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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-15
The SPAHIARDS MEET A REVERSE
"A Crack Battalion Compelled to
Retreat.
Strong Spanish Column Leaves tho
Military Line in Pursuit of Insur-
gents, But Arc So vigorously Attacked
That the Advance Is Checked-A
General Suspended From Command.
Steamer Burned by the Insurgents.

HAVANA. April 1.-THE columns of
troops commanded by Generals Suarez.
Xnolsh, Echanvaris and Col Devos, the
latter commanding the Alfonso XIII
battalion, left Muriel, at the northern
end Of the military line, across the
province OF Pinsr del Rio. by different
roads. Col. Devos, In passing the plan
tst'on of San Olaudico, met the insur-
gent vanguard, consisting Of 400 cavalry.
1ne latter reiterated and we're pursued
by the troops. Suddenly the insurgents
appeared on all the neighboring heights,
but were driven from them BY the sol .
diers.
Near Lachuza force of 5000 insur-
gents attempted to surround the
Thirteenth Battalion and they were
compelled to retreat, passing between
the plantations of San Augustine and
hecompensa. The soldiers fought we'll
In retreating, and at the expiration Of
place st San Claudico and fortified
themselves while protected by the FIRE
of the artillery.
The insurgents, however, succeeded
In pushing the soldiers on to San Clau-
dico. There tho battalion was REIN
forced by gunboat and soon after the
column OF troops commanded by General
4nclan, arrived on the scene and prob
ably saved Col. Devos' command from
severe handling. A special mail courier
had to jump twice into the river in
order to escape from the insurgents.
The troops lost four killed and had
thirteen wounded and were enabled soon
afterwards to continue with three co.
umns mentioned against Maceo's forces.
Proceedings are being taken against
General EchanvRria with q view of
ascertainiDg why he failed to support as
promptly as he should the operations Of
other columns in the movement to re-
lieve the Alfonso NH battalion. In
the meanwhile Echanvaria has been
suspended from his command.
The Luzen battalion has been en-
gagged with the insurgents at Armars,
province Of Santa Clara. The enemy
arms on the field Two so diers were
seriously wounded.
Soul, an insurgent leader has been
killed near San Nicholas. During holy
week the insurgents captured promi-
nent planter named Lucie Calege. His
body was found hanged on his plenta-
ton at Macum.
The insurgents have burned the fields
about San Teresa. near Artemis, in the
province CT Pinar del Rio, and have de-
stroyed 5000 tons of cane on the planta.
ton of Victoria.
The bridge at Pando in the Holquin
district of the province Of Santiago de
Cuba, has been destroyed by dynamite.
The insurgents have also burned l2, COO
tons of cane belonging to the colonies
OF Santa Isabel and Araca Iznais.
A dispatch from Trinidad, province
OF Santa Clara, announces that the in
surgents have burned she steamer La
Rosalia on the river Manati, having on
board $40 bags Of sugar.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-15
THE wEATREl :.

~ Forecast for Virginia: Gonerai}y
fair and continued warm vesthsr.
The high temperature Will prol 'ablg com
tinue until Thursday evening; soUtheras
winds.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-15

OPEN all night-Bonne.'s.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-15
Carlisle Leaves For Chicago.

WASHINGTON, April 14.-The Treasury
to-day lost Sl96. 900 in gold coin and
$4,000 In bars, which leaves the true
amount Of tho gold rasarYa Sl26 liz sol
Arizona republican., 1896-07-09
FAlTHFULNEsS OF A DOG.
Saved the Life of a Seriously Wi Wounded
 Officer.

Saved the Life of a Seriously W ounded
 Officer.
 Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont, in' her story of "The Guard" body of young men who followed "The Pathfinder" into the civil war and made brilliant record for their courage and gallantry, tells pathetic story of a dumb beast who also was loyal and courageous:
 While the guard-a body of cavalry was drilling one day near St. Louis, a little fox-terrier followed one of the men, Herr Visa, a Hungarian officer, going with him to camp. He could not be driven away.
 The men all made pet of him, and named him "the corporal;" but though he was atfable to them all, he made the Hungarian soldier his companion and friend, sleeping at his feet at night, and following him by day. When the guard made their memor- able charge at Springfield, Mo-, the Corporal charged with them, keeping beside his masters horse throughout the battle. Herr Visa was wounded, and fell, apparently dead, in thicket. The corps swept past, his horse fled, wild with terror, but the little Corporal nestled close beside him, licking his face and trying to rouse him.
 There the dog remained through the bitter cold night. When morning came he ran to the distant road, and by his i frantic barks and cries induced pass er-by to enter the thicket.
 The man, seeing only cold, stiff body, supposed the soldier to be dead and would have hurried on; but the Corporal furiously drove him back, and would not be silenced until he saw his master move and speak, when he crouched, dumb and contented, at his feet.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-09
MAY BECOME MARTYRS A Wicked Plot of Gold
 Men. Thav Will Ruin the Silver BuSi-
 ness Men.
lfThey Cannot Win by Moral Suasion They VIII Crush Their Oppo-
 nents Financially.

WASHINGTON, July S.-rhose who desire to have the United States Nry inc experiment of free coinage may De afforded an early opportunity oi De coming martyrs to the faith they aave espoused. A movement IS on Ioot which will probably result in a ais continuation being made by banking ln- stitutions against those business men who openly and avowedly favor leglsla-- lion looking to the free and unllpa1ted coinage of silver. The plan IS to posi- tivelv refuse such men all the usual accommodations given by bank to it's patrons. Above all things else, they will not be permitted to negotiate any loans.
 If A reason is demanded for this re- fusal these business men will be po- litely informed that the banks will take no chances in loaning good money and run the risk of having it repaid in silver. which may at the time of re- payment not be worth more than hal1 or two thirds of the original loan Money will not be advanced under the circumstances, even where the clause might be inserted making the amount returnable in gold, as the present bllsl- ness outlook does not warrant the ty- ing up of money which may only be re covered after protracted litigation
 In the main this is plan devised for the purpose of teaching an unmlstak- able object lesson.
 The plan originated in Louisville where the banks have reached a mu- tual agreement that all advocates o1 free coinage who do a banking busi- ness shall be refused all pecuniary ac- comm odations. The fact cannot be disguised that this arrangement must necessarily entail hardship, and per haps ruin in many instances.
 Simmered down to plain basis il amounts to nothing more or less than a boycott imposed by the banks upor those business men who antagonize their methods. In community where a majority of the voters are in favor of free coinage the result of such boycott must be immediately evident Those already indebted to the banks must pay their obligations and vii find it impossible to secure extensions inability to do this will drive many tC the wall, while others who contemplate the undertaking of new enterprises vii be unable to raise the funds with whicl to prosecute the work.
 The prosecution of this plan will O. course stir up the bitterest feelings ant may easily result in the most dreadful consequences to all concerned.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-09
PICKED UP IN THE STREET.
A Blacksmith Finds His Tool to Be .
 Nugget of Pure Gold.

\ - Curious things sometimes happen in the gold bearing regions of the north west. The Blackfoot Idaho) News tells of somewhat remarkable experience which occurred to a blacksmith at that town lately.
 The smith, h,whose name is Farmer, had in his shopa grindstone which he wished to taper off," For this purpose 2 small stone was requisite. Sc he went out of doors and made search for stone of the right size and shape.
 He found one somewhat smaller than hens egg, and returning to his shop began to smooth down the edge of the grindstone with it. He had not ''smoothed'' long before he thought that the stone worked rather queerly, and was, in fact, too soft to grind the stone. He took it to his anvil and broke it in half, and then he found that he had picked up nugget of pure gold.
 Unfortunately, it was rather small nugget. He sold it for $5.s2 cents, and though this was a very good price for d pebble picked up in the street, it was not wealth.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-09
A BOOM FOR STEVENSON.
Administration Democrats Trying to
 Push Him for the Presidency.

CHICAGO, July S.-Administration Democrats are advocating the nomina- tion of Adlai E. Stevenson for president. They have as yet received no encourage. ment from the free silver advocates, and are. to all appearances, making no headway with the boom. Governor Altgeld said that MT. Stevenson could not carry single silver state. W. H.. Hinrichsen, chairman of the state cen. tral committee, concurred in this asser- tion. However, Delos P. Phelps assist ant treasurer of the enited States, in charge of the sub-treasury at Chicago, is of the belief that Vice-President Stevenson is the strongest man for the head of the ticket. He said so today to a representative of the Associated Press and was quite enthusiastic in proclaim ing the strength of the Illinois man.
 "Adlai E. Stevenson," he said, lis a man who can unite all the contending factions of the Democratic party. He
Arizona republican., 1896-07-09
TREES AND MORALITY.
The Park System as Related to the Higher
 City Life.

The city of the future will not be treeless and shadeless. When city has practically all outdoors to lay it's enough to allow row or more of trees in the middle, with green grass and com fortable seats,.with open spaces where roots can find air and receive water, says Dr. Rothrock, the forestry com missioner. When we come to city trees as related to city morals, we open a wide subject. We have denounced the saloon none too hard, but just here let us halt moment. Are all those who frequent the saloon so inherently bad and besotted that they go there be-
 cause they prefer it to anything else it is possible to offer them? do not be- lieve it. If man has no other resting place when weary than crowded, over heated, untidy home on the one hand, or an open, more comfortable saloon cn the other hand, is it strange he takes the latter? I do not justify the ten dency. But l do suggest that more open air parks in your cities would save many man and woman who is not al ready depraved. Those who bring about betterment of tenement-houses and those who secure small parks within a desert of brick walls deserve and will receive the gratitude of their fellow men. Don't put premium on vice and intemperance by any lack of public comfort A distinguished philose- pher once said that "a nature which had lost it's fondness for the woods has lost it's manhood"
Arizona republican., 1896-07-09

should be acceptable to all Demo. crats, for be has been one all his life- His views on the money question are we'll known. While he was in congress he voted on the silver question just as Bland voted.
 "As to Bland, the Democrats since 1868 have felt it unwise to nominate a man from the south for place on the presidential ticket. If their judgment has proven wise in the past, there is no reason why they will not find it 30 in the present instance. This is especially true now that they will have to draw votes from the Republican party to win the battle. With a good man for the second place I think Stevenson can beat Mckinley without difficulty."
Arizona republican., 1896-07-09
HANNA FOR SENATOR Wants to Succeed John Sherman. And He Is Now Laying the
 Wires. That Is Why He Says He VIII ASK
 No Office from Mc-
 Kinley.

CANTON, July 8.-Fnr many months the people of Ohio and the country at large who have watched with interest the devotion and persistence of MT. M. A. Hanna's interest in promoting the presidential aspirations of ex-Gov- ernor William Mckinley, have been wondering what the future had in store for that distinguished and disin- terested gentleman.
 MT. Hanna has continually stated that he desired no gift at the hand of the incoming administration" of his friend and candidate and this state ment is still believed to be quite with in the boundary line of truth.
 But MT. Hanna is not going to re- tire from the pinnacle on which his efforts in favor of Governor Mckinley has placed him. For long time MT. Hanna has been drifting toward the political vortex, and the prestige he has achieved during the past months and that which he hopes to accumulate should Governor McKinley's cause succeed at the polls are to be used to boom MT. Hanna for the seat, occu- pied in the United States senate by your Uncle John Sherman of Mans field.
 The announcement of MT. Hanna's candidacy at this early date is not without it's significance, however, and it's authority can in no way be doubted
Arizona republican., 1896-07-09
THE THEATERS.

M. GoT's retirement leaves M. Mou- net-Sully as the senior actor of the Comedie Trancaise ii Paris.
 SIR AUGUSTUS HARRIS has secured the exclusive right toperforIn Humper- dinck's ''Hansel and Gretel' in America in any language, and can give it in Eng land in German.
 SARDoU is now busy with another play of the French revolutionary period. It is called Louis XVIII" and is based on the story of one of the persons who claimed to be the dauphin, son of Louis XVI.
 LoIE FULLER, is to appear soon in Paris in a new tragic pantomine, by Armand Silvestre, called "Salome. 5
Arizona republican., 1896-07-09
ARE BIRDS GUIDED BY STARS 2
An Attempt to Solve the Great Mystery
 of Bird Migration,


 of Bird Migration.
 In an article on Birds of Passage" the Chautauquan says if ore desires an explanation for the great mystery of bird migration. there being nothing else that will answer, he will have to accept the theory of hereditary knowl- edge, knowledge of the unfailing stars. The Great Bear and Orion ap- peared at the same time in our region, even when the divisions of land and water were very different than they are to-day. That the stars are the guides for birds agrees with the fact that they fly at remarkable heights, often above the clouds, and that wan derers lose their way when they stray into clouds and mists.
 On starlight nights struggling birds are seldom noticed. When the sky is overcast, when the night is dark, but especially when fine rain is falling, multitudes of travelling birds are heard. Then they call often, doubtless for the purpose of keeping near each other; and often great numbers of them bound against the windows of light houses. Thus Gatke has observed that on October 2S. 1882, from ten o'clock at night till the next morning golden crested wrens bumped like snowfakes against the lighthouse of Heligoland, and that on the following day golden crested wrens sat on every square foot of Heligoland.
 Toward the end of the summer, along into the fall, it was not rare occur renee on dark nights to see, through the light of street lamps, birds flying over inland cities. The experienced observer recognizes by it's call the cur lew and the strand-snipe, sea-swallow and seagull, occasionally hears even the flap of their wings. But no bird is visible in the darkness. On dark nights no stars appear; then it is that the stray ing bird loses his way. The stars are the most plausible guides to birds in their migrations. But only the future can tell us whether they really serve in that capacity.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-09
The Farms of Denmark.

Out of 226,0O0 farms in Denmark only most of them are worked by their own CTS. By their great technical knowl- edge of their business and the gradual change from growing grain to breeding cattle and dairy farming the Danish farmers have suffered less from trans atlantic competition than those of any other European country.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-09
POSITIVELY THEIR LAST APPEAR
 ANCE.

The above heading may at first ap- pear to readers of these lines as mis- leading, but on second thought the ap- propriateness of it will be apparent To be sure it does not herald the fare well of some famous theatrical or pu- gilistic star, but the event that it does announce is of equal importance. Alkires, finding that they are altogeth- CT too heavily stocked at this season of the year with white wash goods an nounce from this date a special closing out sale of all goods in this line. Prices will cut no ice in this sale, the sole object being to dispose of the goods for some consideration. 1t has long been a business policy of Alkire's to never carry from season to season unstaple lines, hence these great drives The boys sell summer goods in the summer time and winter goods in the winter time. In no sense of the word is this sale of remnants. The prices offered are. the original bolts and of standard width and make.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-09
The Most Crowded Spot.

It is stated that the most crowded spot on the earth's surface is the 'Manderaggio, in the city of Valetta, in Malta. Upon a spot in this place about 2H square acres in extent, no fewer than 2,574 live This is at the rate of 636,OOc per square mile, or 1,O17 tc an acre.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-09

Three reasons for buying Schilling' S Best tea.
 CD Money goes farther
 @ Money comes back if you want it..
 (0 You get something finer, sweet CT, more nourishing, more inspiring, than money.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-09

DO NOT EXPERIMENT in so i'm. portant a matter as your health. Pur. fly, enrich and vitalize your blood witt Hoods Sarsaparilla and thus keeI yourself strong and healthy.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-09

HOODS PILLS are the best after dinner pill; assist digestion, cure head ache. 25 cents.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-09
A JAPANESE PASTOR MARRIED
His Bride an American Girl, Who Will
 Go to Live in Japan.

vINELAND, N. J., July S.-The Rev Watari Kitashima, Ph. D., pastor oi the First Unitarian church here, was married this afternoon to Miss Lillian M. Brown, an American girl The we'd ding was quiet affair and took place at the home of the brides aunt, Mrs Mary Treat The Rev William Gilbert performed the ceremony. In Septem. Der the couple will depart for Japan their future home.
 The bridegroom holds the distinction of being the first and only Japanese ordained Unitarian minister in Amer ica. He was born in the province oi Lukin, Japan, in 1864 His father, Dr Rose Kitashima, has charge of the only Christian charitable hospital in Tokio
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-10
and began to administer the

and began to administer the
government. The British re-
monstrated and a fleet of iron
clads was sent to Zanzibar to
back up the remonstrance Said
Khalid bade defiance to the
British fleet and refused to sur.
render when summoned to do
SO. On Thursday, at 8 o'clock,
after a final summons had been
given and refused the flagship
signaled to comm nee firing,
and moment later three vessels
opened fire with their heaviest
guns, and ten minutes later they
had sent a storm of shell and
shot into the palace. tearing
big gaps in it, scattering death
and confusion among its de-
Tenders, dismounting some of
the guns ashore and putting to
flight the gunners handling the
pieces. The fire Of the warships
was admirably directed. and
smoke was soon seen to be issu-
ing from several parts of the
palace. The hombardment con-
tinued an hour, when, all pre-
tense of resistance having
ceased, sailors land marines
were landed and occupied the
town and vessels were detailed
to patrol the strait between the
island and the main land in or
der to prevent the escape of
Said Khalid and his followers
The Arab chieftain had, how
ever, taken refuge with the Ger
man Consul, in whose house he
still remains. After the town,
had been fully occupied by the
British forces, the lawful heir
TO the throne, Hamond Bin Mo.
manned Bin Said, a cousin OF
the late Sultan, was formally
proclaimed by the British and
assumed royal authority.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-10
RELIGIOUS INToLERENcE.

Rey. Park A. Bradford, Con-
gregational minister at Tyngs
boro, Mass, has been compelled
to resign his pastorate because
he advocated free silver. If
this thing keeps on the people
will have to begin an agitation
in the interest of free salvation
as well as for free coinage. Talk
about the blue laws of Conneti-
cut and the horrors of the in
QUESTION; this kind of proscrip-
tion is deadlier, because more
sinister, than the stake.
The days of the pillory, of
witch burning and the papal
bull are past, never to return
let us hope, but no less do the
friends of human freedom need
to be ON their guard.
Prejudice, ignorance and su-
perstition have their votaries,
and their weapons keener than
the sword; and they are wield-
ed with relentless severity, un-
der hypocritical forms of pro-
scription.
No doubt the members of Mr..
Bradford's flock are ritb and
favor the gold standard in re-
ligion as well as in finance from
selfish motives. Their actions
indicate il.
When the kind of money a
man advocates, or the amount
he happens 10 possess, is made a
test of bis standing and influ.
ence in the church it is time that
the money changers were again
scourg,d from the temple.
This hind of thing d;sgusts even
the poor sinners"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-10
KEEP QUIET.

"What shall 1t profit a man"
asks an exchange, tc vote for
free coinage of the So cent silver
dollar, if the Life Insurace Co. =,
pays his widow only $3.50 for
$1,000. In the very nature of
things it could not profit the
man either way Mr.. Smart Alic.
Man came into the world
naked and goes out of it naked.
He can carry nothing with him.
If you mean to ask what will it
7 rofit the widow, We will answer
by saying, that if the decline
in the value of real estate and
other securities in which the
''assets" Of the big gold bug life
insurance companies aIe invest
ed, continues much longer un-
der the single gold standard,
her profits will be nil and the
insurance companies will go
into the hands of a receiver.
People in glass houses should
not throw stones. 1t may cause
people to scrutinzs the solvency
of some concerns claiming mills
lions of assets.
If the securities in which the
assets of some of the life insur-
ance companies were sold today
it is doubtful whether they
would bring So cents in the
dollar.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-10
aGIyE MAN A CHANCE. .

The doctrine Of political econ.
omists that the law of supply
and demand regulates the price
Of everything is in the main
sound. but like all other busi-
ness maxims, subject to excep-
tons. Everything else being
equal the rule holds good.
: The unatural and unjust con-
ditions now prevailing diproyes
the infaiibility Of the claim.
For instance, we know there
are thousands of unemployed
hands in this country, who
seek work and find it not; yet
no one will claim that the con-
ditions of this earthly habita-
tion are complste, that there
are not thousands Of things in
the way Of public and private
improvements demanding to be
done and yet neglected
The demand for improvement
and the supply Of labor, fail to
form a Junction because of the
lack Of an inanimate thing
called capital or money
The country is full Of pro-
due, yet men, women, and
children hunger and sometimes
perish in the midst Of plenty.
The stores are full OF clothing
and Of everything that goes 10
protect and adorn the body. Yet,
men, women, and children
shiver with cold for lack Of
suitable clothing. There is an
ample, an abundant supply of
everything In this country, nee
essary for the comfort and hap
piness Of all. Why does not the
demand supply itself. Because
Of unjust conditions, the lack Of
capital TO start new enterprises
and to maintain old ones being
the chief cause. The purchas,
ling power is lacking.
Give man a chance and bt
will redeem himself and glorify
God.
The greed OF the few Is th,
destruction Of the many