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Of sea life. he may be enlisted - la11o.
man. the lowest rating. at the pay q
tl6 q month. II he is an honoEably die.
charged apprentice, or II he -
prove that he has been at sen two yeAy4
he may he taken as an ordinary seaman.
The age for this rating is from Is to ~
years.
To insure the enlistment Of mono but
competent men in this branch the ap-,
plicant is turned over t0 the boatswain
for examination az to his abilities He
must show himself proficient in reefng.
steering, knotting and splicing and n
various other details Of the sailors
craft. This, it will be observed, 10 In
the case Of recruit for the ordinary
seaman" class. II he aspires to b
"seaman, which is higher rank, be
must be between the ages Of II and IS.
must have been at least four years 81
sea before the mast and must pass still
more rigorous examination In seaman
ship. Ordinary seamen are paid elo
month and seamen $24.
On the modern war vessels the posi-
tion Of the machinist is a highly impor-
tant one, and 10 much better paid than
that of seaman. Candidates for this de-
partment must understand the maohin.
lists trade thoroughly as that 10 practic-
ed on land and must know the names
and uses of the various parts Of marine
engines. If man has had no experience
in the engine rooms at sea, he 10 enlist
ed as machinist Of the second olasA
pay $40 a month, and il he has had .
years training with marine engines he
is eligible to the first class. pay $55.
When the recruiting officer 10 satisfied
that an applicant is fitted for q certain
rating, he sends him Immediately to the
doctor, to be examined as to his physical
condition. Many are rejected at this
stage, for the naval surgeons are strict.
In the long list Of physical defects, any
one of which will disqualify a recruit,
are, besides various chronic diseases,
deafness, poor sight, marked impedi.
lnent Of speech and unsound teeth.
Many recent applicants have failed to
come up to the standard in this last par
tioular. The general development and
constitution are also taken into consid.
GRAFTON, only intelligent men Of robust
frame being desired for the service. II
passed by the doctor, the recruit then
signs all agreement to serve for three
years.
As soon as they are finally enrolled,
the recruits are supplied with outfits Of
clothes for which they themselves must
pay. Their food is served out to them in
regular rations, in the same way as il
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TIE DOOR TO THE NAVY-ENTRANCx TO
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD.
men and boys to our naval force each
year, but the $50,000,O00 emergency
appropriation makes the extra enlist
ment possible.
Heretofore recruiting for the United
States navy has been done exclusively
on the receiving ships. These are sta
toned at the navy yards in Brooklyn,
Charlestown, Norfolk. Washington,
Philadelphia and San Francisco. Now,
however, the fresh water sailors are to
be given a chance. BY recent order
from the navy department naval recruit
ing stations are to he established at va
rious river and lake ports in the west
and south.
Although Uncle Sam is badly in need
of men for the navy, even in these times
when the wave Of patriotism has swell
ed the number of applications to more
than ten times the usual size, he is not
willing to accept anybody that comes
along. The man who is under feet 4
may be a great deal bravcr and much
more patriotic than the hulking big fel-
low who stands 6 feet in his stocking
feet, but the little man will he rejected
aud Uncle Sun will wait until the big
fellow makes up his mind to serve bis
country at SIG a month.
No matter where he signs articles,
the naval recruit finds that the real door
to the navy is the imposing Sands street
entrance TO the Brooklyn navy yard. for
it is to that point that all newly enlist
ed men are shipped. Before he gets Il
mess number on One of the new war
ships he must first take course OF
training Oh COb's island, which is a
part of the Brooklyn navy yard While
there he makes his home in tie pictur-
esque hulk of the old Vermont which
for nearly score Of years has done
duty as a training ship.
The man who aspires to wear blue
shirt and draw government pay soon
discovers that Uncle Sam il a critical
employer. The first representative of
the government whom All applicant
meets after he has passed the viglant
marine doing sentry duty is the recruit
ing officer. This individual is apt to
have keen eye and u sharp tongue,
and if the patriot has acquired the idea
that he is sbUut to confer favor Oh his
country lie soon forgets it.
He il first asked to state his age and
nationality. No man who does not un-
derstand and speak the English Ian
guage can be enlisted, and preference is
given to those who can read and write.
Those who are American citizens by
birth or naturalization or have declared
their intentions Of becoming citizens
are always desired rather than foreign
ers. Recently this has been more strong
ly insisted upon, and the men who have
The sun., 1898-04-03
OUR LOCAL MUSICIANS.
Concert by the West End Choral Club
and Other Happenings In the
Musical World.

The West End Choral Club gave u de-
lightful and pleasing concert in Cooknan
NJ. T.. Church, last Thursday evening.
The singing of the Bridal Chorus from
the Rose Maiden was well rendered and
received great applause.
The Mozart Quartette made Il decided
hit with their selections.
The Club will resume their rchrarsals
on Monday evei y to prepare for another
entertainment to be given in about one
month.
The new band, under the leadership OF
Prof. Brill of Philadelphia, had another
satisfactory rehearsal Friday evening.
They have decided on Friday night Us
their regular rehearsal night. .~".'
Grace Orchestra will play at st. Panl's
Church tonight.
The Bsthoovan Orchestra PLAYED ut
Miss McCafferty'S reception to her
scholars last Thursday evening.
1t is expected that four members ri
Grace Orchestra, will play ut the Knights
Pytlas entertainment in Newark, Mon
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benson and Mr. Todd
have resigned from Grace Church Choir.
Their places will bp filed Just as soon
as the committee in charge can find
singers, who in their judgment are cap
able Of filling the places Of the members
who resigned.
The New Century Qmrlcttc will not
sing at the Ben Ilnr lecture to be given
in Hanover Church, Tuesday evening
april 9Th. on account Of a death of one
of the members "f the choir. "~-' .''.s'ss
The West Church choir will render
the Faster Cantaa. "Pric-t and King
~ the evening services on Faster Sunday.
The contract for the music at::Shclpot
Park has not been given ont yet.
A musical and literary entertainment
will hc given hv the Oscrola lodge of
Knights Of pythi - Of Newark. to mem
hers nf the order and their friends, on
Monday evening April 4. Many persons
are expected to attend from Wilmington.
The sun., 1898-04-03
SMOKING OPIUM
Great Quantities of the Stun That
Come to San Francisco

The extent to which opium smoking il
practiceI by the Chinese in this country
may be Judged from the fact that the i'm
portations Of smoking opium at San
Francisco last year aggregated III, ,+o'
pounds. amounted to S72S, 4W.
The drug was in form prepared rx-
cIu.i.ely inr smoking and not available
for any other uses. 1t comes in rrctan-
yl,lnr tin boxes, not unlike those in which
pepper and spices are put up, each con-
tanning about half Il pound.
So prepared, opium is Il senl-tiuld
lark brown, sticky substance, r'seihb-
ling New Orleans molasses in appearance
Chauncey NJ. st. John, deputy surveyor
Of the above port, says that on the I'M
ports OF this :, r. of opium at SAN Fran
cisco since January | last t" date duty
has been paid to the amount OF $l+d'+l,
This would represent 4,:m pounds OF
the drug. by the steamship Gaelic, ar
riviny from China on the 18th OF last
month, the opium imports amounted to
lS,:::, pounds, on which the duty paid
was $4,000.
Not including this lalg" quantity the
smoking opium now in bonded ware
houses here, on which the duty OF sl2I.-
$40 has not been collected, amounts t"
2O,3l5 pounds.
II is believed that opium smoking las
greatly decreased since the duty was re-
,lucrd from 80, the former rate. t" the
present rate of ST Il pound.
Formerly lnrg' qua ntics "l smoking
opium Of nn inferior quality were made
in Victoria, i. g.. and theme" -lnu2Slcd
into the United States.
The reduction ni duty, while greatly
lrsscniny HE profits I" smuggling, lei!
the risk Of seizure undinninlsht'l, and
this tcndc, to discourage the Victorian
industry, which has practically been
abandoned.
Very little smoking opium reaches the
United States save that which CONES 70
th. port from China. 1t is all made IN
that country.
The drug for medicinal ns"s comes in
it, Grade form from Turkey. \ lite Of
this raw opium is occasionally imported
by Sun Francisco delcars by way Of New
York. reaching this city by rail.
The Manufacture OF smoking opium in
the United States las been greatly
checked. il not wrl-nigh DESTROYED, by
the imposition Of in internal rev, me tax
of SlUa pound.
The lax, il fact. was laid for the eN-
press purpp,,. Of discoulriging the bn~-
ness.
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.IAlEOF SPANISH BARBAR|TY
What Colonel Nelson Knows Of
Inhuman Friends.
MEN TORTURED AND KILLED
How Twenty Sailors of the Steamer
Vjrxinius Were Murdered
England Secured Indemnity
for Her Dead, America
Nothing.

Col. Andrew +. Nelson, veteran OF
the late war, residing in this city, Is one
of the many who would again 60 TO- the
front in case OF war with Spain, II he
was not disabled.
MIR. Nelson has frequently witnessed
the cruelty of the Spaniards and while in
a reminiscent mood recently, tells the
story OF the barbarity OF Spanish officials
to which lie was an eye witness twentv'
four years ago.
Colonel Nelson was captain OF trad
ing vessel for fourteen years anu TN.
plied between the United States and
Cuba.
At the time OF which the colonel spoke,
1874, he states the tilibustering steamer
Viryinius was running rom New YORK
to Santiago-de- Cuba with load ol
ammunition and supplies.
While between Jamaca and CUBA, a
Spanish cruiser bore down on the YES
sell captured her, and while towing tie
steamer to the nearest post subjected
CAPTAIN Frsye and the sailors OF the
Viryinius to the utmost cruelty.
Al this time Colonel Nelson visited
the post with his packet and was spec
tator of what followed.
Captain Frye and his crew were
given hurried trial by fake court
martial and sentenced to be shot, twenty
for one day and thirty.thee for the
next.
The sentence was carried out IN the
first instance, and the men English and
American, placed blind-iolded with
their faces against . board and shot
down like dogs.
Sentence was postponed in the case Of
Captain Frye and the remaining ~
sailors, for twenty-tour hours, and on
the day OF the execution an English
cruiser hove iii sight. and threatened to
shell the tort unless the other men with
Captain Freye We're released
The demand was complied with and
Engand's rcquestsfor an indemnity pad
while that of the United States Tor her
murdered sailors was refused.
An American cruiser was subsequently
sent to Santiago-de-Cuba and while tie
mauding an indemnity Il number OF
Americans were found outside the tort
with their throats cut from ear /" car.
One month elapsed when the cocnan'i
farm of Charles Bind. a na1llf!!z",l cltl-
zen Of the United States and iurinei
resident oi Baltimore, Nd, WAS visited
by company Of Spanish guerilaS,.
They ordered him IL lower the .\hrtl
can tlas. which lrated proudly from the
apex Of his residence.
Mr.. Bird demonstrated against the
outrage and WaS shot through tie hand.
He then summoned his f"rln bands and
ordered that vo!ley bt fired at th'
Spanish mlscIcants.
This was done and the gIcnllas lost
three OF their men.
The captain OF the cutthroat band then
made a Sortie. burned and set fire to the
house in which Mr.. Bird and his EN-
pInyrs were intrenched, and as they Tied
from the burning bliiding they were
caplnrcd and tied hand and foot.
They were then led away and, a',erth
inhuman Spaniards had satisfied then
brutal instincts by tearing out the hngel
and toe nails of their victims, they ended
their agony By shooting them and alter
wards cutting their throats.
The guerilla band after these atrocities
left the ruined place and tl'c dead bodies
to the vuturr$.
The sun., 1898-04-03
Two Slight Fires.

A slight fire was caused in Bader' $
novelty store, :2.2l King street, last even
ing, by a burning match igniting the
curtain. A still, alarm was sent in and
the blaze extinyuished by the Washing
ton chemical engine. Between y and !
O'Clock Yesterday afternoon fire was dis
covered at No. lO7 East Water street by
= hagman on the F., ". 4 i. railroad.
1t Was extingni-hed at slight loss.
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MAKING A BLUEJACkE7.
How Uncle Sam Turns Land
lubbers Into Able Seamen.
ONLY THE BEST MEN PICKED OUT.

Recruiting Onics to Offer His Services.
Qualifications Which the Men Who Man
Our Warships Must Possess.
Within the next few months about
2,O0O men will don tho navy blue and
sign articles to give their whole atten-
tion for the next three years to the
manning of Uncle Sans fighting ships
Possibly the number may be increased
to $500. Ordinarily the annual appro-
priations allow the adding Of only 1900
The sun., 1898-04-03
Mrs. William I.awton is entertainin.
Miss Agnes Bryan, of PhlaLc!phia.

The Puscy ard Jones Company j.
shipping several car loads oi dryers and
portions ot mrrr machinery TO NrN
York, from thence i; wii, .,c siipHrl tr
Mexico BY water.
The sun., 1898-04-03
Skull Fractured.

4 team belonging to White Bros. ran
away at Eleventh and Thatcher streets.
yesterday afternoon, throwing Richard
Pearson. the driver out and fractured his
skull. DR.. Elliott dressed the wound
and he was taken to home by Roy Cal-
we'll.
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DbJh.
been enlisted in the last two or three
weeks have been almost without excep.
tion American citizens Those among
them who are Of foreign birth are most
ly north countrymen"-Norwegians,
Swedes and Danes
After the would be recruit has salts.
fed the officer upon the above points he
is examined as to bis knowledge Of the
sea or Of some trade required OH ship.
hoard. This IL to determine what his
!at!ng shall be. Ii Ls 10 over Is years
~ and uuaer 2j and has no know ledge
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-08-31
DEMOCRACY AND SILVER.

The Independent is logical in al.
leging that populists and silver re.
publicans should cease to exist in
Montana. There is no raison d'etrc
for them now, and they should disin.
tegrate at once and choose between
the'two parties that have alternately
directed the destiny of this great ma
tion since 1861. The silver question
cannot be decided in the next con-
gress, and the only object in keeping
it up is to induce voters in localities
to forget other issues and cast their
ballots for those who, sighting the
questions Of protection and eXDan-
sion, harp of silver, though nothing
can be done for t except through the
republican party, which, owing to its
lately increased prestige, may be able
in the next two Or three years to per-
suadc the nations to adopt it's policy
of the free coinage Of silver and gold
by the leading csyilizcd nations and
thus secure to the silver states ade-
quatc and permanent relief.
1t is interesting to observe the face
Of democracy as it claims all the yot-
crs for Bryan in 1896, when more
than d third Of those votes were cast
by the now despiscd silver republicans
and pOpulists: and it is still more in
tcresting to scan the silver record Of
democracy. In 1906 Jefferson stopped
the coinage Of the silver dollar, and
for 80 years the democratic admins
ira tions did not coin a single silver
dollar In 1884, Jacksonian demo-
cracy SO amended the mint act that
American silver coins OF all dcnOmi-
nations from five cents to 50 ceased
to circulHtc. In 1853 the democratic
congress enacted that there should
be no free coinage Of silver into 50
cent pieces or less and that has been
the law ever since, "the crime Of
1878" being merely a repetition Of
that of S53. In 1893, the demo-
cratic administration, with the aid
Of many now calling themselves the
friends Of silver. repealed the act
passed during Harrison's administra-
tion, under WHICH the mint purchased
millions Of ounces Of silver for the
relief Of silver producers, Thus is
clearly shown the hypocrisy of domo-
cracy in posing as the friend Of silver
Even the so-calIed Bland Allisoh act
Of 1898 originated with Gen. n. P.
Banks, then Massachusetts con-
gresham, and republicans. aided by
grccnbackers and othcrs, passed it
over Hayes ycto.--lIcralu,
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-08-31

The Montana democratic papers
are having lots Of fun attempting to
show that Secretary Gage and Sena-
tor Hanna are opposed to any in
creased coinage Of silver. Bless their
muddlcd democratic heads, Gage and
Hanna are not the republican party,
and are not even qualitiel to speak
for the administration. Papers must
be in bad shape for an argument
when they have to intimate that two
men are the whole political works Of
any party.
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-08-31
PRAISE FROM A ROUGH RIDER.
Trooper Percy Jordan Of Missoula Now
on His Way Home.

Percy Jordan, a Missoula, Mont,
cowboy, who fought at Santiago in
Troop f Of Roosevclt's rough riders,
passed through Minneapolis today on
his way home, says the Minneapolis
Journal. Mr.. Jordan is an English
boy and will visit friends in Manitoba
before returning to Montana.
He is full Of praise for Roosevelt.
He thinks the fighting colonel is the
greatest leader who ever took a regi.
ment into battle. 'We will have
him for the next president of the
United States," said Mr.. Jordan. Hc
added:
"The army was all right until aftel
the city surrendered. Then it col
lapsed. Whose fault? Whoever gave
us hardtack and sowbelly and moth
ing else. Grub Of that kind won't dc
in the tropics. Nothing to vary it,
you know. The Red Cross was the
salvation Of the army. Without them
we couldn't have done anything.
! saw plenty Of fighting, but didn't
get into it, I saw the charge on San
Juan hill-our troop was in reserve
we lost lots Of men by sharpshooters
and by artillery fire, but couldn't get
into it ourselves. The worst Of it
was we didn't see a single sharp
shooter. for all they were raising hell
with US. .-...-..:
The best fighters at Santiago were
the oath and 25th colored regulars.
I never saw anything so grand us the
way they carried San Juan. They
couldn't be stopped. There wasn't a
coward among them.
"a Navajo Indian, oneof the rough
riders, too, came with US as far as
Chicago. He lost two ribs through
an injury received by the mud and
stones thrown up by a Spanish shell
striking the ground near him. There
were four other Indians in the regi-
mcnt and lots Of half and quarter
breeds. They all fought we'll.
GIVE had enough for a while, but
will soon be ready for another whirl.
"Ycs, saw the trouble with the
list New York. Well, the trouble
was that the boys didn't know their
officers: they didn't know whom to
obey. So they had to lie down while
the 25th Buffalos went through them
and stormcd the hill.'
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-08-31
An ARMY and NAVY

memorandum book IS what you have
been wanting. The Northern Pacific
has it. 1t contains cut Of the Maine,
map of Cuba, list ct United States
and Spanish naval vessels, inter
ior drawings of a battleship, illustra-
tions OF United States and Spanish
ships, glossary OF navy and army
words; table Of distances, command
ers Of U. S. ships and army corps,
list Of United States regiments and
their commanders and other informa.
tion very useful and valuable at this
time. The book fits the vest pocket
and is up to date. Send Chas. S
Fec, general passenger agent, N. p
r., St. Paul, Mimi, ten cents an(
the book is yours.
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-08-31
Car AXants Peace.

ST. Petersburg, Aug. 2S.-.By order
or Emperor Nicholas, Count Mura-
vien, the foreign minister, on the
22nd handed to the foreign diplomats
at St. Petersburg a note declaring
that The maintenance Of peace and
the reduction of the excessive arn1a~
meuts now crushing all nations is the
ideal to which all nations ought to
strive. The car considers the pre-
sent moment Favorable for the inaug-
uration of a movement looking 80
this end and invites the powers to
take part in an international confer
ence as a means OF thus insuring a
lasting peace and terminating the
progressive increase Of armament.
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-08-31

1t may be set down as Il certain
fact that there will be only one re-
publican ticket in Riivalli, and also
that it will be a winner. The repub
1icans have q fair working majority
in this county, and are not going tc
split their votes and let the demo.
Gratis in just to please Charley Hart
man. The Legislative ticket elected
in this county will be Mantle repub-
licans---and don't you forget it.
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-08-31

There is much speculation rife
these days as to what will be done in.
the way of fusion when the four con-
Ventions meet in Hamilton on the
1,4th of next month. il the senti-
ment does not change greatly be.
tween now and that date, there is nc
power on earth can prevent fusion
OF the two wings of the republican
party on county matters. All the
prominent silver republicans, with
but few exceptions, believe that after
Perpetuating their organization the
two wings should join in nominating
a county ticket, and it is said on good
authority that the administration
men are of the same opinion. If this
be true, republican fusion will be tho
inevitable result.-Times.
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-08-31
e VIII Not DiSl1lcmbcr China

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 27..-Colonel
Charles DENLY, who was minister to
China for IS years, and was relieved
from his post but a few weeks ago,
arrived here yesterday direct from
San Francisco. In an interview,
Colonel Denby said:
''In my opinion China will never
be dismembcrcd among the great
powers, us l do not think the United
States, Great Britain or Japan will
permit it,
Colonel Denby said the Chinese
trade Of Russia, France and Germany
was small in comparison with that of
the United States and England. Both
China and Japan, Colonel DENLY
said, favored the retention of the
Philippine islands by the United
States. While on the subject, Colo
mel Denby took occasion to remark
that Admiral Dewey's victory had
added greatly to the dignity and ir
huence Of his Office as United States
minister, the Chinese having hereto
fore believed the United States to be
a great commercial nation, incapable
of such great victories. Colonel Den
by stated that the famous victory
had much the same effect on Japan
Hawaiian annexation was something
Colonel DENLY said he had favored
for years.
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-08-31

With the democrats of New York,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey ignor-
ing the silver issue, the other eastern
constituencies to hear from, it is evil
dent that the democratic party is not
favorable to bimetallism except in To-
calities where silver sentiment is
clearly in the ascendancy. But this
is the organization that Montana
democrats ask silver republicans to
align themselves with h--Livingstone
Enterprise. silver rep.
The Ravalli Republican., 1898-08-31

That there is a striking similarity
between Utah democrats and mem.
bers Of that party in Montana, is
shown by the following from the Salt
Lake Tribune: 'tThe gentlemen who
now propose to ride into Office on the
silver dollar, are the same who were
quite content to support Cleveland
on his St. Louis platform which COM
pletc]y ignored silver, and was we'll
understood to be a destinctly goldite
productions