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FIGHT BETWEEN MONSTERS , - DESPERATE STRUGGLE BETWEEN TWO BIG LIONS AT NASHVILLE. The Beasts Belong to Ferrari's Wild Animal Show Which Is to Be Seen In Wilmington In Two Weeks Wonder ful Nerve of the Woman Lion Tamer. The Nashville Dally News, of Sep tember 18th, contains the following thrilling account of a battle royal be tween two big lions that are to be In Wilmington with the Eostock-Ferrarl combination at the Elks' great carni val and street fair to be held in otu city October 14th to 13th: Early this morning there was a con sternatlon on the Midway. Trouble has been brewing In the blgJ se xiere xne nve lions are confined for nearly two weeks. It was caused by the introduction of a new Hon in their midst. It is the custom of the proprietors of the show, when they secure a new Hon. to first accustom him to human pres ence by placing him in a conspicuous place In the tent, and then to begin his education by turning him to begin his with animals which have already un dergone a course of Instruction. In pursuance of the policy, on last Wednesday a splendid specimen of the full-grown, untamed lion was trans ferred from its solitary place of on finement to the iron-barred enclosure where Princess Delaware, in real life, Madame D'Osta, displays her marvel ous powers as a trainer. The undisputed ruler of Madame D'Osta's charges is a majestice lion named Dan. Hardly had the newcomer entered the cage till Dan resolved he would assent his sway, the two in dulged in a lively mix-up from which the new Hon emerged with a lacerated leg and an humbled carriage- They were separated with some difficulty by Madame D'Osta. But this was noth ing to what was to come. It is customary to let the lions out of their smaller cages Into the large enclosure adjoining every morning to stretch, themselves and gain necessary exercise. A close watch is kept on their motions at such times, for they often teach themselves little tricks which they are then encouraged to repeat when their trainer Is in the cage. This morning the lions were turned together as usual. A growing an tipathy has been noticed for the last few days between Dan land the new lion. Evidently Dan had not asserted his rule with sufficient force. Madame D'Osta at once saw trouble was imminent and ordered the brutes back into their dens. All obey except Dan .and the new lion. ad the latter was moving sulkily toward the door when his enemy leaped upon him. The force of the assailant's leap car ried the two great beasts against the iron bars of the cage with a power that threatened to tear them from their sockets. An attendant, standing on that side, dropped his iron rod and rushed terrified from the tent with the cry that the lions had escaped. Instantly all was commotion, the hid eous uproar which arcse from the tent seemed to confirm the frightened man's words and to throw the whole Midway into a spasm of terror. Managers Ferrari and Leavitt were chatting in front of the crystal maze when the alarm was sounded. They instantly rose and rushed to the scene of the trouble. Another flying attend ant passed them with the same story of disaster, but neither of the men hesi tated. Pale as death, Mr. Leavitt en tered the tent first with a drawn revol ver, Mr. Farrari close at his heals. The sight which met them is one which neither will ever forget. Locked in apparently a death grap ple, the two kings of the forest lay struggling and wreathing: on the floor, while with a courage which was sub lime Madame D'Osta remained at her post vainly trying to separate them. She had empted her revolver of the blanks it contained and was now beat ing the combatants with her whip. Fortunately, she had had the presence of mind to close the doors shutting the remaining animals out of the arena im mediately after the fight bega'h. They now testified their eagerness to take part in the fray by trying to tear asun der the bars and uttering the most hirlpons roars. All the other beasts in the tent imi tated their example and were in a tre mendous state of excitement. In mortal dread for his wife's life, Monseur D'Osta was about to enter the cage but was restrained by Messrs. Ferrari and Leavitt, The three united in their entreaties to Madame D'Osta to come out. but she refused to comply, and coolly insisted she was in no dan- Meanwhile the battle continued, the new lion was smaller than Dan. but he was a worthy oppenent. The first leap of his huge adversary had stunned him for the instant, out he had rallied at once and was makintr the fight of his life. . Every now and thea the two beasts would struggle to their feet, and rear io. rm hMr hind lezrs. still in deadly embrace, sway across the enclosure and dah against the bars with the force of a catapult: their bodies were flecked with foam and blood, and the hellish gleams of anger that shot from, their oxeen eyes was appalling, their stifled snarles of concentrated hate were more horrible than the louder roars of the brutes all around the tent, who were vnnt;s to inin In their struggle. For a moment victory trembled in the balance. Feeling, perhaps that it was mMtDr r,r nff or death witn him. the -new lion was putting forth such efforts as taxed all the power i "".. enemy. An instant more Dan went von0oth them, but fought his ,,r nrain with redoubled fury, and seized his adversay's throat in a grip from which there was no escape. In his last onset Dan had again car ried his enemy up against the bars, where the two lay struggling. Madame D'Osta ordered that water be brought and poured on them in hopes that it would cool their rage. One of the attendants who had not fled, started to carry out her instructions, and another, seized with happ In . spiration. started to call the fre-Jj partment so that the hose Jf " f turned on the foaming combatants. But he did not get as far as the door on his mission. . It all ceased as suddenly as it had As if by tacit consent, the two lions unloosed each his hold. The new lion was on the floor with Dan standing ovef him; they remained thus for an instant, and then Dan stepped back a pace, growling deeply. His cowed adversary struggled to his feet, cast an apprehensive glance at his conquerer, and then, keeping close to the bars crept around the cage with his tail "between his legs, and glided through the door of his den. which Madame D'Osta had hastily opened. Dan watched him disdainfully, shook himself, walked to the centre of the cage, and uttered a triumphant roar. Madame D'Osta struck him sharply Tvithjthe whip and ordered him to his cage. Dan snarJod spitefully at her, and then turning, marched majestically into his quarters. Madame D'Osta quickly closed the door, and the incident had ended. Both Hons are a little scarred up, but the wounds of neither are serious. They attacked each other mostly about the throat, and the heavy growth of hair of their necks conceal their injuries. Those who witnessed the affair will never forget it, and it was at least an hour before the Midway settled down to its accustomed morning quiet. SlOO Reward SlOO The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a con stitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting direct ly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature In do ing Its work- The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. THE SEW PENSION BOLL. O. To Contain About Nine Thousand Names A Death at the Seldlers' Home. Messenger Bureau, Raleigh, X. C, September 27. At the soldiers home today William Barrow, an inmate, was found dead in bed by his room mate. He was 75 years of age, was the first mayor of Winston and was In the Fourth regi ment of North Carolina Home Guards. He went to bed In apparent erood health at midnight and died between that time and daylight. His body was taken to Winston for burial. J. C. S. Lumsden, one of Raleigh's oldest merchants, died here today, aged 0 years. Last summer while at his farm near here one of his horses dash ed against a fence and the fence struck Mr. Lumscien, who never recovered from the injury. A special invitation has been sent General Fitz Lee to attend the state fair here in October. The invitation is from General William R. Cox, the pres ident, and General W. P. Roberts, the chief marshal. State Auditor Dixon says he flnds there will be something over 9,000 pen sioners under the new law: In other words, that number have been allowed by the state board. The increase over last year is, therefore, about 3,000. The auditor says the number is not quite so great as he expected, as he thought it would exceed 10,000. Several old buildings in the business centre of the city are being torn down to make way for the very large and handsome office building of the Central Trust Company. It was expected that the long-standing case involving the Southern rail way's ownership of streets in Durham would be argued before the judge of the United States district court here yesterday and today, but it is post poned until November. A few days ago J. C. L. Harris, a prominent republican here, wrote a let ter to the newspapers In which he said the way for the republicans to carry this state was for the federal officers to resign and have a new deal. Claude Bernard, United States district attor ney said to your correspondent: "If they guarantee the carrying of the state for the republicans and the re election of Senator Pritchard I am will ing to take Harris advice and resign." GOLDSBORO GOSSIP. (Correspondence of The Messenger.) Goldsboro, N. C, September 27. A quiet home wedding took place at the residence of the bride last night at 8 o'clock, the contracting parties bs ing Mr. Herbert Bowden to Miss Georgia Duke, both of this city. The district Sunday school invention now in session at St. John's church is well attended. The following pro gramme has been carried out thus far: Singing, led by T. R. Robinson; address of welcome, Rev. J. J. Barker; response, Rev. B. T. Deloatch; address, "The Church's Opportunity in the Sunday School" Rev. D. H. Tuttle. The address of Messrs. Deloatch and Tuttle last night were particularly good This morning the services were a follows: "Why Are We Here? What Shall We Do?" by J. W. Bryan. In the absence of G. T. Ormond, of Kinston. Dr. Swindell handled his subject "The Sunday School as a Field for Christian Service." Quite a number of delegates are al ready here and more are expected to night and tomorrow. The young white boy Redick Brown, who" had the misfortune to lose both legs in attempting to get on a running freight train just in front of the Wayne cotton mills Wednesday night is resting well today and will probably recover. Dr. W. J. Jones says his patient Is do ing as well as could be expected under the circumstances. Miss Jennie Pollok, of Keysville, Va., is in the city, the guest of Mrs. Dr. Boyette. THIRTEEN MEN DROWNED. Cancht by Cloudburst While Cam pins: In a Texas Ravine San Antonio. Tex., Sept. 27. News has Just been received here of a terrible disaster in Presidio county near the Rio Grande river on the 23th instant, thir teen men who were prospecting for cin- nibar losing their lives In floods caused by a water spout or cloudburst. The men were in two parties, camped one mile apart In a dry ravine known as Aliminto creek, in which there had been no water for fifteen months, on account" of the drought. The men were asleep at 9 o'clock when there was a cloudburst several miles up the ravine. A volume of water twen ty feet high washed down the channel of the ravine and swept over the men in the two camps before they were aware of their danger. All were drowned and up to this time only six bodies have been recovered. The Aliminto empties into the Rio Grande river not far from where the fatality occurred and it is more than probable that the other seven bodies have been swept into that stream. The British Tobacco Company has registered in London, the subscribers including Messrs. Duke. Fuller and Harris, of the American Tobacco Company. OUTLAWS ON TRIAL. The Ku Klux Gang from Letcher Conn ty, Kentucy, Before the Courts. - Roanoke. Va., September 27. A spe cial from Pineville, Bell county, Ken tucky, which adjoins Virginia says: The Ku Klux gang of outlaws which were captured In Letcher county a few days ago and brought to this place, are now on trial for a number of crimes. such as murder, highway robbery and attempting to wreck trains. The trial of this gang was transferr ed to this place from Whitesburg, Ky-, the county seat of Letcher county, on application of the counsel for the defen dants. This measure was taken ow ing to the intense feeling against the outlaws in that county. There are thirteen in the gang to be tried, and the first case called was that of Mans Wright. This Ku.Klux gang is composed of Reynolds and Wright factions and have been operating In Letcher and Bell counties for several years. Their last crime was that of murdering a woman named Big Wilson in Letcher county. The last and fourteenth member of this gang, Morgan Reynolds. Is still at large. Every effort has been made to effect his capture, but the officers have been thwarted in their many attempts In this direction. Reynolds is the "lead er of the Ku Klux gang and defies the officers in their attempt to take him. The nearest these officers have got to him was within shooting range of a Winchester rifle. Constables are bringing in witnesses for the common wealth. TOUR BLOOD MADE NEW. Your heart beats about sixty thou sand times a day. Every drop of blood n your veins visits every part of your body about five hundred times each twenty-four hours. Is it any wonder that many troubles arise when the blood Is not right? Is it hard to understand why health quickly returns when you take a rem edy like Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic, a remedy that purifies and enriches the blood? It does far more than that, because t is the perfect example of everything that "tonic" stands for. But it would be a wonderful remedy if its power to make red, rich blood was its only prop erty. It is far better than so-called blood purifiers because it both makes and purifies the blood. It is not .one of the crude forms of ron that injures the teeth and stom ach, but a delicate harmless form that is almost instantly passed from the stomach to the blood. In the blood it battles against weakness and disease. and helped by the other Ingredients of that famous remedy, it rids the sys tem of all Impurities and helps each sluggish organ to do Its full duty. If you have skin disease, rheuma tism, stomach trouble, nervousness, or r you have any reason to believe that your blood is disordered or that your health is running down, be just to yourself and try this remedy. Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic has for for ty-five years been made only by The Dr. Harter Medicine Co., Dayton, Ohio, bom everywhere. Attacked by Mexicans Brigands Pueblo. Mexico. September 27. Bri gands obtained entrance to the Haci enda de la Joya, in this state, taking advantage of the hour when the work men reported at the office of the haci enda. One of the robbers shot Snor Lastiri. owner of the place, the bullet entering the abdomen. Lastiri fired a revolver at the band and killed his as sailant. Lastiri was then .wounded by a machete, but continued firing his pis tol with his left hand, when his son came to the rescue and opened fire on the robbers, killing four of them. Then the band, seeing that their attempted robbery was likely to cost them dear, fled. The man who eruided the rohhpra 1 to the hacienda which is surrounded bv wooded hills, has been arrested. He says the robbers expected to secure a large amount of money which Lastiri had pust received from the sale of cat tle and grain. Mounted gendarmes are scouring in all directions and it is ex pected the entire band will be captured or shot. The North Carolina Booklet. The October number of The North Carolina Booklet will be written by the Hon. Henot Clarkson, of Charlotte. N. C, on the subject of "The Hornets Nest." The history of the famous Mecklenburg Declaration of Indepen dence with its stormy and dramatic setting, Mr. Clarkson has told in a manner as original as it is convincing and sincere. Strengthening as it does the truth of this oft disputed history through tracing the characteristics of the men who framed it, the sturdy, sterling bravery and honesty of the famous Scotch-Irish stock, the unfail ing truth and fearlessness of the old Huguenot settlers the monograph con tains much of peculiar Interest to citizen of good old Mecklenburg, to every descendant cf those patriots who Igave to her proud place in the history of the state. In order to meet the demand for special orders the editors of the Book let have already been obliged to en large the usual edition, and they now desire to state that to secure any cer tainty of their being filled all further orders ior mis special numuer suuuiu reach them before October 5th. Address The North Carolina Booklet, P. O. box 123, Raleigh, N. C. Dro wned IlerFonf Children and Her self Cleveland. O.. September 27. Mrs. Perry Curtis, wife of a farmer living near Northfleld. Ohio, early today threw her four children into a well and then plunged into the water herseir. All of the children and the mother were drowned. The father was temporarily absent from home when the tragedy oc curred. Th children were aeed 2. 4. 5 and 9 years respectively, it is supposed that Mrs. Curtis was mentauy derang ed when she committed tne deed. sne was disehareed from the insane asvlum at lassuon two weeKs ago. Now is the Season when the smal boy fiUs himself with green fruit, which Invariably leads to cramps, diarrhoea or dysentery. If parents are prudent. they will have a bottle of Pain-Killer, ready for such summer emergencies. Avoid substitutes, there Is but one Pain-Killer. Perry Davis'. Price 25c and 50c Killed by Father-In-Law Wlllacoochee, Ga.. September 27. Randall Metts was shot and killed on the street here today by Ellsha Lott, his father-in-law. Both families are prominent. Lott is well to do. The men had some family trouble a few days ago. When they met in the street to day each drew his revolver and the I shooting began without preliminary Lott's bullet pierced the heart of Metts and he fell dead. Lott was not injured and at once surrendered to the sheriff. ME CONTRADICTIONS (CONTINUED FROM 1st PAGE.) miles from the shore line and that that tne was easily discernible. M'CALLA'S SECRET CODE. Referring to the fact that he had in formed Captain Chadwlck. Admiral Sampson's chief of staff, of the code of signals arranged for communicating vith the insurgent Cubans, he said that fce did not in anyway communicate with the commander-in-chief. 1 Mr. Raynor then asked: "According 3 the regular custom and regulation cbserved in causes of that sort was it tot your purpose that this communica tion should go to the commander-in-chief through his chief of staff?" "Certainly," was the reply. The witness said further that he thought it had been common knowledge kt Key West after his arrival there on Slay 19th, that the Cuban Insurgents Here on the coast near Cienfuegos, but hhat no information was given concern ing the secret code. He had, he said, jailed to give the code to Commodore chley when he passed him, when the jtommodore was on his way to Cienfue gos, because he did not know that the commodore was bound for that port. 'If I had thought that he was going to Cienfuegos," he said. "I would hava tone alongside and given him my in formation." A LITTLE GINGER. Replying to a question Captain Mc Calla said that Commodore Schley's feet while off Santiago had never, to Us knowledge, been withdrawn to any cistance from the harbor of Santiago. Then," said. Captain Parker, "that r.ory, by whomsoever told, is absolute ly false?" j "I object," shouted Captain Lemly in a voice as sharp as a pistol shot. 5 "The Objection is sustains " caH Admiral Dewey. 'The question is high ly improper." QUESTIONS BY THE COURT. The court then Questioned th vitnMa as to the weather on the trip from Cienfugos to Santiago and finally ask ei. "Did you on any occasion see the Urge vessels of the blockading force at or near aayoreaK between the 28th and the 31st day of May?" ! "I saw them everv mornine. T col1 see them at night too because there was some moonlight." "How far were thev from thf Mar- blehead and how far was she from the entrance to Santiago?" ' "I judge we were two miles inside of the large ships. We steamed up and dawn. Sometimes we were nearer the entrance than at others. I judge we were certainly two miles and nerhans three miles Inside of the large ships." "At what distance from the mouth of the harbor were the Massachusetts, the Iowa and the New Orleans during the firing on May 31st?" "I can only judge from the effect of their projectiles. I judge they must nave been from the Colon about five miles." COMMANDER SOUTHERLAND. Lieutenant Commander W. II. H. Southerland, who commanded the Eagle, said that he had first fallen in with the flying squadron on May 19th. He had then, under Captain McCalla's orders, undertaken to communicate to Commodore Schley his information as to the situation at Cienfugos and had given this information to the Scorpion for the commodore, his message being as follows: "We left Cienfugoes on the night of 16th at which time we learned from the insurgents the only vessels inside the harbor were two gunboats and several cannoieros." "When the court reconvened for the afternoon session Captain Lemly read the agreement between himself and counsel for Admiral Schley as to the portion of the logs of certain vessels to be printed. The judge advocate then brought in Lieutenant C. B. Barnes, cipher expert of the navy department, for the pur pose of explaining the discrepancies be tween the dispatch of Admiral Schley, saying he could not, much to his re gret, obey the orders of the depart ment, as it was prepared by the ad miral and as printed by the depart ment. Mr. Rayner objected to the calling ot the witness while Commander Souther land's testimony was incomplete. He also said that he did not consider the variations in the dispatch as im portant. Captain Lemly and Mr. Hanna con tended that the matter was of grave importance. The court decided that Mr. Barnes' should withdraw. Commander South erland was recalled. ROUGH WT3ATHER. Describing the cruise from Cienfugos to Santiago, Commander Southerland said that from May 24th to the after noon of May 25th the Eagle had made very bad weather. This was due to the fact that the sea had a "long roll" which was vprv trvlner to the vacht a3 the vessel was then one-third full of water. "A little after 1 o clock of the 26th, when about thirty-five miles from Santiago," he said, "I was called along side the flagship and the commodore directed me to go to fort Antonio ior coal and to report rough weather south of Cuha Mv answer substantially was that I already had three days' coal, as much as the Marblehead. meaning as much in proportion. The commodore toiri m that I had not coal enouerh for his purpose and directed me to carry out his orders. I then asked mm again very earnestly to let the Eagle remain with the flpt and coal from the collier. He very courteously replied to me that he either very much regretted or else was Rftirv hp could not let me do so as the Eagle had not coal enough for his purpose, and again directed me to proceed, which I did alter communicai- ing with my division commander. THE MISSING SCHLEY DISPATCH. Lteutpnant Barnes was called and tpstifiori that he Is on duty in the bu rean of navigation, navy department. He was shown the cipher dispatch book of the "Harvard, by which vessel Commodore Schley's dispatch was sent to T,Mntrstnn tn he forwarded to Wash ington. He added that last night and this morning he had made a transla tion of this message and that it was Tinfifaiiv the same as the depart ment's first translation. The cipher copy received by the department, he said, was identical with the original cinhAi flier! at Tvineston. Tr TJavTier then said the original Schlev dispatch was translated into hoard the Harvard. That ci to Washington and he had no doubt the department translation was correct. Xff Pavnw in his cross examination brought out the fact that Lieutenant Barnes had no knowledge whether the cipher copy made on the Harvard ii a correct reproduction of the original Schley message. The whereabouts of this message is unknown. The witness was then excused and the court at 2:30 o'clock adjourned un til Monday. f t rfn rmmtv makes everything about the house than soap does, and how much less expense and work it requires, you would iise it exclusively. Try it on wash day or when you clean house. rSS THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY. Chicago. St Louis. New York. Boston. STATE PRESS. An effort is being made by the oppo nents of Judge Clark to Induce Judge Justice to become a candidate for Chief Justice. It Is understood, however, that Mr." Justice's friends, in Raleigh, at least, do not look upon the proposition with favor. He Is certain of the supe rior court Judgeship nomination and election, if he wants it, and the possi bility of getting the nomination for chief Justice they regard as very re mote. Raleigh News and Observer. The New York Sun will find little sympathy in the south, now thatthe Journal is showing up its nefarious methods In such a heartless manner. The Sun couldn't exist without venom and heretofore the most of it has been directed at the south. Charlotte News. Four drummers were hauled up In Charlotte and fined heavily for indulg ing in a game of "set back", making the stake Just large enough to make the game interesting. This is all right as far as it goes, but If there are not men walking the streets of that city who fol low gambling for a livelihood and are not molested by the police, then It is different from most towns. Durham Herald. NORTH CAROLINA. The Burlington mills is Idle with or ders on hand for over 50,000 dozen. The drowned infant, found in a bag in the bottom of a branch near Monroe a week ago, turns out to bG a cat. Asheville is now connected by long distance telephone with all the large northern and western cities. The line was completed Tuesday. Winston special to News and Obser ver: Fannie Seares, colored, aged about 20 years was killed by the South ern shifting engine at 6 o clock this evening, at the Junction of the Moores ville and Wrilkesboro railroads. The woman was on her way home, having finished her day's work at a tobacco factory. She was walking on the track with a colored man. When they heard the engine coming the man tried to pull the woman over on his side of the track. but she resisted endeavoring to get on the opposite side. The unfortunate woman was struck on the side of the head and death was almost Instanta neous. Greensboro Record: The police this afternoon arrested and locked up D. L. Carrawin, a white man who has been boarding at the Wood house in this place for some few weeks, on a charge of the larceny of $100 from Policeman Barnes, who boarded at the same place. Charlotte News: Sam Grier, the mas cot at the Charlotte cotton plantation, died this morning at 3 o'clock after an illness of several weeks. Sam was probably known by more people In Mecklenburg county than any one ne gro. He had been at the platform since 1SS3 and always conducted himself in a manner that gained the respect of both white and black. There was nev er a time that Sam failed to do his du ty to those over him. He was honest, industrious and humble. Kisses lor Punctual Pupils. Miss Julia Wilson, a school teacher in White county, has introduced a new method by which to prevent tardiness among her pupils, says a dispatch from Dublin, Ind., to The Chicago Record- Herald. She announced before the school that she would kiss the first arrival every morning. Miss Wilson Is a handsome lass of 18 summers, and tne boys declare she is sweet as a peach." The first morning after her announcement as early as 5 o'clock a number of the eldest school boys were roosting ca the fence awaiting their pretty school teacher's arrival. At 8 o'clock the entire school was there. The township trustees also put In an appearance- Miss Wilson kept her promise. American Press. Slnklnic Ships Boilers. The reports of the sinking of the gold laden steamshin Islander off th Pacific coast of North America a few days ago stated that: as the vessel went down the boilers exploded. Experts In ma rine engineering say that such, an oc currence is highly improbable, if not actually impossible. The superintendent engineer of one of the largest bollermaklng concerns In the world, a man of extended sa-e-o'nsr experience, said yesterday: 'I do not Deneve it is possible for an explosion to occur under circumstances like thoae which attended the slnklnsr of th t lander. What is often thou an explosion is the effect of the water getting on the fires. "It is -not a question of the rupture oi me Doners, but rather of the ranld generation of steam through the sea water coming in contact with the glow ing ruel of the furnaces. I have never known of an authenticated instance of a reai Doner explosion consequent upon me sinning or a ship at sea." "What makes people thing the boil ers of sinking ships exploded." said i veteran marine engineer, who has seen more than one ship founder, -Is the dreadful upheaval of the vessel when going down, owing: to the rush, of th air w escape while the water is rush- S Ing In and preventing it from doing so. It is generally the ship, not the boilers, that explodes, if there Is any explosion at all. "The pressure in the boilers is natur ally decreased the moment the cold water comes into contact with the boil er plates. When a ship goes down so rapidly as to imprison the air that is In her and the pressure increases as sh goes down, something is sure to burst- and not Infrequently the decks are blown right out. "But the boilers don't explode at least, not because of the foundering." London Mall. Alteration of Cuban Tariff Washington, September 27. The war department tonight made public tho text of the executive order containing modifications of the Cuban tariff pro mulgated March 31. 1900. The princi pal changes made have been noted heretofore, viz, a reduction of from 10 to 15 per cent, ad valorem in the duty on railway equipment stocks; of 10 to 15 per cent, on sugar-making machin ery and the cancellation of the special concession relative to Porto Rlcan cof fee. The Theory Is not Sound. The doctrine that like cures like, or as the homeopathlsts put It, "slmllla slmllibus curantur," may have ome force in medicine, and the hair off the dog may be good for the blteflgur ativelyf but that lawlessness will cure lawlessness is a theory which should find advocates in no civilized country. Louisville Courier-Journal. IIo Got a Panama. "I made up my mind beford I went away," said the Cincinnatian .who Had been down to the Isthmus, "that when I got to Panama I'd have a. genuine Pan ama hat at any cost. That was the only thing I cared to buy, and I visited? the store having the largest stock and took my time about the purchase. I planked down J 15 for the hat, and was assured by the merchant that it tcas one of the finest ever made. It was overhauled by a dozen different people on the steamer, much admired in New: York, and it was rakish! y cocked on my ear when I arrived home. I hadn't yet reached my house when I met a Florida friend of mine, and after a lit tle he said: " 'Been laying yourself on a new hat. I see " 'Yes. How do you like It? " 'No, sir. I got this hat right where they grow in Panama. 'I see. I believe they do sell some of our goods down there, but of coursa they add 50 per cent, to the price. 'What do you mean? I asked, as I felt my heart tunk my ribs- " 'Oh. nothing much,' he replied, with a laugh, and. running his fingers be hind the band, he turned up the trade mark of a Florida straw hat maker. Brooklyn Times. A dispatch from Chlstianla says that the condition of Henrik Ibsen, the Nor wegian dramatist and poet, has grown worse and that his death Is hourly ex- . pected. KIrkland B. Armour, the packer, at Kansas City, died at his residence there at 6 o'clock Friday evening. Mr. Armour suffered with Bright's diabase COLDS The quickest relief, for a cold, is by Scott's emulsion of cod-liver oil. We all have colds you can try it and see. You will find the edge taken off in a night; iiiiu, ill Uircc uxr iuui uap,. youli be wondering whether that cold amounted to any- thing anyhow. That's relief. If you tackle it quick, the relief is quick and complete, n you wait tin tne cold is in full Dossession of , i i e . " neaa ana lung, wny, oi course, the relief is quick if it comes in n week. and restore your whole breathing-machine in a minute ; don't be looking tor miracles. WTIea4josat5ttoby,tfjMEfce. SCOTT A BOTOE, oj Peri mt ITnr Tc