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Far oat in the Paoiflo, where the map looks as if • charge of bird shot had peppered a spot uo larger than your thumb, the Ameriosn flag is flying over the Ladrones. They are bat speoks on the face of the doep. Tet there is an empire of island wealth amid the rarest soeuery in the world. An earthly paradise it is called. The capture of the Ladrones by tho United (States with a seizure of tho Carolines just to the south of,' the group makes them of now interest to Americans. The Ladrones aro a chain of vol canic islands extending north aud aonth from latitude thirteon degroes twelvo minutes north to latitude twenty degrees thirty-two minutes eontli and in longitude about 146 east. They were discovered by Magellan, March 0, 1521, and named Ladrones from the supposed stealing propensi ties of the natives, Later, in 1668, the islands were named Mariana, in honor of Maria Anno, of Austria, the widow of Phillip IV., King of (Spain. The inhabited islands aro Agrigan, (Saipan, Tinian, Rota aud Guam. On the other islands aro volcanoes spouting firo and steam. The mountains rnngo from 1000 to 3000 feet high, about the altitudo of the biggest of the Catskills. The (Spaniards have controlled the islands without iutorforenoe or sori- ous trouble from tho natives. There is a small garrison ajpAgana, the cap ital, whero the Governor-Gouoral has resided. Mauy natives of the Caro line Islands have boon imported into the Ladrones and tho races are inter estingly mixed. The blending of tho tall, ooppor-colored, curly-haired, lohg-beatded and mustnehed Curoliu- ians with the Philippian-looking La drones, with their dark Malay skin, possessing 80,000 inhabitants, and now a place of segregation for lepers, with a population of 300; Agnijan, of no importance; Rota, with 500 inhab itants, and Guam. Guam, or Guajan, the southernmost and largest of the islands, is thirty- two miles long and has n population of about 0000, two-thirds of whom are in Agana, and nearly all the rest upon the sonboard, the oountry inland be ing almost without inhabitant. Agana, PREMIER 8AGASTA GIVES OUT CON. TENTS OF THE DOCUMENT. Defines In Detail the Demands of Oar Government to Which Spain Is Expected to Concede. NATIVES AND HUT IN THE LADRONES. ligion, etc., prov.s that the people of the Ladrones have a common origin with the other races of Polynesia, but they have lived so long by themselves that they have a distinot language. Some writers have argued that the race is of American origin, while RAlILDONAf, A TYPICAL TOWN IN THE CAROLINES. A LAPRONE BELLE, Las given a new tint to a largo num ber of young men and women. The ohief products for sustaining life are coooanuts and bread fruit. They grow spontaneously everywhere. It is said that ono oocoanut tree will feed a man. A grovo of tho fruit trees to the islauder is whnt a herd of cows is to the Pennsylvania fanner. Theso, with tho tons of fish in the lagoons, which aro natural ilsh ponds, are responsible for tho profound in dolence of the natives. They can support lifo without laboring. Some of tho bread fruit trees nre ten or twelve feet in diametor. A singlo tree is considered equal in life-sup porting oapacity to two nores of wheat. Then there are other pro ducts—guava, ooru, ordinary wheat, bananas, figs aud arrowroot. The islands forming the Ladrones, the capital, is also a oonviot settle ment. It is beautifully clean, and possesses good government officials, a hospital, schools and a church. Thu Spanish residents have usually num bered about twenty t| and the regular soldiery about 200, all quartered hero. Tho militia, comprising about all tho mnle population, is commanded by native offioers. The civil government is similar to that of the Philippines. Postal communication has been quar terly. Whon first discovered tho Ladrones had a population of about 60,000. Not one of tbe original race survives, and tho islands <f»e peopled chiefly by Tagals and Bisayaus from the Philip pines, mixed ‘descendants of South American Indians, a colony of Caro line Islanders who founded Gnrapan in the Island of Saipan, nud numerous Ohamorro-Spnuish half-breeds. The census of 1888 reports a population of 6476 in Agana, and a total of 10,172 in nil tho islands, 5034 boiug males 5138 females. Thero aro eighteen schools in tho Island of Guam. Only ten per cent, of tho Lndrono Islanders are unable to read aud write. Spanish is tho recognized language; but many of tho nntivos speak a little English. Tho climate is good and oquublo; sev enty degrees to eighty dogrees Fahrenheit is tho range of the thor- mometer. The presont population aro de scribed as "wanting in energy, of in different moral character, and miser ably poor." They aro descended in part from the original inhabitants, oalled Ohamonos, and from the Mesti zos, a mixed raoe formed by tho union of Spaniards with those natives. On the island called Suypau a colony from the Carolino Islands, which lie to tho sbuth of tho Lndrones, was estab lished some years ago. These peoplo aro tho most active aud enterprising inhabitants of the Ladrones. Spain has derived no revenue from theso islands, and has done little to civilize tho people. At one time a few small schools wero started, but they wero soon abandoned. In 1856 an epidemic destroyed ouo- third of the population. August and September are the hot test months, nud tho rain-fall in the summer months is very heavy. Agana, tho capital, is well built of timber, and lunuy of the houses have tiled roofs. Thero are twenty small villagos on the islnuds. So little bus been dono to civilize tho people that they live in about tho snme primitive fashion as character ized them when Europeans first visited them. BUSINESS SECTION OF AOANA, PRINCIPAL TOWN OF T1IE LADRONE8 beginning at the northernmost, are Farallon de Pajaras, an active volcano 1000 feet in height; a group of three rocky islets known as tho Urracns; Assumption, a pnrtially nctivo vol canic peak 2848 feet in height; Agri- gau, seven miles in length, mountain ous, and the northernmost inhabited island; Pagan, having three active cones, and peopled by a few natives; the uninhabited islands of Alumagau, Guguan, Sariguan, Anataxan ami Farallon de Medinilla; Saipan, fifteen miles long, fertile, and having abont 1000 inhabitants; Tinian, originally In one thing the people of the La- drones exoel all the natives of the Polynesian islands—this is their faculty for building and sailing a won derful water craft with a latoen sail. Sailors of all nations for over 300 years have admired their skill with these vessels. They are built entirely without metal, and the largest of them will carry about seven men. The boat has an outrigger which is carried on the leo side to prevent up setting. It is said that theBe boats i make wonderful speed, and that they others hold that they are an offshoot of the Japanese. Gobien, the French writer, who studios the people on the spot, says of them: "The natives are not so dark as those of tho Philippines, and are larger of body than the average European. Thoy lived on roots, fish ana fruits, and were extremely active and quiok. Many of them lived over 100 years.” Another Frenoh writer says that he saw them divo and swim so well that they caught fish in their hands under water. In character tho Ladrones are gay and amiable, loving pleasure, nnd spending muoh of their time in out door amusements. The women are usually lighter in color than the men, and mauy 6f them are extremely beautiful, with luxuriant hnir reaching almost to tho ground. The Carolines are like the Ladrones, only more extensive in number and area, an if deusoly populated. The islands are widely scattered into three great groups, the eastern, westorn nnd central. Spain originally claimed all the groups," but Germany recently took the Marshall Islands. The con tra! or main group, now belonging to Spain, comprises forty-eight smaller A CAROLINE WARRIOR. groups, making a total of four or fivo hundred islands. Among the products of tho country are rice, corn, whoat, sugar, cotton, tobnoco, indigo, bread fruit, castor oil and kindred necessaries of life. Among the curious natural foatures are the palm trees, that produce vege table ivory; banyan trees that grow downward, the seeds being planted by birds high up in other troes, de posited in bark aud crevioes, sending down rootlets to gathor sustenance and moisture from the soil. Another tree bears a fruit so offen sive in odor that no man not in pi no tice can endure it, but once in a month the fruit tastes so deliciously that ho cannot stop eating until it is devoured. Tho women of the Carolines are noat and attractive at home or umong their cocoanut trees. Tho men aro indus trious—everywhere displaying ingen uity and geutlo thrift. Tho Carolino Archipelago oonsists of thirty-six minor groups, of which tho nine following are the principal: Tho Palaos or Pelews, Yap, Uluthi, Uleai, Namonuito, Hogolou or Ruk, the East and West Mortlocks, Bonabe or Tonape, aud Kusaie, otherwise Colled Ualau or Strong’s Island. The Pelew group contains some 200 islands aud islets. The principal isl and is Bad-el-Thaob, whioh in area is equal to nil the rest put together. The most important of the others are Hor ror, Uruk, Tapel, Malk, Peleleu and Angaur. The population of the Pe lews is estimated at some 3000, but is probably mnoh more. The language is a very peculiar nnd bizarre Malayan dialect, somewhat akin to that <51 Sulu giveB*these < hat?ves < a t gO(S < nnm°. ^C*p- IS COMPOSED OF FIVE ARTICLES. tain O’Keefe, however, a wealthy | trader of Yap, gives them a doubtful reputation, patting them down ob a folk of piratical and tnrbulent charac ter. The enormous quartz wheels, tho “w* Island of Kokial.. In olden time there The text of the protocol signed be- !>“KuLSlt'“>• “*“■'• extended voyages of trading and con- 88 follows: B A b ' e !' Thftob J?. rioh , in 8° od i “His excellency, M. Cambon, am- timber. Great quantities of yams, 1 , a , . r. . ’ tfrcad-fruitB and coooannts are grown. : b8888<lor extraordinary and plempo- Alligators are fonnd in some of the I tenliary of the French republio at creeks,and a peculiar kind of a horned i Washington, and Mr. William Day, whfnh tWO M k l U n 8 of 8 “ ake8 ’ secretary of state of the United States, whioh the natives called Bersoiok and , . ..... , . , Ngnus, both somewhat venomous,.i Jg™* established and signed the fol- There is abundanoe of good pastujore ar ^‘ c * e9 which define the terms for horses and cattle. Goats aro pin i which the two governments have Matfn 0 so«^ trOdU0edby ^ ^ l“ d * ith The Spanish have done next to notHu | enumerated below, and of which the ing to show their occupation, agid object is the establishment of peace everything goes on muoh as before, between the two countries, nnmoly: There is no Spanish garrison. The country is well worth opening up to honest and energetic trade. DIVING ELKS. Trained to Perforin Tricks That Seem Almost Supernatural. There seems to be no limit to the ingenuity of man in devising sensa tions to please the public. Especially is this true in the matter of training animals to perform feats which at first seem impossible. One of the smallest “Articlo 1.—Spain will renounce all claim to all sovereignty over and all her rights ovor the island of Cuba. '•Asticle 2.—Spain will cede to the United States the islands of Porto Rico and the other islands which are at present under the sovereignty of Spain in Uie Antilles, as well as an island in The Ladrone archipelago, to bo chosen by the United States. “Article 3.—The United States will occupy and retain the city nud bay of Mnuila aud the port of Manila pend ing tho conclusion of a treaty of peace A PARING DIVE. feats whioh Beem almost supernatural. However, it remained for Mr. Will H. Barnes, of Sioux City, Iowa, to train an animal which was generally con sidered to be tho dullost of quad rupeds, nnmely, the elk. His efforts have proved beyond a doubt that the elk is by no means lacking in in telligence, and his famous diving elks elicit admiration and wonder from all who see them porform. Mr. Barnes secured the elks when they were young, nnd though it required un limited patienoe, he finally succeeded in breaking them in harness. While training tho elks, tho owner notioed that thoy seemed utterly indifferent to what height they jumpod from, aud he then couoeived the idea of touching them to dive. The process was a slow one, hut now, after two years of labor, they have attained a marvelous degree of ability in this feat, ns they make a headlong plnngo of fifty feet into a tank of water. Herewith ia presented a out representing the elk making the dive. As will be notioed, tho animal makes a headlong plungo with his feet extended. of inserts, the flea, aud one of the . . largest of animals, the elephant, have "bioh shall determine the control and been put through a course of training * orra °* government of the Philip- whioh has resulted in their performing P’ ne8- "Article 4.—Spain will immediately evacuate Cuba, Porto Rico and other islands now under Spnnish sovereign ty in tho Antilles. To this effect each of the two governments will appoint commissioners within ten days after the signing of this protocol, and these commissioners shall meet at Havana within thirty days after the signing of this protocol with the object of coming to an agreement regarding the carrying out of the details of theafore- said evacuation of Cuba and other ad jacent Spnnish islands; ^tnd each of the two governments shall likewise appoint within ten days after the sig natures of this protocol other commis sioners, who shall meet at San Juan de Porto Rico within thirty dnys after the signature of this protoool to agree npon the details of the evneuation of Porto Rico nnd other islands now un der Spanish sovereignty in the An tilles. “Article 5.—Spain and the United Stntos shall appoint to treat for peace five commissioners at the most for either country. The commissioners shall meet in Paris on October 1st at the latost to proceed to negotiations nnd to tho conclusion of the treaty of pence. This‘treaty shall be ratified in conformity with tho constitutional laws of each of the two countries. “Article 6.—Onoe fhe protocol ie concluded nnd signed, hostilities shall be suspended, nnd to that effect in the two countries orders Bhall be given by either government to the commnnders of its lnnd and sea forces as speedily as possible. "Done in duplicate at Washington, read in French and in English by the undersigned, who affix at the foot of the document their signatures and sealB, August 12, 1898." BpanUh Officer* Notified. The Spanish government Saturday night telegraphed to tho governors general of Porto Rico and tlie Philip pines instructions for carrying out the terms of the protocol signed by the United States aud Spain nnd to pre pare for cvacuntion. Instructions were also Bent covering the policy to be adopted in the oveut of the insur gents refusing to observe the armistice. Strategy In the Hanks. Captain J. W. Pratt has told a mighty military story that oame to him somehow from the big camp of the United States volunteers at San Franoisoo. An infantryman had over stayed his liberty. Deteotiou meant a fine and perhapB some imprison ment, with the most disagreeable sort of police duty. The infantry chap was a genius. He pinued strips of white paper dowu the legs of his trousers. Theu he made officer's shoulder straps out of banana skins. Then he boldly walked right through the line, an swered "offloer,” aud accepted the night honor of the sentry.—Pacific Commercial Advertiser. The Impossible. He—“Whot would you say if I were to steal n kiss from you?” She—“But that is impossible.” He—“Impossible! Why so, pray?” She—"Because you can't steal any thing I haven’t got, and no one has ever given me a kiss—see?”—Chicago Post. Tho Old Bookkeeper ut Lunoh* Madrid Press Displeased. The comments of the press on the protocol nre n veritablo funeral hymn on the destruction of the Spnnish co lonial empire. Some days ago the de sire for p >nce made the people close their eyes to the price, but now upon reading the protocol, they realize that the cost is the loss of that empire which Spain had conquered with bo muoh glory and that Spain now falls to the second rank among nations. The public mind is stunned and there is general mourning. Getuw:.l iRauoo telegraphs that Ha vana is greatly agitated by the news of the signing of the protocol and that muoh aixiety is manifested to learn the conditions which have not yet been published. Some uneasiness is felt regarding tho effect that the text of tho protocol mov have on the Spnnish volunteers in Havana. Many newspapers express grief and despair that the men who brought disaster on Spnin by lack of foresight, organization and ability, should continue to govern the country. 'The habits that use doth breed.’ 1 PRIZE ADULA ORDERED SOLD. JuilffO Speer Fixes Date For Sale of the Captured British Vessel. In the United States court at Savan nah Judge Emory Speer issued an or der for the snle at public outcry of the British steamer Adula. The steamer is to be sold August 29th at public outcry for not less than 350,000. Ten per cent of the purchase price must bo paid at once and the balance in ten days. The Adula has been appraised at $80,000. Didn’t Pay. “How did your little scheme of dis abling yonr next door neighbor’s lawn mower turn out?" “It didn’t work as well as I expect ed. He waked me at 5 o’clock next morning trying to hammer the machine into shape again.” — The Enormous Gold Product of 1898. This will bo tho greatest cold year In history. From South Africa, tho Klondike and Aus tralia tho precious metal Is being shipped in large quantities. It Is believed that this year’s output will be nearly double that of any pre vious twelve months. The sales of Hostel- tor’s Stomach Bitters nre also increasing very fast, and this year that famous remedy will cure more people of dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation, nervousuess and weukness than ever before. A Teplltx woman of 99 has committed sui cide because she did not wjtnt to live 100 years. Denaty Is Dlood Deep* Clean blood means a clean skin. Nd beauty without it. Cascareta, Candy Cathar tic clean yonr blood and keep it clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im purities from the body. Begin to day to Danish pimnlea, boils, blotches, blackheads, snd that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cascarets,—beauty for ten cents. AU drag- gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 19c, 25c, 60c. A Tennessee veteran, after reading the ad vise to soldiers to bathe only In boiled water, says that when ho was with the column that- headed John Morgan off from Buffington Ford he could not tako off his clothes for 16 days. 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