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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-08
THE COMET IS COMING
Due to Hit Mother Earth on
March Ia.
9OO,OOO,OOO MILES LONG
It Is Great Big Sand Bank Moving at the
Rate Of !, 100000 Miles Day.
What Will Happen.

Astronomers and scientists in general
are trying to figure out what will happen
to this little earth of ours Saturday,
March Ia, next. If they know what they
are talking about, that day should be
red letter one in the worlds history. They
claim that great big comet is going to
smash into us. Whether it will knock
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-08
ORLEANS ON DECK AGAIN
The Young Duke Is Looking
ThroneWardS.
R0YALISTS ARE AT WORK
Prepared to Take Advantage of Any Shift in
the French Political Situation-His
Peculiar Engagement,

According to some foreign politicians
France is approaching crisis A crisis
in France means history. And it is his
tory of the dramatic kind, for the French
seem unable TO do anything of import
ance without throwing in a heavy color
ing of the theatrical. Some of the royal
lists in France claim that the republic is
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-08

Be careful whom you employ to prune
your orchard. Tie a piece of chalk to
stick and mark, for cutting out, az
branches that rub and cross each other
Prune the orchard each season. A little
at time Is the best rule.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-04

struck against what ho supposed to
be o storehouse floating among the
waves, and his body was tumbled over
and over three or four times. he at
tempted to reach the surface OF the
water, but lumber and debris kept
him down. he concluded, therefore,
that his only chance was to keep as
composed as possible, and holding his
breath be remained under the water
for what seemed q space of FIVE
minutes After that he ives able to
get his head over the surface and
breathe three or four times. Again a
big building drifted toward him, but
as he had no power to buffet with the
waveshe addressed himself to husband
ing what was left of his strength At
last he could no longer hold his
breath, and had to swallow the salt
water. The act was followed by loss
of consciousness. The next thing he
knew was that people we're talking in
his vicinity, and opening his eyes be
found himself in a temple of Kuii,
about two and a half miles away from
the inn whence he had been swept.
He was told that his body had been
found amongst mass of lumber, and
extricated with difficulty.
An official report OF the effects of
the tidal wave has been issued as fol-
lows:
"0n the 18th inst. the weather was
misty from morning and the Their
mometer fuctuated between eighty
and ninety degrees Fahrenheit, about
ten degrees higher than in ordinary
years People suffered much from
this unusual heat, bat did not think it
particularly strange, the weather be-
ing generally tickle in the Baiu (spring
rain) season. The 18th, coinciding
with the May festival, according to
the old calendar, feast Was held in
every family, and the hours were pass
ing merrily, when, at dusk, repeated
shocks of earthquake we're felt, and
at about s o'clock in the evening a
sound as if made by the firing of big
cannon was heard from the direction
of the sea, off the coast of Higashi Hei
district Such a sound from the sea
not being uncommon, the inhabitants
did not pay much attention to it,
thinking that it might be caused by
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-04

Thomas D. Mckay, for two years
past General Passenger Agent Of the
Central and Union Pacific Railroads
at Yokohama, arrived on the steamer
China for a short vacation trip. He
has travelled on three different oc-
casions this year through that portion
of japan recently devastated, and in
talking about the remarkable seismic
disaster he said:
"The earthquake affected fully $50
miles, of the coast line. A great wave
rolled inland and wrought havoc to
many villages and their Inhabitants.
Fishermen FIVE miles out at sea we're
unframed and returned at night TO
find their towns destroyed and homes
wiped out OF existence. The great
loss was IN the Miyagi, lwste ard
Aomori procedures. In the Aomori
country eight towns we're badly ruined,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-04

earthquake shocks while sitting ia q
room Of tho inn, aud observed with
surprise that though objects suspended
-as lampa-did not oaoilliaio much,
the shock ho himself experienced was
quito considerable AZ abont ten
minutes past s p. M be heard a noise
outside like tho crack Oh pistol,
which was followed hyo minutes later
by rumbing sound, resembling tho
explosion Of a steam boiler. Tho LAT.
ter sound came evidently from tho
direction Of the eca. At the same time
an up aud down motion Of the ground
was felt, at first somewhat feebly, but
gradually growing in intensity. Con-
GLIDING that something extraordinary
was about 10 happen, be rose hastily
and prepared to leave the house
just at this moment anumbor Of sheds
on the beach we're struck by the waves,
and amid 90 appalling din their ruins
were swept forward into the street.
Mr.. Sakai rushed from the house, but
the night was 30 dark that he could
not decide whittier to Ay, During q
moment Of hesitation hugh billowa
overlook him and swept him away.
AS be was being swept on his head
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-04

with great loss of life. In the Iwate
section fully thirty-one towns we're
devastated, and in the Prefecture of
Miyagi almost eighteen towns or
hamlets.
"Of course, the survivors all have
strange and interesting stories to re-
late. One man ] heard say that he
saved his life by running up to the
top OF mill. His friends were en-
quilted ny running in their fright to-
wards the beach. He says the first
shock he felt was slight and he paid
put little attention to it. Then q big
wave started to come inland. In half
an hour the damage was done and the
waters were back to their usual level
again. He thinks the big rush of water
proper did not last over FIVE or six
minutes, and it was accompanied by
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-04

riches take wings and dy away those
children Of the rich viii bo utterly
helpless
The trouble with me now is that / am
tho only boy about the house and my
legs don't obey mo with that alacrity
they used %. / ioll up The steps this
morning with au armiul OF sGovo wood.
but IL Is better 90 iall up than down.
Tho COW didont come home last night
aud eur little grandchild said She
feokoned sho was in the woods trying
to Gud calf "Who said SOP" asked
"Sicily told nae So, b" she said, "aud 1
wish sho would find one. A pretty it
tlo white one ora brown one would do"
That COW has got over the dead line
I'll bet aud some farmer has taken her
mp, and IL will cost me a dollar b get
her back. Now, II / had a boy / could
send him after her, but they oil de-
serted as long ago. II we had life 10
live over again We wouldont raise boys.
They go too far away. would like q
little grandson 10 run about and wait on
me, but theroisnons within reach. Our
grandsons are mostly girls, and they
are good children and comfort us all
they can. I've planted some popcorn
for them, and we will have some fun
this winter. ] was reading the other
day about happiness, and the writer
said there was no such thing as pres
ent happiness, that when we are young
it 10 just ahead of us, and when we are
old it is behind us. There is a good
deal Of melancholy truth in that but
it is not wholly true. It depends on
how a man schools himself to bear the
ills of lie. He can be happy if ho
will or he can make himself miserable
by brooding over little troubles. The
world is bright and beautiful and full
of blessings to those who try to see it
SC. So let Mrs. Minis stay away if
she wants to and let the old COW keep
on hunting for a calf and We will still
be calm and serene BILL ARP in At
lanla Constitution.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-04
LondOn an OrerrrowdotI CitY

Arthur Clayden, lecturing in Lon
don, stated, as a startling fact, " that
of the $50, O0O,O 900 inhabitants of IL, :
100000 square miles of the British
Empire, no fewer than $40, 900, 600
are crowded upon the 121, 600 square
miles of the United Kingdom and the
limited area of British India. Nearly
40,000,000 people are packed like
ssrdines on $4,000 square miles,
while on the 5000, 900 square miles OF
Australasia there are fewer that 1000
600 inhabitants. On the area which
constitutes the Metropolis, although
only a four-thousandth part of the
size OF the seven colonies of Austral-
asia, there are over a million more
people than are to be found in the
whole of those vast areas.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-04
TO GREET Ii HUNG CHANG.
President Cleveland VIII Welcome
the chinese Ylceroy. 8

President Cleveland VIII WeAcona9
the Chinese Viceroy,
The following program respecting
the visit Of the Chinese yiceroy, Ii
lung Chang, has been announced by
Secretary of War Lamont:
Earl Ii Hung Chang, special smbas-
sador from the emperor Of China, will
arrive in New York by the steamship
St. Louis on Friday, August %. Ma
ior General Thomas II. Ringer, U. s.
A., commanding the department Of the
east, who has been designated by the
president to act as his representative,
will meet him on his arrival and escort
MIN with a detachment of the Sixth
regiment, United States cavalry, to
The Waldorf hotel, where he will re-
main during his stay in New York as
the guest of the nation. The state de-
partment will be represented by W.
W. Rockhill, first assistant secretary
,of state. General Ruger will attend
the viceroy during his sojourn in this
country, and will be in charge of all
arrangements pertaining to his vssit.
The president of the United States,
who is to be in the city as the guest of
ex-Secretary of Navy William G.
Whitney, will receive the special am
bassador at Mr.. Whitney's residence
on the day following his arrival, the
secretary OF state, the secretary of the
treasury, the secretary of war and
possibly other members Of the cabinet
being present.
On Sunday a visit will be made to
General Grants tomb at Riverside.
Monday will be spent in trip to the,
military academy at West Point by the
United States steamship Dolphin and
sail under the Brooklyn bridge and
up the East river. On Tuesday the
party will be entertained at lunch by
representative business men of New
York and later in the day an opportu-
nifty will be given the Chinese resi-
dents of the city to meet the earl by ar
rangements of the Chinese consul.
Wednesday will be occupied by visit
to Brooklyn on the invitation of the
mayor of that city, and in the evening
the viceroy will be rendered n review
by the Seventh regiment in its armory.
On Thursday the party will go by the
Pennsylvania railroad to Philadelphia,
where suitable entertainment will be
provided, and Friday and Saturday
will be spent in Washington and Sun,
day at Niagara Falls, where the vice
roy will be met by representatives of
the Canadian government, who viii
escort him to Vancouver, from which
port he will sail for home.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-04
WAVE OF DEATH
DETAILS or TnE TIDE THAT
SWEPT NORTHERN JAPAN.
Some $1,000 Persons Were Killed
aud 5000 lnlured-W Whole
Towns ami villages
Swept Away

THHE story Of tho tremendous
tidal wave that swept the
northern shoreo Of Japan and
q caused the loss Of some %, 900
lives on June Is IL told in full detail Ia
the adyices recently received At San
Francisco by tho Pacific Mail steamer
China. The hrat reports we're not OK.
aggerated, and 10 addition to the loss
OF life there we're over 5000 persons
seriously wounded and 10 bod condi-
tion owing TO the destruction Of hos
pital facilities aud medical storea
The damage 10 property is enormous.
and ia roughly estimated in the OH
cial report at nearly 100000 yen.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-04

terrific noise. Following the first big
wave there was a second one not SO
large, but he thinks it made fully as
much noise.
Mr.. Sakai, an assistant expert of
the Iwate Local Office, was one Of
those saved. A report submitted by
him to the local Governor graphically
describes what he had to endure. On
the fateful evening be was lodging in
an inn at Kuji He felt number Of
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-04

men-of-war practicing gunnery. Only
few minutes hal elapsed when a
seismic wave suddenly rolled IN with
terrible force, and towns and villages
along the coast. through a distance of
IT'S miles, we're inundated. In mo-
meut men, cattle, buildings, ships,
etc., we're almost entirely swept away,
so that towns which had been thiekly
populated only the day before we're
turned into sandy wastes, Corpses
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-04
Remarkable Cabbages.

A favorite industry of the Channel
Islands is the raising of csbbages to
great heights to make canes OF their
stalks These readily sell to visitors,
who buy them as mementoes, paying
all the way from twelve cents to $l.25
apiece. Some of them are twelve feet
high, and have a diameter Of SIX
inches at the base,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-04
Watch Factorles shut Down.

The O'Hara dial factory at Waltham,
Mass, employing over 400 hands, has
closed for an indefinite period. The
Boston Manufacturing Company's
plant, employing 1000 hands, has
also closed for five weeks, and the
American Watch Company has decided
to continue the shutdown of its big
factories. Lack of business is the
cause assigned.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-04
Houses
Washed
Total. ss,@5

The damage to boats and fishing
gear, that we're washed away or de-
stroyed by the big wave, is estimated
at $50, 900 yen in Miyagi, $40, 600
yen in Iwate and 10000 yen In
Aomorl, all in round numbers. If to
these figures be added the damage to
cultivated fields, to houses and the
loss of other valuables as we'll as cash,
tho whole must reach very large
figure, The fishing industry alone in
each Of the three districts produced
over 800, coo yen a year on the aver
age, aud this has been seriously Grip
pied, especially in Iwats, owing to the
destruction of the fishermen and their
implements.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-04
PREFERRED grave TO ALTAR.
Miss Douglas Suicides Rather Than
Become Bride.

On the eve Of her wedding, which
was to have occurred Sunday, Miss
Amanda Douglas, daughter of Prator
Douglas,a farmer living near McMinn-
vile, Tenn, committed suicide by
shooting herself.
Some slight disagreement with her
afianced over the wedding arrange
ments led to the deed. She was
beautiful and popular young woman
and will be buried in her bridal dress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-22
WELLESLEY.

Welcsle, Masn June 2l.-The reception 10 the
seniors which took place In the Stone Hall phrloTs
last evening marked the beginning ~ commence
ment week. President Irvine and Mrs. fanlin" A
Durant received. and a larso number %; relatives
Of the seniors were present. Tho Rev Or. Henry
DYKE. Il New-York. preached tho hacrasau-
rcate sermon in tho chapel this morning. ON Mon
dAv afternoon the usual Gcc and Banjo club con-
cert Will take place. and Monday evening the
commencement concert VIII H. gwen ny the Ger
mania Orchestra - Boston. The commencement
exercises viii be- held Tuesday afternoon. begin
ming az 3 O'Clock Professor Albert Bushnell Hart.
of Harvard University will deliver an address on
The True American" after which viii follow tho
presentation %, diplomas by President Irvine. Al
the collation. Immediately iollo@.nS these ,N"''ls'~'
toasts VII he gwen by several distinguished guests
reception az College Han VIII cos" me events q"
commencement day.
Wednesday june a. III reserved FOR the alumnac
exercises. The classes ~ -, ~ -. ~ 81, US ana
o'clock the alumnac dinner will be served ~ college
Hall d!ninE-roon
Tho seniors came 10 chapel Thursday morning
for tn. lnst time wearing their and gown aud
nowors. r. tho evening they drove 20 IA" Wool
land Park Hotel. At Auburniale distance OF eight
miles. where supper was served.
Examinations closed Thur'iay noon. and nearly
all Of the under class students left thai dHy 10
make way for the alumnac. The New-Nork AMI
chicago express trains made special stops at
Wellesley to drc0fninOiat" the hundf'lt or Atul'' :
eOuc south and west.
At a mass meeting OF the students held Wednes-
day afternoon Miss Mary f. Haskell. a. nas elect
ed president ~ the new social cub the "lfarn
Swallows" Miss Edna Patterson. '9s vice president
Miss Maude r. McClary ~. secretary. Mis- Ethel
wyn Grcnol. 9s. treasurer. and Miss Rachel ).
New bedford was chosen president Of the Agora
Society for 1897 at recent meeting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-22
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER'S

Interest the last week has centred on the resul,,
OF the examinations as shown forth In the lists NJ
prize-wnners announced on the prize nights OF the
various departments
On Wednesday evening the thrtv-seyenth cam
menccment OF the preparatory department was
held, and vocal and Instrumental music exhibitions
Of drill and elocutonary selections made nm a.,
interesting and enjoyable entertainment 7, endc,
with four tablcaus. Defence OF the Last Rcf,g. ."
The Dying Leader" defending the Flag and
THE Salute Of tho Flag" The Merry your,
sers. chorus composed by T. T. Scot, : !
project OF the department. was produced snd
heartily applaudcd. The annual distribution 81,
prizes was then held. the Rev. T. T. Mummy {
president OF the college. distributing the pr.m,r,s
The chief honors were carried OF by Iohn .
TreaRr. who won class honors in the first cl,ss
besides the gold medal for Christian doo,r,ro 49,,
the prizes for elocuiion and spelling Edward
penma nship ana class standing William U I,i,
the highest average Of the school as - -,'.'!
and three special prizes - - ''i
On Thursday night the college theatre vy,s an,
the occasion OF the annual distribution -, ,rin
70 the students Of the senior classes OF rho cri
included essay by Matthew 7 Riiev ~ m
original poem by Francis :. Cannon ~ n '. on
mental music by James V. Lewis. sc ana viii ~
J. Swain. a. and selections by the coleg. nrrh.s
ira. including the college march. conducted bv too
composer. konoco The Rev T T. Mummy dis
trihuted the premiums. the chief prize yynn.rs ho
ing:
Collegiate pepartment-Junor Ghetoric) Forbes
j. Holland. Alfred +. V. Brennan. Matthew I Riley.
sophomore (A). Traugott F. Keller: sophomore fB,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-22
DREW LADIES' SEMINARY.

Carmel y. Y. June 1.-THE thirteth annual com
mencement exercises closed last Wednesday. Sun
day morning. June H. the baccaisureato sermon
was preached by the Rev. Or. Frank Mason North.
OF New-YOrk. In the evening Mrs. Margaret Bot
tome founder OF the order OF the Kings Daughters
delivered add .ess 70 the students Monday even
ing the commencement concert was given by Miss
Geraldine Morgan. Paul Morgan and Ericsson +
Bushnell all Of New-York Tuesday evening tho
reception given by President Yeager and the faculty
was largely attended. The graduating essays were
read Wednesday morning in the Smith Memo
rial Hall. Fourteen young women received diplo-
Miss Nellie Edna Johnson Of Elnra. y y.
was salutatOrian ana Miss cherrie French Of Wa
terbury Conn. was va.odictorian The department
Prize was awarded to Miss Mary y. Cookingham. Of
Red Hook y Y, vocal muric prizes given to
Mi; Lizzie May Phillips. rurdy's, y. Y. and Miss
Louise Bates NeW-YOrk city. and the eiocutlon
pIizes 10 Mss Mary Ida Palmer, Carmel. n Y. and
Miss Florence simpson. OF Ncw-Yori city Tho
speing prize went 10 Miss y y Phelps OF Sims
bury, Conn. ana the prize for the best delivery OF
commencement essay 10 Miss Allie North. OF Kings
ton. y. V
The new gymnasium wss formally opened at 3
Mss Marie Learned, Of Hartford, Conn; Mcssrs.
New-York CITY; The Rev. Thomas Bond of Miller
ton Falls. ~ Y. made brief practical addresses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-22
( DEDICATION ANNITERS1Rl.
THE HISTORY OF THE SPRING STREET PRES
BYTERTAN CHURCH RECALLED.

The Spring Street Presbyterian Church celebrated
Yesterday the sxtieth anniversary OF the dedica'o'
Of It's present building At the morning services w"
pastor the Rev 4. Woodruff fIalsey was assisted
by the Rev DR.. William Aikman. Of Atlantic CHy'
who was pastor Of the church from 1869 to 1872 ana
by the Rev James Hunter. Among the congregd-
ton were several persons who were present al inc
dedication 4 special communion service was he'u
in the afternoon and in the evening there was re-
union of old members. who recalled the cary ods :
the church and OF It's struggles "hiie "'"c' '''e
burden OF heavy debt.
Mr. Halsev preached "A historical sermon. He
told Of the organization OF the church on May ..
ISL and traced It's history from the time OF the
purchase o. the land on which the church STANDS
from the Trinity Corporation in 1901 when SprlnS-st
was in the country. Samuel DSgood, Henry Rutgers
J. r. b. Rutgers and John Mills. OF the Wall Street
Church. founded the Sprng-st. church. Ihey palu
As35 90 for the ground and the first building cost
so 5,7 3d. The church started its career with Il
debt Of nearly 5000 The Rev. Or. Matthew La hue
PerrIne. of South Hanover, y. J.. was the hrst
pastor He obtained gift OF $50 from the trustees
TO Remove himself and his family to New-York Mr..
Halsey came from the same place. ana the expenses
incident his transfer were less than '~cents
on July n lS25 under the leadership Of its second
pastor the Rev. Dr. Samuel Hanson Cox. the church
moved to Ltight and Varck SITS. where 1t punt a
new house and changed its name to that OF the
Laight Street Presbyterian Church. considerable
opposition was developed 10 the 'HliS' ana 49,
conservative party reOrganzed tn" Old church. Inc
Laight-st church did not prosper, ana was us
solved by the Presbyiery on October 49, ls'3
lJr. Cox and Dr. Ludlow. one OF his Successors
advocated the abolition of slavery. ana IN ~" te
Spring st church. then frame building. Wa "a
tackled 10y an angry mob. The Nativhdl 'sidth
under colonel Stevenson, called oHt 10y MtFor
Lawrenc". dispersed the mob \ year lat'r naViiis
raised si0oe. thc church resolved 20 tear down .tc
old hui.luG ana erect more spacious one ne
nov bullnz va. dedicated June u. 1896 IN lN2 the
church was more than S-nwD in debt. The Thir-
f-rnfh Street Presbyterian 'nHrch h"i ms Ntl'
deeds ana the sale II the property under foreclosure
proceedings wA- advertised on Aprl =. lot5 Inc
necessity for the sale aNertei hN tn" 'N"I.lpHS
OF tne board OF trustees. who obtained h"lp rom
outside sources. and hy February. No. aided 10y
s.ff- from william h. Dodge. \ X W"im"rr. John
\ Spraguc and ,there. th" entire drpt Was It'.
Tho church. howct'r. roma. ned non
until $50 Sine, then All it, Indebtedness mas Derh
cleared Of. and IL De- now free ana clear
During ifa eighty five years OF existence IN"
Sprlns-sf church has hal eleven pastors and a
total membership % TO. The cost 81 its mainte-
malice has been about i-.N.s'l