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The weekly examiner., 1901-05-11
A NATURAL TUNNEL.
It Was Directly in the Line of Pro1
 jected Railroad and Was Not Sought as a Curiosity.

It is not usual for the railroad cone structor to find tunnels already buile for him, but an interesting exception was experienced in the location of the Virginia 6 Southwestern railway. Ac- cording to the Railway and Engineers ing Review, a point 32 miles south of Big Stone Gap, Va, on the line between that point and Bristol, Tenn, the road runs for distance of s15 feet through a natural cave, in which it was neces- sary to blast for distance of only 60 feet in order to secure desirable alignment for the track. The engi- neers declare that the route was mats ter of natural selection" the tunnel being directly in the line of the pros
The weekly examiner., 1901-05-11
PRIVATE OF CANADA.
Right Rev. William Bennett Bond, Bishop of Montreal, Elected Met
 ropoIitan of the Dominion.

Bishop Bond, of Montreal, has been selected by the house of bishops of the Church of England in Canada to sue ceed Archbishop Lewis as metropoE- tan. He will hereafter be known as lord archbishop of Montreal and met ropolitan of Canada, having jurisdic- tion over the territory from the west ern limits of Ontario to the Atlantic ocean.
 Archbishop Lewis, who has been se- riously i'll at New York, but is recover ing, will be permitted the courtesy title of archbishop metropolitan while
The weekly examiner., 1901-05-11
Adxertisinr by Phonograph.

A clever Birmingham man has hit upon a brilliant advertising scheme. It consists of automatically worked pho nographs imprisoned in pagodas such as are used by the telephone company for some of their public call offices in the London streets. The phonograph Is set and proceeds to describe din- her at Smiths for so much or mentions that the invisible and imprisoned speaker is wearing suit of Browns clothes, which are really startling value for small sum.
The weekly examiner., 1901-05-11
NOVEL AND EXCITING
Louisville Mans Scheme for Match
 Race Between Catfish.
Tanned for the Benefit of the Thou. sands of Knights Temp1ar yeho Will Visit the Southern
 City Late fin August.

"How would you like to see cat- fish race?" asked tall, gaunt ' stranger of MT. J. T. Gathright, of
 Louisville, Ky, as he entered the lat ter's office in the Louisville Trust | building. five got pair of good uns | that I've been working double, but I ] think could get 'em in shape to run single an pull you off a good, square
 race. Excitin'! I'll bet my shanty
 that ther's never been hoss race
 out here at the Downs that'd give | one-tenth the enjoyment"
 Before the stranger proceeded any further, says the Courier-J ournal, he gave his name as John Sebree, said that he was shanty boatman, and that he had heard that MT. Gathright, as chairman of the committee on ho- te1s and accommodations for the Louisville conclave, had been looking around for some little attraction that might be of particular interest to the visitors who stop at the Tented city in Fountain Ferry park during the celebration next August.
 'I thought I might interest you in them fish, an I dropped in," con tinued Sebree before MT. Gathright had time to tell him that he believed the Knights Templars would hardly find it convenient to devote their at tention to contest between channel cats.
 s'I've named lem Billy and Teddy" the visitor went on. They're as gen tie as lambs an easier to manage than Jeffersonville ferryboat. Billy and Teddy are both about four years old, reckon, and trained 'em over year ago to draw boat.
 How'd I do it? Well, harnessed 'em to the skiff, of course. A catfish's we1l-nigh the strongest animal on earth for it's size. Maybe you didn't know it. Them two can easily pull
The weekly examiner., 1901-05-11


 fEnglish Military Experts Consider Its In+ troduction Favorably.) igniting spark by means of a mags neto-electric machine, can be started in a minute, and is fed either by petrol or ordinary petroleum. Owe ing to the absence of an open fama no danger from fire or explosion ex- ists. The armor is constructed in twd parts-the under and upper part the latter being of crinoline shapea The under part of the armor, pros tecting the machinery, is constructed of heavy nickel-steel plates. Owing to the great care in the design and construction having been used the car runs almost silently and without viz bration, thus enabling accurate aim even while travelling at a high speeds Sufficient room has been allowed for about 10000 rounds for the ordinary machine gun of 1903 type, and the oiE tanks contain sufficient fuel for 204 miles. A night a searchlight may b@ worked Tn connection with ttl1e engIneS The total weight of the vehicle, cSra@ plete. with armor, is S6 hundred- weight. The car carries a one-pound Maxim gun and small machine gum is manned by one officer and two OF three men, and is capable of "a speed up to 30 miles an hour. The idea is that a railway line extending over 500 miles could be held by 25 of thesd cars.
The weekly examiner., 1901-05-11

strenuous the struggle, there was un- derneath it kindly and benignant dis position. Many have felt the force of his free lance, but have felt respect and admirat tion for the courage, the shaft.
 In speaking of his life work Col. Me Cure recently said: s
 q have long held that the responsi- ble direction of widely read and re- spected newspaper is the highest trust under our free government. I do not speak of it to claim for it honors which may be questioned, but speak of it to present the oppressive, responsibilities which rest upon those who to-day are educating nation of 10000, ,OOO people, under a government where every citi- zen is a sovereign and where the peo- pie hold in their hands the destiny of the greatest republic in the world. Presidents, cabinets, senators and rep resentatives come and play their parts on the public stage and pass away the few to be remembered, the many to be forgotten-and political parties are created and perish as new necessi- ties and new conditions arise in the progress of our free institutions. In my own day there have been created four new political organizations which have attained national importance, all of which have elected governors in Pennsylvania and two of which have elected presidents of the United States, but three of them exist to-day only in history. They are the anti masonic, the whig, the American and the republican parties. Charged with the highest of civil trusts in the most enlightened government of the earth, the editor must be honored or dishon- ored by the measure of his fidelity to his exceptional duties and must be so judged in the hereafter, when the nar- row pathway of life that divides past and future eternities has been tra- versed.''
 The connection of Col. Mcclure with the birth of the republican party, his friendship with Lincoln and the part that he played in the election of the ssmartyr president" are matters of his- tory, says the Chicago Chronicle. It was his work as chairman of the Penn sylvania republican committee that gave that state to the republicans and made the election of Lincoln a possi- hiIity. He has always been willing to
The weekly examiner., 1901-05-11
UNUSUAL ARBITRATION.
Grfef-Stricken Georgia WidOweP
 Lives in a House Built Over the. Grave of His Wife.

Col. Elijah de Board, of Gilmer county, Ga., is probably the only man in the United States whose home is over a grave. This unusual habita- tion is not due to eccentricity or for the purpose of attracting notoriety, but is simply @ case of loyal devotion shown in visible way to the memory of his wife.
 The recent loss of his partner in life, says the New York Herald, af- fected him deeply, since which time he has become a recluse. His devo- tion has been carried to an extreme,
The weekly examiner., 1901-05-11

V1V6Q SpOuSeS DedId.t
 it is thought by his neighbors, as he has given up living in his large home and has just built a house on the spot where his beloved wife rests, on the beautiful mountain side near his home. The structure is 8 small but substantial oetagon of stone, and on ahe ircn opallirsa into siaasyl roc n is the Following insc1ip on One in life, and one in deata.' z
 In the right hand corner is the grave of his wife, while secondary space near by he has reserved for himself, where at the end he can find repose. Around the windows flowers have been planted, and the venera- ble patriarch spends the day in beau tifying the Surroundings of his strange home.
 On the anniversary of her death, with the assistance of a local pastor, the funeral ceremony is repeated. The colonel has turned deaf ear to numerous entreaties of his friends to give up his solitary abode, as he has expressed the desire to spend the re- mainder of his days in this tomblikf structure
The weekly examiner., 1901-05-11
ARMoRED MOTOR CAR.
t Runs Almost Silently and Without Vibration and Is Useful i'm
 Peace and War.

An armored motor car designed by an English engineering firm is in- tended for use not only in case of war-when it's object would be to protect railways and to keep up al continuous communication - but i'm time of peace, when it would serve as pilot to ordinary trains or for inspecting the permanent way or the sending of dispatches. The car is pro- pelled by seven horsepower water- cooled motor, which is entirely auto- matic in action. It produces it's own
The weekly examiner., 1901-05-11
GEN. THEODORE scHwAN.
German Soldier Who Has Seen Forty Years of Service in the United
 States Army.

Brig. Gen. Theodore Schwan, who is now in Germany, has seen more than 40 years in the service. He has just been created a brigadier general on his retirement
 He entered the army as private at the age of 16, and took part in the expedition which the government sent to Utah in 1857 under Albert Sydney Johnston, to suppress the Mormon rebellion, an expedition mo- table for the difficulties the troops encountered and the hardships and
The weekly examiner., 1901-05-11

Guilt by Nature and Now Utilized by d
 Southern Railroad.)
 jected railroad, and was not sought as a curiosity. The east portal of the nat ural tunnel is in a perpendicular wall of rock 400 feet high, and is 200 feet wide and 150 feet high from the bed of the stream to the crown of the nat ural arch. The track through the cave is on reverse curve, and the blasting done within the cave was required to cut through the corner of a sharp bend. The west portal is 175 feet wide.
 Photographs showing the entrances to this interesting piece of natures en- gineering are published in the Review, and one of them is reproduced here with. The entire distance from end to end of the tunnel is 1000 feet. The under structure of the country is of limestone formation, and the cliffs at each end are fully 400 feet in height.
The weekly examiner., 1901-05-11

:, privations they suffered. During the civil war he rose to be an officer, re- ceiving two brevets, as well as a con gressional medal of honor for con- spicuously gallant act in battle in which he commanded his regiment. During the 20 years following he served on the extreme frontiers of Texas, Dakota and Montana, terri tories then infested with hostile h. dians.
 In the Spanish-American war Gen. Schwan led the forces that compelled the expulsion of the Spanish troops from the city of Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Gen. Miles said in his official report: Great credit is due the troops. who composed and the gem eral who cona1nanded flle ditiqn, < < tion in the face of most trying con ditions z
 Tn accordance with request from Gen. Otis by cable, Gen. Schwan start ed, June 20, 1893, for the Philippines. Here he commanded two important expeditions. Concerning the first of these, which operated in northern Ca vite, in 1898, the late Gen. Lawton, commanding the First division of the Eight army cqrps, officially reported: 'sI desire particularly to commend to favorable notice and consideration Gen. Theodore Schwan, the com mander of this1expe edition, as an able, capable and conscientious officer"
The weekly examiner., 1901-05-11

receive a blow as we'll as to give it. He has had a genius for losing battle with the same zeal as he gave to a winning cause. He has been the cen ter rush in every struggle with which he has been identified on the field of politics, and after the game was won or lost he has invariably come up smil- ing to the line, ready to give the word for the next contest,
The weekly examiner., 1901-05-11
Biz Things i'm Brazil.

Brazil has the biggest river in the world, the biggest coffee plantations in the world, the biggest bamboos in the world, the biggest palms in the world, the biggest manganese mines in the world, the rarest orchids in the world, the biggest iron mountain in the world and the largest rubber trees in the world.
The weekly examiner., 1901-05-11
Small Parishes in Wales.

One of the smallest parishes in Wales is the historic parish of Sher in the Bridgend union. It has only pop ulat1on of eight or nine souls. Nash and Stembridge, two other parishes, only number IA inhabitants between them.
The weekly examiner., 1901-05-11

he lives, but it will not be officially em- ployed.
 The new metropolitan of Canada has been bishop of Montreal since 1878. He was born at Truro, England, in 1915, and emigrated from England to New foundland when he was 19. In 1S40 he was ordained a deacon of the Anglican church and a priest one year later. His early ministry was spent in organ izing mission stations in the province of Quebec. His first important charge was that of St. Georges at Montreal. He is president of the Montreal theo- logical college and one of the most scholarly divines in Canada.
The weekly examiner., 1901-05-11
Trees fin the PhfIfDpines

In the Philippine islands there are about 400 species of trees. Of these only about 50 possess any conner cia1 value.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28
WANT LIST OF NAMES.

'rcrto Rcan Commissioners Think Gov
ernor Allen Is Being Misled.
AeT York, April &c, The Porto Rcan
s'llaissioners, through Wenslau Borda,
q Today gave out the following state
ne Porto Rican commissioners now ~
city have written Governor Alieh
mpeetiully requesting him TO Furnish
1ss1 with list OF names of several nun
~ alleged business men Of Porto Nlco
'Q,oss.s are said to have signed mfmotia s
Z atulat,dg him npOn the success 81 MS
administration The Porto kcah
.ulissioners Gave heen led to ask this
ssssause amonbspHe signers Of their doch-
-n's is every business house OF import
49, Ia the island aud they have reas 2il
:, suspect that Governor Allen Is hflh'
e,'s.td Is to the character Of the sisners
TIE testimonial"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28

Corpus Christi. Texas, April @o.-hope''
peasants. private OF the TENN caNn'is
tcolored), charged with the muraer OF =
Mexican at Rio Grande CITY iast Japuaas :
,,,,,es, c.se has hsen on trial in the dis
trict court here during the past two aas =
was acquitted by the jury last nlshl ni ~ q.
beinr out ten minutes. From the ssine =. !
adduced ON the frin fieasanls Ae-
Mexican in self-defense.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28
Waco 10 EnIarne Schools.

Waco, Texas. April eG.--At meeting 'i
'se city council held last night II was de-
II,a'd TO hold an election for the Issuance
$4,000 for the erection Of .additonal
40 buildings In the city aud the III
enent OF additional rooms TO the ouise.
-<s The matter went through Without
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28
GRANTS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
Towns and Villages Within d Radius OF
100 Miles Represented.

Gaiena, H., April ~ The seventy
lllih anniversary of the birth of Gen
''al Grant was celebrated here today. The
%casion was the tenth of series and IN
VERY respect was successful. Rev. Dr.
ttpnk W. Gunsaulus, the speaker OF the
Wy, aad party Of distinguished guests
lived from Chicago at 1:lS O'Clock ana
wy wy escorted to Turner hall. DR., Gun
Maius address was warmly received by an
is4nlense audience The city was decorator
y honor Of the event. which was particl-
Fss,,en In by leading citizens of towns ana
,eaees within a radius of 100 miles Let
w Of regret We're read from Mrs; Gen
Grant, Mrs. Sartoris, Admiral Dewey,
ne ~, or Depew, Senator Allison ana o'ne'
Heminent Americans.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28
A NATIVE REBELLION.
seysral per.oo. RsD0rtsd KIlled aod a
Number Prisoners.

Algiers, April 26.-'rhe natives broke out
IN revolt today near the town OF Millanah,
IN oron province, The deputy administra-
tor Of the province and some native horse
men are reported Ms prisoners With the
rebels. 4 spansard has been killed and the
village OF Marguerite was looted. several
nersons were wounded
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28
Neo,o Soldier Acquitted.

oppcsition and there will be no opposition
to the issuance Of bonds,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28
kCFADD|N-VESS OIL 0nd CHS Co..
BEAUMONT, TEXAS
CAPITAL STOCK 100000
]. |. Caldwell . President V WieSs ," treasurer
w Hinton Secretary WP IL McFaddin. Manager

Owners of $4,000 acres of the finest OH lands III
Jefferson county, Texas About 32oo acres OF lana
surround the eight gusfers on the NORTH east ana
south, as shown by the map in our Office opeclai
inducements will be offered to parties seeking suit
able blocks for organization purposes.
For full particulars call at oiiice' 800 lewis
street or our authorized agents.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Besun OF Wheat Ihmps0A.
worth, National commission
stock Yards OF phuen'
Of
Mr. Carter cnee 'he
shayebe
Dre advanced % per
in
oil
beeioths miles o. TUG
the~tous 1850
we'll SIXTY
commences operations Apphcau - 49,
be
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31
LIBRARY NOTES.

notwithstanding the hot weather
OF August and the absence Of many
people from the city the public IL
brary has had the best results than
10 maly months past
During the month 457 books have
been taken from the library and the
total receipts for the month We're
S16.45. There has been no meeting
yet of the new board, recently ap-
pointed by Mayor Ball Mrs. Guss,
the president Of the board has been
absent from the city all summer, but
now that she has returned, a meeting
viii be called at an early date, when
plans will be formulated for the win
ter work
Some new books have been receiv-
ed this week, The Four Georges and
William w. by Mccarthy, in four
volumes. and the Alger" series for
boys. in SO volume This is a col
lection Of spirited stories for boys,
nicely illustrated and bound in illum-
mated cloth binding. Amons them
will be found, The Boy Explorers, 2
Dan. the Newsboy," "A Debt OF
/ Honor" "a Jaunt Through Java,
Lost in the Canyon FTom, the
Bootblack," Lost in the Rockies, ,"
"A Young Hero" and The Errand
Boy"
Recent new members are: Miss
Leta Kerr and Mr.. r. A. Gaffney.
The visitors were: Miss B. Den
ny, Nevada, Mo-; the Rev. C. RI.
Kemp Mrs Mary e Ackley, Mrs. J
l.. Stevens and Miss Rita Kelsey.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31
stnrta the nall RoIIIna.

To help along the movement for a
fall carnival in Guthrie c. q. Smith,
manager Of the Oklahoma Advertis.
ing and Distributing agency proposes
TO make free distribution of 10000
quarter-sheet bills in FIVE counties,
and 10000 bills among farmers com
ing to the city. He will do this work
free of charge and besiues donate
$500 in cash to the subscription
fund. Mr.. Smith says it would cost
the carnival committee not less than
SIS to send a man over the county to
distribute advertising matter.
Iiis offer must be accepted by
Sept. 10th through the columns Of the
Leader.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31
MUSIC.

Mr. Mark Eyerette Wright Of
Rochester, n. Y, has beon engaged
as choirmaster of the First NJ. r.
churcm and comes highly recommend
ed as a conductor Of choir work Mr..
Wright also brings first class testi-
monlais as a musician, teacher and
man, from masters Of music OF nation
al reputation such as Or Louis Mas
OF Boston, Herbert w Green, presi-
dent Of Music Teachers National as
sociaton New York, and others.
Mr.. Wright has taught for a mum.
ber of years in conservatory and viii
use a graded course in voice culture,
piano. organ theory and harmony.
Private and public recitais VIII be
given from time 20 time in which
pupils viii participate Studio win
be open after September 90 In Bill
ngsleys block, room a. Those de-
string lessons cali at earliest conyen.
fence ana arrange for terms, time etc
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31

A new publication made its first
appearance in the city today. It is a
newsy little eight page paper called
"The Light Don Morris and Ralph
widmer are the editors and publish
ers. Ralph Widmer is the cartoonist.
1t VIII be published weekly and the
subscription price is Eve cents a
month. These energetic boys have
already secured quite number Of
subscribers and have donated pne
copy TO the public library. The
Leader wishes these young journalists
success
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31

Oklahoman; Governor Jenkins
who knows a god field for Investment
when he secs 1t, is becoming much in
terastad IN oklahoma City and yester-
day purchased two valuable lots near
the Choctaw tracks. He contem-
plates further investment in real
estate here,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31

Mr.. Mark Everette Wright Of
Rochester. N. Y, the new choirmaster
Of tho First NJ. Il. church. and a
teacher Of much experience, has locat-
ed IN Guthrie and has a studio now
open in room IA Bnlingsley block.
Those desiring lessons can call there
for any information.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31

J. b. Fairfield has completed a nog
warehouse and Office on West Harrt
soh avenue II Is modern brick
building 37x7O. He has his goods
moved and win move his office next
week.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31

william Vampner who made a good
record on the police force under
Bcrkoys administration has been
temporarily appointed to I'll Frank
ellis place on the night force.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31

j. G. Poland has Un eight rooms
frame dwelling in course OF erection
on East Harrison avenue. which will
be completed in two weeks. Mr.. Po
land win occupy the place as a per
manent home.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31

II s. Emmerson, a banker of Stroud,
is in the city. Mr.. Emmerson, while
1ot an active candidate for the place,
would accept the position Of Worlds
Fair commissioner IL tend cred him
by Governor Jenkins.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31

Jus received a fresh shipment Of
Blanke's Celebrated Faust Blend Of
Coffee. new size oan--almOst a pound
and half Of this excellent coffee for
soc, used exclusively by the celebrated
Faust Cafe Of ST. Louis. Try a can,
you win be more than p'eased
John MeNeill & CO.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31

Mr.. u. c. Guss. wife and children
retained last night from Pennsyi
vania. where Mrs. Guss and children
have spent the summer with relatives.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31

w E Sheriff, the grocer will erect
AZ once q handsome two story dwell
ing at the corner Of Oklahoma avenue
and Elm street which he will occupy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31

Good housekeepers specify Calumet
Baking Powder in ordering II is sold
At lair price and is absolutely pure.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31

banks and postonice viii close
Monday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31

eRlssom, for good livery rigs.
Phone 72.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-31

Monday, sopt- "a, AZ Grand LeadoF'