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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-08
Sampson Says His Prayers.

An Old army officer who has been
sh!prnate OF Acting Rear Admiral Sainp-
son many years, tells this story Of h-in:
Il have never doubted SIMPSONS cour-
age since the first cruise | made with
him. We were ward nom officers to-
gether. The first night aboard ship. when
the hour arrived for piping down and
turning in. there We're several officers sit
ting around the ward room table ind,lig-
ing in some innocent merriment. ] was
taught 10 say my prayers before going TO
bed al night, but confess | lacked the
courage 10 kneel down in the presence OF
my shipnsates and pray. 1t was warm
into the ward room
Then il was that Sampson displayed
the moral courage that forever af.erward
impressed me. He is a God-fearing man.
and he always says his prayers before
turning in. When he was ready 10 turn
in he knel. down by his berth and PRAYED.
A stiffness came over the ward room I'M
mediately. and | concluded that 4 Salnp-
son had the courage 10 say his prayers
in the presence Of his shipnates / could
do likewise 50 | have never hesitated
since 70 pray before turning in
Only those whc have sailed the sea In
a warsaip can appreciate how much moral
courage is required to kneel down in the
presence os rot Of FOSTERING shipmateS
and ask Gods blessing.
Sampson never makes his religious de-
votions offensive to his shipmates, but he
reserves the right 70 be master OF his own
conscience, as he IL master of the sitta-
ton at Santiago today"
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not by professional actors This case ere
sced something oe sensation. even "A
Germany
November - A widow named thinner
mann was tried in Hanover behind closed
doors She was sentenced to Ave months.
Within the Christmas week following
nine cases ot lese maieste were tried. three
being dismissed The others were disposed
Of By sentencing the prisoners ID twenty
TWO months. Fer the year 1874. the
year before the September kurs" -
persons were sentenced for lsse majestic.
e.evsn OF them being under IS years ot
age. In 1855 more than Loo were convicted
Taat there in no ana senaexls In this an
pleasant situation is shown by tire follow
ing recent case selected At random from
the newspapers:
May 4, Ises-The shoemaker, Karl Cor
Hen. u Zaboze has been sentenced 20 t.lree
months Imprisonment by the Grimm al
corr. Of Gleswitz for .,ese majestic His
wife. who Is a very pious woman was the
inforrrer.
! think the reader win be satisfied by this
evidence. 1t comes from Germany, and
there are sin no signs Of abatement. for
spsechmaking goes on Witness the
speeches at kiel before the departure ~
Prince Henry for Kiaochau, on the
mailed fist" and the gospel OF your mai
es,y's sacred person Bu: one thing is
sure: The subject Of lese majestic VIII play
prominen; part in future elections and
the voice OF the people when II finds ut
terance- VIII be distinct enough 10 reach
even the dulled cars OF the resident OF tina
sch.oss.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-08
The Silent Area.


The lighthouse lamp. at least, is station
airy. and can be manipulated. but the rest
less, spreading waves OF sound escape
from the hand which would analyxe them.
and speed upon a course apparently &C.
centric. What causes the capricous freaks
OF the fog signal ID a question for which
there is no satisfactory explanation.
With every precaut.on taken to meet
the emergencies of thick weather. II would
seem almost impossible for accidents 10
occur; and yet so popular is the error
that sound Is always heard in all d:rec-
tons from its source In proportion to it's
intensity and force. and according TO the
distance OF the listener from it, that sail
ors continue obstinately TO trust the fali-
b.Aty OF Their own ears, although numer-
Gus shipwrecks have emphasized the fact
that addition is subject 10 alterations
under circumstances where little is eX-
pected. Often when vessel has strand
ed IN fog. 1t has been charged agains.
the keeper OF the ne.ghboring lighthouse
that he failed to blow the guiding signal.
but subsequent investigation proved that
the whistle had been in full blast all the
while when the accident occurred This
curious phenomenon led scientific men to
study more closely what appeared to be
a departure from the laws of acoustics.
A most perplexing feature, common to all
ear-signals. was discovered. They "ap-
pear 10 be surrounded by a belt varying
In radius from one 10 one and half miles.
from which the sound seems to be entirely
absent"
For example. on moving away from tha
station. the sound will be heard for about
a mile. then II Will be extinguishei for the
same distance. after which it WI become
distinctly audible once more. Observers.
impressed by the mysterious, sp.r!t-liks
evasiveness OF this inexplcabie phenome
non. have denom1nated its silent area The
Ghost" Very clearly defined. too. is this
ghost space, for persons standing at one
end Of a vessel which Is entering the silent
belt can see steam putting ensrgeiicdly
from the whistle on shore. while not a
sound reaches them: and upon walking 10
the other extremity OF the ship will hear
the bias, burst forth in full vigor.
Mr. A. r. Johnson, a gentleman OF high
literary and scientific attainmenis. who
has been chief clerk OF the lighthouse
board for the past twenty-seven years.
has devoted much persevering labor To
study Of this subject. Mr.. Johnson assumes
as his initial hypothesis that every fog
signal is aciuased by individual eccentric
tiles. and many OF his illustrations OF this
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THIS Is FUNNY.
II You Cannot Penetrate 1t Get
Ak.


The funniest episode of the war, relates
the Cleveland Plain Dealer. has Just push
ed It's way 10 the front. A dispatch from
Madrid announces that a big expedition
VIII be in readiness very soon 20 proceed
70 the relief Of the governor general Of the
Philippines. OF course. there IS nothing
funny in this from the Spanish point Of
view. But right here is where the Joke
protrudes. The dispatch goes on TO say
that just as soon az cable communication
with Manila il restored the governor gen
eral vii be Informed OF the expedition
that is coming 10 his relief. Bear IN
mind that the Manila end of the cable Is
In Admiral Dewey's hands. and then mag
Inc the following conversations:
Admiral Dewey-Here, Grldlay. here Is
a dispatch just received from the Madrid
people. They say they are sending the
governor general a relief expedition.
Yes. commodore-I should say admi-
raj"
Ring up a district messenger boy,
please. and send this dispatch with my
compliments TO the governor general"
Yes, COMMODORE should say admi-
ral."
Tell the boy to say 70 him that
will do myself the honor to meet and offer
a suitable welcome to this expedition as
soon as II appears in view"
Yes. commo-yes, admiral
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HOTEL ARRIVALS,
THE D!I.I.ER.


8 Daniels, Dawson; X. j. Glow. Daw-
son: Tim DAILY, Dawson: A. NJ. Locke.
Dawson. ". j. karnes. Dawson: sam
Graham Dawson: John Martineil, paw
son: T. Thompson. Dawson; Louis Toso.
Dawson; II. Bear, Dawson; G.. +. Straw,
Dawson; u. III. Corners. Dawson; Daniel
Turner. Dawson: VIM. Ryan, Dawson; l..
y. Mccain, Dawson; CT. solomon, Daw-
son; f. N Lsaks Dawson; John &. Core
gan. Dawson: f A. Van Slyke Dawson;
J. X. Hanion. Dawson: A. r. Cove. Daw-
son: ". &. James. Dawson; John McCarty.
Dawson: Frank Patterson, Dawson. w. @.
Hill. Dawson: J. Vais. Dawson: George
Fisher Dawson; y. *. Hepburn, Dawson:
r r Mconaid. Dawson: James Marnett.
Dawson; r o. Brown, Dawson, II. II.
Bridges Dawson d Smith. Dawson; W.
J. Welsh. Dawson; r. +. 30. and. Daw-
son: Patrick Wall. Dawson: NJ Savage.
Dawson. +. q. Caltaghan. Dawson. III. NJ.
Maus Dawson; Ed Wilcox and aon. Car
bonado. Mrs IT. ". Bacon. ST. Paul; Geo.
Bayn. San Francisco. Henry Brice. Port
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theory are very interesting Last sum-
mer the splendid Fall RIVER steamer Puri-
tan stranded upon Great Gun island r l.,
in dead silence. while only shree-Guarters
OF q mile away, the Lille Gull signal was.
putting vigorously. On the coas, II Maine
there are SIX fog-signais, which have fire.
Quently been heard at a distance OF TWEEN
~ miles. ami as frequently can not De
heard az the distance OF two mics. and
this with no perceptible difference in the
state of the atmosphere
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TransplantinE Young Beans.

Nlcks MagaLifle.
Young bean plants transplant easily, SO
that IL the lows are irregular. being too
close here and having gaps there. the fault
may easily be corrected. II is better that
the dwarf varieties DO not stand closer
than three inches In the row. while for
stronger kinds the pIan;s should have six
or eight Inches OF space.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-08
Worse Than Yellow.
INDIANAPOLIS News.

Indianapolis News.
yellow journalism Is bad. but II Is not
so d!sgraceful as the New York Evening
Post. All that we have ever been tainted
with about our inability TO fight and our
subject.on Of every question OF honor &c
stocks and bonds is justified by the atti-
tude and utterances OF the Post
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-29
MIR. BAYARD'S CAREER.
He ana His Father wcro CoIIc,ruo.
In the NntIDnuI Scn,,c

He and His Father wcro ColIcpnucs
In the National senate.
The Bayards of Delaware were for
several generations prominent in ma =
tional affairs. and Thomas Francis
Bayard was the fifth in his line if we
count in his great grandfather, Gov
ernor Bassett. who sat in the United
states senate. Thomas r.. was per-
maps enc most eminent Of his family.
certainly the variety and length of his
pubic services were greatest.
He came of Huguenot stock, was the
Son OF James A. Bayard and was born
IN wilmington, Del, Oct. 90 1898, His
1ather was man of means, and con-
sequently when boy Thomas L. did
not need to undergo the vicisst,,des
and hardshlps of such a struggle with
adverse fortune as has fallen to the lot
OF many an American public man in
early lie. He was educated chiefly in
the Flushing school, established bv
Rev. DIR. F. l.. Hawks, and owing to
the atmosphere of affairs that per-
waded the Bayard household early had
aspiration FOR public life Notwlth-
standing this it was decided to fit him
for business life. and he was sent to
New York where he entered the count
ing room of his brother-in-law. Angus
tus Van Cortlandt Schermerhorn. an
Importer There he learned the modus
Operandi Of the custom house and its
inside machinery. a knowledge which
proved of the geratest value 30 years
later. when he was member of the
senate committee to investigate that
institution.
I, At the age Of 10 his elder brother
died and he was recalled to Delaware
and began the study Of law. In 1851,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-29
DISASTROUS PRAIRIE FIRES.
Ono Bunch of Five Thousand Cattle
Burned to Death.

w DShths
Denver, Sept. GA prairie fire, prob.
ably started by spark from locomo-
tive, has burned over thousands OF
acres of grazing lands between Kiowa
and Bijou creeks. in Morgan county,
and destroyed thousands of tons of hay.
Ranchman w. c. Miller and his wife
and child had a narrow escape from
being burned to death. The woman
and the child were badly burned. Had
1t not been for the prompt work of the
railroad men and others at Corona
the town would have been entirely de-
stroycd. Going toward the approach
Ing fire for a mile hack fires were
started and in this manner the danger
averted. Thousands of mead of cattle
are threatened with destruction by the
forest fires.
In Eagle county. where the flames
seem to be spreading more rapidly than
In other sections Of the state, ranch
property has been burn and the farm
ers,wth their stock, have been trying
to get out of the path of the fires for
week past. One large bunch of about
5000 head of cattle was entirely sur
rounded by fire, and have undoubt-
edly been destroyed by this time
Dispatches from various points in
the forest fire belt indicate that the
fires are spreading. and that unless
something is done to check their fur
ther progress, the loss will be almost
beyond computation. AS it is now
some mining camps are threatened with
destruction, and many ranches are
doomed.
At Red Cliff the fires are within ten
miles of the town and citizens are or
Eanizing to fight their advance Al
despatch states that 1t is feared that |
the little mining settlement at Holy
Cross. near Red Cliff, has been de-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-29
Feyers In Cuba.

find from the reports of Sanitary In.
spectors of the U. S Marine Hospital Ser
vice at Santiago De Cuba that the malaral
fevers, take n pernicious form and
cause many deaths. This pernlcious fever
is very dangerous. and destroys tho
majority of those afflicted by it in the frat
four or five paroxysms Sometimes the
very first. This fever is different from our
mnlarial fevers, as it appears to take on
this pcrnicious form (destroy) fear it
will become source of great danger in
this country. as 1t Is spread broad cast over
the country by the returning soldiers
Tho reports from Havana aud other cities
in Cuba. show that the majority OF deaths
are caused by malarial, +, IN ttent, ,and bill
ious fevers. and this Pernicious Fever, to-
gethsr,wit Dyseutery. Diarrhoea. Typkoil
Fever, Yellow Fever and Smallrox c. rry
away many. The La Grippe came here
l think from Europe, and it has caused
great trouble, pain. sorrow, and often
death Our physicians can manage 1t now
very well. Smallpox is now under on
plete control of our physicians, not two
out OF one hundred cases die II they re-
ceve the treatment now used BY COM
petent physicians E. B. FRAZER.
September eth 1893.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-29
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence Of tho REPUBLICAN
NEW CASTLE. Sept. Goth.

The clerks In the stores have won vic.
tory; beginning nextMonday all the stores
will close each evening at O'Clock with
the exception of Saturday evening. This
will give the clerks who are ON their feet
from early morning chance to get lit
tie rest or TO go to places OF amusement.
The storekeeners declare there will be no
side door trade. AS soon as tho shutters go
up atBix clock they will remain in that
position unit. morning
SO far all the storekeepers with one eI-
ccption have signed the agreement for
early closing.
The members Of ST. Peters Total Alb
stinence Beneficial Society will hold re-
cepIion in the Opera House Oh Friday
evening. The committee In charge con.
sists ofPhilip Sheridan James Ryan, Potter
G. Madden, Hugh Duffy and Frank Shcr-
idan. 1t WIS the intention Of the society
to hold tho reception in tho Rogers Park
pavilion but tho change in the weather
prevents such thing this time. The So
ciety has fair sized membership and fin
ancially speaking is on tho best footing OF
any society in New Cas,le. There will he
about one hundred persons esent at the
reception.
J. r. and L e. E!iason received a barge
load OF fertilizer containing 200 tons yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs George Elicott, of PhiIa-
dolphin, bavo been the guests Of friends in
New Castle
Constable Hushebecl. of Middletown,
brought to the Jail last evening Charles
Stewart. He was arrested in Mddleown
for sresra's ami was unable to pay his
fine.
An effort is being made to give our SOL
der lads reception upon their arrival
home. True it is that they did not ap-
pear in tho santiago or s;iboney fights and
were not with General Wilson at Manila
but they responded to the call OF Presi-
dent Mckinley. They were willing to 20 II
ordered to do so and when tho war was
over they like thousands Of others asked
to be mustered out.
John L. Hayes, county tax collector.
Was here yesterday. He stated that he
was agreeably surprised at tho number of
persons who paid their taxes yesterday.
Those who paid yesterday received ro-
bate Of five per cent.
number of mel and carts are at
work on tho city streets at present.
Miss Bertha NJ Wright, daughter of
w. p. Wright. of Clayton, and well
known in this city.was married yesterday
afternoon to j. Arthur Keagy OF New
York.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-29
UNDER THE RED ROBE

The great romantic drama. "Under the
Rad Robe after lis enormous success Of
two successive seasons at the Empire The.
atre, New York. will be tho attract ion at
Grand Opera House on next Monday
night. This play is undoubtedly the best
of oil the romance dramas that began
with "Tho Prisoner of I"nda' and that
have cropped up innumerablo during tho
past two seasons and it holds tho first
place for popularity and thcatrcgoers is
fame rests not only in the book that
Stanley Weyman wrote but on the sp!un.
did performance that were given it by this
organization which really enhanced Mr.
Weymans story aud made the cavalier
and the sweet woman of the novel many
times more charming than they were
when their acquaintance was first made.
Tho playgoers of this city who saw this
company iu this beautiful drama will
havo u final opportunity to enjoy its tell
ing scenes and artistic qualities on the
above date. Several revival performances
OF "Uuder the Red Robe recently glvcn
in New York showed that the popularity
Of tho piece was as great as ever aud so
the management determined to have the
players pay visit to some Of the other
cities for tho purpose Of repeating their
success which was one Of the greatest
triumphs in the history of the Empire
Theatre. The scenery and stage effoc,s
will DO brought here from Now York SO
that complete and perfect performance
Is assured particularly rs the eminent
romantic actor, William Morris heads tho
company.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-29
DEATH OF; ;
[. T. BAYARD
The Delaware Statesman, Who
Was Our First Ambassador.
DIED At HIS DAUGHTERS HOME.
His Family, Excepting One Daugh-
p ter, at His Bedside.
~ BE BURIED NEXT SATURDAY.

The Body Now En- Route to Wilmington,
Where the Funeral Services Will Take
Place at the Old Swede's Church, Where
the Body of the Dead Statesman Will Be
Exposed to Public View-A Sketch Of
His Career.
Dedham, Mass, Sept. 29.-Thomas r.
Bayard died at 4.30 yesterday afternoon
at Karlstein, the summer residence Of
his daughter, Mrs Samuel d. Warren.
after an illness of six weeks His death
was without pain. His wife, his two
daughters, Mrs. Warren and Miss Flor
ence Bayard, and his son, Thomas r.,
Jr., saw him draw his last breath, and
his third daughter, the Countess Lau-
enhaupt. was on her way to Dcdham
karlstein lies off the Needham road
Here about the middle Of August came
Mr.. Bayard, to be the guest of his
daughter and son-in-law. He was sick,
but 1t was given out that his illness
was merely due to declining years. lie
steadily grew weaker however. and
had spells Of semi-consciousness and of
delirium. A consultation of physicians
was held Aug 26. and they agreed
that Mr.. Bayard was suffering from
Rrtorie-colorosis and general breaking
down incident to age. He suffered no
pain to any noticeable degree and the
chief tendency was to sleep.
During the first few weeks of his i'll
ness Mr. Bayard was able to sit up,
but as the days passed he became
gradually weaker and three weeks ago
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-29

when he was but % vears o,a n. wa q
admitted to the bar and soon buiI.
I'D a good and extensive nractice Tue
years afterward he was annointed
I1pi,ed Statoa d,,trict ottor,ov fnr Nj
aware hut res,pned tho pext year 7,
1S55 he went tn phil.de,nb,o apd ho-
came a law mariner of yViIIiap, sbin-
pen. but in 1887 he ret,rned IN hi.
practice in Wilmington wbero ba oon-
tinued in the law fin 1868 who, he w.a
elected to the limited statas senate
During tho fret tern, In tbo son,..
of the vounper Ravard hi, f,t,an ,uss
his colleague n mart Of tho tI.,o both
being chosen by the Same It,isla ture
OH the same dav Thomas n for n f,,I
term and his father to alI m unevnirod
term. The service done In the cen,to
by this family was as follows. Richard
Bassett, years. from 1890 to 17qa.
James A. Ravard Rassett,s son-in-,nw
8 years, from 1905 to 1873: Richard II
Bayard, uncle of Thomas II IA voars
from 1896 TO 1919. James A Ravard "a
years. from 1881 to 1859 and Thomas
F.. Bayard 1G wears. from 1860 to 1SS5
Thomas r. Rovard was es,acio1,v no.
tive in noli,ics during fbe war b,s
most notable utteroncn of that ncrioa
being n speech delivered bofor a nub,ic
meeting of Dover in favor of ne,co
with the south.
In 1851 Mr. Ravord v,, q pomhor
of the electoral commission and bo
was one of tha 0rmest unholaors op
the doctrira of statee rio.bta and otb,r
Democratic doctrinos or bis 5,y d,rip,
b,s entire nub1ic sarvice He was voted
for as candidate for tho prosidancv at
tb, Damocrotic conventions of 1890 and
1894
Tn 1sc5 who, nv rIavo,,rd er,+ +oo,,
tho nresidantiol chair be mada Mr.
Reward socretarv NJ st.te and bis cor.
vices In +h,t bigb onlc, ,ro wal, re-
nomhored In co,,nootin,, viii tbo pabr-
inc GO, disnuter tho fe,eries commis-
s;o, ,nd ,nost % al, tho .r;,,;,r -
bic ,or-,9o,.tr .o c,,,,,,,,,,o p,i,,,,, ,,,,,,
,stor "a uyo,h;,nta, ,,oo,,,.o of tho
I,ttar,, ornnat;ar ,,,;th 80 foro,,,
M,,ro,,ison Iattor ,,,ritto,, d,rra mo
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-29
They Never Said 1t.

Washington, Sept 29.-Secretary AL
ger says the report of a scene in Cen
eral BreckinridGe's headquarters at
Lexington, when he was inspecting that
There was no scene, no high words.
ard no excited language. The secrc-
tary says the story was made out Of
whole cloth. Secretary AlEcr and Gen
erals LudingtOn and Sternberg each
have letters from General Wiley. who
was reported as having made accusa-
tions against them. expressing his re-
gret that any such report was circu-
lated,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-29
Free OF Charge to Sufferers

Cut this out and take it to your druggiss
ma get II sample bottle free Of DR.. Kins's
aud Colds They 10 not ask you to buy
before trying. This will show you tho
great merits Of this truly wonderful
remedy. and Show you what can be accom-.
plished by the regular size bottle. This is
no experiment and would be disastrous to
the propretors, did they not know II
would invariably cure. Many of the best
physicians are now using 1t In thoir prao.
lice with great results, and are relying on
Il in most severe cases. 1t is guaran tesd.
Trial bottlo free Mt N. B. Danf0rth's drug
store, Corner Second and Market streets
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-29
Killed By Spanish Spufinal

San Juan de Porto Rico. Sept. 90
Word has reached here that a Porto
Rican. residing at Aguadilla, near May
aguez, asked protection Of both the
American and Spanish troops against
depredations by outlaws, which was
predicted would occur. In response
to his request the American authorities
sent to his residence two soldiers of a
Kentucky regiment. who arrived there
after dark. The resident had not noti-
fled the Spaniards that he had request
ed American protection. and some
Spanish soldiers. who had been sent
to guard his house, arriving after the
Americans. mistook the latter for out
laws. In the confusion resulting the
Spaniards fired unfortunately killing
one OF the Americans.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-29
Solid Foundation,

Our repor; ;or found merit wins its way,
illustrated again in the case of Mr.. James
Al Jester who has taken the elegant now
restaurant building where he first started
at 100 East Fourth. As the successor in
reality OF three OF four popular restaurants
in his neighborhood we think generous
flr,t-class fare. courteous Lively service,
close attention, personal supervision and
excallen! food materials, invariably have
prospcred worthy caterer to The people.
The ladies arc especially pleased with their
rnpOS