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The Lamar register., 1898-10-26
Potato Flour.

One of the manufactured vegetable
products of Austria, an article prob
ably altogether unknown on this side
of the Atlantic, is potato flour. United
States Consul Mahin, at Reichenberg,
calls attention to it in one of his re-
cent reports, and says that it is used
there in many lines of bakery and
confectionery. where we use wheat
-four, besides being employed in cases
where corn starch. which is not known
in Austria. is made use of by us. 1t Is
The Lamar register., 1898-10-26
A Floating DRY Dock.

The great floating dock recently con-
structed for the Vulcan company. Stet-
tin. Germany, by Messrs. Swan & Hun
ter OF Wallsend. Newcastle-on-Tyne,
surpasses in capacity the floating dock
built by the same firm for the Spanish
government and now in operation at
Havana. The remarkable achievement
Of towing 1t successfully across the At
lantic ocean is fresh In the public
mind. says the Scientific American.
The present dock has been construct
ed with special reference to the
strengthening and re-engining OF two
The Lamar register., 1898-10-26

admirably adapted TO cake baking. a. It
comes out beautifully white and light.
1t is considerably cheaper than wheat
-four. selling for about $3.50 per 100
pounds. whereas wheat flour costs
about IS. The process OF manufactur-
ing this article is quite simple. The
potatoes are washed, put In rapidly ro-
tating machines set with teeth and
then crushed in such manner that the
starch is separated from the cells
which contain it. Water sweeps the
extricated starch into vessels. where
1t settles on the bottom. Then 1t goes
through a refining process. and IL I'm
ally dried in a machine specially con-
structed for that purpose. What Is
left of the potatoes is fed to the cat
tie and swine, and is said to be also
available for sundry uses in distiller-
les, breweries and sugar factories.
The Lamar register., 1898-10-26
Preparation for oI,oloths.

To preserve the gloss and color of
good oilcloth, melt two ounces of glue
in pint of water. Wipe the oilcloth
over with wooden rag moistened with
yellow soap, and the oflcloth again
with linen cloth dipped in the glue
water, already prepared. Let this dry
on before the fioorcloth is trodden on
again, and bright, fresh gloss will be
the result. If the glue water. when
cold, is not liquid enough, add warm
water until it is so. 1t will be suffi-
cient for some time afterwards only to
dust the oilcloth over as the glue pre-
serves it from injury.
The Lamar register., 1898-10-26
obey Your Orders"

In FrankIin's Memories OF Rear
Admiral" a good story is told of
naval officer whose tact enabled him to
obey orders and to do as he pleased.
Commodore Truxton distinguished
himself during the war OF the revolu-
tIon. and subsequently commanded the
naval station at Baltimore. Commo-
dore Stewart commanded brig which
was fitted out there, and had been or
dered by Truxton to proceed to sea on
a certain day. Stewart reported on
that day that it was impossible for
him 10 sail, as he had not yet hoisted
in his mainmast obey your orders"
repIied Truxton. Stewart sailed forth
with. towing his mainmast astern.
Fortunately the wind was fair, and
when he reached a point beyond the
limits OF Truxton's command, he an
chored, hoisted in his mainmast, com
pleted his preparations for sea, and
then sailed.
The Lamar register., 1898-10-26
Disease in Books

In order to prevent the spread of
disease by means of library books,
sterilizing apparatus has been brought
out in New York. 1t consists of dou-
ble-wailed box OF iron. in which are
shelves for the reception of the books.
The Lamar register., 1898-10-26
Tho Japsuese idea.

The japanese are just famous for
their skillful arrangement of flowers.
by which the poorest of blooms are
made to look their best. by being so
displayed that their full beauty can be
appreciated. Most OF these good eff
The Lamar register., 1898-10-26
Bad Company.

Mother Johnny, stop using such
dreadful languagei"
Johnny-"Well, mother. Shakespeare
uses it,
Then don't play with him; he's no
fit comparion for ou.'-Tit-Bits.
The Lamar register., 1898-10-26
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asst ragsh o. ,ae 10 nck the
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t1; ~ solnE % take a ianx tlfss
y a-A-g ths rrvenle @tatups -
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The Lamar register., 1898-10-26

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fHEE sa.oo tFt.i h.atti- SD trs@tss<
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The Lamar register., 1898-10-26

b. z1J aaather SO out 81 me.
tr T1u rytuar him 4 owed
The Lamar register., 1898-10-26

r. lH arguatent tho athsr man
'as- his bead Son,lerinE ~hy
grf rad
The Lamar register., 1898-10-26
go A eolp IN oNE DAY !.

Srarrs Bsusno QalnIz4 Tzeie.S An
y rtzzlss eAs 1. u " On rAsh tabiel
The Lamar register., 1898-10-26

fects are produced by placing the flow
ers very sparsely in bamboo tubes. no
attempt at crowded bouquet being
ever made. The latest Importation
from Japan for the purposes of floral
decoration consists merely of long
strip OF lead, which is crinkled and
crumpled up into as many folds and
,futings as possible These crumples
must be SO managed as not to inter
fere at all with the firm base. which
enables the lead to stand steadily at
the bottom OF the bowl or basin. The
fiutings form a series of miniature
tubes. into which the stems of the
flowers are pushed, and which can be
easily pinched or enlarged. as the slim
ness or thickness OF the stems require.
The flowers should on no account be
crowded; and. of course. the higher
they stand up above the edge of the
bowl. the more graceful will they
look.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-07
South kYegate.

W. N Gilf lau lost valuable COW las,
Friday morning.
Charles Oakley lost one of his livery
horse last Thursday.
About fifty rabbits were killed in the
swamp last week by Messrs. CaIpenter,
Rich al dson, Corsers aud Others.
A new boiler il being put into the cream.
cry. A. III Gibson viii have the old one
taken out and put into his henntry.
Edward Brown moved last week from The
Duunett place to the farm in opsham,
lately purchased by G. N Randall Of w.
7. George. administrators Of the Mary Wells
es ate,
S. w. Clark sold his farm last Saturday to
Mr.. Newman from Pannsylvauia. IL.
will take p 1ssrssion about the frst OF nexr
March. Mr.. Clark will havs an auction
some time next week and close out his per-
sonal property.
M. p. Mcdonald has moved his stone
shed, rscenrly purchased of M. II Gibson, on
to the land purchased from the MDnipr lier
and Wells River railroad. He has H. new "
shiDged and Is clapboarding and fixing it
up for dairy work in the winter
The Christian Endeavor Society OF the
Presby tsrian church will have an old.
fashioned .pelling-school and use the books
that were Ia use forty or fifty years ago, &C
the old people will not be @ infused with
any new words. THIS ent-rtainnen will
DO In the depot hall next Thursday evening
Refreshments will be served at the close.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-07
Appalling Accident.

Hollis o. Nelson, a resident OF Put
nam,ville, while coon huntiI & last Sun
day. met with an app ling alc dent aud
Que which may resulLlu HIS d-aIh Nelson,
iu company with party OF young men
from his neigh bOrh Iod, stated out IN O q
morning for The wOos. near tue young
mans fathers placs, To Try 10 bring down n
large coon when his brothe aud others
had driven up a maple tres The night be-
fore. The u ee was hollow one aud the
animal had sought protec ion inside OF g..
To- get him out required the feling OF the
tree, and this Was done. The party stood
in grOnp consulting regarding heir work.
Nilsson was resting ON he muzzle of hts
gun, The su ok OF it standing on log, In-
adveIiautly he gun slipped from is resi-
ing place aud landed Nth such force on a
solid obi CT that it was discharged. The
entire contents OF the gun pierced Nelson
in the left breast immedi Iely above the
heart, carrying with it II part OF his wa'ch-
chain, which was aiJerward Iaken out of ti Q
wound, which was friIh ful one and
thruug IN which his breath ESCAPED
The companions OF be wounded man i'm
provis-d sIretch-r from several G, q = aud
IN it removed N. l,on 10 his fathers home,
which wa about mile from the scene OF
the accident. DIR. O. X. Chandler OF this
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-07
Orange County Court.

The December term ~ Orange county
court begins ON Tue sday, ID ceInh-r 6, Hon,
John W ko~ell b-iug The presiding ,dge
ana Hons. H-ury w. Fits Of Brain rec and
James K. Mel an of Tonsham, the assist
ant judge; Curtis 5. Em-ry If Chelsea
olrrk; Hal X Darling ol Chelsea, states
attorney; Frank l Whitney of Chelsea
sheriff MISS MaTgArrt f Chestnut of Bur-
lington, rt pIrrrr; Solpu X Berry OF Thet-
ford, high b4il fl The petit jurors dra vn
from their r-~L.cive towns OF he county
.r- as flows: b afford, K liz Shumway,
Gorge w. IA d"in; Bralntr-e. Leonard
X. Fisher, Walter W. Banuist-r. Brook-
h-ld, e B-nhan, A Gaylord Chel.
lea. joshua NJ Grant. william T.. Bacon:
Corinth, JOSEPH IL. Carter, Frank G jew
ell; FAIl-e e. Il. kugR, f. W. Pierce;
whury, James A. Johnson, william e.
Bale, Oran.e, William w. Wilson,
Charles Burgin; IA d0lnh, w. L. HebArd,
Albert F. Edsuu SIR # nd, VIII an II.
ca am 1erlain, G-urge II. Brown rh-rford,
f r. s eveus, K. p. Clay; TopsLam, NJ. G,
K-srr, j. A. D1dgr; Tunhridg-, Hrn,y j.
WI ms, Parkhnrst Durkee Vershire,
K o Hradbur', p q Norris; Washington
A. +. Newman, Daniel T. Stanley; West
F4irl-r, Htrlan f. Godfrey, William
Moore; Wlllitmstown, Frank Fl Marin,
Knss-l j tfurds. Upon the prin ed
docket are 125 cases at law, of which eleven
are S ate aud The chanc-ry docket
contains twenty-five cases he-ides. The
jury calendar has trn cises but not more
Jnau three will be tri d the first being s,
NJ. II. Flint V. Joseph q, rsvO, All &C ion of
tr+spasS. Three cases in which -x-Gov.
Roswell Farnham is counsel, S aney L.
Smih v. Robert +. StrAiue aud Trustees
Jdli II Jones'. apt v Herb-rt Small,
and Merrill Eastman, apt, v. Stmu-l Law
liss aud FIR Il l. Kibbey, Trustee. are 10 be
continued btc use of Gov. FArnhams con-
iinued i'll health. Robert f. Strain- v Ell
hert G. LEONARD IL an action on Sec. 1862 of
Vermont sta ures in The chapter reltIiug TO
private corporations which provides PEN
atty of ten dollars for eact twrnty-four
hours neglect Of the clerk To exhibit the by
laws ard records in his possession. Mr..
LAcnAId WIS for some years ths tr asnrer Of
the no d-tunct Bradford S4ving~ Bank &
Trust Company. The term Of court seems
not likely to continue into January any
length.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-07
Washington County Court.

In the County Courr Friday, the jury, after
having been out all night on the Alexander
liquor Case, brought IN verdict Of guilty
The case will go TO the Supreme Cou IN
exc-p ions. The motion OF Lawyer Holden
10 hul prusse the Frederick l. Patterson
case was denied. The cas~ OF State v. Har-
low Chase # Woodbury. for alleged taking
of ba.s I ON the ponds rhat were under W.
was taken up Yesterday afterL oun. Tue
jury in The Alexander case were discharged d
Friday moInug.
Hon. Charles E lgerton of Norih64ld,
elect, TO the offi ~ OF side Judge Las S,r-
t-mb-r, sIcc--drd q r. Jones ON the bench
w.t. Judge S art Frdty.
County c u g. wh ch has been in session
for he past two month";, c4me To close
Saturday afternoon "A 3: 20 u'clock. In the
charged with having rakt from waters fish
that we're under the size spec fed by law,
the in b ought in "A verdic of not guilty.
The case of La 'cor v. q. K COrhn, was
s-tIl' d by the e-pOnd-nts, paving $50. The
court refused To gram divorce i'll rithrr
the McAllister V. MCA lister or the NJ iul-
ton v. Muulton cases. In the c tse Of Mo
Govern V. the Vernon Central railroad,
the court OF dered that the Respondents pay
The co+ts and exp-uses of the PLAIN m, IN
Guiding he coups lis charges. In the A b.
bot v. Al AhhOtJ divUrc" Gaze, decree was
granted o tho plaintiff In the case OF the
city of Barre'v v. the Barre water works
Joel q Barker of Rutland, G-"rg4 a Kim
ball 5pf SOmervillr, Mas, and Noes " l.
iamS OF Boston were appointed al praisers
In the case OF s l.. Howe st al V The Con
solidated Granite Company, decr-e was
ela lted that h" respondent pay 81 $40 with
interest from M uch, 1896. and that the
plaintiff. no subcogaJed 70 to the rights Of
The mOItgagee.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-07
Crowned with HOnOrs.
General stephen Thomas CpIebr,te His
Iighty-ninth irthday- Fri. nda N, "a H.
b"rs and Comrades Gather to Congr at
MIA II i'm

Eighty mine years ago yesterday General
S erhen Thomas first saw The ligh # day at
Bethel, VT His hOats of frirndt comrades
aud acquaintancts iu Mon y lI.I could not
let the day pass uunOtic. d aud ell through
the afte'no"n and evening they gathered
at his home on Elm street TO congratulate
him up ~ ietchug the eighty mn h mile
stone of his earthly exisieIce With the K
c. ption of n distressing aud growing deaf
ness he General Tttaius hfs facultits in a
remAi kahle mAuutr aud he had Il Pheasant
word OF gtre,ing for all Who called ru con-
gratulate hun on his auspcuus OCCASION
Light reftr-hmruts wete served bS Mrs
Amanda NJ" &C nh his daughter, who 30
tenderly c,res for him in his declining
Neais. Sh1 WAS assisted b, Mrs Luther
New comb, her daukhitr.iu.law
90 well known II he pub ic and military
career OF G neral Thorn A., that il il hatdIy
nectssaly 10 refer to it. here. H. repre-
-"n'-d West F'rre in he l.. gi-,ature of
1898, 1899, 1915 1916, 1860 and 1861 aud was
> al - uat"t nom Orargs county in 1848
and 1919 At The spt clal session Of he Leg
iSIatu,- called by Governor Fairbanks, in
Ap 4, 1861, under the ltsdefsh p Of General
! ""n- ~ud Inspired by his eloqn-nce,
81 OOO,OOO was appropriated as a w4r fund,
~ ben tue purp 50 was 20 raise oulV half a
million. A. colonel If The Eighth Vermont
ltgiuent lie led that orgauiz uio" To The
hUni, remaining with IL uu,il 1865 when
lie " AZ commissioned hrigadirr g. t-ral and
served as such until August 4, 1876. Gem
eral ThOmaA Wa lieutenant governor in
IN 1867 aud 1868 and WAS prrsiun agrnt for
w mont M er President Grant from 1870
10 1870 H. has now resigned all hu-In-ss
cue-, aud, full of years aud hunor-, Ia pass-
ing the last Years ot h life in the hOspt-
tahle home Of Mrs. n VIC mh, his daughter.
The follow II & 20, IN was written by Rev.
A. n. Lewis in honor Of This occasion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-07
FOurscUre and Nine.

ITO Gen. Stephen Thomas his birthday, Decem-
6, 1881
The days of n an are threescore years and ten;
And tho mel be so strong they come to fours core
years,
Yet is their strer 9Th but toi and sorrow then,
Al d Earth II lone aud shaduwy vale tears.
SO sang the Psalmist in the doleful Psalm
That's said or sung on funeral o casions.
Can Art, ,tr Pow 7, ar Wealth. Beauty's charm
Prolong beyono Lies span the hearts pulsa,ionsP
MOI Yet there have been some who've passed four
AND kept cir myth unched by care or sor-
rows
With eye undimmed they've scanned the farther
shore,
And neer die lose their Youth nor trouble borrow
And he T. one whose birthday we have met
To celebrate to-day with rites b, huimg.
Tho pat fourscOre, hi. eye Is sparklihgyet.
And on Lis cheek the glow Of Youth is 81 ting.
Well-seasonsd wood resists the tooth of Time;
Some hearts young long after heads are no ary;
Some U ry morta Rerer pa their prime;
To some Old Age is bu crown of < loryl
Late NAV friend to Heavens bowers returnis
May Life to him e'tr he Spring pereuuall
And may lie on III shore of Time 5, urn
Until v cone to feast at his Centennial
in - 7
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-07
NUMBER 40.

city was summoned and removed from the
wound, beside the pirce OF watch chain,
more than fifty Of the number four shot. OF
he ninety -fiur-wbich the charge con.
tained--tbaf entered hls body Will. the
wound ir Rhastlv one and nesr The heart,
the doctor thinks that IL 10 rou plicaifuns
srt In that he may recover. Nelson, who ia
about twenty -ionr Years old, Ia the oldest OF
four sous Of Alfred Nelson, and il highly
popular young man. He WAS married about
year ago 10 MISS Blanche G-orgr, who is q
daughter ot Frank George, aud who is
nearly wild vi b grief at the terrible. and
seemingly fatal, C ,ident that has cveri AIKEN
her husband.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-07

"seru' in coe'um redea,."-Horace, Book I. ode a
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-07
PutnanIsville.

Ralph G. Brown spent Sunday in Plain
field with Carl II Iss.
Schonl began Monday with Miss Sanders
OF East Montpelier as teacher,
Miss A Almira II ttch OF Manchester, N. II,
is in town visiting old friends.
The steel penstocks for the new mill are
being plac-d in position by George Dali
r,mple OF Fair Haven.
Frank Hutchinson has bought number
OF COWS In Sheldon 10 TAX. the places oi the
ones sold at auction last month.
Hollis o Nelson, who was accidentally
shot while coon bunting, 10 more comfort
able and there Ii some hope OF his recovery
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-07
W1ttbman 4 Suurnal.
A GOOD CHRISTMAS PRESENT
A WATERMAN FOUNTAIN PEN.
Only 90.

The Waterman is the best dollar pen in the
market. Gold. point that never wears out,
durable, well regulated flow, convenient and
always ready for business, if kept filled. Buy
one for n Christmas present Sent by mail on
receipt of price Every pen warranted.
VERMONT WATCH AN CO.,
MONTPELIER, VI.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-07
Clubbing List.

The WATcHMAN clubbing list is printed on
page three and will be found there for the
month ensuing. 1t you do not see in the list
any publication you want ask for it. We c~n
obtain it if it is printed.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-05-19
ONCE FINED DEWEY $25.

A Docket That Shows How the Commo-
dore Once Thrashed Marine.
George Plaisted, trial justice of
York county, Me-, has docket which
shows that Commodore Dewey was once
fined $50 by him and that the fine was
promptly paid. 1t came about in this
way:
Commodore Dewey, who married a
daughter of former Governor Goodwin,
was frequently at Portsmouth, Me-, and
one day, going over to the navy yard,
was met outside by marine who was
in an ugly mood and who INDUCED in
back talk. At last Dewey's fighting
blood was up, and, discarding his rank
with his coat, he sailed in and gave the
man a thrashing.
Justice Plaisted heard the complaint,
found Dewey guilty of assault and fined
him $25. The fine was cheerfully paid,
Commodore Dewey remarking that it
was worth $25 to have the pleasure of
thrashing such disgrace to the United
States service. New York Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-05-19
"COOL AS A CELLAR"
One Who Knows Commodore Dewey Says
He IL Also 'Steady as Clock."

One Who Knows Commodore Dewey SAYS
He IL Also ''Steady as = Clock"
Edward W. Tomey of Dayton, O., y
naval veteran, and who was master Of
arms on the training ship Constitution
when Commodore Dewey was it's COM
mander, was one Of the happiest men at
Dayton as the news flashed telling the
story of the great naval victory in the
port Of Manila. "Hurrah for George
Dewey!' cried Tomey, standing in q
crowd surrounding bulletin board.
"He was my officer for many day,
continued Tomey, land I'm as proud Of
him as if I had found $1,000.
"Say, let me tell what he was like.
He was feet and black headed. He
was as steady as clock and as cool as
a cellar. He was captain of the train
ing ship Constitution at Annapolis in
1869, 1870, 1871 and 1872. and 1 was
master of arms. He was an officer and
a gentleman. Oh, am proud of him
this dayv' Then the crowd pressed
closer, and cheer upon cheer went up
for the hero of the sea fight off Manila
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-05-19

STUFF That Made Him Go.

While drove of bullocks were
being driven through an Irish village
from fair one of the animals sud
denly stopped and, notwithstanding
all the efforts of the drover, would
not move on its way.
A chemist who happened to see
the affair went up to the bullock
and injected drug down it's throat,
which made the animal career down
the street like creased lightning.
About i've minutes afterward the
drover entered the chemists shop
wiping the perspiration off his head
and asked the shopman if he were
the party who gave the bullock
some medicine.
81 am, said the chemist
"Well, Z" said the drover, CPL take
pennyworth of it, as l have to fol
.jw the baste Pearson Week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-05-19
New England at Manila.

Nov England had IS naval officers
aboard the Yankee battleships which
broke the calm and silence of the Sab
bath in the harbor of Manila with roar
of guns and bursting shells. Despite
their Puritanioal training in youth they
fought just as if it wasn't Sunday. The
bells did not call them to church. The
summons of the morning was Of differ
ent character and to higher duty.
Maine was represented by one officer,
New Hampshire by five, Vermont by
two, Massachusetts, by four, Rhode Is
land by two and Connecticut by four.
The sailor heroes without any titles
cannot be dug out of the long lists at
this time, but later, when the smoke
has cleared little, their names will
appear in bright and shining letters.
Vermont had the honor of furnishing
the commander of the feet.-Boston
Globe.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-05-19

SHORE, and the batteries began to pepper
away at it. The bay was dashed into
foam by the eight and ten inch shells,
which ricochetted far out At the end
of The days practice the target was
towed back TO shore. I couldn't find
splinter knocked off. Manila was we'll
garrisoned. In addition to Two or three
regiments of Spanish troops. Blanco had
ten regiments of volunteers organized
when / left the islands. They were
armed with Mauser rifles and we.s we'll
drilled. The native regiments are off,
cered by Spaniards.
Commodore Dewey ought to find
$4,000 tons of coal at Manila. Blanco
always kept a reserve supply of this
amount stored up in the town, and un-
less the new governor general has con-
fscated the coal to prevent its use by
our ships fully $4,000 tons should be
there now. The islands have coal beds,
but they have never been worked. We
should hold the Philippines as coaling
station and mine the coal, which I
think will be found in considerable
quantities.
"Coal was discovered on the island
of Mindoro while was stationed at
Manila. Typhoons. you know, are fire.
quent in the Philippines. In the great
typhoon of Sept. H. 1896, the Ameri-
can trading ship Richard Parsons from
some Maine port, was wrecked off the
southern coast of Mindoro. This island
is about 100 miles south of Manila. Six
of the crew of the Parsons were lost.
The other IS walked barefoot across the
island to the north shore, some SO or
so miles, to the nearest port. On the
way they found coal ledge. When the
news reached Manila, the Europeans
in town prepared to hunt up the coal and
mine it, but the Spanish supreme court
practically forbade the mining of the
coal by announcing an exorbitant tax
on every ton which should be mined.
Coal has also been found on the north
ern coast of the island of Luzon, but
Spain has confiscated the machinery of
Europeans who have attempted to mine
it. Coal sold for $13 ton when was
in the islands.
Powder, too, is stored up in large
quantities. The magazines are in the
hills some five or six miles back of Ma
nilla. Powder was brought from Spain
in the mail steamers unloaded at night
and carted up to the magazines while
the town was asleep. found this out
one night when I was awakened by the
breaking of the powder carts. The peo-
pie in the town knew little about the
magazines. The navy department. does
not know of this powder, unless the
consul who succeeded me learned of it's
existence. Iwrote to Secretary Long the
other day to tell him about these mag
azines Commodore Dewey will find
them valuable. New York Sun.