JArVlESG. BOYLIN, Publisher; UEW SERIES 'VOL I3;N0. 4. The Wadesboro Messenger and Wadesboro Intelligencer Consolidated July, 1888. Wadesboro, N. C, Thursday, August 4, 1 898. PRICE, SI. oo a Year WHOLE NUMBER 919 Case of Poisoning Hood's Sarsaparilla Drives tha Pol j ton from the System,: Quiet tho. Nerves, Relieves Dyspepsia rrwikcatarrh. In the army I was poisoned In wardly with poison oak, and I did not f well tor 15 years. My blood became so affected that I was taken with a hacking eoufh, and I was thought to be going into consumption. I took many different medicines without avail, and finally re solved to try Hood's Sarsaparilla. When I had finished taking the first bottle the pimples began to disappear from my . body, and after I had taken three bottles I was well. I have also suffered with ca tarrh In the head and have been taking Hood's Sarsaparilla for this trouble, and it helps me. In fact I take it for all ali ments and believe it has no equal as a blood purifier. It quiets the nerves and gives refreshing sleep. It has relieved me of dyspepsia and built me up." J. I. Holliday, Williamston, South Carolina. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the best In fact the One True Blood Purifier. Bold by all druggists. Si ; six for 5. HnftH'o Dillc cure Uw Ills; easy to "uw B take, easy to operate, as. Jno. T. Bknnbtt Bbnnktt. ft. T. Bknnktt, Crawford D Bennett & Bennett, Attorneys-at-Law, Wadesboro, - N. C. Last room on the right In the court house. Will practice in all the courts of the State. Special attention given to the examination and investigation of Titles to Real Estate, drawing Deeds and other instruments, Col lection of Claims, the Managing of Estates for Guardians, Administrators and Execu tors, and the Foreclosure of Mortgages. Will attend the courts of Stanly and Mont gomery counties. Prompt attention given to all business In trusted to them. CoMngton & Red wine1, Monroe, N. C. T..L. Caudle, Wadesboro, N. C. Covington, Redwine & Caudle, ATTORNEYS - AT - LAW, WADESBORO, N. C. Practice in all the State, and United Slates Courts. Special attention will be given toexami , nation and investigation of titles to Real ' Estate, the drafting of deeds, mortgages, and other legal instruments: the collect ion of claims, and mangementof estates for Uuardians, Administrators, and Executors. 7 Commercial, Railroad, Corporation and Insurance Law. Continuous and painstaking attention will be given to all legal business. Office in the Smith building. W. A. INGRAM, M.D. ' SURGEON, ". tADESBORO, - - - N. C. MEWBORNE PILLORIED. WHAT MB. SIMMONS' SAYS. Railroad calls by wire promptly attended Office opposite N ational Hotel. Russell and Newborns Will Not be Allowed to Conceal the MlBmmuMgeaieut of the Peni tentiary by m Valgar Personal Attack ITpon The Democratic Cbalruiar Tbe ImlawlBl Acta or Jobn B. Sntitb Exposed The Letters Asking lor Iu formation, The following letter, written by Hon M. Simmons, chairman of the Demo cratic State Executive Committee, is in reply to "an open letter" signed by J. M. Mewborae, superintendent of the peni tentiary, and published last week. Mew borne's letter which,1 it is generally un derstood was written by Gov. Rnssell, was in reply to the courteous and gentler manly request of Chairrran Simmons for information concerning the management of the penitentiary last year, as the report required by law to be made several months ago has not yet been forthing coming. Mewboroe's (or rather Rus sell's) letter, instead of giving the infor mation requested by Chairman Simmons, and which every tax payer has a right to demand, dodged she issue by making a most outrageous personal attack upon that gentleman. Here is Chairman Sim mons' reply: Raleigh, N. C.July 27. J. M. Mewborne, Supt. of Penitentiary, Raleigh, N.C. Sir: On the 14th day of July I address ed you a letter hereto attached marked A." On the 16th day of July I address ed you a letter hereto attached , marked B." On the 20th of July I addressed you a letter hereto attached marked "C. On the 21st of July I addressed to Claudi us Dockery, Esq., chairman of the Board of Directors of the Penitentiary a letter hereto attached, marked UD." On the 14th of July I addressed to John R. Smith, Esq., Commissioner of Agriculture, a letter hereto attached, marked ME." To the communications addressed to you I have received no answer, but there is published in today's Raleigh Post an open letter dated July 25, addressed to me and signed by you. The public knows the contents of this letter and.it is not nec essary I should reproduce it here. A little afternoon today, I received through the mails a letter signed by Mr. Dockery, dated July 25 and hereto at tached, marked "F." I have received no answer whatever from the letter address ed to Mr. Smith. It is well known in North Caroli na that we have just entered upon a campaign in which the management of our State af fairs by the present administration will be largely discussed and that the question will be presented to the people to be de cided' at the election in November, wheth er they will continue the control of the present fueion government in North Car olina. TJnler these circumstances I deemed it due to the voters of the State to whose interest, judgment and patriot ism the oartv of which I am chairman proposes to appeal, that they should be W. F. GR A.Y Dt D, S.t put in possession of the full facts con- cerning tue management oi ineir anairs (Office ia Smith & L anlap Building. Wadesboro, North Carolina. ALL OPERATIONS WARRANTED. FIRST-CLASS Meat :: Market- aLam still conducing a first-class ifeat Afarket at Wadesboro. The best of Beet and other Fresh Afeats on hand at all times. T.J.INGRAM. rail I L 1 A II A I I r f 1 21 VV h are subject to peculiar ill. The right ' remedy for babies' ills eipeclally f worm ana atomacn disorders U Frey's Vermifuge mired children for SO years. Bend for illus. book about the ilia and the remedy. Oo tow aiu fc a K. A 8. rai. Baiunere. ma. A. S. M0RIS0N, DEALER IN or 1 8 o by the present State government, to the end that they may wisely and fairly de cide whether the interest and honor of the State required that their public affairs hereafter be conducted by a different political party. In order that this work in which the people are so much interested should be thoroughly and fairly executed, I secured the services of Hon. T. J. Jarvis, former Governor andJUnited States Senator, and of Captain 8. A. Ashe, long a leading journalist of the State and a man of high character, to prepare ahandbook giving an accurate, statement of all the facts con cerning these matters. Early after Governor Russell was in ducted into office he appointed John R. Smith superintendent of the penitentiary and you 'commissioner of agriculture. Soon thereafter rumors ot mismanage ment became rife throughout the State. It was stated in the public press and from mouth to mouth that the Governor had determined to remove Mr. Smith from the office of superintendent because of incompetency, mismanagement and corruption. ":- Sometime last winter the public was startled by the information that for the reasons above stated the ,Governor, act ing through the Board of directors, had removed Mr. Smith as superintendent and caused him to be put in charge of the Agriculture Department, thus trans fering a man, unfit by reason of moral and mental delinquencies to manage the convicts, to the control of that institu tion which most closely touches the in terests of the predominant element of the population, the farmer. It was also stat ed in the newspapers and not denied, that the Governor had stated to a mem ber of the Board of Directors of Agricul ture, in a personal interview with him, as a reason for the removal of Smith from the position ot superintendent of the penitentiary; that under him the penitentiary management was not only squandering but actually stealing the property of the State. It was likewise charged that this director stated in meeting of the board of agriculture that the Governor had stated to him as his reason for transfering Mr.mith from the penitentiary to the agricultural depart ment, that under his management of the these facts and the summary remoyal of Mr. Smith under the imputations afore-j said, I thought, and still think, that the public would be interested in knowing and had the right to know the facts con cerning the management of this institu tion during that year, of which no report could be obtained. Therefore as it was intended that the hand-book which Governor Jarvis and Captain Ashe were preparing should dis cuss these matters, as well as the facts connected with the management of the penitentiary by yourself, Tj the interest of fairness in giving the people information upon these subjects, these distin guished and honorable gentlemen did not wish to act upon newspaper rumors and statements and requested me to ad dress the communications hereto attach ed, asking for the information and facts therein requested, as a bisis of their dis cussion of these subjecs. I did not think for a minute that the information asked would not be promptly given and in a way that gentlemen usual ly conduct their correspondence. It was not thought by them or myself that if the information was given it would show a state of affairs to the advantage of the present administration, but no officer had ever before concealed from the public the reports and records of his office, because they might militate against the party to which he belonged, and it was therefore believed you would as a matter ot duty and decency supply the information. It has generally been supposed that every taxpayer of the State has a right to see the records of all public o Hces and to ask and receive without being insulted, information concerning the management by the officer of his office. As a representative of a great party which polled in the last electi in 145,000 votes, constituting two-thirds of the tax payers of the State, I did not thiDk it would be impudence or effrontery to ask you in their name and as their represen tative for this information. It has been an old time tradidtion in North Carolina that public officers are public servants. I did not know tha since the advent of you and Governor Russell the time-honored rule had been reversed and the people had become the servants of the office-holders. I was old-fogish enough to suppose that in your official capacity you were the servant of the people and that both law and custom forbade you from hiding and concealing from the public your official acts, and those of your immediate pred ecessor. Shortly, after my several letters were sent and delivered, the board of direct ors of the penitentiary met in Raleigh, and I am informed that at their several sessions hotly debated whether I should be given the information asked. A mem ber who insisted that as a citizen and tax payer, I was entitled to the information, was, so I am told, fiercely reproached by you. Having failed to reach any agree ment on this all-absorbing question, in open meeting, your board did what was never before done in North Carolina, to wit: Convened in what you were pleased to call executive session, for the purpose of further considering this subject. When the Board rose from the secret meeting, I am informed that newspaper reporters and inquirers were told that the meeting was an executive session. I do not know and the people do not know what transpired in this secret writing.butl am reliably informed after the meetingMr. Dockery, the chairman, said the board I would have preferred I had not asked tor tne lniormation, Dut 1 would get an answer which would make me sorry that I had requested it. I presume the board decided in th's se cret meettng that your party could not afford to let the people know the real facts concerning the management of the penitentiary by the present administra tion, and it was determined to try and be-fog the issue, and that as a result you refused the information requested, and instead of the courteous reply, wmcn l reasonably expected, y ou decided upon the infamous and slander ous personal attack upon me, which this morning was published in the Raleigh Post Your party shall not, by thi3 low and dirty device, be-fog the issue or escape exposure. l ;snau continue to use every avenue open to me, to lay bare before the people or North Carolina the facts concerning the disreputable management of the pen itentiary, and all departments of the State government by the presen discredited and disgraceful administra Watches, Clocks, Eye-Glasses. Spec tacles and Jewelry of all kinds re paired on short notice. Inspected Watcnes for S. A. L. R. It. four years. - Fourteen years experience. Can be found in Caraway's store on Wade penitentiary the property of the State was street. Gining Outfit For Sale. The undersigned has a complete gining outfit, consisting of boiler, engine, 50-saw Kin, and press for sale. This machinery is in goou repair ana win oe soia at a Dar- gain. F S. Tillman. Deep Creek, N. C. i PARKER'S I MAIR BALSAM CImum ud tontiftM tin hate ifirtw ylt to tore Onqrf i .di r being sqandered and stolen. The law requires the superintendent of the penitentiary annually on the 31st of December of each year to file under oath an inventory of the assets of that insti tution and requires the board of direc tors to make an annual report of the affairs of the penitentiary to the Got ernor It was ascertained upon inquiry that no report or Inventory for the year 1897, uch as the law requires should be made was accessible to the public. Ia Tlew o: nrrnc II mi U U . )W are the chil dren this summer? Are they doing well? Do they Set all the benefit they should from their food? Are their cheeks and lips of good color? And are they hearty and robust in everyway? If not, then give them Scott's Emulsion of cod leotr off xviih hypo phosphites It never fails to build up delicate boys and girls. It gives them more flesh and better blood. It is Just so with the baby also. A little Scott's emulsion, three or four times a day, will make the thin baby plump and frosperous. It urnishes the young body with Just the material necessary for growing bones and nerves. All Drvrrista, see. and fi. ' Scott Bow, CbmUu. N.Y. tion. It will be observed by reference to the section of the law quoted in my letter to Mr. Pockery, that two things are re-. quired. One, an inventory to be made by the superintendent under oath, and the other a report by the board itself. It will appear from my letter to Mr. Dockery, that I asked for both a copy of the report and a copy of the inventory. I especially requested a copy of the re port becouse it is much more comprehensive. Mr. Dockery iu his letter to me prom- ises a copy oi me inventory, wuiuu speaks or as the report of the superin tendent. It is apparent from Mr. Dockery 's let ter that he is himself doubtlul wnetner i will ever get this report or inventory, for he only says he BELIEVES it will be in the hands ot the Governor in a short while. He does not say that he KNOWS it will be in the hands of the Governor at all. It will be remembered that the law re quires that this sworn inventory must be filed on December 31st. It is said and generally accepted, that the Governor wrote or dictated your cow ardly assault upon me and the Democrat ic oartv. Certain it is, it was sent out directly from the Executive office and is in the coarse and vulgar style that charac terizes all that emanates from him. Every line in it shows that it came from a vicious mind. There is riot a statement in it, personal to myself, or about my course in oolitics. which in any way reflects upon my personal integrity, or the integ rity of any political methods, with which I have heretofore been connected, that is not a wilful and premeditated lie, without any foundation in fact, and made by you and your abettors for the purpose of rais ins a focr behind which vou hope to re treat from the position in which you have placed yourself before the public, by declining to come to an account with the people for the manner in which the affairs ofthe penitentiary have been mismanag ed since the 1st of January, 1S97, and there u indisputable evidence of your irritation at me for preferring the simple equest. I denounce the statements made in your letter personal to myself as emana tions of a vile heart, devoid of any re straint of conscience and as the inpo tent vaporings of a MISERABLE LIAR. There has grown up in North Carolina during the last few years, a horde, o which ybu are one, who seek by detrac tion and defamation of their betters, to dc ceive and mislead the people, and gain for themselves positions which they are notoriously unfit to hold. The time has come when these miser able slanderers and hypocrites will nol only be exposed, but fittingly denounced, and pilloried before an outraged pub lie. F. M. Simmons. ("A") Hon. J. M. Mewborne, Superintendent of the Penitentiary, Raleigh, N . C. Dear Sir: I have the honor to request that you cause to be furnished me at the earliest practicable day the following in formation concerning the administration of the affairs of the penitentiary: 1. A list of all the officers and employ ees of the penitentiary, giving the name of each, the date of his election or apoint ment, the designation and place of his appointment, the date ofthe creation of such office or place , the character and nature of his seryices, and his monthly compensation. 2. An itemized statement ofthe receipts and disbursements of the year beginning June 30th, 1897, showing the sources of the receipts and the purposes of the dis bursements. Thanking you in advance for a prompt reply giving the desired information, I am very truly yours. F. M. Simmons, Chairman. (."B." Hon. J. M. Mewborne, Superintendent Penitentiary, Raleigh, N. C. Dear Sir: In addition to the information requested a few days ago I beg that you will cause to be furnished toe at the ear liest practicable day this addiiiDnal infor mation: A statement showing the number -of farms, plantations, lots or plots of land now under lease or contract of any kind to or with the penitentiary no matter whether such contract or lease is in the name of the State or of the board of di rectors of the penitentiary, I wish such statement to give approximately the number of acres of each farm, plantation, lot or plot of land, where located, the use to which it is beiog put, the date of such lease or contract, and the amount paid for each in fee or by the year, as the case may be, under lease or contract. I have the honor to be Yours very truly, F. M. Simmons, Chairman. cm . Raleigh, N. C, July 20, 1893. Hon. J. M. Mewborne. Superintendent Penitentiary, Dear Sir: It has been charged that a part of th"e cotton crop of 1897, belonging to the pen itentiary, was sold for prices below the market value and not wishing to do any one injustice I beg that you will fur nish me with the following informa tion: . A statement showing to whom, in what quantities, at what time and at what price, the cotton, corn, and wheat crops of 1897 were sold. It being rumored that there is a .large number of outstanding unpaid accounts or claims against the penitentiary I beg that you will also give me a statement showing the outstanding unpaid claims up to Tuue 30, 1898, showing when and tor what contracted, to whom due, and reason why they are unpaid. This information is in addition to that heretofore requested. Yours truly, F. M. Simmons, Chairman, ("D.") Raleigh, N. C, July 21. 1893, Hon. Claudius Dockery, Chairman b;ard of directors of tie Pinitentiary: Dear Sin Section 9, of ihe Act of 1897, entitled "An Act for the government ot the Penitentiary,"" and being chapter 219 of the laws of 1897. reads as fol lows: . Section 9. That the fiscal year of the institution shall end on the thirty-first day of December of each and every year, whereupon the superintendent shall take and file, under oath, an inventory of all property of every kindon hand and cred ited to his general annual' account be tween the State and the penitentiary for such year.'and the board of directors shall make an annual report to the Governor showing the financial condition ofthe ins- TITE SURRENDER OF PONCE. Americans Joyfully Welcomed Spaniards Ambosh Eigbt Com panies of Massachusetts and Illinois Troops The Enemy Repulsed and Driven Rack, Leaving Four Dead on the Field. Port of Ponce, Porto Rico, via the Is land of St Thomas, Danish West . Indies, July 28. The port of Ponce surrendered to Commander C. H. Davis, of the auxil iary gun-boat Dixie yesterday. There was no resistance, and the Americans were welcomed with enthusiasm. Major titution by the inventory and accounts of j General Miles arrived here this morning the superintendent, and also the condi- I at daylight with General Ernst's Brigade tiou and residence ot the convicts. The j an(j General Wilson's Division on board annual report shall also contain the prices I transports. General Ernst's Brigade paid for-the principal products each I immediately started for the town of month, aud also a classification of persons on the pay roll, with the rate of wages paid to each. From the whole number printed for distribution two hundred conies of such annual report shall be preserved for use ofthe General Assem bly." Assuming as a matter of course that your board has complied wit h such a plain provision of law and that the re port required by this section has long since been made and printed I beg that you will do me the favor to send me a copy by the bearer of this note. I also bea: that you will at the earliest practicable moment cause a copy of the inventory required by the first part of the section to be made and forwarded to me. "I have the honor to be, Very truly yours, F. M. Simmons, Chairman. ("E.") Hen. John R. Smith, Commissioner of Agriculture, Raleigh, N. C. Dear Sir: 1 beg that you will cause to be furnished me at the earliest practicable day the following information cocerning ,the administration ofthe Department of Agriculture: . A list of all the officers and employees of the Department, giving the name of each, the date of his election or appoint ment, the designation and place of his employment, the date of the erection of such office or place, the character and nature of his services, and his monthly compensation. Also the amount of the gross receipts ofthe Department for the year beginning June 30th, 1897, and ending June 30th, 1893, together with a detailed statement showing the disbursements ior the same pcroid of time and the purposes for which the expenditures were made. ThauKing you in advance for a prompt replv, giving the desired information, I am, Very truly yours, F. M. Simmons, Chairman. ("F.") Dear Sir: Your favor was handed me in Raleigh in which you ask for a copy of the report of the superintendent of the State's prison for the year 1897. This report has been made to the board and I believe will be in the hands of the Gov ernor iu a very short while. I would respectfully suggest that, when this is the case, you can secure a copy at the Execu tive office. If a copy is sent me here, I will gladly forward it to you. If not, I will be glad to serve you when I return to Raleigh again. Very tiuly yours, (Signed) Claudius Dockery, The facetious boarder had the train all laid for a killing joke, "It's a wsnder," he said, "that you did'nt serve up this hen feathers and all." "The next time," said the landlady, with marked emphasis, "I'll send her up bill and all." Aud the joke was ruined. Cleveland Plain-Dealer. Ponce, 3 miles inland, which capitulated this afternoon. The Americans troops are" pushing toward the mou:itaius, and will join General Henry with his brigade at Yauco, which has been captured by our troops. A fight before the latter place on Tues day last was won by the American vol unteers. The Spanish ambushed eight companies of the Sixth Massachusetts and Sixth Illiuois Regiments, but the en emy was repulsed ana driven uacic a mile to a ridge, where the bpanish cav alry charged and were routed by our in fantry. General Garretson led the fight witn tne men trom Illinois and Massa chusetts, and the enemy retreated to Yarco, leaving four dead on the field and several wounded. None of our men were killed, and only three were slightly wounded. The wounded are: Captain Gihon Barrett, Private James Drummojid and Private II. C. Gary. . The Porto Ricans are glad the Ameri can troops have landel, and say they are all Americans and will join our army The roads are good for military purposes Our troops are healthy, and General Miles says the campaign will be short aud vigorous. He has issued the following pioclamation: "In the prosecution of the war against the Kingdom of Spain by the people of the United States, in the cause of liberty, justice and humanity, its military forces have come to occupy the island of Porto Rico. They come bearing the banners of freedom, inspired by a noble purpose, to seek the enemies of our government and of yours, and ti destroy or capture all in armed resistance. They bring you the fo.sterinpr arms of a free' people, whose greatest power is in justice and humanity to all living within their fold. Hence they release you from your for mer relations, and it is hoped that this will.be followed by your cheerful ac ceptance of the government ofthe United States. The chief object ol the American military forces will be to overthrow the armed authority of Spain, and give the people of your beautiful island the largest measure of liberty consistent with this military occupation. They have not come to make war on the people of the coun try, who for centuries have been oppress ed, but on tne contrary, tney bring pro tection, not only to yourselves, but to your property, to promote your prosper ity and bestow the immunities and bless ings of our enlightenment and liberal in stitutions and government. It is not theirpurpose to interfere with the existing laws and customs which are beneficial to the people, so long as they conform to the rules of the military ad ministration, order and justice, t his is not a war of devastation and desolation, but one to give all within the control of the military and naval forces the advan tages and blessings of enlightened civ ilization." "The l'hilistlaes be:Vpon Thee Sarusou." Rev. J. C Troy niCharlotte Observer. I read this morning an editorial, "An Era of Conflict," from a reli gious paper, in which the times, political and religious, are reviewed. The picture preseuted is not a pleas ing one, yet the editor closes: "It is a good and necessary thing to remem ber that no one need be alarmed at the situation." I. think differently, especially as the situation applies to North Carolina. It is time for larm intense alarm. There was a peroid when the State, in strngth of character and standing, was a veri table Samson. It is not so now. She has been shorn of strength and the shearing process continues. And as a preacher, one who believes in God, and that it behooves every true soi to be interested in the proper con duct of btate aSairs, it strikes me that the time has come for the good citizens to find out, "What must we do to be saved?" And when the way is pointed out, to walk therein. I am no politician, am seeking no office, for no honor higher than that of Ryal mmk th lood pare. POWDER Absolutely Purs am RMrtNO wof co., nfwww, SCOVEIS STORY. He Tells About That Faee Slapping Allair at . Santi ago. Norfolk, July 28. Sylvester Scovel, the correspondent who was hustled out loyalty and therefore I do feel that I of Cuba for slapping General Shafter's r. all thfi brethren face, has arrived at Fortress Monroe- anorru'horn tr an effort, in tht dirpo- I He eives the followine version ofthe tion of salvation, bell-preseavation anair is the first law of nature. Therefore "I had been standing with the crowd tho Cnb.in oiipstion. Miles move- in front of the civil palace at Santiago, ments, national platforms, and the above which the flag was to be raised Philippines, important as they may when it occurred to me that 1 couia ge be. do not constitute the main ques- a better view from the roof, so up I went tion in which we are most concern- Lieut. Miley ordered me down perempto td. What are we to do to prevent nly. I obeyed leisurely, and he had the old ship falling into the hands Shatter send a company to dislodge me. of the Philistines to be gutted? 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A dispatch from Tampa, dated July 24, says: "Two negro cavalry men, with pistols 111 their hand walked into the Saratoga saloon just before 12 o'clock last night, having with them four white cavalrymen, who were advocating social equality As the drinks were ordered by the negroes they made a remark that was insulting to any man raised in the South. J. F. Quinn, of the Second Georgia Eegimeut was standing near and heard the remark. Quinn had been discharged from the regiment he had enlisted in for physical dis ability, but he did not feel that this made any difference in his fighting ability, so he made a reach for the nearest negro cavalrymen and tried to wrest the pistol from his hand. The negro cavalryman pulled iaway aud with his colored companion. made a break for the door, with Quinn in close pursuit. One of the white men drew his revolver and hred at Quinn, but his aim was bad, and . K. Cleveland, of Dade City, who is an engineer on the Florida Central ami Peninsula 11. IL, standing near, received the ball ii; his right leg, just above the ankle, making a bad wound. He was at once carried to the central police station, where his wound was dressed by T. A. Walker, a lied Cross nurse, who happened to be near by." Little Porto Kieo. Vtlauta Journal. Porto Rico is to be ours. Whatever may be the fate of Cuba it is now certain that there will be no terms of peace that do not include the cession of Porto Rico to the United States. We will thus acquire one of the most desirable of the Antilos. 1'orto rticohas an area ot 3,bOs square miles and is 95 miles Ion? and 35 miles wide. Its population, according to the latest figures available, is a little over 800,000; about 300,000 are negroes. There are 137 miles of railway and 150 miles of wagon road; near!y all the transportation in the interior is caried ou by pack mules and ridin? horses. A good telegraph sys tem connects the principal towns, and the telephone also has been introduced. Though the climate is very warm it is salubrious except for about three months of the year. Porto Rico is fa healther than Cuba now and with proper sanitation every part of it could be made safe for inhabitants. Porto Rico is more densely populated than almost any state of our Union. It has a number of cities of considerable size. Ran Juan, the capital, has a popu lation of 20.0C0 within ?U walls and about as many in its outlying suburbs. There is no system of sewerage and no water works. Drinking water is fupplied by cisterns filed with rain water caught from the roofs of houses. The city was founded 250 years ago, is walled in and has a moat and drawbridges. There are few other simhcant towns, fonce is the second in size, having a population of 15,000; Mayaguez has 12,000, Fajardo 9,000, Arecibo 6,000, Aguadilla 5XK), Hu macao 1,000, Naguabo 2,000 and Arroyo 1,200. Porto Kico has a great variety ct pro ducts. Its principal exports are sugar and molasses, chocolate, cocoanuts, to bacco, coffee, oranges, bananas and bay rum. The principal imports are flour, breadstuffs , dried meats and agricultural machinery. The United States has not succeeded in monopolizing Porto Rican trade. Much of it has been carried on with Spain. In 1S97 the imports from the United States were valued at f2,lSl,- 024 and the exports to this country $!, 9SS.88S. I he total rorto liican trade averages about $30,000,000 a year, of which $16.- 000,000 represents exports and f 14,000,- 000 imports. I got down first, however, and going to General Shafter, I suggested that the men be given a chance to cheer the flag just raised. They were anxious to do it, and he agreed. Going to a general officer, he spoke a few words, and the officer im - mediately turned and called for three cheers for Shafter. The intelligent regu lars responded faintly. The mistake of the general officer had placed General- Shafter in the light of calling for cheers for himself, and he was angry. While he was in that frame of mind I unfortu nately approached him and explained that while I was the man on the roof to whom Lieut. Miley had objected, at the same time I had not meant to intrude myself, or even to get near the civil par ty. He replied with a volley of oaths. "You correspondents," he said, "you're all nuisances, an 1 you arc the biggest nuisance ot them all." lie turned away, and I said: "Gen eral, I am a correspoudeut; also a gen tleman, aud you cannot use such lan guage to me." Turning quickly, .be struck me with his open hand on the cheek. I was a lightweight college cham pion for four years, and to strike back was as natural as breathing. I let fly with my right. "Whether I struck hi.n or not I do not know; but my knuckles are sore. I was promptly placed incomr municado. I can prove the General's language in any court, civil or military. He used an old army trick to make me strike back, an 1 I am sure he had rea sons for wishing me out of Cuba, and used that opportunity to expel me." A Lawyer, and a 1'orporatiu Law yer at That. Concord Times. Great Scot! Will wonders never cease? What will happen next? Our Populist friends in couvcution ossembled have actually nominated a lawyer as their candidate for Congress one of those "pestilent fellows" and "movers of sedi tion." A few years ago a lawyer could not even be a member of the Alliance. They were regarded as the authors of many woes and calamities of the poor, toiling, sweating, laboring man. Now they have actually selected a lawyer as the'u standard-bearer. They have nol only nominated a lawyer but a regular corporation lawyer one of these monop oly fellows. Mr. Caldwell is the regular leading counsel of the Aberdeen Rail road. He is as much a railroad lawyer as Chas. Price, W. II. 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