The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-05-06

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unveiled in that city on 29th ult. Eulo
gies were pronounced on Jefferson Da
Wis, R. E. Lee, StonewaIl Jackson ant
Albert Sydney johnson.
Experiments with the X-rays are
developing results that the scientiets
did not at first contemplate. If the
exposure OF any part OF the human
body lasts too long, it results in lamine
or manning the subject. Sometimes
the finger nails tall from the hand afte,
frequent exposure.
The Spanish authorities in Cuba re.
Gently arrested some naturalized Amer
leans in Hayana and Sugua. Consul
General Lee interested himself in their
release. II these Spanish authorities
don't mind how they poster Americans
they will interest Uncle Sam in way
that will cause the American Congress
to speak out, and declare, not for Gu
ba's rights, but for the rights of Ameri-
can citizens.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works of
Philadelphia have just completed IL
locomotives for the Chinese Govern
ment. This is the second time loco
motives have been sent from America
to China.
The Chinese are also seeking skilled
laborers from this country to build
their railroads. John Chinaman has
the Drawn to do the work, it seems, but
he needs little help in brains.
For one sending registered matter
through the United States mails there
is no indemnity if such registered mat
ter gets lost. There is movement on
foot in the Post Office Department to
allow limited indemnify in such cases
not to exceed $40. Twenty-seven of
the principal countries of the Postal
Union pay alimited indemnity for lost
registered letters. The g countries
which make no guarantee are the I'm
tied States, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Con-
go, British India, Uruguay, Paraguay
and Japan.
The year 1897 has already made
record for .great and dire disaster in
many parts of the country. Floods
along the Mississippi have been SO dis
astrous that the heart has often turned
sick at the contemplation of them.
The destruction of floods has been aug
mented in many places by the heart
less work of cruel flames. Railroad
wrecks and storms on sea and land and
tornadoes have contributed large
share OF suffering. And the latest
broadcast calamity was the sudden ris-
ing of Cottonwood river in Oklahoma a
few days ago which swept down large
portion of the city OF Guthrie. The
wall of water that rushed upon the city
by reason of cloudburst was from six
to eight feet high and a mile wide.
Perhaps more than 20 lives were lost.
The Philadelphia Record printed a
telegram from Boston dated 26th ulto.
which said:
cat the Grant dinner of the Middle
sex Club tonight Congressman Rich
mond Pearson, of Asheville, N. c.,
spoke of Grant as friend of the South.
He said, AN old Confederate said to
me lately: I am glad you are going to
Boston to join in doing honor to Gen
eral Grant. He was the best friend the
South ever had, and we old Confeder-
ates are learning to revere his memory
as we revere the memory Of Lee and
Stonewall Jackson.
That doubtless sounded well to the
Bostonians, and no one here would mall
treat the memory OF Grant or rob him
OF single trophy to which he was ever
entitled; but it is not true that the
Southern people will ever think OF
Grant as they do of Lee and Jackson.