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NAMING OF THE MONTEREY.
sorry of the Manner in Which the Mont
tor Received Its Christening.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
The story OF the naming of the big
coast defense monitor Monterey has
never been told in print. When prep
arations for her launching were being
made at San Francisco Irving NJ. Scott,
general of the Union Iron
Works. was at Washington. and a
number of Cslifornians wired him to
use his influence with Benjamin r.
Tracy, then secretary of the navy. to
have the ship named for some Cali
fornia town, and Scott hit upon Mon
terey as a name that appealed to him
as appropriate, and the request was
accordingly preferred.
IN see what / can do" said the
amiable secretary. and ringing a bell.
he summoned the head of the depart
ment having the matter in charge.
When the matter was explained the
chief of bureau replied:
But you know, Mr.. Secretary, the
rules require that ships of that class
shall be named in honor of some naval
battle i'm which the Americans have
participated. So far as / know there
has never been a battle of Monterey"
This rule has been changed since. but
Mr.. Scott. seeing the corner he'was in
as the matter stood. retorted promptly:
Yes, ii is true that there has never
been a battle at Monterey. but let me
tell you a story In 1886, hen we were
having our little unpleasantness with
Mexico. an American man-of-war Wa
lying i'm the harbor of Mazatlan. Near
hin lay an E~nglishman, who had an
uncomfortable way of keeping his guns
pointed in the direction of the Amer
lean. Now, that Yankee skipper. who
was typical of his class, got ii into his
head to raise his flag at Monterey, Cal,
which was the capital of that Terri
tory. and it so happened that the En-
glishman got the same notion about
the same time. The Yankee suspected
something of the kind. n made up
his mind not to be outwitted.
Late in the afternoon he sent a lot
Of his men ashore and when the boats
returned without them h Britisher
made up his mind that they would not
be back until the following day. Salts
fed with his conclusion. he sat down
10 wait. But the Yankee was a hustler,
as Yankee sailors always are. The
night was as dark as a tack of black
cats and along about 10 o'clock the
American boats with muff1ed oars
rowed the crew back to the ship and
in the inky darkness that Yankee skip
pe.' slipped his cables and warped his
shin out of harbor without the fact
even being suspected by the English
man. When day broke he was SO miles
up the coast. scudding along before a
10-knot breeze.
The other fellow saw he had been
out-generaled, but he made an enort
to rectify his blunder. He had a smart
| crew and a fast ship. There was no
| reason, he figured. why he might not
| overtake his rival and beat him to
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formed him hat they were but a part
of Ribauit's expedition. the main body
being still with the wrecked ships.
Under promise OF honorable treat
ment tho French agreed to surrender.
and crossed ten at a time in a boat
the Spaniards brought them. AS they
landed they were seized and their
hards bound. They were then led
along the beach OF Anastasia island in
the direction of st. Augustine. At a
spot designated by Melendez they were
halted and at his command one of the
cruelest b~utcheries OF unarmed and
helpless men on record vas begun.
When II was ended not one Frenchman
survived. on the day following Ri
bault aud the remainder of his force
arrived at The inlet. After a parley
with Melcndez he, with $50 of his men.
crossed and surrendered. Two hun
bred of the French refused to lay down
their arms, and withdrew down the
coast.
Ribault, with his companions, was
marched up the beach to the spot
where the day before 20S of his men
had fallen beneath the aim of the
81 aniards. Here the same bloody trag-
edy was re-enacted.
OF the 200 who Ia refused to sur
rerder, $50 afterwards laid down their
arms to Melendez, and 1t Is said, were
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splendid sons, invented a gun which
was neve built up, that was the first
revolving cannon ever modelled. Isaac
Maxim was a sturdy son of New Eng
land, possessor of a remarkable mind
and an inventive aptitude which was
transmitted to at least two of his sons.
His portrait. published with this article.
is the first one that has ever been in
public print. Two of the Maxim boys
were killed in blue uniforms in the civil
war, and Hudson carries two bullets
around with him to-day. His devotion
to his speciality, perfecting the use of
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high explosives. cost him his left hand
about three years go.
Probably Hudson Maxim has as in
innate acquaintance with explosives as
any man living or dead. He made the
dynamite cartridges h a went on the
Nictheroy, the dynamite cruiser that
took part in the Brazilian war. He is
the joint inventor of the Maxim-Schup-
phsus smokeless cannon powder that Is
now used by the United States. and of
"Maximite." a compound used in shells.
Mr. Maxim has been consulted in con-
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kindly treated: what became of the re-
naming so Is a mystery.
The French king permitted this muir
der of his subjects to pass unnoticed,
IA Dominic de Gourges. a soldier OF
some means, determined upon a nota-
BILE revenge. At his own expense he
fitted out two small ships. and getting
together 100 soldiers and "a sailors. en-
barked for Florida. He arrived at
what is now Fernandina, where he en-
listed the services of the Indians. who
ma" good reason to hate the S~paniards.
Melendez. expecting some sort of
vengeance would sooner or later be
meted out to him., had strengthened his
position at San Mateo by the erection
OF two small forts at the rivers mouth.
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mer and children fell in the first saw
age onslaught. Then Melendez gave
orders tina the women and children be
spared. ''The rest were killed" the
chronicle briefly puts it. Melendez re-
christened the fort san Mateo. and
leaving n force to hold IL returned TO
81. Augustine. While the fate of his
| fort was being decided the unlueky Ri
bault was suffering ~shipwreck. The
! September gales piled his ships up on
| thu beach one after another. He was
able to Ian his force, however, with
the loss of hut n a News OF this
| was carried Melendez by the Indians.
| VIII. told him hat the French were at
Matanzas inlet and unable to cross.
| Melendez set out for the inlet. guided
| by the Indians. He arrived there at
| nightfall. The next morning one of the
} French sailors swan across and in
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floR|DkS MANY BLOODY WARS
peninsuIar State Has Been No Stranger to the Tramp Of
Armed Hosts-Invading Spanish Forces That Landed
at Tampa When the New World Was goung.

Florida Is no stranger to tie marshall
ang Of troops. The sands of her pine
woods. h morasses of her hummock
lands. and the islands of her everglades
we're for over 800 years the scene Of
small but bloody wars n frequent
maasacr for this and of flowers was
= pawn on the chess-board Of the ma
lions and it's history a record of tragic
ricfssitudes.
Ponce. de Leon was the first white
man 20 push his way up to the low
dying shore. This was in 1872. and our
years later one Diego Meruelo LANDED
on h coast and after kidnapping a
few natives returned to Cuba, whence
he had come.
In 1890 Lucas de Ayllon descended
upon the coast and entrapped 100 Of
the natives. whom he afterward solo
- slaves. On a subsequent voyage he
was SO well received that he was be-
erayed into the error of thinking his
previous treachery forgotten. He des-
patched 300 of his men TO visit a large
Snland town of which the Indians old
him. Here the whites were so hospita-
bly, entertained that the last vestige of
suspicion on their part was Quoted. Ii
was then the first Florida massacre
took place The spaniards were sud
denly set upon and utchere down TO
the last man.. About the same time
the coast Indians rose on de Ayllon's
main force. killing all ave a few who
managed to get to the ship. DE Ayllon
himself was amongst those who per-
lshed-
Navarez. after having been outwitted
sn Mexico by Cortes, undertook the
conquest of Florida. He landed at
Tampa hay with 300 men and marched
inland, to see his. force fade away be-
meath the arrows of the Indians. For
months the Spaniards toiled on. their
dream Of a splendid conquest becoming
less vivid day by day. At last, utterly
discouraged. they set their faces sea-
ward. Arriving at the coast they built
1--WE small boats. forging their words
and armor into nails and bolts for the
purpose. Two of these boats were ship
wrecked. a third which Navarez COM
mended was blown out to sea n
this was the last of Florida's captain
general"
De Soto comes next. He. too. landed
al Tampa bay and forced his way up
che state and across TO the Mississippi.
there to find a resting place beneath it's
waters after three years n a half of
ceaseless wanderings.
In 1545 a Mexican treasure ship was
wrecked on the Florida coast. and W
hundred OF her crew and passenger
were slain by the Indians. Seven years
later the plate fleet from Vera Cruz
with upward of 1000 persons, was driv-
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DEE. prepared a counter demonstration
In behalf of his kng. He sailed with
* ships and $500 men. making n port
at what is now st. Augustine. on he
same day the French were landing at
Fcrt Charles. Thus the two hostile
fleets were within so miles of each 9TH
err. The Spaniards first heard through
the Indians of the!r proximity to the
French settlement. and Melendez at
once sailed to the north. where he saw
Ribault's four largest ships anchored
OFT shore. He crowded in on them. and
the French. hosting their sails. slipped
their cables and ran out to sea. Me-
.lerdez put about in pursuit, but finally
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en- ashore. and of the 300 men and wo-
men who succeeded in getting to land.
bur one man escaped to recount the
tragic fate of his fellows.
France about this time decided to ex-
tend her possessions in the new world
by adding Florida to her chain of set
Elements. Jean Ribault commanded an
expedition that was sent in 1862.
He landed a little north of where the
city of ST. Augustine stands to-day and
erected a stockade which he named
Fort Charles. In honor of his king.
Garrisoning IL with a force of % SOL
diers he returned to France. After
some delay. Ribault despatched Rene
Laudonniere with more men 10 his lit
tie colony and followed himself in 1866
with 500 settlers. The news OF this Sec
ond French enterprise reached spain
n q court noble. the Marquis Melen-
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MAX|M'S NEW TORPEDO
A Wonderful Invention Offered
the Government.
FLIES THROUGH THE AIR
1t Carries Half . Ton OF Compressed Cur
Cotton and Can Be Thrown q
Distance of Nine Miles
With Accuracy.

That remarkable Yankee family. the
Maxims. Is just now recalled to the at
tention Of Americans through the ae-
rial torpedo gun which Mr.. Maxim has
offered to the government. II this gun
does what it's inventor expects it will as
completely revolutionize naval warfare
as the Monitor and Merrimac die.
Hudson Maxim Is at present In this
ountry for the purpose of demonstrate
ing the effectiveness of his new weapon
Although a thorough American born as
to personality and sentiments, Mr..
Maxim has made his home in England,
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COALINc
Dimculty and Expense In Performing
This Task.

The inventor who does away with
coal as a fuel for warships and also
the necessity for taking on fuel so fire.
quently will have achieved one Of the
greatest triumphs of the age. The
coaling of vessels. especially in time of
war, is often a most difficult problem.
During the val neutral ports are
closed. or practically so. n on very
long voyages the battleships must take
Golfers with them and oal at sea.
Apparently methods of coaling have
improved but little. and are almost as
crude as they were years ago. There
perhaps seems but little need in i'm
proving this system when the coaling
is done at the ships dock. but at sea
the difficulty of accomplishing the e
is increased a hundredfold. In the for
mer case two or more coal barges are
brought alongside of the boat at the
wharf and manila tenders are suspend
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the EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP Of FIGS
is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the cart and skill with which il is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the CALIFORNIA Ere SYRUP
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the importance Of purchasing the
true and original remedy. A the
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by the CALIFORNIA Fra SYRUP Co.
only, . knowledge of that fact will
assist n in avoiding the worthless
limitations manufactured BY other par.
ties. The high standing Of the CALI
yoRNIA Ere SYRUP Co. with the medi.
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which the genuine Syrup Of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company . guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. II 10
far in advance of all other h~xatives,
as it acts ON the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken.
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as his brother, Hiram, the inventor of
the wonderful Maxim gun, has lone.
Each of the Maxim brothers has large
interests i'm the United States, and fire.
quently visits Maxim, N. j., the cele-
brated town that the Maxim genius has
created. The tie that binds him tight
est to England is marital rather than
financial, for Mr.. Maxim has married
a charming English woman, who is con-
sidered one of the delightful characters
of English society. The two brothers,
Hiram and Hudson. are not now con-
nected in business; indeed. they are, to
an extent, rivals. War and prepara-
tions for war have been the study of
the Maxims for at least two general
lions. Isaac Maxim, the father of four
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-05
WAR NOT BEGUN.
So Says General pando.

NEW YORK, September 5.-In an in
terview General Paudo, second in COM
maud of the Spanish forces in Cuba
declares that the American army is al
most wholly unworthy, but praises the
navy highly, saying, sit is powerful
and grand, its officers are competent,
it's ships perfect and powerful and it's
sailors excellent
Gen. Psndo said the Spsniards in
Clba could have vanquished the entire
American army, and had it not been
for the Cubans the army could never
have landed in Cuba. He said the
Americans should build a monument
to Sagasta, who was responsible for
their victory, as Shafter was already
conquered at Santiago when he order
ed the city to surrender.
Concluding, Pando said: ''The war
is not over: it has not even COM
menced. There was no war. 1t WIS
only skirmish. There are two hun
dred Thousand Spanish soldiers in
Cuba who have never seen an Amer
ican uniform. l wanted to surrender
Cuba to the insurgents two weeks af-
ter war was declared, but Sagasta in
his folly and false pride refused to per-
NIT it,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-05
Sd EDITION, 4:3O p. m.
HOTFIGHTING
By The British In Egypt.

LONDON, Sept. 5.-The war Office al
4:10 o'clock this morning received q
report from the commander of the
forces at Omdurman stating that the
number of officers and men lost in the
fighting which resulted in victory oi
the AnglO-Egyptian expedition over
the Dervishes amounted to 46 officers
and men killed, and 333 wounded.
A special dispatch to the Daily News
says the lsncers, who hacked their way
through the Dervish lines in the face
of murderous fire, were entrapped
by the nature of the groud. They
were advancing in proper formation
with scouts thrown out, when they
suddenly discovered force of
es. The lancers charged
swiftly at the Dervishes, who fell back
upon still larger force, with the re-
suit that the lancers found themselves
exposed to the.fire of two thousand men
at close quarters. In the charge they
lost two officers and tw enty men killed
and four officers and twenty-one men
wounded.
LONDON, Sept. A few additional
particulars of the fighting tat Omdur-
man, received here this afternoon,
show that the only British officers kill
ed were Lieut.. Grenfell of the 18th
lancers and Capt. Caldecott of the Roy
al Warwick regiment. The Anglo
Egyptian casualties are recorded as
follows: British killed 25, wounded
104: natives, 21 killed, 229 wounded.
Officers wounded 81, of which were
British.
The newspapers continue their fell
citations upon the victory and declare
that Gordon is avenged and Mahdism
killed. The latest reports say that the
forces are still in pursuit of the
khaliff.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-05
President Mckinley At Paterson

PATERSON, n, j., Sept. 5.-Over q
Thousand persons have visited Presi-
dent Mckinley here. The president
is the guest of Vice President Hobart,
and the surrounding houses are pro-
fusely decorated in his honor.
This N orning the men in the labor
parade cheered loudly as they passed
the house. At 10 O'Clock the president
was driven on a tour of inspection
throughout the town, visiting the large
water plant and the Elks' monument.
The president and vice president and
their wives will be entertained at din
ner by Attorney General Griegs, and
at L, O'Clock the president and Mrs
Mckinley will leave for Washington
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-05
BOYS in BLUE.
Grand Reunion At Cincinnati.

| CINCINNATI, Sept. 5.-The streets of
Cincinnati are crowded today with vet
erans of '61. This morning the boys in
blue have been arriving in train loads.
| General Goblin, commander in chief,
arrived with his staff, and found a
large crowd at the depot to welcome
him. Rear Admiral Kelly, of the naval
veterans, arrived early and found
an equally hearty welcome as he step
ped from the train.
The hot weather of the past few
days has given way to a drizzlipg rain,
and at this time the downfall has be-
come almost torrent, but the indica-
tions are thatit will not continue through
the week. Fair weather and cooler is
promised by the weather bureau for
tomorrow and Wednesday, when the
heroes of the Grand Army will march
through the streets in grand review.
Everything possible is being done
to make the visit of the old soldiers 8
success, and if the weather is pro-
pitious the encampment will prove one
of the greatest ones over held. Every
year the order has been growing,
though hundreds have been called
from the ranks by death.
The first ceremonies of the encamp-
ment will be the dedication of camp
Sherman, the tented city erected
for the accommodation of the
veterans at Chester park,
which will occur at o'clock
this afternoon The encampment pro-
per will open Thursday morning in
Music hall, when Governor Bushnell
will make an address of welcome in be-
half of the state, Mayor Tafel on behalf
of the city, and President M. E. In
gals of the G.. and o. and Big Four
railways on request OF the citizens
committee. Genl. Goblin will respond
in behalf of the Grand Army.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-05
YELLOW Fever
Causes Quarantine Against New
Orleans

GREENvILLE, Miss, Sept. DIR. S
r. Dunn, inspector of the state board
of health, has pronounced the case ol
yellow fever. The man is up now, but
he has been isolated, also everybody
that came in contact with him.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 5.-The Mis-
sissippi state board of health declared
a quarantine against this city today.
WATER VALLEY. Miss, Sept o.
The exodus continues. Two cases of
yellow fever are reported here this
morning.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-05
FIERCE FIRE
Caused Heavy Loss of Life And Pro-
perty.

NEWARK, Sept. 5.---Fire broke out
in the factory of the Newark Celluloid
Manufacturing. company here early this
morning. Before it could be got under
control it destroyed the factory and 2S
dwelling in the V visinity. Loss
$500, 900.
One man lost his life and sixteen
sustained injuries. Five of tn hese
will probably die. The man
killed was workman named
Brown, an employee of the factory,
who died from burns while being
taken to the hospital. Those probably
fatally hurt are: John Ferry, Mat
thew Tike, Michael Sweeney, Mrs.
Robert Sassnett, Mari Dahuel, and
Wm. Grimbley.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-05
No Reason For Alarm.

This morning the HERALD reporter
called on the city health officer and
asked about smallpox. DR.. Race in
answer to the question about new cases
said, .No, we have no new cases. and
hope that we won't have any. Those
we have are doing nicely and we are
watching the town now very close and
hardly think there will be any more.
OF course we can't tell, there might
be, but | don't think there will. We
are going to use all the vaccine points
we can get and as fast as we can get
them.''
The HERALD will keep the people
fully informed as to the situation AS
stated before, there is no need to keen
the children out of school on account
of the disease among one or two fami-
lies of Mexicans who live down along
the canal.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-05
TO HAWAII
Scarcity Of Water On The Voyage
Over Caused Great Suffering.

Over Caused Great Suffering.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5.-The
steamer Lakme arrived this morning
from Honolulu brin ying the following
advices: Honolulu, August o.
The American ship Tacoma,
which left San Francisco August
9th, reported at the fort
late last night. Fifteen days of fine
weather on the voyage were made
hideOus by the sickness of horses and
the impending failure of the water
supply. This in brief is the history of
the ships experience so far.
Instead of proceeding at once to the
Philippines, the horses are being un-
loaded this afternoon. Pasturage has
been secured and stay of from ten
days to three weeks may be made.
Pneumonia developed early among the
horses. The mules were not attacked.
The chief horror of the trip was the
failure of the condensers to supply
enough drinking water. Instead of
supplying "a 90 gallons day only 800
were procurable. On the third day
out the situation became grave.
Steadily the supply lessened and each
animals allowance was cut down. The
thirsty neighing dumb beasts created
almost panic on board the vessel.
Three days from this port calm
was encountered and the horror in
creased. No steam could be spared to
run the electric light and
fan dynamos, and the nights passed in
intense darkness. When the Tacoma
arrived here the water supply was
completely exhausted. Captain Davis
is apprehensive about the balance of
the voyage, as at this season of the
year storms are of almost daily occur
renee. There was some sickness
among the cavalrymen ana seamen
aboard.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-05
LABOR DAY
Celebrated in CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-Thirty thousand
organized men and women, in maze
of red, white, and blue, led by bands
playing patriotic airs, paraded through
the down town streets this morning to
commemorate labor's national holiday.
Mayor Harrison viewed the parade from
a stand at the Auditorium hotel. Last
nights heavy rain cooled the atmos-
phere and it was an ideal day for a
parade. Picnics and speech making
and an all day carnival of sports are
included in the days festivities.