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Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-11-04

increased since all the Natal guns have
been mounted there, In spite Of the
knowledge Of the garrison OF the Beers
strenuous efforts to cut the railroad
south.
In spite OF the optimism Of the mill.
tary men there is feeling OF general
anxiety at Cape Town. The Orange
river Is reported 30 swollen that the
drifts are impossible and the Beers hold
the wagon bridge at Philloppolis, the
only means Of crossing.
CROSSED THE BRIDGE.
Burghersdrop. Cape Colony, Nov. g
(Delsyeo).-The Beers crossed Bethulis
bridge this morning. About three
hundred more are expected 10 cross this
morning.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-11-04
Chicago Grain MARKET,

Chicago, Nov. Wheat December,
6s14c; May. 7214c.
Corn - November, 3Ol4; December.
sos.
Oats - November. 222S; December,
223s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16

to the load. In the rough mountainous
district everything Is carried ponies
and carriages are everywhere drawn by
them. The animals are made to go on the
galop up hill and down most of the time.
They are logged until they drop and are
then logged until they rise to their
feet. l came in the mail coach from
Camuy TO Aguedilla. The coach was
heavy. and we had altogether about 1000
pounds of mail in addition to the driver
and two passengers. The coach was pulled
by two of these little ponies. The driver
logged them from one end of the journey
to the other. Notwithstanding his whip
ping, the ponies stalled at every steep hill.
One time one fell down. and I thought, for
a time, that it was dead. Its eyes were
dull and it seemed about to expire The
driver thereupon began to beat it upon the
head with a club, and he finally got him
to his feet. He had at this same time two
fresh ponies with him which were to be
harHessed up at the next station. I ex-
pected to see him take out the pony that
had fallen and put in one of these. But he
old not. He f1cgged him more and more
and after time the reeking sweating,
blood-stained little animal did equal work
with the rest.
L n n
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thousand, the very finest bringing $40 per
thousand. Such cigars would sell for from
500 to 5000 per thousand in New York.
There are cigar factories everywhere in
the tobacco districts. You find them also
in the cities, and in San Juan there is a
cigarette factory which makes about 1OO,-
eco cigarettes a day.
The cigars all made by hand. Every
workman picks cut his own leaves, selects
his filler and binder and after rolling the
cigar finishes it by licking that part Of the
leaf which ends the cigar and goes into
the mouth of the smoker. This is so in all
Porto Rican cigars. The custom is liable
to carry disease, and it should be prevent
ed by law.
The Porto Rican Chew.
Porto Rican chewing tobacco is sold by
the yard or the foot. The tobacco is cured
with rum and molasses and then twisted
up in ropes about 100 feet long and about
an inch thick. This tobacco rope is coiled
up just as you coil rope. and the tobacco
dealer unwinds it to order.
Nearly every one among the lower class
chews. One centavo's worth or six
tenthS of a cents worth is the amount of
tobacco bought at one time. If a peon
wants cents worth he will not buy all
of one dealer. Cutting off the tobacco is
to some extent a matter of guess and by
going to two dealers and insisting on
large chunk from each he gets more than
if he bought all of one. This custom Of
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HOAX1NG A BRITISH FLEET,
How Stupid Irishman Bafned the
English Sailors.


An amusing story is told of the hoaxing
of a British fleet by "a stupid Irishman'
during the recent naval maneuvers 1t ap-
pears that during an attack on Bere Island
by some Of the vessels of the 'B" fleet the
officer at the Hut received instructions
from Castletown coast-guard station to
gather up all kilograms and secret plans
send a man away with the same to hide in
a cave, and on no account to let them fall
into the enemy's hands. With the remain
der of his crew he was then to show fight
until the last. In the meantime an attack
ing force OF eighteen men and an officer
mad been landed, which marched to the
Hut and secured its surrender. All search
for the secret papers, however, proved
useless. and the men at the Hut maintained
a profound silence to all fnterrogations.
During the afternoon one of the men of
the Castletown coast-guard station had
been sent to Bere Island with the paw of
the men. Upon arrival there he proceeded
at once to the Hut (having previously dis
guised himselD and found himself sur
rounded by the invaders, who wanted 20
know his business He posed as an old
naval pensioner, stating that he was a
native, and was trying, with the help of
his small pension. to make living on the
island by cutting and selling turf. He had
provided himself with a turf-cutting spade
in order to give color to his story
The sailors of the invading party were
very sympathetic, and advised him to go
to England. where he would be sure of get
ting work In one Of the royal dockyards
After getting the invaders into good hui
NOR he Immediately went in search of the
man with the secret documents in his pos
session. With the aid of some of the
islanders he found the man he was in
search Of took from him all the docu-
ments. which he hid in two baskets of
turf, and returned to the Hut. This time
the subiieutenant in charge of the invaders
took him in hand and closely questioned
him with a view to obtain some reliable
information regarding the defenders. but
all to no purpose. At last the sublieuten-
ant dismissed the man, with the remark
that he was the most stupid Irishman that
he had ever met. Little did the officer i'm
agine that the supposed stupid Irishman
was the very man they wanted as at the
time he had in his possession all the docu-
ments the invaders were searching for.
During the night the enemy's f1otilla left
Berehaven. going west, disconnecting the
telephone at the Hut before leaving.
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When It's Only Friend, a Cow, Was
Taken Away 1t Refused Food.

When It's Only Friend, n Cow, Was
Taken Away 1t Refused Food.
From the Boston Globe
A little pig on Smiths Island is wasting
slowly away-dying. in fact, of grief, be-
cause of its separation from COW to which
it was devotedly attached.
Smiths Island, composed Of 100 acres or
more, Is about mile distant from Nor
walk, Conn. A light house stands on It's
eastern coast, and it's only inhabitants are
Samuel Armour and his mother
To soften her state of semi-isolation, as
well as because they are profitable, Mrs.
Armour raises quite a little farm yard
stock, such as ducks, hens, a goat and a
cow The name of the COW is Pansy Pan
sy arrived on Smiths Island when only a
calf, and consequently knows little Of the
outside world and it's devious ways.
From her infancy she had come in contact
with hens and ducks and geese she even
rubbed skirts with a goat; but one quad
ruped Pansy had not was a pig
When, therefore, last spring, Mr. Armour
brought to Smiths Island from the main
land fat little pig It's appearance caused
Pansy good deal of surprise and excited
the farm yard generally.
The little pig was not popular by any
means AS for Pansy, she could not bear
the sight of 1t. Buffo (Which is the name
OF the little pig) from the first manifested
oil Intense dHectlOn Tor the COW.
Pansys heart gradually softened toward
the poor little porker. and finally, to parody
Mary and her little lamb, every place that
Pansy went the pig was sure to go.
Although in time the other live stock
came to assume an attitude of benevolent
neutrality toward Buffo, the dog was an
exception. He frequently chased Buffo for
its dear life, but after while Pansy inter-
posed in its behalf. and when Hector press
ed Blffo too closely would take the pig in
her mouth. and. lifting 1t high in the air.
keep 1t there out of harms way until the
danger had passed away.
And now stress of circumstances has
parted the loyal comrades. Mrs. Armour,
who Is no longer young, finding that caring
for a COW. with her other duties was too
much for her, sold Pansy to a farmer for
much less than her value. provided that she
should not be given to the butcher. When
Buffo missed its friend. which was very
soon, 1t was inconsolable. Its squeals Of
grief could be heard all over the island It
has since then refused its food and grows
thinner each day.
1t Is probable that Mrs. Armour will sell
or give Buffo away to the same farmer:
otherwise the days Of the affectionate little
pig will have been numbered. and a grave
Will be dug somewhere on Smiths Island.
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pincushions, so that the blood ran down

pincushions, so that the blood ran down
their legs.
got possession of Porto Rico. Gen. Henry
prohibited it and laid a fine on each peon
who was caught with spike in his goad.
This has remedied matters in the town, but
out in the country the men still use the
sharp spikes. Some of them have the
spikes so fixed that they can pull them out
when they see an American coming. and
some have extra goads without spikes
which they use when in the town.
There are few If any good dairy cattle in
Porto Rico. The people are not accustom-
ed to the use of butter and such milk as
is sold is taken in the cow from house to
house and MIXED out to order. 1 under
stand that the cattle. If properly fed. would
produce plenty of good milk. and should
think that a good dairy farm might be es-
tabliShed here at profit.
Porto Rican Ponies.
If the ponies of Porto Rico could be ship
ped to the United States they would bring
good prices as riding animals. They are all
single footers and they will carry you at
that gait a day without firing. They go
as easily as rocking horses and are usually
gentle and easy to manage.
The common people do not use saddles
like ours. They lay thick pads upon the
backs of the ponies and strap a little sad
die basket about eighteen inches square
and six inches thick on each side. This
makes a seat of such a nature that the
man can sit upon the back of the animal
with his legs on each side of the pony's
neck. He sits, in fact as though he were
in Il cushioned chair, and the little beast
rapidly and easily carries him over the
road.
1t is singular thing that Porto Rfcan
horses will not eat American corn. They
refuse our baled hay and prefer the rough
hard grass of the island. 1t is the same
with our horses in that they do not like
Porto Rican grass, and for this reason it is
hard to sell an American horse for good
price in Porto Rico.
The best of the ponies are fine looking.
They have good heads and are apparently
well bred. They are of the Arabian stock
introduced by the Spaniards. but by con-
tnuous inbreeding have become stunted.
Since the advent of the Americans move
ment has sprung up to improve the stock
and General Castleman of Kentucky has
shipped here the famous three-year-old
Goodwin, one of the best saddle stations
in the United States. Some of the best
ponies here sell for as much as $500, but
the ordinary animal can be bought for $24
American.
The most of the ponies here are terribly
overworked and mistreated. Beasts weigh
ing not more than 600 pounds are made to
carry loads of 800 pounds, and it is not
uncommon for the owner to add his weight
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Doing His Duty.
From the Chicago Tribune,

Next Sunday. brethren said the Rev.
MI. Goodman. Il shall preach a missionary
sermon and take up a collection for the
benef1t OF the heather. The rules of the
church require that this should be done
once year. The rules do not require.
however. he added. that should make
the announcement week beforehand 1t
viii result. probably, in the attendance
next Sunday being about half what it Is
this morning. but l have considerations
scruples against procuring a congregation
on what might be considered false pro-
lenses. 1t would be money in the mission
airy pocket Of the church II my conscience
were not so sensitive. but I seem to be
constituted that way. Let us sing. in con-
clusion. the familiar hymn. "A Charge to
Keep Have"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16

'What did Todgers do when they told
him that whisky and molasses aggravated
his coughf"
Doubled the dose."-Cisveland Plain
Ooal0g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16

hIIIcd Dy u FF4CtIcNI joke.
From Stray Stories.
Weary William-"Practical jokes amt
right, Sandy. Der's me old pard, Dusty
Rhodes. dat died from de effects of one"
Sandy the Supplicant-"How'd it hap
pen?"
well, you see, Dusty goes up to one of
desc wayside cottages an asks de lady fer
pie De lady says, I amt got pie in
the house, me good man, but here's a
cake"
"What species Of a cake was 1t. Billy?"
"'Twas-'twas a cake Of soap, Sandy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16

'Are you ready to face the enemy ?'s
shouted the corporal at Calulet.
''Yis an riddy to deface thin, too" re-
sponded the Irish volunteer.-Chicago News
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16

The Maid-''Oh, how I should love to see
a real live train robber"
Conductor-"Sorry. miss. but the Pullman
car porter has gone up In town some
where."-Chicago News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16
An Easy One.

From the Ohio State Journal.
He entered the cheap restaurant and took
a seat at one of the tables
''Will you have 15-cent dinner or 25-
cent one?' inquired the waiter.
us there any real difference2"
Certainly
"What is It?
'Ten cents"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16
Cause for Admiration.

But again was disappointed He said
NJ had only two sisters. and h and his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16

I'm not shoddy. and I'm not a prig-I'm
just human, and being human have about
reached the limit Of endurance Of the
sights society puts on man who works
at trade. Fellows who were in the High
School with me don't speak to me II they
meet me going along with my tools on the
street. OF course can't dress I'D and look
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16
PIG DYING OF GRIEF,

FRANK G. CARPENTER.
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
Netu9)prk Dailp Gribn,1e
MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1899
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.---Advices from Hoilo report the ais
position Of the natives more friendly american
officers are permitted 10 go ashore IN tne oas-
time accompanied by an escort; some of the ma
tive officials express willingness TO accept an
American protectorate. -- As soon as tne
Cortes is convened the Spanish Government VIII
ask authority TO sell the Ladrones. Caroiines ana
Pelew Islands in the Pacific. == The police OF
Havana are beginning the task or caring lor
warrants and homeless children in the city; the
raising Of a Spanish flag nearly preciplta'eu
riot Yesterday the crowd being dispersed by
charge of American troops with fixed bayonets
- Several hundred coolies on steamer AT
caused a disaster. - The French Court OF
Cessation has made arrangements 10 grant
safe conduct TO the fugitive Count Esterhazy
permitting him TO visit Paris ana testi,! III .aie
steamer PhPnicia was driven by stress OF
weather into the port of Halifax, ~ ooo
The Transvaa has expended nearly tSoOooo
since 1894 trying to defeat the lease OF Deldsod
Bay to Great Britain.
DOMESTIC-Governor Roosevelt thinks the
Legislature should undertake the revision or the
tax laws without referring the matter 10 d Conl-
mission. Both the Quay and anu-Quav
forces are still claiming victory In the feni-
sylvanla Senatorship contest. - Democrats
in West Virginia are apparently losing NOPE %
their ability to elect a Senator. - The build
ers Of the battle-ships Kearsarge and Ken
tucky at Newport News. promise that those
vessels will be ready to go INTO comssiTn |S ~
Rear-Admiral Schley. committed suicide at Bat
timore. :- Marcus c. Hawey. Of Newtown
Conn. and Edward X. O'Brien Of Thomaston
Me. died. =- The makeup Of the Brooklyn
baseball team for next season is announced.
CITY.-The Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hills. OF
Chicago. preached before large congregation
in Plymouth Church Brooklyn - Mr.
Croker announced that ex-Justice Augustus
Van Wyck would be general counsel or his
auto-truck company, and talked OF the COM
PANS plans The Central Labor Union
AMI the Central Labor Federation were ANAL
gamated - The American Line steamship
ST Louis arrived nearly day behind time. hay
ing been delayed by rough weather - Presl-
dent Raymond Of Union College. Bishop Pot-
Ter and Hamilton w Mabe made addresses
at a we-attended special service for college
men held in Calvary Church =-- An autopsy
on the BODY Of w F. Byrne. who was killed
in a fight on a Thirty fourth-st. car on Fri
day night failed TO reveal anything to show that
q kick from the conductor caused death --
Services in memory Of Robert r. McBuIney'
late general secretary Of the Young Men Chr's-
ton Association. were held AT the TNenty-thrd-
ST. Branch Building
THE WEATHER Forecast for to-day; Part
lv CLOUDY The temperature yesterday: High
est. A. degrees; lowest. 3S; average. 4l$4
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16

is no evidence that the people as rule have
changed their minds. There are probably some
among them who do not want American rule.
There are some in this country who do want
It. We have no doubt that there are In the
United States many men-more than IN MI
Aguinaldo's whole government would
like to see our State and National governments
withdrawn and abolished and an era OF free
loot and anarchy established. But the lack OF
their consent to ii does not impeach the JUS
,ice of the government When every act or
territorial expansion in Louisiana. Florida, Cal
ifornia, Alaska and elsewhere Is undone anu
the Nation is confined to the Atlantic llttoral
and when every citizen of the country fuly
agrees with everything the Government does
then il may be time TO insist upon this strict
constructionst' view of the consent OF the
governed" principle. Until then the cause OF
consistency and OF sincerity will be served by
basng the opposition to annexation upon some
other ground.
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
PERSONAL.

Edwin n Graves OF Hartford. Conn, who mas
been elected president of the Connecticut Civil En-
einoers and Surveyors Association s MEMBER
of the American Society Of Civil Engineers ana the
engineers clubs Of this city and Philadelphia. ne
Is also n member Of the Hartford Club ara oi @ .ne
Republican club Of Hartford DlI,ng IsTo ~ civ
the second Vice president OF tho .onhectlcut Nv"
Engineers and Surveyors Association
John J. Upchurch lives the boundary line be-
tween Florida and Georgia. He IS wealthy MIL
man and so popular on both sides OF the me 'ha'
he aternates his public services as legislator ne
tween the two States. He represents ChaIitoh
Countv Ga I'm the lower house OF the begis-
laturo AT the present session He was memDer OF
the Florida Senate at that body's last session. pc
fora that no vas sent to the lower house ot tne
Georgia Assembly, and further PACK WE .n ~ ~ ,
Florida House and Georgia Senate. in alternate SER
siOns.
some time ago n well-known Irshman was dining
with Lord Hampden. Governor OF New SUM
Wales Wishing to pay a compliment to his host
tho IrIshman commented upon the fact that hls
Exceuency's family had all been true to the cause
of ireland with one exception. I'VE lrish never
could forgive that brother Of yours who sided WIN
Caine for the Unionists In the great uIs'S.on W t -
1856 We used to call him the Brahu Oh M, Nd"'.
An observed the Governor, good-humoredy'
was that brother!
Among those mentioned for the presidency OF the
rowa state University are President flnley OIL
Knox College President Brown OF the University
of West Virginia Professor John c. Branner OF
stamford University: Charles IA Wolcott. OF the
United States Geological Survey; Professor George
Vincent Of the University Of chicago son or
Bishop Vincent ana PROFESSOR w D. hNb'V' Va nv
Bureau OF Ethnoogy.
The Rev Peter Macqueen has resigned the pas
torate OF the West Somerville (Mass) Congrega-
tonal Church. in order to go on special mission
to the Philippines
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
MR. SHEPARD'S ISSUES.

Mr. Edward NJ. Shepard has taken pity on
the Democracy of his lone and frequent adj
moniton, and prepared for II new PLATFORM
Tee throa nlanks are: No Free Silver No Pro
,oct,on and No Expansion. Mr.. Shepard Is
thoughtful and conscientious. albeit narrow
minded. partisan, who spends half his time
abusinc Republicans and the other half begging
thom 70 protect his country from Democratic
error and corruption. Mr.. Mclaughlin used to
nc the evil genius who oppressed Brooklyn with
his Cbaplns and Boodys These are now dis
tinpuished men," who performed honorable ser
vices "for the public and the Democratic party
and their old boss" is now that silent, force
"fnI persistcnt man, who for Il wonderful half
century has guided with extraordinary success
..tbo rorular organization" Mr.. Shepard came
homo from Europe in the last municipal CAM
naicn 10 warn his fellow citizens of the wicked
roes of Mr. Croker and Tammany Hall, who
,,ore soaking to swamp the Brooklyn Democ-
racy. The next autumn he was trying to help
.born suonu the Democracy of the State and
70 beat Theodore Roosevelt because he had ac-
contod the Aid of organization Republicans.
Now Mr. Shepard Is courting organization DEM
ocrots and paving compliments to the wise
ond "couroqeous" and sensible" dOings OF Mr..
Croker But we do not recall these things from
onv ill-will TO Mr.. Shepard. We like and re-
snect him. We only take them into. account
os necessary elements in the Judgment OF his
axnositlon Of the situation and as revelations
of his tendency not TO demand angels for ONCE
hoIders as he once expressed it-except when
those ofice-hoders do not happen TO be pos
sible instruments Of his own varying plans
and policies.
Mr. shepard warns his party that 1t has in
| "variabv done better when it has stood upon
a,s own ground. even when II has taken what
"secmcd an unpopular attitude as against
"the Republican party. than when 1t has, III "A
"cheop and insnccre effort to gain popularity
"odopted the Republican proposition Then ne
nroceeds 10 urge that IT pledge itself to main
tain the present standard Che omits the word
gold" lust as If he had never satrized Repub-
Leans for handling it tenderly) until the great
nations of the world shall join to establish bl-
metallism. In so doing he seems utterly una
,vore that he Is asking it TO accept the hepup-
ucon nlatform almost word for word. TO aban-
dop on nnnopular attitude and take up a he
hl,oo, nronosltlon-that hope OF international
hmetolllsrn which his coterie of gold Demo
crots hive never tired Of denouncing as he
! ,uhrcon trimming insincerity and fraud MT
| chonard pours contempt on those VINO nave
Dfet called upon by bastard sort OF PATRIOTISM
M .,,,,. I'm their bats when the Republicans
.,,ro,,. I'M their hats; 10 euioglze Republican
| "presdpnt when he was DONG thihRs '"''
"ouoht "a he obnoxious to every Democrat ana
"generoIly 10 out-Repubcanlze the Repup
"l,caus." He denounces the PRESIDENT who' ne