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bible class 7:30 p. in. . Fridays, even
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Tirind anil Fourth Sunday , iii every
month and at Louisbiirg Second Sun
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evenin? at 8 o'clock. Sunday School
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THE TALK OF WAB.
President McKinley Not Ready
to Sanction Hostilities.
THE ADVANTAGES OF DELAY.
War ; Material Ordered Abroad Is
Not Yet Shipped.
P0WPE2 MAKEUS WANT TIME.
A DIvenrnnce of Opinion as to What
.the President W III Recommena Iu
Ills Coitiinjr iMesase-Congress Will
VitrorouAly lleslst Any Backdown on
Our Pari ,1 ore Additions to. the
the Navy S pal fi's ljo,i-m I dab ! Tor
pe;io Fleet Disabled at Cape Verde
Islands.
Washington, April 4. The' opinion al
most universally he'd in-1 Washington
by leading public men and diplomats
is that the crisis will reach its climax
this wet-k, and -.that the question -of
war or peace will be determined within
the next.soven days. Senators and rep-
kreenta; ives met and conferred " all day
about the gravity of the situation, and
at the While House the president coun
seled with several members of his cab
inet and other confidential advisers re
carding the message which he is pre
paring to send to "coriVrre'ss. No abso
lute day has been yet announced when
the message is to be sent to congress,
and atl that seenis ty . be absolutely
certain is that it will not go in I before
Tuesday, possibly,' but more probably
Wednesday, or perhaps Thursday.
In audition to the- physical work of
preparing the comprehensive document
upon which the president expects to
rest America's case , with the world
GENERAL WM. M. GRAHAM.
there are other reasons why those In
Vrt.rt P 4. ; mi
-dfi --ui mt; wai t;yy.ru.Liuiis will
welcome every, hour's delay. War ma
terial which we have ordered abroad
is not yet shipped, and the factories in
this country, , which are at work day
and night making powder and pro
jectiles, are anxious for delay. Some
of the factories in Connecticut with
contracts have telegraphed Representa
tive Hill urging all the delay possible.
They say every day now is precious.
There is still a divergence of opinion
as to what the oresident. will recom
mend in his message. Indeed, there
seems to be sttl! a question as to
whether the preFident w ill make Any
specific recoTp.mendali.ons.' Some of his
most intimate friends, however, as
sert emphatically that his recommenda
tions will be (Specific and vigorous, and
such that, his parly and the country
would willingly follow where he points
the way. One of these said that the
president, in his strong desire for
peace and his earnest hope that war
might possibly be avoided, was yield
ing soniewhat. to the sentiment of the
leaders of his party and the country!
He has not given up' hope yet that
hostilities may be averted.
The great question is, whether con-
gress can be restrained until the mes
sage is transmitted. All realize the.
difficult and arduous task of preparihg
our case for the world's inspection and
the care which must be exercised, and
there seems to be ho disposition to
"unduly" hasten the president. The
pKfty leaders' are extremely anxious to;
avoid a'breach with the executive such
a would occur.if congress were to take
the initiative. : After a careful canvas's
of the situation they believe the radical
Republicans can be held'in line a few
days longer, until Wednesday at least-
After -.that what mirht happen if the
president asks for further delay is
problematical. Mr. Eiomwell, of -Ohio,
for instance, who says he hopes he
will not be obliged to part company
with ' the preside-nt, says he will vote
with the Democrats if necessary to
overrule the speaker after Wednesday,
Mr.: Cooper, of Wisconsin, has made
a similar statement.
The prospect of European mediation
has aroused1 the t keenest interest,
throughout diplomatic circles here. It
had been jexpeeted that France would
be the first to act by a tender of her
good offices, but as yet the French am
bassador, M. Cambcp. has received no
instructions in this line. There is the
same, anticipation, but lack of definite
action in British, German and other
diplomatic quarters.
At the outset Spain was most earnesr
for mediation, land to this .end ad
dressed a note to the powers about ten
days ago. j Now, however, as the pros
pects for mediation appear to bi grow
ing, the Spanish authoiities "seem to be
less inclined toward this course. This
may be due to the fact that Spain had
looked upon mediation as an indirect
form of intervention of the European
powers in i favor of one . of their own
number. The Spanish note developed,
however, that the powers were not
ready for any such radical step, France
made the) first declaration through
When a; manis suffering from an
aching- head a sluggish body when
"his muscles are 1 ix and lazy his brain
dull and his stomach disdaining food
he will, if wise h-ed these warnings
ind resort, to the right r medy,' before
it is too-late, j "Parker's Sarsapa-
rii.la ine "king ok uloou rum
i;rs.' nakjes the appetite keen- and
h't aitv, i'liiirorates'ihH liver, purines
m1 In, filk.it with life Hvintr el-
rlerfnl
Mcum h-aker and 'flesh builder. Sold
Premier Hanatoux In the FTencft cham
ber that France would treat both par
ties alike as friends. This was an
unexpected reverse ;for Spain.
Lieutenant Commander Colwell has
purchased for the government from
the Thames' Iron works, in England, a
16 gun cruiser of 1,800 tons, and capa"
ble of IS knots an hour. The vessel
was built for the government of Peru
during the war between that country
and Chile, and was detained by the
British government on account of the
neutrality laws. She has just been
modernized at a cost of $25,000, and
was purchased for considerably below
the cost of building. The government
has also purchased from P. A. B,
Widener, of Philadelphia,
the steam 1
yacht Josephine, and from M. C. D.
Borden, of New "York, the steam yacht
Sovereign. These will be quickly trans
formed into war vessels.
Dispatches from "Madrid and London
asserting that the pope has been agreed
'upon as mediatpr between this country
and Spain are officially denied, so, far
as this country is concerned.
A dispatch from Galveston, Tex.i an
nounces a visit by General William M.
, Graham, commander of the department
of the south, who is on a tour Of In
spection of the fortifications ofhis de
partment. When asked if there will be
war the general replied: "It. looks that
way." ' ' '
Otin FAMOUS FLYING SQUADRON
One of the Most Form'dnble Ever
dithered Utider Any Flagrl'
Hampton Roads, April 4. The -practical
completion of a flying squadron of
the American navy by the assignment
of Commodor W, S. Schley to take
charge, and his acceptance, as marked
by his active operation of Monday last,
is an, epoch marking event in the his
tory of the oresent difficulty.
Tho" floot io one nf thamnot fnr-mt-
able that can be gathered together by
any nation. . In average rate of speed.,
in armored protection, in caliber and
number of guns, and in fighting quality
and discipline, of men it can be proven
that the composition of this flying
squadron is superior, point of numbers
being equal, to any organization of a
like nature to. be formed by a foreign
power. ...
In the makeup of the flying squadron
speed and fighting qualities have been
considered. A summary of the points
in comparison with those of the best
boats that Spain can offer In making
up a similar squadron follows:
Name. Tons. H. P'r. Speed.
Brooklyn 9.271 . 18.000 22 knots
Columbia ......... 6,375 12.000 23 knots
Massachusetts ....10,288 , 9,000 17 knots
Minneapolis ...... 57,375 11,000 23 knots
The four best armored cruisers that
Spain has, compared with this fleet of
flyers, would be as follows: ;
Name. - Tons. Ii. P'r.
Vizcaya . ... . .... '., . 7.000 13,000
Infanta Maria ... 7,000 13,000
Pelayo 9.9.K) 8,000
Dquendo . ....... 7,000 13.000
Speed.
20 knots
20 knots
16 knots
.20 knots
The total displacement tonnage of
the United States flying squadron is
43,109 and of the Spanish only 30V900
The average horse power of the United
states vessels is 12,500 and that of the
Spanish 11,750. The average rate of
speed of the four United States ships
is 21 knots per hour, while the Span
ish fleet has to content itself with 19
knots. It is pQssible that the battle
ship Massachusetts, being somewhat
slower than the rest of. the fleet, will
be supplanted in the squadron by the
New York, and the average of speed
and fast fighting capabilities of the
squadron will be increased.
The jrreat point of vantage of this
fleet, however, is. in the 'thickness of .1
armor, caliber of the guns and the
fighting qualities of the , men. There
are five 13 inch guns on the proposed
American flying squadron, while the
whole Spanish navy has not one, and
only two 12 inch guns. Of 12 inch guns
our squadron has four and of eight
inch guns 14. Spain's four selected
vessels have five 11 inch guns, and the
rest are mainly five inch. These are
the points of advantage that Commo
dore Schley's fleet would like to dem
onstrate in actual fight -
SPAIN'S DISALJI.ED FLEET.
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Ordered to Remain at Cape .Verde Isl
. an (Is Until Furthe,r Order.
Madrid, April 4. The Spanish cab
inet has decided that the torpedo flo
tilla is to remain at the Cape de Verde
islands until further oruers. This is
the fleet that was reported to have
arrived at Porto Rico last Friday. In
stead the fleet was dispersed by a
heavy gale and compelled to put into
Cape de Verde islands, in a badly
crippled condition, for repairs. The
flotilla will be joined later by a squad
ron composed of the armored cruiser
Emperor -Charles V, of 9.235 tons; the
cruiser Alfonso XIII, of 5,000 tons; the
lored cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa,
of 7.00Q tons, and the-armored cruiser
Cristobal Colon, of 6.840 tons, which
will accompany the torpedo flotilla to
Cuba. -
It has also been decided by the gov
ernment to send the armored cruisers
Viscaya and Almirante Qquendo, both
of 7,000 tons, hack to Havana. They
will receive orders to this effect as
soon as they sight Porto Rico. A flo
tilla of torpedo boats and torpedo boat
destroyers is being prepared for active
service at Cadiz.
The queen regent is taking very ac
tive : part in the negotiations, and has
thoroughly identified herself with the
war - section cf the- cabinet. Her ma
jesty is reported to have told Senor Sa
gasta: ;
"I received from my husband a heri
tage for my son, and will never agree
to have that heritage curtailed."
Senor. Sagasta said to a friend after
Thursday's council at the palace: "We
went in seven men to urge the woman,
and came out seven women, leaving
the man inside," meaning that they
went in disposed to yield, but that the
queen's patriotism and firmness in
spired then. ' At the same time It is re
ported that the queen regent is "doing
much to avoid a rupture. ,
General Stewart L. Woodford, the
United EVates minister, has made a
statement in which says: "I came to
Spain under instructions from Presi
dent McKinley to secure peace In Cuba,
with a permanent peace between the
United States 'and Spain, a peace that
should be built upon bed rock condi
tions, conditions of justice to Cuba,
with assured protection to. the great
"In a minute" one dose of HartV
Essknce ok Ginger will relieve an
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sea. An unexcelled remedy for Diar
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American interests in that island. 1
have labored steadily to obtain this re
sult, and I still believe these great and
good purposes of my president may yet
be secured. MI shall not desist from my
labors for a Just and honorable peace
until the guns actually open fire, and
my faith Is still strong that war, with
all Us horrors, can be averted."
WAU NKW8 OF THE WEEK,
Spain' Formidable Torpedo Fleet
Disabled at Cape Verde Island.
Washington April 4. The. presenta
tion of the report of the Maine .court of
inquiry and the president's message
cr. the subject to congress on Monday
of last week attracted very large and
excited crowds to both houses, but
there were no warlike demonstra
tions anions; the lawmakers. After
the cabinet, meetings of that day
the talk of the officials was extreme
ly peaceful, though it was admitted
that the danger, point was not yet
passed. The report of: the Spanish )
commission ott ..the Maine disaster also j
reached the capital. It is directly op- j
posite to that, presented by. this gov-..,
ernment's Investigators, asserting pos'i
Itively that tht explosion was internal.
Tuesday added considerably' to the
excitement at. Washington, which re-
suited in a conference v of Republican-
members of - congress who are de
termined to demand speedy action on
the part of the administration. A Key
West ' dispatch announced that , food
contributed foi starving Cubans was
rotting at that place because no ves-.
sel had been detailed ' to land it in
Cuba. Word was sent from Washing
ton to various points, authorizing en
listments for the navy. In-the senate
several belligerent resolutions were
introduced, including a declaration of
war, recognition , of Cuban independ
ence, armed intervention and other de-
. sisive steps against bpatn.
On Wedne.'way an effort was mc.de
to force a Cuban-recognition resolution
through the house by Mr. . Bailey, the
Democratic leader. The , Republicans,
however, voted almost solidly against
the resolution, and it wilhbe presented
by one of their own party at the proper
time. It. was officially announeed that
President McKinley has made a formal
demand for Cuban independence, and
the' house decided to await Spain's
answer. An important act of the navy
department was the' appointment of
Captain Sigsbee, . of the destroyed
steamer Maine, as aid to Secretary
Long. He and Colonel Wagner, of the
army,' will form the Joint board of de
fense plans. Dispatches from abroad
showed that Queen Regent Maria
Christina, of Spain, had appealed to
Austria for mediation, but her cousin,
Emperor Francis Joseph, will extend
only sympathy. - ; v
Thursday was a day of anxious wait
ing for Spain's reply to President Mc
Kinley's demand for Cuban indepen
dence. When the reply arrived, late at
night, it was not given out for pub
lication, but it was plainly intimated
that it was entirely unsatisfactory. On
that day William J. Bryan was inter
viewed at his home in Lincoln,. Neb.,
and he declared unqualifiedly for. inter
vention, even at th erlsk of war's hor
rors, in order to save .the starving Cu
bans. r .."'.-
Last Friday was a day of great ex
citement It was given out, though not
officially reported, that the reply of the
Spanish government to the president's
letter was very unsatisfactory, and
that a message would be sent to con
gress explaining the whole position on
Monday of this week. The general opln
ion on mat qay was that congress
would declare for armed intervention
that Spain would resist and " that war
would follow. A telegram from Mad
rid announced that Spain's formidable.
torpedo flotilla had arrived at Porto
Rico, but this proved to be untrue,
The fleet encountered a sever storm
en route, and the vessels were com
pelled to seek shelter ' at Cape -Verdi
islands, in- a badly crippled condition,
to make repairs. They are 2,500 miles
rom Porto Rico.
On Saturday the reports had it that
the president was unalterably opposed
to the war spirit in congress. It was
given out that the suffering reconcen
trados in Cuba were now, owing to
American charity, being properly fed,
and that should armed intervention be
declared 200,000 of them would die of
starvation. It was asserted that the
coming message would endeavor to pre
vent action by congress at present.
A Terrible Weapon of Destruction.
Wayne,. Me., April 4. Hudson Max
im, a brother of Hiram Maxim, the in
ventor of the Maxim rapid fire gun,
has just , invented . a gun - that in , its
awful destructive force goes far be
yond Hiram's. It is . called the Maxim
aerial torpedo, and is designed for
coast defense and naval work. As its
name implies, the torpedo is 'fired, into
the air, instead of being shot along
the surface of the water. In fact, it
Is used the same as any cannon or
mortar. The gun from which it is
fired has a bore of 26 inches- It will
throw a ton of dynamite a distance
of five miles, and if the tomedo strikes
anywhere within 200 , feet tf a Warship
It will shiver .it to atoms. Mr." Maxim
has also invented a smokeless powder
to use with the torpedo.
Spanish Ship In" Bad Counltlon.
London, April 4.-It has been ascer
tained from rreliablesources that some
of the Spanish ships are in bad con
dition. The Pelayo started from- Tou
lon for Cartagena ; Saturday, night In
tow, with 150 French workmen on board
fixing up her boilers and .making other
repairs. The Ettieprpr Carlos V started
Saturday from the Seine shipbuilding
yards at Havre for Perrol, with a tur
ret out of position and her guns un
mounted. Neither ship will be ready
for service for a month. Thev have
left French waters, presumably in the
fear that war might begin before the
repairs were finished, in which event
they would not be permitted to leave.
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The Spjuveh Premier Talks of the
Existing Crisis.
SAYS SPAIN WILL NOT BACK DOWN
While Not Ohjeetlnsr In Principle to
an Armistice For the Cuban Ipsnr- :
gents, lie Declares That the Armls-
tlce Should He Asked by Insursreuts;, j
. London, April 4. The Madrid eorre-i
spondent of The Standard telegraphs: i
"I have been able to obtain an inter- i
view with Senor Sagasta; the premier,
and to elicit from him a brief state- !
ment with reference to the present '
critical situation. In the course of the ;
conversation Senor Sagasta said:
"In our recent negotiations 'wi.-h the j
United States we have used friendly
and conciliatory language in explain-
ing pur views; Respecting the matters J;
in xJispute'with regard to the Maine d-"
aster, -we said we con?idered the ques
tion to.be one for diplomatic negotia
tion, and that if we and the United
States found it imooissible to come lo
an understanding on the conflicting
opinions of the American and Spanish
commissions ns to. the ; causae Of the j
disaster ' the matter then night, to he
submitted to technical errer's and to j.
the arbitration cf a naval tr -other
power, who miht be selce'ecViby mu- 1
tual agreement between the two gov
ernments. '
"On the second, pcint we were ab'e
to inform United States Minister Wood
ford that Governor General TT.anco h id
issued a proclamation authorizing the
return of the reconcentrados to "their
homes. and that the Spanish govern
ment had sent $600,000 to the .relief of
the distressed Cubans "and .y-fiuld de
vote' to the same object alT-'e pro
ceeds of relief in kind and money,
amounting to $1,000,000. whieh'.had been
sent by Spanish residents in Mexico.
These measures are suppleraented "by
the . assistance already given- by the
Cuban .autonomist government. We
have never objected to relief being also
sent by the United St ates, ' on condi
tion that it did not. have an official
character, and bear the appearance of
Intervention. .-
We. did not cbject in principle to an
armistice for the Cuban insurgents. We
are, however, of the opinion . that it
does not behoove Spain to take the
initiative, and that a suspension of
hostilities cue ht to be asked for. by the
insurgents. We Fu;rgestec! i hat the Uni
ted States px ver'or.if ct mrght; if -so in
clined? exert i?e i s ir.'fue.noe' with the
insurgents to ir.ouce ih-m to app'y for
an armistice v. i U a yi-"'-v to further the
ends of pe'eee; on:
however, that- .1 he
t;y .17 r iers ranging,
?: : .'!. yould be
'.-tJ-fn-Ji-.sIon of
;'--. a a ',n-.i!i:vu'5
destined to lead r
the. insurgents to '
regime." -
Senor Sajrasta . arpti'-ed rhe that the
question of -heJinde.e- . nvo ri Cuba.
or the sale of that cr ky, ,'..";: c f any
invasion Of Spanirh rir"; s-. .' d? rot
mooted in the recent ncr- tj -t'-vn: .- Al
luding to the report thai K.i.r.Ha! Prin
had intended in lSTQ to sell Cuba, f f nrii
Sagasta said .that such a su? -:,
was made to Marshal Prim "iy ilie
Americans, but . was never ac-cv.-pt.ed.
and that the parleying on. the subject
was only kept up for some time to
avoid , increasing the acute tension
which then existed between the two
countries. -
Seno'r Sagasta considers that since he
took office in October last he has clone
evertjiing ssibie to satisfy the Cu-
Danavancr to-T?reserve gooa relations
with the United States, and that con
sequently ;no .responsibility for the
present crisis, should it lead to a rup
ture, will rest with Spain. ' He, how
ever, does not believe that the . last
Spanish memorandum closes the door
te further negotiations. He only ap
prehended trowble - from the pressure
of the jingoes on the executive in
Washington.
Senor Sagasta proceeded to say, that
his government had addresred a mem
orandum to the Europeanpowers, but.
had not officially taken steps to solicit
their intervention. ( lie called my at
tention to the fact that the people and
press, of . Spain had shown prudence.
forbearance and patriotism during the
crisis, even the opposition having put
mo obstacles in the way of the govern
ment. This, he said, led him to believe
that all classes would co-operate in th'e
work of realizing- peace in Cuba; and
facing the contingencies of the future.
Why allow yourself to !; sl-.wly tor
tured at the stake of disease ? Chills
and f ever will undermine, ami evemu;
ally break down, the strongest consti
tiition "KEBRI-CUR'A", (Sweet Chill
Tonic of Iron) is more efFective -than
Quinine and being combined with Iron
is an excellent Tonic and Nervine Med
icine. It is pleasant, to take, is sold
under positive euarantee to cure or
money reiunded. Accept no suhPti-
tures. I he just as good kind don 1
ettect cures, bold by H. .W . ilargrave.
San Francisco, April 4. The marines"
on the coast defense vessel Mpnadnock
have been ordered to the east, and de-r
parted yesterday for - the Norfolk na
val station This is the first call on the
actual fighting men stationed on this
coast, though several officers had pre
viously received orders to go to the At
lantic. There are 150 men on the: Mo-
nadnock, as well tra! a a crew, per
haps, as there is in th? service. They
were formerly on the battleship Texas,
and they, belong in the Atlantic coast
Eervlce. . .
A Veteran I?crnlt.
Kansas City, Mo., ,April 4. Dr. Thadr
deus F.tzhusrh, IS years o.d, tormer
postman er of Kansas City. Kan., a
cousin of Consul General Fi;zh ugh.
Lee, has in a let'er full of patriotism
proffered his services to Prerident Axc-
Klnley, expressing a .willingness, if
need be, to sacrifice his life in support
of "the principles cf the firmly united
country.' Dr. Fitzhugh- served with
distinction in the Confederate army
Schofleb'l's Volunteer Army.
New 1 or k, April l. Lieutenant Gen-
ral John M. Schcfie!d, retired, yesic-r-
ay took formal charge of the National
volunteer, Reserve, 'and plans for soeccl-
-'?y obtaining . an aviila'Me . slancMns
I my of a million men were made.
o .a. js t on x v. .
Bwini tiiA ' The Kind Yea H2V8 A!v2ys Bountt
Signature
. of
SAGASTA
uiniunn
VuVfiU
A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED;
Tuesday, March 99.
Anton Seidl, .the celebrated musical
director, died at New York, presumably
from poison, probably from eating fish.
A robber named Cailliard murdered
a family of six. persons including two
little children, at-Hrnai, France. He
confessed. -
j A London, dispatch states that ex
i .Premier Gladstone is -calmly awaiting
death, having been informed that re
covery is impossible.
At Coe Hill, a small . hamlet near
Belleville, Ont.,' Frederlca and Gran
ette Cclboys, aged 7 and 8, were killeu
by wild hogs while going to school.
Wednesday, March SO.
. The new torpedo boat purchased in
Germany has been named the Somers.
Fiood damage near Greensburg. Ind.,
.exceeds 5150,000. There were a dozen
perrons drowned.
The public funeral of Lieutenant Jen
kins, who lost his rife in the Maine dia
aster, took place at Pittsburg today. .
The national senate has pa?sed the
bill ainrco:.iating $3i
00.000 for the in
dust rial exposition to
exposition to be held in Fhila
de'phia. ' i .
Two more bodies have been taken
jfr4cm th'i .ruins ci-the burned Aypr
buLding, cnitdgo, making a total oi 12
Uttius; far found.
Thurvtlny, March Jl. .
During the civil war the sessions of
const ess . n-' '. cMiFurr.e as muc h
time as is vsuat in times of peace.
It is rc-pcrccd that Denmark has sold
to. the UnKed States the ir lands of St
Thonias. t-t. John and St. Croix, ih the
West Indies. r
A stock: jobbing rumor In London
yesterday was io the effect that Presi
dent Kruger, of the Transvaal repub
lie, had been assassinated.
The Italian government has ordered
Italian consuls in the United States to
see that the Italian emigrants observe
the strictest, neutrality in the event of
war. '
Krldny, April 1.
Hon. James L. Wolcott, former chan
cellor of Delaware, died at his home in
Dover.
It is reported that Japan has asked
the United States to join Great Britain
in" supporting Japan's position at-Wei
Hai-Wei.
The two men who attempted to as
sassinate Kins George, of Greece, at
Athens in - February, have been sen
tenced to death.
The appeal of M. Zola,' the noted
French novelist, for a new trial will
not be granled, but it is admitted that
he will not be sent to jail to serve his
year's sentence.
.Saturday, April 3.
Bismarck; celebrated his S3 J birthday
yesterday. .
The report of Secretary Wilson on the
-government's beet sugar experiment
has been sent to congress.
W. C. Brann, editor of the Iconoclast,
had a street duel -at Waco, Tex., with
Captain T. M. Davis. Brann is dead
and Davis dying. I .
The contracts for the Georgia convicts
under the new system were made yesterday..-
The . state -expects an annual
income of $100,000.
Mrs. William C. Whitney, wife of the
ex-naval secretary, is not expected to
rocovei- from the accident that happened
to her while hunting in South Carolina.
i
An Old Idea.
Every day strengthens tLe belief cf emi
nent physicians that impure blood i3 tlc
rause of the majority of our diseases.
T Wfnty.fi ve years ago this theory was use'
rs a basis for the formula cf Drowns' Iron
iiitrc rs. The many remarkable cures effected
by tiifs famous old household remedy ar
fjifliciont to prove thot the thoory is irorrpct
Di ijsvns' Iron Bitters ia sold by Iill dealer
- ' J. -
WANTS Lr BEHEADED..
Clilnatnnn of High Hank Makes (irav
Charpros of Corruption. .
Shanghai, April 4. It is announced
that a person of the highest rank ha?
memorialized the empcror-ln tbe most
vigorous language,- accusing the whol
tsurig-li-yamen (Chinese foreign office)
of being in the pay of Russia. He as
serts that Russia expended 10,000,000
taels in bribery. during the recent ne
gotiations regarding the, cessation of
Port Arthur and Ta-Lien-Wan, etc.
-and claims that Li Hung Chang's share
was 1,500,000 taels. Thereupon the per
sonage referred to demands a full in
vestigaticn and asks that L Hun-.
Chang be beheaued if the accusations
are proven, the .accuser offering to be
behehded himself if his charges are not
sustained.
The Chinese complain bitterly of the
fact that they do not possess a war
port for the five warships which are
beins'built for them abroad and which
are due ta arrive in Chinese waters
this summer. Unless Wei-Hai-Wei,; oc
cupied by the Japanese, is evacuated,
which is doubtful, the Chinese have no
place in which to receive their new
. warships. . - .
Nvprp Minwstorm 111 t;oinrdi.
Topeka, Kan.,- April 4. Reports re
ceived at railroad quarters show that
a severe snowstorm is raging in Colo
rado and is coming this way. About
two inches of snow has fallen already.
A high wind is blowing, and snowplows
have been placed on ail engines to
fight the drifts. The storm is most se
vere from Limon, Colo., westward, the
worst drifts occurring at Flagler, and
Arribau. Telegraph wires In western
Kansas are generally prostrated.
Chicago Carpenter ou Str'ke.
Chicago, April 4. Three thousand
journeymen carpenters went on strike
in this city -this morning. Men to the
number of about 20,000 probably will be
laid off oh building, repairs, etc., as
they cannot work unless the carpen
ters do. The strike is due to the re
fusal of the journeymen to agree' that
no work shall be done for bosses out
side of the Builders' association.
Jlritlsh lemhiit on I'onr .tilna.
Pekin, April 4. Great Britain has de
manded a lease of Wei Hai Wei, on the
Shang Tung peninsula, after the Jap
anese evacuation, a a -compensation
for the dii-.turbance of the balance of
lower in the Gulf lot Pe Chi Li. yThe
remand ha? been acceded to.
ll-li-f l lU.lirn. ; i
Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
ease relieved in six hours bv "New
Great- South Americas Kidney
Cure." It is a great surprise on ac
count of its -exceeding pr.-mptness
relieving pain in madder, kidney and
back, in male or female. Relieves re
tention of water almost immediately
If vou want quick relief and cure tins
is the remedv : -
Sold by E. F: Nadal, Druggist, Wil
son, N..C. i -
TP I1MED DEAD.
A Terrible Disaster Overtakes the
Town of ShawneetowTJ, Ills.
ENGULFED II? A SUDDEN DELUGE
From Hjo Monarcr Keports Obtained It
Is Uvhlent That th Uurxttoir of a
Levee (nnght the People Without
Warulnir, tarrying .Many to Ltoaln.
Evansville. Ind., April 4. At 4:8)
o'clock yesterday afternoon the levee
at Shavneetoyn, Ills., broke a. mile
above the town, and from the Informa
tion that can be secured here it is
learned that a creat part of the place
has been destroyed and that perhaps
a- larse nuiuber cf citizens have been
drowned..
--Shawheefown is 75 miles below 'Ev
ansvijle. on the Ohio river. --.lt is sit
uated" jn a vaUey of extremely low land,
with hills skirting it in the rear, and
with a 25 foot levee in front running
-from hill to hill: The town, la verr
much in the position of a fortified city,
and when the levee :rave wav a mile
above town undrr the pressure of the
very high riy--r the water shot through
a 20 fo;t opening and struck the place
like a hunioane, sweeping everything
befoie
- Wlu n ihe t ivcr is at its normal stage
it Is a tht-uand feet wide at this point
A treni-nr!t.t?3 pressure is brought to
bear on the levee during freshets. 8ev- :
eral years, ago during a liood the water
flowed over the levee and the streets
were under, two. feet of water. The
levee was s'renc'thened and built ip ,
afterward, and the town has since con
sideied there was no danger.
, Shaw neetown has a population of
abiiut 2,000 inhabitants, and is situ
ated on the west bank of the Ohio river.
The strefts were par with the
river, the j rinc'pal bu.-!nes street be
ing but. two Mocks distant from the
water. The level of the river ia about
15 fret above the city and the levee
bank is about 20 feet thlc-.. Situated on
this bank and level w ith the river Is the
Riverside hotel, a large four story
building br.i!t by Henry Docher. . This
hotel is generally occupied fully all the
year round, being not only a transient
hostelry, but families also reside there.
It is; feared that the hotel has been
washed away. . , '
Houes were turned and tossed about
like boxes. The people were not warned
of the break, and for that reason so
many were caught k Those at home '
sought refuge in second Ktorles and on
houe t.;.s. TTh:.se invthe streets were
ca'rriivl before the avalanche of water.;
and probab'y a majority were drowned.
Citizens came from the placeby
skiffs to a telephone several miles
away and asked for aid from Evans-
ville. They said that more than 200 ;
people wore drowned, and they had -reason
to believe it w'ould reach 500 or
even 1,000. The water stands from 20
to 30 feet all "over the town. The men
quickly left -the telephone, and no com
munication has since been had with
the place. AU telephone and telegraph
wires are now down, and outside com
munication appears to be Impossible.
At 10 o'clock last niirht two steam
boats and a couple of tugs started for
Shawncetown under full head of
steam. Thc-y carry large supplies of "
food and blankets quickly collected by
the city officials.
public School Teacher Jesse Bell, of
Binghamtcn, N. ., was beaten by two
men for 'wl irr ing his pupils. -
illll lip
.Which is better, to thoroughly
cleause and purify the blood juJt "
noyt, or make' )Tourself liable to
the many dangerous ailments
w h i c h are so prevalent during
summer? Impurities have been
accumulating in the blood all '
rwinter, and right now is the time
to get rid of them. A tnorougn .
course of Swift's Specific is needed
to cleave the blood and pari-.
f it iliu iivcipm tnoincr nn and
j v j ... - - o r
strengthening it all over. Those
who take thi precautiop now are
comparatively safe all summer;
but to neglect it is to invite some
form of s-icknees which is so com
mon during the trying hot season.
.. ... ;i i ' aitt'm
II is now tiiaii u wuieo wi owum
Sixjcific ...
will accomplish so much toward
rendering the system capable of
resisting t ho evil influences which
are so liable to attack it 'during
the summer when sickness is so
abundant. It is the' best .tonio
and system-builder on the market,'
-because it is a real blood remedy
and is made solely to search out
ana remove an liiipuriLiea, uu
1 . ! . . . 3 . C vxnA l
SUppiV iiil ttuuaiuiuuc uC( iivu
and red blood: S. S. S. is made
exclusively of roots and herbs,
and is Nature's own remedy. It
is purely vegetable, and is the
only blood remedy guaranteed
contain no potash, mercury or
t Til A. X. a
other mineral. ie sure 10 get. o.
S. S. There 13 nothing halt as
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urn 1 m ttXV'M
mm
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