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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-07
Severe Earthuuake Shook.

MESSINA, Island Of Sicily, Aug. s.-There
was a severe earthquake shock at 2:S3 a. m.
today. The inhabitants were panic stricken,
but there was no damage done.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-07

LONDON, Aug. 6.-There was rumor at
Lloyd's today that the passenger st amer re-
ported from st. Johns. N. f., on Thursday
last as having probably been lost with all
hands, In the vicinity of Belle Isle, was the
Allan line steamer Numidian,5 Capt. McNicol,
which sailed from Montreal on Aug
for the latter port. The officials here Of the
Allan line discredit the rumor.
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Capture oF CJAYANO
ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT LOSS
OF A SOLDIER -
THREE AMERICANS WERE
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED
ONE sPANIARD KILLED AND two
WOUNDED

First News Dispatch Received rro,,
Gen. Miles Tells of the Gu.x.no
Afafr-Says There Was but
Slight Skfrmish- and
Other NOn-Combatnnts I'm sam
Juan Ask Capt. Gen. Macta. In
Yield, but the Spanish Command
er Announces His Intention tn
Give Battle.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. Late this
AFTERNOON the first news dispatch came
70 the war department from Gen. Miles
1t was as follows:
Ponce, Aug. 6, 1ss8-Gen. Brooke reports
names brigade, Fourth Ohio and Third I'll
nois captured Guayamo yesterday. Slight
skirnish with the enemy in and about town.
Enemy's strength estimated at about 800; not
ascertained If any of them are regulars.
Pr1vate John o. Cordner wounded below the
knee; Q. W. Riffee both legs below the thigh:
T. w. Walcott, right foot; none serious. All
Fourth Ohio. One Spaniard killed and two
"oundeo' SO far as known. MILES,"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-07
f0KERNMENT DISPOSED TO GIVE
SAGASTA AMPLE TIME
DIFFICULTY OF HIS TASK
FULLY UNDERSTOOD
UNITED STATES IS THE GAMER BY
HIS PROCRASTINATION

officials Expected an
Answer by the Close of Last
Week. but Were Not Surprised or
Disappointed by Its Failure to
Arrive-Successful Campaign of
Gen. Miles in Porto Rico Daily
sitionA-NO Room for Complaint
of Military Mistakes.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28
TWO SOLDIERS.
CKansas City Star }

With gallant step and flashing eye.
And swelling heart and courage high,
One marches gavly down the street
To martial music loud and sweet
All is before him-naught he knows
or deadly wounds from lurking foes;
Only the glory of the brave
He sees, in flags that proudly wave.
With flushing cheek and hO .eful smile,
He waves his fare wells, but the while
A sudden tear all quickly dried
Shows the warm heart he cannot hide.
The other, bent and old and gay,
Watches him gayly march away;
Adown the SCARED and wrinkled cheek
Unbidden teardrOps slowly creep.
swiftly the wears sweep back and To-
A vision of the long ago.
The same gay throng, the crowd. the
cheers,
The martial airs, the flags, the tears.
Himself so brave and young and strong,
One of the noble, gallant thrOng;
A rude arm jOstles him-and then
Back to to-day he comes again.
And nobly forcing back the cry
OF Iongering but to dc and die
With trembling voice he weakly cheers,
And turns aside to hide his tears.
God bless the Young, Gcd bless the old.
For patriot hearts of pureot gold,
And DER them both, the noble brave,
Our Flag of Freedom ever wave.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28
The States HumilitiOn.
(PitLSbOrO RecOrd.)

North Carolina is the only State in
the United States whose elections are
controlled by the vote of the colored
people, and consequently this State
has more colored officers than any
other State in the American Union.
Had you thought of this?
The republican party is now the
dominant party in this State, and
threefourths Of that party in this
State are colored men.
AS a consequence you will find that
l. North Carolina is the only State
that has colored congressman.
2. North Carolina is the only State
that has colored L. S. District At
tOrney.
3. North Carolina is the only State
that has a colored State inspector of
fertilizers.
t. North Carolina has more colored
members of the legislature than any
other State.
). North Carolina has more colored
postmasters than any other State,
there being seven in one county.
6. North Carolina has more colored
magistrates than any other State,
there being seventeen in one county
alone.
I. North Carolina has more colored
register of deeds than any other
| State.
:. North Carolina has more colored
school committeeman than any other
| State.
9. North Carolina has more colored
county commissioners than any other
State.
White men OF North Carolina, what
think you of these things?
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28
HOW MRS. LACASSE WAS SAVED.
Only Woman Survivor Tells her
Story of the Bourgogne Disaster

Halifax. Jul 6.-Strangcly enough
Mr.. Lacasse is the only man Of the
saloon and cabin passengers who
survives. while his wife is the only
woman OF 200 not only OF the first
saloon. but Of the whole ship who
escaped. Mrs. Lacasse was aroused
from her berth by her husband, who
was on deck at that time Of the
collision He threw about her the
first articles of clothing she could
secure, and reached the deck Of the
listing steamship to find himself one
Of MANY frantic and half-dressed
people who congregated about the
boats.
She saw the Captain ofthe steamer
on the bridge and some of the officers
at other points, endeavoring to
direct the efforts of the crew to
launch the boats. There was little
response to the orders Of the officers.
The crew seemed paralyzed.
Matters were quiet and there was
no panic at first. Golden moments
were slipping away, and the decks
were fast becoming more and more
crowded with frightened people
emerging from cabins and COM
panionways.
The steamer was listing and set
Ting. and then a wild fear seized on
the throng and the people lost their
reason and really went mad.
Mrs. Lacasse was separated from
her husband in the scramble, and the
steamer listed so badly she slid down
the declivity on the deck and into
the water. She had taken the pre-
caution. at her husbands direction,
to put on life belt before leaving
her stateroom, and shortly after
being thrown into the sea was seized
by the arm and drawn upon the life
raft. Her savior was her husband.
A moment later the Inflated steamer
disappeared, and whirlpool en-
circled the spot where the noble
craft had been. Everybody around
the vortex was drawn into it. The
water rushed around, faster and
faster, and the unfortunate disap-
peared in twos and threes, with de-
spairing cries.
Mrs Lacasse had been on the edge
Of the maelstrom, but something
striking her threw her outside the
dangerous whirlpool, and the next
she knew she was on the life-raft.
A boat containing forty women
was capsizeed, and all went down in
the whirlpool. There was not one
man in this boat, and it was left fast
to the davits. Some of the women
were trying to cut the ropes when the
steamer careened deeper and capsized
the boat.
Mrs. Lacase says that moment
after the steamer was engulfed, men,
women and children rose on every
side of the whirlpool, and the sight
of the faces and the arms and the
sounds of the shrieks were so terri
BILE that she will remember them to
her dying day.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28
Important State Paper.

Washington. July 1S.-A state pa
per that will be historic. making an
epoch i'll American history, was issued
tonight by direction of President
Mckinley. 1t provides in general
terms for the government of the prov
ince of Santiago de Cuba, and is the
first document of the kind ever pre-
pared by President of the United
States. BY order of Secretary Alger.
AID jutant General Corbin tonight
cabled the document to Gen. Shafter
in command of the military forces at
Santiago. The paper is not only an
authorization and instruction to Gen
Shafter for the government of the
captured territory. but also procla-
nation to the people of the territory
of the intentions of the government
of the United States regarding them
and their interests. 1t marks the
formal establishment of a new politi-
cal power in the island of Cuba and
insures to the people of the territory
over which the power extends abso-
lutte security in the exercise of their
private rights and relations. as well
as security to their persons and prop
erty.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28
The Cuban Insurgents.
(PittsbOrO RecOrd.)

One result of the surrender of
Santiago is very significant, and it
is the occupation and control of that
city by portion of our army, in
stead of turning it over to the Gov
eminent of the so-called Republic of
Cuba.
Many Americans censured Pres
ident Cleveland, and then President
Mckinley, for not recognizing the
so-called Republic of Cuba, and now,
after our army has driven the
Spanish army out of Cuba's third
largest city, we have to govern it by
military power in order to protect
its inhabitants,
The truth of the matter is the
Cuban insurgents are not capable of
government, nor fit to govern
other people. While the Spaniards
are cruel and treacherous, the Cuban
insurgents are equally rs much so,
and are unworthy of the sacrifice OF
blood and treasure that our country
is making in their behalf
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28
NEGRO RULE.
Is no Longer a Bugbear but the Real
Thing.

| In recent communication in the
Franklin Times. Spencer Chaplin, Jr..
gives some facts worthy of consider
alton. as follows:
when prominent politician from
| another State refuses to call upon
the Governor while he is stopping in
Raleigh. and boldly denounces the
present set of officials. as disgrace
to the State that they are misruling,
it is high time that every self-re-
speeding citizen should begin to think,
and not only think, but talk and act.
with a niger preacher Pollti-
clan right here in Franklin county
bossing the county commissioners
around. and even aspiring to a
higher office, we should no longer
permit our m inds to be averted from
the crisis of negro rule which hangs
over our State and threatens its
stability, by wars and rumors of wars.
Negro rule is no longer a political
bug-bear. 1t is real thing. Other
States have had negro rule and
suffered, and North Carolina must
have it, unless we make united fight
against political vutures and restore
the State to political decency.
The same prominent politician
who refused to call upon the Gov
ernor few days ago, informed me
that six years of negro rule cost the
State of Louisiana two hundred and
thirty-nine millions of dollars, be-
sides paralyzing all public and
private industries and prostrating
public institutions. The sum seems
incredible yet the debt hangs over
the State until this very day. At
one time Louisiana sold one million
acres of its best timbered land for
one million of dollars TO pay the
interest upon this debt of misrule.
Here in North Carolina we have
had negro rule little by Degrees
much like the fellows cutting off the
dogs tail, but the operation is
getting higher up and becoming more
painful each year.
Shall we pass through the awful
ordeal that Louisiana has passed
through? Yes, unless we reclaim
the State.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28
Articles of CapltuiatiOn.

The agreement under which Gen.
Toral surrendered to Gen. Shafter
at Santiago consists Of nine articles,
as follows:
|. Declares that all hostilities
shall cease pending the agreement of
final capitulation.
2 That the capitulation includes
all the Spanish forces and the sur
render Of all war material within the
prescribed limits.
3. The transportation of the
troops to Spain at the earliest pos
siblc moment, each force to be en-
barked at the nearest port
4. That the Spanish officers shall
retain their side arms and the enlisted
men their personal property.
5. That after the final capitulation
the Spanish forces shall assist in the
removal of all distractions to navi-
CATION in Santiago harbor.
6. That after the final capltula-
ton the commanding officer shall
furnish a complete inventory of all
arms and munitions Of war and a
roster of all soldiers in the district
Z. That the Spanish general shall
he permitted to take the military
archives and records with him.
s. That all guerrillas and Spanish
irregulars shall be permitted to re-
main in Cuba if they so elect, giving
a parole that they will not again
take up arms against the United
States, unless propcrl Y released from
parole
9. That the Spanish forces shall
be permitted to march out with all
the honors of war, dcpositing their
arms to be disposed of by the United
States in the future. the American
commissioners to recommend to
their Government that the arms of
the soldiers be returned to those
who .'bravelv defended them
Gen. Toral, the whitehaired com
mander of the Spanish forces, was
present throughout the session, and
appeared to be utterly heart-brOken.
He spoke bitterly of the fate which
compelled him to sue for peace, but
had no word to say against the gal
liant men who had conquered his
army. He declared that he had but
little chance to win. II would
not desire to see my worst enemy
play with the cards | held he said
to one Of the commissioners. Every
one Of my generals was killed or
wounded. | have not a single colonel
left. and am surrounded by a power
full enemy. We have counted sixty
seven ships off this port.
Speaking of the battle of 24th of
June, in which the Rough Riders and
part of Gen. Ioung's command
participated. Gen. Toral said that
less than 1000 Spanish troops were
engaged, his loss being 200. He
would not say how many Spaniards
were killed at FL Canev and before
Santiago. Heavy. heavy" he said.
dejectedly.
In response to an inquiry, he said
that transportation would be re-
quired for between 10000 and $4,000
men. there being that much of a
force in the capitulation district.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28
Advertising Study for Clerks.

There are many clerks employed in
stores who are earning small salaries,
and who could easily be of most service
to their employers and infinitely benefit
themselves by being able to write adver-
tisements.
The average business man dislikes t.
write his advertisements. He leaves 1t
to the last moment, and the work is in
many cases done imperfecty. Should
one of his clerks be able to relieve him OF
the responsibility undoubtedly that en-
plOye would become more and more OF
value.
Surprising a man applied for the posi-
ton of clerk in a store. Would he not
be more apt to get the place if he could
say to the storekeeper, 81 will not only
clerk for you, but will attend to your
advertising?"
A young man has an advantage, be-
cause he has a knowledge of the goods
and has only to learn how to put his
knowledge in readable form He has
but to tell in type what he tells the
customer every day. \ little careful OBJ
servation as to what arguments he Uses
to convince a buyer that this or that is
better than what some one else sells will
enable him to form the ground work for
an advertisement about the article
Printers lax
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28
War Atlas.

The Seaboard Air Line has gotten out
and placed IL the hands of all its Ticket
Agents at principal points, IL War Atlas,
showing the United States, European
Countries, Cape Verde and Philippine
Islands, Cuba and it's larger cities in de-
tail, and with maps of the World, North
America, Europe and South America.
These Aliases are full of information
and will prove of great assistance in I'M
Outstanding the movements of fleets and
armies as given in the newspapers. On
account of the great expense of getting
out this Atlas, the SeabOard Air Line is
compelled to fix a price OF twenty five
cents each, which is merely nominal.
They can be obtained upon application
to Agents. Representatives or to T. j..
Anderson, General Passenger Agent,
Portsmouth, Va.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28
In MemOriam,

Fell asleep in Jesus on Tuesday, the
18th inst, Mrs. Ann W. Ward, of this
city, in the list year of her age. The
foregoing announcement in its simll.
brevity indicates to the ordinary ear an
addition to the records of mortality as
daily and hourly conveyed to us through
the medium OF the public press, but to
those to whom the subject of this notice
was especially endeared the intelligence
is fraught with pain. A saddened and
darkened household now mourns the
withdrawal of its pure light, "a light
whose undimmed radiance is merged
into the fullness and splendor of the
perfect day. and a sympathizng COM
munity grieves with them. The writer
knew her well. Always pure and unset
fish, she possessed a character of pecu-
liar loneliness and excellence. With a
loving nature she entered into the lows
and sorrows of Others, making them
so completely her own as to win all
hearts and render herself an accepta BILE
guest in every house. Her devotion to
children and their love for her was an
indication OF warm and sympathetic
heart. Her own children idolized her
and the sweet and quiet influence of her
pure Christian life will long be felt by
those who are left.
'Thou shall come to thy grave in a
full age like AS shock OF corn cometh
in it's season.
There is a literal fulfllment of this
promise and we rejoice in believing that
the immortal part of her nature is "saie-
ly garnered with ripened sheaves in the
store house OF the great Lord of the
harvest"
The funeral of Mrs. Ward was held on
Wednesday afternoon from Christ church
and was largely attended The services
were conducted by Rev. DR.. NJ NJ. Mar
shall, assisted by Rev |. Mex. Pittenger.
rector of the church of the Good Shep-
herd, and Rev. Julian Ingle, rector of the
Church OF the Holy Innocents, Hender-
son, \. c. The floral offerings we're pro-
fuse and very beautiful
The above is taken from the
Raleigh Post. Mrs. Ward was we'll
known in Henderson. as are her sons
and daughters. having lived near
here for several years previous to
her removal to Raleigh. She was an
occasional visitor TO friends in town
and always met with warm welcome
by those who knew her. She was a
most excellent woman and her death
will be learned with sincere regret.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28
TO GO ON SPANISH SHIPS.
The Contract to Transport the Spanish
Soldiers to Spain Given to a
Spanish Company.

Washington. July 20 Arrange
ments practically were concluded bv
the government tonight for the
transportation of the Spanish prison
ers at Santiago, from Cuba to Spain.
The contract was awarded TO the
Spanish trans Atlantique Company,
represented by J. NJ. Ceballos & Co.,
of New York. The company agrees
to carry the prisoners from Cuban
ports to Spain at the rate of 500 for
each enlisted man, and $50 for each
commissioned officer, subsistence to
be furnished by the company on the
army ration basis, as provided for in
the government advertisement for
bids.
The award provides also that the
company shall have five ships at San
tiago in nine days from tomorrow
(he 21st instantly, two in II days
from tomorrow and enough to COM
plete the transportation Of the pris-
oners in q days from tomorrow.
The bids of several companies were
considered and that of the Spanish
Transatlantic Company accepted, as
it was regarded as the best. On the
basis of "a 900 enlisted men and 900
officers, it will cost the government
$4,000 to transport the prisoners.
The ships will fly the colors of
Spain, and will be manned, probably,
entirely by Spanish crews. 1t was
remarked, tonight as one of the
curious developments of the war that
the United States government should
enter into friendly contract with
company, many of whose vessels are
auxiliary cruisers to the Spanish
navy, and some of which have been
captured or destroyed by the navy of
the United States
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28
Pointed Paragraphs.
(Chicagu News. }

Love turns the crank and wealth
lubricates the axle.
Lack of cash causes more poverty
than anything else.
1t is easier to fall in love than it is
to crawl out of it.
The troubles of her neighbors trou-
BILE 4 woman more than her own.
The success of many great men is
due to their use OF other mems brains.
1t is easier to make n record for
laziness than it is to make good
living.
Some men Jump their bail in order
to save time they would otherwise
have to serve.
\ rolling stone gathers no moss;
but there are lots of men who don't
use moss in their business. ANYHOW.
The man who sits around and brags
of his bravery is the first man to
break for the woods in time of dan
ger.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28
DEAFNESS CAN NoTBE CURED,

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies Deafness i.
caused by an inhamed condition of the
mucous lining of the eustachian tube.
When this tube gets inhamed you have a
rnmbing sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out of ten are caused I'D
catarrh, which is nothing but an infancy
condition of the mucus surfaces.
Wewill give One Hundred Dollars for
any case ofdeafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. CHENY & CO., Toledo, D.
e0-Sold by Druggists, 75c
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Strange, tits Passing Strange,
THAT ALL WHO SUFFER DO NOT
USE
Mrs. Joe Persons Remedy.
Hopewell, Mecklenburg Co., N. G.,

HOpeweil, Mecklenburg Co., N. T.,
December l, 1896.
Last June was suffering terribly from
some bladder trouble which was so severe
and extreme that the physicians said an
operation would have to be performed and
the stone crushed. ! dreaded it so much
and had so much faith in Mrs. Joe Per-
sons Wash that determined to try it
first and see what it would do. applied
it three times day and in thirty six
hours the inflammation subsidized, the
swelling and enlargement was reduced
and the stone passed without any
trouble. The stone was large and no
one can know except those who have so
suffered what it was. do not believe [
could have stood an operation and be-
lieve would have died had it not been
for Mrs. Joe Persons Wash. If any one
" suffering from this bladder trouble let
them try it. My pain would be 80 great
that would have to be put in a tub OF
hot water to relieve those terrible
paroxysms OF pain. 1t made perfect
cure of me. Oh, that everyone could
realize what medicine is within reach and
try it, how much suffering would be re-
leved. Mrs. Person herself does not say
as much for the Remedy as it deserves.
MRS. ABNER ALEXANDER.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28

humphreys
CURES
No. Fever, Congestion.
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No. Infants Diseases.
No. Diarrhea.
No. Coughs & Colds.
No. 8 Headache
No. 10 Dyspepsia, Indigestion.
No. II Delayed Periods.
No. 10 LeuchOrrea.
No. is Group.
No. IL Skin Diseases,
No. Is Rheumatism.
No. 10 Catarrh.
No. 27 Kidney Diseases.
No. 81 Sore Throat.
No. II Grip & Hay Fever.
DR.. Humphreys Homeopathic Manual Of
Diseases at your Druggists or Mailed Free.
Sold by druggists. or sent on receipt Of 3cts.
Scots. or 81 Humphreys Ned. c., Cor. William
and Jehn St., New York.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28

The making of lucifer matches is a
State monopoly in France. Spain,
Portugal, Italy, Greece, Roumania
and Servia.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28

A French writer attributes the grace
of the Spanish women to the fact that
many of them are taught to fence.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28

Last year the rubber output from
Mexico was 100000 pounds.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28

In some parts of Africa slaves are
still the basis of all financial reckon
ing.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28

A wise man is never less alone thar
when he is alone.-Swift.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-07-28

Earth has no brighter blossom
than the little child smiling through
rags.