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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY. JULY 9, 1S98.
GENERAL MERRI1TS
HURRICANE MARCH
Notable Feat of the Colorado Ute Out
break ol 1879.
OBUDIENCH TO OIlDEItS THAT
BROUGHT DUATJI TO MAJOB
THOHXBUnO AND PART OP 1119
COMMAND GKNERAIi MERUITT'B
iiescui: of tub simvivons.
Denver Letter In the Sun.
The selection nt General Wesley Mcr
rltt as tnllltury commander In the
Philippines Is particularly gratifying
to the people of this state, who re
member the lmrortnnt part he played
In one or the most thrllllnc erodes
of Colorado's early history. This was
in the Ute outbreak of 1S70.
Father Meeker was one of the kind
est and most humane men that ever
lived. Taking embargo of the White
Klver ngency In 1S7S at a time when
the relations between tho settlers nnd
the Indians were already strained, ho
attempted by kindness to soften tho
anger of tho Indlnnsand bring about an
era of peace and pond will. This atti
tude was looked upon by tho Indians
as an evidence of weakness. A year
or two before one or two men had been
killed on each side In brushes between
tho white men and tho Indian, and
to add to the hostile feeling of tho In
dians the Indian Bureau had sadly
mismanaged nffalrs. All the supplies
for the ngency were In the government
warehouse at Itawllns, Wyo und no
efforts were being made to secure
transportation from the railroad to the
agency. Tho Indians were destitute
and naturally blamed the agent for
their condition, while the agent whs
helpless. The Utes Dually went to
Rawlins to endeavor to get some of
the food nnd clothing that belonged
to them, but- tho government regula
tions were nn insurmountable barrier
to tho accomplishment of their pur
pose, and the hungry squaws, pnp
pooscs, and braves made tho weary
journey of IS." miles back to the agen
cy. They had traveled UTO miles to get
what was their own and had failed.
Through tho efforts of Agent Meeker
the supplies were Dually brought to
the ngency nnd the Indians were made
more comfortable than they hnd been
for years, nut they were not satis
fied. The long delay and their own
sufferings had exasperated them, and
they committed one outrage after an
other until Dually Agent Meeker be
came alarmed and sent for troops, af
t?.' ho had been brutally assaulted by
Chief Johnson.
TROOPS TO THE FRONT.
News of the serious state of nffalrs
was carried to Rawlins by Colonel John
W. Steele, a mall contractor, who tele
graphed the facts tn General Sheridan.
Colonel "Wo'Ioy Merrltt, commanding
the Fifth cnvalry, was then stationed
at Fort Russell, near Cheyenne, nnd
Major T. T. Thornbnrg of the Fourth
infantry was at Fort Fred Steele, on
the Union Pacific road, with a detach
ment of his regiment nnd a company of
the Thbd cavalry. Upon receipt of the
request for troops from Agent Meeker,
the war department directed General
Sheridan to send a fon-c to tho agency,
but the troops received special instruc
tions that they were not to punish
any Indians, only to inquire Into this
causes of the trouble and to restrain
the Indians from further Insubordina
tion. I'nder no circumstances were
the troops to fire Drst in the event of
collision with the Indians. Hampered
by such Instructions, Mnji r Thornburir
went to the ngency. Ho nad only re
cently assumed command, and his Drst
campaign In the west was his last.
Colonel Merrltt was directed to afford
Major Thornburg every assistance pos
siole. The icsponse to his order was
characteristic, of "Cavalry" Merrltt, as
he was best known in the Army of tho
Potomac. Within an hour after re
ceiving his instructions two troops of
the Fifth cavalry were on the way
to reinforce Thornburg.
AMBUSCADED.
The command which left Rawlins on
September 14, 1S97, consisted of Com
panies D and F, Fifth cavalry, under
the command of Captains Payne and
I-awson; Company F, Third cavalry,
commanded by Lieutenant Paddock,
und Company E of tho Fourth Infantry,
commanded by lieutenants Price and
Woolley. At the old Fortification camp
about fifty miles from Rawlins, the in
fantry was left behind to act as a
reserve, and to afford protection for
passing supply trains, while Major
Thornburg, with the three troops, com
prising 160 men, pushed on to the
agency. A number of Indians were en
countered at different times, and they
always professed the greatest friend
ship, and went so far ns to propr.se
that Major Thornburg should tako nn
escort of five men and accompany
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Tight to marry a
woman and mate
tiprtiiatinrcwli,.-.
Inc loK years $i
01 coniinueu ill- j
health. A sick
man cannot be a
good husband, a
good provider, a
successful busi
ness man or a useful citizen; a man had
better be dead and done with it than to be a
lifelong invalid, a nuisance to everybody
and especially to the woman whom he has
vowed to love, honor and protect.
The trouble with the average man is that
he h.19 not the least conception of the
causes of ill-health or the right way to go
about remedying them. A little indigestion
or biliousness in themselves are not serious
complaints, but if depleted they may de
velop into almost any disease In tha medi.
cab books. Dr, Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery cures many serious diseases by
promptly removing the causes; It braces
up the weak and impaired stomach and
restores the appetite. It invigorates the
I liver and all the iecretory glands, It facili
tates the flow of digestive juices. It makes
the assimilation of the life-giving elements
of the food absolutely perfect, and thus
enriches the blood. Disease germs are
scavengers, and will not enter healthy blood
or tissue. They must have the Inert tis.
sues'of disease, upon which to feed. The
"Golden Medical Discovery," byenrlchen.
ing the blood, tears down old and inert
tissues and builds up new and healthy
ones. It wards off consumption and cures,
bronchial and throat affections which, if
neglected, lead up to consumption. All
medicine dealers 6ell the " Discovery,"
"Klpht yw bko my husband cmiphrd all the
time."" write Mrs. M. I. Tedder, of KlUiirton.
Reynold Co.-. Mo. "Just ai oou asiie hart fin.
isbed meat he would throw up. lie was get
tingvery weak. He took half a dozen bottles
of Dr. Pierce's Coldeu Medical Discovery und
the ' Pleasant Pellets,' and says he feels better
.and stronger than ever before and weighs mote.
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HAWAII:
ITS PEOPLE, PRODUCTS t
AND HISTORY. I
erpIIKRH oro twclvo Islands In tho
-- II Hawaiian group, of which tho
til largest are Hawaii, Maul,
W Oahu, Knuat, Moloknt, Lnnal,
- Nllhnii, Knhoolawc. Total nrea
of tho Islands Is O.C40 square miles.
Of this Hawaii alono occupies 4,210
square miles. The others arc, neces
sarily, very small.
In 1SSI the population was S0.B78. In
1SW It was S9.KH). In 1M0, according to
tho census, tho population had In
creased to 100.M0. Of tho population
In 1SD0, 31.019 were natives. 8,423 wcro
half-cnstes, Et.OlfS Chinese, 24,407 Japa
nese, in,191 Portuguese, 3,0S5 Amedl
nans, 2,2.',0 BrItlshN 1,432 Germans, 373
Norwegians, 101 French, 4r,3 Polynes
ians and COO other foreigners.
Tho Islands were discovered by Cap
tain Cook more than a century ngn.
At that tlmo they had a nativo popu
lation of 200,000. These natives nro
closely allied to tho Maorles of New
Zealand.
The capital of the country Is Hono
lulu, with a population of 29,920. It
Is situated on tho Island of Oahu,
Exports from the Islands In lWfl
were: Kugrtr. $14,932,000; r.o $193,000;
bananas, $125,000. Tho Imports are
chiefly groceries and provisions, cloth
ing, grain, timber, machinery, hard
ware nnd cotton goods.
Ninety-two per cent, of all tho trade
of tho Islifnd3 Is with tho United
States.
Revenues to the government of Ha
waii In lfM aggregated $1,997,81S and
tho expenditures $1,901,191.
Steamship navigation connects tho
Islands with the American continent,
Australasia and China, In the Islands
of Hawaii, Maul and Oahu there are
seventy-one miles of railroad and 230
miles of telegraph.
Nearly every private house In Hono
lulu has a telephone,
I'ntll W gold nnd silver coin of all
nations passed current. After that
year only gold money of the United
States has been legal tender for sums
more than $10. Paper money Is not in
use.
I'nder King Kamehameha I., during
the end of last century nnd the early
part of this, all the islands were unit
ed In one kingdom. The second King
Kamehameha and his queen died In
England In 123. Under Kamehameha
III. the kingdom was recognized by
the United States, Franco, England
and other governments. Hawaii (tho
name standing for nil the islands) be
came constitutional In 1S10. Kame
hameha IV. died in 1S63. and his
brother, the fifth monarch of the
name, died In 1872. Prlnco Lunalllo
succeeded and died In 1S72 and Kala
kaua was elected king. Ho was suc
ceeded In 1891 by his sister, Lllluokn
lanl. Since that year Hawaiian his
tory Is familiar to Americans.
On July 4. 1891, the present republic
was proclaimed and last year the Ha
waiian legislature voted for annexa
tion to the United Slates.
Pan ford H. Dole was elected presi
dent In 1891 for a term of six years.
The climate of Hawaii is ono of the
mildest and most healthful In the
world. So equable Is It that there Is
no word for weather In the nativo
language. Tho mean temperature is
73 degrees Fahrenheit.
The origin of the islands Is volcanic.
They are very mountainous nnd the
valleys are extremely fertile. Tho
uplands are better adapted for sheep
raising than for tillage. Tho moun- ..
tains aro covered with dense forests.
Our winter Is tho rainy season In -r
Hawaii. A moro bracing climate may T
bo found up In tho mountains. An T
hour's rldo from tho capital will glvo X
a low temperature.
Threo mountains tower nbovo tho t
sea from tho Island of Hawaii. They li
nra Mnunn Ken, 13,953 feet; Mauna X
Bon, an active volcano, 13,700 feet, nnd a.
Mauna Hunlalai, 7,8S2 feet. Vegeta- 4-
tlon extends to 11 height of 12,000 feet
on Mauna Ken. y
Hawaii, tho Island, Is subject to T
earthquakes, but they nro slight and I
seldom do nny damage. The volca- a
noes, spouting for ages, have covered X
large areas of land with lava, upon 4-
which the natives raise a line quality f
of sweet potato. Mauna I.oa has had T
numerous eruptions tho last In 1873. T
During tho eruptions of 1S33 nnd 1813 I
moro than 55,0(10,000.000 cubic feet of 1
lava was poured from Lon's craters. 4-
Herds of wild cattlo roam In tho T
forests of this island. T
There was never better hunting than .
In tho Sandwich Islands. Wild swine, I
snipe, plover und ducks are found In 4.
abundance. 4-
Cocoanuts, bananas, bread fruit, T
tarn and kalo are Indigenous. From
the last named Is made the famous ..
"pos," tho favorite food of tho lsl- 4-
nnders. 4-
Produetlons nro sugar, rice, coffee, f
cotton, sandalwood, tobacco, arrow
root, corn, wheat, tapioca, oranges
lemons, bananas, tamarinds, bread
fruit. Kimvas. notntoes, yams, fungus
wool, hides, tallow and many kinds
of wood.
Years ngo the orlelnal Inhabitants
were all cannibals. This practice was
abandoned early In the present century.-The
Islanders proved easily
civilized and. In fact, turned out much
better Christians than their civlllzcrs
at home.
Nobody ever thinks of stealing In
Hawaii. Doors aro never locked.
Property Is perfectly safe, and tho
visitor from civilized countries who
Is afraid his effects will be stolen Is
a puzzle to the Hawaiian.
Professor Wallace says that the Ila
wnilans nro more nkln to the Papuan
than to the Malay race. They are a
family of the brown Polynesian race,
which Inhabits the Tonga, the Society,
Friendly and Samoan Islands. The
New Zealnnder and the Hawaiian, al
though fi.ono miles apart, can under
stand each other, so similar Is tho
language.
The original Hawallans are olive in
color, with black, wavy, glossy hair,
largo eyes, full lips nnd a nose Inclin
ed to be flat. They are peaceful, gen
tle, Imitative and yielding. Missions
havo been very successful In tho
Islnnds.
Honolulu Is tho only good harbor In
all the Islands.
Palm trees grow to a gigantic
height. Some samples of them In
Honolulu are forty-five feet high and
half a century old.
Some of the Islands are frequented
by great sea birds that deposit their
eges by the million. The eggs are
used to manufacture albumen, a com
mercial product, but the supply is ap
parently Inexhaustible.
Hnwnll hns been called the "Para
dise of the P.icllle." nnd there Is no
doubt its climate nnd scenery have no
equals In the world. It Is within a
week's Journey of San Francisco.
Chicago Times-Herald.
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pernte that Cnnlnln Payne on whom
had devolved the command, decided to
send for reinforcements. 'Scouts were
cnt out to find Captain Dodge v, 1th
his tioop of colored cavalry, who wer
doing patrol duly In North and Mid
dle rnrks, nnd Scout Rankin under
took the desperate task of reaching
the nearest telegraph station at Riw
llns, Wy., IfiO miles away. Captain
Dodge was soon found and he succeed
ed by a miracle in reaching the In
trenched camp without eneounteilng
the enemy. Rankin got awav in the
night and made his famous ride of 160
miles in twenty-eight horns without
injury, though he went through a coun
try swarming with Indians.
It was on the evening of September
20 that Colonel Merrltt received lntelll-s.-ence
cf the desperate condition of the
little hand. In less than half an hour
finni the tlmo of lecelvlng the news
iMtirlers and telegrams were flying tt
the different posts In the vicinity with
ordois to ro.'JcIi Rawlins by the near
est routes, 1 nd during the f lllowlmj
day a strong force had been put Into
motion to go to the relief of their com
rades. They wcro pushed forward as
rapidly ?h the animals could travel
and reached the Intrenchments on Sun
duy morning, October B, tho Indians
retreatins ns soon as the head of tho
column came in slcht. When Colonel
Merrltt reached the scene. Captain
Payne, who had maintained n gallant
light for six days, though suffering
from a wound, broke down completelj ,
and, throwing his nrms ohout his com
mander's neck, wept like a child. Moro
than 200 horses were lying dead. Twen
ty men were dead and thirty wounded
out of the ifO who went Into the fight
on the morning of September 2D,
HELD HACK.
After burying the dead, caring for
the wounded, nnd collecting what could
be saved from the wreck and ruin, Col
onel Merrltt pushed on to tho ngency,
where he found that nil tho white men
hnd been killed, the buildings plund
ered nnd burned, and the women car
ried off into captivity. The body of
Agent Meeker wns found 200 yards
from tho ngency, with a log chain
about tho neck, one side of the head
crushed in, nnd a barrel stave driven
through tho body. All tho bodies were
scalped itnd otherwise mutilated, Chief
Douglass, with n band of Indians who
hud remained at tho agency, had bo
gun tho work of murderinc tho em
ployes ns soon ns he received word that
Captain Jack had attacked the troops.
Colonel Merrltt established his head
(lunrteis at tho agency, sent his report
by courier to tho telegraph ofllco, nnd
asked permission to follow tho Indians
up nnd capture tho ringleaders of the
outbreak, they to be punished accord
ing to law. In this suggestion he was
supported by General Shorldnn, hut tho
permission was not granted, Tho wo
men wero rescued by the stnto au
thorities and two or three of the lead
ers of tho outbreak were captured, but
none of them wus over punished. vftor
remaining nt tho agency for three
months pending an Investigation set
nn foot by tho Indian bureau, Colonel
Merrltt and his command returned to
Fort Russell. Hla feat In assembling
tho troops from tho different forts
under his command and setting In mo
tion a strong column withlntventy
four hours to march 1CU miles over
mountain roads in three days and a
half Is almost without a parallel In the
history of Indian warfare,
them to the ngency. A consultation
was held, .'Mid Dually at the urgent
appeal of Joseph Rankin, the scout In
command, who feared treachery, Mn
or Thornhtirg declined the Invitation.
He decided, however, to maich the
command to within hailing distance of
th? ngency and then, if tho Indians
desired a consultation, he would agree
to It. When this answer was given
tha Indians rode .away to h'd their
fellows prepare for an outbreak, and
Th.irnburg and his men moved for
ward to their death.
At tho crossing of Milk Creek, twenty-live
miles north of the agency, the
road passed through a defile with high
bluffs on either side, affording nn ex
cellent opportunity for ambuscade.
The defile was Inside the reservation
and the Indians were on their own
ground with the soldiers tied up with
Instructions and at their mercy. Just
before reaching the most dangerous
part of the defile Major Thornburg,
with the caution characteristic of a
trained soldier, left the rond and took
a trail over the bluff. He had already
taken the precaution to corral his wag
ons nt the entrance to the defile three
quarters of a mile In the rear, As he
turned oft the road the Indians saw
that their original plans hnd been dis
arranged and that they would have to
light In the open, but they did not de
cline tho encounter.
A MARTYR TO ORDERS.
Major Thornburg hnd proceeded only
a short distance up tho bluff when ho
was confronted by from 250 to 300 In
dians well armed with Winchesters.
He at oneo drew his men up In battle
order nnd waited for tho onset of the
savages. It was apparent to every
man in the command that tho only
way to Insure Its safety was to open
lire befoie the Indians had a chance
to make their dispositions. The' scout,
Rankin, an old Indian lighter, hurried
to the side of the commander, pointed
out to him the fact that he wns be
ing surrounded nnd that he was nl
leady flanked nnd urged him to open
fire, as that afforded the only hopo of
escape.
"My God!" said Major Thornburg, "I
daro not; my orders are positive, and
If I violate them and survive a court
martial nnd Instnntaneous dismissal
may follow. I feel ns though myself
and men wero to lio murdered."
Tho Indians faced tho troops about
300 yards distant and exhibited a de
termination to light. They wero rupid
ly throwing out flanking parties and
placing themselves In a position to shut
off the retreat of the doomed men. Tho
cavnlry was dismounted and phned In
n position for defence, but was ordered
not to lire until the Indians opened
tho attack. At last, when the Indians
had mado all preparations, they opened
flro on tho troops, who responded, re
treating as they fired, Dy a sudden
dash the Indians threw themselves be
tween tho retreating column and the
wagon train. Major Thornburg at onee
mounted twenty-live of his men nnd
headed them In one of tho most dash
ing cnvalry charges on record. They
reached tho wagons, but Mnjor Thorn
burg nnd thirteen of th men who
mado tho charge wero killed and ev
ery oillcer was wounded except Lieu
tenant Cherry of tho Fifth cavnlry.
A largo number of men wero also se
riously hurt. Then began a siege
which bade fair to result In the an
nihilation of tho command. Tho In
dians first picked off tho horses nnd
mulea and within a short time from
150 to 200 animals had been killed. They
wcro utilized for breastworks and nld-c-d
in repelling the trequent assaults of
tho Indians.
MERRITT TO THE RESCUE.
Finally the situation became en den-
Takes Time.
"Don't you think this war has dragged
along too rlowlyl"
"Well, it may seem so to people who
are In the habit of doing- things before
they get ready."- Chicago Record.
That Sale
Extraordinary of Fine
Ready -to -Wear Suits.
Our whole Spring and Summer stock now goes
into this sale. "We ask no profit on these Suits."
We just want you to take them out of our way to
make room for the surprises of the coming season.
The people responded to our honest ad
vertising last Saturday. It will be the same
this Saturday at these prices. Come in the morning if you can.
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changed to cost, and a
few very light Suits are
marked below cost. All
our $8.00 and $o Snits
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There is a better as
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Fine Dress Suits. All
our i.oo and $18.00
qualities are here on one
counter. Your choice of
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colors. If you find your
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low price. All our regular
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A few of those better
grade of Suits, Summer
weight, in neat Club
Checks and Overplaids.
There are a good many
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this lot suitable for early
Fall wear. We can't carry
them over until next
season. All our regular
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shapes as kept by the best hatters,
but the prices are different.
Dcrbys or Soft Fedoras, all the
new colorings, 98c. SI. 51), $2.00,
$2.50. New Crash Hats, all
shapes, 48c. All kinds of Straws,
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'J hirlv-fivii Vcnr. Aso.
From the Aimy and Naval Journal.
Those who have followed Spanish
history have llltlo fear of the resull of
n naval war between that country and
tho 1'nltPd States. Since the battle of
Lpanto In 1570, when tho Spanish and
Vi'iietlans together fotiBht the Turks
and won nftei a loner und bloody con
test, Spain has not won a notable vic
tory on the pea. Her naval prowess
hus steadily declined, nnd today few of
the little South American tepublics who
were her former colonies would conical
that they were afraid of her
Tha last naval battle fought by Spain
In tlv new iorld i bowed conclusively
how her maritime power has decreased.
Sh? was defeated by Peru, with Chile's
aid, and Mnce then the Spaniard has
ki-pt away from '.he Picltlc coast of
South America,
In 1M4 Spain sent a squadron ot
seven vessels, mounting: ait guns, to
punish the Peruvians for the maltreat
ment of Spanish subjects. The Peruv
ians had nnthlnsr on tho water with
which to oppose this force, but Chile
cnino to their aid with three vessels
the Ksmeralda, carrying forty-two
smooth-bores; the Victoria, a small
one-gun monitor, nnd the Ioa, a di
minutive Mcrrlmno, plated with Iron
and mounting two sixty-eight pound
eis. The Esmeralda met the Spanish
gunboat Cavnndafio (three B'ms) and
cHptured her In twenty minuter with
out tho loss of a man. Tho Spaniards
fired only three shots. They hnd two
men killed and fcurteen wounded. The
lo:,s of the Cnvnnc'nso, followed by the
capturti of an armored launch, so cha
grined tho Spanish admiral, Pareja,
that he blew out his brains In hla cabin.
Admiral Nunez, who succeeded Pare
Jn. then gallantly assailed the defense
lej Valparaiso, where not a single gun
was mounted except u few saluting
pieces. Not a shot was fired from the
town, nnd I he Inhabitants promptly
evacuated It. The. Spanish admiral, In
spite of the protests of the foreign men-of-war
In the Imrbor, threw from L',000
to 3,000 shells Into It from his fleet of
six vessels. The Spanish ,-junnery was
so wretched that little damage wns
done, except by lire, which destroyed
$10,000,000 woith of neutral goods. It
was a most wanton piece of bnrbarlty,
for If tho Spaniards hnd had a landing
force they could have taken tho town
without Jlrlng u ehot.
The gallant Nunez next assaulted tho
city of Callao,' which taught him the
dllfcronce between an open town and
one that was adequately defended. In
four or live hours the Spanish squadron
was badly used up and wns rlad to
crawl'hack to Spain as best It could In
Its crippled condition, The Villa da
Madrid, tlfty-t-lx guns, got a shot In her
st cam chest and was towed out of ac
tion; the Rerenguela, thirty-six guns,
had a hole twenty feet square knocked
into her near the water line bv in ex
ploding rbeii and crawled out ol ninno
to repair damage..
Th ammunition in two other Spanish
vess-cls ;avft out after a two hours'
fight and they had to retire, one of
them having hern twice on fire In the
neighborhood of the ninr.rizlue. This
left two vessel?, the Niimancla, Iron
clad, nnd the .Almanza. Two hours
later these two vessels ceased their (ire
and withdrew, the Chileans firlnu nt
tlicm until they weio beyond ranjre.
The Spanish loss Is not exa tly known,
but Is supposed to havo been about 200.
Commodore Uodgrrs, I. P. N , estimat
ed the loss r.f the Chilean.', at eighty,
though others give a larger number.
No i'erlf us damage wns '.'one to either
ships or torts by the lire, beyond that
n.imcd The Spaniards then withdrew
discomfited from tho Pacific, being
short of stores and ammunition and
with their vessels foul for want of
docking. They hnd established a base
at tho Chlnrha Islands, but they had
no facilities lor repair.
Spain has shared In the movement of
naval progress and is far more formid
able In ships and puns than sh.? was In
ISflf, but not relatively. We have no
reason tn supposo that her sailors aie
better, though It may be that the use
of range finders may improve their
gunnery. Still, tho personnel factor
will tell, and that Is always In favor of
the American The Spaniard has niver
dlttlngulshed himself on tho sea, where
the personal equation Is io Important
.1IATHKMATICA1. ANIMALS.
Senio
.V .Mule In Cinclnnntl with
iirloii9 ItlonlcovH.
From I.lpplncott's Magazine.
Several years ago there lived In Cin
cinnati a mule which was employed
by a street railway company In hauling
cars up a steep Incline. This animal
was hitched In front of the regular
team, and unhitched as soon as tho car
arrived at tho top of the hill. It made
a certain number of trips In the fore
noon (I havo forgotten the number,
but will say fifty for the fake of con
venience) and a like number In the af
ternoon, resting for an hour at noon.
As soon as tho mulo completed Its fifti
eth trip It marched away to Its stable
without orders from its driver. To
show that It wuh not fnlluenced by
the sound of the factory whistles and
bells, tho following remarkable action
on the part of this animal Is vouched
for by tho superintendent of the line,
who gave mo these data; On a certain
occasion, during a musical festival, this
mule wus transferred to the night shift,
and the very iiwtant It completed its
fiftieth trip It started for the stables.
It took the combined efforts of several
men to make It return to Its duty. At
night there were no bells or whistles
to Inform the creature that "quitting
time" had come; It had counted the
trips, nnd, having flnlrhed 113 full quo
ta of fifty. It thought that the time for
rest and food bad arrived.
Some inonkey.3 plve unmistakable
evidences of the possession by them of
the computing faculty. In 1SS!) I made
the acquaintance of n very intelligent
chimpanzee which could count ns hlqh
ns three. That this was not a trick
suggested by sensual lmmili'es I had
ample opportunity of satisfying my
self. The owner of the animal would
leave the room, no one being present
but myself, and when I would call for
two marbles, or ono marble, or three
marbles, is the cane mlcbt be, the
monkey x uld gravely hand over the
proper n'i ber.
Wolff, L'.irwin, Ferl". and Hartman
nlFO give Instances of tho computing
faculty In apes and monkeys.
TULKtJUAlMIV AT SEA.
Sound lives .Mud it to '1'nkn tho l'lncn
il M inn.
The correspondence Profcesor L. I.
Blake, of Kansas university, has had
with the army and navy departments
of the United States government In re
gard to his success-fill experiments In
wireless telegraphy and olgnnling at
sea has been of such a confidential
nature that the inventor is loath to
talk on the subject. He said today,
however, says tho Chicago Tribune,
that he would not be surprised to bo
called east at any time to take active
charge of work along the line of his
Invention. 'While conducting eomo sea
signaling experiments off Sandy Hook
a couple of summers ago the govern
ment lent Its aid, and Captain Schley,
now in charge of the flying squadron,
was the o'llcer associated with Pto
fessor Dlake. Schley watched tho suc
cess of tho experiment with much In
terest, and reported to the government
whnt had been done, and It was the
knowledge thus gained that has caused
tho government to open communica
tions with IJlnko at this time. In hla
Sandy Hook work, besides the associa
tion with Schley, Hlako becamo Inti
mately acquainted with Captain "Wild,
tho present commander of the ram
Katahdln, and with "Fighting Bob"
Hvans, nnd they have also reported to
the government the success of his
work.
For some months past tho navy de
partment has been In communication
with Professor Blake, seeking Infor
mation regarding his successful ex
periments, but this correspondence hurt
only reached tho preliminary inquiry
stage. The machine that Professor
Blake has successfully conducted his
wireless telegraphy experiments with
must have 'a receiver similar to that of
a telephone.
The receiver Is a very sensitive ap
paratus, which Is operateJ by tho strik
ing on the sound waves against Is,
which In turn operates the telegraph
Instrument ns perfectly as can be done
by wire. The .sound waves will pass
through brick or stone walls, wood,
Iron or any other substance, and still
operate the receiver as easily as be
fore. Professor Blake said that he did not
believe the new discovery would ever
take the place of the present method of
telegraphy, but It could' b made ot
great ,'value by signaling from tha
shore to ships 10 or 15 miles from the
coast when the view was obscured by
fog or violent ntmospherlc disturban
ces, and would be of Inestimable value
In coast defense work. In which it' is
now proposed to use it. With a wire
running up the mast of the vereel
and a receiving machine in the hold of
the ship sound waves sent from tho
shore in strlkins the wire would make
the communication as perfect as desired.
CAN1MJ roSTKIt MOTIIEU.
How Two I'lintlier Cubs Tlirlvo at
tliu Cairo Zoo.
The zoo nt Cairo, Egypt, has recent
ly been reorganized, a number of tho
animals being shipped to Europe and
bold. Among these was a femalo
panther, which, on the eve of depart
ure, unexpectedly gave birth tn two
cubs, one black, the other spotted. The
superintendent of the garden attempt
ed to rear them by hand, using ordi
nary infant's feeding bottle, but tho
task proved too much for him. After
that he hit upon the plan of giving
them a foster-mother In the shape of
a dog. The cubs, however, developed
such a voraqlous appetite that they
had to be provided with a fresh nur3e
every day or two, and no little In
genuity had to be displayed in satis
fying their requirements.
A I Hid I'tiiy.
Klppax You seem very niuch affected
nt the tragic fate of Juliet. Miss Snlffen.
I thought I saw tears In your eyes.
Miss Snlffen Yes, Mr. Klppax, It doea
seem so sail to think that the lady who
played Juliet It not really dead. Truth.
Why lie Si'oriKil II.
Conductor Say. can't you read?
Man with the cigar Of course ; can,
Conductor Well, don't you see that
sign that says "Gents Will not Smoke on
This Car?"
Man with the cigar (Indignantly) I
want you to understand, sir, that I am
no "gent." Chicago News,
Her StrntiRO Deliverance.
Tit-mts.
Her mother (to hrlde-clect) What,
frowning on your wedding day?
Bride-elect I'm In a quandary. If I go
to the altar smiling, people will say I'm
simply crazy to get Charley: and If I
look solemn they will say I already re
gret the step. What shall I do?
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