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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-01-06

The wages Of train-robbery do no,
seem to the San Francisco Chronicle
TO be large enough to make the pursuit t
attractive Within the last three
months there has been m epidemic Of
this crime, but in nearly every case
the robbers have been run down and
either captured or shot. Even where
bloolhoun Is are not used the fugitive
Is placed It terrible disadvantage.
as he IL usually seeking to escape from
men who now every trail and hiding
place. Before the lay OF the telegraph
the criminal hnl some chauce o elud-
ing parsuit, but n the present day ..
instant communication his lines are
not east IN pleasant places. 1t would
mrhe II c,..iou5 exhibit were one to
bring together the profit and loss Of
tram robbery IN II single year. Slt
would be found hat the mea who ex-
pend rnr. skill for weeks IN planning
crime seldom realize anything for
thor pains. An honest, ploddiny day
i-horcr makes more in year than ono
ut the higher class criminals who risks
lilo and liberty dozen times for
petty gains.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-01-06
What "Standard" Time Is.

Standard time is the name given to
. system of time keeping adopted IN
1883, by which the United States are
divided into four divisions, the time
in each place in any one CT which IS
the same as that of all other places
therein. Before 1883 there we're sew.
enty-fve different time standards IN
use by American railroads; traveller
from Boston to Washington would
have to set his watch five times to keep
correct time on his trip.
In Hartford, Conu.. some trains
we're run by New York time. others by
Boston time and the people themselves
used local time Finally the railroad
managers decided that they would d.
vide the country into sectlons, each OF
which should have its own time, and
so arranged that the standard tine oi
onx section should be one hour ahead
of that Of the next Western section,
and one hour ahead of that OF he next
Eastern section
The four sections are respectively
The Eastern, taking IN the Atlantic
coest down to Charleston, S. C., tne
line running from Charleston 'rregu-
larlv to the line running n@rt1 sno
ha
territory between this line and line
running from Bismarck. North Da-
kota, to the mouth of the Rlo drande ;
the mountain section takes IN rom
this line to the western borders OF
IDAHO. Utah and Arizona; west OF this
line lies the Pacific section
The eastern section takes is time
from Philadelphia. which has seventy
FIVE degrees of west Longitude the
central from St. Louis, ninety degrees
west Of Greenwich, the moun'e'n sec
ton from Leadville. los degrees west
and the Pacific section from Virginia
CITY. New, 100 degrees west The
sections are about 6fteen degrees Of
longitude in width. Provision -
made for an in,ercolonial section, the
time of which viii be standard time N
Sevfoundlsnd. Nova Scotia, and New
Brunswick. Non standard time J. the
time shown by the sun: 1t Is local
time. Globe Dem ocrat-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-01-06
FUN.

A two foot 1ule-'Keep off the
grass. Halo.
We suppose the chip heaves out OF
sympathy for the seasick passengers
-Siftings.
George Gould favors an income tax.
This proves that George is no Jay
Chicago Dispatch.
Sometimes girls are kind to young
men to make other young men jealous.
-Atchison Globe.
The man who . good to his own bad
habits may be styled as one who is
generous to a fault Orleans
Plcayune.
''By George! a4n in high feather,
after ALL" exclaimed the ostrich, as
he scanned the market reports on
plumsge. ge.-Truth.
why don't you buy one of
these fashionable long tailed coats p
Briggs latter a painful se)-"Higgs.
I am too short. Chicago Tribune.
Prisoner-'I beg you, Judge, NOT
to condemn me-not on my account,
but so as not to injure the prospects
of my counsel '-Fliegende Blatter.
GOOD sir" she whispered. "let US not
Treat this afYsir too lightly"
he promptly rose and fixed the gas
To shine somewhat less brightly.
Detroit Tribune.
Son-"What is q deceiver?" Father
twho is little deaD-"A man. my
boy. who is appointed by the courts to
hold ont promises to the creditors. =
Hardware.
''Is Bilkins . man who remembers
his obligations" "Oh, yes; he's al
wavs speaking about them and prom
Using to see you next week. Detroit
Tribune.
Romantic mothers should bear IN
mind tha. no man named Algernon
ever became famous, and no woman
named Mayette or Pearl ever became
great. Globe.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-01-06
The Sailed Seas.
Herald.

The who!e. sea Is composed % lie
Atlantic AID Pacific. the Il. liAa e. ~
il!e t~~s.e and autgres.e IS "a. ter-
lons smaller bodies II water. Ii aas
au area Of ~. 0)fs, 80 s*!a4.s lsssa
and =ouIa form csrele o. H. -
miles u diameter The rssA;sYe as<s
o. the areas Of the whole stIr.a-.. III lie
sartn. 81 III. ~hoi. res, o9 tbs A'@<sifie
and ot the Atlantic can h, repre>eElei
i,v . sslver dolls. sos the s3rs4ee ot
,h. ear,a, aslEdollsE for t:-e saria>e
~ .ns 3 aoIe s-a, a t~eaiy -.fs-e.snt
,,l.ee .or the surface 81 the Pacific ani
!. .sIve- i4@i.-sl,sa- for ihe saEsace OF
he .at.ausie. Chicago Herald
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-01-06

Inventors will not be glad to know
that the Russian Government has
IN Ter consideration scheme for the
tnppression Of all patent rights in
Russia for foreign inventions The
irnperinl Technical Society has in
'ior-cd tine scheme, and it is more than
iik'ly that tho measure will SOON be-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-01-06

The Supreme Court Of Massachus-
setts has declared that q creditor has
no rqi; to invade his debtors room,
wake him up and dun MIN. Aspiring
tcN milkman,s for doing this, has as
srrtainci that tlamhges can be assessed
s.railAi hun for assault
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-01-06

There are more suicides among the
soldiers of the Austrian army, and
fewer among 4he Spanish soldiers, than
IN any other of the European military
organizations
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-01-06

4 znau III Norway, Ne, ra4>e.. L..
large pumpkins from one seed-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-01-06

Georgia sends sn. every year ascns
|, 900. gf9D bales o. cotton, aai eats
every gear 100. 100. opy Zee. vi .ntanex-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-29
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWSl
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE STATE.
- sss3ses Of Irrigation l,elue Discussed
0see n More ~ the Warm spell of
weather Continues An Eight-Legged
palS-windlng Up Their Work.


0soCSDosaS8 1ETs8hStOus
The subject of irrigation lie being
discussed more as the warm spell of
Weather continues.
Those counties which have at vcri.
tous times been called the ''granaries
Of the world" have almost invariably
been those which controlled their
water supply. Irrigation necessarily
implies drainage, thus furnishing q
means OF carrying off q Surplus of
water after heavy rains. There are
many quarter sections lying along the
Big Sioux and other rivers of eastcrn
South Dakota producing abundant
crops in wet seasons, but drying out
entirely during dry years, which lie
very favOrably for irrigation with
waters from the river. "A reservoir
built at some highest point accessible
to the river might he fitted with u
wind or steam pump, distributing its
supply owe the land and subsequently,
draining back into the river. The
first cost of such IL plant would not be
near as much as that of sinking an ar
tesian we'll, though, OF course, there
would be the cost OF keeping pumps
and engines in repair, q merely nomi-
n expense when considering the
great advantage derived. Over fifty
bushels of wheat have been produced
upon an irrigated field in the James
River Valley during some of the dry
years when non-irrigated fields pro-
duced ten bushels.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-29
send reports to the United STATES
Weather Bureau at Huron. giving

send reports to the United etatei
Weather Bureau at Huron, giving
crop conditions:
Continued drought, high winds and;
high daytime temperature over the
greater portion of the state, have
been u%nfavOrable to all crops. Heavy
showers have occurred over the Black
Hills region and the prospects in that
section Of the state have frightened
very much: elsewhere, except in q few
localities where local showers of lin.
tied are have occurred, small grain
and grass are suffering for rain.
The reports indicate that in some 10.
calities small grain is considerably
damaged in spots. Corn and potatoes
continue to look we'll in dry districts,
but the corn needs warmer nights and
and rain for growth. Some late
planted Orn as we'll as late sown
small grain, needs rain for germina.
ton.
Refreshing, though generally light,
showers are reported from Beadle,
Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyde and Yank.
ton Counties. A general and copious
rain is greatly needed over most OF the
state, except in the western portion.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-29
COAL FROM ABROAD.
EIGHTY THOUSAND TONS OR.
DERED BY OPERATORS.
Scientist Robert Stevenson Declares
Newton's Theory of G%ravitation
Wrong Il s Lower Than Ever
Washburn Expects Delay.
Importing Coal.

OOS
New York special: When the coal
strike first began te assume serious
proportions several large operators in
this city, fearing that they would not
have coal enough to enable them to
fill their contracts ordered from
abroad, England, Wales and Nova
'Sc9tia being the principal sources of
supply which they sought. Within
that short space of ten days some sO,-
900 tons were thus ordered. This was
fully four weeks ago, and of this sO,-
600 tons there are yet to arrive about
10000 tons. Some steamship COM
panies have also been importing coal
at their own risk as a matter Of
speculation and are said to have
done fairly we'll at it AT present,
however, no more foreign contracts
are being made, tor the strike seems
to be tending toward a settlement and
bi%tuininous coal is arriving from West
Virginia at the rate of seventy to
eighty cars per day. From the Cum
berland section coal is also arriving
freely, and as the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company has released large
quantities that has been s~idetracked
along its line and brought it down to
tide water it looks as if the worst of
the famine was over. Last week and
the week before coal was selling as
high us SIS per ton, but it was offered
here later at 81. so per ton.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-29
HIGH DUTY ON DIAMONDS.
The Rothschilds Don't Like Our
DUTY ON tie Gems.

Oe NV
London special: Senator Teller's
proposed high tariff on diamonds is
causing a sensation here, where the
Rothschilds have recently bonded a.
5OO,OOO NEARLY $50, OO0, OOO) of bonds for
the South African diamond industry.
Besides these bonds the Rothschilds
are known to be very largely interest
ed in the stocks of the diamond trust.
The proposed high tariff would pro-
duce q great fall in the value of the
immense stock of unsold diamonds on
hand and greatly reduce the dividends
to holders of the trusts stocks, which
for years past have been 25 per cent.
A cable received by the officials of the
trust from Premier Rhodes of Cape
Colony, it is said, declares that Secre-
tary Carlisle promised that the SEN
ate would modify the high duty put
upon diamonds when the Wilson bill
passed the House. Senator Teller's
amendment increasing the high duty
on diamonds 30 per cent. is regarded
as u blow aimed by the leader of the
American free silver men at the
R~othschllds, the leading bankers in
Europe who have done SO much to
maintain the single gold monetary
standard. The Colorado Senator and
eX-Speaker Reed have considered
various forms of discriminating duties
against those countries which oppose
an International agreement for the
freer use of silver,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-29
An E%ight-Leeged Calf.

A Herford COW belonging to DIR. S.
N. Blair at B%rookiEgs gave birth to
an eight-legged calf. fully developed.
Unfortunately the calf was killed TAX.
ing it from the mother COW. DIR. Blair
took the carcass to Brookings and
presented it to the Agricultural Col
lege, and NJ. ID. Ohrans dressed 1t,
finding 1--we sets of livers, one heart,
the other internal organs single.
Judging from the formation of the
head there arc two sets of brains. The
hind legs and one front leg are regu-
larly formed. The other five legs are
improperly grown. The calf is a fe-
q and there r two sets of eNere-
ton organs, two udders and two COM
plete sets of nipples. The carcass will
be placed in the hands of a taxider-
mist and when mounted will be on ex-
hibition at the college in that city.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-29
ARE NO
All Nations Must Observe the Bchr.
ing Sea Regulations.


ing Sea Regulations.
Port Townsend, WASH, special: BY
the latest reports from the Behring
Sea fleet, brought down by the steam
er Queen, it is learned that there is
than q possibility of information
al complications arising in regard to
the authority Of our fleet over vessels
flying flags of other nations than
United States and England. Com
mander Clark has given orders to the
other commanders of United States
vessels to board sealers of all nation
a..ities, and inform them that their
presence in Behring Sea is suspicious,
and to war; them not to kill seals.
They are to be told that they a have
u license to seal after the end of the
close of the season, if they will con-
sent to have their arms sealed.
Should the sealer decline this offer
and afterwards be caught sealing, she
is to be seized and sem to the nearest
Geographic port with a prize crew and
the facts ~telegraphed to the depart
ment. Commander Clark has received
reliable information that sealers fly
ing the flags of Norway and Germany
have cleared for Behring Sea. Ii
they enter the sea they will surely be
seized.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-29
LOWER THAN EVER.
The Gold Reserve the Lowest Eve,
Before in History.

Before in History.
Washington special: The gold re.
serve, after deducting So, 100000 en-.
gagged for shipment, was 1854, 3,O47,
or $685. $40 lower than ever before in
history. On February .. 1894, just
previous to the bond issue, the reserve
reached $65, ABS, 377, the lowest point
to that time, and the cash balance
$s3, 745. lO2. The cash balance was
1871. 5ls,6l3 greater than on February ..
The Treasury officials were sur.
prised that the amount of engage.
ments were not furnished by New
York banks under Tuesdays agree.
ment. 1t is understood, however,
that the banks will make good the
amount taken, the explanation being
that the banks were not prepared t.
count and box the large amount re-
quired on SO short notice.
Treasury officials are apparently no,
alarmed at the continued outflow OF
gold. Previous experience seems to
warrant the belief that within u very
short time the tide will have turned
and the gold will flow back again.
The Treasury receipts SO far this
month aggregate $3.50, s75, 632; expend.
lures, 1861 ISL, 347: leaving q deficit
for the year up to date of S74,2773, 7O5.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-29
SAYS ISAAC WAS AWAY OFF.
Stevenson Declares New.
toms Gravitation Theory Wrong.

IONS Si~ravltatton IheOry Wrong.
San Francisco special: Robert
Stevenson, member of the Academy of
Sciences, in a lecture before that body
declared that the true cause of gravi-
'tation had at last been discovered.
Newton's theory of centripetal force
is proven to be simply a delusion as
complete as the Ptolemaic delusion OF
the motion of the heavens. Accord.
ing to the new theory there is no need
for an ethereal medium to transmit
force or energy, as both can be made
to pass through q vacuum without any
accompanying matter. The lecturer
said that the facts stated have been
for several months in the hands of
'Lork Kelvin, president of the Royal!
Society. According to this new law
any weight whatever, if given hori-
zontal velocity near the surface of the
earth equal to l,O36 feet per second,
would never fall to the earth, and if a
disk of any weight be rotated free in
a horizontal plane with resultant We.
loclty equal to l,O36 feet per second,
the disk would lose all its weight. SC
that the construction of flying
machines is only q question of en-
cheering skill and capital.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-29
a RICH FIND.
Twenty-Five sleleton. Of Great Interest
to ArchaelOgists.

Twenty-Five Skeletons of Great Interest
to Archaelogists.
a curious discovery has Just been
made by A. G. Hatch of Egan. For
some time past he has been examining
a peculiar mound on u high promin-
ence near town and his delving result
ed in the finding of a tomb about ten
feet square, Int divided into several
compartments. This tomb is lined
with q cement in which is a large pro-
portion of feldspar. q quartz rock not
found in this portion of the state. In
these compartments were found TWEEN.
tty-two skeletons, many of which crum-
bled in pieces on being exposed to the
air. Two complete skeletons and sev.
eral additional skulls were exhumed.
besides many curios in bronze. At
one side OF the tomb was also found an
altar on which the supposed prehis.
toric ~ offered its sacriice.and per.
formed its worship. The skeletons
were those Of males averaging nearly
eight feet in height, of massive bone,
we'll shaped head, indicating consider.
able intelligence. Drs. Bryan of that
place and Evans Of Dell Rapids have
made examinations of the foMil re-
mains and bronze curios found and pro-
nounce them Of very ancient date.
specialists, both Of the skeletons and
the tomb, and moro remarkable
discoveries arc vet expected.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-29
ALABAMA NINE DISASTER.
Four Men Perish and a Number
Are Missing.

Are Missing.
Birmingham, Ala, special: A fire
in the Mary Lee Coal Mine cut off
fifty men from escape. They made a
dash for the opening, rushing through
fire, smoke and flames. Four of the
number were taken out dead. Their
names are:
John Whalen, superintendent.
q. w. Haskins. =.
William Mckenzie.
An unknown white man.
1t is thought all the rest escaped,
though some are missing and unac
counted for. The work of rescue went
on for several hours and by dark every
man who was alive had been taken
out of the mines. Mothers, wives and
children we're wild with grief, and it
was with the greatest difficulty that
they we're restrained from dashing in
to the burning mine in an effort to
rescue loved ones.
AS rapidly as the suffocated miners
were brought out efforts were made to
revive them. Four died from sutfoca-
ton. The others who were Frustrated
will, it is thought, recover. 1T is be-
lieved all the men are accounted for.
though a later investigation may show
further fatalities. There is no clew
to the in%cendiaries.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-29
THE PLAGUE IN CHINA.
The Steamer Belgis Brings Further
Details from Hong Kong.

San Francisco special: The steamer
Belgis has arrived with fuller details
of the black plague, now raging at
Hong Kong. When the vessel cleared,
The scare, the result of the first dis
closures of the epidemic's progress,
aas subsidized considerably, and it was
calmly hoped the disease would soon
be stamped out. The mortality sta
%:istics, however, revealed the terrible
character of the disease. Despite the
operations of the sanitary staff and
The police, assisted by the army medi-
:al staff corps and soldiers from the
shropshire Regiment, about 500 new
cases had been reported within q
week and there had been 400 deaths.
The rumors that the plague had APP
9eared in Japan are unfounded.
News from Canton, where the plague
started, states that the deaths now
average 200 a day. During March
and April they averaged 500 daily.
Although the fact that the "black
death" was raging in Canton became
known only about a month ago, it APP
pears that the disease started as long
ago as last February and has been cpl
aemic eve since. The plague is
spreading in the country districts
about Canton and neighboring cities.
About the only measures taken in
Canton to stay the progress of the dis
S are those adopted by the priests,
who march through the streets chant
ing lamentations and s%prinkling holy
water. A huge mass representing a
dragons head is also carried about
the city, accompanied by u prodigious
beating of gongs and drums.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-29
Had a Marrow Escane.

James Sloan, farmer living near
Bookings. met with a serious accident
which will likely MAIN him for life.
He Nas working four horses on a sod
cutter and riding the machine. He
carried a gun with him. and seeing q
fox fired at the animal. This fright
ened the horses and they started to
run. In some way Mr.. Sloan's foot
caught in the wheel knives and was
nearly cut off at the ankle joint and
the leg mangled a. far as the knee.
The horses broke loose from the ma.
chine or he probably would have been
killed. The physicians say that they
may be able to I'VE the foot. but this
ankle may be stiff.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-29
South Dakota Briefs.

HORSE thieves are reported to be
operating in the country surrounding
Aberdeen.
The Society of Black Hills Pioneers
held their fourth annual picnic at
Spearfsh the other day. About 1000
people we're in attendance.
REPORTS from Chamberlain indicate
that the June RISE of the Missouri
will this year. be the highest for sew.
eral years. The pontoon bridge will
sided, q ferry boat serving the purpose
at present.
BUSINESS at tho United States
Land Office at Aberdeen continues
good and compares favorably with
former years. The following is a list
Of entries for May: Some forty-tive
final timber Culture proofs r made,
embracing 7,lO5.29 acres, forty-four
1861. 90 acres: forty-six Homestead en-
tries, 7,llO. IS acres, and nine cash en-.
tries covering q small acreage. The
record for June will stow much activity
in new filings and proofs.
MUCH surprise is manifested all over
the state by the attachment of all the
American Investment Company Of EN-
mettsburg, Iowa, has equities. East
ern creditors kept the matter very
quiet, the attachments being issued
unexpectedly to many Of those direct
~ interested, some OF whom have III
ready taken steps to protect their in.
forests. The exact amount involved
cannot be a~scertained for several days.
Messages asking for full particulars
are being received, indicating the
anxiety Of those affected by the pro
ceedings. The litigation likely to fol.
low cannot be estimated.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-29
A. o. U. w. Legislation.

San Francisco special: The Supreme
Lodge A. o. U. w. held q short ses.
sion the last day and then adjourned.
During the morning session it was de-
cided that a members standing in the
order shall not be imperilled by his
failure to pay assessments levied for
the benefit of any funds. 1t was de.
cided that no suspended or expelled
member can be taken back into the
order unless he be under IS years of
age. The body vii! meet at Atlanta,
Ga, next year.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-29
Winding Up Their Work.

The State Worlds Fair Commission.
ers are holding their final session at
Hot Springs to finish up the business
connected with their Office. Those at
tending the meeting are L. G. Oschen-
rieter of Webster, president; VIM.
Powers of Yankton, Chas. Kinds of
Woonsocket, j. E. Pitcher of Custer.
John Baker Of Deadwood, Col. T. II.
Brown, secretary of Sioux Falls, and
+. I. Evans of Hot Springs. Mr.. Os-
chenrieter was presented with u very
handsome souvenir medal by the other
members of the commission as a token
OF their appreciation OF his services
and their regard for him. They have
been invited to make a trip over the
Burlington and Missouri to Deadwood
and Spearfsh.