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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-10
THE HEIGHT OF SOLDIERS.
A Decline I'm the Average Stature of Fight
ing Men as European Armies.

As the size of modern armies is in
creased the average height of fighting
men is diminished. The Tageblatt OF Ber-
lin ascribes the reduction In the average
stature of soldiers in modern armies to
CONSUMPTION, and says that in the GER
man army IL is now only 60.63 inches. In
the British army the height is "a SO inches.
showing the tallness of the average En-
glishman and Scotchman. Frenchmen and
Spaniards are taken at 1.54 meters, ltal-
fans at 1.55 meters (1 inches), and the
same minimum measurement Is the rule
in Austria. The Russian minimum is 1.5i
meters, and in the United states IL Is
l .6l9 meters (63. IS inches). In 1860. before
the beginning of the American civil war
and before the general arming of Europe,
the average height of men serving In the
various European armies was 0s follows.
given in inches: Italian, GO; Spaniard,
g.. 8: French. 66: Hungarian, 66.1; Austrian,
66. 3; Belgian. 66 3; Russian, 81: English,
s7.5: Irish, 6S; Scotch, SIS, and Norwe-
gian, 50.
Although the average height of soldiers
has decreased during the last few years
considerably in those countries in which
conscription is the rule. IT is found gen.
orally tina in countries in which peaceful
conditions pervail and no great standing
army Is maintained, the stature OF new
soldiers is gradually increasing. This Is
shown conspicuously In the case Of Swe-
den. where the average height of new
soldiers between 1870 and 1850 was So inch
es. Sc. 9 between 1850 and 1860. $50 between
1860 and 1870, 66.s between 1870 and 1880.
and 50 between 1850 and 1890.
The proportion of rejected soldiers in
France has decreased from q per cent.
In the decade beginning 1870, 80 per cent.
in the decade beginning 1860, and % per
cent. in the decade beginning in 1880, to 30
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-10
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION:.
The Answer was All Right. but IL Grip
Piled the >pe.ch.

From the Washington star.
4 certain member Of the house of rep
resentatives was called on not long ago
70 deliver a few remarks 10 q gather
ing OF Sunday chool scholars. andhe
chose determination" as the theme OF
his discourse. Ranging along among
those characters in history who have
made themselves familiar by their cour-
age and resolution. ne logically touched
upon the career OF Julius Caesar.
And al last. ne said, in an OratOri-
cal night. Julius Caesar. filled with the
spirit that leads men on To glory and
to everlasting fame. locke toward The
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-10

per cent. at present. The number Of con-
scripts now rejected on account Of height
Is less every year in consequence. per-
haps. that the minimum height limit OF
the French army has been steadily de-
creased.
American soldiers have preserved dur
ing many years the same height substan-
TALLY. though the fact il well known
that soldiers from the Western and South
western states are. as a rule. taller than
those from the East and from the South
ern Atlantic states.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-10

cares. the governor. sent to Cuba for
Spaniards and Cuban bloodhounds. 1t
was poetical justice. that, as the Span
iards had left this bane OF Maroons 70
their English conquerors, Spaniards
should he applied to for al antidote in
the shape OF dogs. The Cuban Spaniards
might have made themselves very un-
pleasant by refusing To hunt his British
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-10

True love is portrayed by a man and
woman who have been married three
years and still ride a tandem.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-10

straw hats show which way the wind
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-11-11
CHISELING ONES NICHE,
The Outward Results of Inward Quail
ties in Every Persons Life.

The Outward Results of Inward Quail
ties in Every Persons Life.
Man does not become a spirit"
by the process of dying, which is a
mere chemical change; he becomes
more and more spiritual being,
day by day and year by year, as he
develops his higher qualities, as he
lives in the spirit, which is to live in
justice, and truth, and generosity,
and love; to live in intellectual de-
velopment and increasing sympathy
and good will to humanity. He be-
comes less and less a spirit in pro
portion as he lives the life of the
senses, and finds his interests and
enjoyments on the sensual and
lower rather than on the spiri-
tual and the higher plane. The
rewards and punishments" after
death form merely tigurative
phrase of expression. The reward
of noble living is to achieve for our
selves noble qualities, to become no.
bic in every fiber. The punishment
of vice is to be vicious and low. The
reward of study is in the gaining of
knowledge. The punishment of
wasting time is in being ignorant
and inconsequential, and in being
unworthy to hold place in the
ranks of the scholar and the
thinker. The undergraduates of
any university find rewards and
punishments in this sense awaiting
them as they come out to take their
places in the world. Each takes in
time the exact place in the commu-
nifty for which he has fitted him
self. Twenty years later, one mem
Der of the class will be a man noble,
honOred, beloved; another will be
Ostracised from all better life. But
neither the one nor the other is part
of an arbitrary system of rewards
and "punishments," but simply that
each state is the outward result OF
inward qualities.-LILLIAN WHIT
ING, in Boston Budget"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-11-11
UNDER THREE
MILES OF WATER.
The Resurrected Spanish
Cruiser Maria Teresa
GOES DOWN IN A TERRIFIC GALE.
Contended for Many Hours Against Flu
ment Rather Heavy.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. o.
Stranded as result of the terrific
gunfire of American seamen; raised
by the ingenuity and skill of an
American naval constructor, Lieut..
HObsOn, and abandoned by an
American crew-this is the recent
history of the late armored Spanish
cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa.
The ocean tug Merritt put into
Charleston this morning for sup
plies. She reported the loss of the
cruiser Maria Teresa, off San Saliva
dor, Bahamas, November |, in the
midst of furious storm.
The cruiser left Caimanera, Cuba,
on the morning of October 30, in tow
for New York. She had already
passed Cape Maysi and started
northeast around the Bahamas. A
furious storm, warning of which had
already been sent out, overlook her,
and in her condition she was uCable
to weather the gale. The strain
opened rents in her hull, which had
been patched to enable her to make
the journey, and she began to fill
rapidly. The Merritt took off Capt.
Harris and the crew from the sink
ing ship and she soon went down.
The Merritt brought the captain and
1856 men, who afterward proceeded
north by rail. No lives were lost
Upon the arrival of the Merritt the
survivors of the Maria Teresa came
ashore. They lost all clothing and
personal effects and are supplied
scantIly.
The Teresa sunk thirty miles off
Walling Island, at noon Tuesday,
after battling with the gale six hours
She met the storm Tuesday morn
ing, and the vessel began to strain
in the high seas. Parts Of the hull
thought to be safe became weak
ened, rivets broke and the water
gained rapidly in the hold. The
boilers began to give way, and final
ly the water eXtinguished the fires
in the engine-rOOm. The pumps
would not work The whole vessel
showed signs of a collapse, and the
men stood stripped, awaiting orders
to quit the ship. The Vulcan was
towing the Teresa, while the Mer-
rift rescued ia Of the crew, made up
of volunteers from the Cincinnati,
Newark and Vulcan. The ropes
were then cut and the Teresa rapidly
filled. The Vulcan and LeOnidas
deserted the Merritt, which put in
to Charleston with the rescued.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-11-11
THE KRAG.JORGEUSEN RIFLES.
The New Fire-Arm Adopted by thr
United States.

The New Fire-Arm Adopted by thr
United States.
The Army and Navy Journal puts
forward a new argument in favor of
the Krag JOrgensen rifle as com
pared with the Springfield. 1t is ad =
mitted that the larger calibre of the
Springfield renders its proiectiles
more likely to kill than those of the
Krag- JOrgensen or the Mau5er. But
it is said in reply that a wounded
man is a good deal more trouble to
the enemy than a dead one. He
must be carried off the field by his
comrades and receive good deal of
subsequent attention. This point is
shrewdly made, and is in accord
with the modern idea of warfare,
whose object is to defeat the enemy
and not necessarily to kill large
number of men. At all events, the
Krag-Jorgensen appears to have
come to stay and it is worth while to
note that it's official name in the
United States magazine rifle. 1t is,
therefore, proposed to drop the name
Krag JOrgensen, and that will be a
relief to those who are often in doubt
how to spell or pronounce it.-Cour-
ier-J Journal.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-11-11
FUGITIVE SEVEN YEARS.
Gideon Marsh, Il Defaulting Bank
President Of Philadelphia,
Returns After Seven Years Wandering,
aud Gives HimselfUp to His Bonds
men.

PHI Nov. 3.-Gideon
w. Marsh, the tugative President of
the now defunct Keystone National
Bank, returned to the city to day
after an absence of seven years and
half and surrendered himself to
his tondsman, VIM. H. Wanna
maker. Late this afternoon Mr..
Wanamaker, accompanied Marsh to
the office of United States District
Attorney Beck, and the latter at
once turned the fugitive bank Presi-
dent over To- the custody of the
United States Marshal to await a
hearing to morrow morning.
Marsh acknowledged his identity,
but maze no statement to the
attorney and was asked no ques-
tions.
The closing Of the doors of the
Keystone National Bank on March
70, 1891, caused profound sensation.
Investigation showed that the bank
had been practically looted and that
there was little left for depOsitOrs
and other creditors.
President Marsh was placed under
arrest charged with making false
entries in the books Of the bank and
the willful misapplication of its
funds. Marsh induced VIM. H.
Wanamaker, to enter bail for him,
which he did in the amount Of $780,
600. Before the day fixed for final
hearing Marsh fed the city. The
bail furnished for his appearance
was forfeited and the entire amount
of $4,000 was paid to the clerk of the
United States District Court by VIM.
H. Wanamaker. Since that Date, it
is said, Mr.. Wanamaker has spent
$4,000 more to apprehend Marsh
and bring him to trial.
Marsh managed to elude the off,
GERS of the law who searched the en-
tire country for him and the detec-
tives who were even sent to points
in South America, whence there had
come reports that the fugitive Presi-
dent had been seen. Not until yes
terday did his bondsmln get an ink
ling of his whereabouts. Then a
telegram to VIM. ii. Wanamaker
stated that Marsh was at the HOtel
! WaldrOf- Astoria, New York City,
and would surrender 10 him IN
| Philadelphia to day. Mr.. Wanna
maker left for New York at once.
There an agreement was reached for
the fugitive to come to Philadelphia
to surrender to the authorities.
| This programme was carried out.
Marsh, in talking to friends who
called on him in the United States
Marshal's Office before he was taken
to prison, said that in the more than
seven years of his absence he has
roamed almost over the whole world
and worked for "a living at anything
he could get to do. When he left he
had with him 81 1856, which he had
collected from two friends who owed
him that amount. He went by q
circuous route to Brazil and after
wards Travelled from place to place
all over the world, He then re-
turned to America and eventually
located in the State of Washington
where, he SAID, he had earned
money at any kind of labor he could
get. He said he often longed to
come back to Philadelphia, but was
deferred through desire to protect
his family from scandal.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-11-11
LOOK OUT FOR EN-.
Meteors VIII Fall Next Monday Night,
Nov. II,

Prof. E, E. Barnard, the Chicago
astronomer, says a shower of mete-
ors will fall next Monday night,
November IA. This is the advance
guard Of a more brilliant display
that will be seen on November II,
1899.
The display, which is to be seen
every 80 years, was last observed in
1865, when the ignorant people
thought the stars were falling. One
of the most magnificent showers
was in 1888, which caused intense
excitement, and made many persons
think that the end of the world had
come. Older people we'll remember
this shower, and those of the pres
ent generation who have heard them
tell of it will await the coming of
Nov. II, 1885, with great deal of in
terest.
The shower of 1888 was wholly un-
expected and even the astronomers
did not know what IT. meant at first.
I'VE knew nothing about them at
that time" SAID Prof. Barnard, in
announcing the coming meteOric
CIV" Oh OAOUPO Iuub OuCS "CI6
small foreign bodies. Ignorant peo-
pie thought the stars were falling :,
others thought the end of the world
was at hand.
Astronomers went to work. Prof.
Newton undertook 20 find out if it
was a regular occurrence. He found
there was display in 1899, on Nov
ember 18th. This was witnessed by
Humboldt. The meteors were then
traced back to 902, at intervals of 33
years. 1t was in 902 that an Arabian
king died and just after his death a
few hours, the stars are said to have
fallen. They fell in October, but
each century the occurrence gets
two days later, until now the show
ers are expected on November l4th,
month later.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-11-11
SAM DAVIS.
Ministers Requested to Commemorate
His Death sunday, Nov. 81.

Ministers Requested to Commemorate
His Death sunday, Nov. 81.
At the regular monthly meeting of
Leonidas Polk bivouac, No. 3, and
William Henry TrOusdale camp, No.
498, of Confederate veterans, held in
the courthouse, last Monday, the
following preamble and resolutions
were adopted:
"WHEREAs, the anniversary of the
death of Comrade Sam Davis, Novem-
Der 9th, comes this year on Saturday,
therefore be it
"ReSolued, That the Maury county
ministers of the gospel are hereby re-
quested each to deliver memorial SER
mon in honor Of Sam Davis, in their re-
spective churches Sunday, Novem her
9th, 1898; and be it further
"ResoIUed That the Secretary be
hereby directed to send these resolu-
tions to the COLUMBIA HERALD, the
Maury Democrat and the Confederate
Veteran for publication"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-11-11
MOODY'S SELF. POSSESSION.
How He Sulled the Feelings of Crowd
of TOughs.

How He Sulled the Feelings of Crowd
of TOughs.
A few years ago, when Moody was
preaching in the slums o. a large
city, he was delayed in leaving the
hall till late in the evening. The
exit was in back street, and as he
left the building he found number
of roughs waiting to annoy him. As
he walked along he heard them say ::
III ere he cOmes!" and they prepared
to jostile him from the sidewalk.
Going straight up to the ringleader,
Mr.. Moody held his Overcoat, and,
with self possession that command
ed complete respect, said:
My friend, won't you just help
me on with this overcoat? L am not
quite so active now as l was at your
age, and some day, when you are as
old as l am, I'll be glad to do you
the same favor
No bully was ever more complete
ly taken back with surprise. He
held the overcoat for the evangelist
to get into it, and then thanking the
young man for his aid, Mr.. Moody
went along unmolested.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-11-11
FLAT REFUSAL
BY SPAIN
To Acceed to the Ameri-
cans Demands
IN REGARD TO THE PHILIPPINES.
The Spanish Commissioners Make Count
er Demands, and Charge That This
Government Has Violated the Terms of
the Protocol.

PARIS, Nov. 4.-The Spanish
peace commissioners, in the course
of two hours session of the peace
conference to day, tlatlv refused to
accept Mondays proposition by the
Americans to take the entire Philip
pine group and to reimburse Spain
for her pacific" expenditures there.
This negative decision was eX
pected The Spanish commission.
ers had also a number of positive de-
clarations which filled some thirty
seven sheets of a typewriter pre-
sentiment. In this statement the
Spaniards held that the United
States had no ultimate rights in the
Philippine Islands and could have
none save by the consent of Spain
in these negotiations and upon terms
satisfactory to her. According to
the Spanish contention in the formal
statement, the United States enter
tanned no thought of anneXiug the
Philippines when the protocol was
signed, or it would have been eX-
pressed in the protocol as clearly as
the conditions regarding the cession
of territory in the Antilles and the
Orient.
M. Cambon, before the signature
of the protocol, received from Mad
rid, the presentment alleged, cable
message clearly setting forth that
the maintenance of SPANS au-
thority over the Philippines should
not be affected by the protocol, to
h if.h ~
made at that time no protest or OBJ
lection.
This dispatch to NJ. Cambon, as
the Spaniards claimed to-day. en-
bodied also the view that the United
States had no vailed basis for claims
in the archipelago.
1t was further held to day by Sc
nor Rios and his colleagues that the
capitulation of Mauila, having oc-
Cured after the signing of the pro-
tocol and thus after the suspension
of hOstilities, was invalid.
With all this for groundwork,
the Spaniards made their first posi-
tive move against the Americans,
and it constituted their counter
proposition. They charged upon
the United States wrongful apprO-
priation of public moneys belonging
to Spain by Selling the tariff duties
at Manila, and they formally de-
mauded the return Of these moneys
in the sum of nearly million dol
lars.
On the same premises the United
States was to- day declared to have
made and held as prisoners the
Spanish troops at Manila in viola
ton of international law, because
done after the suspension of HOSTILE
ties under the protocol. A further
charge was that by the imprison-
ment of the Spanish troops at Ma
Mia, the United States had prevent
ed Spain from quelling the insur-
reCtiOn and had thus contributed to
the violence against Spain after the
cessation Of hostilities.
The preseutment was read by In
terpreter Ferguson, being rendered
from the Spanish, in which it was
written, into English. At the close
of the reading the Americans said
they wished to have the Spanish
statement rendered into written
English for more careful considera-
ton, and an adjournment was taken
to Tuesday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-11-11
UNDER THREE MILES OF WATER.
Chart shows the Cruiser to Be Lost For
ever, aud Others May Go.

Chart shows the Cruiser to Be Lost For
ever. and Others May Go.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-The navy
department has received a dis
patch from Lieutenant.C Commander
Harris, who was with the Maria
Teresa when she left Caimaners,
saying that the cruiser had gone
down in a gale off San Salvador, and
that he reached Charleston last
night on the wrecking tug Merritt,
with the officers and fifty eight men
formerly the crew of the Teresa.
Upon the receipt of the news the
naval officers attached to the navi-
CATION bureau Immediately con-
suited the charts to locate the scene
of the disaster. The first glance
satisfied them that the last had
been seen of the Inflated Maria
Teresa. AS near as they could cal
culate, the vessel lies in about 1900
fathoms of water, or nearly three
miles. The location is "a degrees
north latitude by 74.30 west lOngi-
tude, about 235 miles distant
from Nassau. At the time the
Teresa sunk she was about 80 miles
distant from Caimaner, the port
from which she started little over
two days before.
The navy department was dis
couraged by the ill-success of this
most promising venture, and the
declaration was against a continu-
ance of an attempt to raise any of
the other vessels. However, the
first feeling of encouragement gave
place in short time to determine
ton to save at least one of Cervera'
squadron as a magnificent trophy of
the glorious engagement of July 3.
Acting Secretary Allen has already
under consideration the report of
the board of bureau chiefs which
looked to the wrecking operations
at Santiago and the continuance of
the work on the Colon, only on con-
dition that the contractors, Merritt
& Chapman, required payment
only in the event of the success of
their undel taking.
The governments loss as result
of the sinking of the Teresa will
be very large. The ship itself was
worth, it is estimated, about $4,000,
900, and she could have been re-
paired and put in excellent cOndi-
tion. The only expense incurred in
floating the vessel was that result
ing from the contract entered into
with the Merritt d Chapman
Wrecking Company. Under this
contract the company was to receive
$500 per day for conducting wreck
ing operations on the ships at San
tiagO de Cuba. Altogether, the
company has been paid about $4,000
under the contract, which will be
Immediately revoked.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-11-11
SHAKEN TO ITS FOUNDATION.
Gas Caused Terrific Explosion at the
National Capitol.


WAsHINGToN, D. c., November 8
An explosion of gas, followed
Immediately by fierce fire. played
havoc in the Capitol at Washing
ron Sunday. The Supreme Court
room was wrecked and many valu-
able books in the courts library
were destroyed by fire or badly
damaged by the deluge of water
poured upon the flames. Many of
the rooms near the Supreme Court
room were more or less damaged by
the crash. Many priceless records
were destroyed.
The force of the explosion was so
heavy that the coping stones on the
outer walls just east of the point
where the explosion occurred were
bulged out nearly two inches, win
dOws in all that part of the building
were blown out and locked doors
were forced from their hinges quite
100 feet from the scene of it.
Fire followed the explosion so
quickly as to seem practically ST.
multaneOus with it.
The explosion shook the immense
structure to its foundation and was
heard several squares from the Cap
itOl. 1t occurred in small room
tightly enclosed by heavy stone
walls in the subterranean basement
Immediately below the main en-
trance to the old Capitol building
In this room was 500 light gas me-
ter, which was fed by fOur.inch
main.
The Capitol building has been
damaged number of times before
by fire, but it is believed that to-
nights fire will prove to be the most
disastrous in the history of the build
ing. On two occasions prior to this
fires have been started by explosions
from gas. Seventeen years ago a
large amount of damage was done to
the same part of the building by an
explosion of this kind, and in 1876,
there was an explosion of gas that
killed one man and came near kill
ing another.
In the opinion of Capitol officials
and mechanics, who examined the
structure tonight, the loss will reach
probably $200,0O0 to the building.
The loss on the library and records,
as stated above, can be scarcely esti-
mated in dollars and cents. A mil
lion dollars could not replace them,
because of many of them no dupli-
Gates are in existence.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-11-11
CAMPAIGN CLOSED MONDAY.
Speaking by Col. A. NJ. LOOney and tn,
Legislative Nominees.

Speaking by Col. A. NJ. LOoney and the
Legislative Nominees.
Last Monday wound up the cam
paign in this county, and was gener-
al round up" day in Columbia
Not very large crowd was here,
but the politicians were very much
in evidence.
During the afternoon a good. sized
audience assembled in the Circuit
Court room, where several Demo-
cratic speeches were made. Col. A.
M. LoOney, the old wheel-horse of
Democracy, was one of the speech
makers on the occasion, and his ad-
dress was highly appreciated by his
hearers. Speeches were also made
by the Democratic nominees for the
Legislature, viz: Messrs. l.. p.
Padgett, candidate for Senator; j..
w. Fry, candidate for Floater, and
Messrs. H. l.. Oliver and I. l.. Por-
ter, candidates for Representatives