Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 13 March 1896 — Page 5

NAVIES OF THE WORLD

FJROGRESS IN NAVAL CONSTRUCTION DURING THE YKAB.

•reat Britain Leads In the Namber of Ships Under Construction, With Franks Second—Their Naval Strength.

Tfte development of the naval warfare

*nd the progress made by the leading ?£ru

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In reviewing Great Britain's naval Jolicy the annual shows that, as usual,

voted the previous year. The increase i« due to new construction, increased progress in ships already laid down, increased personnel, -new naval works, (improvement and increase of the naval I reserve, and in 'increased amounts of ooal and other supplies, both at home

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ciency. The programme for new conI structi.on includes four protected cruisers of the highest type, of 11,000 tons displacement, 4 protected cruisers of about 6,000 tons, 2 cruisers of about 2,100 'tons, 20 first class torpedo boats, so-cal'ed "destroyers," and 10 first class torpedo boats of smaller size. This does not, (however, show the actual number of chips now building for the British navy. There are now in government yards building 8 first class battleships, 8 first riass cruisers, 2 second class cruisers, nd 4 sloops, and In- private yards, unfler contract, 2 first class battleships, 11 first class cru'isers, and 45 first class torpedo boats. This fleet under construction is alone almost equal to the strength of the German or American ?iavy. Within the last few months

K-ork has begun on four first class cruisirs, Romeda, Diadem, Europe and Niobe, each of 11,000 tons, 435 feet in length, 69 feet beam, and a draught of E5 feet. Their engines will be as powerful as those of the Minneapolis and Columbia, and are designed to develop 20,000 horse power, which is believed 11 five the vessels a sustained speed of fc0.6 knots. The capacity of the coal •bunkers is one ctf extraordinary featurea of these ships, each having room for over 2,000 tons, which should git a great steaming radius for vessels erf machinery power. Ths reduction in the calibre af guns 'by the British service is ehown by the armament of these vessels, all of which will carry fifteen 6Inch 'rifles, fourteen 12-pounders, and two submerged torpedo tubes in. the Hide, and one stern tube. They will resemble the Terrible in the protection, of the armament and arrangement for the transport of ammunition to t'he fighting stations. i'ir/.l-Clns8 Cruisers.

Four first class protected cruisers, the Arrogant, Furious, Gladiator and Vindictive, are to be built ait government yards, designed to be of the highest speed and fighting efficiency for ships of their class. They will each be 350 feet long, displacement of 5,750 tons, and are expected to develop 19 knots an hour. Thfcir armament will consist of 6-lndh guns and a number of rapid (fire rifles.

The Annual devotes much space to a description of the two powerful 'battleships Magnificent and Majestic, launched during the year and completed in the quickest time on record for tftiips of their siz,e. They are looked upon as the most formidable vessels in the world, but -unTflke our Indiana and ships of her .class, their heaviest guns ere twelves. A few years ago practically all battleships built £or Great Britain carried 13-inch and even as high as 15-inch guns. The loss of the Victoria settled the question of heavy ordnance (for England.

The Annual contains an account of the return to active service of the old ibattle&hlp Sultan, wrecked six years ago near Malta and afterward raised, towed home and retouilt at a cost of $1, 000,000. The vessel now has a speed of 14 knots. Nearly all the torpedo boats of '("he Havock class are shown to have t9«n launched and nearing completion. These number seventeen and each Is designed to make over 20 knots. So far the Daring has eclipsed them all toy phowing a speed of 28.4 knots, with a draught of a little over six feet, the Havock and Hornet each making over 27 knot#. The gun armament of ",heee boats consists of one 12-pounder and five 5-poundcrs and all are fitted with tuibulous boilers. fra.nce oomes next to Great Britain in Ida out lay for the navy and in the number of shlpa of all classes under con E!ruction. The total amount approipri at«d for the last fiscal year, ending January lsrt, was 552,1SO.OOO, an increase of over haJf a million over that of the previous year. Seven- teen new vessels •were begun during t'he year and when tftwy aTe in hand France will have 76 ship* {in4 torpedo boats on the docks. TJiot^Iibuitdd as tfollow«: Nine battleships, building In government yards and 2 by private contracts 3 coast defence vessels of the monitor type, of which 2 are building by contract 8 first class cruisers. 10 second class cruisers, five of {he third class, 2 torpedo depot ships, 2 torpedo, vessels, 2 despatoh vessels, 1 gun vessel, 7 first class torpedo boats, 26 smaller torpedo boats and a submarine boat. fpanee will this year ask for $52,014,000 to continue the work of building Iher navy. The new programme comprises on« first class battSeship, to cost $3,B31.060 two first class cruisers, to cost each 8,184,000 one second class, (me third olass, one station tfispatbh boat, one gun vessel, trwo Jaxge fonpedb vessels and two first class coast defenct? ehtjvs. The keel of 'the battleship wiia be laid down at Brest and she will rewmb3© the battleships St. Liouis and CharlemiftBrn'e. She is expected to be completed In 1900.

The German Savy.

Germany's nava$ programme provides for the construction of one firs* ehtss battleship to replace the Preussen, one first class armored cruiser otf 9,TOO tons, three second class protected cruisers of

It Is toy far more liberal than that of sers is to have engines of 17,000 horse »ny two other naval nations combined, power, twin screws, and a speed of 19.5 The estimates for new work during the knots. The length of this craft will Toe past year and for the ifiscal year ending 480 feet, 'beam 65 feet, and drauft of 25 April next amount to over $91,000,000, or feet. Her complement will 'consist of upwards of $6,000,000 more than was thirty-five officers and 700 men. A no-

And at outlying naval stations, ar.d general equipment of the entire service 'In every direction, in o'rder that it may be brought to the highest degree of effl-

improved typ.e and also for refitting three of her old battleships and extensive repairs to four others.' The total amount expended on the increase of her navy for the year just ended was $19,889,000. The battleship, when completed, will cost, exclusive of ordnance, $3,360,000. She is to be finished in four years. During the year ten torpedo boats were delivered to the government, eleven having greater displacement, hig'her speed and better oecommocfetions for the crew than any yet COR-

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powers of the world In all that pertains hours' run In a rough sea at load to the science of fighting on the seas is draught the average speed maintained graphically and fully set forth in he was 23.67 knots. With vhe vorpedo boats

annual of the bureau of naval mte ll-

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fence issued to the service today. This tons and 112 first class torpedo boats. boofr is prepared under the direction of Her torpedo boats in future will be 1 armed with 3-pounder and 8-millimeter the aepartment for t,he benefit of the

navy. During a five

macraine gu,n3. Au

navy, and contains carefiully writ en cannon now carried will be removed as articles by experts on what has baen #ong during the past twelve months, in all branches of naval progress. The book Is a resume of the important experiments conducted aibroad in ordsia/ijoe and armor, treats of the various fleet evolutions of Great Britain and France, with comments, thereon, and gives a complete account of the or.•traction policy of each power supporting a inatvy and the chaTacier and type of the vessels building or contemplated. It Is the only publication of its kind'issued, and as it is of great value to a'l Interested dn the growth of naval power, the publication is much sought, says the New Tork Sun.

in course of construction Germany wiul PL. f„i

division boats of 250 to 330

Hotchkiss revolving

fa.st as possible and the new armament substituted. "Great strides have 'been made fby Russia in strengthening her fleets in t!he last year, the total amount expended in new construction, having amounted to §13,279,520. The report of the naval at-' tache atiSt. Petersburg shows that RusI sia has urider const Miction three sister battleships of 11,000 tons, two battleships of 8,000 and 9,000 tons respectively, three coast defense vessels of the.size of the Monterey, an armored cruiser of 12,500 tons, two small battleships of 8,850 tons, one battleship of 12,480 tons, one protected cruiser of 3,828 tons, 9 trans•ports, one gun vessel one torpedo vessel, and one yacht of 5,200 tons, p~esuma!biy for the royal family. One of her crui-

ticeable feature of the battleship is that they all carry 12-inch guns and the armor of all is treated by the Harvey process.

Italy during the year expended only $4,400,400. ©he has yet .under way, however, three first-class battleships, five armored cruis-ers,

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one gun vessel, and s&veral small vessels for local wor"k. tShe Is said to fr&ve in contemplation three more- battleships, and plans !ha/ve Ibeen approved for two of novel design, in which speed is comibined with very low freeboard. Italy has completed a'sub-mari-netorpedoboat with a length of 49 feet and a beam of 11 feet. She is designed to make speed of ten knots when wholly suo merged, but so far no record has been received of her trial.

Japan intends materially to strength en her -navy. The increase will be chiefly in ibatbleslhips, coast defense vessels and armored cruisers.

Argentina has ordered two armored vessels of 6,500 tons and twenty knots speed. Austria has building a 'first class cruiser and two torpedo vessels and launched a coast defence vessel during the year. Brazil's programme Includes two small coast defence vessels three torpedo boats, and two light draught armored vessels, wlt'h the possible addition of one cruiser. Chili proposes to add to her'navy three ships, one, a very fast cruiser of 6,000 tons having already been ordered a/broad.

The record of tlhe Chinese navy is said by the Annual to 'have been disastrous Its only additions since the crushing defeat iby Japan has been four first olass torpedo boats. Her loss during the war is put down at twenty-two vessels of al-1 classes^

Other Naval Features.

Ecuador's navy consisted of one small gunboat, Ibut last May her boilers exploded, killing the commander and

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teen men, and it Is probable that no attempt will be made to support another war ship. Liberia's navy consists of small gunboat bu'Blt last year in England.

Upon the question q£ ordnance the Annual contains a valualble paper by Lieu tenant Lansdale, which concludes that t'he tendency in 'the development of gun construction Is undoubtedly in the direction of guns of moderate dimensions, Which may be man 'handled, but developing enormous power, and in lmprovemen'ts in. ibreech mechanism, tending to increase rapidity of fire. The value of modern artillery .fire, as exemplified in the Chinese war, is referred to by the paper, which say3 that the Japa nese fleet, with 59-inch, four 7-inch, and eight 6-inoh guns, were opposed to a Chinese fleet with practically none. The Japanese guns were purchased in England, and are reported to have been 'fired seven times in twenty-five seconds. Rapid ammunition supply is regarded by the paper as of vital importance. In some navies it is t'he practice to store a sufficient numlber of projectiles near each gun to supply it through action Some of the Japanese officers taking part in the Yalu battle, while admitting the additional risk involved in carrying a large number of loaded shells on deck, considered this practice essential to the development of the full usefulness of the rapid fire guns.

In treating of armor the Annual concludes that at the present time the manufacture of face-hardened armor plates is 'being developed and improved so rapidaly that it seems impossible now to deal satisfactory with the question of perforation. The formulas heretofore used in expressing the resistance to perforation to 'be expected from an armor plate are jio longer applicable to face-hardened a^mor. iNotes on Small Armes, by Lieutenant Harmony of the (Marine Corps, sum up the experiments abroad as showing that a millionaire rifle is considered practicable, and even smaller calibres will be tried. (Lieutenant iFiake, the inventor of the range finder, has a paper on prgress in the naval use of electricity. Practical results, he says, show more accurate firing with electricity than with either percussion or friction.

SOCIETY OF WESTERN ARTISTS.

\V. J. Forsyth of Indianapolis is Elected Vice President. Chicago, March 12.—A number of artists representing the leading art clubs of St. Louis, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis and other cities of the middle states, met In this city last night and formed an organization to be known as the Society of Western Artists. A constitution and by-laws were adopted and the following officers were elected for the first year: President, Fr^nk Duve-neck of Cincinnati vice president, William J. Forsyth of Indianapolis secretary, Harry W. Methven of Chicago treasurer, George L. Sctareiber of Chicago.

The object of the association is the banding together otf leading artists of the middle states for mutual protection and promotion of art interests by the holding of annual exhibitions in each city.

Gypsy Camp at Armory tonight.

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAT. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the-money if it falls to cure.

A Man with_a History.

Ills Bodjr Covered with Lunipi. Could not cat and Thought be WM going to dry up. {From the JVcuhviile, Tcnn., Banner.)

Mr. John W. Thomas, Jr., of Theta, Terin., is a man with a most interesting history. "It was in '84,'' said he to a reporter who had asked him for the story of his life, "when I was working in the silver mines of New Mexico, that my troubles began.

From simple indigestion my malady developed inta a chronic inability to take any substantial food, and at times I was prostrated by spalls of heart palpitation. On the 11th of April, 1893, I suddenly col-

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protected cruisers,

I was unconscious,

fact I was not fully myself until July. On September 1st I weighed but 70 pounds whereas my normal weight is 165 pounds. All over my body there were lumps from the size of a grape to the size of a walnut, my fingers were cramped so that 1 could not more than half straignte.n them. I had en tirelv lost control of IUV lower limbs and tn^- fiand trembled so that I could not drink without spiiling the liquid. Nothing would remain on my stomach, and it seemed ftat I must dry up before many more days had parsed. 1 made another round of the plivslcians, calling in one after the other, and by the aid of morphine and other medicines they gave me, I managed to live though barely through the fall."

Il^ru Mr. Thomas displayed his arm?, and just above the elbow of cach there was a irge irregular stain as large as the palm of the hand and of a purple color, the space covered by the mark was sunken nearly to the bone. "That," said Mr. Thomas, "is what tiie doctors did by putting morphine into me.

the 11th of December, 1893, just eight months after I took permanently to bed—I

shall never forget the date—my cousin, Joe jS third time Golden has been ar I'oater, of Carters Creek, called on me and gave me a box of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, saying they had cured him of partial paralysis, with which I knew he had all but died. I followed his directions

and began taking the medicine, as a result I stand before you to-day the most surprised inan on earth. Look at my hand, it is as •steady as yours my face has a healthy look about it I have been attending to my duties for a month. Since I began taking the pills I have gained 30 pounds, and I am still gaining. All the knots have disappeared from my body except this little kernel here in my palm. I have a good appetite and I am almosi as strong as I ever was.

Yesterday I rode thirty-seven miles on horseback, I feel tired to-day but not sick I used to have from two to four spells oi heart palpitation every night, since 1 began the use of the pills I have had but four •pells altogether.

I know positively that I was cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and I believe firmly that it is the most wonderful remedy in existence' to-day, and every fact I have presented to you is known to my neighbors as well as to myself, and they will certify to the truth of my remarkable cure."

ROUGH ON

"Uncle Bill"

'RUFFUS."

Up With

Eggleston Bobs Damage Suit.

Alfter lingering in the shades of seclusion for some time, "Uncle iBilT^Sggleston, the divorce and damage specialist, has (found another client ianct comes to 'the surface with a daina.ge case. It is a small case in Wihich 'the modest plaintiff only wants $200, but he wants it awful bad and the trial of the case before Justice 'Bazil Brown and the trial of the cause will be had next Monday. Tlhe plaintiff is a colored mam named Rufius Johnson and tlie, defendant is the city of Terre Haute. In' editing the tale of woe on which Mr. Johnson demands to thettwo 'hundred "daddy" dollars, "Uncle Bill," in substamce, states, wlt'H his stub pen, that the city of Terre tHaute, Indiana., Is a city organized under the general lays of the state that it ha.s a street on which there is much travel, known as Ohio street, and that on (March 10, the said street was 'being repaired by the defendant city or its agents. In making said repairs ,it was necessary to make an excavation at Ohio and 'Second streets. The plaintiff claims the excavation was left on the night of the lOt'h •without being properly covered and that 'Rufus Johnson, while groping his way home through the darkness, wandered into the bole. The complaint laconically •states that "iRuffus," by said misstep fell and was "graetly injurd and brused, his leg 'being brused and mashed aind he was hurt in his back to his damage of $200." The complaint Is addressed "detfore Bazel, J. P. Ruff us Johnson vs. the City oif Terre Haute, (Indiana)."

KILLED BY A SPIDER.

Captain Land's Infant Daughter Dies In Great Agony. San Francisco, March 12.—Catherine Lund, Infant daughter of Captain and Airs. Lignd, died suddenly in terrible agony, as the result of an attack by a venomous spider that drove its fangs into her left eyelid while she slept.

The child was in good health when put to bed Saturday evening, but seemed peevish and ill when the mother took her up next morning. The lid of the left eye was swollen so that the sight was almost obscured, and a dark brown spot seemed to be the center of the irritated spot. Within a few hours the entire side of the baby's head was swollen and the mother sent for Dr. Lagan. The physician decided that the wound had been inflicted by a venomous insect. Mrs. Lund instituted a search and from beneath the bed swept big, hairy, black spider, which immediately showed fight. Mrs. Lund crushed it so that when D.r. Lagan-tried to identify it with the venomous spider known to science he was unable to do so, and it is still uncertain to what family it belonged.

By tbe next morning the baby was in a stupor, and it was seen that no chance of its surviving existed. The head on the left side was swofllen until the scalp scalp was as hard as a board and the dark color of the skin testified as to the virulency of the poison. That night, scarcely forty-eight hours after the wound was received, the baby died. Captain Lund, father of the child, is now at sea.

VIVID IMPRESSIONS.

Facts the Old Sailor Had Gathered on Bis Many Voyages. "Tell me," I said to an old sailor who had sailed in every sort of a craft and into every known sea, "teil me what sort of a place Gibraltar is." "Gibraltar?" be queried, as he looked at t'he last of the beer in his glass."Why, alius ipassed it in the night." "Well, about Singapore?" 'Singapore? I've been there twice, but don't remember much about the place." "How albout Cape Town?" "I hit a man there and got fined $10, and when I went aboard the ship the mate knodked me down. 1 guess it's a nice place." "You have been in Calcutta?" '^Oh, yes. I can take you to a place in Calcutta where they se5l good whisky for 2 cents & glass." "Is Bombay a nice city?" I persisted. "Bewtiful!" be replied. "Been there three or four times, and always got full there for 10 cents." "What aibout Tofclo?" I asked in despair.

Toke-e-o? Say, that's a charmer of

a town! Good iicsker is only eent-a glass, and At you punch a filer's head the fine* is never over a quarter of a dollar in our money." lAnd that's all I could £et out of a man who might be supposed to have seen enough to fill a thousandtpage book.

GOLDEN ON TRIAL.

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ITU Third Arraignment For Criminal Assault. The trial of Martin Golden, "charged with criminal assault on iMinnie Elgin, was 'begun in the Circuit Court yesterday morning. The accused Is 'being de* fended by Carson Hamiri, whd 'began the defense by an attack on the complaint. The claim was jMAde that the character of the woman who filed the information made it insufficient to hold in court, as the law requires thait information in cases of felony must b6 filed by a perso^ of reputation. The court sustained the defense in this position, 'out ordered that the defendant be held and a new information filed. The new paper was promptly filed toy Detective Dwyer. and in a short time the case was recalled. Golden pleaded not guilty and t-he trial ibegun. The evidence was completed and Prosecutor Huston had rtiade the opening argument to'the jury when court adjourned until 8 o'clock this morning. Mr. Ha mill will make the argument for the'defense and will be followed by the .prosecutor, who will close the argument for the state, It is hoped to have t'he case ready for the deliberations of the jury by noon today. This

raigned for assault on women, but each time previously he has escaped on a technicality. The prosecutor thinks he has a strong case agains him this time and says he sees no escape from conviction.

TERSE TELEGRAMS.

As a result of a 'three weeks' union revival at Kankakee, 111., more than 500 converts have been added to the church rolls.

County Treasurer Sclhroeder of Dubuque, la., has received an anonymous letter from Warsaw, 111., inclosing $100 for the conscience fund.,

Cardinal Satoyi arrived in Chicago thia morning. He was met-by priests of the Italian church, and went with them to their priest's parish house.

Letters from ex-Consul Waller- to his sister in Cedar Rapids, la., anonunoe that he will sail for France to America soon, and may make Cedar Rapids his future home.

William Hag el, a wealfny, retired farmer, of Elgin, 111., who disappeared Sunday night, was found in a creek. It is thought •he oomanitted suicide while temporarily insane.

Five of the men charged with the murder of Hewlett How ton, last July, are to be tried this week at Princeton, Ky. Five others are fugitives, and one bas committed suicide since he was indicted.

Go van Moores and William Rod, two students at the Agricultural College, at Evergreen, Ala., quarreled- ia^t night over a trifling circumstance, and Moores assaulted Boyd with a knife. The latter retreated to a wood pile, dealt hie antagonist a blow that crushed his sJtull and killed him. Royd was cut three times and fatally wounded.

The general fund of the Yale University will be increased by $200,000, a sum that Was set aside im the will of the late Thomas B. Sloane of New York. Mr. Sloane hla Battery property to his wife, on condition that should she marry again, t'he property Would revert to Yale The 'announcement of her engagement to Mr. Barclay, and that the wedding will occur in April, will deprive iher of the use of the property.

SUSPECT CHINA'S PURPOSE.

The Trip of Li Hang Chang to the Czar. "Victoria, B. C., Marcto 11.—It is generally believed in Japan that China has some deep scheme in sending Li Hung Chang to Russia. A telegram from Pekln of February 18, stated that in official circles of Pekin it was believed tha/t the empress dowager was oposed to sending the aged statesman to Russia, because of hia physical condition. Another dispa/trh from Pekin has it that emperor TOOcminate!d for the mission Sbao Yu Lien, wfho refused to go on the grounds thiat it was advisable to send a man of high rank in whom the emperor reoses the utmost confidence, and to tha^Hv' Ru&sla for hier favor of last year. LI is considered tine most suitable man for the mission. General Prince Fusbijna, who is to represent Japan at the /Coronation of the caar, was to have leift on Mairdh 8, aooompanied by a large retinue and will visit all the European cities, purchasing in Paris a wardrobe to be used at the coronation ceremonies.'

Getting Beady For Excursions. Island (Park, at Momen'ce, the picnic grounds owned by the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad, are being put in condition for the coming season.

Improvements are being'made and t'he grounds beautified. Already several large excursions (have Ibeen booked and the conditions point to a most prosperous season. Parties wishing to reserve dates-for excursions should write C. !L. Stone, general passenger agent, at Chicago, at once.

Against Degrees For Women. London, March 12.—The senate of Cambridge University, by a vote of 186 to 171, has rejected the proposition to appoint a committee to consider the question of conferring degrees upon women.

Epilepsy 20 Years.

Cured by Dr. Miles' Nervine.

A few years ago, Mr. L. W. Gallaher, was an extensive, successful expert manufacturer of lumber products. Attacked with epilepsy, he was obliged to give up his business. The attacks came upon him most inopportunely. One time falling from a carriage, at another down stairs, and often io the street. Once he fell down a shaft in the mill, his injuries nearly proving fatal. Mr. Gallaher writes from Milwaukee, Feb. 16, '95.

"There are none more miserable than epileptics. For 20 years I suffered with epileptic fite, having as high as five in one night. I tried any number of physicians, paying to one alone, a fee of S500.00 and have done little for years bat search for something to help me, and have taken all the leading remedies, but received no benefit. A year ago son, Chas. S. Gallaher, druggist at 1S1 Beed St., Milwaukee, gave me Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine, and I tried it with gratifying results. Have had but tvro fits since I began talcing it. I am batter now In every way than I have been in SO yeaiB."

Dr. Miles' Remedies are sold by druggists on a positive guarantee that the first bottle will benefit or price refunded. Book on the HeArt and Naryas, free. Addxese,

Dr. Miles itedlcal Co., Elkhart, Ind

Dr. fiiles' ltemcdies Restore BeattL

THEY ARE SPECIALS.

WHY COMMANDER AND MRS. BOOTH RECEIVED THEIR RECALL.

General Booth Intended to Send Them on a Salvation Tour—Recruited From All Glasses—Some Salvation Army Specials and How They Cany on Their Work.

Tbe real reason for the recall of Commander and Mrs. Ballington Booth is that, in the parlance of the Army, they are "specials," and as such were to go on a "Bpoolaling" or "soul saving" tour. "Spooials" are men or women of the Army who have become noted, either through their spiritual endowments or their peculiar personalities, and it Is a part of Goneral Booth's policy to send these soldiers to any part of the globe where their presence may mnko for the saving of souls and abetter knowledge*of the organization of which he is the head.

They are liko the 6tars of the dramatic profession, but the "specials" measure their success not by press notices and box office receipts, but by the religious fervor aroused and the number of souls saved, a record of which is most carefully kept.

It is true that the visits of the "specials" to any given place always result in larger collections, but the money goes directly to benefit the community in which it was raised, unless it is for suoh special work as the general's "social sohenie" or some other philanthropy looking to the good of humanity at largo.

The resemblance to the star may also bo found in the fact that bofore starting complete routes are mapped out, with the dates to be filled, and the tour is advertised in The War Cry, and for two or three days previous to the ooming of the "special" in the local papers of the town or city to be visited.

There is, too, a "farewell meeting" before tho departure and a "welcome home" meeting on the return.

Thegreatest of all"speoials" is of course General Booth, who has toured the United States, Canada, Europe, Afrioa and apart of Asia. Upon his return from the latter place he was mot in London with tho enthusiasm usually accorded to a commander fresh from great and victorious battles.

Mrs. Catharine Booth-Clibbon, "La Marechale," General Booth's eldest daughter, ranks next in importanoe in this particular line of work.

La Mareohale began Army life at the age of 16, and in 1881 at her father's request she carried the war into France. A short time after she had opened headquarters in Paris a sergeant of polloe attended a meeting and said in great alarm to the plucky young woman, "You have got half of the cutthroats of Paris here," pointing to her motley audience. Today she is one of the best loved women in Franoe.

From France La Marechale went to Switzerland, where she was imprisoned and expelled from the country. She returned, however, and made a genuine conquest, establishing.pne of the most flourishing "territories" of the Army. Among thfe most prominent "specials" who have come here from England from time to time were Colonel Thomas MoKie and Staff Captain Plant, who traveled together around the world. Colons! MoKie's work Is of the evangelical order, and be Is known as the best revivalist in the whole Army. He is a young man x£ rather slim figure, nervous and wiry, and speaks several languages fluently. Staff Captain Plant is rotund and possessed of a laughing face and a rollicking tenor voice.

Another evangelist of international reputation is Colonel James j. Dowdlo, who has also toured this country. He sings well and acoompanies himself on the guitar.

Commander and Mrs. Ballington Booth have frequently made wonderfully successful individual and combination tours through the United States. The last tour made by Mrs. Booth was to the new homo of rest, at Beulah, near Oakland, Cal. She was accompanied br Staff Captain Edith Marshall, a "special" who speaks in parlors and drawing rooms and attraots the upper class of people to the work.

The home of rest at Bewlah was fountyjd by George S. Montgomery, a mine owner, known as the Millionaire Warrior. He, with his wife, who was Miss Carrie F. Judd of Buffalo, are popular "speoials" and have toured extensively in the west.

Joe the Turk is one of the most Interesting of this .class of Army workers. Bis rank is that of captain, and bis life was a wicked on,e before he was saved. He wears a full Turkish costume, with the Army colors on his fez, and carries a red, white and yellow umbrella, lettered with words of warning to the erring.

Apart of his outfit ft half a dozen wind instruments, which he plays at meetings. Joe is especially proud of the fact that since h6 has been in the service he has been arrested 72 times while attempting to hold meetings in tho street.

Staff Captain Walsh, the banjolst, Is very popular. Ho was a negro minstrel before he joined the Army, and be uses his experience with telling effect, although he does not black his faoe.

One of the moBt striking of these soldiers detailed to "specialing" in the United States was Lord Ratna Pala, a converted Buddhist priest of noble birth. He was small in stature, but handsome in appearance.

Always a favorite of Commander Booth for work in eastern oities is Dr. Logan, a full blooded Delaware Indian. He sings in broken English and accompanies himself on the violin and dances Indian steps In his native oostume.

Ash Barrel Jin&mie, who gained his lame because he was found by the soldiers bead down in an ash barrel and suffocating, was also a power, but he is dead, or, in the phrase of his comrades, "promoted.'' •—New York World.

Scores the "Woman's Bible.** In an interview Mrs. Ormiston Chant said respecting the Roman's Bible: "Is it not a pity that women should have made themselves so ridiculous? The attempt has been illiterate, irreverent, stupid and lacking in good sense. They have obtruded their Ignorance and egotism into a holy place. They have done a "profane thing. But even a profane thing may sometimes be dignified. This is beneath consideration, and, in a way, it baa all been done at the expense of the sex. It id a terrible pity. It mortifies me to think how ignorant It all is."

Cathode Test F«r Eggs,

Provision dealers and market men of Boston have discovered a practical use for tbe cathode rays. They have decided that the disoovery is especially applicable to their business. Kgg dealers will use the now light in candling, and it Is faoetions* ly suggested that a Roentgen photograph be sold with eaoh egg to prove its freshness. The butter men say that a gtreak of whey in a tab of extra creamery better Kill be unerringly revealed.

ABfllUonittre to Be Hanged. Union, (Mo., March 12.—Dr. Arthur Duestrow, the m&tionaire murderer St. Louis, who was cotnv&cted im the Circuit Court here a sfaort time ego of killing his wife and foaiby ln St. Louis, w&s 'brought before Judge Htraei todl&y and sentenced to be hanged AprU 23d. JDeuatrow will be «ent tack to the St- Louis ja.iltfdr safe keeping.

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