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and went to Detroit. I got pretty hard up
against 1t in Detroit, and you people were
pretty hot after me, too. So I went out
to Fort Wayne and took on in the 10Th In
fantry, intending to stay only until the
job blew over. About a month after l
took on, your fly man''-and the prisoner
named the crack detective of Chicago
was out at Fort Wayne to see the outfit
go through guard mount. 1 don't know
who he may have been after out there,
and he may have been after me, at that
But | know that passed in review
/ was only fifteen feet away from him.
and 1 looked him right in the lamps, and
he piped me off just as hard, and still
he didn't get next to me. Yet he collared
me for my last job before that, and saw
to it that / did my stretch at Joliet He
knew me perfectly well, and he must have
been in a trance
Evening star., 1898-07-30
GERMANY'S NAVY AND OURS.
A Companion is Not at All UnfnvOr
able to Us.

able to Us.
From the ST. Paul Dispatch.
The London Spectator offers an eneour-
aging word, in the possibility Of trouble
with Germany, when it says:
"As for the German and American ma
vies, there can, of course, be no compari-
son. The Germans are fine sailors and
brave men, but the naval struggle between
the United States and Germany would be
very short and very complete"
Which is an emphatic way of saying that
the American navy is much superior.
We find, on examination, that this opin-
ion of the Spectator is amply borne out by
the facts. Germany has 81 armored ships,
while the United States has 33, the Ger
mans being armed with 422 guns, while
the Americans have 631. We have 3S un-
armored cruisers to their 32, ours having
551 guns to their 400. Only in torpedo
to l. but there need be no fear on that
score after the recent practical demon
stration that torpedo boat is no match
for the most insignificant cruiser whose
guns are well served. As general indica,
| ton of strength, take the total number OF
guns In the navies. The Germans have
| 1,232 the Americans 1.64O.
For an indication of the quality Of the
| ships compare our armored cruiser Brook.
lyn with the Fuerst Bismarck. Both have
| about the same length and beam, but the
| Bismarck is 100 tons heavier, though II
| has 400 less horse power. Consequently,
| the Brooklyn is swifter, making 21.9 knots
| to the Bismarck's 10. The armaments oi
| the two are probably about equal. But the
Brooklyn has coal capacity of / .7oO tons
to the Bismarck's 1,0oo. That last item
| with the speed. settles the question Of su.
periority in favor of the United States
| ship.
| If william wants to test his navy. lei
| him do It.
Evening star., 1898-07-30

was turned over to the civil authorities
and punished, but he didn't give up any Of
the 5ewelry, although the officers are still
convinced that he had not disposed Of any
OF 1t. The thief is still doing bis time. and
he will probably surrender the gewgaws,
If he has them, before he Is turned loose.
Fooled the Detective.
A few years ago q Chicago detective ap-
pretended in Omaha young man who
belonged to gang of firebug-men who
made a business OF burning down houses
for the insurance thereon. The detective
met the man face to face on Market street,
and the criminal put his hands up without
any ado whatever, for he was a profess
sional criminal. and ho knew he was prop
erly nailed.
We'll, I've kept out Of the hands of you
people two years longer than I had any
right to-" said the prisoner to the detec-
tive.
"How's that?' inquired the detective.
"Well," said the firebug, latter that last
big job. two years ago, I jumped Chicago
Evening star., 1898-07-30

A bamboo organ has been built for the
Jesuits' church at Shanghai, and is said to
surpass organs made of metal. AS bamboo
can be obtained of all dimensions, from the
thickness of a pen to pieces of a foot in
diameter, this natural material costs little
more than the simple labor, and the notes
are beautifully soft and pleasant to the
ear
Evening star., 1898-07-30

to get off the main deck. He went aft.
saw the surgeon and reported himself out
or gear The surgeon examined the man
carefully.
You're malingering. my man." said the
surgeon to the cockney striker. Don't try
to shirk work aboard this ship. You are
liable to get into trouble at that game
Report yourself to the officer Of the deck
as fit for duty at once
The Arrest.
There was nothing for 1t but to obey.
The mess attendant was sent into the mess
room 10 help wait upon the ships guests
He went to the gally up forward with the
procession of mess attendants after the
soup. and then the procession of soup
plate bearers went aft to the mess room In
close file. OF course. the guests looked up
at this natty parade of strikers. AS the
English mess attendant stepped under the
Intel of the mess room door one of the
matrons at tie table gave a bit of shrill
scream. The cockney dropped his soup
plate and ran forward.
THE man that robbed me of my 1ewelsi
Catch him! Catch him!' exclaimed the ex-
cited matrcn.
Which one, madame?' inquired one of
| the officers.
THE cockney," she said HE was our
| second man. Six months ago, at our town
| house, he went through the Jewel chests
| while We were out, and stripped US of
| everything"
The mess attendants were lined UP at the
| word OF the gangway bo'sun's mate, but
| the cockney was found to be not among
| them The ships corporal found him be-
| low. hiding in an empty bunker He was
| grirny-looking ships striker when he was
| hauled aft and identified by the robbed ma
| tron That matron could not be convinced
| by the officers of the ship that all hands
| forward were not robbers and cutthroats,
1 and she kept an eye on the bluejackets, to
| their great amusement, during the remain
der Of her stay aboard. The cockney THE
Evening star., 1898-07-30
He Filled the Bill.

From the Cleveland Plain-Dealer
why don't you have sponge to moist
en- your stamps" said the unwelcome poor
relative to the business man.
Good idea," said the business man; you
can have the job
Evening star., 1898-07-30
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Evening star., 1898-07-30
Criminals Who Seek to Hide Them
selves in Uniform.
ENLIST IN THE ARMY OR NAVY
Stories of Men Who Have Tried II
and Failed.
SOMETIMES 1T SUCCEEDS

Written for The Evening Star.
II has been shrewdly suggested that the
alleged murderer, Funk, may have taken on
in the army or navy. The advantages or
the two military outfits as hiding places
have been often appreciated and grasped
by criminals of note. The hand of the civil
law reaches far, but it has generally lap
ned over and above the military establish
p1ents Only since the beginning of the
rresent war have detectives in search of
criminals arrived at the knowledge that the
craftiest of eviI-doers prefer the disguise of
a uniform to the seclusion Of the remotest
and presumably the safest huddle of shacks
dignifed by the name of town. When the
Klondike craze began there was scramble
thitherwards of g great number or men
whose most important immediate business
was to flee from the law. The Klondike,
however is no longer a haven for crim-
inals, for the reason that the region is now
infested with American detectives who per-
ceive opportunities to earn big rewards by
remaining in that country. In other coun-
tries the army has for centuries past been
the refuge of law-evaders. Up to forty
years ago, when the French were at the
height OF their endeavor to do business
with the Arabs at the point of the saber,
the French army in Algeria was the soft
spot made for by most of the famous
French crimina S. This thing wore out,
however The French police became firmly
rooted TO the habit, when they failed i'm
mediately to apprehend murderer on a
profitable scale, OF Struggling their shouI
ders and murmuring. "Chasseurs dAf-
r1que, and when a considerable depart
ment of the Paris police establishment was
transferred to Algiers. the desertions from
the ranks of the chasseurs reached aston
ishing figures.
Evening star., 1898-07-30
Sawed Through the Bars.

"Of course, when you get your papers,
you'll have to have him. said the skipper.
But the thing truly astonishes me. The
man is first-rate man-o wars man, and
1 had him in mind for a chief petty officer S
rate"
Heidelberg went ashore to do his tele-
graphing with the New York authorities.
The seaman went very white when he was
taken by the ships chief master-at-arms
to the mast. and then ordered to be con-
fined in double irons in the solitary brig.
What for, sir2" asked the seaman.
you'll learn that later, my man." said
the commander. Il hope there'll be q
mistake discovered
The seaman knew that there was no mis-
take. 1t is hard matter to saw through
double irons, but he did 1t during the first
night of his confinement. 1t is harder
still to saw through the perpendicular bars
that run up and down inside the round
port hole of a solitary brig. This also the
seaman did. He was a slender man, else
he could never have gimleted himself
through that siXteen-inch port hole. But
he did it all right. How he contrived to
let himself into the water, a good fourteen
feet from the solitary brig port hole, with
out making a splash sufficient to attract
the attention of the night-tourng ships S
corporal, was another mystery. This also
he accomplished Then he swan ashore to
the New Orleans docks, and, for all the
civil, military or naval authorities know to
the contrary, he is going yet. When the
master-at-armS opened the solitary brig at
all hands the next morning he found the
sawed double irons and the sawed port
hole bars. When Heidelberg appeared
aboard the ship that morning with his
necessary orders ito hold from New
York, the young officer with whom he had
talked the day before met him at the
gangway.
Il guess that was your man, all right"
said the officer. He has done q neat bit
of ship Jumping
A Dishonest Servant.
A luncheon was given aboard one of the
ships of the North Atlantic squadron, an
chored at Newport, three summers ago.
About hundred of the well-known society
men and women of that resort attended
the man-of-war luncheon, which was given
IN the spacious mess room of tho ward
room oflcerS To reach the mess room the
guests passed through an opea line of
natty mess room attendants, drawn up on
the quarterback AS me party of Eue.,s
passed along through this open file of
strikers one of them, a characteristics
looking English servant, suddenly dropped
out of the line of man-of-war servants
and retreated forward at a lope. The Off
Ger of the deck observed the move. When
the guests had all passed into the mess
room the officer Of the deck sent for the
mess room attendant VINO had SO suddenly
abandoned his mates.
why did you fall out?" asked the Off
Ger. Don't you know enough of your
duties to perceive that you're especially
needed today to wait Upon ships guesfsY"
I'm sick" said the mess attendant.
Very well; go aft and see the surgeon
below and get yourself attended to, and
then report Immediately in the mess room
The ship is already short-handed in mess
attendants"
The English ships servant, with many
anxious looks aft into the mess room
while this colloquy was going on hastened
Evening star., 1898-07-30

want" ads. in The Star pay because they
bring answers
Evening star., 1898-07-30

BILE into the water Kher. he became aware
of the presence Of the. real estate member
of the firm he had defrauded. He would
remained quiet and done bit Of mantpu-
lating, such as bending his head interest
edIy over his plate when the real estate
man approached him.
Guilty of Murder.
More than dozen years ago the old
Richmond pulled into the harbor of New
Orleans 1t was during the worlds expo
sition at New Orleans, and the languid
southern city was filled with detectives
from all parts of this continent. The day
after the Richmond dropped her mudhook
In the harbor, the gangway was thrown
down to ship visitors. Hundreds Of them
went over the ships side. One of the ship
visitors was the well-known detective, Hei-
dleberg, of New York city. The detective
had simply gone aboard the ship out of
curiosity-not because he fancied he'd find
any business in his peculiar line. He was
taken in hand by one of the young watch
and division officers The two men were
standing on the poop, looking forward,
when Heidelberg gave a start, and then, to
cover it up, he turned facing aft and said
to the young officer:
THAT young fellow shining the brass
bridge rails-what name is he shipped un-
der?''
The officer. somewhat surprised. gave
the mans name.
One OF the pest Seamen ABOARD, ne
added.
Yes, he ought to be pretty good sea-
man." said the detective. He put in five
years aboard merchant ship in the China
trade, and when he got back to this coun
try, over two years ago, he went to a
town in western New York and caved his
old uncles skull in with a meat AK for
the sake of few hundred dollars, which
he didn't get, after doing this bit Of bad
work for it. He's e good find
The officer was amazed.
THE midest hammered bluejacket
aboard said he. You must have this
mixed"
Il fancy not said the detective. Il
had look at his photograph no later than
yesterday afternoon. when l was packing
UP my collection. l spent month search
ing for this man at the time, too, you
know. I'll take him as soon as l get the
papers"
The officer took Heidelberg to the skip
per and the story was repeated. as greatly
to tie commanders surprise as it had been
to the deck officers.
Evening star., 1898-07-30

If Funk has enlsted-and this is a con-
lecture worthy the attention of the WASH
ington police-he has probably exhibited
sufficient discretion to go into the navy
Evening star., 1898-07-30

THE Royal Box" will be first presented
this season at the Columbia Theater in
Brooklyn Borough commencing Monday.
September D., On September 12 Mr.. Charles
CoghlaE and his company will enter on a
four weeks run at the Fifth Avenue Thea
ter, Manhattan Borough October 10, THE
Royal Box will be presented at the Ma
tional Theater in this city, and October
II, at Ford's Theater, Baltimore.
Evening star., 1898-07-30

Cafe open afternoon and evening. Service La
carte. Glen Echo Country Club Dinners, Table
D'hote, to 8.
Special Inducements to Sunday schools and So
cieties. See "Galateo' In the Hail Of Mysteries;
Merry -Go-Round, etc. 1t
Evening star., 1898-07-30

Roland Reed will begin his twelfth en-
gaeement at the Boston Museum Monday
| evening, August 90 This will also inaugu-
| rate his sixteenth season as star. Mr..
Reed has carefully planned his coming
| tour, and will during the season produce
| two new plays. The first, a farce from the
German, which will have it's premier at
| the Museum was last seasons big success
| in Berlin, where 1t was produced early in
the year, and I believe is still running.
The adaptation was made by Sydney Ros-
| enfield, and this able playwright had the
| advantage of seeing it played during his
recent visit to the German capital. The
| farce has been named "A Distinguished
| Guest" and Mr.. Reed will have one of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-22

Tho ultimate survival o. the original lnhlhn nam"
* - somewhat rare occurrence 10 the history ''
s,,risb conquest When Columbus first ga" 'uha.
.lou, sixteen days after his difficulties hhl h''h
t,d q, res, ny the sight o, Quanahani he "as CON
,t,,, I'M, II last Do bad come % the shore OF
Al, Further 90 ingratiate himself ana his de-
signs with Queen Isabella. bee named the place
r,,,ra In honor % her SON Prince Juan. when 4
~, wear. later the Prince dicd. Columbus promptly
transferred the honor o. the name 70 Ferdinand
IN. berca,cd father and FOR time cuba was
known as Fcrnaniira.
This act 81 fatiery could not have had the de-
sired effect FOR me island WAS next pat under ih"
patronage OF the greatest OF spanish saints -
being called SAINT lago.
The next name suggests probable pcrils o. the
deep from which colonists escaped by Iions
recognition of the ever ~atchiul care with WI. 10
the VIRGIN protects mariners Ihey named inc
ia er OF refuge Ave Maria Other GO oni-is. noting
fn Irregular Jagged coast lines. called ihrlf nome
la I.engua De Pajnro t~parro" tonSu"t flnal.J
l~hcd and to-day speak of the island as II Do y
been spoken OF uy genera lions ihat passed ""tF i'
happv Ignorance OF the opIr"-@loiS thht were 10
crush their race 20 the ground ana blot u from mo
face OF the earth The original Havana VAS On
th, southern shore OF Cuba san CristObal dc IA
Haracoa FIRST enjoyed the honor Of being ~" tap II,
then Santiago Dc cuba became IN" cher CITY, hu'
about the year 1919 the name Havana ana IN" seat
OF government were transferred 10 thr city on the
northern coast whore they stu remain go
Phulp II gave the city coat OF arms ana lih-
oral local government and sine" that time II has
easily maintained ITS supremacy among CUBAN
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40 cents. Usually he works upon a pattern

about 10 cents Usually he works upon pattern
OF his own which has proved acceptable. or upon
one supplied by the exporting house 70 whom he
sells and who supplies MS rattan.
The family individual buys from the dealer
enough rattan TO give employment for the day or
week and carries the finished work back 20 the
dealer who buys rejects the work may APP
pear desirable or otherwise. Rejection sometimes
occurs not from faults in the workmanship. but
from deviations IN the pattern. which mas not peen
so closely followed This l. one reason why IN an
stocks Of such goods which apparently alike,
some little variation IS found which the expert
quickly detects. 49,, .....
willow is graceful. strong. light durable ana III.
such Increasing demand THAI with me gro"th or
n. Industry one may fairly look forward 70 the
time when bv the Introduction ~ special machinery
n NAV become so cheap that its use VIII be even
more general ,.- . ~. 49,
Entire sets ~ this beautiful furniture can 3e pur-
chased for a comparatively small sum ana mere -
moved from place 20 place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-22
CDPTOTS WORK or BUSY BEES.

One Of the most trying processes OF the bee In
dustry Is the making OF Bees gorge them
selves with honey then hang themselves up I'm fcs-
oons curtains the hive. and remain quiesce mt
for hours After time wax scales appear. forced
ont from the WAX pockets. The bees remove thcs"
scales with their natural forceps. carry the wax
TO the mouth and chew II for a time. thus changing
If chemically. making IL therefore an ex-
penslye Industry for II costs not only the time OF
The workers but II is said that II takes twenty -One
mounds OF honey 10 make one pound OF wax.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-22
MR. VJycENTS VIEWS or GEORGE ELIOT

In the thirl OF "A series Of lectures on English nc
ton given al Chautauqua during the month Leon
H. Vincent spoke Engand's woman novelist
George Eliot. In the account OF her lie IL was
shown how varied had been the sources from
which she gathered during girlhood Of quiet HE
and reserved behavior. the vast stores OF ki.o"l
edge which she displayed ably I'm her writings
later on The speaker dw.lt on IN" fact thht not
until she had reached her fullest maturity was she
made aware OF the talent she possessed Tor depict
ing through fiction tn forces OF motive and inhu-
cnce Of character AZ found IN the least interest
ing ms well az the most charming OF human beings.
Mr. Vlncent's study Of her books and her views
Of llfe and duty he declared had been to him most
Instructive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-22
MISSION ~ "HELIS hITfHEN.

4 friend of the Sunshine Mission. No. i~ Eiev-
ou,h-,v. who does not wish her name mentioned
f. paying all the bills for the outings Oh TIE ''.''
,rron Of that mission. farmhouse not Tar
from the Delaware Water Gap has been nled with
, merry party Of little folk since the middle or
Iune Also many OF the friends VINO 50 RcneIousis
boin.d nj Christmas time stil continued their MS
sistance AL the meetings Of the nilsson, haVe
ID.r we'll attended during the summer. ihcluuilS
H. e,,ndav-school and much H. being done toward
brghening the lives Of the children ana sI hnn
neonie OF that district known az Heirs hltchs,
Mrs r r (;addis the superintendent. ls not hpie
IN be away with the children many days az a
line During the recent riots In that LOCALITY the
r,nters threatened to burn the mission house.
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SOUVENIRS OF THE WAR.
TWO INTERESTING ARTICLES BROUGHT
FROM CUBA BY RETURNING
SOLDIERS.
ONE OF THEM WAS GIVEN TO ROUGH RIDER.
AS A TALrsMAN TO PRESERVE HIM FROM
uARM-HE CALLS 1T HIS MASCOT.

ONE OF THEM WAS GIVEN TO ROUGh RIDER
AS A TALrsMAN TO PRESERVE HIM FROM
HARM-HE CALLS 1T HIS MASCOT.
Two interesting souvenirs OF the late war were
exhibited to admiring crowd yesterday. Inc
Illustrations OF them are given this page. The
first is in the possession OF young woman. TO
whom It was given by Captain Philip when she
was paying a visit TO the Texas. 1t is n cup that
was found In the captains cabin OF the Spanish
cruiser Almirante Oquendo when that vessel was
boarded by the Americans just after the surrender
when found by young Max Sommers, the gunners
mate OF the Texas, the cup contained $50 OF
Spanish money.
The cup bears every appearance OF having liter
ally been through the wars" IL is OF small dimen-
sions and OF ordinary stoneware. more the shape
OF mug than OF cup. II was probably white
In color originally. and presumably OF the usual
smooth finish. Now however. 1t Is a blush lead
color and IS specklel with dark blotches. II Is
rough and Clipped and battered looking, and re-
sembles the pieces OF pottery one sees III the mu-
scum al Naples. and which the books and the guides
Tell one were found Pompoii hidden under debris
or grasped in the hand OF some poor creature VINO
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pension OFFICE WOuEN'S WORK.

The women employees of the Pension Office have
organized a rell-f committee 10 do work for the
soldiers. and have instituted a practical and much
appreciated measure. They have established a
uncheon-housc In Potomac Hall. in Maryland-avc;.
from which are daily dispensed quantities OF bread
meat, coffee and milk to the hundreds OF soldiers
who are constantly arriving on trains from the
South. tired OF harItack and hungry Tor just sucn
things the Pension Ofice women have ready ior
them. Mrs. NJ h. Saunders, one OF the best-known
women I'm the Pension Office. is chairman OF tne
committee. The men clerks OF the office are con.
tributing largely to the fund which the women are
collecting for this relief work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-22
1 MISICAL RIClCLE.

new harmonious wheel Is made In Germany
called the I'll Trovatore' bicycle 1t is said TO
pay over five hundred tunes The musical con-
trivance is fixed TO the handlc-ba and is worked
bv the front wheel. IL can be stopped by a spring
and set on again for half an hour and so on al
infnitum. until the machine wears out.