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TREATY WITH SPAIN.
Pull Text of the Official Document—Also Letters of
the President and the Secretary of State Trans
mitting It to The Senate for Ratification.
WA61II3CUTOS, Jill. 3.—Tlw follow
tig Is Ilia President's ncs .-iB-* and the
letter of Saomtary of State Hay, tr.\o*
mittlng to the Senate ilia I'e.uy of
pence oonclmlej at l\ivln U<t«w* the
Uultod Staler end Sptin. UnrO'.htr with
the ofllcial trxt of Hie Wo.vlT, being an
exact copy of ihedocuiion: brought to
tbe United Slate* by !l;« Ansriwi
commissioner* ;
'Jo (At .Seim l- e/ Me I'l./'f <( t:
I transmit herewith with u view to
its ratittestion, a tiealy nf (veuve h.s
tween tbs United States and S|«:li>,
signed at the city of I'.trie on DiCvm
ber 10, IfiOC; together with the proto
cols and papers iudiculrd In the list
accompanying the reton. of the Secre
tary of State.
William McKiki.uy.
Executive Msnalou. Wnsliiugiori, 1). |
C., .Ian. 4, 1*90.
Xb ihe Pixaidenf r
The tinderaigurl. Secretary of Kute,1
has tbs honor W lay before I lie J’resl- \
riant, with a view to the submission tn !
tbs Senate, If drained proper, it trmty
of peace concluded «t P.tria, <>:• 1)»
camber 10, 18II8, between tue United
States nod Spam.
Accompanying 1'is treaty ne the
protocol* of tlie confer.iJCM of Ihe
pac* commissi <o at Faria, together
with nopie* of slateruauls made liefore
tl,e United State* c rmtuiasinucra end
other paper* Indicated In the vieh>*e.l
list, Roaiwctfully Mibmltled.
John Hav. ;
me TURAxr.
Deprrlroent of 5; at*. I
IVashlPglni’, Jan. II, liS'.W. I
The United Mile* of Amariiia and I
ller Majesty, Hie (Jo -on Urgent of |
Spain, In the name ui her august ion, '
Don Alfooao XIII. desiring tn end llie
■tale of war now existing bel «*wi the
two countrios, have for that purpose
appointed ns pl-iiiimtenUailrt :
Tins President of the United Mutes. ;
Williutn U. Day, Cushman K Djvs, ,
VViu. P. Frye, George I j ray and While- :
law Held. cilli-r.» of llie United Stoles;.
Anil Her Majesty, tlie IJiiwn Ili-gent
of tipaln.
Don Kntrnlo Mnetero Blj», Ihesi- '
dent of the eJcnatr ; Dm llueimvi-ntirra ,
do Aborzaura, Senator of llie Kingdom
aud cx Minister of the Crown; Don
Jose De Garoica, Deputy to the tlories
and associate Jou.ee of the Supreme ,
C<Hirt;J)oii Wencr.alai, Ramirt-s Da
Villa-Ur run a, envoy exlniordutar) auil '
minister plenipotentiary at llriissela,
and Don ltifael Ceieo, general of
division .
Woo, I)*vmg assembled in and
having exchanged their rnil |iowers,
whlcli were found lo bo In duu aud
proper form, liava, after discussion of
tlie matters before them. agreed upon
the following articles ,*
ARTICLE I.
Spain lelimjoidtes all chiiiu of sov
ereignty over iiiitVtitle to Culm, and as
tha island Is, upon l;a ovue.natlnn by
Spain, to l>« occupied by the Unii.icl
States, the Uuited States will, so long
aa tuch occupation shall last, assume
and discharge ths obligations that may,
ouder Ihtarnatlrmal law. result from
the fact of its neeupnliiui for Ihe pro
tection of lifo and property.
AitTiuf.e tt.
Spain cede* to tlie United Males the
island of Porto Rico and other island*
now under Spanish aovi relguiv |-i the
Weat Indies, and llm island uf Uusra,
In the Marianas or Undnmn.
AtniuLK m,
Spain code* lo the United St.iu a tlie
archipelago kuotru as tho Philippine
Islands aud comprel endlug tho Islands
lying within tho following line ; A
Hue ruuolng from west toeaat along or
near the twentieth pantile! of north
latitude, and through tl|g middle of
the navigable eliamiel ot IIhcIiI, from
tha mth to IheDUth degree, meridian
uf longttuds east of Greenwich; I Inno*
along the 197th degrrn nirndiati uf
loogltude east of Urenuwieli to Uie
parallel of 4 degrees und 45 mlnulea
north latitude; thence along the puinl
|el Of 4 degrees and 45 minute* north
latitude to its inirraectlon with tlie
meridian of longitude till degrees and
53 minutes east of Greenwich, thence
along the meridian of longitude lit)
degrees and .13 minutes met of Green
wich, to the parallel of latitude? de
greae and 40 minutes north; tbeuce
with the lllRh degree meridian of
longitude east of Greenwich, tlicnee by
n direct lloa to the intersection of the
lOlh degreo parallel of north, latitude
with tb* 118th degree meridian of
longitude east of Greenwich, and
thtnon along tbu Udtli degree meridian
of longitude east of Greenwich lo the
beginning,
Tba rolled State* will poy to Spalu
llm sum of iJO.OUO.OCO wltliln three
months after the rxehaog* o( tho rati
ne* lino* of the eraseut treat v.
ADTK LB IV.
Tlw Uullad State* will, lor il.« torm
of Uu year*, from the date of ib« ex
change of tlm ratiQeatluna of Dm prra
enl traaty, udmlt Bpaniali stilus «t,d
ojctohaudla* to tlm port* of llie Philip
plan lalunda on tlm smbu- terun »t ships
and «nereh*tnll*«of Itm Unlltd State*.
AHTlCl.B v.
TNI United SUtra will, upon the
signature of tin inrarnt tn-aly. (rod
Imek to bpula. at Iih narn eott. tlm
Spanish aoldltnr Ukan aa primmer* of
war on tlm oiplutu of Manila by tbn
At»»»l«nn fount*. Tlm anna tlm
loMler* In «| jnrtloo ahall l a realnied u>
tbeaa.
Spain Will, upon the exchange of ltd
rational loo* of tiro incase. It renty, t to.
end to etneuntn the Philip pines, *•
well at lln* if].ii*it of Uuaii. on ilia
terma eirutlar Iniltoto agro d upon by
Uiecuiawieaium ra appointed to hirKPiie
for the eV'Cunttoa of I’ortn |{tro an i
llic oilier Island* In III!- Wp»i Imlln
wider tbs protocol of August Id, 1Si!6.
which Is to continue In force till iu
ninvisloi.s are completely executed.
Tin* (libt! wilblii wliteh llm Ovsen*
lion of the 1'lailipi.iu- lalonds aid
Ou.im shall Ihj completed alinll bp llxid
by tlin two gocenuaeiils. Stands of
colon, nneapturvj war vnucU, small
urmr. gnu* of r.ll calibre, witb .Hicli
■'iirrlages and acc>>Hoiim. powder.
Miiim'iul:loo, live Mock, ami loaleilala
and supplies of all kinds, bclongiuz to
tin' land wild nax.il f irces of Spain in
Hit- riiilipfilora and Unim, remain Ilia
piopcrty of Spain. I'lrcss of lw>*v>
ordnance, nxctndynof Ih-ld ertllcry. lo
tile fortifications and coast defences,
shall remain In their 1 inplacnnicnla for
the term of six month*. to la- reckouOil
from the rxcliiiuje of ratlOoutlnna of
the treaty; and the United Slat'-s in*jr,
In Uir roea-dlui*. purchase nodi inn
(c-'lal fi.iin Spain, if a aatltfnotnry
•afireriiret between ttis I w o mixeru
tui'uts on Uie subject Kliail be readied.
AllTKUt VI.
* I ■ • ■* win, wo smtaiuri* oi toe
pnirent treaty. r-lMif nil rrlKinera of
war. and all penton* iVtniiinl nr Ira
jirU-•nwl fnr imHtinel o*Ton.*ea In nun
in-Cviou with the iiiMirifCtl rn la Cuha
anj tlie Philippine? him) the war with
the United State*. ItreiprucJilijr, the
United males w‘]| irlr„ic all jierams
tn-Kln prisoners ot war by ifcn Aracricni
fnrr‘«. and will imdiwteko tn obtain
tl'P. relej** I>f ull Spanish prla ’Her* in
tin hand* of the Insurgent) Su Cuba
and tlw* Philippine.!. Tlie Korernrsenl
of tin* U it Hod Slates trill, at Us own
cost, return to Spun and the goveri.
tueut of Spain, will nt Its own cost, to
luiu lo tin- Until d Si-te*. Cuba, l\irtr»
Uloo, und tin* I'hlh.ppiieu, acunrdinp lo
the situation nf inelrieapeetlve hometi,
prlv.nei* rvieast-d or mum) to L» re
IpkmkI Ijjt their, respectively, under
this article.
AI1T1CI.K VII.
The United Stales sail Spu n iru
lueilv relinquish ull claim* fnr imli iu
r.lly, nn’.uinal aud individual, of *v- ry
Kind, of either government or of tie
cilizeosor subject *. Aminat the nther
goeerium that may h <v* arisen slope
lint bogii'iiinj of the lilt* Insurrection
ji> Cob* and frhr to the rx'chnbgp nf
rutiflcation* of I’m present tie.kly, t-j
oluni.-.g all chiinu. fnr iinlctnn,ly fur
the O'*' nf the war. Tin) United SK*e
u-i)l adj adieu tn nod eettte the cist me of
ns el liver.* a-Minkt .'.juiiii rHipqnU'ind
In thi* iirtiele.
AUT1CLB VIII.
Id conformity wi'h the ptoviilmu .if
articles 1, '2 uud :iof tuts irviny, spml:i
rellnquishra In Cubj. and cedes iu 1*0,■■
lo Rico And oilier Islands in the Wisl
Indians, in tho island of (juam, and in
llin Philippine ;.rclilfxni*»c>. ril tliu
buddings, wharves. barrack*, fori*.
Structure*. public highways uud other
immovable property which, to conform
ity with taw, belong to Utn public do
main, snd ns such belong lo llm crown
of Spain. And tt. ts hereby declared
that the relinquishment or cession, ns
the case may he, to which tho prnccri
lug paragraph refers, am not In any re
spect impair lira property or rigid*
which by law, belong ro the peacaiul
possswslun of property of all kinds, of
provinces, municipalities, public or
private eeinblfslimpnts. ecclesiastical
or civic holies or any other uasnnia
tlnns having legal rapacity to arqalre
snd pnsaeas property In tiro aforesaid
tfTritorloe renounced or ceded, or of
private individuals, nf vdiatanevn na
lionsllty such individuals rosy las,
Tho wfnrssB'.d relinquishment, ur oes
sintr n* lbe cise may lx, includes all
documents exclusively referring to the
sovereignty relinquished or ceded that
may exist 1r> llm nrcblvrs of Llin puma*
iulu. Wltern any document In such
archives only in part relate* to Raid
sovereignty. * copy of s.iclt part will bo
furnished whenever it shall be rrqu.s
ted. Lika rules ibull bo reciprocally
observed lo favor of Si*In in respect of
dotumerit* In Hie archives of tho isl
ands almve referred to.
in tlm sforeund rellnqulibment ur
cession, as tha case may l<a, are also In
cluded such rights ns tlm crown of
Spain and it* aulliorltiea |*iraeaa in
respect of tho nnioiA) archives mol n-r
mds, exclusive s* well ns judicial, in
tire Island* nboyo referred to, which re
)*le to said islands or the rights and
property of tlmir Inhabitant*. Such
archives and records *lmtl be carefully
preserved, ami private person* shall,
wlthont distinction, have the right to
ixqolre, In accord*nee wilt) lave, au
thenticated copies of ih* contracts,
wilts and other Instruments forming
part nf notarial protocols or Qlee, or
whlab may he contained in the execti
Use or Judicial archlvrs, i« tho latter
In Spain or in the islands for.
AATIcLK IX.
Span tab auhjects, natives of lit*
pt-uliisutn. residing In the tarrltoiy near
which Spain, Iry lira present treaty, m
linipilaPra or cedes her sovereignty,
may raioHjo in such territory nr omy
remove I Hate from, retolnlnu In »|i.ln-r
♦ratit all Uielr riRlile of proptity, In
eluding tl-4! fight to fell or riMpove of
rna.li probed; or of lla proem*)a, *nd
11 lay Kiell nlvi linve Urn ilalii to entry
on llialr Induutry, ot'om.eruo and pm
fraalonv. Mug aul-Jevi In trepan1there
of to Mich laws as ato iippllonbe lo
otl'*r foreigner*. [n case they remain
In Ilia territory Urn/ uni; pieterv* I In lr
allegiance lo tin* crown of Spain l-y
malting, before a court of record with
in > >aar from lhadala oftba exchange
of I bo ratifications of UiU treaty, a dec
laration of lbe.lr detrition to preserve
atreli bllsgteuaa; In default of which
I declaration they shall be held to liays
I renounc'd Itnrnl lft Imre I'.dnptrd the
. nationality of Use teriitt-ry In wlilcli
l!*) tn^jr reside.
1 Tr.c civil rii;lsl* »isd isolitissnl statu?
■ of tliu native nsliablUrits oft ho tnrrl
11Orica hi-retiy ceded to tin* l-'uH. d Suss c*
ahull be dntrrini;:«d by Use Co.’ijjtc**.
AKTiCu: x.
TJic Inhsitsltmitl oJ lb» tmlloilKA
over erlslch Spalu r*lli«|utei.os oromis-a
ln'r anvcreljfisty ‘bull h- wv.s'.rcd tu the
firo wtuetsu of Ua’ii teligliia.
All Til LR VI
Tiio Spaniards lAsidlng iu tin: t»rvi
turlen liver which Spain, by tbit treat V.
cedes or relinquish*** lier xovt’n-fauly.
elmll bo mikijnct in rentier* c'ViT, a*
well ns criminal, lo thn JcrtMjletloo of
• ho courts of (lie* country wherein they
reside. pursuant to ths ordinary lawn
governing tint dam.-, rtnil iliey shall
have tho right to appear before such
courts, and to puiiuij the snosi course,
ns cil.zvnt of the country to which the
courts belong.
AUTtCLK 311.
Judicial pr,>c tiding* pending at the
llir.o of tho ezrhsuye of ratiflca&ioBS of
the treaty Itl tlie territories over which
t?p»!i> relinquishes or cedes he; aov
erelguty shall to* determined according
lo tlur biilosrlug rules :
1. ■To'igmems rendered either in
civil suits between privulr Individuals
or in criminal matu re, before the dale
m-nUoned. nod with rcsr«et t» which
theio U no recourse or right of levlew
under the Mpmdsli law, shall be domed
lo lu* (Inn!, and shall l*s rxeonlvd in
dua fonn by coin.aVnt uukhorilv In
lhe territory within which such judg
ment* should ho Carried out.
i Civil suits between private indt
v.dnsls which Uiiy, no the data me:.
tiunri1, be dvtei mined, sIihII be pram*
ruled to judgment before Hie court ,n
wbiCh lhi*y ruav (hen be pending. or in
the mart linn, mn* to kaiirtItuted
therefor.
3 Crimiu il sell,ms [lending oti tho
dat« ineiUomd before Uir Supreme
Ch-ll.-l of itpou. itltwillkl ciliroi* of tlie
irrrtliirji, whlrii hr liiis liesty ceases
to l« .Spunnh. s'oill continue under tu
jurisdiction until linal Judgment; but.
tiro execution thereof shall be a ammtt
t-*d In the c*in>pkteu', nntii*ni*y ol me
place In whlcli the caw «mv.
AIITH.it.il 3111.
Tiio rights! of property feoured by
copyrights and patents acquired i,y
Sp-i'ijaiils in lit- Istsnd .»*• Cubs und la
Porto Uico, Iho Hollipphiex ur.d other
Ceiled terrllorf.li, lit tho time of tile ex
chance of ll.c nliliculluus «,r this
trusty, si,all Coulintia in i« IKpMtlil.
Hpanish *SMo :iliu. lilerary and ar lint in
works not subversive In public 10-dcr in
t'.ia lu ilbTi-S ju (pirstloit shall rain
ttmi:* to '<ia<!ru>Uc>lfr«< fm-u duty iu’o
sm:h territories. Tor thn period of t**n
y*vr». in U reckoned train thn d rte of
the rxchunga of tho rat ideations uf this
treaty.
A.trtu'.v ;:iv.
•Sut'.i] will have tin* power hi ist*b
lis'i consular nflicivi ,i; ifw ports and
place* of t!to territories, the s-iyrt elf n*
tv over which as heeu either rrlin*
qnikhed or cedeit by Ha* pitucm treaty.
AUTICMt XV.
The e avrnirnent of each country
will, for tho term of ten yrsrs, sco-ud
to the merchant venelj of in* other
curie try the same treatment In le.ijwut
b»«'l IWt charge*, Including entrance
aud clenr.auce dues, light dues, uml
lonagv duties, ns It accords to i-s own
ineri'lmut vessels. uul engaged tu the
constwiso trade.
This uvllchi may. at any liar, be
terminated on six mouths lint Ice glyen
by either government to the other.
ARTICLE AVI,
It !■ umln-iloorl Unit. anv utiUgHtliv-.s
awumeil in this Irenly lv the United
.Stalin wllli ntn-et to Cuba iue limited
U* the tune of its oeonpmcy thereof;
i>ut it will, upon tiit* terutitiiitiun i,{
Midi occupancy, n.lvhw any g.,vni,
n»ciit intMlillkliitl in Um, m|4ud tn
llic mime obligation*,.
JUTi'ICLE XVJt.
T!i- present treaty shall bo raliflnd
Uy live Prualdent or lli» United Stales
cy mid with the advleo and emseut of
llie Senate thereof, and liy Her if .ij.-*
ty. Hie tjoeeii Resent or Sim In; and
ilio vatlHealloua ahull he exchanged at
tVasluiigton within »lx month* from
l»m date hereof, or earlier, if i-rmidble
if whereof, we, Um respective
plenljiotentlsilca, Usve signed (his day
of December. in the year of oar seals.
I>utn\ III duplicate, at lVu-l*. the 10th
Lhty of December, In the year of mir
faord. one thousand, eight hundred und
lilnety-elght.
(Seal) Wii.maV R. Day,
(!*ial Cu All A vi K. Davis,
(Seal) William I*. Keys,
(be»l) George Gray,
(Seal) WlUTRLAW Itniu.
(A-al) UaOBKIO MOMTEliO Riot,
(Xenl) 11, Db AiunrrxA,
(Seat) .1. T)k Oarkica,
f-'lcal) W. It. lmVilla-Unuatia
(Sesl) ItApAKt. Ckiibo.
Accompanying the treaty is a great
mats of correspondence, Inohidltg pro
lucols. and Uie ptoccedinga of llioenm
nthslnn in Paris, making in n|| n
print, d volume of nearly 700 pages.
... 11 P
IMh«*v*rf4l by f%
Another gryat discovery ban been
mails, and that loo, by a lady In this
country. “Dhwasvfnsltrud itsclMteh
v* upon her nnd for aeven yeait aim
wllhsloiat it* severest teals, hut law
vital orgnn* wrra midermlned and
oentlt eeenied Imminent, Knr three
inoulh* she Coll gin,I InceasanUe, ;u:d
c-mld not s'e-p. rtf.r, (hislly dlsei.vcted
a way lo nearer*, by | Un.haathe of us
a bottle of Dr. King's Xmt lllsmrny
for ihinatiaiiiibtii, sad «•«< *., much
relieved on taking llr-l d im. ilu.i rim
•leptull night; Mini will, taxi hiltlee
law been absolutely enrad. list mum,
Is Mrs Lutlwr l.ulr. •* Thu* write*
W. th llninrlck A Ul. of Rimllpi. S.
1,1 B- Gurry
* V'-,?- 5*®* Regular (Ian du,.
*"d dl.U). KveiylioUbi gnsranten.).
^^eel {.'reek, in Muck let,burg pe.
Joloea la Mr. Arthur Potts, a man >1
feet and 7 fnebss high
ARP OH THE FIGURE 9.
ir juv itt;.% »«tuinT tx mr ruw
9UG.
"•V* It aram kwnnHa;- nl* Term*
Mf I'mto-Wlltliia m I'ocaUr (tin
Xwibmi Pmji> If they Will Aptin
Ulne — Alienation *»r far >'•!-» ti out:
Nmiirj X *», Itwrlurt in )»lct sail IKisillis
Bill Arc in At Inula OunktUctlon,
ltiTO. 1 was ruminating about liila
riddle of the O n. 1 ;.ud 8 t*ro 0, Rt.d
iti.it maicr.i three V’e in a raw. 18 arc
two tl‘s. ami ihut ntsl.va four 0*a in a
raw. The three !l’« leaks 27, anil Ilia
2 and 7 muko I). Tu* (mirl)'n make .->1,
and the 0 and 0 wskrv. ti. Maybe thU
yrur of the O'* 1» to U. a matouUe, anil
we will hays peace and pro*|writy in
111* land. M«yl*o the lion will Uy
down with ilie lamb, and the mulnr.s
(ball boot l lie I r amoids Into plowshare*
amt u«t liwru w«r .my more.
Maybe, l my Mu’ uiera are mm
emus of pc-co nn tbia aide of the water
—peace between clm non li and l he
•outh. McKinley lot* matin a break til
it, laid If lie can oouU il Ills party, con
g<e*a will ll* up our ennfcdentle gray*,
yard*. Then the next ttiti.fr will be to
penaiou our oonfedei.-lo ycter-M and
• mow* just like they do tin Us. and
last of all. lo »|x»:ag!:*. I never will
bo sttisllnd until tie y apologia- m.d
beg our pardon. Am gentleman will
2n that and fri-l tester for having
dune It. lor Ihoy fcnnw by this lleie lliat i
[hey were In the wri ng, though it has
b.lten a long llnio for them l« Dr.it It
r»nt end repent. Kumly we *r» the
moat forgiving peu|-i* hi the wr.rld, or
tve Wouldn't uj ike much «d<» over
Lire offer lo fix up isr.r graveyards, for
lln* truth is, our w. rr.eo Imvc already
Used tnem up nod < ur dead are coib
i'orlwblo nnlur Mo-u o.ife. Uut ll ,o n i
lijri. i>l giK«l will and terrsharlnva an 1
it|«logv in tie- near future. Tom Heed «
WallU to tret abend rf McKinley In tile
iHiiith. and I expect will introduce a
Hill of Ajadogy ,«t the next s~*»li>n.
Pennons and aptl-i'-h/V will i»., bin ah),
gao. I . won't take ,t pint deal of
tfnwwy for onr velemns aoil widow*,
rot- ih.r- nrc not nnny but ir will
aniie those wln> are l-ft to Uvc longer,
hr."
Time.no* down alt.
lrote imvt » nesio.ll.
m I1PC..UI daia..
'Inej u.i n.a o..».
Our tMiflil|.|y
And nee.t jtroa Kay wdve.
A ii old friend H.td i.x Unit tli: alien
s’mn between tie* north and south w.m
owin-i otoio lo diet and climate 11’itri it
was to slavery or ncgioor. Said he.
they !:v* on cold bicud and ciitiinil
ito'KlJ Slid c aili-h, and drink iced ir.i,
while *'vi! on liKin un.1 eggs sod lu*t
earil.a unit tent otiCU'l and ririDk coffin
Tiieir ■lift is uj cold .ni l shivering r.s
ttieir climate, while ours I* rich utid
whi o. und *t.lmn:-it'.iig like onr sun
shine. I'nice, Ih. y :r- ludiimal to lx>
inlit’v-a'tnl and a t»h. We fee .tir'd
McKinley down hernia io.HU.tr. l.itld, I
anil warsiod him lo tlm heart and wad* |
him f.-el kener.i'.iv entl I ii.il. m:-.l rui ’;*• i
ra-ide that crvnfolvin'.e "lasecb a.iU wore
that vco rrn'e b.uli* Iron one Is- lelt
tftnal Inside. It l.e lmd '.tuyisl down
lint; i. few weeks longer lie would have
sfeikcc fur ponshMU end apologised.
Maybe (hero is something in that,
for I have observed that n.it ih- rn
pin wlmdonilcibr wit'iusfcr ».r. y hmuli
uf time always take our Side ’:i» ) do
fciol ok. But any candid opinion In
Hi t' the cUsue* at the north aim .uy
iiinr. In the wny of prree arc edit ire
and preacher*. The editor* wuiHsogni
scandal Iv fo«d their readers t,.j .Suj
tli" iibiu'jc uf tl'O south U like regular
Mock in trade and leelwnys In ilech.' d.
it is n good cement Tor llio parly nml
keei*) il solid, for if Ihcir reader* tiiCT- r
uu home pidities they esu always hue
r.iunlxe by abusing us. The leading
New York UepublkM’i paiwr Is. just us
iniOigmrnt r.inee McKinley urnd* hi*
ronthciu ionr as it wan before. Mr.
McKinley pleyrd on tier harmonic*.,
but Th< firs* won’t dnnoe to rho
fllutain
A* for 111* prmclifia, uiy candid
opinion U ttus majority of them have
uo more rent religion than did Ilenry
Ward Beecher. like tin* editor*. I hey
rely on sensation lo Oil tlrelr peers nod
their pockets. WUU a few nwiorn,
their Thanksgiving «minus had
neither lovo to God nor charily io ruau,
and they wont nut of lh« text tn «ive
1U* South h nhim or * *t*b. I used to
have giewt respect nud reverence for
tBluUtbio of Hi* gost*). I really be
lieved they weie *11 oidatm-d of (Joil
for the sacred calllug, but In iny Inter
years that rcwrvnf# lial weakened and
It aeems lo me now lime most of then)
am only orri»l„rd of wen. Tba pulpit,
both North aud South, has been <ie.
graded and bus hist it* high stiinduid.
11 truly a week passes but some preach
er luis c-'Diuilltrd aouteeriitu; and ore
■fed a Benstllon. Olinrdiea are torn
asunder and the |a-ople divided Into
bluer faction*. flensHtlenal preaching
la the order »t ilto d»y. anil evrry now
and lb*n a scandal with a woman lu
tho cn«o occur*. Uudigntlird and bit
ler controversies In lb* newspaper* fend
tie* public inlod ami delight those who
aru outside lIts paleofllx* church. 1
w«» called on yeaterdsy fur charity lor
a |uior unfortunate family Unit lives a
few inlle* away,end was Informed (hat
Ilto only daughter. * girl of *«wuleen,
who could help til* aged couple at all.
had married un old llnptist preado r
of sixty, mid altar A f»W week* ho
abandoned her and iefl for i«rti un
known. The atery I* a l-allicUo one
and lie ought to bo caught nnd sent lo
Indian* nnd lynched. This lowering
nr ilia etandaid of morality nnd go, 0
•dd-faal'loued ChrbKlan paatorl il
pit aching Is especially i.olieealdc In Uie
two gnat leading deimmhnilh, ns ol Uni
**H*tli. I mm gratlHed to aay that the
L’lrshyiuibm and Kiibeopal (Uiaichi S
hav* not yet shocked the inibho wiih
any uiiaiadriftl scandal, U«>u«ti ib. ir
prenohers eieas a class iufi rinr m pulpit
< hapionto to Umso of half a century
ago. No wlnleler ol tit* olden limes
would have carried bit Svetariunlsin to
far as tn seek toenpengefrown** |»i,v
byterlan byniu bock that beautiful
iiyusn:
• Thee* i» a hnintsM dPr* a**H Mono |
Prawn rruia larwaowrfs whar
Ana Mi.near i*iajre<t lajnasui lh«i «*»1.
1 hoar «1 mete guMty Wdaa."
Tint hymn was compnrrd tor William
Onwjirr, Uic poo:. atul laemlnlined In
the iwrtw memories of our child
hflml Hut llm preacher wlchcji to
'•**** .!l «PU"IP*» laosuao ha Mtl the
Vl'I'U line sntack* of Daptiam by Iruuorr
w. Ob, w y country 1 A»kJ uow
-on** .-X our Atlanta aiul Na*bvin*
P'eucbere nr. vmtiutiog their pnliUoul
opinions about Hie war and the Philip.
t*](i«w In tbalr nolptu. to 11m illwnst of
i-vcry hearer ri;n differ* wjtfi Uifin.
They forget that t he pul pH le not l heir*,
iiml Ihrir c.tll wm to preach the goepel
—nut politico.
Well, I snppuM that »nmo of cur eol
dicr uoj* of tno late war will icon be
/>» tlu* i>uo»i<m roll*. X arc that wvonly
two of an Ohio regiment hare already
applied. Ohio heat* tlie wor'ol on pen
sion*. and Ims learned all the trick* of
Ilia buvlnrr*. One roan up there «-a*
leemllj detected in hariiur drawn
Uir. e poeelou* for tlie poet Ore yen*.
Muring Hie war lie wo era inferred
>hre-i liuiii. stid <m he miole three dlf.
t rea‘. applications In different coun
tu-a. cud hi* aore leg went through all
rfeht. anil ho now loll* that hi* lawyer
|uit him op in It, uml he gave tlie law
yer non pun tins and he ko|K two. The
grnrnil opinion at Waohington U that
at leaet one-half the becslou* granted
are fraud*. Hut i-euiiun moon eircu
Uica freely soil thru if a good tiling,
aud a lieu H rets to ulroulatlng (lows
here aui-’ut cur b >y* we won’t com
plain.
" nil, *o boil a g -oU old fashioned
('ItrlMmnt at nor lionee, and were
ilunkful that uo eflHctlon or calamity
had befnll. ii u« during the pa** year.
Wr h».l eletren <if the |msterfty at the
fratirn hoard, nti.l they did e*t trrk.y
and <:t to-terae uuur/Jng. Xixt Marsh
colons nur poldi'ii wedqluit, himI then
all the distant burs and llielr wive* and
oliihlre i aro to Rather at the family
mnue.-nii, and me wile «im] 1 will be
ealoi mid Hereiiv. I read in ♦ Ufa lu
»ura-io» pH per thai only one uurrlod
couple tu l.MX) live together llfly -.-*1*.
And so the eviot ought to lie o.*le
lira ted.
umjrr mas tmc uoiih*.
Mom riant Oil s'«aa|utu>N Aliorui-r M»>.
»«vh TnlU N Were
•Viaola Jirtnul tv-poit.
CJtiief .fustier Xponr asked: "li i» your
company .my t took a aliowt-,; tbs work
ings of ill.. rorp-natciu J*'*
Mr. Kline replied; “We have book*
SliotvkiR uiiwm ••wrtiii|«c« unJ -11 ;ln*n
oi.il detail*, Mud *ye -(111 have ib*m.
T;-.- talk about Inuiiiiig them is the
imoeit chilli."
II- »k« lit-*;, naked:
“Will you yr.vfueii them V.” And he
-haIji will; -W* will not under the
former order, lien a-* it would in n
vtul.<Ui.n or our rlshta. We Iuvm «!•
whvs her. willlsife to produce our raln
ule U«'k*:i;id ledge;-* rliei/ing curpntw.-'
trMi» cti' !i». tut in'-*- books Meiwing
the lviidii.it of •i.tukhulQers and uans
r*T» aoioinr them.
“As to ti-sd-s. w« Iwrii old liook* in
elor-ge every t»u year*, but I heir ha*
b»en none destroyed pertinent 10 this
leveelifnll.m >•
?;-« -rgjsr *»
awMa iwikos Team Poe losa.
Mitmif ii*mrrt»
A rlanlug null I- !<*.* driurii'ioits to a
town than a |ioiit!cluu.
A oily without a r-llr.uO is lifci-.ly to
furnish exc-llent i>— luniste.
l.kipital !* of more itdvnutiipe to a
cnutimiriitj then ll'U'.CU^Ue*
Mo city win irerDuuenUy thrive upou
U:« p >hcy of elm ling «\ rival.
Mo Inicket ever tvlurns empty frma
the vail of l-incsty and fufr dealing.
l-ftr-l leehiitcvlity l« no excuse for
disln-iiftty in dealing with iejlUiuUe
creditors
Onn of lh“ Uvt advertisement* of a
9tnte or City U proi’ijitsirB* in Dcclloe
ubUgat'iiii*.
Cimpalgn fievolie* are valueless its
ferlilie-rs if fnrrat or ms lubricators of
Industry.
.Many malt-rial fatalltiro attend legis
halve shooting mrtPires with corpora
tions .is the tarerte.
Foreign commcro" will not lie devel
; oped Iiy buildiug birrlooh* around a
clty’a v/liarre*.
I.orui enterprise In exploiting re
source* la r lnforcnl Iiy energy end
cr.or.ey fp»m without,
Ifaimouy hrtwren employes amletn
ployeis dlmhilslMM in direct pmpoitlou
to legislative intermeddling with pri
vate affairs.
» ■ — ** ■■■»■■■ i n »%■ ii i —^mewaa
v.tlj- I.H* ITW tM AppolNlnl.
l>*l'imt}ka ft Air.
Fit/. JiOc’a reception yrflerday ex
plain* *» fully «» U ueceeiary why lie
«u hi* given authority over the city
•if 11 nee. ne. 'Hie Virginian bad nide
tie* oiMiy frleoda tie-re; lie i>o««r*j*d
loo llioronahly ilm c-jnnder.ee of Hie
Cuban*; hU appointment. would haer
encouraged Uira to believe lh.it they
would *oun have their Independence, J u
dealing wltli them ward* of our* It t*.
nec.-**.vry Qrnt, to mako them afraid of
tin. Oovrruiceut l-y klnduce* may do
for ntlwn, hut not for people who lm
ptiU'vi l/ lump to rOMMlu niiiclMiun*.
JtrUn U. 1 lender ton *nd i\ IT. Van
perford. Sail*'mry, arc forming a enm
imliy to oiwrote an ek«trie oar Ha*
t-wlwren Ghent nut Illli aitd bpeno-v.
Moot limited lo #10,ii00. Tire popula
tion Of Hpene.-r i* Mid lo he over 1,000.
• a■ 1 ■i.'esa*"!^*
UlsrtmM V»n
Cone* rmwi Hr. U. II. Orrtflie, ef
i Washita, I. T. Us write*; •'Four
botlk* <>f ^'.h-elrle Jfdlers bn* enred
Hr*, Hewer of arrofal*. wliarU had
ointt-d her (treat aufli-iiug fir yearn.
V«rrib;e *nr- a wmil-i break out on her
h-wd and tune, »n«l Ut* heal doctor*
could fire no help; Iwt Iter oure I* cum
phtc and her ienlili >* excel kbit." Tid*
| ehriwa Wlul tlMiaai.da have proved,
I lhut r.h<Uiu Bltteia Mill* heat UiKwl
| putifWr known. it'* lira tuple era ten*
dy tor rouirni, teller, mil rheum.
; elcers. ho>lo and ruHHiitg ton-* t|
i Miieulalea llv.v. kidney* and howele,
; rapid* poison*, lic<)i*dtge*U.ni build< an
1 the strength. Only nocvuW. bold by
J. K. (harry and U»M|moy, DruggUlo.
| f»o«r*nt**d.
For mW by J. n. KOXEDV * COMVAMY.
loaruuvimMiu «*on*n vnAtor.
•ne krfM Tim (mi »«wy mm* Am
•due Ttat Tkrmnid To.
OUiMrtlle lead war*.
»MM iiitmeliiigcotnpllciUona grow
lag nut of a lion* trade recently oa
otuml here, The story runneth that:
float)# tjaae ago Meases. lUufcel, Craig,
ft Cu , lit# hone dmh-n. sold a bon#
to Ml. Bub. Westmoreland. Tb# bone
wai told oo tin# ltd Mr. Westuaer#
kuil executed to Meeare. Henkel. Craig
ft Co. a certain form ot DUa which
that Arm employ* In audt tnumtton,
wliloh paper era* duly registered, dome
time thvi "after Mr. Westmoreland d«
olihd to tears three part# god took tb#
liore# to llowau county and sold It to
Ur. Mack Harrison. Mr. tlenkel beard
of till*, called oo Mr. Oarrtaoa sod do
mnuded tt># Iiorse, allowing hi# p«r#T.
Mr. Hoi neon yielded and turned over
the liofae. lie afterward, however,
devilled to come to town and eea what
could lie dime la the matter. Ur. L.
O. Caldwell war consult#! by Mr.
llarrkon and tli# lawyer told bis client
that if Mr. HeokeTapaper we*property
registered there was no redraaa for
t'a Tli# books it. tic register'* oiilce
were ex indued sod It was found iliac
r> register lug Mr. HankeTs paper a
linn had boon ualuteutiunnlly omitted.
Unis making It inv»Ud.. Mr. Harrison
I'Kieupou CMibu on Mr. Henkel end
got Ills burm luck. Then Mr. Henkel
callod mi UegUtrr Turner and told Lin
that be would huld him responsible for
hi* lots, us the error which t-suiwi U
wu* main In bis uttes. Mr. Tomes
r**!lf <1 Hint lie was probably hi far it
ami agreed to jay Tbs amount was
<*#0 and Mr. Henkel agreed lu take
$10, which Hi* ra-tairr paid. Then
Mr. Turner *:,keu that Its bo siren tbs
«>Hlinoiela!id Hole, as be mightsumc
time in Hie future be at-ls to recoup
lilmrelf. Mr. Ileurst. bavin j got liis
waul),!**!-' ’••tlur arid e-o)-.ir«ej the
iu*te lit Mr. Turner, lu < udurslng ibo
note Mr. Ifeuki’l uvkleot'-d let write
"without recurm” ami when th* uo>te
livil pawed into Mr. T*utier*s |uieo<
sioii he united Xlr. llenVul's ulteutiuc
to Hi* fact Hint Ms rndare-rneut mud*
him (Ilenlte!) liable far Uie not#. Mr.
Ilenkrl said la* had an!n uii error lb
Hi* indanernont. Irit Mr. Turner re
!*»• <1 Uist lie, l»i, had mud* an srmr
Rod bad just i, lid (or it. Mr. Turner
Infltnii'rd that he wnald eultecv lbs
note •-ut of Mr. Henkel and while he
probably has no idea of d->)t»g II lb*
clrcunrtaneci leads Mr. Ur:>k*l un
*a«y for n tire*.
rwlasa la AarVal glass*.
Xf* Yurt iMrrr,
Cnr;ai (MMessnd la Inn.ted property
a runtime oqnsl to 98.G0tl.UUu, besides ■
huge too of innticy, stare* and fqrol
lure, which pmuuotod to su equal sum.
Ho dieJ to say th*t a eitis *n who Usd
nut a fortune sufficient to sapport an
army or a legion did not deserve th*
title of a ricli mao.
The philosopher tkneoa bad a fortune
uf dl3.000.00tk Ltniulu*. the sooth
sayer, had flS,030.000. which Caligula
spent lu less lliso sis inmith*.
C»1M lieforv lie entered upon any of
doe, owned 3,000,000, and he par
chased the friendablp of Curio for gi,.
300,000. and tlialof Luclv* Haul us for
$1,000,000. Us gars Bervilta, tbs
moUier of Drains, it pearl of the value
of 140.000. Appicus expended la de
bauchery $1,300,000. and fludlttg, on
t xamlitaiien of the stale of his sdsirs.
that he tiad no more than OdOOjML
left lie polsoosd hlmttU, because he
eontidrrvd llut sum lorumclsut for bla
maintenance.
On* single dish oost Isoi us $400,
WM. Caligula spent for on* tapper
WUOXOu, and UeUogabwlwa gluo.000.
Ttoo ovmUpest-nf a repast for ijOetillat
wa* glUU.OUO. Th* Ssb from Ut |iooda
wore «i>M fur 9173,000, dsarus’ coun
try honaa was (tastroysd by rtrs, and
bis loss was estimated at 91,200,000.
I** •• W (Wartiil |> w
iv niumtoHb
WaaMnatan Cor. ntwuao Merced.
Wlrlht ho ha* reached bo dlclaioa
and will rnakn no rrcookaoudathio* o*
lira eutyect. It li brllcved that anoner
or later tiw 1‘rcaldeut will raeoeauiaaC
that the dJM.vWO.OOO lademnlty which
ha* hem paid to Spain ahaH uUluaxt*
Ip he charged agrtlnat the PtlllplaaB
Wil lioth Ilia InteraM and nr fuel pal
paid from ttwlr revenue*, uc dure
net Ihl'ik II ahuuM bn a chnrga atalaat
ttia pvetda of tbn United State*, al
thouuh. na t.< all otlwr axtterr. h*
reverve* tlx- rUp.t to chant* hi* mind
on thla subject.
rrMkfteflaa dWR*.
IV MiWMy IlailidW.
Tina eharrh bat )aoapmd until It
(tel* (trout enjutb to k a sport • alu
Utur In Pula cju Up. Thla rriutcau us
all an-l prajrwt writ I* mad# for u
WeMlnf to ntrad I bo alalator this
church will aaml to preach In our
lanuhloln cauulry.
SulVburj'i uldrccauai ure Ueurlu*
pro) <o*l I Ion a from ttaatrlo lt*SUi»*
cc ea panic*.
>/ ''v't f.
iiUdtft
We ml,____
on its detanalaattaa (o wtar out at
ooen jmregimant of negro veiuateara
hum VlnftoU, nod anwthm from North. ,
CHlwuitt. -:Jr' s-'’v
UoUi tbme mtoenu arc aUUomd ia
Macoo,aad «• da not hmltaUtomqr
Nn «trtf*rSNS,oi^rU*“4 *r0ttl>*
the fl«< of the Coltcd'lltaton^ B*a*r
A number of Urn anldtan ia thma
rtglmeote bare met nohiy dmemd
Irathahr resaon of thatramudt upon
LlM person or property nf rfltamiaflbia
*uu They have bean a —*- a
poet and a roaaam «a :.V\.
[<>oaled-in Maoou. g
tha boaade of toirrati
at that eoanoustty a_
property, but they hnva
disgusted tho damaay at
emwoeedanted degas*. •
The Ak-mI baa aakod for i
why each Ngtnwofe wen uot at *
muttered out. Thoy should now_
boon Biitimi in. Thoy moat baya
mm gathered from the aeume of the
la mat older of population in thoftatm
to a bleb they are ondttnd, and a Is
hard to uadentaad hoar the admlnte
iratlutt Uat kept them aadUled oo the
governtmat auUmg. However, we
will go far toward forgiving the offence
beoauta the akraement of an laimadt
ete mastering out j» adfrrtd.
From information received at this
o«cr. It appear* that tha fact if apt
proerxllj known or uadaratood that
I here is an Internal revenue tax ail la*,
aclaa and distributive abates of estates,
where the deoeedkot died on or after
Juno 14, UK®. leaving a pacaoaalatiata,
the “whole amount” of whieti r~mfr
In vulje fl <1,000.
This tax accrues where pxaslug from
»i'T parson on or afivr Jew* 19,1896.
Xo tax is due unless the whole
aniuuul of personal property patting
from Urn decedent vx«*& Is vaK
eto.ooo,
All laguoice or property pasting hr
win, or by lit* law* at say dole or
Territory, to liatbaad or wife of the
person died poateMed. shall he exempt
from Ux or duty.
Tbotax must b* i>«id by th*»xecutor
or adminlettator before Its distribution
to tbe legatees.
Tha fact that all. or a pert, of an ee
*• rspremntad by bawd* at Urn .
t nlted Autaa does not exempt such aa
estate from Ux under Urn Internal
revenue Dws.
U tbe collector finds It noaussry, In
order to obtain Urn fasts respecting
linblllty to Irgscy uses, where tbe
reoords are Insottclent. he can exercise
Dm authority parted In him by the Rv
vised bUlutaa, ami stay aooimon tha
exacatora, administrators or other par
sow* ha may Awn propsr to appear aod
led if; under oath.
Depaly Collector* ltavn beta lattruc
tad to sxaarioeaach toeothttm sNw
of clerks of tbs Superior Coon and at
rroltiera of dor*. aod to report fully
tbn facto m to wills and estates paid.
In* settlement.
ttxscntors sad administrators of as
tatro liable to legacy tax are requested
toeommnnleata with tfctaodtoa, whan
full particulars aa to rates etc, will ha
llTftUa
H. s. Baixn,
macaws Tu*a#ea« 'i> •». Lwb Owbo
Freak Lombard, former secretary of
toe PrsacIto* tiock exehaoaw, 1* feat
tact fraai MawlljL aod trim a new
«ory of Admiral Downy, which shows
what terror tha admiral baa inspired
wuttar sstwssS
Ctvh# tbar* am n* doekiag fatiUitam
tihdlwr. *hd a aura
freight boa a,r*ii*ti oaoatoL wsHtt .
to,sad from Urn shorn. TtoMfcS ?-■
oaptahk of ana ot that* smarts ooo
Usotod with the admiral to oany slat
to bis fiagwtip. Attar pertentidgjS
duty he dramsd himself in tbs latgti >?
Kurapaao task km to visit the admiral,
tilk bat. white ahM, erovad^MSa tid,
Prataatlag kls MU. Do way remarked
that thara ware Dummies iwmwill ,
that ha would sot pay. Tb» WUptao
MntaKad that the wdmtro) *>m wrong,
but Dawvy pnllufcr replied that ha
would pay only the orlglasl MU. Ula
Dd to the admiral's ash* maaaar, aod
i evidently thinking Ire could be ball
; dns»d into aeyiog the fktt WK. ha
betoam Insolent. Admiral Deeray
made no reply, but with a slight satow*
meat of hU hand rsmaitsa to tho
watsDit 'Draw that mao overheard,'
a>A in a moment tha plug hat was
tluatlng Hi Cavtta Bay. whtS the las*
Imit e-uy* uropristar was oaaghtag ay
as* water and swtawnlag lohti vto