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The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-18
STILL INVESTIGATING.
The Maine Horror Not Yet
Satisfactorily Explained.
THE COUNTRY IN MOURNING.
Comment in Madrid on the Catastro-
phe and Other Matters.

The papers taking press and cable
reports are still at sea as to the
cause of the disaster to the maine. Z"
Many unofficial reports are sent
out and published giving the opin-
ions of different men as to the cause
of explosion, but nothing official re-
ceived yet.
The government at Madrid, deny
any part in the destruction of the
ship aud have done all in their pow
er to make it plain that they were
not the cause of the disaster.
The queen regent presided at
cabinet meeting yesterday. The
subject chiefly discussed was the loss
of the battleship Maine. The min.
ister for foreign affairs, Senior Cul.
Ion, read dispatch on the subject
from Washington and the queen re-
gent expressed sorrow at catastro-
phe. The Spanish warship Vizcaya,
will, 1t is said, receive her final in
structions "by semaphore" before
she enters New York harbor.
There is much comment at Mad
rid at the reported sending OF d
United States torpedo fotilla to
Havana from Key West.
Private letters written before the
catastrophe from Havana, from
soldiers on board the Maine, said,
that the harbor there was full of |
torpedoes and that if the Spanish |
willed it, they would all be torn to
atoms before they could get out.
The Arkansas Gazette received |
the following dispatch at II o'clock |
last night, addressed to editors:
'In order to answer inquiries
from ali sections of the country re-
garding sensational rumors the fol- |
lowing statement is made: The |
Cruiser New York has not been or
dered to Havana. Consul General |
Lee has not been assassinated.
There is no conference of the cab
met. Congress is not in session to-
night, both houses having adjourn
ed at the usual hour until tomor-
row. President McKiuly did not
90 to the capitol, and the situation
is decidedly quiet.
Washington Office Ass'ed Press,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-18
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
Representative Democrats Pick Upon
a First Class Ticket, and Ask the
Gentlemen Selected to Run
in the Primary Election.

An enthusiastic democratic eau
Gus, composed OF some thirty-five or
forty voters and business men, was
held this morning, at the office of
Messrs. Williams g. Arnold, to pick
upon a first class ticket for the com
ing primary election. f. W. Mul-
lius was made chairman, and J. W.
Gardner secretary of the meeting.
AS meeting was late in getting
through its good work, we can only
give very condensed account of
the same. 1t was composed of our
most solid business men and repre-
sentative Democrats and we con-
slider its work the best days work
done fer the city in many years.
Matter of municipal government
and the Importance at this time of
getting our best men in office so as
to prevent Texarkana deteriorating,
was discussed at considerable length
speeches made by such men as j..
W. Harriss, G. A, Hays, r. B. Will
liams, Paul Jones, F. W. Mullins,
W. H. Arnold, j. D. and W. G..
Cook, John Kline, r. A. Munson
and several others.
After laboring under difficulties
for some time, II was the unan.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-18
Want to Exchange

Ten acres OF land, with seven
room house and in frst-class
condition, good improvements
and all under fence, adjoining
the city of Texarkana, for some
rimbered lands in Little RIVER
county, Arkansas. Will give
you a bargain.
TeXarkana Exchange,
WHATLEY & WAKEFIELD, PFop'rS.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-18
Want our Customers

To know that we have the best
exchange and real estate con-
nection of any concern in the
southern states, receiving and
sending out more mail than
any similar concern south of
the Ohio river. Consign your
stuff to us if you want it sold,
and we will realize on same tor
Won
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-18
Want Everybody

Towait for ourSaturday auction
sales. Those that'need household
or kitchen furniture, stock or
anything else that we may han
6lo
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-18

Mating, Mating, Mating at
". H. Booths,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-04-21

ne is going to do. 1t is not his fsp,.
he VIII tell you, that the plumes a..
not good in the fall, winter or aar,v
spring, and are not prime until ~.
height OF the breeding season. go,.
are the plumes, found at much lano.
reached at much danger, says Thomas
Jones, blind and deaf-further tho.
that, there is the price offered mo .,
them, so much an ounce, perhans x.n
an ounce, or perhaps as low as sian
pound. Is this right to Kill thaso
birds at this time? l am not cles-
that we should ask this question apx
more OF Thomas Jones than or m.
Wholesale milliners' supply house q,
of the retail milliner, or OF every adv
on the street. Only the fact remain.
pitless. horrible, unspeakable thar
the gathering Of the plumes is a har-
vest of death, harvest untimely dts-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-04-21
!: NY Lady's F.:
: PlunneS :
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


You observed the hat OF the lady
who walked in front of you down
the fashionable part OF the main street
the other day. You have noticed,
perhaps, that on the lady's hat are
some tall, plant plumes, long as those
OF the ostrich, but far more beautiful,
with delicate tilaments as light as
frost work on winter window. These
long, filmy plumes on my lady's hat
are the plumes of the white egret. Nat
ually, they are pure white, but pure
white not being barbaric enough for
the use OF ivilization-though 1t used
to serve southern Indians who wore
these plumes-they are dyed any color
of the rainbow, losing thereby none OF
their gracefulness and only some of
their beauty.
My lady's hat, IL worn too long, will
lose its purpose and cease to attract.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-04-21
AN ECONOMICAL EVOLUTION

| believe in evolution; and cor
porations or trusts with large aggre-
cations of capital are evolved as a
natural sequence from the small be-
giuniugs of trade and commerce 100
years ago as the necessary machinery
TO handle with efficiency and econ
omy the enormous transactions Of
the world today. Ii is the condition
of large progress. This country and
all commercial and industrial coun-
tries would be one-haf century
behind their present position without
this evolution of capital. The same
cause has produced trade unions, and
with the same beneficial results 70 the
wage-earners. Both trade unions
and corporations are healthy signs of
the times. All these associations are
limited partnerships upon a large
scale to accomplish nineteenth century
work. No one man can own so or leo
ocean going streamers or build
railroad 5000 miles long, and the
wage earners cannot successfully com
pete with organized capital without
a like organization on their part
Chas. Stewart Smith in North Ameri-
can Review.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-04-21

astrous. lecause 1t is reaped at thel
sowing time OF life. Every egretI
killed for its plumes is killed when Id!
Is helpless through its blind natural
love for its offspring, and when ltsl
death means the death of all its help
less young. Does the wholesale mani
know this? Does he care? Does any-|
body know or care? Is it not the onel
thing TO be remembered that my ladyl
must have her plumes. White-theyl
are white, these plumes. 1t is mock-|
cry. They should be the blacklist sa-
bic, and they should stain black theI
white fingers that caress them.
But Thomas Jones cannot stop 20;
argue. The next day he pushes quiet
ly into the edge of the nesting ground
He ties his boat firmly within easy]
range of the tall snag he saw the dayl
before. He takes out his ritie-the2
% shot Will make no noise, and 1t wild
serve his purpose perfectly. There Isl
an egret on the tall snag Taking al
steady aim, Thomas Jones fires, andE
the bird whirls down, dead One or1
two other birds start on their perchesg
In the same tree, but settle back. one
by one they. too, whirl out and lie inA
white tangled mass at the foot OF thea
tree, An egret raises herself up above]
the rim OF the nest on which she SITS
and the tiny bullet pierces her. Sh5a
whirls down, lying white and motion 4
less. The little ones cape and cry, bu7
no food comes The father was killed.
on the tree near by. One by one, ou7
of the nests, of from the limbs OF ths]
trees, here, there, anywhere-for thaI
birds are all about, and so stupid witnI
the breeding fever that they will nod
leave-the slender white birds meet
their doom. That tall snag has yield il
ed twenty victims. Thomas Jones hasI
not moved from his boat. He has
over 200 birds down He can tell oyI
his cartridge boxes, for he rarely
misses a shot. 1t is easy shooting.
After noon Thomas Jones goes out
and gathers up his spois A cut OF
the knife and the clump OF plumes s
on The carcass of the egret is left
lying. Two hundred carcasses Of
esrets are left lying. That many mora
tomorrow. Many more than that the
next day, for by that time the wall
ing Of the dying young of the hrsF
days victims will have ceased. From
then on, day by day, increasing IN
three-fold ratio, the harvest of death
81 es on steadily, pitile sly. on the
sowing grounds OF life, out in the 81
lent wilderness where the birds have
tried 10 hide their homes. In les
than a month it is over The long
white lines no longer cross the conn-
try going TO and from the feedlnE
grounds. The white forms no longer
appear on the naked trees. DouoiY
naked the forest stands in silent des
olatiou
Jones. a little yellover, but not siek
for he is a healthy man, packs Up ~
feathers carefully and HES him 10 the
for a swift and secret Journes
cut OF the country. He wonders wher
nc can find another roost next wear
Behind him is desolation e Hong
In Forest aud Stream.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-04-21

She must therefore change 1t. Inc
plumes in the new hat must be OF diff
ferent color. For these new plumes
she looks to her milliner. The mil
liner looks to the great wholesale sup
ply house of the metropolis The
wholesale supply house looks-and
with much anxiety, these days-to
Thomas Jones, market shooter, or
technically speaking, plumage hunter.
Thomas Jones knows where there is
an egret roost, or as he Will call it, a
white crane roost Really, he does
not mean roost so much as nest
ing-ground, where thousands OF birds
nest in small tract OF the isolated
wet forest or "dead-tree swamp.
Such rookerles were once common in
Florida, but are so no longer. Thomas
Jones may know of one in Mississippi,
Louisiana or Texas, and holds himself
fortunate If he does, for they are
scarce enough today.
Mind you, the plumage hunter does
rot go into the rocst until spring has
well advanced. When he reaches the
Ioost the low trees, bushes and grassy
brush clumps are full OF nests, and
the nests are or soon will be full OF
colony goes on. The parents come
and go, travelling no one knows how
far TO get food for the gaping young
birds in the nest. Thomas Jones
notes the high, projecting snag OF the
tallest tree near the edge of the
colony. There is a white crane on
that limb. 1t seems to him there
always is one there. In short, it is
habit OF the bird to alight on the
highest branch Offering itself
Out of the thousands OF nests in
the vast colony, how can the parent
egret pick its own nest, since all look
wonders about that, and sometimes
laughs a little TO himself The parent
ogret has been out after food, and re-
turns to the colony Without sec
ond S hesitation he picks out his own
nest, and pauses for an instant direct
ly above 1t. high up in the air. Then
he let's his long legs drop straight
down and throwing his wings up just
falls down through the air, feet first.
In the most comical and awkward
looking way in the world, though he
never misses his nest by an inch. but
lands just where he wanted to. AS he
thus backs downstairs out OF the air,
bis long plumes, attached in little
clump at his shoulders and spreading
out over his back as far down as the
longest tail feathers, flare UP in the
air reversed and standing up over his
head as he drops, as white garment
would In the resistance OF the air
On these plumes Thomas Jones fixes
his eye. He shoots an egret and sat
isles himself that the plumes are
ripe" /, c, in their prime condition.
Then he builds his camp on the best
around he can find near by. and the
next day is ready to so to work. sure
Is Thomas Jones is not going to kill
these birds right in the nesting sea-
son, when the helpless young are in
The nest and must die also II their
parents die, That cannot be POSSIBLE
YOU say. Yet that is precisely what
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-04-21
Yours etc

Lemercier IS
Gaspard turned pale as he read.
and Esperance, seeing that something
was wrong asked anxiously:
us Monsieur Lemcrcier in truoblea
What has happenede tell me"
Gaspara put his arm round her
protectiugly as he replied Monsieur
Lemercier is we'll himself. cherie. but
he has written some bad news We
have lost some money. and il Will
leave us very poor-terribly poor
The troubles seemed to be never
ending. Esperance did not speak
but a weary, care-woru look came
over her face, and Gaspard could
hear little Quivering. half-stiael
sigh Somehow that silent endurance
eut him TO the heart. He turned
away abruptly and leaned with his
elbows on the mantel-piece. fighting
hard with hjs'enotiou.
Esperauee reproached herself with
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-04-21

Ant hills in West Africa sometimes
reach the height of Is feet
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Elector won. Fervor second, Nick Carter
third. Time, 1:4S.
Six furlongs-Algol won, Enchanter Sec
ond, Gibraltar third. Time, 1:14k.
Six and half furlongs-Utopia won, Da-
vid second, Night Gown third. Time, 1:22A.
At London
LONDON, June Sat the Longfield Park
spring meeting today w. Marshall's g.
year-old black colt Sebastopol won the
Park selling plate of $50 sovereigns Cor g.
year-olds and upward. Ten horses ran,
the Lorillard- Beresford stables B,ossen
being second under the wire.
A high-class selling handicap was won
by J. A. Jarvis 3-year-old colt Pegaso. The
Lorillard- Beresford stables 3-year-old bay
filly Jiffy II finished third. The race is for
500 sovereigns for 3-year-olds and upward,
the winner to be sold by. auction for 100
sovereigns.
The Latonia Derby
CINCINNATI, June S.-Only three start
ers are named for the big Latonia derby,
which will be run tomorrow. The opening
day of the Latonia Jockey clubs spring
meeting. A heavy rain fell today and the
great race will in all probability be run
over a muddy track The starters are:
Plaudit, 1877 (W. MARTINI.
Han Dor, TIA (Beauchamp).
Don Quxote, lila (Clayton).
Plaudit will of course be an odds on
favorite, having won two derbIes already
this spring, and seems to hold the others
safe. However, there is likely to be a sur
prise sprung in the race, as Han Dor has
been working we'll and Don Quixote is
by no means considered out of it.
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States government. This they have found

States government. This they have found
necessary in the case of those Of the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company, which
are desired by the department, and which
they have been unable to secure because
of an ability to agree upon the terms of
the charter.
The following is list of the vessels OBJ
tanned by the War Department and those
in prospect, all for the use on the Pacific
Coast: Australia, City Of Sydney City of
Picking, China, Colon, Zealandia, Ohio,
Indiana, Morgan City, City of Para, Ia
coma, Columbia, Olympia, Arizona, Vic
toria, Senator. Queen and City of Puebla.
Reported for Orders
SAN FRANCISCO, June S-Brigadicr-
General Harrison Gray Otis this morning
called on Major-General E. S. Otis at
headquarters. He will establish a head
quarters at the camp and will be assigned
to command one of the four provisional
brigades.
A German Cruiser
BERLIN, June S.-Advices received here
today from Nagasaki, Japan, say that the
German first-class cruiser Kaiserin Au-
gusta left that port for Manila
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Patents and Pensions

WASHINGTON, June S.-Patents have
been granted Californians as follows: John
Coates, Olive, windmill; Charles A. Davis,
Pasadena, and E. L. Townsend, Los An
geles, dental bridge-work; Ernest Fuller
and H. Herbstritt, San Francisco, safety
lock for incandescent lamps; Antonio C. Gar
cia, Modesto, automatic steering head for
bicycle; Melvin E. Gilbert, San Francisco.
asignor of one-half to f. p. Wickersham,
Fresno, rotary engine: Henry H. Gorter.
San Francisco portable water battery; Geo.
E. Johnson, Los Angeles, trolley-wire ham
ger; Charles R. Kittle, hydro-carbon bur-
ner; Oscar Owens, San Francisco, igniter for
explosive engines; George L. Petoring San
Francisco, lock; Edward A. Rix, San
Francisco pneumatic pumping engine:
Willis A. Sulfin, Marysville, automatic hose
coupling; Elvin E. Townsend, Capitola.
flushing tank; Joseph F. Twist, San Fran
cisco, bicycle saddle; Frank w. Warren.
San Francisco, pencil splicer
Pensions granted-Patrick Hannah. Peta-
luna, IS; Thomas Shelby, San Francisco. In
crease, IS to $40; minor of Eugene Cross.
San Francisco, $40.
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ing out the administrators plan of sum-
mer activity it is probable that it will
not be delayed more than week after
the departure of the Santiago party. There
is some probability that Major-General
Lee will go with this party, although it
is the assertion of his friends that he
would prefer to wait until the Havana in
vasion. In the War Department it is ans
wered to this that the forces that go to
Porto Rico now may be called on later
to go to Cuba and the places of the in
vaders of Porto Rico taken by newer men
and guard duty.
The reduction of Havana Is still in the
distance, but the occupation of Santa go
and of Porto Rico WILL it is believed by
the administration, prepare for such a
crushing descent upon Havana after Porto
Rico is in the possession of the United
States and the best of troops are free to
operate about Havana, that General Blan-
CO will be compelled to see the futility of
opposing unless he desires to sacrifice
scores Of troops that will otherwise be sent
back to Spain to tell the story of their de-
feat and the evacuation of Cuba.
Campaign Plans
NEW YORK, June SAIL the dispatches
from West Indian noints giving accounts Of
The onerations ar SANTIAGO have been read
with interest at the Navy and War De-
partment. SAYS the Washington corre-
spondent of the Times.
Army officers who hope to have the oppor-
tunity to win some credit for the army at
Santiago are somewhat disquieted by the
REPORTS of activity by the feet before the
arrival of the land forces 10 cooperate with
it. With three or four days of such pound
ing as is reported to have taken place the
batteries and garrison of Santiago will be
powerless to resist an attempt to occupy
their defenses.
II main that the administration Is carry
inc out plan tn Induce the Standards IN use
aumunition every time If can he exnended
IF tho Santiago forts have resnonded tn the
sbower of shot and shell noured into them
hv Admiral Sampson thew will have so
much less ammunition TO use lateron The
sunnlv for Admiral Samnson will he cease
less Every shin that goes to his fleet with
sunn,ies will carry nroiectiIes adm there will,
he M danger that he wifi run short II is
no;r.ad ont .+ the NAVY Denartment III +
Admiral Cervera and the defenders of San
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THE TROOPS HAVE STARTED FOR CUBA
THE NEWS MADE PUBLIC WITH CONSENT OF
GENERAL GREELEY
Shaer Command and the Men Are Due to Arrive at Santiago
On Sunday the Stars and Stripes Will Float Over
the Forts at Santiago


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UNLUCKY AGAIN!

ment was resorted to and any damage should
come to the prisoners in consequence. the
Spanish Admiral would have a rather en-
barrassing account to settle in case of his
capture.
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DEPEW'S VIEWS
An APPROXIMATION Alliance Is an
Impossibility

PARIS, June S.-Chauncey M. Depew, in
an interview published in the Matin today,
is quoted as saying that Americas en-
thusiasm over England's friendly attitude
is merely circumstantial." America Mr..
Depew is further reported to have said, Twill
never conclude an effective alliance with
England, but with France. Both republics,
possessing the same democratic aspira-
tons, they can never fail to maintain the
most cordial relations"
The Temps this afternoon also publishes
an interview with DR.. Depew, in which he
is quoted as declaring that an alliance be-
tween the United States and Great Britain
Is impossible.
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PETER for Governor

EMPORIA, Kan, June S.--Ex-United
States Senator w. A. PETER was nominated
for governor this afternoon by the Prohi-
bition state convention. The nomination
was by unanimous vote, after delegate
who had been sent to Topeka to interview
Mr.. PETER had telegraphed that the ex-
senator would accept. The platform de-
clares for prohibition and woman suffrage
and Endorses the action of the national
government in the war with Spain.
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A German Cruiser
Stubborn Serbs

SAN DIEGO, June ST. H. silsbee of
this city has just returned from trip to
that portion Of the state of Sonora lying d.
rectly east of the island of Tiburon, where
savage Seri Indians have been in state
of war against the Mexicans ever since the
latter undertook to investigate the murder
Of Captain George Porter and sailor John
Johnson, who were captured by the Seris
last fall and killed
Mr.. Silsbee states that the Indians have
positively refused to give up the murder
ers. The Mexicans on the mainland expect
the Serbs to commit further crimes at the
first opportunity
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ON THE TURF
Results of Races Run on Eastern and
English Tracks

| NEW YORK, June S.-Results:
| Six MISUNDERSTANDING won, Lamben
second, Hanwell third. Time, 1:16.
| Five furlongs-Croker won, DR.. Parker
second, Armament third. Time, 104.
| One and sixteenth miles, Spring specia
Hamburg won, Sly Fox second, Hand
ball third. Time, 1:49
Five furlongs-Formero won, Phinizey
second, Uamavar third. Time, 1:O224.
One mile and furlong-Decanter won
Rappahannock second, Manassas third
Time, 1854.
One and three-quarters miles, Kensing-
ton hurdle-Sir Vassar won, Captain Pier
sail second, Forgot third Time, 3:19.
At Chicago
CHICAGO, June S.-Weather at Harlem
clear; track slow. Results:
Four and a half MISUNDERSTANDING B.
won, Vie Lamont second, Babe Robertson
third. Time, 0:591s.
Six furlongs-Lucy Belle won. Gnome
second, Foncliff third. Time, 1:22.
One mile-Locust Blossom won, Ollie Dix
on second, Borden third. Time. 152A.
Five furlongs, Graduate stakes, $1,000 add
ed-King Barleycorn won, w. Overton
second, Gold Fox third. Time, 1863.
One and sixteenth miles-Albert 8. won
Joe Clark second Chugnut third. Time
1:5s%.
Six furlongs-The Devil won, Lord Fair
fax second, Johnnie Williams third. Time
1:20A.
At st. Louis
ST. LOUIS, June S.-Weather pleasant;
track fast. Results:
Six and a half furlongs-Lady Britannia
won, Alva second, Damocles third. Time,
1:22A.
One mile-Reuben Rowett won, Kisme
second, Buckvidere third. Time, 1:42%.
One and a quarter miles-Lulu Fry won,
Leasman second, Valid third. Time. 2:Ilia.
One and a sixteenth miles, handicap-The