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VOLUME XXVIII.
WILSON, :X. e., G( 'TOBEE i). 1 898.
NUMBER 40.
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RUSSIA
ENGLAND
VIEW OF A RUSSIAN OBSERVER
THEIR RELATIONS.
ON
Mr. Chamberlain's Spi-cches Hegarded ns
a Iiid I 'or (sn AI!ia:: With Germany.
Russia's Irritation Against Cerm&ny So
Russian Interference In tho Philippines.
Recent events have net tended to im-.
prove' the relations which exist .-.between
England and Russia. Therehas been
much hostile' criticism, both-written
nnd spoken, "of Russia's foreign policy
and the methods by which her govern
ment has pursued it. . A representative
of the .London Daily News called npoii
Dr. Markoff in order to learn bow Rus
sians regard this denunciation of their
country. r- 1
"How, then,; does Russian opinion
regard Mr. Chamberlain's latest pro
gramme of foreign policy?" "In Russia
Mr. Chamberlain's speeches are gener
ally regarded as a bid for an alliance
with Germany. How such an alliance
would benefit England we fail to see.
Germany is England's greatest commer
cial competitor, and she has colonial
ambitions which must inevitably clash
with yours. "
"Then, from the Russian point of
view an Anglo-German nllianeu would
be regarded as strengthening the Ger
man partner withimt helping his Eng
lish ally ?" "Certainly. That Ger
many should welcome such an alliance
is not surprising. The triple allianeo
is uow( in a very rnsy condition and
will hardly stand any considerable
shock. Germany alone exists as a great
power by her ability to excite jquarrc-ls
between England and Russia.' If once
Russia and England were to coins to an
understanding, Germany would sink
into comparative insignificance TrPa
European power.
"Two instance from recent events
supply admirable examples- of Ger
many's power and weakness. After tho
Germans seized Kiao Chou, in order to
transfer European attention,' from that
violation of the status quo, they get to
work to excite English and Russian
jealousies. By a hint to Russia-that un
less she. occupiedPort Arthur England
would do so they succeeded in forcing
Russia's band. The stratagem succeed
ed admirably. 111 feeling was roused
both" in England and Russia, w,hile Ger
many posed as the friend of ,both na
tious. Ey acting the sarin? part . the
kaisefwas-f or Trieng time-able to block
.all effective action in the near east.
But as- soon as "Russia and England
came to an agreement on the question
of tho government of Crete Germany
had to capitulate. .
"There is a growing feeling of irrita
tion in Russia against Germany. There
are numerous danger points in the re
lations of the two countries. They
raugo across two continents. We were
not pleased at Germany's action m
precipitating events in China. German
policy has persistently but. indirectly
opposed Rnasifnaims in Turkey. The
recent revolt in Russian Central Asia
is attributed if not to tho direct at least
to tho indirect influence of Germauyat
Constantinople. Nor, do we look with 1
-favor upon'thc-kaiser's visit to the Holy
Land. Russia is veryajwy.is.it ive about
the holy places. We also do not approve
of German activity in Asia Minor gen
erally, and the "proposed German rail
way from Jaffa to the Persian gulf in
particular. Russia regards Asia Minor .
as within her sphere of influence. Then
again in Austria German influences
have been decidedly anti-Slavic. These ,
questions will make it increasingly
difficult for Germany to pose as Rus
sia's friend while at the same time
working for her own ends. No doubt an
allianeo or understanding '.'with Eng
land would suit Germany admirably,
but except as a provocation to Russia it
is difficult to see how it would serve
English interests. "
"In what light is tho growing "good
will between England and America re
. garded in Russia?: ' "Russia and the
United .States have always been on
friendly terms. An understanding bo
tween England and the United States
might conceivably bring about a better
feeling between England and Russia.
Stranger , things have happened. Rus
sian disapproval of -America's action in
tne present war nas Deeu greatiy exag
gerated. Tho Novosti does not speak for
the Russian government, which is in
reality friendly toAmerica. If Spanish
statesmen are comfortin'g thomselves
with the hope that Russia will inter
fere to save them, they will be rudely
. awakened. Tho Russian government
has no intention whatever of interfer
ing ifftftpaiiish-Ameriean war. With
regard to the Philippines, Russiawould
look with equanimity, upon their ac
quisition by the United States. Pro
vided they, are no longer to, remain
Spanish,, there is no. nation we would
rather see take them than the United
States.- That would at any rate remove
-the danger of the Philippines falling
'intothe hands of Japan, Germany - or
; England. If Germany protests against
tho action, of the United States in the
far cast, sho will not be supported by
Russia.
, Peace
And this i.-i iiu:el The woeful cl.nmor hu.sh.ed,
lhe overwhelming tide, of war 'it iTst
And fi,n-1)!i,e frjes excl:i:::!,-i!u; friendly' jo.-it,
Tlje tor runt of on.-ei thwt Kusiu-d
In .i'i:u.,e fnnn mrnart Kims, the Mows that
(rti.sln-d ,'..;.
Tiie hti'pjjjiiit'HH of homos, tho hah thi:iK teat
Of nu-rit lind the'.yoko of the orj;ieHed
Are L'ruie, niid coiu; thft iniRrv uul.se thiit rushed
f.iKe fire tlirongh the jnition's inking l:cart.
From outUhe contest's echo steals a song
Of iiapiy liusbnndi y in glad release,
And ull tho music of tlio busy mart.
Ah,' but thy maji: cannot wake the throng
Of soldiers brave who died for thee, O peace!
- . II. C; 11. in Chiirago Reeord.
"ISettcr Late Than Never."
Santiago is just 384 years old, and
yet she is just now opening her eyes to
the fact that life is worth the living.
St. Louis Star. ;
CAsrroRZA.
Bean the Kind You Have Always Bough1
DEWEY'S GREAT MODESTY.
if.
, Dot- Not Ti ink lie Did Much When I).
! . stroying a Fleet.
: Admiral DewTey is receiving hundreds
of letters, hales of newspaper :clippiugs,
j, invitations to "Dewey days," copies of
Dewey sonj;s aud Dewey poetry and a
j fcood many, cablegrams, says tho 'Cavite
' correspondent of the' Chicago ord.
j There are many post cards'and a great
mass of short notes, ail ; very congmtu
j latcry-aiid all very enthusiastic Soue
1 nominate bi.u i';;r president in 1X0
and others contribute equally glowing
proi)becb'srlor the future
One man wrUes: "Dewey, you are a .
peach, I'll stick to you till freezes
over, ami then I'll stick to you on the
ice..' Another advises him to keep his
health until 1L00. A piece of poetry
has come from the To peka Capital,
which starts out with "Dewey was tho
morning and Dewey was1 the man,"
2nd follows this brilliant line with
others of the same sort.- The song
"What Did Dewey Do to Them?" has
arrivedand if the music comes the
song ought to have a good run out
in Manila-jTbr.y'. The other versions,
"How Did Dewey Do It?" and "Dew
ey's Duty-Done," have not made their
appearance, but they are undoubtedly
on the way. '
" A .cartoon printed by a San Francisco
paper, entitled "Dewey Smoke? Yes,
Manilas, " amused the admiral a good
deal. Every, inail brings new evidences
of the popular enthusiasm that has
sprung up in America oyer him.
What pleased him more than any
thing' else was an account of how his
son received the new:s of the great vic
tory. ' Captain Mahan's statement that
the battle of Manila bay was the most
wonderful ever recorded in history was
particularly gratifying to him also,
coming as it clots from such an eminent
naval authority.
Through all this bombardment of
compliments ; and congratulations the
admiral has. not changed in the least or
indicated bj his manner that the tre
mendous bit ho has made is affecting
him other than pleasantly. He said
this afternoon that while the battle
was going, on ho didn't feel that he was
doing anything wonderful. The most
trying time was the night trip past Cor-
regidor, for there was then no way of
knowing just where the Spanish were
or how they would strike. On the morn
ing of May 1, when he could see the
Spanish, he felt cheerful and pleasant
The work of leading his six ships in
and cleaning out everything in sight
was a detail which at the time did not
seem so impressive.
Close Figuains on Warships' Sea Speed
me navy, department officials at
Washington made close calculations
upon the time the warships would arrive
at New York for the naval pageant of
Aug. 20. In announcing the hour at
which the -parade would take place up
North river they calculated the time it
would tako the fleet to come from San
tigo and the preciseness with which
i:ie prof-yamme was carried out 'as to
linle shows how accurately they can
Measure the time required for warships
to cover a certain distance. New York
World
In the Same Clasf).
As uirtatcra Aguinaido r.t Manila and
Typewriter I'-Janeo at IIivai:a era now
practically in tha tatnc clr.ss. Phila
delphia Times,
7 A N 1; K D S K V K R A L T Kl'STWOKTll V
our.-biiHiie'ss in thir
own .and nearby
lv office work, con-
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ab hotn.;. S.i
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leiituic l)fnaiitle
M on lily 75.
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no-'uort-, n- l-.ss s ilarv
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stamped envelope, IK
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M. Chita''!). .
THE PHILIPPINE PROBLEM,
Facts tt lie Noted la UndertaklnB to
Hu!e tho Islandx.
"There is really no national spirit in
the Philippines',", says the Boston
Transcript. "The people have been
ruled under Spanish military and civil
officers for three centuries, which, with
the monastic government in practical
control of the 'civil government, is quite
sufficient to account for shortcomings in
capacity to govern themselves. Again,
tho race antipathies constitute another
serious objection to the establishment
of a republic. ,
"Tho radical difficulty in maintain
ing a republic embracing the whole of
the Philippines lies in tho fact that the
people have no idea of, union, no na-,
tional spirit. If a liativo Wishes to be a
leader of men, he deems it the height
of any man's ambition to bo'king and
autocrat of his village, and as there is
intense rivalry botweeii, neighboring
villages, (nch villus autocrat must be
jealous, if iic t bc.-hbv toward tho petty
autocrats Of neigh boring villages. This
in intensified degree keeps the several
islands jealous, if net hostile, to each
other. Hence community of thought
and interest is not recognized, and for
this reason, even if a union of the is
lauds could bof formed as an independent
republic, its disintegration by secession
and perhaps war wonjd naturally fol
low in a short time. ''
The' Tiirco Orcat Horticultural States.
California is the greatest horticul
tural state in the Union, New York is
second and Illinois third. Illinois has
9.s 77 7. 0S3 invested in . nurseries.
Gardening.
Why allow yoursel- to be slowly tor
tiired ; t the stake of disease? Chills
hr.d bVvi r w ill inulermine. ami eventu-
ini-bierik .Iriv.Tl ihe stninsres! COllSti-
' i! ! 1
lll'.l
1 1 I .
- 1 T O ,
(Sweet ("hil
boeic "f 5 roii) is more
fit-ctive than
'Oofnine.-And In in' roi'ihiiic-l with Iron
is an exce'lent i'o'ric and N-' rvin- Med
5-in-' ' It is nleasant to take, is sold
.H.iov. ., i
inr'.eV nositive -cuarantfe' to cure? or
mrirtry refunded. Accent no substi
j . . -
iitr. The "Hist as eood" kind don'
effect cures. Sold by B.;W, Harsjrave.
ONE CENT BANQUET.
IEW YORK'S REAL CHARITY
RE3TAU-
RANT ON THE BOWERY
it Is the Chi-apor.t. t - Soup
' or CoiTce ami Iitt: ("wt th
kuil Iireail
Wayfarnrg
nut a Mito -I Ko;L
Dig ISusineri Itn.
: oil :uii'.!ay.
-Why go hungry when yoi ca'i fill
your stomach for 1 cent? Dcjnuctt, tho
restaurant man, might add tnat query
to the other placards which adorn the
walls of most of his places, far be has
provided the meal for lucent. As might
be expected, Mr. Dennett does not run
this place as ho does bis dairy lunch
rooms. He doesn't expect toi
make any
money oat of it, and-consequently mir
rors, tiled floors and v hite siapcry are ,
lacking. But tho food is there, and tho
1,500 .or so men who daily buy it can j
testify to its stomach filling and life
sustaining qualities;
This latest addition to New
York's
queer system ot lunchrooms
'which cc--uih'iiua
at
cupies the basement of the lii
39 Bowery, has ouly been breu for a
short time. There was no Mowing of
trumpets, no big advertisin
uess was begun. Tho only Ebiug done
was tho unlocking pf the double doors i
of the basement and the
place of a big KiguJeariug
mtting in
old black
letters on a yellow backgrou
hd. Theso
give tho information that
l the res
bread and
taurant a bowl of soup and
butter or coffee and bread
can be obtained for. 1 cent.
aud butter
It is not to be expected tliat there is
any profit in selling soup ahc
bread and
butter for 1 cent, and so Mr. Dennett
makes no- pretense of f urniihing any
thing save food to his patrons. If it
were not for the quality ojf this, the
place would be one of the liiost dismal
in tho city. It is a big, plain basement,
with worn floors and soiled, clingy
walls. The ceiling looks ad though it
had not been cleaned for years, and
there is nothing about the place itself
to-inakeat attractive.
The tables, too, are of the crudest
kind. They consist simply of long
boards laid over wooden horses and
spotted with the driipings from the
soup bo ?vls and coffee cups. There are
no tablecloths, no napkins, no dishes,
same tin cups, in which the hot food is
served.
The kitchen of the place is in keep
ing with tho accommodations offered
the patrons. It is at the front end of
the basement, close by the stairs, and
no attempt, is made to cut it off from
the rest of the room. In fact, the man
who presides over it is chef J head wait
er, cashier and if need be"J30uncer" of
tho place, and it would not
do for him
to be ouS of reach of The1
tables. A
rough plank in front of him is piled
high with tin cups. These hold a pint
and are used for either sou ? or coffee.
Beneath the plank is a bi tin wash
boiler, in which the eoup is kept, and
wnicn wnen more neat 1$ qesirea is j
placed upon the little stdvej, where, the j
only dishwasher heats his water and on ;
which a big boiler of coffee is constant- j
ly simmering. The stove is so close to ;
the manager chef that witp one hand
he can draw a cup of coffee while with j
the other he picks up the tiree slices of j
buttered bread which go wjith it. This j
bread is stacked up so as 10 bo easily j
handled and is piled in a big basket be- !
side the soup boiler.
With only two articles qf diet in tho
place aside from the brcac there ia no
delay in serving a custome . Tho man,
for no woman has yet eaten in the
place, usually shambles up to a board
where the pile of cups sta id. Soup or
coffeo is called for, as the choice may
be, but none is served unti tho custom
er has produced and paid his cent.
There is uo credit given, and tho cash
ier takes no chances on any of the cus
tomers beating him out of a meal. Once
ho has been paid the customer is waited
on. .
Practice has enabled thp chef to ac
complish this in tho fewest possible
number of motions. With one hand he
receives the cent aiid tosses it into an
old cigar box. At the same time with
the other hand he seizejs a cup from
those piled in front of him and fills it
with coffee or soup,-as the case may ba
Then with the same hand with which
the money was receiv
Id one of the
Stacks of three slices of
bread is picked
up and handed to the customer. The
wholo thing is done in lss than half a
minute and the manager insists that if
a ruslvmade it neeessarvtbo could make
change and wait on ' a customer in less
than ten "seconds. Thi keeping of a
restaurant open oh Sunday is contrary
to the rules which govern all the rest of
the Dennett places. Api exception was
made in this one, as it is regarded as
a charitable institution and not as a
business enterprise.
"Wei do a big' business here," said
the manager head waiter as he looked
at the line of men standing at the plank
tables and dipping their bread in then-
soup or coffee. "Sometimes we feed as
many as 1,500 men.
number drops to 800.
Sometimes the
But the more
business we do the mora
money we lose.
It is hardly fair to say that, for the
place is almost self supporting. Buying
his Supplies in immensq quantities' Mr.
Dennett is able to get tin m vy cheap.
Tliis fact, too. enables
im to make uis
with plenty of
Ktreughteniug.
soup a ltally good ono,
meat in it to make
We .don't pretend tc
ivo a lull meal
for a cent. Such a thi
lg would be im
i i nonga to pre-
possible, but we do giv
vent a person from stair
!:, r.nd that
it is appitci::tcl is sh
ber who con e here cv
York Weill.
v. u by t he naui
ry uiy. : y New
i or scverai momii-f
I wns ttoiibled
wih a pi rsii teot him
niy ne ui
which srave me. con bid
table annovan-.v-
until it occurred io
ine to try Aver
Hair 'Vigor. , I'eforc.u
sing one bottle,
the"huinor was healedJ
T.T. Adams
J General Merchant, rTurbevilleVa. '
ARE VIKORS IN LOVE
'wo Spanish Oncers Capture a Conple of j
Maryland's D;iasrlter8.
In'WashingtS l the ether day the en- j
ijagement of ' wo fair daughters of j
Maryland to tv of Admiral Cervera's
officers was announced. The two officers
who will tak to Spain with them j
A:neri:afi brid j are Lieutenants En-
lique Lacier-va' and Juan Cavanillas.
the latter being in tb6 pay branch of
the service. Th first named will make
iliss Clara W. Duff of Balii::vore his
bride. Lienleuunt Cavauilbis has won
the heart and 'the promise of her hand
from Miss Mamie Hays of Annapolis,
whose'hospitable home has entertained
the Spanish .oiiivers almost constantly
since their arriv 1. She is the. daughter
of Mr. Joseph F. Hays of tbist town, a'
dealer in musi;
Church street.
ul instruments at 112 j
She is the- close; friend j
and intimate of Miss Duff and has visit
fid her Ijor heme in Annapolis since
the arrival of the L'pauish Oilioers.
Upon their arrival at Annapolis tho
Spanish officers were not immediately
received at tho homes of tho residents,
but enjoyed tho' liberty of the village
during the greater part of tho day. On
their rounds' about the scores shopping
they drifted into the musical establish
ment of , Mr. Hays, where his daughter
and her fair visitor were waiting. They
carno to purchase a guitar to help while
away the time about their quarters, but
the bright eyes of jfcte American girls
diverted their thoughts into channels
other than commorcialT Lieutenant La
cierva, an accomplished musician, seat
ed HimseTf at atifopeu piano ami ex
pressed in musid what his limited
knowledge of tho English language pre
vented him from saying iii words. It
was.tbo old story of tho serenade, and
its romantic side appealed so strongly
to the American girls that it was an
swered in kind by Miss Hays seating
herself at tho piano at tho conclusion
of the young officer's serenade and sing
ing a love ballad that did not depend
upon the' words for its meaning to be
understood. . ' j
The impromptu concert was repeated
the next afternoon, and for several days
the Spaniards brought their brother
officers to listen to the music, and tho
little store became the favorite resort
of the prisoners, Admiral Cervera him
self visiting it several times to listen to
the music.
For ono' short month the courtship
lasted 'and with tho approach of peace
and the daily possibility of the prison
ers being released and allowed to return
to their homes camo t he declaration on
the part of the two o"icers and the sur
render on tho part r-f the American
girls. A douulft wedding b; on the tapis
in Annapolis, and ttvo !1 jsbing brides
will return' to Spijin with ilKr surviving
officers of Spain's tk:sU'..!vd squadron.
New YTork Sun.
1 " . r
Wisdom of Agulri:i;.-S-.?
After studying thr situat:.
do has concluded that it ro.bi .1 o 1
ter to sacrifice a -little epicjsdcr wvl
have a steady situation. Washiust-:;
Star. ' '
T7jcat.:j cf tiic lilood c-.i"i 7s-rve"'.
N: one nc-c:: r-ufi'6r rith )!eur:;i;:i;. '! bis
::i.:ca':ic is q,;r. .-.kly and peniisni?atl7 cx-.r: d
' . J I ' I . - - T- - -
. i. - LI 1 i
.no oioou, ncrviys na i .?:!;:
r otherwis.'1, s:iccnini M
i::tvr:: Known an I i..;-i
'ti.artcf of n contnrv. ir 'i s
I'lost iinwr our most -.-? i . ,'
lirowns'Irca Bi'tcrs i3 cola i - .1 -; - :.
'SCENES' IN SANTIAGO.
Cruel Treatment of Ilorht-a and Tilnles 'iy
the Natives Lac'; of Humor.
There is not in -the whe io. city of San
tiago a driip of life's humor. The faces
of the children are old and sad They
are not the children of America. They
do not play in the streets or maka merry
any wjiere. Parents of the common chil
dren send their little ones out to beg
and skirmish in gutters and alleys for
food and fuel. Many of the inrls aud
boys up to 12 years of ago run about as
naked as Adam.
The most irritating thing an Ameri
can sees here is the treatment of the
horses and mules by the natives. The
city abounds in typical low -wheeled
drays, heavy enough, when perfectly
empty, for two horses, but tho lazy Cu
ban drajman hooks to his cart the
smallest and thinnest starved horse or
mule. Theso animals are simply the
framework of a very small pony. There
is no flesh cr nirrsclc, but the loads they
pile on these-two wheeled affairs-is
enough to make the hair of the Society
For the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani
mals turn white at a glance, and these
inhuman drivers will not, for some rea
son of their own, put the bridle bit in
the horse's mouth. They put it instead
on top of his nose, and then pull and
haul viciously on the reins until the
poor brute's nGse is worn through and
bleeding. There is no rest for these or
any other beasts of burden ia the island.
They are worked in this cruel Avay un
til they drop dead in tho street., -Special
Cor. Washington Post.
Time to Ask QueHtionx.
In order to sustain his reputation as
an inquisitive man Li Hung Chang
should begin to inquire into the cause
of Great Britain's demand fcr his dis
missal. Indianapolis Journal.
Call For a Saw Deal ,
.Hclifibury refers to hi;
Lord
re been
Chinese
h; our
,u it?
outpl:
game.
vrd ' by ivur-sia 1:1 the;.
Tho quclioii is, AVh-ii
friend .1 Bxill
Indianapolis L i
tc
I'i-rn.-ianeiit'y tre
I by. '.'
A 'i'e-ir:!.(;
'risie r-y
N'ervinc-
i o- I n cm
uer.
be- it-ise tliis ort-at
Te;veW 'nn cure
the sir a. i.'' it is a
euro ' fer'lSe' whole
wdr'ii stom-sch weakness and indi
1
gestion! The cur" begins with the first
dose The relief it tilings is marvel
lous aivs surprising, t makes no fail
ure ; never disappoints. No matter
how Ions You bave sutTered, your cure
is certain under the. use of this great
health giving force.- Pleasant and al
ways safe. ' . ; :
Sold by. E, F. ' Nad? ..Druggist,
Wilson, N. C. . : : t : ": T ' ' - '
fPW PQRJO RICO ROADS
General f..!:cnc's Quick Work and
Hc.7 It Vas Done!
TEE FOETO ElOAlTS'GOOD WbEKEES
How tho Noted Military Itoad Builder Se
cured lilen and Tool fo Do tjie Work.
. A Mule Track Made Ready For Wagon
Trains In a Few Day. j
The easy g-oing natives of Unplo Sam's
latest territorial 'acquisition 'have, re
cently been treated to an exhibition of
what Ami rican brains, backed by Amer
ican energy aud American money, can
do in uii emergency. The particular iu
.tance is the- conf tructiou of a wagon
read along the sides of the mountains,
on the east side of the Rio Grande, the
main branch of the stream thati is calltid
at its mouth the Rio de Areci bo. When
General' Miles, 'two weeks agei, decided
to advance on Arecibo and move thence
upon San Juan by rail, he ; sent iecon
uoitering parties from Ponce tojAdjuutas
and Utuado. The road ta Adjuntas is
mainly a thoroughfare equal to any in
the States. It rolls along the sides of
mountains which rise at tihies te a
height of 5,000 feet and crosses on the
way innumerable streams which empty
GENERAL UOV STONE.
into tho deep verdure covered chasm on
the other side. Every one p these
streams is spanned by a-stone bridge, -so
solidly constructed as to defy the fresh
ets that continually occur during the
rainy season of fivo months. The road
bed i3 of macadam, rolled so as to pre
sent a crown or rounded elevation in
tho middle for the purpose of draining
the .roadway into the ditches oh ; eithei
side; -: I
This road was intended to be a con
tinuation of the excellent thoroughfare
between San Juan and Ponce. Its con
struction cost millions of dollars and, if
a native banker is to bo believed, was a
source of great profit to the Spanish of
ficials who had it in charge. 1 In fact,
many landowners and sugar aid coffee
planters fare still suffering firom the
heavy taies imposed for the building of
the highway, though it was finished ten
years agci This, of course, is a Situation
not unknown to New Yorkers! of the
iresent generation- When the road was
built to a distance of 12 miles, thetreas:
ury gave out, and road building! came to
an cii b For most of the remainder of
the distance to Adjuntas the rbad is a
natural one, with high grades and many
curves, but on the wholo it is a fair
highway. i - '
Between Adjuntas and .Utuado the
road was found to be no more; than a
mule track, in some places ouly itwo feet
wide, with sharp angles. Largo bowl
ders impeded progress in hundreds of
places, and streams c f various jsizes in
tersected tho roadway at intervals of a
few hundred feet, making miry spots
that would imperil the existence of
even such scb&tantial structures as a
Porto Poieau ox cart. For fully ope- third
of tho distance, it is safe to jsay, the
road was practically impassable, save
for the little native pack horses, j Besides
there weie two fords, where tho water
in the lowest spots would rekeh the'
bellies of ordinary ?i zed horses.j
When the condition of this rbad was
reported to General Miles, he ) ordered
Major Black of the engineer qorps to
make a detailed report on the possibility
of placing the road in a condition suit
able for immediate use by wagoip trains.
Major Black's report was a mpst dis
couraging one. He was sure, he said,
that it would renuiro at least Uyo weeks
to mako the thoroughfare fairly passable
j i. n r i jT . i . a. '
ior teams tu aour mines uluis iuai a
month could well be spent in blasting
away rock and filling in depressions and
rnudholes. The cosnmanding general .
then sent General Roy Stone otit with
a small jrecounoitering party tojinvesti-
gate the condition oi tno roaas in tne
direction of-Lares; where a JSpanish
force was believed to bo rendezvousing.
General Stone found the road to be in
fair condition, and knowing! Major
Black's report on the road to Utuado he
asked permission to attempt to rebuild
it, saying that if be hurl tne money ne
could finish the job i'n a week, j He ar-'
gued so well that General Milfcs gave
his permission and told General Stone
to emnloy as many natives as he thought
neeessarv. As mauv tools as could
be
found wero placed at General
disno&aL but he found that he
Stone's
did not
havo more than half the nnraber he
needed. Without waiting a luoment
General Stone started cut on" k search
for men aid implements;' and within a
Jew hoars lie had engaged over 1,000 of
the wiry little Porto Ilicans of j. Ponce,
' Arlinntas. Utuado and the immediate
.vicinity to b:sin the Tasl
Preua a man who bad built loads for
the Spanish authorities ne . omened a
lot of tools, and he. induced thei natives
. in a minute one rios o; itiAiii s
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ordinary case of Co'ic, Cran:isbr Nau-
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rcTGriug sucnof tfi'jir primitive larming
implements as could bo used. With the
assistance, of a number of interpreters
and foremen he at once began opera
tions. Trees were felled aud temporary
abutments were built at points e here
widening was possible -by falling in
and at other points rock vras blasted
away. Drains were put irr at intervals,
and small streams were deepened and
planks laid over them so as to provide
for the passage of troops in columns of
twos. In the rnudholes trunks of banana
trees were thrown together, with such
small stones as could be found near by,,
and thousands of barrowloads of earth
were used to great advantage.
So far had the work proceeded on tho
sixth day of General Stone's allotted
ten that two battalions of the Sixth
Massachusetts volunteer infanrrv un
der their new commander. Colonel Ed
ward Rice, marched from Adjuntas to
Utuado in less than seven hours, and
that with each man carrying in addi
tion to his pack 100 rounds of ammuni
tion and five days' rations. An extreme
ly heavy storm delayed the progress of
the road building and added an hour to
tho time consumed by the Massachusetts
men, whose performance under the con
ditions was an extremely credi table one.
With the blasting, which will be com
pleted soon, General Stone will have
accomplished a task that one-of tho best
engineer officers in tho army had deem
ed to be almost impracticable. A few
days' of finishing would make tho road
as a whole equal to almost any dirt road
in the United States.
General Henry and his staff rode over
the road, and they did not stint their
praise of the work -done by General
Stone and his Porto Ricaii workmen.'
They all conceded that the job was a
most thorbugh one, and they felt that
the end of the ten days would find tho
task completed. v .
For himself, General Stone" had only
to say that if he had more time he
could have done better. In reference to
the Porto Ricalis whom he had employ
ed at 1 peso (50 cents United States
currency), he said that they were emer
getic, painstaking and intelligent work
ers, and. that he was more than satis
fied with their labors. When.it is con
sidered that their ordinary subsistence
is beans, plantains, and occasionally
corn, their performance is little short
of wonderfu The fact that the United
States has given them employment in
tho dull season has made them enthusi
astic Americans, aud Tho Tribuno cor
respondent a3 he passed along the road
was ; continually greeted with such
salutes as "Buenas di as, Senor Ameri
cano" and "Vivos, los Astados Unidos y
El General Stone. "Porto Rico Cor.
New York Tribune.
AN EASY WALK INTO MANILA.
Naval Officer Says Troops Took It as
Calmly as if Coins to Dinner.
An American naval officer who re
cently arrived from Manila on the Zafiro
gives the following story of tho capture:
"The Americans practically walked
.into Manila on Saturday. Any story of
the Spaniards making a desperate re
sistance is untrue. Their defense was a
mere sham, a formality. "All operations
were confined to the south side of the
city. There the Spaniards had two lines
of defenses, the first a" trench running
parallel with Malate river. Behind this
was the Malate fort, with a trench run
ning from one side down to the beach.
A sand bag intrenchment extended from
the other side into the shrubbery. Tho
American trenches on the other side of
the river were parallel with the Span
ish. After the ships had i shelled the
trenches and the fort for half an hour,
almost knocking them to pieces, Gen
eral Anderson signaled to cease firing.
"The troops then waded across the
river, walked up the beach as if going
to dinner, meeting practically no oppo
sition and took the ' first trench. Tho
Spaniards retired into tho second line.
The ships shelled this for a quarter of
an hour more. The Spaniards did little
shooting, and then retired into the
walled city, while the Americans walk
ed on into tho fort and the second
trenches. A few minutes later .a white
flag was raised, and the fleet - moved
over toward the old city. The Ameri
can troops inarched 014 leaving squads
here and there along the route. When
the ships reached the city, they found
a lauuen waiting wirn a wnite nag
raised. All was over. " New York
Journal. ,
Comrades of trie Klondike.
Have you, too, banged at tho Chilkoot,
That storm .locked gat to tho golden doori1
These thunder built steeps have words built to
- suit,
And whether you prayed or whether you
- ewore
'Twere ono where it se-med that an
oath were a prayer
Seemed that God couldn't care,
Seemed that God wasn't therel
Have you, too, climbed to the Klondike?
Hast talked as a friend to the five horned
stars'f -
With muckluc Hhoon and with tolspiko
Has bared gray head to tho golden bars
Thocie heaven built bars when morning
is born I ; ' .
Hastdrunk with maiden morn
From Klondike'H golden horn ?
I Hast read, low voiced, by the north lights
Such sermons as never men Bay t
Hast sat and sat with the midnights
That sit and that sit all day?
Hast heard the iceberg's boom on boom?
. Hast heard the silence, the room,
.The glory of (Jod, the gloom?.
Then come to my fltsnland, my toldier
Aye, come to my heart, and to btay!
Tor letter cruKBiler or bolder
Bared never brcastto the fray,
And whether" yon prayed or whether
you cursed -
You dared the Ix-st end worst
' That ever brave jnan durf;t!
Joaquin Miller in San Francisco Elxamlner.
Kl.f i;i Six llni.r.
Distressing Kidney and i'.!ailder dis
ease relieved in six hours bv "New
Grkat' Soi-tii American Kiijxkv
I fitc It is :i o-ren! siirtirtsi- on p.r-
count of its exceeding, pr. nipiness in
reltevinir oain in bladder, kidney and
back, in male or female. Relieves re
tention of water almost immediately.
If you want quick relief and cure this
is the remedv.
Sold by E. F.Nadal, Druggist, Wil
son, N. C.
STORYOF A PLUNGER.
How John Cudahy, the Big Tacker, Paid
Vp an Indebtedness of SS.OOO.OOO.
This is tho inside story of the fall
and riso in a financial way of tho credit
of John Cudahy, who five years ago
owed 12,000,000 as tho result of tho
failure of a big lard speculation in
which he and N. IC Pair bank were in
terested, and who has recently cleared
up tho indebtedness by pnying over
$100,000 to Charleys. Hutchitison, tho
trustee of the claims. It is told by tho
big packer himself : " .
"How did I do it? Simply by attend
ing strictly to business und having a let
of good friends in the trade. . There in
nothing like having - friends who wjll
stand by you." So Faid Mr..Cud:hy.
"Tho wuy of it was thi. '. he'weut on.
"In .1803 the long side, of tho lard
market looked inviting, and l'airbatik
and I went into a deal. One day when .
we were carrying a big load the price
was $9.50 a tierce, and .that was none
too high. We had sold freely for ship
ment and had thousands of tierces en
cars ready to go out. When, however,
wo camo to negotiate our exchange,
there was trouble. It was the panic
yoar, and Chicago bankers were afraid
to haudlo our drafts. We could get only
$25,000, u mere bagatelleon our Now
York exchange, and we had to FU.-peud
shipments. Wo ran short of funds to
carry out our contracts on tho board
and had to give it up and close out all
our trudo.
"On the day of tho suspension my
indebtedness was $ 1,950, 000. To offset
this I hud in packing interests and real
estate $3,o50,000 Worth of property
earning money. None of .my assets,
however, could be turned into cash
quickly. I called my creditors together
and asked fcr time. They wero good
fellows and agreed. Mr. Hutchinson,
was niado trustee. I was able to pay 20
percent almost at the start. I kept
plugging away, and a few days ago
found that there was only $100, 000 left
So r gave Mr. Hutchinson a certified
checi for the amount and closed up the
affair." New York Journal.
AN AFRICAN ADVENTURE.
Major Gibbons Will Kxplore the
Dark
Continent From Knd to Knd.
Ono of the most fascinating under
takings of recent years is the expedition ,
.which Major Gibbons will make f rom -end
to tuil of Africa through the heart
of the dark continent.
Major Gibbons will act under the or
ders and auspices of the Royal Geo
graphical society and will also receivo
grants from various government depart
ments. Ho will be accompanied by a
mineralogist, an ornithologist, a botanist
and probably four or five British army
officers and a dozen stout Zulus. The
idea is to go from Cape Town to?the
Zambezi und there completo Major .
Gibbons' explorations- in liarotsiland.
By January tho party shonld Im ready to
leave the Zambezi neighborhood for the
Kongo by way of the.Lualaba river and
Lake. Bangweolo to determine the Kon
go's sources. Then, returning as far as
tho Kukugu, they will tra verso to Tan
ganyika and cross 000 miles of desert
and forest laud to Victe-ria Nyanza,
thence going down the. Nile by boat.
Tho equipment cf . the extradition is
rather remarkable. It includes a steam,
launch rjf aluminium, which can bo
taken apart in sections- of 120 pounds
each, eo that each can be slung on a
pole between two carriers. This launch
has two tiny engines, and it can, if
necessary, be divided into two smaller
launches, each with its engine. Alu- -minium
bargee, also built in sections and
containing the equipment,.- will bo
towed by tho launches. With a small,
well armed party und a splendid equip
ment. Major 'Gibbons' expects to get
through Africa with no- difficulty.? ,
New York World.
Tli- Gulf Strcni'jMiotcr- : . .
Recent - investigation: luce showr.
that , the principal source of thegultr
stream is net the Florida channel, but
tho region between aiid besi'de tho is
lands of the West Indies. At Biuioni
tho volume of this warm water is CO
'times as great as the combined' volume
of all the riven in the world at their
months.
Iittle
Pimples Turn
to Cancer. ;
Cancer often results from an im-
ourity In the blood, inherited from
generations back. Few people are en
tirely free from some taint in the blood,
and it i3 impossible to tell when it will
break out In the form of drefixlerl Can
cer. What has appeared tobsa mere
pimple or scratch bus developed into
the most malignant Cancer. .
'I had a seve re Cancer which was at firfit
only a tvr blotehes, that 1 thought -would
soon p&rs away. 1 was
treated by several able
ph-y6ieians.bat in spite
of their efforts the Can-
cr spread until myconr
V, dltion became aiarmlnir.
1 After many months of
treatment and growing
steadily "worse. I d e-
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1 provement. I continued
th inedlrinc. and In
:TC vyV f-'4u four months the last lit-
i AJ i)iS tie k cab dropped off.
I' Ten ve-itH have elr.psed.
and not a fcign of te dLseaw hz-i returned.
Ii. V. Wiluahs,
i;i"i'4irg. Miss.
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Cancer. Tile difiso i J l)eyond the tkill
of physicians. ' S. S. S. the only cure,
because it is the only remedy which
c-oes deei) enough to reach Cancer.
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