HOW WARSHIPS ARE TESTED.
Miniature Basin in Which the Models
Are Practiced.
For over fifteen
Hlchborn, chief of
years Admiral
the construction
bureau of the navy, has been endeav
orlng to secure the building of an ex
perimental nnvnl basin. Ho was sent
abroad by Secretary Chandler as far
back as 1884, to see what Improve
ments had been devised In ship build
ing by other countries, and came back
with tho Idea for this In his brain.
But It was not until towards the closo
of the fifty-fourth congross that ho
was able to secure an appropriation of
tho necessary $100,000 to put his plans
Into operation. Tho need of such
tanks has been recognized for n still
longer time, but tho governments
have hesitated to go Into It sufficiently
to attain tho best results. Mr. William
Donny, the most progressive of the
Scotch builders, and tho owner of tho
only private basin In tho world, said
recently In discussing the question:
"Of all tho problems about n steamship
tho only ones Incapable of being solv
ed at tho present moment by a priori
method nro those relating to speed and
power. No ability and no training will
enable oven tho most skillful architect
to ovcrcomo tho want of an experi
mental tank In coping with these two
questions." It la to find out this Ideal
hull the one thnt will attain tho max
imum result of speed, of carrying pow
er, or of whatever other quality that
may ho desired that tho United
States has erected, after many years
of solicitation on the part of the bu
reau of construction and repair, this
enormous basin. Tho basin was au
thorized by congress two years ago,
nnd already partial experiments havo
been begun to determine the best
shapes for the hulls of the now war
ships authorized last March. The tank
has a length of COO feet and along
each or Its long sides Is laid a railway
on which runs n "towing carriage,"
which extends like
a bridge over tho
tank from sldo to
side. When tho
great weight of the
vehicle, twenty-five
tons, is taken into
consideration, as
well as tho rapid
ity with which It
moves and tho
perfect control un
der which It oper
ates at all limes, It
will bo easily un
derstood that tho
whole process of
operation 1b llttlo
Bhort of marvelous.
In fact tho motor
carriage of tho
model basis Is a
mechanical wonder
and a thing almost
entirely unique. On
It Is n complicated
piece of machinery,
worked by tho
Ward - L o o n a r (1
system of electrical
control, capable of
driving the car
rlago along at
twenty - five miles
an hour, within 200
feet of tho starting
place. Hung to
this bridge cnrrlagc
by meana of a dy
namometer, will
models which it
bo
i.s
tho various
designed to
test, each loaded so as to float the
oxact proportionate depth designed
for tho ship. As tho carriage sweeps
along towing the model, the dyna
mometer will register tho reslstenco of
tho water to that particular form of
bow at each speed from ono knot an
hour up to thirty. If It Is found that
tho reslstence Is greater than It should
bo, the model will bo tnken bnck to
tho carpentering establishment and
trimmed down or built out, ns may be
thought best, and then tried again and
again until tho very best shape for the
purpose intended is resolved upon.
When ono Is finally ndopted, the re
slstenco of the water to its progress at
various speeds will bo carefully noted,
and from this It will bo very simple to
calculate tho exact power of tho en
gines required to glvo tho ship, when
built, the greatest speed. Hereafter
there will be no danger that tho en
gines will be found too weak, thus
losing speed, or too heavy and strong,
thim losing weight, that might bo bet
ter devoted to some other part of tho
vessel.
There Is ono special advantago In
tho high speed which can ho nttalncd
in tho tank which a layman will neces
sarily overlook. It results from the
tendency of a ship to bore downwards
In tho water. Tho faster sho goes the
deeper sho will bore, tho more of her
will be submerged and largo will
bo the displacement. For lnstanco tho
coast defense vessel Monterey, whon
running nt full speed, plunges her en
tire body under water, thus offering a
much greater surface to tho water and
Increasing tho reslstence to her pas
sage. It Is evident that portions of
tho bow which aro well out of the wa
ter at ten knots tho maximum speed
attainable In nny of tho European
tanks will be submerged entirely at
twenty knots, and that as much caro
should bo taken to design so ns to of
fer the least resistance of tho upper
portion to the water as Is taken with
tho lower portions, which aro always
submerged. Yet never In the hletory
of Uvi world has It been possible to
ascertain the best shape for them In
advance of actual test after the ship
has been completed, when, of course,
It Is too late for alteration.
Objections may be made that the tank
offeM, after all, only smooth water fa
cilities, nnd will not give evidence as
to work in a sea way. At one end of
the tank is to be placed a powerful
propeller, which vlll send waves to
meet the model quite as strongly pro
portionately to tho size as arc likely
to bo encountered by the ship In the
open sea. Further, In one corner of
tho building which Incloses the cntlro
tank will be placed a powerful electric
fan, which can get up a very good Imi
tation of a gale of wind.
Alt these points were worked out
very carefully by Naval Constructor
David W. Taylor before tho building
of tho plant was begun, nnd Micro was
theoretically no doubt that all would
work correctly. Still, careful testa
were determined upon to show thnt
these calculations were accurate. In
othor words, to make everything per
fectly safe, tho "sum" had to bo
"proved."
For this purpose, models have been
or are being constructed of tho Iown,
tho Brooklyn, tho Italclgh, and othor
vessels at present In existence. Abund
ant records, of course, exist an to the
speed of theso actual vessels In all
sort) of weather nnd under nil condi
tions. If, when their models are tested
In the tank, they should give results
which, when worked out, should agree
with the results In actual practice, It
would be proof that other ships built
on models obtained in tho tank would
also glvo tho expected results. If, on
tho other hand, It wore found that tho
results were somewhat different, they
would give a basis for calculating the
amount by which the final ship should
be made to differ from tho tank model.
Naturally, Mr. Taylor felt more or
less anxiety In regard to tho ilrst ex
periment. This wns made with a
twenty-foot wooden model of tho Iowa,
double tho length of any model used
abroad. So far, thla has been tested nt
various speed up to twelve knots, and
tho results havo been practically Iden
tical with those shown by the Iown's
log books. In n few days experiments
will bo made at greater speeds. At
present tho machinery Is eo new that
it is not thought prudent to uso too
great velocity. As tho various parts
get adjusted to each other, and tho
machinery, so to speak, "finds" Itself,
tho speeds will bo Increased till they
reach the maximum. At present every
thing Is rough and discordant, nnd
makes a great deal of noise. This, the
men In charge say, will soon wear off.
HALF A CENTURY ACO.
Why People Didn't Need Vumt'on In
Thorn Day.
George S. Boutwell, ex-governor and
cx-fcenator, writes to the Boston Olobo:
"Thero Is very good reason why peo
plo need more vacation now than in
tho past. Today the hours of labor
for tho averago mechanic may bo very
much less thnu formerly, but tho kind
of lnbor that ho performs Ik greatly
more exacting and wearing than tho
work of a mechanic was CO years ago.
A man laboring In a shop or a factory
or on tho farm today must do every
thing with great caro and skill. It
ho works only eight hours a day the
work Is steady and uninterrupted nnd
It demands an expenditure of consid
erable Intellectual effort. When I was
a boy, a farm hand, for example, wont
about his tasks leisurely, stopped to
talk and to rest frequently during tho
day, and Insisted on an occasional
draft of rum. His hours of labor may
havo been from sun up to sun down,
but his actual tlmo of labor was much
less than that of a farm hand today.
Fifty years ago It was tho same In
every other kind of occupation. A
mechanic wont nbout his work with
out any sene of hurry. Nobody seem
ed to hurry In those days. The busi
ness man bad fewer cares and lighter
responsibilities. There was seldom a
rush about anything, because the fa
cilities for rushing were not so numer
ous as they aro today. Thcro was no
railroads when I whs a oy, no tele
graph, no telephone, no tlx-day ocean
steamers. Everything nccessnrlly was
on a slower scale. Men's nerves were
not constantly straining, and tho
anxieties of a week were not so great
as tho anxieties of a day aro now. This
wns true also of tho professions. Tho
clergyman hnd to preach twice on Sun
day, but tho kind of sermon thnt was
expected of him did not Involve close
study of contemporary affairs. Dur
ing tho week ho did practically as he
liked. Tho clergyman today has In
numerable demands on his time nnd
energy, with nil kinds of charitable
and philanthropic nnd quasi-clerical
projects and organizations. Ho must
bo a man of active affairs. Sixty years
ago the lawyers hnd an Infinitely nar
rower Held. People went to law about
a strip of land or a title to a piece of
property. Today the lawyers handle
cases Involving tho most Intricate com
mercial complications nnd engage In
the settlement of disputes over mil
lions of dollars. There were no patent
cases half a century ago, and today
there are thousands, nnd the lawyers
who handle them must be good me
chanics as well ns learned in tho law.
So It Is true of every profession and
almost every occupation today. A man
works harder and longer, nnd has
greater anxiety nnd heavier responsi
bility. 1 believe thnt vacations snvo
many lives. They nro very necessary,
because the life that wo lend drains
the system of Its strength, nnd tho
mechanic must stop for rest and repair
or break down."
NIPPONISM IN JAPAN.
It H u Drawing l!nck Into tlm National
Shell.
A Japanese boy, a middle-school stu
dent, came Into my study tho other day
and said ho did not believe In using
nny foreign language In speaking to
foreigners, snys tho Kobe Herald. Ho
believes all Japanese ought to use
their own language, and make foreign-
era learn to speak In Japanese. This
was so unique nnd refreshing, coming
from a student, that I was in a quan
dary for a moment, not knowing how
to take It. But ho informed mo that
ho was a Nippon Shugl man, and that
was tho way to preservo natlonnl In
stitutions. Thero Is a growing dread
among a largo class of Japanese that
the national institutions nro in danger
of being swallowed up In tho hurried
Europeanlzlng of things; hence the
spread of Nlpponlsm, tho drawing back
Into a natlonnl shell. Tho national
spirit will be lost If too much leaning
toward foreign things Is allowed, hence
tho nbsenco of any English on tho re
cent Iksuo of postage stamps. Tho May
number of tho Talyo has not ono word
of English In It not even Tho Sun on
tho title page. No more English con
tents, no English names under the pic
tures. Nlpponlsm hns gone mnd.
Sllciulni; mi Audience.
A clever bit of campaign reparteo
is accredited to Leo Falrchild, tho Cal
ifornia orator who leaped Into nation
al repute In 18G9. Ho was sent Into a
Southern stato to advocate tho gold
standard. At a certain place ho was
Informed by tho commltteo that tho
"rally" would begin and end about
tho name time, and that not since 188.1
had any republican speakor beon per
mitted to finish a speech thcro. Upon
lenrnlng thnt tho speakers us a rule
had been nblo to get out of tho town
nnd fill their next appointments, Fair
child determined to mnko tho attempt
as billed. Ho advised tho chairman to
have no music and to Introduce him
by baying to tho audience: "You aro
tho people nnd hero Is the speaker."
Tho chairman followed Instructions a
llttlo too literally. Ho simply pointed
at tho audience and then nt the speak
er and disappeared behind tho scenes.
Falrchild began his speech nt onco
with ono of his famous stories. Tho
nudlonco was separated, the colored
folk all being In tho gal lory, and only
whlto people below. In about five
minutes tho speaker made a pointed
thrust f.t tho opponent party, when
an orgunlzcd body of young men In
tho contor of the thMtor houtoa In
concert "Itnts!" Falrchltd paused
for a moment, nnd then waving his
hand at the gallery said: "Walter,
come down and take tho Chinamen's
orders!" Tho effect was electrical.
The speaker In relating tho Incident
to tho writer snld: "You should have
seen thnt black hillside of faces slop
ing 5) havenward break Into ledges of
pearl."
DEWEY'S SHIRT SVtlTEM.
Scheme to (iUr Knelt Ourniri t the Hunu
Amount of Wear.
There resides In Washington nt tho
present tlmo a mnn who has knowu
Admiral Dewey for the past thirty
years, during which tlmo their ac
quaintance has been marked by tho
most friendly and social Intercourse.
Iu speaking of the true churacter of
the famous nnvnl hero this friend said:
"Thcro In little difference between tho
Dowey of today nnd the Dewey of 25
yenrs ago. Dewey was as popular an
officer as could be found In the nnvy,
nnd during our cruises ho was always
a desired guest at banquet. He was
a splendid messmate, full of manly
sentiment, nnd ever ready to lend tho
melody of his Hwect tenor voice In n
chorus. One trait that always at
tracted the attention of the acquaint
ance of Admiral Dewey was his ex
tremely neat appearance. He dressed
In the morning with a strict regard for
the demands of n professional mnn,
nnd when he left his apartments for
tho club In the evening his outfit could
be used ns a model for a society man.
His figure Is rather below medium
height, but trim and well knit. From
tho conservatively tdinped hat to the
round-toed shoes he wore, everything
boro tho earmarks of gentility nnd
refinement. He wns fastidious about
every fenturo of his dress, nnd nlwayn
had his shoes made on the same
shaped last. Tho tare ho observed In
his dress was followed In the prrangc
mcnt of his wardrobe. Everything had
Its place, and ho knew exactly whero
to find a handkerchief, a shirt or col
lar. In fact, ho might be called a crank
on the subject, having Invented an odd
custom for keeping his shirts so that
one could not be worn oftenor than an
other. They arc all numbered, rang
ing from 1 to 111. He hnd a chiffonier
containing an equal number of d raw-
era, Just wide enough to recclvo a shirt.
Ho begins nt tho top and wears tlm
shirt In drawer No. 1, then tho gar
ment In drawer No. 2, nnd so on down
tho line. Ho Is Just ns particular about
othor parts of his wardrobe, also."
Brooklyn Eagle.
Napoleon' Dentil Miink.
On March I, 1821. tho day after
great Napoleon died. Automarchl,
physician, took a plaster cast of
tho
his
his
face, and for this death mask ho was
soon nftorwnrd offered Xfi.OOO by a
wealthy London collector of curiosi
ties. Ho refused the offer and retained
tho mask iu his possession until ho
had secured a perfect copy of It In
bronze. Tho original cast was then
offered for sale In London, tho price
asked bolng first ilfi.000. and after
wards X 5,000. No purchaser, how
over, appeared, and tho same wns tho
enso In Brussels, where tho price asked
was 100,000 francs. Tho bronzo mask
had mcnnwhllo become tho property of
the society entitled tho Hons of Glory,
nil of whom were nt one time officers
of tho grand nrmy. Whenever a mem
ber of tho socloty died the mask was
placed on his coflln during tho funeral
services. After the death of tho last
member tho mask passed into the pos
session of Miss Forty, an English Indy.
She has Just died, and nt tho sale of
her effects the once famous mask fetch
ed a comparatively small sum ridicu
lously small, Indeed, when compared
with the sum which was once offered
to Automarchl.
Another Mine (Initio.
The famous Bluo grotto of Cnprl has
now a rival In tho state of Minnesota.
It occurs In a lnko on tho shores of
which there Is n cavern of white lime
stone flooded, with water. A Hwlmmer
enters tho cavo, nnd, turning to look
upward, sees the most beautiful shades
of green and bluo Iu the water anil a
silvery sheen over his submerged
limbs.
Iron llolilrr.
Tops of worn-out boots or
SllOCd
tnaku excellent Iron holders,
TIII5Y WILL 111 FREE
To!r;3ka' First Will Oomo Homo at
Stato Dxpcnso.
ME MONEY HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
nr. I'ojruter (1Im tlm llurllncton Itoml
the .lot. or limiting tlm Holttlcrt Will
Lre 8n Krnnrliro on tint 3lltli
CongrnttiiMi 8trk nnd Adjntunt Men
em! Dtrry Leave for tho Writ.
LINCOLN, Nob., Aug. 22. Governor
Poyntcr Inst night Issued tho following
Mi tcmcnt:
"Citizens of Nebr.vk '. nm gl&d
announce- to tho pntrlolh cltUcnu of
Nebraska that tho monoy for Hpeclal
train to bring homo her cnllnnt Mint
Nebrnska regiment has till bum sent
In. Nebraska will bring hor boys homo
In n manner boflttlng hor high appre
ciation of their worth nnd tho lienor
they have conferred upon their siato.
Arrangements will bo mndu for special
trnlnH to leave San Francisco noxt Sat
urday morning. Huch company will
bo returned direct to their homo stn-
tlon. I hnvo sent Adjutnnt General
Barry and Hon. W. L. Stark to San
Francisco to attend to tho buslnes.! In
terest!) of the state In tho ontrneUwIth
tho transportation companies.
"1 desire to thank nnd congratulate
tho citlzciiH of Nebrnska for their
prompt action and tho splendid man
ner In which they hnvo uphold tho
good nnme of the state. I wish to re
turn In this public manner my sincere
thanks to Hon. 1). 10. Thompson of
Lincoln, who camo to tho rescuo when
tho cnuso had become hopoless, and
bhowed his splendid faith In Nobn.nka
and hor pcoplo by a pledge of $20,000.
I would be glad to thank and congratu
late each ono of tho long list of donors
whoso pledges range from $1 to $3,000,
but tho list is too long. Kufllco It to say
tho demonstration ib complete and No
branka shows alio Is proud of her spien
dld regiment.
"W. A. I'OYNTER, Govornor."
Govornor l'oyntei uwiudcd the
rontract for transporting tho troops to
tho Burlington railroad. In deciding
between the roads ho was Influenced
by tho fact that that roa.l can carry all
but two of tho twelve companies to
their orlglunl enmp hendqunrtcrs. Tho
Madison and Fullerton companies will
bo tnkon to Columbus, only twenty-llvo
miles from their home station.
By 9 o'clock Inst ovonlim tho money
received nnionntcd to ?30,'i50. This In
cludes all contributions received up to
that time. Thcro aro still many sub
scriptions thnt hnvo not been paid In
and It iu thought thnt tho total amount
will reach nearly $10,000.
I). E. Thompson was naked by dov
ornor I'oynter to necomnr.ny Colonel
Stark nnd Adjutnnt Genornl Bary to
tho coast to moot tho regiment, but
ha decided thnt tho public might mis
construo hln motives If ho occopted the
Invitation.
A nicssngo was iient to General
Shatter asking that tho regiment bo
mustered out Friday so that thu sol
dicru can start Saturndy morning. Tho
different rullroadn over which thoy will
travel have tilso been notified to hnvo
tho necessary cars at San Francisco
by that tlmo.
Governor i'oynter and tho ontlro
cleiicnl forco of tho oxecutlvo olllco
woro kept buny receiving subscrlptlonB
and money from all sections of tho
stnto and telegrama kept pouring In
Hlnco Sunday morning iiiinoiiiiclng
other subscriptions which would fol
low. Tho appeal of tlm governor bus
mot with a noblo nnd patriotic io
sponso from all sections and If all tho
money that In already subscribed Is
sent In to the governor's ofllco tho
amount will oxceed the necessary cost
of transportation by several thousand
dollnrs.
Numerous subscriptions, rnnglng In
amount from $100 to ovor $1,000, havo
been received from mayors over tho
stato and banks almost without num
ber havo notified tho governor to draw
on them for stated amouiitH, some of
theso being their own contributions
and others for Individual depositors.
It had been hoped by Goernor
I'oynter nnd others Interested In the
project to bring the boys home, that
tho railroads might be Induced to offer
a reduced rate. In thin respect nil
attempts resulted uiiHuceoHtifully. as
tho threo Nebraska linos connecting
with the lllo Grando nt Denver com
bined and offer a similar rate.
FROOrS ARE RUSHED TO FRONT.
Vcvr T'ollc.v of Celerity In Iniiiicuriited
lir Kecrctiirj Itoot.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-Onlors
Were Issued yesterdny directing the
movement of tho Twenty-sixth Infan
try from Plnttsbnrg. N. Y.. to San
Francisco. Tho regiment will go via
Hoston and Providence.
The quartermaster's department,
acting under Instruction!! from Secre
tary itoot. Is negotiating for moro
transports for tho Philippine service.
Owing to the determination of Sec
retary Hoot to rush the troops forward,
tho original schedule prepared In the
qiinrtermnster'H department hns been
entirely disarranged, and It is tho de
partment's Intention to hnvo not only
tlm first ten regiments afloat by tho
last of October, but also those to bo
raised under tho Inst order.
Nine foldlcr Are Droit nril,
MANILA, Aug. 22 While a recon
noltorlng party of tho Twenty-fourth
Infantry, under Captain Crane, was
crossing tho Mnrlqulnn river on a raft
today tho hawser broke. Tho current,
very swift at that point, caused tho
raft to capslzo, drowning nl no enlisted
men.
Tho United States transport Tartar,
from Ban Francisco, July 21, with Gen
eral Joseph Wheeler and his daughter,
troops of tho Nineteenth Infantry nnd
moro tlmn $1,300,000 In coin, has ur-rlved.
A NEBRASKA CATTIEMAN KILLED
Quarrel Over rmturnKO High n Itcsult
In Cohl-lltoodoil Murder.
CHADHON, Nob., Aug. 22. Thomas
Ryan, n prominent cattleman, was
shot nnd Instantly killed by Frank
Coll a young sheepman, fifteen miles
southeast of this city.
This disastrous nffalr Is tho direct
result of a feud that has always ex
isted between the cnttlonicn. who
claim priority of right on pasturago
lands, nnd tho sheepmen, who have In
sisted that thoy woro equally entitled
to the gonoral uso of tho land for the
grazing of tholr sheep.
From reports coming In from tho
scciio of tho murder, It Is learned that
Rynu wna the aggressor nnd inalstod
thnt young Coll, who Is but 21 years
old, should movo his sheep from whore
thoy woro then grazing. This Coll rc-
fusod to do. Hot words woro ex
changed, when suddenly, without n
word of warning, young Coll whipped
out n revolver and taking dollborato
aim, shot Hynn, killing him almost
Instantly. Friends of Uynn soon not
ified tho coronor, hut up to a Into hour
ho hnd not returned from tho scene of
tho tragedy,
Coll Immediately camo to this city
and gave himself up. When ques
tioned ho seemed grently excited nnd
nothing nlithentlc could bo lcarncA
from him. Tho cold-blooded murdor
of Eckmnn, who wna Rhot down by cat
tlemen several months ago, la still
fresh In tho minds of every ono. In
view of tho lntcnso fcollng provnlllng
between tho two factions, tho outcome
of tho murder of Hynn will bo watched
with unusual Interest.
The prediction Is mndo that moro
blood la likely to How, unless sonio
moro dodnlto ngrecinent can bo satis
factorily agreed on to govern the rights
of the cattle and sheepmen, who nro
constantly warring with each othor
over pasturago lands.
GERMAN MINISTRY RESIGNS.
Defeat of tho Knitter' l'et Men mi re In
Diet Mity (lluingo (loverniiient.
BERLIN, Aug. 22. During tho aft
ernoon n cabinet mooting whb held at
tho resilience of Prince Hohcnlnho, tho
Imperial chancellor nnd tho whole cab
inet agreed to resign. Tho acceptance
of tho niliilfitors' resignations Is tin
certain. Tho newspapers of this city recog
nize tho fact that the rejection by the
Diet of tho canal bill marks an epoch
In political history of tho country nnd
point out thnt the conservatives, for
tho first tlmo since the formation of
tho empire, havo openly dulled a man
date of their sovereign.
The question of the dissolution of
the Diet as n result of tho defeat ot
the c:nnl bill la much talked about,
hut such a stop la not likely until tho
upper houso linn approved tho now
civil code. Opinion Is much divided an
to what Emperor Wllllnm may do In
tho matter, many porsons hellovlng
that tho ministry's resignation will bo
accepted. In any case, It Is asserted,
tho government will havo to encounter
In tho next elections n great moral
force, tho conservative Junkoro having
hitherto been Invariably on Itn aide,
DEAD BODIf S FOUND AT PONCE.
'I'tToul j-l'U n Ilumli-eil 1,1 r en r.nst In
Wc.st I ii (1 In tt Hurricane.
PONCE, P. H Aug. 22. It Is now
estimated that 2,r00 bodies of tho vlc
llmii of tho recent hunictino havo boon
burled, that over 1,000 were Injured In
tho storm, nnd thnt 2,000 nro missing.
Thero nro opportunities horo for In
vestors. Thero Is tho greatest lack of
money for ropalrlng damage, replacing
and replenishing stocks. Tho nlcaldea
appointed committees for the distri
bution of relief ntorcs, etc , but tho mil
itary authorities objected to It.
Police In lionlM.,,, though bodies con
tinue to ho found In the fields. The
uuthoiitlcs have decided to burn tho
ruins of Yubiico.
Troop for I'ort Crnnlc,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. Adjutnnt
Gonoral Corbln cabled General Brooko
the HUbstanro of nn order recalling
four companion of the Tenth Infantry
from Cuba and Bonding them to Fort
Crook, Neb. What companies Gonoral
Brooko will nolect for transportation
to tho United StnteB Ib problematical,
tho officials at the war department
contontlng themselves with the aasor
tlou that it will bo tho battalion hav
ing seen the mo.it service In Matanzns
or Cardenas.
Company D of tho Seventh Infantry,
now at Fort Crook, will In all proba
bility remain at that post for nomo
time, although It Ib on tho cards to
send the Sovonth Infantry to tho Phil
ippines some tlmo during tho fall.
Director of Cuban Ccnu,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. Secretary
Hoot has nlgiied the order for the Cu
ban census, Tho ordor appoints Llou
tennnt Colonel Joseph B, Sanger di
rector of tho census, nnd Victor H.
Olmsted assistant director. It was at
first Intended thnt Mr. Olmsted should
be director and Colonol Sangor super
intendent for tho war department.
Tho chiingn places tho direction of tho
census moro omphntlcnlly undor tho
control of tho wnr department. Tho
census Is to be completed by or boforo
November .10.
Altitrk Atticrlc.ill Kitllori.
LONDON. Aug. 22. A Hpoclal dis
patch received hero today from Leg
horn. Italy, says flvo men havo beon
nrrcsted thero on the charge of attack
ing and wounding some snllnrs who
had come nshoro from tho United
Statea crnlRor Olympln.
Utterly Wiped Out ly l'lre.
OniPPLE CHEEK, Colo., Aug. 22.
Flro ban utterly destroyed tho business
postlon of tho city of Victor, causing
a losfi estimated nt $2,000,000. Begin
ning iibortly nftcr noon, Lie flro raged
until evening, consuming ovorythlng In
ItB way.
It had Its origin, It Is thought In
tho Merchants' cafe, adjoining tho
Bank of Victor, on tho corner of Third
iitreet nnd Victor nvonuo. A strong
wind from the south fanned the flnmea
and In u few minutes all the surround
ing houso were afire.