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The herald., 1898-05-29

OF the age; but without more knowl-
edge of the details of the process, pre-
diction is mere guesswork. At present
he is chiefly occupied with the problem
OF practical refrigeration, and here, 1t
is obvious, his developments may be
found of immediate utility.
That LIQUID air may also be used to
great advantage as a source of power,
he is confident. l asked him whether
1t might not ultimately supply the long
sought motor force for air-ships, COM
bining adequate, yet manageable,
energy with lightness. and thus solv-
ing the problem of aerial navigation
He replied that he saw no reason why
1t should not. That an air-ship should
be driven by an air-engine certainly
seems in the highest degree fitting. 1t
Is possible that startling revelations
may presently be made.
Copyright, 1888.
The herald., 1898-05-29
ROOSEVELT'S ROUGH RIDERS.
The First Regiment of Rifle Rangers, Its
Personnel, Its Duties, and Its
Present Condition.
ALL EXPERT HORSEMEN.
EXPERT HORSEMI

available for everyday uses. When
that result is attained we may look
for changes scarcely less revolutionary
most certainty. One man will hold the
horses of three of his comrades while
they dismolnt and engage the enemy.
In this way not more than three
fourths of the regiment will be in bat
tie at any one time, but it is expected
that this arrangement will add so much
to the effectiveness of those who are to
fight that it will more than compensate
for what amounts practically to the
withdrawal of one-fourth of their
number. They are armed with the
Krag-J orgensen carbine, and revolvers
without which no cowboy would De
complete even in time of peace. And
instead of the regular cavalry sword
which is a rather unweidly instrument
except in the hands of men trained to
it3 use. the rough riders have adopted
the Cuban machete, which even mex
perience can use successfully; but it is
not intended that they shall be swords
men; their reliance will be on the rifle
and revolver. The machete is carried
merely as a possible dependence should
ammunition fail, or a hand to hand ell
counter with the cavalry of the enemy
occur In the development of this plan
of action it can be seen that Colonel
Wood and Lieutenant Colonel Roose-
welt in the tactics they propose to en-
ploy will follow closely those used by
the mounted riflemen of the Revolution.
1t was a band of this sort that after
ride of sixty miles the last day met
and utterly routed the English under
Colonel Ferguson.
Copyright, 1885,
The herald., 1898-05-29
Too Fat to Travel Third Class.

One of the penalties of being too fat
in France is that you must pay first
class railway fare. So, at least, it hap
pened to M. Payelle, of Lillers. He
found the doors of the third-class car
riages on the Chemin de Fer du Nord
so narrow that he could not get in even
sideways when he wanted to travel
from Lille to Paris. So he tried second
class, but equally in vain. First-class
showed itself more hospitable, and re-
ceived him with open arms. But the
stationmaster ordered him out. NJ.
Payelle, however, replied in the words
of MacMahon at Magenta, "J'y suis, j'y
reste" Nevertheless, a summons was
issued against him, and he was fined
sixteen francs. In future NJ Payelle
will have to travel first-class or remain
at home. Well might he exclaim in the
words of Hamlet
20 that this too, too solid flesh would
melt
The herald., 1898-05-29
Our New Possessions.

been subdued by an indiscriminate
slaughter. In 1903 twenty thousand
of them were thus massacred, and
again in 174O twenty-five thousand met
a similar fate.
In 1852 an English fleet under Sir
William Draper captured the town af-
ter a bombardment of ten hours, and
levied heavy tribute upon the inhab-
itants. The Notifications of the town
and of it's approaches are now very
much stronger than they were one hum
dred and forty years ago; but Comma
dore Deweys warships are correspond
ingly better fighting engines than
Diapers wooden sail craft of the last
century.
The entire population Of the islands is
estimated to be as much as eight mill
The herald., 1898-05-29
How to Dress Well on S25 a Year.

A man has started a new business in
Philadelphia. He calls himself an out
fit agent. What he undertakes to do ia
to provide any one with an entirely new
suit of clothes-suit, hat, and necktie-
once month. His check for doing this
is $50 a year.
At the end of each month the Gus
toner returns the old outfit and re-
ceives in exchange a new one. He il
thus able to appear in twelve new suits
during the year. which means he can
confidently pose as a we'll dressed man.
Besides this, there are the hats and
neckties.
The idea has caught on tremendously,
And the clothes merchant is making a
fortune, since his customers are liable
for any serious damage, ana clothes
after an ordinary months wear can pe
made to look as good as new with the
use of little benzine, a pressing ma
chine, and some new tickets.
The herald., 1898-05-29

after long study and a careful survey
of the possibilities, seemed to him the
most hopeful opening in the whole
scientific field, from a practical stand
point He has been experimenting for
nearly ten years, and is busily expert
menting still, sometimes remaining in
the laboratory until after midnight.
Cheap as he has made liquid air-lf he
cared to sell 1.-THE expects to make it
cheaper yet.
And then, what will he do with it?
Many things, probably. If, as his
words seemed to imply. his methods
can be so applied as to prevent the
waste of power now so phenomenal, it
may prove to be the greatest discovery
The herald., 1898-05-29
SCIENCES NEWEST
WONDER
Miracles Almost Can Be
Worked by the Aid Of
LIQUID Air.

On a quiet street in the upper portion
of New York City. without the small
est hint of its unique character on its
modest front, is laboratory which in
many respects is the most remarka BILE
in America. Indeed, the apparatus con-
tanned there, with its strange array of
tubes and dials, has no duplicate in the
entire world. Neither are the results
obtained duplicated elsewhere; for al
though liquid air has been produced in
small quantities at great expense in
certain places in Europe, the process
here employed turns out this singular
The herald., 1898-05-29

ocean and tidal currents rush and swirl
in angry menace to all navigators ex-
cept the most skilled local pilots. The
high volcanic peaks of these islands,
rising sometimes six or eight thousand
feet above sea level, seem like the tops
of great partly submerged system of
mountain ranges that run from Borneo
and Celebes on the south off through
the Philippines, Formosa, the Luchu
group, toward the Japan islands far to
the northeast.
The climate of the Philippines Is
tropical, though the temperature is
equable, reaching between the narrow
limits of rs to 95 degrees. The southern
Monsoon begins to blow about May LIST,
it's coming heraldcd and accompanied
by terrific wind and electric storms.
The herald., 1898-05-29

Those who are acquainted with the
nature of the service usually required
of cavalry in time of war will not ques-
ton the usefulness of the cowboy regi-
ment-rough riders as they are called
that have been raised in the West TO
take part in the invasion of Cuba.
The cowboy is a rapidly passing
type. Barbed wire, the fencing in Of
the range, together with the irrigation
and cultivation of those regions which
were once marked as deserts on the
maps-have been responsible for his
undoing. and he is about to make what
may prove to be his last stand, as a
soldier.
The cowboy regiment was the idea
of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
Theodore Roosevelt, who has had some
experience himself as a cowboy on his
Wyoming ranch, and who is an expert
in such matters as branding, rope
throwing, broncho breaking, and those
other practices which are peculiar IL
the ''cow puncher."
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt's regi-
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equal in extent to all New England, the
four Middle States, and Ohio. besides
Luzor, the largest and most northerly
island. is nearly as large as all six
New England States together. Minda-
mao, at the southeast angle of the
archipelago, is as large as Vermont and
New Hampshire. having an area of 20,-
600 square miles.
The group is an intricate maze of IT.
regular, mostly small, volcanic islands,
with a network of intervening bays,
CULTS, cliff bound fords. straits, and
channels through which the entangled
The herald., 1898-05-29

Mia, the largest town and the capital
of all these colonies, is situated on a
land-locked bay on the west side of
this island. Here it is the recent
naval battle was fought. The city was
founded in 1871. Its history is substar
TALLY the history of the islands. 1t has
at the present time a population of
nearly 100000. Malayans, Negritos, Chi
nese and mixed breeds, with not more
than 10000 Europeans. The Chinese
people, who came to the islands very
early, have often risen in revolt against
Spanish tyranny, and have generally
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ment, which figures on the army rec
ords as the First Regiment of Rifle
Rangers but which the general public
has from the first preferred to call
"Roosevelt's Rough Riders" or more
simply still, "Teddy's Terrors," is made
up almost entirely of cowboys, with a
small sprinkling of society men who
have both fondness and an aptitude
for horsemanship, which heretofore has
found no other outlet than that offered
by the hunting field and the polo
ground.
The men enrolled, however, whether
cowboy or millionaire, were carefully
selected with a view to their physical
fitness for the work they must perform
and this promises to be hazardous
enough, as the regiment will be used
principally in scouting and service of a
similar sort. with an occasional dash
into the enemy's lines. Indeed, there is
every indication that the Rough
Riders" will have all the hard riding
and hard fighting they long for.
In organization the regiment is not
widely different from the famous Texas
The herald., 1898-05-29

series of holes an inch and a quarter
in diameter, the holes being five inches
apart and the circular rows being at
distance Of six inches from each other.
The barrel Is then filled with alternate
layers of gravel and sand loan, with
a thin layer of fertilizer sandwiched
between them. The gardener then in
serts through the auger holes the roots
of his strawberry plants, and roots
them also, as many as possible in the
earth of the open top of the barrel. In
process Of time she finds her barrel one
mass of fragrant and luscious fruit,
more than sufficient for herself and
family.
The herald., 1898-05-29
Garden in a Sugar Barrel.

An enterprising dweller IN fiot has
recently succeeded in a venture at
strawberry culture, which opens up a
new field for those who love but do not
possess a garden. This departure takes
the form of garden in barrel. An
empty sugar barrel is perforated by .
The herald., 1898-05-29

England has great many women -
ventors.
The record-union., 1898-02-18
VISITORS ON THE MAINE
AN ENEMY DID THE WORK.
Capt. Zalinski Says the Maine
Was Not Blown UP From Within.

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Captain Ed
mund L. Zalinski, inventor of the dy-
Mantle gun, and an expert on explc-
sives. declares that the Maine was not
blown UP from within.
Accidents, carelessness and spon-
taneous combustion" he said last
night to Press reporter, have been
eliminated from the navy and army.
There was a time when the acct
dental dropping of a shell might have
blown q vessel into atoms, and has
done So But that time is past. Then.
too, this theory is wiped away at once
when it is known that all magazines
We're under lock and key at the time Of
the occurrence. The boat was not N
action, but lying peacefully at anchor
in still waters.
The theory of carelessness must also
be dismissed at once. | know the dis
cipline on board war vessel too well
TO imagine any possible careless ACT
that would ignite magazine at that
hour of the night, or to believe that q
spy or traitor could pass beyond the
guards and enter them. Why, a mem
Der of the Names crew would not dare
handle those explosives at that hour.
LAS to spontaneous combustion, that
theory must also be dismissed at once.
There is no such thing known to-day
in the manufacture and handling of eX-
plosiveS as spontaneous combustion,
because of the perfection in material
and the thorough tests it must undergo
before being accepted by the Govern
ment
Ten years ago minor accidents We're
numerous, but they were principally
due to the inferiority of the materidl
manufactured or ignorance in the hand
ling of it. l can recall one or two ter
rible accidents in those days, but it Is
useless to speak of them, as the causes
do not enter at all into the considera-
ton of what has befallen the Maine.
Il imagine some effort may be made
by the Spanish 10 conceal the real cause
of the explosion by blaming the Su1i-
cotton packed in the magazines and in
tended for torpedo uses. This theory
will not do The uses and abuses or
gun cotton are as well understood to-
day on board of a man-of-war as in the
laboratory. 1t is manufactured in IT'S
perfection before being slowed on
board. and there is no more danger Of
its exploding except by great heat
or impact than there is OF solid she'll
bursting.
There was no great heat in the mag
azines of the Maine. The thermometers
tell of no greater degree OF heat than
81. and gun cotton will not explode I'M
der heat less than 81 degrees hotter
than that Even then explosion would
be doubtful.
But it must be remembered that the
gun cotton stored in the Maine was
mostly water-soaked. kept damp for
the sake of preservation and added
Continued on Sixth Page)
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will lie in the North River anchorage,
unless she receives other orders from
the Spanish Legation.
In order to answer inquiries from all
sections of the country regarding sensa-
tional rumors, the following statement
is made:
The cruiser New York has not been
ordered to Havana Consul General
Lee has not been assassinated; there is
no conference of the Cabinet; Congress
is not in session tonight; both houses
adjourned at the usual hour until to-
morrow; President Mckinley did not
go to the Capitol, and the situation is
decidedly quiet.
The evening in Washington was alb
solutely devoid of interest so far as Of
cial circles We're concerned At the
visitor aside from the correspondents
in search of news which did not arrive.
The Navy Department received but
one dispatch. a message from Sigs5ee
lilC dl VI Lie NlCtililo
in Havana, and everywhere there was
evidence of the relaxation following the
preceding forty-eight hours of intense
excitement and suspense.
1t was said at the Navy Department
that no news was expected before Sat
urday, when some results might begin
to appear as a result of the court of
inquiry at Havana, and meanwhile the
officials seemed we'll content to wait
and get modicum of sleep, which will
be a luxury for many of them since
the first bulletin announcing the disaster
Tuesday night.
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God / could blot out the sound and
the scenes that followed. Then came
a sharp explosion, some say numerous
detonations. / remember only one 1t
seemed to me that the sound came from
the port side forward. Then came a
perfect rain of missiles of all kinds,
from huge pieces of cement to blocks
of wood, steel ratings, fragments of
gratings and all kinds of debris that
would be detachable in an explosion.
7 was struck on the head by a piece
of cement and knocked down, but I
was not hurt, and got to my feet in a
moment. Lieutenant Hood had run TO
the poop, and l supposed as l followed
he was dazed by the shock and about
to jump overheard. / hailed him, and
he answered that he had run to the
poop to help lower the boats.
When 1 got there, though scarce a
minute could have elapsed, / had to
wade in water to my knees, and al
most instantly the quarter deck was
awash. On the poop l found Captain
Sigsbee. cool as if at ball, and soon
all the officers except jenkins and Mer-
rift joined US. The poop was above
water after the Maine settled to the
bottom. Captain Sigsbee ordered the
launch and barge lowered, and officers
and men who by this time had assem-
bled got the boats out and rescued q
number in the water
Captain Sigsbee ordered Lieutenant
Commander Wainwright forward to see
the extent of the damage, and if any
thing could be done to rescue those for
ward or to extinguish the flames which
followed close upon the explosion and
burned fiercely as long as there was
any combustible above water to feed
them
Lieutenant Commander Wainwright
on his return reported the total and
awful character of the calamity, and
Captain Sigsbee gave the last sad or
der, Abandon ship to men overwhelm-
ed with grief indeed, but calm and ap-
parently unexcited
Meantime four boats from the Span
ish cruiser Alfonso XIII. arrived, to be
followed soon by the Ward liner City
of Washington. The two boats lowered
from the City of Washington were
found to be riddled with flying debris
from the Maine, and unfit for use. Cap
tain Sigsbee was the last man to leave
his vessel and left in his own gig.
Il have no theories as to the cause
of the explosion. / cannot form any
An examination by divers may tell
something to a court of inquiry. ],
with others, had heard that the Ha-
yana harbor was full of torpedoes, but
the officers whose duty it was to ex-
anime into that reported that they
found no signs of any. Personally,
do not believe the Spanish had any,
thing to do with the disaster. Time
may tell 1 hope So
We We're in a delicate position on
the Maine, SO far as taking any precau-
tons We're concerned. We were friends
in a friendly, or alleged friendly port
and could not fire upon or challenge
the approach of any boat boarding US.
unless convinced that her intention was
hostile.
Il wish to heaven ] could forget it..
| have been in two wrecks now, and
have had my share But the reverbera-
ton of that sullen, yet resonant roar,
as if the bottom of the sea were groan-
ing in torture, will haunt me for many
a day, and the reflection of that pillar
of flames comes to me even when
close my eyes"
The record-union., 1898-02-18
A FOREWARNING.
Congosto Predicted Trouble if the
Maine Went to Havana

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE Evening
World" contains copyrighted cable-
gram from Havana signed by Sylvester
Seovel, which repeats graphically the
The record-union., 1898-02-18

GERS not yet found. Possibly in wreck.
Sailors funeral to-day at 3. VIII be an
immense procession. LEE"
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Will Pedal for a Big Pot Of
Money
JIMMY MICHAEL WILL BE ONE
THREE OTHERS MUST QUALIFY
IN TRIAL HEATS
Wheatland's Unfortunate Football
Player Dies Of His Injuries.
Racing Results
,sociated Press speoia, wire

Associated Press Special Wire
NEW YORK, Jan. s.-According to the
Herald a race for one hour on an out
door track, scientifically curved, be-
tween the four fastest middle distance
bicyclists in the world, with unlimited
pacing and for purse of $4,000, is what
the New Workers will be treated to early
next summer, If negotiations now pend
ing do not miscarry. The race should
be the greatest in the history Of cycling.
Jimmy Michael necessarily will be one
of the quartet of competitors and the
other three will be evolved from two
series of trial heats, which would be
open to the world and for which special
prizes will be offered. AS at present
proposed all the foreign cracks. includ-
ing Lucien Lesna Of Switzerland, Edou-
ard Taylor of France, Tom Linton, j.
w. Stokes and A. A. Chase Of England.
will be invited to compete in one Of these
series, while all the likely American
riders. including w. w. Hamilton. Ar
thur Gardiner, e. A. McDuffie. John
S. Johnson, A. C. Mertens, w. c. Sanger
and ]. F. Starbuck, will be invited to
compete in the other series.
The winners of these two series and
a third rider to be selected according to
merit will then meet Michael in the final.
For that final the best riders in the
world will be secured for pacemaking
purposes and the manager of each COM
petitor may employ as many multi
cycles as he sees fit.
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SHOT FROM AMBUSH
Two Men Killed and Third Badly
Wounded

wALSENBURG, Col, Jan. 3.-Robert
Mandolin, proprietor of a saloon at Pic
tou, near here, and Dave Evans were
killed by an unknown assassin in Man
dolini's saloon, and Dick Owens had a
portion of his chin shot away.
Mandolin was standing behind the
bar, engaged In conversation with sew
eral men, who were leaning in front of
the bar, when five shots were fired into
the saloon from the outside in rapid
succession. The first shot struck Man
dolini, who fell to the floor, dying in
stantly. The next shot ploughed through
the chin of Dick Owens, bored a hole
through the head of Dave Evans, and
buried itself in a large refrigerator.
Evans fell dead in his tracks. Imme-
diately after the shooting man was
seen to leave the front Of the saloon
and run in the direction Of some cabins
occupied by Italian miners. This is the
only clue the police officers have to iden-
tify the murderer, and Sheriff Farr and
posse are securing the neighborhood in
the vicinity of the italian cabins for the
assassin, but as yet have discovered no
trace Of him. The dead men were young,
both were married and had families.
Owens condition Is serious. No cause
is known why these murders were COM
mitted.
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followed by the interchange of several
sharp notes. There were reports that
both Nicaragua and Costa Rica were
quietly preparing for war. and these re-
ports were not altogether unfounded.
Finally. despite protests from Costa
RIGA, the trial OF Consul Beeche by
court-martial began. President zelaya
swept aside Costa Rica's demands, and
a few days ago the courtmartial SEN
fenced him. This sentence was secret
until yesterday.
Senior Beeche in some way learned OF
the sentence about q week ago and left
Immediately. There was a report he
would be pardoned. 1t is supposed he has
gone to Costa RIGA and will lay the case
before the President.
This has aroused friction between the
governments and the end cannot be FORE
told. War, 1t is believed in many quar-
tiers, will be the result. In the meantime
Nicaragua is threatened from another
source. Believing that war between
that government and Costa Rica is
probable, Nicaraguan exiles in Costa
Rica are going to Salvador to try to in
duce President Gutierrez to aid them
against Nicaragua Salvador, however,
is in great danger of a revolution, so
President Gutierrez in the present case
is an unknown quantity. An outbreak
in Salvador is expected daily.
The Herald's correspondent in Saliva
dor telegraphs that the situation, finan-
cially and politically, could not be worse.