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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-08
COLUMBUS HEATHEN TAKE THE
CHAMPIONS INTO CAMP.
Scott Was wild and We Got the
Worst of 1t All Round-Oth-
err Games.
Schedule for To-Day.

Schedule for To-Day.
Western League
Indianapolis at Milwaukee
Detroit at Columbus
Minneapolis at st. Paul.
Kansas City at Omaha.
National League
st. Louis at Chicago.
Louisville at Cincinnati.
Pittsburg at Cleveland.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-08
Brooklyn .....0 % 01.0 o IS IL
WASHINGTON Il 0 l 0 0 0 o. 6
De PAW Champions defeated.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, May 1.-The college
champions from De PAW were defeated by
Purdue to-day. The visitors were entirely
outclassed both at bat and on the field.
Bronson's pitching for Purdue was the
feature. He struck out ten men and held
the visitors down to four hits. Score:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-08
Made 1t Three straight.

NEW YORK. May THE Brooklyns
made it three straight from Washington to-
day.in Brooklyn. Two games were to have
been played. but the first had to be declared
off on account of wet grounds Score:
r. Fl. E.
Washington Il 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 % 6 /
Batteries-Kennedy and Ryan; weighing
and Mcclure. Earned runs-Brooklyn, 6;
Washington, /. Stolen bases-Jones 90, Nc
CURE. Two-base hits-Jones, Lachance,
Kennedy. Get.man, Doyle. Three-base hit
Kennedy. Home run-McGuire. Double
play-Kennedy, Ryan and Tucker; First
g. Struck out-By Kennedy, 3; by Wey-
hing, 2. Left on bases-Brooklyn, 6; Wash
ington, II. Time-Two hours. Umpires-
Snyder and Curry. Attendance, $500.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-08

Fair Grounds trains to-day. via Monon
route
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-10
a cabinet crisis arising on his

Of a cabinet crisis arising on this
score"
when the premier had paused after
his last remark he smiled and said.
Now. what about the fifth subject on
which you wished 20 spcak7 a favor
you wanted. was Vt not2"
1T IT," the correspondent replied.
"nud a very great ono. 10 isNno less
than to ask can your excCllency OBJ
tain FOR me. az q journalist. an inter-
View with her majesty. the queen re-
CENT?"
The premier opened his eyes with
surprise and said' what you ask IL
impossible. ! quite appreciate the good
Intentions You have but were the
queen ~ Spain io grant one Interview.
u would be dinlcmt ~ refuse granting
others. Her majesty has consistently
refused to see journalists In interviews
for the press, and ~ determined to
maintain thnt resolution"
The correspondent thanked the pre-
mlcr for the kindness he had shown
MIN. The prenior listened with courtly
dignity. and no the door 60 which he
Tea the corr gnondont closed. the prime
minister N Spain remarked; MAY you
20 with God"
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London. Juno i0-Tho Paris corrcr-
n0ndeut ~ thU Morning Post Says
"M Hauutaux. the FrDnCh foreign
minister has received from the project
uf tho pyronNrH OrIcutulUH. documents
containing claims made by Joseph PUG
and brother for being shot at and
threatened hy two Americans and u.
81 Consul General Herbert W. Bowen.
Ht barcelona, during the barcelona DIS
turbaurrH. nt the time war was de-
cllrUd.
"Thu two Americans hearing noise
In che corridor ~ The hotel ne which
ihay worn staying. md believing that
IhHy were tn uH attacked. shot with
revolver ot tho nrft m1u they saw.
ito proved CO. boz French walter named
pur. They duHs.d him into thD room
mud threatened him with death unless
hn signed release uf an claims
against thOm. rDU wing three thousand
npaotaa puIr'H brother ON his arrival
WAS similarly treated. Consul General
nlWru. 10 o. claimed, directing the
threat nf the death"
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RUSSIAN rnINcr INsANr.
nephew of Grrror, G,l.,,in Placed In o
Padded Coil.

New York. June i0-The World this
morning says; Prince AloNnndroyitch
Galltzln. descended from royal an.
cestry," was taken from Bellevue hoe
pltnl yesterday and lodged In a padded.
cell az Bloomlnrdale asylum. After
running the entire social gamut from
the most exclusive houses 10 the
cortorlc ~ Bohemia, h. passed into tho
land M lost minds, lie went broke"
several years ago. Now h. has gone
mad aud II suffering from acute mania.
The cause H. nhieci poverty.
Early In the summer 0f 1880 "a small
black. hairod dark eyed young man orr
rived from Europe ana registered az
the Fnh Avenue Hotel as "Prlnct
Alexnndroyltch Galitzin. st. prtorn-
burg" Ito was perfectly dressed AMI
spoke English readily lie had money
and made friends easily.
4 visit 10 Washington resulted In his
appointment 60 r. seml-oiiclll position
nt the Russian embassy Ito was prp-
sented 90 President Harrison and "a.
tended tho levers given during tho win
ter 40 the white House. lio was even
moro popular nt the capital than In New
York ana for two years lived qulrtlN
on an allowance received from alHtrt
In Moscow During his occasional
visits 20 the metropolis he was person,
gratn with Consul General Olnrvoaly.
who entertained him several times at
his house.
in Inc summer NJ 1884, an uncle ~ this
young man. named Prince Gregory
Galltzln, arrived In this country he
was "a lieutenant general In the Russian
army, a man OF hfty ana possessed OF
lnrFe wealth. he Travelled like an In
dian Rniah Ito Acknowledged the re-
latlonship with hla nephew but ga not
attach him 10 hlg aoni-rOyal court.
After that the pathway Of the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-10

leans had mot n torpedo boat. when
the frlug was begun nn Friday night
IL was dark and the object nt which
the guns ON our ships wDr' directed
seemed 60 Boz moving close In rhnre.
\ railroad line connects Santiago with
Cnyo Point ut a distance ~ nftecn
miles. tho site OF ifur manufactures.
Tho track runs along lhe waters edge
and fhe tr1Irs.whI.h carry supplies and
probably war material. nro only run No
night and without lights. ~ d. p1sal-
hIn loo the darkness fast train may
have been mistaken. uH one was last
wonk. for a torpedo boat.
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Conner In Yehleles.

The fair has opened out I'm Omaha
ana it Is about time Tor % second edl-
ton Of worlds fair stories to begin 10
aIneur. For starter, tho Chicago
Record tells how MI Cassidy Of Chi-
cngO secured corner on an the Con-
voyunces In Omaha prior 10 the open
Ing " the fair. Tie arrived 90 Omaha
n month ago aud spent the month, say
Ing nothing. When the time was ripe.
he waited ON llvcrymnu, ana with 70
dOleful face told hla HturNi MY wlfe'H
uncle, her nephew John. nix ~ my
hrothers-in-law and i've distant relh-
tons ras coming here 10 SEQ the OPEN
Ing ~ tho show next Wednesday, How
many carriages have yuuG How many
vehicles ~ nll Nnda2 ! suppose I'm have
iu come prntty near Hprlngug myself
'Or everything In your shop lrs cough.
I had been out Of employment for six
months, too, ana had Just glt q place
as court bnlllff, So make II as low az
you can" The hyeryman did 20 and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-10
WHAT sciiiry mn.
10 Learned from the Insurgents WIN,
Was IN suntiago tiarbor.

on Santiago Dc cuba. Saturday Juno
A-Nln Kingston. jamaica. Monday.
June G.-tCppy sighted. iSas. by tho As
qucl1tcd Pros -Affer driving thu
spanish fleet at Santiago de- cuba into
more protected position IN the har-
Dor by n hnnbafdmcnt 90 Tuesday.
Commodore schley opened communi-
cation with the lnsurrcuia. eighteen
milcs from Santiago % the east They
wrro urg 4 % obtain. ~ possible. The
nmci and numbers Of The vfsaatH of
thr 1nut inside ihn hlfh1r. as the con-
tour of land at fhe entrance made 20
Impossible 10 accurately determine by
view from che American ncet just
how many vessels " tho Spanish
squadron were there.
on fridtv afternoon Lieut. Sharp 81
The vixen won't 90 rho place ~ ROM
drzvouH ana received from tho iuHur-
gents "a map of me harh1r. showing
the entire Cape Verde naet with thu
exception OF the destroyer Terror. In.
side ana close ~ Go the city. under 90
protection ~ the guns mounted on
bluncn battery M the northern OK.
irumity ~ the harh1r. The shine
th1r'. according 90 this chart. arc %
Cririoh1i Colon. Nlzcaya. Amiriuta
Ouuendo. Maria TorcEh and the Ur.ut
Mercedes destroyed by the American
w1rahlps since thIa dispatch was writ
"N.Hf aNNA ~ HAfN'l n NN NNN NlNN N|N.H ana
heavily armed. together with three
torpedo boats. Tho donnitrncas 0f ,hl.
Information naturally gave Cummo.
dlre Fchlcy great satisfaction.
with Admiral SimnHln'H arrival
"wednesday, the blockade was much
strengthened, and TN rluna to stary,
She city. w. troops and The enemy
nrui WIRE pushed yig0flualy
Just how long SiuIar0 can stand
h.Hl0rInr IA matter ~ cnniactur.
The country about the city ls uuurl.
duriivH and mountainous. aud tho In.
turrrnt camps nro 800 close that 90 ru
l1 little nr no communication between
tho city and itg cnyirDna Tho rail-.
way service o. not carried a. a dis.
lance much beyond ten miles from tha
town.
since Sunday last. when c.rvsa'-
squadron was pcnnrd M hy thr Twins
squadron under Commodore grhley
nUfhur h1H gone IN. and tho nuxliaf,
cruiser st. Paul captured about TOO
tons ~ coal consigned o. tho port f
d. thoroughly believed that only 4
short time VIII be- needed fo bring San.
tlnso 90 starvation basis. NtturIU,
the lprt has n supply. pUrhnpa Tor tv.
months. hut The spanish soldiers can.
not be- Sustained on this.
An Important fact wis learned tnda,
from the insurgents on fh,rs VIII
whom communication mas boon opau,I
M There nrU not $4,000 HnidlefH. na
has been stated. IN this p,rf ID IA.
province n Santiago dp cuba. buf oniy
about 600. Even these are badly f.1
and much dlrhrlrtennd.
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A Story ola Parrot

Apropoa of she Spanish railor's love
u parrot is this story % 10 spanish vgH-
ed ahipwrDCkDd uu $50 uuiuUuiI}
coast No HuccIr was given Co tho
drowning men. until lt early morn
tender hunrtri mudon Who could mot
sleep for the cries pf distress hurried 81
90. beach 10 rTliDye amy who mirht ht
living She was urged on by a Hirlugc
wild cry that from time Co time
reached her. aud she HliprOd from ono
silent form stretched on the sands Co
another, and Htlll that cry rams Ia her
cars.
"Oh. Chriatus'"
Fastening 90 md life and save ~
she followed the sound until % brought
her 90 sailor under wh1sc hckct was
STRAINS. nutt,riug. and again rams
out the wild. dcHpiiring cry
"Oh. Cnr.FiuH'"
There was ul motion OF The stony
lips but tho nutferlnT Of The hrJiHi
attracted che girl. and STOPPING Hh'
Slipped her hand inside The H1ll1rs
Jacket and started nH Il touched Hlnu-
thing warm ana living, aud heard 90.
cry repeated, ooh. ChrlHuF'" 10 was
thu dead mans parrot. who bad caught
from the lips " tha drowning mlu
VINO had sheltered 10 hH lHt Cry fli
hgip.-Chlcago Tlmoa-iicrld.
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Tmr CAIlINrr cKIsIs.
What senior saEasin says Of the situation
la spain,

Madrid Mny 2i-fCoreanondence of
IN. AsHoclnted Press. copyrighted.
I.' hy the Associated Press. Tho
,YN" pendent here Of the Associated
lI'H hHr had an interview with Senior
rtEHrti the president of the council
.I ministers, at His Office In the preai-
l.NgN The correspondent said;
g'ri-l want o. ask You your views
pm hvo points. l shall keep the NTH In
lw0rve, na n II In the nature Of a re-
lu.hli the other four are. the cabinet
Ililoulty said to exist between senors
'lmn2o ana Pvigcerver; the real roa-
900 iot Senior Loon y Castlllo'H return
No. Ilrit, the truth as 10 the foreign
lHtupn1 of Spaln-ls she, or IN she not.
l.rhInF alliances, and what are the
lmHprrtH Of pcace7"
s'nor Rnrnsta replied. "The second
nAu ana fourth an somewhat boa. on
n' Haue auhioct-fnroign relations. At
N" present delicate iuncturo | do not
l.rl luilhol IN speaking thereon. with
'.N'ti lu the peace prospects, lnf0rma-
YOU could hO more easily obtained IN
MN'hlugion than In Madrid, since here
,N'l' was M deHfe Tor war. Spain has
driven into war In defenfc OF her
,ilni and national oXlsicnce. Tho
ni'd sl1ioH were the argrcsH0rs, ana
Z. l,l them 10 say when peace shall
II, AZ regards the cabinet discussion
we question between Senior OumnzU
lh0 fuiEcerver was purely an academic
,lr' ana | have sufficient confidence in
ln,lr patriotism 10 say that they VIII
u.i discuss II m ar 10 bring about dts
lnInn I'M the cabinet az time whom
wv country Is In danger such schu-
'rllo differences u opinion viii un-
lnlnlrdly De let Tor discussion IN
sl'lrr times, No." tho premier added
aln sure YOU win lind rumor 4
wrong In supposing there Is any danger
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Cassidy paid him a part - his hire Tor
ClinchlnE purposes, ard, taklht coh-
trnct, went away. tie went t1 inn next
iiverymnn. ~ nm to nN lnisniF ana
purposes "a hrurihr1ken. sicF. desperate
man." he said. "My aunt. from whom
/ expect 10 Inherit property, has WRIT
ton me that she has invited her entire
sunday school class 60 come here from
Broken ROW and attend the opening
exercises next WednCs day SD" says
there win be- cighty-slx uf thein, nnd
that she suppose ! will have carriages
ready. bo charitable, my FRIEND. Tor you
are talking To- one who mas Just pnla
q doctor bin M 3tii.52. iu; i7t mo have
whatever rigs 81 any Kind YOU may
have, and ! viii pay YOU some earnest
money and sign % Cnntfuru The soc-
uud llvcfymnn wus moved CO. tears
and named what hv said was moro
uIttnucc. lie also signed the contract.
which covered everything ho had ON
wheels. Including his hose rUcl And
ao Cassidy proceeded Win the other
hlrpra NJ horses and vehicles. telling
always how unfortunate De- wac No bc-
ing selected uH % storm r"ninr Tor
counties sisters. cousins, nuniH grand
parents. stcpmoth,rr. H'lIathets'
ulscra, old friends. secret society mem
hers ana persons who had known him
when he Nns boy. when 'hs man
from Chicago. whose family was
named legion. was able able ~ look
over bic list and nnd that h' had closed
bargain COR every surrey rhueipn,
vh.oi- harrow. lawn mower rl.uart
and carriage IN nll DmHii1. hn went Co
the Exposition management and HhF-
rpstrd that perhaps 70 would hn snt's-
factory for that body tn hire come
cGuintgcs from him Tor The purpose uf
conveying citizens ~ high station. gov
crnnrr. legislatures. 10 Slyr cclht
dignity and houh1nic 90 Tho fair gates
on me opening day. fio would rlrr lur
lfNo more than 800 pee cent profit
The dispatches failed Co state how the
management Eot around She diillcu'tys
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-10
REPORTED rALL or sANrIAoo.
Isumor is Not cunnrmed- spain Il Now
Looking for Peace.

cant ilnitlon. Haiti. June a.-fCapy.
flghiod. 1898, by tho Associated Press !
a man who arrived here today ln %
schooner from Turks island. one OF the
lluhnmna. and about no miles north az
llnit. says u was reported there on
Tuesday that Santiago a. cuba had
been taken hy the Americans Cahl.
communication between Cape unitlpn
aud cuba iH sim interrupted.
London. June iQ.-Thr Madrid cor-
respondent ~ the Daily Man says
Thor H. little doubt that Spain. seeing
the hnprlCHHnrFs vi further coutIuuiur
tho war, Il approaching tho powers
with a Wow o. obtaining on honorable
peace. Tho cabinet council today finally
authorized Duke Almoduynr de- Rio On
expedite diplomatic action. and IN COM
sequence. the duke IL now comforting
with certain ambassadors ana minis.
tors In Madrid.
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Protest Against a Sunday law

There ~ n law against working on
Sunday loo Bavaria, but the paper mills
mr. protesting ON the ground that their
supply 0f water power o. fu uncertain
that they are compelled 90 make use
OF u whenever they can. AMI that hy
not taking advantage uf o. strong eur
rent. occurring on sunday they ore apr
10 lose "a great deal ~ time. Tile uu.
thofitiaH are considering the auHpen-
sion of the law regarding paper mills.
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FrSsr1SaSss
4s..sElII il-.
OREGON SHORT LINZ
Railway.
Railway.
TmE cAnD N Tfrrcr NAY ai0s
TTIlIa "a Ia5IIye a00 Depart AZ saIi LlIo cIiy

daily as follows
AWufyr
from Chlrar1. Omaha -t Ionic
-. aud ogden ...... '..........., Jiopm
From Helena. Butte, Portland. san
Francisco ogden uud lutUrmrI-
-. late points ~. ........ ....... oo5 a "a
From san francisco, Cache Valley
uruUu ami intermediate uuIuIa.ts IS y no
lfuW chicago omaha. IT, Louie
Kansas tItY ntuVrf nud pfIUu 20 a m
'irum Frisco. Milford. Snuputa. Pro-
Nn Eureka. Numuutu. silver
-. city aud luiormodInto point, 30 IN
fMlNtu tfuIu frIm Terminus,
Tooolo aud Gaficld beach. ..... go . M
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CITY TICKET OFFICE. UNDER MASONIC HALL.

So. .01 West second south street
Telephone Nu -1N
Railroad and steamship Tickets on sal,
60 all ultta uf tho would
Pullman Palace car ticket office
%. g. HURLEY,
Con. fass, aud Ticket Agent
s. W. ECCLES
Orn,rnl Tranic Manager
w. H. EANtiiut a.
Nlgc.pfcsldont aud Con. Manager
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The COLORADO MIDLAND RAILROAD


Two Through TrAins Daily
between salt Lake city. ogden and Lead
vile, Cripple Creek, colorado SPRINGS. urn-
THROUGH CliAiu OARS. Thflurh sleep,
rtH 90 uutA UU.nIsg auH tauHIuE tHaIuA
Ihi, tine, iu connection with tho 100 Nrauds
Western, reaches nuasVr earlier than any
other limo via colorado springs, No change
OF cars or delayed trains fake the Colo.
rsdn Midland anu save time aud ruiuy ne
finest ride ana Efundrst HuUurry loo colorado.
For fun information call on H. u, W. hallway
Agunt, or
v. y. BAILEY, q. A. brown,
q, r. A. Cen. Agent
Denver. Colo Salt Lake Cits.
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CIV IICsCl once. h. 2OI EI.l Sl03l

only UUn Night uu fhH rFHI go umnhn. two
nights tu tnIraeu uud ~. Louis Othur lines
one t|FNf 900. .f|NHul
The Union pHH.nrls ihc only iinr through
w. above uu|uts without change uf wars. and
iin uuIy liHC Uunt 'u~ nufpl -mnbiuf and
lINuy nlf. 1000 Pullman n.u.uF Durs With
y aud o. hour. quickest fuU 10 Missouri
RIVER anu th''lHl respectively.
a. 3d. CLAY. General Agent
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-12
Apple Thirty Years Old.

huncie, Ind. dlspatch-Dr. Il. j.
Punekett OF this city has an apple in
his possession that be picked from
tree thirty years ago Before the doc.
tor went into the army he planted an
app'a tree on the grave OF his mother
In the cemetery At Petersburg, Upton
county. Four years later. when he re-.
turned from the war the tree was
bearing fruit and he pulled on one OF
the apples, lie placed II In a chemical
solution and kept II away from the air.
II IL as rosy and solid to-day as II was
thirty years ago and locks a. n II
would make capital eating lie prizss
II very highly and exhibits Il with a
great deal Of pride farmer north OF
this city rather claims the lonE-dis-
lance honors over Or. Punokett Seven
years ago while making some butter
the discussion arose ~ to how long
butter could be kept II was resolved
TO make test. A pound Of good solid
creamery butter was placed In an
'WAh'h NNMl hNN lilH Mhn NfAt'Nf man
ing Il alright. A wire was then pro-
cured and the hcrmetlcally sealed but
ter let down ia we'll Il was swung
iuS above the water line almost 100
feet below the top Of the well and LEFT
one year A. the expiration OF that
time II vas lifted on, and sampled. 10
was AZ fresh and sweet a. the day II
had been lowered A year later an-
other test was made. and annually
these tests have revealed the fact That
there IL no change The seventh test
has Just been made. and Indications are
that II will be fresh long after the
present cIperimenters have passed
away. The temperature az the point
where n hangs year IN and year out ID
the same Considerable interest Gene
tiers around the experiment
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what 10 The other European statesmen
mean by agreeing with him1
They mean that Europe must have
markets to keep Us people busy, or dis
trcss and instruction and the over
turning OF their monarchial systems
will follow II means that this coun-
try Is competing with Europe so de-
structlvoly that they can no longer
hold their own In simple economic
competition. and must lose their mar
kcts or fight Polltic-economlc war u
a polite yelling Of an ugly proposition
through which the bayonet and the
sword are Ia plain sight
They mean that this country must
be prepared to defend rs coasts and
its commerce Of the Pacific and 10 one
act can 80 effectively protect the cities
and the commerce Of the Pacific as the
effective possession OF Hawaii.
Annexation has been the policy OF
the Democratic statesmen since the
days Of Jefferson. II they we're right
In the past the Democrats who support
annexation are right now.
"The policy Of annexation Is simply
an incident in a plan Of broad national
American development and progress
which no party can AFFORD TO ignore,
No party can carry the country on a
'do-uoihIng' or a simple holding
back policy Annexation is essentially
a Democratic policy, and always has
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-12

Crawiordsville. Ind. Special Tho
famous grandfathsrs clock which ran
ninety years without slumberlng,"
has counterpart In reality. Fifty
years ago Elder NJ n. Van Cleaye. an
old Baptis, minister known all over
this section Of the state. purchased
nne clock Il stood out ln the hall and
served as a pantry as well as a time
piece. Il was a reliable old friend and
never needed any repair bay after day
and year after year q did its work
With precision born of confidence. II
was one of Van Clenyc's best friends.
Last Monday afternoon d stopped
short never 10 go again 10 stopped
right on the hour as though u had
struggled around 20 that point and had
ended its work Just twelve hours
later ~ old owner stopped breathing.
Examinations reveal the fact that The
clock IL done ior good Il IL all worn
out just like the human NE that end
ed twelve hours later Though the
coincidence u most remarkable one
In itself. Il 10 an the more 30 because
Of the tact tina, Van Clea,e used 10 re-
cite the old poem 20 the old clock aud
A. u went OF ticking u seemed 10 im-
press d. sentiments 10 the loud tick
took Textbook u vas known 90 an %
bis children a. grandfather clock. Il
will be- kept az relic OF its departed
owner The clock was one OF the last
grandfather clocks To- De- found In this
section Of the state Most ~ them have
Ions since been worn out aud hustled
% 20 the garnet 10 make way Cor the
pretty up-to-datc chronomcicrs % vas
bought IN Charlottesville AZ time
when no well.regulated family Saa
without a blg hall clock
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-12

From It'd Bits. The Chenah irriga-
ton canal In the northwest provinces,
India. Is 200 feet broad Il Is doubt
less the largest canal In the world.
It's main channel Is $50 miles long.
while the principal branches have an
aggregate length OF 1000 miles. and
the village branches will extend. when
completed. for an additional 1000
miles. Apart from irrigation the long
est canal IN the world Is that which
extends from the frontier Of China TO
ST. Petersburg and Is ti12 miles 10
length. Another Russian canal. from
AEtrakhan 20 ST. Petersburg. Is 1884
miles long. both the last named canals
we're begun BY Peter the Great The
Bengal canal. connecting with the
River Ganges. completed In 1864 rs
900 miles In length and cost 100000
sterling. or 1900 per mile The total
length OF canals In India for irrigatlng
$500. 900 acres IL calculated az 1900
miles. The Canal Du Midi connecting
the Atlantic with the Mediterranean.
Il ifS miles long. The Caledonian ca
nal In Scotland has a length Of sixty
miles The Suez canal is oighiy-olght
miles long. and the Erie 800, the Ohio
canal 322: the Miami and Erie. 3li;
the Manchester ship canal. 5Jis miles.