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! England Honors Cabota.

Special Correspondence of the Globe.
BRISTOL, England, May 13.-Eng-
land is celebrating the fourth centen-
airy Of the voyage Of John Cabota,
whom no less an authority than the
Royal Geogra ph1cal Society Of England
says was the real discoverer Of Ameri-
ca. Unfortunately the vaulting am
bit1on and the overweening pride Of
an undutiful son, Sebastian Cabota,
have clouded the historical records OF
Cabota, the senior. Still, sufficient is
known to assure science that John
Cabota, rather than Columbus, dis
covered the continent of North Ameri-
ca.
John Cabota was Genoese by birth,
but went to Venice, where he resided
from 1461 to 1476. He married there
and became a Venetian citizen. At
the end Of the period mentioned he
went to Spain ands Portugal, where he
learned Of thet> plans Of Columbus to
sail westward Inasearch of the myth
cal Isle of Cathay. After this he emf
grated to England with his wife and
three sons, in the year 1894. March 4,
1897, Henry VII granted him letters
patent permitting him and his three
sons to fit out ships under the pro-
lection Of the English flag.
Under these auspices therefore Cabo-
ia accomplished the undertaking that
makes it necessary, according to Sir
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sary to successfully accomplish the ien9
terprise undertaken by him. He must
have combined practical abilities with
imagination and enthusiasm. A forS
eigner, and at first unknown. he must
also have possessed the faculty of winJ
gathering around him the most able
and daring seamen of the time. :,
Summing UP all the matters relativa
to CabOta's death it Is possible to learn
Of, 1t seems a reasonable statement to-
say that Cabota probably died soon;
after his second expedition left Eng4
land. This, and this only, In the minds
of scientists could account for the utter
absence of any statements concerning
him which would connect him with the
expedition after it set sail. Discardingy
as seems the only way to do, the utter-l
ances of Sebastian Cabota, it is only
fair to say that the credit Of complies
Ing that most important voyage which
gave to England the whole EASTERN
discovery, belonged to the Englishd
captains probably led by Lancelota
Thirkill
The position assumed by scientistsj
and the Royal Geographical society isl
taken neither with a view Of belittlingl
or discrediting Columbus. 1t should mol
more be taken as indicating a purpose
otherwise than stated, than should the
fact that the Norsemen were undoubt-i
edly the first white men to land on
American soil. Columbus undoubtedly;
discovered certain islands which belong
in the western archipelago, but the
student Of the history of the world has
demonstrated to his entire satisfaction
that the honor of the discovery of the.
American continent belongs to joint
Cabota and not to Christopher Coz
lumbus,
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Clements Markham. president OF the
ROYAL Geographical society, for the
PEOPLE of the, Dominion Of Canada,
Newfoundland and the United States
to regard Cabata sas the discoverer OF
America. instead of Columbus. And
so there is today In the British pos
sessions in America a celebration CO.
operative with the one here Of the
fourth centenary Of Cabota's voyage.
The Royal gociety of Canada win
place a brass ! tablet in the Legislative
hal, at Halifax Nova Scotia, as q
trib,,te to the explorer Newfoundland
viii improve the signal station at St.
Johns and erdct an observatory there
IN nemory Of the event that Is cele-
hrated. While the committee here,
which has had the matter In charge,
was unable toe secure any general Cd
servance Of the centenary In the Unit
al states. 1t has received so many as
surances of entire sympathy and In
dorsement of the idea that the effect
10 practically the same as 1t would De
had a celebration occurred under the
stars and stripes.
The voyage which ended SO notably
began at Bristol where John Cabota
fitfed out a small vessel in 1897, called
the Matthew. The crew consisted OF
eighteen men, all Of whom were British
sailors except two, Blrgundian and
a barber from Castigltona, place near
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VOYAGE OF
AMERICAS REAL
DISCOVERER.

Genoa, in Italy. Cabota's plan was the
same as that Of Columbus-to san
westward until he reached the ports
of Cathay and Cipango. May 8, 1897,
the Matthew set sail from Bristol on
her memorable voyage. Cabota passed
Ireland and then shaped a northerly
course. finally navigating to the west.
having the North star on his right.
Having wandered thus for a time, he
at length reached land, where he hoist
ed the Royal standard and took pos
session.
1t is believed that this was at a
point in or about Cape Race. Ger
tainly it was between the two land
falls. Cabota called It the Cape Of
England. This was on June 4, 1897, St.
Johns Day, and the island that was
found that same day was called st.
John, believed to be the present ioca-
ton Of st. John, Newfoundland. On
Cabota's map, which Is still in exist
ence, a large island called St. Juan is
placed to the west of Cape Breton in
the position Of the Magdalena group.
This map shows Newfoundland as a
detached group Of small islands. Presi-
dent Markham believes that Cabota
made landing at Cape Bonavista. on
the east coast of Newfoundland. The
chart which Cabota sent to Spain
has a coast line which seems to
indicate that the Matthew sailed along
the south coast Of Newfoundland.
The first voyage of John Cabota was
the first successful expedition Of dis
covery which sailed from an English
port. Those who place credence in the
statement of his son. Sebastian, be-
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neve that he passed Cape Race In
thick weather and made landing on
Cape Breton on June "a. Those who
reject the evidence Of Sebastian Ca
bota's map, believe that he landed at
Bonavista bay, not necessarily on June
"a; then coasted along the south coast
of Newfoundland until he. was In sight
of Cape Breton, returning nearer the
land so as to pass the islands of st.
Pierre and MiQuelon at the right.
Much confusion was caused both by
early writers and their modern COM
mentators, owing to the events Of the
several voyages made by Cabota being
COMPOUNDED. Letters that are still In
existence, written by two men named
Pasqualigo and Soncino, refer to the
first voyage, though several writers
have made the mistake Of declaring
the second voyage the subject matter
of the documents. The statements Of
Sebastian Cabota, which were reported
by Ramusio and Peter Martyr, referred
to the second voyage.
When John Cabota returned to Eng
land. he was received with enthusiasm
and the king gave him grant Of $50
for discovering North America, be-
sides allowing him pension of 500,
a wear. Cabota lived at Bristol for a.
time with his family, but on Feb. 8.
14aS. fresh letters patent were granted
him by Henry VII. to take. SIX ships
for the further discovery Of new
isles" It was Cabota's fond hope that
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TIE RIGHT HIND
OF TIE MIKAD0.

copyrighted, 1897, by Frank G. Carpenter)
WASHINGTON, May 20.-He is the
right hand of the mikado!
1 refer to Marquis Ito, the famous
ex-premier of Japan, who by the time
this letter is published will be travel
ing through this country on his way
to London to represent his majesty
at the diamond jubilee of the queen.
Marquis Ito has for years been the
closest of all men to the japanese
emperor. He has been member or
nearly every cabinet during the last
Quarter Of a century, and he would
be the premier of Japan today had he
not asked to be allowed to retire for
a. rest after he had settled the terms
of peace with China. Ito is one OF
the ablest statesmen of the world. For
almost a generation he has been fight
ing Diplomatic battles with the lead
ing men of other governments. He has
had many a tilt with Lii Hung Chang
and has, as a usual thing, come out
ahead. 1t was he who to large eX-
tent brought about the late war be-
tween Japan and China. l have been
told that he did it because he thought
the japanese people needed their at
tention directed away from their home
affairs. He wanted to put down the
pernicious reformerS who were asking
impossible things of parliament. and he
knew that the war would do it. He
wanted also to humble China, and he
succeeded. He was the closest adviser
of the emperor during the war, and 1t
was in connection with him that the
conduct of the campaign was planned.
At the close he thought he had earned
a vacation, and he got it. He can,
however be premier again if he wants
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Gossip and Story .
About the Marquis Ito
and His Visit to
the United States.

later it was only his features that
showed me that he was japanese. He
was dressed in suit of black. cut after
the style of Broadway tailor, and
his shoes were such as would not nave
been out Of place upon the feet OF any
congressman in Washington. When ne
spoke it was in the best of English.
He shook my hand, and we sat upon
upholstered chairs and carried on our
conversation In American fashion.
ITO AND THE WAR.
I found Marquis Ito by no means
averse to speak of the troubles Wnlcn
were then brewing between japan anu
China. He realized that war was
about to occur, and told me that the
situation was critical. He said that
if the Japanese soldiers were attacked
in Corea that they would certainty
FIGHT and the way he put his answers
made me think of Japan as OF BOY
with a chip on his shoulders ready 70
fight any other boy who knocked IL
off. Ito knew well the condltlon OF
China. Japanese travellers had lnVesu'
gated the situation. The rottenness
in the Chinese army was known ana
left little doubt in Ito's mind OF the
result. When my talk occurred war
had not yet been declared. NO one
thought there would be any war, ana
7 looked upon Ito's words as d1plo-
matte rather than as a prophecy OF a
condition about to take place. lett
Japan day or two afterwards. and
had hardly arrived at Vancouver when
VA. was actually declared. After this
was done no news was given out to
the :ppess about sthe plans Of the gov
ernment, and Twas, in fact, the first
newspaper correspondent who had an
mixing of the war; During the strug-
gle Ito was constantly with the EN-
neror. It was he who brought him to
the Western part OF Japan at the
naval station Hiroshima, from where
the war was directed. and where, you
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NEXT SATURDAYS FIELD DAY.
speculations as to Interc onegiater
Winners

1PCSnAAAAkoAS as "
Winners.
The intercollegiate field day will be held
at Minnehaha park SATURDAY. next Nav 90
The regulation thirteen events will be con-
tested, the mile walk being eliminated.
The schools entering this year are state
lege and Shattuck school With beautiful
new seventy-hve dollar cup for an inspiration,
the college lads will be out for blood
Last Monday at the preliminary contest the
and Carleton have some men who will set
hot pace in several events.
Olsen, OF Hamline, and Rogers OF the U,
will probably make the event Of the day in
the 1O0-yard dash. Both these men have done
the 100 in 10 10 fat, and exciting time Is
looked for.
Loomis. in the hurdles. is in prime condition,
and the U boys think they have in him sure
winner, though the other schools have some
dark horses to spring at the post.
Knapp, OF Carleton, won the half-mile run
last year, and is out to win the same this
year Knapp also won the mile run with
Merritt, Of Hamline, a close second. Merritt
has been doing good work this spsing and
Will make harder race for the Carleton man
at the coming meet
Shattuck thinks it has sure thing in the
high Jump, as the Faribault man has been
clearing 5 feet inches.
The shot-put and hammer throw will be
nip and tuck between Richie, of Hamlne, and
Loomis, of the U.
The 220-yard dash will be between the 100
ydIu lueH dHu Will make d uH6 race. Inc
440-yard dash, which is the hardest on the list,
will be worked off between Nelson, of the u
and Lew Merritt, of Hamline, as the probable
winners. Harrison, of the U, has the pole
vault UP his sleeve, as he made 10 feet inches
at the meet at Lexington park last Monday.
Trainer Exner, of Carleton will be present
at the contests with full team in irst-class
condition Trainer Kaigher. of Hamline U,
reports his men in fine shapA aud with the
big team of Trainer Craigie OF the U, and
the Shattuck boys there will no doubt be
some records smashed.
The "frats" are preparing to be in evidence
with numerous tally-ho parties and crowd
is looked for.
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to, and 1t Is not improbable that at
the close Of his present mission he
will again be at the head of the Jap
anese government.
THE MARQUIS ITO AT HOME.
I saw something of the Marquis Ito
during my last visit to Japan. I met
him by appointment one afternoon at
his home in Toxic, and there had long
chat with him about matters of general
interest The marquis lives in the most
fashionable part of Toxic. The palaces
of japanese princes and mobiles sur
round his residence. Driving up the
street upon which he lives you might
easily suppose yourself to be in one OF
the suburbs of Paris. The houses are
of foreign style. Ito's house is big
two-stroy brick with porte cochere
running out above the front door. The
day that I called upon him there had
been great earthquake in Toxic. One
of the buildings in the imperial palace
grounds had been partially thrown
down and Ito'S house had been severely
shaken. Nine Ito was so much
frightened by the earthquake that she
had gone to her home in the country
to rest and recover, and the marquis
was naturally anxious to leave Toxic
to see her. This I learned afterward,
pul IlO SlSll VI IL cippOSei GU III LIS SOi."
versation. He -chatted as though he
had plenty of time and made me feel
perfectly at home. Everything about
the house savored more of Europe than
Japan. Ito is anxious that the Japa-
nese should in almost every respect
adopt our civilization. He believes
that they will be more ready to do this
If they wear European clothes, and
for this reason he has all about him
dressed in this way. The butler who
opened the front door for me was an
Acknowledged Japanese who wore a
livery which might have passed without
remark in any of the big houses of the
400 in New York His suit was of
black with brass buttons. He took
my card and showed me into an enor-
nous parlor furnished in foreign style.
I could hardly realize that l was in
Japan as I looked about me, and when
the Marquis Ito entered a few moments
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by sailing westward he might; reach
Cipango. Like the first expedition,
the second was fitted out at Bristol.
One ship Of the fleet was commanded
by Lancelot Thirkill, an experienced
navigator from London, who secured
royal loan Of $3.50 with which to
equip q ship. Thomas Thirkill COM
manded second vessel, and secured
a similar loan as did Thomas Bradley,
who commanded a third. A fourth
vessel was captained by John Carter,
who received loan Of s201.25. In the
records of Cabota's expeditions, all the
men, whose names are given, are re-
ferred to as going to the new isles"
This expedition, by far the most
notable which ever set sail up to that
time and for such a purpose. consisted
of five vessels. The crews numbered
300 men, and they sailed for the mys-
terious west in the spring Of 1893. This
is the last that was ever known OF
John Cabota, so far as historical
records tell us. His fate and the date
Of his death are unknown. Whether
he persisted at sea or whether ne
reached some land and died there, no
modern man can say. Sebastian Cabo-
ta the unduttful son, was a pilot like
his father. His character is indicated
by the fact that while he was in Spain.
subsequent to his fathers DEATH he
spoke of his fathers second voyage as
If he, Sebastian, had not only COM
manded the expedition, but fitted 1t
out at his own expense. In all the
various statements to increase his own
glory, Sebastian Cabota never men,
toned his father, except to utter the
falsehood that the father was dead
before the voyages of discovery were
made and that he, Sebastian, fitted out
and commanded the expeditions.
ic 20 Lett
not even good liar, for he did not
stick to the same tale. He told one
man that the king fitted out two ships
for him. and another that he had
equipped the ships at his own expense.
These, however. are the only accounts
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street. Chicago
ANAL .GAMATED SCALE.
No Radical Changes In Wages Are
Contemplated.

NO Had1ca1 manages IN wages Are
Contemplated.
DETROIT. Mtch.,,r May 22.-With the
exception of the sheet iron and tin plate
items, the ger1bral wage scale Of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel
and Tin workers has practically been
settled so far ss this association Is con-
cerned. The entiras scale has been re-
vised and the rateseof wages on a few
kinds OF work have been slightly in
creased, wldlai ono others there have
been reductions. Owing principally to
the condition eof the times and the
breaking up of manufacturers trusts
no radical changes have been made.
There Is an5dncrease In the scale on
heating slabs. rLasttyear the rate was
go 7-16 cents on the basis Of lilo cent
bar iron, but issnow. changed to 80 cents
and the scale graduates up to TIN cents
no 2-cent bar lron.s The scales on pipe
iron and skelp, bar and nail plate.
knobbling: those on wages in plate and
tank mills, In guide mills, 10-inch mills,
hoop iron mills, and cotton tie mills
remain unchanged in the revisions SO
far made. There yet remain undis-
posed of the wage scales on sheet iron
and tin plate.
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INTERCITY RACE.
Chicago Team Vfctors and the
Worlds Record Broken.

CHICAGO, May 22.-Several thousand cy-
Gle enthusiasts allied Tatersalls tonight to
witness the exciting record-breaking finish
on the ten-lap track in the six days, twenty
four hours, challenge intercity relay race.
The race was won by the Chicago team,
with Fred Skinner, the 142 hours contin-
uous long distance champion of the world,
crossing the tape first breaking the worlds
record by 20 miles and 1862 yards. 1t was the
second race Of it's kind ever attempted, the
first being in London on an eght-lap
track in March, 1896. 1t was won by Tom
Linton, the Welsh champion, who covered
1872 miles. The score follows: First squad
riding from II a. M to p: m.)-Flemming
(New York;, 459 miles laps; SmQkin New
York;, 45S miles laps; Stewart (Chieago),
459 miles laps; Hannant (Chicago), ASS miles
2 laps.
Second squad e p m. to p. m.)-Law-
son New York;. 491 miles lap. Bench New
York; 4S7 miles laps; MacCarthy (Chicago),
4ss miles laps; Weage (Chicago), 4sS miles
6 laps.
Third squad q p. m. to II p. m.}-Schin-
neer (Chicago), 512 miles laps; DeCardy
(Chicago), 512 miles; Waller New York;,
SIP miles; Gimm (New York;, oil miles 8
laps,
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WISCONSIN EIGHT is EAST.
1t Is Getting Ready for the Race
With Yale.

The special car bearing the University OF
Wisconsin crew arrived at New Haven
Wednesday afternoon, and the oarsmen went
to hotel for dinner. Their baggage was
taken to the house they have engaged at East
Haven. where they will remain until the race
with Yale. They will confer with the Yale
management soon about allowing the fresh
men to race, a subject over which a dispute
is likely to arise. Capt. Austin, Of the Wis
best of condition, and would begin practice
at once Their work will begin this week.
In handicap race with the Madison fresh
les, before their start, the Grew mado
time fast enough to lead Coach O'Dea to be-
lieve they can win.
Forrest who has been pulling No. l. has
been succeeded by Crosby, one of the fresh
men crew oarsmen. who will row the position
In the race with Yale, II permitted.
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Southern Races.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, May 13.-Ano,her large
crowd witnessed the Southern circuit bicycle
races tonight. Summary: One mile. open,
Professionalism Bsker, Columbus, o., want
man, Atlanta, third Time, PIG. Two miles,
consolation, PROFESSIONALISM Winset. Menu
phis. won; Ivy Gustayson. Chicago, second,
George Quinn. Memphis, third. Time, 4:S4.
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MK1NLEY ARCH TO BE TORN DOWN

Contract Let to Remove the Famous
Structure Of the Campaign.
CANTON, O.. May 22.-The famous
Mckinley arch Is to be torn down. A
contract has been let and the work Of
razing it will begin soon. An effort
was made to have the arch remain as
a permanent feature across North
Market street, but Cantonians did not
take hold Of the matter and 1t failed.
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TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL.
Nashville, Tenn, May to Nov. 1, Bi
Four Route.

The great Southern exposition has
created great interest throughout the
country and applications are being
made as to the best route to reach
this great Southern city. The big
Four is the best line from Chicago to
Cincinnati and Louisville. Direct con-
nections are made with the @. & c..
route and the l.. & ". Ry. Full in
formation will be cheerfuily given upon
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"In Unfon There II Strength"
Also in our mems overalls at 30 cents
and 500 pants. The Boston.
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to, and 1t Is not improbable that at
the close Of his present mission he
will again be at the head of the jap
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22

It costs on an average OF s. per man
10 commit tramps TO jails. There are
more or less of the fraternity that
make it rule to stop in jails during
the winter 1t costs s. to commit one
man. and say there are but five tramps
that come to Waterville to pass the
winter. or rather, perhaps are sent to
Jail from this city: under the old rule
of committing them for 30 days. each
of the five men are committed four
times; this is $50 per man and 800 for
t.le five. forthe four months. The jailor is
entitled to 1926 per week for each man,
say 50 per month per man or $45 per
month for the five or $50 for the five
men for the four months. 1t is easy to
see that there have been double the
number quoted in the years that are
passed. All one has to do is to reckon
s14 per month for each man and then
multiply by the number of men taken
care of that way. Under this rule as
adopted by the Waterville city council.
by sending the tramps down for 80
days. the county gets rid of paying for
the two commitments that otherwise
would have been necessary under the
so days sentence. We have used an
average of the costs of commitments,
in Kennebec county. it costs more to
send man to Jail from this city for
the reason that there is travel that
must reckoned in the officers fees.
Androscoggin county at the present
time is taking care of 40 tramps, Cum
bs rland county probably twice that
number, while Penobscot will at least
tie the score with Androscoggin.
Somerset has dozen or more in Jail at
the present time. Other. counties have
their grievence in proportion of course
All you have to do.-to find out what
expense your county has been to TAX
ing care of the travelling populace, is to
take lead pencil and a piece Of paper
and go to the municipal court to get
the number of tramps that have been
imprisoned and the term Of such inn
prisonment. The rock heap and the
hammer may be a good way to get rid
of tramps. but as at present advised,
solitary confinement for 80 days has. in
Waterville at least, given us wonder
full returns.
A good story is told of one Of the
selectmen of the town of Bingham. who
recently was approached by tramp
for nights lodging. The town having
no lock up. the selectman took the way
farer to the hotel. Hhere the tramp
was put up and the bill charged up to
the town. The tramp evidently went
on his way rejoicing for that very night
he showed up again and there were
six others with him. Oh, yes, tramps
know a good thing when they see it