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the harbor of Matanzas. This was COM
pieted early In last July. When / had
an additional mine near buoy No. 4.
which made a complete chain or mines
about the sharbor from side 70 siae from
the mouth OF the harbor TO the last an
chorage.
ION one occasion Gen. Weyier sent for
me 10 visit him, With the directions thas
Ger OF artillery. sent me for that purpose.
When went TO the palace Gen. Wey-
Ter asked me II IT were possible for a ship
TO enter the harhor or leave IL with the
chain OF torpedoes and mines there.
showed him my rough chart and he per-
sonaliy directed several changes. espe-
claily In the channels opposite the navy
when my work was done and his ar
tillery aide had approved the plans. he
handed me my passport 10 Key West.
and assured me that would receive pay
when the first mine and torpedo was
used.
Il remained In Havana until February
10, when ! went to Key West. where I
stayed until March J. on which date I re-
ceived my last Spanish gold from Havana
from Spanish messenger.
After the Maine was blown up / kept
~ hiding with eolored family near Fort
Taylor or the barracks. and as soon as
stawaway on the first steamer for Miami
The Maine was anchored al the ideu;i-
cal "a , saos Where Gen; Weylsr ordered me
known AZ buoy No. l. From Miami /
went 10 Nashville, where | received the
following letter from Havana dated
8 Destroy ALI evidence Go 10 New
York. Ticket for London awaits you
there MAJ
This was from Weyier's ioug-truxtei
adjuiant and spy. who executes ali etifcts
Issued by Neyler from SPAIN
cranaan AYERS that ne was directed to
assume the name Of Escadaro by Gen.
| Weslsr. He has several letters from
Neyier regarding his work and A military
PASS fion that officer. All OF these he
has turned over TO the United States
secret service agents. and they Will De
used at Washington
OascerS Deny the Story.
CHICAGO, April decentralization OF
thu reported arrest OF VIEWERS alleged
torpedo sgent. Crandail. alias Escadaro.
Is difficult. IL net impossible. here. Capt.
Porter. who has charge OF the Federal
secret service matters In Chicago. said
he had no knowledge OF the arr.st and
did nor believe II had taken place A.;
the office OF Chief of Police Ripley SIM
liar statements were made.
Nothing Known In Washington
WASHINGTON. Apr, l5.-Caief wilk!e.
or the secret service. is in the city. and
kaows nothing % the reported Capture
, OF an alleged layer OF Spanish mines or
tornSdo%s II Havana harbor.
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CHICAGO. April is.-Ever Snce the
Maine Was blown ur. cranaall. or Esca-
1aro, has been dodging about the co0nsry-
when tho United States secret service
agents assured him he would be protected
he volunteered 10 accompany them HIS
statements are suhe&antisted By letters
iii his possession from weylers officers
and from weyier himself. HIS story -
az follows:
my name II Charles A. Crandaii- Z
am an American by birth and Formerly
ysa u Ne. YOsr e.y me ss cruiser m san
Francisco under Capt Sampson ana Al
mfraI Brown 1t was while In the United
States navy that l made study OF
mines Il. and sofpedos- .na ~.n, "a Lima.
Peru. where I entered the employ o.
Grace q Co.. Of London. In the nitrate
beds While Of Lima met many span
agent Of the spanish government. In
drced me to 90 20 Cuba as an expert on
coast defense for Gen: - yier vas
given free transportation to the island
Marco nr p,s1. Who assigned me to harbor
work. and plotting for torpedo and mine
anchorage. / began laying torpedos early
in the spring of lsS6, and finished year
my york was performed at night.
Was assisted by five Italian iaborers and
two Spanish boatmen. In all seventeen
mines and ten torpedos were placed.
the torpedocs in Italy. The work OF lay
ing them was very slow. because u was
ordered that / should not work on moon
light nights.
A chart showing the location Of all the
mines and tcrpedoes and submitted them
ts Gen Weyier I was then directed to
place three mines and seven torpedoes In
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Coasting Down a steep Pass fs Rath-
er mn Exciting Experience.

Elizabeth Robins Penneu write an ar
tieie entitled over the Alps On bicyc.e
for the April Century ana JcTensl feHreil
furnishes nomoer Of striking ILLUSTRATORS.
Mrs. Penneii Says 90 enc OF aeT hrsi ex-
ptrsenres:
TTp AMI down for another day we rode.
aud then We sere wei IN me J1ra On orr
FIRST pass the ca: De Il Fsaeifse- How
ranch W. hsa sseassf OF that aass.~howf
steep il was. hos ierzlss. ihe three ktl8-
meters a. she tca. TO mount Easrs we
ass two breakfasts. one after Ire other.
TIRE ryenc1s tsiSfv1s officers al Les Rosa
sss babe "a ar Excelsior like atie8 a.
they stamped our machines. and. Ia sns
wheel tracks OF ssiAs From C5se.a. the
naxmA&x - nlA hkszxais A~xxa. 1880. A~-
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hind him. we began to climb. 1t was not
long. however before even caught up to
him; and he addressed me. with what
breath was left In him. almost In the words
OF Longfeiiow-no. exactly:
Beware the pine trees wi,hered branch!
Beware the awful avalanche
bat. Look out init dem lest tree kilomet-
or. He shteep:''
The Swiss, by riding very hard got
ahead OF us. We did not hurry much. but
we hurried him We rode on. and we rode
on. and We rode on. gradually climbing.
he putting all the while like small steam
engine until suddenly the road became
fiat and began 10 go downfall. and. with
final grant Of triumph, he tuusbltd on.
and said. DE Col de la Faushiiles And
this was a Swiss pass. Why. | know hum
dreds of hills that are worse: and yet,
when we came TO look in our Baedeker. We
found we had climbed without feeling it
1856 feet.
Aswe started down the Swiss cyclsr called
after us: ssHaben sic Elm vary gut bracks
For sic mussent zuruck padeilen, and II Is
besser elm pine tree spres sol de trainerf
We got on; We pumped UP our pneumatic
brakes; We back pedaIfd hard. And then
we remembered there was view. We
jumped of and looked. The road zig
Jagged down the mountain side: pine for
es;s grew toward heaven. a fat gfay-green
streak OF country stretched away below:
a whitlsh line filed the dlstarce; and In
stead OF Ruskin's star-gtrt. giistening-
white. village-cfowned. giacier-hound
cham OF Alps were only vast cloud banks.
So we pumped up the pneumattcs again
and began our ride down. The read was
broad and beautifully engineered. for WE
were still in France When ! reached the
first curve l had a bad time The road
doubled straight back on itself: on one
side the pine forest. on the other a drop
~ some thauSanG feet Every yard or az
was a stone post just high enough 20 hit
my r,edaI Tn .aYe me from grim deathl
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PLOT AGAIssr rnE MARIETTA



~ fhe Chilenn Authorities.
NEW YORK. April I'll; h stated that
there Was . plot here to iHjure me gsa-
boat Marietta while she was In .ssis no-s.
says the Valparaiso correspondents. Of the
HERALD. Just prior to the arrival u the
afarixtt& the United States eo9snlate In
Valparaiso was informed by Trustworthy
persons that m attempt against sse gun
boat vas contemplated by Spanish sub
jecfs In Chile.
Immediately upon receipt Of this tnscf.
nation the United States minister Mr..
Wilson. Consul Captes and Vice Consul
August AuiIor. IT.. called upon tae govern
or OF the province and laid the matter be-
fore him. This explains the unevpected
trip al the United States minister from
Santiago TO Valparaiso. Once acquainted
with the fears Of the American renresen-
tasfves and the facts in the case. the gov
erncr tnamediatSy gave assurance that
the city and maritime authorities would
take precautions 10 protect the Mari a':a
and extended. through the minister. . ecr-
dial welcome 10 the officers and seau ar.
During the stay Of the Marietta no greater
vigilance could have been exercised by
the Chilean authorities had the safety OF
one Of their warships depended upon chem.
Be.sre the gunboat sailed the Aosr can
minister. consul and vice consul. 1ceo.n-
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steewed from the precipice ana TT
+ come around with tha dignity that l.
my twenty years Of cycling. hut the
was not banked up. I ran into the 81
and ga, down n the bushes l picke0l
self up and looked over the side. r..
dozen xig-xags below was j.. coaatin1l
mad. foreshortened so that coN19
only the top OF his head. He appcG
curve. AZ he approached II ~
right over the precipice. He to0k MI
OFT. Heavens. was he failineg M
was lighting his pipe. rode for aMtm|
most iadyiike manner: but after ~
dozen turns. by keeping my pneumo1Ga
by strenuous back-pedaiing. and ~ r
Ing az short as possible at the cufvee
was no trouble. The gradient was M r.
steep. and II became easier where ~ 1
wound back and forth and roun1
about among the foothills. Neyef -
however. did | let the machine NJ
both Put our faith In the pneuusatic Mg1
aed with our feet on the rests ~ CO.
delightfully."-. Once we beheld. IN 4 CT
dust away above us, the Swiss ! ~ \
tagged to fifs wheel webbing d0Vu q
difficulty We han heard 81 the teri
this pass for years. and we found r.
coast.
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and IRE insurance companies have just
been admitted to do business In this
state:
The Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance
Company. OF Hartford.
The Mutual Aid Society OF the German
Lutheran Synod Of Iowa.
Newark, n. j.
Teutonia Insurance Company. Of New
Orleans.
The annual report OF the insurance
commissioner for 1897 has been printed
and will be furnished on application.
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The Sunday "P.-I.' Thirty Pages.

appalling saggesuon
OF HE rmeAsa world NJ
that stir the heart Of
oar pres~ sighting connngents
SURGERY CARES FOR THE WOUSDEDt
duties Of he
had wosnas aaA tnJared.
Peras irosclads.
AMERICAN ALWAYS IxvIyCIBLE the old and
ONES SHOT
delicate rsptsrea
Ing hou river
ORATORS
the way.
A
0urm
HAREMs yo..s N
by o0cials
HAVANA carnival the midst Of
Arch1eacOn
IN the fa ue
fstea attempl
" .
fad IN New ri
~ &.
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To ENFORCE SUNDAY LAWS.
spokane reform League viii Prose.
cute rhese who Keep Open.

Special Dispatch 20 the post-fateiligencer
sfpkANE April Is.--Affer several
Weess preliminary work. cooking 10 the
enforce ment Of she blue laws in Spokane
the reform League today issued iss fol-
lowing noGice:
To WEem il May cas,ceFn-Fasr waEn-
usE y hereby given thai me pEopr.etorS
ca all psaccs OF business In Spokane which
are net closed next Sunday IS required
~ INC statutes, will De prosecuted on
Mendsy morning Tor vsaaesaoa 81 TIE aaw p
sa2csEn men gsrreFSsix say fasy wist re-
f9ss the Efforts ussss 20 s7fose ineg-z gr, Sssrs-
Gays. as viii also cigar sisasars and keen
eFs Oh Other Fsaes~ &c hss.nsss ~fAtcA make
q practice of hessssng open on the Sabbath
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TAe University Win Net Be Rerre-
SEATED NJ the GenePal Anneab1y.

The University Win Not Ne Rerre~
seated u the G<nesas Asseabay.
CHICAGO, April lS.-Presidenf Patton.
with President DufIieid and Prof. sCamef-
on, OF Princeton college, have refused to
90 a. delegates to the Presbyteri1n Gen
era, Assembly. The ground OF the refa-
sal Of President Patton and his TO col
leagues to serve as Delegates in that they
excect the faculty OF the college VIII b
esnsured on account Of the Princeton ini,
trouble The opinion Is expressed that no
explanation they Offer win Be accepted
hy the assembly. a. Prof. Shietd ac-
ton in indorsing the application OF the
liquor LICENSE has been dencunced farm
ally In scathing terms by Presnyeer-an
hoiies IN almost every state of the union.
President Pattonss course Is held 10 indi-
cate that since war Is TO be declared be-
tween the church and the college. the cor
lege viii begin It.
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rxpEcr ORDERS ron SERVICE.


SAN FRANCISCO. Anrfl ia-~CWcers or
the revenue marine service expect orders
ssetachlng them from their vessels and
pfsesac them IN the navy. They are now
under thu orders az the treasury deeart-
meat y Is said that the expected orders
arr, on their way from Washington. ard
i. ia an oneEa secret that the revenue cut
se-x rusN. Co-win and L. =. Grant Will
not so north this season 20 patrol the
Rcrlnr sea and Alaskan coast. IL Is eS-
ressssi that the three revenue cutters viii
tc attached 20 the navy and will patrol
tss coast.
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DEATHS.


sAN FRANCISCO. April l5-Dr. T. +.
lyman. a wealthy ranch owner OF StAnis-
lsus county. IL dead. He achieved . great
deal OF notoristy six years ago by hiS
remarkable disappearance and the sub
seauent litigation resulting IN the legal
declaratio that he was dead. Two years
later ne rsappeared. stating that he had
been living In seclusion in Boston. A.
though he was supposed TO have been
murdered. the legal proceedings against
him were set aside, and when nearly
eighty years old. he resumed the PERSONAL
MANAGEMENT OF his vast estate. Death
resulted from Bright's disease.
Wllllam j. D08ry.
NEW FORK, April f5.-Wil.iam ]. Bar
~. the comedian, died at his home in
Brooklyn today. aged IS years
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rRiN ALTERING ~ POSSIBLE.
Believed THAT spaia viii rursue n
Felsct as Guerrilla Warfare

tslSfNeN, 8gsl N-There ts great In
serest here Ia government ard COR ,lerr.a,
strssss avrF tae possibility az psiratc@-trg
" ire eSFut u war hstwesa the United
States sr3 Spasa Sgsscisi a~rlte ettan fer
letters OF sFsreue have hsea made at the
Sssstnfsh efnhasss and a; IRE err - ~ me
ssssssish naval com nssssier. tut sfss-~ were
20 applications 81 sae initcs STAT IN.
hs~zy. u - generally reesssusr~x4 .aat
sraka intends "a make ps-tvatses7s~ A con-
rpstftsas e}Fne'si ot Re cSi@aA1Sr !. e
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IeUIfHUH I.tfItFs y ~
The battles OF flowers on The coA(l
are suggestive OF many floral dece(1N
which might be followed over hezN
Chinese pagoda formed OF white. M I
pie and yellow hev srs drawn by
mounted with Chinese Jockeys. has ~
been adapted to a most SUCCESSIVE
decoration A mandolin OF white r.
tons IS pretty notion. and q car q -
lilac. dotted with pink roses. the ".
composed of vfoiets. Was quite -
as q center piece IS when drawn ~
horses. the positions wearing plnk
et.es. Blue eornfiowers and white -
blend we'll together, too.
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VICTORIA u. -. Aprts IL British snip
Aesst reed. last arrived frssFs santa Rosaisa
Nssx< news eAseh groves thai the re-
porl S3SeF CAT Frasn sreswtss City thai IRE
stsisFsg ss,asstssaeP Teresa had met with ssx-
ss;sr Sss tncoFrssg The Hofsrsscsf xa<sA.
the fefesss os t'spS rlastsgy. has.xsd NORTH
wssa az weAl C4ns ky@ys reported thar
SAs as5 Pas re.ts sr aoarA
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panied by Capt. Symonds. OF the Marietta.
called upon the governor and on behalf OF
the United States government thanked the
Chilean authorities for what had be
done 80 protect the warship.
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nelovv All Standards.
Indianapolis Journal.

fndIanarolfs Journal
infFs Is said to be no accounting FOR
tastes. hsf IL fs scarcely credible thai any
nsfei States Ssnasos can ne csatssi a.
seeing his name in poster type az the
sssFr Ts1i ssicner Of a yellow newspaper 70
visit EESA
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Postmasters Appointea.

Special Dispatch to the Post Intelligencer.
WASHINGTON. April l5.-Postmasters
appointed: Macklin. Pierce county.
Hardy E. Guthrie, vice Benjamin. r.
Allen. resigned: Rock. Stevens county.
Ole Lee. vice Nellie Ileendeitxen. resigned.
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s.sss'ssi IssFss tch - the pest-fntsl'sgenver
WASHINGTON. Aprfl az-An sx-
change Of registered mail not to exeeesi
n.1s u-rxs naakais. kAs bean Aushar.zsd
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STEAMER ROSAIiE leaves Y~sser
waarf fer Alaskan ports on Sunday.
., m, AprE II. Oftsee coxnes YsAaes asd
firxt AvAn2A Is
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MADRID. April Is-Spanish ss closed to-
dMS a. &ss
Cola higher.
LONDON. april f5--Ths. siasssS quota
Ken for gold at Madrid today WAS ga
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THE NAN THAT wETLER EMFI0T-
m 4wIas smE WHOLE sTO1y

f,anfrns = WGse Dees E0paoyea ana
Pnsa ~ the Captain GeHeraA 40
70 NAVE rlasaea ~ Dasy Ne. the
nane winch Destroyed The Maine.
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CARTS RenoninateA.

HORTON. Kan. April 15.--consressman
Charles Curtis was renominated on the
seventy-third ballot.
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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-27
BismarCk's Religion.
,ougregationalist Boston.

bOSuOH.
Bismarck's religious faith was char
acteristic of the man. he had the
same conception of God and the same
certainty of his peculiar relation to
humanity as an agent of Gods will as
other masterful, ambitious men in past
ages have had. That his imagination
aud will, and not the still small voice
of God, were often the sources of his
conception of duty, can scarcely be
disputed. He is reported to have said
in 1871, IF L were not a Chststian
would not serve the state another hour.
Why should 1 worry and kill myself
with this incessaut toll, anxiety, and
drudgery If it were not that L have
that in Gods name, and | must do my
duty l don't know where | should get
my sense of duty If it were not from
God. Order and titles have no sttrac-
ton for me. 1t is the definite belief in
life after death that makes me royal
ist, who am by nature republican. .
If were not thorough going believ-
er you would never have seen me a
chancellor. Were 1t not for my rela-
tion to God l would pack up tomorrow
and be off to grow oats at VarZin." Ii
is difficult to see the logical connection
between a belief in future life and
support of monarchy: and that Bis
msrck at, heart was a republican may
be true, but, il so, then never did head
so defy and outrage heart.
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About the NaSturtium.

A bed of bright nasturtiums is a
constant delight from various points of
view. While always ornamental. the
nasturtium leaves, blossoms and seeds
are appetizingly edible as we'll. The
leaves sprinkled lightly with salt and
spread between thin slices of bread and
butter, are among the daintiest of
sandwiches for the picnic basket or
the afternoon tea. The blossoms are
delicious in salad with French
dressing, while the seeds gathered
when small and green, before the in
ner kernel has become hard. are ad-
mirable substitutes for cspers or a
welcome addition to any mixed pickle.
To prepare nasturtium seeds for pick
les or capers remove the stems and let
them stand in sailed water over night.
Peck in small bottles and cover with
boiling vinegar. Times
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Salaries OF Rulers.

The car of the Russians owns in fee
simple 1000. 900 square miles of Guilt
waited land, and enjoys an income OF
sl2, 900, 900. The king OF Spain, little,
Alphonso Nil, il he is of saving dis
position, will be one OF the srichest
monarchs in Europe when he comes OF
age. The state allows him 81, 400, 900 a
year. with an additional 100000 for
family expenses. We are said tobe
the richest nation on earth, and the
nation most able to afford to pay the
largest salary to the head of its gov
eminent. vet our presidents salary is
only $50, 900 u year. II was only S25 ,00C
from 1889 to 1873.
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The Engaged Girl in Denmark.

SIN Denmark girl never knows the
pure, unadulterated jop of receiving a
diamond engagement ring" remarked
a returned traveller to the New York
Sun. "She gets a plain gold band
known as q wedding ring in that coun-
try. and it Is worn on her left third
finger. On the day of her marriage
the bridegroom changes it to her rig ht
third finger, which is the marriage fin
ger in that country of queer customs.
When the husband dies his widow
changes her ring again to her left
third finger, and everybody knows
that she is widow. Being engaged
can't mean great deal of happiness
in Denmark any way you take it, for a
girl is never under any circumstances
permitted to sea rher betrothed one
minute alone"