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Newspaper Page TextFEELING OF SUSPENSE Due to Warlike Preparations Throughout the Land. STRENGTH OF NAVAL MILITIA Movement of Tinted States Warship Alleged Interview With President McKinley. Washington, Feb. 26. While there is nothing to indicate that war with Spain is inevitable, a feeeling of sus pense pervades all sections of the conn- try. The government, without a doubt, is preparing for a possible emergency Unusual activity is reported at navy yards, barracks, and recruiting stations, and where war material is being manu- factured, orders have been received to push the work with all speed. As a result of the tension, stocks and bonds on the New York exchange dropped from 1 to 12 points, and the New York and Chicago wheat markets were affect ed sympatheticallly.In the London stock market, American shares sold at de- clines. The senate fortunately did not " add to the excitement yesterday, the jingoes doubtless being absent. In the house, an increase in the appropriation for caring for the Springfield, Mass., arsenal, was accepted without protest. The Naval Militia. wasnington, ieb. 26. Hie navy department today gave oat figures show ing the Btrength of the naval militia up to date. This shows a total force of 4,445 officers and enlisted men, which is a gratifying increase from the 3,703 shown by the former report Aside from tms, new brigades are in process of formation, which promises - to swell the total to much larger figures at an early date. The organization of this auxiliary arm of the naval service is under the immediate direction of Lieutenant Gibbons, U. S. N., whose energy has accomplished much is se curing state organization and in the harmonizing of the bodies into one com pact force, capable in emergency of co operating with the regular navy. In his last report, Assistant Secretary Roosevelt said that the state naval mil itia, in the event of a sudden emer gency, could be utilized at once for manning the smaller cruisers. It could be depended upon mainly, he said, as a second line of defense, and also be used in placing mines and the establishment of signal stations for coast defense. The appropriation of $50,000 that is to aid the work of the naval militia will be distributed among the states in a few days. FOUND BY DIVERS. Evidence That the First Explosion Was Beneath the Ship. Washington, Feb. 26. The Evening Star has received the following cable . gram from Charles Pepper, its staff cor respondent in Cuba: At this writing divers are developing important results. From the examina tion of the inner wreckage they have secured evidence which seems conclu sive that the explosion came from un derneath the ship. Some of the smaller magazines may have exploded. The main, 10-inch magazine did not explode. The condition of the interior of the ship shows further probability of the wreck having been due to outside forces. The further the investigation progresses, the more untenable becomes the theory which the Spanish government adduced to show accidental cause. It is evident the Spanish case will be based on the claim that the fire preceded the explo sion. Captain Sampson and his colleagues of the naval board say that outside evidence is offered regarding the tor pedo float producing the explosion. Said one diver, who bad been engaged in the work of getting bodies out from under the hatch: ' "God maybe merciful to the men who blew those poor fellows into eter nity, the United States should not." This was before Long's order pro hibiting officers from talking had been issued. This diver evidently thought the explosion was not an accident. He iiad an expert's capacity and oppor tunity for judging. The Havana public is not permitted to know the intensity of public senti ment in the United States. Only meager details are permitted . to be known of what happens in Washington. Congress is watched with excessive anxiety by palace officials, but the populace know nothing of what is liable to happen. Evidence of ill-feeling toward the American people and anxiety over the Maine disaster does not lessen. The Maine inqiiry dwarfs interest in Cuban politics, but recent develop ments carry an official confession of the failure of autonomy. War Preparations In Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Feb. 28. Major-Gen-eral Snowden, commander of the na tional guard of Pennsylvania, has issued general orders to every officer in the state to recruit his command up to the full quota required by law. The or ders were issued five days ago with in structions that they be kept a profound secret. The officers were instructed to have their men ready to march fully armed and equipped at 24 hours notice. New York, Feb. 26. A Tribune dispatch from Havana says: The out look in Cuba does not grow more prom ising. The exact siuation is that the government officials 'were never so ' much disturbed as today. This is part ly due to information from Washington and Madrid. News from these places ", whioh is permitted to reach the publio is so meager that better judgment can : be formed in the United States than here as to whether the fears of the official? are exaggerated. . General Rainfall In California. San Francisco, Feb. 26. Reports from all parts of the state indicates general rain has fallen during the past 24 hours, to the great benefit of the growing crops, which had been suffer ing from the long-continued drought. Mounted Police for Bticfceen. Vanoouver, B. C, Feb. 26. The Canadian government has decided to station mounted police in the Stickeen river opuntry. A smatl detachment of police left tonight on the steamer Dan ulie. They will be located at Glenora, Telegraph creek and Lake Teslin. THE PRESIDENT'S VIEWS War With Spain Not Inevitable, but th Situation Is Crave. Chicago, Feb. 26. The Tribune thi morning prints the following special from Washington: To a senator who called upon him yesterday in order to ask some serious questions as to the policy of the admin istration, President McKinley, with the utmost frankness, uttered the following words: 'I do not propose to do anything at all to accelerate war with Spain. Up to the present I do not think war either necessary or inevitable. I would be lax in my duty, however, if I did not prepare for the future. The situa tion is grave, and the policy of the ad ministration will be determined almost entirely by the course of events from time to time. There is no neoessity of alarming the people, but congress must be ready to assist the administration without making too many inquiries as to the course of current events." There is no doubt of the fact that the government of the United States is actually preparing for war with Spain It is not inevitable that war will follow. but the activity is too unmistakable to be concealed. The president and his cabinet unite in the belief still, in spite of all evidence to the contrary, that the explosion of the Maine was an mifortu nate accident, but they recognize the fact that the contrary may prove true at almost any hour, and that if it is shown even inferentially that Spain had a hand in the catastrophe there will be but one thing to do, and that will be to seize the island of Cuba by force of arms. At no time since the war of the rebellion has the military branch of the government been so active it is today. It is a significant fact that within the last two days there has been a remark able change ot opinion in the navy de partment in regard to the explosion on the Maine. When the first news arrived here last week experts at the depart ment were nearly divided as between accident and design, but today after studying the late reports, and especially pnotograpns sent trotn Havana, nine ont of ten of the officers of the depart ment express the belief that the Maine was anchored ever a submarine mine. xne oniy ainerence oi opinion seems to be as to whether the mine was ex ploded by Spanish officers acting under orders, or by some enthusiast. The latter opinion is generally held, hut it is said that this does not lessen in any degree the responsibility of Spain for the horrible catastrophe. If the Spanish officers allowed the warship to be moored to a buoy which was attached to a submarine mine, they thereby became responsible for the result, whether the mine was ex ploded by official orders or not. The placing of the Maine in an exposed place in the harbor if it was done at all, was done by Spanish officers, and if the mine was exploded by anybody at all, they were directly responsible, and will be so held by President McKin ley's administration. RELIEF FOR MAINE VICTIMS. Bill for That Purpose Introduced Into the House. Washington, Feb. 26. Representa tive Boutelle, of Maine, chairman of the house committee on naval affairs, introduced a bill this afternoon provid- ng for the relief of the victims of the battle-ship Maine. It follows generally the lines of the Samoan disaster relief bill of 1890, and is the result of sev eral days' conference in committee, and embodies the views of the admin istration. Boutelle had a conference with President McKinley todav, at whioh he went over with him the pro posed legislation, and later submitted the measure at an informal meeting of some of the committee. It will be re ferred back to the committee immedi ately, and its passage expedited. The bill provides for the payment of 12 months' pay to the widows or child ren, or, if there be no such, to the parents, or if neither of these, to the brothers and siBters of each of these killed in the Maine disaster. In addi tion, the legal heirs of each ot the vic tims shall receive any arrears of pay ue at the time of death. It is pro vided also that any allotments previ- msly made by any of the deceased to any relatives of the men mentioned shall be continued for three months, the amounts so paid to be deducted from the 12 months' pay otherwise al lowed. THAT SUBTERRANEAN PASSAGE. Spaniards Confess There Is a Mine Under the Harbor Entrance. Havana, Feb. 26. In connection with the claim made by the Cubans that there are mine galleries under theJ harbor of Havana, leading from sub terranean passages and known to have existed for years, between Fort Caban as, Morro castle, and this port, the Spaniards explain that for over a cen tury, a subterranean passage about two miles long and eight feet wide at its narrowest diameter, capable of giving passage to a column of troops, has ex isted from the navy-yard to Castillo del Principe. But, the Spaniards further assert, the existence of this passage was not known to the present authorities, or to those who have been in power for many years past. The entrance and exit, it is added, have been closed for years past, by thick walls now covered with debris, and their exact location is said to be lost. At the same time, it is admitted that the matter regarding the subterranean passage can be found in old documents in the archives of Ha vana. Finally, the Spaniards insist that this passage does not go under the harbor at any point. Warships Headed for Havana. Las Palas, Canary Islands, Feb. 26.' The Spanish armored cruiser Almi rante Oquendo left today for Havana. The Italian third-class crniser Gio vanni Bausani Is expected here Satur day next. She is on her way to Cuba. Bank Vault Blown Open. St. Louis, Feb. 28. A special to the Post-Dispatch from Shipman, III., says that the vault of the Shipman bank was today blown open by robbers, who used nitroglycerin. The robbers only obtained $10 in pennies, as they were scared away before being able to break into the inner steel safe, which con tained thousands of dollars. Richard Allen and Tom Holmes were lynched at Mayfield, Ky. Allen robbed a house, and Holmes killed his wife lis months ago. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Trade Conditions In the Leading Cltlea of the World. It begins to look as if Leiter, for all his impudence in ignoring the advice of Tom, Dick, Harry and other old time speculators, knew something about run ning a wheat deal. Where wheat will get to is beyond anybody's ken. Armour says there is no reason why it should not be put tof 1.50. He adds he is a believer in high prices for another year. Leiter talks $1.25. No human being can forecast a market with cer tainty, for it would be no market if such a thing were possible. Leiter ap preciates this or he would not now be marketing his cash holding. The spec ulators with widest experience agree that the Leiter control is as complete as anything human could be. There has never been a time, though, and never will be, when there are not con tingencies enough about the wheat sit uation to keep it exciting. The Leiter wheat interest continues larger than any that ever existed before. It was deemed extraordinary early in February that he should extend his purchases into May. He has not stopped at that. He has gone into July. His risks on his cash lines in the pit have been re duced by his recent sales, but his line in the pit have been increased. The whole effort haa been of late to cheapen the average holding, and it would look as if success had attended that Leiter has lost more or less wheat on "calls." What he has done in the pit is mere guses work. The "talent" believe his May line a very commanding one, some where between 6,000,000 bushels and 10,000,000 bushels. His accumulations of July wheat last week might easily have reached 2,500,000 bushels, per haps double that. The figures seem grandiose. Loiters' ideas of quanti ties are, however, different from the ordinary trades. It will be no exag geration, in the estimation of any pro fessional in this market, to put Letter's interest, with all his recent cash sales, at 29,000,000 bushels. His Dresent profits, on paper, must be astounding. easily $3,000,000, perhaps double that. II .Leiter continues to be favored to the end as he has been in the past the story of brs huge wheat operations will read like an oriental one, the plans too magnificent, the results too extraordi nary to be everyday. Portland Market. Wheat AValla Walla, 74 75c: Val ley and Bluestem, 77 78c per bushel. Fbur Best grades, $3.85; graham. $3.80; superfine, $2.25 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 36 87c; choice gray, 33 34c per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $19 20; brew ing, f 30 per ton. Millstiffs Bran, $19 per ton; mid dlings, $24; shorts, $20. Hay Timothy, $12.50; clover. $1011; California wheat, $10; do oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, $910 per ton. Eggs lO'tgll.c per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 5055o; fair to good, 4550c; dairy, 85 45c per roll. Cheese Oregon, 12!c; Young America, 13 14c; California, 910o per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $4.00 4.60 per dozen; hens, $4.505.00; geese, $8.007.00: ducks, $5.006.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 11 12c per pound. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 40 50c per sack; sweetB, $1.753 per cental. Onions Oregon, $2.252.60 per sack. Hops 4 16c per pound for new crop; 1896 crop, 4 6c. Wool Valley, 14 16c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 7 12c; mohair, 20 22o per ponnd.- Mutton Gross, beet bheep, wethers and ewes, 4c; dressed mutton. 7o; spring lambs, 5c per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavv. $4.25: liKht and feeders, $3.000.4.00: dressed. o.uutgo.ou per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, $3.50(3 3.75; cows, $2.50; dressed beef , 6 7c per pound. Veal Large, 65Jc; small, 6 7c per pound. Seattle Market. Butter Fancy native creamery, brick, 27c; ranch, 22 23c. Cheese Native Washington, 13c; Ualifornia, 9$o. - , Eggs Fresh ranch, 18c. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound. hens, 12c; spring chickens, $2.50 3 00; dncks, $3.603.75. Wheat Feed wheat, $23 per ton. Oats Choice, per ton, $23. Corn Whole, $23; cracked, per ton. $23; feed meal, $23 per ton. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton. $23; whole, $22. Hay Puget sound, new, per ton. $12 14; Eastern Washington timothy, $18; alfalfa, $12. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef. steers, 7fc; cows, 6Jc; mutton sheep, oc; pom, o$c; veal, small, 8. Fresh Fish Halibut, 67c; salmon. 8c; salmon trout, ' 10c; flounderi and Bole, 34; ling cod, 45; rock cod, oc; smelt, z$ (ffi4c. Fresh Fruit Apples, 60olll.75 ner box; pears, 25 75c per box; oranges navels, $2 8 per box. San Francisco Market. Wool Nevada 11 18c; Oregon, 13 14c; Northern 78o per pound. Hops 1217c per pound. Millstuffs Middlings, $2225; Cal ifornia bran, $17.6018.50 per ton. Onions silverskin, $2.502.75 per cental. Eggs Store, 11 lljc; ranch, 11 12jc;EaBtern, 1819; duok, 14c per pozen. Cheese Fancy mild, new, 10c; fair to good, 7 8c per pound.. Butter Fancy creamery, 22Jc; do seconds, 21c; fancy dairy, 20c; good to choice, 1819o perpound. Fresh Fruit Apples, 25o$1.25 per large box; grapes, 2540c; Isabella, 6075c; peaches, 50c$l; pears 76c; $1 per box; plums, 20 85c. Potatoes New, in boxes, 40c$1.10 Citrus Fruit Oranges, navels, $1.252.75; Mexican limes, $66.50; California lemons, choice, $2.25; do common, 75cfl.25 per box. Hay Wheat, $1619; wheat and oat, $1618; oat, $14.6016.50; best barley, $13.5016; alfalfa, $10.50 11.50; clover, $1113. A German professor reports that he has found living bacteria in wine which had been bottled 25 or 80 years. The average weight of the brain of a Scotchman is larger than that of any other raoe on the globe. ARID AND SEMI-ARID LAND. A Study of Conditions In the Parine 'Northwest. There is a work going on in connec tion with the geological surveys of the government that is of interest to the nation at largo, also to the world in general. This is known as the hydro- graphic department, and relates to rec lamation of arid lands by means of irrigation. What has been known as the great American Desert, and so des- ignated on the maps up to a generation ot time ago, was not desert in the nor mal sense of possessing no soil, but be cause ot the lack of water to make soil available. The object of the gov eminent is to make practical tests based on scientific fact, to discover how arid lands can be made to produce har vests and so become homes for millions of people. In the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho are wide areas that are cap able of development, if water can be had to stimulate the soil. We mav suppose that sagebrush land is worth less, but wherever sagebrush yrows the soil is good and generally deep. There is so much of what we will desert the North Pacific region that the citi zens of these states are specially inter ested in the subject of irrigation. In regard to Oregon half the area of the state is arid, and two-thirds of all east of the Cascades. Whatever will re deem our arid lauds will add greatly to the future wealth and prosperity of the state. From Mr. Bobb, who has lately re turned from a season in the -North Pa cific states, it is learned that at the re quest of a local engineer he investigat ed the water supply of the Dungeness district, on the Sound, where there is shortage of water for crops in June, July and August. He placed stations on theDungenneBs, Elwha and Soldeck, to ascertain what supply can at that season be depended on for irrigating ditches, in case private capital desires to make such investment. In Eastern Washington gauge sta tions are located as follows: One each on the Spokane, Natchess,. Wenatchee and Palouse, and three on the Yakima. He also made mountain surveys for reservoir sites to save water through the rainy season for use in summer, as is done in the San Bernardino moun tains in Southern California. In Oregon the work has but com menccd, though there is far more arid land in that state than in Wellington. A station is established at Gibbon, on the Umatilla, not far from the hot springs; another on the Malheur; one on the Owyhee, in the extreme north east. Mr. Bobb expressed much inter est in Hood river valley, where Ib a station, for he saw its wonderful fruits; there is also a station on the Deschutes. Idaho offers greater opportunity for irrigation than Oregon, as she has mountain ranges and various rivers. Stations are on the Weiser, Boise, Pay ette, Port JNeuf, Bear river, and at Montgomery's ferry, on Snake. As this work is comparatively recent, re suits have not as yet been bo clear and certain as at other districts. When we estimate the immense area oi ariu lauus and Know that, not in cluding Alaska, one-third of the United States remains still public do main, and that the greater portion of this is and land rich in soil, but with out water supply, the immense import ance of this work is apparent. The in terest these gentlemen take in their work is apparent from the kindness with whioh they furnish information Take the North Pacific states and estimate the area of arid lands, and the result is surprising. In Eastern Washington there is an area of 6,000 000 of acres requiring water supply to become productive. . Eastern Oregon is yet larger, and has a much greater proportion of what is called desert, save that flocks and herds graze over it when water can be had at all. Idaho has vast areas to the south and some on the north, but facilities for water supply are present in its various streams. The two states Idaho and Oregon must have 15,000,000 of acres arid, making a total of over 20,000,000 in thethree states, that can be trans formed to homes, if water can work its magio there. There are also extensive natural basins where water can be had by bor ing artesian wells, by which means much land can be made productive. While the government does not practic ally experiment by boring such wells, its agents study the results attained by private enterprise, and have maps, as for instance, of the Pueblo district of Colorado to show how great an area Burface has an underflow that can come to tho surface; also where" water supply can be had for pumping. When we know that a quarter-section of land will make a home for a family, and take the arid acreage of the three .North Pacific states for a basis of esti mate; if ohe quarter of this area can be redeemed, it will furnish homes for 87,500 families and support a popula tion of 250,000 people. Take the arid portions of Oregon and Idaho, and it means that from 600,000 to 750,000 people can find productive farms if the arid lands of these states can be le claimed. The towns, cities and in dustries naturally pertaining will sup port 1,000,000 total. This work is furnishing valuable facts on which to base reclamation of the arid lands of this continent, which is one of the most important questions for our statesmen to consider. Priceless Boon to Our Followers. Of course all this vast extent of arid territory cannot be made available for farms and homes, but very much of it can be, and the work of experiment and disoovery that goes on so constant ly may discover more means for such reclamation. The rapid growth of population will soon exhaust all lands fit for homesteads. To add this arid area to our productive domain will be a priceless boon to those who are to fol lows us. The invention is announced of the phonodoscope, an instrument of won derful value in studying the condition of the internal organs of the body. It is declared by physicians to be a tre mendous advance on the old stethosoope. The phonodoscope oonveys to the pliy sician sounds made by the internal or gans, thus telling whether they are healthy or not. In order to raise church funds, a Georgia minister charged admission to an entertainment where the contest ants engaged in a ginger cake eating competition ALASKA BREAD How to Prepare the "Staff or Life," by a Practical Miner. Bread in Alaska means always linking power bread or bixenit, for no other kind is possible. There is no yeaNt or any other moans ot laising douli. An experienced miner, one who has been in Alaska five years, has just given us two of his most useful receipt. Those who think of going to the Klondike should keep them, and those who stay at home will lie interested in knowing how a practical miner prepures his "staff of life." Bread: quart of flour, two tablespoon fuls of Cleveland's baking powder, half a teaspoonful of salt; mix up with cold water or milk until stiff. Grease tho pan, bake until cooked (about half an hour). Biscuit: quart of flour, two toiiHpoon fuls Cleveland's baking powder, and half a teaspoonful of salt. Mix thor oughly while dry with lard or bacon fat. Then mix with wuter or milk un til stiff enough to-foll out. Cut into circles with top of baking powder can or cup; bake about fifteen minutes. Several other Alaska receipts to gether with lists of groceries, clothing aud supplies to tako with one are pub lished in a Klondike circular. This circular, together with a cook book of four hundred receipts, will be mailed you free if you Bend stamp and address to Cleveland Baking Powder Co., 81 Fulton St., New York. Be sure to mention the Klondike circular if you want it; othetwise the cook book only will be sent. Knob on the Pocket. Pockets of garments may bo snfoly closed by a new invention, consisting of a wire frame similar to pocketbook fraims to he sewed into the ordinary knob catch An Aerial Bicycle. A Wisconsin inventor has designed an aerial bioyole, which is fitted with aeiopliines and a screw propeller with large light-weight blades, to be revolved by the pedals and drive tho wheel for ward on the ground until it attains sufficient speed, when the aeroplanes will lift it and cause it to sail in the air. A WEAK SPOT. A weak spot in a piece of timber tnav en danger a whole building, and certain it is that the man who millers with lumbago lets down the whole framework of his anat omy. In enso of the building, it is shorred iii unil uiado strong, and lust no St. Jacobs Oil show up the muscles of the back, strengthens the muscular frame and in very short tuno the sultcrer is restored to his native strength. Why then will a man go ii bout on crutches for mouths and years, when the stimulation of a good liniment like St, Jacobs Oil will in so short a time send him buck to business and to the bosom of his family a strong aud healthy num. Iceland's geysers never Bhoot thoir water higher than 100 feet, while some i)f our Yellowstone geysers go more than three times as high. NEWS FOR THE WHKKt.MKy. The League ol American Wheelmen numbers nearly K.UM) below the llKi.tloti mnrlt wlllilu the lat lew weeks. In spile o( this startling di minution, the maximum of health may lie at tained by those who us the comforting and ttw.i-i.itoh tm.lit ll..ula)tAr'a hit.. .. U Oil, ...... which promotes digestion, a healthy Mow oi bile, regularity of the bowels, ami counteracts kidney trouble. It is, moreover, a remedy for and preventive oi malaria and rheumatism. Chemicals ill the Hose Noxsle. A new method of applying chemicals to extinguish fire is being tried, in which a recess is formed in the hope nozzle and a solid chemical inserted, to be dissolved by the water passing over it, when the chemical substance is renewed. SHAKE INTO YOUK SHOES. Allen's Foot-Kuse, a powder for tho feet. It cures painful, swollen smarting feet and instantly takes the sting out of corns and miliums It s tlie greatest comfort discov ery of the age. Allen's Fool-Kane makes tiKht-l.tliiiL' or new shoes feel easv. It is n certain cure for chilblains, sweating, damp, cullous ami hot, tired aching feet. We have oveivJiMHX) testimonials of cures, Try it today. Sold by ull druggists and shoe stores. Hy mull tor fx. in stamps Trial package l-'KKE. Address Allen H. Oltn- stcd, l.e Hoy, N. Y. The governor of Connecticut does not have the power to pardon or to commute punishment of criminals, the state board of pardons, of five members, hav- ng sole jurisdiction in such cases. Wales is the richest part of Groat Britain in minerul wealth. England produces annually about $10 to each acre, Scotland a little less than flO. The product of Wales amounts to over 30 per acre. OIVIS ENJOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Fip-s is taken: it is nleanant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head- aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities command it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. yrup of H ies is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it proraDtlv for anv one who wishes to try it. Do not accept anv substitute. CALIFORNIA FI0 SYRUP CO. SAN FRANQiaOO, OAL LOUISVILLE, Kt. Mw YOKIUILt- a If VIA -W ' r' 1 ll But Counh Syrup. Tuten Good.' Cm I I The Csar'e New Crnlaer. The official trials of the cruiser Kvol lanik. built at Havre. France, (or the Kussian government, have just taken place. The contract speed of 20 knots was exceeded by 81-100th in tria'a which lasted six eonsooutive hours Work on tho Hvetlana was begun on December 7, 1SD5. She i an armor decked cruiser, armed with k"" ',n.'' torpedo tubes, and at tho same time is a vaolit. She is officially intended for tho use o( the Grand Duke Alexis, grand admiral of tho liiitwiiiti navy. The Svetlaim's armament consists of ID guns, six Ciinet cannon of 15 centi meters and ten quick-firing 1 milli metre guns. The grand duke visited the yacht and expressed himself ns ex tremely satisfied. The cost is O.flOO, 000 francs, or about 11,1100,000. (inlloil Proof llrllg. ti... mil.... I.r'i.l,,.. nl Timolol is 4IIU 4UIHIII l "iRv . . .. . . . .1... 1.1... I I . one oi the low structures oi mo '", in the country that will not have a sign above it reading in this way: "Five' ' dollars' tine for riding or driving across I this bridge faster than a walk." One of the tests given the bridge was run-1 ning loams across It at breakneck speed. ',, l!n, it ia in hn nhii-ed uuoii the speed of vehicles except the same as over tho streets. Kansas Journal. I'llnllng Device mi Nvalea. A handy attachment for weighing scales consists of a printing register at tached to a sliding weight on the scale beam, the figures on the beam being raised to be inked ami print a card liV tho impression of a lover attached to the mechanism.. A Kussian admiral has invented an ice plow capable of breaking through ice from VI to 20 inches thick. O Beware of " cheap " bak ing powders. Alum makes good medicine but bad food. Ask your doctor. The officers of a leading London hos pital believe that the general increat-e of cancer is due to excesB in meat eating1. AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS. We are Hnerthig la the court our HrM to the exclusive me ot t.le wool "CASTOKIA," and "muiliR BCASTOKlA," ai our TtaUe Murk. I, Dr. Samuel rltcher, of Hyannla, MaHacliutelta, was the originator of " PITCH KR'SCAS l'ORIA," the aniue Umt haa borne and duea now bear the ac-slmileltiiatuteofCHAS. H. FI.KTCHUR on every wrnpiicr. This la the original" PITCH I'.RU CASTOR 1 A " which haa been uaed In the lioiaca of the muthera of America for over thlrly years. Look Carefully at the wrapper and aee that It It the kind you havt always bought, aud h the signature of CHAD. H. PI.KTCI1KR on the wrapper. No one haa authority from me to uae my name except The Centaur Company of which Chaa. II. Fletcher la l'real.lent. Match S, 4j7. BAMUIil, PITCHKR, M.Db The only snrvivinf? daughter of John Brown, of Harper's Ferry fume, is liv ing in a small town in California, in nearly destitute cirennmtunces. She is a temperance advocate. CITS 1'i'rraaneritly Cured. No fit or nerrmnnea I lie after Mm iluy a ue of Dr. Kllue'K (treat Aervcitealnrvr. Bend for FtthC K4.00 trial bottle anil treatlae. lilt. R. ijl JtLlNJC tiA. , Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa, France has sot tip about three hundred monuments to more or lens diatiiiKuiehed Frenchmen during the last 25 years, ami there lire now 127 committees collecting money for more. 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