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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-29
SONE NEW TRICKS
FOR OLD WAR DOGS.
The National Bulps Eye Maker" Of the Present Year.

years OF age at the time of his death in
1869. Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Beacons-
field. twice Prime Minister OF England,
was 76 years OF age AZ the time Of his
death in London on April ~. 1881.
The present Prime Minister OF Great
Britain is s.. and his associates In tho
British Cabinet arc rather older than the
average OF men IN public life In similar
positions in other European countries
and decidedly older than is the rule IN ths
United States. The President Of the Cab
met Council is s.. the Lord High Chan
cellor is 70, the Chancellor Of the Ex.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-29

medals for various grades Of achieve
ment, five kinds of silver medals and
three kinds Of bronze medals. All Of
these arc made at tho mint IN Philadel-
phia- The gold ones are very handsome
OF all OF them the finest bears the de-
sign OF an Indian Shooting a buffalo with
a bow and arrow. with the legend.
'First-class Prize, Distinguished Marks
man" II contains 500 worth OF gold.
However. a change has been made and
the medals are not 10 be made OF prec-
ious metals in the future. The reason is
simply that the soldier, when hard up,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-29
BY a National Guardsman.

Old soldiers who land in Cuba, rife in
hand, will find themselves in possession
of a different weapon from the old army
musket OF 81. The old horse pistol
raised from a colt" has been hung over
the chimney piece and modern army
rifles havs been distributed.
Fifty thousand Of them were recently
delivered to the Wal Department from
one Of the national armories, and $1,000
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-29
or TURKEY WOULD PL.

I'm as palatial n manner as any grandee
that ever visited our shore.
No Expense was spared. because he
knew that when those troops left Chick
amauf,a for the sultry, deadly coast Of
Cuba their health must be as perfect as
It is possible for a large body Of men TO
be; and no hard tack was employed IN
putting them il the best Of condition.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-29

but modern implements over crude and
ancient arms. This watchfUl eye of the
nations head has helped us TO more VIC
tories. and will help us to stll more, that
will equal that of Manila.
With the same thought In mind n map
was formed showing the rs ilroads, the
stations. and. painted on the map, was
the exact kind of country which those
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-29

OF lenlency on our side as to the length
OF time. &. >. hCSSLLL
Mayor Quincy. OF Boston, suggests that
instruction in swimming be given IN all
the public bath houses.
Miss y. Daniels. OF washington, has
been elected second vice-president OF the
Bo6kbinders' International brotherhood
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-29

than any other nation. with less loss. and
in one case without the loss OF even one
man. This method is phenomenal Even
the outcome OF our victorious fC cts and
those not knowing or looking for the
White House could find no exp ianation
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-29

railroads ran through. If it was noun
famous. green mountains reared tnelI
heads. II through sandy hills and alkall
ioatinr across The area. Across this map
the war chief transported his fighting
boys in blue. with as much luxury ana
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
EVERYTHING AMERICAN
 PRAISED BY M0Rl
Japanese Naval Commander Talks of This Country and the Recent
 War

SEATTLE, Dec. 18.-Comnander 1chibet AIorf, who has arrived here from Japan with a number of seamen, will shortly leave for San Francisco to take charge of the cruiser Chitose.
 The commander has an intense admtra- ton for everything American He says the policy of expansion which has been adopted by the United States receives the most cordial support of the Japanese. They had long looked with sympathetic eyes at the expressions heaped upon the natives of the Philippines by Spain and were glad when the strong arm of Com modore Dewey put an end to them
 Another cause of their favor is that the islands now probably will be opened to commerce, furnishing new and im- portant field for traffic of all nations, one of the most important of which; on ac- count of the accessibility or the MaIayan markets will be Japan.
 Captain Mori believes that the United States is entitled to the islands, not only for reasons of humanity, but as the leg1t- innate fruits of victorious war. It would be preposterous, he says, to seri- ously think for moment or returning them to Spain.
 The American methods of warfare were critically studied during the recent con- 1fct. and Japan will adopt many of the improvements which were demonstrated to be feasible. In the meantime, the building of the new navy will go on as planned at the end of the war with China, and a considerable portlon or Iu- ture contracts for warships will be let to American firms, he says. One or the prln- cinaI reasons of this, aside from the su- perior workmanship, will be that the tinted States is nearer to the nome coun- fry so that the vessels can be taken across the Pacific without the long Voy- age through the Suez Canal or around th9 Cape of Good Hope.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
GENERAL CL0US NIPS
 A SPANISH "J0B"
Prevents the Letting of Sewer Con- tract in the City of
 Havana.

HAVANA, Dec. 1S.-General Clous called on General Castellanos this even- ing to bring to the latter's notice the action of the Havana municipality in attempting to hastily negotiate. during the last days of Spain's control. sewer contract involving the city in an in debtedness of millions of dollars.
 The project underlying the contract was approved by the municipality last Friday without sufficient examination. and the contract was to have been executed at the next meeting Of the council tomorrow morning.
 General Castellanos expressed his surprise. asserting that he had received no previous intimation of the contem- plated action, and thanked General Clous for informing him regarding a proposal which was entirely without his sanction and opposed to his directions and desires He promptly announced that his secretary would inform the civil governor and the municipal au- thorities that no contracts of this na- ture must be entered upon, and that whatever had been done in this line must be annulled.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19

word, keep on.' You will solve your own problem. Be patient. Be progressive. Be honest. Be God-fearing and you VIII win, TOT no effort fails that has @ stout, honest, earnest heart behind it.
 At the conclusion of the Presidents speech America" was sung by all present, with possibly more yigor and spirit than harmony General Joseph Wheeler was introduced as the hero of Santiago" He was given an ova- tion which lasted for several minutes. He spoke briefly of the hope and glory of the country and of the efforts which were being made by both white and colored people to secure educations. After General Wheeler's speech he was applauded for several minutes.
 Secretary Gage also spoke. He said that he had not fully realized until this trip South that there was any such thing as a negro problem. and that it was of such widespread proportions. What he had seen, however. had opened his eyes. There was such problem. and it was a very serious one. How ever, the information derived by him at Tuskegee and at the school which he was addressing has led him to believe the true solution of the problem has been found, and that it lay in the in- dustrial education of the colored youth, on plans that were being worked out at the institutions named.
 Returning from the college. the Presidential party passed through the camp of the Indiana regiment, which is to embark for Cuba on the transport Minnewaska tomorrow mornino. The ! President graciously wished the off, cers and men godspeed and a safe re- turn.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
MKlNLEY HAS WON
 ALL SOUTHERN HEARTS

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 1S.-The visit
 of the President and his party to
 Savannah ended tonight after two
 days of remarkable displays of en-
 thusiasm. Although to-day was SUD-
 posed to be day of rest. the Presi-
 dent attended two public functions and
 received ovations. But far above the
 importance of the receptions to-day
 and the receptions already reported is
 the fact that the original object of President McKinleys visit has been en- tirely lost sight of. The unprecedented
 outbursts of loyalty to the Union have
 completely oyershadowed the rejoicing over the peace with Spain, though par
 ticipation in the latter was the avowed
 object of the Presidents Southern trip.
 To thoroughly explain what is going on in the South to-day, 1t is necessary to not only record the continuous en- thusiasm and hospitable receptions, but
 also to recount the causes that have made the trip so remarkable. In all the speeches and in all the demonstra- tionS which have marked the Presi- dents visit to Atlanta, Tuskegee Mont gomery and Savannah. there has been the tacit admission that the war with Spain was the great factor in achiev- ing the result, but it is to the result and not to the factor that the chief trend
 of speech-making and of enthusiasm has lent itself. Political influences seem
 to play no part in the reception of President Mckinley. On all sides there is an eagerneSS to publicly express the loyalty of the Southern States and to admit that the war with Spain not only helped to weld the compact of the sections, but gave to the South the opportunity to express sentiments of loyalty that have long lived. but which have lacked opportunity of expression, and this has been done chiefly by Dem | ocrats, most of whom fought for the stars and bars, and to all of whom the
 name of Davis Is sacred memory. The frank references to and the dis
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
SKATER EVIDENTLY
 DOESN'T LIKE CUBANS

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 1S.-At the collation. of the officers of the Third Georgia Regiment to Postmaster Gen eral Smith and the newspaper corre- spondents this afternoon General Shaf- ter had some interesting things to say about Cuba and the Cubans. He did not make a speech, but in a conversa- tional way expressed himself. his re- marks being nominally addressed to Colonel Berner of the Georgians. though they were intended for the whole aSsemblage.
 Tt seems to me-" said General Shaf- ter, that a great many persons have an erroneous idea respecting our rela- tions with the Cubans. As I view it we have taken Spain's war upon our selves. We shall in all probability hear a good deal more of the insurgents ,
 How about self government for the Cubans?" General Shafter was asked.
 Self government" the general re- peated. Why, those people are no more fit for self-government than gun powder is for hell.'
 In the same line General Shafter went on to tell why the United States. in his opinion, would be obliged to remain in the island for some time and govern the territory by military force
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
HAMILTON LEWIS
 DECLARES FOR PROGRESS
Not Join Democrats Who Op- pose Expansion.

CHICAGO. Dec. 18.-"The Democratic party must be a progressive party. and not a party of mere obstruction. if it would retain the confidence of the peo- pie of this country said Congressman James Hamilton Lewis of Washington at the Auditorium Annex to-day. To- gether with Mrs. Lewis the Congress- man is on his way to Washineton.
 T am a Democrat" he continued but l do not feel l can act with my party if it places itself in opposition to the policy of expansion on which the country has embarked. But I do not believe a majority of the Democratic members of the House can be whipped into line to oppose this policy.
 "The S20,0O0,000 payment clause in the peace treaty I do not favor. but I do not consider that sufficient reason for opposing the whole instrument. which I believe will be ratified
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
SIXTEEN LOCOMOTIVES
 FOR CHINESE RAILWAY
Baldwin Works Completes the Second Order for the Imperial
 Line
PHILADELPHIA,

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1S.-Tha Baldwin Locomotive Works has. with in the last few days, received orders for fifty-six locomotives, of which six teen are for the Imperial Railway of China. making the second order re- ceived from that country within ten months.
 A contract with the Reading Railroad Company calls for twenty-five freight engines and five switching engines of the heaviest type ever operated on the system. They are to be specially adapted for use in the subway. The Chicago and Western has ordered ten large freight engines. while numerous small orders have been received from railroads all over the country. In ad- dition to working day and night it has recently been found necessary to in- -creaee the force of men at the works. ],
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
DISASTER ID THE CRUISER
 CINCINNATI Warship Strikes on a Rock.
WAS GOING AT FULL SPEED
ACCIDENT OCCURS IN SANTIAGO
 HARBOR.
Collier Southery and the Mayhower Fail in Repeated Attempts to Float the
 Vessel.
Special piseateh to The Call.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Dec. 1S.- While the United States cruiser Gin cinnati was leaving port at about sun set yesterday she ran full speed upon a rock clearly defined in the charts. but not buoyed. Last September General Leonard Wood, considering that the ab- sence of a buoy there might lead to some accident, anchored a small one. the first ever placed there. but the Bessie, on entering the harbor one night, carried it away, and since then there has been no buoy to mark the location of the rock. The Cincinnati probably is not seriously damaged. as she is not making water. For the last twenty hours the Government collier Southery and the Mayflower have been engaged in an effort to pull her off. Thus far they have been unsuccessful.
 but it is hoped they will have better luck tonight at high tide. The princi-
 pal risk now is of tearing a hole in the cruisers bottom while hauling her off
 Captain c. NJ. Chester, the cruisers s commander, insists that the land marks are in the wrong places and have not been altered in any way since the Am erican occupation. Pilots are not com pulsory upon the entrance of warships.
 but the Santiago harbor is difficult and
 warship should invariably take one.
 Hereafter a large buoy will mark the rock upon which the Cincinnati struck.
 It now turns out that the man who
 was shot here Friday morning by a Cuban negro after landing from a schooner hailing from Baracoa. was
 not as at first supposed, Celeste Rod
 riguez. the guerrilla, but merchant from Baracoa. who had come here to
 purchase supplies. The assumption is that the crime was committed for the sake of robbery.
 From Firmesa, a town which is vir- tually the property of the Juragua Iron Company, comes report that the alcalde has been attacked and stabbed with a machete and that there has been another stabbing affray at Bai- quiri Although these affairs are prob ably mining camp rows, the authori- ties now feel compelled to police those places, which heretofore has been un- necessary owing to the fact that a majority of the workmen were Spanish soldiers and under military discipline The arrival of the news that the United States Senate had confirmed the nomination of General Wood as a major general was the occasion for general rejoicing here. General Wood was at Fl Morro examining the i'm
 provements, and got his first intima- ton when the Punta Gorda battery 1 fired a major generals salute. The bells in the cathedral and churches
 were rung. the civic band played for
 several hours and in the crowded cafes
 and clubs there were toasts and cheers i in honor of the military governor. 1 A round of receptions has been ar
 ranged and a public banquet planned
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
JERNEGAN WISHES TO
 RETURN FROM EUROPE
Makes Peace Offering to the Elec- trolytic Marine Salt Com
 pauY.

MIDDLETOWN, Conn.,, Dec. 1S-It is stated on the authority of member of the committee appointed to make an in vestigation of the so-called Jernegan pro- cess of extracting gold from sea water that Rev P. F. Jernegan, formerly of this city, who is now in Brussels has actually sent to the directors of the Electrolytic Marine Salt Company S75, 900 in cash as a sort of a peace offering preliminary to his return to the United States with his fam fly. Jernegan converted all his stock and securities into cash previous to going abroad. and it is nearly one-third of the proceeds that he has returned.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
WAS A BELLE IN
 JACKS0N'S TIME
Mrs. Mary Tut Throckmorton Killed by Accidentally Inhaling
 Gas

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s-Mrs Mary Tut Throckmorton, who in her early life was leader in society here, died tonight from the effects of inhaling Illuminating gas which escaped by accident in her room. She was SS years of age
 In the beginning of Jackson's second term as President. Mrs. Throckmorton, then Miss Tut, made her debut In the executive mansion. Martin Van Buren was one of the girls admirers and her reported engagement to him was one of the society rumors of the capital.
 Major Charles B. Throckmorton. re- tired, her only son, arrived here to-day from New York. The latter's daughter Josephine Holt ThrOckmorton, was the legatee under the famous alleged will of the late Judge Joseph Holt, afterward declared a forgery.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
TRAIN ARRIVES AT KUsK.
New Railway Nears the Capital of
 AfPhanistan.

LONDON, Dec. R.-The St Petersburg correspondent of the Times says that the first train from Merv, Russian Turkestan 300 miles southeast of Lahiva, arrived on Friday last at Kusk, in the Jamshidi province of Afghanistan, the line thus being completed to within ninety-fiye miles of Herat.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
Bryan Goes to Washington.

NEW YORK, Dec. 18-Colonel William J. Bryan left for Washington on the mid night train, after spending the day with friends.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
Hold-Up in 8 Depot

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 1S.-A lone high waymen walked into the Butte. 14naconda and Pacific depot here tonight, held up the ticket seller at the point of a revolver and retreated with $500 in cash.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
King Oscar IT III.

LONDON, Dec. 1s.-The Copenhagen correspondent of the Daily Mail says King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway has been his bed.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19

go to Khartoum as the representative of the Gordon Memorial College to be erect ed there under the direction of Lord Kitchener for the instruction of Soudan- ese youth.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
Gordon Memorial College.

LONDON, Dec. 1s.-The Rome core respondent of the Daily Mall says he learns thetthe Duke ofrConnaught. will
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19

Postage on the Holiday Edition of The Call is: Domestic, 8 cents; For eign, 6 cents. -
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-07-21
Gathering of the Gentry
Clan.

Our t0wnsman Capt Gentry.
is in receipt OF an invitation TO
attend a reunion of the Gentry
family, to be held at Crab Or
ehard Springs, n.y. Aug. Ist.
'9s. The object OF this meeting
is to bring together as many as
possible of the defendants As
possible from the Revolutions
~ soldier, Richard Gentry. his
brother David. two sisters, Win
ME an Oney. and OF his uncles,
Martin. Watson. William ard
Moses Gentry, all OF whom came
from Virginia Richard Gentry
was buaied near Crab Orchard
Springs. near the old Gentry
homestead. FOGr.special trains
will be run from differentspOints
in Kentucky and Tennessee. To
accommodate the -elan,- and
every hotel and boarding house
in the place has been engaged
for the occasion The commit
tee of arrangements numbers
about thirty of kentueky's best
citizens.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-07-21
Dump Mrefing.

The tent holders of the OV
ford Camp Ground met IN ON
ford July IL. I>s>. Oaiug tu
ths abscnrr # the chairman.
Hon. :. :" = FIiknsr. We,
elected chairman pta tsm- ga
motion. the trut holder. ait
10 meet at the camp ground tp
cleaa mp tents. fiN Spuug~. No K
roads On Aug :. iS.t>. en- ma .
ton Turner aud Dou.'s- Wa
awarded the privilege ct ssllIu.
feed stun ter man and beast
and other Refreshments Tor The
>um at -. also allowed L. rgn
wire i~ucc frori northwest -
the northeast coturr at camp
ground All parties ranhIr..
ieed stables on or near the
camp .rnunDi siali pay a priyil
age at - f"T tn. b,.-cht az tn.
camp meeting
Moved. thc oxford papers h..
regu sled to publish the pro
crsdIns Ui this meeting.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-07-21
Make Haste SLOWLY.

Ina >hcrt tsn., tls- tax rayer~
~ Osford will re called upon to
decade up"n the adVtssbili,y ut
adding sewerage system and
sie"l ghi plant To the many
ADJ - -.s Of our classic l.ttle
cttN. While We are heartily tu
Ltfor 81 Progress IN every good
'-aa>s. the question arises Does
true progress benefit the few
Sho are independent IN fortune
aRd financially erfrrie those Of
limited means. aud the struy.
giers Tor bread. III sewerage
aud electric lights ean be added
io eur tom without an addi
tI"nsl Increase tn the TAXATION.
o would indeed be- hleSsiu.
aud even LUXURY to the sntir.
community. bat If the price af
these good things - an addi-
tlcnsl g. rser 80 ia. wtdoa. Who
wards at The mortgage from
her home by daily toll aud self
denial. the mechanic struggling
iuF a home. ar Tie poor wretch
18th Hn home ~ all. - not the
proposed progressive Improve.
UIssIt rather calamity
The majority Of the citizens of
oxford are bread winners. and
already financially embarrassed
by the increase of taxes the last
Year. \ higher rate of taxation.
necessary to the addition ot
sewerage and electric lights.
would not be nm indueement tn
bone seekers 10 locate in Ok
ford, NOT would the proportion
ale increase N rents be an at
iraciive feature - orr little
city. Hearty co Operation u all
important IN IN. gFo=t and
life of tOsn. but inst now there
- need Tor all tae combined Cd
operation eur town can muster
. meet the deficit on the water
OrkS plat