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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-07
Miss Minor WEEDS,

Mr.. George Raymond Frost and Miss
Harriet Cazenove Minor, both of Buffalo,
n. ", were married in that city last
Friday. July 18th. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. George ID. Richards,
The bride was formerly of this city, and
has many friends here.
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knights of Pytbiss.

The grand encampment meets az IN
dlanapolis August 22d-2sth. and supretoe
Lodge grand session meets August A'h'
September 10th. Special low rates VIA
Chesapeake and Ohio Grom Richmond,
$3.50. Tickets sold August l9th' @th' ana
DIST
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Our Fall Stock

has been ordered, and We have several
Upright Pianos now on hand, which must
be sold promptly to make room for new
goods. CHASE BROS. PIANO CO,
No. 4l9 east Broad street.
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bicycle Champion

Fred Sims broke all previous records
on an Eclipse Bicycle. They stand II.
test. Easy terms; low prices.
GEORGE ]. FREEDLEY. Agent.
Nineteenth and Cary streets.
phone, $50.
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"Do you think there will be anything
left to remind the world Of our navyT"
inquired one Spaniard.
well. replied the other. after much
reflection, there's fhe ocean II used TO
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SO Grnphophone Taiising Machines

More popular than ever. The greatest
wonder of the age. Perfect In constrso'
ton; modest In price.
WALTER ID. MOSES & CO,
wholesale and Retail Agen's'
No. 1905 Main street
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MARRIAGES.

RoMER-COUsINs.-Married, June
1888 by the Rev. Or. Kerr. CHARLES =. \
ROMER and Mrs. OLIVIA c. CoCslNS
both OF this city.
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Worth $3.50,

but will sell an elegant full Octave Square
Standard make at only SIS. See II at once.
as 1t Is sure to be sold quickly.
CHASE BROS. PIANO CO..
No. iis east Broad street.
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of yesterday with its quotations from the
Democrat. and hope something may come
of the agitation. G.
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HE MADE SNAPSHOTS.
EXCELLENT PICTURES TAKEN ny
DIR. HARDY AT SANTIAGO.
he WAS PRESENT At TIE FIGHT.
He Used His Kodak Freely and Sc
cured Many Valuable Impressions,
Which lie II Now Developing
Found Some Relics, Too.

DR.. Ernest NJ. Hardy, the young Rich
mond dentist who only recently returned
from Santiago, where he witnessed the
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being view OF the battlefield, on which
the fight OF July 18th took place. In the
forefront OF the picture appear the little
breastworks thrown up hastily by the
American troops as they advanced upon
the Spanish lines.
While these pictures are interesting and
valuable from historic standpoint. they
ere not the most interesting nor valuable
that DR.. Hardy made. He has severai
hundred snapshots which he made during
his stay. and 1t will take some time to &C.
velop these. He has no means OF ascsr-
tanning what picture Is until 1t has pass
ed through the fluid. and 1t so happens
that he has not yet developed any OF the
scenes OF carnage.
A SILVER COIN.
Besides his pictures he has number
Of relics of various kinds. which he pick
ed up on the battlefield and around about
the city of Santiago. Among these Is a
Spanish silver coin, which he found on the
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A Birth day Party.

Mr.. and Mrs Buford Adkins, OF NO BIZ
west Grace street, gave a delightful birth
day party to their son, Brantley, and
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Old papers for sale ut the Dispatch
ONCE.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-07

Old papers for sale at the Dispatch
office.
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.,y- FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. =

reaching at Ii A. n. by Rev. J. % htsl a
o.. OF Nashville. Team. Blble school al " ~ -, -
Al. Lecture WEDNESDAY NiGHr al s;2V
dial welcome 70 these services "a '-su''
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ny sEvENTH-STREET CHI

rIAN CHURCH corner Seventh aud .fr y,
streotS1-Preaching SUNDAY az III =.
Rev. 4. n. MOORE. OF hempnis. Ieou, D.,
ain Drama OF Life Ats:to u. NJ, py NJ
G. GAsR:soS, pastor OF Msrshall--uy,r,,
Chr sian cau-ea. s~a:s fec ana al eofu''"s
ve.comsd.
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MS playing OF such compositions as Men,
delssohn's G. minor concerto and the
Weber-Liszt polacca. But here is a O.
year-old girl who renders from memory
and with thorough clearness of compre-
hension and an artistic phraslng a reper-
toire of such masterpieces as would battle
the greatest Of our advanced scholars I'm
music. At several local concerts this
sweet-faced child has given from memory
sixteen and eighteen numbers from the
greatest compositions the world has
known-a feat that would wear out many
expert pianists.
Not only this. but little Paloma
Schramm is a composer. Music runs in
all her thoughts. 1t bursts forth while
in her play with her sister Karla with
their dolls She leaves her rompings in
the door yard TO run to q table to jot
down a fancy that struggles in her brain
for expression. The simplest things sug-
gest n melody, and there is a constant
bubbling of music in her soul. Men and
women who have made harmony and
musical expression their study for years
say that Paloma's most marvellous genius
lies in her natural musical thoughts and
in her God-given sense of harmony. No
senseless. incoherent passages appear in
any OF her creations
Her poetic imagination may be startled
by the flight OF birds, a highly-colorsd
cloud in the heavens. the clucking OF a
hen with her chicks or the crying of a
child. A half-dozen good-sized notebooks
are in the Schramm household. full OF
Palomas musical fancies. No less a per-
son than Professor Warren p. Hunt. OF
Boston, recently said that these books
are almost ncomprehensible as being the
work OF a child OF eight and nine years.
One day PalOma watched some butter
flies among the flowers in the yard. Then
she worked for an hour or two on a very
pretty composition which she plays with
exquisite effect to tell how beautiful.
graceful and airy the butterflies were. A
photograph OF flock OF sheep on hill
side came into the home. Paloma was
moved by the pastoral beauty OF the
scene. and her feelings found expression
in a lovely bit OF harmony which always
touches the nearer when Paloma plays
1t. She and her parents came home from
a days visit in a canyon near Los An
gees. Little Paloma was tired out but
rushing in to her piano as soon as she
reached the house. she gave vent TO the
musical expression that had been sus-
gested by the cool shades and the water
fall in the canyon and had been strus-
Cling and tingling In her fingers all day
long. Her composition as the result OF
that canyon visit that day Is said by the
great Paderewsh Qn private letter TO
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mast. 1t might have resulted in a series
Of explosions that would have entirely de-
moiished the ship.
There have been many other cases where
the salvation of vessels and crew depended
upon the mental activity and bodily agility
OF some one man, and it is q matter for
INSTRUMENTATION that that one has thus
far always been present.
But after all. life on board of Snan-of-
war Is a question of eternal vigilance. The
strictest discipline is not sufficient TO in
sure absolute safety. There must be rare
intelligence to grasp the proffered oppor-
,unity for escape from sudden death.
No, only is the magazine OF ship. stored
with hundreds of pounds OF gun powder
gun cotton. dynamite and other explosives.
III constant danger from fire, but there Is
the possibility OF a boiler explosion, the
giving way OF A bulwark of supposed in
VEeibie strength the springing of leak.
the poisoning of the bilge water and even
the breaking loose OF a gun from It's mount
and one of these may result in havoc and
destruction. Then. in addition. there may
he falling mast. shifting ballast or the
self-ignition Of coal. all OF them elements
of great danger, against which forethought
is not always surely available, but for the
immediate control of which quick practical
judgment Is needed.
During naval battle the dangers which
hover about ship and crew are so well un-
derstOod that IL Is unnecessary TO recapitu-
late them ar this time. But Jack Tar is not
unduly sobered by all these dire POSSIBLE
ties He Is just as happy dog as when
ne manned the capstan in hoisting the an
chor or reefing the fore topgaliant sail in
days OF old Indeed, he is better fed
clothed and paid than in those days. and
the dangers direct from old ocean are not
half so great. His lot, like the poiiceman's
may not be happy one, but he could
hardly he made to believe II. Generally he
Is A type OF the satisfied man, conscious
OF required duty well performed.
WILSON c. LOWELL.
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chief gunners mate, under the direction
the movements Of the men. He was lean
ing over the hatehway giving orders 10 the
hands in the pit when he struck the fan
tern he carried against the steel side of
the hold. The spring that held the lamp in
place gave way, and, still lighted. II fell
right side up on top of Il large can Of pow
der that was ready 10 be hoisted
The two men in the pit had gone AFT In
the magazine TO haul more cans of powder
10 the hook and they did no, see the
lamn resting on the can Of powder. The
men al the top OF the hatch were In n
stupor Of horror. bat the alert apprentice
boy. who later received his sword for the
heroic act Skinned down the tackle ard
grabbed hastily the lamp. The flame had
already begun 10 heat the can metal. The
hoy put the light Out. grabbed the rope
with his right hand and the can OF powder
with bis left. aud yelled up the hatch,
Pull me and the can UP TO she main deck,
you feliows.'
Another Instance Of personal heroiSm &C.
Cured more recently. Only a short time
ago enc of The ships az the North Atlantic
squadron was engaged In gun practice a.
sea Solid shot was being fired from the
main battery. The captain was in the con-
ming tower. as usual, directing operations.
and with him was a gunner's mate. serv-
ing as messenger one of the i1g guns was
on the needle point" OF being electrically
fired when the mates sharp eye saw that
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been drilled in this for months. and he has
an exact position in which To stand. The
absence Of one or more men makes no dH-
ference The vacancies can be supplied
from Oh: sidsrs. Steam Is turned Into 4he
bunker indicated by The alarm and the tire
quickly extineuishcd Such minor con-
fiagraiIons are not infre4uent, hu: the
Iandsman never hears OF them unless from
the idle chat of sailors months afierward.
No cpai passer or any ether person eon-
necled with AN engineers gang Is permit
TED 20 carry an open light into the bunk
ers. though the passers often violate this
regulation The nunkers are each fitted
with two standing electric lights. but in
ccailng ship the glass castings surrounding
these lights are generally smashed hy ac-
ctdent leaving the buniers unlighted. AZ
there IL ,hen Zimmerman darkness inside,
the passess carry open lights despite the
emphatic rule shat they should rot.
There are today several warrant officers
IN The navy wio are indebted for their uni
forms 20 the rapid judgment and bravery
IN the face % impending magazine aecl-
dents Many friie anecdotes are related %
the saKacity and auick-wiitedlness of sail
ers men and officers IN the moment az
danger. and no act az bravery ever goes
unr.cognized by the government
one of the first Of the naFy's 1ey steel
shinS had not been in commission three
months before a bright apprentice boy exc
cascd rapid descent into the endangered
msg8zine. an act that placed him at tie
top % the line for the gunner's warrant
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Copyright 1850.


The United States war vessel. whether
che be basfIfsfip or an gnarm0red erusz>
er, when swinging al anchor looks Ike =
graceful dove nesting On she wafer. When
eho skins ever the sea she reminds 0De Of
f1e swan. as with apparently 10 effort she
cieAves the waves and s. at once thing
of beauty and tay 10 the eye In the
coat OF while paint, which MAS always
kept an state Of purity. the stfnils hssd
good. In lead or darker color some of ire
grace has disa ppeared. and there II pozas-
bly, forbidding look about her WHEN wlFh
gan muzzlez poking from every portaose
ard crowds OF armed men lowering about
tho decks in threa teaing attitude there II
no doubt CT her beiiie0se intentions.
Despite the ar OF peaceful serenity when
tho war vessel ss merely y savai meSNsn-
ger aiipttng across the oceans from conn-
l4ry 20 province, from kingdom 20 republic.
zsae Ia at all times eeritanIe dsath-irsp.
serious accidents II not wholesale disas-
tiers, have frequently beea sTerted eyslS ~
tho readiness Of wit and reckless bravery
for which our sailors are famous.
Danger Turks .seryEhers 90 board 2
modern man-of-waf THE most careful
sailor. narins or officer OFTEN finds him
self on the verge of a catastrophe which
without quick thinking apd lightning ac-
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qualities % thc ocean bed and uut b.
corne 1ight!V stretched from nne ptcp1!-
nrnee 10 another. thus throwinS an excess
S5ve strain az she paving o1t machinery.
Accordingly. for a length o. aa knots a
blight OF slack ~ snsb feel Is allowed, ard
Is carried on q pair ~ drums whtca are
stationed midway between the stern and
the main drum. The cable passes from
these habhius 20 a revolving PULLEY AZ the
ships stern. which literally e5eciS the wire
at q sueetl which can. IL necessary. be
made greater than the rate ~ delivery
rror tep tank \ catpollirg apparatus
is attached 10 the slacg-csrryinS drums -
prevent thc using up OF the biGht Too sud-
3calv. unti tire strain becomes sufficient
60 overcome this reSis snce-. Before the
tss geet have beea absorbed in this way
il j. evident that the ships speed can Ia
8 diminished 4 ,3;tle, 50 thar the excess r8.e
60 delivery viii soon again accumulate
s~sfc.en. slack.
The results attained by 5hsS system m
se5utl work are said 10 be mary elotss. OF
course there is nothing out a. the say il
iAf entire design, but usually THESE Won
derfuEr simple ideas, though hrill.aaf in
s1@5yX. Seem - collapse whea pax SD 4
borough test in prast'ce- The Shell
Cr1stchley Invention. however, does not 8p-
pear 20 belong 10 this class, and tae in
Teators have demonstrated satisfactorily
;hat Z ship abba 20 make twenty knots can
easily pay uGt twenty-one knots OF cahl-,
the extra knot hejnZ compensation for slle
gnevaa fnQr % Neptnoes home
y ~iglnie ca3ra:ssg lon Shaws Ehat comna-
rica}tca san be established by ;aese means
Sesseen points =. miles distant. within 4
akssaA - taixSx A0axA AnA IN aAAas An1o
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the breech og the caanan was not locked.
He didn't indulge In any discorcerting yell
that might have caused The man at the
electric button 10 give Il an accidental
push Without saying word he made
two bounds fer the exposed insulating wire
I'm the coming tower connected with the
guns electric fuse. ripped II IN several
pieces with ire entire strength of both
hands and then collapsed. weak As kI-
ten, the commanding officer with his fin
ger towering ever the electric button gax-
ing az him wonderingly-
In response 10 the captain sSexcited ex-
carnations and scoruful inquiries the mate
gasped for a minute or two and then told
how nearly they had come 10 razing the
topgaIlanf forecastle even to the spar deck
aaa TO killing two dozen or more officers
and men, ''inciudin' me and you." as he
said In conclusion.
II the gun with its unlocked breech had
been fired there would not have been much
left Of the cruiser forward of he main
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4 New Dsvitc Now in the Hands Of the British
Naval Authorities ---SPe&iaI Cable-Layipg
Ships No Longer Needed.

tances. AID Ensiana only present com-
fort has heeu that ste ts IN possession Of
rearly all the special "a hie-iayinE ana re-
pairing vessels New AteSsTS. Smell and
CrutcAicy step IN 10 The rescue with q mag
uif!eenf scheme. which woud seem 90 lay
~ rest The vexed question 81 t'se transmits
sion az orders. even Il Ire enemy has s,ic-
cv,&lssi ia cutting existing cables.
Lighter cables of less Cost
Tire differences between the present ana
,s;, ucw system Of laying submarine cables
aFt marx and varied. To start with TIE
ae,y cable Is much lighter aad hess *
tem@ike Than ghe ponderoUs affair usesi for
sl,arriag the Atlantis Three huniret
AMOS weigh anly ia sens. while ghe pElce
AVERAGES only SIC per knot- Coljed on
LARGE dram these % knoSs. ready tor use,
taf be slowed Away III Il tank az held
about tAc size 81 "a large double boiler. 80
thar a Eoot{-SixeA ship. ssiCh * Il cruiser
A. finer. could easily ind room for two
S,tsn drums oae in the aft and ,he other
io she fore hold teTe would he 'ss miles
II cable weighing bus rss1 tons. slowed
aWAy ready for immediate use. AnotAsr
t.lsn : ga larry the cable on small drua.S
hoI,inx lsit forty kaots each ard Ioiued
together. ,hese drums possess the merit
OF heirs light and portable and Also easily
p8t away,
The paying cut or the cable IS accom-
pashesi very Simply and ingenloussS. en-
gires c< f5a horsepower being utilized 10
revosye che large CARRYING drum aad giy-
Ing delivery speed ~ oFgr fweaty xmas
y,,r hour. New i is necvSsary, IN !ay5ag
a c2hle. that a ceriala amount CO slack
should he available, 50 that TIA cahls can
Gccommoda.a ilse4S ~ "a sSssasaS aab-
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he aow holds The gun divisions Of the
crew wsre oYerhauslng the after magazine.
breaking ont fixed ammunition and cans
OF powder and gan cotton ard cleaning
ard red leading the bilge. The ship had
not been equipped with electricity. and 50
closed lanterns Were employed 10 iilumi-
nate the darkness The lanterns, as was
customary before the days OF movable In
eandesceat electric lamps on board ship,
had been carefully inspected by an officer
before the magazine hatch was lifted. All
of them were found in apparently good
condition, and the work OF hosting the
magazine contents 70 the main deck by
means OF block and tackle was begun. The
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The Dangers, ASIDE from HostiIities, Nhitb Our
Sailors Must (oDtepd With.

parts % the word thz. are practically per-
feet fSr ssssm.fnaksng purposes. but this
kind II rot used On q warship because OF
iss Known liability 10 ignite Of itself IN hot
bnnkers abutlsag upon IRE and boiler
rooms
In each or the bunksrs there IS. ofcourse.
an automatic apparatus that gives the
alarm when the temperature Of tine coal
bin rises above certain point. TIE bunk
eFs are numbered. and IL the tempera IRE
Of No J. for example, rises beyond the set
mark the danger n announced by means
Of ringing registering machine placed
Just outside the captains cabin The ana
riae orderly for the commanding officer.
whose station just outside the cabin door
enanies aim 10 keep his eye on this fire
aiarm IL always the man 10 communicate
the news 10 the officer OF the deck Then
the ships bssgIer sounds FIRE quarters
and every man is instantly al his detailed
post on .he fire station
There Is no gaesswork Every sailor has
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ton on the part OF some ore would destroy
him and many Of his mates and pet4,4fss
entail the entire destruction OF the shin
and crew. thinking head on his sho,I-
dsrs during his waking hours is an shs.e-
lutte requirement OF every one on aoara a
man-of-war, from stoker TO captain.
week rarely passes thar some one on a
Narstiip ~ not more or less dangerously
huFf. " there Ii not an uuguarded open
hatchway fer him 10 step into and fnl! 10
the deck befow. With broken llsnb or
cracked skull. the sea1an has a chance 20
mash his toes or crush hts fingers r. the
mechanical naneuyer drill of overha.giag
battery.
ON The cruisers that carry sail ho:l1 for
steadSsng purposes and as motor anstl-
taries In eass OF need. he may he struck on
the side Of The head by loose snappinS
halyard. or he may be tumbled To the deck
from a suddenly slsckening ridge rope
Down below in the black hold OF the. ship
3 fireman Ia often theughtiessiy pics,!ng
up an almos! Fedhot slice bar a. she wrong
end or getting a stream Of steam IN his
eyes from the careless handling Of valves.
In fact. the ma iority % crew IN three
years cruise are very likely 20 have some
MANNED or injured finger elbow or knse
and some scar on arm, face or head "a q
memefifo OF their term OF service The
man who returns 10 his mother wife or
sweetheart as we'll and sound as when ne
left her is considered very lucky. ordi-
Marty there NAV b. less danger on the set
than on the land, as the sales = ford of
declaring. bat this cannot ;rathfullS he
said OF uag-cf-war
Spontaneous combustion IS however, fbe
great bette noir Of the fighting ship II Is
the most dreaded danger and gtust be- con-
stantly guarded against. Fire IN the caai
hunkeTs may reach the gnasA zines. anG
there would ersue a tragedy emily equalsd
by the horrible catastrophe - tAe Maine.
Great quantities OF coal are dug 81 various
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THE LIGHT THAT MY Err FAILS.

T>rep down IN every heart Of ours
That's worthy OF the nsme
. 4ere rioUs - s1vv@r~dyinE spark,
And nov us famed 10 fame.
Ard brighter. brighter burns the light
IN every Yankee breast
From the North unto the s0uny South,
From East unto the West
Mere love Of glory never lit
THIS beacon on oar shore
O. Peace. the Yagkee loves thy name,
Bur he loves Homer more.
And liberty for ;ha~e be f8uxht
At Lexington and Bunker Hill;
a glorious centuFS has passed
The old fires barring ssjlL
So blame us not. although we fret,
Impatien: al The long delay,
Dor Wnc Mould ASK uS 20 forget
What happened n HAyanaS osyT
Ard when @a axlt = 6ght w n1Esa.
Whether oss SD 81 battle fa.ajG.
Well c1slqasT slsgs. sog lssG - Just.
A2d ifo = ase1se tbs Maize.
Jennie Ryder Main.
UAAaSaat ~ I- AaxA IL
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CABLE aa LAYING 81 I'm 81 WAR N1 Tl1ME.

laid would be permanent. at least as cables
go. The secrecy OF The vtra;agem also
would insure its success. for. as before
said. a cruiser or other fast vessel can be
quickly fitted Tor the work at very short
notice. Nothing unusual is visible TO a
passing ship. save perhaps what would
look like a taut rope trailing astern, and
even that could be concealed without diffl-
Guilty. And. tn crown all. the work can be
rs we'll done Al night as in the day time,
requiring, as. 4 does, little or no super
N.Setnr-