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Evening star., 1897-01-02
RACING IN MIDOCEAN.
Three Sqaare-RiERers Bowling Along.
Yards to Yards,

~,
Hards to Yards.
From the San Francisco Examiner
The crew of the British ship Inveramsav.
that came into port last night, reported
witnessing an exciting race between three
Dig ships In midocean. 1t was on December
l, while the Ihveramsay was beating
against a head wind on her way from
Swansea to this port In latitude 1890 north
and longitude 11s west, when the lookout
warned the watch of these vessels on the
weather beam. just the top spars of three
square-rigged vessels could be seen above
the horizon bearing down almost upon the
lnveramsey. with stiff breeze aInos, dead
astern.
As soon as they came within sueak,ng
distance they hoisted their signal numbers.
British ship Ross-shire and the British
snip Cromartyshire. The three vessels left
iris Port on November q, each with a cargo
OF grain The Puritan is bound for Hui
the toss-shire for London and the Cromar
tysnlre for Queenstown. They were bound
Out TO sea within an hour Of each other.
and race to the British ports commenced
The three ships have records as fast saii.
ers, and some idea of how evenly matched
tiey are can be obtained from the fact tho,
ai,er racing for ever 1900 miles thew were
abreast OF each other and all OF them
carrying all the canvas they could crou,il
on. The American ship was flying her col
ors % from the mizzen peak, while at her
masthead We're the signal flags. '.Foliow
me and you will make port" The Ross.
srire was asking her two companions with
ner nags n they wanted a tow while tha
CTomartyshire was signaling, Keen nm
Win me and you Will be all right,
Evening star., 1897-01-02

sort has yet been discovered. The usual
neouia lines are but three in number, and
though others are found in some of the
are few at most. These lines indlca te
either natural gases or vapors of elements
that are volatilized rat low temperature.
Hydrcgen seems toN be present in all of
the nebulae. Respecting a second element
to which is due one Of the three lines re-
ferred to above, 1t is q question whether 1t
Is nitrogen or Magnesium. The entire alb
tractable substarcesfs evidence that either
these substances doSflot exist in the nebula
or that its temperature is not sufficiently
high to yolatilize them and render them
luminous.
What is the Nebula.
Must we then give up the idea that the
nebulae are world stuff" Mr.. J. Norman
Lockyer and those who accept, at least
Professionally, his ''meteoritic theory say
not. According to this view a nebulae is
an enormous mass of minute bodies or
small particles of matter, similar to those
which the earth Is continually encounter
ing in its course round the sun, and which
we Know as meteors. or meteorites. These
small bodies, floating in space as an enor-
nous cloud of cosmic dust, would be in
visible but for the fact that they are in
motion among themselves and are continu-
ally colliding with one another producing
by their impacts heat and light. As long
as the meteors are sparse and their move
ments slow, the collisions are infreauent
and not violent, and only their more vola-
tile constituents are vaporized and rendered
luminous The faint glow which in con-
sequence envelops the whole mass is what
we see and call nebula.
But this condition cannot last forever,
according to Mr. Lockyer. The mass is
slowly condensing under the force of grav-
ity. The collisions are becoming more fire.
quent and more violent. The temperature
of the mass Is rising. A time must come
when it will have become so condensed and
so hot that even iron and other metals
will be volatilized. 1t will no longer be a
nebula, but 1t will be looked upon by the
astronomer as star, though differing
from most stars in giving a spectrum of
peculiar type. Such star is Betelgeuse,
Evening star., 1897-01-02
THREE DAYS on HER BEAN ENDS
Inc fhSht Of the British ship samo-
ena I'm a Gale On Cape Horn.

From the San Francisco Examiner
The British ship Samoena came into mort
early this morning from Swansea, England.
after voyage lasting $50 DAYS we'll trimmed
and In Perfect order, little looking as
though she had passed through storms
that Tor nearly two weeks left her all but
a wreck In the stormy seas Off Cape Horn.
For three days she was on her beam ends
with her starboard rail under the wafer
ana bows buried deep in the seas whils all
hands worked beneath her matches trim
ming her shifted cargo.
Inc gale commenced on October / when
the vessel was in latitude 81 degrees south
and longitude IL degrees west. II was a
shifting storm In the course of a day II
would swiLg around and come from al
most every point of the compass All the
while the storm kept Increasing in yio
lence. On the third day several big waves
in rapid succession struck the ship almost
broadside, and. breaking over her decks
filled her to the rails. With the great
body of water on ker decks a saualI struck
her square abeam and the two forces COM
bined rolled her over till she Law almost
on her side with her yardarms dipping in
the water 1t was an anxious moment for
the crew. Every instant the big vessel
threatened to capsize. Then a huge wave
struck her almost full astern. lifting the
vessel till she plunged her bows deep under
the water. AT that moment there was a
roar and a rattle from below her decks as
her coal cargo shifted, and the big shin
lay with her starboard rail under the water
and her stern pointing up in the air at
SUCH an angle that her rudder was almost
out OF the water. The only hope of the
crew was TO get into the hold and shovel
her coal back from where IL shifted and
right the vessel hack on an even keel For
three days they worked, the cook among
the rest, who could not even be spared
long enough to prepare meals for the men.
Hard tack was passed around 10 the sailors
as they labored.
With the vessel back on an even keel
the men We're given comparative rest but
1t was rot until eleven days after the
commencement of the storm that the gales
moderated sufficiently for any canvas TO he
spread on the ships spars that she could
be headed on her course again. The long
hours of work and the continual exposure
to the weather had told on the men, and
when fair weather again favored the YES
sci eight of her crew were in the ships
hospital. Their legs and arms were swol-
len. 1t was not until the vessel reached
the warmer latitudes of the equator that
they recovered sufficiently to attend to-
their duties.
Evening star., 1897-01-02
Trying IL on the Typewriter.
Prom the Chicago Tines Herald.


young Chicago matron who presides
over a charming home on the norm side
told me characteristic story about Joseph
Jefferson the other evening which deserves
to be embalmed in print
Several years ago." said she, when Mr..
Jefferson was preparing his autobiography.
he was obliged to do a great deal of the
work While on tour. A publishing house
with which L wds connected at one time
recommended me TO him amanuensis
who had considerable experience in the
preparation of manuscript for publication
and Joined the actor in st. Louis.
Mr.. Jefferson would spend several hours
every night after the play in making notes
of what he wanted to say. The next after
noon he would dictate to me. Usually he
would bring In great collection of memo
randa Jotted down on envelopes and scraps
of paper, and sometimes he would appear
with a newspaper whose margins would be
literally covered with queer figures and
hen tracks. Walking up and down the
floor he would dictate to me slowly in that
cracked Rip Van Wrinkle voice OF his, and
/ could follow HIM easily on the typewriter.
''One day when We met, usual, for
work at the Southern Hotel, he seemed to
have prepared more elaborate notes than
usual, and instead of walking about the
room he sat down, quite a distance away
from me, and began to dictate the chapter
treating of his closing Australian expert
ences. There was pathetic quiver In his
NolSS as ne SpOhe VI tue many ndppy DAYS
he had spent In that far-away land, among
comparative strangers, and added that he
hoped his book would come to them as a
sort of handciasp between friends who
would never meet again In this life.
1T was very affecting. My eyes grew
misty and had to stop writing Suddenly
I felt a kindly hand on my head, and Mr..
Jefferson's voice said: That's what want
ed. Cry all you want to. my girl. I cried
myself last night when wrote that, but
] was afraid no one else would. I guess IL
will do"
Evening star., 1897-01-02
sati.factorx aAn.wer..
From the Pittsburg Chronicle.
You are a producer of netrolenro I

From the Pittsburg Chronicle.
, You D, are producer of petroleum, I be-
II am"
Il would like to ask you a question or
two."
Go on"
Il have noticed that when oil sells high
1nere is great deal OF activity In well
That question is easily answered. We
want to take all the advantage we can Of
high prices. That II natural enough, isn't
mo doubt It is; but when the price Of oil
is low again, prospectors are busy puttinr
down wells. How do you explain thatfs'
The explanation Of that IL quite a. sim
pie ~ the other. When petroleum sens At
q low price we have to produce more ia
obtain the same return In dollars"
Evening star., 1897-01-02
Waited Information.
rom the New York Weekly.

From the New YORK Weekly.
Mrs. Grubber-"well. well, What fol.
these editors ber'
Mr.. Grubber-"Eh?'
Mrs. Grubber-"Here / writ q letter In <h.
editor Of the Punkinville Trumpet a.t,r.
what would be q proper an inexpen.,v.
thing to git fer a weddin' present an. her.
IN the paper he's printed Q list Of about \
hundred things what folks gives g veddin'
presents, an there amt one Of 'em coets
less than dellax."
Evening star., 1897-01-02

hea me a gigantic letter X. Tomor-
row night at about o'clock this prince OF
consultations will be found in midheavens
toward the southeast.
Orion is not only splendid constellati
attractive to the ancient star-gazers be-
cause of its striking and suggestive figure
Evening star., 1897-01-02

n A PAPER. PRE-
liminary Studies Up
on the Brain Weight
of Mammals" Prof.
Max Weber of Am
sterdam gives some
very interesting facts
regarding the abso-
lutte weight Of the
brain in different an
imals, and the rela-
tion which the weight
of the brain holds to
the weight of the
body or 1or0n +.
Evening star., 1897-01-02

AAih ~ Law Ah<hI< l. III
ure among the con-
Stellations on a win
ter evening is Orion,
the mighty Orion"
as he was styled by
Homer centuries ago:
the stormy Orion"
as he was habitually
called by the Greeks
and Romans of a
later period. Every
one is familiar with
this imposing figure,
which hangs In the
Evening star., 1897-01-02

f. INSTEAD OF
raising a thousand
million pesetas to
prosecute in Cuba a
war which every don
of them all knows to
he hopeless, the
Spaniards were 10
turn Their attention
to the development
Of their own country
they might yet make
of il a great. rich and
powerful nation. 1t
might be, in the bet
Evening star., 1897-01-02
Up Against II.

Rinett-'That was Q terrible accident
that happened to the air-ship."
6parks-'sWhat was the troublar'
They ran into q Chicaeo cloud"
Evening star., 1897-01-02

CorrcsTo;.d' Of The Evening Star.
MADRID December % 1896.
Evening star., 1897-01-02
WEIGHT OF BRAINS
Some Recent Investigations in the
Animal World.
ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF TEE ALPHABET
Curious Details About the Habits
Of Nest Building Fish.
TRAINING LOCOMOTIVES

Written for The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1897-01-02
Central Figure Among the Oonstel-
lations Called the Mighty Orion.
REVEALING A VAST NEBULAR VORTEX
Some Recent Ideas as to What
Cosmic Dust is.
A BOUT T H E PLAN ETS
Written for The Evening Star.

HuN HE CENTRAL FIG
Evening star., 1897-01-02
SPAIN OF TODAY
A Backward, Undeveloped Country,
Rather Than a Decadent Race.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDED
The Typical Spanlard Described as
Industrious and Physically Robust.
B y d l. Y G. V f r \ f ID
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDED

B y d LY GOV E r \ f d
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-29

The annual New Years reception to
the young men Of Wheeling at the
Young Mems Christian Association
building, on Saturday, January 1, pro-
misses TO be one Of as great interest and
pleasure as any that have preceded H.
The reception viii continue from three
o'clock In the afternoon until 10 O'Clock
In the evening. The rooms viii be pro-
fusely decorated with greens and every
provision will be made for a happy time.
In the afternoon refreshments VIII be
served to callers. There viii be or
chestra music and various other attrac-
tons. In the evening n choice pro-
gramme OF music and reading VIII be
given.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-29
ABOUT PEOPLE
Stranger, In the city Anh wheeling Peo-
pie Abroad.

pie Abroad.
b. w. Cullum, OF Falrmont, is at the
Mcclure.
W. +. Doyle, of sistersville, was n Nc
Lure guest yesterday.
". i. Reynolds. Of Parkersburg, is
registered at the Windsor.
Mrs. f. II. Brooks, OF slstersvillc, was
a stamm register yesterday.
Frank Rouscher has returned from a
visit 10 his home, ut Cleveland.
Mrs. Edward Goudy, OF Pittsburgh, is
visiting relatives on the sourh Side.
Mrs. David Reister, Of Toledo, is visit
ing her mother, Mrs Mary Tucker, OF
SOulh Chnpline street.
Messrs John and VIII Mclaughlin, OF
Rochester. Pa. are the guests OF their
uncle. William Mclaughlin, of this city.
The Misses Golmar, OF Allegheny, are
spending the holidays with Miss Kurner,
Of the South Side.
George Dlgby, OF Chicago. formerly in
the produce business in Wheeling, who
made his stake" few years ago by dis
covering the famous Freedcn oil pocket
In Monroe county t0hio}, Is tn the city
during the holidays.
Edward RieEel, Of Chicago, is visiting
his uncle. william Schockey, OF Thirty
eighth street. Mr.. Rlegel was resident
Of Wheeling until n few years ago, and
was In the drug business, which he Is
following also In the Windy CITY.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-29

Nuuil uullnrs Dnd Gun, must moi shin -.
YOU want u Domestic lnisih
LUrl mos.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-29

The hearing Of Mrs Jacob Altman, OF
Philadelphia, aud her sons, Albert and
Mike,upon the charge Of obstructIns Of
rlccrs when attempting To arrest Bart
Flnhcrty at their home ThurRdaE night,
took place before Squire Fitzpatrick
Yesterday afternoon Constable Andcr-
ION and officer Gcnry and Constable
LLOYD. OF Rcnwood the officers who were
ebsiFucicd. were Witnesses FOR the state.
AsIt was shown that the AlumanB were
excited that night rather than impelled
TO obstruct the officers, the cases
ngninst them were dismissed
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-29

10 tho Editor OF the IatellIgenccr and
the Public;
SiRs.-Last nlGhi the cltg council de-
cllnod 10 favorably consider iho'recom-
mendatun Of its committee ON petitions
and romonstraneos Tor the revolving "
our liquor license. Council saw that
what we claimed right along was true;
that We are running the plncc better
than II has been conducted at any time
In the last nftcun years This IL testified
to hy The police oillcCrH and by the old
police force, who know what Kind Of n
place was formerly conducted at our
stand Mr. Foluor never kllkel until
wc took hold Of II, aud he said h. would
break uB w The counclmpn saw that
ho wna rpeiHdlep1 man We wish 10
assure the public I'm, SO win continue
Keeping decent ard respectable place
MFADDEN a. SMITH
"Thu rlumcutInc"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-29

DOMESTIC finish oh your collars and
Guns, delivered In time for Nmns.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-29
rAfNrnns MAKn MnnRY.

The local journcymen pnlnicrs made
merry around the sc5tlvc board las,
night Thc Durch h5uro was tno secue
Of he enjoyment, ma the AMIR WIS ip
chnfno Of Local Union 80 ~ Brnthur-
hood NJ Painters aud Decentralization
was celebrating IN honor Of che ruonnt
Amalgnmlt0ou Of the two factions u'
union pnlntorH Covers woro spioll for
forty guests and thn huunti'ni ban.
duni reflected tult credit upon Mrs
Munllar During the uvonlug songs aud
apnoehoi cout'lbutod to the enjoyment
ma feature WAS the music uf man.
dollu club
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-29

Patrick Elwood, a North End citizen
oppearcd In Squire Haberield's court
as defendant to a charge Of assault and
battery. preferred by his sister, Alice
Elwood. The justice sentenced him 10
len days IN jail, and put him under
bond to keep the peace. He couldn't
furnish the bond and Is In Jail for an
Indefinite period. Elwood hasn't work
ed much OF late, and his hahit Of com.
ing home drunk and beating the rest Of
the family has been q frequent cause o.
complaint
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-29
GETTING WARM,
Is the Controversy Between the
Wheeling Railway
AND MARTINS FERRY COUNCIL.

Another Conference Held Last Night, bat
Nothing Looking Toward an AmicnbIs
Settlement Rssulted-Ths Councilman
In.lt oH Immediate Payment OF an Ola
Debt, Which IsnOw In I.itlguIion-sOms
Fiery Remarks Were Made.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-29

GOLDEN Opportunities this week at
Lukcns & Cos.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-13
HON. II. CLAY EVANS.

1t is stated authoritatively that Hon.
II. Clay Evans, of Tennessee, has been
rendered the Office of commissioner of
pensions and there is hardly any doubt of
his acceptance of the position. Although
not II native of this section, Mr. Evans
has been long leader in politics in Ten
nessee and is generally recognized rs one
of the best representatives of Southern
Republicanism. The office for which he
is slated is one of the most important in
the departmental service outside of the
Cabinet. He is n man of undoubted abili-
ty and would no doubt fill the office of
pension commiss' oner with credit to
himself and to the satisfaction of the
Government. He represented the Chat
tanooga district in Congress for several
years ina in the Harrison administration
was first assistant postmaster general.
Later he ran for governor of Tennessee
on the Republican ticket, and made a
remarkable run. The result was in
doubt for over n year, and it was not I'M
til after IL warm fight before IL board an
POiheNN w iCNiCN but SlcCUlOn InUU III
finally was announced officially that Gov.
ernor Turney, his Democratic opponent,
had been reelected. He was considered
for some time not unlikely to be the
South's representative in Mr.. Mckinley's
Cabinet He is u manufacturer and has
large railroad supply repairing estab-
lishment in Chattanooga. He is also IA
forceful and effective speaker He was
most active supporter of President Nc
Kinley before the St Louis convention.
and was himself il leading candidate for
Vice. President, receiving $50 1.2 votes
for that honor. In Congress he was rec.
ognized as IL clear and vigorous debater.
lie failed OF Il reelection to the Fifty
second. Congress. and turned his atte ntion
to State politics. The action of the Ten.
nessee legislature in counting him cut of
the office of governor was denounced
generally by Republicans and Democrats.
Many Democrats became his warm sun
portcrs because of the treatment shown
him.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-13
IN THE WORLD j FINANCE
NEW YORK STOCKS.

New York, March l2.--Speculation at
the stock exchange early in the day was
devoid Of feature and dizziness prevailed.
but during the afternoon the market de.
veloped an unusual degree of strength
AMI in II number.of instances sharp adj
vances were recorded. Had 1T not been
for the Vanderbilt group the session
would have been without important incl
dent, but the fact that steady absorption
o: New York Central, Canada Southern
and Omaha took place inspired the
traders with bullish proclivities with
more confidence than on any previous day
this week.
The rise in the Nanderblts was accom-.
panied by reports that several prominent
capitalists had taken hold % those stocks
Gor considerable advance on the strength
of the refunding operations of the Lake
Shore and other companies, and intended
to extend their purchases to other rnrts
of the list. Whether these rumors have
any foundation in fact is not known, but
they certainly alarmed the shorts, and
toward the close II covering movement on
an extensive scale was in progress The
most important gains were 3 per cent. in
Omaha common, in Consolidated Gas,
> in Western Union, | ID in Jersey Cen
trail and 3 s in New York Central The
remainder of the list improved to the cx,
tent of Ia AIS per cent The jump in
Consolidated Gas took place in the face
of the introduction of a bill in the legis-
allure to provide for one dollar gas. To
bacco advanced from - III to - 3.S on the
decision rendered Ivy Vice Chancellor
Reed at Trenton in favor of the company
in the suit brought 10 annul the charter
but the rise led to free offerings and rcac-
ton took place to IS - Shortly before
the close Rubber preferred broke from
40 : to GS 3 i, but this did not prevent
the general. list from closing strong at
the highest figures of the day. The only
stocks that showed net losses for the day
were Sugar ana Manhattan, aud these
were lost only Is per cent. Manhattan
is still influenced by the recent reduction
in the rate of dividends and Sugar fails
to sympathise with the rest OF The mar
kct because of fears that the new tariff
bill will be less favorable 10 the company
than has been expected. Total sales were
l3s'lS shares, including 20,900 Tobacco.
l2euO Omaha; 100 Manhattan; 10, 300
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-13

a number of others. more than enough to
nominate, are in easy reach. Should this
prove true it will show that there is Il
strong combination against Mr.. Bryan;
but now that the scheme has been made
public, it is not believed that the friends
of the Nebraska statesman will allow Mr.
Bailey to carry of the honors of eau
Gus nomination for speaker. Mr.. Bailey
though free silver man, is understood
to be opposed to any association with
Populists or silver Republicans except
through their absorption by the Demo-
cratic party, and the fact that he is pos
sessed of such narrow views on party
policy ought 10 contribute largely to his
defeat as the nominee of the Democrats
for speaker of the House
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-13
UNWILLING TO DECIDE.

The,,delay of President Mckinley in
making appointments to the few Federal
positions left him by the sweeping effects
of the civil service rules has proven n
great damper Gu the ardor of many eX-
pectant patriots of the West and South,
who after much eXcrtion managed to get
together enough money for the brief trip
to the National Capital to advance their
claims to official recognition Many of
these have already become so disgusted
that they have returned home to await
developments, the drain upon their scanty
resources for board and lodging being too
severe a tax upon their financial re-
sources. AS the President has announced
his unwilingness to make selection for
Office from fifty or sXty''candidates, State
Congressional delegations are holding
meetings to decide upon the claims of APP
plicants. This is Il very embarrassing
position To the average Congressman, as
his chances for re election may be seri-
ously affected by his action in regard to
federal appointments. At the same time
1t would be severe tax upon the PreSi-
'ent to require him To make the selection
His past experience in Congress and as
governor of Ohio has given him II thor
ough understanding of the difficulties of
the position, and, in deciding to throw
the work of such selections upon the
State congressional delegations, he shows
a.disDosition to profit by such experience.
which speaks very we'll for his Judgment
and executive ability. -.