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The Atlanta constitution., 1898-06-13
Another Letter Writer.

Mr. Alfred Ii. Love, Of Philadelphia,
the president of the Universal Peace
Union must not be omitted from the list
of letter writer's who have earned dis
tinctiOn in the present Crisis. THIS
unique disciple of the olive branch has
endeared himself to the friends of tyran-
ny throughout the world by undertaking
to apologize to the queen regent Of Spain
for what he terms "the unjUstifiable ma
ture" Of the war which we are today
waging in the GAUGE Of righteousness.
70 quote only one paragraph from
this savory epistle, Mr.. Love, who seems
determined to live up to the suggestions
of his name, thus pays his respects to
the queen regent: Eve have appreci-
ated your several concessions in this
Cuban trouble in behalf of peace, and
We want you to hear from the real rep
resentatives of the American heart that
in our Judgment everything desired could
have been obtained by peaceful means.
Our president we have reason to believe
has been forced into his present attitude.
We can say in all frankness for your
good and for the good OF all, that the
feeling here is against war and against
the annexation of your possessions.
In view OF the fact that war exists be-
tween Spain and the United States in
response to the supreme fiat Of each
power. this language sounds extremely
odd. to say the least, in the mouth of one
who claims to be loyal to the stars and
stripes # Mr.. Love In his official capac-
ity had seen fit to convey the atfectiOnate
solictude Of the Universal Peace Union
to the queen regent OF Spain prior to
the present outbreak of war, there would
have been even then some evidence or
treason in such Ov0rtures; but since he
has waited for the American people to
formally declare war before exhibiting
The spirit Of the dove, he not only cX-
poses himself to public ridicule, but also
to criminal procedure. In discussing this
same matter, The New York Sun con-
tends that Mr. Love has openly violated
section 1886 Of the revised statutes Of
the United States, ard is, therefore, sub
iect to indictwcnt. This section reads:
Every citizen Of the United States. wheth-
or actually resident or abiding within the
same or in any fore gn country. who with
out the permission or authority of the gov
ernment directly or Indirectly commences
or carries on any verbal written corre-
spOndcncc or intercourse with any foreign
government, or any officer or agent thereof,
with an intent TO influence the measures
or conduct of any foreign government. or
of any officer or agent thereof il relation
10 any disputes or controversies with the
United States, or to defeat the measures
Of the United States + shall he pun
ished sy fine Of not more than $4,000 and
by imprisoumont during a term not less
than six months nor more than three years.
if the beatific Mr Love has not al
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Well-Disciplined Reserves Needed.

Several of the leading newspapers Of
the country are advocating the adoption
of some practical plan by which it vii!
be possible hereafter to mobilize for ac-
ton not less than 10000 trained SOL
diers within three weeks.
This eXpedient is urged on the ground
that the experience of the past few weeks
clearly demonstrates that volunteer
troons cannot be modified for action In
time to deal with great emergencies and
that some provision must be made for
overcoming this weakness in our system
of defense. With reserve troops prop
erlv instructed under the auspices OF the
government, it is argued that movements
could have been directed upon Cuba sew
eraI months ago, but tnat since the vol
unteer organizations were not properly
equipped. it was necessary to postpone
action. Furthermore, it is argued tAat
every power On the globe has provided
for emergencies by creating reserve or
ganizations in addition TO its regular
standing army in order that its strength
might be brought effectively to bear
upOn the enemy at once. In the fol-
lowing table is shown the size of each
nations standing army, together W"n
its reserve fighting strength, under the
systems adopted Tor keeping trained men
in readiness:
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No Cause for Alarm.

There should be no cause for alarm
over the announcement that comes from
McHenry, Miss, to the effect that seven
cases Of yellow fever have lately made
their appearance at that place. On
account of the experience of the past
year, it is only natural. perhaps, that
SOME degree of uneasinoss should be
aroused by the announcement; but
prompt sanitary measures have been
taken for suppressing the disease, and
the public mind of the country need en-
tertain no such apprehension on the
score Of its becoming epidemic, as ex-
listed at the outbreak of last years epi,
demic
When the disease first broke out at
Ocean Springs, Miss, last summer. its
character was not suspected by the resi-
dents of that place, who took it to be
some other disease. When they at
length discovered that It was actually
yellow fever nearly six weeks had
elapsed, and in the meantime it had
spread to other points. While every eff
fort was made to eliminate it, the medi-
cal authorities realized that the disclos-
ure came too late to enable them to do
more than restrict. in some measure, the
area of IT'S ravageS. But this year they
have been on the vi"iIant outlook for
It's first appearance, determined to nip 1t
in the bud; and consequently the break
ing out Of the disease at MclIenry, Miss,
does not take them unaWares. IF there
is any virtue in precautionary measures,
the yellow fever will not be allowed to
breed demoralizatiOn and death in the
south this year
o,swith the assurance that the mat
ter will be rigidly dealt with by the
medical authorities, let the fears of the
country subside.
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Lieutenant T-Obson.

Up to the present time the south has
furnished two OF the most signal eXhib-
bitrOns OF courage which the existing
war with Spain has developed. viz, the
martyrdom Of Ensign Bagley while en-
gagged IL returning the fire OF Spanish
guns III the waters OF Caldenas and the
bold exploit Of Lieutenant HobSon in
sinking his own vessel in the harbor Of
$antiagO de Cuba. at it's narrow entrance,
for the purpose CT ofie2tually entrappin%
1ho Spanish fleet under Admiral Ceryera.
Both of these brave deeds Of hor0.sm
deserve to be embalmed in the gratitude
OF the entire nation; and if history is
Just to the daUnt2esS spirit Of the men
who nOby wrought them, she will record
their names high upon the scroll Of hon
or which she J'sCloSes to the worlds up
lifted gaze. IN adding fresh luster to
the stars and stripes these men have eX-
hibited to better purpose the same con-
tempt of danger which characterized the
knight Grants in the days of chivaIly.
While Lieutenant HObsOn farou
better than Ensign Bagley in that, with
the stOut-hearted men who shared with
him the perils of his expedition, he man
aged to escape to land still the ma
ture of the enterprise upon which he vol
Unteered stands out with such unique
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Candler's Great Victory.

The landslide for Gambler may have
astonished some of the politicians, but
there is nothing in it to amaze those
who have kept an eye on the course OF
events. The Constitution predicted that
out of 1877 counties, Candler would carry
100. The actual result sustains the pre-
diction. When the official returns are
carried niney-nine Of the one hundred
and thirty-seven counties.
The Constitution saw unmistalIable
symptoms of the result very early in
the campaign, and these symptoms con-
tnued to grow i'll extent and significance
down to the close Of the contest. For
announcing them, and for placing itself
III line with the aims and purposes Of
the democratic party, The Constitution
has been made the object of as malicious
O campaign of slander, vituperation and
scurrility as the state ever witnessed.
The opposition to Gambler when argu-
ments failed, turned their popguns on
The Constitution and made it the tar
get of rage.
1t seemed to be the idea and purpose
of one and all that, in order to circum-
vent the people, it was first necessary
to destroy the influence Of The COnstit-
ton, and with that end in view, the cam
paign went gayly on. Did candidate
need some crushing and unanswerable
argument to show why Gambler should
not be nominated? Well, there it was
right at his hand. Gambler was The
Constitutions candidate; he was found
on The Constitutions doorstep! Didn't
this show cOllusiOn and conspiracy, and
all sorts of surreptitious and sinister
things?
And then there were the anti-dem-
oCratic organs, and all the other in1lu-
enCes alien to democracy aud to the peo-
pie, In one breath they uttered Sian
ders against Gambler, and IN the next de-
nounced The Constitution as the great
Fixer" The state committee had been
fixed" by The Constitution and was
therefore corrupt; Gambler had been
fixed by The Constitution. and was
therefore not worthy to be made COVER
nor
The Constitution has never sWeryed by
so much as hairs breadth from the
principles of true democracy 1t was
defeated" when it opposed Cleveland
ism i'll 1892. Such as it was, it was a
defeat which entailed on the mass of the
people the bittcrest regret And so in
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While the state volunteer organiza-
tons ere intended to represent the re-
serve force of the United States. it is
claimed that this provision is not sufii-
cient in the light of recent events to
meet the demands of the situation. and
that other steps must be taken.
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grounds, since it gives us the key to
oriental waters. Great Britain, Russia,
Germany and France would all like to
have the Philippine islands.
The Atlanta constitution., 1898-06-13

Roast monkey is said to be quite dainty
dish. It's flavor is a sort OF compromise
between pheasant and hare.
The Atlanta constitution., 1898-06-13
Stanton'S WarSongS
Yaller War News.


The Billvile cruiser sunk a snip
A ship the Spaniards cherlsheu'
We eaw her saffron cOlcrS dip.
And
All '.l
HANDS
Perisncd!
A later special comes to hand:
No ship was sunk or taRch'
No ship was even sighted. ana
We
Were
Much
Mistaken!
Ten thousand troops were landed sar"
The foe at once engaging;
You bet thcy'Il make the Spanlards chafs'
A battle
T{errAs
Is
Raging!
A later telegram explains:
CThis war news makes us tired1
No troops set foot on hills or pialhs'
And not
A gun
Was
Fired!
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A Sampson Patriot.
I hoahs er de tghtu' night en- day
En- glad it gwiue Mister SIMPSONS way
rg 81 ~, '''y .s',, .,T ~ aat no hair crow long,
I''' "' '''''0'' 49,
Oh, Mister Sampson,
Cut yo' shines:
Keep yo' jaWbcne gWine
ON de Philsttncs'
I'm I sing en- shout en- 7 watch On pray
Fer ter keep things G"tne Mister Samp
sons way
lie don [ ( sleepy. en- BE P""tIiN slI'hB,
I'm de It'""" u u"' nc ''''' H''" ''"a'
Oh. Mister Sampson,
cut ya' shines;
Ku.p vo' faWbone cwtne
ON de Thiiiauna-
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Especial Correspondence

While on bis way from San Francisco
to Manila with ammunition aud sup
plies for Dewey's fleet, Capt Henry
Glass. commanding the United States
cruiser Charleston, made short stop
at the island of Guaham, or Guam,
and took possession OF the Ladrone
group in the name of the United
States. Capt. Glass had very little
difficulty in adding the islands to
Uncle Sans possessions, as they were
defended by less than 100 soldiers and
a misera BILE fort, armed with anti
quated guns. When the Spanish COM
mandant noticed the approach OF the
American war vessel, he did not have
ammunition enough to return what he
and his men considered the American
salute. They were amazed to hear
that state of war existed between
Spain and the United Stares, and SOL
EMMY protested against being made
prisoners. Their feeble objections
were UNDECIDED, of course, and the
garrison was taken to Cavite, and the
only American living at Guaham was
made provisional governor. The
whole expedition partook of the ma
ture of comic opera plor, and nu-
morous as it was, it will De repeated,
no doubt, when one of Cur snip. gets
ready to take possession of the Car
Oline and Paloa islands, two other
small Spanish groups in Pacific
waters.
TO the United States the value of
the Ladrones is at present principally
| military, as furnishing harpors and
cOaling stations, but under all en-
lightened government there seems no
reason to doubt that with proper cul-
tivation the cotton of the islands
would equal the product along the
coast of South Carolina, the sugar
would rival that of Cuba and Puerto
Rico, and it is said that the tobacco of
the Ladrones has a favor equal to
that of the famous Vuelta Abajo val
ley. Any development within limits of
climate and soil is possible under a
civilized and humane government. and
the Ladrones may have before them a
future as great as that which lies be-
fore Puerto Rico.
The Ladrone group consists of
which are inha bited, the rest being
mere dots on the ocean, the tips of
| volcanoes which have sunk beneath
the sea as the crust of the eartn at
| this point subsidized. The principal
| islands are Guaham, Rota, Aguijan n,
Saypan and Tinian; but the largest.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
e From Lands That May Be Ours y
NJ NJ
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Der 20, 1879, he set sail on MS voyage
of discovery. 1hs starting of the
fleet WAS a great day in Seville. A
spi-nuii feast was held, highsmass
was celebrated in the; cathedral, all
the cap.sins aud men from the ships
marched in solemn procession from
the palace to the church, >easorted By
tbs MOBILES CO the court and the local
military. All Seville turned out to
hopor the occasion, and the day was
one long TO be remembered, on ac-
count OF the splendid pageant which
was pi scented in the streets of the
about 20 islands, only five or six of
powerful southern metropolis of
Spain.
The expedition sailed from San
Lucar, at the nooth Of the Guadal-
quivir river, On one u the most event
fuivoyages ever known IL, the history of
Spanish exploration Like most Span
ish expeditions in that day every man
was combatant, even the priests of
the ships, who were also the histo-
rians, having suits of armor made be-
fore leaving home, SO that in case of
necessity they might bear hand in
defending the ships.
Proceeding in southweSterly direc-
ton, Magellan crossed the Atlantic
and touched the coast of Brazil,
thence sailing south, looking for a
passage. He entered the La Plata river,
supposing it to be strait leading to
the Pacific, but after discovering his
mistake proceeded on his way to the
south, and on October 81, 1920, sailed
into the sIlait which separates the is
land OF Terra deI Fuego from the main
land. He called tie passage "Strait of
the Eleven Thousand Virgins" in honor
of ST. Orsula's feast, but it has ever
since been Known by his own name
A month was spent in exploring the
passage and the SURF ounding country
in planting crosses here and there and
taking possession of the continent in
the name of the king of Spain.
On November 20. 1920, Magellan
cleared the strait ard started north
west in the expectation that within a
few days he would come to the Moluc-
cas-. Knowing nothing of the extent
of the Pacific, he and his crews were
brought to the last extremity before
they finally sighted land. Three months
and eight days were passed on the Pa
clfic, the men had eaten the last NOR
Sci of bread and the little water that
remained was yellow and fowl when on
March o, 1927, the Ladrone islands ap-
peared On tbs horizon straight ahead.
Magellan was kindly received by the
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natives, the necessities of the Span
iacds were all supplied by the islanders,
and the visitors would have been sat
isied to remain a considerable time
had it not been for the unconquerable
propensity of the natives to thievisb-
ness. Everything on the ships that was
not tied down became a prey of the
clever island thieves. They were
as handy with their toes as with
their hands. When knife or
other article was lying upon the
deck Ihey would step on it, grasp
it between their toes, raise it TO the
level of the nand, cleverly hide it in
the waist mating which formed their
only clothing and go ashore with the
utmost Innocence. Magellan was dis
viding himself with food and water
sailed away, giving 10 the islands the
opprobrious name of Ladrones, or
Thieves, islands.
Not long after Magellan persisted in
a fight which he and his men provoked
with the Philippine islanders. Of his
five ships only one, with 10 men, re-
turned to Spain. and many years elapsed
before any attempts were made to oc-
cupy the islands which he had discov-
cred. Toward the end of the seven
teentb century a military expedition
from Mexico took possession of the
islands and renamed them the Mariana
group. The natives at that time num-
bered at least 10000, some estima. es
placing them as high as 10000. but, fol-
lowing their usual custom, the Span
iards soon eIterminated most Of the
natives. WILLIAM WALTER WELLS.
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AS a stone would fall from her sharp
beak she would deliver a character
istic croak and flap her wings in en-
joyment. Then she would laugh and
hunt up another pebble.
Her master became curious to learn
the cause of the labor of his bird. 1t
was labor, for the magpie gets about
with considerable difficulty. The
owner made pilgrimage out into the
garden while the bird was after an
other stone. There he saw poor
battered toad at the bottom of the
hole. The malicious bird had found
the toad a prisoner and for an in
definite time had been amusing her
self stoning it. The owner called off
the bird and released the toad, not
without audible and angry protests
from the magpie, however.
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Guaham, which has an area OF about
200 square miles, forms nearly one
half the land area of the entire group.
Lying as they do almost directly I'M
der the equator, they have every va
riety of tropical product. and under
proper conditions their population
might have become wealthy from ag-
riculture alone, but the blight of
Spanish rule has dwarfed and ru-
ined every industry. The people work
no more than they are obliged to, and
in the tropics really no one is COM
PEELED to work, for an abundant sup
ply of food grows without culture,
and clothing and shelter are almost
unnecessary.
The story of the discovery of the
Ladrones. according to recent
writer, is one of the romances Of
history. Ferdinand Magellan, or Fer
nando Magalhaens, his real name,
was an enthusiast of the Columbus
type, a man who knew what he want
ed, and was determined to get it..
Magellan had been to the Moluccas
by sailing round the Cape of Good
Hope and crossing the Indian ocean,
but after Columbus had made the
discovery of a new continent. Magellan
felt satisfied that the Moluccas could
be reached by sailing directly from
Spain to the west, For long time be
could not secure a hearing from any
body, but after years of waiting MS
enthusiasm made an impression, and
finally he secured a commission as adj
miral in the Spanish navy, with a
fleet of five ships, the crew numbering
altogether 236 men, and on Septem-
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MAGPIE STONES A TOAD.
And Then the Malicious Bird Laughs
in Glee at the Woes of Her
Unfortunate Victim.

Of all birds ever devised by prov
idence the magpie is probably the
most mischievous and malicious. A
practical illustration of this state
ment was made in a garden in Sus-
quehanna, Pa, recently. The man
who owns the garden also owns a
lame maybe. The other day the bird
was seen ambling about collecting
pebbles one by one and dropping them
into hole which had formerly held
a post. Maggie" was very busy and
declined to permit any distraction to
interfere with her self-imposed duties.
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A Western HafIstorm,

AS they fell in the downtown streets
they looked as large as billiard balls,
and many were actually as large as
hens eggs. There were many ludi-
erous incidents. One man had n hole
driven clear through a derby hat. and
for several minutes wondered why, as
he sat in his office, the water continued
to trickle down his back. A man on
Pixies Peak avenue had cigarette
knocked out of his hand, and a young
man on TETON, near Kiowa street, had
his mouth quite painfully injured by
having his pipe knocked from his teeth
to the walk by large hailstone. AT
the close of the storm the city street
sprinkler was still on duty. The driver
received the jeers and cries from many
n bystander before he went around thu
corner.-Colorado Springs Gazette.
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creed, must be travelled five times every
day, beginning with the early morning
trip referred to.
sunshine or storm, the little fellow
trudges manfully over his route" as
he calls it, on schedule time, and has
never Lring the year he has acted as
mail carrier missed a single mail or in
any way caused a letter to be delayed
something not very many grown-up
people in the government service can
truthfully say. Indeed, so notable has
this little boys trustworthiness be-
Washington have heard of it, and think
the little carrier at Audalusia is some
thing of a Juvenile marvel. In big,
round handwriting Albert has written a
very boyish letter telling what he does.
1t is not very long, but greatly to the
point. This is what he says:
Il carry the mail alone, mile, to the
post office five times day, and go to
school every day there is any, and we
do not miss many days of school here,
1 tell you. carry the mail so 1 can earn
y l
grow up. 1 am seven years old, but
l feel great deal older, because 1 have
what papa calls responsibility. carry
the New York mail at ten o'clock. !
take the morning mail to the post office
again. At four o'clock l make another
trip. and at five another. Twas born on
the 9th of April, 1890, on Easter morn
ing. / was baptized in the Episcopal
Church of the Redesmer."
In connection with the boys work
and his interesting letter, it is worthy
of note that his teachers say he stands
very high in his studies; that he is if
anything brighter aud fresher so far
as his mentality is concerned than the
majority of boys who have no tasks to
interfere with their studies, and that
he is as well stocked with ambition as
most boys who boast of twice his years.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Muskrat Makes Trouble.

Recently the entire city of Buffalo
was deprived of it's electric light sup
ply for more than an hour before the
trouble was located and removed
Everything had been running as usual,
when the startling discovery was made
that the water in the boilers and con-
densers was rapidly going down.
Valves and condensers were examined.
and found all right, but the water
dropped lower and lower, until, to avoid
an explosion, the fires were drawn. The
trouble man" was called to the sta
ton, and he located the trouble in the
feed pipe. It was cut, and after some
fishing around he dragged out musk
rat, mangled, but a victor in its invol-
untary effort to place Buffalo in dark
ness.