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making speed trial. possibly aftoe the
omciai function: are al completed,
With the possible exccpeion Of the BUS.
sian ermored cruiser Dimitr1 Dcnskoi,
should she reach American waters. and
the English naeship Blake. no vessel Of
tho combined fleets can compare in bat
terry and armor with our latest creation,
and the opportunity 70 compare Americas
marvellous adv.ncs IN warship building
with the latest productions from the
BOARDS Of European designers, viii b IN
object lesson well worth the paltry sum
eppfopretsd oy congress 70 defray the ex-
penses o. the gaSnerlne clans.
IL has been suRge8ted that thu corvette
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trate the extraordinary advance in the
present time"
Accsptances were received by the state
department from time 10 time each nation
designating the number of vessels to be
sent As soon as the review became an
assured success Rear Admiral Bancroft
Gherardi. the senior officer OF the United
States navy. VAS detailed as the CON-
mander-in-chief. Early in September.
1872. this officer left Washington City Tor
san Francisco 10 assume command of all
the vessels that the navy department
could spare from their legitimate duties in
the Pacific. He hoisted his flag on the
cruiser Baltimore anu steamed down the
West coast for Hampton Roads via the
Straits of Magellan. where lie arrived .
tew weeks ago.
A special order from the navy depart.
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that the swiftest rider is bewildered. The
bird seems to raise the head, shrug its
shoulders, and, with scarcely feeling of
interest in the chase. it just simply swaps
time for distance like a telephone.
The only way to catch an ostrich is to
appeal to its appetite. which. is its only
intellect, for its brain and body are as I'M
equal as those of pugilist. You take a
sack of corn in bag and start out after .
bird that seems TO lag little, and if you
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THE WEIGHING HOUR

Snow for hours had blown and drtfted,
Aud the rack went scudding by;
epectrally the branches lifted
Naked arms against the SKY.
What cared we though time was fitting
What cared We though winds made moan,
In the witching twilight sitting
All alone?
She with q rocker cosy,
upon hassock low.
Watching DER her face the rosy
Cupid dimpies come and go;
For the lover freight heightened
Every blush with arior bold.
Aud her locks of brown were frightened
Into gold.
Like the fabulous slack Homer
o. the merry nursery page,
Gieeful from u dusky corner
Grinned an idol gray with age:
And methought his dark lips muttered,
What longed to there ayow:
"Teii herr were the words he uttered,
''Tell her now.
Then there fell q silence sweetsr
Than when air % stirred with song,
Than when strains in mellow meier
Swing with rhythmic sweep along
In her eyes a look beguiltng
Babe me not to break the spell,
Something told me in her smiling
All was we'll
Slowly grew the freight DINNER
Til! the angles Of the room,
Lighted by no rudy giimmsr,
Melted in the shrouded gloom!
And not cen the ancient idol
saw loves spotheosis.
Or the presage OF q bridal
In q kiss. CLINTON Solar
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know how and also have little salt to put
on the tail OF the bird you are as liable to
secure him inside OF six weeks a. you
would be on horseback.
The first importer Of ostriches to America
told me that he got them of the boat
at San Diego and yut them in the corral
bat in his gladness OF being again on land
an old gent ostrich kicked down . quarter
of mile of stone wall and escaped So
did the others. They saw no reason why
they should remain. and SO they went Also
disliking as they did the business of laying
large warm eggs at $3.50 each with no
freedom. L, took that year to recover the
birds. This Is as awkward as raising pine
apples on my upright farm in North Caro-
lima. Making . study of the canned pine
apple only, knew very little Of is q 3
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New York, though she is not as powerful

New York, though she is not as powerful
or speedy.
To Spain. however. will be awarded the
palm for the speediest of all the warships.
Her great cruiser, the Reina Regente, &C
credited with \ speed of 107 knots per
hour. is practically new ship. When
this vessel was launched few years ago.
she was extravagantly admired and most
favorably criticised by every naval
architect in the world. 1t is to be re-
gretted that France. our powerful ally.
and the second ranking naval power in
the world. has not done us the honor of
sending more than three vessels and these
unimportant ones Russia, however. has
paid us the greatest compliment of any
European power. and the magnificent
fleet bearing her flag will be an
honor both to herself and the
United States. Ice in the Gulf
of Finland, it is said, has i'm
they may not reach New York in time to
participate. They are coming, nsverthe-
less, and if too late to be in line the day of
the review, will pay as long VISIT during
the month of May.
Following is the nationality and rating
Of the foreign vessels:
Great Britain-Ths protected cruiser Blake,
J. o. Hopkins, X c. B.: the ermored cruiser
Australia ana the cruisers Magic.enns. Tartar
aud Partridge.
france-The protected cruiser Jean Bart, Tag
ship: the cruiser Arethuse aud Hussard-
Germany-Ths protected cruiser kaiserir Au-
susis, flagship, and the composite guRboai
SchwAlbe-
Russia--The arnored cruiser mmitri ponsko o.
flagship; the protected cruisers General Ad-
usiral, the Emperor Nicholas. Emperor NAchim-
of. and tie gunboat RyndA
spain-The protected cruiser Reira Regeute,
hsEship; the cruiser NusvA EspAnia and tie
gunhoat Infanta 1saeel
I,sly-1he protected cruisers Giovanni BAu-
san. flagship; the Eina and the cruiser Dagai
Brszi-fhs furret battle ship AQuidaoan
flagship: rhs protected cruiser lamAnaesi ana
he cruiser Rspublica
The Nsiheriands-Ths single cruiser Van
Sfeyk-
Argentine Republic-Ths coast defense vessel
Nueve de Julio.
Portusai-The corvette Alfonso Albuquerque
Chiis-Ihs arIored battle ship T. Captain
Fras
WILLIAM NEPHKw KING, JR,
Late United States Navy.
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NYE ON THE OSTRICH.
The Habits Of the Large Bird in
Southern California.
ROMANCE or a PEnslonER.
EaReAquake Jozs 90 1hear Usee-The
Toy Cswbsy aaA where He
Genes From.


In SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, March d.
Especial Correspondence.l- II have been
given by Lieut. Chase. of the army,
. bag of seeds from the sequoia
trees of the state. He saysg they
will grow in North Carolina. I will
plant them there, and friends are invited
to come there when they mature, in 5000
years from this spring, and We will have .
basket picnic, after which will speak.
The sequoia is like . number Of men
have met here-chiefly remarkable for
having been here first I subscribed last
week IS for the relief of q man Who
frankly admitted that. aside from that,
there was nothing " hatever the matter
with him.
/ visited another ostrich farm the other
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A DIR Z A N.

O. II was but dream had
While the musician Played
And here the sky, and here the glad
Old ocean kissed tho glade
And here the iaug hing ripple ran,
And here the roses grew
That threw q kiss to every man
That voy aged with the crew.
Our silken sails In lazy fo!ds
Dropped in the breath sss breeso;
As DER o field of marigoids
Our eyes swam DER the seasi
While here the eddies lisped and purlod
Around the islands rim.
And cp from out the underworld
We saw the mermen swim.
And IL was dawn and middle day
And midnig ht-for the moon
On silver rounds across the bay
Had climbed the skies OF June
Ana here the glowing. glorious king
OF day ruled DER his realm.
With Stars OF midnight g.itterlnS
About his diadern-
The seaxuli reeied on languid wing
In circles round the mast.
We heard the songs the siren sing
As we went sailing past.
And up and down the golden seuds
A thousand fairy throngs
Flung At Us from their flashing hands
The echoes OF Their songA
O. IL was but q dream had
While the musician played
70, here the sky. aud here the gio1
Ola ocean kissed the glade;
And here the laughing ripp-oo fans
And here the roses grew
That threw kiss to every man
That yoyaged with the crew.
-Jumes Wa'tcomt RCey.
For money on inside mortgage loans, CLOSES
sss, see Thomas 4 Company, Burke block.
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Texas sifsinga.

texas sftngA
He-Would it make You very sad IL l
should tell you Was going to marry some
one else?
She (who doesn't show the desired anx-
iety about accepting himHI would be,
Jack, il the girl were . very near and dear
friend OF nina.
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day. can hardly keep away from this
strange bird. Ostrich eggs are worth
$156.75 per dozen. They are good to eat,
and six of them will make man q meal.
The ostrich cannot be got by means of
the horse. He never runs. He just walks;
but. oh, how they do emerge from where
they were and arrive elsewhere!
They also do not run away in bunch,
but scatter at once in every direction, 20
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For money on inside mortgage loans. etosel
rates. see Thomas & Company, Burke block.
ROYAL CRYSTAL eols II ahootueoly pusA
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05
IN A ROBBERS NEST
President Higinbotham Patronhss
Exposition Cafes
AND IS NICELY PlUckeD
He Ayers in Futurr That Rc-saUrAnts
VIII stick 4" the schedule i'r'ee.
or VaCase the Grounds.

CHIcAGo. May 4. Without notice and
incogniio, presiden, Higinbotham.
Chairman and Director Sehaah. local
members - the council of administra-
ton. made the rounds IL the restaurants
today and partook - the viands offered
10 the public. La almost every instance
the officials were compelled Ia pay ex
tortionate prices for the f.-od and they
will al once bring the matter before the
council and insist that the concersion-
aries shall maintain the schedule
~ figures agreed upon when they were
granted their rights and privileges The
officials ~ the fair will enforce this
agreement. even il Il involves the die
missal III every restaurant keeper from
the grounds for they are determined to
protect tins public and the gucets of the
exposition from outrageous prices for
eatabies. The cunc.ssi.onaries say that
the overcharges were entirely due Ia the
acts IL dishonest employees during the
opening days at "A time when such action
was possible. and that they were then
unprcpared TO prevent them.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

WASHINGTON. May 4.-Superintenden
of Immigration Stump has made MI i'm
portant decision in the case of an appeal
IN the matter II = number Il Itxlian Inn
migrants The commissioner at New
York had refused 90 allow seven ~ them
To land on the ground that il would be
IN violation ~ the alien contract labor
law. They appealed 10 Superintendent
Stump. who. on looking into the case.
sustained the commissioner ss far as
three of the immigrants were concerned.
II appearing that they had entered into
a contract with member ~ firm IL
New York before they left Italy
Az To the other men he found they
had not entered into any contract. but
had left Italy on all understanding that
boss on railroad in the United States
could furnish employment Ia more men
II he had them. There was no contract
expressed or implied in any way. and
the men were accordingly admitted.
This seems to disclose loophole in the
contract labor law through which large
numbers II laborers can bc imported
into the country. IL there is no agree
ment IL any kind entered into on the
other side. but they were simply given
Ia understand that there is work for
them Ia DO on this side az soon as they
come over.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

The Mississippi u Rising and Heavy
Rains Are Falling.

Sr. PAUL. May i.-The Mississippi
river has been rising slowly all day. and
tho register at o'clock this evening is
IA feet : inches. \ few more families
have had to take Ia the hills. and two ar
three more factories have been drowned
out. The most serious e.!ecs have been
among the saw mills, every one ~ which
from Minneapolis To Hastings has
been forced to shut down. Ii
is expected this delay will
cause a decrease Of at least Jo.OOO.0oO
feet during the srason. A driving rain
storm is raging from Chamberlain.
South Dakota. east to Tracy. Mime
sota Reports from up river points are
not reassuring. The water in Lake ~.
Croix is now two inches higher than the
highest point for five years and is still
rising. The Turnbuil mill at Saltwater
shut down today. At Sauk Center.
Sauk lake has been rapidly rising for
several days. The meadows south of
the city are flooded and the Davidson
dam is isthreatened.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

Ohio Farmers Suddenly Find Them
setve. Men or Wealth.

ALLIANCE. Ohio. May 4. While drill
ing for water ON the sherman farm at
Nelson Lodges. Portage county. twenty
miles north - here. last week. the drill
crs struck sand at depth % sO feet.
bearing the finest grade ~ lubricating
oil. The discovery has greatly excited
the people ~ that vicinity and land that
would not bring 60 an acre ten days
as.o cannot be- had at any price now.
Thorough tests of the oil show. Il to he,
~ the same grade and quality ab the "a.
nous Mecca oil. The Mecca oil field is
only fifteen miles from Nelson Ledges
and a. that oil has sold a. high a. 60
barrel. aud the farms in that celebrated
field have brought from s21OSO 81 si0O..
US each. IL Is little wonder that the
people - Nelson are greatly wrought up
over the discovery. Oil men from Tole-
do and Cleveland have examined the
valley between the two ledges and ex.
pressed the opinion that "A vast reservoir
of o,l underlies II. as the formation is
the same IA at Mecca The drlllers. who
have had years II experience in the
Pennsylvania oil regions. say the drill
has Just entered the top of the sand. but
they cannot drill furiher until the pro-
prietor. who Is visiting in Michigan. is
heard from. Oil men from Pcnnsyl
vsnia and western Ohio are making big
offers Tor leases. but farmers will not
negotiate until further developments are
made on the Sherman farm.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05
Labor Troubl-~ Adjusted.

MLwsrNrr VIE May The labor
situation IN Milwaukee - gradually h.-
ing adjusted The situation In the plss
terers strike IL unchanged. Atoiher
firm has grsuicd the demands - the
men. hut the larger osies arc siil bold
ing out. Aitempis have teen made 10
tll the strikers places. tui have bot
been successful Only twtniy Eve cigar
makers are row out. Nin.s,t shoT's have
granted the demands and adopted the
nep scale II 70 expected tha, al THE
shops will have arceiel a. the demsnd
~ nesi Monday. The seman1s made
IS the sfesufiiiers have i-cn granted
hy all 'he employers The rnen have
h-on ~ctkiu0 nine hours and received
ter borirs pay They demayied eight
hours and ten bours psy and vere cue
s-sssfui
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05
PUNISHED BY MAsKED MEN.
Martin Tarr~d aud tcsshcrcSi saxi
Orsicrv<i Out of Town

EasTwiS. Me. May A man named
Martin. about 3, year, old. has FOR
long time been giving of'cns~ g. the Cit.
pens. He maintained relations with
number - women - the place. som. q
them married. Martin a. married
man. hut has wife left hiu some time
ago. Last night a party - rsen die
guised with white masks snd strange
looking. high peaked hats. called at
house where Martin vas csrpUsing and
dragged him over the rough reads H.
lonely spot IN the ssssis mile - two
from the village There he was given a
good lecture. stripped ns.sri and given a
coat ~ tar and Feathers lie wac ihen
mounted on a rail ani carried o. his
home. where be saS eft with az em
phatic advice 10 leave tovn viihis
forty eight hours lIc left
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05
TEN THOUSAND ARE IN, oLvEp.


cannatt Furniture ManufAcsortcs-
CiNcIsSAri, May Cincinnati is
threatened with the most extensive
strike ever known among the furniture
manufacturers Forty tao Of the big
gest factories are involved and these
employ about 1000 men. The trouble
grows out ~ the strike II the cabinet
workers at the Huss Bros factory.
The Huss Bros-' men made a demand
for nine hours work with ten hours
pay. which was granted. Thcn ten Of
the union men demanded the discharge
1t seven non union men. This 1as re-
fused and the twenty men went out.
The strikers applied Tor work at
other fartoties' but run agains, a
little plan. Forty two 81 the leading
firms had agreed that whenever man
left shop he should he given a card
stating that ne had worked for the firm.
and giving the cause IL leaving The
forty two firms agreed Ia hire only men
with cards. The men who left liuss
had no cards. They failed Ia obtain
employment. The forty two firms
joined in an attempt Ia start the Huss
factory. but today il failed. The cabinet
workers number but 2.HO mon. but
their stopping will throw 100 others
out Of employment In the ripping and
carpentcring departments. Both the
manufacturers and employees are well
organized and determined Ia win. \
long lockout H. expected. Cincinnati ~
the center for the manufacture of furni-
ture. supplying every state in the union.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05
nAcK,pny ru, s,x COMPANIES.
SITUATION "a is"rrr,is the Tc-,ing of
the t.rsrs Ast

" ,<Hts.ra~. AAy Tho proved
inEn 20 tosf the r~rfssii'utfnnAhiy q
tho tscHry Ghineee "Nclesson at sre
heirg prf@e-u'sd ~ ihe Ihinsso Ssr
s's,ei t.snies - Shn Ffanct~eo The
uf-rree . ttc feiefsl suihpri
'ise e. exf~s'gfe fhe hearing ea~
rec sfssl tt tht t'hinrse iegstitsu through
fl.r slrpsftefnis z state snl Iusfie =.
Ia~ 1tlsnss vtiffts ~ 80 tnlirf
tsfafos q, sast .afke ftf"ni srr suissef
tirrt p, 81. <.s tt.as psfles sua fnief-
go a.ltrr Eteee Hs .tz fI.rsais in q naf
trfa fhhs s.lsts~-1 fhs hises~ n.-t q
fref-tss 81 frastr,sl is ths 80. 81 that
rTrn y tsr ats.fsss fasnss.3sf hati as fsse
i.nlf.-i ftls .asti.sf piteh - fts.i nef.
lat ea the c.atssfg, ssisSs~vi To-
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05
RECEPTION TO VERAGUA.
Mr.. and Mrs. HiginbOtham Enter.
tanned the Duke Last Night.

CHc,Go. May 4. Mr.. and Mrs. II. y.
Higinbotham gave AN elaborate recep-
tion this evening at their residence in
honor Of the duke and duchess Of Vera
qua and the Marquis Barboles. The
national colors al Spain and the United
States were united in drapcries and
flowers. Among the distinguished guests
present were: The Count and Countess
Spaneck Senor and Mile. du Puy de
LONE. BaIon de Fava. Princess Marie
Schovosky aud other distinguished for
eign representatives and hundreds of
Chicago guests.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

sahlects Il hs eovesnneas q, re-
spect the lac. the probabilities
are that his dirsctions would no,
have heea followed. Within the
last too days there hes been hscsking
s~ay from tie sss Companies % ,sosas
extent and The applicants fos reSistrs-
tion 1t ban fTAacisoo are more numer-
QUE than can tr accom- uoiAtsd by the
present force The collector has
asked the treasury department fos
additional help There Uiii he
no srrests made for viola
nons of the lac until after the supreme
court has passed upon the measure.
Should the Law he sustained. IL is sxid
there can he nothing lake general en-
forc-msn: of IL until conSress
makes an appropriation TO meet
the accompanying expens~s The
question II the constitutionslity of the
exclusion law viii come up for argument
IN the supreme curt week from today.
ror the Six Companies. Mr.. Chosi- q
New York and j. Hubiey Ashton wiil
appear. and for the government Solicitor
General Aidrich.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05
BOLD BURGI.AIts VISIT ARCOLA.
Blow Jcw~icr Kinks San and De.
part With . =. 10O tn Piurfss-r.

ARooLA. Ill. May Z. The drug and
jewclry store IL George kilnk Was
visited by cracksmen last night and
burgiared % the extent - Aks0 IN cash.
forty one gold watch. ID gold rings.
twenty six vest chains and numcf
Gus small articles cf lcwelry
sgRregAting about falm. The money
and lcwclry were deposited in the safe.
which was drilled. blown open and com
pletely ruined. An entrance ~ss 81
fectsd by prying open the front door
with . large chiael. Several Jer~ons
siecring in the vicinity II the
store were awakened by the .s-
ploeion. but not susrecting the csu~e
turned over and went 90 sleep again.
The work was neatly done and there is
no clew Ia the perpetrators. A reward
IL offered for the capture ~ the person
or persons. The thieves also broke
into \. IL. Diamond a Co.'s insurance
Office. but secured no valuabics The
frays which held the icwei, were found
in l.. :. Ray A Sons coal shed.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05
FILLING THE BREACH.
An Enort BEING Made to Save the
Lewiston Reservoir.

CIScINNATI. May THE outlook at
the Lewistown reservoir tonight is more
hopeful. The water is not going out rs
fast as expected. but the country below
is being greatly damaged by water.
which stands from one Ia six feet deep
and is moving very rapidly. No lives
have been lost 30 far. The break
at the reservoir made new channel
for the Miami river and spread out over
several farms, doing serious damage 10
land owners. The gap is growing larger
all the time. but the water has fallen
about a foot since last night. Frank
McColloch. member 81 the board of
public works. has a large gang of men at
work filling coffee sacks with sand and
stones and dropping them into the
breach. They hope 10y this means TO
get the water under control.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05

OLArHr. Kan. May i.-Thc ladies' Of
the Columbian committee have on eX-
hibition today. before sending IL Ia Chi
cago. one ~ the first United States flags
ever made. II is piece u white silk
about five feet square. in the center 81
which is printed large eagle with red
ribbon in his bcak l-aring the words
II Pluribus Unum," and grssping in
one claw a shield bearing the stars and
stripes. and in the other AN olive branch.
This fiag Was made in l1,6 and was car
ried at the battle ~ Plattsburg. near
Lake Champlain. in lsl2 and at tho bat
tie ~ Hubberton. Vermont. in 1874
Joseph Sholtz. who lives east - Olathe.
is the present owner - the flag
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Why Gresham Tclcgra phc<i.

WASHINGTON. May L.. Secretary Grcsh-
am gives as reason for sending the pre-
cautionary kilograms Ia the western gov
ernors. that the government wished 90 be
in a position 10 inform the Chinese
government in case of any violence done
its subjects that all necessary measures
were taken to prevent violations IL the
existing treaty between the two nations.
Previous riots have cost the government
considerable in indemnity, which is
what the secretary WAS guarding against