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SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY
Peat-Bogs as Electric Stations—ln
fluence of Cooking on Digestibil
ity—A Truly Diamond Ring—
The Mystery of Mars—The Am
ber of Burmah—Source of the
Nitrogen of Plants—How Lepro
sy is Spread.
The peat-bogs of the Uuited King
dom are roughly estimated by Mr. P.
F. Nursey at 6,000,(MW acres, having au
average depth of 12 feet, and being cap
able of yielding 3,500 tous of dried peat
par acre. In Ireland are 2,830,000 <
acres, or nearly oue-seveuth of the en
tire area of the island. More than one
half of the Irish peat is of the best qual
ity, and, reckoned at one-sixth the val
ue of coal, the total supply in Ireland
is thought to be equivalent to 470,000,-
000 tons of coal. Here is a vast store
of enemy, points out Mr. J. Muuro,
which, like the power of Niagara, may
hi converted into electricity and appli
ed to many industries especially
those of manufacturing various possi
ble products from the peat itself—in
factories established near the bogs.
Neighboring towns, moreover, could
be lighted from the dismal moors, and
railways worked.
* * *
Recent experiments has shown that,
contrary to general belief, the coagu
lation of the albuminous substances in
food by heat does not decrease thedi
gestibdity. It is only when the heat
ing has been sufficient to cause more or
less complete decomposition, indicated
by browning, that cooked foods are
made less digestible than the raw.
This change results from cooking at
much beyond the temperature of steam,
and is pretty certain to reduce somt
what the digestibility and nutritive ef
fect.
# * *
The cutting of a complete ring from
a precious stone is a lapidary feat not
often attempted. In the Marlborough
collection in England is a ring cut in
a sapphire of great beauty; ami M. An
toine, a jeweler of Anvers, has just suc
ceeded, after three years of patient
trial aud many failures, in cutting a
perfect, circular ring, three-fourths of
an inch in diameter, from a diamond.
* * *
A new application of electro plating
is the sealing of cans of fruit and meat,
and of bottles of wine aud chemicals.
* * *
The canals of Mars, says the editor of
Popular Science News, start out from
great numbers of central points suppos
ed until lately to be hikes or ponds,
aud they form a complete web of tri
angles all over the arid parts of the
planet. They are as straight as a com
pass or theodolite could make them.
They vary in width from about IS to
200 miles, and in length front 300 miles
to one-Lhird tlie entire circumference of
the planet. They do not shift around
from region to region, the Nilosyrtis,
first observed nearly one hundred
years ago, still occupying its original
place, l’he great triangles are in all
probability either water or vegetation.
Until lately the supposition was that
they were w'ater, but the theory of
Hoods is inconsistent with their straight
and orderly arrangement, while ti.cy
are too vast and useless to he canals
made by human beings. They change
toeir appearance with the seasons, ex
actly as they should do if they retire
sent land reclaimed by irrigation from
the surrounding deserts. The perfect
symmetry could be due to the survey
ed fields along an irrigating canal, anti
if we assume that the common centres
to which they converge are oases due
to artesian wells, we need not suppose
that there are auy serious or immense
Hoods on Mars. No other hypothesis
meets the facts so well. At times the
regions of the so-called canals shine out
as desert land, aud at about the times
of the equinoxes both canals and
the lakes Dart in the middle aud
become double, and at the same time
spreading farther out in the desert, and
this is just what would occur if the
early crops, needing water first in the
season, were planted along a central
strip near the irrigation canal or wells,
while the late crops were placed on the
outside. The year of Mars being twice
the length of our own, this should oc
cur twice a year, as it does.
# *
Burmese amber, or Burmite, as Dr.
Helm, of Dautzic, proposes to call it,
proves to lie totally different from ordi
nary amber and all other fossil resins.
It is a little harder than amber proper,
is easily cut, and takes an excellent
I oltsh. but has less variety of color, ami
contains no succinic acid. It is re
markable for its strong Huoreseuce. It
is found in the Hukong valley, which
is nearly surrounded by high moun
tains, and until two or three years ago,
nad been visited by only two Europe
ans. The mateiial has been used for
• euturies by the Burmese, its cutting
being a considerable industry in Man
dalay.
Though nitrogen forms about four
lifths cf the atmosphere, and consti
tutes about 18 per cent, of the tissues
.f the body, the exact manner in
w hich it is supplied to us has been a
very perplexing question. A certain
• lUantity of the inert element is sup
ptsedto be extracted yearly from the
:itnios]ffiere for plant food by the nat
ural process known as "nitrification.”
The nature of this process has occupied
the attention of many chemists, and
many theories—porous bodies, catal
ysis,, electricity, bacteria, etc.—have
been advanced to explain it. Dr.
T. L. I’hipson has been let) by
his recent researches into the ori
gin of the atmosphere to conclude
that nitrification simply consists in
the oxidation of ammonia. He finds
fiat no one has seemed to realize
that the process is universal—going on
everywhere—for the reason that it is
only where rain issearce that the result
i.nt nitrates are easily discovered, as in
paits of ludia, Peru, Egypt, Arabia,
Uhiua, Persia, Kentucky, France, etc.
Liebig aud mauy oi tiers have believed
that the nitrogenous principles of
plants are derived directly and chiefly
from ammonia. Dr. Phipson, however,
has convinced hfmself that the ammo
nia must be converted into nitric acid
before its nitrogen can be assimilated,
ml that it is the nitric acid produced
from ammonia by the natural process of
nitrification that supplies the nitrogen
o. plants. In this process of nitri
fication atmospheric nitrogen takes no
appreciable part. Ammonia seems to
have been originally a volcanic pro
duct, which appeared wlien the earth
Imd sufficiently cooled, aud at a later
period was oxidized and converted into
nitric acid. Not until then was plant
life possible. Thesupply of atmospher
ic- ammonia ouce established, only slow
addition front inorganic sources has
been necessary, as, when plants
and animals perish and decay, their
nitrogen and carbon return to nature
as they originally existed—that is, as
and carbonic acid.
An investigation into the condition ■
of the lepers in Iceland lias been made
for the Danish Government by Dr.
Ehlers. He coufirms the earlier view
that leprosy is not hereditary, but is
spread by contagion—peculiarly favor
able conditions seeming to be necessa
ry, as the evidence iu thirteen cases
shows that the patients lived for years
under the same roof witli 1- pers, even
sharing the same bed, before contract
ing the disease. Insanitary habits
among the Icelanders have probably
bad much to do with keeping leprosy
alive.
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Correspondent Talks in a Sage
Manner of Things in General
About Washington.
[From our’ Correspondent ]
Washington, Jan 7,1894
Democratic skies are brighter just,
uow than they have been for a year.
The much talked about and much hop
ed for getting together of Democrats
seems at last to be iu a fairway to
wards becomiug au established fact.
The example of Senator Hill iu going
to tlie Wldte House and resumiug
pleasant relations with President Cleve
land is beiug followed by lesser lead
ers of the party in Congress. The Hrst
results of tilts getting together of Dem
ocrats will be the passage by the
House of the Carlisle currency reform
bill, which will uot be delayed much,
if any, beyond the present week. It
was noticeable that a better aud more
conciliatory spirit was shown by all
the speakers at the Democratic caucus
held to-day thau has been exhibited at
any similar gathering for a long time,
aud consequently Democrats are look
ing forward to future party success
with more confidence than the most
sanguine of them have fell since the
opening of the present session of Con
gress.
One of the most important factors iu
uniting the Democrats of the House in
support of the Carltslse eurruncy re
form bill, was the unprincipled tight,
which a clique of Wail street bankers
have been making upon Secretary Car
lisle, using this bill as au excuse, be
cause he would not allow them to use
him. Secretary Carlisle is deservedly
popular with the Democrats in Con
gress—and out of Congress, too, for that
matter—and many decided to stand by
him and bis bill, although there are
things in the bill that some of them
did not approve.
Now that the passage of the curren
cy bill by the House is regarded as
good as accomplished, its fate in the
Senate is beiug discussed. Few Demo
crats are confident that it will even be
allowed to reaclt a vote iu the Senate,
owing to the short time remaining of
the session ; but Seuator Hill, who sel
dom expresses an opinion without hav
iug gooil reasons therefor, thinks that
the Senate will pass the bill if it be
amended to provide for the coinage of
the silver seignorage, as that would ob
tain votes enough from the Republican
and Populist silver Senators to get the
bill through. It has beeu stated, al
though I cannot vouch for it, that
President Cleveland and Secretary Car
lisle would not object to such an
amendment to the bill, aud it is cer
tain that many Democrats iu both
House and Senate would be greatly
pleased to see this bill become a law so
amended.
Some of the Republican leaders are
indulging iu a line of talk that they
will regret inside of six inonttf.-. They
are saying that the ouly trouble with
the Treasury is that caused by a rev
enue iusurtieient to meet the expendi
tures of the govern meut aud that thedc
cit is caused by the new tariff law.
That is just the talk to suit the Demo
crats, who kuow that as soon as tlie
Treasury begins to realize from the du
ty ou sugar, which is just beginning to
come iu largely, and ou the income
tax, which will soon be collectable, the
receipts of the government will be in
excess of the expenditures. It will be
am using to|see tnese Republicans when
confronted by their present talk a few
mouths hence.
There is mucli talk of the attempt
that is to be made iu the Senate to ren
der the income tax inoperative bv
dropping the appropriation for its col
lection, which is in the urgency appro
priation bill, which bus been passed by
the House; but Senator Cockrell, chair
man of the Senate Appropriation Com
mittee, says it is nothing but talk and
that be is canfident the appropriation
will be made. Secretary Carlisle is so
confident the appropriation will be
made that be is now seuding income
tax blanks to the internal revenue col
lectors.
Some of the numerous men who are
always going off half-cocked, were
probably responsible for the rumor
which was current a day or two ago !
and was widely telegraphed from j
Washington, to the efleet that the ad- j
ministration had withdrawn the de-|
maud it had made upon Spain to cease
discriminating against American Hour I
shipped to Cuba, under penalty of i
having the sugar of Cuba and Porto I
Rico shut out of the Uuited States. |
The originator of that rumor got his !
facts exactly reversed. Instead of hav
iug withdrawn its demand upon the
Spanish government the government
has reiterated it iu stronger language,
and accompanied it with a notice that
a prompt reply must be given or the
President would, without further warn
ing, issue a proclamation against the
sugar of Cuba and Porto Rico.
It lias been informally decided by
the Senate Finance Committee that no
tariff amendments of any sort should
be taken up at this session, and ttie
administration is thrown on its own
resources in dealing with the retalia
tion and threatened retaliation of Eu
ropean nations because of ttie differen
tial duty on sugar, which everybody
admits ought to be repealed.
To Prevent Overtime Charges.
Hays the Washington Star: Strict in
struction to postmasters at all delivery
offices to prevent further overtime
claims of letter carriers was issued re
cently by Assistant Postmaster-Gener-
Jones. Superintendents of stations,
superintendents of carriers, carriers and
all clerks who record carriers’ time are
threatened with removal for failure to
thoroughly acquaint themselves with
the new rules within a month. The
rules prohibit carriers from reporting
prior to the schedule time and from re
maining at desks or in the working
room during any interval or "swing”
between trips or at dinner intervals
and remaining after reporting from the
last trip of the day. Numerous rules
are made with a view to prevent over
time claims.
Do yon read T If ao, read the CiTina j
FREDERICK CITIZEN, FRIDAY MORNING JANUARY 11,1895.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Doings of Persons all Over the
County, Taken from the Col
umns of our Local Ex
changes.
Errmitsburg Chronicle.
Mr. Ephraim S. Sheely has gone to
Arendtsville, Pa.
Prof. E. B. Fockler returned to
North East, Md., on Monday.
Mr. Alexander Stewart, a student at
the University of Michigan, spent sev
etal days visiting Mr. Stewart Annan.
Mr. Bertram Kerscbner has returned
to Baltimore.
Miss Mary Jordan, of Baltimore, ac
companied by Miss Maggie Don lan,
made a visit to her mother, near town.
Miss Annie Shulley, of Baltimore, is
visiiingat Mr. Lewis Krise’s.
Mr. Harry Wilson, of Hagerstown,
made a visit to bis mother, iu this
place.
Mrs. George Mutter and daughter,
Miss Virginia Motter, of Taneytown,
made a visit to Mr. aud Mrs. E. R.
Zimmerman.
Miss Emma Motter, of Williamsport,
is visiting at Major O. A. Horner’s.
Myersville Guide.
Miss Sadie Gaver, who had been vis
iting in this place, left for Hurkitts
vilie ou Sunday, where she spent a few
days.
Airs. Martin Routzahn and son,
Markwood, have been visiting friends
at Mollers, W. Va.
Mr. John Huffman, two miles north
west of this place, with Harry, son of
Jesse Busing, spmt a week with Mr.
Hoffman’s sister Mrs Eagle, Man
chester, Va.
Mr. Elias Renner and daughter,
Irene, of Hagerstown, were visiting
friends in Frederick, Middletown,
Pleasant Walk and this place recently.
Miss Mary H.vder, who lias been re
siding below Jefferson, returned to
tliis place for a short while last Satur
day.
Miss Mary Langdon, of Va., who
was visiting her brother. P. R. Lang
don, returned home last Tuesday.
Mrs. A. E Mercer has again return
ed to Mount Airy, and will remain
with her daughter, Mrs. Lowmau, for
some time.
Brunswick Herald.
M tss Minnie Hedges spent several
days this week at her parental borne,
iu town.
Miss Grace Yost, of Pekin, Md., is
visiting iter parents, Mr. aud Mrs. J.
H. Yost, in town.
Mr. J. MeCroiifc, one of the transfer
department clerks, is moving his fam
ily from Baltimore into a house iu
Wen tier’s Addition.
Miss Charlotte Thomas, of Adatns
towu, is visiting at the residence of
Iter relative, Mr. Robert Boteler, near
Olive.
Mrs. Mary Walker, of Virginia, was
tlie guest of her brottier, Mr. John L.
■ Jordan, in town, several days last
week.
Mr. Harry Butler, of Bolington, Va.,
spent several days of last week as the
guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
. E. Butler, iu town.
Mr. John Edwards, of Chicago, 111.,
is spending the holidays at the par
ental home, in Pleasaut Valley.
Mr. Philip A. Beatty, of Zanesville,
Ohio, accompanied by his friend, Mr.
Moultie Muekenfuss, of South Caroli
na, spent the holidays at the residence
of Dr. J. Beatty, in Middletown.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Shoemaker,
of Taneytown, Md., spent the holi
days with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Evans,
in town.
Mr. George M. Shank returned on
Sunday from a two weeks’ trip to Ohio,
where he had gone to attend the fun
eral of his father.
News, (Unien Bridge, Carroll County.)
Air. Alaurice Milter returned to Phil
adelphia on Wednesday.
Miss Delia Reisler spent several
days in Baltimore this week.
Misses Murchison, Lease, and Leila
Reisler, students of the Western Alary
land College, spent Wednesday with
Aliss Grace Rinehart, at her home in
Union Bridge.
A Ur. E. L. Buckey, sou of Hon. D.
E. Buekey, proprietor of a number of
amusement enterprises, has lately re
turned from the Pacific Coast aud is
now showing in Cincinnati.
Mr. John Wilson, of Union Bridge,
spent the past week with friends in
Frederick county.
Air. Eli Ilaugh is ill with diphtheria
at his home in Johusville.
Miss Florence Shriner was found in
an unconscious condition in her bed
about 5.30 a. m. Thursday. Her ill
ness was thought to be due from an
acute attack of indigestion. She is
now much better.
Air. Frank C. Wolfe, who was home
during ttie holidays, to-day returned
to Cornell University, Ithica, N. Y.
Mr. Wolfe will graduate from the sci
entific department next Juue.
A sleigniug party of eight or ten
i couples spent a pleasant evening at the
j home of Air. and Mrs. James H. Clem
j son on Tuesday.
j Valley Register. (Middletown.)
. Air. Amos L. Remsburg, who had
! been residing at Springfield, Ohio, for
nearly a year past, returned to the
| home of Bis parents, near town, at
i Christmas.
Mr. Clyde Gates, of New York City,
spent a few days during the past week
at tlie home of his uncle, Air. C. A.
Heagy, on Jefferson street, this place.
Air. Elias Renner aud daughter,
Irene, of Hagerstown, spent the Christ
mas holidays with Mr. William 11.
Keller, on Catociin mountain.
Aliss Gussie Suavely, daughter of
Air. Hezektuh Suavely, of near Sharps
btirg, is here on a visit to the family of
Ai is. William Kefauver.
Aliss Julia Hersperger, daughter of
Mr. A. R. Hersberger. of near Pooles
ville. is on a visit to relatives in the
vicinity of Broad Run.
Air. Charles Edward Sinn aud wife,
of Frederick, were visiting Airs. Sion’s
parents oil Jefferson street, this place,
during the pust week.
Miss Lucy tbomas, of Rocky Springs,
spent the Christmas and New Year
holidays with Air. aud Mrs. N. Gaver,
of this place.
Mr. John P. Delauder, of Baltimore
county, was on a visit to his mother
aud other relatives iu his neighbor
hood last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin E. Darner, of
Greeneastie, Pa., are visiting Air. Dar
ner’s mother, Mrs. Alary Darner, near
Broad Run.
Air. Daniel Unverzagt and wife, of
Baltimore, were on a visit last week to
Air. Unverzagt’s parents, at H-trmouy.
Air. William Summers, ofTadmor,
Ohio, is on a visit to friends and rela
tives in the vicinity of Harmony.
Mr. Charles L. Ahull, of Rockville,
Md., was on a visit to his parents, near
this place, last wtek.
Mr. Elmer Miuulck, of Mt. Airy,
was visiting relatives in this viciuity J
last week.
Subscribe for the Ci tizkn.
cur aims case
The Formal Acceptance of
Dunraven’s Challenge.
i
The Recognition of the Deed of Gift .
ami the Agreement To Accept the |
Custody of the Cup, in Case a Brit-
Ish Boat Wins, the Only Point ,
of Contention,
I
New York, Jan. 9.—The American .
Cup committee have formally accepted
the Dunraven challenge of December
6, subject to the modifications made i
by late cable.
There were present at the meeting
Commodore Smith, chairman; A. Cass
Canfield, secretary; Latham A. Fish,
J. Frederick Tams, and Gouverneur
Kortwright. The cablegrams received
from Secretary Grant of the Royal
Y’acht squadron, were read and were
deemed satisfactory.
The recognition of the deed of gift,
under which the cup is held, and the
agreement to accept the custody of the
cup, subject to the deed, in case a
British boat wins, covered the only
IK>int in contention, and the committee
drafted the following cablegram, which
was sent after the meeting adjourned:
“Grant, Cowes:
“Terms of challenge as modified by
your cable of 7th inst. are accepted.
Smith, Chairman.”
This closes the international contest
of sea lawyers as to the terms and
conditions under which the races of
1895 are to be sailed. The cup com
mittee have insisted upon a different
challenge from that under which the
races of 1893 were sailed, for the rea
son that considerable uncertainty ex
isted as to the holding of the cup for
future races.
They did not want to give the Brit
ons a chance to take the cup over to
English waters and lay courses for
the next international race such as the
Vigilant sailed over last summer and
met with defeats by yachts her infe
riors in open waters.
Lord Dunraven desired a race with
conditions to be arranged under the
mutual agreement clause of the deed
of gift and nothing said about the
holding of the cup in case he won.
The inference drawn from this on this
side of the water was that the British
yachtmen would not recognize the
deed of gift in future races and would
not lay down fair terms under the
mutual agreement clause.
After two months’ negotiating by let
ter and by cable, the Royal Yacht
squadron has recognized the deed of
gift, and while the America’s Cup com
mittee has made some concession, it
■ has won a signal victory.
The arrangements for the races will
now he pushed with vigor on both
sides of the water.
Lord Dunraven will build a new Val
kj'rie eighty-nine feet on the load-wa
ter line. She is supposed to he al
ready complett d on paper, and for all
the public know actual construction
may have been begun by Watson, her
designer.
Nothing definite is decided as to the
new cup defenders to be built here. It is
expected, however, that E. D. Morgan,
George Jay Gould, C. Oliver Iselin,
August Belmont, and some of the
other wealthy members of the New
York Yacht club will get their heads
together in a few days, form a syndi
cate, and give Nat Herreshoft carte
blanche to build a ninety-footer that
will beat the world.
Commodore Smith said that he has
heard nothing definite about the syndi
cate or about the refitting of the Jub
ilee. Colonia and Vigilant. He said
he did not think that Lord Dunraven
will permit the substitution of the boat
now building on the Clyde for A. B.
Walker. This boat cannot compete If
she is over ninety feet and it Is
thought that she will exceed that lim
it. The fact that she Is nearly ready
for launching is in her favor, hut Com
modore Smith was of the opinion that
Lord Dunraven himself wants the hon
or of taking the cup to England if it
is to go back this year.
Starvation Story Denied.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Jan. 9.—The star
vation story sent out from here to
the effect that there is unusual dis
tress and miners are starving, is not
true. There are always cases of pov
erty in this region, but the charitable
organizations are well able to care for
them. The mines have been working
with accustomed regularity, and there
is now no more poverty than then
has been for years in the past. Some
miners with large families have a hard
time getting along but those in real
want are cared for by the public char
ities. There are no oases of starvation.
Pay Director Washington Dead.
Washington. Jan. 9.-—Pay Director
Richard Washington, of the navy, who
resided with his wife at the Portland
hotel In this eity, died suddenly of
apoplexy. He entered the service from
Virginia Aug. 14. 1861, and was ap
pointed geqpral inspector of the pay
corps April 26, 1896.
Mines Resume Work.
Tshpeming, Mich.. Jan. 9. -The Win
throp mines has resumed work with
one hundred men after a year’s idle
ness. The force will be increased to
three hundred by the opening of the
shipping season next May.
new York markets.
FLOUR — Firm. Superfine spring,
2.00®2.20; winter patents. 2.50W3.35.
WHEAT—Firm. No. 2 red, 62%c.
CORN—Quiet. No. 2,63 c.; steamer
50 Vic.
OATS—Easy. No. 2 white, 37V4ff()38c.:
No. 2 mixed, 34Vic.
PORK—Finn. Extra prime. 13.50®
16.00; mess, 12.75^13.25.
LARl)—Quiet. January, 7.25.
BUTTER Slow. Creamery, state
and Pennsylvania, fresh extras, 23t3>
24c.; creamery, western extras. 26®
2GVic.
CHEESE—DuII. State, ftdl cream,
fancy, 11 Vic.; common to fair, 9@9%c.
EGGS —Dull. Western. 24c.
SUGARS—Firm. Granulated. 3 13-16
@4C. f
BEEVES—No trading for lack of of
'rrl gs.
-Steady. Medium to prime,
Steady. Fair to prime,
Rending Stitchers Strike.
Reading. Mass., Jan. 9.—The stitch
ers in the shoe factory of E. B. Rich
ardson are out on a strike, pending
a settlement of wages. The firm
posted a new price Ist at the beginning
of the year and the stitchers suffered
a decrease of wages thereby.
Hartford's Big Policeman Dead.
Hartford, Conn., Jan. 9. —Lawrence
Keegan, the largest and heaviest po
liceman on the city police force Is dead
of pneumonia. He was 66 years old,
I feet 4VA Inches tall, and weighed 256
pounds. He had been on the force
about 20 vears. I
HE WAITED FOR ARREST.
Took Louis Williams 15 II nrs to Get
Locked I'p in Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 9. —Driven desperate
by hunger and lack of sleep. Louis
Williams resorted to crime in order to
find shelter and food In a police sta
tion. And then he only succeeded in
his purpose after he had walked to
the Harrison street station, told the
story of his offenses and had his tale
investigated by the police. It took him
fifteen hours to get locked up.
Williams comes from Brooklyn,
Where, until a few months ago, he held
a clerkship in a drygoods store. Com
ing to Chicago he got a precarious ex
istence until this week, when "he be
came desperate, and in order to be
locked up broke a plate glass window
in Tillenburg’s saloon, gathering In
two bottles of whiskey which he traded
for two sandwiches in a neighboring
restaurant.
Knowing it was only a temporary
relief, Williams determined to continue
his efforts to be arrested and again
took up his station in front of the sa
loon from which he had stolen the
whiskey. He waited until daylight,
but not a policeman appeared to lock
him up.
Yesterday he walked to the Harrison
street station, and detailed his story,
and finally accomplished his object,
being locked up on charges preferred
by the saloon keeper.
OUT WITH A GUN.
Horsewhipping Has No Terrors fora
Michigan Editor.
Ashley. Mien., Jan. 9.-;The editor of
the News, C. E. Armstrong, who was
horsewhipped by Cora Hasbrook and
who choked his assailant until she de
sisted, surprised the village yesterday
by going to the postoflice carrying
Winchester rifle and two revolvers
and a belt filled with cartridges. No
body molested him, and later his paper
came out with the following announce
ment. referring to persons who would
harm him:
“To all such persons we will say that
we long ago learned to have no fear
of leaden messages; in fact, a good
part of our life has been spent among
people who generally shot first and
blowed about it afterward."
To the woman he said:
“Horsewhips hold no fear for us, and
right here, old girl, let us rise to re
mark that if any of your sneaking,
low-lived gang wish to try that kind
of medicine on us again we warn yon
that all it will cost them will be their
own doctor hills. We have started to
purge this locality, and we will do it,
or die in the attempt.”
The better class of Ashley people Is
with the editor.
INDIAN AGENTS’ AFFAIRS.
Probable That Steps Will Rc Taken
To Readjust Th ir Salaries.
Washington, Jan. 9.—There has been
no conference between the Indian
agents and the secretary of the inte
rior. Secretary Smith will arrange a
day for them to visit the president and
have a discussion in regard to Indian
affairs.
While the agents have made no offi
cial request, it Is probable that steps
will be taken to readjust their salaries.
It is understood that the secretary of
the Interior is in favor of an increase
In their pay and may make such a
recommendation to congress.
There are now about 57 Indian agents
throughout the country and about one
half of them are army officers who of
recent years have been selected to act
as agents instead of civilians as here
tofore. The officers, of course, will re
ceive their regular army pay. The
civilian agents now receive from $1,200
to SI,BOO and the increase will likely
be to $2,500 as a maximum and SI,BOO
as the lowest figure.
During the past year more army offi
cers have been appointed agents than
previously. It seems to be the policy
of the department to place them in
charge when the opportunity affords.
Ten Bodies Uncovered.
Albany. Jan. 9. —Workmen continued !
excavation work at the scene of the
Dels van hotel ruins. So far ten bodies
>r rather what remained of them, have
been uncovered. The three last bodies i
found were more intact than those
Dread y uncovered. All the bodies
were unearthed in the cellar directly
under the attic where the victims of
the tire ale supposed to have been
quartered. Three of the bodies were
near mattresses when found, showing
that the persons were asleep when
they met death.
A Peculiar Fatal Accident.
New Haven, Conn.. Jan. 9.—Peter
McKenna, aged 55 years, a teamster,
met with a peculiar fatal accident
yesterday. While driving into the
yard at 73 Nash street, a telephone
wire which had become unfastened
and hung down caught the man under 1
the chin breaking his neck.
Mysterious Disappearance.
Lowell, Mass., Jan. 9.—James Cham
berlain, janitor of the Vesper club
house, disappeared a week ago Mon
day. He left the club house saying
thil he would return In half an hour,
but nothing has been learned of his
whereabouts since. No reason is as
signed for his absence.
Wages a 'll Ilnurs Iteilnceil.
Spring llill Mines, N. S„ Jan. 9.—lt
is expected that before the ending of
this week all of the miners in this
district will be out on strike. The
.•ompany lias reduced the wonting
lours from twelve on eaeff shift t;
fight. and reduced their wages to an
“lght-hour basis.
Suffering from Mental Depression.
Berlin, Jan. 9.-The painter Lenbach, ]
who has just arrived In Berlin from
Friedriehsruh, that Prince Bis- ■
marck is strong physically, but is suf- !
feting from mental depression,
\ll Lived to a Guild 01-I Age.
Chlengo, Jan. 9.—The funeral of Mrs.
Rosie McDonald, wdio died at Lock
port near here, aged 104 years, will
he held to-day. Her father, who
brought his family to Lockport in 1848.
lived to he 102, and his three sons were
over 90 when they died, all In the same
place.
The Flints May Recover.
Utica, N. Y., Jan. 9.—Both William
Flint and his mother, who were shot
Sunday by Stella Flint, the former’s
wife, are improving and both may live.
Stella has recovered from her hysteria
and was arraigned In court charged
with assault.
Novel Attempt at Suicide.
Indianapolis, Jan. 9.—Attla Nantes, a
prisoner at the county Jail, pounded a
glass bottle Into pieces, put the parti
cles in a cup of water and drank the
contents with the intention of commit
ting suicide. She was given prompt at
tention and may recover.
Flood Closes Carnegie's Works.
Homestead, Pa., Jan. 9.—The entire
lower part of Homestead is under
water and the Carnegie works wort
compelled to shut down on acc-ynt i
the flood which disabled tl.c’.i \ .
THE TURKISH SIDE OF IT
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Official Reports Deny the i
Armenian Outrages. j
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Not True That the Governor of Bitlis ,
Recruited Soldiers Among the 1
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Kurds-~Tlie l’orte Asked to Sus- (
pend Him by England, France ,
and Russia. 1
Washington, Jan. 9.—The Turkish ,
legation has received this otllcial com- ,
noinication from Constantinople: | ,
"It is indeed strange to observe the
unwillingness on the part of some
newspapers to wait and lee what the ,
Sassoun troubles really were and who ,
was actually responsible for them. ,
The sublime porte has taken all the
precautionary measures necessitated
by the case, and there cannot possibly j
remain any reasonable doubt, if not
perhaps, in the minds of revolutionists
and their friends, that the appointed
commission to investigate this affair
will bring about facts as they are in j
reality. The assertions already made ; ,
by people connected with revolt in Tur- j ,
key, all so numerous and so shockingly !
erroneous that it is truly impossible
to answer them all. It is not true that
the governor of Bitlis recruited sol
diers amongst the Kurds. It is not true
that women and children were massa- I
cred. On the contrary, they were pro- |
teeted by the soldiery, as ♦. was the '
case, for instance, with the women j
near Kukuzat. All cattle was also j
restituted to their owners in conform
ity with strict orders from the Bitlis
authorities. The assertion made that
twenty-four villages were burned is
simply preposterous, as no twenty-four
villages are to be found round about
the place where the revolt first broke
out. In that region there are no more
than ten villages, some of which were
set on fire by the revolutionists them
selves who acted exactly according to
Kev. Cyrus Hamlin’s prophetic state
ment of the 23d of December, 1893:
‘The Armenian (Heutehagrist) bands,
organized all over the empire, will
watch their opportunities to kill Kurds
and Turks, set fire to their villages and
then make their escape into the moun
tains.’ It Is not true either that gar
ments of prists and objects belonging
to churches were publicly sold at
Moush.
London, Jan. 9.—The Standard’s
correspondent in Constantinople says:
"The sultan has formally applied to i
Great Britlan to disavow Mr. Glad
stone’s recent speech with reference
to Armenia.
“England, France and Russia have
asked the porte to suspend the gov
ernor of Bitlis until the investigation
has been concluded. The porte has not
replied. It is believed that the porte
will endeavor to maintain the governor
in his post.”
The Standard’s Vienna correspond
ent says he has learned from an un
impeachable source that the services
of the patriarch Azarian have been
enlisted to secure a verdict of not
proven in the Sassoun inquiry, to
which all of the porte’s energies are dl- I
reeted. Azarian has undertaken to in
struct the vicar of Moush to enjoin his
flock to testify before the commission
favorably to the Turkish officials.
“Such conduct by Armenian Catholics
will appear strange to Englishmen.”
the correspondent says, “but anybody -
who has resided In the east is weil
aware of the gulf dividing the branch- J
es of the Armenian family.”
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C. C. CARTY,
The heading farnitope Deale
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Special liii an! Stall Sal
To-day wo begin our Great Annual Muslin and Sheeting
Sale. Wo offer during January SPECIAL LOW PRICES
in bleached and unbleached Muslins ami SheetingH, from one I
yard to two and a-half yards wide. < f such reliable makes as
Androscoggin,
Fruit of the Loom,
Lonsdale,
Wamsutta,
Dwight Anchor,
Pride of the West,
Utica Mills,
New York Mills,
Davol,
Mohawk VaH©y>|
Lockwood anfl
Cohasset.l
All these makes we offor at WHOLESALE PRICES dur- j
ing this month only. We have the lowest price ever known j
in the history of the country on Fruit of the Loom Muslin.
Our LOW PRICES mußt make business; wo can’t know any 1
dull months. Ilere is an opportunity to lay in your supply
of Spring sewing and SAVE MONEY.
RODOCK Ac NEIDIOj
[Successors to D. C. WINEBRENNIB & CO:] ft
JmUMC — . -r- M
AN APPKALj, OR
Destitute Ohio Miner* Prew I
tio., to Got.
Columbus, 0.. Jan. 9-i ;
and J. G. Riley, havimr L N ’
tials and representing th ° Per
sub-district No. 1. compcL* I '-' 1
counties of Perry, Athen. V; ‘WM
and Muskingum, called u Do ’
Kinley and presented a ZS M
turing the destitution Wrong .'HR
miners there, 5,000 of who™
had any work for month,
the governor to appeal to n.Ni
of the state for aid Th. *■’' JM
was given a respectful hearing!®
governor, who exhibited c Z;'l
emotion over the suffering?Nf■
The governor asked them EH I I
they though, they would
committee of course could
estimate. The result of the
was that a call will be issu* *3
people asking for contribution.
committee of respectable offijl *
different parts of the state JP'
designated to receive and dlshA'lM
moneys clothing etc., received
Thers are fifty thousand L M
people In the district who
food or '.A The wages paV’ W
best mines ilc not average n t
and the work is so divided ,ill
man makes more than $3 a wert I T
is done so that all can earn M
each week to keep the wolf f r l : M
door. The papers will also aDrJlrßi
the people.
PETITION '
Dutchess Lawve s Want jA*
Barnard to Hold Special TeJS :
Albany, Jan. 9.-A petition
prepared for the presentation tol
Morton signed by all the loadinrfi
yers of Dutchess county aski,i,H
governor to assign ex-Justice AS
E. Barnard of Poughkeepsie toW
duty of holding special terra S
Poughkeepsie on each Saturday a; S|
sit at chambers the other days orl
week.
The new constitution provides
any justice of the supreme court viiß
term of office is abridged by r JH
of the age limitation of 70 years, ‘SI
with his consent he assigned 'byW%
governor from time to time to S
duty in the supreme court while®'
compensation is so continued,” 3
Justice Barnard’s last term b'
on January 1. 1886. He was elected i)
a term of 14 years, and thereto , ;
avai(ahle for five years to come,
has expressed his consent to bt ;J|
signed to any duty of holding couiAo
ON Ills WEI DING NIGHT ?
A Young Man Calmly Sitsbown,
Kills Himself.
Cleveland, 0., Jan. 9.—Georg* .
Davis, aged 26 years, a claim ag.
the Lake Shore railroad, coma *;
! suicide under peculiar circumstatA
Early in the evening he went,
his brother to their home, 131 Lit
street. Going to a spare room b •. ■
the gas, sat down on a chair bs; *
a mirror, put his feet on anotherta >
and shot himself in the right t-njßjj
the bullet passing entirely througbH
head.
He had not been dead an hour iH
two little girls came to the house, BB
inquired for him and explained iH
their sister, whom he was to imH
that evening, was waiting fur hirn.fl
Davis’ family were amazed, as H
knew nothing of his intention to cl
ry. The young lady is Miss AH
Noona, an intelligent and hands ■§
girl employed in one of the hospl ■
HH Boy Killed at a Crossing,
South Norwalk, Conn., Jan. 9.
liam Corcoran, aged 11, was struct 9
an express train at the Monroe sti9
crossing last evening and installs
killed.