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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05

street. entertained a party of friends at din
ner New Years day.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Murray celebrated the
twenty-second anniversary Of their wedding
Friday evening.
The Boys brigade, Third st. Paul COM
pany, gave social Thursday at the home of
Herbert Cook.
Miss Winnifred Nalty, of Case street, en-
tertained the members of the Social Circle
Friday eve.
Miss Maud Gage was rendered a pleasant
surprise Thursday eve at her home on Men
dota street.
NJ. L. Montgomery, of Case street. sps>.',
the past week at Faribault, returning ,ast
evening.
Mrs. T. Sanders, of Arlington u,nn :.
visiting Mrs A BiebighauS'.., OF Bradley
street.
j. L. Lppey. who las been snepd;pp the
home. -
Mr. and Mrs. A. p. Motif. of De Soto
day.
Miss Jessie Barrett win entertain the Chrys-
anthemum Euchre club next Thursday eve.
The East Side C. L. S. C. met New Years
eve with Miss Carrie Allyn, Of Burr street.
Miss Amy Cotton entertained the daugh-
tiers of the King yesterday afternoon.
Miss Emma Fitzgerald will spend the re-
mainder of the winter in Iowa.
George Fuller and Miss Fuller, of Burr
street, are in Chicago,
Miss Maggie Mitcheson, of Burr street, is
visiting in Winnipeg.
]. H. Cornish returned New Years day
from a trip 20 Ohio.
Miss Eugene Longfeld OF Burr street, is
visiting in st. Cloud.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Farrell have returned
from Hastings
Mrs. William Heath spent part of the week
at Hastings.
Miss Nellie Franklin has returned to North
La Crosse.
vile, Wis.
The Misses Hammond are visiting in the
Mill City.
Miss Lucy Harkins is visiting Miss Mildred
Johnson.
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COMING PLEASURES.

BY far the most interesting event to occur
this month in dancing club circles will be the
hall on the 18th by the newly organized Four
Leaf Clover club composed entirely Of young
ladies' 1t will be the first large leap year
dance given and any young man receiving
St Anthony Hill orchestra has been engaged
for the event. and will render a select pro-
gramme of fifteen dances.
Invitations are out for the fifteenth social
hop to be given by the Central Social club
ON Thursday evening, Jan. t. in Central
hall Seventh and Cedar streets. This will
be the clubs last dancing party this season.
and will undoubtedly be enjoyed by large
number Of the clubs friends
The many friends of the Bon Ami Social
club are getting ready for the first 1896 party
OF Invitations are now being issued. AS usual.
the hall will be especially decorated for this
ball: A choice collation. will be served at
IL: 80.
The popular 1vernas will give their next
dance at Lifts hall Wednesday evening next
The club has recently Increased its member
ship, and as the boys are all representative
entertainers. invitations will, as usual, be at
premium.
The Bonus Tempus Social cluo, formerly
the U. I. D. PleasureS club, will give an
other of its delightful dancing parties Wednes-
day eve, Jan. s, at ODD Fellows hail. Sew
enth and Reaney.
The first social hop Il the Bon Avis will
take place Wednesday evening, Jan. g. at Gar
invitation is extended to all their friends.
The ST. Paul Dancing club will give a mas
querade ball Saturday evening, Jan. IL, at
New Columbia hall, West Seventh and Wal
nut. Prizes will be awarded.il
A basket social will be given JAN 16 by
the ladies Of the Social Heart Society of ST.
Joseph's Parish. 1t will be held in the rooms
of the society.
The Manhattan Pleasure club will give its
/ third dancing party Saturday evening Jan.
IL, at Schultz's hail. Margaret and Forest
! streets.
ST. Luke's Aid Society of St Paul's Church
will meet with Mrs. Brunson 543 Burr street,
Friday, Jan. 10.
A dime social will be given by the ladies
of Garfield W. R. c. at their hall Friday
evening.
Miss Barry will give german for her class
Saturday evening, in the parlors Of the Aber-
The next dance of the Geranium Dry Social
cub will take place at Central hall, Tuesday,
| Jan. z.
| A meeting of the Fairview Literary society
| will be held at Woolsey's hall Monday even
| ing.
The Allegro club will give dancing party
| at Lifts hall Monday evening, Jan. 6.
| leap year party will shortly be given by
| the young people Of Hudson.
| A social hop will be given by the /AdeIphi
| club Jan. Is, at Central hall.
| ]. Remer will give a reception for his pu-
| pills at Central hall Jan. II.
| The Algonquins will gre their next assem-
bly, hall Friday evenig
The Rose Leaf ,Eocial club will entertain
at Central hall 1an IA.
The Misses Gaffney of Euclid street en-
| tertalneH friends from Saltwater last week.
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be given the 18th of January by the membs>.,
OF the Capital City Cycle club at the!p -; -
on East Seventh street. hall'
ca ane Kisses MISS orelle and Ebba p.con Of Chi
anna Barber the past TO- s uests OF MISS
day for their home. Weeks lett Fri
pe dse so chahds Friday evening at St
was JsreeIv ~ the Beneficial Social club
was enjoyI attended. Bishop Gilberts talk
terri Kisses Freeman. OF Bates avenue. en-
lined company Of friends Tuesday ey-
ing IN honor of Mrs. Mckay, of Boston
Inc Ladies Aid Society Of the Atlantic Con-
grreigational Church met Friday afternoon
with Mrs Tracey, of Bates avenue
MISS Phoebe Smith, of Fourth street, en-
tertained company Of friends Wednesday
evening in honor OF her birthday.
Miss Bertha Seeger. Of Mamie strnat on
tertained few friends on Monday afternoon
to celebrate her birthday
MT: and Mrs. Poetz, of Shakopee, are the
Fourth street.
st, Agnes Guild of st. Peters Church will
meet Wednesday with Mrs. II. Eddy, on
North street
The Misses Rife of Margaret street on
tertained few friends at cards Monday
evening
The W: G. T. U. will meet with Mrs. LIE
May, OF 96s East Third street, Friday OF this
IN, n; F: Fiheld. of East Fourth street, is
Mimi.
Miss Ebha Nordstrom, of Euclid street
entertained a few friends New Years even
ing.
The Entire Nous Card club met Friday even
ing with Miss Agnes Hoasten of Bates ave-
nue..
Miss Clare Montgomery. Of CONWAY straet
spent Christmas at Elba Mimi
Mrs. Louis, Of Conway street entertained
few friends Tuesday evening
Ed Fox, Of Northington, Mimi, is visiting
friends the bluff.
Omar Humphrey is visiting at Menononie
Wis.
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WEST SIDE.

On Friday evening Rev. S. G. Arnett. the
pastor OF Bethany Congregational church,
was rendered reception by the members Of
that society
Friday evening the young people of the
Clinton Avenue NJ. e. church rendered re-
ception to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Bell in the par
sonage parlors
The Prospect Terrace Euchre club played
at the home of Mrs. Patrick a. 0Brien and
bid the year Of 1895 bon voyage.
Miss Ruth and Master Edward Hare. Of
Minneapolis, spent the first three days Of the
last week with the Hare family.
Mrs. J. c.. Henderson Of FaFibault is Wis
iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dove. of
East Winifred street.
Mrs. L. r. McDanels, Of Owatonna is the
guest Of her parents, Mr. and Mrs w. n.
Carey, OF the Clinton.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Talboys enter
tanned the sewing circle of the Clinton Ave-
nue. NJ. e. church.
Mrs Peabody and son Douglas, of Star
Prairie. Wis, is the guest Of Mrs. John Dale.
Miss LIE Yegne celebrated the birth OF 's3
by giving large party New Years eve.
New Years eve Mrs. w. r. Shaw rendered
reception to The Thursday Night club.
Last evening the Kas-Kas-Kia Whist club
had for hostess Miss Eva Baer.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. V. l. Dodd and Miss Dodd
have returned from st. Peter.
The Misses Dobsop have returned to Du-
buque to resume their studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. NJ. Jorgted are back from
a holiday visit IN Chicago.
Mrs. Schriber is entertaining her father,
Mr.. Wheat, of lie Sueur.
The Misses Turner gave a large dancing
party New Years eve.
Mrs. J. Mayer has for a guest her niece
from Sioux City, 10.
Mrs. George Holton is the guest of rela-
tiyes in Duluth.
E. D. Thomas has returned from Eau
Claire, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan gave reception New
Years eve.
DR.. and Mrs. H. C. Johnson are back from
Mortified.
Oscar Setter spent the holidays in New
Ulm.
Miss Katie Calvin is back from Belle PLANE.
Henry Norman has returned from Chicago.
Miss Nellie Day is In Belle PLANE. MINI.
Frank wettingale has gone to Duluth.
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MRS. w. d. CORNISH,
MRS. S. Il. DAY,
MRS. CHAS. e. OTIS,
MRS e. Z. HUGHSON,
MRS. a. MUIR,
MRS ii. II. BRILL,
MR.. G. WILLIS,
MRS. GEO. THOMPSON,
MRS. f. DABNEY,
MRS. GEO. p. TUTHILL,
MRS. A. A. CRATSENBERG.
MRS. TREVOR M,CLURG,
MRS. e. c. LONG,
MRS. c. +. MAILER,
MRS. w. Ii. SANBORN,
MRS. Is. J.. G0ODKIND,
MRS. B. C JEFFERSON,
MRS. sAM'L STERNBERG,
MRS. s. A. BEACHER,
MRS. T.. G. HAYNIE,
MRS. III. w. GORTON JR.,
MRS. j. w. LUSK,
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ST. ANTHONY PARK.

On Monday evening a party of young peo-
pie were entertained by Miss Kate southall
at her beautiful home. Those present we're:
Misses Lidgett. Carter, Brill, Blake Polk.
Shaw, Parker, Taylor, Cannon, Sheriff Buck
mart, Heacker, Cannon and the Iessrs
Rogers, Polk, Vaughan, Plant, Clark. Shaw.
Villas, Blake, Crppen, Condit Heacker and
Ed and Carl Taylor. Music was furnished by
Hilyard's orchestra.
Mrs. w. w. Clark gave an informal recon-
ton on Thursday afternoon in honor Of Mrs
kemper. Those present were: Mesdames
Paik, Hill, Eilerbe, Southall, Schuette. VII
tum, Aldrich, De Shane Woodward Merrill
and Meek, and Misses Stein, Polk. West and
Henry.
Miss Gibson, Of Langford Park place. en-
tertained largo party Of young peopIe on
Thursday evening to an Informal dance
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Vittum entertained TO
New Years party large number of young
people from the Park.
G. P. Gibson and family have taken their
abode in the Cavanaugh residence. on Lang
ford Park place west.
A large party OF Park young people are
arranging TO attend the Damrosch grand opera
next week.
Miss Elsinger delightfully."- entertained a
number of friends at her home on New Years
eve.
The dairy school OF the agricultural farm
opened Thursday with large attendance.
Mrs. Walter Hill entertained large num-
Der of friends Friday afternoon.
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Society has not yet developed any
revolutionary transition, as timid
young men suspected might come with
the advent of leap year. The week
has been a busy one, what with the
renewal of old acquaintance at the
holiday reunions when the closest
friendship measures the success of the
ordinary event, rather than studied
brilliancy. But the new woman has
not been conspicuous In the exercise
of her conceded prerogative, and en-
gagement notices are fewer this week
even than ordinarily.
Aside from the many family parties,
there has been the usual large num-
Der of dancing parties, which are in
cident to the passage of the year, and
the demand for dancing floors has
greatly exceeded the supply of really
first-class ones in the city.
For the coming week there are not so
many events in prospect, but with the
many lodge parties occasioned by in
stallations, etc, it seems probable
that the week will be scarcely less
merry than the one just passed.
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NUPTIAL vows.

An event of interest to both st. Paul
and Minneapolis society took place New
Years day, when Miss Lillian J. West,
Of Minneapolis and Dorr T. Smith, su-
perintendent Of the Rapid Transit
company, were united in marriage. It
was a quiet home wedding performed
at the home of the brides parents, 4201
Camden Place, Minneapolis, by Rev. j.
S. Stout. of st. Paul. The bride carried
brides roses and wore her going-away
gown of dark blue broadcloth, trimmed
with tan cloth and sealskin. The bridal
couple left the same evening for a
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BURLINGTON HEIGHTS.

Miss Jennie Southwark, of West St. Paul.
spent Friday night with her sister, Mrs.
George Decks
MIR. and Mrs. John Woodhead leave tomor-
California.
Master Richard Reef entertained quite a
noon.
Mrs. R. Howard Relf entertained friends
delightfully."- at duplicate whist FRIDAY evening
Mrs. L. A. Moore has returned from a visit
to her parents in Wisconsin.
Mr. and Mrs. r. N. Williams entertained
friends Tuesday evening
Little Sydney Morton is very I'll at his
home in Highwood.
r. II. Ref has returned from business
trip to Gladstone.
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Misses Alice and Maud Borup at their home
on Pleasant avenue, where a hundred of
taeir young friends gaily danced the old year
out and the new year in.
Mrs. Ansel oppenheim also entertained Mon
day evening by a box party at the Metrepoli-
tan. The party consisted of Misses Cochran
and Pope and Messrs. Heiion, Cochran and
Oppenheim.
The class Of 'es of the st. Paul high school
watched the passing of the old year at the
nome II Bryan Dorr, on Crocus hill '95
passed merrily out amid music and dancing.
Old, hoary-headed '95 was watched out, and
his youthful successor, Sc, welcomed in by
numerous people in numerous ways.
Mrs. Jacob Schadle of 669 Summit avenue,
entertained her friends at afternoon tea
Saturday.
Miss Furey. OF Summit avenue, entertained
small party OF friends al skating and DANG
ing
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ST. Paul, S0GIAL.

nue., entertained the Kangaroo club Thurs
day night.
Miss Winifred Nally entertained the mem
bers of the Social circle Tuesday evening.
ST. Paul Lodge No l. Star of Bethlehem,
gave a private hop Monday evening.
The Town and Country club kept open house
New Years day at it's club rooms.
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Beached to Save Her.

QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 4.-The British
steamer Dominion, Capt. Cross, from
Portland, Me-. on December "A. for
Bristol has been beached at Berhaven.
Her main injector pipe burst. The
water rose to the fire bars Of her stoke
hole. Assistance will be sent to the
steamer, which VIII be pumped cut and
lightened.
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MRS. JOHN A. sTEEs,
MRS. ROLLIN A. LANPHER,
MRS. L. II. JUDSON, -
MRS. e. N. sHIRK,
MRS. C. e. PIKE, ="
MRS. A. u. MOSS,
MRS. Il. II. FAUNTLERO1.
MRS. MARY c. LEE,
MISS NJ. X. LEE, r.
MRS. J. ID. JENNINGS,
MRS. A WHITMAN,
MRS. A. GUTHRIE, -
MRS. ii. w. FAGLEY, L
MRS. j. j. M'CARDY, =,
MRS. s. II. REEVES,
MRS. THOS. COCHRAN, /
MRS. r.. WARNER,
MRS. +. s. BRYANT, "a
h--tS. w. p. HARPER, Y
MRS. $. G. COOK,
MRS. JAS. II. WEED.
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DAYToN's BLUFF.

The s. S. !. 8. club was entertained Tues
day evening by Henry Dayton At his home on
Bates avenue. The next meeting will be with
Miss Ella Munich on Fourth street.
Invitations are out fer q dancing party to
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.... ENDORSED BY AL
The Following Testimonial Shows What Some Of
the Most Prominent Ladies of St Paul
Think of 1t.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 81, 1895.
OFFICE OF BABIES HOME.
No. $40 Lincoln Avenue.

OFFICE OF BABIES HOME
No. $40 Lincoln Avenue.
We the board of the Babies Home
IN patronlzng home industry articles
when good cheap manufactured else
where and having used the APPLE BLOSSOn" FLOUR MANI
actued in this city, find superior to anv sold in s
city, and we therefore flour to our friends
, 1896-07-28
THE RUSH CONTINUES.
SERVICE ON THE FIFTH
AND SIXTH.
a Little Boy Loses a Leg by an Acct
dent al Hanna-The Doctor Says
He May Recoyer-Fast Run on the
Milwaukee-Olher Railroad News
of importance.

The rush of business on the Union
Pacific shows no signs Of abatement.
Large quantities Of fruit are passing
Through TO the east daily and the move
menu CT stock is also a large item in
the receipts of the company. Today 81
cars Of Oregon cattle belonging to the
Swift Packing company were received
and unlDadod at this point and will be
driven out to the North park.
To-day eight immense freight trains
were received from the west at Raw
Inns, and The recent coal contract made
with parties at San Francisco prom
ises to make the west end of the system
get a decided move on itself.
Ithas been found necessary to put on
two additional crews. Conductor Chas.
Fitz on the Fifth district and Conduc-
ter Thos. Whalen on the Sixth. If a
sudden drop in business is MOI soon at
hand more power will be required and
additional engines will be put into SER
vice. X
OF course additional business and the
Use of additional power on the road
means more work for shop men. more
work for car men. more work for track
men and increased business for every
body.
, 1896-07-28
ECONOMY IN OPERATION.

The Erie Railroad has recently intro
duCed W somewhat notable improve
ments in operation which may be ex-
pected to produce a decided economy.
In the first place it has adopted the
system of rating freight trains on a
tonnage basis, instead Of by the num-
Der Of cars. This system has been very
much discussed of Tate and the discus
sion has shown that under the ordinary
practice there is no uniformity in the
train loads, since a large proportion Of
he cars contain but a very small per-
centage of their freight carrying ca
pacity, so that an engine hauling its
fun complement of cars may be loaded
far below its economical capacity,
of all proportion to the paying load
which it carries. Under the new sys-
tenn the cars are, as far as is consistent
with prompt and efficient service, load
ed ito the proper capacity, and the
weight of the freight in each car is
made out on the way bills, so that the
men in charge of making up the trains
can readily see how many cars may
be attached to a certain class of en-
CINE.
The second improvement is directly
in connection with the economical
operation of the motive power equip
ment, and consists in doubling the run
of the passenger engines from Jersey
City. Formerly one engine hauled a
through train from Jersey City to Port
Jervis. IS miles, and then another en-
CINE took the train on from Port Jervis
to Susquehanna, 104 miles. Now, how
ever, one engine makes the through
run OF 1872 miles. and it is easy to see
chat a considerable economy in fuel
consumption may be expected, since
the longer the engine is kept in regu-
lar service on the road chat is to say,
The longer its straight rum the less will
be the amount Of fuel lost in banking
and rekindling the fires. II an engine
makes a run of SO miles and her goes
into the yard or round house to wait
for some hours before going on the
road again, it will manifestly be handl-
ed to less advantage as a machine than
If it makes a run OF 1872 miles before
laying up.-Engineering News.
, 1896-07-28
|RANCHMAN FOUND DEAD.
JOHN +. BRENNAN BECOMES DIES.
PODENT AND KILLS HIMSELF
WITH A WINCHESTER.
Man Cut in a Saloon Row at Moorcroft
Youthful Horsethief Makes Way
With a Valuable Steed in Laramie
County-An Expert From Lincoln
Examining Mines.

JOnn r. brennan, a prominent ranch
er living on Tongue river. neal Ran
chester. was found dead on his ranch
at s O'Clock Tuesday evening, says the
Sheridan Enterprise. He was last seen
alive at he ranch Of his brother-in-
law, Daniel Rice. where he was help
ing HIM with his haying.
He complained of not feeling very
well and said he would go to Sheridan
to attend 10 some business matters and
then come back and help finish the
work. He went into the house and
shaved himself and then left the place.
Tuesday morning Mrs. Rice asked
her husband to go up to Brennan's
ranch and see if hi had returned home.
Accordingly Mr.. Rice and Mr.. Coleman
went up. They saw nobody about the
place and then looked through the win
dow and saw Brennan's feet. Think
ing he was asleep they pounded on the
building to awaken him. MOI succeed
ing in doing so they went around to
the door, which was unlocked. went in,
and saw blood on the floor. Brennan
We lying or the flcIor with a 45-caliber
rife grasped in his right hand, the butt
being between his knees. The top of
his head was blown off and the brains
were coming out. He must have put
the gun between his knees, assumed a
sitting position. he'd the gun to his
head with the right hard and pulled
the trigger with his left hand: The ball
entered just above the left eye and tore
the top of his head eff, as above stated.
The cause of the rash deed is not
known fer a certainty. but it is sup
posed that the dependency over the
loss of his wife was the principal rea-
sen. Mr.. Rice says he did not act ra-
ticnal when he left his ranch Monday
and seemed Out of sorts lately.
, 1896-07-28
TROUBLE AT MOORCROFT.

The particulars of the cutting scrape
at Moorcroft yesterday, as far as can be
learned, are that the knitting was done
by Dick Cooper, an employe of the Half
Circle l. outfit. and the trouble occur
red in the saloon. 1t seems that Cooper
was under the influence of liquor and
that he and Hardy had been having an
alteration of some kind. Later, Har-
dy was Standing at the bar of the
saloon, w+hitGing a match with a jack
knife. when Cooper approached him
and said: so that is the way you fight
is it-with a jackknife?" Hardy re-
piled that he was not that kind of a
man, and put UP his knife. The two
men then %clinched, Hardy throwing
Cooper to the floor. AS they fell to the
floor, Cooper pulled from his pocket a
knife which was already opened and
commenced cutting Hardy in the back.
AS soon as the barkeeper saw Cooper
cutting Hardy, he at once ran up and
knocked the knife from his hand, and
separated The men. Hardy became I'M
conscious and did no. regain his senses
until on the train coming to Sheridan.
The row occurred about 9 o'clock in
the neutrality-suspicious. Journal.
, 1896-07-28
INSPECTING THE MINES.

Samuel D. Forsythe of Lincoln, Neb.,
is here looking and Investigating
the mining outlook and indications in
northern Wyoming, with a view Of pur-
chasing mineral property for himself
and friends whom he represents. Mr..
ForsyJhe came up with quite a large
party Of capitalists from Lincoln, be-
ing induced to do 80 by Prod. Burke,
and they have carefully looked over the
situation and are fully satisfied with
the prospects and 50 express them
selves. The party looked over the pros
poets at Buffalo and other Johnson
county mines and cement beds. have
investigated the Pfney tin mines, and
have looked over the numerous and
promising fields in the vicinity OF Sher-
idan and VI grestly pleased and sur-
prised to find such prospects, Mr..
Forsythe was interviewed by a Jour
nal nan this murntng and was found
not only to be q very Jasaaank gentle
man but a man VINO means business
and M who would. asonad he tnvest
here, push the Development Of hds prop
erty with a vim. He already has q
number of deals on end X satisfactory
arrangements are made Wi undoubt-
eddy become Interested n GRssrodan
county mines.-Sherthan journal
, 1896-07-28
tor on that car is said to have shown
4 speed Of II miles per hour.
THE GREAT SIBERIAN

The Great Siberian railway is now
completed to Krasnoyarsk. During the
season of 1895 91sA miles were built.
This gives a direct routs from Peters
burg to Yenesei river, a distance OF g.
05Gl4 miles. The proposed length of
the Great Siberian railway from Clulia-
binsk to V~ladivosto5k on the Japan
Sea is 4.547 miles. of which more than
one-third is now completed. A large
amount of work has also been done on
the branches. There are now engaged
upon the actual work of construction
over 10000 workmen. beside engineers
and officers. Up TO 1896 s32. ass, 900 had
been expended. The plan of building
across the mountains and canons on
the sou h of Lake Baigal, which was
the mO5 difficult feature of the whole
enterprise. has been abandoned, and
train will be ferried across the lake,
by transfer steamers. a distance OF
about twenty miles.