davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Sharp County record., 1898-08-19

The recert lynching of FIVE
negroes at Clarendon who
were implicated in the mur-
der Of Jno. T. Orr is the
darkest crime that has gone
down on the pages of Arkan-
sas history in many a day,
The act is a blot upon the
good name of the state and
upon her law abiding citizens
and one which will be remem-
bered against the state of
Arkansas and Monroe county
il fime to Come. All law
abiding citizens wish the law
~ have its course and for a
mob ct n lhnen'to act yas as iudge
;il and Jury ard and lynch ever the
guiltiest parties is too much.
Mob violence should be sup.
pressed; for the good name
q! Of Arkansas and her people
the Clarendonlly should
bc punished, ''a., % %
Sharp County record., 1898-08-19

Gov, Jones is kinder wishy,
washy on the question Of con-
solidation of elections. At
the rate he has been going
he can change his mind sever
al times yet before the legis-
lature meets.
Sharp County record., 1898-08-19
A vote for amendment 5
at the general election means
a vote for good roads.

Lieut.. Hobson's father has
been appointed postmaster at
Greensboro, Ala. The old
gentlem an is a democrat and
the administration gave him
the appointment to prove
good will.
Sharp County record., 1898-08-19
The Prairie County OBJ

The Prairie County Oh,
server, a new paper at Des
Aac is before us. 1t is DEM
.ocratic and advocates the
doctrine of supporting the
nominees of the party. The
Observer can do some miss
ionary work over in its sec
tion along this line. We
wish it success.
Sharp County record., 1898-08-19
The,

The war is over, The
Arkansas boys have not seen
battle, yet they deserve as
much credit for having shown
a willingness to serve their
country by holding them
selves ready for duty as if
they had been at the front.
Sharp County record., 1898-08-19

w. A. Nichols left Nd
day morning for Oil TroE
where he will be gone ahl
ten days.
Misses Minnie and Nd
Harrel of Maxville, Yc
several days here last Va
attending the meeting
Mrs. Jno, Sharp Of lai
county has been atteadE
the protracted services
this place for several days
Peters the photographs
is in town. He came in Mo-
day and is now ready tosh'
at anything that crSa
him.
Miss Lizzie Jackson daAsI
ter Of J. S. Jackson, is ID
dangerous condition from
snake bite received SuAA
evening.
J. G.. Johnson OF NewT'|
has been here several dav'|
the interest of "The EqN|
able Life Insurance o0EN|
of the y. 81
Misses Minnie and Anl
Wilson of Evening ShS1
and Miss Myrtle Fisnel ]
Smithville, were V'S''|
friends here the last OF n
week,
A Mr.. Stelle OF ND'
Lawrence county, was w.
Monday looking out a w.. W.
ton to school his chlI''v
He rented property apu '"
move in next week.
Some much needed wv ",
on our streets is being ''''
Of, which if done VIII ', ',
much to the general apr. ~,
ance of the town. we wv
to report work in pf'S''
soCn. :.
The protracted '''Is 9,
which began here laS' ..., a.
day week is still in pr0En,V .
Rev. Chas. Castleberry1n a.,
has been assisted BY - :.
Morris, Alexander "';I ::
and Albright. We VIII
port results next WefAA'
Sharp County record., 1898-08-19

On the morning Of the 10Th,
J. Il. Corbett, father of the
noted pugilist, in a fit OF in.
sanity shot and killed his
wife and then took his own
life,
Sharp County record., 1898-08-19

The death rate among the
soldiers at Santiago is in.
creasing and the fever is con
stantly presenting more vio-
lent features.
Sharp County record., 1898-08-19
SHORT STATE ITEMS.

Alexander Nance, living near
Atkins, fell in a well. He
was rescued without suffer
jag any injury.
Joseph Pond, an old ex-
Confederate soldier, died at
the Ex-Confederate Home
Sunday. Deceased was a
native Of Kentucky and was
so years of age at the time Of
his death.
George L. B3arlowe, a
farmer, aged 50 years died
of heart disease very sudden
ly near Pine Bluff. He was
feeding his horse when he
died, his body being found IN
the barn sometime after
ward.
The recent high waters of
White river have urearthed
what seems to be an Indian
graveyard near Lead Hill,
Six skeletons were found in
one grave. One seemed to
be a large chief, one an in
fant, the others sized
men. A number of trinkets,
such as earthernware and
arrowheads were also found.
Miss Mills, a young lady %
years old, committed suicide
August 10 by taking poison
at her home near Liberty
Springs, Van Buren county.
She lett a letter saying that
she was impelled to her rash
act by being rejected by
Nathan Simpson, who had
been ccurting her for four
years, and to whom she was
engaged.
The white Republicans of
Jefferson county have organ.
lied a seperate and distinct
faction from the negro ele-
ment. This faction is known
as the "Llly w b i t e s."
About $50 names have been
enrolled as members, a num-
Der being prominent citizens.
The Lilly Whites have de-
cided not to place a ticket IN
the field and do not endorse
any of the present candi-
dates.
A. c, Chaffee, who has
driven an OK team at the
Decker mill for the past two
years, is a brother to Major
General A. r. Chaffee, who
has been given the position OF
military commander of the
Department of Santiago to
be established. Our towns.
man is very proud of the
prominence given his brother
in the present war, These
brothers have not met since
1861, when eight brothers
enlisted from Ohio as privates
in the civil war, since which
time all have been separated
from each other. Black
Rock Blade.
Sheriff G, w. Stacey, of
Cross county, placed two in
mates in the insane asylum
last week. One was a young
negro woman, and the other
Sharp County record., 1898-08-19

Auten: a new Arkansas.
Nit,
Sharp County record., 1898-08-19
Sidney
X NCOLLEGIHTE+ INsTITUrs

]. W. Ragan A. B.
c,,. NJ cu.n.m Principals w. E. Founders Ass.,
Sidney, Ark
Fall Term opens Sept. 5, '9S.
The scholastic year is divided into four terms of Wa.
The course of study is full and extensive. "'eA
Students may enter at any time and wibe charged x
time of entering to close of term unless otherwise
Expenses: Good board in private families light fua a
ing included at and S8 Tuition according to grade %
No aS wha1eye will nn Tg d except in case
except by special agreement.
For catalogue and further information ldress the r
Sidney, Ark Tu
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05
A GREAT DAY.


OF all the days of the year the Fourth
to them it means all that home and
country can mean to free people,
that love liberty above all things else
It is the day they. celebrate, and never
was it celebrated with a wilder, keener
joy than yesterday.
Yesterday they learned of the de-
struction of SPANS fleet in Cuban
waters, which means that never again
will Spanish fleet be in them in a
home port.
Yesterday the American people
learned that the Ladrone islands, which
have heretofore paid allegiance to
Spain, had passed under the American
flag.
Yesterday the American people
learned that the first American troops
had arrived at Manila.
While the American flag was not
floating over Santiago yesterday, it
was known that the city lay at the
mercy of the American army and that
General Linares was considering Cen
eral Skaters demand for surrender.
It is probable that today will bring the
news that it has surrendered.
Yesterday there was nothing but
good news for the American. Not only
was there joy over the triumph of
American arms on land and sea, but
there was even greater joy to know
that American principles of liberty
We're being planted where they had
never been known before.
While the nation rejoiced, yet it
mourned for the many brave men who
have yielded up their lives in the cause
of freedom. In hundreds of homes
there were sorrow and weeping for
loved ones lost; but the sorrow and the
weeping make these homes more hal
lowed, their memories more sacred.
Blessed are the dead who died for free
dom's cause.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05
HE MADE A soRTIE.

According to official reports received,
or, at least, posted in Madrid, Admiral
Cervera's fleet made sortie''
Now, there are two definitions that
term: IA sally of troops from a be-
sieged place; and, "A voluntary at the
close OF a service.
Either meaning could be attached to
the official report announced by the
Spanish government. Certainly ne sal
lied forth, and certainly it was vol
untary number at the close of his earth
ly programme.
When the Spanish minister of war
finds that he can no longer conceal
from the populace the facts, he will
doubtless explain that "Cervera sort o.
started but stopped on meeting an
American feet at the mouth of the
bay. To get away from this fleet there
We're two courses open, and the Spanish
admiral had to take his choice He
might have gone back to Santiago, but
it was much nearer to the bottom, and
there the sally ended.
Camara has shown better Judgment
than all the other naval officers OF
Spain put together. Learning that
there We're no American ships in the
neighborhood of Port Said, he hied him
there. and whatever Spain saves from
the wreck of her Wanted armada will
be due to Camara's discretion
There was only one sensible sortie for
the Spanish navy to make from the
beginning. That was the kind Camara.
made. When new cabinet is formed
his grateful people should insist upon
him as their minister of marine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05
THE CUMBERLAND.

When 1 was, oh, so much smaller.
And so much nearer the ground,
The dear, queer things l could hear and
seei
The wonderful things 1 found.
l mined on the mole-hill mountains,
l toiled in the valleys of sand
And the gems untold and the pebble-gold
l shut away in my hand!
When 1 was oh, so much smaller
Whenever / CHANGED to pass
l saw the ants and the little brown bugs
Climb up on the blades OF grass,
l Travelled, | and tho little brown bugs,
Through forest vast and sweet,
Whose shadowy glades know no more,
Because ii is under my feet,
When 1 was oh, so much smaller
And so much nearer the floor,
The leagues of its carpet prairie.
Tho flowers that scattered 1t o'eri
The house-what a boundless kingdomi
What mysteries came and vent
Each chair was a waySide boulder,
Each table a spreading tent
The lamps were moons hung in heaven,
And the big folks giant-high;
Away w on fathers shoulder
could reach clear into the sky,
I'm glad / am coming up tallert
We can't stay close to the groundi
Yet l think. oh, often and often,
OF the wonderful things / foundi
OF the hills, and the pleasant valleys,
OF the byways, memory-sweet,
The land that / left behind me
When / grew away from my feet,
Catherine Young Glen in the Youths
COMPANION.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05
CERvERA'S FLEET.

Like Dewey's victory at Manila,
SIMPSONS victory at Santiago will
grow in Importance and magnitude
when more is known about it. Samp-
son reports that he got the entire
Spanish fleet. While it did not possess
any battleships, it did have some ar
mored cruisers that were much stron-
ger in every respect than any cruisers
possessed by the United States, while
their batteries were almost equal to
that of our battleships.
The Almirante Oquendo carried two
11-inch guns and ten 5.5-inch guns; the
batteries of the Infanta Maria Teresa
and the Vizcaya were the same; the
Cristobal Colon carried two .9S-inch
guns, ten 6-inch and six 47-inch guns
The Furor and Pluton were torpedo
boat destroyers.
This fleet depended upon its sJCed for
safety, and not upon it's fighting power,
but its speed did not avail it anything.
NO doubt the ships bottoms were so
foul that the ships lost a good deal of
speed. When the dash was made some
OF the vessels were more or less dam
aged by the firing from the American
vessels, and SO could not get away.
Admiral Cervera fought his vessels in
brave and gallant manner, but with
out avail. The Spanish gunnery seems
to have been of the kind people have
learned to expect from Spaniards.
From the moment Cervera's fleet en-
tered Santiago harbor, and the Ameri-
can commanders knew it, it was
doomed. When his situation is consid-
cred, it is difficult to see how he could
have done much differently from what
he did
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05
HOW THEY REMEMBER.

American sailors have a memory sys-
tenn which double discounts that of
Professor Loisette's invention.
If it is possible to remember anything
better than the men of our navy Re
member the Maine" for some reason
or other it has never been done.
Thirteen Spanish war vessels in the
bottom of Manila bay attest how well
the boys remember. Six warships, sunk
off the Cuban coast, witness further
that the Maine is not forgotten.
Is it not significant, too, that the
heaviest blows which have been struck,
the only ones, in fact, administered by
the navy to which the Maine belonged.
were struck on Sundays?
1t would seem that our marines re-
member the Sabbath day as well as the
Maine, and that they remember them
best together.
These Sunday victories, by the way,
are about the only ones in which the
American ships appear to work the
greatest possible destruction on the
enemy and escape injury themselves.
Dewey destroyed fleet and captured
fort, and held a city at his mercy.
Sampson destroyed a feet and captured
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05
TALES OF THE DAY.
Repartee At the Vatican.

Here is another from Hon. George Rus
sells collections and Recolections:" A
friend of mine in the diplomatic service
visiting Rome in the old days of the
temporal power had the honor or an In
terview with Pc Mono. The pope --ici-
ously offered him a cgar-'l sill ,old
you will find this very fine. The Eng
lishman made that stupidist of all an
swers: Thank your holiness, but / have
no vices" This isn't vice; if it was
you would have it, Another repartee
from the vatican reached me a few years
ago when the German emperor paid his
visit to Leo XIII. Count Herbert Bis
marck was in attendance on his imperial
master. and when they reached the door
of the pope's audience chamber the
emperor passed in, and the count tried
to follow. A gentleman of the papal
court motioned him to stand back as
there must be no third person at the in
terview. Il am Count Herbert Bismarck, !"
shouted the German as he struggled to
follow his master. That" replied the
Roman, may account for, but does not
excuse your conduct.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05

of the historic ones of the Old Dominion:
OF course, the family were pronounced
southern sympathizers. though all pres
ent then were non-combatants- The head
of the house was too old to serve in the
army, but his heart was in the cause
The next morning after my arrival we
had family prayers, and it was very
impressive ceremony. The venerable old
man prayed for the success of the con-
federacy. sentiment / could not endorse,
but in the next breath he prayed that my
own life should be spared. and so | had
to forgive him on the other point After
what happened to me within a little while
that same morning 1 will always remem-
Der that prayer.
After breakfast 1 took a stroll that
led me close to the banks of the river
that flowed past the estate. l was adj
mirinE the beautiful landscape and
grounds, when, ping! came the report of
a rife. and a bullet grazed my face. There
was a slight furrow to show where the
ball had touched the skin A confeder-
ate sentry across the Potomac had taken
me for Yankee soldier, and his aim
came near proving too true. AS l made
haste to leave that immediate neighbor-
hood could not help but be grateful for
the petition that had gone up in my be-
half
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05
$I()) 70 ANY NAN
WILL PAY 500 FOR ANY CASE
Of Weakness In Men They Treat and
Fail to Cure

An Omaha Company piaces for the irst
time before tne pubic a Magical Treat
rnenr for the curo OF Lost Vitality. Ner-
vous and Sexual Weakness. and Restora-
non of Life ryorce n oId and young men
No worn out French remedy: contains no
Phosphorous or other harmful drugs Il
is a Wonderful Trea tnent-nagical IN It's
effscrs-posltIve in its cure All readers
who are suffering from a weakness that
blights their life. causing that mental and
nhysical suffering peculiar to Lost Man
hood, should write te the STATE MED
iT1T, COMPANY. S suite 75S. Range Block.
Omahs Neb.. and they will sef1S you ab.
soiuteiy FREE. valuable paper on tAeas
Sisea ses and positive proofs of their truly
Magical Treatment. Thousands OF men.
yTho have lost all hope of a cure. ara
peing restored by them to a perfect con-
dition. -
~ home under their directions. or they
vii raw railroad fare and motel bills to
ali who prefer to go there for treatment.
II they fail 10 cure. They are perfectly
raljabie: have no Free Prescriptions. Fres
C1ire Free Sample. or @. o. D fake. They
have $3.50. 900 capital. and guarantee to
cure every case they treat or refund every
dollar: OF their charges may be deposited
n q bank to be paid to them when a cure
q effected Write them today
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05
How War Correspondent In the '6Os
Was Grateful For a PRAYER.

In the list of war correspondents for the
New York Tribune during the fratricidal
strife between the north and south were
three young men-Messrs. Henry Willard
Z. v. Smalley and Nelson D. Paige. The
first got to be renowned in after years as
a great railroad builder, the second is
noted as a journalist and pronounced
Anglomaniac, on account of years of resi-
dence in London, and the third is we'll
known lawyer of Washington, who has
travelled all over the world. and who can
tell enough "reminiscences to fill ponder
BUS volume, says the Washington Post.
got leave of General Burnside to go be-
tween the lines in order to pay visit
to some friends in Westmoreland county
Va. I arrived at their home, grand old
country mansion. and was received with
the utmost cordially. My host had re-
sided in Washington, and his name is one
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05

"Ia his new treatise on the Use AID
Abuse of Some Political Terms Sir
George Cornwall Lewis thus defines
sovereignty: Some person or persons in
a state are said to be sovereign, or to
possess the sovereign power, when they
yield no obedience to any person on
earth. and when they receive obedience
from the community which they gov
ern.' If this were accepted as valid,
there is nc sovereign power in this
country, and even the queen of Eng
land, accepting the suggestions of her
prime minister, or unwillingly signing
bills passed by parliament, is not
sovereign, says the New York Even
ing Sun. George died 80 years ago,
while his new treatise" was published
In 1872
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05
THE MINING CONGRESS.

tomorrow the mining congress meets
In this city, and already the delegates
are beginning to arrive: it will be an
important gathering and will discuss
many important questions In some
respects the most important ques-
ton to be discussed will be that of the
creation of a department of mining
The mining industry is now under the
control of the department of the in
terror, the same as agricultural in
terests formerly were They were
finally deemed so important that a de-
partment was created to take special
care OF them. Those engaged in the
mining industry believe that its inter-
ests demand the creation of a separate
department to look after them. Be-
cause this demand comes chiefly from
the west, to which section gold and
silver mining is confined, many have
gained the impression that this new
department would be created in it's
interest. It would not If created, it
would be in the interest of every
branch of the mining industry. Were
there such a department then the
changes in the laws that are desir-
able could be obtained far more readily
through it than is now possible If
these mining congresses san effect the
creation of such a department they
will have accomplished a great work
and made all the rest of the work a
comparatively easy task. Then min
ing interests could be looked after
through a recognized and influential
channel; as it is now the mining in
dustry has to trust to luck.
The state and the city are glad to
bid the delegates welcome, and the peo-
pie wish them pleasant and profitable
time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05

electric ammunition hoists has been
fully justified.
The war seems to have decided that
battleships are preferable to armored
cruisers with great speed; give the
battleships the speed of the fastest
cruisers and there would be no ques-
ton as to which is the superior. No
matter OF what kind of ships a navy
is composed. the determining factor as
to superiority will continue to be men.
1t would be as great folly to make a
navy exclusively of one kind of YES
sells as to make an army exclusively
of infantry, cavalry or artillery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05
1900 prisoners. and placed a city at his
mercy All on Sundays, too.

There is some ground for the charge
that the Americans are pursuing very
inconsistent course in the present war
Thus the Spaniards were ordered to
leave Cuba and Sampson wouldn't let
Cervera. do it. though he would have
done SO most gladly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05

The first expedition Of American
troops has reached Manila. Admiral
Dewey's fleet has also been reinforced
by the arrival OF the Charleston and ne
now has an ample supply of ammuni-
ton. Before long he will be reinforced
by the Monterey.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05

1.-THE taking of the census is a mat
ter for expert statisticians, not poll
ticians," says the New York Tribune.
But the politicians look upon the CEN
sus appointments as plums. SO they
insist on taking them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05

The wild viking blood is throbbing in
our VEINS says the Washington Post
We have often wondered what was the
matter with our Washington contem-
porary, but this frank confession ex-
plains all.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05

a city councilman who cannot distin-
guish between a bell and steam
whistle IS scarcely, fit to raise other
people 50 ;hildren in the way they should
so after 8 o'clock at night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05

Washington Star: A Theory Mike. -
said Flooding Pete. how is it dat some
O desc people kin work day after day an
never seem to feel it?''
"Well' replied Meandering Mike, re-
fectively. II s'pose dey is started in
young an gets to be immunes."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05

An expert on war says it takes a
mans weight in lead TO kill him. The
expert is all off. A quarter of an ounce
OF lead will do it every time if it hits
the right spot.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05

Fun: Henpecked.-Spawker- wife
seems very fond of commanding you to
do this. that and the other.
Satupon (sadly)-Yes. it's her ruling
passion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05

Every time a politician wants to do
something diarnetrically opposed to the
principles OF the party to which he
claims to belong, he always calls it
placing patriotism above party.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05

The Ladrones have been taken by
our troops. These islands are famous
for the thieving propensities Of their
inhabitants.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05

Harlem Life: You wouldn't do for a
cable-car conductor" said the water pipe
to the gas meter.
'Why?" asked the gas meter.
You register too much.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05

II is true that Cervera's fleet made a
sortie. 1t is also true that it will never
make another.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05

In the July Atlantic, DR.. Henry c.
Lea writes of THE Decadence OF
Spain" Since he wrote the article she
has decayed considerably more.