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The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17
SUBMARINE HaINlNG.
An Enterprise with Some Novel Features
 in New South Wales.

An Enterprise with Some Novel Features
 in New South Wales.
 It is proposed to carry into effect a project which aims at bringing from far below the lowest depths of Sydney harbor, New South Wales, the coal which geologists had predicted would be found there, and which has actually been tested by diamond-drill borings Transport, in recent issue, contains a very fattering account of the scheme now being fioated on the London mar ket from which the following par ticularS are obtained:
 Important coal fields have been de- veloped both north and south of Sydney-at Newcastle and Bulli-but up to the present the intervening area has been left practically untouched, although plainly shown on the govern ment geological maps of forty years ago. The unquestionable advantages which would follow the opening of coal mines in the very heart of the capital of the colony have led to the formation of company, and induce OUT contemporary to take most sanguine view of the outlook. Sydney is an i'm portant shipping port, where the lines of many steamship companies con verge, and the coal of the bed in ques- tion is in demand for bunker use and export.
 The borings were made under the superintcndence of the miners depart ment Of New South Wales. partly on account of geological interests and partly with the very practical ulterior view of raising revenue. The seam was found within 30'feet Of the depth predicted by the geologists, in a lore hole 2,700 feet deep. For 1,500 feet the borings passed through a compact sandstone, claimed to be impermeable to water. The seam itself is 10 feet 3 inches thick, of which 6 feet is clean coal free from sand. The shafts to be sunk will be within 200 feet of deep water, so that the situation will be unique, the saving on cost of transpor- tation from the nearest mines now working being about 75 cents to 31 q ton. The parent company has secured a surface site of small extent, but has concessions over 1,400 acres below ground land water), and it is expected that several other collieries will be started, for which there is said to be room.
 There is nothing extraordinary in mining under water, as implied in the statements. This has been done on the Cornish coast and in the copper and iron mines of Michigan at Silver islet, Lake Superior, but the opening of great collieries in Q large shipping port, with delivery from the shaft mouth directly into vessels alongside, is some thing which only tho mines Of Wash ington and British Columbia can rival. It is also proposed to utilize the smaller coal, screened from the bunker coal, for large electric installation and also to make coke and establish local smelt- ing works.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17
Carrring Molten 1retal FirO nriisa.

Great pots of molten metal go daily skimming along the Erie railroad from the Cleveland Rolling Mills company's central blast furnace to the Newburg mills. as sedately as if this traffic was of long standing, says Cleveland letter. The plan is perfect success. It takes just fifteen minutes for the metal, after 1t is poured into the big ladle cars, to reach the mixer in the mills, some five miles away. Eight trips are made a day, as follows: At 6:20, S:20 and 11:2O in the morning, at 2:10 and 4:1O o'clock in the afternoon, and three trains at night These trips are-made at time when the tracks are practically cleared. Thus delays arc avoided, which would be expensive, for if long continued the metal would cool and thepurpose of the special delivery thus be defeated. At the rolling mills the car is raised on a hoist to the mixer, the ladle is tipped by machinery, and the liquid metal poured into the mixer. Relieved of their load, the ears amble back to the furnace st their leisure, in time for the next trip About 500 tons Of the hot metal is thus carried every day over this long railroad route The Cleveland Rolling Mills company has to pay pretty figure for the freightage, it IS said, but there is economy in the operation.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17
Given Pocuniarr sstiafact,on.

Two brothers named Habron were convicted at Manchester, England, some time age, of murdering 8 police man, and condemned to death. Doubts of their guilt having arisen they were reprieved. Before the expiration. of their reprieve another man was arrest cd for the crime and confessed that he committed it. As g result, the Habrons have been not ''pardoncd," as is the American procedure in similar cases, but released, and, in compensation fer the laws hlunder, have received ten ;liouse-,; doiia;> rom the treasury.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17
NEW YoaK's NAME.
Not So Bad as It Would Have Been Had
 York's Old Names Survived.

| fOrk'S O10 Names Survived
 Now that New York's name is under discussion, it is well to be thankful that the contraction of old Yorll's original Eurewic took place before the qualify ing New" was added, for if York is lessi New Eurewic would be unbcarable says the Sun. York's still earlier name of Eboracum would have gone no bet ter with New" and her Celtic name of Caer Ebroc would have been even worse than any of the others with third element prefxed. The syllable 'swic," which has almost disappeared i in the contraction of Eurewic to York, ;s rather the Saxon vic, meaning an abid- l ing place, than the Danish wick. mean ing station for ships, surely an ap- propriate suffix for so great 2 seaport as the chief commercial city of the new world.
 New York is really no worse off, however, in the matter of it's name than 1 a good many other cities are CT have been. York, with or without the New, is better than Midtown, which is no un- 1 fair translation Of Lutetia, the ancient Roman name for Paris, bestowed upon the city Of the Parish because of it's mud houses. London, by the way, takes it's name from tho fortified hill Of the Britons where St. Paul's cathedral now stands. Dublin is 6 name conceal ing two unattractiVe synables meaning the black pool, and Liverpool is literal-' ly the pool Of the living creatures, so called because wild fowl abounded upon the waters Of q pool near the site of the city. Brussels is conjectured to mean either swamp or thiciet, and Rome may be merely the early Latin equivalent of the crossroads from the fact that the local lines of travel met at; the. Forum. Berlin is conjeetured to mean the short lake. Other guess CTS take it as the free and open place, the river island and the nlarshy spot
 Names that are commonly accepted as of but 9 single word often contain g phrase or a whole sentence. Constan- tinople and Valparaiso are familiar ex- arnples. Pernambuco sounds well to English ears, but means the mouth of hell. Cairo, which has been mistaken by European ignorance for the name of the city, is really corruption Of its descriptive title, so to speak, Fl Ka- hirah, the victorious. The true name of the city is Misr. Bombay is only the Portuguese Bono Bahia, good bay,
 modest enough name for an oriental city, since the names of such usually mean q great deal that is prctentious or splendid Ispahan, for example, is the half Of the world; Astrakhan, tae city of the star; Bagdad, the garden of justice. Copenhagen is merely the merchants harbor. The concealed 'news" in foreign city names are legion, as Novgorod, Neustadt, Neuf chatel, and even Naples.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17
Chess in England.

The Danes and Scandinavians first brought chess to England when re- turning from some Of their voyages to Byzantium. There is q mention of chess in a chronicle relating to the court of King PepiD of France, 76 4 4 D.. which says: ''In the fourteenth year of King Pepin lie bestowed pre- cious gifts on the ecclesiastics. such as a sat of crystalline chessmen, various gems and large sun of rnld !"
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17
Kalmneks Are Dring Out.

In Astrakhan the Kalmucl1s are dying out. They are afflicted with some mysterious mental disease that is flling the asylums and hospitals, and thc mortality is 50 great that there will soon be not one of the race left in the district
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-25

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 24.-Hon.
James b. McCreary, chairman of the
house committee on foreign affairs is in
the city attending the Democratic State
convention, and Is running against
Senator Blackburn for chairman OF the
committee on resolutions. Mr.. Nc
Creary was member of the interna-
tional monetary conference which met
at Brussels in 1892.
When seen to-day by representa-
tive OF the Associated Press Mr.. Me-
Creary stated that his experience with
the English members of the conference
gives him assurance that the advent of
the Salisbury ministry would be in
the interest Of BIN stallism. He said
he was more hopeful now than ever be-
fore for such international action as
would settle the ratio between the
metals. DE not only regarded Lord
Salisbury as friendly to an interna-
tional monetary agreement, but as a
very great statesman who will be more
liberal in his general policy than Rose
berry.
There were the active friends in
England of bimetallism, and Lord Sails
bury would recognize them Mr.. Nc
Creary referred to Sir William Houlds-
worth. Balfour, Chaplin and others, who
were friendly to bimetsllism, and who
were close to Salisbury. While Eng
land had maintained a gold standard
since 1916, Mr.. McCreery had no doubt
that bimetallism had many friends
among the ministers, sgriculturists and
business men OF England. and that this
sentiment was growing so that the
ministry would be sustained in support.
Ing an international agreement.
Mr.. McCreary thought that sucAran
agreement might be secured without
the participation OF England, but added
that when an International monetary
conference assemblies In Europe, Mt
would be very encouraging to have the
support OF the leading statesmen In the,
English ministry. The house OF COM
mons has already adopted resolution
that Is regarded as favorable for an an
ternational conference. Germsny,
France and the United States had taken
action for such conference, andNf
England will now cooperate. tha
metallic problem, ne thought, can now
he solved.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-25
Mrs. Corbett,s Divorce ault.

NEW YORK. June 24.-Mrs. Ollie Cor
belts suit for divorce from James ].
Corbett, the prize fighter. is to be tried
before Edward Jocobs. whom Judge
McAdams, in the special term of the
superior court named as referee to day.
Action is brought upon statutatory
grounds. The referee is also directed
to take testimony as to the financial
standing Of Corbett, ard ascertain the
amount Of alimony to which Mrs Cor
bett will be entitled should her sllega-
lions be sustained. Corbett denies all
the accusations. The correspondent Is
said to be married woman from Ohi-
csgo. with whom is is alleged Corbett
stayed at an uptown hotel for fort
night q short time sgo.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-25
ROANOKE DOWNS THE CLANS.
The Magicians Put Up a Gilt
edge Game.
Mcoann Pitched Winning Bali and Re-
oeiyed Fine support-CiArk aud viox
Lead in tho Batting. p adden's Brilliant
Work at Second Bsse-Gier's Great
Catch.

NORFOLK. Va, June 24-The Roa-
nokes defeated the home team this
afternoon In the easiest kind Of manner,
The team the visitors had in the field
was one OF the strongest seen here this
season and gave McCaun gilt.edge sup
port, both of Vlox's errors being eScus-
able.
The Magicians hit the ball hard. Clark
and Viox leading in this respect, the
latter being credited with two doubles.
Psdden joined the team here and If he
once had sore hand he gave no evi.
dence Of 1t to day. He seemed to be
everywhere In the field and snapped up
grounders In manner that was truly
wonderful. Cavanaugh and Viox also
made some great plays while Little at.
tended to everything that came his
way. Fultz. Sherer and Bradley make
on outfleld that allows no hy balls to
pass. For Norfolk Gier made q great
one hand catch. Following Is the
score:
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-25
The Pope and Secret Societies.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 24.-The Uni.
verse says that thers has been received
from Rome reiteration OF the Pope's
request that ali members of the church
withdraw from secret societies. Ex-
Congressman Feran, one of the leading
attorneys Of this city, and other promi-
nent Catholics here. consulted and de-
cided to write to Monsignor Sstolli and
ask whether the Fope's declaration
would be enforced as an edict. Mr.,
Foran. who Is one OF the leading mem
bers of the Elks and knight of Pyshias,
declared In an interview to-day that
while he was good Catholic, his secret
society connections were matter OF
conscience, and that he would not give
way to any authority in that point.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-25
Virginia Military Institute.

LEXINGTON, Va. June 24.-The fifty
sixth annual closing commencement
exercises Of the Virginia Military In
satitute began to-day by she converting
In annual session of the board of visi-
tors at IL this morning and u salute by
the cadet battery. The board of visit
tors reviewed the corps OF cadets in bait
TALON at 6 o. m. The furlough of
Lieut.. s. D. Rockenbach. graduate of
the class OF 1880 and during the past
year commsndant OF the institute hav-
ing expired, the lieutenant on July
will return to his post at Fort Leaven-
worth, Lieutenant Rockenbach having
declined reelection to permanently fill
the post his successor will be elected
at this meeting Of the board.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-25
In nIemory ofM, Carnot.

PARIS, June 24.-In the presence of
enormous crowds OF people the ami.
versary OF the death OF President Car
not, who was assassinsted at Lyons on
June "a last year by CBsar Santo. the
anarchist who was afterwards executed
for the crime, was observed to-day at
the Pantheon with touching ceremony
The cortege arrived at the tomb st 1918
o. N. Nd. Faure, in depositing crown
upon the tomb, said: "In the name of
the republic on the day on which is re-.
newed the mourning of the country, 1
lay this crown upon tho somb of Presi-
dent Carnot." The religious ceremony
took place in the Church of La Made
leine ct II o'clock.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-25
MASSACRE oF SPANISH SOLDIERS.
Several Killed, CHARTERED and Nailed to
Trees by Cuban Rebels at Sauna.

Several Killed, CHARTERED and Nailed to
Trees by Cuban Rebels at Sauna.
BosToN, Mass, June 24.-The
steamer Breidablick, which arrived
from Ssms, Cubs, confirms the story of
the massacre of the Spanish soldiers at
Sauna. Several of the Spaniards were
killed and qusrtered and nailed to trees
near the beach and others were taken
prisoners. Since the massacre a large
Spanish army, with Glbars. some fifteen
miles distant, is engaged in fighting the
rebels In the vicinity of Barley, about
ten miles inland from Sauna. A regi-
ment Of soldiers is stationed at Sauna at
present and every vessel that tiers the
harbor is now placed under the care of
the Spanish soldiers.
Four of these soldiers occupied the
deck Of the Breidablick during her ssay
in that port and watched every move
ment of the men on board and carefully
scanned any visitor who came aboard
the ship. The cargo also was watched
while 1t was being shipped and care was
taken that nobody came away on the
vessel who did not belong on her. It Is
the first time the soldiers have been
stationed on the Breidablack. The
snip was thoroughly searched on her
arrival and every vessel that enters the
harbot will be treated In the same way.
None OF the crew was allowed to 90 on
shore during the stay at Sauna except
the captain.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-25
Governor moUorhle on the Situation

BLUEFIELD. w. Va, June 24.-Gov~
ernor McCorkle,' with State Auditor
Johnson and the attorney general Of
West Virginia, who compose the State
board OF public works, arrived here this
evening on their annual tour OF assess.
ment OF railraad property. The gov
ernor had conference with the lenders
Of the strike and tho coal operators, and
says he sees no signs OF abatement on
the part OF either parties. The oper-
ators resist the putting in of scales and
the miners, he says, will resort to law
to force this right. He thinks the stu.
alton Is very much mixed. but sees no
use for soldiers. The leaders OF the
strike assured him of continued peace.
The governor and party returned to
Charleston tonight.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-25
A BUREAU OF INSTRUMENTATION
what the Spanish Minister Gays
OF Cuban News.
he IL Surprised at the systematio Manner
In Which These Canards arc Son. On.
From Tampa, hoy West and jackson.
Vile. Fla, and From Bermuaa Hum
dreds-The Geography Also Com.
planned of by tho Minister.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-Minister
Depuy de LONE, OF Spain, says thst the
report of the killing Of Captain Campos,
said to be the son of General Campos,
IL without foundation, as Is also the re-
port coming via Tampa that a sangui-
nary battle was fought ON the 18th In
which many were killed.
VI am surprised" said he, ''st the
Systematic manner in which thi. pro-
pagands of misinfoTmation Is sent out
from the centers Of Cuban sympathy
Tampa, Key West, Jacksonville,
Gainesville and Nassau, Bermuda.
Here is great public question on which
the facts, II known, would permit the
public to form their Judgment. But
these centers keep furnishing reports of
bloody battles and the killing of
generals, although no suoh battles or
casualties occur.
The reports show on their face that
they have been manufactured. One of
them took the account OF battle which
occurred In the American civil war and
lifted n.alleged Spanish and Cuban de-
tails. 1t Is referred to Company A..
Company b, etc.. although the Spanish
l6Gt6r9.
The report came recently that "a we'll
known Spanish general had been killed.
de WAS relative Of one of the officials
OF the legation, 80 INQUIRY was made at
Havana as to the report The answer
came quickly that the officer was we'll.
he had not even participated in an en-
gagement.
I'm the Tampa report of to-day that
CaptaiR Campos, SON OF the general, Is
killed, this same clumsy invention "a
evident. General Oampos has no son
with him who Is captain. The SON
with the general Is not military man.
but Ia serving as a private secretary.
The other, who is g military man, la a
lieutenant, not captain, and he is far
from General Campos' Headquarters,
And yet 1t Is said that the military son
was killed while with his father.
These centers also send reports which
ignore the geography of Cuba. A leader
is given at one point to-day and the
next day he ia given as leading
charge at another point several hun.
dred miles away. The Cuban aRitators
are also in the habit OF giving the same
engagement from several different
points. Tampa will tell the story OF q
battle. Next day Gainesville furnishes
another report of the same battle. Then
1t comes from Jacksonville, and little
later from Nassau, 80 that the fighting
ls made to serve for several weeks.
This is is being done system atically by
the persons interested in giving fcti-
tious impor lance to5the trouble. But IL
Is only fair that the public should un-
derstaud the motives which impel Tho
selies of hoax battles"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-25
THE TKI-ooLLEGIArE RACE.
Columbia Wins With Ease; Cornell Wa,
second-Pennsylyania Not In IL.


PoUeHKEEpsIE. N. Y, June 24.-Ool-
umbia this evening won with ease the
tri.collegiate' race between Colum bis,
Cornell and the University of Pennsyl,
vania postponed from Saturday. The
boys from the metropolis are jubilsnt.
Pennsylvania was never in the race and
the favorite Cornells, though rowing q
plucky, logged race, lacked the speed
OF the winners. The crowd present was
big one, the water was In fine chape
ana the race passed of very SUCCESS.
fully. Last week Cornell was q hot
favorite st odds 3 to /.
The race was started by the word
from the referee at $3.50 p. m. Cornell
got the water first with crisp three
strokes, but lost it almost before it
could be detected by spectators. Col.
umbis, who had taken.the water second
with surging strokes, at AZ, pulled her
nose to the fore. Pennsylvania and
Cornell rowing nose and nose.
In the first quarter of the second mile
there nams clear daylight between
Columbias rudder and Cornell's bow,
while Pennsylvania WAS q full length
behinh Cornell.
Columbia entered the third mile hf.
teen seconds ahead of Cornell, while
Pennsylvania was third by thirty sec
onds. The third mile was finished at
1909 o'clock and Columbia shot under
the bridge for the home mile. Cornell
lost ateaduy but slowly. An eighth of
q mile below the bridge with the lead
ers twelve boat lengths in advance,
Pennsylvania WAS swamped by the chop
OF the tide assisted by the wash of the
referees boat, (which pushed past Penn
sylvania to follow the leaders to the
finish.
In the last eighth Columbia spurted
to forty strokes, finishing FIVE lengths
ahead Of Cornell, while tug at the
same moment was rescuing the Penn
sylvania eight, who had sunk In their
shell waste deep in the river before aid
reached them. The race was rowed In
21:90, minute and ten seconds below
the New London record.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-25
JOHN N. AA1NEN DEAD.
Old Resident OF Botetourt Passes Away at
Denver

Oid Resident OF Botetourt Passes Away at
Denver
Information WAS received In Roanoke
yesterday to the effect that Mr.. John
Neville Ammen died at Denver, Colo,
Sunday night. The cause of death was
heart disease and dropsy. Mr.. Ammen
leaves two brothers and two sisters,
namely, D. X. and G. W. and Miss Cas-
sic and Miss Matte. He was also q
: brother-in-law of Mr.. J. A. Tim berlake.
Mr.. Ammen was born in Bosetour.
county about fifty years ago. He clerked
for awhile at Bonsacks for Bonsack &
kizer, but went to Denver, Colo, in
1872. He did not remain In Denver
long, but went into the Black Hills,
where he prosuected for gold.
Being unsuccessful In this ventura he
returned to Denver, where he estab-
lished very prosperous laundry busi-
ness. About five years ago he was
compelled to sell out on account of ILL
health and he took trip to Texas IN
the hope that 1t would prove beneficial
to him.
Mr.. Ammen came East in June, 1883.
and married Miss Minnie b., daughter
OF Mrs. E. o. Blocher, Of this city.
Three children have blessed the union,
two OF them being dead. The other, q
son, is but few days old Mr.. Ammen
wsa an officer In the Lutheran church
at Denver and was one OF the most con-
sistent members of that BODY. His
many Christian virtues won him hosts
OF friends, who will truly mourn his
demise. The remains we're inferred at
Denver
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-25
Prominent BicyclIsts Suspended.

New YORK, June 24.-Walter G.
Sanger. OF Milwaukee, Wis, and W. P.
Sims, OF Washington, D. c., two Of the
most prominent class B bicyclists in
America, were to-day suspended for
thirty days from all races. Walter
Sanger is reported to have said that he
will Immediately join the profes sional
ranks. The charge against Sims ia that
at tho races at Waltham, Mass, last
week he accepted check in lieu of the
priza won.