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a SEA OF GIIsTENING BAYoNErs.
Cheers Greeted the Regulars as
They Marched Past.


They Marched Past.
Twice during the review splendid sight
was to be beheld in the distance. This was
the moving up en- masse of two large bod
les of the troops from the positions they
had occupied at the north end of the Park
to those that had been vacated at the
south end by the regiments that moved
on past the reviewing stand. In solid for
nation the troops offered an especially
striking appearance. and the sheen of
their bayonets reflected the dim rays of
the sun that was just beginning to burst
through the vel of clouds that had OBJ
scured his face. The artillerymen In this
movement made a hit
The capes of the overcoats of the ar
ullerymen were thrown back over either
shoulder The red Innings OF the garments
were thus displayed, and to it could be
attributed something Of the enthusiasm
created by their passage. But
the Second Artillery Regiment does
not have 20 rely upon uniform to make
very cfeditable appearance. The fine
looking men, chosen under the require
ments that obtain in the regular service.
looked soldiers every inch Of them, and
their marching was good. The batteries
are larger than companies, and, divided
into platoons, the formation iu which they
passed, the platoons appeared as numer-
Gus as the infantry commands
Great interest was centered ia the light
artillery. some OF the batteries OF which
have seen service IN Porto Rico These
followed Immediately behind the Maine
battalion, which also was admired. There
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She had been held from going to sea by
a heavy morning fog, which then had dis
appeared The Virginia troops crowded to
the sides of the Chester, swarmed in her
rigging, and waving their campaign hats.
eheered the pilot boat to the echo. The
President jumped up on the rail and hold
ing onto a shroud, waved back his ac-
knowledgement to the troops. The regi-
mental band on board the Chester played
Yankee Doodle" followed by Dixie"
and on both vessels there ensued such a
scene of enthusiasm as has seldom wit
messed.
Luncheon was served on board the Estil
and az 4;30 o'clock the presidential party
disembarked and was driven to the De
Soto, where rest was taken until the
banquet commenced.
Capt. w. r. Daniels was In command of
the Esun and Capt Nj. P. Usina was
master of ceremonies. The steamer went
as far down as Venus Point. The Presi-
dent was interested in the government I'M
provements on the river, and his inquiries
showed that he was well informed about
the work. He was much impressed by the
magnitude of the business of the port end
the immense wharves and warehouses OF
the Ocean Steamship Company. Tne pho
tographor, Mr.. II. A. Strohmeyer. took
three groups, one with the President seat
ed, surrounded by Mai. Gems. Shafter.
" heelor, LawtOn and Keller, another with
tho President. and the boat and reception
committee, with the general chairman on
one side OF the President and the chair
man ~ the reception committee on the
other, ana a third Of the press corre-
hpondents ana Col. Esiili of the Morning
News. Postmaster General Smith was u
the center Of the group. on his risht wa
Mai Webb. Of Gca. Skaters star. and Oh
his Ten Private Secretary CorelFou.
The members Of the reception commit
10 ID lAaIEa OF lha alaamer ana accom-
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panying the President and his party were
Messrs. D. @. Purse. J. H. Estll, ". w
Williamson. 5. Guckenheimer, J. J. Nc
Donough, J. ". Barnard, NJ. J. Solomons.
s. Meinhard, John Flannery, Edward Ka-
row, NJ W. Dixon. J. J. Kirby, F. G. du-
Bignon, John Screven, John NJ. Egan, c.
". Edwards, l. NJ Frank
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THE TRIP DOWN THE RIVER.
Enthusiastically Checred as He
nroVe "a tho XNhor,o.

enthusiastically Chccred aS He
Drove TO the Whnrves.
President Mckinley had little time to
rest yesterday. AS soon as the review
az the parade ground was concluded the
drive through the city to the wharf was
begun. The route was out Drayton to
New Houston, along New Houston 90
whitaker, down Whitaker TO Gaston
along Castor 90 Bull. down Bun TO LIB
erty along Liberty 70 Haborsham. down
Habersham 90 Oglethorpe avenue. along
ogiethorpe avenue TO Bu.l. down Bun 10
Broushioni along Broughton 10 jefferson.
down Jefferson % Congnsss, along Con-
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absented himself from the city at the mo-
meut of the trouble, and went on pitsto-
raj visit to the smaller towns OF his do
cose. Cardinal Ferrari is noted oppo-
nent Of the Italian government, ana the
Italian government took occasion 20 Sc
verely blame him for this conduct.
A prelate in Rome wrote letter ike
wise disappearing Cardinal Ferrar' ac-
ton, and affirming that he had done Wrong
to abandon mis- flock in Milan merely Out
of political spite. This letter was commit
nicated to Cardinal Svampa, who wrote,
in connection with it. that he Tor MS part
did not think politics should be made 70
influence episcopal duty. This was CON
strued as a reproOf for Cardinal terrarl,
and as a declaration in favor Of the Ital-
ian government.
The writer was Immediately summoned
to Rome and the Pope ordered that by
way of penance he should spend a week
in spiritual retreat aLthe Collegio Boemo
in Via Sstina.
Leo XIII is himself amongst those who
believe that Cardinal Syampa will be his
successor. Prophecy points TO him as the
man.
Saint Malachv. The Irish prelate, who
lived in the twelfth century. and whose
biography was written by the famous
Saint Bernard, Abbott of Clairvaux, made
predictions regarding the pOpes VINO are
to reign in the chair of Peter
These predictions have hitherto come
out accurately. He foretold that the sue
cessor of Plus TX would have the symbol
of a light in heaven Cumen in coelo), and,
as a matter of fact, the escutcheon which
fell 70 Cardinal Joachim Pecci had as its
chief feature a very luminous star in the
sky.
The successor of Leo XIII is fore-au-
nounced in these predictions of Malachy,
written seven hundred years ago, as be-
ing named ignis ardens, or burning fire.
This is the precise significance of the
Italian word Svampa Leo XIII, relying
on the prophecies of the Irish saint, had
a presentiment of his own nomination to
the papacy; and he has more than once
voiced his conviction that it will be Car
dinal Svampa who will succeed him.
When the prelate has terminated the
six days penance which he is at present
| undergoing he will be received in audi
ence by the Pope and treated by him with
the utmost affection. The infection of
| these penances involves no bitterness.
| They are merely a matter of church dis
| Cipline
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should espouse her cause and assist her
in enforcing her policy. But this possi-
bility is remote. / can think Of no con-
celvable instance at all likely to occur
save the improbable one that France
might regard this as a favorable oppor-
tunity to seize portions of Morocco (Which
she mas long coveled) but even then /
doubt II the United States would regard IL
seriously enough to make 1t casus bellL
1.-THE other possibility for formal An
elO- American alliance, in due course Of
time. Is a far more interesting one On
which to speculate. The vital relations
Between the two great English speaking
Deoples are those of thought and moral
purpose Our intellectual, our religious
life are one. Ideas, perhaps l may say
also Ideals, are our common lie. Our
literature is a common bond Now as
action always follows ideas undevlatingly
The fact of our mutual literary and ethi-
cal ideas conduces so inevitably 10 com
mon action that this may be taken for
granted in the future, wholly without any
formal declarations. 1t is one Of those
trends Of life that follow great natural
laws. The precipitation of some great
moral question might create and fuse a
formal declaration Of alliance at once
such a question, for instance, as that Of
The Armenian atrocities which should
1lta1}v touch the religious feeling Of both
neonIas. Ii Is from the close relations
any consideration Of political advantages
Of moral sentiments rather than from
anv consideration Of political advantages
mat the Anglo-Amerlcan alliance may at
last be expected to come.
Lillian Whiting"
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have been incidenta to the Office. At any
rate. it has persisted TO this day, ana in
the best informed clerical circles in Rome
a general impression prevails that Leo
Kill takes great pleasure IN contemp.at
ing heaps of material riches. Il is con-
sidered an open. secret in the vatican that
there exists a strong room, of which the
pontiff alone has the key, and into which
he retires almost daily to be alone with
the treasures it contains Ii Is affirmed
that of late his visits there have been
more frequent and more prolonged than
at any epoch in the past The facts CON
necte(d with this strong-room it may be
said in passing, have been exploited by
NJ lola TO a pitch of eXaggeration that
borders on the puerile and the ignoole.
The existence of q similar store house,
obviously, is no indication of moral evil
1t is a wen known foible of the aged 10
develop an attachment to precious things.
Usually this is a preliminary of seniity
or Of a return to second childhood.
Other facts pointing in the same way do
not call for any more explanation than tie
above. nor need they any more detract
from our esteem of the pontiff.
The Popc's FOrgetfuIness.
The Pope's range of private apartments
has for some time past been diminished
and beyond the bedroom and the sitting
room, which forms practically one apart
ment with it, he does not move, except
to some mass or to take part ia some i'm
portant public function. During the great
er part of the day he is seen only by
TWO persons, Mgr Angel, secretary Of the
Latin letters, and Pho Contra, his faithful
body servant From Contra the Pope has
no secrets, and their intimacy has always
been of the closest
OF late Centras function is no sinecure.
At times the Pope is afflicted with mo-
81 mn
common to persons who have labored much
mentally.
When he puts away a bunch of keys
he frequently forgets their location. For
mery he would confess distraction, but
at present ne searches nervously, aud
ENORMOUSLY affirms that it was Contra who
last had them,
very precious ruby and diamond ring
which the pontiff at the time of his sacer-
dotal jubilee received from the Sultan of
Turkey. was recently the cause of a typi-
| cal scene.
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The Pope rarely wears this ring, but
when he does, he retains it usually for
some time One evening lately he had 1t
before going to bed, but on awakening
next morning was astonished to find it
missing. He seemed preoccupied when
Contra entered, and, after hunting nerv-
ousIy for some time, said: "Centra,
gave you that diamond ring last night.
Where is it?" Contra protested, but in
vain. The Pope was sure of his point. If
Contra had not received the ring and car
red it away, it would still be in the
room. Barely did Contra pass a more
painful morning. He is a ruddy, we'll
conditioned man. more of the type of an
Anglo-Saxon ecclesiastic than of domes-
tic of a Laiintra And, fortunately, he
has the equality of being free from nerv-
Gus irritability. IL any Italian could cope
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THE POPE'S LAST DAYS.
.o,,.,L CONDITION OF THE FA-
,,oIs RESIDENT or VATICAN.

.,.. weakening and Presents Il
Like Appearance, But
,,..r. Are Stiu Occasional Re
of Ills OId-Time VigOr.
ssnt 2a-Despite all assertions to
.-..,1ry. Leo XIII is showing in an
...r,rv degree the wearing effects
and Of his sacred ministry. Il has
.n ..-.rred that he manifests symptoms
,.sr,dv believed hereditary in his
[-. -aft,ning of the brain. OF this
T.....a Two of his brothers died. The
....rr was Cardinal Joseph Pecci,
tio-e member of the Jesuit order
.,-,a during the last few years Of his
H. 1r5 sunk into a state of second child
ta Id would seem, however, that TINS
,...7,sat about the Pope contains eXaS-
,..on lust as there is in the optimistic
.,..r,nsuts of DR.. Lapponi the pontin' $
-.,,+. physician. Thus while the we'll
t,.r,,n,i vatican attendants whisper that
bis holiness is barely shadow of his
f,rrsr self and that dotage and senile
5..7y are visible in all his words and
,...t5rs DR.. Lapponi proclaims that his
.rsrsl patient was never in better health.
-r5. truth lies midway between these two
statements.
Leo Mi is IS years of age, a period be
,715 which The proongation OF human eX-
,-tence is a precarious matter indeed. 1t
i accordingly not to be wondered at that
with the passage Of each day and with the
ACCOMPLISHMENT of each successive task,
,1a poniff's vitality is diminishing, in
what seems almost a geometrical progress
sion.
Leo XIII never thinks of economizing
his health. He does nothing in a half
hearted way. He rises from bed to write
down a Latin verse that has come 10 him
in The night, and he viii throw as much
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any one. several DINER ladies' less favored
ana more modest had adjourned 70 a room
where another boy. who rejoiced under
the name Of Canned Salmon, because that
commodity he most craved for, inspected
their feet
The Missionary Girl.
When / returned from taking a shower
bath, there was some excitement on the
piazza. Salmon has found a matachino
in that missionary girls foot" explained
a German drummer. A little scream OF
pain told that the knife was being used,
but no one moved 20 look IN the door, for
the unwritten code of etiquette is a cast
iron one there, and the white woman who
conducts herself In a lady-llke manner is
enormously respected. The only persou
who dared to enter was the girls escort,
a wiry cold-eyed missionary, who was
bringing the young woman out from Eng
land 70 marry one Of his fellow workers
along the Zambesi
She had greatly interested her fellow
passengers on account Of her pretty faces
and fegned resignation Her escort and
another missionary forbade her to talk to
any one on the ship, but in hurried
snatches Of conversation we learned that
she was only l8 years old and had JUST
graduated from girls seminary In Eng
land. Three years previous she had met
a young theologian who was starting out
on missionary cruise In Central Africa
She had consecrated herself 70 the work
and betrothed herself to him, and was
now fulfilling her promises.
She came within an ace Of falling
though for the matachino nearly finished
her. She was bitten in the hollow of the
instep and when the bite was discovered
1t had infected a considerable radius. The
negro did not cut severely enough be-
cause the unfortunate girl shrank from
the operation and tainted
In two days her foot had swollen alarm<
ingly. Fortunately for her a DR.. Martin,
who was travelling for a Detroit drug
house knew more about treating the case
than the natives ana he saved the FOOT
though 1t was badly SCARED.
The matachino Is not to be trided with
and you soon learn to squat down in the
sand and look at your foot when there
Is suspicious biting sensation. Those
who have strong nerves carry sharp
knife and cut out the insect themselves.
The Africans do this, and IL Is not an
uncommon sight TO sit down and performs
a surgical operation and continue his la
Dor.
As far as l could learn the matachino
Is indigenous only to Northern Mozambl-
que for in Delagoa bay they did not seem
to be troubled with il. Allen Sangue.
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A MATACHINO.
A Deadly insect on the East African
Coast.

DGANiG lHHttA w tAN h@f'E- -
Coast.
We were ploughing against the current
IN the Mozambique channel on the steam
or General of the Gerruan-East African
line. Every mile northward brought us
nearer the equator, and in spite of a fair
breeze the motley complement Of passen-
gers fairly gasped for breath.
Cant. Ham, my travelling companion,
and I stood leaning over a temporary rail-
ing which had been erected amidships on
tbe mort side to divide the second class
from the third class deck room. The latter
was occupied by 500 Mahonetans travelling
from Cape Town to Mecca.
An day the Moslems were either pre-
paring their daily ropast of mealies, at
tempting to get some sleep with their
robes drawn over their eyes, or listening to
n priest who used the foc's'l deck for a
pulpit
we had just completed the purchase Of
two pair Of sandals from "A Muezzin on
hoard and declared our intention Of wear
ing them when We landed at Belra, in Mo-
zambique.
'.Don't dare to-" continued the skipper,
who had been in the East African trade 20
years. For goodness sake, have you never
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War Fashion.-Laufa~-''P Papa, they ara
going to introduce military figures in tha
german this winter" Mr.. Figg-''I pre-
sumo that means an increase in your ap-
preparation bills. Indianapolis Journal.
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any one. Several other ladies' less favored
ana more modest had adjourned 70 a room
where another boy, who rejoiced under
the name Of Canned Salmon, because that
commodity he most craved for, inspected
their feet.
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with his holiness in his present state, 1t
is Pic Contra.
His patience on this particular occasion
was regarded After joining the pontiff
in searching high and low for the ring,
until the morning audience of the cardi-
nal secretary Of state arrived he deslsted
and proceeded 70 put order in the sleep
ing apartment. When settling the bed, he
removed the pillows, and there before
him Law the ring His holiness apparently
had not removed it when retiring, and in
sleep during the night had passed his
hand under the pillow, with the result
that the gorgeous ring was removed from
the slender finger and there remained.
And vet. when informed of the fact, he
would have his way that it was Contra
who misplaced the ring.
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Rome Oct. 1.-the cardinal whom popu-
lar opinion IN Italy is convinced will be
the next Pore. has Just been summoned to
Rome and put under penance by Leo Kill
This Is Cardinal Svampa, archbishop of
Bologna.
His fault was a private letter, which
through an indiscretion became pubic,
and was regarded, as containing a severe
Judgment on. a bros her cardinal. During
the Milan riots a few months ago, the
Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal Ferrari,
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energy into discussing an article of the
Gazette de France preaching resistance
TO his policy, and he viii thereby exhaust
himself more than in fulfilling the multi
tudinous and wearisome duties of his sa-
cred calling.
His great renovator is sleep After
ialIsuinS reception of Enthusiastic pill
grims who seek individually to get the
most they can out OF. him, the pope is
IN the habit of withdrawing for brief
speIl and sleeping off his WEAKNESS. This
mas always been his custom, but in the
Garner years of his reign there was less
occasion for it than there is to-day.
Before his sacerdotal jubilee the holy
father was very reserved. and a recep-
non OF pilgrims when ii occurred was
qulet enough affair. But that event
Drought a change with it. Esteem and
popularity were obviously his, and he
rapidly grew 10 be as fond OF the accla-
nations and wild scenes that pilgrims
love to indulge in as was his predecessor,
Plus X.
IL IS pathetically interesting to witness
ihe spasmodic movements of satisfaction
n winch he vents himself. waving bless
-'sS on every side, as he is carried forth
rom the scene of delirium into which
we people have worked themselves up
e.lsr ne has conversed with them in the
H'Stne chapel. Are not you too of opin-
IAN clerical journalist after one of these
scenes that the populace of Rome would
no" acclaim me if l went abroad in the
streets: IT was an indication of his be-
-,SI ana satisfaction in the improved pop
var appreciation of the Pope, for Plus
- very remains were mobbed in the
s.l,ets OF Rome as they were being car
i'Iu TO their place of final repose
Guy each successive public audience is
ilerlon OF the condition of Leo XIII s
In His Private Apartments.
When he now returns to his private
lthent TO wear off the fatigue of the
g. nee 1t is no longer a natural lapse
~" a.umber that his attendants observe.
ta' Pope's head falls back on his arm
''.' mis- corpse-hke face is upturned. and
~, mains unconscious and apparently
s LOT five or ten minutes. on 4 cou-
~ 'i occasions during the past few weeks
PERIODS Of Inconsistencies lasted for
many as twenty minutes DR.. lap
.l was summoned and the newspapers
Hed the fact that the Pope had
NIGHTS. Fits OF this kind he GER
mas, and the increasing duration
mem causes no small anxiety. DR..
'h,lnl may be correct in starting that
"qstrious patient is free from organic
r 7e' BUT old age is in this case prov
'1seH a formidable malady.
ler symptoms. too, are not wanting;
@t' although ii is hard to arrive al knowl-
-9 as complete ana as fully substantial
."e could desire, still there are certain
ahd incidents which I'm themselves
You'd controversy. From these ii ie
~ United to judge of the true state oil
len the first voting of the cardinals
''e conclave of Feb. 10. 1873, showed that
nm Pecci was the man most likely
Pc elected, those hostile to him en-
M 1o'ed 70 weigh upon li4air confreres by
ieElng this cardinals defects. What he
.''.ueoi IA particular, they said, was his par
,l3l . He was at that time Car
4'l"l Camerlingo. The accusation may
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HawIsa ana Grasshoppers.

VII w F711IV l71TIFV TIT 1IlI''
During the past few weeks sportsrnen
in the vicinity of Clayton, New Mexico,
have been enjoying novel recreation.
About a month ago grasshoppers made
their appearance IN the vegas, and SOON
became 80 thick as to threaten utter de-
struction Of the grass. A few weeks ago,
however hawks Of the common chickens
hawk variety began coming in great
fiocks, and in a short time literally cover
Cd the country, living solely on grasshop-
pers, as "a result Of which the latter soon
disappeared. Then the hawks became a
nuisance, and turned their destructive
talents to chickens, quail etc. Hunting
parties were organized and began killing
hawks. Hawks We're so numerous that
the poorest marksman could easily Kill
several dozen in y few hours. After
thousands of the hawks had been killed
they abandoned the country more sud-
denly than they appeared.