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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22

Cleveland Nov 21-The last day o: the National
w C. r. T. Convention opened with the usual
morning prayer the Rov. +. +. Townsey presid-
ing Mrs Fanny l.. Church. president of the Ar
kansas W c. +. L.. made the opening prayer. when
the convention called order at $50 The ses-
sion was devoted TO a consideration of amendments
10 the constitution, report of the Committee on
Resolutions and reports Of the following organizers:
Mrs. S. c. Harris. Virginia; Mrs. +. l.. Harper
Pennsylvania: Miss Clara Parrish. Illinois Miss
Frances II. Ensign. Ohio; Miss Carrie Lee Carter.
Missouri Mrs. f. \. Kenyon, Vermont. 1t was decided
to appropriate $4,000 for the work OF the National
superintendent. Negeterianism, part OF the W.
c. T. L. work, Will be considered by the officers
II decided to establish a kindergarten depart
ment, the details to be decided later
Many Of the delegates objected 10 the adoption
OF that part Of the Executive Committee report
which referred 10 the Temple in Chicago Miss
Willard assured them that the adoption of the
port would not be an expression in favor of the
Temple. and II adopted
This evening there was a grand rally under the
auspices of the federated unions of Cleveland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22
4 MYSTERY or LAKE NICHTGAN'

Chicago Nov 2l-Hyman Berg 4 Coz H'A . n,
,oa,e~s today received intelligence of the dean
drowninr Of NJ. @. I.lnsley who had he'd p0s',v
~ trus, with the firm for the last year anu 49,,
The circumstances OF his death point TO sui',u ,h.
his late employers suspect he was murdered ~ iris
bers. His body was taken from Lake Mlei''s'" re
morning at Ninety -ninth-st.. South M. from the
lived at the Metropo.e Hotel several ~ may have
been thrown into the lake or Jumped 10 nn,,caSo He
nearer the hotel and drfted to S,uIn ,ornIns when
he SEN, nessase TO the store that ne va he sui.
friends can give no reason 70 b, wears sgc
Sae teeory we Conn where he was ppmsr.
by the tewelry firm OF Ford & Co. he was
riad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22

Memphis Tenn, Nov. 2l.-The trial of the ac-
.used lynchers, Smith and Richardson was to-day
marked by sensational incident. Judge Cooper
made a rule admitting the testimony Of Butch"
McCarver. the nlde son OF the Sheriff. and during
the afternoon this witness on the stand With
evident reluctance he told of the plot to lynch the
negroes. revealed to him by the accused n
Smith and Jim" Slsey. couple of days before
the occurrence. when they invited him to join in
the slaughter. Smith told him then. he says. that
Richardson employed to make the arrests
and that the lynchng party was to attack him on
the road TO Memphis overpower him and kill his
prisoners.
The Sheriff the witness stand undergoing
examination TO his sons mental condition. when
General Peters attorney for the State explaining
the purport OF questions he had put declared with
detailed explanations that the Sheriff had used his
official position thwart the prosecution In
possible way. a petition for the removal Of Nc
Carver from office put in circulation to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22
,pNoR-plERcING SHELLS TESTED.
prs,1Ts SHOWN BY HEcENT TRIALS AT INDIAN
HEAD PROVING GROUNDS

,,...hi,o,or Nov 4 (Spccab Lieutenant = F.
Il .,. ,h, officer IN charge Of ~" Naval Proving
Cr,un1s AT Indian Head has made report To- me
Xevv Douariment relating t. recent tests %! a'iH"'
nio~cine shells having soft steel caps over ''e p
Tn. Departmrni IS making a series OF tests i" ."
t.rn,in. whether metal caps ar" advantageous W.
beue ~ thai Kind and the report uives Inc r'sn'S
of the trials II g. thought hy many experts 'h"'
rho nenetra,!ng qualities Of armor-piercng p'oJ'e-
,is a-a made greater by the presence OF caps over
the nonts Of ene.s In the preliminary experfnsi's
the shells tested were Of the Whee!er-St''i'h6 nv
inch type The gun used was the sN-lhVh WIZ
wound rifle mounted On the cen'rc-pivot gravity re-
,,,rn carriage The distance between tn pa'' anu
,,c pun WAS 800 feet The line Of IRE WAS normal
=, The MONT of impact. The target WAS sN-ihch
curved Harvcvizcl nckc-steel pat" manuia 'turrd
hv thc Carnegie Company. which haH beeh "t''h''
in other tests The weight Of ne iragmrni OF pa,S
freI =, yyas about seven tons. The portion Stru'k
,,as IL, good condition and was held III position ny
frur ,rmor bn,ts and heavy oak blocking The plate
was unbarked The charge Of powder was ,norNc
40 nnunda The she'll had striking velocity ~
100 FOO, seconds and striking cherry Of 80"
LOTIONS or about sos foot tons per ton OF patc.
The can was hardened 20 IN" lower "'se OF inc
bourrclet -,,.. ,bi-., inch, O.
,rnn the bottom twenty-five inches from ia" LETT
oice thirty inches from former lmpa'L anu 'hn 1,
teen inches from vertical surface IFa,k nr''''pe ,
in earlier TRIMS The shell penetrated me pate coy
through one armor bolt. about three feet 81 OAK
and hnrici Itself TO the depth of two feet In me
gravel bank behind the structure. Nh"n recovered
Il vas found entire and uncrackcd. Only sllShi'v
swollen IN the rear Of the bourrrlet, and with the
ponf onc-eighth 10 onc-quarier ihch ont ol mn.
The shell was scored from the point 10 the after
portion u the bourrclei an1 the extreme p,n was
somewhat hlunted Tn" shot-hole IN The plat" was
six inches in diareter, end smooth Tor an nliic IN
,ia,vev,zed Mate The face Of the plate was
scored irrcruIary from two 10 eight Inches from
the circumference OF the shot hole To MAXIMUM
dcpth OF one inch the back bulge Was about twelve
inches in diameter and onc-haf of il was broken
of The disk in the plate WAS sllght. ,l5 No,
,enths az an inch. The setback was ono men. ana
The &c, 10 the right one and one-han Inches The
plate not cracked by me impact NOT were inc
ga cracks in II materially affected.
The general features OF the shell ~ given by Lieu
tenant Mason In his report are: LehSth via cap
an ieih Inches: weight. lOi pounds: weight Of cap.
pounds length Of cap Si2 inches, diameter OF cap
inches.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22
DENSE roo COTER> THE BAY AVID CTR

The fog which about sunset yesterday came roll
iu. In from tho ocean over the Bay ana the lower
mart of the city was about AZ dense as fog could
be All the afternoon the fog had been so thick
that incoming vessels could not be sighted from
Fire Island or Sandy Hook and when night came
down and the thick folds OF the fog envelop'd
the bays and the lower part of the city. all trafc
by water was SUSPENDED. except the running OF
ferrv-boa,s These guided by the bells when
changed from the ferry-slips All up and down In"
river went slowly and cautiously to and fro. When
th, fog was thicScst there were about twenty tug
boats several Of them with tows. anchored to-
eethcr OFF the Battery waiting for the dense vapor
10 grow thinner.
II was lust the hour when people were hurrying
10 the ferries when the fog came down clickest
and the many trucks that hlied the streets near
the slips and the great crowds of people formed
Whltchnll-st. men swinging lanterns ana scouting
kept a way open for the cable cars. whose head
lights could only family penetrate the ios. II was
foggy all the evening but the mist continued uehse
only about hour. $500 -
The fcrryboat Victor. Of the BAY Ridge line
vhilc making her landing at Sixty-h,th-St brook
lyn about p. m. ran upon the rocks IN the ios
There were only six passengers aboard ana al,
though they greatly alarmed. no one was
hurt. The boat was backed OF after lime ana
found her way into the slip II Is thought that
the damage viii not exceed 500.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22
PRINCETON STUDENTS FIGHT FIRE.

Princeton. y. j., Nov. 2l-Three hundred stu
dents armed with water pals and ewers turned
out this evening at o'clock to fight fire. The
flames were discovered at that hour in No.
pl In Hodge Hall OF the Theological Seminary.
The room is occupied by NJ. r. Sawyer The young
man left the room short time before. He left
an oil stove burning and 1t exploded. The flames
caught the carpet and furniture and the first
warning those in the building had when the
halls and rooms began TO I'll with smoke They
had some dificulty In locating the fire and by the
time the room was found the fire burning
quite brightly. The fire did damage except
that In the room.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22
RECEIVER FOR Az ELECTRIC C0pFaHi'

Ashury Park " j, Nov 2l.-Judge Joseph n'
Gaskin OF the Burlington County Court OF 'o.'-
mon Pleas has been appointed receiver ior .t'e
Neptune Electric Company OF Asbury Parn nv
APPOINTMENT was made on the application OF "o'1.
crs of a mortgage. The affairs OF the oo"fs
have been in bad shape for some time. he'e"''
an effort was made TO induce the creditors !" a.
con, 80 per cent in cash 80 per cent in bonds anu
10 per cent In stock The creditors diScuss,u Wv
matter and applied for the receiver. Inc "Pr''.
mcnt wipes out $4,000 worth Of common S.oNA'
the greater portion OF which is held py A'D.
ark Du ,iness men. The original capital s'o0N -
500 1000 but only So. OoO paid In. Last Ja'ua,
the plant was leased for two years 10 l"o'"
,:r,,rwood an electrician The immediate causss
OF the wreck IL said 10 have been the e,nany
the lines TO outside places. This cost the ,hs
about $1,000 The bonds issued to pay LOT M, me
work proved unstable and the company o set.
involved through the creditors pressing tu 1n,nrth
tiement The plant is estimated TO pe WV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22
unpaid LABORERS BECOME RIOTOUS.

Parkersburg. W. Va, Nov. 2l-It Is reported
aere that over 800 Italian laborers the Roaring
Creek Railroad in Randolph County have torn up
racks and switches near Wormeldorf. The Ita-
ians say they have not been paid for four months
The railroad, which is in the hands of a receiver
recently appointed, connects with the West Vir-
ginia Central and runs into the coal region. No
details of the riot be obtained.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22
SKETCH OF ME-. MONTANT

Auguste Z. Montant. the only new Commits
sioner Of Education, is d native of France. and
came to New-York in 1862. Mr.. Montant is
well known n commercial circles as a wholesale
drygOods merchant. His place of business is at
No Il Worth-st.. and he lives at No. 81 West
Twenty -fi"st-s,. He has a summer place at
Oyster Bay. The new School Commissioner has
given considerable attention to military affairs
and is an inspector on the staff of Breadier-
General Louis Fitzgerald.
or the school Inspectors. Gilbert j. Holden
was appointed to succeed James J. Walsh. re-
signed. and John Mugan 10 succeed Civil
Justice Joseph H. SIiner who also resigned
Joseph NJ. Deuel.. the newly appointed Police
Justice. was seen at his home. No. 15G West
Forty-eighth-s;. last night. and said that he had
settled all doubt the question Of his accept
Ing the place by taking the oath Of Office be
fore the Mayor at | y. m yesterday He has
received many messages Ct congratulation. and
his friends have called in large numbers to eX-
press their qualification and their surprise at his
appointment
The appointments" he said. was an absolute
surprise and | had not the slightest intimauon
that my name was being considered In connec-
ton with tie position Of Police Justice. II Is
place IN which man can be extremely useful.
and the right man can make a good reputation
before the public Whether am the right
man" he added. remains to be seen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22
FtILTRE ~ TIE flour TRADE

Duluth. Mimi. Nov. 2i.-The Anchor -four mill. OF
Old Superior OF which r. NJ. Todd president OF the
Superior Board OF Trade. IL the head, went into the
hands OF n receiver this mornng. Several checks
he'd by members Of the Duluth Board OF Trade.
ranging from $1,000 TO N5oo. went to protest II Is
claimed the company has ony $4,000 debts, while
Its assets will aggregate 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22
SURVEY FOR 4 SHIP CANAL COMPLETED.

White Birch. WIS. Nov 2.-The engineers sent
out by Major sears. of Duluth. under Congressional
authority. to make preliminary survey OF route
for the proposed twenty two-foot ship cana. from
Lake Superior through this town to the Mississippi
River near ST Paul or Minneapolis, have COM
pleted their work. Their report VIII be forwarded
to Major Sears and then 70 the Secretary OF War.
and 1t is expected VII. be laid before Congress in
his annual report next month Heretofore the idea
has been 10 erect dam 10 raise the level OF PIPER
ST. Crolx Lake Ni4 feet in order 10 obtain a supply
of water for the operation OF the locks. The engi-
neers have discovered that by dredging 80 as to
lower this lake eighteen inches level stretch or
water twenty -four miles long can be obtained. The
tota! length of the proposed canal Is about 10!
mics. The cost, 1t Is thought will not exceed
500 100000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22

ward TIA, have been rewarded Ia OF course Sc t or
w ware ar me was employed counsel Tor my
client the committee and Ie6 dd my he oi honest high
~, ryc inIaI nnone of New-York were our Junse1I
1a ,bank God their verdict was an honest one II
was not hung jury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22
A CyMyA STrM INSTRUCTOR KILLED

Boston. Nov 2i-Frank Godfrey assistant in
structor at the Young Mems Christian Uuon
gymnasium. while attempting double somersault
Immediately.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22
CARLISLE'S BAD MEMORY.
HE RECKLESSLY CHALLENGES AN IN
SPECTION or HIS RECORD.

WHAT IT sHOWs-HE VOTED FOR FREE COINAGE.
TO PAY INTEREST ON PUBLIC DEBT IN Sill
YER. TO RErEN. RESUMPTION ACT.
AND TO SUSPEND PAYMENTS TO
THE SINKING F1'ND-HIs At
TEMPTs TO DESTROY THE
NATIONAL BANKING
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22

X1IIth Congress District this year. but was de-
feated by Colonel Richard c. shannon. Republic
can. Mr.. Cummings The only Democrat
appointed 10 a saaricd Office yesterday.
The Tammany Hall leaders were exceedingly
dissatisfied with the Mayors selections yester-
day. far they related 10 Police Justice and
subway Commissioners. with the single eXcep-
ton Of Commissioner Cummings. Few Of them
would speak out. but the CTunlblins in under
tones over the selection Of Deuel. KeaTney and
Hess was continuous from tho time of the an
nouncemcn,. None of them went near the
Mayor. but the liquOr-sh0ps about the City Hall
were well patronized 10y disappointed and dis
WigNar1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22
John ". GOFF TALKS FREELY
WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY THE LEM"
COMMITTEES INVESTIGATION

HE RELIEVES THAT THE VICTORY WON At THE
POLLS WILL BE rERMANENT-wII THE
COMMITTEE DID NoT go HIGHER
At THE BEGINNING OF
ITS LABpRS.
fpv TrtrCpApU TRfBrNE.I
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1894-12-14
JUDGE FALLS WORK,
Santa Fe New Mexican.

Santa Fe New Mexican.
Hon. A. b. Laird. Grant coun-
ty's efficient sheriff, and who Las
Just been elected county collector,
is in the capital today. Mr.. Laird
is staunch Republican, hut fair
ness has always been one Of the
chief characteristics of his public
life. In speaking to q gronp OF
gentlemen to-day he took oeca-
sion to say, in reference to the bit
ter partisan fight which the Re.
publican press is making upon
Judge Fall, that that gentleman
was considered 10y the 3rd judicial
district, irrespective of party. as
being the best Judge that ever
occupied the bench there. cal
ways fair and just 10 his rulings"
continued Mr.. Laird, Judge Fall
has shown capacity for &C
complishing results that have been
revelation to ma mbers OF the
district bar RS we'll rs most graft
fylng to the people. Why, in
his first term at Silver City be
clearsd the docket of $50 odd cases,
many of which had continued for
term after term for years, apparent
ly for the cole pdrpose OF stavIng
off the payment of costs, aud at the
recent term in Grant county, al
though there were funds on hand
for only about fifteen days OF court
there wee really thirty days Of
court, for there were regular night
sessions lasting from z to Ii pm,
and the grand jury, for the hrst
time In history, also worked at
night while its daily sessions open.
ell promptly at 8 a. IN. Whatever
the partisan politicians may say
Judge Fall certainly has the sup.
port OF the members OF the bar and
the people in southern New Mexi-
CO.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1894-12-14

vera waited soft strains that
seemed to cause the whole atmos-
phere to quiver as they foated over
thes camp. The music then ap-
peared to pass over II anti II was
far away and almost lost in the dis !.
tance, when beginning with a
tingling as OF many little silver
bells, there would be q fresh gust
OF sweet notes from the mountain.
During the daylight hours little
OF the mysterious music was heard
and it was settled that II was not
caused by the wind. A spring near
which the explorers had pitched
their tents afforded the only good
camping grounds in the neighbor-
hood aud as each new party OF
prospectors arrived at the spot the
wonder grew. Some Piute Indians
who came along and camped at the
spring were found to DO acquaint-
cd with the peculiar music charac-
ter Of the mountain. They called
it the singing mountain. Some OF
the men in the camp became mere
Interested in the mountain than In
prospecting and gave most of their
time to investigation OF the mys-
terv OF the musical sounds heard
to proceed from it. They found
that the whole face OF the noun
tain was covered with hard fakes
of crystalline rock. There were
great beds of these flakes. The In.
vestigatIon concluded that the
musical sounds heard proceeded
from loose material, huge drifts Of
which seemed to be gradually
working their way down the steep
face OF the mountain.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1894-12-14

lection of these stones has been
taken to New York by Mr.. q. p.
Sykes the discoverer of them
and will be placed on exhibition.
As these beds are continuous and
parallel with the beds Of lithogra-
phic stone, there ia no question
about the abundant supply 10 be
obtained. There is a continuous
stream OF water in the gulch, hav-
ing fall of about 100 IT to the mile,
which will afford sufficient power
for all requisite macbinery neces-
sary for dressing The stone at the
quarries, so that transportation will
only be on the finished article.
JOHN L. BLASDY.
Prescott, Ariz.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1894-12-14

sclptive easement which he may
have had over the Adjoining land
To establish preecriptlve right t.
An easement the user must have
been continuous, adverse, under
claim Of title, and with the know.
ledge and acquiescenca OF the own
er of the servIent estate. Richard
W Hupp, 81 pac. Rep, 920.--
Supreme Court OF California.
Actioa Between Mineowners for
Diversion of Water. In an action
for damages for the diversion OF
water, where witness hos testified
only as to the condition of bitches
and fumes, and the work required
to clear them, and not as to the
amount of the damage, the action
of the trial court IN striking out an
answer Of the witness, "Yes, sir, |
have" given in response to ques-
tion by defendants counsel as to
whether the witness has stated all
the damages, is within its dlscre
tion. Inan action for the diversion
OF water from mine, a witness who
testlfies that he knows the claim
and bitches involved; that he has
been over the bitches aud at the
mines OF both parties; that he has
resided in the vicinity or ID years,
and is a miner by occupation, hav-
ing been engaged mostly in hydrau.
lie mining is qualified to give his
opinion as to whether IL IL practi-
cable for one to run his mine II the
other continues to Iun his in the
same way as before - Bennett v
Morris, 81 Pac. Rep, 929.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1894-12-14

thinks she must have it. Tie
SUM OF $4,000 is to be raised for
the purpose of sinking the we'll.
1t would be much ch .aper, aud
about as satisfactory, to buy the
arteslan we'll that Deming bailt
some years ago and move 1t mp on
Legal Tender Hill.-Lordsbnrg
Liberal.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1894-12-14

Mr.. i. A. Rickard, the eminent
mining man of Rico, gives follow-
ing explanation of the term "con-
tact 6ssure VEIN" "As generally
employed in tho west, these three
words would signify somewhat as
follows: A "vein" Is a fracture in
the rocks carrying ore; when such
a fracture cuts across the bedding
planes OF the country il is styled q
"tfue fissure vein;" when the fissure
vein is not inclosed by single
rock for nation but has one wall OF
one Kind and the other wall OF an
other kind of rock, then ii 10 a
contact fssnre vein" - Denver
Ores and Metals.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1894-12-14

9. 7. CIap OF Magdalena, was
admitted to 'tne bar OF the district
court in Socorro county, before his
Honor A. A. Freeman, judge. Mr..
Clark has been n resident of Mag.
dalena for years past, and Las been
preparing himself for admission for
years; that he did this well was
shown by his examination on being
admitted. .-Socorro Chieftain.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1894-12-14

The New Mexico Lumber Co., h.
NJ. Biggs, president, have made a
contract with the Maxwell land
grant company tor large tract OF
timber, and will at once start up
two, or three new mills in the vi
entity of Catskill. aud run the
same at full capacity.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1894-12-14

The Calumet and Hecla mine,
in Michigan, has declared a dividend
of SIS per share. payable December
l5, to stockholders of record Nov
ember 17th. Total this year SIS
net per share; total this year $42,-
$50 900.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1894-12-14

Professor harlesiLongmare has
returned from Los Angeles. BY
mutual consent he and Fred Edies-
ten dissolved copartnership and
Prof Iongmare will continue the
publication of his Bullion in this
city Paso Times.