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Arizona republican., 1898-04-23

ovements-Spain's Naval Plan.
 Key West, Fla, April 22.-Key West is full of Spanish spies who are in communication with their government. in Cuba there is no means of know ing, but it is to be hoped that such is the case. It is of the utmost impor- tance to know what is going on in the more important harbors in the matter of preparations for defense and to know whether Spain's policy of leav- ing the land forces to repel invasion unassisted has been changed.
 A we'll informed man who came out of Cuba with Lee said today: If American troops landed in Havana and wanted to send word to Gomez, cour- fer could take it in about five days. Then three more days would be re- Quired to carry it on to Garcia.
 "A new plan of operation is being considered by the army and navy. It was made necessary by the practical withdrawal of the Spanish naval force from the Antilles. The impression gains ground that Spain will not give our navy battle in Caribbean waters What the new plan is 1 am not per mitted to say, but until Spain's fleet is destroyed it will be regarded as a menace to the United States fleet as we'll as to the sea coast of the United States.
 "To naval minds it is clear that Spain is endeavoring to tempt the United States to give her battle on the seas as far away from our base of supplies as possible. We may accept the chal- lenge or we may move directly on the sea coast cites of Spain. If we move against Spain it would only be in the hope that the harder the blow we strike the more quickly would the war be over."
Arizona republican., 1898-04-23
KANSAS CITY STOCK MARKET.

Kansas City, April 22.-Cattle re- ceipts, $500; market active and strong; natives, $3.7O@3.S0; westerns, $3.5O@ 3.60; cows and heifers, $2.5O@4.65, 1n- cluding westerns, $3.75@4.15; bulls, s3@4.15; sheep receipts, 5000; mutt tons, $4.15@475 for wooded lots; shorn sheep, $395@4.10; wooded lambs. s4.5O@5.25.
Arizona republican., 1898-04-23
WHEN TRAVELLING

Whether on pleasure bent or business, take on every trip bottle of Syrup of Figs, as it acts most pleasantly and ef- fectually on the kidneys, liver and bowels, preventing levers, headaches and other forms of sickness. For sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug gists. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only.
The age-herald., 1898-06-22
VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT

From the Mobile Register.
 Now if this sort Of talk is serviceable in the middle states, whose villages we are accustomed to regard as models of neat ness and beauty, what good result may we not hope for if the people of our southern towns will read and mediate upon the ideas here adyanced! Surely we can say, without fear of being considered unpatrt- otic, that some of our small towns, espe- cially the villages on the railroads in South ern Alabama, are not attractive looking. There are exceptions, of course, but until place begins to have a thousand or so in- -habitants it does not seem to have any civic pride, and there Is no attempt to beau- tify the public parts of the community's holding, whatever may be the efforts of in- dividual citizens in the improvement of their private holdings. Any one who has travelled, even no further than North Ala bama, has noted the change in this aspect of the small towns, while those who have gone further, and seen the villages of Ten nessee, of Kentucky, of Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, etc., finds the reason why these southern towns and villages continue with out growth from year to year. These south- ern villages are not attractive The utility of beauty Is not sufficiently considered by their inhabitants.
The age-herald., 1898-06-22
Get thee glass eyes; KAnd, like the scurry politician, seem To see the things thou dost not.
 KING LEAR.
Recruiting Maximum.

The first call for troops is filled. The enlistment of eight additional companies of colored troops will fill up the Third Ala bama regiment, leaving about TOO men to be enlisted under the second call for the in- crease of the First and Second. to max imum strength. No other white troops will be recruited by the state, as matters have been arranged.
 The plan is very happy one in every respect The two regiments should be given the numbers and strength and in- fiuence of full regiments, and the patriot ism of the state should be turned to gen. eral efforts to rapidly fill these regiments before they are ordered to the front. It is very desirable that the necessary number of men be enlisted and forwarded to the camps in the course of a week.
 North Alabama should especially see that the First Alabama has even this week all the men 1t needs. The officers of this splendid regiment are men in whom the people and the soldiers have confidence They are men who were born and reared in this section of the state, and who will be welcomed back to their old homes when the war is ended. The rank and file con- sists of good clean men, well known throughout the upper part of the state. This regiment needs in round numbers three hundred additional recruits. Let us see that every one Is furnished this week. Let every one aid the officers who have been dispatched to specially attend to the business of recruiting. Such additional help is needed, because quick recruiting is important at a time when the regiment may be ordered to a transport upon short notice.
 After the First is filled, attention may be given to the Second regiment, which is in only less degree a North Alabama regi- ment. Jasper and Scottsboro and Tusca- 1oosa will, however, be apt to render the aid needed in the Second regiment. The First is Birminghams pride, and no eff fort should be spared to keep it the First in every respect.
The age-herald., 1898-06-22
Sililoquy of a Mule,

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 I am mule. But know my place. Wars can't be waged without me. Progress must hitch me to her car. The path of glory is sure to be enlivened by my cheerful smie When ballx the march of the con- querer comes to and end. When I simulta- neously lift my heels and my song of pro- test, chaos is with us once again. Men beat me, coax me, but I refuse to part with my mulish Individuality. When I de- eide to stop, I stop, even though countless wagon trains collide and shatter. When kick, I kick though it be against triple armor plate and buffers of solid oak For I am mule and I know my worth. I am a mule, and although in this land of equal rights the mule stands no higher in popular affection than the horse and the hee-haw- ing jack, these are nations where my people are appreciated at their true worth. Look at Spain. They know the value of mule in that beknighted land. See how they wept over my cousin killed at the bom- bardment of MantanzaS. I have no doubt that Blanco felt that the slain victim of red-handed war was worth a dozen of his picked veterans. People who have never associated with mules cannot apprec ate them properly. That's one great fault I have to find with this nation. They don't appreciate us as they should. Nevertheless, I'm glad I'm a mule.
The age-herald., 1898-06-22
PURSUIT OF THE LYNCHERS

From the Mobile News.
 Until tho recent lynching in Elmore county, Governor Johnston had been sim gularly fortunate in escaping trouble with mobs. Anyone who understands his char acter knows that the tcrime which was com mitted last week near Wetumpka will arouse him to vigorous action and that no detected guilty man will be permitted to escape. Indeed, dispatch from Mont gomery says that he has already caused the solicitor of the judicial circuit in which Elmore is located to proceed to Wetumpka and, if possible, ascertain the name of every person who participated in the as sault on the jail and hanging of the pris- oners. The solicitor is directed to bring an indictment against each of them and they will be vigorously prosecuted for mur- der The governor will insist on a vigor- ous prosecution, and the conduct of the sheriff of the county will be investigated.
The age-herald., 1898-06-22
EX-COLLECTOR LOTT
From the Mobile Item.

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 Among the indictments found by the grand jury was one charging E. B. Lott, ex-tax collector for Mobile county with the appropriation of s19,164, the amount of shortage in the collections up to the time MT. Lott was deposed from office. At ia late hour last night friends of Mr. Lott were endeavoring to secure bond for him, but under the circumstances several of those who were counted on as his friends in such an emergency refused to come for ward. The fact that a warrant had been issued against the eX-tax collector was public soon after the inquisition adjourned, although the strictest secrecy was main- talned as to it's action. When the county treasurer sent a bill for the amount named to Mr. Lott on Tuesday last it was known that the first step had been taken in a prosecution and the indictment was not unexpected. At the jail the officials knew nothing of the indictment or of a meditated arrest and referred inquiries to their su- perior When the notice of default was served on MT. Lott by Deputy Murphy last week he replied that he did not owe the county the amount named claiming an er- TOT somewhere in the examination of the books,
The age-herald., 1898-06-22
The Bankruptcy Bill.

The bankruptcy bill Is in the hands of a conference committee, and a report from that committee is anticipated. The bill has been quietly considered In the confer ence committee, and comprehensive meas ure that Twill be acceptable to both houses will probably be reported. No more im- portant legislation remains to be acted on; 1t is more important even than the Ha- waiian resolutions.
 The bill to be reported will provide for both voluntary and involuntary bank ruptcy, and it Is understood that it will regulate the method of procedure very minutely Under the bill persons owing debts, except corporations, are entitled to its benefits as voluntary bankrupts, and any naturalized person, except wage earner or person engaged chiefly In farming, any unincorporated company, and any cor poration engaged in manufacturing or mer- cantile pursuits owing 1000 or over, may default or an impartial trial. Private bank CTS may also be adjudged involuntary bank rupts. The bill will not affect the allow ance to bankrupts of exemptions prescribed by state laws in force immediately pre- ceding the time of the petition. No petition for voluntary bankruptcy can be filed with Oin one month after the passage of the bill, and no petition for involuntary bankruptcy can be filed within four months thereafter. A dicharge in bankruptcy under the bill will release a bankrupt from all his prov able debts, except such as are due as taxes levied by the United States or by the state, county or municipality in which the bank rupt resides, but the liability of a person who is a co-debtor with or guarantor or surety for a bankrupt will not be altered by the discharge of the latter.
 The adjustments and compromises of the conference committee will probably suffice to secure the passage of the bill. In one form or another it has been pending many years, but at no time has 1t been so near enactment as it is now. Its passage is reasonably well assured.
The age-herald., 1898-06-22

cers of their ovn race. Had tho decsoin been with us we would have given them the option of serving under white officers or staying at home But the responsibility devolved not upon us, but upon the hon. bred executive of this state, and his con- elusions are different from ours-
 His view of the case is that the colored companies being organized under the same laws as the white companies, and their officers having passed all examinations credftably, they are entitled to the same privilege accorded to the white com panies-that of having officers of their own selection.
 Governor Tyler. after earnest thought over this question, is thoroughly convinced That to pursue any other course than the one he has marked out for yllmself would be violation of his oath of office, wherein he is pledged to make no discrimination on account of race or color.
 We readily accord to him sincerity of mos tive and conscientious desire to do his duty as he understands 1t. And we may add that this is a case where no one can sus- pect him of bending his opinion to gain popularity. We believe him to be controlled solely by his sense of duty.
 Since this question is settled, and settled otherwise than we would have had 1t, we trust the president will see to it, as he has said that he would, that the negro troops would be kept separate and apart from the white Troops as much as possible.
The age-herald., 1898-06-22
The Impendina StruaaIe.
auspices.

General Shafter viii soon be in position brave contentious of Colonel Huntingtons marines were but skirmishes, but General Shafter will. either have his own way, or there will be battle that will afford a test of the merits of the soldiery of two countr.es-two races, two civilizations. .The American navy has demonstrated it's periority; will the American army be equal ly invincible?
 It is far from certain however that de- lays will not occur. very considerable army with its field guns and stores and wagon trains and ammunition must be landed; and then comes the march through a difficult country to the defenses of San tiage. How near the city the troops will be landed will soon be known, but just how difficult guerillas apd bushwhackers will make the advance through tropical thickets is not exactly understood in this country. If roads are to be built and wide spaces cleared away as the army advances, some time will be consumed, General Wheeler has always been careful of the lives of sol diers entrusted to his care, and General Shafter will presumably guard against losses from Mauser rifles in the hands of bushwhackers. This may involve cleared spaces for the march of the troops.
 How stubbornly or how well Santiago will be defnded is, of course, an un- Cr,at iards have in their Qualifications no one in this country knows. except, perhaps. the war board; for the war board does know a few things. It has its its uses. Presum- ably, the Santiago army of defense that may, including the volunteers, be nearly as strong as General Shafter's army of in- vasion, will fight as long as it's provisions and ammunition hold out An easy conquest of the city is not probable As ar as was possible men have been called in for its de- fense Earth-work have been con structed in the month that it has been threatened, and a protracted defense will, beyond doubt, be attempted. Admiral Sampson's powerful guns cannot help Gen. eral Shafter in the reduction of the city itself, although they may powerfully aid in the storming of the forts at the entrance of the harbor. But if the Spanish commando CT has good artillery and a supply of pro- visions it is certain that he will hold the city as long as he can.
 Let us not, then, be too confident of o,iicl victory The capture of Santiago under tropical sun is not a light task; and the country should not expect that Shafter and Wheeler and Sampson and Schley will be able to capture Cervera's fleet and the city of Santiago, thus driving Spanish arms out of the eastern end of Cuba in day. The job may consume many days. It is an important task. and one of its incidents will be the forcible release of the gallant Hobson and his men.
The age-herald., 1898-06-22
Ingredients of West Virginia "sIoonshine"

From the Philadelphia Times.
 "As I rode down the mountain one morn ing to the sawmill," remarked lumber man returned from the wilds of West Vir- ginia, where the Hatfield-McCoys do their share toward making every prospect plea ing, etc., "I caught up with a red-headed young Jnountaineer whom had seen about the mill a number of times, but who would never take a job, and to my knowledge had never done a days work since I had been living there. He was a good-natured fel- low, and as I rode along with him I joked him about the girls and poetry and that sort of slosh, and then struck squarely at him in way that some mountaineers do not hesitate to resent most vigorously.
 Say, Jim, I put right at him, don't you make white liquor around here some where?
 "'ewell, Colonel, he replied, with laugh, you aint goin' to give me away, an I reckon mought as well not tell you thet ef I don't come pintedy night it. But I won't tell nothn' more, Colonel
 Oh I laughed, I don't want to know wherS the still is, but would like to know what you make it of
 " There ain't no secret in that, Colonel, he grinned, fur it's purity much the same ez fur ez bein goods concerned I reckon ourn's about ez good ez that is, and we make it ouetn cornmeal and water come to a bile Then we put in a little ivy CT laurel mebbe you'd call 1t, and some shavin' Soap to give it a bead, and, colonel, it's the fi'tin'est whiskey you ever seed
 (Which explains a good many things" concluded the lumberman, 'in the way of the scraps that took place around that neighborhood whenever the men had a day off"
The age-herald., 1898-06-22
THE BRAVE AT HOME

The maid who binds her warriors sash
 With smile that we'll her pain dissembles The while beneath her dropping lash
 One starry tear drop hangs and trembles; Though heaven alone records her tear,
 And fame shall never know her story, Her heart has shed drop as dear
 As ger bedewed the field of glory! The wife who gfrds her husbands sword,
 Mid little ones who weep or wonder. And bravely speaks the cheering word,
 What though her heart be rent asunder; Doomed nightly in her dreams to hear
 The bolts of death around him rattle, Hath shed as sacred blood as e'er
 Was poured upon the field of battle! /;
 The mother who conceals her grief
 While to her breast her son she presses. Then breathes few brave words and brief. Kissing the patriot brow she blesses, With no one but her secret God
 To know the pain that weighs upon her, Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod
 Received on freedoms field of honor! Thomas Buchanan Read in Philadelphia Inquirer.
The age-herald., 1898-06-22
BOTTLED UP,
General Grants Explanation of His Use of
 This Phrase.

From the Rochester Union.
 The Democrat and Chronicle says that Grant was the author of the phrase bot tied up,' and it was applied to General Buffers army near Petersburg," etc. This is not strictly correct, and the present Is a favorable time for stating the precise facts as recorded by General Grant himself in his "Personal Memoirs" General Barnard, Grants chief engineer, had been sent to examine and report upon Buffers position between the James and Appomat ttox rivers He reported that the position was favorable for defense, but that Butler could do noth- ing extensively.
 General Grant writes: "He then took out his pencil and drew a sketch of the local ity, remarking that the position was like a bottle and that Buffers line of entrench- men across the heck represented the cork that the enemy had built an equally strong line immediately in front of him across the neck: and it was therefore as if Butler was in bottle He was perfectly safe against an attack; but, as Barnard expressed it, the enemy had corked the bottle and with a small force could hold the cork in its place.
 This struck me as being very expressive of his position, particularly when l saw the hasty sketch which General Barnard had drawn; and in making my subsequent re- port I used that expression without adding quotation marks, never thinking that any thing had been said that would attract att tention-as this did. very much to the an- noyance, no doubt, ito General Butler, and, I know, very much to my own.''
 This is an authentic account of the origin of phrase that was in everybody's mouth during the war and long afterward, and which has acquired a new vogue since Ger vera was shutlup in Santiago harbor.
The age-herald., 1898-06-22
Growth Under Democratic Auspices.

Representative Bailey and Speaker Reed were alike opposed to the Hawaiian rsolu- tions. and similar opposition will occur in the senate, where Senator Morrill,, a re- publican, and Senator Gray, a democrat, will oppose the resolutions. Party lines are not distinctly drawn in the matter, al- though more democrats than republicans will vote against Hawaiian annexation.
 It is a fact however, that the country has become what it is under democratic has been brought in under democratic presidents-every foot from the Louisiana purchase down to the Alaska purchase, In all 2,776O4O square miles, or enough to make several empires as large as France or Ger many.
 The magnificent Louisiana purchase was made by Jefferson himself in 1903. Napol- con was anxious to sell what Great Brit ain might seize, and he gladly accepted s15, 900 for country that extended from the Mississippi river to the Pacific ocean.
 
 lie, and at one bound it made us world s power although we did not know it. Like Columbus, this country did not know the value of what 1t saw and had acquired.
 Then came the purchase of Florida In 1879 by President Monroe, another good democrat It cost s2,00OOOO, and 1t was bought to settle squabble with Spain over the bounds of the Louisiana purchase
 Texas came next in 1S45. Polk, another democrat was president. It was matter of annexation. The Mexican cession oi California and other territory followed fol lowd as a war indemnity. all occurring during the administration of President Polk.
 The Gadsden purchase, covering the southern portions of Arizona and New Mexico, occurred in 1853, when President Pierce was in office. He was also a good democrat. The price paid was sio 000, 900.
 The Alaska purchase was the last of the series, occurring in 1867. The democrats were not in power, but nevertheless a very good democrat was in the white house. We paid Russia s7,2oOOOO for her choice es- sortment of glaciers.
 The practical annexationists were Jeffer- son. Monroe. Polk. Pierce and Johnson, every one of them democrat. the last
The age-herald., 1898-06-22

na:rec tei-a tfe L@cst pronounced of the giea. e.', .e ef ard gfaobcrs. Demo- cfatio riaet. 2 eeftainly cannot be quoted againat ;te 2oiiey. of extension. The eonn- try taa. once vas iifnited by the Mississippi river, embracing only S27si4 square miles, now sweeps broadsiile across continent, covering 3,O63,SS4 square miles, or nearly four times its original territory. and all of auspices.
The age-herald., 1898-06-22

In the first vote over the Hawaiian reso- lutions Senators Morgan and Pettus and Senator Money, of Mississippi, and Senator McLaurin, of South Carolina, voted on the annexation side, Senators Tillman and sul- livan did not vote, neither did the Louis jana senators.
The age-herald., 1898-06-22
NEGRO OFFICERs FOR NEGRo TROOP

From the Richmond Wa.) Dispatch.
 It is settled that the two Virginia bat tallons of colored troops, having been re- cruited up to the required numbers, ,.wil be turned over to the United States govern ment, as at present organized. r
 The Dispatch is unchanged in Its very pronounced opinion that neither the laws ofthe land nor sound public policy required that they should be allowed to have off,
The age-herald., 1898-06-22
Adulterated Flour
From the Huntsville Tribune.

From the Huntsville Tribune.
 The Chattanooga Times and The Age Herald are the only papers we have mo- ticed speaking out on this subject of adul- terating four and we hope they will make it still warmer for the criminal rascals. Drive them out of such infamous business and never let up until the people have pure flour to eat.
The age-herald., 1898-06-22
In Need of Advice
From Tit-Bits.

From Tit-Bits.
 Her Mother (to bride-elecD-What. drowning on your wedding day?
 Bride-elect-Fm in a quandary. If I go to the altar smiling, people will say I'm simply crazy to get Charlie; and if look solemn they will say I already, regret the step. What shall I do?
The age-herald., 1898-06-22
Proba bly a Liar

From the Indianapolis Journal.
 "Ever notice how a man may try to be sotruthful that no one win believe him?'
 Many time There is Ballou for in- stance He, instead of saying that his new baby weighed ten pounds, went about the streets telling that it fweighed nine pounds and fifteen ounces"