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ROASTED IN A sMoKEsTACK.
A BoIIermaker the Victim of Criminal
CareIessness.

A BOIlermaker the Victim of Criminal
Carelessness.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 10.-Michael
Purcell, boiler-maker, was making
some repairs inside the smokestack of
the steamer Wilmington, at the Fulsom-
street wharf, when six fires were care
lessly started below him. He was strap
ped in a chair suspended from the top
of the stack forty feet from the hampers
below. 1t was impossible to go up, and
to go down without assistance meant be-
ing roasted alive.
Dense volumes of hot smoke began
sailing up the stack, while Purcell shout
ed loudly for help. The heat incrc ased
every moment until the boiler-makers
clothes caught on fire. He beat on the
pipe with all his might, and shouted for
full ten minutes before his helper on the
outside. Martin Pilpot. realized his
plight and rescued him, just as the rope
supporting him began to catch en- fire.
Purcell lies at home in a critical con-
dition,
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Insurgents Again Nearing
the Stronghold.
RESULT LIKELY TO BE DECISIVE
Cuban Soldiers are Well Armed and
Equipped-Heavy Spanish Loss
at PInar del Rio.

New York, Dec. 10.-A Havana dis
patch to the World says:
An Important battleis is expected hour
ly. The insurgents have planned the
most formidable demonstration against
Havana of the year. General Parros
has started from this city with strong
column of troops to meet the insurgents.
Senior Canaleias, the confidential agent of
the Spanish government, went with him
to ascertain the real condition in Ha-
vana province.
General Rodriguez with the combined
Cuban forces under Juan Delgado Lada-
rez and Rafael Zeckardinas, is en-
camped twenty miles south of here. He
has fully 1000 men, who are well armed,
and is said to have a Hotchkiss quick
fire rifle.
Emilio Consalo has hanged Antonio
Rivera and negro named Osman. They
went into Consalo from Blanco with
money and proposition to lay down
his arms and accept autonomy. A note
was pinned on the breast of the hanged
men announcing that anyone coming on
similar mission would meet like
fate.
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The Rnd Near ar Bland.

CANTON, Dec. 10.-Dr. Phillips said
this morning that Mrs. Mckinley is
much weaker. He thinks there is no
possibility of her living another night.
She remains in a palsied sleep. At 10 AS
she was still living, but growing weaker.
Beware of Oinments for catarrh that
Contain Mercury,
AS mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on prescrip-
tions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo. o., contains
no mercury, and is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of thesystem. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen.
uine. 1t is taken internally, and made
in Toledo, Ohio. by F. ]. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free. Price 75c. per bottle.
ER Sold by Druggists. A.
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I was troubled for a long
time with a sore wrist; some
thing the doctors termed an
open vein. It would break
and the blood would flow in
a stream from it, and I could
find nothing that would heal
it until [ tried your Happy
Thought Salve. a small
quantity healed it up nicely.
In fact it has been well and
showed no signs of breaking
for over three months, so I
feel it has done perfect work.
Mrs. T. r. YEAGER,
1926 South Ninth St., Spokane, Wash.
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eucklen.s Ar1nca salxe.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises. sores, ulcers. salt rheum, fever
sores. letter, chapped hands, chilblaine
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cul es piles, or no pay required
1t is guararteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton. or money refunded. Price 25 cents
per bog. For sale by Blakeley and
Honghton. druggists.
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Of course

you want some Of that $4,000.
And of course you want good
tea SeAiIlFmg's Best-your
money back if you don't like
tat your grocer's.
A SchHIing & cempsny
Saa Frepeisce = 2o24
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NEGRO Murdorer Lynched.

WEssoN, Miss, Dec. 1O. O.-Chas. Jones,
the Negro who on Wednesday, murdered
Mrs. Brown Smith and her four children
near this place, has been captured and
lynched BY an infuriated mob.
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In Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and
America, the five great continents,
Shaker. medicines are being used by 81 "a
fering humanity for the cure Of sickness
and disease.
Never was there euch a universal de-
mand never such wonderful results.
Shaker Digestive Cordial, cure for
indigestion, is prepared from herbs and
roots, and is a natural remedy, which
cures by aiding nature and not by fight
ing her.
Shaker Digestive Cordial makes those
fat, who have become thin by not digest.
ing their food.
1t restores the spirits and the appetite
of those who are detected and tagged out
from the wearing effects of Indigestion.
1t relieves the symptoms of dyspepsia,
and, after using for reasonable time,
finally cures the complaint.
Sold by druggists. Trial bottle 10 cts.
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Nevada Railuax Accldent.

RENO, Dec. 10.-A wreck occurred on
the N. G. & o. railway about five miles
north of this city this morning. Two or
three passengers are reported to have
been injured.
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Another Gale In England.

LONDON, Dec. 10.-A severe gale is
again raging along the British coast, es-
pecially those parts bordering on the
Irish shores. Ships are running for
shelter into all ports.
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EXPLOSIVE BULLETS WERE USED

Heavy Spanish Loss at the Recent Bat
tie at Pinar del Rio.
HAVANA, Dec. 1O.-Latest reports OF
thelate fight in Pinar del rio province
show the Spanish loss was more than
claimed. The dead or wounded include
one colonel, one major, seven captains,
eleven subordinate officers and seventy
four privates. Most of the wounded will
die. The loss on the insurgent side was
f)urteen. Explosive bullets were used
by them.
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DE LoME HAs ENnMIEs.

Efforts at New York to Have the Span
tsh Minister Recalled.
New YoRK, Dec. 10.-The Spanish
colony in this city has been divided by
a petition sent to Madrid at the time of
the assassination of Premier Canovas,
asking for the appointment of strong.
successor to Senior de LONE. According
to the World the petition was made so
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surance that she left her husband on ac-
count of his actions with other women,
as well as for reasons which she thought
would help in his financial embarrass-
ment in business. He further stated
that he believed Mrs. Luetgert was still
in Boston, and that she will yet be
found.
The Globe has interviewed Mre. Moss,
of No. Bullfich place, who says that
the woman supposed to be Mrs. Luet-
CERT went by the name of Millie Barker.
One day the woman seemed distressed
alter reading an account of Luetgert's
trial, and when questioned by Mrs Moss,
said.
"You would be surprised if told you
who am"
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so cents a jar
at Qonnel1's Drugstore.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-21
Indian ACriculturIsts.

The Indians on the Shoshone reserva- =
tion have to the present time this season
sown l25,00 pounds Of grain, and II Is
expected they will sow as much more
before the close of the planting season
The department Is not giving the seed to
the Indians this year us heretofore, but is
leaning II, and expects tho Indians To re-
pay IL when they harvest their crops. The
pupils Of tho Indian school are farming
extensively under the direction Of the In
dian agent, Captain Wilson, and the teach
ers of the school. They have put out ~, =
900 cabbage plants and have model gar
den. A test will be- made on tho farm
with sugar beet seed, the department hav-
ing furnished u large quantity for expert
ment. Under the present management of
Indian affairs the Indians Of the Shoshone
reservation are improving rapidly In con.
dition, and the majority Of the tribe will
soon become self supporting Great inter.
est Is being taken by the Indians In school
work, and the agency school IL having n
very successful term. m.-Correspondence
Omaha Bee.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-21

It was Princeton man who revised the
Rugby rules of football and adapted them
for American colleges. Potter Of the
class Of II. Andrew James McCosh, son
of the illustrious President McCosh, was
captain Of the Princeton team that year.
His team played tho association" Style Of
game during most Of the season, but re-
linquished 1t to adopt Potter's new mode
of play. The intercollegiate world adopted
1t Immediately, and the present game in
sludes most of Its features. Alexander
Moffat, captain of the 1883 team, was
Princeton's most famous kicker. Lamar
made the most celebrated run, which
plucked victory from defeat In the game
against Yale In 1885.
The curve" In pitching in baseball
which has become universal as an essen
tial feature, was invented and first applied
In an amateur game in the fan Of 1874, by
j. nj. Mann of Priacet6H, class Of 20.
The "wedge" in football, from which have
developed all the mass plays now the sub
ject of so much discussion, was invented
by the Hodges Of Princeton, who learned
It from studying C@sar's Commentaries
OH tho Gallic War" and tho same men in
troduced the modern system of bringing
the backs" up close tn the line. A
Princeton man (Smock, 'f9) invented the
canvas jacket james W. Alexander In
Scribncr's
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-21

In the narrative Of his journey to Bur-
ma Captain Gill, r. f., incidentally gives
some scraps Of Information that may be
found practically useful. In one Of his
stories he describes the way In which q
leak was stopped In a junk which met
with a mishap while sailing up the Yang
TIE river. The skipper of the boat was an
old lady, a widow, whom the captain, with
shocking lack OF gallantry, designated
Jezebel. Her foroo Of lung and store of
bad temper were such that none of the
coolies or boatmen could Withstand her,
and 1t was only when ascending the rapids
that she would for time yield her COM
mand to the pilot
On one occasion the junk ran aground
and knocked big hole In her side. Jeze-
bel, looking at 1t with unooncern, re.
marked, between the whiffs Of her pipe,
"Cotton WOOL" by which she meant that
the breach was to be repaired with that
material. The coolies first put on a plaster
Of Witty brown paper, mud and grains Of
rice. Over that they nailed piece of
wood and stuffed the intcrstices with cot
ton wool and bamboo shavings. The patch
was, OF course, put on inside. The opera
tion was a long one, and extraordinary as
this method of boat repairing may appear,
il proved tolerably effectual although from
the amount of bailing that was always
necessary afterward, one voyager suggest
eel that the vessel should be called the Old
Bailee.-Harper' Round Table.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-21
LONELY PLACE.


4 Desert Isle With Ninety-fouF Inhs6at-
ants In tho South Atlantic.
Anybody who feels an inclination to
lead really quiet life should emigrat1 TO
Tristan da Cunha. an island, or. to be
quite accurate, three islands close together,
IN the south Atlantic, 30 far away from
anywhere that really they are quite out Of
the world. The group was discovered and
named by the Portuguese away back in
the time when Portugal was something
more than name on the map, but now.
of course, 1t belongs to England, having
been appropriated by her, in 1915, one day
when she didn't happen to be busy grab
bing stray bits Of land more valuable than
this one. For awhile some soldiers were
kept there because of vague suspicion
that Tristan da Cunha might be made the
base of operations in the interest of st.
Helena's terrible guest. After Napoleon's
death the whole garrison departed except
q corporal and two companions, who had
q taste for solitude and asked to be left
behind. Slowly the population grew, at
first from wrecks and afterward in the
ordinary way, and now there are 94 people
on the island, divided into 16 families.
According to a recently published blue
book, the colony IL an abode Of complete
peace and moderate happiness. The people
have no money and no private property.
There are no doctors, lawyers or clergy
men ON the island, and yet health, safety
and piety prevail, and such few needs az
the soil does not supply are met by traf
flcking with an occasional whaler. Onoe
year an English warship visits the is
land, distributes q few newspapers and
letters and goes away again.
The only serious calamity that ever
overlook the islanders was when, during
our civil war, the Shenandoah landed 40
Federal prisoners there, and left them to
be fed or starved, as the Inhabitants saw
fit. This sudden demand on their resources
came near destroying both hosts and
guests, but they managed to struggle
through the difficulty. The islanders are
good to shipwrecked mariners, and the
only charge brought against them Is that
they cell extremely tough poultry to cap
tains calling there for fresh provisions
and try to get as much cloth for old geese
as for young ones. Peter Green, aged 80,
governs the island, his claim to authority
apparently being based on the fact that
nobody Is 80. His only duty is to look
wise, and he performs 1t conscientiously
and well.-New York Times.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-21

Some Interssting Tscts About Tbs Nom
stsr Of the Sea.
The common sperm whale, or sechal0t,
has very wide geographical range; 1t ID
said that 10 inhablts all seas except those
near the poles. Il II much sought after
because 10 furnishes us with spermaoeti,
ambergris and much fine oil.
As . rule, IL ID from 10 10 30 fest In
length. Its head II immense, being equal
to one-half Of the entire bulk Of tbs ami
NAL and more than one-third Of its length.
The right side Of the head and nose 10 oc-
cupied by . cartiiaginous, triangular
shaped cavity, called by whalers the
"eass," which 10 the main receptasls for
spsrmaceti. The lease" is divided into
compartments communicating with saoh
other, and IL often contains ~ much as
ten large barrels Of spermaceti.
Though the head Is large and clumsy
looking, 1t does not impede the whales
movements In the least for 1t raises It's
head above the surface of the water when
swimming and keeps 1t above when at
rest.
1t Is not very well known Of what use
the spermaceti is to the whale, except that
1t gives buoyancy to the fore part of it's
body. Ambergris Is fragrant, waxy So
cretion. 1t is gray substance and when
heated or dissolved IN alcohol gives out
a peculiar, agreeable odor exceedingly
diffusive. 1t also has the power Of inoreas-
ing the odor of other perfumes. Often 1t
IL found floating on the sea or lying ON
the sea coast and is valued at about e6 an
ounce.
Sperm whales traverse the seas in herds
called schools" or "pods' by whalers.
Five hundred or more have been seen In q
single "school," following a leader, whose
duty seems to be to keep close lookout
for danger; In case Of threatened harm he
sounds an alarm by peculiar roar.-Phir-
adelphia Times.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-21
Falling Walls ut Fires.

Mr.. Charles Il. Hill contributes to St
Nicholas an article on "The Perils Of a
Fireman's Life" in the course Of which
he says:
There are several kinds of falling walls,
and the fireman Of experience knows them
well and what to expect from EACH There
Is one kind that breaks first at the bottom
and comes down. almost straight, some
what like curtain. This makes a big
noise, but Is not very much to be dreaded.
Then there Is another that bulges or
buckles" In tho middle at first and
makes u SORT Of curve as It descends. This
Is little more serious than the first and
has caused many fatalities. Then there Is
one that breaks at tho bottom and comes
straight out, reaching cleor across tho
street and remaining almost solid until
it strikes, and, es an old time fireman once
remarked, "That's the kind you want to
dodge"
This Kind of "falling WALL has caused
moro of the deaths in the department than
any other danger tho flromen have to con-
tend with. 1t has killed horses as well as
men and destroyed apparatus, and 10 IL
SO rapid In Its descent and covers 40 much
space that to escape IL the men have to be
quick indeed.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-21
An ABANDONED M,ne.
One Ma Msds . Fortune Out ~ u Ovss
Forty Years Ago.

One Ma Asds Fortune Out - II Ovss
Forty Years Ago.
Far up on the left shoulder Of Bald
mountain In tho old Higgen bottom mine.
IL ID an old mine, 10 old and 10 long Absn-
doned that evon local tradition concerning
IL II very bazy. There IL an old trail lead
Ing down from II, dim and hardly trace
able, bearing easterly and north around
Black Top, and out over Nj Wot hill. Over
this trail, IL In said, orc came down, hun
dreds OF tons OF 1t, and by OK teams was
dragged over tho rough country 30 miles
10 the smelter at Central City. In those
days IL cost 800 ton to smelt orc, 900
moro to freight IL In, $40 To pack II down
the trail, SEQ to mine 10, and yet they say
this old man Higgcnbottom made for
tune from tho mine and lived In affiuenoe
oil his remaining days.
All this was over 40 years ago, while yet
Denver was sheep pasture, and che great
mines like the Nj Wot, Utica, Dew Drop
and btar, that have since made the reputA-
tion of Ward, were undreancd of. All these
years tho old mine, despite its traditions.
has lain untouched, high up among she al
most perpetual SHOWS, its shafthouse Of
logs standing stdfiy against tho Winds
and its old shaft filled to ths collar with
perpetual leo. Few people visit L. Few
people even know Of it, existsnes, and u ID
only recently that your correspondent went
upon the ground, for rumor has II that the
old mine h to be brought TO life. II IL q
slightly spot Behind II Rises the snowy
range. before 10 the endless foothills, merg-
Ing into the plain. There II something
impressive In its splendid isolation. To
the east and north Ward nestles far below,
while directly before, In perfect descending
line, are the many dumps marking the pro-
jeoted course of the great adit tunnel, at
whose mouth Camp Frances seems 10
stand like cluster Of hives. Elsewhere
nothing Of life-snow, endless snow, and
limitless waste Of mountain.
Timea
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-21

The Decisrstion ~ Independents HagssA
By Him ~ West Peint
w. X. Van Bokkeien Of 1856 Cam bridge
place, brooklyn, gives tho following so
count Of the Declaration Of Indspend-
ence" signed by General Grant no cadse
nt West Point. The declarn ton read:
"Wo. tho undersigned. do hsreby agree
that we will purchase nothing from John
DE Witt after this date except what we
have already ordered or what IN stsoluteiy
necessary, tho reason boing supposed
manifest to every ono. April 10, 1s48."
Mr.. Van Bokkclcn In ono OF the fow
surviving signers. He says:
"John DE Witt In 1s43 and previous 10
that was storckeeper at West Point, fur
nishing at regulated prices the clothing
required by tho cadets, not only for use nc
tho academy, but also for outfits when
graduating, consisting Of undrcss uniform
and civilian suits.
"In April, 1840, unbcknown to tho an.
thorities, one Earl, prominent Boston
tailor, visited the Point and solicited or
dsrs from the members Of the GLASS 10
graduate In June. Many gave orders. as
his prices were much lower than ID Wits
This coming 70 the knowledge of the au-
thorities by Information given to them By
De Witt. Earl was rsqufred 10 leave the
Point and the class was forbidden TO have
any moro transactions with him, 20 that
those having ordered their outfits from
Earl were compelled to wait tho lnsI day
OF leaving tho Point before getting tho
outfit.
"This 20 outraged tho members f the
class that they held an Indignation msot-
Ing which resulted in tho signing Of the
paper now become . matter Of record In
the war ofiioe, little thinking 1T the time
that 1t would be brought to tho general
notice of their country.
"The original agreement not to have
any transaction with De Witt Was left In
the hands Of Cadet George Stevens, who
became lieutenant In tho First Dragons
When the army Of General Taylor was en-
tering the city Of Matamoras by the upper
ford or crossing, which was narrow and
covered by water only about three feet
deep, Leutenant Stevens horse SHE'D TO
the left into desp water, taking his rider
with him. and his foot being entangled In
the stiYrup caused him to be drowned.
The writer, boing on the spot, saw him 90
down. His body was recovered, and In
time his effects fell into the hands Of his
brother, who found among them the orig
inal, which was by him forwarded to the
war department. New York Sun.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-21

A most interesting discovery has recent
ly been made in Paris which recalls an act
of Napoleon 1. This Is the subterranean
passage which ran to the imperial box at
the old Theatre Italien.
The reason for the building Of this un-
dcrground pnssnGe which formed "A feature
Of nearly oil tho subsidized theaters Of
Paris, was because of tho attempt on the
lifo OF Napoleon in tho Rue Nacaiso when
he was going to tho opera.
by means OF this tunnel IL was possible
for him to disappear from the house with
out any one being aware at the moment,
while I'm the event of necessity troops could
be introduced which would bo able to dom
mate tho audience should the necessity for
such contingency arise. .-Pesrson's s
Weekly