Evening Star Newspaper, October 21, 1897, Page 11

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NEGRO NEGRO EMIGRATION] == st2.ri sar 31/ NOT MUCH IN ITSELF |,2z~asvort.trex2 | HOW LOS TUNAS FELL ticeszaueaeracass || Rupee] Views of Bishop Turner, an Enthsiast on Subject. AFHICA THE NATURAL HOME OF RACE Perpetual Enslavement of Those Who Remain Here. GN SUPREME WHITES Bishop Henry M. Turner of Georgia, who is one of the best-known and most highly jucated negro ministers in the United States, was in Washington a few days this week, and gave The Evening Star the fol- lowing interview touching the emigration of negroes to Africa, in which movement the bishop is the recognized head, and with which he has been identified for a number of years. Bishop Turner is an en- thusiast on the emigration question, and does not hesitate to say that it is only a of extermination or emigration negro. He has given the question tudy, and has been censured and by both the white and colored but this has not caused him to de- t one iota from h cfs and purposes African emigration. to a question, Bishop Turner question for the ye of = abused ces, gentlemen of the an oc ay that in e of you en fit to give me - but Tam — ed to inst my followers 4 Jone nothing in this matter and straightforward manner, and e kept no one in the dark about -n our aim to give it the wide: possible, and I am even willing that I should be carieatured and lambasted by the press, if by so doing it will aid in any way in spreading the truths of our mission and our work. The Negro’s Natural Home. “I think the future of the negro race lies in Africa, his natural home, and the rich- est country on earth. Africa is the negro's fatherland, and the sooner he goes there the better for him. This movement is far- reaching and will change the entire his- tory of our race. It has simply come down to extermination or emigration for the negro, Any intelligent man who has given the matter consideration realizes that. Why is it so? Simply from the fact that istics show that the negro race is dying out. not growing healthier, wealthier, hes pier, wiser, or anything else which goes uke life worth living. Almighty, in His infinite goodness aud wisdom, made Africa for the ne: = negro for Atrica. I believe this I do that the sun shines. x), I would invest every and would see that every hips, negro who wished to go to Africa got there. Now, some of my people want to know rhy I do not go to Africa and stay there. I belleve I am needed here, but the very moment I can get fifty thousand or one nundred thousand negroes to go with me. I am (off like a quarter-horse. and I will think It the best day's work T ever accom- plishe 2o you not think that white and colored pecple get along very easily in this coun- try?" he was asked. Whites W: Il Always Reign. “Yes, but the negro race can never be more than hewers of wood and rawers of water here The giant race—the white race—will always reign supreme in Amer- ica. John Temple Graves, a gentleman for whom I have the highest regard, said in one of his speeches that.the negro would never be allowed to control in this coun- try, everwhere he has a majority. Mr. Graves also said that the price of the ne- &ro's peace was his subordination. “This being true, how can the negro ever hope to attain here the full stature of a citizen or a man? Intelligent negroes well know that Mr. Graves has not uttered thes truths from personal prejudice, for * has plead the negro’s cause as but few me n in the south have. And what does the great statesman, Sen- Morgan of Alabama, say? He says the negro will never receive social recognition here, and that the negro had better be a slave than a free man without social recog- try if he expects to remain in this coun- oo “Has the African emigration movement met with the approval of a majority of the TO race No, indeed: but, on the contrary, a lot of ignorant negroes have opposed it from its very inception. They prate about the sickness of Africa and many other things of which they are in dense ignorance. The thoughtful and intelligent of the white race indorse the emigration policy, and it will yet prove a success and of untold blessings te the negro race. May Be Re-Enslaved. “There is some chance, too, of the negro being re-enslaved if he prefers to stay here. Some people are unkind enough to say that this kind of talk comes from a disordered brain, but that kind of stuff does not annoy me in the least. “Africa is one of the very richest coun- tries on earth, and with a line of steamers, owned and controlled by negroes, plying between that great country and the United States, the negro would soon grow rich and Prosperous by selling to the whites of this . precious ores, gems, ivory end a thousand things which are found in abundance in that rich land and which would fetch good prices here. I believe that the press of this country would be doing ircalculable benefit to humanity by giving this African emigration policy careful study and th teat the facts as wide publicity possible. othe movement growing satisfac- "Or course, with others, I am naturally somewhat but I can ‘say that impatient, esents an encouraging look. is one of vast magnitude mf ried through in a hurry. It will be a glorious day il for that land, when the first which will be a plenty, and which was in- as the home for the negro race.” aed MEXICAN ORANGES. ne of peace tended ty is the Distributing Point of the Whole Country. as City Star. Frem the Just as > York is the leading market in this country for lemons and New Or- leans the only great market for bananas, so is Kansas City making a reputation for herself the principal distributing point for Mexican oranges. cars, ew Last year about 200 containing on an average 300 boxes to each car and 200 oranges to each box, were handled by a single Kansas City firm. T year it is estimated that 400 cars will be imported, the majority of which will be received by local dealers,who will distribute the fruit among all the larger cities of the United States and Canada. At present the market is entirely bare of oranges, and for a space of nearly two weeks lovers of fruit have been obliged to content themselves with the many other varieties that are be- ing offered, but oranges from Mexico will be for sale some time this week. Up to about ten years ago whole sum- mers used to pass without the sign of an orange on the market. The season was al- SE — Be Bs Se most identical with that of oysters, and months without the “r” rarely saw an orange. It was considered winter fruit al- most entirely in those days, and was one of the sweet luxuries of Yuletide holidays. Now it is in the market all the year round, owing to the importations of the Mexican fruit, the growth and development of which has been due largely to the efforts of Kan- sas City merchants. There are really two crops of the Mexi- can orange, the summer or brevas crop, a8 it is called, which is usually marketed dur- ing the month of June, and the regular crop, which follows it closely and lasts un- til after the holidays. These two crops supply the demand during the months when the California fruit is ripening. Near- ly every one knows the jeicy, sweet, fine- flavored little Mexicans, and their superior qualities give them a high place in every market. They will keep longer and ship farther than any other fruit. The varieties which are received here are grown in the mountains about 300 miles from Mexico City. They are wrapped in tissue paper that was made in Massachusetts and pack- ed in boxes made in Florida and carried on burros to shipping stations on the Mexi- can Central raitway. The railroad as well as the Mexican government has begun to realize the importance the industry is as- stming, and both have aided in many ways the breaking down of the barriers of com- merce. For instance, since the Dingley bill went into effect the tariff has increased about 73 per cent, but the railroads have offset the expense by making rates to all points in this country, which enables im- perters to extend their business over a wider territory. The rate to Kansas City and to New York is identical. By this ad- jvstment of freight rates it costs less to ship stock across the United States into Canada, the duty into Canada being thirty cents a box, against seventy-five cents into the United States. It takes seven days for a shipment to reach Kansas City, and the time and the freight rate are practical- ly the same as from California. to reat Dane Dog. From Good Words. ‘The Great Dane, the exhibition dog of to- and growing every day in favor as a ‘autiful and “biddable” dog, is the mod- ern representative of the boarhound. On the continent, where its Danish origin is repudiated, it is called the German mastiff, and under this head all its varieties are classed at shows; while m this country we call it the Great Dane, and catalogue under that name all the varieties of German mastiff, so that, taking the one with the other, the dog comes by its rights. It is a beautiful creature, this Great Dane, and gives the impression at once of both power and activity, and its temper— look at its small keen eyes—is exactly what one might expect from a dog of war and of the chase, veneered with the elegancies of civilization, for it is equable and (de haut en bas) good tempered, but woe to the ob- ject that irritates it. The conciliatory stranger who goes to pat one as if it were a lapdog finds a great blunt nozzle thrust forcibly and roughly into his hand, or per- haps into his ribs, as who should say, “All "m not going to hurt you; t me and call me good dog.” He never awaits your permission to make your acquaintance, but introduces himself without formality if he wishes to know Going through a narrow passage, a Great Dane will take up more than half the room. He does not drop behind like the elegant- -mannered St. Bernard with a polite “man before dogs” sort of air, but hustles you robustly for equal space. Not that he is a dangerous dog. He simply a boar- hound, a creature of im: se strength and infinite courage, and cou. 2ous only out of condescension. a: b you needn't soo ver Froze. If Water From Pearson's Weekly. The whole economy of nature would un- dergo a startling change if water never The world’s climates would be revolutionized. The ice-bound polar seas would cease to exercise their chilling in- fluences, end consequently the currents of the ocean might either cease or be turned aside in different directions. Thus the gulf stream would seek other shores than those of Britain, and the cli- mate there might be subject to the ex- tremes of heat and cold noticeable in other countries of the same latitude. The ice- bound rivers of the north, notably those of Russia and Siberia, would be open for navi- gation, and Russia's activity as a sea power and a commercial nation might alter the whole world of commerce. Canada would become another country altogether. An immense tract of land vould be available for cultivating hardy plants, and Greenland might be what !ts name indicates. ‘The absence of icebergs off the coasts of Newfoundland and Ice- land would result in a much warmer cll- mate in those islands, where now the crops often fail. Ice, too, plays an important part in the economy of nature. Thus, if water never froze snow, hail and hoar frost would cease. The loosening of soils and the dis- integration of rocks by the frost and many other now vital effects would be lost. In short, the absence of ice would be on the one hand an incalculable disaster, on the other hand, a great boon. ———_+e+_____ Free Street Railways. New York Letter in Chicago Record, Referring to Henry George's platform of free street cars, a gentleman from Aus- tralia tells me that the plan has worked well at Sidney, New South Wales, where the city owns the lines and runs them with- out charging fares. He says that the peo- ple do not use them any more than they did before they were free, and that the ex- pense of maintenance is cheerfully borne by the taxpayers. The only places in the United States where the public enjoys free transportation, so far as I can ascertain, are Oakland, Cal., and Havre de Grace, Md. When the Central Pacific railway w: eek- ing right of way into Oakland it was grant- ed by the common council upon the condi- tion that the suburban trains should carry all citizens free within the city limits. The bridge across the Susquehanna at Havre de Grace belonged to the county, and when the Philadelphia, Wilmington and _Balti- more railway was seeking the privilege of crossing it many years ago the entire property was turned over to that corpora- tion upon the agreement that it should be maintained perpetually as a free bridge and that no fares should be charged for crossing either for foot pedestrians or passengers upon the trains. —_—_—_-e-—— Leng Journey. From the Indianapolis News. Mary Holly, who walked with a tottering step, was in police court this morning. She was poorly dressed, had a black cloth around her head, and over it a dilapidated and dusty black straw hat. She had with her two baskets, which were so heavy that she could hardly lift them, and in cne hand was an umbrella stick, which she leaned heavily upon. She was charged with being drunk, the officers having found her on the streets yesterday afternoon. She told Judge Cox that she was eighty- nine years old, and that she was tramp- ing from Whitehall, N. Y., to Terra Haute, where she had friends. She had been more than a month on the road, she said. Some of the time she rode, but she had walked much of the distance. She was frequently out of money, and had made many meals on bread, salt and water. When she reach- €d Indianapolis, she said, she was out of money, and was so worn from travel that she did not see how she was to reach her destination. She went to a drug store and of liquor to hen her. She told her story to the judge with a low, trembling voice, and he withheld - Ppa Birt mee eae ae gens co erre Haute might be —<eo—_ It matters ‘little what it—whether a NOT MUCH IN ITSEL But the Cent Plays an Important Part in Trade. FACTS ABOUT OUR SMALLEST COIN It is More in Demand Now Than Ever Before. USEFUL AND HARD WORKING SS SS Notwithstanding the rumpus raised by the disputing friends of gold and silver, the most useful and hard-working member of the coin family is of neither of these ma- terials. It consists of 95 per cent of copper and 5 per cent tin and zinc, and bears on its face the legend “one cent.” The rise of the cent to this position of supremacy has been rapidly going on the past few years. It doesn’t require a person of ad- vanced age or long memory to recall the time when the humble coin was practical- ly unknown west of the Mississippi. Now its use is well-nigh universal, and the de- mand for it is increasing so rapidly that the Philadelphia mint is compelled to turn out one-cent pieces at the rate of nearly 4,000,000 per month to keep up the supply. According to the estimate of the director of the mint, there are at present something Fke 1,000,000,000 pernies in circuiation, en- gaged in carrying on the small business of the country. Two recent devices have been largely responsible for the increased use of our only copper coin. One is the penny-in- the-slot_machine, which has spread over the land like the locusts of Egypt with- in the past two or three years. A single automatic machine company in New York city takes in half a million pennies a day. As there isn’t a crossroads village in the country that hasn't a chewing gum, kineto- scope, music or weighing machine operated in this way the number of coins required to keep them all goirg is enormous. The other invention responsible for the rise of the cent !s the “bargain counter.” The craze for forty-nine-cent and ninety-nine- cent bargains makes work for a lot of pep: nies. Supt. Milman of the New York sub- treasury said the other day that it was no unusual thing for one of the great depart- ment stores which make a specialty of “bargains” to take $10,000 worth of cents— 1,000,000 piéces—at a time. The penny newspapers and in some places three-cent street car fares have also increased the field of operations of the one-cent piece. “The cent is really the most interesting and least known of our coins,” said Mr. Milman, “and there are some very curious facts about It. The subtreasury is the ciearing house for the pennies in circula- tion in the metropolitan district, and the penny is for us a barometer, a calendar and an accurate index of business conditions. As a Barometer. “Why, in the middle of July there was a week or more cf cold, rainy weather, aud the supply of pennies coming in for exchange into larger denominations fell off one-third. A heavy storm or the sud- den coming of cold weather, anything that keeps the penny-spending part of our pop- ulation at home, 1s accurately reflected !n the falling off in the supply of ceats com- ing to us for exchange. All through the summer the pennies accumulate on our hends, but when cold weather comes and the children get back to schooi, and retail trade revives, there is a great demand for them. At present the minor coin division has tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of pennies on hand, but they are beginning to go out, and by November 1 we shall probably be compelled to call on the mint for a fresh supply. The holidays demand a lot of pennies, and with the approach of Christmas our cent pile ‘neits away amaz- ingly. “There is no better indication of lively trade conditions than the cent. During periods of dullness they always a:cumulate cn our hands, and when trade revives they begin to circulate rapidly again. They come to us from the slot machine companies, the newspaper offices and the street railways, and they go out to the de- partment stores, the toy and confectionery shops and the small trader generally. Of course, some of them come and go through the banks. Mountains of Pennies. “Come this way,” said Mr. Milman, “if you want to see the way we handle pen- nies,” and he led the way to.the minor coin division, where half a dozen clerks were busily at work. In 9ne corner of the room was a stack of canvas bags reaching nearly to the ceiling and making a gocd- sized pyramid. ‘Those are all pennies,” said the director. “I suppose there are some 100,000,000 pieces there, and we have more below.” In another corner of the room was a stack of loose coins piled high above the heads of the clerks, who were busily counting them off into the canvas bags. The pennies are kept in bags of 1,000 each, and when they come in they are all counted over. An express wagon drew up at the door, and bebind its grated door cculd be seen the canvas bags piled high. “There's a sample lot of half a million or so from the slot machine company,” gaid the superintendent, ‘‘and here’s a boy with @ $100 bill who will get ten bags of pennies for it. That's the way they come and go Talk about the volume of currency affect- ing business. I wonder what some kinds of business would do if we locked up just what pennies we have on hand and didn’t allow them to go out. If somebody should cerner the penry market people would realize what a highly important coin it is, for ie reason that there {s no substitute ‘or it.” There are several unique features about the coinage of pennies, and the work is managed in a somewhat different fashion from the turning out of gold and silver coins. One Dollar Per Thousand. In the first place, although the United States government is the only authority entitled to indulge in the manufacture of coins, our Uncle Samuel does not prepare the blanks from which pennies are made. He finds it cheaper to let out the work by contract than to do it himself, and it is at present in the hands of a Cincinnati fi They prepare the copper blanks in sheets large enough to turn out 100 pieces each. It is not known exactly how sauch the gov- ernment pays for these blanks, but the price is in the vicinity of $1.25 per 1,000, or @ trifle over one mill for each unstamped cent, In the disparity between the real and face value of the cent there is considerable profit for the government, for the reason that a great proportion of the pennies portion. Thence they. pass directly to the coining room. Here the sheets are éut into strips, from which the round bianks, called eplanshehe: are punched, and these are run directly through the stamping ma- chines, where they receive the impressions from the dies. ‘The stamping machine consists of a heavy cast-iron arch above a small round ‘table, at which the operator sits. A nearly round brass plate, called a “triangle,” is fastened by a “knee” joint to the lever of the arch. ‘This triangle holds the die, which is forced down on the blanks and leaves the impres- — The brass blanks or “planchets” through a hollow tube upon feeders, whl ich carry them beneath the dies. Any imperfect pieces are rejected by the wo- man operators, who acquire wonderful dex- terity in detecting them. From the stamp the coins go to an auto- matic weighing machine. ‘This intelligent Piece of mechanism, a German invention, perfected by a former director of the mint, throws out all pieces that are above or be- low the required weight, and an electric alarm attached to it warns the operator in case two coins try to pass into the recep- tacle at once. The pleces of correct weight Pass on to the counting room, and the others are sent back to be recast. Counting 500 at a Time. Pennies are not counted by the laborious process of handling each piece, but by a device known as the “counting board,” by which 500 are counted at a time. The counting board is an inclined plane, with columns the exact width of a cent, sep- arated by copper partitions in height ex- actly equal to the thickness of the coin. The cents are spread over this board and fall into the grooves preparéd for them, all surplus coins falling off into a trough. Then the counting board is emptied into the canvas bags, which are carted away to be shipped to any part of the country. The figures of distribution kept by the mint are interesting, as showing the locali- ties where pennies are most in use. Last year the demand for pennies was greatest from Pennsylvania, which took over 11,- 000,000 of them. New York was the second largest customer, adding 9,000,000 to her supply. In New Mexico, on the other hand, the cent fs still unappreciated and little used, and in 1896 only 4,000 pieces—$40— were sent to this territory. —_—-—__ NANSEN PRAISES PEARY. The Norwegian Pole Hunter Believes Andree is Alive. From the New York World. Dr. Nansen, the arctic explorer, who will sail trom Liverpool about the middle of the month, was found at his pretty house at Lysaker, near Christiania. The correspondent had a chat with him about his projected American tour. “Iam trying to get as mruch of my scientific notes ready for publication as possible before I sail fer the United States,” he said in perfect Engtish.. “I am working fifteen hours a day atepresent and am stili behind hand.” Questioned as to his pregram for his American tour, Dr. Nansenssaid: “My pres- ent expectation is that 2 shall be home again by the middle ef Jamuary, but it is pessible I may extend myy stay. so that I may be delayed until the beginning of Feb- ruary. My wife is very sorry that she can- not accompany me, but ,we have our baby to consider, and we have decided that it would be inadvisable to subject it to the in- conveniences of such a trip,” Being asked what he thought of Lieuten- ant Peary’s projected polar expedition, Dr. Nansen said: “I have only seen thessnort dispatches in the newspapers. To pags an-accurate judg ment I should have fulf details of his plans, which I have not got. But if you ask me what I think of Lieut. Peary as an explorer I may tell you that, judging by his former achievements, I regard him as standing in the very front rank. I have no doubt his plans will be cleverly laid and courageously carried out.’ “What, is your theory about the fate of Andree?” & think that Andree ts still alive. It is not necessarily a bad sign that he has not been heard from-yet. My idea is that he has probably landed in the North American archipelago or on the northern shores of America or the Siberian coast. In either case he would have to go ito winter quar- ters and await the spring in order to be able to communicate with the outside world. You must remember that he carried provisions with him for three months. Oh, | no, I think it is altogether too soon to be hopeless about him.” “Have you formed any plans for a future expedition yourself?” “No; I have-had no time to do so for one thing. I am not yet done with the results of my last expedition. I cannot say as yet, in fact, whether I shall ever form any fur- ther plans in that direetion.” 2 What a Trained Nurse Knows. From the Philadelphia Times. Many bright young women, who have to make*their own living, are entering this noble profession, for it fully deserves that name. Following is an interesting state- ment of what she learns at the school where she is trained. It is from the pen of a well-known physician, and is published in the Youth’s Companfon: She will be practically instructed in cook- ing, and in serving and preparing delicacies for the sick. She will be taught the best methods of ventilating the sick room, and of keeping all instruments surgically clean and disin- fected. She will learn to observe and report ac- curately to the physician the state of the patient’s secretions, éxpectoration, pulse, skin, appetite, temperature of the body, i telligence—as delirium or stupor—-breath- ing, sleep, condition of wounds and erup- tions, and the*effect ‘of diet, rest, stim- ulants and medicines. She will soon know how to act in an emergency. Many a patient has been saved because the nurse ‘kept her head” and knew what to do at the right moment. Nurses are taught the administration of medicines and the application of external remedies, how to take notes on cases, the making up of the nurse's record, and the reports to the attending doctor. The course of training includes a fixed course of instruction from text books, mainly given by the, superintendent of nurses and her assistants. Lectures and demonstrations are en at stated times by the medical ani surgical staff of the hospital. ‘Quizzes,’ tests by question and answer, are held at intervals, and examina- os. both written and@ oral, complete the term, ———+ 2 Couldn’t Talk to Save: His Beard. From the Pittsbarg Ohronicte. Several ‘days ago a| well-known member of the Allegheny county: bar, who is also Prominent in Grand Army and Veteran Legion circles, appeared at his haunts, shorn of a fine gray beard which had added much to his dignified @ppearance. He had worn whiskers so long that his acquaint- ances often wondered what he would look £ HOW LOS TUNAS FELL Graphic Account of a Famous Victory for the Cubans. KANSAS LAD WHO WAS THERE. Receives Lieutenant Colonel’s Star ‘ for His Part in the Action. LOSSES HEAVY ON BOTHSIDES Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. INDEPENDENCE, Kan.,October 18, 1897. Fred Funston, the Kansas lad, has been heard from again. He Is still in Cuba fight- ing for the independence of that island. He writes that he ts broken down by the hard- ships he has undergone, and that he is com- irg home about Christmas. “I hate to leave now,” he says, “but I feel as if I had done about my share for Cuban inde- pendence. A man who has fought through four sieges and twenty-two battles ought to rest a bit. So in a few weeks I expect to ask for my leave and start for home. “I have received the gold star of the lieu- tenant colonel, presumably for my services during the siege and capture of Los Tunas, the fall of which created such consterna- tion among the Spanish and so much ela- tion among the Cubans.” Concerning the capture of Los Tunas the letter, which is dated Los Tunas, August 31, 1897, says: “We have just won the biggest victory of this or the other revolu- tion, by capturing the city of Los Tunas, with its twenty-one forts, and taking the entire garrison, with a great quantity of rifles, ammunition, ete. The fight lasted three days and two nights, and was a fear- fully bloody affair. Details of the Siege. “On the night of Augvst 27 we constructed fortifications in the way of strong intrench- ments on the north side of the town, the nearest fort being distant about 400 yards, and placed therein four breech-loading field guns and a Sims-Dudley pneumatic dynamite gun. At the dawn of day August <8, we opened fire on the six forts within range, and they replied most vigorously, peppering us with all sorts of hardware, trom Krupp guns to Mauser bullets, and tore our intrenchments to pieces, so that it was with the greatest difficulty that we held our men to their work. It was some- thing awful. Shelis were exploding near us constantly and our losses were heavy. “The pneumatic dynamite guns did won- ders, wrecking the cavalry headquarters, and in two shots blowing the top off of Fort Conception. At 10 a.m., Lieut. Col. Calixto Enamorado, with a few men, car- ried the latter fort by assault, losing about a third of his men by the fire from the ad- joining forts. Assault on Cavalry Headquarters. “But at 12 o'clock occurred the great feature of the siege. The strong fort, call- ed the cavalry headquarters, because it had once been used as such, had suffered inuch from our fire, when Chief of Staff Menocal ordered the bugler to sound the charge. Hardly had the notes died away when the same lieutenant colonel, with 200 men, left the shelter of the hill crest and started for the fort. Many men fell, but on they pushed until checked by a tangle of barb-wire fences, where in the open they held their position, firing at the Span- ish in the trenches of the fort, until Lieut Col. Garcia, son of the general, led up men to his support. Then there was a wild Tush for the fort. The men cut the barb wire with their machetes, and Lieut. Col. Garcia, with the Cuban flag in one hand and sword in the other, leaped the moat and his men followed him like a flock of sheep. It was like the battles of the story books, and it was worth years of hum- drum life to see it. Als was over in a min- ute, and when the hated red and yellow flag gave way to the Cuban banner we in the intrenchments only a hundred yards away cheered ourselves hoarse. “All the rest of the fearfully hot day we pitched shells at the Spanish forts and dodged those sent at us. The cannonading closed at nightfall, but a terrific racket was Kept up by the infantry, wno assaulted and took two more forts. “The next day we put the guns in one of the captured works and af a distance of 150 yards shelled the great fort known as ‘Infantry Cuartel,’ but with but little effect, as the walls were very strong. Even the dynamite gun had Ilttle effect on it. With darkness the uproar ceased and the wearled men got what snatches of sleep they could. Victory on Third Day. “The morning of August 30 (yesterday) saw the end at hand. After an hour’s bom- bardment the flag of truce was sent from the Infantry Cuartel, and the plucky com- mander having been killed, his men sur- rendered. We then cut our way through several blocks of stone houses and threw up barricades in the streets in order to at- tack the only remaining fort—the Cuartel General,’ more than a dozen forts having surrendered, with the ‘Cuartel Infanteria.’ After a few shots and some flags of truce business they gave in and the fight was over, but at a fearful cost. One-third of the Cubans had fallen. But the Spanish had fought like heroes, losing 40 per cent of their garrison in the defense. We cap- tured twenty-one forts, 1,150 rifles, with 1,000,000 rounds of ammunition, two Krupp cannons and a train load of prisoners, be- sides large quantities of general stores. The Cubans are wild with joy, and say it ends the war, but I don’t know about that. “We artillerymen are the heroes of the day, and nothing is too good for us. The Spanish officers say that they were fairly thunder struck by the way our cannon used them. Of our nine officers, two were killed and three wounded, while half our men were killed or disabled.” SS DEPUTY SHERIFF HAS SHIVERS. Had a Warrant to Serve on John L., and Was Filled With Forebodings. From the Providence Journal. Deputy Sheriff Winslow sat in his office perusing the account of David's interview with Goliath. He was not reading for the sake of his spiritual welfare. He was about to venture forth upon an undertaking be- side which that of David paled into insig- nificance. He was going to serve a writ upon the body of John L. Sullivan. There- fore he was seeking tips, and his memory being somewhat hazy in regard to the manner in which David did up Goliath he read the story to see if he could vanquish the + Boee John L. in the same manner should the latter take it ate his head to swat the majesty of the lay Ho stuffed a revelver ine each =, pocket, —_ three or four bludgeons and spring billies about his person and started forth. ao one business at the mya of t lympi> and was told that he would Leet L. in his dressing room. It is ne to state that the sheriff is a brave BAR, Otherwise he would not take his life He approached the dressing room and will cee the I oF blackjacks 1'll kick him in the stomach.’ He knocked could see ‘the terriblo left the stage and was in his sparring rig. ¥Vtthout waiting, and dodging an imaginary blow, Winslow read the writ of arrest. He knew it by heart and accordingly had his eyes peeled for the blow he expected. It a:dn’t come. There was no explosion of the leonine wrath he had looked for. John L. intimated that his former manager, Mr. Dunn, whe had the writ issued, was not a friend of his, and repeated the blood-curd- Urg assertions which the sheriff had thought were meant for him. Sullivan sent for Steve McMaugh to fur~ nish bail for him, and Steve furnished it as soon as he could get to the theater. Winslow, who, by the way, is rather thin and of Hgat weight, could not contain himself for joy, and walked out with a halo around his head. No one saw it there, but he knew it was there because he felt tt. ——+-+— SENSE OF SMELLING. It Has Been Highly Developed in Some Human Beings. From Forest and Stream. Why should it be considered strange that an animal depending on its “nose” as much as the dog does should be able to -listin- guish one scent from another, when man- Kind can do the seme to fully as delicate a degree? A friend of mine told me he could lean over a kettle of boiliag glue stock (horrible smelling stuff) and distin- guish any perfume from any other on a handkerchief. Julia Brace (deaf-blind) could assort the clothing of her fellow pu- pils after coming from the wash by smell- ing it. Linnie Haguewood (another deaf- blind girl) knows every dish on the table on coming into the room. James Mitciell (a deaf-blind man, who died about 1830) rec- ognized his friends by their smell, and ¢ formed his likes and dislikes of stran: by that means. The Rev. M. wrote me that his young brother-in-law could always tell whether a rabbitt was in its burrow -by smelling at the opening. The deaf-blind always display this ex- treme delicacy of scenting powers (except, in ‘such cases as Laura Bridge- etc, of cours man, Ragnhild Kata, Willie Caton, where the senses‘ of taste and s destroyed by the disease which r: sight and hearing), and it would they only appreciate distinctions ich those in possession of ail their senses ne- glect. I know that doctors will say that the organ of smeli is but vestigial in man, while fully developed in dogs; but no trai ed man-tracking hound ever displayed more delicate “nose” than Julia Brace did, and a stubborn fact like that counts strong, re- gardless of what anatomy says. The Post Canteen. From Leslie’s Weekly. Some years ago some sensible man sug- gested as a substitute for the post-traders’ stores at army posts a co-operative store, to be known as a post exchange. The Profits of this store were to be expended for the benefit of the enlisted men. The sug- gestion was surprising because it was both simple and praiseworthy. What was more surprising was its adoption by the War Department. The department had been struggling with the post-tradership ques- tion, considering complaints of comma officers, and the petitions of temperance Vocates against it. The new plan was net calculated to satisfy the advocates of tem- perance, but it pleased them in some de- gree, because the removal of the profit feature of the trade in beer killed trade- soliciting and lessened the incitement to drink. The commanding officers welcomed the plan, and the result of several y. of fair trial has justified their faith. The post exchange is no longer the subject of complaint and ill-fecling. The men can buy goods there at a fair margin above co: with the assurance that even the profit will be expended in their own interest. Reading rooms, card rooms, billiard rooms and gym- nasiums are fitted up with the profits of the exchange, and these are for the equal use of all the men. So successful has the system proved that orders have been issued by the command- ant of the marine corps to Capt. Cochrane, in charge of the marines at the naval train. ing station, Newport, to establish a pest exchange there If at the end of six months the experiment proves successful there, post exchanges will be established at Washing- ton and every other point where detach- ments cf the marine corps are stationed. In creating the post exchange the govern- ment has placed the soldier indirectly on the same plane as the officer of the army. An officer can buy general supplies for his home at army warehouses in any of the principal cities, and can get them there at wholesale prices. ~ee0-- Detective Meets His W From the New York Journal. William Pinkerton, whom the world knows as “Billy,” and has supposed the real modern Vidocq, has fallen from his pedestal. The fall was occasioned by an urknown pickpocket who, in Denver, the other day relieved Mr. Pinkerton’s inside coat pocket of $250. Mr. Pinkerton’s purpose in going to Den- ver was to advise the local police how to best protect people from pickpockets during a carnival that was in progress. The day following his errival there was a parade, and Mr. Pinkerton undcrtook the task of giving an object lesson of his method of foiling pickpocket desigrs. He moved about among the people who lined the streets and kept a sharp lookout for the light-fingered folk who take the chance that in stealing another's purse they steal trash. Just how it happened no one, not even Mr. Pinkerton, knows, but when the Chicago detective king reached his hotel he found himrelf minus the $250 that had been in his possession when he began to give his object lesson. This is the first time, so far as criminal records show, that a man who has won international reputation as a thief catcher was ever made the victim of a thief when he was looking for just such a criminal. Mr. Pinkerton gave no further lessons to the Denver police, but returned to Chicago, where the thieves know and fear him. ——_—_+oo__ A Competition for Centenarians. Rome Correspondence Pall Mall Gazette. Supported by the newspaper “Don Chis- ciotti,” a subscription has been opened, the result of which is to be divided between those who on January 1, 1900, will have seen three centuries—that is to say, those who, having at that time at least one hun- dred years and two days, can boast of hav- ing lived in the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Superficial observers may think that for this purpose compara- tively little will be required, or that if a large sum be collected it will be divided among very few people. 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