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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03

Grams who are anxious to have a sue
cessful reunion once more are Col. VIM
r. Morrison Gen. James Cakes, U. s. A.
Getired). Gen. Gibson and Daniel Smith
Judge Edward Lander. who is the only
surviving officer of those elected in 90, is
at present out of the city on account of
his health. and will not return until Oc-
tober. A full list of those officers who
have died since 1892 includes the names
OF Gen. l. w. Denver, president: Gen. Man.
son, vice president; Col. klotz vice presi-
dent. and A. NJ. Kenaday secretary.
IL seems difficult to realize that the few
survivors who will gather here are prac-
ticaily all that are left of the armies that
conquered Mexico. OF the $4,000 men who
pushed on after the willy Mexican general
Santa Anna. from the Rio Grande to the
causeway of the City of Mexico, only a
rev hundred are left to tell the tale of how
AZ the battle OF Buena Vista. Santa Anna
had to flee SO fast on a mule that he left
his wooden leg behind him. The battles
OF Palo Alto and Resaca de Ia Palma have
been fought over and over again many
times in friendly combat among these vet
erahs at their annual encamoments, but
there was never any dispute over the story
OF santa Anna and his wooden Leg Santa
Anna was great general, even though
tricky and sly, as many of the soldiers
who fought him from the border to the
capital can testify. But even now fifty
years after the memorable sight when the
.NcHlcans retrcated. the veterans often
laugh at the hurdle race the Mexican in
IaEtfy had with Santa Anna minus that
wooden leg, to get away from the fire Of
Uncle Sans troops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
A Missouri Python.
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
Farmers in the vicinity of Lock Springs.
Mo-, have been greatly harassed for sew
eral weeks through depredations on their
chickens and pigs. and the mystery was
not solved until today, when Newton Nc
Crary started on the trail of what ap-
peared to be a monster snake. He Travelled
a distance of two miles. when he came to
the banks of the Grand river. where 1t ap-
Feared the reptile entered the water. A
search of the vicinity later on rewarded
McCrary for his persistence. Apparently
asleep, after having dispatched several
full grown chickens. lay a reptile of such
monstrous proportions that the man was
transfxed with fear. His courage return
ing. McCrary sent charge of buckshot
into the head of the reptile and precipitate-
~ hed. The contortions of the snake as it
lashed its tail and body against the ground
and trees added to the fears of the now
thoroughly terrified man. Summoning the
assistance Of neighbors, McCrary eau
t,ousiy led back an armed party, when, to
his satisfaction. the life of the reptile was
found to be extinct. 1t measured sixteen
feet and the body was as large as an or
binary stove pipe. The species of the rep
tile is not known. although it looks very
much like python. Early in the spring
1t was seen several miles further up the
Grand river. but reports Of the terrified
spectators were not generally credited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
AN ANECDOTE OF LINCOLN.
He Measured Height With a Miner In
PennsylVania Town.


In the col rse of an article in the July
st. Nicholas, Mary Lillian Herr relates the
following characteristic anecdcte to Lin
coin:
Once while on his way to Washington as
President, the train stopped little time in
the town of Allegheny Pa. Around the
station a great crowd gathered eager to
the new President. They shouted and
cheered until Lincoln had to appear on the
rear platform of his car. He bowed and
smiled; but the crowd was SO noisy he
did not try to speak to them.
Very near to the platform stood miner,
wearing red shirt and blue overals, and
carrying d dinner pail. Like the rest he
had stopped hoping to see Mr.. Lincoln. The
workman was almost a giant in size, and
lowered head and shoulders above the
crowd.
No doub. he had heard that Lincoln also
vas very tall, and, encouraged by the
friendly face, The workman suddenly waved
his bar, arm above his lead, and called
cut:
Hi there, Abe Lincoln! I'm taller than
you-yes, a sight taller!''
This loud speech silenced the crowd by
its holiness, and laugh arose. But Mr.
Lincoln, leaning forward with a good
humored smile, said quietly:
My man. l doubt it; in fact, I'm sure
am the taller. However, come up, and let's
measure"
The crowd made way; the workman
climbed to the platform. and stood back to
back with the President-elect. Zach put
up a hand to see whose head overtopped.
Evidently Mr. Lincoln was the victor; for
with a smile of satisfaction, he turned and
offered his hand to his beaten rival, say
ing cordially:
II thought you were mistaken and 1 was
right: but l wished to be sure and to have
you satisfied. However, We are friends any
way, aren't we?'
Grasping the outstretched hand in Wig
orous grip, the workman replied:
Yes, Abe Lincoln; as long as 1 liver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03

Test Which Proved Too Severe for N
british Officer.
From Hprper's Round Tatl.


british Officer.
From Harper's Round Table.
Shortly before the revolution, when tho
air was heavily charged with forebodngs of
the approaching struggle, old Maj. Putnam
happened to be In Boston. The major dis
! liked the redcoats, and sometimes inyetghed
against their arrogant superciliousness in
no gentle terms. One day an officer of his
| majesty's regulars overheard Putnam as
sert that the provincial army, untutored IN
arms as they were, would fight with the
courage of trained soldiers. The officer re-
scented the assertion. and after some hot
words challenged the major TO a duel, pro-
vided he dared TO fight.
Dare" shouted Putnam. why. at any
moment; but choose the weapons"
Name Them haugh;ily replied the off,
Ger.
Two kegs of gunpowder: the time, to-
morrow: the distance, ten PAGES; the fight
to be as follows: You to sit on one keg I
on the other, q glow fuse to be attached 10
each and lighted, and the one who holds
out the longest shall be declared the win
ner."
There was nothing for the officer to do
but accept the unusual weapons. and on the
following day. at the appointed time and
place. the combatants took their seats upon
the kegs of guapowder. The fuses were
lighted and began sputtering, rapidly APP
preaching the kegs. The officer was death
ly pale and watched the growing danger
with dilated eyes. AT last he could stand n
60 longer. and with leap he left his keg
and raced like a mailman out of sight
When he had gone old Put laughingly
kicked away the burning fuse and dis
closed to his frieads keg OF onions. When
subjected to the laughs and gibes OF the
entire command
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
AfERSTS MI RDERERS AT LARGE.
WhfsperfnGs of Impending Disaster to
Europeans Heard Previously.

The assassins of Lieutenant Ayerst OF
the commissariat corps who was shot and
killed by concealed natives while leaving
the governors reception at Ganeshkind on
the evening of June -, jubilee day. Plague
Commissioner Rand being dangerously
wounded at the same time, are still at
large. The aggressive attitude of the ma
tives prior to the shootings was marked.
There were whisperings of impending dis
aster to Europeans. and Ii is thought that
the whole native community, including the
police. had foreknowledge that something
was going to happen. On jubilee night
delayed anonymous letter arrived at Com
missioner Rand's bungalow, saying:
you will die today and the queen Will
die two days after.
Many others will die also and the SOL
diers will follow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
ApacheS and Their Hair.

FROM the OUTLOOK.
AS with Samson of old, the Indians
wildness lay in their long hair, which the
returned educated Indians wore because.
as they boasted, cit made them wild" All
energies were bent to compel the adult
males to cut their hair and adopt civilized
attire in vain. Even the police would not
wear their uniforms. A proposition to cut
their hair, from a former agent, resulted in
mutiny. The duties of the police are to
arrest offenders and to herd the beef cattle
purchased for their own consumption RAJ
tiCns were considerably increased to the Do
lice to make 1t worth their while to think
twice before leaving the force, and they
were Informed that when there were no Do
lice to herd the beeves the tribe would go
without. That was a different proposition.
Two members who had been to school were
discharged for wearing long hair. One old
fellow as a special favor, cut his hair but
Is cost me s.. His wife made his life a
burden, and he in turn appealed to me to
hasten with the rest.
By using rations and other supplies as a
lever, / induced a few more to cut, and
then / directed the police to cut theirs or
leave the force. They reluctantly complied,
but once acc omplished they were only too
eager to compel the rest, and they cheer
fully, under orders, arrested and brought
to me every educated Indian on the reser-
walton. There were twenty of these, gor-
seous in paint. feathers, long hair breech-
clouts and blankets, educated at an ex-
pense of thousands of dollars, living in
their brush shelters wilder than any un-
educated Indian on the reservation, and
fully as lazy and ambitionless. The '1eav-
en- had failed to work. The mass absorbed
them and compelled them to backslide
They soon had a haircut and a suit of
Clothes put on them. The Indian Office, at
Ily request, issued a peremptory order for
Ill to cut their hair and adopt civilized at
tire: and In six weeks from the start every
male Indian had been changed into the
semblance Of decent man. with the warn
ing tina. confinement at hard labor awaited
any backsliders. There has been none, and
The task of moving them upward has been
perceptibly easier from the time scissors
clipped OF their wildnes0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
AM ERR CAN NDEPEN Den CE
BY THOMAS B. REED.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES.

Copyright, 1897. by the New York Times Company. }
Written for The Evening Star.
The half dozen pages which begin the
first volume of the Journal of the CONT
mental Congress show beyond a peradven-
ture that the colonists, assailed in their
dearest rights and privileges, had no wish
to separate themselves from the mother
country. Their abiding hope was that
peaceful solution of their difficulties might
be found in some manner compatible with
the high notions Of liberty which they
had derive from the very people to whom
they were addressing their remonstrances-
high notions of liberty which had been in
creased IL intensity by the free life OF
pioneers who had redeemed q wilderness
from savage foes and who at no period
of their history either before or after the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
INCREASE IN PACKING BUSINESS.
Prosperity Seems to Have Reached
One Great Productive Interest.

One Great Productive Interest.
Kansas City packers broke all records
during the first half of 1897. This Is the
record for the six months ending June 80:
Hogs killed, 1,5S5,ooo; cattle killed, 4l2,Ooo;
sheep killed, 410.GD. These figures indi-
cate an increased slaughter of S5i,0 900 hogs.
5000 cattle and 100000 sheep over the
first half of 1896.
This enlargement of the packing business
Is said by packers and live stock men to
be the result of an increased supply of live
stock in the Kansas City territory and en-
tensions of trade. Receipts of live stock
at the Kansas City stock yards during the
month of June were record breakers ali
around. Cattle receipts at this place for
the first SIX months of 1897 aggregate 49,
400. a gain of 105, 159 compared with the
same time in 1896. Compared with a year
ago, the receipts of cattle. hogs and sheep
were as follows: June QS9O, cattle, 49,
GOO; hogs 321, 600; sheer, 10000.
June, 1885, cattle, 10000; hogs, 267, 600;
sheep, 1000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
Theatec Efrea.

Since 1877 there have been LOO theater
fires with 10000 fatalities, according to Mr..
Sachs Fires and Public Entertainments"
just published. OF these 462 took place in
the United States 139 In Great Britain. and
1O1 in Germany, France having nearly the
same number. London has had thirty-iive
fires and Paris twenty-eight. Out of 343
theaters destroyed by fire, one-half were
burned within ten years after they were
constructed, forty OF them within the first
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
At the Raines Club.
From Puck.

FrCm PUCK.
"It strikes me-" said the severe-looking
stranger, that this club was organized
simply to sell beer to the members
mot at ALL said the cheerful waiter,
who was handing around the foaming
schooners. Zone of the rules forbids men,
bers to drink beer on the premises. and
every time a man breaks that rule We fine
him five cents"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03

From Puck.

From Puck.
Prisoner-"Yes, your Observation-Disclosures
was the same make your honor rides
Justice-"What has that to do with the
case?'
Prisoner-''Your honor will understand
what temptation II was to q man vino
knows that 1t Is the best make In the mar
ket"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03

If you want to buy, sell
or exchange anything, it
will pay you to announce
the fact in the advertising
columns of The Star. They
are closely studied by more
than three times as many
people as read any other
paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03

The Evening Star is served &c subscribers in the
city By carriers. their account, at 10 cents
per week. ~ cents per mouth. Copies at the
counter cents each By mail-anywhcre in the
United States or Canada-postage prepaj-50 uts
per month
Saturday Ouiltuple Sheet Star, 81 per year, with
foreign postage added, $500.
entered at tn. Post Office at Washington, D. c.,
as secORd-class mail matter.)
t. All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance
Rates Of advertising made known on application.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
lied with triumph Living for years upon

filled with triumph. Living for years upon
in the summer time and in his handsome
Genoa mansion during the winter months
the current of life has flowed on for him al
most unruflied. The struggles and sorrows
of his youthful years We're long ago forgot
ten, and the great composer will be gath
cred to his fathers in the ripe enjoyment of
such honors as few men attain.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-27
FIGHTING A RATTLESNAKE.
idaho Man Had to Tear the Reptile
from Him.

Bernard Sharkey, owner of the Cop
per Queen mine, near Salmon, Idaho,
lately had an encounter with a rattle
snake which, for sensational features,
has seldom been equaled in contest
with reptile, says the Denver Repub-
hcan. Mr.. Sharkey was passing along
mountain trail. The footing was I'M
certain, and he was holding to bushes,
grass, etc, on the upper sideof the trail
with one hand. Intent upon where he
was stepping, he did not notice he had
aroused a snake, and had no warning
of impending danger until the RATHER
darted his fangs into his hand.
The snake did not release his hold,
but attempted to coil itself around Mr..
Sharkey's arm during the descent.
Gaining his feet, Mr.. Sharkey attempted
to shake the reptile off, but found it
impossible. He then drew his revolver
and shot il. The snake loosened its
clutch on his hand, but dnTted at him
again, and sank it's teeth in his leather
coat. Holding to the coat it twined
itself about his body, but with both
hands free Mr.. Sharkey continued to
battle with the better advantage. He
loosened the coils of the snake, got his
foot or its body, and literally tore it
away from his coat, piece of the
leather being carried away in its
mouth. He succeeded in killing the
snake, which proved to be six feet in
length, and had 16 rattles.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-27
LARGEST DOG IN AMERICA.
Thoroughbred MastiR Owned by Mr.
Bailey, of Rutland, VT

Thoroughbred Mastif Owned by MT.
Bailey, of Rutland, VT.
The largest dog in this country is the
property of Wayne Bailey, of Rutland,
VT. When weighed the other day he
tipped the scales at 267 pounds, says the
Chicago Times-Herald.
When the animal weighed PA pounds
a prominent dog fancier declared him
to be the largest dog in the world. Re-
peatedly Mr.. Bailey has been urged to
put Nero on exhibition at the big dog
shows, but he has never thought it adj
visable.
Nero is handsome half German and
half English mastiff, fawn brindle in
color, his huge head being trihe dark
er In shade. He sits up firmly on his
legs, and is remarkably well proper
toned.
He is as agile and lively on his feet
as cat, and the other day caught big
rat in his masters barn. He makes a
splendid watchdog, but is withal kind
and affectionate animal. Mr.. Bailey
bought him at West Rutland when he
was six months old. He is now four
years old.
At the time of his purchase Nero
weighed 162 pounds. The animal is o
product of Mr.. Winchers kennels at
Fair Haven.
Nero is provided with astrong heather
harness, as he cannot wear collar.
The animal stands up from the ground
IS inches and girts so inches. The
dogs neck is unusually large measur-
ing 80 inches, and from tip to tip he
measures eight feet six and one-half
inches.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-27
FLoRIDA'S HELPFUL SPIDER.
He Is Assisting to Clear the st. Johns
River of Hyacinth blockade.

He Is Assisting to Clear the st. Johns
River of Hyacinth blockade.
Prof. H. j. Weber, expert appointed
by the agricultural department last
year to investigate the pest of the water
hyacinths, which are fast b}ockading
our rivers, has faith in the destructive
ness of the red spiden which he's been
ravaging the leaves of the plant. To
examine more closely the work Of this
insect, says the Florida Times-Union,
he gathered plants in Lake Monroe and
placed them in ponds in his own yard
The spider, he says, is not quite so large
as the head of pin, and is a new spe-
cies, according TO Prof. L. o. Howard,
chief of the chronological division of
the department of agriculture, to whom
were sent specimens. The little fellow
multiplies with exceeding great rapid
ity, weaves his web from leaf to leaf,
raises his numerous family and attacks
the leaves, devouring them almost COM
pletely.
Don't understand me 20 say" said
Prof. Weber, shat the red spider will
destroy the hyacinths completely. His
work will be beneficial, and if reen-
forced by other diseases of the plant
will no doubt open the rivers complete
ly. tits highly important, in my opin-
ion, for the government to send an ex-
pert in South American rivers'to i'm
port all of the enemies of the hyacinth.
This, think, will be the most effective
way in which to destroy the pest"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-27
DOG ON HE FENDER.
He Likes to Ride There, and Does
1t Twice "a DIV

IL Twice "a Day.
Dye see that dog?" said the con-
ductor of suburban car, as he pointed
to water spaniel lying in shady
yard. The newspaper man, says
the st. Louis Republic. admitted that
he did, but there was something in
his tone that seemed to indicate that
he saw nohing remarkable about the
animal.
We'll, that's the smartest dog in this
town." said the conductor. "Most of
the boys know him, especially the mo-
tormen, because he is the most per-
sistent deadhead you ever saw.
ooh, no. He doesn't get on the car
like the tramp dog, Owney. He would
scorn TO ride IN such commonplace
style. He rides only on the fender,
and he does 1t because he enjoys the
ride.
George, that's my motorman, was
the first TO give him free trip, and
IL was purely accidental. The dog ran
out to bark at the car and the fender
picked him up and carried him two
or three blocks. When the car stopped
he crawled out, looking as if he was
scared to death. But a couple of days
later as we were going out the car
stopped at the corner of Mcpherson
avenue, and that dog deliberately
stepped on the fender. He stayed there
until the car made the next stop at
Laclede, and then he stepped off again.
HE must have liked his first ride in
spite of his fright, and planned how
to get ride without running any
risks. He has repeated the perform
ance every morning and evening for
six months except when there was a
particularly bad storm. don't know
who owns him, but if he was mine $500
wouldn't touch him."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-27

There is more fool scare over the
present mild invasion of yellow fever
than there has been in other years
over the most fearful visitations. The
quarantine against Atlanta shows to
what extent this foolishness can be
carried. That city had one imported
case of fever. No others have appear
ed, and yet the city is as rigidly quar-
antined against as though the fever
was actually epidemic there. All traf-
fic is suspended and trade is killed for
no good end. Proper precautions and
rigid quarantine wher needed are in
order and should be taken and enforc-
ed, but to quarantine against freight
and traffic of all kinds on such con-
dition of affairs as now exists in At
lanta is the height of foolishness. 1t
shows a municipality that has brains
and a genuine appreciation of sanitary
measures at the mercy of outside infiu-
ences that positively destroy business,
create panic and misrepresent the con-
ditions existing, all over the country.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-27
Leather in the old DAYS.

There was one Observation-Disclosures
which was extensively used in the
vaunted age of chivalry. Leather could
be nodded, and as 'cuir-bouilli" was
much worn. Even the helm was orna-
mented with cuir-bouilli. The helm"
always will cause wonder, for how
did the wearer see at all? A man in
fight may have another enemy ap-
proach him at the side or back, and
with his visor up the knight never could
tell exactly the whereabouts of his
next foe. In some of these helms the
wearer must have been forced to bend
his neck, if he could bend it, away
down, or away up, to see anything at
all. Perhaps there were many ran
dom blows struck in former fights, and
a tourney was full of blunders.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-27
coMPAsses GO CRAZY.
Point Where the Magnetic Needle.
Cannot BE Relied On

Point Where the Magnetic Needle
Cannot BE Relied On
A most phenomenal island is that of
Bornhohn, in the Baltic, belonging to
the kingdom of Denmark. It Is famous
for its geological pecuharfties, consist
ing as it does almost entirely of mag
netite, and its magnetic influence is not
only very well known to the navigators
of those waters, but also much feared
By them, on account of its influenced
on the magnetic needles, which makes
the steering Of a ship correctly mat
ter of much difficulty. In fact, says the
New York Sun, this influence is felt
even at distance of miles, and so pal |
pably that, on the island being sighted
by mariners on the Baltic, they at oncel
discontinue. steering their course by the
needle, and turn instead, to the we'll |
known lighthouses and other holds tol
direct their craft Between Bornhohnl
and the mainland there is also bank of
rock under water, which is very dam
gerous to navigation. and because of it |
being constantly submerged, vessels
have been frequently wrecked at that
point. The peculiar fact in this case
is that the magnetic influence of this
ore bank is SO powerful that mag
petic needle suspended freely in boat
over the bank will point down, and, if
not disturbed. will remain in a'perfect-
ly perpendicular line.