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FUtS A NOBLE RACE le Tribe of Aboriginals Known to History. MEXICAN TROOPS HAVE THEM AT BAY. IS -/A T'J'KNTION Inis ®7 aga ii) 1) oe n il called by t lif // A\ attitude of the ■Ui Yll.pii I Il'liallH, districts BHB9| V North \\ BHBHF Y Mi-mim, ti, what \\ is j.i t haps the Vl „Vl trihoof alioi-ig umls known history. Tli e differ materially from the Tmoierous other tribes inhabiting tliis nectiou of the globe, says a writer in the Bt. Louis Globe-Democrat. While thoroughly partaking of the ferocious nature of the Apaches of the American frontier, and entertaining Quite as pronounced a hatred for all people of more civilized tastes, they arc char acterized by a very distinct predilection for intelligent forms of government. But that any restrictions or obligations should be placed upon them by an alien people, such as they have ever been disposed to regard all mankind not of their tribe, they are disposed to consider as unwarranted interfer ence with their hereditary customs, and hence intolerable. The Yaquis have been a constant source of dread to the Mexicans ever since the first attempt at civilizing the northwestern section of the republic, to which movement the former have been most strenuously opposed. Like other North American tribes, they hold that the territory they inhabit is theirs by right of inheritance from their fore fathers, and every foot of land that has from time to time been wrenched from them has ultimately been paid for by the life’s blood of Hie invaders. During past centuries the Yaquis have heeu almost incessantly at war with the Spaniards and their Mexican descendants, and by degrees their once powerful tribe has been reduced until at the present day it numbers less than IC,OOO members. Of their former broad domain all the posses sions that now remain to the Yaquis are a few leagues of .laud situated in the lower valleys of the Rio Yaqui, iu the southern portion of the State of Senora. Here, during the brief iuter vals of peace which they have occa sionally experienced, they have made tlieir homes, following their natural pursuits of farming, stock raising and mining. This is the land that has been officially assigned to them by the Mexican Government. Bask of it, however, iu the fastness of the great mj!m iJjti/ jJ]L \ hliftlf' A YAQUI HICIiDKIi. Bierra Madron, lies a territory that is theirs by right of their exclusive ability t-o penetrate ami when neces eary to inhabit it. This is the war home of the Yaquis. Here in the con flicts of late years they have proved invincible, unconquerable. It is a country of rugged mountain steeps, of deep, furnaoelike defiles and deso late, sweltering mesa lauds—a coun try inaccessible, intolerable to any thing human save only the Yaquis. Such is the stroughold in which this race of lighters is intrenched to-day. 'The Yaquis derive their name from their peculiar habit of loud talking, their verbal designation Yaqui mean ing, “He who shouts.” The Yaqui, or Huaqui, is one of the ohief rivers <v os* YAQUI GRASS HOUSE, SHOWING UTENSILS. of Mexico, being about 400 miles in length, and is formed of several streams, which rise close to the Amer ican boundary in the Sieira Madre Mountains. The Yaqui has its outlet California, about twenty miles southeast of Guaymas, the principal Mexican seaport of the Gulf. The State of Sonora has an area of about 71,000 square miles, or nearly 25,000 miles more than New York, and a population of about 155,000. The assessed value of the property is about $7,500,000. It consists in mines, cotton weaving, china potter ies, cattle ranches and other branches of pastoral industry. The valley of the Yaqui, which is the scene of the present disturbances, according to TYPES OF THE FIOHTINO YAQUIS IN WAIt DRESS. American scientists and explorers em braces about 12,000 square miles. It is one of the most mouutainous parts of Mexico. The Yaquis as a race claim descent from one of the original seven emigra tions from the North, having closely followed the Toltecs of the sixth cen tury or before, who founded their kingdom on the site of Tula, about fifty miles north of the City of Mexico. They claim by tradition au earlier origin than the Aztecs, who built citios and possessed a civilization which was at its height in the time of the lirst expedition of Cortez. The Mexican Government has announced a policy of extermination against these Indians. The present uprising is the sixth in their history. The Indians revolted agaiust Spain in 17:15. The Hidalgos were worsted in battle, but they made up for their failure in arms by their artful duplicity. The Yaquis revolted ugaiu in 1825, and again in 41832, against Mexico, when, armed with bows, battle axes and spears, aud led by their celebrated chieftain, Bande ras, they made it lively for the Gov ernment troops, but were finally over come. They made another attempt iu 1811, and defended their mountain fastnesses with Spartan valor, and for years held the Government at bay. Ordor was restored by a compromise. The oonfliot this time will be to th e death. In their ten years’ war th e Yaquis were still using almost wholly their primitive weapons. To-day they are well armed. The Yaquis are line people, and rather deserve encouragement than annihilation, writes an American of ficer who recently visited their eoun- . rflfnnatiii of a brme and partly civilized people whom the Spaniards found in Mexico. They have never been conquered, and have never forgiven their Spanish enemies nor their descendants. Their military organization is almost per fect, and consists of companies, regi ments and divisions. The wife of our chief blushed with pleasure as one of our number hung about her neck a string of blue beads as a parting gift. She was truly worthy of our admiration. So was the grin on the face of her youngster as he began to realize what sweetness was concealed iu a lump of maple sugar which we gave him. Their huts were our homes, the doors of which would always have been open to us had there been any. At the back end of each were two tiers of bunks for sleeping purposes; in the front the family squatted, cooked and lived. Mere justice demands that I should say I found nothing but clean- liness about their homes, persons and surroundings, and the high opinion which I then formed of their general intelligence, great bravery and in trinsic worth still remains unchanged. They are not savages. The talk in the papers about sur rounding them and starving them is rot, for it cannot be done at this sea son of the year. At this time down there everything is green and verdure is at its best. These Indians live on cactus, on a kind of brown sugar aud on parohed corn aud of this thoy can A YAQUI MAIDEN WITH PAINTED FACE. find an unlimited amount at this time of the year. It is just as sensible to put a man in a well and talk of killing him by thirst as to talk of starving these Indians now. Just south of the Yaqui Indians is another tribe which is about as large and which sympathises largely with the Yaquis. These are the Mayo In dians and they are probably as fine specimens of physical mauhood as are to be found on the continent. They are as numerous as the Yaquis, and it is the custom of these Indians to kill all their old men and women long be fore they would die a natural death, and they prevent the marriage of either a man or a woman of the tribe who is in any way imperfect or de formed. The result is they have a tribe of magnificent specimens of manhood and womanhood. The Mexi can Government will have its hands full with the Yaquis alone, but if the Mayos join them it will be a long drawn out contest. Bavaria, with a population of 5,- 818,500, spends $84,800,000 a year on beer. BISWKRck BIRTHDAY BONFIRES® To Celebrate the Natal Anniversary of the Iron Chancellor in a Notable Way. Students of the various universities in Germany recently decided to cele brate the anniversary of Bismarck’s birth in a notable fashion on April 1, 1900, and a programme has now been arranged in accordance with which 111 ■ ■ gffig % ■ t. bite-tip „ %' ! Bonfires to mark prince Bismarck’s BIRTHDAY. pillars or monuments in honor of Bis marck will be erected in many Ger man cities, and on the morning of April 1 liames will burst forth from them and will continue to burn dur ing the day. The first step in this direction was taken when several leading professors met at Eisenach for the purpose of de ciding on the form of the proposed monuments. The leading architects of Germany had been invited to com pete, and the result was that 320 de signs were submitted. Of these ten were finally selected, and valuable prizes were awarded to the architects who bad submitted them. The three designs which were esteemed to be the best were submit ted by W. Kreiss, au architect of Dresden. One of his designs of a Bismarck monument is notable for its strength and simplicity. We see a massive square structure, flanked by four pil lars and with a hollow opening at the top, through which the flames are to burst. Iu this hollow opening is a large metal brazier, which is designed to hold the coal and other fuel, and within the structure is a staircase leading up to the brazier. The rear and sides of the monument are of smooth stone and are devoid of orna ment, but on the front are several sculptural decorations. This design is generally admitted to be the best, and the numerous monu ments which it is proposed to erect in honor of Bismarck will be fashioned after it. These will be placed on the highest points near the various cities and towns, and they will vary in size according to the wealth of the cities and the height of the elevations. One hundred and seventy-four cities and towns have already ar ranged to erect a Bismarck monu ment, and in each place a committee has been appointed to select the most suitable spot for the erection of the structure. The plan is to have the fires in the various monuments light ed simultaneously on April 1, and it is believed that when that time, comes the monuments will be so numerous that there will be a regular chain of beacon lights from one end of Ger many to the other. The Swordfish a Mackerel. The swordfish is really a gigantic mackerel, dividing pretty evenly the honor of being chief of the Seom bridm with the huge albacore, or deep sea tunny. Its weapon is a solid spear of bone sometimes reaching two feet in length, an elongation of the upper jaw which tapers to a keen point. These weapons are an exceedingly rare possession, very seldom seen ex cept in museums, and then generally found on exhibition just as they have been sawed out of some ship’s tim bers; the result of just such an error of judgment on the part of the xiphias was reported last weeK from Kragero, into which port the bark Passe Partout had put in leaking. Upon examination part of the weapon of a swordfish was found imbedded in a five-iuoh plank, having first passed through the outer sheathiug of metal. Novel Philippine Cavalry. The adaptability of the American is proverbial and this fact is humorously exhibited by the troops now in Iloilo. There are no horses on the island but there was a dire need of cavalry. So the soldiers impressed a herd of water buftalotiud utilized them as mounts. TROTTING-BULL USED BT OUR TROOPS IN ILOILO. The illustration shows one of the Tennessee boys on a prize trotting bull. The animal is said to be very docile and to make an acceptable sub stitute for the horse. Corunna in Spain claims to have the oldest lighthouse in existence. n Millionaire HHluddcniy. DEATH A PARALYTIC STROKE. Was and Had Just Returned iHi His Summer Home. Cornelius Vanderbilt the head of the Vanderbilt family and multi-mil lionaire, died of a stroke of pai’alysis at 5:15 o’clock Tuesday morning at his home in New York city. He was in his fifty-sixth year. Mr. Vanderbilt arrived at home from Newport Monday night, apparently in the best of health. He arrived at the Grand Central station at 9 o’clock,and drove to his home, which he reached a few moments later. Mrs. Vanderbilt, his daughter, Gladys, and his young son, Reginald, were with him. He had not been more cheerful or appar ently in better health in a long time. He had spent most of the summer at Newport, partaking in a mild degree of the social life there. Immediately after reaching his resi dence he retired and was soon sleep ing. About midnight he was seized with a serious attack, and the house hold was aroused. Telegrams were sent to Dr. Walter B. Janeway and several physicians. Only Dr. Brown could be located. Everything possi ble was done for the patient, but he grew rapidly worse until the end. Physicians worked upon the distin guished patient for several hours, but nothing they could do would revive him. Mr. Vanderbilt remained in a semi-conscious state for five hours, when lie died. The attack had occurred with such suddenness that there had been no j time to send for Mr. Vanderbilt’s j friends or relatives in town. At his \ bedside were only his wife, daughter, young son Reginald and some of the family servants. They were present when the end came at 5:45 o’clock, a little more than four hours after the attack. The direct cause of death was heart failure ns the result of the stroke of paralysis. Messages were sent to his brother, his sisters, his son Cor nelius and other relatives and friends, announcing the sudden end. Senator Chauncey M. Depew was one of the first to appear at the house of the deceased and he was deeply moved by the death of the man who had been his associate in business for a number of years. William K. Van derbilt, the brother, was next at the scene of death. He was weeping when he entered the house. It was William K. Vanderbilt who has managed the great railroad properties of the Van derbilts in recent years. Conelius Vanderbilt made a trip to Europe last spring. He came home on .Tune 24th in company with his wife and daughter, Gladys. The family went to Newport at once and remained there until last Monday. He left Newport at 1:20 o’olock Monday after noon for New York in his private car. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., was in New port at the time of his father’s death. Mr. Vanderbilt’s son Alfred is now in Japan. He left in June with two friends for a trip around the world. A cable dispatch was sent to Yoko hama for Alfred Vanderbilt. A coroner’s physician made an in quest into the cause of death and found that it was due to cerebral hemor rhages. The coroner also viewed the body and indorsed this finding. Per mission for burial was given and the body was embalmed. The reason for calling in the coroner was that Mr. Van derbilt’s regular physician was not with him at his death and a strange doctor was in attendance who had been called into the case less than twenty-four hours before death ensued. Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on Staten Island November 27,1843. Wil liam H. Vanderbilt, his father, was at that time a farmer, aud Cornelius, at Chicagoans Abandon Trip. Indignation over the outcome of the Dreyfus trial has caused a party of over 700 Chicagoans, who were going to the fair in a body, to abandon their trip. ONLY ONE STAMP NECESSARY. New Order Regarding Revenue Stamps on Bills of Lading. The latest information in reference to revenue stamps is a circular sent out by the commissioner of internal revenue, notifying railroad men and shippers that hereafter the govern ment will require but one revenue stamp for the bills of ladiug of a con signment of freight, instead of one stamp for each bill, which has been required since the revenue act went into effect. The railroads rejoice at the decision of the revenue department, for it will mean the saving of thousands of dol lars to them. FOUR NEW FEVER CASES Reported In New Orleans, Making the Total Number Seven. The Louisiana state board of health reported four cases of yellow fever Tuesday, making seven in all. Three of these cases were reported to the hoard Monday by the doctors. The board still thinks it unnecessary to quarantine the rest of the state against New Orleans, the county members agreeing with those of the city on this point. i the age of sixteen, left school and se cured a place as messenger in the Shoe and Leather bank. His grandfather* “the commodore,” learning of this, sent for him and asked why he had not applied to him for a place. “Because I did not want to ask you for anything,” was the reply. This pleased the commodore, and it is said that he made a codicil to his will a few days later, leaving $1,000,- 000 to his grandson. Cornelius left the Shoe and Leather bank to go into the employ of Kissarn Bros., bankers, but later his grand father asked him to enter the railroad service The young man was making S6O a month, and he declined to leave his place unless he got more money. He was given $65, and he accepted it. He was then about twenty-one years old. The first place he was given was that of assistant treasurer of the New York and Harlem railroad. His rise was rapid, and he succeeded his father as head of the Vanderbilt system. Mr. Vanderbilt’s active career was practically closed when lie suffered the paralytic stroke in 1896. Despite his enormous business in terest, he found time to devote to church and Sunday school work, wliich he began early in life. He gave freely to the railroad branch of the Young Men’s Christian association, and to the work of St. Bartholomew’s Protestant Episcopal church in'New York city. Mr. Vanderbilt’s great business career made bis life necessarily method ical, and he was noted for his punctu ality. When Mr. Vanderbilt was twenty three years of age he married Alice Gwynne, the daughter of a Cincinnati lawyer. His first born son, William H., died in 1892, while he was a stu dent jn Yale university. Mr. Vanderbilt left five children— Cornelius, Gertrude, Alfred, Reginald and Gladys. Cornelius married a ! daughter of R. T. Wilson, the banker, about two years ago, and later Ger trude became the wife of Harry Payne | Whitney, son of the former secretary of the navy, William C. Whitney. At ; the time of his death Mr. Vanderbilt I was president of the Canada Southern | railway, viee president and director of J the Beach Creek railroad, president of | the Detroit and Bay City railroad, di rector of the Detroit and Chicago rail ] road, director of the Dunkirk, Alle j ghany Valley and Pittsburg railroad, j director of the Hudson River Bridge I Company, president of the Joilet and j Northern Indiana railroad, president of the Leamington and St. Clair railroad, president of the New York and Harlem, president of the Niagara River Bridge company, president of the Spuyton, Duyvil and Port Morris railroad, di rector of the Wagner Palace Car com pany, director of the West Shore rail road, director of the West Shore and Ontario Terminal company, director of the Toledo, Canada Southern Rail road company, director of the New York Central and Hudson River rail road and a dozen other affiliated rail roads. Cornelius Vanderbilt,Jr., and Harry Payne Whitney and his wife arrived at the Vanderbilt mansion late Tues day. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., remained at Newport. All of Mr. Van derbilt’s children -were in the city Tuesday night with the exception of Alfred, and he will undoubtedly come home. The home-coming of Cornelius Van- Jr., was an unusually sad one. The estrangement between his father and himself because of the young man’s marriage with Miss Wil son had never worn away. Ammunition For Kruger. A consignment of 547 cases of am munition, presumably bound for the Transvaal, has been landed at Louren zo Marquez, Delagoa Bay. WASHINGTONIANS PROTEST. Mass Meeting At Xationai Capital Con demns Dreyfus Verdict. About 1,000 persons attended a mass meeting at the Masonic temple in Washington Tuesday night to protest against the verdict of the Rennes case. The speakers included all creeds, Hebrew, Protestant aud Cath olic. After a number of addresses the meeting adopted a set of resolutions affirming belief in the innocence of Dreyfus, condemning the proceedings of the conrtmartial and pledging those present to use every lawful and proper means to prevent the co-operation of this country in the Paris exposition. LEANDER CHILDS DEAD. Prominent Citizen of South Carolina Pae.es Away Suddenly. A Columbia, S.C.,special announces the sudden death at Saluda, N. C., of Leander Childs. In his death South Carolina prohibitionists who have much strength recently, lost