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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-13
BIG FREIGHT WRECK.
1t Occurred on the Pennsylvania
Line Near WiImering.

Line Near WiImerinG.
WILMBRING, Pa, Jan. PA monster
freight wreck occurred here this evening
on the Pennsylvania road. Freight No
sos, east bound, with seventy-five cars,
broke in two just when it reached this
point and thirty cars were derailed and
piled high at the side of the track. All
traffic is blocked on all tracks, with the
exception of the west bound passenger
track, and they will be closed all night.
The whole freight was made up Of mer-
chandise cars, and tonight the wrecked
cars are piled seventy-fve feet high. It
will take until morning to clear the
track All the trainmen are reported safe.
although 1t is not known whether any one
is under the wreck, but it is thought
not. The accident occurred on but a
slight grade, which probably saved it
from being more complete.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-13
HE FAvoRs MAY.
Admiral Dewey Wants to Visit Chi
cagO Then.

CHICAGO, Jan. 12-Mayor Harrison re
ceived today from Admiral Dewey a let
ter stating it was the admiraps .reques
that his visit to Chicago be in May in
stead of September, as requested by tht
arrangements committee of the G. A. R
The admiral said he favored the date be
cause of the other engagements he hat
in this territory about the time set for the
Chicago celebration.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-13
PASSENGERS AND CREW OF UN-
KNOWN SHIP WHO ESCAPED
FIRE AND WATER
HOPELESS FROM THE OUTSET
SHIP STRUCK A LEDGE AT FOOT
OF CLIFF, WHERE ESCAPE
WAS IMPOSSIBLE
ONE MAN IN THE RIGGING


He Made an Effort to Climb Up the
Steep CIif, but Failed, and Swan
Back to the Wreck, Only to Per-
fish of Exposure During the Ter
ribIe Night-EfOrts of Life Savers
Bamed by stormy Weather.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Jan. 1s.--The follow
ing comprise all the details of the wreck
in st. Mary's bay that coudl be obtained
up to midnight:
The ship is two-masted steamer Of
nearly 5000 tons. and probably carried a
crew of sixty, with possibly some passen-
gers. She went ashore before daybreak,
ON Thursday morning, striking ledge at
the foot of the cliff, where escape was
hopeless The crew launched the boats,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-13
DInner for Mr.. BRYAN.

NEW YORK. jan 20 H. P. Belmont
today issued invitations TO q. dinner he
will give to w. j. Bryan on his visit to
New York The dinner will occur Jan. %
In Mr.. Belmont's home.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-13
Mo1ders, strike OF.

RACINE. Wis, Jan. 12.-The molders
strike at the Lakeside Malleable Iron COM
pany was satisfactory settled tonight
and the factory will resume Monday
morning with full force.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-13
Mr.. Bryan Probably Misquoted.

OMAHA. Neb. Jan. 12.-The general i'm
preston here is that William j. Bryan Is
inisquoted by the Utah correspondent Of
the Commercial Bulletin on the subject
of free wool. At the JacksoNaan ban
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-13
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for st. Paul: :
Threatening; Snow Flurries.

Weather Forecast for st. Paul: :
Threatening; Snow Flurries.
I-Heavy Fighting On.
Wreck of Ocean Vessel.
No More Brick Pavement.
Kentucky Outlook Grave.
2-To Save City's Money.
Grand Jury Investigation.
Bicycle Repair Charges.
3-MinneapOlis Matters.
Northwest News.
Clark Investigation.
4-EditOriaI.
Weekly Trade Reviews.
State Political Gossip.
6-SpOrting News.
Ship Subsidy Hearing.
Battle of Modder River.
G-Markets of the World.
Bar Silver, So 3-Sc.
Chicago Dec. Wheat, 81 $50.
Stocks Stronger.
7-News of the Railroads.
S-St. Paul Social News.
In the Field of Labor.
improvements Mt Hatchery.
OCEAN LINERS
NEW YORK-Arrived: Marquette, Lon
don. Sailed: Victoria, Genoa.
HAVRE-Arrived: Steamer La Norman
die. New York
HAGEN-Arrived: Steamer Is
land, New York for Stettin.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-13
NO MORE SPRUCE.
It's Export From Ontario Has Been
Prohibited.

BUFFALO, N Y, Jan. PA dispatch
from Toronto says the order in council
prohibiting the export of spruce wood cut
from crown lands has been adopted by
the Ontario government. Consequently
all the wood, after April 80, must be man
ufactured into pulp In Canada.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-13

Continued ON Fifth Page.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-03-15
Al Aaif of Stone.

The conversion of the fintiest, rough
est limestone into soft white wool is
one of the wonders of the century which
will appear in a practical way to the
manufacturers. Wonderful and almost
impossible as it may seem, this process
is being carried on successfully by
man who expects his discovery to revo-
iutionize the wool and cloth manufac-
turing industries. The discoverer was
making some tests Of stone and was
using heat and chemicals to analyze
them. He happened upon 9 limestone
which. when subjected to the tests,
acted unexpectedly. The usual course
of stone under the condition he was
submitting ii to is to become quick.
lime, but in this instance it ran into
lava. To all outward appearance the
stone was common building stone. II
| had been used in many buildings, but
IL had chemical quality that was very
different. The molten mass was very
pliable, like glass when it is in the sam'
state. Glass may be strung out like
silk. and ii has been converted into
dress goods. The man conceived th'
idea Of carrying the experiment still
/ further. This white lava was subjected
TO chemical baths and then 70 adraw
ius-out process, by which it WIS con
verted into the Ahist and most pliabi
] white wool.-1he Rival
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-03-15
THE OLDEST FOOD.
some Form OF Cereal Was Probably
the stan Of Life In the
Early Ages.

The oldest prepared food was prob
ably some form of cereal baked in bread
or boiled in water. Rice, according to
recent statistics, is the food of SOC, ,0OO,-
900 persons, or "a per cent. of the in
habitants of the globe. 1t has been in
common nse in China and India as far
back as the records of those countries
reach, and it is known to have been in
use in Egypt since the earliest ages.
It probably antedates wheat as an an
cient food. It is now generally recog-
nized that American rice is the best
rice in the world. So superiorisour Caro-
lima rice to the common product of
india that it is said to have been intro
duced there by ths Indian government
in the hope Of improving the crop OF
this cereal which has been cultivated
in that land for unknown centuries.
We do not use rice as much as we
should. Notwithstanding the superior
ity of Carolina rice we do not raise mere
than one-half of the small amount OF
this cereal used in this country.
One of the most delicious ways OF
cooking rice is to boil it in stock. II
makes excellent croquettes, which
should be used with meat, not as they
generally are, as sweet dish. The fact
that rice is considerably more expen
sive than oatmeal, hominy and Other
grain foods has probably prevented it
| more common use on the breakfast
/ table The French fashion Of using ricl
to thicken stews of meat or fricassee'
of poultry should be more general.
adopted. 1t is better than the raw
pasty thickening Of flour s6often use'
for this purpose. The flour is good, bu
it is seldom cooked in stews over fiv
minutes, when it should be cooket
slowly at least 20 minutes. No on
could undertook rice without noticing
tn v Trihunp
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-03-15
WIT AND WISDOM.

Style on the street sometimes meana
q meager bill Of fare at Chicago
Daily News.
When man starts to tell you funny
story, You can always get rid of him
by saying 1--WE heard t."-Atchison
Globe.
"What is a bachelor, Aunt Martha p
"Oh, he's man who thinks every girl
that looks at. him intends to marry
him" indianapolis Journal.
A Blasted Career.-''Is your son do
ing well in college?" no; he got .
sprained ankle at football and has to.
confine himself to study. y."-C Chicago
Record.
Poor old Henpeck leads a dogs life
with his wife" "Well, why on earth
doesn't he apply for a divorce? 2" he
says he wanted to, but she wouldn't t let
him."-Philadeiphia Press.
First Little Girl-"I'm never going
to speak to you again; your father
keeps saloon.'' Second Little Girl
''And I'm not going to speak to youan
more; I saw your father go into Il. -
Puck.
A Second Look.-Mrs. Greene-*Whn
is that pretty girl over there? Why, she
is really bewitching!" Uncle George
"Why, that is the woman your husband
used to rave about So" Mrs. Greene
II wonder what he could have seen ii
her?"-Boston Transcript.
Detected.-'.lt was a clever job, said
the chief. ''How did you spot him
through his woman's disguise
happened to see him sit down." replied
the detective, "and noticed he gave his
rainy-day skirt little twitch with
both hands, as if to keep It from bag.
ging at the knees. Then Inabbed him. !"
Chicago Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-03-15
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

w. d. Howells said the other day In
the course of an interview that when
the great American novel came to be
written at least portion of it would
have to be enacted on Wall street, New
York, that being typical phase of
peculiarly American life.
A. A. Macdonell, who succeeds the
late Sir NJ. Monier Williams as profes-
sor of Sanscrit in the University of Ok
ford, is a graduate of Leipsic and is one
of the best-known Sanscrit scholars in
the world. He comes of an old family
famous for its support of the dethroned
Stuarts.
The autocrat of the breakfast table
is not averse to giving his autograph,
even when it is asked by mail, but drew
the line sharply not long ago on receiv-
ing a petition addressed to Miss Olive
Wendell Holmes" The doctor says:
81 don't think that an applicant who
doesn't even know my sex is entitled
to my autograph"
Thomas Kite, the old parish clerk of
Shakespeare's church, at Stratford-on-
Avon, who died recently, was 81 years
of age and succeeded his father and
grandfather half a century ago. Among
those whom he conducted to Shake
speare's tomb were Sir Walter Scott,
Washington Irving, Dickens, Emerson.
Booth, Kean and Nathaniel Hawthorne.
The late Bernard Quaritch, London's
famous bibliophile and bookseller, had
tart manner of speech on occasions.
Once New York publisher and book
seller was inquiring of him regarding
discounts and Quaritch grufay asked:
Are you bookseller or gentleman? %
The American quietly answered.: Il
| am bookseller, but until / met you
I thought one could be both"
One of the most remarkable coinci.
dences on record has come to light in
| Lynchburg, Va, and Augusta, Ga. In
each city there is Walter Clark whose
| father was named Samuel and whose
mothers maiden name was Walker
Both Walter Clarks have. brothers
named Samuel and William, uncles
named Charles and John and an aunt
named Elizabeth. Yet the men cannot
trace any relation between the two
4 families.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-03-15
COLLECTED IN ADVANCE
intended Visitors to the Paris Expo.
sitiOn Are Swindled by IN
AdveAtureF.

1t is impossible to recall feats OF
stealing unusual things without men
tioning the theft of the red-ho stove
with which ''Old Hoss' Hoey delighted
his audiences many, many times. But
in France is man who did the real
thing in theft, and of such an uncom-
mon kind that he deserves honorable
mention in the list of his betters. He
stole an entire house, not vestige OF
which remains above the ground. This
was part of his scheme to swindle Wis
itors to the Paris exposition.
N. Declem began by renting house
in the Rue de la Tombe -Issoire, an un-
finished street in deserted corner Of
Paris, only stones throw from the
catacombs. Having acquired an ad-
dress. he issued circulars, in which he
invited visitors to the exposition of
1900 to secure rooms in advance in
hotel which on paper was model estab-
1ishment. The hotel, the prospectus
stated, was in course of erection in one
of the most delightful avenues of the
capital, and when finished wculd sur
pass in comfort the most modern and
fashionable of hostelries. This "sump-
tuous stablishment"-to quote the
prospectus-would have every con-
ceivable convenience from hair dress
er to post Office, from drug store,
with constant medical attendance, to
darkrooms for developing photographs.
On its fiat roof, ''in the Italian style"
were to be cafes, bars and lounges, and
theater on the premises would help
to while away an unoccupied evening.
The restaurant, too, was to be marvel.
Every local and foreign style of cookery
was to be practiced in its kitchens.
By the simple process of paying in ad-
vance visitors could benefit by all these
conveniences at rates so low that hun
dreds of confiding pleasure seekers were
induced to put their hands into their
pockets at once. Money orders poured
in to NJ. Declem by every mail, and he
lived extremely well on the preliminary
profits of his imaginary hotel. He was
not, however, of a saving disposition.
and he was anxious to get big round
sum with which to undertake the jour.
ney necessary to put him at safe dis.
| tance from the credulous people he
had gulled.
| To get the cash he sold the house he
had rented to buyer of old building
material, who promptly demolished the
edifice and carried away it's fragments
| All that was left was shed, which De
elem rented to an inventor anxious Il
test a new heating apparatus. The in
ventor installed two machines on tn,
premises, to the delight of Declem, wht
Immediately got loan on them. Thi
was his last exploit. His yistim'
had learned of the sort of hotel accom-
modation for which they had paid il
advance. There were complaints to th'
police, who, when they came to investi
gate the matter found that Declem hat
fed.-N. Y. Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-03-15
MYSTERIOUS MINES
Long Abandoned Shafts In Africa
That Have Interested Many i
AntfquMrians.

Besides the reefs which have been
discovered on the coasts there exists
in Rhodesia an enormous quantity of
'sold workings" mines which were
worked in ancient times but have long
since been abandoned. By whom
these mines were worked is and will
probably remain forever mystery.
From old pottery and tools which
have been found it il evident that
these old workings were excavated by
or under the direction of men of
knowledge and intelligence superior
to those possessed by the present in
habitants of the country. Gold was
extracted from these mines by smelt-
ing, many furnaces having been found,
and alongside of them ancient molds
in which ingots were cast.
Several ruins have also been discov.
cred in Rhodesia the magnitude and
workmanship of which proves that
men of superior civilization either in.
habited or else occupied this part oi
the world few thousand years before
u.s. To them are probably due the an
cient workings which have been found
With the. primitive instruments 81
| their command these miners of pas
| age were only aole to scrape the sur
face of the gold-bearing reefs, so tha
the quantity of gold which has beer
taken from these mines hardly affec.
their value, while they are precious
indication to the prospector and en-
able him to test the reef below tn
surface, and, as rule, the site OF mos
/ Of these old workings seems to haS
/ heen selected by competent men. VIII
chose the richest reefs.-N. Y. World
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-03-15
Qsick Disembarkation.

A remarkable piece Of disembarka-
ton work was accomplished when the
Hawarden Castle reached Cape Town
recently. Her troops, which numbered
1.7oo men, together with stores, ord.
nance and rations for Il days, were
landed and entrained in ten hours.-N
Y. Sun.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-03-15
Misauo,ted.

Mr.. Fitzharkey-Look here, you!
hear you said that. intellectually, l was
= freak.
Mr.. Small Not at AL, my dear sir!
/ was misquoted. I-said that intel
lectually yot were : giant.-Puck.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-03-15

..Oh, Harold!' she cried. Il hasu
missed you 70 much"
Hitherto, understand, she had thrown
teacups ut his head for the most part.
Perhaps it was small wonder, after ail,
that she missed him.
hut now she threw herself # his feets'
and all wEs well once psore ys
World. i;
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-23

Upon the hill slopes that one could
neither go up nor down without using
bodies for steps. Osman, back Of his
rock and earth defenses, laughed. He
knew that in the end he must be
w~hipped-he would make the victory
cost the car more than men dreamed
1t would when the war commenced.
Through August Osman kept raising
his trenches at Pleyna. For five days
the Russian forces with cannon and
men assaulted his position and failed.
Skobeloff assaulted him in September,
lost $4,000 men and failed. CONSTANT
nople sent word to Osman that hG
could surrender or retreat. The latter
he never intended to do. AS for the
former, he waited. The Russian army
was increased to 122, 900. Todleben sur
rounded Plevna and sat down to starv6
out the Turk. His wait was long and
costly. Week after week Osman made
sorties that cost the Russ far more
than the Turks. For 144 days, until his
men were starved into weakness, he
held out against 1000 guns. Even at
the end of this time he did not mean
tamely to surrender. His giving up
should be as glorious as his resist
ance.
October 8, 1877, he made his last sor-
ties. His men and the Russians met at
the river Vid. For several hours the
Turks, food hungry as they were,
triumphed. They captured a battery,
they annihilated a regiment of grena-
diers. A Siberian regiment was bay
onetted. Their valor was unsurpassed.
The Russian line gave way at all
points. But Todleben knew this could
not last. His men suddenly ceased
fighting. with their lines opened, and
then the Russian annon loaded with
shrapnel began their work. Osman
Pasha went down wounded but refus-
ing to surrender. Not until afternoon
did he give the final word and the car
mage ceased. He was carried to a hos
pital. He smiled when his captors told
him their losses during the siege were
% 1000. The Grand Duke Nicholas
grasped his hand and said: Il honor
you for your noble defense of Plevna."
Staggering from physical pain, Osman
rose and silently saluted. The victors
allowed him to retain his sword.
When the war was ended Osman was
placed in command Of the Imperial
Guard of Constantinople. He was min
lister of a for a number of years.
One of his late positions was marshal
of the palace, and it was his duty to
taste the food prepared for the sultan.
During the war with Greece he was or
dered TO the front to take charge of
the Turkish armies, but the war vas
ended before he could take command.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-23
PLEVNA HERO'S WORK
DEATH OF THE FAMOUS TURK
ISH GENERAL
Recalls His Memorable Defense Ia the
Russo-Turkish War-He inflicted "a Loss
of $4,000 Mea on the Russians at
Pleyna-HIs Last stand.
Especial letter.

The death of Osman Digma. the
foremost general of the Turkish army.
recalls the memorable defense of Plev-
ma during the Russo-Turkish war, in
which Osman immortalized himself.
Even before the historic defense he
had made his share of history. His
forces were feared throughout the Bal
kans before the Cossacks of the car
sought the entrance gates of Constan-
tinople % years ago. When he was
Is years Of age he had come from
Tokat. in Asia Minor, where he was
born, and graduated from the military
school of his nations, capital. He was
a lieutenant in the Crimean war with
many opportunitie3 for observing Eng
ilsh, French and Russian methods of
warfare. He was given the badges
of a b%rigadier general in 1873 after his
dreadful onslaught on the rebellious
Cretans and Servians. At Widdin he
commanded a division. In the Balkan
country he was called the s%courge.'
but his soldiers idolized him, and that
was III Nv SdItu lol MS uilu was
constantly to preserve the spirit of
integrity of the Turkish army. and he
resorted to appeals to fanaticism, to
love of plumber, to weakness for loot,
in order to gain his end.
Russia advanced upon Turkey in
July, 1877. The Danube was crossed
that month. Osman was at Widdin.
He passed to Tricopolis and thence to
Plevna. His army numbered 10000
men. He decided that Pievna was the
key to the Balkan entrance to Con-
stantinople and that he must hold that
key. The Russians then outnumbered
him two to one. But he threw up
trenches, settled his men in the little
village and planned surprises and sor-
ties. Twice he repulsed the Russian
advance. Their dead were so thick
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-23

Another matter is the immediate
need Of plain speech, says Henry D.
Sedgwick, Jr., in the May Atlantic.
Shams must be REM a~sunder, no matter
how high the motives which support
them. Statesmen must speak out
straight from the heart. 1t is in this
that Senator Beveridge and Colonel
DENLY have rendered so salrtary SER
vice. Whatever the justice OF their
views may be on current policy, they
have opened the attack against sham.
Let plain speech prevail and the Ameri-
can people-among whom the great
social experiments are to be tried-shall
have the front place in the ranks Of
nations, to say whether the partisans
Of the national belly or the partisans
of the national conscience shall prevail,
and what America will do to make
straight the way for Christendom.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-23

Such is the universal comment of e=1-
perienced travellers after making a trip
over the Great Overland Route" the
Union Pacific Railroad. 1t excels in
completeness Of equipment, condition
OF track and speel of trains, all Of
which make travel a continual source
OF comfort aud pleasure. All principal
points east are reached many hours
earlier than via other lines, and con-
sequently at less expense. Therefore,
when you decide to GO east you should
use this popular line, and for further
information communicate with Ii. NJ.
Clay, General Agent, Salt Lake City.
Utah.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-23

In the Review of Reviews for May,
there is editorial comment on Admiral
Dewey's candidacy; on the government
of Puerto Rico under the law recently
passed by Congress; on the proposed
government of Alaska, and on the
developments of the month in financial
and industrial circles. Other topics
treated in 1.-The Progress OF the World
are the rush to Cape Nome, fox-breed-
ing in Alaska, the April elections the
epidemic of strikes, the opening of the
Paris fair, the military operations in
South Africa, and the Delagoa Bay
award.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-23
Luxurious Volunteers.

A good deal of fun is being poked
at some of the irregular troops which
Great Britain has been sending to AT
RIGA, says Leslie's Weekly. The Lon
don newspapers remark that some of
the volunteers from the city are in
Guiding in their army outfits such
things as air-pillows. cork mattresses,
canvas buckets, water-filters, boxes of
candies, pajamas, clothes brushes and
writing portfolios. Imagine the Amer
lean volunteers in the Philippines bur-
dened with such impediments, How
they would be laughed at! Imagine
the sharpshooting Beers. secure in
their trenches, being besieged by an
army accoutred with towels, pajamas.
filters and canvas bath-tubs!
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-23

Henry d. Sedgwick, Jr., in the May
Atlantic, under the title Nations and
the Decalogue, treats the habitual in
sincerity and selishness of what Is
called craftsmanship among nations,
and exposes it's weaknesses and wicked
nesses believing that nations as organ
isms have outlived their usefulness and
flag superfiuous" in these latter days.
He sees the signs Of a coming breakup
among the nations and the amalgama-
ton of them all into one cosmopolitan
brotherhood.