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Arizona republican., 1898-03-24
FACTS AND FIGURES.

In Japan every child is taught tC write with both hands.
 A ton of oil has been obtained from .he tongue Of single whale.
 A full growr man eXhales r ounces )f carbonic acid gas every 24 hours.
 Web 10 the length Of 2A miles has been drawn from the body of a single spider.
 A rew discovered spot on the sun which is visible just now, is said to Dc .:J.000 miles in diameter.
 The fastest flowing river in the world s the Sutlej, in British India. with a descent of 12,O0O feet in 1S0 miles.
 There are three varieties of the dog that never bark-the Australian dog the Egyptian shepherd dog and the ''Eonheaded' dog of Thibet.
 The ur-heen. or Chinese violin, in shape resembles an ordinary hammer with it's handle. It has two strings, and s played with a bow.
 There are three varieties of the dog hat never bark-the Australian dog, the Egyptian shepherd dog, and the ''lion-headed" dog of Thibet.
 Russia has the most rapidly increas- ing population of any country in the world. The growth during the last 100 years has been fraction less than 100000 annually.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24
THIS BUSY WORLD.

The State of Texas is about 75,O0C square miles larger than Spain.
 There are said to be 57 frog farms are prosperous.
 Recent measurements oft he great Chinese wall shows it to be IS feet high and 1900 miles long,
 All students in the laboratory course in the University of Heidel- burg are required to take out life in- surance policies.
 The Japanese foot has been praised for its strength and beauty. Japanese can walk incredible distances without feeling weary.
 Maine last year manufactured 15,- 100000 feet of white birch into spools worth s1000,000, and sent abroad 13,- 550,000 feet of spool bars.
 Colonel Bingham, who has charge ot the public grounds and buildings in Washington, reports that since Oct ober g, 1888, when it was opened to the public, 1,492,1 ,125 persons have ascend ed to the top of the Washington monu- ment.
 The London Methodist Times pro poses a universal Methadist hymn book, one and the same throughout the EDglish-speaking world, and sug- gests the subject as very legitimate one for discussion at the next Ecum- enical conference.
 The pope made eight hogsheads o1 wine last year from the vineyard 1T the vatican gardens. A small portion of the wine is reserved for his owr use, another portion is sent to the churches to be used at mass, and the rest is sold.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24
PHENIx. MARCH 24. 1898.
CASH INSTEAD OF CREDIT.

Beginning April first the Ari- ZOna Republican will exact cash in advance for it's mail subscrip- tions.
 The price of the Daily Repub- 1ican by mail is S6 per year.
 The price of the Weekly Re publican is S2 per year.
 There will be no change in the system governing the Republi- cans carrier service.
 In sending mail orders for The Republican hereafter please bear in mind that the credit system has been abolished.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24

Arizona should be represented at the Omaha exposition. There is no time to lose, as the great show opens in June. There ought to be enough pub lie spirit in Arizona to supply s2,O0O or S3,O00. in order that the territory may escape the odium Of being the only one of the sisterhood not making a display of its resources. Properly advertised at Omaha next summer Arizona will gain largely in popula- fion and wealth.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24

Prince Albert of Belgium is going about in commendably unostenta- tious way in the east and is demon strating the fact that all princes are not milksops. Morally and intellec- tually he is far superior to the king of the Belgians whom he may succeed.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24

Spain is looking far ahead when it arranges for neutral cables to Cuba and Porto Rico. In one way any scheme of this sort will be acceptab e to the United States, for two can play at that game, even on Cuban soil.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24

Senator Proctor's cold facts have rather taken the wind out of the Mad fidently expected to come up smiling for another round or two Facts only temporarily embarrass the Spanish editor
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24

It is amazing how many things the ee5asational newspapers don't know about the presidents plans with re- tshrd to Cuba. Their supply of misin- formation on that subject would stock a circulating library.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24

It is not exactly satisfactory to have to realize that if a war is to break out all the largest and finest of our mer- chant ships are to give up their peace full mission. What is to become of American commerce in that case2
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24

It is better to build warships than to buy them, but it is better to buy them than go without them when they are needed. We shall have better ap- preciation of the value of a good navy when the present furry is ended.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24

The war scare, it appears, will get New Orleans the naval dry dock she has been after. If the war scare is Ob- faining for the country so many things it needs, war itself might not be altogether bad.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24

Senor Polo, the new Spanish min fster at Washington, is several de- grees smoother than De Lome And what is still more important, he has not yet contracted the habit of writing malicious letters.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24

Spain impertinently asks why this government is buying foreign warships. If Uncle Sam considers that it is any of Spain's business he will probably explain that he is buying those ves- sels because he has the price.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24

Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps says that war is never, never justifiable. Yet she will hardly be able to make her fellow Bostonians believe anything like that regarding the American rev oIution.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24

With the Amazonas flying the Amer ican flag and the O'Higgins sporting a Spanish pennon, marine nomencla- ture would be decidedly mixed.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24

Ex-Governor Stone of Missouri has published an able article on The Democratic Party and It's Future" He nevertheless fails to mention the inn portant fact that the future of the democratic party lies chiefly behind it.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24

Considering all the circumstances, Uncle Sam has decided to spell hustle" with large capital H.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-24
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Arizona republican., 1898-03-24

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Arizona republican., 1898-03-24
OFFICE FURNITURE.

One fine large high top roll desk. Two chairs, office Two chairs, revolving. One stand with letter press Two rugs.
 One carpet, Moquet, 12x12. Twelve yards office mating. One lounge.
 Two book cases. Two waste baskets. For further information call on or address Wade +. Rulings, Phoenix, Arizona.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-12-27
ODEssA's NAVIGATION SCHOOL.
Russia Preparing to Expand Her Mel
chant Marine.

Consul Heenan. at Odessa. has transmit
ted to the State Department a translation
of the regulations established by imperial
authority for the ma nagement of an insti-
tuition recently organized in Odessa having
for its object the training of young men in
the theory and practice of navigation, in
order to make them competent for service
as masters and mates of Russian merchant
vessels. Consul Heenan says he thought it
advisable to bring the knowledge of this
establishment to the attention of the Unite
States government at this particular time
for the reason that ii would. in his opinion
be highly advantageous to the future COM
mercial and merchant marine interests of
the United States if similar institutions
could be successfully established through
out the United States either as separate
establishments or in connection with edu-
cational Institutions
AS we Ohe United States shall furnish
the world with food and manufactured
goods says Mr.. Keenan, both patriotism
ana proht demand that these products be
carried in American ships and that the
ships be manned and officered by comDe-
tent Americans. We move quickly in the
United States and it requires but slight
knowledge of our people to predict that in
Ten years time we shall have the largest
merchant fleet afioat
Il have been told 10y Americans who have
Travelled much in European and Asia tic wa
tiers that an American ship is rarely met
with, ana certainly my own experience as
consul at Odessa during the past thirteen
YEARS confirms this statement. l have
never On a single occasion seen an Ameri-
can ship in the ODESSA harbor, and vet
curing the year 1897, the official returns
SHOW that 1,i92 steamers and thirty-four
sailing vessels, having aggregate ton
mage of 1,IG1 .339 registered tons. entered
THIS harbor. OF these 6e3 steamers having
a registered tonnage of 1,050,o2S tons were
British. ~
Under the circumstances. it is not sur
ptisins that the Russian government is now
admitting ships for the Russian foreipn and
domestic trade free of duty, and is also
establishing and endowing marine schools
iof It's coming merchant marine officers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-12-27
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.
Eighteenth General Meeting Begins
in New York Today.

NEW YORK, December 27-The Ameri-
can Chemical Society began its eighteenth
general meeting today in the assembly hall
Of the Chemists Club. The meeting will be
continued tomorrow and will close with a
banquet in the evening.
Alexander 5. Webb D. D., president of
the College Of the City of New York, well
coined the delegates, who represented al
most every state in the Union, on behalf
Of the educational and scientific institu-
tons. after which President Charles Z.
MunrOe Of the society, who is the inventor
Of navy smOkeiess powder spoke a few
words OF thanks and briefly traced the his
tory of the society since il was organized
here in 1876
Raoul Pictet. chemist of Paris, was
introduced to the delegates and acknowl-
edged the courtesy in a short talk in
French
The reading and discussion of papers on
various subjects followed, and the dele
gates then left for Newark N j. to in
spect smelling and refining works and
other establishments in that city, return
ing this afternoon
Among the delegates In attendance at
the meeting are Prof Edward W. Morley
Cleveland. Ohio: Francis W. Clarke, Wash
tngten, ID. C; II. W. Wiley. chief chemist.
Department of Agriculture, Washington,
ID. c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-12-27
A DOUBLE-BARRELE CANNON.
The Only One in the World L. Nov
Owned I'm Athens, Ga.

From the Athens Banner.
The old double arreled cannon of the
Mitchell Thunderbolts is now owned by
the city, and is on the City Hall lot Capt.
Barnett, has men instructed to have the
cannon mounted at the head of the park
on College avenue. near the confederate
monument. There is history of unique
interest that goes along with this old can
non. In the first place, it is the only dou-
ble-barreled cannon in the world. In the
next place ii was invented with peculiar
idea in the mind of the inventor. 1t be-
Ionged to the Mitchell Thunderbolts, a
company of old men organized here in 1863
purely for home defense. One of the COM
pany, Mr.. John Gilleland, invented this
cannon, and had it cast at the Athens
foundry.
The idea of Mr.. Giileland was one of con-
siderable ingenuity. A fifty-foot chain with
the ends attached to two cannon balls wa i,
the charge, and the idea of the inventor
was that when the cannon balls came out
of the muzzle of the cannon they would
have a tendency to diyerge, draw the chain
taut, and NOW down entire company.
The company took the cannon out into the
country near Athens one day to test II. u
was properly charged, and was touched of
with great ceremony. One OF the balls got
out a little ahead of the other. and then
the mischief was to pay. 1t had kind of
circular motion, and plowed up about n
quarter of an acre of ground, the members
of the company in the meantime scattering
in all directions to keep from being hit by
the flying chain.
The old cannon was never used after that
except at an occasional democratic Jubilee,
when charges of powder would be fired.
About five years ago the old cannon disap-
peared, and not until few days ago did
our people know where it was. Last week
it turned up in a junkshop but it was
promptly purchased by the city. Mr.. Neu-
myer. who owned the cannon, had been Of
fered $50 for il, but when he learned that
it was a rare old relic and our people
wanted to keep it he promptly turned down
the offer, and snapped 1t to the city for an
old bell. This act of Mr.. Neumyer is one
worthy of highest commentator. This
rare old relic will be of much interest TO
the visiting soldiers now here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-12-27
PENSIONS FOR THE CAPRONS.
The Government Remembers the
Brave Father and Son.

Just as the hour arrived for closing the
pension bureau today Commissioner Evans
signed two certificates for pension, the gov
ernments generosity to the widows of two
brave men-Capt. Allyn Capron and Capt.
Allyn K. Capron, father and son, who gave
up their lives lighting for the flag. Both
were regular army officers when the war
broke out. The son, d second lieutenant
was mustered in a captain in the 1st
United States Volunteer Cavalry, Rough
Riders May II. June a he was killed in
the action at La Guasima, Cuba.
Young Capron was gallant soldier and
won high praise from his superior officers.
He came from the ranks. From October -
1899, to November 3, 1893. he served as pr-
vate corporal and sergeant of Troop B. 4th
United States Cavalry. On October T. 1893
he was appointed second lieutenant in the
9TH United States Infantry, and year later
was transferred to the eth United States
Cavalry, where he served until mustered in
as a captain of the Rough Riders. He was
married August II, 1896 His widow was
granted a pension of $50 a month
The father had Il long and honorable mil
itary record. He was cadet at West Point
and graduated June II, 1867. He served all
over the United States and saw consider
able Indian warfare. His most noted en-
Knee. where he was commended for gallant
service against the hostile Sioux, and the
fight near the Catholic mission on White
Clay creek. He helped quell the riots at
Chicago in 1894. Captain Capron caught
the fever in Cuba and died at Fort Myer
September IS, 1898. His widow also re-
ceives pension Of $40 a month. He leaves
two children. who will receive pensions of
- month until sixteen years of age. One
reaches that age in 1860. the other in 1902
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-12-27
Washington stock E.chauue.

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Miscellaneous Bonds. -Metropoiitan Railroad 5s
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-12-27
FOR COALING SHIPS
"A Haii Million Tons to BE Distributed
In Convenient Ports.

III oruef 10 be prepared for any emergency
that may hereafter arise in the Atlantic
ana racine oceans the Navy Department
intends to distribute one-haIf ,n;,l,o, TO-.
OF coal among the American ports most
'oi' eilehtly located for the coaling of
ships lor any operations the navy may be
called upon to undertake. This most i'm
portant commodity will be distributed along
the Atlantic and gulf coast lines from
frehchmans bay, Me, to San Juan de
Porto Rico, as well as to the commanding
positions along the lines of commerce
"hlch nave been already secured by the
omted states in the Pacific ocean from
San francisco and Puget sound to Manila
and southwark as far as Samoa. About
"ooooo tons are to be promptly and syste-
matically stored along the Atlantic in ar
cordahce with the recommendation of the
principal StrategiStS of the service and at
Ieast lzo,oOo tons Will be sent around Cane
Horn to the Pacific.
The amount of coal to be held in reserva
at the coaiing stations on the Pacific has
lows: ~ ~
Manila, 5000; Guam, 10000: Honolulu
2o.OOD; Pago Page. 10000; San Francisco
Zo,ooo, and Bremerton, Puget sound 81 600
On the Atlantic the amount of coal to
be stored at the different stations is as fol-
lows: 49, "
Havana, $4,000; Santiago. 10000 tons:
san Juan. Porto Rico, $1,000; Tortugas and
Key West, $1,000. Fort Royal S. c. 81 600.
Norfolk, Va, 5000: Washington. 1000
League Island, 5000; New York, 5000: New
London, Conn, 25.000; Boston Mass h
900; Portsmouth, n. H.. 10000: French
mans bay, Me-, IL, 900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-12-27
sPANIsH-AMERICkN MARRIAGE.


The New York Herald of today says:
One loyal young SpaHard, at least. has
accepted gracefully the fact that the war
is over. This is Isouis Philippe Nebot. who
says he was lieutenant in the Spanish
army in Havana. He married an American
girl last night. and will settle down in his
adopted country
Nebot is twenty-five years old, and typ
ical Spaniard in appearance. His father,
Col. Nebot, is a wealthy planter, with a
large estate near Havana. and a veteran of
the ten years war. Col. Nebot and his son
visited this city three years ago. and Louis
then met Miss May Frances Cronin of No.
log South I'd street. Williamsburg. An en-
gaSement followed an acquaintance of sew
eral months. and the young Spaniard re-
turned TO Cuba. hopeful that some day he
could claim his bride There was no disturb
ing thought then of American intervention,
and still less of the dark days ahead when
Cervera and Toral would lead their forces
to defeat.
Young Nebot was not called upon to fight
the Americans He remained during the
war near Havana. But he tells of many
encounters with the insurgents in Pinar del
Rio. Against the race which for years
warred against his people he is still very
bitter and regards Gen. Weyler as the ideal
soldier He says the insurgents were cruel
and vindictive and given to wanton destrue-
struction. Cane fields on his fathers es-
the insurgents He was educated in a mil
ltary school in Madrid. and when he en-
tered the army in Cuba soon attained the
rank of lieutenant. He told me that his
fathers family held proud position in
Spain, being connected with the nobility.
Lieut.. Nebot arrived in williamsburg
about two months ago and continued his
attentions to Miss Cronin. He took rooms
at the Hotel Andrews and boarded with
Miss Cronins family. He told me thrill
ing story of how he left Havana. He went
to his major he said and asked him for his
army pay, for which he had long been wait
Ing. He was ordered from the office.
Inc young lieutenant repeated his de-
ne struck his superior officer in the face
He fed from arrest, and through the aid
OF the British consul was enabled to reach
an American vessel, which landed him in
this country. He told me that if he ever
went to Spain he would be shot
The wedding of the young Spanish lieu
tenant and the American girl took place
last night in the Church of SITS. Peter and
Paul, in Williamsburg. The bride wore a
gown Of white taffeta and Brussels net,
and was attended by Miss Katherine
Powers as bridesmaid Michael J. Cronin
was best man. After the ceremony there
was elaborate supper at the hotel.
The brides mother is a widow in COM
for the present will live a her home. Lieu
tenant Nebot has money of his own. hav-
ing given his bride many beautiful gifts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-12-27
RUINED BY Bot MITES.
East Indian Sugar Goes the Way OF
West Indian.

From the LOnlon Daily Mail.
The critical condition of the East Indian
sugar industry has impelled the Calcutta
chamber of commerce TO address the
Bengal government on the subject. for the
recent heavy importations of bountyfed
sugar threaten disaster.
The sugar industry in India is an ex-
tremeIy important one. The area under
cane sugar exceeds 2,5G0,O00 acres, while the
date sugar cultivation of Jessore and other
districts is considerable. It is estimated
that the industry gives employment to
a bout 1000 600 persons, and represents an
annual turnover of close on f10900 600.
In the district of Jessore large number
of sugar refineries have been closed since
| the heavy imports of beet sugar. And if
these imports continue unrestricted, the re-
manning factories in the district Will also
have to shut down.
Beet sugar has made extraordinary
progress in India. In lSsI-36 Austria Ill I'M
gary sent to our eastern empire BAG TONS
valued al IA 200; in 1S96-97 only o.115 tons.
but in the following year no less than A .2SI
tons valued at 100000 In the same period
the value of German imports rose FROM
say, 100000 to tS50.0U0
The Calcutta chamber of commerce has
been approached by representatives, both
European and native, Of the Indian sugar
industry, with the request that the govern
ment of India should be urged to consider
without loss of time the ACCESSIBILITY of
levying countervailing duties on all bounty
fed sugars imported into India, as the only
means now available of preventing the
gradual but steady ruin of the sugar REIN
ing industry of India.
1T may be hoped writes the Times of
India, the leading daily paper of Bombay
that soon 1t is pain the necessity
for imposing these duties has arisen, the
government of India will not allow the dis
credited theories of the Golden Club to DIS
suade them from graphing with the ques-
ton
The same journal, dictated by motives of
self-interest, observes: India not only re-
fines the sugar, but grows the cane her
self A country which can thus carry out
the whole process of sugar production with
in its own borders has, 1t may be urged,
much stronger interest in protecting us
own industry than another countr? which
is asked to impose countervailing duties
from motives of exalted Imperialism. If We
impose countervaiiing duties in India. we
benefit ourselves"