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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
"OLIAXD-ANERICA LINE.

IL FOR ROTTERDAM AND AMSTERDAM
VIA BOULOGNE-sUR- MER.
6 SPAARNDAM .......... THURSDAY. April 20 m,
AMSTERDAM. Saturday. April 200 10 n. m.
first cabin $3.50 and upwards: second caba Sj
age se5 Apply theriands American steam Nayiga-
ZION 60 81 Il way. y. y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01

First Mortgage coupons due lst April. 1897 will be
paid On and after that date by MORAN BROTHERS Us
william street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION.

TIE mortgages ore be roreccscd and the properties
purchased by the Committee. who viii cause ne" tom
pany TO be organized acquire the and fran
chises OF The o,d Companies.
The new Company will Issue the following
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
BANANA RAILROAD

THE sEA ROUTE TO sAS FRANCISCO.
Corrscnr ~ the Ishmus for all West coast Forts Of
Mexico Central and south America.
foot West sIfl \. L.
AriIAN'A April 10. noon ADVAN(E. ...Anr % noon
For rates sppiy g. Companys office % Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
ROCHESTER RAILWAY coMPAN

ROCHESTER RAILWAY COMPANY.
Rochester y. Y, March 3lst. 1897:
coupons maturing April 1st, 1897, on the
" Consolidated Mortgage TO Gold Bonds Of this COM
pany viii be paid and after that date at the oic4 Of
Ina conpany'j financial agents, Nessrs Cuyer, Morgan
~ 0'' '''' F. d. ALLEN Treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
HODE ISLAND rEnkiNs HORSE SHOE co.

~ held hia day quarterly dividend Of one and three
quarters UsD per cent declared On ne Preferred
stock II this Company. payable April 10TH 1897. 10
Stockholders OF record April lst 1879.
CHARLES R. STARK Treasurer.
Providence. r. L. March eth. 1891
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
N Ew.HAyEN-FARE.s 81; Excursion, $780,

~ Fast steamers leave Pier IS F. r.. Daily Sundays
excepted r ~ and Il midnight arriving In time for'
trains Meriden Hartford, Springfield ana p9nu north
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
NTROPEAN tours personally cond nod. so
STEAMSHIP LINES.
old DOMINION LINE.

" DAILY SERVICE.
For Old Pcln, Comfort Norfolk. Newport News P.t.rs
burg Portsmouth. Primers Point. Richmond VirclrI,
re-, "a and Washington. D. e.. daily exc4pt su,..,
from Pier 70. Norh River Sailing every wees day en
~ :, - lIIAUDEU. Nice-Pres and Tga.rc Me-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
1hE ,Irr,nr Ni,rnS,SI DAWN

L declared a Quarterly Dividend OF FOUR PER CENT
ont OF the earnings Of the past three months payable
and after April lst until which date will
be olosed IA. p DoEEMCS, caehicr.
New York March 10Th 1871
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
Ocean Cleaners.

MGlER1GMM l0N[Eo
NEW K-sOt'THAMPTON-tT london -Par'D'
Sailing every wednesday at 10 A. NJ - -
PtPfS.............Aprl PARIS .;...'.....''N
ST. PAUL .......Aprii -. PAUL. Way
NEW YORK ......A April u 81 DOt'IS.........NaYl -
SUMMER CRUISE $50.
TO THE LAND or THE MIDNIGHT SIN.
iceland. NORWAY sweden Dsnmari Finland ifnss'A ,
by the AMERICAN ;. = OHIO
Sailing from New yorN June 20.
Duration OF crUise 20 days a.
Price Of rassase Including side trips $40 and up~ards
Send for fir Information and pamphlet. ...,,>
RED STAR LIME TG AMT WGHp
Sailing every Wednesday,
NoorIard ...Apf :, noon Kenslngtou hp -. : 30 sn
Frles land ApL. s. rooa Ws.ernand h2r ~ room
INTERNATIONAL ShVfGATlON tONPANr,
piers IL and T. North River. once. Bowiirg Green
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02

md a French expedition under Adj
n.Iral d'Orville, in 1S4O, materially add
ed to our knowledge of the country.
Which vas still further increased by
an English expedition under Sir James
Clark Ross who, in 1871. discovered Vic
toria Land and then penetrated as far
south as 7s degrees II minutes. when
m ice wall 30 feet in height rendered
further progress impossible.
Capt. Adrian de Gerlache, commander
Of the Belgian expedition which is now
in the Southern ocean, is a comparative
iy young man. He is graduate of the
engineering department of the Univer-
sity of Brussels, and since 1855 has been
a navigator. lie has visited every part
of the globe and spent two years in
Arctic countries. In 1894 he conceived
the idea of organizing a South Polar
expedition. stimulated probably by the
success of Bochgrevink and Capt. Chris
tcnsen. who had managed to penetrate
the mysterious country as far south
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02

ter knots. In the selection of his staff
Capt. Gerlache showed himself to be a
true cosmopolitan His first officer is
81. Lecointe. a former officer in the
French navy; Lieut. Dance. another
naval officer. has charge of the mag
Eetic and physical observations: the
biological department is in the care of
NJ. RacovitZa; Herr ArctowSki con-
ducts the chemical and geological re-
searches, and Mr.. Arnundsen, a Nor
wsgian. and NJ Melaerts, Belgian, are
the navigatOrs. The crew consists of
% men, among them six Norwegians.
November is the beginning of the
South Arctic summer season, and the
Belgica is a present sailing toward Vic
toria Land, her objective point being
the magnetic pole. The explorers con-
slider it within the range of possibili-
ties to reach 1t on snowshoes, and in
the pursuit of their journey will be
guided by the estimates and calculations
handed down by Sir James Clarke Ross.
Before leaving Europe Capt. Gerlache
expressed the opinion that his expe-
dition might accomplish its objects
within 20 months. While he would. of
course, be gratified to reach the pole,
he does not consider the accomplish h.
ment of this feat his most important
duty. The object in view is to gather in
formation concerning the unknown
southern country along every line of
scientific endeavor, and the cathoIicity
OF this plan will leave no room for disap-
pointment, the usual ending of purely
geographical enterprises.
The laboratory of the Belgica is sup
piled with the finest instruments of
every description; among them scores
of thermometers and metal TASKS
gagged so that water can be taken from
any depth desired. They open and close
under certain pressure which is regu-
lated with scientific accuracy. Another
notable instrument on board is an ap-
paratus for measuring the depth of wa
ter. improved by the prince of Monaco
and perfected by lie Blanc, which indi-
Gates its results by means of a dyna-
mometer. The spool of this coEtriv-
ance contains over 1000 yards of metal
cable. Whenever the lead, which
weighs about II pounds, strikes the
bottom it detaches itself from the ca BILE
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02

and. simultaneously. the needle of the
apparatus, in the workroom of the ship,
indicates the exact depth reached by
the lead. Aside from these immensely
valuable instrument the Belgica's sclen-
tltic treasure room contains hypo-
meters, for measuring elevations; n.y.
Srometers. for measuring moisture in
the atmosphere; thermometers. for
measuring the velocity of winds, and a
complete collection of telescopes.
The arrangements for the collection
OF deep-sea animals are equally COM
piete and up-to-date. There are har-
poems and harpoon guns for the capture
OF whales and other large creatures;
huge canvas nets for heavy fishes and
erustaceans, and nets with double
liHen protectors which will land safely
even the tiniest of marine creatures.
Other nets are arranged to unfold
when they reach a certain depth so that
science can determine exactly in what
depth certain animals live and thrive.
Ten thousand yards of fine metal rope is
carried for the nets and similar contriv-
arces alone. Samples of the slime from
the bottom of the sea are secured by
means of a cylinder which closes and
opens automatically. The objects gath
cred in the nets and cylinders are pho
tographed at once, and the pictures
tinted in water coiors as small sea ami
mails frequently lose their natural color
when exposed to the air. For the proper
preservation of the various specimens
gathered 5000 bottles of different sizes
have been placed on board.
While Capt. de Gerlache is naturally
anxious to penetrate farther south than
any of his predecessors, he is by no
means SO selfish as to deprecate the
tensen and Bochgrevink. Before the
Belgica's trip is completed he may meet
the latter in the Southern ocean, as well
as the proposed American expedition.
Before leaving Antwerp he expressed
himself as being anxious to assist his
fellow adventures in every way posi-
bic, should chance throw them together,
and there is, according to his friends,
no reason to doubt the BelgiaD's disin-
terestedness and loyalty to science.
1t has been said that the Antarctic
continent contains vast mineral depos-
its; and the fact that most of the land
now known to science is Of a volcanic
nature, has led some -netallurgists to
predict that the Klondikes OF the future
will have TO be sought in the vicinity OF
the South Pole. Should the Gerlache
expedition return with data confirming
these specuIations, Victoria Land may
soon be populated as thickly as the
upper Yukon district viii be next
spring. G. W. wEIPPIERT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02
MILLIONS FROM FRACTIONS.
Great Fortunes Accumulated on Sim
gle Cents and Parts Thereof.

Great Fortunes Accumulated on Sim
gle Cents and Parts Thereof.
There have been in recent years sew
eral instances of sudden wealth. South
Africa and Cripple Creek have pro-
duced millionaires over night, and a BIZ
cycle and patent medicine promoter in
England made $1O,OOO,OOO in a few
weeks; but these instances are so rare
as to be the sensat ton of the two hemi-
spheres.
There are several thousand people
who are each worth 81 ,OOO, 900 or more,
and there are several more thousand
who are on the road to become million
aires. 1t is interesting to know that
the most of these are persons who got
their riches on small fractions of cent.
The street railway magnates. who are
rising to millions and tens of millions,
are fully satisfied with a part of one
cent of the nickel they collect, because
there are so many of them. The sugar
kings have reduced the price and inn
proved the quality of sugar, but a long
as they get their fraction on each
pound the Americans buy they can
make a profit all the way from 90 to so
per cent. The coal oil monopoly has
also reduced the price and improved the
product, but its little fraction makes
the greatest money-making enterprise
in America. The man who invented the
patent beer stopper is getting a bigger
income than the president of the United
States. A cheap headache remedy is
allowing its proprietor to spend $780,
300 year and still lay up another $780,
300 for rainy day. The railroads are
getting their support from the frac-
tons on the tons And so it goes
The first thing is to get control of
some article of universal use, and the
small fractions will do the rest But
the same principle runs through all
business. and large sales and small
profits is the order of the times.-Les
lies Weekly
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02

(The Chum and Colleague OF Senator Quay. J
of our people caught carrying supplies
to the Cubans can be captured. tried and
sent to prison for violating the neu-
trality laws. That is the difference"
What do you think congress will
do?"
1T will depend largely upon Tom
Reed; and what he does will be in ac-
cord with the desires of President Nc
Kinley. Under the rules of the present
congress no legislation can be enacted
without the consent of Speaker Reed.
/ don't believe that :he rules are con-
stitutional, but they exist. and we must
work under them. AS it is now. Tom
Reed is the house of representatives.
and we little congressman creep about.
begging crumbs from his table. If Tom
Reed says that Cuba shall be free a
resolution granting belligerent rights
will be passed without delay. and that
will settle matters in favor of the Cuban
patriots"
That ended the interviewing for to-
day. 1t will show you fair sample
of how newspaper men in Washington
rub up against the party and national
leaders and how they get their informa-
ton, ION the fly" as it were
SMITH D. FRY
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02
Girls Buried Alive,

Further cases of living burial by
members of the fanatical religious sect
known as the Raskolniki have been dis
covered in the Trans-Ural region. A
series of small mounds excited the curl
osity of the authorities, and an investi-
cation of them was ordered When the
mounds were opened it was discovered
that they contained corpses of persons
who had apparently been buried alive
In some instances the mounds had been
provided with air passages. which pre-
vented the suffocation of the victims,
who had met lingering death from
starvation The commission of inquiry
found that a 15-year-old girl who had
consented to be buried had broken out
of her sepulcher under the pangs OF
hunger.zN. Y. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02

as 30 degrees. He had to overcome in
Vulnerable obstacles Being compare
lively poor man, he had to work up
an interest in the project among the
merchants of his country. but at the
last moment the Belgian government
came to his rescue with a subsidy OF
s12,50o and the city of Antwerp added
1000. The financial part settled. Capt.
Gerlache at once purchased vessel suit
able for his purposes. and named it the
Belgica. She had been whaler for
many years and had to be completely
altered in her interior arrangements.
This work was performed at Sandefjord,
Norway, and in so expeditions a man
per that the ship was ready for sailing
on August 16, 1897, the date originally
set for the departure of the expedi-
ton.
Compared with the great ocean liners,
the Beigica is mere tub. Her dimen-
sions are 263 tons and her engines have
but so horsepower, or speed of seven
knots per hour. She has quite large
sail surface. however. and her nayi-
gators think she win be able to average
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02
AFTER THEsOUTH POLE.
Many Scientific Men Are Now Try
ing to Find It.
Very Little Is known About the
Antarctic COntinent-The Ger
lache Expedition and Ats
Equipment.
Especial Correspondence

The discovery of the south pole and
exploration ofthe southern or Antarctic
.ontinent-a territory covering no less
chan $500. 900 square miles, once and
half that of the United States-has
aot attracted the attention of the scien-
tific men of our day to any great ex-
tent. Bochgrevink, Norwegian scien-
fist, reached latitude "a degrees south
three years ago, and made the first
landing on the Antarctic continent. His
reports, based on careful observations,
nave induced other intrepid investi-
gators TO brave the dangers of the
South Polar seas. During the present
scar three expeditions have started for
the south pole. One is headed by Boch-
grevink. the Antarctic pioneer; another
works under the auspices of the Amer
lean Society of Naturalists; and the
third, and most important, is command
I'll by Lieut.. de Gerlache, a Belgian Off
GER of great learning and distinction.
The history of the Southern ocean
's extremely brief. 1t was first trav-
ersed by Magellan in 1920: and ex-
plored by Wallis and Cateret in 1866,
and by Cook in 1878 and 1774. OF the
Southern continent little is known en-
cept that it is icebound and contains
many active volcanoes and an interest
ing flora and fauna. 1t was discovered
February 27, 1881. by Capt. John Bris-
cOe, and named Enderby Land, after
the gentleman who had equipped the
expedition. Capt. Briscoe also liscov-
cred Graharn's Land, February Is, 1892
in 1889. Capt. Balleny discovered the
Balleny islands and Sabrina Land In
1885 the United States fitted ont an az.
petition to explore the same region.
under command of Lieut.. Charles
Wilkes, which returned in 1912. This,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02
FIGHT WITH THEIR FISTS.
How British Army omcers settle Lis

How British Army Officers settle LII
tie Points OF Etiquette.
In view of the recent duel between the
luke of Orleans and the count OF Turin
we publish the following article which,
shows the manner in which British Off
GERS settle disputes.
Officers have their disagreenfents. OF
course, like other men, and they have to
De settled. Duehng is forbidden by law,
as well as by modern ideas and common
sense Complaints respecting infrac-
lions of mess etiquette. or ofsungentle-
manly or unsoldierly conduct. may be
submitted to the mess committee. the
punitive powers in which are extremely
far-reaching. The life of an officer
''sent to Coventry" by his fellows is un-
endurable, and his only chance is to ex-
change.
But all this is moral suasion only, and
in the end disputes are frequently set
tied by resort to first principles-the
rule of fist; while redress is sometimes
obtained in ways as drastic as they are
novel.
a gentleman joined a crack-cava1fy
regiment. He had no pedigree or fam
lily to recommend HMM fact, his IA
Their was a retired brewer, and sby scions
of nobility among his comrades he was
rather coldly received
care you the son of Dash, the bresv-
IT 2" inquired one of these.
81 am"
''Then why don't your father bring
you up to his trader"
'Oh, well; you're the son of Lord
Blank, aren't you?"
yes"
Then why didn't he bring you Up n
gcntleman?"
The upshot of this was a rough-antI-
tumble, wherein it was demonstrated
that, in the army, a plebeian is the equal
Of a peer-if he can box asNen.
Another gentleman from the ranks of
trade came home one day to find allsthe
crockery and breakable articles sin his
rooms smashed, the same being intend
ell by the wreckers as a delicate hint
that his presence among them was OBJ
jcctionable.
He was late for dinner that evening.
and apologized to the president of the
mess for it. explaining what had hap
pened-that he had been to therooms of
the three he suspected and returned
the complaint; if he had wronged any,
he would apologize and restore the ar
ticleS; If he had hit on the right ones.
they could have satisfaction in the rid
! ing school after dinner.
Accordingly, after dinner. two of
them received satisfaction in full In
Corbett, in drill time; but the third
proved a tougher nut to crack, and the
hig-hearted plebeian (who. by the by.
| is now generaD weakened by his exer~
tons. was getting worsted; so another
| 81 the same social status, who was an
expert boxer, took up the running.
He soon finished off the third man,
and obligingly offered to take any
one who sympathized with the trio. by
this means appropriate to their pro
fession-these two officers opened the
door in that regiment to others than
ofshoots of the peerage, by whom it
had previously been regarded as pre-
serve.-Pearson's Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02
A DAY OF INTERVIEWS.
How Newspaper Men Rub Up
Against Great Politicians.
Valuable Information Obtained on
the FIy-Brief Chat with the
President Congress
and Cuba.
Especial Washington Letter.

This mas been a day of interviews;
and it began with an interview at the
white house with President Mckinley.
Calling at the executive mansion in
the interest of senator, and with no
idea of seeing the president, the mar
rator was obliged to see the. president
because of the business in hand; and it
was conducted in purely businesslike
manner, and very briefly. too.
Before leaving the presidents office.
the writer, who knew Maj. Mckinley
very well, and almost intimately, when
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02
COLONY OF WILD HERONS
Birds That Do Much Good I'm a Mod
est Way.

Birds That Do Much Good I'm a Mod
est Way.
Somewhere in the hills about four
miles back of Holbrook's Station, on the
Northern Pacific, and about IL miles
from this city, there is heronry, where
hundreds of herons have their nests and
raise their young. The place is in n
deep ravine. not far from public road.
and would be visited by numbers of per-
sons if they only knew where it is. The
herons build their nests away up in the
tall fir trees. and sometimes there arc
several nests in tree. The heronry, as
such colonies are called, covers about 20
acres of land There are, without eXag-
geration, hundreds of nests in this tract,
and some say thousands. The herons go
down to the ponds and ysloughss on
Sauvie's island and catch frogs, carp
and other reptiles and fishes TO feed
their young. They havea regular fly
way" and person who knows where to
post himself can easily get shot at
them.
The heronry was several miles distant
from where it now is a few years ago.
hut some one took to shooting them, so
they moved. 4 few days since two or
three dozen of herons were sent to- this
market from that section, and it Is
probable that the same fellow is molest-
ing them again, and will doubtless drive
them out of the country.
There is no need of this. The heron Is
not fit for eating. and is only bought by
Chinese. and the man ysho-shoots Them
gets only a trifle for them They are
harmless birds, and destroy only:reP
tiles and carp, or other no-account fish
and the heronry should not be molested
1t is on a tract of land owned by Mr.
Poole, of this city.
In Great Britain heronries have long
been protected by law and custom, and
there were many years ago immense
ones, but the draining OF swamps anS
fens reduced their food supply, and they
had to scatter about more, but they are
not molested wherever they CO. The
reason for the herons collecting1n the
place above mentioned is that the
sioughs and ponds on Sauvie's island
furnish plenty of food for them They
viii do something toward keeping down
The carp. and, as the heronry is curl
osity and attraction, it ought not to be
broken up--Portland Oregonian-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02
An ExnIanntIon

He-They say iron enters largely into
the composition of the human system.
She-l suppose that is the reason 4
man loses his temper when he gets hot.
NJ Y. Truth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02

Interviewer-Are you favorably inn
pressed with this country?
Eminent Foreign Lecturer-Very.
I'm raking in a thousand dollars .
week.-N. Y. Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02
satisfactory settlement.

Whats that?" exclaimed the deaf
individual. who was held up by foot
pad Money or my wife? Take her,
my boy; take her."-Tit-Bits.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02
Knew What Ia Wa.

Every man has his rice" said Ten
spot to Tenterhook, who was fond OF
offering unsought counsel to his ac-
luaintances-
what is my vice, pray asked Ten
textbook.
advice" replied Tenspot, unhesi-
tatingly-Detroit Free Press ss
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-12-02
A TerrihIe Threat.

Preacher didn't see you in church
last Sunday?
Householder-No. I had to- stay at
home 20 keep the baby quiet.
That's no excuse"
'.It isn't. hey? Well, next Sunday TIL
bring him 10 church with me and see
how you like it'-N. Y. Journal