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THE V\ EATHER.
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Forecast for Sunj ay and Monday;
Georgia: Rain Sunday, with brisk .and
possibly high eas, srly winds; Monday
showers.
Eastern Florida: Thowers Sunday, with
brisk and possibly high easterly shifting
to northwesterly wtadw. Monday fair.
Tyes<ern Florklal Fair in western,
showers in eastern WDrtion Sunday. Mon
day fair; brisk northerly winds.
South Carolina: Rain Sunday, with
SrSk" and“poss.b high*"iiorTheasterly
winds; showers Monday.
Yesterday s Weat*\er at Savamah—
tempera ate 3:13 p.
m. 87 deg; e:s
Minimum temp* rati re 6 a m... 63 and. grees
Mdan temperature 7S (Vg.cet
Normal temperature '.Sucgrcs
Kxesos or deficiency of temper
ature .OJ-cegrcej
Accumulated deficiency' since
Juno 1 2 degrees
Acctimu aed deficiency since
Jan. 1 161 degree?
Rainfall 00 inch
Noffti?l , % 22 inch
Deficiency since Jui e 1 88 tm h
Deficiency since Jar. 1 10 inch
River Hepor —Ti e light cf the Savan
nah river at Augusta at 8 a m .73 h
meHdian time) yts-.rday. was 21 3 f et.
a rise of 8.0 feet ; ur.ng the preceding
twenty-four hours.
Cotton region bull-tin. Savannah, da.,
for,the twenty-four hours ending ;it S
a. m., 75th meridian time. June 0. 1900.
Station* of Max Min. Rain
Savannah district. |T*m. Tem. fall.
Alapahe. Ga.. cloudy ..! 84 | 67 .32""
Albafiy. clear | 84 j 60 i t 2.37
clear | 85 67 .15
abridge, cloudy .’ SO 68 1.62
.-•Uasihinn, clear 9u 75 .00
. Fort jJaines. cloudy { 84 6S 1.22
•GainCfiVllle, Fla., raining! 92 69 .80
. Miller)*' Ga.. clear 89 68 .00
' Quitman, cloudy j 88 66 .68
.'fiavftnnaK, . cloudy 87 69 .01
‘ jrhomasvllle, ‘cloudy |BO 68 .98
. v\'.ayCross, cloudy 8? 67 .30
- ;• •Received tpo late for telegr ip d* m at
Special Texas Rainfall Records. Long
\ift.w. trace; Sherman, trace.
Heavy Rains.—Good water. Ala.. 1.50;
G.. 1.88; Albany, Ga.. 2.57;
f\pl abridge.*, Ga., 1.62. -
i Dist. Averages.
; ■ ■ I No. I ; ;
1 Sta-!Max I Mln.|Ratn
Central Station*. j(ions;Tem.|Tem.; fall.
Atlanta. .............. IfTT >l4 .28
• ..j IT i 88 ' j 68 j .10
. •..j 5|84 jOB .40,
Ivtwon | 29 94 74 T
;;7Uttlf Rook | 13 ,94 73 .01
- Memphis 16 | 86 70 T
..Mobile 10 84 7o .48
t Montgomery 7 82 66 ,62
New Oilmans ! 12 |92 70 .CO
~ Savnnnah j 12 88 68 .70
.. .Vk'kßt>urg i 11 | 90 70 .24
‘ Wlm-'i.yrii 10 jB6 6s .18
■. i RtnjarhP-vVjrm over the I iit e Rook,
.-• Memphis and Vicksburg .listrict*; siightly
cooler in Central Alabama. Practically no
: rsj.in, has fallen in Texas and
,-i Arkansas; elsewhere showers have been
vwell distribute!. Temperature continues
s, -high over the Western districts.
• Observations taken at the same mo
_■ mern of lime at all station. June 9. 1900,
8 p m.. 75th meridian time.
Names of Stations. j T |v |Rain.
Norfolk, clear j 78 j 6|~.00~
cifeKteyas. cloudy ...,| 74 | 1, .01
yHfvflnUngtot). cloudy |74 6 ,C 6
clear | 82 | L ; T
; Ralsigh. raining I 78 | 6 .28
'•ClMrjeston. pt. cloudy 7! | L ! T
. Atlanta, cloudy |BO L, .00
Augusta.' cloudy f 84 j L. j .00
.Savannah, pt. cloudy ~J 76 | 6 .00
T jifJksonvlHe, raining ... j 76 j 1, 1 .04
•Tifpifer. 'cloudy 78 8 | .02
’“iKe'V‘ 'Vest, clear ; SO 1, 1 .00
t’aw'pa, cloudy 1 74 8 .40
JTobiJe. clear ~..' 86 | 6 i .00
’ Moi -.1 gome?} . cleat* ' M I j .00
?■ OKefln?. pt. cloudy. 88 1, .00
cfeei S2 ! jo | .oo
Cbrpuk" Christ!. clear ..' 82 16 .00
clear | 86 6 .00
‘ T. for temperature; V. for velocity.
- * -l' ’ H. B. Boyer, Weather Bureau.
-}. t affairs AT WAYCnOSS.
Working for n Fair in tlie Fall—City
4j .School Coniniencement.
Way cross. Ga., June 9.—The directors
of the Waycross Fair Association ore
making earnest efforts f o bring off the
(ad* this fail. There is not a great
of interest being manifested in
thrtt enterprise, and its fate is nov/ in the
balance. Many people would take stock
fn it If the association will agee to elimi
nate horse-racing and gambling. The
directors are willing io prohibit all kinds
<sf trambl ng. but cannot see their way to
cut loose from horse-racing. A rommit
' ‘tee is now at work trying to dispose of
stock in* the association sufficient to in
- jui re another fair. The directors will
' meet in the parlor of the New Southern
next Friday night to definitely settle the
question.
The sewerage question is still unsettled,
although the commission lies things it- 1
own way at present. The commission has
decided io empty the sewage into- the
canal inside the city limit-. Tic Board
*df Health and every physician in the city
‘o&rieuiMn the opinion that this will ere He
a grea-t amount of sickness, and advise
* agftfhst it. The commission say it will
make no difference in the health of tie
5 community and will ignoie their recom
mendations. This is the way the .matter
stands.
Ajr Jioon as the postoffhe is removed to
ittr-new location w*ork will be begun over
hetiling the room now occupied by Uncle
Sam. The place has been leased to the
' Warren Lot Dry Goods Company, and that
business will be moved from Douglas to
' Waycross. The firm will be ready for
' business with a 510,000 stock by the first
’’of Ju4y.
The commencement exercises at the
ik hool Auditorium Ihsi night was
one-of the best conducted affairs of
kind ever held in Waycross. The room
was handsomely decorated and a laig<*
f audience was present. The essays nnd
'orations were well prepared and excellent
ly delivered, the four young ladles and ono j
* young, mah acquitting themselves in a
most creditable manner.
KILLING IN Bl LLOCTI.
A i -i.. ’
. /tp ;,x ”
'Colored Woman Victim of nn l.’n
k non m Kin > or.
Go.. June 9.—-A neg.o worn n
•by the name of Minnie Johmwn. near S’til
•on. on the Savannah and Sat >sto o
. Railroad, was found yesterday with ler
-.-throat cut. Coroner St unfold went down
last night end held an Inquest.
The coroner's jury charged n negro
v man. whose name was not 1 arn<d. with
the crime.
It appeared from the evidence a Idueed |
that the woman's husband owed the n n
,§ftme motley, but was not hem when ic
wen i for it. Ti i supposed th.. . n *U*-r
---cation took place between the mmi .in 1 •
'woipan. wherein the woman was U 11 • :
'fhc onjy witness \v.is # a small s- ncf i r
murdered woman. A warrant Wes Issue i
■ ‘ by the coroner, but no arrest bus yet been
made. ,
. Jim F \ILFi) TO AURKE.
\Nkm niprrted to Ai’iinlt IlliJdlck on
Ground of Instiitil?.
Richmond, Va., June 9.—Contrary to
expectation, the jury in the case of Rev
: y. Hf H. Riddick, on trial at Lawrenct-
S-Ille,‘ for murder of Dr. VV. H. Tem
ple. did not agree to-night and were id
. Journed over until Monday.'
It was confidently predicted that with
the closing of the argument to-day, til*re
would be a verdict of acquittal on the
ground of insanity. _ .
VALDOSTA \ ARIETIKS.
Flection of Roralt} for the Carnl
vnl—Tin* fin u! Tournament.
Valdosta. Ga., June 9.—The election last
night at the Videttes armory for king aid
queen of the ccm ng carnival was cne of
the mest exciting contests that has been
held here in a long lime, and re. u ted ir*
‘he election cf Mbs Li lan McKey as
queen, and Mr. H. M Wi acn as ki ig.
Ihe fria. ds of s v ial y v.ng iudies*! omi
nated tht m and tlie eec ion was panic
ulaily txcii.ng at Ones. Miss Lila Pa.-
i ' e • carre second in tie c unt. th • tc-.re
b-ng 0 t;> 46'. in fa or if. M ss McKey.
The ee< t cn tickets . eld r'er ' cent t eion,
t it proc eds to go t) and c rat ng < n ; u o
mobiL to be us a in tnc i> r-de.
A tout $l5O was r eared on the elec. ion.
Tne band tournament and carnival .are
to be given here cn -he 201 21st and 22nd
! this month, and great preparations are
j being made fo the ooca.-K.n. The pi
ratic is expected to be the handsomest
j ol the kind ver st-en in this slate, a.id
will piqbabiy be two miles long. It will
sonsM of six brass 1 antis, thirty mer
j candle floats, fifty floral vehi les, a hun
j 'ha-l !ecorated bicycle riders, fifty cav
; airy riders, a score cr more cf c.ovvns,
comedians nd acrobats. The commlt
eo.s have been work ng irgh; and day
! for tw r o \via*ks and everything is in per
•' ■ Rhai for -h ■ b g ev< n.Th 1 brn I
; contents for a $lO met wi.l Lc one
! the reamrcs of he tburniment, while
the vaudeville attractions fr.ef upon the
; s 'l'-'cts arc expected ;o give good enter
j tainment to the crowds. These vaudeville
i shov/s have been engaged tor the three
| days, and cn h of the four that have
been employ m is said to be the very
! best of ils kind. Three stands are to
be erected a: different places in the city
j and the vaudeville performances will be
1 free to all.
The coming event h is been well adver
tised, the roads have given low rates,
and it is expected that the largest crowds
Valdosta has ever had w ill l>e on hand.
THE MV LITTLE TAILORS.
Tlipj Wnnt to Settle at Fifty Cent*
on tlie Dollar.
New York. June 9.—A meeting of th?
creditors of Jacobs Brothers, the Six Lit
ile Tailors, was held to-day. A statement
of the Aim's affairs shows liabilities o'
$129,165. The nominal assets ore $213.577. A
proposition was submitted for a s ;tl meat
of fifty cents on the dollar, payable in in
stallments. which i under eonside atio.r.
La rne Trust Deed ,FI led.
Redwoods V 'lb. Minn.. Juno 9.—A trust
deed for $21,000,0,-0, the largest deed ever
placed on record in Redwood county, has
been filed. It is given by flic Gulf and
Manitoba Railroad Company to the lowa
Loan and T. ust Company of Pes Moines,
to raise money to build a railroad i'rcm
Duluth, Minn., to a point in or near Kan
sas Cky. Mo., where it is proposed to con
nect with (he Kansas City, Pittsburg and
Gulf Railroad.
TlinmiiNT ille 9‘irin Di**olved.
Thomasville. Ga., June 9.—-The. firm of
Thomas Dickinson, druggists, of this
city, has been dissolved by mutual con
sent. It. Thomas has bought the infer*-
est of R. c. Dinson and will continue
the business. Mr. Dickinson has not de
cided yet what his future course will be.
His health is bad and his first efforts will
!>e directed to recuperating it.
Sl* of Hotel Lanier.
Mncon. June 9.—J. A. Newcomb to-day
bought all th.' stock of the Hotel Lanier
Company. l m*ve fifty shares. He will at
once spend $20,000 in improvements and
new furnishings. The court passed an -Or
der confirming the sale, the matter be ng
in the United States Court, through the
Sperry and Strang litigation.
increase in tVngpu..
Kansas City. June Kansas
Southern Railway to-day granted aft In
crease In the minimum scale of'wages' of
from $5 to $7.50. About oio men are ef
fected.
No Opposition to Lentx.
Columbus, 0., June 9.—At the Franklin
County Democratic. Convention, Hon.
John Lentz was renominated for congress
man. There was no opposition.
Police Stopped the Fight.
New York. June 9.—What turned out to
be n scientific encounter was the bout
in the Greenwood Athletic Club in Brook
lyn to-night between Joe Cain of Brook
lyn and Harry Lyons of Chicago. Lyons,
with his left jabs, which were quick .as
lightning, landed almos at will from the
first round. Lyons punished Cain so bad
ly in the ninth round that the police stop
ped the bout, and the referee gave the
decision to Lyons.
Several Kevord* Broken.
New Bedford, Mess.. June 9.—At Button
wood track to-day. Jimmy Michaels rode
five mileK in 1:31, 1:36 2-5. 1:39 3-6, 1:43 and
1:42, ill an effort to break the world’s
ten-m-ile record, but his pacing machine
then broke down. His pacers broke oil
records from the quarter to ihrce-fourth,
on a four-lap track.
Fierce Faster Tlinn Porfer.
Fall River. Mass., June 9.—At the bicyc'e
races to-day a 25-mile mortor-p iced race
between Burns Pierce and Charles Por
ter. was won by Pierce in 43 minutes,
51 2-5 sconds.
MeFnilileii Beni Mcl'nddcn.
New York. June 9.—At the Pclic ai Ath
letic Club to-night Hugh McPad lea of
New York outpointed Kid McF dd< n of
Son and got the decision.
COVERS A Ml LTIT 108 OF SINS.
T
Much Vaunted Senatorial Courtesy
Ik Often I scl for Ignoble Pur
poses.
From the Washington Star.
Under all the forms of courtesy in th-
Senate there Is a great deal of the spiiir
of piracy. Senators have to watch e ch
other out of the corners- of (heir eyea,
while assuming that air of confidence that,
is demanded by good breeding. In the
House this alertness on the part of ind -
vidunl members is rendered unite eksary
by (he practice which makes (he speak r
and the Committee on 'Rule* the arblt r
of the body, with power o dcur.nn*
what shHll or shall not Ik* under:;’ken. In
the Senate, where dignity requir e that
each individual member . f the l ody ‘ hall
enjoy perfect freedom of action, tlere.l
a concealed alertness on the part of * n h
to guard against being < ver-reached by
the other. To the ca-ual observer i w>uld
appear that every senator is up n his hon
or: that unrestricted freed* ni p * valla ad
that the fact of u senator standir g ;> n
sor for a thing is accepted a- sitflA n
guarantee to place it beyond |Uf4 'on.
This Is a fiction, Ilk" m ny < the s th t
have grown out of the lvibits o' g..od
breeding.
Occasionally a m.\n gets in tl e Hen
ate who does not understand t is. .S e t
.i man usually blusters aid bluff abou ,
without making any progress with a y
thlng or even comprehendii g why It
that fe cannot come to an understand*
Ing wi!i his colleogties. but must always
be in the attitude of an outside . 1 4 t a
senator get the reputati >n of lei: g cun
ning and he is constantly under surve'l
lance. His most innocent appearing move*
and most simple propositions ate carefully
scrutinized to discover whip is covered in
them. Certain men in (he S. rate ure ier
ogniced as adroit, and *hi * cl.o a Is so < 1-
vided th o when cne of the adr dt oks Ik
on one side of a quos.kn* there 1 4 one
on the other to watch him.
There arc cne or two jrenatt rs who make
it a point, on general prlncip>, t j ke p
an eye on their “slick*' coll agues, und.
without, ever acknowledging the least dis
trust. they are constantly playing for a
checkmate. The most amiable and friend
ly relations invariably exist between sen
ators who play this part toward each oth
THE JUOJKMKG NEWS. SUNDAY. .JUNE 10. 1000.
Nothing Short of an Earthquake Can Keep the Crowds Away From
, l :
To -morrow morning, when we shall offer t'he most astotmdiag Bargains in New an* 1
Desirable Dry Goods ever offered by any house in this city.
" As an avalanche of snow rnsiiing down t'he moun
tain side gathers strength and. momentum on its down
ward course to the valley below, so did our GREAT
REMOVAL SALE last week gather strength day by
day. It was, indeed, a WONDER SALE. Each package
brought home by delighted purchasers, as soon as
shown to friends and neighbors, brought these same
friends and neighbors to the store at once for the same
or other BARGAINS, and the ORIGINAL BUYERS
CAME AGAIN AND AGAIN.
—SSB c A UTIO N.
Don't he misled by a few cheap baits, thrown out by would=be competitors, try
ing to follow us. Remember all our goods are now marked in plain figures=*the child
can buy as cheap as the parent. This is a bona fide Removal Sale. Everything through
out the entire house—Winter and Summer Goods-go at the same UNIFORMLY LOW
PRICES.
cr. Each m ft cts the. x oth*r with a bearing
of most generous frankness and complye
confidence. The very adroit senator'^ivho
has drawn up an amendment to some
pending measure, designed to accomplish
an object without disclosing it. will, aft- r
he has so worded his amendment as to
make it appear, as nearly as he. Can. to
mean something remote from what it 's
really designed for. submits it in the most
innocent manner possible to the colleague
who he knows holds him under suspicion,
if the latter discovers the hidden purpose
of the proposition he will suggest w.th
equal frankness that the prop l ; sit ion does
not quite cover the point aimed at—that
is. (hat it professes to aim at—and that
it should be changed. The change eugge t
ed will be such ns to destroy the hidvlen
effect, but there will be no intimation of
any Ulterior motive. All the same the
adroit senator will understand that hi*
rtal purpose has been discovered, and lie
will draw off for awhile until he tan <U
vise some more clever plan for the ec
complishment of the desired erd. When lie
gets a chance he will return (he compli
ment by blocking som* clever meve de
signed by his friend. This little comedy
is being olmost constantly erected on
the floor of the Senate, tq the utter be
wilderment of such men os have hot that
delicate sense of humor necessary to its
appreciation.
Nearly every senator w r ho has not by
long trial proven to be entirely without
guile is the object of periieiual watchful
ness on the part of some other sen tor.
Sometimes they become mutually blind by
tacit agreement. Besides t individual
pairing off there are certain senators w‘o
charge themselves with the guar..bin hip
of certain subjects and scrutinize with
suspicious eyes everything proposed with
reference to those subjects, and c ru stn*-
tor. Mr. Cockrell of Missouri, undertake*
to scrutinize every bill upon the caieidar
that is called up. The recognized right • f
a senator, without breach of courte-y. io
ask to have a measure go over until the
next day. on its being railed up f r <• tio i,
is much more effective .in preventing has y
action than may appear at ilte< thought..
The obscure* motive of a measure is
sure to be discovered by someone during
the intervening twenty-four hours.
HOW % OKFOHATIO* IS FORIIEU
Large Fees to Official* Have Created
n Rivalry in Some Eastern States.
From ihe N* w York Journal of Com
merce.
Dazz'cd with the revenue New Jersey
was enjoying by creating corporations to
t o business In this and o'lier states,
rutely the s ate thaf felted them. Dela
ware, cjr.cluded to inter Into competition
for the piofits cf shi g charters. It
required no capital; it Involved no risk ,
and the possibilities were immense. There
ter , Delaware enacted a law cutting un
and l New Jercey n its scale of charge*,
and offering Ic.ceasfd fuel ities for the
introduction of wind, or water or any
o h* r cheap sut stltuie for m n< y into the
cu; t 1 of c rp'iia'iorM. In. order to at
iiact piomoters the law allowed stock
to 1> * isu <i in return for personal er
vices at any valuation the dl-ectors might
uj upon them, 'ihe customary provisions
rega ing (he r sidence of a inajoilty of i
the difvectois the lot a-lon cf the head j
Office, the koeplng of the books and re
cu Ik and the ho.('ing cf annual rqeetings
win in th* state were relaxed or remov
ed in o:\ er to make it as convenient as
possible for a corpcration to pretend to
lie a Delawa:<e corpcration. though its di
re tors and cfticers and offices and busi
ness were enti-rly outside the state.
Tj irak? thing- stbl easer a company 1
was created to g*t chart us in Delaware,
for concerns cutild? of the state and/ to
represent ihrtn in the s aie for the very
few end u important functions they were
all expect:d to perform there. In order
to give co'or to ill*? claim of being Dela
ware corporatlcns. The cheapness of the
elasticity of Delaware charters was ad
vertised like ready-made clothing or pat
ent medicines, and the state expected to
be a veritable Gretna Gre*?n for corpora
tions that were bashful ab ut effecting
their ur.i n in the place of their resi
dence.
The r. suits have b cn disappoint ing. The
capital of t.ie March corpora ion;; exceed
ing $1.C0T,099 each that have been tabu
lated in our columns exceeded Sofio.ooo.o 0.
cf which New Jersey got nearly S3OO/09,-
ClO and Delaware only $11,5'0 000. The cap
ital of the April corpora!ions was $325 -
0 0,100, of which New Jersey got $228,000.-
OCO and Delaware only $7.009,0'0. If we
omit two abnorma ly corporations
from the New Jersey list* the capital in -
c r; orated in Now Jersey would siill be
about fifteen times as great as the capi
tal incorporated in Delaware. Not even
cut rates and .‘■pecial terms to promoters
have been • ffertive in transferring this
business from N-w Jersey to Delaware.
But there is still greater cause for mor
tification in Delaware Th** capital incor
porated in West Virginia was about a
(bird gica'rr than that inc rporated in
DeLwaie in March and re rly three times
as great as that 1 leer, orated in Delaware
Li April. West Virginia has been for
years In the business of creating corpor
ations cn (x;rtme'y easy t-rrns and no
(jues ions aske 4 . in West N'irgini i
charters at one time became something
of a drug on the market, and the boom
in New Jersey charters, whi h beguis i
f w years a?o. whs due to the fooling In
the fin ncial word lat the nam> of som*
other state sounder a lit le bet'er (ban
thf‘ nam*> of \V t Vlrglnin at Ur h il
of a certificate of ir.c 'rpo-at'( n But West
Virginia is f rging far ahead of Dela
ware, in spite • f the lat er s templiiig of
fers of promoters.
Virginia Las made no vpe la! effort to
get the bus nt as of creating corporations
ter the fees, but even this stat<- Incor
porated three and a half times as much
call ul in April c Delaware did. One
company orgr nixed In Virginia has a cap
ital of $15,0.0,000. 1 ui, oml ting this, Vir
ginia Incorporated four wth $7,000,000. The
Delaware sta'esnian ought to look into
the matter ani find out w’iiy their char
ters do not se 1 bet'er
( liliiuwc llu<*l in f'nrSs.
A duel in tlie native fashion between
two Chinese occurred in the exhibition
grounds recently, ia * the Lnd n Post.
Pe-Ki-1.0-Sang anc! J.ong-S!-Thurng had
coire to Paris as partners in a li tie bus
iness in the Chinese section. Both fell
victims t:> the charms of a Japanese beau
ty employed in a neighboring palace, and
th** l duel was and c ded on. Haviug found
a se i'uded spot, the two adversaries—one
li/. strong and s/upd, ihe oih r small,
voluble, and ncrvccs—placed /h mselves
tin ee i ac*f- ajart. Then. In accordance
with Chinese ci atom, th y began to call
each o.her the haul at names ih y could
think of. The big. s up Id cOmhatapt re
p ate 1 th ..amp tiling ov.r and over
ignin; but the ether. Long-Sl-Thuong.
Invented many r markable expressions of
contempt: "Son of a dog. s n of ti sow.
lo\vest. back wooden baton of the* lowest
of unlettered m n, unearthly ar.d filthy
iat, pig's flc<h." an i so forth. Finally,
after an hour’s un'nt urup ed voc.fer
iilion. Ixmg s- woik and him-. If up that
h** had hu a’tack <f congcs’lcn. Wh n
he won \fjund In an un •cnt'clous condition,
the j oil* e tl
him An 1 it* rpreter cxpln ned matters,
howf v r. at and l.cng. having'Le n revived,
the adversnrUs h ;riels. The little
business in the Chinese section will be
carried on as bofor-*.
—lt Is a remarkable fact that MaJ. Gen.
Boden-Powell was very nearly lot to th •
British army six yearu .ago, by rc.ison of
trgulatlons—jut as Iso rd Rober*. * jih-I
never have entered It if the stun lard o'
height and weight for officers hnd been
then what U is now. He vas In years
rapidly approaching the “time lim'd” at
which majors, unless specially nominated
for a command, have to take a retiring
allowance. There was no chance of hU
getting a etep In his own regiment. Luck
♦ly for him. trouble broke out In Ashanti,
and he was one of the first officers to be
selected for the stuff. _
LAUNCHING CUSTOMS
CEREMONIES I’SED BY NATIONS IT
•BAPTIZING SHIPS.
Ynrinft Npt 1 *d f Irlslen-eil—Spot*tno
ulnr Ribbon iiikl l’igrnn i ere mo
nies ( sed In .Inja n—’£ Ik* Kentiu*l.y
Style— V It ride Remembered.
From the New Y&rk Mail end Express.
“This whip." said an officer of the Rus
sian cruiser Variag to n rejtorter the other
day, “has not been formally christened,
nit hough she is named and launched.” Tlie
Variag Is ihe man-of-war which the
Cramps have just finished at Philadelphia,
and which the Czar need not accept unless
she show s the remarkable speed of tw en >-
three knots, or nearly twenty-six land
miles an hour for twelve consecutive Lour*.
“The launching of a ves>**l according to
custom In my country,” continued the
officer, “is a most Impressive affair, and,
as ihe ceremony could not be properly per
formed here when she wgg launched, the
christening ha- been deferred until she
gets home.”
Several American naval officers who had
gone to Cramps’ to look at what promises
to be among the fastest war vessels in
the world, were much Interested In the
conversation, and on** asked in wonder:
“Do you m*on that the Variag inis not
b n baptized?”
“Not according to Russian custom. It
is the first instance of a christening so
long delayed after the launching. There
was an Informal ceremony when the ship
was first put overhead, but nothing like
what Is to come. You see. the launching
of a ship at home Ik rellglouK in form. Tin
priests of the Greek church bless all the
warships of my country, which ceremony
is most Impress-Hive. The priestp, who are
attended by acolytes, burn In* ease nnd
precede a choir that marches all over the
vessel. Asa rule the profession includes
tiomo members of the imperial family. Both
the Czar and Czarina have participated
in many of the ceremonies attending the
launching of warships
Tlie Final
“The prieetH sprinkle holy water around
the ship and over if. pronouncing their
blessing as they proceed. All of this
I dace before the craft leaves the ways.
At Its completion all return to the,launch
ing stage, the name of the ship Is unnoumv
* and, the national flag is raised and ?t na
tional salute* of thirty-one gun- fired."
Few countries deviate- from the system
of launching a vewsel, war. mer-huiu mu
rine or yacht, with the proverbial bottle
of champagne. Long established pr -tic
* prescribed the breaking of n win---filled
bottle on the prow nnd the ' I christen
tlie*- Mary Ann McCann” as being all that
is nveosrary in sending a bout to her nat
ural element. When the launch day of ,
the now battleship Kentucky v. is near at
Luii'l and the blue ilbbon society warned
spring water for the buptltcm an*J the col- |
oriels and majors demanded “straight blue
grass” on the ground that the ship was
one that “would never take w. . r.“ it !
looked for u time as if the wine habit i
would have to go to the wall. Thar affair
was compromised. The official bottle was
of spring water, bu the ‘.‘colonels” fairly
soaked ihe ship with whisky us sh- slid
Into the waves under a bombardment of
dusks of Kentucky rye and bourbon.
Tin* Ju|uii<HM* Cum font.
Japan, which has one of the prettiest
customs In the wotld for he launching of
its warships, uses sherry instead of cham
pagne. a spcriul KGiKiiiß is erected around
the bows of the r ■ w ship and so** ' a tea
immmcdlately con*-erred in the sut *-vs of
the launch .ire accommodated In a small
pavilion close under the bows. The cen
tral figure of the ceremony, generally a
married woman, takes a place at a table
to which Is attached a single silken rib
bon. Tlda ribbon controls the launching
, “machinery.’* Th* Japanese flag, a ra-
diant sun on an argent fir I*l. floats abc*ve
the hull of the ship. Huspcnded above it
and gully dtvorated with brilliant stream
ers Is a * age of red and while silk in
whirli ore * on fined a flock of pigeons. The
latter ate liberated as the ship leaves the
ways.
The llihlion Cut Auny.
T T p to the point w here the workmen be
gln to knock awn.v the shores the prepara
tion for the launch, except os to the cose
>l pigeons, appears to be nn ordinary one.
No sooner ae ihe slious free than a shrill
whistle is heard from beneath tlie k el.
Th* user of tie- ship craeks a bottle of
sht-rry on the |N>lnt of tho mighty ves
sel's ram, an*l thVn. with n slashing blow
oi a huge silver knife, severs the single
ribbon that, through a cunning device,
holds the thousand* of tons of steel and
o/ood in oheck. There is a moment’s pause,
an*l the great craft beging to move. T’he
slashing of the ribbon also destroys the
aee overhead, the pigeons ore liberated
ot.d. rejoicing In their newly found free
dom, lly away amid \ shower of Hide red
nnd white paper squares, of which the
‘■age is made, t 'ongradilutions are then
extended, and the builder presents to the
godmother of tL* craft ihe 1 **-.tu?]fally
< art'll and suitably lns< ri si silver knife
with which she committed the fine vessel’
to the watt r.
Flow era I wed in Daine.
Replacing champagne with pigeons wan
tried in this country last year on the oc
casion of the launch of the second floating
hospital of S?i. John’s Guild. Maine* was
; one of the fir-1 slates ir. put its veto on
i wine at a launching. The owner of the
I live-masted .ohoonrr John B. Prescott,
I who, has experienced the most difficult'
j task of getting sailors who do not believe
| in the us* of grog, had hls daughter. Miss
I Fannie, christen that vessel last year by
throwing, flowers over the how. It was!
consider* and a courageous fw-rformunee, even !
for Maine, and there Is no record of It
having Lc-n rers ited. <}••-lmothtrs of
i ships are for gotten after t iclr latin dilng, i
so far a.s the navigator* .ire concerned.;
There Is Bur one in.- uo-c of an exception!
to this rule. The captain of the Nova
Scotian bark Nellie Troop wus at Haiti- !
more r*ecenily with that vessel, when he!
learned that the young woman for whom!
the bark was named, a daughter of the
owner, was engaged tr> be mu* , led. Tho
captain Immediately had the bark painted
white and kept ii so painted during the
whole period of her engacrmom.
The duy of the wedddln ; th; bark was i
decorated in ihe internall mol code of wig- 1
nala and portrait of t e bride in tho ,
cabin wus mmo* ed in flowers, while the
*•-’Haiti beiu .i reception on bond and all
toasted her heabh. though she wns far
distant. Afier th- hour \ moon the vessel
Ia .
X Ucimind fov IJ crolneM.
Sj> akipß j - cciitiv of 1 .nn hlng customs,
a line officer •- • cruise,' New York
sold: “i believe i • 11me-honored eh nn
pagn cnrL N-ii.i .; ; - . uise it lk time hon
ored. Thai ; oil. But I am oppoMd n>
the m;inn-*r In which the fair creature
who I t• do the christening is selected.
It seems to t;.- t at Congress ought to
past * law demanding that none but he
roines jo and .is godmothers to our uav;
V* .sh.-cU .4u:r.y ■ roic deeds should he
r- tnlz 1 bef.,:# social standlv.g c.r i>;-
Ltleal lntiuei:-.- Take that little girl out
W- at who re ently save*l a train. I do not
wen r*-cai! let name. i>ut she should !>•*
le fd t. n the next American
wars ilp that Is launched. I am likewise
‘ .;,'•> *d to rn ;irons naming ships. Give,
the girls a chance.”
FORGOT \VHC:HF ONK POCKFT
VV \g.
IPutt n PtiNfcnger for tin* (‘npt* Nome
(•old Fields ( r.me Near ili-lng Left,
From the* Fort Lind Oregonian.
When, the xteamer Huasalo left her
wharf hint night she hud on board a man
who had just been rescued from the gulf
of dark despair, end not any too soon,
either. He hva-a on the passenger list of
the George W. Lldcr, and he had a conoid
stable store of freight cached away in tigg
woiJ, but In the round-up. before start
li.fi. when every one was herded on shora
and lined up. and only those with ticket*
allowed to go on boaid again, he was un
able to produce his. -
lie to roarch hastily through the
unfamiliar pocket* of h brand-new duck
eoiit. but no ticket could he find. H* first
b* '•amp nervous, then frantic, and hi* fln-
K is fairly fie*v through his but
• nmeout a fort every ilive empty, while the
(old perspiration started in great beads
on his forehead. *
In v .In <lll he protect to the jo+toeman
that he hnd a ticket. In vain did he turn
l n e and red by turn* and bedew the dock
nroun ' him v* ith cold sweat. The police
had order* to 'fire” everybody who coiild
i.ot show n ticket, nnd as be came in that
category he was moved out of the line,
Ms fingers ll 3 1 ig through, hU pockets as
be waked, and his llp< moving in aesur
anc< - that be hnd that ticket and had
paid for it. ■ f" * v ■*;
When the plank was pulled la he gazed
out at the steamer with a look of>.'pa
tbetle despair In bin face. His goods and
< hat*. !.-• were on boaid, he had paid MO
for . ticket, and hnd spent, the spring*
planning fo go to Nome and make his for
tune. And the absence of a mere sMpof
paper from his pocket had dashed his
dreams to the ground and left him worse
than n hip wrecked mariner—on shore,
with •> vessel o-i which he might sail in
safety In plain sight.
By this; the crowd hnd gathered
n round I Im c ”1 wns watching the me
r! nniral play of bis fingers through hta
|> < kets with sympathetic Interest.
"Hurry up.” shouted some ore. “and
we ll throw you on board. He was hurry
ing for nil he was worth, and neyar If f-a
minute did he cease- to m?ke the regular
rounds of the numerous pcck-ts in his
Jacket with his nervous fingers. He cv*n
•ore open th* bosom of his shirt and
sought for the precious paper next’ Ills
si;ln. hut he didn’t flrd it. * ' r,) k
'hie crowd gathered more closely* around
him. and members of it began making
suggestions. ",
"Is*>k In your pint* pocket.” .said soma
one ami he did. No ticket.
"book In your vest pocket.” ahouted
someone olff. He looked. Sam a reault.
More uni mare people otme. Some of
tt' t tried to "Buy” him, but they
ho •' saw that It Win no Joke for him. and
they depleted. He presently ren-hed a
point of excitement which mode all com
mtmicotlons unintelligible to him. and ijia
way ho pi wed hlsojf over threatened,so
distribute about the do-k everythin*,, fie
lb’ll on his perron, including his clothe*,
Handle after bundle cf papers . wgra
taken from their resting placee art-I,.run
through. Handkerchiefs, several handful
cf money, and many other art tele* wore
briefly exhibited to the cur‘ou j ga*' .cf
the multitude, but there was no tioltet
among them. .
There were a '*w doubters In the crowd,
end one man wai heard to say;
only m,ikin' a grand-sturd play. I-ia ain’t
got no tlekit;” but most of theee who
saw the look of genuine distress on. h'e
face f Moved his story, and overftcww'l
with aympathv. ,
H. 'V t’rlchton of the White Collar
I hie, who has been a purser on a i litter
learner and who hns seen men In euclr a
t> llcnment before, gave him some gaud
advice. i,y , .e.e
"V"U isn’t flrd your ticket yountyii,”
said he. "in a ihousand years. tVbat you
want'to do Is to go to. the pllce stiton
end pay a detective to rearrh yoii.'Thnt’a
the only wav you'll ever find ft.” The
min mi about to'take his advieef Whei
he suddenly i bought of a pxket rie Ihl
not yet explored, .and. maktnga- dtv* 'ln
It. drew forth the mHslng ticks V
He was ’oo late to gtt back on the B’iJr,
which by this time was In t v e stf.fiii,
but tome one told him he could like pqe
, s-.;: • on ihe Haastlo and ove take ih.a
Alaska ship at Astoria, and the littite
wl'h which he storied for the A'a’.i rttfset
dock wtut only matched by that with Whli h
he had prosecuted ht search. The crowd
cheered .him as he went up th*e •Whotrf.
and Mr. Crichton observed: "A moh ouffht
never go to a atvartge .country tM he
gets acquainted with hla own px'kgta.''
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