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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-09
KNOWS HIS BIBLE BY HEART.
to port
From The Louisville Post.

while visiting old friend on the Tennessee
River, near where Shannon's Creek emptles into
the larger stream, not long since, said a cOun-
try minister, II negro lad OF twelve VINO
is as great a wonder to me as Helen Keller, the
world famous blind girl and deaf-mute. He lives
in a typical Kentucky backWOOds community
and has had no advantages. My friend asked
me if | would like TO see the youth. and as
sured him | would. We went to the ch.ld's
home II the little hut might be termed home
and before | left it had opened my eyes wide
in astOnishment The boy was born deaf and
blind and with He was for years,
while a mere tot, called the freak by the ne
groes who unfeelingly poked fun at the unfor-
tunate. This child was given a raised letter
Bible by an old nomadic missionary who hap
pened to see the pckaninny while preaching 10
the negroes, and from 1t the boy learned every
chapter in the Bible. He can quote any verse in
the Scriptures and do 1t quickly. He spends
every hour OF his time In studying Gods Word,
and says he is going TO teach the blind children
Of his race. The lads name is Harry William
Balaam Freeman and he is a good-looking mu-
lattO / am going to get some friends OF mine
to join in a collection to be sent the boy TO
further his studies. His mother works In the
field and his father Is a steamboat roustabout
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-09
TIE MAUI or LINCOLN.

Columbus Qnd) correspondence Of The Chicago
Times Herald.
DR.. BozzeIl. Of Clifford. this county. has an
old beech maui used by Abraham Lincoln 70.
splitting rails during his boyhood Gays ine
6nctor,s father borrowed the maui Of Lincoln's
father during Abrahan's boyhood days when
they were neighbors In Illinois, and never re-
turned It It Is now valued relic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-09

p,,,,c. available for Office work IN completing
field notes and FOR continuing surveys IN the 49, 49,
sprns $'i''oi
The official paper relating to domestic AFFAIRS
4 OF equal importance to greater number OF
the citizens Of the United States to Professor
Walcotts report on the forestry reserve Thou
lands Of property holders. as well as those VINO
earn their livelihood by farming, mining, Stock
raising and numbering, are directly concerned
IN the action Congress will take regarding the
permanent settlement of the Forestry Reserve
question 1t is evident that in the discussion or
this subject Professor Walcotts report will be
essupreme importance. since he is the acknowi-
edged authority on the subject, and will be
widely circulated throughout the country OF
which 1t treats.
The Hawaiian Minister, Mr.. F. NJ. Hatch, who
spent the summer in Honolulu. has returned
to his post and is at the Arlington for the
winter From the very first Mr. Hatch, who by
the way. is a native of w-Hampshire, has
been In favor Of annexation, and his voice Is
constantly heard advocating it.
THE Hawaiian people" he says, need
government Of some stability 1t is necessary
ir any country that expects recognition. Some
people object to annexation because. as they
our people are lncdpdDIc VI 6O'tiiIH5 '4'N'A4
selves They forget that we have had self-gov-
eminent for years. 1t is difficult TO believe that
With annexation we should be any less able TO
conduct our own affairs than we have been
hitherto
ut was the business community that kept the
Government intact under the monarchy Our
business people are perfectly capable Of main
tanning local government under any consid-
e'aton The native Hawaans own some land,
but few Of them are business men. From what
Understand. the Committee Of Hawaians now
N the city want the old monarchy and the old
Conditions"
Her dusky ex majesty, Queen Liliuokalani, II
seems. has about given up hope Of preventing
annexation. The friends Of this one-time mon
.ch' among whom are many wise and we'll
'aanced people, have finally persuaded her to
cease her efforts to defeat the annexation treaty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-09
4 HARDENED SINNER.

From The Clc;cland Leader.
Didn't you ct my bill today, Mr. BlngeyY
NO ma'am. Where was H.
wrapped up In your napkin
Indeed? Then didn't Sc it, 49, ~,
"I1ldn't YOU use 4 napkin. Mr. Bingley|
You will pardon me-. Mrs Tritters. but there IS 50
little substance to your meals that napkin Is JuSt
a waste Of time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-09
The annual handIcap OF The metropolitan Chess
Club has reached the following stage

The other week the first long-disance telephone
chess match conducted between the City Of
London Chess club and the Yorkshire Chess Asso-
citation. The Londoners won by five and half
games to and half games Much interest
was taken in London well as in Leeds. where the
Tykes playing their games. The match. rs
far the telephone was concerned, proved great
success.
The teegraphic games. played between the 81:
Petersburg ard Vienna Chess clubs. have advanced
to the following stages:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-09
FIRST GAME- QUEENS GAMBIT DECLINED
EASE .SrRRENDER.

From The Indianapolis Journal
"IIullo Rilson How f. II hear 50 li-t.' Of yod
nowadays in connection with that Good Govern
.Eer-wcll-I haze sortor dropped that kind Of
thing since / got the promise OF a good govern
ment Job"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-09

The games won b. each University in the six
tournaments
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-09
WITH QUEENS AND ROCKS.
GAMES PLAYED IN SIXTH INTERCOL-
LEGIATE TOURNAMENT.

PROBLEM NO 222-BY COURTNEY LEMON NEW
YORK.
Black-Fiyc pieces
K on X g. Kt on X II G: Ps on Q Y @; X md j.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-09

In the last two weeks the following additional en-
tries were received for The Tribune correspondence
tourney: George J. Hafstroem. No III Brcad-st.
Newark ~ j.; william Koch, No ~ Fifth-avep
New-iork city; Bernard II. Foster No. 2Sy Gene
sec-st.. Utica. y Y; u. Frederick Burnett, No 81
Tayior.st. Newark n j.. and D. +. Stllrnan, Ma
tiOnal Mantle Bank, Westerly, X. |. James jones'
Jacksonville. Fla. wishes to withdraw his name
from the list OF competitors as he found that he
would be too busy 10 attend the play OF the games
There are now nineteen entries. and The Tribune
suggests that these players be divided into sections
OF five cacn. one 20 be short: that two games
be played BY each contestant against every other
contestant in his section. and that the winner o.
each section play off in final tournament. Three
moves ought TO be made In each of the games I'm a
week. Should IL be convenient to those who have
entered, The Tribune will make the pairing a fort
night herce. when pay may begin.
J. w. Baird. the Local chess expert. who returned
to this city from his annual European trip the other
day. played the following interesting game at the
Manhattan Chess Clnh:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-09

4 the work This added to the S51, 661 which
i available for Office work and for going on
With the surveys In the spring Of 1898 makes
rhe total amount expended to date S6O'629
No one with even a superficial knowledge of
ne subject can read Professor Walcotts re-
bort without wondering at the results he has in
. comparatively short time obtained. an idea
Of which can be had by glance at the statisti-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-09

on X II 3: on q II .. RS on 9 u and X u; X
on q Is Il on X 1t 6: l. y Il 4.
Whitc-Seten pieces.
White TO play and mate in two moves
SOLUTION To PROBLEM No 22l.
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Following is complete record OF the tour
ment:
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likely to be interfered with. New York
importers OF feathers. wool and hides,
which are supplied In large part by South
American dealers. have made eager in
Quiries at the custom house and the ap-
praisers' stores. about the prospects OF get
ting the remainder of their spring and
summer cons.gnments. certain proper
ton OF the South America traffic is carried
by neutral vessels, and for that part no
anxiety is felt. importers apparently at
taching no Importance to the reports of a
prospective Spanish Blockade of this port.
The tenth division of the appraisers de-
partment, it Is expected, will feel the eff
fects OF the war more than any OF the di-
visions. inasmuch as ali of the importa-
tons OF sugars, cigars, tobacco. liquors,
fruits and nuts and oils are handled by
this division. Ordinarily large quantities
OF Spanish liquors and fruits pass through
this division. and importers o. such mer-
chandise do not expect that any shipments
viii be made to United States ports until
peace Is declared. OF course all importa-
tons OF Cuban tobacco. cigars and sugars
are stopped.
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He was afterwards United States senator
from Mississippi, register of the treasury
under President Garfield, recorder of
deeds of the District of Columbia ard
was again appointed register Of the treas
ury aby President Mckinley. Mr.. Bruce
was "a man OF distinguished appearance.
and in his senatorial days was said TO
have been. after Roscoe Conkling. the
best-dressed man in the senate. He mar
ried Miss Wilson, of Cleveland, O.,
woman with trace of negro blood, beau
tifui and accomplished. The only child
of this marriage was named Roscoe Conk-
ling, in honor of his fathers associate in
the senate and devoted friend. He is now
a young man of IS and student in the
famous academy at Exeter, N. H., where
he is preparing for Harvard. Senator
Bruce was not in intellectual acquire
ments the equal of Frederick Douglass or
of the late John NJ. Langston, but in
what may be called good fortune. excelled
any other man of his race so far pro-
duceC In the United States. His career
should serve as an encouragement and
his character as an example to the repre-
sentatives of his race.
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STRAW GooD> VIII. ~ tARCE.
THE War VIII cut on All supplies
From Manila tor - Time.

NEW YORK. April ss,~-flne effect Of
TIE war THAI Is looked for by the custom
Authorities =, this port - the stopping II
t'e Importation OF straw goods from Ma
ma. saa ~ millinery goods generally from
her Staa.sa ports Fortunately fer TIE
importers g Manl.a stga~ goods, the I'M
1ra3'AiioHs ordered tor che spring and
simmer TRADE ara about ali here. II hos
i1ti'es ara prolonged gnto mex; faib how
ever. tsts satsc, i, i believed VII suffer
seriously TIE exAmsasrs So ,he United
States appraisers stores 10 nat expect 80
hant'e any nlNys straw articles from Span
tsA gogis fer she next ave r,onshs al least
Work IN sosTie 81 the divisions % the ar
pTaiSsss department OF iris port is CERTAIN
10 De tnase Accordingly iiShG because %
the war Ta<se are many articles I'M
EsaTied from sou'a American ports. usually
"a American OF Spanish sesse!x ~hlrn
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How Some of the Hest knows Haa
Their Origin.
New York Mail and Express.

New York Mail and Express.
That expression heard every day in the
world, I'm take him down a peg or two,v
wasn't invented by some genius. didn't
drop from the skies. its roots lie deep
In the Saxon days of centuries ago. as far
back as good St. Dunstan. This populaf
pre4ate had the hot-headed and stormy
men of very wild period TO deal with,
They drank deep and their swords were
ready as their fiagons So, at the saints
suggestion. 10 reduce the chances Of broilS
over their cups. small pegs were inserted
al regular intervals in their big drinking
mugs. so that when more than one dranh
from the same bowl none should play ths
hog and exceed his share The socj
saints fierce parishioners. however. soon
found the pegs handy N drinking bouts:
they served as quiet and reliable unpires.
A ntleman's standing in society was
measured by his capacity to pack away
sack under his belt. and the pegs meas
ured the potations in these bibulous con-
tests, The victor was the man who
brought the liquid peg or two lever than
his r.vai: took down his pride and self
conceli-just the meaning We hang o.
mat ancient peg today.
Turning the tables has a pedigree
logger stsil. 1t conveys the idea of spring
ing counterehange or some winning tao
ties on your accuser. The wealthy ma hobs
or the days Of Augustus N Rome were
Possessed, among other fads, with a mania
for certain costly tables OF Mauritania
wood iniaid with ivory: the table mad
ness, as PNny puts II. All sorts OF ride
Osous fancy prices were paid for these
coveted gems IL soon became the retort
fashionable among the fair DANES OF
Rome. when charged with extraya-
cance by their spendthfift lords. 10 turn
the tables on the men, and ii usually
brought a swift change In the conversa-
iicn.
Ia scrape an acquaintance" has had
several assigned pedigrees. but none so
plausible as that given by Mr.. \. Wallace
IL his Popular Sayings Dissecteds'' He
says the expression had az imperial god
!8ther la the Emperor Haar.an. who.
~heu attending the bath. caught SIGHT
az an cid soldier of The imperial guard
making use of tile In place OF the ordi-
nary flesh brush 10 rub himself down
Hadran made inquiries into the mans
condition. and finding X necsssi;.oas sent
him a handsome present OF clothes and
money Tie next time he wen, TO the
bath his eyes rested on dozen or so OF
veterans armed with broken tiles working
away snduxtriousiy on their bodies Grasp
ing TIRE idea fha, Re WAS being worked
by these agile paupers. the emperor re-
marked: ''ScFape ahead. gentlemen. but
youli not scrape an acquaintance with
me-
Go to the dogs" has proha bly, classic
origin The ace % the dice used by the
Romans was called canis-dog-ansi throw
ing three aces meant losing the game, .
sense essentially conveyed III the general
use OF the expression nowadays.
Dog watch is corruption of dodge
WATCH" introduced on board ship. where
the sailors are divided into two watches
s'sA each watch takes the nlAcs AZ tia
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Eastporf. Maine, the cruiser Columbia
near BOSTON. the cruiser San Francisco
and New Orleans IT the Brooklyn navy
yard. tho auxiliary cruisers St. Louis and
Harvard In New York harbor and the st.
Paul at Philadelphia. These seven vessels.
all very fast. would be sufficient TO stop
any flotilla that Spain could send across.
To these seven Will room be added the
cruisers Topeka and Paris, now on the way
from England to Nsw York. The battle
ship Oregon and the gunboat Marietta are
expected TO arrive at Rio Jane.ro In about
two days. The cruiser Nic.heroy. recently
purchased from Brazil, will be Obliged to
leave neutral waters soon. but Will easily
reach Key West.
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An ENGLISH NAVAL
CRITICS OPINION.
-~ss=--~-s-~
Spain Is Woefully 0utclassed in
the War Now Going On.
America Far Superior In Fighting
ships. In the Character and quail
locations ot Her Naval Onts-sss
aud fa the Personnel of the Mcas
and Mast Ftght Far From Her
supplies and G0aitnK stataons-

LONDON. April CIV. Laird Ciewes.
inc naval critic. has written lang article
entitled Some of the Problems OF War;"
On which he says:
SPANS snoss noteworthy polet OF SUI
negiori,y lies In hsr torpedo fiotiila. bat
tie Spanish boats are nearly all old and
II II feared In rather bed orsier. Battle
Ships cannot he improvised or quickly
butt. while torpedo boats can be adapted
or constructed in short time. Therefore.
s. IL worth bearing in mind that In these
material elements which II Is least easy 10
create. the United States has superiority
from the nTst.
'rhfre Is more difference in the person.
siels OF the tso. navies. ] do not hesitate
10 say that lhs natural as well as the ac-
qulred, qualifications OF the American
cavSi Officers are miles ahead OF those OF
Uhs Spanish. Ind ed. there is no room for
comparison Moreover. ne American narai
Officers have STEADILY taeed and carefully
studied thu ptoh:pnss which they are now
grspplug with white tne spsnIards haya
shafked the d,ssgreeahle subject,
",oncerning ths men. a casual observer
Is liable To- n. waefuliy mistaken. When
hard work Is 90 be donc. ,he Americans do
1t With an in;ellige0cs and 10. 10 which
tire Spsnards are absolutely strangers.
SPAN cannot afford 10 essay an organized
or formal attack upon the United States
coast
'erha Aimirante oeuends nigh, shen So
vanaah or Wilmington. bot IL would be
foolish 20 tvv the experiment. which could
have 10 possible influence upae the course
az the war. regular naval lombard
nent OF New York Bostap oc FhlladeIphA
Is eut - the question. because Spain can
net afford To fsk hcr sajp$ against tho
lsns behind the earthworks ar IN wafer
The dIsah.s rseng e a spanish ship OF Bos-
son or New Noyk wogsia mean her total
loss Furjhvt. Spain catnos permit her
us1t TO eesase IA any Kind ef general ae-
Son al pal.t ser renewed from a ens,ing
station.
'"rhls question: e. e1s, Is one of ne lead
iHg factors sna ma>; arJesu ue the result.
Though tfest s. q csrttju smoun, 81 coal
Ia t'uhs asa Porte Rieo n neither island
.sn the s,s@k lv iats .y sar'eassd While
vsmesica "a uas'elos,sd r. SD,
~ Spain adopts sae Alternative = coal
ms ia sae sg@a ssa gsotn eo,aers. she doe,
~ At srcs1 pgit sac aa- oa,y aae or
t~o eo.ssis saat rsn keep u1 w1sa ;he aest
ead uodsra pq1t oi ,le Rect
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MANNING FORT POINT.
Five Batteries of Regular Artillery
to Defend san Frnncisca

SAN FRANCISCO. April 2s.-Before
many days pass there will be tented field
near the Fort Point Notifications The
Angel Island battery. commanded by
First Lieut. n. III. Randolph. viii take
station Al the point today, Captain Sedg-
wick Prat,'s battery from Fort Mason
viii also 20 out 10 the modern guns TO-
day. Before dark this evening the fortlfi-
cations al Fort Point will be manned by
the i've regular batteries OF the Third
United States artillery. Gen. Merriam Is
confident that the men and guns now in
position here are ample to repel any force
that the enemy could bring TO this point.
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spanish steamer Teicsforn Makes
Her Escape From n small Guneoat.

KINGSTON. jamaica, April eS-The
English engineer of the Spanish steamer
Tcitsfora. which put in here yesterday.
while on her way from Galveston 10 tdv-
erpooi. SAYS she steamer was chased when
or southwestern cuba and leaving the
yucatan shoals ou April =. by small
waShip flying the American flag. The
captain ef the TeleSfora thought the war
ship was Spanish. but pat or ali steam Oh
the chance tha, she really was an Ameri-
and her pursue: eleven knots an hour
The warshIp continued the cAase Tor sew
eral hours. hrng al Intervals, bu; with
cut effect.
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TENDERS ANOTHER REGIMENT.
California Desires to Furnish More
Than Her Quota of Troops

SAN FRANCISCO. April 2s.-G0v. Buad
has sent the following 10 Secretary Alger:
California desires 20 tender to the
United States an additional regiment, 10
compiti a three regiments Of infantry OF y
companies each in addition 70 the four
companies OF heavy artillery. Would VOC
accept fourth regiment In addition TO the
above ~ raised and rendered.?
No answer has Yet been received. TIE
governor says;
Il am waiting for my ms ruc;ions from
Washington. When l receive them / shall
he prepared 20 act. aud inside OF ;wo
hours from the time they ara received or
deTs "a u. be ssuct and the national guard
VIII te n notion
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CALIFORNIA; National, Guard.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2s-Governoe
Budd today made a pubic statement
showing the fighting strength of the Ma.
tionai Guard of California. The tota,
number enlisted is 3.65l. OF these aS5, II IL
reported, for various reasons. should ma.
go. which leaves 1854 men available Tor
immediate service.
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Memphis Races.

gomery park:
Half mile selling-The kentuckian won.
Red Admiral second. Losraceus third
Time :Jo1.
Six furlongs seliing-Nina Louise won,
Winslow second. Oninoor third. Time.
l:17ia
Five furiougS the Memphis stakes p
year olds-Fausntro won. Pirate Judge sec
ond Cathedral, third. Time, 1pi4.
One and one-half miles. seling-C s.
Bush wen Traveller second Celtic Bard
third. Time a:i14
Six furlongs seliing-Ail Alone won. Sc
dan second High links third. Time f:fsi6.
One and one-duarter miles five hurdlce-
Aifonsino won Uncle Jim second. Bob
Nicely third. Time 2:22.
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B. c., s. & P. G. Virtually Ac-
cepts Its Franchise.
WORK TO BEGIN IN TWO WEEKS.
1srveyinE Party aao BaiGhe-DS-Wsy
The G0mpany Now ftxuytug On
the Psrchasc of Valuable Tesmt-
tie snd ON Another Enterprise.

The probabilities nsw are that within
tao weeks the British Columbia. Seattle
ard Pacific Railway Company viii havs
In the fed a surveying party and right
of-way panty and that the work VIII ba
pushed vigorously, a. indeed Il must be II
the company complies with the franchise
which reached It's third reading Ia the cisy
council lasi Monday evening. That Iastra-
meni stlpu!stss that the fin. between
Portland and Seattle must be completed
ard 10 bona flde operation By November l.
Uea
Lora! representatives 81 the contrary
arc keeping in close touch with the New
York capitalists who are hack o. IL. ~
soon az ire franchise, with the six ansend-
ments proposed by the committee and
adopted by rho council had reached lss
third reading message Was sent from
Seattle 10 New York stating that the III,
had pfoeeeded as far az passibie under
the Charter thai tie vote by which Il
had reached third reading had been svow-
adIy test vote and practically assured
lhe fnaf passage ~ The bill. The message
also gave q synopsis or the proposed
amendments.
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STEAM SCHOONER N DISTRESS.
She Is Displaying signals About Ten
Miles on Point Reycs

SAN FRANCISCO. April &-A, a late
houT laSt night a steam schooner was OBJ
served displaying signals OF distress ahout
Zen niles west-northwest OF Point Reyes
II is supposed that she is the woott
bound from Eureka 10 this point. How
two days overdue There was heavy
wind blowing ana The sea was running
hish- TIE tag Reliance was dispatched
10 her assistance at , o'csock this mora
ins
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tiladstone's COndittOn Unchanged.
HAWARDEN. April 2s-At 10 this
morning Gladstone's condition was I'M
changed.
Position. VIII Ne Kept Open.

WEST SUPERIOR. Wis. April es..-
Superintendent Blanchard. OF the Superior
division OF the Northern Pacific railway,
has issued circular letter TO employees
stating tina, every man who goes with the
national guard or volunteers TO fight
against Spain will he reinstates In his no.
sit!on when mustered OUT of the service.
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ADMIRAL ERBEN TAKES COMMAND.
VIII Organize the Naval Coast De-
lenses and the PatrOla.

NEW YORK, Augil 2S.-Rear Admiral
Henry Erben. l.. s. n, retired has for
ma.ly assumed command OF the naval
coast defenses In which he succeeded the
late Commander Horace Elmer. lie viii,
Of the Atlantic and gulf states. and is now
awaiting Instructions from Washington.
BY direction OF the secretary OF war the
hours OF passing through the mine field
has been changed. The hours now being
between a. m. and p. III.