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The Gastonia
Devoted to the Protection of Home and the Interests of the
VOL. XXIII. {sAJiSttEttfcfc*.} GASTONIA, N. C„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1902.
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ROOSEVELT AGAINST
ADMIRAL SCHLEY.
HE qmWBBI BOTH ADMIRALS,
TO* rmlfwM, After • Itrvtrw ef (he
riMlaft ef ter omh ef leqelry lei*
the CenWeet ef Admiral Mklrr
ceae te tee UMlnttai rtu iee
Vrrdlttee te» fl>i,*u eekaineitel
J waller.
Chtrtotia O nrv«-.
WAfUUWrUK. FrU. Ul.—Tilt) UM-IB
orsodam of Ui« Firsidtiii upon la*
Appeal of Admire* Scbley fnno lb*
verdict of lh« oourt of inquiry to **•
amine into hia oo»duot «tur'nx tbe
Spanish American star, ar«» tfiven to
fhe prvea today. Itle In pail a« fol
low!:
White Home, Fob 18, 10CU —1 Urvo
received Ibe appeal of Admiral Sunlry
and the anaevr tharetu from the navy
department. I bava rxaiolnrd b iltt
with tbe utmoet cate, aa well aa tb«
preceding appeal to theSectetary of ttn>
Navy. 1 have rrad Ibn-ugb all tbe
testimony tabru bel-ir ibe a«eil and
tlx alataaoeota of tbe counsel for Ad
ml rata Sampson and Sobley; have r*
a coined all tlx u0olal rr ports of rvriy
bled in refarsooa to tbs Santiago na*at
campaign, oopiee of tbd log bjoti and
signal books, and tlx la*tHB«uy betore
Iheoourt of olaima, tod have also par
aonelly bad before me the four set vis
ing Cepums of tbe Ov* >btps atlde
from tbooeef tlx two admiral*, which
ware aotlvely an Raged el Saollaao.
ROOIKYEL.T BICVIEWI XVIDENUC.
U appear* (bat lb* oourt of Inquiry
was unaalmoas In lu ttodliifi ot fast
sad .unanimous lo IU rxpemaloiia of
opiums uc moot of IU Audio** uf fact.
Isu appeal; la mad* lu me from (Ira
▼eidics of lb* court ou lb«e* |>oliiU
wbara It wet noauisnua. I have, buar
trot, ROC* carefully over Ibe tvtdeoo*
oa tbma polata aleo. I aa lallaflad
that oc tbe wbola tba court did auu
■Uitlal Justice. It should have
apacldoally eoademnad lb* failure lo
enforce ac rfflolent tn*bt blocked* at
Hantlago while Admiral deli ley was lu
oommaad. Oa Uie other baud. 1 feel
that there is a re* amiable donut
wbetbar be old uot aova l#l* M|uadriui
with tuSolaat expedition from port tu
port. Tb* eoort u a unit iu omduui
nio* Admiral ScWey’a aeitou mi loo
poiut wbara It areens to ms ho must
gravely erred; bli •■retro*rada mora
meal” wbn bs sbaaduocd lbs block -
ada, and his dtaotMdieooa of 01 dart and
mUitstement of faols in ralatloa Lbcra
to. It should b* re mem la red. however,
tbattba majority at tbasa actions which
tbs court censures occurred dec week*
or morn before tba light llnelt, and it
certainly aoems that, If Admiral
8ckley's aolloor ware ceuiucabl*. tie
should sot bav* boon left a* second la
oommaad under Admiral Haunpeon.
Hi* offense* were, lo effect, ouudunad
wbao be was uot culled to nccoact fur
Uiem.
UKmOLE COUUUOT Or SCULET
Admiral 8*xp*ou. after tbe fight, iu
ao official letter tu tba department al
luded for the drat tlma to Admiral
gohley'i *-reprehensible conduct” six
week* previously, if Admiral Huh ley
was (nifty of reprehensible conduct of
a kind which sailed for loch notice
from Admiral Hamparm, then Admiral
Sampson oagtrt not to hsvs left him a*
senior officer of tba blockading squadron
on tbe 3rd of July, alien be (Hampeon)
steamed away on bla proper errand of
eommunloallon will) Mineral Shatter.
ff» caa, therefore, for our present
purposes dismiss consideration of ao
■nuob of tb* appeal aa ralau* to any
thin* txoapt tbe battle. Al regards
this, tba point raised lo Ilia appeal la
between Admiral Sampson and Admi
ral Sokley, a* to wbieti was lo command
and aa lo wblcb wa* ootitled lo tba
credit, if either of them wee really en
titled by say special exhibition at
goals*, skill sod oouregr. Tim oonrt
ebonld have considered both of tbasa
queatioua, bur. as a maUar of faot It
uaaatmaaaly excluded evidence of
fered upon them, sad tbroogb lu
president announced lu refills I to bear
Admiral Sampson’a aid* al all; and lo
via* Of snob violation tb* me)ae1tv Of
tb* eeart sated with so tire propriety
la oat expressing any opinion oo ibcas
points. Tb* matter baa, bow*v«r,
been raised by tbe president of the
court. Moreover, it is tba point a poo
■ UWB ABUIIM BW^y HU •
lay* Boat Itma. and wbiob be repeal al
ly aaks dm to ooottder. I bare there
fore, eerafuily tnyaatlftated thta natter
alto, sod have Jeforaed Bytelt opoo It
tnm the beat aourcce of ibfonsatiae at
ay oommaod.
MOKrwUKY DBCTDBO OOMMAtiD
Tba appeal of Admiral doblay to aa
la nob, aa to tbla, tba eblef point M
ralaao, realty an appeal from thede
elalaa of tba ooert or laqalry. Klve
■Utbo of tbo appeal la devoted to thla
quaatlea of ooBBaad and credit; that
£!**" wh‘oft 000,1 •*
qolry did jot oooalder. It i« |. eft**
!ffT1 V?* ll" •* P~*Waot
MeXJaley three yaaieage when he teat
le iweoBBendatioM tor proBotlou for
variowa effloera ooaneoted with tbo
Beutlago equadroa, baaing tbeao
reoomniaodeUJea apo* hie a*»l«ala of
the credit to which tba attorn ware
raepaetively aoUUod. Whet I bare
to deeUe, therefor*. U whether or not
RaUlint MoKialay did loleaUoe
la tbo Bauer. Thla ooerranly In
volrao e eonperiaae of the aotlooi of
thedlffareet bob Bandera aa gaged
The ezbaestlee ettatel raporto of tba
aoUoa leave tittle la be broogM out
1 5***1 qaaatioe of Admiral
gaByaao*! right u> be eareMrad In
*w'ot> *M dararateed
Wibhi f*wor by lratdam MetClaley,
ead later by the eeert of claliaa. baa
eevar bHharto beau ottiiaily r.laad,
I deemed it hart to aconra auteneeta
•f the comma odart of the In afctp*
(other Ubo tbo Brooklyn end Haw
York, tba Aambtpa of tba twoodmlrala)
which ante aouvaly angagad le the
•ght.
The trailII t than quote* free* a
—g--— actlala wrlttee by the lata
Admiral Philip and tha atatrawnts by
Oatrt. Clark aud Admiral* Brass nod
Tailor and Coma>and*r Walnwrlgbl
and revtawa Ilia damags to tbs Spanish
abltm by Ilia gan* o( th* A merle ,u last
and ooetlnuaa:
' rAKOca Luor ia iucviavru>.
Prom the slalcmsnU of tha Oip'alns
above, trom official reports and from
Ilia leeliiaouy bafoia the court of In
quiry, Ura Ogbl Ctn hi plotted with ab
aolula aartalniy In Its important nut
line*. Ihoogh thara Iv a conflict a* to
minor point a. «vKwi il* four Spnnsh
eruiarracaureoulof Ihrton bor tin* Now
York bad left lirr |,-aitli)i. Ill th- nl-wk
•ding line forty ur forty Ore lulnotra
bafor*. dim bad hoisted lira algoai,
“Disregard Ilia moreoieota of lire c-m»
Ulai der In-cblef.” but,bod i ul bolslad
the algoai lo thn srem.d lu cumulat'd
to taka charge, which, is appears from
tha aigi.al book, was aomvtlmej but
not always uaad wtiau lira comm <od
wwa Irauafrrrad As soon a* lira en
gagemrut began lira New York lurued
and siramed back, bolstiug a slgunl to
close In, which however, nous of ths
squadrou saw. She was in plain signl,
aud not very much farther from lira
rasirruosnat blnckadlag »blp tban lira
latter were from the Uro-klyn, which
was lira waslarumoat of lira linn. A*
soon aa I ha Spaulah skip* appeared Ui*
lire big Ametle.ni blockadrrs started
toward them In aeconUnoa with lire
•landing oitlsrs of Admiral Sampson.
After the drat move each one acted
purely lu bis awn initiative fnr aoaa
DBlhBlea tha gpaulsb aud American era
•els sit ad Ihr approactod one sum liar,
and lira fighting wa* at Its holiest.
• w in* nirraay u.mtg-u npamah
•hips turned lo the westward, white at
the wMleromoat Aairncau Vrseel. itoa
Brooklyn, which wssnraraat Uwt Spui
lah lies. loroed lo iba aaatwaid, mak
ing a loop, or Umar quarter circle, at
tbe and of wtlcb aba agalu beaded
waat ward, f*rlher nflt from and farther
behind t'i« f par tab rub than before
tbe loop had baguo, bat atUI ahead of
any of tbe A amici a near la. altliuugh
farther outside. Toe Texas, tbe next
ablp lo tbe Brooklyo. altbar eonoatved
berarlf to 'w put to auch Jaopudy by
Um Brooklyn** turn toward liar tbs*,
•be backed h»r eng toes coming almost
or quit* lo ■ aUndatlll, an that both tbe
Oregon and tbe Iiwa, wbicb weiaortg
lually to tbo eastward of bar. f nta1
her. aad It eras aomo tliua after aba
agulu started before alio regainrd liar
former position reUllveiy to lbs Span
tub utuaels. Tbs Spanish veMela bad
atralgbteotd In eolumo fur tbe weal.
Ute Colon going (aside of lb* others nod
grade.Uy forging ahead of them, with
out aaString much damage. The two
torpedo boats, which bad followed
them out of lbs harbor, ware now de
stroyed by tbo Ora of tbe rearmost of
lbs American big vessels and of the
Qlouoeater, which beaded straight In
for them, paylag r.o mors Used lo their
quick Ore guns thin to tbe heavy ar
tillery of lbs forts, lu which abe was
ala i exposed.
Id tbs moving fight which followed
until the Teresa, Oquendo aod Viaca
yn were destroyed, tbo Indiana gradu
ally dropped behind, although aba eon
t.nued to Ora oalll iba last of thatbres
▼•weals wont aabore. Tbs Brooklyn
was ahead of any of tbe other A tarn
cau vessels on a o-mrse outside theirs;
"n» neurjy broadside on the rtpaa
larda. Tbs Oregon, Iowa, and Texas
were all close together and active
ly engaged throughout this running
light. Tire Brooklyn and Oregon fol
lowed at antoa dlUanoe by the Texas,
then ocDliuutd la chaas or the Colon,
which weut nearly SO miles farther be
fore aba also went aabore. During this
ebaus of ths Colon there waa practical
ly vo Agfitlog.
anursoK’n siokm. kot crate.
Ths queatlou of oommaud la la this
ocas aomlaal and technical. Admiral
Hmmpaow’a ablp. Uta Mew York, waa
assn at theouust of the fight from all
the other ships except tbs Brooklyn.
Boar uf Dims Of* ship captains bava
UaftlOed tliat they regarded Mm as
present aud la command. He signaled
‘■Cloae In11 to tbe Asst as soon as tbs
fim Span lab ablp appeased, but Lisilg
n“l not seen by any American vee
•el. He waa actually under firs from
tbs forts, and himself tired a couple of
shots, at tbs close of tbs action with
tbe torpedo boats in addition to signal
ing the Indiana Just at thu close of ths
sottm. Bel during tbs notion not a
aiogla order from him waa motive4 by
any of lbs siilpe that were not I rely <m
gaged.
nomiiai nehiey >1 tbs oatMt of tha
•Jtloa helmed the signal* of "Ota r
ship” and "Ctaac Id’’ which «u (Imply
nrrylac oot the standing orders of
Admiral Sampson aa to what should
* ?»•*»* the anaaay’a ahlpa attacaptad
to btaek oat of the harbor Uuttl aftor
•to* •* tha lint portion of tha
light at Ute moo Lb of tha harbor, and
aoUl after ha bad made hla loop aad
tha 8pentsb ahlpa waca Baaing to tha
anat ward, not another A mar lean ah Ip
noticed a signal from hla. Whan the
waataro puraolt bad bagaa tha Orngoa.
and tha Oregon only, not load and >e
pan lad one of hta abasia of oomaaaad.
Tha eapuin of tha Orngo'i than regar
ded hta aa la eomaand, but did not In
any aha pa or tray execute any aaoaa
rnant or any action of any kind what
aaayar In acaardanaa with any order
Iron bla.
lo abort, the auackm as to which of
|hc two mm. Adeilral data peon or Ad
■tral Sehlay waa at the time la com
nominal character,
eommahdad the
MJtaod Mobley. aa otoal, the waataro
*“*• tba Impor
l® Uiit tfttf Um KrttUa •••
art a M. .aatoinSd..^*:
gno waa Brad, not a pahad «f ataam
waa ant oo la tha angina roam aboard
any ah Ipaetltaly engage. |. og^e.
to tha order af Sampson or gohtay. ante
aa thalr own twa vaaaala. It waa a
aa atom* light.
ThUtfora the credit to which each
af Ike twa la entitl'd rata on msUata
apart from tha claim of aaaalnal sum
mand atar Urn *g oardoa {far to far aa tha
actual light was asaodried neither one
ear the ether to feat MMretaad say aom
•end. Simpaoa was hardly mare than
teehataaBy to Mg tight. Hla real Malm
for credit reate upon hn work <> eim
(••Oder m chief | upon the ewsUeiicn of
tbe Hocked*; Ui»<a the preparedness af
tbe HUAitloe; upon the urmiMgrai of
tbu ehtp* bead H lo l eeal circle
■round tbe harbor; and tl>e suodtog
order* In aoeordano* wtlh which limy
I nautili; mured to lira altook of lira
8poulard* abrn lhi loiter srpesrrd.
Kor all theia ihlnn Hra credit 1* bis.
nnooKLY* xsox oxx nbuk*.
Admiral SoUley l« right); mlltled —
aa U Captain Cook-lollraeredlinf what
the Brooklyn did lo the light. On tbn
•boo the did well; bat 1 agree with
the unanimous Hading u( the Ibice ad
mirela wlio composed the onuri of In
quiry a* to the "loop ” U arriuualy
tearrrd I hr Brook ly o'* otherwise re*
ostleul record, being in foot Uw ouo
gtare mlslake made l»y any Arwcriestt
ship that day. lied ibe Brooklyn
turned to tha westward, ihnt I*. In t>m
ume dlroelloo that tbe SproWb ships
were going. Instead of in the contrary
dlrectlo'i. sba would umioobltdly bore
been in more “daugeruos proximity”
to them But It would hara been
wore dxngerauo for them as well se
f<*r her! Tills kind of deager must
unt bo ton nlorly weighed by those
wbote trad* 1* Is lo dare greatly for the
honor of Uw flag More iger.ibc danger
»•* oerUlcly notosgraetaslbet which,
1 Id tbe aelftaase moarot, mennoond
IYelnwrlgbt’s fragile craft as bo drove
; forward against the foe. It *>i not In
: my judgment ns great a* tbs danger tu
, which tbe True was exposed by the
I taro as actually made It certainly
; ceased both tbe Brooklyn end tha 'JVx
| k* materially lo lose position oorwpered
j Mf Mir ll>«UI| Qimitisn
Hut after iIm loop lied one* Um
taken Admiral Set.ley hmiiicd the
| Benuklyn tnenfully arid well ftlie and
I Um* Oreaoo wen beoceforth the bead- ,
■oat of the Aairltu I veeeel*—though
the Iowa certainly, aod aaomlngly Uw
Tim elao. did aa maeh to hammering
to a BUodatUI the Vlacaya, Oenawd j
and Tar an; wlilla Um ludiana did all
bar a a-war! pjtIUoo and crippled
mtobinary permitted. In the chare
of Ike Coinn the Brooklyn end
Oregon (bare Ur* credit bylwrwa them.
nooaaTar.r ikmum mnon.iT.
Uadrr the cireumatai.cra It wrei
to me that tba recemcMudatloua of
P reel due l McKinley were emmet Uy
proper, and that •» far ee Admit ala
Si*Peon and debt ry ware concerned It
would bare been uojoat for him to
hare made otlmr iceeiatnaodaUoca
Personally, I feel (Cat In view of Cap
tain CUrk'e long voyage In the Oregon
and the coodltlon In which he brought
her lo the eceae of nervier, .* well aa
the way lu which ha actually manag'd
bar before aod gduriof U*a Sgbt. It
would have beau well to have given
him the mine advancement that wae
given Wamwrg ibt. Hut waiving U»1e.
It la evldeol that Welawrlght waa en
titled to receive more than any of the
other oommtodera. and that It waa
Juat to Admiral tiempaon mat oe at would
reeetve a greeter advauoa In number*
Ikao Admiral Schley—tbare waa
uothlog done in ike battle that war
ranted any annual reward tor either.
In allort, aa regard* Admiral* Sampaun
and Selilay, I Sod that Praildeot Mc
Kinley did autauniui Juatior, and
there wunld be no warrant ler rarer
•log bla action.
Hc'li Admiral Sompeca ana Admiral
Sob ley are now no the retired llet. In
concluding their report the member*
of the court of nqoiry. Admiral*
Dewey, Benbtm and Uitaeav. uuiie la
atatlng that they recommend that no
Juriher action le bad lu tba matter.
With thi* recoin loan da lion 1 moat
heartily eonenr. Tbara Moo vseuae
whatever from either eld* for any
farther agitation of lb!* unhappy con
trureiey. To keep It all** would
mere y de damage to the oavy mad to
the cuu'itiy.
Timopcfaw Kooiuvelt.
Am l*»l mt HMNty.
AiianU Journal.
Mr. William A l oo Wbita'a study of
Orwrar Clevalakii. wilted appear* in
McClure'a magatlae for lb|« month,
U«e attracted much atleetloo. It I*
oalthwr a partial landatloa of the ez
prvaldaot nor an IndlserlmlDul* con
demnation of hint, hot ,aaao>t to ba a
deliberate attempt at a cool aoalyali of
bia ehaiaeter. Neither tba morn on
ihuatnatlo admirer* of Mr. aierolaad
nor Utuae who ytow blm through
Uw colored (tease* of prafedtoss will
agrew with Mr. Wblu entirely. bat it
may ba that ba baa aoma eery near la
tba traaartlaaala of aoa of tba canal re
markable men In American history,
□a earn* up Mr. Oleealaod aa fellows:
“Tat lia will never ba a baro, ba
oaoaa ha did not lira a dramatic life.
Thera waa oatblag In hie biography ta
amae* or latareeta PhtUteh or Boswell.
Wbaa ba poaaaa from tba aartb. ao
Moararhy will metmlelte Mm la a
Saab ootorwd sketch. Ha matt ram ala
ta poetartty a disembodied spirit, aa
Meal of boaaMy brariog a man’s name
—tba armbol of a aatlnual loop!ration
toward pobilo rirtue.1’
Thla U certainly not adulation, bat
It to my blgn pcatoo, aad yat wba
<*•»*•• lh at Q to war CtovMaod dsaarrea
Ilf Wkn nan jattly strike oat ana
ward that era bare qnoted f
tCaarttaBwaatariat.
Atlanta CesautatUa.
Baring to tba mat* pleeaatileat aeaaee
of the year, ’orpt Christmas an’ Fo'U
inly. It to than that Ma tails Pa ta
Uka down the atorapipa an’ Min ntowa
glpa break* ta two or throe plasm, an’
the auk falls oa Pa’a haed aa’ tuna
dawn bto need, an’ Pa aaya darn tba
stovepipe M* stops bar ears and
aaya ball newer got to heareu If bo
don’t keep bis muatb shot, fn spring
tlaaa Pa Inbsa ma OeMn’, an’ aaya tba
beat way to;eany bait la to a jag, aa
tba belt might wlggto out of a e*e
Titan bo Mila ma U Bah, while ha kawpa
tba Bias off the Jag. end wires areuln’
o-msaa. aa’ Itn lima m go bama. Pa
Mya ha’s aa tired that lw wtobaa I’d
rna bama aa’ tell the hired naan to
totcb a wheat harrow (hr Mm. An’
whoa ba goto hem* be telle Ma that ba
snfttri'saia's.’U
aw ruu urrui.
• rllH about kb banbM« mm m Urif
MM.
Bn Arp la Allaat* Conviilallor.
Tbit la b bright and W ‘read murolng.
1 frel bolter-a good deal I attar.
Tltlak 1 all! «iKa» finr or ton of
pvotiy. Jf a alok man (in gum aar
ruuudtngi It ImIi medium*. Good,
ehaeriul oompaar to call outl out auy
loo*—good ehiKlni to eympalhigt ai d
WBieb tbo clue* for medicine l lac.
gowd giaodcblldrrn to eomv aod *lr«
you aod go to aod fro aod talk aod
took* a oo'tr; a good wife to aoukl you
aod tell hoar Improdant you liaao boon
and a good doctor lo look at Jutir
tongue aod abok* you with a apnou
bundle eo aa lo ere away d .an tiro
naipbagua Hot imtif* baa l be oaat of
mod Ido* alowed away lo the More ad
aunebtue that glrra lira and alg.ir to
everything aolmal and vegetaif* aod i
rwflvro tbo drooping aplrtta of the alok. I
U baa beto a lung aod bard winter— I
ibr ooldeat aod looat diatgretabl* ooe!
handled cooareutivi- day* that »•
hate bad for year*, flow 1 aualrd Um
good people uf FI arid* while I read
Tom .tawjerV ibaptodlra In Ute UWt
Water piper uarr the advent u eprlng
with It* peistj inn o> d >tdlow Jieae
mliie priiumlog too IwJay air with
their fragrant Ucaaoma Hut tl it com
■olog—gootlaaprlog i* not far away
now and a day like ibto I* 11* harbiuorr.
If It were nut far lit* dally catalog u*
uf borrlbla thluga tbit bradboa the
dally paper* c«*u a alok mao could bo
calm and arreue <m eocb a day ae thli
Aa aged oootiUy fneod told me that
Iw bad quit taking in* g*!ly „ ipBr* for
It dlalrwaaad blot lo read auab ;iil«g i.
"1 nafta'i lao< to life," *tt4 ha, “and
I don't Wien to cloud my ealol with a
dally record of bam in a tarry." Hat
moat all people have to oil* op with
tbo affair* of oailoua aod of mao and
Beep poatod a boot everything u»*t
bappout. Waeta’taklp lb* bit and
wad Ui* good coly. Tatra U a fa id
nation aoout Human Wing* Itijt w«
oeuuol reatM. They ant lit* ftrtt thing
•a lo-jh for. They ezalte oar pity or
our inditf'iaM <u or our writer.
Our cblldtiu rd bnrau lha way fur wa
newer tired of Jack theUUol Killer and
Rawbeed ar.d liioody Bones aod R ib
loaoa Uruaoe. And now U>e adllor of
(be pram diapetciwa carelessly I. ■ «
over the liule slips that eie laid upou
Ula desk and read* ‘ Another eipl.eton
la lha mince- oue hundred killed;"
“Another railroad wreck— thlrtewn
killed.” and than ireumea tbe little
anecdote he waa narrating lo a ft lend.
Wa are all gruwlag ease liardrned to
palu and grief and aafbrlog for the
same reason that lha surgeon te-coaee
«aae hardened lo the pela of bla
pal lent.
Bui ever and auou acts* na e horror
oomes along I bat sheoka humanity
aud astowodi tha world l mad there
long columns last Iilgtt elxxil Ilia
horrors of adulterated food lu Parte
and bow 18 600 luIeoU dna the last
year from powoerd allk liow the
gtnil Incorporated dahy cub pen lea la
the auborbao to win have to deliver
800.000 quart! evtty eight It is
skimmed bafurr It la canned and then
la weltered 90 per cist. before It It pat
OO tire Cara. Oo arrival at their depots
it I* delivered In cane lo 800 milt boya
(garoons) who get 8140 a nigh; end as
much more as they can make by water
log lhe BlJh from ihehydrnoU (hat are
supplied from the river dalne. the
flllbleet river Id ail Frairoa. Oae boo
drtd detectives are eaioforvd to walob
tbeM boyy, but die buy* liave detect!vet
loo. levy are seldom caught or arrested.
Tbe eapartatandret of police aajra it la
Impossible for one hundred men to
follow aod watch eight hundred boya
and be uo« aaki for two thousand.
TbU watered Bilk qaickly sours and
by lha time It la delivered to tha
retailer at daybreak It baa to tea
watered again with a solution of
bicarbonate of tods This la the
milk that supplies ell Parle, and la
dally fad to Infant children and
lu a brlaf Made Urey take cholera in
fant urn or dlartbota sad die. Tbe
mediae! faculty all testlded that this
milk oeawd tea death of over 18,000
tofaota la Parts lo una year aod lha
aaorwhty was on the I acres as. and
thla does not Is elude tha deaths of
children over one year old. Them
eight bandied b?ys aie organized into
n powerful syndicate for pretectlou
ymjw low IIMW
8* n week. ashing a total «f
•14 000 a month with whlab tu pay
Uuyara’ torn and Hern aatd the *>»
of thorn la jail aud to brlba tba oHy
dewatlraa not to eaton tbaa when
watarlag tba ailk. Tbay water »
while toe wagons ara on Uia go—
pumping In bablod with anas of w.t-r
Tba allk aaapeoted la tamed pear to
the city ehaotUta, who aaalyai aad
report w4 it lb* boy* am arraetod
o»o*t of Una aaeapa puntabomM la
•oaa corrupt way, bat aoao am dU
obargad. Tbay go back at owoa Into
the oompaay’a arrvloc. Hut P«rl* U
arouatd ae It uryer bea bom and da
aUrea tba death doatlag butloa-a thill
be brekm up If It Ukra two thaoeaed
didaetivae to parsaa tbaalgkl haadrad
boy*. “Oar ohl1dron*rt frdou mieyoba*
from tba rlrar dvlaa,” U new on orarr
tonga*. Other citUa bey* ttle* ap
lha cry aad Rouwa and Dunkirk ab»w
a Urgnr dralb rite of Infante tbaa
Pari*. nod aow ibry say aa wonder the
population of Prana* udroreaatng la
•toad of Inormalug. Wo am polsoalag
throo-fourvha of all ttm children bofom
thoy am a yaar oM aad half tba m
maloder aoaa after, delae water an
arobae and btaarbcwata of Ooda |
Tba expoauro Samoa from late at
dot.l acwmea aod U aedeabt tba traih.
or vary uaar H. JeM think of It
•ad abaddar—Id.OOO luaoonnt, hatpUma
habaa murdered In one year la one
Oily. Turn lived wrote a wntg aboat
tbo pear aawlog woaww llmt amwead
all London. If ha ware allrola Parte
aow what a pUifol subject be would
have for aitoUwr aoag. Wliat a a ham a
op .n our aax, for it U aat sums who
do thorn thmga. bat woo aud toy*.
Tbo ■othara setter la giving them
birth. Thoy hurt* nod eberfcto and
at sap urn llllta tMaga to tbeir baaoma
aad k>ve and hop* aod pray, but tbu
daatrayer enoma and than all abu nan
An t« to grieve aad weep- KogUnd
el aught* ring Ibo Doara aad France bar
iaeoomt afalMrve. Whatoaatr
' A graph!* writer la Tba Van Yaga
Time dmcribee a dlfirreul kind of bar-1
mrlbak a*kaowuot of, batla a living,
braatbbjg. marking thing flat to oat
aavbat baaoooM to n.y aad arawa
rdrger aad atora lorn Me aa tba Mart
a>ofv on. lie any* . ~U would Have
boon tmntamiwry for GuiUt Dora to
follow Dante for n last la order to
picture tba boriora of ball.” Tba gov
eminent h«e rotabitobed fata bathe »t
net hptlag*. Wber* tbonaaoda of the
■oat miaaraUc of nU God'a cimturaa
aungregme and batba for relief and
a earn foe iliatr lootbeotae dlaaaaaa.
Tbaat* wratelioa leave Ibolr rag* apon
1b« CMMalnl floor* wtiob are an Into
de*p la waiar. town ataggar or real or
crawl naked ae tlw fired* la Ibe ebam
bare of bail: From Ibeneo U.*y crowd
lato a third room wberegtbe water aad
air la up to 110, aad the •tench of foal
odor* to horrible, la thto roam are
two large pool* like vale IiiUi yard,
aad ibo vtottai tamtda lata tbam like
hog* into a mad puddle. Vo doctor,
no *o»p, ao towel*, on •ttoedanU. aad
•hey am toon hurrtod out to make
pm* for more, tor aavoa hundred a
day la the laaglmuB. Tea. fifuoa or
twaaty at a ttsa anok their Inatbaom*
triflrmttea In tha nMty. filtby bet haul
tog wnUr*. and then rvalolba them
mint with their wet rag* and go tame
where to dij. AH art berrflttrd aad
10 per pent *ia cwpd. Wb*t a plo
tare 1 Tbetr time, loah aa thry have
New Things to Wear.
THE ecaaoo'a Dew thioge the ladle. read ot la Itgr
foahioc journal* but have not yet aecn an already
taking their piace* upon our counter*. Call and aat our
ftwh arrival of.
The New SIMM,
The New ftlbbott,
The New White OeoMs.
EMBROIDERED COLLARS
| in all the newest and latest designs. We have these ready
[ embroidered and also the plain stamped linen ao yon can
; embroider them yourself.
JUST ARRIVED.
The newest design* in BNfc «**»—Mi Mag.
Buckles, and Brooches,
Appliques, Embroideries art Pearl Buttous
J. F. YEAGER,
| LADIES’ FURNISHINGS A SPECIALTY.
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BIG BARGAINS IN BOOKS.
Cut-Price Clearance Book Sale.
The clearance knife and usual prices have had
a lively mlx-up at Marshall’s Book Store*
FOR 30 DAYS ENDING MARCH 20th,
One dollar books will be sold for 60 cents. Two copies for SL40.
60-cent books will be sold for 16 cents. Four 60.cent books for $1.66.
50-cent books for 26 cents.
35-cent books for 20 cents.
A few Podded Poets, former price $1.36, go during this special sale at
$1.00. Two copies for $111
Special prices on some $1.60 copyright novels which hove been selling
dt SI.38.
HOLMAN TEACHERS’ BIBLES.
Daring this special sale only, and no loafer, we wDI offer Holman's
Teachers’ Bibles, new stock, clean and perfect In every respect, with refer
ences, helps, 4,000 questions and answers, maps, etc.
The $3.00 kind for $2.00. $2.50 kind for $1.50.
We are offering the biggest book bargains of the year. An inspection of
our special offerings will convince yon that yon never hod a higher Md for
your money. The books are going. Bad as the weather is, they are already
moving out at the front door. Now Is the time to get best selection, not to
morrow or next week. Bring your poclcet-boolq these prices are made to
command spot money.
ocr rum „ a»r .rri.t r» whmi. ■■■■■
W. F. MARSHALL A CO.
made them, are oat worth saving, hot
they cite* to them and Ilea 1a hog*
nod defy derpeir. Ooe hundred wd
■aveety eight thousand of tbeao ho—a
be I eg* geewd through the free both*
loatyaor. Ooe hath roan far white
men, ooe f<«r white women ooo for bo
oth mao and ooo for negro women.
Met far away la k magnlOoent hotel,
aad there U a feefttonabla ball going on.
Tha rich, the fay .the elite eta there.
One moment a mac I* weltaing with
hi* wife, the host with go— other
man'* wife, the Beat with somebody's
mlatram, aad tbo aest with Ma own
mlatroeo. Bvorytblag gone, end alt le
ball. A famous gbyatalaa teoh bh
daughter .boro tblo ooe000. hat sent
hot home quickly to keep liar from the
company of woolUiy aad dtaaoaod per
aoMea. Aloroet every one who goee
them regtrler* aadet eft aooomed name
and playi laeognlle durlog Mg —y.
A Boat bore ledge wee recently coded
upon far a toaet at a hotel beaqaet and
am : "Uere'e la tbo no mar we left
be bind aa.” Bat tbe half hoe oak boon
t<4d—aoem of It le le bed U taU
Beery night the poker ran— are la fall
Meet aad thoeeend* won aad loaf. Tbe
rvadac goadera aad we ajar* aea aaoh
things ba la iMtehrUUaa land, and .hi
ihla God’t eonntry. Verily tb* gam
ble end tha pmr aha live arouad 00 «•
the kllle aed In the tadey* or down In
tha pfnev woude fhoald he thaakfal for
the health eed morality that aa—a
from poverty. Barn never wrote a
truer verve than that eoloh teya .
"Aad I kaew by the amobe that an
gracefully curled
From eaong tbo dark alma that a
oouage waa aaar,
Aed l mid to myoolf If tharobi peace la
thle world,
Tbo bout I bat I* bambte mltht hope
lev h bore "
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•*» frtoiilW At—ML
Tb* artificial (Itanvi N <y>0
aUuoUd, which »i* Urge anaagh t* ha
ttrwad chip «n<K mb aaly ataa ia
dus bar....
Tb* Sacs Canal, ooMptaUd la IMS,
to ninny lb Ha* to«* and anal •100.000.*
000.
Tb* B***!«■ Canal, b*t»a*a Craa*
n*4t and 8t Patanfatto, Oaltbad lb
190, b aixtaa* ailba load *ad aaat
110.000.000.
Tb* CorlnU Caaal, eoaatcUag lb*
■aMh of Ojfinth and Acglaa, vaa eon
pbtad la UN, to foot -Vtoa bag sad
eon $8,000,000
Tb* UwctofUr Caaal, (ran th*
Mira; tint la MaaobaaMr. aa ana
ptot*d lo ISM. It to thirty •*» and
«*Ahalf auaa long aad ant fW.OOM.
000.
The Rabat WObrtai Caaal eonnacta
tb* North Baa artth Uw Baltic It was
■•if*»r $00,000,000
Ita toagth la aisap^M aaltoa.
Tba alba aad Tram Caaal, atoo ha*
twam Uia Uriu* aad Uw North $**,
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