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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-04-22
CHAPTER VII

The contest between tie Turks and the
ho9s of the Childrens Crusade was too
,,ncaual to last long The biz. fierce
bearded men. with their wild ycllS and fc-
rocious faces, frightened the lads who
dared to oppose them, almost before they
had leape1 aboard; while the few who
fought wore cut with m"rciic>S fcrocity
Tn slaves. chained down at the oars
h9,vlng with eeliCht, caught Mt the up
haupy boys who came near them ard
dragged them down between the hcncheS
to avence the blows they had received.
Even fight did not avail the few who
tried it. Their gallcys, rowcd 10y Turkish
slaves, who refused to work and bit and
fought like tigers in their desperation
were rapidly ovcrtakcu hy the triumphant
infdels. Within an hour from the time
the Turkish fleet had been fully recog-
nized. every vessel Of the Chidren's Cru
SADIE had beer taken. every grown man
on board stabbed or thrown overheard.
save the oil hermit. Tho poor boys. who
had sailed for T.. dreaming of recainiug
the sepuleaer, found themselves cast into
tho holds of the "nemy'S galleys. or chain
ed at the oars u the slaves that had been
released by the Turks; prisoners to mas
torS VINO Eledltu REti tll-iI 4llS'IltN ana
jeered at them in their strange tongue. for
what the Turks evidently rated at its true
worth. the Mad Crusade
The sole exception to the fate Of the
Crusaders was found in the person Of
young Count stephen. who, fully armed
and expert with his weapon, had fought
like a tiger. killing three Turks with his
own hand. through the skill taught him by
his father He had been at last ovcrpow-
cred by numbers. UuwoUuded on account
of the goodness of his armur- The Turks.
recognizing in him the leader. with q re
spect for his bravery which was not un-
common in those singular wars. had
granted him sort of liberty. when he
was taken on board the ship Of the ad-
miral. whose prisoner h. was.
Big Teter had fought by his master till
griavously wounded, and had been taken
with stephen on hoard the Turkish ad-
C1:raTs ship, where he lay on the deck,
tended bv Blanche, who was weeping 81
lsGtIy over him.
The Turks had not harmed any Of the
girls but had taken them all on board the
admiral ship. where they were huddleI
together il a shudierius group. fearing
everything and complaining Of the way n
VIII h the ii lu-r u had led them Ia De
strnctIun
Ycz. :. lad come to that, The ola
man e-pnc-sd Il rae stern cf the bog
,o,.nt's ga..ev. Laa been spared by the
ship, where hs slt i corner II stupo-
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Money Quite Plentiful.

The savings banks of New York pr
pose t. reduce interest from / to 81, pyr
cent. TIL" chief reason for the movement
10 reduce the rate uf interest to deposit
orS i found in the fact that the new in
Ve>tmeut> by the savings banks at n"
present time scarcely yield them 81, p"r
cent. on the average. According 10 Law
they are restricted To investments in gov
crument bonds. now selling on a basis
OF u, per cent: municipal bonds of this
state and certain other states. yielding
at the market rates about ; per cent;
certain New York state railroad bonds.
which are selling on the average at y
per cent. and mortgages on real estate
which Weld from I To Il. per cent.
The savings banks of Philadelphia
have been paying deposirorS but = per
cent with the exception Of the Western
Savings Fund. which of late years has
I,eeu allowing dsposirors an extra X per
cent. making 81. per cent. IN all.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-04-22
They CouId Nor be E,ducatcd

The man iii the Via Stella had come
from Michigan to study music. II was a
JOY to meet him. He had been in Milan
several years. The Italians had induced
him to wear IL blue sash and let his mus
tachc grow long. but they had not weak
ened his loyalty to Michigan.
He said to me tand nearly every Amer
lean living i'll Europe has said the same
thing in effectb: The ignorance of these
people concerning America is something
beyond comprehension. Even the cult
waited Italians, who know their own lit
erature and have Il cultivated taste for
the art. are grossly ignorant of the Unit
ed States. They have Il dim suspicion
that we live somewhere i'll the Western
hemisphere and that some time ago there
WAS Il war between North America and
South America DO You know that these
bcnighted people around here thought
that Spain was going To oblitcrate lis:
They don't understand, even now. how
the whole thing happened. I've stopped
talking about the nitcd States. because
no one will believe me any more. They
have asked me questions and | have an
Swcred them truthfully and mOdcstly.
have told them that our business houses
are twenty stories high; that our rail
road trains make twice the speed of the
fastest train in Italy: that the laboring
man doesn't think he is getting good pay
unless he earns 10 lire tHhout 81 .SGl a
day. and that our farm laburcrS have bot
ter food and more of it than two-thrdS
of these Italian princes ever hope to
have. I've tried to educate them. and
the result is that I'm set down as con
tirm,l liar y
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CHAPTER NI.-(Coutinued.I

Quiet broodcd over the fleet till morn
Ing, and even the poor slaves at NE oars
were allowed to slrru in their places as
well as their long chains would permit
But the first blush Of the morning brought
them ali up, and as soon as it was light
they perceived that a number of sails were
visible right ahead Of Their heet.
he intelligence spread through ch' nee,
rapidly, and - the sun rose ana GiS'!"S'o
the strangers more PLAINLY, the S"-@S cru
sadcrS saw number "f E"IeSs s"r'i''iI
down toward them HHd"r oar ana S'''
with the red na% aad golden crescent VI
the Turkish standard dISpi"yel from CIV
cry hnNt-hcad. helf "hr'hie" were ~
ready or thrm though 'hry were OILY
just out of sight OF the coast OF ran'"'
whlie the lsiahd OF CORSICA rose o'l mn
~ manu-; nj, ~ .I e. +nf ,Lo
1uihs' -, ~ ti''' a., ,r,,,I...
i Luz uths III 'llt 'io'H ',i'.i' ,,u,
nan io'hh 'L'ih On 'uels owl 'o,'.,ss' ".,tr ,,,a
nph one H'iI"' S'' ~ " l'"' ,,,.;Il.''-
n.a"' tNtrI Hi,,'i'' ,N'l,
CrnS"us | nv .'', ,'I 'Il'i'. y =" ''',,' - yam
eH 50 pFaNei! III 'l'S H''' AZ l'''' ""
riuse' had lHfle" i1'e "I," va ,'.-
MS prayers ny hiinSGh' "''' !" 81 any a,,
PfeSsioh o. le3'. t' 10! W ~ '',',t - =
49, M NV "'' I..,I M I..I,,,,,
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Ten YEARS A BISHOP.
Rt. Rev. G. G.. Grafton of Fond du
lac to Celebrate 10Th
Anniversary.

Fond du Lac. Wis. April III Spr-
ciaI Tuesday. April -, will mark the
tenth anniversary OF the conservation of
Rt Rev. c. c. Grafton, l.. l.. T., $ 7.
H.. aS bishop of this diorcSc. II"pdra-
tions have been made for the apprupri
ate observance Of the event 10y the clergy
and laity at st. Paufs cathedral So!
emn high mass will bc observed in tn"
morning. with RI Rev. William Nc
Larcn of Chicago in chIrgc. who oiIiciat-
ed at the conservation services ten years
ago. The sermon will h" hy tn" sam"
divine. \ pastoral staff will be- pre-,
scented to the bishop by Rev. Dr. natt"r
of Appleton. II is expected that fully
100 will bc i'll attendance from other cit
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-04-22
WARDEN ROBERTS TO CO.
Mai. McClaughrey to be Given
Charge at Waupun.
CHANGE AT PRISON.
said to he in Pursuance of a Policy
Adopted by State Board
Of Control.

Madison. Wis, April Especial -
warden R"bcrtS OF the Waupun prison
,.t .r r,lfcv"a from his position at the
.r5s4.ioa cf his term. rs was stated in
IS. Nt,,.nsin nearly six months ago.
lIr uiu be succeeded by Deputy War
3IaCIaughrcy Of the Northern Indiana
rr 4t Michigan City, who has re-
~-aaa his position to take the place.
gHa governor ard the state board Of
.. decline % discuss the subject, hut
sa"wn that tae change is to br
possible that the change will be
eztee, though that is not fully
a- lpon.
Why the Change is Made.
hau-c at the Waugmn prison i To
i. Iu accordance with TIA" recently
pulIcy Of the board Of control To
uogpartl~1H specialists for the
-smtft - ttc state institutions, or
~ur7l II the institutions az re
..@ oI specI3. training
policy WAS IuaUguratcd when the
a,ut ont Of the state to get Dr
!, #'A for superintendent Of the
thc feeble-mindcd 1t was fol-
lien Prof. Mcrica was taken from
.o university and put At the head
flu~'nal school for boys mt Wau-
! T. IIcg. who WAS aupoiuted
.ls.'.Ilt 81 the new, refoTmatory
i'~2, ii|d gwen the subject OF
''a, '''al q lh"hSht anu ms
~ ~ - M SaIle NM
Nii'HH i"r NoiHe me that
"i'a ~ az ''''aLu 9 81 con
.''''.-tt u't Na'l-H'h WITH
~ ~ N'"Hplii prison.
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oi despair not daring so much az 10 r"ISe
us eyes from the deck.
lsah"j Durahce, the queen OF the cru
Sad" The crown, with winch she had he"h
invested al M"rac'lieS. stu ShiliuI OF h'r
l"f'hcAd rs u - h"chef! "I i'F IiiN'OI-
tunes, was tryIHE 10 comfort htr friends
Wlth but III success. stephen pa!e rs
death an expression OF u!t'F dtri.d'E ",'
MS race STOOD by the Sit'1 81 'hr lHtN''H
auIlilfal ana ilH'eb'd Ni"P'tlA ~ 'h' NHi i''
nf ms cohlrtfoH wa" SP"Ne pI"N'n
rIeh'm' ana WIS 'I['hI - "''' '|''' "'I'''
rs ven rs II" could Will M" "''"EH'
una lofth on $uch mao efiahi'
ne medicine OF "dS'rSi'E - h'''F'
S2hi the nFk' Sch''hh"uSlH' IN the nun
ner OF ms couhtrflnch; b,'l 'hG ma" iH"l
hflhk"th II nEHtth ms htdlth. 10" t'i''t
H. on ralik' 'iiI lH"d h"S- ven "i',' o.''
10 hEht with men ere '"S "'"'n ~
grown
Etcph"ll huhG h!S hc'tu ,o"tI' ""' - 'i'c
tone o. 'he urk showed ''1l Ie cAPcc'td
reply. Ne Sald' III 10" voice
/ trusted IL h"aFeh' ana II Hes'itcG ne.
nat Is al.
Ihc TURK ap"-i2"NinS Elth' ol STOUT
figure -fr0Wn"d.
THAT Is net well Salis rank r'I'
are many that call on the Eahe "i AV2h,
bat he protects only fho>" tiat ohcE A.,
word.
Then he continued, stcru}y:
"Wno is that olI man that crouchvS
Wonder? Is he one rr the mad mollahNf
that they tel Ms about, who TreachrS that
Allah wills bis wo-Shipers to Kill each
- bnrIr'
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REMARKABLE AUCTIONS.
! Instances " here xt:aordinary Prices
Ncrr Obtained.
TO be continuedJ


TIC IoIa sale III rance III Hi'I
iI'ti' nam" WIS >o"i IoF more ''''" '''
"il'H il FaIu'' E'.a''N Ll'"H i">'' -, -
"l i'ilaiha"' ''"> al '"''''u 0'' :
/oia lahlH was worm Il i','" ""' '"'
tlrNt b)d Tor II was tI.~N" ana me ""'
u"h became lr"hanlH u"i'i'' !" 'n' ""-
Ea1N "1 sales ny P''H@ 'I'>'" 'i''I
SiI%i" oid.
II Is E"t f"r 'he IirSt ''ihe 'IIat " l."
hIe mas h'eh >oIH l"I " ttIll'Ih" "'5
sum, 'h"u2h II l. pi""a'IH '"' h'H'
time ,hat Nurh al afJIci' MS l'ltHeH
such a h@ price cicero ta"Ie was
put up at auction after ms "ea'". n"'
the highest h!d was Low AHointI us
t"rlc af''rI' OF VINO" Il" 'Hoi '''9''>
price NaN paiu was 'a'" puIi'Ie 'uu'.
Wh.rh Nero 'oA@nt I"I I'''"o' "e
I'd"'i worn ~ '"'' ~ y l. '' wv
was sol" ioI nm. "i''' d ''!' ,.>,'' ~
NaP"i'"H "eH' ioL - 7''n,"H, ''' ~
N"''H Nhi'"'"" "''' az i-H 81"
he'iIF III" Io' ~ Il" '"'''o" "a '"'''H
NV" persons anu WIS Nii''AeI "oN Il ''
t''.
Mt, 'luaIf.''"' 'i'' famous """N
>''H> lIl '''S' 't''"''H ""'' ''.'' W.
"i ms F'F"N' N"I''lilt> i'' N"i' -! w.
~ i sum hl'H may N'el'' '''.'' ,'I'"'
10 most Itaa'l : VI ""'i ''' q, az"
ever once ID" tf'''p i"I d La IN l S"''''
ana t"'T" Tor NIa|"''"" h''''' "' Il"
An'''"h sue.
rive hlLdre' "H" lo''l -u'ns"S '"I i
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-04-22
How Fisherman DAVIS Met Up with
a " haIe.

William DAVIS Of Cutler. Ne. vas ont
in his small boat near Libby island,
where he was preparing som" lobster
trans. when very large whale rose ont
Of the water not forty feet AHEAD "f hl~
boat and began Spouuu- water iHt" f1'
air. The wind was blowing III th" dire.
tion of the boat scattering III" watrr a'I
over him and h"fogglnE him Z" such "n
extent that n" imagined himself IN -
phnon Before Mr.. Davis could Tcr"N"r
sufficiently to change his course the bout
was up to the whale. On" tipp Of III"
monsters tail nearly filled the boat with
water, and then the animal sank. Mr.
Davis estimates that the whale WAS
from sixty to ninety feet loug.-LeWistnn
Evening Journal.
The floor of the rnruuda- in the Lon.
don Coal exchange. where the merchants
gather. is very unique. 1t j. composed ".
inlaid woods. arranged IA the form 4"
mariners compass, within a border "f
Greek fret. Upwards OF 1000 pieces "i
wood are employed. Almost every BtH
ish variety is included III this schcn" ai
decoration,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-26
personal MENTION.


Mrs T. S. Yants has returned from trip
North.
]. o. Pratt of BRENNAN was in the city yes
torday.
w. w. Anderson OF velasoo spent yesterday
in the city.
j. f Maxwell OF Toledo was in the city
yesterday.
W. ]. Montgomery of Spencer was in tue
city yesterday.
Mrs. L. A. Ayres is visiting relatives in
Marengo county, Ala
william Perry OF Brenham was among the
visitors to the city yesterday.
Mr. Ben c. Jopes OF Jones & Co, printers,
Austin is in the city on business.
Il. j. Mantooth well known citizen OF
Lutkin, was in the city yesterday on bust
ness.
DR.. o. +. Gamboti and his two daughters
returned from Charleston. s. c., Wednesday
night
Judge Eugene Wilson OF Brazora was in
the city yesterday. accompanied by his son
Willie
Mr. S w. Anderson and little daughter,
Fern left last night for Dallas on a business
trip OF a few days
Mr. and Mrs G. A. sternenberg of olive
Texas are in the city on visit, the guests
Of Mr. and Mrs. A. Sens.
Mr., John W. Ring OF Galveston is in the
city and VIII remain to lecture Tor the Spirit
unlst association Sunday at $3.50 p. IN.
| Miss Maude c. Rust has just returned from
Dallas, her native city where she has beer
visiting friends and relatives for the past hv'
weeks.
Mrs. II, sonntag and daughter of Marlir
are in the city on n visit to friends and Tea
lives the guests OF Mir, and Mrs Charles
| Bente.
After pleasant visit to her brothers fam
lily. Mr.. and Mrs. Knox, lll2 Jackson stree,
Mrs. O. l.. Ewing left yesterday for her HON,
| In Dallas,
Miss Ida Dallas OF Independence Texas
spent yesterday in the city with friends, AM
left in the evening for Huntsville, where sin
| sho will stop IN Houston and be the guest o
Mrs Williams l?0S Calhoun avenue. for twt
| weeks.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-26
THE BARKER COTTON MILL.
WORK Is VOW BEING PUSHED on
THE BUILDINGS.
VIII Employ between Seven ana
Eight Hundred operntives-Bnr-
kcr Growing.

Colonel F. NJ. Smith, president of tho
Meadowbrook Land and Development COM
pany of Barker, was in the city yester-
day and started for Chicago last night to
purchase and ship the machinery for the
Barker cotton mill. This machinery Will
make about eighty-fve carloads and VIII
arrive in Barker within the next thirty
days. The storage warehouse has been
completed, and the contract was let yes
terday by Colonel Smith for 100000 brick.
and tho work was begun yesterday on the
mill building.
Il have sent a man North" said Colonel
Smith. ito secure a number of skilled en-
ployes for the Meadowbrook mill. OF
course all OF the 700 or 500 people we will
work need not be skilled operators, and
we expect to give employment TO all of
tho home people that we can.
Several Missouri. Kansas and Texas
officials were in Barker this week inspect
ing the grounds preparatory to erecting a
handsome depot building. 1t Will be OF
brick. and the plans have already been
drawn and approved.
For the next few months there will re
work for large number Of mechanics and
other laborers, Many have already ar
ranged to build homes and make Barker
their permanent residence.
This mill will be of great advantage
to Houston and is but the beginning Of
what will in few years be the biggest
industry in South Texas. Others are
bound to follow when II is demonstrated
that this mill Is a success.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-26
THE LIGHTNING ROD AGENT"

The programme OF The Lightning Rod
Agent" to be reproduced at the opera
house next Saturday afternoon, seems to
be drawing as well as the first perform
ance, which was given on the night Of
May H. judging FROM the sale OF tickets
very interesting and pleasing pro-
gramme has been arranged and it is the
intention of the management to make 1t Il
continuous performance. One OF the special
features will be the curtain raiser. taken
from the tragedy of Julius Caesar" IN
two scenes by Messrs, G. Hancock Her
vey and Thomas b, Jefferson.
Prices of admission: Children 10 cents,
reserved seats for children 20 cents, gen.
eral admission rs cents, reserved seats 80
cents.
| 1t will be observed from the above that
parents can take their children down stairs
/ without having to pay full price. There
will be no reserved seats above the first
I noor.
Doors open at . O'clock curtain at Z
sharp. Box office open this morning at
| $3.50.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-26
THE OLIVER. GA, TRAGEDY.
Perry's wife Has Been Caught and
nv He Launched.

NY he Lynched.
Oliver. Ca. May 24.--ft now develops
that the tragedy which resulted In the
killing OF Frank Evans ana the wounding
OF ]. D. Proctor, who is not expected to
live, by Samuel Perry, notorious negro,
last night near Cameron. was the result
of Perry's wife vllely abusing Mr.. Proc
tors children and cursing "whlte folks"
in general.
Frank Evans, who heard the woman,
stepped up and offered resentment. as he
did so, Perry, tho w9mans husband,
rushed out Of the house with drawn re-
vclver and began shooting at Evans.
Evans fell at the frst shot and died
without q groan.
At this juncture Mr.. Proctor appeared on
the scene and was shot down In his tracks,
two shots entering his bsdy. Mr. Proctor 5
son was also shot at. buJ not hit. Thomas
Lee, another prominent citizen, rushed to-
ward the negro and was shot, but not
seriously wounded Perry began to reload
mis- pistol. but before ne could do so
Brown Evans, brother OF the murdered
man. appeared and yelled at the top Of
his voice He has killed my only broth.
err and !, will kill him II It takes me {
lite-timel"
The negro ran aud though shot at b,
the posse which had gathered escaped t
the woods The negro woman had alread,
escaped during the excitement. The wo
man was captured this afternoon in
swamp near Halcyondale, and it Is no
| improbable that she will be lynched. Sh'
was trying to join her husband when cap
tured.
Perry is still at large, but Is beinl
closely pursued by a large posse and !
captured will be lynched, and probabl!
/ burned
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-26
Tbe Auditorium opening.

Messrs. Bailey and Koebg have placed
force OF workmen at the Auditorium
for the purpose of getting everything in
readiness for their opening, June 5. new
flooring will be put In on the roof gar
den; the scenery is being retouehed and
many improvements will be made pre-
paratory TO the first performance. onf
hundred palms and cedars will decorate
the roof garden on the sides and nothing
will he left undone TO give the patrons al
outdoor, as well as an indoor attraction
that will surpass anything of the kline
ever attempted in Houston or Texas.
De Haven and Mai, the juvenile artists
who have been signed for the principa
vaudeville feature, are the highest sal
aried children on the American stage.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-26
FOR THE PUBLIC SQUARE.
A Hotal of S115s Has Been Collected
to Dute,

The following contributions okone dollar
for the public square and monument were
reported by Mrs j. c. Hutchinson for the
Fifth ward: Mrs. NJ. e. Noble Mrs. Gus
JapSet, Mrs. ]. D. Anderson, Mrs w. !.
Bissonnet, Mrs. w, H. Marmion, Mrs Jane
Gammell, Mrs. James McAughan, w. f.
Riley. The Gem Pharmacy.
Mrs. Rosine Ryan reported the follow
ing list of one dollar contributors; Leon
B. Smith. ], C. Ideson, L. c. Housman
Central Dry Doods company. Sol Billitz.
]. e. Pagan, Mrs. Marie clarendon, Mrs.
Felix Schram.
Collections for Sixth ward, reported by
Mrs, George w. Heyer and Mrs. Charles
II. Richards: Mrs. James Conner. Mrs.
J. x. Mayo, DR.. ]. x. Mayo, Oren Mayo.
J. NJ. Collier, Mrs. NJ. Collier NJ V.
Wright, Rev. r. Banfeld
Collections for First ward reported by
Mrs. G. w. Heyer and Mrs. Charles II.
Richards. c. II. Richards j. f. Weiss,
Charles Hunt. E. II. Richardson, Mrs. w.
j. kohlhauff
Reported by Mrs. w. C. Crane and Mrs.
o. c. Drew: Mrs, S. V. Kirkland, Miss
Kirkland. Mrs. ]. A. Mullen.
Mrs. c. B. Glover will assist the ladies
who are now canvassing the First and
Sixth wards.
One dollar contributions can be left Al
the First Ward drug store. where the
ladies call every day to get the envelopes
Total number dollar contributions
reported yesterday ................ 81
Previously reported ...............,. 1,12t
Total ....,.....,..... .......,.... 1,l5s
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-26
school Closing.

The commencement exercises Of the
High school will be held next Thursday at
the Auditorium. The graduating class
this year numbers thirty six which is the
largest in the history of the institution.
The holding of the commencement exer-
cises in the Auditorium Ia somewhat a
depression from long established custom, as
they have generally been held at the opera
house, but the change is a very sensible
one, as the opera house has always beer
overcrowded upon these occasions and, ow-
ing to the heat, the Auditorium viii be
found 10 be much more comfortable
place
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-26

by Alderman Heinze for condemnation
proceedings OF lot No. l. owaed by Mrs.
NJ. Burke. claimed by Limitation. When
l consider the alderman's intimate kncwl-
edge OF the land 10 question. his honesty
cf purpose and painstaking efforts TO serve
his constituents, I can not but believe you
have misquoted his language. but TO pre-
vent any wrong impression II may posi-
bly, create, allow me to say that the lines
were established by The city engineer In
1878, were part AMI rerce. OF lot No /,
purchased by Mrs NJ. Burke. Respect
fully, T.. NJ Burke.
(Note-Alderman Heinze stated, as was
reported, that the property in question
was claimed by limitation, Mrs. Burke
having had possession since 1s7G.)
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-26

MAGNETIC ROCKS.
scientist Says Paris MoheGan
nro,.n from Their Course.

Scientist says fHf'S I--....,
Drawn from Their Course.
New York, May PA dispatch "
journal and Advertiser from Falmouth
saws. The local scientist. Thomas ciatN
81 Truro whose study of the basic rocka
Of Cornwall has attracted much attention
and has been discussed by several scieh en-
tife institutions. said to-day that en
paris, like the Momegan. was drawn III ~
of her course by magnetic influence; ar :
said: II have made this a pa.'i ,tara
study. Generally it is believed inae me-
are NO rocks on the British Isles Whose
power over the bar magnet or eedie equais
that ~ the COMPASS rock at the apex Oh
he island Of Gamma, in the Hentlaes.
This is wrong. for have obtained stone'
from Botallock mines near 81 Jus'.n,
Cornwall. and from a quarry at Lau ms
whose magnetic properties surpass ~,
Of line Gamma stone. The rocks along tne
coast Of cornwall from port Hallow alous
to the Lizard are all more or less mag.
netic. In the case OF these miles Oh pial'
rock along the Cornish cliffs, wnere nous US,
ands of pounds of magnetic materlal d..
brought into motion by a storm mere
must at times be an enormous lnoreasy
of magnetic power. o. this power the
sea would he no barrier. water oelns
/ conductor of magnetism.