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The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-17
WIRE TO KL0NDIKE.
The Canadian Government is Proposing Such
Communication.


Washington, Aug. 16.-The Cana
dian government has submitted for
NAL proposals to this government to
establish communication with the
Klondike region by the construction
of a telegraph line from the head of
winter navigation on the Lynn canal
into the center of the KIondike dis
trict.
The proposals are under advise
ment. They have been approved by
the British principal secretary of
state for foreign affairs and forwarded
by the governor general of Canada,
through the British embassy, to the
state department and referred to the
interior department. The papers are
locked up, pending consideration.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-17
May Be Two Deaths.

Ellijay, Ca, Aug. 16.-Ambrose
Tookabee and Boil Bearden engaged
in fight here today. Tookabee cut
Bearden's throat, resulting in his in
stant death. Bearden's son then came
to the rescue, and crushed Tookabee's
skull with a rock. Tookabee may die.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-17
THE OLDEST JUDGE.
Supreme Court Justice Field Yesterday
Broke the Record.

Supreme Court Justice Field Yesterday
Broke the Record.
New York, Aug. 16.-The Herald
today says: Associate Justice Ste
phen Field, of the supreme court of
the United States, will today, break
the record for continuous service on
the supreme bench, having served
thirty.four years, five months and six
days, one day longer than former
Chief Justice John Marshal, whose
service has hitherto been the longest
of all justices since the establishment
of the national tribunal of last resort.
1t is probable that his seat upon the
bench will become vacant in the near
future, and upon his retirement Attor-
ney-General McKenna, according to
the present understanding, will sue
ceed him. The vacancy in the attor-
ney-generalshlp, it is expected, will
be filled by Judge Gof, of West Vir-
ginia.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-17
TO BUILD BIG DOCKS.
Conference of Naval Officers on the Need Of
Such improvements.

Conference of Naval Officers on the Need Of
Such improvements.
Washington, August 16.-Admiral
Bunce, commandant of the Norfolk
navy yard; Commodore Chadwick,
chief of bureau, and Naval Construc-
tor Dashiel were in conference with
Acting Secretary Roosevelt at the
navy department this morning upon
this subject of drydocks for naval ves-
sells of the United States. The con-
ference is preliminary to the prepara-
tion of project for the United States
drydocks to be submitted to congress
at the next session.
The necessity which compelled the
Indiana to go to Halifax to be docked
has aroused the navy yard to the i'm
portance of havinga system of docks
which can be utilized for any sized
war vessel. Several plans for the
building of docks at different naval
stations have been proposed, but none
have as yet been found satisfactory,
Naval officials urge the Importance
of having large dock either at Boston,
Mass, or Portsmouth, N. H.; also at
Norfolk, Va, or at some point on the
gulf, possibly at the mouth of the
Mississippi river, near AIgiers, La,
and another on the Pacific coast.
It is expected that the reasons for
more docks and the urgent necessity
for two or more capable of holding the
largest battleshIps will be set out In a
project to be submitted to congress by
the navy department.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-17
Cobb Wields a Whip.

Athens, Ca. Aug. 16.-News was
received here today that Lamar Cobb
formerly of this city, and at one time
q prominent figure In Georgia, horse
whipped Surveyor General Robinson.
of Colorado. The Georgian, accord
ing to reports, piled blow after blow
until his victim begged for mercy
The men had been on bad terms for
some time.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-17
THE SENATOR'S FUNERAL.
The Remains Were Inferred at Carrollton
Yesterday.

The Remains Were Inferred at Carrollton
Yesterday.
Jackson, Miss, Aug. 16.-The re-
mains of the late Senator j. u. George
were removed today from the rotuuda
of the state house, where they have
been lying in state since o'clock yes
terday, and at 2 p. m. were taken in a
special car attached to a regular train
to Winona, where special train will
convey them to Carrollton, where the
interment will take place by the side
of his wife, who died few weeks ago.
The throng of people who passed n
line to view the remains continued far
into the night, and the line was re-
newed early this morning.
The remains were escorted to the
station by the various military and
civil bodies of the city and by an i'm
mense crowd of people.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-17
DR., LEHARDY HURT.
His Bicycle Throws Him wsth Painful
Results.

Savannah, Aug. 1G.-Health Officer
LeHardy is nursing badly lacerated
face today. He has it covered with
salYe, however, and hopes it Will be
all right tomorrow. His hands are
also hurt.
DR.. LeHardy's "silent steed" gave
him tumble on the Waters road early
this morning. He was trying to turn
round on the wet gravel road when
the front wheel of his bicycle slippe d
and he fell to the ground. Though
painfully hurt he mounted his wheel
and rode home.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-17
The Reservoirs.

The matter of covering the water
reservoirs of the Light and Water
company will come up before Judge
Speer in United States court in short
while. In case City Attorney Kay has
not returned from his eastern trip in
time to represent the city at the hear
ing, Hon, Harry F. Dunwody will ap-
pear in his stead. Judge Speer, it is
believed, will grant the petition,
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-17
Paine, Murphy & Co.'S Cotton Letter.

Paine, Murphy & Co.'s Cotton Letter.
Savannah, Aug. 16.-The ten dency
of the cotton market this morning has
been towards lower level. The chief
influence in unsettling the markets
here and abroad has been the report
that Neill Bros. estimate this seasons
production as 9,75O,OOO bales minimum
which has stimulated general selling
movement.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-17
Paine, Murphy & Co.'s Grain Letter.
movement

Palne, Murphy q Co.'s Grain Letter.
Savannah, Aug. 16.-WhiIe the mar
ket today in wheat has been nervous
and at times erratic the large interests
from all appearances have not been
marked to any great extent. If so
their dealings have not been of a char
acter to create special attention. The
bullish feeling carried over from last
week has, however, been very much
in evidence, prices at one time show
ing advance Of 2Ac. over Saturdays
close
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-17
LOOKS LIKE PROSPERITY.
Many Mills Resume Operations in Eastern
Cities.

Cities.
Falf River, Mass, Aug. 16.-Nearly
all OF the suspended cotton mills re-
sumed operations today.
Providence, R. l., Aug. 16.-The
Lonsdale cotton mills started today
calling back to work 5000 operatives
Salem, Mass, Aug. 16.-The Naum-
keag cotton mills resumed today with
1,4Oo employees.
Chester, Pa, Aug. 16.-Haltsol, the
large manufacturer of worsted goods
notified all his employees today that
the wages of all the operatives would
be advanced on September 6. The
mills started on full time today.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-17

Matewan, w. Va, Aug. 16.-Eight
hundred miners of simmons creek
and Logan turned strikers this morn
ing, Fifteen hundred men are now
out in the Norfolk and Western dis
trict.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-17
Colorado Comes.
Torras.

The Mallory liner Colorado arrived
yesterday afternoon at o'clock from
New York via Port Royal. The Colo
RADIO was not due until this morning,
and beat her schedule time on the trip
by twelve hours, She brought large
lot of freight.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-17
Receiver for Road.

Atlanta, Aug, 16.-The Atlanta
electric railway was placed in the
hands of a receiver today on the petit
ton of j. F. Leary, who had a claim
against the road of $4,000.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-17
THE MARKETS.

Quotations By Telegraph for The Times
Commercial Readers.
Paine, Murphy & Co.'s Stock Letter.
Savannah, Aug. 16.-The stock mar
ket was not SO active today as on most
of last week. 1t suffered little i'm
palrment of strength, however. The
dull periods were usually coincident
with recesslous in prices due to profit
taking, and there were easy recover
les on developments ofany demand.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-17
The Highest Yet,

New York, Aug. 16.-The top notch
ofthe season was reached by wheat
today. September sold at 921a.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15
A Georgia Negro Prodigy.

Robert GArdhire is a negro and an unedu.
Gated one, but when it comes to figures he
cant be stopped by any mathematician in
the world. He is humble resident of
Augusta, and is employed as q laborer at the
Interstate Cotton Oil company In multi.
plieation Gardhire is as quick as thought.
Before the average person can set the figures
down with pencil Gardhire has given the
correct answer, and yet he cannot say how
he does it,
He was asked what was the sum total of
80 times 81, and without repeating the fig
ures to himself, Gardhirs answered offhand,
''6633." "How much" asked some one. .'is
sol times 80? Without stopping q second
Gardhire replied. '16,O32." And thus for
over half an hour numbers we're thrown at
hi he gave the correct multiplication
like nasn. In the multiplication of frac-
tions the man is eq"2lly proficient, and
there seems no limit to his powers, which
are almost occult
Gardhire cannot remember when he first
became aware of his power, and does not
even know how he discovered it, He says
that when the figures are given him he sees
their answer immediately. Simply by glAnc-
ing at long line of figures he can immed-
lately tell what the addition is.-Augusta
Chronicle.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15

1t is u well-known fact that paper
money is liable to transfer bacteria
from one person to another, and thus
TO spread contagious diseases. 1t is also
supposed that coins, which are more in
circulation than notes, might similar
ly act as agents for Spreading disease,
and Investigations III that direction
were made at the Vienna university
when Austria changed its currency to
the gold basis. A report about his OBJ
servations was recently published by
DR.. Vincent in the Vienna Medical Ga
zette, in which he states that metals
act, so to speak, as antiseptics in regard
to bacteria, or microbes, the fact being
that these microscopic organisms have
but very short lease of life while on
metals The destroying influences of
metals increase with their temperature,
and also with the close touch of the
micro-organisms with the metal At a
temperature of 95 to 100 degrees Fahren-
heit, which is common in the pockets
where money is carried, the destruction
of microbes occurs within three hours.
The various metals used for coins are
somewhat different in this respect, sill
YER being the most antiseptic and gold
the least Copper and bronze hold
about the middle between the two more
precious metals. = st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15

We have received from the publishers,
Hon. w. j. BryAn's great book, "The First
Battle" The publishers. W. B. Conkey
Company, Chicago, although filing orders at
the rate of ten Thousand day, are unable
to supply the enormous demand for this
work.
"'Chs First Battle" embodiss a careful
presentation Of the rise and development Of
the silver movement, history of the cam.
paign OF 1896, review of the political stu
alton, an analysis of the election returns, an
account of Mr.. Bryans famous tour, his
biography by Mrs. Bryan, his most import
ant speeches, and the addresses of other
eminent politicians and leaders.
"The First Battle" is dedicated to Hon.
Richard P. Bland, of Missouri, Gen. James
B. Weaver of Iowa, and Hon. Henry NJ.
Teller OF Colorado-''the foremost champ
ions of bimetallism in their respective
parties"
Santa Rosa papers state that there is q
church in that city which seats over 200
people and was built entirely of timber
sawn from single redwood tree. Timbers,
weather boarding and inner lining are all of
redwood, there being no plaster or bricks or
mortar about it. The roofing is made o
shingles from the sane tree, and after al
was finished there was 10000 shingles left.
A sister tree at Murphy's saw mill gave con-
stant employment in reducing it to shingles
to two men for two whole years.
Those Utahnian patriots who are impa.
tient because Mckinley compels them to
wait while he elevates the tariff should re-.
member that the trusts are entitled to the
first consideration. 1t is a good business
rule to attend to cash customers first, and
this is going to be a business administration.
0uida has more fads and faneies than even
a tin-de-siecle college girl. The scent she
uses is made especially for her by celebrat-
ed Venetian perfumer and cost $40 an ounce.
She cannot bear starchsd muslin; the touch
of velvet makes her feel creepy, and she
faints at the smell of honey.
On Friday last Mrs. Jane Stanford took
out the largest insurance policy ever issued
in the United States, in favor Of Stanford
University. 1t was for $i,000.000 and in
the event Of her living ten years and paying
the annual premium of Sl70. 600 the benefic-
iary will receive $2.OOO,O 900. The policy was
written by the Matual Life Insurance Co. Of
New York.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15

Critic-Where did you get the idea
for that poster picture?
Painter-Out of my head.
"You must be glad it's out.--Tit-Bits.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15
A Greenback Placer.

The following comes from the Carson Ap-
peal On Wednesday tie 7th about noon
Sam Robinson, mechanic employed in the
V. 7. machine shops, picked upa hundred
dollar silver certificate.
The bill was found near the new tracks
by the depot. The tracks were occupied by
sleeping cars during the 6stic carnival
1t was intact excepting one corner, which
some ones heel had pressed into the gronnd,
In pulling the bill lose one corner was slight
ly torn. When Sam saw the value of his
find be loosened the earth from the fragment
and thus secured the whole bill.
A few days after the fight, Smythe, the
stationary engineer, found two greenbacks,
one five and one ten. on the side track back
OF Lynch's.
Late last night several parties were hunt.
ing for the County Recorder to file notice Of
location of greenback placers in the V. h T.
yard
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15
BOTH LEGS CRUSHED.
VIM. McCIeun, Yardmaster at Carson,
Run Over BY Loaded Car.

nun over DT Loaoeu OdT.
VIM. McCluen. one of the oldest employ
es Of the V. & T. r. r.. was caught under q
moving fat car at Carson Saturday and both
Of his legs were so badly crushed that Am-
putation was necessary. He was dropping
q car down the track for the purpose of un-
oading it at the freight depot. He noticed
that the brake shaft was displaced aud went
down to fix it in the socket. He slipped
and fell from the car to the track and the
first truck passed over both legs just below
the knee, crushing them in frightful man :
ner. As the front truck passed over him
he grasped . rod on the car and was dragged
ovsr seventy-fve feet. when Ross Meder.
who hapP4usd 70 Be sdsarking with him, fore.
ed him from u4dst 2 - and clear of the
track, s-.say sasiag nan IRON the rear
trucks.
He was picked up aud DR.. Mcdonald of
Virginia aud DR.. Les Of Carson immediate iy
summoned. After consult atom is was decid.
ed to amputAte the crushed limbs just below
the knee. and the operation was performed.
1t is believed that he will recover.
He is man OF family. havinga wife and
i've children, and great sympathy is express.
ed for all Of them Journal.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15
A STORY OF u HUNG CHANG.
How He Interested Himself In Two
Chinese Women.

Chinese Women.
Something over a year ago a Chi
nese Christian girl named Marguerite
Wang came 10 America with the in
tention of obtaining an education. She
remained here 4 year, and was just
about to enter a woman's college when
she received word that her father had
betrothed her to man whom she had
never seen. Under the consular reg
ulations she was forced To return to
her home, foregoing her education, to
marry this man. Miss Hartford, one of
the principal workers in the Foo-Chow
mission, who was here on visit. ac-
companied her on her return
On the same ship with them was Ii
Hun Chang and his suite. The viceroy
noticed the Chinese girl, and sent his
secretary, Lord Ii, TO inquire about
her. A day or two later he sent word
he would like TO talk with Marguerite
and Miss Hartford. They went TO see
him and told him the story of the girls
attempt to obtain an education The
viceroy was much pleased with hts
countrywoman and seemed 10 take a
great interest in her. He told her and
Miss Hartford about the woman's con-
gress, which is to be held in London
in 1898, and said that he wanted the
women of China to be represented ar
the congress.
After q little talk he told Marguerite
that he would appoint her TO represent
China and its women at the congress.
He then asked Miss Hartford if she did
not know of some other woman in
China that was qualified to be dele
gate TO the congress. Miss Hartford
at once recommended to him Dr. Hu
King Eng, the first Chinese woman TO
study medicine. Some years ago she
left China to come to America, and
after a course in the woman's medical
school at Philadelphia she received her
degree. She then returned TO China
and became one of the most valuable
members of the Foo Chow mission,
where she now is Lii Hung Chang was
much interested in the story and after
a few questions said that she should be
appointed as the second woman to at
tend the congress. So China will be
represented at the woman's congress
and by two Christian women. After
the viceroy's arrival in China he made
the appointment in u formal manner
st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15
Opening up a Coal Mine.

Salt Lake Herald: Hon. P. T. Farms
worth, who has just returned from Austin
New, where he is supervising the develop
ment of a mammoth mining enterprise, is
highly pleased with the showing made in a
nsw coal mine, about Is miles from Battle
mountain, which is owned by the Austin
company.
This coal bed is comparatively recent
discovery and it is being opened up in
manner that isvery satisfactory to Mr. Farms
worth.
From six to eight men are now employed
in prospecting this ledge of coal, which is
about seven feet thick, six feet of whchis an
extra quality of fuel, and il the deposit con-
tinues to improve in quantity and quality
in the future as it has in the past it will not
be long before coal can be used in that re-
gion and at the mine and mill of the Austin
company from theirpwn field Of the black
diamonds.
This is an important discovery and will
do much towards bringing that region to the
front.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15

The Rochester Herald has very simple
explanation of the late Republican defeat in
Ohio. 1t says: 'In looking for cause of
ths political slump in Ohio, it must not be
forgotten that Mckinley has appointed
about all the ablebodied Republican voters
TO foreign missions, and the other are hang
ing around the White House waiting for the
plums to fall "
The marriage of Mrs Ftzsimmons No to
the brother of Mrs Fitzsimmons No 2 makes
the redoubtable Bob the uncle of~his own
son. and both the uncle and the stepfather
Of his first wife's daughter, who consequent.
ly is the stepdaughter of her uncle and the
daughter Of her own aunt. No wonder Jim
couldn't win out with family like thatl--
New York Press.
A Boston paper says; Spring is here at
last. A butterfly was caught at the South
End yesterday" This may be the proper way
to catch a butterfly" says the Chicago
Times. Herald, ''but when you grab wasI
il is better to catch it about the middle
shifting northwesterly toward the head"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15
KNEW ALL BUT ONE.
A Whole English Regiment Made Up OF
OustiOnable Characters.

The story is told of an English mil
itia regiment whose reputation was none
of the best that on one occasion detec-
tive from Scotland asked to be allowed
to inspect the regiment to discover il
possible If certain malefactor were in
the ranks. Permission being. given, the
detective, accompanied by the adjutant
OF the regiment, made tour of the vari-
GUS companies, front rank and rear
rank. When the official had got to the
last man Of the rear rank of the rear
company he stopped suddenly and gazed
earnestly at the rather embarrassed
warrior. "Why, you surely have made
a mistake" exclaimed the adjutaat, in
dignantly; "why, you have pitched on
the best man in the battalion. lie has
been with us for more than 20 years. and
he is our pattern soldier. His arms are
mass of good conduct badges and he
is the example of all that is best in the
life OF a soldier. You surely do not
know him?" "No," replied the detec-
tive. ~ do not--but ! know all the
! Others"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15
Kick.

The citizens of Phoebe have registered
kick against the mail service rendered be-
tween here and Milford. Wednesday petit
ion was circulated and obtained some forty
names, which wss mailed this afternoon to
the Assistant Post Master. General, stating
their grievances. The mail service has not
been complained Of during the past three
months on account Of the people realizing
the bad condition of the roads, but lately
their grievances have been considerably
augmented. The mail laying over at sta
tions to accommodate passengers, at other
times to suit the whims of drivers, and again
on account Of poor stock which could not
get it through. This was not done to spite
or iniure any one, but to have the stage peo.
pie perform the duties which the Govern
men. pays them for when there is no excuse
for doing otherwise. Mail, in which i'm
portant letters were contained and needed
immediate attention, has arrived after the
departure Of the mail for answering. thus
delaying business and causing considerable
annoyance when the mail could have ar.
rived here ten hours sooner but for the un.
necessary laying over at stations.
In explanation of the above, Mr.. Denton
hands us the following:
Desert, Utah, April l2, 81.
Hon. J. A. Denton,
Phoebe, New.
Dear Sir: write this to inform you that
we had an accident tonight three miles
from this station. Several freight teams
were camped right in the middle of the road
in a narrow and bad place, making it al
most impossible for us to turn out for them.
Our of horse SHE'D a little at some of the
wagons and when touched with the whip
gave sudden lurch, causing an injury to
our wagon, the extent of which l do not
know. desire to exonerste your driver,
Mr.. Conners, from any blame in the matter,
as it seemed to me an unavoidable accident.
Trusting you may see it in this light,
remain,
Youra very truly,
OSCAR LoCHMUND.