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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

SNAPPED like pear, about ten feet high
and nine feet in diameter, from which an
elghteen-inch pipe twenty feet long pro-
trudes.
These buoys may be seen at the light
house department storehouse on Diamond
island where buOys Of all kinds and
shapes are Kept. ready to be placed over
some rock dangerous to navigation or to
replace any which may be damaged or
adrift. This long pipe, which runs down
into the water, is what furnishes the DOW
er for the whistle When the buoy is In
the water the rolling OF the waves up
through the pipe and the pressure on the
air in the tank forces it out through the
whistle, and the WeII-knoWn dismal sound
is the result. .-....,..-..= lad.
Whistle bOuys In different ports of the
coast are given a different pitch in order
That the mariner may, on a thick night,
be able to know his locality by the diff
ference in the sound. 1t is the duty Of the
officers to adjust the pitch of these whis-
ties when they get out of tune, and they
have become so expert at it that they
can detect and remedy the slightest va
ration from the correct pitch. The adj
JUStment of these whistles must be made
while they are in place. and sometimes
the great necessity of the marks on dan
gerous rocks obliges the men on the buoy
boat to make these repairs in very rough
weather The repairing crew usually in
cludes the mate and one man, who are
rOwed up to the buoy until they are able
to grasp the rings on the side and clam
Der up over the side to the cage which
protects the whistle. Perhaps the most
dangerous duty which falls to the lot Of
the buoy tenders is that of replacing the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

start, a signal was given about APO, and
Mr.. Pitcher rose slowly in the machine
until he had travelled about $50 yards and
had risen to the height of about fifty or
sixty feet. Then a sharp gust of wind
came and the tail Of the apparatus snap
ped. Instantly the machine turned COM
pletely over and fell to the earth with a
terrible thud. Mr.. Pitcher being under
meath the wreckage. His devoted sister
one of the first to reach the scene
of the accident. Adrian Verney-Cave.
Everard Fielding and Dr. Stuart. all
friends and companions of Mr.. Pitcher.
removed him from the machine and found
that he was unconscious. Raising his
left leg, discovered that 1t was fractur-
ed above the knee. A shutter was pro-
cured, and Lady Braye sent orders to
Stanford hall for blankets and warm
water to be got ready. Mr. Pitcher was
carried to his room in the house, and
Dr.. Stuart and DR.. Nash carefully ex-
amined him. another surgeon being sum-
moned by telegraph from Rugby. Later
on, as most of the visitors were return
Ing to London, reassuring reports We're
given, but Mr.. Pitcher died before he re-
gained consciousness"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

said prosperous New Orleans physician.
chatting over an after-luncheon cigar. "I
was primful of enthusiasm, and used to
rush headlong into all sorts of queer
places In response to chance calls. Now
L had some singular adventures, and per-
haps the one that sticks firmest in my
memory happened in a tough sailors
boarding house near the river front 7
had been summoned there by a big Nor
wegian, who rushed into my office all out
OF breath, and told me his brother was
dying in fit. He gave me the address,
said l would find the man in room II
and tore off for a priest. When I reached
the house the hallway was dark, and
after great deal of proving I found
the number and walked in. A lamp was
burning dimly on table in one corner,
and huge bearded man was stretched
out on his back on the bed. As nobody
was in sight l concluded he must have
died, but to make sure I opened his fan
mel shirt and was placing my hand over
his heart when he suddenly gripped me
around the neck like a bear. The attack
was so unexpected, coming from what
supposed to be a corpse that I was tenn
porarily paralyzed with horror, and the
man flung me to the floor like a sack of
meal. Then ] struck out instinctively
and fought for my life, but he was too
heavy for me and was hammering me as
he pleased when a lot of people rushed in
and tore US apart 1t turned out 1 had
gone into room II instead of II and the
man l had disturbed was a Danish sailor
who always carried his money in a pouch
over his chest. He naturally concluded
I was trying to rob him, and was endeav-
oring earnestly to kill me. One of my
rescuers was the Norwegian's brother
who had recovered from his fit, and did
me more service than 1 was at all apt
to do him. It was a month before 1 was
able to go on the streets. AS I said be-
| fore, am more careful now"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

that the bill will pass, as the whole
Right, part of the Center and a portion
Of the Left seem sure to vote for it's
passage. No doubt German public opinion
overwhelmingly favors the bill, as the
people believe, with the emperor,
that it is absolutely necessary
for Germanys continued prestige
as world-power, and for the
extension of German trade and influence
abroad. Beside. the conviction is now
held generally here that France need no
longer be feared as serious competitor,
militarily, she having reached her ulti-
mate limit in increasing her army and
being unable to compete with Germany's
additional 100000 Of inhab itants. Thus
1t may be said that Germany now has
her hands free for naval expansion
The governments purpose to transform
Emden, hitherto a small North sea har-
Dor, into irst-class naval port, has be-
come palmer every day. On exceptional
authority it Is learned that these plans
embrace the deepening Of the river bed,
SO as to allow the largest warships to
enter the port. The first installment of
100000 marks for this Improvement will
reach the Prussian diet after its recon
Vening. The ~PrusSian government will
also erect big shipyards and dry docks at
Emden. The dry docks will be pushed so
that number of vessels provided by the
new naval bill can be built at Emden.
DISTRUsT AMERICANS.
The desirability of the United States
having suitable permanent embassies
abroad is again unpleasantly illustrated
by the humihating experience of Am
| bassador White, as cabled to the AS
| ISOLATED Press "Wednesday, and by the
fact just revealed that Minister Harris, at
Vienna. is undergoing worse experience
Mr.. Whites trouble is likely to be tided
| over, as it Is understood that the govern
ment Of Berlin has offered to allow the
American ambassador to continue to oc-
| cupy the top fat of the building it pur-
! chased until the end of President Nc
Kinley's term
Since Mr.. Harris arrived In Vienna he
has been vainly searching for a suitable
house The difficulty is the unwillingness
| Of Austrian landlords to rent to Ameri-
| cans. Mr.. Harris predecessor, Bartlett
Trip, had a dispute with his landlord,
and the latter sued Mr.. Trip success
fully He pleaded exterritoriality, but
without effect. Even Austrian tradesmen
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
TIDES SEVENTY FEET HIGH.
Remarkable Wall That Sweeps tho
Bay OF Fundy's COast.

The Bay Of Fundy is known to the
world chiefly on account Of its tides,
which rise to an immense height, seventy
.eet having been recorded. AS these tides
reach the head of the bay and are forced
Up The PetitcOdiac river the conditions are
such as to form the front into an almost
perpendicular wall of water termed a
bore"
This formation is a grand and exciting
spectacle, and interest in the phenomenon
IS increasing. Large numbers of Ameri-
can tourists, scientific men and others
visit the locality to admire it's effects and
study its causes
About nineteen miles from the mouth of
the Petttcodiac, at g point commonly
known as the bend, the river takes a
turn almost at right angles to It's previous
course. Immediately above the bend and
on the line Of the Intercolonial railway is
situ2 ted the town of MOncton The run
Of the rising tide first breaks into a bore
at Stony creek eight miles below Mono
TON. At first it is scarcely noticeable, but
It gradually grows until at the bend 1t
about reaches its maximum height The
Wharves of Moncton are thus the most
popular positions from which to view this
interesting phenomenon. The average in
terval from the arrival of one bore to the
arrival Of the next is about twelve hours
and twenty-five minutes, so that the av-
srage retardattcn from day to day is
about fifty minutes. But his boreship''
IS cratic. and the daily retardation may
be anywhere from forty minutes to on
hour.
The best time to see the bore Is during
the full moons Of August, September or
October. and if the visitor would see this
natural wonder in It's most beautiful as
pect let him choose a bright moonlight
night rather than the daytime. Under
such favorable circumstances a crowd of
200 or 500 people, enc day last fall, wit
messed the arrival Of the bore. The
schedule time for its arrival, given by
the local newspapers, was $40 clock At
9:12 the expectant crowd on Moncton's
wharves heard a noise easily distinguish
able as the rush of distant waters This
grew louder and louder as the bore ap-
preached and rounded the bend, and at
9;22, two minutes later than the sched-
Uled time, there appeared in full view of
the spectators an almost perpendicular
wall of water five or six feet in height,
rushing madly against the swift current
of the stream. In some places along the
head Of the bore the water, beaten into
foam by It's own violence, sparkled in
the moonlight, while along the shore the
mud plowed frcm the bank made the
water almost black. The contrast was
beautiful.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
FATAL FLYING MACHINES.
Fate of an English Inventor who
Essayed Aerial Navigation.


Essayed Aerial Navigation.
London Times
A serious accident attended the trial on
Saturday Of new flying machine in a
field at Stanford hall, the seat OF Lord
Braye, near Market Marlborough The
contrivance is the invention of Mr.. Percy
S. Pitcher, who has for a considerable
time been making experiments with the
object Of devising such a machine. A
correspondent who was present sends the
following account Of the accident:
Mr.. Pitcher, a clever young inventor
(whose brother, Lieut.. Col. Pitcher. is a
well known military oficer), had given
several years to the study of flying ma
chimes, and had from personal acquain-
lance with Hiram Maxim SO realized the
dtft1culties to be overcome that he man
ufactured a machine on the lines of that
designed by Herr Lilienthal as being, in
his opinion, the nearest to perfection. The
machine, with which he had previously
made several successful ascents resem-
bled a great eagle. The two wings were
covered by about ITO feet Of saicloth, and
the tail or rudder with its sails, was fixed
about two feet from the main body of
the machine. The frame itself consisted
OF bamboo, with innumera BILE wires like
the ribs of an umbrella The weather
on Saturday was most unfavorable for
such a trial Rain fell heavily up to 3
p. m, and gusty winds followed The
visitors included q number of country
people, who took refuge under the trees.
Ate: several Intellectual attempts to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

mechanism, and, of course. had obeyed
but we regarded 1t as merely a cats play
with a mouse. Then came the news that
he was being passed along from tribe to
tribe. That settles it, said our colonel.
The last sheik that gets him will argue
that he's true believer and killing him
will only send him to heaven. Well
never see him again. -
Greatly to our surprise, however, they
returned him to us unframed. He was
brought into our lines by delegation of
about thirty, and as matter of military
formality a guard was called out to re-
ceive him. When the tribesmen saw him
marching away between q couple of
soldiers they jumped at the conclusion
that he was going to be shot for being
absent, and I will never forget their in
dignation. They Immediately demanded
him back. This is a violation of the
agreement they cried in the vernacular
lie is j brave man and we did not bring
him hero to be killed like a dog!" Their
eyes flashed and they reached for their
weapons, and it was with great difficulty
they were made to understand that the
man was safe and welcome. Otherwise,
I really behave they would have died in
attempting q rescue"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

are unwilling to supply anyone connected
with the embassy unless paid in advance.
Both these affairs are causing much as
constituent in diplomatic circles in
Vienna and Berlin, and many dtsparaging
remarks have been made against the
United States policy in this respect.
MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
DR.. Won MIGUEL, whose skill in financial
ly squeezing the German subjects for
the benefit of the state is proverbial, has
fallen victim to his own tax gatherers
They have rejected DR.. Won Miquefs In
come tax return, declaring he omitted the
income of the Silesian estate, which Dr.
Won MIGUEL claims is unprOductive. The
controversy, which the courts will prob
ably have to decide, involves only a small
amount. but the department insists on
its alleged rights against its own chief
The weather remains mild and unsea-
sonable, and Is retarding trade.
Lieutenant Commander William H.
Beehler, the United Staves naval attache
here and at Vienna and Rome, has re-
turned to Berlin from America, and has
resumed the duties of his post.
Mrs. William Walter Phelps has arrived
here. She and her daughter, Countess
Won Rottenburg, and Count Won Rotten
burg will go to the Riviera for the win
ter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
PROFANITY IS BAD.
Regarded a Serious Drawback to
All Athletic Training.

Regarded as a Serious Drawback to
All Athletic Training.
Clergymen and ethical writer's have had
a great deal to say about the evils of
profanity. The field against this petty
vice has now been taken by another class
Of men altogether, one. also, which has
a great deal more influence with most
young men than clergymen usually have
physical trainers, coaches and cam cap
tains. This information will undoubtedly
startle many young aspirants for athlet-
&c honors, who consider a sweater, a pair
of lurching shoulders, mincing gait
cigar and a loud and profane manner
very manly" and the proper outward
characteristics of an athlete. But it Is
fact nevertheless, that the leading
trainers and lovers Of athletics, both here
and in England, have started a crusade
against profanity. the former considering
it great drawback and hindrance to get
ting into condition quickly and easily
or to putting on weight, and the latter
fearing an unenviable reputation and the
setting OF a bad example
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

Copyrighted by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Dec. 2.-After fortnight Of
preliminary skirmishlng the reichstag,
during the coming week, will begin seri-
Gus work, starting with the first reading
of the budget, which always leads to
serious and heated debates, the import
ant part of which will be the advance
fight for and against the new naval bill.
The whole energy Of the. emperor and
the government is said to be toward MAX
ing the bill law, and thus securing for
Germany the second place in the world as
naval power. After surviving the parlia-
mentary field it seems pretty probable
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
HOSPITAL AT LADYsMTTH.

heavy buoys during a storm or while
heavy sea IS running. With the steamer
rolling her rails under the greatest care
must be taken to avoid accident and
many are the stories of narrow escapes
related by strong, rugged men who per-
form this dangerous work.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
LUCK OF A SOLDIER.

By Peculiar Fate Escaped Torture
From the SOudanese.
New Orleans Times Democrat
Maj. Flint, who sailed in charge of the
mule transport Corinthia, has a remark
able army record, but, like most real
fighting men, he IS extremely modest and
reticent. One Of the best of the few
stories he was induced to tell while here
related to an incident Of the first Soudan
campaign. THE tribesmen are mon
strously crusl in war" he said. land not
only did they mutilate our dead In a most
hideous manner, but also tortured the liv-
ing who fell into their hands. Yet,
strerge as it may appear, they had some
very noble traits. I remember they cap
tUred a sergeant from our command early
in the campaign and 1t Mortified us all to
think Of the poor fellows probable fate
Later on we learned through spies that
he had been ordered to embrace Moham-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
MoDDER RIVER LOSSES.

MODDER RIVER LOSSES.
ne revised list of Modder river casu-
alties, on-commissioned officers and
men, Is divided as follows:
Ninth Laneers-One wounded.
Engineers-TwoW wounded.
ArtiIlery-Three killed. twenty-five
wounded.
Second Coldstreams-Ten killed, fifty
six wounded.
Third Grenadiers-Nine killed, thirty
eight wounded. four missing.
Scots Guards-Ten killed, thirty-seven
wounded, one missing.
Northumberland Fusileers - Eleven
killed thirty-one wounded.
First Northumberland wound
ed.
Second Yorkshire-Nine killed. forty
four wounded
First North Lancashire-Three killed,
fourteen wounded.
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
Paner ShturIea

Paper shingles have been introduced
into japan by an enterprising Toxic firm
as substitutes for the wooden article.
The new idea is slab of thick-tarred
pasteboard, more easily managed than
ordinary shingles and costing only half
as much
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
GERMANY'S new NAVY.
EMPEROR'S WISHES WILL LIKELY
BE RESPECTED BY MEMBERS
OF REICHSTAG
SECOND POWER IN WORLD

That Is the Ambition of the Kaiser
for His Sea FOrces-Great Ship
yards Are I'm Contemplation
Troubles Encountered by Amer
lean Ambassadors Abroad, Owing
to Lack of Embassies.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
SAVE MANY LIVES.

Whistlers Are Highly Priced by
Mariners Along the Coast.
Augusta Journal.
One of the most interesting aids to
navigation Is the whistling buoys. There
are several Of them off the cape, and
their dull, hoarse grooming may often
be heard for miles. They are clumsy af-
fairs Of steel. ranging in length from
thirty to thirty-flve feet, with an air tank
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
Ocean Temneratnre

ature Is down to freezing and often be-
low It, There is no light, and the enor-
NOUS pressure of a ton to the square
inch In every 1000 fathoms, or ten times
more pressure than we endure,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
A Spanish Combination.

A Madrid journal Is printed on linen.
with composition easily removable by
water, and the subscriber, after devour-
ing the news. washes his journal and has
q handkerchief
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
WRONG PATIENT

Visited by the Physician, and He Is
More Careful Now.
New Orleans Times-Democrat
when L was younger than L am now,'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

Government Theaters I'm Europe.
In all the capitals of Europe. except
London some theaters are kept up by
government support.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

and he will not await the arrival Of Mr.
Hay before quitting his post. Mr.. Hay Is
the son of the secretary of state.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
DUCHESS DENIES 1T.

1ARIS, Dec. 1.-The Duchess of UZes
has telegraphed to the newspapers here
Indignantly denying the report that she
is paying the expenses Of an alleged
hero-Boer volunteer corps said to be
forming in New York
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n IN.

Continued from First Page.
Beers would attempt to attack the vul-
nerable points OF the line Of communica-
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Fifteen killed, ninety-five wounded, two
missing
First oldstreams-Twenty wounded.
South African Reserve-One wounded.
Medical Corps-One wounded.
JAMAICANs CONTRIBUTE

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 2.-Follow-
ing the example of Demerara, the mayor
of Kingston today launched popular
subscription to contribute to fund for
the families of the British soldiers In
South Africa. The jamaica military men
have agreed to contribute one days pay
each.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
TO RELIENEo MACRUM.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The president
has designated Adelbert F. Hay to pro-
coed at once to South Africa, as the rep
resentative of the state department, and
take the place OF. Mr.. ,Macrum the pres
ent United States consul at Pretoria. The
state department has yielded to Mr.. Ma
crum's repeated appeals to be relieved,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
79c-ParEOr Tabsss-S1s

70 TUE aaAS7V5 . 10
Our line of medium-priced Parlor
Tables the most complete in the city
We have a table in quartered oak or
mahogany finished; polished, with a
fine French shaped top and twisted
leg, at 1915, that must be seen to
be appreciated.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
ThTee-Pieee ParIer Suit.

Our line OF parlor Furn iture Is up to date as
10 style and finish. The very latest fancies in
odd Chairs, Divans and Sofas of the best East
ern makes In our Show Rooms. This picture
SHOWS the Sofa OF the Three piece Suit we sell
Tor 81 40. The frame is mahogany finish pol
$4,000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-20
1 HOLD UP.s#
Two Masked Men Rob 2 Train on
 the Missouri Pacific.

KANSAS CITY. Dec. 1s.-The passen- gers on the Omaha and Nebrask q City passengers train which left here on the Missouri Pacific road at 9.l5 o'clock tonight were robbed by two masked men who boarded the train in Kansas City. Kan. They levied their forced contribution after the train had started. holding ID the passengers in the Pullman car and securing five gold watches and about Sl00 in money. The conductor was among the passengers robbed At Newman, Kan six miles out ef the eity, the train slowed up for the station and the bandits dropped off and disappeared No shots were fired and no one was ininred
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-20
FREED l aP0SSljA.
And Ths Men Al Pulled Their win.
esters-A6AgT=

The robbery which occurred ou tae Warren road Tuesday evening has 8 sequel, or ra side scene to l. We learn from Officer Galpepper that after the robbery was commit ted by the negro or negroes Of two white young men near Mitcheais old stand eu the Warren read, that the dogs happened along ao5ut that time. Following in their waxe was Deputy Sheriff Plais Guioepper and one Westa!l. who evidently were out on . possum hunt; but the dogs stopped suddenly under 8 tree and began their bowling the men al ran up. pulled their win. chesters, believing that Ur Negro was up in the tree aud tde fugitive froa justice was about to be cap tured, when 10 aud behold, they found that the dogs had simply freed 8 wee sma possem f. them, which they enjoyed very much ia con- junction with their laughter and story telling