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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
GRIM, SUBTLE FOE
Yellow Jack More Deadly to
Our Soldiers Than the
Spanish.
LITTLE OF INVASION
It Will Be a Hard Fight to
Keep the Fever Out
Precautions.
LITTLE FEAR OF INVASION

An enemy more formidable han the
Spanish is to be met by our troops in Cuba
this summer, an enemy not afraid of cow
boy troopers or seasoned regulars, an enc
ny that never sleeps. This is yellow fever.
There Is little fear that the United States
will be invaded by Spanish soldiers. An
invasion by the gaunt, grim legions OF
yellow jack, however, is frightfully GER
tain.
These two phases of the coming cam
paign have been most carefully consider
ed, and elaborate preparations are making
to meet them. II skill and science can
save our boys In blue from this curse OF
Cuba and keep the scourge from crossing
the water to our southern shore line, IL
will be DONE.
The danger is most imminent, though.
Last summer, in spite of rigid precau-
tions, yellow jack gained q strong foothold
in Louisiana and neighboring states, and
the disease has a prediction for paying
two visits in succession. Moreover, this
year unusual conditions prevail which will
make it even more difficult to adopt the
precautions used in times of peace. There
is no predicting what may happen. Even
our northern seaports may not escape the
infection.
The marine quarantine always goes into
effect on May /, and this year it was be-
gun on April l, but already it's strict reg
ulations have been relaxed by reason OF
the contingencies of war. The first step
toward relaxing the vigilance was taken
when the regulations were suspended for
the first refugees from Cuba. These vera
not required to obtain certificates Of health
in Havana, but were hurried away from
that city and afterward were inspected
and held in quarantine for five days ON
our coast.
In case of open intercourse between
Cuba and the United States ara the ship
ment of troops to Cuba this quarantins
would not be practicable. A shipsof war
whose marines have been ashore in Cuba
oannot wait five days in quarantine when
returning to our coast for ammunition
and supplies to use in going out against
the enemy.
Already discretionary powers have been
given to medical officers on shipboard<
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21

teenth infantry in the following year.
Since then he has been nominally attached
to the latter regiment, though during the
last five years he has been on duty in the
bureau Of military information.
For some years he served on the western
frontier, and he has been in Cuba and
knows the country. Friends know him as
q frank and cordial companion. Though
jolly with his intimates, he is somewhat
reserved among strangers. Six years ago
he was employed in tho intercontinental
railway survey in Central America, under
Captain Macomb, where he learned to
speak Spanish perfectly.
Whom tho news came to the var depart
mont the other day that Lieutenant Rowan
had after a hazardous voyage in an oren
boat reached Nassau, N. p, there was a
general but quiet rejoicing, for the men
who sent him were glad to find they had
made such a judicious selection.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21

culated to develop 10, 900 indicated horse
power under a moderate forced draft. Her
guaranteed speed is to be is knots an
hour. The boilers are to carry 1870 pounds
pressure.
The armament will be four IS inch
breochloading rifles, mounted in pairs in
two elliptical turrets on the middle line,
one forward md one aft of the superstruc-
ture; fourteen 8 inch rapid fire breech-
loading rifles, mounted in Sponsors, and q
secondary battery of sixteen 8 FOUNDER
and four ] FOUNDER rapid fire guns, to-
gether with one Calling and one field gun.
She will also have four torpedo tubes.
The side armor of tho Alabama Is to be
16L inches thick at the top of the belt,
tapering to 9M inches at the bottom. In
the turrets the portfolio plates will be II
inches thicksand the other plates Is inches.
Inside of this will rise a protective deck,
with armor 4 inches thick on the slopes
aft, 8 inches forward and ~ on the fiat
k-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21

r.ey Arr Not tho Kind Described In
Thrilling Fiction.

Thrilling Fiction.
ssIf a man is uboutfo for detective work,
says cx-CAiof of Police Byrnes OF New
York, stthc fact will manifest itself at an
early nge. | don't mean that every young
fellow who sonks his mind in so called
sdetective' literature Is a preordained de-
wtectivo. Quito the reverse.
LAS to a practical way by which tostart
upon a detective career / am somewhat in
doubt. Perhaps the real truth is that there
is no royal road. / myself began as an
ordinary police patrolman on Dec. 10, 1868,
but it Is q question whether routine patrol
work has its advantages. In n sense 1T
is a detrilnent, in another a benefit. The
man in uniform has little chance of get
ting to know crinlinals-a particularly
useful possession for the detective. His
brass buttons are a warning sign, and all
the thieves, bunko men and tho like give
him a wide berth. On the other hand, the
patrolman' q life gives young man habits
Of discipline and obedience. Then, too, a
lucky chance may giyo a patrolman the
opportunity of showing certain talents
which will win him a place on the regular
detective force. During my incumbency
of tho detective force chiefship it was my
habit to keep a sharp lookout for promise
ing young ratroImon. II ! learned of any
such, / sent for Thorn and gave them a
months trial. During tho month they
had the power and tho tim to show the
sort of stuff they wero made OF. ! believe
the same custom is in vogue in tho police
bodies of all big American and European
cities.
"But let me caution the intending detect
i've to keep away from all fiction protesting
to describe tho pursuit. Even the better
class of literature of this kind is harmful,
because it is untrue. Take Conan Doyle's
Sherlock Holmes. To practical detect
Two it is absurd from start to finish. The
young mar who fancies he could make
himself a detective by diligent study of
works such as those of Doyle, Gaboriau or
Du Boisgobey, is grievously mistaken.
"Amateur sslouthing' is somewhat dam
gerous, bat if the amateur be a brainy and
discreet youngster he may pick up many
points in this way and eventually work
himself into q successful position. lwoulu
not advise q beginning in the offices OF
minor private detective agencies. Such
agencies are frequently Of a most shady
! character, and before no knows it the
young aspirant may find himself classed
! by the police as the associate of criminals
instead of being regarded as a criminal
catcher.
.sSupposing the young man to have got
his first start either in the police or
in a first class private agency, he must
then make up his mind that hard work
| and plenty of it lies before him. That is
where the requisite of patience comes in.
Its dogged as does it, with the detective.
No matter how bright the young man is,
- ,~..&4on .-,bo r. Govt IF eyapff1S ba haC for
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21

WINGS. These were brushed out In q
fringe, each hair of which was distinct,
and this fringe took an upward direction
and rested on tho check"
The result is only achieved after much
patient training. and the aspirant to the
new style will 1nd it necessary to carry o
small comb, with which he may keep tho
wings of the butterfly properly distended.
Each hair in this butterfly lnustache must
be specially treated with cosmetics, al
though tho real secret of tho best results
must probably be borrowed from the beau
tiful Cireassian lady of the museums,
whose bounteous locks are made to pre-
servo their upright position by means of .
nightly bath in stale beer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
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,ras bnr. h,,t ,,nt badly whilo wo rapid]y
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was iust in tho act Of striking Lieutenant
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offsct of cansino tho man to fall over
hoayd whore he STRUGGLED for a moment
and then sonk from, siubt
ar 5on,t know how long the FIGHT last
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st,,nped me. Int I soon recovered and con-
tirreI 10 cboot THE air was full of now
How s,,ote and our boats were slippery
with blood
iona SLAYER after being killed fell over
into ar,r boat and nearly capsized it. We
did not stop to throw him overheard, but
Eent at tbe other fellows until six of thenf
yye,o niled in n bean in their boat.
..at This stage Of the game tho SLAYER in
eb.rye threw IN his hands and begged for
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tho sa,ne
stJfISt then I hammered to look up the
r;rer and WINS Mortified to sec three big
ch;ns, boats loaded with men armed to the
+aath oa,nino +oyyar,l nc n looked as if
II was an I'M with MS now.
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wh;t;pc or;cL &C a vvinkt and in a mo-
mant 10th If orr prisoners we're where
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s,arors INIT tbog ,vould soop have got the
bet If ne If II had mt been for the unex-
nected.
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sre,, yards of MS consternation suddenly
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
A PLUCkY OFFICER.
The Daring Lieutenant Who Carried q
Message Into the Heart of Cuba.

The Daring Lieutenant Who Carried q
Message Into the Heart of Cuba.
Lieutenant Andrew S. Rowan, the mar
who at the bidding of the war department.
landed on the Cuban shore, made his way
for miles through a hostile country and
penetrated to the amp of the insurgents,
where he arranged with the Cuban leaders
for the cooperation of the patriot forces
with the army of invasion, is a modest,
u~nassuIning officer who has acquitted him
self well in his first wal assignment. His
mission demanded pluck, courage, sagac-
ity and sand. These are the qualities an
American soldier usually possesses, and
Lieutenant Rowan has shown himself
well equipped with all of them.
Rowan was born in Virginia in 1860
and was appointed from West Virginia as
q cadet in 1877. His present residence is
near Charleston, w. Va. he was gra6u-
ated from the Military academy in 1881
and was commissioned as second lieuten-
ant in the Fifteenth infantry. He was
made first lieutenant of the Ninth infantry
In 1890 and was transferred to the Nine
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
sPANlARDS ARE GuERRlLLAs.
they Have Seldom Been Excelled as Fight
ers Under Irregular Tactics.

ers Under Irregular Tactics.
Tho Spanish tendency to irregular war.
fare is largely hereditary. For 300 years
the Sponiards were in constant strife with
the Moors, whom they conquered at last.
During these eight centuries there were
no regular campaigns, but both sides, as
n rule, split up into separate bands, whose
only object was to continually harass and
eventually externiinate the other side.
Ono of the Frent disadvantages under
which the Spaniards will fight will com
sist of the fact that they will meet their
snperioTs IN their favorite mode of warfare.
Spnniards have Invariably succeeded as
guerrillas up to the present. time. II they
won no great battles, they at least held tho
own ground or prevented the enemy from
occupying 1t. In Cuba, however, things
have been different. Tho Spaniards mot
tbeir equals if not their superiors IN the
Insurgents. They have uniformly been
driven back, and in all the bush fighting
have been regularly whipped.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
R~oosEvELT's SUCCESSOR.
Charles Fl. Allen, the New Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy.

Charles Ell. Allen, the New Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy.
Charles Herbert Allen, the new assistant
secretary of the navy, who succeeds Lieu
tenant Colonel Roosevelt, is from Lowell,
Mass, where he was bern 80 years ago and
where he has always lived. Mr. Allen has
had more experience in politics than in
naval matters, but he is an e~nterprising
and energetic gentleman and will probably
make an able official.
Mr.. Aliens career has not been particn-
larly interesting up to this time. He re-
ceived his early education in the public
schools of his native city and then went to
Amherst college. Soon after being gradu-
ated he entered politics. He was elected a
member of the Lowell school committee in
1874 and served until 1881. In that yeaf
he went to the lower house of the legisla'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21

MURDER0US SLAV[RS.
How An American Cruiser
Raided Spanish Des-
peradoes.
STORY OF THE AFRICAN COAST.
Adventure in Which Yankee
and British Tars Worked
Together.
STORY OF THE AFRICAN COAST.

Unclo Sans ships have done many cred
liable Il memorable things outside of
HON waters. Captain Jackson of San
Francisco tells an interesting story about
tho. capture Of q gang of murderous Span
ish slavers on the west const OF Africa by
the brave crew of the American cruiser
Marion.
1.-THE Marion had been cruising near the
mouth Of the kongo and tho arrangement
was that sho was to leave for a few days
and then como pack and we would jointly
undertake whatever turned up in the
meantime.
During the Marion S absence we cruised
nhaut tho mouth of the river and purpose
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21

thinner materials have been ordered in
rush.. Tho boy In brown will wear a brown
linen sack coat with pearl buttons n
trousers Of light brown canvas.
The dress coat is to be made a trlfe
longer than is the present rule, while
houses will BIO somewhat shorter. The
hat will have a wide brilp, one side being
turned up. Leggings will be worn by all
branches of the service. The color will
have the added advantage of SO closely re-
sembling the earth as to render the wear
ers indistinct at a shorter distance than is
possible now. The insignia Of rank will
be the Same in use as now. The coat OF
arms Of the nation will be displayed above
tho Insignia.
General Miles has already arranged for
tho issue OF 10000 Of these uniforms as an
experiment. Mound available, the en-
tire army. &c leash when serving II such
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
Deadly Farm Machines.

A Nebraska farmer suggests to the war
department. that heavy agricultural i'm
Elements be used to cut down the Span
iards. ssYou can propel these patent plows
and hay gathercrs by steam and there
would be no danger of a blockade from
lead horses" says the writer. "There are
strong steel hayrakes attached to tho bot
tom of the implements. and they would
make the Spaniards think they were pref
~ badly up against It
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
BUTTERFLY MUSTACHE.

The Latest Fashionable Innovation From
Dear Old London.
A new mustache in the shape of a but
terfy has mado it's appearance in London
ard has attracted great attention in the
world of fashion. A number Of cockney
swells have appeared in Piccadilly with the
grotesqne arrangement Of the mustache
in imitation Of tho butterfly. The Anglo
maniacs of New York are already in train
ing to adopt tho new style. London Truth
describes tho mustache in the following
manner: at is butterfly shaped, the solid
Iy onpact arrangement in the center rep
r~esenting the body and the ends the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21

decided not to hold them. Accordingly
they were liberated with about ten days
grub and water on a lonely coast to make
their way back to civilization as best they
could.
1.-the prize money for the two slavers
was divided equally between the crews OF
the Antelope and the Marion. It was q
good days work, and nobody had reason
to regret tho fact that an American officer
had commanded an English ship"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21

ture, being returned the next year. Fol-
lowing that he served for a year In the
state senate. He acted on important COM
mittees in both branches Of the legislature.
He was ! colonel also on the staff Of Gov
ernor Robinson.
He was named as the Republican candi-
date for the Forty-ninth congress and ran
against Charles S. Liley, q strong Demo-
crae, winning By q plurality Of more than
5000. He was reelected to the Fiftieth
congress, voluntarily retiring ut the end OF.
that time on account of business matters.
Later on he ran as candidate for governor
against William e. Russell and was very
badly beaten.
Mr.. Allen has a pleasant home in Low
ell. He is a mcsnbar of the Union club in
Boston, the University club in New York,
the Pilgrim c-om,nandery of Masons and
also a member of several clubs In his nativ,
city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21

A big battleship has on board an cleo,
trio plant capable OF lighting a town OF
5000 Inhabitants
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21

Our battleships have a speed of from
is to II knots an hour. Cruisers make 10
to "a knots, while the monitors can travel
only five to seven knots
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21

Projectiles thrown by naval guns are
shaped much as the bullets shot by the
ordinary rife.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
DUFF BOYS IN BROWN.
RE Army of Cuban Invasion to Don Hot
Weather Uniforms.

Weather Uniforms.
It is to be an army of boys in brown
xhich is to drive the Spanish cut OF Cuba.
They will be the same chaps as the boys
in blue with whose appearance we are SO
familiar, but they will have changed their
uniforms, the better to contend with the
fierce heat of tho tropics.
The old blue uniform of thick, substant
hal wooden is far too heavy for use where
The mercu4y is constantly lowering up
around tho 100 mark. So uniforms OF
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21
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Battleships cost from $1,000. 0oo to So. 750.-
600. and cruisers from S6o0, 600 to 5000. coo.
A good torpedo boat costs over $1,000 600.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-10
GILLETT HAS DISAPPEARED.
Cattle Plunger Gave De-
tectives the Sin.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. "a dis
patch to the Journal from Chihuahua,
Mex. states that Grant G. Gillett, the
fugitive Kansas cattleman, has dis
appeared from the vicinity of Chihua-
hua and is now believed to be either
in the City of Mexico or at Mazatlan
on the Pacific coast, or en- route to
South America.
For ten days previous to his disap-
pearance, the dispatch says; Gillett
found refuge on the ranch of j. Nj.
Fisher, sixty miles south of Durango.
Fisher is a former Kansan, whose
career in Kansas was not unlike that
of Gillett. He failed in the banking
business at Abilene in 1889, and the
bank has since paid only per cent on
deposits amounting to $500, 600.
Gillett and his companion, the Texas
lawyer named TroXel, disappeared
when they learned that detectives from
Kansas City were close upon their trail.
The dispatch states that CA. Shaefer,
the Kansas City commiss' a man who
went south with the deteVlves, sue
succeeded in attaching several thou
sand dollars Gillett had deposited in a
Mexica.- bank, at Torreon, Mexico, and
that he also attached trunks that Gill
/ lett had checked at Durango. The
amount OF money which Mr. Shaeffer
tied up cannot be learned but it is be-
lieved to be only q few thousand dol
| lars
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-10

Joseph NJ. Stout, ex-president of the
Utah National bank, and one of the
most prominent business men of the
9Ity, received pistol shot wound in
, his breast at $50 last night while on
Fifth South street, near Main, while
walking west to his residence at the
corner Of Main and Fifth South
He did not faH from the wound, but
was able TO walk to his home, where he
is lying in a serious condition, but
probably is not fatally wounded.
The first theory advanced was that
it was a case OF attempted suicide. but
this was rather discredited, because no
weapon was found near the place. Mr.
Stout, however, first said he knew who
fired the shot, and then declared he did
not recognize the party. This was the
first stumbling block in getting a de4-
mite theory to work upon. Then Mr.
Stoutt's weapon was produced with at
least one freshly exploded Shell. EX-
planning this. the banker said that af-
ter he was wounded, ne drew his own
pistol and fired two sllo5s at the as
sassin. That was q sufficient eXplana-
ton until TWO boys who were near by
at the time came forward with the pos
tive statement that only one shot was
fired.
With all these conflicting statements
the police We're confronted. and are, of
course, working somewhat in the dark.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-10

colors flying, will march from San Jose
wharf Sunday after landing there from
the transport Minnewaska, through the
heart of Havana to the western rail-
road station. The line of march will
be through the Prado and Central park.
These troops will be sent to Pinar del
Rio province.
No objection has been made so far
by General Castellanos to the march
through the city. The plan at first was
to march tomorrow but the Western
Railway company has not rolling stock
enough to move the regiment, with the
mule train and baggage and stores
in all ninety-seven carloads-at one
time; so that the baggage and team
sters will be sent tomorrow and the
regiment on Sunday.
1t is intended that the first appear
ance of the United States troops in Ha-
vana shall have an impressive moral
effect upon the Cubans.
Today a number of Spanish soldiers
gathered in the vicinity of San Jose
wharf to get d look at their late ad-
versaries. Friendly gestures We're made
on both sides. The Spaniards COM
mented upon the large size of the
American men.
The regiment will take forty days
rations. Camp sites have been select
ed, but no work has been done on them
and the men will have to take their
own camps.
Until further notice General Davis
will exercise the functions of military
governor of the province of Pinar del
Rio, now completely evacuated. The
oath of allegiance will be administered
to the mayors of the towns and other
civic officials. The existing authorities
are to be continued with notifications
to suit future conditions.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press called the attention of General
Davis to the fact that he would find
Cuban troops occupying Pinar del Rio
City and asked him what he should do.
THE authority of the United States
must be recognized as paramount" he
replied, "but can see on reason why
the Cuban troops may not remain organ
lied as militia companies. though nat
urally when the necessity for their re-
naming in arms shall have passed, I
suppose they viii disband. 1 have no
apprehension of trouble"
General Davis said he did not intend
to disarm the Cubans or to interfere
with them, unless that should be neces-
sary to preserve order.