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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06
RIVER NEWS.

The river last night showed eight
feet and stationary. "a aans'e.sa
The Cummins will go down today
at four o'clock for Cincinnati.
The Avalon will leave at six o'clock
a. m. for Pittsburg.
The Kanawha is billed to leave at
p. N. for Pittsburg.
The rapid strides this country is
making in the production of material
for steel ship building is illustrated
by an order recently given Pitts
burg company for no tons OF steel
plates to be used in the construction
of steam ships at one of the largest
ship building yards at Belfast, Ire
land. The plates will be shipped to
New York by rail and placed on board
European steamship. This is be-
lieved to be the first shipment of this
nature ever sent from the United
States.
! The Pittsburg Press says. The op-
orators are having hard luck, as the
cry comes from the lower market that
coal is scarce, and they are unable to
get any coal down. There are about
10000, coo bushels of the black d!a-
monds in the harbor, ard the risk of
keeping It here is becoming greater
every day. The hot sun is drying out
the barges and boats, and the river
beetle is taking the okum out, SO that
the watchmen of the various fleets are
kept busy night and day looking after
the boats. The expense of keeping the
fleets at this end of the river is also
much greater than it is at the lower
markets, and for this reason operators
would like to get their boats away
from here.
A steel hull gun boat is being built
at Pittsburg by Rees 6 Son for the
United States of Columbia Five 9TH
er boats of similar design will be made
for other South American govern
ments.
The late rains have swollen the Mus
kingum river to such an extent as tc
give river ira tfic quite boom.
The passenger trade on the Muskiu
gum has been greater this year, thar
for many years past. Each boat is re-
ceiving its full share.
The United States Government is re-
ceiving material, preparatory to repair
ing the outer stone wall at the head o.
the canal. The coping on the lock.
will be completed at the same time
Times Recorder.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06
SCHLEY'S BIG MAIL.

Guantanamo, Province of Santiago
de Cuba, July 26!-Commodore Schley
today sat down in his cabin on the
Brooklyn at a table filled with over
twelve hundred letters received in the
last two mails. They were from every
part of the country and from all class
es of people-Senators, Representa-.
tives, State Legislatures, Governors,
Common Councils and private citizens
in every walk of life. There were
bundles of poems and thousands OF
newspaper clippings. There were re-
quests for autographs, for coat but
tons, cap ribbons or almost any kind
of souvenir that the Commodore might
care to give. There were pieces OF
music dedicated to the Commodore
advertisements with his picture in
them, letters from societies named
after him, and, finally, an engrossed
set of resolutions from his native town
in Maryland.
The Commodore threw up his hands
with a gesture of despair, but said:
"Yes, I'm going to try and answer
them all, If it's only a brief line" anc
he began,
Once in awhile, amid the dictation
he found letter from some crani
warning him of mines and other dan
ger. To the writer's asking souvenir
he answered that his coat did not hav'
enough buttons to go around, and tina
he did not wish to appear partial.
While answering these letters Com
modcre Schley was apprised of tn
| new division Of the squadrons, AM
| the fact that he would have to chang
fiagships, as the Brooklyn was as
signed to foreign duty. 1t is probabl
that his flag will fly from the Harvar'
as he intends asking for that ship.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06

Spain is sparring for delay. In the
meanwhile the United States will not
relax any of its requirements and the
campaign in Porto Rico and the Phil
lippines will be urgently prosecuted.
Sagasta and his ministers should give
some heed to the old saw; Delays are
dangerous. Every moment that peace
is delayed means so much additional
cost to Spain. Our demands are con-
sidered fair and moderate by the ma
tions of the world, none of which
could be expected to prove as mag
unanimous as the United States under
the same condirions. The price of
Peace can be advanced by this country
at moments notice.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06
SPANISH DELAY.

The Spanish transportation comp
any, which was to begin before this
to carry away from Santiago the sur
rendered prisoners there, will not get
the work started until next week, and
there is no certainty what will be done
then. Meanwhile the troops are suf-
fering from disease, just as our own
soldiers are, the government has them
on its hands to feed and care for, and
an American army must be main
tanned in Cuba while the Spanish SOL
diers are there.
The Spanish company was given the
contract for two reasons. 1t proposed
to do the work for less money than
was offered by any other concern, and
as it flies the Spanish flag its ships
were beyond the pale of question in
approaching Spain with soldiers on
board But it is apparent that more
money paid to a company with more
progressive business ideas would have
been a profitable deal for the United
States. In war or in peace the Span
iards cannot be depended upon. No
doubt the Spanish company intends
we'll enough, but the Spanish charac-
ter knows no need for hurry, and the
Spanish management of the steamship
corporation finds no occasion to un-
dertake this week what can be done
next week or any number of weeks
( after.
Immediate evacuation of Cuba is
said to be one Of the things that Spain
wanted to discuss when confronted by
McKinley's terms of peace. Immed-
late is a word Spain knows nothing
about. 1t is doubtful if the typical
Spaniard can ever realize what ii
means. For even should he think he
comprehends it, it would be in such q
vague and indefinite manner that il
must fail to impress him. Spain will
evacuate Cuba and Porto Rico immed.
lately if dumped into the sea by su.
perior physical force. She is physi.
cally and mentally incapable of any.
thing else that comes within the
meaning of the word.-Pittsburf
Times,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06

Captain Sigsbee's ship, the st. Paul,
is to be returned to the American line,
the government having no further use
for it. But the commander of the ILL
fated Maine is likely to succeed to the
command of the Texas. Captain Phil
lip is soon to be promoted to the rank
of Commodore, which will leave a va
cancy for Sigsbee. 1t would be par
ticularly fitting promotion If Sigsbee
succeeded him in the command of the
Texas, which was the Names sister
ship.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06
CUBAN FIRE FLIES.

The bellies of the island often bedeck
themselves with firefies, in lieu Of cost
lier, but paler, jewel lights, writes Ed
ward Page Castor, describing the
sights 10 be seen up and Down q Gu
ban Street." in the August Woman's
Home Companion. These insects are
nearly four times as large as are the
lightning bugs" in the United States,
and emit beautiful glow from their
breasts and underwings. The young
women dearly love to imprson them in
the gauzy fo.ds of their summerland
costumes and enmesh them in their
hair in mock coronets. Sometimes a
seporita will wear brilliant frefy or
two imprisoned in tiny cage of gold
or silver wire hanging in bangle to
her bracelet 1t is an astonishing
sight to see light-bede cked Southern
beauty shimmering in the soft light as
if clad in thousand gems. tut having
no other adornment than THIS economi-
ca! one Of Fl ef!es. The poor use them
in more practical way for Lighting
their houses by putting them under
wire screens or in bottles, and they
prove quite successful in this cfice Of
utility. AT one time the laws of Spain
forbaie the poor Of Cuba using any
other means for house lighting than
freflies, and the practice is still COM
mon one long after this strange law
has been bolished.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06
SWEDISH PHILOSOPHY,
Yo cannaw tai bay faller's looks
Vat kind OF man hae be;

TIE best dress Won may yust get out
To peni.ten-tia.rce,
Cute many girls naver ge: baycnd
place en- cookin' ware d.y can max IN I'd
plea.
Cute many TENS 20 will find fallers
vat will be CUTE friends yus. SO long as
20 haf CUTE standof met bartander
Ven 30 har man making fon of oil
maids yost max oop gore mind det hae
sometem will be lookin' for Won.
Too many people tank addition es
only teng vat ought to be used on bank
account. and work. SO hard to keep addin
det sickness come and bring subtrac
tion. and den death come at last and
bring division. -Denyer Times.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06
CUBANS MUST BE GOVERNED.

The Creole peasantry of Cuba, who
have suffered martyrdom, are just
spa panish-AInericans, no better and no
worse; not fit TO govern themselves
surgents are mostly half-castes, brave
enough for their own way of fighting,
but impatient of discipline and labor,
aud greatly deteriorated by ten years
of savage fighting and privation in the
bush. To give them power would be
madness, and it may be necessary to
disarm them. Cuba can be governed
easily enough by steady justice strong
ly enforced, but it must for many years
be administered from above. The
Americans, in fact, must govern, whe tn
er they like it or nut, on he principles
of an English crown colony. Their
argument that such course is opposed
to repu blican principles is only convei =
tionally true. Repp bllcan principles
do not prevent republics from admins
tering territory in the occupation of
their armies, and Gu ba for some years
must be considered a grand military
cantonment The moment the invad-
ers have to shoot insurgents in the in
terests of order, Washington will per-
ceive the truth, and, after it's fashion,
invent legal basis for a necessary in
novation. 1t did not leave Utah free
till Utah submitted to American ideas.
The London Spectator.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06
BADLY HURT.

Friday evening Harry Miller, aged
about ten years, while coasting down
Putnam street hill ran into the curb
in trying to dodge a team of horses.
He was thrown violently to the ground
sustaining severe bruises about the
face. He was picked up and taken to
his home
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06

A New York City youth who refused
to work at the bidding of his father
has been declared insane and taken to
a hospital. If this is going to be con-
sidered test of insanity in the future
the country will have to hasten the
erection of more insane asylumns.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06

We believe the two leading political
parties in the country are known as
Democratic and Republican. The war
has made us little rusty in such mat
tiers. Oh, yes, and wasn't there Pop
ulist party? Where is that party now?
Gin. Com. Trib
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06
County Ticket.

For Sheriff ,,-,o,.,
For Clerk Of Courts
ORLANDO TKoTTER, of Palmer.
HENRY sTRECKER, Of Marietta.
For Surveyor ,.,
For Infrmary Director
WILLIAM CRANSTON, OF Liberty.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06

We will consider Il great favcr u
subscribersl Will report any 'aiiure
20 get their Leader. or any care'ess'
ness on the part OF the carrier
Subscribers will please not pay
she carriers unless tha carrier
punches his credit tag In subscrib-
oF's presence.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06

The city of Ironton will be fifty
years old in June, so, and the good
people down there are talking of hav-
ing a big celebration in honor OF the
anniversary.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06

The falling off in immigration to the
United States on account of the war
has been almost entirely confined to
tie undesirable class Persons who
are likely to be good American citizens
are not in doubt about the future of
the United States.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06

Is Shafter a "biger' man than
Miles ?-Wetzel Democrat.
No, but Schley is bigger man thar
Sampson.-Sentinel.
And Dewey stands by him self.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06

No such thing as summer complaint"
where DR.. Fowler's Extract of Wild
straw Derry is kept handy. Natere's
remedy for every looseuess Of the bow
els.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06

Burdock Blood Bitters gives a man q
clear head, an active brain, strong.
vigorous body-makes him fit for the
battle of life.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1893
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For Secretary Of state
CHARLES KINNEY.
For judge of Supreme ,,ourt
WILLIAM Il. SPEAR
For Clerk of supreme Court
JOSIAH B. ALLEN.
For Food and Dairy Commissioner
JOSEPH E. BLACKBURN.
For Member Board OF Public Works
w. u. JOHNSON.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06
Judicial Ticket

For Judge of the Circuit Court OF the fourth
Judicial District.
THOMAS CHERRINGTON.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06

For Member of Congress. Fifteenth DISTRICT
nc. VAN VOORH1S.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-06

Secretary Long has notified the
owners of all vessels chartered for
use as auxiliary cruisers, with the ex-
ception of the Yale and Harvard
which will be kept to be used as trans
ports by the War Department, that the
government has no further use for the
vessels and will turn them over as
rapidly as possible.
The state herald., 1898-04-15

publicanS would favor 1t. Efforts have
been directed all day toward action
which will secure the solid support Of
the Republican organization. and the
Republican majority Of the House. 10
this end the Republican members of
the House, to whom the message was
referred, We're In conference during the
day and night.
Now that Congress has the rcsponsl-
bility upon 1t, 1t is the Presidents sin
cere hope that 1t will weigh every
phase of the question as carefully as
he has done, and that when 1t does act
1t will be for forciblc Intervention and
not In the form of direct declaration
of war.
"Rather that the administration
should he an ignoininious failure than
that it should he responsible for an I'm.
holy war;" Is II favori,c expression of
the President.
Should he he clothed with authority
TO use the military and naval forces 10
Intervene solely for the purpose of rs.
tnblshing peace md order in Cuba,
the President proposes 10 exercise Il
first by transmitting 10 Spain II copy of
the resolution, with the statement thai
his obligations require him to carry oui
The Will of Congress and notification
that he Will do so mt once unless Spain
wlthdrnws from the island.
In other words. the President will
deliver an ultimatum to Spain before
The state herald., 1898-04-15
lcnI. The proclamation Is as fol

partmcnl. The proclamation is as fol
lows:
His mnjes,y's government. yicldina
10 the reiterated wish expressed 10y hls
holiness. the Pope, has been pleased IL
decree n suspension uf hostllltlcs will
the object Of preparing and facilitating
the restoration of pence on this island
In virtue whereof ! believe II conyen
lent To order;
Article ! From The day following
tho receipt Ia each locality of the pres
ent proclamation. hnsiliiies ARE ar
dcred Ia he suspended In all the terri
tory Of the island of Cuba.
The details for the execution Of ih'
above decree VIII bc the object Of spc
clnl instruction TINT VIII hc comnunl
Gated to the several commandcrs.ln
chief Of The army corps for the easy
aud prompt execution according ia III,
situation and circumstances Of III,
cnsc. lSlgncdl BLANtO.
II y. m.-Generul Pnndu lins arrived
from Puerto Principe, where hc pub
lishcd General IilnDco's nrmlsilcr proc
lnmntlon. lie has been busy NJ thc
palace today.
The state herald., 1898-04-15

personal conclusion aud recommenda-
iions. lie placed the trust with these
words.
"rhe Issue II now with Congress. II
IL n solemn responsibility. have cN-
hnustcd every effort To relieve the In
| tolcrnblc condition nf affairs at our
doors. Prepared To execute every obli.
CATION Imposed upon me by the consti-
tuition and III. law, await your ac-
tion."
No message In recent ycnra, not even
of President Cleveland on Venezuela.
nor President Harrison on Chile,
caused such widespread nnd Intense
Interest. No mossngr WAS ever listened
Ia with more closr attention by both
galleries aud members nt both ends OF
the capitol.
The message left Congress very much
nj sea. because the dispnngcmeni In
views between II aud the executive are
obstacles hard to surmOunt unless. ns
now seems possible, Congress sees It's
course io lie In ncc0rd With the Prcsi'
dents recommendation. II lS generally
believed that the President would have
been authorized 10 Intervene with the
army aud navy. Ind II not been for III"
concluding paragraphs of the docu'
mpni. which announced the latest
phase of diplomatic negotiations.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lntions Immediately went Into session,
Int reached no definite conclusion.
From the fact Tint the Republican
members held consultation after the
meeting adjourned. and what was said
....,..ll.., 4, tn., Iuf.e.u,. ,,t,a .tYu kNn
TINT some strong measure WIS neces
gnry IN order tu carry nny action 10y
III. committee through the Sennto. \
declaration of war WAS talked of, nnd
n declaration TINT the people of 'uln
should be free. coupled with niilorilii'
ilnn To the president Ia brins this nlinut
by armed Intervention, was suggested
II is well known TINT my proposition
advanced win lo met In the Senate
with m amendment declaring III" In
dependence of N" present Cuban gov.
.rnn"ni. aud Ia fititnr resolution 80
M to cnrry the majority NJ III. Scnnt"
aud NJ tho same time meet the recon.
monlniions Of m" President. " the
result which The foreign relations com.
miiicc II trying to secure.
The conservative senators met In the
afternoon nnd determined to oppose
amy fniicni measure n II should h" re-.
ported by the Senate committee on fpr,
oisn relations They win oppose 10y
debate recognition Of Independence
~ the present government nnd u dee.
inrnilon uf war. nnd VIII consent Ia
action only nl1ng The lines of the rec.
concentrations NJ Tile President 90 la
Intervention M hiH discretion
The temper NJ the House could not
be- accurately determined. hui ihrrr. nt
In the Srunic. the proposition for GO.
Ian independents ina 10 be- MT. Au5
nnnirH TINT dnrs nui rnrfy with II thi1
feature viii hr nnlngonlsrd with ~
amendment nnh tie prospects ara thii
nearly MI the ncilpcih,s aud many Kps
The state herald., 1898-04-15
urEs ARE WhRLikE.
Driving settler, on tho un.empahEre Hrs
~rsation.

Ncrnnl. Utah. April Considerable
excitement II prevailing here over the
actions of the Indians. The reds have
pulled M most of the location stakes
with which the land seekers on the
reservation had marked their claims.
This IL especially the cnSc on III" east
side ~ Green river,
The Indian police have advised all
would.bo settlers a. Keep nwny. ~ the
Indians nrc becoming very hostile nnd
ugly In their demonstrations. II II gild
TINT they nfr determined ~ prevent
nny settlers from taking NJ lAnd ~ The
cnsi side of Green river In what '-
known nH the white River r0uniIl
1lih rush iO the reservation N hrgln.
ming Ia slnrk"i. fonr of the indlnui
being the restraining cause. Those wlin
had nlfoniy located claims ARE hasten.
lng away from III" reserve nH mpldly
NJ possible, Thuradny evening there
were hut sixteen men lcfi IN posses.
sion Of their claims, the rest evidently
being too frightened TO stay.
Numerous parties have Ind their
eyes upon the nHphnllum clnlnis, some
even going ~ far ~ 10 lOpni" upon the
nsplmlirm districts Further develop.
nrnis ARE nnNluiiHly awaited.
The state herald., 1898-04-15
WHERE WOMEN RULE.
"A COUNTRY WITH QUEER GUS
TOMS.
In . Certain Eastern Province womsns
Power Is Autocratlc.

While studying social conditions in
Oriental lands, DIR. Alice Il. Stockham
was advised by Tolstoi to visit the
NaIars on the Mclabar coast of India,
md witness II type Of civilization un-
known elsewhere among the inhabi-
tants of earth, says the Springfield Re
publican. Here, according to writer,
the husband is a mere incident in the
socinl organization. Woman's power is
autocratic and absolute. She wins or
divorces husband at will. She frames
and administers the laws by which he
lives, and through her Is the descent
of the property which lie may earn but
not own. The rice field Is his active
nrcnn, and, If industrious and frugal
proving himself capable of maintain
ing family-some Nalar maid invites
him to become her husband. The sue
cessful man of eligible years Is wOOed
and won MS Is the fortunate and ac-
rOmpllshed maiden of our country. The
impropriety of manifesting affection
for woman before 1t Is solicited is
thoroughly installed into the mind of
the Nniar man. and. while the strife
between natural tendencies and nation
nj custom may sometimes approach the
nature of an irrepressible conflict, to
yield Ia ruin and humiliation irrepnra-
BILE. The eligible bachelor must await
an avowa1 of love and choice, and suf-
fer In silence If 1t be long withheld.
The Naiars are of Brahman origin and
much above the average inhabitants
of India in intelligence and in the ad-
minlstration of their native govern
ment. Better native schools are found
here than elsewhere In India, and
surprising degree of domestic content
ment.
There Is n district in Russia the af-
fairs of which are said to be admins
tered by women, and where for the
greater part of the year the inhabi-
tants are almost exclusively women.
1t comprises some fifteen square miles
in the province of Smolesk. In the ear
ly spring all the able-bodied males en-
igrate In search of work to the large
towns, and remain absent for nine
months or more, leaving their wives
and daughters to cultivate the fields
and manage local affairs generally uu-
der the presidency of n mayoress. Be
fore nightfall the women are said to
assemble In sort of club house and
play cards till ! or o'clock In the
morning. Moreover. against the return
of the menfolk they brew quantities
of braga, or small beer, and cook num-
bers of piroghis. or patties. This Adam
less Eden is one of the most prosper
GUS and best conducted portions of the
empire, and the czarlna takes a strong
interest in its welfare
The state herald., 1898-04-15

now rests with Congress, the rcprescn-
tativc body of the American people
What course the elected men compos-
ing II will pursue cannot be foretold
tonight. The foreign committees of
both houses now have the subject in
their control, and, after due dclibcra-
tlon. will report 10 their respective
branches what they consider should be
the attitude of the United States on
the grave question presented. Early
action by the committee is expected.
but exactly when II may be- looked for
Is not now dctcrminablc.
The fun responsibility of the subject
was placed upon Congress when prcsi-
dent Mckinley to-day transmitted 10 II
n carefully prepared and nnNiously
awaited message relating to our nego,
tiations with Spain as 10 Its warfare
In Cuba, and drawing therefrom his