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The herald., 1898-06-05

A good illustration of the reckless spri
that prompts the colony nt newspaper
men when duty is in question Is afforded
by the action of Sylvesie- ScoVel. whose
zeal led him to 's;uw away on The boa.
that carried the rag of ,rilce at tn" inler-
change of prisoners ret2rled to. ScoVel
las been severely criticised for this act.
but his severest critics admit that he
showed a daring disregard for his own
life when he voluntarily Went aboard a
boat that was proceeding on a mission that
might have ended very differently to what
it did for no one knew what the little
boat would have to encounter who. within
range of the Spanish guns and within
reach of the frenzied hatred of the Ha-
vana populace.
Only occasionally is story OF the brav-
cry and devotion to duty of the newspap per
men brought to the surface. Prior to the
episode referred to above. Thrall mad
been through hairbreadth escapes in Cuba
while penetrating to the interior to find
Gomez in the interests of the newspaper
he served Scovel had dared and done all
sorts of seemingly impossible feats. ana
only escaped capture when Jones was TAX
en- by jumping into the sea and swimming
for one of the boats while bullets rained
around him.
Freeman Halstead. another of the news
paper correspondents. has no: been so for
tunate as his plucky comrades. lialstead
was arrested at San Juan, Porto Rico.
while he was endeavoring to take photo
graphs of the fortificatons. He was shot
at the time of his capture and seriously IN
jured. He was tried and sentenced to nine
years Imprisonment and is now langush-
ing i'll Jail at San Juan. Correspondents
MCCreedy and Harry Brown, two we'll
known newspaper men. have shown that
they are of sterling stuff by the many
thrilling experiences they have gone
through unflinchingly, as has also little
Tom Diavade. who is making "a nam. for
himself as an intrepid correspondent
Morrill, S. Goddard. a New York news
paper man with brilliant record. is here
in charge of the largest fleet of dispatch
boats anoat. He has shown the coolest
| daring and disregard for personal safety
in following in the track of the warships
while news beats" are promising and sea
skirmishes look like business.
SO far there are no deaths to record
among the newspaper correspondents who
have come here since the outbreak of the
war 1t is feared, however that George
Reno, the correspondent of the Leslie syn
dicate, has fallen n victim to his zeal in the
cause of duty. He is known to have
reached the Cuban army, but no news
has come from him for long time and it
is fast becoming certainty that he is
dead. Association with the martyr sons
! Of Gen. Gomez and some of the prominent
! Cdban leaders in New York caused Reno
/ to be regarded with suspicion by the Span
ish officials before the present war broke
out. This prevented Reno from working
in Havana. so that he did not often come
in contact with the other correspondents.
! HIS ilrst venture was an independent one
made in the summer of %. His object.
! 1t is said was to visit Gomez. then in
Camaguey, or to at least communicate
with him in regard to the number Of men
then in mis- command. ascertain the kind
The herald., 1898-06-05

congressman" ard visitors to the gallery
often had curiosity to see the farmer
statesmen. One day Mr.. Wilson was sit
ting In the gallery with party of friends
who were visiting him. and he was pointing
aut to them many of his colleagues. a
young lady who chanced to sit near and
who seemed to be from the vicinity of
Boston. observing that Mr.. Wilson was ia
miliar with the names of members on the
floor asked him to kindly point out the
granger congressman from Iowa that
she had heard SO much about.
with pleasure said Mr.. Wilson. Now
look right over this way. DO you see that
man reading Il newspaper?'
THAT man with the whiskers?' inquired
the young lady.
Yes" responded the future secretary OF
agriculture. "That's the man.
"Well, l declare she continued Il
imagine he does look a good deal like
farmer, although | never saw very many
of them.'
When Senator Gear was apprised of the
joke he enjoyed it fully as well as did Mr..
Wilson.-W Post.
The herald., 1898-06-05

KEY WEST, June l.-Divest the story
of the war as unfolded so far in this vicinity
of the part that the newspaper men have
played in it and most interesting feature
will be eliminated. To pegin the story
from the end, or from the most recent hap-
penings in which the reportoriai fraternity
have figured, the cases of Hayden Jones
and Charles II. Thrall. artist and war cor
respondent, respectively, present the most
thrilling features. The names of these men
will live In history as those of the first pris-
oners of war to be exchanged with the
enemy after capture.
If it were not for the fact that the
American newspaper man is full of
BURNING. never firing zeal to serve
his employer whatever the risk
The herald., 1898-06-05
BUGLE CALLS

| can't git 'em up.
| cant git 'em up.
| can't git EN- up in the morning.
can't git em up,
can't git em up,
| can't sit 'em up at all
The corporal's worse than the sergeant,
The sergeants worse than lieutenant,
And the captains the worst of all.
Go to the stable,
All We that are able,
And give your horses some corn
For if you don't do it
The captain will know it,
And give you the devil
As sure as you're born.
oh, where has that cook gone,
Cook gone,
Cook gone,
Where has that cook gone?
Where the aitch is he-e-e?
Twenty years till dinner time,
Dinner time.
Dinner time.
Twenty years till dinner time,
So it seems to me-e-e!
Come and git your Quinine,
Quinine. quinine, qunine,
Come and git your quinine,
And your pills,
Soupy, soupy. soup
Without any beans,
An coffee. coffee, coffee
The meanest ever seen.
New York World.
The herald., 1898-06-05

(War correspondents can no longer be
classed with non-combatants. The Span
ish government has placed it on record
that the American scribe or artist must be
exchanged like prisoners who are cap
tured with arms in their hands. Our
newspaper men at the front have inspired
the Spanish with respect. If not with fear
The war correspondent has forced recog-
milton as one who will stick at nothing
when the call of duty comes from the paper
30 which he owns allegiance. No danger
is toe great for him to risk in order to Sc
cure the news. There are many dashng
deeds to record of the American news
paper boys. There will be many more be-
fore the war is over. 1t is an interesting
and soul-strring chronicle that follows)
The herald., 1898-06-05
You've All Been Their

a poor man whose jaw gave him pain
Passed the dentists tim and again
Until finally he swore
That he'd suffer no more,
For the tooth nearly drove him insane.
So he entered the tooth doctors place,
With terror poi trayeG on his faca;
The tooth was yanksd out
And h. loudly did shout:
oh. this : truly a coroner's case!'
But the DENTS. remained quite at ease
While he the mans wrath did appcass:
Then in manner of bland
lie ext nd 4 his hand.
And said: "Ffty cents. # you pleaser
Oh cago II ws.
The herald., 1898-06-05
Secretary Wilson S Joke

Some Iowans in the room fthe house
committee Oh interstate commerce wert
telling joke yesterday that Secretary of
Agriculture James Wilson played on Sen
oior Gear when each was serving his coun-
.ry as member of the house from Iowa
Mr.. Wi.son was known as the ''grangei
The herald., 1898-06-05
Spare That Ch es tnut

Oh. good man. spare that joke,
or therell be an awful row:
1t ticSled me long wears ago.
But it cannot do ii now.
L hirn nn NnN..e
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1898-03-01
9n6,eitsglnfrn.

Spn oieIem Sage al 1uoerte lid Die
9ebensweiie Otto bon Seren9ar's lno
ieiner 6rau pollltdnoi9. Gllpind gang
ner uno Guoplpb BON Senoorf peral=
laBten oas iun9e Yaar 81 einem sn9e=
rem 9ertsbr nit Der @eiellIbaFt, obne
Al abneu, in welben bsihrGntten Ters
baltninsu Der als 10 reid 9elbdbte
Baron bon Ssrenaar iia CUR 3eit be-
fano, unb wie ibwsr es lbm ipuroe,
iib bic bsi6sioenIien 2urusaus8aben
81 9sltatten.
Srob aler eriabrsneu enttGulhun=
aen wuroe Otto bon Seren9ar niht
miioe. cine NnitelunN ODER cine We.
ibGItigun9 ODER elm Sarlebn aut ieine
Sitter su iu6en, Die er aus Wan9el al
Wittelu ibrem perwabrlolten 3ultanoe
nibt 81 eutrsiBen oermp9ts. Guoolpb
ooer ben SultiSratb San9ner in leine
Gerle0enbeiteu ein,upeihsn, mloer=
ltrcbte linn in ieinem ltOlSen ~llnabbdn=
0i9tsitslinn. uno ebe Die grb'haItsan-
ipritbe Gooas on Die SinterlanenlhaIt
ibres 8robpaters 9ere9slt iein tonntsn.
mubte nod manbe bittere Stunoe
ourh9etoltet weroen.
Giuss Absuos Jap ERSolpb in benz
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1898-03-01

it6er i6ren tiinfti9en Germ. ben Baron
BON Senoorf aus, in oeIIen Gienit lie
NIT geDilligung oes 8rafen gethleu
9etreten Duren.
lin eli ll6r tebrten bas Srnutpaar
uno lire 3eu9en pom Stanoesamt, UNI
ilpolf u6r aus Der STRIDE Suriif. Sas
6ob3eitsmabl wurOe i'll Dem YruntiaaI
oes Qrdfliben Sauiss aufgetra9en.
Srintipriiae wurOcn uufgebraht uno
erwloert. uno enolih entialiipftsn Die
Neloermdblten, I'M ii9 umiutleioeu
uno CUR Nbreile mad Senoorf SIT riiIten.
Sd0er Sermaun llno 8drtner gln-
oreas barrten ibrer nerlcn Serridaft
am 6uBe Der Sreppe. Die 8liif=
pitnIde Der Seioen erlpioerte GuoOlpb
nit eiuem purmen Sdnoeoruf.
.Sbne Sic. msinen 2ebensretter",
Ia9te er nit bepegtsr Stimme 81 Dem
Sd9er. ,.ipilroe Der beuti9e Sag ni6t
fir mid aufSeltiegen iein uno oas Yer=
brehen triumpbirt 9aberl, lno nienlals
weroe ib oes Sautes Oer9eiieu ben ih
Sbnen i6ulOe. Die bette glnitelung
in meinen 6oriien lit ibnen iIbsr, uuo
aud sic, meiu braper Nuoreas, ben e.
10 mddtiQ in bic Ssimatb suriitSo9.
uno Der Iib pGbreno meiuer GrOutbsit
10 treu I'm MID bemiibt'. iperoen ii6
ni6t iiber mid ju betla9sn bHben."
Die Neupermdbltsn beltie0eu ben
@agerl, Der Tie gum SuDubOi bringen
iUlte. Serrm0nn uno Nuoreus I6pou=
gen iib auf Den geoienteniiB. uno bon
Der Gerunoa berdb rlefeu Die periam=
melten SOdSeits9diie ben SdeiOenosn
ibre 6riiBe na9.
Subsrt Stein bate ieiner S6peiter
uno isinsm Sdwa9sr periprO1su,
ibnen an nQbIten Sage naASuful9en.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1898-03-01
Sbnl mad.

Satta Stein uno Die @rdfin getbler
batteu ii6 10 matchmaker befreunoet,
baB lie nab turser Srennung al eint
gyieoerpereini9un9 oa6ten, uno Suberi
Gtein iib 9enOtbi9t lab. ben Bitten Der
Sdmelte nah5u9eben uno ibren aber=
mali9en Seiud i'm 9rdflihen S6lOt
gu 9eitatten. 60 unsern Subert aud
bic S6weiter entbebrte. muBte er lit
bod ia9en, oaB bic 8eieQi6aft elmer 10
liebenswiiroigen uno bO6gebiloeten
Trau ME Die 8rdlin. Dem iuuaen MGos
6eu nur fOroerli6 iein tonnte.
Guoolpb beri9tete ieiner 9raut faI
td9li9 iiber ben 9eoeiblihen Sort9aaQ
feiner neutrality-suspicious., nab.
RED bic Suiti5rdtbin Gan9ner in ibrer
griefen er,dblte, wie iebr Der Selr
,,oieies Gomans aus benz Seben" in
pen GmreiIen Der pOrnebmen 98elt &C.
tale. SaB aud Der ibOnen Gouline,
Der ein3i9en Sermanoten &uoOlpbs,
bic er in Gooa bon Ssren9ar aui9eiun.
ben bate, iebr oft erpdbnt wuroe, per=
itebt iib bon lelbit.
gnolib fam Die Na6ri6t. &uoolpbs
slbrsiie nub ieinsu 8iitern lei fir biz
nddltsn Sage feIt9eiebt. SultiSratt
lan9ner tperos i'm be6leiten, I'm ieinea
&lienteu Nniprii6e 81 pertreten, unr
bic Yeiibiibertra9unaen Der SenoOrf=
'i6en Yelibun9en al ben Wabren grben
su beiuertiteQi9en.
,.gSie lpGre es, ,Sutta, tpenll nil
HuoOlpb in Berlin iiberrai6ten. ebe er
ii1 auf Ieinen 8iltern Der9rQbt uni
ii6 nit isinem grnlt uuo ieinsr Yfi6t.
treue ben ieiner bartender @ei1dfteu
piomst?" fraate Die 8rdiIn.
80, bas pdre bimmlilb, entsiifsnt
punosrbOl, aber mas miro mein Sru.
Der gu oieiem Sori6la9 i~a9en?"
.,Gr wiro ii6. pis idon 10 oft. unie.
rem Seldlitnen iii9eu miinen. Nie i'd
ibn tenne. ipiro CT frob iein, uns be-
gleitsn 81 bilrisn. Wein Wann uni
id. mir waren ihon 70 LANCE niht in
9sutl6lano, bah es uns cine 9roBe
jJreuoe isin piro, Berlin uno ale biz
,lieben alien SetOnnten pie~oersuieben.
@rdiin Sstblen perihpiea benz Jun.
gen Wao4su, eab elwina San8nsr in
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1898-03-01
T",txrntpnrprr Tnsette.

ngSesbalb qudlen Gle li6 nit 70
traurigen SOrltelun9en. 6reuno?" be-
rlbi9te Nnoreas ben Sd9er. ySbre
Wtlltter mar cine mob lul9e riiltiQe
Hrau, als Sic babOnliefen. Yrieie
Aeben uHtertuegs Dit oerloren, aud mag
S9re Mntter inStuiiben no1 einem an=
oeren Orte oerSOQen Iein, ooer Iih tOie=
Der oer6eiratbet baben, UNI ibre Wirtb.
I4oft ni6t 5u 0runoe 9eben 3l lallen."
,,gln cine g8ieoerperbeiratbun9 meis
r1er Wlltter lit ni9t 81 oenten", mura
melte Serrmann.
,,Meine Nn0e60riQen mrB ih aae
auf Dem Grisobof beiubsn," tla0te Der
alter 8drtnsr. ,,Nur cine Nihte lebt
mir nod. aber es iino idOn Sabre Der,
lett lie mir gum lebten MaIe i6rleb.
Inn mir ben Sob ibrsr Wutter. meiner
einii9en S9meIter aniuSei2en. gSer
iueiB, mo6in ous arnle &ino pom S6lt=
lal perlblnQen ipuroe. Qber lpenn
Sulie lebt. iDl lie biuiort Dor leoer
NtOtb 9eI6iiBt isin. OH mein bishen
gripartes iOu ibr oereinlt 9eb0ren. uno
fir oas. mas tie jeBt brauht. milf ib
9leihials ior9en. Sm utter Ie9nt
man iid mebr ais in Der Su9eno nab
ein weni9 Giebe. uno Die iinoet man
liherlisn BEL ben Stini0eu."
lno penn nun Oieie Sulie oerbeira=
tibet III, Nnoreas?"
lin 10 beher, oann nimmt lie mid
in ben Sreis ibrer camille auf. Die
mar ein Qutes brapss Mdo6en. uno
gHirtbihaiterln bel unierem Yiarrer in
SIr9bsrg."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1898-03-01
2(.
SIlfc in Der Vutb.

Gs mar bier llbr Na6mitta9s, uno
Die Winterionne ltano ihon tief am
we Itliben SoriSont. ais Otto bon ye=
renaur nit ieiuer 6rou BON Dem Suas
Seitsieite ibres Setters GuoOlpb beim=
tebrten.
Die beba9li6e @drme in i6rem tlei=
men trauli6eu @Obnsimmer that ibnen
mDGl, uno Goou ertllrte. nit INNER
lleuem SerQnilgen ans Der glaniUolsn
llmgebuns ibrer reiaen uno poruebmen
6reunoe 'ib in ihre ei0ene SGrslibteit
suriifflil6ten 81 oiirIen.
6rOu YObl. bic treue Sienerin oss
iunNen Saares. bali Gooa ibre Srunt=
aeipGnOer abSule9en. ritfte ibr einen
Seilel al Den Diem lnO biidte Ii6, ibr
Die wsiBeu gltlasibube ausSusisbsn.
gooa lG6elte trdumsriI6.
@Obin9sbit Oh. Stto?" fra9te
Gooa ibren 8attsll, Gls bieier Der Sbllre
Suibritt.
,Sinunter auf Die StrnBe," ertui=
oerte Otto, lid mObte mir nod ell
penig Sepe9ung mGhel."
Otto bate iein leBtes @elo fir ben
WGQeu ausQe9eben. in Dem er init isls
ner 'Sruu mad Sauie geIabren mar. llllO
beidB in oieiem N~uQenblif eineu Sfens
Mig. 60 melt mar es nit ibm 9etOm=
men 0etommsn. pb9lei6 er 9rOBe Sitter
iein eigen n~annte. uno ieiner 6rau IN
Gurssm cine bet,dbtlide Summe als
@rbtbeil sufullen muBte. g8ns aber biz
oabin bs9imsn? WoUOn iOlte er Ielnen
tleinen SOusbdlt nod lsrner beltrciten,
uuo Dor allen Sin9en, wpber iolte er
oas Gelo CUR Mietbe nebmen, oas lelle
9Sirt9in %unie9lbar in ben ldhlten
Sussn Ioroern luiiroe? @arcn oas nl6t
Die 6Ol0en ieiner ilbercilten Sslratb,
uno bate sr nibt uri04e, oislelbs aufs
Sieilte 81 betIa9en?
,.9tein," iu0te er iih, ,,tauienomal
nein. Sbgleih i6 GOou unter Dem
GiniluB iener ib0uen Seuislin, Die
mid oamuls in ibrer 8etpGlt bate. in
perperfli&er glblidt meIneu Seiratbs.
antruo madtc. biiBte ib meine S1ulo
bob, 0ls i6 msiu WOrt einlOlte, trOB=
benz i'd eriabren, Seopi9 babe lid III
einem Srrtbum befunoel. uno Die
elternloie @alIe, Die 81 mir wie 81
einem @ott ouIblifte, lei arm pie
Siob. uno oamit rettete ih cas tbeure
Geben oes bploisli9en 8inots. uno tein
Spfer lit 81 9roB, nit benz i6 mir ole=
len GnQel erbalten tam. Siibe, tleine
Gooa, Su 0bnlt nlbt, wle III Qldlerl=
ibsr Sor9e i'd jeBt 81 Dem Iternenlelb"
lsubtenosn yta6tbimmel empOrlbale.
1iioe uno bpIinunsslos ltie9 ct Die
orei Srsppeu su leiuer WObnun9 ME.
Der binauf. aber ben Summer ieiner
Seele psrrietb tsin 3u9 ieinss 8eli6s
tee. 2ddslnO ucl2ts CT ll6 81 gooa
nieoer.
,@6brsno Oh untsn parlf, lit Elm
Brief fir DID anaetommen. Otto,
bsrihtete Gooa. nSOr! auf Selnsm
Sbrelbtllb lle9t or.
,,9ab i'm MIR rubi9 lie9en, Sinh.
uniere pOrilbti9e Wirtbin erlnnert mid
pabrl6sinlib ihon heuts. oaB uniers
Mietbs iIbermor9en 81 iablen it,"
gooa plauosrte ior2los bon benz
ibDusu SobHitsielt i'm Setblen'lAe
Sauie. uuo Dem SerIpreden. oas lie
ibrem Better uno Sutta 9essben bate,
tie in Ssuopri 81 beluasu.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1898-03-01
(6 g.

,,@as 1T Dir, SISa?" fra9te Der
GroBpatsr beiOr9t.
80 ni6ts, @roBpapa." erpioerte
bic iun9e 6rau, Die ibre Sefiirhtun9er'
ni6t GuBern uno Die 3ufrieoenbelt oes
@roBoaters ni6t serltOren mOhte.
,Sn ipeni9en Saaen wirlt Su mel=
nem tiinfti9en Wirtun9streis ten1eil
lernen. S9ou mpr9en milNen mir
uniere &eiie oortbin antreten.
Na9 tursem lleberle9en tOm Sl9u
81 Dem Gnti6luB, ibrem 8roBpater 81
Dhenbaren, mas ibr @emiltb ouf's nells
beoriidte. glles llebri0e mollte lie Der
SOriebun9 nno Der gSelsbelt oes 8roB=
Daters a~nbeim9eben.
Solicit gu Did ni6t irren. meirl
Smo, uno Seine GorausisBun9en lid
beltdti9en." ent9e9nete Der 8roBpater,
na6Oem Olga ibm ibre lebten Seoen'
Ten Oerratben bate. 10 wlro er ,peoer
unlere 9tdbe iuhen, nod iperoen mir
ms i6m in ben @eg ordn9en, ebe Die
Stunoe i6ld9t, Die urs nOtbi9t, Se8en
ibn DorSu9eben."
Sine @ode ipGter mar Die Sebrerss
familie na6 SenOOrf lber9elieoelt
Die 9onse S%Orioemeinoe befano lid
in lebbaiter grre9un0, Die aber telnes=
ipeos Der Nntunit hires &ebrers Qalt.
Sur Der 8utsuerlpalter mar gum
Gmpfan9 oes 2ebrers rno Der SeiniQer'
eridienerl, bate i'm in oas Saus elns
9efiibrt lno ibm mitQetbeilt, Der nele
8utsberr Weroe oemn1hlt az Der Selte
ieiner Satin ieierllAen glnSu9 IN oaa
S1lOB balten.
SD ipn9t er iib benno6 bier6er,"
bemertte Olga i6Wermiitbia, als Der
Gertualter Iib Dieoer Derablbleoet
bate. .6reili6 permutbet er ni4t,
geraoe bier Ieinem SerbGn9niB 81 be-
9e9nen, une tpenn ieine 8eoanten lid
nod ianols nit mir beidGiti9en, iuden
lie MIDI in Dem acknowledgement &lrds
berg, niht bier!"
.,9as 9Ottlibe Straiseribt miro Den
Climber ereilen," mObin er audi ielue
Sbritte lentt," rief Der 9ebrer.
Die Sienerin, cine i6on belabrte
Srau, pelde lih befliiien I'm Die Sebe
r%ersfamllle bemiibte, mar Olga unbe=
tannt.
.Wo bait Oh Sulie, uulere alte,
treue Sulie 9elaiien, 8roBmama?" en-
ttunoigte iib Olga.
,.Gi, lie lit in &irbber9 suriif9eblie=
ben. no lie sinen perwitttpeIen SrQmer
beiratbete."
.Sulie? glbsr lie muB bod i6On
minoefens bierSig Sabre alt ieiu."
..gtln, ibr 8atte 1T eben nod Diel
.6lter."
limb biit gu nit Der Na6folseril
Sullens ebenio SufrieOen, ais gu e.
nit Sulie mart?"
80 ia. Sisbstb Sermann lit @ittpe
1lno bat man6e i6mersIide @rfabrung
binter li6. 6riib i6On perlOr lie ibreu
WOnn, uno ibr einSi0er Sobn, ben lie
in blinoer Siebe Derspg, bersitete ibr
: Dieien Summer. Seine Seioeni6afi
fir ben Walo uno oas gBilo perlofte
i'm 81 iibermiitbigeu Strsi6en, uno
zines I6Onen Sa9es mar Der &nabe
perI6wunoen. 8er9ebens wartete Die
SHUTTER Die Seimtebr ibres Spbnes,
beiien &iifli9tslOliateit ibr beinabe oas
Ser5 brad. Sic Dernahldiii9te lire
tleine @irtbidaft. bis lie iib snolih &c.
nOtbi9t lab, ibr Sdusaen, ibreu glfs,
nno alle lire Sabieli9teiten Su pertaI=
fen, 10 baB lie es nod als siu Slid be.
tra6tete, bel uns llntertunft gu lin.
beu."
,.Nrme Sisbetb!" isufsts Olga tbeil.
nabmspOl.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26

The residents of the Pawtuxet Valley
were today thrown into state of great
excitement by the actions and arrest
of David Chambers. who until a week
ago had been employed as assayer by
the Warwick Mining and Developing
company at its mine at Bald Hill, near
Westcott. When the mine was first
opened. about two months ago. the ore
was sent to Providence. where 1t was
assayed by Mr.. Darling. but later
Chambers was engaged and Iabora
tory was erected near the mine at
westcott. Chambers worked here until
a short time ago. when IL was noticed
that he was acting queerly. and the
management decided to dispense with
his services. Since then he has been
hanging around the Pawtuxet Valley
Mining Exchange at Fiskeville and act
irg and talking in manner which
caused considerable doubt as 60 his
sanity. For the past two or three days
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26
PAWTUCKET MIDDLE.
Democratic State Committee Leaves
II as II Was.
o'Brlenitss Control Thr:e ana Carrollites
Two Wards.

The Democratic city committee OF
Pawtucket Is about in the same position
today as it was yesterday. in spite of
the fact that the executive committee
of the Democratic state central COM
mittee claims to have settled the mud
die. The ten members Of the executive
committee had a long discussion and
opinions were closely divided.
Mr.. l.. +. Garvin, OF Cumberland, in
troduced the following resolution:
Resolved. That the city committee Of
Pawtucket bee omposed as follows: From
the First. Second and Third wards the
members represented. by Mr.. Judson: !:
from the Second and Third wards the
members represented by Mr.. Bucklin.
Resolved, That said committee until
their successors are elected shall, for
every ward caucus called during their
term of office. appoint a chairman from
one faction and secretary from the
other faction.
When the vote was taken on this res
olution II stood. for adoption. Messrs.
Garvin. O'Brien, Greene. Conley. Me-
Glynn; against it's adoption. Messrs.
Wade. Tucker Meehan. West and
Walker. This made the vote a tie. and
Chairman Owen voted I'm favor OF the
adoption OF the resolution. this giving
the Carroll faction OF the party de-
cided |" set back" although McGill and
his friends say that the result is prac-
tically a victory for them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26
SOME ABSURD
INSTRUCTIONS

More sensible opinion IL beginning to
prevail here, and there are signs Of un-
easiness lest the government hamper
the Spanish representatives on the
peace commission with absurd instruc-
tions. El Nacional ridicules the idea Of
the commission being advised to de-
mand compensation for the piers and
public buildings in Cuba. arguing that
these accompany sovereignty. 1t says:
1--WE might as well claim the roads.
mountains and barren fields. Moreover
Moret's statute declared that the Cuban
state would be Cuba itself; therefore
the properties belong to that state and
not to Spain. IL the commissioners
start with such nonsensical theories to
Paris we will despair OF any good COM
ing from the conference
The government wants only the au-
thorization Of the Ccrtes to negotiate
for peace on the lines fixed by the pro-
tocol. The Carlists. Republicans and
all sections of the opposition are rejcic-
ing at the expected overthrow Of Prime
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26
COURTMARTIAL
FOR CERVERA

: Madrid. Aug. 26.-The government has
decided, to publish the report of Ad-
miraI Cervera on the destruction OF his
squadron. 1t will be reserved by the
supreme council of war for use In Ad-
niral Cervera's court martial. 1t Is
learned, however. that the report Is Inn
tied to what Admiral Cervera and his
surviving senior officers personally saw.
1t says that the fire from the Ameri-
can warships damaged the machinery
and destroyed the fire pumps of the
Spanish ships before they had entirely
cleared the harbor of Santiago, and de-
clares that the Maria Teresa did not
strike her colors. These were destroyed
by the flames after the vessel was on
fire.
The report goes on to say that the in
surgents offered to help the fugitlves
who were swimming ashore from the
stranded warships on condition that
they join the insurgents. This offer was
refused, the Spaniards saying that they
were the prisoners of the Americans.
request was made of the Cubans for
a doctor to attend to the wounded. but
none was forthcoming. The concensus
of opinion in the cabinet Is that the
combat was honorable to Spain owing
to the courage and gallantry displayed
by the crews. A.