davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1899-02-28

its line between Lincoln. Neb., and
Atchison, Kas. This strip of road is
l4S miles long, and has become of great
Importance since the completion of the
Burlington's short line to the North
west. The increase in traffic from st.
Louis and the South to the Puget Sound
country over this line during the last
couple of years is remarkable, and is
partly responsible for the decision to
rebuild the line. The work will cost
over 5000. 900. About thirty miles Of
track will be raised above the present
grade, and four new truss bridges will
be built at crossings of the Nemaha
river.
All previous railroad records for fast
running between Chicago and Council
Bluffs e glimmering down among
the things that were on February 18th,
when the Burlington fast mail covered
the 500 miles in eight hours and forty
four minutes, actual running time, ex-
Guiding stops for water and mail, two
changes of engines and slow running
through towns and railroad yards. The
train left Chicago one hour and seven
teen minutes late, delayed by the ar
rival of the eastern mail, and reached
Council Bluffs only six minutes late.
haying made up one hour and eleven
minutes. The run of 206, miles from
Chicago to Burlington was made in 1913
minutes.
officials of the Burlington railroad
are jubilant over the performance Of
that %company's fast mail trains be-
tween Chicago and Council Bluffs dur
ing he unprecedented cold weather OF
the first two weeks OF February. The
new schedule of the transcontinental
mail is fastest on the 500-mile stretch
between Lake Michigan and the Mis-
souri, river, where the Burlington mail
trains cover nearly fifty miles an hour,
including stops, or run at the rate or
over a mile a minute with stops de-
Quoted. Despite the severity of the
weather, which is the worst the west
has ever known. the Burlington en-
gineers landed the overland mail from
the east at the Council Bluffs transfer
on time every day save two, from Feb.
LIST to Feb. 18th, inclusive.
, 1899-02-28

drifts on the main line OF the Union
Pacific between here and Rawlins.
The train disratchers had very little
to do yesterday.
The read over the hill is giving trou-
bic emily in a few places.
Superintendent Harris and Master
Mechanic Manning went west in the
special car on the first section of No. l.
AT 4 O'Clock this afternoon it was
thought that a train would arrive from
the west about 6 O'Clock this evening.
Elmer Lovejoy went west today on
the snow pillow. He was armed with a
camera and prepared to take anything
in range.
Train Dispatcher Stewart was be-
sieged with inquiries concerning trains
and his answer was always courteous
and as definite as could be given.
Train service on the Cheyenne and
Northern has been indefinitely aband-
oned. a notice I othat effect having
been posted up in Cheyenne yesterday.
Freight conductors who have been
laying over at Laramie for the past
thirty hours, have been under orders
to keep Within call and have spent the
time playing might've on the progress
sive plan. There We're only hunks
enough in the caboose for about hall
the men so while some were sleeping
the rest played cards. the winners get
ting next turn at sleeping.
A large crowd Of persons was pres
ent at the depot to examine the JUL
pillow. This snow annihilator is a huge
screw with blades Of heavy steel plates
and is made to revolve several hundred
revolutions a minute. Railroad men
seem to prefer the rotary to the JUL
because the latter throws the snow of
only n way, while the rotary can be
changed to throw out to either side, ac-
| cording- to the direction the wind is
blowing.
Persons who are planning a trip to
the Pacific coast this summer will have
no trouble in securing cheap rates,
Two large conventions are to be held
there. for each of which a rate of about
one fare for the round trip will be
! granted by the railroads. The Ma
tiCnal Baptist societies will hold their
anniversary at San Francisco in May
and the National Educational associa-
ton will meet in Los Angeles in July,
Liberal concessions in the way of stop
overs and side trips are likely to be
made.
The Burlington railroad will rebuild
, 1899-02-28
CHICAGO-PORTLAND TRAIN.

Word comes from Chicago that the
large number of new passenger cars
being built at Pullman for the Chicago
and Northwestern, Union Pacific, Ore
gon Short Line and the Oregon Rail-
road and Navigation company will
form the finest trains ever sem west.
Each car will be painted exactly alike,
and instead Of the railroad name across
the top panel there will likely be the
title, Pacific Limited This is to be
painted on the cars of each of the four
roads furnishing cars for the Chicago
Portland flyer, the property mark will
be initiated elsewhere on the carr The
coaches. chair-cars, diners and sleep
ers will each real the new sign, and
the Pacific Limited when it runs
through on Monday, will be n in
which every official will take pride
Salt Lake Tribune.
, 1899-02-28

poor woman was compelled to look to
the company for her fees. The coRduc-
tor handed a list of the names of those
who refused to pay to the station agent
and this individual refused to allow the
lady but % cents a meal, children not
counted. 1t is a we'll known fact that
these people serve good clean food and
charge an eXhOrbitant price and
it seems wrong that they should be I'M
posed upon for being generous and
obliging. 1t is said that the same meal
have cost not less than 81 on a diner.
, 1899-02-28
PERSONAL

Herbert J. ,Brees is also waiting
since yesterday to go east.
Postofice Inspector Bennett is in
town today on official business.
Miss Jeane Durlacher returned from
Cheyenne after an absence of nearly
a week.
Albert Lee returned from Denver
this morning. He says that it is warm
there and there is lots OF mud.
State Auditor Grant will return to
his duties at Cheyenne on the passen-
ger today, when 1t comes.
, 1899-02-28

An incident happened during the re-
cent storm which will tend to put a
ohack tn the inclination of people to
feed b;ockaded passengers. A tiap'i
was held for hours at a small station
and the landlady OF a small ooaraiHs
house where some Of the road men were
accustomed to secure lunches was ask
cd -, urenare meals for about twenty
She prepared a good poun-
teous and wholesome meal, KILLING
nearly all OF her poultry for the pur-
pose. Nearly forty Of the passengers
enjoyed the meal, for which o OF
them gladly paid so cents. A Few. now
ever, objected to paying, claiming that
the railroad should pay the bill and the
, 1899-02-28
HARRY CRUMRINE'S INJURY

l.NoSlNl
E. Crumrine received a telegram to-
day from Senator Warren at Washing
ton stating that a report from General
Otis, received today by the war depart
ment. says that Harry Crumrine vas
slightly injured in the foot and had
been returned to his company. Some
of the bones of the foot were injured.
No additional particulars were given.
, 1899-02-28
CLARENCE JOHNSTON RESIGNS.

Clarence r. Johnston will to-day sever
his connections with the state en-
gineer's office. Mr.. Johnston has been
engaged to work in the Office, under
Prof. Mead. which will be established
here in connection with the agricul-
tural department, for the investigation
Of irrigation matters. The Office will
be opened here just as soon as suitable
rooms can be rented.-Cheyenne Trib-
une.
, 1899-02-28
RAILROAD BLOCKADE
TEN PASSENGER TRAINS TIED UP
ON THE UNION PACIFIC
WEST OF LARAMIE.
Worst Part of the Blockade Between
Lockout and Rock Creek. a Dis
lance of Fifteen Miles-Trains
From the West Over Forty Hours
Late-Notes On the Storm.

FOR me nrst time this winter after
a siege of many weeks with a storm,
unequalled in its severity by any for
twenty-seven years or since 1872, the
Union Pacific road has been tied up for
a space Of twenty-four hours or more
and for some time yesterday it was al
most impossible for the officials to get
their available force at the worst point
which is between Lookout, thirty-three
miles west of Laramie, and Medicine
Bow. seventy-two miles west. The
severe windstorm Sunday Eight drift
ed the snow worse than at any time
during the storm.
To get an idea how it storms on. the
hill 1t Lookout, a railroad man says
that the wind blows the nov for hours
at a time as it did in Laramie last even
ing about $50 O'Clock. Under such
circumstances it is almost incredible
to believe that the railroad officials
can accomplish anything.
At this writing the DAD over Sher-
man hill is again opened so
that he passenger trains que since yes
terday morning were able TO get
through.
No. 3, due here yesterday morning
at 10: 80 O'Clock, was tied up at Hills
dale. Neb.. all day, arriving at Lara
mic this morning at 10: 80, and followed
by the midnight w~est-bound and short
ly after the morning train which was
nearly on time. The JUL pillow, Lum-
ley as pilot, with two engines. w. A.
Jameson, conductor, opened the way
for the first three trains. the fourth
train, No. 3. following a push pillow
with three engines behind it. The
first three trains left for the west be-
hind the JUL pillow and reached Look
out. the pillow having stuck in the drifts
at Harper, five miles west of Lookout,
at noon, where the Sunday might train
has been for two days.
No. 3 Of today is still held here until
the congestion of passenger thains is
relieved.
The east bound trains + in worse
shape than the others, trains No. 2
and 4, due here atmidnight last night
and Sunday and at noon yesterday and
To-day. six trains in all. are stuck along
withing a few miles of each other and
four west-bound trains also. The east
hounds trains are at Miser, Rock Creek
AID Medicine Bow and unless rescued
sc.n some of the passengers VIII De
rather hurry because Miser is only a
way station with perhaps a small Sec
tom house and water tank. There Is
p,enty of grease wood and scenery and
the COUNTRY is SC lonesome mai the
on,y evidences of life are the fossil re
mains of animals of the cretaceous age
At Rock Creek and Medicine BOW
can be found a number of people ara
a fair supply of provisions. A guam
tity of eatables was purchased from
Laramie merchants and sent west 10
day.
1t is reported that the rotary pho"
met with an accident neal Harper yes
terdav morning shortly after the Storm
had subsidized some and being between
the blockaded trains could not De
Preached. There are five or more ueao
engines in this section.
, 1899-02-28

To all who give us a trial
we will prove that it is not
the largest concerns or the
one that makes the greatest
blow that can sell goods
for the least money.
| give my personal atten-
ton to every order and can
guarantee price and quail
ity.
CLARK PELTON.
, 1899-02-28

]. Sheer, Sedalia, Mo-, conductor on
electric street car line, writes that his
little daughter was very low with Group
and her life saved after all physicians
had failed, only by using One Minute
Cough Cure. Frank H. Eggleston.
, 1899-02-28

Mrs. R. Wall has opened a dry goods
Next month she will have new spring
goods. in shoes, clothing, etc, and
earnestly solicits patronage of friends
and the public generally. mi
, 1899-02-28
WOMAN'S CLUB.

The Chorus club will meet with Mrs.
H. l.. Stevens this evening at 1880
sharp.
The Domestic Science department of
the Woman's club will continue the
parliamentary drill Saturday after
noon. All the ladies of the club are in
vited TO attaend these drills as they
are vey helpful to amy one expecting
to be public speakers.
1t has been estimated that there are
at the lowest count 500, 900 American
woman who are directly interested in
some form or other of clup work. For
a long time there has been a growing
demand for a thorough discussion of
the interests OF American clubs in the
pages of some leading periodicals. That
such a demand has existed Is fully
proven by the wide favor which has
greeted Club Women and Club Work"
the department conducted for Harper's
Bazaar by Margaret Hamilton WEIGH.
1t is enough to say, that in no other
journal can SO complete a discussion of
this important subject be found.
, 1899-02-28

Words Of praise bestowed upon
Hoods Sarsaparilla by those who have
taken it indicate that 1t is restoring
health to thousands Of people, and that
It will help you also.
, 1899-02-28

"Give me a liver regulator and l can
regulate the world" said a genius. The
druggist handed him a bottle Of De-
Wits Little Darly Risers. the famous
little pills. F. H. Eggleston, druggist.
, 1899-02-28
NORTH STAR CELEBRATION.

The North Star society will celebrate
the twelfth anniversary of the order
at North Star hall ON Saturday, March
18th. The public is invited.
, 1899-02-28

Before the discovery of One Minute
Cough Cure, ministers req greatly
disturbed by coughing congregations.
No excuye for It now. r. H. HgEesbon.
, 1899-02-28

Hoods Pills are easy to take, easy
to operate, cure bi%liousness, indiges-
ton. rs cents.
, 1899-02-28

Almost any form Of legal blank may
be had 4 The Republican ONCE.
, 1899-02-28

oA papers x Tue Republican ones.
= csats pr hundred.
, 1899-02-28

Furnished housekeeping rooms for
rent. sayer Hansen, ISL 9Th street
, 1899-02-28

Old papers at the Republican office,
rs cents per hundred.
, 1899-02-28

A good house. wa*sr 1t the door. three
lots, good fenos and barn; on First
street; clear title. Apply ct this once.
, 1899-02-28

Don't wait until the last
minute, but come at once,
as the pictures are finished
in the order they are re-
ceived.
, 1899-02-28

A Sample of these Por-
traits can be seen at our
store. They are made from
life. and cannot be copied
from other pictures.
, 1899-02-28

The Burlington railroad will rebuild
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-22
Betrayed by a Postage Stamp.

Some folks always stamp their
letters upside down for luck, said a
postotice inspector in a reminiscent
mood, and others put the stamp on
the back, which makes the cancellation
clerk forget his religion. | remember
we caught a fellow once through the
peculiar way he stamped letter He
was wanted for friyoling with the laws
of Uncle Sam, but had skipped out
and couldn't be located. In boxing
over some Of his correspondence / had
noticed that he always put the stamp
crossWise, so as to leave small tri-
angle of the envelope at the upper
right hand corner. Why be did it
don't know, but the stamp was always
in that one particular spot, and gum
med down with mathematical accura.
Cyl. One day | was in Il certain
Georgia town, and while loafing near
the cancellation table at the postotiice
noticed several letters stamped as |
have described. Just on chance | took
a memoranda of the address and post
mark, which was Chattanooga, and
happening to be in that place on the
following week collared my man as
he was inQuiring for his mail. The
letters I noticed turned out to have
been addressed to his wife. When
told him how | got my pointer he was
mad as blazes, and / guess he stamps
his letters straight now if he is cut
vet.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-22
SHAVING IN PORTO RICO.
No Use for American Razors or the Gus.
tOmary Soap.

No Use for American Razors or the Gus.
tomary Soap.
The natives of our new territory,
Porto Rico, have no need to buy soap,
for the wooded country abounds in
plants whose leaves and bulbs supply
most fully the place of that indispens-
able article. Among the best of these
is the soaptree, so called, though it is
more a bush than a tree. It's bulb
when rubbed on wet clothes makes a
snow-White lather, which has an odor
like brown Windsor soap. The Porto
Ricans, who are all, from the highest
to the lowest, great handles in their
way, make soap out of cOcoanut oil
and homemade lye-and a fine soap it
Is. smooth and fragrant. This cocoa
nut oil soap is used for shaving.
When a man wishes to have a shave
in the morning he starts out with his
cocoanut shell cup, and his donkey tail
brush and bottle. 1t is never any
trouble to find an empty bottle in Porto
Rico, Cuba Jamaica, or almost any of
the larger West India islands, even in
remote spots in the mountains. At
least twenty generations OF thirsty
people have lived there and thrown
away bottles. The man carries no
mirror; he is too poor to own such
luxury Not one house in twenty in
Porto Rico has even the very cheapest
looking glass. But generously rich
nature provides the mirror, as well
as the soap. The man goes to some
convenient pool in the mountain stream
where the water is quite still--there
is his mirror. He breaks his bottle on
stone and deity picks out a sharp
piece Of suitable size. Then he fathers
his face profusely, and begins to
scrape away with his piece of glass,
which in his hands works as we'll as the
best steel razor. A cut, or even
slight scratch, is extremely rare as a
result of this al fresco form of shaving
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-22
New Use of fiInSs

The latest use of glass is instead
of gold as ma ,erial for stopping
decayed teeth. 1t answers splendiGly
and is far less conspicuous than the
yellow metal. OF course, it is not o1t
binary glass, but it is prepared by
some new patent process, which rend
ers is soft and malleable. Glass too
is being extensively used for church
bells. 1t can be tcughtened so that
there is no risk of it cracking. and the
tone is said to be beyond anything yet
invented, perfect, soft and sonorous.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-22
Opals Are Safe.

Opals will soon be considered lucky
stones if it is found that they are
burglar-proof, which looks as if it
might be the case from the accounts
given Of recent robbery in Spokane,
Wash. The burglars there broke in
to- a jewellery shop and took a quaint
ty Of jewelry, but left the most valU-
able. stones, number of opals. which
they could have taken as easily as the
cheaper and more telltale gooGs which
they carried away.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-22
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The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-22
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No. 4O3 and 402-'The Atlanta Special"
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and Coaches between Washington
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The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-22

Chinese Tea.
China exported 35,000,0OO pounds of
tea the past season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-25

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-25
DUNCANsoN BROS. AUCrIoNEERs

TRUSTEES SALE OF AN UNIMPRovED LOT ON
WHITNEY AVENUE. COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
by virtue of a deed of trust, dated the 80 day
Of April. 1887 and recorded among the land
records Of the District of Columbia In Liber 22lO
folio i eft seq, and at the request of the party
secured thereby, and because of the default OF
the purchaser at sale under said deed Of trust
at public auction. at the risk and cost Of said
defauiting purchaser. on MONDAY. MAY FIRST
1899, AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM I'm
front of the premises, all that piece parcel of
land, situate in the county OF Washington District
of Columbia. known and distinguished as lot nine
teen 40, block twenty COZ, in the subdivision Of
Columbia Heights recorded in county s,Ibdi-
records Of the surveyors office OF the District Of
Columbia, Subject 10 the covenants that when
building is erected said lot st shall Not he
within thirty 800 feet of the front line; that no
manufacturing or mecht meal business shall be
carried and that spirltuous liquors shall be
sold upon said lot; and subject deed of trust
TO secure the sum of 81, Co., with interest at the
rate of So per annum, from April 4, 1895
Terms of sale: The above mentioned incum-
brance to be assumed by the purchaser, and the
balance to be paid follows: One-thfrd of the
purchase money 10 be paid in cash. and the re-
mainder in two equal installments, respectively in
one and two years. with interest thereon parable
paid, all cash, at the option of the purchaser
deposit of $3.50 Will be required at the time of
sale Sale TO be closed In fifteen days from day of
sale, otherwise the property will be resoId at the
risk and cost of defaulting purchaser, after five
days advertisement in some newspaper published
stamps. etc. at cost of purchaser.
GEO. W. F. SWARTZEI.L1, Trustee
CLARENCE B. RHEEM. Trustee,
ep1I-d&ds Sl6 st. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-25
TRUSTEES SALE OF THREE rwo.sroRY wIrH

TRUSTEES SALE OF THREE Two-sToRY WITH
CELLAR AND BACK BUILDINGS BRICK
DWELLINGS, Nos. 3513. 35l5 AND 35I7 HOL-
MEAD AVENUE, BEING IN HOLMEAD
MANOR.
BY virtue of deed of trust, duly recorded In
Liber No. 234O, folio 296 ct seq, of the land rec
ors of the District of Columbia and the request
OF the parties thereby secured, we will sell at pub
Nc auction IL front of the promises. on MONDAY,
MAY FIRST. 1899, AT HALF-PAST -FOUR
O'CLOCK PM, the following described real es-
tate In the county of Washington, District of Co
lunibia: Lots numbered So, "a and IS. in Kirkwood
FIoras subdivision of lot A. in block numbered %.
Holmead Manor, per plat recorded In County
Book No II. mage 4, of the records Of the survey
ors office Of said District with the improvements
above stated
Terms: One-fourth cash OF which deposit Of 500
on each lot must be made at the time of sale, and
lne balance In three equal instalments In one, two
and three Year, from day of sale for which notes of
the purchaser, bearing interest from day of sale
payable quarterly and secured by deed OF trust on
the property SOLD, will be taken all cash. at the
option OF the purchaser ALI eonveyancing and re-
eording at purchasers cost. II terms not COM
piled with In ten days from sale, the trustees re-
serve the right to resell the property at the risk
and cost Of the defaultng purchaser or purchasers
after eight days advertisement in The Evening Star
newspaper. THOS. E. WAGGAMAN,
IRVING WILLIAMSON,
a0A-oAds Trustees.