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States Consul
Sprag'ue was appointed .xby President
us no Englishman 111mple'. e.
THE GONNING TOWER.
\I' here the Adu1l1al is Stationed During
an Eli-rage ment.
The conning tower of the modern
ironclad presents the greatest possible
contrast between the old and new
methods of fighting on the seas. The
conning tower starts over the forward .
. turret.
In this circular chamber,
scarcely six feet across and protected
by walls of steel twelVe inches thick,
stood Commodore Dewey. Above his
head was a roof of solid steel. The
first impression of the lay observer as
he enters this little inclosed'chamber
is that the-enemy and all other things
are invisible, and that the battle is to
be fought out on the lines of simple
guess-work.
But stepping forward and bringing
his eyes to the level of the armor plat-
ing between the arched roof above and
the steel walls he becomes aware of ,a.
little narrow slit along which he may
sweep his eyes and take in the. whole
range of the horizon.
Below and directly in front of him
is the sharp—1101111811 bow of the boat
and the two long white muzzles of the
guns protruding many feet from the
forward turret
From- the moment of the beginning
of the battle until the end the com-
mander is invisible to h.s.men. 1115
voice is the only thing present—main-
ly through speaking- and tele-
phones.
On that group of speaking- -tubes to
the right are the w01ds "Bow torpedo
tube’.’ .and “Above water torpedo tube."
At the left is the voice tube to the em
glue-room, and this completes the cir-
cuit that discharges the giant guns.
Right in the centre of the conning
tower is the steam-steering wheel,
binnacle and compass Thus by the
directing hand of the commander
standing in‘the centre of the tower.
with his hand upon the compass, is the
battle fought. Who of all humanity
save the man himself can realize the
immensity of the, strain upon the hu-
man mind,p_3la3ced in control of this
mighty engine, on the day of battle?
In this little spOt is concentrated the
whole powerof the mightymachino
which we know as an ironclad ship.
Never since the. world began was such
a power concentrated in the hands of
one man, and with that power the
judgment to3 direct it, the will to apply
it the knowledge to utilize it is placed
in his hands. 3
The commander in his conning tower
has .but to press the [button and the
great engines will drive 'the boat
through the water.
Down in the chambers of the guns
are the masses of the powder charges.
A touch, a spark, a great flame and a
thundering crash,.and the steel shot
p
.1
1.....«0
will rush 2,000 feet in a second. The"
touch of- another button -will’loosen the
torpedoes. A word through a third
tube will send a. storm of steel and lead
flying from the machine guns on the
upper deck and in the round tops.
OLDE3S3T 0‘15 AMERICA’S CONSULS.
.Hal the3Prm3111 Distinction of Over a Half
11 091141131 ’3 Service.3
The proud distinction of half a3 con-
_ ‘tury's _serviCe, making him the Nestor
of the. American consular corps, 89‘
king .to Kol'a'tio J. Sprague the United
at Gibraltar. Mr.
James K. Polk May 12,1848. More.-
,over; his father before. him, Horatio
Sprague, of- Ecston,‘ Mass... was ap-
pointed Consul at Gibraltar by Presi-
dent Andrew Jackson April 30,1832.
Again, the son of the present. 0113115331131,
Richard Louis 'Sprague, is Deputy and
Vice Consul, and if the record. of the
Sprague family is kept up, will -be
serving the United States at Gibraltar
when the twentieth century is half
gone. .
Horatio the elder, a native of Bos-
ton, visited Gibraltar before and after
1812. He subsequently established in
Gibraltar the business of American
merchantman and shipowner. 3An-
cient records refer to him as "enjoy.
ing a high standing in the commercial
world, of great moral worth and gen-
eral hospitality, especially to his coun-
trymen." During the first years of
his Gibraltar residence, in 1815, he was
presented by the Humane Society of
Massachusetts with a goldmedal for
aiding in the rescue of Captain James
Riley and his crew from slavery.
Those worthy New Englanders had
been placed in slavery by a horde of
wandering Arabs in the "African desert.
The present Horatio was born in Gib-"I"
raltar'on August 12, 1823.
The "Cumin.- Man" of Spain
Don Francisco Romero y Robledo,
former Spanish, Minister of Justice,
and present. leader of the Conserva‘
tive party, is just now an interesting
figure in Spanish politics. It is no:
unlikely that he is the “coming man."
He was born in Antequera Andalu-
sia, and in appearance is much more
like an Englis_man than a Spaniard.
He, is 111121111...- complexion, with
light, curly hai:,' now ' turning gray,
bright, piercing LLne eye's, blondmus—
tache and heard unged with red. and
big white teeth. with two larger ones
in front, slightly protruding, without
which the (1....1'..-L'.1.:Si usually consul-
The com-
ic_papers do great ..h". cg s with these
teeth, and put them in evidence on ev-
ery possible occasion.
~ Senor Romero’s success as a politi-
cian has been due 1-1 a great measure
LO his personal magnetism and splen-
did oratory, which is considered second
only to that of the great Castslar; his
voice isrnusiCal. and resonant, and his
mOSt' bitter opponents in politics are
oft'en so carried aviey by his speech
that they applaud almost unconscious-'
ly, even whenthe W'oids which flow
in suchgracel’ul, teiiiogleloquence from
aislips are dii'ec-ly financing-.111 11.1.1
.heir aims. . 3-
I
convicts as the cell itself.
QUI'EERJAFL FoR STUFENTS. i
coue'ge'rmys. Are Trieq by the University
. and Not the Civil Court. 3
At the ancient: and famous Uhiversity
' of Heidelberg a3jail is maintained spec-
ially for the benefit of the students
For all. minor crimes and misdemeanr
ors they are tried and imprisoned, not
by the civil authorities, but by the uni-
versity...
The Heidleberg' Career, 01: university
‘prison,- has been occupied by the most
famous ,mren of Germany. While there
they always decor-ate the walls with
their names and in other ways, so that
their stay in jail may be permanently
remembered.
Every readerof MarkTwain was re.
call his. entertaining description of the
place, and how he contrived to visit it,
even unwittingly enlisting as his guide
a. "Herr Professor.” His. pretext was
to see a. young friend who had “got"
twenty-four hours and hadconveniently
arranged the day to suit Mark—for the
German student convict goes to prison
on the first suitable day after conviction
and sentence. If Thursday is not con-
venient he tells the officer sent to haul
him to jail that he will come on Friday,'
or Saturday or Sunday, as the case may
be. The officer-never doubts his word
and it is never broken.
The prison is up three flights of stairs
and _is approached by a. passage as
richly decorated with the art works of
That apart-
ment is next roomy, but bigger than an
ordinary prison. cell, .It has an iron-
grat’ed window, a small stove, two woo~
den chairs, two old oak tables and a
narrow wooden bedstead. The furni-
ture is profusely ornamented , with
carving, the work of languishing cap-
fives, who have placed on record their
names, arm-prial bearings, their crimes .
and the dates of their imprisonment.
together with quaint warnings and
denunciations. Walls and ceilings are
covered with portraits and legends ex-
ecuted in colored chalk and in soot, the
prison candle forming a handy pen-
cil. ,
Academic criminal proc33edure in Hei-
delberg is curious. 31f the city police
apprehend a student the captive shows
his ,mdtriculation card.- He isvjthen
uskedfor his. address and set free. but
will hear more of the matter, for the
civil authority reports him to the uni<
versity., In Heidelberg the university
court try.and pass sentence, the civil
power taking no further concern with
the offense. The trialis very often
conducted [in the prisoner's absence.
and he may have forgotten all about
his littleoutbreak, until the university
constable appears to conduct him to
prison—New York World.
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.-
Confedoruto 0111c”... W110 Align-related
ihol’ower at 0111- \Y1u‘ Songs.
.Just3afte1' «ether sun-render of Lee "a
number] of Union officers were singing
glee and college songs in their rooms
in Richmond. They very ,considerateiy
refrained from singing patridtichngs,
because the house oppositg ,was occu-
pied by paroled Confederate officers,
- Soon the landlady brought in a note
from the Confedeiates, asking permis;
sion to come over and hear the singing.
Of course it was planted and they were}
delighted) with theoongs. “
“Excuse me, gentlemen," said the
Confederate officer in charge, “but we
would Like to hear some (if your war
501135."..."1 «n.- I '«iifilfllfi 1P1.
The Union officers~ then gaVe them'
with an unction Tithe; Battle Cry of,
Freedom,” the “Battle Hymn of the
Republic,” and on through the list to
“The Star Spangledjianner,” the Con-
federates keeping time, as if they had
always marched to the music" of the
Union. .When‘the applause. from the,
gray uniformed veteranshad subsided
a Confederate major said:
“Gentle-men, if we'd had your songs
we'd have whipped you out of your
boot-s. Whov'ouldii’t niarch and fight
with such songs? We had nothing ex-
cept an alleged ‘Mazseillaise' the? ‘13-; n-
nie Blue Flag and ‘Dixie,’ all jigs and,
nothing more. ”
- Turning to the Union general, he said:
“I shall never forget the first time I
heard ‘Rally ,Roun-t'. the Flag.’ It was
on a nasty night during the seven days'
battle of the Wiidcriiess. I was on
picket, when just before-taps some tel-.-
low on'the other side struck up that
song; soon others-joined in the chorus,
till it seemed the whole Yankee army
was singing“ . One of our men sang out:
‘Good heavens, what are those, fellows
made of? ,Here were licked them six
daYS running, and on \the seventh they
are singing fRally Round the Flag.’ 31
am not superstitious, but I tell you
that song, sounded like the knell. .
doom and my heart went (1911.. into
my boots,”
W'hen the singing was over ash:- Cori-
fedeiate general 512.411; hande- \;~.'1'tl. his
ente1.a1ners and sain: .
“Well, the time may come 11.11911 we
can all sing "The Sin: Spangled Ram
1121‘ together”. .1 . .
It has come and the b'uc and the
.,.-oy- can march shoulder to shoulder
to the music of that famous song.—
Chicago Tribune.
THE NEW MAN.
. “Is yourhusband33domest3ioated3?” 3'
"He is our only3 domestic.”
of'
RAPID FIRINGGUNS.
Capable 03! One li3ui11lrliul1 Brill'olfiyes in
S xii-en Sec-«11131115 3
Some of then-aw ordnance of the
Nays; Department can. be adapted to
effective use on land as well as on sea.
A.11umbe~:' of the lights-1: rifles are'pro—
vided with carriages for field use in
addition to the regulation stationary
rest All are of the latest and most
improved makes.
The special distinguishing feature of
all Hotchkiss guns is the square
breech. The rapid-fining navy guns of
the Hicrtchkiss, type to be used by the
auxiliary cru-isens comprise all calibre-s.
from one p-oundens; up) six-inch, or 100—
poundelrs. The six powders. throw pro-
jectile-s with an initial. velocity of 1,870
feet a second, capable of penetrating
three 11.11.:l1 steel plates. The effective
fighting range of. the gun is 4,000
yards.
The OCIIt automatic. gun is construct-
ed for the use ofany kind of rifle am-
muni-tion: is particularly adapted to
the needs of army or navy, and can be
fitted to the various mounts. suitable
forthe service. The Fight weightof the-
gun and it's comract'size make zines--
peciafly suitable (when moun'fied 0111
tripod) for use; by cavalry or infiantry,
where the matter of transportation is:
always an important: factor, especial~
ly in rough countries where carrying,
must be done on pack saddles.
The gun can be fitted b0 the differ.
ent kinds of carriages, including those
for the service of the cavalry and in?
fan'try; also on a parapet mount, for
fortification purposes, and on cone,
bulwark and landing carriages speciah
ly adapted for naval purposes.
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cow 3QlF>MMIc3 9'1 -
on Maiden 911»
moo.- ..
lam-mega on, .
Lomquuno.
This gun weighs about forty pounds.
and with its. simplicity, compactness
and fine adjustment can be easily ham-
dled by one man, and every hOt used
will: accuracy.
In a recent test made to demonstrate
the durability of itsworlcing parts, r.-
many-.01 adiipn and non- liability of
fouling, 18,000 pounds were‘ fired, the
gun-{going gtlhmugvh this ,whole test
withouta-.=hitdh or showing any wear
or weakness. .
At 200 yards for accuracy one bun,-
dred consecutive hits, »1yene.:made...in
sixteen, seconds. 3 demondtra-ting, that
the gun, 3 besides being durable and of
rapid action, is also most accurate.
HELPING ABOU' TH: HOlUS3.E
.. _BI3‘3I311 Ideas .
The helpfulness of a good man “than
of r. Barker, whose exploit. is nar-
rated bellow: - '
His wife had asked 1111113 to hang a
picture she had purchased for. the par-
lor, and he had said that he would do
it “in a jiffy.” __ .
“You must get me the cord and a.
picture hook, "he said to his wife. “and
tell the servant girl to run down cel-l
l-ar and bring up the stepladder and-
carry it into the parlor; and where’s
those two little screw thing-a- ma-jigs
that go into the back of the frame .at
the sides to put the cord through?
Look them up for me;.1and I’ll need the
gimlet to bore a..,littile hole for. the
screws. Somebody get thegimlet, or
maybe I can’ drive them in with the
hammer. Johnny, you run down cellar
and get the hammer.
“I don’t know but a. chair will be
lietter than a stepladder for me to
stand on. Somebody go out 'into the
kitchen and get me a3 chair. I dOn't
want to stand on one of the» parlor
$2313.
.0: thatcord? Just measure off
be right length and fasten it!
..;.~ little t11.ngs at the sides.
3 . . .-.. now, there‘s your picture, all
.A. 111 good shape, and no fuss
Thedifference between us
..u. and you women is3 that when .1\"e
ing to do we go go- right
ads...- (to it, and make no talk
aboat‘it.’ '-—Youth3‘ s Companion.
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3‘. r} '21"; L.
emu;
Beau bash the Gentleman.
There was Beau Nash—a, much-ad-
mired person in his day, when he ruled
from his, throne in the pump room in
Bath. Everything-3 was. in_ keeping.
There, 1vas,a.Quee11 Anne architecture,
anerueen,Anne furniture, and Queen
Anne religion, and the .Queen? Anne
fashion in fine gentlemen. What a
curious piece'of bric-a-brac this fine
gentleman was, to be sure! Art was
as self—complacent as if nature had
never been invented. He was not fit-
3 ted for any useful purpose under the
mental, and _, undoubtedly very ex-
pensive. What multitudes of the baser
sun, but in ’his place was quite orna-
sort must be employed'in furnishing
the fine :entlemenwwith clothes! ,All
Bath admired the way, in which Beau
Nash refused to pay for? them. Once'
when a vulgar tradesman insisted on
payment, ~Nash. compromised by lend-
inghim $29, which‘he did .with the air
of a prince. So great was the impres-
sion that he made upon his time, that
a statue was erected to him, while b3e--
neath were placed the busts of two“
minor contemporaries, Pope and New-
3 ill
l—S. M. Crothers, in Atlantic Monthly
.,
.1.
there's (3)3110 131133311. Who Mad About the
it comes to assistance in domestic af—_
fairs, is apt to be var-y much like that
CURREN'F Caesar: 13,3.‘_"'
The colony of Natal: has offered: his
supply. the British navy. with 12 .000
tons of coal...13.11u:11_l3y.. As a3 naval
reenliorcement it is up; to date. '
tTI‘m; Republicans 01‘: Marshal l _coun-
,.liowa. have nominated a \‘1'Oman,
wife» of a farmer, for county iecorder-
There were six otl'mn candidates in
the- field, and she 11311118. big
ityz.
plural-
. The best news in regard to Alaska:
is: that an exploration of the territory
is to be made by nit-cc expeditions:
- undo: the controlofi‘ the United States:
Geological Survey. This isfar more
to» the purpose than. the scramble af—-
ter' gold. The region -1vest of , the--
Klondike. the Tanana river basin and.
the interior, reached. by way of Cook
Enlet, will be examined and army sui-
veys also will be carried forwaid. Thfi
scientific discoveries made, and om-
cially confirmed will.divert' much of
the travel to the- Klondike to our— own
soil... As a- matter of fact we know
little definitely aboutthe resources of;'
Alaska. The labors lot the Geological;
Survey will be of great value to. the
people. 3
3 Trade excursions ,to the larger- cities
of the United States are becoming
very popular, because the visiting ex-
cursionists and the merchants of the
visited citiesfind them profitable. The
committee of the Manufacturers: As-
sociation which went to Venezuela
found that similar excursions from
this country to that and probably oth-
.e1 sections of South America would
be similarly pleasant and. profitable to
all parties concerned. The Venezue-
lans are anxious to trade with us, and
the principal 11111; that stands in the
way of their doing so. is the ignmance
of our merchants with regard to the
conditions under which trade must be
carried on. 151$.“ 11 reproach to
Ameiican enterprise and sagacity that _
should not be permitted to exist.
Not long ago Carroll D. Wright.
United States commis3sion3er of labor,
published a statistical article, show-
ing that in this country the rich3 are
not growing richer and the poor poor-
-An examination of the tax lists. .
in Boston confirms the statement. The
lich, menof. that city were compara-
tively richer in 1821 than they are
now. The nine largest taxpayers of
the present time “owniess than 4 per-
cent-“of. the .uweal-th; of the city“ and
the nine. of 1821 owned, over ,8. per
cent. The .333 richest Bostonians, of
1845 3owned more, comparatively, than
of the richeSt citizens of today.
According to the theory so often ad
vanced, the 333 should have gone on
concentrating the wealth in their own
hands, but such has not been the re-
sult; and, moreover, the general aver-
age prosperity is far higher than it
was in 1821: .. .. 1“
It is reported now that Japan looks
with favor on the proposal for an
Anglo- American alliance, and would
like to make it a3 Dreibund,11'i3th her—
self as third partner This renders the
prospect all the moge brilllan t3f33pr3 .11
“I’m-u”
‘ ambitious nation. If we wish to or
tend our possessions, as Well as our
influence around the globe; if we de—V
cide to annex Hawaii, to keep the
Philippines and extend our territory
elsewhere as circumstances may open
the way—then we couldrnot do. better
than to take in England and Japan as
partners and establish the greatest
empire the world ever saw. 'In that '
event Japan’s alliance would be by
no means contemptible. She" eculd keep
watch and ward on the whole. Asiatic
coast and give no small assistance in
dominating the Pacific. But..u§til..we
are ready to adopt a'policylsodiamet-
rically opposite. to the. one we have
hithei to pursued, Washington s can-
tion about “entangling foreign alli«
aces” will still hold. good.
,There has been much, dispute, , in
which both sides quoted, apparently
good authority, as to whether the
completion; of. the tranSLSibe'rian Rail-
way would result in the. export of Si-
berian grain from or the import of
American flour into Vladivostock. The
road is not completed, but, the im-
ports of American flour havebegun.
- It is, interesting to note: that the
market for the flour is along the line
, of the railroad new being‘, built from
Vladivostock to meetrthe, lineéin con4
struction from the, west. This, does
not/settle this interesting 1 question.
The supposed Siberian31vheat belt is
far south. and west ofgthis'northern
'port, and there is still a gap, esti-
mated at a thousand miles, between
the unfinished ends of the road. Hence
transportation across the ' Peciiic may
well be cheaper and quicker than
from the Russian interior .
But it is _at least encouraging that
.the Americanp'roduct has got such :1
‘ long start.
With. the cheapness of
water carriage. and the marvelous
3 economies of American milling plants,
, it ought to be able to excend it and
, to maintain it 1'0.- a long time.
There
is :i great deal in being first. ,People
., .1...e to eat, drink and .wear the things
.3_to which they have {been accustomed.
.LHence the;»st3u‘bborn hold. of British
§_ goods in many ‘Quartérs of the wOr-ld ..
" against
a American ingenuity.
German perSistence and
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