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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12

in succession. The Ca1mueNs are 6
people of the Monaghan type and are
found in the Chinese and Russian en-
pires as we'll as other portions Of CEN
trail Asia. They are of middle height,
fairly proportional, and Of consider
able strength. Their cheekbones are
prominent, nose turned up, the beard
thin and the hair scrubby. They live
in conical, felt tents, which they set
up in regular lines like the streets OF
a town. Their wealth consists en-
tirely Of small but high spirited horses.
excellent cattle, and broad tailed,
rough-feeced sheep. The Calmucks
have many vices. Gambling is the
most prominent, and they are SO much
addicted to the habit that they fire.
quently stake everything they possess.
The shearing season marks the begin
ming of long period Of merrymaklng,
gambling, of course, being the prin-
cipal diversion. They are skillful in
the art of shearing, and combine bust
ness with pleasure by gambling on the
speed Of two or more of the most adept
shearers. A Calmuck may begin his
shearing comparatively wealthy man
and end up with his possessions in the
hands of his more fortunate opponents.
But the Calmucks never get discour-
aged over losses by gambling. After
losing ALL with the aid Of Allah they
start out confident of recuperating
their lost fortunes, and it so happens
that within a years time they are In
possession of more wealth than when
their mlsfortunes overlook them. But
thoro 10 no ouro for gambling among
these wandering tribes. They keep on
gambling as long as they have any
thing to gamble with, and starting
with thoroughbred they sometimes
end up with stalking part Of the clothes
they have on. The tribes have no use
for reformers. The total number OF
Calmucks in the Russian empire may
be estimated at 100000. In the Chinese
territory. where they are known as
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
Fatal Boiler Exploainn.

on CITY, PA.-By the explosion of
o new boiler at the Oil City Boiler
Works shortly before noon Friday two
men were killed, teo fatally INJURED
and dozen more slightly hurt Others
were aatly bruised and cut by flying
debris, but none were seriously hurt.
The boiler was of 25-l orso power and
was being tesAd when it exploded.
The works wee damaged to the extent
of $4,000. The caure of the explosion
was defective gauge.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
Death by Aspiration.

BosToN.-Two people dead and an.
other almost past recovery by inhail.
ing Illuminating gas was the record at
police headquarters Saturday. Will.
liam Trubeau, 6S years old who was
on visit here fvom Coaticook, Canada,
was found dead in q bed with the gas
turned on at full force. He had been
dead several hours when the landlord
broke into the room. Philip Baff was
found dead in bed, and his wife, who
is 60 years old was unconscious by his
side. Baff was IS years Of age. The
The gas was escaping from q burner
which was only partially turned of.
Medical attention was called for Mrs.
Bah, but slight hopes are entertained
for her recovery.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT,
Collapse Of a New Building in pet,o,..
Fifteen Workmen Dead s

W., DETROIT M1cH,-Thenev fve.storv
Wonderland theatre building is in
hopeless state of collapse and sfta.s
or more lives have been sacrificed ~.
an appalling accident which occnr,os
there Saturday.
Shortly before 2 o'clock, while som.
thirty-fve men were at work in VOW;
Gus parts of the half-fnished strna
ture, the roof fell in without a sso.
ond's warning. Nearly every worI.
man was carried down into the Thea.
ter pit. The top gallery was crushed
down On the lower gallery, forming a
hillside, down which slid the broken
steel girders, planks, timbers, brick, a
great quantity of cement from Ira,
roof and carrying along a strugplina
company of men into the pit below
very few of whom escaped injury, Thu
front wall of the building remained
practically intact, but the east sids
wall bulgedand buckled threateninplv
Notwithstanding the latter danger
the work Of rescue of the injured and
taking out The dead was rushed, and
good progress was made until 5:l5
when the upper portion of the east
wall fell, shower of bricks striking
around the crowd of laborers, officers
and newspaper men, extinguishing the
temporary electric lights and causing
a stampede for tho "+-:ct
fortunately none of those who were
struck by the second downfall were
seriously injured. n
The cause of the catastrophe has
not yet been definitely settled. It
seems to have been that there was too
much weight on the roof.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
WILLIAM AND THE EMPRESS
Leave Jerusalem for JafHa, Amid Stirring
Statutes and Firing Of Guns.

JEnUsALEM.-The emperor and en-
press of Germany embarked on board
train for Jaffa Friday morning, amid
stirring salutes and firing from the
guns of the fortress.
Their majesties declared that they
were greatly pleased with their visit
and shook hands with the principal
civil and military authorities. Their
majesties have made themselves most
popular with all classes of people, the
afableness of the emperor being much
remarked.
He took Arab babies in his arms
and told their frightened mothers that
he was tho father of several children
and also complimented them upon the
healthfulness of their infants.
JArFA.-The emperor and empress
of Germany and their suites on board
the imperial yacht Hohenzollern,
started for Beyrout at o'clock Friday
afternoon.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
A BURNING SHIP AT SEA
CAUSES THE DEATH OF FIVE PASSENGERS
AND TOTAL LOSS OF SHIP.
A Marine Disaster In the Atlantic...Or
Of the Fire Mystery-.-The Brave Dap
tain Was the Last Man to Leave the
Burning Steamer.--Survivors Picked Up.

VINEYARD HAVEN, MAss.-A disas-
ter at sea, fortunately with small loss
of life, five persons in all, was made
known Friday by the landing here of
twenty-five persons who escaped from
the burning steamer Croaton, of the
Clyde line, bound from New York for
Wilmington, N. c., and Georgetown,
S. G. The disaster occurred Novem-
Der LIST, about eighteen miles north of
Cape Charles. OF the twenty-seve1
persons who were on board, twenty
two survived. These passengers were
landed at this point Friday afternoon
by the schooner Alice E. Clark, of
Portland, Maine, which had been in
the vicinity of the Croatan at the time
she was burning.
The story of the accident was told
by Capt. Hale as follows:
'"The Croatan was going at a good
rate Of speed with smooth sea and
warm weather, when at pm. fire.
man came hurriedly on deck and re-
ported that the ship was on fire. A
general alalm woo immediately given.
an effort was made to lower the boats,
but the fire spread with such rapidity
that all efforts to reach them was una
vailing because of the flames. In fact,
in less than ten minutes after the fire
was reported the ship was completely
enveloped in flames from stem to
stern"
Shortly after the fire was discovered
an explosion took place in the cargo,
which blew off the after matches. A
second explosion followed a few min
utes later and the ship was then mass
of flames. It was at this time that
Capt. Hale gave orders for all hands
to jump overheard and save themselves
as best they could. The gallant cap
tain was the last man to leave the ship,
remaining on deck with his first officer
until they were completely enveloped
in flames and the vessel had COM
menced to sink. There seemed to be
no panic on board and men and women
after lashing on their life preservers,
calmly leaped into the water, knowing
that their chances of escape were much
more certain than if they remained on
board the burning ship. Some of the
passengers had their faces scorched
and many had their clothing on fire
when they leaped into the sea.
The captain and first officer sue
ceeded in securing yawl boat, which
had been damaged lowering by hard
work rescued eight persons from the
water. The burning ship was sighted
by the schooner Alice E. Clark, which
lay becalmed, six miles off, and her
captain sent boat crew to aid in the
work of rescue. They succeeded in
saving six persons, many Of whom had
been an hour or more in the water and
had become exhausted. They wsrs
taken on board the Clark and
every possible attention.
No explosives were known % be
among the ships cargo and the origin
of the fire is mystery to her officers
and crew.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
4. HEoDO2E TILTON, PARIS.

One Of the most commanding figures
to be seen on the boulevards of Paris
Is Theodore Tilton. He Is feet 4
inches in height, finely proportional,
with snOW-White hair reaching down
to his shoulders, and noble features
The self-expatriated American poet is
now 63 years old, but retains much of
the joyfulness and spirit OF youth. He
is brimful of wit and humor, and an
intmitable stOry-teller. For many years
Mr. Tilton has kept up cozy apart
ments on the edge of the Latin quar-
ter near the banks of the Seine. He
has surrounded himself with books and
bric-a-brac, and seems content to here
pass the remainder of his days. So
ciety has little attraction for him,
though he is sought assiduously by the
women leaders of functions in the
American colony. His greatest delight
is to eR1ertain friend or two at a
cafe corner dinner, from which the
flesh Of birds is excluded, because Of
his sensitive dislike of their wanton
destruction. The gossips have more
than once married Mr.. Tilton to some
rich American widow, but these affairs
of the poets never came out as pre-
dicted.
Mr.. Tilton was born in New York in
1885. The nomination of COL Fremont
by the antislavery party for the presi-
denCy of the United States shaped his
public career, for he allied himself
from the outset to the group Of re-
formers known as the abolition anar-
chists," the most representative fig
ures in this historic band being Will
! liam Lloyd Garrison, Charles Sumner,
Horace Greeley, Wendell Phillips and
Benjamin F. Wade. Though much
younger than these champions, he was
Of the original phalanX, and is one
of it's few survivors. AS a speaker and
writer his active public life covered
the period not only Of the anti-slaVery
agitation, but also Of the secession war
of the reconstruction. During all these
reformatory movements and the excit-
ing crises that succeeded each other
rapidly he was devoted to literature.
Mr.. Tilton was person friend Of John
Brown, and took the body of the latter
north from Harpers Ferry for inter-
ment.
For fifteen years Mr.. Tilton edited
the New York Independent, a weekly
now conducted by Professor William
Hayes Ward, the well-known oriental
list. He travelled a great deal as lee
turer throughout the United States.
In twenty-five years he covered $780,
900 miles. In 1890 he went to Europe,
evidently with the determination Of re-
naming there the rest Of his life. His
habits are precise. He rises at o'clock
in the morning the whole year round.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
OVATION FOR KITCHENER.
England Remembers the Conquerer Of the
SOudan in o Festive Manner.

soudan in Festive Manner.
LoNDoN.-The streets of the city
were crowded all the morning Friday
by an immense number of people seek.
ing to witness Gen. Kitchener's tri.
umphal progress to the Guild hall, to
receive the freedom of the city of Lon
don and the sword of honor presented
to him in recognition Of his defeat Of
the Dervishes at Omdurman. The gen.
eral received great ovation. In pre-.
senting the sword of honor, the lord
mayor read an address in which he
said the honor was only reserved for
England's greatest sons.
Gen. Kitchener in reply expressed
his deep and heartfult thanks, and said
the successful campaign was due not
only to the oneness of purpose and
cheerful spirit of determination, but
to the master mind of Lord Cromer,
the British agent in Egypt, ,andet
whose able direction, the sirdar as.
serted, the Soudan had been lrecon.
quered.
The banquet given Gen. Kitchener
at the Mansion House was an excep-
tionally brilliant affair. The guests
included cabinet officers and many dis.
tinguished members of royalty.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
Cleaning Greasy Bottles.

For the purpose of cleaning bottles
from fatty substances a very simple
and practical process has been found.
Pour warm water into the bottle, fill
in ordinary hay and rub the inside of
the bottle with this thoroughly, using
a small stick. Now rinse the bottle
out with clean water and not a trace of
the odor and the grease will remain.
Large bottles which had contained Pc
troleum were successfully cleaned in
this way.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
Arrested for Ridiculing the Empero,.

BERIN.-Herr Landen, editor of
Simplicissimus, has been arrested ow
ing to the publication in that periodi-
cal of poem, entitled "In the He'y
Land" ironically congl atulating Tai-
estine upon such august visitor, as
the emperor and empress of Germany,
and saying, "Golgotha will be able to
boast not only Of hearing her last
words from the cross, but the first Of
Emperer's williams"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12

written this book, (which she says she
will publish from d sense of duty, to
warn other AmericaQ girls lest they
encounter a similar fat& The countess
Is tall, with golden hafNand a lovely
complexion. She is brigHt< and witty
and her book is certain to be inter
esting, especially as she has had much
literary experience, having written for
Figaro and LEtOille de Beige. No
name has as yet been decided upon for
the forthcoming book.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
Where the Hebrew Children Are,

Out of 100000 Jews, 100000 are
found ia Russia. Of the remaining
100000, 100000 are in eastern Eu-
rope, 100000 in western Europe,
100000 in America, and only 10000
In Palestine. In Great Britain there
are 100000 Jews, of whom $3.50 live
in London, 5000 in the provinces,
1000 in Scotland and 1,779 in Ireland.
OF these, British born number 20 per
cent, German 7 per cent, Dutch 5 per
cent, Russo-Polish IS per cent, others
10 per cent.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
Gen, Wheeler at Admission.

ADMISSION, AnA.-General Joseph
Wheeler, who commands the Fourth
army corps, of which the six regiments
here constitute the Second division,
arrived here Saturday with several
members Of his staff. Notice of his
coming allowed but little time for pre-
paration, but reception committee was
appointed and it, with a great crowd
which assembled, gave him an I'M
mense ovation at the union depot when
he arrived. In the afternoon he re-
viewed the troops and left at noon Tor
Huntsville.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
NAV Resume HOStilities.

NoRFo1K.-The force of construct.
ion in the department of the navy yara
has been increased which action has
given rise to rumor that orders have
been received to hurry work on tine
war vessels now here. The view ID
that possible resumption Of hostllities
with Spain will occur should the pea0'
negotiations cease.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
Quest of King Menelek.

1t is said that King Menelek Of Abys-
sinia will make trip to Jerusalem in
the year 1900 in order to find, if posi-
BILE, the spot where the queen of Sheba
had her interview with Solomon. He
claims direct descent from the queen
OF Sheha,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
CALMUCK WOOL GROWERS.
Not Easy to Decide from What Country
Their Product Comes.

Their Product Comes.
One of the most difficult tasks Of
government employees Is to locate &C
Curately the country in which import
ed wool is produced. This only applies
to districts where wool growing is con-
Quoted on what Custom-house officials
have rightfully termed uncivilized
principles, which includes the tribes
and band of Indians and gypsies who
wander aimlessly about from one
country to the other as Providence die
tates. Central Asia furnishes some
typical examples of wandering herd
ers, particularly the Calmucks. A con-
signment of 401 pounds Of Calmuck
wool was received at the New York
custom house recently from a port on
the Black Sea. Fortunately the Off
Gals were not called upon to locate
the country in which it was grown. 1t
this demand had been made they would
have been compelled to name at least
three countries. AS it was, they gave
Calmuck as the imaginary country Of
production, and no further explanation
was necessary, as wool dealers and
manufacturers are we'll acquainted
with the eccentric habits of these wan
dering Asiatic tribes. The Calmucks
are continually on the move, stopping
only at places where grazing is abund-
ant. When the season for shearing
they locate near the most
convenient port. They very seldom
ship their wool at the same port twice
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12

was of splendid family and. mem
Der Of the family of the famous ar
fist, Purvis de Chavanne. When the
count had spent all of her money he
treated her shamefully. She lefL.her
unworthy spouse, and, shaking the
dust of the Faubourg de St. ,Germaine
from her shoes, came to Philadelphia,
where she has several cousins, who
welcomed her gladly. Now she has
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
Col. BRYAN Goes Home.

SAVANNAH, GA.-Col. William Jen-
nings Bryan, Third Nebraska reg
ment. left Savannah Friday for LIN
coin, Neb., his home, on fifteen days
furlough. He has been quite sioA'
and has zone home to reeuperate'
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12

Munkacsy, whose real name is Lieb,
has been declared insane officially by a
Paris court, and his wife appointed
guardian Of his property,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12
SENATOR C. K. DAVIS.
FAMOUS AUTHORITY ON IN
TERNATIONAL LAW.
Why President Mckinley Selected Him
as a Member of the Peace Commits
sion-Veteran of the Civil War-Not
Strong Partisan.

Cushman
K. Davis of Mime
sofa, member of the
Spanish = American
peace commission,
is the chairman Of
the committee Of
foreign affairs of
the senate, and is
recognized as per-
haps the foremost
international law
The age-herald., 1898-06-12

The warship Monterey is described in naval phraseology as "a barbette tur- ret low freeboard monitor" She has twin screws, with horsepower of 5,244, and carries only four guns, two 12 inch and two 10 inch, in her main or primary battery.
 Only four guns indeed. but they have all the relative power and destructibil- ity of 13 inch cannon, which throw an HOO pound projectile. When that shot strikes, it crumbles into atoms or dash es into fragments the object hit. whether 1t be stone and iron wall or fortress or the steel casing of battleship. She can lie at anchor and allow a fleet of ordinary men-of-war and a string of forts to rain thousand shells upon her with every prospect of remaining prac- tically unscathed. In short, the Monte rey is almost invulnerable, and there can be little else to do than sing an an- ticipatory requiem for the antagonist who ventures to enter the lists of con- fiict with her. To further illustrate her powers of destruction. it is well known that the heaviest armor on the Spanish vessels is 12 inches thick. The Mon terey's shells can penetrate 23 inch ar- mor at 1,500 yards. To express it va riantly, the projectiles fired from the Montcrey's guns will penetrate the ar- nor of any Spanish ship afioat. They are nearly as effective as the 13 inch
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including the steam machinery and the agazines. She was also to be of the low freeboard type thus presenting the minimum of surface to an enemy. A curved steel deck of suitable thickness was to give further protection.
 All these details were carried out, though the Monterey now has what is called a 13 inch armor belt and from 8 to IA inch steel plates to protect her barbettes and coming tower. The bids for her, invited in December, 1888, were opened on April 8, 1SS9 the Cramps, the Quintard Iron works and the Union Iron works of San Francisco being the competitors. The latter firm was award ed the contract on a bid of $1, ,62S, ,950 The old form of contract was adopted by which the contractor receives $100 premium for every unit of horsepower in excess of the stipulation and forfeits $100 for every unit in default. The ma chinery of the Monterey has an inter- esting feature in the fact that it em- ploys coil boilers, which are supposed to show economy in weight, space occu- pied and use of fuel.
 As originally designed her battery was to include 1G inch no ton rifle in her forward barbette 12 inch 46ia ton rifle in her after turret and at her bows a 15 inch pneumatic tube for throwing gun cotton, but the Vesuvius had not yet fired her pneumatic guns with high
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den, N J. Her armament at present, for she is in commission, is similar to that of the Nahant.
 Boston harbor is defended by the old time monitors Lehigh and Catskill. The latter was taken to the Massachusetts capital by naval reserves, and both of them, with the usual armament of smoothbores and rapid fire guns, are manned by the naval militia. The Le- high, built by John Ericsson in 1862, saw considerable service during the follow ing three years. and the Catskill in the attack on Fort Wagner during the civil war was struck nearly 60 times by can non balls from the fort.
 The Montauk, armed with two old smoothbore guns, has been assigned to the defense of Portland, Me. A relic of 1865, she still presents a valiant appear ance. The Jason, another of Ericsson's pets, has been fin ordinary" since the civil war, but will probably prove of great service as a coast defense ship, though two smoothbore guns comprise her main armament. Larger than many of her companions, she has displace- ment of 1875 tons and develops $40 horsepower
 But it is in the modern fighting moni- tors the aggressive ships and not pure- ly defensive ones like those guarding our harbors that the public interest centers. With the Cuban fleets are the
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latter goes to give a tow or any other assistance to the Monterey in case of emergency. The former will furnish the monitors engines with food when her bunkers are empty, and the three ves- sells will take on supply of coal at Honolulu and Hongkong. As Manila is de facto an American port at present, there cannot be any objection from the lauthorities to furnishing coal to ves- sel en route.
 Of our fleet at Manila now the Olym- pia alone has turrets. When the Mon terey arrives there, the hero of May l will have eight strong fighting ships un- der his command, including the Charles ton and not including the ex-revenue cutter McCulloch, which is being used as a dispatch boat, or the auxiliary cruiser Zafiro.
 Later his fiotilla will be increased by the Philadelphia from San Francisco, making a total of one monitor, six cruisers, two protected gunboats, one armed revenue cutter, one auxiliary cruiser and the unprotected miniature steel gunboat Callao, captured after the great battle of Manila. If Spain sends the battleship Pelayo, her most formi- dable naval representative, and three or four other armored craft to the Philip pines, the American admiral would be confronted by a powerful squadron, but it is said that "the administration has no fear of the result" And neither, surely, has the Green mountain boy, who would only repeat his May day pa- rade over the waters of Manila bay. But more armored ships are to be sent him as soon as the exigencies of the Cuban question will permit, not because he really needs them, but simply to make assurance doubly sure.
 The Charleston is protected cruiser, like the Baltimore, Boston and Raleigh, carrying eight guns in her main battery. She has an indicated horsepower of 6666