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VOLUME XXVIII. WILSON, N. C, JULY 14, 1898. V T T T 1 T7T o O THE HOPE OP PEACE. PROSPECTS BRIGHTER FOR A SPEEDY END OF THE. WAR. Spitiii's Administrative Inefficiency Land I'itiful Display cf Armament Jlayo Ipst Her tho Chance of, All W Effect of f - . MewejV Victory In Hastening the End.' Tho punish- government and tho Spanish penile now stand confronting a military situation which they confess to be absolutely hopeless. As this was from the first a necessary preliminary to a treaty of peace its undoubted existence today may safely bo said ' to make tho prospect of an early end of tho war brighter than most of., us expected it to he by this time. Tho truth is the . collapso of Spain has been swifter than anybody could havo foivsocn. She has managed to avoid bankruptcy so far, though her finances arc in ruinous condition, but her frightful display of administrative incfliciency and the pitiful figuro her navy and fprtiucations havo cut have lost her tho possibility of allies and have bowed the Spanish peoplo in" hu miliation and despair. A victory at tho beginning, or at least a scmblanco of .one;, was absolutely essential to-tho parae Spain was playing. She not only hoied for this, but k she apparently had reason, to e.pect it Good judges on the continent and in England, who had no doubt of Spain's ultimate defeat, thought and said that she might win .the first successes. . If we had rushed our raw recruits to Cuba to face Blanco's veterans, tho story might havo been dif ferent, but as all tho operations so far havo been naval and as Spain's naval power is turning, out a ridiculous, al most an iina;inarSquantity the crick ing of tho bubble has come earlier than could have -.been predicted. We probably are not yet able fully to measure tho great moral effect in this connection of Dewey's surprising success at Manilla within ten days of declaring war. , It was not simply the skill and gallantry he displayed, not simply the revelation ho gave tho world that the old traditions of tho American navy had lx;en worthily maintained. There was more in his victory than all that. His stroke not only laid low the Span Ush, ' fleet, but also laid lare the corrupt ami feeblo system cf Spanish administration. Consider what tho peo ple had bet n told about the defenses of Manilla! The prima minister stated in the cortcH that it would be found poth iug had been neglected On the very eve of tho battlo tho minister cf marino said that everything was as it should bo in tho -Philippines, and that "very shortly the splendor of victory would burst forth n iid ill amine the country." No wonder tho rose colored vision of this official read a victory into the dis patches tolling of irremediable disaster. When the truth. would out, and Minis ter Heraugo rose to defend himself in tho cortes, ho said that it was useless to lay down torpedoes in the bay of Manil la, but that he had sent 150 good ones, which Avero t hen On their way. Such fatal ?ack of foresight, such ab solute mi preparedness for tho war,, such dawdling incompetence in office, came upouvtho Spanish nation like a thunder clap,- and the . f nturo historian of .the war will, as we say, doubtless attribute to Dewey's dashing victory a powerful effect in breaking the Spanish spirit and so' hastening tho end -of the .war. And all that has happeued since then has but sunk Spain deeper in hopelessness. The gunnery of her artillerymen at San Juan and Santiago is about the poorest tho world has ever .seen. Even tho un skilled Egyptians, with smoothbores and no range finders, hulled the British ships 75 times at tho bombardment of Alexandria. But our fleet, even when exposed, to firo wTith apparent reckless ness, has escaped practically untouched. As for Cervera's squadron, on which such high hopes were built, it is igno- miiiiously shut in a harbor where sur render or scuttling is only a question of time. We mention all these reverses of Spain not to exult over the misfortunes of a weak antagonist, but to show how probable it is that this unbroken series of disasters may now incline the Span ish government to ask for tho best terms possible. For our part, if we could now secure peace without further fighting it would wonderfully heighten our triumph. We should have succeeded in a difficult war with an astonishingly small loss of life. Not ten Americana, we believe, have so far been killed in battle. We have spent millions and are ready to. spend millions more ; we have called over 200,000 men to arms; we have greatly strengthened our fleet; we now have the campaign well in hand and ean push it to certain victory But no victory, won after months of fighting and lavishing of treasure and life, could possibly bo so glorious as would be a "peaceful set tlement with Spain without 'the firing of another gun. If she is ready to treat wo must meet her half way. Our gov ernment has shown by its conduct of the war that it is both wise and hu mane wiso in looking for just such a breakdown in Spain as we aro now wit nessing and humane in determining not to risk one American ship or sailor or soldier unnecessarily. By keeping our untrained levies out of Cuba our au thorities hae hurt Spain more tk;;n 'they possibly could, havo done by scud ing them. But tho same wisdom and humanity that havo marked the carry ing on of the war thus far must sun ly lead tho i resident,'-'-and- his afivisws to welcome the first approaches of t-am with tho siiui of peace. New Yoik Evi uing Poyfc. - A new use for tho bicycle in warfare was developed during the recent bom bardment of Saii Juan. An account of tho bombardment from ..within tho city - says that n volunteer corps of bicyclists f.mitly aided tho Spanish commander by acting las messeugers between tho forts. Nqw York Herald. leamtho - The Kind You Have Atwavs Bought. Signatura -ST?. ' y3?UL-JT' ' 1 ' '. i : ' i . 1 GIANT SOLDIERS TO ENLIST. Company Frtnln In Georgia That Will . Be Tallest In United States. State Senator Yancey Carter ji Geor gia will lead a company of giants in tho war against Spain. - The senator says this company will bo the tallest in the United States and physically will hold a . distinction) similar to that of tho queen's horse .guards in England. Cap tain Carter has opened a recruiting of- nce in Atlanta, and, his comnanv. bv authority invested, will belong to Colo nel Hay's regiment. Captain Carter said recently: "I will enlist men only six feet hieh and over, and the company will be com posed of physical giants. The men aro enlisting from every part of the state, and I "will. -.have no trouble in ccttina tho required number. It's men I want; 1 care nothing for tho locality. They must bo .men physically, mentally and morally. 1 don't. want toughs. ,Thoy must be i tieii who .. can ho' relied rm in the days that try men's souls. In Roose velt's regiment I kubposo 00 nor rent I't JJ .T nro men accustomed to real danger and hardship and aro not mado nervous if they get in a closo place. "I. snpposo hall of them could hit a man with a nisr.nl at 100 vaids coini; at a trallnn. Thev had 0,000. applications and took their choice. J t is tho" finest cavalrv on earth. I heard tho president tell a senator that ho received a letter from a millionaire in New York beseechim?. him to take his son irr that regiment as a private. 1 wanted to get a company in that com mand, but failing in that I propose to do tho nest best thing and raise an in fantry company of tho best men I can find. We aro not going to war for child's play." Kansas City Times. - PLENTY OF GUNS. The Navy Now Has All It May Possible Require In the Present War. After three, months of continuous work, with the forces operating every hour in the day, the navy has at last been supplied with all the guns it may possibly require during the present war, and a reserve supply has been stored up in the shops at Baltimore ample to meet any call and to fit out additional auxil iary cruisers if more are put in use. bince tno v.xex aiter the Maine was blown up the factory has been working three times its usual force and turning out 4, 5 and G inch guns and 0 and pounders, in addition to the large mini bers manufactured by private firms. For the past two months tho factory has been employed almost entirely on two hundred G pounders and an equally largo number of 1 pounders, with auto matic feeders With these completed tho navy, will -have such a stock of sec ondary battery gung that another large fleet of yachts and tuga could be readily . equipped. At tho beginning; of the war there was some apprehension that the service would bo short on rapid fire 6 inch guns liko those mounted on the fast patrol vessels. Work has been pressed on all tho guns of these calibers intended for ships now building, and ev ery cue has been finished. 4 Tho big caliber guns for battleships rre well aavanceei ana will do reaeiy long before the ships are. Any gun, no matter how large, that might be injur ed on tho ships of tho fleet can be quickly replaced by one of equal caliber now ready at tho factory here. One year ago there were sufficient guns only for tho batteries of the ships in commission" and those building. Washington Cor. Baltimore Sun. Do referred tho Old Testament. The women of Coffoyville, Kan., re cently mado up a package of useful ar ticles for each member of the local com pany of volunteers, aud sent the whole to the camp ac San Francisco. A Popy cf the New Testament went with each packago and one of tho recipients ob jected to tho gitt. lie said he wanted the Old Testament, because there was so much more war in it. Now York Tribune. CONOMY in taking H ood's Sar- saparilla, because " 100 doses one dollar" is peculiar to &rl true only of the One True BLOOD Purifier. The, War an: tiic Fntufe of America. : There is no cause for alarm if tho war with Spain should broaden the scope of American in tentions, even if colonial enterprise becomes an American policy, A colonial policy need not bo considered as absolutely foreign , to the country's welfare. - The early statesmen objected to it principally, because the country was too weak to undertake it, and it was well recognized that future eontin eencies might justify it. Replying to criticism of his courso in the purejbasa of the Louidana territory, Jefferson said: "Who can limit the extent to which the federative policy may operate effectively? Tho larger our association the less will it bo shaken by local pas sions." It need not be surprising should many - of our traditions be overturned and new relations assumed toward the rest of tho world. War generally brings new responsibilities to a victorious na tion, and America is not likely to be an exception t the rule,-"-Galveston News. ".-'" .-" yt '- Curiously Inflicted Wound. A member of , tho F.irf;t regiment of .Indiana vr: :;tefiis hs been sent to tht hospital for a curiouhly infiicted wound. He received ii ts yevo cut on the wrist from a knii'o i.i tho hands of a young woman who was ' secretly trying to ob tain a butlcn from his oat as a" souvenir. New Yen!; World. : ' ,v all v N.Mirsclf Im ' vyly tor i.,r. .1 -i: !!; slakt vf :!i'-'iis.;? t hills :i ! i-. t,-r wiH luulcrtninci and eventn .-tljv 1 riMk (h,vn thr stroi:j:si coumi MHi n '! KHk 1 t URV , (Su et-t bil ' .ie tr fr .-.") i- mrt- t 1h i live th in Oiiit iiv ;hh! in u':t combined -with Iron : f.Vi i i j.k-isant t lak; . is sol tinder money ..iVcJt!i-f '.r:llt,' " to ' "Ure Of rr.:ni1f-.T Ardent no sisbsli Ihf "iust as ceod'' kind don effect cures. Sold by B. W. Harrave ti es . j ... AIMING THE BIG GUNS -" ".' ": -1 . EXACT FIRING OF ARTILLERY IS AN SCIENCE NOW. Latino lander and Cow They Aro Oper ated to lilt a .Moving Target Gunners 31 list Ito C!ool and Experienced "Doing Sams" Mid Bursting Shells. . v j A reporter for the Boston Herald gives this interesting account of a talk with one of the regular army officers at Fort Hamilton, in Boston harbor: V; 1 "In tho' days of r the civil war ranges wero so very short that the gunner had no difficulty in seeing his target aid laying his gun directly upon it. Wind and. speed of target cut no figuro, be cause tho projectile had such a short distance to pass . over that neither had enough time to net to make any appre ciable difference. But now when firing at a target eight miles away all of these things mako themselves felt. There lis the rifling in tho bore, which gives the projectile tho rotation necessary t o keep it ,ti'om , tttubling and AVhich will in our service carry the projectile to the right ; then tho direction and force of the wind, the direction and speed of target, the temperature and barometric pressuro of tho air, which affect tho re sistance of the air to passage of the pro jectile, the kind of powder and weight of projectile. All these things havo to be taken into account, and they each vary under all sorts of conditions, so that they can only be figured put for each partic ular shot at the time the gun is fired. But they are not such difficult problems to the officer who lives in an atmosphere of such things. i - . , j "Most of this information , must he worked out from data obtained from firing tests and must be thoroughly as similated by the expert artillerist Then by taking observations at the time of firing data aro obtained from which results can be computed. The most important part of the operation Is of course to locate the target. The in vention which has enabled us to do this is something wholly American a de velopment of our regular army, which in certain localities it is so much the fashion these days- to run down. This invention is the range finder. It looks 'a simple affair. A tall modern tower, with a substantial foundation, built a commanding height and connected with the guns, perhaps half a mile di tant, by telephone. :Afi the top is a large telescope, adjusted on a polished steel circular table. - A dial on the tele scope frame is cogged with the edge of the circular table and gives at any inj- stant the direct reading in azimuths Another dial is so arranged that elevar tion or depression of the telescope gives its indicator a corresponding mover ment. This is like the ordinary transit fitted to read vertical angles, but in this case, instead of reading angles" of depression, distances are indicated in yards to the point "where the line of sight pierces the water. An adjustment corrects for height of tide. "It is only necessary, then, to poini our telescope at . the water line of the biiip uuu rcau uiiwLijr iiiiiuuiu nuu uia 3 j ,u tu 5 jj! tance. ..These aro rapidly transmitted bj telephone to the guns and plotted on t piece of drawing, paper. Three of these1 Observations, 20 seconds apart, are plot-j ted, and tho gun has to be fired 80 seci onds after tho last observation is taken or at the end of two minutes, total time.! We have the locatiem of the target at three different times. It is now neces sary to computo where it will be at th end of the 80 seconds. 7 "A vessel running 12 knots an hour1 will pass over 1,200 feet in one minute or 1,600 feet in 80 seconds,' so that if wo fired at the point where she was at the last observation wo mignt miss ner ,600 feet or some fraction of that, de pending on her direction of sailing with reference to us. If we fired point blankf that is, aiming right at her wot would miss as much as she would pass over in tho tiino of flight of the projec-! tile. This, for a 10,000 yard range, might be 20 seconds. " We have now the position of the target at a given future instant, but it is referred to the position of the range tower. We must now correct our data to refer to the gun's position. Thent we are ready to make corrections for drift duo to rifling, effect of wind,; condition of atmosphere and abnor- WorK must be done in 80 seconds, you; see that one has to count his time by fractions of seconds to work like an an. tomaton. No longer time can be allow-i ed for computations, etc., as uncertain- tiea increase as .about the fifth power of thPime. Thi is where the discipline of the soldier comes in,' and it can bei aoduired only by years of training. "The aiming of the gun is all science; now and needs experts. The firing and; loading aro :tho only work which the; untrained mind can find work at. And; even in these ' things, you can under-j stand, there is need of coolness and; experience, for these big fellows are! delicate machines after all, and are worked by levers, have electrical appli- u inces and are in other ways too precious : to trust to untrained hands. "This may not sound so dreadful here in, the calm of a peaceful spring after noon. But imagine looking, up pines and cosines, plotting accurate curves from mathematical data, under a hail of projectiles, with shells and bombs bursting around you. . Fancy placidly sighting your telescope m tuo range tower, which a well directed f-hot may mt awav from beneath you. And your Hand must n. t tremble, your mind must lot bo distracted. " Will Do it With D4sl). Disguising our old friend Christopher Columbus under the name cf Cristobal Colon won't prevent our putting a fuIL stop to that warship a career. .Fhila delphia Times. . ';- -: ' Few medicim s have held lluir ground so surrrssfullv :is A vi-r'.-J ht-rrv I'ec toral. During the past fifty ve jrs, it has been the most popular of .dl roii'gli cures and and the demand fr it In l.sv is greater than ever before, rrompt to act and sure to, cure.' " " patriotic aeronauts. They Are Eager to Servo Their Country In the Hal loon Corps. Tho war has caused many aeronauts to besiego their, representatives in con gross for chances to enlist in the bal loon corps. Representative Champ Clark of Missouri has one of these aeronauts in his district, j Abuut as soon as war was declared Mr. Clark received a let ter from this aeronaut, Neal Braytqn by name,, who desired to offer his services to the government. Mr. Clark referred the letter to tho ofScera of the signal corps and promptly received a formal 'acknowledgment, which was in : turn forwarded .to j tho constituent in Mis souri. A few mornings later tho aero naut appeared at Mr. Clark s cloqr, with out a penny in bis pocket, and announc ed his expectation of rec iviug a job im mediately. Mr.i Clark paid the visitor's bills in town for several days, in the meanwhile urging theacceptance of the balloonist 's services. - .The oHicia Is de clared that thero -werajio places for balloonists,; .but ."Mr. Clark uT;i;ted'-ou kthe plea that "h" would have to pay his constituent's railroad fare back to Mis- souri, and the corps finally decided to take Mr. ilr.ytou iu, and, .pmch to-Mr. Clark's delight, the balloonist has prov ed himself "a valuable num. IIo has a record of about 300 ascensions in Mis souri and is c a:;cr to distinguish himself in the service of his country. Representative Otey of Virginia like- Wfcie has a constituent who is an aero naut. He is tho proprietor of a so called torpedo balloon. He is Marcellus French of Houston, Halifax county. Mr. Otey visited tho navy department the othei effort to induce tho ord nance bureau to give tho device a trial. Washington Post. - EXPECT A BIG CUBAN TRADE. Maine Men Looking Cp the Lumber and Fish Prospects When Peace Comes.' Maine lumbermen are already specu lating upon the prospects of extended commerce with Cuba as a result of the war. A Bangor firm has already receiv ed from a New York house having large interests in the island an inquiry as to the prices at wnmh certain kinds of building materials could be delivered at Havana, where it is purposed to erect two large factories. The tone of the let ter indicates that tho New York people expect the war to c lose very soon. . In years past Bangor had a very large trade with Havana, Cienfuegos, Carde nas and.Matanicas, but of late the busi ness has gone tat ho maritime provinces, from which provinces also is now ship ped tho bulk or the dry and pickled fish .-used in the West Indies, Maine having lost nearly all of her once fair share of that trade. Tacrcj is plenty cf pine lumber still standing in Maiueand tho supply of fish ach as is" called for in the West Indies is cnlimited; here. New Yoik Sun. - A Single Slsh Feeds a Rrgiment. Captain W. C. Connor of - Dallas caught with rod and reel at Aransas Pass a jewfish which weighed 272 pounds dressed. It was packed in ice and presented to "Teddy's Terrors" just before they left San Antonio, and it made a meal for tho regiment. Only in Texas may be found fish so largo that a single one is big enough to' feetl a regi ment. Galveston News.. . ' Advance of Science. Modern civilization and science are doing more and more to ameliorate the sufferings caused by warfare. The Kan sas volunteers will be accompanied to lie front by a lady surgeon, young and landsome. Baltimore American. Dca't Wegloit VoTtr L.lrcr.'j -iror troubles quickly. result in rrion j.-lications, and the man wlio necrlet'tK Lis i vor has little rcpam for health. A lioiik ! firowns' Iron Biltrs taken now and ihon ill keep the liver in perfect order. ; If the Sease lias dovelopcnl, Browns' Iron Biri rs iii cure it permnnc-ntly. ' gtrotiffth. urn1 ifnlity will al-.vnys foi"!ov. f'A Oso. 'rowns' Iron Bitters u sold bj all elculcrs. Sherman's Definition Amplified' '-' Among the, many inconvenient and disagreeable little affairs connected with camp life- there are many amusing inci dents," writes oud of the Springfield soldier boys. "We happen to havo a regimental quartermaster of tho Ger man persuasion, and on A arriving at Springfield, Mo., we stood all day the first day in a drizzling rain without tents, blankets or rations, on ahill over- looking tho river i and valley in tho dis tance, a very desirable place for camp, picturesque and inspiring, that ordinarily- would elraw admiration from the most unappreciative nature, but undei existing circ-umstances Sunday school words were not so profuse as they might have been. As night was drawing near, and blankets and ; straw were conspicu ously absent, the writer, accompanied by several either officers, approached our quartermaster with the burning cmes tion, 'What of the night?' We wero greeted wicb, 'Vat is it you ,vant?' 'Blankets, ' we guiltily murmured. 'Dig is var. - V'o veulel have crieel like bebies if ve could net come. 1 vould haf tried meself. Now va ar j horj. Dis is var. To h 1 'iu.it cvcry;diuga' ' oinilingly we saluted a::;l rirod ' Springfield (Mo. Le,.:wler-l)tu:i.x.,.iC. ' ' 1 . .. Iqiiai ttt lUe Test. Wbi:. country eoi: t l' ;t e:u of my the pa upremo er a .' i'rc.rnrli u v.-ii'A is put ti triolifiii iiiit.-l. of a v- It" r :f.r I tj. .): :. Permanently - i r -l hy-1 n - ;jsier;y po wets'.. of. Stust h A 't?-n.-rn -..Nervine 'Poriic . Invalids :etf sn?T r !ii-er, be su-se this . rri ur rn,r 'v 3 nn : 'T.rt llu-m H'1... it is a am- f t thj .vhole wr'd of ,sf om c!t ve:knss : indi gestion. The. cure, bet-s:is Ciih 'he first. d"se. Tli relief it; brings v.'nrvt-t-lens an-' surnMsin. t kf- n f;i:I-urt--; never disntpohf-. Vi "suitier how long you hnv su:lVre ; vour ure is cettain. under the tis- ..f thi ; irreat health giving force. Ph-tis.-m- and al ways safe.' '..V '- -; ; .. :. ' Sold, by E. F. - Nadhl, Drug-ist, Wilson,- n: C. .- ci . v ,;:' THE CAROLINE ISLES. THEY MAY ALSO BE SEIZED BY THE UNITED STATES. Islands Are Still In e Sar&ffe State Dls . . covered bjr Spain In 1538, bat Have ' Been Claimed by Germany and Knff ' land Attack on Our MiMlonarlea. In view of the fact that the Ameri can government , is .believed t to havo seized the Ladrone "Islands a group be longing to Spain about 1; 0.00 miles east (of the Philippines, and that the seizuro of-' the Carolines' is also possible, somo description of these islands vill be of interest .. . The Caroline islands, likewise a pos sessron of the Spanish crown", composo a widely scattered archipelago situated southeast of the Philippines and duo north of New Guinea., The group con sists of about 700 islands, a few of them basaltic, but by far. the greater part of coral origin. Coral islands are not or dinarily fertile. They are characterized by a thin soil, scanty rainfall and lim ited vegetation. Thecocoanut palm and tho screw, pine, bearing a large bunch of juicy fruit, thrivo qn them, but lit-, tie else that can sustain human life. The volcanic islands, on the other hand, such as Kusaie, Pouape, link, Pelew and Yap, are high, densely wooded and fertile, yielding bread fruit, . cocoanuts, sugar cane, oranges and bananas. On the whole, the archipelago offers limit: ed attractions to trade.- . The natives of the islands are of tho brown Polynesian race, with straight hair, and possess all the characteristics of a savage race. They still go nearly or quite naked, with tattooed bodies, - and are fond of war. As no" census has ever been taken, estimates of the popu lation vary greatly. From what is known of the islands already explored. ,it cannot be less than 100,000. . . The islands were probably first visit ed by A lv aro de Saavedra in 1528 and afterward, in 1579, by the navigator Drake. In 1686 they were rediscovered by the Spanish Admiral Francesco La zeano, who gave them the name they now bear in honor of Charles H oi Spain. ' The islands have at differenS times been claimed by Spain, England, Germany, and, in fact, by almost all the European powers. The points' claim ed in favor of Spain are & probable pri ority of discovery, the fixing on the is lands of a Spanish name by Lazeano, and the proximity of Spanish posses sion's." . ';;;.":r ':' - i ' ; '' From the Philippines and'Ladrone is lands more or less intercourse has been had with Yap and the other western most islands of. the, Caroline archipela go. Yap is a volcanic island of consid erable size, with an excellent harbor on theijoutheast The nativea are of a higher grade of civilization than mosi of their neighbors. They build first rate boats, lay out their villages regularly, pave their streets and construct stouo piers and wharf a A Spanish mission was established in the island in 1856. Germany, in 1885, laid claim to cer tain of the Carolinea A dispute occur red as to the ownership of Yap, and there was a long international quarrel. which was finally settled by the -pope in favor of. Spain. A protocol was issued by Spain and Germany, in which tho latter country was granted coaling and naval stations and permission to cstab Itsb farming colonies. ? What is known pf the Carolines ha come to us mainly through American missionaries, who for more than 40 years labored among the debased popu lations with great success. The larger islands, sucn as ftusaie, fonape and Ruk, were occupied by evangelizing agencies, and the work of education and civilization passed rapidly from group to group, until nearly the whole archi pelago .was brought under the influence of the Christian religion. Five of tho barbarous dialects were reduced to writ ing, portions of. the Bible and many schoolbooks were printed therein, more than 50 churches, with 4,000 commnni cants, were organized and schools wero established. - - - In the meantime Spanish misrule caused many native uprisings. The Spanish- government undertook to ex tend its sphere of influence to the Caro lines, and a convention was entered into between Madrid and Washington, stipulating that the American mission arics should remain unmolested. " Never theless, the Spaniards at once resorted to high handed proceedings. They found that the missionaries had made .the natives more civilized and more self respecting and therefore more diffi cult of subjugation. They accused the .Americans of inciting the natives to revolt. . " Churches, schools and dwellings at Qua were burned by Spanish shells. Spaniards forbade the continuation of church "and school work of any sort. Two missionaries, Miss Fletcher and Miss Palmer, were refused permission to leave the island when an opportune ty offered, and finally a Spanish fortifi cation, church and priest's house 'were erected on land belonging" to-the Ameri can Board of Foreign Missions. Com mander H. C. Taylor, commanding the . United States steamer. Alliance, arrived at the island and took the missionaries to Nuskaie. .-i,. Outrages on tne American mission aries continued until tbey were driven from v the islands. Relations between Spain and the United States became very strained. . For three years the dif ferences continued, until Spain agreed ' to pay an indemni ty for tho expulsion of the missionaries and the destruction of their property. Tho long labor of Americans in the islands had gone for naught, and in 1895 efforts were made by the United States to gain Spain's consent to allow the missionaries to re- L'amo their work. Spain, however, re fused. New York Herald. . "In a minute" one dose of Hart's Ess? n:e of Ginger will relieve any ordinary case o! Colic, rramps or Nau sea. An unexcelled remedy for Diar rhoea. Cnedera Morbus, Summer com plaints and all internal pains.- Sold by R. W, Harura've. LA FIESTA AND CARNIVAL. Splendid - Celebration In Blooming-ton, Uia of n European Custom There was blare of sacbut and twang of psaltery at Bloomington, Bis., June 1 and 2. Biz, the king of the carnival, held undisputed sway, and his votaries made the welkin ring. In the two days of dissipation fully 100, 000 strangers viewed tne spectacle and marveled at its gorgeous beauty. La Fiesta was a revel I GEORCB L. HOTcnm V amid the brightest flowers that burgeon and bloom in this paradise. . Hundreds of handsome carriages drawn by gaily caparisoned horses were tricked out in floral festoons and varicolored ribbons emblematic of the fete day. With ban ners flying and bands playing the beau tiful. procession moved about the city to the delight of thousands, who gave free vent to their feelings in merry shout ing. A splendid cavalcade escorted the vehicles, driven two abreast. As they threaded the richly decorated avenues and streets by the busy marts the fair and lovely occupants of the embowered chariots engaged in a battle of the roses. A sight long to be remembered was pre sented as the happy warriors passed un der the marble arc de triomph. . On the following day, after Rex had rested from, his royal welcome, the mayor turned over the golden keys of the city to his majesty and his loyal and loving subjects. The king with pomp and pageantry sweptrthe city. His sub jects ronowea in spienaor. Their cars were" mythological, allegorical and his torical. When 'the fountains of fire illu minated the grand spectacle at night, it seemed more gorgeous - than the field of the cloth of gold or the departure of Lalla Rookh from Delhi for the vales of Kashmir. George -KHutchin, editor , of The Sunday Eye and president of the Car nival association, is given the credit for conceiving and carrying out this mam moth enterprise, which has given Bloom ington a name to be envied far and wida Mr. Hutchin is a forceful writer and a thinker of more dynamics than any oth er scribe in the west. His style is -vol canic, cynical, humorous and incisive. He is not given to rhedomontado. He dips his pen .into wormwood and galL and his words are like scorpion whips, which have made him bitter enemies. He is popular withal, - however, and has the proud knowledge of the fact that he made the carnival in Blooming- ton a towering success and made Bloom ington famous. He is an orator as well as a genius with the pen and has been referred to frequently as the new Inger soll. His beaming countenance certain ly would suggest a likeness to the great agnostic, " Bloomington has earned the sobriquet of "Carnival City of the North," and a newspaper man of force and brilliancy achieved the honor. Editor Hutchin will be heard from in a wider and great er field. AN AUTOMATIC -TRIGGER. Sir. Fox's Invention Increases the Utility ; of the Krag-Jorg-ensen Rifle. A successful test of the automatic trig ger invented by Mr. Ansiey Fox, . a young Baltimorean, was made at Fort McHenry, recently in the presence of a number of spectators. The trigger was applied to a regular United States Krag- Jorgeusen rifle, and more than 50 shots were fired by Mr. Fox and the soldiers present. The rifle worked perfectly and demonstrated the advantages claimed for the trigger by the inventor. In this invention the trigger is auto matically forced into engagement with the hammer by contact with the slid ing- bolt, and it thus does away with the sear springs and sears which have hitherto been considered indispensable in this class of firearms. Tne sears and sear springs are small parts. Mr. Fox's improvement renders the arms to which it is applied less liable to break-; age, makes the mechanical parts more positive in action, lessens.. the cost of manufacture and increases the general utility of the arm. Mr. Fox is the in ventor also of the Fox hammcrless shot gun, whicfi is claimed, to be mucn sim pler in mechanism than guns heretofore made. Pittslmrg Dispatch. Wise In His Generation. Weyler is reported to have discovered that his duties to Spain wilL after alL prevent his coming over to supervise the task of driving the Yankees, out of Cuba. . This ' confirms the general im pression that Weyler is not entirely de void of the valuable quality of j?ru I nice. Philadelphia Bulletin. KIirMn Six Ham. - Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis ease relieved in six hours by "New Great South American Kidnev Curk."' It is a great surprise on ac count of us exceeding promptness in relieving pain in bladder, kidnt?y and back, in male, or female. Relieves re tention of water almost immediately. If-vou want quick relief and cure this is the remedy. ; . ( " Sold by E. F. Nadal, Druggist, Wil son, N. C. '' ' -; v . , - FRED JENKS' PARROTS. wo ot Them Are Patriot, and Ova Yallj ' Tor Spain. Fred Jenka of New Haven, -whom everybody knows, is an intense patriot and eagerly discusses every phase of tho war with his friends. Jenks owns three parrots, Joe, Mao and Polly, about which tho only thinsr croon is their plumage. The bright eyed birds have remarkable intelligence, and every day add to their vocabulary. When no one else is talking, tho parrots talk to each other, and when they all are chattering it sounds like a lot of boys in dispute. Since the war began tho parrots havo absorbed much about the battles, tho fleets, the armies and the commanders. Mac and Polly are as good patriots as their master; but, sad to say, Joe is a rank Spaniard. He constantly veils. "Hurrah for Spain 1" Mao and Polly listen for awhile and then chlmo in. Shut up!" cries Mac. "To hades with Spain!" "Hurrah for Spain! Down with the Cubans!' cries Joa "Philip pine !" from Mac. "Can't lick us. can't lick us!" cries Joe. Then Mistress Polly ruffles her feath ers and asks aggravatingly: "What's the matter with Dowev? Hurrah for Dewey 1" "It's a lie. You're a liar I" retorts Joe, bristling up. "Dewoy knocked 'em out, knocked 'em out. knocked 'em out!" asserts 'tho loyal Mac, going to his sweetheart's assist ance in tho argument. "You're a trai tor!" shrieks Polly, and she adds somo expressions that aro not used in the best parrot society. So it goes on. Jenks loves Joe, but that bird's treachery may yet cost him his neck.: However, Joe seems inclined to renounce his allegiance to the dons. After Jenks and his friends had been praising Hobson and his companions of the Merrimac, Joe, who had listened at tentively, thus' soliloquized: "Hurrah forSpain!" "Joe'saliar!" "Joeknows it!" "Joe'saliar!" "Knocked to thun der!" "What's tho odds!" "Rains all the time!" "Hurrah for Sp" And there he stopped. New, York World. KEEP THE PHILIPPINES. Oar Dot to Civilization and the Demands of Oar Own Progress Require It. Keep them because since the days of General Dix the standing order the . world over is: "If any man haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot. " The flag having been raised in : the Philippines as an act of war, should be kept there as a pledge of peace. Keep them because a new chapter in commerce and in history is opening in the Pacific, and henceforth America has on equax interest in tne jracino witn any other nation. "- Keep them because Spain has demon-. strated her incapacity to govern them, by long years of cruelty and oppression. To restore Spanish, authority would be equally an act of ingratitude and du plicity. ' ; Keep them because no other nation has the right . to be their guardian, as -has 'America, and because their transfer to any other nation would bo a cause of strife. - . Keep them because we need to make the American name respected, not only in the east by China and Japan, but in Europe by Russia, Germany and Franco. , Keep them because within 25 years they will be essential t the protection of our commercial interests, when they could be regained only after a war with 6ome first class nation. : "" Keep them becauso the star of our destiny hangs over tho Pacific, as a oen- . tury ago it beckoned us across the Mis sissippi. . Keep them as the best celebration of the centennial of that forward move ment that gave us Louisiana in Jeffer son's first administration.- Louisville Eveninc Post. r . V - The Brooklyn's Mascot. The mascot cf the Brooklyn is a little West Indian fawn, not more than a foot high. It is a delicate and beautiful lit- -tie creature and the sailors take great caro of it They have mado a complcto set of coverings, like those. worn by pug dogs, for their pet, each of them of dif - ferent weight, so that the little animal can be comfortable, no matter what the Crippled by- Rheumatism. Those who have Rheumatism find themselves growing steadily worse all the while. One reason of this is that the remedies prescribed by the doctors contain mercury and potash, which ul timately intensify the disease by caus ing the joints to swell and stiffen, producing a severe aching of the bones. 8. 8. 8. has been curing Rheumatism for twenty years even the worst cases which seemed almost incurable. - Capt. O. E. Hagbes, the popular railroad conductor, of Col am Ma, S. had an experi ence with Rheumatism whloh oonYlneed tla that there is oaij one care for that painful dis ease. He says : I was a great sufferer front mns enlar Rheumatism for two years. I eoold eet no permanent relief from an medicine pre scribed by my physician. I took about a dozen bot tles of your 8. 8. 8., and 3 . ii erer was lnmy life. Iam jZ x J enred jne, and I woald f y recommend it to any one " ""r ' suffering from any blood ? "m. Everybody knowu ilr ! IV '-nilUm is a diseased state of the blood, and only a blood remedy is the only proper treatment, but a remedy containing potash and mercury only aggravates the trouble. - ' Top BlnO .The being Purely Vegetable, goes direct Co the very cause ofthe disease and a per manent cure always results.' . It is ths only blood remedy guaranteed to con tain no potash, mercury or other dan gerous minerals. - ' Books mailed free by Swift Sped" -Company, Atlanta, Georgia. 9t -UZf-&4cUU
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