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, 1898-10-27
CUBANS' DEMANDS
NATIVE ARMY INSISTS THAT THE
FORCES OF THE UNITED
STATES RETIRE.
Extremists Are Jubilant Over the Stand
Adopted by Members of the AS
sembly-General Wood Declines
the Offer of Services of Troops in
Exchange For Rations.

Santiago de CUBA, Oct. 24.-Major
Petit, in command of the United States
troops at Manzanillo and military gov
ernor of the city, telegraphed today
that the Cuban general, Rios, offers
armed men to assist the Ameri-
cans in preserving order, merely ask
ing rations in return. General Wood
sent the following reply:
certainly not. The only conditions
lon which rations are to be issued are
the complete disarmament and dis
bandment of the troops"
Some Of the Cubans here consider
that the United States is treating its
allies badly in not allowing the Cuban
forces to remain armed. They contend
that the Cuban soldiers who have been
lighting three years. who speak the
language of the country, are better fit
ted for garrison duty than "untrained
volunteers"
The Cuban general, Maceo Rodrig-
uez. virtually voices the sentiment of
the Cuban army when he says: 1--WE
thank the United States for the assist
ance it has given us. but the time has
now arrived when the Cubans should
be placed in the highest Offices and
should prepare. to take owe the island
on the departure of the Spanish"
Cuban extremists here are jubilant
at the reported attitude of the Cuban
assembly at Santa Cruz del Sur, where
the delegates, while expressing their
gratitude to the Americans, practically
demand a distinctive government. The
Cuban moderates. on the other hand,
regret this stand, thinking it best for
the United States authorities to con-
tinue charge of affairs for a year at
least, so as to get things going and to
prevent any complications with for
ign governments.
Inc foreign consuls are consider
ing the ACCESSIBILITY Of appealing to the
powers to prevent the too hasty recog-
milton of the Cuban government.
General Wood is considering the ad-
Visibility of granting a hotel license to
any responsible applicant who would
undertake to establish a first class
house in Santiago. General Wood is
fully resolved to allow no more pau-
pers to land here, and especially no
more from the West Indies, a class en-
tirely unwilling to do hard work. One
schooner from Jamaica and one from
Hayti, loaded with negro emigrants.
have been ordered to return their pas
Isengers to ports of embarkation.
The United States transport Roum-
anian arrived here today from Man.
zanillo enroute to Guantanamo with
Colonel Rays immunes. Colonel Ray
brought $1,000. representing customs
receipts at Manzanillo. The Santiago
customs receipts for September were
s39.233. 81. 1t is expected that the re-
ceipts for this month will exceed
slOO, 0OO.
Havana, Oct. 26.-Advices received
here from Cardenas announce the dis
jcharge, by voluntary request. of fifty
seven men belonging to the Cuban
forces, under the command of General
Rojas. whose headquarters are at Va
dedo, near C%ardenas. The men asked
for their discharge in order to enable
them to return to the cultivation of
their property.
, 1898-10-27

It is said that one portion Of the body
Of the dead empress Of Austria will be
buried in the vaults Of the old Capu-
chin church in Vienna, where all the
members of the imperial house Of Haps,
burg, since hte days Of EmperorMat-
thias, repose, another portion In the
cathedral Of st. Stephen, while the
heart will be placed in the church Of
the Augustinans.
, 1898-10-27

80
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Once 1t Cheyenne. Wyoming.
September 70. 1898.
Notice IL hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has fled notice
OF her intention to make final proof In
support Of her claim. and that said
proof will b. made before Henry l.
PASCAL, clerk Of court, at Lar
annie. Wyoming. on November 4. 1898.
viz:
NARY ANN DuNGLE,
o: Sybille. wyomdng. n. q. No. 17e6.
for Tbs SD X sN Nssc. Il. NE X NE X.
Sec. u. T. % N, r. n ".
She names the following witnesses 20
prove her continuous residence upon
and cultivation OF said land. viz:
Mn. Jsmima Alien. James ALLEN and
John Waschtsr a eybills, Wyoming;
George Barnsr Of Laramie. Wyoming.
". =. CFzAPLRa, Rsgistsr.
, 1898-10-27

II am delighted, said tho old friend
who had called, Ito find that you agree
with your husband in everything, Mrs.
Henpeok."
%"Indeed!' answered that estimable
lady. "If you will take the pains to in
vestigate our domestic relations, sir,
you will find that it is Mr.. Henpeck
who agrees with me in everything."--
London Fun.
, 1898-10-27

In order to prove the great merit Of
Ely's Cream Balm, the most Effective cure
for Catarrh and Cold in Head, we have pre-
pared q generous trial size for 10 cents.
Oct it Of your druggist or send 10 cents to
ELY BROS, SC Warren St, N. Y. City.
Isufered from catarrh of tho worst kind
ever since n boy. and l never hoped for
cure. but Ely's Cream Balm seems to dc
eyen that. Many acluaintances have used
II With excellent results. Oscar Ostrum,
Is Warren Ave-, Chicago, III.
Ely's Cream Balm il the acknowledged
,ure for catarrh and contains no ~cocaine,
mercury nor n injurious drug. Price,
90 osnts. At druggists Or BY mail.
, 1898-10-27
THROUGH CAR SERVICE.

via the Union Pacific to Denver Kan
sas City. Omaha. Chicago, St. Louis,
and other eastern cities Is %unexcelled
by any other line.
The equipment consists OF Pullman
Palace Sleepers, Pullman Tourist
Sleepers. Chair Cars, Dining Cars, Buff
fet Smoking and Library Cars.
For time tables and full information
call on
G. CLARK, Agent.
, 1898-10-27

One Minute Cough Cure surprises
people by its quick cures and children
may take it in large quantities without
the least danger. 1t has won for itself
the best reputation Of any preparation
used today for colds, Group. tickling IN
the throat or obstinate coughs. F. H
Eggleston.
, 1898-10-27

You invite disappointment when you
experiment. DsWttt's Little Early
Risers ere pleasant, easy, thorough
Httss pills. They cur constipation
and sack headache just - sure - you
|taks Them. Eggleston, the Druggist
, 1898-10-27

Many sailors believe that the frigate
bird can start at Gaybreak with the
trade winds from the coast Of Africa
and roost the same night upon the
American shore. Whether this is a fact
or not has yet to he determined, but it is
certain that the bird is the swiftest of
winged creatures and is able to fly. TN
der favorable conditions. 201 miles an
hour.
, 1898-10-27
WOODS LANDING ROAD RANCH

SAM Woods, Proprietor.
Best of msals. Ans bsdA. gooA stables.
and convenieutly located. 0vod aeeo0-
modatioos tor hunters aad nsAsrosa.
Give It . trial.
, 1898-10-27
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

Following is the list OF letters re-
naming in the postofiice at Laramie,
Wyo., for the week ending October
90, 1898. Parties calling for letters in
this list will please say advertised"
Deome Elmer Faller A l.
Hansen Charles A Fernandez Cecilo
Gutierrez Jose Gallegos AntonioB
Moore Charles Shaffer Anna
Smith Miss Annie Thompson Andy
Thomas Gus Vaughn Mrs Lousia
Webb n E Miller Rome
ELMER T. BELTZ, P. NJ.
, 1898-10-27

Truth wears well. People have learn
ed that DeWitt's Little Early Risers
are reliable little pills for regulating
the bowels, curing constipation and
sick headache. They don't grippe. F.
Il. Eggleston.
, 1898-10-27

A daily payer TOT " esats ~ noas1
= 20 cheap that ~ cannot aaorl = -
S1thoutA
, 1898-10-27

Furnished housekeeping rooms fos
rent. Sayer Hansen. ISL 9Th street
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RI|2 BLACK
AND TNO MITE

of no
rt,,.,l,.,, Co.,, =, d..
''i ''''p'' i'- - ''U"'S - ''i'
. the cursed. The -Popu-
hsr crowd is in charge. and she will
,, 80 .,.
'''i De IN the hahds OF the negroes
As ln other counties, they are clam"r-
IN. for more offices. They feel their
. 49,; :: >-,..,,,1,,,,.
'''' my may W ~ III Nv
Ih. '""nty IS now full OF negro OIL
&C.,. but the demand is for a clean
.o ...+i,,, t.,,. ,,,,.,.,. t,,,h,,
''' ''',''
''' 'hi dangerous class OK negroes
tlan has Pitt county, As d rule. they
49,. ..,,..r.,rt and yicious Insolenre
~, 'SISth are Iiie!I 1iltS' 'I"l l''7
~" Always ready T." pI'h qutl
.'"'h ever pei"re' Like me nor,
".- IlSirh pl""d' tll1N are p'A on"
et5'. by Ialf means lh'E nave SH'-
re-" "' OPP as they express II, ana 'he
".tiZrnS OF fIIt county mus
'u"lf insults lldt"d' the coiot
Is h3Nh- "a hSht pe NtSl g." SliI.li
WY an" 't h'S!' IVY "'"'" 'o
,,-,rl, - ,t,I,T,,',,.. ,,,r,,-,,,,>,,r
b. III nuhiI' E'Ia''S tlt N"utiS heSt
"'- are iilpu"'hl anu l""i. WINE me
'"- women are very S1ucH ana IN
'..' ih'h'. Ih"S make vulgar fehlifh ~
. use nI"l'I' tdIlS u%iSe ptI"ie me
''~- ne nan grown negro p"S
10 an ',l''' ~ "a ti,, ".t
M,'iI'Su- i'tt ne ',, -
it'A' - '' e.t -
g.. ~ t 1,,,,, ,i,..,.,,1,- rrht,a i
o... -: .,,,,tI[ it' 49, 1o,,,r, ,,nt. If
y" Hthi,,, - 'iat nf snt,1a.
t ,r,i;,, 70 h.. .
1 .ii, :, WIN I,ainIim[1 bistn,,v
N Gay III NoiiH al "',ii'' lllSIoI
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Il that he did not have

~ bo IN
-,,-s y ~. Ta,icIatnre He bac
Nv ~ e r4a+ ,,;1Ia(,o ~,
ty-A III bonds of the negroes
. .- r.,fnited and he maid and
y" ...i them money which they
r .a.t back. His name is Tur-
d. and the negroes think
...r AHs made to prize them
s.. .G.t+rs. The old man has two
o. .l. Of no account. one was
ago constable or Windsor
..l IS now school commit
This district | passed his
-.:ay. and it stands in the
-.r'"trd state it was in five
TILE. mans name is Pri-
. This shows the fact that
apparent in this eastern
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1 GREAT BLACK CLOUD.

WELDON, y. G.. Sept. =. Halifax
raunty has u negro majority of perhaps
1000. There arc NO la. -c t,NN~ IN the
county. The population is strictly ag-
ricuitural. There are about - post
Offices in the county, the largest be
ing Weldon. All these offices except
two or three. have negro poStmasters.
White. the negro. is the CONGRESSMAN,
land he has succeeded in filling all these
places with his friends without en-
ICUunterng much opposition except from
Senator Butler, who is una bic to aC-
Comphsh much. Senator Prit"hard has
politically acceded to Whites demands
that he must name the officials in his
own district.
MORE POSTOFFICE FRAUDS.
I find in Halifax that the negro post
masters. or certainly some of them,
can be charged with a more serious Of
| Tense than incompetency. On Satur-
| day night POstOffice Inspector II. T.
Gregory walked into the postoffice at
| Tillery. a village in this county, on the
railroad between Weldon and Kinston.
| THE postmaster was a negro, one James
NJ. Pitman. Pitman was a member Of
the House from Halifax in the legis-
| la ture Of 1877. and is Of the better Class.
He is brother-in-law of John H
! Howard the postmaster at Weldon.
When Inspector Gregory examined the
|Tillery office he found that Pitman was
lappropriating and using all the receipts,
| both postal and money order as fast
Ithey came in. Pitman should have had
on hand about $327.99 money order
funds, and $2S postal funds. After 60
ING through the office the Inspector was
able to find only So cents of postal funds
and $l5 money order funds, including
what was found on Pitman's person.
RIFLED LETTERS.
| Scattered over the office the Inspec-
ltnr ,I,.,r Of 1,tt a
led to patrons of the office which had
b en- opened, some of them claiming
Ito have contained enclosures. Some Of
these opened letters were found on Pit
mans person. There were also a num-
Der of letters found that hal manifest
ly been opened and reseaIvd. The job
was such i botch that any one could
readily detect the fraud. OF course
hitman was arrested. II" was brought
to Weldon ana gave bond for his ap-
pearanc" her" today. Fortunately for
me | happened in town at the oppor-
tune time for hearing all the testi-
m"ny before the United States com
missioner. ANA thus learned what has
been stated and what follows.
PITMAN PLEADS GUILTY..
Without going into details. this trial
developed a most astound NJ condition
i0f things in this county. Pitman plead
guilty to embezzlemcut as to the short
age in his funds. by paying the amount
in full, the sum being $40 a. his broth
er-in-IaW. Postmaster Howard of Wei
don, putting up the money The trial
then proceeded upon the charge that
Pitman had rinoa 'attn~e going through
and stopping at his office.
THEY DO 40 BUSINESS
; 7 find in this county that there are
many negro magistrates. but as there
are a number Of the old hold-over white
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,...--,. U.s.. g, t,. ,.,,E.. ,,-,.'.r.,.7 ,..a-
-, WIKI '..1'.. Il'''I- -, -. Do
''' |'.E 800 !" IT, HIM.
'i''i " gu "-' '' -. '''I Ia 60
- Il $50 an " - ~. me- q
..'"' - 'hvI. f'y H"7 !" q ~
Il" - 80 t u IL '.'.'i = .il-
pointed because he was a negro. ana T
BECAUSE "h-f NNll-,'h t. Il " mt aiS'
Il Leg o. N"Ni'H hlIH afI'olIltH' an"
lroiN.i hlIA. anu because senator |
t.l~chart endorsed hIm
l,-tlr,-I, ,rr,>- >-E,r,T, <-,7- Apply !
/
t:r,..l No.. ..i..,.t|.,n IF = Win. I,,-,',h
Gcan. TL-Iv We're two such men N the /
toln tlti ct Of whom would hay" made !
Z capable postmaster. one W. W. |
EntSun. also a negro. and a special pet |
If Cuu-ressman White. was named as
.-s.stant IL is stated that White real |
5 wanted Watson made postmaster.
but he could not make the bond.
iiarrett, Who came here from New
BON. had to 90 to that town to make
his bond as pnstmaSter Har@ett is
nor Il bad man: he * imply inCompe-
:. Mt. lie was forced to appoint Wat
son his assistant.
,,...,, ,,,,,-.....-, ,,.-,.,,,,..,,r,,.,,,
v-.+..,. s.-,,,,,..1 ,,,,,,,;,,,, t,,,,.,,,,,,,
IAN a bar in Whitaker~. miles north
# Rocky Mount Later he ran one in
H,attltburo With another negro as part
ner. When be was made assistant
postmaster here the bar at BattIebOro
vas closed and Watson's partner went
back to Whitakers and opened up.
cI-porn1NATts REc1N STEALING;
tban :, mnnth or two When . na@ro
cI.rk he had emnloveo was arrested
far rohhinp the mails He was tried
conyictad and sent 70 the nenitantiary
for two ware
Hl1AM E1r tlI MANA'r1M l.
The mana cement of the office here
has been shameful from the beginning.
and the people have besieged Washing
ton with petitions asking for change
but Congressman White still stands by
his man. About six weeks ago an in
Inspector was sent TO examine the Of
nee ana investigate the charges. When
to n,aasa lou IN tho nfrine and i've
him bis mail az he knaw there va.
a ouantitv Of If there hut he had been
unah1a IN oat II ~, was coon handed
bv tha inanactor a number Of letter.
nosta1 cards and sacondcIass matter
ONE MILE IN 10 DAYS.
On November 90 last letter wa.
mailed at Rocky Mount cotton mills
addressed TO the Rank of Rocky Mount
lust one mile distant. containing checks
areraratine 81 400 on December 3 IL
DAYS later. it was delivered to the bank
with the explanation that it had been
found in our trash-pile"
,r11p1,E MONTHS Epo,t vy,ct11%C.
= To~
~ ~, ., ,ooo n,ee; .
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name the officers Of the county. As
they are in the ma oTity they dictate to
their POpulist allies in all political ar
ran@ements. Indeed. they make the
white men VINO Vote with them D-ld
their knees in submission
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800. ''H'll r. N!I.i2"s Lewis Pres
- -,---. go. JON =. /
- -. "'t-f. ". Il. softer
- ! - 80 .' ~, ''E,I owen anu ). II.
a!e IopuI;st negro reg. strars.
: NEGRO EIININ hTFS TIt, POPl.-
lists
IN the convention today Congress-
''5d NJ 1.t' MADE snort s"rrcn Among
,-.'i 'ili- : NJ S.ld. zee shall tlIm-
H." jhr l"pHhS-S IN TINS campaign.
He\ ate p"ahd l" ua%- with one or
ne "JF"r # the great palFl-s" Ii
-4 ji-at II 1H" Democrats voted for
y ms y. Lloyd !r Huu.G beat HIM ali I
ne same. II Mil beat hiUl ,ut of his
boots was Whites expression. White
warmed tie I-ur.TH is agalst inter-
i-ilH- Win tn ballot. FL sid that he .
~ 49, mHc. riGht t. t2It Tor his bal /
l"' a. h" Fa' 10 r.ola.t his home. He \
advised ms parry mn acyorifngIv. He .
said that L. Was mot meaning a threat /
bat 1t mere statement Of facts. He /.
I III tlS respect tu eN-ttpVeIn,r Brog- .
a. n IL tine tolin~iuElu. U1cr: ~ see that /
H-E '... go. Iu- tur.iS -. Ero2den. is
uut ~ : .-.t ia Fh- .,ia1~bt.o Arer-
teinEn. 3| me in UMmeasured terms.
he holds ..:r up a. ~ one mas ever done
y lul'- I til. ucIar DR. Republican. He 7.
IN old iu-E. | luess l.. is mad. While
was i'm WASHINGTON he begged me
'.Ily H. h.V, him anp,lnt..,. postma--
ter cf tn'L>lolu. Now am clad that
| ala not have him arpoirted"
| saw from til. way the crowd of
gaping negroes listened to and cheered
y h!tr : speech that h. could make
item do ANYTHING. But his sfra.h was
t t!, ' '.l' ,rl.Nf, II was cons tfNduEe and
draw the color iiu- as h. is reported
- have done at other places
he Nf-'fitt MAFlH It-N.
F,G.acn,lela. ..orI,,fz- HIS "A ,,n.ro ,?,acr-.
is,T;,,as my -,.. T,rn.nar. Prince \.
u C.4,r.+t lir,l ,,-f,,,l,..,i,- rar,illns
Da,,,-- ~ .r.,, - i,,, 1,,,..,
-. rs,,l-5t,s >fn.,t ,.I..,..'.t I.,s,,,h
It,oa,.s ~s.,,.,. ~ Ir,.,..,l \,-iiii, Tn,,a.
1ta,.z StnI,4e !, /, I}a.a,,,,. Iy.,i.,,,,i,,
itriIl,a,e Irt,- t}.n,.,. I-ns.,,,t ! a,,.-c
II S,ni1r E-llafr !, pi.z.,n kaaer
I,t,.a1 S..,,,ttal - ,y.sraf. POS
ls,,ar r "a -. ,-... \l,.la,- Ep,.r-
Green Hinton t,.,et,. i Ihi:I,f,s Eran,
Dew n .t,o II THINE Alfred Reed
David Lawrence trn-sya II Porter and
Lewis II. Hart.
c.va,.l of +,,,,, ,,,, ,,a;+ho,. ,o,,, -
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Rertie county has eleven negro school
commit etrncn. They are: Spencer
Joyner r. =. Norris, {. l.. Bullock, w.
Whitfield, s. p. Davis, Adam Dixon,
Charles Cooper Freeman Vines, War
rem CobuIn. SilaS Langley and Simon
Burnty.
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IN BERTHE.

They still do duty.
IN BERTHE
Rertie county has eleven negro school
committeeman. They are: Spencer
Joyner +. 2. Norris. G L. Bullock, W.
Whitfield, s. p. Davis, Adam Dixon,
| Charles Cooper, Freeman Vines. War
| rem CohuIn. Silas Langley and Simon
| !5urney.
! GRIFTON STILL WORSE.
| The little town of Grifton, in Pitt
county. is literally in the hands of the
negroes. A negro. David Bryant. is
ltoWn commissioner; John S. Brown.
ftoWn treasurer, and John Canaday, tax
kassesstr-both negroes. Such are the
Fills OF the people of Pitt.
I Who draws the color line? Is it the
k.o!or lire or is it a political line? These
tire questions that many people ask
iabout the condition Of affairs in this
k-"ctiun. The negro draws the line, and
1T IS Il color line. The following story
lWiiI suffice to show that the negro is
responsible for the dreadful line that
lone hears about.
\ FOURTH OF JULY AFFAIR.
ON the Fourth of July of this year
the town of CreenViile was full Of ne
-rucs. They bad a big celebration, and
We're very very loud and lmpudent.
Some tine during the day negro by
TIE name of Adams attacked white
man by the name of sam Brown ana
1seii0uSIy cut him. The town authorities
took no notice of the affair, and Brown
went before Il justice Of the peace and
/ syyurc out a warrant fer the arrest of
| Adams. L. i. Harrington. son of the
sheriff of Pitt county. who is IOpu-
i.st. and who Was elected by the votes
Of the negroes of the county in con-
juno ton with TIN iopuIists, acting as
4 regularly appointed deputy sheriff,
! ;,-A ~ Adams lie found the
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LEE PERSON.

Lee Person is the smartest politician
Of his race in the South. He is Well
educated and intelligent. young and ac-
tive. ON the stump he arOuSes the ne
@roes against the white people. He
draws the color line. Last Monday
night, in a speech to negroes. at NIL
| dred, this county, he said: Go to the
elections well-armed, with rocks in your
| pockets, lubs in your hands and car
rying your pistols. And don't allow
| any officer to arrest you after you have
| registered until the day after the cleo
| ton. unless you have stolen something
| or killed sombOdy Come to me if the,
get after you
Mr. William H FELTON,. being duly
sworn before Mr.. James r. Gaskill, no.
tary public, says: My name is William
| r. FELTON,, pOstOffice address, Old
| Sparta, \. c. l was in Old Sparta Mon
| day night. October 29th, 49,, and heard
a negro, Lee Person a Republican can
| di1ate for the State LEGISLATURE for
! EdCecOmbe county. address some Of the
r"ople Of old Sparta and CinIty. Dur
! N" his speech he declared in Substance
mat tn poor white man and the -rc
! Hara now equal that I'll, poor white
man hal already begun to iuE.t. the
+ n $40 into hi~ house "n3 soon the r""'
T -.rit. w.u would invite .la -i' E..
..t .ra sleep with him. Also p raa
f'-..t ANY u-=-r who v.r-[ the - .a"-
..ettr ticket =nar'3 a. IEo.h.". s0E f..
..- .,.- .-.r-r7 walk f..-- f...E. = Gr'
IT.. oil Spares = h.'~ '.~ .' E.~ ..a.
.....r r...f .r-.- .-.. o- ,...,a .......
~-ta F. - r&- .~...s Ills -
sr"'e- -.-r.., r7'z.or r-..~a ". ...r-,
I'LL. s..r-r. FIR s.E-ra
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01
A Fatal Oversight.

Recently the wife of an Atlanta man
told him she wanted two newspapers
that were published in different states.
He had no change about him, so she
gave him 10 cents with which to pur-
chase them.
He went forth, but OH the way be-.
thought him of the clipping bureau,
where, he argued, he could get the pa
pers for nothing. So he invested the
money in good cigar, obtained the pa
pers when the clipping man was through
with them ard returned home.
On opening the papers his wife dis
covered that two items had been clipped
from one and four from another, and
then there vas trouble.
1t was in vain that he tried to ex-
plain. In fact, he couldn't explain.
The more he stammered out excuses the
more his wife's curiosity was aroused.
The next morning when he appeared
down town his head was bandaged and
he looked ill.
He is now consulting lawyer as to
the advisability of suing the clipping
bureau for damages. Atlanta Constitu-
tiOn.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01
NEW YORK'S GROWTH.
The City Has Never Halted Since It Was
First Fairly Started.

The City Has Never Halted Since It Was
First Fairly Started.
Ernest Ingersoll writes paper on the
Greater New York, entitled Reasoning
Out Metropolis" for st. Nicholas.
Mr.. Ingersoll says:
The people OF New York, Brooklyn,
Staten Island and certain nearby north
ern towns resolved to join themselves
together into one city, which is now the
Greater New York. 1t embraces 341
square miles of territory and includes
population of nearly 3,400,0 900.
Besides these at least another million
dwell on the New Jersey side Of the
Hudson river, quite as near and as
closely identified with the great city on
Manhattan Island as are those of the
northern and eastern suburbs. This
makes population of nearly 4, 500, 900
which may be said to belong to New
York, making it not only by far the
largest center of human life and inter
ests in America, but, excepting only
London, the most populous spot on the
globe
How has it happened that this vast
city has grown up where it stands?
Why did not the American metropolis
arise somewhere else? Is it's position all
an accident, or does history show sound
reasons for its situation? The earliest
settlement here was merely trading
station that gradually became small
seaport, like dozen others along the
Doeo %bo pTQ
SO nearly alike that he would have been
wise prophet who truly foretold which
would thrive. Indeed many men Of that
day firmly believed that Newport and
Annapolis were to be the two great
American seaports.
Great cities arise at the points where
the greatest number Of people find it
convenient to meet at first for business
and later for pleasure You cannot force
city to grow in an unnatural or insult
able situation, and it is no easier to pre-
vent city from growing in it's proper
place. But the conditions that change
village into big town and expand the
town into city or metropolis are not
the same in different parts Of the globe
and vary with the march of the GEN.
turies; go that now many all ancient
world market, like Nineveh or Mem
phis, has totally disappeared, while
towns like Berlin have lately increased
with amazing rapidity, after long his
tory as small and insignificant places.
As for New York, it has never halted
or gone backward for a moment since
it was fairly started on its career in
1928