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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-06
WORSE THAN GALGUT-
TA'S BLACK HOLE
Horrible Atrocities at the Phil
ippines.
One Hundred Men Thrown Into one
Dungeon. Firty.nlne or whom Dicd
In One NiEht-Up 60 Their Knees In
.FiIthy. Putrid Mud.

London, Nov. 2.-The Daily News
will tomorrow publish letter from au
English merehan. IN the Philippine
Islands that was dispatched 20 London
on September 90. The writer alleges
that horrible atrocities have been per
petra,ed by both the rebels and the
Spaniards, and more especially by
the latter, who torture their prison.
ers, particularly when they are
prominent men, with view 10 fore.
ing them to confess completely in the
rebellion. lie declares that In someclscs
prlsoners' hands have been nailed 90
walls, while In other cases ,humbscrcws
have been used a hundred prisoners
were thrown In one nigh, into dun.
geon In the fortress at Manila. where
there was hardly room for thirty The
place was worse than the Black Hole Of
Calcutta. The poor wrctehcs were UP
to their knees In filthy, putrid mud q
reign Of terror exists Ia Manila and
elsewhere In the islai d. Wholesale
arrests are made daily Of lnnoccu, and
guilty persons.
The writer adds that the rebellion o.
due solely TO the rotten and corrupt add
mlnlstratlon of the Spanlards. which the
natives are unable to endure any long
or. The outlook Is Of the blackcst de-.
seriptlon, and business Is at complete
standstlll, The writer was comnrll,d Co
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-06

BY use Of the word "eleetrieity," we
express a phenomenon which ls known
only through liz manifestations. Some.
times II II spoken ofoi "elsetric huid."
but that It is not a auld IN the true
sense Of that word Is we'll known to all
scientists. The word electricity" IL
also used to name the sciences which
treats OF the power and other character.
istIcs Of the "unseen force"
Electric force when In state OF rest
IL called statleal electricity; when In
motion, donamleal electricity. This
wonderful and mysterious force may be
brought into action by heat, friction and
other agencies, but what II Is and
whence the source of supply mo man
knowolh."
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-06
1.llInr Im.r,. o. ola,n Inns.

Several OF the old.tlme magielans, sor.
eerers and alehemists are given the
credit OF having made speaking heads"
or "talking images" In most Instances
these heads were made Of brass, but
other metal was occasionally employed.
The Golden Wonder" the monster
talking Image made by CLAUS Msgnus
was composed OF brass with the excep.
tlon Of it, head, which was wrought
from pure gold and weighed 81 pounds
without It, internal machinery. The
total weight Of this wonder was sSs
pounds. The "Golden Wonder" was
also called the "InAnimatc Prophet" on
account oil the fact that Il was said TO
have made many predictions that were
remarkably fulfilled. Finally the "head"
did as the parrot did In the story--talked
too much. predicted the death OF a
certain notorious pirate on a certain day.
and when he was seen alive and we'll
week later the people repaired TO the
shop Of the magician and smashed the
hnakc wv W ah scHnoienec W nunihuitys
The metal OF the head was aiterward
eoIned Into "lueky pieces" which were
sold at from twenty to one hundred
times their real value. Certain super.
stltious persons who came Into posses.
sion OF these magic coins declared tina,
their "lueky" pieces talked and made
predictions just as the head had done
Frlar Bacon Is given the credit OF hav.
Ing made brazen head which constant.
ly repeated the words "Time comes,
time Is past" The monk, Gerbert, who
afterwards became Pope with the title
Sylvester H., ia said TO have fashioned a
head OF brass that infinitely predicted
the after career OF its maker. A fourth
speaking head was that made by ALDER.
tus Mangus, the great magician OF tho
Thirteenth Century, and another was
made by Roberto Grosseteste, an Italian
Bishop, who lived In England about the
year 1858.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-06
California wheat Abroad.

Calcutta, Nov. s.-The arrival Of
thousands OF tons OF California wheat at
this port has had the effect Of causing a
reduction In prices In some parts q Tie
district Affected by the famine. IT'S be.
lleved that total Of 10000 tons Of
wheat have been purchased for impor.
tation into India. The government o.
doing everything possibli TO alleviate
the distress. II has employed 81 600
persons on works which have been
started In order to furnish work for
those who without It would probably
starye to death. The effects Of the
failure of the crops are not felt at terl.
ously now as they will be later. The
wors, distress will be In the middle OF
december.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-06

The spiders eyes are not In HE head,
but In the upper part Of his thorsx.
The shark manii ests a.ehoIee for tho
flesh of certain races Of men, preferflng
an Asla,le to a negro. and European
TO either.
OF British birds the cuckoo lays tho
smallest eggs In proportion to it, slIe.
The largest animal known Is the ror.
quail. which averages 100 feet.
Leuenhouek says that the common
caterpillar has not less than 400 muscles.
A white crow with pink eyes was re,
eently caught at Durham, N. c.
a negro living at Madison, Wis, has
a live specimen Of the common hull,
frog which has three perfect eyes.
Ra,tlesnakes arc said to have a nat.
ural anupathy to the leaves Of the white
ash. Some naturallsts assert that rat.
tlesnake placed in circle composed OF
half white ash leaves and half hot Goals
will cross the Goals before he will en-.
counter the leaves.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-06
virrin,a's Ice Mine.

One OF the greatest ourlosltlcs In the
United States, or In the world, perhaps,
Is the wonderful ledge OF ice which
exists, even In the midst Of the hotties,
summer, In Scott county Virginia. This
natural Ice house Is situated on the north
side Of Stone Mountain, aud about six
miles from the mouth Of a small stream
known a. Stony Creek. The marvel Il
said to have been known TO at least one
OF the early settlers, a Mr.. Danrldgc,
who, II Is alleged, discovered Il while
deer hunting away back In 1890. ow.
Ing to the fact tina, the land on which Il
was situated could not be bought, Mr..
Danrldge positively refused to tell Of
the whereabouts Of the Ice ledge, and
only visited the place when II was abso.
lutely necessary to obtain a supply to be
used In case Of sickness.
The old man died many years ago
from that time until 1898 the location OF
"Danrldge's Ice Mine" was unknown,
the cid gentlemen never even having
taken his own family into the secret.
In the year last mentioned, however,
party Of herb dlggers visited the un.
irequented region contingent to Stone
Mountain aud were fortunate enough to
redlscoyer the lost ice milne.
During two or three months In the
middle Of summer the Ice Il only pro
teeted from the suns rays by thick
growth OF moss. The formation Of the
ice layer l. similar To that OF coal
vein, being thin In some places and
thicker In others, the average thickness
being about four feet. Persons OF some
scientific atialnments who have visited
the place for the purpose OF studying
the wonder, says that II has the appear.
anee OF having been there since the
Ice Age which the geologisis talk 80
much about. Another plausible theory
IL that somewhere beneath the bed il
situated great natural laboratory where
either Is constantly formed and expelled
aud that the process Of freezing Is now
constantly going on. Whatever view Is
taken 4 Is one OF the greatest natural
wonders the state affords.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-06

Wallace, Ida, Nov. Sat Burke, Coz r
cabin near the lower end Of the town. o.
dynamite explosion occurred SATURDAY
afternoon resulting IN one Of The mosi
sIekening tragedies that ever took place
In the Occur D'Alenes, Thomas Cor
lett being blown into small fragments
The cause Of the explosion remains q
complete mystery No reason for sui
eide being known, 1t Is supposed TO ha,a
been accidental, as he was known "
keep giant powder In the cabin
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-06
nold Az ,he war EarIe.

"Old Abe" the famous Wisconsin war
eagle, was captured In the spring Of 1861,
on Flambeau river. near the line be.
tween Ashland and Prince counties, by
a Chippewa Indian chief named Sky
The bird was then about the Size Of a
common chicken hawk. The Indian
traded the eagle TO Daniel Mccain, Of
Eagle Point, Wis, for a bushel Of corn,
and Mccain sold II TO Mr.. Mills, Of
Eau Claire, for SIS, Mills presented the
bird to Captain ]. z. Perkins, who was
then organizing the Eighth Wisconsin
regiment. The bird then began the
most remarkable career that has ever
been known to member OF the ieath'
cred tribe. AZ Madison before the regl-
ment left for the south, the eagle was
given the name Of Old Abe. In honor Of
President Lincoln. A perch was then
made for the bird. which was carried at
the side OF the colors Of company c Of
the Eighth Wisconsin, A. the siege OF
Corlnih Old Abe sat on hlsipereh as calm
as though nothing were going on. an
Incident which Is said TO have caused
the Confederate General TO declare that
he "would rather capture that ,assed
bird than whole brigade Of Yankees"
All together Old Abe participated In
IS battles ana engagements. After the
close Of the war Barnum offered $4,000
for the eagle, and western millionaire
"wen" the prince Of showmen zone bet
ter" Offering to exchange $4,000 In
gold for him. During the last years OF
his life Old Abe was kept In a cage In
the historical department Of the cupltol
building at Madison, lie died March 90
1881. His body was turned over to a
taxldermlsi, whu fixed the bird up until
he now looks as natural a. he did In
life.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-06
rmn CUBAN REDELL,ox.
The Report that Mncro Has Crossed
tho Trochn Denied.


the Troehu Denied
Havana, Nov. 2.-Thc report that An.
tonic Maeeo has crossed the military
line after attacking Ar,lmesa aud being
repulsed with great loss, according to
official account, Is again denied. ltis
stated that the insurgents upon that oc.
caslon acted with unison, dlsobcyed
orders, made no attack upon the forts
and were unable 10 capture the Spanish
incumbents. Artlmesa, In a converse.
ton with the manager Of a firm near
Mangasa, Pinar del Rio, deplorcd the
loss his forces sustained, and admitted
that II was no easy matter 10 cross the
military line.
The Spanish forces are slowly occu-
plying the positions Maeeo may have ln.
tended to use and he 10 said 10 be rest
ing In order to care for the wounded
There are two versions of the where
abouts OF Maeeo. Oae has Il thai Maceo
and Rubia are In the mountains on the
limits OF cabanas and Caysjabos, which
constitutes part part Of Sierra DEF Ro,s
Rio. Another report says he Is 60 he
range OF mountiins ofSltrra south uf
San Crisiobal. The Spanish troop are
continuing to advance westward toward
the lnsurgent stronghold, without re-
eeiving any assistance from thf q pops
stationed along the military line " hich
Is being SIN further strengthened
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-06

Warsaw, Ini. Noy s-Lltc last night
Dennis Scauu'n vac drowned 300 The
Wluoua canal. he was native Of
ireland and claimed TO be iig years Of
age BE had been living alone Tor over
two years 600 small hut, furnished by
The charity Of more prosperous fellow
eouniryman. lll5 wife died two years
ago at avery advanced age. Seautlln
was, IN ail probability the oldest man in
Tho .laLe.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-06

There Is an old legend to the effect
that ST. Patrick banlshed all reptiles
from Ireland by beating a drum, but no
one, probably, seriously believes the
story. According to the myth, he took
his drum out for the purpose mentioned
and commenced pounding Il so Ngo.
rously that he knocked hole In the
drumhead thus seriously endangerlng
the success Of the miracle. While pom.
dering what to do, St. Patrick was as.
tonished by the appearance Of an angel,
who Immediately set to work to mend
the broken musical instrument. After
the hole had been mended the angel
vanished and St. Patrick continued the
work OF serpent banlshlng, being sue.
eessful In Kidding the island OF every
Representative Of the snake tribe except
one ole slayer who had lived so long
that his tuskt proiruded from his mouth
like horns. This monster refused "a
leave the "land OF his fathers" and the
good saint resolved TO practice little
piece Of strategy. lie removed IN,
patch which the angel had pu, on IN,
drum head and then persuaded the ser
pent to creep Into the drum ior ih'
night When the reptile had done a
requested St. Patrick glue. down Tn
magic patch and then threw drum, ser
pent and all into the sea. a sunkeI
bowlder off the west eoist OF ireland 4
called "St. Patrlcks Drum"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-06

garden ahd wtinging her hand. pointed
after them
"WhAt has happcncJ'" / ,kriekeJ.
"She threw into my hand, little note.
I tore It open and read these words.
"Adleui The callph has discovered
all. I was his wife. The fate Of an
uniaIthiul wife In this land {. TO be
sewed up in bag Of lime and cast into
the liver ALEU- forever
MAZDA"
"wllh a Shrek, ! rushed after the re
treating slaves and-awoke"
"Eh" said Dick "Awoke"
ayes" said Tom. "That was when |
was down with bad fever three years
ago. and Sam had been showing me a
Turkish pipe. and m, black haired eou.
sin Belle had read me TO sleep with the
'Howadji In syria, and OFT Of these
things ma adventure IN Damascus with
the beautiful maiden was born."-Ex.
change.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-06

The cocoanut crab Is one OF the cd.
dcst specimens Of the whole crab family
lie Hives In the South Islands, and
makes a diet Of cocoanuls. Thls species
has a pair OF front legs terminated with
a strong pair Of plnchers, and T. Is With
these that he husks the nuts and breaks
thr ough the weakest portion Of the
shell. The crab begins by tearing the
husk, fiber by fiber, and always at the
end where the eyeholes Of the nut are
situated, that being the weakest place
In the she'll When the husk has been
removed the crab commences hammer.
Ing the shell with his heavy claw, and
soon makes an opening, through which
he extracts the meat Of the nut. Mr..
Darwin, writing Of this crab, says; 81
think this Is as curious case Of In.
stinct as | ever heard Of, especially In
structures so remote from each other In
tho sehsme Of nature as a coeoanut and
a crab"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-06

NcN York, Nov Captan Mont.
geometry of the brig Caib, which arrived
today from Tuzlllc, reports that on
October 90 about midnlehta war vessel
without light. displayed. was sighted.
Shortly afterwards ile stranger blew
his whistle several iiues 20 attract az.
tcntion, and dniirr chat we dld not
heed bin. fired % gum The brig was
hove TO and waited for go minutes until
within speaking distance. The stranger
proved 20 oc q man ofwar. We we're
hailed and asked our vessels name and
whittier bound also u VIC had seen ~
Spani.h vessels. Nfcr receiving
plies they thanked us ard said "goe
night" sicamlng away TO The eastward
wlthou' showing her lights The Night
was dark and &c was impossible 20 ~.
ungullh hls rigging
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-06

Senator Teller h.s Wirsi Chairman
Jones at Chicago Boa emphatic denial Of
the story thathshai given ap thc hght
for Bryaas election.
AeSsoles and Edward Day bfolhers
living near Cnslyil.t Wla quaueled
over td,lai matter and Edward shot
Alexaater dead. The murderer was ar,
rested.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-06
Hallway MaiI service.

Washington, Nov. - PoitmasteiR
General Wilson gave ont a report 81
the operations Of the railway mail ts,.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-06

There are several queer ways of
showing the wonderful difference In
the speed OF sound and light, but the
most remarkable, according to the ideas
OF aye Curious Man." l. tina, made In
the calculation which supposes both to
traverse the distance that lies between
our world and the sun. According to
the calculation. which l. by we'll.
known philosopher, II the sun gave
forth sounds loud enough to reach the
earth they would be u years In travel.
ing through the the great tea OF space
which separates us from the solar sys.
TENS center Of energy. On the other
hand, beam Of light would flash across
the same great void and dash into our
sea Of atmosphere and finally reach the
eaith's surface only eigh, minutes after
leaving the sun,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-06

The steamship Hayel from Europe,
brought Sl'5seoo gold to New York
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-13
Defendant Claimed He Had Paid.

Among the civil eases tried in the Dis
trict Court this morning was that OF
Katie Reynolds against J. A. Wall TO re-
cover S2lL9i. The defendant admitted
that the sum OF SlS2.9i was owing to the
plaintiff, and that tender OF the same
had been mado 10 her before the suit on
trial was begun, bat that the balance OF
s52 bad been pad.
1he plaintiff and defendant are rcla-
uves. and che former with ber sister re-
sided at nis home. Miss ReyEolds loaned
him : go on rote. The defendant claims
that hts wife gave the plaintiff s32 or mis-
account tAe- -tAlai,stig. while- -st.l4444t4 rag
that ber sister received s32 and the same
was used for the maintenancc cf herself
and sister, cl1imcd thnt the money orig
iuAliv loaned was her own savings and
tho 80 should nave been paid 90 her.
AZ the request ~ the counsel for the
defendant tDe witnesses for the plaintiff
were Obliged to lrnvo the count room
until she had nEishcd giving her tosti.
mony.
Judge swfetland gave judgement for
The plainlifi Tor the full amount claimed
by hcr ss due.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-13
Catarrh of Head and Throat.

Tne most prevalent form OF cataYrh,
and results from neglected colds. Speedy
and inexpensive cure by the Cowoep-
Doyle system, 233 Butler Exchange,
''Is this breath fouI?'
"Is the voice huskyT'
"Do you spit up slime?"
"Do you ache all over"
"Do you blow out scabs?"
"Is the nose stopped up?"
"Do you snore at night?"
"Does your nose dischargs?"
"Does the nose bleed sasily?"
"Is there tickling In the throat3"
"Do crusts form In the nose?''
sis the nose sore and tender?"
sDo you sneeze q great dsal?p
vIs this worse toward nighty"
sDoes the nose itch and burn?"
"ls there pain In front OF headfs
"Is there pain across the eyes?"
sis there pain In back.of hoadf'
"Is your sense OF smell leavIngT'
"Do you have to hawk to clear the
tbroat?"
''Is there q dropping in the throatpp
''Is the throst dry IN the morning?"
care you losing your sense OF taster'
"Do you sleep with the mouth openf"
"Does your nose stop up toward
night?"
This form OF catarrh is the easiest TO
cure.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-13
JUMPED THE SWITCH.
Electric Car Accident Near Luther's
Corners, East Providence.
The Conductor Injured and Passengers
Arm Was Broken.

The jumping OF switch by car on
last night resulted In an injury TO the
conductor, the breaking of u passengers
arm, and the. shaking up and bruising OF
several other passengers. The car which
jumped the switch was one OF the numer-
GUS extras which are put on the road 10
accomm odate the heavy Sunday traffic.
The car was one which belongs in Gram
ston, and was in charge OF motorman
and conductor who we're unfamiliar with
the road The car was going al goou
rate of speed, followed by a regular Cres-
cent Park car, bound for the city.
The car, as well as the regular one, had
standing freighIs and passengers on the
running board. Near Leonard's corner
there is a steep decline, at the bottom oil
which Is Il switch. Unaware OF this, the
motorman let the car run down the grade
at high rate of speed, and the first inti-
nation ne had os danger was when he
struck the switch and threw the car from
the rails. The shock threw the coDduc-
tor and numbe of the passengers TO the
ground. The former struck upon his
face, cutting and truisine IL badly, ana
he became unconscious.
Several Of the passengers were cut and
bruised, and one, whose name could not
be asoertained. had his arm hr oxen. He
was an Italian. and another of his couu-
II, men who was with him was also in
jured. The regular car assisted in pulling
the derailed one back upon the track.
Tho injured passengers, together with
the conductor, who was still in an un-
conscious condition. were taken upon
the car and The trip continued. When
Watchemoket square was reached, ths
injured were taken into tho Office of DIR.
Hunt and their injuries attend TO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-13
Catarrh of Bronchial Tubes.

When catarrh OF the head and throat Is
left uncnecked 1t extends down the wind
pipe into the bronchial tubes and after
awhile attacks the lungs. Speedy and
inexpensive cure by Drs. Cowden,
Doyle.and Henderson, 233 Buffers Ex-
change.
''Hsve you a cough?"
care you losing fieshY'
"Do you cough at nightf'
Have yeu pain in the side?,,
"Do you take cold easilyf'
"Is your appetite varia ble7"
"Have you stitches in the side?"
"Do you cough until you gag?"
"Are you low-spirited at timesp"
"Do you raise frothy material?"
"Do you spit up yellow matter?"
"Do you cough on going to bed?"
"Do you cough in the morningsr'
"Is your cough short and hacking?"
"Do you spit up little cheesy lumps?"
"Have you q disgust for fatty foods?'
"Is there tickling behind the pal
ate?"
"Hsve you a pain behind breast boneY"
"Do you feel you are growing weaker?"
"ls there burning pain in the
throat?''
"Do you cough worse night and morn
lng?"
"Do You have to 'it up at night to
get breath?'
IL you have these symptoms you have
catarrh OF the Bronchial Tubes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-13

Boston, July 1S.--Samuel Daf.ior. a
Russian Jew. 10 years old. was fatally
shot last night by Samuel Sochat. a
friend, 10 years old. The shooting TOOK
place In a basement store at "a Lowell
Gtreet. Sochat claims that the revolver
was lying on the store counter, and thar.
after waiting on three boys. he pushed
a weight over in the direction OF the re-
volver. which was hit and discharged.
the bullet lodD,ng i'm Darilcr's brain.
Dariier died on the way TO the hospital.
The boys, however. claim that Sochat
came Ia from "A back room with the re-
volver I'm his hand. and, after exclaim-
ing: Now / will show you something"
DISCHARGED the revolver.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-13
Life In Chicago.

Chicago. July 1S. = At 1880 o'clock
Saturday night, Andrew Martin and
John keefe were walking on Wesson
street together. and when they heard
men shouting they stopped and saw y
horse and buggy coming down the street.
The horse had been whipped into run
Every few seconds there would be q
flash and the report of Q revolver would
be heard. When the men were opposite
Martin and keefe they began shooting
at them. One bullet tore away part
of Martins right heel and another
lodged i'm keefes left instep. They fired
several more shots, none of which took
effect. and continued their mad drive
south on Wesson street. The police
started after the men. but could not find
them until after midnight, when Police
Sergeant Sauer saw three men in the
buggy enter an alley. lie followed them,
and az soon as he appeared at the en-
trance 10 the alley the men fred at him.
Not word was uttered by the men or
the officer. All the bullets struck Sauer.
and he cannot possibly live. The men
made their escape. anu there - no clew
to their identity.