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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-02
ANNIVERSARY IN HAVANA
Ruins of the Maine Decorated Win
Wreaths and Flowers.

I
Havana, Cuba.-(Speeial)-The su,
shone brightly this morning for III.
irst time in several days. when III.
wreck Of the United States battleshin
Maine. destroyed in Havana harbor a,
the evening Of February Is. 1898, va,
decorated with a large American far
At 2 o'clock the stars and stripe,
we're hoisted at half mast by Captain
-aton Of the United States auxiliarv
cruiser Resolute, who. with Mrs. Este.
Rathbone and Mrs. Dudley and ten
sailors of the Resolute. rowed TO thu
sunken battleship.
The only others taking part Were
| battalion. with officers. of the Firs
Maine heavy artillery. An immense
! rope of greens was festooned about ths
lighting top. each loop hung with Laurel
wreaths four feet in diameter, and
tied with red. white and blue ribbon
The Cuban club of Havana had plac.
ed an artificial wreath on the boat
Crane, and this Captain Eaton trans.
ferred to the peak of the gan. At 10
o'clock high mass was celebrated in
honor OF the Maine victims in the Mer.
cedes church, at which General Iud.
low and several of his staff were pres.
emit The ceremony, which was very
Impressive, was attended by Brigader
General George R. Hurst. representing
Major General Brooke. Commodore B
]. Cromwell, captain of the post, and
other naval officers, the city council.
committee of the Cuban assembly and
other members of the assembly, the
secretaries of the civil department and
many department officials, together
with representatives of the Havana fire
brigade and other local organizations
Many women of the better class were
in the congregation, which crowded the
edifice. This afternoon the graves at
Colon cemetery were decorated in the
presence of American officials, military
and naval details participating.
Father Sherman had been invited by
Woman's association. to read prayers
at the grave side, and he appeared in
full vestments, and with the statement
that the bishop of Havana had given
his consent.
Commodore Cromwell said that as
the bishop was not willing that a Pro.
testant chaplain should officiate he
Commodore CromwelD would not con-
sent to the reading prayers by Father
Sherman. The latter thereupon went to
his hotel.
Commodore Cromwell informed the
newspaper correspondents that the
sailors felt deeply on the subject, re.
garding the ceremony of decoration as
distinctly a naval affair. Therefore he
could not permit any but naval chap
lain to officiate. Although he was quite
willing that both a Protestant and
Catholic clergyman should act if either
was to be excluded then the other must
be also.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-02
CHARACTER OF NEW NAVY.
Bill Provides For Several Battle
ships and Cruisers.

Washington, d. C.-(Special. THE
text of the naval appropriation bill be-
came available today. The provision
as to new ships authorizes the presi
dent to have constructed by contract
three sea-going coast line battleships
carrying the heaviest armor and most
powerful ordinance. upon a trial dis
placement of 500 tons, and to cost
exclusive of armor and armament not
exceeding $500, 900; and three ar
mored cruisers of about 10000 tons trial
displacement. carrying the heaviest
armor and most powerful ordnance, not
to cost, exclusive of armor and arma-
ment, to exceed $4,000, 900 each; six pro
tected cruisers of about $500 tons trial
displacement, to cost, exclusive of ar
mament, not exceeding H,141.SOO. and
not more than two of said battleships
and not more than two of said armored
cruisers, and not more than two of said
protected cruisers shall be built in one
yard or by one contracting party, and
the contracts shall be let to the lowest
responsible bidder, having in view the
best results and the most expeditions
delivery; armor to cost not more than
$40 ton; authorizes a survey of the
coasts of Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines, and creates a commission
to examine and report on condition
of the naval academy buildings at An
napolis
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-02
Big Loss to Government.

New York.-(Special)- Over $1,000
900 worth of government property was
destroyed by fire which started in
the large machine shop of the Brook
Ign navy yard. and the workings of the
navy yard have received serious set
back. Many fine models and patterns
of battleships, their parts and plans
have been destroyed and some of them
cannot be obtained except by going
over the work mapped out in the be-
ginning.
The fire was first discovered at $50
by the man on watch on the battleship
Massachusetts. The fire made such
"apid progress that by $50 O'Clock the
'tiicials of the navy yard pronounced It
N utter loss. At 11l5 p. m. the fire
ad nearly exhausted itself
The records and models of the battle
hip Maine, blown up in Havana har
or, were also burned up. The loss to
he building was placed at $3.50, 900, and
hat on the machinery and lathes in
he building 100000 The cost OF the
lodels and patterns is variously esti-
mated, but officials in the yard put the
total at little over $l,00O,0O The
cause OF the fire is unknown as yet.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-02
OUR GENERALS INTERVIEWED.
The Situation in the Philippines
Remains Serious.

The Situation In the Philippines
Remains Serious.
Manila -(Special)-A Spanish prison
er who escaped to the American Zines
from the town Of San Mateo, East Ma
Mia, where the Fi,ip!nos expected to
make strong resistance, states that
Aguinaldo has lost control of the army
and the generals, his supporters, were
degraded
Reports have reached Manila that
Aguinaldo leads the troops at San Ma
teo and Montenegro at Polo.
DEWEY IS DOUBTFUL.
had an interview today with Rear
Admiral Dewey. who d, with aCcus-
toned modesty:
The people On shore know more
about the situation Than | do. 1t seems
to me to be excellent. however TIE
natives are coming in again. and espe-
llally in San Rogue. whence they had
been driven out by the insurgents, who
had burned Their houses With crdi-
nary people | should say the backbone
OF the instruction had been broken
but with this race you can never tell
\ Filipino master mechanic In the ar
senal at Cavlte, representing the mid.
die class who formed the strongest
part OF the insure Ct.on. and who is
himself prominent among them. said
| wonder whether Aguina,do will con
t'nue to feed u.s.
This shows the attitude of the pec-
pie. Our success a lloilo with only
one man scratched. will, believe, have
4 great moral affppf on rba t;,,a. yTk1
Petrol during the fight went within
asy rife shot of shore l understand
he troops in llOilo will move on the
'utlying towns of Molo and Jaro."
Brigadier General Hale said today
The insurgents attack was the nat
Tal outgrowth of their nagging and
Nerbearing actions during the last
Month. They were looking for trouble
nd they found it. The remarka BILE
patience of our troops was about ex-
aausted. The crushing defeat OF the
insurgents has impressed the natives
in Manila and the surrounding villages
with the force of American arms, and
it has turned their insolence into def
erential respect.
"Aguinaldo and his officers. repre-
senting the ignorant country people.
state that our troops are exhausted,
rating in force and can pierce our line
and take Manila. There is little prob
lbility of such effort being made and
None at all of its success. The recent
engagements show that while the Fill
pinos made a stubborn defensive fight
lnder cover against artillery and in
,antry, they lack the nerve to resist
the charge of series of rapid blows
without time to recover, especially il
hey are accompanied by the capture
II some of their leaders, We shall soon
freak the instruction, and when that
$ done the United States can adopt
the most liberal policy consistent with
good government"
Brigadier General King said: "Insur.
gents were assured by their leaders
that we would run sooner than fight.
When the word came to advance the
insurgents works were carried with a
deep rush, despite their plucky fight
As for my volunteer brigade, their en-
thusiasm and spirit were fine to see
But the end is not yet"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-02

Chicago, M..-(SpeeiaiJ--C. f Hunter
one OF the Chicago boys now wearing
the United States uniform in the Phil
tpp'nes writes as follows to his father
c, o. nunter. 5O2 Rialto building. uu-
der date Of December II, 1898.
I'VE are quartered here In a big cigar
factory. said To be the largest in the
world 1000 women being employed
therein, The owners give US quarters
fier in return for the protection we
give then lust a, present there is a
81 sat deal of excitement We have re.
cS'yed loo rounds OF ammunition and
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-02

have orders to be ready to move at a
moments notice, 1t seems that General
Otis made a demand on Agulnaldo to
turn loose all his Spanish prisoners on
certain date. This he promised to do.
but when the time came he only lib
Grated the sick ones, General Otis gave
him twelve hours to release the re-
mainder, Whether he win do so or not
ana what we will do in case he fails is
a matter of conjecture. | heard that
the outpost guard Of the Tenth Penn
sylvanla was fired on last night. but we
have no means OF confirming the story.
We have nearly 10000 men all told, ana
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-02

st. Louis. Especial. THE mar
shall Of the supreme court came here
from jefferson City and served notice
on the firms composing the American
Tobacco company of the suit brought
by Attorney General Grove to declare
the combine unconstitutional. Notices
were served on the Continental Tobac
co company, James G, Butler Tobacco
company Catlin Tobacco company.
prummond Tobacco company, Brown
Bros, Tobacco company and the Wright
Bros. Tobacco company.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-02

Washington, D, C.-(Special)-A
heavy overdose of proprietary prep
aration containing choral nearly re-
suited fatally to Albert Berg. secretary
II state of Minnesota, here today. Mr..
Berg had been i'll yesterday and his
physician prescribed the choral com
pound for the secretary's highly nerv-
ius condition. Mr.. Berg took two
aunces of the preparation under the
impression that it was a harmless eff
tervescent nerve tonic. 1t was only
nth the greatest difficulty that he was
eViVed, but he suffered agonies from
the erect of the stomach pump and
other heroic remedies necessary.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-02

Aguinaldo has between $4,000 and $780,
900 There is a line of blockhouses
along the outskirts of the city that we
garrison Just beyond is a creek on
the other side of the creek are the in
surgent outposts, | have been on guard
out there twice, You can see the in
sursents plainly, and | have been over
among them talking to them, or rather
trying To. They seemed very friendly
counted nineteen Remington rifles
stacked IN front Of he = Il house.
aud it is said they also have tientv .,
spanish Nausers n seems that N.ban
Admiral Dewey captured Cavite h.
turned the insurgents loose I'm the ar.
senal there. My health is very good
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-02

Atlanta, Ga,-(Special.) Estate Emit
moiogtst Scott today said the peaci
crop had been utterly destroyed in a
probability and the growers would /
so discouraged that they would aban
don the business. Last years Gro,
was valued at 81 .00O.O 900, but there vii
be none at all this year and probah'
none for three years 10 come
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-02

When Mary Gregg's rich uncle died
in ST. Louis he left her his fortune on
condition that she should never change
whose name wasn't Gregg. but after
the old man died the young fellow had
his name legally changed to Gregg, and
now Mary has her money. her sweet
heart and her name.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-02

Washinton, ID. Especial -Secl
tary Aler has ordered the Ninth reg
ment of regular infantry, now at Ma
ison barracks. New York, TO 20
San Francisco and TO be held in reail
ness TO 60 to Manila.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-02

man who looks only at one side
OF thing imagines every other man
does the same
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-02

The train boy books more passengers
than the general passenger agent.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-02

Some tailors give customers lits, while
others give them commissions.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-02

A man loses his appetite for q lot of
things while waiting for them.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-03-01
EGGS and Germs.

It was formerly thought that an egg
must be safe eating whatever the sur
roundings, since it's shell covered COM
pletely the part eaten, but it has now
been shown Enthusiastically that germs of
disease can even find their way through
an eggshell. For instance, the typhus
bacillus and the cholera bacillus have
both been found to make their way
through an unbroken eggshell in about
16 hours and locate themselves in the
nutrient contents.
This is clear indication, therefore,
that the greatest care should be exer-
cised in the storage and handling of
eggs, since they may thus be made We
hicles for most deadly poisons. Doubt
less the immunity from such evils which
we enjoy in our use of eggs as food is
due to the fact that we generally cook
them in high temperature before we
eat them and thus deal death to the
germs md safety to ourselves Good
Words, e'.-. "'~.s.l- -, re-. '" -
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-03-01
Mend Your Birds Legs.

Young chickens and other birds fire.
quently break the bones of their legs,
and if properly attended to these frac-
lures can be easily cured with very lit
tie trouble. AS soon as the injury is
noticed the fracture must be carefully
cleaned and washed with warm water
and then wrapped with bit of antisep-
tic cotton. Splints are then prepared
for the fractured limb, preferably Of
split elder wood, the pith Of which is
taken out. These splints are fastened
to the cotton with drop of glue, and
held tightly in place by being wound
with linen thread. The bandage and
dressing are left undisturbed for from
three to four weeks, then the leg is
soaked in tepid water until the bandage
comes off easily. The fracture will have
completely healed in that time.
Canaries and other pet birds can be
similarly treated in case of fracture
of leg, only the elder splints are sub
stituted by pieces Of cardboard and the
bandage is left but two weeks on the
little winged patients.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-03-01
FORESTS OF STONE.
They Exist IN Various arts OF the
z8 sssg 8k8 War r. 80

They Exist IN Various Parts OF the
/. world. Il
Old forests are apt to get into the
most impossible places and to turn into
the most preposterous shapes. All our
coalfelds are ancient forests far under
ground, then crushed and cooked into
a hard mineral substance. The are for
ests Of plants which once grew as
mighty trees, for outside Of fairy land
who would ever imagine a majestic
woodland of club moss and reeds and
the little sand weed called the horsetaill
In Greenland, right under. the ice
fields, buried forest has been found in
which the plants were all palms and
tropical creepers, proving that once the
arctic regions were as hot as the Indies.
In the Wash, between the counties
|of Lincoln and Norfolk, there is an old
forest under the sea, with stumps of
fallen oaks and elms still visible in
places when the tide is low. This was
all dry land in the days Of the ancient
Britons
Out in the desert Of Arizona there is
dead forest on the surface of 1rning
rock and drifting sand, where no plant
save the cactus can now find any wa
ter. When the place was first discover
ed, negro cook thought it would be an
excellent place for camping, so he took
an ak and delivered a mighty blow
upon the fallen trunk of a big red pine.
His ak was ruined, the haft smashed
land his fingers so badly hurt that he
sat down and howled, for that tree
was changed to massive rock, which
looked as fresh az though felled but
yesterday. The whole PROSTATE forest
|of big timber had been changed into
valuable and beautiful onyx, jasper
and agate. Chicago Tribune.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-03-01
Treating Lockj4w.

Recently young man in New Jer-
sey was treated successfully for tetanus
by the injection Of serum into the
brain. That is not the method of treat
ing lockjaw out in Missouri. Several
years ago citizen of Liberty, Mo-, was
suffering from tetanua Local physi-
clans failed to relieve him, and DR..
Wood Of Kansas City, a gruff old gem
tleman, was called. Arriving at the
home Of the patient he found the room
full Of sympathizing neighbors The
physician proceeded toward the lick
man and remarked, why in
don't you shut your MOUTH at the
same time giving him severe ''chuck"
under the chin. The effect Of the blow
caused the mouth to close, and the
man soon recovered Chicago Post
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-03-01
Knmr Swimming Feats.

The Kafirs are great swimmnrs They
can do things in the water which other
folk would look upon with astonish-
ment. For example,, Kafir boy can
ford stream shoulder high, running
as swiftly as If shot from torrent.
The way they accomplish the feat is
thus: Just before entering the water
they get a huge stone, sometimes as
heavy as themselves, and with the help
Of a companion place it upon the head.
A weight like this gives the boy bal
ance, and he can keep his footing
against the heaviest stream. IF he were
to drop the stone, he would be so light
that the water would sweep him off his
Sect. And this is just one of the Kafar
tricks to accomplish things against tide
and flood
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-03-01
FEELING BIG TREES.
The Methods by Which the Woods
Rrin . L

The Methods by Which the Woods
man Brings Them Down.
The chopper approaches the tree with
plumb line. If the top does not lean
more than two feet in the case of a
large tree or more than four in the
case Of small one, he considers that
he can fell it in any direction he may
desire. He then views the ground and
selects the most promising clay out,
and the undercut is made exactly fac
ing it, The "undercut" usually extends
about one-third through, and then the
tree is sawed in from the back to meet it.
When the two cuts are within six
inches Of meeting, the saw is removed,
and the tree is wedged up until the top
passes the center of gravity, when it
falls by it's own weight, easily breaking
the strip of wood remaining.
Where the surface of the ground is
such that it is necessary for the butt
and the top to strike the ground stimuli
taneously, the stump is snubbed off at
the undercut, which provides a slant
ing surface, so that the butt has no
place to rest and perforce slides to the
ground. ST. r.. ...
If the tree needs to be rolled off to
one side, half the undercut is slanted,
and pile of chips is placed on the fiat
surface of the other half. The result
never fails to manifest the efficacy Of
this device. Again, by leaving one side
of the uncut wood between the under
cut and the saw cut thicker than the
other, the tree may be drawn consider
ably away from it's natural course
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-03-01
ME3<lCO'S slGi NGuAGE.
Centuries With nIenning Under-
stood by Every Tribe.

Ge0tufe1 With ~ N canning INDEX
stood by Every Tribe.
Mexico is a land Of many tongues,
but above the Indian dialects and Span-
ish there is one universal language
the language Of signs. IL is the most
expressive Of all the Mexican eye and
hand are eloquent members. It is capa-
bic Of infinite variation. It's standings
and suggestions are beyond all transla-
tion. But there are certain gestures
that have fixed meaning, signifca-
ton well understood by every nation
and every tribe from Guatemala to
Texas.
a general upward movement Of the
body, shoulders shrugged, eyebrows
raised, lips pouted and palms outspread,
varies in meaning from 4 don't know
and don't care'' to most respectful,
Really, sir, do not understand you. =
The index finger moved rapidly from
right to left generally before the face
means mo more or simply No. = To
move the right hand palm outward
from the body toward another person
means Just wait; I'll be even with you
yet. =
The index finger on the temple moved
with a boring twist means ssHe's
drunk. =
The right hand held to the lips, three
fingers doubled, thumb and little finger
erect, varies from Gle drinks to
1'Have one with me- .
To move the open hand over the
cheek in imitation Of razor has refer
ence to the idiom .'playing the bar
ber' and means 'to fatter"
All four fingers and the thumb held
points together and moved toward the
mouth means s'to eat. - as
The right hand held before the face,
the two middle fingers moving rapidly,
is a familiar salutation.-s'M Modern
Mexico, - <s x
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-03-01
THE TRUE MANIA.
Interesting Facts About a Lichen q
the Saharan Desert.

Interesting Facts About a Lichen Of
the Saharan Desert. ~
According to NJ. Chastrey, the true
mamma Of the Scripture is the thallo-
phyte, known to botanists as Canona
esculenta and Lichen esculentus.
The nomads of the Sahara and south
Algeria call it Ousseh-e l-Ard. It is also
found in Persia, Arabia and Mesopo-
tamia. It is grayish, about the size of
ia small pea, and farinaceous inside.
Some say the spores are brought by
wind and develop with dew. Others
think it leaves a germ or seed behind it
when it perishes. It should be collected
in the morning of its appearance, be-
cause it dries in the sun and is lost in
the sand It can be preserved in closed
vessel The lichen does not cling to any
foreign body, but lies on the sand in a
layer sometimes nearly an inch thick
and can be collected easily. It is rather
sweet in taste. r.. ..e- -. ..-..-..-
The Arabs, whose lives it often saves,
boil it in water, and thus get gelati-
nous paste, which they serve in various
ways. : To preserve the mama they dry
it in the shade or they wrap the paste
in skins. Analysis shows that the ichen
contains 16 parts of water, IA of nitrog-
enous matter, 20 of non-nitrogenous
matter, of mineral matter, 80 of sug-
AIRED and amylaceous matter and of
fats. The Arabs Of Chaambra and the
Algerian douars never fail to gather it
after dews and rains as welcome ad-
dition to their diet and a gentle laxa-
tive.-San Francisco Chronicle.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-03-01
CoroniaY

This word is used throughout the
Australian colonies in connection with
q ceroner's inquiry. It does not figure
in any dictionary that am aware of
not even in Professor Morris ''Austral-
English. It seems distinctly jour-
nalese. How does the t'i'' come in, for
one could understand the expression
"a ooronal inquiry 2" Is it variant Of
'>corony talf' Perhaps somewhat akin
to the formation Of .'baronial'' from
''barony = al = Notes and Queries.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-03-01
MINNEAPOLIS, NEW ULM&SOUTH
WESTERN RAILROAD. -

MINNEAPOLIS, NEW LM&SOUTH-
WESTERN RAILROAD. .s-.
Departure of Trains.
No. Is St. Paul, Mpls Pass $50 A. NJ.
No. 90 St. Paul, Mpls Pass lilo A. NJ.
No. 81; Winthrop Acc'dation 4 100 p. M.
Arrival of Trains.
No. 81 Winthrop Acc'dation 9 100 A. M.
Nc. 80 st. Paul. Mols Pass 2:2O P. NJ.
No. 16 St. Paul, Mpls Pass s:55 p. NJ.
All Daily Except Sunday.
No. Is arrives AIpls $3.50 A. NJ. st Paul
1920 A. NJ.
No. Is leaves st. Paul 500 P. NJ. Mpls.
5:35 P. NJ
No change Of cars between New Tim,
st. Paul & Mpls.
Close connections for Chicago Mill
waukee and all points East
For full particulars apply to
JOHN RYCZEK, Agent.