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THE ANN ARBoE EQUIPPED As euxBoAr.

the lakes, but they are in reality capable
of adaptation TO naval purposes 4 United
States naval officer reported 10 the war de-
partment that these boats were built at
Owen sound, Georgian bay, Ontario, and
are most formidab ole craft
Under the 1877 treaty the naval defense
to be maintained on the Great Lakes is
limited TO one war vessel for Great Britain
and one for the United States. Great
Britain has never found it necessary to
maintain here a single warship owing to
her ability al any time To run fifty or more
gunboats into the lakes from the ocean by
way OF the Can adIan canals.
The naval force of the United States on
the lakes is now and has been for many
years the single iron sideWheel steamer
Michigan. which now rates go tons and
carries four howitzers. Now let us see
what Great Britain has. There are the
two gunboats. Constance and Curlew,
launched this year. and which have just
gone into winter quarters. 4 third gun
boat. the Petrol, launched on owen sound
during the month of November last. will
not be commissioned before the opening
OF spring navigation. She is now at the
yards of her builders, at Owen sound. and
will receive her battery during the present
winter. The British Will keep the Con-
stance and Curew in commission through
out the winter. Both ships WILL he ready
FOR active service at any moment. The
fetrel when commissioned, VIII also re-
main continuously in service.
This is the FIRST uIne IN the history of
great Brtain's control of Canada that
three modern. highly efficient gunboats
have been deemed necessary tor the pro-
lection of Canada's lake frontier. There
Was much secrecy surrounding the con-
struction OF the ships. and care was taken
T. avoid their inspection by outsiders. 1t
Would appear that Great BritaIn's policy
Is that of general defense OF the Cana
dian frontier and is the direct outcome of
tie growing annexation feeling, both in
Canada and the United States.
For military purposes England must
hold Canada at all hazards. 1t gives her
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BILL NYE'S NEW YEAR
The Jolly Dog Worse Than the
Malignant Regretter.
PATHETIC BOX OFFICE SCENE.
Mixed Condition OF Society 1t Hurley.
Wis.-The Conversation Of the
Newly Married.
copyright, 1898. by Eigar W. Nye.l


The new year brings with it many hopes
and fears. JOY and regret-hOpes and fears
for the future. JOY and regret for the past.
great French philosopher says that after
40 We should be very grateful. if we are not
absolutely and constantly unhappy. This
ought TO buoy up those who are only un-
happy every tour years or every alternate
four years.
l like to sit down on the first day Of
every year for few moments and think
over the good have done. 1t does not
take long. l can mostly attend to it before
breakfast. Then can attend to my re-
grets for duties unperformed during the
rest of the day. But am poor regretter
and soon tire of this.
The glad new year should be more wisely
used. We should only regret just enough
to chastise ourselves, and then with a ii rm
and rigid upper lip proceed to do better.
Some people do not allow their SORROWS to
heal, but keep them open, torn and bleed
ing, just as weak and cowardly soldiers
sometimes create and maintain CHASTITY
sores in order to avoid coming battle.
We must cheerfully go forth to meet our
duty with each returning year, and the
home is the best place TO investigate a
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go out to plantation where ehey are
making sugar. and We will m"ke wax
sugar. Did You ever ca, any of that. Am
brOse?"
"No. What is it,"
why. Won just take the hot su~ar, you
know, and pour it on the snow. E is real
good"
She will make good wife TO hiSl. am
sure, and will order things from 5{ie mar
ket. She will order her croquettc=5 by the
set and live for weeks on purple csl6 slaw
because II matches the tablecIoth.c
But Ambrose will not care-th9t is, for
three or four weeks-and then he SSill have
the collie some night, and she wiz Ia k to
him about his heart and how to-keep ,t
ever true 10 her, when 1t Is not hSs heart
that is hurting him at ali. End she
Will put a beautiful pale blue, night
shirt on him 10 roll on the ioor liz tall the
doctor comes. and the doctor Will. after he
has heard the history of the case, zake her
aside and tell her ii she really d.es love
Ambrose she had better get gotsis that
will match his interior Observation-Disclosures
OF the tabecoth, and he will recoeer, and
by and by they will accidentally know
something.
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handcufied, dipped his hands into the
sheriff . belt. pulled out his pistol, shot
the sheriff and killed him, killed the dep
uty, killed the driver and got away. lie
has been out ever since. He will never be
taken alive, and many man will die be-
fore they take him. He wears his tongue
In sling. lie can write and talk English
as well as you can, but he never does for
all that. lie is the finest trailer
l ever saw. But he is human
secret that will never be found out.
He IS an Apache, and an Apachs
when he Is driven by his life 10 become a
desperate Is very terrible character.
The Kid hates white people. He claims
10 have been treated badly by them in
school, NJ the agency, on the reservation,
everywhere, aud - hates the white man.
There, do Yea see that little, queer
looking mound over yonder?" said Happy
JACK, as Nc ode along side by side under
the cOttfn@ Gods, CHATS medicine
lodge. There's an Indian IN there can
tell YOU all the Indian secrets you want to
know II you only pay him enough. But
you must not mention his name in the
papers yOu are writing for, for ii you did
the Indians would murder him in no
time. No one, I'll bet you," said Happy
Jack, "has ever gone IN there before TO
ask for secrets. You must be very careful,
air, very careful indeed, for sometimes
even money wont save "a mans scalp III
these savages get the idea into their heads
that you are going 10 betrav them"
Here Happy JACKIE drew off mis- horse
to the right aud | followed HIM. few
steps through the trees and We halted at
the door of the medicine lodge.
"Aii All" sang out Happy Jack"
There was no response TO this saiutation,
but in q moment very queer looking In-
dian drew aside the curtain that hung at
the door of tie hogan and said something
in q los tone la IudiSn. which / did not
understand. Happy Jack" did, however.
Suffice it 10 say. That before We wera
allowed 10 enter the medicine lodge 40
were obliged 10 90 through the ordeal OF
far more formal and elaborate ceremony
than we ever confronted before. even az
the Imposing portals o. q 30 less famous
secret society than THAI oi Ciio Hall at old
Princeton.
The Indian in question was dressed in Q
long, brilliantly Col0red blanket, g,rdled
with silver bel. around MS waist, iiiles
of beadwork about his hair. "a pair Of leg
gined moccasns and stTi0ged necklaces of
varico!ored beads about his neck. lie
bore a look ii REOtfsQue gravity on MA
funereGl face, AMI as We entered the door
OF the medicine lodge behind bin u casual
observer might easily have supposed that
funeral cortcye was descending the steps
OF family vault. And II very sooth it
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FEATS OF ENGINEERS.
A Cable Railroad Over the
Catskill Mountains.
UTILIZING NIAGARA'S POWER,
The International Railroad Survey -
Chicago Almost Certain to Be the
Largest City In America.

The engineers and those who are apply
ing science to commercial development
are interested in some new propositions.
which. II they are carried out. will be of
great commercial Importance. Among
those IS the construction of a cable rail-
road over the Catskill mountains. That
enterprise will be completed within an
other year. Already the road is built up
TO the east side of what is called the Rip
Van Wrinkle mountain. It passes only
stones throw away from the rock upon
which, according TO tradition, Rip spent
twenty years in sleep. If the twenty years
In which he slept had expired in 1892. i'll
stead OF in that dim time of tradition of
which Washington Irving wrote Rip Van
Wlnkle would on awakening have been
very much more surprised than he was
when he opened his eyes to the alleged
superhuman beings.
This cable road, while not the longest is
in some respects the most remarkable ever
built. 1t surmounts grade equivalent to
l,e0O feet in a mile, which is almost as
steep as an ordinary staircase. The road
Is less than two miles in length yet it has
been far more difficult to build than MANY
stretches of 100 times that distance other
railroads have put their tracks upon. The
cable is operated by very powerful en-
glhe. and the cars also serve the purposes
OF traction since they balance one another.
1t was at one time thought to be the best
plan to build the railroad after the model
OF that one which surmounts Mount Wash
ington, In the White mountain region.
But the engineers computed that the cable
system would be cheaper. would permit
straight line up the side of the mountain
instead of curves and counter-curves, and
that the cars could be run much more
rapidly. 1t takes less than ten minutes to
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@xG AMs
Brooklyn Bounded by Cemetesles.
New York Times.


BROOKLYN is entirely bounded ION the
south all. east by graveyards, bu. few of
the residents of that city realize Eat over
$4,000 people are buried - near
them. Including those who lie in the
Washington cemetery and the Lutheran
cemetery. which are just beyond sAe city
Inc the numuer aggregates about 1900. 90.
The largest Of these burial PAGES Is Green
wood, living in the heart OF wha. IS nov
the popu!ous Eighth ward OF Br.oklyn.
over 10000 persons lie in thzs one
cemetery. There are about 10000
in the Evergreens, 10 the east of
the city, whiie Cypress Hills and tEe Holy
Cross cemeteries contain close to- $50 900
each. The latter Is controlled z}y the
Roman Catholic church and only Worship
ers in that church are Ve-m.tted
to he buried in il. Washinsto.a Gem
etery in Gravesend Is for Hebrews
only. and in II and the Lutheran ctluetery
over the Queens county line, nearly 80, go
persons sleep. The annual internesnts II
these cemeteries average about AGO but
during the present year this i expected 10
reach $500. owing IL The recent eesidemic
Of choeraic complaints. On one sunday
last summer there were ESQ funer;=s. and
the last one did not get 10 the cemetery
gates until alter dark
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dookysrd at Esquimslt. her only naval
sation on the eastern side OF the Pacific,
anu II enables her 10 send troops 10 India
AND her other A~.atic possessions by the
.ahadian Paclnc railroad through her own
territory.
The armament Of the Petrol is evidently
meant tOr aggressive purposes. She Will
garry IN her yattery one forty seyen-inch
- axlm- Nogten!eldt rapld-i.re gan. supple
hh.ented 10y = battery ot six-poun1er
MAXIM y Or,ieRfeIdt guns. The forty seven
men rife throws proJectile Weighing
loFty-hYe pounds distance Of i've miles
- rate % Age of twenty-five shots per
minute. The SIX FOUNDER Maxim N0rden-
ie.d' gun can throw forty-tye shots per
minute, and can pierce 1onr-lncA steel
i'atrS a. range If 100 ards. The other
ooats have similar batteries Thus. in tne
went 81 Mar wiIh the United states.
es'ss IKE Chicago. Milwaukee and Cieye-
-aao "oQ1d DC st the mercy Of GREAT Brit
an, s1d Ne should be practically power
Iess- To oppose the immense British heet
SGAtch could brought into the axes tne
eaiiel states las tie three revenue cut
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meath ali that desperate, murderous look
ing exterior is q kind heart. l began by
dreading this man and ended by loving
him. Happy Jack is simply superb shot.
He has Aaron Burr's ability to shoot two
pistols at time in either hand and shoot
straight. He is a clean ride shot, n match
less horseman and trailer. | stumbled on
him at a trading store III the Navajo
mountains. He had beautiful horse
there which frequently rode. lie is 3
man about 10 years of age. His wild,
eventful life has told on him. But he Is
game yet and good for all day and night
in the saddle. His name was originally
John Edward Park.
I've met some very deviiish Indians in
my time" said he one evening as we were
riding along 4 mountain trail. but I'll
swear the nerviest Indian | ever met was
the Apache Kid whom Lieut.. Bean is
after now. He'll never get him. What
does he know about trail, while at the
same time he has got the finest trailer in
the Indian country just ahead of himr
Why, the Apache KID laughs oil the way
down his sleeve at Bean. lie foxes tho
trail, plaZes back signs, sets his horses
shoes backward, walks Off his sign If
he has any, i'll the bed OF the river or loses
the trail sheer up the steepest mesa while
Bean goes round forty miles, only 10 find
the KID gone.
Il have seen the Kid frequently and
talked with him. When he is sober he is
not a bad man. 1t is the old story. / can
give you his whole life in a very few
words. He was sent TO Carlisle when
lad to be educated. lie was naturally
bright, and his education has made him
brighter and sharpened up his wits for
Satanic deeds. He came home only to
find nothing 10 do. lie was an educated
Indian. and henceforth he must not assoc
ciate with the common herd.' Idleness
bred dissipation and gambling. So he be-
gan to drink tizovin or corn frewater,
which is made by boiling down the corn
and letting il ferment for three or four
days. During the fermentation of the
corn he would fast. Then he would sad.
die his horse and go forth for
desperate deeds. If he got out Of
money he soon got more. He was
first a scout under the chief of scouts,
Chief Roberts. of Globe City, San Carlos.
He owned some mines In the Pineai
mountains. He went first to Mexico as .
scout under Maj. Dams. He killed two
men in the coal mines OF the Turnbull
mountains who were in a prospecting
party and gobbled the mines. For this
atrocity he served two years. At the end
of that time he was pardoned.
"A short time after this he was caught
and handcuffed about thirty miles from
Globe City, Ariz. between Globe City and
the ella river. The kid after he was
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OUR LAKE DEFENSES.
American Ferries to Stand Off
British Revenue Cutters"
THE REALLY WARShlPs.
roledo 4 Ann Arbor Railroad Co.'S New
Harbor Guard and Battle ships.

The United States, with all its immense
interests on the shores of the Great Lakes.
has no ships on its waters to defend Amer
lean commerce. A few weeks ago Presi-
dent Harrison sent to the senate a letter
of Secretary Of State Foster, in accordance
with a resolution adopted at the last ses-
sion asking for information about the
agreement between Great Britain and the
United States as to the naval force Of each
nation on the Great Lakes.
1t is a revival OF the old contention as to
what rights Great Britain and the United
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sels-they are all called"Ann Arbor," num-
bered one, two and so on--can be made M
by heavy ordnance rifles ~ the navy de-
partment may desire. This cannot be said
OF other vessels on the lakes, as their decks
are too light To hear the heavy guns. The
naval authorities have long been OF opinion
that few fast gunboais. armed with rapid
fire guns, can play havoc with the lake
shipping and the lake ports.
highlands ability to send large feet
into the lakes mas been a matter OF Discus
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backing of oak. steel cord runs round
the vessel nipping together the oak back
ing. Every few feet this steel cord is con-
nected with steel ties running to the keel,
steel plate two feet wide and three
quarters OF an inch thick strengthens the
keelson. Twelve hundred tons of coal is
the capacity of the coal bunkers, sufficient
for sixty days continuous steaming with
ont recoaling. Gun ports can be marked
oil and cut through for the mounting of
br oadside rifles. The battery of these ves-
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sion and consideration in Washington
City Tor some years. The building Of the
boats described goes long way toward the
settlement of the problem of efficient de-
Tense on the part Of the United States.
An Ann Aroor, win q battery Of twelve
6-inch. tye-ton bCeecA-loadIng rides. won!d
be a most powerful VAR ves.el. and that
the United States Will use the boats tor
war purposes there can Ue very little
doubt, although every body may not agree
with Senator German that tals Canadian
question IS the most important one before
the country. Secretary Foster. a. any
rate. seems much concerned about the
matter. lie states that there never was
real treaty between the United states and
Great Britain restraining both powers
from maintaining MAR vessels on the Great
Lakes. bat there certainly : sn agreement
implied or understood thAt uo naval force
SHAH be permitted IN those ateTs.
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States have to keep armed vessels where,
under certain emergencies. they might be
used for offensive and defensive naval OPP
erations along the border.
Secretary Foster states that Canada is
maintaining armed cutters on the Great
Lakes. although they are operating under
the disguise OF ordinary revenue cut
ters." These vessels are supposed to be
constructed for the purpose OF suppressing
smuggling on the st. Lawrence river and
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MEDICINE MEMS LORE
The Secret of Poisoned Arrows
and Apache Signal Code.
ExORClSM OF EVIL SPIRITS.
Why the Indians Scalp Their Dead-Car.
rytng Wounded Warrior on
the Field OF Battle.

EFORE ! lift the veil that
has hitherto covered tho
secrets of the red man al
low me TO say q word
about my guide. On the
plains they call him
Happy Jack" He is q
man of medium height.
with long, curly hair, u
sharp face and n keen
eye. Under q cowboys
hat he is really a terrible
lontipC man. INIT up1ar.
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all Lave Jour AslE properly attended ~
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The herald., 1893-01-23
THE LOYAL LEGION.

The Meeting OF the Members of the Order
on Saturday.
The first meeting this year OF the as
sociation OF the companions of the mill
tary order OF the loyal legion OF the
United States resident or sojourning in
Southern California, was held at the
California club last Saturday evening.
1t was the first meeeing held in this
city to which the ladies were invited,
and was pronounced by all grand sue
cess. Those present were: Mai and
Mrs. W. A. Elderkin, U. s. A., Maj. j.
A. Donnell, Miss Orrilla Donnell, Capt.
and Mrs. George W. Merrill, Mrs.
Slasher, Col and Mrs. g. Wiley Wells,
Capt. and Mrs. j. A. Oeg cod, Msj. w.
II. Hosack, U. s. A., Capt. W. III. Sea-
mans, Col. and Mrs. E. w. Jones, Mai.
E. s. Dudley, u s. A., Col. and Mrs. @.
@. Fulton, DR.. H. M. Bishop, Capt. and
Mrs. w. @. Halstead, Capt. T. E. True,
U. s. A., Lieut.. G. Baker, U. s. A.,
Maj and Mrs. w. @. Wedemeyer and
daughter, Mr., and Mrs. George H.
Stewart, Col. p. T. Swaine, U. S.A,
Mr.. and Mrs. Swaine, Maj. and Mrs. L.
s. Butler, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s. Gill
bert and Maj. J. H. Simpson of San
Francisco.
After the business meeting was over
the following attractive programme was
given: Miss Rogers gave a piano re-
cital, selection from Crieg, after which
Capt. George W. Merrill read an inter-
esting paper detailing the humorous
and thrilling experience of "Whit," a
Yankee boy, who was caught down
south at the breaking out of the rebel
hon, and his endeavors to escape to his
friends in the north. The story was
listened to with rapt attention, and
elected both smiles and sympathy. Mrs.
Bloodgood sang song entitled, Lovely
Spring, and as an encore sang The Star
Spangled Banner, which was received
with great enthusiasm.
Maj. w. A. Elderkin, u. S. A., was
then called upon to read some original
verses prepared for the occasion, and in
response read one of bis most humorous
poems, entitled Land Shad, which kept
his bearers in constant merriment from
beginning to end, and brought out such
applause that he was compelled to read
another of his poems, enritled Matilda
Jane. and after another song. Still as
the Night, rendered by Mrs. Bloodgood,
the company were invited to partake of
the refreshments. Col. P. 7. Swaine
made few remarks and after the sing
ing of Marching Through Georgia, led
by Capt. J. A. Osgood, resolutions of
thanks were rendered to Captain Merrill
and Major Elderkin for their papers and
to Mis- Rogers and Mrs. Bloodgood for
their music. The meeting was ad-
journed, all declaring they had had a
most enjoyable time.
The next meeting will be held in the
First Methodist church Sunday even
ing. February 18th, at which time lee
tnre vii. ha sipen by Moi. J.. A. DonncH
on the Life and Character of Abraham
Lincoln. All are invited to attend,
especially the G. A. r. posts and all
veterans.
The herald., 1893-01-23
HIS MAJORITY PARTY.
A Young Millionaire Celebrates e
Coming of Age.

A Young Millionaire Celebrates His
Coming of Age.
A special car attached to the 4-o'clock
Santa Fe train last Saturday contained
guests invited to participate in "stag
party" celebrating the 21st birthday of
Mr.. John Bradbury at the Bradbury
ranch near Duarte. No money or pains
had been spared to make the affair the
entire SUCCESS it proved to be, and the
event will live long in the memory OF
those present as most happy one. Mr..
Bradbury on attaining his majority be-
came one of the wealty men of this sec
ton Of country and as one of the execu-
tors of the estate of his father, Mr.. L. l.,
Bradbury, deceased, assumes great re-
sponsibilities. The guests comprised a
good representation of Los Angeles
young business and society men.
Those who enjoyed the occasion were
as follows: Louis F. Vetter, Judge ]. D..
Bicknell, Judge w. H. Clark, H. w.
Latham, DR.. D. G. MCGOWAN, l, II.
Polk. w. T. Elliott, J. II. Dockweil, J..
B. Banning, w. Llewellyn John M.
Austin, Leon Rose, F. S Hicks, P. w.
Hoyle, r. Fl. Chadwick, John E. Platter,
P H. Griffith, F. T. Griffith. J. ].
Mellus, 7. Harmon. R NJ, Abrams,
7. Beatty, W. Elliott, I. D. Harvey,
John 7. Griffith, T. D. Mott, jr.,
f 6. Schumacher, John Schumacher,
Guy B. Barham, A. B. Bolton,
II. j. Fleiscbman, J. w. Winston, j. B.
Winston, W. r. rrask, W. Quinn, Han
cock Banning, ]. W, Montgomery,
Boyle Workman, Ed Tufts, H. J.. Stew
art, J @. Cline, j. s. Slauson, M. L.
Graf R. Griffith, j. T. Gaffey, P. Y.
Schumacher, Ozro W. Childs, W. S.
Hicks, R. J. Northam.