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    WORK 01 ? OUE NAVY.
SECRETARY LONG'S ANNUAL RE
PORT MADE PUBLIC.
Work of the Department la Keviewed
from the Beginning of Hostilities -
Correspondence BetAvecn Scliley nnd
Sampson. *
The annual report of the Secretary of
Ihc Navy is much longer than the usual
annual report. The first sentence explains
.this as folloAvs :
For the first lime since its rehabilitation
rthe navy has "been put to the supreme test
of AA'ar. Years of patient , persistent train
ing and development had brought It to a
point of high eliicleiicy which resulted hi
, lhe unparalleled victories at Manila and
Santiago victories which have given the
Tianies of our naval commanders world-wide
lame and added an additional page to the
glorious , naA-al history of our country.
The report describes in rapid order the
steps that Avere taken to consolidate the
squadrons and put the naA-y in readiness
for hostilities. Sigcbeo's famous telegram
asking a suspension of public opinion in
connection Avith the bloAA'ing up of the
Maine is quoted and the Secretary says :
"This judicious telegram did much to se
cure in the public mind a dispassionate
vicSv of the disaster. ' '
The .story of Dewey's victory at Manila
is told , and of it the Secretary says :
Aside from the more fact of having won
-without the loss of a single life such a bril
liant ami electrifying victory at the very
outset of the war , with all the confidence
Avhlch it infused throughout the country and
into the personnel of every branch of the
service , it removed at once all apprehension
for the r.'teilic coast. The indirect pecuniary
advantage to the United States in the Avay
of saA'ing an increase of insurance rates and
In assuring the country of freedom from
attack on that coast is incalculable.
The Secretary tells how Corvera's fleet ,
liaving sailed from Cape Verde Islands
-April 29 , for an unknown destination.
Sampson sailed east Avith a portion of his
ileet for the purpose of observation. At
Cape Ilaitien May 7 , the department ad
vised him that the Spanish squadron Avas
reported at St. Thomas.
The following statement explains offi
cially Avhy the bombardment , of San Juan
was not forced to an end :
Instructions were also received that the
Vessels accompanying him were not to be
risked or crippled in the bombardment of
fortilications. as it was considered unwise
to risk any of the vessels of our navy until
the Spani-h fleets had been met nnd de
stroyed. * * * The squadron did not ar
rive off San Juan until the morning of the
T-ith. A bombardment of that place fol
lowed for two hours and a half , but as
Iherc wa * ; no land force to hold it in case of
its surrender and as the Spanish Heet was
not there , it was determined to return to
HpA-ana. where it was possible Cervera
wight have gone.
Sampson and Fchley.
The report shows that the "ilyiim squad-
. on. " under Sehley , Avas ordered to Cien
fuegos upon notice that Cervora's squad
ron had boon soon off Curacao. But on
May 20 the department , having heard that
Cervera AA-as at Santiago , advised Samp
son to order Sehley to proceed off that
Jiort. On the 20th Sampson received from
chley a letter dated the 2'M stating that
Avas not satisfied that the Spanish
adron Avas not at Cioufuogos and that
AA-onld therefore remain off that point
flth his squadron. The next day Sehley
vas informed that Cervera had boon in
from the 10th to the 23th. ami- "
he Avas din-cted to proceed Avith all dis
patch to that port. At this time ho tele
graphed Sampson , under date of the 24th ,
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that coaling off Cienfuegos Avas very un
certain ; that tlu > Spanish flcot Avas not in o
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C-ioufuogos ; that he Avould go oastAvard on
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the 23th , but that on account of short coal
supply ho could not blockade if Cervera nP
-was in Santiago , but would go to Nicholas P
las Mole to communicate. I'pon receiving c
this information Sampson decided to go to a :
Key AVost for coal al once. and. if author b
ized , " to proceed to Santiago in person. U
Sehley loft Cienfuegos on the 24th and o
stopped on iho following day twenty miles 4t
.southeast of Santiago to repair iho col t
lier Merrimac. At 7'iO p. in. ho signaled , da :
to the squadron : -Destination Key West dh
and Yucatan channel h
via south side of Cuba
nel as soon as collier is ready : speed nine
knots. " ' After steaming to the -westward tlu
until 11:20 p. ni. . the squadron again u
stopped to make repairs to the Yale. The tln
report then continues : n
On the morning of the 27tu the Harvard , n
from Mole St. Nicholas , delivered to Com a
modore Sehley the following tljspatcli : si
Washington. 1 > . < ' - . May - ' l S.-riai- siS'
vnrd , St. Nicholas Mole , Hayti : J'roceed at S'u
u
once ami inform Sehley and also ihi- senior
officer present off Santiago as follows : All iia
department's information indicates Spanish a
division is still at Santiago. The depart oi
ment looks to you to ascertain facts and oini
ti-i < the enemy if therein does uot leave nic
without a do'-is'Ivf action. Cubans familiar c
with Santiago vay that there are lauding 1 >
nautical miles west front
places live or six 1"
the 'mouth of harbor and that tin-re insur tl
gents probably will be found and not the
Spanish. From the surrounding heights you
can see everv vessel in port. As soon as
ascertained iiot < fy the department Avhether
til" enemy is there. Could not squadron ami C
also Harvard coal from the Merrimac lee
ward off Cape Crux. Conaives channel , or
Mole , Haiti ? The department will send coal
immediately to Mole. Kcport without delay
.situatlon at Santiago. LOXC. "
At 11 a. ni. . two hour * nfier re'-eiviiifi this 11
dispatch from the department. CommodoreS 11K
K
S < -hey ! signaled to the squadron : "Can you
fetch into-Jhe port of Key West \\ith eual C (
rcmaininjrV Koport by signal. " ri
At noon the Harvard left , carrying his rici
replv to th < * department's dispatch , as fol
lows :
"KiiiKstort , May liS , 1SJS. Secretary NaA-y. ttw
"Washington , 1 > . C. * * ' Merrimac cn- w
tfrn-s disabled : Is heavy : am obliged to have : n
towed to Key AVesl. Have been unable ab- st
solufelv io coal the Texas. Marblehead , Vix tr
en , Brooklyn from coJHei. owing toery : ii
rough sea. Had weather slwc leaving Key .11
West. The Urooklyn alone has more than AY
Kullicicnt coal 10 proceed to Key West ; can iihi
not remain oft" Santiago in present state hi
quadron coal account. Impossible to coal aA
Ill-ward of Cape ( "ruz In the summer , all st
owing to southwesterly winds. * * * Much tr
to be regretted , cannot obey orders of department
partment- Have siriven earnestly ; forced P <
Lo proceed for coal to Key AVost by way of S :
Yucata'i passage. Cannot ascertain any Hi
thing respecting enemy positive. * * * III
Verv tllllJciil ; to , ow collier , to set cable to ot
Jiold. SCITLEY. " In
Later in he day. the squadron meantime la
iiavin ygitiii moved westward , the signal wiw
"Klop" was made to the flying squadron , w
lifter which 5hc Texas and Marblehead went
alongside { he Merrimac and coaled. The o
tuU.iiiron was at lhat time distant about i-d
forjy miles to the southward and westward
of Sanrlauo.
ar
Sinking : of the IMerrimac. ha
On ( hi ? 2 Slh signal Avas made to return er
po
In I be direction of Santiago and the squad ni
ron stopped for the night ten miles off vis
nhoro , AvitU-tlie Marblehead scouting two Krw
miles inside. * On t.hc n'cxt morning the w :
as
Hnuxh ; sqtiadi'on Avas sighted inside. On pa
June ± 5 ib > Morrimae was .sunk , and of 111
{ Jus the Secretary says : 1 >
all
TIK ! ! aticmpr. although unsnm' ful In IN nit
bj ; ct. a daringly o.outed. . H Is now
of the well-known historic marvels of
udvuniurc and eiiterarlHu iu tic
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Xaval Constructor Zlobson and his men v/on
undying fame.
The report de.ils next with the seizure
of the harbor of Guantanamo and the gal
lant three days' fight of the marines ; with
the convoying of the Shafter expedition
from Tampa to Santiago , and with the
conferences that took place between Shaf-
ter and Sampson in the effort to secure
co-operation of the' army and navy in the
reduction of Santiago. The story of the
operations at this stage involves the re
cital of the destruction of the Spanish
fleet , which is told , however , in tile most
concise official form.
One fact disclosed by the history of the
days before the surrender of Santiago is
that Sampson asked to be represented in
any conference held to arrange the terms
of surrender of Santiago by virtue of the
fact that he had engaged in the joint op
erations. Shafter replied that he should
be glad to have Sampson represented , but
the surrender took place before his rep
resentative could reach the camp. Ad
miral Sampson's chief ot staff did ar
rive before the final articles were signed ,
but Shafter declined to permit him to be
one of the signatories.
The most important chapter of the re
port is that relating to the increase of the
navy , and under this head the Secretary
transmits and indorses the report of the
naval board of bureau chiefs looking to
the increase of the navy by no less than
fifteen ships , some of the most powerful
character. The Secretary says :
The navy should be increased ; tlic devel
opment of its various branches should bo
homogeneous , and the increase iu ships
should be accompanied by a gradual in
crease in oflicers and'men and in naval sta
tions coaling stations , repair plants , etc.
REPORT OF SECRETARY BLISS.
Concerns Indians , Lands , Minim ; Af
fairs and Pensions.
Secretary of the Interior Bliss has is
sued his annual report. In speaking of
the disposal of public lands the report
says : "Tho total area o public lands ,
not including Indian lands , entered by in
dividuals ( exclusive of selections by cor
porations ) during the year ending .Tune
30 , was 11.328,037.34 acres. This is in
excess of the area so disposed of by the
Government during the previous year by
2,607,803.0(5 ( acres , an increase of over 28
per cent. The number of individual en
tries of Government land during the year
Avas 80.G74. as against 73.381 the previous
year. sheAving an increase of ever 23 per
cent. * '
The rr-port shoAvs an increase of ' ! SO in
the mineral entries and un increase of 174
patents issued and 400 claims patented. In
commenting on this feature Secretary
Bliss says : "This increase in mineral en
tries indicates a marked revival of the
mining industry , Avhich had fallen to its
lowest ebb in 1803 , Avhon but 737 entries'
wore made , being loss than one-half the
number made in 1808 and the lowest since
3870. From Colorado there Avas mined
during the calendar year 3807 § 10.101,200
in gold and 21jot5.400 ( ounces of silver , ex
ceeding the output of any other State in
the Union. The next State in gold min
ing Avas California. Avith SI 4.018,300.
Montana being second in the production of
silver , with 13.067.000 ounces. The third
State in gold mining Avas South Dakota ,
with ? 5G04,000 , Utah being third in pro
duction of silver. Avith 0,203.1500 ounces.
The fourth State in gold mining AV.-IS Mon
tana , Avith $4,373.400. Idaho being fourth
in the production of .silver , Avith 4,003,200
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ounces.
Upon Indian affairs the report says :
"The progress of the Indians during the
last year , -in civilization as Avoll as edu
cation , has been gradual , though substan-
' il. There has boon but one disturbance
or outbreak of a serious character , and
that Avas among the ChippOAva Indians of
Minnesota. It Avas of very recent occur
rence , hoAVOA'or , and happily has boon sup
pressed. The population of Indians , ex-
rlusive of those in the State of Xew York.
ind those of the live civilized tribes , may
lie stated to bo , approximately. 180,132 :
that of the Xew York Indians. 3,318. and
f the tivo civilized tribes , including 17.-
137.1'roodmeii. as 77,018. The policy here
tofore inaugurated of extending to the In-
lians every facility tending to make them
nil independent and self-supportinir class
iias been continued. * '
In speaking of the pension department
ho report says : "Tho report of the com-
nissionor of pensions shoAvs that .Tune 30
bore Avero on the pension roll 003.714
lames , an increase of 17.700 ever the
.lumber on the rolls .Tune 30. 1807. The
unoiint disbursed for army and navy pen-
dons during the year AVJIS $144.631-
570.80. leaving a balance of $3.431,012.00
inoxpondod : Juno. 30. Avhich Avas covered
nto the treasury. This unexpended lial-
ince ; Avould have boon reduced in the sum
if 87(50.232.24. ( representing lirst pay-
nonls on 3.383 cases , Avhich AVCI-O adjtidi-
atod during the fiscal year , had it boon
lossiblo to got thorn into the hands of the
M'nsion agents in time to make payments
hereon prior to July ] . ' '
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GOOD MAIL SERVICE IN WAR.
Subject iii _ the Annual Keport
of the Postmaster General.
The most interesting review of the
lost si 1 service for some years , owing to its
iperalions in military and naval fields , is
he report of Post master General Charles
mory Smith. It tells of the work ac-
omplished and policies adopted in t en-it o-
isil acquisitions. The Postmaster Gen-
ral says :
The war oiUaik-d the nocp-j < ity of a inili-
arv postal .service , and prompt measures
vci-e required for handling the mails of an
irmv of : MO.K)0'iuoii. ) Large piKtotliecs were
uddenly created at the camps of concen-
rat ion.'the exigencies of constant changes
iud 'movements were met , -md the military
md n.ival forces on active service in the
Vest Indies and Philippines had : prompt
ud constant postal communication with
lome. Trained clerks were detailed from
vaihible points. K.iilway mail cars were
tatioued at convenient points on .side
rucks as po-4othe.es.
When our troops advanced into Cuba the
lOMsil service advanced with them. When
Santiago surrendered Postal Agent Kben
Jrewer took possession of the postoth'ee of
hat citv. which was made the military post-
ttlce. Now there are.four deliveries In the
nidiness portion of Santiago City and regu-
ir ; mail communication has been established
ritli Havana rtml Intermediate seaports and
nth : Jamaica and other West India islands ,
icrvice also has been extended into Snntisi-
province. The postal service accompan-
our flag to I'orto Illeo. From i'once it
ins extended as rapidly as different places
assed Into our possession until now there
re twelve military postal stations there ,
avlng postal connections with many small-
places. In the Philippines two military
osttl stations have been established at Ma-
Hsi : and Cjivite , supervised by a veteran di-
Islon superintendent detailed from San
'ranciseo , and conducted by a force of mil-
ray mail and postolfiee clerks and agents ,
sslsted by details from the army of occii-
ation. The acquisition of Hawaii has nor
lius far been followed by any change in our
oKtal relations with that country. Hawaii
Ircady has a good mail service , which is
lore than self-sustaining.
Postmaster General Smith calls atten-
ojj to the rapid growth of the postal busi
ness in all its branches. In the last fiscal
year the gross revenue was $89.012,018 ,
against $33.315,479 in 18S9. and the gros-
expenditure 598,033.523 , against 8oG,342.-
S04. The n.umber of postoificcs increase * ' ,
to 73,000'from 43,000. The estimate ii
revenues and expenditures for the fiscal
year ending June 30 , 1900 , follows :
Total estimated revenue .siOO.Or.s.m
Estimated expenditures lur , ± M , < )0i ) (
Deficiency for 3900 , estimated. . . i.'JGj.S.S'i'
INSPECTION OF MEATS.
Report of the Bureau of Animal In
dustry for the Fibcal Year.
Dr. D. E. Salmon , chief of the bureau
of animal industry , in his report to the
Secretary of Agriculture for the fiscal
year ended June 30. 1S9S , states that dur
ing the year meat inspection was in opera
tion at 135 abattoirs , sis against 128 for
the previous year , and in thirty-five cities ,
as against thirty-three in 3S97. The num
ber of animals inspected before slaughter
numbered 51.335,398. Of these 0.228.2:57 :
were cattle. 10.028,287 sheep. 408,199
calves and 31 . (510.075 ( hogs , a total gain
over 1897 of 9.025,291 animals.
At the time of slaughter 31.11G.S33 ani
mals were Inspected suid G3.GG2 were re
jected ; 91.508 carcasses and -JS.1N9 parts
of carcasses were condemned. The meat
inspection stamp was affixed to 14.5fc3.780
packages of mutton and bee'f and pork
products , of which 374.131 contained mi'
croscopically examined pork.
Growth of the Army Pay Koll.
Tiie annual report of Paymaster Gen
eral T. II. Stanton of the army shows
an expenditure of S2o.499.9G9. an increase
of $2,320.804 compared with last A car.
irl Avas found by the
police of Xew York stupefied with Avbisky.
Col. Blanton Duncan at Los Angeles.
Cal. , Avithdrew his $100.000 dannge suit
against the Associated Press for libel.
Daniel II. Kennedy of Lynn. Mass. . Avho
AV.MS supposed to have been murdered in
Portland. Me. , has turned up .ilive.
The Venezuelan arbitration court has
received over 2.200 documents in English ,
Spanish and Dutch , covering four cen
turies.
A conference of prominent Xew York
Democrats has been failed to take steps
to perfect an organization in opposition to
Tammany.
Knglish newspapers continue to discuss
interestingly the result of the elections in
the United States in its relation to Terri
torial expansion.
It is 'believed by many Avell-informed
persons in Manila that a conllict between
the Americans" the Filipinos is ulti
mately liimvoiduble.
The critical political and milit.iry * itna
tion in Europe has caused a sharp ad
vance in prices of provisions in , ill the
markets of the Avorld.
Two Havana editors have been sent to
jail by C.iptuin General Blanco for pub
lishing a rabid sinti-Aniericau article in
defiance of the censor.
The streets of Havana are being patroll
ed by Spanish regulars in inticipatioi ! nf
an outbreak by Cuban volunteers , who
have not yet been paid.
In the Iioque district in Cuba heavy
Hoods have ruined sugstr cane and fruit
crops which have just been pl.iuted for the
first time in three years.
At Xorth Graft on. Mass. , a posse of cit
izens surrounded three burglars who had
broken into the postollice stud captured
two sind killed one of them.
Scientific societies of St. Petersburg.
Kussiu. are preparing to give Thomas A.
Edison , the American inventor , i brilliant
reception Avhen he arrives.
The steamer Arnold , recently arrived at
Seattle , brought fifty-two sacks of mail.
Avhich had been acciiiuulatitig at St. Mi
chael's , Alaska , for a year.
J. AY. Stewart of the Sixteenth infan
try. Avho safely passed through the severe
battles in Cuba , Avas fatally assaulted in
a Louisville saloon by unknown thugs.
Twenty business men and bankers of
\Vichita. K in. , have perfected plans to in
corporate a company for the purpose of
building a telephone system in that city.
Lord Salisbury , at sin after dinner
speech at Guild Hall. Avsmied the English
people to be ready for any emergency.
Iteudered in plain English that means
war.
war.Lord
Lord Seymore and Col. Briscoe of the
British army have inspected the forts and
military Avorks around Halifax , and ex
tensive I improvements have been ordered
to 1 be made at once.
The big guns of our battleships are ex
pensive. 1 The 13-inch guns require 240
pounds ] of powder , and the cost of one dis
charge , using an armor-piercing shell , i.-
esJimaied at $30O.
Thirty French reserve warships have
been ordered into commission and all of
the- navy yards of France are rushing
preparations for war. All of the eoaM de
fenses of the country arc in a state oC
reidiuess. '
A negro lynched two years ago at Mays-
field. S. ( ' . . for murder is said to have left
a written statement , Avhich has just been
found , confessing that he murdered the
AYoolfolk family , for which Thomas
Woolfolk. the eldest son. was huuirod ,
protesting his innocence.
Al Thiladolphia. Mrs. John MeGiIum.
after hours of anxious waithitr for her
husband to , ret urn home , dreamed
she SUAV him cuter the house with his i
bead badly cut and swathed in bandages./
Twelve hours later her hushind entered
the house just as she saw him in her [
dream , suffering from terrible wounds.
How he w.is injured or how he sot to his
home ho AVUS unable to toll. .
:
John Hays. Avho discovered the rich
;
copper deposits along the south shore of
Lake Superior , celebrated hl < uiucty-
fotirrh birthday in Cleveland. Ohio , the
other day. In the early forties he landed
at Copper Harbor , and Avith two Indians
as guides wont on foot -Milwaukee ,
prospecting as he Avonf. It was in 3X47 >
that he opened the first mines. ?
Xikola Tc.slii has invented an apparatus
by means .of Avhich electrical power at :
high pressure can bo conveyed thousands a
of miles through the air and utilized coin- n
morciHlly1 : The- system is to convey rhe Q
.groat elevsition. where the
u
rtrelied at uiojyjjjierc is capable of conduct
ing frccl.v tjio liarJieular current produced. ;
' ' '
Then to'ni'ai'ntain a second terminal , also >
elevation , where the r' '
at a great current
can bo collected and convoyed to the
Mirth.
NAPOL QN'S ORIGINAL PLAN TO INVADE ENGLAND.
NAPOLEON'S FLOATING FORTKESS.
A German historian now comes forward with the remarkable statement that
he has discovered Napoleon's original plans for the invasion of England in the year
1798. Just 100 years ago Napoleon decided to tow au army over to England on
great floating forts , Avith large bodies of troops lined up in battle order. They were
then to fight their way ashore and land on the coast without resort to lighters. The
troops Avcre to march ashore in the order of their regiments , preceded and backed
up by artillery. This , the German historian says , Bonaparte hoped to accom
plish in the summer season , Avhen the Avater was calm and the attending circum
stances favored by wind and Avcather.
It will be remembered that Napoleon has often declared that he would have been
as great an admiral as he Avas a general Avith half a chance. "But , " ho added , "the
French are useless as sailors. They are too fussy , too excitable. At sea one needs
a calm mind , quiet fortitude and energy. " Bonaparte's ferries were built in
Brest , Cherbourg and Boulogne , but Avhen Nupoleon inspected them in the spring
of 179S his faith in the new-fangled monsters Avavered.
He abandoned the proposed invasion of England and instead started on the ex
pedition to Egypt , from Avhere he hoped to be able to rule the Mediterranean.
QUEEN AGAINST HER WILL.
A. Trajjic Romance of the South. Sea
Islands.
The schooner Ocean Spray , Capt.
Luttrell commanding , recently arriTecl
at San Francisco from an extended
trading cruise in the Southern Pacific.
The Captain bore the news of the death
of the Queen of the Muna Islands. A
stranger story ue\'er was told.
According to a special dispatch from
San Francisco to the XCAV York Herald ,
many years ago William Young , an
English sailor on a. little trading
schooner that had sailed from an Aus
tralian port , Avas shipAvrecked and cast
ashore on one of the Mima Islands.
Long struggling had SAvppt away near
ly all his clothing , but he managed to
cling to a piece of timber until with it
MAP.GAKET OK MITN'A.
he was thrown up on shore in safety.
It Avas night Avhen he landed on the
beacb and realized that he was safe.
Then he SAvooned away. The next thing
he kneAv he was on a comfortable cetin
in a native's cabin , and. around him
were a number of dusky barbarians
who , unaccustomed to seeing a mail
having a AA'hite skin , had taken him for
a god and AA-ore entertaining him as
best they could. In a few days he began
to recover sufficiently to appreciate the
situatJon , and itis needless to say that
he enjoyed it. Favors of every descrip
tion were bestowed UIKUI him. By the
decree of the King a palace was ap
pointed for his habitation , and here lie
continued to receive the attention of
the great chiefs of the islands. In a
short time he learned the native lan
guage and invented many contrivances
to gain and retain the homage of the
people. He soon became a favorite on
the islands and in time became strong
ly attached to a young sister of the
Iviug. Then followed the marriage of
the- god and the princess. The union
was a' happy ono. and in the course of
time a daughter was born and she was
named Margaret. She was a beautiful
child , and naturally was the idol of her
father. He taught her to read and write
English , and Avhen she had attained
years of understanding he sent her tea
a convent school at Samoa.
Margaret pursued her studies in the
conA'cnt about four years , and during
that time she fell in love with a hand
some young Samoan , who , at the com
pletion of her course , begged for an im
mediate marriage. The young lady
Avas agreeable to the marriage , but
asked the privilege of rettirning to her
father at her old home before the cere
mony should take place. The next trad
ing vessel that sailed from Samoa car
ried her to her old home.
She had only been there a feAv weeks
when the King was taken suddenly ill
and shortly afterwards died. "When
the grief of the nation had subsided
the Aviso men and councillors began to
look around for a successor. There ,
were several sous and daughters of the
t
let-eased monarch living , but according
to a peculiar custom of the people the
eldest nephcAV or niece of the lute rider
succeeded to the throne. Margaret AVIS :
he regular and legitimate successor ac
cording to this rule. She Avas well
lAvareof this , and at the first report of
lie King's illness had made an effort
o get away from the islands , but there
i\-as no vessel by Avhieh she could os-
Mpe. She had promised her young Sa-
noan chief that in six months she
kvould return and become his AA-Ife. .
S'OAV her prospects Avere blighted. She ,
vas a prisoner , although ail heir to a
rown. Although a queen , she kneAV
icr life AA'ould be a living death. The j
onstitution of the islands consisted in
code of unwritten laws , one of the „ .
nest stringent ofwhich AA-as that the ,
Jtieen could never marry or even look
iponthe face of a man. The palace was .
o constructed that one could not see ,
'
eyond its Avails from AviJhin. and the
oval attendants were ; all maidens.
Svery day ibc Avise men and council
ors sought the advice of their sover- .
eigii on bended knees with their fore
heads upon the ground and a partition
shutting off the view of royalty. The
rules governing sovereigns Avere inex
orable. Xothing , eA-en death itself ,
could change a law. It was to such a
life as this the beautiful young Mar
garet was doomed. "When she was
sought to take her place as the sovereign
eign of the people she protested and de
clined the office. But there was no get
ting rid of the responsibility. She was
Queen by right , and she must be Queen
in , fact. They brought her against her
will into the palace , the inaugural cere
monies were performed , and she was
initiated into the seclusion of a palace
that in reality was a prison. Although
the first lady of the realm , she did not
enjoy the privileges or freedom of the
meanest slave.
It Avas about three years ago that she
became Queen , and since that time one
can only fancy the life of sorrow she
must have liA'ed. Only once was she
outside the palace Avails in those three
years , and that was to attend the fu
neral of her father.
A bamboo box was made in which
she Avas carried to the graveside. The
sides of the cage were thickly thatched
Avithpalm leaves , preventing her from
seeing anything that was going on out
side. Xear the top of the bamboo struc
ture were ventilation openings , but
these were so screened that she could
not see out. At the grave she could
hear the clods falling upon the coffin
lid , but could see nothing. She could
hear the moans and Avails of the
mourners , but received no real sym
pathy. When the grave Avas closed in ;
she was carried back to her prison and
her life of hopeless loneliness. That
was about a year ago.
Some weeks ago the Ocean Spray was
driven out of her course and stranded
on the shores of Mima Island. The na
tives swarmed around and welcomed
the whites. They told the captain of :
the illness of their Queen , and he.
knoAving something of the circum
stances , secured permission for his
wife to see the Queen. From his wife's
report he concluded that the unfortu
nate royal prisoner was merely suffer
ing from a cold. He prepared some
medicine for her from his chest and
gave it to the chiefs , saying that it AA-as
only a cold , and if they folloAved his di
rections and gave the medicine she
would be all right.
They accepted the medicine with a
great shoAV of gratitude , went aA\ray.
called a council of chiefs , and after gi
long and careful deliberation decided giai
that it Avould be dangerous to give her 01
The Avhite man's medicine. If she had sj
a cold the proper remedy was an application - 1
cation of heat. The priests built a numIn
ber of lires on the beach. The Queen st :
Avas carried out in. the bamboo cage , i sj
most ruinous practices in vogue by
the farmer and his family. Impurities
about the home bring disease by filling1
the air with microbes or disease germs.
All impurities should be emptied In a
keg or a barrel that doesn't Ieak.aiil
Avheeled a-way and poured on the Kgw.
and not in the same place twice. The
barrel or keg should be cleansed Aveek-
lv Avith carbolic acid and lime. Clean
liness is next ( to Godliness. It is-next
to healthfulness , too. The premises
about the house cannot l > e kept-- too
clean and free of slops.etc. Vepmin
breed diseases very rapidly and < witn
awful effect Keep the home aM > aI
the appurtenances thereof clean and
pure , and keep clean yoursdlf. .Prac <
tical Farmer.
AN HISTORIC HOUSE.
BuildinK Wliere the Famons JJoston
Tea Party Met 125 Teara A o.
The last private house that was di
rectly connected Avith the episode oi
the Boston tea party in the great strug
gle for liberty has been torn dowii ta
make room for a business block. The
old Bradlee house , for as such it is
known , has stood at the corner of Tre-
moiit and Hollis streets for 127 years ,
and the land , which when the building
Avas built A\'as a part of pasture , is to
day worth $100,000.
The house AA'as one of the most inter-
eating historic landmarks in Boston. In
OI/D BKADLEE HOUSE IX
its Avide old kitchen the ringleaders ot
the Boston tea party disguised thoni >
sch-es as Indians on the evening of
Dec. 10. 177o , before going to the wharf
where the cargo of tea was thrown into
the waters of the harbor. The Old
South Church and Faueuil Hall are the
only tAvo buildings besides this house
IIOAV left that sheltered the patriots on
that eventful day.
Although built in 1771 , the house AV.MS
strong enough to stand together an
other 100 years , and it AA-ould doubtless
have been left as a landmark Avonit
not for the city's growth around it. The
land comprised in its site and the yard
liave risen so much in value that : i
> uilding productive of proportionate
evenue must be put up to meet the in-
. rease in taxes.
NEW TRAINING VESSEL.
Practice Ship Chesapeake "WiltCo > t
to Build $1U5OOO.
A fine new training A'essel or practice-
hip for the I'nited States navy is u ti
ler way. She Avill be called the Chesa-
eake and Avill cost to build ? liTioi : .
t Avill be propelled by steam and sail
ml will accommodate at once Ibu-
adets of the nm > l academy.
The Chesapeake is to be fitted wih
11 the modem'appliances for service-
nd comfort and Avill be construct !
ntirely of steel , the bottom AA-iil be-
hcathed with yellow pine four inchc- ;
i Thickness , from keel to two feet two
iches above the AA-ater line , and co ; > -
erert. The main battery , six four-inch
upid-fire rifles. Avill be on the covered
un deck ; four six-pounders rapid tire
nd two one-pounders Avill lie mounted
u the rail and Avorked from the flush
par deck.
A full ship rig Avill be provided , the
wer masts and lower yards to l e of
cel , the balance of the spars to \ TKof
mice or yellow pine. The l > nhj-irlc
NB\V PKACTICK S HIP CIIKSAI'KAKl- : .
and amid the loud Avails of the priests
and cries of the assembled people it
was placed in the center of the circle
rjf fires. Fresh fuel AVIS piled on : uid
the-heat became more intense. The
poor Queen cried for help , but no help
L-auie. All one night and durinir the
greater part of the next day the cold-
urinj ; ceremony AVIS kept up , and then
ill Avas still Avithin the cajre. Calls to
: he Queen broujrhr no answer , and the
hiefs and priests knew that the cure
iiad been a success- . Amid shouts of
jubilation the box was carried to the
lalace gutc. delivered to the attendants
tnd dragged into the secluded interior.
> eon a. piercing shHek came from the
Queen's apartments , and almost imme.-
liatnly two atendants ran out scream-
mr. "The Queen is dead ! She is dead ! "
nstautly all AVHS confusion. The priests
hauted Themselves hoarse and the
> eople gaA-e vent to their SOITOAV in
eng , loud sobs and Avails. Several old
vorueii Avere sent In to Investigate.
L'hey came out shortly bearing the life-
ess body that all might see. The in- j
cnse heat and choking smoke had suf-
'ocaied the unfortunate woman as she
ay in the closed box.
Tnipurities About the Home.
The carele.ss disposal of the slops
.nd debris about the home-Is one of
plating in connection Avith the stem is
carried out to form the bowsprit. The
total s-ail area is 1i ! ) > 7. ) square feet , Uiu
vessel depending wholly upon the sails
for propulsion.
The principal dimensions
of the ve < -
els are : Lt-ngth on load water" line.
17r feet : breadth on load v/ate'r line'
thirty-seven feet : draft , moan , if ; feel
0 inches ; displacement. 3.175 ton.s.
A Very Old Pear Tree.
There Is in .Mr. Auburn Ceinfterv
near the city of Cambridge ,
, a verv old
j > ear tree that fs believed to have stood
more than 2SU .wars. Its trunk is nine
feet In circumference near , the ground
but has for years been hollow , and to'
protect it from storms a great mass of "
cement has been in
put the hollow to
give it AA-eight. The tree continues
thrifty , and each
year producesa cj-np
of pears. Last year's
crop was 41 light
one. This year's is much better.
Salt and Health.
G. Godfrey Giiinel
, the scientist is
about to publish a book upon the ef
fects of salt In the humau.lHxlvOlAren
ty years' study has Jed him to" believe
that diphtheria , apoplexy and other
diseases are due to a deficiency
o&isalt.
A very old man is never satisfied
tli ixj drives a skittish ci-lc.