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upon the rcc3rls your department"'
knJR no e.s consent" replied
Mr. Pierson.
N-. SALISBURY tHea stael that the
Cur. ~Tdid decide IS t0tEe legality oi
tae VI; .ent given by tie Street and
sewer DEPARTMENT t0 tie Wilmington
CITY Railway Company
President William Simmons, Of the
street ara Sewer Department was next
called.
Mr. Simmons stated tia. lie vas a
member .! tie ABOVE named dcpart-
merit.
II vas notified III Nj. yandegrf,'s z
operations on 9th street and also know
that he has o8.,rIeted the street He
had no awful II valid permission to
open the street IN railway trave
llr. Salisbury cross examined Mr..
Simmons a. follows
MI. Simmons, ala or did NIT yanr
department Oh December Z give the VII.
ningtgn City Railway Company the use
of sixth street.
Mr.. Simmons-"I believe there vas
such motion passed. "
Nov, Mr spmons, did not yonl
department eudeavOr to reconsider tie
permit II December II? asked MI
salisbury.
'We did not attempttoreconsider it,
said MIR. simmons, we did recon
slider il,
Id lou think that Alr. yandegrif
was ID tie rgAt by working On sixth
street
II sa7w he vas not right fir He hat
M petuission 70 do 50, replied Mr
Simmons.
vi think that the chancellor will sattl
that point, Mr Simmons, as il is Ill Ai
harl-, said Mr. salisbury
la reply e. further questioning II,
sumens sad tEas Il was 5y his order
THAT IF. Nan3egrifi had been arrested
ana that hew4s Nith Captain Back whe
the arrest was made
lief OF Police Doian was put on th
staat and said that Mr.. Salisbury ha
5latsiet ta be Al owed 70 repair certai
crossings on 5 X4ii strfet and dump son
asaes Oh tte street, prt he lad told u
saulsorrv that hi7 orders made il ob.ist
tory IN MIN toarrest any person or pc
found working on Six.a sire
wta.ut permit.
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WARREN HIS CROSSED
THE TUGELA RIVER
British Forces Succeed in Get.
ting on the Other Side
During Last Week.
A BIG BATTLE MAY BE ON
Optimistic Britishers Express the
Opinion That the Relief of Be
lenguercd Ladysmith is Now
Near at Hand...In tho
Enemy's Country.

London, Jan. ia dispatch received
here from Cape Town, dated Friday,
Jan. IL, evening, announces that General
Warren has crossed the Tugela river.
The report is 50 far only a rumor. Never.
theless the whole tenor OF such news as
has dribbled in from South Africa dur
ing the last As hours indicates that
combined forward movement OF a com
lprehensiyc character is proceeding.
There are unconfrmed stories Of the
Beers being in full retreat from Colenso
and it has been learned that a column
Is proceeding via Weenen TO Hclpina'
kaar to cut of their retreat
The military men are divided ii opin
ion as TO whether General Butler IS al
Springfield or personally directing tbs
flank movement from Wcenen. The OH
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HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Regular Monthly Meeting Held Last
Night and Wilbur j. Ellison
Eiected Treasurer.

Vt Tie regular monthly meeting ot the
Delaware Historical Society, last night,
John Bancroft and William :. Smithers
were admitted as members.
lienry K. Brirghurst, Jr, resigned
tie treasnrership and Wilbur ]. Ellison
Va- elected % fil the vacancy.
ra4 g1yasl memorial committee. whc
a;e Jgea a-,Hs Tie io@er room 81 the
Historical Syccty's bGilIing an MFkei
street near Tenth it models ofN.lc
Eayari memorial wall! be requested to
raraie the room by February l3
Tie committee on arranging and cata-
suring Tie collection of relies was
authorized y have the ca'alogue!ng dcne
At cost not exceeding 500.
Francis H. IIeifaeaca, Plnuook Pasey
and William n. Pratt were appointed :
comiaittee on literary exercises.
ie% donations such as society pub
l.c3tioas were made last night.
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ties and r,I-. He had atmaly laid
some railway track On he stree. when
arrived there, ssid Mr.. Fielsha. The
dirt was THROWN tip on tie s!ia 81 tile
ROAD and chstrncted travel Gid ret
see any permit that Mr. Naula -r!lJ had
nor did Mr.. Vandegrift produce one
when requested TO 90 50 by Captain
Black
He further said that Sixth street was
an open thoroushiare, bat a lait by Mr..
Nandefrli. q wagon could not driye
t.tr3ugh
Inrep.y Is Mr. salisbury cross ex-
am!uNiCn NJ ri4tsou SAID taat he did
not know whether As. Nandegri;
GAINED that lie had a Ieruis to orerag,
on Sixth street bnt that ta did knew
4 tina. Mr, Van3pcrIit did u5t produce one
when nq cstcd - do q by Captain
Black.
.Do You know Nir Person said Mr
! salisbury whether there i aconsent s.
permit for the Wilmington City Railway
Company to lay tracks up,n Sixth stree
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nsn,h From piphtaeria.

Katie. the l3 vear-old daughter n
Patrick SeeIay, Of No. S03 krnnehec.
street, died about J Q o'clock last night os
diphtheria. Charles Lilly, foreman ~
the Jones morocco factory, reported we
death "a the pohee Captain BiacS notl-
fed William j. Mckinney, chiei eXtcn,
tive officer OF the Board ot Heath, ara
accompanied him to the house AZ tAe
family has been qnarantlned ior some
time Captain Black. in behalf o. ~,
Seelev, notified tndertaker Cnaries
Doughertv, who will inter the remains.
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correspondent Of The Commercial Adyer.

correspondent Of ne JpMmerc!al AQEer'
tiser says:
II, IS learned 81 hisa authority that the
latest note from tfe i3liiish foreign Office
with regard 70 the sezurc cf -four Il Del
agua bay was not so satisfactory y the
United States government as reported.
Great Britain las not made tie marked
concessions which the press dispatches
from London ntinated.
simultaneously with tie presentation
of the British note 70 Embassalor Choate
statement supposed % have been in.
spircd was given cut in London intimat-
Ing that Great Britain had conceded tho
United States claim that the food sup
plies seized Of Dclagoa bay We're not
! coutraband and that the foreign Office
had ordered the release IF them. That
statement was sent 10 the United States
the same day that Mr. Ghoate received
the reply, and in the absence u fniI IN
formation from the American embassa-
/ DOR the state department was hopeful
that Great Britain had acted promptly
/ in complying with the substance Of the
! American demand.
| when slr. Choate's Official dispatch
! arrived, Secretary Hay was disappointed
! 10 find that Il did not bear out that hope.
] Circumstances surrounding the incident
20 to show that somebody connected with
4 tie British foreign Office pirposciy allow.
cd tho suggestion 70 get oIt that The
American claim had been conceded IL
full and that the four wns % be released
at once. because tho statement was II
! the cahlc before Embassador Choate hat
kad time % reach the American emtas 8
anil translate his communication 20 ht'
own government into cipher.
so far from the case being settled ]
serps that the incident has merely rea i
Oh another stage OF Diplomatic ueg3,ia
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WRECK hAsas Il Sr NRY ouTlo aaHS Be vnIRsoWS Tia VSAHAE

aa belief ia shipItng circles that the seF Thes @
Newound sa
Thursday steamer Cesapeaka which steamed aEay IRON ron te
correspond With the hnid q tht CaHe h
o'clock Yesterday dispatch reached the Maritime Eyans rom fiaya' "
the Falk arrive a Havana January
dismissed she lot1"
the ChtslpeaAe Ih Fessel
Eelaw eBreakw wa
Company Philadelphia discussing VIZ "tU
st ar
b thee deyout hope il MT iio%e'er ts
probabilities point The disaster ccurd a=t ihud au
the best until Friday II The arrival ot he lhea"e ~
the 70 De our
s4lii
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BOARD OF TRADE BANQUET.
President Lavton Appointed Com
mittee 70 Take Charge.

The Board Il Trade ss decided to
piye banquet IA orderi hat the various
business n.tn 81 tile city may come ~
gr,her and aiscass matters of interest To
Wilmington. The object is also to rave
more interest manifested in tie work Of
the Baarl.
President William LaNtan yesterday
announced the appointment Of the iol-
loving committee: Edgar ". Hopes,
chairman W. d Mullen, Jr, Q. g
purdv, john s Mulliu Jr, Harry
Hough and Daniel w Taylor. The com
nlittee will meet in few DAYS and de
termine on date aud outline the pam
/ for the barqeet.
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TWO Coronel's nquests.

A celoher's . inquest was held last night
ayer tile remains of Charles i'lcket "io
shot MIS-. Lizzie Graham last THURSDAY
morning and then shot and kltied aIn
self. TIE verdict was that lickei came
to his death from a gunshot wound IN
flicted with suicida intent.
An inquest was also held over the re
mains Of James Simmons, an aged cor
nted man, who died suddenly ntal
ireenbank on Friday night. The Jur
gave verdict Of death from heart DIS
ease.
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SCARLET FEVER CLOSES
GEORGETOWN SCHOOLS

Georgetown, Dtl, Jan. l5-The pubic
schools III Georgetown are c.o-ed on ac-
court d several ease, a scarlet fever 4
looked ior,Sbnt i Ras coa- dertd wise to
close tile schools for atine p prevent
danger
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70 THE PEST HOUSE
GOES THIS FAMILY
WITH SMALL POX.
Dread Disease discovered in
Mrs. Wilhemina KraHtter
by Board Of Health.
SIN PERSONS TAKEN AWAY
The OGlcers We're Unable to Watch
the Infected House and VIC
Tins Were Taken 70 Earn
hurst in the state Hos
pitaI Ambulance.

Another case OIL the dread disease Of
small pox was discovered in this city
Yesterday afternoon and as result u e
whole family in which tie disease ex-
s,ed are nov in the pes. house at III =.
hurst.
| The Injected person i Mrs Wiiheimina
| Kraptter ii Nor 1T West Third street,
mother II Annie krautter, wh5 Has oLe
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TWO rSt2s 9 GIRLS ersEH lSB EASILY iasE HhfE ESCAPE

managers lang trouble with
prd thc Disappearance about
lookout
s u X Ia b 4 O II g
vas tched
HAY dns.cl they ten eu py
a
rncked quietly efplo the Of porch sid down
It'll & j u tne Cse
seGttG th
feared WITH Lt.p !.cr
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BniIdlng Pnrchaae,

Attorney Horace Grte'ey knoaIes las
purchased building 10, aO1 Market
street. Ihe prcpefty was purchased
from Judge +. q. Bradford, and tile sale
va. (. cted through Cha,.4s O. hnrz.
The price aid was Sii.030 ine inst
fio n ia now occupied by United States
Iii Jrict Attorney Byrne and iorner Dis
trict Attorney Nauargrit. Nc. Nande-
grilt Niil move to h's new building, No.
l0l7 Market sire Z, aad III. Byrne q
the Ford building.
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Dyrne syqorn In.

Tht cath oi hice 1as GATiai-terrato
Wi,am Micha Gyrue az United Salt 5
District Attorney for tir illstr.ct of
Delaware. Tile appoiatAea y Mr..
Byrne VAS made by President Mckinley.
1t dates from December l9. l6A9, and IL
i3r iaar yeat MI, Ryrna nas con.
giatu,atna IS his it.eals a..cr re VAS
sworn II. Tie oath qas a3suiEis-
tered by Judge Bradford II The Federal
Court,
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Mohhed 81 stock Esehanee.

london, Jan. ia disSracefGl e ue
occurred Oh the S.or., Exchange. When
Mr.. Maurice IIerzfelder Of he big Stock
brokins lirm Of Kahn & IIcrlfelder, der
ing considerable Sew Yorl; business ap
peared on the exchange he was moh5ed,
knocked down ana kicked because, as
alleged tie had refused @ Eoep open ne
place of clerk employed BY him VINO
had volunteered Tor service in SauiA
Africa. Mr.. Ierzfel4er was p severely
il used that he tainted, ard when he re-
covered lie was again ma;reatcd, Final
" lie was rescued from His assai!ants
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Edwara N,nlvey. Jr.. ILeld.

EIwatd NIulyey, Jr, confessed to hav-
ing stolen scrap brass from the Pctiman
Oar Works, and may be sent back 70 the
Ferris industrial School. He Is said e
have been ont On parole and oyerstaid
lis leave. He will be held pending action
nf tie aanogers Gi tie scIO4i.
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1Inlmet Cnn1rnct Keld 10.

The Board Of Police Comm ssionors
did not award the contract for me pollct
helmets. There were about three bid'
for the hats but they were not dennilt
enough and the members decided p hois
up the matter until today, Although
lie session vas 4 long one there was liIti'
but routine business transacted. -
board discussed propo,ed changes in th'
coasting ordinance.
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will so1tle ,Yi,h 0ncors.

The legi5 a'iye committee, composed
OF senators Ham as IL. Shakespeare and
George Sd. e. llar and Rapr sentat.Yss
Ro,cr, lI Burns, Jamea III. Robertson
anl Dayid e. Rose, viii nee 81 Dover
today 8 sette win state and county
officers. The sess u Will continue Tor
ri10ut n v.t,H
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Y. NJ. CA. sports.

TIE Y. ". c. 4. will hold their indoor
spans Thursday evening. Tie events
are expected "a he the best given this
season. All entries must be in by 10
o'c,ack tonight Tie Maroons and
Writes viii pay their third basket bali
game If tile season on March !.
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WOOD>IDE MAN ALMOST
CREMATED IN A WOODS

Wyoming, Del, Jan. !5.-Thcmas
Hallsger, oi Wnodsidc, was almost ere
noted while at work in tie woods
shere choppers bnilt q fire. His stiousrfs
caught fire from spark, and ~ moment
his clothes were in flames. lil was seri-
ously burned.
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rnkon 10 phlladclrhIa.

ia deard Fagan, Sged 10 years, oi ~,
% South Justlson street, vas taken 70
Philadelphia yesterday afternoon by
special officer Andrew !. hafnins. The
I'D Was On inmate d deai and dn'u9
institute iii Philadelphia. lie came
home ~ a visit at Christmas olt e'u9ed
10 90 hack.
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socInl ana personal.

Charley AIcNaush AID wife. ot Phia-
delphia, are the euee;sct Mr.. McNaush' s
mosher, al Hockessin,
George l.. Townsend and Sylvester D.
Townsend, Jr. bothot this city, spent
sunday ia At Cuba.
Ms. Corkrau, Wife II nv. Niliard F
Cu5Eran, If NJ. SOS West street wi!l give
reception on Wednesday afternoon ii
+ honor Of Mss Mary o. Register and .iia;
( Davis, Of Philadelphia.
, Philip Mintnn and vile, Of German,
town, are the guests Of friends in thii
city.
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shumar case Confined.

Clarence Shumar, charged with using
Maggie Morr.s, i year-old girl iQr inn
moral purpose had partial hearing last
evening. The testimony vas conflicting
and tile case was continued until tomor-
row morning to allow Assistant City So
licitot Cahoon time to produce certain
authorities Oh q POINT Of law.
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Sermon hY pr. NlcNA.ly.

Rev. DR.. Thomas II. NcCmdy pastor
1f,he Central Pf, sbyterian Church will
reaca al S5. Pans II, I. Church this
{ vpning ST 7.45 o'ciock. TIE revival
ser-ices viii continue every evening this
week. RE ,a=,gr Rev, Or. v. =. =.
Murray gave i bla.e rpadlng .ast night
on the ptrab e Of the "fea Virgins.
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Tnken q PhiiadeIohia.

William f. Townsend, 81 this city,
who i charged with taking Stella Hen,
dricks to Philadelphia recently ard nstd
her for immoral purposes, was taken 70
Pbila6e phia by Detective Bond yest.r.
day AFTERNOON. The crime alleged 70
have been committed By ToTn=end i
statutory rape according to tie laws q
! Pennsviyania The extreme penalty ior
lie offeusa is Is years. Attorney waiter
| n HAYES represents TOWNSEND.
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RerirpI sars.ens Continued.

The revival services whirh Lave teen
held al Delaware AyoaGe Baptist Church
vi the past Two weeks w be continued
during this we-k. Rev 4. 4 Jrnn g7,
pastor ii IIanoyc Pres sbytcalan 1.mircir
Win preaCA tonight on Lharsday niglit
an address win Le mad Gy Rev. G..
Warwick, pastor uf Diamond Slee' Hag-
list Church. Philadelphia.
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rIoesscr " aived a Hearing.

Christopher Plossser, charged With
selling Intoxicating liquors e minors,
was arraiguei in Municipal Court last
evening hut waived hearing. lie was
held ia $500 bail for upper court. A;tor-
ney Walter Il. HAYES represented Mr..
P!oesser, and Francis Kelley wen; on bis
haiL knnd
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,IlslaEo IN eonate Jonrnal.

III tl,e Senate Journal, which has Just
been printed and issne! ip,s eke ap-
pta,s On page l4lI At tue end a. oli.
is signed Benjamin +. Sheppard, cierk o.
the House Of Representatives,, when II
should he c. w. Kenney, clerS q the
Senate.
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49,. IL ~ I,astm.st -.

4iiss Cosae,ia DempsH Lo'4n, ~
small town near Newarkg Is agC.'5a .3f
the pasrmiitcasship. loan Lts-aurA'
who was formerly postnls:tr hls III
sizped on account OF sobe ttcao,e Win
the DEPARTMENT.
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rmentS.iiye anl Costs.

For asgauIting Alfred r. johnson, col,
ored, Henry Macey. coIoret, was nned
S25 and cos,s by Judge Ball last eNen'
ing. The assault occurred about three
months ago.
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non ana tnat Greet bujaa stit. man.
taius a position REGARDING the sh, ~
search and the seizure " neutral 5000
that IS anything but satisfactory.
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Only Eight Bids Wereri
cred Valid by the 'ns
tory GOmmiite
Many Bids Were Thrown q
Because They pid Not c.
srnei, -

Daniel McCoiEicK, ST6, 500. UAiAA
The crematdry committee, which is
composed as follows: George 4. Willis.
chairman; John T. Healy, Jonathan
Groves, James B. 0berly and Hamilton
Stewart, had the bids referred to them
by Council on last Thursday with power
TO act in reference to awarding the con-
tract.
1t required several hours for the ncm-
bers OF the COMMITTEES to 60 over ali the
bids and examine the bonds, etc. There
we're twenty-one bids, and oi the lot bu;
eight were, in the opinion Of the com.
mittee, found to be legal bids.
Many OF those thrown out were e
4 the reason that the bond for $500 az
tile power Of attorney accompanying
proposas did not contain tie requiF
1 - cents in revenue stamps or that 4
stamps were not cancelled. >-lr
I Oh the present garbage contrac Se.
Martin f. Keosh, A. j. Travis
Thomas Pagan, Keogh was the only
who was given a district last eyeniI
Hamilton Stewart, the Repuo Aq8'
member OF the committee, favored Vsa-
giving OF the contract for the entire .
to NJ. ]. Dougherty, whose bid
S32, 760, while the combined price uls.et
the new contract will be over SIS, ,00Q
The present contract price is Sl3<
per year. The new contracts are
three years.
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WILL ORGANIZE
a---...rn-EIHEl
Ministers and Lasnien 6
sfeeiing to Discuss 'he
posed Organization

Meeting TO Discuss TIE
posed ofganizatiol
Minis lera aad aymen Of r..
gong t@ orgGnize for
saloons At an undenomiE
isterial meeting held in
Church yesterday Rev. "
National Organizer cs the
League, outlined plan Oh
Anti saloon League was
Ohio six years ago and
leagues have sprung rom
to combine forces with t1
party ana to fight the saiq
even more vigorously IN
Prohibition party Is uou
No organization OF
league vas effected 81
ministers assembled
fixed la
Amor
widdie'
;. MUIR
Scott; j. ;.
Ralph I -
E Chm 2
Central
TODD, Pr
also spok .. L. r. gI[ :. $780,
Tire Rev 81.|
the NJ j
sided at
An effort is b
\ will OF Josiah A
erty TO his ho =
children oli vii W - z
! Levy courtroom l' 1|sI.'
which time 4 cayeN 3l.A r. XII e H.
will of Mr.. Zlne BY W
the deceased's sons I42e S
General Peter L. CooI ~ al1
the caveator ana " ~ ..l II
sented Robert 9. Fra a
After hearing the
B. Morrow and JOS 335 4I1
were witnesses to 2E 5 I'D
hearing was post ID 12*
January -. zzSz32
The children oi Alr. s z 1T BIZ z|z&
ception Of Mrs Thoa 81 8 5|85 81 z{ zHRz
+ deiphia, claim that h III
mental condition tla zS
iron properly Qlsp a. ~ = / t2 AZ n
The pro lerty was R&| y - 23|8 n 5S zi93&
housekeeper until YEA # l11 }8Sss4&4
time it regerts 70 sslEa Sgs ~
delphia W r B ri |R8g 5f 3s0B $Rk AZ IS M
The estate i ii 1a&kS II 4 & Hi l8 aaS675 a
! to about S. 3,O00 azz H. i 5 5lS)
one house, wllc 5E2g n &S
of the estate 60 S2l El + # & II
the remainder r. g y z "a M II g2&
!. !. ...=:.. .....:.... .."::... !. {. j. I
|. I The r u
l. The ind -
il rain, iight
vail. 14|.E| A.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-08-02
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
CAMPERS CAUGHT
IN ONE OF THEM

few if any of the unfOrtunateS lost
their lives by actual drowning.
Occasionally the sudden downpour
of rain will be precipitated a soft
yielding soil and instead of taking the
water carrying everything before it.
take on the consistence of moIasses
the water courses. This happened in
Chalk Canon, near Mount Princeton
in Colorado, three years ago. Chalk
cliffs are a peculiar formation at the
head of the canyon, the so-called
chalk being of a lime nature which
after being dissolved in water quickly
hardens again like cement A cloud
burst began high up on the sides OF
the mountain, washed away tons o.
material from the cliffs and rolled the
mass slowly over the railroad tracks
like the pour of lava from Vesuvius-
The tracks were covered to a depth OF
six feet A gang of wOrkmen was
put to work on the deposit but it ooz-
ed in on the tracks as fast as the men
shoveled it out. Finally all work was
SO quickly that a track was built over
of the storm trains were running over
the deposit So hard did the chalk
become that the railroad has never
penetrated to the old tracks, and in the
excavating that was done in relayfng
the tracks permanently dynamite had
to be used.-Ainslee's Magazine.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-08-02
FREAKS
OF ~ III ~
CLOUD
BUPS rs,

CloudburStS are sometimes very de-
structive of life well as of property
They come up so suddenly that it Is
almost impossible to escape if the way
farer is caught in the bed of the creek
Campers in the mountain regions
usually select the high ground above
the creek rather than pitch their tent
beside the gently ripping water, which
may become a roaring torrent while
they sleep, sweeping them to destruc-
ton before they know that danger is
near 1t was from neglect OF this
precaution that many lives were lost
in a c1oudburst near Morrison, Colo,
in the spring of 1897 Some people
were camping along the borders of the
stream and as it was just after dark,
and had been raining heavily, they
had sought the shelter of their tents.
Suddenly they heard the awful and pc
cu1iar roar of the approaching cloud
burst. 1t grew louder every second
Realizing what had happened, the un-
fortunate camperS-men, women and
chiIdren-rushed from their tents and
tried to reach the higher ground. In
the confusion and darkness some turn
ed the wrong way, and were soon
struggling in mad torrents, battling
with tree trunks and wrecks of cabins
and immense masses of moving stone
in the bosom of the flood. Thirteen
bodies found later showed the marks
Of buffeting with the debris in the
food of waters and it is believed that
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-08-02

ing low groan, he sank into chair
and his his face in his hands
She stood looking at him. the color
gradually returning to her face; then
she said, wondering pity in her tone:
30, Mr.. Morton, how could you think
of such a thing?"
He slowly raised his head and met
her plying gaze wildly.
why, do you stop me, Miss War
den?' he said brokenly. Il am a thief.
I caught the accurSed fever of Specu-
lation and used your fathers money
I prefer death to discovery and dis
honor
His eyes closed as if blinded by her
accusing gaze
-tAnd do you imagine this will save
you from dfshonor?" she said. gently
holding out the revolver. 80, Mr.. Nor
only add to it? Will such an act re-
you in the eyes of the world and
God?'' Infinite pity shone in her eyes
she softly breathed the last word.
He did not look up, and she con-
tinued: You are young and talented,
Mr.. Morton, perhaps above the aver
age. The world is before you. Do you
presume to dictate in this way to the
tender mercy that has bestowed such
priceless gifts upon you? My father
may not overlook this. but there is
one at least who will. How much
money have you ta-used2'' she con-
GUIDED
He threw out his hands despairingly.
More than I can pay he fa1tered.
Two thousand dollars at least
She remained silent so long that he