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Arizona republican., 1897-12-03
DIR. BILLMAN'S LECTURE.
A Reproduction of Things Familiar to
 Ohio Boys.

Rev. Dr. Howard Billman of Tue son appeared at the First Baptist church last night in the second of the series of lectures arranged by Dr. Halsey, pastor of the church. Dr. Bill mans subject was "Boyhood Days, or the Village Blacksmith" The follow ing sketches of familiar, but almost forgotten scenes, were draiwn from an hours pleasing discourse:
 According to one of the grea. est of dead Frenchmen, fone should never write except upon that which one loves We are always abiding by this rule when describing the scenes of our childhood. But we are told by mas ters in public address, that one should write with his audience i'm view, and in this I have offended; for, instead of thinking of you, with heart full of childhood giee, I have been roam ing the while by meadow broks, and looking upon our Ohio apple orchards in full bloom. Not only have I written about that which I loved, also know something about it. Professor Low ell thinks Mars is inhabited and has big irrigating canals and that the Martians are probably trying to get up a Irritation with us. Professor somebody else says we do mot yet know whether the planet Is habitable or not
 'T knew the village blacksmith in timately-have seen him shoe my grandfather's old gray horse-heard him raise the time in the village church, knaw whom he married, ani just how long he courted before mar rying. knew all his neighbors anG all about each one; his creed, his pol itics, and where he went when he died Our parsons used to tell us very plain ly when they preached the funera sermons. I am herein the historian O. conditions which existed in some part. of our country to the time of our civi war; but they exist nowhere in tht world today. The local shoemakel made US shoes from the hide of a cal raised on our own farms, which hid
 had been tanned by the local tanner and our clothing was often spun woven, cut and fitted by our mother, and sisters. Stop Pima Indian o1
Arizona republican., 1897-12-03

rules would meet all objections. Mod ern foot ball may be defined as good
 thing that has been carried too far in certain rough features and needs a
 little regulating. It can be toned down without losing its merits as a
 vigorous sport or its attraction for the public.-Globe-D e-Democrat.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-03

PENNEY & ROBINSON, Bicycles Typewrers, Sporting Goods and Photo Stock E:c Phone 147. 40 N. Center St.. Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-03

It is noted as compliment to Ed ward Everett Hale that there was a longer line of people waiting for tickets to his Lowell institute lee lures in Boston than there was wait ing for tickets to the big foot ball game last week. There should be such a rush to the Baptist church this even ing to listen to ex-President Rillman on Village Life and the Companions of Boyhood."
Arizona republican., 1897-12-03

paved with good intentions sings the poet Some bicycle dealers and repair may have good intentions when they try sell you other tire than the famous high grade CHASE TOUGH TREAD TIRE, at about the price the Chase but the that they actuaed by other motives and that you in New York Chicago you would pay $35 pair for the cheap tires while the Chase would bring the tame it sells for here
Arizona republican., 1897-12-03

Save money by heating your house with a gas heater. No. IS North First street.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-13
HE WILL NOT RESIST.

Habana. Oct. S-Gen. Weyler gave
to- day an emphatic aud absolute denial
toIthe reporters that he would resist re-
mogal from his command in Cuba. and
IN certain contingencies might espouse
the Carlist cause.
he said. according to the official &C
count: "My principles and my oili.
tasy record are frm guarantee tbas |
viii neyer oppose the constituted gov-
ernmens. wbatever it may be. I never
haze put obstacles 10 the way of gov
serument aud never shall have
always obeyed orders aod always
shall So far as popular democstra.
tioas go, | accept them o0iy as ezpres-
sions of approval of Dy military policy
aud as tokens Of personal sympathy"
The merchants Of the island, accord
ing to the official accounts, continue to
scod cable messages to Seoor Saeasta
expressing their approval of Sen. Wey-
slerss campaign aud their entire conf
dence 10 him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-13
Hester's Cotton Report

New Orleans, Oct. Secretary
Hester's figures as to the worlds vis-
ib'e supply of cotton to-day are as
follows
Total visible 1,677.847 bales
against 2 3S3, 2O2 last year Of this
l. l.519,S47 this year against 2,l05, ,007
last year, was American
Secretary Hester's weekly state
ment shows the amount brought into
sight during the past week has been
1852, against 423,e6S last year
The total movements since Sept.
|, to date are 1,4S9,662 last year,
and the receipts at all United States
ports are 1893, l47 against l ,282, 1l9
last year: overland TO northern mills
and Canada. 72.297 against 10o,44S
last year; interior stocks in excess
of those held at the close of the com
nercial year 1876. .234 against 224 .436
last year; mill takings l28,l59
against l22, $3.50 last year
Foreign exports for the week were
1855 against 1908 last year,
making the total thus far for the sea
sou 5..9,775 against 569.763 last
year.
The total tskings of American
mills, north and south and Canada,
thus far for this season have been
342,837 against 348,0Sl last year
The seipclude 212.432 by northern
spinners against 223,586
Including stock left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
and the number Of bales brought
into sight thus far for the new crop.
the supply to-day is l,606,091
against 2,08S,2ll for the same period
last year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-13
SAGASTA'S POLICY.

London, Oct l0.-Tbe Times,
commenting editorially this morning
on the Cuban situation, says:
elf Senor Sagasta fails to adopt a
bold reform policy in Cuba, likely
to disarm American jingosim, it might
turn out to have been wiser to have
left General Wey1er to finish the war
in his own fashion,
The Standard, after asking why
General Weyler is recalled. if it is
intended to continue the campaign,
says
cit seems only too plain that Senor
Sagasta's course hardly deserves the
name of policy It is at most a de.
vice for parrying Americas impor-
tunate questions We suspect that
General Woodford presented some
thing very like an ultimatum, and
that, but for American pressure,
nothing would have been heard of
autonomy. We doubt that Cuban
settlement is much nearer There
will be more fighting and more nego.
tiation Seaor Sagasia must walk
warily if he proposes to be more than
diplomatic match for the American
ambassador
"On the other hand, the Washing
ton cabinet has need to be circum-
spect Spain has only Cuba and
honor left, and any open interference
with her right over Cuba would kin
die fire of resentment in which all
talk of autonomy would disappear
and the struggle attain wider dimen-
sions.''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-13
Blanco Will Sail for Cuba
on Friday.
Premier Sagasta's Policy Crit
icised by the London Press ]
Advice for Uncle Sam.

Madrid. Oct 1o.-Captain General
Blanco will sail for Cuba on the 18th,
and Captain General Weyler will re-
turn to Spain Immediately, General
Castellanos assuming the direction Of
affairs in the island until Blanco's ar
rival.
The Marquis de Ahumada, who was
Captain General Weyler's second ia
command. has resigned.
At the meeting of the cabinet yes
terday it was decided to send rein.
forcements to the Philippine Islands.
Marshal Primo Rivera, who succeed
ed General BIanco as governor gen.
eral of the Philippines, will be recall
ed Immediately.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-13
Senator TiIIman Sick.

Senator B. R. Tilllman, who has
been quite unwell for several weeks
with an affection of the stomach resem-
bling catarrh, experiences no change
for the better in his condition, and
his friends are appreheosive of re-.
suits.
The sick senator is in Columbia
now for treatment He came here
Sunday afternoon from his home in
Trenton, and was carried from the
depot to the home Of his brother-in-
law, J. W. Bunch, at the hospital for
the insane, where he will remain for
treatment under Drs J. W. Babcock
and B. w Taylor
When called upon yesterday after
noon by representative Of TIE Reg
lister, Senator Tillman was in bed and
sent word that he was too sick to
see anyone.
While his physicians felt "a delicacy
about talking for publication about
the senator's condition Dr. Taylor
stated that they did not consider him
a very i'll man, and that they hoped
after being here some time under
treatment, that he would greatly i'm
prove
The friends of the senator were
very much exercised over his condi-
ton yesterday, when it was learned
that be had come here for treatment,
and they will await with keen anxiety
the course his affection takes Since
the first reports appeared in the news.
papers that he was unwell, inquiry as
to his condition has been general on
the streets. and yesterday the number
of these inquiries were increased
many fold
However. though there are many
who are apprehensive, the general
sentiment seems to prevail that the
senator will ere long come out of this
sickness withou: any permanently bad
results, and will be his vigorous self
once more. Inclination to this opin-
ion seemed to be induced by the be-
lief that the senator was born under
luckey star, and that no serious iii
could befall him Register.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-13
Government Report.
SHOWS DECREASE OF 8.3
POINTS IN COTTON.

Washington, Oot. 1.-THE cotton
returns to the department of agricul-
turs indicate an average condition on
Oct. l, of 70 0 as compared with Is 8
on Sept !, decrease Of g points.
The average condition October l. 1896.
was 60.7, and the average coudition on
Oct l, for the last 10 years is "a 5
There has been q further decline,
more or less marked, ic every cotton
producing State. the decline 10 North
Carolina being II points, 10 Tennessee
II, in South Carolina, GEORGIA. Florida
aud Arkansas 10; 10 the Indian terri
terry, 8, 10 Alaca ma, Mississippi and
Missouri I. in Louisiaua snd Texas g.,
and in Oklahoma points Florida is
the only State 10 which the decline is
not attributed wholly Of 10 large part %
the long -cootinued drought; The cou..
plant Of mo top crop" CT OF ar excep-
tionally small one are almost uoiverssl
and the reports os sua! holis aud short
staple are very namefons. The only
favorable reports are those wAica relate
to the condition Of p:ckiog, which are
ia tee main everything that could se
desired.
The averages by States are as fol-
lows: Virginis. 20; North Carolina,
rs; South Ce.oliua, II; Georgia, 70 /;
Florida, rs Alabama, 73 (; Mississippi,
IA; Louisiana, 72; Teyas, 81 ];
Arkansas. Ct; Tennessee, 65; Mis-
souri,, "a; Oklahoma, 90; Iodiso
territory. IS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-13
A Suspected Filibuster.

Jacksonville. Fla Oct. II -UOited
States District Attorney Stripping is re.
ported to have sept telegram TO the
authorities at Washington to the effect
that the steamer Soledad. which left
here few days ago. is suspected of
being about to engage 10 flibustering.
The Soledad is under charter to Uoited
States Marshal Mckay to transport cat.
tie between Punto Rassa, on the lower
west coast of Florida. to Cuba. There
seems to be little foundation for the
report. although numerous strange
Cubans have beeo arriving in the city
recently They left this eveoiDg for
the south.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-13

Major General Miles, commander ia
chief Of the army, arrived home from
Europe yesterday on the steamship St.
Louis, accompanied BY his aide-de cam ?
Captain Manus. Since last May,
Genera! Miles. acting under the orders
Of President Mckinley. has been max
Jog an inspection of the armed forces
of Europe General Miles was order
ed to Europe last May to watch the
Greco Turkish var
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-13
Escape Of the Beautiful
Cuban Girl.
Adjoining House Rented by
Friends.--Portable Bridge.

Habana. Oct S-The escape Of
Se1orita Evangelina Cissio, other
wise Cassie y. Cisneros Exclusively
reported in a cablegram to the AS
sociased Press last night has caused
quite sensation in Rabana
The investigation made by the au-
thorities has developed number o1
additional facts in the case. 1t is
now asserted that the young woman
escaped between II o'clock and mid
night of Wednesday over the roof o1
neighboring house and through it
to the street below. O'FarreI Lane.
and not into the street where the DO
lice found a ladder.
On the roof of the adjoining house
the authorities fourd three planks,
each about three feet long and lS
inches wide. joined together by
strong hinges so as to serve as a
bridge, enabling a person to pass
from the roof of the prison to the
roof OF the house referred to. Ihe
authorities also found on The roof a
Smith & Wesson revolver of large
calibre, having its six chambers
loaded, and a new knotted rope,
which had evidently been used as a
life line or guiding rope to enable
the escaping prisoner to cross the
plank bridge which had been ex-
tended by her accomplices from the
house near the Casa de Decojidas to
the roof of that prison. The revolv-
er. the knotted rope and the portable
bridge, as well as other discoveries
made by the police, show that the
escape of Senorita Cassie was long
and carefully planned. She must
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-13
Blanche J Arenas Succeeds
Gen. Weyler
IN COMMAND OF CUBA.

Madrid, Oct. S.-The cabinet has
decided upon the immediate recall OF
Gen. Weyler from Caba A decree
viii be issued appoiotiug Captaia Gen
eral Blanco , Arenas, Marquis of Pena
Plata. governor general of the island.
The queen regent will sign the decree
+ tomorrow
According to Ei Heraldo. 10000
reinforcenents will accompany Gen.
Blanco to Cuba.
In the course of the cable message
sent By Captain General Weyler to
Premier Sagasta. placing his post IN
Cuba at the disposal of the government,
! he ssid
.eIf the functions with which the
governmen. had entrusted nae bad beer
merely those Of governor general o.
Euba, I should have hastened TO resigr.
But Che two-fold character Of my mis-
sion and my duty as cou oumander-in-
chief 10 the face Of the enemy prevent
rsy rendering a resignation.
Nevertheless, although | can rely
upoD the absolute, unconditional sup
Port af the autonomist and constisu-
sionas parties, as we'll as upon public
opinion, this would be insufficient with
cut Che confidence of the government,
now more than ever. necessary to nae
after the censure Of which have been
made the object by members and jour
nsls Of the Liberal party and by public
opinion in she United States. which lat.
ter is largely influenced BY che former
This confidence would be necessary to
enable me to pu. an end TO the was
which has already been virtually con
cluded from our lines at Juraro to Cape
Antonio.
Senior Sagassa replied
II thank you for syour explanation
aud value your frankness. wish to
assure you that the government re-
coguizes your services aud values them
as they deserve. but it thinks change
Of policy 10 order to succeed requires
that the authorities should be at one
With the ministry.
ssThis hss nothing to do With the
confidence fels 10 you By the govern
mess, for the Liberals have always
said that the responsibility for given
policy does not fall upon those Who
carry it ont, but npon the goverDmen.
inspiring is. l shall communicate your
decision to the government shorsly I"
& Gen. Blaoco will be accompanied BY
Gen. Arderino as vice governor Of
Cuba, By Gems. Gonzales Pairais as
chief Of staff aud Gems. Pando. Bsrnal
and Canella.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-13
NEW ORLEANS PEOPLE
FACE THE FACTS.

New Orleans, Oct 11-From the
returns there is little hope 10 the yellow
fever situatioo The board Of health
is daily demonstrating that with fair
show it is possible for modern science to
restrict and stamp out toe disease. But
the people who must suffer from strict
application of scientific methods rebel,
the result being that the pathway of the
board Of health is best with difficulties
If there was strict compliance with
the health laws; if prompt report vas
made Of cases, the fever germs would
quickly be wiped out. Bat it
begins to look now as il from 80 to 40
cases ADD from four to six deaths will
be daily reported until Jack Frost puts
10 ao appearance To-day, as ou near
ly every other day since the fever first
appeared. about SO per cent of the
fatalities were traceable to neglect and
disposition to hide cases until it was
too late to DO anything to save life
The case of Robert Hite vas reported
today He had been i'll some time.
People in the vicinity Of where he lived
knew be vas i'll. Yet no report was
made to che health authorities and the
announcement Of the H;te case was al
most con.emporaoeous with his death.
To days record four deaths aud 50
neW cases.
The most important feature of the
new cases was the fact that four people
were found to have been stricken at he
Jewish Home, a we'll known local char
liable restitution. TIE officials Of the
Touro in6rmary agreed to receive the
cases and they we're at once taken to
that hospital. which is largely support
ed by the Hebrew population, though
nop- -sectarian. Two cases we're also re-
ported to have developed at the Hotel
Dieu. another private hospital. Both
Of these hospitals have heretofore had
cases aud the physicians 10 charge have
uecU suCcoctOi III tiC1StuS tOCu ouN ~
couGnipg the disease Another new
case appeared in Algiers, on tie op-
posite side of the river. A majority Of
the new cases TO day present new foci
of Infection At the board of health
cf6ce tonight there is bitter criticism
of Galveston, Tex, aud the Texas
health authorities for their failure to
send line regarding the situation Gin
that city. When suspicious cases were
reported here the Louisiana board of
health az once telegraph the fact to all
leading health boards Of the country
aud the result was general quarantine
against this city Galveston was one
of the first cities to raise the bars.
A party of about SO Italians reached
the city this morning, coming it is said
from New York Orders we're given
by the board Of health to prevent their
locating themselves in the city limits.
aud the health officers were Instructed
tc have them sent to one of the camps
of detention
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-13
PHOSPHATE ROYALTY.

Colombia. Oct. 1l.-Au ezamina-
tioc Of the records 10 the State treasury
shows that the condition Of the pbos-
phafe industry 10 South Caroira is 20.
so Dad as mapy have been supposi1e
That it is ror what it was when the
State was getting one dollar .on
royalty every one knows. But siree
thac time there bare been several disas
ters aud much oppetiIion-;oopeti-
ton Of . serious nature. TIE 6rst re-
ducion of the royalty to 50 csuts wss
made necessity. Competition made
the second, granted last wioter, 20 %
cents ton also necessity. Sioce it
has been granted maoy OF the oom
panles have been enabled to meet the
competition and the figures for the n;ue
i1onfh> Of the present year show that
the State is losing practically nothing
as result Ct ;he reduction.
Fer the IA months ending With
December last the State received in
royalty an average of S4,484 80 per
mooth The average for the past u'ue
mopths up through September is ST.
$40 so per month During the II
months the total amour. Of royalty re-
csived was s62,77S7.96 The follow
ing are the moashly receipts up to date
for this year January, SO 397;
February, S1229; March. So,+9S:
April, $6 $40 so; Nav, $l.375; Juue,
S.. .3SS so; July. S7,400; August,
S1.700; September, 5000
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-13

New York, Oct. 8-On the Red
Line e,eamer Venezuela which arrived
here to day from Venezuelan ports was
Gov. Fl. S Piugree OF Nichi gan.
Gov. Plogree looked ihc picture of per-
feet health He said i, was his 6rst
vacation 10 nine years. aud be had en-
joyed the trip immensely He met
President. elect Andrade ard dined
with him at his country seat Re was
nost favoraby impressed with Senor
Andradc, who appeared TO be broad
minded, liberal statesman
Ex-senator Jotu R. Mcpherson Of
New Jersey is dead.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-13

Robert HOOK, who on the evening oi
Septerb Der 18th. cut FROM ear tc eat
the throat of Policeman John Goss ol
B5ookland, surreodefed himself TO the
sheriff of Lexington county late Fri
dav afternoon Hook has been put in
iai! TO await his trial at the approaching
term Of court
Rich nond, KY, Oct. 10--Ru:ber'
ford TODD. the youngest son Of Frank
Todd. wealthy farmer, stabbed Daa
Little, farmer living on bis fathers
place. yesterday. iufieting wounds that
will prove fatal. The men had trouble
owe, division of crops Little at
tackled Tcdd with rock Todd who
was on horseback. leapcd from bis sad
ole aud drawing pocket knife Legao
ssabbiog Little. wbo fell TODD contin.
usd to carve his helpless victim. leaving e
him for dead. Todd surrendered to
the sheriff and was released on bond
pending his victims condition.
Ceotral:a. Mo, Oct. 10.-The pro.
lon ged and disastrous drouth was broken
this evening by heavy rainfall Which
appears to be general over this section
Of the State.
New York, Oct. 10 The home Of
Frapcis q. Scott. president Of the
Century Magazine con- pan3, in Orange.
N. j., was entered hy thieves 90 Friday
and articles Of wearing apparel and
household goods amounfing to Sl0,,
OGG ia value we're carried Of
Announcement is maGe that DR..
Thomas W Evans. the american den
,ist in Paris, whose weal:t is vaciousy
estimated at from $50, 900, 600 to $40
600, 600, viii! spend a part of that huge
fortune in founding aud malntaicing
educatiopal Institutions in different
cities CT this country.
The original package dealers Of
Greeuvi'e petitioneG the city council
to revoke tbe ordinance taxiag their
business. bu, the request was refused
Bec Futto, co!ored. living two miles
from Wilson BarnwelI county.
shot his wife four tunes Wednesday
uighf, killing her instantly. He vas
10 ambush for negro mau. and uis
took his wife for the mao B,u has
gouc to pats upkhown.
During a typhoon Sept. 0, the Nor
wcgisn bark Alet'e. from Vancouver
10 Yokohama with cargo OF lumber,
was caught at the entrance to the
Toxic. japan. harbor aud dashed on
the rocks at Tatcyams Bay and vest &c
p,eces. The first mate and niue of the
crew were drowned Ninety persons
we're killed outright, 500 injured acd
many buildings destroyed 10 the vicia
i'y of Toxic by the syphoon.