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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-07
MARINES HAVE LANDED.

Paris, Nov "A dispatch received to-day from Admiral s,aillard says that he has landed mariaes on the ;s. land of Mityline this morning. He las occupied the customs at NIidilli with out resistance.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-07
SHOWS A DECREASE.

London, Nov 7.-The october state ment of the board of trade snows de- creases of G4, ,144,2OO in imports and e75O.30O in exports
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-07
PETRIFIEDs FRuTTS

Christiania, Nov T.-Petrifed tropi- cal fruits have been found in some SpitzenberGen coal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-07

misplaced confidence with whiciT it was assumed that that vessel. being allowed to go in, would be permitted by the Spanish authorities to return with information as to whether Ad- miral Ceryera's squadron was or was not located within the harbor; this par ticularly in view of the fact that q hostile fleet was outside. The epfs- ode of the dove sent out from the ark was not rpeated with success" he said.
 Considering the voyage from Cien- fuegos, Captain LeInly said: ''The com modore's orders directed that he pro- ceed with all dispatch, but cautiously. to Santiago. He certainly proceeded slowly. But cautiously did not weaken the force of the words with a. dispatch' The great military ne cessity at this time was to find and check the enemy's feet. Caution was needed lest it might pass undetected to Cienfuegos,- or lest it might be stum bled upon without preparation, if neither carried light. For these req sons the greatest caution demanded all dispatch. because the timely reaching of Santiago limited to the utmost such chances. Certainly the flying squad ron did not leave with dispatch. nor with caution as shown particularly by the fact with regard to the latter con- dition, that she was using the Ardois system Of signals for hours after get ting under way. It would appear that there was little to prevent it's de- parture for thefeastward from being discovered and in due course commun- icated to Santiago ''
 He admitted that the weather on the voyage was bad for the small vessels, particularly the Eagle. and said that the speed of the squadron was slowed in order that they might keep up. He contended however. that if that vessel was to be sent away, she should have been so sent at the time when she was causing the delay, and not when the voyage was practically completed and the weather improving. Iii this con- nection he suggested that all the slow CT vessels. in view of the urgency of reaching Santiago. might have been dropped with 2 rendezvous, to be joined later by the fighting vessels. If q drummer boy stubs his toe," he asked. ''does the army ha1t?"
 Having brought the squadron to the sotlthward of Santiago on May 2S, the judge advocate took up the coaling question, quoting Lieutenant Dyson s figures on the question of coal supply in some detail Then he considered the retrograde movement. This step, he said, had been undertaken without sufficient or decisive steps being taken to ascertain whether the Spanish fleet was actually in the harbor of Santiago, leaving the mouth of the harbor ur1watched, and Ceryera free to escape, with the possibility of his mak- ing a descent upon our coast,-the moral to say nothing of the material effect of which it is impossible to over estimate', Contin ing ia this connec tion he said: It matters not what Captain Sigsbee and Pilot Nunez told Commodore Schley. If Nunez e2hib- tied then no greater acumen than when before this. court the information he supplied should have been given little weight
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-07

yesterday afternoon when NIT. Rayner, concluded brilliant argument of over three hours with q peroration so elo- quent and impassioned that all within the sound of his voice were profoundly touched. This remarkable trial. he said. sought to condemn the man who had brought to a successful ternina- ton as great naval triumph as was ever won. In vivid colors he painted the picture of the Brooklyn with Com modore Schley on the bridge fighting the entire Spanish fleet until the Ore gon appeared out of the smoke. The thunders of the Brooklyn, music for the ears of his countrymen, he said, aroused Admiral Schleys envious foes. He pictured the victorious sailor suf fering as few have suffered for three long years while the fires Of persecu- ton leaped around him and now await ing the hour of his vindication in the verdict of the court.
 And when it comes,'' he concluded, 'she can, from the high and exalted po- sition that he occupies, look down upon his traducers and maligners and with excellent pride exclaiIh: I care not for ] the yenomous gossip of clubs, drawing rooms and clio and the poisoned shafts of envy and malice. I await un- der the guidance oe divine Providence the verdict of posterity.'
 The scene in the courtroom as he finished with these words was thrill ing. The attendance had been large ail day, and at the morning session a lady had fainted from excitement. AS Mir. Rayner began his eulogy of Admiral Schley those in the audience, many of whom were ladies, leaned forward in their seats. The spell of his oratory was over them. and when he described the admiraIs gallant deeds and the long persecution to which he had been subjected many of them broke down and wept. The members of the court displayed evidences of emotion, and Admiral Schley himself was plainly moved. He sat leaning back, with his hands behind his head. His chin twitched, and as his counsel said he could afford to aweit the verdict of posterity two big tears rolled down his cheeks. He moved uneasily to conceal his emotion and under the pretense of adjusting his glasses brushed the tears aside. For full thirty seconds after Mir. Rayner. closed there was not a sound. Then the tension broke in g loud burst of applause.
 Admiral Dewey, after about half a minute arose to remind the spectators that such a demonstration was out of place. A moment afterward the court adjourned. the judge advocate pleading that he could not well go on then. Then another remarkable thing hap pened. As. soon as the gavel fell the entire audience surged forward to shake the hands of Admiral Sehley and
Evening star., 1901-12-20

OF islands bearing that name. is about
twenty miles off the coast of Arabia sin
the Persian gulf. AS the island has al
most no rainfall 1t Is dead level of sandy
desert, relieved only by palm groves and
patches of vegetation where water springs
to the surface from the mysterious under
ground channels In many places the
water does not reach the surface. but is
found by sinking wells, the water being
raised to the surface by donkeys and bull
locks and poured into the channels from
which the date palms and other crops are
irrigated. These springs cannot possibly
be derived from the island and 1t Is no more
likely that they come from the sandy wastes
of neighboring Arabia. The Arabian shore
as far as can be seen is low and devoid
of water except at El-Katif, where similar
springs are found.
Arabs say that these streams come
straight from the Euphrates river through
an underground channel by which the
great river, in part, flows beneath the Per-
sian gulf. Biologists, however, have dis
missed this theory. Though the origin
OF the springs has not yet been satisfac-
torily explained the most favored theory
Evening star., 1901-12-20
hassachusetts Needs Missionaries.

From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Most distressing is the latest literary
news from cultured Massachusetts, The
other day an instructor in Tufts College
asked class composed of sixteen young
men and eleven young women-three SEN
iors, thirteen juniors, nine sophomores and
two freshmen-to answer the following
questions:
l. Name six plays of Shakespeare and
two novels by Scott.
Who is the author of Paradise Lost -
The Pickwick Papers, 1.-The BigioW Pa
pers, Adam Bede," "Idylls of the King
and ''Abou ben Adhem?'
Z. In what book does each of the follow
ing characters occur: Mordecai. Iago.
Becky Sharp, King Agrippa, Minnehaha?
T. Name one work each by Wordsworth
carlyle, Ruskin. Matthew Arnold and
Browning.
VIII it be credited that fifteen OF the
class could not name two of Scott's novels
that twenty-three were unaware that
Leigh Hunt wrote 'Abou ben Adhen -
that seven could not locate Minnebaba
that twenty knew not Iago, that thirteen
mad still 10 make Becky Sharp's acouafnt
ance. that fifteen could name no work h,,
carlyle and eighteen none by Ruskin and
that-alas. Tor sweetness and light" in
cultured MISUNDERSTANDING could
either name no book by Matthew ArnoI5
or ascribed to him Edwin Arnold's az Iiebt
OF Asia" az
Evening star., 1901-12-20

We should not be surprised to find that the
cubit varied from 1923 to 25.1 inches in
Egypt. The cubit of the fourth dynasty
varied from 20.62 to 20.5l inches. only about
one-tenth of an inch The divided plotting
scales lying on the drawing board of the
statue of Gudea equaled 20.s9 inches. The
Babylonian cubit was almost exactly of
the same length as the Egyptian cubit Of
the fourth dynasty. viz, 208 and 20.5
inches. The Persian cubit seems to have
been rather. short, measuring 1872 inches;
but, according to a recent writer, there
Is good evidence of another cubit, measur-
ing about 5.25 inches.
The cubit of the Hebrew nation accord
Ing to number OF Investigators. seems to
have been 2i.6 inches. although Lieutenant
Totten insists, and seems to have proved,
that the value Of the Jewish as well as the
Egyptian sacred cubit was exactly g inches.
There IL considerable difficulty in connect
ing the links between ancient and medieval
neurology, for no sharp lines can be
drawn, and there Is period of more than
thousand years over which the connec-
ton OF units of measure is very uncertain.
The Beigic foot was probably carried over
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to Great Britain in the tenth century Its
value, as the foot now measures, was 13 %
incpes, but II had to come In contact with
the legal foot, which was enforced by law
as early as the year $50. Had the Belgic
loot OF 1322 inches been adopted instead
OF the legal foot of II inches. only a very
small change would have to be made TO
make 1t one-third Of a meter. the meter
being about 39.37 inches. and three times
the value of the Belgic foot would be only
Q. % of an inch longer than the meter. But
the edict of King Henry I had placed the
value Of the foot at ~ inches, or one-third
of the legal yard. which, in turn, was sup
posed to be one-half the distance between
the tips OF the fingers OF the outstretched
arms of King Henry. In the year 1924
A. D.. In the reign OF Edward H. a statute
was enacted that made the standard inch
equal to three barley corns round and
dry" and twelve such inches made one
foot. Who of us that have lived out our
half century do not remember the old long
measure table commencing with "Three
barley corns make one iuch?" I believe
the long measure tables no more contain
this familiar sentence.
Evening star., 1901-12-20
IN THE DIVORCE COURT.
DEGREES Signed and Ape iications Filed
I'm various Cases.

Justice Bradley, in Equity Court No. 2
today signed a decree granting Bessie " u
kinson a divorce from Thomas Wilkinson,
jr., because of non-support, cruelty and
habitual drunkenness on the part Of the de-
fendant. The petitioner is authorized to
resume her maiden name. ROLAND.
DEGREES have been signed by Justice Hag-
ner. In Equity Court No. i, granting Min
ME NJ. Kelly a divorce from George w.
Kelly because of cruel treatment and Sal
lie s. Simmons a divorce from Amos c.
Simmons because of habitual drunkenness.
Lille G.. Williams, through Attorney
Campbell Darlington, today filed suit
against her husband, Joseph T. Williams, to
secure separate maintenance and support
Mrs. Williams charges that her husband de-
serted her eight months ago.
Proceedings for divorce were Instituted
TO-DAY by Lydia NJ Nelson against Semuel
w. Nelson. The parties were married in
March. 1883, and have two children. Mrs.
Nelson asserts that her husband commit
ted assaults upon her and endangered her
life; that he became addicted to the use of
intoxicating liquors to excess, and finally
deserted her. Attorney Irving Williamson
represents the petitioner.
Attorneys Tracy l.. Jeffords and George
p Chase have filed a petition for Maud
Allen Marbury, who seeks a divorce from
SOmmerville Marbury- Cruel treatment,
neglect. infdeiity and desertion are among
the charges preferred by the wife against
the husband.
On the ground of alleged desertion Felix
+. Porter, through Attorney Chase Roys,
has filed suit TO secure a divorce from
Florence L. Porter.
Francis Schlatter is named defendant in
a proceeding for divorce instituted through
Attorney n. w. Fitz-Gerald by. Luverna
Schlatter. The court is informed that the
defendant has just finished serving a sem
tence of three months a prisoner at
Blackwells Island. N. Y, for drunkenness
and vagrancy. and that he also served a
term in the workhouse in this city for va
grancy- Repeated acts of cruelty are
among the accusations preferred by Mrs.
Schlatter. who further says her husband
has wholly neglected her and failed to pro-
vide for her.
In connection with the proceedings for
divorce instituted by William II. Liverpool
against Rebecca Liverpool, Justice Hagner
this afternoon granted Mrs Liverpool a
divorce on her cross-bill, the ground being
cruel treatment
A decree was signed this afternoon by
Justice Hagner granting Edward Crump a
divorce from Katie Crump because Of inf
deity.
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is that they come from the well-watered
slopes of the Persian mountains, far to
the north. If this theory Is correct, 1t
means that the rainfall sinks into the
earth's crust until it reaches impermeable
rock strata, along which 1t is carried for a
great distance to the south, out under the
sea until the rock. sloping upward again,
brings the water near the surface on Bah
rein Island. Some of the wells that are
thus supplied are enormous, and one Of
them, the Adari. serves for the Irrigation
Of many miles of date palms through canal
of ancient construction. The Adari well
is one of the great sights of Bahrein, being
a deep basin of water. % by 40 yards in
size, beautifully clear and full of prismatic
scolors The fact that it comes from far
higher source is; shown by the force with
which 1t enters the well; divers driven back
by the strong current are unable to reach
the bottom.
Evening star., 1901-12-20
Court Imposes Sentences.

Justice Barnard, in Criminal Court No
2. today imposed sentences as follows: VIII
liam Palmer, convicted Of housebreaking,
imprisonment for ten years in the peni-
tentiary at Moundsville, w. Va; Edward
Smith, larceny from the person, five years
In each of two cases; John H. Brown alias
Joseph Mack, larceny from the person, five
years.
When arraigned today before Justice Bar
nard. Samuel Height, alias 8. Domer in
dicted for false pretenses, pleaded not
guilty
Evening star., 1901-12-20
STANDARDS OF MEASURE.
Various Lengths of the Cubit, Foot
and Inch.
From Cassier's Magazine.

From Cashiers Magazine.
So far as we know at present, the stand
ard measuring instrument for linear meas
ures in Egypt. Persia, Babylonia. Greece,
and, In fact, all the eastern countries, was
the cubit. which was divided in various
ways, that of the Talmud being divided
into digits. or finger breadths. palms and
spans, four digits being equal to one palm
or hand breadth, three palms to one span
and two spans to one cubit.
A great deal of valuable research has
been made by eminent metrologists to as
certain the length of the cubit as used by
the various nations who made it their
standard We would naturally imagine
that all cubits were OF one length. but when
we consider that our own foot measure has
varied so much fnine and one-quarter
inches) from its present recognized value,
Evening star., 1901-12-20
Woman Thought to he Insane.

Belle Lee, colored, eighteen years old,
was taken to the sixth precinct station this
morning from the Baltimore and Potomac
depot, because her conduct indicated she
was insane.
She came here today from Allegheny,
Pa, with her brother Frank, whose home
Is in the latter city. The woman had been
visiting him, and he was accompanying her
nome She became so violent that the DO
lice had to restrain her.
The police doctors Will pass upon the
question of her mental condition.
Evening star., 1901-12-20
Alleges False Arrest.

Suit at law to recover damages in the sum
of $4,000 for alleged false arrest was filed
this afternoon by Arthur Mulloy, through
Attorneys Strasburger and Dammann,
against John o. Waters. 1t rs charged that
Mr.. Waters, 'wickedly intending to injure''
Mr. Mulloy. had the latter arrested charged
with the larceny of a carpet and rug Mr.
Mulloy says that upon trial in the Police
Court he was fully acquitted of the charge
Evening star., 1901-12-20
The World. Centenarian..
From London Health.

1t is not surprising that more people live
TO be over 100 years old in warm climates
than in the higher latitudes. The German
empire, with 55.oo0.o00 inhabitants, has IT'S
centenarians. France, with 100000, has
213 England has only 146 and Scotland 46
Sweden has 10, Norway %, Belgium 5, Dem
mark ?. Spain 4el and Switzerland none.
Seryia, with population OF 2.250,000. has
573 people over 100 years old. 1t is claimed
that the oldest living person, one Bruno
Cotrim. living in Iiio de Jan,,iro, is $50 years
old
Evening star., 1901-12-20
Arguments in Progress.

The entire session of Circuit Court No. 2.
Justice Clabaugh presiding, was occupied
today with the arguments of counsel in
the case brought for the purpose of test
ing the validity, land constitutionality of the
personal tax law in the District of Column
bia- The attorneys were addressing the
court at a late hour this afternoon
Evening star., 1901-12-20
Damages Awarded by jury.

A jury in Circuit Court No. 1 late this
afternoon reported a verdict awarding the
plaintiff S5.3iO in connection with the suit
OF George II. Anthony against the Adams
Express Company and James F. Waters, to
recover the sum OF $1,000 on the charge of
false arrest
Evening star., 1901-12-20
p,vERs UNDER THE SEA.
rnaerground Streams That Have an
Sutlet ON the Ocean Bottom.

From the New York Sun.
Along the shallow bottom of the ocean,
not very far from the land. a number OF
onenings nave been discovered In various
narts of the world, through which water,
as pure and fresh as that of any bubbling
spring. mingles with the salt water OF the
sea. Another remarkable class OF fresh
water springs Is those that sink out OF
sight or perhaps never come to the surface.
but follow hidden channels under the land
and under the sea until they finally come
to the open air on an island. Both of these
types of underground rivers are perhaps
most remarkably illustrated near and on
Bahrein Island. in the Persian gulf. a place
that Is also noted as one of the chief
sources of pearls.
Bahrein Island. the largest Of the group
Evening star., 1901-12-20
Charged With Perjury.

Charles R. and George C. Grimes, BROTH
ers, were locked up at the first precinct
police station last night On a charge of
perjury. 1t Is alleged that they made false
statements while under oath some time ago
in divorce case heard by Justice Bradley
The two men Will have preliminary hear
Ing tomorrow before Judge Scott of the Po-
lice Court
Evening star., 1901-12-20
GOES TO JURY.
John Mahaney Tried on Murder
CharEe-Sentemces Imposed.

tharSe-Sentences imposed.
The case of John Mahaney, charged with
assaulting former Policeman George l..
foe with intent to kill him, was given to
the jury late this afternoon in Criminal
Court No. I.
Justice Anderson, in Criminal Court No.
i. this afternoon imposed sentences of i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary as follows:
Henry Cant, assault to kill, five years;
Blanche Talbot, larceny, two years; Mil
ton Butler. second offense petit larceny,
two years; Henry Wheeler, petit larceny,
two years.
Sentence was suspended in the case of
Daniel W. Hurley and Clement Ford, in
dicted for housebreaking.
A charge of adultery against Alice Smith
and Joseph Bracket was today nolle
pressed.
Evening star., 1901-12-20
Great Umbrella Valuesl

We are confident that store equal The
Umbrellas were bought under the favorable
at liberal discount from regular cowich quote
that unmatcllable elsewhere.
Childrens 75c 24in. Umbrellas 4oc
Ladies Chdren and Mems 81 Umbrellas gloria steel
mems 92oo Umbrellas, Union tateta, steel rod
LADIES and Mems 81 so Umbrellas heavy peced dyed aea
Ladies $3.50 Umbrellas Union afeta sevaee edge silver
and pearl handles. ............... 6, os
Men $3.50 Union Iafea and Serge Silk Umbrellas lockwood
and mrs, sterling silver trimmed. or
Ladies 1898 Iaeta and Serge Silk Umbrellas long pearl and
hdiueS.. S348
Mems 1898 Taeta and Serge Silk Umbrellas natural lockwood
and hrs sterling silver handles SsA8
Ladies 81 50 Iafeta and Serge Silk Umbrellas oxydzed
sou pearl etc, hande S3oS
Men S4 so Alsk Tafeta Umbrellas natural lockwood
is S"'e e. hdloeS S3oS
Ladies 5000 Silk Serge Umbrellas, long and pearl and
~, $500
Mems $3.50 aHea Serge and Defender Umbrellas patent
s'e'nns haiiaies' $500
Ladies 81 90 Umbrellas sterling silver goldtrmmed pearl
ioo an enh' SSoS
Ladies $1,000 Umbrellas sterling silver long Princess handles
serge silk. Observation-Disclosures. ss 80
Evening star., 1901-12-20
4 safe Guess.

From the Indianapolis News.
There will be no minority report In Con-
gress in favor Of the anarchists.
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3 Lots of Womens Holiday Neckwear

Usual 75c.' Ladies' Holiday Neckwear. in
the new jatot effects; also Rag An
Ian Ties. all new colorings- 4IWCo
Evening star., 1901-12-20

Ruffs of Liberty Silk with accordion -pleated
ends-Jabots, Long Silk Ties with no
point Venice s,c ends: also $, the new WSC.
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Regular 25c. Me-
chan,cal Toys, ineInd-
ing Waking Ostrich,
Walking Expressman,
Climbing sDarky, &c.
from 9 to
is isr. O'Clock ,,ae.. 12Ac.
Evening star., 1901-08-31

they will be pleased to receive their friends
after September 1.
Mrs. Geo. w. Manning and son. Landon
Carter, have been sojourning for the past
month in Narberth, Pa, most delightful
suburb sixteen miles north of Philadelphia
Ihey VIII return soon, In order that Master
Landon may leave for Red Springs, NJ c.,
where he goes to attend the North Caro-
lima Military Academy
Mrs II. b. Waddey, accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Jennie, and Miss Edna Copp
are out OF town for a few days.
The Strollers Yacht Club of Washing
ton will leave here tomorrow morning on
their steam yacht, the Clifford" for a
three days cruise on the lower Potomac
with the following members: Mr. VIM.
Mills, Clifford Greenwell and William F.
Ruckert Messrs. James Burke, Edwin
Morrill, and VIM. F. Ruckert, also members
or the club. have returned from visiting
the Pan-American exposition.
t. Hez Sven. pastor Of the Second Bap-
tist Church, has returned from Long Island
ana New Jersey coast resorts
Among the recent arrivals at Oak Crest
Fauquier White Sulphur Springs Va, are
the Misses Mccormick Miss Anna Jenkins
MISS Julia klfnger and Messrs r. Corbin
". laws, r. Lohr, +. Law and r. Bright.
DR.. Randall Parsons and wife Mrs. E. ].
Beverstock and Mrs. Albert s. Riddle have
returned home after a months stay at At
lantic City.
Mrs. Henry H. Stricken announces the
marriage OF her sister, Helen L. Lindsay,
to Mr.. Fred B. Haskins, Wednesday, Au-
gust 2S, 1901. At home after September
10, 19Ol, at 611 Maryland avenue southwest.