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The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

San Antonio, Tex, Oct 3.-Prlyate
Eugene =. Minter OF company NJ,
fourth volunteer infantry, died at Fort
Sam Houston suddenly yesterday
morning lie complained Saturday
night OF bowel trouble, but nothing
nothing serious developed. His father
Is w A. Mlnter OF Abilene. Tex. and
r. one OF the county officials. Tho
young man was only 2i years Of age.
n printer by occupation. lie was es-
teemed highly by both officers and
men.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

Dallas Tex. oct MIR George II.
Green of Dallas was yesterday appoint
cd United states marshal for the north
ern district Of Texas by President Me-
Klnley. Mr. Green came In from a
day of Sightseeing al the fair, and on
his way home was apprised Of his good
fortune.
The following telegram of oongratu-
iaiion from Washington awaited him:
Hearty congratulations ON your APP
polntment Of marshal northern district.
E. n. Il. GREEN.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08
A. Min.nln.

Mineola, Tex, Oct. Capt Robert
II. Bruce OF Troop NJ. Rooseyelt'a
rough riders, arrived here from Mon
tauk Point on a sixly-day fdT!cugh.
His family, consisting OF wife aud
three children. live here; also his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. s. Il. bruce.
Capt, Bruce has secured transfer
from the volunteers to the regular
United States army and has oeen as
signed to the twelfth United States in
fantry.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08
Inhn,irlnI schnnl.

Galveston. Tex. Oct. 3.--Father Kel.
Ter OF the Holy Rosary church has
founded the first industrial school for
colored children IN Galveston. Tie new
building was blessed yesterday after
noon In the presence Of = large uumbgT
Of the clergy Of the city and large
crowd Of persons OF both races. II was
the day Of the feast Of the Holy Ro-
sary, In honor Of which occasion there
was solemn high mass In the morning.
celebrated by Father Lowry Of g. Pat
rick's church. and assisted by other
priests OF the city
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

Galveston. Tex, Oct A.-Tho British
steamer Consols came In yesterday
from Tyne. Scotland, ave days overdue
She encountered three storms In cross
ing the Atlantic and saved eight lives
from the schooner Japer OF Nassau.
Which was driflinG helplessly.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

Cleburne. Tex, Oct. 1.-The laundry
workers strike was harmoniously ad-
iuated by the proprietors OF both steam
laundrles aecedlng TO the demands Of
the union. and all employees are now
going ahead with their duties as II no
breach had ever existed Ths demands
Of the laundry workers union contem-
plated raises OF salaries aggregating
some $40 or si2 per week In each laun-
dry.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

Austin. Tex, Oct. 1.-Gov. Culberaon
appointed the following delegates 20
the national road parliament, which
will convene in the auditorium on tho
grounds OF the Trans-Mlsslssippi ex-
position, at Omaha, Neb., on the sth
inst: W. A. Shaw OF Dallas county,
]. l.. Ray OF Wood county, J. NJ. Nc
Kinney OF Milan county, Il. J. Ken
drlck OF McLennan county, c. w. Stew
art OF Tarrant county. John II. Boyd
OF johnson county. J. l.. Greer Of Col
lin county and b. +. Rogers Of Ander-
son county
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

Dallas. Tex oct 3-Tho thirteenth
annual exhibition Of the Texas state
Fair and Dallas exposition wns OPEN
ed Saturday hy Lieut. Gov Jester Tho
attendance was said 10 be- the largest
ever known ON the opening day VI any
year.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08
Inc.nalrrr A,,smp,.

Fort Worth. Tex. Oct. About
1870 last night fire was discovered
IN the Southern hotel, on Front street,
near the railroad crossing. II was ox-
tinguishod before any considerable
damage had been done. Tho ire u al
leged by those in charge OF the hotel
90 have been inosndiarS origin, a. coal
oil was found Sprinkled over the fioor
In thu noighbUrhood whore tho flames
broke out. The house was filled with
guests AZ the time OF the discovery OF
tho fro, but few we're awakened. This
same hotel was burned up about year
ago. The police ere investigating last
nights fire. but there IL no clew to the
alleged incendlary.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

Houston. Tex. Oct 3.-Dayid 3.
Green died Saturday morning between
. and 10 o'clock while being transfer
red In an ambulance from the Hutehins
house 10 S. Josoph's inhrmary Mr.
Green was % years OF age and q
wealthy citizen OF Bastrop.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08
Fon,aln. R.mandsd.

Ei Paso. Tex, Oct i.-George da
Fontalne, charged by warrant with
passing large sums OF counterfeit
money, was taken before the Unitod
States commissioner for preliminary
hearing. He waived examination and
was bound over to the federal grand
Jury. The prisoners bond was fixed et
10000 and being unable TO ind sure
ties he went back 20 jail. The accused
came here from Vicksburg. Miss. ten
years ago and Is member Of John
Brown camp OF United Confederate
Veterans. lie claims TO be a kInsmai
OF Lamar Fontalne. the we'll known
writer. who resides at Yazoo City.
Miss.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

The year A. Il. c. was tho longest
year on record. By order OF Julius
Caesar Il contained ii5 days. The ad-
ditlonal days were pat IN TO make the
seasons conform as near ~ poAalble
with the solar year.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

The French mail steamer Lafayette.
having on board Spanish troops from
Santiago de Cuba, has arrived at Co
runna An officer died Of yellow fever
en- route.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-27
WORDS Of WISDOM

Fire aud sword are slow engines OF
destruction IA comparison with the
baobler
A kind heart is fountain Of glad
ness, making everything IN his vlcin-
lty ireshen into smiles.
Find "a way or make one. Every
thing IS either pusher or pushed. The
world always listens 90 man with a
viii I'M him
The only worthy end Of all learning.
of all science. OF an lifc. r. fact. a
that human beings should love one
another better.
Brooding over trouble D. like sur
rounding ones self with e fog. 10 mag
mites an the objects seen through 10.
Occura Of the mind prevents this.
10 H. not similarity but sympathy ia
differences that forms the groundwork
of social happiness, aud IA the open
heart alone can the spirit 90 sympathy
find .oigemeDt.
A generous friendship no cold med
lam knows. burns with one love. with
one resentment glows. one should our
interests and our passions be. my
friend must late the man that injuries
me-
How can @ man learn e. know him
self? by reflection never. only by &C
ton. II the measure IA which thou
seekest 20 do thy duty shalt thy know
what is in thee. But what is thy duty
The demand Of the hour
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-27

Sur-pai was an utter vrcsk. and 4
shoot rs seemed like murder n
stepped forward and shouted ''Scr
renderF" arst IA Chinese and then u
English.
salused. and making a speaking
trumpet Of ny hand. shouted back
I'VE cant stop her. she's unrnanage
able" They laughed again.
Meanwhile We had cleared the
Tschiyoda and were pointed directly
for the high steep sLore Of the chan
mel. scarcely two huadrel meters OF
The San-pai was leaking fast AMI hal
settled visibly when she stuck The
shore with a violent shock. Ever
then her screw continued 70 turn.
We jumped OF the bows into Az.
feet o. water. NY Chinese assistant
the only survivor - cur crew. ran Of
along the beach. bat WunC aud !
made for some copses 90 evergreen
among the crags above rs. hopiag q
conceal ourselves and await the com
Ing Of night.
A scrambled upward 7 glanced
ont toward the bay. and could see the
Nosbino well ont to sea. firing on tive
torpedo-boats learned afterw ard
tha; both were captured. One other
beside the Sun-pai was beached IN .
sinking condition. In fact. no. 8
single boat escaped. nor did We sue
coed IN Inficting the smallest damage
upou the enemy 20 much for a tor
pedo-hoat attack. by daylight. on
cruisers armed with rapid-fre guns
BITTERLY cold and frenchad ~ the
skin, We sqnatted IN a thick clamp OF
bushes. and might have made our Is
cape had not a mob OF Chinese seen
Us from the shore. In hopes os re.
wards. these wretche- gave informa-
ton 70 the enemy's plckets Before
we guessed cur danger lieutenant
aud SIX men were upon MS We were
covered by their rides. and there was
nothing for 40 bat o. crawl out and
surrender
The Aeutenan. treated as most 900
htely. aud seeing that We were soak
ing wet. ne offered rs his cigarette
case with most engaging crimace.
That night We spent aboard a troop
ship. and DAY or two afterward We
were transferred 90 some prison bar
racks below Yokohama. might. per-
haps, have secured my freedom hy ap-
plying % the American consul. but as
/ hal Voluntarily entered the Chinese
service. I determined O. take the con
sequences IL was the following Nay
before I once again enjoyed my liber
~ F l.. Lance. in Youths Com.
panloa.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-27

the sailor sailb reedo Of be oak hea
Who drew the world together and spread apart,
whose eirth.
Whose trophies the
n Gasket nj sas Of he Yard,
To whom land cistant. 10 e.
Who baled with the
Who shaped the before him by the he threw behind
Who burned in twenty In twenty
Who the shore Re
Who followed
And who tu'd freedom
Who drove tho through AaS
Who drowsy China what dare yield.
I In would overwhelm.
Lay breathing yard
of be Bouniiess, Bondsuan
Who made TIE world ceTend-at lived and died
unrung. sleeps the sailor O;
Thomas Fleming Day.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-27

A survey OF the powers OF ERrOpe
shows that from the beginning Of the
century 70 the endof 1896 Turkey had
experienced 81 years Of war and 50 OF
peace; Spain comes next. with 81 years
Of war and 81 Of peace; France, with
y years OF war and 50 Of peace; Rus
STA, "a years of war and - OF peace;
Italy. % years OF war and 7S OF peace 7:
England, Il years of war and % az
peace; Austria Hungary, II and 20.
Germany lexclusive Of PRUSSIA, Is
aud So; Sweden. 10 and SO: Portugal
IL aud 81. euc Denmark. 3 and -.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-27
now rhey Pound the sharp-hoossr-.

Captain Minot OF the steamer Cum
beriand Of Galveston - back from
Santiago lie Cuba he tells Of one
incident which illustrates American
pluck aad ingenuity. He says that
during the battle on July l. some Of
the American soldiers were shot at
from some unknown point One of
the men fell, and his companions
could not tell where the shot came
from because the Spaniards were con
cealed and they used smokeless
powder Well. the Americans propped
their dead comrade up 10 the position
IN which be stood when he received
the fatal shot. and then they figured
the range from his posture and the
position and slant of the wound
Then they fired a volley in that range.
and had the pleasure Of dropping some
Spanish sharpshooters from a tree
Dallas Texas News.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-27


able crescent Just outside the harhor
mouth. The heavy battery mou-tel
ga ,he heights commanding the av
from the northeast was no longer Ia
friendly hands.
Late the previous afternoon the
shameless garrison had fed like
sheep q, the approach OF the Kumo-
moto division of the Japanese army,
and before darkness closed IL we hal
seen the japanese bringing the great
krupp guns 70 bear on our impris-
Oned feet and on the two low island
forts az the entrance Of the chauael
still held 10y Chinese troops.
The mouth OF the harbor was FRO
tected 10y :wo series OF submarine
mines and 10y boom constructed Of
massive floats and huge chain cables.
Within this defense lay all that re-
NAMED OF the Chinese navy-the four
cruisers. Chen-ylen. Ting-yuen.
Ching-yuen and King-yuen. tie
training ship Kunc-ping. a large
naval tug. six small gunboats AID
thirteen still smaller torpedo.hoats
In front Of rs lay a powerful fleet II
fifteen japanese warships. and from O.
dozen batteries on the shore our vic
torious enemy could sweep cur posi-
ton.
The situation was desperate. There
was no loophole of escape. Fighting
was madness. Yet from ship 70 ship.
from man 70 man, the word went
around that the admiral would not
sacrifice his honor.
confess that 1 wished / were well
out Of II. What business have / IN
this outlandish war, anyway" asked
myself, and then l thought. That
isn't the question. Here / am, III
charge of the Sun-pai's torpedo tube.
| have taken Chinese money; given
my word; and must see things
through"
Two hundred taels per month had
been a tempting offer 10 an uncom-
missioned youngster like myself,
whose stock in trade consisted of a
few months experience aboard q
training ship. Yet that morning
longed 10 be On the other side Of the
world
4 tOrpedo-boat Is a forlorn hope al
best. To sit in box of a room, be
meath an iron deck, with half a ton OF
dynamite cartridges lying about You
Is not the choicest or the safest o.
bsrths, when ten-inch Proiectiles be
gin TO fly. But there the torpedo offi
Ger must stay, watching the dial foi
orders, gripping the lever and wonder
ing whether the next shot will capsiz,
the little craft, sink it, or explode tn,
dynamite within. II man can be or
deck or at a portfolio, he can see wha
Is going on and breathe like a fire,
man, but that dark. air-tight cabin j.
like leaden coffin.
Never before had the Sun-pai beer
IN action, but | surmised that Admiral
Ting would let slip all his thirteen tor
pedo-bOats against the Japanese iron
clads as soon as they shonld open fire
The order to attack meant headlons
rush IN the teeth of a storm Of projec
tiles, any one of them enough to sen,
little boat TO her destruction.
II we could but explode our torpedo
against an ironclad, we might, II i
true. send the great ship TO the bot
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-27

= RELY, from brave
old Admiral Ting
down 90 the last
stOker II the cock
pits. every man O.
us " ho ere
aboard the le-
leaguered Chinese
feet felt that the
end was very near.
IL was the sew
enth Of February.
We were in the
Chinese hartor Of
Wei-hai wei. The
early ~ orniu =
light disclosed 80
Us the shadowy
outlines of fifteen
! Japan e. Sc war
ships. with which
we knew we must
engage in battle.
lying In q foruid
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-19

10 do what ! ran DO 10 square myself On
sorne az the statements that have been
made 10 the efseGr that I am q murderer
from Stanton. ia. and & highway roober.
II have lived IN this state twenty years.
coming here with my father and mother
xaem only three years Old About five
years ago went back 70 So Pau for 4
fen months and Travelled around silnneSo-
"a but Fsver into Illinois. My father Is
~ q trasiiug company operating from SEAT
tie 10 Dyea, Alaska NJ mother lives in
Seattle, az least she Ta-s living there
when I Jeff last July. / don't know her
dairy bsSssne4-s at WaAa Nag!a. another
brother Ia Eoncorully Ia the mining b'isi-
less and have two brothers in 81. Mica,
&e Alaska
through the Pas0ssse country. where ! met
Ike Marcel We worked together for
while in the harvest fields ] Was 9 cook
and worked az some places where ! mad
cD0k@l during harvest Of former ri p in
the Palo9se- August : / Degan 10 wcyk for
John Wilton. ana remained With MIN Unt3l
September !, 50 yos2 see / was working al
EDerton when this crime was committed
III Illinois. When / left Hi.Jon's place
went 10 Garfield and worked about week
AT the Farmers hotel anG tncn Went 10
Pennington and worked ~ the Garrett
hotel. / am well acquainted IN that SIC
ton OF the country. and can easily ol$-
prove Tie ztatt-rTIe fftS that are made D.
this mar HoxSey. wisom / never 50 uIsfii
he came iFsto the county 1ai. Monday
After working at tne Garrett hotel in
birmingham Il few weeks came 10 Spo-
kane and here / met Marcel again. ON
Narcei and bah been 10 the variety thea
ter ard came by the store about u O'Clock
/ noticed that a part or ire window Was
broken out and put my hand inside, turned
the eaten and opened the window. Then
~ orawled in We We're ia there until
O'Clock
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-19
LIGHT ON INNER
HISTORY OF ORIENT.
F. Y. SchOonmaker Will Discuss All
Phases Of Chinese Life Next
Wednesday Evening,

Those who attend the benefit lecture for
the Y. NJ g. a. Wednesday evening at the
Armory b. f. Y SHOEMAKER. on China.
the Shadow on the World" will enjoy a
rare orator!cal treat, as he comes Endorsed
as Americas leading orator and platform
lecturer
Senator William r. Mason, of Illinois,
says of him: ''Of all our public speakers.
Scheonmaker is. in my opinion, by far the
best taking ora;ory in It's largest sense.
In the development OF a theme requiring
skill in statement. correct judgment. logical
reasoning. lucidity in expression power in
the marshaiing OF facts, persuasive group
ing of conclusions, and eloQuence in NOV
ing toward action, he has no equal
Wala Walla. Wash. Union: mo person
who has ever heard Mr.. SHOEMAKER will
regret going TO hear him again. 1t is no
eXdggeration TO say that the large audience
was not only pleased, but surprised. even
mentally startled, by his presentation OF
the Chinese question"
Chester 4. Arthur: THE best speaker in
the country. [ think. is +. X. Schoonmaker.
| have managed, directed or observed about
all our orators, and | do not hesitate To say
he is the best-equipped and the most eff
ficient."
John X. Tanner. governor of Illinois: my
judgment IS that +. X. Shoemaker Is the
best public speaker we have He IL the
clearest, most forceful and most effective,
and the effect Of his addresses Is always
beneficial and lasting. He says more in a
speech. and says II more honestly and elo-
quently than any other orator / know Of
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-19

truth Both OF the women who. now clad
in foul rags AMI trembling from nervous
have ruined tlYssr lives beyond recall. were
reared from gi-ihood IN Seattle and Were
members OF one OF the pioneer families or
he CITY. Both made unhappy marriages
and stepping from the path together, have
hand in hand made the descent 70 the low
est depths OF sin.
Yesterday they told their story TO Wis
itor a. the county jaii-a story. so simple
that il scarce needed telling, Of the grad
uai descent from a sly drink OF wine at
home 10 opium smoking. and finally 70
the hypo" habit, from the sealSkil and
diamonds period of life % shame TO rags
ard the gutter.
Ua-ii about TWO years ago tae women
lived in Everett. bur 0rifted back 20 Sc
st1ie. where they have been living in beg
gary. stopping al no means Of obtaining
money 10 buy drugs, OF which they each
worth daily according TO the success OF
their begging and petty thieving.
Haunts of the "Ffends.''
In his search for the TWO women Deputy
Sheriff Brewster visited ON Saturday night
several OF their haunts before finding
them. Among other places was one under
the plarkinz of the alley back OF the Seat
a fashionable gambling house. Here. in
foul smelling hole, infested by yermin and
hardly above the level OF the tide the
three women had lived for weeks without
fire or bedding. lying on The bare ground in
a stupor by day and stealing out IN the
early morning TO forage for food and 10
renew their supplies of drugs. Another
similar den was found under the sidewalk
on Fifth avenue south. and eth another
under a row OF buildings on Washington
street near Fourth avenue.
In the cabin where the three women
We're arrested the only furniture found
was a bed. a table and a few bottles and
tin cars. The only bedding was a shodSy
wool mattress and a fimsy quilt. The
floor was covered with cast-of women :
rags are supposed 10 have been stolen.
The sheriff will make an endeavor TO
break the three women of the drug habit
In the case of Dan Mcmillan. who Is still
a prisoner at the jail. the shsriff's methods
have proven quite successful. Il may be
the women viii be removed 10 the county
farm.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-19
TORPEDO BOAT WILL run AGAIN
Rowan's Next Trial Trip VIII BE
Held Late liz the Week.

The next trial run ot The torpedo boat
Rowan viii Ire held The latter part Of the
week Commander Z. J. Drake. president
Of the hoard. ha2 20 leave Tor San Fran
cisco Saturday morning where he Siil n
sptct ss.ea pounds II new srnokeless pow
der. which the government has recently
secured Capt. Drake II ordnance ofhcer
al me Mare Island naval station. Naval
Constructor Homer Ferguson. one OF the
menbe-s OF the 9oard mas gone 10 Port
land where he has important business.
Tn. members OF the board VIII return in
g few days 70 90 on tGe sece1d trial trip
I'aeir absence is TIE reason Of the delay.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-19

IN mining men in general that Wash
W. ington. until very recently, has
never been regarded as worthy OF
- being placed in the list OF the large
mineral producing states OF the
Union As a result these resources have for
years been neglected and the output OF ores
has been practically Insignificant. All this
has undergone a marvellous change in the
last twelve moaths and the many rich
strikes made in that time, both east and
west Of the Cascades, nave given TO the
mining industry impetus that has
Aroused interest all over the country, and
besides attracting m army 0f miners ana
Ef0spectors has already brought in millions
u capital which IS invested IN the various
dis. ricts Of the state. All the Old districts
hdve been revived. OLD abandoned mines
relocated. properties are being opened up,
development work Is going on. mills are
being erected on ali sides, and new dis
lricis are coming TO the front 80 fast that
Il II difficult 10 keep track Of them all. In
a word. 50 much mneTa. wealth OF vari-
oils kinds has already been exposed, that
Washington has passed the prospecting
period ard can safely be ranked among the
best producers of all the mineral states.
and with brighter prospects ahead than all
the others. This wonderful progress Is re-
yealed ny the number Of new camps that
are being opened up aud the extension OF
the work In all the other districts.
crai wealth OF these mines has also been
proven by the numerous tests made. show
ing that the deposits OF ores In the sew
eFal districts Of this state are 50 extensive
as 10 seem 10 defy the puny efforts Of man
to work them out.
There are plenty OF new districts tribtl-
tagy 10 Seattle that have not yet come
- no front, both east and west Of the Cas-
Cades ali Of which give Indications Of be-
ing very promising. Among these IS orcas
island or The Sound. where rich quartz
propositions have been lately discovered.
carrying gold. copper and a small guam
lily Cf silver Further DEVELOPMENT work
Is awaited in order - determine the size
of the hedges and their depth. The ledge
| itself. however. Is well defined and very
promising. There are also many promising
quartz propositions along the line Of tire
Great Northern that have been lying idle
FOR thc las; Two or three years but which
| ars being opened up and worked this win
The following is Il review Of the mos. inn
iortant mineral districts In this state IN
which active WORK IS now energe;ically
going on:
Western Washington
Mamie Ctls.o Dls;rici.-The Monte Crlsto
mines have heen closed down since the
washing out OF their railroad over a year
ago. hut there are reports that the other
! railways propose buying the Iseseut Monte
/ Cr.slo road aud opening up shat district
again Nhile .}hcy We're working those
! mines they took from them anywhere from
/ sf.es se Ia 3 eNno vorth OF SILVER ana
copper ores rr 10 Use tire the railroad was
destroyed Mining there was ar q prsat
! depth in fac. they bad gone 10 a greater
/ depth in that district than in amy othe~
| 'n the state A. present There S. nothing
/ Hut assessment work he,nz Done in that
. H.r 4r. E Ht~e