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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04

AS THE Spaniards refused to allow
the wreck of the Maine to be destroy
ed with dynamite, the administration
has determined to let the wreck alone
in order that the waves may effect that
purpose, and have therefore ordered its
wrecksrs home and abandoned thewrecl
to its fate. That the Spaniards should
have refused to allow the hull to be
broken up was only what might natur-
ally have been expected, as the cause
of the disaster being still matter OF
great doubt to millions of people. they
want that doubt removed by an ex-
animation by an impartial and neutral
commission.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04

NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that
President Mckinley says this country
and Spain are on friendly relations, the
filibusters are demanding that he
shall order U. S. bsttleships to attack
and capture some Spanish torpedo boats
now lying at a Spanish port. The Ro-
maps always threw harmless dart to
inform the enemy of their coming at.
tack, and brave boys have chips knock
ed off their shoulders before striking,
but the filibusters would infict q dam
aging injury to Spain without premo-
milton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04
GOV. O'FERRALL ANDCONGIES
MAN HAY.

Ex.Gov. O'Ferrall has published 90.
other long letter replying to Congress
man Hays denial of the charges iaaI
Col. O'Ferrall had formerly made
touching Mr.. Hays position Oh theclf7
rency question and the Walton eIecI.aI
law. The Ex-Governor calls attention
to what be calls Mr.. Hays attemp. i"
dodge, and says AI
"He declared he never favored 'ls
gold standard, but he does not say 10
never expressed himself as opposed vi
the free, unlimited aud indepeldep'
coinage of silver at ratio Of 10 TO b
which in the nomenclature Of silver e.!
cles constitutes a gold bug Nil ~
how declare that he ever 80 declare
himself? The term gold standard VIZ
not used in my letter. Let us nave J..
evasion. He is very emphatic ID 81
sorting that he never believed
charged that the Walton la" wss
tended for fraudulent purposes or 'l.
fraud was ever prscticed under j.
This must be a response TO some OK
else than me, for I did not state j1ai z: 1
had such belief or had made suCl Y
charge. never supposed, as fond :;
he il of impugning motives, that he wi
aver so unkind as to as8ail the nie2n3E
81 his legislative colleague or 80 oo'i
as to even intimate that the elec'iN
officials were guilty OF improper COZ
duct.n
Col. O'Ferrall reviews Mr.. Hay :
record on this election law eglz!e..o-
and in Congress, and conclude "Jus'
q few words more and shall leave
Representative Hay to his own ref. G.
tions, volunteering the advice that
hereafter ne should hesitate Htui
while at least before impugnIng lh'
motives of other men. In view oil Dis
petty filings in his canvass, and his Ee,,
ceot illusions to me in the House 0!
Representatives, mis- declared pnFpo. .t
MOTTO engage IN Uou,ivt.iey ~, ~
me, is amusing, but not strange. nj
is following the example of some HusIs
more prominent gentlemen in the RI
Iitical forefront in Virginia at pres'l
who make upjustiiable assaults VI
apparent grit and nerve, but w
they meet with resistance and the cYJ
lict becomes interesting, they slga'-
heir lances and retire behind t1s'
oraastworks of mo controversy. 9
U M : T. ui he
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04

TIE New York Herald was opposed
to war with Spain until it became salts
fed that such war was popular, when,
as its policy has always been to get on
the strong side, no matter whether that
side is right or wrong, it suddenly
'fopped," and now is in the front rank
of1he flbusters, and says there shall
be war, because Spain has hardened
her heart like Pharaoh and will not let
q minority of her subjects in Cuba, com
posed of negroes and scalawags, go. a
majority of the white people in Ireland,
who have millions of kith and kin IN
this country, have, for generations, been
begging and praying and fighting to be
allowed to go, but as Great Britain is q
powerful nation, neither the Herald
nor any other filibuster demands that
this country shall go to war in their
behalf. As with men so with nations,
they always know whom to kick.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04

lieve that the last Spanish memorandum
closed the door TO further negotiations.
Those on both sides conducting the ne
gotiations had shown disposition to
promote cordial relations. He only
apprehended trouble from the pressure
of the jingoes on the Executive at
Washington. Spain, he added, had ad-
dressed memorandum to the Euro
pean powers, but had not officially
solicited Intervention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04
Movements OF Mar.hin.

CALLAo, Peru, April 4.-The United
States battleship Oregon has arrived
here from San Francisco.
QUEENSTOWN, April 4 The SPANS.
torpedo boat destroyer Osado sailed tol
Ferrol, Spain, this morning. Th-
Audez, sister boat OF the Osado, whca
was damaged considerably by the Gle.
ments, went into dock this morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04

HAVANA, April 4.-There is o,...
enthusiasm here among the Spsr i.i
and thousands of them are epli.tin,an' G :;
the volunteers. The sentiments Of "
immense majority are 10 favor Of w ,r'
They seem to have confidence f ,ta.
Spain will triumph over The Ur i.'i
States. The Spaniards generally s.a
they prefer to fight with 3 great lsIios
than with a smaller one, as hey woU1i
rather Idle as heroes than iva .,
towards" and they have confie,|s
that providence will not abandon Sn.i ;o
in her defence of justice aud fs.
rights" In spite OF this seemingly
brave showing, many depositors bsys
already withdrawn their money from
the Bank of Spain. There is no narr.
however. The treasury has advanced
$780, 900 in gold to the Bank Of Spsn
in order to provide for eyentuali.i,:.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04

ROBBERY, bribery and corruption
were oil covered AID condoned duriug
the war between the States, if the guilty
rascals lifted up their voices and cried
aloud that "their hearts heat warm for
heir country's cause" That what has
been, will be again, is proved by the
expenditures for war preparations now
in progress. The country's honor Is
not impugned nor her interests endan-
gered, but thousands of American lives
must be lost and hundreds of millions
of American money must be squandei :
ed, in order that army and navy con-
tractors may wax rich and fat aud
Austy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04

farm houses of Southern women and
children over their heads, and the few
small shocks of ripened crops they
had gathered, but utterly destroyed even
{ cir little patches of growing crops,
and said they were right in doing 80;
but now the filibusters would run the
country to billions of dollars of debt by
a war with Spain because she ordered
the small farmers in Cuba, who were
r Using crops for the use OF her insur'
gents, to come into the Spanish lines.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04

THE LATE Senator McDougal of Cali
fornia made q speech in the Senate
once. in which he declared for war,
wine and women, but Senator Mason
OF Illinois made one in that body last
week, in which, emitting the more
agreeable parts of Mr.. McDougal's dec
laration, he said he was "for war" He
gives the ladies and the juice of the
grape the go by, but cleaves to
blood and iron. He isa Cameronian.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04

A DISPATCH from Pittsburg says q
combination of the coal operators has
been effected by which, in anticipation
If great demand for coal by the gov
eminent in case of war, they can raise
The price of that article to the utmost
limit of their rapacity. War and Its
requirements afford averice many and
the most favorable opportunities tor
gratifying its desires, and it is needless
to say that none of them will be allowed
TO escape.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04
a Terrible Disaster.

CARMI, H., April 4.-The levee at
Shawneetow Ill.,, broke yesterday
evening while the great majority of the
people were in their homes eating sup
per. The break occurred about mile
above the town and was within ten
minutes more than half a mile wide.
A stream OF water twelve to twenty
feet deep descended on the unsuspect.
ing people in great rush like tidal
wave. The houses on the outskirts
were lifted up and rolled over and
over. Almost all of them were torn
into spliulers. Their Inhabitants were
drowned in them. Twc-thirds of the
dwellings in the centre of the city were
lifted from their foundations and float.
ed cAreeniugly out into the current of
the river, the occupants taking refuge
on the roofs. After q few minutes the
horror OF the situation was added to by
the catching fire of large house that
had started down stream with the 9TH
ers. The people on the roofs were al
ready in danger of being thrown of by
collision with floating houses, but the az
pearance OF this floating frebrsnd add.
ed to the horror. As it struck one house
after another in its zieZag course some
caught fire and their unfortunate peo-
pie were compelled to trust themselves
to the mercy of the swerving water on
pieces of wood to avoid more terrible
death by fire.
The break in the levee flooded
four miles of the valley inland and cut
of communication on the railroads. By
means of RATS and swimming 10 the
cold water seventy or eighty people
were transferred FROM their garrett win
ioWs and roofs to the flat tops OF the
Galatin bank and the court house. 1t
was hoped that these would withstand
the pressure and the undermining, but
as the full force of the flood was being
thrown against them, it was doubtful if
they would not collapse and throw the
refugees into the river. 1t is known
that nearly 1000 of the inhabitants
managed in some way to make their
way to the high hills back of the town.
II is said that half the town is absolute
ly destroyed, and that there is not
enough food in town for one meal. 1t
is estimated that about one hundred
people are drowned. All goods in the
city are lost and the situation is dis
tressing in the extreme.
It is reported that the levee broke
while people were at church, and that
many were drowned because there was
no warning, the flood sweeping over
the town like water througha mill race.
Appeals for help have been sent out
and liberal responses are being made.
CARM1, I ! April Telephone informs-
ton to day PAGES The number of drowned at
$50. shawnoetown citizens have telephoned
to Carmi to telegraph to Governor Tanner to
send food supplies, cotiias and to IS re-
lief train is / eifg made up. Shawneetown is
ON pletely cut off from telegraph or rail com
mnnicat:on and news can only be transmitted
BY telephone from pei int eight or ten miles
away. -<s---
STANDARDIZATION Johnson, resi-.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04

The Secretary of the Navy has order
ed the vrecking companies at work on
the Maine to abandon the job and re-.
turn home. All the guns that could be
recovered were secured before Captain
Sigsbee left Havana, and OF the great
battery that the Maine carried when
she sailed into the harbor but few of
the guns, except the rapid.6re, have
been found.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04

It is great leap from the old fashioned
doses of blue-mass and napseous physics to
the pleasant little pills known az DsWitps
Little Early Risers. They cure constipation,
sick headache and billiousness, Charles
G, Lennon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04

IRELAND HATS THE PoPE.-A dis.
patch from Rome says: The Pope has
cabled Archbishop Ireland this mes.
sage:
use your good Offices 70 preserve
peace"
Archbishop Ireland was chosen owirg
to his noted influence with President
Mckinley. Archbishop Ireland imme-
diately proceeded to Washington to in
itiate his measures.
He has cabled the Vatican dissuading
q formal offer of papal mediation, oh
serving that America is essentially q
Protestant country, with prejudices re-
garding Vatican methods and doubts of
pspal favoritism for Spain, whose king
is the Pope's godsou.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04

The federal generals during the war
between the States not only burned the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04

SnIcIpE.-Miiton Johnson, resi-.
-" committed suicide
dent of Georee,v"-,
about 8 O'Clock Saturday night by
shooting himself through the head at
Brook mount, 10 Maryland, just be.
yond the District line, on the Washing.
ton and Great Falls Railroad. Johnson,
who was about thirty.fv years old,
lived with his family at Rowzee's Ho.
tel, Georgetown. He formerly kept 6
small grocery store at Quantico.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04

A meeting of the Y. NJ. S. L. VII
held tonight,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04

Thousands of sufferers from grippe have
baen restored to health By One Mirute Cough
Cure 1t quickly cures coughs, colds. bron.
chitis. pneumonia, grippe, asthm7 and =!
throst and lung diseases. Charles G. Lennon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-04

10 escape
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-16
A LONG FELT WANT.
Many Readers WIN Appreciate
This Information.

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table :,
II you knew the reason, you would
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Isn't relief and cure long felt want
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I've consider both Deans O ntmen
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-16
Collecting "a Crowd.

Clark and Randolph streets. A man
stopped Mt the corner and looked intent
~ upward. His gaze appeared to be d.
rected at the roof OF tall building di-
rectly opposite. Two men stopped and
began 10 look in the same direction. A
moment later several others Joined
them. Business men hurrying along the
sidewalk ON the way to their offices OF
stores were seized with like currtity
and stopped short to gaze with the
others.
What's the matter"
"What is it?"
whats the excitement?
These questions flew from lip to lip,
but nobody seemed able TO answer.
"Move on, here - exclaimed police
man. "What are youse blockin up the
walk for?'
But the crowd was too big to be dis
persed by single policeman.
SAY asked the officer, forcing hi:
way to the center Of the throng and
grabbing the man in the gray overcoat,
"what are youse all lookin at"
I'm not looking at anything" re-
piled the other. without lowering his
head. 1--WE got a stiff neck, and al.
ways carry my head this way. Istopped
to rest minute. don't know what
these darned chumps are doing here. "
And the crowd melted silently away.
Chicago Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-16
Poetry aud Meter.

Fortunately most modern critics leave
Milton unread. II not unwritten Of, and
hence they are no. called upon TO essay
the dangerous. nay desperate. task OF
getting an iambic scansion out Of such
lines as
Burnt af,er them 20 the bottomless pit.
"shook the arsenal and ftilmin.d over Greece.
suffering. abstSining. quietly expecting
"Fnircr than fcigncd % old or tabled since
Ii must not for moment be supposed
that these lines are instances OF Milton =
cprelessness. On the contrary, whether
right or wrong, they are the deliberate
results Of highly conscious art Mil
ton wrote the lines because they special
ly pleased his ear. not because he had
forgotten for the moment the tune de
dun, de dunn" When. then, our crit
les fall foul Of our modern poets be
cause their lines will not scan-hy
which they mean scan iambically-they
are making an error in criticism and
attacking Milton and the Elizabethans
also. What they should attack is want
Of melody, not want Of the iambic fall.
The question H. Is the ear pleased! not.
Does the line go by a rule, which, aft
er ALL il not really the rule: No doubt
many modern poets in their struggle to
get away from conventionality use
blank verse forms which are licentious
without being harmonious, and they
are Of course to be corrected for such
faults. Let Us, however. never condemn
u poet merely because his verse Is not
as strictly iambic in structure as DR.
johnson Irene. Ii is part Of u poet 5
business TO be perpetually trying to in
crease the scope and power Of the meas
ures he uses. II Is better to fail every
now and again in such al attempt than
to keep always the beaten track OF u
conventional and well worn prosody.- -
London Spectator.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-16
FASHION NOTES.

The summer evening wrap Is almost
invariably Of transparent material
but rendered opaque by layer upon layer
of several tones or colors. Sometimes
they are plated, sometimes shirred
sometimes rufiled, always flounced and
always fluffy and graceful, and giving
Just the right amount Of warmth on an
August evening. And even against q
cool east wind il Is surprising how much
warmth the thin layers and fosmy ruf.
lies give about the bare shoulders and
throat.
Lace cspes are very smart, and are
often quite unlined, gave for that part
which covers the decolletage, where
there is a woke effect with high color.
One Of the loveliest models for dane
ing frock is princess underslip OF satin
foulard or tafieta, and shirred silk
muslin polonaise, long and rounded In
front, shorter behind and finished with
q deep flounce Of lace. Tiny muslin
ruches trim the overskirt at intervals,
and shirrings Of muslin and lace col
lar build the bodice, which Is guiltless OF
sleeves. On the side Of the bust there
| is a buckle, aud rOsette of ribbon OF
muslin, with two long ends to the hem
Of the skirt.
Sometimes this plated muslin polo
naise is long behind and open and short
in front like cutaway jacket, design
that Is seen, too, very often In rare lace,
in embroidered Indian muslin, or In
guipure.
Quite change from the long sashes
is a broad belt of satin which was worn
the other evening, the satin folded twice
about in high taut plaits, and the point
ed ends finally fastening In front at the
lowest edge of the belt under broad
buckle or brooch. 1t Is sweetly fetching
on fluffy muslin or lace.-Boston Sun
day Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-16
Wanted No Help.

The Bath (Me. independent tells OF
two small boys who were confined ia
the house one stormy day recently. To-
ward evening Sammies pent up energy
manifested itself in series Of demon
STATIONS that called down upon his
head the violent admonitions OF his
stern parent and left him in an appar-
emily Inundated state Of mind. Sam
ME and Willie shared the same bed,
and, as was their custom, knelt that
night on either side to say their pray
ers. Willie was the first to offer his
sentiments, and at the end put in, "and,
Lord, please make Sammie better
boy"
No sooner had the words escaped than
Sammie looked across at his too solicit.
Gus brother and remarked: "You shut
MP, Willie. can pray for myself.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-16
NOTICE..

To all persons ami corporations -
IL appearing that upon the petition OF J. II. 70,
and ~ other citizens AMI legal voters OF Loyel
In the County OF oxford, In The year isg7, 10 th.
County Commissioners OF said County, rep
resenrng that common convenience and neces
sity require that n highway he laid out am
located I'm said Lowell commencing at point OF
the highway leading from Lowell Center past the
residence OF j. L. stearns and about nfty rod
South OF said s6earn-' buildings; thence running
In SOutheasterly direction pat the buildings 81
). II. NcAllisier, intersectlng with the highway
leading from No 4, so called, 10 West Lowell
near the road now occupied by the said Nc
Allister. and praying that the same be locate
by the said County Commissioners, the said
County Commissioners ariju ged and determined
that common convenience and necessity did re
quire the location OF said highway, as prayed
for in the petition OF said Fox and others. and
did locate the same. And Il further appearing
that &. X. Chapman, Benj. Russell. Sumner
kimball, John b. Kimball, j. A. Harrington
Albert Kimbal. y. s. Hatch, Salmon McKeen
s. L. Hatch, A. n. Pottle and W. D. Brown
inhabitants Of said town of Lowell who appeared
at said hearing. ht term Of the Supreme
judicial Court begun and hol,ien ut Paris with
In and for said County OF Oxford on the second
Tuesday Of February A. ID. ISIS. duly entered
Indication, and that the Justice Of SAIL supreme
judicial Court, holden as aforesaid, duly ap
pointed the undersigned committee 10 act upon
the subject matter OF said appeal. and TO Affirm
adjudication. notice Is hereby given to a,
persons and corporations interested In the sub
jet matter Of said original petition Of J II. Fox
and 90 others, Aforesaid. that Thursday, the
eighteenth us) day Of August A. d. lsss, at mine
(9l O'Clock In the forenoon and the dwelling
house Of John NJ Harrington of Lowell Center
IN said Lowell have been appointed by said com
mittee the time and place 70 act upon said sub
jet matter, and for the performance Of the
service authorized and directed under . com
I..lx-
premises by said Supreme Judicial Court on the
ieth day Of May, A. ID 1888
Given under our hands this eleventh (il) day
Of July A. d. 1873.
SkssE 4. LIBBY, commissss
JOHN B. ROBlN90N,