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I AfTER BAD INDIANS Unitod Statos Marshal Bennett After tho Snakes. IIGIIT IIORSfMffl PATROLLING COUMTRY I.lllle Itmilit lluil Wrl I l)tir Heller V.tUtn Unit li Arret of 'I lion Who Arc (Inllty Will I'ml ll Trimliln Other liimtirtiiiit Nfm. United Stiiton .Marshal llennett. with sl.v deputies mill Constable Hubbard. I'nitcil Stilton Commissioner Hanson nnilT. W. (I. tiulloh. have left Miif-ko-gee, Intlliin Territory, for Henrietta, sixty miles distant, where they will join thu troops sent to itioll t lie Crooks. They vlll go overland. They tool n camping tint tit, ooimiilsHlury, twenty Winchesters mill plenty of nmtnuiil tlon with them, .lust, before tlic start wns inmlu a telephone mc.sMigo was re ceived from Checntuh suiing that, tin following notices had' boon posted there after the Snake council adjourned nt llleliory Town Saturday : ''NOTICI5 - Iteutl to all present: White citizens and friendly f oeks Mioitlil he dealt with neeordln' to the old (Volts laws, and not neonnliii'r to the Creehs and Chief Purler, slotted. "L.UU' MChlMI." "Attist, Ihiw.Min Sn(,o. second chief." The Dawes commission .liinunry 'M ordered a tllsoontliinaiuvof the survey ing of tin distui hed dist i let. Mo'sc Lyon, in ehnigoof a patty that arrived recently, states that a number of light horsemen are slid riding over the ci.iintry. Tliey are heavily armrtl hut lire not doing damage, con li n in? their efforts to protecting tlu iii,iiilnr of the Snake hand going to and from the meetings at Hickory (irniiud. It is believed that' the worst is over, but .Marshal lleniiett has his he,t dep uties with him ami i" h otuouuters trouble will put up a strung light. It is in, purpose to join the soldiers at Henrietta and work with t'lem In limiting arrestsof the leaders of the up rising. PROGRESS OF BOER WAR ITrlorlu HrKl.Ur ., tlm fr IV..,,, 'IVrini,. The burghers' ponce eoniinlltee of I rotorm has sent to Louts i:(.tlin. com niai..ler.n.ehief of the Koer forces, to ascertain if he will receive delegates lodisousH the question of pence. The Moors have siiniinarilv expelled all the Itrltlsh. numbering seventy, from Qntershurg, giving no reason for hung so. From Standerton comes the news that the liners blow up ,, eulvert near (IreyllngHtndt. De Wot Is repo.tod to he in this district and Is said to be supplied with dynamite. A report foni Clan William, Capo Colony, says the U,m-S Illvll,lors are roaming over the country between alvlnla and Lamberts b.iv. A train with troops nnd mllltarv .tore-, on board was waylaid and cap mod by th,, Hoors at SHJpMIJp. near l-ourtoon StrenniK (north of Kimberlv). ibi; republicans captured u small post of Dublin Fusiloors. then blew up a Milvort and waited for the train. An armored train ,s gone in pursuit of the liners. His reported from Capetown that twenty Cape ollot surrendered to the Hoersat liovondnlo. north of Vrvbu.g. without tiring a shot. It Is sniil that (leneral I'rlnsloo was wounded lntho lighting of .lllilr ,. Nix Men ItroiTiKMl, ..ourrs nave heon roeeliedat, New ilulford, Mass.. announcing the. loss whuing schooner Charles II. Hodgson of this port, December . The men 2 ,P"t,"fm f m1,o1 , whales but were caught in the school. Hefore help could roach them they dls- Verd?rtM 'V rfi' "n,ivi" "' '! Son! ,''l'K-d in Now Moutnnn Mini' III l.nck. A Chicago dispatch Mvs: M,,.,,lel uuT .rnm'h olvllep ,,V,"K r I utto, Mont., reported to the police that he had boon flceood of ,, ecrtl Oed cheek for .li.n by a slmr,er ho represented himself us a Chicago min ing broker ,l imh.eed )0iuu.v to give him the chock to be cashed at u bank. Delaney Is penniless uud has telegraphed friends in Untie to help him. ' Itfuix-ct fur (Inu-rHl U.n.lrU. The State bank of Tubm Itovk was closed out of i-esiH-et to it president, tloneral Kemlek, who died .lanuary "3 at Los Angeles. (Jul. Ho was Hurled nt Hurliugton, la., which svns for many years his homo. Atone time (Jeneral Keinick was a resident of this county, ml his memory was held In high o'h teem by all who know him, AVoniMii Criuheil. MissStolla Thomas, twenty years of Ke and n resident of Hurlington. 111.. ...... wu.it:ii u, neat li by the elevati InUin Noting Womairs Christian a r as- -wmuon uuilclliig in Chicago. 0iern lliu lliirim. The Miller opera house t Peru, hid., was destroyed by tiro. The nlniif. of the Dally Chronicle and the job n"! ag establishment of Miller and Wal m ky",,.,,""y'irl. Loss 875, ?? ' ,.U ,C,"r0 WUh (:,u, hyadofee. ttalre " ih"Ua "1 f 'u A call' has been Issued by Oliver W .Stuart, chairman of the national com' niittee, for a national prohibition eon feroiico, to be held at llutValo. N. V. in August. INMEMORYOF QUEEN. London Chun lien 'roriliil mill Toiiclilnsr Neniion I'rrHiliril. A London, .Inn. L'8. dispatch says: Yestoiday tliiiiugliout the kingdom all plnees of worship held set vice In mem fry of Queen Victoria. At St. Paul's there was an unusual scene. Hefore nine u clock in thu morning an etim inoim crowd, wholly u til rod In black, stroiiiued from all illreotlons to the vast edifice and by 10 o'clock It was packed, ThoiiMintls. unable to obtain admis sion stood vainly uniting on the steps and around listening to the low organ strains anil intillled peal. Tin service began lit (i:,io. The Most Her. I'Vuili riok Temple, pi lumte uud aichblshop of Cunterbury. preached n most touuh ing sermon. There was a.slinllar scone at Westminster Abbey, when all the services throughout the day were at tended by huge congregations. I lie huge as'cmhlagos in the. eliapol at St .lames Included Princess Frede rick if Hanover, Princess IVaneess of Teck, a host of titled people, ninny members of the cabinet and other dis tinguished persons. All the ltomuti Catholic and foreign churches held special memorial ser vices Tin members of the French embassy attended the French church and elaborate services were held at the chapel of the Russian embassy by com mand of F.uiperor Nicholas. UNDER CHARGE OF MURDER .'HuiKiirliiiMttii Mmii t'lmrRPil With Kill ing lilt Muter. Itohert S, Fosburg was placet! undo. ariost at I'ittslleld. Mass.. charged with manslaughter in causing the deatli of ills histcr, Miss May L. Fos burg. on August (i. Kino. The pris oner was Indicted at the recent sitting of the llerkshlrt county grnud jury. The theory prevailing at tin time was that Miss Fosburg had been shot by biirglnis. The authorities state that they have been unable to find evi dence that burglars entered the Fos burg houc. and il is believed the po lice, have reached the conclusion that the shooting wa the result of 'u family iuirrcl. Fosburg was released on Sl'J.ium hiilj. SECRETARY DEFERS ACTION ;)iiKr,- Mil Arl on limine IiiwhIIku thin Hrxt. A Washington dispatch says: After further consideration of the subiec.t tin secretary of war has concluded to defer action on tlu report of the court of iuipiiry in the matter of hazing at West Point until congress shall have a chance on the report of the commit tee now liiTontigatliig tin subject. The department was co-operating with the congressional committee for the abo lition of hazing, and bo sees no advan tage in thu action by the department at this stage. Knpltl S hot l),.n. At Doyllns. a station on tin Vleks burg, Shreveport ,t Pacillc. about ton miles from Mindou, La., a young negro named Larkington atteiiipled a crimi nal assault on the wife of a young far mer named F.hloii Walker." hut was frightened away. Ho was captured by otlloors and ideiitllled by Mrs. WalkeV and. in charge of several citizens, was lielng taken to the Mindou jail when the party was overtaken and the negro shot to pieces by a crowd of men. SturiCM lit Dfiilh. The dead body of .Ineoh Kittitz. a hermit, huh found in a miserable cabin sonic milcN north of Peoria. The hoih was clad In rags and on his person was JM.'fi in money ami a deed to eighty acres of valuable hind. The coroner's verdict showed that he had literally starved himself to death. NEWS IN BRIEF The three children of S. J. McCar thy, janitor of a dowutiAvu olllce building in Kansas City, wore cre mated In n tire that destroyed their home. They were Kdijli. aged eight een yesrs: Melissa, fourteen and Ken uotii, ten. News has reached Vienna from the Vatican that fresh robberies have been discovered there which have caused the pope very much pain, very much so, as this time, a number of ait treas ures of groat value have boon made away with. The papal police curries on its Investigations without any help from the Italian police and is keeping the Incident secret. (lovernor Dietrich gave a reception at Ids residence Friday evening to the ladles of the MeKlnloy-Uoosevolt club. Miss Dietrich served punch to the guests, while the governor presented each of the ladles with a beautiful retl rose. The follow lug members of the club were present: Mrs. II. (i. Ah bott, vice president: Miss filla Itohert -son. captain: Mrs. (Jus Tyles. lleuteu ant: Mrs. Voorhees, Mrs. Shanniin. Mrs. Haysllp. Mrs. Koer. the Misses Agnes Sehotlold. F.lua Abbott. Marie Tylee. Kdun McMaKters,.lessie I'otcrt son, Anna Ilobortsou, Mamie Slinna han, Itsssie Voorhees- llesltles these hoverul prominent Nebraska repiibli cans' were present. An explosion In the warehouse of the Walkerville, Out., match factory caused the tleath of William llrlndle and Oeorgo Phillpps, employes. Sev eral others were Injured. Loss, ?:i,i,Oi)o. Turner A. Heall of New York, rep resenting tha F.nstern Tube company, today Hlgncd a contract with the cltl .oiis' league for the erection of a 81, 000,000 tube plant in .anesv'ille, O Thu plant is to have a capacity of 800 tons of Hnlshed produetia day'nud will give employment to l.r.Oil men. Tin plant is to hu lu operation by June 1 next. COME IN DROVES Thousands of Filipino Robols Lay Down Arms. THEY TAKE OATH Of ALLEGIANCE tVlilt'f,irnuil Dl.ufTiclloii In linuri;.iit t'nmi. FioiMoti Iteiturlnu Orilrr. Oririiiiltril litHiirrerlloii Alin.nt al mi i:ii(l other Ne, lleports from southern Luzon nv there Is much illsatl'ectlou in the insur gent camps. A thousand persons swore allegiance to tin I'nltctl States In n church at Malabon Siimlav. t allies camp, near San Antonio, was surprised and attae.ced Friday by a detachment of the Fificcuth Infantry. The Insurgents escaped, hut a score of Ileuses were ('cstroyed. IKliiehtneiits of the Fourth Infantry and Fortieth and Sixth cavalry, with a plantoon of murines, have iMptureil I in ideiilllled insurgents and ladroiios in Cavito pro vince. Twenty win repairers were attack ed recently beyond San Pablo by three hui-lred insurgents, half of' them armed with rilles. Two Ainorle.-.nv wounded ami one cnplurcd, but were Mibsoiiucutly rescued by reinforce ments of the Forty-ninth regiment One native was killed, seven were wounded and several wctc cnptuied, Wuiles. late chief of police, of th,' island of C'bu, who has been in hiding since August on nrcomit of his r.ctivltv hi the insurgents' interests, lias lakcil his family to Ilong Kong. The othe, Cebu police have been compelled (o swear allegiance or be deported. Thc have chosen the former. Minor Insurgent activities continue in Celiii and llohol. (iciieial MncArlhnr. tb ..ii,..- ........ g. reviewcii anil addressed the Llevcnth cavalry, lie highly compli mented the tioops, who are' thy onl cavalry volunteers lu the Islands. prioV to their departure. (iouoral Fiiiiston reports that prac tically all the organised insurrection iats in this district liaic been dispersed e.ith the cAception oi iiisconuiifil hands in the mountains. Sixty-live more rebels in th.. island of I'atiay have .surrendered to the I uited States authorities at Cnhau tan. (IcorgeT. ISice. editor of the Daily Itiilletiu. who was ordered by (,'eneral MucArthur to be deported because of the publication, in hi., paper of iillega tons against Lieutenant Commandei "llliani llraunerseouther. captain of the port, sailed recently. It was or dered that he be held us a prisoner mi 11 his arrival at San Francisco. FOR INAUGURATION i . . riit.iiHiiniiM win vi.it tvii.iiiiiBtiii rirtl W'ri'li In Mn. -cli A Washington special savs the com uilttces having In charge the prepara tions for the second inauguration of President MeKinlcy have made syste matic anil careful ariaiigemoiits for the comfort while here of the many thousands of visitors. The committee on public comfort, of which M. 1. Wcl lor is chairman, has divided the city into sections and lias secured . i list o'f hotels, boarding houses, private houses and halls with their o.ipioitv ami terms for the information of stra Ivors desiring quarters. The ooiimi'Ueo authorizes the statement that while there will he somewhat more crowding than expeoted at ordinary seasons there will be no Increase lu the prices charged for entertainment. A corps of sanitary experts have been employ td to inspect and report upon all places listed. (Ireat numbers of letters inquiring alKint aceoiniuodations arc being re ceived each day and all are answered with a stamp of locitlon, character of quarters and prices, besides a m,ip showing tlu exact situat on of the houses to which Inquirers .ire referred MAY NOT BUILD TUBE WELL 1'rvs.iirti llroiiKht on Mr. r.'riu-Kle. (, Almnilim I'rojctt. Tim Pittsburg. Pa., dispatch .sium Negotiations are pending in New York at the present time which, if success, fill, will result lu the Carnegie com peny abandoning Its plan of building u great sU-el and tube plant inCoiiuoaut. Uumors of this have been current for some days, hut no authorltivo state ment of any kind could tie obtained until the other night, when Joseph Rhodes, chairman of the board of di rectors of the National Tube company admitted that the olllclals of that com pany wore making overtures to the Carnegie company for the iibaiidoii ment of the Conneaut plant. How far along these negotiations have pro gressod Mr. Ithodcs could not say, but ho felt contldont that the Sl'-'.don.ooo tube mill of the C.irnogle company would not be built. SALE OF ISLANDS FAVORED Onl On ol Hftri.ii 0iin..,l o It nt oitiiinriMi, A Copenhagen. January -J8, dispiteh ays: It appears tlint only a single member out of the fifteen comprising the tlnance committee of the folke thing opposes the sale of the Danish West Indies to the I'nlted Status. The objector is starting a newspaper cam palgn lu favor of their retention, but the tlnance eummlttee of the lauds thing will shortly report In favor of the sale of the Islands. DIED F.ROM HEART DISEASE. Iliirinril Mini. Di-hIIi i:pliiliii-il U) the I'll.lsll-lllll.. A dispatch from Cambridge. .Muss,, says: The autopsy on the body of Curtis L. Crane who died while' box log with hi closest friend. (Icorge II. Alnsworth, at Harvunl university shows that Crane died from heart dis ease. The autopsy was performed this morning by Dr. Swan, the medical e. aiutnor for Middlesex county. He said one side of ( ratio's heart ' was very much enlarged while the other side was very small ami any o.cltomcut or undue evertlon was likely to catoc death, The excitement anil the exer tion necessary to boxing was stated to be the cause of death The police on ntuiiiig me re ion oi iitomei ca ex aminer decided to take no further action. ROBBERY A MYSTERY Illicit.. Still,- Three lliinilrril finiiiil. c.f K.-tcnue NtiniH. The exact loss sustained at the rev enue olllce at Peorlu. 111., from thu visit of the robbers on the night of January V. has been deterinlneil to be :il,ti7li. I.,. This st ml' taken consists of revenue stamps of various denominations, which were carried on" by the robbers in the original packages.' The weight of the plunder was nearly throe hun dred pounds. No clue has as yet boon discovciod that throws the slightest light on the matter. J." W. Mcdiunis. revenue agent of litis district, Is lieu, as well as several of tlioseciot service men from Wash ington tnnl Chicago, who arc at work on the caw, hut apparently with little hope of success. It has since been discovered that the -afc in tin olllce was not up to the regulatons and was entered with less resistance than might have been ex pected. Throe holes wore cut through the door, one of them nearly half an Inch in diameter. Tin affair has fro nted considerable excitement in this city ami the most determined efforts are being made to ferret out the men who did 'tin work. GUST SAWYER MISSING. I'olk Ouul.v dinner lll.iiiit-itrs from 1 limit- M.torliiu.l. (lust Saw-jor, who liies eight miles southwest of Strouisburg, Neb., disap peared Monday night. January an. He said lie was going to food his 'horse and that was the last seen of him. The entire neighborhood lias been searching for him sinee lie tlisap- poaretl. lint has noeliie as to his where nliouts. lie was a brother-in-law of ox-Slioritr F. .1. Halm, and a cousin of Mrs. Frank Frulde, of this city. His family can give no reason for his strange disappearance. He has.ii wife and twin baby girls. He is about twentyflvc years old ami in fair cir cumstances. There is some talk of getting bloodhounds to track him. RICH MAN KILLS HIMSELF llfHiiMiili'iu mill III llfiilih AhhIciumI ,i (.'llllNf. Phillip Steriibach, up to the first of tin , car employed In one of the largest importing houses on Itroatlway, New N ork, commuted suicide in West Kighty-sixth street, near the home of his brother. Morris. Iiy shooting him self. The Meriibach' family is con sidered wealthy and live in one of the line private residences of Klghty-.slxtli street. The suicide's uncle Is the head of the (irui of Sternliach ,V Co.. import ers. The cause for the act is not known, but it is said that Mcrnbach lias been ill for some time. ESCAPED FROM QUARAN FINE Iscoil.lli 1'liy.lrlnii lift, nut of the )rt lloii.t.. Dr. Itoderiuuiid, the physician who, to support his theory that the disease is non-contagious, deliberately exposed himself to the smallpox contagion in Ainleton, broke quarantine, eluded four otllctiis and. aided by II. . Itath bun, principal of the Appleton sdiool of business, drove forty miles to Wan puen and hoarded a train to Chicago, lie returned later, was arrested and put lu the pest house. Iliittlr With Mooii.hlnrr. A Lexington. Ivy., .Ian. 'J?, dispatch says a dispatch from Jackson to the Morning Herald states that in a bloody battle with moonshiners on Klkhorii crook on the Letcher and Pike county Hue, Mill-Mini Tom llolltied and Simon Combs wore killed ami ISlalue Combs was e.ipt tired by the moonshiners. Kill us Wootau anil Ambrose Aiubury, other members of the posse, weie shot ami wounded. KANSAS LEGISLATIVE N0TCS The suniite elections committer Jh himy counting the hallotH received In t m oinlcy-Uoss content In the Thirty fifth senatorial dlntrlct. The hearing of evidence In the case began Tuesday and will probably continue the re mainder of the week. The hearing of evidence In the Duschow-llopklns case lu the Thirty-ninth district wan iiIho lieRtiu, hut the case will not be tie. chlcd until after the Flnley-HoBB tle cIhIoii. In the Hood of bllla that poured out In the house at the pat week'8 nes slons was one designed to operate for the protection of persons from mob violence. Tho hill was Introduced by Representative it. , euH of Ottnwj, and It places the burden of responsi bility upon the sheriff who linn cul prits lu custody. It piovldcs for the t'oifclture ot his ofllco and ho is liable for damages to the heirs of the victim for a sum not to exceed $10,000. Kx-Stute TreasurcinhinJHon"wui III tho state housi the other day watch ing the legislature do business and iu uewlng old acquaintances. SHE IS A SEA TEJtKOtt THE ILLINOIS IS A POWERFUL OATTLESHIP. Kiiorinoii. Tlilrlrrii-lnt'h (Inn. 11ml r'rown from the lilt; ll-volliiir Turrets- SMt'il, 4riiiiiiiiiiit Mini Slrn Con- lih-rnl llvr Superior Um. Nol t.'lt The I'nltrd Slates battleship Illinois-, built at the grout dockyaid of the New port News Slilphulldlni; company at Newport Now. Vn , is onrj of the most powerful battleships under any llaq. lirgor and of greater Hpeeil, stronger In guns mid armor ttiaii the Oregon type ot battltnlilp. this miisiilllcunt ve-i- sel will be a veritable terror of the seas, and Is In . very way an honor to the state whose name she Iiuim. Lieut, (icorge 15. (Jnlin. U. S. N.. who is In charge of the hydi ("graphic olllce In the Masonic Temple, s.iyn the Chi cago Chronicle, has studied carefully tho lines of the hK hlp and he talked enthusiastically of the vessel and the splendid addition she would make to Ffiele Sam's navy. He took from a pigeonhole In his desk a small bunch of papers which contained data of the shlp'H guiirt. her powerful ei'glni'H and the armor with which she Is sheathed, anil ns he talked of the wonders of the great fighting machine his eyes glis tened. The enormous thiiteen-lnch Rims that frown from the big rtvolvlng ttinetH. together with the glistening row or six-Inch, rnpld-ilie guns on the Kim deck, can pour Into un enemy's ship nearly live tons or steel each min ute. Then there arc the snapping, crackling guns of small caliber In the fighting tops and nt other points on the vessel that will Increase this ref old. The live tons of metal do not leave the belching mouths of the guns haphazard, but the speed has been es tablished on aimed shots. Then the great engines that are to drive the vessel through the water aie marvel ously powerful. They are devoted to nothing but the propulsion of the ship, Battle With l Baboon Hattling with u monster baboon on a projecting rock far up a mountain side was the perilous experience of a South African fanner recently. In the neighborhood of Oraaf-Heynet, a town of Cape Colony, baboons ravaged the country, and after futile efforts to get rid of the plunderers, a baboon hunt was organized. Several of the man like beasts were killed, but one mon ster male baboon defied all efforts to reach him. The hunt did not seem to tire him and he nppeared sound of wind and limb. He seemed bound to escape by leaping from rock to rork down a precipice. At the foot or the declivity fierce hounds were waiting for him, but added to the enormous uiubcii lar strength of the horrlil-lookiug brute was the frightful ripping power of his teeth, which were two inches long, nnd he had little trouble lu beat ing ofT his assailants. One powerful boarhound. which had come out first best in many a battle with the beasts of the woods, had his throat rlnped A High School Cadet N np The centennial celebration held re cently in Washington, was the oc casion of an Interesting international feature. In the parade marking that event marched the only son of the Chinese minister to this country, wear ing the uniform and bearing tho arms or the United States. Minister Wu'a son Is a pupil in u Washington school and marched ahoulder to shoulder with i a company of High school cadets. i finmtinntf rT Utah dnhnnl nn.l I Mr. Chad-chu, or Wu Chnd-chu. as he signs himself In a plain English hand, is an exceptionally bright boy of 1C, though scarcely up to the full physical standard of the American youth. His erect carriage and sol dierly bearing, however, give promise EFFECTIVE REMEDY. IVire by MUtKke llulm Ink on Ilunliaiiit' Hide. His name is suppressed in compll mce with n solemn promise, but he Is a publisher In a certain special line, known throughout the land. He Is or that type that roresees awful results from the most trivial Indications. If he has a pain in his great toe he antici pates an amputation of his leg. and If a neurulgic shoot pierces his body he considers hlnibelf a victim of galloping consumption. He woke up the other night with n dull ache In his side. Of course It was pneumonia, nnd a bad cne at that. He called upon his wlf to get the "big bottlo" or witch hazel, nnd give his side a thorough rubbing. She found the bottle, which Is properly labeled, nnd returned. "No, no," aa Bhe began preparations for tho applica tion. "Don't turn down tho covers, it would bo my death If the air struck me." So she slid hands and bottlo be tween the sheets and fought sleep for n full hour while she rubbed. Finally ho reported that ho was all right and paid a glowing tribute to tho curative pow ers or witch luizol. When the good wlfu went to replace tho bottlo sho found her hands as blnck as coal and tho sleeves of her only garment In the for In n dynamo room are high current dynamos that will furnish electric... power for the rnlslng mid lowering oj ammunition and boats. These dynamoj furnish as great a horse power alon as did the engines that drovo Admlnu Farragut's flagship, the Hartford. "The Illinois Is Identical In every way with her sister dilps. the Alalminn and Wis cousin," said Lieut. Gelm. "She Is MS feet long on the water line, with a iieani 7i! feet 2 Inches, displacement when loaded of 12.325 tons, and u speed of fiom lfi', to 17 knots. With her hunkers filled with t.fiOO tons of coal she should be able to Improve the Orej goo's tecotd trip around tho Horn. Hei otllceis and rrew will number 189 men. The vtHKcl's main battery consists ol four thlrteen-liich breech-loading rllleH In the elliptical turrets, fore mid aft and fourteen six-Inch, rapid-fire guns set en on each side. The secondary battery to he used ngaltiHt unarmored p.utM of the enemy's olilp and torpedo boats consists of sixteen six-pounder rapltl-tire guns, four one-pounders nnd two Colt automatic guns. Two three Inch Held guns for the use of lnndlng parties are among tho equipment, .and the vessel Is fitted with four torpedo tubes. The ship Is magnificently nr- mored. Tho Harvcylzed steel belt that extends from the ram to nhaft the after turret Is sixteen and a hair inches thick amidships. This belt extend? from four root below tho load line to three and a half feet above It, being thickest over the boiler.- and engines, Then there Is diagonal armor, twelve inches thick, connecting the belt armor and barbettes and extending from the slopes of the protective deck to the top of the side belt on each side. The pro tective deck that covers the vitals of the vessel Is four Inches thick on the slope. The space for the crew Is largp and well ventilated. All rresh water used Is distilled from salt water, and an ice machine Is provided to keep piovlslons and furnish ice for the cool ing of water In the tropics. Altogether the vessel, besides being remarkable and one of tho mo3t formidable fighting machines in the world, will have near- iv nil the comforts of a modern hotel. ' African Farmer Dis patches tho Fierce Animal With His s Knife, vc C s open, severing the jugular vein, nnd from the wound tho blood pumped In streams until the faithful animal died from exhnustion. Slowly, yet with safety, the baboon mnde his way toward the bush In the bottom or the valley, followed by the dogs, which, though badly used up, would not give up the fight. At this point in the game In leaped a farmer. Ills namo was Van Nlckerk. and as he did not want nil his dogs to be killed he went to the rescue. The scrimmage was soJl thick that he did not dnre to use a gun for fear of killing somo of the hounds, but he pulled out u large clasp knife, nnd, with this weapon, he gave battle to the monster, which was now on an overhanging ledge of the moun tainside. Speenily Nlckerk was knocked down, and barely escaped be ing Hung down the precipice. Picking himself up. he wearily renewed tho ught, anil after a while succeeded In driving his knife to the hilt into tho heart of the baboon. Chinese Minister's Son Wears the Uniform of Uncle Sam. v . of mature development. In accordance with the acknowledged progressive spirit of the Chinese minister, his son has from the first been placed in close touch with the people among whom he dwells, and has completely mas tered tho English tongue, speaking It fluently with scarcely a perceptible ac cent, on all occasions, except In con versation with his parents. With his adoption of American customs the bov . .. aiso assumed the ordinary garb of the country, roldlng away his rich Ori ental costume for special occaijna When asked why ho did not wear it ordinarily, he promptly replied that It was too much In hlB way for com rort. For the same reason his queue Is tucked out of sight. same condition. Sho hurried to her patient In rear nnd trembling to find his side ns deep an ebony as that of the king or Dahomey, and all of his surroundings or the same color. Just nc ho concluded thnt ho was rapidly mortifying or had tho black plague and not more thnn a few minutes to live, tho son came In. He heard tho story breathlessly told and then laugh ed until his back had to lie pounded to InBtiro breathing. When he told how he had filled that bottlo with Ink, as he had bought more than the -.isual de positories would hold, tho old gentle man forgot all about pneumonia, while he was turning tho air a ghoulish blue and Impregnating it with the odor of sulphur. Detroit Free Press. Charity by lottery. A wealthy Oreok, who recently died at Corfu, hit upon a novel way of dis posing of his wealth. According to his will, ho has left In trust IiIb money to ho archbishop or tho Island, who la to hand ovor tho Interest on It to ono poor Cretan every year, who will bo Boleeted by lot. Each year tho namea r c almanta will bo sent In to tho archbishop, who Is ronnlroU to mnko full Investigation Into the merits ot each case. Those thus choson will thou ballot for tho coveted charity i It W ?m i '"w-nwfmiDi.' -yi"i-;.j.iji.wp ran