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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-19

transArlantic traue, during our war Win
Spain. They were steaming at full speed
between 500 and 600 miles q day, far ont
upon the Atlantic, keeping watch for
SPANS cruisers, ready 10 report them to the
flying squadron at Hampton Roads. II was
this scouting work, SO effectively done,
that compelled Spain to send Cervera far
70 the south, when but for them Cervera
might have threatened If not seriously and
irreparably injured our great Atlantic and
Gulf seaports.
The swift steamships are the nearest at
tainment to the ideal, the consummat ton Of
the highest hopes of the artists engaged in
their construction, at once an effective dem
onstration of mans best handiwork, and at
the same time an invaluable aid to the nA-
.tion when most in need of aid. Such ships
l,re the final outgrowth Of regularly estab-
I'D lines where q trade has been built
~ great expense, after many years Of
.ai.niui dort, and through a service that is
snoIUugn, ~pplete and attractive. They
.esne D., On Seir kind and nation WHOSE
p.op@ TAI 20 aP-eciate them does not
srasp .ne Iun nsnaI>nce nor the full value
The so-called tramp ste.--.sh;n. IN. vs..
sells that carry cargoes whei-,.r 5as1;rsd
are merely the carriers Of the s.,nln. ~ =
goes that accumulete after harvestEs =, =,
exceptional tmes, when the regular a..
are overcrcwded- But IL 10 the regular iiSs.
that build mp nations trade-never the
tramps-and they often do it for Year, at
loa, until they are thoroughly established
and have accumulated q paying businen.
And Britain's sea power lies in her great
steamship lines, not in her "tramps."
0H the agents of foreign steamships are
deliberately working to defeat the pending
shipping bill-as il being said all over the
country-congrea should be warned. The
American people are not in the mood 70 sce
legislation helpful to great American in
dustry defeated in the interest of foreign
err.
DCongress u not Of course, deliberately
conspiring to injure any foreign interests.
But If the latter happens TO monopolixe any
great American industry, ~ they do the
carrying Of our imports and exports, and
congress in legiaating to promote ths in
dustry in the United States does hurt for
eien interests, that il mere incident, not
the objective.
OH the foreign steanship lines ere
spending money lavishly to defeat the ship
ping bill now pending In eontres. a. y -
serted in Warrington pres dispatchea. q
must Be that the bin in question would hun
the foreign ships. Il that be 70, IL must sol.
low that It would help American ships Con.
sreo should not b. slow to follow THE ar.
gument to it logical eoncluion-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-19
SWIFT AMERICAN Ships.
Their Importance In the Transport
tation of Perishable
Products.
unFouADED OPPOSITION TO SUBSIDIES.
Value of Ocean Flyers to the Gov
ernment In Time of Peace or War
-Build Up the Nation's Ocean
Trade and Augment Its Naval
Power.
Especial Correspondence.l

Washington. d. c., Jan. 16
Considerable opposition to the payment
OF subsidies 10 swift American steamships
has developed in the press of the country.
The statement has been widely circulated
- these ships merely carry passengers
h.;n TO spend American money, and to
Zen. wines and Eilks for luxurious cit
Of NJ hJn st such chips, SO employed, are
!. wsntaJ .h.perican commerce. What
20 carriers the YPenents declare, is car
that take cargoes whes oweS "ann
carry them wherever the 49,, an
regardless Of established inS All ~.
are the ships, they 60 on and -, a.,
have given Great Britain her preen: la snas
a. maritime power.
All this sounds plausible, and somewh1
logical, and, If not analysed by those hav.
ing knowledge OF the facts, helps to create
an unfavorable and hnrtful sentiment to-
ward the chipping bill now pending in
congress which properly considers swift
steamships, AZ we'll as slow ones. As a mat
ter Of fact, the swift steamships carry those
products from the United States that are
the most valuable, and, in many cases, the
most perishable. Were it not for the fast
steamship California fruits growing
pusibeos -couu not DC expoTttu 10 Europe,
with them, the expectation Of Pacific coast
fruits steadily grows and prospers. AL
kinds Of dressed meats, ham, bacon, lard
and an infinite variety of agricultural or
farm products, that have gone through va
rious stages Of manufacture are sent abroad
in swift chips.
Swift ships carry the mails; and IL 10 e.
sential that the mails be carried with the
utmost rapidity. Invariably swift ships are
parts Of regularly established lines, and
they make regular and frequent voyages to
and from their terminal points The swift
er, the greater, the more powerful the ships,
the more profitable their use is to their re
spective terminal countries, but the truth
Is the less remunerative they all are to their
owners. They carry the mos expensive
cargoes that go both ways, the mAnufac-
lures upon which labor and skill have been
expended, and which return the largest
sunni to their producers.
But these are the ships, the large, pow
erful, swift ocean flyers, that are most use
full to the nation in time Of war. They are
at once available ~ carrier Of important
dispatches, in cases where celerity i of the
utmost Importance; they are useful a. aux
iliary cruisers, they can be quickly trans
formed into cruisers and then prey upon
and destroy the enemy's commerce.; they
ran act - scouts for heets, and keep them
regarding the movements Of the
enemy, keeping IN touch with tie enemy
and sludins cspture through their swift
ness. This vas wen illustrated BY the four
great ships af The only American line in ths
The bee., 1901-01-17

Judge Cantrill thinks that in
Kentucky moral progress has not
kept pace with our intellectual
growth. 1t is a doubt that will
not stand inspection. Much is
faulty in our education, and our
laws and politics magnify these
faults; but we are all the better,
and Kentucky is stronger-rooted
in morality because of every dol
lar spent in education. What we
need TO do is to broaden it, and
deepen it, and cheaper it, until
every child within our borders,
thirsting for knowledge, may
drink freely, knowing there is no
poison in the fountain.
Rob't @. Winthrop i'll his York
town grafton, said:
SLAVERY is but half abolished,
emancipation is but half completed,
while millions of freemen, with votes
in their hands, are left without edu-
cation. Justice to them, the welfare
of the states in which they live, the
safety of the whole republic. the dig
nifty of the elective franchise--all
alike demand that the still remain
ing bonds of ignorance shall be un-
loOsened and broken, and the minds,
rs well as the bodies, Of the emanci-
pated, go free.
That is the wise view, the
statesMan-likev view, of this ques-
tiOn.-Louisville Evening Post.
The bee., 1901-01-17
METEOR FIVE FEET IN DIAMETER.
One Farmer was All But Blinded by the
Brillian y Of the Celestial Wonder.
tPittsbuvg Postl.

GENEVA, n. Y.-One of the
largest meteors seen in this part
of the State in recent years fell
into Seneca Lake, between Earls
and Angus, few minutes before
5 O'Clock a few nights since, ac-
cording to several farmers who
live in that vicinity. 1t burst
not more than a second after it
struck the water. The concussion
was distinctly felt in this city by
several persons who we're on the
street at that time. The first
news of the fall of the meteor
and its subsequent explosion was
brought to this city by William
Clifford, a farmer who lives about
half way between Earls and An
gus. He said: 81 heard a loud
whirring that became a roar. |
looked up just in time to see di-
rectly in front of me and high in
the air, but fully quarter of Il
mile away, II huge ball Of fire,
apparently five or six feet in di-
ameter, dropping from the sky.
When / saw it the meteor was a
little north of my farm and al,
most in a direct line between me
and Dey's Landing, on the east
side of the lake. As it struck the
water less than a mile from shore
there was terrific explosion
that knoked me off my feet. The
conclusion broke several panes of
glass IN the house, and my wife
said it shook the building"
David Walker, a farmer who
lives about a half-mile north OF
Mr.. Clifford, said that the meteor
passed almost directly over his
head, and nearly blinded him.
"It's light, "he said, "was bright
er than that from an electric arc
light.''
The bee., 1901-01-17
A Convention OF Men.

The forthcoming Twentieth Annu--
al State Convention of the Young
mems Christian Association of Ken
lucky, in Louisville on February
2l-24, has been appropriately desig-
mated as "A Convention of Men to-
Consider Problems in Mems Lives"
A strong and attractive program has
been arranged by the State Execu-
tive Committee. The varied depart
ments of the AssOeiatiO rs activity
will be presented by competent lead
ers OF state and national reputation.
Among the speakers will be Messrs.
John r. Mott, General Secretary of
the Worlds Student Christian Fed
Grafton, N. Y; Richard G. Morse
and Fred ID. Smith, Secretaries OF
the International Committee; S. D..
Gordon, Cleveland, Ohio; w. M
Wood, Chicago, ILL.,; II. II. Burt, St,
Louis, Mo-, and Bishop c. b. Gallo
way, Jackson, Miss, besides many
of the representative workers from
this State.
Three hundred delegates from the
city, railroad, student and county
organizations are expected. There
will also be considerable delegation
ofyoung men and business men from
points in the State where Associa-
tions are not yet organized. The
railroads will grant reduced rates,
and the Louisville Association en-
tertains all delegates.
The Convention sessions will he
held in the spacious Warren Memori-
al Presbyterian church.
Full particulars, programs, creden-
tiais, etc., may be obtained from the
nearest Association Secretary, or
from Henry 4. Rosevear, State Sec
retary, Fourth and broadway, Lou
isville.
The bee., 1901-01-17

inquiring the cause of the shoot
ing. The people of the Nebo
country are always ready for a
celebration and o little fun, and
they must be feeling in somewhat
Of prosperous mood to thus
burn so much powder. The sounds
of explosion convey to the mind
of the fellow on the outside that
there are more sequestered and
undisturbed places in Christen-
dom in which to get married than
in the Nebo country. THE BEE
wishes all the chivaried new
couples JOY and happiness after
so stormy u beginning.
The bee., 1901-01-17
The South's Possibilities.

In a recent discussion of the
progress and possibilities of the
South, Major John w. Thomas,
President of the Nashville, Chat
tanooga & st. Louis railroad, a
practical and ar-sighted business
man, truthfully declared that
there are associated and conspir-
ing factors in the future growth
of this section of the United
States that no other country in
any age has ever offered to hu-
man energy. He thus summar-
ICES these factors:'
"First-The capacity of the soil
of the South to feed five times
the population it has at present.
"Second-The large area of its
coal fields, embracing 1000
square miles that have seams of
workable thickness.
"Third-The large quantity of
iron ore found in eight out of the
fourteen Southern States.
''Fourth-The ability by reason
Of the cheapness of coal and iron
ores, TO make cheap iron, which
is now the standard basis and
meter of civilization.
''Fifth-The natural advant-
ages for the manufacture of cot
ton and wool.
"Sixth-The large extent Of
forests and the thousands of in
dustries that will naturally spring
from the presence of such forests.
Major Thomas then proceeded
to point out the fact that these
resources had scarcely yet been
touched. And he might have
gone further and added that Birm-
ingham is more favorably stu
ated as the centre and base of op-
erations for the development of
the greatest of these factors than
any other city in the South. This
very fact makes the Twentieth
Century outlook for the Magic
City exceedingly bright.-Birm-
ingham News.
The bee., 1901-01-17
WILL SIT STRAIGHT IN His COFFIN.
An Ohio Faith Healer Has P epared an
Odd Coffin and Needs a Shroud.

Canal Dover, O.-Dr. A. l..
W. Bowers, the sage, prophet
and faith healer of Tuscarawas
county, is i'll at hislhomes sin;Win-
field,fa villagesfive. miles east.:of
this city. Burdened by the
weight Of fourscore and three
years, it is believed it will not
be long before this quaint char
acter will be laid to rest in the
uncanny coffin, which, for more
than dozen years, has reposed
in his office for this last emer-
gency, built Of hard oak, painted
in white, and covered by a sheet
to protect it from dust. DIR.
Bowers delights to remove the
covering and show to visitors his
gruesome and massive sepulcher
in which he will take his long rest.
1t is not made like the ordinary
burial casket, but is so construct
as to receive the body in a sitting
posture. DR.. Bowers says he has
repeatedly entreated his wife to
make his winding shroud, which
is to be of white linen.
DR.. Bowers, until recent weeks,
was a tireless walker. He has
travelled in almost every county
of the State on foot.-Cleveland
Plaindealer.
The bee., 1901-01-17
ChIvARIED WITH DYNAMITE.
-Four Weddings Thus Celebrated in the
Nebo Country Recently.

During the past two weeks no
less than four ehivaris have been
given as many newly married
couples in the Nebo country in
this county. For miles around
the air has been made to rever-
berate with loud explosions which
have been used by the hilarious
fun makers to punctuate the
chorous of other noises always
introduced on such occasions. at
one place the wedding was cele-
brated by the firing of more than
thirty shots of dynamite. Dy-
Mantle has been used at each
succeeding celebration and each
night telephones have kept busy
The bee., 1901-01-17
Rapid Progress Made on the New Road.

A large force Of hands are at
work on the new railroad--the
Kentacky Western. The road is
now within one mile of Dixon
the county seat of Webster.
President Wheatcroft has suc--
ceeded in hypothecating all his
bonds in Chicago and New York,
and pushing the road to compile
tion. Work will commence at
once on the Dixon depot. The
first train will run into the county
seat about February 1. On that
day President Wheatcroft will
receive the last installment of
the Webster county guarantee
$4,000. When the road is COM
pleted there will be a big cele-
bration at Dixon in honor OF the
important event.-Sturgis Her
aid,
The bee., 1901-01-17

sented by Brown Democrats, and
these two districts = Bowling
Green and Bourbon-will either
return Republicans or Brown
men. In two districts Republi-
cans were elected, but unfairly
ousted because Senator Goebel
needed more Democratic votes.
In four more districts the Demo
cratic candidates, under the work
ings of the Goebel law, got the
certificates from prejudiced coun-
ty commissioners; but frauds,
sufficient to have changed the re-
suit, were shown by the Repub-
lican candidates, particularly in
the city of Lexington, the county
of Breathitt and the county of
Woodford.
The remaining ten "doubtfuls"
are represented by Goebel Dem
ocrats, some of whom owed their
saccess to the Goebel law alone.
Having their thirty-three safe.
ly Republican districts to start
with, the Republicans, Brown
Democrats and Independents feel
fairly confident of carrying the
twelve uncertain districts now
represented by Republicans or
Brown Democrats. What was
done under the Goebel law can
surely be done again under any
other law.
This will give the Republicans
forty-five districts. Let them re-
gain the two districts from which
Republicans were ousted unjust.
ly, and carry the four in which
their candidates won but were
counted out, and there is a total
of fifty--a majority of the mem
bership of the house. Then, il
McCracken, or Fleming, OF
Mclean, or Todd, or the district
composed of Floyd, Knott and
Letcher, or any two or more OF
them go Republican-and they
have all done that in the past
not to mention Scott, which is
rapidly becoming a debatable dis
trict, the lovers of civil liberty
will control the House by from
two to five votes.
1t will be close but it will be
enough.
The bee., 1901-01-17

A gentleman who is well acquaint-
ed with the conditions in West Vir-
ginia says that Notwithstanding the
good intentions of the Mine Workers.
Union in the proposed idea OF union
izing the State, 1t will be years be-
fore they are able to do sO.--Inter-
state Manufacturer.
The bee., 1901-01-17

The Ohio electoral college met AT
columbus Monday and cast the
twenty-one votes solid for Mckinley
and Roosevelt.
The bee., 1901-01-17
LEa1sIAr1YE oANpIpATEs.

Among the Republican Legis-
lative aspirants are Lawson Reno
Of Owensboro, Capt. Ed. Parker
of Laurel, Chas. Blanford of
Breckenridge, Lewis Humphrey,
Lafon Allen and Joe Seligman Of
the city of Louisville. Parker
and Blanford both aspire to the
speakership.
The bee., 1901-01-17

Are you subscriber to The BEE?
You should be.
The evening world., 1901-12-28
A MUCH SOUGHT FIGHTER.

uRBASA. III. Dec y George Bor-
seft. of urbana. who claims the dtlr ~
champion onc-armcd pugiiist of me
United States. may have 10 do battle
again 70 defend his pretcusions A.Si
win Salisbury. his hacker, received
challenge from John Z. Kenny, OF ST
LOUIS. VINO has Il one-armed protegc
VINO he thinks can show Bossert a few
with the ST. Louis man, and IN. ;Igh;
Eiii ba pulled of In St. Louis n"xt
February u Manager Kenny accepts
the conditions imposed by Salisbury.
bHFs.rs from hotel porter l,as Decoin.
n6led. and receives q carload Of mali
spary morning. He will probably accep,
tnegfrtcal Offer. He Is a modest. un-
ss.HuHi,iiR :. young man. but IL fairly con-
iaa peculiar oi.e-arnied game.
The evening world., 1901-12-28
NASTURT|UM GOES
AFTER THE DERBY.
WHITNEY'S GREAT COLT SAIL s
ON MINNEHAHA.
Will Travel In Padded Stall ana
Will lie Watched Wight
and Day.

William G. Whitney's crack colt Mas
'ur;ium. by Watercress. sailed on tho
Minnehaha. Of the Atlantic Transport
line. this morning. Nastur,.um IL con.
signed 10 England. whore ne will b.
trained for the English Derby next year.
Mr.. Whitney has strong faith in th..
colt and has sent him over on the ad.
vice OF trainers Huggins and Rogers,
both OF whom are recognized experts
in their line.
Nas,urtium will be under special caro-
on the trip across the water in order
that he may arrive at his destina; ion
In the best OF shape. His stall has been
luSurious!y padded and he will be
watched nigh; and day
Mr.. whitney paid 10000 for Sast,lr-
tiufa last summer. He proved to 30
easily the best two y"ar-old OF the year.
Last year Mr.. Whitney won the English
Derby with Volodyovski.
The evening world., 1901-12-28
AM|GAR| WINS
THE THIRD RACE,
TENrT0-0NE SHOT GALLOPs
HOME At NEW ORLEANS.
Pirate Queen Take. second Event
II You Dare Wins
the First.
tsrcc.,i To m. Sorlil

NEW ORLEANS. La. Dec. cS-+T'h'
rain which has ,hrcatencd 10 fall fo'
scveral days finally arrived this morn
ing. and II made up for the long de
lay by coming down In torrents and
spoiled all chances or good sport being
seen. The usual Saturday cnrd was Of.
fered by the Crescent cry Jockey Club
but the rain made the track muddy,
consequently scratches were heavy.
There were plenty OF mud larks, now
ever. In tho different races. so tina, II
was sure TO be n good day for specuia-
sion. AS II was running when the time
came TO make the Journey 10 the
track. only the regulars were brave
tendance was the result, o: the six
raevs on for decision the chief even,
was the fourth. this being the New Or
leans handicap for four-y.ar- oldS and
up at seven .urlonEs.
The mare Donna Seay, who fell IN the
NTH race yesterday. had 20 be de-
ktroyed last evening. aE IL was found
owner thought the best thing would he
to end her misery at once. Announce
mcnt was made this afternoon that the
proprietors OF the ST Charles Hotel
would add 1000. the New Orleans City
Railway the same amount and rhe
Orleans Railway 500 TO stake races for
two-year- -olds.
The stewards finished the invcstlga: lon
into the reversal of form shown BY The
Rush Few days ago. and their decision
was In favor OF r. Trottar the trainer.
as he WAS restored to good standing. He
was warned. however. To run his horses
consistently.
The evening world., 1901-12-28

Athletic Club at I.arcl,mont to-day.
Two weeks ago the Larchmont players
defeated Columbia by two points. II Co.
iumbin wins To-day u deciding game
will he arranged.
On Wednesday Columbia will meet
the regimental team In Sorwaik.
Conn. Two days later they will play the
Seventeenth Separate Military Company
Al Flushing. The soldiers are at present
tho National basketball champions
On Jan. 6. ColumbIn's opponen, will be
the Fifteenth Separate Military Com.
pany OF Poughkecpsie. an1 on June 10,
the local hve will play the Mount YER
non HiEh School team at Noun; Vernon.
On Jan. IS. Columbia will play their
opening game In tho championship In
tercollegiate series with Yale as '.s=
Haven.
The evening world., 1901-12-28

cnchad. the Turkish wrestler will
have 10 diaplay strength superior to tina I
of bull TO succeed In throwing John
Fleming. the butcher Boy" in their
bout which will be decided at tn. Grand
Central Pnlic" next Thursday night.
Fleming showed yesterday In bou, with
burly-looking Durham that he was
more than a match FOR him. for he put
the heas, 10 his knees half dozen
times during the struggle
There were those who di.nu,cJ IN.
butcher Boys" ability to master a bull,
and. to satisfy them. the wrestler took
several over 10 the slnurhter-housc of
IN" United Dressed Beef Company. on
First avenue. between Forty-,h.rd and
Forty-fourih streets In the company
were Lew Morris, Johnnie Dunn and AN
Evening World reporter and photog-
raphcr The place was where Fleming
formerly worked Any amount of dan
gerous 'ooktnc bulls wsr. In tho mems
awaiting slaughter. Some had horns ana
some ala not
Picring chose on" to grnpplc with
that looked M fierce as any that could
be found running Wild on Western
plain. 1t Ind horns that were wonders
Tor size. nnd one could not help thinking
OF wha, the beast couii So with them
w.r" he loose
Johnnie Dunn hnd on a brilliant red
II" and II was At he reporters sugEcs-
lion 'hat he COVERED /, 10 with his cont,
n" f"tgncd hravrness at nrst tint is
during III" tmc n" hnll was safely
Gagged IN, But lust hs soon ny IT was let
loose In tn" or'n pcn by Mr } London
The evening world., 1901-12-28
SNAKES LOOSE IN
A SALOON! WOW!
IMAGINE THOUGHTS OF THOSE
IN THE PLACE!
Happened In ShnrLry's, md short
Cuts 10 bellevue We're
Taken by Many.

II you were IN a saloon. imbioing, no
| matter huw much 1r little. and you
| should $40 ;w1 big snakes with. their
wha: would bc tho first thing to occur
to your nind? Star; for place where
diseased imaEinai!ons arc treated. YOU
say?
WeE. that's lust what several people
In Tom Sharkcy, 81 DON dld las; night.
and this Is how II happened. But !irst,
they we're real snakes thai drove that
assemblage 70 thinking. and even Tom
Sharkey himself *ho is training :or
the water Wagon vas almost driven 10
despair
Tom was being Inspected by an ai-
mir!nr throng when two men with
Dig box entered The place. Re-
fore long they became boistcrous. and
when they didn't obey orders from In"
bartender. 10 b. quiet Sharkey sieppyd
slry.
Dec. IL. Sharx.y." yelled tho two.
as the sailor rolled toward them. Duck
oui 0f hcre''
r!ed fell to tho floor. and two boa con-
strictors crawlcd out of the wrcckaSc
anh wr!ihci their length, across the
polished floor.
crowd who did no, start for the hosp!,a al.
took refuge on the bar and eyed the
monsters on tn. floor.
Seeing the crowd perched on the bar.
the men who caused the trouble gath
cred courage and returned. They told
snakes to museum performer up me
street