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MR. ROOT TO TAFT
ANTICIPATED FAILURE OF THE NE
GOTIATIONS.
APPROVED RAMPOLLA’S plan.
MEANS FINAL SETTLEMENT AT
MANILA.'
9*he Position of (ho United States ns
Acting Simply for the Benefit of
the Filipinos and in a Spirit of
l tniost Fairness to the Church
Fully Set Forth—Since the Vatican
Does Not Favor the Offer Made the
Suggestion of Cardinal Rumpollu
That a New Apostolic Delegate for
the Philippines Be Appointed and
a Careful Estimate of the Value of
the Lands Made With a View to
Settlement Is Approved.
Washington, July 17.—The War De
partment to-day made public the last
note of Secretary Root to Gov. Taft,
dated last Monday, relative to the ne
gotiations for the friars' lands. It
formed the basis for the note which
t;ov. Taft yesterday communicated to
the Vatican, the essential points of
v hich were cabled from Rome by the
Associated Press last night. In ad
dition to portions already published
the note says:
• Regarding the withdrawal of the
members of the religious orders from
the Philippines, the Philippine gov
ernment desires social results which it
deems of great importance to the wel
fare of the Philippine people and
which can be accomplished only by the
withdrawal of this class of persons
who have fortuitously been thrown
into special and antagonistic
political relations with the
people. That government has
proposed an arrangement with it sup
posed to be very advantageous to the
church.
“Recognizing the intensity and prac
tical unanimity of the feeling among
the Filipinos and at the same time de
siring to avoid causing loss to the
church, the United States government
representatives proposed to pay for the
lands out of the public funds if the
friars would leave the island, and give
place to other religious orders of their
own faith who. might be able to accom
plish for, their religion what they them
selves Had so signally failed to ac
complish.
"It is the desire to accomplish the
removal of thisi cause of disturbance
and discord that has led me to approve
that clause ®f your proposal which
would involve the government of the
Philippines In a large and undefined
obligation for the purchase of lands
in advance of a specific ascertainment
of their values and of the estimated
prices which we can reasonably expect
to receive from them when we in turn
offer them for sale, and to the clauses
which would anticipate the authority of
Congress in regard to the ascertain
ment of rentals and damages in the
course of occupation and the convey
ances of church lands provided for in
your proposal.
) ■ii .liiiHl Huinpolln's Suggestions.
"If this object is not to be assured,
then the arrangements should more
closely follow the suggestions of Car
dinal Rampolla that a Just estimate
cit the value of the lands is a compli
cated question reuqiring special study.
His memorandum declares the dispo
sition of the Holy See to Instruct the
new apostolic delegate to the Philip
pines to amicably treat this affair in
an understanding with the American
government and to secure a just set
tlement of all the matters touched up
on in the memorandum. It will be the
duty of the Philippine government to
determine for itself the price it is will
ing to pay for the various property in
which the religious orders are inter
ested and which they are willing to
sell. That price will of course be
largely affected by the practical bene
fits from the purchase in .view of all
the facts then existing and by the fact
that the real and substantial title to
the lands in a great measure has pass
ed out of the religious orders and is
vested in corporations which they
cannot entirely control and which hold
the lands for the purpose of lawful
gain and are alone competent to sell
them.
It may well be that the prices
which you will feel justified in offer
ing for the lands will be ac
ceptable. The whole matter may
thus be disposed of by friend
ly agreement, in conformity to
the ordinary methods pursued
in business affairs. I believe that the
good understanding which has been
reached between you and the ecclesi
astical authorities in Rome cannot
fail to do away with the probability
of friction or difficulty."
CARDINALS CONSIDERING NOTE.
Oov. Tnft Request* Favor of Early
Fnrewell Audience.
Rome, July 17.—After the Pope had
read the last American note on the
subject of the friars and their lands In
the Philippines, Cardinal Rampolla,
Papal secretary of state, convened the
commission of cardinals to consider a
reply. So far no answer has reached
Gov. Taft, though in a personal letter
to Cardinal Rampolla Gov. Taft said:
As the dcument from Secretary Root
is conclusive and as I wish to leave
Rome as soon as possible, X beg Your
Imminence to secure me and the gentle
man accompanying me a farewell
audience as early as His Holiness will
ueign to grant it.”
A MURDERER OF BABES.
Negro lloy Tramp at Birmingham
Confesses to Four Deaths.
Birmingham, Ala., July 17.—Willie
Cannon, a negro tramp, aged 15 years,
this morning confessed to Chief of Po
lice Austin that he had recently killed
a white baby at, Gurnee, Ala., a negro
baby at Helena! a negro baby at Ca
haba, and a negro baby in Birming
ham. The body of the last named
bab y has been found. Coroner Paris
ls Investigating.
THE DALY-WEST MINE HORROR.
AH lloilies Accounted for Except
That of "Ponder Monkey."
I*ark City, Utah, July 17. —State Mine
Inspector Thomas is here investigating
the cause of the explosion at the Daly
'' ea t silver mine. Business has been
Paitially resumed. Four bodies were
’fought up to-day, accounting for all
ts Daly-West except John Burgh,
he "powder monkey,” whose body
"as blown to atoms.
* rciinnn Defeats Gun Lawson.
Atlantic City, N. J„ July 17.—After
enty miles of seesawing, Howard
m!f enian ' tlle holder of the. twenty
iue world’s record, defeated Gus
-"•on by half a lap in a most sen
,,nal fln i*h, he going the distance
* u 31:31 1-5.
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FIRST ARREST AT ELDORADO.
Prisoner Attempted to Assault Ne
gro Woman He YVus Escorting to
Her Mother’s Deathbed.
Carbondale, Ills., July 17.—The first
arrest In the Eldorado race riots has
been made. George Johnson, white, has
been taken in custody charged with at
tempt to assault Mrs. Harding, daugh
ter of Louise Toles, a highly respected
negro woman, and whose daughter was
on her way to her mother’s death-bed.
Johnson was conducting her to her
mother’s home. The Eldorado marshal
refused to serve the warrant and as a
result the constable took the man in
charge and he will be prosecuted by
the state’s attorney of Saline county.
The troops have taken extra precau
tions to guard against an outbreak.
HAS CZAR’S WARM APPROVAL. .
Kussin’s Financial Agent in London
Confirms Report.
London, July 18.—The Russian finan
cial agent in London, M. Tatischeff, In
an Interview last night with reference
to M. DeWitte's note, said the proposal
had the Czar’s warm approval. He
could not say whether the United
States had been invited to the confer
ence, but he was sure a representative
of that governement would be welcome.
M. Tatischeff hesitated to pre
dict what would be the prac
tical outcome of the conference,
but expressed the opinion that at
least it would be of advantage by
clearing the air and that if an under
standing were possible on the sugar
question It would pave the way for
dealing with the matter qgf other
bounties. He contended that in this
matter Great Britain was equally af
fected with Russia by Germany and
the United States and he pointed out
the enormous difference in the prices
of steel and iron In favor of the export
ed article.
Incidentally M. Tatischeff said that
no replies had yet been received to the
invitations sent out by Russia.
ON BUILDERS’ TRIAL, TRIP.
X*w Monitor Arkiiimat Made Good
Showing Yesterday.
Newport News, Va., July 17.—The
United States monitor Arkansas left the
shipyard this’ morning about 8 o’clock
on her builders' trial trip, returning
here at 9 o’clock to-night.
Superintendent Post and several
others of the ship yard officials who
took part in the ship’s construction
were aboard the monitor and watched
closely her every movement during the
progress of the trial.
The Arkansas was taken just out
side the Capes and put through the
regular speed and machinery tests cal
culated to show up any defects in her
make-up that may appear. No attempt
was made to speed the vessel. The
monitor’s record on the trip shows
that the vessel exceeds! by a small
margin her speed requirements of IVA
knots.
LAST RITES FOR MGR. FBEHAX.
Cardliml Gibbons Officiated at Ca
tliedrnl of Holy Some.
Chicago, July 17.—jin the presence of
the cardinal of the church and a great
gathering of ecclesiastical dignitaries,
the last rites of the Roman Catholic
service for the dead were performed
for Archbishop Feehan to-day at the
Cathedral of the Holy Name. A series
of masses was held by the numerous
visiting priests, ending in the great
pontificial requiem mass, in which
Cardinal Gibbons and his deacons
officiated.
NEW MOTOR PACED RECORD.
Champion Chipped Off IS 1-5 Seconds
in Race at* Gulchard.
Baltimore, July 17.—Albert Champion
chipped 48 1-5 seconds oft the world’s
record held by himself for a ten-mile
motor paced bicycle race in his con
test to-night with Basil de Guichard
on the Coliseum bowl track. His time
was 13:58 2-5.
Illg Storm Damage at Chicago.
Chicago, July 17— Damage estimated
at thousands of dollars was wrought to
property in various parts of Chicago
to-night by the terrific wind and elec
trical storm, which swept in from the
southwest and out over the lake. Sev
eral persons were Injured.
Several store fronts were blown in,
elevators unroofed, chimneys, sign
boards and trolley wires tumbled
down, dow'n-town business houses
flooded by the downpour of rain and
along the harbor front a score of
small bathing houses and outbuildings
were torn loose from their fastenings.
The wind attained a velocity of sixty
eight miles an hour.
National Ranks Must Report.
Washington, July 17.—The control
ler of the currency to-day Issued a
call for the condition of national bunks
at the close of business, July 16.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. JULY 18. 1902.
A MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING.
Widow Says Burglar Killed A. C.
Latimer of Brooklyn, lint Dying
Mun Said Different.
New York, July 17.—The official in
quiry Into the circumstances surround
ing the death of Albert C. Latimer of
Brooklyn, who is supposed to have
been shot by a burglar early In the
morning of July 2 was begun to-day in
Brooklyn.
Mrs. Latimer, the widow, declared
her husband was shot by a burglar.
Dr. Meagher, house surgeon at the
hospital, testified that the dying man
exclaimed: "The coward shot me >n
bed,” and a nurse testified that Lati
mer said, “A coward shot me in cold
blood.” At another time he said, “No
burglar ever shot me.” Another nurse
said that Latimer cried that he knew
the man who shot him.
Miss Fannie Latimer, a sister, swore
that once she saw William Tuthill and
Mrs. Latimer meet on a street corner
and she telegraphed this fact to Mr.
Latimer, who found Tuthill at the
house. There were words between the
two men and then a lengthy corre
spondence which gradually ceased:
Tuthill will appear next week.
IN EDUCATION OF NEGRO.
Cltlcngo Has Lend Over New York
Says Dubois of Atlnntn.
Chicago, July 17.—Prof. W. E. Dußols
of the Atlanta University made the
closing address at the final serffeion of
the negro Conference last night, sum
ming up all of the various papers that
had been read and giving the opinion
that the educational advantages of the
race in Chicago were superior to those
in New York.
OBITUARY.
Samuel L. Y'arneiloe, Tampa.
Mr. Samuel Lamartine Varnedoe of
Tampa died in that city yesterday
morning. Mr. Varnedoe was well
known in Savannah, where about two
years ago he married Miss Hattie
Saussy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
R. Saussy. The news of his death was
received here with profound regret.
Mr. Varnedoe was formerly in busi
ness at Valdosta, moving some years
ago to Tampa. There he soon took a
prominent position in the business, so
cial and political life, and had become
a leader in all that pertained to the
city’s advancement or tended to pro
mote its welfare.
He was at the head of one of the
largest and most prosperous naval
stores businesses in Southern Florida
and In addition was interested in a
number of other enterprises backed by
Tampa capital. At the last election he
was chosen by his fellow citizens
commisisoner of public works of the
city.
Mr. Varnedoe was 50 years old. Be
sides his widow he leaves two children
of a former marriage, Mrs. C. W. La
mar of Valdosta and Mr. Willink Var
nedoe of Tampa, and an infant child
by the present Mrs. Varnedoe.
The remains left Tampa last night
for Valdosta, where they will arrive
tills afternoon, and where the inter
ment will take place. Messrs. J. R.
Saussy, Jr., and Mr. C. W. Saussy,
brothers-in-law of Mr. Varnedo, and
Miss Winona Saussy, will leave this
morning to attend the funeral. The
present state of health of Mr. J. R.
Saussy, Sr., will not permit him to
make the trip.
Mis* Nan William* of Atlanta.
Miss Nan Williams, daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. Henry Williams of Atlanta
died yesterday morning at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Williams on Gaston
street, west after a short illness. Miss
Williams had been visiting her aunt
Mrs. Williams and two week ago went
to Tybee with a number of young peo
ple for a dance party. While there
she was taken ill and last' Friday was
brought to the city suffering with fever.
She did not improve and Tuesday her
father and brother arrived. She died
several hours after they reached here.
Miss Williams was 24. years old. Her
remains were taken to Atlanta last
night.
Little Clyde Courtney.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Edw.
Courtney of No. 113 Montgomery street
will be pained to hear of the death of
their little 7-year-old daughter, Clyde
Courtney, which occurred Wednesday
night at Bluffton, S. C„ after an illness
of a few days.
Judge Elian Merman, Eastman, Ga.
Eastman, Ga., July 17.—Judge Elias
Herman died suddenly here to-night.
He leaves a wife and six children, three
brothers, Sol, Dr. J. D. and A. Her
man, and sister, Mrs. S. Harris. Judge
Herman was a prominent lawyer of
Wiregrass Georgia and known as the
silver-tongued orator. He was a mem
ber of the Royal Arcanum and the
National Union and Masonic order.
Gen. Charle* 11. Builth, f, j, \, t
tired.
Washington, July 17.—Gen. Charles
H. Smith, IT. H. A., retired, died here
to-night, aged 75 years, after a long
illness caused by a stroke of apoplexy
two years ago. j
LYONS’ HEAVY FIRE' LOSS.
NINETEEN BUILDINGS, INCLUDING
THE TOWN HALL, BURNED.
The Fire Started After IO O’clock
Last Night and Swept the Village
iu nn Hoar—Four Store*. Teu
Dwelling*. Blacksmith Shop, Bar
ber Shop and Two Sample Room*
Destroyed aud the S. A. L. Damag
ed—No E*timnte of the Lasse*
Could Be Obtained.
The town of Lyons, seventy-five
miles west of Savannah on the Sea
board Air Line Railway, was pretty
well wiped out by fire last night.
Nineteen building were burned. The
Information is very meager. The tele
graph office there closed at 8 Oclock.
The fire broke out shortly after 10
o’clock and In on hour’s time had done
its work. A Seaboard Air Line opera
tor opened the telegraph office and
wired the office In Savannah that four
stores, the town hall, barber shop,
blacksmith shop, four dwellings occu
pied by white people and six occupied
by negroes, and two buildings used as
sample rooms, had been destroyed.
The front of the Seaboard Air Line
depot was scorched and the building
was only saved by hard work. There
was no loss of life. After wiring these
facts the office closed and no further
communication could be had with Ly
ons during the night.
The last train had passed before the
fire started, and the next train was
not due until this morning. From the
information received by the Seaboard
Air Line telegraph office here, the
town is nearly wiped out. It was im
possible to obtain any information as
to the losers or the amount of the
losses.
WAYCROSS NEWS NOTES.
Trouble in Railroad Shop* Adjusted.
WayeniM Saw Match Game of Bali
Yeaterday.
Wayeross, Ga., uJly 17.—Mr. W. H.
Young, superintendent of motive pow
er of the Atlantic Coast Line, arrived
in Wayeross this morning, having been
requested to come by Supt. D. F.
Kirkland, for the purpose of inquir
ing into the facts about the recent
troubles at the shops here. For some
months past the force at the shops
hus been short, and Monday afternoon
five machinists and one boilermaker
resigned. After looking into the mat
ter this morning Mr. Young decided
to transfer Mr. S. M. Roberts, who is
master of the shops here, to Bruns
wick, and to remove Mr. W. H. Dyer,
master mechanic of the Brunswick
shop.s to Wayeross. The transfer will
probably be made to-morrow. Mr.
Dyer is well known in Wayeross, hav
ing served as supervising engineer of
the shops here several years ago.
Mr. D._A. McGee, who has been fore
man of the yard tracks of the Atlantic
Coast Line and the Plant System for
twenty years past, has been granted a
■vacation of several months. He will
spend his vacation in the country near
this city.
Mr. W. M. OilfT, of Charlton county,
who war, in Wayeross this morning,
reports that the crops in Charlton Have
been completely ruined on account of
the dry weather. Mr. Oliff says that
there has only been one light rain in
Charlton since April 1.
Beginning with the present month,
the courts of the justices of the peace
in this city will be held on the first
and third Saturdays in each month, in
stead of the first and third Fridays
as heretofore.
Avery pleasant picnic was given by
the Frugal Farmers' Fraternity on
the banks of the Satilla river, about
six miles north of Wayeross, yesterday.
The picnic was lately attended by
farmers and their families residing in
the northern part of the county.
The surveying party for the Atlantic
& Birmingham Railway Company has
reached the city limits of LaGrange,
Ga. Tim grading for the extension of
this road will be completed between
Cordele and Montezuma In a few weeks,
and the work of laying the rails will
be rushed forward as rapidly as possi
ble. The surveying party will continue
on to Birmingham from LaGrange.
The first match game of baseball
that has been seen in this city in two
years, was played between the Fitz
gerald and Blaekshear clubs this aft
ernoon. The Fitzgerald boys, return
ing from Jacksonville, decided to stop
over here and play the Blaekshear
club, who arrived by private convey
ance at 3:30 o'clock. The game was an
Interesting one, both clubs being com
posed of excellent players. The score
resulted: Fitzgerald, 20; Blaekshear, 4.
LAMAR'S ELECTION ASSURED.
Twelve Counties Give Him Majority
Over Both Opponent*.
Tallahassee, Fla., July 17.—Full re
turns from twelve of fourteen coun
ties in the Third Congressional Dis
trict give the following results: La
mar's total vote, 4,942; Myers. 3,827;
Beard, 1,027, giving Lamar a majority
over both his opponents of 88. One of
two counties unheard from is known
to have given Lamar a small majority,
and throwing out of fraudulent pre
cinct in Leon county would give La
mar 38 more votes.
I, lunar Noininuteil for Congress.
Tallahassee, Fla., July 17.—Full re
turns from the Democratic primaries
in the Third Florida District show
that Attorney General William B.
Lamar is nominated for Congress.
Liverpool Cotton Statistic*.
Liverpool. July 18.—Weekly cotton
statistics: Total sales of all kinds, 67,-
000 bales; total 6les, American, 54,000
bales; English spinners' takings, 57,-
000; total exports, 15.000; imports of
all kinds, 7,000; Imports, American, 3,-
000; stock of all kinds, 893,000; stock,
American, 581.000: quantity afloat all
kinds, 24,000; quantity afloat. American,
14,000; total sales on speculation, 4,200;
total sales to exporters, 3,000. *
Osborne l.nei to Oklahoma.
Norfolk, Va., July 17.—Charles F.
HTatt, alias Charles F. Osborne, was
delivered to the Oklahoma authorities
to-day and left for Stillwater. Osborne
is charged with the murder of his wife
in Stillwater in 1896
Lnssiter Mu > He Renominated.
Petersburg, Va., July 17.—Returns
from the Democratic primary in the
Fourth Congressional district are
meager and both candidates claim the
nomination. Indications favor Lassi
ter.
Arkansas' New Congressman.
Mena, Ark., July 17.—Congressman
John 8. Little has been nominated by
the new Fourth District Democratic
Convention without opposition, pursu
ant to the result of the primary elec
tion held March 29.
The largest selling
One Band from'~FLoßoDoßA"Cigars or Two Bands from
CUBANOLA ," "CREMO" "GEO. W. CHILDS "or 'JA CKSON SQUARE" Cigars
are of same value as one Tag from'E.RICE GREENVILLE“
LEAR OLD PEACH & HONEY."'
g. OTAR. GOOD LUCK, or RAZOR Tobacco. * J
DEEP SEA BIG FISHES.
Monster* Cnuglit Fur Below Surface
of Oreun.
From the Boston Christian Register.
The animals of the deep sea which
live habitually in water Just above
the freezing point, in darkness that
is profound, are among the most gro
tesque and siriguar of living beings.
The fishes, so far as known, are of
small size, but this does not prove
that there are no large animals in the
deep sea. The method of taking deep
sea forms precludes the capture of
any except the small and very slug
gish ones which lie in the deep ooze,
but the time will come when a large
dredge will be Invented In which the
monsters of the deep will be taken, as
there are few naturalists who have
given the subject any attention but
believe that there are in the greater
depths some gigantic animal which
is occasionally seen by those who go
down to the sea in ships. The many
and oft-recurring stories of the sea
serpent cannot ail be visions, pictures
of the fancy. Many of the supposed
sea serpents are whales, lines of birds
or patches of seaweed, but it ls the
consensus of opinion among conserv
ative naturalists that there is some
gigantic animal in the deep sea yet
unknown to science which occasionally
comes to the surface, showing por
tions of its form, to the amazement
of the mariner who may chance to be
in the vicinity.
As to the nature of these unknown
animals we have several suggestions.
Some years ago a fisherman on the
Georges Banks, off the Maine coast,
or In that vicinity, brought up a. re
markable flsn twenty feet In length
which wa.s entirely new’ to him. Con
sidering It a mere encumbrance, It was
thrown overboard, but the catch was
reported and aroused great Interest
among naturalists, so much that a
large sum was offered to the fishermen
to fish it up again, which they tried
to do without success. The fish was
a veritable young sea serpent, and, If
such a fish attained the length of fifty
feet, it would w'ell compare with the
accounts of sea serpents which are re
ported so aften. Since this occurrence
several eel-llke sharks have been taken
—long, serpentine-like creatures that,
when large, must be the sea serpents
of the deep sea, and have convinced
observers that the talcs which have
aroused the credulity of people are not
without foundation, and that this mys
terious realm conceals strange and gi
gantic form which only rarely rise to
the surface.
The eel-like sharks found are In some
Instances luminous, emitting a strange
light over the entire surface—the light
givers of the deep sea.
Another strange denizen of the deep
is the so-called ribbon fish, several
specimens of which the writer has seen
on the shores of Santa Catalina Isl
and. This creature is one of the most
beautiful of all fishes. It resembles
a white or silver ribbon, slashed with
black. A long fin extends its entire
length, and over the head forms a
number of plumes or pompons of a
vivid red that in long specimens might
easily be taken for a mane waving to
and fro. That this delicate ribbon
fish attains a large size is generally
believed, as large specimens have been
captured. Seme years ago a fisher
man was hauling a net on the coast
of Scolland, when It was found that
some heavy weight was holding the
net back. Additional help was ob
tained, ar.d a dozen men finally haul
ed In a monster fish, which was esti
mated to weigh 800 pounds. It was
a gigantic ribbon fish, thirty feet or
more In length, so long and heavy
that It required the efforts of half a
dozen men to carry It along the deck.
It was a veritable sea serpent, and
extending from its head were tall deep
red or scarlet plume-like fins, which
form a sort of ’ mane," frequently de
scribed as being seen on the typical
sea serpent. If these fishes attain a
length of thirty feet, there Is no rea
son why they may not exceed this.
and it is very possible that some of
the ' sea serpents” which have been
observed at various times were gi
gantic ribbon fishes which came up
trom the deep sea, and moved along
with undulating motion at the sur
face.
During the past year a large spocl
mem of this deep sea wonder washed
ashoto at Newport Beach, Cal., where
it wn-. destroyed by a Mexican, ignor
ant of Its value. The fish, which
was twenty-five or thirty feet in
length, and estimated to weigh 500
pounds, was seen at first in the surf,
presenting a remarkable appearance
as its silvery foids rolled over and
over and Hashed in the sunlight. The
finder waded into the surf, and with
much difficulty haled the struggling
ribbon fish out ypon the sands.
How deep the ribbon fish lives in the
sea is unknown, but it is* supposed
to.conje up from the very great depths
where almost profound darkness
reigns.
One of the most remarkable as well
as gigantic animals of the deep sea
is the giant squid—a favorite tid-bit
of the sperm whale. The size to which
these animals grow, their strength, I
their hideous appearance, places them 1
on a par with many of the weird and
grotesque creatures of a past age. The
squid undoubtedly attains a length of
nearly, if not over, 100 feet; and pieces
have been taken from the stomach of
whales which suggested animals far
beyond this in size.
No more hideous creature can be Im
agined. The body is barrel-shaped, the
tail like an arrowhead, the eyes are
large as saucers, black and white, hyp
notic and staring. The arms are at
tached to the head, and are ten in
number from ten to twenty feet long
In extremely large animals, while two
are from thirty to fifty feet in length,
depending upon the size of the indi
vidual. The short arms are provided
witli extraordinary suckers their en
tire length. The two long ones have
them only at the extremities, and they
form virtually a pair of pincers which
are shot out thirty or more feet like
a flash of light to seize the unsuspi
cious prey, which is then hauled along
shorter arms and held powerless
to escape. The mouth Is small, but
is provided with two large parrot-like
beaks.
This weird creature, weighing tons,
with a power of changing its color like
a chamaleon, and in some species lum
inous. lives in deep fordlike bays and
probably in the deeper regions of the
ocean, as it ls rarely seen except when
wounded. A number of years ago an
epidemic appears to have Overtaken
these animals; and numbers were found
at the surface Jn# Newfoundland wa
ters one, fifty-five feet in length, giv
ing the men who discovered it a hard
struggle. The hideous animal threw
its arms over the boat, holding on
with vice-like strength, emitting clouds
of ink. which permeated the water in
every direction. It was finally secured,
towed in, and anchored in the surf,
where it lay until the tide ebbed, toss
ing its arms aloft, filling the water
with ink—a terrifying spectacle.
Tlic Nestor of Irish Politics.
From the London Chronicle.
Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, who en
ters on his eighty-seventh year to-day,
is the Nestor of Irish politics, and the
senior political prisoner of the sister
isle. Sixty years ago he was confined
in a Dublin jail along with Daniel
O’Connell and half a dozen other al
leged conspirators. He has long been
the only survivor of that group. As
one of the leaders of the '4B insurrec
tion, he was brought to trial three
times without result, and eventually
released after having spent nearly a
year within prison walls. Four years’
membership of the House of Commons
followed, and then emigration to Aus
tralia, where, with total change of en
vironment, he ceased to be an agitator
and became a constructive statesman.
Having settled in Melbourne, Sir
Charles Gavan Duffy served in three
Victorian ministries before he reached
the premiership in 1871. The rebel of
former days was knighted shortly aft
erward, and, after serving a term as
Speaker, toe returned to the northern
I hemisphere, with the intention of re
| entering the Irish political arena. But
i he stipulated for more than Mr. Par
| nell was prepared to concede. He has
resided at Nice for the last twenty
years and busied himself with literary
activities. He has published a volume
of reminiscences of Carlyle, a number
of contributions to Irish political his
tory, and his own autobiography in two
bulky volumes. He was one of the
! founders and the first president of the
London Irish Literary Society.
WHAT WINK SHOULD COST.
An English Consul In France Says
It Slionld He as Cheap as lleer or
Cider.
From the London Standard.
Mr. Consul Hearn’s report on the
trade and commerce of Bordeaux and
district for the year 1901 has just been
Issued in the foreign office annual se
ries, and will be found of much inter
est to wine merchants and claret drink
ers. Mr. Hearn discusses the question
lof obtaining in England a genuine
I claret at a reasonable price. "By the
aid of a respectable wine merchant,”
he says, “It Is generally possible to
get this for home consumption, but In
• loiels, restaurants, and other public
places, even where It is possible to get
a genuine claret, It Is not possible to
pay a reasonable price for it. I be
lieve that a good, sound, ordinary clar
et should be as accessible to every
body as beer, cider, or whisky. Leav
ing the question of duties and excise
on one side, the initial cost of produc
tion cannot differ very much, although,
of course, wine has to be kept consid
erably longer than beer before It is fit
for consumption, but then whisky
ought to be kept still longer. 1 find
a record of expenditure and receipts
per acre on a vineyard producing a
fair “bourgeois’ wine. The general ex
penses, which include cost of pur
chase, opening up and planting 61
land, buildings, etc. (calculated’ at
thirty years’ purchase), work out at
£2 Bs. per acre per annum, the work
ing expenses at £8 18s. 6d. per annum,
making a total annual expenditure of
£ll 6s. 6d. per acre. An acre of this
vineyard gave in 1899 480 gallons of
wine, which were sold in barrels on the
spot for £2B 3s. 4d., thus leaving a
clear profit per acre of £l6 16s. 10d.,
which does not support the complaint
that vineyard proprietors are ruined.
Now, the 480 gallons, which were sold
for £2B 3s. 4d.. work out at a trifle over
Is. 2d. per gallon.
Although, with merchant’s expenses,
freight, and duty, the above sum does
pot represent by a long way the cost
of this wine delivered in the United
Kingdom, still I think it shows that
such a wine could be sold with a fair
profit at a fair price within the reach
of all. The Bordeaux wine growers
and merchants of old had the field alt
to themselves, and, with little exertion
on their part, orders and money came
rolling in. and this habit became so
much their second nature, that, in
these days of keen competition, many
of them seem to be hardly awake to
the situation, and expect to make
profits on their wines on the same
scale as when they enjoyed a practi
cal monopoly. They must now, how
ever, wake up to the fact that excel
lent table wines, In some respects re
sembling claret, are pouring on to the
market from Australia. California, Cy
prus, Italy, Russia, and Portugal, to
which will soon be added those of
South Africa and South America. It
Is to be hoped that these new coun
tries will plant In their vineyards only
the best kinds of European grapes and
leave the American vines alone. With
the great Increase in the world's wine
production. Bordeaux wine growers
and merchants must be content with
smaller profits than formerly, and rely
on the modern trade maxim, "small
profits and quick returns.” The enor
mous masses of bottled wines lying In
the Bordeaux “chats,” as the cellars
are here called, are a standing proof
either that the public will no longer
drink fine clarets or that It will not
pay the price asked.”
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