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Teacher-"what do you know about the
law Of gravityT'
Pupil-''oh, II smoker In church have
to read two chapters in the Bible when I
get homs."-Harpers Weekly.
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Soak's progress: % A man with thirst
CD A thirst with man. go A thirst. 90
Snakes.-Life.
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~ 1t
Relations That Exist Between Gov
eminent and People.
REVOLUTIONARY M0YEMEHHDYINGoU4
Peasants Are Well Treated and Are
Perfectly Contented.
SYSTEM OF VILLAGE LIFE

copyrighted, 1898 by Ewing Cockren1
Written for The Ey, ming Star.
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Views Of an Expert in Explosives
on the Maine Disaster.
THE FACTS FIT THE Mine THEORY
Nature and Effect Of Mines, Tor.
pedoes and Magazines.
DIRECTION OF THE FORCE

Written for The Evening Star by John 2. Holland.
inventor Of the famous submarine boat.
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AMBITION AND WORK
The Two Requisites to Success on the
Stage.
VIEWS OF A WELL-KNOWN ACTOR
Advice That is Equally Good in
Other Walks of Life.
LUCK PLAYS NO PART

Written for The Evening Star.
Copyright 1855. by the 5. 5. Mcclure Coz
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Among the Lenten lectures TO be given
this year is an illustrated course on art
topics, by Miss Dora Duty Jones. whose
study in preparation for this work has fit
ter her to give most satisfactory presen-
tation of her subjects. She has gathered
together some especially fine illustrations
which add greatly to the interest of the
course, those for the first lecture, on Botti-
celli, given at Mrs Ffoulke's on Friday at
ternoon, consisting of a large and unusual
ly complete collection representing his
work.
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Miss Bertha Perrie left on Tues5.,, t,,.
New York, where she will he Mrs Iosanho
Whitney's guest. Miss PerrIe axnacts 80
spend week or SO in the eniovmant of ,ho
many exhibitions and other art events of
the metropolis. "a
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Carlton T. Chapman exnects 70 nav
Washington visit about Easter. and bs
will display q collection of his nainti,gs at
Neerhoff's q.
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NN7ERE / NOT SURE
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nearly everything We have read Of Russia
has been written about a class of people
whose whole number is certainly Tot ever
one four-hundredth Of one per cent of the
whole population. How the government
treats the other ninety-niae and three
hundred and niEety-nine four-hundredths
per cent Of her people We have not been
told.
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tional benefit that comes from this travel
ing.
Compulsory Education.
In education the government does as
much for the farmer as it is now possible
to do. Schools are universal, and attend
| ance, 1 am informed, is compulsory, just
as in the cities. There are also in the
| cities the most important kind of schools
for Russia-namely, technical schools.
These are free to everybody and may be
attended by students from the country as
well as from the city. And to make at
tendance at these schools practicable for
the poor the government provides all stu
dents with free railway passes to the
schools and back to their homes During
the recent exposition at Mini Novgorod
inc government also gave pass to every
body that wanted to go to the exposition
for study and who could not afford the rail-
way fare.
There is one Institution in Russia. Great
ed for the benefit of the peasants, that
places the cars realm in this respect
above all the rest Of the world This is
free and universal medical attendance
Each zemstvo Cor county, has it's own med
lcai staH and hospital, which are maintain
Ell by the government. And any one in the
zemstvo who is sick may have free of cost
the best medical attendance and medicine
Another excellent government institution
Is the peasant bank This is found every
where over the country, and its business is
to loan peasants money at the lowest pos
sible rate of interest. / was never in a
bank in Russia that 1 did not see among
the banks patrons one or more tawny-
haired, Toughly-clad mouzhiks.
The Village System.
Probably the strongest indictment we
Lave heard brought against Russia is that
the people themselves have no voice in
their own government. We are told that
the peasant really belongs to the govern
ment, that he is not only down-trodden and
oppressed. but also that he Is deprived of
all control of his own affairs This state-
| ment is absolutely false, and it can be
proved to be false by any peasant in the
empire. For every village in Russia has
complete control over its own special af-
fairs.
The farmers, let me explain, all live in
villages, and cultivate the land around the
villages. Now, each village has the power
to apportion this land out among its mem-
beers. to say how 1t EhaH be cultivated, to
reepportion 1t whenever 1t pIeases, 10 de-
termtne how much taxes each man shall
pay, to require every peasant to do his
share in the common work of the village,
and to do many other things In the admins
istration of its affairs. Not only has the
vtllsge this power. but moreover, It has
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me ADDITIONS this week to the permanent
nliI"inter exhibition at the gallery of the
society of Washington artists are a fish
study by Jules Dieudcnne and A careful and
reshsoc study by Edward Siepert of the
feet. "
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-04

and find ourselves in April again, with
two weeks to spare before the month
will be gone. If this isn't a coincidence,
what lis It?
Atchison Globe: After we chase Spain
out OF Cuba (and there Is no doubt OF
the ability Of the United States to do 1t
quickly and easily, what next? What
assurance have we that the barbarities
will stop in Cuba? There are two parties
in Cuba. Will they not continue to fight?
VIII we not be compelled to mix up in
the Cuban affair? Uncle Sam is getting
In deep water.
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-04
PUBLIC OPINION


peaceable and dIgnlfied attitude, while
the government Of the United States has
been behaving in a manner which can
not be approved by believers In either
justice or peace. This Is the common
impression in Russia. even in official
circles. After the recent behavior Of
the Un6&ed States, the conclusion Is in
eVitable that might Is going before right
in the Cuban question. SO far as l know,
Russia, like Germany, will preserve a
strict neutrality.
LIbre Parole (Paris): Their alliance
Is ignOmy, but perhaps Ut is just as well
that they should work together, for there
will be day when they will be called to
account by international justice, and that
day the British leech will be forced to
disgOFge and Europe will no longer toll
crate the disgrace of allowing the law
to be laid down by such assassins and
malefactOrs as John Bull and Brother
Jonathan. That day Europe will have
reason for congratulatiOn that they will
be unable to invoke any excuse for
mercy. They have been brothers in in
fanny and history will sooner or later
chOstise both together.
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-04
On
GEN NERAL.

npTSnas Sherman Is q vivid exam
uENemAL' pie Of a man who can grow
so old as to become harmless.
Holton SunfOwer (Pop.): Not until
both Spaniards and Turks are wiped
from the face Of the civilized continent
will 1t be safe to beat our guns into plow
shares and swords into pruning hooks,
Hutchinson News: Spain Is collecting
her feet two thousand miles away and
making faces at us. We will attend TO
the Spanish fleet as soon as we have
disposed of a little business on hand in
Cuba.
Wichita Beacon (Dem): Postmaster
General Gary has resigned on account Of
Ill health. His illness was first observed
when he came out in favor OF postal saw
ings banks. Wall street at once pro-
nounced him crazy.
Osborne News: Everybody wants mu-
nicipal ownership Of public utilities now.
In Chicago and other large cities they
used to ridicule people for talking too
loud about such things. Yes, the Peoples
party Is coming to the front.
Lebanon Journal (Pop.): We are Op-
posed to longer representing Uncle Sam
with long, lean, lank caricature that
looks like starvation. 1t too nearly re-
sembles some pictures recently published
OF starving recOncentradOs In Cuba.
Medicine Lodge Index (Pop.): The
only ambition in politics these days is
to be a political boss. The people are
solely to blame for 1t. II they would de-
nOunCe bOssism as they should, and make
1t shame instead OF an honor, there
would be less aspirants for the rank.
Wichita Beacon (Dem): Isn't there
some way the Government can pay John
Sherman a salary? 1t will certainly
prove fatal to him to be obliged to draw
on his accumulatiOns for support. To
Sherman that will be unconstitutional,
because 1t will be tax on his income.
EmpoCia Republican: War news and
speculatiOns as to war movements alb
sorb almost everything else at this time
In the newspapers. 1t Is we'll War news
Is better reading than murders and the
long list OF crimes that usually appeared
in the dallles a month or two ago. Per-
haps most Of the criminals have enlisted.
Holton Sunhower (Pop.): We are op.
posed to the issue Of interest bearing
bonds in time of peace or any other time
but we favor the government issue Of
greenbacls. a legal tender for all debts,
public or private, In amounts adequate
to the needs and requirements of this
the grandest government ON Gods foot
stool.
Hutchinson News: Probably the ad-
minlstration Is planning to starve the
Spanish out OF Havana. The beauty of
that plan Is that doesn't involve the loss
Of any American lives and the Spanish
don't have to starve IL they don't want
to. II they insist on injuring their
health It will be a voluntary act. They
can surrender and be saved.
Pitsburg Daily Tribune: 1t is a Gu
riOus fact that the revolutionary war, the
Mexican war and the civil war began in
the month Of April, while the same may
be said OF the war OF 1812-14, II we may
consider as the beginning Of hoStillties
the ninety days embargo placed, April A.
1872, upon all vessels In the ports of the
United States. Now that we are at war
with Spain, we glance At the calendar
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-13
TRANSPORTS PASS SANTIAGO.
BIanco Notifies Spain of Appearance
of American Ships.

BIanco Notifies Spain of Appearance
of American Ships.
MADRID, June 1.-THE only definite
information from the Spanish side
about Cuba is short passage from an
unofficial dispatch of Gen. Blanco to
Lieut.. Gen. Correa, minister of war, as
follows:
Respecting Santiago, Gen. Linares
reports that today fifteen merchant
ships, with some tugs, forming appa-
rently a total of twenty-four vessels,
appeared before the port about noon.
Only fifteen remained, the others hav-
ing left for Guantanamo with the Mas
sachusetts and Dolphin, which cannon
AIDED the heights of Baiquiri. No cas-
ualties reported. We do not know
whether these merchantmen carry
portion of the contingent for the expe-
dition."
Gen. Blanco having again telegraph
ed that in case the blockade becomes
stricter it will be urgent to send war
stores, as his supply is running short,
the government has taken steps to dis
patch abundant supplies by fast YES
sells from Spain and foreign ports. The
more important supplies from Spain
will be strongly conveyed, and will be
sent Immediately.
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OF the governor Of Manila has evidently borne
lruit, for when the Petref first searched the
navy yard the doctor and a deputation of sis
ters OF mercy from the hospital came down to
beg our men not to kill the wounded or fire
on the hospital. They seemed surprised and
delighted when they were assured that such
Inc wrecks OF nine splendid vessels are
uotted around in view of the ship on which
this dispatch is written.
a., inc Spanish transport Manila was found in
shIee leeI OF mud up near the navy yard,
put the Petrol was able to pull her off and
sne came up under steam and anchored near
s she squadron. She is beautiful little
supplies sup Tor the navy and 500 tons of coal.
The Raleigh is now filling her bunkers from
coal captured on board the Manila In ad-
and steam launches have been seized, and
are now being used by the American fleet.
me terms for the surrender of Manila have
not yet been fixed. The commodore wants
to avoid a bombardment, in the interests OF
humanity, and to keep from in1icting ter
I1 loss on unoffending neutrals. Besides
and should it be bombarded it would be the
signal for the descent to pillage and burn.
AMERICAN CASUALTIES.
The following is an accurate list of the
damage and injuries sustained by the Amer.
leans during the battle of Manila bay:
Olympia. five shot holes in her upper
works and six men wounded by a 47-inch
shell striking and exploding three-pound
shell; injuries not serious.
Raleigh, one-pounder shell through her
whaleboat, now repaired
Boston, Petrol, Concord, no damage or in
juries.
The Spanish fleet was slightly over
matched in ordnance but not in such a de-
gree as to account for the marvellous dis
parity in the damages inflicted. OF guns
that throw a shell of one pound and over the
Spanish carried ninety, while the American
fleet was armed with 118 of such weapons.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-13
Further Excuse Needed.

Warden Wolfer has the floor for fur
Their excuse and explanation and justi-
fcation-if he can invent it-of the
the Irvine industry of the state prison.
The binding Irvine that the prison
made and sold in May at fiat 61a-
cent rate, the bulk of which the job
bling trade fastened to buy within two
weeks of the circular announcing the
price, has jumped in the market to ii
cents, with a certainty that it is to go
higher. The 100000 pounds that the
board sold to dealers has increased, in
the hands of the latter, AZ cents a
pound, affording them a neat profit of
$2O2,50O Whatever point the price
reaches above Ii cents adds Just so
much more to their gains and to the
states loss.
For no one, outside of the prison
management, is so simple as to believe
that the farmers of the state will get
the Irvine sold to dealers at a cent less
pound than the market price If
there are farmers who were sagacious
enough and forehanded enough to buy
their Irvine at 61a cents, they are the
few fortunate ones. The offer made
by the May circular was at 61h cents
in carload lots, and there are probably
not to exceed a dozen farmers in the
state so situated as to buy in such
| quantities. The great mass of farm
ers buy their Irvine Of local dealers
! when the harvest is on and the Irvine
is an immediate want. The local deal
ers who took advantage Of the boards
| offer will hardly reject the opportunity
to gather in the harvest of profit, and
! they would risk their business stand
ing if they did. If they have supplies
from the prison and the private plants
they will not tell their customers that
they can have the former at. saw,
/ z cents, and the latter at IL or IL or
at whatever other figure may be
reached. It will all go at the highest
figure.
By May the prison board could have
known that higher prices were to pre-
vail. Philippine trade was embargoed
by our fleet, and manila fiber was due
to advance, carrying sisal with it. The
board knew that their 100000 pounds
could not make the price of the nine
ty-f1ve other million pounds on the
market. They knew that the larger
bulk would dominate the market and
make the price at retail. They had
one of two courses open to them
They could have held their Irvine of
the market and sold at the advancing
price, or they could have made theil
fiat rate and announced that they
would sell only to actual farmers. Il
they were business men conducting 6
business industry on business princi
! pies, they would have taken the for.
mer course. If they embodied the MOCK
philanthropy of the state-twine- plan
idea, they would have chosen the lat
ter. They did neither, and all they have
accomplished is to transfer couple
of hundred thousand dollars OF profits
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-13
TODAY'S EVENTS.

GRAND-Neil Stock company in "sheaan-
doah." Sis PM.
METROPOLITAN-Dar
Base Ball-Lexington park, ST.. Paul VS.. Ee-
troit S:45 M.,.-..---.. .--.-.,.
Cricket-K..sendale, Minnesota Cricket club
VS.. Carberry. Manitoba, club $50 PM
Local lodges, Knights OF Pyt>ias, greet m.
James R. Carnahan, of Indianapolis, Sher-
man hall. Sixth and Wabasha streets, PM
Mechanic Arts hig>> school alumni meet A.
Senhlv hall N
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EpistIes to ST. Paul.

George Thompson and Attorney M. D.
Mum were recently talking over the new
Loaf house scheme, and decided that they
didn't feel as If they wanted to subscribe
for $25 or $50 worth Of stock at this time.
So they mutually agreed, when the solicitors
came around, to modestly and automatically
turn them down.
few days later the expected delegation,
interested in securing subscribers and mem
bers. called on Mr.. Mum. They wouldn't
take no for an answer. A bright idea Lit
Mr. Mum.
WELL" said he, Ego and see Thompson
and l will subscribe whatever he does"
When the gentlemen left. Mr.. Mum chuck
led quietly. as he thought how neatly he mad
got out Of 1t. and what time Mr.. Thomp-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-13
MARINES FIGHT SPANARDS
Continued from First Pare

from First Page.
run as high as 1000. Col. Campina
the Cuban guide, said the Spaniards
were mostly irregulars but the reports
of the discharge of Mauser rifles would
indicate that they were regulars as
most of the guerrillas carry Reming-
tons. The Cuban guerrillas, as a rule.
have more dash and courage than the
regulars.
The new campaign uniforms prove
satisfactory, and are almost invisible
at distance of 200 yards. The Lee
guns caused several accidents in driv-
ing cartridges. Corporal Glass shat
tered his hand.
Despite the loss Of the men, who are
keenly regretted, the marines rejoice
that they have been engaged in their
first fight on Cuban SOIL They sailed
from New York the day war was de-
clared, and expected to land within a
week at Havana. Since then until they
landed on the shore of Guantanamo
bay they had been cooped up on the
Panther, and they had begun to fear
that the troops would beat them after
all
SURGEON JOHN BLAIR GIBBS.
NEW YORK, June 12-John Blair
Gibbs, who is reported killed at Guam
tanamo, was forty years old, single,
and lived alone. At his late home in
this city, he is said to have been g
graduate of the University of Virginia
He lived and practiced medicine here
for about four years. Two months ago
he received the appointment of assis-
tant surgeon and was ordered to Key
West Since that time his friends in
this city have heard little from him,
but supposed him to be on the Panther
His only known relative in this city is
a Mrs. Roosevelt, but it is said that he
has d brother in Altoona, Pa.
NO NEWS AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Jure 13.-Up to 1890
o'clock this morning no news had
reached the officials here conc ning the
fight at Guantanamo.
The report that 5000 American troops
had been landed near Santiago could
rot be confirmed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-13
ANOTHER BIG BREWERY.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, June 12.-Word has
been received here from Lieut.. Dreher. son
of Anton Dreher, the millionaire brewer of
Austria, stating that it had been decided to
locate 81, 100000 branch Of the Dreher brew
cry in Milwaukee.
party to locate a site here will arrive In
this city before the end of this MONTH and
will then close deal for site. The site it
is said will probably be located in the out
skirts of the city, where land is cheap.
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from either the Irvine fund Of the state
or the pockets of Irvine users to those
of Irvine dealers.
The conditions of the market offered
so fine an opportunity for exploitation,
a division of profits with the dealers,
that 1t is very fortunate for the man
ayers and their executive officer that
their individual regulations put them
above the reach of suspicion Of capa-
bility of such a DEAL
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-13
TORNADO DOES DAMAGE.

Ogdensburg, N. ", Visited by VfO-
lent Rain Storm.
OGDENSBURG, N. Y, June ia violent
tornado, accompanied by rain. struck this
city at o'clock this evening, and did i'm
mense damage along the docks and the rail-
road yards.
The o. T. companys elevator was I'M
rooted and the contents of the house, $780,
600 bushels of corn and oats, were almost
ruined. Whitney & Barnes Lumber company,
the freight ears and tracks-of the Ogdens-
burg & Lake Champlain railroad were badly
damaged.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-13

C"oh MADE Us Forget
Farewell Address and Throw
Monroe Doctrine Into the Back
grOundo-TOO Late tn Retr.
PRINCETON, June 12.-Todav was
commencement Sunday at Princeton
and President Patton preached the bac,
calaureate sermon. The services were
heio at Alexander hall, the immense
auditorium being crowded.
Previous to the services the facultv
trustees and seniors, all dressed accors
ing to rank in the regulation caps and
gowns, formed an academic procession
anu marched from Marqueand chapel
across s the campus to Alexander hall.
Inc scene was imposing.
Inc presidents sermon was upon the
subject, THE Idea of God"
He said in part
IDEA OF GOD.
The idea of God holds a very large pIaca
IN human life. 1t matters not how we got
thls idea we have 1t and live in it. All arru
ments for the existence of God might ba
summed In the two words cause and in
unity Empircally. we found a world about
US ana we concluded that there must have
pee. neen cause eMtaphysicaIly we conclude
i ;nsr' II there was such couse, He must be
lhnnlte all-wise and all-powerful
At this time all private matters arc re-
lna un TO position subsidiary to the great
s pup issues that hang in the balance. We
III. uuiselVes IN the midst of war and if
t nls war could be described dfspassionateIv
JUST now 1t would be found it arose from the
meeting OF two streams of thought which,
whelmlng torrent One of these was an
ethical EN- feeding, a product of Christianity:
tne other might have been brought abont
without Christianity. 'Dou'
WHEN VICTORY COMES.
1T is true that. in the present complica.
.iohs' the day has passed for asking the
quesuoh OF right. What is to be done in the
event OF the victory we hope for and feel
VI is what concerns us now. 1t Is the
privilege Of Christians and university men to
aHect PUBIC opinion by CONSIDERING nuh,io
questions and moral issues aside from tbe
matter OF national advantage of territoriaI
interest or industrial opportunity.
WE CANNOT RETREAT"
history knows not what it is to retreat
N'eiy step we take shuts door behind us
ne Doom of Admiral Dewey's cannon across
tne racine made us forget the farewell ad
u eI ana throw the Monroe doctrine. for the
.ilae Deing, into the background 1t is i'm.
cede from the family of nations and ~ !, g.
stays IN the family, it is going to have famIlv
complications. And these comn1ic ,ail1y
sometimes take the form of war Wbat :
e %ouiu nave you understand is that we must
always Judge events from a high moral and
relglous point of view Do not emnbosi1a
LOO much national convenience What oh
Jects providence may have in throwing onen
NV avsnues OF Industry and strengthening
the bonds between US and our blood reIatinnss
across the seas we do not know hnt NC ~
know that these things must he reeardad
from a light of moral principles.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-13
ATLANTIC LINERS.

NEW YORK-Arrived: Rotterdam. Rotter-
dam: La Bretagne Havre.
QUEENSTOWN - Sailed: Chester from
Southampton for New York.
BROWHEAD-Passed: Sylvania, Boston, for
LIVERPOOL.
HAVRE - Arrived: La Bourgogne, New
FORK.
QUEENSTOWN Umbria, Liverpool,
for New York.
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husband showed her a picture of Ade-
lima Patti, claiming her as his mother.
Well, wasn't Adelina old enough to be
his mothsr2