Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 40, Number 28, Jasper, Dubois County, 18 March 1898 — Page 6
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN.
Their Status as Rogards tho Natiouai teoyeriuai nt.
BRITISH PRESS UTTERANCES. IgQJJg QF THE FINDINGS.
"Ttiry Arc Huhjrrt to I In I'rraUirnt'a Orders, Without Kwourw, for Duly In or OuUUIr of the I ull.-.l Mittra 111nun llrlua; H.fi'il Out. St. iM II. Maivli I 'Whut il tho
tiatinnal jfiiar!". W bat is its relation 1 chasinc war rn
to tho state and national overnuient , separately ami conjunctively? NN aal M it- liabilities to MOB? YYh;it changes from its present statu would follow it.s impressment into national aervice?" These questions wore put to .Indue Advocate (Jen. Clifford 11. Allen, of th First Hilft Wf t. for the information ol the public, und were all ansv. eredcate. syorically with an incisivi-ncss and comprehensiveness betokcuintf rocont sptvitic research "The national yaavd is a citir.cn sob diory of the Initcd Status." he bejruu. 'It is both a stato ami, as the term sitfnilies, u nutional j,-uard. It is the restive army of this eountry the onl.v one wo have. It is not only subject to tho call of tho governors of the states, but it is also suhjoot to the president. It OU he nsid bjf the c mors ol the several states to uphold the law within their respective states; it ea n he used bj the I'nitod States to repel a in hostile foroe whioh may nttompt to in ado the eonntry. There is an inures Rion in the minds of some that tlionii
tional fjuard oan ho used only withic
Proalilrnl MrKlnlejr's ( nun otiittntle4 No tloulil s i" ! I Itlitialc lue Mar BstWCM UM I atftetl Malm end s,..in altitude of ihe Koutli merle, Ki-pubU ew V Ulm tit llrll i.li Jlnux. LMMM, Mürel tf.- The Time editorial Iy says: If Kpaln is placed In an iw'wnl p miiou rHH'ttiu to' l.,' met. lent she mis. tuauu tae Indiscretion ot her foreurn office. She can not ÜMM i'i-,i,ui McKlttley. Mr Cannon's bid run hanllv lie 'plainsl by tho !.' Incident II
U probabl) iiu. l. tun ru::iors that Spain 1 pur-
I We ilonet Iwlieve that Spain ilcsires war. b.it. if she does, t tu i-;.lenee of AflMtiiii I alertness ,Zrr- a most efTe.'t ual etuvW l'rrst- ) dent M.-Klnley app -ars to tie s-itcrttlf lo)a ly I to ihc policy of 1 1 IMS II. tSttsioa nnil pacitlo j circumspection he h.is hltlu-rto ptirstinl. o dou'.it lie has ltwt support Of tSS sober :i:ul con-M-leati.ms mass of la Unoricau prople, but he I. is Ii a I t.i fa "". ii.r-ts.if p'pularelatiMirtiiet a weaker raun mum have mistaken for the Toioeofthe oouatrv. Th complicity of lbs Ij inlaa gsememsal ta the M i.n llasvaMf la a I aypothesis too monstrous ana Irrational to b I mhsiUIss i. anil tears Is asiaf IsipossIbss of I srran.'i meat betwi-en Spain ai l .Mn-r:,-:. ; araile Um laii'Seeabts aataroei Ciaba'attiaawtsri 1 sm not tax laapln Uwu'atiul A'ticrlaas wit;
a satlOttS doubl to tho u.s.lom ot annexal. The Daily News, in its editorial oa tite Cuban SttttJltiOQ, says: We .an aol '.outt as to tho ultimate ismi" of a war betwe VfA State, an.! Spain. Iut Ameri.-.i lauiit !i;sv" a bait ijtiaiterof u;i hour before rlotery Bwopoan aii'.unoos arfuiust the tTattoi Mtatai atai as kaft out of too .ju.-s-t.. .a. ;).: the tail Ukfk Of Spain's frlmil. I '.. i attitul- of th spaait::-.iaor.oan republics, however, may irivo tue Amerns:: p.iue. The one tiling n e.lfu. so far ua hnand is e -n.-orae.t i- that 'tioso who have so often BjissaaaagC t our relations with the. I'u.tod stales nh'juld not repeat tUcir hlstorlo mistakes.
Rosult of tho Mnino Court of Inquiry's lil VOSlitflVtiOU.
rhu u Not ortc i at. i-oi u Bassai 1 Dili Hap WOlll) Will Known AaatMM Use aefaopasaaassli KM tt II. it. u.a.
It may b takon for ura:.: 1 that America
the states to whioh the eotuuituuls re wants imhrn; fr m u hut -.yn; athy, a'.d last.
aita or smtuml it. sho srul oosm outonth I ritcht sKl . It;:, the L'nf'd Sta: oulil n et i lOrfOI any m NMMNHHtfji fatlVN on our part to do jirompt justioe. on the BOOtriaO (hat AmtTica s difficulty is lireaf ISritain's op. ri unity. i.e ' docrine is surs t.i ! pra.-he.! .n its own Pad
Mast bf am --f our j n.'"?s. but we must u (-are tLat Hi y do SOI spaak for saw nation.
pcetively holono-; hut tiiuler the actl of eonpress, bused upon n iist itutiona! provision, the national ffsMfd of unt tate may be used under the ordert ol the pros; letit witliout the United States That is to say, if the president saw lit he eould order the national puard foi duty in CtAf or ( anada. It othei Words, after the nationul putinl l.ai been ordered into the s.-rviee of the X ' tatted states poverntuent. the only d ti net ion. so far a its dut v is eonoorncd
SPAIN'S ENTIRE NAVY. it Hay be "Io'..lllzeil In llivtvit ll.;ri.irTlie Fate of the Ann a da 1 orgoitMSa LOXDOX, Mareh -A factor whi.U
is that the oourts-ma: ti.tl whioh may ,uust w l :Ki'a maioerawon :i be called u.wu to trv military offender. t'u" PWcha ,,f 9 " that of national puardsnion must he eotn- government has the power to takfl posed of oflioers of the national nard I hlPf bttllüi,lf for fur -'ovorntm nt That is the only dlstinet km that oeeurs ,,An :lt iht 1 moOMUt.
to mo at the present time us rarardi "" '.' "P uaumous
the service."
WaOTtMTOV, Mnroh 11 A special from Havana (fives the following forecast of the tiiniin.'s in the report of the naval court of in piiry into the ItaifM fHaaatnr which will be made to t las president, probably next wek: I. A hole was found just ainvi the keel on the jxri s. do, where a torpedo or min wa . startad. A Barl of the prt side of the Maine and n f reatct p rt ion of t he fortrafd deck . were blown off by the explosion. a. Hay I0inch ir.is arc vvin? in the rod W !' t away, off the starboard ile. 4. All bar plates, tiom the Ueol to the waters ed;fe. ut the deck, are pushed up. 5. The powder HHfjaitfMH iWsl -sh-jll-rue HOU are indict. 0. Her bottom is all pone. 7. Her boilers did aot explode, for her tires ware alt, not forward. This out line of some ol the EtadiaM of the hoard ol inouirj is uuthontie. The- exanination of the divers sent to Harena by the (roverftaeent developed this stale of taeta w ithin less t ban two w.-eUs after the disaster. A most frightful state of affairs eras found. The divers made their examinations Into thi eanso ol the explosion, on each
trip. Thov first found
heavy armor plates, troaa the keel to the water lino on the upper deck .. had Ua :i pushed up. Thib was the lir.st eonclttslve testimony that the explosion came from the outside.
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY. Rr ii It of th Trlat of Sheriff Martin an teSBJSitlM l 'he .lur l aanli ' initial OSflM of t h. Famous I rial of tho nsstlclsaatta i ihr sasMttafi "' Striker t lallluitr, Mo:- Indli lUinil. I'l II ling. WaUlsuAUUK, Pa., March 10. The
! ur v in the ease of Sheriff Murtinand
his deputies, charged with the kiiiinjf )f strikers ut halt iiuer. on September 10 last, ret urucd a ve:dict of not guilty. LOfM U forothe time for court toeoitviuc tlnre wusa Mg OrOSVd Wfsitlaf f Ifuitt admittance to the court-room, und w hin the doors wore throw n opcu there was a wild rush, but only a limited nuniler were admitted Judire Wootlward tlid not take
his seat i'ii the bench until live i minutes after ten. o'clock, the jury couiinif in a few minutes later. VVheu j the Jurors hud taken their scats the roll was called, aseh bum aaawadaf to Us name. The clerk then SsUedi
"Oeotlemen of the jury, have you I Sffivcd uiku a verdict?" The lore mas replis i "Wo have," at I the anew tints handlntf the dark the I written verdict, wiiich was pro' i:tly ! pa sed to .1 ad(s Woodward.
After reading tba rerulot the jniiure rcturaed the paper to Use clerk. Tue latter, addressm;,' tho jury, stiidt ientk iik'ii. your rerdiet la the case f the torn. non wealth swrstts Jantaa kiartin, St ai, is not fSilty! say you ah'.' " ' We do," was the reply. The jury was then p died and each juror answered not guilty as hie seme as called. There was an attempt at applause, but it was quickly suppri ssed by the judge.
tilitt all th I a.1 I..,! aail
Ili; Lllll O H Will III" I.U....I, 1 11 I W
was unanimous lor BCfUlttaL It is aid! the jury was prepared lor S verdict before leaving the box. After the jury had been thanked and discli.i ivreil b Jnthri Wi m (diva rd. Iis-
EUd her magaaies btawn ap it wonld triot Attorney M;.rtin asked that the baee left nothing below the lower deck. I fofaants be reqtoired to eontinna Here, however, everything WS! Jone tneir bail bond, as there are still 17 infrom keel to deck. Later the divere I ,u.tmMi. tn- mntsw KmoHss mm
How would it be euilod into Hit service of the CTfslted States.''" "In the event that the president ot the United States should desire troop from the national uanl. he would address a rcjuos: t the governors of su.-l states as eoinma ided the troops ho i:esiretl to furnish the number of men re quired from such state, to report at daaigaated i m i n t . He would shnpl any to Gov. Stepbens: 'I desire U'.iKX men from you. to report at Atlan ta or Mobile,' or any othei point; ami the ffovernor won hi through his adjutant-ovnerel and ffeueral of militia, select such troops a he saw tit, to report in accordance wit! auch order a, the poiut llialgliatl t)i arrival the tro ps would be reported to the I'nitod States army oflkcr it command. "After such report of the various retf intents of the national ffnfald to tin United States jfovernment. what wotih become of the personal staffs of the re apeetive OOioaebj is a matter of some considerable conjeotnre. Asa rule, in the national (fiianl the duties of ij.utr termaster and commissary are performed by staff officers appointed ly the colonels of the respective, rc'fimcntn. No otlicers of the line, as a ruh-, have had :nv experience in either of tin-two capacitiea. There are not iu the national iruard. as in the Piiiied Sttitos army, extra lieutenant s who do perform such service for their re ajpective retriaantsts. it might be IossibIe. in the rbscnoe ot auch extra lioutenaota. that
(1 these two staff positions BÜgtit Mf ails thars ass beeasa iasioast ta tae Mav
bus done this.
The Standard pu'ol ishes a Ion? articlc eotaparinjf the nsvies of the United Slates und of Spain, and says; "Some indication of the extent to which Spain is prepared is afforded by the measures adapted to p rot oof Havana harbor against surprises. With the flotilla of torpedo boats which joins the Viz viva and Almlrantc Otfneado there bell ro t he endol March tho squadron composed of Alfonso XIII. and tho Maria fhereea with two second-class cruisers an-.l torpedo boats will be reiaCoreed by the battleships Peiavo, Charles V. and hristobul olnmbo, accompanied by throe torpedo liostroyers and three torpedo boats. "The Beets thus brought together in the West Indies are des Tibcd as representing all the available naval force Itar foreign service, ami it will be en ti rely mobil i. 1. Sam old iro.i.-lada, recently refitted will be utilized in guarding the coasts of the peninsula." LIVE STOCK ON FARMS. Iial BstWaS t the DoSSkrtSSOSt f Affrlcitlt i.rp si, iw . Ws:ii,r. M.,reh 9. The ncriiultur.ii department has issued the (el fW lag bulletin on live sUnk: Tht returns of the imTnt)"r o; 1 vo stock on farms in the tfsltei Niut-!, on Junuary 1 BSOW taT" to h.i- !' n It , a nil luT.-s. i uiules. i...4'.ssi ni.'c- l i.vv ;.'..: v. ; ,.: sa4 oth-r cuttle, 37. .'' irti sheep, ui.il : e :. .'.'.mJ auw. Tbsss ti uro show a asswess ef 4U.I.I.V1 in tlio ii-iinli r of h-irses, i)!.s4i i that of m.lch iow s. i.jii.'ii :n taut of x.-n ad other cattle. f4o.J-:i in tbnt of S'v.n. On tnuothrr keaA ib-n- is an lasrssn r Kts.;n,- ia he nuaitx-r f stj.-o-,. unt :.uil in nniles.
dleooeeyed the powder atagaalnes and Shellrooasa ta be intact. There had been :e explosion there. The theory was then left that the Maines boilers had exploded. That was the view lien, lihtneound other Spanish officials in Caba had taken. This was disproved. The testimony taken bj the board of laqairjr showed that on the eight of February ij ail the botley tires wire aft and not forwa rd. The fading of the Muine'shoavvlcn-int-h guns in the mud Jo ;'cot aw ay from the starlHard side of the ship was the next startling diseoveyjr made. This occurred about February -S. Tiie location of the gone was mapped out by Iba divers and presented to the court of inquiry. The location of the teniaeh (funs led to a detailed examination of the port side of the vos,el. .lust uUvc the keel a bole was found. It was bore that the torpedo or mine started. The path of the cxp'.osiou could be followed, once the starting point was located. Its forca
had bees apeat Upward and tow ard the
them, und :is for feienioasly woandiug. The bond was continued Uo reipivsted. 1 strict Attorney Martin says Iw has not decided what to do with these Jtiler eases. Tito prosecutiiir committee, it is said, will insist upon further pr Elocution. A C.r-.'ING NttiJ. tVtfftSlaMsa to M ike More BffsSCtVS Million A trimly Sfsaeti I'olnti'l Out by Ohlei I . aal fMBOSf . rc-ely. Wamiinotox. March 10. Oafs. reely. chic, slgaal officer! has written the following 1 tt'-r to the secretary of war. who has forwarded it to Uhairman Cannon of the hfftiet eoasmlttaa oa ui-
pri tprist ions: ra Mm ffsssrsstli ffawsawy a Htfe si a: Tat ' as in u of MO -oo for caile. to sen swcii aanirlrialij las farttimttoas in las say ton Sf XsW Y rU. It is'. M an 1 PbU 1 1 ilpSla. hua benoinittel from th-- suU'lrv civil Mil as I rt'i irt! by t Im house of r- jirese'ita! :vcs. Tlie chief s.k'nai otticer wouM ie eereMet in his I Ualy dU Ii- n-it , ;ill tic uttonl.oa of i li" s.-cr---t try of w.ir tae n e ,sit .' : ur.';ii upon the senate siii'li u:i iiimroprlstloa For S0VSS SOS-
cut ive vears ta i-'ie-f ...rail olieor has una-
starboanl side. Nearly all the forward I vaUtaab rei-ouiai -ml'-J the Lsaportaaes of iiiis port side and a Lane portion of the up- aatsy.iertMnttas rsoi that sensef earneat , , ii, ,i te T- tiuiKrt.int ilercnoa lan only he. reaciie-i by jH-r dccKs had been blown off. m-ss-nm discovery was made within the last ten T.-,- il-.trftim of t:i;.l! irv e!'.s lotwon days, it was presented to the court oi Aicutrsz. Anci isisad, sad tae nslatlaai teaa Iwinln Mi itM ri-tiirii to Marann öfter "ce left the foniflcatiohs in San 1 uue:so.i
the exa. nination of the ofliecrs. sailors and marines at Key West.
bar of r.nu li cow in o.i h .; lac New i-JncU 1 1
ea i'i.M'li -oiii'v.liat oti.nl' -rabie lucr-a-o ill th- ... rt hup.h-rn slates Lt. eis Ii:ih l,i.,n m.
department service; or Ci' th- I'nitod - . thr.iu.thuut stsvwt tho ratln
isiut.'i. au 1 this fart. tv th r with
be retained; or (2) the op.i i s bohhnf
aueli commissions might b detuiled for
ii..rtxr i.M'iti'U ah'i '-aur'i.v uasoeaestsd alas
irloaUy, tad i-'art wansa, in Huston aarsor, is us i -a itoa-it r-'iu'h l'.- teie:ih n" or t lerapti. In New York hart it o true that several p.. ts euo ooouaualcaM aita sets efeesj seel eircuituu. eosuMfetal r.mtes. iut mm maa
. j-:.. at - i met i. ".Is. in.-.i".uat la peace ov -n, I wonLI ia v .Liolv ore..', aown incase of i.clu.il
hoStiht.es. Tu '." es m4!" litivit b en rtseommcn lej tii by you an 1 fSfSMf aoefStartas it war. have astarsemtBilty arsal as suUtsry asssa ntiea ay tae eennssaiai tfeesrela of the oejiartmonts e. t evo. ; ,.i a iv b n Ii" rtii appro v od by tae cuiumauum" gsseyats ef tad army. üevernoee ihn tan have ttsuassdse -, a i.""u niJ-o potent stsmesaj of . Bfth, Wfa ' ..er in t M oi-lutr.es of esst at
I mi' nr. o. e . in in.s ii.:i'icsn w..,i i i lie
States mijrht dispense -ntir dy with t bo
oflb ors holding such oomuisniona Bnt In tlio event of the prosecution nf hostilities on an extensive scale there ilittle doubt thai the government would find use for all nu n who had eperience in either of .hose twodopnrtments' or. for that mat. or, all who bad any military education ut ail. I belters that should host i I itios bo , 'in. and eontin ue for aay nine or twelve months, you would see t he men who an-now fllUng non-eonunissioned ofBcs rs' place
i
hi deeressa in New York. PenssjlTSnta Ohio. Michiiran. Indiana ami Illinns reiar-i I the total for t h" I'Kitntry at 1.. re- to -.is-t' iitliH of MM P' r seat I' low that of last year. Of the
I." stut . report iirj u total of over I.OW.S I of hogs, lrnris ivaa.a. Ohio. Qeoftfle, ülsatwirti Kuusas ami Nohrasaa show an IncTSSSi uul Inilianu. I.hnoia, Iowa. anSt-t'ht southern states a assn as. 'l ie re is n marked In res e la the vatSS at live sto.k o.i faniis report isl from nim-' .' evtry SSSttosaf the country, the total value of farm horse . li.u in ni.-renv'il ilurine th" yur Oy iK mVett that of tnuP'S fa,m,ff3, of BSiteh cows
f.ö. :;.! ...!. of oxen timi other ctti.- ti n :wr :v.i.
holdinz cotninissionsns liouteiinnls and , f':" ' ' '' set ef ewias f..., w a captains. People who have not given J '", ln ,ue ot a,w-i'- or a at .a. s - mi - t -1 I
atudy to the subject would le sur
prised to learn bow small is the percentage of men w ho are able oven to command a company. I may nay, ia this connection, that BatkUMU (ajHrda men can only be made use cf under the first call for nine mont's-. That is. thov can only be ns.vl by the government of the (Jetted States for its purposes for inn. months. s,i -5-ot to u call stieb as lias been hereto, fore mentioned. The relation of the national guard to their respective States would not change; they would imply be mustered out of the iroveru rneut service, as would a volunteer, and W allowed to return to their .homes. ' Thr conclusions I have givSB you arc those j.rivon to the colonel of th First regiment us a basis for his t o-i duet in the event of a cull, and I w il. add that bo will obey any order thai comes t bin Utroagb the proper saaa nel." Mr. Allen stated that, should th First rogimout ho Balled bato service bj the federal government, its ranhl would contain tho full completneiit nu n over Jl years of age. Its colonel bus for some time been wording oal tht ttalnors, In order to escape tniuh, esoin omplicut ions at the last minute, hi I few cases minors just nb..-.t to roa'h the age of '1 years and young men w h can not obtain the consent o guardiiins. but who are very anxiout to remain in the ranks, have, bs th adyics ai the judge adfaaata general, been jiormitted to do NO. fent the rult lias been enforced in all eases where legal objections are liUoly to be raised.
A MISSING EXPRESS PACKAGE. It Caatalnril eio.ocn An :etpr-mi Aj;ent Alan Mlnfiln?. ( i r.vKi.Axn. f.. Marth 9. A special to the I'laindcJiler from (Mrviile. U.f says: lireat exoitemont has b, on OfMaad here ayer the diaappeayaasM of ( barlaa 8, Cattau, night agent of the Afiarus Eaprese Co. Oatttea left town Bate day morning. A telegyaat reoeivea Monday by Agent Miepard asking about a 10,000 express package which was short at t hvchinti aroused tho suspicion of ShcppHrd. who at nneo not iti' d supt. Blmple, of Colnmbas, od the shortage and ut ten's disappearance A hasty invest brut ion by Mr. llimplc. Assistant Kap rintendent Cartla, Konto agents Brooiuo and Oargey, showed conclusively that the paehage bad disnppeured ut this point Sunday mornng. TOO MUCH MILK. A Wonl of VilOre to ShijiHP!i of Supplies fur Cuban Kronrnl rmlfNi. Hvn Mareh 9, It will probably b wise, for some time nt least, to sub-
stitnte s anethitsg for ataaeeaaed milk in the relief supplies shipped hero. Since the distribution began the price Of can has gone f rs n cents dow n to eight cents at tho stores. The roc. uicentrndos sell the cans or exchange them for something wanted more than t'.ie Btilk, This applies only to Ilsyrana. The outside cities need con doused milk for use in the hospitals,
The report of the court also will declare that i'. is useless foroongross to appyopyial any money to raise tlu Haine, she is a total wyeeki RUSHING THINGS. tlu' scene Noiv ,'.-ei ill it t!i llroek t Kmvf fsesta 3fW TOBfC, Marek IL Several hiandfd extra medianic. are employed tit toe Brooklyn navy yard. The dispatch boat Dolphin had a iwara f paiateni and about Prime 'hsaics mshbag wurU
unon bee. It is said at the yard that 1 assS aeate oslass f the eentarjr are applrias
orders arc that the Ilolphiti must be vctopiaen oi speeuy atw i nio-ixi .1 I . .ft noil i. in . . -i .!. If th ertl r s
IU O i i ' .1 il on, tiiou, i s(e , niil ihl'dlb ; electrical devices, aau th? fait arc of unv eeuu-
tr.v to utiliz-; In tliis Uirecii in tho hlirhc: lireativestciU smst naserlaUy less-n Itaessaos ill su-'e- .s ;n v.iit. In every oilier count r . of tho w r. i lav onilre sy.fiu of harOor lefus for i i li ; ri is essa ' 1 1 Sla I riealJc. sj r.i ii. BOt only is late com nuni.-.iti n nn I IBS transm.s o n of erlers constantly mUnt liivil. lint tli- tire cont rol an 1 t ti oh ectioa of the ihlSaM ri - BS k r one :u.is!or bSS& It must s -na hir li v crcdibl tioit'aor liOslness m-B or to e ;ti t . ta:it eonr- . after uutliori.'.inif a system of i- not U "fens-s to c ist in. i St Of aetUfS, SaeeU for years n-fus t,; Oaasef tae StUlturv forts er .und th irreal i-it . . of New York. Il-ie in ami in Kniac.-.oo eitier cl-'trtCiiUy or tele phono-ally. In Httfo cal em 'ri;e:i'-ie,. such ns arise kn all defeusi-a adtttsTf uuei'sUoes et t ' --' petata wosld, ae dfir eiist.n.' conditions, to necessarily conil ict'sl ettfe "0 SMSSSrl or unit m. tnus seed 1"ShIv jenp.o--1 i.ai.' Ii V -. Iir tiie tlousatls and property to tie- value of uiin.l; - . o. BtlfUoSa o. loilaea Til" pn sn s't-iatiori is prallst to that which would exist if our jrro.t cities, aftnr siienlin tens of thousands of doilars In thorou rhlr establislilni; a lire depurlin"nt. should refuse ha install lasrewitl as electrical stgaai systom and laffattaat alarms of lire should b" sent tttbev l v m"snen rer. or by the nearest sseSMa rial telcriiti llSA Very re ipeetfally, a w fieaar y nisf nlcsal Offtaer.
rendy in t'vo wicks. Mueii Mrl is bei ttg done on the cruisers (. hieago btu. Atlanta. Work on the torpedo boat Btiksttc will be eoatnleted by the end of the Week, when s.ie will be r. adv for sea. A test waa usade ymterday ol one ol a consigntuont oi" re i-:i r ;rufP. just received front the Coll . itacy at Hartford, it la knowa as the six-atilliiactye rapid Are hutotnatic Colt, and is capuble of IttHng 900 shots a aainnte w ith a range of 3,000 yards, Toe leal proved that the huilct would ji.iss through a steel plate :'i of an Lnoh thick, two idee of a coil of pipe. 90 inches of wood backing and another steel plate of tin inch in thickness. These guns, of which ten have arrived. will be aaed aldatg the rail of vessels a 'oinst torpedo boats and also in the lighting t s A large qnaatlty of ansaranlUon for use in th rapid-tire irons arrived at I .e yard yesterday. Supplies and ammunition destined fo- Key West iillii League Island navy yard, are being placed oa barge.. A barge loaded with live-inch rillos, shells and powder was towed to the .lersov t'ity docks for shipment. prCSUmuhl v for the cruisers M iimcupolis ami ( oiiutihiu. Miaiitonoiiiali nnil Iv it.ililln In i'oiumlaslon. I'liii.AiiK'.piiiA. Mareh ii, -The tnon. Hoy M antonotnah nnil the ram K.itahdia were placed in commission at one o'clock t h is afternoon at League Island liuvy J Sfd
AUXILIARY FLEET. flic -tincrli :in l.lnc sii-itnrr Virtually In I lie II. mils of tiie t , ot eminent. ( iiK AUo, March 11. A special to the Journal from Washington says: "The I raited States government has virtually taken pos.e.s.oti of the Ameriean line of sti-amei s coiisis' 1 1, of the St. Loins, st I'a.il.i'ity of Paris ami the New York. A federal naval oth cerwill be pat in command, practically, of euch of Um big vessels as they arrive and sail from these shores. Ooiaiasndef itrownsoo is now virtually in aSBJUtatad of the St. Paul.
SPAIN'S BEST FIGHTER GONE. Ueathof t rum ulo.t ho ( elelirate I Toreadur, at Madrid. Mahuid, Mareh 10. The celebrated toreador. Krasculo, died Tuesday. Th interest taken in his illness wm so jrreat that bttltettnS wore displayed at the bouse were he expired, and the (pleeli regent ii ml high ollieials made repeated inquiries regarding his eoulit ion.
A DIG STEEL PLANT. elCaasa Meel PTaeas can to ftaini I'lanl at A rimiurilala. Mo. KAStJta 1 1 v. Mo., March 10, K W HeKeena, presidenl of the UeKenna gteel Wories Go. i of Joliet, 111., has bought seven acres of land in Armour dale, a suburb of this city, a a s-.te for ii big stool rolling mill. The plant will be one of the chain of steel nil Hills that tho iron magnate owns in several cities. The worl. of makintr old stool rails over and re-rolling them will prove profitable iu I ausas City.
THE BAPTIST BEHEADED, lair raallonol Manila? Mrhool I ro for Masai tftj tffea (Haseil t'pon reloubet e Helfet Not) TRK LE8BOK. slobs the Huptim hhtadoif Muahew 14 1-12. If UM1 aa a teat peran. e liss.m read also a--i-uuitt of ltelhuzzan drUBSSI foait (ban. i t -SI). OOIdJKN tkxt Kstp thy heart aith all dlllRtncs; for out of it an- tin- Isssei of life. Prov. 4:13. T1MK. sfohn waa Imprisoned In March or April. A. I. rs. lie wan beheaded a year later, In March or April, A. I. . ri.l'i:. J' sua was In Clalilee with Ills tw. 1 e dUctpbs. Jolin wus imprisoned and pet to death at Machrru. a Htronu fortrsee and cattle on the boydtrtef ArHbla,
IBS mil's east of tiie nortlit-rn enü er tue 1 ad Hes. The feast held fef ll rod at which rlerodiss dtesaadtd the head ef Jean tftv Baptist ere pronabll held In this cast la. tafJCfaQN COMMKMTi Collect together n'.l the Script ure notices of the till of dehn. The parallel seeouats should be kept before nassere tudjr. They ers found in Mark led Luke t):T-'.. Ta nape ranee can be ta-upht lneidenf nlly but i ffectlvely, from Ike fact Unit the crime ias probeblv committed ander the Influents of strong drink. The inartvrdom af John is the main subject of thelcssou. II is life was suecessfoli slthoogh short, and crowned with a tnaytjrr'a ei own. I. a Froubled Conscience. Vs. i, c. Jesus, In chapttr 10, bid sent tlie twelve disciples OB their Galilean mission, which continued n'.l winter. About this time thov returned to report to Jeene, end Jesu1 own marvelous works tad teachings had so penetrated and Mir rod the whole people that the news reached King Herod llcrod said : "This is .lidin the l'.aptist, risen Inun the dead." Be thought that John h;id byoughi back with him those largey powers, those divutcr jrifl. which the spirit receives when it enters upon the Heavenly life, and the prophet could 1 1 w exeri those powers, together with Iiis former terrible reproofs. II. .h,hn Imprisoned for His Courage and Faithfulness. Vl. 3-5. "For," and the account goea back to tell of H rcd's having been brought face to face with his sins by a prophet of God. (,f the Impyisoamecl of this prophet, and Iba tabceqeent execution pleaded for by his partner In sm, Herodlss. lie Imprisoned John that he miht have jieaee In his crime unreproved. ind bcciuse Here di.n wanted Jolt:-, put out of the way. Tor John said (probably many timee) unto hhni "It is not lawful for thee to have her." It was not lawful (H beet nee lie had pal away Iii lawful wife, (t) He had persuaded llerodias to ratfSSke her husband. Herod's brother Philip, for the sake of his rarknnd wealth. '-") He had married Hi rodins. his niece nnd sister-in-law. contrary to the law (Lev. 13: 12-1 1). The only way to stop the reproof was to repptit or to dc. troy the rep rover. But there is not 1 1 i : i r Po cowardly as a puilty eonIC'ii nee. or so to lie feared by evil doers as a holy man who voices the truth of Cod. Besides the people believed John to he a prophet, und Herod feared an Uprising SO John was kept in the dungeon for a year. III. The Birthdax Banquet nnd Its Outcome. Vs. i.-l-'. Herod's birthday was kept w ith n greet banquet, to which the B Obit end military oflioers wore lavited. Salome, the daughter of He rodlae. by her former husband, dtnccd In tbur midst. She had been sent by l.er mother to (rain an Opportunity for Liilittt John. It was a sin ew d scheme to tüke ady&atage of Beyode balf-ln-toxtratrd eotulition, and the seheUM ruccceiled. Herod was pu"ed and proroiatd "to pive iter whatsoever she would H-!.." On Buch oceasions men vie with each other in the value of their piftn tn the dar.ecr. Matty a m m find.s himself in straitened eireiimatsttcad long after liikiiiff art in a similar entertainment, A writer on the far rat pivos this curious facti The dancer. Lnal-Koner, pained SUCfe nn nfcendency orer the MogU 1'niperor Ma':i7 ed-Dtn, that he n.mle brr jointgoyernees of tin- empire with himself. "And she, bring before instructed of her mother said, Give me here Job. :i the Baptist's head in n charger. And the kin." was sort;., l evortheless for the oath's sake, and them whioh Fat ith him nt meat, at oommsnded it te he given hey." Herod was not penitent, but troubled and anxious. lie had expected some rntirely difTereint rsqaaat. 'liiere eras 'a Dger end a troubled conscience in the pift. But the -w ily Berodiei had gained her de. ire. which for a year had been refused by Herod. "He sent and beheaded John in the prison." John at lad was silenced, lwit conscience and the voice of Ood w ere mot silenced. The stain of blood eould neier be washed away, nor "ad the ii'-rfuines ot A ratlin sweeten the ffuilty MttL I IV. A Contra et. Two Kind af Suecess. We have here two Impreaeivt instaneos which will picture thrtw okinds
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enly, the false and the true. Herod IOC med to succeed, hut his life was a failure. John seemed to fail, hut his life erai a nmreelont sueeets. Herod's piicoess u brief as well ns troubled, tn A. I). SS, ten yeays after the death of John, llerodias st irred up her hatband to po to Itonif ;mid obtain from the emperor Ibe title of king, Bnt be ng followed by complaints of theoppre1-.- d Gaü'oat.s the result was that he wr.s deposed eierti from his tetrarehy. Then lie was banished to Lynnn, In Prance, and ifterwsrdt to Bpala, Hey od as ceompsajring hin Im bis exile, where they dird in banishment. in Rsraw. J. What wss tbe stn In the life of ltrmi snrl llerodias for whleh John rrprni'.it tem? t. How did Herod attempt to quiet this vstee of eoasetsaetf x Why vm rot Jo'in iihra'!oft Immediately h was orpr"hrr.ded? 4. What ksvi Herollas th opportunity of nrcomMlshlntr what Horrid tv a i too rnw.iri'.ly to ilo of his own wish? S. Whnt was her scheme and how did ah carry It out ? fi What Uns the pm lalil t,a rt stronit drink played at thin tragic banquet? 7 r!d tlie iieheaillns of John the. Pap'tet eufet the eatce of onnset'p,e'' What wee the mumate fate of Hrrr-1 and HerodlasT Loi-e Is the npex, humllltv the foam dutlnn of the Christ like life.
Masr Fei CsnBiot Dries coffee at night It spoilt their sleep Yo (an drink Oram O when you please audi tea like a teg. Kur Grata U doea nut timulite; it eoarisem. eastra nJ feed. Yet b. k.ä and tastes like the best eoffce. lei nrrvnue psrsooa foaag people ind bddren Ortin (i is the perfect drink, Ifade frocs jurs grains. Get a package from vom groor to lay. Try it in place of coffee. IS and lie.
Chefiy Ahtlssi I nevsh ebaiigt tnv mind His ("fiele For tbc SDII reasoa, I lireum, that yea never Hirgr i ttren iWlea bill. -Aiuslee's Magazine. For linblee ami lilldrest there k BOtkias M geetl Is the treatment ol coughs and colds ss Dr. Heil s Pint-Taft Honey, it cures cronp, a boopiag cough, cold in the oe.id, nnd givia Sweet, fell StlllaC sleep, ühildrsa love it, old people like it. Tliele Itasy Time. "He eender,1 nid the Corsfed Philono. rlier. Mthtt tsopje lived ho hmif in the old Bibiieel days. They didn't know snrtbUsj about bu. ' -rui " -liuliaiupolis Journal. 'its stopped free anl psrmssently rated Ho Fits after tirst day s use of Dr. Kime'e (front Nervo Restorer. FreegStrisl toittle treatise. Ur Knie, A ich st., l'b i !a , Pa. 1? m rmnv wetaSB do NO worth of wore at a nusnionsry dinner lur ahuut 7o ccuu profit! Washington Drraocrat. Oeamse and t olUs in theimelves are not wrioea maladies. Ths most tnviul ecatfa or cold i Deflected msy lead to S'lthmo, UOttehitls, or eousumrition. The riirht time to treat a DOOftl or cold is riRlit aw av. Delay tne.uih d;u ger Dr. Bcll'e Pias i'si Honey is a quick cure, a sure cure, and a bale care.
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