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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-05-03
COAL MINES IN INDIA.
No Danger or Fire Damp Exists in
Any of the Principal Pits of
That Country.

Coal is widely distributed through.
out India. except in Bombay and Sind,
the northwest provinces. and Oudh,
Raiputana and Mysorc. where the
product is either scantily distributed
or entirely absent. The seams in Ben
gal and Assam are frequently from so
and 50 feet to as much as $50 feet in
thickness. The pits are often of con-
siderable depth. At present the deep
est appears to be about 10O feet. In
many cases the working of the seams
leads to'the escape of little or no fire
damp, so that the miners are able to
work with naked lights. At the pres
ent time Bengal produces more than
three-fourths of the coal mined in In
dia. Indian coal varies much in COM
position and quality. Most of it is
quite suitable for ordinary purposes,
while some of the samples, e. e., GER
tain of these from Bengal and central
India, are of excellent quality, equal
to that of the best British Goals.
The fixed carbon of the Bengal coal
ranges between so and 60 per cent, ano
the calorific value exceeds 5000 caiories
equal to about ten British thermal
units-while the ash often does not
much exceed and in some instances
falls below ten per cent. and the sui
phur frequently present in but very
small proportion.
A great deal of the Bengal coal i.
serviceable steam coal. Many samples
cake well and contain little sulphur
and the coke is therefore suitable fol
iron smelting.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-05-03
D0rr Electric Alarms.

Once armies were guarded at night
by scntrics pacing their rounds. Now,
in South Africa, the Eocrs stretch elec-
trio wires around their camps, which,
when touched, set bells aringing at
headquarters. In brief, it is n giant
system of burglar alarms to guard an
army from surprise. There are few
more striking appliances Of science to
warfare than this.
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MINT He lnIlcu IIiuINcIf.

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climb this mountain?
Second Tourist-No; it is absolutely
too steep and rough for donkey to
climb, so shall not try to ascend
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wberel the Crowd Was.

"was Mrs. Lumpkins' reception .
crush?"
"The parlors weren't half full, but
the dining-room was packed."-Chi-
cago Record.
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He Realized 1t.

Wife-A man is a fool to have any
thing to do with lottery.
Husband-You hit it, then. I'm still
kicking myself for marrying YOU
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Sometimes n Known Quantity.

always let X equal the thing you
want to find" softly uttered the wife,
as she went through her sleeping hus-
bands pockets and distracted the
needed $40 bill-Chicago Tribune.
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Great on Charges.

Ford-Iour lawyer made some pref
ty severe charges against the other
fellow, didn't he?"
Smallwort-Y-e-e-s; but you ought
to see how he charged me.-Tit-Bits
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-05-03
Sheriff s Sale OF
REAL ESTATE,

BY virtue Of n certain writ OF Fieri Fac'as Is
sued out OF the Court OF ofCommon Pleas OF Sny
der county, Pa. and to me directed will expose
TO public sale at the Court Houscin Middleburg
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BE SURE /.
That your eyes and your
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good condition.

They may not complain, and, you
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weak, but time will develop many
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lecting this important matter. We
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No glasses recommended unless they
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B. F. ShtIBLEY,
Jeweler and Refracting Optician,
2tW. Market St.. LeWiStOWn.
Graduate Philadelphia Optical College.
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"wbat! so years Of age, and in lover
"Yes; you know he is old enough not
to know better."-Pusk.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-08

ripped of that was all that the most
diligent search could bring to light
China gods and China groceries,
ea3h mysterious in its way, but Ger.
taiuly not opium. The Govern.
ments great moral explosion had
flashed in the pan. Also Paddy
Curtis had an alibi, for he had taken
the precaution to get locked up
over night for being drunk in lower
Alakea st.
Rather moro than ton OF opium
had been transhipped at sea, and
wh"e the schooner was coming in
by day to establish clean reputa.
ton the cargo was lying outside in
canoes and small boats waiting for
the beach man TO give the signal.
When Paddy" was ready smoke
was made from the Pail and that
night the small boats came in from
sea, each one steering straight for
the villa OF the member OF Govern
ment who had gone back on the
trade. Every box was landed on
his beach and taken out through his
front gate. Thence it vanished in
the blouses OF willing coolies aud
got into Chinatown, where it's COM
ing was eagerly expected. But that
was not all OF it, for Paddy" did
not wish to have all this satisfaction
to himself without giving Others a
share. So he cropped five tael
box ostentatiously on the lawn in
front Of the parlor windows OF this
reforming member OF Government,
and lust within the front gate he
placed another aud stepped on it
until the sticky fluid squirted out.
These happy dispositions incrimin-
ating evidence somehow gave rise to
belief dating from an early hour
the next morning that this reform
ing member Of Government bad
himself assisted in running the last
cargo. The member of Government
said things, but there seemed to be
no redress against person or per-
sons unknown. But Paddy Curtis
thought it profitable to come TO the
Philippines. What was Honolulu's
loss is Manila's gain.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-08

screens at the Pacific Club at the
hour for the afternoon peg. But
down at the other end OF the line
there was no such modesty. Every
body who knew anything at all
knew that Paddy" Curtis was the
boss beach man in the dope run
ming" He it was who made oil ar
rangements for landing the goods
and getting them safely under
cover, and after cargo had come
ashore without a hitch Paddy"
was only too willing to make fine
story about it,
y
"The member OF the government
who had been most strenuous in his
advocacy OF the reform OF the opium
trade had been suspected OF gen
eral participation in its profits, aud
this was not the sort OF thing TO win
the enthusiastic approval OF beach
man who took pride in his work,
Furthermore, this member OF the
Government lived in one of the most
pretentious villas on the east side
OF the road at Waikiki; that is to
say, his property reached from the
road right down to the beach.
There was in Paddy Curtis a streak
OF humor which prompted him to
pick upon this place as the most
convenient for Landing hia cargo. 1t
seems to have been prudent, as well,
for the Government fully intended
to catch this cargo and punish
somebody, first arranging that he
should take his punishment without
'squealing.' 1t was Paddy against
the Government and Paddy won,
His mosquito feet carried his in
structions to the expected vessel
from China. The schooner hove in
sight in due time, made her number
at the signal station, stood along for
the passage, was duly boarded by
the entire Customs service OF the
Republic, with the National Guard
OF Hawaii held in reserve. A few
boxes OF opium were found in the
usual hiding places where every in
spector always looks the frat thing
some in the flour barrel in the
galley, some in the excavated tim
bers, some in the chain locker. But
that was all The msDifest set forth
a cargo Of China groceries and
craven images for the new joss
House. When the hatches were
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-08

been wiser on the part OF the Judge
to have granted a short continu.
ance before inaic!lng injury and in
justice to the litigants. Gould not
the attorneys have been fined by the
learned aud ambitious Judge for
contempt OF Court for not, as off
GERS of the Court, being on hand to
attend to their duties. 1t is an un-
fortunate fact, which is worthy the
attention Of the Bar Association,
that we have in our midst class OF
lawyers who prefer their own fees to
the actual interests OF their clients.
In the course of time, it is to be
hoped, that we shall have a law
here which, as in England, makes
the attorney responsible in damages
not only for neglect, but also for
ignorance or carelessnesn in advice
and practice. The acceptance OF
the fee makes the attorney respon-
sible not only for his clients inter-
est but reminds him OF the sacred
obligations OF his oath on admission
to practice.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-08
cent governments OF Hawaii, whe.
ther royal or republican.

cent governments Of Hawaii, whe'
ther royal or republicaa.
X y 4 4
"By east or by west, no vessel
really need como into view OF the
iuquisitive population Of Honolulu
until within less than ten miles OF
the city. The combination was
completed by the judicious exercise
Of bribery aud corruption in the
case OF the lookouts at the report.
ing station on Coco Head.
''If the lookouts were bribed to
leave the caps on the ends Of their
telescopes when o 'dope runner"
was due there was no way by which
the customs officers could learn OF
the approach OF the suspected ves-
sell. The plan at FIRST contemplated
the approach OF the smuggler some
time during the daylight, and the
exercise OF sufficient care to keep
out OF the town, but why that mys-
terry should have been made ii is
hard to see, for the expected arrived
OF smuggler was just as generally
known as the dates Il the
Oceanic steamers. After having
come in far enough to be recognized
by the signal station and thus make
sure Of private report to those
most interested, the smugglers
were in the habit OF standing off to
the south until nightfall and then
working back to some quiet beach
already agreed upon, Toward the
end the business was so thoroughly
systematized aud the path had been
so we'll smoothed that the vessels
would stand boldly in for their &C.
customed reach and land the goods
in broad daylight, Night running
had one advantage, however, it was
easy to bring the cargo closer to
Honolulu, and thus do away with
the expense aud added risk OF land
carriage. More than one big cargo
has been landed on the beach at
Waikiki, aud that agreeable suburb
is not more than two miles from the
center of Honolulu.
at is undoubted that some very
important men have had directing
finger in this opium business, but
very naturally their names are never
more than whispered in this conneo-
tion, and they do not deal out inter
esting "reminiscences Of the trade
when they cit behind the flower
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-08
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1900.
TOPICS or The DAY.

Col. Sam. Parker ought to have
said at the Republican rally the
other evening that instead of 16
cents worth of poi beng bought for
a dollar, it ought to be 16 cents
worth OF beef for a dollar. He's
a beef trust in himself, for beef is
now dearer than poi. The boot is
on the other leg, Colonel.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-08
WAS HE ROMAN oINGP
Pat Curtis Explains to Manila
Paper How Opium Was Snug
gled Into Hawaii. $50

Sleu AuJO haWaN.
"Paddy" Curtis may yet be re.
membered by some OF our kama
ainas. He has recently been heard
from as a story. teller at Manils. 1t
cannot be denied that Paddy will
occasionally indulge in little rom
sucing, being possessed Of fertile
Imagination, but we think that The
American, the leading journal in
Manila, has been imposed upon by
Mr.. Paddy Curtis, who couldn't tell
word of truth if he tried to.
Curtis says he was great in the
opium smuggling business while in
Honolulu, and says that his yacht,
"Wave," was instrumental in landing
tons OF the prohibited stu #.
We publish a few OF the state
ments made by Paddy Curtis, and
call the special attention OF Judge
Humphreys and his special grand
jury to the circumstances which are
surely compromising il Curtis YER
acity is beyond doubt.
When Curtis says he got drunk
and was locked up, we feel reason
ably assured that he is telling the
truth; his allegations against official
opium smugglers can hardly fnd
credence here, where we know that
none OF the Republican official
would steal anything less than q
red hot stove or the surplus in the
treasury.
The following extracts from Mr..
Paddy Curtis letters will probably
be OF interest to the never sleeping
Sheriffs and their deputies:
THE financial opportunities are
manifest. A man could carry ashore
in his clothing enough opium to
dodge a duty of 500, and that
chance of gain excited the interest
Of every man on the China steamers
which make Honolulu port OF call
on their way to San Francisco.
Every body was engaged in the trsf-
fc, but by no means everybody sue
ceeded in it. There were two dis.
tinctly marked classes, the opium
smugglers and the dope runners
1t was only matter OF time, and a
short time at that, when the SNUG
glers were caught and subjected to
fines or sent to imprisonment on the
reef These were for the most part
firemen and cabin walters on the
liners Of the Pacific Mail and Ori-
entail and Occidental lines. 1t was
concession TO morality to arrest
and to bring to justice the poor men
who tried to evade the Hawaiian
customs regulations by landing a
few boxes of opium in chunks OF
coal or stalks OF bamboo. And Chi
MAXWELL, the main purport of the
law is always to bring Cinnamon to
justice. These people were pro-
perly branded as smugglers.
"The dope runners on the other
hand, enjoyed a certain aud prob
ably satisfactory amount of protec-
tion. They were never reduced to
the necessity OF splitting coal blocks
for the concealment OF single fve-
tael boxes or of pocket smuggling.
In fact, they have been able to run
opium cargoes by the schooner load
on the south coast Of Oahu, within
sighting distance OF the harbor
lights OF Honolulu. These are the
real dope runners and their sue
ceSses have cast discredit on the re-
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-08

We understood a week ago that
Mr.. Dole and his iuquisition cabinet
had decided that no man can hold
Office in the Territory OF Hawaii
until he has resided here duriog
one year. How about our expensive
sanitary plumberf How about the
officials who became American citi-
zens after the organic act was pass
cd? Is Mr.. Dole and his counsellors
shirking issues, and fearing to prac-
tice what they preach? Judge
Humphreys ought to instruct the
Grand Jury to make an investiga
tion into the qualifications of gov
ernment officials in the pay OF the
Territory but probably Mr.. Hum
phreys feels, that he would be
treading on very dangerous
grounds. We expect that the next
official bulletin will show that all
non. citizens have been discharged
from public positions.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-08

1t is understood that Or. G. B.
Wood upon the arrival Of the Mystic
Shriners will be the illustrousPoten-
tate Of the Hawaiian Temple. The
visiting Shriners may arrive here
about New Years day.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-08

The Advertiser is perhaps little
too severe this morning on Judge
Humphreys for striking off the
calendar yesterday ten cases in
which the attorneys were not pres
ent; aud yet, perhaps, it would have
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-08

Ever since its bi rth The INDEP. \. .
DENT has persistently advocated tree
planting not only on Oahu but on
the mountain sides OF the other ISL
ands where cattle have destroyed
our f5rmer forests. 1t would also
like to see shade trees on every
street where they would not impede
traffic. In few weeks the splendid
trees on the Young block will be
sacrificed. Is it not possible for the
government to make an fort TO
transplant and save them9 1t is
readily done in California and at no
great cost by experienced men. In
conclusion we borrow from the Re-
publican the following words from
Professor Stubbs:
81 was up this afternoon to visit
the forests on Tantalus. Now let
me impress this fact upon the citi.
zens of Honolulu. Unless enough
trees are planted in the adjacent
mountains withia a reasonable
space of time to catch the big rain
fall there the government will have
to start a large distilling plant in
order to supply the city with water,
The people do not really know what
a crisis they face. Enough rain
falls in the mountains even in the
dry seasons to furnish Honolulu
with a water supply that would
hold out under all emergencies. But
as an act of self preservation the
planting OF forests is an absolu ute
necessity"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-08

~ N11Ne1V
They Shoes of
Hotel Streets We purchased combined andFa
chId Price giving price the Gt time
known
s the
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-08
= B Kerr e. co, Ltd
Have gone i'm the Shoe Business.


THEIR MOTTO WILL BE THE SAME.
First Class Goods at
Reasonable Prices
Wide-awake., 1900-01-24
MISSING MAN MURDERED
Body of George B. Eyre Found In
the Delaware River
He Had Been Shot, and His BODY weights
ed Before Being Put into the
Water-Motive For Deed.

BRIDaEPoHT, N. j. CspeciaD: Cor.
oner held an inquest into the death of
George B. Eyre; the Chester clubman and
athlete, whose body was found in the Dela-
ware Rivet, hear here, Sunday. At the in
quest Dr.. George C. Laws told of,the dis
coVeries he made at his autopsy on Eyres
body, They prove the crime to have been
most brutal, the murderer most deter
mined. They indicate that, although the
dead man was stripped of his valuables,
some ether motive than robbery melted the
deed.
Eyre disappeared on December 21 last,
while he was cunning on the Delaware.
DR.. Laws found thar charge of shot had
been fired from behind into the unfortu-
nate mans head. And 1t had been fred at
such close range that hole two inches in
diameter had been made In the skull. Some
OF the shot and two gun-wads remained
imbedded in the brain.
No man could have lived an instant af-
ter receiving so terrible wound. Yet
Eyre's savage Assailant rained blow after
blow on his head, smashing his skull into
thirty pieces. Then the murderer tied
weight to his victims legs and dropped
him overheard. But, happily, the weight
became detached and the river gave up its
secret.
From the character of the gunshot wound
and the direction of tho shot DR.. Laws is
certain that the gun was fired by man
Wide-awake., 1900-01-24
Foreign.

The Mexican Government Is taking strict
means to prevent the introduction OF the
bubonic plague, and has forbidden vessels
from Brazil to enter any Mexican port.
The Provincial Government of British
Columbia has declared its intention OF so
amending its alien exclusion law as to
hereafter permit Americans to hold claims
purchased from Canadian locators.
The officials Of the Bank OF Peru, at
Lima, received from their branch bank in
London two boxes, each OF which was sup
posed to contain $25, 900, but upon being
opened one of the boxes was found to be
filled with bags OF shot.
The whole Rhine district Is threatened
with floods, owing to the masses OF snow
and frequent thaws. A number OF the
MoseIle towns are now flooded.
The Minister of Bolivia had conference
with members of the Brazilian Govern
ment. He claims the State OF Amazonas is
aiding Galvez in Acre, and demands that
Brazil send troops and vessels to suDlu>
gate the rebel Government.
The Duke of Teck, who died in Surrey
England. had been insane since the death
OF the Duchess and had been constantly
under restraint. His death was FASTENED
by an attack of paralysis, which came on
suddenly.
The Russian ironclad Poltava, OF IL, $50
tons, ran ashore near Libau, on the Baltic.
The Poltava was built at st. Petersburg In
1894 at a cost of S5490.000.
Wide-awake., 1900-01-24
Effort to Establish Paper Mill.

R. Thomas, Of Atlanta, wants to
erect at Montgomery q paper mill, to
manufacture paper out of the natural
properties OF the pine tree. By this
process cord of wood will make q
ton of paper. 1t requires about $780,
coo to erect and purchase complete
outfit for such mill, and Mr.. Thorn
as has received very much encourage
ment in Montgomery. The mill will
give employment to fifty people, as
we'll as proving paying investment
to the subscribers. E. H. Olcott is
interested with Mr.. Thomas in get
ting up subscriptions.