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r on . $ A YEAR CASH III ADVANCE. "LET ALL THE ENDS THOU AIMS' AT BE THi COUHTRY'S, THY GOD'S ASD TRUTHS." BEST ADYERT1SI8G MEDIUM. VOLUME XXVIII. WILSON, X. C, JUNE 2, 1898. NmiHER 22. 9 sntAlCiH I' FI 1HT. . - . w . .1 . r . . . p tpulist 1' i opotsll ion fur Kul"ii. Ibe . : Kai.f.kih, N "C.. May 27 The Democratic State Convention was ctllod to order yesterday at 12 15 p. in , in . 1 !r,',,'.am!if ren SERIOUS WAR AHEAD u n i unity win auu iu mc giury anu lustre ol the State. The Second will compare with the best. There is no fighting machine in the volunteer forces superior to it. I The Greenville Com pariy "was mus- A LONG AND HARD CUBAN CAMPAIGN IS PROMISED. the Academy of Music, by tereri in vpstenlav altemnnn matino 1 Ion ' Clement Manly, Chairman of tne Second Reyiment complete. The officers, with the exception ol 5urger n Brooks,, had been previously muster ed in. Dr.' Brooks is expected shortly.' The Adjutant General has author jzed. Mr. E. T. Briton, of Burh'rtgton. to proceed - at once with the organi ZMtion of a company of volunteers nnder the second call made by the President on Wednesday. - tht-'State -Democratic State Executive Committee. The Aoulemv was in a hub-bub; the delegates being clustered in groups laughing and talking good lnimor;edlv. It was a magnificent 'body t men. No more true and n nresi n'ative b dv of North Caroi 1 . . linns has ever assembled at the '. 1 : 1 . J 1 ite Lapiior in every county aeie 1 c . l;ition tnere was some iavorne, som prominent Noith Carolinian, whose f.ice is familiar to the ent'ue.S ale. I w is an inspiring sight to scan such a gathering. ' .' Chairman Manly first called or Rev. ..Dr. Eugene Daniel, pastor f the 1 sbyttiian ehuich.'to inok Diviin- bit ssii.gs on !he deliberation ol the Conv ention. The convention adhered loits'fun d.imental principles and proud tra ditions. . " . In convention assembled yester d ty the representatives of ihe great Democratic party rejected and cast aside the Populist proposition for fu sion. The convention acted fearlessly and without equivocation. ' It met she issue squarely and from now till the day of election, J in November, Democrats can' go to work without fear of being barred by committee methods." Fusion is with the past and forever. - ' . The convention adopted the follow ing resolution last night by a rising vote and without dissent ; "The committee on, plattorm and resolutions, by direction ot the con vention, having had under considera tion the proposition for fusion made by a committee of the Populist p'arty. recommend that this covtntion adopt the following' resolutions ! in respect thereto : . -..-' ; Resolved, 1 : That the proposition for lusion snbtnittecj by the Populist committee be, and is hereby respect fully declined. Resolved, 2 That the Democrat ic State .Executive Committee be, and the same is hereby; instructed t6' en tertain no hirther proposition for fuv ' - sion. '-..-. ' 1 ; . Resolved, 3 That the Secretary of the Covention Itransmit a copy ol these reebhitions to the Chairman of the Popu'i-t Kk cu'ive Ouniniltce " The .convention iidj urned at 11:05, alter having tansacted alL, bus iness .before it. Will s,.ivi U:iil. r Kin i.ce. italeigh Post. J acksonnili.k, Fa . Mav 27 Today was spent in sptcial insti no tions v guard duty ' The men of ar reyhnent are im oroving wondeifuliy diilling, and the general dunes' of a soldier since we have been h( re. North Carolina was givon the right; ot the line in the review this afternoon ' The officers of ( urVegunent calk d on. General Lawton this evening to bid him good bye, as he leaves us to morrow. Vhile we are sorry to part with him we are greatly pleased to know that we will be under the command f Qpneral Fitz Lee, and possibly it will be Brigadier Armfield. Ever body is well and in good fighting condition. The Brigade Hospital was tsttb lished today. Army Officer at Tampa Changing Their Opinions Regarding the Taking of Cuba. Spaniards Found to lie Numerous, Brave and Reckless Will Not Rely on Cabana. Army, officers, have given up the idea that a, campaign iu Cuba is to be of the short and sweet order. Scarcely one of them holds the opinion that the United States forces will land, march triuinpn antly and uninterruptedly to Havana, carry that city by stonn in a day and all Cuba within two or three weeks. It is a fact that many army men came to Tampa with the idea that they were simply going to Cuba on, a little tropic al picnic, w ith just enough burned pow der and camp life to make the affair in teresting. In short, they looked upon the whole business much as the north ern volunteers regarded the civil war before the first' battle of Bull Run. But the events of the last few days, the Car-1 tne scouts stood squarely by the govern INDIANS FOR THE ARMY. Cheyenne Want to Fignt and May Be Used as Scouts In Cnba. The Spanish war faas-afoused great enthusiasm among the Cheyenne In dians, and the government officials at Fort Keogh and the Cheyenne reserva tion have been besieged by applications for enlistment. The Cheyennes are the only Indians who have ever been favor ably considered by the war department as desirable material for the army.- The troop of 40 Cheyenne spouts wTho are now a part of the regular army at Fort Keogh have proved their efficiency. They were organized by the late Lieu .tenant Casey, killed" atj the battle of Wounded Knee in the t last Jjfoux war, and wero known as Casey s scouts. They carried his body overland in the dead of winter from the Black Hills. The Chey ennes were very devoted to the young leader and held the funeral services of the tribe in his memory. These scouts are supjerb specimens of physical manhood. They are tall, young and athletic and are capable 01 great, en durjuice. In the last Cheyenne outbreak Sel ind-Nrck llnppv. Washington, May, 27 The citi zens of Scotland Neck will not have the objectionable negro who was re cently 'nominattd lor postmaster of that town foic d upon them. The Senate would have refused to confirm him, but that action will not now be made necessary, as the President to clay "withdrew the no'mi nation of C. P. Anthony." The Senate Judiciary Committee has uiven Tudee Ewart his final near- ing, and the case will be submitted to the Senate next week. . To line Itallo.lti. , New York, May -28 A number ot balloons were delivered tins morn ing at Governor's I:dand for the use of the navy by Maurice Mallet, the French Aerop.uif. Thev witi he I 11 warded at once 10 Commodoie Schk to be used in locating the Spanish Armada., denas and Cienf uegos affairs, the failure of the Gussie expedition and the grow ing conviction that the effective, force pf the insurgents has been largely over estimated, has served to change opin ions and ideas- ' Itia flawning upon nymy- that the Spaniards in Cuba are numerous enough, brave enough, reckless enough and strong enough to put up a series of good fights. Interviews with a score of com manding officers, all of them veterans in the secret service, show conclusively that the large majority of the officers in this provisional division "of the United States forces realizes that unlesls Spain backs down soon we are in for a Cuban campaign which may run until snow flies in Chicago. - There has beep a great deal of the comic opera, grand stand, center of the stage business carried on in Tampa since the troops began coming in, much to the amusement and disgust of the ar my officers. Tampa is filling up with men generally wearing a semimilitary rig, who claim to bo general or colonel of this or 'that volunteer organization, who demand places in the army of in vasion which will entitle them to a sword, spurs, shoulder straps and a -"striker. " They besiege General Wade, General Shatter, General Wheeler and pther commanding officers. They are possessed of an abnormal appetite for printers', ink, and they generally are 'turned down" cold and flat. Some times they make their first plunge into the 'Cuban camp, shout ' ' Cuba fibre, " wear Jklaximo Gomez sombreros, buy a $3 machete and ask for a brown canvas uniform and a commission on the staff of General Lacrpt or General Nunez. It is useless for such self advertised heroes to apply for jobs in Tampa. They are not in the regular army, and the Cuban contingent is limited to .750 men. The ' only way they can got to Cuba to shed their hot blood "for the cause of liberty and revenge the Maine" is to join the volunteer forces and take their chances with the boys who are ready and willing to fight as privates, simply MAYLEADTHEAVOELD . VIEWS of govatkinson. FUTURE OF AMERICA AS PREDICTED Bf GLADSTONE. . W. T. Stead's Elucidation of the Great Commoner's Views on Oar Land's Coming Power A Union of Territory ropala tion and Power Beyond All Precedent. ment and-agreed that if called upon they would fight their own tribe. The Crows and Sioux have in many instances become successful farmers. The Chey ennes, on . the other band, have flatly refused to do any work which they re gard as menial. : The enthusiasm of the young scouts pver their service lias been very gratify? Ing to the- officials of the war departr ment. It is believed that the young Im diaus will have an opportunity to go to the front if the .war continues until aur tumn. Many f the . younger Indians, boys, havq, visited their friends among the scouts lately and have begged them to use their infruence in securing places for them in thfe fighting army. New York World. f PLANS OF MANILLA, A Scientist Carried Them to Admiral Dewey In a Newly Laundered Shirt. William Doherty, an ornithologist and entomologist who in the interest of science has travers-ed the four quar ters of the erlobe and has acnievea a w J reputation as farreaching as his travels, recently returned frcm the Philippine islands by way of Hongkong and San Francisco ta visit his parents in Mount Auburn, in Cincinnati. His latest dis tincticn was in successfully passing the Spanish' customs oftieers. at Manilla, with complete plans of the city, the harbor, ithe fortifications and minute details of their armament, from Consu General J Willjams lo Admiral George Dewey. It was a dangerous proceeding, but Mr. 'Dchcrtv carried it to success. The plans, and drawings were concealed in a newly laundered shirt, which was folded, rifled up and Ir.ndcd in the usual style and put with oilier clothing in his trunk. Arriving at Hongkong early in April, he delivered the su premely important papers to Admiral Dewey on the Olympia. Mr. Doherty is a. modest man and deprecates notoriety and therefore had little to say on the subject, except to first heard of state the bare facts. He because disinterested patriotism and a .Admiral Dewey's great victory wLcn he strong desiro to put an end to the whole landed in .the United States a tew days Hilix Ki. i t Sh"iI-I. :jr Heel In. Florida. . - l i- t!ic HUi-k'h Post. . J AC KSO N V I L A E . FLA , May 26 G1 Eugene I larrell has been granted a week's Im I u ;h for the purpose t ieturnin "Pi Kah:-igh and llaihtn iny up the-business (l the First Regi ment. He will leave Jacksonville for Raleigh next Monday. v General Breckenridge reviewed the troops hereto-day, which was lollowed by'an inspection. . The gf)vernment has not yt t quipped us, and I have been unable to. find any ne who. could tell me when it wouid do so. I see no. pros pect of it this week at least. Why the .matter is delayed is not explained unlets it -is connected with '.'J he possibility that our destination has not been fully determined upon. The troops which will be sent to Culm direct from here will be equipped in some respects differently fio n those which go to Manila, but ii is possible, of course, and it has even been hinted that we might be. sent fo the Philippines, but there is no ground to'base such a supposition on. so tar as I am aware. The weather .remains pleasant here, ' 'and the NojJh Caiolina boys in camp are, ! without xcepfion, well. . .S.c.ikI Ki-iiit lit M 11ntvr.1l n. Raleigh, NVC, Mrv 28 Unci Snii added another regiment ester l iy to his fi hit ing force.; Tiit- S -co. id North'.; Carolina R"gi ment ol United States Volunteers is a reality, the' nt ws liats and scandal m T-gers to the contrary It is a r.giment ot which North Carolina Madkid,. May 28 (Censored) It is fficialiy announced that the Cadiz fl el has sailed. ; '. . Destiiiatmn not, given but the in feieiicc is thai it i n its vtay to tin relief ol Ad. niral Cervera, atSantiago.. Health and H ippiness are relative conditions ; at any . rate, there can be little happiness without health; ( To "ive the body its , full measure ol strength and energy, the blood should be kept pure and vigorous, by the use of A.y er's Sarsaparilla. Cuban business leads them to shoulder rifles in the ranks. All of this comic opera side play, has come to an end. Se rious business has swept it aside, and there is a general compression of lips and furrowing of foreheads and squar ing cf saouldeTs: whic h t ur.sed a briga dier general to say the other day, "The boys are getting ready for work." Colonel -A. L. Wagner, chief of the bureau of military information, regard ed as one of the finest tacticians in the service, every inch of him a soldier and the representative of the army on the strategic board,, and his aul-cle-camp. Lieutenant Edward Anderson, came to Tampa a few days ago. Colonel Wagner has held continuous consultations with General W;k!' C out ral -.Suriter and their aids, tic brought with him tho latest military map of Cula and tho advance sheets of the book on Cuba, its forts, defenses, cities, roads, ports, etc., which the government is about to issue to the officers of the army of invasion and the navy. . Colonel Wagner and Lieutenant Row an, who returned from his visit to Gen eral Gomez, met here, and Wagner soon was in full possession of all the valuable m. ..if I -W T -T-V 1 . ago.. le is tne son 01 james i. uuueny pf Cincinnati, who has been a street railway manager and who has held many county and city offices. VWIDE WATER WATCHERS." Company of Virginians Near Washington Who Watch For the Spanish Fleet. . Down the Potomac 40 miles below Washington the river spreads out in shoals. It is three or four miles from shore to shore. President Cleveland vis- 4 ted the locality several times when he was an occupant of the Whito House to shoot ducks. General Lee formerly had a place fronting on the shoals which was locally known as Wide Water. A few days ago the general was walking along Pennsylvania avenue when he was approached by a man he recognized as an old neighbor. He thought he de tected a martial spirit in the manner of his friend and said, "What are you do ing up here going to war?" "I belong to the Wide Water Watch ers," was the reply, with some mani festation of pride, "Wide Water Watchers ! " : repeated G eneral Lee. "What are the Wide Water Watchers?" He who, since the death of Abraham Lincoln, has been the foremost and greatest of nil English speaking men passed away when tho late Mr. Glad stone died, i Of all who speak the English tongue none ever ignored more absolutely tho distinctions which divide the men of our common race into different states. It was indeed often brought against him as a reproach that he was abselutely devoid of that insular j parochialism -which confounds the patriotic devotion due to the English speaking race with the mere jealous self assertiveness of a particular state. Of the sentiment which regards the English speakers, living in the British colonies as altogether sepa rate and distinct from those who inhab it the United States which is one of the distinctive traits of the hitter day imperialist Mr. Gladstone showed no trace, r ' : No British statesman ever recognized so ungrudgingly the splendor of Amer ica's promise or hailed in! advance with such cordial welcome the prospect j cf her future ascendency. Like John tho Baptist, when he said, He must im. crease and I must decrease, " Mr. Glad" stone contemplated the inheritance by the United States of the pre-eminent po si tion so long held by the United King dom without a grudge or a regret. The commercial primacy of his own country, he held, could be seriously challenged by no rival ''except it ! be America. " That she had not already outstripped England in the race he attributed; to her reliance upon the' cramping swaddling clothes of protection. The day when the United States frankly adopted with a resolution steadily to maintain a system of free trade would, he always declared, date the beginning of the .end of British supremacy in the markets of the world. "America," he wrote in the early nine ties, "will then probably take the place which at present belongs to us, " but ho added with generous confidence: "She will not injure us by the operation. On the contrary, she will do us good. The frank recognition cf the greatness and. probable ascendency of the United States was coupled w ith 110 misgivings as to the future cf his own country. I once ventured to remonstrate with him for the severity with which he abstaim ed from all appeals to national or im perial pride. Ho replied good humored ly that one had to be careful in praising a- son if he seemed to be somewhat for ward and too self complacent praiso may he allowed as a treat, it ought net to be his daily bread. Hut he went en to say: "I fully recognize that Ave have a great mission. The work cf England has been great in the past, but it-will be still greater in the futura This is true, I believe, in the broadest sense of the English speaking world. I believe this is also true of England herself. I think-that the part which England has to play and the influence of England in the world will be even vaster in the fu ture than it is today. England will be greater yet than sho has ever been. " Great as England will be and vast as will be her influence, Mr. Gladstone be lieved that the greatness and influence of the United States would be vaster still. In one of his frequent contribu tions to periodical literature Mr. Glad stone touched upon what- he called "the paramount question " of the future bf America. He spoke in almost prophetic tone upon the magnitude of the influence which America must one day exercise, and dwelling, as his manner was, upon the immensity .of the moral responsibil ity which would be borne by the cit izens of the United States. The passage is so remarkable that I venture to quote it as the one "paramount question, to- use his own phrase, which; even from his bier, Mr. Gladstone would address to the American public, i Speaking of the spectacle which America offered to the world, Mr. Gladstone teaid: "There is a union of territory, popu lation, power, passing beybnd all experi ence. jTogether with and; behind these vast developments there will come a He Anticipates Trouble In the Disposal ol the Philippines. "I believe a great question lies before the United States in determining what to do with the Philippine islands," said Governor G. W. Atkinson of West Vir ginia. "That is, if Germany and France and Italy leave any of them for us after their expected scramble for possessions. We' can and will hold these valuable is-: ' m GOVERNOR O. Vt ATKINSON lands in lieu of a war indemnity, or as security therefor, but have we a right to retain them, as some suggest we must, for gocd? In the resolutions recently passed by congress we clearly disclaim ed all idea of annexing Cuba in the war of mercy being waged at present "If we have no right to Cuba, our claim to the Philippines is more unrea sonable still. We have no interests in common with the people cf the islands. We never come in contact with them, and consequently know practically uoth ing about them. If we cannot gobble up Cnta. the richest tract of earth on tho globe and only 100 miles from our coast it is foolish to talk of annexing tho Philippines, over 0, 000 miles away from us." Atlanta Constitution. The Soldiers' Rations. In the civil war the healthiest and toughest soldiers were those who lived on army rations, while the great rua jority of those who died of intestinal diseases were livers ou.; sutlers' canned stuff. As the army rations are well fit ted for toughening the men who live upon them, without injury to the digest: ive organs, the sooner one becomes ha bituated to them the, better. Boston Transcript. " - ' AN INCIDENT OF THE WARi How a Seaman Was Thanked For Bravery by Admiral Dewey. Captain Isaiah IL Grant, keeper of tho United States lighthouse depart ment storehouse on Central wharf, Port land, recalls an interesting anecdote that is particularly appropriate at this time and goes to show the stuff of which "tho American navy is composed. Captain Grant is a brother of William G. Grant, tho keeper of the light on Matinicu3 rock, and of the latter tells fthis story : It was back in 18G4, and Admiral Dewey was then executive officer on board the United States vessel Colorado. William Grant was a seaman on the same ship, and is naturally well posted as to our gallant admiral's fighting' qualities. The Colorado was steaming into " Hampton Roads, Va., towing a large boatload of sailors. It was a windy day and the waves were running high. In some manner the boat capsized, and in a moment every one was struggling in the water. All but one, however, succeeded in getting on its bottom. One sailor who could not swim sank to tho bottom- A boat was at once lowered from the Colorado, William Grant be ing one of tho men assigned to it. The men rowed with a will, and soon reached the overturned . boat and the sailors clinging . to its bottom. They had so much headway that the boat shot over tho place where tho unfortunate man went down. Mr. Grant was in the bowr keeping a sharp lookout for him when he came to tho surface. As the boat moved along ho looked down into tho water, which was clear, and plainly saw the man near tho 6iuf ace. Like a flash he scrambled to the stem of. tho boat and, without hesitating a second, dove over tho cockswain's head for the drowning man. He calculated just right, and in a moment had him by the collar and succeedetV.in bringing him to tho surface. Botl A Wonderful Pisco-very. The last quarter of a centuryrccords nany wonderful discoveries in medicine; !ut none that have accomplished more for humanity than, that sterling old household remedy, Browns' Iron Hitters. It seems to contain the very elements of pood health; ind neither man, woman crcl.ilt! cn; take it without deriving the greatest benefit. Brortns'Iron Bitters i sold by all dealers. OLEAN'S PATRIOTISM. Snnnort " Provided For Volunteers Who Had Families Depeudent on Them. When the president's call for volun teers was issued, the members of tho Forty-third Separate company of the national guard, organized at Clean, N. Y., at once took under advisement tho question of volunteering. The only se rious objection raised by any member of boat, : and uf 4 drowned sailof his life to Mr, prompt action cue thanked b ery in rescuin A few yean commodore, vi men were taken into the r hard work the half was revived. He owed Grant's bravery and The next day Dewey, as executive offlqer, called Mr. Grant up on to the quarter deck, and before every m cordially for, his brav- the sailori ago when Dewey, then ited the Maino coast and called upou Mr. Grant at Matinicus, the incident was recalled, and a long talk was enjoyed by the, men. Admiral Dew-' ey recalled the matter instantly and again complimented Mr. Grant. Port land Express. - If We Hold the Philippines. Tho inhabitants of the Philippines, 7,000, 000 or more of them, have noth ing whatever in common with the Unit ed States. They will hate the officials whom the United States may send ainong them, they will not take kindly or patiently to our ideas of order and good government. It will bo necessary to tax them somewhat, and however reasonable the taxation they will resent it, and naturally. The American colo nics themselves made a stout stand against taxation by a mother country. The people of the Philippines would cer tainly resent taxation by a foreign one. In addition to this would be tho utter failure of such a icoplc to understand oux system of government or the politi cal sentiments of our people. There the company was the ; impossibility of m , reason for hostility from Drovidins for the -support of a family from the small pay allowed by the gov ernment to its soldiers.; Many members of the company had families dependent upon them for support." The citizens of Olean were equal to the occasion. A committee of gentlemen was appointed, to whom all " members, of the company were invited to state separately and in crmfidence their financial needs iucase they should give up their employment to enter upon this war for humanity. It was found that more than one-third of the members of tho company could not enlist without doing injustice to their families unless some provision should be made for their support. A' sufficient number of responsible citizens at once pledged themselves in writing to pay monthly the sum re quired for . the support of the soldiers' families for the full period of two years, that beinsi the term of enlistment. The rasult was that the company left for dtunp Black with its full complement of men, and many applications for en the beginning. Manchester Union. Cnba Is lii&ht There. The longer we tblay taking Cuba the stronger becomes the Spanish defense and the greater Ucomcs the suffering among the reconceu trades. We may not be able to catch the Spanish fleet, but we can catch Cuba. Louisville Courior-Jourual. Their Only Recourse. It is plain enough that the Spanish must go back to their old .pastimo ol bullfighting. They can climb a ienco there or dodge the beast, but, the Dewey system was fatally too swift for them. c..- . . . . . . - , LiOUisviKo joiumercuu. 5 let Him Scream. . The eagle is going to bo very hoarse after this is all over. Oleveiaua neau- 2T. information the sunburned, modest- "Well, you see, general, " explained the correspouag opportunity of social and iistmenV had to be denied. "A recent Bears th The Kind Yoo Have Always Bought; Signature of OUR PEACEFUL BLOCKADE. General Angus Says Havana Fortifications Should Be In Ruins Now. . General Felix Angus of the Baltimore American, who was in Chicago recently, said he thought a serious mistake had been made in not attacking the ; fortifi cations of Havana when te war began instead of giving the Spaniards three or four weeks in which to strengthen them and by practice on our shjips to improve their gunnery. "The result of our tactics, it seems to me, " he aid, "has been to. make our task not only more difficult, but far more dangerous. Even if we had not been able, to Jake possession of the forti fications we might, had we assumea tne aggressive in the beginning, have ren dered them useless for defense when the time came for landing our troops on tho island. - . ' . v "With three weeks to strengthen them, however, they have become much more formidable, and, wun mo im- provement which the Spaniards have been able to make in their gunnery by practice, we have set for ourselves a task which we are liable to find both hazard ous and difficult. "Chicago Tribune. ' lt-lif in Six Hour. , Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis ease, relieved 111 six hours by "New 'Great South American Kidney . Ukk." It is a great surprise on ac count of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in bladder, kidney ana back, in male or female. Relieves re tention of-water almost immediately. If you want, quick relief and cure this is the remedy . Sold by E. F. Nadal, Druggist, Wil son, N. G.. v . - lieutenant brouirht back with him. It seems to be pretty well established that the original plan of using the insurgents has been abandoned. This was 1 to send to' the eastern end of Cuba all the Cuban volunteers obtainable in the United States, with a strong force of American cavalry, there to join the insurgents. The combined forces, according to tho plan, were 'to move ' west - toward Ha vana, driving the Spaniards before them, and reach .Havana about the time the American forces were ready to invest that city. Rowan said Gomez could give 12,000 effective men for this plan. Several of the commanding officers believe "in this plan, but it seems that the forces in Tampa will establish a base of operations, and when the volun teers have been organized into an invad- Virginian, "we've organized a company of watchers, and we go out 011 the high hills back of the landing every night and watch for the Spanish fleet to come up the- river. " William E. Curtis in Chicago Record. GENERAL MERRITT OFF. The Spurs He Wore In the Civil War Go to the Philippines With Him For Luck. General Merritt, accompanied by his aids, Lieutenants Henry C. Hale and T. Bcntley Mott, began his long journey to the Philippines the other night. The luggage taken by General Merritt and his aids included the trappings -of the horses they will ride when they get to Manilla Some of General Mcmtt's friends wanted him to take with him, ing army tho regulars and volunteers for.. use in-the Philippines, soine article will march on to Kavana, Where Blanco, Df personal equiprieut that he used in according to the latest reports, has the war. A part of the general's war about 63, 000 Spanish soldiers and about reCord is that hexaver lost a battle, and the same number of civil guards, guer- nijj friends are sire that if his uniform rillas and volunteers. It is believed the in the Philippines includes .something roads will be passable for artillery and' that he had worn - on southern battle- wn mm trains un to September, ana the fields it will bring him good luck. The general was quite wiumg w Oblige his well wishers, mid he tried to find something. The best he could do was a pair of stmrs, and these he will wear the fir.;t time he jumps into the saddle on the Philippines. New York Sun. moral inn fice to be exercised over the rest of thFworld. What will be the value of that influence? Will it make us, the children of the senior races, who will have to como under the influence, better or worse? .Not what manner cf producer, but what manner of man is the American of the luture to per now will the majestic figure about to become the largest and most powerful on the stage of tho world make: use of his pow er?" William T. Stead in New York Journal . i surgeons and yellow fever experts are telliug..the commanders that a sanitary discipline Will reduce the danger from vellow fever to a minimum'; which will nnt. imil-nn-iiss tie movements of. the troops or the success of the expedition. Chicago Record "In a minute" one dose of Hart's Essence ok Ginger will relieve any ' ordinary case of Colic, Cramps or Nau- s ta. An unexcelled remedy for Diar rhoea, Cholera Morbus, Summer com plaints and all internal pains. Sold by B. W. Harrave. . Kind .Words From Great Men. . Cecil Rhodes is with us. So is Joe Chamberlain. We are now awaiting pome expression of sentiment from Oom PauL Philadelnhia North American. Hatred of Span in h In the Philippines. A correspondent quotes a gentleman who has lived in the Philippine islands three years to the effect that the na tives ferociously hate the; Spaniards." -No Spaniard, even before the late revolt, could venture alone two miles from the big towns for fear of capture or murder hv brigands. Enelisn and American men and women could go aA over the islands with safety, and, did, but the Spanifch were not tolerated. This same resident of three years describes the na tive people as naturally decile and in telligent, remarkably so. He says a just government would find them as easy to manage as any people in the world. Chattanooga Times. When a man is suttering irom an aching head a sluggish body when hk muscles are lux and lazv- his brain dull and his stomach disdaining food- hp will, if wise heed these warnings and resort to-the right rt-medy, before it is too late. "Parker's narsapa- oiiii" thp "KING OF BLOOD PCRIF1- roc " rnatpc the aooetite keen and heartv. invigorates the liver, purifies th hlnorf and fills it with life giving el- omnfc rf ihp fond' It is a wnderfel ..... r- , JI roiu visit to the company ui camp has con vinced the writer that this treatment of their families by the citizens of Olean has given to the men a morale which thev could not have if forced Dy tne ae- pendence of their families to choose be tween dutv to home ana iiuty to country. The motto of Olean in this work was " Home and Country, "-F. S. S. in New York Tribune. v- Decidedly Astronomical. The straps which Dewey will wear as admiral contain two stare and two or.r.h,.r Tht re is an additional star on two major and two minor stars. Iowa State Journal. The Spendthrift of Nations. Snain has squandered Jjer inheritance. She. started with a fair' title to all the western world. Now she seems destined to" have no share in its;: f utura There never has been in history a greater cdthilft or DrodiiraL Providence JouruaL BETTER than cure Is prevention. Rv tjikino- Hood's Sftrsanarilla von may keep well, with pure blood, strong blood maker and flesh builder. nerves and, a good APPETITE. I by B. W. Hargrave. . l)ilrrmins toin!eh lieai Permanently cured b the masterly jwwers of South American Nervine Tonic. Invalids need suffer no longer, because this great remedy can cure thfm a'l. It is a cure for the whole world of stomach weakness and indi gestion. The cure begins with the first dose. The relief it brings is marvel lous am1 surprising. It makes no fail ure ; never disappoints. No natter how lone: you have suffered, your cure U r-i tain under the use of this great h'esdth giving lorce. w-rs safe. Sold by E. F. Wilson, N. C. , Pleasant and al Nadal, Druggist, Oh, the Pain of. Rheumatism! Rheumatism often causes the most in-" tpnao sufferine. Many have for years tairily sought relief from thia disabling j disease, and are to-day worse off than ever. Rheumatism is a blood disease,! and Swift's Specific is theonjy cure, be- cause it is the only remedy which can reach such deep-seated diseases. A few years ago I was taten with in flam ma-1 tore Rheumatism, which became so Intense I that I wa3 for weeks unable to w&lfc. 1 tneai several prominent physi-j clans and took their treat-1 ment faithfully, hat n unable to get the slight-1 est relief. In fact, myeon-l dition coemod to growl worse, the disease spread I over my entire body, and! from November to March I r many patent medicines, I - g i but none renevea me. t'non the advice of a I friend I drcided to trrl . - m I a R s lu-fore allowir.K me 10 laxe 11. now-i lysted the remedy, and pronounced it free I potash or mercury. I felt so much better after! taking two bottles, that I continued the rem-l rt-r- anrl in tirnmnnttig 1 was ni r-il toiu l"-ri J -I The cure was permanent, for I have never since I bad- a toucn 01 nwrniMiism ik times exposed to damp ana com wenincr. 7ll Pcwelton Avenue, Philadelphia. . Don' t suffer Ion cer w i t h Ilheumat ism. 'Jhrow aside your oils and liniments, as I thev can not reach your tronble. Don'tl etperiment with doetore their potasl and mercury will ana to your aisauii ity and completely destroy your diges tion.1 For DiaaH i nru T. II II II f nwioa i i lit " m. 4 will cure perfectly and permanentl) It is miaranteed purely vegetable, an contains no ootash. mercury, or othe mineral. Books mailed free by Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, ua. T