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of projectiles from whose guns fell on board
of her. While the work of removing her
cargo was going on the Alfonso XII was APP
preached by an American boat, evidently
with the intention OF blowing her UP by
means of torpedoes The boat, however.
was driven away by revolver shot from
aboard the steamer and the fire from the
shore by Spanish soldiers. The ship was
subsequently destroyed by fire caused by
explosive bombs from the American YES
coll
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NObIesvilIe's New Hotel.
.ial to the Indiananolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, July TO- - 1.-THE
Houston the new hotel that has just been
built by Will H. Craig on the site of the
old Commercial Hotel, was opened to-day
by the proprietors, A. D. Hull g. Son. Near
ly one hundred persons sat down to din
ner the first meal served in the new hos
telry.
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HOTEL ST. JOSEPH BURNED.
i. %. Benson, of LOganspOrt, Ind, nm
EmpIOye, Lost His Life. 49,

ST. JOSEPH, Mich July 1O.-The Hotel
st. Joseph was destroyed by fire at o'clock
this morning. or the forty guests and em-
ployes in the building all escaped alive but
1. B. Benson, of Logansport. Ind. Benson
was an employe and lost his life while try
ing to save books from the office. The hotel
had two hundred rooms and was owned by
]. H. Graham, OF the Graham & Morton
Transportation Company. Loss 900; IN
surance $17500.
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Catholic Church Dedicated.

Special 20 mo Ind1anapoIlS JOURNAL.
SULLIVAN, Ind, July 10.-A new Cath
Ole church was dedicated here to-day. The
Catholic knights from Vincennes attended
in body. Bishop Chatard, of Indianapolis,
conducted the ceremonies, assisted by Fa-
Their O'DOnOYan
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Has been used over fifty years by millions OF
riOthers for their children while teething with
nerfect success. It soothes the child softens the
gums, alays pain, cures wind collie. regulates the
whether arising from tcSthing or other causes.
For sale by druggists N every part OF the world.
Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winsows Soothing
syrup. % cents bottle.
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Factory burned.

PHILADELPHIA, July 10.-Halton &
Shoemaker's five-story brick factory build
ing. at Boone and Diamond streets, was
destroyed by fire to-day, involving loss
of about 100000, divided among the owners
of the building and the various tenants.
The loss is covered by insurance
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The human cuticle is sorely tried by dis
remedied by the use of Glenn's Sulphur
Soap, the celebrated antidote to maladies
which affect the skin, as well as to sores,
druggists.
brown Zoe.
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or foreign, are justified in resenting I'M
founded charges of illteracy--the rate of IL
lteracy in Hawaii being much lower, in re-
Atty than in many of our own Southern and
western States. MARY H. KROUT
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Mr.. Lee Nixon. private secretary to Rep
resentative Oyerstreet, returned from
Washington yesterday.
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CUTICURA CURED Her

When my little girl was six months old
she had Eczema. We had used cold creams
and all kinds of remedies, but nothing did
her any good; in fact she kept getting worse.
used to wrap her hands up, and when I
would dress her, / had to put her on the table,
for could not hold her. She would kick and
scream, and, when she could, she would tear
her face and arms almost TO pieces.
used four boxes OF CUTicURA (ointment),
two cakes of CUTIcURA SOAP, and gave her
the CUTIcUKA REsoLvEST and she was cured,
and see no traces Of the humor left. can
truthfully say that they hare saved her tie, and
any one suffering as she did, should advise
them 20 give CUrIoURA fair trial.
Feb.7, '9S. Mrs. G. A. CONRAD, Lisbon, N. IL
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its property is the gift to Indiana Of the
late H. H. Culver, of st. Louis, ana ms
family.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-13

The feeding Of bantam chicks Is a
vexed question. writes VIM. Y. Fox in
Poultry Herald. One very successful
bantam breeder wrote ne. last spring.
that he always fed crackers and milk.
exclusively. for the FIRST month. and
then gradually put them onto grain.
he said he had Just read an article By
me In which condemned wet food and
be must diser with me, as he rarely
lost chicken BY his method and could
do nothing az all with dry feeding.
Nevertheless. have tried all ways and
much prefer the dry method. The best
success ever had was when raised
only a few and fed as follows: fed
Ave times a day. some one Of the fol-
lowing things. all they would clean up.
trying TO give as much OF a variety a.
possible: Pin head oatmeal. cracked
wheat. millet. bread OF cracker crumbs.
corn bread or breakfast gems erumbs.
cooked potatoes. minced neat or meat
and vegetable hash: everything dry.
had clean water and sharp. fine
gravel before them ell the time and
after the first week they had a grass
run. so they got plenty Of green food.
After they were four or FIVE weeks old
gave whole wheat In place OF the iner
grains and did not feed 80 often. Do
not make the mistake Of trying to keep
your chickens small by starving them.
Until they are fully feathered clear
onto the tops OF their heads. feed a II
you wanted to make roasters Of them.
Otherwise. lots OF them will die. while
ieatherlng. After this time, you may
be little less liberal. but Il Is much
better to Keep the growing chickens
rather plump at all times. The proper
way TO keep down the size Is to breed
from the smallest. every year. aud not
begin 20 hatch too carly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-13

Sure enough. II proved TO be for that
Arm. Who except a postofice expert
would fancy that &c Pole and Green
meant &c Bowling Green; that Mr..
Dick S. Fibbeis" was intended for
Messrs. Dick a Fitzgerald: or that
"Chasfredkroo Per- was an attempt 90
copy the rather careless signature Of
a gentleman named Charles Frederick
Rooper1 Facetious letter writers give
the postoffice authorities a great deal
Of trouble. A few years ago one hu-
morous person wrote an address on
the face Of a postage stamp and mes
sage on the back This extraordinary
missive came TO New York. where Il
was duly delivered. The fend who
deals in elongated handwriting is no
longer a terror. since the experts have
found that by holding the letter level
vi, the eyes they can readily declpher
his addresses. The picture address
Joke. however. Is very common, and
numerous letters are on Gle In which
Broadway is designated by fat gen
tleman in weighing machine. Dey
street by a die. etc. These are all fee
BILE and meaningless attempts az being
funny. but the pos,oiIice people regard
II a. their hounden duty TO investigate
them as earnestly rs they would highly
important documents
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-13
Racing on sun.

A recent article In the Strand Maya
zine on stilI-racing describes an amuse-
ment that Is almost entirely confined
to the nelghborhood OF Bordeaux. In
France. In 1892 the first siilt race
meeting was held in the Landes. The
course was from bordeaux TO Bayonne
and Blarritz. and back to Bordeaux.
distance Of 302 miles. while women
had shorter course OF 81 miles. Stills
were allowed to be Of any length. Six
ty-nine racers started. OF the sixty
nine men thlrty-two covered the dis
lance in eight days and a half. The
average rate al which the winner COW
cred the ground was almost exactly
FIVE kilometres. or three miles. per
hour for a distance OF SO2 miles. In
1884 three silt racers. three pedes-
TRANS. and three horses were pitted for
a course Of 21S miles. The horse came
IN the winner. having done the go
miles In sixty-two hours. The three
stilters. 4 Is stated. arrived within the
time limit. but one horse and two pc
destrlans broke down upon the road.
The pedestrians who covered the
ground took los hours to do Il.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-13

never so happy as when giving pleas
ure TO and entertaining friends. Il l.
open house" with her an the year
round. Il b. her wont every summer
to make up q tinsel party for her faith
er's summer place n one Thousand
Dripping Springs. or. as her young
friends call 70. Bonnie Glen. located
some Eve niles from Hot Springs.
where Il Is a continuous round Of pleas
ure from arrival TO departure.
Next sumner. however. Col. Whit
ungton expec's to take part In the state
National Guard encampment. held at
Little Rock IN July. and aitired In her
full uniform she will no doubt be a
prominent feature. Miss Wilmington
comes by her love for the military hon.
estly. rs she Is the daughter Of a mill
tary man. Major Ar Wilmington. one
Of Ito, sprinis' most prominent cl,l-
Eens. Col Hiram Wilmington. her
grandfather. vas one OF Arkansas pl.
oneers. who settled In Little Rock In
1926. and established the Little Rock
Gazette. which paper IL still in exist
ence. In 1852 he moved to Hot
Springs. lie was selected to represent
In the general assembly what was then
the western district Of Arkansas. and
was prominent In framing the new con.
stltutiou Of the state.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-13
THE POSTAL EXPERTS
LETTERS WHOSE ADDRESSES
BRING DESPAIR.
Ignorance Il the Usual Cause. but the
Eaeetious Writer l. Not Missing aud
Ms Gaysty Cause. No End Of Tyoubis
The wouid-Ie Funny Man.

In the New York postofice a scrap
book is carefully preserved conia ming
all or nearly all Of the queerly address
ed envelopes and puzzling directions
which has passed through the city
mails during the last twenty years.
The collection was begun by Expert
Stone. whose long experience and ex-
traordinary skill in deciphering mys-
teries OF address won for him an in
ternational reputation. Today there
Is whole department devoted TO the
tracing OF dou otful directions, and In
Unite pains are taken TO deliver into
the hands for which Il was Intended
ever .-sr mailed. says the IndIanapo-
lis News. A glance through the "mys-
terry book" at the general pos,onlce Is
caleuil I'd TO give one a very high idea
OF Ito lkill In solving problems OF CHR
ography by misspelling attained by our
experts. Acrostios and REFUSES must
be as nothing 10 persons who can sue
cessfully Identify the following: Mrs.
Meow En-. Isi Side ST.. New York. {"
We; II did not take the postofice long 10
ind that this was intended for Mrs
MoGowen. i6 Forsyth street" Anoth-
er curious example VIGOROUSLY wres-
tied with was: Miss Jarcy Amer ford
New York. IFS tom lson streets" This
proved 70 be letter from some we'll
meaning southern darkey 10 Miss
Georgianna Ford. rs Thompson
street" A letter addressed "signlgI-
calls. New York" was intended for the
old St Nicholas hotel; and an envelope
on which was written william An
ue&. ESQ. Linen Company. N. Y, con.
tained a message 10 the wllllmantie
Thread company. A prize puzzis was
that directed 10 "fealch Starch and
Co. importers and dealers, New York. {"
This kept the experts guessing for some
time. until one genius discovered that
by repeating AFealeh Starch & Co" 20
himself number OF times he got at
what might be the Platt- Deutsch pro.
nunciation u Phelps. Dodge 4 Co"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-13


One Of the questions OF the season
for all suburbani;es Is. Have YOU
prepared your hot bed and cold
framesl" II not. why not? There is
money In them. as we'll as health and
satisfaction. Il Is pleasure to grow
great solid heads Of lettuce. crisp. ear
~ radishes and tomato plants. that are
almost ready to blossom before the
garden beds are ready for them. A
first-class hot bed with lumber at east
ern prices costs about $40 for 6xl2. II
the owner builds II himself This Is a
permanent Investment. provided Il Is
properly built. The glass should be In
four sashes each 3x6 feet. Corner
posts IA inches are most desirable.
and any inexpensive boards one inch
thick will make good siding. II you
do not thoroughly understand making
the hot bed. and getting the earth
ready for the seeds. ask your neigh
eor's gardener TO help you. Better pay
him a tribe and have everything right
You will only need TO be instructed
once. Tuck a few flower seeds snugly
into one corner Of the place. and don't
forget the cabbage aud caullhower
plants; leave a space TO transplant
your lettuce. those few luscious early
heads that make you forget spring fe-
yer. and even persuade yourself TO be-
licve that. after all. life may be worth
living Such little convonicnces cost
but little, and bring a very large
amount Of luxury with them. Indeed.
Il takes bui a tribe TO expand them
into something extensively profitable.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-13

Not all Americans are Anglo-saxon.
Even In the south. where the propor.
ton OF people drawn from that source
Is greatest. there are strong infuslous
OF French. Irish and scotch-Irlsh
blood. In the west are extensive Ger
man. Irish and Scandinavian popula-
tons; In the east vast Irish poppla.
ton. large Canadian French element
and an immense nunber OF Germans
Even what is called the Anglo-saxon
stock Is mixed with Dutch. Huguenot
aud Scottish contributions. When this
country has fighting to DO. she does no,
look TO one race among her people but
to all, and her foreign relations cannot
be planted on the aihnitles OF Anglo
Americans or any other ethnlc Gle
ment. When we have cleared our
minds OF error prejudice and Injustice
enabling ourselves TO understand what
Americanlsm means-how it Is no, the
predominance OF any race or religion
we shall perceive the exact worth
and character OF the friendship sub.
sisting between Great Britain and the
United States. There Is a common
language: there Is common law:
there are many common political ideas:
there are common interests In trade. so
that the prosperity Of the one Is more
or less lnicrtwinod with the prosperity
OF the other; and lastly both are free
states, having an active. educated pub.
lie Intelligence, peculiarly responsive
TO the appeals Of a universal humanity
Syracuse Standard.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-13

The innkeepers In the countries on
the Rhine follow a practice which is
worth limiting to persons OF the same
profession In this country. They give
their guests carte. or piece Of paper
measuring about sixteen inches long
and four inches broad. and which folds
together like a small map. This carte.
when folded, exhibits on the outside a
View Of the hotel. also lts name. and
the name Of the keeper. on expanding
II we find that the other parts consist
OF lists Of the principal curloslties or
public buildings which are worth visit
ing in the town and It's environs: and
along the whole inside We End a map
Of the chief routes from the place.
Thus. the German hotel-keeper's carte
is card Of his house and local guide.
all in one bit OF paper, the expense OF
which can not be much greater than
that OF a common bill OF fare.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-13

ops iiszssilsia IA cSa.bsasd Hotel .sa
Private Comforts.

Private Comforts
Il saw something In the newspaper
the other day" remarked a weil-dress-
ed. comfortable-look man TO a
Washington Star reportes. about
George Vanderbilt giving up tina, great
house OF his down there at Asheville.
and ! wonder that he has worried
with Il As IS as he has. not to men
ton the f-ndous amount OF money
he has spc+ on II. Now, am not so
rich as ". Vanderbilt. but | have
something for a rainy day. and have
more for that purpose by not spend
ing II all on palace. | presume
might have put as much as s250.O00
into a home for myself and family. but
instead Of doing that bought tract
OF land. finely located. In New York
state. for which gave $4,000. There
was quite lake on II and some pretty
sharp hills. which made II cheap land,
and I got plenty for my money. but II
was what | wanted. II was conve-
niently located within three hours
from the city. and was not far from
two or three good country towns, and
a mile from the railroad. Here |
built what you might call a sumner
hotel. II was a house Of frame. cost
Ing. furnished In plain. substantial
way. 5000. and had forty rooms in
II. including Office. ballroom and the
usual similitudes Of summer hotels in
all their appointments. with electric
lights. water. sewerage. etc. On the
lake I put a small launch and a lot
OF small boats; ! built and equipped a
stable accommodating a dozen horses
and vehicles and | added bowling al
ley. tennis court. golf links and all
that Eort Then secured a good small
hotel manager and a force OF servants
sufficient TO run my hotel in a pleasant
and comfortable way. without any
frills. and my family and moved In.
My wife lived exactly as II she were
In a hotel. except that the manager
conferred with her when she wished
any changes. and she took none OF the
worry Of housekeeping upon herself.
My sons and daughters had their
apartments as in any other hotel and
! made no exactions except that the
entire family should dine together ey-
cry day when we were all at home.
OF course. We entertained and still en-
terrain our friends. but there isn't any
worry about them. We all live to-
gether as In one hotel. and everything
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-13
OF HISTORIC INTEREST.
Cans Made from Weed from shs spas-
Ian warshlp san Pedro.

"~~~E
Il have in my possession" says a
gentleman to q reporter Of the Wash
ington Star. "a walking stick. the his
tory Of which Is. at ta9 present time.
very interesting. Il was a part Of the
handrail Of a stairway leading to the
cabin OF the commander OF the Spanish
varshlp San Pedro. which was blown
up In the Caribbean sea, OF the coast
OF Venezuela or Colombia. the year be-
fore the termination OF the long con
tinued and persistent struggle Of the
South American states for their free
dom from Spain. In 1873, ! think II
was, the San Pedro was seat from the
mother country. with seve al hundred
troops. TO take the places Of a similar
number who had served their allotted
time and were 10 be returned 10 their
homes There was also on board the
ship about 100000. sent TO pay on
the troops and meet other demands.
While the ship lay OF the coast. trans
ferrlng troops. a FIRE broke out on
board and reached the magazine. How
many persons persisted ! have now no
means OF ascertainlng. but the pre-
sumption Is there was a very great
number. The money all went down
with the ship. and was al the bottom
OF the sea. undisturbed. for more than
quarter OF a century. A wrecking COM
pany OF Baltimore. Nd. got permission
Of the South American government (oif
whose coast. at known locality. the
ship lay TO search for treasure. paying
probably. a percentage OF the result TO
Venezuela or Colombia The find was
the recovery OF some ,25. coo OF $4,000
in silver. Several years after
this effort another attempt was
made 10 recover something OF
value. but the motion Of the
sea had so covered the ship with heavy
masses OF sand that only a small
amount was secured. On leaving the
wreck the mahogany rail Of the stair.
way was taken on. to be made into
canes. The treasure. together with
the rail and a small brass cannon found
on board. was deposited In a bank Ia
Baltimore. had then living a life
long friend. an ofiiccr Of the bank. who
was presented with one OF the canes
made from the rail OF the ships cabin
He had the stick mounted with a silver
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-13
YOUNG HoPEs nLIonTEp.
Aad the Old Fire Captain D,d 40 De.
uberaseiy.


There are immature inventions that
look well on paper. inventions OF beau
tiful proportions and exquisite artistic
detail that are utterly valuelsss whin
subjected to a practical test. That's
what bright young Cleyelander dis
covered some time ago. says the Pliin
Dealer Of that city. He happened at
a fire one day and was close BY when
a section q hose burst. The water
sushed out In a fountain. and o, course
the steamer was Immediately helpltsI
II took some time TO replace the
wrecked section With a new length and
this get the young man to thinking
The result was that he went back to
his ONCE and after a few hours plan
ming evolved a ready repalrer that
seemed TO him to fll the bill admirably
II consisted Of a heavy fold OF soft
rubber with wire attachments. and the
theory upon which he particularly
based his belief In its utility was the
presumable force Of suction whi.h tn
rush a water combined with the col
lapziRg hose would exert. when the
continuance was completed he showed
u to several friends. and they all pro
Eourced It a remarkal le invention. The
day af.er he had finished Il a capitalist
called upon him and offered 10 put
money into It's manufacture. lie pre-
ferred, however. to handle II alone. OF
course he showed II To one Of the ON
GERS Of the IRE department. and the
official was highly pleased with Il.
Coed thing" he said. Every hor e.
man should have one OF the eoniriv-
ancts hanging at his belt. Singular
nobody ever thought OF this before. II
seems 80 simple and yet so apparently
effective. Say" he added the next
time the steamer from the ST. Clair
street house gees 10 a IRE I'll telephone
TO you and well give the thing prae-
teal test The young inventor walk
ed away delighted. lie saw his device
grea. success. coming money In every
direction. Well. the very neat day he
was called over 20 the engine house.
and waited there until the steamer re-
turned. when Il rumbled ba.k the
assistant chief stationed Il In Academy
street and had the boys stretch the hose
down that thoroughfare with busted
section near the nozzle end Then
the inventor carefully ciamped his con-
trivance over the gaping orihco and
/ Eaid that all was ready. Go ahead"
Z the chief shouted to the engineer. and
/ the latter went ahead with a vengeance
Something small and dark aud wlry
arose on a perfect geyEer Of water and
disappeared over the engine houEe. II
was the wonderful hose repairer. Th's
suction was all the wrong way And
the poor inventor. soaked 10 the bone.
gazed after 'he marvellous flight with
despairing eyes. The chief signaled
the engineer. gave contempiu0ua
glance upward. and mutteriag some
thing that sounded like an artistic mix
turo Of sarcasm and profanity. stalked
into the house. And the inventor
walked back 10 bis Office a wiser and o
wctier man.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-13

Three OF these craft are now In ser.
vice IN England. The propelling agents
are Jets Of water driven out by pow.
eriul steam pump through nozzlea un.
der the water The nogzles can be
made to drive the boat forward or
backward. or to turn II. the boat of
course being driven by the reaction In
abe direction opposite to that OF the
escaping water. A speed Of nine miles
IN hour was maintained Tor some two
hours In a trial trip. They are not
economical; their strong point Is the
absence Of any external paddle wheels
or propellers. which are so liable to
become fouled by wreckaee. The boat
has projecting guards. which protect
tho nozzles from striking against alps
or docks.