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The herald., 1898-08-10
Electrocuted by Her Nose

SHAMOKIN, Pa. Aug. 9.-While leaning
from a window of the Shamokin valley
knitting works today Miss Jennie Allison
aged IS years, was electrocuted by her nose
coming in contact with a telephone wire
that had been crossed by a live light wire
and thus charged with 1900 volts of cleo
tricity. She had her feet resting on coil
of steam heating pipes at the time.
The herald., 1898-08-10
Mathews Refused Bail

SAN JOSE, Cal, Aug. 9.-Constable John
Matthews was today refused bail by Judge
Lorigan and committed to the custody Of
the sherir. Some three weeks ago Mat
thews shot and instantly killed Henry
Hopken. The officer claimed that some
The herald., 1898-08-10
Saving the Yosemite

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-Secretary Of the
Interior Bliss has reports from the the act
ing superintendent of Yosemite national
park, California. stating that thirty thous-
and sheep have been elected from the park
and the incoming droves prevented from
entering the forbidden grounds.
The herald., 1898-08-10
Will Be Made a Peer

LONDON. Aug. 9.-Should the Hon. Geo.
Curzon, the parliamentary Secretary for
Foreign Affairs. be appointed viceroy of
India, as appears certain, he will probably
be raised to the peerage before he starts.
The herald., 1898-08-10
MRS. PINKHAM'S ADVICE.
What Mrs. Nell Hurst has to Say
About It.

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-When 1wroto
to you had not been well for five years;
had doctored all the time but got no
better. had womb trouble very bad.
My womb pressed backward, causing
piles. 1 was in such misery could
scarcely walk across the floor. Mem
situation was irregular and too pro-
The herald., 1898-08-10
Governor Briggs Death

BISMARCK, N. D.. Aug. Ex-Governor
Briggs of North Dakota died this morning
of consumption. ]. A. Devine is Lieuten-
ant-Governor.
The herald., 1898-08-10

" felt very much petter
and was able to do nearly all my own
work. Icontinued the use of your medi-
cine, and feel that owe my recovery to
you. 1 cannot thank you enough foryour
advice and your wonderful medicine.
Any one doubling my statement may
write to me and will gladly answer
all inquiries.-Mrs.N NELL HURST, Deep
water, Mo.
Letters like the foregoing, con-
stantly being received, contribute not
a little to the satisfaction felt by Mrs.
Pinkham that her medicine and counsel
are assisting women to bear their heavy
burdens.
Mrs. Pinkham's address is Lynn, Mass.
All suffering women are invited to
write to her for advice, which will be
given without charge. 1t is an exc
qesienesd woman's advice to women. 4
The herald., 1898-08-10

fuse, was also
troubled with
leucorrhea. I
had given up all
hopes of getting
we'll; everybody
thought 1 had
consumption.
After taking
= five bottles of
Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegeta-
BILE Compound,
The herald., 1898-08-10
A Rich Country

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The officials
Of the geological survey are of the opinion
that the Philippines may be rich in coal
and petroleum deposits, and say that 1t is
known that gold is to be found there. Ii
has been decided to make an examination
Of the mineral deposits of the island, and
DR.. George w. Baker of the geological sur
vey will proceed to Manila as soon as pos
sible. He will be taken care of by the mil
itary and naval departments while travel
ing and during his stay In the Philippines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04
SHOOTING DREAMS.

From Forest and Stream .
A writer speaks OF the persistent peculiari'y IN
hts drso,ns ~ not being able. after game was
.,yh,ea To- fire the gun. and has often wondered
II this happens with other dreamers MY Own
experience comedies with MS, ana '"'''" mag "
too general to be peculiar -, ucor.,~
An older brother however one ha SaysooI dsys
80 an ola d,ntlock Queens arm. mat had tn9
power &c shoot off tree top; and al, anps' ror
-, onr Young lives and carried over the '>e"-
Hampshire hills with heroic ieens, So later hours.
.Lone rs a tremendous Jar In our Sleeping ioon'
As il heavy body had been violently % rnsh,ns
n inst a. nv brother IN semi somnoen ~ ro' ,ha
don was slowly sathefing himsen up 81. ~, hs had
hneoo moor t moment before Father exclaimed Bill
what is the matter 70 wh d mn mn and il kicked
Pi'n a., - he'd" II was emphatic enough 10 MN 70
be necmllar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04

The Pentagoet belonged to the Manhattan Steam
shin COMPANY She left this port on Friday. NO
ven,ber o. and was due at Bangor, Me. last Mon
dav morning The steamer carried no passengers
from this port She had crew of eighteen men
all told.
The list Of the crew furnished by Henerai
Manager ~ l.. Newcomb is as follows: Master -
II Ingrahan Rockland. Me: first ofhcer NJ T.
Webster Rockland, Me: second officer. {. H. 70
land Rockland Me: chief engineer H. A Hansen
New-York: assistant engineer name UNKNOWN
New-York; purser, William Millen, New-ior as
sjstant purser. John Portland. New-York; quarter
masters John Alander and another name UNI
known; steward, Charles Rudolph (coored)' New
York; messman. Charles Kendall coloreo|, NV"
York: oiler Henry Doring. New-York; hremen
Nils Mckelsin and George Matheson' New orh'
seamen Peter j. Bowling, Patrick Chhtoh A
Aosen and another, name unknown
The Pentagoet was built for the Union Navy our
ing the Civil War and was IN the service as 'he
Moccasn At the close OF the Rebehloh she was
,rane-erred 70 the Revenue Marine. and chTistened
the George NJ BIB. after the Secretary oil the
Treasury. 80 ,o,-
She was on the Lake Customs service UNI" i0'o'
when tho boat was sold and her name changed 10
the Pentacoet Six months ago she was poush' -
the Manhattan Steamship Company ana put IN 'he
Naine mort route The vessel, which is described
as a strong seagong one, was overhauIeu anu
partly rebuilt after being purchased oy 'he wan
haitian Steamship Company. she was Va q, q, co :.
.25 Oc) and was fully insured. Het cargo IL "'s0
said 10 be covered by insurance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04
NAVAL. VESSELS IN THE STORM.

Washington. Dec. $50 far from being overdue
or In danger from storm. as has been represented
IN some dispatches from New-York. the gunboat
Scorpion is lying quietly in the harbor OF Port
Royal, s c. Starting North from Havana on
Sunday last she put into Port Royal on Thursday
for coal. AS facilities for coaling ships at the
naval station there have not yet been provided
coaling IS slow so that the Scorpion may be com
PEELED 20 remain ct Port Royal for several days.
The storm shook UP the old huls and vessels at
the Newport naval station nightly, according TO
reports received at the Navy Department, but
fortunately did little substantial damage. Tho
famous old Constellation. one Of the old frisaies
which is now used 5 a receiving snip. was tossed
about and strained somewhat while lying In The
harbor The training-shp Essex felt the force Of
the blow so severely that the riding bits were
torn from their fastenngs and the ship was driven
ashore With a crew OF 40 green apprentices, a
good dea, OF confusion resulted, but the Essex
finally got up steam and managed 10 get clear Of
tho beach and into a place OF safety. The dahy
report OF ship movements announced the arrival at
Bristol. X. J.. Of the tOrpedOboats Dupont and Nor
ris but made no mention Of their having sustained
any damage from the storm 70 which they were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04
VICTIMS OF THE PORTLAND.
BODIES TAKEN TO BOSTON AND ,cAREE
MORE IDENTIFIED.

Orleans, Mass, Dec. 3-Rufus r. Wade. Chief OF
ton this morning and nine bodies from the wrecked
steamer Portland went the train. Among
them were those Of Mrs. Jennie c.. Edmonds of
East Boston; Mrs. Augusta Wheeler. Of South Wey-
mouth. Mass. Peter Collins. dcckhand. and John
Jones second cook OF the steamer. and Alphonse
Go*elin. OF Montreal. Four We're unidentified. In
Guiding that OF the man who up to yesterday was
thought to be James W. Flower. of Lewiston. but
who has been declared by a brother not to be Mr.
Flower. and the bodies OF two young men and Of
the young woman found at Nauset on Wednesday,
Four officer. who came with Chief Wade yester-
day have been sent in various directions over the
Cape and will look after everything which comes
ashore from the Portland.
Detective Guerin. OF Montreal. who came here
after the body of Assistant City Clerk Gosselln OF
that city. said that G. p. Pche OF Montreal, was
with Mr. Gosseln the steamer. These two men
had sent letters to their wives in Montreal. stating
that they would take the boat Piche was twenty
eight years old.
I'D TO 3 o'clock this afternoon further bodies
from the Portland had been found on the Cape
Cod shore.
Boston Dec 3.-Of the bodies OF the Portland
victims brought from Orleans to the North Grove
ST. morgue to-day three have been identified. One
fed by his brother. Walter II. Brown: another that
Of n man named Allen. OF Philadelphia, recognized
by his brotherin-law. and the third that OF Eva NJ
Totten. formerly of Somerville. hut recently re-
moved TO Portland. Identification OF the latter
made 10y Mrs. S. II. Bolton. of East Cambridge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04
PENTAGOET STILL MISSING.
PROBABLY OVERWHELMED IN THE
STORM A WEEK AGO.

BELIEF OF THE SHIPPING MEN ON THE NEW
ENGLAND COAsT-IIsT OF THE MEN ABOARD.
Provincetown. Mass. Dec. 3.-That there Is
great anxiety over the fate Of the Pentagoet Is
shown by the receipt here yesterday and to-
day of a great number Of letters, kilograms and
messages nquiring for news of her. The ma
rine observer at Highland Light saw the Pen
tagoet at .. m. on last Saturday going east
ward This is confirmed by the Race Point
lookout At that time the weather was fairly
clear.
Mariners say that the Pentagoet. having
passed Highland Light so early In the after
noon should have been far TO the eastward
when the storm broke. They think that she
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04

Washington, Dec. 3-The following Army ana
Navy orders have been issued:
ARMY
Brgadier General JAMES Il. WATfES Is assigned to
duty with Second Army Corps and will report 10
the commanding general Of that FOR assignment
70 the command OF a brigade.
First Lieutenant JOHN W. cox. assistant surgeon. 6th
Volunteer Infantry. honorably discharged. to take
effect December 81.
Captain ANDREW G.. HAMMOND sth Cavalry. will join
his regiment
Captain GEORGE J. NEwGARDES. assistan, surgeon.
will to his proper station Fort Adams. Rhode
Island
Acting Assistant Surgeon JOHN c. GREENEwALT will
proceed New-iork city for transportation on the
FIRST transport sailing FOR Santiago. Cuba for duty IN
the Department Of Santiago
this city and report TO the Surgeon General Tor
duty.
The 10th Company. Volunteer signal Corps, under the
command Of Captain :. :. SAMPLE, now at Annis-
ton Ala on duty with the Fourth Corps. VIII pro.
coed Macon. Ga, and report 10 MAJOR -'eteIa'
James II. Wilson. commanding the First Army corps
for duty.
Captain ELLIS DUNCAN. assistant surgeon. lst ken
lucky Infantry. is honorably discharged to take eec'
this date
Major General SAMUEL. S. SUMNER is relieved from
duty as chief mastering officer FOR the state OF rem
syvania and will proceed Augusta. Ga. and re-
port 10 the commanding general. second Army Corps
for assignment duty and command OF the firs'
Division OF tina.
A Board Of Survey. consist Of Captain WILLIAM -
COFFIN. 9TH Artillery. Fits: Lieutenant GEOEHh o.
galley. 9Th Artillery and Second leuehah,
HUGH /. APPLEWIITE. 9th Artillery. Is appointed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04

regularly at 10000. This Is the highest po,
tential used anywhere to-day. as s''a''
thing. In certain laboratory tests much n's"''
voltages are developed; but for practcal pu'
noses I'm overhead line transmission. the inquiries
last quoted mark the present limit OF pressure
Now. the most interesting fact brought OUT os
Mr. Scott IS that the danger OF the breaking
down OF the insulation is not the only draw
hack 10 hie4, votages. Above certain point
another trouble IL experienced. The electricity
leaks away through the air. 1t passes from one
wire 10 the other on the same set or poles Al
a voltage OF 10000 this leakage Is perceptioie
II the wires are only fifteen inches apart And
with a voltage OF $1,000 distance OF % inches
Is not sufficient TO check the loss. Any pressure
above this limit Is attended by leakage tha'
seriously diminishes the efficiency OF the iiie'
II does not seem feasible. then. TO use voltage
OF much more than 10000. no matter how good
the insulators are: and this discovery hxes the
distance 10 which electricity may be transmit
ted economically at between one hundred anu
fifty and two hundred miles,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04
THE POPE'S UNPROFITABLE WEALTH.

Rome correspondence Of The London POST
II is a strange sign of the times that the offcai
Vatican organ the 'Osseryatore Romano. should
draw attention the right OF the vatican 10 claim
uavmcni from Italy Of nearly 100000 lire. Wnen
Inc Italians took possession of Rome a law caiicd
tho Law OF the Guarantees was passed 10 regu-
late the relations between the Italian Government
ami the Vatican. Among other provisions 1t enact
ed that a civil list of 10000 Hire Nl2O1O) a year
should be paid by the Government 10 the fole.
The Vatican refused 10 recognize the Law OF t t
Guarantees and of course. dlsdained to accept N"
0J lire Of civil list. appealing 10 me iait
mi all over the world to compensate th- ROY
IA Their for his loss by the generosity of their gtS
or late the Peters Pence Fund seems 10 nay
fallen of one Of the most striking features or me
German catholic ongress al Crefeli was an Ut
GENT appeal for funds by the Archbishop OF 20
iogne. Ii German Catholics wished. said the A x
hishop they could easily Hberate tn" Pope from
financial cares Recently the director OF the i,ai-
Ian Public Debt published a report showing that
The interest on the Consos set apart by the lfalan
Government on January lS7l TO provide tod , inc
civil list OF the Pope, amounted on July l. lSsI' ~
more than soOnco lire At he present nom sn1
he "Osservatore Rom. no" shrewdly observes maj
# cannot be prescribed. because II was 70, ma
pavahle 10 one POP In person but 10 the lIs''.n
ton Of the Holy See. Does THIS mean ul"t ~. t,s
Vatican is beginning 10 cast long ns eyes Oh "'
acc INFLATED but Improbable wealth!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04
ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION.
A RECENTLY DISCOVERED LOSS OF POWER
THROUGH AIR LEAKAGE.

Some instructive revelations in regard to the
possibilities Of transmitting power to distance
in the form Of electricity were made In paper
read by Charles +. Scott at the last meeting or
the American Institute Of Electrical Engineers.
Their significance will be grasped more readily
II one recalls the fact that less copper Is re-
1ured 10 conduct n given amount or energy II
a high voltage Is employed than with low
one. Consequently. for years electrical engineers
have been striving TO increase the voltage or
potentiaL at which they could safely send cleo
trciiy
Now voltage Is pressure. And. Just as the In
crease Of pressure in a waterpipe tends to de-
velop weak places in the Joints OF conduit, so
raising the potential Of an electric current calls
for improved insulation. The voltage OF cur
rent may he raised in two ways. The arrange
ment OF certain parts Of the dynamo that gener-
ates the electricity may be modified so as to
give any voltage desired within recognized
limits or device known az transformer"
may be used to change the potential or course.
there is no absolute gain In this latter opera
ton The volume Of a current, measured IN
amperes Is diminished when the pressure Is In
creosed and vice versa But whichever method
was resorted TO- the electricians found that after
the pressure got UP to a rather high point. their
Insulating material would prove defective. and
the current would break away from them. They
were lucky II 1t went off peaceably. too. II was
liable to make mischief on the road. 1t would
sometimes destroy parts Of the apparatus used
in generating or Transforming 1t, and. II not at
least there would be n waste or power
BY degrees the voltage on transmission lines
has been slowly raised. few years ago a po-
tential OF 5000 volts was regarded high one.
When electricity was first sent from Niagara
70 Ruffalo II 900 volts were employed. only
with the very latest ard best types OF porcelain
insulators was It possible TO keep the current
IN the line under those circumstances. But
short time afterward with new set OF insu-
lators the voltage was raised to 22OD. and
thus more power could be sent with the same
amount OF copper. on the majority OF trans
mission lines IN this country to-day. the poten-
tial is somewhere between 1O,W and 10000
volts
For several years particularly interesting ex
periments have been In progress In Colorado.
There is a short line in the mountains for the
transmission Of power TO the Gold King mine.
az Telluride. Nearly three years aGo machinery
WINS OF Grated at a voltage varying from 2J.OO
10 81 900 In January. 1896 10000 volts was
used continuously for week. In the
following spring a run ~ 'hlrty-seven days was
made at $4,000 volts. The line Is now worked
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04
ROLLER POLO.
AN EXCITING INDOOR SPORT REVIVED
THIS WINTER.

AN EXCITING INDOOR SPORT RENl' Ell
THIS WINTER.
One OF the liveliest games seen In this cry
for many a day is roller polo. and. aitnous"
only q few exhibitions Of the sport nave oee"
given this season. II appears to nave 'ahe"
firm hold upon popular favor. 1t was paye"
here some years ago. but was dropped "ne"
the war on roer-skating Kinks was i'S"'"
Roller polo is simple game ana one III "'
the nlavs may be followed much more easily
than in football. for example All that Is re-
quired for playing 1t Is an even moor surroui'ueo
by a wall a few feet high, which VIII stop the
hall from being driven out OF bounds. On the
floor a few feet from the ends are cages made OF
wire. These are about three feet high ana lou'
feet wide. and it is the object OF the players
on the opposing teams TO drive the oah i'i'
them. Every time this Is done goal Is scored
for the team which makes the drive. Ihere are
five players on each side. and the lineup 10
something like that In a football game i"e
players are designated as follows First rush.
second rush. centre, hafback and goal
The ball used is the regulation rubber-covered
polo ball and each player is armed with s'ich
about four feet long and curved at the ehd'
These sticks must not be more than al i"'"
and an eighth in diameter, or weigh more 'han
fifteen ounces In every game there is referee
a time keeper and scorer The reteree ~ 'n'
only person permitted the floor with the
PLAYERS and his manifold duties not infredueh'-
" bring him in danger Of personal injury.
The game is usually played in three PERIODS
OF fifteen minutes EACH with short recesses oe
tween the periods to permit the piayers-a'So
the referee-to catch their second WIND anu
repair damages Play In the game Is Deguh W
the referee placing the ball in the centre OF the
surface. half way between the two cages VI
goals The first rushers on the opposing Teams
then start from their positions. some DISTANCE
away for the ball The man who reaches IL hrs'
has the first chance at It, and the game Is the"
on More description Of the play Is almost
needless. as It is simply case OF go-as-you
please There Is no rest for the players ohoe
the ball is in play, until the end or the perlou'
and the little sphere Is driven In all uirec'ions'
although the primary object OF the opposing
PLAYERS is 10 knock 1t into the cages There Is ho
offside play in roller polo and almost everything
goes" The players are not permitted TO PICK
nm the ball with their hands or TO Kick IT, except
that the goal-tender Is permitted 10 KICK ~
away from the cage whenever 1t Is threatened
The players are not allowed to catch hold or OF
trim one another, but for all that there are con-
tinual scrirnmages and mix-ups between them
Of the most exciting order They are permitted
to hit the ball under any and all circumstances
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04
ENTERT4INED BY SOCIAL REFORM CAt IS.

Under the auspices Of the Social REFORM ''uo'
dinner was given last night at NO. 81 bronu"''
which was attended by labor leaders socla' re-
form, workers and students o. poltica' econo'IF'
Covers were laid for nifty mefhpciS "'r 49,
$4,000 var, Tho climbs president presided at the
,,.i .ohIo ., which were seated as guests OF
honor William Inskip and william Thorhe' 'I,e
british delegates TO the convention OF me ami,
can Federation OF Labor. Others al 'ne ,
,obl. were Samuel Gomp.rs. president OF tie reu
Grafton; State Factory INJECTOR p"'''' ,
$3.50 r Ncsweency. Deputy Commissioner OF
,,,,a,. Ernest H. Crosby and the hev
rbomos r. srcer Among others present Ne'e
Mrs. Frederick f. Nathan. president OF the Don ".
snmcrs' League; John Brooks Leavl'' 'n neYins
,ru,,ty Factory Inspector Neaiy ana S S{,P
rorIess the former leader Of the i-as' "u ,,on III
,"'il.rs references to the single tax % ny ~.
W. uars loudly cheered by n majority OF the o'ieiA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04
STORM RAGING IN NORTHERN SEAS.

FEARS THAT THE AMERICAN hEhniN" '''-''
WILL. SUFFER
ST. Johns, n. F., Dec 3.-Another WHO STORM
is raging here to-day. and reports received ihui-
cate that a number Of vessels are IN Danger OF
being wrecked.
The British steamer Scottish King captain
James. which went ashore at Seprs cove "h'le
On n voyage from Antwerp for Boston anu pa''
more, is going to pieces. The steamers "h''"
were engaged in unloading her cargo N1'e
forced to abandon the work, fearing mat ''e'
would go ashore themselves.
It is feared that the American hshihs VeSS@'7
in Placentia Bay in search of herring MhI, ~
runlber sixteen. will suffer considerable oa'""se
owing TO tie direction of the gaze
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04
DRIFrlNus OF LIGHTsHIPs.

Woods Hoe. Mass, Dec. 3-Ihc lighthouse
tender Azalea arri this afternoon having placed
Relief IJehtshIp No on the station Pollock RIP
in place Of the regular lightship whcn went adrlit
In Sundays storm, and was afterward picked up
and towcd to Philadelphia. The Azal"a also round
the Handkerchief Lightship five miles off her sta
ton. and taking her In tow. brought her up 70
The tender Mayfowo lief; here this noon FOR
Philade Dhia 10 tow back the Pollock RIP LiSAt-
ship On the way through the Sound TIE May,
flower will put gas buoy on ne Hon ana ana
Chickens station 10 replace the nghtsAlp when
also went adrift in the storm. The lien anu
Chickenc boat sighted to-day at ancAoT
tventy-Nve miles southeast OF Senkaly Head