. " * \ ?*"' ?Vl? - v ' |raaBBBMBMMMh?amMMHHmWUWWHi WARS The December day set for the starting of the "Practice Cruise to the Pacific" will doubtless go down in history as one of the red letter days of the American Navy, for the departure of the Atlantic fleet from Hampton Roads on its 13,000-mile -* ? -?< ?? ?Ko mn?t inn. jour?.jj- mauguicLico ment-" js undertaking of its kind that the world has ever seen. Perhaps the nearest approach to it was Rojestvenskv's ill - starred journey around the Cape of Good Hope, but in strength and numbers his fleet can in no way be compared to the mighty armament which Rear - Admiral Evans' flagship, the Connecticut, is to lead through the winding channels on their way around to the Pacific, of the Magellan Strait. Although the trans- X; fer of the fleet from ocean to ocean has been discussed as no : vv< movement of a fleet has ever been discussed before, it is ' s| % probable that few yet | W$, . realize just all it &||?1 Wi0is$M means. The statement that it is equiva- * lent to the -transfer frnm the Atlantic to the Pacific seaboard > / teg of a highly disciplined >. army of nearly 2,- ?fm 000,000 men may l''Z . ' |?fl seem extravagant, JBC but, in a sense, it is no less true. In a ?& recent essay read before the Naval Instl- V'ji'V V-'mBtgt tute, Captain Bradley >' flraj A. Fiske drew an analogy between bat- a? tie-ships and armies, ;-.V: ana m wnicn tne ppn|H| author asserte'd that a battle-ship is a much more powerful |p; thing than an army *r ' of 100,000 men. "On '11 >. land," this author 3 100,000 infantry car- , ries 100,000 rifles. If ? those 100,000 rifles Were all fired simul. taneously, the com- ^ bined energy of the . rr.m, bullets at the muzzle wcNld be eq.ual to only seven per cent, more than the energy of two twelveinch guns in one battle-ship. And if the total energy of those 100,000 men could be concentrated, it would not be more than 25,000 horse-power, about fifty per cent, more than the horse-power of the Maine. The 100,000 men would weigh about 7200 tons, about h?lf the weight of one large battle-ship." But. as CaDtain Fiske adds, the fire of 100,00*0 men cannot be concentrated, v neither can their energy BASE AT MAGDALENA I nor their weisht. So it would seem that the battle-ship is a machine of a higher order, possessing, in her gunfire, a greater amount of concentrable energy, in her engines an energy more1 than half as great as that of all the men and horses in \J. S. Army Transport Service Flag The section at the left is red, th? section at the right blue, and th? centre section white, with the letter; In red and the insignia in blue. Arkansas Diamond Fields as Rich as South Africa Little Rock, Ark.?The diamonc field discovered in Pike County, thi: State, is rich, according to the repon of Professor Philip Schneider, geolo ?ist of the Syracuse (N. Y.) Univer Bity, who was employed by the Stat< Department of Agriculture to mak< an investigation. In his report he says that, whil< ' much of the land which he inspectet Is worthless, a few acres are rich pro ducers of genuine diamonds, equalinj the Kimberley mines. Halls of Congress. ISO currency 0111 is iu ue cuusiuertsi before January. Speaker Cannon read a greetinj from the new State of Oklahoma. Representative Charles N. Fowle pointed out the need of currency re form in an interview in Washingtoi through the "credit currency" sys ^ tem. The President sent to the Senat the nomination of Colonel Charles bl Whipple, assistant paymaster-general to be paymaster general of th ' ' 1 ' ' * . j . .. \ Msg HIPS PLAYING THEIR SBARCH-LIGI that army; possessing also the ability to go farther in any given length of ' time, and be self-supporting for a i greater length of time, and possess- : ing in her armor a protection, may be said to double her offensive nfroT??4ln - ' ~ ?o The author of this paper does not mean to imply that a battle-ship could do on land what 100,000 infantry could do, but that on its element, the se?, the argument is that a battle-ship is a more powerful thing thsLn an army of 100,000 infantry is on'its element, the land. And that, furthermore, 100,000 men cannot ' march 240 miles a day, whereas a battle-ship can go 240 miles a day with ease. ' r " ' ?|J lllftV ~ sV'i '9lBHaHlai^HK^?' :*.r^v; WaiiS/rT^S^iX'- ' iSr^x-yV-r ??? iX'Zglgjj^g.> THE BATtLE-S: 'Twould, perhaps, be "worth ten < 'ears of peaceful life, one glance at hat array," as, under the eyes of the ?resident, it moves out from Hampon Roads?sixteen superb battleships, with their attendant cortege >f supply, hospital and repair ships, rhe first stop will be at Trinidad, vhere the fleet will renew its coal mnnlv frnm thfi fleet of colliers vhich will be awaiting its arrival here. Then it will proceed to Rio, vhere another supply of coal will be aken on board from another fleet of vaiting colliers; and then begins the ong run to Punta Arenas?one of he most dreary regions in the world, ho jumping-off place?sinister as the 3it itself. Coaling again from coliers, the fleet will resume its way, aking passage through the Strait of Magellan. It is expected to arrive it Callao, its next stopping place, on February 18, and at Magdalena Bay >n April 6. Here it will effect a lunction with the vessels of the Pacific fleet. This is expected to comprise the six new and powerful arnored cruisers of the South Dakota :Iass; the Tennessee and Washington, )f a later and even more powerful :ype; the three big protected cruisers, St. Louis,, Milwaukee and Chicago; the battle-ship Oregon, that famous old dog of Santiago; the bat ;le-ship Wisconsin, wnicn is 01 tne Alabama class, and the new battle \ THE ARMORED CR1 Trolley Car Searchlights Hypnotize Delaware Rabbits. Wilmington, Del.?Rabbits are ensnared by trolley cars in Delaware. The capture of many animals would be easy for the crews of the West Chester, Kennett and Wilmington Electric Railway. The cars ara equipped with powerful electric searchlights, and when the intense rayn appear, at night, rabbits make for the light. As the ravs strike them, they perform all sorts of gyrations, and when hit in the eyes are completely hypnotized. The News at a Glance. The new Berlin subway is to cost only $15,000,000. The Sons of the Revolution took possession of Fraunce's Tavern, New York City. Two Frenchmen recently fought a duel in the shade of the Pyramids of Egypt. No wine may be sold in Spain on Sundays, and the inns must be closed on weekdays at midnight. France, to protect and preserve its art treasures, may follow Italy's example and prohibit the exportation of imuortaDt art objects. U. %'J THE FIGHTING STRENGTH OP THE BATTLE-SHIP PLEET. Officers Ships. Guns, and Men Connecticut 24 881 Kansas 24 850 Louisiana ' 24 881 Vermont 24 881 Virginia 24 812 Georgia 24 812 New Jersey 24 812 Rhode Island 24 Sl2 Alabama 18 713 Illinois 22 690 Kearsage 22 690 Kentucky 22 686 Ohio 20 800 Maine 20 813 Minnesota 24 881 Missouri 20 779 360 12,793 , ship Nebraska, but recently commissioned. In addition to these are the four protected cruisers of the Denver class; the cruisers Chicago, Albany and the gunboat Yorktown. The Map Showing Magdalena Bay, The Coaling Station Leased by Mexico to tha United States. , combined fleets will therefore have the following strength: itefctle-ships 19 Armored cruisers 8 Protected cruisers 9 uboats . 1 I>. .^troyers 6 Total ! 43 This immense armament, by far 2$c, -ii'* ':if^-->;3 HIP MISSOURI. the greatest ever assembled by any nation, will be under the command ot Rear-Admiral Evans. The Incongruity oi having so vast a force under the command of an officer with no higher rank than that of Rear-Admiral is recognized most everywhere, except in- Congress. The creation of the rank of Vice-Admiral and th& bestowing of it upon "Fighting P ?Af i nnroo oo DUU WUU1U, Ui tUUI OC, UUl iuvi vuuw the competence of that distinguished officer; but the rank would be a more fitting one for the commander-inchief of this mighty fleet. Upon the junction of the fleets in Magdalena Bay, the present program contemplates a series of extensive maneuvres between the coriabined forces, and target practice, including the?firing of the guns when the ships are in a rough sea, and record practice when they are in smooth water. The vast armament will be divided into two fleets, and the fleets sub-divided into sauadrons and divisions. This story of tho projected cruise of the fleet may well leave it in Magdalena Bay, for no prophet may tell where it wili go from there. Some official utterances have laid its course north to San Francisco; whereas some others, unofficial, have plotted its track to the Philippines and thence around the world via the Suez Canal and home. JISER TENNESSEE. Professors Calls Fraternity Houses Devil's instruments. Chicago. ? Charles W. French branded high school fraternity houses as "instruments of the devil" and a "plague spot," and the fraternities as being surrounded by a store or more of degenerating influences. "Who that has 3een the chapterhouse open day and night, with its tobacco and profanity and too often orgies lasting into the small hours, can fail to see a vicious influence which tends to ruin those who participate," he said. Curious News Condensations. New York's Zoological Park has 2243 birds. German tourists head the list in Alpine accidents. One drug store in Moscow has a staff of 700 employes. Th? bulk of our exDorts art* as-ri cultural products. In Hungary traveling Is as cheap as three miles for a cent. The Emperor of Japan has thirty physicians and sixty priests. Wives are still obtained by purchase in some parts of Russia. | . V > .".'i I Nil THIHS TFRfiT II W ?! ?? tb.HI | ? R003EUEL1 V? Announces He j ^gf Qevi2t< From Election Nig^. DgQjgration. DECISION THEnLde STANp< Statement C, w,lite ?ou5, . President S#; ^ ^ Changed ?nd F ^ ihe ecision Announced." Washington, D. announce ment was given oF^ bUcatl at the President b| ^ ^ ^ House: "On the night a# ? .. election I madi the following annh^miti iuA DrAdMh'M xjEiistom which limiti ISHS ^Ftwo terms regard. nnHflf fn PllJ!? not thC TOTm' aD( MnrilHn^A fnr!!l3tanCe Wil1 1 1)0 ' inaticm accept another, nom I have not c] anged and shall no change the decia on thus announced,' In this manne. Roosevelt endi the pressure teal hag beeh put on hln las few weeks i be country for fth< last tew weew tQ make some sort o! declaration whte^ WOuld end the un certainty <*emrheTe etlating as ti what he would i lo in regponse to th< loud demand, p^rtjy reaj and largely manufactured waa being mad< for his rfinominf?ioI1 the Republi can National C^venti0n a^ Chicagit next June. Throughout -ihe clamor of thi third-termers 11 has been perfectly well understood and nowhere bettei than at the Whi'te House, that it cam< from several clauaeB 0f men. one was composed of thtgg wij0 honestly anc sincerely belief that tte presidehl Y?.u . Jmost available candi date to succeed himself whom thi Republicans co lld name< One was milde up oniy 0f syco. phants who th< ugllt tbat shoutinj for his renomIiatjon tbey COuld besi please the Pr especially in the matter of pat .onage- Another wai composed of n en wjj0 are really opposed to Mr. ] iooseveit and what he nfanda for. aiNT_t-_ n 1n..* ?> ?-p -woo mougui iua.1. tm use of his name ^ a cloak would besl serve to concej^ their real intentions and desires, j r Among thejclosest 0f the genuine friends of thl president there has never been an? postmaster-General Mayer Secretary Garfield, all of whom are stanch friends of Secretary Taft, aiy 0? secretary Loeb, whc is an equally 8trong supporter of Mr, Taft. ! j BRYA? KOT SURPRISED. I Never Belie?ed Mr< Roosevelt Would ^ 8 Candidate Again. Lincoln, K-eb ? When told that President I^ogevelt had repeated his declaration ^at he would not be t candidate ?,r re-election, William J, Bryan exprlSSe(j no surprise. He declared thatft^ position of the President was a; he ^ad thought It to be, Mr. Bryan )al(i; "I have assumed from the beginning that >,~,3ideiit Roosevelt would not be a can^da;te.' T^he statement that he Issued he n5ght of the election left no room<>OI. misunderstanding, apd I, bave ft;w unudiid ui um Amalgamated Association, of Stree' and Electric Railroad EmDloyes o: America. mmi . f :% : v S' &-r,: ..V. . . l ' i nlrfcra^rrvf *"' i th|annijal H' i r across y E x a^ i < I --Jcclisy Club's (r 1 Refined Violanc^ to j, > Brooklyn; N. Y.?Abolition^ , poolroom foe good end all OwL-hou) r the country 13 expected sooi ft^ej r January 1 n^xt. Action btelnh_ ^. * Jockey Clul of New Yor| 8L. i .conforming jto the now fijWp*^?^. f mont-SIicer agreement mMr Js?1" 1 to keep nefs from the f?IL v " been follow? officially in } permitting facing and prjtfi^rp**.,, be in the la it two stronghold!?cj poolroom n en- -Louisiana f! fornia. . TJF* In both hese States tjwtljLj-, 51 tures are es pected to paaajtetasz:nt" ing State racing commlariMt^j&t," ' eled along tjhe lines of ' and Kentucky bodies. Tmw|-. . 5 probably will be asked ttfWSHE | | censes to tracks which djpl - to suppress Information tf ta&Tfagtf '5 If this be doneJ poolr ?oM *t Tx ; things of the past. New York an4 Brooklyii fOll^?j0 1 are, betting this-winter fen fh? vj?w ' Orleans races, or on the Qakl)u?rCOc. ? tests, are doinp sojon the ,'Engli|JgI.e_ >; tem?or handbook wayf Th# Jjet no advance Information .'aaKe^jJ5 a 1 few instances, a^d rely entlre.?on 1 the morning papers for the p^93 Following of the B6Un0atf}ic~er agreement has cost the thousands of dollars ami kai^&ed ' the ingenuity of the b|st de(^{ve 1 forces, in the country. VW? ' curred as far as is known.?Thfc "sihol< 1 story of the war betweft^tift^acki and poolrooms probablycM^WgH^irb< told, but if written wojn^i^^ the DEAF MUTE MILLIC&AlR Miss Mary J. Crane, Hvirss of i , Study (steady I 1 ' Chicago. ? Announcemat thai Mary Josephine Crane, daphter ol the multi-millionaire iron manufac turer, Charles R. Crane, ?nds tc 1 j become a farmer, is arou*# much 1 interest in Chicago. ' Miss Crane, who has beefte^f and " dumb from birth, Is twentjAarsold. ' She Is. about to finish a years' course in agriculture in tMenlverj sity of Wisconsin, at Madisrn^ Hex . pronciency aa a bluucui. uaowiavicu H favorable attention from thftUtemberi' of the university facultyj-rnd stu" dents. r*. Miss Crane's companio, Miss r' interviews wit*! show hew i Financial Trouble Has Had No Res 1 the Situation it Wore En /!..1 : f / ? ' . [t r Boston.?The Boston Hertitt pubr llshes a symposium of reports jof the f business conditions thipughait New 1 'England, gathered from thti feading V i jLditors of this section of the cjuntry. j I Abese show that the recent lUrry in 1 | th? mon0y market bad smilj effect ' Industries. __ 3! * icPrG bAs letup | of thfe wheels of actln|b| 'raekndtfsi trial situation 1" ^ Sflifcfi a encou^ng tiris;w$3^?tm I {nr. - mer yeaJV Order?^Ioocl3 froni - the West and South a heretofore.^ There hasten xfcon7 siderable reaction oSftrce i anv of the places ig^mr^vnent. Kil bourne Cojmended Bo:Fine \jork in Target Pr^^T l , Washington?Official comn;n(|j..' . tlon has beenmade of Captain-; *3 Kilbourne, insommand of the " fifth Compau of Coast Artill,-.at I Fort Monro? Virginia, for Ot6 achieved in trget pract.ce at Btttfry Parrott. (twctwelve-incJ rifles per cent, of its was made, the^^n range beingn041 yards., ( 1 Four shot, were firedi1? ^nrfjc- i - ute and niii seconds. Jdreo > *jtie < s four shot3 Suld Have pafced ; a rectanguir targat 5 byjiO Jiijf j nt SUOPf. j.to jvitau ? Cy YoJg, the of - the twirll- box- *?} |3ln B *xgenial taakT the eariy jjng. j ls t i to coach ?e nine of twvvest^ ^ ' Military Aademy. L ' 1 SometAg like ^^ce^t11 ? ' playera tR, have Been , the P lvj i>u.u AlSj Will ^ i- with the.? Jorg. again a?- -e?in. b t it is a* _ced thatB?'e|"^bady, n J of Philaose it of givinM^?1^ ^ WP?5 mat?1es. b: -I OLIDAV PROBLEMS ?From the Cleveland L^S^bH^D i may be rnrnt u9h| Fomia Will Prohibit Sanding t^ bjMH U\t the &$&**#? I of t tie .past hre I Jickey .ClajT^ronr^^BfM 3 Steer ?^ee&ra^-win beWoiB|H^H 3 raq g?nl '~ * hh Camp, whj as an young w^S15t'0 theTlajMWBBB i ta.ies not% jor ter, althoaBfi^B^Hfif i ter can^%Qjit8tand almost^^^HBH^B of thleaBStw? watcbiDS -rental aSHHRfll TITjIT ?* to diet 0l^p and care Recenty j^g Crane's i her a *&;m iuar the Cr^BUH|H home At'.r.alfftj Qeneva. personaly to'direct thefl^^^B|H next sunmer ^KBHHbb 1DING EDITORS! FNGLIMH' PROfiinH 1HW ? If BlHWWW Li " ' ; * ; il Efff?tj|joi? Industrial couraflh^. Than For Yea^H^99^H^B -?HH nHnn ordBfS.jpr goods are fulI^HgV^^^BJ^^B a ye*jrlf^ "When the deiflH^^NRHH n?rti?^nie effect ofHgH^H|^^M9| s^imm Holyoke waHKHgHpBHS to MraSwIiceable. HnMB P?rtSf0l3th, N. H., e?BHH| tU^^'iest winter in its e^everi months of the greater than the wholej^MH^^^H^^^B Lynn and Lawrence have the same story to Republics Reward Who Washington. D. C.? to the Senate a^BHH^H tions sought to be c^F^^HnHH foreign, powers to Included In the shape ef a large silver. by the Central AmeriL Commander R. RicbAn?r^^9HH|^^^H command of the YorktovS^^B^^^M^f friction arose between tn^HH^H^BH American republics last ^HE^H^R[ A'hich he was largely ln^^H^HBB| removing. Far Eastern The Russo-Chinese Bank^RjflHHHI ;ooa proms since me war Korea has borrowed rom the Hypotheo Bank Nearly all of India's roduction of cottonseed be j9HH^^nB| The Fuji paper mill, eing fitted with AmericanHK^H^^H lachinery of the latest tyfl|^^HH^H Armstrong & Co., of stablishing a branch cor