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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-09-17
GREATER THAN NIAGARA
Monterey Had 21.61 Inches OF Rain
in Ninety-Eight Hours.

City of MeXico.-James ID. Schuyler,
the well-known American engineer, who
recently accompanied President Taft on
a tour OF inspection of the Panama
canal, declared in an interview that the
rush of water in the recent Monterey
flood which destroyed millions of dol
lars worth of property and 1900 lives
in that city alone, was greater in vol
ume than that pouring over the Niagara
Falls.
According to figures furnished him by
competent engineers, the volume of wa
ter of the Santa Catarina river on the
night Of Aug. 81 exceeded the flow of
Niagara by $4,000 cubic feet per second
Mr.. Schuyler said: "To give an idea
of the rainfall in Monterey, just be-
fore the flood, I can tell You what the
figures are. AS much as 21.61 inches of
rain fell in ninety-eight hours from Aug.
rs to Aug. 90. A few days before that
time IA inches fell in forty-two hours,
making a total of 34.16 inches in lao
hours. The mean rainfall there for Au-
gust in any year in twenty-one years
has not exceeded 3h inches"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-09-17

ture from Etah made a good passage
through the long channels, and ar
rived safely on the shores Of the sea,
where the explorer was to start on his
sledges for the north pole.
But at Cape Sheridan Peary was not
as far west as he probably had hoped
to be. He had announced his inten-
ton, in the previous year, of making
his sledge route to the pole along
some meridian much further to the
west of his route in 1906, when he
made the highest north attained up
to that time-87 d. 6 m.
lmpeded by Drift of Ice.
On that occasion he was greatly i'm.
peded by the rapid drift of the ice to
the east which a little retarded his
progress north, and worse still, car
ried him SO far to the east that he
had to make his landing on the coast
of North Greenland, many days march
from the Roosevelt, his base of sup
plies.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-09-17
MISS ELkINS CAUSES HITCH
Denied That Italian Royalty Is
Directing tt the Match.

Paris.-A high parsonage, in touch
with previous preliminary arrangements
regarding the marriage of the Duke OF
the Ahruzzi and Miss katherine Elkins
says the real hitch was not due to oh
j~ections on the part of the Italian royal
family, but to the attitude of Miss
Elkins herself.
IF Miss Elkins would accept the
duke" said this authority, there would
be no obstacle placed in the way OF
the marriage by his family. 1 know
that the king and the royal family
have offered to grant their consent, not
to a morganatic union, but to a marriage
which would include the privileges and
rank for Miss Elkins to which the duke
is entitled. The dukes fate rests with
Miss Elkins herself. If she should say
the word, the duke would be at her side
tomorrow, and the marriage would not
long be delayed"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-09-17

rived Cape Sheridan, at Grant Land,
September /; wintered at Cape Sheri-
dan.
The sledge expedition left the
Roosevelt February Is, 1909, and
started for the north. Arrived at Cape
Columbia or March 1; passed British
record, March 2; delay by open wa
ter, March 2 and 3; held up by open
water, March 4 to IL; crossed the
eighty-fourth parallel, March IL; en-
countered open lead, March Is;
crossed eighty-fifth parallel, March IS;
crossed eighty-sixth parallel, March
%; encountered open, lead, March %;
passed Norwegian record, March %;
passed Italian record, March "a; en-
countered open lead, March 26;
crossed eighty-seventh parallel, March
27; passed American record, March
%; encountered open lead, March %;
held up by open water, March 20:
crossed eighty-eighth parallel, April 2;
crossed eighty-ninth parallel, April A.;
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-09-17
TEXAS LOG PONDS ARE DRY
Drouth Closes Lumber Mills-Will
Raise Lumber Prices.

Galveston, Textile unprecedented
drouth in Texas, especially in the east.
ern part of the state, closed five saw
mills today. This brought out the state.
ment that unless East Texas received a
heavy rain within the next ten days,
fifty other mills will have to close
down.
In many places it has not rained for
a year, except for a few light showers,
and all of East Texas is from 5 to 20
inches deficient in rainfall, with an aver
age of 13 inches-that is to say, the
rainfall record since Jan. 1 is that much
short of the average rainfall for this
period. Rivers and other waterways
never known to be dry have been with
out water for several weeks.
Lumbermen find consolation in the ad-
vance of prices that will follow curtail-
ment of production.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-09-17
Increase Registration Fee.

Washington.-The fee for the regis
tration of mail will be increased from s
to 10 cents after Nov. 1900, according
to an order signed by Postmaster
General Hitchcock. The maximum in
demnity allowed for the loss of a reg
istered article has also been increased
from $25 to $50. As the registry di-
vision has been reported to be doing
business at a loss, a committee has been
investigating it with the view of MAX
ing 1t selfsustaining, and notifications
toward economy are expected.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-09-17

the internal heat of the earth, and as
terrestrial electricity is due to the
sun, the able concludes that the earth
is at the mercy of the great orb OF
day. According to his theory the out.
look is anything but bright for our
planet. Fearful earthquake throes
will cause upheavals and disasters,
With regret the able predicts that
la belle France will suffer greatly, as
it lies directly in the track Of likely
disturbance and will practically disap.
pear, while the British Isles will be
obliterated from the face of the earth,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-09-17

form, with four faces and three sum
mits or peaks. The faces are the
great ocean basins, those of the At
lantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, and
one in the Arctic circle. He places
the peaks in Canada, the Baltic and
Siberia.
According to the Able, earthquake
They seem to occur with some regu-
larity, being more numerous in winter
than in spring, and more frequently
happen at night than by day. AS vol
canic and earthquake shocks indicate
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-09-17
Records of Other Explorers.

The Italian, Cagni, of the duke Of
the Abruzzi expedition, who made the
highest record till Peary beat it in
1906, made an average of only about
seven miles a day on his great jour.
ney, and in ten days, on account of
deep snow, they covered only 43k
miles to the north of their ship.
Cagni expressed the wish before he
started that he might make ten miles
a day, but said he knew this was i'm.
possible.
Peary has not only reached the pole
but he has attained it at an earlier
date in the year than any of the other
high records in the arctic have been
made. He was at the pole one day
earlier in the year than Nansen
reached sc degrees and five minutes,
10 days earlier than Cagni reached sc
degrees "a minutes.
This is significant of the surpass.
ing achievement in sledge work that
Peary has accomplished, because all
such endeavor is necessarily limited
on n side, as far as sea journeys
are concerned, by the time of sunrise.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-09-17
NOTICE TO PUBLISHERS.

The following preliminary account
by Commander Peary of his success.
ful voyage to the north pole was is.
sued on September 8 by the New York
Times Company at the request Of Com
mander Peary m for his protection,
as a book only, copyrighted and ex-
posed for sale before any part Of it
was reproduced by any newspaper in
the United States or Europe, in order
TO obtain the full protection of the
copyright laws. The reproduction of
this account, in any form, without per-
mission, is forbidden. The penalties
for violation of this form of copyright
include Imprisonment for any person
aiding or abetting such violation.
Copyright, 1909, by the New York
Times Company.
Report on the Discovery of the North
Pole by Robert E. Peary, Com
mander U. S. NJ, Copyright, 1909,
by Charles r.. Miller, as Vice-Pres-
ident of the New York Times Com.
pany.
Ddllle I1dipol, L~dpIduol, Fld wire
less, Cape Ray, n. F.-As it may be
impossible to get my full story through
In time, partly as a prelude which
may stimulate interest and partly to
torestall possible leaks, l am sending
you a brief summary of my voyage to
the north pole, which is to be printed
exactly as written.
Summary of Expedition.
Summary of north polar expedition
Of the Peary Arctic club: The steam
er Roosevelt left New York on July 6,
1908; left Sydney on July II; arrived
at Cape York, Greenland, August 1;
left Etah, Greenland, August 8; ar
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-09-17
e. PEARY.
EXPLANATION OF MESSAGE.
BY Cyrus c. Al

ny SyIuS " ADAMS.
Member of American Geographical
Society,"
copyright: 1909: By New York
Times.l
New York.-The foregoing dispatch,
though condensed, tells clearly the
leading facts in the story, not only
Of Peary's journey to the north pole,
but also of a remarkably fast sledge
trip over the ice of the open polar
sea.
The dispatch says, that the Roose-
welt passed the winter of 1908-1909 at
Cape Sheridan, on the coast of Grant
Land. The vessel had threaded the
comparatively narrow channels, sew
eral hundreds of miles in length, lead
ing from Cape Sabine to the Arctic
ocean.
Conditions Were Favorable.
This journey is apt to be difficult
and sometimes impossible, but the
conditions were evidently favorable.
The ship that disappeared in the fog
while the crew of Peary's auxiliary
steamer Erik were watching it's depar-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-09-17
How the News Reached the World.

On his expedition of 1905-06 he tried
lance to the west of Cape Sheridan,
but the ice baffied him. For one rea-
sol or another on the edge of the arc
tic winter last year he did not or
could lot take his vessel along the
| northern coast of Grant Land to the
west of Cape Sheridan, and SO it spent
last winter not SO far from it's old
berth in the ice in the winter Of
1866.
The sledge expedition left the Roose-
welt on February Is, while it was still
practically dark in that latitude. The
u scarcely begins to peer above the
hills for a few minutes a day, even
several hundred miles to the south Of
the coast where the Roosevelt was
wintering. 1t comes into view a little
later in that more northern latitude
and the party made slow time to the
west as it felt its way along.
Coast Difficult to Travel.
The northern Grant Land coast is
likely to be exceedingly difficult to ira
verse, especially in the early spring,
on account Of the masses of sea ice
that have been pressed on the shore
or broken into great blocks and
stranded along the sea edge.
1t is no wonder that it took the
party Is days to travel westward as
fas as Cape Columbia. 1t is likely,
hOwaver that Commander Pearv c,1c-
ceeded, before winter set in, in cache
ing supplies to the westward so as to
accelerate a little the westward
movement of the sledge party before
it struck out northward over the sea.
Peary's summary seems to show
that he was a little over 80 days on
the journey from the land to the
north pole. In this time he was de-
layed about IA days by water leads,
leaving a little more than three weeks
for the actual sledging work.
We may get a good idea of the
average rate of travel by taking the
first sea and the north pole records.
He passed the British record on
March 2 and reached the pole or
April 6. The distance between them
is AGO statute miles, and the time ia
making the journey was "a days, in
Guiding the time of detention by wa
ter leads. This is an average of lit
tie less than IL miles a day, which
is the best record ever attained for
long route s%ledging on the open polar
sea.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-09-17
CHASTITY FUTURE FOR EARTH
French Scientist Predicts All Kinds
of Misfortune. in the Not Dis
tant Future.

In a recent number of '1~'Illustra-
ton" Able TIL. Moreux depicts the
future of our earth as a CHASTITY spec
tacle. He assumes that earthquakes
have caused it's surface to contract in
such a fashion that in course of time
1t will take a shape of pyramidal
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-09-17
First Authentic Account of the Arctic
Explorers Expedition, by Himself.
Gives Brief Summary of Progress To and From
Frozen orth---Explanation of Condensed
Dispatch By Well-Known Scientist.
north pole, April 6.

north pole, April 6.
All returning left north pole April
z, reached Cape Columbia April %, ar
irving On board Roosevelt April q.
The Roosevelt left Cape Sheridan
July IS; passed Cape Sabine August
s.; left Cape York August 26; arrived
at Indian Harbor with all members of
expedition returning in good health
except Prof. Ross G.. Marvin, drowned
April 10, when 45 miles north of Cape
Columbia, returning from Sc degrees
north latitude in command of the sup
porting party.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-09-17
TORPEDO FLEET ENTERS RIVER

Naval Craft That Are to Escort the
President Down Mississippi.
Port Eds, La.-One torpedo boat de-
stroyer and three torpedo boats, bound
from Hampton Roads, Va, to st. Louis,
entered the mouth of the Mississippi
river Tuesday and proceeded on their
way to New Orleans. This fotilla will
serve as an escort to the steamer Mis-
sissippi on its trip down the river from
st. Louis, with President Taft, the lat
ter part of October.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-13
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION

FARM 81 90 acres In Plainheld, about two
and ono.h half miles from creamery, ETC.. and
four and one half miles from Hnrre. VIII keep
hne fruit orchard which paid owner over $500
last year. Quantity Of small fruit Goou com.
Portable BUILDINGS eight-room house and
barn. Plenty OF good water. Prize, including
stock and tools, hay. esc.. only sss0oo0. Must
be sold at once. Inquire OF the ID. A. Perry
Real EatAte Agency. 256tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-13
wILLIAMsrowN.


Dexter Macy OF Mortified visited at
George Halls over Sunday,
Mrs. William Schodeld Is recovering
from her recent severe illness.
Mrs. Joseph Schofeid Of Lyndonville
Is visiting at Rev. William Schofeld's.
Miss Annie Hall ia visiting at Mrs.
Peter Mays at Mortified for a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Granger were at
the Capitol city yesterday visiting with
friends.
@. A. Hayden OF Montpelier was in
town yesterday on business with the
local merchants.
The Rural Good Luck club will cele-
brate gentlemen's night at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. 0rville Gale Saturday.
The installation Of the officers Of the
NJ. w. A. took place last evening. The
ladies were invited and all were served
with fine oyster supper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-13

TO RENT-Tenement consisting OF rooms,
All modern c0nyonisneos, such A. hot water,
bath tub and electric lights. In fne loca ton.
Inquire Of George w. Mann, "a Wellington 81.
Tel 1881 256tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-13
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Snow shoes and skis at Shepards.
Roller skating at the pavilion tonight.
Blankets that are different at Fitts's,
See adv.
For your public surrey, telephone Even
& Cow, 439-11.
Take your raw fur to Earl S. Shepard
& Co. for highest prices.
We can astonish you on the mark.
down prices on furs at Perry's.
@. Bau returned this morning from a
business visit in Greenfield, Mass.
P. N. corset with the practical side"
is one Of the best made, at Perry's.
Remember the hash debate at the Y.
P. A. Thursday evening at 1880 o'clock.
A meeting of the socialists will be
held in the wheelock building tonight
at 7 o'clock.
There viii be meeting Of the Glen
ugie club in Woodmsn's hall, Wednesday
evening at o'clock.
Those red tags at Hooker & Co.'S
store won't make your eyes sore. In
stead they are a good feast for the eyes
of good buyers.
Wanted, pupils in music and harmony.
Address to Miss Elizabeth Carson, Ia
Laurel street. graduate Of Goddard sem
mary, musical department.
There win be special meeting of
Mead Circle Ladies OF the q. A. r.,
Friday evening SO that plans may be
completed for the Observance of the
centennial of Abraham Lincoln. A good
attendance is desired.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-13

The Congressional Church of Rut.
land will begin it's fiscal year February
free from debt for the first time in
30 years. Tho debt which has been
hanging on so long was mortgage on
the parsonage, and this was wiped out
two years ago by subscription, but last
year there was deficit in current ex-
penses. The church viii enter its next
year with over $500 in the treasury.
This good work has all been done with
in the tow years pastorate of the Rev.
w. H. Spence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-13
TALK OF THE TOWN

It's not the red tag, but It's the fig.
urcs on It that are doing the business
at Hooker a. Co.'s.
Don't forget the basket ball game
tonight. Spaulding vs.. Mortified high
school in the Church street gymnasium.
Bssket ball tonight, Spaulding high
school will play the Mortified high
school at the Church street gymnasium,
at o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-13
FIGHT FOR OFFICE.
Close Race for Presidency of United
Mine Workers.

Chicago, Jan. l3.-The contest be-
tween President Thomas L. Lewis and
John H. Walker for the presidency Of
the United Mine Workers Of America
threatens to involve the big coal miners
organization in one Of the bitterest fights
in its history. The toilers are engaged
in counting the ballots. From the re-
turns thus far 1t appears that Walker
has been elected, although President
Lewis is confident that he has been
reelected. The indications were that
the contest can be settled only by action
Of the national convention, which meets
in indianapolis on Jan. 10,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-13
WASHINGTON.

Mrs. Cordelia V. Flint died yesterday
Jnuary ~. She was over Sc years OF
late home Friday afternoon, January
IS at i.so o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-13
THE BARRE DAILY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Is, i9Oo.
Weather Prediction.

Thursday, fair and continued cold;
west to north winds.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-11-30
.SELF-DEFFNSF AND 'UNWRTT-
TEN LAW Ii BARON'S PLEA
State Closed This Afternoon After Having Proven Fact Of
Homicide by Numerous EyeWitneS@s- Court Notes

Yesterday morning the jury in the
LeBaron case was completed, and de-
fendant S fate now rests with the fol-
lowing citizens:
John Ferretto, John Christensen, G.
w. Williams. A. l.. de la Veaga, j. X.
Harvey, J. G. Margo, Henry Ryker,
l.. p. Riley, P. Anker, J. NJ. Hunter,
Z. w. Bradshaw, J l.. Allen.
District Attorney Ducker opened for
the State at 1880 yesterday, since
which time the following witnesses
for the prosecution have been examin-
ed: Professor Able, who identified a
diagram he had drawn of the room il
which the alleged homicide occurred /;
DR.. Giroux, who testified as to the
wounds revealed by the autopsy he
performed on deceased; w. r. Ray
mond, Jack Westberg, J. w. Fergu-
son, Sam Faust, Chris Choate, Thomas
Shone, witnesses to the homicide;
Deputy Sheriff Charles Nofsinger, who
was on duty at the county Jail on the
night of May 25 last when LeBaron
walked in and gave himself up.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-11-30

"Dock" Hart, of Mill City, was in
town yesterday recording mining claim
locations.
Dick Bergwin, with the M. B. Staun-
ton company, has been on the sick list
since Saturday.
Dave Staunton is confined to his
home today with indisposition.
Miss Dawson, of Stockton, is pay
ing visit to her aunt, Miss Fanny
Harp.
Mrs. Albert Lay, Of jackson Greek,
who has been stopping in town for the
past two weeks, will leave this evening
for a visit to Loyalton, California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Madison Anderson have
returned from McDermitt.
John Saval was over from Golconda
yesterday.
Attoreny J. A. Callahan, Of Lovelock,
was attending to business in the Dis
trict Court yesterday.
Judge J. A. Langwith was over from
Golconda yesterday, attending to legal
business.
J. P. Grandel returned Sunday even-
ing from Golconda, where he had been
measuring customers for new suits.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-11-30
". P. OFFICIALS
INSPECT new LINE

Sunday the Western Pacific Yards
presented quite an animated scene
Notified of the coming of a special
train by Saturdays Silver State. about
nan the men, women and children of
the town availed themselves of the
ideal fall day by taking walk over
to the new railroad.
at about 3 o o'clock the special put in
an appearance, in two sections, one be-
ing In charge of Trainmaster Corwin.
of Winnemucca, while the other was
looked after by Trainmaster Smith, of
Gerlach. Included in the arty were
Vice President Charles H. Schlaacks.
General Manager Charles M. Levey, c.
IL. Ketcham, superintendent Of the
Western division, r.. M. Ogilvie, su-
perintendent of the Eastern division.
Andrew S. Hughes, general traffic man
ager of the Denver & Rio Grande, E.
b. Boyd, assistant to President JEFF.
Trey, and +. Wild, Jr., general freight
agent.
The party spent about an hour in
speeting the roundhouse, machine shops
and new improvements in course of
construction, after which Vice-Presi-
dent Sehlaacks returned to San Fran
cisco, the balance of the party con-
tinuing on to Lalt Lake.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-11-30
GETS FIFTEEN DAYS
FOR PLAIN DRUNK

John Canyon, Loveloek Indian,
came over to the metropolis to spend
Sunday, and despite the law against
selling whisky to aborigines, managed
in filing his dusky hide with bad
booze. Officer Lewis succeeded in round
ing him up before he had done any
great damage, and yesterday Judge
Robins gave the convivial red man
fifteen days, taking into consideration
the fact that it was only plain drunk,
devoid of trimmings.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1909-11-30
" SHEET AND Pill
Low CASE" BALL

The young ladies of Winnemucca are
preparing to give Christmas ball. In
order that it may not interfere with
other holiday engagements, it will
probably be held one day early, Thurs
day evening, December 23, although
the date has not yet been definitely
decided upon.
The affair will be known as "sheet
and pillow case ball." all participants
being requested to enter the ball room
atttired in these garments of we'll
known domestic utility, which they
viii be required to wear until given
hour, when all will unmask" and
spend the balance of the evening in
conventional attire.
Tickets will be sold for $1.00 each,
with ladies free. A banquet will be
served in the opera house dining room
during the evening, for which a charge
of so cents per plate will be made.