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WENT OVER AGAIN.
Democrats Prevent the Passage of
the Soldiers Frnnchise Bill.

The session of the House yesterday aft
ternoon was devoted chiefly to considera-
ton of the bill to enable volunteer sol
diers to vote at the approaching Congress
sional elections.
Amendments were offered to prescribe
penalties and methods of punishment for
frauds committed on the ballet in mill
tary camps. Mr.. Lacey. who had charge
of the bill. opposed these amendments.
saying it would be futile to undertake TO
punish soldiers in the field by civil pro-
cess. The better plan was to reject votes
cast in military camps that were tainted
with fraud
Mr. Bailey opposed the bill as infring-
ing the constitutional rights of the
States He said if Congress could over
ride State constitutions and State laws
regulating the franchise in time of war it
could do so in time of peace.
Mr.. Lewis, of Washington. while de-
claring himself a Democrat. advocated
the passage of the bill on the ground Of
the ''higher law referred to years ago
by the late William II. Seward.
Before the bill was disposed of Mr..
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Rending of the Reed.

AS in the pages of history We peruse
the proper record of a boy heros de-
nunciation of tobacco, so We may
imagine the autocrat of the House re-
plying to the Presidents plea for pa
triotism and a surrender of trust inter-
ests at a time when national necessity
is the thing to be considered. 1t is
quite possible to conceive of the Sugar
joss in the position of the puer Of
poetry, as follows. viz:
'TlI never touch Hawaii, sir, it is filthy weed
IN never touch Hawaii, SIR said little
Thomas Reed.
'At least while Havemeyer and Searles, their
millions can produce.
To show that annexation would quick send US
10 the Deuce.
But the lyric youth, whose protest
against tobacco has filed more Sun
day-schools with enthusiasm than
would patch the golden streets a mile
has not materially cut off the Govern
raent revenue from cigars, plug cut and
cigarettes, and pari passu-as We like
to be classical-the party in the
Speakers chair. has not been able to
sweep back the tide of a national de-
termination with either the arguments
or the sugar broom of his unquestion-
able interest in the subject matter
Fiendish glee fills US as We observe
Administration organs discovering his
wickedness. and using year old Times
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editorials to prove that the man who
sentatives and make it creature of his
despicable will against the voice of the
people and their elected representa-
tives, is danger to society and some
thing to be treated with scorn at any
time except at the beginning of ses-
ments to peddle and can use them to
do anything he wants to in either the
Republican or Democratic caucus.
We are delighted to note that there
has been an awakening; that the Re-
publican reconcentrados have aecreted
the idea that they would better show
a little American manhood than to go
home and be politically lynched as cow
ards, as they certainly would be next
Autumn.
1t is not our fight. We have trans
ferred our buzz and sting to the Ad-
ministration end of the show, for war
purposes only, but none the less GER
tainly We used to have fun with the
Autocrat-the same the Administration
people are having-from a political
point of view They are welcome to
borrow our old thunder for the like
purpose now. 1t is of a good vintage
and seems to work pretty well. May
its contained lightning strike home and
kill Toryism
More confidence would be felt if these
same Republicans had not so thorough
ly exemplified their caponlzation in
the extraordinary session. Yet there
may be enough latent virility in them
to cause them to redeem themselves.
It is a matter of hope rather than ex-
pectation. But if they should not come
out in the open and fight that Ha-
waiian resolution through, and do 1t
quickly, there viii be a blacklist OF
congressman abroad in the land, and
it will be read at many a political
gathering between now and November.
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FELL INTO BAD HANDS.
a Spanish Mule Buyer Probably
I>nched in Arkansas.


LHnched in Arkansas.
Walnut Ridge, Ark, June "A courier
arrived here today from Smyrna, Pope
county. bringing information of the prob
able lynching of Spanish mule-buying
agent at a point between Smyrna and
Northwood late yesterday evening.
A man giving the name of Henry Lo-
reno has been travelling in that section
of the State for The Inst few weeks pur-
chasing mules, es5ens:5ly for a ST Louis
firm, whom he claimed had a large con-
tract with the Government to furnish
sound mules for the Cuban campaign He
is said to have paid good prices for all
he took.
Yesterday afternoon a large number of
fine mules from Pope county were collect
ed at point between Smyrna and North
wood Lorenzo was circulating among the
men when he accidentally dropped a let
ter from mis- coat pocket. One of the old
grizZled mountineers who was present,
picked up the document and read it. after
wards showing it to his friends.
1t proved to be a letter of instructions
from Lieut. Carranza, the Spanish agent,
and was dated Montreal. It gave instruc-
tions as to the best methods TO be adopted
in shipping his mules to Spanish points
in order to avoid American detection on
the high seas. The envelope bore a Buff
fa,o. N Y, date and the date of the let
ter was May 81, 1898.
Several old ex-Confederates were in the
crowd of mule sellers, and they asked the
mule buyer for an explanation. Loren
zo's explanation was unsatisfactory to
the crowd. He has not been seen or
heard of since late yesterday afternoon.
While the courier was unable to say
that anything serious had happened to
Lorenzo, he volunteered the information
that he was in bad hanCs-that is for a
Spaniard to be.
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DISAPPOINTED AGAIN.
Friends of Annexation Fail to Get
Uxs Their BILL

Annexationists are disappointed at the
turn of affairs in the House. They had
expected to get the bill to enable soldiers
to vote out of the way in time to make
the Hawaiian resolution the regular order
of business. but the filibustering against
that bill prevented it's final passage until
late in the day. The conference report
on the war AK bin then came in and
annexation was again thrown over.
It's friends, however, are determined
that before the week is out they will see
to it that the Newlands resolution is
made the regular order of business to the
exclusion of everything except confer
ence reports.
The times., 1898-06-10

Dingley appeared with the conference re-
port on the war revenue bill He with
held II temporarily to give the House an
opportunity to dispose of the soldiers.
franchise bill Mr. Bailey and the other
Democratic opponents OF the bill forced
a roll call on every amendment Finally
when the bill had been ordered cngrossed
and the next vote would have passed
1t, Mr.. Bailey demanded the reading OF
the ensrossed bill That was impossibie
as it would require hours to engross it
Therefore the soldiers bill went over and
Mr. Dingley presented the conference re-
port.
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Roosevelt and His coroneI.

The predicament of DR.. Wood, COL
onel Of the lately formed regiment of
Rough Riders. is very much like that
Of the well-intentioned but thoughtless
man who marries a famous actress,
and is thenceforth known simply as
Mrs. Footlights husband. That regi-
ment is known. and has been known,
and probably always viii be known. as
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Omnibus Bill Passed

The Senate yesterday passed the omni-
bus bill carrying about 100000. for the
payment of claims of ali kinds against the
Government Nearly all of these claims
have passed either the Senate or House
on previous occasions separately, but
never both bodies at the same session.
They have been gathered together in one
voluminous bill, comprising 800 pages. by
the Committee on Claims. and put
through together.
The times., 1898-06-10

Since Senior Sagasta has allowed the
startling news from Manila to become
public 1t is possible that he may find 1t
convenient TO release the truth from San
tiago Before doing so, however, we
should not be surprised if he escorted the
Queen Regent and little Alfonso to
place of safety over the border. Madrid
will not be a healthy climate for the royal
family after the Spanish people learn
what has really been going on in the war.
The times., 1898-06-10

The Hobson cigarette viii be the next
thing in order; and it is a comfort to
think that young men who do not care
to go to the war can still meet their
death in patriotic way.
The times., 1898-06-10

Communications intended for publication in
The Times should be tcrseiy and plainly written.
end mus; in all cases be accompanied by the
naIne E.d address OF the writer. Rejected com.
municztions viii not be preserved, and only man
1seTipts CT obvious importance viii be returned
10 their authors.
The times., 1898-06-10

Under the District laws n appears that
it was harder for Miss aCisneFos to get
married TO one Of heI. rescpers than it was
to get out of a Spanish prison. However,
Love viii find a way and the difficulty
was overcome by trip to Baltimore. The
pretty and lately prosecuted Evangeline
is now Mrs. Carbonnel wife of an officer
on the staff of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. Good
luck to her!
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT

Readers Of The Times who may at any time
be unable to procure copies Of il at any news
stand or railroad station railroad trains, viii
confer favor upon the management by sending
70 this Office information OF the fact
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Postal snxings panks.

A bin for the establishment of postal
savings banks was reported TO the Sen
ate yesterday from the Committee on
Postoffices and Post Roads.
The times., 1898-06-10

If they would only give Gen. Wheeler
control Of a good large cavalry force in
Cuba. even Blanco's typewriter would be
bottled up.
The times., 1898-06-10

If the report thar three Spanish war
ships have been sighted OF Havana be
true. then Commodore Watson has
chance upon which We congratulate him.
Where the Spaniards could raise three
ships. zone a battleship," is question.
The Cadiz squadron was still in Spanish
waters at last accounts. If Watson has
met it, Davy Joness locker Is probably
its present postoffice address.
The times., 1898-06-10

Aguinaldo and Dewey win understand
each other perfectly. when once they come
together. They both believe in doing
things while the other man is making
The times., 1898-06-10

The tape and ticker sti1l seem to be en-
tangling the feet of war. Now, how
ever. it is red tape which is making the
snarl. -,,
The times., 1898-06-10

The Peace Society seems to be in danger
of coming TO pieces.
The times., 1898-06-10

Rubber Supplies for Soldiers In
camp Goodyear Rubber Co.. sO7 Pa Ava
The times., 1898-06-10

Nobody has seen the sea serpent this
year. Has he been shot by Spanish gun
ner?
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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-03-12

The Road Commissioners of New
Jersey. Mr. Budd, points ont that 1t
costs three cents a bushel 20 haul
wheat on level road n distance OF
Eve miles, and at least nine cents to
harl il the same distance on a sandy
road, which goes 10 illustrate the
practical economic importance Of good
roads This IL a point which deserves
the serious attention Of farmers Sandy
and rough roads are wearing out their
horses and vehicles and increasing the
actual cost OF their farm supplies and
OF the marketing of their. produce.
Though little recognized, this Is fact
most patent 90 the careful observer,
and most pointedly and truly expressed
in Mr.. Budd's report. When this fact
per etrates the minds Of farmers more
generally. they will begin % realize
that money aud labor expended on
road improvem ant will save money for
them IN reducing the actual cost OF
hauling and in saving vehicles and
horses.
IL is high time 10 6ispense with toe
/ idea that good roads are Injuries
mere fancy frills. and 10 regard well
made highways as among the necessi
es.-Easton PENN Free Press.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-03-12

Narrow tircs and heavy loads.
Soon will spoil the best Of roads


A road properly built and cared for
viii she'd water instead Of absorbing
it.
There ara three principles Of road-
bnilding: Drainage, drainage, drain
age
Neglected and abandoned farms are
one result Of the costly transportation
caused by bad roads.
WAGON manufacturers are turning
ont farm wagons. some Of them with
metal wheels, having tires four inches
wide.
Brooklyn claims 70 have done more
during 1897 IN the way Of street inn
provement than any city Of its area IN
the country.
Mayor Boynton. Of Por. Huron,
Mich. il actively interested in tho
Good Roads Association lately organ
ized in that town.
Over thirty thousand dollars have
been awarded this year in Berks
/ County, Pa. in condemnation pro-
ceedings for free turnpikes.
Hard roads yield large returns when
intelligently constructed and suitably
cared for. IL is only when badly
made and shamefully neglected that
they prove An expensive luxury.
The PcEghkeepsie Eagle suggests
that a good plan would be for each
town 60 improve its own roads, under
the supervision OF n skilled engineer
employed by the State. aad that the
State afterwards contribute a portion
OF the cost.
Nothing is more ruinous Go a ma
cadam road than water. Ruts hOlc
: water, and, therefore. should nevei
be allowed 20 exist. To guard again&
their formation and development i
one of the principal parts Of prope
care OF roadway.
An Obiect-lesson on the value {
= good highways is being furnished b.
, Robert MacKinnon, of Little Falls
: Y. Y. who has been grading the ros'
/, between Little Falls and Utica, an
> putting gravel on il at his own .,
pense, hoping that IL viii interes
others in road improvement.
l. A great many of the statement
, made about the cost per mile of road
"A are apt to prove misleading. A IA
ia comparison cannot be made withoS
of knowing the width and depth, a
N amount OF grading required, msthos
A. employed, and many other detai
Ii which seriously affect the price.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-03-12

States Attorney Morris, Of Olney.
H., has recovered Richlsnd County
orders 10 the amount of $500 which
had been fraudulently given 10 six
boys as bounty on sparrow heads. The
boys took advantage of the infirmity o.
the town clerk and caused him to give
orders for heads that were never re-
ceiyed. Within three days the Boy
received orders on the county treasury
for bounty on nearly $4,000 sparrow
heads which they claimed to have
killed. When the orders were pre-
scented the officials suspected some.
thing irregular An investigation elici-
ted a confession from the boys, and
they returned the money to escape
prosecution. Birds we're cut into many
pieces aud decorated with feathers SO
as 10 appear like heads. The ages o.
the boys range from nineteen TO four.
teen years. They belong to good
families. Louis Globe-Demoerat.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-03-12

Are any Chinese women's feet IN
bound IN consequence OF the exertions
of foreigners? Yes; but no more than
European ladies are they going TO
walk barefoot through the streets To
convince dOubteFs. And what Is far
more important, numbers upon num-
bers Of little girls are remaining un-
bound in missionary schools at Annoy.
HSngchow and ali mp and down the
river. And at parties ladies who so
FAR ss we know are untouched by
Christian influences yet show with
pride their soft-footed little girls, say
ing. My old people bound my feet.
bat will never bind hers" IL IL the
upper circles Of China who are giving
up binding. The man on the streets
yet binds and loves bound feet, just
as in Singapore all the Straits-born
Chinese have cast of binding, IL IL be
not the very poorest Of the poor
North China Herald.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-03-12

Henry Suntmeysr, of Nashville, H.,
one day last week captared a large
buzzard. the bird having walked into
4 turkey trap. The bird was vicious
and showed fight, and its head and
neck feathers were gray. Suspended
from its neck by woven wire cord
was littls silver bell with III X 70
1866, engraved upon is. The bell
was bright from coming In contact
with the birds feathers apd - slnkled
merrily. The bird made its escape
again. Some years ago bird
answering the same description was
captured in Texas. and later heard u
in Florida
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-03-12

The a Woodland quail IN the corn
Andth q aows noated the
tevous nov
sailed
An e~er-bi OF blue
nd lie heersed
In he and
We wander
We
Aud 10
And he
sand
O Onei lie In
children understand
black nash
m wa The pebbles the river cool
nv
OR tho erusb boz IN
splashsd the branches hSn
snote the moaning Pine
he nc- sri
= Fory wereon Sweetheart and only nne
loved wells We vowed our VOWS IN 'ruta
And ally tender
in days forsoots
raieship tho o
the CLASH and OF
Toffe, oheara echo
or THAR fair mornings when
siut the and
49, II. CanhId Chicago Times Herald
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-03-12

They have taken hold in 6 practical
way in Mobile. Ala. and organized q
Good Roads Clnb. with view TO hav-
inc the city streets improved The
call for the first meeting stated that
Mobile "has the worst streets Of any
city in this country" and that the
few that are paved are fast becoming
unrideable." The newspapers are
already with them; so, with constant
agitation and persistent work, the out
look il encouraging.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-03-12

xsw York has na*urnl advansaees ~
surpassed by any State Better roads
viii bring thea more generally into
view"
About half dozen bills dealing
with various phases Of the sabiect are
likely 10 be introduced into tho Leg
islature. One provides for State
buresu 20 gather facts and ststistscs.
and oct 90 a medium Of information
and advice. levies q tax of i've cents
on each $1,000 OF valuation. AID di-
vides the cost Of roads. Atty per cent
20 State. thirty-fve 60 county and NJ
teen 20 town. It's other provisions are
pernissive. leaving IL 20 each locality
to take action in the matter. and max
ing il thoroughly local option The
roads. when completed, are 40 become
county roads.
Another bill contemplatsS. a. nearly
as possible. continuous road across
the State. following she leading routes
through the various counties. aud ap-
propriating S5. 700. 900 per year, be-
cunning Ia 1899, until the work n
done. Other bills propose to substi-
tute a money TAX for labor. for post
roads to he built in conjunction with
tho general Government; for taxins
wheeluen % bald side paths. and To-
the employment Of convicts on ths
: Highways. The advocates Of good
J roads will PROBABLY make stron.
[ sh4xinv. aud expect 60 be aole q
D secure the passage OF some satisiAc
tory measure.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-03-12
whx the Blind DO Not smoke.

A popularity about blind people IS
that there is seldom one of them who
smokes. Soldiers and sailors accus-
toned to smoking, and who have lost
their sight IN action. continued 70 smoke
for a short time but ssoon give mp she
habit. They say it gives them no
pleasure when they cannot see the
smoke, and some haze said that they
cannot taste the smoke unless they
see 1.-THE Ledger.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-03-12

good plan for
him 70 get married again.
The way in which the idea came 20
him was this: Just as he reached the
end Of the row nearest the road, some
one said. Good morning, Deacon
Wade, in a voice that made him
think Of blsckbirds and bobolinks.
and be looked no. 70 see Rhoda Mason
smiling over the fence az him.
Good morning, good morning, re-
sponded the deacon, delightedly.
Beautiful morning. isn't it?"
Charming. answered Rhoda-
"How's Mrs. Wheelock? Well, 1 sup
pose?"
shes gone over to her sons
again. ." answered the deacon. ''She
went yesterday-someo Of the children
sick. / believe-so Bob and are keep
ing house alone. Tn getting about
tired Of il. and SOS Bob. He was tell
ing me. this morning. that he thought
il would be a good idea for one Of us
to hunt up a new housekeeper; aad l
don't know but he was about right.
Pretty Rhods's face got as rosy as
the blossoms on the Damask rose
bush by the gate. The deacon won
dered why he had never noticed how
pretty she was before.
II sec you've got fine crop OF
strawberries, said Rhoda, pretend
ing 70 be greatly interested IN the
long rows of ripening fruit "Our:
are a failure this year. Mother said
she didn't believe we'd have enough
fer a shortcake.
II want 20 knowv" exclaimed tn
deacon. That's too bad. 1 declare
Wen have more than we can use, an
TIL bring you over some just As sooi
as they're ripe enough 10 pick
Thank you, ever so much, re
sponded Rhoda. "I know mother
be glad to get them. But 1 must b
going. or / won't get back by dinner
time" and she went her way. leavin
the deacon with a new idea IN b
head
Il s'pose folks would say it va
foolish for az old fellow like me
marry young girl like Rhoda,
said 70 himself, as he turned back c
the next row of sweet-corn. "Bl
other men, older than 1 am, mari
young wives; SO why shouldn't /? "
need a good housekeeper here. II
getting so we cant depend on Mr.
Wheelock. She's gone half the tim
and we're likely TO lose her altogethe
almost any time. OF course, folks
say that Bob ought TO get married
stead Of me, but he don't seem
have any idea Of it. and / can't p
the idea in his head. Rhoda's a gre
deal younger than am; but she's
sensible girl, and I'm sure she'd ma
a good wife. l wonder why / neN
thought Of it before?"
The more the deacon thought ol
the more in earnest he got On Sat
day he picked basket of luscic
strawberries, and that afternoon
took them over 10 the Mason hoI
stead.
II declare, il ] amt rather excite
said the deacon, as he neared Rhod
home. and felt his heart beating gu
and hard. 81 thought I'd got o
that years ago. If / feel this '
now, how'll l feel when / get the
OF course, I'm not going TO prop
60 her right away. I'll just kin,
hint at matters and things, enough
set her TO thinking. 'Tain't best
be in too great hurry about S
things"
Rhoda was sitting on the II
porch, Smelling peas. Pretty as
had looked that morning In the r.
side, she looked far prettier too
the deacon thought
"Oh, you've brought those Der
Jou promised US, haven't you?" c