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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-02-03

thickness hnd been reduced quarter
ing cdros were torn OF or hanging III
Iron shreda, So that the wheels actually
rain on the narrow central strip Il
seemed marvellous that Tao train could
Peep the track.
Now you know why wc don't 60
more than Eve miles an hour, and are
thankful that Wy don't, llid the young
traveller, quietly
"Eus this Is disgraecful criminal
calculated the either, ncrvouslY
Not ut their rate 81 speed, returned
The Younger mua The crime would
bcin going faster And now You ca.
understand why q good deal ~ the
other progress in this state Is obliged TO
10 as slowly over their equally decay
ing and rotten foundations Nou can't
rush things here rs we do IN the north. "
The other passenger shrugged his
shoulders os they rcmountcd the plat.
form and hefrain aoycd on u was
not the FIRST time that .hose two follow
travellers had differed, although their
mission was )mmon one The elder.
W. Cyrus Drumrond. was the vice
president 81 large northern land and
mill company which had bought cx-
tcnsivc tracts 81 land w Georgia, and
the younger, Col CORTLAND, WAS tho
consulting surveyor engineer for the
company Drumm1nd's opinions were
a good deal affected by sectional prejn-
dice and sclffatisncd AMI righteous ig-
norauca 81 Che actual conditions and linn
itations ~ thc people with whom he was
to dcul.whilc The younger man, who had
served through the war with distinc-
ton, retained a soldiers respect and
esteem Tor bis late antagonists, with n
conscientious and thoughtful obscrva.
ton Of thCir character Although ho
had rcslgncd from the army, the fact
that he he'd previously graduated a.
West Point with high honors had given
him prcfcrmcnt Ga the technical APP
pcintmcnt. and his knowledge - thc
country and rs people made him val
uablc COUNSELLOR And " WAS "a Tact
that the country pcopc bad preferred
this nlldior, with whom they bad once
personally rrupplcd to The capitalist
they had never seen during The strug-
gle
Tho train rolled slowly through the
woods. s, slowly chat ihe fragrant pine
smolic from the engine siill hung round
the windows ~ tho cars. Gradually
the "clearin0s" be anne largcr they
snw Tie distant white wooden colon.
nados ~ eomo planters tonsc. looking
still opulcnl and prctentioue. although
tho fence ~ Ia lnolosago had broAcl
gaps, and the gate weggei on IT, single
hinge.
Dr. Dlwmmond erifci 90 thia damn.
L. -------L - 49, - LII &c..
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-02-03

70 keep up an attitude towarAiE.aell
ncighbors. who still know hem as
squire 50 and SO, Colonel this and
that. and the 'judge'--owncrs OF their
vast but crippled estates. They are not
ashamed of being poor, which Is an ac-
cident"
''But they are working. which Is de-
liberation" interrupted Drummond.
'sThcy are ashamed 10 mend their
fences themselves. now that they have
no slaves 60 do Il for them"
~ doubt very much II some Of them
know how To drive nail, for the mat
ter OF that" said CORTLAND, still good
humoredly; but that's the fault OF n
system older than themselves, which
the founders of the republic retained.
We cannot give them experience in
their new condition In one day. and, in
fact, Drummond, | am very much afraid
that for our purposcs-and ] honestly
believe for their good-we must help 20
keep them for the present as they are. T"
Perhaps" said Drummond, sarcas-
tieally. "you would like TO rcinstate
slavery?'
mo. Rut ! should like TO relnstate
the master And not for his sake alone,
but for freedoms sake and ours. To be
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-02-03

cd 'cm % work over time and get mo-
pay. aud the result was that She and
her niece and a lot Of poor whites,
Irish and scotch, that nho had TO pick
UP long the river. do all the work And
her niece Sally was mo- than half union
woman during the wah and up 20 all
no'thcn tricks and lodges and swcarin'
by them, and yet for all that the thing
won't worlg."
nut isn't that partly the reason?
Isn't her failure great deal due TO this
lack Of sympathy from her ncighbors?
Discomfort Is easily sown and the negro
Is still weighted down by superstition.
The Fifteenth amendment did not
quite knoch OF all his chains"
Yes, but that Is nothing % her For
II there ever was a pcrson IN this world
who rcckoncd she was just born 10
manage everything and everybody II Is
Sally Dowsl"
sally pows" repeated courtlaud.
with slight start
Yes, Sally BOWS, ~ pincvlIlc."
You say she was half union. but did
she have any relations friends
In tho war-on your side? Any Who
were killed In battle?"
"Thcy were all killed, ! reckon" re-.
turned Mas Reed, darlsly. There was
her cousin. Jules Jcifcourt. shot IN the
cemetery with her bcau-who they aay
was Sally's, Zoo; there was Chef Brooks
md Joyce Mastcr;on,. Who wcro both
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-02-03

times At the apparition Of straw-hat-
ted and linen-ooated natives In the
solitude Of pine woods, where, after a
decent interval Of CHEEKY conversation
with the conductor and engineer. Il
either took the stranger on board, or
relieved him Of his parcel. letter,
basket. or even the vocal message with
which he wns charged Much OF the
way lay through pine barren and
swampy woods which had never
been cleared or cultivated; much
through dccayod settlements and
ruined villages that had remained
unchanged since the war-whose last
gun had been fred three years before.
There were vestigcs OF the severity Of a
former military occupation. the black
encd timbcrs Of railway bridges, stlll un-
repaired; and along The lire 81 a certain
memorable march, scctiors 81 iron rails
taken from the torn up track, roasted
in bonHrcs and bent while rcd-hot
around the trunks 81 trees, were still 20
be seem These mctacnt0es q defeat
seemed q neither excite revenge, nor
the energy u remove them; the duh
npathy which had succeeded the days
~ Historical passion and CONFUSION
still fingered; even the slew improve
mont thu could lie detected was
marked by the languor Of GONZALES
ccuce. The helplcssnoss OF race.
hitherto dependent upon certain bar
barrie ccnditi-as or political place and
power, unskillcd Ia Invention and sud-
denly confronted with the necessity Of
personal labor, was visible everywhere.
Eyes that but three short years before
had turnc,l vindictiycly % the north
now gagcd wiatfully 10 chat quarter
FOR hcip and direction. They scanned
eagerly the faces q their energetic and
prosperous neighbo-5- and quondam
fees upon the verandahs OF southern
hotels and The decks Of southern steam
boata. and were even now watching
frcm group in the woods the windows
Of the halted train. whore the head and
shoulder appeared Of two men ~ man
ifcstly different types, but sim alien
To Che country in dress, features and &c.
cont
Two negroes were slowly loading the
engine tender from wood pile
The rich brown anol,c Of turpentinc
knots filing the train with It's
singing fragrance. Th, elder OF the
two northern pas agcrA wish sharp
eastern angles in his face, impaticntly
glanced ut his watch.
"0f al created shifnessnoas this beats
everything Why couldn't we have
taken IN enough wood u last the ten
milc further to the terminus when we
last si3ppel2 And why, ia thnndcrl
with an ills firing up, cant sye 90
fastcra'
The younger passenger, whose calm,
well-brcl face seemed % Indicate more
repas 81 character quietly
.lf sou really wish % know as
we've only Cen miles fartharto ro@l I'LL
show you why Cumo with me.
Ile led The way through thc car TO the
platform and lcapetl down Then he
pointed significantly 70 tie rails below
thom Ills companion started. The
metal WAS scaling Of ia Thin strips
from the rails, and in seine places its
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-02-03

had been in
The cool grny Of
thatspmncr morn.
ipe,a ieH y eonntrg
rlscsl oniy
by 10 lcw -
tracks that never
cncroachcd ppon So
grassy border, and
indcntcd only by
the faint footprints
OF II crossing FOX or
coon. was now, bc-
fore high noon. AZ
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-02-03

nearest piece Suddenly dropped bis
swab and seized a o7rbino For out OF
the whirIiug confusion beforc thcm n
siagie rider was seen ganoping furi-
ously towards the gun.
Tbs rcdreappcd young oniccrr0de for.
Herc4qo kl'rled upward the Qlnner's
weapon utih his sword Ter ia that
- ance he had aecn that the riders
reils 4e rsaging loosely on the neck
81 Lis horse, whT~vas still ,.ashing for.
ward with thc acquired impetus - the
charge, and that the youthful ngure Of
he rider, wearing the stripes Of Lieu
tenant. although still erect, exercised no
control over the animal. The face was
boyish, blonde and CHASTITY; the eyes
were SET and CLASSY TWAS Death itself
charging the gun.
Within few feet Of IL the horse
sworyed before a brandishcd rammer.
and striking the checks Of gun car
ringe pitched his inanimate rider across
the gun. The hot blood OF the dead
man smoked on the hotter brass with
the rock of the shambes. and bcspat-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-02-03

sudden Jolt throw nn nriiIIcrV man
from the timber before the wheel a
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-02-03

driver alnnced back on the tcnsc chnin
and hcsliaicd "Go on" yelled tha
prostrntc man. and the wheel went
oyer him Another and another gun
followed out OF the dust cloud, until
the whole battery had dcploycd on the
.lope Before the dust cloud had fairly
settled. tho falling back Of the painting
horses with their drivers gave mo-
mcntary glimpse Of the nearest gun
already Ia position and 81 the four
erect figures beside H. The Scil TINT
seemed to have evoked this Sudden aP.
rarition again sounded ncnrcr q
hllndinq flash broke from The gun,
(which was instantly hidden Wy tie
closing croup around 10, and dcaicn.
mo crash with tho high ringing al
metal ran down tho lane a column ~
mite. woolly smoke arose ~ another
At.ash broke besidc g. This was quickly
followed hy another and another, with
= response from thcgun lr.i Nrcd un' /
ahe whole slope SHOOK nnh thudered.
And the smolse. no longer white end
-xooliv. butdarheuirgn ! thi ,lcning as
with unburnt rrnin. ~ Elntaaher
,nirolcd into the one al4iHaw taplf,
and driving along The lane bill ewes ihq
slope from Wow.
The yelling bed erased. hri TIC grind
ing and rafting heard through The ,lc'
foration 81 guns seemed nearer still.
AM suddcnly there was q shoTrr ~
- end twigs from the lower
IL ~ n chestnut tree near the
hcago AZ the smoke thlnnel
7 &.A rising and falling medley oi
hats. toaaing horses bends and
steel appeared for nn iu-iont'
NJ. q tumuitaously np the slope.
nprnfitlou nas ga Instantly
y fame from the two ncnrcrl
IA na went down IN gueh -
~ -raar ~ souri Sd l-L-L n.-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-02-03


ready crushed, beaten down and tram
pied out OF all scmblancc Il us former
solitude. The heavy, springlcss jolt 81
gun carriage and caisson had deeply cut
through the middle track, the hoofs ~
crowding cavalry had struck down and
shredded the waysidc vines and bushes
10 bury ,hem under a cloud Of follow
ing dust, and the dull. plungiug double
quick OF infantry had troddcn ont this
hiilc0us ruin into one dusty level chaos.
Along chat rudely-widencd highway,
|clcas muslscts, torn aecoutrencnts,
YiapSaclss, caps and articles Of clothing
Mere scattered with here and there the
larger wrecks Of br0kcn-lown wagons,
roughly thrown aside into the ditch 20
make way for the living current Fortwo
hours the greater part Of an army corps
had passed and repasscd that way. but,
coming or going, always with faces
turned eagerly towards an open slope
on the right which ran parallel 20 the
lane. And yet nothing was 10 be seen
there. For two hours gray and blue
ish cloud, rent and shaken with cXplo-
sion after explosion. bnt always closing
and thiclxcning after each discharge
was all That had met their eyes. Ncy.
ertheless. into this ominnus cloud solid
moving masses Of gray er Time hgl that
morning melted away, ~ ctlnrgel
from IL only as scattered armcnt that
crept, crawlcd. ran Cr ciUug together in
groups, % be followed and ovartakeu
In the rolling vapor.
For the last half hour, also, the
dcsolnted track had stretched empty
and deserted While there was no
cessation Of tie rafting, cracking and
explosions on the Hateful slope beyond,
IL had still been silent Once or twice
IL had been crossed by timid. hurVing
wings and frightened mad heitating
little feet, or later bY f'Wlkcrs and
stragglers from the main column who
mad boldly entered II from the hedges
and bushes whore they had been creep
ing and hiding Suddenly a prolonged
yell from the hidden slope beyond thc
urI.sarest sound that had set bccn heard
IN that ominous distance sent thcu
COVER again II was followed by thc
pus galloping Of horses in the lane,
"a handsome rod-cappcd officer nc.
panied by an orderly, dashed down
rack, wheeled lcapcd the hedge,
b on the slope and halted. In
instant cloud OF dust came
q down the lame after him. Out
mined the heavy shoulders and
ed chain traces Of Sis frantic
lpgging the waying Efn that
Ncmpost 81 motion alone seemed
M and helpless with on awful
bwledgc of rs power As in
hlcc t. signul from the officer IL
- through the hedge after him, nj
sudden iolt threw nn artillery man
from the timber before the wheel a
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-02-03

ati-ncn VIII honah rae by loinlng n
q ha ial glass at the hotel acrosa the
way, III Introduce ynu o. Capt. Prem
desra.t, who left a leg 40 Fcir Oaks. :"
would have Cceiincd. but n
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-03-16
LlLluoKALANI


Her Great Confidence In President Clsve-
iaud shr Does Not Want Foreign
4ramps Coming 10 Hawaii.
NEw YoRg. March l3.-Ihe Herald
prints an interview granted It's cor
respondent by Liliuolsalani, ex-quecn
Of Hawaii, on March 3, in which she
says replying TO o question rs TO
whether she still had faith In her re-
storation;
awaiting news by every steamer, as
you may imagine, hut we have now
the same faith in the triumph OF JUS
tice which we have had from the out
set; that II, we have the greatest faith
ia the American nation and Mr. Cleye
land particularly"
rs there any particular message your
majesty desires TO deliver 20 the Ameri
can pnblic2" was asked.
I'VE haye hitherto not felt II proper
to discuss matters at issue while The
case is under consideration. she re
Piled lint you may contradict one
OF the many false runors for as, II you
please II has been widely published
ia America and elsewhere that our in
terost in the case is wholly personal
OF course We have naturally deep
personal interest at stake, but you may
say that we are deeply sorry on account
Of our patient native people, many OF
whom have lost employment by the
.a..s.4
Liluokalanl would not discuss the
questions pertaining TO the formation
Of the new government here. and she
declined to express any opinion as 10
whether the lInwaiians would ulti-
mately rebel, though SHE did say
Our subjects are probably more pa-
tient than nny other people In the
world. and for that matter we have
counselled them 20 be peaceful and
await results"
She said she loved the American peo.
( pie and American government but be
lieyed there was as much liberty il
Hawaii under monarchy as In th,
United States
Going more into detail, she said
People prnspcrei under the mon
arehy and tramps were unknown
The poor were not numerous In oul
country and many white men made
fortunes under the old conditions
by the way, there are serious problem
10 your government, Us in all civilize,
countries to-day. ] read that there arr
millions Of idle aud desperate hungr!
mon hunting for employment In othe
civilized countries We are very sorry 4
see 80 many Of them coming 10 thes
islands, and we wish you would war;
them that there Is nothing ior them I
do here"
! Ncgiectlng the nse OF the plural
4 Liliuokalani then broke forth, sayin
impatientiy, with u wave Of the hand
II wish they would turn the othe
way. There arc enough poor native
and others iile here now. We hope n
more will be attracted this way hy rci
son Of the peculiar notorie,y the island
haga hadY'
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-03-16
1T is ENDED.
Admiral Da CANA Gives Up the Fight aud
eaelsa an Asvlum on n PortuRuese shin

Admiral Da CANA Gives Up the Fight aud
Seeks an Asylum on Portuguese ship.
WASHINGTON, March -13 The state
department received two important
dispatches from Minister Thompson, at
Rio, Monday evening. The first one
stated that Admiral Saldan Da Cana
had offered, through the Portuguese
naval commander, to surrender on con-
dition that he and his followers should
be guaranteed safety. This message
was brought to President Peixoto by
the Portuguese officer in person. Piexo-
to's reply is not given, but it is inferred
from the secoEd dispatch of Minister
Thompson, received two hours later
than the first, that the terms were fa-
vorably received
According to the second dispatch Ad.
miral Da Cana had left his ship and
gone on board the Portuguese vessel as
an asylum. Secretary Gresham under
stands from dispatches that the war
has virtually ended, and is gratified
that the result has been reached in
time to avoid further bloodshed.
Minister Mendonca said Monday
night that he had received information
fully in accord with that of the state
department but giving no further par
tieulars
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-03-16
HRRnERrs REspoNsn.
President Himself Authority For tn
Naval Move at Hcnoluiu.

President Himself Authority For the
Naval Move at Hcnoluiu.
WASHINGTON, March 12.--Secretsry
Herbert has made response to the Bou-
telle resolution adopted by the house
calling on him stating his authority for
issuing instructions placing the armed
naval forces OF the United States and
the use OF It's ensign under the orders
aud control of Special Commissioner
Blount at Honolulu March II, lsgS
The substance OF the answer is that
the action was necessary to prevent a
conflict Of authority, and that the sec
retary's authority for issuing the order
was the president--the COMMANDMENTS
chief OF the United States army and
navy A number of precedents for this
action are cited.
SAN Francisco, March i0-The
steamer Australia, six and half days
from Honolulu, arrived Saturday. Up
TO time OF her sailing there had been
no change In the situation.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-03-16
CURRENT TOPICS.


CALIFORNIA has s,sOO-aere pr=ne
orchard.
WHEN a man dies in France the first
bill that must be paid is the doctors.
In 1892 the find of precious stones in
the United States was worth 100000
THERE are 5000 Indians in Michigan,
including 1900 Indian school children.
ONE county in New Jersey sends to
New York ten carloads oflettuce day.
The railroads of this country last
year moved i40,SSl, $50 tons of freight
MARSHAL Field, of Chicago, conducts
yearly business estimated, at $40, O00,-
OOO
ONE of the curious things about the
gulf stream is that no whales are found
in it.
THE earliest reaping hook was the
lower Jaw of an antelope lashed to a
stick.
A CERTAIN forest plant in Japan
grows to about six feet high in three
weeks
THE largest pearl ever found meas
ures two inches long and weighs three
ounces.
THE spinning wheel was invented in
India before the most ancient historical
records.
In Berlin the police arrest people who
play the piano in fats after 10 O'Clock
at night
A METAL hitherto unknown to science
has been discovered in Idaho and named
powellite
The Italians have started the manu-
facture Of boots with detachable soles
and heels.
MORE than sixteen thousand Hindoos
have been inoculated for the prevention
of cholera.
JUSTICES FIELD and Brewer can both
talk modern Greek, which they learned
in Smyrna.
THE largest apes have only sixteen
ounces of brain; the lowest men have
thirty-nine
NEW YoRK's Croton aqueduct sur;
passes all modern engineering efforts
OF this kind.
THERE are now 81 metals known tC
exist. Three centuries ago only sever
were known.
The Massachusetts Legislature is con
sidering bill to prohibit the manufae
ture of cider
"OLD MANS FALL" in the river Quota
70. British Guiana, Is 74i feet high an,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-03-16

FoUR full-blooded Indians have be-
gun taking the gold cure at Kansas
City. hailing from Nowata, Kan
MELVIN GRUBB, aged 10 years. or
Wyth county, Va, is said by the Rich
mond Times to weigh 5s5 pounds
THE king of Portugal conld sell the
jewels in his crown for 90, 500. goo in
case Of royal financial stringency.
THERE are every year in Australia
i3O, GOO arrests for crime and misde-
meanor, and over 1000 Convictions
In Germany women form 81 per cent
of the total number of prisoners incaF-
cerated for crimes against property.
On June /, 1890, there were 2,s20 !.
prisoners in the United States, Of
whom 1885 We're charged with muir
der.
MORE than one-haf Of the persons
charged with murder in this country
last year were under thirty years Of
age.
ESeLAND's new torpedo-boat, the
Hornet, steamed twenty-three knots
an hour at her trial spin the other
day.
FRENCH postal cards are in future
to be cashed at the residence Of the
persons to whom they are made pay
able.
ScHooLBoYs Of England are contrib
uting for memorial to R. NJ. Ballan-
tyne, the famous author for books for
boys.
THERE is four-story brick mansion
in New York city, with all modern
improvements" which is only five feet
wide.
THE Trans-Siberian railroad, begun
in 1891, is expected to be completed in
1900 The line viii be 5000 miles
long.
THE railroads of Holland are the SAT
est There is only one passenger killed
per annum, while only four are in
jured.
Mrs MARTHA STRICKLAND, lawyer
of Detroit, is lecturing ON parliament
airy law to parlor classes of women in
Chicago
Ahh bOlu pfouuctioh Va NoAtAc4-
since 1850 has amounted to si.25o, oOo,-
600 At present il is about slS0OQ, 600
year
FouR years ago ST. Louis woman
borrowed si5, and has since paid ~ 20 q
month on account and yet the usurer
claims that she still owes him t25.
A. NJ. BARRIER, teacher in the Con-
gregational church at Bouldeek, Col,
has taught his class regularly for twon-
ty-six years, net missing a single Sun
day.
APAms suggestion Is that imprIson-
ment for life, with a weekly applica.
ton Of tho cat-o-nlno tails. Be nubsll'
tuted for the gulllotlne as punlshmenI
for anarchy,
kIsalso parties are popular In AtcnI'
sou, Kan, and are given an additional
rest by the Introduction Of mild cleo
ulcnl current conveyed through Ih|
arms Of chair, which the k|'1of And
klssee arc obliged 70 grasp a. ln0 Ia
lulc "a given
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-03-16

CANIsrEo, N ", March l2-0il was
struck at depth Of s25 feet by the
Canisteo Oil and Gas Co, two miles
south of this village, toward Green
wood. The oil is Of very peculiar
character, being very light green,
clear as water and of the consistency Of
molasses II burns freely in a lamp
without smoke, giving very clear
even blaze, and appears to have con-
siderably more Illuminating power than
refined petroleum. This is the well
No. 9, and the first TO show oil. II Is a
genuine surprise TO every experienced
oil man. The oil is Of the kind known
as lubricating oil. "a.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-03-16

ST. Louis, MarchlS -Joseph A. jack
son, president Of St Louis Typograph-
ical Union, while playing cards with
friends in n saloon about midnight
Sunday night, was attacked by Thomas
Costello printer Both are powerful
men, and fought desperately, When
separated 1t was found that jackson
had chowed one of Costello's ears en-
tirely oil. Jacl.son was also badly
used up Costello was taken TO tho
disponsary anl the missing organ
stitched to his head. A charge Of as
sault and couuter-chargo OF mayhem
were sworn out Monday.