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confed~rat. Veteran Dead.

Lexington, Ky, Nov. i6-captain Will E. Spencer, q note Confederate ee,r.ian, died here in his 53d year.
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WAR6HtPS BEING BUILT.
The United States Has Finy-fve Un-
 der Construction at This Time.


 der Construction at This Time.
 Washington, Nov. lG "A statement prepared by Commodore Hichborne, chief of the construction bureau, shows that on Nov the navy department had under construction in the various part4 of the country 55 vessels, a larger num- Der than eyer undertaken before in the history of our country. There are eight battle9hips, and of these the Kearsargo at Newport News had advanced Fl per cent toward completion, while her sister ship, the Kentucky, had a percentage of 69. The Illinois is 57 per cent, the Ala bama at Cramps So, and the Wisconsin at the Union Iron works at San Francis co 52 per cent completed. The sheathed cruiser Albany, which the United States bought on the stocks in England, is ex- actly half finished The g torpedo boats contracted for sho nercoH +ac ces of completion ranging from nothing 70 go per cent. The latter is in the case of the Rowan at Moran Brothers.
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MORE MUTiNY AMONG
 THE SPANISH TROOPS.
Seven Thousand From Puerto Principe and Nuevitas Demand Their Pay
 Before Leaving For Spain.

Key West, Nov. 16. Private reports from Puerto Principe and Nuevitas. Cuba, says that 1000 regular soldiers mutinied, demanding their pay before embarking for Spain About 1000 armed soldiers, the report says, present. ed themselves in front of the palace, calling on the military governor, Emilio March, for their overdue pay. There upon General March drew his sword and ordered them to disband. The sol diers, however, refused to obey and some of them, armed with loaded rifles. threatened the life of General March. who returned his sword to It's scabbard. crying out; Do you wish to kill me? Well, kill ms"
 The soldiers in reply shouted: "No, no; we only want our pay before em- barking for Spain. ;
 General March promised them that they would be paid and the soldiers re- turned to their quarters peaceably.
 The steamer Alvara left Havana four days ago with $l50,00O with which to pay those soldiers who were to embark immediately for Spain.
 The cruiser Alfonso XIIIa and tho gum boats Condo de Venadido and Infanta Isabella have proceeded for Neuvitas to compel the soldiers to embark, after which they will proceed to Gibara for a like purpose and will then go to Spain unless new orders are received.
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Hawaiian Commission.

Washington, Nov. l6.-Senator Gull lom, chairman Of the Hawaiian eemmis- sion, who has arrived here, expects to call meeting of the commission at an early day, although he has not yet fixed a date. Besides the chairman, Senator Morgan of the commission is here and Representative Hit is expected the lat ter part of the week. Judge Frear of the Hawaiian supreme court, one of the two Hawaiian members in this country is now visiting in New Jersey. It will be possible 0 secure quorm at any time. MT. Dole, the other Hawaiian member, is expected here early in Jan uary.
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IRON MOUNTAIN
 ROUTE.
H. B. MIZELL. A gent.

Holiday Excursions, to the South eastern States, Dee. 2l and g; one fare for the round trip. Annual Conference M. E. Church, South, Morrillton. Ark, Nuv 16 to 2l; one and one third fare on cer- tifieate plan. South Ark. Conference. A. NJ. E., Church, Wilmot. Ark, Nov. 16 to 22, fare one and onc-third for round trip.
 Trans-Mississipp Good Roads and Public Improvement Convention, St. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 2l to g; rate for round trip, $l3.6l. Return linn it Nov. 30.
 Arkansas Baptist State Convention, Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 1S-22; fare for the round trip, $1.25.
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Coal Companies Assign.

Cincinnati, Nov. 16-The Turney and Jones coal company of Columbus, Ohio, and the Pennsylvania and Ohio Fuel company of St. Paul with offices also in Chicago, were put into the hands of the Security and Title company of Chicago as receivers by the Federal court These companies are among the largest operated in the Ohio coal fields Their troubles commenced in the summer of 1897 with the great coal strike which caused them 8 loss of over $2, ,000, ,00o The liabilities amount to $1, 200, ,000.
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Alicante sn.is For spain.

Havana, Nov IS. Tho Alicante, wit. 900 memicl ot the orden pubiico, % officers ana 800 soldic-s Of the regular forces, has E Il q fer Spain
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Will Accept Conditions.

Paris, Nov. 16.-A dispatch to Temps from Madrid says the officials there dc not believe that peace negotiations will be broken off It adds:
 If the United States persists in their claims Spain will accept the conditions after formally announcing at a session of the commission i'll circular to the powers that she yields to force, and ow- ing to the impossibility of renewing the war without unobtainable assistance in defense of her rights. :"
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John Anderson Must. Hang.

Washington, Nov. 16.-The United States supreme court affirmed the judg- ment of the lower court and denied a writ of habeas corpus to John Anderson, convicted and sentenced to be hanged after trial in Norfolk, Va, for the murder of the mate of the Olive Pecker
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Emparor willIam Reaches valetta.

valetta, land of Malta, Nov. IS = The imperiai yacht Hohenzollern, with the emperor and Empress of of Germany on board has arrived here escorted by the German warship Hela and the Brit ish torpedo Goat destroyers, Ardent and Banshee The forts and ships exchanged salutes
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Annual conference A. NJ. E. church, Texarkana. Ark. Nov. g, 1898: one aud one-tLird fare on certificate plan.
 Arkansas Baptist State convention, Little Rock, Nov. 1922; fare, round trip, $1.25.
 Annual Conference NJ. E. church, south, Little Rock, Nov. g, one and one.third fare .n certificate plan.
 Quarantine Convention. Memphis. Tenn. Nov IT to l9; rate for round trip, $5.06, return limit Nov. q. Good Roads and Public Improve ment Convention, .St. Lonis, Mo-, Nov. 2l to g, rate for round trip $13 60. Return limit, Nov. 2G.
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Easiey Indicted.

Galveston, Nov. 16-.The grand jury has returned bill of indictment against Edwin S. Easley, who killed William B. Blythe, The Tribune reporter, charging him with murder in the first degree.
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 A man in this condition should at once resort to Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery. 1t is the best of all medicines for hard dworking men and women. It makes the appetite keen and hearty It gives sound and refreshing sleep. It tones and strengthens the whole system. It invigor- ates the heart and nerves It makes diges- tion perfect, the liver active and the blood pure. It cures o8 per cent. of all cases of consumption. It strengthens weak lungs, and cures bronchitis, splitting of blood and obstinate coughs. It is the great blood maker and flesh builder. It does not make fabby flesh like cod liver oil, but firm, healthy, muscular tissue. 1t does not make corpulent people more, corpulent Thou. sands have testified to its marvellous merits. Sold by all medicine dealers.
 You know what you want. It is not a dealers business to tell you.
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CHEAP .OLUr1N.~
 

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 " carry. St. Louis papers. Also want 2,000 new subscribers by November for any St. Louis or Little Rock daily.
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-07-09

rounding the city, with several
parks Of artillery, they being CON-
PEELED to fee, and were unable to
drag with them.
Thus after a two days fight. dur
ing which the American soldier
covered himself with glory, render
ed the dash and bravery of his
name a SYNONYM for future genera
tons.
All night the work was contin-
usd and. the points of vantage
gained were strengthened, stores
were advanced, ammunition dis.
tributed, and every precaution TAX.
en- to hold the ground SO gallantly
defended, and 80 bravely won.
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NO. 3d..

lege, whore questions may arise touching
the authority of principal and teachers
in the control OF pupils, the trustees
shall be called upon and have authority
to decide the same, wherever the teach
er's authority is questioned.
ARTICLE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
The Trustees shall have the authority
to adopt and enforce all bylaws, rules
and regulations that they may think nee
essary to maintain order and correct de-
pertinent in the school.
ARTICLE 8--CHARTER MEMBERS, ETC.
This charter shall have effect as soon
AZ approved and adopted by majority
of the votes cast for tho same by the
legal white voters of the COlfnx
school district, as designated IN article 3,
and is to stand in lieu aud instead OF the
former charter of the Colfax High School,
which il supercedes; and the following
are hereby named as the first board OF
directors under this charter, to-wit: X.
s. Cameron, j. b. McNeely, J. A. Hyde,
J. F. Kelly, g. III. Mcknight, L. NJ. Town
send and H. G. Goodwin. and it il made
their duty to carry ont the provisions
herein contained.
ARTICLE AMENDMENTS, ETC.
This charter may be amended or
changed in any particular by q majority
vote of the patrons OF the Colfax High
School and College, residents OF the
school district and qualified under the
provisions contained in article 8. In
case of failure to hold regular bi-annual
election OF tru1tees as herein provided, a
special election shall be ordered for that
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OERvERA's BOLD DASH.


Sunday morning July Sd, at $50,
a demand by Gen. Shafter, was
made upon the city for surrender
under pain of bombardment. Some
thirty minutes later, Admiral Ger
vera's feet, some six in number,
constituting the-cream of SPANS
navy. we're under way, attempting
the forcing of the blockade main
tanned by the q. S. feet under the
command of Admiral Sampson.
Before reaching the head Of the
passes, opening into the Caribbean
sea from the harbor, the feet was
spied, when upon the signal being
given, the magnificent vessels CON-
posing the blockading feet closed
In, and a running fight of some
four hours was kept up, resulting
in the total destruction, by blowing
up and Bleaching of the entire feet
the killing of several hundred Of
the Spanish sailors, and the sur
rendering of 1900 prisoners. includ-
ing the Spanish Admiral, Cervers
Y. Todete.
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Persons troubled with diarrhoea will
be interested in the experience of Mr..
w. NJ. Bush, clerk of Hotel Dorrance,
Providence, r. I. He says: For sever
al years / have been almost constant
sufferer from diarrhoea, the frequent at
tacks completely prostrating me and rem
dering me unfit for my duties at this ho-
tel. About two years ago q travelling
salesman kindly gave me small bottle
of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Di-
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Whenever felt symptoms of the disease
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with few doses of this valuable remedy.
The result has been very satisfactory and
almost complete relief from the Attic
ton" For sale by j. FL. McNeely, Col
fax, Bush & Randolph, Paramount.
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FIRST GREAT LAND BATTLE.

At no time since the commence
ment of present hostilities between
the forces of the United States and
those of Spain, has the public in
terest been so ceutered as in the
occurrences of the last seven or
eight days. Only a few days pre-
vious, had Gen. Shafter, with an
army of 10000 American troops,
been landed from the transports,at
Baiquiry, some Is miles from San
tiago de Cuba, when conjunction
was formed with the Cuban army
under Gen. Garcia, numbering
some 5000. Immediately Opera
tions were instituted against the
Spanish stronghold of Eastern Gu
ba. After surmounting almost i'm
possible Instructions, in the shape
! of. rough roads, deep ravines,
mountain Businesses and deep chap
arel swarming with Spaniards dis
putting every step of the way, Gen.
Shafter, with his heroic army ar
rived at the outskirts of the Span
ish redouts upon the night of June
3Oth. Friday morning at 5 o'clock
the reveille sounding through the
American encampment apprized
the soldiers that the FIRST great
land engagement of the present
war was about to commence.
Heavy fighting was soon began
and continued throughout the day.
resulting in the retirement Of the
Spanish forces from the outer
works and their investment by the
allied forces, the Cubans render
ing splendid and effective assist
ance.
/ All night of July LIST the troops
slept upon their guns, ready to re-
pel any advance, that might be
made by the Spaniartls in theil
desperation to regain any point Of
vantage rested from them in that
days dreadful fight. At early
dawn Saturday July End, the fight
ing was renewed by the allied fore
Is and continued throughout thu
day, when amid most fearful car
mage, charge after charge, dash sue
ceeding dash, the battle field EN-
bracing several miles of country
was literally covered with tn
dead, dying and wounded. Tn
Spaniartls, unable to Withstand tn
4 impetuous advances, deadly marks
manship and determination OF tn
American troops, gave ground
leaving in the hands of the advanc
ing army the entire heights sur
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-07-09

If you contemplate purchasinR house
hold furniture, by all means send for the
catalogue Of the Quaker Valley Manu-.
featuring Co.. $40 and 321 South Canal
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A tirst-class ten horse power Engine
and Boiler for sale at lowest figures.
For particulars apply at this Office,
or call on d. c. Tower, Paramount, In.
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HOBSoN EXCHANGED.
The following telegram explains

The following telegram explains
itself:
Playa del Este, July z.
Secretary of War, Washington:
Headquarters Fifth Army Corps
Cuba, July 6. Lieutenant Hobson
and all of his men have just been
received safely in exchange fol
Spanish officers and prisoners tax
en- by us. All in good health, ex'
cept two seamen convalescing from
remittant fever. SHAFTER,
Major General Commanding.
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Plantation SuppIies.
Colfax High School,


The Trustees Of the Colfax High School
for Males and Females take pleasure IN
announcing to the public that the second
Ten Months Session of this school will
begin on the First Monday of SePtem-
her. 1896. No pains will be spared to
make it first-class High School.
RATES OF TUITION.
P Pl... ,,,d Department g per month
Music. Vocal and instrumental 50 |" -
Incidental fee rs certs per session.
Good board can be obtained on reasona-
ble TERMS. Two hotels in town, and SOW.
cral private boarding houses in town and
vicinity will board cheap. Those having
children to educate should send them Ia
and give us . fair trial. We are In the
race to stay.
R.. CAMERON, President.
H, G. GOODWIN.
Secretary Board Of Trustees.
Colfsx. La, July 10, 1896.
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ARTICL,1 6-DIsCIPIlNE AND AUTHORITY.
In all matters Of discipline and govern
ment in the Colfax High School and Col
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eE Judicial Adrerfisemests assf BE- paid
for IN adrancs, or they wiH b discomiaxed
otter the fret insertion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-26

New York, June 22.-If we had no
other clear sign CT an unusual condi-
ton in our public affairs, we might
still infer it with confidence from the
reappearance among US, at this time,
of Mr. Henry Norman of the Londan
Daily Chronicle, who completed his OBJ
servations and set sail for home last
Tuesday. So sure are you latterly to
find Mr. Norman wherever there is a
special international compiled ton that
his very presence has come to be good
proof of the conditions that never fails
to bring him. We first came to know
him generally in this country at the
time of the Venezuela difficulty. Recog-
nizing the gravity of the situation he
came to Washington in behalf of the
Daily Chronicle, and while there set TO
burrowing curiously into the diplomatic
archives, and discovered and dispatch
ed to his newspaper documents that put
an entirely new complexion on the con-
troversy over the Venezuelan boundary.
BY this publication he was thought to
have made so important contribution
to the cause of peace that he was spec
tally thanked for it by President
Cleveland.
While it was this achievement that
made Mr.. Norman well known in the
-
stranger in the country. Though a ma
tive of England. he chose to come over
to Harvard university to complete his
education and graduated there in 1881.
Since then he has been coming back
from time to time as public occasion
arose, and so he has come to know US
very well indeed. He knows many other
countries and peoples too, for he has
been a great traveller. On the CONT
nent of Europe, of course, he is about
as much at home as in England itself.
Even in the southeast corner, down
among the semi-orientals, he has re-
Gently made a considerable sojourn,
travelling especially in all the Balkan
states, and he will soon publish book.
entitled 1.-THE Near East" recording his
and experiences there. On
the far east he has already published
two books, both we'll known and valu-
able of their kind. THE Real Japan
and THE Peoples and Politics of the
Far East" He writes always from the
fullest observation; he spent four years
in the far east, visiting every coun-
try there, and studying them all close
ly.
Mr.. Norman's strength lies not lit
tie in his good social qualities. He is
a patient, intelligent observer, but he
does not depend for his information
and impressions simply on his own
looking about. He gets at men, and
makes them talk, and wherever he
may be he works into the current of
the local daily life This gives his OBJ
a special practicality and
and as he has the gift of ex-
pressing them in a vigorous, fluent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-26
WAR is MORE MERCIFUL.
Figures Show That the Death RARE In Battle Has Grown
Less.

Six hundred shots a nlinute,p What
frightfuI slaughter must accompany
the use of these terrible weapons, capa-
bic of throwing such relentless hail
of death-dealing projectiles! How de-
structive of life a modern battle must
prove!
Such is the opinion one hears con-
stantly expressed in these days of
Maxims and dynamite guns; yet. sur
prising as it may seem. an investiga-
ton into the facts, coming down to the
bedrock Of figures and statistics, re-
Teals an entirely different state of af-
fairs from that usually imagined Not
only We're there more men actually
killed in the battles of olden times, but
also the percentage of dead was often
far greater than in modern engage
mentS. For instance, compare the bat
tie of Marathon, which was fought in
the year 391 b. c., and is one of the
earliest of which there exists any au-
Shentic record with that of Ha-Shan
in the Carbohydrates war of 1894. In
the former conflict. out of a total Of
some 10000 troops engaged, nearly 1000
were left lying on the field, while in the
latter only 40 dead were counted,
though the opposing forces amounted
to more than 81. coo men-a disparity
that seems incomprehensible when we
remember that throughout the war, the
japanese were provided with all the
latest types of guns and ammunition.
Some of the battles of ancient times
showed a proportion of dead or dis
abled that cannot be accounted for I'M
less We accept the view that the wars
OF those days We're waged in the spirit
of policy of determination pure and
simple, in the belief that success was
not assured until every enemy had
been killed, or captured with a view to
subsequent torture and execution.
Three memorable battles took place
in France shortly after the advent of
the Christian Era, and the story of each
of them is fraught with intense inter
est as marking the successive downfails
OF three powerful races that strove in
turn to obtain a mastery over central
and western Europe; every one was a
bloody butchery. At Dethmold, A. D.
3, $4,000 Roman troops under Varus,
with some $4,000 camp followers, were
skilfully surrounded and cut TO pieces
by large force of Teutons under Ar
minus, not one of the unfortunate de-
scendants of Romulus, it is believed,
escaping to tell the tale. Four centuries
later, at Chalons. Attila, at the head
of his villainous multitude of ra-
pacious Huns, met the allied forces
of Romans, Franks and Goths,
three hundred thousand strong. At
tila'S strength was estimated at fully
zoo, 900. The night before the great
conflict a ''skirmish" took place be-
tween outlying pickets in which over
$1,000 troops We're killed, but the fol-
lowing evening the plain was strewn |
with the corDses of the slain to the !
number of close on a quarter of a
millioni Attila's vast assembly of /