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AN ENGINE OF DEATH.
dynamite CRUISER VEsUVIUs.
c.n Throw . Big Charge Of Dynsmiee-
HAs Been Sent % Cuba 20 ExperAmsAs
on Havana Forts

Washington, d. c., May 2-The dy-
Mantle cruiser Vesuvtus, Wnlcn nas
lust left Newport to join the squadron
or Havana, Is an experiment IN war
fare which viii be watched with great
interest by naval authorities all over
the world, and viii undoubtedly De
given an opportunity to demonstrate
her merits before the war Is over.
She Is supposed to be more euectlVe
IN battle than any OF our battiesnipA
cruisers or torpedo boats, the most De
structiye agency In the entire worlo,
and she is the only craft OF her klno
in existence, but her efficiency mas
been so stubbornly questioned that the
government has not duplicated her'
II she should prove equal to the prom
Ises her defenders have made every
nation In the world will add similar
vessels to their feet. She Is small
swift and easily handled, and carries
three pneumatic guns, each OF which
discharges 500 pounds Of nitroglycerfne
every five minutes. Nitroglycerine has
five times the explosive power OF gun
cotton and twenty-five times the ex-
plosive power of ordinary powder.
No ship could stand a moment against
an explosion Of this kind, even though
Il occurred in the water 100 yards
from her hull. Captain Zalinski, who
invented the guns, has described the
effect of their discharge as Hell let
loose" and even that does not seem 20
do full justice to the destruction that
would be caused by scattering three
quarters Of a ton Of dynamite every
five minutes in city or a fortress or
among q fleet Of vessels. The pro1ec-
tiles are so arranged that when they
strike anything they will explode and
scatter the dynamite they contain In
a shower over a large surface. They
can also be made to explode automat-
ically by clOckwork. Imagine seven
or eight such shells dropped into city
like New York or even Havana, or In
the midst OF a fleet Of warships. So
long as her guns are in condition Tor
use no vessel would dare attack the
Yesuvius without inviting total de-
structiOn. II this little craft were pur'
sued IL Is only necessary for II TO
stand still and await the proper mo-
ment. when the discharge Of one or all
Of its guns would annihilate its pur-
suer. A cruiser or a battleship might
as well sail straight over Niagara
But the critics of this little craft insist
that she will be absolutely unservice-
able IN rough water, and her machin-
cry is so delicate and complicated II
will be apt to get out Of order when 1t
is needed the most She will Join the
squadron before Havana about FRI
day or Saturday, and the voyage from
Newport will be fair test Of her sea-
going qualities.
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IN II, afterwards made to elaborate
his still remembered character Of Lord
Dundreary.
The assassin. Booth, familiar with
the theater, visited the box about 3
p. m, looking in for last survey Of
the various positions Of its occupants.
II was supposed. at the time, that II
was due to a mistake or the exercise
Of an impertinent curiosity. Unknown
to the presidential party, Booth had,
during the day, bored q hole through
the door Of the box for observation or
perhaps to fire through.
At 10 D. m. Booth again entered the
box. quietly holding a pistol in one
hand and knife, or dirk, in the other.
Major Rathbone rose and asked this
intruder his business. Booth rushed
past the major without making q re-
ply and, placing his pistol close to the
presidents head, actually in contact
with It, fired, and instantly sprang
upon the cushioned baluster Of the box,
when he made a backward plunge
Win MS knlIe, alLucu ~ INC Ao~S "a
breast of Mr.. Lincoln. Major Rath-
bone, springing forward to protect the
president, received the stab In his
arm.
It was towards tbs latter part OF
the play. Perfect stiffness reigned
throughout the house. The audience
listened to the dialogue between Flor
ence Trenchard and May Meredith,
when the pistol shot rang through the
theater. 1t was apparently fired be-
hind the scenes on the right Of the
stage, and 1t was accepted by the au-
dience as an introduction to some new
passage, several of which had been
interpolated In the early part OF the
play.
Booth had been noted as a leaper,
having become habituated to sensa-
tional leaps In his repertoire Of charac-
tiers. He leaped nine feet down on the
stage, but his spur caught in the flag
decorating the front Of the presidential
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T1OOoL-
pulse failed and a look of perfect
peace overspread his features At 7:22
a. m. he ceased to breathe. Rev. DR..
Gurley knelt down and prayed and
Secretary Stanton broke the silence
which followed with the remark: Now
he belongs to the ages
The south lost, in Lincoln, one who
would have proved to be its best friend,
as is, perhaps, now realized. In let
ter written to General Val Allen on
the last day of his life, Lincoln wrote
words that strike the keynote OF his
character. In it he said:
81 thank you for the assurance you
give me that l shall be supported BY
conservative men like yourself in the
efforts l may make to restore the
Union so as to make 1t, u use Jour
language, a union Of hearts and hands
as we'll as of states"
Over all the members OF that presi-
Dental theater party black and av-
full fate hung menacingly.
The fate of the assassin, John
Wilkes Booth, is too we'll known for
repetition-shot down like a dog, as
he was, in a burning barn.
Many have not followed the end Of
others indirectly associated with the
tragedy. The stricken widow of the
martyred president passed the bal
ance of her days in melancholia and
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The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company has opened q new freight ter
minal, with yard facilities, at the foot
of West 26th street, on the Hudson
river, In New York city. A large plat Of
ground between 26th and 27th streets,
fronting on 18th avenue, was secured,
and tracks were laid to accommodate 100
cars; and In addition a warehouse, 800
x25 feet, was built. Tracks have been
laid across 18th avenue to the pier.
and q new bridge and other necessary
adjuncts have been built to facilitate
the handling Of cars from floats to the
land. The establishment Of this ter
minal enables the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad company to gather business
from the extensive lumber-yards and
the piano, structural iron, boiler and
other manufacturing industries in that
vicinity. The delivery Of freight for
firms In that neighborhood ia also "a.
cilitated by the Improvement
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The affairs of the DePauw uniVer-
sity, Indiana. are now approaching a
crisis, upon the outcome Of which viii
depend, almost entirely, the future Of
the institution. It has been pretty
generally known since last September
that the fund which has heretofore
been derived from the DePauw estate
was diminished in quantity and that
the needs of the Institution would have
to be supplied from other sources.
When the salaries Of the first quarter
now ended are paid the last resources
Of the current year viii have been
expended. With that payment OF
money provided far in Mr.. DePauw's
viii must be exhausted. Then the an
nuaI deficit of the university win reach
$4,000 unless something be done to
cover It.
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On April IL just thirty-three years
have passed since President Lincoln
was shot down In Ford's theater,
Washington. by John Wilkes Booth.
The excitement all over the United
States today, caused by the war scare.
brings to mind the thrill Of horror and
excitement that passed over the coun-
try thirty-three years ago, when, just
as the minds Of the people had become
settled after four years OF war, the
country was startled by the announce
ment Of Lincoln's assassination.
Announcements had been made In
Washington papers that President Lin
coin and General Grant, accompanied
by their wives. would visit Ford's the
alter (now pension ofiee) on the even
ing Of April II. Surprise was after
wards expressed in Europe, and, to
some extent, in the United States,
that the president would visit the the
alter on Good Friday night, which that
year happened to fall upon this date.
President Lincoln was an adherent
Of the Presbyterian church, q religious
organization that does not follow the
calendar Of the ecclesiastical year so
closely observed by Roman Catholics
and Episcopalians. and all criticism on
this score has long since ceased, but
the character of the day. so sacred TO
many, lent additional horror to the
deed that startled the world as no SINH
lar event has done In this nineteenth
century.
General Grant found 1t necessary to
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Spanish newspapers declare that
American efforts to relieve the starry
ing people Of Cuba are attacks on
Spanish honor. What kind Of honor
Il that which deliberately murders by
starvation and forbids relief at the
hands Of Christian nation? What
kind Of hearts must men have who
look indinerently upon the dying Of
hundreds of thousands Of innocent
men, women and children? II that is
Spanish honor it ought to be annihil-
ated.
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A United States Official cannot make
use Of his office to secure advantage
over others In the location Of govern
ment land, according to the decision Of
the Supreme Court OF the United States
In the case CT Payne vs.. The Secretary
OF the Interior. The court said: Mani
testify, Congress did not intend that
one authorized to enter the territory in
advance Of the general public, solely
for the purpose Of performing oficial
duties. should be at liberty, immediate
" upon his arrival, to assume the
status Of a private individual and &C
tual settler and make selection Of q
homestead, thus clearly securing an ad-
vantage over those who remained out
side of the territory until the arrival
Of the time when they might lawfully
enter"
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The Usage Indians are said to be the
richest community IN the world. They
number but 1,72s souls. all told-men,
women and children; they own 16o0.-
900 acres Of valuable land; have 81
eoo. 900 In trust with the government
which pays per cent. interest, and
have leases with cattlemen for the use
OF their pasture lands. which bring
them between $4,000 and $4,000 q
year, without counting the rent from
the agricultural lands and the pro-
ceeds Of their cwn labor. That, how
ever, is very small. They have 90
much money that they are lazy. idle
ana IN q state Of rapid degeneration
The entire tribe Is composed Of about
500 families, Of which LILO ere adults
and $50 are children Of school age.
T,kis Gives them over 5000 acres Of
land Dor each family. and more than
20 acres per capita. with 1000 cash
eor every sxualy. Including the grass
noner.s Is they call Il. which Il receiv-
- from leasing pastures, the income Of
t. tribe vim Average 100000 Q year,
vIhlch e about $500 Fer capita. or 81
GO Per family. without any labor what
ever.
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In all times. Of political or diplo-
matte unrest the old injunction, Don't
prophesy unless you know" Ii Q good
one to keep in mind. II is eighty years
since Napoleon Bonaparts declared
that within fifty years all Europe
might become either republican or Cos
sack. Men now living remember when
Theirs said, Railroads viii never be
Of service for the transportation Of
goods" History bristles with similar
bad shots at the future, and most Of
the prophets Of the present day are
adding to their number.
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occasionally shaved people and / de-
termined to risk a cut or two and
send for him. The amateur barber
arrived with his razor. and after lit
tie hesitation he said to me: XVIII
you please. sir, lie down fat on your
back while shave you. sir?' Think
ing that It was probably q custom OF
the couEs-T, ] stretched out eopafort-
ably on my back and nearly went to
sleep Waile the fellow shaved me. 90
light was his touch. When he had
tinIshed / arose and said: I am curl
Gus to know why you asked NE 70 lie
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visit Burlington, N. J., on that mem
orable 14th Of April, and he according
ly sent to President Lincoln q note or
regret at his inability to accompany
him to the theater that evening, leav-
Ing Washington on the p. m. train.
To Schuyler Colfax, then speaker OF
the house, the president extended an
invitation to attend the theater as late
as S:15 D. m, for 1t was not until then
that the presidents party left the white
house. President Lincoln manifested
q curious reluctance to going, but stat
ed that tho papers had advertised that
himself ana General Grant would both
attend, and, since General Grant had
left Washington, he did not want to
have the audience disappointed, as the
people would expect to see at least one
Of them.
The theater was crowded. The box
reserved for the presidential party was
the double box forming the second tier
on the right-hand side Of the stage.
The front OF the box was decorated
with flags and In the center, on the out
side, hung an engraving Of Washing
ton.
As the Grants had declined an invi-
tation to attend, Mrs. Lincoln invited,
In their stead, Miss Harris, daughter
of Senator Ira Harris,and Major Henry
r. Rathbone, the senator's stepson.
The play presented was the original
version Of Tom Taylor's Our Ameri-
can Cousin" as 1t was always given
before the late E. A. Sothern's changes
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come blind Ny nerves were in such stats
that q Sep on the floor unsettled me.
Eminent doctors, skillful nurses, tho best
food and medicine all failed. Then con-
sented to an operation. That, too, failed
and they said another was necessary. After
the second was worse than ever and the
world was darker than before.
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Acting directly on the blood and nerves,
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box and as he reached the stage he
fell, recovering himself in a wonderful
way, though his leg was broken. He
bounded across the stage, pushing past
Miss Laura Keene, who stood near
the prompter's desk, striking her on
the hand with his own, still holding
the dagger. As he crossed the stage
Booth cried out, dramatically, sic
semper tyrannisi" and Il have done
it," Once through the side scenes
Booth quickly escaped by the rear door
Of the theater, where a horse awaited
him, its bride held by an employe of
the theater whom Booth rewarded
with kick, his agony from his broken
leg being intense.
Meanwhile the shrieks of Mrs. Lin
coin made clear to the audience the ma
ture of the horrible crime that had
Just been perpertrated. Pandemonium
reigned. Women cried, men followed
and children screamed. Miss Laura
Keene advanced to the footlights and
called out: For Gods sake, have pres
ence Of mind Keep your places and
all will be WE'LL"
Miss Harris called to Miss Keene to
bring some water, which the actress
did, and afterwards accompanied Mrs.
Lincoln to the house opposite, to
which the unconscious president was
at once removed. 1t was found that
he had been shot through the head,
above and back Of the temporal bone,
and that some Of the brain was oozing
out and that death was inevitable.
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There Is a great deal Of maudlin
sympathy wasted on the queen regent
Of Spain by those persons who do not
remember that she is head and front
OF 6 government responsible for Wey-
Ter. The world fails to understand
how an Austrian princess can so far
forget her civilization as to permit the
murder and starving of hundreds Of
thousands Of her helpless subjects
without protest. Possibly the respon-
sibility rests upon what we call poll
tics" In this country.
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Within \ comparatively short time
the terrible news had spread all over
Washington, and by midnight svsry
member Of the cabinet, except Seward,
whose own life was attempted, had
gathered at the bedside Of their dying
chief. Mrs. Lincoln was present. pros
trated with grief. and other members
Of the family. Senator Sumner, Speak
er Colfax. military oficials Of the war
department, several generals and ply
sicians, the latter including Surgeon
General Barnes, who had from the
first assisted DR.. Stone, the presidents
family physician.
President Lincoln never recovered
consciousness. AS day dawned his
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USED TO SHAVING coRPsEs.

why the Unknown Barber Asked Hls
Customer 20 lie Down
From the New York Sun: During
trip through Ireland last SUMMER
said a Wall street broker. 4 found
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handbag. which had left at the hotel
where / stayed the day before There
vas no barber shop in the place and
I was in q Quandry as to how ! might
gst shaved. The innkeeper told me that
sAsrs was man Il tia village who
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Theodore Roosevelt as the acting
head Of the navy department gives
great satisfaction Just at this time.
BE is not always wise; but he is at
least patriotic, wide-awake and thir-
oughly alive. There is energy enough
In him to get up war and fight 1t
out all alone by himself.
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madness. OF the guests who were with
her in the box that night, one slew
the other and ended his own life a
maniac.
BY a curious coincidence, even Ser
geant Boston Corbett, who shot Booth
in the barn, became insane and was
afterwards confined in q Kansas asy-
lum
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down to be -shavedr Because. SIR
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that / sent for no more amateur bar
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Ireland"
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1.-The girl next door can make her plan
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cornet In a minute, and you'll hear N
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"She wouldn't give me the letter BE-
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it." ''Yes?" "And then she carried Il
around three days in her shopping bag
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There Is one man that my wife never
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THE postman: she has an idea thar u
she vexes him she'll never get anothsi
letter"
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Dorothy goes as a nurse II we have
war" what experience has she had?'
"Her three brothers are football rush
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That botany professor has lost b
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flowers on his Wife's spring hat"
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