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The evening times., 1898-05-30
Climate OF Cuba.

The climate Of Cuhx during June.
July and August Is frightfuIly depress-
ing. The rains are almost constant.
the heat intense. continuous and sultry.
Fever and diarrhoag ahSund. People
not acclimated to the fsfdnd are almost
sure to suffer from disease. The land
ing of troops from the United States on
this island at this SEASON cannot be
otherwise than dangerous to health
and life. The Spanish bullet Is not so
much to be feared by our soldiers as the
Cuban climate.
Acute catarrhal dfseases of the ab-
dominal organs are almoat sure to occur
Acute catafrh Of the1livex known as
yellow. fever: acute eathrrh of the
bowels, known as diarrn0ee and dysen-
terry, are almost insci&oble coflse-
quences Of such climate. Pe-ru-ha,
the American catarrh remedy, Is at
once O prompt and lasting cure for
these affections Huadfeds of bottles
Of this remedy WiIl be carried by the
soldiers MS an antidote 10 the unwhole-
some climatic condltl6hs II has re-
ceived the indofsemenff Of the leading
military men. and every soldier Is cari-
toned to pruvid1 htmsexf With one or
two bottles Of this remedy before en-
barking for Cubun son.
DR.. Hartmanss lafe6e book ON acute
catarrhal Diseases Of tlfss abdomen fs
sent xree to any addreu By the Peru
m Drug ll4nufacturlng Company, Co
1umbu1, Cha - = s
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testimony was prevalent. After the ques-
tion having been changed Canty was al
lowed to continue and said: II thought
that while playing with Rye he handled
the cards in a very suspicious manner,
during a big lack pot" In a few min
utes drew out Of the game $3.50 loser.
drew the money out Of the bank and
gave it to my wife that she might have
II IL In case / should be killed.
Il was on my way to the Life Insur-
ance Company. No. 1888 F Street on the
day of the shooting. / did not pay the
insurance on the 18th, because when
was about to go into the office. / was
hailed. 1 forgot to pay it nthe after
noon.
The defense wanted TO go into discus
sion of the general character of the de-
ceased. but the court held that such was
not admissible. Mr.. Worthington then
asked the defendant to repeat the CONVEX
sation he had with Waggaman about Rye
Immediately before the shooting. Mr.. Da-
Wis objected and was sustained.
After several other questions were ask
ed and objected to- Canty was called on
to say why he put hts pistol in his trous-
er's pocket instead of his hip pocket He
explained that it would show in his hip
pocket Continuing. he said: within a
half hour after the encounter with Rye
Oh NAOhudys L went anu NY
sell: went back to No. 1881 and remain
ed there until about O'Clock when / re-
turned home: after the difficulty with
Marshall 1 apoIogized and since then we
have been the best of friends
On re-cross-examination Canty said: 81
went home by myself and stayed only a
short while. I waited till my wife left
the room before got the pistol and put
II in my pocket I did not want her TO
know I took 1t. I armed myself about !
o'clock and went back to No. 1881 F Street.
don't think went to the Losekam till
after I came back from the house. ]
think I went there with Mr.. Herr. 1 re-
turned home about 4 O'Clock. After the
into 1881 F Street. I met Mr.. vanSenden
in the hallway. then went back to Mr..
Brooke's office, then came past Mr.. JEFF
ford's office and then went home"
, Mr. Davis asked: .Mr. Canty, when did
you employ Judge Wilson,
Answer: II don't know"
This closed the examination of the de-
fendant who with some short intermis-
sions was on the witness stand for about
seven hours
When he returned to his seat he shook
hands with his aged mother who smiled,
as If satisfied with the re8Jt Of the ordeal
her son had undergone.
Mr.. c. 8. Jeffords was next called. and
said: II am a stock broker at No. 1881 F
Street. l had several conversations with
Mr.. Rye about Mr.. Canty. i don't remem-
ber the time further than that Mr.. Canty
was in New York. Rye claimed Canty &
Co. owed him money and that he couldn't
get 1t. Canty, he said. was in New York
and that he would wait till he came back
and II he did not settle then the black
flag would be up between them.
The cross-examination of Mr.. Jeffords
was begun by Mr.. Davis after the recess
hour.
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CAVITY ENDS HIS STORY
He Tells of Games of Poker He
Played With Rye.
SHAKES HIS MoTaER's HAND
Canty Says That He Ceased to Gamble
With Rye Because He Heard That
the Latter Was Not Square-he
Handled the Cards in Su spicious
Manner.

The only thing to remind the visitors in
Criminal Court No. / this morning that 1t
is Decoration Day was the appearance of
the jurors as they filed into their seats a
few minutes before 10 o'clock.
Each had a rosebud In the lapel Of his
coat and wore smile which plainly said
I'VE remember the day.
Among the first Of those directly inter-
ested in the trial to come was Mrs. Can
ty, who took her usual place Mr.. Can
ty's mother and father arrived soon after.
There were many more ladies' among
the spectators today than on any other
day since the trial began.
When court opened, Mr.. Worthington
called the defendant, Canty. to the witness
stand to correct his statement as to the
place he kept his pistol at home.
He said It was not under a wardrobe
for he has none in his house, but. was kept
under small dresser.
On the cross-examination being contin-
ued by Mr.. Davis Mr.. Canty said: '.I
bought the pistol about four years ago;
bought it after 1 got married; I was
then living in Grant Place; was married
in July. 1898; when left Grant Place
went to the Irvington Hotel; when left
home on the morning Of the shooting
put the pistol In my right-hand trousers
pocket; 1 drew $50 from the Columbia
Bank and gave 1t to my wife; was not
at the offlce of the Insurance Company on
March H."
At this stage Mr. Davis stated to the
court that he desired to ask the defen-
dant as to personal difficulties he has
had with persons during the last two
years. On Saturday when this question
was first brought to the attention Of the
court the defense stated that it would
interpose no objection. but on further
consideration they would object
Mr.. Davis then asked the witness: 'Do
you know Mr.. Thomas Marshall, the pro-
prietor Of the Losekam, and did you as
sault him?"
Mr.. Canty said: "I was told that as
saulted him when I was SO full that did
not know what was doing. don't re-
member assaulting him with a knife"
On redirect examination by Mr.. Worth
ington the defendant said: Il was play
ing card with a man named Colby at the
Randall now the Regent Hotel. when. q
policeman came In and took our names.
That was the last I heard OF 1t. The
first time I ever saw. Rye played cards
with him. I played with him twice or
maybe three times. / stopped because i
neAIu No was MOI sQudte.'Es WAS = vlS-
flor at the Arlington Club: its members
were promih ht men-senators and hust-
ness men,
II was offered in testimony by the de-
tense that Mr.. Rye was excluded from
the Arlington Club because he wns not
square. Mr.. Davis objected and be was
sustained
Continuing Canty said: '.something re-
narkabie struck me while playing cards
With Rye Here the witness Was stop
ped aGain by NJ. pavis. wAo said saach
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COMMODORE sCHLEY.
Personality and Career of a Fear.
less Omcer.


Personality and CGreer of a Fear
less ORcer.
New York, May 3o.-Fearlessness and
resolution are the leading characteristics
of Commodore Winfield Scott Schley, q.
s. N, If the estimate OF those who have
known him long and well is to be accept
ed. And it is well that such are his char
acteristics. for the man who acts as
jailer to the crack squadron of Spain and
on whem the brunt of the expected bat
tie will faH must be every inch a man,
a sailor and fighter of the first class.
Those who know Schley are glad he is
safe hands.
Commodore SchIey enters into argu-
ment as frankly and thoroughly as he
would an engagement with the enemy.
contradicts with vehemence where he
knows he is unqualifiedly right and is not
above a good round. sailorly oath when
occasion enforces verbal explosion.
Subsequent to the Maine disaster. Conn
modore Schley expressed doubt that the
misfortune took place through influence
outside the ship. his theory of the occur
renee being drawn from an incident of
his own experience. While on the New
York the swift. terrible word came to
him, Fire! The ship is burning." Los
ing not an instant. he mustered his al
most panic-3tricken men. who thought
each moment to be blown to atoms.
Drown the magazines!' he Shouted,
leading the way to duty free from alarm,
to where steel plate of the magazine
room glared red hot from a powerful
blaze next to II, and all hands flooded the
y. Noxx- VS,rlx caf,
Fearless. outspoken, his manner is vet
ever tempered with courtesy. and he OBJ
serves the fattering niceties of acquain-
tance and friendship with rare punctil-
iousness. He is a tall, strong looking
man, with more muscle than flesh, a
complexion fair. despite the best efforts
of sea winds and Eastern suns to tan it.
and ;ightish hair. which time has neu-
tral tinted and which he disposes care
fully where 1t Is thinning. His eyes are
blue and fine lined about from expressing
his thoughts. and his gray mustache and
beard conceal his mouth and chin from
criticism.
Commodore Schley was born near Fred
erfck, Md. In 1889. and his very baptism
was subject to military influence. Just at
this date Gen. Winfield Scott was in
Frederick holding court-inartial. A
friendly intimacy sprang up between John
Schley father of the present commodore,
who had served in the Navy in the war
of 1872, and the distinguished officer, one
result OF which was naming the son and
heir of the Schleys Winfield Scott
There is a tradition that the baby show
ed distinct tendencies the day of his
christening to live up to a fighting name.
ais ancestors were people of Schleswig-
on-the-Schley. who came to this country
following the revocation of the Edict or
Nantes-stanch Huguepots, one of whom.
flf e. In, Go mol -
later governor of Georgia.
From the time his career began after
entering the Naval Academy and remain
ing from 1855 to f6d. events Of interest
quickly succeeded each other. He has
medals Of honor and tributes Of praise
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stage and the room sloped down TO il
and was filed with rude. narrow plank
benches. An awkward squad was receiy-
ing instruction at one side; men were
lounging round and talking in groups.
There were supposed to be partitions. but
they were just the beams. with not even
laths nailed between.
What the volunteers lack in experience
they make up in zeal Though few of
them know enough to salute superior
officer. and the guards carry muskets in
a way ludicrous to behold, they are up
at talf-past four o'clock In the morning,
and get in two or three hours of drilling
before the sun gets high. Often they
drill for as long in the afternoon
The Government has agreed to provide
this small Cuban army with uniforms
and equipments and to support It from
the time of Its start for Cuba. At pres
ent some have half. some quarter of a
uniform. and many of them nothing but
their badge. which is pinned into the hat.
While the suits which they are to have
viii be exactly like those provided for the
regular soldiers who go to Cuba. the cele-
brated machete will In all cases take
the place of the sword. Many Of the men
here are accustomed to its use; many
more have never held one.
Gen. Lacret has established his head
quarters In a small empty house near
his furniture. The generals room is pro-
vided with a hammock and his equip
ments hang on the wall. I was allowed
to examine the machete and pull 1t from
the case. His beautiful pistols and small
dagger were with It. On the blade Of the
dagger is written in the Spanish tongue:
"All for Cuba" Gen. Lacret Is all for
Cuba-all his life has been for her. and
he Is content to die for her. He Is an
old campaigner. and has won his stars
well on Cuban battledelds. He has a fine
face, and his manners are both courtly
and gentle. His men are devoted to him,
and tell me that he considers them before
he considers himself.
Gen Lacret's stan cand aides are
auartered in his house and In the next,
and formed a picturesque group. There
are men from many parts Of the United
States. who have come together at the
call. Many of them iAaverbee for ten
or twenty years IN this rduntry, but they
have not forgotten Cuba, IAbre.- Some
never expect to return. but are cheerful
m the prospect of ending their lives ON a
battlefield Of their befoyed island.
These SIX hundred patrfots will prob
ably. under Gen. Lacret.. Join themselves
to the army of Gomez and fight under
the banners Of the United States and
free Cuba.
The evening times., 1898-05-30

Ladies' Nobbiest Oxfords and Ju-
liets ever produced. every imagina-
BILE style. and every pair poem.
Anniversary price. $2.A
The evening times., 1898-05-30
MEMS SHOES.

Mems Hand-sewed Welt Stylish
Laced Shoes and Oxford Ties. in
best white and gray Irish Linen
and softest black and russet leatii-
er Shoes and Oxfords. Anniver-
sary price. $2.H.
The evening times., 1898-05-30

Ladies' Perfect Fitting, Well
made vici Kid Oxford Ties. black
and russet. in common sense or
round toe. tipped styles. Anniver-
sary price. Csc.
The evening times., 1898-05-30

Ladies' strictly handmade. turn
ed or welt sole, russet and black.
finest Kid Oxford Ties % different
styles. Anniversary price, $l.sa
The evening times., 1898-05-30

Mems Tan Willow Calf and Cen
uine vici Kid Lachd Shoes. South
ern ties. Waldorf" bulldog and
French toe. Anniversary price.
$1.SS.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25

manners. The deeper notes which 90
to make up her droning song are due
to the rapid vibration of the female in
sect's wings as she flies; and these vi
brations are found by means of q siren
ian instrument which measures the
frequency of the waves in notes. to
amount to about 5000 in a minute.
The mosquitoes wings must therefore
move with this extraordinary rapidity,
which sufficiently accounts for the di-
fculty we have in catching one. But
the higher and shriller notes of the
complex melody are due to special
striludating organs situated like little
drums on the openings of the air
tubes: for the adult mosquito breathes
no longer by one or two air entrances
on the tail or back, like the lsrva, but
called, arranged in rows along the
sides of the body and communicating
with the network of internal air cham
bers.
The curious mosquito music thus
generated by the little drums serves
almost beyond q doubt as a means of
attracting male mosquitoes, for it is
known that the long hairs on the an
tenpae of the males vibrate sympathe-
tically in unison with the notes of q
tuning-fork, within the range of the
sounds emitted by the female. In
other words, hair and drums just an
swer to one another. We may, therefore,
reasonably conclude that the female
sings in order to please and attract her
wandering mate, and that the anten-
nae of the male are organs of hearing
which catch and respond to the buzz
zing music she pours forth for her low
er's ears. whole swarm of gnats can
be brought down, indeed. by uttering
the appropriate note of the race: you
can call them somewhat as you can call
male glowworms by showing light
which they mistake for the female
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25

appar atus has been reduced to some
thing like 312 degrees below zero, and
has been liquefed. By opening COCK
it is then possible to draw off the IL
Quid in an open vessel, exactly like
drawing water from household
cooler in summer.
Mr.. Tripler's apparatus enables him
to make the stuff by the gallon. He
does not give any definite figures as to
the cost of production. But an es-
innate has been made by "The Engi-
neering News" based partly on re-
ports of the coal consumption in one OF
Linde's plants. It would thus appear
that liquid air can at present be made
for 14.3 cents a gallon, or .S3 cents
pound. Eventually, no doubt, the
process can be rendered still more eco
nomical.
Linde hes tried to introduce liquid
air into commercial use for refrigerat-
ing purposes. Tripler has shown that
it can be employed for blasting and
ordnance work. 1t seems probable,
that it can be used for the
storage of power, as electric accumu-
lators are and may drive horseless
torpedoes and other mschi-
mes. THE Engineering News" figures
out the amount of liquid air required
to yield horsepower for an hour at
about thirteen pounds, and THE, at the
price just quoted, would cost %
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
A Lively Entertainment.

A "horror party" was novelty intro
duced the other night by Brooklyn
young woman, who hired farm house
nearby for the purpose. The carpets
were lifted, furniture removed, BEN
ches. camp stools, lanterns and flags
introduced and the guests hidden.
Each guest bore package presented
by the hostess, no two being of the
same size The fun began when the
first mysterious box was opened. Il
turned mouse loose. What happened
need not be diagrsmed. Live baby
alligstors, worms, bate, bugs, bees,
reaches, ETC., were liberated in quick
succession, until the girls, some badly
ratified, were driven to the attic, which
was dark. Here q phosphor escent
ghost walked while several sisters
swooned. But a.good supper restored
the nerves of the horror-stricken par
ty, and they voted the novel idea
shrieking success.-Exchange.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25

be sold to the turner and cabinet.mak-
er, and at all times burls, curly, birds
eye. and other specially valuable forms
should receive attention. Smaller
timber is preferably worked up
into railway ties, for which only
the more durable oak, chestnut, and
locust are suited, Long, straight trees
are always in demand for telegraph
and telephone poles, which, however,
cause considerable trouble in handling
and transportation. Tops and other
refuse should be cut into cord
word, even if little more
than expense is safely covered, for
even in this case it furnishes employ
ment and removes rubbish, which is
always a nuisance and frequently q
danger to the young growth, which
should be left standing.
Effort should be made to utilize all
kinds of trees and all parts of every
tree. Generally, it is easier and safer
to convert trees into lumber only, since
this is always saleable, the largest
trades all using wood in this form; but
it is often more profitable to at
tend to the want of other con-
sumers and prepare wood for
special uses, and even where this is
not the case it may promote more
perfect utilization of all the material.
In this connection attention may be
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
Hints to Lumbermen.
The Alcalde.

Inc Alcdlue
Logging is usually best done in late
fall aud winter: labor is then album
dant, transportation locally facilitated
by snow, and the danger from fungi,
causing discoloration and decay, as
well as from boring insects, is at mini
mum. Where this is not practicable,
or where the bark is to be utilized, as
in oak, all timber (cut in spring and
summer) should be worked up as fast as
cut, and any logs not at once sawed or
split should be peeled, raised off the
ground, and their ends painted. Along
railways oak timbers are usually sale-
able as sawed bridge and switch tim
Der. car stills, etc., and timber of this
kind deserves special attention, since it
involves less labor in conversion and
leaves little waste. All large timber
especially of beech, birch, maple, chest
nut, etc., may be cut in lumber, care
being had to saw according to the quail
ity of the log, for it is wasteful to saw
a good log in careless manner. Where
sawed sxles, holsters, tongues, and
other wagon stock are in good demand,
these may be made, and rarely, in good
timber, does careful quartersawing fail
to pay for the extra labor involved.
Whether the lumber is to be 1-inch
or 2-inch stuff depends on the nature of
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
IN JUNE.

So sweet. SO sweet the roses in their blowing.
So sweet the daRodils so fair to see;
! So blithe and gay the hummfng bird g. going
From flower to flower a-hunting with the
bee.
| So sweet.so sweet the calling of the thrushes
The calling. cooling. wooing, everywhere:
So sweet the waters song through reeds and
rushes.
The plover's piping note. now here. now
there.
So sweet, so sweet from off the fields of clover
The west wind blowing. blowing up the
hill;
So sweet. so sweet with news of someone's
Fleet footsteps. ringing nearer. nearer
still,
So near so near. now listen. listen thrushes;
Now plover. blackbird. cease. and let me
hear;
And, water hush your song through reeds
and PUSHES,
That may know whose lover cometh
So loud. so loud, the thrushes kept their call
Power. or blackbird never needing me;
So loud the mfllstream, too, kept fretting
falling,
Ger bar and bank in brawling, boiste-
rOuS glee.
So loud. SO loud; yet blackbird, thrush, nor
plover,
Nor noisy millstream, in its fret and fall,
Gould drown the voice, the low voice of my
lover,
My lover calling through the thrushes'
call,
Come down. come down." he called, and
straight the thrushes
From mate to mate sang all at once
Come down.
And while the water laughed through reeds
and rushes,
The blackbird chirped, the plover piped,
Come down."
Then down and of. and through the fields of
clover.
followed. followed at my lovers call;
Listening no more to blackbird, thrush. or
plover.
The waters laugh. tho millstream's fret
and fall
Nora Perry.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
THE MOSQUITOES SONG.
HOW to Catch the Singer
From the Strand Magazine

From the Strand magazine.
You can best observe the mosquito
in action by letting one settle undis-
turbed on the back of your hand, and
waiting while she fills herself with
your blood; you can easily watch her
doing 90 with a pocket lens. Like the
old lady in "Pickwick," she is soon
Swelling wisibly." She gorges her.
self with blood, indeed. which she
strsightway digests, assimilates and
converts into three hundred eggs. But
if while she is sucking, you gently and
unobtrusively tighten the skin of your
hand by clenching your first hard, you
will find that she cannot any longer
withdraw her maadibles: they are
caught fastsin your flesh by their own
teeth. and there she
must stop accordingly till you choose
to release her. II you 'then kill her in
the usual manner. by smart-slap of
the hand, you will see that she is
literally full of blood, having sucked
good drop of it.
The humming sound itself by which
the mosquito announces her approach
ing visit is produced in two distinct
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-25
BOOmerdnq.

1t is told of ex-President Rutherford
f. Hayes that while attending school at
Kenyon college he was in the habit of
taking daily walks into the country.
These trips were shared by two in
innate companions, who were of a fun
loving disposition, which frequently
got them into trouble. On one occa-
sion they more than met their match
at repartee in an old farmer whom
they met on the highway. The long
white beard of the farmer gave him
a patrisrcha1 appearance, and while
he was approaching the students they
arranged ito give him a 'jollying'',
which eventually terminated in the
of the youths. One of
them DOTTED his hat with great rev.
erence and respect as be said. "Good
morning. Father Abraham! The Sc
cond saluted the old farmer and said
GOOD morning, Father Isaac" Mr..
Hayes, not to be outdone in affability
and politue es, extended his hand as he
said GOOD morning, Father Jacob"
Ignoring the outstretched hand of Mr..
Hayes the old farmer replied, "Gentle-
men, you are mistaken in the man. 1
am neither Abraham, Isaac nor Jacob,
but Saul, the son of Kish, who was
sent out to seek his fathers asses, and
10! have found Manufacturing.