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Marshall County independent., 1900-04-06

The steamship Gironde has arrived
at Delagoa Bay with large consign-
ment of foreign mercenaries for the
Boer army. There are many lrishmen
in the contingent. among them Michael
Davitt, who declares that he is trav-
cling for his health"
Marshall County independent., 1900-04-06
Ihursday. Marrh 20.

The senate agreed to the conference
report on the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill Heard an extended
speech by Mr.. Beyeridge in support of
free trade with Puerto Rico. BY vote
OF 13 yeas to 30 nays refused to strike
out the committee amendment to the
Marshall County independent., 1900-04-06

In regard to an inquiry the secre-
tary of war has transmitted to the
senate a statement of the expendi-
lures OF the army transport service
during and since the war with Spain.
showing that the total disbursements
aggregated SIS. .7S9, 400
Marshall County independent., 1900-04-06

The March grand jury in New York
has indicted Police Captain Thomas
for not closing tenderlOin Gives, and
has also found presentmenis against
Chief OF Police Devery and District
Attorney Gardiner.
Marshall County independent., 1900-04-06
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
British Forces Drawing Near to
Transvaal Republic.
b0ERS READY TO MEET THEM.
Prospects for n Big Battle Within the
Next Few Dsys-Immense Columns of
British Soldiers Preparing for March
Pretoria.


Clements occupied Jagersfontein and
Fauresmth. Southern part OF Free
State supposed to be full OF Beers.
Liberal federation suggested settle
ment of war on lines of government of
Canada. Russia refused request for
Intervention. Mafeking was under fire
On March y. Beers reoccupied Pap
kiul.
Wednesday. March 2S.
Joubert, BOer COMMUNICATIVE chief,
Marshall County independent., 1900-04-06
Russla to Land Troops In Korea.

A dispatch to the London Evening
News from Kobe. Japan. states that
Russia has demanded permission to
land troops near MasampO. twenty
miles south of ChemulpO, Korea.
Marshall County independent., 1900-04-06

Appropriations exceeding the reve-
nue. by 100000 were made by the fu-
sion legislature OF Colorado last year.
The state treasury is now bankrupt and
state institutions are penniless,
Marshall County independent., 1900-04-06
A Solemn .Deat.

King Arthur was moved to tears,
"zr Galihad," he sobbed. rs dead"
Say not SO" exclaimed the court
tester. Say. rather. he Is enjoying
q geod ku.ghi's rest"
Marshall County independent., 1900-04-06
Russian sh,us n, cbemul,o

Russian Ships at Cbemulpo
Russian squadron has arrived at
Chemulpo. Its appearance Is regarded
by Japan as presagiug a demand for
the concession of land at MasanphO.
twenty NJ <oe south.
Marshall County independent., 1900-04-06
Commons M.y Take Early Recess.

A.. J. Balfour, the government leader,
states that if better progress with busi-
ness were made the house would ad-
iourn on April 10 over Easter.
Marshall County independent., 1900-04-06
TAYLOR TO BE ARRESTED.
Plans to Arrest Governor OF Kentucky
For GOcbeI Killing.

There has been much anxiety and
excitement throughout Kentucky ever
a report, which has gained wide cir
culation, that Gov. William S. Taylor
is to be arrested on his way back 10
Frankfort after the funeral OF his
sister, at Morgantown, on the charge
of having been a participant in the
Marshall County independent., 1900-04-06

House passed coast defense appT0-
priation calling for s7,000,O0O. Sen
ator Fairbanks OF Indiana addressed
senate III behalf Of Puerto Rico bill.
Marshall County independent., 1900-04-06
Thnrsday. March go.

Beers concentrating near Glen, fif-
teen miles north of Bloemfontein.
Roberts sent 10000 men to reinforce
10000 already there. Kruger boasted
he would retake BlOemfOntein within
a week. Leyds' recall because he de-
rumored AS Joubert had requested,
he will be buried without military
hOnOrs
Marshall County independent., 1900-04-06
Friday, March 30.

French's men met advance guard OF
Beers at Karee Siding and drove them
back; British lost one killed and 100
wounded Advance in force predicted
within two weeks, with largest army
yet concentrated against Burghers.
Butler likely TO Join Roberts. Michael
retary OF State ReitZ. Beers bonn
barded Mateking Tuesday.
Marshall County independent., 1900-04-06

Six guns and a convoy returning
from Thaba Nchu to BloemfOntein
were ambushed and captured by Beers.
Colville's division sent to scene and
shelled Beers. British loss at Warren
ton was twice as great as originally
reported. Boer retreat was orderly.
despite British strength. Hudson
Maxim said diminished casualties in
Boer war are due to long-range fight
ing, Transvaal state attorney denied
any intention of Beers to destroy gold
mines. Beers raiding vicinity OF
Paardeberg. Boer force near Cronje's
old laager
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-25
n sensatlonas rnc,aens. :.

During the performance of the drama ''When London Sleeps" at the Broad way theater, Deptford, England, an unrehearsed incident of a sensational character was witnessed by the audi ence. When the performance had reached the stage at which the villain attempts to strangle the girl whom he has wronged and drown the child, someone in the gallery, apparently car- ried away by the situation, threw a knife at him as he stood in the center of the stage. The knife missed it's aim, but struck the musical director in the back of the head, who staggered from his seat in the orchestra, and proceed sed underneath the stage where his in- iuries were attended to. The sensa- tional incident passed unnoticed by the actors, but was noticea by the audi cree
 Man Is uCery devoid of sentiment. He will scoop the bottom out of an egg with never thought that the mother of that egg may be 100 miles away in the rain.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-25
OLD IMPERIAL BoDYouARD.
Institution That Died with the Second
 French Empire.


 The Cent Guards founded with the second empire in 1870. The corps dated from the time of the Crimean war, when visit from Queen Victoria was expected. The tallest and finest look ing men and officers were selected from the. cavalry. There were 137 of the former and eleven of the latter, but the number of men was increased to POS. Their function was purely decorative, and they chiefly served within the palace What swells the officers were in their sky-blue uniform bedight with golden lace! The corps had reguia tons of their own. They were on no account, when on duty, to stir unless to salute the emperor or empress, and only then when specially ordered. The worst breach of discipline would have been to forget they were to be motion less as caryatides. One day Marshal Casteilane, vain, old, peppery per- sonage, had occasion to see the em- peror soon after the creation of the Cent Guards. Two of them kept guard beside the door opening from the ante toOul Ou lLc pf6SSuCO CldiuUoi. uCy remained in the regulation attitude that is to say, with the right arm hori zontally stretched out and holding musket by the bayonet. The butt end restee on the ground. The marshal was in uniform. Furious at not being saluted, he asked the one nearest to him what it meant. The Cent Guard seemed neither to see nor hear. Cas- tellane lost self-restraint and abused him. Still the soldier remained inn passive. The irate marshal sent for Col. Verley to complain. The colonel failed to make him understand that approval and not reinstatement was due. Thus the matter was brought be- fore the emperor, who gave the com plainant sharp rap on the Nnuckles by expressing his pleasure at the Spartan attitude of a household guard who was bound to ignore every rank but the imperial.-London Truth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-25
EVOLUTION OF WALLPAPER.
It Took Time to Introduce It and Bring
 It to It's Present Perfection.

It to It's Present Perfection.
 From the Paper Trade: While va- rious kinds of printed fabrics were known to the people Of most remote antiquity it was not till the eighteenth century that wallpaper anywhere near it's present form came into common use in Europe, though it appears to have been used much earlier in China. A few rare examples which may be as early as the sixteenth century exist in England, but these are limitations, gen erally in flock" of the old Florentine and Genoese cut velvets, and hence the style of the design in 10 way shows the date of the wallpaper, the same traditional patterns being reproduced with little or no change for many years. It was not till the end of the last century that the machinery to make paper in long strips was invent
 ed. Up to that time wallpapers were printed on small square pieces of hand made paper and were very expensive. On this account wallpaper was slow in superseding the older mural decora- t1ons, such as tapestry, stamped leather and paper cloth. A work | printed in London in TIA throws some light on the use of wallpapers of that time: "The method of printing wall papers of the better sort is probably the same now that it has ever been. Wooden blocks, with the design cut in relief, one for each color, are applied by hand, after being dipped in an elastic cloth sieve charged with wet tempera pigment, great care being taken to lay each block exactly on the right place, so that the various colors may register or get together. In or der to suit the productions of the pa- per mills these blocks are made in England tWenty-one inches wide. and in France eighteen inches wide The length of the block is limited to what the workman can easily lift with one hand-two feet being about the limit, as the blocks are necessarily thick and fn many cases made heavier by being inlaid with copper, especially the thin outlines, which, if made of wood, would not stand the wear and tear of printing In flock and gold or silver printing the design is first printed in strong size, the flock (finely cut wool of the required color) or metallic pow der is then sprinkled by hand over the paper; it adheres only to the wet size, and is easily shaken off the ground or unsfzed part. If the pattern is re- quired to stand out in some relief the process is repeated several times and the whole paper then rolled to com press the flock. Cheaper sorts of paper are printed by machinery, the design being cut on the surface of wooden rollers, under which the paper passes. The chief drawback to this process is that all the colors are applied rapidly, one after the other, without allowing each to dry separately, as is done in hand printing. A somewhat blurred appearance is usually the result"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-25
RUSSIA ABREAST OF THE TIMES
Frauds in the Construction of the sl-
 herian Railway


 It is not known that those in charge of the construction of the Siberian railway were ever under the tutelage Of the members of the American Credit Mobilier, but, judging by reports that come from that region, they would have been apt pupils. They certainly have a trick or. two that would put their American compatriots to the blush. It appears that the different works have been executed in man her that shows very little conscience. Everything, or nearly everything, will have to be done over again before the authorities can think of throwing open this gigantic line to regular working. In very many places the road gives way on the passage of train a little heavier than usual or travelling at a speed of more than twenty miles an hour, and accidents more or less grave are continually happening. More than undertaking a journey on this rail- way. This construction a Ia Russe has already swallowed up hundreds of m1l- lions of rubles, or, to speak more truthfully. the constructors and not the construction have absorbed the millions. People are beginning to ask how it will finish. There is still more. Several Siberian journals, which are, moreover, closely controlled by the local censors, publish the following statements: For several months the naVVy contractors have not been paid in cash despite the terms of their contracts. The engineers in charge, who represent the government, de- clared that they had no more money and the contractors must be satisfied with bonds, which the Siberian and Chinese banks have for some time discounted at 81s per cent. Frequently these bonds were not paid on falling due, and in consequence the banks re- fuse to act any longer as intermedia- ries between the government engineers and the contractors. It was only when one of these engineers, Prince A, who had made fortune, undertook to be personally responsible to the Ce.Aho IAoL tACy 4SouulCu tAS 1uACL1OAo of discount brokers. But the princes guaranty is somewhat costly, seeing that he claims a little fee of 15 per cent. The contractors are furious, but they find themselves helpless, owing to the clause inserted in all the con- tracts to the effect that disputes be- SWeen the engineers and the contract ors of the line have to be settled in St. Petersburg. To lodge a complaint 5000 miles from the spot where the circumstances have occurred is at least inconvenient and would entail years delay. The position of the unfortu- nate nayyies themselves can be imag- ined from the treatment of the con- tractors. Their wages are paid very irregularly and always with deduc- tions. Badly fed and badly lodged, it is not surprising if they give only half a heart tO the work ''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-25
X oRAvEDIooERs. PHILOSOPHY
Queer Traits of Character Analysed by
 the Cemetery Worker.


 The gravediggers in the different burying grounds have their own phi losophy of life. One of them who has been in the business nearly 25 years, and who takes an exceedingly cheerful view of life notwithstanding his occupation, said that when he first went into it he felt kind of shaky," but that now he would as soon dig 8 grave as do anything else, says the Baltimore Sun. I've seen some mighty queer things in my time." he said. five seer people-mourners, mean catch sight of name on the card tied on to some flower piece and then they have gone straight to work to tear up the whole thing. I'll tell you another thing I've noticed. When woman comes along and makes big fuss at !. h&r husbands funeral and says, I c$~it live without him!' know that in few weeks time I'll see her out here leaning on some young fellows arm. It's never failed. It's happened every lime. But the people-women and men too-who don't take on lot, but just keep still and sometimes don't even shed tear, that's the kind that grieves. You don't see that kind mar rying again so soon."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-25
WONDERFUL GEYsER AT WORK
California spouter That Throws Water
 500 Feet in the Air.


 From the Scientific American: The people of southern California have re- Stently been favored with one of the most extraordinary exhibitions Of nat < praI phenomena on reeord-one which has even astonished beyond measure snlent all classes of a community fla miliar already with instances of what nature can accomplish when it sets out to do something out of the common. I Southern Ca1ifornians are so used to shocks of earthquakes, ineipient yolca noes, or threatened tidal waves that 1t takes something extremely eruptive to disturb their ordinary eomposure, but the successful effort of rural rancher in his search for water with which to irrigate his fields, parched with long drouth, has turned the gaze of the whole state toward the little town of Whittier,a hamlet located in the neigh borhood of Los Angeles. Some weeks ago a farmer named Myers. living at Santa Fe Springs, began sinking an ar tesian well. Others in the neighborhood had successfully tapped a subterranean flow at depths of from 300 to 400 feet, and MT. Myers hoped for a successful issue to his enterprise. By slow stages the drills descended until depth of 500 feet was attained. This was on Sum- day, May fl. A drill weighing 200 pounds was employed and the prospect oftapping good flow of water was be- coming more and more encouraging A zs&n finch pipe had been sunk some dis Kance, and the usual preparations made for controlling the flow when it did make it's expected appearance. The Aeavy drill was working with it's usual monotonous regularity, when, after one deep plunge, loud roaring sound was heard coming from the well, accomDa- nied by jets of muddy water and out bursts of heavy stones. Soon after the drill itself made it's appearance foi- lowed by a grand column of water. which forced itself higher and higher until the top reached an elevation of 800 feet. The flow was accompanied by vast quantities Of gas smelling of sulphur strongly and igniting when fire
  blue flame. Oil in considerable quan- tities was mixed with the flow. The stones were thrown to an equal height with the water and the exhibition of tremendous force was appalling to the last degree. No geyser of the Yellow stone ever displayed such activity. The column of muddy water was like a great pillar extending almost to the clouds and falling back to earth again Mn graceful festoons. The force ex- erted was equal to thousand powerful engines. For two weeks this phenome- non has been active, though some diminution of the force exerted is be- ginning to be apparent. The flow of water is enormous, and, the country being fiat, some difficulty Is appre- hended In it's control.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-25
 All Held Something.

Ballard (Wash.) Union: A hot poker game was played in one of our saloons last night between a Chinaman, a cowboy and one of our leading doc tors. The Chinaman held four acess the cowboy hels and the doctor held an inque ;h r.. Tsie. Il.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-25
HATS OF OUR ANCESTORS.
Changes That Have Taken Place In
 Manufacturing Headgear.

Speaking of the hat business" said veteran of the business to the local historian, most wonderful changes have taken place since 1850. In olden times soft felt and derby hats were not known, and it was as late as 1843 when silk dress hats were first intro dueed in this country, this being a used for hats in the world was, up to this time, made in France. When Kos- auth came to America he introduced the soft felt hats, wearing one him. self. It did not take American matters long to take up the idea, and in less cans covered their heads with Kossuth hats. They were in shape nearly the same as tourist hats now, only being trimmed up with nice, long ostrich plume. Along about 1858 an English tourist came along with they became the general headgear in the country, and up to the present date the demand for soft hats and derby hats is nearly evenly divided In those days all the best class of soft aats were imported from France, and stiff derbies from England. This, how ever, has taken a material change, as American hats are now sold in all parts of the globe, and it Is known fact that we produce the most tasty and best hats made. Before the ar rival of Kossuth and the English tour ist, however, the Americans did not go bareheaded, but contented them selves with mapped otter and mapped beaver hats, for the more expensive. and the so-called seratch-up or brush hats for the cheaper. Brush or scratch up derive their name from the fact that nap was raised on them by means of stiff crush constructed of whale bones.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-25
rerr;ble Indeed.

The inhabitants of Bischofsburg, in Prussia, had never seen ballet until recently when travelling company in- trodueed one. As soon as the dancers appeared on the stage all the women in the audience left the house.
 5oo,OoO Women at Work in Factories.
 T he total number of women over IS years old employed in the factories and workshops of the British Islands is about 500,000, of whom Il per cent belong to trade unions.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-06

Thirty years ago the wonder of the
age was the monster engine of the
Eriedensville Zinc company,near Allen
town. Gigantic in size, a marvel in
construction, it's massive dimensions
and herculean frame made it famous
the world over and justified the proud
title by which it was known THE
President" From every section of civ
ilization engineers of rcnown came to
look upon this mammoth product of
mechanical skill built according to the
designs Of Thomas Webb, the famous
Philadelphia draughtsman. ct h e
President" drew crowds of slghtseers
from all over the world and ranked
second to none among the natural and
artificial wonders of the day. Before
then nor since has an engine been
built TO rival 1t.
Today q force Of men are at work
reducing it to scrap iron. Yet not an
inglorious future awaits 1t, for part Of
the remains will so into the construc-
tion of the new battleship Maine"
and as "Imperious Caesar, dead and
turned to clay, might stop a hole to
keep the wind away" so may this lar
gest triumph of mechanical skill still
be useful, n section of it in defending
a nations right and maintaining a ma
TONS honor.
The great engine weighed about 1900
tons. It's cylinder had n diameter of
10 inches and a ten-foot stroke. It's
two fly wheels weighed 107 tons' each
and were 40 feet in diameter. The two
walking beams weighed A tons apiece.
Fcrty-four mules pulled them over the
mountain when the engine was erected
and it took two years to place them in
position. The connecting rods were A
feet long and each weighed 10 tons.
The nut that secured the piston rod
on the engine was of brass and weigh
ed 11oo pounds. 1t was the largest nut
ever made. The wrench that frightened
it weighed a ton ana a half Those
figures give some idea of the heroic
size of "The President"