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Yesterday. Quis,.

Though there was a famine Of import
ant developments again yesterday, the
indications concerning the situation in
the West indies were in the direction
that the elusive Spanish fleet is pretty
eoon,to find itself in q critical condition,
u It Is not already there. 1t appears
that while cervera has been keeping out
of the! way OF the American vessels he
has also been e1haushng his supplies,
particularly his supply Of coal. which is
as essential In naval warfare as Is am
munltton. n,
The movements OF our own %squadrons
have been as much ola mystery as ever,
but there is "a feeling at Washington
that q climax Is approaching which may
soon relieve the public curiosity as TO
what is going to happen. There Is no
anxiety manifested by the authorities,
who seem to be well enough in touch
with the situation to be satisfied with It.
Transports for the conveyance Of the
land forces to Cuba are at Key West,
which is an indication that this import
ant movement is soon to be made. while
reports from Washington bear out that
theory. in the absence Of official an
nouncements. A few hours or a few
days may bring important news from
southern waters. It all depends upon
movements that are now taking place,
and Of which there Is no means outside
of government circles OF obtaining any
knowledge. It is not wise to rely upon
mere rumors. :
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THERE Is more catarrh in this Sec
ZION OF the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be Incurable.
For O great many years doctors pro-
nounced It a local disease. and pre-
scrlbed local remedies, and by constant
ily failing to cure with ocalLtreatment,
pronounced It lncurable. Science has
proven catarrh to be a constitutional
disease. and therefore requires constitu.
tlonal treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by +. T. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio IS the only constitutional
cure on the market. It Is taken inter-
nally in doses from ten drops to q tea
spoonful. II acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
They offer one hundred dollnrs for any
case It fails to cure. Send! for circulars
and testimonials. Address
FL. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, t76c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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COmp,eheMlIyc.

Memphis Sclmitar: A Memphis trav-
cling man Just in from a trip to inter
Tor Mississippi points, brings a copy
OF q letterhead used BY a country
merchant in asremote district. 1t reads
as follows: BLANK & CO.. dealers in
furniture, hardware, groceries, drugs.
collins, tobacco. snur. fruits, dry goods,
saddles, nails. candles. soaps, cider. vim
egar, groceries,, needles and threads.
clothing, hats, caps, boots and shoes,
country produce bought and sold,
agents for the - life insurance
company, will also take your measure
for tallor-made suits, livery stable In
connection" And then in p%arenthesls:
"Mrs. Blank takes b%oarders."
The drummer says he expects to find
the t%enterprislng Blank & Co. selling
steamboats, on tho next visit
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preservation, and the surest guarantee
Of peace--to b always prepared FOR any
emergency.
cor,sipoad.al VIC Msunder,t,nd.

The Madrid correspondent az inc ON.
don Times h either Ignorant Of ,he d..
clared intention OF the United STATE,
with regard 10 the purpose OF -interyen.
ton In cuba's behalf. or ne baa hermit.
ted himself to be Influenced by, spanlsh
misconceptions Of the intent Of this coun.
Try. Perhaps, Observation-Disclosures.
Il Is doubtful whether Cuban Insurgents
will Tight for, the Americana. or whether
Gomez viii. boldly dee,a "a ap,in,t Ar,.r.
lean annexation, ne Is a victim ., ne
Madrid press censor
The United States has announced M
Intention Of annexins Cuba. On tbe
contrary, the emphatic declaration ~
this country Is that the purpose az In.
PREVENTION 90 TO secure Cuban freedom.
and to establish Of the island a stable
republican form OF r~oyerSment. II /.
not the purpose, and the idea d repudi.
ated, that this war Il being mad. n war
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The Omaha Exposition or

Beats the Centennial Exposition which
occurred in Philadelphia in 1876 away
out OF sight and is next to the Worlds
Fair at Chicago in Importance to the
whole country. All OF the states in, the
Trans Mississippi region are interested.
and u eastern friends will enjoy a
visit to Omaha during the continuance
OF the Exposition, from June to octo-
Der. inclusive.
Buy your, excursion tickets over the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
way. An Illustrated folder descriptive
OF the Exposition will be sent YOU on
receipt Of two-cent stamp for postage.
Address John R. Pott, District Passen-
ger Agent, Williamsport, Pa. Is.
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A Good Appointment.

The announcement that Hon. John W.
Mason, OF Fairmont, will be appointed q
judge advocate in the volunteer army
will be received with pleasure BY his
many friends In the stute. Mr..
Mason's weli-knuwn legal knowledge as
we'll as his military experience, acquired
during the civil war. in which he served
ga1lantly in the artillery brunch in
Maulsby's battery, entitle him to the
distinction md recognition, and mark
him asa nan well equipped 70. the po-
sition Of high rank for which it 10 re-
ported no mas been selected by the war
department
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GENERAL AssEMpLYf
OF Presbyterian church-Report Of Mis-
eions TO freedmen.

OF Presbyterian church-Report Of Mis-
eions TO Freedmen.
wTNoNA LAKE, Ind. May 23,-At
the Presbyterian general assembly to-
day, after devotional exercises. led by
Rev. William G. White, OF Youngstown.
a resolution was introduced by Rev. Ho-
ratio J. olmstead. OF Galveston, prpvid.
Ing for On unlnstructed committee Of
five to confer with a like committee
from the Southern Presbyterian church.
looking to q union OF the two denomina-
lions. 1t was promptly referred to the
committee or bills and overtures, where
similar orders are already under consld-
GRAFTON. There being no miscellaneous
reports, the assembly proceeded at once
to the consideration OF the report OF the
board Of missions to freedmen.
The board reported that It began the
year under the encouragement incident
to the burning of the main educational
institution at Admission. Ala. The record
OF the year was one OF ~retrenchment.
The report says: Eve have, pushed
economy to the verge Of parsimony, but
spite Of all efforts the board ended the
year with a debt OF .5S,os2. an increase
Of over $1,000 since 1897. This was due
to a decrease OF s3.22s In, contributions
received. The schools operated have
been reduced from CT to So. OF all grades
Under the board are 1877 ministers, 800
churches and 200 ministers. The total
receipts were $12S, 300, OF which the
churches gave s56,429, and the women's
board s45,10s. The expenditures aggre-i
gated, including the deficit, slsS, S75. The
board OF education reported that It had
on It's rolls the names Of Sl4 candidates.
for the ministry. 1853 Q. whom were ac-.
cepted last year. 1t rejected the applic-
atlons OF 80 names. The amount given
to each student was not stated, but the
hope was expressed that next year the
stipend would be increased to $50. The
income OF the board was s6s, 1861, an in
crease OF ss76 over 1897. Contributions
were received from 3,523 churches. The
Indebtedness reported In 1897 has been
slightly reduced, now being s7,72o. I'm
der the charge OF the board there are
q students in academies, S4e IN col
leges, and AL in fifteen theological
schools, of whom 12l are at Princeton.
81 at Mccormick, in Chicago. g. at
Western, in Allegheny, Pa, 50 each in
Auburn and Lincoln, and % at Danvllle,
KY. At Union Seminary, New York.
there are none, that institution having
been taken of the list of the assembly.
Afterward the assembly VAS adj
dressed by Dr.. Edward P. Cowan, sec
Rotary Of the board, and by several col
ored commissioners.
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A Wise Future Poi:y.

It IS announced upon apparently good
authority from Washington that the ad-
ministration and many senator's and rep
~resentatiyes favor q future policy which
will make the United States first class
naval power. It has taken the present
crisis to bring the country to Its senses
In this particular. Had suchsa policy,
long advocated by some OF our wises.
Statesmen and our naval and military
authorities, been adopted in the past,
we would not be at wal with a fifth class
power In Europe. nor would we have
cause to apprehend serious difficulty
with any other sort OF power.
"A policy for the future constructed
on lines such as are now being discussed
will be the surcst means OF preserving
peace with all the world. AS the United
States expands it's influence and power.
commercially. the necessity for theee
safeguards, and for the better and
peaoeable malntainment Of the suprem-
acy in trade and commerce which we are
bound to assume, though without terri
torial aggrandizement, becomesmore and
more apparent.
The war we are now engaged In IS
OF a character and under circumstances
which may never occur again, but other
kinds Of emergencies may arise in the
future, audit Is essential to the peace
full settlement Of international compl!ca-
lions that we may always be prepared
for emergencies. The expense would be
justhable, and would be found to be q
wise measure Of economy in the end.
The same, principle will apply to our
4 military department It Is not neces-
sary for us to maintain q vast standing
army, such rs ia required in other coun-
tries, but certainly, the experience OF
the past sixty days has demonstrated
that q more adequate force than we
have, for n country 80 large and
With 80 many interests, Is necessary.
The reserve force we have In the shape
Of the National Guard and the militia
Is well enough, burt emergencies may
arise when time and quick action are
urgently required.
An arny constructed on a somewhat
broader basis, and tho maintainment OF
moro adequate coast defcnses than we
have had, arc just as important in the
matter of tinsurlng the maintenance OF
peace as ss q strong navy. This was
tho advice,o OF tho fathers Of tho repub-
lic. II we ore to maintain our position
as peaceful Nation We must always be
prepared for the national defense, not
as an armed camp, menacing our nolgh-
boris. but as q protector Of peace and
as a progressive Nation on the lines Of
civilization.
It ie no ,d1scredit 10 tho statesmen Mt
Washington that they have learned the
leseon Of experience from the history OF
the past two months. The United States
IS a conservative Nation, and It's people
are q patriotic and conservative people.
This conservatism IS not endangered by
observing tho fret law of Nature--~elt-.
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To Dewey's Aid

The start Of the relief expeditions TO
Manila. and the reinforcements Of
troops that are being sent, relieves the
suspense which some people were under
for fear that valuable time would be lost.
Considering all circumstances. as great
haste IN these preparations as was pos
sible has been made. 1t Is no small
matter 10 select and equip for O long
campaign In a tropical climate. and a
trip OF nearly seven thousand miles by
sea a volunteer force Of picked men for
SO important a mission. and, in the
opinion OF competent military men, the
work has been accomplished as promptly
as could.have been expected.
The expedition is intended for no easy
task. The troops are not seasoned to the
climate they are to experience. but they
have been picked with a View to getting
those who are best able to endure tho
possibilities that may arise. With
them will go the Godspeeds or:an entire
Nation, and their arrtval will be well
coined by the gallant commander OF the
American fleet who has 80 ~eplendidly
paved the way for them.
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S. E. PARKER, Sharon. Wis, writes:
IT have tried Dc Wits Witch Hazel
Salve for itching piles and 1t always
stops them In two; minutes. I congider
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve the great
est pile cure on the market
Charles R. Goetze. Market and Twelfth
streets; Chatham Sinclair, Forty sixth
and Jacob streets; A. Z. Scheehle, No.
COZ Main street; Exley Bros, Penn and
Zane streets; Bowie & Co., Bridgeport.
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The expectation Of defeat. evidenced
by an interview with the Spanish minis
lister Of the interior, Senior capdepon, is
no more than the Spanish leaders have
held all along. The difference Is tha.
capdepon Is more frank than his COM
patriots.
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The bluster and boast OF tho spaniards
before the departure Of tho Cape Verde
fleet for this side OF tho Atlantic, that
It was coming over to destroy tho
Americans navy" was hardly consistent
with the lodging game that the ncct
has been playing since It's arrival. The
spaniards have not anywhere or on any
occaslon. from the beginning to the pres
ent, shown o. consuming desire to get
into, an engagement with tho American
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An editorial paragraph In yesterdays
Intelllgencer concerning the naval yes
sci Monterey. which Is ODE sent to Join
Dewey's fleet. made the name OF the
chip Montgomery. Montgomery Is a
good enough American name for an
American vessel. and the o~usplciousiy
foreign appearance and accent OF the
name Monterey may have caused the
inadvertence on the part OF the compost
tor and proof reader.
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Captain Laek on the Yukon.

a remarkably interesting and instruc-
tive letter from tho Yukon region. writ
ten by Capt Jack Crawford, the noted
poet, scout, and 80 well known to our
readers appears elsewhere In the Intel
figencer. Captain Jack notifies u that
he will write occasionally to the Intelli-
gencer, not as a special correspondent,
but in a friendly way. not alone forthis
paper, but for Its readers in Wheeling
and West Virginia, for whom he has
such kindly feelings. and Of whom he
has such pleasant r~ecollectons.
Coming In this way, Captain Jacks
letters will be of extraordinary interest,
for they are in his Characteristic, free
handed style. with the touches OF humor
and thrilling descriptions which have
made hims 50 popular on the lecture plat
form. His thrilling ascent Of the dan
gerous and famous Chilcoot pass. just
after some terrible slides. reported some
time since, in defiance Of solemn warn
ings he had received not to attempt to
make the summit, and his sliding back
to the bottom Of the hill. narrowly es-
Gaping with his life. are treated as a
mere incident, which. in his own qualn.
way, he declares he wouldn't have
missed for a thousand dollars"
In his first letter Captain Jack con
sumes much Of his time giving some val
liable pointers concerning the cost OF
getting to the Yukon region, and hints
to the tenderfoots who may be oontem-
plating the Journey regarding the routes
and how TO save money on the trip.
These letters from Captain Jack will
undoubtedly pc read with great inter
est, all. the nor 50 because he addresses
the reader in a manner that wins his
confidence. He points out the dangers
as well as the advantages, and Is free
from the stereutyped enthusiasm SO
characteristic Of the Klondike boomer.
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The story that the Spanish Cadiz fleet
intends to lombard Boston should be
taken with a dose OF salt. It Is not prob
able that a Spanish fleet would do any
thing quite SO foolish in tho absence OF
q convenient base OF supplies. Moreover,
any naval fleet which Spain has TO spare
will hardly be utilized in an exploit that
would accomplish nothing that would
have a bearing on bringing about an.
end to the war, or add to tho Spanish.
chance OF success.
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ALL the healing, balsamic virtues Of
the Norway pine are concentrated in
Dr.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup, ma
lures own remedy for coughs and
colds. 3
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The French government Is waking up
TO the harmfdlness OF the anti-American
campaign which has been conducted by
the Partisan press, and II Is time for
such an awakening. France has infln-
itely more to lose from such a course on
the part Of It's newspapers than has the
United States.
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Home treatment for Identifying tho com.
plexion, enlarging the bust, etc., includes
nickle plated face steamer, bust developer,
creams, skin food, and all remedies in a
neat box, $500.
Madam blanchard will advise ladies free
or charge. Write her freely. She sees and
answers allletters personally with plain en-
velope: All articles sent security scaled free
from observation. Address,
BLANcHARD'S INSTITUTE,
se2e Penn Ave-. 9lTTSBuRG, PA.
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nI,.v - cnro An skin Dl.e.,,..,

Simply apply "swAYNE's ONT
MENT." No internal mediclne requlr-
ed. Cures letter, eczema; Itch. all erup-
lions on tho face, hands. nose. otc.. leav-
Ing tho skin clear, white md healthy.
It's great healing and curative powers
ure possessed by no other remedy. Ask
your druggist for !SWAYNE'S ONT
MENT. Avoid substitutes. tths&w
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Madam blanchard, the celebrated Derma.
tologist Il Skin specialist, continues her
marvellous work. Her Institute Is crowded
daily with patients, oil with smiling faces,
rejoicing at the change made in their APP
p%earance; the Madam's work Is IN open
book. No secrecy, no fraud, no deception,
but skill and knowledge.
ladies are requested to call md converse
With her patients. Many OF them will tell
you what face specialists tried to do, and
what Blanchard has done. All proclaim her
the worlds greatest dermatologist.
Madam blanchard positively cures evory
known disease OF tho face, skin, hair and
scalp. BY using her preparations q new
improvement q youthful appearance is
all your friends can notice. And why? Be.
cause her methods are different from all
other specialists. She has given face beau.
itifying q life study.
The above likeness shows her. face nt 10.
Her comple1ionis white and rosy; no wrin.
'kels, no blemlsh:N She keeps 1t SO by the
use OF her remedies. People take her for rs.
II you place confidence in her n carry out
her Instructions. you can be made to look 10
to 10 years younger. n
Price list of q few Of Blanchards prepera.
.tlons, every. one OF which is guaranteed, or
ytppav rafUpHad TLerZHgTs1 H. ra--lH 10y ~
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forces Certainly, ceryera has not acted
40 though no were ambitious TO Risk
conclusions with a feet With twice his
!lshting strength. And who oan blame
him?
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INTELLIGENCER.
wHEELINo. MAY "a, 1908.
CONGRESSIONAL. COMMITTEE.
rs AND n fopRrttSTH sIRttL

The Republican Congressional Commit.
teejof the First Congressional District will
meet at the office OF the secretary, lil7
Ghapline street, Wheeling. on Tuesday,
June Z at 1880 p. M, to FIX the time and
place and complete the arrangements for q
convention 10 nominate candidate for
c. D. ELLIOT, Chairman.
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The Portland daily press., 1898-06-04
THE MAINE MASSACRE AND JEN-
KINS'S EAR.
(Froln the Cornhill.)


Spain claims to be mistress, by decree
of the Pope, Of all the seas and continents
coyerd by the vague title of 'fthe Spanish
Main," and so for two centuries, what
ever was the case in Europe, perpetual
war ragged in the tropics.
BY the Assiento treaty the British were
allowed to despatch one ship, not exceed
ing 900 tons, to the Spanish Main each
year; but what parchment skin of
treaties could keep the volume of the
worlds trade flowing through such a
petty squirt. Illegal traders in the
Spanish Main abounded, and Spanish
guarda costas were not gentle in their
methods of suppressing them. Capt,
Jenkins, with his vessels the Rebecca,
sailing from Jamaica to Lond on, was
stopped and searched off the coast of
Havana by q Spanish revenue Gutter
jenkins was slashed over the head with a
cutlass and his left ear half chopped off.
A Spanish officer then tore off the bleed
ing ear, flung it in its owners face ana
babe him carry it home to his King and
tell him what had been done" The
story of how that little norsel of brown,
withered human flesh turned out spark
which kindled the inarticulate slow burn
ing wrath of the English nation into a
fame and swept England itself into war,
Carlyle tells:
1.-THE. jenkins ear question, which
once looked so mad, was sane enough.
and covered tremendous issues. Half the
world lay hidden in embryo under it..
Colonial Empire Whose is it to be2
Shall half the world be England's for in
dustrial purposes, which is innocent,
laudable, conformable to the multiplica-
ton table, at least, and other plain lawsP
Or shall 1T be Spain's for arrogant, tor
pid. sham-devotional purposes, contradic-
tory to every law? The incalculable
Yankee nation itself, biggest phenome-
non (once thought beautifullest) of these
ages,-this. too, little as careless readers
on either side of the sea now know it lay
involved. Shall there be a Yankee nation.
shall there not be? Shall the new world
be of Spanish type, shall it be of English /?
Issues which we may call immense
Among the then eXtant sons of Adam,
where was he who could IL the faintest
degree surmise what ISSUE lay in the
Jenkins ear question? And it is curious
to consider now, with what fierce, Deep
breathed doggeduess, the poor English
nation, drawn by their instincts, held
fast upon 1T, and would take no denial, as
if they had surmised and seen. For the
instincts of simple, guileless persons
Qiable to be counted stupid by the un-
wary) are sometimes of prophetic nature.
and spring from the deep places of this
universe"
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-04

the rising geniuses, are little better than
pack of skulking schoolboys with their
eyes furtively turned mp at the masters
cane. In Russia, God knows, the arm of
Government is evident enough, and in
the hands of indiscreet officials often
becomes tyrannical and unjust; but there
at least we have ignorant masses to deal
with, and conscientious paternal
master.
Alexander III. was one of natures gen.
tlemen in feeling and sympathy, in
loyalty, and in honor, Nicholas II. has
also, SO far, comported himself with "A
prudence and correctness which compe
respect. If the Cars agents occasionally
TALL him, it Is not always the fault of
the Gar, nor even Of his Ministers. At
least the Government strains every nerve
to Improve the position of its shaggy
hocks; noa question Of personal vanity.
craven submission to foreign allies. or
family pique comes in. As in the case of
ID. de White. the humblest Russian may
aspire to become ruler. But the EN-
peror OF Germany can only preserve even
pupiic respect for his personality by con-
tscating an issne of Kladderada tsch and
imprisonlng professors for lese-majeste:
he scarcely ever opens his mouth publicly
but that an amused smile spreads all over
Europe. There is little or nothing of the
true hero in him. He estranges HE
relatives, gives away his imperial dig
nlty, ana is apt to make the actors upon
the stage which he directs feel thorougbiv
ashamed both of their own parts and Of
himself "a