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THURSDAY. MAT S. 1S0S. Tlic Asheville Citizen THEY LIVE LIKE PRINCES AT CAMP GRIMES. THEY'VE A BATHING POOL WITH THE MOTHERS.1 THE SUMMER CONFERENCE BY THE CITIZEN COMPANT. Every Afternoon Except Sundays. One Tear - J 00 Six Months 2.00 Three Months 1.00 One Month, In advance 40 One Week, to carriers 10 THURSDAY, MAY 5. 1SS8. No fusion for spoils will be one motto for the Democratic State convention. If the Populists and Republicans wish to fuse on that low basis let them. The Ijv-mocratic party will gain in the end by refusing to do likewise. That which adds glory to the Ameri can victory at Manila is the fact thai vhile several of the Spanish cruisers t-nijagcd were armored, such is not the case as to a single one of the Ameri cans. Three of them are protected, but nt one armored. Charlotte Observer. None of the Spanish cruisers was ar mored. acordiriK to The Citizen's un-di-rstan iinK up to the time the Obser ver spoke. There were seven Spanish ruisers in the battle, and all are placed in the unarmored class by the Wash ington I'ost. which is near the fount of ail naval knn ledse. If what we re;id of the administration ..f the Spanish in the Philippines can be believed, one-tenth of- the money that has been stolon by officials of the crown from time to time would have made Manila Impregnable, provided it bud been expended in the erection Of forts and the purchase of guns and miii'-s. Rut as in Cuba, so in the Phil ippines the one idea of the Spanish K" ornrnerit has been to et the largest possible revenue out of the island, wtiil. at the same time, the Spanish resident officials have stolen both from the natives and the government. Wey ler is accused of having laid the foun dation of his large fortune in Manila. Itlaneo. t.io, was for a time governor general of the island : '. 1 1 from ail ac counts w as far less . apacious than Weyler. We Have Com to Our Own. How the horizon of the people of the I'nited States has widened in the last month! Names of places that were al most unknown four weeks ago are now household words. Cuba we always knew, and Havana (rightly spelled Ha l.an.i), but Matanzas was new, ajid Santiago de Cuba and Clenfuegos and Hondo Rahai. Then the circle widened suddenly. Cape Verde and the Canaries tame in. hail their day and went out for the time. Then Commodore, soon to be admiral, Iewt-y had been ordered out of Hong Kong and was not at home to visitors. We began to be anxious about htm. He tinned up first at the before unheard of Mirs Ray, south of Hong Kong and. by so much., nearer the it. in. Then a silence of a few days, wiule the Spanish telegrams said the flitted Stales I Ict-t could not be found by the Spanish squadron. Meanwhile Manila Manila with one I) had moved into the dispatches .in.l the wall maps were investigated and old atlases brought out. Yes, there were the Philippines, nearly 12, i'Um miles from New York, but now right at our doors as it vyere. Visitors began to drop into the newspaper otlices, where they pretend to know everything whether they really do or not, confess that geography was not their strong point in school, and ask to be helped to the knowledge that was necessary to a complete understanding of the dis patches. Tile fact is, we seem suddenly to have "grown up" to be, as a nation, as the boy vvho comes of age just in a moment and begins to feel himself a man. We are silting up and taking no tice. Our coast line does not now bound ,.ur mental horizon. We sweep in the mind's ce magniticent distances half around the very globe. We begin to ask ourselves what is the thing to do with "our possessions" in the "far Kant." tlmiKli the title papers are a. lit tle uiitiiushed as et a liltle smoky need a seal or two. Even the foreign pa peis mention us now in their daily telegrams. In fact we are absorbing the interest of the whole civilized world and we know it. And here are two es says in the monthlies for May. one by Richard oliiey and the other by Rev. Rvinaii Abbott, suggesting that while Washington's advice to tie ware of en tangling foreign alliances did very well for his day and generation, it is really all too short a suit for the lengthened body politic of lvs. Washington had a larger grasp on national affairs, but ho did not read the yellow journals of our day and therefore could not look forward and anticipate what a sweer mere wouui ie to our vision when gen eration hail piled on generation; when we had become seventy millions of proud, rich and perhaps over-confident, people, and when the nation we parted from in wrath in 1778 would suggest that an understanding that we act with it in the future would make the Eng lish speaking men the masters of the world. We seem. in short, to have suddenly dropped out of the home nest into a far larger world than we occupied a month or two ago. Perhaps It is all for the best. Perhas our childrens' chil dren will look back at us and speak of us as slow and Insular, up to April, though well meaning. What seems certain even now is that we have eeome. In the twinkling of an eye. as it were, one of the great powers of the arth. and thai we must hereafter bear our share of the immense responsibility of such a position. Hereafter it will probably appear that they reckon ill who leave us out of their calculations in discussing affairs between the na tions. We have become partners in a at estate. HIGH LIGHTS. From the Chicago Record. A man coward gets only abuse, but a woman coward gels cuddled and en couraised. When some men go to war their wives know it will kill them to take brown su,far in their coffee. Cynics think they can reflect human nature correctly In the cheap, twisted mirrors of their embittered souls. Women w ho go to church to show their finery always have a scornful at tempt for women m ho don't go at all. Grammar Is all right, but much of the world's most original thought emanates from people who say "I done It." - When a man Is sick the average wo man likes to bare him sick enough not to keep her running down town after cigars. SPANISH PRISONERSGUARDED AT KEY WEST. Imprisoned Officers Entertain Their Ceptore Pathetic Words of the Captein-lf Put Ashore at Key West There Will be Trouble. (Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.) KEY WEST, Fla., April 2a. Some of the Spanish seamen detained here on the captured vessels live like princes ot large Inheritance and entertain their guests with all the elaborate politeness and generous hospitality of their race. They give course dinners, have the choicest of Spanish wines and cigars and treat the United States officials who visit them as if they were petted friends instead of dreaded captors. The Associated Press correspondent has visited all the Spanish ships and dined with the captain and officers of the elegant merchant steamer Miguel Jover. This vessel has a cargo of rice and other food supplies from the trop ics and is owned in Barcelona. Spain, i Vvt to Iho nil l iia sh L3 tnp most J valuable prize and is estimated to be worth $500,000. By far, she is the best equipped vessel in ihe capti-. e tleet and the elegance and richness of her cabin and officers' quarters can scarcely be excelled by any merchant ship atioat. Her cabin is finished in Italian mar ble with the finest of mahosany furni ture, beautiful and expensive carpets and draperies, elaborate electric light ixtures, a piano, and in brief, the best of everything. The representative of the Associated Press was received by the captain am his olficers with great courtesy and po lite welcome. The crew numbers 58 men and all of the officers of higher rank are men of education and refine ment. Captain Juan Uil. is apparently about 65 years of age, stern, dignified, and with an exceptionally strong, de termined face. The first officer, Vin cente Terol, is a bright, genial little Spaniard, bubbling over with good na ture and politeness and talking inces santly, with gestuies and broken Eng lish of the beauties of old Spain. At 6 o'clock the call for dinner was sounded and the captain took his place at the head of the table. A better din ner would be difficult to obtain at any table on the American continent. It consisted of seven courses with three kinds of wine, including the best chain pagne, the finest brand of cigars anc Spanish cigarettes. Many of the dishes were Spanisli and deliciously palatable. After the dinner w as finished. Dr. tion menz went to the piano and played for half an hour. It was a striking picture. Here sat these proud Spanish prisoners in their floating palace. Their guests who sat with them were their captors and their enemies. Within the soft light of the tropical sunset streaming in through the cabin windows, they sang together the national airs of Spain, while a hundred yards away the black sruns of a I'nited States battleship frowned upon thm. Perhaps it was their last song, tr-.eir last night in the ship which to many of them was home: they did not know. The song ceased and the American visitors arose in si lence to go. As they left the cabin, the venerable commander of the ship gave each a hearty grasp of the hand. As the little party were about to leave thu dock, the old captain turned to his in terpreter and said: "Tell them I thank them for the kind ness they have shown us. We are their prisoners, but they have treated us as gentlemen and a Spaniard knows how to appreciate such consideration. Say to them the Spaniard in Spain is one man and the Spaniard in Cuba quite another man. We are sorry for this war. We are not to blame for it. nor are these American gentlemen we have met. It is the fault of our unwise lead ers in Cuba and we deplore it. If we lose our ship we will give it up like men. Ask the man of the press to send a message to Barcelona telling oui families that we are all right and in the hands of Christian gentlemen." With moist eyes and trembling lips the old captain bowed to his guests and disappeared within the cabin. It is a very perplexing question vvivji the I'nited States authorities what To do with the Spanish soldiers in case the vessels are to be held as prizes. Nearly all of them are penniless, and declare that they are. and thev seem to fear they cannot get money from Spain or England to pay their passage across the Atlantic. Since their capture i ney nave been kept on thei snips umler guard of detutv I'nit States marshals. .-im-e me ottutsii vessels were e; o noeo aim orougru nere uie water fron nas iieen Uaily an 1 night iv fringed witl unans. cursing and muttering i ivinus ot veangeaine upon the imurisnn u seamen out on the ships. Were thi ltu ni-i r.io ........ i i. . i .. n.-t f luiiiiv on snort it m:- fasil.be imagine, what would hami.n to 11 IT:' III. A GRAND NEWS RUSH. How the News Came From Ma nils in 35 Minutes. From the New York Sun. News of the fighting in Manila, on th ...... . ewe lllt- farm, travels more than 14.000 miles, over a dozen cable ana three or more overland wires before i Keis io mis city. ery few persons among me inousands who watch the bulletin boards these days, stop to in. UK. wnen a Manila dispatch is iK.st .,.1 rh'it ... . me oieiwuge was repeated over and over again, as it was sent from ca me omce io cable office, in the long Journey from the Philippine port to the American shore. It travelled across seas. guns, nays and stiaits. mountains, vaneys and plains. But Monday t e. a i in, i oiiimouore iewey was ready to bombard Manila was known in mis city .sa minutes in actual time after the British operator at Manila opened his key. The cables were rushing lOIIIS. PEOPLE. "o ks or nair once belonging to jenerson uavis are relics of the Con federate bazaar at Baltimore. The late Charles A. Dana received 110 . Ot-O for his "Reminiscences of the Civil war. now running in McClures. The wire of Maximo Gomes was Miss lnlc Martin of Nail's Creek. Tonn Her widowed mother went to Havana after the war because her brother was in business there. Joaquin Moreno. Minister Woodford's clerk, whom the Spaniards tried to detain in Spain, was born In the penal coiony at ceuta. His rather had been sent there for life because of his ac tive republicanism and his sweet heart followed him and they were married. Dr. .Vaughan. the Roman Ca tiioll. bishop of Plymouth and the oldest prelate In the British isles, has just celebrated the 60th anniversary of his. ordination to priesthood. The bishop who attained his 85th birthday in February, has not only now been 60 years a priest, but for 43 years a bishop. From all accounts. cr Nicholas II. Is reauy very rond or his wife, much to the dowager csarina's disgust, as she finds she is not the power behind the throne that she expected to be. The easy ceremony of the Russian court Rives great displeasure to sticklers for time-worn forms. Their Imperial majesties actually exchange endear Ing phrases in public, a thing previ ously unheard of in Russia. CAMP BRYAN GRIMES. May 3 The first morning of soldiers life open ed as bright and cheerful as a May day should. A good night's rest, interrupt ed only by the frequent calls, "Corporal of the Guard, Post No. which only arouses our drowsy sympathy for the luckless corporal, sets us up in good style, and. makes us ready for break fast. We wish that breakfast had been equally ready for us, but it takes time to get all things in good running order, and a lesson in patience is a good one for soldiers to begin with. Our chief move, thus far, consists of making selection from our 113 gallant fellows, whose names were sent you yesterday, 84 rank and file, which the War Department says shall compose a company. This is a hard task for our good captain, who hates to part with any of his men; but so it must be. and fortunately we know Captain Ellington of Reidsville and Captain Gardner of Shelby to be excellent men and officers, under whom our surplus will fare well and do good service. You can scarcely appreciate the num her of rumors which circulate in a new camp and your correspondent finds trouble in selecting from them those which are not utterly wild. One of these, and the most reliable in present appearance, is that our arms will be changed and new magazine rifles sub stituted. Then that drilling in earnest will begin, and when we are well drill ed. How long? Who knows? We will be moved; yes, no doubt; but whither? Richmond is the answer now, but whether or not there is the least foun dation for this rumor no one can tell. No matter about rumors, when we have facts to substitute for them, and one ot tnese, wnicn is indisputable, is that the A. L. I. is composed of Al ma .erial. Men who have seen service do ;iot hesitate to remark upon the excel lent morale w hich marks the company rrom captain to private. No loud boast ing, no profanity, no obscenity, but -a juiet determination to do all that duty alls for. Such men are the kind to be relied on when necessity arises. Here are a few personals: Jess Pat ton wants something to eat strange wish! But maybe Paul Bros, may re lieve it. Our first camp supper, an excellent loaf of baker's bread, did first rate as far as it went; but that was scarcely far enough. Drummer Owen is anxious to show on the head of drum, how he would ike to serve the head of Sagasta, and will if he will only submit it to his hands. We fear poor Owen will scarce be gratified in this modest desire. "Oh. for the Biltmore Dairy milk and cream," crys Private Lindsey, and will no doubt continue to cry for some days to come. Private Patton, T. W., stretches his fair form betwixt Bayliss Rector and U. O. Patterson and lulls them to sleep with veteran snores. They do not re gret that their bedfellow has been ap pointed private secretary to regimental commissary, and hope his duties will keep him all right. These duties are very heavy. Three private secretaries are constantly hard at work watching at h other and w orking chess problems. With lots of love to one and all. R. S. S. The News and Observer says: "At the meeting of the Daughters of the Revolution in Raleigh yesterday, a meeting was called for this afternoon to organize an association of ladies to care for any of the company in camp who are sick. This is a movement in the right direction, and the meeting ought to be largely attended." Raleigh Post: Major W. G. Smith of Col. Armfield's staff, is a splendid of ficer and a handsome soldier. He is one of the most popular officers in the entire Guard and a valuable man in the service. Asheville has the war fever bail. The Asheville company brought along 120 men, after having previously given 25 to the Statesville company. Twenty five of the Asheville men will be giv n to the Reidsville compay to fill it. A BATCH OF GOOD STORIES. From the New York World. A Michigan pastor recently surprised his congregation with this announce ment: "Remember our quarterly meet ing next Sunday. The Lord will be with us during the morning service, and the presiding elder in the even ing. After a dinner of legal dignataries in England a barrister remarked to a judge: "I have made a comfortable fortune at the bar, and now I think of retiring and devoting the remainder of my years to the study of those things mat l nave neglected. What would you advise me to begin on?" "Law," promptly replied his lordship. One of the late James Payn's stories concerned a dean, famous as a gour met. who in his dinings out was, of course, asked to say grace. The worthy dignitary first scanned the menu. If it was an ordinary repast, the grace be gan. Lord, we thank thee," "but. added Payn, "if there was turtle soup the invocation commenced, 'Bountiful Creator! In a Pontiac (Mich.) Sunday school a little girl timidly told the story of Sol omon and the disputing mothers in this wise: "Solomon was a very wise man. one day two women went to him quarelling about a baby. One woman said. This is my child,' and the other woman said, 'No, 'tain't; it's mine.' But Solomon spoke up and said, 'No, no, la dies don't quarrel. Give me my sword and I'll make twins of him, so you can ootn have one. This story is told in Boston of Col. T. W. Higginson. He was travelling in the South a few years after the war, and chanced to fall into talk with an old farmer who had engaged a number er old soldiers to help in the haying. "You see over there where those four men are working?" asked the farmer. All or em fought in the war. One of 'em was a private, one of 'em was a corporal, one was a major, and that man 'way over there in the corner was a coionet. "Are they good men?" ask. ed Higginson. "Well," said the farmer. that private s a first class man, and me corporal s a first-class man. too. "But how about the major and the col onel?" "The major's so-so." said the farmer. "But the colonel?" "Well. T don't want to say nothin' against any man wno was a colonel in the war" said the farmer, "but I've made ud mv mmd I won't hire no bri&radier-iron. erals." DEALS IN DIRT. The fol.o-wiog deeds h e been filed Beacbboard's in Register of Deeds office. C. P. Kerlee and T. K. Rrown trustees, to T. P. Sutton. 40 acres near Black Mountain 600 600 T. P. Sutton to H. B. KerW tit acres near Black Mountain CARPET PAPERS. A lot or clean papers for sale. Suit ble for putting under cuwu. on shelves, etc Put ap In oackares of 60 at S cents a package. Call at The Cit- lsen Business office. The best paper in which to advertise the one which Dossesses the confi dence of the community In the high est degree. The high character of the paper will throw a mantle of credence over all the advertising- in its col umns. Charles Austin Bates. TROOPS SWIM MING IN ALL THE LUXURIES- Camp Ufa Postoffice Near Camp Private T. W. Patton's New Work No Tents Yet Hoke Commends Dewey. RALEIGH, N. C, May 5. At Camp Bryan Grimes yesterday real work be gan in the way of making things tidy. At 2 o'clock in the morning the Wash ington company of the 2d regiment ar rived. Ivey Foreman, an old Guards man, is captain. The company was s little short as to men but had a "tip' that plenty of the iatter could be se cured here. The surgeons in examining men take first the Guardsmen and then the re cruits. As soon as they get 84 men they stop so far as that company is con cerned. This in most cases leaves a lot of men who have not been examined. iney are then on the lookout to get into other companies. "Slop-overs" is the slang term for them. They are pop ular fellows in the eyes of people who want recruits. Thus it happens that some extreme western men are in Pied inent companies. There was Tuesday night a tempor ary arrangement of the First regiment into two battalions, as follows: First battalion, Robertson, Chadvvick, Bes- sent, Crawford, Flannigan, Hannah: Second battalion. Bain, Hill, Ellington Michie, Bookhart and Gardiner. It is expected that regular drills will begin today. It will be work, but healthful. Setting-up exercises, school of the soldier, squad drill, company drill, battalion drill, regimental drill it will go on. There is the main parade ground and a number of smaller sub division, admirable for company drills. There will be schools of instruction for officers and non-commissioned officers and they will be taught a great deal. There is a postoffice West Raleigh in 500 yards of the camp. Major Russ ordered the big bathing pool at Pullen park, which is very near the camp, put in proper condition and filled, so as to afford ample bathing fa cilities for the troops. The pool will accommodate 200 or more at a time. The troops have begun to utilize it. It is positively aserted that Adjutant General Cowles is to be a major in the 1st or 2d regiment. He says each reg iment will certainly have three battal ions. There is some pressure to have Gov Russell appoint an ex-Confederate col onel of the 2d. The local camp of Con federate veterans has endorsed a well known gentleman for that position. On the street yesterday Private Thomas W. Patton of the Asheville company (F of the regiment) was seen. He said he had passed the surgeon all right. With great pride he said Ashe ville had sent 158 men here, and not only was the company full but had fur nished many men to Shelby, Statesville and Reidsville companies. Good for Buncombe! Catawba county men are proud too and say they have over 50 men in the regiment. It is not yet known whether tents. blankets, etc., for which requisition was made on the government will arrive. Lt. Marshall, A. Q. U., tells me tele grams were sent last night to the Sec retary of War urging that these and other necessaries be sent here by ex press. The State charters the Camden Tel- ephon company, capital $5000, with the privilege of extending its lines into the other northeastern counties. Gov. Russell is deeply interested in Democratic-Populist fusion it is said because Senator Butler so greatly hankers after it. Butler will make a desperate effort to get it, but in his convention he will meet with his hrst defeat. Chaplain Pruden of the First Volun teers was the rector of St. Philip s church, Durham. He arrived here yes terday. North Carolina troops are among the earliest mustered into the United States ser v ice. "Bailey of North Carolina" is con firmed as postmaster. Gov. Russell fought him to the last no doubt simply because - Senator Pritchard favored him. One of the foremost men in this State, Gen. Hoke, says this war means the building of the Nicaragua canal. He also says it means that the United States will become a great naval pow er. Me has tne neartiest praise ror tne gallant Dewey. Gen. Hoke knows what fighting and gallantry are, and praise from him is praise indeed. He says the bombardment of Havana ought to be prompt and thorough. OUR LAWFUL PRIZES. The United States Could Do as it Wills With the Philippines LONDON, May 4. The Westminster Gazette this afternoon, discussing the Philippines question, quotes the as sumption of American newspapers "that the United States can do precise ly what she chooses with Manila or the Philippine islands return them, keep them, sell them or barter them," im plying that America has only to speak and no one will venture to dispute her right to dispose of her lawful prize us she chooses. The Westminster Gazette says it much fears that "this view will entail disagreeable surprises," adding: "In Hnitering European politics the United States will probably discover that thes simple ideas of doing what you will with your own have cbeome obsolete in Europe. The first symptoms are likeiy to be marked by an increase of the anti-American pressure, which, if Great Britain could be counted on to join it it would speedily lead to intervention in behalf of Spain." After pointing out the futility of ex pecting Great Britain to join in such a movement, and the probability of at tempts upon the part of the continental powers, at the close of the war,, to pre vent the United States from holding the Philippine Islands, the Westminster Gazette says: "The natural tendency of all his is to bring the United States and Great Britain together, and we hope it will be fostered by statement and by a revival of the arbitration treaty at the first opportunity." TABLE TALK. The May issue of Table Talk contains much good reading as well as helpful information. The Edible W eeds and Grasses," are discussed by Miss Cor nelia C. Bedford, who also ably con ducts the departments of "House keepers' Inquiries" and "New Menus and Seasonable Recipes," being an au thority on all culinary and household matters. "The passing of the Pie" Is much regretted by Martha Bockee KlintT "Familiar Superstitions," are spoken of by Mrs. Burton Kingsland; Th Olive and its Oil," and the pro cesses through which they pass before placed on the market are described by Isabel Bates Winslow; Mrs. Jacobs tells of "Chocolate in Cockery." A sample copy of "Table Talk is offered to any of our readers, who will send their ad dress to Table Talk Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa. LEGAL BLANKS. The Citizen company has for sale a full assortment of legal blanks, such as deeds of conveyance, deeds of trust. (long- and short forms) chattel mort gages search warrants, state war rants, summons, executions, etc. These blanks are well printed, neat and clean and on good stock. Call at The Citi zen Business Office. wnen uu ue led to dot ut arti cle because Ton saw ft a-c-ttui tn The Citizen, tell the merchant so. The SaBJ"?u appreciate this and so will The Citizen. WASHINGTON, May 3. Special Correspondence. Washington City is arrayed in a suit of spring weather that would do Justice to Asheville, in honor of the National Congress of Mothers now in session. Scores of intelligent, earnst-faced women flutter the olue and silver badges of the delegate, the pink badges of the visitor, or the white one sacred to the press. The blue and white ones cost a dime, but as Mrs. aiary t. Gist, the bright chairman of the committe on registration said, as. she pinned a white one upon the -at of your correspondent, "the press is free." Tuesday has been a day of miscel lanies at the grand opera house where the meetings are held. In the morning Mrs. Helen Sorenson, a Swedish wo man of Salt Lake City, Utah, spoke upon the "Physical Side of Mother hood," and in the afternoon Mrs. Re becca Robert, a charming Jewess of New York City, upon "The Early Cen tury Child," and Helen A. Cook, a cul tured negro woman, upon "Wa have been hindered; How can we be help ed?" xne gaiiop or tne pet hobby was heard in all these addresses, as well as in the discourse of Mary Wood-Allen of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and in the excel lent remarks of WHliam B Powell, sup erintendent of Washington public schools. A handsome silver mounted ' gavel was presented to the Mother's Con gress by the "Home Circle Club No 1 of this city. A risng vote of thanks was moved and seconded and Mrs. Lilly Devereux Blake made a most witty im promptu speech upon the motion before it was carried. She said she believed that men had some rights as well as had women. She sympathized also with the wrongs of men one of which was that they had not been taught to sew and embroider, and had to fall back on smoking, as a kind of work. even if not very hard. The gavel was a hammer, an implement of power within a few years, only delegated to the hand of woman. She hoped--in this congress it would be used to hit the nail on the head. During the chorus singing of the last verse of "Nearer My God to thee" all heads were reverently bowed, at the request of Mrs. T. W. Birney, presi dent of the Congress, in memory of Frances E. Willard, and it was evident that a wave of deep emotion swept over the large and brilliant audience that filled the auditorium of the grand and overflowed into the boxes and galler ies. Mrs. Margaret Bottome, Elaine Good ale Eastman arid Helen H. Gardiner are among the distinguished guests in attendance at the convention. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Murphy Scout: At the home of James VV'hitaker, one mile from An drews, a most remarkable family re union occurred last week, there being present children, grandchildren, great- sCteat-iirandchiidren and kindred, 70 in number. Mr. Whitaker is 84 years of age and vigorous in mind and body foi ine.ol his years. Cherokee Scout: The protracted meeting at the Aiethodist church by the new Mr. Abernathy, aided by Rev. T. tiignt, nas resulted in the conversion oi uu persons, n have been adder! tn the church.' Penitents are still crowd ing tne altar. The church has been greatly revived, and the preaching from list to last has been profound and in structive. Wilmington Star, Wednesday: A telegram received here last evenin from George Rountree. now in Rich mond, Va., says the United States Cir suit Court of Appeals has sustained Judge Simonton in the Cape Fear and laxiKin vaney railway case. This means that the road, will be sold as a w hole, and not by divisions as contend ed for by the committee of the New x oi k bondholders. Murphy Scout: William Donaldson of Brasstown is an aged man. He in tormed us that he had raised 13 chil dren, never had a physician called in. never had bought a pound of bacon or ilour, a bushel of corn or meal, or any thing that could be raised on the farm. tn tact, ever since he had kept house he had bought but little aside from cof- tee and salt. His wife has done all the housework. 7 hey make an interesting and remarkable couple. Lexington Dispatch: S. C. Robin son of Buncombe county left here last night for Salisbury. He has been in charge of Pink Biesecker's distillery for several tiays as storekeeper and gauger. e tola a oispaich reporter that he was promised one of the best positions in the service in Rowan county. This is awful hard on our local Republicans no woi-Kecl, pied and died for th! cause, and are now deorived of the loaves and fishes in order to nrnvirie laces for liiehmond Pearson's heelers. THE SONG OF DEWEY'S GUNS From the New York Sun. What is this thunder musir from other side of the world, That pulses through the severing seas and round the planet runs? Tis the death song of old Spain float ing from the Asian main; There's a tale of crumbling empire in tile song of Dewey's guns; The hand that held the sceptre once of an me great world seas, And paved the march with dead men's bones 'neath all the. cir cling suns, Grew faint with deadly fear -when that thunder song drew near. For the dirge of Spain was sounded by the song of Dewey's guns. There is music in a cannon, yet, for all Sons of Peace Yes, the porthole's belching anthem is soft music to her sons When the iron thunder song sings the death of ancient wrong And a dying wrong was chanted by the song of Dewey's guns. SAM WALTER FOSS. MEN'S PATENT LEATHER SHOES J , J 3 . lb ' K!-.i,.i- J T A J. D. Blanton Sz Co. 39 PATTON FOR SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION WORKERS- The Sessions Are to be Held at Ashe ville From June 17 to June 26 Prominent Workers en the Pro gram. The Summer Conference for Southern Association workers will be held at Bingham school, Asheville, simulta neously with the Southern Student con ference, commencing June 17 and clos Ing June 26. The first session will be held Friday evening, June 17, at 8 o'clock. This conference will not only be enjoyable an helpful to general secretaries, assistant secretaries, and physical dirctors, but will be equally beneficial to members of state commit tees, boards of directors, chairmen and members of association-committees and active members. Young men looking forward to the secretaryship will find splendid opportunities for training, Young men from communities not hav ing associations who desire training in Bible teaching and in methods of or ganized Christian work for young men are also invited, Since the greatest need of the asso ciations today is more thoroughly or ganized Bible study, special effort will be put forth to train teachers lor tniB important work. For this purpose there will be held each morning, at the same hour, two normal Bible classes. Each visitor may have the privilege of choosing at the beginning of the ses sion which course he will pursue. H. B. Sharman of New York City, will conduct the normal class In the devo tional method of Bible study. An ex perienced worker will conduct the nor mal workers' Bible training class. Each morning practical discussions will be conducted on the principles and methods of Young Men's Christian as sociation work by the following expe rienced association workers: H. E. Roseveaj-, state secretary of Kentucky; L. A. Coulter, state secretary of Vir ginia: W. M. Lewis, state secretary of North and South Carolina; L. E. Buell, state secretary of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana; S. Waters McGill, state secretary of Tennessee and Georgia. One platform meeting will be held each day for the purpose of deepening the spiritual life. The plan is not to have a large number of speakers, each giving one address, but to have a few strong men, who will spend several days at the conference, enabling each to give several addresses. The follow ing prominent leaders of Christian thought in this country have already definitely promised to speak: F. S. Brockman. New York City: Rev. R. G. Pearson, Asheville; Rev. John R. Sam pey, D. D., Louisville: Robert E. Speer, New York City; Rev. J. I. Vance, Nash ville, Tenn.; Rev. R. J. McBryde, D. D., Lexington, Va., who will also preside. The afternoon of each day will be de voted to delightful recreation and ex ercise. The athletics and gymnastics will be under the direction of J. F. Voorhees, physical director of the Uni versity of Tennessee. A gymnastic class will be conducted in the Bingham school gymnasium. Baseball, lawn ten nis and other outdoor games will be played. Special excursions will be ar ranged to points of peculiar interest. FOR THE TENTH. Mrs Vanes Expected to Attend the Dedication ExercifS- The suggestion that the county cour house be decorated for the Vance mon ument dedication exercises is being fol lowed, by Chairman Brown's order. A prominent piece of the decoration is the coat of arms of Tennessee, in honor of Governor Robert L. Taylor of tha" State, who will deliver the oration on the 10th. Maj. Robert Bingham has informed President Powell that the Bingham ca dets will attend the exercises in a body. airs. t,. B. Vance of Washington U expected to come here on the 10th if her health will permit. Charles N. Vance will also be a visi tor on that date. It is desire that, as far as possible. the school children attend the dedica-'l tion exercises. Wherever they can at tend in a body accompanied by teach ers, the committee will endeavor to provide seats for them. In the Fake Journals. From the Washington Post. 'lhe most startling features of the Manila affair are the freauent mes sages which come over that cut cable. The Royal is the highest grade bekiag sewoar kaowa. Actaal tests shew it sees third further thee mmy ether breed. F017DER Absolutely Pure woyw. mug powoen co.. new vom.. We have a good assortment of Men's Patent Leather Shoes at $5 and $6 A pair. Manufactured by James A. Banister Co. Nearly every pair of this celebrated make gives the wearer entire satisfaction. We carry cheaper grades made by other manufacturers. AVENUE. jj.THE jf f H FiRSTI TRIAL Of our clothing is generally sufficient to m ike long customer. We.don't offer our goods below cose, because we have no desire to lose money. We sell at prices which are sufficient to pay for good material and good work manship. ' The size and variety of our stock enables us to please a customer both as to style and fit. Indeed we are particular on these points. ;,We rather lose a sale than permit unsatisfactory garments to leave. the store. To reduce our large stock of I!oys' and Children's (1 Suits we offer a reduction of 25 er cent. 50c. 75c. Waists at 39c. and 50c; and a ticket for the ( prize with every dollar spent. Alexander & Courtney CLOTHING. SHOES, HATS AND FURN'ISIIlNGiS. (1 50 Watch this sjiace for boys are doing in eamp. ()))()())()()()()v) (() Two Ways to Secure What You Tvll your want to Citizen readers throui itsrlassilicd column-; AND f , Watch for and answer the wants of other advertisers. -War and Protection- SPAIN MUST BE WHIPPED. 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