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A V II II Mi Ml r' pl'Ofl t P'K : FN VOL. XXXI. NO. 1'. WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1898. S1.00 PER YEAR. APPEALS FOR CUBA. TUB iSPEECIIES OP SEN 1TORS CANNON' AND MASON- The Former a Calm and Dlupa alonate Ar gunifnt Senator Meson Slakes a Fiery Speech He Urges Immediate Interven tion ar.d Dunoujcci bpauUh "War Meth ods In Scathing Language A Itcgnluiion for ;d Lome's Dlmhoal Thrown (jut on 1'olnt of Order In the House. SENATE, Washington, February 9. For more than three hours today the senate chamber rang with eloquent appeals in behalf of the Cifban insurgent?. An-, nounced speeches were -delivered .by Senator Carraon, of Utah, and Senator Mason, of Illinois, in advocacy of the adoption of resolutions which they pre sented to the senate yesterday. Fol lowing Senator Cannon's speech Sena tor HaTe, of Maine, addressed the sen ate '"briefly, urging the senate to up hold the policy of the administration. Long "before Senator Cannon rose to address the senate, the galleries were packed with people who were aware that this would be a field day of Cuban oratory. Senator Cannon's speech was a calm and dispassionate argument in support of big resolution. 'While Senator Cannon was speaking, a sensational incident occurred. A member of the house of representatives standing near the speaker, audibly de nounced as a lie, seemingly some state ment Senator Cannon had made. Sen ator Cannon, pale with feeling, made reply to what at the moment seemed an insult, but which was subsequently .satisfactorily explained. Senator Mason followed Senator Hale in a long, and at times fiery, speech, in which he urgedvthe president im mediately to intervene in the Cuban war and end the struggle which on 'both sides had 'become so brutal as to shock the sensibilities of the civilized world. 'Senator Tiutler of North Carolina, presented an amendment to the con stitution enabling congress to lay and collect an income tax. Senator Morrill, of Vermont, called up his joint resolution authorizing Uie gilding of the statute of liberty on the dome of the capito'l. The resolution appropriates $5,000 for the proposed work, and after a Short discussion it was adopted, 30 to 22. THE CANNON RESOLUTION. The resolution offered by Senator Cannon, of Utah, yesterday, urging the president to notify Spain that if it fails to recognize the independence of Cu'ba "before March 4th next, this govern ment would then recognize the 'bellig erent rights of 'the Cubans and ninety days thereafter assert the independence of the Cuban republic, was then laid before the senate and Senator Cannon was recognized. In opening, Senator Cannon, reply ing to the criticism of a New York newspaper, said that something more harmful than talk will result from the discussion of the Cuban question by congress. After discussing the general features of the Cuban question, Mr. Cannon said: "I charge now that the purpose of the administration is in consonance with the wishes of the Spanish 'bondholders, and before peace is secured in Cuba, security for the payment of the tre mendous debt of $100,000,000 must be given by the blood stained island. That I say appears to be the wish of the administration and I may say of Spain.." 'Senator Cannon said that President MVKinley's. signature to a document would see the 'Cu'ba n people free. "What," he asked, "is it that stays the hand of McKinley?" Senator Cannon maintained that is was no answer sat isfactory to the Cuban patriots or to the sympathizers with them that the battleship Maine should be sent to Culban waters. 'Above all it was no satisfaction to see the stars and stripes dipped to the Spanish ensign. It is no answer to those in waiting for some thing effective and fraught with re sults, that the administration should have under consideration at this time a treaty with Spain looking to re ciprocal trade relations with the Span ish government relating to the island of Cuba. In conclusion Senator Cannon main tained that the present policy of the administration was to hold the Cubans while Spain outraged and pillaged the island. "I (believe that one strong, brave word spoken in time will abso lutely free Cuba, and I am firmly of the belief that the result of such a word would not 'be war between Spain and the United States." Senator Hale followed Senator Can non with a motion to refer the Can non resolution to the committee on for eign relations, and with a speech deprecatory of the policy of congres sional declaration on the Cuban ques tion, and in support of the course of the administration on that subject. A STRONG FLEA FOR CUBA. Senator 'Mason was then recognized. "I deny," he said, in opening, "the in-s sinuation that this is an effort to put he administration in leading Strings. I am charged with seeking war," ex claimed the senator, "but may resolu tion is for peace. One word from this administration would bring peace to this continent, and under the provi dence of God, we believe it would bring independence to Cuba. The thumlb screws of the inquisition are again brought into use in Cu'ba. The pinchers that tear the flesh from hu ,man bones have contributed to the car nival of cruelty. Three hundred thou sand people starved. Three hundred thousand more marching to the grave! and yet the cry is raised that war is toeing sought, when the one and only cry 'is for peace and an end to this atrocity." Referring 'to the duty of the United States, Senator , 'Mason said: "This government ought to maintain that the ihorrlble massacres which are now too common in the island of Cuba and conducted under the guise of warfare must toe stopped. We have no right as a, neutral nation, fully regardful dt the rights of all, to look upon such a war fare as within any reasonable construc tion of international law. The flag of truce has "been abandoned, prisoners of war are being shot and it is evident that no rule of civilized warfare is be ing observed. The conflict has devel oped into a mere matter of murder on both sides prisoners of war being shot or macheted without trial." He referred briefly to 'the trip made toy Captain General Blanco through the island, riding as he did ride, in an armored car under a heavy escort of Spanish troops. "Thus he -went," de clared Senator Mason, "leaving men, women and children to starve, while the funds which were placed 1n his hand3 to relieve the distress of the re concentradoes and pacificoes were (being used to appeal as (bribes to the Cuban leaders with itching palms. 'New that the Spanish forces have refused open battle, the only hope of Spain Is to overcome the Cuban leaders by (bribes." Senator Mason read a letter from an American woman who is a mother su perior in a convent in Havana, to a friend in this country, picturing the condition of affairs there. "The war," she said, "has destroyed the country, but while it has made many poor jt has made others rich." Continuing, she said: "Weyler has succeeded in killing hundreds of thousands (by his policy of concentration." While these men and women were starving, the senator said, the 'bucket shops send us price lists. 'These stock jobbers tell us that war is hell. All right! In Cuba, it is worse than hell. Dante pictured with unrivaled pen the horrors of hell, but he was incapable of depicting the terrors of -life of one of the concentradoes. The republican party has promised to put a stop to this condition of affairs and no one man has a right to interdict this res olution, let him sit in the White house or elsewhere." Senator Mason declared that not withstanding the St. Louis platform nothing had 'been done "nothing" he said, "except to pass a belligerency res olution in the senate and," he added, amidst general laughter, referring evidently to Speaker Reed, "it is not certain whether HE will pass it on the other rside." Senator Mason declared Spain was jealous of our nearness to Cuba and expressed the opinion that there was an effort in Spain to force this country to buy Cu!ba; that Spain wras without honor, without cash and twithout credit. "We do not want the island, but if necessary to save the women and children of the island, let us, for God's sake, buy them," said Senator Mason. He declared that the autonomy which Spain had offered to Cu'ba was a gold torick which Spain Was trying to work off on the oresident. He de clared that President McKinley was being imposed upon until the iSpanish authorities had time to murder and bribe yet a few more of those to whom local self-government had (been prom ised. MAnd yet," said he, "we are told to be patient. Oh! Lord, how long? How long are we to await the termina tion of this dreadful struggle. Are there not now enough graves in Cuba?" In conclusion, Senator Mason said: MMr. President, if there is to 'be a war, let it be a war not of our seeking, not a war in which our soldiers shall carry torches in their hands, but let it be a war either in defense of cur country or 'bo in defense of the imperishable jewels of humanity, jewels more sacred than life, a war of glory and of hon or." On motion of Senator Hale, the res olution was referred to the committee on foreign relations. Senator Morgan introduced a resolu tion requesting the president to send to the senate copies of reports made by the consul general of the United States at Havana and other consuls of the United 'States in Cu'ba relating to the war which have toeen received since the 4th of March last, and also requesting the president to inform the senate "Whether any agent of a gov ernment in Cuba has (been accredited to the government or to the president of the United States, with authority to negotiate a treaty of reciprocity with the United States or any other dip lomatic or commercial agreement with the United States; and whether such has been recognized and received as the representative of "such government in Cuba." The resolution was allowed to lie on the table and at 5 o'clock p. m. the senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The republican majority was increas ed today from forty nine to fifty, when the house toy a vote of 143 to 112 un seated Mr. Plowman, democrat, of Ala bama, and gave the seat to Mr. Al drich, republican. This was the first contested election case decided by the present house against the sitting mem ber. Previous to the reopening of the de bate a special deficiency appropriation bill was passed, carrying $200,000 for the payment of jurors' fees in the Uni ted States courts, and $175,000 for wit ness fees. Mr. Sulzer. democrat, cf New York, attempted to secure recognition for the introduction in open house of a reso lution which, after reciting the con tents of a letter alleged to have been written toy Senor Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish minister, to Don Jose Canale jas, editor of El Heraldo of Madrid (which letter was published this mom ang) and after alleging that said letter was an insult to this country, declar ed it to toe the sense of the house that the Spanish minister "toe given his passports and sent home in disgrace." He was cut off toy a demand for the regular order. The detoate on the contested election case was short. During the course of it, Mr. Llnney, republican, of North Carolina, said the negroes in the south were steadfast in their loyalty to the reputoliean ticket. "As well expect to 'be able to shoot off the horns of the moon with a populist gun" said he, "as to make a southern negro voluntarily vote the democratic ticket." 'After the result of the vote had toeen announced, Mr. Aldrich, advanced to the 'bar of the house and took "the oath. At 5:25 o'clock p. m., the house adjourned. Men and medicines are judged toy what they do. The gTeat cures by Hood's Sarsaparilla give it .a good name everywhere. . . DE LOME'S EiOSS mSDLT Offered to the President of the United The Spanish Minister Author of the. Cana lejas Letter Minister Woodford Cabled to Call the Matter to the attention ot the Spanish Government De Lome Cables His Resignation The Situation as Viewed in Madrid and London. Washington, February 9. The puto lication in the morning newspapers of what purported to toe an autograph letter written (by Senor Tupuy de. Lome, the Spanish minister, to hi3 friend, Canalejas, criticising the presi dent with the utmost freedom, caused a sensation in official Washington and soon will be followed by Minister de Lome's departure from! the United States. At the outset there was a dis position to question the authenticity of the letter; but as 'bit by toit, the cir cumstantial evidence accummulated until it was finally announced officially that the minister declined to deny the authorship of the letter, all doutot was dissipated and the only question that remained was as to the line of action to toe pursued by our government to ward the offending minister. The writ ing of this letter is unquestionatoly an offense against the amities of diplo matic relations, and such offenses al most invariably have been regarded in Washington, aa in otnere capitals, as sufficient ground for the termination of the official status of the letter writer. TEXT OF THE LETTER. "Exime Gener Don Jose Cannlejas: MMy distinguished and dear friend: You need not apologize for not having writ ten to me. I also ought to have written to you, but have not done so on account of being weighed down with work and nous s'ommes quittes. The situation here continues unchanged. ' Everything de pends on the political and military, suc cess in Cuba. "The prologue of this second method of warfare will end the day that the colo niail cabinet will be appointed, and it re lieves us in the eyes of this country of a part of the responsibility of what may happen there, and they must cast the responsibility upon 'the Cubans, whom t'hey. believe to be so immuculate. "Until then we will not be able to see clearly, anc1 I consider it a loss of time and an advance toy the wrong road, the sending of emissaries 'to the rebel field, the negotiations with the autonomists not yet declared to be legally constituted, and the discovery of the intentions and. purposes of this government. 'The exiles will return one by one,, and wtoen tin ey return, will come walking Into the sheepfold, and the chiefs will gradu ally return. Neither of these had the courage to leave en masse, and they will not have the courage to thus return. "The message undeceived the insur gents, who expected something else, and has paralyzed the action .of congress, but I consider it bad. "Besides the natural and inevitable eoareness with which he (McKinley) re peats all that the press and public opin ion of Spain has said of Weyler, ft (the message) shows once more that McKinley is weak and catering to the rabble, and besides, a Pow politician who desires to leave a door open to me ami stand well with the jingoes of his party. Neverthe less, as a matter of fact, it will only de pend on ourselves whether he wi'M prove "bad and adverse to us. I agree entirely with you. without a military success nothing will be accomplished there, and Without military and political success there is here always danger that the in surgents will be encouraged, if not by the government, at least by part of the pu'blic opinion. "I do r.ot believe you pay enough't at- "To my mind the only object of Eng- land is that Americans should occupy , It may ibe stated that with lora feack themselves with us and leave her in ville the department of state itself place, and if there Is a war. so much the initiated the action. 'bewtt?r f that t"? fur,t.h,er len!.uv Lord Sackville had written a letter what is threatening her, although that ! , . T5.,- sn, will never happen. It is important that 1 fne iuvc??0?' in FT CU IxJ you should agitate the question of com- keptemtoer. 1888, in reply to his request mercial relations, even ihomrh it would I for guidance, as a naturalized Ameri- be only Tor effect. "It would toe most important that you should agitate the question ' cf com mercial relations, even though it would be only for effect, and that you should !t rl here a man of importance in order t" ; I might use him to make a propa ganda among the senators and others in opposition to the junta, and. to win over exiles. There goes Amblard. I believe he comes too deeply taken up with little po litical matters, and there must be some thing very great or we shall lose. "Adela returns your salutation, and we wish you in the new year to "be a mes senger of peace and take this new year's present'to poor Spain. "Always your attentive friend and ser vant, who kisses your hands. "ENRIQUE DU PUT DE LOME. "Legation de espana, Washington." OFFICIAL ACTION. As soon as the letter appeared in the press the state department officials toe gan an effort to settle its authenticity and when they had learned all that could be developed on this point and had toeen told that the minister him self refused to deny writing it, the con sideration of the next step began. As sistant Secretary Day was in consulta tion with the president on the sutoject at least four times during the official day, and then spent much time in framing his message to United States Minister Woodford, at Madrid. The of ficial statement of the sending of thi3 message was accompanied by a decli nation to indicate its contents at this time, the department merely giving to the press the following1 statement: "Minister de Lome does not deny writing the letter. This department has conrmunfeated with General Wood ford on the subject. Until that com munication reaches the Spanish gov ernment, it would be improper to in any manner stele the contents of the message to General rWoodford." States. "While the department refused to add anything to this meagre announce ment, it can be stated without question that Mr. Woodford was directed to lay the facts developed before the Span ish government, together with the statement that in view of the minister's refusal to deny the authorship of the letter the Spanish government is look ed to with confidence to deal with the case properly. This amounts fo an in vitation to recaTl the minister, presum ing that he himself has not already taken steps to vacate his position. 5No doubt is entertained of a com pliance with the implied suggestion, tout in case there should 'be undue de lay in acting, the state department would feel called upon to move di rectly in the matter and give the min ister his passports, as was done with Sir 'Julian Pauncefote's predecessor, whq wrote the celebrated 'Murcheson letter. - The circumstances under which a letter of this character could escape from the privacy of the two persons toetween whom it passed excites much comment. The general belief is that it was never delivered to Senor Can alejas, tout was stolen while en route. Canalejas was in Washington some months ago and then went to Cutoa for the purpose of Observing the condition of affairs there. As a former minister in liberal cabinets having toeen minis ter of justfee and as the editor of El Heraldo at Madrid, he was accorded a warm reception 'by Minister Duquy de Lome, who gave a banquet in his honor which was attended by a num ber of prominent public men. He then left for Cuba, and his mission neces sarily brought him into continued cor respondence with Minister de Lome. As the letter toears no date, the time that' . it was forwarded can only be fixed . by the context. That it was af ter the president's message is evident. The mention of the approaching au tonomous cabinet establishes that it was before the inauguration of the cato net, January 1st. This places the let ter, according to the prevailing im pression, as having been writen about the middle of DeCemtoer. At that time Senor Canalejas in understood to have been at Havanna, prosecuting hl3 mis sion. The handling of the mail is done toy the Spanish authorities, so that in this case it is believed the loss of a letter Of this character could oc cur only in one of two ways either through treachery of an official of the postal service or by toeing taken after it had reached the hotel where Senor Canalejas was stopping. PRECEDENTS IN SUCH OASES The rule as laid down in the Sack ville case is generally regarded at the standard precedent for our guidance in such matters, though there are not lacking other precedents. To plead that the letter was purely personal, that it .was not even addressed to an official or to a citizen of the United States, will not suffice. Lord Sack ville set up such an excuse, but Presi dent Cleveland declared that it was in sufficient and the minister was com pelled to leave Washington. Inasmuch as the line of action in that case may form the, basis for action in this, al ways presuming that the Spanish min- t ister does not himself cut the knot and relieve the government from the neces- siy performing a disagreeable duty, can, of British birth, m casting his vote for president. The reply was sent from Beverly, Mass., where the min ister was stopping and would not now, nor probatoly at any time except in the heat of our great four year elections, be regarded as particularly offensive. His ilordshLp simply said that any po litical party which openly favored the mother country at that time would lose popularity and the party then in power was well aware of this fact. He believed, however, that President Cleveland would manifest a spirit of conciliation in dealing with the ques tions involved in his message. Upon seeing this letter printed. Sec retary Bayard sent for Lord Sackville rand the latter frankly confessed- the authorship. Thereupon, Mr. Bayard catoled to Mr. Phelps, our minister at London, utder date of October 25th, that Lord Sackville had declared, that his reply to Murcheson had been strict ly private and not intended for publi cation. Mr. Bayard thereupon ex pressed his "surprise, and amazement and condemnation of - the minister's act." "The government of the United States," he said, "could not be indif ferent to any interference in the do mestic issues toy foreign 'representa tives, and Mr. Phelps wa3 directed to invite Lord Salisbury's attention to the occurrence and express the confident reliance of thi3 government upon the action of her majesty's government in the premises." But Lord Salisbury did not take kindly to the suggestion. He replied that he could not act until he had received the minister's explana tion. He did. not regard the letter alone as sufficient to warrant the minister's recall, "thus ending his diplomatic ca reer, wnicli would not necessarily be ttie case if he "were dismissed by the government of the United States, for which of course there are precedents." Mr. I'helps having adied that the intimation of Lord Salistowy toe acted upon. Inasmuch as them was no prob ability of his recalling the minister immediately. Mr. Bayard proceeded to dismiss Lord Sackville In the following terms: "The president of the United States has instructed me to inform you that for good and Rufficlent causes which are kno,vn to yourself and fiave been duly torought to the knowiedjre of your government, he has with great regret become convinced that It would be in compatrWe with the best Interests and detrimental to the good relations of both governments that you should any longer hold your present official posi tion in the United States and that, ac cordingly, the government of her Brl tanic majesty will without delay le informed of this determination In order that another channel may be found for the transmission of such communi cations as may be found desirable be tween the two governments In the transaction of their tousiness. When ever it is your pleasure to depart from the United States I am instructed to furnish you with the usual facilities, and with that view I now beg to en close a passport" in the customary form." Lord Sackville left immediately, and from October 30. 1&S8. until late in the spring of 1SS9, the British government was represented here only y a charge, a sign of the displeasure with which it viewed the treatment of its minister. OPINIONS OF1 CONG RESfc?M I-2N. There were few senators who had not read the de Lome letter when the senate met today, tout there were com paratively fov of them willing to ex press an opinion upon it. "It is a very serious matter," eaid Senator Gray, of the committee on for eign relations, "too serious Indeed to discuss carelessly." "If it is true," said Senator Poraker, also a men-iiber ofthe foreign relations committee, "Mr. de Lome ought to toe immediately given his passports." Senator Spooner said: "If true, it is a gross attack and most astounding." Senator Stewart said: 'The sentiment expressed is in a line with Spain's pol icy and disposition. We do everything to conciliate the Spaniards; they re ciprocate toy despising us." The letter was almost the sole topic of conversation among the memtoers of the house today. Its contents were considered such a manifest breach of diplomacy that many refused to credit it. Chairman Hitt, of the foreign af fairs committee; Chairman Dingley, of the ways and means committee, and other leading republicans, declined to express any opinion at this time. On the assumption that the letter was au thentic, however, the opinion was al most unanimous that no self-respecting government could tolerate such criticism of its chief executive and that Minister de Lome's words had put an end to his usefulness at the capital. Some fear was also expressed that the recall Of Minister de Lome while af fairs were in the present condition might precipitate a grave crisis. The democrats were much more free in the expression of opinion than the republicans. Mr. Berry, democrat, of Kentucky, a member of the foreign af fairs committee, said if the letter proved to be genuine the Spanish min ister should be made to walk the plank. Mr. William Alden Smith, reputolican, of Michigan, a memlber of the foreign affairs committee, said: "I regard the letter, if authentic, as a serious af front, calling for as radical treatment as was administered to Lord Sack ville West, in 18S8." DeLOME SCORNS DENIAL. Senor de Lome received a number of callers during the day, and to those sustaining a close relation to him he did not question the authenticity of the published letter, making it clear that he would scorn the subterfuge of a denial for purposes of expediency. The only question raised was to the accuracy of translation, for the pub lished translations gave a severity to some of the expressions on the presi dent which were regarded as designed to magnify the actual statements. Among the minister's friends the act of stealing a confidential letter, and making it public, was considered as more reprehensible than the writing of the letter itself. It was the general expression among1 the minister's as sociates of the diplomatic coris that while the publication disclosed a grave impropriety, yet it was one that might happen to any of them in the course of those confidential communi cation in which the greatest freedom of expresssion is used m order to con vey a full understanding of an Inter national question. Do LOME RESIGNS. Philadelphia, February 9. Special dispatches from Washington received in this city state that Minister de Lome cabled his resignation to the Spanish government once yesterday and twice today, but up to a late hour this afternoon he had received no re ply from Madrid. HOW IT IS VIEWED IN MADRID. Madrid February 9. (Mid night) The de Lome letter incident is regard ed here as a jin-goist Sntrigue, intend ed to disturb the relations toetween the United States and Spain. COMMENTS OF FOREIGN PRESS. London. February 10. 'With the ex ception of The Daily Maii, the morning papers do not comment on the de Lome incident The Daily Mail says: "We cannot suppose the. de Lome letter genuine; tout if it is, then all the fat would be in the fire. Things have reached a pass where little Is wanted to caue an explosion. Even the re call cf Senor de Lome would not satis fy or pacify the insulted jingoes." The American correppondents are all of opinion that Sfnor de Lcaue' re call Is inevi table, tout they believe Spain will be alloived to withdraw him in the least disjigreeable manner, as after the republicans' criticisms of Mr. Cleveland's treatment of Lord Sackville-West, it would be impossible to give him his passports. The Washington correspondent of The Daily -News says: "Pretrid vnt Mc Kinley Is resolved that Spain shall have no vestige of an excuse to pick a quarrel with the United States and Spain can disown Senor de Lome's j Royal makes the toed f1 a Absolutely ?uro 1 IK?Al BAKIM KfWumm KM utterance without the slightest ku T dignity." MEMORIAL FOR PIXVCE IN Cl7i:. Washington. February 9. A memor ial, numerously sdgned by Imsinoiw vnert in New York. Philadelphia and M4tk Ala., was presented to PrvsJdo-nt Mc Kinley today asking his aid and Wife government's aid in bringing Untt peace In Cuba. trial or Tiit; snr.uirr.-4w More of the Striking Mlnrr Tlf im the Shooting by thn Irpntlr J Mr or Warned AcnlnttKrcrl lu LtltrAboM the Cane Wilkesbarre, Pa,, February 9 W!n court opened this morning f.ir the trial of Sheriff Martin and his doiitle&. Judge Woodward spke t th Jurors about receiving lettr b-viring umt any point in the trial. H said: "IZ you receive any letters with refcrvrice to the trial, whether anonymous ir signed, it Is your duty to hand thenj over to the district attorney and yn must not allow them to make any im pression upon your mind." The first witness called today wwa John Yours hekowitz on of the liar wood strikers. He testified that tt? strikers were unarmed. At Lattirncr the sheriff stopped them, hit two men in the front rank, and tried t. kIxh his revolver. It snapped twico and then exploded. Right away th-rv wa a volley of shots from the deputies ami many of the strikers fell. Steve Jusko, the man whose arm was. toroken and head cut toy blows rt a duo in the hands of a deputy at West Hazleton, swore that at the tim 4 the assault he was "behaving in an orderly manner and saying nothing. 'After ward he said the deputies put him fi the lockup for two days and then Ik? was taken to the hospital. Ho wm laid up for two months. The evidence of Michael Popsos. w bo followed Jusko, was mVrely o.rrolra tive of what had already 'been toV! about the shooting at Lattirncr. Three witnesses wen heard at the afternoon session and oniy one gave evidence which was at all new. I.wbr Kltzski told how on arriving at Wt Hazleton with the strikers two depu ties seized him by he coat, hustl! mul pushed him around and tore his .shirt, lie said a num!?r of th rn n wvp.j ko frightened by the action of the d.fu ties in threatening them with t!ir guns that they ran home and d!d not march to Lattimer. At Litt.'nvr, th witness said the sheriff asked for the committee and while a man was book ing for the thrve commit tome! tHe sheriff pulled two fellows out of tb line and tried to fire h'.s revolver. I started to run at once and droppWJ down 1-ehind a little stone ab;ut thirty yards away. There was a volley ail then a lot of separate shots and Utey came so thick around where I lay that I ran further and got into a slianty. but the deputies fired on th nhamly and a -bullet went through my hat." On cross examination he udmittwi that the sheriff had told the striken U go home and that thy dls,leyed rxi marched on to Lattimer. Work Ilraumtd. "After repeated attacks of the nrit I. was so weak I could hardly drag my self atiout. I was nervous, had pal pitation of the heart and fool dH nl agre with me. I began taking Hod Sarsaparilla and after taking four bot tles I resumed my work and now m joy the best of health." Mrs. M. K. Murray, Stainback. N. C. Hood's Pills are easy to take, eairy to operate. Cure indigestion, heatl ache. The Xry Uoodi Market New York, February 9 Dry iroadfc are on about the same basis they rta-e; been recently. The market is univer sally firm; but it is not a lively -market. Cotton goods are firm. In stapi lines the market is subject to irregular conditions. Brown goods are subject to a pretty good demand of small pro portions for domestic consumption. Tt call for export goods continues limited and sales for . foreign consumption art both small and infrequent. Print cloth ithfiw j " ' ' -v-l IllUfo . ness, with tids for extra at 2 2-1 Sc. w men can u& satisfied oniy acctafjo ally. Odd goods are in steady reque!. ! with no sales cf consequence. Tlers : is a fairly active market for all grade, ! but the strength of sellers admit tT" only intermittent sales. Prrrt aii firm. Staples are more active tbati heretofore and fancies for spring- fuflly as lively as in the preceding wetki. Ginghams are firm and may be ad , vanced In some quarters in the ncscr iuture. There are three little things wtriefe do more work than any other three lit- . tie things createdthey are the ant. ttt -toee and De Witt's Little Early Ristrrt the last being the famous little pmm for stomach end liver troubles. R. 12. Bellamy. . . - , . .
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