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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-11
INSIDE THE WALL.
Japs Turn China's Old
Defense.
PEKING CERTAIN TO FALL
If the City of Suan Haikwan
Has Been Taken.
CHINESE FLEET READY FOR SEA.
There May Be Big Naval Battle
in the Gulf of Pc.
Chill.
CHINESE FLEET READY FOR SEA.

SHANGHAI, Oct. 10-Various local ru-
mors are in circulation. the most promi.
nent being that 10000 Japanese troops
have landed near Saun Haikwan, on the
boundary between the Chinese provinces
of Manchuria and Chill, at the eastern
end of the great wall which traverses
China. The telegraph wires have been
cut. thus hindering communication with
the district. A report, which is classed as
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-11
NOT BY NEW ORLEANS.
None Of the California Business to
Go Around That Wav.

CHICAGO. Ill, Oct 10.-At the meeting
of the Western Passenger Association to-
day proposition Of the Illinois Central to
put 10 effect round-trip rate to California
from Chicago of 500 via New Orleans was
defeated. A resolution was adopted au-
shorizing the trunk lines to apply via asso-
citation lines the same rates that are made
by the Canadian Pacific on domestic trans.
Pacific rates TO China and japan.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-11
WAITING FOR ARMS.
Chinese Troops Have Nothing With
Which to Eight.

LONDON, Oct. TO- - A dispatch from
Shanghai, dated to-day, says that tens of
thousands OF Chinese troops are waiting
for arms. Many of the troops sent to The
front had no better arms than bows and
arrows. Additional contract, have been
entered into with German firms for sup
plies of firearms of any pattern.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-11
AFTER THE SANTA FE.
The Chicago Grand Jury Looks Into
the Rebate Business

CHICAGO, Oct 1o.-The Federal Grand
Jury to-day investigated the charge mat
during the last three years rebates were
paid out by the Santa Fe Railroad Com-
pany to shippers in violation of the inter
state commerce law. Aldace Walker. one
of the receivers of the road. WAS sub-
penael to appear with books and papers
which viii, it is believed, contain much
Information. Mr.. Walker was engaged.
however, and was excused until to.mor-
row morning
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mall only comes once In two weeks by the
French steamers. The papers say that Japan
intends attacking the southern Chinese cities in
order to draw off troops from Korea. Foo
Chow Is spoken of as likely point of attack.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-11
Cash in the Treasury.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 10.-The cash bal
auce in the treasuary to-day was $11S, 1884,
147; gold reserve. $50, S40753.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-31
Lincoln at Gettysburg.

John &. \icolay, who was MIR. LA
coins private secretary. and who Hc-
companird til" President when he
made his immortal speech at GytlyS-
burg. contributes an article To The Feb
ruary "Ccntury.' describing The o,.,.il-
sion and comparing the various vrr-
SlonS of the speech. He thus Describes
its delivery:
At about II O'Clock the presidential
party reached the PLATFORM MIR. Ever
cit. the orator of III" day arrived fully
half an hour later. and there WAS still
further waiting before the military
bodies and civic spectators cuuli h"
prop rly ranged and stationed. Ii
was. therefore, fully noon brfnr" Mr..
Everett began his address. after which.
for two hours. he held the assembled
multitude in rnpt attention With his
eloquent description and argument,
his polished diction. his carefully
studied and practiSrd delivery
When he had concluded. ana jilc
band had performed the usual lu;I~i-
cal intrrludc. President Lincoln rose
To fill tn" part assigned him i'm the pro
gramme 1t was entirely natural for
every on" to expect that this would
consist of Il few prrfunctory words.
til" mere formality of official drdca,
ton. There is every probability that
the nSScmblagr regarded Mr. Everett
as the m"uthpiecc. the organ of rX.
preston of the thought ana feeling of
the hour, and took it for granted that
Mr.. Lincoln was there us Il mere
official tigurehcad, the eliminating
decoration. so to speak. of the cIabor-
at"ly planned pageant of the day
They We're. therefore, totally unprr-
pared for what they heard, and could
not Immediately realize that his
words, and no. those of the carefully
selected orator. We're to carry the con
c"ntrated thought of the occasion like
Il trmpet-p peal to farthcSt poStrrity
The newspaper records indicate that
when Mr.. Lincoln began to speak. he
held in his hand the manuscript first
draft of his address which he had fin
iSh"d only Il short time before But
ii is the distinct recollection of the
writer, who sat within II few feet Of
him. that he did not read from the
written pages. though that impression
WAS naturally left upon many of his
auditors That it was not Il mere mo
rhanic:Il reading is. however. more
definitely confirmed by the circllm-
stance that Mr.. Lincoln did not de
liver the address in the exact form i'm
which his first draft is written. 1t
WAS taken down in shorthand 10y the
reporter for the "ASSociatcd Press"
lclcgraphcd to tn" principal cities. ana
printed on the following morning in
the leading newspapers.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-31
Habits of the Secretary Bird.

As soon as the secretary bird. "r
>nak" cater. of South Africa. diSc"N .
rtS Il snake. it advances towards ii,
without hurry aud without hcSitatiun,
and when within striking distance it
Immediately "lrNairS its crcS, and lhc
feathers of The neck. and. without los.
lng any time, delivers Il blow with its
foot. If tn" snake has avoided the
blow and attempts to strike in return
I'll" bird int"rpoSrS Il wing. thus rrcriv-
ing tn" deadly fangS harmlrSSly upon
til" long feathers, and Immediately
strikes again.
The fight is then virtually over. for
II the secretary gets in Il single blow
Ih" snakes back is broken. ami the
bird. like lightning. plants its fnot
firmly on the reptiles neck and hrah
pressing them into the ground. while
It delivers the coup de grace with its
bcAk. and then deliberately swallows
I'll" snake whole. beginning at the tail.
ana just hrfor" the head diSaDprirS.
%lNlng II Il parting rap ON the ground
But there is nothing refined about
tn" secretary birds appetite. for one
writer says he found inside one three
S"rpcntS 'HS long us his arm" CLEVER
lizards seven inches long. twenty
tortolSrS about two inches in diamrt"r
"h"SldcS Il large quantity of graS>hop
pcrS and other inSectS:' or, in other
words seven and Il half feet of snake
six and II half of lizard. three and Il
half of tortoise. and say, yard of
miscellaneous triticS,
Th" secretary bird is protected hy
the Cape autho.ticS for til" immense
public benefit il confcrS in caIn.
poisonous snakes. and Il penalty is al.
iach"d by law to its destruction. And,
If II were necessary, hundreds of eye
witnesses could be called to prove it,
right to the title 'ScrprntaruS. :"
'nriouSly enough. too. this bird cam be-
trained. and is trained to protect Iurl
try yards, not only from snakes. which
ar" all too fond of eggs, but from othe.
birds of prey.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-31
THE OTHER ONE WAS BOOTH.

Now. hy the rood. as Hamlet says, il
gricvrS mo sore to say
Th" stage is not nS once ii was when
wont to play.
'riS iru" that Irving, dear old chap. still
gives Il decent show,
And Mansfield and young Willard really art
III" best they know:
lis true bus" and Bernhardt. for W"
mustn't he too hard
Ar" very fair, for women. though of course
they ought To guard
Against some bad art-tcnd"n"irs; and as
for all the rest.
There's hardly one. | mny say none, who
stands the artists test.
True artists nr" il rare, rare breed: there
We're hut two. fursOoth,
In all my time. the stages prime; and the
other one was Booth.
Why Ma" / mean Macready We a.
ways called him Mac:
Aud old Ned Forrest used to say, or so
they once told Jack:
or. that is, Jack Mccullough, well, this is
what they said
Th"r" w"r" but two who really knew how
Shakespeare should be read.
They didn't mean the younger kean or
jack: and so II was perhaps
II caused n it'll" jealousy among the lesser
chaps.
They said that Lawrence Barrett was en-
titled to respect,
And as for Tom Salvini well, his dago
dialect
Would never do for Shakespeare; So to toll
th" simple truth.
Th"r" We're only two men in II: md the
other one was Booth.
Don't think cnnreit is in me tongue: 'Tis
something | detrst;
But ! may say that in me day I've figured
with the best
Why. Kalamazoo, and Oshkosh, too, and
kHnkakce as well,
Went fairly wild nor man nor child stirred
when the curtain fell.
I'll" :. X. q. was hung each night: our
show was such rage
They took the ushcrS Off the floor and ush
cred from the stage.
From kiSSimcc to San Louec, from Nawr
leans to Duluth.
Just two stars hit a little bit; and the
other on" was Booth.
liked EI h""th. for he was such royal
hearted fellow.
We never had jealousy. When he put on
Othello
His Ia@o was much Ike mine. likewise his
stage direction;
But what cared Ed what critics said. since
| made no objection?
All. me: That day is past; the play has
lost its honorrd station;
VIII" reads Alright rage, sorrow, fright or
tragic lcSolation:
Aye. VIII" can reach t" IIamlets speech
To be or not to be?
Or shri"king Macbcth's Never shake tiny
CORY locks at me-"
Or L"ar'S appeal; 80. let me not be mad.
sweet heavens not mad"
or Shylock : rage: "Ill have me bond?'
All. me: II makes me sad
/" think il all, and then recall the drama
of me youth,
When there were tw" who read lines true =:
and th" other on" Booth.
j. Edmund V. Cooke
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-31

ther" W"r" suddenly hundreds of
wolves around him. all waiting the re-
Sult of their leaders reconnaissance.
Ih"N echoed the piercing cries of the
fall'h brute. Then they ounvcrgrd
with h"adl"ng haste towards him ami
III" young man ON the SnowShorS
Fully sc"r" of tho animals Sprang
SIVog"ly al their fallen companion.
aud. tigh1iu" Snaring. clIwjng biting
!i"r lly tor" him limb from limb l"-
10y" )llr breath had fairly left his
body. They were frenzird with th.
seem of blood.
Tbs temporary diversion might mean
life and il might m"tn death for the
youth who inld brought the leader low.
None could hHv" understood his dan-
ger better than he. and none certainty
could hay" faced il more cunlly.
lnaSmuch rs the lighting group of
brut"S were Immediately in his path.
Olaf WAS oh! .;,"l To divrrgr consider
ably t" the r;,snt to avoid Them II
shot forward with all the rmgy a1
command. IuI il took Il few moments
t" acquire Broadway. and before he
could do So III" pack was plunging nf-
ter him.
Casting one glance over his shoulder.
OLAF >1w Il huge. ya,nt creature in The
very act OF Irlping at his shoulders.
IL" duckrd his head and the wolf
barely missed him, striking lhr snow
just /" the left and rolling over $rv-
cl'll times before he rcgainrd his feet.
Looking back. the fugitive Snw The
bowling horde brnriug dcwn upon him
with the speed of The wind.
Rut tb,. blDSII,S # tL, !,
wrr" working like II steam engine He
was now very glad of the steep ascent
which had givcL him such II hard
climb, for now he had the full benefit
of til" law of graviration. and he WAS
soon shooting downward with dizzy.
ing velocity.
n meteor. The hrrteSt animal could
not keep pace with it, and with grim
smile ON his honest countrnancc he
rose NOR" nearly t" the upright pos
turr. looked back. and emitted a cry
of triumph.
The shout WAS prcmatur~ oilnnc
ing again to the front u dozen or more
wolves appeared in his path. and So
clos" that il was impossible to avoid
them hy turning 10 til" right or left
Instantly h" suuattrd and brought til,
long pole To the fore like the spear of
tn" boar hunter when the brute is
charging. holding it rigid with all the
power III his command.
His charg" was like the brak of an
ilnnclad under fun steam. Tn" wolves
were tunhlrd right and left from hi,
path, kn"ckcd SrnSclr>> by the terrific
impact
Th" next instant til" youth WAS shoot
inG below them. Indeed. so great wt>
his speed that within ten minutes i
kicked off the Skrr> and entered lh
door of his OWN homr.-San FrInriS,'
Chronicle
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-31

The Chicago Tribune says: \ watch
man. who lives ON Clark street, has
invented Il patent compcno-rrtir,linv
Hcc"l"ralinG clock for use in families
where they keep unmarried daughters
in stock. If the young man is of an
eligible sort the rctardng attachment
is turned on and the clock comboundS
with Old time at eighty minutes to th.
hour. 50 that at | A. NJ. the next morn
ing il only indicates about II % l.. NJ,
the night before, and the young wo-
man is perfectly justified in saying:
"Oh. don't; ii is early yet" when the
young man reaches for his hat. On
III" other hand. if he should not be de
Sirablr, they just shove up the ind
Gator TO boiling point. ana by 9:3O Il
is nearly . o'clock. The patcntcc. cast
ing himself upon the generosity of a
discerning public, invites patrons to
increase the efficiency of his invention
by iudicouS yaWnS or remarks, as
Dear me. how the time does tIy," and
in extreme eases an admirable effect
may be produced by the father com
ing in with II bedroom candleStick and
saying: "Goodnight Amanda Before
YOU 20 to bed see that when the girl
gets up in the morning she leaves out
the milk pitcher No family should
be without one.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-31
I.rpro>y in the United states.

Dr Wyman. surgeon general of the
Marine Hospital service, has said that
there are indications that l"proSy is
spreading in the United States. lie
has noted the existence of Il number
of eases in various cities and country
districts ana also the unWillingncSS of
the local authorities 10 properly deal
with such eases, often because the
lcpcrS. if their cXiStcnc" We're gchcr-
ally known. would become Il terror ana
Il burden to the community: He has
recommended that Il national l"prr hos
pilal be established. To which lcpcrS
could he sent from all parts of the
Union. and where they would be prop
crIy cared for, and thereby the safety
of til" whole people would be guarded.
Dr. Wyman said. in ii recent report,
that the facts in his possession con
corning the dread disease compelled
him to the opinion that decisive steps
should Immediately be taken To pre-
vent, not alone its introduction from
the countries to the SOUTH but its
spread from cases now here, and he
did not think it the part of wisdom to
await for any larger development of
the disease To demonstrate the ncccS-
Sity for its suppression. Perhaps II
prospect of being entirely rid of their
lepcrs by their removal to Il national
hospital might interest the people of
Louisiana in DR.. Wyman'S scheme. At
any rai2, in view of the experience Of
other and neighboring countries. it
would seem that the segregation of
sufferers from lcproSy should be made
n matter Of grave and reasonable pub.
lie concern,-New York Sun,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-31
Mr. Eckenrolr's Eel Catch Almost In.
parallellpd in the Annals of Fishing.

III thc Annals OI y i$hins.
A remarkable haul Of eclS WAS m;i,!,
the other day by Cosmos ErkrnroIr
VIII" waS fishing along the TuIp"hocli
on. There is II variety of cells known
as the tandem eel. which is very sci.
dom found in this State. though com
mon in the West. \ prculiality of this
variety is tilt they travel. when mi,
grating Sing.r file. about six inches
apart. and maintain that diStAnc" rN-
hctly during the time of their progress.
If one of the lot shoots ahead too rap
idly tn" one following Immediately
gra>pS him by the tail. in order to
drag him back to his proper place in
the line. They appear to hav" Il re-.
markabl" instinct for distance and the
variation of IN inch will cause th"
rear eel to exercise his authority Ia
put the brakes on the one ahead.
While Mr.. Eckrnrolr WAS fishing he
hooked one of the travellers. Il very
remarkable circumstance. as they sci
dom bit" while migrating A> soon HS
he had hooked it he of c"urSr gave
haul ON the line. which caused this par
ticullr eel to shoot ahead. He WaS
Immediately graSprd by the one fol
lowing. and as thai one likewise shot
that when Mr.. Eckcnrodr began t"
haul out he found Il solid rope of c,l>.
Dropping his rod an, line h" grL>p'i
the living rope and began to haul in
hand over hand. He kept hauling in
and pilng up the rrlS until he WAS nj
trrly exhausted. when he WAS obliged
I" stop and cut the connection. He
quickly ran for assistance. and II nlIm-
Der of the ncighbor> came to help him
take care of his rare catch. WhrI
they were all gathered up ana loaded
on wagons it was found that he had
so pounds. About 500 worth were
sent To the Reading market. an,! the
rc>I were distributed among his neigh
borS.
The news of hi. remarkable catch
has spread all over the upper part of
tn" county. and Il great many fisher
men have been rndcavnring to repeat
IT. but without success. since. accord
ing to natura isis. an occurrence" of this
sort is one of the rarcst in tiSiIiny.-
Reading Herald.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-31
A VERY MEAN TRICK.
\ Life Insurance Agent Ehr"iuaIl,
Circumyentcd.

Life Insurance Agent Enrctuau,
Circumventcd.
The toughest experience ever had
in my life said solicitor of life in
Suranc" recently, was with an iron
manufacturer in Troy.
II had been informed that he WAS :;
hli'i customer, but Il wealthy man.
and one who had carclrSSly neglected
to provide himself with insurance. and
so | resolved to tackle him
IT pom entering his office and rN-
planning the nature of my business i
was surprised at his greeting 1t wiz
friendly. even cordial Life insurance..
said h" Well now. that's Il Subjrc.
that interests mo. Come with me tu
'h' shop: I've got to go there. and yull
can tell mo all about the superiority Y
of your company over all others
Thcn h" took up his hat and ba,i,
IN" follow him. As we went out ~
the "ttic" noticed smile on the face,
OF all the clerks. and though didn't
understand it. | smiled in return. for {;
thought possibly they knew my crrand
and We're congratulating me on uty
success.
"Th" proprietor walked hurlird'y.
and | after him. until at last h,. flung
open Il door. 1t was the machine shop
Th" din was Terrible 4 thousand
hammers, | think. were all at work
beating iron at once. lnvoluntarily
put my hands to my ears.
Lacking ut my man | saw his lip;
move. and lowering my hands just
managed to catch his words. shouted
ahov" The lcafcning racket: Now. tell
IN" all about it"
lie smiled Sar,l"nically as he said
TINS. and | could have murdered him
Il was Impossible to say Il word. and
:" went right out. 1t was Il darn
mean trick. .'-Albany Express.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-31

There are few people who care to
risk an encounter with Il lunatic Most
of us would consider "diScrction tn"
better part of valor' in such II ease,
and make good use of our feet.
Recently one of the inmates of the
asylum 1T flatbuSh, Long Island. made
his escape. a gentleman, walking
through the grounds, came across him.
and his suspicion being aroused by iii"
mans manner, quickcncd his pace and
turned i'll another direction 10 avoid
him.
Much To his alarm the lunatic started
after on tn" run.
The gentleman was elderly and stout.
but fear lent him wings. and he few
over the ground ut Il pace which would
have done credit to Il professional
>prntcr.
He ran for two miles. his purSuc;'
close at his heels, ana then his wind
gave out and he could get no further
Trembling with fright and painting for
breath. he leaned up against fence
and gave himself up for lost.
The lunatic dashed up and stretching
ont long, bony hand at him. cried,
Tag" The Household.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-31
Rivals.

| heard this spirit of rivalry very
funnily expressed some time ago. 1--WE
little girls Were, on the surface. friends
but each consumed with il desire To
Guido each other. as there WaS really
no low" lost between them. During
luncheon ut school one day one waited
until all the busy tongues had stopped
Il second to take Il rest. ana then re
marked with cmprcssment: I'VE had
ham. with champagne sauce. for din
nrr last night" and waited To see The
effect of her announcement. Ii was
Il success. Every child paused and
ohrd and ah~l. until the rival, NOT lik-
ing such an expression of popular sen
timent, exclaimed scornfully: Huh,
That's nothing. We have our hams
boiled in champagne And number
one retired ignominiously from tn"
field. until next time-BoSton Adver-
tiScr.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-31

"Lrt her go, Whoop. Who y 90"
The rest of tins abullitiun of hilarity
"manalng from II gentleman Wint ~.
on" of Il party of five enjoying lh
glorious excitement of icrhualing ON
Lake rcwnullrr. was lost in the r.
of the blizzard. 'rh" aforesaid yu,in%
man kept his mouth Shut for Il f. y,
seconds. for the alI-Suficirnl reason "i
keeping his teeth from being blown
down his throat. With three men OF
the runner on the windwHrl side. To
hold her down. the boat lay OVER -
that tn" Windward runner WAS fv
feet in the air. with tn" tnrr" men
clngin" t" the wire stay Hike mon
keys t" Il bnnyan tree. Th" hardy
skipper was holding tn" tilltr viii,
both hands and the weight of his body
thrown as much rs possible to the
WindWaill side.
The boat WAS at its highest speed
when within fifty yards of the shore.
and the thought that flashed like light
ming through the minds of lhoS,. aboard
WaS will he be able to bring her to-
Everything depended upon him. and
Il glance III him as he sat there with
Il look of grim determination depicted
upon his bronZrd features WAS such as
to inspire implicit confidence. Had
anything broken. Il block or stay given
way. the party would have been stuck
up among the branches of the pine
trees that lined the shore She was
beautifully brought about. however.
within twenty-five feet of the shore.
The run was il good mile and Il half
and ii was made in the wonderful
time of one minute and thirty seconds
milwaukee, Sentinel.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-31

When Mrs. Spudkins called on her
she could see at once that something
unusual was about to tranSpirc. The
latter was dressed in her very best
gown, and she brnvrly tried to rrplr.S
the tears that came Involuntary as
she smiled upon her little daughter.
and tried to make the tot happy in ::
hundred ways thdt only Il mother
knows.
Il want her to remember me as she
sees me now," said Mrs. DnSmorr. Il
want her always to think of her
mamma as handsome and sweet. For
this reason | have arraycd myself i'm
my very best before change my
clothes and go away from her"
Here the mother wept. but wiped
away the tears ere the child SAW them
Mercy" cried Mrs. SpudkinS. us
the muse carried the child away,
what is going to happen: Are YOU
going TO India as II missionary. leav-
ing your family herc?'
"Oh, no."
Are you going to the hospital to die
of an incurablc disease"
NO
You haven't got divorce with the
child given TO the father"
"Oh. no."
solrmnity of farcwell:"
Il am going to take my first lessons
on the bicycle"