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Evening star., 1898-10-21
WHALES OFF MAINE COAST.
Horse MackereI Thirty Feet Long
Furnishes Fun for Fishermen

Horse MackereI Thirty Feet Long
Furnishes Fun for Fishermen.
From the Chicago Intsr-oeean
After an absence of many years the
wheles are coming back to eastern shores
All summer the bay at Gouldsboro, Me-,
has been swarming with herring and now
and then, schools of mackerel, and these
small fish have been swallowed by whales
porpoises and surgeons. Recently a big
whale was encountered by fishermen off
Schoodic, but it was not captured. A har-
poon was thrown into the giant fish, but
the fishermen were not able to hold it, and
the whale got away. after having nea -ly
capsized the boat.
The other day, when the little steamer
Ruth was making her evening trip from
Bar Harbor, a large whale came up near
the boat to breathe and spouted the water
clear over the pilot house, giving the fright
ened passengers on deck a severe wet
ting. 1t was an enormous finback whale,
the largest ever seen in these waters.
the last whale to be captured on the
Maine coast was killed by an old whaler,
Eben Bickford, about twenty-five years
ago. The appearance of whales off the
coast the past summer is thought by the
fishermen to indicate their return to .hese
waters, and the occupation of killing
whales may be again followed as extensive
ly as 1t was thirty years ago, when thou
sands of dollars were made at the business.
One day last week a gigantic horse mack
erel entered the pound Of Wood Bros fish
Evening star., 1898-10-21
2gc. velvet stocks. l2A,
BISHOP IN TRAMP'S RAGS.
Rt. Rev. DIR. Coleman of Delaware
Sleeps in Barns His Vacation.

Sleeps in Barns on His Vacation.
From the Philadelphia Record
Tramping incognito 80 miles in the noun
ta:ns of West Virginia, sleeping in barns
and school house, mending clocks and
umbrellas for farmers, and arousing the
pity of the country folks was the way the
Ri. Rev. Leighton Coleman, Episcopal
bishop of the diocese of Delaware, spent his
annual vacation. The bishop returned
about midnight, coming by train from Har-
pers Ferry, w. Va He greatly enjoyed
his outing. and after a few hours sleep
resumed his duties in Wilmington today,
officiating at the corner stone laying of the
Girls Industrial School of Delaware.
The bishop left Wilmington for his out
ing two weeks ago, going to Mart1nsburg,
w. Va. Then his tramp into the mountains
began. He crossed the Blue mountains sew
eral times, attended court at Grafton. w.
Va, and at Tunnelsville, w. Va, was at
political meeting being addressed by a can
didate for Congress. The stranger was in
vited to make a speech, but the bishop
never takes part in politics.
Bishop Coleman on his tramp wore
slouch hat heavy shoes long macintosh
and carried a staff He travelled in all
sorts of weather over all kinds of roads
Frequently he was trudging along the
roads some kind-hearted farmer would stop
his team and call to the pedestrian to
Jump aboard" remarking You are too
old to walk And the farmer. would be
amazed when his invitation was declined:
Others would stare at him and he could
overhear remarks. It's pity that he has
to walk l wish I could help him."
The bishop is an adept at clock repairing.
Most of his nights We're spent at farm
houses where the bishop usually paid for
a nights lodging. But sometimes the farm
ers would refuse to take pay. Then tn
bishop would spy clock that was not run
n1ng and he would quickly repair 1t, to the
delight of his hosts. Others would have
broken umbrellas, which the bishop would
mend, and he did all sorts of tinkering jobs
ever the bishop was not so lucky in get
ting a good bed in farmers mousse In
which to sleep.
At one place where he knocked for ad-
mission he was informed that the mousse
was full and he could not sleep even on
the floor So the bishop journeyed until ne
came to a dilapidated looking barn. Into
this he crept and of new hay he made
bed on which he slept during the night,
the crickets singing him into the land OF
dreams.
Another night the bishop had bad luck
he did not know where to sleep. he, now
ever fortunately came upon school mouse
in a lone road. The janitor had ieIt tne
back window open, and in through the WIN
dow the bishop climbed. He slept for the
night on the hard wooden floor At one
place where he stopped the family con-
sisted of a father, mother and SIX grown
children none of whom could read or write
The parents said they were too poor 10
nav for the clothes for their children. The
longest distance travelled in one day was
twenty-six miles. but the average was
about twenty miles.
Evening star., 1898-10-21
FRISCO SINKING.
City May Disappear Under Water In
u Few Decades.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
San Francisco is sinking! This is the
startling statement of the civil engineer
who conducts the work of the city and
county surveyors Office at the city hall.
Sinking, slowly but steadily, each recur-
ring year bringing additional evidence that
large portion of the city would in a few
decades be below the water of the bay.
This is no wild or irresponsible statement
but cold fact demonstrated and proved
by the careful scientific observations of en-
gineers in the service of the municipality,
men who have been establishing levels
throughout San Francisco for years, and
have the data and records of the city sur
veyor's office as the basis of their discov-
cry. These engineers find in surveying. or
leveling, in the unstable districts that the
official monuments indicating the levels, or
heights above the city base, have sunk with
the land. and so it is necessary to begin on
firm ground and carry lines over those
result-streets, sidewalks, curbs, street
railroads, buildings, all have gone down
ward together.
The peculiar feature of the sinking phe-
nomenon Is that the whole surface settles
equally a fact which has not only averted
attention from the constant settlement, but
also been the source of endless disputes be-
tween owners of land in the district, who
imagine the grade is raised upon them by
city surveyors every few years
An Interesting field for mathematical ef-
fort is opened through the city surveyor S
figures upon this subject. The average sink
ing of those districts which insist on mov-
ing into neither regions is two inches a
year. There is tendency to settle less as
the years pass, Though the settling does
not stop and the ratio OF the decrease IS
SO insignificant in comparison with the time
as to be barely worth considering. Two
inches may therefore, be taken as the basis
of calculation. In one hundred years the
water of the bay would be ebbing through
the first stories of buildings, and the Sec
ond floors would be what seamen call
awash. But as the inhabitants of San Fran
cisco will keep on filing the land, there will
be no likelihood of such strange happen
ings.
The cause of this PECULIAR condition in a
large area of the city is ascribed to the
nature Of the soiL which engineers de-
scribe as a mixture of alluyium washed
down from the hillsides, ooze from the bay
and decayed vegetable matter, the forma-
ton of ages upon the original bedrock En-
gineers say that in places no bottom has
been reached with piles sixty to eighty feet
long, and the heavy structures erected
thereon sustain the tremendous weight by
force of friction, or resistance, against the
sides of the piles. How deep Is the ooze
has not been ascertained in most places in
the sinking area. Nor is it positively known
whether the soft substratum moves out in
to the bay under the pressure or merely
packs firmer and so becomes more stable.
Evening star., 1898-10-21
OUR ARMY SLANG.
Additions This War Has Made to
aMilitary Pariance.o

From the New York Commercial Advertiser.
How those boys have managed to pick
I'D such conglomeration of slang terms
in the few short months that they have
been away passes my understanding" said
an army officer the other day. He had been
listening to a couple of returned soldiers
who were swapping stories of the war, and
was much amused and apparently not a
little perplexed by their language.
"It Is certainly not Spanish" he added.
.'but whatever 1t is is decidedly Dutch to
me- During the war-the civil war. mean
we have to distinguish our wars now-the
boys added 4 great many slang words to
their vocabulary, but these young 'uns beat
us out of sight. 1t is q sign of the times.
I suppose. but If they had stayed In Cuba
Evening star., 1898-10-21

weir at Stave Island and made things ex-
ceedingly lively for time for the men en-
ployed there. One of the men threw
small harpoon into it and undertook to
capture it, but the big mackerel started out
at rapid gait about the pound with boat
and men, and gave them dizzy whirl of
several minutes. The men could only sit
down in the boat and hang on for dear life
and were glad when the monster fish
finally broke away from them and went out
through the weir, sweeping everything be-
fore him. The fish was, it was said. about
thirty feet long and had followed a school
of mackerel into the pound. Fishermen
who saw it say that it was the largest
horse mackerel ever seen on the coast.
Evening star., 1898-10-21
Mosquitoes Capture a Town.

From the Cocoa Fla.) News.
The last few days have furnished an ex-
perience with mosquitoes in this section
seldom equaled and never surpassed. The
vicious insects have come in a cloud. in
Testing every nooh and corner and attack
ing every living ching from which q drop
of blood could be drawn. Men have been
forced to quit work horses and mules have
had to be protected, dogs had to be taken
into dwelling houses and poultry squawked
during the night hours as If prowling beasts
had seized them. All outdoor work is
largely suspended. and indoors the fumes of
burning insect powder indicate the persist
ent defense necessary to be made against
the invading pests. The long months OF i'm.
munity are being made up to US now but
it is hoped that this crop will be short
lived.
Evening star., 1898-10-21
Wants Quickly Filled.

At this season, when so many are seek
ing situations, and, on the other hand. so
many seeking employees, it Is of interest
to know that advertisements under the
classifcations Wanted Help and Wanted
Situations are inserted in The Star at a
charge of 10 cents for fifteen words.
Evening star., 1898-10-21
Positions Of the Ships Chasing Ger
vera's Fleet.
FROM START TO SURRENDER OF COLON
The Brooklyn Nearest to the Big
Spanish Vessel,
NEW YORK ARTHEST AWAY

The report of the Wainwright board was
made public by the Navy Department to-
day. The board WAS composed of the navi-
eating officers of each of the United States
warships which took part in the battle of
July 3 off Santiago, with Lieut. Richard
Wainwright of the Gloucester as president.
The duty of the board was to plot the posi-
tions of the ships of Admiral Cerveras S
squadron and those of the United States
feet in that great naval engagement. The
report consists Of chart showing the posi-
tions of the ships at seven different times,
as follows:
No. 1--9:35 am, Maria Teresa came out
of the harbor.
No. $50 am, Pluton came out.
No 3-10:15 am. Maria Teresa turned to
run ashore.
No. 4-10:20 am, Oquendo turned to run
ashore.
No. 5-1O:3O am, Furor blew up. and
Pluton turned to run ashore.
No. 6-11:O5 am, Viscaya turned to run
ashore.
No. Ills pm, Colon surrendered.
The chart selected by the board for plot
ting was H. o. chart No. 116. 1885, West
Indies. eastern part of Bahama Islands.
with part of Cuba and north coast of San
Domingo.
4 Brief Report.
The report of the board is very brief and
consists simply of notes explanatory of the
chart. 1t makes no comments whatever re-
garding the engagement, and Is entirely 81
lent with respect to the performances OF the
various warships, save as shown by their
courses and positions on the chart.
The positions of the United States ships
says the report were establ shed by known
bearings and distances from the MORO at
No. 1. with the exception of the New York,
whose position is plotted by the revolutions
of her engines during a run of forty-hve
minutes east from her position. s. e. 12 s.
of the MORO. g. 900 yards. Position at Is
plotted by all ships according to their rela-
tive bearings from each other, the opera
tions of thei- engines from 9:3o to 900, the
evidence of the officers on board them and
the ranges used in firing at the Spanish
ships Position No 3 Is plotted from observ-
ations of the officers of the United States
other and relative bearings of themselves
from the Teresa, with ranges in use at the
time, the performance of the engines ana
general heading of the ships. POSITION NO.
4, same as No. g. substituting Oquendo for
Teresa. Positions Nos. 5. g and I are plot
ted on the same general plan.
Before plotting these positions the board
took each ship separately and discussed
her data for the position under considera-
ton. this data being obtained from the
report of the commanding officers, notes
taken during the action and the evidence
of the members of the board In reconcii-
ing differences of opinion in regard to dis
tances, bearings, ranges, etc, full liberty
was given to the representative Of the ship
under discussion to bring in any argument
or data he considered necessary, and the
board submits this report with a feeling
that. under the circumstances, it is as
nearly correct as is possible so long after
the engagement"
Evening star., 1898-10-21

According to the latest available statis-
tics the United States has this year canned
$4,000 cases of tomatoes. Less than fifty
years ago people did not know tomatoes
were good to eat.
Evening star., 1898-10-21
Cheap Publicity.

For fifteen cents you can let every one in
Washington know that you want "a stua-
ton or want cook.
Evening star., 1898-10-21
Situations Secured.

Many situations are secured through the
want advertisements in The Star The cost
is but trffiing. Fifteen cents pays for fifteen
words.
Evening star., 1898-10-21
Positions Explained.

Measurements are necessary to determine
the positions of the vessels as shown by the
chart, at the beginning, during the progress
and at the finish of the decisive battle
which resulted in the total destruction of
the Spanish fleet at Santiago.
Position No. l shows that when the first
Spanish vessel, the Maria Teresa, came out
of the harhor at 9:35 am, the United
States ships were located as follows. The
New York. Hist and Ericsson niue miles
east Of MORO; the Brooklyn. three miles
southwest of Moro and two and three
tenths miles from the shore; the Texas,
eight-tenths of a mile east of the Brooklyn;
the Iowa, one and eight-tenths miles east
and south of the Brooklyn; the Oregon,
one-half mile east of the Iowa; the Indiana
two and two-tenths miles southwest of
MORO, and the Gloucester almost directly
: orth of the Indiana and one mile and four
tenthS from Moro.
The other positions are similarly explain
ed by refereIc ce to the course displayed on
the chart. which shows the direction each
ship took and also the points at which the
Spanish vessels were beached or blown up
The Brooklyn Nearest.
The Brooklyn was the nearest American
vessel when the Ccion surrendered She
had sailed 1874 miles and was 40 miles
from the Colon. The Oregon was AZ miles
from the Colon and more inshore than the
Brooklyn. The Texas was 40 miles be-
hind the Oregon. he New York was a11
miles from the Colon. None of the other
vessels had come Up save the Vixen, which
was abreast of the New York. This little
vessel. in the beginning of the fight, steam
ed out to sea and sailed westward on a
course about ~ miles from that of the
nearest Spanish ships.
The tracings Of the chart show that the
Spanish vess lis sailed courses not more
than three-tenth miles apart until the
Oquendo ran ashore. Then the Vizcaya
Veered out to sea and the Colon kept near
er the shore, their courses being about
seVen-tenths of mile apart. Up to the
time the Oquendo went ashore the Iowa
Indiana, Oregon and Texas sailed on
courses within thrae-tenths of a milo of
each other the Iowa being the nearest and
the Texas the farthest from the course of
the Spanish ships. The Brooklyn's course
was from three-tenths to one-half mile out
side that of the Texas. The swing to the
right which the Brooklyn made at the be-
ginning of the engagement shows an oval
four-tenthS of a mile across. The course
OF the New York after passing Morro fol-
lowing the obstruction of the Spanish yes
sells, was nearer the shore than any other
United States vessel except the Gloucester
She passed inside the courses taken by the
Nizcaya disaster she crossed the CoIon's
track, but followed the course of that YES
sci until the latter surrendered.
The Iowa, Indiana and Ericsson did not
go farther west than where the Vizcaya
ran ashore. The Gloucester stopped by the
Maria Teresa and Oquendo, as also did the
Hist The latter vessel was not able to
keep pace with the New York and Err
lesson.
Evening star., 1898-10-21
,GAzmA31gA
r The Dependable Store"
oz4 oe6-o28 9TH St, running through to 7o4-7o6 ST.
A monster sale of ladies'
y,aHuss;g(wnng va1r7ss {nr you usua1 % ST AZ

Saturday another great sale of ladies' fine shoeso
than the last which down history
the biggest of We have purchased from leading New
York shoe manufacturer and obbr his entire line of certain kind
OF ladies' finest made fooweargeing them small fig
ue tor cash This maker had decided discontinue this enot
tor especial of his wn perhaps The shoes
OF standard exceence-known wherever hghgrade footwear
sold The buying of them this tmewhen the fame of last
great shoe offering had hardly died stroke OF enterprise
shoe buyer will be quick appreciate The shoe
has proven himself alive to best neresand
always depend that whenever there's opportunity buying
under price the of The Dependable Store" will share it
he shoes of the finest caractercarefuly hand sewed
and shown complete variety sesn both lace and button
Newest style tips close trimmed oes Strictly hand
made-of the finest materials that shoe-n widths from
EE Have smooth nnersoes and best nngsshos have
never been known to sell for less than sou that by
the splendid style and fine workmanship There thou
sand the good
fortune you get the breaking price pair
We shall also sale the remaining portion of the Magov
and Thompson Bros So shoes for ladies' and offer S
pair Several styles OF the regular
So and $3.50 values Choice OF the lot oSc. pair
Evening star., 1898-10-21

A lot of stylishly trimmed hats. which are
marked 81 and S5-,nade up according to the
latest dictates of fashion-very ., %
swell -lookn--will 20 for or-..-....- S%to
Evening star., 1898-10-21

Untrimmed silk velvet hats. all ready for
trimming, which will be glad 10
trim free Of charge for you-win go Z, 40
Evening star., 1898-10-21

Lot of fine felt sailor hats, with wide silk
ribbon bsnd-Inade on the latest Knox block
sin all fhe fashionable roiors-Sf is
for. ............... 4Qc.
Evening star., 1898-10-21

Ladies silk-combed Egyptian yarn vests
and PANTS all seams silk elastic stitched -
which are well made in every line cOr
will: 90 for a day at...-...-.--.---- -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-27
Can Continue Business

A decree was entered in the Appel
late Court today authorizing Henry r.
Root assignee of the l.. A. TiIlinghas 81
company To carry on the business OF
the company at the risk OF the insol-
vents estate.
IN the petition that was presented To
the court before the entrance of the
decree the assignee stated that he be-
neVed that negotiations for a compro-
mise with creditors are in progress and
VIII probably be effected within "A short
Whlle; that the petitioner while con
9uctins the business under previous or
der or the court has accumulated $4,000
Which Is now in bank; that the peti-
uoner Is OF the opinion. from his ex-
perience In business. that the period
from the lst of October to the 1st of
January IL period when the catering
confectionery and restaurant business
can be conducted most profitabJy. and
that the continuance of the business
would be for the best interest of all the
creditors. wy
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-27
MUNICIPAL COURT.
Docket OF Business Transacted at
Session Held Today.

The following business was transact
ed at today session of the municipal
court
Joseph Boyes, husband OF the deceas-
ed was appoined administrator on the
estate of Elizabeth Boyes. Bond 5000.
The last will and testament of Edwin
Burnham was admitted 10 probate.
The administrators account on the
estate of Jane Early was allowed. Dus
administrator $7197.
William T.. Gonsolve was appointed
administrator on the estate of Adaline
Greene. deceased. Bond $751;
Administrator on the estate of Mary
j. Harris was given leave 10 sell at
private sale property of the intestate's =
estate for not less than $iO5O.
The selection of Viola A. Searle az his
guardian by Henry ~. Harris was ap-
proved. Bond 800.
Guardian OF Emma r. Miller. Mary
II. Miller Robert l.. Miller Vincent n.
Miller and John u. Miller was given
leave TO sci real estate for not less than
$3I5
Belo T. Learned was appointed guar
dian of the estate OF John Ralph WIKI
inson. person OF full age, but un-
sound mind. Bond $1,000. 4t
Charles r.. Salisbury was appointed
custodian of the estate of Asha A. Il.
Branch.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-27
vENTRY WON HIS CASE.
JuSge Wilbur Gave Him Judgment For
$40 Against Magner.

Judge Wilbur gave judgment in IA
vor of the plaintiff in the case of AL
bert Ventry vs Edward Magner for $40
and costs. the defendant not appearing.
Mr.. Ventry testified that one day i'm
March last he was driving along the
road between Harrisville and Pascoag
when a horse and wagon. owned by
the defendant. came along on the
wrong side OF the road and ran into
his team. tipping over the wagon and
knocking the horse down. and injuring
the animal so that IL died The plain
tin told Judge Wilbur his horse was
worth $40. that his harness which was
rubber trimmed one and could not
be replaced for $40. was destroyed. and
that the damage 20 his wagon az the
lowest possible figure could not be es-
umated less than $40. His honor
thought the horse might be slightly
overvalued so ne gave judgment FOR 81
less than the full amount OF Mr.. Ven
try's claims. Page and Page were at
torneys for the plaintiff
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-27
The IaSterS' Strike

Brockton. Mass. Sept .27--The last
ers have made another aggressive move
announcing that unless the machine
companies withdrew men from af-
fected shops by Wednesday at . a. M,
the union will strike the whole OF south
eastern Massachusetts and probably
beyond. The answer Of the companies.
through Treasurer Shaw, today, is LET
them strike"
The Rockland and Whitman unions
have also made demand for prices.
which, unless met favorably by the
manufacturers, will induce strike In
factories I'm Rockland, North Abingdon,
Abingdon and Weymouth.
Churchill IL Alden today announced
that they would run a free shop as a
result OF the rejection cf the firms
proposition.
So far there have been no repetitione
today of the riotous scenes OF Monday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-27
OXLEY ARRAIGNED.
One OF Defendants In Gill Murder
Case Held In $3000
Refused to Make ANY Statement TO
Police on Advice Of Counsel.

Bridgeport, Conn, Sept. 27.--The chief
event today i'm the Yellow Mil Pond
tragedy was the arraignment of Harry
oSlcy, now known officially as Albert
ii. Oxley in the city court on the charge
OF manslaughter. AZ the request of
prosecuting Attorney Bartlett the
case was continued until Saturday
without any testimony being taken
ana bonds were fixed at $4,000 1t is ex-
pected that the necessary bonds will be
furnished this afternoon.
The two colored women, Mrs. Rose
Drayton and her daughter. CIarabel.
VINO formerly were employed i'm the
bullford household were on the rack at
ponce headquarters for nearly four
hours this forenoon, but the officials
maintain that nothing could be CLEAN
ed from the women. An effort was also
made To get Oxley To talk, but he re-
piled that on advice OF counsel he had
nothing 10 say. Some of the plumbing
IN the Guilford house was examined
this morning and two traps were taken
to police headquarters.