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WHJTMF,, XXVIII.
WILSON, N. C, SEPTEMBER 15, 1898.
NUMBER-37;
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OlUlCf -TS TO COLONIES'
justice ERr:vvEn sAs we should
t OT AJDD. TO OUH DOMAIN.
liitnl.n Wo M ould r:il.l the Philippine
:i.jU tti'.'.t- KU'o rh Ssrr.;;; For ;:n In-'
: i! -:r.tl y : : 1 ..' n C t Kid t.t Tlioiu No
nf;l-Ka- 11 Alliijire.
Jayiut- l'aid .1.. Pre vur of the Unit
ed States' j;pre nu jcouit j;ave 'out tho
1 g inu-rt h y uccntly .declaring
against -tne rmi(.;.:.ii::ii of the Philip-j
l ii., Pfrtx) fili.-o ;:ul Cuba and against j
totritrn-rai vs pausitui ,pr au Anglo-Arner- f
the
iuan alliance;
"I think we may havo to take posse s
1 ion of Cuba, Porto ilico and the Phil
ippines' v.s a war measure and fpr thu
purpose" of getting indemnify. I should.
1 xk i.p 11 alt save Cuba simply in tho
earn -J li."ht as if X hf Id a iaortgago upon
a man's farm. 'I "would foreclose that
moi-tge u;:t bf cause I Av.mted to takV
li e f;-: un but for the retjaui" 1 warned
the f;:im to selT.in order to raisr tha
mom v. I t'o not see how Spain will
ever be al.lc. to jay us an in;itnu:iry,
ar.d m I. would take her klI aiitis I
think it in i-oisisttiit;with cur" policy,
ai.d it L entalnly utttSKary that wh
hruhl Lt 1 j Cuba cr awhile and have
an army there tQ mainiaiu good order.
There i-ie.i: re (ban a quarter cf a.mil-'
lion pe ujilo- on the island, and it will
take .some time to get a irtablo govern
ment, and until they do I think,, as. a
matter .of humanity, ttr.t v.e should
keep a fcrce of troops the 10 to 1 iVktvo
order. Vhe n we'have deuainded ppc 6
hioii of thj.se islands as security for the
payment,, of indemnity and haves, tcpt
( aba for the take cf order, I think we
should then let them go.
"I do not believe in colocir.l c-pan-hn
r.t all. 1 think Huvaii siands in
diJtTcn't circumstauci s. My objection
(.colonial c.n pan si on i h twofold. You,
,l:e the Philippines v. ith from O.OCO, -e.n
to K),0'00,t50u . of - perrlc, Cuba
with more than 250,000 and Porto Rieo,
I do uet remember- the numLer, tut
there is tut one way - to manage thora
'pleand that is fcy force, just as Eng
i.u;l manages' Egyf t, South Africa and
tidia to a great extcut. Their govern :
meat over these cOlcnies is arbitrary,
ovspotie, you may t all it, tut they ap
preciate the necessity of gcod gcivcrn
me.iit and govern wisely, tut for all
that it is not a covcrumeiit cf the pco-.
pie. I do not ece haw we could initiato h
that kind of colonial government with-
rt changing our theories of govern -
nli.nt: Cf e oe.rso we could govern t hem
thui would not be a physical impoti
hUJty tut in order to do so we must
chszgei.'onr .theories of government.
"In tho territory we have hitherto
t;t!;;i '"ntq cur government we have iu-
v. f! - . territorial system cf govern-
1 ' . itorial legislature, cr a gov-
the people. I do not think
p, , be done with thoso pco-
ine ,Dest -jjj. it m ll0 iutrotincit.
H, Jjriu&n;i tf "government into the
ul,m states-. Again, I think it would
coi A an- unnecessary increase m ocr
arrn. I do not know but that some in-
crea3 is needed. We would be bound
to have a h.rgo increase in. t.nr navy.
ami I do net like the idea cf the United
States considering itself a military pow
er. I think if we had a large army and
a large navy we would bo : getting into
trouble with other nations, It is human
naturo f or an arniy olliccr and a navy
officer to .want promotion and if it does
net come rapidly enough they want a
war to bring it about
"In so far as the Philippines are con
cerned especially it seems to me that it
would te a, black eye to the Monroe
doctrine. When we said that the Euro
pean nations must not take possession cf
any territory in this continent, it was a
sort of luipjicel declaration tnat wo
would. not take any possessions in their
continent.'' If we would reach cut into
Asiatic ."countries and take the islands
there, it would look as though we could
not say anything if European nations
reach over here ami take possession of
territory.
"There is another thing in this con
nection I want to talk about. I have
seen in a gcxid many religious papers
and heard in a few sermons that because
we have the best civilization in the
world it was our destiny and our Chris
tian duty to roach out and make other
nations accept our civilization. It seems
to me thai the best way we could make
our civilization .of value to others is by-
example ar.el not by force. We could
make it Valuable to the world a great
deal tetter by example than by appro
priating territory.
"If it had been proposed in congress
the 1st of January to appropriate the
Philinrcine island?. Porto Rico and Cu
ba, 1 believe it would cave peen voieu
down four to one. Yet' the war has de
veloped such conditions that a great
many men in congress as well as out
of it are beginning to think that colo
nial expansion is f before us. There is a
very ,dilierent sentiment m congress
than theie was at that time.
"What is your idea ""about the pro
pose Anglo-Saxon alliauc'e-as mention
ed ly Chamberlain in his speech some
tiii.e ae.o and talked of in the United
. Sutes" w; s. a!;ed. ;
"1 .(Ion; c l.ehexe iu a ft rn r.l uliiante.
. I think evergc WathinU.ii t advice is
: as sound ti.eSav as it was when it was
Ri-wn. to avoid all iillirnee. At the
sauie timc.l l e lieve in mi -i;ibifrutiaf:
tntniiL to m K.e ail cIim -.ni t .t s u
tl... tvvtru.alien.-j ami at-:t Leiu ve lii the
e 1. e.-t kind ' e i lute reonrse let ween
th ; j. ImImi U ji l'.ii;.al":.ll :aei v uld
exon ns ii vtu'-'p- ssibiiii U'o.T.'t' eetnto
eiMes ...V.i Ui.Lt r r.aiioli.s r fceW-
Ydk udf '.-."-. ' n : "'
. No Light Task.
: Watson's task is clear. To distinguish
himself he must . extinguish the other
IjIIow. Philadelphia North American.
OAOTOnXAV
Tt .. Tha Vinrt Vnii Umio llitiovo DmirrT .
uears thfl ' 9'io niuu iuu iiuid nMinio uv"
Signature -
TOLD of sienkiewicz.
Joclal Recollection and. a Sadden Soul
Flash of the Polish Novelist.
Mrs. L. A. - McGregory, formerly of
Anaheim,- has a delightful fragment of
eocial recollection and a VWndden soul
flash cf tho Polish novelist, Henry
Sienkiewicz, who is -scon to visit the
United StaiOA - . I -".'. -' -.
"I remember onco rcratrkiug to
Sienkiewicz at a soiree - the Cdelightfal
and courtly Toles gave at. their farm in
, 1879," she says, "that-I.wnhderid how
any young perroa tad theVccurage to
attempt to get a living by bisf pen alone,
I spoke slowly and carefully. He tin-.
derstood mo well. He wa.3 sitting on a
hassock near me on the crowded porch.
He lovt ered his voice so that none of
his fellow eclcnists might hear his
words and' rvjplied in trokeu English
and French that ho would rather be a
beggar in a garret, like Chatter ton, than
to be the great czar in all history. " ""
"V recall Mr. Sieukiewiez, as I saw
him dozens of times Walking abstract
edly along tho side of a dusty or nrnddy
road on' the way from the colony farm
to.ivnaneim. 1 see nim now in my
IIEKUT SIEKK1EWICZ.
mind's eyer with his black cap, top
boots and loose, cheap clothes, his dark
hair hanging over his coat' collar, and
his thin lips tightly compressed about a
cigarette. Sienkiewicz was chiefly in
terested in the Mission Indians in
southern California. He spoke French
well, and he went horseback over to
San Juan Capistrano many times to
talk with the padre there, who was a
French scbolar. rle beard ol tne legends
of tne strange tribes that once occupied
San. CI emeu te and Santa Catalina is
lands, and he searched for some book
that might give him information about
these islands. I have a faint recollec
tion that he did once prepare a manu
script in Polish about these mysterious
islands. "-San Francisco Examiner. ;
SERGEANT WALKER'S FEAT.
Sat Vtotn on a Spanish Shell at Santiago
Hiitl Found It Hot.
Sergeant Arthur Erown of tho Ninth
Massachu.se tt-s writes thus , freun tho
trenches before Santiago, under dalo of
July 0: "We arrived at tho battlefield
about neon and were lined up in posi
tion behind a hill to act as reserves and
to protect the fooel and ammunition.
Bullets were whistling over our heads
in a perfec;t storm, but we were becom
ing quite used to that sort cf thing, and,
being tired out, wo lay elown on the
ground and tried to keep cool. While
we were lying there a shell dropped at
tho feet of Sergeant Walker, not three
feet from him. Fortunately it did not
explode; if it had, the. whole company
would have fcceu wfped'cu.t. -
"It gave some of the boys such a
fright that they started to run, but Ser
geant Walker called them back, assur
ing the m that the danger was. passe'd
and that bo was going to use it for a
seat. lie walked over to it and planked
himself down, but ho had no inore than
touched it when ho jumped about five
feet in the air and, grabbing himself by
tho seat of -the trousers, yelled, 'It's
hot!- -. ",. . ' . . . : - ;
- " Wo staid there j all the afternoon,
and at night the shooting stepped, and
vve ail liiy - v, ;i to sleep 4n dream of
fresh bir. 1. lotster talad and such
things. W e , were suddenly awakened
by a rifle nuot cu t;he aid line, and in
an instant
e very man was!
on 111s teei
A moment
"and
armed with
hi
s rule.
, later thu Spaniards iwrre seen. coming up
the hill on the rum with bayonets fixed.
The order was quickly given, to begin
firing, and "almost instantly the guns
blazed and roared from the hilltops right
into the faces ot the enemy. The Gat-,
ling gen ti t n began to get in its work,
and .the Si:.i:.t:isrds'weul d.cvvn like grass
before a irny- ii g maet.ine. 'What thero
were lctt'ef item re tne ted, but not un
til the y bs;l-l':st fully r.(.(i: 'Nciie of oui
men v. us i.;L ' New 'ork San.
The seutimejnt of this country in fa
vor 01 acquiring bazon and all tne
Philippines is sprejading like a great
tidal wave, and congress may be relied
upon not 10 -give its. consent 10 any
treaty" which will deprive this country
of that group of islands. The opportuni
ty which "taken at the flood leads on
to fortune" is too apparent in this case"
to be ignored or lost Chinaso Tribune
' -
.... .n . or Al attic
IVsf ill I t re mny be a concert of
Err-...i,t!:ui' .p.iv ers after the Spanish
. Au-eiiiin :: v A over, Lut hardly be
fore1. "- liu re is 1:0 call for music as et
Ile-.v Yoi-!; Mail and Express.
W hy altw niwseif ti Ii.vly tor-
tiirt-d it the stake of lisi jis ? Chills
ani Ft; er will tiiKlenr.'ne.4 an ' eventu
ally I'reak". . down the !;tre)tige-st consti-
uuim "FEltKl CUR A' (Sweet Chill
'Tonic of 1 rori) is more, ffVctive than
Quinine ami it ing combined with Iron
is an excciieiit 'rpnic and Nervine Med
icfne."V: Jtjis . pleasant ta ' take. is ?old.
under positiveC-gaarantee: to cure, or
money refunered. . Accept jio substi
tutes. The ''just as good" kind don't
OUR MACHINE GUNS. !
THEIR ACTION IN ONE OF THE SAN
TIAGO BATTLES DESCRIBED.
Lie at. J. II. Parker VTrlttH of Their Deadly
Execution and Yaloe Repeated Ad
vances of the Spaniards Repulsed and
- the Enemy i'ut to Flight. -
Lieutenant .1. U. Parker of the Thir
teenth United States infantry, who suc
ceeded in gettiug ietachetl from his
regiment and Was plaecd in command
of the four Gatling guns batterysat tho
.recent battle in front of Santiago, writes
a graphic description of the battle, un- t
J . M t 1 o a. 1. : :r l i '
der date of July 0, to his wife, who is
the ' guest of -her parents, Judge and
'Mrs. W. Burr, in Sedalia, Ma, from
which tho following is taken: -
"We went under fire at 8 a. m. Jnly
1 from the enemy's .artillery.: We were
posted in support of our own field artil
lery, which was knocked out in just 20 .j
minutes. A shell burst ten feet over my
head in the retreat and scattered frag
ments all about me, but did no harm.
The infantry pushed forward then about
a mile beyond our position to the edge
of the wood. There was a creek near
the edge of ' the woods, and the enemy
were posted on a range of hills 800 yards
beyond, which embraced the end of the
defile in a semicirclel They were in
trenched in as strong a postion as I ever
sam We rushed forward at a gallop, but
were stopped near the edge of the wood.
There we lay down, and waited "under
fire for three hours. There were sharp
shooters in the trees ail around, and
they went for us. v "
"At last the infantry got it so hot
that General Shaf ter sent me an order
to take a position and open up. I dashed
beyond the creek at a gallop and unlim
bered under fire. I estimated the dis
tance at 600 yards on my lef tand 800
on my front, and saw that my pieces
took the sight. This took just 80 sec
onds. I stood near No. 1 to observe the
firing, when just as I gave the order to
open two of my men went over, one
Striking me as he fell. He never .knew
what hit him. The other was hit twice
and mortally wounded. I jumped into
his place and let her go. So did the
others. Lieutenant Landis was near and
took my place - and observed the range
results. He rendered me valuable assist
ance. .
"We had4ho range to perfection and
in five minutes the Spaniards began, to
run from their trenches. Then the
slaughter became terrific, I saw their
lines melt under fire, just as I always
told you they would do. The infantry,
which had been at a standstill for three
hours and which had suffered horribly,
swept forward, cheering, under cover of
our fire, and the crest was won. But the
dons came back at them. They are glo
rious fighters. They made charge after
charge to retain tho ridge, for it was
the key to Santiago.
"We limbered up again and dashed
forward under a terrific cross rifle fire,
stopping to cut three wire fences on the
way, and finally gained the crest Only
a frazzle of my men remained with me
I seized stragglers and reorganized the
battery, then went to the crest and ree
onnoitered. They-were just making a
desperate , charge, but I. gained a good
view, and, going back, placed my guns
so as to .fusillade their charging line,
Then we opened, and it was fine. ' They
stood, it for about five minutes and then
broke and ran. We gave it to them as
they ran. - Then I sent a gun to Roose
velt, who was hard pressed. Sergeant
Weigle took it in, and Roosevelt tells
me it did good work.
"Just at sunset they came on again.
We went in again with the remaining
three guns, with the same result as be
fore. The artillery bad tried this posi
tion earlier in the day and had been
knocked out. They came up again .the
night of. the 1st and occupied it again
with sixteen 3 and 2 inch guns. I' there
upon pulled out and went to Roosevelt
with all my guns. He gave me the glad
hand. We have lain back of him ever
since, sheltered by a hill, in support,
He has given me charge o. two
Colt's automatic rapid fire guns, so I
now have six guns,
"I lost heavily. Fully one-half my
men are killed, wounded or missing. As
I have no skulkers I know they must
be knocked out. somewhere. I have had
the satisfaction of demonstrating the
value of machine guns in the first fight!
Men have been hit all around me, but I
have not been touched yet. Don't bet
lieve any rumors. I heard at General
:Wheeler's last night that I had' been
hit, but it was news td me." -St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
When the . iroop March Bj.
I'd
like to bo In Washington, beneath the
; splendid sky,
When, with victorious banners, the troops
come marching bv f - T
I'd like to be In Washington and see Old Glory
fly :. . -.
O'er the great and glittering legiona when the
: , troope march by I
I'd like to be in Washington that day I I'd like
- to Bee
The fellows that have worn the wounds in red
for von and me, . '
To see the old flag' rippling like a rainbow
round the 8ky -
O'er the men of Santiago when- the troops
march byl t -
I'd like to be in Washington when every legion
corneal , ' "
I know my heart would unswur to the beating
nf the drums I -
To boo tho men who faced tho fraywho did
not fear to die v
Oh, I'd ,lik6 to join the chorus when the troops
march by! . : r . - ,
I'd like to Ixj in Washington, I'd like to see the
blades '"'.
That were reddened for their country flash
. from the oM brigades! :
Though war may make- us" weary, though the
green graves make us sigh,
I'd like to shout "God bless 'em I when ths
troops march by 1
F. L. Btanton in Atlanta Constitution
Before eoins: 011 a sea-ovaee or into
the cour.trv. be sure and out a box of
Ayer's Pills in your valise. "You may
have occasion to thank us for this hint.
Tor relieve constipation,; biliousness,
and nausea, Ayer's Pills are the best
in the world.. They are also easy to
brave father m'kinnon
- Fired on by a Sentry, lie Enters Manila
Ho See tho;. Archbishop. - . '
' -The New York Herald's special ccr
respondent -at Cdnip Dewey," M'anihv
writing under the date of Aug. 10, de
scribes Chaplain William D. McKia-
-' nou's visit to the archbishop of Manila
as follows: - V - ." " '..''
Today Father Yilliam D. McKinncn,"
'chaplain cf tho First California, waik
cd along tho teach from tho camp into
- Manila, abut 500 ;yards from -jsialate.
He was fired on . by a Spanish picket,
but watJ uninjured. - The prie.st-walked
1 bravely-forv. aid. .arid wr.s met l-v wo
captains, who isee4ted biia." to Mali's
fortress.
. c i
Father HeKiiJije.tr.-. n
su-euk-
iug Spanish,' coicaicLie.:;cd - . itb them
in Latiu ami -as e-ccited to Arch
bishop Nozuiie'a a'.aee, vJl o e be :as
received -,'cotdiaH'y. TJio uichbitlmp
stated he was nnel rlwys kid toru
anxious for -the rel-Hi,.! o.: o" peace aid
woqld do all ii Ivis ijouer, to secure a
cessation cf -"lios'tihiios. ile did ucT
think Manila would te surrendered
without; a Ubt.':-:.Tbe -Spaniards' in the
city were starving,, but ueverthele-iS he
expected ( e ei! "a"n e.oj to itaxe a
last desperate elicit.
, The archbithept!! jjied mcst emphatic
ally the authorship" of a circular as
cribed to hira ciLcrting Spaniards to j
resist the Yaake;e invaders' to the last
drop' of blood. As a man of God ho said
he could not have given utterance to
such sentiments, "and that he always
had been an apostle of peace. He bade
Father McKiniiouj a coidial adieu and
placed a caniage at his disposal for a
visit to , General Jandcnes, who is de
scribed as of small ami not imposing
presence Father McKinnon received a
cordial welcome there, too, but the
governor's coaversation was less peace
able than that of tho archbishop of
Manila. ? . General Jaudeues said he
would not give up without a struggle.
He had received General Merritt's and
Admiral Dewey's, notiacation that the
city wt)iild be bombarded. He said the
Spanish flag still flew, and if the Ameri
cans wanted the city they must capture
it. After this interview Father McKin
non, in his cairiago, was driven along
the Luneta and escorted across the lines
by Spanish officers. ; Eis courageous act
after he had been rjd on in a previous
unsuccessful attempt, a bullet cutting
his clothes, is one of the most remark
able in modcra warfare.
I1U Heyday,
ir Hay has ablv
Embassatl
demon
strated that it is icssi!ilo for an Ameri
can to be popular in England without,
spoiling his wele-ome to this country.
Washington btar. i - ;
The cession 'of , Porto liieo v r.s prob
ably insisted on s a cputea.!'?-n to the
"bicycle vote, for-Tuiv .tta vrf "rpi tt ' rc-nds
in tnat island. Memphis minei-cial
Appeal. . ;
What the Junta' Wauta.
The Cuban junta is quite anxious to
take the first in peace part in the inter
national play. Milwaukee Seminet
Diseases of the Blool ctit .Saw,
No one need siiuer nith neurak:a. 'i'lh
tliseasc is quickly and : pmnonently- cv.f tl
hy Browns' Iron Bitters. - Every tlisNue r
(lie "blood, nerves aa I -:tohi'-Ji c';? rij
'f otlierwis!. Buccnmbs t i.'::;-.vj-.,-' :''
Bitters. Known ami es-1 1 '. f. : "j :-.
quarter of a century, it cne ' 1 to-' . "
most anion? onr most v:;l r'l 1
lVowns'Iroa Bitters is sola '. '
THE ISLAND OF YAP. -
tt Has Been Discussed as a Possible Na
val Station. .......
Yap, one of the Caroline islands, has
become a place of growing interest to
the American people because of its pos
sible use as a naval station hy the Unit
ed States as a result of the present war
with Spain. An interesting description
of ; this island is contained in a recelit
report to the state department in regard
to the Caroline islands. "Yap, " says
this report, "is surrounded by a coral
reef 35 miles long by five broad. There
are hardly any rivulets, but inland are
"extensive . swamps, carefully planted
with the water taro (colocasia). The
island is full of relicsof a vanished civ
ilizationold embankments and ter
races, sites of ancient cultivation, stone
paved roads, paes or ancient platforms
of stone, faced with huge circular quartz
wheels, set up at their sides; enormous
council lodges of quaint design, with
bold, high and projecting gables and
lofty carved pillars. -Walls of ancient
fish ponds and stone weirs fill the lagoon
between the reef and the shore, making
navigation a difficult matter.
'The fruits of the soil are as follows:
Sweet potatoes, yams, of which there is
a , great variety; taro (lak), mammee
apples or pawpaws, pineapples, bananas
(pao),' sugar cane.(maquil), breadfruit
(than), and the tropical almond (Ter
minalia catappa). Copra is largely ex
ported, mostly through the German
traders, who have spent a vast amount
of money and labor here for many years
past : A varnish nut T&dhidh ) grows
here, which should-give good results.
The principal timber tree is the tamanu,
f etau or kamani of south sea islands,
the cal lophyllum f of botantists ; the
Yap natives call it 'voL' Tomil harbor
is the place tif the Hiuropean settlement,
the seat of the Spanish governor of the
western Carolines. There is a garrison
of some 100 soldiers, with probably
some 150 political prisoner captured
in thalate Philippine uprising Tomil
would be a eood ceialiL;? station.
Washington Star. .
DiHtr1-! Jiouicl til -
Permanently ured by -the i- aster. -
oowers ot itoimi-
American ervine
Tonic- InvalKls need "siifir-invlonjier
bet ause this pfeat reiiielv . ean eure
them aU. It is a cure .fi-r tht- whole
world of stomach weakness and indt
eesttoiT. The curt begins with the first
dose. The 'relief it brings is marvel
lous an'4 surprising. 't innkes no, fail
ure : never disappoints. No matter
how longivott have tu treree!, .your rure
is certain under the use .if thi great
health eivina: force. Pleasant and al
ways safe.-' ' - - ' '
Sold by E. F. ; Nadal, Drujrjist,
PORTO EIC0 CLIMATE
HYGIENIC AND .PHYSICAL CONDI
. .TlOrtS OF THE ISLAND. . i
Dtxr Falls There In Heavy Showeta Dta'
tribntion of Rainfall and - Heat . and
- Trade Wind Direction Durinc the Rainy
Season Seldom Ilnrricane Swept,
Now that the acquisition of Porto
Rico by the "United States is an accom
olisheel fact aiid the island will soon! be
tisited by many of our people, it is of
lreat interest to note the climatic and
other physical adaptations to Ameri
cans. " - - ' . , ' j
Fortunately for the army under Gen
eral Miles, the high region in which it
has been moving, though not entirely
exempt at this season from "scorbutic
diarrhcea.s" and fierce fevers, is one of
the least" tickly and most salubrious
areas to be found in any tropical island.
Iu entering it Americans will, how
ever, bo greatly surprised to "find that
in tho mountains and ravines the chill
ing dews cf even summer nights make
the use Of overcoats imperative. At Jthe
Kempshot observatory, "Jamaica, Pro
fessor Maxwell Hall of Kingston states,
"The dew is seen and Jiearel to driploff
tho painted canvas roof like rain after
a shower," and Porto Rico is equally
famous for its morbifio dews. An bid
and very high - European authority,
Colonel Hi n ter, who resided several
years in Porto Rico, said that its dews
rivaled the fall of rain in continental
Europe. - " " V j
Tho island, 108' miles long and i 87
miles wide at its widest part, is trav
ersed in a general direction from east to
west through nearly its whole length
by the .principal mountain chain, run
ning in a somewhat zigzag .Course, but
distant on the average about 25 miles
from the north coast. A second moun
tain chain, the Luquillo range, is much
shorter, "about 35 miles long, rising
near Cape San Juan and curving irreg
ularly for, 25 miles to the westward,
but never reaching more than 13 miles
from the north coast, then bearing
west-northwest and north for seven j or
eight miles and ending about ten miles
from San Juan. The capital is thus in
some degree sheltered by this mount'ain
wall from tho fain bearing trade winds,
which in the warmest months .blow
mainly from easterly points, but often
from southeasterly, especially during
the hours from forenoon, to evening.'
Nevertheless all the northern littoral
and adjacent lowlands are subject to
occasional flooding by terrential rains.
Though there are no extended climatic
observations covering the whole ' Porto
Rican territory, the Spanish series of in
ternational observations at San Juan,
published by the weather bureau, 'show
the general - cohelitions prevailing! iu
that city, and its vicinity.v The most
marked feature of the climate is that
the summer's heat and rainfall keep! up
until late autumn. 'This constancy! of
tropical heat has a very relaxing effect
npon tho body and is - therefore injuri
ous to the health of strangers, though
the heat is mitigated by trade . winds
and stiff land and sea breezes. But in
August and even later . on the north
coast the air is often intensely sultry,
oppressive and almost calm, with little
or no relief, so that Colonel Hinter pro
nounced this the sickliest time for for
eigners. For this reason he advised resi
dents of tamperate climates not to Visit
Porto Rico until November, when the
weather becomes exquisitely" fine and
settled, continuing generally good dur
ing the winter and early spring. In ithis
beautiful island, under new auspices,
doubtless there will spring up eventu
ally a number of inviting winter resorts
and sanitaria, for in the winter land
early spring Porto Rico is less subject
than even Cuba to chilling winds, blow
ing out from freezing anticyclones Jthat
move east off the American coast .)-
At San Juan tho average temperature
in August i3 very nearly 81 degree? F.,
in September, 80.5 degrees and in( Oc
tober 7 9. 3, degrees.' The rainfall In the
capital which is a fair index of jthat
along, the northeast coast of the island
generally averages about 6.65 inches
during August, 5.30 during Septem
ber .and 7.10 during October, but in
some years September brings j the
heaviest rains. It is obvious ithat
with such heavy rainfall the narrow
roads leading from the east coast to.
Sah Juan and those skirting the north
coast are liable in these months to be At
times badly washed by the heavy show
ers. The southern side of the island is
relatively, much drier than the northern,
though the former is liable. to excessive
rains during the passage of a hurricane.
The calm days in the hottest months
average not far from 10 per month; and
in 6ome months exceed 18 and even 20.
Fortunatejv for Porto Rico, it does not
lie directly in the track ef West Indian
cyclones. , At long Intervals it has been
visited by a desolating hurricane. The
usual track of .hurricanes runs -in a
northwestwardly course, a" little north
of the island in August and a little
south of it in September and October.
So erratic, -however, are these tremen
dous whirlwinds of the tropics, so liable
to be deflected from their won ted paths,
that it will be unsafe to assume, at
least until . late in autumn, that! the
danger has passed for Porto Rico. . -j
It cannot be said that the anchorages
are the best iu the world; bat a few of
them are : excellent and most of them
sufficiently deep for ordinary, craft.
Mayaguez bay, on te west etiast, ad
mitting vessels , of any size," is the J best
anchorage in the island. Grianiea is the
best on the suth cca;t- Thy cast coast
is' fairly. indented and hashed; by d sea
usually smooth. ' On tho rniieI north
side there are no geed anchor;, pes be
tween Arcdito and Sau Juan; s.ne tho
ocean current .sets to mrm er-twara,
but the port cf San Juan, affordiv kood
In .a minute" "one dost of Hart's
.Essence of: Ginger will relieve any
ordinary case of Colic, Cramps or N.au
sea. An unexcelled remedy for Diar
rhoea, Cholera Morbus; Summer com
plaints and all internal "pains. ' Sold by
r f t .- . ...
Bliclter, will Do an important, center ox
merchant shipping as well . as an at
tractive rendezvous for yachts whose
owners are seeking health and pleasure
in a winter cruise to tho sunny seas of
the tropics. New York Herald.
SOCIETY'S. NEW QUEEN.
-Jffrc. Potter Palmer's Latest Triumph
. Amonf Newport's Exclusive Set.' .
Mrs. Potter Palmer has won an un
precedented victory at Newport and is
now without a rival, as you might say,
among the most exclusive set of cot
tagers at this the swellest town in the
land. . Her beauty, her talent and her
tact have triumphed over prejudices
and traditions which many women have
encountered in vain. When Mrs. Palm
er camo here three years ago, she was
almost a stranger r to the upper ten, and
they gave her a ceild shoulder, but she
made . no attempt to force herself into
their society, and did not complain
when people neglected to call at her
house. She kept on in her tactful,
-graceful way, making acquaintances
and winning friends rapidly as the social
population-found her out "Tho Chi
cago woman, " as she was called at
first, has 'been forgotten. It is Mrs.
Palmer of Newport now. Tho present
season has marked the summit of her
success. She has entertained two princes
and Mrs.-Caroline Astor, and that is
enough for one summer. Prince Albert
MRS. POTTER PALMER.
of Belgium and the Count of Turin,
nephew of King Humbert of Italy, have
not only been her guests at formal en
tertainments, but have accepted the
hospitality of her household on a fa
miliar footing.
The Palmer boys have shown the
young princelings the lions of Newport
have put them up at the clubs, escorted
them to the golf grounds and the bath
ing beach and have told them what to
do and how to do it, and the princelings
have lounged on Mrs. Palmer's piazzas
Uke. ordinary human beings and waited
upon their hostess with an air of ad
miration they have shown to no other
woman in Newport Lots of social
leaders here would have given their
jewels to have had royalty make itself
at home upon their porches in a similar
manner, but that fortune fell to only
one lady in the land, and when envy
and jealousy poke out their ugly tongues
Mrs. Palmer smiles. -William E. Cur
tis in Chicago Record; . . -
TOLD OF A ROUGH RIDER.
How Woodbury Kane Is Said to Have
. Acted as a War Correspondent's Servant.
Phil Robinson, war correspondent of
the Pall Mall Gazette, who recently re
turned from Santiago, had a capable
body servant while in camp. He was
quartered near Roosevelt's rough riders,
and while he was putting his belong
ings into position and managing his
bottles and glasses he needed some as
sistance. Standing near him was a
rough rider, hatless and coatless, and
looking much the worse for wear.
"Ah, my good man," said Robinson,,
focusing his single eyeglass on the sol
dier and speak
ing in a tone of
authority and
with his broad
English accent,'
"I want you to
go down to the
stream and get
.me a pail of wa
ter. If you're
.quick, you shall
have' a drink of
whisky. " The woodbuby kake.
rough rider stared a little, bat presently J
took up the pail and did as he was bid.
On his return Robinson began ordering ;
him about in a dictatorial manner, and 1
the man obeyed most meekly. He even
. scolded him. "See here, soldier," 6aid
he. irritated at the man's slowness, "I
insist on your giving me your undivid
ed attention. What's your name?" The
soldier told 'him. " Well, then," con
tinued the correspondent "give a hand
here with those bottles over there in
the corner," and a little later it was,
"Put those glasses up there on that
box," and "See that yon don't smash
.that brandy. It is the last I have."
. That night Robinson, who is gray
haired and venerable, not unlike Alex
ander Dumas in appearance, was tell
ing how, after a little hard work, he
had broken the soldier in and got really
good service out of him. "He was quite
a bright cbap," added Robinson, "un
usually intelligent, and be said his
name was Woodbury Kane.
-Woodbury Kane is a New York mem
ber of the rough riders, the son of a
prominent family anel 'one of the mil
lionaires who joined the army at the
beginning of the war. Chicago Trib
une. ' - -: "-' : .. : '." .-'-''-..
lU-lirfia Six Hour. -
- Distressing Kidney and Bladeler dis
ease relieved in six hours bv "New
Great : Soi:th American Kidney
Cure." It is a great surprise on ac-
count of its exceeding promptness in
relieving'pain in bladder, kidn-y and
back, in male or female. Relieves re
tention' of water almost immediately.
If you want quick relief and cure: this
is the remedy; ; ; , -Sold
bv E. F. Nadil, DrvrrM; V."l-
. SPANISH CRUELTY.
Wnat O. E. Monte rnderweat at th
Hands or Spanish GnerrUlas and Officer.
Perhaps no better proof i could be
found of Spanish, brutality than, that
furnished by the person of ftttr. GvE.;
Monte, who has recently arrived in V
Boston' from; Santiago. Mr. Monte'at
body is marked in several places. A
deep gash rnnning from; the crown of j
his head to his eyebrows shows where a '
macheto cf Lieutenant Sicnz of the,
Spanish guerrilla forces reminded
Monte of the tyranny of Spain. A deep
furrow ".' acreiss his cheek shows . the
marks of a Mauser bullet which mirac
ulously passtel his eye. Ho was also,'
shot in the tack, tho bullet being still
in his body.
Mr. Monte was a wealthy, tobacco
planter four miles outsido of Santiago.
Ho was liorn in Rio Janeiro. Tho enmi
ty of - the Spanish soldiers was directed -.against
him because cf ly's house being ,
a men ting place of the Cubans. IIo dis- -
obeyed the order that a white flag
should twy flown from every house
friendly to tho government. lie con
stantly slept with his revolver in his
'baud. Mr.ru inters, under the guise of
soldiers, committed all sorts cf outrages.
Mr. Mt.nto tells how Lieutenant Sienz ;
acted the pa it of .the vandaL On one
occasion tb.'ji destroyed a $1,000 piano
bought in Pari. i They burned the roof
over his he-'ad, stole all his cattle, de
stroyed his e'rops and wrecked his fac
tory. Thi climax was reached when
Lieutenant Sie nz said ho had conclusive
evidence against Mr. Monte that he was
an insurgent. Sienz broke into Monte'f
house in tho night, shot at him several
times and struck him ,repeatcdly with
his sword. Monto's servants battled
with tho officers and wcro all killed or
wouneled. Monte was tied hand and
foot and carried into Morro Castle. He
was shut up enly a short while, his !
friend, Gabriel Francois, and the Bra
zilian consul having some weight with
the government Monte says he is in
the United States to stay. He has Buf
fered enough in Cuba, anel he is now on
the brink of nervous prostration; Bos
ton Herald. . " ,
CONDITION OF HAVANA.
Starving Teoplo Given Food as Pay For
' Work on Intrenchment. :'
Tho New. York WTorld correspondent
has succeeded in getting reliable infor
mation of the state of affairs in Havana. .
General Blanco oh Monday,. July 18,
made a speiech from the balcony of bisr
palace to several thousand people He
implored" their unconditional support
and.promised them that whatever terri
tory the Spanish government surrender
ed they would regain ; that Spain would
never suiltr tho loss of any territory
while there was.a Spaniard living, Ho
promhicdJhat the American navy would
bo destroyed if it attacked Havana. Tho
promise to destroy tho American navy
aroused the most frenzied ''enthusiasm,,
all present swearing they would die -rather
than, surrender.
Tho work.(jf fortifying the city is be
ing pusheel without intermission. Sand
batteries have be;en raiseel all along the
coast from Maricl to Havana and from
Havana to Marianao. Deep trenches are
being dug around tbe city. These are
the work of starving people, who are
paid for their labor with food. Food is "
so scarce that moneyed people are un
able to purtiVr.io what they can pay for.
General Arela's edict regulating - the
prices of the me-essaries cf life is caus
ing great trouble. Not a retailer abides,
by it, all charging their own prices -and
many of them being-arrested. - The
reconccn trades get nohclp. Women and
children are feuurl dead on the streets.
Cattle have been brought from the Isle , -of
Pines, as well as largo quantities of,
tobacco end vegetables, tt is actually
the base of supply cf Havana. Stores
ate deserted, and many have been closed
by General Blanco's orders. The thea
ters are" kept open every night playing
to empty houses.
A Resolution ul tho American People.
Tho American people have resolved.
that hene-cf urth Spanish oppression shall -bo
confine d to Spaniards, and nothing .
in the wido world will swerve them
one hairbreadth from that most just
and necessary conclusion. New Or
leans Time-K-Ilemecrat
Foul- Smelling
Catarrh. .
Catarrh is one of the most obstinate '
diseases, and. hence the most difficult
to get rid of. . - -
There is but one. way to cure it.
The disease is in the blood, and all the .
sprays, washes and inhaling mixtures
in the world Can Jhave no permanent
effect whatever upon it. Swift's Spe
cificcures Catarrh permanently for it is
the only remedy which can reach the
disease and force it from the blood. '
Mr. B. P. McAllister, bf llarrodgburg,
Ky.f had Catarrh for years. He writes:
"I could see no Improvement whatever,
though.! was constantly treated with sprays .-
ana wasneg, ana ainer-
Bt inhaling remedies
In fact. 1 could feel that
each winter I w&g worst
than the year previous.
"Finally It was
.broughtto ray notice
that Catarrh was a blood .
disease, and after think
in over the matter. I
saw it was nn reason able
to expect to be cured by
remedies whl c h only
fs. reached the surface, I
ht!Z2L'Al3 1 hen decided to try
8T8?S.,and after a few bottlewere ued.l no
ticed a perceptible Improvement. Continuing -,
forced out of mi
system,: and a complete cure was the result.
I advise all who have this dreadful disease to
abandon their local treatmen t. which hasnevel
done them any nood. and take fi. S a reni- .
edy that can reach the disease and c re it." -
To continue the wrong treatment for
Catarrh is to continue to suffer. Swift's
Specific ia a real blood remedy, and
cures obstinate, deep-seated diseases,
which other remedies, have no effect
trWatAvf-r tinon. ' It rromDtly reaches
Catarrh, and never fails to cure even the ,
1st aggravated cases.
,i Vpwfjh ft. and is ine omj
. r .
I remedy guaranteed to contain no
daftgerous minerals. -' -
t " -" fre by Swift SpecI
rf