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The times., 1898-02-18
Imperial legation Of Turkey.

IInDVlldI I.VbatlUn oI uIhtN.
The charge d'aiTaires adj interim of
Turkey has the honor TO convey to his
excellency the Secretary of State the
deepest regrets of the Ottoman govern
ment on account OF the deploTable acci-
dent which has bef;,llen the Maine.
February l., l>9S.
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AUCTION SALE OF ATTRACTIVE
COUNTRY RESIDENCE AND EIEV EN-
.tCRES OF GROUND AT LANDOVER
MD.
The unde rSign ell assignee. under mortgage
will offer for sale at public auction on
M. in front of the premises. eleven acres
of land at IandOveT, Prince Georges
county, improved by a twO-StOrv dwelling.
This affords n good opportunity 70 buy one
Of the most attractive small country
places about Washington. The property
Is provided with several fine springs of
water. and excellent fruit trees. and is in
"a desirable situation, q miles from Wash
ington, half mile from Pa r. r. depot
IA CKS0N II. RALSTON. Assignee
fei 7-3t
IF YOU HAVE furniture. mise. etc. to
dispose OF. ScE J. F.. FTeChie Il Co.;
prompt settlements and best results. j. II.
FRECHIE X CO, General Auctioneers,
316-31S 9Th NV above Pa. ave. Z. 3
Goods taken on stors re; advances made:
Goods Insured. feS u
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Washington. Feb. L. 1sss.

NaShlngtOn. Feb. u, lhss.
Sir: ! have the honor 10 inform YOU
that am commanded by the queen TO
convey To the President the expression of
her majesty's sympathy with the Ameri-
can people on the occasion of the sad dis
aster which has befallen their navy in
the loss Of the battleship Maine and Of
so many members of her crew l request
that YOU will be good enough 10 transmit
the above message to its high Gestina-
ton.
have the honor to be. with the high
est consideration, sir, your most obedient.
humble servant
(Signed.l JULIAN PACNCEFoTE.
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groins, and all forms of kidney disease.
have nfty-seven different remedies for
hfty-Seven different ailments. At all drug
gists'. 25c. a vial No matter what your
disease is, I believe l can cure You. 1t
viii cost you nothing 10 find out. My
electrical machines are the best in the
world. MTNYoN.
O2S Thirteenth g., ~ w.
CATARRH POSITIVELY CURED.
The times., 1898-02-18

csigned.l JULIAN PAUNcEFoTE.
The times., 1898-02-18

The result of "a maioritr-of one vote In
"A total of nearly 5000 votes cast is re-
garded as remarkable. The normal Re-
publican majority is 1909
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S. Petershurg. Feb. Il. 1s9S.

81. Petersburg. Feb. l.. 1898.
To he Secretary OF the Navy:
/ have iust received the news Of the
haineS terrible disaster I beg you to
accept my own aEd the Russian navy's
sincere sympathy aud coincidence
VICE ADM RAJ =. TYRTOW.
Minister Of Marine
The times., 1898-02-18

Dew. Jones K co. offer the opinion that
there is reason to believe that the dollar
gas bill will pass the New York IegisIa-
ture.
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MESSAGES OF C0NDOL[NCE
kilograms of Sympathy From
All Parts of the World.
MASSACRE SHOCKS HUMANITY
EmIerors. Kings, Statesmen, Ecci cieSi-
astics and Military Heroes Join
SORROW Touch or Nature That
Makes the Whole World Kin

Many expressions of sympathy We're
sent TO the State Department yesterday
from foreign governments, some of which
follow:
The times., 1898-02-18

Santiago de Cuba. Feb Il. 1898
Day, Washington: Archbishop Saens
expresses sympa ny for Maine disaster.
HYATT.
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Rerli,,

President United States, Washington.
Let me express my sincerest sympathy
10 you and your country at the terrible
loss of the Maine and the death Of so
many brave officers and men of your ma
Ny. WILLIAM l. Il.
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Legation De Costa Rica


The news Of revolution in Costa Ri
ca is wholly false and is entirely with
out foundation even. Dispatches received
yesterday and today at the legation in
Washington contradict in the most posi-
tive terms the false report just publish
ed in a New York paper, as well as the
rumor published in the form of a tele,
gram from Managua. dated February s,
which l did not deem worthy of any no
tice.
JOAQUIN BERNARDO CALVO.
Minister Resident of Costa Rica"
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There is every reason to exDect ad-
vances in Union Pacific. The govern
ment has turned over to the road seven
millions. This is gain simply and will
go into earnings for the next year or
years probably. The reorganization COM
mttee has earned the money, surely.
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DEMOCRATS ELECT THE MAYOR.
Majority of One in Lancaster Means
a Big Gain

a Big Gain.
Lancaster. Pa, Feb. 1.-THE Demo-
Gratis won out by a majority of one vote
when the official returns of Tuesdays
election for mayor We're canvassed today
The claims of the opposing parties have
been bitterly contested ever since the
polling closed, the Democrats declaring
that Simon Shissler had been elected BY
a majority of six, while the Republicans
held that their candidate. Samuel NJ.
Meyers, had a majority of two votes.
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fe17-st 5o5 d street northwest,
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The earnings of the st. Paul for the
second week OF February increased $50. 600.
The earnings the largest in the his
tory of the company for this week in the
year.
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The disaster to the Maine has SO over
shadOwed everything in the minds of the
people of the street, as well as every
where else, that very little news is de-
Veloped. This is likely 10 be the case
for several days at least. or perhaps
more definitely, until there Is official
news" from Havana as to the cause of
the catastrophe. If the street follows the
administration attitude there will be
gradual but rapid dropping of the
subject and turning to more important
matters. The market will, if this the
ory is correct, gain in strength Il little.
There will be enough force in the real
public opinion, however, to prevent any
thing like rally. no matter how much
the manipulators try to minimize the
Maine affair. IL the naval court does
find Spain in the thing no amount of
Conservatism will be able to hold the
market from one of the most tremen-
dous slumps in its history.
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New York Stock Market.

Corrected daily by w. b. Hfbbs & Co..
members of the New York Stock Exchange.
1427 + street.
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iIItIII!zIIZ5
Doctors at Your Service Free.
NOT A PENNY TO PAY
For the Fullest Medical Examination.

i viii guarantee
that my rheumatism
cure will relieve in
one TO three hours.
and cure in a few
days. That my dys-
pepsia cure positively
cures indigestion and
all stomach troubles.
That my cold cure
prevents pneumonia
and breaks up A cold
in "A few hours. That
my kidney cure
speedily cures pains
in the back. loins, or
The times., 1898-02-18

London bought our stocks yesterday in
a small way. that had no significance
really. The fact was used by the bulls.
however. to force an early appearance
of strength. Afterward there was a de-
cline again. The total of the day was.
however, a little in favor OF the bulls.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-08-04
Level Culture for Potatoes.

Practice of late years is largely in
favor of level culture for the best re-
suits in potato growing, although the
socalled trench system and the hill
system have adherents In former
years on new rich soil shallow plow-
ing and planting necessitated the hill
system of culture in order to prevent
the drying out of the tubers by the
sun. AS farmers learned the value of
deep and thorough cultivation, as we'll
as the advantage drumming the weeder
or cultivator through the rows before
the plants broke through the ground,
it was no longer necessary to throw up
mounds of earth to protect the tubers.
Then again, our best varieties may be
grown to maturity in from ten to
twelve weeks and protection against
late frosts is no longer necessary as it
was with most of the popular varieties
of twenty years ago. If farmers will
keep scab from seed potatoes, plant
them in deep soil and keep them under
good cultivation on the level system,
there is no reason why paying crops
cannot be generally raised
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-08-04
Starting an Aspara.us Eed.

Asparagus roots may be plantel in
spring or fall, but unless the ground
is well drained, spring is preferable.
Good strong one year-old roots are
best. The soil should be made as rich
as possible. If very stony the stones
should be removed, as they are much
in the way of cutting the stalks. In
garden culture it is best to dig trenches
about three or four feet apart and
twelve inches deep; then put in a
layer of manure to fill about half of
the trench after it has been packed
down. On this put two or three in
ches of soil on which place the roots,
spreading them out in all directions,
and cover with fine soil, packing down
all around. The plants should not
stand closer than two feet in the rows,
and as they start to grow more soil
should be drawn into the trenches until
the surface is level again. All that is
necessary during the season is to keep
the ground loose and free from weeds.
To raise a tirstclass crop the bed
has to be manured every year by scat
tering manure over the plants in the
fall. If white or blanched asparagus
is desired, the roots have to be set
deeper and the rows have to be hilled
up similar to what is done with celery.
New England Homestead.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-08-04

the whites Of his eyes heavenxard,
and stood expectant. Scores of ko-
daks snapped, and the colored sailor
triumphantly rejoined his. comrades
on the shore. A lady III one of the
boats threw a bunch of flowers into
the water near the shore, and in
stantly twenty or more of the prison
ers struggled for the possession of
the trophy. The Spaniard who cap
tured the bouquet was generous, how
ever, and divided the flowers among
his comrades, who proudly held aloft
the mementos, bowling and smiling
to the lady who threw them into the
water.
After the dishes had been washed
many sat in groups on the bank. some
of them singing the songs of their
native land, some playing cards, others
writing letters home, and all of them
apparently pleased with the situation.
It was scene never before witnessed
in the Harbor of Portsmouth, but its
repetition is likely to happen every
pleasant day in the weeks to follow.
So much for the humber prisoners.
Those of higher rank, Admiral Ger
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-08-04

out since the advent Of the white man,
it is an intensely interesting bit of the
world The natives are gifted with
such remarkable powers that they can
see into distances far beyond the vis-
ion Of the white man; they can track
the wild beast by signs that the white
man cannot learn; they can find food
and drink in deserts where white men
would perish of thirst and starvation.
The accompany picture represents
one of the tree houses built by ma
tives of the island. Among the saw
age tribes are warriors who are known
as the 'head hunters" The aerial
houses are built as refugees from the
head hunters. When the cry is raised
that the head hunters are coming the
feeble and the women flee to the tree
huts and the able men arm for the
fipht
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-08-04
Feeding Cows on Pasture.

When the pastures begin to fail it
will be necessary to give the cows some
extra feed. Indeed, it has been shown
to be profitable to give this extra food
even in the first flush of the grass, for
the increased product not only paid
for the extra food, but the condition
of the COWS was improved all through
the following winter and into the next
summer. Amy animal may acquire
reserve force, so to speak, by which
the system accumulates the material
for q heightened product during a sea-
son of lessened supply Of food. This
extra feeding ON the pasture avoids
any draft on this accumulated reserve,
gained through good feeding during the
winter, and prevents that frequent
falling off in condition which is apt to
occur while the cows are in the flush
of milk, while the pastures are fresh.
This has been demonstrated by both
practical feeding and scientific tests in
which the cows on good pasture have
received liberal addition to the grass
of grain food, either simple corn meal
or gluten meal, or indeed some change
even VI green lceu, uS peas duet oulS
mixed or green sweet corn with the
grain on. 1t was found at one of the
experiment stations that this extra
feed was not only literally paid for
during the summer, but its effect was
noticeable during the next winter and
into the following summer. It has
been, and still is, my practice to feed
ten pounds of corn meal daily to my
COWS while on the best pasture and to
add green cut fodder in addition when
the pastures begin to fail later in the
season. And this better feeding has
paid we'll without exception as regards
individual cows. They all responded
to the stimulus, while the calves Of
these cows always improve on their
dams in productive value. Orange
Judd Farmer.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-08-04
Growing Carnations.

To grow strong plants for winter
blooming secure young stock in the
early summer, plant them out in
fairly good garden soil where they can
be cultivated we'll during the summer
A well-drained location, easy of access
with water, is best, as during the Sc
we're dry spells SO often occurring the
plants make very little growth, and if
helped by the free use of water, as
seems necessary, better results will be
secured.
Keep the soil about the plants
stirred constantly all summer, culti-
waiting the plants exactly as any other
bedded out stuff From the time the
carnations are set out until the first
week in Augustremove all flower buds
and flower stalks as fast as they APP
pear. After the first of August it is
better not to cut the plants back any
more, as the buds for the fall flowers
will then commence to form.
The first ten days in September,
varying somewhat according to the
season, is the proper time to take the
plants up and either pot them or bed
them out on the benches of the green
house or conservatory. If they are to
be potted, use good garden soil, with
some broken pots or tuft of sod in the
bottom of the pot for drainage. After
potting OF planting on the bench, shade
from the sun for several days, and let
them have plenty of air Air in the
culture of carnations is very necessary
as they do not thrive in close at
mosphere. Woman Home Com
paniou.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-08-04
How Birds Ely and Glide.

Most people accustomed to an open
air life can tell almost any bird by its
flight, but it would be difficult for the
average man to describe how one bird
differs from another in this respee,
Scientists have, however, closely oh
served the motion of the wings, and
this is their classification:
Gliding hight-A sort of sliding
over the air on fixed wings, practised
by pigeons and swallows.
Soaring flight-Sailing. with occa.
sional flaps, as in the case of hawk.
and eagles.
Rowing fight-Progression by the
ungraceful tapping we see in ducks
geese, partridges, pheasants and some
times crows.
Sailing fight Using the wind alone
and going along with ita barge goe-
with the stream. Vultures, the alba
tross and other large and heavy bird
move about in this lazy way.
lowering Notwithstanding futter.
ing over fixed point as hummine
birds and skylarks do. New Yor'
journal.
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ma are unexcelled, and in the newer
and better sorts the flower is quite an
item. This plant is like other good
things in the line of Horticulture, max
ing rapid progress mainly in the
flower. The different varieties vary
considerably in height, from the dwarf
est French to the tallest old-fashioned
dark-leaved sorts.
The latest acquisitions to the many
fine varieties of cannas are the orchid
towering sorts, the flowers of which
are serrated or crimped on the edges,
making them particularly beautiful.
It is said, however, that they are not
so we'll adapted for general bedding as
the plain fowered sorts.
Cannas delight in a very rich soil
and an abundance of water, and with
these two conditions properly supplied
success is assured at once. They
should be bedded out as soon as the
soil has become warm and all danger
of frost is over. Water literally all
summer, and in the fall, as soon as the
leaves have been blasted somewhat by
the first early frosts, cut the tops off
to within six inches of the roots. Dig
the roots carefully and store them in
dry cellar where the temperature is
not too high, nor where it does not
drop to the frost line. In the spring
the roots can be separated, each clump
making two or three plants. Woman
Home Companion.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-08-04

army and camp furnishings was gi.
gantic success, as demonstrated by the
throngs of people which focked to the
place day after day. Evidently the
German inventor has been working on
the theory that a full stomach is the
best equipment for fighter, and
cooking implements were displayed
in the greatest variety. A clever
cooking outfit is shown herewith.
The stove for battalion is designed
for use In the open. 1t is formed of
several iron chests arranged in the
shape of a cross, with a chimney in
the middle. A smaller one is built
to accommodate squad of about
thirty men, and for use where there
are no general cooking provisions
made for the men, each one looking
after the preparation of his own ra-
tions.
1t is gratifying to note that the sub
ject of caring for the dead and
wounded has received a great deal of
attention at the hands of army and
navy inventors. A large variety of
devices was shown, having for their
object the care and comfort of the
warrior.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-08-04

able to sit in the sun, or at least out
of the rain, and discuss why it was
that Admiral Cervera did not utterly
destroy the American feet. To be
sure there are sentries and deep water
in front, and sentries with high
board fence, backed by barb wire and
Gattling guns, in the rear. What
would you? Shall sane men run away
from good food. good clothes and a
good company to lose themselves in q
strange country and starve?
The landing of the prisoners and the
establishment of the camp was ac-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-08-04

Civilization while you wait would be
an appropriate motto for the prison
stockade at Camp Long. The camp is
on Seavey's Island, part of the Navy
Yard, which on the map appears IN
Kittery, Me. land on official documents
at Portsmouth, in New Hampshire.
Two days before the st. Louis
steamed into the harbor with 692
Spanish prisoners of war on board the
camp ground was not much better than
desert. This end of the island is
bound with rocks which stick up
through the blueberry bushes and
scrubby grass on knolls and hillsides.
Within thirty-six hours from the ar
rival of the st. Louis in the lower har-
Dor the village had been equipped
with all the creature comforts de-
manded by free born American citi-
zen.
The landing of the Spaniards was
without ceremony or display. Two
black, fatiron shaped barges were
brought up, one after the other, from
the big liner, about mile away, and
made fast to Lieutenant Greely's land
ing place, at the foot of old Fort Sulli-
van, now used as reservoir. There
were few workmen and few ladies
and children from the post on the
shore, and Gordon of pleasure boats
on the water, but no official demon
stration of any sort. There was not
an officer, nor even marine, III sight,
and no indications that the island was
garrisoned.
On the first barge Lieutenant Cat
lin, a survivor of the Maine disaster,
brought with him Captain Moreu, of
the Cristobal Colon, to act as interpre-
ter, and about dozen American ma
rines to take care of bootload of four
hundred Spanish prisoners of war.
Lieutenant Catlin had navy revolver
in his belt instead of sword, but
went at his work without any fuss or
feathers. When six marines had
scrambled ashore and were strung
along the bank, the gangway was
opened to the prisoners, who went off
the barge in an irregular struggling.
They were defeated and shipwrecked
sailors, and they showed it. Bare
headed and barefooted, with straggly
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vera and his captured officers, are
held at the Naval Academy. Ann
apolis, Md.
Admiral Cervera would be taken for
an English merchant by ninety-nine
out of hundred persons who didn't
know who he was. He is prosperous
looking, well-made, and wears gray
beard. His son, Lieutenant Angel
Cervera, is tall and handsome, and
wears coal-black beard. Altogether,
the Spaniards are quite distin-
guished-looking group. and when
they are fitted out in appropriate gar
ments will doubtless make much
social progress in Annapolis, as nearly
all of them have given orders for
visiting cards.
The parole signed by all the prison
ers except Admiral Cervera, who
waved it aside when presented, with
the remark that his sword of honor
was sufficient. and Captain Eulate, of
the Vizcaya, who declined to sign it
because he declared the other officers
should be permitted to give their
word as we'll as the Admiral, is as
follows:
81 do pledge my word of honor
that during the period of my retention
at the United States Naval Academy
as a prisoner of war 1 will not go be-
yond such limits as may be pre-
scribed by the Superintendent of the
Naval Academy, and freely agree to
abide by such regulations as said
Superintendent may from time to
time establish.
''The limits now established will be
the grounds of the Naval Academy
and the city of Annapolis from s
o'clock until sundown."
Admiral Cervera's house, which is
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-08-04
A Rose Umbrella.

A beautiful way to train rose vine
is on. big round frame like an opened
umbrella. Instead of old-fashioned
fiat trellis or a simple fencelike sup
port on which the vine runs wild,
make strong upright post at least
six feet high and fasten securely the
light supports radiating like the frame
Of an umbrella. The rose vine should
be trained to twine closely around the
handle of the umbrella and then made
to cover the frame as closely as the
branches will grow. A marshal neil, a
red rambler, or any rose vine can be
80 trained aud be used as a summer
house. Nothing could be prettier than
such an umbrella we'll pruned and full
of roses in all stages of blossoms.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-08-04

known as No. II Buchanan row, is an
old brick painted a dark drab, with
brown outside shutters, and it's front
windows overlook the oak-shaded
grounds of the academy. The COM
mandant's house is two doors distant
at the corner, and diagonally across
the lawn to the left is the superin-
tendent's Office. A fine marine view
is obtained from the rear windows,
with the parade grounds in the fore
ground.
The whole house except the hall,
which is approached by fight of
stairs from the road below, is heavily
carpeted. The parlor is supplied
with comfortable furniture. Opening
into the parlor by broad doors is the
dining room, which is carpeted like
the parlor and contains an oak dining
set. The passage chamber, which
communicates with the bed room, is
the Admiral's private Office. It is
provided with desk, chairs, good
lights and writing material. All the
mail matter sent and received by the
prisoners goes through the office of
the superintendent, and is censored.
The Spanish officers are not being
pampered with luxuries. They are re-
ceiving the same food that is given to
the naval cadets.
Admiral Cervera has house which
is occupied by three or four others
besides himself and his son. The