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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-28
MIR. AND Mrs. ROBERT GOULD SHAW, ID.

that occupicd the wires AN that time but
the fact that DO was am n groups or hg-
urcs and was being filed in small batcnes
as 10 was turned into the completed state
Department cyphcr in Madrid. All OF this
work had TO Doc uudonc at the state De
partment and the message translated
from tho cyphcr back again into good
English.
This occupied nearly an OF the day so
that it was half past three o'clock before
tho first fair copy OF tho message was
turned out. II was not 20 long. in fact
there were "a little Jess than one thousand
words i'm the message FOR Mr.. WOodiord
Instead of cabling the whole Of the Span
ism answer Co his note. had contented him
self with reducing the matter to brief
outline. The first copy WAS taken at once
to the President. not being entrusted to %
messenger. but being delivered hy Dhiet
Clark MichacIs in person at the Nmle
House After due opportunity had neeh
allowed the President TO read the message
an application WIS made for statement
of its contents or nature. Ihis was de-
clincd by Secretary Porter. and it was
said that under no circumstances would
the correspondence Doe made public before
consideration boy the cabinet
NOT OFFENSIVE.
From unofficial information derived
from certain administration officials in
advance Of this message Of Mr.. Wood
ford's as 10 the nature of the Spanish re-
ply. lt is evident that neither the Ian
guage or subject matter is 10 DE taken as
offensive by our government. 10 may not
therefore Dee regarded as sufficient 10 meet
the enquiries of Mr. Woodford In his note,
but officials Of the State Department say
that in view OF what has already been ac-
complished By the new Spanish Cabinet
I'm reforming abuses I'm Cuba. I'm removing
Wcyler and in projecting what appears
10 De a liberal measure Of autonomy. our
government will certainly rest az least un-
iii Congress assemblies and afford the new
Spanish government reasonable time to
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-28
Cuba Discussed

MADRID. October 27-The Cabinet sat
four hours this evening and discussed all
aspects OF tho Cuban question. both IN
relation 10 the United States and to the
finances. which. according tO Scnor Puig-
cerycr. the Minister of Finance offer less
serious complications than have been re-
ported.
Northumberland Weylor has wired
the government renewed assurance of ms
LOYALTY and his intention 90 prevent dem
onstratOus on his departure from Cuba.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-28

a Delay In Starting the scr,ico--The Car
Decker banquet

n Delay In Starting the SCrNiCc--1hc Carl
Decker banquet.
WASHINGTON. u. g., oct 27.-spo-
clal There will probably Doe short delay
a, the Manchester frcc-dolivery service.
was informed al the Postonce Depart
n,ont this morning that suitable mon for
letter carriers could not bo selected from
the certified list I'm the hands of Posimass,
ter Woislror and that "a new list would
have fo he prenarcd. 10 seems that inc
lisf of those who had already passed the
eivll service examination were out-ol-loMH
people. and were not suficicntly ldhlidi
with the streets and names OF 'hV lV9'
dents OF Manchester.
Tho Carl Decker banquet passed on
pleas lntly. The company lhcluutd H"'
lorIty of the well-knOwn newspaper men
located in Washington. Most OF the speah
srs talked Cuba lihrc galore. ANA emu
.iscd severely both the Cleveland and the
Mckinley administrations in their doln5
nothing cuban policy but the orator Wh'
made the closing talk defended both al
The absence Of Rev. Dr stafford was
q disappointmcnt 10 the banQuctors. This
distinguished young priest a. supposed "a
be an ardent cuban sympathizcr, but II
may have been th1t the papai delegation
lntimatcd 10 him that % would Doe better
from tho standpoint Of Church and
state politics. not 60 attend am enter
tainment whore the spanish Government
would likely come in for "a large share
OF abuse.
Of Inc Navy were clOsetcd together with
The President for some time to-day. II
WAS rumorcd that crisis with Spain
was under consideration. hut this was
denied II waa said at the Navy Depart.
ncnt that the conference with the prcsi
dent was concerning only certain local az
fairs OF the naval onicc.
Mr. Emmett w. Thomas. OF Richmond
and bis bride are al the Metropolitan 70
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-28

MADRID. oct. "a formal denial was
issued hy Spain to-day of the statement
that the Spanish Minister a. Washington.
ScnOr Dupv De LONE. had presented 10
the government of the United states a
note Ola tine subject of huhustering expe-
duiOns which are alleged Go nave ieit
American ports for cuba.
The Spanish Minister. 10 is explained.
only made "a verbal complaint 20 the gov
ornmont 90 Washington of the departure
of Gnbustcrs from ports mn the United
STATS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-28
THE AUroyoHT scHEME.
Minister DE LONE Tells What Spain Pro-
poses 10 DO.


WASHINGTON. October H.-rhe Span
ish Minister. Senior Dupuy De Lone, con-
sented for the first time to-day TO speak
s'-.'--~rnng the policy OF autonomy which
the Spanish government proposes 10 apr
plv 10 Cuba. This has been rclCued = J.,
general terms since the advent OF the
sarasta Ministry There has been lack OF
anthentic details. Before leaving for
New York to-day where the Minister and
his family will spend several weeks. Sehor
pupuv De LONE gave the eyoluuons
through which autonomy has passed.
leading up To the present policy ami the
General outline OF the policy itself
Under the provisions OF the treaty %
conion concluded IN 1873 al the close of
- Iast Cuban disturbance, II was pro-
,-ided that cuba was 10 enjoy the same
Iihertios as those accorded TO the Island
of Pueorto Rico. This latter island mad
tho came liberties as those OF any prov
ince III Spain This brought the Autono-
ntst marty. so-called. into existence. It's
@s-cnfial principle being that 0f self
,overnnent for Cuba and not treating
ci,ba as n province OF Spain, as was the
system in Puerto Rico. Tnat party
adopted a platform, and in 1856 offered
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-28
o,oose Autonomy for Cuba.

MADRID. October 1.-'rhe ccnsutu-
tionaI Conservative party. while con-
demning illegal action has decided 70
consfitutionally oppose the granting OF
an autonomous form OF government 70
the island OF cubs.
In was announced that The Autonomi sy
81 Porto Rico have demanded that in'
autonomy scheme ot The goF.ih.n u &c
extended 10 the island OF Porto itto.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-28

GLASGOW. MONT, october 1.-TWO
Great Northern freight trains came into
collision near mere to-day WIN iatal re-
sulfs. The dead arc: Harry Neale. en-
eincer. John Carton, fireman. Injured.
John Havneld. engineer, injured I'm back
and ribs broken; John owens. lee broken,
back sprained. Alphonse landOn. fre-
man. shoulder broken, ankle sprained,
badly cut about head. twenty cars were
consumed by tire which followed the
wreck.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-28

day Their bridal tour will be extended
TO New York
Mr.. J. +. Smith and Miss Nottie Bryant,
both Of clifton Forge obtained "A marriage
license this morning and were united IN
wcdlock at the Howard House by. the
Rev. Hugh Johnson. It was not an elope-
meut.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-28

WASHINGTON. ID. c., oct. A-fore'
yireinla--Fair in the interior. local
showers on the coast nof'he's'eFy
winds. -. -
North Caroina-Local showers. norm
esaterly winds. slightly warmer 9n 'he IN
terror.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-28
RANGE oF rmnRMoMrTER.

The following is the range of the tner-
moneter az The Times Office yesterday
o a. NJ. 81. y NJ. - r. ~" -.
aee--5f L.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-28

SAN DIEGO. CAL. oct Z-S enatof
MDrgaa Is slowly improving but sun eon-
fined TO his bed. Incrc s not much
change TODAY
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-28

(contlnued on Second Page.l
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13

i A New Orleans belle, having tired
OF scalps, is gathering whiskers OF ad-
mirers who are induced to shave clean
to please her. She has all colors,
shades, lengths and degrees, from
grave to gray, from gay to debonnair
land scraggly now.covered whiskers
of ancient beaus, the lion.tawny Van.
dykes of middle-aged men, the curling
mustaches Of early manhood, and tho
downy fuzz of devoted or callow youth
all jumbled together heartlessly and
remorselessly into strange, soft,
multichromatio medley upon which
mademoiselle reclines her pretty
head with languorous faith in the
effectiveness of her patent method for
dreaming dreams Of her faithful and
hairless band of gallants.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13

Harper's Weekly s:ys: One of the
recent suggestions OF scientific writer's
is that physically the Americans are
slowly developing likenesses to the
Indians. The tendency of reyersion
to the type indigenous to the soil is
matter of discussion among the
learned. and American anthropologists
have been slow to concede that We are
growing like the red men. Partisan
savants, however, taking unprecedented
views, are more favorable to the
theory, and assume to have found
anthropological statistics that support
it. 1t is matter of common observa.
ton that American descendants Of
natives of other continents who come
here are modified physically as we'll rs
intellectually by their environment,
but the changes from various inter.
marriages and from differences of food
and manner of life are 80 rapid, COM
pared with the gradual changes that
come from soil and climate, that these
latter are apt to be overlooked.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
Horrible Exhibition Of Iuraish Brutality

From "a Bystander's Notes of
Massacre, by IVAN Troshine, in Scri6-
ner's, We quote as follows:
Zone horrible occurrence took
place while | was crossing the bridge
about half past twelve on Thursday.
An old gentleman, IN Armenian,
stood at the ticket Office OF the steam.
boat company, buying his ticket to go
to the upper Bosphorus. A police.
man came up and rather roughly
searched bis person. The old gentle.
man naturally demonstrated with some
warmth. The policeman instantly
knocked him down. The poor old
man picked himself up, and the pc.
licemsn knocked him down again.
Upon this a Turkish army officer came
out OF a coffee shop, and rebuked the
policeman for his brutality to an old
man. 10 justify himself the police
man declared TINT the old man had
cartridges in his pocket. Then some
one yelled s"Kill the Giaour!"' In q
moment q crowd Of rul1ians sprang
forward from, no one knows what
lurking places and in less time than
it takes to tell it they had beaten out
the old mans brains Oh the
planks in front of the steamer wharf.
Two small Armenian boys stood by,
DaraiyZed with terror at this sudden
exhibition Of passions OF which they
had no idea. One of the hludgeon-
men noticed them and shouted out,
These also arc Armenians! In o mo-.
ment more the crying, pleading boys
had been beaten to death before the
eyes Of Che officers and of the horror
stricken passengers who were waiting
for the steamer. But neither officers,
nor police, nor passengers, had aught
to say to the murderers.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13

A prominent religious journal in
England, the British Weekly, has been
making an extended inquiry into
church attendance in the principal
cities Of Great Britain, with results
which do not confirm the prophecies
of the decadence of the religious
world. Reports we're gathered from a
large number of points in England,
Scotland, Wales and Ireland, which,
while somewhat vague, as from the
nature of the subject they must be, yet
show pretty clearly that in England
there is no decided difference; in
Scotland, decline; in Wales and Ire.
land probable increase, but not very
great. Upon the whole, the church.
going of the present decade seems to
compare favorably with thatof former
decades, and to keep pace with the
growing population.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
A Washington Story,

It is one of the stock Washington
stories, but it is many moons since it
has been in print. It is ''vouched
for" as q perfectly true episode in the
career Of Mr.. Stratford Canning, Min.
lister to our country in the '20s. He
was the famous Prime Minister Can
ning's cousin, and afterwards won the
title of Viscount Stratford de Red
clyffe. On raging, pouring January
night the British Minister was about
stepping into his carriage for state
dinner at tho White House when the
axletree snapped like match. There
was no time to lose, and away trotted
the coachman with the horses to the
nearest livery stable with orders to
return at once with any kind Of We
hicle. The stablcman had sent out
everything he had on wheels car
riages being in demand that night
except his hearse. 1t did not take
long for the coachman to make up his
mind, so tho horses we're clapped to
the hearse, aud in five minutes it
dashed up to the Minister'S door.
There he stood, watch in hand, wait
ing in agony for the vehicle, and when
the hearso ratified up, in he stepped,
with :! sigh OF relief, and lying down
flat on lis back was bowled along at a
s]ashing gait to the White House.
When the hearse rolled up to the
door, naturally it. made sensation,
which was increased when a live man
crawled out Of it. The climax came
when the dinner was over, when the
departing gneste were assembled in
the White House lobby. The car
riages were called in stentorian
voice. "The Secretary of States car
riage! Tho Secretary,of Wars car
riage! The Attorney. Generals COR
riage! The British Minister'S hearse !"
And up rumbled the hearse, and in
climbed the Minister, and off Jared
the equipage, the Minister lying on
his back with British calmness. IL
Illustrated American.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
and tears welled into her ewes, Her

and tears welled into her eyes. Her
bosom heaved as if suppressed sobs
were almost bursting it; then, as
though the effort were too much, she
dropped on her knees beside the bed
and sobbed aloud.
Grassland was fast sinking; his
breath came in difficult gasps, and his
dark visage grew almost ashy pale.
"Liz Liz!" he murmured family,
''do you forgive me?"
Still the woman sobbed on. Her
grief was poignant-was it for the sin
fulness Of her husband or for the mem
|'ory Of her past love? ! asked myself.
At last the paroxysm Of tears spent it.
self and the woman became calmer,
though she still knelt with her face
hidden in her hands. / bent over her
and whispered:
FMrs. Grassland, one word to make
him happy. He's dying! Remember
the prayer, Forgive us our tres
passes"
She raised her head. There was
new light shining on the tear-stained
face.
eyes," she returned, eve should
forgive. Year ago, when I went to
Sundey-school, l was told that! But
tits hard, sir-so hard-'cause l loved
Jem SO, and i'm I didna care"
'Hush!" I raised warning finger.
"His life is ebbing away. Come, Mrs.
Grassland"
s'Liz!"
The name came very family. Cross
lands hand strayed over the coverlet,
and ! took hers and placed it within
his. She rose, and bending over the
murderer pressed long kiss upon his
forehead. he opened bis eyes and
met hers, and there he read his for.
giveness. A smile of peace and con-
tentment illuminated his features; he
slowly closed his eyes and sighed, and
on that sigh the stained soul of Darkie
Grassland hoated over the border to
that land from which no traveller re-
turns. Household Words.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13

Our submarine torpedo boat. which
is one of the scientific miracles OF the
present day, is monument to the
prophetic pen of Jules Ve,ne, the cele-
DRAFTED novelist, maintains the Atlanta
Constitution. Although it is not to
Mr.. Verne that the credit OF the tor.
pedo boat is given, it was neverthe-
less in the mind Of tho brilliant
Frenchmen that tho idea WAS first con.
ceised. With the discerning eye of a
prophet Mr.. Verne clearly foresaw
that such boat would be forthcoming
in the near future, and he made it the
feature Of his marvellous story emit
tied "Twenty THOUSAND Leagues
Under the Sea-" In the mechanism of
Car tain Nemo's submarine vessel, as
portrayed by the French writer, the
present torpedo boat was not only
foreshadowed in its general features
but in several Of its minor details.
While the creation Of Mr.. Verne was
purely the conception OF o novelist, it
had the effect OF stimulating scientific
investigation to remarkable extent.
On both sides Of the Atlantic the vol.
ume created profound sensation,
and more than one scientific thinker
applied himself to the task Of making
the authors dream reality. After
years OF patient toll these re-.
searches have borne tangible fruit in
the submarine boat which is now en-.
gagged in protecting our American
coast
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
on the racks. When J, 3.

on the racks: When i 4.
dryness, which the one, :. .a
p r, ice can Judge very ' .sosl ',a
the the, feeling 42 Of the bean, t6s,
from ire the racks and care iuiI
into punches Of fifty, iii 1lr y. =, "a
one e, bunch being Of the sam - g.
The punches are then c.,s! tea
and placed in tin boxes, ess !,1 Ivy!
ing forty punches. III ~ y oosAl|
ter to tie the vanilla, h n y!
g every e, one who knows how 3 s,,
that the punches present : = s y
pearance and keep their sh,n ss i y
frequent landings, to '1 ~
punches 1, must necessarily BE- ., 10
All the pods of irresula, sh,n.
i, in the center :, of the bunch :.
the outside they will soil i, Y
ance. The punches must H. !. a !!
same thickness all the wey d Ii y 4,
tops rounded, and outsid 1,s s.
The vanilla punches must fl ., Ms
IL tin boxes, as if they are ~.
the box e, and rub against can \
they will be damaged.
After the vanilla is all !, \,
boxes it is carefully weighed, Il.
in wooden boxes, made Of MAJ; "
cedar, four or five tins in e,ss'
according to the size. Thss
are then covered with a fbe, ~.
made by the Mexicans, and Il.
are ready for shipment. T,oss
cases are strapped on the M \
mule or burro, which are then =.
for the coast in strings Of eieIIsl
animals; thence the vanilla /, aI;,,
to Europe or the United St,bsI
steamer, reaching its destin,tion,l
the middle of June OF first 81 j,l.'
The price the beans bring 81.
entirely on their length and ooIr'.
varies from SIS to Slipper pound
bunch OF fifty beans weighs frs
pound to a pound anda hall, m
containing forty punches il
therefore in the neighborhood m
Chicago Record.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
Elep',antinc Nurses 10 ~ !.

The women OF Siam lnstus
children to the care Of elephs'.
and it is said the trust ID l.,
trayed. The elephant, not ~
ceptible to the charms o. ..;s y
tering policeman nor the es so's ~
OF its friends aud relations, .,apl
quently able to devote y: ~ 81
tention to it's charge. ~ ~.
play about the huge feet - >, =, n
phante, who are very case.udi
hurt the little creatures. nus 81
ger threatens the sassclow !,
curls the child gently
trunk and swings it up OUT !"
way upon its own back.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
TEMPTATION.

Sin Is gaudy insect on the wing
A bright dream held to thrill sense
acute
And in the bloom we do not feel the sting
Revealed at lest in bitter, withered fruit.
lis nobler 10 withstand the sudden blast,
Then let it blow thee wheresoe'er it will
And strength is added unto what thou hast
In toiIins up, not sliding down, the hill.
RI. N. Saunders, in the Nation Magazine.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
DARKIE'S CRIME.

WOMAN is in the
surgery, sir, and
says she must see
you at once"
I looked up from
my paper at the
speaker M a r y,
the housemaid--
with a weary sigh.
The life of a doc.
tor is not, to use a
time worn, an d
perhaps vulgar,
aphorism, " all
beer and sixties, !"
and certainly mine
on that dav had
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
Strangely Warned.

Inc 1ollowlng remarkable II
renee, an absolute fact, is ,sl.tii
a lady visiting friends in Hstlsi
it was told by hor cousin ID re
Northwestern India. 1t took m
the house of the sister Of the ai,,I
OF It's absolute accuracy thu, q
no question. The two sisters |, r.
ore connected with families d \.
and with officers of the Britih I.
in India. The Hartford Tina /
the story as the lady here telaa
She is a devout member Of The 81
pal Church and is incapable d
representing in the slightest pr
lar.
Her cousin, in whose house ID,
currence took place, was sestAt
lighted table engaged in rail
when, thinking it about time ton
and happening to lift her eyah
her book, she was astonished III
seated in o chair beside her, md
tween herself and the door u
bathroom, q man, a strange. 6i
who calmly regarded her, ltnt
great a surprise for her to spatr
demand who was thus intrudiy
hidden upon her privacy sana
was wanted. She remained tfll
ment in silent astonishment.
Then it gradually dawned up,a
her that the figure WAS probably
that of q person Of real dall
blood. but a visitor from tho lta
world OF life. She remembsrsd y
ing once, as a child, seen 8 aia
figure, under circumstances q
seemed to preclude the idea ts
was any person still in the bedh
in later years, in revolving tha 'I!!
cumstances, she had rememberA1
the apparation had after . llsAsIl
faded away into invisibility. Conn
ing that this new visitor also wy
4 person of flesh and blood. "
silently gazing at the silent ee i
while the intruder, whoever g
ever lie was, SAT also in silence, s
regarding her. Just how loa 9,
state Of things lasted tho lady 90 Y, h
accurately know, but it vas pnn
not very long when the nJfa
stranger began to vanish into .
ner and thinner personal ps
until in a moment or two he heu
ished quite away.
It WAS the lady's hour tor nR
ing bath, but she thought sh "
first let ont her two pet dog
their confinement in anoth6 y
They came barking furiously W. -
ming dire city toward the b,tn'
There, through the open aoe =.
lady wss mortified to see on ma.
monstrous cobra-the snsks
bite is certain and speedy
Springipg forwara to ssv g - "
che quickly shut the door, but y.
instantaneously as to prelyel , ~ u
ing the reptile turning anu ~ =
down through a hole IN y ~ =.
where the drain pipes Of bsta'a,ls.
washbowl weni, a hole which nn
carelessly left larger than W.
sary.
Ii she had gone directly to W. y.
room as she would have done !.
the intervention OF her
visitant, her life would unuvs'
have been sacrificed in the sch
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13

Y With pride in her every look, q
Fossil (Oregon) woman who had shot
= coyote which her husband had
missed, after discovering it trying to
steal his turkeys, carried the scalp to
the newspaper Office and applied it on
her husbands subscription.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13

4 With reference to Rudyard Kipling
~. D. Howells says: "His is the
lustiest voice now lifted in the world
the clearest, the bravest, with the
fewest false notes in it,"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
A Rabbit Pest

The rabbit, introduced into Aus.
tralia, has now oyerrun that continent
to such an extent as to demand special
legislation for its suppression. Some
1000 men are employed in New South
Wales alone in the destruction of this
rodent. Since 1870 Victoria has voted
considerably over $500, 900 for the de.
struction of the rabbit.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
Electric TowboaR.

II is stated that electric j.. p
are about to be placed on
Spree, near Berlin, where = ~
lance of eight miles 'n se-;nst|
barges cannot use sails: . on
large number Of low ol y
trolley system will DO u''a
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13

POSTMASTER General Wilson said in
his last annual report that rural free
delivery is as yet On experiment, the
results being incomplete and its suo'
cess not assured.