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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-10
AAl,ehurlan Situation.
All Danger of Clash Over Man
chuaia Removed by Russia's
Unequivocal Pledges.

Wsss;agsoo. April 5-Tae Uo5,ad
s,a es eoveraUeot has received ;ron
III gc7eca nent OF Russia wonioa-
tlons Of uaas1sl importance, heeriag oa
eooai i.,ons 10 Chioa aad particularly
sto-e eelesiDg to Mancbceia The toco
avo, IS Such cba7ae.e. as to have
p-o6o a piofouodiy favoTabia iupces.
on, 40 a. 1bc state department it Is
10 beo upop as the nest saiUsory devel-
enuess that hss oceerred foF mary
D.r - 10 toe problems CT sbe east AS
20 Dc eSacs terms of TIE coGouaioaioa
shere Is 40 oficisl statement thus 1fsr.
Sec e.sry Gey received fTcm tie Res
sin a0bassadcr. Coune Cassiai. Iaes
o,ghr aad took speedq steps to lay it
Re.ore sbe president. The latter shared
the czararF OF states qualification 'ba;
va bad bees foaod 10 settle ;ae c2p
r sicasioss cf the H5aooauriap situaiioo
sro e esiog Russia iulo stronger accord
vi hs other powers. Attic RCssiau
se.bsssy 60 iaforGatiop Eas obtalaa5le
IS to - comDcoioa;ioa, Coaps Cassioi
~ 20 BE excused FREQ al :pqniTies
Wa,;a there IS ao ensire absence Of
% l.otfssi7e ;oformatio5, yes it is un-
ae 4seo3 Russia Dcu takes oacasios
eigs Dcs;tise assnraace Of tire disia
4e q q seotimects gbioh have aoinat-
q be, 'k7oogbogs tie consideration o
G,i. &C questions. As 60 MapchrEa.
!. Is o>de clear thas Rassia's c9pfas
pevsa nes varied IL the Porpose 60 lease
sra, pr,viacs an integral part CT Cbiae,
aa4 - rsiise t5e Rcssiao troops es
: pldiq IS safety voe!d permit This
por- ge-, it is made plain il the ce2-
ounecaeoa. tas bees Rass;e's conrse
sbroogb ct. po;Witstaadiog representa-
81 90 70 the coasfary Bas as a mere
nsl evidenca Of Rnssia's purpose,
&c io harnong With she GERS aspi.a-
81 as ft9 ceaoe aed haruoav betveeo
sc 1aaaas, ,he Russian soveranert
s."z gss assaraucas CT tie most DEF
sve ard satisfactory character as TO she
exit . Of this purpose The import
Of 81 asso9aacas Gao Sc best judged by |
a. IMPRESSION made 10 the hlghest
s6 9 quarters b5ze that tae shreateued |
9 ssIs ever MaEcbG7ia has been cou-
p,stsl3 s-e-'ei,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-10

osegt9cnseia I :5Tl. By Gigh>
surp7 So the Bsisjsh captured 2 'aaseg
Of szsv Bcera n9aT BoscA5arg, be
a9ge~a Rra1Gfosi saG -a'tpan Ogange
Rtgs- .a,3Ty
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-10
Telephone Monopoly and Com
petition.

tie had occasion some t;me ago te
advise our friends in tile other towns
of South Caroline against an3 nlasi
cipal action witch would prevent
thera from enjoying sne benefits 81
the state wide telepho;iic Connections
undertaken ty the ooc'a Ga:oi
Telephone company We nave 80
personal iaiere ST in the South Carroll
na company and no other ia;eseSs
than t5at Of the public service hat
we have regarded i; as a;gh'y desira-
bic thas ell sae communities il "ooth
Carolina shouid Be connected vita
each other 6y wires CT home sys
TEN with headquarters ia this city
and that each individual subscriber
IN eaca towu should have the oppor
tcni;y upoa the payment of . fat
annual rate 80 converse with aay
other subscr!ber in any other towa.
such a system is proposed by the
Soath Carolina company only aad
we have therefore favored its eZteu
s;oa 70 a'i sbe cities aud towns Of gna
State Ne fad 'he following in the
the sumter Daiiy Item
Tie remarks OF the I;en WIFI
apply to ali other South CaroIin:
towns which nay have the oppor-
tupity offered them Of connecting
With the Sou.h Carolina cora pauy's
svsten. There are certain iaconve
pience5 in having two telephone
exchanges il 2 tovn. but ,aeae are
fer acre mere than ofSei By the
advantages The co2pesition makes
business, and patron o ether Of ias
exchanges viii get more foT his
money than he would aase done II
!here bad oeea Only one sgs:en'
For many yeass while the Bell sys
TEN had monopoly ii Columbia
this city was, in proportion 10 ias
orc OF the poorest
palrons Of the telephone III sre soa;i
The South Caroiina sys:e'a hss been
established here less than a gear aud
the number Of It's subscribers IS
shown By the ia!esf list issued
reaches 5l2. while The Bell company
according 20 i5s current iiss Gas $50
Subscribers, e aunbes gfeeter, We
believe, than ii had when i; @es
Without competition The organize
ton of the south Caroline compaay
has reduced the cos, Of ie;eohoLlc
and has vastly improved
he service, tais Improvement e5a
not only lis own exchange
bat ex;eading TO that of the Be
company
These things considered we feel
justified 10 aga;a advising She aothoT-
.!es OF o.her Souta Cssoiina nanici
osli;5es nct to favor monopoly
waica woc,d present tie eniension
10 their people of he general state
system IN process Of 5he creation by
he Sooth Carolina Telephone CON
oany TIE State
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-10
Robbing the Land.

Col J. B Killebrew il Southern
Farm Magazine
Heretofore in the history of agri
cuitu.e in toe sopth there have been
two o. three practices @aich prevails
ed almost Gniversaliy, and which
have led 70 the inpoverisameat oi
the soii and to ene redocticn OF the
profits ia agricultural pursuits 0ne
Of tGese is the clearing Of nev land
and the abandonment Of o!d TIE
evils resulting Gcom this pe.alcious
practice are manifold II she first
place, i. Is not the agriculture Of
civilization 1t belongs 20 e savage
s,a;e Of society To exhaust the
means whereby business is sustain-
ed or 20 destroy the capiiai employed
IL :; Y improper management shows
either disregard of al business
principles CT an liability to compre
bend then The fertility of the soil
is the la.ges. capital which farmer
has employed. ard ugon which
depend the profits oi his other capi
.ai. The stock on MS fsr2, the
u;ans;ia waich he buys the hocses
which re boilds, the lsbor which be
employs al couat fer nothing unless
tne sell which he ca'i;:s.es wi'i
produce csop E7s'y acre Of i9::d
vera oat 5y imp!oviaeat ca!a!7aS'c'l 4
is SO nuca capital destroyed as
renders imperative and unprodcc;i9e
to tha. extent other capita! invested
10 farming upca scch lands spoH &
practice robs posier;tg Of is rights,
eu,ai!ing dessitatica ard wa; upoe
future generations
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-10
5apAN.s hostile MEAsUREs

L..oaa. A2ril 6 japan ]. fakisg
ua ~ vito 9 yieg 10 hostliltlaa as q
Russia - eays ,ae Pet;n sp9oceas
.. ~ D2iy Express Sac has ea.eT-
s,,a % a-caoeeusa: With Lia kua
Vi, v ero2 ci NaaEl0 $50 is eeIiog CO
b .a.s os tbs o;aee :rieudiy v;ce!o5s
- ars.aa-s, regarding the coaT5 e
,hey ail caTslc n tie way Of aiding
j. 4;aips; Rsssia It is understood
shes trey have pyo1issd TO place '9e
II rspkie e52u uuoicatioas aua t.aas.
,,vre -:aa;vte;sa a: tie aerViee 9: Japan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-10
A STORY ABOUT DEWET.
Got Tired Of Capturing Scouts
of Gen Rundle.

TAses &c uts cf be Ysooary ca:ae,
pr:sorae-, aesefe tie B5er G. sms:.Gac
(;te#"es writes Z chasa ga7@':e
D v;s Il. lie :adepeodent. Ii:eg had
been e091eetd ee:5Fc The @es4
4 g.:sb s2oa,s Beng csprosec ap9e.f
e7 C b 80 fl c,ioa ebee. sir: hem
Cb7is:isa DsWe: iasee@ 'acm over
s,.val3, thauea5fstl r-t.:4 e2r Us
,a>ror;as faen thf9ash aod rare5eh
81 g4s e.:-s5 . q s5sra o7 nc12ita
i:ey c9ol4 &c: ell; al tasg ecn'd co
vas 20 boce.
NJ 4:st, said Gen Dave. 9, las.
gill Foa sase q message f:onl u'e 10
ven~ gsoerai ?'
fiaay oeeested. II fej5;ced >aror;se,
aod ns5e entrusted w;;h large. sealed
ngc5ase Waco ;5ey seachsd G-n
Raad'e': camp. they aonouacsa taes
they w,se bearers 0: paper isor. Ger
Dive; negotia'icg lo7 fe2cs Gso
8.ni!e vas dei;.bfe3 sfe 5ofa open
be osza;opa He read ;ha ;e.ser i
sz;rl
per Cen R7Dd;e Ia;s j. tae
fa,s:ta ;ina ssve c<a;aset. taeSa rag
:aa der.;s ot qar.s peasa "a < = {,
u iaeF e@r"2 re. , Wei
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-10
Largese Ship il The 4 O..


q fist, Aas.. 4-Lae new J" i4t'e
St4e Inc ss~a..eT 9e'.3e, tae isTgts;
vesss. eyer b;''ls, vas =s1ecess'a''5
.aa2i@d ie5e t95s i1''''''';r. ~ '4e
pFessaoe of a !4sgs ard se2.eeen;a
sive gs.hesIaS i5'e @2lisf@''i'@ vas
p,rf sfmed o i:s. -di.ss.:''''''s7 q
D s
See arrangements zos 'ae .'A.'"ea-
.ns Ness s;'a....f ,aosF ,,sss7 y -; s"5
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-10

Il Z & .lch:nson, tie ia9sa:2- Of

u 4 H3cb:csop, tie 'aTea;os 81
= icq.ajca} device for tee Gea, ls 's
9epo.;e@ & ~ \ Y York, &c c..o'.s;fatel
me- s se.are ;0e Nan Yo5k Ae@
Of Me:le.oe iss' r:,:. ~ @i;b
.5,es.ionaI ,aecsSs Z &c a1hoon: Of
d.; 9a e~ wese :rap2at f99fn ; dsaf
ara dCa3 i2s.;fu.jo; IA - r2esos cs
toe dev:ce VI i{a.c.iesoa, wiea
upif irm success, slowed t0@t the ma es
could DC maGe 6 bear Il an lnsfa0ee,
hist Of Young girl, tae device so
improved the saral refve tnas later she
cou}d near wi'hout tne aoparasus !"
The apparatus, i; is explained, is 90
the telephone order and Stimulates the
aural nerve to bigb degree.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-10

Tie Washington Pess ;t::::lzs tbat
eyes the Commonec VII have 10
adais ii:as Agui:aidG didn Eaase
George ~ ashiEiagton io:sf
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-04-10
The British And the Beers.

leaaoD, April 2-Uu6er dase Of
Pre;o-ia. 4prli I. Losd Kitchener
yeooz:s so tic va odice as follows;
es2 1aar has occupied NFiss.ocn and
Eres.aa a&a ca1;nse& cree ga"s 90
she yer Paog Th'.:y one
sr:sosae1s have bee,. apturef! IN the
@ apge R;~e5 Colon. There we're
&c c2sc.s!t;es
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-10-30
WHAT He SAID.
Correct Interpretation of President
MchinIcy's speech at Buffalo.

AorreCf interpretation or Fresiueur
Mckiniey's speech at Buffalo.
The following extract should be prop
erly read and intelligently accentuated
In order to understand precisely where
the late William No Kinley stood on the
questions of trade extension, reciproc-
ity anu tarifr revision. In his speech
at Buffalo the President said;
by sensible trade arrangements.
which will not interrupt our home pro-
duction. we shall extend the outlets
for our Increasing surplus.
"A system which ps,WideS mutual
exchange of COMMODITIES is manifestly
essential to the continued and healthful
growth of our export trade. We must
not repose in fancied security that we
can forever sell everything and buy
little or nothing. If such thing We're
possible it would not be best for us or
for those with whom we deal.
We should take from our customers
such of their products as we can use
without harm to cur industries and la
bor
of our wonderful Industrial develop
ment under the domestic policy now
firmly established. If perchance some
of our tariffs are no longer needed for
revenue or TO encourage and protect
our industries at home, why She d
they not be employed to extend and
promote our markets abroadg"
BY sensible trade arrangements,
said the President. Note the qualih,
cation. No trade arrangements can be
called sensible other t4ao those which
will not interrupt our home produc
ton" Is there any difficulty in grasp
ing that?
What class OF commodities should We
take from our foreign customersf Pres
ident McKinley's answer was:
Such of their products as we can use
without harm to our industries and Ia
bor." Can the meaning of this be mis-
understood? Only by those whose self
ish interest 1t is TO misunderstood it.
Having plainly stated his idea of the
basis on which special trade treaties
SHOULD be made. the President declared
in favor of reciprocity as the 'natura
outgrowth of our wonderful industrial
development under the domestic policy
now firmly established" THAT is, tht
policy of protection. Does anybody
doubt that that is what the President
said and meant?
As to tariff tinkering- did Mr.. Nc
Kinley favor it? Not at all. If per
chance"-note that all important If
1t should be found that some of the du
ties on imports We're not required elthei
| for revenue or for protection, then, anC
only then, should such duties be re
moved in the interest of foreign trade
extension. Every protectionist agrees
that. IF perchance," etc. But Their,
must be no jumping at conclusions, ne
taking for granted that protective du
! ties are no longer needed, no surren
| der of the principle and policy OF pro
lection, no blind leap in the dark, M
| idiOtie tumble into the guagmire 81
| free trade. Ii is far from clear at tn,
| present time that any duty in the ping
| ley law schedules can be safely modi
| fled or removed. 1t remains to be seen
and the Republican party o. protection
| will see to 1t at the proper ime and II
| the proper manner.-American Econ
| omist
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-10-30
4 crnshinr Inlictment.

The development of the beet sugar
industry has been SO rapid that we are
near to the time when the whole OF the
hundred million dollars we used to
spend abroad for sugar win 60 into the
pockets of our own people. This ma
tion consumes at least one-fourth OF
the worlds total product: and Of the
worlds product two-thirds are made
from beets and only one-third from
cane. If the counsel and the protests
Of American free traders had been
needed we should now not grow q
pound of sugar outside the cane fields
Of Louisiana. Because the protection
ist principle was received and approved
by the people we are about 10 become
independent Of outside sources for
necessity Of existence and to keep huge
profits al home. We make the machn-
cry for the sugar mills from Iron from
our own furnaces; we have diverted
from excessive cereal production land
and human beings to a more profitable
occupation, and we have moved this
nation one huge step further toward
Industrial independence. 1t would be
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-10-30
Retnin the smear TnrlG.

The proposal to remove the duty ON
| imported raw sugar is not To be taken
very seriously, and 1t is improbable
that there Is any danger threatened to
the sugar beet industry, for more rea-
sons than one.
In the first place, the Republican
party is not likely to reopen the Tariff
question for years 10 come, and the
Democrats are not likely 10 have the
for tex years any way, inasmuch as the
United Sttaes Senate has a Republican
majority that is not liable to be over
come In that time at least And even
when Tariff revision finally does come.
ii is scarcely possible that the Tariff On
sugar will be removed, If for no other
reason than that the Federal Treasury
can hardly get along without It, yield
ing as 1t does an annual revenue of
about S.i0000,0 600. Lastly, there IS no
reason why he sugar duties should
ever be abolished. for they afford a
means of raising revenue that is almost
ideal
The Tariff ON sugar, whether pro
teetive or not, is almost the only one
thst can be justified, for 1t is almost
the only means whereby the property
less man can be made to contribute to
the support Of the Federal government
without undue hardship to himself No
man is too poor to pay his mite to the
support of his nations government TO
levy direct tax upon the poor man is
not feasible. But if he pays indirectly
In the form Of an enhanced price on
the little sugar that he uses. he does
not feel IT, and in the aggregate vast
sum accrues yearly to Uncle Sam.
The principle is not new, by any
means. England has had ii In practice
for a good many years. And there Is
no reason why II should not be adopted
as a part Of the permanent fiscal policy
Of the United States. TO be sure, the
sugar trust may desire to have 1t
otherwise and such influence has more
than once ayailed more with Congress
than justice or craftsmanship should
permit. but the fact remains that $780,
100000 cannot so easily be obtained In
any other way. Penn Yam CN. "
democrat"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-10-30

Independent and Democreilc news.
papers are quick TO class President
Roosevelt among free-traders because
Of bis reciprocity views But they for.
get 10 say that he qualified his recip
rocity views IN the following language
I'VE have got to remember that our
first duty Is to our own people. We
must sontinue the policy that has been
so brilliantly successful in the past. and
so shape our economic system as tc
give advantage to the skill, energy
aud Intelligence Of our farmers, mer.
chants. manufacturers and wage work
ers" WIN any free-trader point out
the abandonment Of tariff principles
contained in the foregoing words ut
tered on Labor Day al Minneapolisf-
Terre Haute Gnd.J Tribune.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-10-30
77-l1--1-7I-1777777
Guarded hv FLOWERS.


\ pretty story, which shows an adj
mirable trait common to almost all Ger
man children, is told by "A recently re-
turned traveller.
In a German city she saw fine
equestrian statue In bronze. around the.
base of which bloomed gay little gar
den.
The visitor exclaimed with delight
over both the flowers and the statue,
and expressed some wonder that the.
blossoms were left entirely unprotected
by either railing or notice.
I'm our country am afraid some of
the children might be tempted to pick
flower now and then. as this seems
aside from the busy part of the city,"
she said to her German friend.
.'Oh, that would never be here" said
the friend, In amazement why, the
garden was planted because the chill
dren would mount to the back of the
| horse and ride, and the bronze was get
ting the wrong sort of POLISH but when
the flowers began TO come up there was
no more trouble.
'Our children are very fearful lest
they should hurt any little growing.
thing, and they would see the green
peepng through the earth and not t. he
another step toward the tempting
horse"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-10-30
FIRE LOSS is $3.50, 900.
HAMMOND IND. PACKING PLANT
PARTIALLY DESTROYED.
Department, Unable to Cope with the
Flames. Calls Upon Chicago for Help
-Four Building Burn Down Before
Blaze Is Under Control.

Three-quarters of million dollars
worth of buildings and slaughtered cat
tie We're destroyed Wednesday night by a
fire which broke out in the extensive
plant of the @. HI. Hammond Packing
Company at Hammond, Ind, just across
the State line from Illinois. The flames
were discovered few minutes before q
o'clock. almost Immediately after the big
gates of the slaughter houses had swung
back 10 let the food of employees sweep
out toward their homes, and at midnight
four great buildings had toppled over in
ruins and the flames were roaring high
above the dismantled walls and threat
ening to destroy the ten structures that
remained standing.
Hammond's fire department found IL
self utterly helpless TO contend against
the advance of the flames, and message
was sent to Chicago shortly before I
o'clock imploring that assistance be sent
Immediately.
Chicago Sends Help.
Chief Musham at once ordered four
engine companies to proceed to the as
sistanee of Hammond and before 10
O'Clock Chief C8mpion was on the ground
ready TO give battle to the contiagration.
At midnight the following buildings had
been RACED by the flames: Export beef
cooler, four-story brick and frame, $50 by
100 Feet, containing thousands of head OF
slaughtered cattle; cold storage ware
house for cattle, considerably smaller
than first building; beef slaughter house
sheep slaughter house. Several persons
were injured by falling walls and a, stam-
pede of cattle.
The Hammond company's various
buildings are grouped close together not
far from the Calumet river. Beside the
slaughter houses and warehouses, there
are half a dozen frame buildings occu-
pied as residences by officials of the COM
pany, a brick structure for the general
offices. There was also a shed used for
housing the private fire department con
nected with the establishment, but this
was destroyed by the fire before the ap.
paratus had fairly cleared the place.
Thirteen hundred men or boys were EN-
ployed about the plants.
Loss over Half Million.
The q. H. Hammond Company is one
of the pioneer packing houses. 1t was
established in 1869, and grew from small
proportions gradually and steadily until
it has come to occupy many acres Of
ground.
General Manager Bell and Philip
Mesney, insurance agent for the firm
agreed at midnight the loss would not
exceed $4,000, and that this sum was
fully protected by Insurance.
General Manager Bell announced that
while the work of rebuilding would wait
only on the task Of insurance adjustment
the company would at once put ON
double force in it's plants at South omahq
in an effort to fill the orders assigned tC
the destroyed buildings. Mr. Bell eX
planned tl'at all employees of the Ham
mond plant viii be given work at the
South Omaha establishment.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-10-30
fold ina Few L5ucs.

Rev. w. d. Sharp. Methodist minis
ter of Charleston. w. Va, has confessed
TO forgery of checks.
Traces of arsenic were fosnd in the or
gans of Mrs. Pugh, alleged victim Of Mrs.
Witwer. Dayton. Ohio.
Rev. l.. A Hazlett, San Francisco. will
20 10 the philippines to Investigate
charges Of immortality in the army there.
Hamburg American liner Graf Walder-
see picked up two fishermen who had
been lost in fog on the coast Of France
for five days. They had had neither food
nor drink.
A head-end collision between a north
bound passenger train and freight
train on the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad, near Hubhards Springs. Va,
resulted in the death Of Engineer Nick
Seitz of the passenger train.
Matthew Wilson, white. rutherford,
Tenn, was taken from jail by a mob
and his body ridIled with bullets. He
had tried TO assault his 10year-Old son
in-law.
VIII Of Jos. Benoist. eccentric French
man. Independence No. was upset by
the court. lie b; given 100000 to char
liable institution. and only d few dollars
10 relatives.
The Chicago council committee ~ local
transportation has recommended the pas
sage of the ordinance allowing Accent
fares TO ali who are compelled 70 stand
Up in street cars.
HedgAnsn Warren, one Of the best
known and prosperous farm ~ Of Pettis
Coanty. No, was killed two miles west
Of Windsor By being ran over by a wag-
On He Was hauling coal. when the wheel
Of the gag n raa inrp rut- He lost his
balance and fell 10 The ground, the wheel
passing oTer bis cnest.
I'm ATTEMPT was made at Fort Scott
Kan. to wreck the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas train. A piece Of casting was driv-
en into a frog switch in such a manner az
to derail tie train II it had beea going
rapidly Fortunately the engineer had
slowed down On nearing the crossing and
no injury was done the train. Officers
are looking for the wonld-be wEeckers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-10-30
NEEDS OF THE NAVY.
Men Are Badly Wanted to Man Our
Battieships-

Rear Admiral CrowninshieId's state
ment in his annual report that the United
States navy has not Sufficient men to man
the vessels available and under construc-
ton, in case Of war, is subssantiated by
an important statement prepared at the
Navy Department.
This shows that lack OF men is respon-
sible for the delay in commissioning the
protected cruisers, Olympia aud San
Francisco. and will prevent the depart.
ment from placing torpedo boat hotilla
in commission during the winter to ac-
company The North Atlantic squadron TO
the West Indies.
Besides the>olympia and the San Fran
cisco there are other vessels which are
laid up because Of lack Of men. These
inc1ude the battleShip Texas, the protect
ed cruisers Minneapolis. Columbia, Ra-
leigh. Cincinnati and Baltimore, and q
number Of smaller ships and torpedo
boats. There are now 100 vacancies in
the enlisted force Of the navy.