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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-24
FAST TRAVELLERS.
Light is the Quickest. but Electricity
is Close Second.
From the Philadelphia Record

AVni tHe 1t Hl4ibeitA4a ieetoiu-
The fastest traveller known is light.
which flashes through space at the rate of
1s9.351 miles a second. 1t covers a distance
equal TO seven and half times the cir
conference of the earth while one can
Count quickly "one, two, three, four
Electricity ranks next in speed to light
Under the most favorable circumstances its
velocity is the same as that of light. But
In practical telegraphy. owing to a certain
resistance which 1t has to overcome, it
lags 4 little behind light.
Comets sometimes travel pretty rapidly
When they are at great distance from
the sun, toward which they are drawn by
its attraction. they jog along rather leisure
ly, but as they approach the sun they move
faster and faster, like a wheel that is roll
ing down Il hill. and If they pass very close
to the sun they may whisk by it al a speed
OF over $40 miles q second The great COM
ct OF lsEs passed SO near the sun as almost
to Craze its surface, and its velocity per
second at perihelion was 342 miles. Had it
Travelled more slowly 1t must have fallen
into the sun.
The earth speeds in its orbit round the
sun at the rate of over Is miles a second
Many of the stars are known to be travel
ing in various directions at rates of from
10 to 80 or more miles a second.
BY the turning of the earth on its axis
person at the equator is hurried eastward
at the rate of over 1000 miles an hour
Los feet a second. In the latitude of Phil
adelphia the rate is 1,155 feet a second, or
about the speed of a mimic ball.
Sound travels in water 1850 feet in one
second; in the air, 1000 feet. a mimic ball
leaves the muzzle of a rifle with a speed of
12OO feet second. A cannon ball may
start on its flight with velocity of any
where from 100 to 1000 feet a second. ac-
cording to the size of the gun
Some birds fly with great rapidity It IS
said that the frigate bird flies 200 miles an
noun Pigeons have flown in a race 300
Ihiles at an average speed of a mile in one
minute and six seconds, and 400 miles at
the rate OF mile in one minute and 155
seconds
Inc fastest railway time on record was
made by the Empire State Express of the
New York Central and Hudson River road
drawn by engine 800. near Crittenden. NY
where mile is said to have been run in
% seconds, rate of 1925 miles an hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-24
FRESH WATER FOR KEY WEST.
Not n Plentiful Commodity There, md
the Price Is Up.

Not n Plentiful Commodity There, md
the Price Is I'd.
From Fire and Water.
1t has been found necessary to take i'm
mediate steps to secure an additional sup
ply of fresh water at Key West. Fla, es-
pecially for the purposes of the expedi
ton to Cuba. Arrangements have been
ade to charter two Of the large oil-car-
ying vessels of the Standard Oil Company
with capacity of 100000 gallons. The
supply is carried in the oil tanks, which
have been cleaned and purified for the
purpose. 1t was full time, as the problem
of water supply at Key West IS a serious
one to solve. even with the aid of the gov
eminent condenser which is promised 20
supply 10000 gallo ms daily. Key Vests
water resources are most primitive and
limited. Every one Is afraid to drink water
from several shallow wells in town, all
being more or less brackish and under
suspicious surface drainage. Two COM
panies, at various times. have driven arte.
sian wells 1900 and 2,300 feet deep, but
they have never eCured fresh water. The
town lives by cisterns and rain barrels, and
the latter are only shade less unhealth-
full than the wells. These cisternS are fill
ed during the rally season, and usually
run very low by the close of the Dry sea-
son, which is due now. This year, in adj
dition TO the rain coming very late, the
town has practically had its population
doubled by the presence of troops ships
and war vessels, and the army of news
paper correspondents and their tugs, viii
vessels take water by the thousand gal
Ions for their boilers and crews. OF course,
the war vessels and some of the hospital
and other craft have condensers; but the
draw on the towns supply is still abb
normal. The torpedo boats have no con-
densing apparatus, and they have been
scouting for fresh water. Every discov-
cry of a fresh cistern is hailed like The
striking of klondike, and every gallon
of water has three purchasers, all with
money and anxious to outbid each other.
Under these circumstances it is not as
tonishing that water has advanced from
1 and III cents to 10 cents a gallon within
the past two months. All who can afford
1t. that is to say, the newspaper CORE
spondents and the officers, drink bottled
water, and dearth of this supply is APP
preaching. Most of the unpretentious
brands Of bottled water sell for 81 a gal
lon, and live water is Is cents q pint, by
the hundred bottles. To make matters
worse, the drug stores have let their supply
Of water run out before telegraphing for
more, and there Is a corner on water be-
tween the grocery store, hotel and The
Cuban club. The government reservoir at
the naval station, from which the engine
room is supplied, contains less than $500
gallons of water, and 1t is reported among
the dispatch boats that there is less than
1000 gallons of rain water available in
town, and this supply is Of very poor quail
ity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-24

sunk. About the beginning OF the week
the workmen on the surface of the water
were Mortified to observe that Immediate
ly after they had dropped in the water
enc Of these huge rocks an immense cloud
OF blood came up from below. so that the
water all around the wharf was soon ting
ed a deep red: They thought that one or
more OF the divers had been crushed be-
meath the tremendous weight
soon the rope which attached one Of the
uVers was violently shaken as a signal
mat the man down beneath the water
wanted 10 De raised When he was safely
back on the wharf the workmen Father
cd al ound him to learn the worst. To
their great relief he told them that a big
shark which had been swimming at the
pottom or the bay near where he was at
work had been crushed to death by the
boulder which they dropped on him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-24

Baker. Arthur o'Leary. Joseph woodgate.
Henry Surguy, Joseph Bingham. Francis
Milovitch. Leo Rover. Harvey Cain. Francis
Regain. Lee Mccarthy. Francis Howell.
John Croghan. Leo May. Leo Ross. Harry
Lucas. Andrew Colbert, Lawrence Cullen.
Bernard Hunt, Charles Clements, Matthew
Lepley. William Colbert, John McSkimmin,
Seymour Roxburgh. Francis Swalne. Fran
els Howell. Willis Baker, Charles Glenn
ents. John Croghan, John Carroll John
Cannon. Francis LansdaIe. Walter Byrnes.
Harry Schulties. Irwin Towson, F. Hart
nett. Daniel Sullivan. E. Nicholson, George
Shilton, John Hayden, G. Riley, w. Lep-
ley, B. Clancy, William Hoover. Joseph
Richardson. Z. Roche, F. Cannon. Geo.
Bowman, T. Cannon, Michael Cannon. c.
Clements. c. Ratio. " Gatti. E. Hart
Metso Dildhiannis. NJ. Lynch. B. O'Leary,
VIM. Doherty. F. Cannon. F. Williams. A.
Brodt. E. Ross. E. Mudd. L. Hart, Albert
Wilkinson. D. Larz, John Fugazi VIM. En-
ret. Francis Walshe, Joseph Lennon, VIM.
Frawley. Joseph Mazur. Aloysius Kelly.
John Baccigalupo, Francis McCourt, John
Sullivan, Joseph Tracey. Daniel Fallon.
Leon Stamm, Hugh Gallagher. John Ar
mold. Frank Donovan, John Murphy, Tom
mic Childs. Richard Purcell, Leo Lloyd,
Bernard Van Haven, VIM Purcell, Ray
mond Sammons and Joseph Hurd
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HARD TO HIT.
| Cruiser Looks Like n Postage
Stamp Mt 1000 Yards.

A Cruiser Looks Like Postage
Stamp Mt 1000 Yards.
From the Boston Journal
One of the things which naval experts
hope will be thoroughly settled by the
Spanish-American war is the degree of ac-
curacy attainable in modern naval gunnery
in actual warfare. 1t is said that although
the art Of the gunmaker has been for years
pitted against that of the armor manufac-
turer, the greatest difficulty experienced at
sea is not the piercing Of the enemy 5
armor plate, but the hitting of the ship
at all.
The main trouble, naval officers say is
that in aiming big guns only very minute
picture of the ship aimed at be seen.
Prof. Alger of the United States Naval
War College at Newport recently declared
that at a convenient fighting distance
ship of the size of the Indiana appears to
be about one inch long. This, he added,
was the case when the ship was looked at
under ordinary conditions. In actual war
1are, however, this picture would be con-
siderably lessened by the fact that the man
who aimed the gun would have to pay
quite as much attention to the alignment
OF his sight as he would to the position of
his target, and that he would have to do
all these things at the same time
Naval authorities say that the recent oc-
currences at the bombardment ofMatanzas
DedT out these statements. 1t is noticed
that although the battle ships had no diff
fculty whatever in hitting the forts, not
one of. the numerous shots fired from the
shore hit boat. Very much the same con-
dttion was encountered at the lombard
ment of Alexandria by the British fleet in
the early sos In that case. the vessels
were at anchor in smooth water, and their
targets were good big ones. Although the
range was short, the damage done by the
forts was Insignificant.
Another thing which it Is hoped will he
cleared up thoroughly is the exact utility
of the fast unarmored cruiser in battle
theoretically it Is intended to arm these
boats with a multitude of machine guns
carrying small caliber bullets The fire
from these is to be directed on every port
hole, coming tower slot or aperture in gun
shields that can be made out from the
decks of the boat. 1t is believed that the
fire from one Of these boats will be SO
searching and whitening that all the Off
GERS In the coming tower will be killed
and that the crews of the guns will be so
decimated that the ship attacked by one
Of these modern spitfires will be put out
of action in five minutes
Theirs are opponents to this theory. how
ever, and they say that fast as an un-
armored cruiser may be able to go, a mod
ern smell can travel faster. They cast
doubt upon the ability Of the unarmored
cruiser to turn loose the hail storm of lead
with which she Is credited, and declare
That one shot from a big gun on a modern
battle ship will put the unarmored cruiser
poth out OF action and out of existence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-24
FOUND A PREHISTORIC MAN.
Supposed Relic OF the Mound Build
ers Near COIumbia, Mo.

Supposed RELIC of the Mound Build.
ers Near Columbia, Mo.
From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The skeleton Of q prehistoric man has
just been unearthed ten miles east of Co.
lumbus. The skeleton is not so remark
able as the vault in which 1t was found
which was II feet under ground and of
wonderfully ingenious construction. Those
who unearthed the skeleton, which is be-
heved to be that Of a mound builder, are
Rev. T. D. Penn, John A. Ford, DR.. La
Master ana William Crenshaw. A cut was
made with scrapers and teams through a
sandy loan, Of which the mound was con-
structed throughout. When the vault was
reached the cut was found to be IL feet
deep. Directly under the apex of the
mound the vault was found. It was feet
inches long. 2 feet inches broad and 2
feet deep. lying due east and west, with
the head to the west, lined with thin lime
stone rocks, forming q floor and walls to
the vault. The skeleton was found in a
more or less decomposed condition, each
bone In place, or the ashes of its decom-
position clearly outlining Its position, ex-
cepting the bones Of the head When the
stones were taken from the vault the
wall showed the impression of the tools
with which It was dug, some Of which were
cut from the clay walls. No breaks or
marks OF tools OF any kind were found on
the lining stones. :, -
This man Of old was feet high or more
In his moccastns, and came to his death
in the prime Of life. While all the bones
OF the skeleton were found In position, from
those OF the heel to the atlas the bones
Of the head were found to be either absent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-24
or occupying widely separated places at

or occupying widely separated places at
the head Of the vault. The lower jaw, a
bone known to resist decay equal to any
other bone of the body, was all absent not
a tooth from which could be found. The
upper right alveola process, containing five
teeth, was found in a good state of preser-
walton. The theory Is advanced that this
part of the upper jaw was detached from
the f1eshy part, and, therefore, resisted de-
composition. Other teeth from the same
jaw were found with part of the upper
skull bone on the other side of the vault.
The piece with teeth in 1t was found on
the left side of the body. Nothing could
have disturbed the body after 1t was laid
in the vault. Both the teeth found and
the upper end, or the neck Of the femur,
Indicate a man of middle age. The cut
was made few feet from the center of the
mound. SO as not to disturb the vault with
tools while making the cut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-24
Lotteries In Havana,


Notwithsta nding the war, the lottery
business in Havana goes steadily on. and
there are daily drawings. besides the
monthly and semi-monthIy ones.
Men are not the only buyers of tickets:
as many women may be met in the lottery
offices as men, While none of them an
parently have a penny to spare. thew all
hve on In expectation of being about to
meet their luck face to face. and win the
capital prize before the day is over The
police OF the city dispose of the tickets. and
every resident has to take one each day or
give some good reason for declining. An
arcade even sells tickets TO the people as
they come out of church, and while in the
church all the people were asked and prac-
ucaAy required to make contribution
toward the support of the city government
me city government, as such does not
sell the lottery tickets but IL numbers a
lot or Ike ways of raising money. The
prohts from the lottery go to the royal
goVernment-that is, to the horde of Span
ish officials who are foisted upon the island
by Spain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-24
TRY GRAAN-Ql TRY cRAEN-Gll

Ask Jour Grocer today to show ycu q packase Of
GRAIN-o ths new food drink that takes the place
Of coffee. The children may driuk Il wtthost injury
a. wen ~ ths adult Al who try Il like A.
GRAIN-o has that r1ch ses1 hcvva ef Mocha o.
Jsv4 but Il y made from pure graine, and the
most delfeate stoHach receives II without disfrcaa
4 the price Of coffee. lie. and Ne per packaeo
eold By al grocers. Afs0nJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-24


Burns, Alice Edna Cropley, Katie Hurkamp
Cropley. Martha Genevieve Gregory, BERTHE
Louise Gregory. Mamie Agnes Harrington
Katie Teresa Han rington Matilda Koehler
Heupel, Mary Elizabeth Luchsinger, Mary
Blanche Mills Mabel Clara Prinper. Ethel
Martina Pyles, Rhoda MarceIla Pyles,
Sarah Ethel Smith, Elizabeth Hungerford
Vinson.
Western, Fillmore School-John Binsted.
Frank Tennyson, Gertrude Bradt. Marv
Fauth. Adelaide King. Mabel Royce Mary
Sherler, Eta Taggart, Catherine Weaver.
To the Business High School: Guy Cham
berlain.
Western. Weightman School - George
Bickford, James Finley, Gray Walters, An
ME Anderson. Mary Creavcn. Anna Griffin,
Marian Larner, Gertrude Mercer, Annie
OConnor. Helen Shannon, Annie Topley
Sadie Topley. To the Business: Robert
Cissel, Sevellon Drury. Harry Schultz. To
the Central: Christian Jacobsen.
Western, Jackson School-James Earle
Babcock, William Strotg Babcock, James
Boone Lockwood orme. John Greenlief
Wood, Henry Wilson Houghton, Haddie
Ager. Ruth Darwin. Letitia Clayton Daw,
Edna Dreyfuss, Nora May Grimes, Mar
garet Field, Annette McElfresh Layton,
Josephine Nourse Ramsburg, Laura Vir-
ginia Sommerville, Lena Forsberg Wilkins.
Business. Jackson School-Edward Nc
Gee. Louise Mason Bryan. Frances May
Golden. Ella Marie Kurtz.
Western. jackson on School. second d.
NiSioh-<1loSit W. 4'hCis ~. BECK
ham, Maurice A. Beckham, Percy L. En-
glish, Frank R. Flournoy, John r. Grun-
well. Charles T. Griffith. Bartlett Z.
Hoover, John H. Stokes, Robert A. Som
son, Florence M. Pruett, Margaret F.
Sterne, Ruth M. Stauffer. Inez T. Walden.
Business, jackson School-Rose ]. Inlay
Grant SchooEJesse H. Arnold, Nelson d.
Brecht. Roy C. Hefebower, Elizabeth r,
Cushman. Mabel H. Dunn. Bessie g. Eek
hardt, Amy. Magee, Carrie NJ. McMichael.
Minnie NJ. Myers. Ldllie g. Malls. Mary A.
Parker, Leah B. Snyder. Mabel b. Sulif-
Carrie Kaiser. ARENAS Thomas Bisnette.
Business: Lewis Raymond Close, Business:
Benjamin John Daniel Western: Emmett
Carr, Business; John Joseph Lyon, Bus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-24

Well-preserved flowers have been discov-
cred at Ddhsourh. in Egypt. in tombs of
the times of the Pharaohs. The common
est OF these were the white or blue lotus
the red poppy, the leaves and flowers of
the pomegranate, of the saffron and of
the crocus- 1t seems that the flowers and
pants OF today are the same as fourished
then, and that chrysanthemums were
known $3.50 years ago. Some of these
flowers found In the tombs, when soaked
in water. seemed to revive.
A new form of table knife. with four
blades instead of one, has been devised 10
aid the process of digestion. In order to
use this instrument. the meat is first cut
into hve or six mouthfuls. and then. each
piece being held by a fork, two cross cuts
with the new knife divide II into bits so
small that they might, without inconven-
ience. be swallowed without being chewed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-24
Crushed q. shark.

From the Mexican Herald
A shark over three meters long met with
q singular death in the Vera Cruz port
works a few days since.
In the prosecution Of the works tn cues
ton enorn Gus stone blocks are raised ON
derrtcks and thrown into the water on the
mattresses which have been previously
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-24
BRIGHT LITTLE BOYS.
Medals and Premiums Distributed to
st. JOseph's Pupils.

Medals and Premiums Distributed to
st. JOsePh's Pupils.
The closing exercises Of st. Joseph's
school for little boys were held yesterday
In Carroll Institute Hall. which was filled
with the relatives and friends Of the schol-
ars. The exercises consisted Of dialogues,
Rotations and q sketch and drama
Among those whonpaBticipated in the pro-
gram were Harry saulties. Dannie sulli-
van, Willie Hooyafs. John Carroll, Leo May,
Lawrence Cullen Francis Hartnett. Har-
vey Cain. F. Nicholson, F. Lansdale, Char
lie Clements, John Cannon, George shil-
ton. Clarence Gemapts. F. Cannon. ].
Tracy, J. Bacclgalupo. J. Sullivan, w.
Frawley. F. Wa1sh. &C. Baker. A. Kelly
The . Characters 1sei nrt Il sketch, "A Public
Benefactor," were creditably taken by Dem
mis- MIS- Cornell Sans: LeosHoSer. Francis Howell.
Sry NJ Of assaher s.
Stummetts, r. McCQurt, Fl. Carson, w.
Rassel.s J. Smith.TM IrRoach. R. Lloyd, J.
Maz1r, J. Lemons. VI: Ehret, A. Hygester
Rev. Father Glogd. pastor Of st. Patricks
Church. awarded the medals and premiums,
making short address full Of fatherly ad-
warded for their proficiency were as fol-
lows: Joseph Elbert, John Carroll, Dennis
Connell, Leo Rover and Harvey Cain drew
for gold medal, as did also Joseph Ebert,
ker, Harvey Cain. Leo Rover. Leo May,
Bernard Hunt, Joseph Woodzate and Ar
thur o Leary. s- -
- Cold nsd a were AWARDED Albert Al.-
William Chflds, Charles Baker, John Can
non, Francis Hartnett, Louis Milovitch, By
ron Price and David Etunmetts, while
medal was drawn for by Walter Ryrnes,
moi T.uu x3o1 Ia
Arizona republican., 1898-03-15
section of the insurgents is anxious to accept the legal regime"
THE SPANISH INQUIRY.
It Is Predicted That It Will Present
 the Accident Theory

Washington, March 14.-The Spanish minister, Senor Polo y Barnabe, re- ceived a number of dispatches from the minister of state at Madrid and from Captain n-General Blanco. Those from General Blanco stated the situa- tion at Havana and throughout the island was quiet. The mini ister of state cabled in substance: Uprising in the Philippines is so insignificant that it will be ended by the time you receive this
 The minister has received no iDtima- tion as to the findings of the Spanish naval commission which is investigat- ing the Maine disaster. He says that the commission is proceeding with the same formality and secrecy as the United States court of inquiry and any inimation of it's findings will not be justified until formal report is presented. MT Bernabe added that his personal belief is, however, that there is no doubt that the Spanish com mission will report that the Maine explosion was due to accident.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-15
MUST HAVE MONEY.
Or Work on Missouri River Improve
 ments Will Stop.

Yankton, S. D.. March 14.-A. H. Weber, government engineer in charge of Missouri river improvements here, has for the past few days been en- gagged in securing force of men to begin cutting willows for the continu- ence of the spring work. In speaking of the appropriation needed to put the river in first-class shape and which is now pending the action of congress, MT. Weber says:
 eve have been feeling very gloomy in the Sioux City office lately, because of what has seemed poor prospects for the passage of the river and harbor ap- propriations by congress at this ses- sion, but within two or three days we have received information which makes us feel better. But there is no assur- ance that the river and harbor bill will pass, and if it does not, of course work on the Missouri at Sioux City and Yankton will have to stop for the present, and no one knows when it will be resumed. Once improvements of that sort are halted, it is a very difficult matter to get them started and the results are unpleasant. I had honed that Yankton would get a nice ap- propriation this year and that would be able to settle in this city for two or three years. Unless we get an ap- propriatiOn the money now in hand will be exhausted by the first of June. and I will be transferred to some other point. There is only money enough to carry us for forty days or there abouts, and unless we get more there this season."
Arizona republican., 1898-03-15
A Change of System in the Dis
 tribution of Supplies
A PLAN OF CONCENTRATION
By Which Suffering Through
 out Cuba May be Mitigated
4 Rumor in Havana that American War Ships are Shortly to Arrive ir the Harbor and That One Of Them Will Stay.

Havana, March IA. Arrangements are in progress to discontinue the number of relief stations in Havana, which are open only at certain hours, and to establish one large central sta tion which will be open for relief at all hours of the day, and four suburban stations. Lists have been secured of the names of towns near Havana, of the number of their in habitants and of the extent of desti- tuition in each. These lists will be extended throughout Cuba, to em- brace all localities where sufferings exists.
 A careful estimate it is hoped, will be made of the total number to be provided for, so that the amount and variety of daily rations can be fixed accordingly to the money available. It is believed that the long estab- lished hospitals and asylums of Ha- vana can be made much use of if as sistance is judiciously given to their regular management. It is further hoped that by spending $10,O00 in Los Cosas, the principal place hereto fore for the relief or the concen- trados, it can be made a model refuge with new beds, good kitchens, etc.
 Rumors are in circulation here to the effect that American warships are to arrive at this port and it is further reported that the United States govern ment will send either the battleship Iowa or Indiana to the harbor to stay. No cause is assigned for the latter story, nor can it be confirmed off, cially.