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TITE OMATTA DAILY IVETSs SATURDAY. MBIllTAIlY 20. 1807. 11 COLOSSUS OF All HOTELS A World-Boater in Siz , Coat and Gorgeous j _ Appointments. THE NEW ASTOR AND ITS TWIN ItiilltllliK In I'vlNliMipr , Krnr tin I n vc I mi-nt < > f $ fO , < H > < V > < > O Slit i-nit 111 Fell IN of Probably very few oven of those who have watched the walls of the now hotel which John Jacob Astor Is erecting al the corner of Thirty-fourth street and l-'lfth avenue , Now York City , ns they have climbed up beside the Waldorf , fully realize what a coloasal Btructurt tLcso two hotels , which are prac tically a unit , will form. The two build ings are complementary ; they -will bo under one management , and though under different ownerships , will bo so connected as to be simply "parts of ono stupendous whole. " Taken together they will comprise not merely the Urgest and finest hotel In the world , but the most colossal occupied ( struc ture In existence. Indeed there probably never was but ono rooted building to sur pass this In size. That was the Imposing liall of manufactures , designed uy architect George . Post , and creeled at the World's lair. This was the grcatuH building ever tTcctol , by man. It was nearly 800 feet wide nnd nearly 1,700 feet long , and over 200 feet high. The ground space It occupied was twlco that of the great pyramid of Cheeps , nnd though any church In New York could bo placed In the vestibule of St. Peter's , yet this was thrco times the slzo of the great Itoman cathedral. The Coliseum , again , though that was but an open-air circus , Bcatcd something like 80,000 people , while the hugo structure at the World'o fair would have Heated .100,000. 1UVAI..S THE WORLD'S 1'AIIl BUILDINGS. It is difficult to compare the hall ot manufactures and the Astor hotel , ulnco they are of uch widely divergent char acter. The first contained but a single floor , the latter fifteen and eighteen. The flour space ot thu World's fair building was over a million and a quarter square feet ; that of the Astor hotel will be rather more than a million square foot. Something like C.OOO tons of steel and 1,000 tons of Iron were used In the construction of the manufactures hall ; some. 10.000 tons of steel are employed In the new Astor hotel alone , and nearly THE NEW ASTOH HOTEL. twice this In the combined structures. And the hall of manufactures was designed for a day and the Astor hotels for n century. Take another comparison : The largest roof structure ot the antique world was the famed Roman Pantheon. It was 1S8 feet In diameter and MS feet hi height. The ground surface covered by the Astor hotels Is considerably larger than that covered by the Pantheon , nnd their extreme height Is over 240 feet. There Is enough steel , brick nnd stone In these hotels to build three or four Brooklyn bridges , and the Hussion army , not to peak of our own could bo mobilized under their roof. COSTLIEST ON THE CONTINENT. Government constructions , aside , the new hotels will comprise the costliest structure on this continent. The hall of manu factures was completed at an expense of $1 700,000. The total cost of the Aator hotels will bo In the neighborhood of $ S- 000.000 and- their furnishing and equipment Vvill require ? : ! ,000.000 more. The roof ot the new hotel is twenty feet higher than the soaring monument on Hunker Hill , while r il the pinnacle of Trinity spire and the weather vane of the hotel are almost on a level. The new A tor hotel II Is not yet named grows out of the remarkable social and financial success achieved by the Waldorf. The latter was erected by William Waldorf Amor , and upon its completion a year erse became the so ago almost Immediately public social center of New York. Through out the season Its rooms flnd Its dining halls nro usually crowded , and It has paid no handsomely that John Jacob Aetor readily took up with a suggestion to build a complementary hotel on the adjoining ground , which ho owned. Architect II. J. HnrdoplHrh , , who de signed the Waldorf , wan given the con struction of the new hotel , and though In some details of its exterior and much moro so In Its Interior , It differs from the Waldorf , yet Its ntylo Is the same , the Idea being to form a unit of the two structures v.Uhur than two distinct nnd separate archi tectural entitles. Doth hotels are in the style of the German renaissance and both the exterior and Interior materials arc much the same. The facades of Iho now hotel conform to that of the Waldorf , both being ( if Haltlmorc red pressed brick and red Longtnoadow sandstone. lloth hotels have a frontage of 100 feet on Fifth avenue and are 350 feet In length. The Waldorf Is thirteen storlt'H high , with two sub-floors , and the now hntrl sixteen stories , with the same substructure. A DINING HALL A I1LOCK LONG. The yoking up of the new hotel with IU twin will make many radical changes In tin ptvsent appeiiranco ot the Waldorf. The main dining room of the latter will bo con tinued In thu new hotel so that It will oc cupy the entire front of the block facing Fifth avrnuc. The beautiful garden court of the \Vuldorf will likewise be duplicated In the new hotel , doubling Its present size. All the upper halls of the Waldort will also ba connected and continued with those of the new hotel. lint It In less In these details than In other wa > a that the conxtructlon of thu now hotel Is notable. Its frontage nn Thirty- four'h street , nn almost unbroken facade extruding 350 feet along the street , and more than 200 feet to Its tniimo.it cornice , as altogether the most Imposing thing ol Its kind tn bo seen In the city. Extending along the base of this facade will 1m n lengthy portico , covering the side walk for about 100 feet , two stories In height , nnd supported by twelve poltahcd granltu coin num. in the renter of this portico will ho the nibln entrance. Thu latter will be semi-circular In form , with a lofty fountain In thu center. In this portico a driveway will bo toured , through which carriages can drlvo In and out entirely under cover. Tha colonnade which will surround the en- Jraneo will bo all of plate glass and Iron , door Included , and will bo one of the most notable architectural features of iho build- li'g. Entering through this splendid vestibule the traveler will flnd himself In the midst of a brilliant spectacle , The entire lower floor , Including the main dining room , the waiting roams , the halls , the office , the cafe , the garden court , even the bar room will bo cut off by partitions of glass , so that from thU doorway the cyo may sweep the entire scene , thu view unbroken save ny the Iran columns and the floral decora tions which will be'a characteristic feature. The Idea comes from the present proprietor ot ( lie Waldorf. George C. Lloldt , who like wise will have the uew hotel , a man whoso penchant for plate glass and mirrors has won him a name- among hotel men as "the father of the plate glass ago. " Explaining his design to a friend , he la reported to have said : "The rich man who. pays $10 or $15 a day for a room and as much more for his din ner , comes to see and bo seen. What ho wants Is not privacy , but publicity. " That Is what the plate glass partitions are for. A BALL ROOM LIKE A THEATER. Altogether the most notable feature of the hotel , however , cither In point of beauty or In Its wonderful construction , will bo the now ball room. The latter will bo on the second floor , and In the area of unobstructed floor space nnd In the magnificence of Its decorations It will be , Its architect thinks , something unequalcd anywhere In the world. It will ocnupy the entire westerly end of the building , and the dancing floor will have an area of 85 by SO feet. The ball room will rlso through three stories , to an extreme height of 40 feet , and overlooking the floor will have two tiers of galleries , divided oft In boxes on the easterly side , while a conservatory will extend the en tire length of the room , on 'the ' westerly side. Lit with a thousand electric flames , with the usual lavish display of llowors and adorned by the beauty and fas.ilon of Now York , It Is likely that here , In the social season , the eye May rest upon ns dazzling and moving a spcctaclo as the social world may present. Not far away , and also on this floor , will bo another spacious apartment , seventy- five feet In length nnd extending through two stories , along the street front , di rectly over the main entrance. This will bo called the "Astor gallery , " and will like wise bo sumptuously decorated and fur- nlslied. It will be used ns a banquet roomer or for private balls and dances , and out side the long portico over the main entr.vico will form a covered balcony. In front of the rooms , which will be used ns n promenade In favorable weather. SPLENDID FEATS OF ENGINEERING. Neither the gallery nor the ball room will he obstructed by a single supporting column. How then are their ceilings to bear up the tremendous weight of fourteen stories of steel and atone which rest upon them ? That was the problem which the architect had to solve ; It was something unique In architec ture and called for an extraordinary place of engineering. To support this Immense weight three enormous steel trusses had to lie devised for use above the ball room , and thrco others above the dining room , and these be borne upon columns of unprece dented strength. The whole had to bo so arranged and related as not to Interfere with the arrangement of the halls and apartments In the stories through which they pans. These monstrous trusses were built by Messrs. Purdy and Henderson , engineers uiaocltitod with Mr. Hardenbcrgh , the archi tect , and are each fifty-one feet In height. They extend from the fourth to the sixth floor , rising from a broad base , eighty-four feel long , from center to center of plus , to a narrow top chord , seventeen feet in length. These , according to Mi. Hardenbergh , are the heaviest and most massive trusses ! ever constructed , as is likewise the central col umn of the building. The latter carrk's a colossal load of 5,400,000 pounds. It Is only thirty feet long , and yet It Itself weigh ? | 40,000 pounds. In the nanufacture of the ten nnd twelve-Inch pins by which the main members of the big trusses are Joined to gether , the finished pins wcro subjected to such test ot resistance and strength that II was some time before a tough enough metal could bo made to stand the requirements of tin architect. The main trusses over the dining room are twenty-six feet deep and fltty-onc feet long , and both these and the ball room trusses are so concealed in the partitions of the building that no ono passing through the corridors would for an Instant suspect the presence of thcFa giant pillars and atlas-like spans , by which the weight of this mimic world Is borne. They were necessary to sociiro the unbroken area of the ball room ami dining room and they represent the latest term of the wonderful progress of structural art. It would bo wearisome to describe In de tail all the features and arrangements of the new bulltllng , the grill rooms and re ception rooms on the lower floor ; the won derful staircases of tiled Sienna marble which lead from the lower floor , and notably the ball room staircase , winding from the special carriage entrance at the westerly end of the hotel to the entrance of the danc ing hall ; the loge-liko effect of the gallery openings overlooking the garden court , and countless others. There will bo a roof dinIng - Ing room and garden , enclosed on nil sides and top with glass and Iron , outlook from whltfh la almost without obstruction to every point of the compass. It takes In New York bay , the Hudson , East river , Grant's tomb and Washington Heights , Long Island sound , and In the distance the hills of Jersey. Ono of the upper floors Is to be set apart for club purposes , and there will be- many private dining rooms and special apartments which It will cost a klug's ransom to oc cupy. THE "UACK" OF THE HOTEL. Hardly ICES wonderful , In many ways oven moro , Is the world below ground. Two floors beneath the sidewalk will be given up to the electric lighting plant , the slzo of which may be Imagined from the fact that It will supply altogether Romcthlng like 20,000 lamps. It Is Indeed the largest , finest and most complete Isolated electric lighting plant in the world , and the illumi nation which It will provide for iho larger apartments , like the dining room and lower floor , the ball room and the largo gallery , will be dazzling in Its effect nud beauty. For that matter the laundry room like wise Is worth a study , for hero at times 30.000 or 10,000 separate pieces must bo cared for within the span of a single day ami night. This requires the equipment of an Immense laundry simply for this hotel alone , and so fast must It do Its work that there Is no tlmo for drying In the open air. This U done artificially , In 10 or 20 seconds , with hot air supplied from the engine room , The latter , too , Is worth a visit. Hero , be low stairs , fifty or sixty men will he cm- ployed constantly , rutmlng fifteen or twenty engines that perform every variety of work. There 1s nn Ice-making and refrigerating plant capable of supplying twenty-five tons of Ice pi-r day , for the Waldorf alone. That for the now hotel will double this. And round about in odd corners there Is a paint shop , a cabinet Blwji and a blacksmith shop , and n printing olllcc , cud no end ot curious thlngu , each supplied \vlth Hn staff , who at tend to nothing else. There Is ono man who does nothing hut wind clocks , and there Is another staff that docs nothing but clean windows , and another that scrubs floors , and for every separate detail of all the multifarious work of this great establish ment there Is an appointed Attendant , or a staff with Its chief. Altogether , the combined hotels will re quire over a thousand employes , and the pay roll for those alone will bo over $35,000 per month. But this Is a mild Item. Last year the provision and wine bill at the Waldorf alone was moro than $1,000,000 , and ns the new hotel will considerably moro than double the accommodation , It Is easy to ECO that between two and throe millions a year will be required for the purchase ot foods and drinks for the completed cara- rarjairr. Nearly $200,000 worth of wines are kept en hand all the time. In a locked wine cel lar , where nine men are constantly employed and no one Is admitted without the ringing of a bell. A FORTUNE IN THE RENT ALONE. Add to the monthly pay roll and the pro vision bill , and the amounts paid for sup plies and renewals and.repairs of every sort add to this the annual rental , and a stroke of your pencil will disclose a sum reaching Into sovfral millions. What the rental for thesa twin hotels wilt bo probably very few people will ever know. Certainly It will not I b m di public , for the t x nsflesaor has a ' watchful eye for discrepancies thai might j , appear wcte the figure named In print. It ! Is certain that the sum will no-t fall below i $300.000 or $400.000 , and It may be twlco this. The two hotclr , with the ground upon I which they He , will have a value ot not less j ] than $10,000.000 or J12.000.000. possibly more. i The llttlo private street which John Jacob ' Aiilor aud his Ilrltlshlzed cousin have made merely to completely Isolate the two build ings. U alone worth several hundred thousanl dollars at current prices. Takln. ? tha average rental ot real estate In Now York , 3 or 4 per cent , and It will be seen that the annual rental of the hotel could hardly fall below the flgura named above , and Inasmuch as the Waldort has been an extraordinary success , and , with the addition , is likely to be even moro than ever the social center of New York , a rental ot half a million Is prunably far within the .mark. All this outgo , averaging $3,030 or $10.000 a day , goes on with the steady flow of a rivjr , without the possibility of stopping It or damming It In any appreciable degree. So long as the hotel Is open It must be kept up to the highest standard ; Its prestige do- psnds upon Its splendor. The manage ment of such n property requires all the executive ability , experience and capacity that It takes to run a railroad. But on the other hand , the Income ot a prosperous hotel Is something enormous. The now Astor house will have , combined , Fome 1,300 rooms , and In the nusy season It Is probable that they will turn away guests each day. An average ot $4 a day , and this 13 certainly low , means an Incoms of $ fi,00-1 a day from this source , and the restaurants and dining rooms and bars probably bring In twice this. The baronial bonlfacc who provides * over the destinies of this magnifi cent establishment may tnerctore pass with jquanimlty the long summer day when fashIon - Ion has deserted the city and his ilooir Swing only to thu entry ot the unhappy vic tim "detained In town. " CARL SN'YDER. KA\iAUO IIL'XTIXO. Hiiliiitr to Hoiinilx After ( lie \lillliH ItruIcN In Australia. There are. two ways of hunting kangaroos In Australia , ono followed by native hunt ers and the other by white men. The na tives surround a herd ot the animals , nar row the circle and then , when the kangaroos dash at them In wild efforts to escape , kill them with short spears and clubs , com monly called waddlfa. It Is lively work for the native. The kangaroo usoi Its hind legs viciously nnd with great Judgment , and dogs , horses nnd men have been torn open by the nails of Its hind feet. The white insn prefer to follow the kangaroos rees with dogs. 12vcry herd of kangaroos has a leader , known as the old man cr boomer , which warns Its followers of the approach of danger by stamping the ground with Its hind toot , making a booming ( sound that starts all the kangaroos In hearing ei : a run. A scarred herd will run'twenty or thirty miles at times , or untir.lt reaches safety. A male weighs from 100 to 17.ri pounds , and is seven or eight feet long. The English make up parties of hunters and follow the kangaroo -with dogs somcwha1 like foxhounds , but of greater size and strength. Women and men join In the nport. ridiut ; to the hounds on good horses. "Riding to the place where a herd of the beasts hod been seen the nay before by bushmen - men , " a Sportsmen's Magazine writer eajs , "we came to the bush , a growth of unlqultocc tl trees and tree forr.s , fit to brush one off his horse. Quiet was the wcrd ot caution passed when we came near the sparsely grown ground ueycnd the bush where the hangarcra had been seen. The dogs' wore called In and then we rode from the bush Into view otht herd's sentinel , and then away went the kangaroos , followed by the dogs , nndve were at the tail tips of the dogs. The kangaroos rees could not run , but , foMIng their fore legs across their breasts , they Eat down Then , with tall and hind legs , away thej went by hops , no hop being less than Unity feet long , anJ others being more than thlrt } feet. Tiny cleared shrubs twelve feel high "Curiously enough the kangaroo travels [ astor up hill than down , the dogs catching up on the down slopes. The bsast some times breaks It nack while running dowi hill by going head over htels. iThe does be gan to throw their youns out of thclt pouches and wo knew they were hard pressed. They turned uiddenly for the water. Wo found the dogs at a water heir with two boomers at bay. We dismounted and , drawing our knives , waited nn oppor tunity tn run In and hamstring them. dog rushed In and was caught by a hind lo ? ot a boomer and pressed under water , where It was quickly drowned. Then n dog got om Jf the bea-sts by the back and threw II whereupon my cousin quickly hamstrung It. while I rapped Its nose with my whip , kill ing It. We had kangarro tall soup and steaks for dinner for several days. " KOUCillT A.V HAGMl. The.IllB Illrd Hnvc Until.ii n Hey anil n Collie Dutf. The Sledge ranch , near San Marcos , Is In a pretty country not far from the Impene trable crags of Palomar mountain , relates the San Francisco Chronicle. Great gray and bald eagles make their eyries on the mountain , where they are safe from hunters , and where a view stretches from RIncon In dian reservation past Horse-thief and Hell hole canyons clear down through the San Louis Roy and Escondldo valleys to the ocean , the great eagles on summer days can bo seen specks In the sky taking a rrulso out for stray sheep. On the Sledge ranch there are many sheep , and they owner has been ir.uch troubled by the dep'rc- datlOMs of eagles and coyotes. Several days ago Henry Sledge , aued 16 , was going through the fields with his dog when he saw a commotion a half mile dis tant. The sheep wore scattering in all direc tions and there was a ( lapping of wings and u general hutbiib. Young Sledge ran toward the spot us fast as he could , and his dog ran faster. A great , gray eagle had cap tured n fat young ewe and was tearing- her to pieces. Ho had flicked her eyes out at ono stroke of his claws and was using his beak and claws with murderous effect. The dog , a collie , attacked the eagle. Young Sledgu saw the fight. The eagle paid no attention to the dog until attacked , when It turned from the dying owe and returned the attack. For n moment there was a mix ture of fur and feathers , while yelps , howls and growls mingled with the screams of the great bird , whoso scruff was raised , wltign half open and claws -and beak In active op- oration. The eagle tried to gee at the dog's eyes , but the collie , by Instinct , avoided a thrust that would blind It. The dog reached for the bird's nock , but the eagle kept him off. off.They They rolled and tumbled , with the eagle generally on top , while the hey looked around for a club with which to Join the light. lie finally got one and ran toward the combatants. Ho was Just In tlmo. The eagle had secured n powerful grip upon the dog and was attempting to rlso from the ground when the boy reached the spot. The dog , bleeding and half flayed , was yelping and ready to quit. Young Sledge struck a hard blow on the bird's wing , which caused It to drop the dog. Then , Its yellow eyes blazing , It turned upon the boy. Sledge was scared , but he held his ground because ho rould do nothing else. Ho hacked off and struck repeatedly at the great bird , which took the offensive and hovered over the lad. \ol the .Siinic Thing- . Chicago Post : They had been discussing a public ofllclal , and one of them finally ventured the assertion Unit the Investigat ing committee. Intended to whitewash dim. "Papa , " broke In the llttlo maiden who Imd been playing1 with her doll In one cor ner of the room , "what does anybody wunt to whitewash u man for ? " t " \Vhjf , my dear , you don't understand ; "Is whitewashing anything ilko tarring and feathering ? " who Interrupted .iKiiIn. "No , my dear. " ho explained ; "they're lot at all thu same , although the man who ought to be tarred and feathered lee often a whitewashed. " WHERE WAR CLOUDS HANG The People , Oitios , Frnits find Wrongs of Crete , the Oppressed. STRUGGLING UNDER THE TURKISH YOKE Knctn Aliinit UIP iHlniill of Crete , Arniiiiil U'lileh llio I'lnvvrn ot Miitniulliivvr . \iiAlou. l > - . TurlilHh 1'crllily , . _ ! i . r-r ic A Greek malt steamci ) ? > p.les | weekly be tween 1'lrncus , the scnport-of Athens , and the iJland of Crete , says , the New York Sun , and trnvclcra who miss It , , , iul who do not rare to watt a week Ig gqr , usually take passage on one of the .in ny small Greek freighters. These freighters , touch rtrst at the Island of Syra , the-anolent Hurmopolls and the residence ot the goVor'nor of Cycladcs Islands. After a day In wrt'tlicre they pro ceed to Crcto , touching at the Islands of Naxos , Pares and Slphuos. .the whole trip lasting throe and one-halt tiays. The harbor of Canea.iithu destination of the vessels. Is protected by a well-preserved fortress , ono side of which extends down to the udgo ot the water. . .T" eastern side of thu fort U about 1,500 foct long , the south ern sldo 2.-100 nnd tlm western side 1,809. Thcso walls nro prolccted by four ramparts , two of which face the valley and thu other two the son , and thuliolo Is sui-roundcd by a deep anil wldo ditch. The northern sldo of the city Is built down to the harbor , which Is partly protected by a chain of rocks hardly visible nbovo water. Upon thuao rocks Is a wall llo ; ; feet long , in the inldJle ot which la a strong rampart. At the eastern end of this wall Is a tower with a llghthotue , the light lelns ; visible twelve miles away. At the western end there Is a fortress with n few old-fashioned KUns. Although the har bor of Cnnca is larKcr than that of Candla or Kotlmo , It is very shallow and can accommodate - commodato only small vcsscU. Large ships usually anchor in the llay of Souda , which is divided Into upper and lower bays. 'l no harbor 01 Souda is , strictly doflncd , the upper bay , being live mllca long and one mlle nnd tl.rco ijuaitera wide , with a depth ot150 feet. On a small island nt the en trance of the. harbor Is a fortret'3 wltli twelve Krupp guns , fin the southern shore of the harbor Is the Mediterranean navy yard of Turkey. It is In this harbor that meat of the Kuropean mon-nf-war sent , to Crete find Mfo and comfortable anchorage. THH CITY OF CAXUA. The city of Canca , beliiK tlie sent of the governor grnoral , has clean atrceU , fine- houses , and sonic public buildings of nonalJer. able protensioiui , SHC.I as the governor's hcad- .luartera and the court hoiuv , both of which arc of modern construction. The military hospital , two armories , an.l the health odlcD arc nU > 3 flr.c structures. The population of iho city 13 estimated at 11,010 , of whom 1,750 are Oreoka and 0,500 .Turke , ICO Isracl- : tcs , and 200 tloman Catholics. Nearly every European government is represented by oitlier a consul or a consular agent. Most ot thuso representatives live in the small town of Halt-pa , about half an hour's walk from Canca. Hnlcpa became qulto famous on account of the well known treaty of 1878 that w 3 igscd there ly the Cretan plenipotentiaries and the sultan's envoys. On lolly ground , r-vrred with olive , pomcgranata , nnd almond trees , commanding an excellent view of Halepa and the country around It , there stands the famous Ottoman tower of Ilalcpa , ; isilt by the Janizaries. H b well fortified , jnd has been a refuge for TurkUh families In revolutionary times. The Turkish quarters at Canca arc around Use Spanzla square. It was under the plane tree shown In tlm picture that the members > t the Turkish committee usually mot to dls- eiips matters with the Turkish authorities during the last , revolution. It was Impcasl- Mo for a Christian to pass through the square without being attacked by the Mussulmans. It is hero also that the Mahammedan famllc. . ; gather In the evening.-fonrecreation ; they sit on wooden benches and listen to the music of the Arab musicians of Canca. POPULATION 'OV CIIKTE. Until a few years ago population of the Island of Crete was a matter of conjecture. The most trustworthy census on the Island wan taken In 1SS1 by ordci' of Governor Pho- tladcs and is regarded by competent nutho- Itlcs. both Christian and .Mohammedan , cs fairly honest. It gave a totial population o 279,105. Of thcso 205,01 ( ) ' were orthodox Greeks , 73,23 ! Mohammedans , 233 Roman Catholics , eight Armenians , C17 Israelite ; and thirteen Protestant -Nearly all the in habitants speak Greek. , Even the .Moham medan priests and teaqhera use the Greol 'anguage In explaining.tho. * Koran or the Turkish lessons to thejr pupils. Besides Canea there arc two other cities of some Importance in Crete , namely , Can rtla , Inhabited by 13,000 Turks and 0,000 Greeks , and Hotline , with a population o. 0,321 Turks and 1,320 Greeks. Doth cities lie on the northern shore of the Island and they nro only a short distance apart. Not far from Uetlmo Ij n range of hills known as the White mountains , with exten sive tableland nt each end , which arc places of refuge during revolutions for the Christian families. The mountains are covered with pine , chestnut and cedar trees and abound in sprlng.i of excellent wat ; r. On the southern coast of Crcto there are few settlements of any Importance. The only noteworthy spot Is the harbor of Fair Havens , mentioned In the Acts of the Apes tles , chapter xxvll , verso 8 , in which the vessel carrying St. Paul to Malta found refuge. Vessels today usually seek refuge In the same port In bad weather. There are but a few small houses at Fair Havens , and these are occupied by Turkish olllcials stationed there to report to the Aga ot Dcakl , the chief village of the district , the passing of vessels. Thcso officials have little to do. On the cast side ot the bay there are ruins of an old Greek chapel dedi cated to St. Paul ; legend has it that the chapel was built on the Hpot on which the apostle stood when ho preached to the na tives of Crate. CHARACTERISTICS OP THE ISLAND. No Island has a healthier or more agree able cllmato than has Crete. In the hot test days of the summer refreshing sea bicezes nro seldom lacking , nnd winter , which begins in December , ends about the latter part of January. The rainy season often continues until late In April , but It very seldom rains In the summer. A chain of mountains divides the island Into what tire called the northern and southern slopes. One-third of the Island consists of rocky slopes , another third has a fairly good son , which remains uncultivated for want of farm hands ; and the other third is culti vated only rudely for the same reason. The cultivation of fruit remains as It was cen turies ago. The want of progress is owing to the rcpeateJ acts of injustice committed agalntt the Christian farmers by the Turk ish taxgathcrers. Olives and their oil are Iho Btaplo products of Crete. Valleys from If we told you that your baby was starving , that it actually didn't get enough to eat , you might resent it. And yet there are thousands of babies who never get the fat they should in their feeder or who are not able to digest the fat that they 'do get. Fat is a necessity to your baby. It is baby life' , land baby beauty. A few drops of Scott's Emulsion for all little ones one , twoddnd three years of age -better than cream for them. They thrive and grow : cTn it , SCOTT & BOWNE , ChfmlsM , New York. one cn.l of the Island to the other are cov ered with olive tree * . Next to the olive In dustry comes that of the vlnea producing many varieties ot grapes , raUIns and wine. Orchards of orange , lemon , citron , nnd almond mend trees abound In the valleys , while chestnut and fig trees tare found at the base ot the mountains. A peculiarity ot all Cretan products Is their exquisite flavor , which they retain , long after they are gathered and shipped. It Is the opinion of the oldest and l > est Informed Civtan moichanta that , with proper facilities for transportation ot prod uct * Ic * the seaports , and a guaranty agalmt misrule and arbitrary taxation. Crete could provide all Europe with oil and Irults of several kinds. Llks Cuba , Crete has always found her curse In the beauties with which nature hen endowed her. Since the Island was left by the Venetians to the Turks In 1715 no fewer than nine revolutions have taken place anioiic ; Ita people , Kadi time the revolt was precipitated by Turkish tyranny. The most remarkable feature ot nil these revolutions Is th.it In no Instance have the Cretans bed forced by defeat to lay down their arms Their disarming has been duo always to the Intervention of some "friendly power' which wl.Micd to give nn opportunity to the Turkish government to Introduce reforms Whoever hao lived tn Turkey haa his oplnlor as to the good faith ot Turkey In promising , re-forms , especially when they are exactei by thn threat ot the demolition ot the Otto man dynasty In Europe. IJut for "friendly" foreign Intervention Crcto would havp se cured her Intlcpsndcnco long ago. liusslai : diplomacy Ins frustrated the hopes am ! aspirations of the Cretans In last years revolution , and. draplu * the role she Is now playing with the other European powers , as If to force the sultan to carry out the long- promised reforms among the Christians ll Ills dominions , she U the ono country direct ing the sultan's policy In the cast. There I not a Crctat. of any prominence on the Islam who Ira the least faith In the professions of the Porto as to carrying out any reforms CUKTE'S OHAND OLD MAN. At present there is no man more trustci by the Cretans than the Grand Old Man o Crete , old Costa Volomlakos , the permanent president of the Hcvolutlonary assembly nnd a scion of the oldest families ot the Island. Ho has just celebrated his ninety- fifth birthday. He has taken part In ever } revolution on the Island during his time In the elght- > car revolution of 1821 he was at the head of a strong Cretan force Invlng distinguished himself by liberat ing sixty-eight Cretan women held in bond- ngc in a Turkish fortress. Ho Is a man OL few words , but whenever ho speaks his ut terances carry great weight. Ills courage Is proverbial. At the Lattlo of the Foun tains In 1SCG he wzs lighting bcsldo his two FOH : : when a bullet killed one ot them \Vllhout flinching he gave orders to carry the tlead from the battlefield ; ho continued fightIng - Ing until the enemy was repulsed. In 187 ! IIP was proclaimed commaiider-in-chlef of al the revolutionary forces on the Island , am was subsequently selected with two -other Cretans to proceed to tno German capital iluring the drawing of the Ilerlin treaty , to lay before the representatives of the powers lh" claims of the Cretans. To give evidence of the low esteem In which Turkish promises are held by the Cre tans It . Is necessary only to iiuote the re- maiks recently made by one of the most con servative members of the Cretan revolution ary committee. "Turkish firman * , " he said , "granting re forms remind me of the story of the school boy caught In mischief l > y his teacher , ant then resorting to all soils of excuses ntu promises ot better conduct so as to escape punishment. So It 'Is with the sultan anil liU firmans granting privileges to the Chris tians of Crete- ; you may always look for them whenever some high-handed rascality has been committed by his people and the foreign governments look sternly at him. It Is need les' ? to say that the excitement once over you need not look for tha fulfillment of his promises. " Public oplnhn among the Cretans Is ad verse to the acceptance of any reforms. The prevailing opinion at Iho meetings of the Cretans is that they should fight until the union ot Crete with Greece Is accomplished , A Short AVonliiK. Indianapolis Journal : Crouched behind .1 thick uinnakawzka bush , the aboriginal sav. nse lay In wult for the object of his nffuc- tlona. The maiden npproat'hed. He rushri from Ills concealment , smote OUT one with Ills war olub and carried her oft to bis hut There wna no avon.il of Undying' ' affection no exaggerated loving metaphor. In fact aa he nrturwanl took pains to explain to W Mt "Mil We don't attempt to magnify Extract of Beef If you use It. Hint woulil lie unnecessary and z If not , ono trlul will convince you that T IT'S THB HUST ( For ( Itllclons , refreshing liccf Tea. i For Improved and economic cookery. > Searles , SPECUilSTS Iti Nervous , Clironlo arid Private Diseases. WEAifHEN Sr.XUAUY. :1\11 Private DUeasei -Jj. 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" "I've never married , have I ? And I never will marry , I tell you , I'm Jealous yet. Say , old man , honest now. , how did you pass me In the race. I hud 'all the best ot the running at ono tlmo. " "S ss h. Walt till I see If that boy of mine Is about. He's kicking over the traces often enough without having any encour agement from me. It was this way , Joe. I saw that nothing but strategy would beat you. llcniembcr the time 1 was rusticated ? " "Do I remember It ! I'd forget my own name first. Say , Tom , did you go crazy or have a fit that day ? You galloped I'arkson's old yellow hone all ov'c-r town , yelling like an Indian , smashed signs , rode through the dormitories , trampled 1'rcxy's flower garden Into a muck and wanted to bet him that you could take the campus fence going and coming. " Then there was another ring of that youthful laughter. "That was only the first strategic move ment. I had heard from homo that I < ucy was having an outing at Twin lakes. 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We. have already shown you how The Bee surpasses all competitors in amount of news published and now we will have a lesson on j FOREIGN CABLE NEWS * Taking four days February J4 , 15 , 16 and 17 be ing the Sunday , Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday editions , this is the result : Here again THE BEE is ahead of all competitors for a comparison of Sunday and the following three week days : Till : Ilii' : iirlntiMl ll)0 ) liutliiiN. Tilt : 'Worlil-Ili-riilil ' iirlnltMl 1(17" ( ; Inclii-H. TinIiliiuoln Jiiiirnul iirliiti'il J ! > - Inulirx , 'I'lie SI o 111 : Cl < > ' Journal ] irlui > il KiUV , Inclicfl. That gives THE OMAHA BEE for the same period : T--li Inchon ( alioilt 0 < MIIIIIIH ) morn ( linn \Voi-lil-lliTjilil , US InulirH ( nliiiut fi I ! | IIIIIIIH ) innri- limn dm Lincoln .Iiiiii-niil , J-7 IncIifN ( about 7 column * ) moro ( linn ( lie Sioux Oily Juurniil. YOU CAN'T READ IT ALL UNLESS YOU Read The