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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-21
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BOARD AND ROOMS.

BOARD AND ROOM FOR TWO GEN
tlemen at 42i Mulberry street
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-25
TEODORO GUERRERO
LAS HUELLAS DEL CRI MIN
CONTINCACI0N I

Disponiase Gabriel a bab'ar cuando
entfo Irene Ell la sala para lIevarlos al
comedor; Ia llegada fue oportunisima
pues los jovenes Sc pusiefon en- pie. y
ella Sc apoyo Ell el brazo de e; aquela
proximidad eStrecho e. lazo que querian
formar sus almas; Gabriel, sin saberlo
Sc entrego q discretion.
En- Ia mesa sc hablo de Kiag de
Lucia, J sus nombres despertaron en-
Ell alma del abogado de Ia revelation de
Irene; Ia lu-ha le quito el apetito; y Ma
ria interpreted q su favor squella inape
tencia tQue no interpretan i su favor
las mojeres9
Al retifarse los convidados, I.cne
dio Gabriel IN expressive ap,ctoa de
manos, como para manifestarle que no
habia conclude So confanza; pero q
inciinandose para saludarla, le die:
LEI nombre del amante je Onelia
-Manana, confest6 ella en- voz alta.
manana nos veremos todos en- el teatro
Hoy! exclam6 Gabriel con inpa
ciencia
ID. Rodrigo del Vale Sc aeercaba er
instante con 81 hija para despe
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-25

dirse, = ent6nces Irene. p sando por
detr@s, De Gabriel, dejo caer ca su dido
nna pal abr IN nomb-c al pre- e., re
70 en- voz tan Daja que nj las pe. e.sonas
que estaban pres@ntes. nj 70, / pesar
de m orgin1 privilege do dc utor, pu
dimes 'reoogerl3 Solo 81 a53g d. %
oy6, a juzgar por G s4cu1im.entJ que
Sc roo en- 81 cue 70 y por la palidez
que sc pinto en- su semban'e.
Gabriel y Maria sc estrecharoa las
manos; Ia de e joven estaba fra como
Ia De IN cadavei; la de ella estaba an
dente. Ella conocia la vulgar expl ca
cion que da cl vulgq a este fen6meno
flcico, : creyo que la fnaldad de "a mlno
del que conside aba va como 81 amaa-
te era efecto natural de que 81 fuego
estaba re-oncentrado Gu el corazon.
Oigo al lector que me pid- eI nom
bre del amante de Cnel.a fun5aado su
eXigencia en- el titulo de este capitu'o
Pero 10 ignoro toddvia, 81 10 Sc no ne
t3ca revelarlo, III autcr conoce la in
dole de los lectores, y para distfaerlos
sin duda, les lIamo Ia atencioa sobre el
cambio operado en- el dnimo de Ga
bnel San Martin-lNo tienen bastantel
= Pues sigan leyendo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-25

que II de5o en- casa dc Jorge King; d.
rodrigo era c0mplaoiente con su hija
porque su unicl o-u )aci n cans sta en-
satisfaccr sus caprich3s; viV'eado de sus
rentas. no tenia qle 81 Tar P1ra. conse-
l.uir cl aImento coti1i2n7 que suele
ser para muchos TN P5jaro muy neque-
no con alas muy grand
AL eatrar en- e cpAGt3 dc Lu>ls Ia
enoontro acostada enia hamacs, leyendo
una carta que escoaaf6 pre-i i;adamen-
te, dando asi en,erder que IA sorprel-
dinlT4 fuganfi, y 1ej5 esclpar uo lige
ro gnto d. sorpresa;
-.Que es 60? djo Maria riendose
/ Te fguias que enraOa tn padre y
que iba quta,te l. carta de He tori
-lDe H6ctc.2 respondi6 Luci < con
tono mlsterioso.
FOR supuesto; 81 csc papel f1era la
cue6ta de tn modista; no le escon3e
rias
-sQuieres que te.~ olga una cosa,
Mary'
ST.
-Ide ext:aha tn ven'de hoy 4 mi ca
5a, y sobre todo, Ia ales ia ,q.e noto en-
tn rcstro.
-lEstoy aleg4e? tH4blas con for
ma'idad Como Io-adiyinaste1
En- primer lu8ar, te conotco desde
nina y no pue1es esconde me tus IN
presiones; Ell segun u lugar, no espera
ba en- contrarte at be conmigo despues
de la caita que me escribiste ,cl otro
dia y a la que no conteste para eyitar
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-25
nn romnimiento entrt rcsotras.

un rcmpimiento entire rCsotras.
Soy una loquil'a, como ms Il RI
papa; tonoz,o CUE no teogo ian3anen-
to alguno, ) te piio que ne e.dor's :, 20
todos los d as sen iguales, mi ANA a
Lucia, y cI dia Ell. que te escrloi esa
ca,ti guerra mori M; e,taLa mas descs-
perada, mucho mas le aque Ia jaEdc
4n que Miss Smith m Pen;tenc'o por
que hj>c burla de su peluoa
Sin em6 .rgo, tu.- ca ia era muy
seca
No sc 10 que tie es-,iri, peto me
parece que mi estI'o era demasiado
sentim nta ansdi6 Maria so'tando una
care ajada. iImpresiones del mome1to!
Desearil ser tan redexiva c mo III, re
70 Ique queres1 iAsi me h'zo Dio
-iTe cost6 poco t1abajo romper el
azo Je ana amistal tEn antigua y tan
ver5a1era
-tRomPe =. Que dis. arate!. -.
exclam6 la j6ycn estampando ur sono
70 beso cn Ia feltc &c su amiga. lTsn
ficl es ROM or lazos jndi5o,ub.e,7
-Expllcame e) motive d. ese cam
BIO repcn.ino, po qGc debe eXistlr al
guao muy podeioso, ino me % niegues
Antes de anoche, al sahr del teat O,
mediste la manc con tlnto dad, y
habia en- ia cara lines tan duras, que
estabas todAvia hajo la impression del
cuaito dc luna que te in piro aque la
c.rta que me hzo 10 ar amargamente
GDe veras1
s., Mary lore por tu ingratitud.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-25
I oser y adelgazar >.

desesperat
de ha enermedad odo5
FL Dr. Gel de hlad de
do una condc0n hoSt los microbes de tuberculosis ApOpando e ogeno
druye De modO
enmedad remSemne Los hooos
La combination
a
aS.niad0
e e 1raex extrpndolai Sesao
ICsa e oentae
lb~ ~ Rd6eneh ntaomsy yln n~hoy
que Q
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-25

NincS memories de - amos, mitad de pasaic.
PaSaies de ida Y vuelta, 10p5 de rebaja.
Los vaporeS lie eSta lnea han sido cons
5ruidos Ell Philadelphia expresamente para
este trafico, con comodldadeS muy especiales
para paSajeros, y emplcan de Puerto Rico
New York al rededor de caatro dias me
Jiio.
CARGA.-La admiten para New Y ORR So
Iamente, al retorno de Venezuela, tieteS
reducidoS. dchiendo Solicitarse la oabida con
algunos dias da anticipation para que venga
reservada de La Guaira.
AgenteS en- San Juan: Filldr U On
AgenteS en- Ponce: Morales y CO
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-25
Oep6sito princi' al: GULL mety, San Juan
IlpORES CORREOS ANERICilOS
DE LA RED "Dn LINE

El vapor ''Philadelphia" saldra como siguc:
De San Juan para Curacao Feae>ueld.
Febrero >, Mario 30, Abril u, Mayo %
Junio -.
De Ponce para Nucra York
Febrer9 10, Mario 10, Abrji T., Mayo10,
Junio Y Julio D, a las ) Dc a tarde.
FL yapor Caracas Saldra como ,igue:
De Ponce para Curacao Ieateaeia.
Febrero Is, Mario l6, Abrll Is, May IL \
Junio s.
De San JRdn para NUerd- York.
Eebrer5 /, Marie /, Mario -. Abril -
Mayo "A Y Junio Il, a las 3 de la tarle.
PReLlOS De PASAlES EN- ORC AMERICANA
Ia ga
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-25
ESIADLECINIBNIO TIPO-LIIOCRAEICO
A VAPOR
del " BOletfn Mercantil

En- este esablecmienO monado la
ropa hacen mpnes POGRACAS IOGRACAS ESTEReocAS
du admniac6n copahas dc nayegac6n
p0izas pei0dcoS cienffcO aro pubcones bOs.
memorials caogo de pubhcdad
diplomas etIas de camO ccIes cOIrentes
turas, etquetas, recbos, prospectos,
GRAN VaREDAD GE TIPOS PARA CARTELOIES
PROGRiNAS DE- TEiffnnO CIRCO AAIlCI6S
Los trabaos de toda clase hos
lMEA PR0NUO EQDA0 EN- Los PRECUS cgulcs s
relacOn ca!ad del p~l la
composition la tala ben ueglo.
ro-Holtogafa cromoipogr.ta
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-25

SUENus DE COLOR DE ROSA
A las dos dc la talde del siguiente
dia sali5 Maria del Vale con su padre,
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL


THE proclamation Of President Nc.
kinley, which was cabIcd to Maj Gen.
Otis at Manila, has been issued to the
tIlipinoS.
Gov. PISGREE's message was read to
the " chigan legislature on the 9th.
it was voluminous document and
dealt with all the governors proposed
taxation reforms, declared against eX-
pnn~ion and inveighed at great length
against trusts and corporations
Col. JULTsuS SAS MARTIN, who was
in command Of the Spanish garrison at
Ponce. Porto Rico. when the United
States troops under Gen. Miles landed
on the island and who abandoned the
place without resistance, has been
sentenced ut Madrid TO imprisonment |
for life.
THE New York Journal on the eth
printed statement by r ,Chard Croker
The Tammany leader came out fiat
footed for expansion and said that the
sixteen to one plank in the Chicago
platform was a dead issue
AT the Jack ,on banquet of the Duck
worth club at Cincinnati William J.
bryan made Il speech which was re.
garded as the formal opening of his
anti-cxpansion fight
THE president has nominated James
D. Ieomans, OF Iowa. to be an inter
state commerce commissioner.
SENATOR VEST recently telegraphed
from Florida to his son that he was
feeling we'll aud getting stronger and
spoke OF soon returning to Washing.
ton. On the advice of friends the son
wired the senator to remain away from
Washington until the grip weather
was over.
WILLIAM J. BRYAN spoke at the Jack.
son banquet at Chicago on the 18th and
declared that the Chicago platform
was stronger than ever and that the
sixteen to one ratio was in it to STAY.
The question of expansion was subor
dinated to the silver issue by the Ne
braska leader, who was more than
usually earnest In his advocacy of the
white metal.
FREDERICK SILBERG, one of the most
famous Knights of Pythias in the coun-
try, died at his home at Cleveland. o.
on the Sth. Silberg was six feet five
inches tall and weighed 80 pounds.
He was one of the axmen known as
''the big five" and he had for years led
the parade at the national cncamp-
ments
GEN. Otis received word at Manila
that the Filipino insurgents had bar
ricaded Iloilo and "kerosened" the
PRINCIPAL buildings and threatened to
burn the town If attacked by the Amer.
leans,
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-13
FORCE OF HABIT.
He Was Used to Standing In Street
Cars and He Grabbed for
the Straps.

It was at the Himbish- -Mimmikin wed
ding reception.
The crush was terrible.
People with tender feet uttered half-sup-
pressed groans here and there, and weak
women would have tainted if there had been
any hope that fainting would have done the.
least good.
Ever and anon Burbank would make ..
frantic grab for something above his head,
and then looked disappointed.
Lambert watched him reach up half a.
dozen times, and then edged his way
through the crowd to where his friend.
was being jostled about.
just as he got there somebody gave .,
lurch somewhere, and the people began.
to sway about as they do in crowds where
there are nervous or mischievous persons.
who insist on pushing
Burbank was almost carried off his feet,
and he made frantic effort to grasp the
invisible something that he had previously
endeavored to find above his head.
"See here, old man." exclaimed Lambert,
what are you trying to find up there"
Burbank gave a start, as if he had Just
heen aroused from trance, looked sheep
ishly at his friend. and then replied:
''It's force of habit. This crowd makes me
think, every little while, that I'm in street
car, and, involuntarily, reach for the strap,
whenever the people begin to lurch."-
Cleveland Leader.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-13

2s.At Bridge;on. n. Y, Cumberland Maj
Iron Co.
S-Denyer, Col, Paper Co.
D-At Boston, Hosmer, Codding L Co.
boot 4 shoe dealers, $500, 600.
Sep: 26-New England Loan & Trust Co. a,
Des Moines, la, into receivers hands.
Oct. IL. A. Z j. Sawyer, wooden manu-
taeturers, in Manchester, n. H., 81, 900,
600
6-Bankers' L Merchants Mutual Fire In
~ s1rance Co., at Liberty, Mo, assigned.
25-John Stephenson & Co., OF n. Y, cat
builders, failed for 500 900.
Noy 3-T. b. Rayl, president of r 3
Rayl Hardware Co., OF Detroit, fails foI
81, 500, 600.
li-Turney & Jones Coal Co. and Penn. &
o. Fuel Co. OF St. Paul MINI, go int
-, receivers hands. Liabilities, 81 200, 900
lI-Seidenberg, Steifel & Co.. cigar dealer,
IN New York, fail for $4,000.
25-At Woodbine, Kan, Grant C. Gillett
extensive cattle dealer, fails for 81 900, 900
2s-George Jenkins, New York builder
fails for $40, ,3SS
Dec; l4-At Trenton. n. j., Great White
Spirit Co.; s973, 3,929.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-13
Hood's pills cure all liver Ills. IS scentA
THE SENATORIAL INSTINCT.
A Detroit Cat That Was Likensk
Unto the Luxurious
Statesman.

'I guess just about have the blue-ribbon
cat story" declared one OF the employees at
Detroit depot I'VE had big tom here
that was a iavorite for months. He never
did anything worse than TO whip an occa-
sional dog that came proving about, or
scratch some kid that wanted to carry him
of But he became tat, lazy, self-lmportant
and impudent He asserted a right to b
on top OF the desks, and resented the noise
OF typewriter when he wanted to take his
afternoon nap.
80 another OF the boys and myself slipped
Tom into box car and sent him to Chicago.
There was no chance for HIM to escape, for it
was tight box car, with the doors sealed,
and billed through.
two weeks later there came carload Of
furniture from Chicago, and after it had
been shunted to a side track the work of un-
loading was begun. The men scattered when
they saw pair OF fiery eyes working toward
them through chair legs and over carpet
rolls. While they were arIning themselves
with coupling pins in order TO resist the at
tack OF some wild critter,' long. lean and
hungry-looking cat sprang out, blinked till
he became accustomed to the light and then
trotted TO my Office. There he gave me an
ugly leer, winked at the clerks and curled
up on window sill in the sun. l accepted
old Tom and now call him Senator
why Senator?"
because he knew a good thing and was
SO anxious to get back. Detroit Free Press
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-13
CRIMES.
The More Atrocious Misdeeds, Special.
IL Those of = Domestic Nature.

The More Atrocious Misdeeds, Special
II Those of = Domestic Nature.
Jan. 6-At Greenville, Tenn, Ale1ande,
Carter (insane) kills wife, daughter and
suicides.
l7-New York, John Matthews, through de
spondency, kills wife, 2 children and su
icides.
Mar. Sat Cedar Rapids, Ia, A. S. Heal,
kills Libbie Brauschand and suicides.
l5-Niagara Falls, N. Y, A. Lathwell kill,
wife, another woman and commits sui
eide.
2s-,Paint Rock, Tex, Lee family (4) muir.
dered. w -lN'
Apr. I'm Milwaukee James Kearney kill,
wife and self
Elm st. Louis, John Celia kills Mrs. Fl.
Carter and self.
l3-Eear Monroe, Neb., vaclay Hass kills
wife, 2 children and suicides. ' ANS
May 3-ln New York Jacob Gramm kills a
children and fatally wounds self while
Temporarily insane.
D, xenango township, Pa, p. Sebucber
kills q. Henderson, Z. Skinner and mi.
cides during a quarrel.
lo,At South Bend, Ind, F. Harrington
Kills Mrs. Vahlert and suicides.
lI-,Near Plainview, ILL.,, VIM Perr,ne kill.
daughter and suicides. Temporarily II.
=,
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-13
MISIEILANE0ES.

THERE was wreck on the Union
Pacific railroad at Sunal, Seb., which
resulted in the death of four people
and the injury of eight others The
collision caused three engines to be
piled up into scrap iron, four cars to
take fire and other cars to be badly
broken up. 1t was thought the cause
of the accident may have been one OF
the engineers dropping off to sleep.
THE fight at New York on the 9th
between Oscar Gardner, the Omaha
Kid" and Dave sullivan, of Ireland,
ended disastrously for the latter in
the seventeenth round. when he was
put to sleep by two fearful right hand
blows on the head and wild left hand
swing on the mouth.
THE business portion of West Branch
Mich, was burned on the 9th.
THE Farmers bank of lnwood. Ia,
was robbed of $1,000. The vault was
entered and the safe blown open with
explosives
The roof of the cast house OF the
Sloss furnaces at Birmingham. Ala,
fell in the other morning while a run
of iron was being made, and John
Decher, foundryman, was pinned
down by an angle bar to a red hot
pig OF iron and was burned almost to
a crisp. Two other men were also seri
ously injured.
THE Singapore Free Press said tha,
Spencer Pratt, consul general for the
United States, has sent to Gen. Otis
United States military governor al
Manila, a proposal that u memorial
should be erected at Manila to the
memory of all Americans who fell in
the capture or died of disease during
the campaign and that all American.
now resident in the east should be in
vited 10 contribute toward this OBJ ject
THE safe of the Ash burnham Mass.
bank was blown to pieces by dynamite
early the other morning. The interior
of the bank was badly wrecked. A
sum of money estimated at $1,000 &c
$1,000 was missing. There was nc
clews to the robbers.
BY an explosion of gasoline the hard.
ware store of keil &c Son at Pemher
vile, O., was badly wrecked and Au
gustus kcil, the junior partner, sc
badly injured that he died in an hour,
NEWS was received at Vancouver, b.
c., of tremendous landslide near
Spences bridge, on the Canadian Pa.
citic railway. The recent thaw had
the effect of loosening the sides of a
small mountain which overhangs the
Frazer river at that point and with a
roar that could be heard for over .
mile, fully 100 acres Of the hill, any.
where from 20 to SO feet In depth
crashed into the Frazer, damming /,
completely and sending the water In
torrents over the fertile Nicola valley.
The course of the river was changed
completely.
THE coal operators at Pana, Ill,
were said to have become dissatisfied
with the negroes imported from Ala.
bama to take the place OF the striking
union miners and were importing
Italians from Chicago to take the
place OF the negroes. who were said to
be shiftless and turbulent
Four bandits boarded q suburban
train on the Chicago & Eastern iii.
nois railroad at Eugle wood and robbed
f. A. Harding. an aged Methodist
minister, taking bis watch. $40 and his
wallet containing valuable papers
The robbers then jumpe of the train
and escaped before tho passengers had
realized Whist hsd taken plac~
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-13
pANK FAILURES.

Jan. l7-State, EImwood, ILL.,, 10000.
2t-National, Paola, Kan, suspended.
3l-Flrst national, lArimore, N. d., $7l,74.
Feb. 24-Bank of Southern Baltimore, sl70,'
Mar l6-Home savings, Sioux City. Ia, $50,
900 Benson savings, waterford fa'
$4,000.
24-Bank of Merriam Park, St. Paul, MINI.
Peoples state, Philadelphia, nearly
$1,000 90.
25-Guarantors' Finance Co., Philadelphia,
Sl,0i1 500. -
Jun. 72DeIaware national, Delhi, N. Y,
S2j,OOO.
2o-Ihomas j. Kirby, private, Abilene,
Jul. 2O-Commercial state, Marshalltown, Ia
2l-German savings, Doom, Ia, $59,474. :.
Northern, Lexington, Ky. tsuspended). /.
23-Tawas savings, Tawas City, Mich. (sus'
Aug. IiNBank of wayerly. H., $4,000.
2I-FiIlmore county, Preston, Mimi, $780,
Sep. I'D. F. Parsons, private, Burr Oak,
Mich, 100000.
l5-Jasper, Ala, bank, $4,000.
Allegheny, at Clifton Forge, Va, liza
bilities, $4,000.
Oct. 4-Tradesman's national, at New York,
100000 due depositors. Liabilities
placed at $500, 900. ~
l9-First NATIONAL Of Neigh, Neb., liabill-
ties SlOS 900. German national OF Pitts
burgh, Pa. liabilities, $1,000, 900.
2l-First national, Of Lisbon. g., capital
25O,OOO-cIosed; resumed on Nov: Is.
20-Second national, of Springfield, o.
- goes into liquidation. :.
Nov. 5-Flrst national. of Flushing, u, sus'
pends
l6-First national. Of EmPoria, kan.. closed.
2s-Bank OF Hornersvii!e, n; r, closes door'
3O-Second national, Of Toledo, O., goes into
voluntary liquidation. c G
Dec. American savings, at CnarieSton,S S 2.
c., placed in hands Of receiver. Liabil''
ties. SlOO. 900.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-13

A MONUMENT is to be erected in mem.
ory of Charles Floyd, n mem Der of the
Lewis and Clark expedition, who died
near the present site of Sioux City,
Ia, August 90, 1904, while on his way
with the party to the head waters of
the Missouri river. Floyd was the
first United States soldier who died on
the new Louisiana purchase" and
was one Of the foremost characters in
the history of the northwest. His
grave is the only visible mark of the
Lewis and Clark expedition. Congress
is to be asked for $40. 600 for the mon.
umeDt
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-13
BUSINESS FAILURES.

Larger Comueressl Ceaeerns Involv-
Ing LInbilities sf eSO0.00o Or More.
Jan. lo-port OF Chalmette, near New Or
l-At New York, Wertheimer 1 Co., GLOW.
manufacturers, $500, ,.;r.
Feb. AT Providencs. 4. l., locomotive
ssIsayssr, ss S:aaias I; G., G., ,;SS 81 goods Ne"
Apr. ll-At Dolgeville, ~. 4 3sc fslea NJ
Dodge 4 Son. piano snpynssSI = W.tch
N-At Boston E. Howard Clock : "a'cn
Jun eo ioNa, .'Sa' a. Bangor. -, 1 p. cl.rt : Co,
ls-At Chicago, JsapA Litter s'sans's
,cA. wasfs bo.Rees. .Ress'swsTs; wa; Hs : Rabbsr Co..
Jul. ls'H0,M' is@As provias. y y sss. !:.,.l. =.
Mason I Sons 49, =
$4,000 xrss; t5 ,1;sF is a
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-13

CIRCUIT JUDGE SETTLE created sen.
sation at Bowling Green, Ky, the
other day by his charge to the grand
jury. The charge was on the subject
of gambling. The judge instructed
the jury to return indictments for
every kind OF gambling. saying that it
made no difference whether it was
progressive euchre. played in the par
lor Of n private residence for prizes, or
whether it was with chips across the
green cloth of gambling den.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-13
Clippings.

Since tho beginning of the sixteentb
century 80 explorers of the Arctic re.
gions are mentioned by name in the
history OF the north polar expeditions
II has been estimated bv autbor;,ies
that half Of those who went to the
north never rrturned.
The total cost Of the launch n, :,
modern bsttlesbip often amounts N
over $4,000 About five tons of tallow
aud over I'm nf oil aud soft soan .rs
used in grseaiug the ways-that II
the slip dowawhich the cradle in which
the pasei = placed, glidss into the -.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-13
A MAX at Cleveland. o.. has invented

A MAN at Cleveland, O.. has invented
. ramie defibrator, which is said to be
a success In every particular and will,
st. is believed. revoiutionize the manu-
facture Of fabrics. The machine can
be operated by boy and has u capa-
city of 400 pounds day, against two
pounds per day. which is the output
of man in China. The capacity of
the machine can be increased accord
ing to reauirementa Ramie. which is
grown very largely In South America
and the southern states, 10 . possible
substitute for cotton. dax aud silk.
The fiber produced from II IL the
strongest In the world
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-13

GEN. JoHN BARON left Washington
on the 9Th for Porto Rico to undertake
the supervision of education in the
island. As superintendent OF freed
men under Gen. Grant he organized
schools in several states and was for
l6 years United States commissioner of
education. He was consulted in shap-
ing the educational systems of Japan,
Egypt, Bulgaria, Chilli and other South
American countries.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-13

THE largest railroad station in the
world has been opened to the public at
Boston. The depot can receive 1000
trains in is hours The shed and
yards under roof cover SO acres and
shelters 80 miles of rails. 1t was
built at cost of Sl4, 900. 600. There
are OPS switches controlled by a
signal system The train shed will
hold 4O4 ordinary passenger coaches at
one time. The platforms and build
ing can comfortably hold 100, 600 peo-
pie. The four other large dcpots in
the order of their size are in Bonn bay,
ST. Louis, London and Glasgow.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-13

The Waco Karnival Klub. an organ.
ization composed Of business men, has
arranged to hold the southwest in
terstate 1900 jubilee and exposition in
Waco, Tex. next November and De.
cember. The club will buy 200 acres
of land for the exposition, part of
which will be con nvcrted into u lake.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-13

THOSE members of congress who are
opposed to Mr.. Roberts of Utah are
not certain as to how to prevent Mr..
Roberts from taking his seat in the
house at the opening of the Fifty
sixth congress. While the sensibiii-
ties of the people may be shocked and
popular protest excited by the proposi.
tion that a poiygamous Nor mon is TO
be admitted to a seat in the United
States congress, tits not clear whether.
under the practices OF congress, Mr..
Roberts can be denied his seat, how.
ever numerous the protests and how
ever distaateful to the moral ideas oi
the community.