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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19
Earl Reynolds and His
Bicycle Skates Estab-
lish a Brand New Rec
ord.
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very bitter thing defeat would be. but
1 felt it when 1 came within reaching
distance of the goal and knew that ii
I only could keep up the pace or squirt
a little I was going to accomplish won
ders or perhaps break my own record,
which no one else had been able to do.
All this wondering and skating had
been done in a very small number OF
seconds, but it seems to one under
those circumstances as if each second
was a minute.
LAS 1 neared the end Of the quarter
mile which marked the finish of the
course for me heard the people shout
and shout all the louder. Do you know
that 1 felt a deadly fear when L heard
those shouts? 1t seemed to me then
that it must be the other fellow who
was gaining on me. 1t flashed through
my mind what a ridiculous thing It
was for a man on skates to hope to
beat an expert wheelman. Still Fox
did not come UP with me. Another
second and the distance between me
and the end had lessened almost one
half.
IT pulled myself together for one
grand finish. made up my mind that
I would make a record right then and
there or never try again. The blood
came to my head and then I was as
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19
NEGRO WHO CAN TALK HEBREW.
He Is Deaf and Dumb and Comes
From an African Town

HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. ia
city for the last few days who claims
to be Hebrew. He is deaf and dumb
and as black as the ace of spades.
He carries a pad of paper with him
and a pencil, and answers all questions
by writing them in Hebrew and LOS
chen Khodish. What excites the most
wonder is that he writes Loschen
Khcdish very rapidly. 1t is the lang
uage of the books of Moses, and is
made a special study of. spoken and
written with ease only by the rabbis
and highly educated Hebrews.
The negro was sent to one of the
rabbis of Hartford, who is perfectly
satisfied that he is Hebrew. He says
that he came from a large town in
Africa, where there is a tribe of about
10000 black Hebrews who speak Los
chen Khodish and are quite prosper
ous He also says that his father is
rabbi in that town, and that is why
his father took the trouble to teach
him to write these languages, which
needed an extra amount of labor on ac-
count of his being deaf and dumb.
He says his people not only write
Loschen Khodish but it is their speak
ing language as well. He left home
few years ago and has seen a good
deal of the world. In each town he
hunts up the Jewish section, and there
they give him clothes, food and money.
What surprises him, he writes, Is
that no Hebrew knows of his country
men in Africa.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19
No Need of Going
to the Frozen Klon-
dixie for Gold.
NUGGETS NEAR HOME.

last of October. Provisions of all sorts are
cheap and fruits and vegetables abundant,
while the miner is never many days distant
from civilization and the railroad The av-
erage fare over the railroad from San Fran
cisco to this section Is from IS to $40, to
which add the cost Of horse or wagon
transport to the placer region.
AS an old miner up in Oregon where gold
is being found galore, says: '.The same
energy and money and time expended in
this gold belt of Southern Oregon would I'M
doubleday produce rgeater results than in
the Klondike and with no privations what
ever. Suppose, for instance, that when the
millions were taken from the two gulches
within gunshot Of Jacksonville it had been
impossible to get away with the gold until
some certain season of the year, and all
that was transported in lump sum, as was
the klondlkes what would have been tho
result? Why, genuine Klondike rush And
you will not have to wait much longer to
see great mining boom here in spite Of
the fact that one can come here in a palace
car and instead of snow and ice find the
finest climate in the world The vast placer
fields here are rich in gold, and they have
been scarcely touched. From a single emf
hence here one may have a birdseye view
OF 100000 acres of placer ground which will
average thirty feet in depth and % cents
per cubic yard from grass roots to bedrock"
And this is not isolated instance Of
hitherto neglected gold regions coming to
the front. Great discoveries. like misfor-
tunes, never come singly. We are learning
of gold finds all along that great mountain
The auriferous wave is upon u.s. We have
only to hold our hats and let the nuggets
drop into them. We may choose between
Alaska and Bolivia. the frozen north and
the historic south, but 1 believe the golden
mean lies somewhere in this region, where
one may get a satisfactory amount of gold
with the least attendant discomfort
Fred A. ober.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19

cool as possible. Nothing could be
seen of Fox A second more and l
went across the line and-talk about
the music of the spheres, 1t never was
in it in the world with that of the
music of the voices which cheered my
victory.
Fox came in presently, but after
me. l wish him more kinds OF good
luck than l can tell you for 1 think
he was instrumental in giving me the
greatest pleasure that l ever exper-
fenced in all the races on skates in
which 1 have taken part. That race
has convinced me that beyond question
the bicycle skate is the representative
Of the coming sport. l do not see that
there is much more eXertion than In
riding the wheel, and certainly as an
exercise it is very beneficial. Again,
it entirely eliminates all the evils
which are accredited to bicycle riding
and there is no reason why the bicyc,e
skate should not be as easily con-
trolled as the wheel.
TT is my intention to make a study
of the bicycle skate because l believe
l see in it possibilities which have
never exhibited themselves, at least to
me, in any one thing before. You see
my race with Fox was the first of the
kind in the world. 1t was like the first
trial or speed between the morse anu
the bicycle. Then the horse was given
a start and the bicycle rider beat him
so easily that he has always been g ad
enough to take an even chance ever
since. Now it looks to me as if the BIZ
cycle skate held the same position rel
alive to the bicycle as the bicycle once
held toward the horse.
II do not pretend to be a prophet,
but basing my judgment on experience
and mechanical knowledge of speed
getters, l look for some marvellous re-
suits from continued experiments with
\ the bicycle skate.
-"Far1 REYNOLDS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19
THE SAINT PAUL GLOBE. SUNDAY sEprEMBER 49, 1897

region whence the news Of the sight
ing of the balloon comes is little
travelled from April to October. and 1t
would be difficult for the news to be
carried to the nearest telegraph sta
ton at this season, and the natives
would not know what the balloon was
If, they saw 1t In the air"
Walter Wellman, the newspaper cor
respondent, who has made special in
vestigation Of the practicability of
arctic ballconing, discredits the ST.
berian story, though he does not coin
eide with the prevailing belief that
Andree Is lost. In his opinion, Andree's
chances of safety are about one to two.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19
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Special Correspondence of the Globe.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-Will the bicy-
Gle skate force the bicycle itself into
second place? Thousands of wheelmen
in and about New York and suppose
throughout the country are wondering
if the race between Earl Reynolds and
his skates, and Charles ]. Fox on his
bicycle is indicative of new era for
the wheel.
People who ought to know say that
the chances are we will go back to first
principles to a certain eXtent-that is,
skating will resume its old time popu-
larity, The new era seems to be that
of a new combination roller and bicy-
Gle skate. One thing seems to be set
tied beyond question, and that is that
all things being equal it is possible to
make greater speed on bicycle skate
than on an ordinary wheel. Expert
ments of this sort in Europe have dem
onstrated the truth Of the above as
sertion. H S. Siefke, European expert
in the art of bicycle skating, is now
visiting in this country with view to
possible Engagements.
Reynolds unquestionably holds the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19
AS TO ANDREE.
Latest Balloon Story Hardly Cred
tied by Arctic Experts.
Earl Reynolds"

Latest Balloon Story Hardly Cred
tied by Arctic Experts.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S-Arctic ex-
plOrerS and scientists here are much
interested in the report that a balloon,
supposed to be that of Andree, the
Arctic explorer, has been seen over
the village of Antzifirewskoje, in the
province of Yeniseisk. Prof. William
Harness, of the naval observatory, was
asked as to the location of this village,
and the significance of the report and
said that he had not been able to 10
cate the village exactly on the maps
at his command, but he found on ore
of the maps place marked Anizifero-
vsk, which he assumed was a different
spelling of the name Of the same vii =.
lage. This place is in north latitude
about 81 degrees, and is about twenty
miles west of north from KrasnoiarSk,
the town from which the Geographic
dispatch was sent announcing that the
balloon had been seen. Prof. Harness
said that as Andree had started in his
balloon from Danes island to the
north of Spitzbergen in latitude 70 de-
grees and so minutes, it was clear that
if his balloon was now at AniZiferovsk,
he did not succeed in his project CT
crossing the Polar region, and coming
out at some point in the British ter
ritory of North America.
Prof Hardness said, If Andree's bal
Icon is anywhere in the province of
Yeniseisk, 1t is practically certain that
his attempt to cross the pole has been
a complete failure, and that instead
of going north from his point of de-
parture, his general direction since he
left Tromsoe, has been toward the east
and south.
Commodore George w. Melville, u
S. N, the Arctic explorer, said: 1T is
possible that Andrees balloon may
have been seen and reported from the
Yeniseisk district of Siberia, but I am
inclined to doubt if the explorer ever
reached the vicinity or that the news
of his being there could be commuEi-
Gated to the outside world. 1 am of the
opinion that the balloon never went
very far from Spitzbergen, and I have
for some time feared that Andree has
already met his death in the Arctic
ocean. though even If he came dowr
on land in the far north the chances
are he never would be heard Ct. The
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19
GOBLIN ASSUMES COMMAND.
G. A. r.. Headquarters Established ut
Independence Hall.

HARRISBURG. Pa. Sept. 1S.-Gen.
J. P. S. Goblin, Of Lebanon, issued gen.
eral orders today from the headquar-
tiers of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, assuming the duties of COM
mander-in- chief and announcing the
appointments of Gen. Thomas J. Stew
art, Pest No. II, Department of Penn
sylvania, to be adjutant general, and
Charles Burrows, Post No. %, depart
ment of New Jersey, to be quarter
master general. In line with an eco
nomical administration of the affairs
of the Grand Army. the commander
in-chief states that the appointees will
serve without salary Headquarters
have been established at independence
hall, Philadelphia.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19
SCHOONER SUNK.
Her Crew Rescued With the Great
est difficulty,

Her Crew Rescued With the Great
est Difficulty.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Sept. 1S.--
The schooner Henry A. Kent, bound
from Ashland to Lake Erie points, with
a cargo of iron ore, in tow Of the
steamer J. c. Gilchrist, foundered off
Standard Rock, Lake Superior, in the
gale of Thursday night. Capt. Sulli-
van, his two children and the crew OF
the wrecked boat were brought here
by the Gilchrist, which arrived early
this morning The Kent sprung leak
when off Keweenaw point, about .
o'clock Thursday night. The pumps
were at once manned, and an attempt
made to reach Marquette, but the
heavy seas began breaking In the bu:-
warks, and the water gained so rapid
~ that it was seen the vessel could
not be saved. AS 1t was impossible
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19
ST. Paul & Duluth RaiIroad-Change


The ST. Paul & Duluth Railroad will
place their winter schedule Of train
service in effect on Sunday, September
10Th.
Train No. 9, leaving ST. Paul S:35 q
m. for Taylors Falls, and No. 10, ar
irving in ST. Paul at 9:05 p. m, will be
discontinued.
Train No. 8, leaving st. Paul at $50
a. M, will make connections for Tay-
lors Falls daily except Sunday.
Train No will leave ST. Paul at 4:05
D. m. for Taylors Falls instead of $50
p. m.
The Lake Superior Limited" will
leave ST. Paul at $50 a. m. as at pres
emit, No change in time of trains leav-
ing ST. Paul 2:15 p. m. and 11:15 p. m
for Duluth and Superior
See small folder for change in White
Bear and saltwater trains.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19
FOUR MILLION MORTGAGE
Given by officials of the Panama
Railway Company.

Railway Company.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-The attor-
neys for the Panama Railway COM
pany placed on record today a mort
gage bonding all the property, rolling
stock, steamships, wharves and other
appurtenances of the Panama railroad
company in the sum Of 100000 the
Central Trust company, Of New York,
and William Nelson Cromwell, who
act as trustees, advancing the money
The mortgage is given to secure the
Az per cent twenty-year sinking fund
gold bonds issue. A clause in the
mortgage recites that in the event of
the opening of the Panama canal, then
the bonds will be payable at the expi-
ration of four months after notification
by the railroad company. The money
borrowed is to be used in improve
ments and securing subsidy bonds
given to the Columbian government.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19

The suit instituted by two members OF the
local BARRIERS union against the interna-
tional organization to secure the payment
of sick benefits, owing to the absence of at
torneys for the international, has been post
poned until November.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19

Tickets for the garment workers ice
cream social and hop, to be given at As
sembly halls on the evening of the 2Sth
inst, are going rapidly. Miss Kate Heating
and other members of the union have them
for sale.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19

bill is receiving the attention of organized
labor throughout the city. Petitions ac-
companying the bill have been distributed
throughout the city, and especially in the
manufactures, for signature. Up to date
no one has been met with among the labor
ing classes who has refused to sign his
name,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19

At the Monday evening session of the
journeymen BARRIERS union, NJ e. Murray was
elected financial and corresponding secretary
to fill a vacancy. Two new members were
initiated and several applications received:
The base ball club, composed of members OF
the union, will challenge one of the city CLUBS
in the near future to match game at Lex
ington park, and for the purpose OF lifting
themselves for the occasion. will have prac-
tice game at Kittsondale at 2:SO this after-
noon. Charley Clonske is manager and Joe
Fleek captain of the club.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19

Members of the boot and shoe workers
union employed by the Minnesota Shoe
company met at Assembly halls Monday noon
and remained in session until 6 o'clock in
the evening. difference of opinion as to
whether the journeymen should finish the
shoes as they had been previously doing or
whether the company should have them fin
ished by boys and apprentices was the cause
of the meeting. The matter was finally ad-
justed and the boys went to work Tues
day morning. The members deny the state
ment that they were out on strike, claim
ing that their afternoon off, was for the
sole purpose of discussing the grievance
pro and con.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19

j. Kirby, of Red Wing, a prominent men,
Der of the cigarmakers' union of that place,
was in the city the first of the week. He
visited Assembly halls and was kept busy
shaking hands with old acquaintance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19

There will be special meeting of the bind
cry girls union tomorrow evening at the
usual hour. All members expected to be
present.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19

T. F. Thomas and c.. H. Bonn, two mem
bers of the grievance committee of the Trades
and Labor assembly. visited the managers of
Stahlmann's and Bruggemann's breweries
last week in the interests of the brewery
workers union. They were given assurance
that the misunderstanding between the union
and the brewing companies would be adjusted
as soon as possible.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-28
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

MARLBOROUGH HOUSE.-M. l.. AL
exander, Greenville; G. V. Croft, Flint;
A III. Boyd, Lenoir; G. l.. Moore, North
Carolina; Thos. w. Evins, Boston; Thos.
OVERLY, w. III. Cawthon, Frank Aston,
j. Ell. Bridgers, Henderson; Sam Lawr-
ence, Portsmouth; f. p. Allen, New
York; d. NJ. Morrison, Rockingham; j.
s. Haddock, S. A. L.: A. w. Schofer,
Philadelphia: Fred w. Moffitt New
York; H. l.. Adams, P. B. Beard, Char
lotte: N. D. Sutton, Brooklyn; J. A.
Pinchbeck, s. l.. Gilmer, North Caro-
lima; w. A. Edmunds, Louisville; A.
Benedict. Miss Grace Hunter, New York
is. S. Written and lady, Henderson; j.
Y. McRae, Raleigh; Thos NJ. Pittman,
Henderson; f. Taschner, e. f. Brantly,
New York; Ell. r. Chears, New Orleans;
o. Ellis, p. R. Rhodes, New York; W.
f. Williams, Maury Anderson, Ports
mouth; J. IL. Scott, North Carolina; l.
IF. Scott, w. A. Brown, Indianapolis
J. Fl. Macleary, A. and D. r. r.; B. II
Scott, Goldsboro.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-28
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Supervisors Warned Against Permitting
Schools to Be EARNED Out.

A circular letter was yesterday sent
out to all school supervisors by Supt.
Mebane, calling their attention to the
employing of assistants in public schools.
lie warns them that no person should be
aEloWed to teach as an assistant In a
public school unless he has a certificate
from the county supervisor He also SAYS
that his attention has been called to
some instances where the principals were
paid $40 or $50 per month of the public
fund, with the understanding that the
principal teachers were to furnish their
assistants. The assistants selected in
these cases We're pupils taken from the
school and not qualified for the work.
Mr.. Mebane adds:
"A case was reported to me last spring
where principal drew 500 per month
of public funds for an assistant teacher
and hired his assistant for $40 or S12.
If this be true, such a man is not fit to
be in any school-room. 1t is your duty
as supervisor to see that the little ones
are not neglected, and are not placed in
charge Of anyone except a competent
teacher. Where an assistant is needed,
let the committee make contract with
assistant in the same manner as with the
principal"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-28
JUMPED FROM THE TRAIN.
A Ten Year Convict Escapes on His
Way to the Penitentiary.

Sheriff J. T. Donoho, of Caswell coun-
ty, arrived here yesterday with one con-
victim Walker, colored, sent up for
five years for stealing cows.
The sheriff started from Greensboro
with two men, but he lost one of them
on the way. The other man was Aaron
Wagstaff, colored, sentenced for ten
years for manslaughter. He and Walker
were handcuffed together and sat quietly
in the second class car until the train
left Gibsonville. Then Wagstaff asked to
be allowed to go for a drink of water.
The handouts were taken off and he en-
tered the closet at the end Of the car.
The sheriff waited some time for him to
come out, then opened the door and saw
part of the convict's clothing, but no
convict. He had taken off his coat, shirt
and hat and jumped from the window
while the train was going at full speed.
When Sheriff Donoho reached Burling-
ton he notified the officers there and they
started back with blood-hounds to catch
the fugitive. He is a dark negro, thin
face, about 5 feet, II inches high, 30
years old. .esaI,
though this is his third term as sheriff. \,
Other additions to the penitentiary vest
terday were:
Three convicts from Caldwell county,
by Sheriff e. III. Boyd. They were for
one and two years. The two year man
was convicted of burglary in the second
degree.
One convict from Sampson, by Depu-
ty Sheriff 7. Turner.
One convict from Robson, by Deputy
Sheriff Alex Parham.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-28
REV. BABES VOUCHERS.
He Was Paid Six Dollars a Week fol
Ten Weeks.

Rev. Babb has been paid off and
bounced. If he prays for the State peni-
Tertiary any more, it must be spelled
prey. Here is the words on the voucher:
Estate of North Carolina, debtor to
Rev. Il. w. Babb, for services as min
lister at the Halifax farm and the North
ampton farm for two and one-haf
months, ten weeks, at Sc per week,
500" With this was filed the following
letter signed by Frank B. Wimbish,
clerk to the penitentiary, addressed to
Babb: "We enclose you pay for services
up to this time October 23rd). By the
request of the board of directors you
will have to hold up preaching for the
present. Times are hard and the peni-
Tertiary owes a big lot Of money. SUI
perintendent Smith requests me to say
to you that he would be glad to see you
before very long"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-28
LARGE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
There Are 240 More Children Enrolled
than There Were Last Year.


The attendance at the city schools
continues to show a great increase over
former years. Supt. Howell's report to
the school committee, at its meeting in
the mayors office yesterday, showed the
enrolment in the schools for the first
month to be: White, 1,096, as against
LOIS for the same period last year-a
gain of 81; colored, 902, as against TAB
in 1S96-a gain of $50. The total enroll
ment for the month has been 1898, as
compared with 1,75S for the same month
last year--a gain Of 24O.
This is most gratifying showing and
speaks we'll for the schools and their
The committee passed a resolution, in
troduced by Mr.. ALI. A. Thompson,
thanking Supt. Howell and the teachers
who got up the very fine exhibit for the
city schools at the State Fair.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-28
1T WAS A GREAT SUCCESS.

The exhibition Of pictures in the Wo-
mans Exchange opened yesterday after
noon, and although the weather was in
clement, large crowd was present. 1t
is a success in every sense of the word,
and everyone should go. 1t will be con-
tinued today and this evening, and very
probably tomorrow. The price of adj
mission is exceedingly low, and the pic
lures are marked at figures much below
their value.
The ladies of the Exchange are serving
lunch in their rooms on the first floor.
and visitors to the exhibit are cordially
invited to call and see them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-28
THE cOLORED STATE FAIR.
The Largest Attendance in Its History
is Expected.

The Colored Fair begins here next
Tuesday, and the indications are for
fine exhibit and large attendance. With
good weather it will probably be the
most successful negro Fair ever held N
the State.
Wednesday will be Wake County Day,
and therefore the big day OF the FAR.
Pint an interesting programme has been
prepared for all of the days. This will
be announced later.
The Star Cornet Band. OF Greensboro,
one Of the best negro bands in the State,
will he on hand to furnish the music.
The Charlotte Colored Military Com
pany will also be here. An imposing pa
rade Avr Wake County Day is being ar
ranged, and many attractions are being
secured for the week.
Horse races, bicycle races and football
games will be features. Secretary Leak
expects q large attendance.