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Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-09

At o'clock this afternoon Miss Mary
Field and Mr.. Bower Bridgeford will be
married at the Sixth and Prospect Chris
tian church, Rev. DR.. George H. Combs
officiating. Miss Clay Field will be maid
of honor, and Mr.. ]. P. Withers, best man.
Miss Berta Richardson will sing a solo,
and Mrs. Ella Cady Daniels will play Men
delssohn's wedding march as the bridal
party enters, and the march from "Lohen-
grin" as they leave the church. Ushers will
be Mr.. r. W. Hickman, Mr.. Bryson Jones,
Mr.. A. E. Shure and DR.. Gossett, of In
dependence. The bride and groom leave
this evening for an Eastern trip. They
will be at home to friends at 2627 East
Sixth street, after December %.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-09

PittsburC Coal and Coke Company makes
q specially OF Cherokee coal. See them for
prices. Tel 26q5. Office l0lS " Y. Life bldg.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-09
Shouldn't Wonder.

Merchants and customers frequently overheard
mark Il wonder how that Nebraska sell stuff cheap
We often wonder how the other fellows get much
do for the things People used wonder how
long before we'd where the other fellows had
en- Now folks wonder when we're going stop low
ering them for selling goods lower than did
SON. and each since earth have sold
stuff generally lower than did the season preceding So
concerned we'd rather get for goods
every have plenty of work and plenty money
buy with but just long Nebaska money will buy goods
lowered prices just long will Nebraskas prof
by the conditions Cothngdom conditions have been
peculiar you could always buy cheap black suits but buy
black suits cheap-cheap enough to cause commenthas
only recent experience. Today-most excellent pure
worsed for s675, the best made and
So and middle grade 50 and IS cheap
coment-when very long ago took
ty hundred dollars buy the middle grade Most
cellent All Wool Cashmere Suits at Black Chevot
Suits So $500 $5.75; Fancy Cashmere Suits $500
S. So Is and $3.50 and the fine Fancy Worsed Suits
So 90 and $1,000 low that shouldn't wonder if
they'd struck bottom-shouldn wonder good time
to dress up for that holiday trip.
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03

Mss Merle Lily gave pedro party
Tuesday night n honor OF her three
guests from Cad:2. the Misses Kate Ad-
ans, Hettie Kirk and Martha Stultz.
The honOrS of the conflict were carried
of by Nose Ell.ken and Miss S,ul,z.
Mr. Fred Elsiager and Mrs. Eliza
Scots We're united in marriage Septem-
Der Isl. by Esquire Frank 5. Mason. The
ceremony was performed in the par,0r
Of the Hotel Anderson before few
guests.
The Marietta baseball team took din
ner Yesterday at the Anderson on thetr
way on, to Blrnesyi,le, where hey were
20 play a game of ball in the afternoon.
David Black, Of GAINESVILLE, and d. H.
AIil,igan, Of ST. Ci2irsviHe, were guests
at the Globe Hotel yesterday.
The pension board Of surgeons was in
session in Beliaire yesterday.
Several of the F'i;toa family viii al
tend the funeral of George Murray, a
cousin, in Wheeling to-day at 10 a. n.
Tonight Will be very interesting
time with the big Bryan silver club in
the city hall. Young Stevenson, a Re
publican, will give an interesting talk:
also other speakers viii be present, and
a lively two hours Will be spent.
Several members of Spangler Post and
Relief Corps will attend the Musical
Union picnic to-day. The giri's drum
corps will be in the lead of the parade.
A PorterfeId. the Register CORE
spondent for Bellaire, Will leave to-
morrow afternoon for Worcester. Mass,
20 attend the National Council o. l. a.
VI.
This morning work begins on the new
soap factory 70 repiaceJhe one burned.
The new building will be two story
one and larger.
Mrs. Henry Hill has been IN poor
health since Christmas, and does not
seem 10 improve AT this time she -
confined to her bed at hsr home on
Central avenue.
Mrs. James Fitton has returned TO
her home after a happy summer spent
ouc at EpwCr;h Park
The water works force are cleaning
the reservoir.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03

Word was received here Yesterday
morning from Washington. Pa, stating
.hat Granville Phillips. former young
man of this place, had died o. typhoid
fever. The many friends CT the deceas-
81 were greatly panied at hearing such
sad news for he was one Of the best and
well liked young men Of this place. He
had just finished q course at The Wheel
ing Business College. and had gon to
Washington. where he was working IN
The clerical depar ment of the tin works
at that Place The funeral arrange
men,S could net be gotten YESTERDAY.
bu; the body VII probably be brought
here for burial
Yesterday morning At 1 o'clock ChaS.
Mckinley. an old and highly respected
citizen of n ewes, End. died after four
yars suffering with drOpsy. The de-
ceased for many Gears was check weigh
man at the Wheeling Greek coal mines.
Charles Greer spent yesterday at the
S.. Ci3rSvil,a fair
Samuel Gifin has returned home from
a several days visit .. Scotch Ridge.
Mrs. J. c. Dent returned home yes
terdav 'r0m n visi. TO Warrington, W.
Va. wiki relatives.
4 number of young folks Of this
place went up to the Sister Island yes
te-day.
Miss Annie Oxa7bein spent yesterday
a the ST. Clairsvil.e fair.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03
TIE REGISTERS NEWS SERVICE.

TUE REGISTERS NEWS shN' = r.
Yesterday $ Res's'er s'@a0S "''NOu' =
parallel among elmer rs 'o'''I 'oi-' ~
por2T-es or among 'ile more pi 'e'i Jus
papers GU, Oh 'o"n III c-''SS W. 'ie
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@t'2i"-ns 10 is III POI --'',' '''''' - 90
and pay -AS Spec-3' a.,7'i ''o-. 10 '.-e --," >
Oh our own . ''' ana '.ii-'''''' - -,
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03

The B5nwood and Bellaire Bridge
Company, which contemplaies the cree
tion OF a bridge between the TWO places
named, has been confronted with a ser
ious obstacle for several weeks jast,
which, however. as a director expressed
himself Yesterday, has been solved.
The surveys have all been made and
the piers located, with the exception Of
the permanent location Of the approach
on the Bella.re side. The survey OF this
approach is near or abou, the Meyers es-
tate. adjoining Wyrick's pharmacy, On
Belmont street. In order 10 lOca,e on
Belmont str Ell the company desired the
Meyers properly, which the owners val
ued al $4,000, and will not come down
q penny. causing q serious obstacle tCr
The Company 10 overcome, as they de-
clare the property is no, worth ceat
more than $1,000, and is greatly over
rated.
After a careful review Of the survey
1t has been discovered that the Company
mas enough properly in It's possession
al present 10 make th5 approach without
Che Meyers estate, and il will use The
present location, his not including the
Meyers property.
The Company has everything in fair
shape at present and will in q few days
apply 10 Mr. Anton Reymann for the
right TO erect their approach over the
buildings owned by him. The directors
do not anticipate any trouble in this
instance, as ,hey regard Mr. Reymann
as a business man who will no. only
consen; to their request, bu, would aid
in case of such being needed
As 20 the BenWOod approach it will
be located in B5nwocd proper within
easy access for pedestrians and team
s,ers. but the exact location OF
ground mas nc, We. ben given ou..
From present Indications work may
not be t3l0e up until The opening Of
spring, as the Company would be cen
fron,ed with floods, exc. during the Win
ter, which would no, perm, any work
on the piers during the uncertainty of
the stage Of the water in the river.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03
SISTERSVTLLE.

SistsrsyiYe, ". Va, September q
Joe Magner returned to-day from a rip
TO Wheeling.
Mrs. J. r. and R. A. Frame went to
New MardnsviiIe last evening to visi.
relatives.
T. J. Campbell was in Parker55urg
last night.
Walter Moore, of ths Ohio River rail-
road, is in Wheeling.
G. B. Siemaker went down the river
this morning.
John O'Hara returned to-day from
Waverly.
Foz,er Mitchell. of the OIL Well Sup
ply Company, was in Marietta last ev5n-
ing
". and Mrs. A. c. Jackson returned
yesterday from Angelica, y. Y.
C. Z. Miller. CITY engineer, went to
Wheeling this morning.
G. II. NesbiJc went 10 Parkersburg
this afternoon.
Hon. W. S ymour Edwards, of Char
lesion who has been here for a few
days. returned home today.
Tim Penwell. of the National Supply
Company. left to-day for Marietta TO
spend his two weeks vacation.
G.. ". Earnes. returned 20 his home.
in Marietta to-day. after sh0r, visit in
this city.
J. c. NIcCua, of the Oxford Oil Com
pany went down the river to-day TO
look after his company's interests.
Exactly IS Sis.ersvtlleans went up %
take in the fair a. New M2rtinsyilla
th.s morning.
+. D. Young. city attcrG-v, went 10
Parke-sburg this afternoon on business.
Nh VI. T. Dryden. the gentleman wao
addressed the Bryan Free Silver Club
last evening. went to New Martinsvil,e
l3is morning. Mr.. Dryden is an e,o-
Quent speaker and made many fr.endh
while in the city.
c. ". Henry. presiden; Of the Henry
OF Company. returned TO Chicago this
morning after looking over his inter
escs in this SsctiOn.
Lee Phillips went 70 Waverly this
morning.
Hon. Perry \. Shanor went TO Wheel
ing this morning.
F. L. Peyton. o. the Ruffner Hotel. at
Charleston. was prominent visitor in
the city to-day.
Charles Dulin went to Charl sion this
afternoon 20 make a BRIEF visit with
home folks.
\. T. CcnToy went to Wheeling this
afternoon.
STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS.
New York. Sep ember 2.-Arrived:
-, r,.-.,,-,,. A-o-, 8, from, premen
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03

numerous as regards the Columbus meet
ing hsIa Tuesday. The press report es-
umaus the attendance ct $4,000, and
states .Aat it was the grsatest meeting
OF any kind ever held in the capital city
Of Ohio. Eyewitness, however de-
clare thai the number present to see and
hear Mr.. Bryan could not possibly have
BEN less than $4,000 or 10000. OF
course. i, IS easy for an inexperienced
eye to grossly 6xaggera,e in one way or
1e other the size Of crowd, but be
tween $4,000 and $1,000 is the estimate
pu- upon the Columbus multitude by sew
eraI SPECIAL correspondents, travelling
with Mr.. Bryan.
The Register makes this statement in
response TO repeated complaints.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03
DIED..

"Wednesday. Scntembor a.
1886. AT o'clock p. m. Marietta. c.tl-i p
of Elijah /. Starkey, aged 81 years j
months and - days.
Funeral notice hereafter
PHIILIPS-At Washington Pa. on
Wednesday. September -d 1895. ar : % c'o..N
a. m. Ira Granville. youngest son Oi JOS
and Louisa Phillips. in the -lth year OK his
age.
Funeral from the residence Of his
parents. at Washington Pa. on Friday
afternoon at o'clock. Interment at
Washington cemetery. Friends OF the
family respectfully invited TO attend.
CRESAP-At her home. at Short Creek,
". Va Wednesday, september = lNp:
AT S.15 "a. m Margaret Whitaker. wife or
james Crcsap. in the 18th year OF her age.
Funeral from the residence Of her
father. A. Q. Whitaker, Woodland Station
Friday at 10 "a. II.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03
WANTED.

y-AvTrD-FOUR BRIGHT LADIES.
fair salary. for 90 days. Address G.. r.,
Register Office. Se'4
WANTED-AN EXPERIENCED E911
or VoiIna woman who can "- ak ready
on small presses. Apply at tn.s Office.
Se3r
WANTED-lol MEN, 80 BOYS AND 40
girls 10 appear in the street scene. OF
PompeH. Apply at Street Ry. Office
Bridge corner. Friday at 100 p. m. SER
vANTED-GIRL FOR GENERAL House
work in small family. Good wages paid
Reference required. Apply ~ 40 Nam
street 81"
WANTED-A GOOD BOY TO WORK N
store. must be a hustler. Apply at the
Racket. lI02 Market street. SER
WANTED-TEN FIRST CLASS SALES
men. can earn $500 per day. Apply be-
tween and II a. Il. 10 (. i. WATT, No.
l00S Main street. City. sells
WANTED-BOARDERS AT No. South
Penn street. 1yWeoA
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03
USED KRAKAUER PIANO CHEAP

Some tine ago we sold a fine upright
Kukausr Piano. in an ebonizsd case. 20
a prominent resident OF this city. VINO.
owing 20 the loss OF his position. is com
PEELED TO part with the instrument. In
order to sell it at once, we offer il for
$3.50 On payments of S25 cash and SO
per month, or $255 cash. The piano is
IN parf.c. condition, having been very
carefully used. and shows no sign Of
wear. L can be seen at cur store. 1910
Market street.
F. W. BANNER G co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03
THAT LONDON FINANCIAL NEWS"
ARrflfI

NvrggfE,
W. ~.~r,+ for the sake Of decency. to
o,e th 5s Ryi'55r W S9H'5 a,noun no as
saca eAs a-o b he newspeip g1c aS S.TjS5
tir9e very f-respectsng Democratic pa
~ -s ..' reference here made IS 10 an alleged
ei.ar from The Lon9o4 Fil -b 1of H,
m5eratic. committee. The arti t,,9 +. Is
IT,. ra. s.e- n $ follows: "Encland's Fear.
10y p,moSragy S F Sq9syEs bs i l iCi
WHEN am should read. II P ,L : n, ,o 10
I,. is l,i News Of March 10 to the effect
that free Si N,,, N M l-ni5ef STATE ana
corr.znudne dgprys.o2 in E9Ela l.- also b.,.
: n, . renee ID, -.'' the gold Standard.
Tae .a.1' t,I, 49, vos "a forgery more
Jhan ,Wo we KS asp ard II ~ has n 9fe4 ,bS 50
sS.-1.- ' .,.i To- nave brought the Regis
ter t2 r,,z2 '1I y ',' forlery ' as it is
To peruetrate ore.-ln-.illgencer. 49,.
[, is q bold oiuH --~- o"' ~ '-0'-
makes here. /, mas Ye' 10 0'l' 40
substantial proof tn@a mere "sS7i ''0--
chat The aforesaid arHcie Is d lo'SsI;
ana this mere assertion Is cN'1l'S -n''''7
by such helpless. su5serVlen'' partisan
end uuscrupu,cus Organs as the W heei-
ing In-elEge1csr. which was guilty OF
circulating f9rgeri5s OF English news
PAPER articles by Wholesale in The last
campaign. An Jh.s. however, is moth
ing whatever 20 the point We can
only say ,ha. the article was telegraph
el in the regular course Of news from
London las, March. and did not attract
muta ac,en.cn at that time, as the Sill
Yer issue was not ripe From hat TACT
We assum It to be authentic. Republic
can papers now declare II forgery
bu, we have only their say-so and
pretended denial from the News '1a
authenticity Of which has nor been eS-
-ablishe3 lt is much more likely no, 10
be a forgery. Bu1 IL matters h,lle ao'u'
the News article as pTeclseIy ,ne same
line OF drsol1eht mas oo'n d" ''''''
English statesmen ana newspapers
Only the o-A-F gay or " imam i'i'
cour.' The Li',''I ''-Oe'' mace =, S.'S.'"
IN "A'eA no 0oJ7''e' 10 i''s S-''' Nc
cause It would cou'peI LuS''"" 10 Jay
,"-ee as m"ca l'r american p''.''0,S
IS l. 10" o,7S "''.'1' '.'9 7'''' '-''''.'''' '''
THAT is .ne MS3t lIl marrow Oh tur
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03

elementary Facts Bearing on the ST.
Yer Question. by joel F. Vale, published
by C.. j. Kelly. OF Denver, and the
Financial Ca,echism.' by J. w. VIII
son. cf Farm. Field and Fireside,' and
published by Howard and Wilson, Chi
.cago. are TWO especially valuable books
of reference on the free coinage side Of
ha financial question.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03
SENT IT TO HIS MOTHER IN GER
MANY

Mr.. Jacob Esbenson, who i IL the en-
pl0y Of the Chicago LUMBER Co. at DsS
Noines. Iowa. says: Il have Just sent
some medicine back my mother in
The Old country. that I kno" from per
soral use - be the best medicine N the
world for rheumatism. having used it
in MY family FOR several years. l. IS
called Chamberlains Pain Balm. ], al
for sale by druggists.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03
KNIVES AND EoRKs-EwINe Bros.
D0GERSS' BEST silver PLATED KNIVES & FORKS
ia NOTHING BETTER NEDE.
EMING Bros. Il 10 NalkeSrest

ant part silver coinage would bear in
liqui5at:ng cur foreign Indebtedness.
The President Of the United States who
signed the bill eight months after did
no. know silver had been demOne,izad.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03
ABSOLUTELY PURE
BUSINESS CHANCES.

HANDSOME PROFITS WILL BE MADE
bv buvng wheat provisions, cotton ann
s-o.k. M nresppt nrires. wr..e i'm mediatelv
for orr new book. speculation, mailed
frce WHEELER, BIRD * CO... Wall s..
NJ V,-. CRY au90. spD3.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03
SUBSCRIBER.

THE Treasury Circular OF July l, 1896,
gives the per capita circulation Of
France. gold 22.19; silver 12.94-JC;al
S513-Ed9
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or SECRET So
cie;les 20 call e. West Va. Printing Co
No. i225 and 1927 Market street AID exam
Inc or samples OF Secret Society address
r.rds. aplSh
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03
TIE NEN DELIAIRE bridge.
The Cause of the Delay in the Prose
cutiOn of the Work.

The Surveys Have All Been Made
and the Piers Located - The
Trouble Has Been With the APP
proach on the Ohio Side, But the
Company Can Get Along With
the Real Estate It Now Has.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03
esMEN WANTED.

SO TO $50 \ MONTH AND EXPENSES
paid statesmen for cigars. experience in
recessary: Standard goods Lite Clerk
cigar machine free % each customer
CHAS. c. BISHOP < CO. 3. Louis, No.
au6Tu. Tn. dos
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03
AGENTS WANTED

AGENTS.. LIFE OF MKGNLEY. 90
Ion PAGES. many full page cneravings.
with life size portrait. BARCLAY & co.
Cincinnati .. au-- U ! n sal
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03
Sis.ersville. w. Va. Sept. ,.
To the Editor Of the Register.

Dear Sir:-Wil you kindly publish
in your next issue what the per capita
circulation of France is as reported in
L. S. Treasury report for July, 1896, and
Obige,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03
Nav ADVERTISEMENT

To LOAN-S6. 10000 N SUNS .
EBSNINE a. ALLISON, 1915 .Ia..
.I.ulper
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03
SOUND
~
MACKEREL AND SBRDlNES

-IN TOMATO SAUCE
Table de.icacies ready for r..e ..'
II. F.HH -r
22I7 VI -...-.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03

STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS.
New York. september 2.-Arrivsd:
Havel. Bremen: A5ch n, from Bremen.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03
BRIDGEPORT.

F. W. BANNER c co.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-10
CUBAN LIBERTY,

At last. at last! Our Congress has
now done the proper thing in the
matter OF Cuba's struggle for indie
%pendencc. While we have not. as was
once said of France, done 1.-THE cor
rect thing at the wrong time" we
came perilously near doing so. This
nations tardy recognition Of the brave
insurgents, and OF their cause, carries
terror throughout the world to the
heart OF tyranny. No military re.
Enforcement could possibly aid the
cause Of Cuban liberty so much as
this complete, though long delayed
v%indication OF her rights at our hands.
The concensus Of public opinion in
every liberty-loving land is, that Cuba
will soon shake off the Spanish yoke.
In America, this wish is father to the
thought, and the victorious Cubans
will soon have their beloved "Cuba
Libre" echoing from the threats of
sixty million American freeman.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-10
- -
OVERWHELMED BY THE WAVE.

Stand from under oh! ye weak
kneed Democrats, we have been as
sailed by a little patent inside" CON-
temporary, who hOldeth forth across
the river at the pleasant little summer
resort OF Ocean Springs.
Had we dreamed for a moment that
our harmless little article recently
published vas to have brought down
upon our devoted head the anathema
and lightning stroke of the gods who
preside over the aforementioned con-
temporary, We might, Though, we are
not much given to caring for the Opin-
ion either of a paper or an individual
when We feel that VIC are conscien-
tiOusly right and, therefore, have the
conviction Of our opinions to sustain
u.s. have been more careful to please
the sensibilities Of said contemporary
In the issuing Of the obnoxious article
in question.
The "Old Reliable" has been too
long established in this community,
and is too well-known-not to say ap-
preciated-by its friends, for US to feel
In the slightest degree ashamed or
fearful OF whatever may appear with
in its columns, this Is a land OF free
man each individual is entitled to his
belief, and, what we grant to others
we demand from them.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-10
DYNAMITE VS.. DREDGE BOATS.


Editor Democrat Star.
Having read with interest the many
different projects to obtain deep water
at P%ascagOula, the writer would re-
specially suggest that the means
adopted by the city Of Brunswick,
Ga, brought to a successful termina'
ton be tried in this port OF rather at
Horn Island pass. AT Brunswick be.
fore operations were commenced the
depth OF water on the bar was from
IS TO IS feet, after about six months
work with few men employed, and
at comparatively small expense, q
depth Of q feet was obtained. The
means adopted were very simple and
also e%ffectual to procure the desired
end.
In view Of the fact that dredges are
very expensive to operate, and that
the formation OF the bar at Horn
Island is OF the same material as that
operated upon at Brunswick, the
writer would suggest that sOme steps
be taken here to obtain like results.
The agency employed was nothing but
dynamite, fired by waterproof fuse
when the tide was running out to sea.
The explosive could he used without
danger, and is the most economical
means that can be employed. At the
place mentioned the bar was about
one-half mile across, at Horn Island
not Over'Onc-quarter mile Is actually
IA hindrance To navigation q channel
could be made about 1870 feet wide
(abOut the width OF the Suez Canal,
and would be sufficient for all pres.
ent needs, and a total of probably lOO,-
600 cubic yards OF sand must be re.
moved to form q good channel, and
accommodate vessels drawing ZIG feet
with perfect safety. q,
At Ship Island the conditions are
entirely different, as the bottom OF
the sea there Is u kind OF clay, very
hard to remove and will not wash
with the tide. The explosive action
OF nitro glycerine, or any OF its com.
pounds Is eXerted when under water
In the direction OF the bottom, and is
so on account OF the uncOmpresSibili.
ty OF water. The explosive being in'
Simultaneous 1t acts On the resistance
OF such substance IS can be com.
pressed, which In this instance Is the
sand and the mud in the bottom.
Each explosion excavates a large
circular hole which can be guagcd by
the lead line as to extent and depth.
At Blossom Rock, in San Francisco
Bay, after the explosion, instead Of
three fathOms there was more water
than in the adjoining channel, and the
dangerous rock was entirely removed
Not being directly interested here,
offer these suggestions, hoping that
the "powers that be" will profit by the
experience OF others who sought t.
attain the same end. VISITOR.