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GOOD ROADS NOTES, 1
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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. '
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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.
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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
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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 !
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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
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AS1 the Ship? Under Caotain Sampson;
Stripped For Action.
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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
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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.
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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./'"" ~
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- 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. Other supplies have also' . . *1
been ordered.
Available Cuban Troop*.
The number of troops fit for duty under'
Blanco in Cuba is thought to be somewhere' "
between 60,000 and 80,000. ' ' fr-SfiSi
. .
'Mora Risky Than Railroads.
Insurance companies claim that cycling; ,
is more dangerous than traveling either by! Jjfci
railway or ship.
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