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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-24
CHAPTER V.
THE BURNING BARGE.


On the bank of the river Tura, in
front of the gloomy palisades Of the
great forwarding prison of Tiumen,
there were grouped one morning late
in the month of May band of Russian
exiles 400 or 500 in number.
A Gordon of soldiers hemmed them in
ON all sides, and close by rallied plat
form zigzagged down the steep bank to
the waters edge, where lay long, low
vessel with black hull and yellow deck
work, a convict barge waiting to re-
ceive its cargo.
The wretched convicts represented all
sorts of types and contrasts-fierce
mouniaineers from Circassia and Da-
ghestan, sunburned Tartars from the
lower Volga, Turks from the Crimea,
with their scarlet fezzes, and Jews
from Podolia.
A little apart from the rest stood two
youthful figures with haggard faces in
whom we find it difficult to recognize
Maurice Hammond and Philip Danvers.
Partly by rail, partly by water, they
had journeyed, with many delays, along
the vast exile route.
Passing through the great fair city of
Mini Noygorod, the populous towns of
Kazan and Perm, they crossed the
dreary range of the Ural mountains,
passed the boundary line between Rus
STA and Siberia, and now, broken by
hardship and suffering, still ignorant of
their destination, they had reached
Tiumen, 1900 miles from st. Peters
burg.
The past seems almost dream. Hope
has fed long ago, and they have learn
ed to suffer in silence, thankful at least
that they have not been separated from
each other.
In their character Of political prison
ers they have been treated with some
slight consideration, to distinguish them
from the coarser class of criminals, but
all attempts to obtain audience with
any officials, in hope of convincing them
Of the fearful mistake that has been
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-24
CHAPTER VI.
A MURDERoUs AMBUSH.

With hasty glance at the sluggish
black water, Maurice and Phil jumped
together, landing fairly in the boat
Hamid followed instantly, but Grodno
in the very act of leaping was confront
ed by soldier, who presented his rifle
at the convict's head and pulled the
trigger. The weapon missed fire, and
before the guard could recover from his
surprise Grodno sprang furiously upon
him and bore him to the deck.
From the boat the boys witnessed the
whole affair. 1t was very brief strug
gle, for the desperate convict, endowed
with more than ordinary STRENGTH
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-24

Not the slightest attention aCdS paid to
their eRtTedttGS
with a dozen other poor wretches, and
placed in a huge, dreary car with mar
row, grated windows and rough board
seats.
As the train ratified off into the night
Maurice turned to the burly Cossack at
his side.
''Where are we going?" he asked i'm
ploringly. Wont you tell us?"
The Russian understood the gestures,
if not the words.
Siberia" he replied gruffly, and
the sentence of their doom fell like a
deathknell ON the boys ears
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-17
BAILEY IS FOR BRYAN.
Tho Democratic Leader OF the House
Declares for tho Ncbraskan and
tho Chicago Plat form in 1900,

Representative Joseph w. Bailey, of
Texas, has lately returned to Washing
ton from stumping tour through the
First Congressional District of Mis-
souri,. He announces it Us his opinion
that it would be u serious mistake not
to nominate William j. Bryan as the
Democratic Presidential candidate in
1900. MIR. Bailey Is the Democratic
lcador in tho House and the announce
mcnt is received with u great deal o.
interest
" 1t seems the almost unanimous
opinion OF tho Democrats whom have
mot" said Mr.. Bailey, "thut the party
should in 1900 rcadopt tho Chicago
platform Of 1896 without qualification
or reservation. 1t will be impossible
to disassociato Mr.. Bryan from the
platform. He is IL part Of the fight Of
1896, and to adopt the platform OF last
year and refuse tho nomination of Mr..
Bryan would bc u serious mistake. 1t
is my Judgment that his denomination
Is II fOrcgonc conclusion.
Mr.. Bryan is Il bcttcr Democrat
now than he was when he was nomi-
mated, and he appears to be settling
down upon " basis that entities him to
tho support of all Democrats who
stand squarciy upon the undying prin-
ciplns Of the party that was founded
by Jefferson. differed from Mr.. Bryan
in many OF his earlier opinions and
convictions, but since his nomination
he has kept himself in everything that
he has said and done strictly within
the limitations Of tho Chicago plat
form, and that platform is good enough
for me or any other Democrat to stand
on.
"Whcn MIR. Bryan first entered Con,
gross six years ago, he was Il tariil
specialist. Since then he has broaden
cd out immensely, and know of nc
man who more fully represents the
popular idea Of pure Democracy than
hc does. He is Il true American, a
patriot, and Il man whom the Demo
Gratis OF the country feel that they can
trust.
"Thc Democratic party today is
moro united than have ever known it
to be. The populists who left the
party because OF Cleveland and his
policies have returned and arc with
us heart and soul. The middlc-ot-thc
road pOpulists are still against us, as
they always have been. because We
have not subscribed to their extreme
views, and the gold Democrats arc
still in uncertain quantity. They vii
have to come to us, however, or go Ovcl
to the Republicans.
We CuunOt afford to yield to cithe el
extreme and must stand upon the plat
form OF 1886. Nincty-ninu per cent. o
the Democrats oi the United States
hold that view
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-17

The crown of the Khan of the Tar
tars, captured on the Oxus by the
Persians in the fifth century, was
decorated with several thousand
pearls. The famous crown of Chos-
roes, made in the sixth century, and
which was strangely concealed for a
thousand years in an obscure fortress
among the Lauristanian Mountains,
till brought to light by Shah Abbas,
is incrustcd with pearls in conf juno
ton with rubics. In the seventh
century the Arabs captured from
the Persian mobiles fabrics of amaz-
ing richness, among which was one
marvellous carpet of white brocale,
four hundred and fifty feet by nine
ty feet, with Il border worked in
precious stones, to represent gar
den of all kinds Of beautiful flowers
the leaves of emcralds and other
green gems, the buds and blossoms
of pearls, along with rubics and sap
phircs.-popUlU ,Scicncc NoHfh/y.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-17

intellectual exercise. To read we'll
both the intellect and sensibilities
must be brought into action. The IDEAS
or the writcr must not only 10 rcceiv-
ed, but we must enter into his feelings,
or we shall fail to give proper express
sion to his words. | consider young
l"dy more highly accomplished. who
can read prose and poetry with ease
and elegance, than il she could play
nandel's and Mozart's most beautiful
composition"
hight you are, Miss Phcbc. Good
readers arc as rare in this day as they
were when you labOred with the moth
crs and grand-mOthors Of this genera
ton.
She then called attention to the va
rious studies, which, II diligently pur-
sued, would benefit both the mind and
affections OF the pupils. Botany,
arithmetic, astronomy and natural
science were especially mentioned.
she has most earnest eXh0rtati0n on
Grntlcncss, the chief attraction Of wo-
manly chnrnctnr.
In this day OF college commence
mcnts, with all their pomp and parade,
it gives us pleasure to pay this tribute
to Spartanburg's first principal OF Il
female school, and to remind teachers
and pupils that there wore brave men
before AHamcmnon.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-17

Dr., G. p. Carver, Of St. Ausns.
tine, tla., owns the oldest house in
america and lives in it, too. Accord.
ing TO tho deed 10 his possession his
Frenchman. '' "
Living for self is the smallest
business any one can be engaged in in
this life w. !" III
III there wore no troubles to talk
ABOUT, some people would bo alwavs
silent. ""S'
A young lady can stand up straight
aud still be bent on marriage.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-17

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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-17

Egypt is advancing with steady
pncc in population and wealth, in
education and civilization. The
population now exceeds nine mil
li0na--~nbout one million in excess
Of the population when Egypt was
vt her highest pitch of prosperity in
old times. British management has
done wonders for the Gland of the
Pharaohs."
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-17

The woman who is indifferent to
her looks is no true woman. God
meant woman to be attractive, to
look well, to please, and it is one Of
her duties TO carry out this intention
of her Maker. But that dress is to
do it ali and to suffice, is more than
we can be brought to believe. just
because we do love to see girls look
we'll, us well us live to some purpose,
we would urge upon them such II
course Of reading and study as will
confer such charms rs no muuistr
can supply. \ wrIl-kn"wn author
unrv wrote Il very pretty essay ON the
power Of education to hcautifv--that
II absolutely chiSrlS the features;
tha, he had seen many clumsy nose
and thick pair Of lips SO modified
hv thought awakened and active
sentiment as - hr t,Nryrogujlahl,.
And he put il On Ills ground that
We 50 often see V,"plr. homrl y and
uuuc;ruy.jyg III youth. bloom. in mid
die lie. .u,o Il ,of;rNrG Indian sum
me, 4 good ,r1>> and mellow tones.
y. ". .l...".>r
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-17

We hear often OF the patience Of II
camel, Of it's wonderful endurance.
a camel travels at the rate Of about
four miles an hour. IL can be made
10 10 ncvcn, but it can keep this
pacc for only two hours. If urged
beyond that, the Asiatlcs say, they
"Drcuk their hcnrtB,' for II camel
Dycr-drIvcn lies down and dies.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-17
WHEN

n need OF remedy to relievo pain Won
want the surest, quickest and best.
Such an one is Rice's Goose Grease
Liniment. 1t relieves all pain at once.
1t cures Group, Coughs and Colds as
soon as used. For sale and guaranteed
oy all druggists and general stores.
Ii also relieves whoOping cough.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-17

Trains q and 10 carry elegant Pullnua,
sleeping cars between Col'tmbin and Aahrvi!!e
enrouto daily hetwuer Jacksonville and Cinrin
natl.
Trains leave Spartanhprg, A. s. c. div!nion
northbound, 41 q, m, B:4i p. M, 6:lS p.
iVeStibule Iinitcdl; southhound l2:2a u. IN.
e:lb p. M, II Ii; o. NJ. tFestibule Limied.)
Trains leave Grecnville, a. and g. divieion
aorthbound :46 a. m, 2 :Bl y. m. Ard 30 p. IN
tYeatibuled limited) snuthbound, | ~ g. III.
$50 p. IN l2:2S y. III. tVostibuled Limitsd>
PullmHn service.
Pullman palace Sleopiu0 rnrH on Trains 30 en-"
s., 81 and ;S3 on A. and G. division.
W. II. GREEN, j. ri. CULP
Gen. Suparint ,ndcnt. Trn:IIc M'g'r,
Washington, d. q. Washington, D.
". A. TURK, g. Fl. HARDWICK,
9an. Pssa. Ag't. As'tftsn. Pass. Ay't.
wsShtn 4ton r q tluD,a ia
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-17
Southern and Western Stock Men

Know Il good thing when they see it,.
Therefore, for Scratches, Swccny,
Ringbonc, Strains, Sprains,, Bruises,
Saddle and Harness Calls, and all all.
mcnts OF horses, they use Sicc's Goose
Grease I.inimcnt. 1t is good for man
or beast. Sold and guaranteed by all
druggists and &c neral stores.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-17
.31EEE
@TH HE S=-e
HomenndEarm
Who is the Poorest Man ?

oWho is the poorest man IN the
world today? The poorest man l
know is the man who has nothing at
III but money-nothing else in the
w,rId but money-only money!
# was Il man with iron-gray hair
and iron-gray mustache who spoke
the words. and he spoke the last ones
with emotion. The speaker was
John d. Rockefeller, who, recently,
in the parlors of the Fifth Avenue
Baptist Church, \. Y, spoke to the
Young mems Bible class.
Mr.. Rockefeller held in his hands
a chcap-look,ng, ycIlow-backcd ac-
count book.
"rhis is my ledger" he said. "My
first business training was in keeping
a ledger. 1t was at the time when |
began to spend my first earnings in
my first struggle to get footing. 1t
was very hard struggle. When |
put my head on my pillow the con-
tents of this little ledger kept rum
ming in my mind until | awakened
the next morning.
"Rr>idrS the accounts ! kcnt IN
this book there were memoranda OF
occurrences. In after years found
it. kept it more than forty-two
Years ago. | place great value upon
this littr book.
MIR. Eockcfclrr'> hands trvmhlrd
,,E sal
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-17

-" Bloomers may be all right to
strike matches on" says an astute
New Yorker, "but tho girls will find
they are mighty poor things to make
matches in"
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-17
1839-1897..
An Old NcwsPapcr-nIiss PhoDc
Paine, IL Yankee School Teacher
Her Famous Address to her

"e nave JuSt enjoyed '"hulhR "
newspaper which was printed in u
| neighEOring county. Editor Ban,
Brother Grist and the numerous
! editors OF Laurens and Union need not
begin to swell up with pride, for the
| paper did not como from either or thcm.
1t was the Grccnvilc Mouutuinccr,
but we will remind Colonel Ilovt that
he need not let out his belt and loosen
| his straps SO that he can get his
| breath. lie need not feel pulled up in
tho least, for he was IL very small
chunk Of Il boy, wearing only one gar
mcnt and going barefOotcd when the
aforesaid Mountan2cr was published.
It bears date October p. 1899, and is
No. - OF the eleventh volume. O. IL.
Wells was the proprietor. Many OF
! the advertisements arc quite interest
ing. Silk worm eggs are advertised
at $1,000 an ounce aud buds Of the
| "m0ruS multicarliS are uNHrCd AT :
| cents each. The leading mrLiCinrS
| advertised are l'rnndcth'S pill, tct"rS :
pills and Phoenix bittcrS.
Samuel OttcrSOn, secretary makes
Il report Of the fall ruCCS NJ Limestone
Springs, which lasted four or five days.
| He gave tine CrtricS with names 0'
owners and timr. and closes with this
| parugruph "'Hhus ended our sport
in which none wcr" much h"lt"r or
worse on than when they commenced.
|
| Sat ull that WAS - years AGO.
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belonging to Dr.. ". i. Not. Hut
that which gave E- most pl"A~urr WAS
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The news & observer., 1897-11-26

institutions, but none half as glorious or
that will be so long remembered as was
the decision of last nights contest of
brain against brain and oratory against
oratory.
1t was n great intellectual battle-nobly
was it fought and worthily won and no
battered athlete on the football field
ever had cause to be so proud or was
ever such hero in the eyes of the world
and his comrades as were the three
men who won the victory for their col
lege. The shades of Wingate and
Craven would have rejoiced had they
heard the scions of their respective insti-
tutions contending for the intellectual
mastery before that great audience.
Feeling ran high as the debate pro-
gressed and in the drawn face and
cleaning eye of the colleigian in the
audience you could read of the intense
yearning for success that was flaming
up in his bosom, and when a speaker
would score a point his fellow students
would go into q frenzy of applause.
Those in the gallery would rise to their
feet and with waving hats and sway
ing bodies set up such hurrah as was
never heard before.
And then when the other side had
there was nohissing, no chatting no
interruption.
This beats football all the hollow" IRE
marked a great lover of the game, after
one of the best speeches and widest
scenes of the night.
The people of Raleigh thoroughly en-
joyed the occasion-it was great; and
they say to the men of these two great
Institutions and the other colleges of the
State, Come again, we like your new
aathletic contest of mind against mind;
let us have these battles often. Raleigh
will always give you a glad welcome"
The time announced for the debate to
begin was s o'clock, but it was nearly
half an hour after this time when it did
commence. Fully an hour earlier than
this the hall was full of people-every
seat occupied and great numbers stand
ing.
HOn. G.. II. Mebane State Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction, who presided
in response to an invitation from the
literary societies of the two col
leges, called the house to order
l. introducing the exercises, Mr.. Me
hane said he trusted that it was only one
Of many contests of a similar character
that Will be held in the future in North
Carolina He gratuated he audience
on this opportunity of closing day o
feasting on good things with this rich
intellectual feast that was about to be
spread before them.
Mr.. Hamilton, of Union county,
student from Wake Forest. acted as
secretary, and reading the query for de-
bate called as The FIST sneaker on the
affirmative, Mr.. J. r. Ncedham, Of Sur
ry county.
Mr.. Neodham snaaks with dqlboration
and clearness. He had not gore far
hefore Il was evident that he had stu
died the question carefully and had his
points well in hand
The municipal operation of public
The news & observer., 1897-11-26

works by cities, he said, had been such
a success wherever tried that the mere
fact that the question was being debated
in the South indicated that this section
was about fifty years behind the times.
He defined the two schools of political
economsts-those who favored the let
alone theory and those who favored
government ownership of public works.
The result of municipal ownership, he
said, had in almost every instance re-
suited in cheaper and more efficient SER
vice.
Touching water work he pointed out
the fact that Manchester purchased its
water works in 1S47 and epidemics have
been less frequent, the water better,
destructive fires almost unknown and
the operation of the system has been put
ing money in the treasury ever since.
London on the other hand, he argued,
had been annually paying out enormous
sums for an inferior system, and at
tempts had been made to secure munich
pal ownership of it's water supply. In
1873 Hamburg took possession of her
water works and they have been much
improved and greatly reduced in cost.
In the United States the people have
to pay, in cities where the water works
are oNucu ny private pdIlltS, OnS-
! third more than for service they do in
cities where municipal ownership pre-
walls.
SIN North Carolina, for instance, we
have private ownership, and then Rob-
inson's circus comes along the water is
| already so yellow that his fakirs don't
! have to put any coloring matter into
their fancy lemonade.
Gas to lights just compare Raleigh and
! the town OF High Point. High Point
owns her electric lights and they cost
/ $66 a year; Raleigh doesn't own hers
and she payas $75 a year. Is this be-
cause the darkness in Raleigh is denser
than it is in High Point.
AS to street cars, Mr. Needham told
how, in 1894, Glasgow acquired posses
sion of its car lines and since then the
fare has been only about one cent. Liv-
erpool also has recently been making eff.
forts to get control of it's car lines.
''There is nothing more dangerous to
our liberties to-day than these soulless
corporations. They have their Shiny
fingers on our ballot boxes. We boast
of liberty but the people in our cities
are crying out for freedom from corpor-
ate influence. AS long as we allow
corporations to dominate there can be nc
liberty"
Speaking for the negative Mr.. Utley
said the gentlemen on the affirmative
side would transform a political institu
tion into business enterprise. Cities
are political and not business corpora
tions. The one is for the public good
for doing for the individual those things
that he cannot do for himself; the other
is conducted nsr private profit. The op
Grafton Of street ear lines, electric light
plants and gas and water works belongs
The news & observer., 1897-11-26

works the death rate is lower than
when private persons have it. Water
is then given at cost and the citizen
on the back street has as much right
to these necessaries as has his more for
tunate brother"
Replying to the contention that COM
petition, under private ownership, would
regulate price, Mr.. North said in Lon
don the water companies had come to
an agreement and divided the city up
into districts. In Brooklyn there are
seven light companies, but they have
all agreed to charge the highest price
allowed by law. There were once
thirty-nine street railway companies in
The news & observer., 1897-11-26

to the latter class, or private and indus
trial enterprises.
"A municipality is political corpora
ton and branch OF the State govern
ment. What North Carolina municipali-
ty has not fallen prey to some politica
scheme?
Government ownership is prescribed
as a panacea for all evils of a society.
This utopian idea is socialistic and ori-
ginated in the brain of a dreamer. So
clalism and democracy are antagOnistic,
The introduction Of these systems
means the destruction Of democracy-the
weakening of the individual. The gov
erpment has no right to come in and
compete with its own citizens. 1t should
encourage private enterprise and not
come in and monopolize an industry
Mr.. North paid special attention in
his speech to the question of municipal
ownership of light and water systems.
There has in the last century," he
said, 'dawned upon mems mind a new
conception of the ends of a municipal
ity. The greatest good to the greatest
number is now the cry. Municipal
ownership is not a perfect system, nor
cure for all evils, but it is better than
the old private ownership system.
First, it costs less; second, it gives
better service; third, it puts all on the
same footing and Serves them alike;
fourth, any profits arising are shared
by the whole population.
These propositions are proved by ex-
perience. When a city gets control of
its public works it seldom gives them
up. Fifty per cent Of the cities in
Germany own their lighting and water
plants. In So cities in the United States
arc lights cost S57 a year These cities
own their light plants. In 80 others
arc lights cost $113 a year Private
individuals own the plants in these
cities. In others the price has dropped
from $19S to $40 as result of the
city's getting control. Jacksonville,
Fla, saves $27, 900 a year by owning
its lights.
''In cities that own their water