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Show eight years ago, and from that moment Anthony has never ceased to wear the Spains New War Ships rushing Work on Three Armored Cruisers of a Type Superior to the Vizcaya. feS Bl Arv-ul-- U UUUUUUii4UtauU4UU4UmUUtUlU4UU44UUtUtatUUUiUF5 The Spanish government Is doing all within Its power to augment the strength of her navy, and with that end In view, orders hare been given to push forward the three new armored cruisers, the Cardinal Cisneros, Princess de Austurlas and Cataluna, which this country is building, and which are described In the following articles, taken from that excellent weekly naval illustrated paper, El Hondo Naval, written by Lieutenant of the Navy Itarlo Rubio Mu iiex: "The navy Is anxiously awaiting the happy completion of the three armored cruisers which are being built In the arsenals of Ferrol, Carraca and Carta- figures should be sufficient to Inspire In the pessimists and incredulous the necessary peace of mind, to close the mouths of those who are constantly stating that the Spanish forces are defective and those who so freely criticise the naval profession In our coun- try. "Recent, experiences of such Importance as that of the battle of the Yalu, In the war, have demonstrated the supremacy of quick firing ordnance, and the former custom of trusting to guns of Immense calibre has gone out of date, while the great aim of constructors is middle sized well protected. With gena. The general description given that idea guns In mind the new cruisers In brief In a previous number, when have been equipped, for the rapid firing we described to our readers the cruisers Infanta Maria Teresa, Vizcaya and guns are perfectly protected by armor, and with special provision for a separOquendo, are repeated In reference to ate supply of shell their sister ships In all that relates to the generic type; but there will be a Better Then Old Tyre. number new of "These details which large points will mark the supremaugment their lighting value In the acy of the Cardinal Cisneros, Prlncesa Cardinal Cisneros, Prlncesa de Astur- de Asturias and Cataluna over the Inias and Cataluna. fanta Marla Theresa type. The rapid evolution which has taken place In na. Arnmaat tm B HmtIci-from small the variations of val construction of modern times, age "Apart external appearance, the differences to In a short time the most admired and which we allude are for the main part renowned ships; the sphere of action Introduced in the armament of the new of the critic expands and extends logand cruisers, which Is to be heavier and at ically under such circumstances, of are those who the daring arguments the same time more complete. "The characteristics of these cruisers seek to show that efficiency Is are the following: Length, 106 metres; breadth; l!m. 8cm.; draught, 6m. 6cm.; HERO OP MAINE DISASTER. displacement, 7,000 tons; engines, horse power, and speed 20 knots. Brave "Bill Anthony, marine orderArmor: Belt, 31cm.; deck, 5cm.; gun poand Slcm. 27cm., sition, ly of the conning tower, battleship Maine, has Armament: Hontorla system, 24cm., 2; a record to be proud of. Amidst the 14cm. quick firing, 10; small calibre, shrieks of wounded sailors and the rush of flames, with the great steel ship 20; torpedo tubes, 8. "If our readers will take the pains settling to Its grave and the dead lying to compare these official figures with thick upon Its shattered decks, brave 15,-0- Chlno-Japane- se w soft-hand- ed to-d- ay 00 ill-fat- ed strttut uniform. His first active service carried him to the Carolines, where the Ku Klux were busily engaged In their deviltries. There he laid the foundation for his soldierly reputation. His commanding officer In those early days was Major Steward, long since retired, but still living. Years later a young man drifted Into the marine corps as a volunteer, a fellow, who was slender, the butt of the company until "Bill" Anthony, the pride of the barracks, called a halt The recruit proved to be the wayward son of Anthonys old major, and the big marine watched over him like a father. Anthony saw fourteen years of soldiering, most of It cn the western plains before kb threw In his fortunes with the marines. He was always a marked man In the service, conspicuous for his magnificent physique, his cool courage, and perfect discipline. As a officer he t kuino MAINE BOARD OF INQUIRY. Infanta Maria Teresa, Vlz-r- a Anthony made his report to Captain and Oquendo they will find In the Sigsbee. That report the essence of courage wly built cruisers an Increase of DIVER ON THE WRECKED MAINE, filled every position known to the military code, and filled them well. There was Just one blemish In brave "Bill's" character a blemish which many believe alone kept him out of a commission. "Bill would drink, not often to excess, but Invariably just at the wrong time, when his commanding officers favorite though he was could not wink at the offense. His last army service was at West Point, where he figured to the admiration of cadets and everybody else as drum major. "Bills" splendid figure and profound knowledge of soldiery won him this appointment. Ten years ago he left the army and enlisted as a marine. It was the old story over again rapid advancements, followed by the Inevitable setbacks, all due to unwise conviviality. Not that "Bill ever transgressed while on duty for a firmer disciplinarian never wore a marine uniform. Over at the Brooklyn navy yard Anthony Is well known and well liked. He was stationed there for two years, and during the greater part of that time served as clerk In the recruiting office. Anthony was detailed to the Brooklyn on its cruise in the China seas. Upon his return he was sent to the Maine, whore his soldierly merit won him the post of marine orderly. 3se of the 00 horse power In the engines, which course will give a large Increase of In addition to this there is the which will add still jtur-- r model er armored belt which The speed. the vital parts of the Cardinal ineros Is larger and the quality of t plates has Improved, and we main-,1- 1 In Bil- hopes that the sister ship resistive even stronger have 0 will wer. The defensive power of the iole has also Increased not a little, they have the exceptional advance of the Installation of a battery of ;m. quick firing guns. Compared with Oar Ship. "It seems, In our opinion, well to nn comparative data with other nail as the best means of appreciating forces 1 relative value of the national d with that object In view we present our readers for reference and anal-- y the three most powerful armored ilsers flying the United Statesof flag, Daas the sword ilch serve pessimists. our Spanish iries to "The four fundamental properties of is class of ship, power defensive and enslve speed and radius of action, n be easily appreciated by the data ilch follows: ted. de-i- ds and discipline should live In American history. Sir, said the gallant orderly, standI have to inform you ing at salute. that the ship has been blown up and Is sinking." Bill Anthony has carried a rifle In Uncle Sams service since he was 17 years old. His father was a boss truckman In New York In the old days when Fifty-nint- h street was out In the suburbs, and BUT was born within a stones throw of the battery. He was a natural born soldier, six feet two Inches tall, narrowand stouthipped, Blender-limbehearted. The family moved to New Jersey just about the time "Bill completed a rather turbulen career In the public schools and one morning he vanished. Bill had enlisted. That happened twenty- broad-shouldere- d, d, Wheelmen In Training. An experienced trainer asked to condense the best Information he could give a new racing man, answered as follows: "Eat almost everything except green stuff potatoes and turnips. Make beef, dry toast and weak tea the principle articles of food. Do not be afraid of Ice cream and ripe fruit at your meals. Be in bed at 9 oclock each night and up at 6 In the morning. Take a cool spray bath on rising. Do not use tobacco or drink any kind of liquor. For rubbing mixtures so dear to all racing men use witch hazel with a very little pepperment oil. MTv In the proportion of one pint of witeh hazel to five cents worth of oil Do not depend so much on the mixture as on the rubbing. Have the body well rubbed over. Knead every muscle. End by briskly rubbing In order to bring blood to the surface nicely. Exchange. , to-d- ay to S H" gR a F! Btffir::: SS.f.!!l... MOO Egl a? 2s gfc-- 'I 'll ?l ci MOO JAOO placement, Ton. KblneiT.H. rawer, smo 10100 0 Belt. In TJ 10 Heck plat Ins. cm. Gun poeltloou.cm 4 S to Stem.. From From IS to Stria.. From 14 W 14cm.. OflOrm Smaller - 0t T.OOO 8.100 15,000 17A 1 5 H MO g 1 10 gT SY 4,000 Deflection From Flaoroa. "Direct deduction from the preceding ures enables us without any strain-- g of our conscience to call our three tlonal cruisers superlores in absolu-ovtheir foreign antagonists, but, vartheless, the eloquence ef those REION OF MONOPOLY FRUITS. er ANOTHER VIEW OF THE WRECKED BATTLESHIP MAINE. PHOTOGRAPH FROM AND ITS Tbs Plutocratic Workings of tbs Federal Courts Current Press Clippings Showing the Sweep of the Wuve of 1eue-perl- tj. lendent of tbe Deforest company, Williamsport, Pa., promised that 800 more men would be employed If the Republicans won. The men were not employed, hut 14 have been laid off indefinitely. Osawatomle, Kan., made famous by John Brown, has not profited by the experience. The struggle to free the blacks has resulted In the slavery of both white and black. Dont believe It? Go to Oaawatomle and patronize the A man sued a railroad out in Kansas "charity barrels. and got judgment against the corporation. Of course, the case was at once POEMS FOR THE PEOPLE. appealed, but after it bad been dragged up to the higher courts the judgment A Good Tlmo Cowing. was affirmed, and, aa the railroad re- Theres a good time coming! Help It fused to settle, the sheriff undertook on! Help it on! to levy upon the property in sight In the golden day thats coming, we There happened to be notblng In sight hall work but we shall live. but some trains, and upon these a levy and was duly made. ' The sheriff seized There will be no needy workman no millionaire to give. three trains, and, to make sure that Therell be happy wives and mothers they would not get away, he chained making happy homes for men; them to the track. Then the company had the sheriff arrested for obstructing For the women wont he working In the hop and office then, the United States malls, and the federal Judiciary decided that the point And therell be no hungry babies was well taken. Therefore, the sheriff through the winter's cold to cry. For well have no fabled surplus and Is In trouble, and the man wbo recovno "limited supply ered the Judgment is not at all likely to see the color of his money on this When we come Into the Kingdom of Our Father here on earth. aide of tbs grave. Where the Landlord wont be in It and Here we have a practical instance of the workerll get bis worth! . the way the system of obstructing the Virginia M. Butterfield. malls works. Tbs United States malls are not only a great source of revenue The Indignant Anawer. for the railroads, but they afford a con- Is this the land our fathers loved. venient bulwark to fight behind whenThe freedom which they tolled te ever the corporations want to get out win ? man with of doing their duty. Any common sense can see that the real Is this the soil whereon they moved? Are these the graves they slumber obstructors of the malls are the corporIn? ations The companies refuse to pay Are we the sons by whom are borne wages high enough to prevent strikes and thus bring about an obstruction of The mantles which the dead have worn? the malls In the present case, the obwas struction of the malls brought about by the refusal of the corporation Of human skulls that shrine was made. Round which the priests of Mexico to pay the amount of the judgment Before their loathsome idol prayed of the view But true tbs against It Is freedoms altar fashioned so? situation la dlslngeniously evaded and upon a mere quibble, the railroads are And must we yield to freedoms God, permitted to defy the courts of a sov- As offering meet, the workers blood f ereign state. Had the Judgment been Shall tongues be mute, when deeds art against some poor man, the sheriff wrought would have levied upon all ho had and Which well might shame extremes! the money would thus have been obhell? tained. It seems that corporations Shall freemen lock tbs Indignant backed up by the United States malls thought? can do pretty much as they pleass Shall pity's bosom cease to swell? The labor situation in the cotton mill Shall honor bleed? shall truth succumb? district has completely changed, and It Is more than probable that a great Sball pen.and press, and soul be dumb? strike will agitate all New England, No by each spot of haunted ground ays tbs Twentieth Century. Tbe capWhere freedom weeps her childrens italists ssy that there may not be a fall trike after all, and that anyhow the and Bunkers hutting down of the plants has no By Plymouth rock, mound. terrors for them. The mill hands are By Griswolds stained and shattered the only ones who will suffer to any wall But the extent. administration great By Warrens ghost by Langdons la not likely to contemplate with equanshade imity the prospect of a strike at the time when preparations are necessary By all the memories of our dead! for tbs congressional campaign. If the strike assumes great proportions there By tbelr enlarging souls, which burst The bands and fetters round them will be an Immense amount of Buffering set the New England, during throughout By the free pilgrim spirit nnrsed coming six months. Within our inmost bosom, yet The great cotton corporations of By all above around below New England demand that the laws Be ours the Indignant answer Nol J. G. Whittier. regulating hours of labor should be modified with the Intent of a longer days work for women and children. Society. I looked and saw a splendid pageantry about 187,000 New York city has Of beautiful women and of lordly workers idle and the appeals for charmen. ity are more urgent than ever before. Taking their pleasure in a flowery plain, The Carnegie company have notified Where popples and the red anemone. their several thousand employes of a And many another leaf of cramolsy. 10 per cent reduction In wages. Flickered about their feet and gave their stain Miss Helen Gould and William Rockheels of iron or satin, and the To efeller have become rivals in the matorgrain flowers. Roses and ter of raising chids are the hobby of both, and each Of silken garments, floating far and free, Is trying to excel tbe other. Miss Gould received a palm Thursday, from her As In the dance they wove themselves, or strayed agent In Egypt. It Is over 100 years By twos together, or lightly smiled old and cost In the neighborhood of and bowed. 620,000. Or curtseyed to each other, or else How the American sovereign Is courplayed teously treated in bis search for work! At games of mirth and pastime, unA well known gentleman of Phoenix, afraid Ala., applied to the Columbus CommerIn their delight; and all so high and cial Fertilizer Company several days proud. ago, for a job. He had previously apThey seemed scarce of the earth proached the superintendent of the whereon they trod. company In regard to the matter, who told him he would need a man soon, I looked 'again and saw the flowry and to call again. He was met by tho pace general manager whose first question, Stirring as If alive, beneath the tread accompanied by an oath, was, What do you want here?" "I came out to see That rested now upon an old mans G d the superintendent about a job. head. d n It, we dont want any one, and And now upon a babys gasping faro. you had better get off these premises. Or mother's bosom, or the rounded grace Weary of a struggle Of a girl's throat: and what had for existence and despondent because seemed the red he could not secure work, Thomas Of flowers was blood In gouts and Webber, of Pittsburg, Pa., deliberately shed. gushes a himself for horrible death. planned that broke under He knelt on the tracks of the Fort From hearts frolic pace; Wayne railroad at Eleventh street and And now and then from out the dreadExchange alley and let tbe wheels of floor ful ja shifting engine pass over his neck, An arm or brow was lifted from the severing bis head from his body. Webrest. ber was one of the best known waiters to If strike in madness, or Implore As He had a record among In the country. For mercy; and anon some suffering Pittsburg hotel men extending back .or breast hearty a decade, and In addition had worked In leading hostelrles In New Heaved from the mass and sank; and as before York. Chicago and Philadelphia. WebTbe revelers above them thronged ber was 40 years old. and prest. A correspondent rays the sunerin- Dean Howells. hand-to-mou- S M00 10,800 lifiOO THE PASSING SHOW. th |