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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-06-28
HE SAVED THE SCOW
a CLEVER CIT or STRATEGY IN AN
ENGINEERING Jos.

How Young American Engineer
Drought HE spirit of Invention 20
Aid In Solving a Wreck Probfem I'm
South America
at Is easy enough Cor an engineer TO
show ability In New York or In other
big towns where he can get about all
the tools and convenlences ever devils
ed. II Is when an engineer finds HIM
self In the wilds OF jungle or up In
the mountains. hundreds Of miles from
civilization, that his own natural In
genuIty and invention count" said
veteran engineer 10 a youngster who
had been admitted to the ranks Of the
Engineers club.
"Down IN Surinam. Dutch Guiana.
where the arrival OF sailing schooner
causes n sensation, where mail
steamer enters the muddy barber once
In two weeks 20 tarry two hours to get
rid OF 10 mail and 20 take on n few
passengers, there was once young
American engineer who showed that
he had the proper spirit OF invention 10
advance him 10 the front ranks OF the
profession. Like all the best inven-
lions, his was the simplest one. and II
was one that was widely talked about
among the profession TO the credit OF
the inventor.
ITO understand the story properly
you need a trinlng insight Into Surf
nam and its habits. Here Indians may
be seen on the streets wearing only
breechcloth. The white population Is
so scarce that all are thrown together
MS II In one large family. Englishmen.
Americans. Germans. Dutchmen and
Frcnchmen all combining together and
forming clubs and society TO keep
themselves from dying OF sheer lone
someness.
ain this primitive town there was
man who held the splendid monopoly
OF owning a large scow. That. up
there. seems a remarkably small thing
TO be proud OF. but the value OF evcl
scow depends entirely upon where the
scow Is and what II will cost 10 replace
H. This particular scow had been built
by American ship carpenters sent es-
pecially from the United States at
great expense. There was not another
scow IN the entire harbor. and about
all OF the heavy river work TO be done
for the city and plantations and min
Ing companies was done by this one
vessel. Its loss. therefore. would have
been not only a severe one for the own
er. who had n monopoly OF the busi-
ness 10 those days. but II would have
been little short Of national calam-
ity.
zone day, while the scow was an
chored in midstream. one OF those
smashing black squalls for which the
tropics are famous broke over the riv-
er, and for twenty minutes you could
not see ten feet away or hear d man
shouting nc your elbow. When the
storm finally abated. the scow was not
TO be seen. and II was found she had
gone down. deck load and all. To most
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-06-28

or us there secmeo nvou, as ...se..
chance OF raising the vessel as there
would be 20 raise an ocean steamer
sunk in the middle CT the Atlantic.
1T was about this time that the
young engineer took a hand In the
problem. He asked the dimensions OF
the scow and was told that II was Ia
by co feet. and then he announced that
n the owner would provide him with
four men he would raise the scow for
certain sum Of money. The bargain
WIS made. though the contractor re-
fused to say how he would go about
the Job.
"Now, you must know that aside
from the ebb and food tide. which o.
ternate every six hours. there 10 also
what Is known as a spring tide. 1bis
comes with the full OF the moon. and IL
has the effect OF making n higher hood
tide than any during the month. Tho
opposite TO the spring tide Is the neap
tide. and that happens at the dark OF
the moon, with the effect that at no
other tide during the month is the ebb
tide so low as II Is at that time. The
difference In the height Of water be
tween the ebb nj neap tide and tho
Hood at spring tide is considerable.
.'The engineer waited until neap tide.
On that day he towed number OF logs
down the river. These he anchored
over the scow and sent men below 10
fasten chains TO one side OF the scow.
and these he fastened 10 the logs on
the surface. Then be waited patiently.
As the spring tide approached he tow
ed other logs down the river until he
had enough 10 make quite a raft. and
on the day OF the highest tide all the
logs were tied together and fastened.
The tide rose steadily. and the more II
rose the more the raft went down un-
der the strain OF the pull on the chains.
At last. Just as II seemed that the raft
was unequal 10 the occasion. It was
seen to bob up violently. and a moment
later there was n commotion In tho
water. and the scow appeared. What
had happened. OF course. was this: The
chains pulling upward on one side OF
the scow tilted II more and more until
the deck load began to slide or. and
finally, when all the stones had slid In
10 the river. the scow came Up under
It's own buoyancy. The remainder was
simple. The vessel was towed to the
shore, where II was hauled up Gu the
sand. and when the water receded
holes bored into the hull caused tho
scow TO empty. Later the holes were
plugged up again. and the old ship was
a. nnc m sllk."-New York Times.
That Triple Alliance.
London. Sept 1.-THE Vienna CORE
spondent Of The Times says semi-ofii-
cial communication 10 The Politsohe
Zeitung relating 10 Russia. Germany
and France. supposed to have emanated
from high Russian parsonage. dgnifi-
cantly avoids all mention OF Austria.
While. however. the tripls alliaQce thus
seems 20 be collapsed. Il Is asserted that
there IL no apprehension AID the insin-
nations that the interview bstEeen the
kaiser and the czar has causef > dornge
in Vienna. are not taken serb mn
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-06-28
N. JArlETTA,
BOOT AND SHOE SHOP

Repairing neatly and promptly done.
Shop n rear Of zuIch building, south
Of the Post Office
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-06-28
Rain and Wind Storm.

A rain and wind storm ragged all
day yesterday and appears 10 have
been general over large area Of the
state. The rain was very much
needed and broke disastrous
drouth 81 Ave or six weeks duration.
The wind, however, did considsra-
BILE damage In the way OF blowing
down the corn, which was previ-
ousIy almost ruined by the drouth.
The wind tangled up r. = graph
wires and for w and
Galveston and Sbe
south were cut q 3
mnnication WI 81
ing serious W - 81,
has sayea-9 9
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-17
SOME BOSTON WISDOM.

One Of our Boston contemporaries says
the best way. to stamp out the vulgar
habit Of profanity Is to remove the in
centives thereto" There's wisdom for
you. In large chunks. 1t is a brand Of
wisdom which could have originated
nowhere else than in Boston. How does
this sapient editor propose to set about
it? II man is trying to drive nail
and smashes his thumb he will swear, IL
disposed that way. but how will any one
remove the incentive In such case?
No use to remove the hammer and nail
after the mischief is done. and we can't
snatch them from the man before he be-
gins operations. because we are not sure
be ID going to strike the wrong nail, or
that he will cuss things II he does.
And when a man makes a misstep on
a slick sidewalk and sits down with one
Of those dull thuds we hear of-what is
to be done then? Remove the man or
the pavement? Before he falls or after
wards? One OF them is the incentive"
In the case. but we are not sure which
These are only two of the many cases
where the Boston mans advice would be
hard to follow. but there is another and
more difficult feature. There are many
men who swear in a kind Of mechanical
way. apparently without knowledge or
consciousness Of what they are doing.
They don't require any incentive and
wouldn't recognize one II they saw it.
The Boston editor would better stick to
beans.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-17
RECIPROCITY FAR, OFF.
Beet Sugar Men Combine in a New
Agitation.


From Washington to Chicago Chronicle.
The beet sugar Senators took alarm
today when they learned OF the purpose
OF the Republican Steering Committee TO
sldetrack canal legislation and make the
Cuban reciprocity DILL the unfinished
business of the Senate after the Philip
pine civil government bill is disposed of.
Under the leadership Of Senator Bur.
rows. and with the assistance OF several
Democratic Senators, they began an ag1-
tation which. although 1t is in its incipi-
ent stages at the present time, po'mises
to greatly increase the bitterness OF the
fight over reciprocity. 1t developed late
this afternoon that the Democrats with
practical unanimity will join the beet
sugar Republican Senators in preventing
the Steering Committee from carrying
out its program.
The Democrats want to force action
upon some OF the pending canal bills.
They are Indifferent as to which of the
bills Is passed, although a majority OF
them would probably prefer the passage
of the Nicaragua bill. Realizing, however,
that that measure Is not as popular as 1t
was few months ago and that its con:
sideration would provoke protracted
filbuster, they are willing. II forced to
accept the alternative, that the Spooner
bill, which leaves the selection Of the
route for the canal to the President.
shall be passed. They are even willing
to accept the Hoar bill. which fixes the
limit of cost for constructing the Mica
ragua or Panama canal at $lS0.000,O00.
The leaders of the beet sugar Repub-
lican Senator's claim that they can COM
mand eighteen votes in opposition to
the Republican Steering Committees
program. Ii this is the case and the
Democrats are unanimous, as is claimed.
in opposition to that program. Cuban
reciprocity Is farther from consumma-
ton than ever before.
Senator Sponer of Wisconsin. who has
been regarded as stalward administra-
ton man Is known to he in sympathy
with the beet sugar movement. He 10 en-
gagged at the present time in drawing
bill providing for an elaborate system
of rebate. which will be paid to the Gu
ban gov eminent. He expects to have this
ready for introduction in few days.
The President is aware of the character
and extent of the revolt against his
measure and is very much concerned. He
that when he threatened to call
Congress in special session to consider a
Cuban reciprocity bill that the beet sugar
Senators would promptly surrender. In
this he has been disappointed. AS mat
ter of fact they regard his threat as
pure bluff and are not much concerned
even II it is sincere. They say that II
the President can afford to call a special
session they can afford to attend the
session.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-17
PUPILS
NOT ATTRACTED.
Can't Understand the Books Import
ed for Them.

Can't Understand the Books Import
ed for Them.
From New Haven. Conn.,. to st. Louis
Post Dispatch.
Miss Belitza NJ Hull of tfA city, who
is teaching school under government aus
p'ces In the Philippines. writes home that
she hopes Uncle Sam will not appoint
In the future. or. II he must appoint
them, that he will send them to cities.
THE provinces are no place for I'M
married women, she says. and adds:
Next to the folly of coming out here
unmarried Is that Of getting married
doing"
Her letter is dated at valladoIid, oc:i-
as follows:
I'VE teachers are IKE so many Micaw-
bers waiting for something to turn up.
Promises Of officials TO furnish something
with which to work have failed material
lie. Somebody made money out of this
educational movement.
AT the outset sl36000 was spent for
books which were sent around to proba-
bly, half Of the towns in the archipelago.
1t would be no exaggeration to say that
fully 100000 Of this money was thrown
away for 1t went for books that can't
be used here in a decade.
I'VE have here histories that no child
in nv school will be able to understand
in Ave years. biographies that dismiss
the Philippine Islands in two sentences
ana arithmetics that no child will be able
to work until he has at least two years
training
This might be forgiven and attributed
to the ignorance of the needs when first
sending out books were 1t not that only
recently we have received another install
ment equally valueless.
lone set consists of nature studies. ex-
tracts from Judge Burroughs. Charming
as John Burroughs is he loses much in
being set up In sections and transplanted
to the Philippines. If he dealt with palms
bamboo trees and mango trees. his writ
ings might appeal to Young Filipinos. but
the young Filipino has no more concep-
ton of squirrels and chestnuts and oaks
and naples than he has of electric cars
and roof gardens.
THE educational problem Is not the
least of the Filipino problems. 1t will
take decades for the results to show. and,
meanwhile. the work. goes on with much
expense and great disbursement. In
various sections, there is opposition to the
schools ON the part of the church.
have heard that in Mindanao, the oppo-
sition is quite strong and the report was
that the schools in Manila have fallen to
pieces-whether from that cause or some
other I don't know.
Far off as the results seem and dis
couraging as the--ork appears, / really
believe that the future salvation of the
archipelago lies in the educational work.
"If the educational movement fails,
one of the men teachers remarked God
help the Philippines"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-17
TO SAVE RATHBoNE.
Roosevelt Changes the judicial sys-
tenn of Cuba.
Chicago Chronicle.

chicago Chronicle.
Everyone who has any appreciation of
the Importance of the constitutional dis
tribution and limitation of powers must
experience painful shock when he reads
OF an order bv the President changing the
functions and charging the powers of
courts.
This Is precisely what President Roose-
Welt. with the approval of his cabinet.
has resolved to do at the instance of Mr..
Hanna for the benefit of an American
who has been convicted by Cuban court.
E. G. Rathbone, once Director General
of the Cuban postal service during the
American administration of affairs on the
island, was tried by a Cuban court and
found guilty of embeZZlement of postal
funds. BY the law under which the courts
of Cuba are organized the case can be
taken up to the Court Of Appeals only on
questions of law.
1t is seen that it will not help the case
OF Mr.. Rathbone to take it up on ques-
tions of law. 1t is necessary to reverse
the conclusions of the court below as to
matters of fact.
Therefore. upon tho demand Of Mr.
Hanna the President has decided to
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-17

TT e WE'LL NAMED.

A somewhat, remarkable revenue bill
q now before the Massachusetts Legis-
1ature, the essential features of which are
thus get out by The New Bedford Mer-
curry As41 49, go Z.
The feature of the measure Is its pro-
vision for the imposition of a tax upon
personal property IS per cent greater than
the amount of the tax on the same the
preceding year. should the owner have
failed to make satisfactory return of the
total amount Of personal property for
which he should be assessed. The Is per
cent doomage is to be repeated from year
TO year. and Is cumulative; and the long
and short of the bill Is that, under it's
provisions the assessors have power to
Increase the tax upon personal property
Is per cent every year for an unlimited
series OF years. In the practical work.
sng out, the tax of a person failing to
make suitable return Of personal prop
erty to the assessors would be doubled In
less than four years; and there Is no
pfovision in the bill placing a limit upon
che extent to which this doomage system
shall be carried with each individual.
Ample provision is made for carrying
but and enforcing the provisions of the
law and penalty of $500 Is to be en-
forced against any assessor failing to do
his duty.
This bill is very properly designated "a
Homage BILL" and it is likely to be an
appropriate name in more ways than one.
It will be apt to sound the doom of those
who support 1t. and If 1t becomes a law
win also doom much personal property
IN Massachusetts,. People who are care
less or who are really unable to pay their
personal taxes will find that 1t will re-
uuire but few years to practically con-
6scate their property. Then will natural
" follow litigation and ill-feelIng and
pther vexatious consequences which
keneraly attach to drastic revenue laws.
Another result which is sure to follow
will be almost unlimited evasion. perjury
and all other forms of avoidance. Taxes
On personality are the hardest of all taxes
TO enforce. 1t is species of property
no easy to hide or remove, and the diff
Hculties in the way OF getting correct
returns are SO great and so numerous
that those who are so disposed can always
and a way to evade the assessors Max
gng the penalty cumulative but adds to
the temptation to dodge it. and the as
SCISSORS of Massachusetts, will have no
soft Job when they set out to enforce this
law.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-17
URGES CAMPAIGN ON TARIFF.
James II. Eckels Says Sweeping
Democratic Victory on That Issue.

Democratic Victory on That Issue.
From Kansas City. Mo. to Chicago
Chronicle.
James H. Eckles. who was appointed
Comptroller of the Currency by President
Cleveland. is here attending the Bankers
Conventions.
IT am interested in the future of the
Democratic party" said Mr.. Eckles this
morning. II believe the Democrats can
elect their presidential candidate and the
majority of the members of Congress in
1904 IL the leaders of the party formulate
a new plan of campaign.
ITO win the next election the Demo-
Gratis. in my opinion, should place the
platform. The tariff question is more i'm
portant than it was when President
Cleveland was a candidate. The Demo-
Gratis should again cry tariff for revenue
only"
will the next Democratic platform IA
vor expansion
IT think it should II the party hopes to
win. The Democrats should take the po-
sition that the Philippines have come into
the possession of the United States.
whether permanently or not we cannot
say. However we do know that the is
lands will be ours fer long time. so We
should enact legislation that will result
In the wise and just exercise of govern
mental authority in our new possessions.
Care must he taken to prevent greedy
merchants and business men from OPP
pressing those living in the islands
Mr.. Eckles said the Democratic party
should he more formidable in the future
because II would be better for the well
fare Of the entire country if the two DOM
inant political parties were Of nearly
equal strength.
The Republican party has been in ouch
complete control of national Legislation
that 1t should be curbed." he eaid. ''I
see an excellent chance for the election
of Democratic Congress in 1904 If the
leaders of the party will outline a sensi-
HE plan of campaign. I think the next
Democratic candidate for President will
be dark horse"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-17

change the organic law Of the courts Of
cuba and confer upon the Court Of APP
peais BY executive order jurisdiction as
10 quesipns OF fact.
II there were anything In this feature
OF the organic law Of the Cuban courts
repugnant to our IDEAS of justice this
would not look quite so much like max
ing over constitutional law to meet the
requirements Of an Individual who hap
pens 70 be special favorite Of the great
Republican boss. but it 80 happens that
this feature IL found In our own consti-
tutions and Is regarded as conducive to
the ends Of Justice
What would We think II the President,
at the dictation Of Mark Hanna. should
presume to issue an executive ord y
changing the organic law of the courts
OF Illinois, and that not because there Is
anything wrong about the law or because
the change ordered would promote the
ends OF justice in any way. but merely
because the had party boss wished to
help not over reputable friend--a friend
who had been convicted Of crime-out
or a bad scrape?
OF course 1t will be said that the Pres
ident docs this not in his capacity Of civil
magistrate. but as commandments of
our army OF occupation In Cuba. 1t Will
be said that in this capacity he employed
the court to accomplish a certain pur-
pose which he might have accomplished
through some other agency. and that he
can confer upon the court such powers
as he sees fit.
Admitting all that. 1t does not follow
that It IL defensive act to change the
organic law of what the people of Cuba
regard as an established court in order
to accomplish a purpose which Is quite
apart from the general welfare and OBJ
viouslv one of personal favoritism to one
who has been convicted of crime.
This Is nothing but autocratic govern
ment of very disreputable kind.
We are supposed to have remained IN
Cuba all this time to teach the people
there the art OF lf-government AS
they are Americans one OF the
most important of the things for us as
schoolmasters to teach them Is respect
for law. and especially constitutional law.
sets them the example of changing con-
stitutional law by executive decree. and
that for the purpose of accomplishing
not a public but a private end, and one
which the Cubans cannot but regard as
far from reputable. how can we criticise
them II later their President changes
their own constitution In the same man
Her and quotes the Roosevelt precedent.
We certainly cannot blame a President
of their own choice for treating the Gu
ban constitution as contemptuously as
the President of the great republic has
treated 1t.
This is not an agreeable consequence OF
the precedent to contemplate when we re-
feet that the Cuban Constitution contains
a few things which we would prefer not
to have rerraiated either by executive
decree or in any other manner.
1t behooves thc President of the United
States under existing conditions to man
ifest very high respect for Cuban law.
and especially for such fundamental law
as that which affects the spheres and
powers of the different branches of the
government
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-17

CREAM OF THE SPECIALS

commissioner or as one of the several
commissioners. with authority to assure
the Filipinos that the Americans were
seeking only their good. and had only
inc kindiiest feelings for and the best
disposition toward them; that this nation
desired to help them establish their own
government securely and then their in
dependence would be recognized.
Ii he could have such authority Mr..
Carnegie told the President, he himself
would undertake to pay the $s0OdO. 900
which the treaty Of Paris stipulated the
United States should pay to Spain for
the REIMBURSEMENT of her title to the
Philippines. Mr.. Carnegie did not desire
to prevent the ratification of the treaty,
but he did desire to prevent the United
States from undertaking to control and
govern those islands, proceeding which
he believed fraught with grave danger to
the nation and the responsibilities of
which he thought 1t should not assume
Mr.. Carnegie never has made any pub
lie reference to this part of his talk with
President Mckinley. but Mr.. Seward said
that in telling him about it Mr.. Carnegie
had laid no Injunction Of secrecy upon
him and he had, therefore. felt author
lied to make II public.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-17

The people of Georgia have the oppor-
tunity of securing for their Governor one
Of the most successful business men in
the State. Mr.. J. H. Estill of Savannah.
He started life poor boy. but has work
ed his way UP until now he enjoys the
will and esteem of all who know him.
He has ben a prime mover in all public
enterprises in his portion of the State for
many years. and has been a liberal helper
of the poor and deserving. His paper.
THE Savannah News has grown under his
ressful and influential in the South.