davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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pness from it, Gen. Fred Grant,
the poor girls father, is sub
ordinate figure in the wedding fes-
tiyities, at which he cannot even
be present.; Potter Palmer, the
brides shrewd bookkeeping uncle, is
skeptical about the happiness OF the
prince and princess, chiefly because the
Grants are too poor TO afford the luxury
of princely alliance.
Gen. Fred Grant, while he has good
salary as an army officer, is not rich.
No one for an instant supposes that
Cantacuzene is less sensitive to the
value of dover with bride than are
other foreign noblemen who we'd Amer
lean girls There are those who say
that trouble will certainly come when
Mr.. Palmer gets tired of putting up
money for his niece, having family of
his own.
And trouble may easily come before
that reasonably certain event. The rec
ord of international marriages is mel
ancholy enough to make anyone pessi-
mistic upon the eve Of this one.
There are millions of people in his
country who wish well TO the Grants.
and have the kindest regard for any
kin of the old general. TO these the
facts about Prince Cantacuzene should
be interesting.
He is understood. thin-faced. home
| ly; he Is poor, unused TO luxurious liv-
ing; he Is intelligent and courteous
after the French manner; he speaks
English, is good horseman, but other
wise no athlete; he is languid, not TO
say lazy in manner; IL is limited by for
| eign writer's who know more about such
matters than | do that he has no more
right TO the title OF prince than Steve
Brodie has. He does not even claim 10
belong TO the great Russian family of
Cantacuzene; Il Is said that lac IL OF
Roumanian origin. but no one really
knows much about him. II Is presumed
F, that Mrs. Palmer. who is n clever wom-
! an, has looked sharply into the char
acter Of the title offered her for sale, but
nothing has been given out to answer
the pretty plain hints printed by Lon
don Truth and other papers.
Everyone wishes Julia Grant to-day
happy married life: but how many
really expect that she will chi Joy III?
j OWEN LANGDON.
4
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OF the size OF ship is her
displacement tonnage, or weight, when
fully loaded to the water line. The
test was between $4,000 and 25,000-no
one knows exactly.
There have been n few battleships
running about 1900 to 10000 tons dis
placement, though such figures are not
reliable, as naval authorities do not give
out more information than they can
help. The Oceanic is the first ship TO
surpass or even approach the dimen-
sions of the Great Eastern. She is OF
$1,000 tons placement-though of
only about 10000 tons burden" which
distinction has led to the confusion.
The Great Eastern looks three times
as big as the newer boat. The last time
saw her she was canted upo her side in
the Mersey above Liverpool, having been
turned into kind of peep show, at six
pence admission. She is SO feet wide
much wider than any ship would be
built nowadays-and her giant paddle
boxes add 10 the impression of huge
bulk. She is higher and bigger above
the water In every way. But the Ocean
ic is from "a TO 90 feet longer, and about
ten feet deeper, and because Of her per-
feet, slender, graceful proportions
might pass before your eyes without inn
pressing you as differing from any 9th
er great ship.
Her engines are at least four times as
powerful as those Of the Great Eastern;
but her tonnage for cargo is smaller.
She can carry less than 5000 tons. All
he rest of her vast displacement is used
up in the weight of her engines, coal and
baggage and food for passengers.
Speed costs money; those who want
TO get across the ocean quickly will have
TO pay for IL. The most costly suites of
rooms on the Oceanic will run to s., 500
for n trip. The highest prices paid
heretofore have ranged between 81 500
and $4,000. Nine. Patti paid the former
sum for the rooms she occupied on her
last trip across the sea. But in spite
of the higher rates charged for passage,
the big steamship companies are not
making as much money as they were 10
years ago.
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men, who are not required to act upon
their own responsibility or away from
the control of their officers, but they
have sometimes done patrol duty, as
in Philadelphia they are constantly do
ing il, and their work is satisfactory.
The experiment is never tried of put
ting a colored man 10 patrol district
where he would have TO keep white
men in order. There are large sections
in Brooklyn and New York exclusively
occupied by negroes. They have the
name of being model tenants and are
usually quiet and orderly. Colored pa
trolmen have no difficulty in keeping
these regions in the best of order. II
will be a good while before any police
commissioner sends a dark-complex-
toned man TO patrol the Bowery
But If a colored man passes the civil
service examination and is certified for
appointment, there is nothing TO do but
give him uniform and set him TO
work.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-14

III UROPEAN history affords few
tn instances when the rulers of
LIZ three countries have met and
then the countries over which they
welded the scepter were small, hardly
larger than our states. Never yet have
three rulers met, all chosen by the
voice of the people and whose territory
combined was practically that of con-
tinent. To Chicago will be due the
honor OF arranging such an occasion,
unprecedented in history, for the COM
mittee of citizens preparing for the
Fall Festival admit of but little doubt
that President Porfirio Diaz of Mex
leo and Wilfrid Laurier, premier OF
Canada. will come to the great social
festivities to grasp each others hands
and the hand OF President Mckinley.
IL all arrangements are successfully
carried out ii will be a spectacle that
will make the monarchial chiefs OF the
eastern world pause and wonder at the
growth of popular government. 1t is
but little more than a century ago,
but n moment in the flight Of time,
that our own government was fash
Toned by the advanced ideas OF liberty
and inaugurated and sustained by
heroic deeds. The beacon light of lib
erty shed its brilliant rays around the
world and all the new western world
FASTENED TO throw of the yoke OF king
doms and place themselves beside the
pioneer, and now in this wonderful
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1867. Juarez returned and Diaz went
home to practice law. Juarez was ac-
cused of desiring TO overthrow the con-
stitution, and the revolution began. the
people wanting Diaz TO lead them. He
refused, but was finally prevailed upon
to lead the armies. The rebellion was
not successful, but was never put down.
Juarez died in 1872, and Lerdo, his sue
cessor, offered amnesty, which Dix re-
fused, claiming Lerdo's election was
illegal. Lerdo became dictator. and
the rebellion grew, or rather a new one
was started. Lerdo was defeated and
mglesais claimed the presidency.
His army was crushed by Diaz, who
was proclaimed president, and then
elected in 1877, succeeded by Gonzalez,
who served four years, and Diaz has
held the Office ever since.
Diaz has given unbounded satisfac-
ton, and Mexico has changed from rev.
olutions to tranquility. Diaz' peace con-
quests have been wonderful. He mas
Ssvorced state and church, built up
bankrupt treasury, acknowledged for
eign debts, encouraged shipping, rail-
roads, telegraphs, cables, munufac-
tories, foreign immigration and capital,
especially from the United States, built
irrigation and drainage canals, electric
light plants, universities. colleges and
schools and made education compul-
sorry, nationalized church property and
expelled offensive religious orders.
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But he has inherited n share Of the
old commodore's practical gift for
handling machinery, and has employed
himself to the building of new de-
parture in railroad locomotives. His
new engine has been undergoing a
series of tests, and the verdict is that, IL
il proves durable, II will work revolu-
tionin engine building. The fire box,
a corrugated tube over five feet In diam
eter, together with 1872 small tubes,
gives a heating space of 1856 square
feet. The CRATE area is 35 square feet.
1t Is roaring giant OF an engine.
which burns coal to a better advantage
than any known type. A single pound
of coal evaporates Sc pounds of water.
which, engineers say, is phenomenal.
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1sned. lite Diversion.
The punching bag has supplied the
lacking fervor. 1t was an accident in
the beginning, like all the society in
spirations that push away ennui. But
il took. An instructress from Boston
was hired to come down to the city
by the sea and give lessons in bag
punching in approved pugilistic style
TO class OF young ladies. any one Of
whom is a social star.
IL did not stop with Newport, but
came back TO the city with the returning
pilgrims. The use of the punching bag
will be a fashionable diversion in town
this winter--unless ii is discovered that
the exercise makes the knuckles hard
and red
Society might do worse. Constant
practice with the bag makes a man, and
presumably a woman, light upon the
feet as well as clever with the hands.
There's nothing much more graceful
than pugilist going through his bag
exercise.
Fencing, long recognized as n So
ciety amusement and exercise, was
very fashionable last year. And there
were society classes in the banjo, In
slSirt-dancing and athletics, especially
in Lent There is nothing very new left
to try, unless it be a class in knitting.
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him will probably not come amiss.
Sensational accounts have been print
ed of his working every day in greasy
oyeralls. and Of the pinch OF actual pow
eriy as being the rare experience Of a
Vanderbilt.
The young man seemed 10 have
enough money get along comfortably.
He paid 81 500 per month for the house
he occupied last winter, and was one OF
the prominent figures in Newport this
summer.
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Grace Wilson and
h Is consequent
quarrel with his
father, had ] JUS [
about reached the
point at the time
OF his I a I h e r. $
death when II did
not make a great
amount OF differ
G n C c W h e I h e T
Cornelius ST., dis
Inherited him or
not. but neverthe-
less the legacy
which his father Is
said TO have left
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become Princess
Cantacuzene. The
granddaughter of
plain u. S. Grant
will have been cac-
riiccd TO the Sc
cial ambition of
her aunt, against
the judgment and
wishes of nearer
relatives.
1t is an open Sc
cret that the widow
of Gen. Grant was
bitterly opposed to
the match, a n d
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innovation, there
having been ~ two
previous appoint
ees. In New York
there are n o n e,
but in Philadel-
phia aconsiderable
number have been
perform N & all
sorts of police duty
for years without
comment; n e v
are quite an old
story.
The colored po-
iicemen of Brook
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5 [ ar steamship
Oceanic, which has
has been N e w
York's latest SEN
sation, Is due TO the
different methods
of reckoning tom
mage.
Il h e met tom
mage" of a ship 600
feet long may be as
little as 1000, and
a freight tramp of
half her size may
surpass her in this.
The only scientific,
&C urat ide;
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an cAtIhNdSdnuy
rich society with
no other purpose
In life than TO kill
time in some new
fashion has played
with kites in the
surf, played lawn
tennis on Bailey's
Beach, led big rag
dolls up the main
street, revived ten
mis-, had an auto
mobile show and n
horse show, and
still il was not sat
icfied
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-14

of his asonw be
The yeng all Of the staple seasonab fad
finds infinite
Of velvet vaouy spaced
There being the wonderful assortment
the hair OF the elaborate
gilt either
plain
she'll in imitation materials
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the upturned brim, and abutterhy bow
OF white taffeta directly in front, with a
black wing at each side, and narrow
strings of white velvet. This is one of the
seasons severe styles, and IL takes an
unusually pretty face TO wear such
hat becomingly.
For the late winter fur will be much
worn on hats as trimming. One OF
these that is but sample hat, but
which shows the seasons styles well, Is
Spanish turban made of white broad
cloth with very wide band OF mink all
around IL. The head Of the mink is n
little ct one side. Over the crown is n
lovely piece OF ecru lace. with twist
of pink satin coming high over the
crown and twisted tightly over the
rink border at one side.
Among the hats one sees arc an a.
most endless number OF the wonderful
ly large picture affairs ornamentcd
with tisAue material, long ostrich
plumes jes ornaments of various de-
signs and tale strings. II Is not every
woman who ran wear picture hat be-
comingly, bl1 for those who can the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-14

ompons OF black and chiffon side
A Ia tina a
OF
will a
the
in
muchtaked-of
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'raze Of the moment is the Napoleonic
and Empire and these will mean much
pearl and fine gold embroideries.
In shapes there will be among the
more popular ones the Spanish turban,
the poke bonnet, the three-cornered,
Gainsborough, and the small jeweled
bonnets.
One of the beautiful Spanish turban
hats that l saw among the exclusive
styles was made of black silk velvet
with ruchings of white chiffon around
the rolling brim. and on two large velvet
loops al one side. A large white bird
at each side with the heads nestled in
chiffon nj the crown and directly in
front.
Another OF the same shape of turban
was of n golden brown silk plush felt
with a piping Of white velvet TO edge
the turban, and roll OF white velvet
caught in front with a buckle of bril-
liants and a white wing on either side.
OF the large hats one of the most
beautiful was of black silk plush felt
with three loops Of black velvet and n
silver buckle resting on the hair little
az one side where the brim is turned up
in several different shapes. Four large
black ostrich tips stand erect in front
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hats with bm
another that considered quill
increase in is threatened fall
fact the promises to be sweeping pumage
OF and buckles will
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-14

No picture Is hung on the walls Of the.
Louvre, In Paris, until the artist hns
been dead ten years.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-14
The punchinr nnr.

This has been the silliest season at
Newport within the memory OF man.
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before the season is opened, and durinI
them to whoever asked to see them we
Other houses would send experts TO us i
would go away and manufacture dup
large sums TO design. Now we seldom
signed for Paris sales TO anyone until j
and so make their duplication practical
describe these hats in your paper in
America IL cannot possibly do us any
harm"
/ agreed with him and at the same
time learned another of the tricks Of the
Paris merchants.
But Of the hats that he showed me.
In both the exclusive style hats and
those that are manufactured by the
dozens for general sale saw that there
will be used many large birds and also
wings and breasts In all varieties in the
gray and white effects, and also the
long ostrich feathers mostly in black
and white. One thing seen on the ex-
pensive hats that is not common with
the cheaper varieties is the abundance
of net material that is being used, and
also horsehair and filter and plated
silks and chiffons and velvet broad
materials.
The horse hair and filter effects are
of felt and silk plush felt of the long
haired varieties. Another novelty is the
three-cornered hats with brims covere,
only on the most expensive of the seasc
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-14
julia Grant. Wedding,

Before my more distant readers see
hese words, Julia Dent Grant will have
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The Greatest steamship.

The confusion about the relative size
of the Great Eastern and the new White
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-14
Not DisinberItcd.

Young Cornelius Vanderbilt, chiefly
known because Of his marriage 10 Miss
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-14

write an American fasnlOn letter ne
seemed graciousness itself. He conduct
ed me throughout all OF the great estab-
lishment, at least he said he did, but l
had seen none of the exclusive styles
which my New York friend had assured
me the house was noted for. Inquired
for these, and after thinking for mo-
ment the gentleman said:
"And why not, though il is somewhat
against the rules"
"Why is IL against the rules TO show
this class of hats?" asked
'We do not make practice Of show
ing this class of hats 10 everyone that
comes in because we do not want them
duplicated. We pay large prices for
original styles, and IL we are TO sell
those hats for the prices we have TO get
for them we must be sure that they are
exclusive styles. People from all over
Europe and America come TO us with a
ranttact ~ caa ottr axa1ncfva hats 1opcr
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-14

The appointment Of negro as POI |
liceman in Brooklyn is not an absolute
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-14

millinery
particular
place had from the
York whom knew the
addition
looking information which
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-03-31

). great commorIon seems Ia have
taken place among railway circles
owing to the contemplated through
car service between the Pacific Coast
and Chicago which is operating Il
day each week. This isnot 4 new de.
partuve by any means. Gs the Denver
* Rio GTandc Railroad Company and
Its connections have been operating a
through car service between the Pa
cItic and Atlantic coast via. Salt Lake
Pueblo, Denver. Kansas City mad
Chicago for years. and three days
eacn, week, viz. every Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evening. The
cars for this through service are OF
the latest Pullman design, and are
supplied with clean linen and bedding
throughout. \ Pullman porter is as
signed to each car. These cars are
also under the personal supervision
Of a Special Excursion agent
whose duty it is to sec that passen-
gers are gwen every comfort and at.
tentiul. For further information, np.
ply Ia any agent. Or b. +. Ncvins,
General Agent. or to II NJ. Gushing
Travelling Passenger Agent, d. & Il.
G.. Il; r., IS West Bird South St. Sal
Lake City, Utah.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-03-31
4 Boyhood Reminder.

The editor Of the ISDE' EyDEsr re.
ceiyed through tile mail this morn
ing a quilt made by the ladies' Of The
NJ. +. Church East Grovcland, New
York. The qnIlt is black sateen and
contains the names OF many Of the
old residents Of that section and the
former schoHlma'es and fncnds OF
boyhood days. IT is a souvenir OF
our birthplace that we will prize far
beyond its money value. Every time
We glance at it some familiar name
a%ttrarts N eyes that brings up many
pleasant memories 81 the long ago.
One name in particular carries us
back to the time when we were a
very small -:id' in the old school
house and che was orr teacher.
OSer forty years, with their trials and
cares. their iriumphs and disap-
poiDtments have moi ptTaced her
name from our memory. Other
names bring up equally pleasant
memories and speak Of the happy
times OF long ago.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-03-31
Vetoed Bills.

The Governor Las vetoed the FOL.
lowing bills
Senate Bill No. 43-An Act TO
amend Sn Act entitled an Act IL pro-
tide Tor the purchase 81 land for an
Agricultural Experimental Station
nor established at Reno by the L.
: Government.
The reason for the veto was on &C.
count OF an amendment that was at
tached TO the original bill. which pro-
videi that in case the State shall
cease to use the land for experiment.
al purposes, the same shall revert to
Washoe county. The Goverror in
his veto says
The State cannot afford TO e1pend
large sums Of money in improving
lands. the title Of which Is based on
cortirSenc Is Of any kind
This simply >e;oes the act intend
ing TO amend the original bill; the
original bill is signed and Is a law.
Senate Substitute for Senate Bill
No. 10 An Act regulating the pay
ment OF loses sustained by holders
OF tull paid UP lire insurance policies.
This bill vas vetoed on the idea
that no person having insurance On
property should receive, after its de.
s;rur;Ion by fire, q greater amount
than the actual loss sustained.
Assembly Bill No. 72-An Act to
provide evenu Tor the State and re.
pealinc Acts amendatory thereof. This
bill WIS vetoed on account OF its be-
ing lost IN the Senate is its history
shows: Fourteen against with
: absent, the history ct the bill Itself
being Incorrect
Assembly Bill No. loi was vetoed
account. OF failure OF its passage III
the Senate. The history OF this bill
shows that in the Sen1te the vote
was, yeas none nays -, absent ,.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-03-31
Death OF j. c. Powell.

j. c. Powell. assessor OF Eureka
county. died in San Francisco
Thursday. Mr.. Powell has been III
poor health Tor sometime and went
to California in the hope that he
wOnld be benefited by a change ~
climate. His physicians recently adj.
vis=d him that an operation would
have to be performed. Being ad
vancch in years lie was unable TO
stand The shock his 81 stem received.
Mr.. Powell vas a native OF Missouri.
aged 81 years, ! month and 81 days.
He was one Of the first settlers OF
Eureka comfy and has been promi-
nent in politics Tor several years. He
has served tho people Of Eureka
county several terms as assessor and
was reelected last fall.
He Leaves n widow. three sons and
a daughter. The eldest son il DR.. j.
Powell. who has been the county
physician OF Eureka county. The
other two Buys are Clay and Dewey.
The former s now in Manila as
hospital steward in the Ambulance
Corps. Dewey Is a boy about II
years. The daugter. Edna. il a
grown yonng lady.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-03-31
Lack of = Justice.

There is a grelt lack Of justice or
eten common sense in many Of the
hN. Mat are inflicted on the people
n' his eoun'ry. For instance. p bcy
eo'n 10 this country is not allowed to
woe nniil hes tweb;y.uue yrars old.
on' Gao be pressed into var 10 stop
bullets. IN order 10 increase the
bonded debt. "a sooo "a he Is eighteen
years old.
Md again. the pOor man can have
a distress warrant issued sgains, IL.
hanbIe belongings 10 pay an uu;ns.
toS, While the Supreme Cont dc.
clares ilin, the rich nlb Der nu 4 be
exempt, rs nm Income tax ia Illegal
and cannot he colleeted-Uiah Stat,
journal.