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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
PITH AND POINT.

Barnegat-"But do you think our
candidate is sound?" Mackinaw-
Hes nothing else. Boston Tran
script.
A curious result of pulling the leg is
that no matter how tall the victim was
before, he's generally little short af.
ter it.-Philadelphia Times.
By Actual Count: Mamma, I saw
dog to-day that had only three legs. {"
'tWeren't you awfully sorry for him?"
''No'm; he had one more leg than I
had. Tit Bits.
She rose agitatedly. "Jsnitor, she
cried through the speaking tube, "we
must have some fresh air. Suppose I
should wish to initiate my bicycle. -
Detroit Tribune.
"You are late this morning." eaid
The foorwalker to the bookkeeper.
eyes," replied the latter. 'I was out
last night" "How much2" asked the
aoorwalker. Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
Private-"May I have furlough
for day? We slaughter our hogs to.
morrow" sergeant-"All right. If
you want to stay day or two longer,
just send me word-but wrap it up
carefully. ."-Fliegende Blaetter.
The month of the lily, the month Of the
rose,
Are charming enough, just as sentiment
goes;
But for most solid rapture, as time passes
by,
bank on the month which brings in pump
kin pie.
Chicago Record.
The Intelligent Domestic: "Cook,
how long did you boil these eggs?"
"Noine minutes, num-" "But 1 told
you that ] wanted my eggs boiled three
minutes" "Thot's true, mum; but
there was tree eggs, mum, an tree
times tree is noine. ."-Harper's
Bazaar.
Had Seen Prairies: Fond Mother
'sYes, the dear little fellow ia just full
of good impulses. Eddie, if you were
rich what would you do with your
money!" Eddie (who had travelled
some)-"I'd buy billion stones and
take 'em out to Iowa for the poor lit
tie boys out there to throw at cats. -
New York Weekly.
81 wish you would tell me-" said
the agent, who had been on MIR.
Snaggs's trail, "what is your insupera.
BILE objection to insuring your life9"
81 don't mind telling you" replied
Snaggs. "The idea of being more
valuable after am dead than while I
am alive is distasteful to me. Pitts.
burg Chronicle Telegraph.
81 dunno ez the prodigal son was 80
very bad, after ALL" said Mrs. Corn.
tossel. "He want no good to his
family, "her husband reioined. "That's
o fact. But when he got home he
didn't hev no more ter say. Eff he'd
been like most O. the men folks nova
days, the fust thing he'd OF done would
of been to find fault with the way the
fatted calf was cooked. Washington
Star
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
All Right.

Jinks-See here, old boy, you ought
to do something to reduce your flesh.
You are becoming SO fearfully stout.
Minks-say, Jinks, you are about
the iortieth friend who has made that
/. ffensive remark today, and I'm get
ting tired of It worries me.
Jinks-That's all right. Worry re-
duces fesh.-Nuggets.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
This Was Overheard.

"Let's get up game of ball." said
the Tennis Racket.
Call right" said the Big Fiddle.
"I'il play first base"
"And l." said the china Water Jug,
"will take my usual position OF
pitcher. "-Harper's Round Table.
The Cabbage and the Beet had had
a race, and the Cabbage won.
cit couldn't be otherwise" sighed
the Beet. "The Cabbage was made to
come out head, and I to be Beet"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
Hey DIerit Counts.

"Afy father got q box of TETTERINg from a
friend who had obtained itsomewhere In the
West. Ec has had eczema very BAD long
time, and TETTgR;gE is the only thing that
has ever benefited him.
"P.ease send by express C. o. D. half-dozen
toxes. Two no doubt but It will be the means
of selling great deal of it here" Very
truly, MRS. l.. c. MALCOLM,
591 Cranston St., Providencc, Il. /.
box by mail for Soc. in stamp.
J. II. SHUPTRIgE, Savannah, Ga.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
A Misapprehsnsion.

A late bishop of somewhat inquis-
itorial character once wrote the fol-
lowing query to the church wardens Of
o parish in his diocese: '.Are the con-
versation and carriage of your clergy
man consistent with his holy Office ?"
The reply was: "We can't soy nothing
about his conversation. but he don't
keep no kerridge. Household Words.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
What It Has Come to-Two Phases
Floored Him-To Be Pitied-'
An Intelligent Anlmal-A
Cute Boy, ETC., Etc.

Come, Johnny, bring your playthings and
put them all away.
And take your fathers dinner. he can't
come home to-day.
Be has too much on hand for that, for he
has got to mix
With other people on the street and argue
politics.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
Prohting by Advice.

Blagson-You ought to stay at home
and take care OF that cold.
Graymore-I suppose I ought, but I
can't spare the time.
Blagson-If you don't look out for
it you may get laid up.
Graymore-Oh, in that case I'd find
plenty of time to attend to it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
STATE OF ouro, CRY OF TOLEDO, 60.

FRANK ]. GHESEY makes oath that he Is the
senior partner of the firm of T. j. CHENEY &
Co.. doing business In the City Of Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
tho sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case OF CATARRH that cannot be
cured by tho use HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before mo and subscribed in my
,-S-, presence, this 9th day OF December,
SEAL A. D. 1856. A. w. GLEAseN,
'@~' NOtdf'y Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. and
sets directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
CT the system. Send for testimonials, free.
t. ]. CHENEY Sc Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best -
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A coNTENTEp CHILD.

Fond Mother-"How do you like
your new governess, johnny"
Johnny-"Oh, I like her ever SO
much"
81 am SO glad my little boy has q
nice teacher at last.
"Oh, she's swful nice. She says
she don't care whether I learn any,
thing or not, 80 long as pop pays her
salary"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
The Thousand.MiIe Record.

T. Edge has just broken the English
lO0O-mile bicycle road record, by
travelling from Lands End to John
O'Groat's and back to Forfar in four
days nine hours and nineteen minutes.
This is fourteen hours better than tho
previous record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
GIadness Comes

yX1itf, q better understanding of the
Wv transient nature of the many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper ef-
forts-gentlc efforts-pleasT,nt efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms OF
sickness are not due to anv actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
" removes. That is why IL Is the only
remedy with millions of families, ana is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it Is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. tits therefore
ali important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, 70 note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, then laxa'
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most slsillfuL
physicians, but If in need OF a laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informedcv everywhere, Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
CHEAPER.

Clerk-"Excuse me, sir, but guests
without baggage must pay in ad-
vance,"
The Guest-"All right. I'll be
back in moment"
"Where are you going?"
"I am going out to buy trunk. -
Life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
IooKEp BEFoRE BE LEApEp.

Mr.. Dobson Ito prospective son-in-
law)- )--"How much means have you?
Can you support o family?"
Prospective Son.in- law - "WelI,
that depends. How many are there
of you?"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
THE RULING PASSION.

Wild-Eyed Lover-"This is your
last chance. Cold Beauty. Speak
quickly. Do you see that can? It's
full of dynamite. Promise to marry
me, or l will touch it off,"
Cold BeautY-"Will you promise to
keep me in better style than that hor-
rid Miss Pert is going to live IN when
she marries Mr.. De Rich?"
impossible !"
'rTouch it of. New York Weekly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
COMPULSORY ADMIRATION.

"Queer the authorities won't let
you go to sleep in the parks. +"
"Not at all. When flower beds cost
The city thousands of dollars people
are expected to stay awake and look
at them. Chicago Record:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
oYERp1us OF H11AR1TY.

"Scribbs and stubbs don't seem to
be as intimate as they once were"
ssNo; Scribbs angered Stubbs by
making fun of his jokes. Puck.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11

II YOU want TO quit loUacco using easily and
forever. regain lost manhood, be made well,
strong, magnetic, fu,l OF new lie ana Yigor,
makes weak men strong. Many gain ten
pounds in ten Gays. Over 100000 cured; Buy
No-To-Bac from your own druggist Under
absolute guarantee to cure. Book and sample
free Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago
or New York
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
QUITE DIFFERENT.

'Tsay, do you think that Wiggins
is q man to be trusted?"
"Trusted2 Yes; rather. Why,
I'd trust him with my life!"
eyes; but with anything of value,
mean !"-Boston Globe.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11

Reignald-ss ssThere is one word in
the English language that is spelled
strociously." -.
Reignald's Sister-"What is thst~
'Reignald--"Why, atrociously."-
Judge.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
NATURAL ANXIETY.

"Graciousl What was that dread
full crashP"
"Wall of that old house fell in and
killed man."
"My, I was scared. I thought my
swinging shelf of iellies and preserves
had given away."-Chicago Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
IT DIDN'T WORK.

Gus de Smith (who has been lured
into an ice cream lair by Jennie Chat
fie)-"Do you know, Miss Chaffie, what
ice cream is made OFF"
"No, Gus, / do not"
''It is mixture of skinned milk,
oleomargarine, corn starch, gelatine
and glucose.
"What delightful mixture il is /"
said Jennie, enthusiastically. "Please
order me another dish, Gus. Texas
Sitter.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
!FLooRED HIM.

'I never SEW a more perfect fit than
that dress, Miss Flashley."
81 did, when papa got the bill for
itY-Detroit Free Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
A USEFUL PAsT1ME.

"I understand that croquet is in
style again, Miss Rose"
eyes, we had to go back to it. Il is
the only way we girls can get young
clergymen to propose.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
NIore Than LikeIy

Moses-Dat ar is a likely lookin'
mule, Rastus.
Rastus--LikelyP Yo' find out he's
mon likely, eff you git neah I'M; he's
liable.--Scottish Nights.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
DO YOU WRITE?jI. i !. St Shields ifiii iGo. 6

For the best Typewriter ever made. Prce
$50. We will buy your old machine at its fult
value for cash, or exchange for New Hart
ford. Wri te for catalogue today. We ony,
sell and exchange Typewriters. all kinds. we
carry full line of Supplies for all Machines.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
TO BE PrrrED.

Miss -Sere Yelloleaf-'tI'd just like
TO see any man kiss mel"
Dolly Dimples-"What hopeless
ambition baltimore News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
H1s NAME FOR THEM.

Friendleigh-"Hoy old are you,
old man? / hear you are writing for
the papers now. Do you get many
checks?"
Littetleigh "Checks! I call them
throwdowns. Baltimore News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
TWO PHASES.

'sPop, what is inertia?"
"Well, if I have it it is pure lazi-
ness, but if your mother has it it is
nervous prostration. Chicago Rec
ord.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
JOYS OF MATERNITY.
VIGOROUS MOTHERS AND STURDY
CHILDREN ADMIRED.

why so Many Women Are Childless-A
Problem That BIAS Puzzled Physicians
for Centuries.
Reproduction is law of nature, and
no picture of joy and happiness can
equal that of the vigorous mother and
la- r&,,rdr, nl,sld
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
WISER NOW.

"How did you ges in there, in the
first place2" asked the rescuers, who
had pulled Mr.. Kerrigan from the
canal.
'Be way av the top" said Mr.. Ker-
rigan. However it was too late to
throw him in again.-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11

EAR Mother-.Will be
down on the twenty
fourth, with my friend,
Allen Estwald. Hes
O splendid fellow, but
rich, and a little fsatid.
ious, perhaps--so have
everything in trim.
But that warning is
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
A SUGGESTION.

Old Riohfeller (desperateIy)-.If
you refuse me what Is there left for
me to do?"
Sweet Girl-"Well, read the other
day about rich man who made his
will in favor OF the woman who re-
fused him, and then went out and
hung himself. New York Weekly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
Roforn. Need moro than n Day

Rofornts Need moro than n Day
To bring them about, and are always more
complete and lasting when they proceed with
steady regularity 10 contamination. Few OF
the obseryant among Us can hare failed to
notice that permanently healthfui changes in
the human system are not wrought By abrupt
and violent means, and that those are the
mo salutary medicines which are progress
sive. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the chios
of these. Dyspepsia. disease OF obstinate
character, Is obliterated by 1t.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11

A new copper mining field is to be
opened up near Silver Cliff, in Custer
County, Colorado.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11

Doboins' Electric Soap is cheaper for You to use.
Eyou Jolop directions, than any other soaps would
b. fve TO you, for by its use clothes are sa9ed.
Clothes cost moro than soap. ASK your grocer for
Dobbins,. Take no other.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11

Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup Tor children
,eething, softens the gums, reauces intiamnt-
ZION. allays pair. cures wind collie &c bottle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11

Next year Is the Centennial OF the stove pipe
hat which first came into common use In
Paris In 1897
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
LOVES BLINDNESS.

Bingo-"I think I will take trip
to Niagara next week. Every Ameri-
can ought to see it."
Witherby Haven't you been
there?"
Bingo-"Yes; on my honeymoon?"
Puck
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11

JUsT try q 1oc box of Cascarets, the finest
liver aud bowel recu ator ever made.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11

There are said to be ninety thousand bar.
maids in England
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11

Piso's Cure for Consumption has no equal as
Q Cough medicine.IF. n. ,ads ABBorf, 90 Seneca
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11

FITSstopped free and pernanentiycured. No
flts after hrrt dsy's use Of DIR. KLtN2's GREAT
NERvkREsro1BR. Free So trial bottlennd treat
isc. Send TO Or. Kline, 81 Arch St. Phils., Pa
CascARETs stimulate yer. kidneys and
bowris. Never cken, weaken or gripe. l0c.
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AN 1NTEnn1eENT ANIMAL.

Indignant Butcher-"That dog OF
yours has been getting into my
sausaqen.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11

WHEN bilious or costive, eat Cascaret
cardy cathartic. euro guaranteed, 10c., 25c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
Don't Tobacco spin and smoke Your Life

In the worlds production of beer for 1895
Germany leads with 30 ,763 hectoliters.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
AIKEN AT HIS WORD

An appeal to the methods ofohsnos
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11
Cook.
BY MAT GRIM.

she is very handsome but beauty
sometimes covers O very deceitful
heart. I shall test this fine gentle.
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Votes

Have been cast by thousands Of sufferers
from impure blood, and their verdict has
settled the question OF the great curat'"e
power OF Hoods sarsaporilla. Every mail
car brings in these letters OF praise for
Hoods sarsaparilla. They tell the same
wonderful story of health restored, pain and
suffering relieved, and happiness brought
back. They prove
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makes
but few
mistakes,
and every
thoughtful
person must
admit that a
cause exists,
why SO many
women a-a
childless.
The subject
battles the
cries of ply
,os,-g Croh
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-05
FATAL tlLt FROM 4 CIR
Brakeman Sheets Killed in the
B.&P. Yards.
JARaBD !. FROM THE TRAIN
He Was the Only One Hurt-He
Had Been Employed for Only Four
Days and Was Unmarried-No One
to Blame.


William Sheets four days experience
as Il brakeman in the b. & 7. yards at
AnacoStia was fatally terminated at $50
O'Clock last night.
He was one OF three men knocked from
II flat car and. WAS the only one killed.
Death was instantaneous.
At the time mentioned, Sheets, Lewis
Bowman and Lewis Wood the crew work
ing under Conductor Watson, We're ma king
up Il train of empty flats. The three
rakemen were on one of the cars, which
was struck so hard by an engine that all
lost their balance and fell.
Sheets went down directly in front OF
the car, his back striking one of the rails.
The car passed over his stomach, but a
few shreds remaining being all that kept
his body from being severed in twain.
Not sound from his lips was heard. Death
came like flash and without the warning
OF an instant.
Bowman was thrown to one side, his
head striking the cindered surface, cutting
him slightly above the ear. Wood escaped
without the slightest injury. Both OF these
men have been in the service of the road
for a long time.
The remains were taken TO Lees un-
dcrtaking establishment TO be prepared
for burial An inquest will he held over the
| body today, after which il Will be taken 10
Baltimore for intcrment.
The home of the deceased was with his
| parents in Baltimore. For the time he had
| been in the service Of the road he had
! boarded with his brother, Charles Sheets,
at No. eos NJ street southeast. He was
| thrity-four years of age and unmarried.
| He belonged To the |. o. O. +.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-05
ALL SOLID FOR N 'KINLBY
Split in the Mississippi Convention
But the 0hioan Won.
Famous Lynch Faction Held ~ Separ-
ate tion-Denounced the Hill
Faction In Round Terms.

Jackson Miss, March 4-Taie Republican
State convention today brought about a
complete dissolution of the slender ties
that have bound he two warning factions
in the State together, ana that element
of the party which has followed the fortune
of John r.. Lynch are stamped us boIters.
To explain the situation it is necessary
10 go back TO January. al which time the
Republican state executive committee met
mere anu selected 4 subcommittee of eleven
TO pass on all contests, ana same TO be
ratified by The entire committee before the
convention met
This subcommittee has been in session
since Monday, and at 10 O'Clock today
reported TO the full committee Both these
committees We're favorable to Hill, he
having seven on the subcommittee Of
eleven, and forty-line on the fun executive
of ninety. SO that he easily carried every
point.
The meeting of The executive committee
was a stormy one, the Lynch men fight ing
every inch of ground and dying in The last
ditch. The convention was entitled 10 266
delegates and of these Hill seated ma
iority of his OWN men.
The delegation elected, while ii is unin-
structed. is sOiidly for Major Mckinley.
A resolution To instruct them 10 Note for
him first. last and all the time. WAS rejected.
Two cGlorcd men from Memphis were
introduced aHl spoke Ill IdhtT Di iOl.
William X. Moore OF Memphis as Il Vice
Presidential candidate, but no acton was
asked in his behalf
The following delegates and alternates
were selected to attend the st. Louis CON
vcntion: From the t-large-James
Hill, Jackson; John s. Burton, Holly
Springs; 4. NJ. Lea, Vicksburg. and L. W.
hampton. Greenville. Alternates-N. A.
Anderson. ViCksburg;W B.Sorsby jackson;
W A. Alcorn, Friarspoint and w. i. Mask,
Winona-
The Lynch faction convention was called
to order by l.. Is. Mnscley, chairman of the
State executive committee, and n pcrma-
II ent organization effected by clecting
j. B. Ycl!owhy chairman. Business was
then proceeded with as if they were the
only convention.
They denounced the Hill crowd in yigor-
| Gus terms declared Lynch had large ma
| jority OF the delegates but that they were
| Systematically robbed by the subcommit-
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-05
SENIOR ELDUYAEN RESIGNS.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Retires

Minister of Foreign Affairs Retires
Because of American Affairs.
Madrid. March 4.-Senor Elduyaen, who
was recently appointed minister of foreign
affairs in succession TO the Duke OF Tetuan,
has resigned.
A meeting OF the cabinet was held this
evening at which Senior EIduyaeu announced
that he had rendered his resignation
because 1t was considered desirable that
the same minister who begins negotiations
with United States and other countries
in regard to Cuba should complete them.
1t is understood that the Duke of Tetuan
will succeed the retiring foreign minister
and that he viii take the oath OF office
tomorrow. At the meeting it was de-
cided that the universities should be
closed for the present The ministers all
agreed to an unlimited credit for the pur-
chase of artillery and to call for recruits
OF naval inf1ntry and sailors.
A demonstration was attempted this af-
ternoon by the students of the university,
disorderly proceedings were speedily sup
pressed.
The police and gendarmes Immediately
charged with drawn swords upon the
rioters. In the melee which ensued a few
persons were injured. All places OF bust
ness in tic neighborhood were closed.
A dispatch from Havana to the impartial
says a notice has been posted secretly
in Havana statipg that President Cieve'
land has appro4ed OF the action of the
United States Congress with reference to
Cuba. 80
The dispatch also says that Gomez and
Maceo are hard pressed by the government
troops.