The sun., 1898-04-03

states SlloilIu see III To recognize the IN
dependence Of Cuba, what changes would
take place in the relations which the
various countries interested sustain to
each ,thcr?
We would send a nIinStcrto the nsur-
gents and receive one from them, and
their minister would have the same con-
Sideraii ion accorded to him that is en-
tended to Span's representative. The
obligations which we would assume
would be to refrain from giving armed
aid to either belligerent, or to grant any
favor to one which is not allowed to the
other. We could not permit either to
raise soldiers on sailors in this country.
or allow the armed forces OF either to
pass through our territory or to use it as
Il base OF operations against the other.
Citizens of the United States would not
be prohibited by our government from
selling goods of any sort to the Cubans
or to Spain, but contraband articles (can-
nous, powder projecliles and other
things used in war; would be liable to
seizure by the war vessels Of the belliger-
ent which they were intended to be used
against. The United States could, as Il
neutral nation, carry on commerce with
Cuba or Spain, but contraband articles on
our ships would be subject to seizure, and
we would be obliged to respect the block
adc Of the ports Of either belligerent if
that blockade were actual, and not Il
mere paper pretensc.
''Dovcr. "A million dollars in gold
coin will weigh 3,6S5'S pounds, and q
million dollars in silver coin will weigh
5s,929.9 pounds. A ton OF pure gold is
worth S6O2, 1921, and ton OF pure
silver is worth S37, 7G404
delaware City. y."-The highest speed
achieved by any battle ship of the
! United States was the run made by the
!"';aS ior three hours and fort Five
minutes at an average rate of 1875
knots, but this il not a record, as she
failed to complete the trial The high
est recorded speed for any of the first
class battle ships was just under Is
knots. The cruiser Minneapolis made
over % knots.
ar. C."-Betrothal ceremonies in
Russia take place week and day be-
| fore the wedding ceremony, and during
these DAYS the bride is obliged by custom
to weep and wall and be comfortcd by
her girl friends. This custom is in
practice among the Chinese also.
''B. Il o. Engineer. In timing fast
engine run, says G. Rous Marten: My
method is TO use three excellent chron0-
graphs--one with the spit-seconds
moyement-and II watch. At each
quaner-milc-post one instrument is
started, and another simultaneously
stopped At the end Of each mile the
split-scconds-hand is split, and, at the
end OF the total length selected for the
trial, the chronograph also is stopped,
and the times OF passing stations, signal
boxes, etc, are noted by the watch.
Each observation is at once noted down,
either by myself in anote- book open and
in readiness, or by shorthand assistant
to whom it is orally dictated. In this
way the disturbing element Of personal
equation is virtually eliminated, and q
thoroughly effective triple check is Sc.
cured. No less elaborate method can be
regarded as entirely trust worthy.
"R. J."-President Garfield was shot
on Saturday, July I'd, 1881 and died on
September 10Th, 1881.
"E. K."--The following table gives the
exact rank in 1897 of the great nava