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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
"As HE SAILED--As HE SAILED. ;"

The Famous Captain Kidd, the Pirate
 Of Kidd's antecedents not much is known, except that he was skilful and brave seaman. In 1897 Kidd proceeded to England in order to get 8 ship and the necessary commission. Various difficulties were raised by the Admir- atty, but Bellamont (the Earl of Bella mont who was governor of New York and Massachusetts) got over these by persuading some of his friends to sub- scribe the money required to fit out ship and collect crew. Some of the leading men in England took shares in the venture, and amongst them was Somers. the lord high chancellor. Two commissions were obtained for Kidd; one, the ordinary letters of marque to take enemies ships, there being then war between France and England; and the other-an unusual form of commits sion. to which Somers set the Great.Seal ito capture pirates. When the charac- ter of Kidd's expedition was disclosed the granting of these commissions was made the pretext for a violent attack upon the government by Somers' politi- cal opponents. Lastly, the king was induced to make grant to Bellamont, and his fellow subscribers, of all the pirate goods that Kidd should capture, reserving to the king one-tenth thereof.
 The Adventure galley was bought, and Kidd took command Shortly af- ter sailing some of his men were press. ed for the navy; and, either because Eeamen were not to be had in England, or because he preferred crew Of his own countrymen, Kidd sailed for New York to complete his complement. There he made up his crew to 154 men, amongst whom were some of the most notorious pirates in the colony. What ever Kidd's intentions at this time may have been. 1t was clear to those in the colony what the probable issue of the expedition would be; and the home government was warned that. by com mon report, those who had joined Kidd intended in one way or another to make money out of the job, and shat Kidd would never be able to govern them
 From New York Kidd sailed for tue Indian seas, and in a short time the ships of the East India company brought the news that, far from putting
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
CAPITAL, AUTHORIZED OAE11A1s aIOO,0OO. olsO0Os s00Os Tho Union Trust C0mDa1l1

CHARTERED by the State of Connectl< cut with authority to act as Nxecutor, Ad~s ministrator, Guardian, Receiver or Ttusteal under will or deed.
 Is legal depository of money paid Into Court and all Public Trust Funds, A0te a4 trustee for Municipalities, Corporations and. individuals, and administers trusts of ail kinds Empowered to act as registrar uk stocks, bonds, or other evidences of indeht.s business such as is usually done by Trnst Companies. sAAs
 1t also does general Banking buslnes4 ceive deposits. The principal of each Trust Is invested by itself and kept separate and apart from the general assets of the Com pany.
 This Company is by law regularly exams ined by the Bank Examiner of the State o<. Connecticut. Z ss
 EUGENE s. BRISTOL, Treasursfs
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
:. Etmai,ctnl.
A Halt in the, Bull Moye,n e n,

New York, Jan. 10.-There was a halt day, the upward course of prices meet ing with some obstacles. The buoy was not sufficient to overcome the gen. eral tendency entirely and prices as a some pressure for London account and prices of Americans were lower in Lon don before the opening here. There was a disposition reported from that center to take an unfavorable view of the fu-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
 Washington, Jan. 10.-To-day's state

ment of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, s241,- 31S,S3S; gold reserve, $161, ,4o8, ,106; net sil- yer, $15.02s, ,soz; United States notes in treasury, $40,oe4,359; treasury notes of 1890. $2,96S, 722;l total receipts this day, $1,410,0s7; total receipts this month, $17,- 004, ,154; total receipts this year, $224,- 764,72S; total expenditures this day, $1,- 745,0O0; total expenditures this month, $13,625, 900; total expenditures this year, s220,s2s,211: deposits in national banks, $48, ,641,977.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11

Quotations of Active Bonds. The following quotations on bonds are
 furnished by Boody. Mcclellan S Co, bank. CTS, 57 Broadway, New York, and ST Or. ange street, New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
Bid AslkeiI

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 south Ky 1st Con. z 5s....>... 924 BPS St. l.. & Southw. 1st mtg 5s.... 72 T3
 Tex. & Pac. list mtg 5s. s......... 991s 99zs
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
Government Bonds.
New York Cotton ExcI,anpe.

ket steady. Total sales si.59O bales.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11

ASAFE AND CONSERVATIVE Method Of Accumulative Investment Is of-
 fered by the American Reai Estate Company.
 6Per Cent. Annually guaranteed by assets of oyer S1,500 900 in- vested in New York Real Estate. For par ticulars call on or write to
 CHARLES H. .BLAKESLEE,
 Special Agent, Room so7, First Nat. Bank Building, New Haven. Conn. no 1y
The Coconino sun., 1898-08-13

Refused blind Fate for arbiter. Subjected doubt to love, Feared not to fight the losing fight, Used all the strength they had; And dying, left their fame. a light To make the ages glad. Yet think!-though death cut or their days Thou nam'st them, call'st them great; They force thy unbelief to praise. They shame thy sluggard state. They live.-Then be it better said While each renews his VOW: '" 'TiS he that striveth NOT. is dead. Die not. Strive also thou
 Curtis Hidden Page.
The Coconino sun., 1898-08-13
BETSY'S BATTLE FLAG.

From dusk til dawn the livelong night She kept the tallow dips alight. And fast her nimble fingers flew To sew the stars upon the blue. With weary eyes and aching head She stitched the stripes of white and red, And when the day came up the stair Complete across n caryen chair
 Hung Betsy's battle flag Like shadows in the evening gray The Continentals filed away, With broken boots and ragged coats But hoarse defiance in their throatS; They bore the marks of want and cold. And some were lame and some were old, And some with wounds intended bled But floating brayely overhead
 Was Betsy's battle flag. When fell the battles le;den rain. The soldier hushed his means of pain And raised his dying head to see King Georges troops turn and flee. Their charging column reeled and broke And vanished in the rolling smoke. Before the glory Of the stars. The snowy stripes. the scarlet bars
 Of Betsy'S battle flag. The simple stone of Betsy Ross Is covered now with mold and moss But still her deathleSs banner flies And keeps the color of the skies. A nation thrills. a nation bleeds. A nation follows where it leads And every man is proud to yield His life upon crimson field,
 For Betsy's battle flag.
 Minnie Irving in MunSey.
The Coconino sun., 1898-08-13
TO PROFESSOR NORTON.

proud Of country 1T It were not Tor my countrymen. Prof. Chas E. Norton. Professor. we. your countrymen you'll pardon the disgrace
 Disposed to think that for the nonce you were quite on your base,
 And trusting you are open to conversion. firmly hope
 You'll step from out your nebula and take a wider scope.
 Just let your vision rest awhile on Santiago'S shores.
 And note the stream of blood that through it's brakes and ravineS pours. See there the hero deeds inscribed by history's glowing pen.
 And ask your heart if still tis barred against your countrymen.
 Pray contemplate the pictures flashed upon the Southern skies Of Yankee" tars and gunners braving deaths fierce agencies
 For dear old Glory and the land that succors the oppressed And say if yet you feel for them no pride within your breast. Read how for conquered foes the vctors mellow grim defeat, How grand nobility did there with generous deeds compete: Let those courageous acts of rescue open to your ken, And if you love your country. then you'll love your countrymen. We're loath to feel that, born meath skies it. lumed by Freedoms sun. You will not on reflection. be to true repent ance won. But if you prove from all the ties of patriot love exempt Your countrymen, for countrys sake. must discount your contempt.
 Richmond Dispatch.
The Coconino sun., 1898-08-13
ITS HE THAT sTRIvETH NOT. IS DEAD.

Greater by far than thou are dead. Strive not. Die also thou"-- Matthew Arnold. after Homer.
 Greater by far than we they were:
 But why: Because they strovc.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-05
ARTILLERY BILL
 TO BE PASSED Soon the Pending Meas ure Will Go Through
 in the House.
Speaker Reed Will Not Regard It in the Light of an Elmer
 gency Measure.
But Majority of the Representative Favor Prompt Preparations for
 Contingencies.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, March IA Washing ton special to the Herald says: Chair man Hull of the Committee on Military Affairs is now confident that he will get the bill providing for two additional regiments of artillery through the House next week. He told me to-day that. while the Committee on Rules had not yet acted on his resolution proVld- ing for a special order for the consid- eration of the bill, he had what he re- garded as an assurance that they would report a special order some day next week. and that the bill would be passed.
 There was an informal conference of Republican members of the Committee on Rules last night, at which the Ques- ton of when the bill should come up was considered There was some talk of bringing it up to-day, but after some discussion 1t was decided that 1t should go over until next week. No specific day was agreed upon and It IS poSSl- ble that it may be delayed even longer Speaker Reeds position on the artillery bill has been the subject Of consider able discussion, and it has been repre- sented in some quarters that he was opposed to it. I am able to state that the Speaker does not oppose the bill as a measure for the increase of the army so as to afford sufficient men to prop erly care for new guns, which have been mounted in seacoast Notifications. He is one of the men in Washington, however, who refuses to recognize the existence of danger of a rupture with Spain over the Maine disaster, and he will not consider the artillery bill in the light of an emergency measure. Tax ing this view of the matter it is natu- ral that he should not regard the de- lay of a week or two of any particular consequence. When the artillery bill once gets before the House it will go through with a rush. The opposition to it has practically collapsed. Repre- sentative Sulzer of New York is not the only Democrat in the House who has seen new light in regard to this bill
 I called on Boutelle this evening, and asked for his views on the situation. He declined to discuss it in any way or to say what he thought of the proposi- tion to buy ships abroad for use in the event of an emergency. He declined to discuss the work Of his committee in any way or to say what action would be taken. He declared that there was no disposition on the part of the com mittee to refuse to give the navy all that was needed.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-05
War Departn ent Rushing Work on the HarbOr
 DefenSeS.
The Third 1O-Inch Disappear ing Gun Being Taken to
 Ballast Point.
Force of Men From Battery D Max ing Roadways and Other Pre-
 parations for the Guns.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN DIEGO. March 1.-The War De- partment is rushing work on the forti- fications of San Diego harbor The third ten-inch disappearing gun and the last to be mounted at present at Ballast Point is now at the end of the Spreckels wharf, and force of men under the supervision of Captain Pol hemus is at work getting ready to move it upon a large lighter. It will be put on board the lighter at high tide tomorrow morning and lowed to the Notifications. All the material for the Notifications at Ballast Point is now here, and all that remains Is to mount the guns, the last carriage hav- ing been delivered last week.
 There is now a force Of between thirty and forty men from Battery D making roadways and other prepara- tions for the handling and mounting or the guns. The original intentions of the Government were to allow the em- placements and cement work at the point fully six months to set and harden before the guns and carriages with their enormous freight were put in place But present orders are to hasten the work at least to point where the guns can be put in promptly If needed.
 Each gun was tested by the, Govern ment officials before being sent here. The three supplements for the dis appearing guns are now finished, the last one being completed this month. The first emplacement was finished about six months ago, and on this em- placement the first gun will be mount ed. The work will require about two weeks. After the gun Is mounted and ready Major Field of the Second Ar tillery. inspector for this district. will be here to inspect the gun and have 1t fired with a full charge to test the em- placements. The charge for each gun requires 2F0 pounds of brown pris- matic poy der and the projectile weighs $50 pounds. At the muzzle the projectile can penetrate twenty inches of steel, and eighteen inches of steel at 1000 yards. The first gun will be mount ed as soon as the detachment now at work from Battery D finishes the work on the roads leading to the emplace- mPnfS
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-05
Dry Tortugas Is Now a Positive Source of
 Danger.
Could Be Occupied by an Enemy as a Base of Naval
 and Military Operations.
An O1d-Style Fort and Obsolete Guns That Could Not Withstand At
 tack in Modern Warfare.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,

Call Office, Riggs House,
 Washington, March f.
 In its preent defenseless condition, it is pointed out, Dry Tortugas is a posi- tive source of danger, as 1t could be occupied by an enemy as a base of naval and military operations. The most essential feature of its defense would be the moving of guns, and with these the harbor would give one of the best roadsteads in southern waters. The main defenses are on Tortugas, meaning Turtle Island, and occupy practically the entire island, all though a small narrow coral reef sweeps around it, affording additional shelter. The fort is known as Fort Jeff ferson. It is three-story brick struc- ture, with easements, the walls being four feet three inches thick. The gar rison quarters are located in these easements, the old plan being to place the artillery in the upper stories and the infantry below. The old defenses consisted of thirty-two and forty-two pounder guns and one or two Parrots of 200 and 300 pounds. These four-feet three-inch walls and old style guns would be of little service in modern warfare, and such as remain are prob ably out of practical service by the quarantine uses to which Fort Jeffer- son has been put in recent years.
 It is thought, however, that the old brick fort would serve temporary uses as a garrison and that the surround ings would afford a good location for heavy guns to protect the roadstead.
 The Notifications board, headed by General Miles, some time ago reported that the Dry Tortugas Islands were necessary as a part of our system of coast defenses. The naval scheme or defense of the coast, as laid down in the plans by the naval war college last summer, also contemplated the Tortu- gas Islands as a base of operations, while the board appointed by Secretary Long to select sites for drydocks last summer also devoted considerable space in its report to showing the inn portance of the islands from a strategic ably better than that off Key West, a point of view. The anchorage is prob fact made evident by the preference for Tortugars harbor shown by Admi- ral Sicard during the southern ren- dezvous of the North Atlantic squad ron now in progress.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-05
BRAZIL DID NOT
 SELL THE SHIPS.
They Were Disposed of to Spain Probably by the Firm That
 Was Building Them.

Copyrighted, 1898. by James Gordon Bennett.
 BUENOS AIRES, March Al am ad- vised by the Herald's correspondent in Rio Janeiro, Brazil, that nothing is off, cially known about the reported pur- chase by Spain of the ships now build ing in England for Brazil.
 NEW YORK, March "A Washing ton special to the Herald says: Con siderable surprise has been expressed here over the announcement from Lon don that Spain has purchased the two cruisers which the ArmStrongs have been building for the Brazilian Govern ment. Brazil is in entire sympathy with the United States as against Spain, and stands ready to join with this country in any step that may be made toward recognizing Cuban independ- ence.
 If Spain has secured these two ships, it is believed the sale has been made by the Armstrongs, rather than by Brazil, notice having probably been given to the firm that they were at liberty to sell them if a purchaser could be found There is no doubt the United States could have had first choice had the administration desired them In ad- dition to these ships, constructed by the ArmstrongS for Brazil, that Gov ernment has under contract three tor pedo vessels of 1030 tons each at Kiel, Germany. None of the Brazilian ves- sells is of type particularly desired by the United States. The weakness of our navy is specially in armored ves- sels.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-05

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 9 inches. Their dimensions are 267 feet inches in length and 4S feet beam. Being intended solely for coast defense, the motive power of their two vertical triple-expansion engines is to develop only 34O0 horsepower under natural draught and give a speed of IA knots, while under forced draught the speed is to reach at least 15 knots.
 Hull protection is afforded by a HarveyizeG steel belt along the water line, from forward to aft, feet 6 inches in depth amidships and 13 3-4 inches thick, tapering at the ends to 4 inches The ship has also an arm ored deck 1.3 inches thick. The armament consists of two 0.4-inch Armstrong rifles mounted in turrets of 8-inch Harveyized steel, four 4.7- inch quick -frers in easements of 2.9- inch armor and two 6inch howitzers. The secondary battery comprises four 6-pounders, two 1-pounders, two ma- chine guns, two field pieces and two torpedo tubes submerged. The coal capacity is 236 tons and the comple- ment 200 men.
 The condition of these two ships is no doubt very backward as to com pleteness. It is not even probable that they have been launched. Neither of them would cut much of a figure in naval demonstration, as their coal supply would scarcely suffice to carry them across the At Iantic. As coast defenders they are only efficient so long as they are within reach of coal pile. Without this latter they must depend upon escorts and transports.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-05
FLAGSHIP OLYMPIA
 TO BE ORDERED HERE.
The Peerless Queen of Cruisers Soon to Be Sent to San Francisco
 From the ASiatic Station,

WASHINGTON, March At is prob able that the Olympia, flagship of the Asiatic Squadron and the peerless queen of cruisers, will come home to San Francisco. The navigation bureau has this movement under consideration, and in view of the fact that the ship has been three years away from a navy yard engaged in hard cruising service, even if there were no other reason, it is likely that the order will be given
 The Olympia is a protected cruiser of extraordinary speed and endurance. with a battery strong enough to over power almost anything short of a bat tleship, and speed enough to run away from that or anything else that she does not care to fight.
 The torpedo boat Winslow, at Nor folk. has completed repairs, and will join the fotilla at Key West as soon as the gale On the coast blows itself out and makes the run down safe.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-05
CAN PURSUE ONLY
 THIS FIRM COURSE.
If Spain Is Responsible for the Maine Disaster Uncle Sam Must De-
 mand Satisfaction.

BOSTON. March 4.-The Journal to- morrow will say: Joseph H. Beale, pro- lessor of law at Harvard, in response to the Boston Journals request for the legal view of the present situation with Spain, makes the following statement:
 ITO the Boston Journal: If it should turn out that the Maine was de- stroyed by some cause for which the Spanish Government could be held re- sponsible, the only course which the United States could pursue as civil iZed nation would be to demand of Spain an apology and full indemnity in money. JOSEPH H. BEALE JR.'
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-05
THE PRESIDENT
 IS ALIVE TO
 v THE DANGER
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a clear declaration of policy the United States will be ready for any contingency that may result from such declaration.
 The Speaker and hls trusted fol- lowers are doing what they can to counteract the war spirit m the House. During the past week MT. Reed has been talking a great deal with members, and some of the Republicans are authority for the statement that he is making per- sonal canvass for recruits to sup port him in resisting the anti-SPan- ish sentiment, which is very strong. It is said that he is mak- ing individual appeals to Repub- licans not to permit themselves to be carried away by sentiment and emotion, but to stand up consist ently for the policy which has thus far been followed of holding the Cuban agitation in check.
 The Evening Star to-day says: The statement may be reiterated with confidence and positiveness that the administration has aban- doned the theory that the Maine was blown up by accident. It is asserted that the board could now, if no more testimony were taken, show clearly that the destructive agency was exploded from the outside. Further investigation is necessary, not to make this fact more clear, but to show con- clusively, if possible, what the external agency was, in what manner and by whom exploded.
 If the evidence of external ex- plosion is as manifest, upon in- spection, as it is believed to have been found by the American divers, the hope is entertained that the Spanish divers will re- port this fact, and that the Spanish board will acknowledge the external explosion and the Spanish Government at once offer full reparation.
 Unless Spain, actuated by a false and dishonorabe pride, actually desires war or prefers war to the humiliation Of confess ing responsibility for the disaster, this course will be followed by her if the Spanish divers make the discoveries which it IS antici- pated they will. If Spain is not deSirous of avoiding war, then it is likely that her divers and her Board of Inquiry will be afflicted with official blindness, which will prevent their seeing what was made apparent by the American investigation.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-05
Troubled With Rheumatism

besides the wounds received in the army and also with pains in my stom- ach. Finally I had to go on crutches. I took all kinds of medicine prescribed, without much help. Three years ago I thought I would try Hoods Sarsapa- rilla. Before took one bottle, l be- gan to feel better. Before I finished the second bottle. I could get around the house without the aid of my crutches. Before I tried it I was in such pain