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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-15
FOR SALE.
STATEMENT OF
GERMAN AMERICAN INSURANCE G

STATEMENT OF
GERMAN AMERICAN INSURANCE. co.
or NEW roRK.
Incorporated In March, is1s.
Commenced Business In March :, is,,.
Ernest l.. Allen. President.
william II. Krmer. Secretary.
Capital paid up Ia cash, tl.6o.oo 20
ASSETS DECEMBER 81, lsy..
Real Estate owned by the company,
unineumberc,. 5D 10
Loan. on bond and mortgage ,frst
nensS. 5000 %
Stocks and bonds owned by the com.
pany. market value. e1s.sa 90
Loans occurred by collatcralsl 600
of,ice and In bank, a.s. isj 81
Interest due and accrued. lo.ssl ~
Premiums In due course Of collection. 31.0sl Il
Aggregate % all the admitted Assets
OF the company at their actual value. Us. 20 =
LIABILITIES DECEMBER 81. lsy..
Net amount ot unpaid losses and
claims. D!,bt u
Amount required t. safely re.insure
ali outstanding ri.ks. a.sol $50 81
AL other demands against the com.
pany, viz. commissions, etc, l5S,ID 81
Total amount OF liabilities, except
capital stock and net surplus. 3G9..S -
Capital actually paid up In cash. lno0 90 90
Surplus beyond capital. 3o's,so y
Aggregate amount OF liabilities In
Guiding net surplus. ..iSs.,53 -
VI. WHEELER 4 co, Agents.
South Paris, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-15
STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF OXFORD. IS.

COUNTY OF OXFORD, IS.
SEAL. Supreme Judicial Court in vacation
Bethel. January p. A. ID: ISIS:
Upon the foregoing libel, Ordered. THAI the
Libelant give notice TO the said Libeiiee 70
appear before the Justice Of the Supreme
Judicial Court, TO be holden at Paris. within ana
for the County Of Oxford, on the arst Tues
sites,ed copy Of said libel. and this order there
on, three weeks SUCCESSFULLY In the Oxford
Democrat, q newspaper printed In Paris, In our
County or Oxford, the last publication 20 be
thirty days ai least prior to said flrss Tues.
day of May. ls9s. that she may there ana y
then in our said Court appear and show cause, u
sny she have, why the prayer Of said Libelant
should not be granted.
ENOcH FOSTER,
Justice of the Supreme judicial Court
true copy Of the libel and order Of court
Attest CHARLES r. WHITMAN, Clerk.
GEORGE HAZEN,
Atty. for LibelAne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-15
PENSION EXAMINERS.
THE OXFORD COUNTY BOARD RE-
ORGANIZED.

At the regular weekly meeting Of the
Oxford County Board Of Pension Ex-
sminers held at South Paris last We'd
uesday the Board reOrgsnized, electing
the following officers:
DR. j c. Caldwell-President.
Dr. Horstio woodbury-Secretsry.
DIR. c. ID. Hill-Treasurer.
The meetings of the Board will here
after be held at the Office OF DR.. Wood
bury In South Paris.
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SEND YOUR JOB PRINTING
To The Democrat Once.


NESsEN0ER'S NOTICE.
OryICE or THE SHERIFF OF OXFORD COUNTY.
STATE OF MAINE.
OXFORD, 81 Paris, Jan. 96th. A. d. 1893.
This Il 70 give notice, that on the 3sh day OF
Jan A. ID. 1879, . warrant In Insolveocy Wee
Issued ont OF the court Of Insolvency for said
County OF Oxford against the estaee OF
JOHN L. BRIDGHAM OF Paxie,
adjudeod 70 be an Insolvent Debtor, % petatton
Of said Debtor. which petition was f!ed % The
Soth DAY Of Jan, A. D. 1eoe, 70 which Ia named
date Interest on claims II 70 be computed; That
The payment Of any debss and the delivery and
transfer ofany property beIo.eing g cssd aeosofl
iSsnsSsr Of any property BY hin a!e forbidden
81 ~; Thas sssaise e tas CrsSisos q s so q
more Assienees Of bis esta1e, win b hed = 2
Court Of Insolvency, 70 b holdea . Paxe y I'D
County, On the leth day Of Feb, 4. ID. Isl. q .
O'Clock In the forenoon.
Givsn under y hasd ~ dass hrss shove
THADDKUs Cn0ss. sAei4
- 8eoeooR q ~ Ceoas.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-15
STATEMENT OF THE
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,

OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.
Incorporated In Nov. 1911.
Commenced Business In Dec. 1871.
James Nichols, President.
o. G. Richards, Secretary.
Capital paid up In cash, $1,000 900 90
ASSETS DECEMBER 81, 1897.
Real Estate owned by the company,
unIncumbered. 25a,s7s 70
Mensj, 77l.ai5 u
Stocks and bonds owned BY the
company. market vaius, s,7i.Is 90
Cash In company's principal once
and In bank, A9,l8 -
Premiums In due course Of COL
lection, 3So. 6S 10
Aggregate Of al the sdmitted Assets
Of the company - their actual
value, 4,k53,0ls IS
LIABILITIES DECEMBER 81, 1887.
Net amount Of unpaid losses and
Chains, l67 $50 OIL
Anount required 10 safely re-insure
Oh outsssndins risIs, I.nl.sssA
pssy, vis oommissions, &C., iSo,o74 Of
Total amount Of liabilities, except
capital stock and net surplus, 3,063 see S6
Capital actually paid up In cash. 100000 90
Surplus beyond capital, l1pyA0 80
Aggregate amount Of habllities In
Guiding ~ ssrplas. l.les.4le .
W.. wHRELHR. Z Coz Aesass. -.
S0a1h fA<S. Naias.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-15

The theft Of house lot ID not 10 the
common run Of things, but house lot
lO0xl90 feet owned By Boston man at
Ferry Beach park, near Old Orchard,
Wss s165gaby IL waves n he bi6 storm.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-15

Rev. w. w. Hooper OF Deering vii
preach at South Paris Sunday, the 9th
Carroll Curtis and wife Of West Psri
have been spending week with relatives
here.
Miss Rose Austin returned Saturday
from webb's Mills, where she has beer
teaching.
Miss Mary Deering returned with heI
brother. william Deeriug, to Florida
where she will remain until April.
Frank 4. khnbsll IL now master oi
the degree team Of Mount Pleasant
Rebebah Lodge, In place Of Mark Leach
deceased.
Mrs. +. l.. Jewell and daughter have
returned from Berlin. y. III. Mrs.
Jewels mother, Mrs. Hcdedon, accom-
panied her.
Mrs. Wallace Clifford entertained ths
Home Iaievst Club very pleasantly
lest Wednesday afternoon. Fifteen
members were present.
The ladies circle will give q supper
Friday evening-the evening of Mr..
Dyer's illustrated lecture; $50, In
the Congregational vestry.
Mrs. ordwAy, teacher % the grammar
school. gave a socisble In Grand Army
Hall Friday evening 10 such OF her
scholars "a hid maintained a csrtain
rink, giviag them the privilege OF in-
wiling each friend.
The week Of runswsys closed SATURDAY,
evening With the fourth one, In which
Robert Tufts was the victim. The
horse, after throwing Robert out, ran
up Pleasant Street, damaging the sleigh
considerably, bot doing no further
Injury.
Smssh-up No. for the week WAS
furnished Thursday evening BY team
belonging to Ellsworth Cushmsn OF
Hebron and driven bv a Hebron student.
The horse ran down Pleasant Street and
left the sleigh in front OF Richardson's
hardware store. Nobody hurt except
the sleigh.
They saw that there was close COM
petition At the skating rink races Friday
night. and some think that the fastest
man did not begin 10 show his speed
quite soon enough 10 win. Ii may lead
10 another contest TO determine the
quesiion-snd Il will be an interesting
race next time.
Rev. 4. h. Bryant will give his illus
trated lecture, Around the World In
30 Minu'es,~ at the Methodist church,
Wednesday evening 81 30. Admission
10 aud Is cents. Mr.. Bryant has large
number of very fine views OF the diff
terent countries visited In a brief trip
around the world. All will want 10
hear the lecture.
Two new Rumford Falls bosrders At
the county hotel. Michael Doyle WAS
brought Saturday 10 serve ninety DAYS
for common drunk, second offence.
Patrick shannon was brought Monday
20 serve sixty DAYS for intoxication,
second offence, and thirty DAYS In de-
fault Of tne Of $40 and costs for
assault on the officer. The two sen
fences go along together and he will get
out In sixty days.
Judge : = Stearns ~ Norway tells
this one on himself: while in Portland
I bought ut one OF the toy stores a wheel
harrow for nv little boy and brought II
home with me 81 some Inconvenience.
On the way home. friend In the train
turned the wheelbsrrow over and called
nv attention 10 the stamp: Paris Man
utscturiug Co.. South Paris, Maine.
There WAS trucking from Portland an
article made within mile and a half OF
nv home"
Miss I.esch's roll Of honor for constant
attendance az the Porter Street school
for the term Just closed comprises the
names OF the following pupils:
phinp Bonney, Florence Cummings,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-15
BUSINESS NOTICES.

There il nothing equal TO success.
The Kelley Institute, Isl Congress ST.,
Portland. Is daily asserting It's I'm
portance and value In meeting the de-
mands made upon it by those who de-
sire to become cured Of rum, opium, and
tobacco diseases, as well - Of nervous
ness and nervous prostration. Core
spondence solicited.
SIXTEEN YEARS AGO
The Harrington residence, kockAnd,
was painted With r. W. Devoe q Co.'S
paint. It's still In good condition; -
Say rasfand, Spear q CO. of that ely.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-15
MARRIED..

In Oxford, Jan. 90, by Rev. 8. A. ABRAHAM,
Mr.. Eben ID. York Of Madison, and MIS-.
Zencida Pike OF Oxford.
In Norway, Feb. 5, by Rev. w. u. EldhdRe
Mr.. Eden Morcy and Mrs. Nellie Calcf, both OF
Norway.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-15
STATEMENT OF THE
ORIENT INSURANCE COMPANY,

OnIINI INOU0HNVI OVWt NNI
OF HARTFORD. CONNECTICUT.
Incorporated in June, 1857.
Commenced Business In January. ls7s.
Chas. b. whiting. President.
James v. fainter, Secretary.
Capital paid up In cash, $4,000 %
ASSETS DECEMBER 81, 1887.
Real Estate owned by the company,
unincumbered. $3.50 Is
Mensj, s7,s,O IS
Stocks and bonds owned by the CON-
pany. market value, l,i05,os IS
Loans secured by collaterals, 1850 %
Cash In the company's principal
ofice and In bank. l9,tS rs
Interest due and accrued, ls,ss9 IS
Premiums In due course Of collection, Ia $50 ~
Aggregate Of all the admitted assets
value. ..s.s,s1l %
LIABILITIES DECEMBER 81, 1897.
Net amount Of unpaid losses and
claims, Isl sos 81
ali Outstanding risks, sss.0o y
pany, viz. commissions, etc, s,ss7 Is
Total amount of liabilities, except
capital stock and net surplus, I,iil.oss 50
Capital actually paid up In cash, 10000 90
Surplus beyond capital. 7S.s7s Il
Aggregate amount of liabilities in.
GLIDING net surplus. 9,3t9,31l 8.
Oxford County gents:
w. j. WHEELER Co, South Paris, Maine.
w.R. TARBOx. rryebury, Maine
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DIED..

In North BuckHeid, Feb. Z. Mrs. Chas. NJ.
Harris.
In oxford. Feb. :. infant daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James Kay, aged months.
In Abingdon, Mass. Jan. 20. Charles q.
Abbott. formerly Of sumner.
In North sumner. Feb. Mrs. Jane Bonney.
In Greenwood. Feb 6. Augustus Soyes, aged
II years, months, days.
In Greenwood. Feb. 5. Marion June. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward W. Penley, agci
years, months. Ia days.
In North Norway. Feb .. Mrs. Nancy j.. wife
OF Rollin Town. aged 9, years. months.
In Wet sumner, Feb. S. Arthur. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Merrill Thomas. aged ~ ears.
In Andover. Jan. ", Mrs Emery Hutchins
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-15

To the Honorable, the Justice Of the Supreme
Judicial Court next In be holden at Paris,
within and for the County OF oxford and State
Of Maine. on the frst Tuesday Of May, In the
year OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety eight
Respectfully represents Odilion b. Linnell. Of
Norway, 10 the County Of oxford: That he was
married 10 Catharine X. Stevenson at Brighton
In the Commonwealth OF Massachusetts, on the
day of February A. ID. ISIS; that they lived
and Brookline In the state OF Massachusetts,
and ut Otisdeld In the State Of Maine, until the
- day Of March, lsss; that the said
Cathartne X. Linneil, wholly regardless OF her
marriage vows and duty. utterly deserted your
I.ibellans on the day Of March, lsss, and
absolutely refused 10 return TO him. That your
IAbellant has resided 10 this State for ten years
nov last past.
wherefore he prays right and justice, and that
he may he decreed divorce from the bonds OF
Your libellant further says that he has made
diligent search and IL unable 70 learn the
present residence Of the said Catherine r.
l.inuell and that the same cannot be ascertained
by reasonable diligence
Dated at Oxford, In the County OF Oxford, In
the State OF Maine, this lth day OF January. In
the year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
"'' A' ODILLIoN B. LINSELL.
OXFORD, IS.
January q, ISIS.
Personally appeared the above named Oiillion
B. Linnell, and made oath to the truth OF the
foregoing statement by him subscribed.
'0'' GEORGE HAZEN,
Notary Public. ~
SEAL.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-15

Mother GAYS Sweet Powders for Children.
Successfully used by Mother Gray. nurse In the
Childrcn's Home In New York, Cure Fevertsh-
and regulate the Bowcls and Destroy Worms:
Over 10 900 testimonials. TAey sersr fd0. ~ all
druggists, sc. Sample FREE. Address, Allen
g. dim ted LEROY r. Y.
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h Keen, the Feet Warm and Dry.

Ask for Aliens Foot, Ease, q powder. IL curcs
Corns. Bunions. Chilblains. Swollen. Sweating,
CSC. Sample FREE. Address, Allen 8. olmssed,
Leroy, MY.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-15

In South Paris. Feb. II, 10 the wife Of J. Fred
Henry, daughter.
In OXFORD. Feb. Q. TO the wife Of Winfield
Cannon, son.
In Lowell. TO the wife Of J. II. Fox. daughter
In Lowell, TO the wife Of Will Fox, . daughter
In West Sumner. Feb. ., TO the wife OF Cory
Bonney, son.
In West sumner. Feb. 10. to the wife Of Alvin
Gary, q son.
In West Sumner. Feb. to the wife Of Moses
Spauldipg, daughter.
In Magallowsy Plantation. Jan. %, 10 the wife
Of winsiow w linncl, q son.
In Buckfeld, Feb. S, to the wife Of II. Z. Lee
Brigham. daughter.
In Buckncid. Feb. S. TO the wife Of Peter eau.
tier. o daughter.
In Waterford. Feb. Z. 10 the wife Of A. b.
Bean, o daughter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-15

ON and after oct 4. is97, trains leave South
Psris Going down; s 40. 3 30 A NJ, D p. NJ
going up % A NJ, ~, SIS Pm
sunday trains Going down. 6 40 A. NJ; going
up g. Go a VI. Ni A.. N.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-15
SUPREME COURT.
FEBRUARY TERN, 1898.

Enoch Foster, Presiding Justice.
Charles r. whitman, Clerk.
Minta s. Powers, StenoRrapher.
John s. Harlow, County Attorney.
Fred A. Porter, Sheriff.
Henry K. Hammond, Crier.
w. A. Barrows, Messenger.
III. G. Davis, Librarian.
Court"
Judge Foster enters, attended by the
sheriff, and takes his place. The crier
makes proclamation:
"All persons who have anything to do
before the Honorable Justice Of the Su-
preme Judicial Court, now held at Paris,
within and for the County Of Oxford,
may come forth and declare II, and they
shall be heard"
"Mr. Crier," says the clerk, ''make
proclamation for silence during prayer"
"All persons are commanded to keep
silence during prayer"
A brief but earnest prayer for divine
guidance Is offered by Rev. II. A. Rob
erts of Paris Hill, and the machinery Of
the court Is again under way. Various
formal proclsmstious follow, and then
the juries are empaneled.
Court opened Tuesday at 10 O'Clock,
according to the programme given above.
When the roll Of the grand jury was
called, seventeen answered 70 their
names, George II. Newman Of DixHeld
being excused on account Of Illness.
The traverse juries were empaneled as
follows:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-15

."E become the eTuA[iOtAl CuAlI
@l.a the time arrives the Democrat
a.r, to b, able 20 help DO the lifting.
Governor Prttsngill' looks all right in
doesn't &c:
Itg >scoud smash-up Of last week
lrrsued Thursday afternoon. Howard
swan. ompguied by Mrs. Ferdinand
>'.r Norway. drove over the cross
.S .v he depot while the afternoon
'raa Mas in. The engine blew of steam,
DO" horse Jumped, oyertUrning the
-l aud tipping out it, occupants.
.h- horse then made for the Grand
l-.'k Hotel, takiUg out piszzs post
and part If the rail aud starting the
storm house over the front door. Ia
.t- course Of his gyrltiOns he ran against
N-, Morse. Who il employed at the
Pei. - the result Of which she was
u,.terahIy shaken up. Mr.. Swan es-
rad without much injury, but Mrs,
>Vtu i reported To have three ribs
.-1ke0. The horse was not hurt, and
H.> caught without much trouble, but
-he sleigh was AL broke up"
The register OF deeds was complain
lev days since That business was
dun. but for the present the cause Of
hat complaint i removed He has JUS
received for record the largest aud long
80 mortgage every sent 20 this registry
The amount Of the mortgage Is $1,000,
900. Ii il given by the Internations
Paper Company, commonly known a
the newspaper trust, 20 the United State
Trust Company of New York, aud cover
The entire property Of the trust. ALLEGES
20 be Of the value Of 81, 10000 600. III
mortgage i in the form of pamphlet o
= printed pages. This is secompsnie,
by the deeds transferring the paper mil
properties in Oxford County--st Run
ford Falls and Otis Falls-to the Inter
national Paper Co. These sre of them
selves quite bulky documents, and tn
whole matter, taken together, makes a
extensive job Of recording.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-05-21
Mutual las uruncc.

Those who reai the Denver pa
pers have noticed la:ely that the
amount paid by policy holders in
this state for fire insurance IL enor-
nous as compared 20 the amount
returned in the way OF losses.
This fact should make Il evident
to all thnt they nrc paying 100 per
cen, more for fire insurance than
the service is worth. This has al.
so been demonstrated by the Far.
mers Alliance Mutual Fire Insur-
nnce Co, which has been in sue.
cessful operation three years upon
the mutual plnn.
The mutual plan is simple and
safe to both policy holders aud the
company. The rates nre the same
ns charged by the old line compa-
nies, but only 80 per cent Of tho
premium is paid in cnsh, the bal
nnce is secured by a note, plainly
written and not transferable, con.
ditioncd to be payable in such por.
tions and n: such times ns the d.
rectors may order for the payment
OF losses aud tho uncarned por.
ton shall Ike returned to tho policy
holder at the expirst,on u his
policy.
During tho three years which
this company has been doing bus.
incss In Colorado no assessments
have bcen made on those condi.
tional notes which goes 70 prove
that the farmers arc paying double
what they ought ~ for 8te insur.
ancc.
". n. Blias, who 10 general
agent for this company. 10 10 The
valley trying y interest the lar.
nssss 10 saving a boesst dollar.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-05-21

Telephone communication was
effected between Monte Vista and
Del Norte Wednesday. The dis
tancc, by wire, Is II miles. Thurs
day the company granted free use
of the wire to the public and many
took the occasion To ring up
some one nj the other end of the
line. The telephone works nicely
and the amateur has no trouble in
using il. 1t Is the intention of the
company to make the rates for the
Use of the lines so low that ii will
be of general use by the farmers
and business men of the valley.
The enterprise was not undertaken
as moncy-making scheme. but as
a public convenience; and jus; how
low the rates can be made and
cover the cost of maintaining il
remains to be demonstrated. The
Merriman Office at Monte Vista
and the town clerks Office mt Del
Nortc will bc central Offices.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-05-21

Monday the City Council of
Colorado Springs after four
hours meeting, decided to give the
firms of Otto Fchringcr and the
Colorado Springs Drug Company
licenses to sell liquor. This is one
of the hardest fought battles ever
wuged IN the council. On one side
WIS the Citizens committee which
presented a petition 90 Zee, long,
signed by nearly 1000 taxpayers
OF that city, protesting against the
granting of the licenses to the two
above named firms.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-05-21
DON'T GO TO TIE KLOyDIKE,

Lots Of talk and writing now days
about Klondike. But it costs $500 70
get there. Every young persoa shoud
have n trade or n profession. Edison,
the wizard Of the wire, was frst . tsls-
graph operator. Telcgraphy can b
picked up nt homo in your spare houra.
Tho Edison telegraph outfit costs elI00
1t il n practical learners instrumsal
Mnny expert operators have learned by
it. We send with it wire, battery, all
complete, with full directions for opsrat-
ing and course OF Lessons for Learning
ut home IN ten wecies. Any boy o. gifl
can acquire this uscsul professioo 10 .
short time by our system. Sent prspsid
for ella. Money refunded IL unsasis.
factory.
ACNE ELECTRIC Co., Room l296
8 Marquette Bldg, Chicago, mn.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-05-21

Lester Clark, while taking a
loaded revolver from its cnso Fri
day night, at Fort Collins, shot
himself accidentally in tho righ,
arm just below the elbow. The
ball passed into the llcshy part of
the arm, iniiiciing painful though
not dangerous wound. Doctors
Leo aud kirkland extracted the
ball aud dressed the wound. As
there remained but two weeks
moro of the school year and being
unable 10 use his arm Mr.. Clurk
returned home Friday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-05-21

sc. p. Jones, MilesburR, Pa, writes:
I have used DeWitts Little Early R,sess
ever since they were introduced hsrs
and must sny have never used any pills
in my family during forty years Of houss
keeping that gave such satisfactosy ~
suits as laxative or cathsrtic." J. ".
Cupples
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-05-21
War RrerltleS.

The Spanish feet is playing
hide and seek with the American
war ships in the Caribbean sea.
Every exertion is being made by
the navy department to inform
Admiral Sampson Of the location
OF the Spanish squadron and every
possible precaution has been taken
it is believed, to prevent informa-
tion about tho moves Of the United
States fleets from falling into the
hands OF the Spanish. Sampson,
Schley and Clark nre trying to
locate the enemy and for all that
is definitely known Admiral Ssmp-
son may be much nearer to Admi-
raj Cervera than is supposed. 1t
is still felt to be possible for the
Spanish admiral If he be so in
clined, to get ont of the Caribbean
sea without fighting.
The war department has taken
measures to keep the movements OF
the American ships from getting
into the papers prematurely.
The complete isolation of Gen
eral Blanco from the outside world
is now looked upon by leading
military and naval authorities Ms
an essential move to be executed
ct the earliest opportunity. The
plan is to cut all cables that con-
meet the islands with the outside
world and bottle up Blanco. Hence
to cut the cables at Santiago will
be u very important work. When
that is done Blanco will have no
communication with Spain unless
the blockade is broken.
The Cape Verde fleet which
sailed for the West Indies seems
to have divided and t. part. OF it
put back to Csdiz, SO that the fleet
in the Caribbean Sea is not q for
midable fleet and does not care 20
engage in battle with the Am Ell
can fleet.
1t IS rumored strong fleet is
being fitted out at Cadiz to sail for
the Philippines, via tho Suez canal,
and a desperate effort will be made
by the Spaniards to save these
islands.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-05-21

Ed Clcmmons, of Russell, Kan
sas and b. Bromwcli, of Lincoln,
Nebraska. arrived IN Monte Vista
Monday. They came in by team
and are here with the intention of
locating somewhere in the valley
provided they can secure some
good land. Mr.. Clcmmons is II
veterinary dentist.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-05-21

w. B. Bishop who has been in
business at Victor the past two
years has moved to Monte Vista.
He was doing well at Victor but
the altitude wns too high; neither
himself nor his wife enjoyed good
health there. He will 60 into bus
iness with bis brother.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-05-21

Thursday morning William T..
Gladstone, the grent commoner of
England, died at the advanced age
of 81 yenrs and five months. Mr..
Gladstone wns one OF tho great
men Of the century.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-05-21

Jap Sullivan, who has been IN
Old Mexico since last November,
has returned to Monte Vista. lie
says times were good there until
wnr was declared, since when
things have become unsettled.