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j \ > r^O^^i0?8!e^>'S(9!ei?^e!^8^ GOOD ROADS NOTES, 1 Siecs^s&^ieiOKBieieeeiDieaDsoiesDioe^eses^idil D?-t:ichal>I* WWf U'afon Tires. So many States are passing widetire laws that the question ox fitting wide tires to wagons promptly and economically is becoming au important one. It has been usual to allow a considerable period, sometimes a yrear or more, before such new laws go ^ into operation, iu order that all parties "affected may have ample time to make preparation to comply with them; but this has the disadvantage of allowing tlio old. narrow tires to continue their ruinous work. In order to overcome this difficulty, and enable any one to apply a wide tire immediately to farm or lumbar wagons. Mr. E. . F. Whipple has brought out what he calls "Sup plewe:r.ary Adjustable Wide Tires,'' and say? that the entire set oau be put on, or removed, by one man in twenty minutes, without takiug the wheels off the wagon. The tires are metal bands 11 inches wide and a quarter inch thick; they are guaranteed to carry 1000. pounds without bending. The wheel is placed squarely in the centre of the iire, and the two ends of the tire are drawn together by the detachable tightener shown at T in the cut. If there is space between the ends, the small plate B can be inserted, though it is not necessary that the ends should meet. Wh en the tire is drawn tight, bolts are slipped through holes near the < ends, and through clamps on the inner Side. These clamps hold the wagon wheel felloe between them, as shown at A in cut, aud are securely locked by nuts on the under side. At equal distances apart, on inside of rims, are three sets of beveled, adjustable blocks, made to fit any width L of tire from 1J to two inches, and these keep the wagon wheel firmly in place. The rims are made in standard sizes, 3 feet 8 inches for front, and four feet 4 ink-lies and -4 feet G mclies for rear, and irregular sizes are made to order. ?L. A. AY. Bulletin. . ?. i _____ Highway Commission'* Massachusetts, in 1894, appropriated $300,000 for the construction of State highways; m 1895 the aruonnt was $400,000; in 1S96 it was $000,000. and in 1897 it rose to $300,000. of which, however, but three-quarters were to be expended during the year, and the halance was to be ready to begin work in 1898. For 1898 the Commission desires $000,000, two-thirds of it to be expended during the year,and one-third to be carried over to start work in 1899. During the past year about fortyfive miles of new road have been put down; 128,178 tons of broken stone were used; 254,308 cubic yards of ex cavatioa and 5392 cubic yards of stone were removed; 383G feet of side drains were built; 3849 square yards of tel ferd foundation were laid; 8416 square yards of paved gutters put iu, and 44,075 linear yards of guard rails were constructed. The work vas carried on iu eighty towns. The most important feature in the construction of State roads has been the reduction of grades, which has occasioned much work. This has lieen necessary in order to save washing by storms; to reduce the cost of maintenance, and to make larger hauls possible. During the year a saving in the amount of stone required per mile has bcea effected, and a reduction in ti e eosi of other items has been made. As a rule, the roads selected are on the lines of the largest aggregation ol population. The short sections built have been sometimes criticised, but have their advantages in eliminating the worst stretches of road, and in giving object lessons to the towns where there are built. It costs relatively more to build a short stretcl than a long one, and it would not be done if there were not compensating advantages. Stale Aid in Road Making-. The discussion of state roads anil road making formed an interesting feature of the New York state farmers congress at Albany. State road com missioner Henry I. Budd, of Neu Jersey, gave a comprehensive histon of state aid in road building in hii state, where it is uow an assured sue cess. He told of the bitter oppositior the measure at first met from farmers, of the money that for three years wa; vjj/e appropriated and returned to the stat< treasury, of the mandamus that finally oveicaiue all opposition and of th< present great popularity of the sys tern. Sections that had at first devel oped the greatest opposition to th< plan are now its most enthusiasts supporters; 250 miles of macadan and telford roads are now in satis factory operation, and 260 more peti tioned for. The system is very econo mical and the farmers scarcely feel tin increase in taxation. A good stom road costs from $3000 to $5000 a mile according to locality, and can be kep V. . *' " ? 7 '> t % v . ... j in repair at an annual cost of $50 per : mile. The coming of gootl roads has i revolutionized farm life in some parts of the state. Emigration has been checked and immigration encouraged: rural life has been made happier and farming much more profitable. New .Teresy has twenty-one counties; of these live have main thoroughI fares improved under the system and fourteen others have petitioned for aid. The state is now appropriating $100,000 annually for good roads. The Value oflJond Uo:uIs. The tremendous importance of good , roads is not generally rea'ized. If it were, the farmers would not only cease their opposition to good roads laws, but would strenuously insist 1 upon them. The attention of the . oiintrv him heretofore been mainly : directed to the building up of a vast 1 system of railroad transportation by ; means of which the products of iho : Western prairies might be quickly and ! cheaply carried to the seaboard. That system has been invaluable | to the farmers. Without it they never could have attained their ' present progress. But the time ! has come when they cau well afford to direct their efforts to making ' corresponding advancement in the building of wagon roads. The science of road-building has been too long neglected, to the great disadvantage of ' the whole country, but most of all to the farmers.?Detroit Free Press. ot the Kentucky Pike. Nothing could well be more charmiug than the Kentucky pikes, as described by the Bicycling World. "The ! roadbeds are raised abont two feet ] from the earth, and the surface is made smooth. Violets and clover make their homes near the wagon j tracks and. when in blossom, the ways are attractive indeed. Blue grass grows to the right and to the left, while billowy fields of grain make the landscapes indescribably beautiful. Painted houses with cupolas are scattered here and there. Winding brooks, with their crystal waters babbling over craggcd rock, make music which delights the ear. The sky is blue to the eye. the sun is soft to the skin, and songs from the yellow throats of the thrush and the mocking bird thrill the soul. ltoad Instruction nt Cornell. j In the near future, says No. 125,. 425, it seems more than probable that ; courses on the science and art of roadj making and maintenance will be addt.l j to the curriculum of the College of Agriculture at Cornel! University. This addition was suggested by the (rood Roads Association of New York State, and has received the approbation of President Sohurmau. TV a- Kite* For the Narr. William A. Eddy, of scientific kite J fame, offers to furnish tandem kites for the use 01" the United States Navy at sea. Mr. Eddy has seat an appli cation to Secretary Long for permission to test liis apparatus for the puri pose of photographing ships beyond the horizon line at sea. He said yesterday that while in Washington several weeks ago he had a talk with Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, in which Mr. Roosevelt snggested that he make application for a test of his apparatus, j Mr. Eddy told me that his experi| ments have shown that a kite is much j steadier at sea than on laud, and that j the mast of a battleship is an ideal | place from which to fly kites. He said ! that in his letter to the Navy Depart| ment ho had pointed out that by the j use of kites carrying cameras the phoi tograph of the smoke of a vessel at a ! distance of forty-three miles can be taken and the presence of an enemy not yet visible above the horizon can be detected. He alluded to his apparatus as a day searchlight, and said that it could also be used from a rapidly moving steam launch to photograph I the enemy's fortifications on land, a telescopic lens being employed in the camera for that purpose. Mr. Eddy referred to the experiments on Governor's Island la3t year. ; in which Lieutenant Wise was lifted forty-two feet iu the air, and said that he could operate his cameras by electricity and had no need to send a man I aloft to work them.?New York Her' nld. Spectacles in Fashion. In Spain, -during the seventeenth century, the wearing of spectacles by both sexes was a mark of social cmii uence. Although they were not necessary, mauy kept them on while eating or attending public functions?such as : theatres, concerts and bull fights?so ; that the owners might demand respect i from those of the lower orders, with i whom they might be compelled to come in contact. i The size of the spectacles was a mati tor of important consideration, just as 'carriages and men-servants are nowa' days. As people's fortunes increased I so did the dimensions of their specj tacles. The Countess d'Aulnoy ns' ' sures us that some of the spectacles f I she has seen worn by the grandee3 were as large as her head. Novel Freight Car. r A Pennsylvania has designed a ? I freight and passenger car for high -1 speed on railroads, which is cylinder i I shaped, with cones at the ends to les. I sen the resistance to the air, bumpers * being placed in the cones and designed J to engage the bumper of the next car r so as to slide the cars past each other J instead of telescoping them when a wreck occurs. j Woman Steals Meerschaum*. ; The French have produced the most t remarkable kleptomaniac on record. - This is an old woman named Bide, whose passion for smoking has im pelled her to pilfer pipes from Parisian ? shops with such industry that no fewer | i than 2600 were found in her lodgings. , All were meerschaums and thirty-nine J t were well colored. * J IFFloffI William Evans, a Gallant Confederate, Who Drew a WHITE BEAN AND THUS r.scapeu i/catu ai iqc nanus ui oucrman Unites, Dies at Ills Home In Kuirfleld Count}-. The Ridgeway, Fairfield count}*, correspondent of the News and Courier says that on the 2d of this month Mr. William Evans, a gallant Veteran, died at his home near the Kershaw county line. His funeral was attended by a large number of frieuds and old comrades. The death of Mr. Evans recalls an incident of the late war that should be recorded in history. It will, for all ages to come, fully portray the character of the great leaders on either side, viz: Gen. W. T. Sherman and our own Wade Hampton. On the 17th of February, I860, Sherman's army entered and buroed the principal portion of the beautiful city of Columbia; next day marched north, towards Winnsboro, destroying the railroad; thence to Wateree River and on to North Carolina. His line of march was traced by the smoke of the homes he destroyed. Along the line of march I v Jall tlio nlil m#n nnd I lie maue iirisuusia ui iu? v>? ? ?_ -? boys, together with all the sick and maimed soldiers at home on furlough. Of this number Mr. Evpns was captured with several others from this immediate neighborhood. They were treated in the most inhuman manner, reviled and cursed, made to walk knee deep in mud behind the wagou train, often had nothing to eat but a little corn that they would pick up, left by the horses fed in the camps as they marched by. It rained every day, poured down in torrents at night; with no fire, with wet clothes and thoes, they were chilled to the heart,suffering from the pajjgs of hunger, the inclemency of the weather, and trrieving over the desolation of their loved ones at home. All along the march there were bummers or stragglers intentionally left behind to do their horrid work. On several occasions they met with a warm reception at the hands of Confederate 6conts, who left their worthless bodies in the big road to tell the tale. It was reported to Gen. Sherman when near Cheraw and he at once issued an order to retaliate upon the prisoners in his charge. The modus operandi was as follows: All of the prisoners were formed into line, surrounded by a company of infantry. An officer read Gen. Sherman's orders. ' That some of his foragers had been killed, and one prisoner was to be executed for each one of his men killed by the Confederates." A small box containing a Dumber of beans was presented each prisoner to draw one; a white bean was life, a black bean was death. Mr. Evans and others around here drew white beans and , their lives were saved for the time. A good old man near Mr. Evans drew a black bean; this told him it was death. He replied, "I am an old man, I have never been in the army, have never shouldered a musket; 1 would not repine to die in front of battle, but it is cowardly to kill an unprotected prisoner. I have four sons in the army, and I believe they are right I have been a deacon of the the Presbyterian Churih for thirty years. Good-bye, my friends. I will trust in God for the future." They marched them off. In twenty minntes ihe sound of muskotry told that they had paid Sherman's brutal debt. On the next day Gen. Wade Hampton's letter to Sherman was received, (which the News and Courier has published on a former occasion), Gen. Hampton wrote Sherman he had been informed of bis brutal orders unknown to civilized warfare, ane that if any more of his soldiers were killed he would at once retaliate two for one. officers preferred. This stopped another bean-drawing to be had next day. All honor to our noble, fearless Hampton. Pee Deo County Wins. Attorney-General Barber Las decided that the Governor has no alternative, but that ho must order the election for Pee Dee county. Hib decision was rendered on tho 5t*h, and Governor Ellerbe has ordered the election to held on the 10th of April. The advocates of the new county claim that the opposition which have* developed Las only strengthened them in their determination to form the new couaty if possible, and the new county will carry by a large majority. The opposition will apply for an injunction. Mr. W. J. Montgomery, in an interview with the State, on the 1th. said that the fight is to be carried to the courts, and it now seems very likely that the election will not be held at tho time appointed. War Begun on O. P. Agencies. A special from Charleston to the Columbia State of the 5th states that the dispensary State officials nave begun to carry the war into Africa. Assistant Attorney General Townsend arrived here today from Columbia and went immediately to the office of Magistrate Disber, to where warrants were taken out against original paokage agencies conducted by Santo Sotiile .1 ? ? J - -. T Clanbfl kMll TiIaOPA UUU AUU1C? X. V>??U0W. ?#V?M I , were searched and severaljhundred gallons of liquors were Beized. A number oi other warrant have been issued which will increase the number o! agencies in the \^ils of the law considerably. ??? Minos for Charleston Harbor. Official announcement has been made by the United States engineer's office, at Charleston, that work of placing ' mines in the Charleston harbor would 1 begin at qnce. An officer of engineers, whose name is not given, but who is said to be a torpedo expert, has been ordered here to take charge of the wotk, and Major Bufifner, in charge of the engineer's offioe, by which the announcement is made, states that the work of collecting materials for the i mines is baity; pushed rapidly. ' . T ' < \ EXODUS FROM CUBA. American* and Wealthy Spaniards FW From Havana to Hey West. Washington, D. 0. (Special).?Interest 11 the Navy and State Departments Saturday centred in the situation of the American Consuls and citizens iu Cuba. The | , movements of the two great fleets at Hampton Koads and at Key West lq3t their temporary significance for the time. The thereabouts and Intentions of the Spanish fleet's torpedo boats or cruisers no longer seemed very important, and there was no marked concern about the fate of the ves-i ,sels over which the American flag has re-j ently been raised in England, and which. ' ~ " ? trying to get out of British jurisdiction. - 1 .-.I inesp lUlMgs wuicii linn- m&cu >if much thought and caused so much anxiety were dimmed in interest by the feeling 'that soverHl hundred Americans in Cuba were in danger. The tribute pnid to Spanish hospitality in Havana harbor has already proved too eo9tly, and further sacrifice was sought to be avoided by every possible means. Assistant Secretary Day announced that all the citizens of the United States now in Cuba who desired to leave would be out of that island before any definite action was taken by the President. He added that it could also be reiterated that Consul General Leo's movements would be as announced. This statement's positive reiteration on j the day preceding the day set showed there had been no delay in getting the Americans off and tbatnothing had developed \ to keep General Lee at Havana longer than Saturday. The programme of General Lee's departure from Havana was as follows: The Olivette entered Havana harbor on Saturday morning, und General Lee notified all Americans at once that this was their last chance to leave the island under the American flag. All on board the steamer. Including the I United States Consuls from the various I - ^ " ? T ~v.11 /lAtrn i ports 01 (juoa, uenwm jiw n> ^iuu uvnu the American flag at the consulate, turn over the archives to the British Consul. Gollin. and go aboard the Fern, sailing at once for Key West. Officials of ib? State Department, in discussing the withdrawal of the Consols from Cuba at this time, say it presents many phases of interest. They point out that such withdrawal must be considered as an act of precaution based on humintarian motives designed to protect them I from any trouble. Spaniards and Cuban: of wealth fled from ! Havana with the Americans by thousands, j The French liner carried nearly two hun- j dred refugees, and the Yucatan, of the Ward Line, had as many more aboard when the Mascotte sailed. The ;Mascotte's passengers were all from the highest official and social circles of Havana. Purser Echcmendia had jewels and money to the amount of *50,000 in his care. The State Department ordered the United States Consul in Porto Rico to leave there, i United States Consul Hyatt and thirty j other Americans from Santiago, Cuba, arrived at the Island of Jamaica on asteamer j sent for thorn by Consul Dent. Great Brit- J ain has ordered 2000 troops to join the i force regularly stationed at Kingston, Jamaica. DIVER DIES IN THE SEA. Defective Valve Cloiei and He Is Suffb- ' catert. A diver of the United States warship ! Newport died a horrible death at the bot- j torn of the sea Friday. The victim was Oscar Johnson, chief gunner's mate on tho j vessel. He was sent down shortly before j noon and was suffocated by a closed valve | in his helmet beforotho men at the pumps ; realized his danger. Johnson was a resi- 1 dent of Brooklyn, N.Y.,and thirty-one years ! of age. I While clearing decks for action the davits . were put in the small boats, and during a heavy sea the small boat was capsized and | the davits lost. The Newport was soverai miles from Key West, Fla., lying near the 1 reef in deep water, and the weather was Very rough when the divers were ordered to get the davits. They complained of the heavy sea and said the life lines could not be handled. Notwithstanding this Johneon was sent down to save the property. Gunner's Mate (second class) G. G. Newman, who held the life lines, said Johnson reached the bottom of the sea and signalled, but he received no more signals nor could ' hetoll if the diver had made them on uc- j count of the veering of the lines. Newman ! - ' " - d A L ? .11??? UhAot ?At nnncD onri Signalled lliu uivot nuuviui. icsfvxov, ...... . pulled him to the surface. Ho was found to be unconscious. Every effort was made j by the surgeon and his shipmates to re- j suscltatehim but without avail. THE AUXILIARY FLEET. They Are to Be Nameil the Yankee> Dixie, Prairie ami Yoseiuite. The most interesting action of the Navy j Department in the line of emergency preparations was the assignment of commanders to the four Morgan line steamships acquired by the Government and the selection of new names for them. Hereaf- 1 ter El Norte, El Sud, El Rio, and El Sol will j be known as the Yankee. Dixie, Prairie and j Yosemite. These unmistakably Americau ! nominatives were chosen by Secretary j Long after hearing a number suggested. He wanted to name each ship in honor of a j particular geographical selection, and had j no difficulty iu deciding on Yankee and ; Dixie for the North and tbo South. Prairio i was chosen as a mark of honor to the mid- I die West. Mr. Long wanted to give one ! ship a name suggestive of the far West and ! Paciilc coast, nnd lind under consideration the names Slope and Sierra. Slope was j rejected, because it was not specific enough J and Sierra was too Spanish to suit the oc- I casion. Finally Yosemite was suggested ; ajid adopted. PHILIPPINE REBELS WINNING. Spanish Quarters Captured and Three Provinces in Open Revolt. War is raging in the Islnnd of Luron, of the Philippine group, and is rapidly assum- j ing as serious proportions as the rebellion | of 18S0-7. Attacks were made upon the Spanish quarters at 8ubigandapaiit, tho rebels capturing and carrying oil large quantities' of ammunition, ill tho imrthppn nrovinces are affected. I The natives refuse the taxes. Many of the ; rich natives and half-castes arc elo9ing their business places and are preparing to ; leave the island. The provinces of Zamabales. Tariac and Pangasinau are tn open revolt. Balaclava Trumpet Sold. The trumpet upon which Trumpet Major Joy, of the Seventeenth Lancers, sounded the order for the charge of the Light Brig- i ado at Balaclava, with Joy's four medals, j was sold at auction in London recently for I . $3750. ( Mormons in Xort h'.Carolina. So many stories have been heard of the growth of Morraonism in North Carolina, that a thorough investigation has been in- i stituted. The result so far demonstrates { that there are more Mormon missionaries i at work in the State than there are Presbyterian ministers, and that at tlio present j rate of increase the Mormon communicants i and churches will soon outnumber those of i the Presbyterian Church. Chaplain Clilil wick Promoted. Father Chidwick, Chaplain of the Maine, | who has been promoted to the rank of ; | lieutenant, has received orders assigning him to the Cincinnati. _ I 4 J . w USB! AS1 the Ship? Under Caotain Sampson; Stripped For Action. I SHARP WATCH ON STRANGE CRAFT j Wlille Arr?itin~ Orders From Wanliincton Evervtlilns; Wan Gotten in Perfect Shape For tho Emergency?All Snrplus Supplies Ueft Anhnre?The Ship j Marbleheari Under. Triple Sentries. , Key West, Fla. (Special").?The work of ' stripping the fleet for fighting continues. 1 Tho Marblehead is stripped clean as a bone. Even her tables and chairs and the captain's cabin have been taken ashore. About thirty tons of portable fittings have been ripped out. The Nashville, which was on guard duty ( 3Ionday night outside the fleet, reports having seen what was believed to be a Spanish gunboat standing north without lights. The Detroit, which is to do guard dutv for several nights, has beenjinstructed to keep a sharp look out. TheMarblehead under triple sentry guard j is coaling at the Plant Dock. She Is ship- j ping hard coal, the same as the Detroit and j New York have done, showing that these i are to be used for scout duty and torpedo 1 attack in the event of war. The other ships j 1 ?Keca omrtl-o (a vidhlA M f h A I U.iO L <;uai, u uuao omvau u ? ?W ?? ? . enemy many miles away. The search light of the Maine, the finest in the service, which was sent aboard the Marblchead, cannot befitted because of a [ lack of stanchions and time, and was re- I turned ashore with the refrigerators, ward- i room leather and wicker chairs, glass doors, division tool chests and a great deal of other useless staff. The ship is now practically cleared for action. The superfluous stuff from the Marblehead amounts to about thirty tons. She is practically the first ship ready for action. The gunners' mates of the Iowa, being divers, began the work of freeing the ship's bottom of barnacles, the vessel being very foul. The New York, longest of all out of dry dock?five and one-half months- is still able to do nineteen knots, a trlflo slower than the Vizcaya and ber mates. Tbirty-two boats, including the launches and lifeboats from the Indiana, Iowa, Detroit and New York, are now in the basin alongside the depot. They were sent ashore this morning. The depot has put $122,000 worth of provisions on the fleet since March 1. The Depot has purchased-2000 yards of gunny-sacking, to be filled with sand and pebbles, to protect the men and guns of the Iowa. FOR AUXILIARY FLEET. Morgan Line and Old Dominion Boat* Among Them. Nuw York Citt (Spocial).?The Naval Auxiliary Cruiser Board transacted Monday the most important business of its history thus far. As a result of surveys and reports made by different members, a report was sent to Washington recommending to Secretary Long tho purchase of ten of tho finest and fleetest coasting steamers in the world. They are the El Sol, El Sud. El Rio and El Norte, of the Morgan, or Southern Pacific, line, running between New York and New Orleans; the Kansas City, of the Savannah line, said to be the fastest coaster in existence; the Yorktown, Jamestown and the Princess Anne, of the Old Dominion line, and the Caracas and Venezuela, of tho Red D line, which ply between Brooklyn and Venezuela. They are to be paid for out of the $50,000,000 war appropriation. A USE FOR ST. THOMAS. Comal Stewart flan Bought All the Com? Stored There. St. Thomas, West Indies (By Cable).? . United States Cdnsnl Stewart, acting un- ' der cabled instructions from Washington, concluded the purchase for his Government of all the available coal here. It is rumored that lie has contracted for all the coal to arrive hero for tho next two or three months. Colncidentiy witn tae nnnouuceuicui ul his purchase of the coal in stock at tho various depots ou the island, the information was given out that he had chartered 3 schooner to take it out to sea. The Government at Washington, realizing that this island will play an important part by reason of its nearness to Porto Rico and its coaling and ship-repairing facilities, has been keeping the cable hot with messages to Consul Stewart, causing unprecedented bustle and uctivity in the Consulate. r MAINE WRECK ^ABANDONED. Flag Taken Down and the Captain's Pennant Torn in Two. Havaxa, Cuba (By Cable).?The tattered United States flag has been taken from the gaff of the Maine wreck, where it has lioated since February 17, two days after the explosion. It was taken down by an officer and a boat's crew from the Fern. All the colors the Maine hud left was the Captain's pennant, and this was torn in two. The wreck of the Maine now rears itself, a jagged mass of steel, iron and twisted plate, with a slanting mainmast, in the middle of the harbor, alont Occasionally a Spanisli patrol boat touches there or a passing sailboat or a steamer goes close under the poop, but the loneliness of tho remnants of the gallant ship is a most affecting feature. One's sadness is intensified when one remembers tho scores of bravo fellows still entangled j in the wreckage of what was once their { homo, but is now covered by the eioudy ' waters of a foreign harbor. Spaniards Promised Protection. Tamca, Fla. (Special).?Pedro Soiis, the Spanish Consul at this port, is greatly pleased over tho action of the City Council * ? n??tnrini? the Soan iii auupnu^ ivjvi...?vu., ? ?n ish residents of Tampa of full protection. He said that a large number of the Spanish-born residents of Tampa have become American citizens, and he has informed these that they cannot look to him nor tho Spanish Government for protection. No Mediation. Washington, D. c. (Special).?It is now admitted iu Washington that Popo Leo XIII. did offer his services as mediator. His proposition was that Spain should withdraw her troops from Cuba, and the United States her warships from tho vicinity of Cuba. The President was determined, however, not to tolerate European interference iu American affairs. Tho Administration holds that it is contrary to the Monroe doctrine, and would be establishing a bad precedent. Auxiliary Fleet Grow*. The fleet of auxiliary naval vessels secured through tho efforts of the ofllcers^of the Navy detailed for the work three weeks ago nowincludes seveu yachts, which are being rapidly converted into torpedo-boats, eight tugs for like use and one large steamship lor a floating hospital. The vessels still sought are required for coal and water carriers and repair ships, although one or two more tugs are likely to bo taken. Mild Weather^ Stops Logging. Tho mild weather has broken up the logging camps in Wisconsin earlier than usual this spring./'"" ~ ? V J? ?V a - MAY SUCCEED SALISBURY. V | 3 The Duke of Devonshire Talked of aai & Next Premier of Great Britain. , The Duke of Devonshire, who figured 4 conspicuously in all the gossip nboat the alleged retirement of Lord Salisbury from the Prime Ministry of Great Britain, Is onej of tbo oldest statesmen and one of thai shrewdest id England. He is the son of thai lnte seventh Duke and a brother of Lord] ? Frederick Charles Cavendish, late Cbien * Secretary for Ireland, who was assassinated] , in Phcenfx Park, Dublin, on May 6, 1882.1 The Dukn's full uame is Spencer Comptoni Cavendish, and he has lately been talked of asthesuecefsorof Lord Salisbury should! > n \?r) THE DUKE OF DEVOJTBUiaX. the latter retire. This announcement was made several weeks ago, end was then vehemently denied by the Duke. A restatement of the matter is again denied by the foreign ofllee. The present Dnke of Devoari sbire. when be was the Marquis of Hartiof-1 ton, won much political fame by htsflereei opposition to home rule for Ireland. Hei declined to join Mr. Gladstone's home ruie> cabinet, and arrayed himself against thai , ' "grand old man," allying himself with! Lord Salisbury and establishing himself as) ' 3 the leader of the Unionist Liberals. He| > ;? likewise declinod joining the Salisbury; cabinot when Lord Randolph Churchlffi I t} seceded, although warmly pressed by 8alis-< bury to accept a portfolio. Devonshire succeeded to the title on the death of hi* father In 1892. Two years before that tlmaj he was married to the Duchess of Man-i V Chester, widow of the lath Duke. His career in Parliament has been changeful and)' 1 '-vVJ dramatic since he was first elected In 1857.' Ho is now sixty-flvo years old. TENANT KILLS HIS LANDLORD. ^ A National Uan\c President Shot at Iancaster, Penn. Davfd B. Landis, President of the Cones-f toga National Bank, of Lancaster, Penn.,( was shot and killed by Ralph W. Wirebook^ a proprietary medicine manufacturer. V A .? u??i tV,4> .SnWo nff JS&Sl JL UO liU^CUJ ITAJU IkOU liuot hUw vhv*?V V? iV\BjW Landis to dispossess Wiroback, who rented a house from the former last year with the - -<. J% privilege of renewing the lease If the house 'V -Tfi was not sold. Landis, however, sold the house before January 1, and notified Wireback, who declared that he had the privilege of re-renting, and positively refused > to vacate. Proceedings were begun to dispossess him, but he had prepared himself by sending his family away and barricading the entrances.^ Two constables attempted to eject him, < * : but Wireback took refuge In the garret. '. He asked for a conference, and requested, ( that the constables send for Landis. Hia ' request was complied with. Mr. Landis came over to tho house, and, accompanied by the two eonstablee. started upstairs to see Wireback. He had not ascended more than two or three steps of the garret stairs when Wireback shot nlm. . v ; After the tragedy Wirebaek gave hlm-i [.' .y self up, and was lodged In jail. Supplies ~?or Connecticut Naval MilliU. Assistant Quartermaster-General Mor- vl gan, of Connecticut, made a contract ton Vj 130 hammock mattresses to be used by thai ' * naval battalion. 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