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The broad ax., 1899-08-26
FLYING ENGINES TAKE WATER.
Tanks Are Replenished while the Loco
motive Il Making Speed

Tanks Are Replenished while the Loco
motive L. Making speed
On many of the railroads eentering
at Chicago II is no longer necessary for
q train to stop to enable the engineer
to replenish his boilers with water. All
travellers have now become accustomed
to seeing the narrow trough. 1900 to
400 feet long, at various dead level
points along the road and they know
that the strip OF water which it con-
tains is scooped up by the engine as 1t
speeds over the tracks. But people
from foreign countries often ask ques-
tons about the water between the
tracks and marvel when they hear the
story about drinking" the engine on
the fly. What seems a marvellous me-
chanical contriYance Is an extremely
simple thing. A pipe with a scoop end
is fastened to the tender. Il is c
shaped. with the top end pointing into
the water tank and the bottom curled
under the body OF the tender. By
series Of levers this end may be
dropped until II reaches the level OF
the ties. When the engine reaches the
trough the fireman drops the scoop
end, which Is 81 inches high and IL
inches wide, into the trough, into
which 1t sinks a distance Of about six
inches or within an inch OF the bottom.
1t may wabble slightly without doing
any harm, because the trough is "a
inches wide Dropping the end Is all
that is done, for the motion Of the en-
CINE does the rest. The water rushes
into the pipe and thence into the tank
with a rush and force that suggests to
the uninitiated the use Of powerful en-
gines. THE most remarkable thing
about the water-taking scoop" said a
railroad official, lis the fact that the
speed OF the train must be reduced
when the water is taken on. /. reaches
the bend in the pipe with such force
that II the train were allowed to go ut
its regular speed the metal would be
seriously strained, so We reduce the
speed to about thirty miles an hour
and have the best results" While the
engine is passing over the trough at
the rate OF thirty miles an hour 1t
takes up about 1000 gallons Of water
about as much as would be contained
in 100 spirit barrels.
The broad ax., 1899-08-26
Valuable Secret for Him.

A Cincinnati man advertised his de-
sire to sell a valuable secret for nifty
cents. He stated that he would tell
how he was cured Of drinking. smok-
ing. swearing. staying out at night.
going TO the races. gambling. and how
he gained twenty pounds in weight in
two years. Several persons sent him
fifty cents each, and here Is the secret
they received: Just cured Of all bad
habits named by an enforced resi-
dence Of two years in the Ohio state
prison" A woman notices this joke
and observes that few men addicted to
the bad habits mentioned win consent
to try this remedy. but there Is no
doubt that many Of them should b
forced to do so.-Berlin Herald
The broad ax., 1899-08-26
STORYETTES.

Fitz James O'Brien was a thorough
Bohemian. He lived up to his last cent
and seldom occupied the same rooms
for any length of time, a fact which
led Tom Marshall to PROFOUND the CO.
nundrum which was greatly enjoyed
by O'Brien's friends. 1t was: why
Is O'Brien like the Almighty" The
answer was: Because he moves in
mysterious ways?"
One day a man carrying a fuzzy lit
tie poodle dog under one arm, entered
the office of Philip d. Armour, in Chi
cago. and tried to talk him into buying
II. The price was $500. Mr.. Armour
looked at the man, then at the dog, and
back again at the man, and said: NO.
The sausage business must pick up
considerably before 1 can pay so much
for small dogs. Bring round a mastifi
and I'll talk to you"
A young Irishman once went to a
kind hearted old squire for a recon-
mendation. An elaborate one was
written and read to him. He took 1t
with thanks, but did not move.
What's the matter with it," roared
the squire. 'Oh, nothin', sorr," said
the lad quickly. well, then, why
don't you go?" Sure, SOFT, thought
on the strength Of a recommend like
that you'd be wanting to hire me-"
I'VE tried to keep the railway car
rage to ourselves from Liverpool to
London" writes a young American
bride; the steamer was so crowded We
really had not a moment to ourselves.
At Busby, the guard opened the door,
and, in spite OF Fred's seowIs, lifted q
small girl into our compartment, max
Ing lot Of apologies about having no
place else to put her. She was a real
little tow-headed English girl of about
seven, and she sat down on the edge OF
the seat and stared about her. What
Is the matter, Miss Victorian asked
Fred I don't see the birds said the
small girl. plaintively. Birds! What
birdsr asked Fred. When I came
from the other train, your guard said
to my guard: Shove her In along VIII
the loye-birds. Where are theyr"
The broad ax., 1899-08-26
CHEAP THINGS IN MANILA.
Rosewood and Mahogany Much Used
Low Prices for Duck Suits.


Low Prices for Duck Suits
Paymaster Eugene CONN, writing
from Manila, Philippine islands, to a
friend in Washington, says: II am liv-
ing at the Hotel del Orient. The floors
OF the hotel are OF hardwood, and all
sawed out by hand. These people have
never seen a sawmIll. The staircases
Of the first three floors Of the hotel are
OF rosewood. They use solid mahog-
any here for the cheapest things. /
measured some Of the boards In the
floor, and, to my surprise, they were
% feet long and 301s inches wide. You
can hardly realize how wide S0h
inches is. Take a tape measure and
mark 1t on, and you will understand
how amazed l was. There's a fortune
here for the man who will come in and
start a saw and planning mill. They
saw all their lumber here by hand,
chino at each end Of the saw. These
boards have been in use for twenty
years, and not a chink or a crack in
L uuCh ouANo W
order for me here. and paid $3.50 in
gold for the entire lot. / pay eight
cents a suit for washing 1t. They never
saw a washboard here. They wet and
soap the clothes and then thrash them
Oh the stones,swinging them over their
heads as you would fail. There Is
not a cook stove in Manila save those
brought here by our boys. But they
have plenty of sewing machines. There
is not a fatiron on the whole island.
When our boys first got here they got
"a Mexican dollars for a United States
twenty-dollar piece. but the rate OF
exchange has fallen now until 1t Is only
two for one. We are paying on the
boys in paper money now. and the
natives take our currency very kindly.
They have never seen so much money
In all their lives as our boys are spend
ing now"
The broad ax., 1899-08-26
ESTIMATE SIZE OF TIE sun
csnparissns Show It to BE . very
Large Anair.

SeoPAHsons SNOW II to BE . very
Large Anair.
The earth on which we stand is. no
doubt q mighty globe. measuring as 1t
does 5000 miles in diameter, yet what
are its dimensions in comparison with
those Of the sun? II the earth be rep
resented by a grain Of mustard seed,
then on the same scale the sun should
be represented by a cocoanut. Per-
haps, however, a more impressive con-
ception Of the dimensions OF the great
orb Of day may be obtained In this
way: Think Of the moon, the queen
of the night, which circles monthly
around our heavens, pursuing as she
does majestic track at a distance Of
100000 miles from the earth. Yet the
sun is so vast that IL it were a hollow
ball the moon could revolve in the or
bit which 1t now follows and still be
entirely inclosed within the suns In
terror. For every acre on the surface
Of our globe there are more than IL. 900
acres on the surface OF the great lum-
mary. Every portion OF this illimit-
able desert Of flame is pouring forth
torrents Of heat 1t has, indeed, been
estimated that If the heat which is In
eessantly flowing through any single
square foot Of the suns exterior could
be collected and applied beneath the
boilers Of an Atlantic liner, 1t would
sufhce to produce steam enough to sus-
tain in continuous movement those en-
gines Of S0,000-horse power which en-
able a superb ship to break the record
between Ireland and America.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
The broad ax., 1899-08-26

Some chalk diggers have made an
interesting ind Of q skeleton at swans
eomhe. Kent. England. It was that Of
. short very thick-set man. and Il il
thought he was probably Roman. A
careful search was made tor coins or
weapons, or anything that could give
Z clue to the period or nationality Of
the skeleton, but nothing was found
except some fints. rudely shaped with
some kind Of splitting or chipping I'm
plement The skeleton must have been
where II vas found for many hundreds
q years Il was IN the heart Of .
chalk hin which had never been szca-
Tatsd before.
The broad ax., 1899-08-26
PORTO RICO.

Baseball Is popular.
Roads are being built
Engineers are In demand:
Hammocks are the usual beds.
Coffee sells for I've cents a pound.
Tea oranges can be bought for one
cent
There are no VenOmOus reptiles on
the island.
The broad ax., 1899-08-26
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The portrait artists work is easily
done.
Even the quiet waiter is frequently
called TO order.
The broad ax., 1899-08-26
READING

This ed" this very moment. are yos
nOt7 YOa KNOW h b nm advertise
menf. yet you read lt; We al read T.
Il YOUR '.ad." occupied this space o
would b read and bring you good re-
saits. Try h and BE couvinced.
The broad ax., 1899-08-26

The results of the campaign of 1896.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-25
The Meeting was Held Simply for the
Purpose of Exchanging Views.
ABOUT SEvENTY-FIVE PRESENT
The Gathering Was NJ a Private ResA
dence aud the Whole Situation
Was Talked Oycr-SOme OF
Those Who Attended win
Not Wait. But VIII with
Draw at Once.

Sixty or seventy members OF Grove'
Avenue Baptist church met at n privats
residence last night and talked over their
plans for the future They are some Of
those who think Rev Dr. J. G. iIiden
has been unjustly treated lie had re-
signed as pastor and was 20 leave the
church In August Harmony might have
prevailed had Il not been for the fact
that a few nights ago the church voted
to sever the pastoral relations at once.
This action widencd the breach
CONSERVATIVE ACTION.
The meeting last night was one that
was characterized by conservatism.
Members, both male and female. who
think Or. Iidcn has been unjusty
treated. met and talked over the situa-
ton. Mr. Isaac Diggs presided, but there
was not much need OF a presiding OH
Ger. for the proceedings were mostly m-
formal.
No course was positively decided upon.
Some Of those present. the ladies, espec-
tally, were in favor OF very positive aci
tion.
The older members Of the church coun-
selled conservatism. They advised that
no hasty action be- taken but that Sil re-
main as members for the present and
that efforts be directed toward restoring
harmony among the membership.
MAY START \ NEW CHURCH.
No positive course was decided upon.
Many of those IN attendance decided 90
1ave the church AZ once Others will re-
main for The present. There sill 0e no
withdrawal as "a body
other conferences will be held There
D. some talk Of establishing a sunday
school in the West-End and having
preaching there. In other words. the
proposition Is 10 begin I'm a small way
and 10 build mp a church-pot as a rival
10 Grove Avenue, for In the meeting last
night there was mo- spirit of 8ntagonism
20 that congregation manifested. Those
who expressed their feelings as a rule.
stated frankly that. while they loved the
old church. they felt that as Christians
they could do q better work IN some
other field
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-25
GENERAL GOMEZ
GOES TO HAVANA
The Cuban Hero Was Received with
the Widest Demonstrations Of
Delight and Love,

HAVANA. Feb. 2i-General Maximo
Gomez. the Cuban General. entered Hs-
yana this afternoon. escorted by General
Ludlow and his staff and Troop l., 81 the
Seventh United states Cavalry.
He entered the city al head Of 1900
Cuban horsemen and f0otmen The pop
ulation was wild with enthusiasm,
throwing themselves in front OF the
Generals horse. impeding IT'S passage and
pelting him with flowers.
The General reviewed the troops a. the
Palace. The festivities to-day in honor
of the fourth anniversary ot the beginning
of the Cuban struggle for independ nee
was most spontaneous and wildly on-
thusiastic Havana had never seen any
thin, Ike it before.
TRIUMPHAL ENTRY
The entrance OF General Gomez into
the CITY WIS. OF course. the principal
feature. The whole town was decorated
and the streets were packed with "a
crowd twice as large as that which rurn-
ell out at Carcias funeral As General
Gomez passed the crowd went Wild with
vivas. hats were flung in the air and
women showered flowers ON am sides
He bowed and raised his hat incessantiy,
as the crowds struggled to get near his
horse and chung tO the animals sides
as long as possible. The process ION
stopped frequently. eventually filing into
the main streets Ot the city passing
Central Park and arriving at the Palace
az 2.30
once at the palace the Cuban com
maudor-iu-chicf was welcomed by SenOr
Frederico Mora. the Civil Governor. Mayor
perfecto I.acoste. the members of the Ciiy
Council. the Junta Patritoca, the MEM
bers OF the Assembly. the officials OF all
classes and numerous patriotic clubs.
BEAUTIFUL PROCESSION.
The palace was beautifully decorated.
Following the procession were many car
riages filled with women representing the
best society some allegorically dressed
and others waving flags. The bands play
ed the Cuban national hymn. varying this
with pixie" 'The Star spangled Ban
ner" "The Stars and Stripes Forever
and popular American marches. There
were many allegorical floats representing
th. friendship between the United States
and Cuba.
Many large American and Cuban flags
were displayed. one float represented
Cuban women holding the American flag
with the shattered crown ar her feet. No
fewer than 5000 were IN line.
Al.er lae REVIEW at the Palace. Cen
oral Gomez accompanied rs his STAFF
proceeded to II Vedad This evening he
attended the Charity Ball AZ the Tacon
Theatre whore the best Havana sOcIotv
was ranreepnttd The foreign consuis
--qfe.,i1 fhof- roeuorfi'-a foes % honor of
the day Tho crowd throughout was
orderly
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-25
PROVISIONS OF
NEW ARMY BILLS.
The Frame Work is the Same, But it
Differs in Many Details From
the Old Bill,

,,..o,rr>-oroN-N- ro. % Tho Senate
w 13i, ~, 1,il,..r,. t0a.r- reoorfe5
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lhr com ' .,'...'. ~, t-. e.rata
Jus.
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4ar lint do. general
r...-,,.,,.l.,i. is ,ro Same ln line now bin
.nl e,rtl.n covers the entire increase of
I,. .,,,, and ID reads as follows.
.Tbat ta meet the present cxigcncies
off fine military service. the President is
hereby authorized to maintain the rogue
lar army a strength of not exceeding
sixty-hNe thousand enlisted men. Goo Dee
distributed amongst thD several branches
OF the service according '' th' h'"s
of each. and raise I"'ce ' h't more
than thIrty-iNe ihousano f''lit'r lh-
flntry a- Poe may d'l'.ii '.'' 'l'iN
tho c'"".i'
general Ia"
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,,... ,.,.,. tafrt,. -,-ir,a-fs or-
d. t,f4utr. roeIrsrf. .f trar
..,r,tb ir Inc r.eu.ar armv. Provided.
nlrthar that each regiment shall have
one surgeon with sine ruk of major;
TWO assistants surgeons. oue of whom
SHALL have thc rank o' captain ahN ODD
that of FIRST heutonanl and tnrer Bspi-
tal stewards Provided. inai shrh one
crease n fhc regular tnd volunteer IoIce
shall continue ih service only dNiihH '''
necessity 'l''' '.'.' "'. ''' .''''
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every i'"i
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Tor every '"''' ''''"''''" ,"'i7''"
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ued or appolh'.o '9 a'.'i'i oihe'ls o' "s
ho.d oi s'aH "Hi''i+ "i volunteers "H'e'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-25

city will arrive within Few hou's ""-
less she has been detained. .,.o
The senator left san Francisco nNe
days after the Morgan city, 50 that wiz"
In a week Otis will have 2o0 lresn NJ. NJ.
to relieve those who have been hsn''"9
on the 6utposts. q, o,,,,,
MANILA. Feb. 4.-iO.S0 A. M'-o"'nI ~,
to the wholesale arrests ,hn
suspected Fllipinos yesterday ana t"e
clearancs of the streets at 7 O'Clock iast
night. the threatened renewal oi tno
scenes OF the previous night did not occur.
With the exception OF few shots hred
I'm the neighborhoOd OF the penllentLiy'
the city was as quiet as as possible
A SKtRMISH.
Outside Manila the rebels were 49,
active Near Caloocan the brigade COM COM
manded by General Harrison Gray Otls
had several lively skirmishes with the
rebels, but at daylight the enemy was
driven back with severe loss
The feeling in this city IS much I'M
proved to-day and business generally mas
been resumed. Excellent order is mann
tained by General Hughes police torce'
which Is universally commented.
The United States transport Scandla, WIN
the Twentieth Infantry on board mas ar
rived here from san FRANCISCO, winch
port she left OF January 9th.
All duties on importauons or fresh
fruits. vegetables and meats have been
temporarily suspended.
ONE MAN KILLED.
4:A p M-The enemy's sharpshooters
have been particularly active about
Caloocan all day.
Special attention was paid 70 three
gun battery near the railroad and the
improvement OF the rebel marksmanshiD
was very noticeable
The rebels fred volleys az the battery.
their bullets frequently skimming the
tops Of the sand bags A lieutenant OF
the Twentieth Kansas Volunteers and
three other men were slightly wounded
A man was killed In the trenches to-
day
The rebel battery has not been used
since a shell from the United state"
double-turrctod monitor Monadnock eN-
ploded over it Yesterday
4 few small fires have destroyed native
shacks In various parts of the city.
The Twentieth Infantry "A beins dis
embarked from the Transport Scandla.
The regiment viii be encamped on the
water front. az the former quarters or
the Tennessee volunteers temporarily
Orders have been issued 20 enforce the
provisional customs tariff at llotlo. and
the following officers have been appointed
10 conduct the civil affairs Of Iloilo:
Major Theodore Stomberg. treasurer;
Captain J. r. Evans. collector Of customs. f.
Ensign l.. n Everhart. port captain. p.
G. Hatch. Eighteenth Infantry, collector
Of revenue.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-25

,.-.r,,ltv devised
more nor l's' .,'',.stcroent OF the issue
ana A'uu'Vus 49, t,vccuti,e and those
between 'ne NV. =, .,., .o,noecd TO his
o1 nus own p"'ss ~ tho philippines. IL
wictched pohcy i' .,I'i.c, aud
was an ehoit 10 D,l's -,
10 misload the puouc 9..,S,,.,, 9DeS'
LIKE iN, 49, ~ ,,....- ,,.o-
1--WE are told SIR, ihat ln'a a"u'
received by an enthusiastic dpp''use y,
those who heard 10, but we VINO ieau ~
I'm cold pint in the light or the ihueieus'-
ble tragedy now being enacted near the
shores of Asia. involuniarily thlnk OF
that creation Of Charles Dickens VINO
Oae accustomed 90 roll his eyes piously
"a heaven and exclaim with great osten-
tation 40 those about him. NY friends
let ms be mortal and who was the iather
OF two daughters-one oi Wno'i ''' ''''''''
Charity and me "l"'' 49, 80.
Ills ENotuen'F ''''" 80
occasion. it Iol iV o -. ,,o~-
least in euecl ,h'' ''', ..-o. ~, .ho
tanned any p'",' W 49,. r,, trost,
Philippine up I'D 'ne "a
of peace was rauheo' pul '1"' "o .'.. ~
simply held ihem as ,'i',i''''', , l,.,
thc question as 10 lh.li ulS Sl'0s". .'.N .o.'
trll to DC oel'iIniieu '"'i '"-'.' "'
gross. ~. -
'lt the 'mel ny a,4
hn declared a' ln' "''.t t"1' ,t,,,-..'..-g NV,
that inc ulspo-''i''i i..,.,.l5 ~ t,,. l,,eros.
a mali'' ,' "' ,,, .,...i,J ,...silr of
why docs No ""' 90. 1...l
Congress TO st'',, ',i' -
ana tneh ht.p -, It. D.. a.
knows more l7 .''n Dl ,''''. t..-
sincere why dlu hf peiih't JUS s.fl'' .'''
in the Senate 90 vote down me othtr
a.,- cha H1rOn resolution. WhlCn distinctly
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-25
ARRESTED IN WASHINGTON.
The Police Arrest a Couple From
Chariottcsytliel Tor Unknown Cause.

WASHINGTON Feb. Especial -
Chief of Police Parrish of Charloties-
willie. Va. arrived here last night and
Tonight took back t0 Charlottesville An
drew J. Harding and Mary Martin. who
had beon arrested here on a telegram
from Chief Parrish received the previous
day.
The arrests were made last night upon
the arrival Of the pair an the Sixth
street Pennsylvania station. Both OF
them EXPRESSED great surprise and de-
clared that they were man and wife.
hundred and twentv-six dollars IN cash
and one thousand IN promisory notes
made 10 his order and signed by his
brother. Their two trunks were checked
io riarksburg. W. va.
Chief Parrish and his two prisoners left
hv fhe fe.45 train for Charlottesville He
declined 20 say tonight what was the
c,nse of the arrest but IL is believed
mat Harding is "a married man and Miss
Mary Martin Is single.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-25
THE MAINE AN EXCUSE,
United states Wanted War in Order
To Attain Imperialism.

MADRID. Feb. A.-ln the Chamber or
Deputies to-day the debate upon the
peace trcafy was continued. THE Min
lister Of Finance. Scn0r Puigcerer. re-
t...I.ttr ,.Uur eIv,It. thr touscl tatlfe
Ialdar with speaking more Ike an
American Minister than SPAN
statesman" senior M0rct y prenderslst
former Minister of the Colonies, also de-
Tended himself against ScnOr Siivela y
attack. declaring that Che 90 eairuction "i
he Tnited states battleship Maine was
tho first cause W war lie said that
when General Fitzhugh lee visited the
bsttleshlp after The explosion. The latter
exclaimed. "N0w / have lt" The truth
is" said senior M0lct that the United
states wanted w1r in order 90 attain
fmDerlaii-m. and Spain was the victim.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-25
MR.. BEMISS COMING HERE.
He VIII Manage John J.. Williams "
sons Electrical Properties

sons i4lcctfltNi 4 iI"i'''''
Mr.. T.. T. Bcmiss. son-in-law oil Mi'
John l.. Williams. Will soon become c'u-
zen of Richmond He is now the seneI"'
manager of the Edison Company. al Me-"
Orleans. and is one of the most connie
tent electricians and engineers in the c'un-
try. Besides. he is "a man of hne pusiI's
qualities. ,r.,.b
Mr Ecmiss viii be here early in MAJ. %
and will have charge Of Che "oiA 'l 'n'
Virginia Electrical Railwa, and develop
,nent Company This concern is iapi.is
preparlna To- DO business " tine siit OF ,ne
nid Haxall-Crenshaw NILS. which are be-
ina removed preparatory Doc tho 0"nsifuc-
lion ~ buidine for the new company.
Air Remiss will look after ah me eiec-
,r'caI companics controlled 10y John l..
wnliams & Sons. These are the Rich
,,,opd Traction Company the Noriolk,and
petersbure strcet-car systems and others.
Az randolph Williams Jaw practice is
engaging 40 much OF his time he soon
viii have To give mp the presidency Of The
traction Company. and when he does
retire Mr Bemiss will succeed him.