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jl :i $i A YEAR CAH IN ADVANCE. "LET ALL THE ENDS THOU AIHS1' AT BE THV COUSTRT'S, THY GOD'S AS D TRUTHS." BEST ADVERTISIHfi HEDIUII. VOLUME XXVIII. WILSON, N. C. SEPTEMBER 22, 1898. ; NUMBER 38. 1 - . - J ' ' ; ", : ' : ' ; ; " " ' ! . " " " ' - I " - z ' ' ' ' - . : ' 1 1 11 THE ARMISTICE LAWS REGULATIONS OBSERVED DURING A CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES. An Armistice Must Ro In Writing and Duly Katlficd by the Contending Nations Highest Authorities Once Signed. It la Binding and Motives' Itave No Wclzlit. An armistice is a cessation of hostili ties for a certain prescribed period to bo agreed upon by-xtho belligerents. An armistice must be Vet down in writing and properly and duly 'ratified by tho highest authorities of the nations at war. In case of an - armistice between the United States and Spain the signers of the agreement would be President McKinley and the little bey in Madrid, or perhaps his mother, the unhappy regent.. There are. ! however, different kinds of armistice.' If one tie declared without conditions, . it is "binding no further than to require and demand a completo cessation of all hostile action along the battle front of both' belliger ents. If Hhero be conditions, it is de: clared in the unwritten statutes of in ternational law that these conditions must boclearly and' definitely expressed in the agreement, and it must bo under stood in advance that both parties to the armistice fully comprehend 4.1 tho terms attached to the agreement, 'These conditions, no matter what tfcey may involve, must be religiously and scrupu lously adhered to on both sides, and the "slightest violation means that civilized nations will no longer, recognize " the offender as one of them.' An armistice may bo declared null and Void by either party to its terms at anytime a violation of its conditions has become palpable. The instant it is. declared and proved that an act forbid-' den in the agreement has been commit ted the offeuding nation is at the mercy of its foe,, and in all cases where such a violation has been noted it also has teeu noted that the criminal was taken at a disadvantage and crushed before it could strike an effective blow to back up its, treachery. An armistice may also be geueral and valid for all points and lines of the belligerent nations, or an nrmistico may be declared special, or referring to certain localities and cer tain portions of the contending armies. An armistice inay be' entered into for a definito or stated time, or. it may be ar ranged for an indefinite period. In the last case either side is at liberty to re sume hostilities after having given no tice to its foe, the form and manner and scope of such notice having of course been noted in the signed agreement en tered into before war ceased. The character of an armistice is in no way affected by the motives which bring about the cessation' of hostilities. To matter whether the truce is effected tia a preliminary to permanent peace or ns a breathing spell, during which quiet preparations be made for a revival of war on a more thorough and telling basis, the armistice-has tho same force and is to be . as religiously recognized. An armistice is binding, once signed, , and motives are of no consequence. The truce is effective upon the belligerents from tho hour of the agreed beginning of it. Officers in the field are bound by its terms from the time they receive offi cial information of its existence. ; The contracting powers to an armis tice must declare in the draft of their truce what communication shall be held between the armies and also wpafc in tercourse of traffic or business shall be permitted between persons who inhabit or occupy the land on which the sol diers of both sides are encamped. If no intercourse whatever is to be allowed, this fact must be noted in the armistice agreement and strictly lived up to. Jf nothing of this nature is mentioned in the paper, the intercourse between the armies will remain susptlided as during actual hostilities. When an armistice, however, has been concluded between any fortified, place and the enemy en gaged in besieging it, it is agreed by all the authorities on; international law that the besieciner army must at once put a stop to all extension, perfection or advance of his attacking works, just as much as he must cease making sorties or other attacks by main. force. On the other hand, martial jurists are not agreed on the point' as to whether the -' besieged have the right to repair breaches or to erect new works of de fense within the beleaguered place. It is tho custom in this instance for an ex press agreement to be entered into when the armistice i's signed. As soon as a capitulation is signed the commander who surrenders has no right to demolish, destroy or in any wayin jnre the fortifications, buildings, arms, ammunition or stores in his possession during the time which elapses between the signing of the surrender and its ex ecution unless'it is specifically noted in tho terras that he is at jioerty to ciq as he pleases with what is in his posses sion. This point is made as a connection between tho action of a besieged officer and an armistice, and some men who know all about warfare hold that if it is unlawful to destroy after a surrender it is therefore equally as criminal to re pair broken forts during an armistice. When an armistice is broken by either party to its terms, the other side is re leased on the epot from all qbligatious . to observe it. Plenipotentiaries may meet to dia-nsa a peace treaty v. ithrut a preliminary armistice. When this is tho case, the war is' carried on without the least sign, of cessation. . The usual rule, however, is for the-belligerents to conclude, a truce while tho l;nk-eugeis (jf tho rulers aro. in ibeission, eudeavoritg ' to reach an agreement' which shall end the war. Owen '.Oliver., in . Chicago Times-Herald. v t . ' . ', Tell It to tho P.Iarinos. . - All honor-to the gallant marines for thoir work ashore and afloat. Jack will revise his opinion of his traditional enemy, while the landlubber wits will - turn their shafts elsewhere. New York Herald." ' ; ' " ''V Bearg the Ths Kind You Haffl Always Bought Signature fj WHAT- CUBA MOST NEEDS." . : 4 - --. Good Roads, a Settled Government and, Most Particularly,. Machinery. If tho prospects for Americans wto 'have things .to rsell are bright in the Philippines, -they aro much more prom ising in Cuba. Wnat U wanted there most particularly is machinery. A great deal of -the sugar making machinery on the island, which 'was the finest in the world, has been t'e-sUvyul I y Spaniards and insurgents. It .will Lave to be re-" placed. The- ccCtoVfjiov. iug iniU-stryV once prosperous, will bo re-established,' and it also will requireinr.thinevy. An other great agricultural 'pursuit of the near future is the raising- of cacao,' the plant that produces tho t hocolute bean. There must be machinery to make the chocolate. Americans v.iil flock into Cuba, and they will fet- i:y all sotts of manufacturing enterprises. Up to now there has" hardly been ajactary of any kind there. It has always, been a cart of Spain's policy to -discourage manu factures in her colonies in order that the residents ci her island possessions might be .compelled to buy goods made in the peninsula. Give Cuba-good roads and a settled government, and the will be a market for about everything the United States produces, Hubert j we have taken near ly all of hci exports, thus contributing her income, in return for which we have had to endure the insolence of her officials and; an unjust difccrimiuation against the United States by ; excessive duties imposed upon oar own products,, but it is going to be' mightily different now. It goes without saying that the island will want materials for railroads, which before long will gridiron the whole of it. Cattle : and sheep it will have to import, to take the place of the herds and flocks destroyed, and we shall furnish them. The province cf Puerto Principe, by the way, is the great cattle section, and it is one of" tho most mag nificent grazing regions in the world. Washington Post. Best Kesult of tho War." Admiral Dewey calls attention to a glorious fact when he asserts that "in the hour of danger there is no north, no south, but one united country.'-' The , war with Spain would have been worth its cost if .it had produced -no other re sult than this. Philadelphia Bulletin. Kpn Nobis, Domino. Jjord God of' Hosts, who dost award All gifts that make the nations strong. Who dost not lodve the victor's sword To rest with carnal strength for Ion,", In this our country's triumph hour . Be thine the kingdom and the power! , Thy gift, that courago freemen feel Deep pulsing with their native treath. And thine the hero's faithful zeal For duty done, come life or death. For all that makes, a people. f rep, t God of our Fathers, thanks to thee! For songs of hope the millions sing.. For union of tho palm and pine, For manhood without- priest or king. The praise, O Lord, is only thine. Our regions of the western star Proclaim thy promises afar. ; When at a mighty people's door - : Our brothers' blood evjecTfroin tho ground. When Crime its fateful fruitage bore. Nor .'Justice, truth nor ueacc was found, We rose tho avenger's right to find Judge gently, Lord, for nsaii is Mind! Soon rolls the batth) smoke civ.-uy ; Soon mercy Soothes the stroke- of wrath. The islej will own our happier sway. The sea waves kiss th mna.i.u.-'s path Be thine, O Lord, our e(.ii.itry's ;.:::a! May she not bear the sword in v in! . Theodorfc G. Yviiiiams in Outlook. 7 ANTED several trustworthy- our business in their own and nearby counties. It is mainly office work con ducted at home. Salary straight foco a year and expenses - definite bonafide no more, no les3 salary.. iMonihly'$75. References. Enclose sdf addressed stamped envelope. Herbert E. H.s, Prest., Dept. M. Chicago: Capt. Crowniusliield on Our Progress. The near future must, I believe, be for us as a nation a time of general spreading out. There must be an en largement of trade and commerce, which follows boldly along in the path of civ ilization, . a development which is strongly shadowed forth in this one cf the few years that remain of our waning century . Let ns remember the words of a well known a ad progressive statesmaij, who says that in these latter days "the nation which stands still remains be hind. There are few countries whose statesmen are Hot anxious to establish coaling stations and trade centers in the lands to the west of us. Wo are in the van for once, thanks to .Dewey's bold stroke at Manila. Let us remain there. A. S, Crowninshield in New York Independent. ; '- Tempted to Surrender. It is possible when Tciars ioldiers get back home and tell of their kind .treabir.cnt and exhibit their well filled paunches the whole Spanish people will want to surrender. The United States, however, Will be compelled to draw the line at this. St. Louis Stars A Hawaiian Problem. . . ".' The Hawaiian alphabet has but 12 letters, and now we've got to go to work and teach them 14 more. - That is one of the drawbacks wo encounter by taking them in. il on tg"omt;ry Adver tiser."' A htrainml I'tisitiou. ' Sagasta's position i.s mc at aM pieis "ant. Ho is huldimj out an olivi-s branch in oar -direction and keeping u :i K!-iff a ppcr lip for home cousnt-i pt ion. - Wiifihiugtuii lJost. - . ''.-'''- . v w in- Oi;i-t'.f i ;v l r- tu-n.-u iit Vw ;takc'f '.i' add Ft t-r-uil! ;in(!iM :i; iK' cntu- a!l: i reak tl-fwii the strongest constt tuii fn "FK15V; 1-CUR A' (Swt-ct (. bill Tonic o 1 roii) 'is r.iore r-1f- rtivo than Quinine f. In ing condsint-I vvilii Iron is n:i excciltrPt "Tonic".;? ad Nt rvin- Mcd tcineJ : It is'-ple-jsan-t to Jake, is - sold uirder positive gcarantee to cure ,xr money- refunded. Accept no substi tutes." The "just as good" kind don't effect cures. Sold by B, Wi'Hargrave. GLORIES i ' colonel nonv-: : z for ti-i 'r.--i MEN. - -rr..! PRAISE .t :.;- r.3. Their Kccor.l., Beat T2o 'iW RecklessM-v.s Eacjiiy'a Call IV ill 156 Hard to ties of Daredevil and -Heroism' Kire.' Under . tho Gid-ijil .ri;:o:-ev! rived at Cau-p Wi N. Y.', iratlo this ron.h ii.lt ta : At, who recently ar- Montauk Ppint, statement about tho "Of ccur.e I am proud of my regi ment. In 50 'There was never such another. days it was raised, organized, equipped, armed, mounted, put "into transports, carried to! Cuba and put through two victorious fights. That's a record I think wj 31 bo hard to beat. - It is mainly a southwestern regiment, from New Mexico, Arizona, ndian Territory and Oklahoma. We have men from al- most every state in the Union Maine, Massachusetts, California, New- York, Texas, Louisiana' everywhere, and it is a thoroughly American regiment - "The grand work of I the regiment is due to the cow puncher the man who has herded cattle on the great plains for a living and next to him comes the Rocky mountain miner, who has also usually been a small ranchman; then the professional hunter, the min ing engineer and civil engineer, and mixed with them the college athlete and the man who has always been fond of rough put of door sports they all go in together without a hitch. Four of the men were New York policemen, one of whom, Hayward, a gallant fellow, was killed. We have two clergymen in the regiment, and theyffcught well." , A humorous recollection of one of his preachers stirred in Colonel Roosevelt's mind, and he broke out laughing. " You should have seen him one morning, " he said, "sitting just below the bombproof, where the shrapnel kept cracking over his hat. They couldn't reach him, and he knew it. So though ihey touched the brim of his hat at times he sat perfect ly " placid, breaking the beans for his coffee with the butt of his revolver and minded the bullets nO more than if thero had never been any. He was a game preacher. ,- . "Ninety-five per cent cf my men had at one time or another herded cattle on horseback or had hunted big game with the rifle.1 They were, therefore, natural riders and good shots lused to out of door life, a dead game lot of intelligent nieir, so we could discipline them. They were not .used to it, but it was aston ishing how quick they became used to it. They yielded mo3t prompt obedience and were just as good in policing- the camp, keeping guard, on the march as in tho fight. Many of them had " been under firo before. They had been Indian traders in Arizona, sheriffs and deputy sheriffs in New Mexico, marshals and deputy marshals in the ' Indian Terri tory. Scores of them had been in hard fights with Indians and white desper adoes. They formed a nuelens tho min ute fighting began, then! they all took naturally to it. "One of my best men, a Georgian named Crcsket, had been an internal revenue officer, running -against moon- sniuers, pretty good practice for steady ing nerves. He was wounded in the Santiago fight. Our firt fight was at La Quasimasi It is tho veriest nonsense to speak. of that as an ambushj as some coffee coolers first reported. We knew just where the Spaniards were and General Young, with the First and Tenth regulars, arranged with Colone' Wood that they should march by differ ent routes and nit tne Spaniards on their right and left wings at the same time. Wo struck them almost exactly together. It was a mountainous coun try, covered with thick jingle, and be fore a pass, defended by double our number, which of course! fight and some loss, but made a brisk we forced it. An advance guard discovered the Span ish outposts, and we then deployed our men in battle order before the firing began. j ."In this fight gallant Captain Capron was killed. , He was a splendid fellow, a finished soldier, knowing every detail of his profession, of splendid physique and literally dauntless courage. Ham Fish was slain beside him. He was fighting just as gallantly.1 .-. . "In the same fight one of Capron's men, an Indian named Isabel, was shot four times and continued fighting through it all. Another! man named - Sievers was s"hot above the hips when wo were in a pretty hot corner. After a . minute he sat up, and we propped him behind a tree and gave him hisrifleand canteen. s Ho kept cn firing until we charged forward.. I supposed he was mortally wounded, and he1 was sent to the hosuital. but: to mv astonishment, he turned up in camp, walking all the way oct, a week or two later and has been with us ever since. Another man, named Tow land, a carpenter from Santa Fe, was shot through the side. He kept in the firing line until, . I noticed the blood on him and sent him back to the hospital, but he returned in about 15 minutes and staid with us to the end of the fight. He was then sent to the rear of the hospital and told he would have to be .shipped north, whereupon he es caped that night and walked out to the frost to jcin ns."-. He was ly my side all through the Santiago -ughtj. "On the last day of Juno I took com nisfad of the regiment,'. Colonel Wood having been put in command of the brigade (in themorning cf the big fight. we v-( ro ut Uxst hely m reserve, many of our nif.u bfing killed or wounded be fore We i ad-a cbnne'c. to fire "a shot. It was at this iih.V that Captain Buckey O'Neil of Arizt-iiu was killed, a man who rank d with Canron in value to he tho rti-iiii' iit. a .mall" as gallant as "For years,' "I have relied sa s tyorc Capri' C. MiieiU-r. upon A er's Ui'Is in thie 'nie:icene; my 1 we 1 s , - a n d than; anvthiug else chest, to regulate .those of the ship's -cxew. .These, pills are not severe in their action, but do their work thoroughly." r was efficient. At last we got the order to support the regular cavalry and make, an assault in the. San Juan lii 11 forts. Moving forward, we bad the honor to bo tho first to bieak through tho line cf Spanish intrenchments. " Cor. Now York Press. - ; - DEWEY AS A HUMORIST. Captain Lambert on' 8 Suggestion In Re naming the Gunboats Callao and Leyte. Apropos of the changing of the names of the Paris and New YorK to the Har vard and Yale, Captain' Benjamin T. Lamttrton of the Olympia is responsi ble for a practical supestion in regard to renaming the prjzes captured by 'Ad miral Dewey'rom tho Spauish m Ma nila bay. When the admiral was going down to Maiivalo reneutly on the Mc Culloch and a few of us who were for tunate enough to bo aboard, were sit ting on the poop deck, enjoying a con- v i"- CAPTAIN BENJAMIN T. LAMBEKTON. vergatiori. with him and occasionally asking him questions on various points which we did: not fully understand, he spoke of the Callao and Leyte, the two small gunboats taken as prizes. "I think I shall rename them at once," said tho admiral, -with a smiled that indicated an amusing side to what he would say. . "You know that it is the style now.to name men-of-war after educational institutions. Two, of our principal auxiliary fast cruisers are the "Harvard and Yale. Now, Captain Lam- berton has made a suggestion to me which I think Twill follow. He advises that I change the names of the little gunboats Callao and Leyte to respective ly The Massachusetts Iustitute"bf Tech nology and The Philadelphia College of Physicians cud Surgeons. If you gen tlemen want-some news both impor tant and brif.f to telegraph home, .there it is for yen. " John Barrett in New Ycrk Jcuiiial. There Mint He No T.ianana Cnsines. -. , We trust that pca ejs at hand The war was ill ad VrsTtT on .. ripain 'a part ; on ours it was a necessity She should have sued for peace weeks agowhen she might have had better terms. Now she must accept ours, and we very much- fear that she will not do so at once . If Spain is in earnest, there must be.no "manana" business. Philadelphia In quirer. An Old Idea. Every day strengthens the belief cf emi nent physicians that impure blood is the eaiuse- of the majority of our. diseases. Twenty-five years ago this theory was used a basis for the formula of Browns Iron Litters. The many rcinurknUe cures elfeeted by tiiis famous old household remedy are mfiicient to prove that tiie theorv ir, correct. Browns' Iron Bitters is sold by sill dealers. GERMANY .WILL BE. GOOD. Ono of IIerNa-&l Eneinecrs Says She Won't Monkey: With tlie HuzXitaw. Mr. J. Jacobsen, superintendent of engineers of the Germau: fleet ia the orient, arrived at Vancouver,' B. C, re cently, en route-for Berliu, bearing dis patches from the German squadron at Manila to the German government Jacobsen has been for several months on board the German man-of-war Kai ser. Ho says : "I don't think the war will last much longer in the east; Spain! cannot hold out there more than a month." When I left Manila, on July 6 last, the Span iarda were being closed in on all sides Admiral Dewey had moved up his fleet and had the whiphand of the situation. There had at that time been no encoun ters of importance, but skirmishes were' frequent The Americans? are suffering terribly from heat, being unaccustomed to the tropical climate. They are better fighters than the Spaniards, although the latter do not lack courage. " . When asked if Germany would inter fere with' the United States, Mr. Jacob sen laughed. "No," he said, "we have very little at stake in ; the islands, and there is no reason so far why weshould interfere. We have only four ships and England has three in those waters. Ger many is not at all in sympathy with the Spaniards, and we do not want more than we at present possess in Ma nila. "Wo coaled our ships at Manila and were on shore a good deal, which may have caused the Americans to think that we were in collusion with Spain, but you can take my word for it, there-is not the slightest chance of Ger man yessels interfering with American rnen-of-war in the east. We are on good terms with the United States and will remain so." New York Sun. ., lie Plays the Tall Nine. IxJny-y '? ; When t -eorjro Us'r.-fy ui.ii ,:;t? a boinbaidiiK'nt.- the voi Id i-uu ':' ixv.l on a.- perfor:uiuco. t-enr.e down' t issue rain checks' r thtit-rV certificates at his box office- W J t-.-- ttr -Pi rmani ntlv 'rr.r.- .i-int'on-Poht. tt:tli d by the American t. aster Iv povr s oj" 'South nervine To: tr Invalids need suffer no lunger." bet a'ise this "rat reme'v . can '! re thont a'l. It is a curi. ftr the whole world. of stomach weakness and indi gestion. The- cme bejrins with the first dose. The relief it brings is marvel lous an'1 surpfising. I t makes no fail ure ; never disappoints. Iso matter how long you have suffered-," your rure is certain under the use of tins great health eivinsr force. . Pleasant and al- wavs safe - - Sold by E.- F." Nadal, Truggist, Wilson, N. C. ' - - - . r WELCOME OF ROSES. HECEPTION GIVEN TO AMERICANS IN s ; PORTO RICO. " How the Mountain Village of A dj ant as Received General Hoy Stone and Ula Or derly liaising of Oar Flac Made by the Women of he Town. .- History sometimes, and romance oft en, tell cf tho march of conquering he roes along pathways strewn -with roses and amid tho loud acclaim of a grateful people, but certainly.no such scene of fact or fiction ever surpassed ia appro priateness or beauty' that which was witnessed recently along tho road to Adjuntas. Adjuntas is 20 miles from Ponce, on the road to Areci bo, a thriving seaport on the northern coast of Porto Rico, about 40 miles to the westward of San Juan at present the city, of all cities to tho American army." It .ia-of itself of no importance strategically, but owing to information which reached the Amer ican lines to the effect that; the military : road to San Juan had been rendered im passable' by mines near anrl in Aibonito pass, it became necessary to.reconnoiter; the road to Arccibo. Hence the fame of. Adjuntas. General . Roy Stone was the man who , undertook the Jtask, and ha did it just as though thero were not 100 Spaniards on the island. There is a tel egraph office at Adjuntas, and in order to repair the line to ihat point and to open an office Captain Lernar of the sig nal corps was-sent ahead to prospect hia wire. Ho took only a dozen men with him and Etarted out. An hour later General Stone set out. He rode in a car riage, for it was his intention to test the road for wagon trains. Only pno or derly, leading tho general's horse, ac companied hira. For the first few miles the road ran through the lowlands, hard and smooth as a floor a perfect path for wheeling. ; By and by the hills came and the smooth road becarno rough and jagged. Up, up it went, winding and twisting ceaselessly, sometimes filled with great bowlders, sometimes deep with, mud. The-horses sweated until they staggered with the loads. Still the ascent kept up, ever higher and higher. Once over the divide progress Was more rapid, for, while the road did; not improve, it was at least downhill; and Porto Rican coachers drive with the recklessness of the devil. With whistles between their teeth they raced their horses down the steep inclines, winding sharply in and out, with great cliffs on one side and precipices on the other, whistling furi ously all the time to warn any persons who might be driving in th opposite direction. : Toward night the 20 rriiles between Ponce and Adjuntas was almost covered. With an approach to the confines of the town came the first intimation of the reqeption which it would be the fortune of -the newcomers . to meet. At the top of a little knoll, perhaps two miles from Adjuntas, stood a cottage, thatched and patched, apparently the home cf an honest Porto Rican farmhand. In the low doorway which faced the road were a woman and a girl, the latter about 15 years of age. Tho rapidly whirling carriages might not have noticed the humble figures, but just as they were "dashing by- the girl raised both her hands and mctionedfor the carriages to stop. The drivers hauled the horses back upon their haunches, and .out from the .doorway tripped the blushing young Porto Rican maiden. In each of her small 'brown hands sho .held great bou- quets of roses, red and white, and fra grant as tho choicest of greenhouse pets.. "Vivan los Americanos!" she piped; as she held one bouquet out to the for ward carriage, and, repeating ier salu tation, she tossed her other prize to the travelers in the rear, and then fled to the homo of her fathers. This was but a hint of what was to follow. Groups of women gathered at the wider spaces of the roadway each with flowers picked frorii the Porto Rican fields with her own hand and crying "Vivan Americanos !" "Viva Porto Rico libre!" pelted the passersby with their tokens of loyalty. The nearer the approach to the village proper the thicker became the.hail of floral offer-' ings. From the housetops, the balconies, the windows, the trees even, poured this rain of flowers. The horses shied and went tearing, faster and faster, while the cocheras howled profanely and glee fully. By,this time a perfect mob was trailing in tho rear, and when General Stone drew up at tho public square the entire town surrounded him, cheering,, dancing and still raining their roses, and, elbowinsr his way through the throng came Theodoro Figueroa, 'the al caldo of Adjuntas. With the smile cf a dapper dancing master and the sweeping bow of a great patrfot. Senor Fieneroa raised aloft an American nag wnicn, ne announced, had been made by the. wom en of the town. They begged the Amer ican general tc do them the honor to al low it to be raised, a request he granted with great zest and alacrity. The cere- moay took place" amid more cheers at the town hall, 2nd here, too, General Stone made ajarief speech and had read General Miles' proclamation as to our purposes in Porto Rico. This appeared to please every one immensely, and they "vivad" until the geueral bad sought the privacy of a fcecse and the few sol diers had scattered. Then tbey went away to get thir npp r.s, only to re turn and ga-co upju thee wonderful Americans,, wao in the rot-.ui while baa captured a number cf volunteers and re leased them cn parole. AKh-:-i:gh a doz en Spaniards could easily Lave taken General Stono a priscner,. he vas not disturbed during the niht. Ti e Span iards had ielt the town the cay Lticre and wererthtu five miles on. to.vard Areci bo. There were 100 in ihe&r.rri--cu at Adiuntas. and. while tbers ivas ro "In a minute" one dose of Hart's Essence ok Ginger will relieve any ordinary case ol Co'ic, Cramps or "Nausea."- "An unexcelled -remedy for Diar rhoea Cholera Morbus, Summer com plaints and all interna! pains. ;: Sold by B. W. Hafrave," 1 ; : - great Litter r: ess between them and tho citizens, the welcome .given the Ameri cans is testimony beyond'eontravention of the Porto Ricans' Eiucero desire to.be rid of them. New York Sun. MASON ON THE FUTURE. The Senator Opposes Placing Out Fla Over Any People Against Their Wishes. Notwithstanding a light fall of rain and threats of a heavy storm Senator William E. Mason had an audience of about 4,000 at tho Monona Lako assem bly the other afternoon near Madison, Wis. His subject was "Tho Evolution cf a Nation, ".and as expected ha dwelt with the present war. He gained tho good will of his udience at the start uy wising on ma eyeglasses ana wiping them as a means cf calling attention to his optical defects and saying jocularly, "That's why I'm cot at tho front with Bryan." Gettiug down to the present situation he said: ' But what of tho future? I am asked that every hour of the day. How about the new territory? Will we keep Cuba and Porto Rico and tho Philippine'is lands? Are we to have somo indemnity for the loss of men and money? Can wo not put our flag over alJ tho islands on the sea? To answer these questions would take more wisdom than I ever hope to possess. Tho future is a sealed book. Events are moving rapidly. The people, I believe, have confidence that neither the executive nor the legislative power .will do any cowardly or selfish act. L speaking now as a citizen, am opposed to the whole doctrine of im perialism. I . would never put the flag that I love .above auy nation in the world against their .wishes. Spanish sovereignty must go, and go to stay for ever, from the continent if our flag stays in the sky. . Spain has been weighed and found wanting, but it does not neces sarily mean that we aro to force our flag above the islands of the sea against the wishes of a downtrodden peoplo who have been robbed for centuries by Spain, and to "whose gallant defenso we promised the world that we would unselfishly go We ought not to profess to the world that we are the good Sa maritan if we are to carry a bag on our backs wherein to deposit the profits cf our holy calling. "New York Sua. GARCIA'S TROOPS PRAISED. General Lndlow Declared They Fought ; Bravely and Did Not Shirk Duty. The following letter, written by Gen eral William Ludlow, who commanded the American right, to General Garcia after the fall of Santiago, seems to show that much credit is due to tho Cuban troops for the services they rendered during the investment of the Spanish stronghold, in spitfc cf reports to tho contrary: Near Santiago, Cuba, July 13, lffi Dear General Oaecu-I ixsg to congratu late you as weU as ourselves' on what seems now to have been a fortunate solution of the Santiago problem, resulting in the success of our combined forces in tho taking cf the1 city, the departure of the Spaniards and tho resto ration of peaeo in Santiago. Permit mo to say to you that your forces' have performed most notable service, and their work has been invaluable to ns not only in scouting and procuring information, but ia the vital matter of the construction or trenches and defense of the investment of tho city. Your people have accomplished, an immense amount of work, with almost no appliances whatever, and have cheerfully surrendered tho use of them to oar own troops when the' con tinuation of the investment, rendered it neces sary to move our regiments forward to tha right. 1 maUa this statement, general, per sonally and not officially, because I am but a subordinate . commander, but -do fio for the reason that 1 have been more closely in touch with your forces and have had better occasion to observe their work and tho value of their co-operation than perhaps any other., I desire to thank you also for tho services of General Sanchez and his troops, which ero placed at my disposal, and I desire to . com mend General Sanchez to" your favorable con sideration.. He has promptly and willingly complied with every demand I made on him and has performed valuable service in extend ing our right flank to reach tho cemetery and cover the Cobre road- I shall take another oc casion to thank you for the innumerable per sonal courtesies that you and tho officers of your command have shown me and which I hope to have an opportunity to repay in some wise hereafter. I beg to remain your very obedient servant Y.'if.i.iAM LcmxW, Brigadier General United States Army, Philadelphia Press. ; Whose? He wrapt his colors ronnd his breast . On a biood red field of Spam. Mrs. flemana ' t' Whose sons are these? 1 do not know. ; j . Nor where their a res lies lie, ; But thero is valor on each brow, lieart love for liberty Within the eyes now veiled in death, Brave hosts across the main. - "Not one is lot who perislteth . " Of ail that p ion cas train ' "War hath its triumphs o'er the grave In flame of fame to rest - They tight and fall the flag t.hey save Ours, for all love them best Whose sons are dead? By moon and star Immortal now they lie. On, on. dark chariot of war, " They feared them not to diel 'i Dead? Vea, of fulCllcd renown! ; What mere might heroes own? With put of fire they laid them down. Eafcb called the flag his own. , Let no lament, the wild or deep. -- . Or wave of vain regret Breait stainlis glory of their sleep Onrsona. we have them yet! K. S. L. Thompson in Cincinnati Commercial Tribune -' Wants to Vo the Bight Thing;. uemaal Augusti s attention is now occupied solely with the quest of somo respoiisifcle person to whom to surren der. Washington Stir. Either Way. -In taking and holding Manila we are ulavine L-oth a wienies and; a Luzon game. Sc. Louis Republic. -' It. It f ia S'x t'oiir.. - Distressing Kidnev and Rladuer dis ease relieved in six hours by "New G r cat." South - American4 KiDNEy Cvre. It is : ijreat sr.rpnse on ac count of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in bladder, kidney and back, in male or female. Relieves re tention of water almost Immed'ate' If you want quick relief and cure - this is the remedy. - - ..- '. -' - 1 sen, N. C" RESULTS MTMlwSfi AN EWINENT.LONDONEDITOR'SOPIN ION ONiTHEMV 7. T. Stead, Say We WU1 IlaVe to De velop a Cuban Government For Awhile. Ho Regards tho Adventure In the rMl- " ippLnes as Most Deplorable. - -'--.- --v -:- Tho following letter Las been rcceir ed by Governor Pingrco ia response to a letter addressed to W. T. Stead, the eminent English editor, requesting hia opinion oa tho results of tho war: - - Dkau lis. INGnEn-Thanks very much for your letter., I am much interested in hearing what yon have done ia relation to the Michi gan troops. I saw a report la a newspaper that yon had been down to Tampa and had generally blown uy tho authorit"ie for not making adequate provisions for the comfort cf tho soldiers. - - - . " Novr with regard to the specifio question which you-ask mo concerning what you should go with tho Islands which you have tabes . from bpain : You Eay you iucloso your Idea for an interviewnpon the subject. Unfortunatelj, Ihe iiu-losuro did not coruo to hand, to I rrite v. ithout yonr manuscript before me. You ask nip what I would do if I were an American.- It u a hard question to pronounce upon at a mo ment's no f o. What I feil ia that if 1 had been an American I would have avoided thia Nvnr. I think it could have been done, end less than half tho money spent in its prosecution juM UaTe secured tho convr-rsionof the autonomy (rant ed by Spain to Cuba into a genuine independ ence. The mistake which was made seems to mo in rt-pudiating tho autonomy absolutely instead of insisting that it should be made ef fective by the removal of tho Hpanish troop -and tho exaction of guarantees. This, bow ' ever, is spilt milk, and it is no use crying over it. ; . ! - Now that you liavo got Cuba on your hands yoa will have to do with Cuba what we have dono with Egypt namely, grow op a Cuban government, which will bo in your leading strings until such time aa it can go alone. Any idea of handing over tho island to the Cu ban, junta is out of the question. As Cuba will practically bb yours, I do not ace any rea son why you should insist upon conquering Torto Eico, fcr if that island in an appendage of Cuba it will 00019 along all ' right without any campaign for its conquest, but that aLo i spilt milk, for your army has already landed oli tho island. .- ,,-.'- As to the rhilippines.it seems to me the ' most madcap adventure to propose to estab lish an American empire in tho continent of Asia, but 1 quite sec tho difficulty of getting out of it now that you have got a white ele phant on your hands. If yoa are in for it, at you seem to be in for it, I am not sure . but it : might bo better to make a clean sweep of the " wholo thing and face your new responsibility onco and for ull. . . - . If you content yourself with merely having a coaling station there, you will find yourself involved in endless complications with olher powers,"who wfit ialso want coaling station!, whereas if you have the wholo lot in your : hands it may be cheaper in the long run. At. present I am utterly ia the dark as to hovr you , are going to mcnago a colonial empire with your system of party government, but if you have to do it it may lo as well to begin it on a sufficiently large scalo to render it palpablo and visible to yonr people what it means, in- stead of merely nibbling at it. I bad a long talk with Mr. Bryce about it the other day. lie is lunch alarmed as to 4he possibilities cf attempting to manage an over sea empire with your constitution and your party ysicm. You sec, in England we have -practically excluded theso questions from the sphere of the porty fight.-- If you can do the same, well and good, but. Judging from a talk 'I had with Jlr. Crokor tho other day, tho first - glimmering of such a thing does not seem to ' have dawned upon tho mind cf tho party "boss."' The party boss, I take it, in America counts for a great deal. - To turn np, I may say that I disliked the . war, I think it unnecessary, that I deplore its extension to I'orto Lico and that I regard the adventure in tho rhilipphxis as most deplora ble. As yon have made tho war and made it cn humanitariim grounds, which preclude the restoration to Siin cf any colonies which you have wrested fn ra Ler, I am disposed to be lieve that tho lx it thing to do is frankly to face the burden which now lies upon your shoulders and attempt to discharge your du . ties honestly in t'.io sight of man. Yoa will -find it ho picnis governing tho Philippines, ' but, after ail, th- hliiiking of a duty is usually the worst way cf dealing with tho difficulty. " Yours einccrt ly, William T. Stead. - ' Philadelphia Press. v Tennitsiieo tiir 1 Serenade. 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