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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-26
NAVAL DISCIPLINE.
Must Of Necessity Ne Rigorous an
Strictly Enforced.

Must Of Necessity Ne Rigorous and
strictly Enforced.
An American admiral tells a story Of
old.fashioned discipline In the navy.
One day an officer on a ship In service
In foreign waters gave an order to one
Of the enlisted men. The sailor put
his arms behind his back and declined
to obey the command. He was report
ed 10 the commander without delay for
characterization.
The commander had been warned by
the surly conduct Of other sailors that
the morale Of the crew was not what It
ought to be. He resolved to make an
example Of the mans disobedience, and
ordered him to be confined below with.
out food until he was ready to obey the
comma I.
Forty..ight hours passed without
signs Of surrender, but on the third
day, darkness, imprisonment and hun.
gee were Irresistible. The mutinecr
begged fer mercy.
The crew were mustered on deck and
tho insubordlnate sailor was brought
up from the hold with gaunt face and
bent figure. The captain called upon
the officer whose command had not
been obeyed, to repeat the order In the
presence Of the crew. This was done.
ami after long pause the sailor with
hangdog look sulkily obeyed.
Repeat the order" said the captain.
stefnly, to the officer. 1T must be
obcyed cheerfully."
The order was renewed and the mu.
tineer, completely conquered, dashed
of to execute II.
"That will do" snid the captain.
snow give him food, but bread and
water only for twenty.four hours"
The sailor was taken below under
guard and allowed full rations Of bread
and water. The next day he was put
on unrestricted diet. and no further
notice was taken Of his ofrensc until the
end Of week, when his health was
completely restored. Then the ships
crew wac again mustered on deck. The
sailors characterization was briefly dc.
sciibed, and he was dismissed from the
ship In disgrace.
"leigorous discipline, did you say!
exclaimed the admiral to the listener.
who had commented upon his story.
'Tnerc ought to be more Of 1t In tho
An erican navy to-day. The service Ia
now conducted on sentimental princi-
plcs. and men are forgetting how to
obey"
Tic criticism may have been too
harsh. but the declaration Ii not infrc.
Quently made that discipline Ii too lax
In the U. 8. navy. While the White
Squadron was recently anchored at
Southampton, previous to the Kiel ccle.
bra.ion. return was made one day OF
thu number Of men absent without
lease from the four ships. 1t was sixty
out Of an aggregate fore Of fifteen hun.
drud
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-26

Recent discussion Of the best means
OF protecting our harbors In case OF
war has called renew Ell attention to eX
per'ments on the power Of great gunA
The result Of one Of these experiments
has been used a. an argument In favor
Of placing guns Of 10 inches calibre at
certain points on the coast. In the case
referred to q projectile weighing 1900
pounds was fred from such gun. The
tai get consisted Of compound plate
Of steel and iron 20 inches thick. and q
second plate Of iron inches thick.
backed by q mass OF squared oak tim.
Der 20 feet thick, backed by granite
wall 5 feet thick, behind which was IL
fee. of solid concrete. while tho rear
Of tho target consisted Of 6-foot wall
Of brick. The projectile, fired at close
range. passed through the % inches Of
iron and steel. through the 20 feet Of
oak, through tho 8 feet OF granite.
tn, ough the II feet Of concrete, and
more than halt way through the 9 feet
Of brick behind them all! What, say
the advocates Of heavy guns for coast
defense. would be the chance Of any
battle ship In existence against such
a prOjectile as that9
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-26
Napoleon After the Battle Or Dresdc,

Prof. Sloane's Life Of Napoleon" In
the Century, takes up the Collapse of
the Western Empire" In describing
the end OF the Grand Army after tho
battle OF Dresden, Prof. Sloane says:
The night Of the It'll was spent In indie.
clsion as to any one or all of these ideas.
but In active preparation for the re-
treat; any contingency might be met or
q resolve taken when the necessity
arose. During that night the Emperor
took two warm baths. The habit of
drinking strong coffee to prevent drow.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-26
Wonderful Feather Work.

Among the strange tribes Of men
about whom little II known are the
Chamncocos, living on the upper Para.
quay river. An Italian artist, Signor
Boggiani, who visited these people not
lony ago. has given a vivid descrip.
ton Of their appearance and customs.
Like all wild tribes In warm countries.
they wear very little clothing, but they
excel In the art Of making personal
adcrnmcnts from the feathers Of birds.
That country abounds with birds OF
the most beautiful plumage, including
par OTIS. toucans and trogons, whose
feathers are dazzling in color. rheas
with gray plumes, musk ducks Of CLOS.
~ hlack color cgret1 with feathers OF
pure white, and spoonbills Of delicate
pink hue. The Chamacocos combine
all this wealth of colored and graceful
pluniage In an artistic manner. and
some Of these savagcs tall and Of per.
feet shape. walk their forest gladcs In
hab,liments more brilliant. II less am.
pie. than o Paris modiste could pro.
due
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-26
FIRST BUILDER OF THE VATICAN
The Vast Structure IL Mainly Due 10
POpc Nicholas v.

Pope Nicholas v.
The present existence Of this palace
is principally due to Nicholas ", the
builder "ope, whose gigantic scheme
would startlc a modern architect. His
plan was to build the church of st. Pc
ter's as starting point, and then to
construct one vast central habitat" for
the Papdl administration, covering the
whole of what Is called the Borgo, from
the castle Of SAINT Angelo to the cathe-
dral. In ancient times portico, or COW
cred way supported ON columns, led
from the bridge to the church, and 1t
was probably from this real structure
that Nicholas began mis- lima ginary one.
only a small part Of which was ever
completed. That small portion alone
comprises the basilica and the Vatican
Palace, which together form by far the
greatest continuous mass Of buildings
in the world. The Colosseum Is 105
yards long by 100 broad, including the
thickness Of the walls. st. Peters
Church, alone Is 2O5 yards long and 100
broad, ~ that the whole Colosseum
would easily stand upon the ground
plan Of the church. while the Vatican
Palace Is more than iinlf az large again.
Nicholas v. died IN 1455. and the old.
est parts Of the present Vatican Palace
ore not cider than his reign. They are
generally known a. the Tore Borgin,
from having been Inhabited by Alexan.
der W., who died Of poison in the third
Of the rVcms now occupied by the II.
brary, counting from the library side.
The windows Of these rooms look upon
the large square court Of the Belvedere.
and that part Of the palace II not visible
from without.
Portions Of the substructure Of the
earlier b;'ilding were no doubt utilized
by Nicholas, and tic secret gallery
which connects the Vatican with the
mausoleum Of Hadr!sn Ia generally at.
tributed to Pope John XX1l1., who died
In 1417; but on the whole II may be
said that the Vatican Palace IL origin.
ally a building Of tie period Of the
Renaissance, to which all successive
Popes have made notwithstanding.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-26

A mother was explaining to diminu-
tive Juvenile tho meaning of picture
representing a number of martyrs who
had been thrown to some hungry lions.
She tried to impress his infant mind
with the terrors Of the scene and
thought she had succeeded, when sud
denly he exclaimed:
"Oh. ma! Just look at that poor little
lion behind there! He won't get any"
Answers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-26
Vcsuvius IN Action.

VCSUV1U9 IN NCtIOUs
A correspondent Of the Companion
WIN visited Mount vesuvius last year
and again this summer found that con-
siderable changes had occurred In the
flow Of lava which broke through the
side Of the crater In 1895. He was In.
formed by Prof. Palmieri, the director
Of the observatory on the mountain,
that the same eruptive activity which
produced the great eruption Of 1872
IL s,ili going on, and that another pow.
erfll outburst Of the volcano may take
place at any time.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-26
l'nScrcal Dishes.

Dishes were not covered at first for
che purpose of keeping the food warm
They were covered from fear--the fear
of poison. In medieval days, and
down to the time of Louis NV. people
were afraid that poison might Ice intro
duced into food between the Kitchen
and the table. Hence the cook was or
dcrcd to cover the dishes. and the COW
crs were not removed until the master
of the house sat down to eat.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-26

We refuse to feel fiattered by the So
licitude with which a man who has
something to sell inquiries about our
health.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-26
ROaSls Of steel,

R0ad0 OF StccIs
II a recent suggestion Of New Jerseys
Commissioner Of Public Roads should
be carried into effect, we might before
long find ourselves driving on steel
roads as well as inhabitlng steel build.
ings. The proposed plan Is to lay broad
steel rails with slight, sloplng rib on
each side, to carry the wheels Of all
sorts Of vehicles. Such a road. It II
said. could be constructed more cheap
~ than a macndamized road, which, ac-
corj!ng to one estimate costs $1,000
milo 1t IL said that steel track road
can he constructed for $4,000 mile.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-26
Wren's Church BuildinD.

Sir Christopher Wren built forty-two
churches In London; his greatest work
Is st. Paul's Cathedral.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-26
Another Early Man.


Mention has been made In this column
Of tho opinion Of Prof. Marsh and other
savants that the ancient human bones
discovered In Java by Doctor Dubois a
yea or 30 ago must have belonged to q
being Of human characteristics, yet not
20 fully developed as the man Of to.
day. The namc "ape-man" has been
bestowed upon the creature supposed
to be represented by the homes In Ques.
ton. Recently Prof. Nehring has dis.
covered, near Santos In Brazil, hu.
mao skull Of a low type, which Il de-
scr'bed rs agreeing In some respects
with the skull Of the "ape.man," but a.
indicating, also, a much higher capac.
ity. Some fragments Of implements Of
artificial origin, the bones Of fishes and
parts Of the lower Jaw Of q toothed
whale. were found near the skull.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-26
Restoring Wilted Flowers,

Wllted roses can be restored by plac-
ing the stems In hot water for q min.
ute
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-26

Whom ChlOrOf0rm 10 Fatal.
Chloroform y fatal once In 123o
times.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-26

When man talks to himself. when
there 10 q woman around, he 10 not say.
ing anything complimentary OF her.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-26

Good for the Ground
Not long ago. writes a correspondent
OF a contemporary. was walking In
The morning times., 1896-10-11
OLD FIRM TO DISSOLVE
Robinson, Cherry & Company Will
f13
Cease to Be a Name.
For Quarter of n Century 1t Has Been
One of the BE st Known Wash
ington Hou uses.

The dissolution of partnership announce
ment which i S ma lie this morning by Messrs.
Robinson, Cherry & CO., will be read
with interest from two points or view oy
the great ma jority of the people or wash
ington and of the surrounding county.
These gentlemen have been, for much more
than a quarter of century, household
words n thousands and thousands or
homes, which they have supplied, dnrtng
their long and prosperous career, with
class of clothing, furnishing goods, hats,
shoes, the best the metropolitan and for
eign markets could afford. BY all these
the dissolution will be regarded with sincere
regret.
There is. however, a practical side to the
announcement to which special attention
may bet called To quote from them" Every
dollars worth of stock must be turned into
cash within sixty days." and they offer the
purchaser the opportunity of life time,
for such, indeed, is the fact. The immense
sale will be made at oue-third OFT OF every
article. This Is not n mythical slaughter,
but an actual slaughter.
There is a special word addressed to
mothers in the announcement. The firm
has carried always one of the most perfect
stocks of boys clothing in the city, and
under the published terms the sale is in
StNtidi iSSptCto a liSe Sht- Wv s'AAN oAA
the price OF boys suit brings valuable
article down to the possibility OF gccd
investment by any class Of purchaser.
Besides the sterling line of goods there
will be ample chance for selection from
among the latest "fads' from at home and
abroad, such as the up-to-date white and
fancy SHIRTS, Fifth avenue and London
swell neckwear, gloves. canes smoking
jackets, etc.
THERE'S, however. only one way to know
what there is in store for everybody III this
slash Of prices, and that way is TO see IL
for ones self 1t will probably take long
time to become familiar with the endless
articles In this great stock, but there are
sixty days in which to perform this agree
able task, in the accomplishment OF which
the caller will be assisted by salesmen
whose courtesy is as pleasantly familiar as
the reputation of Robinson, Cherry & Co.
The morning times., 1896-10-11
GOLDENBERG'S, ees 22e=9as zth===zee K Street

on their return trip from Canton, o., into
PIttsburg in three zig trains.
street parade was organized at noon,
presenting spectacle never before wit
messed IN Pittsburg The principal streets
or Pittsburg ana Allegheny were traversed.
The decorations OF many business houses
along the route OF march were superb.
About 5000 men, mostly -iu uniform,
participated in addition to the men from
tle Shenandoah. The Southcrners were led
by the celebrated veteran band OF the
Stonewall Brigade. The local veterans
wore gray and blue Ribbons fastened
with a small flag. The virginians wore
their badges OF ribbon, half gray and half
blue, hearing quotation from Gen. Grants
utterances TO the surrendered Confederaues
at AppOmattoX: Take your horses home,
for you will need them for spring pIow-
ing"
Not an incident occurred to mar the
pleasures OF the unique event. The visi-
tors left for their Southern homes at 8
O'Clock this afternoon
The morning times., 1896-10-11

as such served three years, during which
lme She ged twenty visits a month
III the INDECENT comrades homes, where
she was ALWAYS n welcome visitor She
was also Instrumental In securing many
pensions.
CuL. LEVI p. WRIGHT. chairman Of the
cltizclS' executive committee. was born in
Massachusetts. received an academic edu-
cation and entered the service in June
1856 as major Of the Fourteenth Massa-
lchusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was sent
with his comma and across the Potomac
River To occupy the fortiiic atiops south of
Wasiingttn'a nd@ bufld additional means or
defense.
When an order was received from the
war ktFariIlei Changing the Fourteenth
Regiment tc heavy artillery Col. Wri gbt
was ordered to Massachusetts for the pur-
pose OF recruiting two Companies OF loo
menfeach fVr sefttcesin the forts. He was
then promoted to be lieutenant colonel n nd
remained with his regiment until ordered
10 report To Gen. Grnat at Nashville. Tenn
Tor military railroad service and was as
signed by him t. take charge of The rail
reads runripc Su";h ard Fast from char
lanooga- After Gen. Sherman cut loose
From the Tttiioa-is'tl. Mr.;,ht was ordered
To Memphis and took charge of the Mem
phis and Charleston Railroad; also the
read from ViCksburg. After the final sus-
.
The morning times., 1896-10-11

and past surgeon general, was born in tie
town of Livermore. Me, July 10, 1874. H.,
first enlisted a. corporal in Company X q,
Seventh Ma no Infantry, april -. 1861
and was with his regiment in all the bat
ties oil the ArIuy OF Tie Potomac IN Isl.
and S6.2: was severely wounded and takei
prisoner. was au honored guest at Libbey
and Belle Isle; was promoted to Lieutenant
Company r, one Hundred and Thirty
sixth Illinois Infantry, and finally mus
tered out as ddIu,ant one Hundred an,
Forty y-ninth Illinois Infantry July, lS65 at
the close of the war.
DANIEL CALDWELL. of Philadelphia
inspector general. was torn at Marble nah
Montgomery county, Pa, June /, 1912
Afterservias an apprenticeship machiri-
list and engineer, he enlisted at the age of
twenty in Company II I thirteenth Pennsyl-
vania volunteer Cavalry. for three years
August IS, 1862. While with Il scouting
party near Edenburg, Va, he was taken
prisoner and confined in Libby Prison. He
was subsequently paroled. and eventually
exchanged. and participated in the battle
of Winchester. He was distinguished for
his coolness in danger. pluck and ability.
Gen. Caldwell was one of a hundred men
detailed 10 destroy the RebelpOntoon bridges
at Failing Waters. The mission was sue
The morning times., 1896-10-11
PRESIDENT HOFFMAN r.I
SeabOard and Roanoke Railroad in
Ha nd 5 of PooIiny Committee

Baltimore, Oct. IO-R Curzcu Hoffman
presldenG OF the Scahoard AIR Line EaiL
road, returned from a Southern trim tofiav
TO United Associated Press.s' reporr,.r
he made the following statement. rr,,irt
ing the status OF the negotiations for ths
controlling Interest in the Seaboar,I nnd
Roanoke Railroad, which is the parent com,
papy OF the SeaDoard Air Line system
1 am operating the Scabuard Air Line
III the interest oI Its stockholders. Narn,yI
OF coming trouble, n number of the lare.
owners nave pOo.ed shares in the hands
OF a COMMITTEE, IN whose ability and m
teSnty l have absolute confidence. That
COMMITTEES is in control OF the situation.
ana L advise all Stockholders To sign inc
pooling agreement without hesitation or
delay, as IL ensures fair treatment to All
signerS alike.
beyond this / have not hing TO saw ex-
cept that have given four years OF uu-
ceasing care to the property at great cost
to myself and have Received for my service
SlO,OOO salary per anuum. and not SST :
800, rs has been reported
Mr. Horfman's admission that the SItul,
ticn is in control of the pooling commit
tee is considered significant This is he
lieved TO mean thar the New York syndi-
cate Will have TO secure control through
the committee Mr. Hoffman refers To
Gen. Gill, however, is still receiving pp-
tfons and reports that stockholders are
signing his agreement daily
The morning times., 1896-10-11

manning four years. He received two COIN
missions, but would not be mustered ont or
ms own company. participated in all the
pattles. marches and Iatisues of Ills ,.p,
ihent lor three continuous years of active
service at the front in old Virginia and
"est virginia, never bSent, except whjleon
veteran iurlourh. lie was mustered ont ,,f
service WIN his regiment at Fredcricks-
burg, Va
rEN- JACOB FREDERICK SLAGIE Of
flttshurg. was solicitor of that CITY when
tDe attack was make on Fort Sumter He
Jolnsi The PittSburg Rifles whose services
were Offered the government but not
accepted. Later he entered the service nc
first lieutenant Company ID. I4gth penn.
sylvania Infantry, August %, 1862 When
the First Corps was Incorporated with ,ho
Fifth Corps he was promoted to c.,ntoin
April IL. 1864.
He conducted court-martiai Mt heaslauar
tiers, Third Division First Brigade, and
at headquarters. First Corps and Fifth
Corps, and one court ordered by Gen.
Meade. on march and in battle he served
as aid-dccamp on Third Division staff
until April, 1864, when he took command
or company; was wounded in the Wilder.
ness, May 6, 1864; rejoined the army In
front Of Petersburg, June 80, AMI remained
until August sc, when he went home TO
nave a necessary operation performed.
Whiie home he was assigned 10 duty in
the Office OF Judge Holt, judge advocate
general. Mt Washington. When suffi.
tteatly recovered he requested to DC re-.
heyed aud returned TO the regiment. but
the request WIS refused
Upon the-request OF Judge Helt Gen.
The morning times., 1896-10-11

pension of Iostilities he turned the Mem
phis and Charleston line over to its former
manager, Col. Tate, and resigned his com
. mis- sion. -.--.u
Col. Wright was given a commission as
colonel by GOV. Andrews, but being away
from headquarters and no mastering Off
Ger at Memphis he could not be mus cred in
and hence did not attain the full rank to
which hi was entitled.
Prior To the war Col. Wright was con-
nected with railroads in Massachusetts,
relinquishing that business 10 take charge
OF stage line in Chile, running from
Valparaiso TO the capital. Santiago, cross
ing spur of the Andes. Returning To the
United States. he entered the service, or
the Boston and Maine Railroad, and was
engaged 10 go with Gen. Banks to the Illi-
Eols Central, when be enlisted for the war.
After his four years service iu the
army Col. Wright went to Chicago and
served rs commissioner of the fire and
police department after the great fire
coming TO Washington in 1873, where he
has since resided
ALBERT Il. HAY founder OF the order
and first national Commander of the Union
veteran Legion, was born at ZeJiennnIa
Pa, December 13, 1874. He enteraI H.,
freshman class at jefferson College pa
and two and half years later. witbont
The consent OF his parents, enlisted In the
Tenth PeRns ylyania ~
His father discovered his whereabo,ts
before the regiment left the State nnJ
took him home, afterhe had been in comna ~
week, but on ScptemberI7, 1861 while vel
uhder seventeen years OF age he enlisted in
Company II. Seventy eighth Regiment
fennsylvania Volunteers. lie partiCipat ed
IN all the battles OF The A rmy of the Cum
oerahu' under Gen. Thomas, Including
The morning times., 1896-10-11

Single wass aPpaiuted Judge advocate,
United Stntes army, June IL, 1865. He
resigned July 10, 1865, and returned to
Pittsburg, where he resumed the practice
OF law. He was elected Judge OF common
pleas,No.~1 Il of AllegheEy courts in 1887.
GEN. W. POTTER KREMER, OF New
York city, was born in Wilkesbarre, Pa,
IN 1S41. He removed 10 Iowa In S47 and
was reared on a farm ,feceiving only COM
mon school education. He enlisted in
Company /. Sixth iown Infantry, July,
1851, aud served three years. Partici-
iated in the battles OF shiloh, Corinth, Vicks.
ours, big Hack kiver, jackson, Missionary
Ridge. Dallas, Big shan,y New Hope Church
and keresaw Mountain
Alter TIE war zen. hrcmer spent several
years on the plains aud in the Rocky Noun
iaiiis. and had several encounters with the
indians, who were then on the warpath.
ihefe Is Il vacancy in the office OF chap
iali-lE-cilief, caused by tie sudden death
u Rev John Danks, July % last. He was
Methodist preacher of great ability, sta
.loheu at Gleniield, Pa, n thorough pa
triot, an humble Christian, aud beloved by.
all who knew him. He was known as the
lighting chaplain, yet he came out Of serv-
ice as colonei OF his regiment, aud made his
record as a soldier. He was widely known
as a poet and singer
dvnN Al. IA l. -, member or the nauohai
executive committee on the state OF the
legion, entered service as private and
mustered in as second lieutenant OF Com
pnay c, Fifth Ohio Volunteers, April 10,
1861 and was attachedto Kelly's command
in West Virginia, August, Sol, To March,
1862, and in other divisions until the close
of the war. He participated in the battles
of French Greek, Ronney, Winchester, Port
.,epublic, Cedar Mountain, Bull Run, South
Mountain, Antielan, Chano ellorsvilie, ueC-
tySburg, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain.
Missionary ltidge, hinggoid, Resaca, Adairs.
Vile, Cassvillc, New HOPE Church, battles
about Dallas, Pumpkin Vine Creek and
Allatoona Hills; battles about Marietta and
against X eBesaw- Mountain. Pine Hin. Lost
Mountain, Muddy Creek, Moves Creek and
assault on keucsaw. Was honorabIy dis
charged July l, 1864.
Mis-. ELLA d. ZINN, national counselor
nf the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Union Vet
eran Legion, was born in Columbus. Ohio
IN S46;in 1866 married Peter linn, late
lieutenant Company F, FOrty-third Repi.
ment Ohio Volunteer Infantry; moved 10
indianapolis in 1855 and became identified
with George H. Thomas w r. G.; was an
pointed chairman of relief committee, and