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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-29
WARRANT OFFICERS.
THE MOST PECULIAR GRADE
IN THE NAVY.
Ecbson's Men Will be Made War
rant Machinists for Their
Eeroism

Inc announcement that the men who
accompanied Lieutenant Hobson into
Santiago harbOr on board the Merri-
mae are to be made warrant officers
calls fresh attention to a peculiar grade
IN the naval service. the only grade to
which enlisted men can rise.
There are two and a. half degrees in
the social scale of the navy. First
come the commissioned officers of the
line and staff = Admirals, Captains,
Lieutenants, Ensigns, Surgeons, Pay
masters, engineers, marine officers and
Chaplains, who constitute one degree:
then next in the scale are the warrant
officers-the boatswains, gunners, 2ar-
penters and sailmakers, who by virtue
of their small complement and their
halfway position, can be counted only
as half a unit; and last in order IS the
great mass of enlisted men who range
from the chief petty officers to the ap.
prentices.
The gunners, boatswains, sailmakers
and carpenters of the navy are neither
commissioned officers nor enlisted men.
They wear uniform similar to that
worn by the former but have no share
in their social amusements afioat or
ashore, no familiar intercourse with
them on board, and are barred by their
own pride of class from seeking COM
panions among the enlisted part of the
crew.
They mess in a room set apart for
their common use, have separate state
rooms wear swords or duty and at
muster, but with it all they are neither
fish, flesh nor fowl" That this STATE
of affairs - unpleasant to them and
antagonistic to their duty is evident
1t is a relic of the old navy, when ships
We're wooden and canvas the only mo-
tive power; when the carpenters adZe
and the sailmaker's needle were badges
OF authority. and their use a daily ana
important task.
OF the four grades, the gunner and
boatswain are still valuable in the ser
vice, the latter as a go-between with
officers and men, and the former In d.
rect charge of the ordnance. In fact,
the Importance of the gunner as fac
tor in the new navy is such that a Spe-
scial school for the scientific training
of naval gunners has been maintained
by the Government at Washington for
fifteen years.
Warrant rank is the highest rung IN
the ladder of promotion for enlisted
men. Beyond that they cannot go. no
matter what education they have nor
what pohucal influence they can bring
to bear. In the army commissions are
open to competent non-commassioned
officers. but in the navy the only door
to the quarter deck is the Annapolis
Naval Academy.
In the service to-day are men-prin-
cipally among the boatswains, carpen-
tiers and sailmakers-who wore the
rolling collar and the jaunty cap of the
seaman for years and years before
some act of bravery or stroke OF good
fortune sent their names to Washing
ton for reward. They were men picked
in the brine of the harness cask and
reGolent with the salty oaths of the
fo'c'sle They care more for swipe"
of salt-horse than all the pate-de-foje
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Some Shark Stories.

Another shark story, this time from
the West Indies. "A large steamer"
the diver relates, had struck on a reef
and then slipped off into deep water.
taking down with her the mails and
a valuable cargo. There were some
papers that were particularly wanted,
and 1 was in the chart-room under the
bridge. working for them, when sud
denly, as I turned, 1 saw the wicked
snout of big shark close to me. 1t
was nice fix to be pinned up in the
corner of a little square room with a
big brute between me and the door. 1
went creepy all over, l can tell you.
But 1 kept still, and so did he, except
that he worked a fin lazily, like a
screw steamer holding on against the
tide. / got the knife in my belt loose
and waited. The shark evidently did
not know what to make of me, and
drifted over tc the other side of the
room. I began then to move toward
the door, and had almost reached it,
when the shark made sudden rush in
the same direction = and disappeared.
Which Of us got the bigger fright
don't know"
But encounters with sharks don't al
ways end so. Some years ago an Eng
lish diver who was at work on a sunken
wreck off the island of Diego Garcia
had a visit from the same shark every
day for week. At first he had no
trouble in soaring it away; it was
enough if he gave turn to the escape
valve in his helmet and let out a little
air. But at the end of the week it had
become very troublesome The diver
signaled for knife and a looped rope
and then boldly held out his bare hand
as a bait to the shark. The monster
came on with a rush, and was turning
on it's back when it was stabbed by the
diver, who then passed the loop around
it's body and sent it up to the surface
A cool head should certainly be in
cluced in the equipment of a man who
seeks to earn his bread in the sea-
The story is told of a diver who saw
two ghosts, full fathom five under
the surface. He had gone down to the
wreck of a large steamer, and was
crossing the main saloon when two
gray shapes of enormous size came
shambling toward him. He did not
wait to make notes for the Psychical
Society, but gave the danger signal.
and was at once pulled up. Told in the
cheerful light of day it seemed rather
a lame story, and another diver went
down to see what he could make of it.
Toward him also came the stumbling
gray shapes. He stood irresolute for a
moment. and then going boldly for
ward, struck his hatchet through -
mirror! The ghosts were only a dim
reflection of his own legs, much en-
larged, of course, as everything is that
diver sees through the great frontal
eye Of his hemet.-Good Words
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-29
The Tipping Nuisance.

To tip or not to Tip" that is the
question. and like a good many more
Of the public, 1 have been somewhat
startled by the announcement that the
waiter Of to-day is dead against the
practice. 1t appears that he is more
in favor of a regular wage. which would
render him free of the caprice or mean
ness of those upon whom he mas. 10
wait. But, as far as can be gathered.
this is a view which does not commend
itself to the employer, because, in the
event of his being called upon to pay
regular wages, he will be compelled To
demand higher prices for his dinners.
L suspect that, whichever way the
question is settled, it will be the public
who will have to pay the piper. Many
years ago attendance was not
charged in the hotels. but travellers OBJ
iected to being laid in wait for on de-
parture by waiter, chambermaid, boots.
etc and the system of making n
charge for servants was adopted, with
the result that nowadays one first pays
the proprietor for the use of his ser
wants. and then tips those expectant
individuals themselves.-Londoh Truth.
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that used for the best garments. Frag-
mentary substances mingled with the
fiber impede the capillary flow of the
fuel. To facilitate this flow the wick
should be loosely woven or twisted
and should not fit the tube too tightly
Wicks should always be of vegetable
never of animal fiber.
In the burning of alcohol and some OF
the oils desired results are obtained
from single wick in a simple tube
and with no covering or protection to
the flame. But in other cases, espec-
tally in the burning of kerosene, such
an arrangement of the parts of the
lamp is necessary as will protect the
flame and bring a current of air in
contact with it for it's proper oxidation
Kitchen MagaZine
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-29

Try McMorrys Blend Coffee. Doc.
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cred the most honorable and desirable.

cred the most honorable and desirable
With rare exceptions, the present
gunners of the service were formerly
apprentices and not few Of them won
their promotion by distinguished ano
gallant conduct Gunner Henry A. Eli
ers, one Of the brightest and mos,
promising officers in the grade, gained
his warrant by an act of daring thai
would have won him the Victoria Cross
of England if he had been a son OF
Britain. While serving on board the
Philadelphia in 1892 he coolly entered
the magazine into which had fallen
the burning fragments of an exploded
charge, and stamped them out with MS
feet In the opinion Of his superior or
ficers this former apprentice boys ac'
saved the ship and crew from total de-
struction.
Gunner Charles Morgan, who was ap-
pointed in 1890 after serving - an ap-
prentice for a number of years, Won
fame and commentator for his ser
vices in charge Of the divers engaged
in the Maine investigation. His profes-
sional skill and CONSCIENTIOUS laDors as
sisted materially in the finding OF the
investigating committee of which Rear
Admiral Sampson was the head.
By law the service is allowed forty
five gunners, forty-one boatsWalns
forty-three carpenters and hfteen sail
makers. The members Of the first three
grades are scattered about afioat ano
ashore. but the latter are all assigned
to naval stations and special duty with
the exception Of two detailed to the olo
Lancaster and the Marion.
A warrant officers pay ranges from
81 200 a year, being the sea pay Oh MS
first three years, to 1.SOo, which ne re-
ceives after twelve years from date OF
appointment Considerably lower sal
aries are paid for shore duty or on
waiting orders. This does not include
the usual monthly ration of S93o al
lowed by the Government.
In the naval personnel bill now De-
fore Congress provision is made Tor the
creation of a new warrant rank 10 pe
| known as warrant mach1nlsts Inc
members Of the class will be placed on
duty in the engine rooms. of our battle
ships and cruisers, and will be given
equal rank and pay with the other war
rant officers. In this connection II may
be mentioned that number OF MAYA,
Constructor Hobson's gallant crew will
be made warrant machinists as re-
ward for their perilous deed in Santlaso
harbor.
The influx of such heroes may serve
bv the end of the present war, to MAKE
the list of warrant officers in the unit
cd States navy a veritable roll of honor.
u n Lewis. in Los Angeles Times.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-29
Glasgow's Family Homes.

Among the many new things star.ea
recently by the Glasgow Corporation
is a family home" 1t is lntenoeu
mainly for widowers and widows VINO
get out of work. There are hunoreh
bedrooms. each OF which contains
good bed for the father or mother ana
a broad cot for the younger cnlldreh.
For these rooms the parents pay oS ca
a week. and that sum includes the
lighting. heating, and cleaning OF tneln-
Clean linen is supplied once Week.
Tn the home also there are dining
recreation. and nursery-rooms. In"
children are looked after and cared lor
while the parents are at work Tor an
infnitesimal sum. The cooking, WASH
ing. and bathing arrangements are eA-
cellent. and as the thing is done or
large scale and economically arranged,
the establishment is expected 10 pay
for itself. Glasgow benevoience IS
nothing if not practical, and this new
home seems a most admirable lnst!tu-
tion.-St. James Gazette.
Try McMorrys Blend Coffee. Doc.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-29
THE REBEL YELL, JUNIOR.
It is Now the Ra11ying Cry of All
American Troops.

The American army has adopted the
rebel YELL
| The famous war cry of the Confedera-
cy is alive to-day, but it is the boys
in blue who unlimber their vocal chords
and screech like lot of old 'rebs" as
they dash to the charge.
The men of Massachusetts yell just
as Justify as the men south of the Ma
son and Dixon line. In fact, the North
ern troops, and particularly those from
New York, seem to place great conf
dence in the horrible screech. The roar
and rousing cheer which encoura ged
the boys of 81 who We're battling for
preservation Of the Union seems to live
in memory only.
1t has been succeeded by the blood
curdling yell which the wearers of the
ragged jacket" made heard far above
the howl of the shell, the roar of the
cannon or the bark of the musket. In
'9S the old rebel yell is heard again.
1t is not generally known that yell
ing when the charge is on is prescribed
in the army regulations.
when from thirty to fifty yards
from the enemy emit YELL" saith
the drllbook, and the yell that fills
the air is the plain, old-fashioned rebel
"Y-Yo-Yo--Wo-W The New
Workers turn loose fearful yell when
they charge, and the Fifth Regiment of
Maryland let's go an even more dam
gerous howl. The sound is nothing of
the nature of cheer. 1t is wild,
unearthly cross between a screech and
yell that is calculated not only to
strike terror to the enemy, but to en-
courage our own boys. The yell is sup.
posed to put the finishing touches to the
enemy. The Americans in their charge
having covered all but about thirty
yards of the distance until the Span
iards are reached, dash forward from a
double quick to mad rush, yelling
wildly, for the triple purpose of en-
couraging each other and confusing and
terrorizing the enemy.
There is not question of doubt that
the battle cry of the American army
is the rebel yell'' of old, and its adop-
ton by the boys in blue is a great COM
music of bullets thirty-seven years ago.
piment to the men who set it to
Captain Lee Goldsborough of Com
pany 1 says the yell. Junior, is the real
thing, and is of the opinion that it is
The Fifth took to the yell most nat
urally. There are men in the command
who sang in the choir" of 81, and who
are delighted to hear the revival of the
old but never-to- be- forgotten melo-
dy."
When the order to the charge is
given the men start forward at
dOuble-quick Then, as the enemys
line is neared, the squirt begins, the
yell is given and all is over, perhaps
During every skirmish drill scores of
men may be seen rushing over the hot
sands against an imaginary foe yelling
like wild. The yell, it is hoped, will
prove very effective against the Span
iards, who by this time have heard
it, and understand that it is backed up
by a line of cold steel manipulated by
muscular American arms.-Tampa cor
respondence Baltimore Herald.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-29
An Adage. Disproved.

Truth is stranger than fiction" COM
mented the man who had heard mar
Vicious lie
81 don't believe it, said the ioh-
servant citizen. If'it we're there would
be a greater demand for it."
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-29
In the Museum.

{ The Snake Charmef-I'd like to know
what the India Rubber Man has on his
mind.
The Circassian Princess-It's easy
enough to draw him out.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-29
What He Wants to See.

"What do you think OF the horseless
carriage?" asked Mr.. sGngal Of Mr..
Crusty.
1.-The horseless carriage is all right"
replied the latter, but what l want to
see is the horseless horse show"
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-29
Puzzled the Court.

A man was arrested in Portland, Me-,
the other day for carrying concealed
weapons without a permit. The
weapons were brace of huge re-
volvers of the Arizona cowboy type
Practically they were not concealed
for he wore them strapped to a belt
around his body; he was from the
West, and felt lonesome" he said,
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-29

That Is the way all druggists sell GhOVEH
rAsTELE SS CHILL TONIC for haiarln, c ~ J
tasteiess form. Children love u. Adults prefer II
"a Bitter uauseating TonicA Price. So
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-24

Two South Dakota children have
Jared badly by accident within the past
few days. The two-yesr old child OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Anthony of Huron
had crawled into q bunch Of grass and
fallen asleep, unknown to it's parents.
The father drove up with q load Of hay
aud tho wagon wheels passed over the
child crushing both legs and q foot. 1t
ia thought the little one will recover.
The tive.year old son of A. M. Allen, Sec
rotary OF the Agricultural college, Brook
ings, was run over by a traction engine
and though no bones we're broken the
flesh from one side Of the body was torn
of nearly from head to foot.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-24

The compilation OF the assessors
returns for the state gives the total
assessed valuation Of the state at s118,-
50O,552 q decrease OF over a million and a
half from last year. Corporation
property foots up nearly ten millions, an
increase Of $225,O00. Cattle returned
number 643,05S which is an increase Of
10000 over returns, q year ago, at an
average price Of Sl0.46 per head. Num-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-24

In view of the probability that the re-
publican state convention at Mitchell
to day will nominate many of its old
ringsters for a further lease of oppor.
tuuity in office, the following from the
Sioux Falls Forum. a republican paper
which knows its party well, will be of
especial interest:
While it has professed honesty, it has
put men who have proved dishonest in
public places; while the great maior.ty
of the party is opposed to corporate in
reference IN state affairs such inter.
ference has been Of the most open and
notorious character; while it has spoken
tor reform in freight and passenger rate 8,
it has never accomplished any reforms
to any remarkable extent. The past
record OF the party should be it's
strongest endorsement, and yet that
record presents the strongest reason why
it should not be restored to power.
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1T Is A GOOD THING.
British Papers Dwell Upon the Impor.
tance Of the Quebec Conference.

British Papers Dwell Upon the Impor.
lance Of tho Quebec Conferences.
LONDON, Aug. 24.-The afternoon
papers dwell upon the momentous sub.
jects OF discussion between the Quebec
convention and the gratitude the con.
gress will deserve, il. as expected, it
succeeds in effecting a lasting settle.
ment OF the questions at issue.
The Pail Mall Gazette says: The
convention has an appreciable bearin Q
upon international politics, from the
fact that the United States and Great
Britain are giving the world so strik.
ing a demonstration Of a desire for q
complete mutual understanding. It is
q visible sign to all that the two ma.
tons mean to bury their superficial
differences for the sake of attaining a
fundamental unanimity, without which
treaties and alliances, no matter how
formal, cannot endure.
The Westminster Gazette says, The
convention may easily prove to be the
most important imperial event Of the
year. 1t offers the first opportunity Of
materializing the new and better senti.
ment between this country and the
United States. Too much, however.
should not be expected Of the Cana.
dams. who have scarcely yet become
infected with the sentiments that have
had free play in England daring the
war. We may expect them to stand
out for what they conceive to be thei,
rights, Y Q at some Inconvenience &c
politicians in London.
On the other hand the United States
senate. until there has been q chance
in its spirit and temper, may refuse tc
ratify the concessions made by the
American commissioners. We must
be thankful il in these circumstances q
substantial first step is taken toward
an Anglo. American good will.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-24

Bishop Mesmer Presents LeO's
Views on the the School
Question
t. the German Catholic COnven.
ton in Session at Mil.
waukee.
Views With Regret the Position
of Many English Speaking
Catholics.
Archbishop Ireland's Ideas Di'
rectly Antagonized by Mes
mer's Statement.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. Alt was II
o'clock when the German Roman
Catholic societies convention met.
Five bishops, one Of these an arch.
bishop, attended the convention. Two
Of them made addresses, one of them
delivering an admonition that came
from Rome, directing and urging the
members of the societies when they re.
turned to their homes to spread broad.
cast the words which might be said to
come almost directly from the pope
himself. These utterances were made
by Bishop Mesmer, who had Just re.
turned from his pilgrimage to Rome,
and he spoke concerning the school
question.
Not In Accord With ireland.
Not only did Bishop Mesmer take a
radically opposite stand to Archbishop
Ireland, with reference to the schools,
but he told the members of the societies
that the propaganda viewed with re.
greet the attitude Of many of the Eng.
lish speaking Catholics on the school
question, while the position of German
Catholics met with approval. The
words of the pope, as they were deliv.
cred to Bishop Mesmer, as he presented
them, were to the effect that it was to
be regretted that so many Catholics
were sending their children to the pub.
lie schools in place of the parochial
schools.
Bishop Schwebach, who followed
Bishop Mesmer, said he fully endorsed
all that Bishop Mesmer said.
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CONSOLIDATION COMPLETE.

Meeting Called For the Election Of ON
Gers For the New Iron Combine.
NEW YORK, Aug. "a. The Herald
says: According to advices received
here from Saratoga, the two commit.
tees that were appointed by the Min.
nesota Iron and Illinois Steel com.
panies to bring about a consolidation
of these two properties which had been
in session in that city had finally
reached an agreement. A meeting to
organize and elect directors will be
called at once.
The company is to have a capital
stock Of 500. 0OO, 600, and later on the
Johnstown Iron company, Lorain
Steel company and Elgin. Joliet and
Eastern railroad will be taken into the
deal. The basis of the consolidation il
said to be at the rate Of IS per cent 70,
the Minnesota Iron, and As for the
Illinois Steel company. The plan TO,
the absorption of other concerns will
be for the big company to buy them up.
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Jewish Colony For Porto Rico.

KANSAS City, Aug. 24.-Barnet Pru.
sen q we'll known local commission
merchant. is at the head Of O move.
nent to form q Jewish colony in Porto
Rico. II already have" he said 'the
promise Of nearly so families to join
me. These families can raise from
$500 to 5000 each to put into the ven.
ture, and il all agree we will form a
communistic colony. W. hope to leave
by Jan, l."
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TEE STATE EFT
For Representatives. il Cor

For representative il Congress
J. Z. KELLEY of Moody.
FREEMAN,kNOWLE> of Laurence.
For Goye.lor-
ANDREW LEE of Clay.
For Lieutenant Governor
+. C. ROBINSON uf Brown.
FIR Secretary Of State
GEO. SPARKLING Of Bowdle.
or Auditor
HUGH SMITH of Miner.
For Treasurer
MARIs TAYLOR Of Beadle.
For Attorney General
c. :. PALMER O! M%iunehana.
For Superintendent Of Public Instruction.
L.. F. kEINTZ of Hutchinson.
For Commissioner School and Public Lands
JOHN SCOLLARD OF Meade.
For Railroad Commiseloner Third District
". II. TOMPKINS Of Pennington.
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To whom 1t may concern: The 90 partnershin
heretofore existing between NJ. w. Ijaly and "
A.. Mackay, under the firm name of DAILY K Mac.
ty, South Dakota, having been dissolved by tho
death OF said N. W DAILY, on the 18th day of Jan.
u airy, 1898, notice is hereby given, that a full and
complete settlement Of the affairs and matters
pertaining to the interest Of the estate of said M
". DAILY, deceased, in and to said artn ership
business has been made between the Undersigned,
Wa: Mackay, surviving partner, and Mary +. DAILY
and order of the county court of said Lake com.
~; and that said estate Of NJ. w. DAILY, deceased.
has no further title or interest In the co-partner.
ship property OF said late firm Of DAILY 4 Mackay.
dated August 10, 1898.
w. A. MACKAY,
Surviving Partner of DAILY h Mackay.
MARY r. DAILY.
Deceased. 80