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WRECK ON A TRESTLE.
aYa Alabama Passenger Train Plunged
Ilgwa tin Hundred Feet
Memphis, Deo. 29. A special to the
Commercial Appeal, from Birming
ham, Ala., eays:
Finnds in human form Wrecked the
Birmingham Mineral passenger train
No. 4 at Cahaba river bridge, twenty
seven miles from here, at 7:30 this
morning, and twenty-two lives were
lost That number of bodies have
been reoovered, and farther sea rah may
swell the list of dead. The wreck is
regarded as almost certainly accom
plished by the removal of a rail on the
middle span of the trestle. This de
railed the train, which caused it to fall
down the two spans and preoipitated it
into the river, 110 feet below. The
wreck was the worst that bas ever oc
curred in the state, and the survivors
are so few and so badly hurt, that they
are unable to give any detailed descrip
tion of how it happened.
It is not known and may never he as
certained just how many passengers
were on the train. Most of tbem were
miners and resident of mining towns
in this district who had round trip
tickets, and were returning to their
homes along the line of the Birthing
ham Mineral road.
Conductor Kennel, who probably
knew better than anybody else as to
how many passengers were aboard, is
' dead. It is thought, however, there
were not exceeding twenty-five or
thirty. Only one passenger purchased
a tioket at Birmingham.
The railroad company tonight fur
nished the following as the list of dead:
James Boiling, of Guthrie, Ky.,
Southern ' express messenger; Frank
White, of Birmingham, engineer; A.
P. Connell, of Helena, oonductor;
George Carney, of Birmingham, flag
man; R. Webb, of Birmingham; Bruce
C. Phillips, of Blooton; I. W. Martin,
t of 3rookwood, Ala.; Mrs. Henry
wi pvjth fandberry and two ohildren, of Bir
' , 1 " jjingham; R. H. Blount, of Birming-
Jb. colored; Miss Ada Powers, of
1 " JBlocton; Dr. L. N. Powers, of Blocton;
Mrs. Emma 1'owors and two children,
, ..rfV'viot Blocton; Mrs. R. Little, of Blooton;
"flt- Gardner, of Blocton; MissGardner,
ciucwu; una uiuuenuuea ooay, sup
posed to be B. Struther, colored porter.
Seven were injured.
The mineral trains operate over the
Southern railway's Briarfleld, Blooton
& Birmingham branch, nnder a con
tract arrangement. . Six miles south of
Guerney is the Cahaba river, a shallow
mountain stream, which has a depth
at this time of about three or four feet.
This river is spanned by an iron biidge,
with wooden trestles on eaoh side. Its
entire length is 800 feet, and the height
of the span, where the wreck oeourred,
is 110 feet The bridge was built only
four years ago, and was regarded as a
very safe structure. The main span
and the span just beyond it, both made
of iron, gave way and preoipitated the
entire train into the river. The en
gine landed on its side, almost at right
angles with the track. The oars piled
upon each other through the main span.
The entire wreck took fire soon after
wards, and was rapidly burned to the
Jlter's edge. Nine persons alone es
flDed alive from all who went down.
"iwhjid several of them will probably die.
The first news was brought to Har
greave, a station four miles from the
Cababa river, by a farmer, who said
that while passing near the place, he
heard a orash. Going nearer, he saw
the two spans of the bridge broken out.
He then discovered the burning wreck
age in the shallow water below. He
could hear the groans of the wounded
and dying, but without waiting to see
further, he rode on horsebaok to Har
greave as rapidly as he could, where
the operator telegraphed to Birming
ham and Blocton for relief.
. Meanwhile, a few country people
gathered at the socne to render what
aid they could, but it was too late to
do much. Nine people had gotten out
and the rest had been burned in the
wreckage.
HAPPY REUNION.
A Hnsband Iteturns to Hii Family Afer
Separation of Eleven Teare
Shelbyville, Ind., Dao. 29. Eleven
years ago John Criin went to his borne
in Flat Rock from the village store
and informed his wife that be bad
made an effort to secure something for
their three children for Christmas, but
not having the money the merchant re
fused and the little ones would have to
do without any presents. His wife
told him not to grieve, saying she had
a few trinkets laid away for the ohil
dren, and that they oould get along
until the saw mill started up. About
midnight the husband kissed his wife
as she slept. He also wrote a note ask
ing his wife not to worry and to await
his return. Nothing was heard of him
nntil last night, when a well-dressed
man walked into the store at Flat
Rock. It was John Crim, He asked
the direction to Mary Crim 's residence.
A boy of 12 years stepped forward with
the remark that he would show him to
his mother's house, dim reoognized
his child and olasped him to his breast
and almost carried him to the house.
Crim had been in British Columbia
for ten years engaged in mining and
had amassed a fortune. The reunion
of the family was a happy one.
There are still about 8,000,000 feet
of logs in the Gray's river boom that
were brought out by the recent freshet.
Caught In the Act.
San Francisco, Deo. 29. While
orawling through a transom in an at
tempt to Bteal four turkeys, John Cor
nish, a young negro, lost his hold, and,
falling head downward, was suspended
by one foot. Being unable to extrioate
himself from his embarrassing posi
tion, he shouted lustily for help, and
was found by a policeman some hours
after the aooident, in an exhausted con
dition. He was charged with attempt
ed burglary, and locked up.
Burned to Death.
Nashville, Tenn., Deo. 29. Only
one Christmas casualty is reported,
but that one is the burning to death
of Miss Mary Lee, colored, whose
clothes caught fire from an exploding
firecracker, and before she knew it her
slotbei were In flames, and before as
i istanoe could reach her she was burned
beyond reoovery.
Previous to the Sixteenth oentury it
was customary for every physioiun in
Europe to wear a ring on his finger, as
a indication of bis profession.
A HALF MINUTE FIGHT.
Peter Maher Knocked Out Steve
O'Donnell ia Short Order.
New York. Deo. 23. It took just 37
seconds' time for Peter Maher, the
Irish pugilist, to again demonstrate
his superiority in ring tactics and hard
hitting qualities over Steve O'Donnell,
the Australian boxer, in the arena of
the Greater New York Athletio Club
at Coney island today. Both men were
in excellent condition and trained to
the hour. Eaoh of them was confident,
but Maher'i backers made him a hot
favorite, the odds ranging from 8 to 6
to 1 on the Irishman's ehanoet of win
ning. O'Donnell was the first to enter the
ring. He climbed through the ropes
t 8:S0 o'clock, clad in a gray-oolpred
bath robe. His seconds were Sam Fitz
pattiok, Billy Madden, Mike Butler,
and Gus Ruhlin, the Canton, O., giant
When Maher emerged from his dress
ing room five minutes later a cheei
went up which shook the building.
As soon as he got into the ring Maher
bowed his acknowledgment for the
warm welcome extended to him, and he
never looked better in his life. He
was escorted by Peter Lowry, of Dub
lin; Peter Burns, of Harlem, his spar
ring partner, and Jack Quinn, of
Brooklyn. Maher weighed 17 7
pounds, and O'Donnell 181 pounds
The men shook hands at 8:46, and
Referee Aleck Brown lost no time in
bringing them together.
There was intense silenoe when the
men put their fists up and Maher
rushed aoross the ring almost to O'Don
nell's oomer. x Both sparred for a t w
seoonds, and O'Donnell led with Lis
left for the body. Maher blocked his
blow with his right glove. Peter then
jabbed his left hard on the chin an I
landed a heavy left swing on the face.
This staggered O'Donnell. and he
seemed to be unable to avoid Mahei'
rushes. Maher sent O'Donnell to the
floor with a hard left on the ohin, and
the Australian stayed down 4 seconds.
As soon as he got to his feet O'Don
nell assumed a defensive attitude, but
Maher quiokly sent his left onoe more
on tbe ohin, and as O'Donnell was fall
ing caught him quickly with a half
hook, knocking the Australian down.
Steve rolled over on his baok in a help
less condition, and the referee slowly
counted him out The big Irishman
stood about twelve feet away from
bis fallen opponent while the referee
was counting oft the seoonds, and as
soon as the referee tallied ten a tre
mendous shout went up from 1,800 peo
ple who bad watched the brief encoun
ter, and the band played "The Wear
ing of the Green" in honor of the vic
tor. A Fire in San Franelioo.
San Francisco, Dec 28. Fire this
afternoon destroyed the plant of
Francis, Valentine & Co., one of the
largest printing firms in this oity.
The fire broke out in the basement, oc
cupied by the Comneroial Light A
Power Company, and spread to the first
floor, where the Rnswell Bookbinding
Company was wiped out. The upper
floors were oooupied by Francis, Valen
tine & Co. Their presses, which were
insured for 30,000, were slightly
damaged, while the stock and wood
cuts were nearly destroyed. The to
tal loss will probably he under f BO,
000. Two years ago today the same
lailding was burned. The fire was
more disastrous, for the Call was
burned out and the building had to be
reconstructed. Today Peter MoCabe,
a fireman, fell from the two-story
building adjoining and was badly hurt.
No bones were broken, but internal in
juries are feared.
Simon Was Despondent.
San Francisco, Deo. 28. Despondent
over his failure to obtain employment,
Simon Brauer, a German, 22 years
old, attempted to commit suioide early
this morning by hanging himself
from a timber extending over a tank
wall, at the old reservoir on Reservoir
hill. He tied one end of a small rone
about the timber, the other about his
neck and swung himself oS the curb
ing of the well. The rope broke, how
ever, and he fell fifteen feet to the bot
tom of the well, badly spraining hii
ankle. Having failed in his at tern pet
to end his life, and becoming frightened
by the intense darkness that prevailed
in the well, Brauer began to shout
lustily for help. He was rescued by
Mrs. Margaret Allman at 7 o'cloolc
Deba Going- to Colorado,
Denver, Deo. 28. A Terre Haute,
Ind., dispatoh says: Eugene V. Debt
has promised President Boyoe, of the
Western Federation of Miners, that he
will go to Colorado the first of the week
to help the Leadville strikers. , He will
speak in Colorado cities, beginning in
Leadville, where a labor demonstra
tion is to be given on his arrival.
President Boyce says publio opinion ii
still'with the strikers and they oan hold
out indefinitely. President Boyoe re
ceived a letter saying $2,000 had been
sent from Butte, Mont, to aid the
strikers.
From the Glenmorag.
Astoria, Or., Deo. 28. Captain
Burns came over from Ooean Park,
Wash., today and states that the Glen
morag is again in a favorable position
to be floated. Her bow is now pointed
seaward, and as soon as the tides are
favorable she can be taken into deep
water with the aid of a tug.
Jumped the Track.
Martin's Ferry, W. Va., Deo. I8.
An engine on the Wheeling 8c Lake
Erie road jumped the track near War
ner last night and was demolished.
Engineer Jesse Haughton was killed
and Fireman Haines was probably fa
tally injured.
A Ferryboat Founders.
St Petersburg, Deo. 28. Many lives
have been lost by the oapsizing of a
ferryboat in the river Dneiper, provinoe
of Ekaterinoslaff.
Poor Children at Birth.
Shelbyville, Ind., Deo. 28. Four
healthy sons have been born to Noah
Scott and wife, of this oounty. They
have been christened William Bryan,
George F. Williams, Arthur Sewall
and Claude Mattbews Scott. Maroh 4,
1892, a son and daughter were born to
Mr. Soott and wife, and were named
Grover and Frances. The father re
ceived in return a letter of thanks in
Mr. Cleveland's own handwriting,
A clever Parisian has invented a ma
ohine which can split one human hail
lancrthwioA infcrt fchirtv.air atrlna .t.
A MOB OF BOHEMIANS.
Tiled to Lynch a Motorman Who Ban
; Down a Boy.
Chicago, Dec. 33. George E. Den
mark, 7 years old, was killed by a
trolley-oar at Troop and Eighteenth
streets, this afternoon. Fred Bernier,
motorman, was threatened with lynoh
! ing, for killing the boy, and was with
Kirov Mijuuuitj icscuuu irutu me
mob of Bohemians, who. incensed at
the terrible accident, surrounded the
oar and dragged Bernier from the plat
form, determined to hang him. Patrick
flanley, the oonductor, managed to
save Bernier from the mob, and then a
riot oall was sent to the Maxwell street
station. ; The police took oharge of the
motorman and conductor and looked
them up.
After the boy had been killed, Motor
man Bernier took refuge in the oar,
which stood within a few feet of where
the accident occurred, and in an in
stant it was beseiged by angry men.
He attempted to keep them out by
latching the doors on the intide, but
they broke the doors in, knocked him
down and kicked and beat him for a
few moments in a shocking manner.
He managed, however, to get away
from them, and ran to the door of the
drugstore, where he was handed a pis
tol, and was admitted inside by Mr.
Evitek, the proprietor, before any
further harm befell him. The crowd
surged around the store and yelled:
"Break it in! Kill him 1"
It looked for a minute as if the store
would be raided, but Mr. Kvitek had
made use of the telephone. He oalled
on the Maxwell station first for an am
bulance, but by that time matters had
got so warm that he requested a patrol
wagon. In a few minutes the wagon
brought a number of offioers, who did
all they could to quiet the mob. When
some degree of quiet had been restored
the police arrested the endangered meu
and took them to the station. There
the men seemed uuoonoerned, and de
clined to make a statement
There were many versions given of
the aooident Well-informed people
living in the neighborhood said they
had been expeoting something of the
kind for a long time, and were only
surprised that it did not happen sooner.
THE SON'S SACRIFICE.
Benton Wilson Went to Frlaon to Save
Bla Fattier.
Spokane, Wash., Deo. 28. Benton
Wilson, who went to the penitentiary
for a long term of years for murder,
oame into Spokane last night, and to
day went to Mica, where his parents
live. He had been unexpectedly par
doned. The oircumstances under which Wil
son was sent to jail were most peouliar.
Two years ago, some small boys un
earthed the body of a man that was
subsequently identified as that of
James Johnson, brother-in-law of Ben
ton Wilson. The body was found two
miles from the Wilson homestead.
Benton Wilson and his father were ar
rested and oharged with murder. The
father was first placed on trial, and
the case looked black for him. Per
ceiving this, Benton arose and con
fessed to having murdered his brother-in-law.
He said Johnson bad abused
his wife, Wilson's sister; had returned
to the farm and had threatened bis
wife, if Bhe did not oome back to the
city. Wilson said that he accompanied
them to a lonely stretch of woods, and,
at an opportune moment, fell upon him
and olubbed him to death. For this
he was sentenced to a long term of
years in the penitentiary. It is a cane
of a son sacrificing his life to save that
of his father.
CHARGED WITH SMUGGLING.
American Arreated for Driving Into
Prohibited Mexican Territory,
San Diego, Cal., Deo. 28. Harry
Mansur, the American who was arrest
ed several weeks ago by the Mexioan
oustoms officials at Tia Juana for al
leged infraction of the laws governing
the free zone, has been released by the
Ensenada authorities and is again at
bis home on this Bide. His release was
obtained through the intervention of
Hon. Anthony Godbe, American vice
oonsul, and a cash bail was obtained,
which allowed Mansur to leave the
country.
Mansur said today that his ease was
temporarily settled, and he did not ex
pect it to oome up again for six months
or a year. It is probable the cash bail
will be quietly accepted and no further
aotion taken, especially as Mansur's
infraction of the law was slight. -
Mansur's wife's family lives at Ro
sario, about two miles south of the
free zone. Mansur had often visited
them, taking his team and paying no
attention to the law, being an old resi
dent and acquainted with the officials.
But a new administration of the Tia
Juana custom-house, Senor Motavel
asco, caused Mansur to be arrested for
smuggling a horse into the oountry,
and imposed a heavy fine upon him.
Failing to pay the fine, Mansur was ar
rested and sent to Ensenada to be dealt
.with by the higher authorities. Since
that time until a day or so ago he had
been in jail.
A steel fly wheel twenty five feet
in diameter and requiring 250 miles of
wire in its construction, has been
made in Germany.
Oakland, Cal , Deo. 28 Dr. J. W,
Robertson's sanitarium was partly
burned this morning. It was occupied
by thirty patients, suffering from ner
vous disorders. The first oare was for
the patients, many of whom were still
in be'd. There was great oonfusion,
but they were all safely removed. The
bouse was formerly Livermore college,
and, while only two stories high, oc
cupies a large area. The damage will
be under 5,000. A defective flue
oaused the trouble.
A Double Murder.
Corning, N. Y., Deo. 28. A hor
rilbe double murder ooourred at Rath
bnnville, fifteen miles west of this oity,
last night William Allen, William
Harrington and Floyd Myers obtained
a buffalo robe while in an intoxioated
oondition. Myers had the robe at his
home, and Allen and Harrington drove
there at 10 o'clock last night and de
manded it They were met to Myers
who bad a shotgun with himl When
thoy demanded the robe, Mjnrs shot
.hem. They were in the bug at the
time, and the horses started at the re
port of the eun. Both men are dead.
I WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing, Hopkins A Co.'a Review of
Trade.
The whent market has settled down
into oue of a holiday oharaoter, and
sentiment which frequently dominates
prices it largely bearish. Moat of the
pit traders have become oonvinoed that
every time the price for May gets
above 80c it is a safe sale for a scalp,
and when it breaks below that figure
it is a purchase for 3ti'o to lo advance.
The inability of the bulls to main
tain the advantage with the news gen
erally in their favor has made traders
rather skeptical as to the prospects of a
material advance before the olose of
the year, and there has been a gen oral
taking of profits by small holders,
while a few of the large ones have
either been out of the market entirely
or are trading in small lines. The
market is without leaders on either
side, and the trade is driftiug with the
idea that there can be no permanent
good in the market until after the
holidays. The Argentine situation is
as much of a puzzle as ever. Supplies
In this oountry are decreasing, and the
flour tarde is irregular.
The Northwestern mills report a
large Western demand, and Pillsbury
announoes that they will grind on an
average of 40,000 barrels per day for
some time.
The market is in a position where
buying is more essential to steady
prioes than an abundance of bull news.
The trade has tired of tne combined
rehash of the reports about small re
ceipts, the probable scarcity of supplies,
the dependence of European oountries
upon America, and the continued talk
about wheat going to fl. Something
new is necessary to stimulate trade.
The situation is all right, but more
speculation is necessary. The short
interest, although the largest in sixty
days, is easily soared, and an advanoe
of a few cents drives most of them in.
The bulls on the whole have also grown
more timid, and a decline of o shakes,
out those who buy whenever the mar
ket gets strong. At present there ii
little in the market except a scalp.
GENERAL MARKETS.
Portland, Or., Dec. 28, 1890.
Flour PortlHhd, Salem, Cascadia
and Dayton, J4fi0; Benton county and
White Lily, $4.40: graham, $3.76; su
perfine, $2 50 per barrel.
Whisat-Walla Walla. 7880c; Val
ley, 63(481c per bushel.
Oats Choice white, 4244c per bush
el ; choice gray, ii'J( 40c.
Hay Timothy, $13.00 per ton ; cheat,
$6.50(g8; clover, $8.009.00; oat, $8.00
10; wheat. $10.
Bablsv Feed barley, $21.00 per ton;
brewing, $22.
MiLLSTurrs Bran. $15.00; shorts,
$16.60; middlings, $23.00; rye, 90c
per cental.
Burma Fancv creamery is quoted at
50c; fancy dairy, 35c; fair to good,
20(a22Xc
Potatoes. California, 55c; Oregon,
60(i 70c per sack; sweetB, 2c per pound.
Onions 85o per sack.
Poultry Chickens, mixed. $1.50
2.00; broilers, $1.502 00; geese. $6.50:
turkeys, live, 10c; ducks, $2.00(33.00
per dozen.
Eoos Oregon, 30c per dozen.
Ohkksb Oregon, 11c ; Young Ameri
ca, 12c per pound.
Tallow Prime, per pound, 2(g3c;
No. 2 and grease, 2(a2c.
Wool Vallev. 10c, per pound ; East
ern Oregon, 68c.
Hops New crop, 910c.
Bbbf Gross, too steerB, $2.75; cows,
$2,002.25; dressed beef, 45ao per
pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers,
$2.75; ewes, $2.75; dressed mutton, 6c
per pound.
Vkal Net, small, 6c; large, 4c
per pound.
Hogs Gross, choice, heavy, $3.25
3.60 ; light and f.eders, $2.60; dressed,
$3.60(34.25 per cwt.
Seattle, WaHh., Dec. 28, 1896.
Flour (Jobbing) Patent excellent,
$5.25; Noveltv A, $4.75, California
brands 5.00; Dakota, $5.50; patent,
$6 26: buckwheat tiour, $6.50; per cwt,
$3.50; graliam, $4.00 per bbf; 10-lb
sacks, $2.50 per cwt; rye dour, $5.00
per bbl; 10-lb sacks, $2.60 per cwt; rye
meal, $4.50 per bbl; per cwt, $2.40;
rolledoatB, $6.766 per bbl; hominy,
$2.50 per cwt; cracked wheat, $3.26;
rolled wheat, $5.25 per bbl ; whole rolled
wheat flour, $2.60 per cwt; pearl barley,
per 100 lb sacks, $3.60; split peas, 4)$c;
table cornineal, yellow, $1.65 per cwt in
10-lb sacks; 60s, $1.50; white, 10s, $1.76;
60s, $1.65; flaked hominv, $2.50 per keg.
WHKAT-Chicken feed, $27.00 per ton.
Oats Choice, $2425 per ton.
Bablby Rolled or ground, $20.00 pel
ton.
Corn Whole, $22 per ton; cracked
$23; feed meal, $23.
Millstuffs Bran, $16.00 per ton;
shorts, $19.00.
Feed Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton,
middlings, $24; oilcake meal, $28.
Hay Puget sound, per ton, $9 10;
Eastern Washington, $13.
S u a ab Golden C in bbl, 4c per lb;
extra C in bbl, 4,'c; dry granulated in
bbl, 5c; cube, tijc; powdered, 6c
spot cash.
Buttbb Fancy native creamery, brick
26c; select, 23c; tubs, 2lc; ranch, 18c.
Chkkhb Native VVashington,10(12c.
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
hers, 78c; dressed, 910c; ducks, $2(3
3.60; dressed turkeys, 11(3120.
Eggs Fresh ranch, 34bUc; Eastern,
25c per doa.
Provisions Hams, large, 12c; hams,
small, 12'4c; breakfast bacon, 10c;
dry salt sides, 6c per lb.
Fresh Mbats Choice dressed beef,
steers, 5c; cows, 4c; mutton, sheep, 5
per pound; lamb, fie; pork, 5c pel
pound ; veal, small, 6c.
San Fi vncisco, Dec. 28, 1896.
Potatois Garnet Chile, 4050c;
salinas Burbanks, 85c$l; Early Rose,
7080c; River Burbanks, 2535c;
Sweets, 75c1.10 per cental.
Onions 50C0c per sack for yellow,
35c for pickle.
Eggs Btore, 2225c; ranch, 30c
ducks, 25.' per dozen.
Butter tancy creamery, 22c; do
seconds, 2021c; fancy dairy, 21c j
seconds, 1718c. .
Chbesb Fancy, mild, new, ll12is;
fair to itood, 9$10c; Young America,
ll12c; Eastern. 19122; per pound,
Hops 810c per pound for new.
Wool San Joaquin and Southern
coast, poor, 45; do good, 46o; Ban
Joaquin foothill, good to choice, 6(t
7)6c; do year's fleece, 45c; Nevada,
heavy, 6ffl)7c; do, choice, 8 a 8)c; North
ern, choice, 10llc per pdtind.
Hay Wheat, $810.60-: wheat and
oat, $7(310; oat, I68 barley, $7.00(3
8 50; alfalfa, first crop, $45- do second
crtt., $5.50(gG.60; clover, $U(g8; stock,
$p06 60; per ton.
SCitrus Fruit Mexican limes, $3.60(3
5.00; California lemons,-$lf 1.25; do,
good to choice, $1.50(82.00; fancy, $2.51
3.00 per box.
Tropical Fruit Bananas, $1.002.0C
ner bunch: oineatmlea. s2.R0rA4.OO.
A RACE FOR A GIRDLE.
The Content Between the Overland
Teletrraph and the Atlantic Cable.
The race-course was betweou the Old
World and the New. The racers were
telegraph companies. One was called
the "Russian Overland;" the other was
the "Atlantic Cable."
The track of the "Russian" lay be
tween Now Westminster In British
Columbia, and Moscow In Russia. Up
through the unexplored Frasor ttlvcr
Valley It was to run, then on through
the tuitracked wilderness of Alaska,
across Bering Strait, over the tlmbor
less steppes of Arctic Slhorla. and
along the dreary const of the Okhotsk
Sea to the mouth of the Anioor. There
the American raccra, called '"Weatiirn
Union," were to give over the raoe to
the Russian telegraph department,
which was to make Its host time lu
reaching Moscow.
Western Union snld It would cover
the ground In about two years. The
cost would be about five millions of
dollars; but what wa five mill (oris of
dollars If the prize could be won nn
electric girdle of the earth?
The path of the "Atlnntlc" cable
wag to be on a tahlelnnd some two
miles deep In the ooean, reaching from
Ireland to Newfoundland.
The summer of 1805 found the world
watching this race with gn-ut Inter
cut. It opened when the Hoot of the
IUisslan expedition set sail from San
Francisco, northward bound. The
"Atlantic" people at the - same time
were stowlug away gigantic colls of
cable Into the rapacious hold of ttie
"Great Eastern" a new cuble soma
2,000 miles long.
.The Western Union directors were
shrewd business men. Five millions
of dollars was little lu comparison will)
the benefit they could receive could
they got telegraphic communication
with Europe, and they then believed
that the only way was by Innd. The
public agreed with them nearly unani
mously. And so the two projects tlis
overland and tho submarine were
pitted against each other.
A very unequal nice It seemed at the
outset. The Overland was strong mid
vigorous. The Atlantic was broken
by former failures. The Overland was
popular, and had plenty of momy
back of It; the Atlantic was derided,
and "only fools," 1 was said, "would
Invest In It."
The fleet of the Russian expedition
which sailed from San Francisco In
the summer of 1865 was quite a navy.
There were tcean steamers, sailing
vessels, coast and river boats, nnd
Russian and American ships of !ho
line, with a promise of a vessel from
her Majesty's navy. The expedltlot
wag well officered, and about 120 mea
were enlisted men of superior ability
In every department Tho stipplli-s
embraced everything that could be
needed. Thousands of tons of wire,
some S00 miles of cable, insulator,
wagons, etc.
August 20, I860, the Great Eastern
landed Its cable at Trinity Bay and
the wholo world was electrified by
the news that It worked perfectly -that
the victory had been won. Mors
than that The Great Eastern not
long afterward picked up the cable Inst
the year before, snd Unit, too, was
soon In working order. Two elootrlo
girdles had been clasped around tin
earth.
The success of the "Atlantic" was
clsfeat for the "Russian." An overland
telegraph line could never compete
with the submarine cables. The first
triumphant "click, click!" at Trinity
Bay was therefore the death-blow of
the Russian scheme, and all work con
nected with that project was at one
abandoned.
But the workers the brave men fac
ing famine among the wild Chook
chees burled In their lonely huts wait
ing for some news from tbelr com
rades, or gtralnlug every nerve to com
plete their share of the great work
how pathetic that so many of them
did not hear what bad happsaed, In
sesot cases for more than a year after
the success of the cable! Jant Marsh
Parker In St. Nicholas,
Yawning for Exercise.
Children used to be taught that
yawning wag a breach of good beha
vior; but now, if certain medical testi
mony may be credited, It la Incum
bent upon parents to see that the
youthful members of their flock not
only yawn when nature so disposes
them, but even practice what may be
called the art of yawning. According
to the results of late Investigations,
yawning lg the most natural form of
respiratory exercise, bringing Into ac
tion all the respiratory muscles of the
chest and neck.
It la recommended that every one
should have a good yawn, with stretch
ing of the limbs, morning and even
ing, for the purpose of ventilating ths
lungs and strengthening the muscles
of respiration. An eminent authority
asserts that this form of gymnastics
has a remarkable effect In relieving
throat and ear complaints.
This being the case, the revival of an
old English pastime, Indulged in as
a kind of Christmas gambol in the early
part of the eighteenth century, might
not be out of place. The game wag a
yawning match, and was played for a
prize, which in one Instance on record
consisted of a Cheshire cheese.
The sport began about midnight,
when the members of the company
were disposed to be drowsy, and yawn
ing was not altogether a forced act. Ho
who yawned the widest, and at the
gams time in the most natural manner,
go as to produce the greatest number
of aympathetlc yawna from the specta
tors, wag the winner of the cheese.
Coral does not grow deeper thai
forty fathoms. Plaoed deeper, it dies,
The present state of the
tea-trade can't continue.
Americans drink the worst
tea in the world, and pay
double for it.
Schilling's Best is the
remedy.
Proof: the grocer gives
your money
don't like it
A Si hillin h nnmnan
back if you
. a roonsti ruin.
There are thousands who have looked
brward to the return of cold, frosty weather
aith dread, knowing that it brlriK" to them
ihrlr old chronic attack of rheumatism.
Why should any one bear It In winter or
utinnier when it is no well known what will
mre it and make It nifty cured. St. Jiicolm
Dil will penetrate tlinmuh atlll'nemi and
lorcness to the renter of rheumatic puins
mil Helios in their worst forms and will
iiiitue them. Ill the coldest or hottest cli
nute it does Its work of cure regardless of
low UniK one ninv have snll'ereil. Why then
i foolish a feivr? What can he cured
ihonld he endurud only so long as It takes
!o get a Mile.
A newly-patented lawn-mower bas
knives, worked on tho same principle
is mowing ninohiue knives, hung be-
1 tween the wheels of the mower.
"Bloat Unique," Indeed.
Chief of Tollce Kecfe has In his pos
icsston probably the most unique wea
pon ever goon In the city of Jucksou
vllle. It Is a combination double-barreled
pistol and bowle, and waa used
In Missouri by a "Regulator" when
that State was going through the throes
of the pro and antl slavery discussion.
The blade of the bowle la about
twelve Inches long, and protrudes from
a hilt between two small pistol bartvls,
each about six Incbc long. The hilt
and the hammers are one and tho game.
When the ti lit Is cocked Into position,
two triggers, conepoled In the atock,
come forth, and then the weapon Is
ready for business, with both barrels
sud twelve Incheg of cold steel,
A number of men, It Is said, belong
ing to one organization In Missouri,
jwere armed with these weapon, which
wore secured direct from Tarla. Tola
one In particular seeing to be almost
new. Florida Times-Union. . .
Mortar.
Tho use of brick-dust mortar as a aub
itttute for hydraulic cement Is now rec
ommended on the best engineering au
Ihorlty, experiments made with mix
tures of brick dust and quicklime show
ing that blocks of onn-half Inch In
Ihlckueea, after Immersion In water for
tour mouths, bore without cruahtng,
(rumbling or splitting, a pressure of
1,600 pounds per square Inch. The use
tf brick-dust mixed with lime and sand
Is said to be generally nnd successfully
practiced In the Spanish dominions,
ind Is stated to bo in all respocta su
perior to the best cement In tho con
Itructlon of culverts, dralna, tanks, or
cistern.
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Blackweli's
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Yon will And one ooupon Insldt eaoh t ounce
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ks phorphorous than that of t parson
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Mass., U. H. A., have Riven ye.XB.f tdy
o llie SKlltiui prepnnuioii or mi-im uiiit
chocolate, and have devised miirtilnery and
systems peculiar to ineirniei nnii oi treat
ment, whereby the purity, piiliilahlllty, and
l.ltrltNat. nutrimit. ehnriieti't'lNtis ere re.
tuliieii. 1'lielr prepiirntions are known ths
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indorsements from the medical ractition
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nsed In the household In eotnhlniiilon wllh
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in linker's (ioeoa mid Chocolate," Dleietlo
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