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The Globe-republican., 1896-06-11

Admiral Far.agut. one Of the great.
est heroes Of American naval history.
once told friend how he won his nrst
, great victory. Its importance to this
land will not be known until the books
are opened at the last day. He said:
\ my father went down in behalf Of
! the United States government. to put
IN end to Aaron Burr's rebellion.
| was a cabin boy, and went along with
him. / could swear like an old salt
could gamble in every style Of gam
bling. 1 knew all the wickedness there
was at that time abroad. One day my
father cleared everybody out of the
cabin except myself, and locked the
door. He said:
David. what are you ging to do:
What are you going to be-
We'll. father said. I am going
to follow the sea-
Follow the sea! and be poor.
miserable. drunken sailor, kicked and
cuffed about the world, and die Of a
fever in foreign hospital?'
"'Oh. no, father said, I will not
be that; l will tread the quarterback
and command. as you do
mo. David my father said: a
person who has your principles and
your bad habits. will never tread the
quarterback and command
my father went out and shut the
door after him, and said then: j
will change; I will never swear again;
will never drink again; will never
GAMBLE; and. gentlemen. by the help
Of God have kept those three vows
to this time. soon after that became
a Christian. and that decided my fate
for time and for eternity"
The Globe-republican., 1896-06-11

An ingenious geOlogist has pro-
pounded the astonishing theory that
the center of the earth is q mass Of
molten gold and platinum. He says:
IF you put into bottle some coffee,
some sand. and some quicksilver, MI
it up with water and then shake ii
briskly, as soon as it has rested for a
minute you will have a layer of quick
silver at the bottom. a layer OF sand
in the middle and q layer Ct coffee on
top, with the water over all That Is,
the heaviest at the bottom and the
lightest on top. At one time the earth
was just like the contents Of the shaken
bottle. And as it has cooled it Is likely
that the heaviest of all the clements
platinum-has gone to the bottom. that
is. the center; and that the platinum Is
surrounded by a layer Of pure gold.
The gold that we find ON the surface Is
merely a small quantity .aat. here and
there got entangled with other things
and was prevented from sinking"
The Globe-republican., 1896-06-11
Nelson's Old Foudroyant.

Nelson's old vessel, the Foudroyant,
which was some three years ago re-
purchased from a German shipbreaker,
will shortly be placed on exhibition as
near London as the river authorities
will permit. She is being restored in
every respect to thetcondition in which
she was when Nelson's flag few from
her masthead. She will carry the
greater part of the original armament
of Lightweight guns, and the guns are
actually those in use when the ship
was in commission. 1t is proposed to
dress the crew in the costume of the
period.
When the Foudroyant once more
sails the seas. instead Of being ignom-
iniously towed from port to port, she
will be the only existing fully rugged
armed and manned specimen of the
wooden walls" of England and of the
most glorious epoch in the history Of
the navy.
The Foudroyant has had many vicis-
STUDIES, even since her recovery from
the Germans. In the Thames she has
been first blown ashore in gale and
then run into by a passing steamer,
which. however, got the worst of it.
and left a large piece Of her plating
sticking in the old hulk.
| After being on view for a short time
in the Thames, the Foudroyant will
visit the naval exhibition at Kiel. It
is intended during the summer to sail
the vessel should eventually visit the
her back to England and exhibit her
at all the principal ports in the united
kingdom. 1t is contemplated also that
the vessel should eventually visit the
colonies and the United States.--Lon-
| don Times.
The Globe-republican., 1896-06-11
Some War Money.

The Cuban government, which now
holds fully four-fifths of the island
against the great army Of Spain. has
as yet issued only stamps and bonds.
says the New York Sun. It has not
made any paper money, as is usual
with governments organized in rebel
lion against the ruling power. The
medium of exchange in Cuba today is
Spanish and American coin.
Among the patriot forces, however,
promissory notes Of the government
are being used. A commander Of any
body Of the army who wishes to sup
ply his men with food will give the mer-
chant whose goods chance to fall in
his way q note on the Cuban govern
ment promising payment Of a certain
sum. for the articles taken when the
Spanish yoke has been thrown OF and
the national government firmly estab-
lished. The merchants accept these
notes as better than nothing at all, and
as having a very good chance of re-
demption some day, for they realize
that SPANS grasp on the country is
weakening daily.
During the last Cuban war QS6S-'7)
the patriot government issued paper
money. This paper money was of the
same character as United States sill
yer certificate, with the exception that
It was not backed by very much finan-
cial responsibility. Its value depended
entirely on the rise and fall Of the in
surrectionists' chances of success. A
defeat Of the forces Of the Cuban gov
eminent meant a depreciation in the
value Of this currency: victory. an
appreciation.
At the beginning Of the civil war
in the United States a confederate note
was worth q United States dollar. As
the war progressed it deprecated in
value until Appomattox reduced its
value to zero.
A corresponding condition existed
during the Cuban war Of 1868. The
Cuban government, through the junta
in this country, issued an enormous
amount Of paper money. The bills were
printed in 1869 by a New York bank
note company, which has since gone out
Of business. The denominations Of the
notes were half pesos. pesos. 5. 10 and
8 pesos. A Spanish pesos is equal in
value to an American dollar. Great
quantities Of the notes were signed by
the treasurer Of the junta. and shipped
to Cuba, but after the suppression Of
the tunta the signature was added after
tho notes reached Cuba A large guam
tity Of these notes were never signed
nor shipped. but still great number
were In circulation on the island.
On the face Of the note is an an
nouncement that the paper will be lex
changed for gold and silver BY the re-
public and will be received rs taxes.
euseea house duties and in payment
0f IN obligations"
But tie republican government ct the
time Was - unstable that this promise
~ q little value. The army carried
bunlloo of IL notee with tham and
pa1o II what they goe with thG0- No
n2tehant wsuA argue Win N armed
The Globe-republican., 1896-06-11

force over the value Of the mons1 the
soldiers gave him for his goock He
had the chance Of the Cubans winning
and his having in his possession .
fortune paid for q few hundred dollars
worth Of property. But it was . big
gamble In the last war.
The Globe-republican., 1896-06-11
ODDITIES OF NATURE.

The original inventor CT papsr was
the wasp.
A dea's mouth is placed exactly BE-
tween his fore legs
There are more muscles In the tale OF
rat than in q human hand
The offspring Of a single ny in ons
summer, il none are desti Dyed. may
number 3 900. 900.
The ho.n Of the rhinoceros il not
Joined % the bone Of the head. but
grows o. the sktu like . wait or corn
The Globe-republican., 1896-06-11

At a temperance meeting, where sew
era, related their experiences, hum
orous Irishman who spoke, was ac-
knowledged to be the chief speaker.
He had on a pair of fine new boots.
Said he:
"a week after l signed the pledge
met an old friend. AID he says:
.Them's a fine pair Of boots you have
on They are says I. and by the
same token twas the saloon keeper
who gave them to me-
"'That was generous Of him, says
he.
eft was,' says l, but made a bar
gain with him. He was to keep his
drink and 1 was 10 keep my money.
NV money bought lie those fine boots.
I got the best of the bargain, and I'm
going to stick t. it,"
Chicago is still back S14, 900 on il
National convention guarantee fund.
Minneapolis, Mimi. is loading Up
car Of flour to send to needy St
Louisians.
MARSHA, renegade Apache chief, was
slain by Indian scouts in Southern
Utah.
Edison has invented q new lighting
apparatus which he calls the 6aog.
escent lamp.
June I'd was the tenth anniversary
of the marriage of the Clevelands in
the White house.
tV><~>. - rat D1~3. 800
killed by lightning while running her
sewing machine.
Maine Republicans nominated Lew.
ellyn Powers for governor and re-
solved against free coinage
School Superintendent K!ock Of
Leavenworth has resigned aud accept
ed IN offer At Helena. Mont.
John Hays Hammond. the Pretoria
prisoner. has been permitted to visit
his sick wife at Johannesburg.
Seven persons were poisoned, four
fatally, by drinking wine in Eva
Little's South Clark street house,
Chicago.
Indiana gold Democrats have organ
lied with Mayor Ta9gart of Indian
apolis president and Pierre Cray
secretary.
Topeka preachers protest against
the almost nude figures which appear
on advertising bills posted in public
places.
Governor Bradley of Kentucky has
withdrawn from the presidential race.
and thinks ali favorite sons should do
likewise.
Chairman Harrity believes there
will be no Democratic split on the
money question, but that majority
rule will govern.
Professor L. l. Dgche of the Kaasaa
universally has left for Seattle, Wish.
wherc he win join An expedition
being fitted out to 20 20 AlaslEA
The Globe-republican., 1896-06-11

we gresp with both hands after God.
and say. THE Lord is my light, the
Lord is my love. the Lord Is my Tor
tress, the Lord is my sacrifice, the
Lord, the Lord is my God"
Bless God for. your trials. Oh. my
Christian friend! keep your spirits up
by the power of Christ's Gospel Do
not surrender. DO you not know that
when you give up, others Will give
up? You have courage, and others Will
have courage. The Romans went into
the battle, and b. some accident there
was an inclination Of the standard.
The standard upright meant forward
march; the inclination of the standard
meant surrender. Through the negli-
gence of the man who carried the
standard, and the inclination of 1t, the
army surrendered. Oh! let us keep the
standard up, whether it be blown down
by the east wind, or the north wind,
or the south wind No inclination to
surrender. Forward into the conflict.
There is near Bombay a tree that
they call the borrowing tree. the pc
culiarity of which is it meyer puts forth
any bloom in the DAYTIME, but in the
night puts out all its bloom and all
its redolence. And l have to tell you
that though Christian character puts
forth its sweetest blossoms in the dark
ness of sickness, the darkness of IL
nancial distress, the darkness of be-
reayement, the darkness OF death.
weeping may endure for 8 night, but
joy cometh in the morning.. Across
the harsh discords of this world rolls
the music of the skies-music that
breaks from the lips. music that breaks
from the harp and rustles from the
palms, music like falling water over
rocks, music like wandering winds
among leaves. music like carroliing
birds among forests. music like ocean
pillows storming the Atlantic beach:
''They shall hunger no more. neither
thirst any more, neither shall the sun
light on them nor acy heat; for the
Lamb which is in the midst OF the
throne shall lead them TO living ioun-
tains of water, and God SHALL wipe
away all tears from their eyes,.
see a great Christian fleet approach
ing that harbor. Some of the slips
come in with sails rent and bulwarks
knocked away, but still afiOat. Nearer
and nearer eternal anchorage. Haul
away, my lads! haul away! Some OF
the ships had mighty tonnage, and
others were shallops easily lifted of the
wind and wave. Some were men OF
war and armed Of The shunders OF
Christian battle, and others were ua-
pretending tugs takins others through
the "Narrows," and some were coasters
that never ventured out into the deep
seas of Christian experience: but they
are all coming nearer the wharf-bris-
antine, galleon, line-cf-battle ship,
lone-boat. pinnace, war-frigate-and as
they come into the haTbor l lind that
they are driven by the long, loud, ter
rife blast of the east vino. 1t 10
through much tribulation that You are
to enter into the kingdom of God.
You have blessed God for the north
wind. and blessed him for the south
wind, and blessed him for the west
wind. can you no; in the light Of this
subject bless him Cor the east wind!
Nearer, my God. to thee.
Nearer to thee.
Fen though it be cross
That raiseth me:
Still all my song shall be.
Nearer my God, to thee.
Nearer to thee.
The Globe-republican., 1896-06-11
A Great Com m lss0Py.

General Morgan was Grants commits
sary and after the surrender at Apo
mattox successfully fed Lees entire
army of $4,000 men in addition to
Grants troops. During one Of Grants
campaigns the confederates by a flank
movement rounded up $4,000 steers be-
longing to his commissary department
and as soon as the damage became
known in Washington a dispatch ar
rived in Grants headquarters from
Secretary Stanton demanding to know
in categorical language who was re-
sponsible for the loss.
Il am" promptly telegraphed Grant
in reply, and there the matter ended.
But General Morgan states that while
Grant thus stood between him and the
irate secretary of war he had peculiar
way of showing his resentment to him.
On several occasions when there were
visitors in camp Grant would exclaim:
81 have the greatest commisssary-
general in the world-not only of mod
ern times. but ancient times az we'll
Colonel Morgan. here" and he would
point him out with an appearance of
honest pride.
How is that. general" the visitor
would ask
;. How. is that?" Grant would say:
why, he feeds our army and the enc
my's. too."-Washington Post.
The Globe-republican., 1896-06-11
Pay Of Army O0csFs.

The pay OF army officers is fixed a.
follows: General. $13,500; lieut.-gen-
eral, $1,000: major-general. $500:
brigadier-general. $500: colonel. So
500; lieut.-colonel. $1,000: major. ST.
500; captain. mounted. $1,000; captain.
not mounted. q. 800; regimental adult
ant. 81. 800: regimental quartermaster.
81, 800; first lieutenant. mounted. 81
500; lieut.-colonel. 5000: major. 81
500; second lieutenant. mounted. 81
500; second lieutenant, not mounted,
81, 400; chaplain. 81 .50o.. The navy sal
aries are: Admiral. $4,000; vice-ad-
miral, 5000; rear-admiral, 5000:
commodore, 5000; captain. $500:
commander, $500; lieut-commander.
g. 800; lieutenant. $2,4O0: master. 81
500; ensign. 1890; midshipnan. 81
900: cadet midshipman. $500: mate.
500: medical and pay director and
medical and pay inspector and chief
engineer. N,lO6. aeet surgeon. neet
nay master and feet engineer. 400:
sureeoa aad psymaster. $500: chap
lain. o4sea
The Globe-republican., 1896-06-11
rALMAGE'S SERMON.
"CONSOLATION IN TROUBLE -
LAST SUNDAYS SUBJECT.
From the Subjotnod Text: And the Lor"
Brought an East Wind Upon the Lana
all That Day and all That NiSht-
EE 1880.

iIE reference here
is not to Il cyclone
but to the long
continued blowing
OF the wind from
an unhealt b full
quarter. The north
wind is bracing.
the south wind is
relaxing, but the
east wind is irri-
tating and full Of
The Globe-republican., 1896-06-11


Of that child your spirit has beer
purer. Since the lo8 of that prom
erty, you nave found out that earrniy
investments are insecure. Since you
lost your health. you feel as never be-
fore a rapt anticipation Of eternal re-
lease. Trouble has humbled you. has
enlarged you. has multiplied your re-
sources, has equipped you. has loosened
your grasp from this world and tight
ened your grip on the next Oh! bless
God for the east wind. 1t has driven
you into the harb0r OF Gods SYM
patty.
Nothing like trouble to show US that
this world is an insufficient portion.
Hosarth was about done with life. and
he wanted to paint the end of all
things He put ON canvas shattered
bottle: a cracked bell: an unstruns
harp: a sign-Icard of a tavern called
The Worlds End falling down:
shipwreck: the horses Of Phoebus ~
ing dead in the clouds: the moon in hel
last quarter. the world on fire. One
thing more" said Hogarth. and my
picture Is done" Then he added thu
broken palette of . painter. Then h
died. But trouble. with hand might
Ter and more skilful than Hogarth's
| pictures the falling. failing, monlder
Ing. dying world And We want se0e
: thing permanent to lAy hold q. ant
The Globe-republican., 1896-06-11

Rode the Six Hundred.
Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Was there q man dismayed?
Not though the soldier knew
Some one had blundered.
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why:
Theirs but to do or die.
Into the Valley of Death
Rode the Six Hundred.
: Cannon to right Of them.
Cannon to left of them.
Cannon in front Of them:
Volleyed and Numbered;
Stormed at with shot and shell.
Boldly they rode, and vel
Into the jaws Of Death.
Into the mouth of He'll
Rode the Six Hundred.
Flashed all their sabres bare
Flashed as they turned in air,
Sabring the gunners there.
Charging an army, while
All the world wondered.
Plunged in the battery smoke.
Right through the line they broke
Cossack and Russian
Reeled from the saber stroke
Shattered and sundered.
Tnen they rode back, but not
Not the Six Hundred.
Cannon to right Of them.
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them,
Volleyed and Numbered.
Stormed at with shot and shell.
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came through the jaws of Death.
Back from the mouth of He'll
All that was left of them,
Left Of Six Hundred.
When can their glory fade?
Oh, the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made!
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble Six Hundred!
"A. TennysoI
The Globe-republican., 1896-06-11
VETERANS CORNER,
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR THE
OLD SOLDIERS.

Charge Of the Light Brigade ~ ummor-
talisoA In Literature BY Alfred Tea
nysoa-0en. Morgan . Wonderful Com
ulssary Oncsr-Pay Of Omosra
The Globe-republican., 1896-06-11
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON xL. SUNDAY JUNE H.
JESUS IS CRUCiFIED.
Golden Hext-~Chriss Died for Our STINT
According to the Scriptures" Il
Corinthsans l5:l3-Story OF the TriS
eoforo Plate

HE whole story Of the
trial and crusidxioa
belongs to this lesson.
There is this adyan.
tage in this fact. that
we eau embrace with
in one view as a wholi
that which in all on,
former studies we have
beheld in n succession
Of separate pictures.
with weeks interven.
ing between them.
Time of the Trials
Between I and }
o'clock TIL about !
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-22
FAMOUS FILLMORE.
Secretary Morton's Visit to George
Vanderbiifs Estate.


Secretary Morton's week at Biltmore.
the North Carolina estate OF George w.
Vanderbilt. was devoted to a study of the
methods in operation there to experiment
In forestry. horticulture, and agriculture.
There are 5000 acres I'm the estate"
said Secretary Morton, land every inch
of it may be said to be under scientific
cultivation, embracing every branch of
the vegetable kingdom. Combined with It,
he has the most perfect system OF road
ways i have ever seen, anu you can drive
100 miles over macadamized pavement
without going off his estate. AS an exhi-
bition of landscape gardening II is with
out an equal. Frederick Law Olmsted
has had charge OF that branch OF the
work, and the late Richard NJ. Hunt was
the architect OF all the buildings, which,
for their several uses surpass any that
exist on the earth. There are no palaces
in Europe that can equal Mr.. Wander
bits for elegance, comfort and con-
venience and he is gathering there a col
lection OF works OF art that would make
II famous II 1t had no other attraction
HIS stables, his barns. his diaries. his
propagating houses. his memories, and
other features of his establishment are
ali on the same grand scale. He has
undertaken to furnish the highest possible
example OF the science of food culture
in every one OF its branches. He has
employed the best men he can find to take
charge Of his experiments and pays them
salaries that are commensurate with their
services. There are Germans and French
men and Italians and Englishmen. as we'll
as Americans, employed. The foreigners
are usually men of high professional rept-
tations who are attached to universities
in the Old World. and spend their yaca-
tons, three, four, or six months, on Mr..
Vanderblt's estate looking after their re-
spective departments. While the work
has not yet been carried far enough 10
show the results. the possibilities OF use,
fulness offered by Mr. Vanderbit's en-
terprise are unlimited.
81 consider his work there Just es i'm
portant 10 the agricultural interests OF
this country as the Department OF Agri-
culture at Washington. He employs more
men than have under my charge. and
] think he is spending more money
every year than Congress appropriates
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-22
THE URUAN INCIDENT
II Has Been Divorced from the Yene-
zuelaD Boundary Dispute
UNCLE SANS GOOD OFFICES.
Through These 1t Is That the Con-
summation Has Been Reached
The Demand One for Personal
Damages Only Now.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March H.-The
so-called Uruan incident has been divorce
ed from the venezuelan-boundary dispute,
and practically terminated, 1t is UNDER
stood, through the good offices OF the
United States, without the representatives
of Great Britain and the South American
republic coming into direct relations re-
earding the affair. This Uruan Incident
so-called, had at one time a somewhat
threatening aspect, but finally developed
into comparative insignihcance, capable or
exceedingly tame adjustment. 1t is strenu-
ously contended by those most Intimately
concerned that the incident never had an
ultimatum stage, and that there was
never any foundation for the report that
British fleet would be called upon to imi-
tate the Corinto demonstration.
While originally the claim presented
through the German Legation in Novem-
Der; 1894, was for violation Of the frontier
OF British Guiana, and, therefore, insepa-
rable from the boundary controversy. at
Secretary Olney's instance Great Britain,
a few weeks ago, modified IL into a de-
mand similar In effect to that pressed by
Italy against the United States on ac-
count OF the New Orleans riots in 1920.
which claim was settled by President
Harrison by the payment OF a certain
sum of money out OF the State Depart
ment contingent fund. 1t is understood
that the Uruan demand now simply be-
comes one for personal damages inflicted
upon British property. and persons by
Venezuelan officials, leaving out of the
controversy the question whether the oc-
currence was upon Venezuelan territory,
as being irrelevant.
When Douglass Barnes the British
Guiana constable. was arrested In july,
1894. by Venezuelan soldiers on the right
bank of the Cuyuni river, which he had
crossed to stop a Venezuelan planter from
cutting trees on land which he owned
the Venezuelan Government paid Barnes
500 or $780, on account of his imprison-
ment, which he personally considered as
satisfactory. But when the Colonial Gov
eminent heard of II considerable indigna-
ton resulted. and the damages were soon
magnihed to an enormous amount, and at
that period the home government felt con-
strained to present a claim against Vene-
zuela. After two years, however and I'm
view of the change in the aspect OF the
boundary dispute. the claim has dwinded
TO 5000, and this amount Is probably
about what Venezuela will shortly pay
with the distinct understanding that II
does not affect the title to the territory
upon which the arrest occurred.