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NEW TYPE OF WARShlP
PRACTICALLY SHOT-PROOF

UAV NEITHER or not the art OF bat
w s, hi r.Sosssss ss Is 4s'''esd
IL patented invention IF William Weegar.
OF New York city. remains to be found
out but hts idea IS unquestionabiy strik-
ing He proposes TO uplift from the huil
Il his vessel by means or towers, n huge
armored chamber running from bow 20
stern and holding battery OF rapid fire
gums arranged I'm hroadside. TWO or the
towers. ore AT each end. will he coming
towers. but the other two. of large size,
wil b. surm0uutcd by turrets containing
pairs OF i2-inch hreech loading rifles. There
will also he four s-tnch rifles. forward aud
arr. 50 that. with forty quick-tifes an all,
the armament will be most formidable
Perhaps the most notable points about
this novel fighting craft IS its invhlner-
ability II Is practically shot~proof. It's
construction being such that n shell sirik-
ing any part ~ II must meet a slant anc
-, glance of In order 10 accomplish ms
end the armorsd chamber Is made po'Sg
onal IN section. while the towers are cyl
inargca! The deck Is whalebnck. ITS
uisrer part barely rising above the SEA.
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pipes fashioned In imitation % the prickiy
pear and cactus stalks These were black
from smoke, and Mr.. MAIDEN imagined
that he could alIlacs. smell tobacco On The
pipes
With each room WAS connected turkey
CORA. entered ~ d iow aTcAway, through
watch a large turkey could pass comfort
ably. The corrals were only AKA fest. The
high esteem in which the turkey Was aeii
by the cllf dwsilers IL attesfel ny the
heap Of turkey bones found in every room
and which cover every skeleton saai has
been found thus far. CharVea corn also
was found and there were Indications TIA;
the cliff dwel.ers planted tobacco.
The elf jewellers evidently deserted the
Santa Clara dwellings in hurry. but had
time 10 take al their household goods with
them The cause far This sudden evacua-
ticn ST first WAS thought ~ have been \
hostile attack. bat M Madden has assign
ed 4 more probable cause. Near Santa Fe
Is a deep crater. About 1900 years ago
that crater threw VI Immense streams of
lava. which today cover large areas in that
section. One cf the largest streams made
SIS way toward the Rio Grande pouring
into that river near Santa Cara One
can !rsag ine the terror Of the cliff dweiiers
az the sight OF the naonStrous crater BEECH
ing forth flames and sending showers Of
re3-hot ashes upon them and lava stream
towards their city The stream came near
er, ana II is supposed that the heat from
II at last forced the cliff jewellers 10 leave
Santa Clara.
But not only the forces OF nature drove
the cliff jewellers farther south TO the
ella and beyond the Rio Grande. Hos
tile invasions of Indians from the north
compelled them to fee to the impresna bic
CANYONS and The cliffs where they reared
their peculiar dwellings. But even here
the ruthless invaders followed them One
Of the skulls found by Mr.. Madden shows
hole made by an arrowhead and the
skull is crushed on one side by a club.
I Undoubtedly, he says. the cliff jewellers
: fell while defending Santa Clara from
an Indian attack. Other skeletons found
refute the theory held SO long that the
/ elm jewellers themselves were Indians.
The idea that they were another and
more civilized and refined race has been
pooh -noohed by many scientists. but the
skeletons eXcavated by Mr.. Madden are
held to prove conciusiyeiy otherwise
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Couts Castle EdiCe Wealthy
His Money for Amusement and Suddenly Disappeared

az Mayfield and cases OF mortality were
many among the children, he betrayed all
funeral expenses. besides making a gift
or from SIS to so to each bereayed fam
lily.
Coutts' hatreds were as strong as his
loves. however. That he spared neither
care nor moItey 10 render miserable the life
OF an enemy the following story testifes
On circuitous road running over the hills
back Of Maytied, brick tower glowers
sulienly down. II appears that rancher
living some distance from the public high
way and having access thereto At this
point only. fell cut with Coutts, who i'm
medtately purchased all property lying be-
tween the ranchers land and the road. and
erected this tower az the point Of egress
to guard his premises from being made
Il thoroughfare Thus. by cutting off his
enemy from the highway. did he find
revenge.
WAen the story Of his having gained his
money by fraudulent means was reported,
Coutts scld to Senator Stanford, for a
comparatively small sum. this property, in
which he had invested some millions Of
dollars. and with his family disappeared as
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LIEBKNECHT, THE SOCIALIST.
Emperor William Fears Him More Than Foreign Powers-lS
Unassumng Grand Old Man.

Gre be was forced 10 fly - Geneva ard
then ~ London. where he remained In sx-
ils thirteen years. /. WAS there that 70
read the works ~ Cars M1fx ana GnGsr-
took the task ~ awRkeniHS Gcrmsn work.
ingmen 10 = right use Of gha ballet ani ~
a desire fer eivic rights.
After his return he devoted himself -
newspaper work On a Liberal sheet. Lilo
was compelled - abandon th!s work he-
cause ne would not retFaci some rep0hiic-
an utterances, and he has SAID openly that
an agent of bismarck tried 70 buy his sup
port by Offering him \ nigh position IN the
state. Then when socialism gained sround
and ire election OF deputies took place, IN
1857. be was sent one OF the threa So
clallsi deputies. The reichstag was usei
as "A means FOR spreading the principles of
the PARTY. FOR whatever was sasd--ani
freedom Is allowed IN the sreeches-had
10 No printed. and these records were dis
trihuied over Germany.
A charge os treason WAS brought Within
a few years and though I.iehknecht plead
Ell most elcquently. he was incarcerated
for two years. stu. his constituents re-
elected him while he was yet prisoner.
Example of His holiness.
The trial was a most remarkable one.
showing the feariesSness Of the man who
said Il deny nothing. conceal moth
ing. And to~show that am an opponents
Of monarchy and the present society. and.
IL duty demands it. do not stand in fear
before the strusgie--I say IL here freely
and openly: Since I have been capable
OF thinking I have been republican and
| shall die a republican"
Since that time he has been In the strug-
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Thomas X Beecer the Founder Park Church at EImra
NY, Still Active in His Chosen Work.

FAMILIAR figure In the streets
N1 OF EirY.tra, " 7, il a tall broad
III sh0uIdercG man, row we'll adj
@t vanced W. years, whose plentiful
II II brown beard, 'inged with white:
fail. genial brown eyes. with a
x,rse,- kindly look which AT onee eEaiists
-. cnnsaenee and with hair worn
-. ,ane and back from s. broad. high
$500 form 4 personality 20 which
s.,srxer would give more than a casual
-s..ce And with reason, for this low
-. Gid man. with tae ninG OF a seer and
-. heart Of a child. is Thomas K Beech
:. tina most active living member Of an IL
tus,rtous family
Ia his own immediate section, at least,
essys are many WHO consider Thomas the
Sveafes. CT all OF - man Beechers soma
Us career goes long way toward prov
to- this contention. lie was born In the
"a homestead al fitchneid in Is2s. and was
.rsduafed at Illinois college while still in
&, teens. Then he was principal in sue
n,~si0n of a Philadelphia grammar school
..d az a h.zh school al Hartford Remov
sur In lssg TO Williamsburg, row part Of
csaokiyn. b. gathered aad became pas
,ay Of the Ne~ England Congreg ationai
ehurch. Two years later h. settled IN FL
r,rx and az pastor Of the Independent
ehureh. since called Park church. began
TIA work which he will only lay down with
his life.
DtsItkes the Name Preacher.
Mr. Beecher A.sllkes 20 be known as a
rreaeher Instead. ne calls himself a
Preacher" and the title fits him well, for
.n and on. Of the pulpit All his Instincts.
lnpuSes and endeavora are toward instruc-
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and ali the machinery and annun.tior.
are below water level. so as TO be safe
irons Injury. SIAircaSes and ammunition
hoists run rp inside Of the towers and
the waves may wash freely across the
body Of the ship without entering the
gun ports or interfering with shs opera
uon OF the fighting apparatus above
Nos less notable than the foregoing -
method newly Invented by Cincinnati
man. Andrew Van Bfbber. for rendering
narbors impregnable against attack by
sea IL Ia guaranteed TO accomplish the
purpose with the use OF comparatively
small force Of men and without the aid
Of warships, thus being equivalent 20 an
increase OF the navy. !nasmuch as il re-
neves rssts 10 a great extent from the
d1ty OF defending the coast OF this lat
ter point the Importance was illustrated
III the recent war with Spain, during
winch the operations OF our maritime
forces were seriously hampered by the
ever present necessity Of looking oGt for
the protection OF the cities along the At
iantic seaboard. AS the inventor says:
The greatly increased range OF naval
guns demands that defensive works be
more remote from the place defended
than formerly-else the defended city may
De ruined while the attack Is being
pulsed A city, Of course. affords very
large target, and Its protection is pro-
Gays OF high power cannon. Besides, the
feet urgently needed for Its defense may
not arrive IN time"
The Van Bibber system consists in ex-
tending from the harhor mouth seasard
two lines OF entertainments built OF con-
crete and 50 arranged as TO form an artif-
cial entrance 10 the port. On these en-
hankments are placed bomb proof forts,
consisting substantially OF revolving tur
reis. containing high power guns. The
tops OF the entertainments are slightly below
low water mark, bat submarine chambers
are provided for magazines and other uses.
The forts themselves as a matter Of course
ought 10 be projected by arrnor thick
enough 10 be practically impe netrabie by
shell.
From this brief description Il will be IN
derstood that a hostile warship approaching
It city thus defended. could get into tie
harbor only by passing through the artid-
cial channei.--St. Louis Globe Democrat.
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h0wls Of the Gagged mate The female had
ceased her roaring ami walked sloxiy
around the mouth Of the pit. examining
every part, carefully paving here and
there ana emitting q lew purrinE the while.
AS ,hoGEA he knew that help was by the
mae tiger remained quiet. soon ser eye
caught sight Of xapling that had not
fallen hat which hung supported by TWO
others on the side ~ the pit. She walked
oar On these testing their strength ~
every step. Ar heart sin1os: stopped
beating az realized tat probably would
catch them both. ana my hopes proved true
As she reached the center Of the sap
ling there vas \ crack. and the whole
mass dropped into the pit. Then came
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ana in A moment Tiger aud sheep had DIS
appeared,
From the pit there came the terrible
WARNINGS ot the trapped beast. The Tit
was large. AMI there vas no danger either
Of his getting cut or of in3Qrins himself
We had tnst begun to descend when We
heard he roaring 81 q SECOND tiger not
Ear awAS. ana evidently IN answer TO tae
DIG re had trapped. Nearer ant nearer
grew The cries and suddenly out lDto the
patch IL moonlight bounded ia~ moss mag
niSeent female tiger I have cssr seen.
She stopped a moment, evidently trying
- !ecate TIE cries 81 fhe mate. ana thea
crept stcwly toward tho .s&
An! then DEAN below came - the
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such roarings as II had never been ny
lot t. hear before. The heaters and my
self came down from the trees and danced
a dance Of Joy around the mouth Of the
trap. stationed sentinels around the I'm
prisonei beasts and then went ta my mt
to make plans for catching theEn. We
had them In. bat the hardest part WAC
10 get thsrl out
The next morning started 10 make
a cage taat would ho5i tas beasts At
last il was sone. ana the next question
was how To get them IN - from the pit
We fenced or a part II the bottom - the
pit BY letting down strong planks from
tha TOP. and into the incloBGre the tigers
were driven Then natives constructed a
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gle for civil and political rights and he
has been imprisoned and threatened time
and again. He says that England In IesS
had rights which are still denied TO tho
German people. and he will use his pen
and his power TO reiterate demands for
them. He is surprised that America does
not understand better the political strife
Of Germany He says: Your newspaper
correspondents do not get hold of tho
question. They are always most court
eously met and attended by so-called Ger
man newspaper men. who are In reality
German officials In disguise. Your CORE
spondent thinks he has his finger on the
pulse OF the German people; he has 1t
only on the handcuN."
There II no blood and thunder, no empty
talk about revolution--the German Social
lists stand for peace and progress. and NJ
their head stands an old man. grand In
his simplicity, his larger patriotism. and
his love OF humanity.-C. r.. In Chicago
Tribune.
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bling cedghas shr'nes. torles aad Fortress
'raiae..s ot a city wS1se name Is ne@ tof-
sotten An ancient kosis. around "Af'Se
rru,nh.ing walls haE-e1acei Persian ans
Araht, inscriptions teid - tire beauty n
some women dad centuries AZ. stood -
hjns oar camp sud ieEly my heal hu1is-
mar, apreareSi a sc-aggly, w1'Aered attic
i4afrk WITH 4 d.Ggy taroan wound Nfaafai
als head lie Mas iuga'ux nl8t'h'"NA a.
ing as himself iHa3e1 hat "@y Up ''S
barrel lie VAS beaecA~d "3th anN-ers
sus his beard VAS stained RI t'FsF1te
his grotesQue appearance, hs.e~ We "'S',
was A nrsfound student 81 wood fatt- ana
as a ,raeker 81 signs knew BIN - Dc
wltha,sr an sQaai.
.- .>tsx I he voslr sa-r5ace" - crtrA bel
.,,-,,,,~ ~ ne erounf 'We.is SFarchisg
- r,y tat came across the footsteps *
;ee great grandfather * tigers te'"
,saea them - na3a ana sSN 2'is' an
arrsk bushes ARA kafiHsa sre~ mi ;.
ts,t ! say him. ana he * a. zig "a S4s-
fA.G h90
:, a. started preparations - ca5z.>ite
,srn Sc auait our pit near - mas ana
az x..-..f.txf, thst niEht place cu y a-e&t-
tae sheep. Il VAS &rg2fSeS - taa5 Wen
.ls .~st reached thS si3eFD me s's@'.@s
via give &Nay. dropping re- "~*~' '''1~
;re :sss e>rlaw I bad given Special inss''se-
,...,,s ,.st =, All the laas5- / waata r&terf
s4EE fNSt @&tNs4st "t t'A'
.tse.-ff7,e:; was tcio 2y the natives }ft7f
re haa lseer A,osu& tesreEtnns tfse els
:rtrt far weeks. iaHt2s salty tffo&@T ~
:as aaltcsss Ans sheep
Wa nxed the sh@ep. fhen 'oos &" TIE
..,ta,,.. ~ watch, Aleegst ~l,5als 80 S+~
ssasa-A pe,,-ssfsll seecsa'en- ~i;A S~st -
lifted an ussgri,s sTssa!s,a~ n ana @asa
: .tsea.y ~ ev22e1ea AT iA~a 1Fes'
~...srss toward the fr~rsse-5 saes> '@Ai ~ as
l,,asrux IT, So tsFraF Fafa farFe IS
sasssa ,ussz - .ss a., a. ses.1l sssssas.
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4 POMPElI In AMERICA.
Abode OF Cliff DwelIers Mas Over.
whelmed by Lava-iAdians Com.
pleted Work Of Destruction.

tn ESEARcHES being made at Santa
Xxx Clara. n. NJ. only few miles
- L. from Santa Fee, have been reward
go with startling discoveries which prove
that the United States has lis Pcmpst and
It's extinct Vesuvius. AMI that In New Mex
leo are ruins thai rival In magnitude and
age the ruins OF the Old world.
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ton. long, close student OF men and
books, and a speaker Of peculiar force and
power. the announcement that he Will
speak on any special topic never falls 10
Oil his audience room. lie does not preach
70 men: h. talks 10 them. and patience.
sentieness. sympathy and keenness OF
mental and spiritual vision color his least
considered utterance. What he believes
he soeaks without regard 10 consequence.
Seine years age he raised cry agaius,
himself all over the country by "a sermon
In which he Justified suicide. under GER
tain restrictions. In second sermon n
few weeks later he casually referred to
these restrictions being when the per-
son contemplating gelf-de$truction had
carefully and prayerful!y arrived at the
conclusion that they could no longer 10
good 10 any one. and had the fun and free
consent Of al their relatives. friends and
x1srdianscoadiions rendering suicide I'M
possible. In a word. the secret Of Mr..
Heeehers popularity u preacher is lib
srA thinking
Not q Member of Any Party.
Bound TO no party, fetter,3 BY no mans
opinion. Careless Of the support his words
Fay win or lose him he watches the march
Of events and speaks his mind without
fssr or favor. A. / IN this place K may he
aided that his politics is apt To be an en-
isrtaining subject To his friends He has
been nominated for high offices az differ
en-; times by the Democrats. Republicans,
6feenbackers and Prohibitiouis;s, hut has
Fever been elected. He Consi icra Il - be
IRE daty Of every citizen to accept the du-
nes OF any office n which he may he elect
60 aud TO accept the u0m'u nation TO any
once, whether there is any chance OF his
0f'as elected or not When he ran fdr
congress a dozen years or more ago he
Would have haal.F as,4 -
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part Of Switzerland and graft
ed into CALIFORNIA; most beautiful val
ley. A stately avenue OF poplars leads to
the ruins Of e. castle. Set in among the
soft undulatlng hills, which unlike the
bald hills Of the surrounding country.
are marked by groves of Swiss pines.
these crumhling stones have European
picturesqueness startling To behold.
1t is typical ruin. There IL the moat,
and there the low circling outer walls.
standing only about fourteen feet high,
which the terraced earth has preserved.
Within the huge old chimney stands. and
ones Imagination H. quiekene0 with pie
lures Of gay nightly orgies which It's rud-
dy crate has Witnessed. when stately la
dies and noble lords reigued and reveled
within those walls.
The highest remaining wall. judging
from It's position and its superior dura-
hilty, Is doubtless the remnant of the
tionton or keep, the strongest tower of
the castle. A huge rusted chain AMI ring
still hang riveted to the stone. One Won
ders what prisoners have langushed
there, fettered by that chain, or what was
the tragic end OF the gay lords aud ladies'
when they fed TO this strongest tower for
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safety before the castle was at last RACED
10 the ground.
Now the century plant dourishes upon
these walls and tall panpas grasses wave
their nlumes upon their submits. ana in
secfs h.iildiug their dwellings in the rock
creNttes fght our fha same battle far
survival which the human Inhabitants
fought Exploring about. one finds tun-
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sVV two splendid F"gsiar, tigers
we've captured for the Berlin
yco is tola thyilling!y by the
agent of the instltuticu. lie
saws. ''pns nigh, I MAS sitting
At ,,str camp close IT, the cTUin-
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HALF mile distant from Stan
ford university the traveller
comes upon a strange sight.
one which impresses him as a
scene cut out of the less rugged
ma TT ~ Switzerland and grgf f.
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WE were IN the room Of the
" n II art exhibition at Berlin,
A\k\E and standing before the
w w iates: portrait of Kaiser
" Wilhelm In scarlet uni
I'm, us ttailsf :. he mint
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AZ student he read the writings ~ 6.
Simon aud was so aroused tina. hs dar,sI..
to come 70 the hopeful Western continent.
where there were democracy and progress.
n'if ON his way 10 a seaport he met 4 man
who persuaded him to eo 70 the Swiss re-
public. There ne studied law-hix family
Included government officials aud was Of
good ibosition~and then left to go TO Paris
In Is4s.
4as sympathetic outbreak In his own
country called him back, and after Its fail
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-10-02

IT affords us great pleasure TO
read from day to day of the new
industrial and commercial enter
prises that are being launched
throughout the South and West.
These sections of the country, par
ticularly the West, seem to be
taking the pace of the rest of the
nation in the expansion of its in
dustries and the disposition to take
advantage of its opportunities.
There is rapidly disappearing the
last vestige of the desire to go
back to the conditions that con-
spired to paralyze this marvelously
rich section few years ago.-Tel-
luride Journal.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-10-02
War Opened on Dentists.
Continued tomorrow.

Boston, Oct, e. Boston's eight
most prominent dentists have been
sued for $1,000 each for infringe
ment of the crown tooth patent
and now have keepers placed in
their offices. This is the begin
ming of general onslaught on all
dentists throughout the country.
Every dentist in the United States
is liable and the owners of the pat
ent announce their intention to
push the matter iii court as rap
idly as possible, employing attor-
neys all over the country to con-
duct the litigation.
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OK the authority of Senator Fl.
NJ. Teller it is stated that if there
should not be fusion of silver
forces in Colorado this year it will
be no fault of the silver republi-
cans. If fusion fails, there will
be a straight silver republican
ticket nominated.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-10-02

and the final exhibition to the
world that the Transvaal is Eng
lish soil. But that will be when
the Beers are dead in the trenches
and there are no longer any but
Englishmen left-of course it will
be an English dependency then.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-10-02
he Through Pullman Service TO
st. Louis.

On June Goth the Great Rock
Island route inaugurated through
Pullman Sleeper from Denver 10
ST LCuis via the Missouri Pacific
railway from Kansas City. The
car will leave Denver daily at 2:S5
p. M, on the Colorado Flyer ar
irving in ST. Louis 6:l5 p. m, the
next day. One hour and forty
minutes faster than any other thro'
cur line. Excellent connections
from Pueblo and Colorado Springs
Tlc cars are bEoad vestibuled, of
the latest pattern aud most lux
urious type. Advantages in pat
ronizing this service will be: The
quickest time to ST. Louis. no
change of cars, absolute comfort.
The best dining car service in the
world For full information write
w. III. Firth, Gen. Agt, Denver