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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
THE RAIN INTERPRETERS.
Justice Johns CongreSation Opposed
10 water and Remain Away

The rain interfered with Justice Johns
congregation somewhat yesterday, as
most of his usual sinners are, as a rule.
opposed TO water.
Willie Maxfield was before the throne
on charge Of being suspicious charac-
ter. and was held In $500 security for
twelve months.
Charles Nelson. charged with cutting and
stabblng George Green, with intent TO
XIII. was dismissed. II was one of those
cases where the charge was all right but
the "nigger" was the wrong one,
The days proceeding closed with
DRINKS and the tears OF Treasurer
Thomas. who did not get even any
church money.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
Address from the Republican city
Chairman.

AIR. ". ]. Smith, the Republican city
chairman. who took d leading part in the
harmonizing or the party In Jackson
W ara. has issued an address expressing
qualification at the selection of the ticket,
and calling on ali Republicans 10 support
ft. and do their best TO ensure its cleo
Ton. speaking Tor the CITY committee
Mr. Smith says that that organization is
prepared 20 DO everything possible to
nelp 10 carry the Republican banner to
victory. at the forthcoming election.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
They Didn't Pay Their Rent.

Constable Garnett, Of Henrico, mas
sworn out a warrant for the arrest OF
Patrick and Mary Taylor. two negroes
who moved from their home without pay
ins rent, and a test case VIII be MADE
The negroes rented house In Newtowh'
owned by o. O. owens, a portion OF the
rent due was paid, but the occupants then
fed, and carried their furniture with
them. J. d. Carneal. agent for the owner
Of the property. located the negroes OH
Bates street, and the warrant charges
them with fraudulently taking away the
property.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
ONE ENJOYS


Roth the method and results when
Syrap Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing TO the taste, and acts
Gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
fem efectually, dispels colds, head.
s,bes and fevers and cures habitual
ronstipation. Syrup of Figs is the
crlv remedy of its kind ever pro-
Gucej. pleasing TO the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
rs action and truly beneficial in its
ELECTS, prepared only from the most
leslthvand observation-disclosures, Its
many excellent qualities commend it
20 a.l and have made il the most
rop.iar remedy known.
syrup of Figs is for sale in so
cent bottles 5y sll leading drug.
c;sts Any reliable druggist who
NAV not have it on hand viii pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes TO try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIIe SYRUP co.
L9gSnllE. xY. GEW YORK. RE
es I-Tu. Th&Saiy& weow-tenD
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
Mr. w. u. HOrnbIower Here.

MIR. William B. Hornblower, OF New
York, one of the legal lumnsrles OF TINS
country, is in the city, representing the
South Carolina and Georgia hailroao
Company in the United states circuit
Court Of Appeals. Mr.. Hornbiower was
nominated for the supreme court oehcn
by ex-President Cleveland out the hoi,Ii-
ra,,on was defeated in the Senate by
Hon. David b. Hill and Judge Peekham
was appointed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
In the U. $. Appellate Court.

Court convened al 10 o'clock YESTERDAY
with Judges Goff, Brawley, and MOTIFS
on the bench.
The court proceeded 10 near argument
in the case OF the South Carolina ana
Georgia Railroad Company. appellant VS.
Carolina, Cumberland Gap and chicago
Railway Company, appellee. Appeal from
the Circuit Court Of South Carolina AT
Charleston. Argued by James w. Barn
well, Esq, and William b. HorhpioWer'
ESQ. for appellant, and Augustine l..
smvthe. COR appellee. and submitted.
Court adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
or. carmichaers Last Novel.

The Wilmington (N. c. Messenger sdyS
London Literature praises the last mover
of Rev. Or. Hartley CaiInichdel' the
Scotch Episcopal rector In Rlchnohd' va,
1t 10 called The Carstairs OF Caste Sra's'
IL says 1t is quite one OF the pest hoseis
that have been published recehtis'
concludes with this: All through the
hook the dramatic, pathetic, and the hu-
morous are well interviewer. without
straining the thread of the story"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
HeaIihis Wealth.
DIR. l.. c. VESTS
Nerve and Brain Treatment,

the original, all others mutations. Is
s.Id under positive Written Guarantee
ly authorized agents only, 70 cure weak
Memory. Dizziness. Wakefulness. Fits,
fvsttria. Quickues5, Evil Dreams, Ner-
yl.sutss Lassitude, or Excessive Use or
tobacco. Opium. or Liquor, which leads
10 Misery Consumption, Insanity ana
Dsath. At store or by mail. 81 a box;
s.y f6r s.; with written guarantee 10 cure
or refund money. Sample package, con-
Gaining fVe days treatment, with full
Instructions, % cents. One sample only
sid 10 each person. At store or by mail.
Ped Label Special Extra Strength, for
Loss of Power. 81 a box; six for s., with
written guarantee 10 cure in thirty days.
Al store or by mail. POLK MILLER
DRUG COMPANY, Ninth and Main,
Richmond. Va. NH S-Tu&Sa-nr
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
Republican state and Executive
Commit tees.

A call has been issued by Colonel w. f.
Wickham, chairman OF the State Repuo-
lican Committee, for the members OF
that body 10 meet al Murphy's Hotel next
Tuesday May 10th. at noon. the state
Executive Committee will meet on the
same date. The object OF the two meet
ings is to discuss plans for the fall cam
paigns.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
LAKEWOOD ~ BEAUTIFUL.
Supt. Dickenson Takes steps 10 Keep
IL So for Memorial

Mr.. w. Allen Dickinson, Superintendent
of lakewood Cemetery, has given notice
that no persons having sections in OAK
wood will be allowed to put litter in the
walks. incident upon cleaning up the sec
tons and decorating the graves, after
Monday evening. until the memorial ex-
ercises. Tuesday. are over.
The cemetery is looking very clean and
neat and beautiful now. and the Super
intendent is DESTROYS Of keeping 1t so
Everything in this quiet city OF the dead
is In readiness for Tuesday, Memorial
Day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
BEFORE Going to War

20 to The nearest drugstore and get
bottle OF Chamberlain Collie. Cholera
and Diarrhaa Remedy as safeguard
against bowel complaints. 1t is the
most successful medicine IN tho world
for these ailments. and should be a
part Of the equipment OF every soldier.
my lisa ,su& WtMyisny
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
The Mules Are Waiting Yet.

The subcommittee on streets appointed
n purchase mules for the use OF the de-
nartment was called 20 meet at the
stables OF Mr. Peter Paul yesterday, but
Messrs. Burton and Woody were the only
members that responded. and in the abb
sence of a quorum no business could be
transacted.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
Y0RK.RIYER LINE VIA VEST POINT
yHE FAvORITE ROUTE NORTH,


LEAVE RICHMOND.
a.3oP NJ. No. ~. Baltimore Limited
daily, except Sunday, for West
Point. there making close connsc-
ton on Mondays, Wedn esdays, ana
Fridays with steamer Ior ba.tl.
more; also, wiz stage at Lester
Manor for Walkerton and Tappa-
hammock on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
$50 7. NJ. No. 10; local express, Mon on
days, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Tor
West Point and intermediate sta
tons Connects with stage at Les
ter Manor for Walkerton and Tap
pahannock: also, at West Point
with steamer for Baltimore. Stops
at all stations.
200 A. NJ. No. as, Local, Mixed Leaves
daiIy. except Sunday, from Nir-
ginia-Street Station for West Point
and intermediate stations. connect
ing with stage al Lester Manor for
Walkerton and Tappahannock.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
0I7A. NJ, daily, ,
!O4O A. NJ, Wednesdays and Fridays
only.
Asp. NJ, daily. except Sunday, from
West Point and intermediate sta
steamers leave West Poi,t at p. NJ.
Mondays. Wednesdays. and Fridays, and
baltimore at p. NJ. Tuesdays, Thurs
Ticket. Office at station foot OF virginia
street. Open from 3 A. NJ. 20 s p. NJ,
and from $3.50 p. NJ. 10 IL A. NJ. City ticket
Office; s0s east St Main street % r1rRK
Traffic Manager. Gen. Pass Agent.
FRANK s. CANNON. Third vice-Presi-
dent and General Manager, Washington,
e G. w. wEsrBURY, Travelling Pas
senger Agent go east Main street. Rich
mOnd. Va. Oc
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
Memorial to Miss Baldwin.

The Richmond Chapter Of the Mary
Baldwin Seminary Alumnae Association
will hold meeting at the Virginia HIS
torical Society rooms to-day at IL O'CLOCK
10 discuss the proposed memorial 10 Miss
baldwin. All members and all old alum
rae have been asked to be present.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
rifty-Fourth Anniversary.

The Richmond Grays' Veteran Assoela-
tion will hold an important meeting Mon
day night at the Regimental Armory TO
make arrangements to celebrate tneir
fifty-fourth anniversary, which taxes
Mace June 18th next.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
4 T. I, ATLANTIC-CoASr
AZ W La LINE.
Schedule in Eject May I, 1898.
TRAINS LEAVE RICH,iosp-uNION
DEPOT.

900 A. NJ, Daily. Arrives petersburg
9.3i a. NJ, Norfolk '25 A.
NJ Stops only at Petersburg,
Wayerly and Suffolk. Va
e:oo A. NJ, Daily. Arrive petersburg
A. ~, Fayetteville i.l5 L.
NJ, Charleston i0:0 Il. NJ,
savannah 1850 A. M., Jack
sonyille 7:S0 A. ~, Port
Tampa $40 p. ". Connects
at Wilson with No. n. ar
irving Goldsboro' $40 p. ~,
Wilmington Gao r. NJ. Pull
mar Sleeper New York 10
2:55 p. NJ. Daily. Local. arrives Pc
tersburg 8:i2 p. NJ. Makes
$50 p. NJ. DAILY. Arrives petersburg
615 Il, NJ. Makes ~ local
stops, Richmond and Peters,
100 p. NJ, Daily. Arrives Petersburg
1904 p. A.. connects WITH
Norfolk and Western for
Norfolk and intermediate
points. Emporia $40 (con-
meets with A. and D. Tor
stations between Empori1
and LawrenceWlic), We.eon
ei2 T. NJ. Fayetteville ioI
A. NJ, Charleston 6.02 A, NJ.
Savannah 500 a. NJ. Jack
sonyIIle p. NJ, Port Tampa
't SE y a. LINE TO MIDDLE
Ing Aiken 7.2s A. 81. Angus
"a $40 A. NJ. Macon II A.
81. Atlanta l2:ih y. ~. Pull
man sieepers New York 20
% Sa,I Ps@os Ai JsSh'G xSsus:
SIG NJ Dallv' Arrives Petersburg
All p. 81. Weldon ii:2o l..
II. Makes local stops pc
tween Petersburg ans Well
don.
1i:40 p. II. Daily. Arrives Petersburg
l2:z5 \. ~. Lynchburg sis
\. NJ, Roanoke 7l5 A N.s
bristol 1885 z. n. Pnilmsn
sleeper Richmond 10 Lynch
TRAINS sRRIvE RICHMOND.
400 A N. Daily, from Jacksonville. Sa-
Yannah, Charleston, Atlanta,
Macon, Augusta. and all
s15AM NJ. Daily except sunday. A.
ANITA. Athens. Raleigh, Hen
dsrson. Lynchburg, ana me
s.ar A NJ. Daily. Petersburg local.
500 4. NJ. sunday only. from Atianta'
Athens. Raleigh. Henderson.
Iynchburg. and the West.
I;O3 A. NJ. Daily, Norfolk. slfolk. aud
1I6 - NJ. Daily, Jacksonville, caNan-
nOh. Charleston, Whining
ton. Goldsboro'. and all
points South.
0.ns NJ. Daily. Norfolk. Suffolk. Wa
verify, md Petersburg.
SKA p Nj. Daily, Petersburg. Lynch
burg, and the West.
~ l<ENI.Y. I. II. EMERSON.
- trererai Manager. Trafic Manager.
". NJ. EMERSON.
General Passenger Agent
G. s. CAMPBELL.
| in ls Division Passenger Agent.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
Grand Atlantic Hotel,
Atlantic City, n. j.,

Virginia avenue and the Beach. This ele,
CANT new hotel is now open for the second
Season. Has the finest rooms, single ana
en- suite, with BATH having two, TO SIX
windows each with full and unobstruct-
ed view. Every modern convenience,
elevators to the street. The table is boun-
tifuliy supplied with the best, ana the
service cannot be surpassed Morning
and evening concerts by the hotel orches-
ira. The Grand Atlantic management
will OFFER special inducements In terms
10 parties visiting here during the spring,
Why not enjoy the pleasure and Injuries
OF a large, first-class hotel at moderate
rates? Write for terms and illustrated
booklet CHARLES u. COPE.
OF
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
GRAY's INN,

JACKSON. WHITE MOUNTAINS. y. II.
open May 18th TO November. Special
low rates for June. For circular write
my Aim c. w. GRAY, Proprietor.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
NuLLBORO' SPRINGS,

BATH COUNTY. VA,
OPEN JUNE lST.
Elevation. .. 900 feet. Cuisine a speciality.
WATERS.
SULPHUR, Alum, Alkaline-Minera Chaly-
beate. and Freestone.
Send for Illustrated Pamphlet.
J. GRAHAM DAVIDSON, Manager,
Millboro Springs, Bath county, Va.
my 9TH, Sa&Tulm
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
D 2 n D Richmond, Preds.
Ny l. "a i. ricksburS 4 Potomac
schedT ie In Eject April II. 1s0s.
LEAVE BynD-srREET STATION.

41OA. NJ, Daily, for Washington an
points north. stops only
Milford and Freccricksbur8
pullman Sleepers TO Nos-
York
$40 AN. Sunday only. for Washing
ton and points North. stoE
at Elba Glen Allen, Ash
iand Taylorsyille, Dosws.
Ruther Glen, Pencl1; M
FORD, Woodslane. Guin,t
I 3r = u e. and '' wiidSwstei
s4sAM. E paiIy. except Scsi Sunday. &c
North stops az Elba, ASH
land Taylorsyille, boswell,
Ruther Glen. Penoln, Mil
ford. woodeians, Guinea
ss yooss and fred%sFiiSs sMstcr.
1900 NJ. Daily ''"" except Sunday, for
Washington and points
NNS 9r,h' s sspi,S az Elg posS S,fn
Alienii Asn' rp%rssaleritSsSars.
Brooke, and Whitewater.
Parlor car. Also. connects
with Congressional Limited
1885 r. NJ, Daily. Tor. wsshinsten ,,; ana
Ashland, boswell, Milford:
Fredericksburg. Brooke. ana
Whitewater. and other sta
tons Sundays. Sleeper lNcn-
mond 10 New York.
ARRIVE ByRD-srRErr STATION.
$40 A NJ Daily. Stops at Whitewater.
Brooke, Fredericksburg. Mir
ford, boswell, Ashland. and
Elba. and other stations
Sundays. Sleeper New YORK;
aanpM Daily 81 i,'" Except Sunday stops
at Whitewater, Brooke,
FREDERICKSBURG, Suullntts
Guinea, Woodslane, Milford.
Penola, Ruther Glen. Dos
we'll, Taylorsville. Ashlands
Glen Allen. and Elba. Par~
lor car from Washington.
7:IOP p. NJ. Daily. stops only AZ Frede-
land, and Elba. Pullman cars
fsom New York
SIG p. NJ, Daily. Stops at Whitewater
Brooke, Fredericksburg.
summit, Guinea, Woodslane.
Milford. Penola, Ruther
Glen, boswell, Taylorsville.
Ashland. Glen Allen. and
Elba Sleepng-car.
FREDERICKsBG ACCOMMODATIONS.
DAILY except Sunday
400 r. NJ. Leaves Byrd-Street station.
$40 A. NJ, Arrives Byrd-Street Station
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY except Sunday)
GAP A. NJ, Leaves Elba.
S:2OP II. Leaves Elba.
GAO A. NJ, Arrives Elba.
600 r NJ, Arrives Eiba.
c. A. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager.
L. r. ID. Myers. President. ap IL
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
AMERICAN And RED STAR LINES.

NEW YoRK-QUEENSToWN-SoUTHAMP-
TON.
NEW HAMPTON-ANTWERP.
The steamers performing these services are
either British or Belgian.
Every Wednesday end alternate Saturday at
noon. .
TRIENLAND.. May 10 | KESsINGrON June
SOUTH ARK. May , } BERLIN .,...Jgne Il
'CF psTER.. Nav 2S N0oRLAND. ..June 10
INTERNATIONALLY CO..
Piers IA and -. North Rtver.
once. Bowling Gresn, Y. {.
". 8. PALMER 81 CO.,
NH 15.Tu.Th&Saly Rchmoni.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
SUMMER RESORTS.
THE HISTORIC

THE HISTORIC
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
Greenbrier County, West virginia.
The Representative Resort OF the
south.
A great central point OF reunion Tor
the best society OF the North. South, East.
and West Note reduction or rates Ter
month OF twenty-eight days, W., w. zoo;
and S75: per week, $3.50 sl5, $40, and
sci. Children under II years OF age and
servants, SS2.5 80. open June 18th 10 Octo-
Der LIST. Elevator and electric bells. Sc
cure location early In advance OF the sea-
son. j.. W. SCON Lille,
nv 7-2nn Manager.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA.
MY COTTAGES WILL BE OPENED
FOR GUESTS JUNE lST.
Address all letters 10 Danville, va
until June; then Virginia Beach:
an oitJui Mrs e. f. BURNETr.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
OCEAN sTEAMsHIPs.

FRENCH LINE
Compagaie Generate Transatiantique
DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS
(FRANCE).
Sailing every Saturday at 10 A. M.
From Pier No. A. North river. foot Nor
ton street.
La Gascogne, Ju is La Touraine. Jy
La Bretagne. ia . La Normandie, Jy l6
GaneraI Agency for United states ana
Canada, Bowling Green, n. Y:
Richmond Transfer Co.. e01 Main st.
Andrew Welsh. 013 Il. Main 81.
fe l5-d6m
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-21

Personal.

Two variety performers make this
play upon words: president Mckinley
wired TO Hobson at Santiago asking how
he was" What did Hobson answer"
Merry, Mac
Among the curiosities of the New York
city directory is Agathadores Papageor-
gopolous, which Is the name of a Greek
clergyman and the longest in the bulky
volume. The "Macs" monopolze thirty
nine pages and the "Os" nearly as many
more.
Capt. w. w Mclaughlin of Home
stead, Pa, and ]. S. Barnes of Tarentum,
Pa, both Grand Army men, and each over
go, have arranged TO walk from Pittsburg
to Cincinnati on a wager. They will
start from the same spot but will go by
different routes.
Andrew Ferguson, who lives at Gil
man, Ind, is 106 years old having been
born in county Tyrone, Ireland, in 1892
He says his motto is, Eat, drink and
be merry While you cam" Mrs. Ferguson
who is forty years his junior, has borne
him thirteen children He was sixty when
he married.
Col. Ernest Grattan, who has just
been retired from the English army on
account of age, enlisted in an infantry
battalion thirty-eight years ago as a pri-
vate under the name of John Smith, and
it was not until he had won his commits
sion that he reassumed his real name.
Miss Alberta Scott of Cambridge,
Mass, has the distinction of being the
first colored graduate and the first Of her
sex and race trained entirely in the schools
of Massachusetts to be graduated from
one of its colleges. She was graduated
this year from Radcliffe College.
The dilapidated condition of Longfel-
lows birthplace in Portland, Me, has ex-
cited much comment among travellers,
and it has been suggested that the house
should be purchased by the city, repaired
and converted into a Longfellow museum.
At present it is occupied a tenement
house. and bears a tablet, with an inscrip-
ton saying that in it Longfellow was
horn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-21
BRIGHT BITS.

--Brown-Oh, yes! The world moves.
Jones-Yes; and it has to hustle to keep
up with the United States-Puck.
-Briggs-That was great dance.
hope I made an impression on that girl.
Griggs-I guess you did. She has been
linpinS ever since.-Life.
-ushs-4" Yes,t / come of very old and
distinguished family" He (absenby)-
"Wen, forget it and remember the
Maine" After that of course he spent his
evenings observation-disclosures Leader.
-Realism-Critic-"I admire your nude,
but are not your flesh tints a trife dark?'
Artlst-"WeI, you see, they've hung the
picture in too strong a light, and the fig
ures have tanned.-Dctroit Journal
No Gold Brick for Him-First Farmer
"Silas is regular fanatic on silver, amt
he?" Second FarmeI-'sAwful I recon if
any bunco man ever wants to cheat him
he II have TO sell him a bimetallic brick. -
Puck.
BOBBY" cried Tadley to his young
hopeful, angrily. my father used to whip
me when I behaved as badly as you are
doing We'll" answered Bobby, thought
fully, Il hope III never have to Tell my lit
tie boy that."-Truth.
What is your idea of a political econ
omist?" well, replied Senator Sorghum,
reflectvely, there's lots of different kinds.
But my idea of the genuine article is the
man WHO manages TO put by enough while
he has an office to pay his expenses of get
tin it FOR another term. Washington
Star
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-21
spnin,s Remnining ships.

In our dispatches yesterday it was stat
ed that the Spanish battleship Pelayo-
the most powerful of the remaining war
ships of Spain has been damaged. If
this statement Is correct and there does
not appear to be any good reason to
doubt that it is, there is very little prob
ability that the remnant of Spain's navy
will be of much benefit to her in her war
with us. The ships do not appear TO be
in fighting condition-at least, the reports
concerning them leave the impression that
each of them is defective in some Import
ant particular
At the present time Spain has sixteen
battleships and cruisers which are over
1000 tons displacement. Ten of the six
teen are cruisers, and of these cruisers
five are vessels of less than 1900 tons
displacement. The battleships are the
Pelayo 1906 tons, built in 1887; the Car
dinal Cisneros, 1000 tons, built An 1886;
Emperor Charles " 9,235 tons, built in
1885, Numancia 1906 TONS built in 1868;
Princess de Asturias, 1900 tons, built in
1896, and the Vittoria, 1880 TONS built in
1885. The cruisers having a tonnage of
$500 tons; Lepanto, 4S26 tons; Navarro
S,S42 TONS Alphonso XIII, 5000 tons; the
Aragon, 1885, the Infanta Isabel, Isabel
II, Marques de la Ensenada, Condo de
Venadito and Velasco, ranging from 1,130
tons to LISP tons displacement.
Several of the ships, It will be noticed
are so old as to be practically out of date
and nearly, if not all, of the others are
reported TO be in very bad state of re-
pair
II is certain that Commodore Watson
has nothing TO fear from them. The
Iowa and Oregon could probably in a fair
fight in the open sea, reduce them to the
condition to which Admiral Dewey re-
duced Admiral Montijos squadron at Ma
Mia. and Commodore Schley reduced Ad-
rhiral Cervera's squadron at Santiago. 1t
is doubtful if Spain will permit any more
of her ships to give battle to the ships
of our navy-that is unless the Spanish
ships should he driven into a corner
where they would have to fight
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-21

The Park Extension is filled with cock
spurs. This is nothing new however dis
agreeable it may be to the barefoot boys
and girls who like TO play there Year
after year there grows a bountiful and an
noying crop of the prickly nuisances on
the same plot; and year after year the
city authorities wait for the weeds to go
to seed before there is any thought of cut
ting them down. 1t would be a simple
matter 10 get RID Of the cockspurs If they
were cut down early in the season for a
year or two. The seed would be destroy
ed. and children might play on the grass
without the danger of being stabbed and
lacerated with the painful spines The
reason why the crop is permitted to ma
ture year after year is one of those things
(which no fellow can find out" Possibly
it is the idea that it is not well for the
children to have too good a time, and
that it is good public policy to teach the
little people that if they are not extremely
careful they will get thorns into their
flesh.