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Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-16

IA, should see the remarkable pecans
,,,. Augusta Fruit Co. has received
anued the Jumbo pecans. Low. very low
prices for bananas. today. also lor lieSh
Concord grapes. new lot ol Iar1aic''
oranges ana grape friIit. Iw" po"has
,nixed nuts for 2Jc.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-31

not make. The question of roalinr was NO
Important and had hcen so strongly urged
by tho commandment chief foil that we
should lose no opportunity Of putting the
shlps In the highest condition OF efRripncv %
why dld you not steam more slowly as
you l's'o 'he mouth OF the hafno''
The witness replied In a deliberate man
..,,.r
h'f' N'il' tNat Is technical error that
rpfebt havc bopn rcr,edied ~ sor,c ON, cigc
had been in commend. Possibly the firing
,,o,id h,,,, t.,,, ,,,-, .c-.,.t,.o a. t.,
"o0'o nave 0''' more eue''i'' II we hao
n.r, s,...,, .,a.. ,.,,, r... No., 49,
! more Slowly, tbtrc would nave been no
t, ~. a.. ,,,.. MI, ,.., ,... ..
N''"' az " '""" ""''' nav "''N ""'
rover 1t was a case OF twccdlc dee on the
one h"hu ana OF JWccdle dum on the
ofberr
Captain lcmly 90 This point passed 10
/ thc lutte of July 90 stopping 10 ask one
or two Incidental questions about tho cir
/ cumHtaueca OF tho evening OF July g.
ON July q, Whom iAc suspicious move
meuts were gocu iu the uarhoI of Santiago,
/ the witness SAID hc talked with Captain
NO the engines II was decided not 10 do
go. He supposed the snip was always ready
I for % sorfIc
Admiral SrHlcy'H attention was called to
| Captain Cooks testimony that on the night
| of July = he turned in with no mtimation
/ that the fleet would come out The wit
ness said that Captain Cooks statement
/ was not 40 any SENSE inconsistent with HIS
! He had no intmation that the fleet would
| come ont.
| Tho crosscxamlnnuon Of Admiral Schley
| on tho battle OF Santiago began with n
question ms 10 what the Hrst movement Of
| the Brooklyns helm was after the enemy
| ships were sighted coming out
| 1--WE were heading wcst by north" he
replied, the first helm was TO port"
"Cnptain Cook gave the order for the
| turnf'
'.Ycs."
lyon -egard that turn as very important
! "I' think ii was the movement that de-
! cIded Inc eyenta Of that day"
Tbc admiral said In response 10 cues.
| lions mai he had NOT mentioned Tho loon
! in bia renort 81 Tho boftIe n WINS an I'M.
ever would come into controversy. Captain
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-31
FAMINE in MEXICO.
Hungry People Were Shot When TheJ
Raided the Granarles.
MANY OF THEM WILL DIE.
Spectators Raised The Price Of Corn
TO PrOhibitiVe Figures.
HUNGRY PEOPLE WERE DESPERATE.
They Tried TO Take By Force What They
Were Unable 10 Buy.
hungry PEOPLE WERE DESPERATE.
THE GOVERNMENT WILL SEND TROOPS
To Comnel Them to Die Of Starvation.
Duties on Corn Taken OF, but the
Action Was NuIitied. /

San Antonio, Texas, October s0-News
reached this city today OF a bread riot in
the town Of puruandias, Sllchoacan, Mex.
leo, October IS IN which twenty people
were wounded, many Of whom will die.
Tho riot Is result Of the corn famine
which has prevailed In that part OF Mem
leo for months and the action OF monopolis.
in advancing the price Of corn to fKure
that prevented the poor classes purchasing
enough FOR thcr needs.
Some time back the Mexican government.
on account erthe famine. removed the duty
on corn from the United States ard ship
meDts from the States Tor time served
to relieve the situation. Spectators. how
ever. got hold OF all the corn shipped into
the pnruandlss district and at once ad-
vanced the price 100 per cent. The people
stood this until driven to the verge OF star
walton and Then organized Cor raia on
the grain warehouse or tne menopoEsta
who, being appraised or mo movement, had
hTHFH luru NIauonca IN tne warehouses "a
ropsl the attack on them. Tho natives
many Of them being women and children,
advanced on me corn warehouses in body.
crying pan" dread and assaulted tno
harrlcaded doors. finally breaking then, IN,
As the doors gave way thr hungry and
raunt people rushed IN ana vrro met nv
vollcy before whlrA q number went down
wounded. This did not serve 10 step the
mob and second vollcy was ared that was
so effective that tho rioters retrcated,
leaving twenty Of their uumber in tho
warehouse, seven OF them being women,
four children under 70 years Of age and
nine men. The women and children were
in tho front and received the worst Of the
nrc.
Puruandas Is ffty miles from the rali.
road and the last report from there says
thpt the situation was critical aud moro
boodshcd would follow Thn people arc
desperate from hunger ana will resort to
any measure to get food. The government
is sending troops TO the scene.
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FRENCH FLEET ON THE MOVE.
Admiral In Command Has Instructions 60
Operate AGAINST Turkey,

Admiral In Command Has Instructions 60
Operate Aasinst Turkey,
Paris, October Gothic entire French
Mediterranean squadron left Yesterday ar
ternoon, says the Toulon correspondent
Of the Figaro
Admiral Cables orders are that IL COM
pletc satisfaction is not given by the Otto
man government, he shall take the first
customs port nearest HIS squadron. 1t IS
believed his destination is the Island OF
sntinelee OF salonica. The Island com.
mands the entrance to the Dardaneres,
Several morning papers confirm the FL
garo's advlces. Rumors to the same effect
were current at Paris last evening but the
foreign office professed TO know nothing
about tho matter
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-31
INsPEcTlNa IRoN LAMBS.

Northern Capitalists Looking at the
Old New BIRMINGHAM Fields.
Rusk, Texas, October 20.--some capitalists
from the North have been here day or
two looking at the two 5oton furnaces and
iron ore land belonging 10 the New Birm-
ingham Iron and Land company and the
Cherokee Manufacturing company. These
two companies have some 20,oOO acres Of
good IRON ore land near here and other
valuable property. Since the oil has been
discovered IN the State the fuel problem
has ia measure been solved. II Is be-
lieyed these people who have been here
looking around are well pleased with the
property and may arrange 10 operate these
two furnaces The property. Is IN such
condition now that the people who own
IL can't operate the furnaces. but they
would be glad to sell or lease Il. Ex-
Governor Hogg has been on deal for this
property. II ls not known whether Goy-
ernor Hogg Is interested with these people
rot, as they lthe people who are here) are
keeping their own council and no one can
learn what their Intentions are or who
they are acting with or for.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-31

Admiral Schley's Long and Trying
Ordeal at an End.
STRAIGHTFORWARD STORY
On The Stand Five Days Without Max.
ing Conflicting Statement.
A VERY IMPORTANT DEVELOP MENT
SehIey'S Original Report of the Battle
Was Never Made Public.
A VERY IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT
ALTERED AT THE REQUEST OF SAMPSON
wander in Chief Would Not Receive
- OF &c It Did Not Praise the
IN New York


o. "'s ~ ,',,. o . "o'-Ine long or
subjected since Monday morning ended this
concluded whon 81. ina.. - ns'.a '''n va a.
ished the cross.e2amination shortly after
mIrol a number of questions prcnare5 h,
members Of the conrt These questions
the flying squadron, but mainly centcred
, rY', 'p' ","'.u'o's encountered IN coal.
movement. Not one of them related to the
The ta5go advocate. cross. om,r,t,oo
today covered the reirosrode movement,
the Brooliyp and the alleged colloouy with
Lieutenant 'i"'E''' about the Texas.
''"'D'' " -
" wy
'N ''''' VIZ '''' ''''''
'' '''' 5 'u'y
'''N
P"'''''''0 "''0 ~ "100' NH''00 WIN d
previous decision the court TODAY de-
CiIIlea 10 allow 1t 10 go mo ule rec
ordS Admiral Scblev waS allowed
TO explain, however, that Admiral
o"''i''o'' ''l~'''''N ~ 'NN~''0 '"1 III %
report because It did not mention the
presence OF the New YORK.
81 felt that the victory SAID Ad-
miral Schley in explaining the matter,
"WaS big enough for all, and ! made
this change out OF generosity and be-
cause ! knew II the New YORK had
-. ,,,.oo,,,4 cha ,,,o,,tJ bo,,a Jo,,a nc
pCCll PlSSSHt olS "O'i'N nav NOiiN Is
i,n
c.,, r,Ao,,,,, uor5or y, IN. p,orir,
N'P'"'"
'o'p''
be the last witness called for Admiral
co., .e, !. ....tso. .o,,o-ro,,, +hs
ecnIeS' Ai'e' "e 'es''He' 'D
witnesses in rebuttal OF whom there are
,,,dorstood IN no about fifteen. and II /.
UNDERSTOOD 10 NC aoo"' "''eo" an" ~ g
nronable that Admiral Schiey's counsel will
call several witnesses IN reou't"i'
M, .o..i,,,orv heoan today whore Adj
nIral Schley left on Yesterday, taking Ut
~ ,,a-as % +bc hIoclfode NJ Santi,yr
ulueEept phdSs' " -, - ~,
ard passing from tnat oueslloh INTO Tue
,eco,,,o .sennce OF May 81 when the Span
,,oil,, vac bo,nhsrded
lsn cln'set ~, 80 toft TO-. +ho loo,
subject 70 be considered.
sGD ; ,, 70 " orestirn Csptain Lenly asked
Inc nrsl Ter ~. e,Ina
was "helhel t"s -. 800
s1adron AT Hampton Roads when he gave
~ ,a,,.,Ins NJ the ships the verbal or
lhe 'HF'd'Ne ~ ,r,o,,,,,,. act
dels as TO att9chi, rssr ih tbat she was not
In response 10 qqvs'II, ns,o ar tIienfme1os
first fell In Win lht ~" IA o Ina tam,nsvl
Captain Evans VIZ cny1,.and He lid nst
er Rodgers was II cpIilL anu, ,,tio,.I ~
recoec whether ne h AZ n arst saw
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-31
THE PRELIMINARY REPORT
SCHLEYS HERETOFORE UNPUB-
LISTED STATEMENT or BATTLE.
Was Objected 10 and Ordered Changed
Because Simpsons Flag Ship Was
Not included.

Washington, October 80.--lt is learned
tonight that the original and unpublished
report of Admiral echIey AZ tbo bertle an
sapuapo ia Admiral sompeop rcfarrod 10
IN the proceedings before fhc court Of in.
oulrv ,odov was of n preliminary cbar
arter and differed from tbo ono snlse-
oucntIv mado i'm That 81 omitted mention
o,torctbcr NJ tho obsep,c of tbc crpiser
New York and that II also requested flat
Admiral SAMPSON have the commanding
officers or CAPTAINS Of the vessels engaged
transmit to him lscbleyi their detailed rc.
mort of the ncflon In order that he might
write INN and comnlete official rcport
, Of the battIo.
Tbo s,,nnrcseed preliminary rcport made
NV Admiral scblcy is dated on Santiago.
,,,. and fl, oaa,o.god 81, .d,,i,o, sar,n.
son tho commander In CHIEF Of the Norn,
Atlantic station. The reporf. in substance.
dosor,hos tho coming ont Of the Spanish
e..+ from, Tho barhor NJ Santiago and calls
attention 10 the fact that signals were
mode 70 N. vessels or tbc American aeet,
which were obcyed by an the ships. i
-.
then proceeds to deScrlpe Inc nEht nhu
.t,.oa trtoe- .to r,r, rt.,.d IN II Nv earb
sNes oi'oHF t"o par Pi'' g" =" 80
one OF the ships, showing that the Brook
-
! lyn, Oregon, the Texas and the Iowa re-
49,, A., H. .r A. vt.eoya wont
n'd'Iieu IN "'''o" "H'' '"'
ashore and that the Colon surrendered "a
the Brooklyn and the oregon. me ad'
,,,t,,i oo,,,,,o,,ds t., brovorv NJ eil the
hlrdl coh'ihenus tic o'"'e'' W
| American officers and Crews engaged In
49,. .....,..,,,,,,i,, 4,
of0cers for Gallant and rneritorlous con
inc" ~
duct and for the superb handling Of their
SHIPS.
,phon fotiov,s sou,e routine matters Civ
i"'" 'V''N"'
| ing the Spanish losses, the injuries TO the
a., o,at,ios H.
| American meet anu INC
Than oeks -that Admiral Sampson have the
49,
commanding officers transmit 10 hlm
| 80 ,-..t,., ,.,.o,,,4s 81 Tho ar-
tschieyJ their uelaiieu uc'ouut9
ton in order that he might write full
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Ivitness attention was then called 20
"a, stafement that neither at Cienfuegos
w ~ santiago had any vessel entered
~ departed and ne was asked how he
Saew fhis. He replied that he oaly knew
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-31

Captain Thomas Borden OF the marine
corps, who was aboard the Brooklyn, will
be the last witness called for Admiral
schley. After he testihes tomorrow the
Judge advocate will put on the stand the
witnesses in rebuttal of whom there are
understood to be about fifteen, and it is
propable that Admiral schiey's counsel will
call several witnesses in rebuttal,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-31
Texans in New York.
Special 10 The Post.l

N"ITV'7IHI TO T IIV I Vst'T
New York, October 3o.-The following
Texans are in New York:
Houston-M A. Grant, Grand Union
William Murray, Herbert Mcfarland, Col.
onnade.
Gahe ston-W. Sheridan and wife, Impe
rial; Mrs. Hawey, Grand Union
Gainesvlle-M. Fitzpatrick, Broadway
Ceniral {. w. Chase, Manhattan.
San Anionio-I X. Burr, 7. Harris
Grand Union
Terrell. Bennett Normandle.
Texas-Robert Groce, Broadway Central.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-28
CURVE Runr INVENTED.

In the picture is shown an adjusta-
BILE curved ruler invented by Prince
Anareas Gagarin of st. Petersburg.
Russia, which will be found very con-
venient in drawing schools, architects
offices and for designers use gener-
ally. With the aid of this ruler It is
not only possible to draw a curve of
any radius, but also to measure curves
accurately, a gauge being provided to
indicate the circumference or diameter
of the circle formed by a continuation
of the arc.
The frame OF the ruler consists of a
series Of pivoted levers connected with
each other in such a manner that
when the adjusting screw is turned the
arc of the circle is varied accordingly.
The face of the ruler which maintains
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-28
viz SLAYER rARNIsHEs.

Although every h%ousekeeper is pain
fully aware of the tendency of silver
ware to part with it's briiliancy and
become furnished when exposed to or
binary atmospheric influences, many
do not know that the cause of the
furnishing is the action of sulphur in
the air. Unless frequently cleaned,
the surface of silver will become
black in the course of "a few months.
The best way to keep silver bright,
without the necessity of cleaning, is
said to be to coat the surface with a
thin solution Of collodion varnish di-
luted with spirits of wine. After be-
ing applied with a soft brush the spir-
it e|vaporates, leaving a thin, glossy,
transparent film on the polished sur
face. Warm water removes the var
nish. Tarnished silver may be re-
stored by careful rubbing with a soft
cloth wet with dilute solution of potas-
stun cyanide,-one ounce to a quart
of water, followed by rinsing.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-28
MANY IN
BEAUTIFUL JAPAN

from the top of Fulfil into Tuscarora
Deep, at least there would be plenty
of water and no danger of striking
bottom. The depth is more than "a
600 feet. Fulfil, the highest point Of
Japan's upheavsl, Is 70 400 feet So
we have $4,000 feet between top and
bottom. A safe seven miles, l fancy"
Down near N%agasaki, the chief sea-
port on the island Of Kiushiu, is the
largest active volcano in the world,
Also San, yet in spite OF its activity and
the terrible eruptions it has had, there
are some seventy villages inside the
crater, with a total population Of per-
haps &c 1000. During one eruption Aso
San destroyed $4,000 liyes-obliterated
them.
All conditions Of men, from Mikados
down to the most lowly, have made
offerings and prayers to propitiate the
wrath of this vast volcanic noun
tain. Once the people heard rum
blings and went to the priest with
money, but in vain. The rumblings
continued. and the priest said that
probably God wanted more money.
Then the people gave again, but God
did not grant their prayer.
HE thinks you have given INSULT
GENTLY" explained the priest, so the
people gave a third time. Then the
holy nan beat his sacred drum and
Changed the sacred gong, repeated sew
en- prayers and informed his parishion-
ers that God advised them twice. First,
in the case of food run to the hills.
Second, in case of earthquakes run to
the bamboo forest, where the matted
roots form a network that would hold
them up even though the ground
should open. And the people went
away dissatisfied, for they had known
this all along.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-28

DANGER TO HEALTH IN SCHOOLS.
Many people who are s%crupulously
careful of the health of their children
In the home are strangely Indifferent
to the conditions prevailing in the
school. Hygiene in the public schools
Is a subject that is yearly receiving
more and more attention, with the re-
suit that new school buildings in the
larger towns and the cities conform
generally to sanitary standards, but
this is not true of many of the old
buildings and Of many sc%hoolhouses in
small places. 1t is the duty of all
parents to know how far they fall
short, and why. and what is needed
to make them healthy.
The rules as to contagious diseases
should be more strict, or rather more
strictly enforced, and parents should
remember that danger may Turk in
complaints often considered of slight
Importance. Whooping-cough, for in
stance, is thought by many people to
be an -unimportant and necessary trou-
BILE of childhood which it is better to
get over and have out of the way.
They do not know, or they forget, that
while whooping-cough is not a dan
gerous disease for older children, it
is dangerous and often fatal to very
young children, and is easily carried
by the children attending school to
the babies in the nursery.
Too much attention cannot be paid
to the question of light in the school
room. Many children are made pre-
mature wrecks from -unrecognized eye
strain, and school visitors may often
see small, helpless children sitting
blinking in the sunlight which streams
through a large window in front Of
them, making frowning efforts through
the blare to read from a blackboard,
and using up in a few hours the nerve
force of a week. Light should be
abundant and should come from the
left side, so that no shadow is thrown
on slate or book, as is the case when
the light comes from behind or from
the right.
Another most important matter is
the properly constructed desk, which
will prevent undue STOPPING, contor-
tions, or impeachment to correct breath
ing.
In considering the subject of ventil-
alton, there should, of course, be some
system in every schoolroom by which
air can be introduced from outside
and then allowed to escape without
using the windows, which cannot al
ways be depended upon on account of
drafts and storms. These and many
other points should be insisted upon
by parents.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-28
WAYS OF THE HORNED TOAD.

Charles F. Holder, the naturalist,
writes Of horned toads as follows in
the Scientific American; I'm handling
the lizards, which are perfectly harm
less, despite their warlike array of
spines, I noticed that, although l had
treated them gently, my hands were
spotted with blood, and upon examin-
ing one of the animals I found that its
eyes were suffused with blood, while
in another specimen is eye appeared
to be destroyed, or represented by a
blood spot. l at first assumed that
while together the animals had in
jured each other with their spines;
but suddenly, when holding a lizard
near my face, it depressed or lowered
it's head, and I Immediately received
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-28
WINE TO THE GODS, TO PROPT
TATE VOLCANOES WRATH.

WINE TO THE GODS, TO PROPT-
TATE VOLCANOES WRATH.
Brownell, author of Tales from
Toxic" writes the following account of
his own experiences with earthquakes
in Japan:
I'VE were up to dine near the I'm
perial university in Toxic, Japan, one
evening, in the beautiful puzzle-pathed
grounds known as Kaga Yashiki,
where once the Prince of Kaga had his
palace. The building had become one
for the investigation of earthquakes,
where those uncanny disturbances
made records on various c~ontrivances
a famous specialist had devised for
measuring all sorts of jolts and jars
and palpitations- Their capacity for
notation included all disturbances
from the upheaval of a mountain
range to the alighting of the most
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-28

Man stin Living who Prophesied It's Pres
ent Development.

Wan sllI LIVING VINO EFonnehieu It's res
ent Development.
John Gilman of Worcester. Massa-
chusetts, who is stopping at the Brown
Palace Hotel, says a late issue of the
Denver News, witnessed the construc-
ton of the first railroad in the United
States. 1t was the Boston & Albany,
begun in 1896 and completed in 1897.
1t ran through what was then his faith
er's farm. Although people predicted
in his hearing that that would be the
only road ever constructed i'm the
country, he made the youthful boast
that time would see a road in opera
ton from ocean to ocean.
People thought l was crazy when l
said that" remarked Mr.. Gilman.
But l was not. for l have lived long
enough to cross the continent forty
one times on the six roads which have
since been built
Mr.. Gilman is the originator Of the
exhibition car project, and is touring
the West arranging for 275 cars which
will be fitted up by the various states
and taken East to advertise the cOun-
try. He constructed his first car
twenty-three years ago. The late
George NJ. Pullman became interested
in the scheme with him. and at the
time of his death was half owner.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-28
VILLAGE ROAD IN JAPAN, AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE.

careful fly. The professor in charge
explained what a quake" did to an
earth particle during a seismic disturb
ance-how it moved east and west,
north, south and up and down. He
showed a track" a colleague of his,
Professor Sekiya, had made to Illus
trate the movement. The track was
of wire bent and twisted SO that it
looked like a skein of yarn a kitten
had been playing with. To follow it
from end to end would have taken a
patient man a week.
"Oh, for an earthquake said one
of the visitors.
We'll, YOU may not have long to
wait" said the professor. I'VE have
about 500 a year in Japan, o know.
One may be along before the evenings
over"
And he spoke truly, for the servants
had no more than brought on the fish,
when the floor bcgan to wiggle, the
lamps and pictures to sway, the win
dows to rattle and the dishes on the
mahogany to clatter as young ROSTERS
do. He exclaimed:
Here you are, boys. How singu-
larly apropos. I'll have some good
records to show you in the morning.
Meanwhile, as this building is a bit
old, 1 suggest we get under the table.
It is built on the earthquake plan and
should the roof fall we are safe
there"
BY the time he had said there
all of us were there, riding on the sea
less pillows of the floor, which creaked
and undulated and bumped our heads
against the tables under surface and
rolled us against its stalwart legs and
against each other as though we were
great dough billiard balls trying tc
make cannon and cushion shots.
When we came from under the table
the professor lighted a cigarette and
said:
"AIl Japan is an upheaval, and of
the coast a bit, say from 90 to zoo
miles east of Sendai, a town north o.
here, there is the greatest depression
In the worlds crust We know Of. The
T~uscarora Deep we call it, after thu
United States government vessel tina
discovered it. It would be safe to dive
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-28
THE SMALLEST WATCH.

What is said to De the smallest
watch in the world has recently been
made. 1t is so small that you could
get four watches of its size on an area
equal to that covered by a 25-cent
piece.
The watch was made at Geneva,
where special tools were constructed
for the purpose. 1t contains 100 sepa-
rate parts and weighs one-thirtieth Of
an ounce, avoirdupois. The hands are,
respectively, one-eleventh of an inch
and one-twentieth Of an inch in length.
The watch has been valued at $1,250.