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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-26
DIDN'T LIKE HIS TER

This happened q Vile.
twenty miles from Atlanta.
70 the pine woods there 70
weeks just for my health
ran across some eXbraO
ters. l was lying on
cushion of pine needle
up at the sky. when
girls in a wagon. Nol
inveterate gum chewer
ed 10 be working over
article between my jaws
momentN
"Tha girls, who were
hammered. g.gging things
for a city chap at once.
up right in front Of moe and BE-
all kinds OF chan iH my DO
were just bubblirg over VIZ
good spirits.
Finally the Youngest O.
What you chawin' DE-.
" Want to try some"
"'Y a-as. It looks gooe
q got off my back am.
Of the girls a piece OF
They took a bite
and spit it out.
Then the eldest tos
disdainfully.
Come along sally
no truck with q fe.'.r
poor terbacker as tfl
Dispatch.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-26
RE UNDERSTOOD II \

When in New Y.
gresham Bailey. OF
give street car cor
pronunciation. w.t.
culsted 10 encoura
undertaking.. Acc9I
as the Congressmau
way on 2 cable car ...
ed cut Houston"
ton given TO tina,
lis. Bailey looked
You mean H1Osu
don't you?' The c.
locking a. him. said:
ness" III part 0f your
call our tie streets pro-
BAILEY. quietly. "tlen you dO4
TIE street we have just pa
'H1vs-On.' as YOU gave. lu
for General sam HOus,0n,
OF Texas. II you ever We
and talked about sam How
be- lucky 20 escape lyme
went 10 Texas, " said the C..
was born on Sixth aver
never was further away
Hhan Coney Island. "Il
thing they gave me- Ba
ing, for he did not know
this discOuteOus sugge, .o..
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-26

MORE sanctuary TRIUMPHS:
ONWARD MARCH OF CIVILIZA-
TION GRAPHICALLY DELINEAT-
ED WITH THE HISTORIANS USU-
AL COMPLETENESS.
The Plantagenet period saw the esJab-
lishment Of the House OF Commons. and
cut off the power of the king TO levy
taxes without the consent OF Parliament.
It also exchanged the judicial rough
and-tumble on horseback Tor the trial
by jury. SerfdOm continued, and good
horse would bring more in market than
man.
Agriculture was still in It's infancy,
and the farmer refused TO adopt a new
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-26

r,ambe-lain's IS the best Of al. Vim
c..r }. BGrkl, o. Danoury, Iowa. has
re,l ChamAerlain's Cotga REMEDY
,.s.uever III need OF medicine for
corehs ana colds. for the pass I'VE years
ana SAYS. "I- always helps me out II
.-,-one asks Ws what KIND or cough
r.asicire use. Z reply. Chamoer.ain'S,
that IS the hes, OF ait
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-26

The queen was fo- r-
and her army earned
ton for cruelty also. .a-
Of the late Duke o. 81
somewha.fby the 1.p1
father, was soon ya
Laneastr.ans. and. g. r--
ed King OF Eng.au5 ,
with the use OF a large
well OF water and barn.
TO Be Co1---sl
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-26
BILL NYES
History OF England from the
Druids TO the Reign OF
Henry Ill.

Illustrated by ". NJ. Goodies andA M.2ichards.
Copyright 1896 By J. B. Lippincott
Company"
CHAPTER XIV.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-26
Bah SEES A BALLET.

am all the more certain Of it be
cause when I was in the city Twas taken
by one Of my ncphews to see a ballet.
The women in that ballet certainly be-
loDged 10 the Egyptian periOd-prcb-
ably to the ballet Of Cleopatra. Some
were so Scrawny that it seemed pitiful
to take them out of their graves and
make them dance; others were so fat
that one regretted that their bandeges
had been undone. ard their mummies
let loose. They We're not fat in pretty
way; they were fat in q lumpy way,
and IN a ballet. at least that is what I
have always thought the fat should he
evenly distributed. OF course. my dear,
l am only one girl giving my opinion
Of how things seemed 70 ne in the Gig,
and I may be wrong. but I doubt H.
I was just s0iIg TO ask Mss Annie
what she thought Of the ballet when
her sister put her hand en- my arm and
;old me not TO mention Z to her. She
considers Miss Annie TOO young 10 look
az such things. Miss Betty. herself, IS
thoroughly no to date. although she
does not approve OF thts particular date;
but the eyes Of her sister never rest up
on anything that is not quite proper.
I wonder what is quite proper in this
world. JUS as soon Is YOU want 20
euicy Yourself. somebody decides that
this special mode Of eniOyment is net
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-08

for Uncle Benjamin and Senator SIS
friends" we can easily see why "times
are hard"
At the time when Uncle Benjamin
made his change, SO per cent. of the
families of the country owned their
homes. Now only "a per cent. own
their homes, and nearly one half OF the
"a per cent. are mortgaged.
In the great city Of New York, where
Uocle Benjamin's bank is, there are
onlv seven families in every one hun
dred who own their homes; the rest, SO
per cent. pay rent to Uncle Ben and
Senator SIS friends.
Senator s. still insists that Its
all right" He only gets SIS, 900 a year
"a Senator now, as he did years ago,
but that S., 900 will buy three times as
much as 1t did then, and he Is not dis
posed to grumble.
All those who live on taxes (offclaIs)
and all those who live on interest, are,
with very few exceptions, we'll pleased
! but those who sell products at one
| third their value have to work three
times as much to get the same mum
OBfS, anu as CH6E0 Is uOG G4u40 0AOu6h3
they are hard up"
"Well," asked the man who wears
the number 81 hat. What are we go
ing to do about it?"
Why that's plain enough. go to
Senator s. and his friends who con
sumated the deviltry, the tax eaters,
the interest suckers, the bankers and
the spectators and they will tell you
what to do"
"Vote the grand old dem o re publ
! crat i-can ticket!' and-pretty soon
well, pretty 'soon-vou won't have any
vote.-Prof. L. +. Fuller, in VIneland,
N J, Independent.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-08
(OFFICIAL)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE DEMANDS.
Adopted at Washington, D. c., February
E, 1896.

WHEREAS, The Declaration of indie
pendence, as a basis for a r publican
form of Government that might be
progressive and perpetual, states:
THAT all men are created equal;
that they are endowed with certain in
alienable rights; that among these are
life, liberty and the pursuit Of happi-
ness; that to secure these rights, gov
ernments are instituted among men,
deriving their just powers from the
governed"
We hold, therefore. that to restore
and preserve these rights under a
Republican form of government, pri-
vate monopolies of public necessities
for speculative purposes, whether Of
the means of production, distribution
or exchange, should be prohibited, and
whenever any such public necessity or
utility becomes a monopoly in private
hands, the people of the municipality,
state or union, as the case may be,
shall appropriate the same by right Of
eminent dom ain, paying a just value
therefor, and operate them for, and in
the interest of, the whole people.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-08
FINANCE.

therefor, and operate them Tor, ana IN
the interest Of, the whole people.
FINANCE
We demand a national currency,
safe, sound and fex bic; issued by the
general government only; a full legal
tender for oil debts and receivable for
all dues. and an equitable and efficient
means of distribution of this currency,
directly to the people, at the minimum
of expense and without the i%nterven-
ton of banking corporations and in
sufficient volume to transact the bust
ness of the country on a cash basis.
(a) We demand the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver and gold at the
legal ratio of 16 to 1.
(b) We demand q graduated income
tax
(c) That our national legislation shall
be so framed in the future as not to
build uO one industry at the expense
of another.
(dD We believe that the money of the
country should be kept as much as
possible in the hands of the people,
and hence we demand that all National
and State revenues shall be limited to
the necessary expenses of the govern
ment economically and honestly ad,
ministered.
(e) We demand that postal savings
banks be established by the govern
ment for the safe deposit of savings
of the people, and to facilitate ex-
change.
81 We are u~nalterably opposed to
the issue, by the United States, of in
terest bearing bonds, and demand the
payment of all coin obligations of the
United States, as provided by existing
laws, in either gold or silver coin, at
the option of the government and not
at the option Of the creditor.
TRANSPORTATION.
(a) The government shall purchase
or construct and operate a sufficient
mileage of railroads to efectually con-
troll all rates of transportation on a
Just and equitable basis.
Or The telegraph and telephone,
like the postoffce system, being a ne
cessity for the transmission of intelli
gence. should be owned and operated
by the government in the interest of
the people.
We demand that no land shall be
held by corporations for speculative
purposes or by railroads in excess of
their needs as carriers, and all lands
now owned by aliens should be re-
claimed by the government and held
for actual settlers only.
ExECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATORS.
We demand the election of United
States Senators by a direct vote of the
people. That each State shall be df-
vided into two districts of nearly equal
voting population, and that Senators
from each shall be elected by the
people of the district.
DISTRICT LEGISLATION.
Relying upon the good, common
sense of the American people, and be-
lieving that a majority of them, when
uninfuenced by party prejudice, viii
vote right on all questions submitted to
them on their merit; and, further. to
effectually annihilate the pernicio11s
lobby in legislation, we demand direct
legisla' ion by means of the Initiative
and referendum.
R. A. SoUTHwoRrH.
Sec'y-Treas. N. Z. A. and 7 IT
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-08

1927. SOL
Uncle Benjamin was pleased.
He had increased his capital over
three fold in thirty days. He had also
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-08
1896 -== N. c. BAPTIST Almanac 1896,

Hra' tnunOer issued 1855. Price 10 cents single copy, " sixteen copies by
mail prepaid, for $1OO. One hundred by express G. O D.. $500. Address
REV. N. B. COBB, Raleigh, \. @.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-13
ELECTION CASE ARGUED.
South Dakota Middle Heard In the
Supreme Court

PIERRE, S. D., Dec. 12.-The su-
preme court gave hearing today in the
case for a writ Of mandamuS, the state
board of canvasserS being called on to
show cause why they do not issue GER
tificates of election to the Republican
electors and candidates for congress.
The attorneys for the defense presented
a demurrer, which was argued this
afternoon The main question was
heard this afternoon. The contention
Of the defense is that the act of issu-
ance of certificates is not a duty of
the canvassing board, but duty i'm
posed on the governor as the head of
a coordinate branch of the state gov
ernment, and that a mandamus will not
lie in such cases. This contention is
denied by the plaintiff and the position
is taken that the announcement of the
result is notice of who is elected,
and the issuance of certificates is mere
ly ministerial act, and that manda-
mus will lie to compel the perform
ance Of such act.
The attorneys for the Populists last
evening appeared before the supreme
court in behalf of 2. ]. Kelly, one of
their congressman, and secured an order
to show cause why a peremptory writ
of mandamus should not be issued or
dering the canvassing board to issue
certificates of election to the Populists
on the votes returned by all the diff :.
ferent counties, which gives the Popu-
list a majority. The hearing on this
is set for the 18th, the date of compile
tion of the canvass.
The Populist committee has an
nounced that it has decided to with
draw the contests commenced against
the legislative delegation from this
district, consequently H. r. Horner
will represent the district in the SEN
ate and Messrs. Burke and Donahue
in the house.
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for International bimetallism, they
would be against it.
they
SENSATION PuNCTURED.
Turkey Has Made No Protest Against
CIeveIand,s Message

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12-An em-
phatic and positive denial is made at
the state department of the published
report that Mustapha Bey, the Turk
ish minister, by direction of the sultan,
has entered a protest against the lam
guage Of the presidents message 10
congress, in its treatment Of the Turk
ish question. The report is character
lied as pure fiction and it is pointed
out that Mustapha Bey did not make
call on Secretary Olney on the day
on which he is alleged to have signified
to the secretary of state the deep dis
pleasure of the sultan
1t is probably true that the govern
ment OF Turkey was far from pleased
at what Mr.. Cleveland had to say con-
cerning Turkey. but the rules of In
ternational law on this point are now
so well sett&ed that it is regarded as
altogether improbable that official at
tention would be paid to them. The
communications of the executive to
congress are domestic matters with
which other nations have no concern.
Wharton's International law is clear
On this point, which arose in famous
case between Austria and the United
States, In which it was clearly made
manifest that Austria could not notice
references made to Hungary in presi-
Dental message.
Up today the only recent call made
Il y
Olney was two weeks ago, long before
the presidents message. Since then
he has not seen the secretary, except at
a special gathering at the British em-
bassy. Moreover. no protest or other
action has been directed from Constan-
tinople. In the Hultzeman case, Sec
retary of State Webster laid down the
doctrine since observed that a presi-
dents message was a domestic COM
munication to the American congress
to which foreign representatives could
take no exception. From the long SER
vices of Mustapha Bey as diplomat
there is reason to believe he is fully
aware of all the precedents and usages
in this connection.
The minister called at the state de-
partment today. 1t was for the trans
action of the usual business Of the lega-
ton with the department, and was in
no way related to the presidents mes
sage.
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"TOO FOUL TO TOLERATE"
Cuban Leader Killed Under a Flag
Of Truce

CINCINNATI, O., Dec. 12.-The Com
m mercial-Tribune special from Jackson
Vile, Fla, says: J. A. Huau, agent of
the Cuban junta in this city, received a
lCng letter this afternoon from his con-
hdent1al correspondent in Havana, Civ
ing full details of the assassination
too foul for civilized nations of earth
to tolerate
yes" said Huau, "Maceo is dead.
but Cuba will live long. The death of
no one man can crush the brave spirit
of the patriots of Cuba who are fight
ing gallantly for liberty"
The letter to Mr. Huau gives vir-
tually the same account Of the ambus-
cade and death of Maceo, as already
given. Mr. Huau said tonight:
THE Spaniards say that they do not
know where Maceo's body is. They
know full well. They have buried it
to cover their treachery to a degree and
is the body of Maceo.' From today
Cuba will fight harder than ever be-
fore. This will be a sad day for Spain.
do not know who will succeed Maceo,
but I think it will be Col Rios Rivera,
a brave and intelligent soldier
The letter goes on to say that as
Maceo crossed the trocha, going to the
place appointed for the meeting, he
passed the Spanish sentinels under
Spanish protection and they presented
arms in his honor. Going forward
scme four miles from the trocha, Maceo
and his staff, numbering thirty-f1ve
men and officers, came to a hillside
thickly studded with small pines and
underbrush. Here a Spanish outpost
was observed. Maceo sent forward his
flag, and in a few moments he was
signaled to advance. AS the party did
so, hundreds Of Spanish soldiers arose
out Of the underbrush, completely sur
rounding the party. Maj. Cirujeda
galloped up and demanded Maceo's
surrender.
"Neverw shouted the intrepid Cuban
leader, drawing his sword, as he saw
that he was entrapped.
Forward, my men, death to the COW
ards" said Cirujeda. At this, the Span
ish soldiers poured in fire Of bullets
Maceo falling at the first fire and
Young Gomez next. The fire was con-
tinued until every man was killed, ex-
cept DIR. Zertucha, whom the Cuhans
say, is a traitor. The bodies Of Maceo
and young Gomez were then tied to
the tails Of the soldiers horses and
dragged over the field so as to disfigure
them, as the Spaniards did not wish to
have them discovered and Identified at
first. 1t is stated that this murder leak
ed out through a drunken Spanish sol
der while in Havana day or two
after the assassination The Cuhans
here are in state of great excitement
and swear that Cuba shall be free
Over So 900 was. subscribed today FOL
the junta to keep up the war with.
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foot. Every detail that can be OBJ
.tainabie will be laid before the world,
so that the whole truth may be known.
Suspicion, lit Is said at the junta,
points to Dr.. Zertucha, the personal
physician of the iamented Maceo. He
had his fullest confidence and pretend
ed to be, an ardent revolutionist For
over year, it is known Dr. Zertucha
has been persuading Maceo to break
through the trocha, and has time and
again offered to show him how easily
1t could be DONE Maceo finally acced-
and the knife met him and his de-
voted staff.
The surrender Of DIR. Zertucha. the
only member of the staff who escaped
death, his ready affirmation Of the
story of the pitched battle. and his an
xiety to go to Spain, 1t is said, are
damaging signs.
Discouraged" exclaimed one of the
Cubans when asked by the reporter
If such would be the tendency of the
death of the leader on the minds Of
the Cubans. Discouraged? No The
blow, though great will bear fruit,
profitable to the cause. 1t will arouse
public sentiment. It will show the
Spanish method Of warfare. When the
truth is spread among the soldiers in
the field, they will be spurred on by
the spirit of revenge and fight with
redoubled fury
The junta makes the additional
statement that they have been In
formed that DR.. Zertucha's solicifa-
tions were seconded by a letter from
Ahumada inviting Maceo to a confer
ence. A letter from the Marquis,
Maceo thought. was a pledge of honor,
and he FASTENED to meet the foe who
wished to speak with him, perhaps,
as an accredited agent of the Spanish
government and to bring about a
peaceful termination of the bloody con-
f1ict.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-13
DE LONE INDIGNANT
At the Story of the Murder of
MaceO


WASHINGTON, Dec 12.-Senor de
LONE, Spanish minister, tonight bit
terly denounced the statements made
by Gen. Carrillo in the letter given Iii
today's Jacksonville dispatches. lie
said the reports that Maceo was as
sassinated or killed by any treachery
were false and absurd, and to give
credence to them would be an insult
to judgment. Beyond this, the minis
ter declined to discuss the story.
The circumstanstial details were
significant to the Cuban delegation,
and for the first time Senor Quesada,
charge d'affaires of the junta. admit
ted the probability that Maceo was
dead. He said the cause of liberty
would not be hurt by Maceo's dea tn.
for his loss would be offset by a reac-
ton that would probably follow here
and in Cuba in the insurgents interests
as result of the alleged assassina-
ton.
Senor Quesada said that two weeks
ago he received information that the
Spanish minister had informed friend
that the Spanish were negotiating with
Maceo, but that he did not then give
it the significance the Jacksonville dis
patch indicates. Zertuclla, the person.
al physician of Maceo, he regarded as
the prime mover in the alleged plot and
he pointed out that Zertucha had been
suspected Oh poisoning zen. Gomez
several years ago. Mr.. QueSada said :
Il am surprised that Maceo should fall
into such plot, If the story is true. The
action is in line with former peculiar phases
of the Spanish campaign. Augusta Arrange
during the last ten years war On the island
was induced to enter the city of Puerto
Principe. Though carrying a flag of truce
he was shot down almost as soon as he
had entered the Spanish lines. A similar
incident occurred in the beginning of this
revolution. Gen. Flor Crombet, an associate
Of Maceo's in command of Santiago de
Cuba, was lured into Spanish ambuscade on
a pretense of a conference. over prisoners
after protection had been guaranteed by the
Spaniards.
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ACTING WITH CAUTION.
"Greater Republic' Is Not Yet Of
ficiaIIy Recognized.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Secretary
Olney is proceeding with great deliber-
alton In the matter of recognizing the
recently effected union of three Of the
Central America states, and, although
Senor Rodriguez, the regularly ac-
credited representative Of "the Greater
Republic of Central America, has
been in Washington for almost fort
night, no arrangements have been
made for his presentation to President
Cleveland. 1t is not understood that
any discourtesy is intended in this
delay, nor any lack of interest in the
newly formed union, for the president
has cherished the idea that the con-
sclidation of the smaller Central Amer
lea republics would tend to the benefit
of their citizens. But so far the state
department has not been assured as
to the exact combination that has been
effected between them, and besides,
regards it essential that the United
States by a recognition of this new
republic, shall not abandon any priv
ileges enjoyed under the separate trea>
ties it had with the Individual states,
nor sacrifice the claims for indemni-
ties already preferred. When the &C.
partment is assured of these points,
Senior Rodriguez will be promptly pre-
sented to President Cleveland
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SPANS sUFERIoRITY
In Cuba Must Be BezEstabHshed Be-
fore All Else.

MADRID, Dec. 12.-EThose cenversant
with the plans of the Spanish premier
state that, since the debate in the.
chamber of deputies, the government
has not thought of the proposed re-
forms in Cuba, being solely occupied
with providing means for the success
of the war. Whilekthey consider the
death of Antonio MAcee a great blow
to the insurgents, at S pointed out
that some time must efapse before it
can fully be felt. W.ken Maceo and Go
mez were asked, at an earlier period
of the insurgents, whether they would
order their followers toslay down their
arms in the event that autonomy was
granted to Cuba, they refused, and
said they would only. consent to a com
plete Independence and republican
form of governments. Spain, therefore,
is convinced that the rebellion must be
crushed by force of arms, and that
to discuss reforms at the present mo-
ment would be equivalent to propos-
ing an arrangement With the insur.
gents which at most would secure q