davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
THE LIMIT or SPEED BY STEAM.
An Engineer says II Is In the Man and Not
In the Locomotive.
From n, Nem orleans Times. Democrat.

From he New Orleans Times. Democrat.
Il read piece the other day" said an cd loco
motive engineer. in which New Orleans rail
road man said that 40 miles an hour WAS one Of
the poss bilitcs of future travel venture /, dis
agree with him and III tell you why he doeSn t
take into account the human machine in the cab
| don't doubt but they will build engines that
can stand l5O.milc gait but they can't build
the engineers
"On n fairly good roadbed one notices very
little difference between twenty five and fifty
miles an hour mean the strain on the nerves
isn't very materially increased; but anything
above that limit is the pace that kills. The sen
To jar every separate fibre in the body and the
tension is so terrible that one is apt 10 feel the
many spurts at even IS miles hour let alone
$50. He comes out Of such ordeal all broke
UP, and jumps when he hears unexpected noises
the effect is produced mainly through tho sight
You have to look straight ahead, hut at the same
time you see Ga" things whizzing past on both
something had hold q the optic nerve. and was
clumsy explanation. but it's ms near as | can come
10 it. Many's the time I've staggered when |
got up from my seat in the cab
That thing of staring straight ahead" con
tlnucd he engineer, is bound 20 get on any man $
nerves in the course Of time, particularly dur
I've had some scares in my life that would have
turned my hair as whit" as milk II hair really
turned Wnltf thht way. me worst trouble IS
with shadows. It's no uncommon thing for a
bird 10 fit across the headlight and throw n shah
ow down the track as big as a boXcar OF c"urs"
it's gone in an instant, but in Just that heartbeat
the nerves have been given shock that they
may not recover from in week. I've had that
happen to me several times ! would be tearing
along at So or 90 mile clip when all 0f a sudden
something big and black would loom out Of thu.
dark right between the rails and not four ter
graph poles ahead Next second | would know
il 10 be the shadow Of bird. but as far as
] was concerned the mischief was already done.
had had vision of sudden death and scdgc
hammer blow on every nerve centre in my Sy stem.
The new electric headlights are worse than
the others Spook producers They ca I
such sharp shadows that hug moving over III"
glass will make YOU think COW is lying Just
in front OF your pilot. | owe electric light bugs
number Of grudgcs for little jokes Of that kind.
and my experience ism in the least unusual.
All engineers GO through the same thing The
man VINO was never scared is a man who is care.
less Of the lives entrusted 10 his vigilance. and
such fellow isn't fit to be in the business These
are things that make me doubt the pract bility
uf 100 miles an hour and the possibility Of 100
God help the engineer of such train fIe would
go mad in week"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08

Such money Ia known as cherhnko, or newcomer,
as only the new arrivals have it, and that is tho
Eskimo word for new arrival,
Winter at Anvil City that Is Ia say, in the en-
tire Nome district ordinarily continues from or
tohcr to June and a temperature Of ~ TO D de
grees below is not unusual. On Dec. p the sun
barely rises above the horizon and on June Fl 1t
does not disappear entirely from sight during the
twenty four hours.
10 the prospective miner in the States expect
ing TO try his luck in the Cape Nome rush next
spring or rather next season, II may br said that
he should keep his attention fixed on weather re-
ports from the Northwest and b. in San Fran
cisco or Seattle in June to catch the trSt boat out
as Norton bay usually opens in June, What
the fare will bc cannot BIZ told this year. hut now
IL is $50 and s75 according to accommodn tons 70
81 Michael and $50 ON to Nome by the small
STEAMERS crossing the bay 1876 miles The dis
tancr direct To Nome from San Francisco II about
$500 miles and from Seattle or Tacoma p, 300
miles and competition has made the fare To 81
Michael the same What changes the rush 81
gold seekers next year will make remains To h.
seen II is merely an ordinary and agreeable sea
trip and the miner arriving at Nome is practically
in the midst u his field Of labor soon AS he goes
ashore and there is title 10 do except 10 become
millionaire AS soon as convenient ~ the same
time il may he remarked with truth that II he is
comfortable at home, and is doing fairly well. he
had better stay right where he ~ and thank the
Lord for "A ntcd spirit.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
Mr. smid and the Austrian Government,

PRAGUE. Sept. 2l.-A citizen OF Chicago, G..
six years IN the American city. came. fe W
months ago, to his old home. Nuremberg. in
Bohemia. on visit The authorities there
having lett Bohemia before performing his
military duty. Although he returned as an
American citizen and produced his passport.
he was locked up and sentenced TO six weeks
Imprisonment and a flne Of $40. The American
Consul at PrnGue; Hugo Don2elmann. learned
tence. lie at once a5certained that Mr. Smid
had left Bohemia at the age OF II, and that
therefore. according to the treaty ot 1870. ho
could not be prosecuted. The Consul pro-
Ceeded to Nuremberg personally. and while
to the legation at Viennn Throu.:h hi, o n%1
getic pushing Of the case the high court in Vi
emma took up the matter and ordered the
American citizens i'm med ate release
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
October 2, 1871.

The I'd Of October. 1874, dawned on n wintry
scene. There was about half foot OF snow.
meetings in Connecticut: for that date in Al
also fell on Mnnday-''the first Monday in
October" the annual day for town meeting"
stll green and in full leaf, and tho weight of
the snow broke down hundreds Of them. They
blocked the roads to such an extent that in
many instances wagons and teams had to turn
out and 60 through the fields.
Tho winter that followed that autumn Of ~
proved to be an open winter" little stern.
wheel ste m boat, that use To My between Hart.
ford and Springfield. made It's trips ali winter,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
4 Kan.n, Man. Great Loss.

TopEKA. oct. > -Cy Leland has lost az assort-
ment 81 passes. and II IA" Nuder VIII rstnin
thcm 10 him he will have an "N'"'ieni snow, pI
eating ANYTHING he wants from state uilire
down The huss went r. IN" mtorla strut
fair last week and never noticed ne loss "l lI.s
nbsteLoar!s until h" rot on n tram - como
home When the conductor cau" through, =,
for the frat tim" since TN" SmiLG 81 81, r1ll
his fare An inventory or Mr. Leland a7'-
book is not stated. tut II Is known To- lnm,u 10
characterization ON every railroad IN ~" ,N'S'.
Pullman and Wagner passes, telegraph 'rHns
tiou To- him to know thnt there are p!cly more
passes where those came from
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
Bulls and Bees Sail Away.



The Borden K Borden Live stock Com pany Of
on the Munson line steam ship Helios. which
will sail tomorrow. 1t consists OF bulls and
bees. There are 800 bulls. most Of them beef
stock, but quite number OF blooded and
graded animals for breeding purposes There
are 100 hives OF bees. They were secured al
Navasota, Tex. Some OF the bees got out az
the hives were being unloaded from the cars
and thers. was the dickens to pay for while on
tho wharf
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
Answered,

From hs Hudrdndpoi Journal
"A fool can ask more q Questions than a wise
man can answst. Amt that so2"
Il can't answer YOU"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
The Height of Oratorx.

From M Rochester Hrrdd
And 10 Rockford so much Of an orator."
Man. he could describe a boarding house
dried beef supper in such language that your
mouth hould water with desire"
Morris tribune., 1899-03-11
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

Three persons were killed and dozen
injured by a cyclone at Madisonyille,
Tenn.
Two women were burned to death
and a man severely injured in Boston
tenement house fire.
Serious floods have occurred along the
Ohio river, due to the great amount Of
Snow that has fallen.
The steamer Moravia is reported
wrecked on Sable island, and some 80
men are regarded lost.
On account of an explosion of benzine
in Russian railway carriage, six
women and man were killed and six
teen others injured.
Cerebro spinal meningitis in its worst
form has made its appearance at Ashley,
Ills. Four deaths, all among children,
have resulted since Monday.
A naval powder magazine exploded
near Toulon, France, killing all the sol
diers on duty there and a number of
other people. The dead numbered at
least fifty.
The Dominion line steamer Labrador
was wrecked on Skerryyore rock and is
total loss. Her passengers were all
saved. Among them was Agoncillo,
the representative of Aguinaldo.
Morris tribune., 1899-03-11
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The February treasury deficit amounts
to about $6,00O,000.
Guam has been formally taken posses
sion Of by the United States.
Mr. Bailey of Texas has given up the
Democratic leadership of the house.
President Mckinley has signed the
bill creating the rank of admiral in the
navy.
General Alger is stated to be willing
to leave the cabinet if he can name his
successor.
Congress adjourned Saturday All
the appropriation bills were passed and
signed by the president.
The president nominated George
Dewey admiral of the navy and he was
Immediately confirmed.
President Mckinley has decided not
to organize provisional army of 81, o0C
men, as the army bill authorizes him.
to do.
The senate committee reported unfav-
orably the nomination of ex-Congress-
gress.
Senator Frye has proposed amend
ments to the Hanna-Payne shipping
bill limiting all payments under it to
@ maximum of $9,0O0,0OO
The lower house of the recent con-
gross passed 1880 bills and resolu.
tions, against / 200 by the Fifty-fourth.
951 by the Fifty7third and 892 by the
Fifty-second congresses, respectively.
The president has nominated Roetius
n. Sullivan Of Plankinton, S. D., reg
lister of the land Office at Peayy; Alaska
Roland G. Nichols of Wapakoneta, O.,
receiver Of public moneys at Peavy.
Alaska.
In the amount of appropriations the
Fnty-ffth congress has exceeded all
Others. The total for the session just
closed is $677, 1921 ,587; in the former
sessions of this congress the appropria.
tions We're 1892, 537 ,99l, making grand
total for the Fifty-ffth congress OF
$1,570, 349, SIS.
Morris tribune., 1899-03-11
FOREIGN NEWS.

The Sagasta ministry has resigned.
The French senate has adopted the
trial revision bill
SPANS new cabinet, under the pre-.
miership of Senior Silvela has taken
Office.
An unsuccessful attempt has been
made to overthrow the Costa Rican gov.
eminent. Several men were killed.
Dr. Raffel, the German official in
Samoa, has apologized to the comman.
der of H. NJ. s. Porpoise for certain acts.
The French senate has elected M.
Fallieres president of that body by q
vote Of Isl against IS votes cast for M.
Constans.
China has refused Italy coaling sta.
ton and other territory, and Italy has
landed force at San Nun bay Italy
demands concessions similar to those Of
Germany at Kiou Chou bay.
The object of the filibusters who have
gone from the United States to Central
America is said to be the overthrow OF
the Nicaragua government to secure
the control of the building of the 18TH.
mia1n canal by New York capitalists.
Morris tribune., 1899-03-11
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.

Boodling in the Colorado legislature
is charged.
The Montana legislature has passed a
bill legalizing prize fighting.
The North and South Dakota legisla-
lures have adjourned sine die
Governor Smith of Montana has
vetoed the bill removing restrictions
from gambling.
A mass meeting of Eastern Indiana
dunkards decided to send more col
onists to North Dakota.
/. The South Dakota house has passed
bill raising the salary of the governor
and supreme court judges
1t has been found that nearly all wall
paper sold at present contains arsenical
poisons, some of them in surprising
quantities.
A cable from La Guayara, Venezuela.
ANNOUNCES tlat, the United States CUR
boats Annapolis and Vicksburg have
sailed from La Guayara for Jamaica.
The International Kindergarten union
has adjourned to meet in Brooklyn dur
ing Easter week Of 1900. Miss Caroline
NJ. Haven of New York was elected
president.
It is stated that Fitzsimmons has ac-
cepted the offer of the syndicate at Ber-
gin Beach, n. j., to fight Jeffries, the
California heavyweight, for purse of
$4,000.
The owners Of the British steamer
Picton, Captain Payne, which sailed
from Newport News on Jan. 20, for
Sligo, and has not since been heard of,
have abandoned all hope for her.
Professor Wasserman, one of Pro
fessor Koch's ablest pupils, believes he
has discovered serum for the cure of
pneumonia. Experiments with animals
have been successful and he is now
operating upon human beings.
The president has rendered the use of
a warship for the purpose of carrying
the remains of Lord Herschell, who died
at Washington, back to England 1t is
stated the Brooklyn will go and that
Commodore Schley will be i'll command.
Morris tribune., 1899-03-11
CRIMINAL NEWS.

The Covington. KY, postoffice has
been robbed Of stamps and money to
the amount of about 100000
The grand jury at New York has IN
dicted Roland B. Molineaux for the
murder of Katherine J. Adams.
All suspected train robbers under ar
rest at Kansas City have been discharged
as a result of the Jesse James trial.
Burglars blew open the safe in the
East Syracuse IN. W postoffice and OBJ
tanned nearly 5000 i'll postage stamps
and money.
An apparent shortage of $50, 600 has
been found in the accounts of exC0unty
Treasurer John G. Lamerts at Loclzport,
N. Y. The grand jury is considering
the matter
Morris tribune., 1899-03-11
LABOR NEWS.

The Colorado Legislature has passed a
bill providing for an eight hour day in
all mines in the state.
The conference of the Ohio niinlrs
and operators adjourned without an
agreement being reached, and there may
be strike in the Ohio mines on April /.
The Americas Tin Plate company has
given notice of an increase in wages in
all it's plants. The men affected are
those who have been receiving less than
$3.50 per day.
The granite cutters of Quincy and
West Quincy, Mass, have stuck be-
cause of the refusal of the manufac-
turers to sign the new price list. Ninety
one firms, employing 200 cutters, are
involved
Morris tribune., 1899-03-11
FINANCE AND TRADE.

The lake shipbuilding combine, is ex-
pected to be in working order shortly.
The sale of 100000 acres of Union
Pacific Lands at auction began Monday
, atOmaha
Trade in the United States was heav-
Ter in February than it had ever been
before in that month.
A consolidation of all the smelters
and retiners of precious metals in the
United States has been completed.
The directors Of the Federal Steel
company have declared dividend of
~ per cent on the preferred stock.
President J. w. Springer of the Ma
tional Live Stock association places the
loss to stock from billiards. in Texas at
10 per cent.
The Vulcan iron works at Tamaqua
Pa, which have been idle more than a
year, will shortly resume operations
with contracts on hand that will require
years time to complete.
The advance in iron and steel during
the past few days has caused nail man
ufacturers to advance their prices and
wire, steel and wrought nails have been
increased 10 per cent.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared 10 per cent dividend in favor
of creditors of the Citizens National
Bank of Fargo, n; D.; and 5 per cent in
favor of creditors of the Northwestern
National Bank of Great Falls, Mont.
Morris tribune., 1899-03-11
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS.

Carl Schurz has just celebrated his
roth birthday.
Admiral Schley was presented mag
nificent medal in Baltimore.
Ambassador Choate was presented
with an address upon his arrival at
Southampton.
Senator Wolcott of Colorado has been
sued for divorce, the alleged cause be-
ing incompatability
The pope underwent an operation for
the removal of cyst from his thigh
He is progressing favorably,
Joseph H. Choate, United States am
bassador, has presented his credentials
to the queen at Windsor castle.
Emperor William has promoted his
brother, Prince Henry of Prussia, to
command the cruiser squadron.
The Christiania Morgenblad says ar
rangements have been completed for an
expedition to Franz Josef Land to
search for Walter Wellman, unless he
returns shortly.
President Mckinley has notified the
Moravian college for women at Bethle-
hem, Pa, that he would probably at
tend the exercises on the 150th anniver-
sary Of the seminary, to be held on
,June Ia
Morris tribune., 1899-03-11
THE DEATH RECORD.

Mr.. Kipling'S daughter Josephine i
dead OF pneumonia.
Sara Jewett, once a we'll known ac-
tress, is dead at Cambridge, Mass.
Hon. w. P. Sprague, ex-congressman
Is dead from blood poisoning at McCon.
nellsville, 0.
Mrs. Sarah Stevenson, mother OF
Former Vice President Stevenson, is
dead at Bloomington, Ills.
Daniel L. Sherry, one of the distin.
guished members of the Chicago bal
and for many years a leader in popular
educational movements in that city, is
dead.
Lord Herschell, British member OF
the Canadian-American high joint com
mission, died at Washington from the
effects Of fall on a slippery walk some
time since.
Judge Ambrose A. Ranney, former
congressman from the Third Massachu.
sets district and member of the law
firm of Ranney & Clark, Boston, is
dead, aged n years.
The Very Rev Andrew Kennedy
Hutchins Boyd, known under the nom
de plume of "A. K: Fl. B., " died in Lon,
don through accidentally drinking a
carbolic lotion instead of medicine.
William B. Depew, brother of Sena.
tor-elect Chauncey M. Depew, is dead
at Buffalo, N. Y, aged s. He had
been actively connected with the rail-
way interests of that city for 80 years.
Mr. j. M. Cook, the head of the great
tourist agency, is dead. He never re-
covered from the illness which he con.
tracted while conducting the recent
tour Of Emperor William of Germany
III Palestine.
Morris tribune., 1899-03-11
RAILROAD NEWS.

The Chicago and Alton has passed
into the hands of syndicate.
A charter has been granted to the in
corporators of the Seaboard and Gull
railroad to construct 447 miles through
the eastern portion of Georgia.
Morris tribune., 1899-03-11
Live Stock Prices at Chicago.

HOGS Market steady; DC higher
Sales ranged at IS 550g5.S219 for mixed
and butchers; $3.70@3. 50 for good heavy;
$355@3.6o for rough heavy; $3,5o@3. 20
foy light,
: CATTLE-Market strong.
sales ranged at So. 5000 So for beeves;
ST. 700 50 for cows and heifers; 5000
400 for Texas steers; $350Q4. TO for
Stockers and feeders.
SHEEP Market slow.
Sales ranged at $3.0J@45e for natives
Il, 00Qg4.D for lambs.
Receipts: Hogs, $4,000; cattle, 10000;
sheep, 10000
Grain and Provision Prices at Chicago.
WHEAT May, 73hc; July, 707sc.
CORN March, 3414c; May, 855sg352ci
July, 36c; September, 36ssc.
OATS March, 36ssc; May, ss15c;
July, 254c.
PORK March, 80 90; May, 1925; July
50 1919
POULTRY-Dress turkeys 91d@llo
ducks S12@9c; chickens, 91ac.
BUTTER reameries, 14@20o; dair-
les, II 15W17c.
EGGS Fresh. zoe
Morris tribune., 1899-03-11
ON ACCOUNT OF THE LATE WAR

ON ACCOUNT OF THE LATE WAR
The astounding discovery is made
that just one-half of the Cuban army of
so, 600 are officers.
An agent of the United States will go
to Cuba next week and pay the Cuban
army the $3,OO0,0 900 appropriated.
President Mckinley will probably
adopt General Gomez suggestion, and
enlist Cubans in the United States army.
Spanish Admiral, Montejo has been
imprisoned because he didn't whip
Dewey. General Linares, in command
of the Spanish troops at Santiago. will
also be prosecuted.
Edward P. Thompson of Indianapolis,
Ind, has been selected as postmaster at
Havana, Cuba. For several years he
had been deputy postmaster at Indian
apolis and is a trained postal official.
Sergeant Roy Cashion, an Oklahoma
rough rider. was killed at Santiago
while executing an order of Colonel
Roosevelt The Oklahoma Legislature
has appropriated So, 900 for monument
to be placed over Cushions grave at
HenneSSey
Morris tribune., 1899-03-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK
PHILIPPINE NEWS.

Filipinos claim to hold 600 American
prisoners.
Thirty Ff.ipinos were killed in a
sllirmish near Manila Monday.
Six more regiments of regulars have
been ordered to the Philippines,
General Otis is said to have decided
upon an aggressive campaign against
the Filipinos.
The United States gunboat Princeton
has proceeded from Suez to Manila, her
repairs having been completed.
The Philippine Island of Negroes has
been occupied by the Americans, whom
the natives welcomed heartily.
A Manila cablegram states that af-
fairs there have undergone decided
change for the better, due probably to
the arrival of reinfOrcements.
The United States transport Portland
has sailed from San Francisco for Ma
Mia. She carries number of recruits
and great cargo of supplies for the
army and navy departments in the Phil
ippines.
To carry out the presidents promise
relative to the protection of German
residents and property i'll the Philip
pines, cable dispatch has been sent to
Admiral Dewey and one to General
OTIS, instructing them on that point
Morris tribune., 1899-03-11
POLITICAL NEWS.

Three of Quay supporters in the SEN
atorial fight have deserted him,
s TITS rulnored that Quay will with
.Glraw.froln the Pennsylvania Senatorial
contest.
Ex-Governor Merriam of Minnesota
has been appointed director of the fed
eral census.
Morris tribune., 1899-03-11
Sioux City Live Stock.

HOGS-Market weak, sc lower. Range
of prices, So. 81 5GB3.60.
Market slow; best light
stoc2kers steady, others 10G15c lower
Sales ranged ut ,$400@5. 10 for beeves
SIS OQ@4.O0 for cows, bulls and mixed;
So 5OGp4 80 for stockers and feeders; 49, 70
@5l5 for yearlings and calves.
Receipts: Cattle, 1900; hogs 400.
Morris tribune., 1899-03-11
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Price of Wheat at Duluth.

WHEAT-Cash, No. hard, 1890; No
l Northern. $3.50: No , Northern, 659sc;
No ), 62c. To Arrive-No / hard, Il &c;
No. 1 Northern, 6s7sc On Track-No. l
hard, 717sc; No l Northern, 695sc; May,
7Igc; July, 7I7sc.
Morris tribune., 1899-03-11

WHEAT-March closed at 7OAc,
May, 7oIs@7014c; July, 7os@7o78c. On
Y'rack-No. l hard, 7O5sc No. Northern,
$3.50; No. . Northern, 673sc
Morris tribune., 1899-03-11
Live Stock Prices at St. Paul.

HOGS-Market firm and active, quality
fair. Range of prices So. 45@3.6l
CATTLE-Market steady and active;
all offerings disposed Of
Sales ranged at So. 1903 30 for cows;
So. 5004 so for stockers s. 6003 20 for
steers; $5.25@6 90 for calves; -. 65@3. 80
for heifers
SHEEP-Market steady
Sales ranged at S.. 1908 Is for muttons;
a. Il for lambs
Receipts: Hogs, 600; cattle, 100; sheep
200; calves, 100
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-09-08
|BB POPULISTS MEET.

The Peoples party state central
pnmittee held meeting in Seat.
lie on Saturday last in the office of
Chairman E. D. Mclaughlin, to
discuss plans for future organiza-
ion. The meeting was entirely
harmonious and unanimous in the
telling that the chief business of
be party was to secure the down.
hll Of the Republicans in the next
ampaign. Those present were E..
D. Mclaughlin, l. P. Callison, of
Chsbalis, A. c. Little, of Tacoma,
J. A. Davis, of Everett, Senator
High, Of Vancouver. Letters were
read from Farmer Todd and Sena-
tor Wsstcott, giving their views on
he situation.-Seattle Times.