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Evening star., 1901-12-14
Uncle Sam Owns a Veritable AMI
mated Crab Salad
OFF THE EAST END OF PORTO RICO
Has Recently Been Made the
Subject Of investigation.
A DELIGHTFUL CLIMATE
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
The United States has a territory twenty
one miles long and nearly five miles wide
on which one of Its own citizens cannot
even walk without being ''pinched. rms
territory is not Greater New York under
the reformed government. either-it Is CRAB
Island. tiny. fertile speck which pokes' it's
head above the salt water just of the east
ern end OF Porto Rico
The island is a veritabie animated crab
salad decorated with sprays of green.
1t fairly swarms with land crabs who spend
their time gracefully side-steppiug in the
shade of the tropical foliage,
This tempting bit of natures own cuisine
is said To need only the construction of
magnificent hotel and little salad dressing
10 make it the most desirable winter resort
among the territorial realms Of Greater
America.
Crab Island is dignitied on old Spanish
maps as La Isla de Eieques." although
what the word Nieques means is still uI-
solved 10y the Spanish dictionary. Crab Is
land seems to be good enough name for
the few thousand dark-skinned natives who
Evening star., 1901-12-14

which leaves about 40 per cent of the sac
charine matter in the cane. NOtwithstand-
ing the crude methods. the output this year
from 800 acres of cane amounted 10 % 900
sacks and SO hOgsheads of sugar, $50 casks
Of rum and 10 gallons of molasses-the
v hole being valued at S:sJG000
Not quite one-half of the arabic cane
land Of the island is under cultivation as
sugar cane can be grown to the very tops
Of the hills
The Water supply.
Fieques Island, like the south coast of
Porto Rico. is at times subject to drouths.
However, this could be provided against
by the storage of water during the rainy
season. The plantations and farm houses
are provided with large cisterns for the
storage OF rain water. All over the island
there are many large cement watering
lrougns built TO supply water to tne stock.
These troughs are quite a feature of the
island.
On the south slope of the island and about
midway OF its length there is a fine stream
called the Rio Eurano" If this stream
were damned up il would furnish hoth
power and irrigation. During the normal
climatic conditions the island is well sun
piled with springs and streams of good
water. Although there are a number OF
wells on the island, the water from these
IS not so good for drinking.
There are not many roads on the island
and what there are can be traversed only
by OK teams Travelling is done by horse
back
Picturesque Town.
The principal town on the island is Isabel
Segunda. 1t has population of about
1000 persons. Many of these are from the
Danish West Indies and speak English.
The town is picturesauely built on a blum
at Puerto de Mulas. Its streets are wide
Evening star., 1901-12-14
Superstitious ROYALTY.

From The london Express.
A curious incident occurred in connection
with the royal journey from Balmoral to
the south. The Duke of Athol travelled from
Dunkeld to Perth, with the intention of
awaiting the arrival of the royal train. In
consequence Of a delay on the Highland
railway the train by which his grace trav-
eled was detained and the duke did not
reach Perth until a few minutes after the
royal party. Their majesties had by this
time sat down to dinner in the station hotel
and the Marquis of Breadalbane had been
asked to dine AS soon as the marquis was
made aware of the dukes arrival he in
formed his ajesty, and suggested that his
grace should also join them. Some of the
ladies, however. pointed out the fact that
the duke would make the party one Of
thirteen. The Marquis of BreadaIbane
promptly offered to sacrifice himself, and
with his majesty's permission retired, the
Duke Of Athol taking his place.
Evening star., 1901-12-14
The Glove Crop of Zanzibar.

From the London Globe.
In the latest report issued by the foreign
office on the trade of Zanzibar, it Is ex-
planned that cloves always have been, and,
probably, in spite of the attention which
has been given to experimental cultivation
and of the efforts that have been made to
induce the Arab cultivator not to put all
his eggs into one Basket, always will be the
most important commercial product of
these islands. After giving the actual guam
titles of cloves brought into the town of
Zanzibar from the agricultural districts of
Zanzibar and Pemba, respectively, during
the last ten years, showing 4S4. .045 frasilas
C35 pounds each), in 1899, and 29S 116 frasi-
las in 1900, attention is called to the fact
that the Glove crop for 1900 was the small
est recorded during the last decade, being
more than $4,000 frasilas short of the re-
turn for 1891 and this in spite of the fact
that the quantities gathered in the island
of Pemba did not fail very much below .he
average.
Evening star., 1901-12-14
A Horse That Cheyvs Tobacco.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
horse that chews tobacco is the re-
markable recent acquisition of Benjamin
F. Parker. of Kalamazoo. Stranger still,
the horse is of the feminine persuasion, and
her name is Alice Maud. She is a Fleet
wood horse and Parker says she can go a
mile in go or better. "Al the brands taste
alike TO Alice" says Parker. Il have not
noticed any inclination on the part of the
horse to smoke cigarettes as yet. Her taste
seems to run simply to chewing. The habit
does not seem to have had any bad effect
on Alice. as can be perceived by her sped
record
Evening star., 1901-12-14
To Keep a Coal Fire Over Night.
From the Ladies' Home Journal

Anthracite coal being nearly solid car
bon, the fire may be arranged to keep
over night. To accomplish this lift the lid
on the top Of the stove ior open the little
draft at the top of the fire box; this will
allow cold air to enter, pass over the up
per surface Of the coal, chill It and pre-
vent rapid burning. AS this Is imperfect
combustion great care must be taken to
have the chimney flue open, that the pro-
ducts Of combustion may not come out into
the room. Carbon-monoxide the product of
imperfect combustion, is colorless, odor-
less, poisonous gas. Being an accumulative
poison 1t is still more dangerous AS hard
coal contains little sulphur, when the
drafts are imperfect the odor of the sulphur
Is noticed, which is like the sounding Of an
alarm bell. for carbon-monoxide is found In
its company.
Evening star., 1901-12-14
SOME RUSTIC INDUSTRIES.
The Money Value of Natures Bounty
and WOman's Work.

FROM tEe London Mall
In one respect at least harvest time brings
back very forcib,y to the minds of the ell
derry in agricultural districts the fact that
since their day rustic industries have un-
derg0ne immense changes. The local con-
dit.ons of rural life as regards the agri-
cultural and cottage laborers have doubt
less been appreciabiy improved during the
last fifty years. Wages have increased
and much physical exertion has been modi-
fed by the use of mechanical and labor
saving contrivances. 1t is the women,
however, of the cottage homes who are the
greatest gamers by the changes in rural
conditions. Fifty years ago they took their
share of the field work with the men, and
summer and winter alike the wife or
daughter was as much a field hand as the
husband or father.
But now it is only upon special occasions
that the cottage housewife is to be met
with working in the fields or on the land at
all. unless II is in her own cottage garden.
There is one Characteristic of Rustic In
dustry which has been handed down from
long antecedent times, and which has al
ways seemed to have been the womanS
work, and yet. during the last few years it,
too. has ceased to find its wonted votaries
Cleaning in the cornfeIds. as Ruth CLEANED
after the reapers in the fields of BCaz has
vanished for ever. The reaper and self
binder leave little for the cleaner to pick
up, and as the days of high-priced bread
seem also to have passed, the laborers who
lived largely upon the brown bread ground
from the corn of their own cleaning now
eat the white bread the bakers cart leaves
at their door. Thus there is no incentive
to pursue this old world industry. 1t has
gone the way of silkworm culture-a spe-
cies Of rural industry which James I and
succeeding monarchs made strenuous ef-
forts to encourage. In connection with the
silkworm, mulberry trees were planted in
prOdigious quantities sixty years or so ago
for silk-raising purposes, but now the tree
has all but disappeared from England and
women have lost an occupation Fruit
gathering still keeps It's place as one of the
village industries in which women excel.
Evening star., 1901-12-14
Vinegar From Prune..
From the San Francisco Chronicle.

The oregon agricultural experiment sta
tion is performing very useful service In
some experiments which 1t Is making in
producing vinegar from prunes. The most
serious problem which confronts our prune
growers is the profitable disposal OF the
very small prunes and of that portion of
larger size which partly ferments in dry
ing. Prunes being very sweet, will pro-
duce large quantity either of alcohol or
of vinegar The vinegar produced from
prune juice in Oregon is said to be so strong
as 20 require its dilution by one-half to
bring 1t down to the commercial standard
II the prune vinegar proves satisfactory to
consum2~s It's manufacture will prove OF
great value to our prune growers as an
outlet for the inferior stock which, to some
extent, they cannot avoid producing
Evening star., 1901-12-14
Batrachian.

From the Chicago Tribuneit
"You say said1the! city editor, pointing
out the word In. the manuscript, "she sung
with a 'warty' voice. What do you mean
by that?'
THAT ought to be plain enough for any-
body" replied the sporting editor, who had
been detailed, in the absence Of the musical
editor, to write up a concert. She had q
frog in her throat"
Evening star., 1901-12-14
Chinese Military School.

From the Shanghai Mercury.
CommandaEt Pau of the garrison at the
Woosung forts proposes to raise funds for
the establishment of military college, in
to which he will put all his subordinate
officers as well as fifty men of strong phys
ical constitution from among his troops.
Evening star., 1901-12-14
Proof of Recklessuesa

From the Chicago Post.
They say he seems to have no fear OF
death"
We'll. should say he hadn't Why. he
goes up into the northern woods every year
when the amateur hunters are abroad
Sometimes think he wants to die"
Evening star., 1901-12-14
No More Walking.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Towne-'I suppose after while the man
who hasn't an automobile will be the ex-
ception.'
Browne That's what Why, the time
viii come when even the somnambulist will
become 'somnautomobilist' p"
Evening star., 1901-12-14
Confidence.
From Life.

First Yellow Journal Editor-"Do you
think this crusade against US is going to
affect our circulation?"
Second 7. ]. Emo, I've got too much
faith In the bad taste of the people.
Evening star., 1901-12-14
A Matter of Trust,

From the Chicago Post.
THE great trouble said the capitalist,
''is to find a man one can trust"
''Oh, don't know" replied the man OF
schemes and poverty. "It depends on the
point Of view. Now, in my case the great
trouble is to find a man who will trust me-
Evening star., 1901-12-14
Easily Renedied.

From the Chicago Post.
yes said the aristocrat, "I was indig-
nant, and I wrote him that the clandestine
marriage of our son to his daughter was a
blot on the family scutcheon, and his only
reply was to send me an advertisement of
a new brand of soap he is just putting on
the market -
Evening star., 1901-12-14
That Settled IT.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
Mrs. Sawbones-"But thought YOU said
1t would be unnecessary to remove Mr.
Longgreen's appendix
Dr. Sawbones-"But I need to buy an
automobile
Evening star., 1901-12-14
Chinese College of Industry.

SlAllSnal AtfcuIg.
The people OF Wei-an T<iangsu are about
to establish a college of industry and to en-
gage Japanese instructors to teach the
students in the manufacture of SOAP hand
kerchiefs. etc.
Evening star., 1901-12-14
coNrLExroNs. AND ABILITY.
Camparison of thesnserits of Fair Peo-
PIE and Rark Ones.~

From the London Monthlf Review.
Havelock Ellis hasacontributed an article
on the Comparative Abilities of the Fair
and the Dark" based on two years inves-
tigatfon of portraits in the National CAL
lery. The eye color 1was chosen as the
chief criterion Of pigaaentation, and the fol-
lowing table is based upon an arbitrary in
dex Of pigmentatiom arrived at by multi
plying the number ,ofitfair persons in each
group by 100, and dividing by the number
of dark persons.
Group with number Index CT
Evening star., 1901-12-14
Business.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.

NAoAa efS Dfoohfsh f1dkic.
Beecroft-'S'pose you been China while
ago. John. when Mclean man got fine loot.
What you do, ehT'
John Wunyen (excitedly)-"Hi, yah. Me
there, he no havee checkee, he no getee
lootee."
Evening star., 1901-12-14
objection Not Sustained.

From the Chicago Tribune.
This amt a freight elevator" said the
grumpy elevator man.
Yes, It is" replied the boy with the
bundle. 1T carries big hog up and down
all day long,
Evening star., 1901-12-14

Miliy-'.Biliy. do you know you've pret.
ty mouthf It's a pity to waste such 6
mouth on man."
Billy-'T never waste IL ON a man.
Town Topics.
Evening star., 1901-12-14
A Slight Difference.
From, Puck.

ET0m PncK.
Dawson-''When call she is always out"
Lawson-"No: she told me she is always
out when you call"
Evening star., 1901-12-14

Freeman-"They say that Ketcham has
an iron will
Mohrman--"Thena his wife must be a
blacksmith. Puck
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-01
YANKEE WINS FUTURITY
MADpEN's COLT LANDS 2-YEAR.
 OLD CLASSIC.
Crowd e Record Breaker and Track Fast Winnie o'connor Who Rode Tommy Atkins Last Year
 Rode The Hanover.

New York. Aug. s1.--.John E. Mad den's Yankee, at to 1 in the bet ting, won the Classic Futurity at Sheepshead Bay today, the richest fix- ture of the American turf. He won driving by length and a half from what was perhaps the best and high est class field that ever ran for the stake. Lux Casta was second, while Barron finished third. "A record break ing crowd of 30,00o people stood up in their excitement and cheered the vic- tor. The track was fast and all the conditions promised a grand race. Three races were decided before the Futurity. but the crowd waited pa- tiently to see the stars of the twc- year-old class parade past the stand on the way to tns post. The betting ring was a seethl mass of humanity, The layers were besieged and the money fairly poured in. It was almost im- possible to fight ones way near enough to the layers to get bet down.
 The rank and file could see nothing In the race but the Whitney entries. Nasturtium and King Hanover, and. opening at g 10 5. they were quickly played down to 10 5 and IS to 10. The Madden horses, Yankee and Gur- fire, we're a strong second choice at { to 1, but the feeling was not so strong for this combination when Blue Girl was scratched Heno and De Reszke had strong following at 10 to 1. while Barron, the much touted maiden, and Lux Casta were also well played at l2 and 10 to respectively. The others ranged in price from 20 to 1 to 25 to ].
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-01
WE'LL KNoWN HERE.
MT. P. T. Downs Formerly Was Superintendent of the Western.

Bellies Junction. Wash. Aug. 3l.
 "P. T. Downs and son killed and bodies burned in wreck on Great Northern at Nyack, Montana.
 The above dispatch received yester- day brought sorrow to the hearts of numbers of Montgomerians who knew and loved the generous. big-hearted Pat Downs.
 When the Associated Press telegram was published in The Advertiser yes terday morning giving an account Le the wreck on the Great Northern Rail- road. the statement was made that Mir. Downs and his son were among the injured. All yesterday morning the friends of Mir Downs hoped that noth- ing serious had happened to him, bI |. later in the day when the telegram came with the news of his terrible death, these hopes vanished.
 Mir. Downs was, perhaps. one of the best known railroad men in the coun- try. having served in various capaci- ties on several of the big railroad sys- tems. For some years he was located in Houston. Tex. and was at New Or leans with the Louisville and Nashville for several years. Tn August. 1897. he came to Montgomery and was made Resistant Superintendent of the Wes- tern Railroad. Mir Herrin being at tHat time Superintendent
 1 Sepvamher 1st O. 'ha' wear. Nj
 in reFlsrp' md &r. 'wns Va
 Supei'-' 7t c' Western read from At:- .-,. to { On De- eember 1st. 1898. he resigned his posi- ton with the Western to accept the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-01
JOHN THOMAS SENT UP
GIVEN TEN YEARS BY ELMoRE
 COUNTY JURY.
Another of the Men Charged With Ccmplicity in the Lynching of Robert White--other Cases
 Postponed.

Wetumpka, Aug. S.-(Special.)- )--Yester- day only about four hours were consumed in examining witnesses in the Thomas case. and, at o'clock D. m. court ad- 5ourned for one hou., eonvening at $, at which time the arg 1tntnl III the case commenced. Mir. Ed Jones of Montgom- cry opened for the State with an hours speech. He reviewed the evidence in a lucid and forcible manner, making a mag nificent argument. He was followed by Colonel Lackey for the defense. Colonel Lackey spoke earnestly and forcibiy. He made vigorous attack on the testimony Of George Howard, an accomplice who turned states evidence, Howard having testified that there was an understanding between himself and Thomas that the negro Robert White should be hanged. at the hanging he was seen going in that direction and made inquiries if persons those connected with the lynching-had passed that way. and how far ahead they were. or how long since they had passed. Howard testified that he met Thomas af- ter the hanging and Thomas expressed regret that the work had been done so hastily and that he was not present. ! Colonel Lackey compared Howard to Ju- das Iscarlot and Benedict Arnold. Thom- as testified that he was out looking for Abe White and was on his way to Abe Mtllers kinsnan of the Whites. where he supposed he might get some trace of Abe. He offered this as a reason why he was going in the direction of the place where RoDeTt Wntte was nankWu anu WHy he was in that immediate neighborheod. The State argued that all those who were at Thomass store the morning the negro left there in the custody of the officers and who were seen in the imme- Aiate neighborhood in which the lynch ing took place Ia place six or seven miles distant from the store) were not there by accident, but by pre-arranged plan and that the circumstances corraborated How ards testimony.
 Thomas BulEer and Solicitor Brewer consumed two hours of the morning ees- sion of the court in arguing the case.
 At Ii o'clock the case was given to the fury which, after several hours deliber- alton, returned a verdict of murder Tn the second degree and sentenced Thomas to ten years in the penitentiary. Thomas took an appeal. -,
 The following sentences were passed this afternoon by Judge Denson:
 George Howard, murder, hrst oeHree' penitentiary for life.
 Martin Fuller, murder, second oeSree' ten years in the penitentiary
 John Strength, murder, second degreei ten years in the peniteitiary.
 Tom Warren (colored), murder, secono degree; thirty years in the pennenuary'
 The above were taken to the penteh- tiary this afternoon. D.v 1xu,
 The cases against Lem Strengtn, VIII. StiiI and Ben Martin, Jr., for the iynchlns of Robert White were continued until the fall term of the court. ,
 Writs of habeas corpus nave been suSu out before Judge H. J. Lancaster Tn tne Lem Strength and VIII Still cases all" will be heard Sept. 10th.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-01
CLAIM BIG VICTORY
STEAMERS yuBTLANT AND IN
 HIGH SPIRITS.
Closing Down of Open Hearth Dc partment of Duquesne Steel works--Trust Officials Tsll
 Different Story. .

Pittsburg, Aug. sf.--The steel strfkr CTS are claiming tonight the biggest victory since the fight began. In the closing down Cf the open hearth de partment of the DuQuesne steel werks The Amalamated people claim thar she oren hearth men have struck and the entire plant will s"Se down when the men fail to IL 1rn Sunday night for work. The Carnegie steel people make light of the matter and sag the close down of the open hearth de2art~ ment today was merely the usual Sat- urday afternoon close and maintain that the men will be on hand for work Sunday evening as heretofore and saas no stoppage will result. They claim the trouble at the plant Friday nishf has been exaggerated very much. that tn- stead of a large number of men hay ing quit work only few boys were escorted from the mill by police@ea and the places of the elected were aha at once.
 Until tomorrow night 1t will not he known certainly which side is right In It's contention--the Anialgan1ated pee pie claiming to be able to tie up the plant and the steel company saying that 1t will not be any material in convenience. Aside from the Duquesne incident the conference by the long distance telephone between President Schwab of the Steel Corporation anS simon Burns. President of the Win dow Glass Workers Association, w1s the only other happening to cause com ment. It seems that they communicat- ed with each other by telephone. but what the subject dr result was ,s not known.
 It is learned from another source that during the extended wire conver- sation Mir. Schwab told Mir. Burns that he would not consent to meet any yaD- resentatives of the Amaigamatea Aa- sociation until all the mills s@ abe United States Steel Corporation thrown idle by the order of President. Ehaffer are put in operation again by the form CT employees of the corpora kkon lE@turn- ing to their work. He told Arn Burns. 1t is said. that the striking members of the Amalgamated Association are no longer employees of the United States Steel Corporation. Hence there is no reason why he should meet any reEre- sentative of the association. B,At If they voluntari' re-enter the emplhg Qe the corporation. 1t Is said, Mir ScAsAA Is willing to listen to any grievances they may desire to lay before him with reference to their work and waxeB And it is further intimased that he w4tl consent to allow these grievances to k4 submitted by the officers of their union. Mir Burns called on President Shaffeg this afternoon. He refused to state what passed at the conference. but he Is hopeful that President Schwab will accord him an interview to discuss the terms of strike settlement. The feature of the. proposal. which Is said impresses the president of the steel combine. Is putting the men back to work at once and then adjusting any difference.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-01
Money Coming South.

Washington. Aug. l.-The shipments of money from the Treasury to the South and West for the movement or crops have been much heavier this sea son than ever before. Treasurer ROD erts said today that at the close or August, 1899, there had been trans ferred to the subtreasuries at Chicago. New orleans and St. Louis the sum or S2,l1s,5O0. At the close of the same month In 1900 the total was $S'4OO'oVV' and at the close of business at the Treasury today the total was $7.950.000. of which New Orleans has received q, ,525. 900. The currency is shipped as a rule one-fourh in silver certificates up to $5, one-fourth in United States notes of the denomination of $1O and the remainder in gold certificates. Gold coin is not in demand for crop moving purposes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-01
Eleven Negroes Fined.

Jackson. Miss. Aug. si.--The eleven negroes. nine men and two women. who were arrested Hast night for iawiess- ness at Terry. also for the shooting of Phil Hunter. an engineer of the Illinois Central Railroad. were tried here today before Justice Gordon of Terry and fined $50 each. Not being able to pay their fines they win be sent to the County Farm.