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Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-03-12
RODUCTS OF THE STATE
[ is What Mir. Lucey Thinks Should Be Used in the Con. struction of the State
 Building.

sRey. J. M. Lucey, of Pine Bluff, Wfiting to Secretary w. D. Mathews, aakes the following suggestions rel afI7e to the proposed Omaha exhib- f says yesterdays Arkansas Dem- oefnt.
 You seem to be receiving sug-
 stions in regard to style and char aster of the Arkansas State building 30 be erected at the Omaha Exposi- tod. Presuming that it is to be shiefy a headquarters for Arkansas people visiting the fair and with Just s8 nuch of the products of Arkansas as nay render it attractive and in- Eegasting to the general public as Characteristic of Arkansas, some Nhat as the State buildings general V Mere at the Chicago fair, l would lIke Ito see the building itself be ex- nfessive of what we have and what aEe are. If the general exhibits of zh6State, mining, agricultural, tim ter nnd educational, are displayed in tAeEf respective buildings under the asneral management, a State build- ng need not be very large. But if it $ sdecided that the Arkansas build- ng khall hold all the exhibits of the Hate and q comparatively large hailaing is necessary, 1 wonld still
 e to see it expressive ill every part N Arkansas meterial, Arkansas nerhaniCal skill and Arkansas artis- le faste.
 Arkansas granite could be used l0r Two or three feet of ashler base. kFkansas marble would serve for glnmings and Arkansas pressed lFiek would build the walls, while Fkansas hard and soft woods have mEnperiOr for inside finish. Arkan- As sfOundries can cast any iron pil- Rfs needed. Transportation of all Mferial being free, the granite, aaFble, brick and lumber would cer a1nlg be donated. The owners of aQF granite. marble, brick and lum eF factories would expect their Mterlal to be used in a way that Nght advertise their business and Elng their wares into market, but hlsls one object of Arkansas enter K the Omaha exposition The Fessed brick manufactured in the kafe is varied in color and could be se0adyantageously in such a build- Arkansas masons, carpenters painters could readily putsuch 41aalng together. l say put it to- Fsher, for the idea is to have the sA9le building prepared as to all 1s parts in the State at Little Rock
 eiseWhere, so that it could be then
 8Asported and put together any
 Aege. The stone would all befaced, se prlek gathered. the lumber sized tHa htted, and tiling made ready for Vie footing. All this would be done
 me donors. Such q building of a gaAsand modern design would be
 as lggest kind of an advertisement
 s'1 eXpense of putting it up at
Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-03-12
WANTS HOGS.

Mir. Edgar Brewster has received q letter from Mir. J. P. Shaffer, Max well, Iowa, stating that he wants q car load of stock hogs that will weigh from 50 to 40 pounds each. Mir. Shaffer says that he will buy timber hogs" if he can get them at what they are worth. Parties in this section having hogs to sell would do we'll to write to Mir. J. P. Shaffer. at Maxwell, Iowa.
 
 M, con,,,al ,phompcot, nf RrinkIav
The times., 1898-04-23
TO PROTECT THE PRESIDENT.
Detectin es on Duty at the ENecu-
tive Mansion.

Police protection at the White House
was the subject of a consultation yes
terday between Secretary Porter and
Lieut.. Cross of the District Police De-
partment.
The latter was summoned To the White
House several days ago and will have
charge of the police protection afforded
the President Lieut.. Cross, while a SER
geant was stationed at the White House
during President Cleveand's first ad-
ministration. and is familiar with the re-
quirements of the position Sergt. Jor-
dan and Sergt Byrns. of the Third Pre-
cinct were present at the White House
yesterday, Sergt Jordan was in citi-
zen's clothes. Two uniformed men pa
trolled the passageway to the White
House They were before the front en-
trance. and two others did similar duty
in the rear,
Further precautions against intrusions
were taken by detailing Detective Muller
to assist Policeman Cissel at the front
door. Passing into the building and as
cending the stairs, anyone could see an-
other man in citizens clothes standing
quietly in a corner He was Detective
McNamee.
The times., 1898-04-23
old Glory Ramnant.

Washington was treated to a patriotic
sensation last night when the news
came that our feet was pounding the
devil out of the fortiications of Ha-
vana. All through the evening crowds
had been out before The Times office
waiting for information. ii was not be-
Heved that there would be any active
h0stilities for a day or two, as the
North Atlantic Squadron was known To
have orders not TO fire a shot unless
attacked. ii was, therefore, with the
greatest interest that the people of the
capital heard that our ships had no
sooner appeared of Havana than the
shore batteries opened fire on them. At
midnight they were responding in the
way that might have been expected
and Sampson was tearing down the
gates Of GAIA.
The situation is acute. Today il viii
be necessary TO organize the volunteer
army The offers for enlistment are so
numerous that it viii be necessary To
weed out the mass presented for active
service As the Government only needs
about che hundred thousand men. out
OF more than a million who have vol
unteered. ii win be possible to select as
fine 2 body Of troops as ever stood in
lire. All kinds Of people have offered
10 report Tor duty. The best mater al,
perhaps is al command in the Gulf
States. Acclimated men are highly de-
sirable, as the mortality among them
viii be minimized. Col. Bob" Woods.
a grandson Of Old Zachary Taylor and
himself q veteran Of the Mexican war,
has enlisted four thousand men in Lou
isiana, and every man in the contem-
plated force is immune" from the eli
matte difficulties which might hamper
northern troops in Cuba. It was un-
derstood last night that Mr. Mckinley
would commission Lieut.. Gen. Joe"
Wheeler Of Confederate fame, as q ma
5or general Of volunteers today. Fitz-
hugh Lee also, and of course, win be
given a like rank. These two Southern
survivors Of the Civil War are about
the only officers Of former high rank
who are young and vigorous enough To
take the field. Gen. Wheeler. for in
stance, is the only Confederate corps
commander who is yet within lega
age and qualified for active service
We shall make history today. Ameri.
ca is armed, united and fighting. Be
fore tonight there viii be a reIulgent OF
old times. when Cadmus sowed tn,
teeth Of the dragon and Immediately
our men sprang up and fought like
the Kilkenny cats.
The times., 1898-04-23
ON THE LOOKOUT.
American Officers ON Guard Against
Spanish Spies.

Spanish Spies.
The presence of several Spanish speak
ing persons about the Navy Department
yesterday gave rise to the surmise thai
Spain has spies at work endcavorin5 10
gain inside information concerning the
movements Of United States battIeships.
together with other news which could
be utilized by the Castlian government
u advantage.
The watchmen about the State War
anG Navy buildings redoubled their igi-
lance, and the special policemen and 9TH
ers vino have been assigned to see that
none of Spain's emissaries gains access
to the building were on the qui vive.
The movements Of all suspicious ap-
pearing persons were closely watched
and they were followed about the build
ing 50 that they could be prevented 1rorl
getting anything in the shape of infor-
nation.
When those persons who were thought
to be SpanaTds saw that they were
watched they left the building The mon
chosen for the work were not of TIE
Spanish type and it is believed that they
are renegade Americans who are in the
employ of Spain.
The White House also was visited by
two men shortly before noon today who
spoke Spanish and who allowed their
eyes to wander about the building as
though they desired to make use OF
whatever they saw. They were not adj
mitted upstairs.
The times., 1898-04-23
OuP Watchword.

There seems to be a disposition on the
part Of a few people just now to be
have as martyrs TO lost cause, Hay-
ing done all they could to prevent any
notice being taken Of the blowing up
Of the Maine or the condition of the
Cubans, they are now putting on re-
signed expressions and saying that il
there is to be a war they are willing.
An expression Of this sort of thing is
to b. found in the following remark
from the Philadelphia Inquirer:
The time for discussion has ended. Our one
cry Eeuoforth viii be, Our country, right OF
wrong.
It should be distinctly understood
before going any further that this
is not to be the battle cry of
the American people. The question
whether or not a man is to fight
for his country when it is wrong
is an extensive one but it does
not come into this case at all. In bat
ding for the life and liberty of a brave
little nation which has suffered more In
the cause Of independence than most
nations are ever called on to suffer in
]
aVenging the unprOvoked murder Of the
crew OF an American battleship we are
waging war which is incontrovertibly
just Without the element added by
the Maine disaster there might have
/ been some grounds, as this worlds
opinion goes, for calling US quixOtic.
Few nations have ever gone forth to
battle for the sake of terminating cru
elites which did not directly concern
them. But even in that case, our cause,
while open TO some objections on the
/ score OF worldly wisdom, would have
I been Overwhelmingly and undeniably
I righteous. Any move toward self-ag-
/ grandizement or personal profit through
this war has been made, not by the war
party but by the peace party, anxious
/ to hedge against a possible failure Of
! their efforts The one cry of the Amer
I lean nation, therefore, is not to be that
Of blind patriotism, disregarding, in the
4 enthusiasm Of the moment, the larger
laws Of right and justice, il viii be the
I expression of enlightened patriotism,
+ fighting, not for the right because our
country chances 10 be on that side, but
for the right in itself. Such a crime
as that Of the destruction of the Maine
is not one which can be settled by arbi-
tration. II must be punished, and we
are the instrument Of that punishment.
There may come a time when arbitra-
tion win settle everything, but it will
have To be when there are no savages
who, under cover Of night and prOtec-
ton Of their government, wantonly de-
stroy the warship Of a friendly power
sent into their territory on a peaceful
mission.
The remark Of the paper above quoted
does not voice the sentiment Of the ma
ton. In the minds Of the great majori-
~ of our people there is not the slight
est doubt as to the justice OF
our cause. There is no danger that peo-
pie who have any doubts on this poini
viii be compelled TO fight There are
enough volunteers without them. They
are perfectly welcome to any exemption
that they may desire on the ground oi
conscientious scruples. They can sit in
their offices or in their homes and argue
out the question whether our country
is right or wrong at their leisure The
men who intend to fight for il know
that il is right, and when they have
The times., 1898-04-23

We have seldom survived A burst Of
oratory more deafening than that with
which Capt. Cen. Blanco saluted the
mob in Havana the other night. We
VIII quote from Havana dispatch 10
show that the queens delegate in Cuba
is worthy Of a nomination TO Congress:
Capt Gen. Blauco thanked them in the name
of the King. the Queen Regent. and tie imperial
and colonial governments. assuring them that h.
would do ryerttiiHg in his power 10 prevent the
invader setting loot in Cuba. In response 10 /.
request hy the dcpEtati0n that he would addrcs-
the people, Gen. Bianco went out on the balcony
~ the palace where be could look down upon
tie square crowded with thousands Of patriots.
Cheering and making imposing demonstration.
After silence WIS secured, Gen. Bauco thanked
tie people. assuring tacm that h. would lead
them 10 Tict0u, otherwise ] shall not live, I"
he said.
Considering him as a Spaniard Blanco
is not such a bad fellow. On occasio rs
The times., 1898-04-23

The quota called from several of the
States is not as large as the number of
national guard troops but it is believed
that there will be no reason to reject any
troops that wish to volunteer, as it is
known that in many States the guard
will not all come to the front
1t is said TO be probable too that the
fun 100 900 men will not be secured from
the guard and that any independent or
ganizatons that wish to offer their SER
vices will be allowed to do so There are
many organizations all over the country
that have expressed this desire to the
Secretary of War. He has in most of
these cases simply replied that if the ser
wees are required the Department will he
glad to call on them. Some he has ac-
cepted immediately. conditionaliy. This
end of the call is 10 he in the hands of the
War Department and the governors of
the States.
Several days will be required in getting
the troops together and mastering them
The times., 1898-04-23
DISPLAYED NO FLAG.
4 Spanish Nnrsbip Thought TO he
Coming This Way

Kingston, Jamaica. April 22.-The gov
ernment has sent an urgent message to
the colonial legislature, asking for funds
to be devoted TO strengthening the local
militia it being intended to Increase the
numerical strength from 400 to 1000 men
and TO arming all the militia and police
with Martini and Enfield rifles
A warship, which Is believed to have
been Spanish. passed Montego Bay this
morning. She was so far off the coast
that her name could not be distinguish
ed and she displayed no Gag.
The times., 1898-04-23

settled the whole business and those OF
them who are still alive come home to
receive the thanks of a grateful people.
they will have the satisfaction of feel
ing that their arduous and patriotic
service was not given to an unrighteous
cause. Decatur's motto was all very
well. There may possibly be occasion
to use it some day, but not now. The
watchword in this war will be that of
the national hymn:
For conquer must, when our cause it is Just,
And this bc our motto. In God Is trust
The times., 1898-04-23

before they will be ready for service,
the time varying with the facilities
for transportation and the nature of the
themselves. Some OF them
are made up of men who live in some
what widely separated parts of their
States. 1t is believed that the troops will
go into camp for week or more at thelr
bonee before they are ordered South.
In this way it will very likely be two
weeks before the entire force is ready
at the coast cities to be transported TO
The times., 1898-04-23

II is noticeable that the Jiugoes receive the
full text OF Consul General Lees Testimony be
fore the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs. as
TO the causes OF the Maine disaster. with visible
disappointment. Instead OF confirming their
theories lie has completely upset the most i'm
portant OF them, and has made the whole batch
ridiculous that further Use Of them viii be
difcult.-New York Evening Post
1t occurs to us to suggest TO Mr.. Law
renee p. Godkin-Irish Hessian-that there
is no time like the present for disappear
ing from the public view. The statement
quoted above is so gross a lie that we
wonder a linotype operator would set it,
a stereoJyper reproduce it, or a pressman
print it.
The times., 1898-04-23

On Thursday we confscated a cargo Of
mules. intended for the Spanish army. 1t
is not too much to say that they resented
the interference and kicked. Yesterday,
a shipload of provisions, intended to feed
the Spanish forces in Cuba, was seized.
and there are several more ships laden
with Spanish supplies which probably will
be intercepted. This kind of war is so
adapted to the ideas of our best bust
ness interests" that we expect to see
them turn loose and become really pa
trinfir ----.---------s--- -----,---s-------
The times., 1898-04-23

The American people, and all of
them, are at last united. There are no
sections or parties in the Union today.
The bugle call which brings the boys
of all America to the front has bsen
sounded in front of Havana. The
movement, thank God, is without poll
tics. We know no North, no South no
East, no West in this rally of the peo-
pie. We are all one The gallant vet
will stand shoulder to shoulder against
a foreign enemy, and will forget forev-
er that our fraternity was once inter
rupted by civil war.
We shall see today in the organiza-
ton of a volunteer army, that all
Americans are together in battle ar
ray, and that they are brothers. Let
! Spain and all Europe take notice that
there are no divisions among our peo-
/ pie; that we have but one faith, one
/ country and one flag.
The gallant generals who fought on
one side or the other in our Civil War
or rather those who survive and are
young enough for service, will be found
side by side battling for the ensign OF
our country. Wheeler, Lee, Howard
Miles and Merritt will join in giving an
object lesson of American soldierhood
to the world. And ten millions OF
American fighting men will back then
up.
The times., 1898-04-23
\ Cry From Boston.

IFTOW Ilc BpsiOn IeTaIu.l
The nation will never know what might have
resulted had there been a proper man in the
State Department at Washington to conduc; the
negotiations of this country with Spain. II will b.
amazement 70 the future student Of American
history that at this supreme crisis the nation was
absolutely without an incumbent Of that oihce 10
whom any of its important duties could be in
The times., 1898-04-23

Suppose the armored cars on board the
Aloedene are allowed to get to Cuba, and
the Spanish soldiers use them in fighting
American troops. and some of the men
who helped put the. cars together happen
TO have enlisted in our army, what an
object lession that would be,
The times., 1898-04-23
Remember the Maine!

1t is Impossible, according to the laws
of physics, for two bodies to occupy the
same space at the same time. A state of
peace and a state of war are subject to
exactly the same natural law. This
should be remembered by the Administra
tinn
The times., 1898-04-23
Men s furnishings.

No drag-net practices here-but care
full, discriminating buying. We re-
member that while we promise the
lowest prices We also promise the
highest values. These are bargains
of the Saks type.
50 dozen Madras Negligee shirts, in
new Spring of '9S Stripes, checks and
plaids; separate pair of cuffs with
each; perfect fitting and a shirt a.
that should sell at SIC. instead ofO1C
Case lot of Balbriggan Shirts and
Drawers. finished with tailor-made
seams, French neck, pearl buttons,
suspender tapes. Better Underwear
than is usually sold at 3jc- To- o
day .......... .............-....-.....N Nv
Nearly 100 dozen White Pique
Flats" White Silk Reversible Four
in-hands Fancy Silk Band Bows :,
usual 25c. quality for ........-... ~
2 for 25c.
The times., 1898-04-23

Mules destined for Spain have been cap
tured by our Government Spain has nc
kick coming about that the burning
question with her is coal.
The times., 1898-04-23

Communications intended for publication in
The Times should be tersey and plainly written.
and must in al cases be accompanied b. the
name and address OF the writer. Rejected com
Clunications VIII not be preserved. and only man
Cscripts Of Obvious importance viii be returned
GO their suthorS-
The times., 1898-04-23
On the Horns of a Dilemma.

(From the Atlanta Constitution)
Spain T. between the devil and the deep sea.
She doesn't want to tackle FIRE and She fears
she'll catch cold swimming.
The times., 1898-04-23

There is no manana policy about Gen.
Miles He has been used to fighting In
dians, and they do things in a hurry.
The times., 1898-04-23
state Apuorticnmcnt.

made is by direct application to the gov
ernors Of the several States. giving them
the quota of the full number that they
will be expected to furnish. II is be-
lieyed that the State governors will i'm
mediately notify the President how
many troops can be furnished at once,
fully armed and equipped, from the Ma
tionaI Guard organizations.
The apportonment of each State viii
he gS follows,
The times., 1898-04-23
Boys Clothing.
Boys Long Pants Suits.

All-wool Cheviot SingIe-breasted
Sack Long Pants Suits. in neat pat
terms, up-tO-date in style and cut;
we'll made; and were made to sell at
IS and Sc. All sizes, II to 6s, 40
10 years. All fresh and new..,o 40
The times., 1898-04-23
100000 VOLU ERS
The President Will Issue a
Proclamation Today.
TABLE OF STATE QUOTAS

Effective steps for National Defense
and the Liberation OF Cuba Al
ready Taken-Thcre VIII Be Room
for Indeycndcnt Compnnics-GOs-
ernors nre Already Notified tnof-
ficiuliy.
The times., 1898-04-23
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

EFaders Of The Times who may any time
be unable 10 procure copies Of 1t at any news
stand railroad station OF on railroad trains. viii
ooafer a favOT upon the management by sending
q tbs ofhce information OF the fact.
The times., 1898-04-23

The President of the United States to-
unteer soldiers to fight in the Spanish
war. This statement was made to re
porter for The Times yesterday afternoon
by Secretary Alger.
The text of the proclamation, it is stated
by an excellent authority. viii follow eX-
acuy that of the proclamation of Presi-
dent Lincoln calling for the firss 1900
volunteers for the civil war made thirty
seven years ago on April Is, 1861. The diff
ferences will be those of the occasion
only.
A forecast of the proclamation has been
made on this foundation. The wording
of the preamble will probably be similar
to lhat instituting the blockade:
The times., 1898-04-23
Ladies and Misses Spring
Wraps.

Probably the last
day of the sale
These garments
We're made of cloth
We purchased at
closing prices-and
turned over to
our manufacturing
corps TO convert in
to stylish wraps
that will be OF al
most daily service
from now until
snow flies. They are
perfect in outline
and detail. elegant
In finish-and lower
than first Of the
seasons cost would
have been.
The times., 1898-04-23
VeStie Suits.

10 Vestie Suits in several patterns of
Cheviots. neatly braided on collar and
vest Look at the best you can find
elsewhere at Sand then at e, 20
them-that are better for......S 80
In a lot of 100 are several other pat
terms. in light and dark effects. pref
tily braided on collar and vest; sizes
range from 3 to 7-S3, $3.50 n, 90
and 81 values for ............... spi .TOa
The times., 1898-04-23

SATURDAY. APRIL %. 1898.
The times., 1898-04-23

Ladies' jet and Lace Capes. with
Yoke of SILK, taffeta silk lined. -
The times., 1898-04-23

Ladies Box Cloth Coats. in Tan.
lined with silk rhadame-only sizes
left are 36 3S, 40 and q.
Worth $3.50 ....................S SS.Fo
The times., 1898-04-23

Ladies' Silk and Lace Coflaretes.
trimmed with satin-ribbed lace and
Jet and lined with silk:
worth > -....-.----..-----.... oO.ZO
The times., 1898-04-23

90 Girls All-wOol TwiIIed ChevfOt
Refers. in fancy plaid effects; trim
med with braid; assorted coIOrs and
all sizes; worth 81 and s.: - 20
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-23
CUT DOWN THE FLAesTlFE.
Opposition to Displaying the National Flag o.
. school In Orange County.

Opposition to Displaying the National Flag at
u school In Orange County.
PoRT JEWS. Jan. 22.-Vandals cut down the
Flagstaff at the Thompson Ridge School. in the
town Of Crawford, Orange county. last night.
For the past three years there has been opposi.
tion to displaying the American flag at the dis
trict school. as required by law, and twice the
people Of the district voted down appropriations
for q flag and instructed the trustee not to buy
one. The State Department threatened to de-
prive the district Of its share Of tho public
money, and two weeks ago the trustee erected a
Flagstaff and the flag was unfurled as required
by law. Last night n party OF MEN and boys
cOngregated about the schoolhouse and cut
down the pole. hacking Y to pieces. The trustee
Is anxious to comply with the law, and will mp
peal to Superintendent Skinner for military pro-
lection II necessary for the new Flagstaff he will
Those who oppose tho flag argue that It's dis
play does not necessarily teach respect for the
national, emblem. and that with milk at It's
expense on the already overburdened taxpayers.