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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-15

class of the natter, bears the post-marh
of some far-off office, together with the
additional mark, "Missent," showing that
the irregularity is due to careless hand
ling somewhere.
Miss NJ. f. Rogers. Of this neighbor-
hood, left several days ago 10 spend some
time with friends in Alexandria and
Washington.
Mr.. John T. Minor, merchant at this
place, spent this week n Baltimore, Nd,
buying spring merchandise
The post-office at King George Court
house has been made a money-order
Office, greatly TO the qualification or the
people of the community. This is the
first money-order office ever established
in King George.
The Rappahannock river was so
swollen a part of this week that the
steamboats, could not land at some of the
wharves, and sail-vessels could not get
up against the strong freshet
Mr.. r. w. Furloins, who has been mer-
chandising In Washington, ID. c., some
time, arrived here this week 10 take
charge of Mr.. C. Il. Purks's mercantile
business at Igo, the position held by him
"A number of years, and which he re-
signed when he went to Washington.
Mr.. Ben. Jenkins, near here, is very i'll
with pneumonia, and is being attended
by DIR. NJ. w. Minor.
Mr.. William S. Brown, the venerable
Clerk of he King George County and
Circuit courts, who has been confined TO
his home by an attack Of grippe. is sufii-
GENTLY improved to be at his post Of
duty again. Mr. Brown has spent nearly
half a century in the Clerks Office of this
county.
Owing TO the terrible condition OF the
highways, the country mail-carriers have
had rough experience for a month
past. and ii is a matter OF wonder, as
well as of congratulation. that some Of
them have succeeded I'm performing their
work at all. Some OF the contractors
have had 10 keep extra teams at inter
mediate points on their routes and drive
one horse a part of the way and finish
out the trip with a relief horse, in order
to deliver the malls on anything like
schedule time, and under the circum-
stances they have done their work well.
Some of the farmers here have just
now become interested in millet. and will
next month sow the seed for their first
crop of it. They learn that the seed
sowed in June will produce crop of hay
in time to be harvested in the fall of
the same year. and IL their experiments
prove satisfactory this year millet will
be raised very extensively here for hay
in the future.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-15

COMPRISING a very powerful spring at
the time. A single gunner is then IN
q favorable position to watch for torpedo
boats, and is able TO discharge four rounds
in about seconds. This gun may be
fired continuously with very great ra-
pidity, because the magazine may be
loaded from both sides at any stage OF
the firing, ana no danger results from
hangfre, as the cartridge cannot be ex-
tracted until after 1t has exploded the
opening of the breech depending alto
gether upon the explosion. The powder
charge is large and the velocity high
and the gun has a fiat trajectory and a
very long range.
With a hardened steel projectile carry
ing a bursting charge, and with velocity
Of about $500 feet a second, the damage
done by single projectile upon tor
pedo-boat is very considerable-in fact
ii only requires that the boat should be
hit once in order to render it "hors de
combat" The rate at which this gun
may be fired beats all previous records
Yours, faithfully, II. ). MAAlA.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-15
No. so Victoria street.
London, S. w.
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
The subject of rapid-fring guns is one
of special interest to all governments
at the present time. when the peace of
Europe is threatened, and the United
States Is engaged in making unusual pre-
parations for Strengthening its land and
naval defences.
No modern warship is now complete
without two CT more supplementary bat
teries OF rapid-firing guns. and the United
States Government has just ordered 100
OF these guns for its navy Under these
circumstances, a description will be posi-
bly, of wide interest in your country.
SHOOTS 400 TIMES A MINUTE.
The gun shown in the lower portion Of
the picture is what is known as the ~
inch Maxim gun. This gun weighs 300
pounds, and fires loaded projectiles at the
tate OF from 300 10 400 minute, Each
projectile weighs pound. and is provided
with percussion fuse, so that IL explodes
on striking. This gun has been designed
for firing expressly on torpedo-boats. 1t
weighs considerably less than the old 10
barrel Calling gun. which only used ordi-
nary musket cartridges with light lead
bullets. 1t has been tried In Europe
against 5-barrel machine guns, using the
same size of projectils. when 1t was
found that one Maxim i 1-2-inch gun,
having one barrel with only one man
firing, made more hits IA a given time
than was made with twenty men firing
bve 5-barrel guns. each OF which weighs
five times as much as the Maxim.
DEADLY EXPLOSIVES.
This gun was fired by myself at
target, 1000 yards distant. The pro-
jectiles struck the target lin very rapid
succession, exploding and causing a great
deal OF dust and smoke--in fact, the whole
target appeared TO be on fire. When the
ire was stopped, from 80 10 40 reports
were hesrd--that is. the sound OF the ex-
plosion OF about IL projcctiles was in the
air coming back from the target, while
another - proJectiles were still in the
air on their way to the target
This gun has been adopted into many
great navies. and very large numbers of
them are now being made in England.
France. and Germany.
The gun I'm the upper right-hand corner
OF the picture shows the newest form of
fully automatic 9-pounder designed for
naval purposes. The cartridges are about
tnree feet long and are placed in a maya
zine on top OF the barrel. as shown. When
tne gun Is fired the lowermost cartridge
In tho magazine Is thrown backwards
I. into tubular carrier, the weight OF the
cartridge causes the carrier TO fall and
when opposite the barrel It jumps sudden
ly forward and thrusts the cartridge into
tns barrel AS the cartridge enters the
barrel, the rim comes in contact with the
extractor and, pushing Il forward. libe-
rates the block. which closes with
spring. The recoil or the barrel not only
tnrusts loaded cartridge into the carrier,
2ut II also pushes the carrier back into
""at u'9ht be called the cooked position.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-15
DEADLY MAXIM GUNS
A DANGEROUS WEAPON RECENTLY
PURCHAsEp BY THE GOVERNMENT.
THE INVENTOR DESCRIBES 1T.
Astonishing Number of Shots Fer
Minute-New Projectiies Are Very
EHective-Niu Rain An Awful
Fire on TorpedO-Boats.

There arrived the other day on the
steamer Bowie large shipment of Maxim
guns, purchased abroad by the United
States Government. At the present mo-
ment these deadly engines of war are
being mounted aboard the large auxiliary
feet of the navy. They are of new pat
tern. and. for quick firing are wonderful
pieces of mechanism. AS they have been
frequently. but briefly. alluded to in our
news dispatches, and as no satisfactory
description has yet been published, the
following account, written and signed by
the famous inventor, is extremely valu-
able.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-15
BEFORE Going to War

90 to the nearest drugstore and get
bottle OF Chamberlain's Collie, Cholers
and Diarrhea Remedy as o safeguard
against bowel complaints. 1t is the
most successful medicine in the world
for these ailments, and should be
part Of the equipment of every soldier
nay 7-sa.Su&Wtx x1sng
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-15
MUNYON'S

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tism in from one TO five days Sharp, snooting PAM
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disease Al ali druggisfs-25 cents VIAL llyou nee1
medical advice write Prof. Munyon, i500 Arcn
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-15

= q Children should always
increase in weight. Not to
grow, not to increase in flesh,
belongs to old age.
Present and future health
demands that this increase
in weight should be steady
and never falling.
To delicate children,
SCOTS Emulsion brings
richer blood and hrmer
flesh. Better color comes
to the cheeks and stronger
muscles to the limbs. The
gain in weight is substantial;
it comes to stay.
5oe and $I.oo, all druggists.
SCOTT X BOVINE. Chemists. New York.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-29
r1auuana Hispano.

The Spanish peace commissioners proving true to
their dupicity their representative au
thores in Cuba And by the way, why must the world
continue to go to Paris differences and in the
French language? Spain whipped United States 1t
would have heen expected would meet
IN capital friendly conqueror it is the United
states finds disadvantage with her commission
in an unfriendy capital surrounded by antagonisc
influences
However plain that Spain TO mannana not
only Paris reference the disposal Of the Philip
pines to the evacuation Of Cuba That
is the Spanish proposition determination
Cuba will not be permitted by Mckinley
to be drawn into by commission,
neither Cubas evacuation debt destiny President Nc
Knley reminded the American commissioners at
the call for the immediate
spains authorities from that island
the been instructed to insist
strict observance Banco until February
fleece the Spanard must without un-
necessary delay neither take the island with
him nor transfer Paris
spaniards hope and is yet that
to interfere There that the Sagasta
ment has been dickering with with the
French the Philippine possessions out
side Of Luzon Spain relinqush all such efforts
otherwise the will again with out fleet confront
ing her ports They McKineys forbearance and hu
manty for weakness orders send
twenty-five thousand battleships
to the Pacific a nation do not insist upon
our rights upon prompt settlement of the questions
which are to be decided which Spain is seeking to
proong length there indeed arise
European complications the character with Ger
many claiming purchase right in the Philippines.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-29
Hall Gaines American Visit.

Hall Came the great novelist is visiting America, his
greatest the reading nations Harpers Ba
lately carcaured him in supposed interview in which
very human. if romantic person
ay in the world of letters for he born the of
very humble blacksmith with advantages of circum-
stances inheritng his splendid brain will to de-
veop With his big human heart he has fought his
the obscuy of of the Hottest pnnacles
literary world today his income almost
and his surroundings princely His residence
cottage youth. and earthly
disc Here in home that in reality palace, he lives
with his and his children, plans
his brain and with marvellous
fidelity art. Mr.. Game is of striking
personal appearance OF medium height and slight of build
he attracts special red hair
beard eccenrcity dress the intellectually
Of his the superb mental power which shines
through great eyes To look into his
remarkable Characteristic to one first meeting him.
womany geneness of Manner and yet there
nothing efeminate about him. He is dignifed in
charged with affectation and with
being poseur know Hall Game, but slightly
is to learn a mistaken conclusion. To
broad-b rmmed hat, long beard home
spun clothes right he chooses. 1t unsafe
assumption if desires to be just in his measure of
man. prominent is affected because
he does not go fashion plates for his styles and
dresses differently his neighbors.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-29
1ailus.lSsS Eagle
VI. VI. MURDOCH. Editor.
Was Simpson Simply Mistaken

Jerry Simpson statesman never so truthfuly
up Congressman Money now senator
Mississippi, who described him the gentleman
gorged msnformaton" mis- mouth is as fun OF
rsstatenents nisnformaton If the gen
Seventh district of Kansas would only Keep
stiu how much humiliation he the intel
hgent of his constituency few of whom really do not
than this catches with his mouth
Gorged transformation" expression that holds
the mirror the of the gentleman from
Madison Loge" msinformed the genius OF our
and the spirit its institutions He is -
past inspirations American people
and their aspirations. He misnformed as 10
SPAIN and is still misin-
formed its results either to the United States OF
people whom succored. He was misln-
greatest bateshps of modern times
declaring disguised house that she obsolete because
she was nine years old He snformed to the battle
o. river misinformed when he said that a
Chinese bateshp that fight sunk by japanese tor
pedo therefore the United States wanted no
batteshps, torpedo boats There was no
batteshp by any torpedo boat in the war between
China and Japan. AS further showing Of his mlsnfora-
ton on that subject in the fight between Hspano and
SAM torpedo boat worth the coal cost 10
southern waters But the funniest part OF
the Japanese-Chnese war is that
Japan torpedo boat He tried to instruct
naval the house that the coal carrying
capacity greater than that of batteship OF
course such piece of transformation house laugh,
laugh is Jerrys best hold Mr. Simpson was
full of nisinformaon he declared that President
Mckinley controlled his policy by bond pur-
chasing yndicates misinformed when he declared
upon the floor house. which insult to every
patriot in Arkansas valley, not what his politics.
that no by Mckinley to relieve Cuba
guaranteed the payment Of the
$4000OOOOO outstanding Cuban bonds He was misinfored
when he people starving and
suffering in the United than there in Cuba lie
was isinormed he soemny asserted that the war
once declared years. He mistaken and
rsinformed that the people would
sit down ordering the construction of the additional
batesaps Maine with her two hundred and
sixty Americans blown up Mr. Simpson was mistaken in
voting against raise the to avenge the
death Of these mistaken when he voted against
the concurrent which passed the house and senate
overwhelmingly authorizing president to stop SPANS
war on Cuba So have over the record Of
this mans votes talks, there little if anything else
than mistakes traceable misnformaton or preJu
dice In short we like the man who will claim
that Simpson was speech unquaifedy right
1t is impossible for hold his pretended principles
and talk right for part of the time the
man who votes these mistakes of Simpson, TO
approve INSTRUMENTATION whatever plea
must either be very partisan otherwise be him
self ignorant his representative
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Direct and Indirect Taxation.

The workings of the new stamp law for pur-
brings orcby people the days of the Civil
war Many of this generation bank check
with stamp attached engraved thereon although to
some of people thing. Many of our
school children have appreciation of what the old
act than could be given them by years
of explanation no taxation representation"
the Revcution and became incorporated
the clause that asserted that direct
taxation representation should hand in hand. To
any younger people this the first direct contact
with the authority Of government. The
of property of its citizens is the greatest
power possessed by nation When the English nation sue
the principle that grants of money We're
only by parliament and by of the king
the English people practically free. AS matter of
fact whose powers
Of taxation are restricted by direct
can except falls all the people alike
Under this constitution the income tax Of
declared unconstitutional At that time in the
arguments supreme had the clearly
the of direct and indirect
taxes THAI have been made Experts upon consu-
tona differed widely concerning the definition OF
direct" indirect taxation
In the argument the opinion advanced
taxation that could not be avoided
lteant Payment With other benefits resulting
70 the person taxed han the protection by gov
eminent to every citizen
IN indirect duties could be avoided by
refran,ng from the article price higher
tariff duties By the principles established
would somewhat difficult class oul
new stamp that be indirect
or congress would have power lay yet
fan upon population but only upon portion
oft
The banks report falling off in the number Of small
People who have drawn checks for amounts
dollar ready in order avoid
two-cent stamp
The patriotism Of the American people would
any pay outside tn,
realm possibility that may be unconst
tutionaL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-29
Agninaldo,s Commissioners.

The young who short time ago concluded be
the savior Of his country by declaring himself die
tator but who subsequently, the suggestion
OTIS. consented withdraw his army city and
vicinity Of Manila appointed corps representative agents
proceed and in settling OF the
affairs OF the Flippnos. The delegation having reached
Washington day before yesterday to be pre-
scented the president who finally them
individuals but as accredited diplomatic Mr.
Lopez spokesman party talked very encourag
ingly INDUCED very satisfactory enunciatons
declaring that they acting the good
towards the United being unlnuenCed by any
characerizing the mat Germany
secretly equipping The Philippines unwarrsnted
the Of the insurgents hope express
opinion from the president with respect
shment Of independent Philippines
which they before the peace commissioners
thy probably mistaken This government mas never
recognized the insurgents way
nation which from Washington Indeed such course
has been studiousy avoided and both Admiral Dewey
General Merritt said to have been
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-29
Outlines of Oklahoma

L. G. Cobb, the jeweier at Ponca City,
accidentally shot himself IN the arm Sun
day.
Morrison. the one-armed pugiist. put
out Lindsay in four rounds at Oklahoma
City
Posten. the Populist legislator who slept
during one whole session. Is supporting
Flynn.
Weston. the western terminus of the
Choctaw. has been changed in name to
Dewey.
Pizen Murphy will have to enlarge the
are taken.
R a. Pappee. a saloon man at King
fisher. has sued the Kingfsher Free Press
for S. 900 libel.
The Kansas City train-robbery brings
Al. Jennings to mind again. What has
become Of him?
When Oklahoma becomes a state, Judge
Burford Is going to get mighty near the
United States senate.
There won't be a wild. savage struggle
at all for the governorship when Okla
homa becomes a state.
1t is said out n Beaver county that the
men who are cattle crazy are the ones
who are making the big money.
]. Y. Callahan was in Oklahoma City the
other day and visited with D. c. Lewis,
the Democrat who is supporting Flynn.
There is again talk of negro candidate
for delegate 10 congress. Why doesn't Kea-
ton bring him out and have done with
II?
Last Saturday at Perry. negro named
1. -.sHg
injured A. c. Hine. a prominent business
man.
Some one out In the Comanche country
stole Bill Walkers steer and Bill is now
riding night and day with a cheese knife
on the thiefs trail.
Hawkins presence on the platform with
Flynn and Keaton would stir things up
1t is reported that Hankins can out-argue
both Flynn and Keaton-
An OsageIn dian came into Ponca City
the otherday and invested in a $50 race
horse. The Usage Indian would become
blooded If he had a chance.
Most of the perjury cases have passed,
! but Frank Egan of Newkirk Is now in
the federal jail at Guthrie on that charge
in connection with 4 claim contest.
Ed. Myer. Rough Rider. FL Reno. says:
Two of the happiest days of my life were
| the one on which l enlisted and the other
| the day 1 got out and started home"
Oklahoma City Times-Journal: Okla
homa Citys new sustaining industries
are: Cotton seed oil mill employing $50
hands; Frisco division employing 125
hands; planning mill employing thirty
hands.
In a test case made at the Oklahoma
Experiment station last spring it was
found that the yield of milk of each two
cows was reduced full 20 per cent when
they were changed from alfalfa to prairie
grass pasture each in good condition. One
week was allowed in which the cows could
become accustomed to the new pasture
This test gave no support to the common
| opinion that the richness" of the milk
is affected by change of food. In one
case there was a very slight change, in
the other no change in the per cent OF
butter fat in the milk.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-29

United States forces with those under
Aguinaldo any
The rebels active it is true in offering assist
fleet first arrived in Philip
pine waters they prompted solely by sefnteres
understanding between them and Consul
Wildman Hong Kong. the latter acted without
authority government for he had no
right to bind the United a future policy.
1t seems to be clear government of the Philip
pines by commissioners in &C
cordance they received when they left
this country regardless representations that be
by and of claims they may make to
consideration on account participation in the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-29

The sandwich is called for the Earl OF
Sandwich.
MuIugata whey Is from an East India
word. meaning pepper water
Waffle Is from wafei. word OF leu
tonic origin. meaning honeycomo.
Gooseberry fool Is a corruption Of goose
berry foule, milled or pressed gooseoe--
ries.
Foreneat is a corruption Of fsrcemeat,
from the French farce. stufing. ( e.,
meat for stuffiug.
succotash Is a dish borrowed from the
Nsrragansstt Indians. and called BY them
n 'sickcuatssh.
Blanc-manEe means literally white foo5 :;
hence chocolate blanc-nzngs Is something
OF z misnouer-
Charlotte IS a corruption OK the Old En-
ri.sh word caarlyt. which means q dish
az custard. and charlotts russo is Rus
sian charlotte.
AracarouI taken from a Greek deriv-
alton. which means "the Blessed dead"
n ailusto1 20 the ancient custom % eat
ing & al feast for the dead
Guuoo IS simply okrs soap. gar1eo BE-
ing the name By which oxra IS often
known 81 The South. CaicksE Eursbo
is coup % okra and chicken.
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WiIheImina's Crown.

The crown that adorned Hollands youthful
queen : said ss0oo0o romantic
history.
In stolen by burglars ana remained in ther
possession for nearly years. Eventually part the
stones composing found Brooklyn I. and
the remainder were ultimately discovered in Belgium
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-29

There thing in Roosevets that is
sponsibe popularity battle of Las Guasima
This was The Americans dearly
who speaks his mind.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-29

investigation commission will bring out just how
prepared we last April And then SPAIN
reading it, herself for landing the first swift