davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03
EGERToN BADLY WOUNDED.

LONDON, Nov 2.-The War Office this
afternoon issued the following dispatch:
"Chief of staff, Ladysmith, to War Sec
retary:
'LADYSMITH. Nov 2-Iieutenant
Egerton. H. NJ. S. Powerful, dangerously
wounded this morning by a she'll left
knee and right foot. Life not in danger
at present"
1t was inferred from this dispatch that
the artillery duel between the Beers and
British continues, as Lieutenant Egerton
was a gunnery lieutenant with the big
naval guns.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03
FERRY-BOAT CRASHES
INTO THE PATTERSON
Revenue Cutter Was Badly Damaged
but Fortunately No One Was
Seriously Injured.

SEATTLE, Nov. 2.-The local ferry City
of Seattle ran down the cutter Patterson
at her anchorage this morning. The long
overhang of the ferryboat crashed into
the side of the ship, knocking the officers
out of their hunks and clear across the
cutter fifteen feet wide and eight feet
high just above the water line. The ferry
boat was not damaged. Nobody was seri-
o1lSJv In iIred
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03

Francisco on Tuesday morning with
force of thirty stevedores to place the
cargo of stores for the Solace. aboard.
The paymaster of the Solace has been
making some heavy purchases in the way
of provisions on direct orders from Wash
ington. One hundred thousand pounds
of flour will be shipped up from san
Francisco tomorrow.
The Philadelphia, which has been un,
dergoing repairs here at the navy yaro
for months past, is now fast nearing COM
pletion, and before many days will be
ready for the seas again, although at
present she has no orders.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03
TWO TRANSPORTS FOR
THE PHILIPPINES

PORTLAND, Or. Nov. 2-The United
States transports Pennsylvania and Olym-
pia sailed for the Philippines tonight
with the Thirty-ninth Infantry and two
companies of the Forty-fifth Infantry on
board Colonel Bulard and his staff
sailed on the Pennsylvania. In addition
TO the troops the transports carried a
large quantity of supplies for the army in
the Philippines.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03
DESERTED DROWNING MEN.
Arrest of the Captain of the italian
Bark BersagIiere.

FOLKSTONE, England, Nov. 2-The
Italian bark Bersagliere, Captain Costa,
bound from Hamburg for Pensacola, was
captured off here to-day, after an excit-
ing chase by tug, on board of which
were customs Officers and a magistrate
The captain of the Bersagliere was
charged with having sunk a Lowestoft
trawler in a collision and with having left
the crew of the latter vessel to their fate.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03
SHARKEY.
Twelve Jurymen Satisfactory to All
Parties Chosen

SALINAS, Nov. 2.-After several days
of challenges and counter challenges a
jury has finally been accepted to try
Suisser the slayer of Sheriff Farley. The
jurors are: J. j. Hendrickson, w. I. Har-
NJ L. Landrum r. G. Williamson. David
Upton, r. H. MCGOWAN, H. V. Westcott,
J. P Snyder, c. r. Macomber and Will
liam Patton. The case will be begun at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. Although
there are but five direct witnesses to be
examined the trial will probably last a
week
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03

transport branch Of the army service
corps viii be called out.
A composite detachment Of Royal Ma
rines will be formed at Portsmouth. con-
sisting Of experienced men, for inland ser
vice in South Africa.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03
AT THE BETHULEE BRIDGE.

CAPE TOWN, Oct 81 delayed in trans
lmission}.-It is asserted that 1000 Beers
have collected at the Bethulee bridge
under Field Cornet Dutnit The Orange
River IS in fun food and fording is re-
rorted TO be inlnossihla
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03
Hobart's Condition Unchanged.

PATERSON, Nov. 3, 2 a. m.-No appar-
ent change is reported in the condition
of Vice President Hobart He retired
early and shortly after / o'clock this
morning Hobart Tuttle said that he was
sleeping quietly.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03
Injured bv His Horse.

WOODLAND, Nov. 2.--Asa Morris, a
prominent Cacheville farmer, met with a
painful accident Wednesday. His horse
fell on him and Mr.. Morris sustained a
fracture of the leg
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03
BoERs TAKE PoMERoY.

= PIETERMARITZBUR Natal, Nov 2
1t is reported that the Beers are occupy
ing parts of Zululand and that they have
taken Pomeroy, fifty miles from Grey
town.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03
ENGLAND WILL GET
THE SAMOAN ISLANDS
Germany Accepts the Gilbert and
Solomon Islands in Exchange
for Her Interests in Samoa.

LONDON, Nov. "a dispatch to the
Telegraph from Berlin says it is now GER
tain the Samoan Islands will become Brit
ish territory, Germany having consented
to Accept the Gilbert and Solomon islands
She will thus henceforth own all the
groups comprised in Micronesia except
Guam.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03
no Cure a Cold in One pau

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II 1t fails to cure
E. w. Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03
DEMOCRATIC
TICKET.
For Public Rights and Home
Rule Against BOSSiSm and
Corporate Control.

Mayor ...... James D. Phelan
Auditor Joseph M. Cumming
Assessor :. DR.. Washington Dodge
City Attorney ;. Franklin Z. Lane
Sheriff >. jeremiah Deasy
Tax Collector >. Richard P. Doolan
Treasurer y. Samuel II. Brooks
Recorder Edmund Godchaux
County Clerk :. . Major Dennis Geary
District Attorney Lewis T. Byington
Coroner DR.. r. Beverly Cole
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03
JEFFRIES
WILL TRY sUIssER.

Total. So9s
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-02

In reply to II statement by Il
North Carolina contemporary,
| that it could not recall a single m
stance where Judge Simonton OF
| the United States District Court
had decided against Il corporation
applying to him for relief, the
Raleigh Morning Post asks
whether critic cpn recall a single
instance where a Judge has docId
ed a case contrary TO the law, the
facts and Justice, and administer
a .ignilied rebube, lin view of the
W lI-recogn2od fact that corpora
tions have been made special OBJ
iects of oppression and attack in
every manner by irrepressible
demagogues, by asking; Has
not Il corporation as much right
to have ITS rights not only look
ed into but protected by the courts
as any other citizen r
The question Of the Post con
denses into few words whole
sermon which should be pondered
long and seriously by men Of
sane minds. 1t is useless to direct
to it the attention Of unreason,
except for the purpose Of suggest
ing that an attack on the admins
tration of justice because Of ami
mostly against particular interests
tends to weaken the respect for
Justice in the abstract, and must
lead ultimately, if persisted in, to
chaos in which the individual
will suffer more than the corpora
ton Manufacturers Record
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-02
Y. & N. Y. SCHEDULE.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. :

CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
No l2t North Bound arrives !. ..,... II so a M
No. l2f Leaves. ...........,. II 80 m
No. l23 South Bound arrves.,....... $40 p m
NJ. 1913 Leaves. .......... .,..... 3:45 y m
No. lO5 From Lelaud arrives .....,2:00 a m
NJ lOG For Leland leaves .......-.. II 200 p m
No 1906 makes connection at Leland with North
and South bound train.
No. l73 FIR IN Percy arrives ..... g:lOa m
No, ia For Percy Leaves. ............ 1870 p m
No. l76 For Leland leaves. ..........,. 1910 m
No re makes connection at Gland with North
bound train
No l59 From Leland amryes...... HI. 1855 m
NJ ~ For HUI tingtou leaves ..,....l - u IN
No III From huntington arrives 49,. i:l5 y IN
close connection made at Memphis and New
Orleans with diaeIging roads For rates and
information apply TO
Juo a scott, ID F. A., Memphis, tenn
G Il kucks. Agent, Gleenville
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-02

FOR SALE

One ffty-fye horse power, Lane
< ,BodIey Engine. OnesiXty horse
power boiler. Two Gwathmev
gin stands, One Nance cotton
press. One French Burr Girls
Mill. One Steel crushing miIl
Thirty-fye feet Of shafting, pulley
belts and Gin fixtures, Thismachiu
cry is in good running order an,
is now IN operation at Skinner
gin in rear of Mississippi Cotton
Oil Mill. For particulars write
to WALLS FOUNDRY,
m-4-tf Greenyille, Miss.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-02

Annual Convention National Dap
fist Association, Nashville,
Tenn, Sept. Is 10, 1899.
On account Of the above occa
sion the Southern Railway in Mis-
sissIppi will sell tickets to Nash
vile, Tenn and return, at rate OF
one first class limited fare. Sell
ING Sept II, j., -: final limit
Sept. -, 1899: continuous passage
in both directions
i. :. CLAGGETT, Agent.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-02
University Of
Mississippi.

Twenty-Five schools in Litera-
ture, Science, Philosophy, Elocu-
ton, Pedagogy, Law.
TUITION FREE
to men and women, except in Law
School, All expenses very low.
Unsurpassed healthfulness. Beau
tiful grounds. Perfect Sanitation.
Complete water and sewer sys-
tens, Purest deep we'll water.
Session opens September a, 1899.
Write for Historical Catalogue, or
information. to
r. B. FULTON, Chancellor,
University, Miss.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-02
ViCKSBURG & GREENVILLE
PACKET co,

Belle Of the Bends-Leaves Vicksburg Monday
M. Leaves Greenyilie Tuesday PIP, m
BELLE OF THE BbNDS--Leuves Nickshurg
Thursday p m. Leaves Greenyile Friday
at , .. m.
BELLE OF THE BENDS Leaves Ncksburg
saturday at p. m. Leaves Greenyille sunday
at . p m.
Bouts brilliantly lighted throughout with
electricity. Light in every stateroom, Guns
iue unsurpassed
deemed unsafe by the Captain commanding.
ONCE, elevator, Greenville
LYME STARTLING, Agent
Z PLAT, Pass. Agt. } j. POWERS Supt
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-02

J. SCOTT, Mgr. l. SCOTT, Asst. Mgr.
] SCOTT, Sec. and Treas.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-02

No b carries elegant Pullman Drawing
loon Buuet Sleeping car Birmingham TO
Alta % aud Atlanta TO Brunswick
No ~ carries Pullman sleeping car Birming-
iam Atlanta All trains run daily.
= s fANNON 3dv P.Gs G.. ST. Washington. d. G.
Z ". UP. iraE Mgr, washington d. c.
= TURK @. J.. A.. Washing on. D. C.
= A lESaCOTER.AG P. a. Chattanooga Tenn
New-York tribune., 1899-02-19

added an interesting note on the difference be-
tween the breathing Of the mysticetus- or Bow
head" whale OF Northern waters and that OF
the cachalot. or sperm whale, found in the
South Seas The mysticetus has his nostrils
on the top Of his head. When he comes to the
surface he sends up jet OF visible breath ten or
twelve feet high. The cachalots breathing
valve is at the point Of his square snout and
when he spouts the breath projects forward
diagonally in a short. bushy tuft Of vapor Inc
height OF this short tuft varies curously. Some
times we are told. a full-sized cachaIot will
show small spout while a small COW will ex-
hale a much larger volume Of vapor. Mr.. Bull
len further notes that the mysticetus is an easy
prev. while the cachalot is terrible foe, fight
ing with tremendous fury and dying often In so
tumuItuous furry" as his last throe is called,
that nursuit Of him is attended by thrilling dan
gers
game when II comes to dollars and cents. His
blubber reeks with oil, but this is not of the best
ouality The cachalot is the monarch OF the
cetacse He IL a. big a church and about
~ awkward 10 manage as floating building.
once the colossal bulk has been reduced to
ouiescence the head, itself mammoth object,
has To be removed with back breaking labor
from the body Cutting through it's roof the
yhalernen reach a curious kind OF or
Of spermaceti are baled In buckets After this
clear waxlike deposit has been extracted. the
biubber of the entire whale is cut of and
New-York tribune., 1899-02-19

passed into the try-pots, where, over steady
fires, II yields, II the whale has been big fei-
low, a hundred and twenty live barrels or more
OF valuable sperm OIL Mr.. Bullen elaborately
describes the trying-out process, but the details
are too numerous to be transferred to this place
One noint however to which we must refer
before leaving the dissection OF the whale, re-
Iates to his skin Most of US we imagine, would
say that this was a pretty tough envelope As
a matter of fact Mr.. Bullen says that 1t is as
thin as gold beaters' skin, so thin and tender
that IL can be scraped off with the finger-nail
'Tnrnediately beneath IT," he adds, upon the
surface of the blubber, was a layer or coating
NJ What for want OF a better simile ] must call
fine short fur although, unlike fur, II had no
roots or apparently any hold upon the blubber
Neither was it attached to the skin which COW
cred IL in fact il seemed merely a sort OF pack
ing between the skin and the surface OF the
thick laver OF solid fat which covered the whole
area OF the whales body" Touching the pre-
vaiIing idea that the whale has teeth ill-cal-
culated for mastication and that his food
reaches his stomach through some involuntary
hocus-pocus. Mir Bullen has some suggestive
notes and describes conflict between cacha-
lot and a giant squid OF devfsh. in which the
cetacean cleverly used his single row Of teeth
70 saw his enemy into bits. But his obserya-
tions on the subject are In the long run obscure
The reader may ask Why II, as Mr.. Builen
says no such valuable lubricant has ever been
found as sperm oil. tho whale fishery has de-
clined. Our author does not lay the decline to
the extinction Of the cachalot, FOR there is no
good reason to suppose that that has been
brought about The real reasonA We gather
New-York tribune., 1899-02-19

...,,,per than Pitt the possibility OF their
yeAH .as in everybody's mind. The papers
..dsd to the subject and 1t was M mentioned ,a,'nS.
S,.rtly in private conversation and ie'.e's'
sas' 80" ,alk Of the town. wrote Burke to MIS-
IN &c of the marriage between daughter
u Auckland and Mr.. Pitt, and that our
- our premier des hOmmes VIII take
a''ss--.' I'm the Garden Of Eden But the
'H &c remained in her Garden until TWO
"'" o,or Lord Hobart wooed her theretrom'
''s, -, premier dcs hommes' leaves us won
". .hsther he deserved the title OF not TO
'i'-e his honor seems prepOsterous. and LORD
Ces, "a We have seen. certainly bore no
=, the same time. the stately gener-
,Tue. Of Pitts two letters OF explanation 70
=. lady's father do not explain lnoedoeo IT
New-York tribune., 1899-02-19

subject This is certainly a notable list; and
now Mr. Frank T. Bullen makes brilliant add
ton TO 1t in The Cruise OF the Cachaiot"
He justifies his reception into the slender com
pany OF sea writers with whose work IT is worth
reckoning tn two ways, In the nrst place. ne
handles his pen as deftly and effectively as
ever-if we to believe his own story-he
handled a harpoon or an oar This means that
while his narrative sometimes suggests the
artiAce OF mere literary man, 1t is, on the
whole. remarkably vigorous unaffected and
clear-a first-rate homespun yarn. He never
has any difficulty in making his reader see the
things that he describes, and the many dramatic
episodes Of the voyage are treated with force
that leaves vivid and stirring impression HIS
second merit might almost place hrsI II oui
appreciation OF II were not largely dependent
upon his excellent mode Of writing. AS II Is We
value highly the solid Information which ne
gives US on whales and whale-hshing. Ihere
are of course scientific works which give Iuh
account of the great cetacea, but we do not
know OF any popular book which equals this IN
the practical description OF Ittle-known facts.
Few. indeed. are the individuals" Mr.. Buhen
Justly says who do not still think that eeia-
cean possesses a sort Of natural fountain on the
ton OF lts head whence, for some recondlte rea-
son. II elects at regular intervals streams OF
water into the air" Our author neatly dernoi-
ishe. this mlsconception, saying "A whale can
M more force water through its spiracle or
bIovhole than you or I through our nostrila IL
.nbales when al the surface atmospheric air, and
exhaIes breath like ours, which coming warm
,rto a cooler medium becomes visible, as does
our breath On a frosty morning" There Is
New-York tribune., 1899-02-19
A CLEVER WHALEMAN
ANOTHER GOOD BOOK ABOUT THE SEA

THE CRUISE OF THE CACHALOT. Round the
World after Sperm Whales by Frank T Bull
len. First Mate with Illustrations. limo pp
XXX HS. ID. Appleton & Co.
The present generation is lucky in its sea
stories. Time was when Danas Two Years
Before the Mast" and the novels Of Herman
Melville and Marryat were the sole books deal
ing adequately with the personal side Of mari
time life. In our day have had Clark
Russers Wreck Of the Grosvenor' and other
romances of the sea from the same hand. which
though not good that one nevertheless
possess much merit We have had the sea tales
and impressions of Pierre Lott writings some
times oppressively artistic and self-conscious
yet imbued with the mystery and poetry OF his
theme. Mr.. Kipling il his Captains Coura-
geous" has celebrated with mastery pen the
rough heroic life of the fishing banks and in
half dozen short stories ne has bent with his
sailor craft the most diverse elements from his
store Of Imagination and observation Of me-
chanics Dana has been rivalled II he has not
been surpassed by Mr. Herbert Hamblen, whose
"On Many Seas" IS packed with the racy lore of
forenast hand Less than a year ago Mr.. Jo-
seph Conrad put forth In THE Niger OF the
Narcissus" one of the finest studies In litera-
ture and his later work Youth A Narrative,
shows stiIl further what a master n Is OF his
New-York tribune., 1899-02-19

u NJ storey's recently published book there
y tunny anecdote of Sir Edwin Landseer and
- anncress- The Old woman asked 10 see two
Stures the artist hal just finished for the
:. 91 "a Academy: After looking for some time
night and Morning Night showing two
- - Their anuers locked together In deadly
sonct Morning the battle over and both
u1oaAnts lying dead, she said: hope sir,
- An going to ask me 20 take anything, but
-, 20 should, let II be the least drop Of brandy
- water, II you please, SIR That was her
-" remark On oese two unagnlhcent vorkA-
New-York tribune., 1899-02-19

nem one divines the consciousness OF something
approaching an engagement, but Pitt sinuousiy
rldes away from a candid revelation Of exactly
What had passed between him and his corre-
spondents daughter Nothing that he left be-
hind him, nothing said BY Eleanor Eden or her
hther. throws hight upon the subject We may
bel pretty sure that Pitt on the brink OF
winning a wife, but Why ne ret the prize slip
bum his hands cannot tell Possibly there Is
q suggestion lying Ia this line from Of his
efters To Wilberforce: '-The better part OF love,
well Of valor, Is discretion" II is q
plausible sentiment but II tlnges with hest
fancy our acceptance Of Lord Mulgraves "en-
tirely faultless man" The discretion that de-
pr+ved Pitt OF the lifelong companfonship of q
beautiful and noble woman for whom as he
wrote to Lord Auckland, he had learned to have
feelings "of much more than attachment" goes
dangerously near either pusillaninaity or disin-
CenuousnesA
That unequalled statesman" may also be
srrutnzed with some doubt Fox, who was
% ungenerous critic, rose In the House Of Com
mons shortly after Pitts death TO oppose -in
the most imperious and irresistible manner the
notion offered for the erection Of a monument
bearng inscription expressive OF the public
snse Of the irreparab loss of that excellent
saiesnan-- Though Fox and his friends were
se,ecting to the particular words employed their
Siticism went, OF course, deeper. Pitts action
after the passage Of the Act of Union must al
vsys remain, even 70 his warmest admirers, dis
suncerting and regrettable. He had gained sup
put for his Irish programme with pledges that
Y not put on paper al any rate bound him
morally to carry out certain measures for Cath
she relief and for the solution OF the unhappy
bshe question. Unexpectedly the obstructive
emper Of the King weakened his customary
ssoluton, and he disappointed those who Justly
boxed 70 him for the redemption OF his tacit
Promises This was unlike Pitt personally, and
rsuredly was not excellent craftsmanship
vas also poor statecraft that allowed him to
bsn feeble Administration In 1904 merely be
cause be did not care to combat the Kings in
nssence upon the exclusion OF Fox. Without
yoI be could rot have Fox's friends, and he
seeded them all IN the proposed comprehensive
Sstaon The King would have yielded in the
od-that much is certain. Pitts submission TO
NE royal prejudice remains a mystery
In closing we must again regret the ill-bal-
nced quality Of Lord Ashbourne's book. Foot
hctes In the right place ara often sadly wanting.
Who, By the way is the little Beckford" Of
vscm Lord Chatham writes TO his son at Cam
noge, saying he Is compounded or
NE elements Of air and fire due pro
prnon Of terrestrial solidity WILL trust come
make him perfect"7 Could II be "Vathek'
sckford who was born IN the same year as
hft and may easily have been his friend1 Lord
OAathAm's remark anticipates in al interesting
hAnher the modern judgment on Rockford
'nch onds him, at least in 'Vathek," com
pounded Of FIRE aud air
New-York tribune., 1899-02-19

THE CRUISE OF THE CACHALOT Round the
World after Sperm Whales. by Frank T. Bull
len First Mate With Illustrations. limo, pp.
70 u Aunletnn e.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12
ARTIFICIAL TREE INDUSTRY.
FaCtory-Made Palms of Life-Like For
nation Are Now Numerous.

F~actory-M Made Palms of Life-LikeF For.
nation Are Now Numerous.
This is the age Of things artificial. A
palm mandatory has recently opened
a salesroom on Upper Broadway, and
a huge sign lower down on the same
thoroughfare notifies the mob that an.
other store of the same sort will soon
tree industry is comparatively new and
it must be profitable. All over town
one sees ~counterfeits. Many of the
large stores, and most of the more
prominent hotels Of this city, includ-
ing some of those that are most taste
full in their decorations, now have huge
palms in their halls or entrances, and
even in private houses it is not uncom-
mon to find plants with removable
leaves.
The prepared palms. such as are used
to-day, are infinitely more real in ap-
pearance than the old artificial plants
Of a few years ago. Many are so close
in their resemblance to the live plant
that it is hard to detect them as imita-
lions without close scrutiny. The leaves
are real leaves, and not constructed out
Of enameled tin, like the old kind, and
the fiber on the trunk is real fiber. 1t
is only on approaching them and ex-
aiming them that the leaves are seen
to be painted and the stalks inserted
into, but not growing out of, the stem.
The price of the manufactured article
varies from so cents to $25 for the or
binary specimens, but some of the
larger and finer ones amount to $50,
or even 500. A small fern palm sprig
Of some fifteen inches high is sold at
half a dollar; a tree, such as those that
are seen in the halls of hotels, measur-
ing, say, nine feet high, and with about
eighteen removable leaves, will cost
SIT. The sage palm is a more eXpen-
sive variety, a tree of five feet selling
for as much as $40. We may rail
against humbug to our hearts content,
but, somehow or other, the laugh is sell
dom on the fellow who fools us.-Pitts.
burg Dispatch.