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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-07-30
BANK FOR SOLDIERS.

Run by the Government for Sums Of
Not Less Than SIS.
From the Kansas City Journal: It
may not generally be known that for
many years the general government
has conducted savings bank for the
accommodation of certain citizens. An
act of congress of the date of May Is,
1872, provides that any soldier in the
army may deposit with any paymaster
his savings in sums not less than SIS,
and it shall be the duty of the paymas-
ter to supply the soldier with a deposit
book, in which are entered the amounts
of his deposits. When the deposits
have reached the sum of $50 the gov
ernment is required to pay the depos
itor interest at the rate of per cent
per annum. Having once deposited a
sum of money the depositor is not per-
mitted to draw it until the date of his
discharge. The deposits are exempt
from attachment for debt, but they for
felt it to the government if the depos-
itor deserts from the army. The gov
ernment assumes the responsibility for
all such deposits and defaulting pay
master can work the soldiers no in
jury. Paymaster Rucker once told the
writer that about 80 per cent of the en-
listed men in the regular army availed
themselves of this privilege.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-07-30

clearly defined at depths of from 19. to
% feet. Large, light sandbanks- such
as prevail about Cuba could be seen
more or less distinctly, depending upon
the color of the water, at a depth of
even 40 feet, but it was not possible
to distinguish the details of objects so
deeply submerged. The view from the
car reached to a distance of quite 45
miles, and it was possible to hear the
sound of distant cannonading which
was inaudible to persons on land. OBJ
jects on the surface of the water were
more easily detected than they could
have been on land, and the character
of distant craft, whether mercantile or
naval, was easily discoverable; and,
finally, it was found that the steadier
nature Of their currents over the
water made certain delicate observa-
tions possible where the broken cur
rents over the land would have made
them prohibitive.
Backed by the rejecting bottom sand
about the Cuban ports, explosive mines
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-07-30
SPANISH CROOKS.
OFFICIAL CORRUPTION POL
LUTES NATION.
An Instance Showing Its Prevalence
During the Civil War-Told by a
Secret Service Officer OF the Con-
federate States. III - T.

Captain Bullock, in his Secret serv-
ice of the Confederate States," tells of
an exciting incident concerning the
freeing Of the confederate ram Stone
wall from the international complica-
tlons attendant on her release from the
French shipyard where she was built;
how she was watched by the agents of
the federal government; how she was
again followed to Denmark, whittier
she went under the Danish flag; how
she was again followed to Ferrol,
Spain, by the United States ships Mia
CARA and Sacramento; how she eluded
them there and sailed for the coast Of
the United States with the evident in
tention of attacking the federal ships,
for any one of which she was more than
a match, being then the most formid-
able ironclad afoat. But when the
Stonewall, under command of Captain
Page, reached Havana in May, 1865,
Page learned of the surrender of Gen
eral Lee, and soon after of the capture
OF Jefferson Davis. Pages funds were
S@AAA]@oo|So' AuC COAISuS1dCy udu CO1-
lapsed. The position was perplexing.
Captain Page opened negotiations with
the Spanish authorities at Havana for
the surrender of the ship to them if
they would advance the money to pay
off the crew. Captain Page reported
that after five minutes conversation
the captain general asked him what
sum was required. Page replied S16,-
900. The captain general said, "You
had better make it $10O, ,0O0.' Page
replied that his orders were to make it
$4,000. The captain general then turn
ed to an official and bade him write a
document, and then, turning again to
Page, said, ''Shall we not make it $780,
O00?'' But Page obeyed orders and ac-
cepted only $4,000. 1t was quite evil
dent that this high official, the captain
general of Cuba was attempting to get
the confederate naval officer to ask for
100000 to pay off his crew when he
needed only $4,000, the difference to be
divided between them. When the con-
federate officer obstinately refusd to ac-
cept either 100000 or. $4,000 but only
the exact amount needed, it is evident
that the captain general concluded that
the American was fool, and charged
up 100000 to the Spanish government
and put $4,000 in his own pocket.
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blaiioon appearing scarcely larger than
od-sized orange, starts in toward
the the coast on it's mission Of observation
a1nNd detection. Telephone communica-
ton oln is kept up with the occupants in.
the ne car, and the direction and the
speed Of the craft are at t.once respons-
1Ye to the guidance of the watchers in
that tiny car quarter Of a mile above.
When W'e}l1lE they have completed their recon
n11o1ssance n11 the winding machine is
sfsarted, and they are quickly and easily.
drawn down, while a little skillful
mianeuvering lands them on deck and
the nimble seamen soon have the bal
loon snugly anchored and covered
against mishap. The work can be car
Hed on night or day and with wider
applications than possible to a fixed
military base, and its use on board a
naval craft as an auxiliary to opera
tipns of the army would be of inestim-
able value. T., - |:tz
The illustration depicts the balloon
moored to speeding torpedo boat and
the result, perhaps, of very good
nights work in our behalf. The bal
loon has ascended from the depot ship
as usual, but when at the desired
height was fastened to the light
5dnfaught and feeter torpedo boat. This
Izboat has crept in to the neighboring
| coast under cover of darkness and
sought the temporary shelter of some
jutting arm of the land. AS the first
,m|sts of the early morning rise, the
balloon, like posing eagle, scars high
above the enemy's defenses, but not so
! far as to be beyond the piercing reach
of5its telescope eyes. There, practical
slysafe from harms reach, it absorbs so
much that is vital to the enemy's well
fare, and at the first shot of alarm the
boat darts out from cover, and before
either boat or balloon can be caught
2Sin range they are fastening away to
the offing with "a wealth of informa-
tlon and such detection as it is impos-
sible for the foe to guard against be
fore an assault be made. ..:
Blanco also has balloons, hut they
are hampered by the fixed base essen
t1al to military operations and the
shifting courses Of the land breezes, but
we shall have system of espionage
second to none-not even his coast
wise telegraph; and whether it be for
the massing of troops, the successful
BON mbardment by only one small gun
boat, or the grand, concerted action of
az entire fleet, we shall Aave the am
s'plssts means of information with the
least exposure of life
We. shall watch our enemy even
while he sleeps, and the first thing he
shall see as he looks up from the land
still clothed in the gray of dawn, will
be our guardian high above and touched
by the first CLINT of the coming day
an omen of heavens guidance and a
nromise of golden victory
ROBERT G.. SKERRETT,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-07-30
SLICK PETE'S WATCH DEAL,
Bought Them at sails Each and Sold
Them to Swindlers for $40 Apiece.

Bought Them at sails Each and Sold
Them to Swindlers for $40 Apiece.
From the, Philadelphia Record: An
old-time detective the other day was
discussing with some sleuths new in
the profession the methods of up-to-
sdate swindlers. After deprecating the
originality of the modern crook, he told
of what he considered the sharpest
game he ever saw worked. II suppose
you fellows know" he said, ''that dur
ing Centennial year Philadelphia was a
hotbed of bunco-steereTs and sharpecs
OF every description. Well, I was de-
tailed to keep an eye on these gentry,
and in time became acquainted with
most of the big ones,' who were gen.
eralyaexceedingly bright men. One, in
particular, who was known as Slick
Pete took great liking to, for he
had an inexhaustible fund of humor
and was good-hearted chap. Toward
the end of the Centennial exhibition,
one day I dropped into a downtown
auction room, where some fake iewelrv
was being sold. A lot of watches we're
offered, and l saw that they had been
made evidently for bunco-steering pur-
poses, for the works were good and the
cases were made to look like solid gold.
They were finally knocked down for
s2.15 piece, and I saw the buyer was
Slick Pete. Jewelry was out of his
line, but knew he had some sceheme
;in view. Two months passed before L
again saw Pete, and then I asked him
what he had done with the watches.
He began to laugh, and said: .Oh,
skinned some swindler with them
Then followed the explanation. He had
hired room and inserted an adver-
.tisement in various papers something
like this: Found A solid gold watch
iElgin works. Loser pay costs. Apply,
etc. Nearly every crook in town an
4sWered the ad. and claimed the watch.
Pete, who made up as an old man,
seemed q mark, and the fly crook, in
his hurry to depart, made but a cursory
amination The costs, sic, were IN
variably handed over, and in two days
Pete had disposed of his stock
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-07-30
SCARED BY WAR.
A Boy Solves the Mystery at the City
E II Ii5 Il ~, of WASHINGTON. -.'- Va

a 7 Boy Solves the Mystery at the City
of Washington. H. ~
Rumors Of war are sometimes as ter
rifying as war itself and stories of the
operations Of spies do not have a reas-
surfing effect upon nervous people
There are, doubtless, no more spies in
Washington than elsewhere, but the
spy-story field has been: worked there
almost to the limit, plenty of people
believing the most extravagant lie that
fancy can devise. AS a result. to act
out Of the ordinary or bear the slight
est resemblance to Spaniard is
enough to throw one under suspicion,
sometimes with amusing results. One
night last week about midnight we'll
dressed man alighted from a 18th
street car, leaving on the seat a pack
age about six inches long and an inch
and half in diameter. The conductor
was posted on the spy question and
opened it with trembling hands It con-
tanned tin box, which in turn in
closed two sticks of dynamite. He
showed them to the motorman, whose
superior knowledge led him to suggest
that they were arranged to be exploded
by means of electric wires. Whereupon
the two nearly expired of fright. After
hurried consultation they decided to
go toward the city. Very slowly the
motorman applied the current, fearing
every instant that the dynamite might
explode, while, to prevent all possible
Earring and reduce the danger to a
minimum, the conductor stood
holding the deadly box. At
Ninth street and Pennsylvania avenue
the conductor passed his awful burden
and the story connected with it into the
custody of police officer, who at once
abandoned his beat and hastened to the
police station. The sergeant on duty
had read how Spanish spies blew up
powder mills, and handled the death
dealing box quite gingerly, passing it,
after an inspection as hurried as his
dignity would permit,to the night Clerk,
who watched it until morning, when
not engaged in wiping cold, clam1ny
sweat from his brow. The next day it
was taken to the navy yard, where an
expert c1assed it as something new in
the Internal machine line, though
doubtless none the less dangerous for
that reason. He carried it to seclud
ed spot, made an electrical connection
and pressed the button, while all pres
ent held their breath and ears. No ex-
p1osion followed, and the current was
turned on again, with more care this
time, but without results. At the sec
ond failure messenger boy looked
over the shoulder of the serious-faced
expert and cried: "Aw, g-way; I know
wot dat is. It's one of dose t'ings they
puts in de glims wot de fly cop carries
on his bike and runs de 'lectric light.
With a look of disgust the boy walked
away, arranging his messages, while
the expert began to explain why the
presence of spies rendered extra pre-
cautions necessary.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-07-30
GRAND nINrEsoTA SATURDAY, JULY 80 1898

in the shallower water will stand out
strongly silhouetted, as would also
other distractions opposed to our
ships approach. something that could
not be detected with safety In any other
way. This seems a strange power of:
the air, but it is only because the eye
is carried above the highest angle of
the suns reflected light, and the water
becomes as a sheet of glass faced
squarely with the light behind ones
head. >1i5st @gr Il . .5.fa5#
With modern equipment of long
distance or telescope photography it
is possible, from a base so steady as
one of these balloons, to take pictures
of the enemy's coast, forts, hidden.
batteries and the locations of his yes
sells and his vulnerable positions. This
is not speculation, but an accomplish
ed fact. :. T.. ''..>
Now let us see how the work will
be done, in all probability. One of the
auxiliary vessels will be assigned each
fleet to serve as balloon depot ship,
and a good wide stretch of deck will
be set apart for the stowage of the
balloon, it's initiating and for it's ascen-
sion and subsequent return. The: hy-
drogen gas will be made either down
below and supplied by pipe to the bal
loon on deck, or stored, under great
pressure, in stout steel cylinders, which
can be carried where most convenient
and fed directly into the great folds
of the 'taerostat:" When all is ready,
the observing officers step into the car,
a fine steel rope, under mechanical
control, is let out, and the balloon
rises like great kite high into the air.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-07-30
Almost Talked His Life Away.

4 The longest speech on record was
made by Mr.. De Cosmos in the legis1a-
ture of British Colum bia when meas
ure was pending to confscate the lands
of settlers. He was in a hopeless min
ority, and the enemy expected to rush
the bill through at the end of the .ses-
sion. It was 10 o'clock in the morn
ing; at noon the next day, if no action
were taken the act of confscation
would fail. De Cosmos arose, spoke
for Wenty-six hours continuously, and
then, with baked lips, bloodshot eyes,
and almost dead with fatigue, he won
the victory that nearly cost him his
life.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-07-30
Bicycles for Statesmen.

z5a The bicycle has now become, a con-
frmed parliament institution in
Austria In a ! few days, by special arr
rangement Of the president, a suitable
room will be provided within the pre-
cincts of the reichsrath to accommo-
date the machines of deputies. AT
present many Of the 425 members are
familiar with the Wheel Every day
sees the number increase, and Id 4 very ~
short time half the house ought to be
fceking to parl nentss On wheels init
ed at last in sport if not in politics
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Cheap Burglar Alarm.

neat and cheap burglar alarm
which vii not fail consists Of rub
Der bulb, to which is attached a tube
with a Whistle at the outer end, the
air being exhausted from the bulb. The
tube is then shut IN the crack OF the
door, and being released when the
door is opened, blows the whistle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-31
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

Two clever little men were matched when Char
ley Bang. the matchmaker Of the organizaton
secured the signatures Of Terry" McGovern,
of Brooklyn and George Munroe. OF New-York.
10 for twenty rounds at ia pounds at
the reopening OF the Greenwood Athletic Club s
arena Twonty-ffth-st.. near Third-ave.. Brooklyn,
next Thursday night Both boys have top-notch
records and a hot fast bout is assured. Two first
class tcn-round preliminary bouts will precede the
bout.
Jim" Joffries. the California heavyweight will
make his metropolitan debut at the Lenox Athletic
Club next Friday night. when he will face Steve"
O'Donncu. Of Australia. and Bob Armstrong. OF
Chicago. FOR ten rounds each. There VIII be an In
PERMISSION Of twenty minutes between the bouts
James 5 Mitchell who holds the worlds record
al throwing the afty-siX-pound weight. Will give an
exh!.itlcn at the games o. the Charles j. Hervey
Association, which are To take pla.c at SulZer 5
Harlem River PARK next Friday.
At the Greater New York Athletic Club Au-
gust % Jack Downey will meet Danny" Nc
Bride IN "A twenty -Ave-round bout. Tho men have
agreed 10 weigh l29 pounds al o'clock on the day
Of the contest
promising programme Of sports has been pre-
pared for the annual festival OF the Associated
Councils Of the Knights and Ladies' OF Honor OF
America which will be held to-day the Glen
dale 0>Ong Island schuetzen Park. There will
be athletic games neld track and cycling contests.
bowling for men and women, shooting and other
Suorth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-31
CRESCENT HANDICAP TOURNAMENT.

While the rain stopped the final ROUNDS IN inc
Glass r playing Of the annual handicap classi-
fed tournament OF the Crescent Athletic Cluo AT
the country clubhouse grounds OF the organization
at Owls Head. Bay Ridge, yesterday II ala not
prevent the final round being played on IN CLASS A.
the first prize of which went 10 j. E. schroeder
after some capital playing. lie not only covered
plenty OF ground, but his service was very clever
and he succeeded in entirely mystifylng MS 0ppo-
nents throughout the tournament Inc nnaIs III
Class Il will be decided next week The summary
OF yesterdays play follows:
Mems SIneIes-Class A-First round: r. II. p. starr
(scrach defeated J. F Van Andenstyne tscratchl; ~
Edward Jewell tscratch) defeated G. NJ buiI Pdne
half fftoenl. GO by default j. r. Schroeder lowe NJ
tecn defeated ". II Thompson plus half mteehl y
lv default W +. Powers tpus half niteen). dclehteu
L. &. Harper scratch. G-l. 80.
Second round. L. Schroeder lowe nfteen dereatei
Edward jewell (scrajch). 81 G-l. G W. h. POW
es plus half hfieen defeated r. H. F. Starr Cscra'ch,
Final round-I f. Schroeder owe nfeenl defeated W.
F. Powers (pus half hfieen). Ga. Ga. g. ..,
Glass Burst round. " Reid tplue niteenl de,eaUa
J. II Thompson plus ffteen). 90 by default r: IS
Harper owe half Geen) defeated W Edmonds tcratch)
second round r. Harper owe half ht,een, defeated
George n Dorsey (plus half nfteenl. ID 81 %
G. A. Morse Cpus half nfteen) defeated W. Erdmann
(pus ffteen). -. 6-5. "a
Class y unfinished account OF rain
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-31
RESULTS AT HARLEM

Chicago July 5O-Cool weather and slow track
were the conditions to-day. The summaries
First race tthreequar,ers Of Marsell. 70 !.
won Borden. 10 :. second; Bethlehem star, third
Time--l:lG3..
Won: Nor,c Fonse. 20 10 second; Draw Lad tlirc.
Time :1ih.
Third rnce (rour turlongs)-Frank Bell to s. won:
Cheval dor : 70 / second: Andes third. Time-0:52
Cafhedrai friefed first ond Espionage third but both
were disqualified :or foung
Fourth to1e m'lel-Alfresco TO ! won. Trav-
crser 10 J. second: EDDIE Jones iri Tifro-i i1is.
Fifth fsix fusl ncs) Mary Black. . % 10 Won;
INN 70 3 second King. third. Time l:lSi4.
sixth mile end one hundred yarisl-B a
nernes 5 won; Moncrch. 70 2 second; Paul
Kauvar third Time-1:52
seventh race elk furionCsl-Tartarian. 10 D. won;
Prmate 70 l. second; Eleanor Holmes third. Time
l:IS3,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-31
THE WINNERS AT ST. LOUIS.

S. Louis July 2o.-The track ct the Fair Grounds
was wet and heavy this afternoon. Verify was the
only winning favorite Of the afternoon. Summaries:
FRS, race fsoyon f,rones,-verifv % Zines, to Z
won. Rebel Jack. 1o2 ~. Mcdonald, Q 70 and even
second Refer 20 fDugan). 60 10 |. third Time l PIN
Second race selling mile and an eighth Maddalo
as 0Gilnore) 2 won; Mamie C.. % ,Kevl. II - .
and = : second Helen II. Gardner lO2 y. Mcdonald.
7 % third Time: 59iR
Third race handicap for two ven odds six furongs
Mona y 50 CDugan) Z 10 |. Won Re True. lei Oil
norel 20 and 10 >. second; Ieopanter. 12 -. Nc
Donald 81 70 ~. third Time-lls
Fourth race 'hsndicap. ne mile and siEieGnts,-
Donad) TO and 70 :. second; Elkn. % Southard),
tS,b .~. ,s,x furlonqe,|Miss Marion 81 WARD to
won. Tho Chemist III d. Mcdonald. 10 end u
s second: Belle q Memphis. lol Frosp' : to J. third
Sixth race handicap six furlongs)David loi a. Nc
IonnaO 20 Q won: Horse shoe Tobacco 02 tGimorel.
to s and TO second; Gibraltar. liz d"we) to l.
third. Time-1:IG&.
seventh race 1onc nile,-Fireslde 112 Zines 70 !.
won: Phoebe ~ Kelly) n and even. second Belle
Drnmble lO2 (sncD. 8 - I. third. Time ;4GA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-31
OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY.

At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .: Allentown,
At Ottawa-Ottawa, q: Wnkesbarre o. o..
At Nevark-F1rst game: Paterson, - Ne"arH' l. 'e'
game: Paterson g. Newark. j.
At Cortland-Utica- 2: Cortland j.
At Rome-Rome o; Palmyra T.
At Oswego-Oswcgo. 3; Lyons. a.
At Auburn--C anandaigua. D; Auburn, o.
At TorontO-Toronto, IL Springfield. y -.., ,
Al Readng-First game: Reading. .; fichrhoho. ="
Second game: Reading 3: Richmond ~
AT Montreal Montreal. 2; Providence, ].
At St Joseph--St. Joseph. IL: Columbus. e.
At Detroit Kansas City. II: Detroit o. . .
At Observation-Disclosures Is; Minneapolis. H.
Al St ul-Mfwaukee To- ST. Paul 3 c.
Al Tolefo-First game: Toledo Z: Fort wayne. l. sec
ond game: Fort Wayne. 3; Toledo. 2 $4,000,
o' AZ Mnn.aeId-First game: Mansfield g. Grand Rapida
2 second game: Mansfield. 0: Grand Rapids. !.
AT Observation-Disclosures. Z; Springfield. ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-31
LAWN TENNIS.
FINE PLAY IN THE DOUBLES ON THE LONG
WOOD COURTS.

Boston, July 3O-Semi-hnas OF the Eastern tennis
doubles played on the courts at Longwood
this morning. The first match between O. L.
Wrenn and NJ. ID. Whitman against Alfred Goldman
and f. X. Marvin was fully up to the high standard
OF the Eastern doubles. and was an excellent ex-
hibition of play. The superior team work OF Wrenn
and Whitman was evident from the first. Their
play almost mechanical In Its smoothness
Marvin was, on the whole. In brilliant form, ana
many OF his shots were equal In skill to those OF
Wrenn and Whitman. but at times ne lacked IN
stead.ness which his opponents had by virtue OF
much greater experience. Wrenn ana whitman
won, "a, GO. 6-3 q,
The second match between X. H. Carleton ana
Beals Wright who yesterday won an exciting Ave-
set match from Hooker and Hackett and Seaver
ana Ever resulted in n victory for the former. IN
their match yesterday Carleton and Wright won
high reputation. and it was thought that Seaver
and Ever would fall a rather easy prey, but the
first and second sets furnished something OF
surprise. several OF the games being very close
tbeir wonderful pace OF Yesterday and finished the
match by love set winning. CO. ca. 60.