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The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-05
Armor Plate Inyesti cation.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Secretary Her
bert and Assistant Secretary McAdoo
yesterday conferred for several hours
with the members of the special board,
headed by Captain Mccormick, charged
with the inquiry into defective struc-
tural steel plate supplied for the battle
ships. 1t has been finally determined to
employ II or Is civilian experts to aid
the steel board in the inspection Of steel
at the mills. These will DE paid from s4
to S6 per day, and they will be selected
after competitive examination by civil
service methods. More than so appli-
cants have already made their appear
ance, and a number Of these have been
notified to appear for examination.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-05
she siDeo HER TIME.
he Told Her All About . Wonderful Creek
and Coz q Pointer In Return.

Ne Told Her All About . Wonderful Cresk
and Coz . Pointer In Return.
Perhaps the most popular man connect
cd with the Yellowstone Dark Transporta-
tion company is Captain T. G. Culver Of
Gardner In addition to the duties of JUS
tioe Of the peace he makes daily trip on
the park train and personally interviews
every man, boy, woman and child who
travels on IL. lie is walking encyclopedia
of park information. He knows the height
Of every peak, the altitude of every I'm
portant location, and can give you Profess
or Haydsn's theory Of Che parks geolog-
ioal formation. Besides all this he Is q
prince of good fellows and has fund Of
humor which sometimes carries him away
when touching up descriptions and legends
of the park. D
Some time ago the captain had an ex-
perienoe which was too good to keep, and
he gave IL away to friend In town. He
was going from the spFings to Cinnabar,
and there were three very bright young
ladies' on the coach. One of thsm asked
II II were customary to have 30 many mos
quitoes In 90 high an altitude. The cap
tain assured her that 1t was not unusual !;
that they were increasing year by year !;
that no mosquitoes were ever known In
the park until, about eight years ago, a
New Jersey schoolma am had carelessly
inclosed some In her trunk and let them
out at Mammoth Hot Springs, when, like
rabbits in Australia, they became an In
creasing pest.
All agreed that 1t was remarkable, but
one girl seemed to carrlRa smile of incre-
dulity. AS the conversation continued,
Mr.. Culver was asked what he considered
the most remarkable thing In the park. He
said that II beauty and grandeur were to
be left out of the count, he thought the
most remarkable thing" was Alum creek,
a little stream putting into the river be-
tween the falls and the lake. Originally,
he said, the distance between the hotels at
the lake and the falls was 26 miles, but
when they commenced to sprinkle the road
between the two places with water taken
from Alum creek some years ago they soon
found the distance between the hotels
shortened by about eight miles. As the
hotels were then only about 10 miles apart
and the road still shrinking, the superin-
tendent ordered them to use no more water
from Alum creek And then the captain
told another little legend about the creek
that was quite we'll authenticated.
Last year, he said, party went through
the park on a camping tour, and young
lady with them came into the park wear
ing No. 8 shoes. After camping on Alum
creek two days and bathing her feet she
went home wearing pair Of No. Q CATERS.
At this point the girl with the incredu-
lous smile said to him:
Don't you think 1t would be good
plan to bathe your head in that creek a
time or twof"-Livingsto Post.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-05
An Epistolsry objection.

The preliminaries of the great prize
fight were all arranged when the repre-
sentative of one Of the principals raised q
protest, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
II want to ask, !" he said, "if it 10 true
that the opposite side insists upon the use
of the fashionably new rod writing paper
In this contests''
1--WE reserve that right, " replied the 9TH
q mans manager.
"Then," said the first speaker, "I feel
obliged to declare all the negotiations of.
My principal IL gentleman of refined and
esthetic tastes, and from his elevated
point Of view rcd writing paper Is quite
too suggestive of freshly shed gore. I'm
derstand me. We don't object to red han
died pens or even 10 red Ink, but we do
draw the line at rod paper"
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-05
Altxeld Wilma.

Springfield, Ills. Jan. Sat the meet
ing of the Democratic state central COM
mittee last night Governor Altgeld was
victorious in the first test Of strength in
the fight between the Democratic fac
tions headed by himself and Secretary Of
State Henrichsen. respectively. The gov
ernor's candidate for state chairman.
Dwight w. Andrews Of Chicago. was
elected without opposition, Henrichsen
and others refusing to vote. Some warm
talk was INDUCED in, but the opposition
was unable to make showing. Resolu-
tions were adopted pledging the state
Democracy's support Of the principals
and declarations Of the last Democratic
national convention. These resolutions
were highly laudatory on the subject Of
Eryan.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-05
GREAT vOYAGERS.
As General Rule They Came From the
Smaller Countries.

As General Rule They Came From the
Smaller Countries.
Portugal Ia small country, with land
area one third less than that of tho state
of New York and with a population of
sylvania, but It has turned out In its time
celebrated navigators, Cabral and Da
Souza among them.
1t Is a somewhat peculiar circumstance
IN the history of ocean navigation that the
chief navigators of Europe have usually
been natives of minor Kingdoms and with
out the advantages which would naturally
accrue to a representative Of one Of tho
larger governments.
Christopher Columbus, as every school
boy knows, was "a native Of Genoa at tho
time when the Italian peninsula was sub
divided among numerous petty govern
ments. John Cabot was q Venetian, who
sailed in the service Of England, as Colum-
bus had sailed In the service of Spain.
Amerigo Vespucci was Florentine, who
sailed originally In the service of Spain,
and afterward transferred himself to the
Portuguese service and then went back
to the Spanish service for second time.
Vitus Bering, after whom Bering
strait was called, was Dane by birth,
who served under the naval flag of Russia
Magellan, after whom Magellan strait
was named, was native of Alemtejo, in
Portugal, and was the first to complete the
circumnavigation of the glSbe, in 1929.
Verazzani was Florentine, whose voy-
ages of discovery were undertaken under
the protection of the flag Of France. Hen
drick Hudson was an Englishman, and 1t
seems surprising to many persons In this
day familiar with the prominence of Eng
land as maritime nation that he should
have been in the service Of the government
of Holland when he discovered Manhattan
Island. San Francisco Chronicle
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-05

Detroit, Jan. 5.-Tom L. Johnson OF
Cleveland, president of the Detroit Citi-
zens Railway company. is now in con-
troll Of all OF Detroit's street railway
lines. Mr. johnson and associates have
been negotiating for several days with
the Fort Wayne and Belle Isle company.
Last night the sale Of most Of the stock
and bonds Of tho Fort Wayne company
was announced. II Is understood that
Messrs. johnson and Peck purchased all
but about one-tenth of the stock and
bonds OF the Fort Wayne company, pay
Ing therefor 81, 100. 900
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-05
CALIFORNIA PEARLS.
The Gress Majority Found Ara OF LinIe
Value.

The Gress Majority Found Ars OF ListIe
Value.
The beds of the gulf Of California pro-
duced enormously for awhile, yielding
many pearls Of great size. For some time.
150 years back, the output was 800 to 500
pounds Of the "gems of the ocean" an
nually. In 1890 collection of big pearls
was made there for COLLAR that became
the property of tho queen Of Spain, and
whieh Is even now one of the most valua-
BILE possessions of the Iberian crown. As
lataas 1881 black pearl, valued at S10, 900
ndweighing 90 oarats, was obtained from
those waters One of twice that weight,
lighk brown and worth 38,000 was 80
cured In 1883, and In the same year mer-
chant Of La Paz. Hamed Hidalgo, bought
from an Indian for $40 pearl Of beaute-
ous luster, which he sold In Paris for
$5, 200. All the black pearls got from the
gulf Of California are sent to Europe, be-
cause over there they fetch more than
whits ones, being fad.
The pearl oyster banks of the gulf could
not be worked profitably today but for the
introduction Of modern apparatus for div
ing Such of the bivalves as are left are In
water too deep for search by ordinary
methods, but the rubber clad diver, pro-
vided with tube to furnish him with air.
Ii able tn search the bottom at leisure, his
glass fronted helmet giving him good
view of his surroundings. thanks to the
dim greenish light which illuminates the
subaqueous regions. He carries with him
sheet iron reservoir filed with compress
ed air, which in case of emergency may be
connected instantly with his helmet by
the turning of cock. In this business one
interesting fact Is that no such articles are
employed In diving for pearls. anywhere
else in the world. The customary method
Is to dive naked. In the Sulu archipelago
the divers paint themselves black, 30 as
not to attract the notice Of sharks.
The pearl fisheries of the gulf of Califor-
mia are farmed out by the Mexican govern
ment to a San Francisco company, which
employs about 400 men. Work Is carried
on along the eastern shore of the peninsu-
Ia and up the Pacific side as Ear as Marga-
rita island. The oysters arc found always
edge upward and usually In groups, and
the diver has no difficulty In separating
them from the rocks on which they grow
by quitting the ''byssus" which serves the
mollusk as an attachment to its resting
place. The bivnlves thus obtained are car
ried by sohooners to La Paz and are open
ed under official inspection. One thousand
Of them may yield not a single pearl Of
any size, while from dozen shells $40, 900
worth may DO taken. The great majority
Of pearls found are of little value. The
final process employed is to squeeze the
meat Of the oyster In the fist, lest pearl
should remain imbedded In the tissue Of
the bivalvs. Boston Transcript.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-05
aoRTHWEsT BLIZZARD.
Railroads Crippled and Schools cIesed..-wInd
Blew Fifty-TW0 Miles an Hour.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-The storm which
has been raging for the last AZ hours
In the northwest has not increased in
severity. save perhaps in Coma, and
the signal service office in this city re-
Iorts that within short time the
storm will probably abate." The wind
has beet higher throughout the storm.
and in some Instances has shown re-
n.arkable pertinacity In clinging to the
high Rgures. II having for 36 hours kept
up a 52-mile per hour gate at Huron.
s. d.
The falling temperature Is general in
the lake region and upper Mississippi
valley, but there has been no heavy fall
of snow east Of Coma.
st. Paul reports that train service Is
badly crippled throughout the north
west as result Of the blizzard. In some
towns business is about suspended.
DEVILS Lake and Grand Forks, N. d.,
report that the schools are closed and
that all railroad traffic has been sus-
pended for 36 hours. Omaha reports
that the snow has ceased falling In Ne
braska, but the wind still blows. and
the temperature Is very low. Main line
trains are running about two hours be-
hind time. but branch lines, as rule,
are closed. Kansas City reports that
the railroads in the southwest are suf-
fering badly from the snowstorm, and
In some places traffic Is suspended. Not
much snow is falling, but the high winds
are drifting in so much as to make 1t
still harder for the railroads. In some
places the drifts are eight and 10 feet
high. At Larned the snow is four feet
deep on the level of the streets. No
reports of loss of life have been re-
ceived from any Of the states visited
by the blizzard
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-05
G.. A. II. Not In Politics.

Crawfordsville, Ind, Jan. 5.-The SEN
atorial boom of General Lew Wallace
has received a backset from Mcpherson
post, G. A. r., Of which he is memb,
Charles M. Travis. past department col
mander, offered d resolution endorsing
General Wallace's candidacy for the
United States senate and urging the
coming legislature to elect him, A high
private arose and opposed the resolu-
tion on the ground that 1t was not in the
province of the @. A. r.. to meddle in
politics. A vote was taken, and Travis
cast the only ballot in favor of the reso-
luton.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-05
Well Answered.

A young irish lad on market day In an
Irish town was minding an ass attached
to cart, awaiting the exit Of his parent
from business cstablishment
His arm was thrown around tho neck OF
the animal, when two recruiting sergeants
passed by
One of them, seeking to take a rise out
Of the youth, said:
what are you hugging your brother so
tightly forp"
"'Cause, was the ready rejoinder, II
was afraid he'd 'listi'-London Tit-Bits
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-05
Charges His rather with Murder.

Wilmington. o., Jan. 5.-James Har-
vey, the alleged wife murderer, now
confined in the county Jail charged with
the murder Of his wife, Ida, on Dec. is.
yesterday forenoon filed an affidavit be-
fore the mayor charging his father.
William p. Harvey, SO years old. and a.
Quaker preacher, with being her mur-
derer. He has shown signs Of weak
ening for several days and wished to
make a confession a week ago, but was
prevented by his attorney. His father
was arrested. but denies being impli-
Gated in the crime. Great excitement
Dreyails here
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-05
Irving and Terry Beth III.

London. Jan. 5.-The st. James Ga
zette says that Sir Henry Irving is not
making satisfactory progress. and that
several months may elapse before ne
recovers sufficiently to reappear on the
stage. 1t is also stated that Ellen Terry
has had several operations for her eyes.
Her friends thought when she left Eng
land that the gifted actress would not
return to the stage. But II is now re-
ported that she Is rapidly reco ring on
the Rivera
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-05
Sequel Of Drunken Row.

Pennington, Ne. Jan. 5.--Gilbert Blon-
dell, who shot Jack Moses last Friday
has been brought here from Lowelltown.
The affair was the ending of drunken
row. Blondell claims he remembers
nothing Of the shooting. He waived ex-
animation. and Will Ire given a hearing
at the February term Of the court. He
is single man. IS years of age. and
native Of st. George. N. Il. Moses Is still
alive, but has little chance Of recovery.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-05
Tow, without chimnex..

From the top Of the cathedral spire In
Mexico you can see the entire city, and the
most striking feature Of the view is the
absence OF chimncys. There Is not chin
ney In all Mexico, not CRATE, nor stove,
nor a furnace. All the cooking 70 done
with charcoal In Dutch ovens, and while
The gas II sometimes offensive one soon
becomes ufed 10 it-Boston Globe.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-05
High Water.

st. Louis. Jan. 5.--As result Of the
late heavy rains north and west of here.
the tributaries OF the Missouri and Mis-
sissippi rivers have swollen to such a
degree that an unprecedented rise of
about Is feet has taken place in this
harbor in "a hours. and the waters are
stlIl advancing. The hard freeze which
followed, however, will check the rise,
20 that but little damage is likely to
occur In this vicinity.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-05

Many cases of indigestion arise from
people drinking too much at meals The
solids they take are greatly diluted In this
way and the work of the stomach IL hin.
dered This caution applies equally 10
water and 10 beer, eto
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14
Field Crops.

Four years Of experiments with corn At
the Mississippi station proved that Mosby's
Prolific was the heaviest yielder: that
white varieties Yield moro than yellow
varieties that yellow kinds have larger ears
but fewer Of them that the yellow varieties
stand up better and hence are less liable
to rot n left standing In the field; that
white corn Ia richer than yellow In food
contents. The heaviest crops were obtained
from land which had grown clover or cow
peas the previous year. and which received
heavy dressing Of potash at time Of
planting the corn. Tho soil was heavy rcd
clay, which had been badly wasted previous
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14

HOUSTON COUNCIL NO 81. O. c. r.
Every member OF Houston Council
should he ON hand at the next meeting
OF tho council to receive tickets to the
entertainment to be given at Turner
Hell, March 30
q. II. ALDERS. Councillor.
G. a. REINliARDT, Secretary.
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NOTICE,-.rUE COMMON COUNCIL. or
der Chosen Friends will meet at Is. OF
l.. Hail, Fifth ward Tuesday evening.
TO hear reports from comm'tiees ON en-
teriuinmcnt at Turner Hail. March 20.
TuoS, u. PARKER
j. CURTIS, Secretary. frcsident.
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LAMAR COUNCIL NO. As, q, g. F.
Members of Lamar Council, Notice YOU
are requested to be presen, at toe next
meeting of the council TO receive tickets
to the entertainments Ry order Of
j, hCkEI., Councillor.
c. DUNCAN Secretary,
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TEuTONlA COUNCIL NO. 30. o. c. r.
Al the next meeting OF Tcutonis Council
tickets will be distributed 20 the enter
tainment at Turner Hall. All the MEM
hers are earnestly requested TO he prcs.
tnt. MRS. IL. SANDER,
II. SANDER, Secretary. Councillor
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c. W. HARRAL W. W. HARRAI..
HARRAL & HARRAL.

tsuccessors 10 w. HarralJ
sire 10 buy or sell REAL ESTATE. RENT
HOUSES, LOAN OR BORROW MONEY.
We do the largest RENTAL buslness u
aons.on, a aa1SrTr Sx nv -
HES's a HARRAL 3 HARRA1.
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FOR SAI,E-A moved and useful invent on
in gas fixture: provided wiki branch
stem for heating curling Irons, etc; es-
pecally designed for hair dressing par
hrs hotels, etc Address ID. II. Rupert,
care John Wcdderburn & Co. patent at.
tcrn.vs Washinginn. ID. @. u
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THE SICK RENErir LEAGUE. ORDER
Chosen Friends will all please attend tha
next meeting 20 prepare 20 attend the
entertainment, Turner Han, March ".
j CURTIS, President.
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Queen 4 Crescent Route

New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad
COMPANY. Alabama and Vicksburg Rail
way Company. vicksburg Shrcvcpor, and
Pacific Railroad Company. Hest line VIA
New orleans or Shreveport to Chatta-
nooga, Cincinnati, Ashevillc, Washington.
Philadelphia, New York. Nestihuicd irains
r. NJ. HUNT Dallas. Texas: X. IL GAR
UET'r, A. g. T.. A., New orleans. La. 1.
HARDY, q. +. A.. New orleans. La
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14

FOR SALE-Invention in fire escape lad
der which when not IN use may he fold
ed In small box at window; OF neat ap-
facture. Address Mason & s;hearor, care
John Wedderburn Il Co, patent altorr.
neXS. Washington. u. Q. ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14

For SALE.-s;team DO Ter guage cock,
by which leakage is positively prevented
of valve becoming disconnected, sim
pie and Inexpensive. For particulars ad'
dress Isaac A. Fry. care o.john Wedder-
burn s. CO., patent attorneys. washing,
TON n G ~
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FOR SALE-Hiiching strap; convenient
" carried IN vehicle or on saddle and n
SANITY applied; provided with slid!nt
snap which renders y impossible for
horse to break he bride. Address Geo.
NJ Briggs. care John Wedderhurn u
Co.. patent attorneys. Washington. ID.
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MAGNOLIA COUNCIL No. a. q. C.. Y, =.
Alteration members OF MAGNOLIA Council
II IL expected that every member will
he In attendance ut the next meeting III
the council TO receive tickets to the en-
tertaii,mt BY order OF the councillor
Il. G.. SINCLAIR.
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FOR SALE Manufacturing business for
sAnO II sold at once can make $500 protlt
mis- wear with Increased trade. estah-
lishei universal necessity; owner Ieav-
dav n. s. Robinson, 1902 Preston ave-
hdS' - - n
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FOR SALE-For a few days | will offer
ten fine lots on Main street, between
Tuam and Elgin. and twenty lots on
Sampson and York streets. near the new
time. interest at per cent: one or more
lots Will he sold; this property is sure
bargain. Call OF Geo. l.. Porter No
3nt9 Main street. II
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FOR SALE-Water motor designed TO
actuato a pump antt to be au,uated by
water flowing dherefrom. Will sell rights
10 United states, Great Britain and Can
ada. Address John 6. GigleuX, caro-
John Wed1erhurn & Co, patent attor-
ncvs ,rash nrton H. g II
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FOR SAlE-42ls acres OF splendid land
five miles from court house, with house
tarn, orchard of 4s0 choice trees. tWp
good wells. both provided with pumps
SRA sire. al d siS or -.Ncn acres Of
timber land well drained beautiful To-
cation, pr.ce $500. half cash. X. Il. GuGt,
EinH hnilding. 4
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ILosr, SrRAYED, OR Stolen

..n,E.h.~.. - : -
1IPE bay mare. defect n right eye, sh n,i
~ ~ fronf: also 2-year-old horse cot ioI-
inw,ne ma re. short rope aronnnu N, nee eks
address Thos. O. KNIGHT rai' "A
Texas 100,
LO ,1a shine bridge, package CONTAINING
a saai..s, clothing; Eberal reward u re-
turned 10 Mrs. NJ. A. Conway hi' har i.
street. -, 70
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FOR SALE-Sap bucket: des gned for use
in catching sap from maple trees. etc;
easily ana readily adjusted: of novel
ycsttga,i5on Is invited. Address Taylor &
Parker. care John Weddcrburn a. Co,
patent attorneys. Washington. D. C.. Ii
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FOR EENT-Two connecting rooms. fur
nisht-i complete for light housekeeping
modern conveniences, cioSe IN rnss'urer'
over wears old not wanted, lOll san
Incinto slreoi. ~
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FOR SALE Shoe blacking case; cover
serves as foot rest when reversed; Is
superior IN many part cuiars to all OH
ers. prevents knocking knucklcs against
lid when backing shoes. Address G. H..
Eckfeld. care John Weddorburn & Co.
patent hitorneNs Washington. y. q. u
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ON ACCOUNT OF age and bad health;
and Wishing to retire from business. !
viii sell al 4 bargain my stock of drugs.
store fixtures, soda apparatus. etc.;
small well selected stock OF fresh clean
rare chance for right party. For par
ticulars call on or address A. II. Nc
1rav Palestine Texas. u
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El.EG ANT furnished room for one or two
gentlemen. very reasonable in private
fanny ana close in. 1601 Texas avenue
nt.M door to Crawford street. ii
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4 FURNISHED room house for sale 40
soIIInr Inaulre at 60i Travis street. u