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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-08
FIRE BREAKS OUT AGAIN.

Steamer Lambert's Point Having Trou-
bit with Her Cargo Of Cotton.
St. Johns. y. F., Jan. Fire 5roke
out again in the cotton cargo of the
British steamer Lambert's Point Cap
tain Humphreys. from Norfolk, 'Decem-
Der 18th. for Liverpool. that arrived
here December 26th with fire in her
hold. On December 3lst the first was
practically extingushed, and she was
getting ready to proceed to sea. A
portion Of the cotton stored In the alley
ways Will be landed. as the flames are
thought to be confined there
The mind made easy and the body
comfortable by wearing the garments
Rudolph G. Wallace make.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-08
JAPAN SUPPORTS EN- ENa1sAKD.s &
Strong Fleet Placed Mt the DfsnosiSI
sion OF the British ComHlantIorSSy&s

~ &
London, Jan. S-A special dtspsf tf.ss
from Shanghai says that q Japarissa
fleet Of three battleships, ten FIRST rlfissIS
cruisers and numerous smaller YessslsSsf
has received orders practicaliy .Dl il aSss I
ing 1t at the disposal of Sir .Alexanaar5s
Butler, British commander2in In chief & III
the China station, this step: bein fa FafI
in case Russia persists In ignori M mi 9aii
joint interests of England and j apan;s5
The Berlin correspondents Of the sBaiIIs
News says he understands that she III. .lsSS
culiar form Of the lease OF EiaoS ssIoii sSst
was the outcome of prolonged gnan3 SsSSf
tiations between Germany ana ndsRussisfSs
ending in an agreement and u he / IN ssSaa
diatlon OF Russia between China q IA Il
Germany. The correspond en- / laws 81 sfffs
"rhis happy conclusion Of Baron So ysS;S q
Buelow's German foreign minis sfasf B
negotiations Is the cause OF futl iVarS;S ~; sSS
satisfaction here. M 4.
CHINA. LEANS TOWARD ENGT4AS Ss1, u
London, Jan, S.The Cab i,ls VI III "a
meet to-day. presumably to dscIde de abctif /;
the Chinese loan IS RI. ssEs
The Standard, & in an iriipnr Il ~ IN
torial, apparently inspired Y SAWS "a
the present # must Suffice to ay II haa 81
China has made earnest 1Yer;t ;tre 81 II s
Great Brltain's good offices, al At ]. Ia, ,sss ss
Lord Salisbury IS giYli, d II he cipsA5E aEt d Il
tention 10 the ma tte Iii lsS
aspacts - sSt4g
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-08

y There 20 3eaid RE-
ot; Newma i III
naansh Il
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-24

then, he had no business there and must
take his chances. The fight could not
pause for him. Yet the wrinkled face and
the pinched features attracted and held
Fleming's eyes, and he wondered in
vague way what the man would do
whether he would crouch again in the cor
ner or make another effort to escape by
the window. The man s eyes met his own
and stared into them with IL gaze that
seemed to the Young lieutenant to be full
of rcprnarh - {, III hrlit!ing.
Flcnir" L. ,lt, net account for the in
1uence Gi = .trsngcr, and the sudden
strength of the gaze that met his own and
held him back from his purpose, for the
figure of the old man was not command
ing, and his fright was obvious. He was
about to order him down the stairs, but
at that moment the civilian raised himself
up, and his eyes grew boldcr.
Fleming with the quickness of intuition
saw that this OLD man whom he had dc
spiScd felt one of those sudden inspirations
of courage which sometimes come even to
towards He saw the expansion of the
figure. the Frightening of the eye, the look
that was prophetic, and again he paused
as he was about to give command.
"Stop" said the old man in a firm
voice, raising his hand and pointing an
accusing foretnger at Fleming.
The lieutenant hesitated and looked at
him in wonder
What do you mean?" he asked.
''Stop, say! repeated the old man.
Fleming laughed and with contempt.
He had thrown off the momentary inilu-
cnco of the accusing look, and his mind
returned with full force to his original
purpose, the destruction of the rebels who
had intrenched themselves in the room.
'Out of the way he exclaimed an
grly. ''We're going to storm that room
in there, and we will not be responsible
for stray bullets" "
The old man did not shrink back at the
officers emphatic command. His eyes
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-24

The battle trod to and fro in tie dark
ness and the whrling snow tiny blue
flames, nearly smothered by the night and
the melting flakes, shot up from the half
burned houses, hickered awhile and then
went out, to be succeeded by others as
feeble; rifle shots ratified in irregular vol
leys, and the smoke from the gun muzzles
increased the obscurity which was scarce
ly broken by tie flashes from the weapons
and the faint light of the smoldering tim
bers.
The wind with an edge of ice whirled
here and there and impartially drove gusts
of snow into the faces of the combatantS,
but could not dim their rage. Passion
and courage were equal in each, and
though the main battle had passed on
their own little corner of the struggle was
as important to them as the fate of great
armies, and neither would yield the ground
which had already become where they
fought a slippery mire of red mud and
snow.
Fleming, the first lieutenant, was shout
ing to his men and gesticulating with his
sword, broken at the point by a rifle ball,
though he had never noticed it. The big
flakes struck in his eyes and blinded him
at times, but he fought on, encouraging
his soldiers, struggling through the mire,
and watching the combat as best he could
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-24

WtSO an way J
dropped from the calendar, so that you go
to bed Wednesday night and wake up Fri
day morning In going cast, you reverse
the process and repeat the day.
"By extraordinary luck this happened
to mo, rs l said, ON Christmas, so that 1
had two Christmas days the same year.
The captain of our good Pacific MI
steamer told us that the event had never
happened before in the history of the COM
pany and to the best of his knowledge
had never happened before to any craft
If that be true, the so passengers and $50
crew may well boast of their experience.
But two consecutive Christmas days
are not success. The dinner of the sec
end day seems insipid by contrast with
that of the first, and the merriment of tho
latter is succeeded by weariness on the
former. 1t is "a curious place, that one
hundred and eightieth degree of longitude
1t plays havoc with grammar and time
According to the way you are going
you can say truthfully: Tomorrow is to-
day and today was yesterday. Today was
yesterday and tomorrow will be today
Tomorrow has no yesterday, and yester-
day has no tomorrow Thoughts like
these are confusing, to say the least. -
Il can claim credit for the wettest
Christmas, choerily voiced Walter Hutch
inson, the travelling agent of Il great Liver
pool house. 1T was in the Malay coun-
try near Singapore. The climate there
was wittily summed up by the great gov
ernor Sir Stamford Rallies as consisting
of two Seasons, the wet and the dry. In
the latter it rains every Ia minutes; in the
former all the time Christmas eve it
was shower, shower, shower. During the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-24
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
w. T. PARKER,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Carriages, BusSieS and Wagons,
EDnCrDuDr MN

FROSTBURG, MD.
IT'S work has taken leading premiums at
IL the principal agricultural and other
fairs in Ohio, and now that he has built and
is operating a large and completely equipped
Factory in Frostburg,
and has already on hand all kinds of new
VEHICLES
the best that can be built, at PRICES TO
SUIT PURCHASERS, call and see for yourseif
the very attractive homemade goods he has
to offer. ITO Please My Patrons" is his
motto. [April %
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-24

FLEMING AND EVANS sALUTED THEM WITH
MILITARY COURTESY.
were shining with feverish excitement
and his courage seemed to grow as the
fa0er rose.
"Stop, l tell you again' he shouted
"This is murder that you and those in
that room, too, are bent upon T.
SIT is war;
1T is not war! The battle is over, and
you fight here without purpose! What is
the possession of this church to either of
you? And to fight, too, at such Il time!"
Fleming looked scOrnfully at the old
man who yet held his attention and i'm
pressed him.
"At such time?" he repeated "It's
true that it's night, and the snow is fall
ing, but We re not parlor soldiers to seek
our tents because of "a winter night"
"IU's more than a winter night" said
the old man sternly, raising his accusing
finger again and pointing it at Fleming.
"Listenu'
The unseen clock overhead began to
strike, and Flcn ing and his men, aw ed de-
spite themselves by the old man S manner,
counted the strokes under their breath
One, two, three, they counted and on up
to II, standing in silence and making no
movement, as ii some new power possessed
them. Nor did any sound come from the
room in which Their enemies lay, and
Fleming believed that they, too, had been
listening to tho old mans words. Then
he grew angry at himself and sought to
shake off the spell.
Ibid you hear that" asked the old
man.
Yes, heard it," said Fleming, land
] heard nothing but II clock striking mid
night"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-24

1t was at q pleasant dinner party at a
famous New York hotel, when the CON
versation turned to the approaching
Christmas. The guests were of various
callings, but all were qualified to join the
Travellers club, having visited at least
three continents
"What was the oldest Christmas you
ever spent?" asked one at a pause in the
general chat
81 certainly can claim the most norther.
ly one, said Captain Leonard Smith, for
merly of New Bedford. 1T was when |
was whaling in the arctic seas and my
ship was icebound in the pack about 100
miles north of Alaska. 1t was a beautiful
day. clear, quiet and intensely cold The
stars looked like sharp points, the moon
like a clean cut silver t.isk and the heavens
as black as sin. Scientifically it was day,
but as mattor of fact it was pure mid
night. Our bill of fare was wonderful
We had seething punch tea and coffee.
Our meats were cOrnod beef, corned pork
and, best of all, some polar bear meat and
seal blubber. l will not recommend seal
blubber for these latitudes, but in the far
north, after many months on salt horse
and canned goods, it's as delicious as
boiled chicken. We had potatoes, carrots,
yellow turnips and gingerbread pudding
with real raisins in it. There wasn't a
dish any one hero would look at at the
present moment, but all on board vowed it
was the finest banquet they could recall"
''If l did not have the most southerly
Christmas, l had certainly the hottest"
remarked William Pender Mclean, once
editor of the Hongkong Telegraph, but
now a Gothamite. 1T was at Port Oar
win, in Australia, which, next to the Mo
have desert, is probably the hottest spot on
earth. December there is equivalent to
our June, and the weather of their Christ
mas is that of our Fourth of July
"On account of that frightful scourge
the white ant, timber cannot be used in
house construction, so that the roofs are
made of iron girders and corrugated sheet
iron galvanized. This makes IA house a
veritable oven. The Thermometer was
way over the 100 mark and every one in
our party was a picture of pcrspiration
and discomfort. But we were determined
to celebrate Christmas in good old fash
ioncd sty le
1--WE had u Christmas tree, wreaths and
evergreens, and some one hung up a
bunch of what he called mistletoe. Luck
lily we had an ice factory there and so Sc
cured small blocks of comfort at 4 or
cents a pound. Every drink, excepting
the punch, was iced, and every food, ex-
cepting the turkey and plum pudding,
was cold.
Zone poetic youth shook a belt of sleigh
bells to arouse the Imagination and an
other read aloud Dickens immortal
Christmas carol. We tried to picture the
nipping cold enjoyed b. Scrooge and Mar
ley's ghost, but the effort proved futile.
Yet the awful heat could not weaken the
Christmas spirit, and both dinner and day
were unalloyed delight"
"The oldest Christmas of my expe-
rience," observed Dr. Edward Bedloe,
United States consul at Canton, China,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-24
: TIE WORLD
~ BY
WILLIAM E.S. FBLES.
Copyright 1898. By the author

Right it poured. Christmas morning the
landscape was tiko mermaid 5 paradise.
The road was a line of unbrollcn water,
the river not far away seemed moving
deluge, the fields were sheets of water,
broken by bushes and trees in mathc-
matical patterns and the unGultivatcd
land was an overflowed marsh.
The air was full of warm steam, and
you could almost feel the vegetation grow
ing. The table linen and clothing were
damp The water condensed on furniture
and tricklod in little streams down the
walls. If il boat had sailed into the draw
ing room, it would have caused no sur
prise. My host had q blazing fire in his
fireplace, a poor imitation of tho real ar
ticle, hut it cast Il ruddy glow in the room,
and, what was better still, made pleas
ant draft. We did not think of snow or
ice or any other form of water We had
too much of it around US everywhere
My oddest Christmas was in Egypt," "
told the writer. Il was the guest of a dear
friend, DIR. James +. Love, pasha, who
was attached to the khcdivc's staff His
homo was Il palace similar in architecture
to those in Italian cities, but colorcd in
Arab suggestions Within it was truly
tai J,,,. 4
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-24


everywhere. Outside the
palms nodded and huge Persian rosobushes
thrust their glorious branches into the
windows Listfess fellahin, scowling
Bedouns, stalwart Sudanese, crafty Ar
menians and sinister LeVantines passed to
and fro. On the corner Tommy Atkins
in scarlet coat and with bayoneted rifle
stood on guard, making the traveller thank
God for Great Britain. There was a
Christmas dinner with an eastern finish
The turkey was stuffed with pistacho
nuts and Indian spices, the soup was null
Hgatawny, the fish was red mullet, the
entree was IA dainty Turkish pilau, the
coffee was the same Mocha as the kho
dives, and one of the wines came from the
same AleXandrian vineyard which sup
piled the Caesars. There was plum pud-
ding imported from England, and, most
wonderful of all, corn bread, New England
mince pie and canned stcwed terrapin
from Philadelphia. In special honor of
the day we drank from cups of which the
youngest may have seen MahmCud the
Terrible and the oldest might have touched
Moses lips when he was youth in tho
royal court of the Nile. One Of the period
of Caesar, a humble piece of pottery, may
have refreshed Joseph and Mary in their
flight into Egypt. Where we sat we were
in touch with 4 1000 years of history The
very site of the palace may have felt the
feet of Alexander, Ptolomy, Cleopatra,
Mark Antony, Bishop Cyril and Napo-
leon. Through an open door we could
catch glimpse of Il matchless prie dicu,
and in its center "a wonderful crucifiXion
carved by masters hand looked down
upon the place "
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-24
For the Sake of Self Protection.

When Mr.. Nuwed rushed into his favor.
tte cigar store, the perspiration was rolling
down his face and he looked excited.
"Quick, Charliet' he said to the young
man behind the counter. "Gct out "a box
of Cuba Superbas for me! My wife will
be in here in five minutes to buy me a box
of cigars, and she'll try to buy em for 50
cents. Here's 50. Sell her those Superbas
for the 30 cents, Old man, and save my
life.
And as Mrs. Nuwed stepped timidly in
her atfectionate but precautionary spouse
stepped out the back way.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-24

Santa Claus seemed upset, He stood
off, put his hands in his pockets and gazcd
in puzzled despair at the row of long limp
stockings. Here was a stickcr. He went
up TO one, turned it inside out, inspected
it, twisted it, counted its checks and again
stood OFF and looked at it in an agony Of
despairing uncertainty. ''Well, I'll be
blowed, said Santa, "if in these days Of
bicycling, l can tell which is a mans and
which is woman's." Then a sudden
smile wrcathcd round his troubled face.
But | guess IA ~ cent bicycle lamp will
do in either case!
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-24
Railroad Schedules.
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.

fhSSfN1Eh oCh fDOLfi.
Westward-Read odd Nos upward.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-24
The Deception OF Song.

He gaYly rhymod Of mistletoe
And ruby lips SO long, you know.
He thought he'd rather like to see
just what twas in reality.
lie tried. and that young doubling
Thomas
Was sraightway sued for breach of
promise.
Oh. yes, he still writes little rhymes,
Eut now of snow and Christmas chimes!
He pipes his sweet Pierian lutte
To pay that breach OF promise suit!
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-24

MAIN LINE.
Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia
Express
No. 10. arrives 2:05 a. IN.
Washington Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York Express:
No. 4..arrives 2:20 a. m.: leaves 230 a. m.
No. S..arrives 7:40 a. M; leaves 1853 a. m.
No. 2..arrives $50 a. III. leaves S;57 a. IN.
No. 8. arrives 1928 p. IN.
sway Stations:
No. Observation-Disclosures. leaves 6:35 a. IN.
Grafton and Way:
No. 6. arrives 1l:25 a. m.
*Baltimore and Way
No. IA 4......................lea leaves 3;15 p. m
Express:
No. 46. arrives 6:23 p. m.
Switching Grafton and Way:
No. Y. arrives 725 p. m.
Limited Express:
No. II. arrives 9;55 pm.
wESTBoUND.
Chicago Express:
No. 7..arrives 1885 a. III. leaves 1910 a. IN.
No Al. arrives $40 a. IN.
Plttsburg Express:
No. 9..arrives 1:20 a. m.
Cincinnati and St. Louis Express
Pittsburg Limited
No L, arrives 3:55 a. III.
No 3..arrives 4:35 a. m leaves 4:4O a. m.
*Parkersburg, Wheeling and Way:
No. H...... .............. leaves 700 a. m.
Grafton and Way:
No. 5................ leaves 3:45 y. M
sway:
No. Is. arrives 11:2O a. m.
*Grafton and Way:
No. 10. ...... leaves l2:33 p. IN.
*PasSenger;
No. Is. arrives 6:45 a. IN.
Chicago Limited Express
No. 5. arrives 3.17 p. m.
Cincinnati and st. Louis Limited Express
No. l. arrives sos p. m. leaves $40 p. m.
Express:
No. 55. arrives $50 p. m. leaves 1886 p. NJ.
Pittsburg Division.
EAsTBoUND.
No. 10. Express leaves 215 Il. m.
No. g.. Limited Express. leaves l247 p. m.
No. 46. Express. S.. ...... leaves 6:}S p. IN.
No. II. Limited Express. leaves 1000 p N.
WESTBOUND
No. 9. 9..EXpreSS ..... leaves 1:3O Il. M.
No. IL. .Pttsburg Limited. leaves 400 a. M.
No. Al. Chicago Express. leaves $50 a. M.
No. 40. Mail il............. leaves l:45 p. M.
No. 5. 5..Chicago Limited. leaves $50 p. m.
*Except Sunday Nos 46 and At carry
passengers. No 40 is a local train from Cum
berland to Pittsburg, and No. IA from Pitts
burg to Cumberland. Nos 5 and make 3
stops each way between Cumberland and
Pittsburg. Through tickets, east and west, for
sale at Cumberland NJ. G. CLARKE,
VIM M. GREENE, Ticket Agent.
General Manager ID. b. MARTIN,
Nov 26 Manager Passenger Traffic.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-24

sSundays only. I and Week days.
! Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only.
Il Same as !; on Theatre nights, however,
when admission tickets to performance at
theatre are sold by apents, will leave Cumber-
land at close of performance
All trains stop at Hays street station, Cum
berland. l.. NJ. HAMILTON,
Dec 3 General Manager.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-24

was in 1892, while cross
ing the Pacific ocean to
San Francisco. On the
evening of Christmas day
we reached the one hun
dred and eightieth degree
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-31
THE HAWAIIAN BATTALION
INQUIRIES AS TO
ITS FORMATION.
Doubt Whether 1t will be Necessary
Now-General Merriam in Favor of
Strong National Guard.

Colonel Fisher has instructed the
captains of the various companies
composing the First regiment of the
National Guard of Hawaii, to see the
men in their commands and report 20
him at an early date the number will
ling to join the Hawaiian battalion,
should General Merriam decide to go
on with its organization. Now that
the war is over and there is no pros
pect of active service the enthusiasm
among the local militia has largely
died out. If the Hawaiian battalion
is formed no prospect can be held out
to the men of its permanence. The
service may be only for a few weeks
or months and many who would have
joined feel that it is hardly worth
while for so short time.
A prominent officer in the Hawaii
an service said today that General
Merriam was in favor of continuing
a strong, active national guard here,
in preference to forming an Hawaiian
battalion of United States volunteers.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-31
YESTERDAYS LUNCHEON.

One of the pleasing features about
the luncheon to the soldier boys on
the Executive building grounds yes
terday was the excellence and abund-
ance of table decorations. Every ia
BILE was admirably set in this respect,
the ladies seeming to vie with one
another in their efforts. Much varie-
ty of design was shown and to every
lady who had charge of table or as
sisted at one, praise and credit is due.
The new plan of conducting these en-
tertainments has proved most success
full, as indeed might have been expect
ed when the ladies undertook the re-
sDOnSibility
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-31
THEY TAKE POSSESSION NATIVE MASS MEETING
UNCLE SANS SOLDIERS NOW
HOLD THE FORT.
Military Changes at the Executive
Building This Afternoon-Colonel
Barber's Headquarters.

At half past o'clock this after
noon the Hawaiian National Guard
will vacate their quarters in the base
ment of the Executive building and
one of the companies of the New York
regiment will take possession of the
same. There are 106 men in each of
the United States companies besides
the officers. In the barracks there
are now 9S iron bedsteads formerly
used by the Hawaiian troops and
enough more are to be procured dur
ing the day. The officers will use
the same rooms, furniture, etc, for
merly used by the National Guard.
With this change the United States
military headquarters will be formal
ly established in Hawaii for the time
being, and Colonel Barber will have
his office in the Bungalow, using the
room formerly occupied by the OH
GERS club as a billiard room. The
dining rooms i'm connection with the
club will be done away with and the
two billiard tables moved into them.
The entire lower portion of the Bun
galow will be used by ColoneFBarber
and the officers of the company on
guard. 1t is not intended that the
usual Ruaru IN the Executive DullulnB
grounds shall be kept up and sentry
duty will only be kept up in front of
Colonel Barber's headquarters. The
object of moving the soldiers into the
building is to maintain the dignity
of the post, attend to the necessary
saluting and do the honors to foreign
diplomats, etc, and at the same time
Colonel Barber holds at his disposal
body of troops sufficiently numer-
Gus to guard all United States prop
erty and quell any possible riot or dis
turbancc.
The Executive building and grounds
will hereafter be guarded by SIX men
under the control of the Minister of
Interior. Three of these will be on
duty during the day and three at
night. They will be simply police
men in plain clothes and will likely
| be picked from the out going Hawaii
an troops. They will be paid out of
the appropriation for the support of
| the military for the present.
! Colonel Barber's new quarters in
the Bungalow were being fitted up
today.