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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
r,o,uence Not Wanted.

ATLANTA COnalllu'i0'.'
New York daily recently ~
.. - finn at o. southern lawyer " --
10 au eloquent speech DID
,'-@ If the metropolis .....
According TO this neWspAp.. .r.
go and citizens generally 81
49, I,-h,e,ed and cultured Nor. ,.
r.,rer, Intellectual that they and
r@n,inoed or moved by i.c.-. .....-.
,,sie They care nothing
nj laugh at what IS called ..-.
The New York editor .., 20
sonse. why 90 northern .--r.
beor Ingerson. ingalls,. b...N .- =,
ard Dixon2 IL IS because l,.s
orators and not because ..
figures. and arguments. ...-.. .r
Perbaps some styles of
40 n discount I'm New York
eloouent talker or speak - n
| audience anywhere ON ...-
| chilly Boston the people won. .-.
| the speeches of the most ... ...y
| eian of his day when De
| a few years ago. .r desk
II is easy for the duh lr t,,
~ saw that eloquence is DID,.
r. would be hard for him il
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
The Death Penalty.
cBoston Transcript

The gruesome details given in medical
journals of the death IA the electric chalr
Indicate that execution by that process is
borllv more humane than that by hang
,no, with a rope. 1T only needs a glance
~ rfctures of hanglngs in America ana
Frrland I'm the good old days when they
,rere attended by throngs Of people, many
If whom iourneyIng from FAR 10 altenu'
- see what difference IN the pubic
motive and purpose Of the death penalty
has come 10 pass. Now we hide the
,,erfornance I'm death chamber, anu
porp,it only medical and official Wltnesses
- be present. denying entrance 10 me
mss lest even the description OF tne
rcroir may shock public decency' m
tho January number Of the Green rag
=. hrief article on hangings IN lhe
"Oiden Times" with an old Woou -l'l
sbo,ring The public holiday OF cuI'or1
.,,,c,stors made for the execution Oh lD.N
p, - I'm 1-cD At that time the mans
~ nos rs regular an entertainment es
., ne 1,.c,s that comes IN the spring or IN,
co,ntv fair that comes In the la,'. 80 ~.
49, was great advance ON tne u o.
W, criminals were roasted ia VIC ~.
W ro,Ied in caldrons. or when preFiou.
vi H. tegol killing Of murderers' nSite,
70, 10 az 80 noured into their mouths whioi
, ,yere forced open by partial s'I"nsu'a
ffOn
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
Military Rule in Cunh'
Cunningham Age-HeraldJ


General Brooke. one OF three major,
generals of the regular army may ge
aood soldier. but the President mace
49, ,,.,t-o IN 9npointing him Military Gov
lr,o. az cuba instead OF Geneial l'N-
l,,,e,b lee That the Cubans can Dee gov
mel and easily governed, 10y mn
80. commander IS proved by the pa.
80 extending General Leonard WOOD
o,ir,iristrative work i'm the Santiago pro
i've General Wood FIRST dlstlhs ul9"' 81
himself as the colonel OF the I'o-s'
pfdors but ne is making even h'slte'
record as a magistrate. IN dealhs "'''
IN. Cubans he is liberal ana hlnu 81,
Gr,, and he is both respected ana 10Y
49, tb. neoule Of the province. me
c.r.ral brooke is Governor OF 'he ehui'
,.i.,5 If Cub9 General Woods pioWhc'
o,fo,-s or did enjoy until recently pla'-
al autouomv. And this accounts l"'
the comparative tranquility Oh S1"''17o
ana the commercial progress Oh 1"o
lion. General Brooke does nov ...
/ he popular. lie evidently id0N7 ''~'
lacks genius for ruling ,.,5 nos
General Lee, on the o1Hei i','a'' Il,
! eoe.ee every quality for military Iulci
ship lie is splendid solu'S - 80,
~, instinct. by education, ana py eNpe'l
- he is an excellent executive am
diniomat. His record as Cohsui- ceneI =
~ Cuba proved him 10 be an ah-aIouil
| ,,,ar of affairs In that trying once i
- am eminent success. The people @
| 60 had confidence I'm his AFFINITY ana hi
,,atbods and their admiration TOT MT
r,lrsonallv was unbounded. lie was H
aeed their idol. Moreover, the poop.
81, irniteJ states had confidence IN nun
on1 REGARDED him as the tt,est man j.,
the qovernorship Of cuba. Ana why y,
prcsident should have appointed ION
- ,ba supreme command ana Lac l"
rro,,incial command only was 10 u''l
- ma inexplicable, II we are 10 oe1el
Mr. McKinley's professions ol i'o'' ~
tionaIis,n one of the Washins'on 90 90
rosnondents explains the fIesluel -
trestment of Lee in making nm suoo, q
- IN Rrooke. 10y saying that MI "
tirIev who is a candidate LOT W. ~,
- becoming very jealous oil me y
hin. mat lee would get HuCn s'D
{ go - the management OF CUM I.,'
u ,,isbt share some of his prestlse' IL u
~, H. true explanation, the fres'uc'',
sr1sller man than the country mas YIN
B. a., COR II would be wise III the iV
~ now If ne would ackno"leuso
y tst,tlo and rectify it by transfer j.
e l.I-a,ol r{rooke from the goVernoIsnlp
"a command purely military anu - W
p Dointing General Lee Governor o'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
coDoda,s House of Lords.

CbicagO TrbuneJ
canadians are becoming restiVe uuo''
rb.ir form of government. even though
r. is patterned after that of the mother
country The upper house OF the C''a
'l;sr Parliament is practically a mouse oL
IorIs ifs members being appointed lO'
80 L,, the Governor-General, the Itpl
a+,totive of the queen. But Can"u" ~
,,r"d,,allv imbibing American IDEAS " .lii,.
mic bo,iee of lords is becomihs ms
, r,,9 some are I'm favor OF auol-
;ehing it altogether. while suns ,;l.''-
1T led bv Sir Wilfrid Laurier, peiie'e9
t tba constitution should be altered SO
tbot Il win be impossible for the uppel
IONS TO defy public opinion by reiuslhE
a. mass legislation the country W'll'e'
tIo y-ouId do this by having a JOINT ses-
lior of the two houses whenever there l7
a. deadlock. This plan easily places e t
| tire mower I'm the lower house Ior .. .t
1atter could outvote the upper house wiz
nothing ike a good majority IN laVoi
| ~ particular measure. Ihe reform
! has small hope Of early realizauoI' Ho"
ever II can be accomplished ON!
tbroueh the British Parliament ah'
,rbile the British Commons might pas
If the House Of Lords would reject
overwhelmingly.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25

A''"r,t Of the Trans"cu""'

It'll IN New York World
poeToY January 2}.-concernins ,he
, nUo to discredit the story Oh ~,
a ao,e ~ the Lawson carnation' r,o' re
sur s,,ieos r Calvin tonight PRODUCED ,"e
ta nI,,,a letter, written by MT LawSo" D
COUNSEL ,rpas,on January .. 1899.
,,,.. ,,,o Editor of the World' ,or,ro.
~, regard TO the Lawson DUN ,,einess
~ n seems only fair 90 tne Vsbould
tntcresfs concerned that the tru''
be stated. ..ossion bill of sale.
executed by Mr. Calvin ann AM - to Mr..
=, ,n,, presence. transterilniEi oration OF
rbo1,,,s w. Lawson, in cohsl'ut ali OF
| t9o a. ali of the stock OF paotion and
e. aowers Of the said car ca ,Coi,,jn and
serl'roein% that they. the saln e'', nor per-
44isber will neither propasa.e row said
ri, i5"e anv one to propagate Oh s'ffo for and
ln,aarnation or its like exGgpi3i TYSON. ana
cara car no direction Of said l.aTs oye good
unuC, tbev calvin and tlshes tbev vii
LILY I'M ~ sell the same. ana tn l,oe against
rlsnI ,O and defend the s alnyd ri al
W., Ea'Il lawful claims and der'"'''
persons. .1 IN defend this ~
the threatened atta,c aH,,,9nt
4IIS,,l.,,,,it,,roth9r or any other ciR"TliRtRS."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
THE NEAT WAS GOOD
sour THAT'S SAID TO HAVE KILL
rnc,rs TESTED ~ COMMISSION
yVg QUESTION OF PRGSERyAIlYES'
Examination of Canine" ''''
csao showed presence -
,n,,sis Of Porto Rico W."
,,on. Resulted Otherwise

1yAsutNGToN. January 80.
:, ero,,.,eend. ,-ommissary Oh o"D
,,stenoe. United states Noiun'e,''' 90
ca ,e,ore the war INVESTIGATING IN. In.
,~,ss,on to-day that he HAD oo''S''' 'a1
,nsncc,ea the kitchens and snpp"''' GA
i"s ,s .o,0 tho refrigerated and 'a'noT i
s,, 49, GOOD. Ho had never h'"iu
o, chemical treatu eut OF 'he O'''
- reod Of Il I'm the newspapers. 49,.
General Beaver announced una,
a.,s.ton had received from Mayor
49, miles yesterday several cans o.
-, 49, forwarded 90 him 10y Cap, ,,-
IO"as II, patterv &. from PhoeniNN ~.
I,c"". a. quoted az having salo nc
a., - cats TO whom he had Ecu ~.
IA $50 mad died from eating IT, -
80, haa been received from lHe . -
oornnanv IN It's general oiilce III w tbo
ONO OF Major Miles, the Ic00. 49,. tlon-
commission. who ccrtiheo as W t,s an
t,,v one can was opeheu' o'' S.,.oroi,ie
,,Ssrance and taste produced [,,a,,is-
impresslon on members Oh '''e -. were
I, mo INSPECTED IT, Inc Guns a.
s,on 49, "a a government chemist io'
analysis. ,-,,,,c
I
Tho commission to-day inaU- tbe
some correspondence peaIlns one
,'l,,,,,, ~ chemical pTesovauFes' ~,
- froro Nr. T. p. Murdoch, or NO. yi
SUosb,rgton boulevard. Chicago Ie9poi.O
- "a a request 70 TESTIFY Ies"i u'''9
..se,,,oonts made 20 General Mice O'''
sained the following: .a reei
MANY examinations Of cahhSu -,
80 roads hero, and i can ol'y 49,
srono hearsay that IL was t', AZ,
tbot cent 20 Porto Rico ana Ouol' 80
Ietter 10 General Miles was cohll,' 'I.' ~,
and based on these expression No., =.
NV own option. but they "e-oNo,-,5 Win
e. results but not closely cOhheclC"
s.ni,es furnished 90 the army TO de- eNl
go The manner OF preserNils' H0"
s,,ar aid show boric acid, nitrate -
o.asb and some salcyhc acid. li''
to,vevcr not being from the TatloH5 S-I
g. 'hs 'front.' under my charge Woulu ON
ne laughed at II offered as eVlueno''
ARMOUR BEEF PALATABLE.
corta,p Alfred Hunt president OF I'd
ri,tshurr Reduction Company VIZ.
.TShen nv command returned iIoH Iol .
1,ico we had nine cases OF cahheu -
beef each case containing lWo -.
49, yyhich had not been used. l. He9
- are stnl I'm my possession i nay
80, one Of these cans or AiHloui
ro9et beof 10 the PittsDurg IesuHs -
ratorv. and have had II there suoJ 49,
10 o' chemical analysis. and they have mao mao
the following report. signed py MI
o. ' Handy. their chief chemist: poo.
Rect Manufactured by the Armour Ca "a,
ming Company. Chicago. N ana GO, cGi
lined mo nitrate of potash no sancyl
acid. no boric acid. no boraN; salt, ~ J.. ~
cent. Appearance pink. horous' WIN ~. ~
lowish-white granular sueL Cnui
sch "ALFRED L. HUNT,
mi" captain Of Artillery, Comma NJ il'
Tiebt Tatterv B. Pennsylvania Noiu
tocrs."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
run ,nss1NG CONJUNCTION.
suecuIation AZ 60 Whereabouts %
Justin Mccarthy.

AGtRUlat Al0h a." -"
Justin McCarthN'
vAsmNGTON. y. Co. January "a
Tho whereabouts OF Justin Mccarthy
Norfolk contractor, who lived for long
.,-,. i'm this city. and who has been miss
ing several weeks. IS ass set not known
The police Of this city were requested 10y
ne Norfolk authorities 90 ind nm. aiio'
.t4,,,,,,h bo WAS I'm Washington during
ma euoseouent TO the holidays ne
Guided the Vigilance OF the peace guard
,ans a washington woman who knows
lin, we'll. saw him it is said. IN &c"
work "a few dnvs before January lHl' anu
talked with him he oid not theh l1ol-
cate his future intentions. He was seen
on west street near The foot Of Garrison
erect and as the Cuuard steamship dock
A. al this point 10 has been concluded ne
took MASSAGE on the Tmhria which s'iIeu
the 18th. -...... ~,
Ue nav have landed in queenstown OF
YAverpool several days ago. lie hdu DeeA
enioying himself in this city ana olnei
rlsees for a number of weeks, ana caiic'
on several acQuaintances mere puV
them ne did not intimate his plans
Mccarthy was awarded contract Is
build a dixie I'm the York river by 'i
Engineer DIVISION OF lhS W. -
ment The contract was let to HIM Ausus
IL. 1925 and the amount involved Is 500
Lately the time for the compleuoh Oh mn C,I
work was extended 20 April l. Ing. j.
superfntendent Of the work is ciNll,"
employee OF the War Department anu
the contract has been opahuoneo Nv ~"
not go advised the Engineers Ohic'
should this be the case. the bondsme
OF the defaulung contractor will he r'
CURED 10 finish IT. .,.
The department makes monthly selu'
snsnts with contractors, paying 80 pc
cent of the completed work. When u
contract is finished the last paymei
would be a considerable sum, 10 per cen
OF the full amount and the payment u'
on the last part Of the work.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
Chief-JustIce Chambers.

The man whose decision as Chiet JUS
,ice Of Samoa that Malietoa Iahus IS tne
riehtfu King OF the country mas p'e.'F
tated civil war. is wei khoMh pa HV'i So
IA ,,,,,e ~ william L. Chambers. ana
- q. SON of the late Colonel William
l.. Chambers, OF Oswicnee' Ala n't' ~
Georgia line. The iather was a U.s. U.s.,
guished politician, ana one ~ sn. tt',s
prominent iaymen IN tne Me'nou, ~. nou
aa,aI cburch South. lie sent his no"
,,s,irsuished son TO Emory College whet'
No yraauated In ISL. AT college Bit
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25

emo judiciary Representative BAILEY. ., y.
- w.. Who lnauguratcd the inquiry W. WI
-" MT General wheeler preso ,I,'.'
no' ~" .1 statement OF his postum
a p, ,. 49,, no had not drawn any cor
stating nc ,oy mileage. or clerk hire
since May ith. The nearing W."
,t,,,o8 tomorrow
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
GENERALS LEE AND LUDLOW
r,,ov Are Not ut Odds-h""
u,,a,ts VIII be Trenfe"'

u,pANA January 2i-Shoulo 80
30 20 the woods and turn
lite the United states military ao-
.,a,.tra,,on will know what TO DO Inc
hord,ts will be followed by io'0e -
c,volrv and pcrsistently pursued.
neral method will be OBSERVE
s~' L., been followed in dealing win wy, ~
indians on the plains and mountains
the West ,,,t,,,c,t is sta
Tho seventh Cavalry Regimen 1ic.
toned In the Province OF iih"l - 40
r,o second Cavalry Regiment ~ w, r,,dbtn
,incqs of Santa Clara, ana w ~
cavalry Regiment In the ~ '.o,,ern-
Puerto Principe The depar li'' ~ ,,o,4oljs
"a tho commanders or the =.
ol9 80 bave received instructions
e'i.t.,, the alert. and 20 take tne ~
~. ft,,,tt,, which brig8ndage may
III -, gtcvy what the United STATES 'D'
,i,-s can do TO suppress H. hui ,l.,,t.,,s
49,, GENERALS. and prominent cINlil'sn''
~, have been discussing the CuDai'
-. question during the last u'S
/ tu,o with the American conlihaIlu''e =,
/ ,tr,ofo that the United States O"s"e
/ ouiol,lv 20 arrange settlement. Va ~
ctoins Of the Cuban soldiers lot I ~.
! 49,. Otherwise the privates VIII peCoiu0
| UupOufTOIlaDlc anu N"t'''''-
| lence" Doubtless similar repres,,'''
- loo, made 10 washington Also
m Costillo arrived here yesterday ron
~ RATED States. where he had Deen ~
~ Interests of the Santiago Board OF
/ 1--,1e and called to-day on GehcIa
! I,r0ol,o General Ludlow. and other OH
ciaIe lie saws that while In WashlnsloI
Ia had n talk with President McN'illD'
- ,,ove him the impression that ne W"
4, fav6r of paying at least part oI u"
claims Of the Cuban soldiers. l...o
"a Tncha denies the report that GeHe
-aI NTaximo Gomez win shorty le@N
C,,ba and go into retirement DID '''
Domingo.
LEE AND LUDLOW.
General Ludlow wrote rev u"' tb
o. Nfafor-Genoral Lee. Governor -,
recruitment of Habana pioFl.'e' -
inc the latter's attention 10 ceI1'l' .t,l
D i's etaterncnts representing that IN
felt bitterly toward each ONE i,,aet 4
, n,otr rolations were strained dIiiIoaO =
B ,roouin0 polnt. because certain loI
t"r,. formerly in General lee IeI.'
,,a1t had been added TO GeheI"l I1'O
- 20 facilitate administration.
C.,,erai ludlow said ne knew OF no IN
,.,,-3arstending. and wished TO declare
e much IN order that General Lee Hl's"' ''
D c,arcrsI Leo has replied, saying ll'
Q ~. rersonal and official relations a.
o c,,diai and that any person suppos"
q otherwise is in error. .r,r,
e Corera1 Lee left to-day for TIP
s cuines. He vii stop at San Jose ue j.
TO Toias where he will inspect the pa,'"'r
q of the Fourth Illinois, when IS ma 0"'
e TO Guines, and the Cuban troops '''''0'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
infant wedding in Washington.

WASHINGTON, January A-Miss MI
.ao Moves. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
crosby 5. Noyes, was married in this city
.,-dav 10 George Washington Boyd. OF
phtIadelphia. Bishop Satterlee performed
~ seryice Washington official and So
cistv was largely represented at the wed
am The father OF the bride Is editor OF
tbe evening Star, OF this city.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
MANu nLunJAoKErs DnsEnr.
PhiIndeIphin's Crew Complain OF
Not Having shore Liberty.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, January A-Since
the arrival Of the cruiser Philadelphia at
this port about thirty members of the
crew have deserted. and Of these eighteen
have boon recaptured. The men are In a
bitter frame OF mind They say that they
were denied shore leave while al Central
American and Mexican ports. but prom.
Used IL when they should reach an Ameri-
cen port. but since arriving here very few
have been permitted TO come ashore.
Admiral Kautz has received official no
tice from Washington OF his promotion,
his commission dating from December
Sth
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
FREIGHT RATES SMASHED.
Grain. Dressed Beef. livestock to
Come Lower.

CHICAGO. January 2L-With the first
day Of the coming month IL cents VIII
be slashed from the export grain rate
from Chicago TO Atlantic seaboard
no,nts now I'm effect upon all eastern
lines. This will make the rate from Chi-
earo 10 New York 1872 cents ana that
10 Philadelphia and Newport News l's
cents. on the same day the dressed-Deei
rate VIII be reduced 9 cents per lOo
rounds. Al the present time it Is 90 cents.
one and one-half cents will be cut iiom
the corn rate from Missssippi-river eros
ings 20 Atlantic-seaboard points. TACK
irg-hos,se product rates will be cut from
go cents 10 q cents. Livestock rates viii
90 down to o cents. At present the rate
on cattle and sheep is % cents, ana ON
hogs 80 cents All these changes were
agreed upon az a meeting of the Central
Freight Association in this city to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
GEN. wEIsIGER SERIOUSLY Ill.
,us Condition Regarded ns Critical
Late Last Night.

General David A. weisiger is extreme
~ in 49,.
lie has been worse the last two days
and his condition late last night was re-
garded as critical
General weisiger is advanced in years
and has been sick for some time. He had
severe attack OF the grip. which lasted
for some weeks, and when apparently
recovering from this, about ten days ago
ne suffered a relapse with symptoms OF
paraiysis.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
u,ehuonders I'm New York.

NEW YORK. January 4-lspeclaLl-
G. A. Davenport, MISS lAiiiaru, l..
Williams, G.. W. stevens ana VIE, WI
dorf: j. Bryan, c. W. harwood' Me''o
pole: r. Rothschild, Colonhaue, o. n
Rand and wife, J. II. pooiey' hohdhu
w. ID. Duke. Grand.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25

leather for its back. 1t wos a,
enourh Tor the planters hpral h,ng Less
we need to improve .,, ~, would work
Of IT. but of higher qu'"'''
n wondrous change.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
ALGEn no TAKE THE STAND.
NAV Testify To-Day Concerning
ueef Issued During War.

WASHINGTON, January A.-Secretary
Aleer has been invited by the War-In-
vestigating Commission to appear before
II and make a statement concerning the
beef issued during the war. lie Will go
ON the stand tomorrow or shortly there
after.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
said "a Have seven wives.

PEORIA. ILL. January 4-George
psresford Foil. Of this city was arrested
to-day AZ Davenport. Ia, on a bench war
rant issued at Des Moines. He Is charged
with having seven wives scattered through
the different cities OK the country.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
coxcnEssMrx IN rue ARMY.
House Inquiry Hegun-statement
from General WheeIer.

WASHINGTON, January &-rhe IN
quiry ordered by the House Of Represent
atiyes as 70 what members We're holding
outside oafess. originally intended TO de-
termine the status OF Major-Generai
wheeler aaS other members IN the army
VAS begun to-day ~ the Committee on
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
Applicable Also 10 Richmond.

NASHVILLE Americana
The adoption OF a universal luncheon
hour bv the businessmen Of Nashville
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-12-08
A sea.Ide Laboratorr.

In the American Naturalist Mr.. KEEL
logg gives a sketch Of the Hopkins
Seaside Laboratory Of the Leland
Stanford. Jr.. University" in the Bay
Of Monterey. The marine fauna there
is abundant, being mixture OF north
ern and subtropical forms. Many
OF the molluscs. sea-urchlns. and
cephalopods are collected by the Chi
nese fishermen. then canned. and sent
to China. where they are used as food.
The Chinese boats 20 out by night
with nets aud pltchplne torches. which
are hung over the boats side to lure
the squld. The squids are dried and
shipped to China to be used as food
and also as fertilizer. The duty on fer
tilizer in China Is low. the duty on
salt high. by mixing little dried
squld with a great deal OF salt and
calling IL fertilizer considerable
amount Of salt finds It's way into the
celestial kingdom at a low duty rate"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-12-08
FAMOUS sucKsPoRr CAPTAIN.
rron1 from nh Fishipr Fisst This
Tear Abuut $4,000.

tom Nick" or "Cap'n Tom" Is said
TO have made $4,000 at least, clear
profit, this year out OF his fishing ieet.
SO say the wisest Of the Bucksporters.
and they refer TO Capt. Thomas Mich
olson OF that town and to his business
prosperity. Cap'n Tom ia one OF the
few men In Ducksport, Me-. who are
worth more than 100000. and when no
started In life he hadn't a cent or
soul to give him helping hand. says
the Lewiston Mel Journal.
The story OF Cap'n Toms He Is a
story OF thrift. tireless Industry aud
rapid money making. All along the
eastern coast, from Maine to Boston.
he is known as a remarkable man.
when he was 10 years OF age he made
his lrat trip to sea went fishing on
the Grand Banks In a Buckport
schooner. and for some years ho con-
tinucd TO catch Goldfish ON shares. AS
one OF the crew, The shares were lib.
eral In those days. however. and The
men who were willing TO WORK oNtra
hours. stealing the time from their
watch below. used to make a Fo1l
deal OF money by cutting out tho Gods
tongues and sounds and plcGlmg ,hgm
for the home market those parts et
the nshos being, by custom. thrown
In" TO "iat up" the mems wages.
Cap'n Tom Is a bachelor, aged about
40 years. Often he may be seen Al
work In his little Office at 3 O'Clock N
the morning. lie talks and apparently
thinks OF nothing but his fishing Yea.
sells.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-12-08

The Japanese government has re-
Gently ordered four first class torpedo
boats from the Yarrows. and in ono
OF them all the auxiliary machinery Is
to be driven by electricity. This will
not only result In economy Of fuel. but
II will add greatly to the safety OF such
n vessel. because. as is well known
by navy men, wire fractured by a
shot Is not only easily mended. but II
only stops the machinery to which It
is connected: whereas in the case OF
fracture Of steam pipe II cannot DO
mended with facility; and. worse than
all. the escaping steam drives every
one ou, OF the compartment.