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PRESIDENTS WAR MAP.
How the Game of War Is Directed From
Washington.


Not many of the presidents visitors
are admitted to the war room. Those
who are thus favored see something
novel in the way Of war planning. A
very large map has been prepared and
mounted with a wooden back. 1t
shows the Atlantic ocean with the
coasts of both sides and the islands
between. The map covers that part
of the ocean from the banks of New
FOundland to the mouth Of the ANA
zon. When the measurements are
given some idea can he formed of the
scale. The length of the map is per-
haps IS feet and the width is 10 feet.
Little paper ships have been cut with
the names plainly printed. These
ships, representing the two navies,
are fastened in their places on the map
with pins, and are moved from day to
day to correspond with the movements
of the ships. The president, the Sc
cretaries Of war and the navy, Lieu
tenant General Schoiield and members
of the war council and strategy board
have before them the exact positions
of the navies up to the latest informa-
ton as they discuss the plans from day
to day. The whole game of war, so
far as the Atlantic is concerned, with
the locations of the pawns is before
them.
! 1t may be said that so far as the
,,respnt situation is concerned the pres
id-nt feels entirely satisfied from the
military point of view. There is,
however. one condition which gives
him great concern. A ship load of
food, 1,4OO tons, is waiting at Key
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up, for the new owner, a market gar
dener, does not think such crazy old
building worth wasting firewood on and
lives, with his wife and child, in the
pavilion. The old nurse is dead, and
Mrs. Prozorov, unable to endure the ut
ter loneliness of the place, has gone to
live with an unmarried sister in prov
ince near Moscow.
The peaceful little nest is deserted.
But one more member has joined the
ranks of those who are fighting for the
peace and happiness of millions of home
nests-frst one more and then another.
A notice, printed in tiny letters IN q
clandestine paper, states that penal
servitude prisoner, Ivan Prozorov, has
successfully escaped from Siberia.
Vladimir has fulfilled to his wife the
promise made to the girl he loved.
THE END
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A COTTAGE BY THE V0LGA.
BY STEPNIAK.
RUSSIA" SAVED BY THE STARS AND


stripping one another In her horror
stricken mind Why, she had loved
Vladimir all this timel She had been
hurrying on her marriage simply in or
der to escape from her own feeling, to
kill it at one blow, but it had pursued
her and pursued her, and now it had
caught her up here, in the very church.
o Godl What was she to do? She was
in love with Vladimir She could not
get away from that any more than she
could get away from herself. She had
deceived herself and every one round
her, and now all her life she would
have to 60 Oh deceiving
And why had'it all happened? Why
had she ever met him? She had been so
quiet and happy before.
Her heart began to beat intolerably.
Oh, how glad she would be if it would
only burst and save her from thisl But
unbappily her nerves were too strong
1t seemed to her that she had been
tried and found guilty of great sin
and now was brought to execution.
And, as a condemned man watches the
ak that is to behead him, she watched
with kind of frozen curiosity the priest
who, with every movement, was fasten-
ing an eternal chain tighter and tighter
about her.
They had now come to the decisive
moment after which, by canonical law,
the marriage would be indissoluble.
Katia, in half stupefied despair, be-
gan to listen once more What was that?
A question? Ah, then perhaps there
was still hope for her She would whis-
per to the bridegroom and beg him to
refuse her She turned to him for the
first time during the whole ceremony,
but her lips moved without uttering any
sound.
"Pavel," said the priests voice in
distinct tones, wilt thou take to thy
welded wife this servant of God, Kate
rina?"
II will" came the bridegroom's an.
swer The sound fell on Katia's ear
like hammer stroke
"Katerina, the priest went on, turn
ing his eyes to her, wilt thou take
to thy welded husband this servant Of
God, Pavel?'
,Katia whispered some long sentence
which no one could understand. The
priest, ascribing her inarticulate reply
to the ordinary timidity of a bride,
waited for a moment, and then, wish
ing not to confuse her still further by
repeating question which is usually a
mere formality, took the wedding ring
and attempted to place it Oh her finger
The shock of terror brought back her
senses.
MOI
1t was hoarse whisper, and yet all
the church rang with the sound. There
was such anguish in the tone that it
might have been the last cry of de-
parting soul Her white lips could
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English naval support no power will
venture upon any action in the mat
ter"
"Do YOU consider that the United
States should retain possession Of the
Philippines ?"
"Certainly I do. The only alterna-
tives are some kind of autonomous
Republican form of government, which
would neeu so much American Drotec-
lion that the United States IN. mt rs
well hold the islands themselves. Then
there is handing them over to Japan
but that would excite the opposition
of public sentiment in the United
States, Japan being pagan nation.
Another alternative is returning them
to Spain. But that, too, would excite,
serious opposition in the United States,
and may be dismissed as out of the
question. 1t is true that at the end OF
the great war with France we gave
back all or nearly all the territory we
conquered, but that is not parallel
case, as we were ostensibly fighting for
the king of France"
"Would the United States have to
keep large force of troops in the
Philippines -
"Considsrable force would be requir-
ed, and of course the United States
would have to largely increased her
navy"
"Do you think the general effect OF
the United States retention of the
Philippines would be to bring near the
possibility of an Anglo-American al
lance?'
"It would increase their interests III
common, but | don't wish to say any
thing about the alliance idea, as
don't believe there ever will he an al
lance between Great Britain and the
United States"
Sir Henry Haworth, NJ. T., IL lead,
ing authority Oh foreign politics and
international law, said:
81 have no hesitation in saying that
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could run out, open fire at the one
mile range thus marked off for them
and retreat without the chance OF be-
ing cut off. The men of the Winslow
eyed this buoy and guessed its pur-
pose.
On Sunday afternoon the Machias
stood away to the eastward for Jaunt
and the Winslow was left alone to
maintain the blockade.
The Winslow steamed in nearly to
the range of the buoy, when three
gunboats slipped their cables and ran
to their safety limit. Three 6-pounders
were trained at 1000 yards. In few
minutes shore signals told the Span
iards that the torpedo boat was III
range.
The six Founders cracked and three
shells threw water spouts around the
Winslow. But she was not struck.
Instead Of running away, she drove
ahead, attacking the bouts.
Lieutenant Bernado no sooner saw
the first white smoke pulls from the
Spanish guns than he gave the word,
and two forward 1-pounders dropped
shells in the middle Of the ilotilla
On plunged the Winslow to within
800 yards of the gunboats, while the
row raised by the rapid fire 1.pound'
ers was like rattling tattoo. The
Spanish was apparently staggered at
this fierce onslaught, singlehanded
and fired wildly.
The WinslUw now swung around
broadside to bring her two after guns
to bear as the Spanish fleet scattered
aud lost formation. The Winslow soon
manoeuvred so that she WAS prpperln.
at all three gunboats at once. The
sea was very heavy and the torpedo
boat rolled so wildly that it was i'm
possible to do good gun practice from
her decks, but the rapidity of her fire
and remarkable effectiveness under the
circumstances demoralized all three
opponents, which, after the WinsloW
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aelisttllantuus Radin9.
PLUCKY LITTLE WINSL0W.
Single Handed Fought Three Spanish Gum
boats.

Single Handed Fought Three Spanish Gum
KEY WEST, May 1O.-The torpedo
boat Winslow engaged three Spanish
gunboa,s off Cardenas bay Sunday af.
ternoon. She disabled one and came
out unscratched. Lieutenant Berna-
do, Eusign Bagley and the men of the
Winslow thought odds of three to one
fair and their one Founders Il match
for the Spanish aggregations OF SIX
pounder rifles. 1t was brilliant miner
engagement.
The Winslow and the gunboat
Machias were on the blockade off Car
denas Sunday. The harbor is thickly
strewn with mines and torpedoes. In
the entrance to the channal three small
gunboats have been bottled up since
the beginning of the war. Occasion
ally they have stolen out toward sea,
but never venturing beyond the inner
harbor, running like rats until out OF
sight of American ships.
Torpedo boats have tried 10 draw
the enemy out by lodging inside as far
as safety allowed and scouting about
within full sight of the city. A few
days ago buoy was moored by Span
iards inside the entrance of the bay TO
mark the position for entrance of the
gunboats. A signal station on the
shore opposite was instructed to notify
the gunboats inside when the torpedo
boats were within the limit distance
marked by the buoy.
The scheme was that the gunboats
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HOLD THE PHILIPPINES ?
An Eminent English Authority Thinks We
Should.

An Eminent English Authority Thinks We
Should.
A London dispatch of the 10th in
stant says:
Sir Charles Dixie, when asked wheth-
er any question of international law
or practice affected the United States
right to retain the Philippines, he said !:
"None whatever. The states will
hold the Philippines by right of con-
quest. No power or powers will have
the slightest title to interfere"
"But may not some power, Germany
or France, for instance, bring pressure
to bear Oh the United States to sur
render them ?"
THAT idea of continental pressure
l regard as all moonshine. No power
would attempt pressure unless we
were in the same boat with them,
which we never would be. Without
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had fired about so shells, began grad
ually to work back toward the shelter
of the harbor.
They were still hammering away
with their 6.pounders, but after the
first fires were wild. Several shells
passed over the Winslow, and one ex-
ploded 100 feet astern, but the others
were shorter, considerably off on one
side.
At last 1-pound shell from the
Winslow struck the hull of the gun
boat Pinson a little aft of midships,
apparently exploding on the inside.
The Winslow men yelled. The Pinson
stopped, evidently disabled, while one
of her comrades went to her assist
ance. By this time the Spanish boats
had retreated nearly into a position
where they could not be followed be-
cause of mines and torpedoes.
The Pinson got under way slowly
and limped homeward, with the help
of a towline from her consort. During
this episode the Machias had returned
and when within two miles range let
hy two 4-inch shells from her starboard
battery, which accelerated the Spanish
flight. The fotilla managed to creep
back into Cardenas harbor in safety.
The Winslow fired between 60 and
70 shells, and the gunboats 80 among
them.
This is the hottest encounter Of the
war in Cuban waters up to date, al
though it was in miniature, so to speak.
The Spanish gunboats at Cardenas
are small, unarmored craft, about the
length of the Winslow, but mounting
tho hoo yipr pIlnS
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The cr0arnS acre brought out.

form no further sound. She fell back
insensible.
There was q scene of indescribable
confusion in the church. The mother
went into Il hystcrical fit. The priest
stared in bewilderment, now ut the
bride lying senselcss in the arms OF
her nurse and the groomsman, now at
the bridegroom, standing, white and
petrificd, still unable to understand
how it had all happened.
katia Was carried out and taken
home and the marriage was not sol.
emniZcd.
A fortnight later she left for St
Petersburg.
Several years have passed. Kroutikov,
after gricving for his lost Katia for q
whole year, has gradually recovered
from his sorrow and has finally married
the governors niece-an action which
has still further elevated him in that
tGgnitary' S esteem. He has rapidly risen
in the service and already hopes for the
appointment of vice governor. Looking
back from the height of his official po-
sition OH the follies of his youth, he
congratulatcs himself on his escape from
being bound for life to turbulent girl
who maybe would have dragged even
him into trouble.
The cottage by the Volga stands Ill
it's old place, but there is 10 one living
in it now. The windows are boarded
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LA CABANAS FORTRESS.

This fertilization lies Just inside Of the en-
trance channel to Havana harbor, back OF Nor
ro Castle. A once powerful fortress, nothing
now remains but its partially crumbled walls
of granite. The guns which loom from its
parapets and poke their muzzles through the
portfolios are of such an antique type that
Yankee skipper would laugh at them. The Ca.
banas has been for years the prison house of
Havana, and within its grim cells and dark.
slimy casemates have been confined political
prisoners and those unfortunate men who
formed the Competitors crew. Hundreds OF
condemned political suspects and insurgents
have been taken from the Cabanas and shot
near by.
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islands were discovered by Spain and
her sovereignty has never been dis
puted.
"By the right of conquest, there
fore, Americas position is indisputable
and all the members of parliament
who are authorities to whom have
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TORPEDO BOAT WINSLOW.

woke great jealousies. Should the
United States annex Hawaii together
with the Philippines, these would con-
stitute two magnificent bases, giving
the United States immense power in
the Pacific, which always hoped they
would achieve, in the interests of civ
ilization and commerce"
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spoken agree that the United States
should not give them up. Spain found
it impossible to govern them in the
past. and would find the difficulty still
greater in the future. If they were
handed over to England it would pro-
woke multitude of difficult questions.
If Japan got them it would also pro-
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the United States have a perfect right
to keep the Philippines, and under the
circumstances it would he both wise
and proper for the United States to
keep them. There is not a considera.
ton of international law that could in
any way fetter the United States in its
absolute discretion in the matter.
There is no third party involved. The
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West, now the eighth day, and thou
sands of unhappy Cubans are dying OF
within five hours steaming.
Reports from Cuba about the recon-
centrados are meager, but they indi-
indicate that the horrors Of the worst
period are returning. The president
is impatient to get the food to Cuba.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-09
THEY TAKE FORMAL STEPS
THE AGENCY OF THE
FRENCH EMBASSY.
STATEMENT TO STATE DEPARTMENT
The American Answer to the Spanish Peace
Commissions Presentment on Philip
pine Question will be Pre-
scented To-day,

Washington, Nov. S.-The foreign bond
holders have at last moved formally TO
protect their interests in Cuba and Porto
Rico. The initial steps have been taken
through the agency of the French En-
bassy, which in this case acts no longer
as the representative of the Spanish gov
eminent. but for French subjects.
Through the embassy n most formidable
statement has been presented to the
State Department, being an account Of
the various Spanish bonds owned by
French citizens chargeable against the
territories either seized or set free by
the act of the United States Govern
ment.
..e total sum of these bonds runs up
far into the millions. Just what it is
expected shall be done with them is not
made clear. The United States Gov
eminent of course will not pay them,
but 1t may be that the French Govern
ment looks to it to cause the Independent
Government of Cuba to assume liabili-
ties for the redemption of the bonds
charged against that island when that
Government shall have been duly in
stalled by the act of the United States
Government. 1t is probable that other
holders of like bonds, German and Brit
ish. will take similar steps to have their
claims brought through their diplomatic
representatives to the attention of the
United States Government, and it may
even be that the holders of such bonds
in Spain, though Spanish citizens, will
take a like course, which would pre-
sent novel claim upon the generosity
of the United States Government,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-09
MISSIONARY RIA,
RALLY.

The following is a program of the mis-
sionary rally to be held in the First
Baptist church on Thursday, the 10th.
1t is expected that there will be a
large number of ladies present from
other places.
Morning sessions, 10 O'clock.
Music.
Devotional exercises conducted by
Miss Maud Reid.
Address of Welcome-Mrs. A. M.
Simms.
Response--Mrs. b. Lacy Hoge, Selma.
Relation Of State Missions to the
Evangelization of the World-Mrs. Jno.
e. White, Cary.
A Little Journey in the World-A
map study of seven young ladies-Japan,
China, Africa, Italy, Brazil, Mexico and
Cuba.
Music.
A Day in China, by Mrs. T.. S. Tatum,
read by Miss Mary Carter.
Address-Dr. A. J. Barton, Richmond.
Intermission.
Luncheon served in Sunday school
room.
AFTERNOON SESSION. O'CLOCK.
Music
Devotional Exercises.
Roll call of societies.
Something About Mission Work in
Chna-Mrs. George Greene of China.
Ten Knotty Questions answered by
ten ladies.
Music.
New Calls and new Duties.
Exercise by Children.
Query. Shall We Go Forward?
Closing Exercises.
NIGHT SESSION.
Mass Meeting of the Baptist Churches
of the City, 7:30 o'clock.
Music.
Opening Devotional Exercises.
-China-Rev. w. c. Tyree,
of Durham.
Address-Our New Territory-Dr. w
Il. Skies, of Wake Forest.
Address-Dr. A. J. Barton, Richmond
Music.
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DOCKERY IN GOLDSBORO.
Little Office Hunter Got His Face
Slapped and His Picture Taken.

Little Office Hunter Got His Face
Slapped and His Picture Taken.
Little Ollie Office Hunter Dockery,
Junior, is not only one of the worst
beaten men in the State, but he is also
one of the most unpopular.
His campaign has been one grand
enemy-making tour. No where did he
speak, but he made wild assertions,
vicious attacks and vile admissions and
altogether professed the greatest love for
the negro and negro rule.
This and his manner of conducting
himself won for him the intense hatred
of the white people in some sections and
nowhere more than at Goldsboro. 1t
is not surprising, therefore, that when he
went to that city yesterday to see
the election was properly conducted, that
all sorts of insults were offered him.
Early in the day it was seen that the
young mans course was such as to
cause trouble. So when he became too
obstreperous a young white man led him
away from the polls and slapped his
face several times for him.
Then when Ollie began to complain of
his treatment others came up and would
probably have handled him even more
roughly had not Mr.. Chas. B. Aycock,
whom Dockery had so often abused, in
terferred. He took the young man to
the hotel and when the first train to
Raleigh was ready to leave. he conducted
him. between two policemen, TO the cars.
Even as he sat in the cars the infu-
rated citizens called him Names told him
to go in the second class car where he
belonged and took his picture with
kodaks as souvenirs of the occasion. 1t
was day that young Dockery will not
soon forget.
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The Democrats Will Have
Two Thirds Majority on ID
Joint Ballot.
HOUSE 85; SENATE 81
PROBABLE HOUSE WILL GO TO
100 AND SENATE TO 40.
NO MORE FRED DOUGLAS LEGISLATURES
Abe Middleton will not be Door-keeper Any
More. The Confederate Soldier has
Not PLAYED Out.

At this writing, (4:3O Wednesday
morning), it is practically certain that
the Democrats have elected 81 State
Senators and the number may reach 40
There will be at least SO Democratic
members of the House, and the number
may reach 100.
The best estimate of the House by
counties is as follows:
DEMOCRATIC.
Alamance, Alexander, Allegheny, An
son, Bladen, Buncombe 3 Burke, Cabar-
rus, Caldwell, Camden, Carteret, Cas-
well, Catawba, Cherokee, Cleveland,
Columbus, Cumberland, 2; Currituck,
Davidson, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe,
2; Franklin, Castor, Graham. Gates,
Granville, 2; Greene, Guilford, 2; Hall
fax, 2; Harnett, Haywood, Hyde, Ire
dell, p Jackson, Johnston, 2; Jones,
Lenoir, Lincoln, Macon, Martin, Me-
Dowell, Mecklenburg. 3; Moore, Nash,
New Hanover, 2; Onslow, Orange Pas.
quotank, Fender, Person, Pitt, 2; Polk,
Richmond, 2; Robson, 2; Rockingham.
2; Rowan, 2; Rutherford Stanly, Sur
ry. Swain, Pennsylvania, Tyrrell, Union,
Wake, 3; Watauga, Wayne, 2; Wilson,
Yancey.
FUSIONISTS.
BERTHE, Chowan. Craven, Davic.
Forsyth, 2: Henderson, Madison,
Mitchell, Northampton, Vance. Warren,
Washington, Wilkes, 2; Yadkin. To-
tai, 16.
DOUBTFUL.
Ashe, Beaufort, Brunswick, Chatham.
2; Dare, Hartford, Montgomery, Pam
leo, Perquimans, Randolph, 2; Samp-
son. 2; Stokes: Total-15.
Since the above estimate was made,
returns indicate that Beaufort, RAN
dolph and Perquimans, placed in the
doubtful column, have gone Democratic.
Granville, Allegheny, Burke district, 2;
STATE SENATE.
The Democrats have certainly carried
81 districts as follows: Pitt, Craven
district 2; Wilson district, 2; Wayne dis
trict 2; Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston,
Wake, New Hanover, Richmond district,
2; Mecklenburg Cleveland district, 2;
Stanly and Cabarrus, Rowan district, 2;
Guilford, Durham district, 2; Person and
Granville, Allephany. Burke district, 2;
Buncombe district, 2; Pennsylvania dis
trict, Cherokee district.
he returns from the other districts
are too incomplete TO make safe esti-
mate, but it looks like the Democrats
have forty State Senators.
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BRAKEMAN INJURED.

Thomas Holt, negro brakeman on
Seaboard Air Line freight train bound
for Hamlet, fell between the cars last
night at some point between this city
and Apex. One of his legs and his hip
were badly crushed by the car wheels,
which passed over them.
He was brought to the city on the
80 train this morning and taken to
the hospital, where he is receiving the
best attention by the railway physician.
1t is feared that his injuries will prove
fatal.
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mons this morning that Crawford had
defeater Pearson in the Ninth district.
Crawford has carried: Buncombe, 2O0;
Clay, 100; Graham 100; Haywood l,0O0;
Jackson, 200; Mcdowell, 300; Ruther-
ford, 300; Swain, 300; Transylvana,
80; Yancey, 200-2 700.
Pearson carries Cherokee, 100; Hen
derson, 300; Madison, 600; and Mitchell,
S00.-Total, 1880.
Polk is close.
These figures are based in nearly
every instance upon telegraphic dis
patches received last night, and the es-
Inmates from the other counties are be-
leved to give the Fusionists all they will
ret