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CONDON, GILLIAM CO., OREGON, FRIDAY, 'AUGUST 0, 1897.
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TBI OrriCIAL AND LEADINQ PAfEB
OF GILLIAM COUNTY.
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OFFICIAL DIREOTOKY.
United States.
President William Mi'Klnlwt
Vlce-I'residsnt llarrit A. ll.iliert;
Secretary ol Stale John Sherman
Seoretary o( Treasury .,. I.yinan J. (lave
Secretary of Interior.,, Cornellu N. Ulla
Secretary of War Kuni.fi I A. Alger
neuiciaryof Navy Jcilin U. Unx
Poatumaler-Oeueral Jainc A, tiary
Altoruey-tleneral Joseph Mckemi
Secretary of Agriculture.,,, ..J
ternary of Agrlt'uluir...
sines Wtlauil
lata of flr.ii. I
flovernor M.,.,.M Win, P. Lord ;
secretary of Bute It. K. Klncald f
Treasurer Mill. MMsehau;
Atlorney-Oeneral.,., ..,('. M. Idlcnian!
Sunt, of Public Instruction.,.,. il, M. Irwin j
Menalora (. Ueo. W. McHrll .
n,ur II. W. Corbet! :
Congressmen
Printer !
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H. II, lels
...('. K. Wolverum
Supreme Judge I P. A. Moore ,
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Seventh Judicial Dlatrlet.
Judge W. L. Hrartshaw
fruam'Ulliig Attorney.....,, A. A. Jay lie
w. nun
t Ollllara County. .
Joint senator fur Ullllam, Sherman and
vt sih'o counties .... ,... ... n. nuiur
Kpreeiitallv
Judge ,..
Mark
Sheriff
Treasurer
CommlMloner I
..J. K. David
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II. N, Kraor
W. L. Wilcox
. 8. II. Harkor
K. M. ( lyincr
r. M. filter
M. O. Clarke
K. W. Pngirrtt
Jeddy Hriiwn
f red A. Hale
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School Superintendent
surveyor .
Slock Inspector...
O. It. N. Co, Tim Card.
To pesaenger train both way each day.
XAT IMH'KD.
Spokane Ei-prcs leave Purtland daily al t.Vi
p. ru., and arrlvea at Arllnirlun at 7:44 p. m.
faal Diatl leave I'uriland at O p. in., and ar
rive al Arlington at s on a. m.
wrjrr aot'tiD.
Paat mall, via Pendleton, Walla Walla and ,
Wallttla, arrlvea at Arlington at 2.ue a. m., !
and at Portland dam. I
Portland Kiprea arrive at Arlington at 6:31 ,
a. m., and at Portland at ll:6 a. in.
rare by boat to Han Kraurtaru hav been ra. !
duied flrat rabln, .: ateerage, I'J.'iO, Including
Bil (lid berth. Through ttrkel are aold III
Arlington. v. t;. il i.ndi.k, Agent,
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Condon, Or.
OfficeOregon eve., between Catholic Chorch
and realdeni-e ol H, V. Hhutt,
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. ATTORNEY AT LAW,
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News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
Aa Intrtln( Colleetlon ef Item From
the Maw and the Old World la
Cendenad and Coraprbnalva roroa
Crockery Ih to lie ailvancfd in price
bucatioe of the new tariff, . ...
Mm. HotiKn, ftgod 75, waa barned
to death in htir home nar Burlington,
Skagit county, WahIi.
The July ran of (mlmon, although
late, i promiHing well and the fisher
men on the lower Columbia are report
ing large catohe.
The flax grown for fiber on the Cor
vnllia colk'Ke farm line been pulled. A
portion of it attained the length of 58
inche, while the average length ia
about 40 inche.
The flrit mull for the Yukon valley
nmlcr the new contract left Jnneau
July 18 in charge of P. W. lloyt, car
rier. It coneiated of 1,6.18 letters, be
ing an accumulation from laat April.
' The treasury officials have discovered
a number of inoonsititeiiaUis in the new
tariff luw, some of them, it ia feared,
incapable of reconciliation. It is point
ed out that suction 2(13 pliicea the duty
on plums at 25 cents per bushel, and
wotion 264 fixes the rate at 2 cents per
pound. An error in the paragraph re
ferring to currants was corrected In
oonfuronce.
I The desire of Germany to institute
n Kuropean control of ttrottk finance
i still hampers the settlement of the in
1 demnity queition. It ia understood
that the Volo-Larissa railway Will be
transferred to the Greek administration,
with the atipulation that the mime fa
cilities ehol I be granted to Turkey for
the transporation of troops as are grant
ed to Greece.
A dispatch from Ottowa annnouncos
that the Canadian government hnade
cided to impose a royalty on all plaoer
digsins on the Yukon in addition to
16 registration fee and $100 annual
aasessment. The royalty will be 10
per oent each on claims on which there
is an output of $500 or leaa monthly,
and 20 per cent on every claim produc
ing above that amount yearly. Beside
this royalty, it hus been decided in re
gard to all future cluims stukwl out on
other streams or rivers, that every al
ternate claim should lie the prierty of
the government, and should lie reserved
for public purposes and sold or worked
by the government for the beiii-lit of
the revenue of the Dominion.
The steamer Hope, after coaling at
Campblcton, C. B., sailed for the Arc
tic regions with Lieutenant Peary and
party on board.
A. A. Fischer, a German, aged 64,
because of ill-health sucked gas and
died in San Francisco. He left a note
asking that the gits he consumed be
paid for.
Thomas Ronberge, a welldigger, and
William Butler, a veterinarian, well
known in Wahuah, Iuil., were drowned
in the Mississippi river near there
while fishing.
Captain J. T. C. Nash has bonded
the Uolden Standard quarts mine,
owned by tbo Ktibli and Judge Wat
son, near Gold Hill in Jackson county,
Or. The price is $125,000.
The fund for the Omaha World's
fair now amounts to $100,198, paid in
private subscription. The state gives
another $100,000. There will be no
trouble in swelling the stock to $500,
000. '
That Japan will continue to oppose
the Hawaiian annexation treaty is
shown by the latust new from the Jap
anese government, under date of July
10, which i now made public for the
first time. While coached in polite
and diplomatic lunguage, the protest is
suffloiently firm in tone to show that
Japan will continue to wage a diplo
matic war, and possibly go further to
prevent the consummation of the an
ncxation policy.
ltecent advices from Peru, whioh
have been confirmed by C, de Miranda,
a petroleum magnate now in Han
Francisco, state that the wonderfully
rich strikes reported from the Clon
dyke region have been totally colipsed
by fabulous discoveries of gold in that
South American republic. In an in
terview Mr. Miranda said that there ne
longer seemed to be any doubt that the
famous Inca gold fields, which have
been considered as myths among the
intelligent people of Peru, have at last
been discovered.
The schooner Norma arrived at Hon
olulu from the South seas on the 15th.
While the vessel was cruising on the
long voyage Captain Kosehill secured
gufllcient evidence to warrant the be
lief that England has been taking for
mal possession of a number of small,
frtile islands in that portion of the
globe, without stopping to inquire who
the owners might be. There are many
lagoon islands that are very fertile,
but uninhabited. These are now be
ing brought under cultivation for En
glish companies, who are planting
coooanut groves and other tropioal
fruits for the export trade,
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WORK FOR THE RAILROADS,
Mia; Grain and Fruit Crop Kat mt the
, . Caacade.
Portland, Or., Aug. 2. General
Agent K. P. Oher, of the Northern
Pacific refrigerator-car system, waa in
the city yesterday. He has just made
an extended tour of the fruit and grain
districts of the country tributary to the
Northern Pacific, and had this to say
on the subject:
"There will be an enormous fruit
crop in the Snake river valley, in the
Yakima district, and in the Walla
Walla district. In fact, there will be
a heavy crop wherever there is an or
chard in the Northwest. The Sound
itself will ship a large quantity: The
prices are-' uniformly good, growers be
ing content to get one to one and a half
cents net per pound in the Eastern
markets.
"In this connection I observed a
very noteworthy fact, that is, ttie im
mense shipment of green fruit ana
vegetables to Alaska. One Tacoma
firm has a standing order to ship every
thing in this line that will, in their
opinion, stan I the trip. Thsfs a pret
ty good order. Most Alaka Doats
have cold-storage facitlities, and could
use more, for the demand is surprising.
It is a fact that two cents pound is
netted to the grower on fresh fruit sent
to Alaska, and, now that this mining
excitement is rushing such numbers of
people into that region, it is easy to
force great and growing market for
the green and dried fruit and vegetable
products of the Northwest.
"The grain crop is everywhere most
promising. With the advancing pritx
for wheat, this will be a banner yea"
in the annals of the grain industry. I
was surprised to find that over in the
Sprague and Kitxville region the wheat
crop was even better than in the Pa
louse." Traveling Freight Agent Savage, of
the Omaha line, who just returned
from toe Washington fruit and grain
country, also says that no description
of the crop outlook this year can be too
glowing.
RETURNED YUKONER ROBBED.
Started Oat to Da Mew York
and Waa
Done I'p by Tnag.
New York, Aug. 2. The. World
says: Henry Gauldier, 85 years of
age, was found in this city unconscious
and bleeding from a wound in his head.
Citizens picked him up and carried him
to a saloon. His skull is probably
fractured. He telegraphed for his
brother Phillip, of Laoonia, N. H.,
asking him to join him at once.
Gauldier suid he was direct from the
Clondvke, having left Dawson City
June 18. He came on the steamer
Portland, the first steamer down.
When he arrived in New York he went
to the Manhattan hotel. He hud a re
ceipt for $800 deposited with the clerk
of the hotel.
With $200 lie started out to do the
town. He is not quite clear as to bow
he reached Harlem, or how he got to
where he was found, but he had been
robbed of the greater part of his
money. When made comfortable in
the hospital he said:
"I wish I had had "Old Betsy' witli
me when those ruffians attacked me."
He went to the Cloudy k-e a year ago.
He stopped at Junea and went thence
to Dominion creek. He located sev
eral valuable claims. The stories told,
he said, of the finds in that section do
not begin to tell the truth. He lefused
to say how much money he had
brought back, but said it was not un
common to find a fortune in a few
weeks.
"I only left at this time because a
newcomer told me of my father's death.
I run away from home and have not
seen my people in 20 years. Knowing
that I had a ri ill find and wishing to
share it with my people, 1 came book
to iret mv brother to go with me. He
will find our claims in good hands with
Bold ready to be picked up."
Gauldier' story seems to be verified
by Dttpers found in his pockets, inclnd
Ing a number on the banks of the Yu
kon, a receipt for a berth on the steam
er Portland and the bat mark of a
tradesman in Seattle. It his skull is
not fraotnred he may lie able to leave
the hospital soon.
r Irate Are Feared
Washington, Aug. 2. The steamer
Portland, which is expected to leave
St. Michaels about September 15, will,
it is suid. have on board gold from the
Alaskan gold fields valued at $2,000,
000. P. B. Weare, of Chicago, presi
dent of the North American Transpor
tation i Trading Company, has advised
the treasury department that he fears
an attempt will be made by pirates to
capture the cargo and has asked that
the government detail a revenue outter
to convoy the Portland out of Behring
sea. This request has been granted.
The revenue cutter Bear and possibly
one or two others will convoy the Port
land.
A Canadian Myatery.
Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 2. Last
Sunday a resident named Smith, while
fishing with his son on Howe sound
found on Bird's island the headless
body of what arpeared to be an Indian
woman. Though the flesh was nearly
all gone, the body which was lying in
canoe, oannot have been there long,
as a shawl and other clothing was in a
good state of preservation. The polios
re now investigating.
United States Has Valid Claim
by jpight of Discovery.
AN AMERICAN LANDED IN 1802
Ant the British Ho-Called Occupation
and Annexation Old Not Occur I'ntll
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New York. Anir. 2. A Herald sneciil
frorsr WariftlngUni saysf Ii siJrrpeW tMn
their claim to faimyra isiana, wnicn
has been taken possession of by the
British government, the London author
ities refer to the fact that the British
flag was hoisted over this territory in
IHHfi. Even if the official records of
the Hawaiian government fail to show
the title of the Dole regime to the
island, the United States is in a posi
tion to raise the claim that the island
belongs to this government by virtue
of discovery by an . American citizen. ,
This fact is recognised by the authori
ties in an official publication which
contains a reference to its discovery and
the action of the British in placing
their flag over it. Ttie publication
is the official directions of the hydro
graphio office of Great Britain issued by
the admiralty. In regard to Palmyra
island, the volume states:
"Palmyra was discovered by Captain
Saule, of the American ship Palmyra,
in 1802, and was formally annexed to
Great Britain by Commander, Nicholas,
of II. M. S. Cormorant, May 18, 1889.
Tiiere were no inhabitants on the island
at the time of its annexation, although
Messrs. Henderson and McFarlane, of
New Zealand, contemplated cultivating
it"
A high official of the state depart
ment said lost night that an investiga
tion regarding the rights of Hawaii and
Great Britain to Palmyra island is now
being made.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, said he
had not examined into the question of
the validity of the Hawaiian title to
Palmyra island, and was not prepared
to express a defintie opinion on the
subject, though he was inclined to
think it a matter of comparatively
small importance to the United States
whether Great Britain had the island
or not, ott aeootint of its distance from
the United States and Hawaii.
The action of Great Britain in taking
possession of Palmyra at this time is
generally regarded here as a step in
her jubilee year poilcy of strengthening
her military lines. Another step in
that policy has been brought to the
attention of the state department in a
report of Consul Miller, at Port Stan
ley, Falkland isles, who report that
surveys are in progress at that point
under the direction of Colonel Lewis,
of the royal engineers, for the estab
lishment of a naval station and hos
pital. Such a station at this point,
with repair shops and fortifications
would be of the utmost importance to a
British fleet operating in the Southern
Pacific.
NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA.
An Account of tbo Trial and Conviction
mt Murderer Butler.
San Francisco, Aug. 2. The steam
ship Alameda arrived from Australian
ports this morning via Samoa and Hon
olulu.
The Alameda brings from Sydney
papers describing the trial and convio
tion of Butler, the murderer, who was
captured in San Francisco and returned
to Australia, and who has since been
hanged. The trial lasted three days,
and in some respects was sensational.
When the prosecution finished its case
Butler was asked if he had anything to
say. The murderer was in a state ol
collapse apparently and the court ad
journed until afternoon. He then in
low one made a rambling statement to
the effect that he had started for the
mines with Weller at Weller's solicits'
tion. On the way Weller acted queer
ly, and when he displayed a pistol But-
lor thought eller was going to shoot
him. Instead, however, Weller placed
the pistol to his own head and when
Butler grabbed it in an endeavor to
take it away the weapon was discharged
and Weller was shot through the head.
Butler said he had used Weller's pa
tiers to enable him to ship as a sailor.
The case was then given to the jury,
which deliberated for an hour and
twenty minutes before bringing in
verdict of guilty. ;
. Workmen Are Deserting.
' Washington, Aug. 2. The navy dc
partment has felt the evil effects of the
gold craze. The firm of Moran Bros.,
located in Seattle, is building the tor
pedo boat Rowan, and had made good
progress until the Alaskan erase set in.
Now they have informed the depart
ment that so many of their workmen
have dropped their work to go to Alas
ka that they are obliged to appeal to
the navy department for an extension
of time in whioh to complete the boat.
The land office is receiving many ap
plications for copies of the public land
Iswb by persons who profess their in
tent ion of going to Alaska. The office
has been obliged to notify the appli
cants that the land laws have not yet
been extended to Alaska, though the
mineral laws apply.
THREE THOUSAND KILLED.
For Mile Around lanado Dead and
. Dying Are Strewn.
New York, July 80. A special to
the Herald from Kio de Janeiro says
information has reached that cily that
more than 8,000 soldiers have been
killed in a big battle near the site of
Canados. The fanatics, numbering
more than 10,000 men, all well armed,
attacked the government trootm. Whole
brigades of the soldiers were swept
down and destroyed, trampled under
foot as the, victorious fanatics with
wild, hoarse shonts of triumph passed
over them. '
The full extent of the lns of life can
not
told
There i no reasonable ',
domht, however, that the loss in killed
on both sides is more than 8,000. For
miles the ground around Canados is
strewn with the dead and dying. The
government troops were compelled to
leave their dead on the field and flee to
save themselves from complete destruc
tion by the avalanche of fanatics
When the report of the awful battle
readied Kio de Janeiro, it was consid
ered by the president and ministry,
and it was decided to send the minister
of war to the scene next week with
4,000 men, who are now gathering.
They will carry with them a great
amount of ammunition, and will en
deavor to dislodge the fanatics from the
positions they now hold.
Fighting has been in progress at
Canados for several weeks. In the
meantime, while the fanatics fought
apparently with little heart, they have
been gathering their forces from all
directions. The result was the final
attack on the government troops which
led to such awful results.
f HE COAL OPERATORS.
Have Concluded Their Conference After
Two Day' Work.
Pittsburg, July 30. The "true uni
formity" conference of coal operators
of the Pittsburg district concluded its
work tonight at 9:15, after a two days'
session at close and persistent work.
The 21 sections of the uniformity
agreement were thoroughly discussed
and adopted section by section. The
best of feeling prevailed throughout
the meeting.
The agreement, as adopted provides
for cash payment of wages, 2,000
pounds to the ton, check-weight men in
the tipples, miners to be credited with
the full quantity of coal contained in
the. mine car, abolition of company
stores, semi-monthly paydays, uniform
price of pick mining in the thin and
thick vein districts, and screens not
exceeding one and one-half inches. It
also provides that in case of the viola'
tion of the terms of the agreement, a
penalty of 10 cents per ton on the total
output of coal mined by the violator
will be charged, which penalty is to be
paid to a commission, subject to the
right of either arbitration or appeal.
Said penalty, when collected, is to be
distributed among the signers of the
agreement pro rata in proportion to the
total amount of output made by them
during the year.
NOT A NEW ISSUE.
Croat Britain Ha Claimed Palmyra for
the Tast Nine Year.
Washington, July 80. State depart
ment officials say that no new issue is
presented by the seizure of Palmyra
island by the British, reported some
days ago by an incoming .vessel, for
Great Britain had maintained a claim
to the island for the past nine years,
The island is said to be in the Poly
nesian group, and although Hawaii
has asserted a claim to its possession
our government has not been strongly
impressed with the validity of the
claim.
Meanwhile the British, it is said,
not only have asserted a claim to it,
but have actually occupied the island
for some years past. In view of the
probable annexation of Hawaii by the
United States, the matter will doubt
less receive olose attention in the future j
at the hands of the state department,
but it is not expected that the subject
will prove to be difficult of adjustment,
particularly iu view of the fact, as
stated by naval officers, that Palmyra
island is nothing more than a barren
rock in the Pacific, distant 1,000 miles
from Hawaii.
A Bad Train Wreck.
Reno, July 80. One of the worst
wrecks in the history of the road oc
curred this morning six miles west of
Reno. The road is strewn with debris
of baggage, express and mail-cars, re
duced to kindling wood. There are
no fatalities, except that of six In
dians, who were ridjng on the blind
baggage. Nine other Indians were
injured. Fireman Rollins was thrown
from the engine, and sustained consid
erable injury. Mail Clerks George W.
O'Brien and S. A. Ross escaped with a
few cuts. Wells-Fargo's messenger,
J. J. Burke, was badly bruised. The
wreck was probably caused by the
spreading of the rails.
Mor Mine Closed Down.
Columbus, O., July 80. Fred Dit
ches, of the national executive commit
tee, wired the national headquarters
of the miners' union that the Sugar
Creek. McDonald, Turkey Knob and
Dunlop mines have olosed down by a
vote of the miners at a mass meeting
ta the new river district.
pinii'n
Was With the Mazama Party
on Mount Rainier.
ELL THREE HUNDRED FEET
Ml Body Waa Found Soon After by n
Searching Party and Taken From
There to Taeoma. ,
Tacoma, Aug.-S-dPoriessor S. E.
McClnre, of Eugene, a member of the
Mazamas' society that made the ascent
of Mount Rainier Tuesday, lost his foot
ing while descending the mountain
Wednesday and fell 300 feet. He
struck on a pile of rocks and was in
stantly killed. His body was recovered
several hours later by a searching party,
and was brought to Tacoma tonight.
The Mazamas encamped in Paradise
valley Monday, and about 30 of the
party began the acsent to the peak that
day, arriving at Gibraltar rock that
night, where they camped.
Early Wednesday morning Professor
McClnre, Professor Bail lie, Professor
Mitchell, of New York, and Dr. E.
Dewitt Connell, of Portland, started
ahead of the main party, and arrived
at the mountain top about noon. Pro- ,.
fessor MoClure carried a barometer for
the purpose of taking observations on
the top of the monntain.
Returning, they met the remainder
of the party near the summit, and, ar
riving at Gibraltar rock, awaited their
return.
They arrived at Camp Muir about
0:30, on their way to Paradise valley,
and soon after leaving that point, lost
their way. The leader and the vari
ous members of the party began cau
tiously to search for the trail. The
lights of the camp in Paradise valley
were plainly visible, and, although it
was a tramp of nearly four hours, the
wsy to this camp seemed so plain that
nobody felt the least alarmed.
Professor MoClure ventured toward
the edge of a cliff, and announced that
he saw a large pile of rocks a few hun
dred feet distant, and thought he had
discovered the trail. Dr. Connell
stood within 60 feet of bim, keeping
up a conversation, and attempting to
direct his movements.
Darkness had fallen, and the only
light came from the snow, which ren
derd the members of the party only
half visible. Dr. Connell says be had
just answered Porfessor McClure's call,
and was peering intently in another
direction, when he heard a sudden
crash, like the falling of rock. Hs
looked in the direction where Professor
MoClure had stood a moment before,
but he was not to be seen. He at once
called to him, but received no re
sponse, and the members of the party
began a systematic search, but, failing
to find McClnre, concluded that he had
fallen off the cliff.
It was nearly an hour before the
trail to camp was found, and the mem
bers of the party, with the exception oi
Dr. Connell and a lady and gentleman
from Oregon, started to come to report
tne accident.
A searching party was instantly or
ganized, and under the direction of Dr.
Nunn, of Portland, began the search
for Dr. McClure's body. The place ol
the accident was so closely described
by the members of the party who had
been with Dr McClure that the search
ers were soon able to reach the point
on the side of the mountain directly
underneath.
Daylight broke about 3:30, and the
body of Dr. McClure was found lying
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great, forbidding shelf.
Professor McClure's body fell a sheer
300 feet, and bounded about 40 feet out
ward toward the edge of the cliff. It
lay within 12 feet of the face of the
mountain, and, bad it fallen over,
would have dropped two or three miles,
and in all probability would have dis
appeared into one of the huge crevasses
which seam the mountain there.
Professor McClure carried a heavy
roll of blankets and his barometer,
strapped upon his back. The barometei
was broken, but all of his papers and
notes of observation were found in hit
pockets intact.
Dr. Connell had remained on the
mountain all night, to enable the
searching party to locate the spot where
the accident occurred by shouting to
them through the darkness. The lady
who remained at this point was put
into a sleeping bag, and passed a fairly
comfortable night.
The Sun' Eclipse.
St Louis, Aug. 2. A partial eolipse
of the sun wss observed here this fore
noon. Ira R. Hicks, an astronomer,
said: "It was a peculiarly beautiful
exhibition, my telescope showing vio
lent perturbations. To the southwest
appeared an enormous spot with a
black chasm in its center into whioh,
like nodding plumes, waves of fire
seemed to fall. Toward the northeast
of the giant spot and just above the
line of ths moon's pathway were two
smaller spots of ' similar description.
These indicated unusual activity in the
sun due to a season of storms on that
planet The earth always feels the,
effect of extradordinary sun perturba
tions, and I predict we shall hvj
storms and electrical displays at the r.
alt ol ths solar disturbance." -
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