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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31
Military Surgeons.

St. Paul, Minn.. May S0.-The an- nual meeting of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States was called to order today in the State Capital. The treasurer reported a bal ance of $3. 3.662. 50. A nominating com mittee of one from each State was named and the following auditing conn mittee: General Priestly of Iowa. Ma jor Clark of Minneapolis and Colonel Reed of wyoming.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31
IN SOAP BOXES.
Bodies of Thirty-ons Infants Found.
 English City Stirred.

London. May MA sensation has been caused at Birmingham by the discovery of the bodies of thirty-one infants in q cellar beneath an undertaker's establish ment. The bodies were in various stages of decomposition and huddled together in soap boxes.
 The establishment was conducted by a widow, whostoday was charged with caus- ing the infants deaths The prisoner was remanded.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31
Returning Missionaries.

New York, May 30.-On the steamship J5srnanic, which arrived today, were a number of missionaries who have been laboring in lsa. In the party was Mrs. Dewitt c. Snyder of Brooklyn, who went to Africa with her husband about year and a half ago. She had the distinction of having gone farther into Africa than any white woman. Mir and Mrs. Snyder took with them a sectional boat and in this they went a thousand miles up the Congo and Kassai Rivers. Mrs. Snyder suffered from malaria and the Africa fever. and as her health continued to faii, she decided to come home. Her paoy daughter died on the way home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31
Duel Between Brothers.

Memphis, May. SO.-William Wooten was shot to death by his brother. Jesse P. Wooten. at 1 o'clock this afternoon on Auction Street, near Front. The death Of William Wooten closed a duel with pistols al close range. Jesse Wooten received two wounds. one in the right shoulder just below the collar bone. and the other on the top of the head. Te is not seriously injured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31
ou to Compete With Coal.

Pittsburg. Pa. May 3O.-Pittsburg coal may have d competitor in Texas oil. This was made evident today by the fact that the J. NJ. Guffy Petro- leum Company is negotiating at Cleve- land with one of the largest vessel owners on the lakes for the purchase of two whaleback boats. by which oil may be delivered at all lake points.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31
aenreia Car Works Sold.

Savannah. Ga. May 3O.-The an- nouncement was made today here that the Georgia Car Works had been sold and may go into the hands of the ear trust. It is understood that the stock holders get 50 cents on the dollar. The. company Is capitalized at $1OO.OOO and Is bonded for Si00. BOO. All of the stock and practically al of the bonds were owned in savannah.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31
M'KINLHY AND PROTECTION.
The President No Longer an Ultra High Tarin Han.

Montreal. May 30.--Speaking at "a luncheon rendered in his honor today. M. Jules Siegfried, the French statesman now visiting this country. said President that he was no longer an ltra-protec- tionist. The United States had reached that period in it's history when it became necessary to so out In the world and se- cure markets and the necessity for heavy protection had largely disappeared.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31

Jesse 6red five shots at his brother. and every one of them took effect about the head and body. When he had emptied his pistol his brother lay almost at his feet breathing his last. Jesse made no effort to escape. The tragedy grew out of some family trou- bles. the exact nature of which is not known
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31
Home for Censumptives Dedicated.

New York, May 3o.--The country home for consumptives of the Monte fro home for chronic invalids, was dedicated toay at Bedford Station, N. Y. Vice-President Roosevelt made short address in which he said: "Only American citizens of Hebrew faith have put up these buildings. but they are to be open and free to people of all races and all religious beliefs. That Is a good and grand lesson from both standpoints."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31
Hundreds Flocking to Nome.

Seattle. Wn.. May SO.-It is estimated that 600 men are in tho city unable to get transportation to Nome. The Sena- tor. which sailed today. had 3Oo passen- gers, and the Centennial, sailing Satur- day, will have 400 passengers and 1,J0O tons of freight. The S1. Paul, which leaves June 8. will have D0 passengers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31
ro use American Machinery.

London. May 3l.--It is said that the British Government has decided to in- troduce new American labor-saving machinery. such as pneumatic drilling and riveting machines. etc. at the Portsmouth dock yards.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31
Rig Land Deal Closed.

Savannah, Ga Nay 9o.--John J. McDonough. of tLis city, has just closed a deal by which he secures 175.- 900 acres of heavily wooded pine tim Der lands in Hernando and Pasco eoun- ties, Florida. The price paid is in the neighborhood of $500 900.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31
Hipam Price Dead.

Washington, May 30.-Hiram Price. who served many years ago in Congress as a Republican Representative from Iowa, and who was Commissioner of Indian Af- fairs from 1881 to the beginning of the first Cleveland administration, died here today of heart trouble, aged G years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31
Justice Brewer Win Marry.

Washington. May S0.--Announcement has been made of the coming marriage of Associate Justice David ]. Brewer. of the United States Supreme Court, and Miss Emma Miner Mott. a prom inent school teacher of this cihE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31
Reception to Martinelli.

New York. May 3O.-Cardlnal Mar tineni was the guest of the Catholic Club of the City of New York tonight at a reception in his honor. Several hundred members of the club with their wives and daughters. were pres ent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-31
tactical Liberal Won Out.

Berlin. May 3O.-The Reichstag elec- ton at GrefsWald Prussia. has ended in the defeat of the cooperative can- date, Herr coutbehr, and victory for the sadical liberal candidate, Herr Gotkein. .--- d ----'"- --
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
OCEAN
Theories of the Loss of the steamer
Portland Borne Out Lately.

Theories OF the Loss OF the Steamer
Portland Borne Out Lately.
When the steamer Portland, In No
vember of 1898. was lost off Cape Cod,
everybody on board Of her was drown
ed. and it was therefore possible only
to guess at the details of the disaster,
says the New York Times. The guess
es made at the time. however, were
almost certainly correct, and a par
ticularly strong reason for thinking so
is the fact that just what was supposed
to have happened to the Portland the
survivors of the City of Monticello now
tell us did happen to that vessel, in all
essential respects a duplicatae of the
Portland, when cruel fate carried her
into similar conditions of wind and
water. Both were side-wheel steamers
of considerable age, and both were run
over routes more than ordinarily dan
gerous. not because of special adapta-
ton for such service, but simply be-
cause the nature of Sle traffic, passen-
ger and freight, was such as to permit
the employment of it in vessels of n
type toe Anticipated to hold their own
in the fierce competition between i'm
portant ports. In other days, when all
steamers were side wheelers, OF course
they were considered safe enough for
use anywhere, and both the inconveni-
ences and the perils incidental to con-
struction like theirs were ignored, for
the sufficient reason that there was
nothing better or safer available. But
tha. has not peer true for years more
than a few, and today steamers with
si!s wheels are used here and there for
open sea service with a full knowledge
that the lives and property intrusted
to them are subject to %avoidable dan
gers. 1t is easier to understand than
to approve the motives of their owners
They do not want to sell for old iron
and firewood vessels that are still
stanch enough to bring in some return
for invested capital. With moderate
coed luck the old-time craft make
even longer voyages, about as well as
better steamers, but when the moment
of extreme trial comes they sink when
the others remain ahoat. Modern
steamers of the best type are not beat-
en- to pieces in deep water, no matter
how high the waves may be. 1t q
fairly be asked therefore, whether The
side wheelers still left are to be used
until they meet, n by one, the fate
Of the Portland and the City of Month
cello.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
MAN-MONKEY CHASE.
A TRAGIC BATTLE FOUGHT IN
BORNEO.


The mai-as or man-monkey of Bor-
neo is possibly one of the ~fiercest and
strongest animals living. In the fol-
lowing paragraphs is told the tragic
outcome of an expedition that onee set
out to capture a specimen alive. A
Malay, armed with a heavy iron blow
pipe, was to bring the brute to bay.
This blow pipe had a sharp spearhead
firmly fixed at one end in suel u man.
ner as not to interfere with the pas
sage of a dart through the hollow pipe.
The monkey had been driven to
take refuge in a tall palm tree, and
~preathlessly the o%nlookers watched
h young man as, foot by foot, he
crept up the tree, until when within
about eight feet of the mai-as (who
so far had showed no inclination to
move) he raised his weapon and prod
ded the animal in the leg, whereupon
h huge creature retreated higher up
h tree. The Malay crept after him,
and repeated his spear-thrust, and
again the mai-ds retreated, while the
daring hunter followed him.
Afraid that the tree would not zeal
his ponderous weight IL he went any
higher-it was already beginning to
sway dangerously-the mais- as stop
ped and, leaning down, stretched out
one hand. and with a lightning-like
movement grasped the iron spear
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
Gold In British Columbia.

The first authenticated discovery OF
gold in British Columbia, according to
DR.. G. M. Dawson, occurred at Mitch
ell, or Gold Harbor, on the west coast
of Queen Charlotte island, in 1851, a
nugget weighing several ounces having
been accidentally picked up by an In
dian woman on the seashore. This
nugget was brought to Fort Simpson,
and coming into the possession of the
officer in charge of the Hudson Bay
company's post at that place, was for
warded by him to the company's head
quarters at Victoria. An expedition
was at once fitted out and, proceeding
to the spot, succeeded in locating a
quartz vein even inches wide, report
ed to contain 25 per cent gold in some
places" The find was worked for SOM
months and then abandoned, the mar
row vein entirely giving out; no
other indications of mineral were ever
found on the island, Notwithstanding
that this extraordinary little seam OF
quartz had yielded in the few weeks
it was worked, a value of 500, 900 on
the word of one authority, or $75.0 0
on that of another. About the same
time coal, which had been discovered
on Vancouver island as far back as
1885, began to be mined in earnest at
MISUNDERSTANDING Magazine.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
Like a Hint.

A worthless old vagabond had an
noyed the good people of a western
town for several years. He had been
arrested for drunkenness and vagran-
cy times without number, but to no
purpose. Moral suasion had been tried
upon him without effect. He steadily
grew worse.
An impromptu vigilance committee
was formed n day and a lot of citi-
zens whose patience had become e.
hausted. and while they deprecated
mob violence, they agreed in the opin-
ion that 1t was time to shift the bur-
den OF this particular v~agabond upon
some other place. Accordingly they
went to his lodgings one night, lifted
him up, put him on a rail. rode him
to the outskirts of the town. dumped
him into a shallow creek, and left him
there, with the injunction that it
would be safest for him to get out IN
the farther side and keep moving. by
gum." he grumbled, as he crawled out
on the bank, seraped the mud from his
clothes and looked back at the vanish
ing regulators" Il don't b'lieve they
want me to live in this town any long
er!''EYouth's Companion.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
(To be c~ontinued.)


Mud baths were common among the
a~ncients, the mud on the seashore and
the slime of rivers especially priced
for this purpose. The Tartans and
Egyptians still use them in certain dis
eases. They are largely taken at many
places on the continent of Europe.
among which We may mention Dri-
burg, Eilsen. Neundorf, Pyrmont, Spa,
Marienbad, Franzensbrunn, Eyer, Kis-
sengen and Teplitz. The chief varie-
ties of mud baths appear to be: 1.
Mud or slime deposited from mineral
waters, used either for complete i'm
mersion or for poultices. 2. Simple
~peat-earth or other earths. 8. Peat
earth ~impregnated with mineral water.
Mud-baths seem to act as a strong
stimulus to the skin. partly from their
heat and partly from increased pres
sure and friction.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
PURELY PERSONAL
a Far ~xccnociosf.

When Ethelyn Leslie Huston, whose
philosophic writings on social evolu-
ton and kindred topics are attracting
wide sttention, was a wee bit of a child
she was precocious in nearly every
thing. Above all, she was a devoted
lover of books, the deeper the range OF
thought suggested, the more suited to
her tastes. She had a habit of reason
ing out little deficiencies in the human
character that used to drive the older
folks nearly to distraction. She was
eternally "treading on the corns" OF
nearly everyone with whom she came
in contact. Just after she left a Ne
braska college, at eighteen, she took II
into her head to censure certain of the
clergy for their narrowness of view.
Her first article on hat subject ap-
peared in a Cleveland paper. 1t Was
widely copied, and from that day. Miss
Leslie THAT was her ante-nuptial
name) was a quantity to be reckoned
with in the world of protest-a quanti-
ty the magnitude OF which has steadily
increased. Today she has few. II any
peers among defenders of individual
independence of thought in moral and
religious matters. Her stories and ar
ticles now running in many American
publications, being happily attuned to
her philosophy, are in great demand
Mrs. Huston was born in Toronto
Canada, but Is a thorough cosmopoli.
tan. While living in Idaho. her ex'
treme independence of thought attract
ed the attention of the late w. c
Brann who secured her as associate
editor of his "Iconoclast." of Waco.
Texas. After his death, Mrs. Huston
came north and recognizing that Chi
cage was destined to become the liter
airy hub of the continent, took up her
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
head. Then he commenced to pun.

head. Then he commenced to pull,
and hand over hand, hanging on sole
~ by his muscular legs. he commenced
to haul up the wretched Malay, who
was powerless, the blow pipe being at
tached to his wrist by a strong leather
thong.
Little by little the powerful brute
drew up the man until, holding the
blow pipe with one hand. he reached
down with the other and wreathed his
huge hand in the thick. ~luxuriant bair
by fear. could do no more than gaze
at the savage face of his captor with
terror-stricken eyes. Spellbound with
horror, the Englishmen below then saw
the mai-as with a single twist wrench
the Malay from the tree and commence
to swing his victim backwards and
forwards by the hair. chuckling all the
time with fiendish satisfaction.
Too fascinated with horror to use
their rifles and STAY the monster or
else kill the man and put a merciful
end to his sufferings, the hunters
@e>hS Az AN AAoA o"ih5AA6 khO
Malay faster and faster until, with an
unearthly yell of devlish malignity, he
hurled him down. The wretched man
turned over and over as he fell, and
anne to the ground with a heavy thud
that sent a sickening thrill through
the hearts. of the watchers. They
rushed to the spot, but 1t was too late
the man was stone dead. Furious
with rage one OF the white mar raised
his rifle and, hastily sighting, fired.
The bullet struck the mai-as as fairly
in the ribs under the left arm, and
with a cry the brute slid to the ground
where for one brief moment he sup
ported himself against the tree, with
enc hand on the wound. Then with
a groan, quite human in its intensity,
he pitched forward on his face dead.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
The Eye of the Serpent.

One of the most curious facts with
reference to snakes is that their eyes
are never closed. Sleeping or walk
ing, alive or dead, they r. always
wide open. This is because there are
no eyelids. The eye is protected only
by a strong scale, which forms a part
of the epidermic envelope, and is cast
off in a piece with that every time the
reptile mouths. This eyeplate is as
clear and transparent as glass, and al
lows the most perfect vision, while.
at the same time, it is SO hard and
tough as to perfectly protect the deli
cate organ within from thorns and
twigs, among which. in flight from
enemies or in pursuit of prey, the rep
tile so often hurriedly glides, as any
close observer of the habits of snakes
can readily discover.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
VIII.


For Bluebells chance had come and
had been taken.
When night was beginning to fall
they came to the river again. Blue
bell thought 1t was still the Tugela
river, but she was not sure. They
had to seek carefully for a drift" by
which to pass over Bluebell was by
this time so utterly exhausted as to
be hardly able to keep her seat, but
her mind was as fixed on some oppor-
tunity to escape presenting itself as
ever. She was quite prepared to seize
1t instantly whenever 1t should come.
They rode down towards the river.
Moore a little in advance. Bluebell
with her native guide behind her.
Moore did not utter a word, but she
guessed that he was rather doubtful
as to the safely OF crossing the drift"
Her heart beat SO hard that it almost
choked her. What II her chance were
coming now?
Moore -ode down the grassy slope OF
the river very cautiously, but evident
ly before he was aware his horses
forefeet had plunged into the stream.
He turned and called;
Come on, Chipanga; 1t Is all right"
Bluebell's guide urged forward her
horse. which, however. seemed 10th to
take the plunge. Her eyes were fixed
on Moore, whose horse was now wad-
ing in comparatively shallow water be-
fore them. A wild thought rushed
through her mind. Should she spring
or her horse In midstream, trusting to
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
Lord SoTsbury's Son.

Viscount Cranborne, who was posed
in parliament by Henry Norman on
the attitude of the British government
liamentary secretary for foreign af-
fairs. He is the eldest son of Lord
Salisbury and has just passed his thir-
tieth birthday. At rs he entered par
lament, but has done nothing to dis
tinguish himself either for his bril-
liancy or his ability as a statesman.
Young C%ranborne was educated at Ok
ford, and was married to the daughter
of the fifth earl of Arran. He has rep
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
EDITORIAL PRAISE AND APOLOGY

Speaking of rejection slips, here is
one with which Chinese editors are
said to soften the feelings of their I'M
successful contributors, says the Book
World: Industrious Brother of the
who rolls at thy feet, who kisses the
earth before thee and demands of thy
charity permission to speak and live.
We have read thy Manuscript with de-
light. By the bones of our Ancestors
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

one OF his sprees he has a wretched
headache and a sore, parched mouth.
He does not drink alcoholic beverages
because he dislikes their taste, and he
is a member in good standing of a
total abstinence society. An effort has
been made to throw him out of this
organization, but, since he violates
none of its rules, that can not be done.
- niladelphia Record.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

A Philadelphia young man, a victim
Of the tea habit, visits Chinatown
'egularly, and drinks the special tea
which is brewed there at % cents a
bowl. He will put away in an even
ng fifteen or twenty bowls, becoming
inally boisterous and silly, though he
viii not stagger. He says he remem-
5ers nothing after the ninth or tenth
ssgl Of tea, and that on the day after
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

We swear that never have we
tered such a Masterpiece. Should we
print it His Majesty the Emperor
would order us to take it as a criterion
and never again to print anything that
was not equal to 1t. AS that would
not be possible before Ten Thousand
Years, all trembling we return thy
Manuscript and beg OF thee Ten Thou
sand Pardons. See. my hand is at
my feet and | am thy Slave"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
Extrovoeance IN coIiese Sport

The opinion grows that athletics
may be overdone at colleges If carried
beyond the point of compelling each
student to take adequate exercise. Re-
form is evidently required in the in
terest of the students themselves, Q
majority of whom can i'll afford the
money thrown away yearly on sport"
Exercise in a gymnasium is well
enough, but the teams, with their
games, rivalries, ETC., If not properly
regulated, detract attention from
studies, to say nothing of losses of Ifs
on the football field and the "cane
rushes." hazing. etc, which violent
sports seem to promote.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21
The Greatest Engineering Feat

were the engineers calculations that
at the meeting point the difference OF
alignment was scarcely n inch. This
cutting through refractory material
a accomplished in rs months by 500
men, operating 81 compressed cir
drills.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

TIC driving of the Great Northern
railway tunnel through two and a half
miles of solid granite in the Cascade
range of mountains is one of the most
notable engineering feats of the CEN
fury. Boring was started at each end
toward the center, and SO accurate
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

A ~shipyard at ominato, Japan, stu
in operation. was established over
300 years ago.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-21

ETHELYN LESLIE HUSTON.
abode in that city. There she is tho
vice president of the Independent Pen
woman's club and the center of a con-
stantly increasing circle of writer folk
and of persons of literary habits gen.
orally. Surrounded by kindred spirits.
she lives what might be called an
ideal Bohemian life, dispensing the in
cense of her broad and Omaresque phil
osophy among the thirsty souls that
come to drink at the fountain OF her
good cheer.