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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22
AN INCIDENT IN MISS wILLARD's LIFE.

AN INCIDENT IN MISS WIZARDS LIFE.
One day Miss Willard wanted to visit
the Harrison street police station. She
took great interest in all women, espec-
tally those unfortunate creatures no have
fallen without the pale of the virtuous,
and she endeayored to help them all she
could. So we went to see the crowds
locked up in the station. Among the pris-
oners was poor girl who had been ar
rested for being drunk. She had been up
several times before that. We stopped
and talked to her awhile, and the sweet
and gentle ways in which Miss Willard
pleaded with the girl had wonderful ef
feet upon her. The prisoner was moved
to tears, and doubtless they were tears of
repentance. But she had no handkerchief
with which to wipe them from her eyes
Miss Willard drew from her pocket her
own handkerchief, handed it to the woman
arrested as common drunk and said !:
'There, keep that | will not tell you
the womans name, but that kind act
saved her. She reformed and has lived a
different life from that day to this. She
is now doing an excellent work in saving
others, and realizes what she owes Miss
Willard.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22
Transforming Power of Conversion.

A new creature in Christ Jesus-that
Is what conversion makes one. 1t
changes the point of view from which
every thing is regarded. He who has
been accustomed, more or less con-
sciously, to consider primarily what he
has supposed to be his own interests
now learns to think first and chiefly of
the divine interests. God and his rela-
ton and duty to God now are the most
important subjects of his thought. -
Congregationalist.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22
The Most Difficult.

Wonderful changes are taking place,
and these often come suddenly. They
show that we should not despair in any
circumstances of the triumph of truth.
That triumph is as certain as that the
promises are true. All we have to do is
to work, wait and suffer. The latter is
Q most difficult thing to do without
complaint. Christian Instructor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22
ID. 6. Z. IL. Column.

fThe editor invites secretaries of local unions
of the W. c. T. U. IN Hancock county, and
white ribboners generally, to contribute TO this
column reports of meetings or items that will be
of interest to workers In other parts of the
county. We would like this to be live column,
but 1t needs some effort on the part of w. G. T.
u women to make 1t so. 1t is a column of their
making, not ours, and will he what they make
1t. Items and communications should be short,
and are, of course, subject to approval of the
editor
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22

Brookline, Mass. will spend 800, 500
on her streets during the year, and the
Newtons will devote $292, $50 to the
maintenance and improvements of their
highways.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22
Among the Briers.

II You cannot in the harvest
Gather up the richest sheaye-
Many a grain, both ripe and golden,
Will the careless reapers leave
Go and CLEAN among the brters
Growing rank against the wall,
For 1t may be that their shadow
Hides the heaviest wheat Of all.
-Sslactei
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22

No need to fear sudden attacks of cholera IN
fantum, dysentery, diarrhWa or summer com,
plant, If you have DR.. FOwler's Extract of
Wild Strawberry in the medicine chest.-Adrt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22

OF the thirteen windows in Willard
hail. the central one has been set apart as
a memorial to Gen. Neal Dow. The win
dow will cost $500.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22

The shortest and surest way to live
with honor in the world, is to be in
reality what we would appear to be: and
II We observe, we shall find that all
human virtues increase and strengthen
themselves by the practice and experience
OF them.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22

II IL the queen of nursery and toilet powders"
Produces fine complexion. Recommended by
Il J. Dryden, II aimed Nurse, Weston, Mass.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22
1HfniraI.
Rescue OF q
Starving Man.

FamisA,zg in tie midst Of plenty this sufferer tas
helped by the suggestion Of netgAbo,, uAose aat4le
applies equally zoeA to thousands Of other and
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22
Comfort Powder

Skin irritation of any kind, iching. or chadng
Is soothed and healed quickly by
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-28
HAVANA IN A FtRMENT
INDISCRIMlNATE SHOOTING BY CUBANS IN
The STREETS.
Spanish Company Fired on from Pfvae House.
Captain Hart Disperses a Mob. Gen.
Brooke Takes Command,

Havana. December 27-The Span
ish troous to-day still further contract
ed their lines and withdrew to the ex-
tremity of the peninsula on which the
city of Havana is built. They now
occupy scarcely two square miles.
The United Sti.es troops have moved
from the suburbs into the city proper and
Tonight are patrolliny Central PARK and
the, Prado.
The whole population is in state of
unrest--the Spanish residents fearful,
the Cubans eager TO do something to
show they have gained their freedom.
Bands Of Cnbans freely enter the resi-
dences of SpaniUds, call upon them to
hoist American and Cuban flags and TO
shout Viva Cuba Libre" and terrify
them with their machetes.
dozen such cases were reported to
the American authorities to-day. In all
such instances American guards were
promptly sent TO the houses invaded. but
the Cnbans were invariably gone before
the patrol arrived. nor was there anv
such thing as catching the offenders.
No attention whatever is paid to the
order against the discharging of fire
crackers, and pistols are fired i'm the
street all the more continuously. Three
persons have been killed and twenty
nine wounded. among the latter three
women and two children. The shooting
has been for the most part indiscrimi-
nate.
As Gen. Ludlow was standing on the
ba'cony of The Hotel Inslatnrrq III duck
to-day wat ming ihe scene in the plaza
man waved Cuban ..ag. Another
cried out, An insult, an INSULT where
at the man who was waving t.lc fia2 fir
ed upon the ,bicctor.
A Spanish comLanv tint was retiring
from Fort Principe was deliberately iir:
ed upon from i private residence Lou
tenant BlOunt an American officer. who
was escortin- the SpaH ~: BROKE into
the house, bu. the occupants hid fed 10
adjoining roofs.
When Brigadier General Clnus and
Captain Hart were returning from the
palace to-day after an interview with
Captain General Castllanos they met
mob of Cuhlns Carrying ilags aid
shouting. A minute or two later the
crowd would have encountered letach-
ment of Spanish troops. The situation
called for prompt. action and Captain
Hart leaped from he arrr.agn faced
the mob and ordered cvn.ybo ~ To- go
home immediately.
Major General Brooke has this even
ing formally taken command of the
United States forces in Cuba aud has
issued tlN necessary orders.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-28
TAKES EFFECT JANUARY /
THE PLACE HAS BEEN OFFERED
TO CAPT. DAY.
UNDERSTOOD THAT HE HAS ACCEPTED
Capt Day Has Asked Mr.. J. R. TIlery, of Hal
flax County. to Assume Management
Of the State Farms
for Him.

The day Ofmiracles has ceased, but the
day Of surprises we still have with us.
and the biggest political surprise of. the
season was sprung yesterday. Mr. ].
NJ. Mewborne resigns the superintendent
cy of the penitentiary and Capt. W. H.
Day is offered the position.
1t is understood that he will accept and
the appointment will probably be Off
cially announced in few days.
Supt Mewborne resigned last week
to take effect January 1st. Immediately
the Governor sent for Capt. Day and
rendered the superintendency of the in
stitution to him.
Capt. Day asked for time to consider
the proposition and consult his friends.
Before accepting he desired to ascertain
two things: FIRST, whether the Legisla-
ture would endorse him and allow him
to retain the place, if appointed by the
Governor; and secondly, whether Mr.. j.
r. Tillery, of Halifax county would agree
to take the management of the State
farms for him.
To this end he wrote Mr.. Tillery let
ter apprising him of the Governors offer
and asking him to become his manager.
Mr.. Tillery answered the letter in per-
son and was here yesterday in consulta-
ton with Capt. Day. After he left Capt.
Day called on the Governor and it is be-
lieved that he signifed his willingness to
accept the office.
There will be called meeting of the
board of directors next week to receive
Supt Mewbornes report and do such
other things as may be rendered neces-
sary by the change in management Of
the institution.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-28
LEADS ALL NORTH GAR0lNA DAl0ES I'M NEWS AMID GRG TI0o

in Congress whose Congressional carccv
began prior to the beginning of the Civ.
War, and he had the honor over Mr..
Grow in that his Congressional service
had been continuous, covering in the
Senate and House combined almost a.
years.
Mr.. Morrill, was native of Vermont
He was first elected to the House from
that State as a member or the Thirty
fourth Congress, taking his seat at the
first assembling of that body after the
fourth of March, 1858. HE was re-
elected to the 35th. Both. 3Sth and Both
Congresses and was in 1867 elected to
the Senate to succeed Hon. Luke F.
Poland. His present term, 10 which he
was chosen in 1896, would not have
expired until 1903.
He was the author of the Morrill,
tariff act of 1861. which was the basis
Of all tariff legislation of war times In
1864 he became chairman Of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means. the princi-
pal committee of the House. and at
that critical time of especial Importance
During his long career Mr.. Morrill,
gave his attention to many questions,
and no man in public life was more
given than he to taking up subject
and holding on to it until cOnsummated
He was the real father for the scheme
for the construction of a building for
the Congressional library, and TO him
and Senator Voorhees,, who early joined
him in pressing the question upon Con-
gress. is the splendid library building a
monument.
To Senator Morrill, probably more than
any one else was the present splendid
endowment of most of the State Agri-
cultural colleges due. He was the au-
thor of the original bill giving aid 20
these colleges from the proceeds of the
sales of the public lands, and he had
never refused them the encouragement
of his assistance. He opposed the m
nexation of the Hawaiian Islands to
the last and he~was understood to De
averse to the exercise of any sort Of
American sovereignty over the Philip
pines.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-28
TO AMERICANS PROBABLY
TAGAL INSURGENTS ARE LOOT.
ING EISCAYAN HOUSES.
GEN. AGUiNALDo'S FLIGHT IN REPORTED
is Claimed that he Fears Assassination. The
Selection Of a New Cabinet Entrusted
to Bitter Foe of Agunado.
Americans Herosu.
Americans S HerJisu.

Madrid. Dee. 27.-Gen. Rios, theaSpan
ish commander in the Visayas Islands
has telcgraphed TO the Government from
Ioilo, capital of the island Of Panay, nm
der date Of December 24th. as follows
cam preparing TO embark on steamer
Leo NH for Zamboanga, island of Min
In 40, hav ng yesterday, December 23l
formerly surrendered Il0ilo, in the pres.
ence of the military and naval command
ers. the mayor and the foreign consuls
Have charged the German consul with
the protection of Spanish interests
Shall arrive at Manila at the end of this
mouth.
Though the dispatch is ambiguous il
is assumed here that the surrender OF
lloilo was to the Americans.
TAGALS KNOW NO RESTRAINT
Manila, Dec. 27.--A steamer which has
arrived here from Samar reports that the
i MS l. Scrgents have been in posses
sion of Kalbaon since December Ilth.
Business there is said to he entirely sls-
pended, and all of the Spaniards have
sought refuge in the house of man
ESttlls utt 2iitIlttus AC lllSuI-
gents tn 'eaienea to attack the refuge,
and only refrained from doing so be
cause it was reported that American
soldiers We're on their way there. One
Spaniard, howver, was shot and another
WIS plnCkily ,srued by Scott, who rode
fifteen miles and demanded the mans
release in the face OF an armed mob ol
Tagals who have been lootinG the Nisay-
an houses. the villagers being unable
TO control them.
The situation, so far as the Americans
are concerned here. is serious. The Sc
lection of now Cabinet has been en-
trusted to Filipino named Madi, ram-
pant irreconciliable of unknown antece-
dents and bitter opponent of Aguinaldo.
especially on the question of the Spanish
prisoners.
1t is reported that Aguinaldo refused
to releases the prisoners although the
,'abinet decided to accede to the re-
quests of Gen. Otis for their release
1t is rumored that Aguinaldo has fed
an inaccessible region back Of Cavite,
with a few followers. fearing assassina-
ton. This report. however, is denied.
but his sudden change of base is not ex-
planned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-28

for Raleigh But he did not start TO-
ward Raleigh. Indeed he started in just
the opposite direction, and then doubled
back by another road.
That this ruse was successful is shown
by the fact that last night at II o'clock
the News and Observer received a tele-
phone message from Selma, saying that
the prisoner had been taken to either
Fayetteville or Goldsboro, nobody knew
which.
The party arrived here at 9:30, and
Sheriff Page took charge of the prisoner,
locking him up in Wake county jail.
Mr.. Ellington said Smith showed much
fear of capture on his way here, and
seemed greatly relieved when the jour
ney was safely at an end.
He is about 81 years old; a strong
athletic negro. Ills general character is
not the best, being considered violent,
desperate fellow. Some years ago he
shot at another negro in Selma.
While in jail at Smithfield Smith pre-
pared the following statement in his de-
fense for the local paper:
To the Smithfield Herald:
last night Dec. 26 1898 3 men dis
guised, one with a womans dress on
attacked me at my gate after having
arrived from the Christmas Tree at Sell
ma Two begin to shoot fire crackers
at me and one caught hold of my coat
and when | saw him pull out n pistol
| begin to cut as hard as | could, he
Nlot twice. the other run behind me
| wheeled and cut as fast as | could to
save my own life, and when | heard
some one At the corner of the fence
saying kill him kill him | run all the
way n distance 4 miles to Smithfield
to get the Sheriff from the central Ho-
tel 10 give me little protection but he
was gone to Clayton don't know the
men but il / had not worked as fast
as / did | would have been the one
dead. and no one would never have
known who did it.
THOS n SMITH
| ask the protection Of the good white
People in the name Of God
Smiths wife is reported here as say
CONTINUED on Second Pagc.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-28
MILES STIRS UP A BEEF co.

Washington, Dee. 27.-The Swift
Beef Company, of Chicago, have for
warded to the war investigating commits
sion communication taking exceptions
to the reflections made by General Miles
on the character of the beef furnished
the eXpeditiOnary forces in the war.
Unless something unexpected should de-
velOp, however, the commission expects
to close its regular sessions before the
middle of January, and possibly finish
up its work entirely by February LIST,
so RS to submit its report to Congress
about that time. This is barring a pos
sible broad investigation as to the beef
issue.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-28
TROOPS LEAVE HUNTSVILLE.

Huntsville, Ala, Dee. 27.-The first
squadron of the Sixth cavalry departed
to-day for Fort Leavenworth Kansas,
to occupy post there. The remainder
Of the regiment will leave as soon as
transportation H. secured The Sixth
has been assigned to the following posts
in the Department of the Missouri.
headquarters and four troops, Fort
Riley, Kansas; four troops Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas: two troops Fort Sill,
Oklahoma; two troops Fort Reno, Okla
homa.
The Second battalion First infantry
and regimental First infantry and regi-
mental headquarters left to-day for
Charleston TO take a transport for Cuba.
Brigadier General Robert III. Hall and
personal staff. formerly of the First
brigade, First division, departed for
Chicago, where they will join the fourth
infantry and proceed TO Manila.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-28
MOORE GETS NINETEEN YEARS.
Stay of Execution Granted at Coun-
sells Request.

New York, Dec. 27.-W. A. e. Moore,
convicted of robbing Martin Mahon a.
hotel keeper of this city, by the badger
game was to-day sentenced to 10 years
in State prison.
The charge against Moore was that
he cOnspired with his wife, Fayne Moore.
to rob Mahon, and that Mahon was en-
ticed by the woman to the apartments
occupied by the Moores and there COM
PEELED by the husband to pay blackman.
Moore was convicted on his second trial.
the jury in the first instance having dis
agreed. In the case of his wife, Fayne
Moore, the jury also disagreed, and the
woman is now awaiting her second trial.
Justice DAILY, in the Supreme court to-
day, on the application of counsel for
Moore, granted a stay of execution of
the sentence passed on Moore by Re
corder Goff until Il motion could be ar
gued for the granting of certificate Of
reasonable doubt in order to enable an
appeal to be taken.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-28
DEWEY NOW SENIOR OFFICER.

Washington Dee. 27.-Admiral Dewey
is now the senior officer of the Ameri-
can navy, having reached that position
without Congressional action through
the retirement Sunday last of Admiral
Bunce. He will continue to hold that
distinction until the 26th of December"
next, when he will go upon the retired
list unless Congress eXcepts him from
the operation Of the law, and after
making him Admiral of the navy, pro
yides that he may hold that office i'm
active service without age limitation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-28
APPROACHING COUP D'ETAT.

London, Dec. 27.-Special dispatches
from Paris say that in view of the daily
preparations for the coup detat the
revolutionary socialists have organized
n vigilance committee in each district,
CHARGED with tho nhser""tion ond do
lection of the anti-Republican movement.
Counter preparations are also beng
made.
Officers of the higher ranks in the
army are said to have been sounded on
the subject of a coup d'etat hut the re-
suits are said to have been dishearten-
ing
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-28
BRYAN AND THE LEADERS.
He Holds Il Protracted Conference, an(
Then Starts For Lincoln.

Chicago, Ills, Dee 27.-The Demo
cratic Congressman from Illinois, several
prominent State and local Democratic
leaders and Colonel w. j. Bryan, held a
protracted meeting here to-day. Colonel
Bryan left tonight for Lincoln, Neb.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-28
A TWENTY MILLION GASSER.

Marietta, Ohio, Dee. 27.-The Grain
ite Oil Company, struck another more
than twenty million gasser yesterday
three quarters of mile from the Big
Panther, and on the Alderman tract,
between Cornwalls and Whiskey Run
Fields w. Va. 1t is in Big Injun and
defines one of the strongest gas fields
in the United States, and near the field
supplying Marietta.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-28

BRYAN WILL BE THERE.
His Speech at Cincinnati Opening Of
Campaign Against Expansion.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec 27.-Colonel
VIM. Jennings Bryan will be present
here at the Jackson Day banquet Of the
Duckworth Club. The date of the ban
quct has been changed to Friday, Janu-
ary 9th to meet his convenience. The
speech of Mr.. Bryan is expected TO be
his opening Of the campaign against eX-
mansion
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-28
DEATH OF SENATOR MORRILL,.
Senate Loses It's Oldest Member in
Point of Service-His Death Peace

Senate Loses It's Oldest Member in
Point of Service-His Death Peace
full.
Washington, Dec 27.-Hon. Justin S.
Morrill,, the senior United States Sena-
tor, from Vermont, died at twenty five
minutes past one o'clock this morning
in the S9th year of his age, after an
illness of less than a week His death
was calm and peaceful.
The immediate cause of death was
pneumonia, which developed from an
attack of grip contracted about a week
ago.
SKETCH OF MORRILL'S LIFE.
In the death of Hon. Justin Smith
Morrill, the Senate lost it9 senior men,
Der in point of service and its oldest
in age. He had served continuously
II the Senate for more than 81 years,
and he was SS years old on the 18th Of
April last. With the single exception of
Hon. Galusha Grow, of the House of
Representatives, he was the only man
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-28
CIVIL WAR INEVITABLE.
The Young Aristocracy Of Bolivia Pre-
pares For Conflict.

Lima, Peru, Dec. 81, Via Galveston,
Texas, Dee. 27.-Advices from Bolivia
say that the aspect of affairs there is
serious. Young men belonging to the
best society are joining either side, the
banks have lost nearly all their clerks
and civil war is inevitable
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-28

Summer brings leaves of absence
and winter brings absence of leaves.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-05-27

Lawyer John M. Davidson is
slightly better,
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-05-27
A VETERANS LAMENT.

Oh, for tho boys OF tho old brigade
Who fought in the ranks OK Leo,
Who charged the columns w Asn Sherman
mnde IA GE saae
With his icgions for the seal
But tho grasses OF forest and field ind glade
Wave the boys OF tho old brigade
Oh, for the boys of the old brigade s,9s-
Who fought by my side that day
When we hattled for victory, blado 70 hlnde.
And the ranks at our rush gayo wayi
But lone In the silence mad shadow thcy re
laid, 7sk sf44 81 FEst&4
And the grasses wave green DER the old bri-
gnde ia e,~s no az
Oh, for the boys of the old hrigadet s.ss 80
And the legions seem TO como fa ft4
From thousand graves, like brenstworIss
made.
And march to the rolling ar1,in9 ,1 80
Like shadows they march and like shadows
they fadc, a.
Tho ghosts of the loys of thk Old brigade
And God rest the toys ofths cid briondo 2 y
And halow the turf thai fies ~
Floworing over Zach criu,soned blade ~
And over their dreaming oyes!
And the stars of God on tho heights arrayed
Be entinels over thosoid brigades q ss-as,,e a
Atlanta Constitution.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-05-27
ITO be continued)
Vehicles Wanted

1t is proposed by the executive
committee on Memorial day that
the Veterans, Woman's Relief
Corps, the band and the flower
girls be provided with transporta
ton to and from the cemetery.
All of our citizens who have
team, wagon or carriage, who can
do so, are requested to place them
at the disposal of Comrade w. d.
White chairman of the transpor-
tation committee, and to report to
Comrade White, of sKincaid & Co