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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-10
HOW PULQUE Is MADE.
It's Disagreeable Odor Caused by Rem
net Put in It,

A great many people think the pu-
trid odor of puIque is due to the pig
skin in which it is carried to market.
In this they are entirely mistaken
The late ambassador of the United
States, Mr. Romero, has a splendid ex-
PLANTATION in one of his books of the
process Of extracting and preparing
pulque for market He says that the
putrid odor and flavor of the famous
beverage are caused by the rennet that
is put in it in order to induce a slight
amount Of qurtrescence, as in cheese.
The various guidebooks that are pub
lished give the reader a very poor idea
of how pulque is prepared. The pulque
plant is indigenous to Mexico, and
grows on the plateau where for months
and years at a time no rain falls. The
plains Of Apam, a large tract OF land
lying in the states OF Mexico, Puebla
and Hidalgo, about sixty miles east Of
the City of Mexico, are famous on ac-
count Of their production of pulque
When the liquor is ready to flow the
plant must be MIXED, else the super
fluffy Of juices will cause the growth
OF a thick stem from the center Of the
plant. When first extracted, before
the process Of fermentation sets in
pulque is sweet and scentless, and In
this state is preferred by those unac-
customed to the drink The fermen-
tation takes places in tubs constructed
for the purpose, and to aid or expedite
the process a little "madre pulque," or
pulque mother, is added. At times the
fermentation is retarded by a cold
spell at the watts When the sweet sap
is collected 1t is like green water In ap-
pearance and taste and Is called "agua
miel," or honey water. Soon carbonic
acid is formed. and the pulque becomes
milky, resembling in taste very good
cider. The amount OF carbOnic acid
contained is so great and the decom-
position Is so incredibly rapid that In
few hours It would become vinegar
If not closely watched. To prevent
this the puque dulce. or sweet pulque
is poured into tinical. an oXhide
strapped 10 a square wooden frame,
and capable Of holding a considerable
amount OF the liquid These tinicals
are Of various sizes 10 meet the emer-
geucies of the situation
To the sweet pulque Is added an
equal proportion OF milk aud then a
slight dose OF infusion OF rennet. not
sufficient. however, to coagulate IT,
From the tinical II is poured into a
hogshead by means Of pigsklns and Is
transferred TO the barrels Of the ha-
cendado' by means Of the same skins
1t Is then carried every day 10 the city
by special trains In large tierces and
in "cueros de puque" or pigskins
filled with the liquid,
The plant does not arrive at matur-
ity or yield its sap before its eighth
year Its period Of production Ia about
FIVE months. and each plant Is supposed
to yield from 125 to 100 gallons Of
liquid during that time The best
pulque, OF course. cannot be obtained In
the city on the haciendas where II Is
prepared It Is very fine and Is a SPLEEN
did remedy for kidney troubles II Is
drunk in Mex 90 alone. none 81 the
Central OF South American countries
producing 1.-Two Republics
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-10
BUREAU or WAR DEPARTMENT.

Washington, August 6.--An order
fixing the status Of the inspector gen
erals Office was made public al the
war department yesterday It makes
the inspector generals department a
bureau OF the war department
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-10
BODIES OF VICTIMS BURIED.

Apalachlcola Fla, Aug. 6.-The
bodies OF man and a woman, believed
10 be Mr.. and Mrs. Maddox OF Tampa.
and Capt. Pitts Of st. Andrews, lost In
Tuesday, hurricane, have been buried.
A conservative estimate OF the loss a.
Carrabelle is 5000 900
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-10
THE MAVERICK CASE
e THE WOMAN REALLY A MUIR
DERESS?
FACTS OF TIMELY lNTERES !

~ so-Caued Crime Conviction That
J NC I,,IIoved and the Persistent Al
-,,,rs Since TO Secure Freedom for
me inquired Creature-Iestimoh!
Adduced at the Trial
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-10

DR. William Oxley Thompson, presl-
dent 81 Miami university. has been IN
rited 70 take the presidency of the Ohio
state university to succeed DR.. Can
field. gho IS to be Columbians ibra-
rlan
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Frank G. RGlfin died in Rich
mond Saturday, aged eighty years.
She was a daughter of General }. b.
Harvey.
St. George Tucker Grim, an aged
and respected citizen of Winchester,
died yesterday morning. He had been
in failing health for some time.
At the democratic primary in Win
chester on Saturday r. E. Bird was re-
nominated for Commonwealth Attor-
ney, defeating W. L. McCawn.
Mrs. Isabella Coleman, daughter OF
the late Judge Alexander Rives, OF AL
bemarls, died Friday in Ell Paso, Tex.
She was a sister of the late Mrs. Schele
de We're.
Mrs. Ellen Swariz, aged fifty eight
years, wife of William Swariz, farmer
living three miles west of Woodstock,
committed suicide by jumping in Mar
row Passage creek yesterday. For the
past twenty-five years her mind had
been inquired. Twice she had attempt
ed her life, and she had been in the. in
sane hospital at Stanton twice.
DR.. Henry c. Scott died at Ashland
on Saturday. He was born July s
1928, in Baltimore. In the John Brown
riots at Harper's Ferry he was one Of
the surgeons who dressed the wounds
of Brown, and later on, when Brown
was hanged, he was present and ez
amined the body when it vas taken
from the scaffold. He served in the
Confederate army.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-06
High Water.

WMKEsBARRE, Pa. March G.-The
Dig ice gorge in the SusquehanDa broke
yesterday and by 10 o'clock the river
was running hank full, the surface De
ing covered with great ice boulders.
By noon the waller had broken the west
ern bank and an hour later had spread
over large area OF the west side, shut
ting of all communication with West
moreland and Kingston. The anxiety
continued until after midnight, when
the water began falling. The highest
point attained by the water was at 400
yesterday afternoon when it was 49,
feet above the usual mark. 1t remain.
ed at that point until about midnight.
The water continues to fall today and
no further apprehension is felt.
At Plymouth the sudden rise caught
several miners families in their homes
near the river bank, and it was neces-
sary to rescue them in boats No one
was drowned.
CINCINNATI, o., March The Ohio
river has gone above the danger line,
at 10 q. m. the water registering 81 8
feet and rising. Business men along
the river front had been warned in
time, and little damage has been re-
ported. Many families are moving
from their homes. From all towns
along the Ohio river and its tributaries
the reports of high water are the same
and much damage is being done. Sew
eral persons have been drowned.
PITTsBURG, Pa, March Cat 10
O'Clock this morning the rivers had
reached the 81 foot 8 inches mark and
were rising slowly. River men have
no fear of flood.
WHEELING, W. Va, March G.-The
river at noon was 24 feet and rising
three inches an hour. 1t will reach 81
feet which is within two feet of the
danger line. There will probably be no
loss Of property and the stream will
overflow its banks at but few places.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, March 6.-The
highest point reached by the river here
was ~ feet at midnight. The river is
now falling and danger OF serious dam
aCe is mast
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-06
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

Among the important acts of the
board of visitors of the University OF
Virginia, at its recent meeting, was the
provision of scholarships to be awarded
by local alumni associations. Each &C
tive association with twenty members
will be entitled to q scholarship in the
university, and associations with a
many as fifty members may have two
scholarships. This action is intended
10 give the alumni associations some
thing definite TO work for, and will
place in the university young men who
otherwise could not get there. Thu
movement provides that young mel
admitted by these scholarships enter
the university absolutely free OF tuition.
Il is understood that the new dormi-
tory building, which is to be erected.
will cost about 800, 900, andlwill be paid
for by specific fund donated to tine
university by the trustees of the John
and Belinda Randall fund, from large
donation made to certain eleemosynary
institutions in the United States, left to
trustees to be distributed at their discre-
ton.
The board also took an important
step in making the medical term one
of four years, instead OF three, as al
present.
The board also appropriated the sum
Of $50 900 out of the Fayerweather fund
for the purpose of inaugurating a suit
able hospital building.
| ~ Cl,orlo, L. NoDpr nf GhioanO
who has been giving Bible lectures at
the university for the past two sessions,
was elected Instructor in Hebrew, and
provision was also made for the teach
ing of Hebrew and New Testament
Greek.
English and German were put under
one professor Or. James A. Harrison)
under the name of the school of leu
tonic languages, and French, Spanish
and Italian were made one chair, under
the name of the school of the Romance
languages. This chair is to be filled
| hereafter.
Prof. w. f. Peters having notified
the board that at the expiration OF
three years he would resign and 60 to
Europe with his family, Prof. Thomas
Fitzhugh, of the University OF Texas
was chosen as his successor on condi-
ton that he spend two years in Berlin
and one at Rome, in the study Of Latin,
so that lie will be prepared to speak,
as we'll as write and read it.
1t was stated to the board by mem
Der that by the death in New York OF;
an alumnus Of the university, his es-
tate, amounting to $4,000, was do
mated to the university, and was in a
shape to be realized. The object Of the
donation is to create en- alcove in the
library devoted entirely to Virginia
history.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-06
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

CoNsrANTINoPLE, March Cit is
learned that the Kyupps have declined
to deliver more guns to Turkey until
payment is made for those furnished
recently. The Sultan has expressed
much surprise at being thus treated af-
ter all he has done for Emperor Will
liam.
MADRID. March Cat a meeting
here toduy OF repatriated soldiers, it
was decided to petition the government
for food and arrears ofpay. At Valencia
Yesterday the soldiers paraded through
tie streets, carrying banners on which
were inscribed "We are hungry"
ROME, March 6-The following bull
letin of the Pope's condition was issued
this morning: "The general and local
condition of the patient is most salts
factory. No further bulletins will
therefore be issued until tomorrow
evening"
MADRID, March cit is reported
here that an American company is con-
templating the establishment of line
of steamers between New York and
Cadiz. The line will be controlled by
American capital, but will fly the Span
ish flag.
ToULoN, March 6-The funeral OF
the victims of the lie Goubran powder
magazine explosion will be held here
tomorrow. All business will be sus,
pended for the day. 1t is reported
that the explosion was due to foul
play. Experts say it was caused by
the spontaneous combustion of smoke
less powder of O. new and secret kind.
BRUSSELS, March 6-Queen Marie
Henrietta, who is dangerously i'll with
pneumonia, and whose life was de;-
! paired of yesterday, is better today.
LONDON, March 6-Agoncillo, the
Filipino agent, who landed at Obsn
Friday night, has disappeared. He
passed through Glasgow Saturday,
bound for London, but has not arrived.
BERLIN, March 1.-The Russian gov
ernment has ordered an amended form
Of the Fifth commandment 10 be
taught in the schools, the words added
being "and show respect and obedience
10 the ruling monarch and mis- officials u
PARIS, March en-. Delcasse, min
ister OF Foreign Affairs. replying to an
Interpolation in the Chamber today,
delighted the Deputies by telling them
that England had apologized for the
attempt to prevent France from secur-
( ing coaliOg station at Muscat and
+, had acknowledged the equity of French
claims in Oman. The foreign minister
said further that negotiations were now
in progress for settlement of the An
glo-French disputes in Africa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-06
A BLOW AT THE LAND. GRAB
REPS

Judge Wexford has rendered en- I'M
portant decision in the case Of Julia B
Andrews vs.. Christian, Clerk, declaring
invalid the form of application used by
the Roanoke syndicate (signed Joseph
e. GLENN in its numerous proceedings
against the Taxpayers of this city.
The point made by counsel for Mrs.
Andrews was that these applications do
not conform to the statute require
menls, as laid down by the Court oil
Appeals, and this view Judge Wexford
sustained. 4 mandamus was accord
ingly awarded, commanding Mr.. Chris
tan to receive the amount OF taxes and
interest due, without any penalty or
costs on account of the applications.
This is another setback for the So
called land-grabbers, who have hun
dreds of these notices outstanding, and
it is thought by some that it may have
the effect of invalidating all Of the peti.
tons this company has filed. Mrs. An.
drews paid her taxes Friday, and
that case was ended, but the Roanoke
syndicate appealed to the Supreme
Court, and on the opinion to be handed
down there rest all of their many petit
tons, The point made by Mr.. A. W.
Patterson, counsel for Mrs. Andrews,
was that in their application the syndi-
cate did not specify what they purpos-
ed paying for the land they sought to
secure Richmond Dispatch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-06
MONDAY EVENING. MAR. 6, 1899.

AS WAS expected, the people OF Mex
leo are by no means pleased with Mr.
Rhodes prophesy that the United
States will soon dominate the whole
western hemisphere, suppressing the
Latin and Indian races, and annex all
its territory, commencing with the
country adjoining them on the south
That the people of the other countries
on this hemisphere will be similarly
affected by Mr.. Rhodes prophesy, when
they hear of it, may well be imagined;
nor will their feelings be at all mol,
lifted by the newly developed lingo
spirit manifested here, and the assump'
tions of this government toward those
of weaker countries. Mr. Rhodes wish
is to annex all OF Africa to England,
and naturally imagines that an attempt
of this country to annex the whole Of
the western hemisphere would con-
duce to the qualification OF that wish
And then there ere people here, who, tc
help him, would set at naught Geuera
Washington's wise advice, to cultivate
friendly relations with all foreign ma
tious.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-06
A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.

Great loss Of life and property was
occasioned by an explosion in naval
magazine No. at La Goubran, between
La Seyne and Toulon, France, at half
past 2 yesterday morning. By noon
thirty-two bodies had been recovered
from the debris of the wrecked build
ings in the village, and by 8 o'clock this
number had been swelled to sixty. Some
of the victims are supposed to have
been blown to atoms, while others are
believed to have been carried into the
sea and drowned. The wounded num-
bered ITO, and the injuries of many of
them are serious. The magazine con-
tanned 100000 pounds of black pow
der. The disaster occurred soon
after the change OF the guard,
which consisted of corporal and
six men. Four OF these were kill
ed outright, aud the others were terri
BILE injured. Some estimates place the
number Of killed at seventy. The ex-
posion is supposed to have been caused
by chemical decomposition in a box OF
smokeless powder. The direction Of
the explosion was northerly snd its
force was terrific. The report was
heard as far away as Nice. The maya
zine was reduced to sbapeless mass,
neighboring houses were RACED to the
ground, trees were torn up by their
roots and their branches blown off, and
the fields were covered with stones and
fine dust. Signs of the explosion are
visible for miles about. In St. Jean de
Var, FIVE miles distant, windows were
shattered and doors knocked in. 1t is
said that several carriages which were
passing the magazine at the time of the
explosion were, with their occupants,
thrown into the sea. a remarkable at
mospheric change was wrought by the
explosion. Before it occurred the sky
was clear, but shortly afterward rain
began to fall.
LONDON, March 6.-Dispatches from
Paris say it is reported that the explo-
sion of the magazine at La Goubran
Yesterday morning was caused by
private of the magazine guard who had
been the victim of systematic persecu-
ton and was willing to die if he could
secure q horrible revenge on his cor
poral.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 6.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 6.
Lieut.. Fred. l.. Munson, of the Ninth
Infantry, and who commanded the
headquarters of the First division OF
the Fifth army corps in Cuba, testified
before the Court of Inquiry this morn
ing that before the surrender his regi-
ment was fed for tea days on bacon
and for Is days on canned roast beef
His commiSsary sergeant complained
to him that the roast beef was making
the men sick and every effort was
made to give them bacon as substitute
He noticed the men vomiting after
eating the canned roast beef. They
told him that this beef was unpalatable
and caused nausea. Three different
times ne condemned the entire daily
issue of refrigerated beef on account OF
it's being spoiled and the meat was
buried. There was large portion OF
canned roast beef on the trip back to
Montsuk point, but the men would not
eat it. he declined to eat the canned
roast beef; preferring to go hungry.
He passed through the company
streets of enlisted men and heard them
complaining bitterly of the canned
roast beef. He saw hunters of cans of
this food thrown away in Cuba. Wit.
ness was not sick an hour in Cuba. He
attributed his good health to the
avoidance of meats. The testimony of
Munson exhausted the list of witnesses
who have responded here and the court
adjourned temporarily 1t will meet
tomorrow but will probably do nothing
until it meets in Chicago Thursday
morning. Major Lee, who has repre-
sented Gen. Miles during the past few
days, left after the adjournmens to con.
fer with the commanding general as to
the ACCESSIBILITY of following the court
around the circuit and cross examining
witnesses.
The republican caucas committee of
the House and Senate who were desie-
mated to try to devise some measure
for monetary reform to be presented to
the next Congress met this morning at
the Capitol. Nothing was done, nor is it
probable that anything will be, and
some of those who were present were
not in favor of another meeting, but
one will be held tomorrow.
Congressman Thorp of Virginia is
still here. He would have left Satur-
day, but as somebody stole several Valu.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-06
STORMS IN VIRGINIA.

There were heavy rains in every sec
ton of Virginia Saturday night and
yesterday morning. The most terrific
aud destructive storm ever experienced
at East Radford struck that place at l
o'clock yesterday morning aud lasted
for an hour. The wind was very high,
the rain exceedingly heavy and the
thunder and lightning fearful. Con-
siderable damage was done. New riv-
er is very high and rising.
Roanoke was visited Saturday night
by one OF the severest transforms ever
known there For three hours the rain
fell ia driving sheets. The damage,
which was very serious, included many
washouts on railroads. 1t is reported
that fifteen bridges were washed out
along the Shenandoah Valley.
la Frederick sburg the storm was
very severe, and lightning did some
damage, as we'll as the high tide. The
Rappahannock river commenced to
rise rapidly and Scott's Island and ali
the Wharves are submerged.
At Lexington heavy thunderstorms
prevailed during the entire night.
North river is higher than for years
past. Railroads have suffered consid-
erably.
AT Richmond another food was immi.
nent and every preparation was made
for such an emergency, but the water
subsidized without doing much damage.
The river is also falling at Lynchburg
Much difficulty is being experienced
at Petersburg on account Of the high
water in the river.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-06
STOR MS.

The Ohio river is on a boom on &C.
count of recent heavy rainfall,
and much damage to property is
threatened.
The Toledo section of Ohio il ex-
periencing one of the heaviest snow
falls OF the season. Over six inches
fell during the night, causing the rail-
roads some trouble and delaying trains.
At Cincinnati the river was is feet ut
8 O'Clock last night, and has been ris-
ing inches per hour for the last fifteen
hours.
The heaviest rise is in the Great
Kanawha, but the little Kanawhs, the
Big Sandy, the Licking and the Ken
lucky rivers are pouring in tremendous
| floods.
At Huntington, W. Va, the Ohio
river had reached the forty-fve foot
mark and was rapidly rising CoDsid.
cradle destruction OF property IS re-
ported and one man was drowned.
| Two thirds of Charleston, W. Va, was
under water last night. The river at
that point has risen torty-one feet and
two iifthis of an inch, which equals
the highest previous record at that
point.
One of the heaviest snow storms OF
the season ragged Saturday night
| through Illinois and Missouri. Trains
are running behind their schedules,
and street cars in st. Louis suburbs
were stalled. The Iron Mountain END
Mobile aud Ohio trains were over an
hour behind schedule time. Among the
other roads that suffered were the Hi
nois Central, Air Line and Louisville
and Nashville.
A terrific tornado passed over por-
ton of Msdisonville and Monroe coun-
ties, Tenn, Saturday night. with dis
astrous results. Early 10 the evening
a strong wind arose, and several hours
| later, a cyclone about seventy yards
wide, struck 8 portion OF Madisonyiile
killing three persons, wounding ten or
twelve others, and completely destroy
ing twelve or fifteen houses and sew
eral barns.
A terrible storm OF wind, hail and
lightning struck Decatur, Ala, Satur.
day night, doing great damage and re-
sulting in the loss OF four lives. The
huge tower OF the Long Distance Tele-
phone, 40 feet high, which carries the
wires spanning the Tennessee river, wa:
snapped like reed. Several manufac
turing plants are suspended as result
of the damage to buildings and ma
chinery.
A terrific storm struck Marietta, Ga.
saturday night, causing general alarm
for some time. The roofs OF severa
buildings were blown of and consider
able damage was done by water.
Late Saturday night severe storm
struck Eiberton, Ga. The courthouse
was badly damaged and the new Pro
testant Episcopal Church, which wa
nearing completion, was totally de
molshed Great damage to country
property is reported.