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tho alumni meetings which are always prOmi-
nent feature of West Point commandments.
These various apartments of the lower floor are
arranged along a loggia. which opens out Upon
a terrace parapet extending around three SIDES
Of the building and commanding a view for
miles I'D and down the Hudson. The second
story contains the main hall. with its gallery
and staee-a room having a seating capacity or
txalve hundred The walls Of all the principal
rooms and corridors Of both floors are TO be COW
cred with trophies of the various wars OF the
limited States and with memorial tablets ana
portraits Of West Point graduates VINO nave
DISTINGUISHED themselves in the service OF their
country At present there are arranged aiohs
the walls of the main hall several Engllsh guns
captured at Stony Point. Saratoga ana other
famous backgrounds Of the Revolution; gun
which was presented by General Lafayette 10
the United States at about the same time a
large number Of Mexican brass guns ranging
from to IL FOUNDERS. captured in the CONNECTS
of Monterey Matamoras. Resaca de Ia rama
Cerro Gordo. Contreras. Churubusco. san An
tonic. Moline del Rey and Vera Cruz; several
United States held guns used by Captain Dun
cans and Captain Ringgod' batteries in the
Mexican War, and three 6-pounder guns which
were captured from the Confederates along the
Mississippi In the Civil War
General Culum, the founder OF the memorial.
was born in New-York in 1919 and was Sridu-
ated from West Point in the class OF 1873. He
at once became a second lieutenant in the corps
of engineers and was engaged for several years
in the construction Of important works along
the Atlantic coast. In 1888 ne became cap
tain and served with that rank throughout the
Mexican War as superin tending engineer of
tina saDper miner and DOntOon trains Of the
American armies From that time until the
outbreak Of the Civil War Captain Cullum per
formed engineering duties On military works In
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RAISING A SUBMERGED SHIP.
From The ChautauQuan.

From The ChautauQuan
If the sunken ship lies more than fifteen metres
,,ndar the surface of the water the possibility
AZ rescue appears very doubtful. as the pressure
~ water flowing over the wreck Is so powerful
that the sides are pressed in, IN whlch case the
vreck Is worthless. II the wreck lies less thah
ffteen metres under the surface or the water
then the divers first calk the leaks ana ciose al
onenines as well as possible except one through
u,bicb a tube is conducted from the pump on
hoard the salvage ship Through TINS TUBE an
the water found in the room is hrst pumped up
and then through a second tube as Huch ar Is
driven into the wreck as is necessary 10 move IL
md force il to the surface of the water.
whenever it is not possible to make the SUD
merged wreck alright. or in case IL mas peen
sunk i'm a river canal or on very quiet coas.
then wire ropes or chains are used for raising IT,
Thev are let down into the deep from the prains
ivire over the wreck, drawn down unuer the
Eaai of the sunken ship by the divers ana ho'steo
on the other side so that both ends o. the ropes
m chains lie around the windlasseS when ON
noct with the engine IN the prams In inns
,yov The connection between both the hiths
nroms is made and the interior or the wreck
ppu,nned out so while the ropes or chaihs are
ho;ng wound on the windlasseS the wreck Is
raised inch by inch. II it Is considered that
.uch a chain is nearly twenty -four cehlimeters
in diameter and that in raising wreck run M
49, 70 ei must be employed. then II Is
easily estimated how great is the weight prought
M ana also what expense Of time ana LABOR tne
rescue requires.
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CULLUM MEMORIAL HALL, WEST POINT.

the Bitter Lakes. across whose northern END me
Israelitish children made their miraculous pas
sage 1t then narrows again, and preserves It's
uninteresting appearance right on to the enu
The steamers stop in the Gulf of SueZ FOR Few
hours and take in mails. and sometimes Few
passengers, but goes ashore here, as the
town OF SueZ is several miles distant. The gem
eral character of the climate and of the morality
of the countries lying east OF this place nave
been well summed up in one of Kiplngs songs,
where he puts into the mouth of Tommy Atkins
the words
Ship somcwheres east of Suez.
Where the best Is like the worst
Where there amt no Ten Commandments,
And a can raise L thirst.
out of the Gulf of Suez. and we reach the Red
Sea At certain seasons of the year the Red
Sea is almost unbearable. The water taken
from seventy to eighty feet below the surface or
the sea at u o'clock in the morning Will often
register a temperature as high as oo degrees
IT, in addition. a sandstone thinks it 10 blow.
the whole air Is full of a mist made of innumer-
able particles Of fine hot sand. which blind and
suffocate at the same time
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various parts Of the country. serving as special
instructor at West Point for part OF the time
In April 1861, he was appointed lieutenant
colonel on the staff Of the genera-in-chief. and
rose rapidly until in the latter part Of the same
year he became a major OF engineers and
brigader-general of volunteers. Much OF the
time he was employed in constructing field for
tifcatons. and was chief engineer in the Ten
nessee and Mississippi campaign of lS62 HIS
services at the siege Of Cornth and its subse-
quent fertilization were especially notable. At
the close Of the war he was brevetted major
general for faithful. mcritorious and distin-
guished services during the War OF the Rebel
lion"
From 1864 to 1866 General Cullum was SUI
perintendent Of the Academy at West Point. and
he continued in active service In the Army until
1874. when he was retired at the age OF sixty
five He died in NewYork in February, ls!'2
Besides his active services in the Army. General
Cuum was the author of several works on en-
gincering and on other military subjects.
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PORT SAID.
A BRIEF SURVEY OF THE "WICKEDEST
PLACE ON EARTH"
From The Favorite Magazine.

From The Favoritc Magazine.
In Port Said itself there is little whatever to
See except diverse forms of vice and wicked
ness Ii probably the most thoroughly i'm
moral and vicious place on the face Of the earth.
Iut passengers are more or less bound to go
coal. The ship is soon black with fine coal dust.
and as every portfolio and door is closed below,
the place is decidedly dirty and hot, and gen.
orally uncomfortable
The only amusement land is donkey rid
ing. There is old Arab in Port Said who
but who proudly informs you: My name, sir?
| am John Fer-r-r-guson. of Glasgaw-of Glas-
gaw. mind ye" He owns six dcnkeys Of which
he is extremely proud He is cute individual.
and very smart at detecting at a glance the par
ticular nationality of any person he sees APP
preaching He sees Frenchman coming along.
'Qui. oui, monsieur. tres bon. tres bon. master
donkey, go vclly fast. Which donkey master
likee best? This one name Napoleon. this one
Victor Hugo and this Cooneeal Enter
prise He persuades the Frenchman to try
the powers Of Colonial Enterprise, which by
the way, are remarkably feeble, and then turns
to meet German saying; 'All my donkeys
name after Germany. Very gilt country. Ger
many Not same as dirty Frenchman Master
want a ride? This donkey Bismarck and that
one the Emperor William" If the traveller is
an Italian he has Garibaldi. and if by dress and
speech he recognizes the visitor to be an Eng
lishman he bows profoundly and requests that
for 4 shilling an hour you will be pleased to
make Mr. Gladstone, Queen Victoria or Mrs.
Langtry trot round the square.
The journey through the Suez Canal is mo-
notonous in the extreme. for the ship moves
very slowly, and on either side is wide ex
panse of sandy desert whose fearful glare is
trying to the eyes. The canal widens out at
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An INVENTION FOR "DRt HS.
n The London Telegraph

From The London Telegraph.
A brilliant idea has struck the police authori-
ties i'm Paris. From this day forward vehicles
specially constructed for the conveyance Of feS
tive persons whom an excess Of iced but strong
drinks added To the effects of tropical sun.
has brought To the verge Of physical collapse
will be provided for use at all the ponce STA
tions in this city Some OF these new carriages
are already on view. The vehicles are built on
two wheels and very much after the pattern OF
the cOster's cart, save that they are lower. mar
rower and longer The passenger TO be con-
veyed will be placed on the barrow. and secure
~ kept on by a belt which IL attached To the
sides of the vehicle 1t is confidently believed
that the new cart will prove comfortable for
those who travel in il and will make il easier
matter for the police officials to convey unnin-
ageable charges to their destination.
"One more person drunk in wheelbarrow.
will in future be familiar phrase here. ana the
Partisan street urchin may be expected thus
unconsc,ously to take a leaf from the books OF
Captain Marryat
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EMPLOYMENT or DRINKING HEN.

AN INTERESTING INQUIRY BY ONE OF UNCLE
SANS BUREAUS
circular. containing several inquiries, was
sent ont by the United States Commissioner Of
Labor several months ago to persons and com
panies employing a large number Of men. The
object of the investigation thus instituted was
to ascertain something about the relations of
the drink habit to labor. over seven thousand
establishments. which employ nearly two mill
ion men, replied. The answers have almost
the significance of census, therefore. Com
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QUALIFICATIONS ~ KANSAS.
The Chicago Times Herald.

From The Chicago Times Herald.
THE Atchison Globe" is booming Candidate
Smith for Associate Justice because he 'doesn't
carry with him the odor of the bathtub as in
the case of his opponent. Mr. Little" Clcan-
ness may be next to godliness. but it apparently
isn't next to political preferment in kar sas.
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and Hereford George are both DISTINGUISHED

and Hereford George both distinguished
teachers at Oxford
What then. is the fascination? How is 1t
that the world seems to be divided into two
camps-those who have fallen under its sway
and those who deride it from the beginning?
There are. Of course. certain obvious things to
say. We may talk at length about the advan-
tages Of mountain air. But that. after ALL can
be obtained without risking your neck Now
that there is a railway up to the Corner Graf
the Londoner and the Partisan will be safely
transported IT. herds up TO an atmosphere which
Is quite sufficiently rarefied for their purpose;
and when that monstrous undertaking. the jung
frau railway. is finally completed. and the dan
ger OF sardine tins once and all added to the
peris above the snow line this argument for
climbing will have finally disappeared. What
will happen when this last engineering enor-
nifty Is perpetrated, l suppose that If noun
taneers were possessed OF the true modern spirit
they would just sell their ice axes for old iron.
spend the profits in taking a railway ticket. and
voyage up TO the heights through the tunnels
of the Jungfrau. But they will do nothing OF
the kind. They have quite enough dangers TO
face Of their own without being exposed to the
ignominious horror of being choked in a railway
tunnel by a fall of rock. swept off the
permanent way by avalanche of ice. They
will leave these dangers to be faced by their
anxious relatives They will take their ropes
and axes elsewhere. and seek out mountains
which still defy the engineer.
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was within an ace of being executed.
But since he has murdered one Of my
bravest subjects in cold blood and can.
not respect the orders / have given, but
must needs attempt the lives of those
have sworn TO protect, he must be pre-
vented from doing any more harm by
the safest means we can employ"
She was silent again for a few mo-
ments, then picking up the dagger,
which had fallen ON the floor, she looked
me steadily in the face and said:
'Dr. De Normanville, owe you my
life If ever the opportunity arrives,
| you will not find me ungrateful. 1t was
q near escape, was it not? / shall have
to change my servants if they cannot
see that their prisoners are unarmed."
/ was about to reply, but was inter
rupted by the arrival of a second batch
of litigants, who were followed by
third. They were all natives, for, as |
discovered later, there was not one sin
gle instance on record in the history of
the island of the white population hav-
ing found it necessary to resort to law
to settle their differences. A more peace
able, happy and law abiding community
could not be found. One thing was very
noticeable in each of these cases, and
that was the pacific reception of and
the resignation with which the deci-
sions of their ruler were received She
spoke to them, chided them, sympa-
thized with them and smoothed down
their rutfled feathers just as if they had
in reality been what she had called
them-her children. And as a result in
each case plaintiff and defendant went
off together, their differences settled
and their former animosity quite for
gotten. When the last case was con-
cluded, Allie put on her large white hat
which throughout the legal business
had been lying beside her, and we were
III the act Of setting out for the village
accompanied by the dog, when an Incl
dent occurred which was fraught with
as much interest TO me in my study of
her extraordinary position and charac-
ter as anything else had so far met
with during my stay in the island.
We were descending the long stone
SNNPS bNlOlO uOsOllbtty NntI al NOuuG
and attractive native woman hove in
sight, carrying in her arms bundle,
which on her nearer approach proved to
be baby. Arriving at the steps, she
halted and knelt at Allies feet, kissing
the hem of her dress, and at the same
time saying something to her in the soft
native tongue l have so repeatedly adj.
mired
When she had finished, Allie turned
to me and said:
Doctor, this is your first case, and a
sad one. Will you tell me if you can do
anything for this poor creature S child?'
Turning to the woman, signed to
her to let me look at the infant. The
poor little thing was in the last stage
of continent smallpox and presented a
sickening appearance.
us it a hopeless case?' Allie asked
with almost an entreaty in her voice, a
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I OF romantic history-he answered
without hesitation:
IT was vaccinated in Liverpool Ia
years ago next March,
"Then, with your permission, I'll do
| IL for you again. After that We'll call
up the heads of the village, and I'll
| operate on them"
So saying, unpacked my things, and
having done SO vaccinated my second
in command. When this was accom-
plished, he gave me a list he had pre-
pared of the half dozen principal inhab-
itants. They were Immediately sent
for, and as soon as they arrived my po-
sitDn was explained to them in short
speech by Allie.
"Now, gentlemen" said when her
address was finished, sin view of the
serious nature of our position and the
necessity for a we'll organized attack
upon the disease which has SO decimated
your population propose to enroll you
as my staff You will each of you have
special duties assigned to you, and /
need not say that feel sure you will
fulfill them to the very best of your
ability. Before we go any further, as l
hear none of you have taken the disease,
l propose vaccinating you all, as have
just done Mr.. Christianson. When that
has been accomplished, we will get
properly to work. {"
In half an hour or so this was done,
and l was free to enter upon my next
course of action.
ave will now," said, after little
consultation with Allie, assemble the
healthy folk of the village ON the green
yonder. 4"
This was soon done, and at the word
of command the entire population able
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note that had certainly not been there
quarter of an hour before, when she
had sent Kwong Fung to his doom.
Quite hopeless. | answered, "but /
will endeavor TO make death as painless
as possible. Will you tell the poor soul
to bring the child to me in half an hour
in the village?"
Allie translated my speech and must
have given the mother some encourage
ment, for she fell at my feet and in the
deepest reverence kissed my boots Then
with an obeisance to my companion she
passed down side path and disappeared
among the trees.
Allie turned to me and said. with a
deep sigh:
Now, DR.. De Normanvile, if you
are ready we will set off on our tour of
inspection.
agreed, and accordingly we passed
through the gate and went down the
path toward the settlement
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CHAPTER v.
HOW WE FOUGHT THE PLAGUE

Leaving the house behind rs, we
made our way by means of circuitous
path round the base of the majestic
waterfall before described, down to-
ward the buildings on the plain.
AS we made our way down the path
we talked on many subjects European
politics. Of which her knowledge was
extensive; the beauties of the east, lit
erature and art-but somehow or an.
other. however far we might wander
from IL, the conversation invariably
came back to the epidemic that was the
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fro BE Continued

In France there exists an order of merit
rounded by the Society For tho Prevention
OF Cruelty to Animals, of which the men,
bers are dogs which have distinguished
themselves by deeds of bravery. A taste
fully designed "collar of honor" is award.
ca to the dog considered worthy of distinc-
zion.
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The humming Of telegraph wires 10 Q
phenomenon which has not been satisfao-
soriiy explained. II IL not caused BY wind,
TOT ~ 10 heard during perfect calms. u
nas been conteotursd that changes Of tsm-
perature, whioh tighten or loosen The
wires probably peoducs the suuia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-26
DEFINITE NEWS OF CERVERA
HIS FLEET REACHED SANTIAGO LAST
THURSDAY MORNING.

Madrid, May 25. p. ma dispatch has Just
been published giving details OF the arrival Of
Admiral Cervera's squadron at Santiago de
Cuba. II says:
AT 8 o'clock on the morning Of May 10 the
Infanta Maria Teresa entered the port Of San
tiago de Cuba flying the flag OF Admiral Ger
vera She followed almost Immediately by
the Vizcaya, the Almirante Oquendo, the Girls
tobal Colon end the torpedo boat destroyer
Pluton. Soon afterward the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Furor. which had been reconnoitrng
arrived
The inhabitants swarmed to the shores OF the
bay. displaying the utmost Joy and enthusiasm
All the vessels in the port were dressed in gala
array.
"On Sunday night there imposing dem
onstratlon in honor OF the officers and crews
The bands OF the city played patriotic airs; there
were brilliant Examinations. and the people pa
raded the streets singing patriotic songs
Admiral Cervera and his officers were enter
tained at banquet at the Casino. where loyal
toasts were honored the principal speeches be-
ing by Admiral Ceryera and Monsignor Saenz
de Urturi Crespo. Archbishop Of Santiago de
Cuba, the latter OF whom exclaimed: 1t is nor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-26
Sd NPSON SAILED EASTWARD
TO PREVENT CERVERAS SLIPPING
AWAY FROM SCHLEY.
THE AMERICAN ADMIRALS SQUADRON
STEAMED OFF FROM HAVANA LAST
MONDAY MORNING.

Copyright 1895. The Associated Preu)
On Board the Associated Press Dispatch Boat
Wanda or Havana May %. (Filed at Key
West Fla May %. 6:15 p. m).-At daybreak on
Monday morning the entire squadron under
Rear Admiral Sampson lying directly op-
posite the entrance TO Havana Harbor, about
ten miles of shore. n formidable mouse-colored
fotilla OF batte-ships monitors. cruisers, yachts,
lighthouse tenders and torpedo boats. the
peaceful inactivity noticed the day before on
board the vessels Of the feet had given way 70
scenes OF life and hustle The deck OF every
ship swarmed with bluejackets and whitejack-
cts marines and officers. Around the flagship
rocked on the choppy waves. score OF launches
and gigs from, surrounding ships each manned
by sailors I'm spotless white. They had brought
aboard the flagship the commanding officers OF
their respective vessels. who had apparently
been summoned FOR orders.
a half hour later the gigs and launches left
the flagship and returned with their officers
aboard 20 their own vessels. Almost immedi-
ntely thick columns of smoke began 10 pour
from the tunnels OF the assembled feet. and the
flagship began TO move TO the eastward.
number Of vessels were left behind on block
aie duty. the acting flagship flying a blue pen
nant About two hours later a large double
fnhhir1 ana NouDis-lunIrli'u CTulerE Chiio
stcamng under full headway from the west
ward. When within halllng distance and with
out slackenng her speed she exchanged signals
with the acting flagship of Havana string
OF colored bunting holsted aoft on the nag
ships haiyards and the cruiser pushed on TO
the east AT rlll speed.
Afterward the squadron was In the Nicholas
Channel on Cardenas heading for the Old Ba-
hama Channel. The squadron proceeding
with care for Admiral Cervera had not yet
actually been bottled up. and must be
taken lest the fox turn and dash out OF Sant-
ago around the east end OF Cuba. up through
the Windward Passage and north to attack
tho cities OF the Atlantic Coast OF the United
States.
In all likelihood Commodore Schley will be
able 10 spring the trap. and then Rear Admiral
Sampson may hasten TO Santiago. A great game
IL being played and the situation IL one OF ex-
trcine suspense. After Admiral Cervera Ia
sealed up In Santiago Harbor the problem Will
be- as In the case OF n ''varmnt" caught In a
trap whether 10 shoot starve him.
In any event, Admiral Cervera, II is believed.
cannot reach Havana. Two powerful fleets.
each having fast vessels as well AS heavy ones.