Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-26
il all respects i IS good for The purpose
as lockwood.


1t Is perhaps worth nothing that the
Russian exploration Of Alaska began al
most contemporaneously with the settle
ment of New England; but the object Of
the Russians was trade, not civilization.
and the consequence was that no real
attempt was made to build up settle
ment. The natives were, however, very
generally snbdued, and when the coun-
try was handed over to the United States
there was but little 10 be done in the
way OF bringing the Indian tribes under
subsection Alaska ought to be q coun-
try of special and valuable interest to
the ethnologist for ii there Is anything
IN the theory which traces the origin of
the Indians in America to Asiatic immi-
grafton by the way Of Behring's Straits.
evidence to sustain it ought TO be found
in the inhabitants Of the territory ad Join
ing those straits. Dali found evidence
TO convince him that the natives ON the
adjacent shores of Eastern Siberia had
cmigrated within 500 years from Amer
lea, but he leaves untouched the ques-
ton of original emigration from Asia,
while adding that s'the most eminent
students of American technology are be-
(QUAluA AnOAC 0LO AAAOAC unWAAA4lA& " az
cept the theory until more facts, upon
which to base it, are brought forward :
The last quarter of century has been
a period in which history has been
made with almost unexampled rapidity
that is, vast events in dense masses
have been developed. Rarely in any
other period of equal length, save per-
haps in the career of Napoleon Bona
parte, has so much occurred, and which
has been so gigantic in the dimensions
of the respective units, or so potent in
influence on the destiny of nations.
Within that period many of the most
mighty changes of modern times have
taken place. In 1861 Russia emanci-
pated her twenty-five million serfs,
and the same year in this
country, commenced q conflict one of
whose results was the freeing of nearly
1000, 900 slaves held by the Southern
States. A year or two later the com
paratively Insignificant State of Prussia
commenced series of aggressive move
ments against Schleswig Holstein,
which ended in the expulsion of Austria
from the German Confederation and the
creation of the German Empire-the
mightiest product Of the century There
were also the Russo Turkish and
Franco Prussian wars, each Of which
made material changes in the map of
Europe and radically modified the con-
dition of at least one great empire.
The recent thrice-repeated failure of
the hangnan deputed to execute John
Lee, the English convict, will remind
many readers of the parallel catastrophe
that marked the end of Kidd, the mo-
torious pirate of William ILL., s time.
When the captain was hanged at Exc
cution dock the rope broke, and he came
to the ground still alive, but second at
tempt proved more. successful. A still
more striking occurrence of the same
kind took place in Russia during the
present century within the memory of |
the celebrated poet aud eonspirator Of
the last generation, was sentenced to
death by the Car Nicholas in company
with Postal, the composer of the famous
waltz, and others of equal note, he in
sisted on dying first, In order to encOur-
age his comrades BY his undaunted bear
ing. But the rope broke. and the officer
in command, who was his personal |
friend, stayed the proceedings till he
could make one more effort to obtain q
pardon. Did he say anything when he
fell?" asked Nicholas, on hearing the |
story. The said, = answered the officer |
shat it seemed the Russian
government could not even hang q man
ssGo back. then, . reared the |
car, ssand show him that it CAN'T
The American sailor is to, be s. radi-
cally altered in appearance, so far as his
service in the United States navy is con-
cerned, that he will hardly be Tecogniza-
bic. ALI of the pictures Of him now ex-
tant will suddenly become obsolete. The
navy clothing board has been for .
month in daily session in New York for
the purpose OF nefashiOning the naval
uniforms, which have for q long time
been considered ridiculously antique. A
great number of exhibit suits have been
made and pOndered, and decision has