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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20
Grew of Sixteen Persons
VIII Be in Charge,

There viii only be sixteen men required
for the LRwson's crew. counting cook and
cabin boy and captain, sailors and ensi-
neera 4 steam freight carrier OF equal
size would require nearer ssventy-hve OK
100; and men are expensive and steam is
cheap. The Lawson has five engines on
Sher deck. for hauling the anchors. for
hosting and lowering the sails. for doing
stevsdore work IN ports, for pumping in
and out the water that will serve as ballast
In her double bottom, and for supplying the
primary power for the electric plant that
will give her light and telephone service
from stem to stern
Altogether the Lawson Is about the most
modern proposition bar none, that has ever
slipped into the Seven Seas. NominaIly she
Is not SO big es the great hve-masted ship
Preussen. which was launched q month or
30 ago at Ge-estemuende. Germany. for q
Hamburg firm: but apparently she Is capa-
bic OF carrying more coal. for instance
and coal is what she Is meant to carry, and
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20

t~sntysxh]teot suttsrs from tns Bostoz
Navy Yard, we're backed In on the acad-
envy track recently. These are the
cevnea-paro Of. the boats used by Uncle
SANS cadets at Annapolis In them the
cadets earn everything from the handling
OF an oar to the evolutions OF a squadron.
These boats are ntted with two masts and
the accompanying sails. The cutters are
strong, steady and safe.
Boat drill under sail IS an interesting
thing, and when the breeze IS fresh IL has
IN It the spice OF excitement dear TO q
boys heart
Lake MaXinkuckee viii present an at
tractive appearance during bOat-drM hours
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20
Her Historic Log Is
Still In Existence.

Her log during the early part q her ca
reer II still in existence. being owned IN
hRchias Me-, and her story is good to ,ead.
Fer example. under command OF Captain
Jeduthun Upton OF Salem. she was captured
by the British ship Phoebe of forty guns.
and her captain and crew taken TO England
and held as prisoners for seven months
but the Polly herself did not 20 10 England
her British prize crew declared for the
young Republic and carried her t~riumphaut-
ly back to the American flag. The Pouy's
last fight WAS with a rich British merchant
man, said 10 be heavily armed. half way
between Mount Desert n the Duck L.
lands. on the coast OF Maine. This time She
was successful. and brought the merchant
man into port The Polly. with her crew
OF two men. is to be seen constantly In New
England harbors still. from here TO Castine
still. although she is as stubby as a
ferry-boat and hardly bigger than the gaso-
line launch which hangs from the Law
sons stern daytts- Though she NAV look
battered and dingy. she is stnl as sound as
nut.
The first three-masted schooner was the
Zachary Taylor. which was built at Phua-
delphia- She carried something less taan
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20
~ IWo NAN o Mq GzzzES JUST h3qIy-7
~ At CSh0H From TIE Bo5zoW NV ME7

Ths tim CUTTERS win thstr graceful rnesu
the cadets II their white canvas suits and
the Instructors launch, signaling orders to
the crews. Will combine 70 make q prstty
Picture. An officer who trod the quarter
deck IN the West Indian campaign In our
recent war with Spain will conduct the
Instruction In accordancs with the way II
IS done at Annapolis.
The Culver Summer Naval School b to
Be a Gator school. Light coaching FOR
boys who are backward in their studies
or preparing for college Is to be the only
academic feature. II is 10 run only during
July and August the months best suited
to boat drill.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20
Frames of Battleships
Were Under Roof Near Bv.

Under the huge shiphouse that lowered
beside tho big hull OF the schooner were the
frames OF the hrst-class battleships New
Jersey and Rhode Island; the officers from
the Charlesto1n Navy Yard watched the
launching from the deck OF the nearly COM
pleted cruiser Des Moines. and in the Fore
River itself lay the torpedo boat destroy
ers Lawrence End MacdonouEh. ready for
their trial trips. For Z first launching at a
Massachusetts, yard only two years old moth
ing could have been more appropriate than
this great schooner. The first schooner
IN the world was built not many miles
away, In Gloucester. Utmost AZ years ago;
and the Gloucester fishing schooners are to-
day the most distinctive portion Of the
Massachusetts, sailing feet, IL one accepts
the waning bark-carTied whaling industry
Of New Bedford. Every one knows the
story Of how the first two-naster was
named As shs aid into the water. q by
standsr called out: There she schoons!'
and the owner. wondering what to call her,
answered, "A schooner let her be-"
There was q little craft In Boston Harbor
& couple OF months VI which practically
was the same In build and size, IN all like
Hhood. - that nrst Gloucester experiment
q b was ths Polly. the most historic Amer
lean merchant boat a6oat In the North At
lAntio The Polly was lAunohsd at Ames-
bury. on the Merrimac River, in his State.
where building buggies has replaced build
Ing schooner. about lSS. and was used asa
In the war OF 1872
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20

only one Of his family. The Crowley
Boys,- as they are known along the South
Shore. are three. The second brother Is
Captain Arthur L Crowley, who has been
In Of the Wells and IS soon to
take out the Lawson on her trip south
to Baltimore. Philadelphia and Newport
NewA The third brother Is Captain Elmer,
who pretty soon Will take out still another
Crowley schooner-this time Of ~wood-which
Is now building on the Maine coast. Il -
g remarkable family. and when there is
another Prince Henry luncheon to success
ful Americans OF accomplishment It is not
at al unlikely that the head Of II will find
himself voted In as q genuine captain Of
Industry. for no man has lone more for
the American merchant marine. SO far as
sailing ships are concerned. than he
The launching OF the Lawson meant q
good deal BentimentaIy. too. Massachu-
sets used 10 be the typical ship -building
state in the Union But for q generation
the industry has practically died out al
though there is hardly a boy In the old
shipping towns along the shores OF Massa-
chusetts Bay who hasn't a theory OF how
TO white q model and build a boat. Yacht
building. lingering in Boston harbor. was
until q year or 50 ago about all that was
left. So that is what largely interested al
most everybody at the Lawson's launching
the revival on this coast Of ship-building
on the largest scale.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20
Vessels Built to Ply
Coast rad Also.

The nmculty Of i~nersAEtnE ne Ass sp-
pArsnGy not 70 muSh Inherent In the
schooner principle a. In the tact that
schoonsrI on this coast are built with q
very eehnit IDEA Of making their profit
from the coGstwiSe trade, and must be gov
erned as TO their dimensions by the depth
OF water IN the more profitable portA
The man who IL mainly responsible for
the Iawson Il Captain John G. Crowley,
who has done more toward making the
schooner q big modern institution than any
other ons man His experience covers the
schooner from the first stage OF her con-
struction to the last although he is stIll
In the prime OF hfe-not over G He was
born at historic Plymouth. and has lived on
The Massachusetts, South s~hore-whers the
Fore River yard is iocated-evsr since. al
though his business once Is in Boston.
Wnen he was only IL he went a. cook on
q two-masted schooner belonging 10 his
father. Captain Thomas Crowley. who SOL
lowed the sea until he was 60 years old.
When he was q Captain Crowley was mas
Ter OF the three-nasted schooner Florence
Dean Then he built a Of MS
own. the Helen s. Caldwell, which was the
nrst OF ten schooners. ending for the mo-
ment with the lawson, which he has had
a main share in putting into the sea In
1893 he built In Maine the third hye-masted
schooner. at that time the largest OF bsr
class ahoat- the John B. Prescott.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20

A naval school Il to Be established ta
On Lake Msxinkuckee, has, through the
Indiana delegation In Congress- secured
from Uncls sam regular maa-o-war cut
tsrs and all the equipment necessary to
teach ths young Hoosiers and the boys OF
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20
Constructed the George w.
Wells a Year Later.

A year later he was responsible for the
first six-master. the George W. wens-and
now for the biggest schooner ever dreamed
OF. the first seven-mRster. the lawson
But Captain John Crowley Is not tbs
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20

the nsdghbortns States an thai U to Be
Indiana The Military Academy at Culver,
learned about boat drills and elementary
naval Bciencs-
The course. say the officials, - to be
practical and complete Flat cars bearing
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20

carrying capacity is more important than
length Of beam or depth Of hold Her net
register tonHag-to 6ive a guess before she
IL regis~tered-should be rising $500 tons, as
against the next largest schoonsr ahoat, the
six-nrasted wooden Percy. with 300. Steam
and steel have made her possible e, steam
and steel may enc day make another
schooner possible which Will be almost, II
not quite, as bis As all but the biggest
OCEAN linAn
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20

Culver. Ind. July R-Thers Is no longer
my reason why the boys OF the interior
IhOuld not have an equal knowledge OF
Kings nautical with their brothers Of the
beaboRrd States
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20
First Five Master Was
the Governor Ames.

The year Bl saw IL. schoo1cTs capacity
rise to l.@0 tons: lSS7. to l.sO tons: 1891.
2ooo tons. 1870. 1900 tons. and last week to
500. The nrst ive-master was the Cow
eEnor Ames. II ISIS: the siS-masted Wells.
followed the next year By her rival, the
Percy. was built In 1870.
These are bare statistics, hut ~ they are
any indication Of the future. there 70 no
telling when the schooner viii stop. ex-
cepL. as has been mentioned bSsory. hat
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20

one-twentieth the cargo capacity OF the
lawson. Til second t~hrCe-master was built
the same year at Wilmington. IN Delaware.
Seventeen years later a B.th shipyard
turned out tie first four-master-a four
master. however. by accident. since the
fourth mast vas an -afterthouEht when Il
appeared that she would be rather unW!eldy
with no more than three.
II was as late as lS2 that the schooner
rose 10 over a thousand tons register. when
the EllicOtt y. Church. l.l33 tons, was built
In Maine. with four masts.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-02-02

courts The Alabama senator did not
discuss the political phases OF the
Philippine question. doyotng his en-
tire speech 20 the legal and constitu
tional questions raised by the presen
tatIon OF the tariff measure.
The house Friday prepared TO de
fend itself against what Il considered
the threatened Invasion by the senate
Of its prerogative In the matter ol
revenue legislation by directing the
ways and means committee 20 lnvesti
gaze Inc subject and report 10 the
house it's conclusions. The action OF
the house was the outgrowth Of the
agitation In the senate OF the claim
that reciprocity treaties affecting the
customs revenues can DE negotiated
without the concurrence of the house
Mr. Richardson, the minority leader
sought to have the house adopt a dec
laration upon the subject without
waiting for the senate To commit an
evert act, but the majority leaders
were opposed 70 hasty action and his
resolution was referred 10 the ways
and means committee.
Several private claims bills were
passed.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-02-02
LAST Rail LAID.
Rock Island Has = Through Line frou
kan.a. city TO ~ Pa.o.

Kansas City. No., Feb. 1.-The Chi.
cago. Rock Island and Pacific railroad's
new line 20 10 Paso. placing Kansas
City nearer 90 Mexico and California
Is completed. the last rail having been
laid az the Pecos river In Texas The
line. IL Is stated. will be opened fot
through traffic within thirty days
Through tourist trains win De run &c
California at once. but the more eI.
tended system contemplate will not
De put In active operation until next
fall Expensive equipment for this
line is now being built at the Pullman
shops
Vice President Parker states that the
Rock Island is preparing 20 enter Kan
sas city over its own tracks and that
Il will use the Rates bridge when IL
shall bc completed.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-02-02
DRAWING THE REINS
President Issues a Proclamation tt
Government Employees.
CANNOT SOLICIT AID.
The Proclamation Threatens Oilcer,
aud Employees With Dismissal
shouId They Violate Order.
Proceedings Of Congress.

Washington. Feb. THE president
has issued the following executive or
dor:
"Au officers and employees Of IA,
uui,ed States of every description
serving ia or under any OF the execu
tive departments and whether so serv
ing on or out Of Washington. are here
by forbidden either directly or in
directly. Individually or through as
speiatiun. 20 solicit an Increase OF pay
or 10 influence in their own interests
any legislation whatever either before
congress or its committees or any way
save through the heads OF the de
partmcnts Ia OF under which they
serve, under penalty of dismissal from
tie government service.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-02-02
TEXAS WILL PROFIT.
Extra Efforts viii Iie Made 10 In.
duce Immigration.
FARMERS WANTED.
southern Pacific Railroad VIII Sen,
Agents East of the Mississippi 10
Secure settlers for Lands
Along it, Lines West.

Chicago. Fob. i.-OmrIa'7 % tho
traMc departments OF the Southern Pa.
cac Union Pacific and their allied
lines are meeting here with a view &c
por'gctIug Csc 'arE colonization
plan ever attempted by western roads
II Is the purpose of the men controll-
Ing the Hartman lines 10 provide mil.
lions az acres oi fertile aud unoccupiod
land iu Southern California. Texas and
Western Louisiana flr settlers. The
general plan viii bc 10 send into the
middle and eastern states and possi-
bly, 90 some 90 the northwestern states
fully 10000 immigrant or colonization
agents whose duty it shall be 10 induce
immigration 90 t.g territory mentioned.
officials who are arranging the de.
tails OF tHe plan are j. C. stubbs. trai-
&c director f.- .ac Hartman lines;
General paN scr Agent L0max of the
Union Pacific. S. r. y. Morse. assistant
traffic manager Of the Texas lines Of
the Southern Pacific. and B. Campbell,
traiHg manager OF the Oregon Railroad
and Navigation company.
In the Southwest" said Mr. Morse.
I'VE have over 100000 acres Of fer
tile land which would make good
homes Tor industrious people. We be.
lieye that no section Of the United
States has a more brilliant future than
Texas and western Louisiana. and We
are convinced that all that Is uecessa.
~ is 10 let the public know what We
have got"
u ls announced that within a short
time every one of the 10000 or more
agents will be- al work through the
states east OF the Mississippi river from
time 90 time homesookers' excursions
will be run 10 the territories mentioned
and special Inducements will be Offer
ed 90 get the public 10 visit the south
west ald southern California.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-02-02

New York. Feb AT a meeting o
delegates representing Alty-two Social
ist labor unions which are opposed e
the present plans for arbitration De-
tween capital and labor. President
Gompers OF the American Federation
OF Labor. was vigorously denounced foi
his connection with the arbitration
committee of the National Civic Fed
Grafton. a meeting has been called
FOR February l3 az Cooper Union
Presidents Gompors, Mitchell and shat
fer have been invited 20 be present
and explain their attitude.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-02-02
nan,.hm.ut from rsrrltor,

Washington. Feb l.-Representatiyo
stephens introduced resolution Fri-
day providing for the appointment OF
a committee OF i've 20 investigate and
ascertain the cause inducing the socre-
tary of the interior and the cOmmis-
sioner Of Indian affairs 10 issue ca
parte orders banishing certain persons
from the Indian Territory FOR refusing
20 pay taxes 20 the Indian tribes and
TO ascertain why certain citizens of
the United States have been unlawfully
and forcibly removed from the Indian
Territory on the eX parte order OF the
secretary OF the interior and the com
missioner OF Indian affairs. and II so.
20 suggest legislation TO prevent such
uutraCCs.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-02-02

Washington. Feb. IAN extendec
speech UPTON the pending Philippine
tarin bin was delivered in the senate
Friday by Mr.. Morgan OF Alabama
who devoted his attention particularly
10 an amendment 70 II which he OF
fered last week. He maintained that
the bin as it now stands would not he
constitutional. and said. with the adop
;ion Of his amendment. the bill would
stand the closest scrutiny OF the
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-02-02

Syracuse. y. Y. Feb. In a coils
ion near here between the West Shore
National express. olstb0und and ,
switch engine. eight person were in
iurod. as follows Charles W Snow
Jackson. Mich: iWililm MaUtin. en-
ginccr. serious. samuel Sauhury. FIRE.
man. serious. George W. Drown. Low.
ell. Mass. I r. skinner Naw York
Louisa Van Zault. Syracuse. Z. An.
drew Smith. Fayetteville; S. r. Shcr.
man. Utica.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-02-02

New York. Feb l.-Burglars succeed
In forcing an entrance co. the establish.
meut 0f the Mcr.dCn Br1iiauta com
plny and are supposed 20 have carried
away a wagonloId of silvcrware Tn,
loss is estimated at $1,000 I1 its bold
ness the robbery was startling as 90,
store is situated In one OF the c.tys
busiest sections
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-02-02
rr.. nsli,.r, for M.KInnsy.

Mckinney. Tex. Feb. Mckinney
Is 10 have free city delivery. Post
Office Inspector l. z Fisher of Deniso1
spent Friday In Mckinney inspecting
sidewalks. street naming. house mum.
berlng and lighting facilities OF Nc
Kinney. The requirements OF the pos
tai department have been met and Mr
Fisher will report favorably.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-02-02
Iirrn,Idrnd n.clnr.i

New York. Feb LIT Is stated tha
dividend ot ! per cent has been de-
rlarcd by the directors of the Northern
Securities company and that check.
already have been mailed. 10 is un
dcrstOod 20 De- payable 10 holders oI
record Jan -. and is me first diyl.
dend paid 5y the new company.
szassEry.rrv.- ,s.aE E.zA
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-02-02
Mining Engineer Dad.

Cripple Greek. Colo. Feb. l.-While
walking in this city. L. A. Stevens. the
well known mining engineer. wag
stricken with neuralgia Of the heart
and died a few minutes later In the
National hotel.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-02-02
r,r., Mayor OF Msr,den Dead.

Merlden. Conn. Feb Charles
Parker first mayor OF Mcridcn. and
one OF the leading manufacturers OF
Connecticut, died here. aged 80.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-02-02
nig Acreage In po,atoe..

Atlanta. Tex. Feb. L. Eleven thous-
and bushels OF seed potatoes will be
planted by the Cass County Truck
Growers association this spring Four
cars OF the large shipment are already
here.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-02-02
ch.rl,, r.tirnt Mr.Ilhr.

New York: Feb. Mrs. Mary Nc
Kittich. who lived alone IN a tiny home
at Greenwood. y. Y. aud who for many
years was supported by charity. died
faU DAYS agn Now annnrdins to 70.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-02-02

James Gresham. of South McAles-
ter. I. T., has been appointed assistant
United states attorney. with headquar
ters Ut South McAlester.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-02-02

ports from Middletown. various sums
OF money amounting in all 20 10000
have been found secreted about the
house. much 20 the delight OF the heirs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-11
Public Spirit.

Birmingham is growing fast and has a good future ahead, but what 1t needs is more public spirit" said well known citizen.
 "Our people must become aroused to the importance of concerted action and lib- eral methods, and above all, Birmingham people must wake up to the importance of liberality on the part of individuals in the matter of spending money for the city's good, which means their own good.
 If Birmingham is to rank in a met ropolitan way with Memphis, Nashville, Atlanta or Richmond, it must do big things in giving shows that will attract thousands upon thousands of strangers. It must invite and entertain the President of the United States and, other eminent persons. To entertain the President means an expenditure of five or six thou sand dollars But what of five or six thousand dollars? There are fifty men here who are abundantly able to contrib ute $10O apiece.
 Atlanta, Nashville and Memphis are used to putting up the money to entertain celebrities. Public spirited citizens take pride in contributing to the entertainment funds. The outlay pays well in the long run"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-11
Care of the State convlcts.

That the convicts of the state should be treated humanely without inducing death or at least disease prematurely goes without saying; and what is good for the state conviets is equally good for county convicts. Whether the con- victs go from or stay in the mines of this county, the state authorities are determined to surround them with all that sanitary science reasonably de- mands under the circumstances of the case. Sanitation is the keynote of ex- ecutive action, and the public senti- ment of the state will sustain any movement based on humanity. Ill treatment of convicts is indeed bar barous, and no civilized state can af- ford to harbor anything of the sort.
 No doubt the conflict in the case can be and will be reconciled to the good of the contracting companies as well as of the convicts, and the legislature should see that all county convicts are treated as well as the state convicts. The state convicts will be properly cared for hereafter, that is plain, and each county that hires out convicts should take steps to protect it's own convicts. The question will conss np in the coming session of the legisla- ture, where it should receive careful and intelligent treatment. President Carmichael is fully awake to the sit uation, and so is Governor Jelks. But undue condemnation of the contracting companies is scarcely in order, for they have been acting under the direc- tion and approval of previous convict boards When the situation is anal yzed doubtless the chief fault will be found to be at the doors of the con vict boards that preceded President Carmichael's acceptance of the head ship of this branch of the public serv-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-11
Coal from Alabama Mines,

Now that the election is over DO more hard coal is sold in eastern cities at $6.50 ton. The price has risen to at least $950 ton, with some indica- tions of going still higher. A coal famine of more or less stringency will prevail all the winter, simply because the mines cannot at this late period in the coal season meet the demand that summer surplus has heretofore met.
 This condition will draw heavily upon the West Virginia coal fields, which will be expected to supply large quantities of steam coal This in turn means that the mills of the Carolinas that have heretofore been fed from the West Virginia mines will draw coal, pr try to draw it, from Tennessee,