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HONGJLIS FOE DEWEY.
Entire Nation Will Unite in Wel
coming the Brave Admiral.
The I'coiilc f I'rvNi-nt Hint with n
Hantlmiiite HcnIiIl-iicc nt WumIi
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rine Architecture.
Special Washington Letter.
Admiral Dewey is coming home on
!he ilr8t-ratc protected cruiser Olym
pia. lie will take several months to
make the trip, because it is a trip
for recreation, for health and for
pleasure rather than a hurry-up
business trip. He has earned a right
to four mouths of leisure; and the
American people would probably vote
liim perfect leisure- for the remain
der if Ids lifetime, if he desired it.
Speaking of the "iirst-rnte protected
cruiser" reminds us that, outside of
men of the navy, probably few people
understand what are meant by the
terms "battleship," "armored cruis
er," "protected cruiser" and "gun ves
sel," or "gunboat," as used in describ
ing types and classes of liuvM vessels.
They are not strictly limited in their
Kcope of significance. Generally speak
ing' the term "battleship" is applied to
u type or class of vessels which are
protected by as heavy armor and armed
with as heavy guns as they can carry
oil a given displacement and at the
same time leave sufficient flotation to
enable them to carry mnchinery pow
erful enough to drive them at a fair
Kpeed, usually about IS knots per hour,
with a good supply of coal and stores.
The "armored cruiser" is a vessel also
protected by armor and having its guns
mounted in turrets or shields. The es
Rcntinl difference between battleships
and armored cruisers is that in the
latter the armor is much thinner and
the guns smaller and lighter, and the
Bhip itself is much more highly pow
ered for greater speed, and also has
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"HOMEWARD BOUND."
what is called greater "radius of ac
tion" than a battleship; that is, it can
steam a greater distance on one coal
ing. The "protected cruiser" is a ship
-without armor in the proper sense
of the term; that is to say, without
nrmor placed vertically on its sides.
The word "protected" means that the
ship is provided with n protective deck.
This is a structure which begins at each
side of the ship some little distance be
low the water line and slopes upward
on each side towards the middle line
of the ship to n point bomewhat above
the water line, and then the inner edges
of these slopes are connected by a fiat
deck, covering what is known as the
vitals of the ship, that is to say, the
boilers, machinery, magazines and the
larger part of the coal bunkers. The
thickness of the protective deck varies
in different ships, but usually it is
about four inches thick on the slopes
and about one and one-half to two
inches thick on the fiat or horizontal
part.
A gunboat, or gun vessel, is simply
nn armed steamer of comparatively
small dimensions, with no protection
of any kind except usually a water
tight deck of ordinary ship plate, which
is worked over the boilers, machinery
and magazines.
Under eneli of the above heads there
are again wide diversities of type nnd
model. In most navies battleships are
divided into two, or sometimes three,
classes first, second and third. In our
own navy there are thus far but two,
the first-rate being represented by such
Bhips as the Indiana, Iowa and Oregon,
and the five new ones now building and
also the three new ones just contracted
for; the second rate being represented
nt present only by the Texas. Armored
cruisers are similarly classified. At
present we have but two armored cruis
ers, strictly speaking, in our navy, the
New York and Brooklyn. Protected
cruisers are also classified in most
navies into three different rates. Un
der the French rating we have only
two first-class protected cruisers in our
navy. The Columbia and Minneapolis
are the only protected cruisers Ave
have which would be classed as first
rate in the British navy. TheOlympin,
which is the next largest, would be
rated as a second-class protected cruis
er in the iiritish navy. She is general
ly considered a first-rate protected
cruiser by our naval authorities.
The tendencies of more recent, tie-
signs is to reduce the distinction which
has hitherto prevailed. between the bat-
llcship and the armored cruiser type.
That is to say, in the designing of twt
tlcohips within the last two or thru
years navnl architects have reduced the
thickness and weight of nrmor and also
the caliber of the guns and increased
the engine power and speed, in the di
rection of the armored cruiser type,
while on the other hand there has been
a tendency to increase the size and
fighting power of armored cruisers to
a point more nearly approaching the
character of the battleship. Conse
quently at this time the line of demar
cation, from the naval architect's point
of view, us between the battleship and
armored cruiser is becoming quite in
distinct. In fact, it may be said that
about the only material distinction be
tween the two in the most modern de
signs is that the armored cruiser is
planned to be two or three knots fast
er than the battleship at maximum
speed, and to have a somewhat great
er coal-carrying capeity.
Now you know as much on the sub
ject as a naval expert; at least, super
ficially. Admiral Dewey has lived aboard ship
for almost two years without inter
mission. J2ver since he sailed into Ma
nila bay and began to whizz, bang and
smash things with his big guns and
rapid-firing guns, he has lived on ship
board. For several months more Admiral
Dewey will dwell on the Olympin, and
then he will permanently reside in the
national capital. On his famous ilag
ship he will go to China for a chango
of climate. lie will then go to India,
and thence around the Suez canal, sail
ing over historic and sometimes sacred
waters. Over him will iloat the four
starred ilag of an admiral, and wher
ever he goes that flag will receive an
appropriate salute.
The sensible people of this country
have concluded to give Admiral Dewey
a welcome such as no naval commander
ever before received. They will not
have him earned around the country
like 11 curiosity; nor will they attack
his health with the banquets of 50 cit-
ies. They will have him met at sea
by a squadron of vessels of the new
navy. They will have him royally re
ceived in New York, and then, when ho
reaches Washington, they will present
him witli a magnificent permanent
residence. I'opular subscriptions are
being made, and the committee in
charge of the matter believe that not
only will enough be subscribed to pur
chase a splendid residence for the ad
miral, but that there will be left over
a handsome sum for investment, so
that his every want will be well sup
plied. Already scores of real estate agents
have begun besieging the committee,
offering sites nnd complete houses;
and caeli of them expects to profit by
real estate speculations, because the
land in the vicinity of the Dewey resi
dence will immediately increase in
value.
Sentimental people here affect to be
lieve that they could pick out a man
sion which Admiral Dewey would like
to have, without consulting him.
There is a splendid home about two
blocks from the white house, which
was occupied, during his later years, by
Judge l.owery, one of the most popular
and prosperous citizens of the national
capital. One of his frequent callers
was an obscure captain in the navy, who
was spoken of as "a clever little fellow,
quite dressj and refined in his manners,
but not a man of much force. He likes
the old man's daughter."
That was Capt. George Dewey, nnd
he was undoubtedly fond of Miss Vir
ginia l.owery. Hut she fell in love with
a handsome attache of the Spanish le
gation, iluan Iirimetti. Ultimately she
married him. He is now the Due D'Ar
eos, and Spanish minister to this coun
try. There are people here who affect to
believe that the l.owery residence,
which is for sale, would be exceptional
ly acceptable to Admiral Dewey as a
gift from the nation, lint at the same
time it is suggested that, maybe. Miss
Virginia l.owery, now the Duchess
D'Arcos, may desire to make use of her
childhood's home as the hone of the
Spanish minister nnd his bride.
This sounds a little like romance. Rut
it is gospel truth. SMITH D. FRY.
A Tnleiited Youth.
Johnnie I wish I was Tommy Jones.
Mother Why? You are stronger
than he is, you have a better home, more
toys and more pocket money.
Johnnie Yes, 1 know, but he cau
wiggle his ears. N. Y. Journal,'.
CHICAGO'S NEWSBOYS
They Are Hard and Depraved, But
Bright and Brainy.
Jinny of Them Make I.nt of .Money
Which They Unuiilly l,oe nt the
Un in I n ic Tn Me Arli tuoriitH
of the Triwle.
Special Chicago Letter.
Those who are desirous of studying
human nature in embryo in all its
phases should spend one day in News
boys' alley. The noblest and the lowest
traits of man may be found there.
There arc probably not less than 3,000
newsboys in Chicago, and among this
number every variety of the genus
homo may be encountered. Nearly
every nationality on enrth Is represent
ed. From before daylight till after
FULL OF BUSINESS.
dark they swarm like bees, waiting for
the diu'erent editions of the papers.
They fight, and play, and trade, and
swear, and gamble. Their ages will
range from five years toUO for no mat
ter how old one may be, ho is a "boy"
ns long as he sells papers. Italians,
Jews, Turks, Swedes, Negroes, Ger
mans, Poles, Russians, Americans, all
mix together indiscriminately. They
will cat together, sleep together, shoot
"craps" together and fight together,
but when it conies to selling papers
they "go it nlonc." In business every
boy is for himself. The weak are soon
pushed to the wall. The strong and the
aggressive come to the front, and the
old story of life is enacted and reen
actcd again and again.
"Whnt do 1 think of the newsboys?"
repeated the big policeman who has
charge of them. "Say, they're tough
propositions. They could teach some
of the old criminals lessons. There are
fcome good boys, but for a fox give me
a newsboy. You can't beat him if you
lie awake all night."
The prevailing trait among the news
boys is independence. As soon as they
are able to walk they are thrust out
on the street nnd, under the charge of
an elder boy, given their training. The
school of the street is a hard one. The
courtesies of life are neglected and the
one prevailing rule is to look out for
self. Uefore a newsboy knows how to
make change he is taught how to light.
He is taught to push in ahead and sell
his papers before the other boys. The
importance of the word "hustle" is im
pressed upon him. Then the rest comes
easy.
To one who is not familiar with the
habits of the newsboys their language
is almost unintelligible. They speak u
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THF GAMBLERS IN THE ALLEY.
jargon of their own that Is a mixture
of thieves' jargon and modern slang
with a dash of gypsy talk and foruign
phrases brought among them by the
Russians, Turks and l'oles. In the
downtown district there are about one
thousand boysv The others arc scat
tered in various part of the city, the
papers being brought to them in wag
ons. Scarcely one of the boys who
come down town is known by is real
name, as all are called by some nicl;
nanie. And in selecting these names
the boys evince a great deal of original
ity and wit. In every ease there is some
characteristic that gives a lad his nick
name. There are such names as
"Squint," and "Monkey," and "Limpy,"
the origin of which i too obvious to re
quire any explanation. A boy never
thinks of taking offense at a nickname,
no matter how ridiculous it may make
him appear. For instance, there is u
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boy called "Hloek-Hend," but he takes
no exception to it and responds readily
when it is applied to liim. It is doubt ful
if he would answer if addressed by his
own name. Another boy, who is tall
nnd lanky, Is known ns "Lump-Post." A
sanctimonious. looking lad goes by the
appellation of "Saint Man," for the rea
son that he attends the different mis
sions in the city in order to get clothes
and other benefits.
The average newsboy is as bright as
u button. He is industrious and business-like
and quick to make money.
I spent sonic timcainong them recently
and found that a smart boy and they
are nearly all smart can earn all the
way from SO cents to four or live dollars
a day. During the world's fair sonic of
the older boys made as high as $S and
$10 a day. If they had the same fac
ulty of saving money that they have of
earning it they would soon hnve the
means to go into business for thciu-sel-es
and become independent. As a
mutter of fact some of the prosperous
business men of Chicago have risen
front the ranks of newsboys. One of
the most, notable examples Is Mr. Isaac
Wolf, a successful clothing merchant,
who shows his appreciation of the lit
tle fellows who arc in his old calling by
giving them a bounteous dinner every
Thanksgiving.
Then there Is Charles W. Curry, u
well-known stationer, who began life
as a newsboy and who worked up tho
ladder of life step by step all by his
own exertions. There are many others
who have become honored and useful
citizens. The large jobbing houses
have given employment to many a boy
who sold papers on the streets, and
some of the most trusted employes
came from the ranks of the newsboys.
Tommy Hums, a newsboy selling
papers on the street to-day, owns two
good houses, and Patsy Murphy, an
other lad still in the business, is pos
sessed of considerable real estate.
Mose Solnya, better known as "Mose
the Miser," is reputed to be worth $-.",-000
which, it is said, he has accumulat
ed entirely from the sale of papers.
Another newsboy, .lack Shehan,
whose tendencies are all of a stiorting
"BROKE."
trend, is the owner of five race horses.
Hut it is this same love of sport that
keeps most of the newsboys on the
street. The majority of them would
rather gamble than cat, and they like
to do that well enough, too. As soon
as the morning editions are out of the
way one may see them pitching pen
nies in the alleys. The. smallest tod
that can crawl around and holler
"Kxtru!" learns how to gamble. Hut
the bigger boys play for higher stakes
than pennies and nickels.
John "Hopps" that isn't liiB name,
but he is called that because he
is lame who has reached the dignity
of assistant circulator of'nn afternoon
paper, has, in the language of the big
policeman, "made and lost three or
four fortunes all by gambling."
When llnnkins' gambling house was
running wide open on Clark street John
used to be a habitual player there.
Another high roller was "Abe the .lew,"
whom John "Hopps" says he has seen
lose as high as $1,000 at one time.
"Mnj. Rabbit," sometimes known as
"Good Ilabbit," is called the king of the
"crap shooters," because his equal in
that line of gambling has not yet been
found. There arc many others who
are classed among the greater sports
of the newsboys, all of whom have ob
tained more or less distinction.
In addition to gambling, however,
the newsboys have acquired extrava
gant habits. It is feast or famine with
them. On the days that they arc "fiush"
they cat at the better class of restaur
ants, and nothing is too good for them
while their money lasts.
These newsboys whom I have just
been describing make their living
down town that is, in the business
districts of the city. There are proba
bly !i,0U0 boys outside of this circle who
sell papers in the outlying districts in
the resident streets on the west, north
nnd south sides. They are a far dif
ferent class than those who go down
town. Nearly all of them belong to
respectable families many of them to
wry good families. They att nd school
and arc, free from the icious habits of
the street Arab proper. These respect
able' Juds would stand little show Willi
i he trained "hustlers". who haunt the
alleys back of tile newspaper olllccs.
FREDERICK BOYD STEVENSON.
The best marksmen are usually those
with gray or blue eyes.
VXAAJ, J..t4,.w..t.JLA.t4-J. .- J.A4AA4..ty
GULCH GOSSIP
Social and Other Happenings at Glve
adam Gulch.
By M. QUAD. Copyright, 1608.
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In order that no mistakes may be
made or blunders committed we deem
it best to announce right here and now
that the editor of the Arizona Kicker,
who Is ourself, will continue to lend
the social world at Giveadam Gulch in
the future as in the past. There was it
rumor niton t around town last week
that we intended to withdraw from so
ciety this, winter and devote our even
ings to the game of si'ven-up, but our
friends need pay no attention to such
gossip. Wu have had our dress-suit,
cleaned up, patched and rebiirnlshed,
our white shirt, lengthened and over
hauled, and wcj shall Introduce several
Chicago and St. Louis Ideas into tho
high teas and card parties to be held
among our elite. Our new way of
tucking a blue-bordered table napkin
down behind a red-spotted necktie Ik
just too swagger for any tiling, and
other pleasant surprises will be sprung
as time goes on and opportunity ad
mits. The . tJ." lilon.
Wo regret to announce that Mrs. Col.
Anderson, Mrs. Judge Truefoot and
two or three other female leaders
of our town society are out with ad
dress cards in which the letters "G.
G." are substituted for Glvcudant Gulch.
This looks to us like cutting things
rather too fine. The man who founded
this town was old Dave Copplngcr. He
was a man of noble sentiments, and In
naming the place was actuated by lofty
patriotism. Here was a spot where the
sun always shone, and thu grass was.
green for ten mouths in the year. Cuss
away creek brought down the moun
tain's water as pure as pearls, and thu
soil needed only to be scratched with
a stick to grow beautiful crops. Old
Dave put up a shanty, killed a hear,
and as he looked around him lie decided
that It was a paradise on earth, and
that he didn't give a dam for any other
locality short of heaven. It pains us.
that any of our people should go lmelc
on an honest name, and one which sig
nifies so much. While "G. G." stands
for Giveadam Guleh, the letters also
stand for "Great Guns" and several
other things, and are calculated to
mystify a stranger. Let us have no
feeling of false pride aboul this thing.
Giveadam Gulch Is euphonious, ex
pressive and significant. It is a nanus.
you can dwell on. It strikes the ear
of a stranger with no uncertain sound..
Any attempt to change it to "Kosc
dale" or "Daisyvillc" would simply
mix up our saloons and poker rooms
and set society back for half u cen
tury. Klicllll .lotllllKN. '
Vrs. llrutiiH Johnson returned from
Florence Sunday evening, after a two
weeks' visit to her sister, and it is un
derstood that she will give at least six
hops during the winter. Gossip also
has it that she has a new receipt for
hair-dye which makes an old gold color
in one night.
"We regret to announce that Muj.
Callahan, who acted as lloor manager
nt so many cotillions last winter, will
not be with us this season. He intend
ed to return from Salt Lake last week,
but through some irregularity in hand
ling public funds he will lie "detained"
for a year or two.
John Q. Joiics, the architect, In
formed us the other day that he had
no less than five orders for stairways
on Cochise place to replace old-fash-ionid
ladders. The day will soon be.
here when all our best residences will
be provided with these conveniences,
and the ladder relegated to the past.
Mrs. Jack Thompson arrived here
the other day on a visit to Mrs. John
Hepworth, and may remain for a
month. She speaks three difi'crcnt lan
guages, kills rattlesnakes with a club,
and is the only woman in the territory
who can skin to the top of an SO-foot,
tree without getting dizzy-headed.
A (Iiiiiikc for tin Belter.
When Mr. George Davidson took
charge of the Wed Lion saloon last,
mouth he quietly hinted that he would
introduce eastern ways and methods to
il considerable extent. He has carried
out his promise, and we take pleasure
in noting the change for the. better. Ills
bartenders are quiet and civil-spoken,
and no clubs or revohers are seen ly
ing around loose. All callers are treated
like gentlemen, and the moral at
mospheie of t lit: place at once has ait
effect. Now and then it becomes neces
sary to eject some vulgar individual,,
but it is done quietly and without any
attempt to break his back or drive him
head-first thiough a wall. One henm
no brawling about the place, and noth
ing is said to the man who calls for
two lingers of whisky and so far for
gets himself us to pour out four. We
trust that others of our saloonists, may
observe and follow suit. There should
be at least four places in a town of
this size where a gentleman can drop,
in for nu appetizer .and feel 'as safe an.
in the bosom of his family. '
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. SIii'.Wiim Kluh'i, . .
."I rannnt.Hiii'K tho aid hoiikh now,"
. Slio trilled In alto,' craektil
And tlioaie wbo utfivnl her try, nil vow.
She' couldn't tor a fact.
-L. .A. W. Buiiain.' '
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