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Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-06

The moment we can give to each man .
certificate OF indebtedness stating the
amount due him for his services in the cause
Of liberty, every Cuban soldier on the island
will gladly exchange the rife for a hoe and
go to work 1t will require no argument, no
persuasion. We have had quite enough OF
war. We want now the wealth and pros
perity that come with peace. 1t ls our de-
sire TO pay the Cuban army for it's services
as soon as possible, not because liberty is
not a sufficient reward but because the
majority of our men will be compelled to
return to homes that have been burned, to
fields that have run to weeds, to families
that are not only suffering for food, but
are absolutely destitute of clothes with
which to cover their nakedness. The dis
charged soldier OF Cuba has nothing with
which to start life but hope. Today we
can give him nothing but thanks and a
promise. 1t is our desire to give him at
least some seed and a few tools with which
to till the ground.
The Spaniard soldier or civilian, who
chooses 10 make his home In Cuba is as
welcome as any one else, and IL he sees
6t to renounce his allegiance to the mother
country and take the oath OF fealty TO Cuba
he will have a voice and vote in the gov
ernment of the island This rule will apply
to all foreigners and is in accordance with
the principles of true democracy. 1t is the
purpose Of the next assembly at Santa Cruz
either to reinstate the present government
or elect a new provisional government
which will have the power to determine
who may or may not have the power TO
vote, and to call for a general election In
which all persons so entitled shalf be given
an opportunity to vote without fear, preju-
dice or restraint. The result of this cleo
tion will be the formation of a stable
and satisfactory government" for the island
of Cuba, to which the United States is
pledged.
Consultation to he Adopted.
THE constitution that will be adopted by
the assembly will be, as is the one now In
Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-06

force. along the same lines as that Of the
United States Our comparatively small
population, together with the limited area
of the island, will naturally make some de-
partures a matter Of necessity. To avoid
the disturbance to social and commercial
life which is liable to take place through
the too frequent recurrence of national
elections, longer period for the term of the
presidency will probably be adopted. In my
opinion, six years would be a better term
for the chief executive of Cuba. The cleo
tion of such executive by direct popular
vote will probably be preferable TO the sys-
tenn in vogue in the United States through
its electoral college.
1T is the opinion of some of our states
men that our congress should be directly re-
sponsible to the people for their acts, so
that, in case there should be an unavoidable
division of opinion on urgent matters, that
body might be dissolved and its members
sent back to their constituents for re-elec-
ton. as is customary in the British parlia-
ment. In that way may be avoided those
unfortunate deadlocks which sometimes take
place in legislative bodies 1t might prove
a salutary method of keeping our repre-
sentatives within the limits prescribed by
their platforms at the time OF their cleo
tlon. In thls way also the people them
selves may be taught to take a greater in
terest in national affairs. and to keep In
closer touch with their representatives at
the seat of government.
THE government of Cuba for the first
few years In many minor details will of
necessity be in the nature of a political
experiment. Errors will no doubt be made,
but none which will endanger the interests
of the body polite, or be not capable Of i'm
mediate correction.
1--WE do not claim to be infallible, but we
feel justified in placing almost unlimited
confidence in the patriotism, integrity and
sober judgment OF the great majority of
our people,
That We may be permitted to create and
maintain with our own resources such a
government is our only prayer.
What we want are railroads, telegraph
Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-06
MASO SPEAKS OUT FOR CUBA
Translation Of an Address to the Citizens Of
the United States.
TOPICS OF VITAL CONCERN DISCUSSED
Opposition to an Army of Occupation
-Annexntion Considered Inevit-
nbIe-Grent Need of Money
to Pay Troops.

In order that the real attitude OF the
provisional government Of Cuba might be
thoroughly understood upon the questions
Of annexation or independence President
Bartolome Maso has entrusted to Mr. George
Reno, special envoy between the govern
ment Of Cuba and the government at Wash
ington, an address to the people of America
I'm which is clearly laid down the views OF
himself and his cabinet upon those topics
which most vitality concern the future of the
island. II is the first and only address of
General Maso to the citizens OF the United
States and as such is of great interest and
importance. 1t has not hitherto been pub
lshed. President Maso wrote it at the gov
ernment headquarters in La Esperanza on
September 20. Il was brought at once to
America by Mr. Reno. The following is a
close translation OF the original text, made
by Mr.. Reno himself:
Standing In that unenviable position, at
the head Of an unrecognized republic,
find myself encompassed by grave diflcul-
ties and burdened with responsibilities
which a feeling OF solemn duty alone en-
ables me to support | have the counsel
of brave intelligent men, but we are all in
poritical darkness. We have hardly dared
20 take a step, lest 1t conflict with the
plans Of the great and generous nation which
Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-06
THE OLD-TIMERS.

Harvard's oldest living graduate, DR.. Will
liam l.. Russell of Barre, was 80 last Mon
day, and among the recognitions OF the
event was letter from his brother who
is 81.
The funeral OF Mrs. 8. G. Harris, in
Atlanta, Ga, the other day, was made q
public affair owing to the fact that .he
dead woman had earned the title of Mother
of Atlanta in 1912, by bearing the first
child born in that city.
James A. II, Bell OF Brooklyn having
arrived at SO years Of age, has given his
private book collection OF l0,425 volumes to
the library of the city, together with ac-
companying reading tables, cases and chairs.
Mrs Bette Carrolton and Mr. Alexander
Ferguson. the two oldest people in Indiana
are brother and sister. They were born in
Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-06
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Another great discovery has been made,
and that. too, by a lady in this country.
Disease fastened its clutches upon her and
for seven years she withstood its severest
tests, but her vital organs were undermined
and death seemed imminent. For three
months she coughed necessarily and could
not sleep. She finally discovered a way to
recovery. by purchasing Of us bottle of DR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption and
was so much relieved on taking first dose
that she slept all night and with two
bottles has been absolutely cured. Her name
is Mrs. Luther Lutz." Thus writes w c.
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Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-06

County Tyrone, ireland, in the 17OOs and
came to this country Just before the war
OF 1912, They are probably the oldest
brother and sister living in this country,
They came from a family Of nineteen, and
though Alexander was not married until be
was 60 years OF age, he raised a family OF
thirteen, almost all of whom are living
Mrs Carrolton raised a family of eight
They had a brother who died in Madison
county several years ago at the age OF lis
and another one who lived to be 105. while
still another lived TO be 100, and another 30.
Their father was SO and mother 80 when
they died. They have both used tobacco
and whisky and attribute their long life tr
it's influence over the lager" and shakes Of
pioneer Indiana.
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the three lie side by side In the old town of
Tregon, undivided in death as In life.
81 am nothing, I have done nothing; all
! know owe my brother. / am only tool
he shaped TO his use-a well-trained puppy
dog would have learned as much" said Car
oline Herschel when some one tried to iaud
her own achievements. This remarkable old
lady, who discovered eight comets, lost her
temper only when any one dared draw a
comparison between herself and her brother
William All she did for her adored Will
lam Is familiar history to those who know
anything about the lives of great women.
She made his shirts, baked his bread and
sat up all night in the open air breathing
on her ink to keep 1t warm while the great
astronomer dictated to her and swept the
heavens. She even taught herself to love
his wife, hard job for jealously devoted
sister.
After fifty years in England as his ador-
ing slave, her heart was so crushed at his
death that she fled back to Hanover. There
she lived to be 81 years old and was buried
with lock OF his hair, while, by her own
arrangement her tombstone touchingy
bears witness to the fact that she was Sir
William Herschel's sister and permitted to
be his helper.
French and German sisters.
When Fanny Mendelssohn died her
brother Felix fell forward fainting; for a
month he would neither speak, read, write
nor play the piano, and shortly he died.
He confessed toward the end he had no
wish to live since he could not see his sis
ter again in life, and he was buried beside
her whom he seemed to have loved more
tenderly than wife or children. AS an ad-
mirable musician this sister was Of inesti-
mable value to Mendelssohn, and her few
compositions, pretty bits of fancy, he loved
to play as much as his own great produce
tions.
No whit less noble than these other ab-
sorbingly devoted and unselfsh sisters was
Henrietta Renan, to whose cheerful resig-
nation OF marriage for his sake her great
brother Ernest testifies. Though an hon.
est man offered Henrietta his heart and
home, with all that the prospects of wifely
dignity and maternal ties must have meant
to such a woman, she without hesitation laid
the whole offering on the altar of sisterly
fidelity.
Dorothy Wordsworth was the woman who
persuaded her brother to devote his life to
poetry, and as a guarantee of her faith In
him she bore all her life with his trying
idiosyncrasies. INDUCED his humors, stimu-
lated his courage and played such part as
Jane Welsh failed to assume for Carlyle or
Mary Shelly for the great poet.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-06

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lines public schools, sawmills, machine
shops, factories, better houses and those
sanitary conditions and comforts which go
hand in hand with modern civilization. Our
island is capable Of yielding a wealth Sec
ond to none in the world. To the United
States, which has rendered this possible for
us, we owe debt OF everlasting gratitude.
Her people are as welcome as our own. Her
constitution, her institutions, political and
economical, have been and will be our
models and guides.
Annexation in the Future.
at is quite probable that in a few years
social and commercial interests will induce
Cuba to sue for admission to the union as
a state. But understanding and realizing
as l do the peculiar temperament and con-
dition of our people, l cannot but think that
annexation would be most inexpedient and
unwiee at present. l am well aware that
a powerful alliance between Spanish politl-
cal and American financial interests has
been formed and that 1t is bringing all pos.
sible pressure to bear upon, not only the
peace commission at Paris, but upon the
malcontents of Cuba, to compel the i'm
mediate annexation of this island as terrl>
tory Of the United States. But a thorough
knowledge of the true state Of affairs, as
well as of the wishes of my people, impel
me to state that If such a step is forced
upon us now it may long be regretted. II Is
far better to let the grounds in the coffee
cup settle before offering it to the guest.
Independence absolute has been the
dream of our lives. Permit us to enjoy thie
before compelling us to enter into even
more profitable or satisfactory state. We
have accepted the assistance of the United
noble and unselfsh act of brotherly love
and humanity. To force annexation on us
now would SOW in the minds Of many the
seeds of suspicion and distrust. Spain has
for years declared that America had no real
sympathy for the Cuban, that she cared only
for his territory. Do not let her say: Il
told Won so
Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-06
The Misses Bell, :

The Misses Bell, No, IS Fifth Ave, New
York CITY
Dear LADIES' Kindly send me two more
bottles of your Complexion Tonic. The
freckies which / had from childhood have
my friends remark 1t. l want these two
bottles for a friend who Is visiting me
Yours very truly,
Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-06
Lived for Her Brothers.

A genuinely good, unselfsh. valuable sis
ter, whose good work meant more to the
world Of art than the public gives her credit
for, was Margaret van Eyck. She was the
only sister OF those great Flemish artists,
Jan and Hubert van Eyck To keep house
for them, to grind their colors, to nurse,
help and encourage her two great brothers,
Margaret forswore marriage This sturdy
Dutch woman herself painted miniatures ad.
mrably and was. along with Jan and HUI,
bert, honored and decorated for the same,
but, like Caroline Herschel, she had rather
a contempt for her own achievements, and
studied to paint in order that she might
more intelligently assist them.
Jan ana Hubert apparently estimated this
| sister very highly and cherished her ten.
derly. They also remained unmarried, and
Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-06

THE constitution that will be adopted by
the assembly will be, as is the one now In
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-18

That Nayson Foster son Of D, RI
Foster Of Huntington was stabbed to
the heart and killed by William Brewer,
son Of Dr. L. AI. Brewer
That they were both students Of St.
Thomas Hall, and that the difficulty oc-
.curred over some trivial matter
That Gov NlcLaurin has appointed
100 Of the leading citizens Of the state
as a delegation from Mississippi to the
Farmers National Congress, which CON
venes in Fort Worth, Texas, on De-
cember 0.
That Hon James F. McCool, Of Kos.
ciusko, has consented to enter the race
for governor
That Private John Allen is rot dodg.
.ing any boquets that come his way for
the United States sanatorship.
That the Ackerunu Plaindealer says
Judging from the election returns We
are Of the opinion that the populite
nominee OF this district fell down and
broke his molasses iug last Tuesday.
That 100 head Of cattle were stolen
just outside Of the city limits Of Jack.
son last Saturday night
That the cattle thieves cHt down a
barbed wire fence and laid it to the
ground tor several feet, but the cattle
upon being stampeded made a rush for
a board tence
That the rush must have been terrific
lo ihe fence was torn down for dis
tauce Of over 100 yards and three Biz
trees knocked down
That Henry Yerger, one Of the bright.
est newspaper men ef the state. has
been appointed The Mississippi Bureau
representative OF The Commercial. .Ap.
ell, vice j r Taylor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-18

That Dr. MoAllister, OF New Albany.
Miss, has invented and patented the
ostpowerful ara destructive gun that
the world has ever known.
That he has been requested By the
chief Of ordinance at Washington to
take all the parts to that city and there
give the gun thorough test
That If the test proves successful the
government viii probably give a large
sum for The invention
That the Meridian Herald advocates
a Mississippi Centennial to be held il
aleridian in 1900
That 1lr Philips Jay has been ap-
pointed claim agent Of the Illinois Cen
tral railroad, from Grenada to Canton,
from Durant to Parsons and to Aber.
deem.
That the governor Of louisiana and
the governor Of Mississippi exchanged
compliments in the lobby Of the st.
Charles Hotel 10 New Orleans Sun
day
That the old saying Of the governor
Of North Carolina to the governor Of
South Carolina was not commented on
That last Monday on the plantation
Of Dr. 4 r. Henderson, Mr.. J. r. sut-
ton, the manager Of the plantation, had
some words with one Of the negro
hands and before he realized bis situa-
ton the negro was approaching him
with large stick lie struck at Mr..
Isutton. who lodged the blow and Nh
lsutton then drew his pistol and fred
1.-TWO shots at the negro killing him
I instantly
4 That Mr. Sutton gave himself M to
the officers, and at The preliminary
hearing waived bis trial until the
tpring term Of court; this was granted
itnd he was placed under q 81, 900 bend.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-18

That the town council Of Gulfport
has decided to issue municipal bonds
to the amount Of 10000:
That $4,000 is to be used On streets
and drainage Improvement and 5000
for the purpose Of building brick
school house
That not a vote was cast against Joe
Wheeler for congress.
That his election was unanimous.
That McComb City has bad her
charter amended 50 as to permit this
go-ahead little town to purchase and
maintain q sewerage system
That Mississippi city bas suffered d
great loss in the death Of Gen.
Charles e, smedes, which sad event oc-
CURED sunday at Lafayette Parish
La.
That Ben Edwards, a private IN the
the Elllsvllle Guards, attempted to
commit suicide on last Saturday by
swallowing two ounces Of laudanum.
That the East Mississippi and West
Alabama Fair now in progress at Mer.
ilian u grand success SO FAR
That Rev Il A. Taylor, a prominent
divine ofVicksburg, died very suddenly
on Thursday Nov O.
That FIX Gov. Grant, Of Vermont il
accused Of having taken $4,000 ont Of
the state treasury.for his own private
purposes
That Atlanta, Ga win have peace
jubilee December "a and tj
That The railroads will sell tickets at
one fare rate for round trip.
That the board Of control Of the
state penitentiary has rented nearly 1s.
600 acres Of land to be worked BY the
state convicts
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-18

That he was ably assisted by two
other grand men, Col J. D. Stewart
an octogenarian, and Bishop Galloway,
who stood shoulder to shoulder with
him
That Col Yerger Of Greenville, is
spoken Of as a candidate Tor the United
States senate.
That work will shortly be resumed
on the Yazoo canal
Which, when completed. will be Of in
calcuable benefit to Vieksburg
That Wesson is beginning to agitate
the waterwork question.
That speaking about senatorial tim
Der, what's the matter with Congress
man John Sharp says the Meridian
Herald;
Right, you are, brother
That Marion county was the only
county in the state that did not 81
democratic
/ That Hathorne. the pOpulite candi-
date, carried the district by plurality
Of i54
/ That no matter how large q town
/ might grow until it has an effective
system Of sewerage and drainage j.
must be considered only as village,
saws the Grenadian,
That the twenty fifth session Of the
/ Fourth Mississippi Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church will meet
Iin Aberdeen, November 80 Bishop
Joseph S. Key, Of Sherman Texas. win
preside
That Chustiana scaley, Of Cincin.
natl attempted suicide last week BY
inhaling gas because her husband, to
whom she was married few weeks
AGO was too bashful to live with her.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-18
What We Saw in Last Weeks Exchanges:

That Tupelo is to have new -four
mill
That If every city in Mississippi that
wants waterworks gets them the state
will be the healthiest in the Union
That Central Illinois has negro riot
lynchings
That Judge j s. .Hamm, Of Meridian,
one Of Mississippi's greatest men died
last week.
That the United States soldiers in
Cuba are marrying Cuban bellies.
That the United States supreme
court has decided that the Joint Tariff
Association is illegal:
That it is in violation Of the Federal
anti trust and interstate commerce
law
That it is hard blow at the rail.
roads,
That Hattiesburg Is to have a con
yentlon November 25th in the interest
Of a deep water harbor at Gulfport
That jackson citizens have formed
an insurance company
That the New Orleans Pieayune ad.
yises capitalists to invest their money
in small lumber factories to work uE
Mississippi timber
That q special session Of the supreme
court Of Mississippi win convene NO
yember 9lst
That Oxford has chartered dry
goods company
That words Of commendable praise
are being bestowed upon Secretary o.
State Powers for his kind ministrationi
2 the sick and needy at jackson during
the fever epidemic
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-18
j. KANTR0VITZ,
Merchant Tailor,
Greenwood, Miss.

4 i1IIiIlll1I1ll1il1illIi
Clay WOrsted, Ready.made Suits, which
cannot be bought anywhere else for less
than $1,000, We sell at S475
First Glass Pants, we'll made, ST and Up.