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with his own hands placed the nag Of the Chesapeake
over the hero who in his last derum shouted "Dont
give up the ship!'
As Won gain admttance to the house Admiral Wallis
stands on the dab and yellow pavement Of his cheerful
to welcome you In person to huntington
His memory seems to be every whit clear II
when he fought lightweight years "mddy' Of
fourteen on the bOodsaned deck Of the Cleopatra and
he disdans tho OF stick he takes Won into the
little study where the soft breeze plays through
the open window and with confidence bred OF famil
iarty losses his snowwhc hair In glcefu sport. You
sit down In OF the easy chairs but your host takes
n far less luxurious seat by the table laden with
volumes of naval history which naturally enough enter
largely into the composition Of his library.
Sir Provo Wallis has the rugged countenance Of a
man OF middle age. lie wears well-ntting suit Of
dark tweed and cool striped linen walstcoat lie
speaks of receiving the Of the victory ut Trafalgar
while cruising In the Canadian of Antigua. II he
had inst seen IL In "The Times" "Globe" Ito the
careful reading OF which he dcvotes most Of his morn
ings for he would have YOU know that he Is every
inch q Tory and OF the old school at that. and
he rises with almost youthful activity to fetch paper
or point out some interesting memento you quito for
get that he Is the sole survivor OF deeds which
historical and of generation which has long since
passed away.
Sir Provo has given up Q little table to the sole
occupancy Of those blue and gold volumes The Cruise
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THE CHESAPEAKE'S FATE.
FLOUR MILL MADE OUT OF THE GALLANT
FRIGArE.
SIR PROVO WALLIS, WHO STILL SURVIVES A
FAMOUS NAVAL BATTLE-A TALK
WITH HIM

SIR PROVO WALLIS, WHO STILL SURVIVES A
FAMOUS NAVAL BATTLE-A TALK
WITH HIM.
Situated in the southeastern corner OF Sussex County,
England. convenient TO the great naval station Oh
Portsmouth Is the fashioned town OF Chichester
the home Of many Of Englands naval heroes. Here
within easy reach OF the ocean on which they. nave
spent the best years Of their lives as II oath even In
their old age to leave the element Of their profession
live scores upon Of venerable seamen and SCARED
veterans of the sea- TO whom England is largely In
debted for the position which she occupies to-day among
the nations OF the EARTH The townsfok themselves
have caught the Infection Of the sea. as Is plainly
seen in their forms OF speech and in their apparel
which, from the youngsters in their taunty nautical
sus to the aged danes in their anchorstudded gowns
impress the traveller at once with the distncuvely
marine character Of the place.
Chichester has not much to boast OF In the eyes Oh
the ordinary visitor bnt for all that 1t does an ap-
pallng amount Of boasting. II you were TO tarry ID
one of the quaint old fashioned. but witha exceent
inns OF the good town OF Chichester you would douDt
less be treated to glowing accounts OF Engands naval
triumphs calculated to fill the nearer with awe and
wonder while volume upon volume could be written
unon the marvels OF valor here narrated In which the
retired tars Of Chichester figured more or less promf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13

guiding the plough all subsequent trips on an ex-
scty parallel course with the groove first cut.
When the entire field is cut with these parallel
groves to depth of ten inches, within two inches
from the water, similar process Is gone through
with at right angles with the Tst grooves, only In
stead OF running the groves two feet apart they are
now made nearly four feet apart, cutting the whole
field into beautiful blocks OF ice four feet long By two
and from eight to sixteen inches Thick according to
the severity of the winter
The time now comes for breaking up the field OF
ice storing. Instead Of breaking OF each block Ut
ice, however, 1t Is cut the field is divided OF into
paioons of ice," forty-eight feet long and twelve
feet wde each platoon containing seventytw0 blocks
Of Ice. These platOons then hoated toward tho
icehOuses where, the end Of the platoon touches
ice slide leading to the roof OF the iceonse each
block OF Ice Is wcdged of and hauled up the incline
and into the house, where IL Is packed away for
future use As there Is little Ice left over from Inst
years supply. there win be an unusually large
amount of Ice harvested this winter and II Is hoped
that all the houses will be filled to their utmost
capacity.
The delivery of ice In the city employs . small
army Of workmon oil the year, tho number being
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13

as you arc an American end have taken the trouble %
come out Of your way to this little corner OF tho earn
to visit him.
He tells you in simple. unaffected language the mie
OF June 1, 1913. at was" he said, "a time OF
disaster and anxiety We had been losing SHIPS III
all directions when Captain Broke sent his iornei
challenge to Captain Lawrence by fishing boat Inc
American Nelson land here you could not help feenns
like bowling before the generous maSnaDmity OF the
veteran) "sgnfed his acceptance OF 1t by firing gun
and hosting large flag bearing the device Free lraoe
and Sailors Rights Lawrence was sure OF winning.
dinner was prepared for the prisoners there was q
plentiful supply of handcufs on deck and several
merchant vessels came out to witness our uscom'
fture We put OF some six miles with three enagns
flying and she bore down tho sea IN gallant
style.
I'VE had q splendid opportunity TO rake the Cnesa-
peake while she coming down on us, Tor Law
rence considered only how he could soonest como 70
close quarters dlsdanlng all manoeuvring, but Cap
tain Broke called out Don't fire whilst the gallant
fellow is head on but wait until his broadsde is full
on so he can have an even chance And 20 We
waited in grim silence The was setting and the
Chesapeake was to the westward Of us. As her sails
threw their long shadows far ahesd and finally passed
over u.s. while we In our shirt sleeves, 1t threw
a chill over tho Mfe-bood Of every man, for we knew
1t was death grapple.
"suddenly they cheered and fired. We replied
simultaneously with our shot, Three broadsides only
were delivered and eleven minutes saw the end OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
THE NAVYS GUNBOAT TYPE.
SERVICES FOR WHICH VESSELS lake tn
MACHIAs ARE INTENDED.

MACHIAS ARE INTENDED.
Although less interest was manifested BY the en
eral public IN the launch Of the 1yo5oton gun00s
Machias, at the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Me-, on faes
day, than in the launch of the s,1oo-ton armo,ea
cruiser New-York at Philadelphia on the WednesN
preceding it must not be assumed that this smai1'
Gloss of vessels play an unmportant part in the DC.
Navy. True, the tendency Of naval construction ~
over the world for few years past, and especiaV
the present time, in the matter Of cruisers " D.'"
the construction Of large vessels. This Is causea
the necessity OF uniting in single vessel oauep
composed Of hgh-power guns, associated with numc'Vi
rapld-fre guns protection in the form OF either "r
teal sde-armor protective deck or both samcel
heavy at least TO withstand the attack OF the r'p1
fire battery of an adversary high speed and many
great coal endurance. ~
In revising the United States Navy, the navy
partment has recognized the necessity OF rev us.
draught vessels for service in shallow waters SUN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
HOW CARLYLE MADE HIS WANTS hSo"'

From The Boston TTanscrfp. or. day
when Caryls was travelling In Norway. , oT ysry
in wS ws place he reached an ,HS
hungry but unable to !, mako sSsd sA sag lie e0
nrsnv neroIesed iii he happily thought o.
Gil lie then carefully drew di.n ,b ~ drss
with steam rising from It beside .n, the other sds
pia.SS TIE ~ Ssh bottle and vinc.glass ws ,sns Ms
Completed This diagram Of his wants eE HIM exc
hostess brgntehea anu ., s went for stroll ana .Ss
retrnIng found the picture complete knife and
hottie with wine glass beside H. the ph he at dowu
mine hostess lifted the cover. displaying ,S this ~
fowl that sent forth cloud Of s xar~cdsn iesp
The FINISHING touch given TO tho N0'"'e
fhs uoat Nasmyth. a
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same name had been built previously for ns Rdyy
Navy and lost, ono 32-gun fngate built 10 l7oo and
wrecked in 1900 the other a Begun frisate launched
10 1900, which in the same year ran aground under he
batteries Of Cape La Hogue The third shannon, The
one which fought the Chesapeake was built in Chat
ham, Bnndley's yard, In 1905, and some yean afsss
the War Of 1912 was broken up.
The Chesapeake met far different fate. sne "
existence today as sound and stanch as the day -
was launched but Is used n the insi9rions sspseg
hearty Hampshire miller In the little parish Of VIZ
ham, England. After her capture BY Sir Philip B.
Broke She was taken to England In 1874 and IN isa
her tmbers were sold to John Prior miller, OF We
ham, Hants. Mr.. Prior pulled down his osn min
wickham and erected new one from the Chesspesn
timbers, which he found admirably adapted of Ns
purpose. The deck beams were thirtytwo rec, DrS
and eighteen inches square, and were placed unaeS;
horizontally in the mill The purhns Of the ,s sss,
were about twelve feet long. and served witn@I
alterations for toists Many Of these tmbers yet ns
the marks of the simmons grapeshot, ana IN yas e
places the shot are still to be seen deeply im0ecc@
IN the pitchpine The rlemmorphosis Of a ssngulnsr
man -ofwar into peaceful DEMONSTRATING -four mill
another evidence Of the progress OF civilization ana no
general amnesty and increasing good will between ne
two nations. 1t is perhaps as near an approach ue
Scrlptural prophecy that spears and swords shan .
beaten into ploughs and pruning the ondnons
Of modern civilization Will allow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13

100000 tons Of ice handled by the KnlcKer-
booker every year for the market yet the company
endeayors to store up twice that quantity. to guard
against the possible ice famine Of the next winter.
1t was this foresight that prevented the ice famine
Of the summer of 1890 from being far more serious
As it was many Of the smaller companies went under.
having made no provisions for storing up ice for such
contingency, and those which managed to struggle
through were compelled, in many Instances TO buy
their ice from the stoehouscs Of the METEOROLOGICAL
Some of the largest ice houses Of the Kni0kehoGksr Ice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13

Company are $50 feet long, 200 feet wide and 90 feet
high The houses are ~hltewashed every few years
to preserve them against decay while the gare'
floor is filed with hay which Is strewD on the top
layer Of ice In the house
Besides the 10000 men employed in harvesting the
ice crop there are from 300 to 500 horses engaged in
the work. Stables and houses for their accommodation
arc built along the river bank at convenient places
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13

bstwsen q 600 and q 900 I'm nil the companies The
ice is brought from the soreLouses along the BANKS
Of the Hudson almost every day during tho summer In
barges. The Knlckerbocher Ice Company Mono las
sixty Of these barges the capacity Of each averaging
900 tons. besides six doubeender steamers with
bui at the time of the war for the Government se
gunbonts 10 he employed In rivers where II w..s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13

modesty might oe added such naval heroes a. Arr,
Wallis. Thirty-hree years after the csptur. - :.
Chesapeake Sir Provo visited Boston Refe,-s "
this VISIT he said 81 should much like The -
of the A. and the ". A. &. now 10 England IA tsI
cOuntrymen how an old man OF 100 years y,. -, mff
remembers the reception he met forty-nine vss
tho hands Of their htner In Boston. Instead q ss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13

ITS JUST BEFORE CHRDrTMAs WHEN HE IS THE
BACHELOR UNCLE OF THIRTY SEVEN
NEPHEws AND MECES.
ats pretty hard season OF the year, isn't n'" he
said, leaning on his umbrella and smiling YEARLY.
"What is it-rheumatismi"
No rrorse than that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-28
co,r AND PROFIT OF IOWA rARMING.

T o the EdItOr Of The Tribune
Sir Farmers in humboldt County are now selling
corn freely AT fifty cents bushc OF hfty-siN pounu,
Many selling crop that yielded them siSty. fifty
five and FITS bushels an acfr-,Omc higher even than
sixty, otho "a, low forty In most instances thcsc
crops of corn were grown on land that cost the
farmer $40 to SO an acre, occasionally $50. Eut
think fair average wuuld be yield of nifty L ,hci, On
land thdt cost 80 IT seems to that there
should not be much depression in farming when csn
worth 80 "a year b" raised land worth fi5 an
acre, Governor IO.cs statement 10 the CONTRARY not
Wthstanding. 1t Is not uncommon IN this region for
the first crop Of flax pay for the land for break
ing IT, and. with IN" great Improvement Of the country
IN new buildings. the continued demand fW PAINT, for
old building and the COOOOOOO bu,lI"l, II nay.ccd
We imported in l-DO. need for the present Tool.
for over ICING FAX raising. n
Humboldt, Iowa. March %. 1901.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-28
THE sc0rcF.IRISH CONGRESS.

Louisville March 26 CspcCap.- Elaborate prepare
firms are already making FOR the third annual session
~ tha Scotchri society OF America. winch Is 10 %
held m this city or May II. ID and IL. II Is con-
derd peculiarly approp pirate that the society should
r,eet in the chief civ OF Kentucky, inaSmuch many
OF the pioneers Of Kentucky were of the scotch-lrSh
race among them being the Lncolns, the Prescotts'
tbe Prestons the Brccknrdge>, the Be,kS, the Wat
,,,sons the paxtons and Others well known In inc
history of the state and Nation They were ~
rule hardy. brave frugal and dfearng people, ana
their descendants claim that their achievements III
pcace and war have added a lustre to the name OF
Kentucky. Delegates from nearly every state III
the Union will be present at the Congress, ana II 10
cxpccted that an especially large number VIII DC
present from ohio. large percentage OF whose pop%
tiop ore Of sco,chIrish descent All the great Indian
lighters OF that state from simon kenton 10 "ch'i
Wayne. were scoch-lrishmen. \ majority OF Ns
Governors including its first and Its present EAcou'
were of that race, which left its impress on inc COZ
cge and public school systems of the state ana ~
sons have worthily represented the state III INV
Presidential Chair, in Congress ana III the o"P''"'
Court II is not SURPRISING therefore. that siions
state association is being fornlen Wnich VII ~
clude some OF the famous men Oh phio.
Bonner, of New York, the pfesutait Vi 'io - .,
will be present and preside. Numerous eAcursohS
adjoining points of interest are beng art"nseu' "n.
every hospitality will be extended TO the delegates p
the citizens of Louisville The delegates VII nc r,
10 understand that they the town whe 'nen , ar
here, and IL they fail to ENJOY Tin h" low
their own fault Among the speakers VIII p W,, W
ernor Ruclner w. c. T. Breckenridge. Judge Mil IAN
Lindsay and Henry Wattcrson Of KENTUCKY tle Nv
DR.. John Hail. OF New YORK tne Wnnromerv Of san
Francisco: A. f.. stevenson. Oh Lh'o'S' '"" '"0 NV
DR.. J. II. BrysOn, OF ALABAMA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-28

The Evening Post" rdicule the Fan'hi''eIi'"u ~
cross belttle every statement of delegate friendly
IN to United states and extol every statement out Oh
harmony with lis aimsl Why does "Th@ Evening
POST seek to minimize the influence OF our navy
through the Barrundia affair! Aud again, Why Wa
that same paper agyvieved and pained az inc tou5 e
that the people Of the United states might gdln so0
material advantage in the samoan settlement Ia
Allegiance the best interests OF Canaua may 90
treason England and may make maryrs VI MS
who advocate annexation But We freed from Io s m
subsection, confident in own strength anu Va .io
fealty Of the people who themselves me soEern.
ment, have abolished treason, as crime, III uneS VI
peace. The attainder of public opinion, howe'er
against the press and party that betray IL VIII oe iio
the less and lasting because the SANCTION r. oi
instead Of statutory. ~ " %
NewYOrk, March %, 1891.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-28
SCANT PUNCTUATION.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir You are supposed know the times and the sea-
sons; Will you give your opinion whether the presei'
scqnt use Of commas is a fashion, which Will pass
away, and give place to greater precision or, VIII IL
prevail ind fnitey, through the comfort winch IL
gives TO Incidence? years ago, writers sceeu "
come 10 understanding, to use commas lcs' ieeS ;
because they could not agree among themselves III
all cases, where the commas should be placed My
preference is for fall punctuation; but tsue Is
not "a matter for controversy and II taste only "eic
involved, | would not now be writing this. But INC
diSIsc of has gone far, among slovenV anu
lai ornly writer's Allotted by labOrsavng eompositos
that the sense i, often Obscurcd, and 1t Is iequehIS
necessary to read sentence twice. in order TO get tho
precise meaning Of the writer-s0metimes to ma any
meaning whatever. This is especially annoying where
one is reading aloud. Placing the pause In tile WRONG
place. often changes the sense. -,
Take. for example two sentences whlch prpinpuIi5
this letter. and they are not the strongest winch couiu
b found lie took 1t for granted tat accoIdihS un
Mr.. Ca-aubonS arrangement marriage 10 nhii WI
Iadslaw wOnld mean that she consented 70 be pen
nllcss.' This read twice, for lack OF a cohlma
after the word arrangement. The other sehtcMre,
,cIrc even after a second reading: namely, "Ii,h
Faulkner had sold for a hundred ana Sixty TWO nOntls
,rt NJ ,jo nn,iod ~ time r. W.
Brooklyn. March 30 1901.
tAl written or printed compositions should be
so divided, by points or stops, as to show I'M
misakably the sense and relation OF the words,
and t. denote the various pauses and infections re-
quircd in reading Use Of marks Of punctuation
beyond that end. and disnsc of them short Of it,
are alike most seriously t. be condemned; eXccp-
tions being made in the cases of some special writ
ines, which may need more OF fewer stopS.-Ed)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-28
WHO Is ROBERT RAYNORf
To the Editor The Tribune

To the r dltOr OF 7 nc T TT II IT q
Sir: Who is Robert RaynOr How IS IL that the
,coplo have left one whose knowledge IS extensive
and wisdom ~ incomparahr 10 the ob>cury Of salem
TOWN and failed call him to the councils of the
Nationl How is it that he pen becomes 50 proiN
over the alleged proXity Of the secretary OF state!
I. II because he receives much line l'ut who
NAYS Robert RaynOr2 Is IL the Government of Great
Irtain? Is IL the Government Of Canada II he Is
a British subject his 0ccu+. n is legitimate one and
pcrhaps he shows due sense of proprcty Ia seeking
- secluded a place at which to carry on the cam
Main Of his masters.
Again: Who pays Robert Raynor! Does "Thc
Evening Post"1 How can THE Evcaing POST afford
10 prr for matter 50 un-Amcroanl Int then why does
The Evening POST publish his article,l why did
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-28
VILLAGE IMPROVEMENTS.

TO tho Edltor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Dr. u. q. Northrop has made FOR hm-c lf a name
~ a public bonciactor, and the esteem ana gItt
ude Of his cOuntrymcn by his earnest. intelligent and
untiring efforts to establish Nlliacr improvement
ocations. His letter on tn, subject IN The Weekly
Tribune Of February % contains much falIIhl" ~
formation and will do goot. hope that Tie Trbulo
,vrl pubish IL IN pamphlet FORM and that il Will b,
widely read and carefully pOndcNd -
I. = VI. CURRY
Washington. u. e., March II. 1901.
1T is in contemplation 10 reproduce DIR. North
rop's article in neat pamphlet form as soon as a
sufficient number of orders have been received to
Justify the eXpensc-EdJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-28
TO COyTIXUE THE SrGAR INQUIRY.

The investigation Of the affairs OF the recent sugar trust
and Of the American Sugar Refining Company viii be
continued at Hotel Mctfoioe. at 1910 O'Clock this
morning. The first witness will be, In all probability.
Theodore A. Haycmeyer, WHO surprised the Senators last
Monday with number Of statements regarding the two
companies Mr. Haycmeyer's examination not finished
the session Of the committee Tho Senator. have
a number Of questions TO ask him 1t is also possible
that John f. Searlcs, IT,. Of the sugar trust
who has absent in California and outside Of the
jurisdiction OF the committee, will be examined. IL f.
expected that Erwin. the chairman of the
nee decide to-day reference tho production Of
the books Of the constituent companies OF the trust
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-28
RIGHTS OF THOSE WHO PAID THE DIRECT TAN

TO the Ed tor OF THc TT bunc.
Sir Many OF your readers, Hike myself who have
been watching with keen interest The fate in the last
Congress- Of the DircctTaX hil must have read with
great astOn-hment statement By your Albany cor
respondent last week Ina. for obvious reasons the
money cannot be refunded b. those from whom IL was
collected" May ask the obvious rca, ,ns"l The
first application received at the Treasury Department
for the repayment Of the tax was from Governor I'M
II seems strange that The announcement should 70
forth that the state is 10 be the recipient OF the fund
instead If those to whom belongs and then that the
first 10 appear AT the door Of the United States
Treasury should be scngcr from Governor Iiili
Why this precpltate hastel II smacls very much Of
gobblng everything in sight that be used for II
corruption fund at Albany.
Assistant Secretary Ncttleton has announced that
all payments under the act will be made to the statc
In trust for citizens thereof from whom they col
lcctcd, their legal representatives.. II The Albany
idea is 10 be carried out. Il wOuld seem that IL is
misfortune 10 be IL citizen Of Ncw-York. rather than
Of some other State Of the Union.
] know II case. for example, where the tax
paid amounted to several thousands OF dollars. The
man by whom II paid had ample means. and was
him poor man. His widow advanced In years and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-28
THOSE MIsU,ED AUXILIARY VERBS.

To the EDITOR OF ne Fl ID u u C.
Sir: VIII you kindly define through the columns Of
sonr paper the exactly correct use Of the auNi1Iica
N. and shall , -. J. A.
New York. March TO- 1~9l
Every grammar worthy Of the name explains
This point fully and clearly. In the futnr' t'rSr
II the Indicative mood the auxiliary shall is
used in the first person singular and plural and
will" or wilt, in the second and third persons,
70 express simply future action or event; and
will is used in the first person. and "shall' or
shalt in the second and third to express
promise, volition. command or threat.-Ed)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-28
vOBr GOLD COIN FOR SHIPMENT.

The firm Of LalaTd Freres yesterday secured S'oo
600 in gold coin for shipment by the French steamer
La Bretigne early this morning The eublreasuS
paid the gold certificates presented in the pFopofuoh
Of twoifths IN doaLc-eageN. two tiths IN hall cages
and onc.huh In eagles. This Is an increase II mo
proportion Of tho smaller donomnaton the hrS' 'o'n
shipments made after the refusal ot the lNaSuy
Deu,rtmeut 10 furnish gold barr for export BENG
made iOursevcnths in double eagles, tw0ssNcnlhs III
Ties and onc-Scvcnth in half eagles The sHlaiteE
th9 coin which the shippers must taac under ING
Tr,,suIy rulins the greater will be the abrasion ana
loss as compared with the handling OF bars