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White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-01
TWELVE HOURS UNDER TIE SEA.
jules Vernc's Fascinating Nautilus has
Rccn OutdOnc ut Last.

Before mauy months have e'apscd q
submarine boat will probably he com
pIeted which will embudy several feat
ures that arc distinctly new. 1t is the
invention Of II + Dantzbecher, naval
architect and designer of yachts, who
lives in Philadelphia, and who has con.
tributed his share to the reputation this
country has Of late years won for skill IL
shipbuilding Mr.. Dantzbecher, II
other words, is a practical man and not
Of the class of inventors who construct
dream fabrce which rise so convenient
ly superior 10 the limits Of mcchanlca
possibilities. cutting SO ine fguro il
print aud 50 poor a one in practice,
Put compac,Iy, what MIR, Dantzboch
or purposes to give to the world Is a cub
marine yacht which will 60 to almos
any depth beneuth the surface Of the
ocean and IN which 10 persons will b,
ahlo to live comfortably for - houn
without coming to tho top for a iresl
supply Of air, Rising thus 10 get hreatl
twice every q hours, the yacht Wirl b,
able to travel Is days at full speed, or
distance uf 800 or 5000 miles il only G,
per cent of her power 10 used
Means of egress and iugress are pro
yided, 20 that such Of the passengers a
faol disposed TO stop out for a stroh o.
the hottnm OF the ocean can do So But
~ course. they would base to dress fo
the occasion. The ordinary diver
o.tume would be sufficient.
Furtheruorc there is an ample PROV
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-01

sion Of powerful electric search lights
which can he turned in any direction.
from the coming tower in the top of the
craft or from a point in its bottom.
These lights are to be so intense that
even in comparatively turbid waters OBJ
jecIs will he made out with tolerable
dIstinctness. IN waters as clear as are
those Of the Atlantic in the vicinity Of
the Bermudas, remote recesses of the
ocean depths may be Iausacked with
the rays.
But the submarine observations need
not be made solely in diving suits. Mr..
Dantzbecher has arranged sliding panels,
both in the sides and Bottom of his craft,
which, when slipped back, expose large
areas Of thicH but very clear plate glass,
Through these windows the submarine
travellers can look out upon the iIlumin.
tted depth Of water at their ease. They
can thus turn the entire ocean into
/ mighty aquarium, and study the
structure, life and habits Of the queer
rish aud grim monsters Of its lower
depths. And all this seated in a cozy
room, with stenograpbers at hand to
axe down the wcrGs Of the learned
chemist as they fall from his lips.
And aside from this obvious value to
scientific research, the amount Of plain
amusement the scheme suggests is be
widerirg to contemplate.
1t is Jules Nernes fascinating Naut.
rlus, which sailed "lWenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea" turned into all
actual reality sliding panels, plate
glass windows. doors leading out into
he dim, mys erious water and all. In
tact, it is very evident that Mr.. Dantz
becher, like many thousands e Other
people, has had his imagination stirred
and his inventive genius stimulated by
Veruo's delightful romance. Indeed
who shall say, when to the solved prob
EN- of aerial flight has been added the
solved problem of Submarine navigation
hat Verne with his Nautilus does no
cunt fer something in the result at
| aned? That he has set the inventors
! thinking in this and in other directions
! is beyond qucs ion, and that Mr. Dantz
! hprhpr is amOup he DrnCtical men WlC
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-01
MILLIONS IN PAINTING.
The uertford- Wallace Collection l.
Worth 37, ,S00.O GOO.

The uertford-yVa!lnce Collection is
Worth !B7,50o,000.
The celebrated Observation-Disclosures col
lection of pictures bequeathed to the
British nation by Lady Wallace is esti-
mated to be worth 81 100000. Her mag
Eanimity, says the Boston Transcript,
is all the more noteworthy because she
was struck of the queens visiting list
many years ago.
Sir Richard Wallace died on July 20,
1890, leaving behind him the most IA
nous art collection Of any Englishman.
The whole of Sir Richards great wealth
and the peerless collection of pictures
(Which includes 10 examples of Nelson
icr and Is of Grcuzc) were given to his
wife for her own free disposition. Prior
to his death, however, he expressed his
wishes to his wife that after her death
his superb collection of works of arr
should go to highlands national gallery
and that his wish in this respect should
E2 carried out she arranged several
years ago.
The magnificent ITertford collection
comprised when it passed into Sir Rich
ard Wallace's hands a splendid assort
ment Of paintings, porcelains, bronzes
decorative furniture, jcwclry and other
works Of art. Ills own purchases dur
ing the past 50 years included many OF
the choicest examples of old japanese
art, which he was one of the first tc
bring to the attention Of European
connoisscurs; of the masters of The
Italian renaissance, notably the produc
tons in silver of Benvenuto Cellini anC
his immediate followers and of modern
French paintcrs.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-01
An AslronomicnI Oncr.

A German capitalist offers a reward
Of $4,000 TO any astronomer who will
prove that the stars are composed Of
solid matter,
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-01
DU MAURl-R AND MORRIS.
Both Born In March, 1884, and Died in
October, 1S06.

October, 1S06.
One of the mCst extraordinary par
alels III chronology is the almost eX-
act coincidence Of the time spent in
the world By two men who had so much
IT, 60 with the molding Of the literature
ard art Of their day as George du Maui
rier and William Morris, says the New
Orleans Times-DCmocrat. Du Maurer,
the elder of the two. was born exactly
lG days before Morris, on March G, 1884,
and ne died but four days after him;
So that these two great men, who lived
more than C2 years, were Cn the earth
for exactly the same time, with the eN-
reption of less than three weeks, both
being born in March, 1884, and dying
~ October, 1896. Similarly. both Sir
Holm Millais nnd the archbishop Of
Canterbury, who died within Il month
or two Of each other. were born in 1S29.
It is one of the most striking events
| ii the long history Of the archbishops
Of Canterbury that the late archbishop,
~ho was ono of Mr.. Gladstonc'9 appoint
mcuts ard afterward divolged from
him in political opinions. Should have
been stricken while sitting in the
sQuirc's pew Of his cid friend at IIH-
warden. IT is most morcful thing
that Mr.. Gladstone did not happen to
be in church. TO man Of his roars
| the shock must have been NEST danger
GUS. What an archbishop of Cantor-
/ bury Mr.. Gladstone would have made
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-01
The seventy Richest Americans.

The total estimate both as to number
Of persons ana amount Of wealth has
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
ANNUAL NEGRO CONFERENCE.
1t Is in Session at Tuskegee, Ala.-TeXas
Is Represented.

Tuskegee Ala, Feb. 24.-The sixth an
nual negro conference met this morning.
About 1000 persons, were present, about
800 of these being farmers, representing
almost every southern state from Virginia
to Texas. Booker II. Washington was
elected president and made brief open
ing address.
During the morning reports were re-
ceiyed from Texas showing q much better
state of things than in any other southern
state. Hon. r. l.. Smith, a member of the
last Texas legislature. spoke encourage
ingly of results through the village and
farm improvement societies.
The following was adopted as an eX-
preston of the conventions:
First-We believe in negro ownership
of lands, since fully three-fourths of the
negro. race live on agricultural pursuits.
Second--We discourage extravaganza,
and urge all people to live on less than
they earn that they may have homes and
money inIthe bank. ..@.
Third-We urge organization to with
stand competition, that we may continue
to share in an increasing degree the COM
mon and skilled labor of the south.
Fourth-We urge that each community
keep its schools open six months or more
in the year. and that our young people
be kept continually Mt school or at work.
Fifth-We should make the immoral
among the leaders and in the ranks feel
the force of our condemnation.
Sixth-Wc recognize the mutual de-
pendence of the black and white races
in the south and pledge ourselves to do
all in our power to remove all obstacles
to material progress.
Seventh-In morals, education and pros
perity we note each year n steady gain.
We advise the organization of negro con-
fcrcnces throughout the south.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
DISHONORING ENGLAND'S FLAG
The Chronicle Denounces the Course of
England in Crete

London, Feb. 24.-The Chronicle prints
an editorial this morning calling on the
government to take active steps in the
Cretan situation.
The Chronicle denOunces the dishon-
oring of England's flag by associating
with the sultan and the coercion of
Greece.
The Chronicle announces that the for
eign admirals have already requested Col.
Vassos to quit the island of Crete, and
threaten TO lombard him if he attacks
any position of the Turks. Col. Vassos
replied that he must execute his orders.
The Chronicle also publishes a dispatch
from Minister of Foreign Affairs Skousez
ed to the courts of Europe, explaining
that the dispatch of the Greek fleet and
Greek troops was intended to protect the
Greek citizens, and begging the powers
to impress the sultan with the dangers
likely to ensue if Turkish troops were
dispatched to Crete.
The Athens correspondent of the Chron-
icle had two interviews with King George
of Greece. In these interviews the king
said that he had received reports from
his officials in Crete that foreign marines
were present in the fort from which the
Turkish troops rallied to attack the
Greeks and to which they returned after
being defeated, and that the Turkish
after the sortie. Col Vassos reports that
but for this foreign protection hn would
have captured the fort.
Mr. Henry Nolan adds the following
as the substance of the kings comments:
"Col. Vassos will not leave the island
and Greek troops will resist the Turkish
troops"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
WANTS UP-TO-DATE WARSHIPS.
Chill Has An Agent in the United States
Studying Our Navy.

New York, Feb. 24.-Ex-Presdcnt
Jorge Mont of Chill, who is known in his
country as the Fighting admiral" reached
this city today on the steamship Altai of
the Atlas line and will make the Fifth
Avenue hotel his headquarters for the
next two months.
Senior Months visit is official. He is in
the United States in his capacity as vice
admiral of Chill to study the United
States navy with the view of facilitating
improvements already projected in the
navy of his country The vice admiral
explained the purpose of his visit to this
country as follows:
81 will remain here two months learn
ing what l can about the United States
navy and methods Of naval construction.
What do will be done informally and
with as much expedition as possible. |
intend, after leaving this country to go
to England, France, Germany, Spain,
Italy and possibly Greece and Turkey to
study naval conditions there as study
them here"
AS regards the plans of the Gillian re-
public in the matter oil naval construction
Vice Admiral Montt sGid he could not
speak, but added: Chill is for pence
absolute peace"
1t is reported, however, that Chill in
tends to greatly increase her naval pow
cTS ana Nutl slSl)Oll VI hSi envy 40
made ironclads of the latest American ana
English types will be ordered.
Vice Admiral Mont admitted that he
would visit the Cramps' ship yard at
Philadelphia while i'll this country, but
declined to reveal his Intentions beyond
that point. The Office of vice admiral is
the highest in the GILLIAN navy. 1T has
been held by Senior Mont since his re-
tirement from the presidency of the re-
1905 whom Ern1-
erico Errazuruiz became president.
IL know there are certain leaders who
have been urging me people Of Costa
Rica and Guatemala to aiG them in over
throwing Guiteras IN Salvador and Le.aya
in Nicaragua in order to break up the
union but up to the present time they
have met with no success in this policy.
| Costa Rica has always kept aloof from
foreign complications While Guatemala
has her hands full at hGme, with seri-
GUS financial crisis. Furthermore, the
relations between San Salvador and Qua
temala are so cordial at present that
| neither would aid revolution started
against the other 1t is entirely untrue
| that San Salvador mad, no attempt to
prevent an invasion of Guatemalan terri
| tory in January last. AS matter of fact
it was entirely to San Salvador's vigilance
| that the expedition was not more formula
BILE as proved by the published kilograms
| from Barrios to Guteras thanking MN
for his able cooperation in crossing the
frontier and arresting and imprisonins
those implicated.
"Thc old differences between Costa
Rica and Nicaragua have been happily
| arranged through the mediation Of the
Central American diet. setting aside, all
possible cause of trouble between them
or their lending aid to crush Ielaya.
"'rhe tenor of the reported friendly
| feeling of Costa RIGA and Guatemala to,
wards the Greater Republic of Central
| America tend to show that they will join
| the Union ultimately"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
THE DISCONTINUED MASSES.
English People Thoroughly Aroused
Against Salisbury's Cretan Policy.

London, Feb. "a Discomfort is rapidly
growing more pronounced among the
masses in respect to the policy of the
government towards Crete The liberals
are furious and their newspapers are
making violent appeals to the passions of
the people.
The Daily Chronicle strongly urges the
masses to agitate at all lengths against
the government, and Jerome's paper,
To-day" says today that the Marquis
of Salisbury is no Englishman, that he
is doing the bidding of that pompous
BLACKBOARD, Emperor William" and ac-
cuscs the conservative papers of being
owned, body and SOUL" by capitalists
and INDUCES in other language towards
them which Is almost unprintable, show
ing that some English papers can sin in
this respect more deeply than the Amer
lean newspaper they SO frequently taunt
with the offense.
The concluding .ontcncc Of the article
of Today is:
'If the concert Of Europe must be
broken up to have done with this
abominablc work, in the name Of God
let it go down and be drowned in its own
blood. Better war from the Rhine to the
Urals than this infamy should continue.
There has been concert of nothing but
the shrieks of the dying and tortured"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
CIVIL APPEALS-FOURTH.

San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 24.-(Special)
The following proceedings were had in
the court of civil appeals for the Fourth
supreme judicial district of Texas:
Afrmed-Wcstern Union Telegraph
Company vs.. Nina Luck, from Maverick;
Ulysses Grandjcan ct al. W.. Alfred
Ruhncke, from BeXar
Modified and ,Ahirmed-Leonard Gar
"a, Jr.. vs.. Hammond " Ullrich ct al,
from Bexar.
Reversed and Remanded-Missouri.
Kansas and Texas Railway Company of
Texas VS.. r. X. Rogers, from Hill; J..
Il. Whitsell & Co. vs. Mrs. Una Jones ct
al. from Navarro,
Submitted-H. Won Kohring VS.. George
White, from BeXar.
Motions verruled-Galveston. Harris
burg and San Antonio Railway Company
VS.. Howard n. Heuning, from Bexar. for
rehearing: w. l.. Gates vs.. W. A. Hoop
or, from Zavala, for rehearing; Mary G..
Taylor ct al. vs.. Travellers Insurance
Company ct al, from Galveston, for re-
hearing; w. II. and S. T. Taylor VS.. 7.
w. Brown, from Wharton. for rehearing;
Charles Hnmmel VS.. Isadore Flores, from
Bexar, fer rehearing; Caspian Seay ct al.
VS.. Hester Ann Fennal ct al, from Quad
alupc, Tor rehearing; Caspian Seay ct al.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
HrHIRTEEN BUILDINGS BURNED
Entire Block of Business Buildings De
stroyed in Palmer.

Palmer. Tex, Feb. 24.-(Specal.)-
Fire was discovered about 1:20 this morn
ing in the rear of ]. A. Payne's general
merchandise store, but not soon enough
70 save any of Payne's goods. The
building was consumed. The flames
then swept north and west, destroying
the entire block of thirteen business
houses.
]. A. Payne, general merchandise;
building and goods total loss, value
$4,000; no insurance. e,ooo.
Mcclure Il Harville, drugs; loss, S2ooo'
Building owned by J, A. Payne, total
loss; value, $500.
Masonic building, total loss. including
fixtures. $1,000: insured for 5000. Lower
story occupied by Palmer Hardware COM
pany: loss, about $14O0; no insurance
r. Smith, general merchandise; build
ing total loss, saved part or goods' Ill
surcd for $4,000; loss, $4,000.
w r. Pace & Co., saloon; building to.
tol loss: value, 500; no insurance; saved
goods and fixtures. eooo.
!. III. Forehand, building. value, $50o;
total loss. Occupied by Hug hes Bros.
Drug company; goods all saved.
Palmer Rustler, owned by j. W.. Bas-
sett; value, 5000; total loss; no msur-
ance. .o,
Riddell, Hayley n Blocker, sehe."'
merchants; building valued at, 5000; IN
surance. $500; goods all saved. ,,
Jeffries & Anthony, grocers; Dullails
goods and fixtures saved; ,,.
lanes Allen, general merchandise;
building and stock valued at $500; total
loss; no insurance.
A. !. McKecver & Co., grocers and
confectioners; building valued Mt Sl5oo;
loss, 1900: no insurance.
A. ]. Tate, shoe and saddlery store;
value, 5000: loss, $3.50; no insurance.
L DR.. r. NJ. Johnson, druggist: value or
building and stock. $4,000; Insurance.
$1,000: loss, $4,000. N
p" r. A. Trammel, confectioner: goods all
saved. Building owned by j. n. Payne;
total loss; value, $50; no insurance.
The Ennis fire company RESI- onded
promptly to the call of distress.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
BRIGHTON BEACH ENTRIES.

New York, Feb. 24.-All of the en-
tries from the west, Florida and Califor-
mia to the Brighton Beach association
which closed on the 10Th are now in.
Since the issue Of the list of entries for
the Brighton cup early last week the en-
Ben Elder, Mr.. G. III. Smiths Belmar and
Howard Mann have been received. The
list of entries for gentlemen riders has al
SO been swelled by the entry of Mr..
Smiths Beldemere and Rubicon and of
Mr.. NJ. +. Dryers Harrington and COun-
sellor Howe.
The total number of entries for the
different stakes is now as follows:
For 2-year-old-Fir3t Attempt Al; Ris-
Electric Handicap. 80; Venture Stakes,
"A; Speculation, 3S; Distaff "a; Spinster,
80; Vester, 80; Undergraduate, 81. Total,
300. sdl
For 3-year. olds-Nauticus "a; Saragos-
ga, 81; Sea Gull handicap. %; Cyclone
handicap, 80; Ocean Wave, %; Petrol, o.
Total, 1853.
For 3-year-olds and upwards-The
Brighton Cup, %; Brighton handicap, q;
Wave Crest, %. Total. 145.
For gentlemen ridGr-Hampstead stakes
16; Cedarhurst, 10 Total 81.
Steeplechase and hurdle races-Chantil-
ly (hurdles) 10; Punchtown (steeplechase)
16; Brighton Pink Cont, ID. Total, A.
The total number Of gentlemen riders
who have made entries are 104 and the
total number of entries Is IT'S.
The entries and weights for the Brigh-
ton cup follows:
The Brighton cup, two and quarter
miles:
William Barricks Maurice, age 8,
weight 1872; Robert Boyie's Step0ur, age
4. weight 100; Marcus Days Senator
Bland, age 4, weight 1870; Mrs. Jere
Dunn's Sunny Slope, age 3, weight, ITO;
M. Il. DIVERS Ben Brush, age a. weight
1870; Nj. r. Dryers Ben Elder, age 4,
weight 100; p. J. Dryers Handspring,
age 4, weight 100; Erie Stables Lazza-
rome, age 6, weight 132 Erie Stables
Nankipooh, age 5. weight 1872. Charles
Fleischmann's Halma, age .: weight l3z;
| Foster Bros Counter Tenor, age D,
weight 1872; s. J. Flynn's Basso. age. b,
weight 1872; James X. Keen's King Ar
thur, age s. weight 1872: VIM. Lakelands
Winged Foot, age 3, weight 40; A. II. d
d. III. Morris The Friar, age 3, weight
115; ]. M. Murphy's Buck Massie, age o,
| weight 1872; William divers Mirage, age
5. weight 1872; William Showalter's Co
chise, age 4, weight 1870: G. y. Smiths
Belmar, age 5, weight l32: z: r. : Smiths
Howard Mann, age !. weight 13O; u. =.
& w. =. Thompson's Requittal, age g
weight 100; Sam Towbridge's Hatue
Trowbridge age 4. weight 10; IL. =.
Whitney's Mingo ii, age 4. weight l5o'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
THE ODDS ON CORBETT.

San Francisco, Cal, Feb. N.--Since
Harry Corbett returned from Carson,
betting has opened here fairly lively
Some bets haze been made Mt 10 to z,
with Corbett on the long end, but the
big Spectators are quibbling over the
odds. Some thousands of dollars are
in Harry Corbett's hands to be on his
brother at odds Of 10 to 7. The Fitz-
simmons men, however, want III to ..
George Green will leave for Carson this
evening and continue his training ut
Corbett's headquarters.
Encouraged by the good prospects or.
securing match at Carson, he has been
in constant training for some time past.
Dan Hawkins, who is in very fair
shape, ic making preparations to tram
vigorously for his fight with Flaherty ana
viii probably leave for Nevada in the
near future.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
AUTONOMY FOR CRETE.

London, Feb. 25.-A Constantinople dis
patch to the Times says that Turkish
newspapers publish vOluminous details of
the Turkish army and navy movements
with the object of silencing Mohammedan
criticism of the governmental inertia.
Emperor William has again assured the
sultan of his support
A dispatch to the Times from Vienna
says:
The powers have agreed to give Crete
extensive autonomy They will insist
that Turkish troops and government be
withdrawn as quickly as possible, while
Greece is required to cvacuate the island
and withdraw her ships. If she refuses
the Piraeus will be blOckaded.
The Times, in an editorial, announces
that it has Independent reasons for the
foregoing statement and that the crisis
is over
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04

those in the secret plunged heavily on
Ondague to win. The odds were long,
and so much money was poured in that
the books cut the odds to 3 to 1 ut the
post. Even then the money kept pour
ing in, and finally several of the books
refused to take any more bets on On
dague. The Elmhurst book, which had
capital of $4,000, was compelled to
retire from business after 1t had met all
it's losses. The Roby book was com
PEELED to close until arrangements could
be made to borrow more money. All
losses were paid, but it is poorer by
$25.000.
Z. The books received another blow DUR
ing the day, heavy play being made
on Ferrer to win the fourth race ut San
Francisco. Several of the books are
decidedly groggy tomorrow, and they may
not open tomorrow. Nearly all the
money went to what is called the Feath-
erstone combination. 1t is also said they
won heavily on Concho.