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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-24
AMERICAN WARSHIPS DRIVER
OFF
Death and Destruction by Cyclone.

Fayetteville, Ark, May 22.-The tor
nadO which passed through a portion
of northwest Arkansas Friday night
did immense damage to property and
caused the death Of at least seven per-
sons. Reports of the destruction are
coming in slowly and it is feared that
later details will add other names to
the death list. The storm came from
the southeast passing through the
great fruit belt of the Ozark fruit re-
gion and through the southern end of
Penton county, spending it's force in
the White river valley. Everything in
it's path was destroyed, the greatest
damage being done near Elm Springs,
Lowell and Midtown, the last named
place being entirely swept away. At
Elm Springs houses were blown down,
orchards destroyed and stock killed.
One man who had sought safety in
cellar was killed by falling timbers.
The house blew away and the cellar
was filled with debris, crushing the
man to death.
Two miles east Of Elm Springs, a
man named Killingsworth and his
wife were killed. Their house was en-
tirely destroyed and they were crushed
to death in the debris. A mile away,
a farm house, occupied by an Italian
family was wrecked and the inmates
were instantly killed. The residences
of w. H. Holcomb and w. B. Pierson
were destroyed. Twenty houses are
reported blown away in the vicinity of
Elm Springs, but details have not
been received.
The storm was less severe in Craw-
ford county, but one life being lost
near Fort Smith. A Mrs. NeSbitt died
from fright while the gale was at its
fiercest.
The house Of w. S. Kimbrough, near
Springdale, was blown down and Kill
brough was instantly killed. Several
other farm houses were blown down
near Springdale and six to eight per-
sons more or less seriously injured.
Some damage was also done at Lo-
gan and Saloam Springs.
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Uncle Sans Gunners.
New York Mail and Express

New York Mail and Express)
1.-The grandest shot 1 ever saw or
ever heard of. You Americans are
the deadliest gunners on EARTH" So
said an English naval officer, by cour-
teSy on board the monitor Puritan,
when a man at the guns planted a ten
inch projectile plumb in the vitals of
the Spanish rampant at Matanzas.
I'm my opinion, if Dewey, with his
expert gunners, had been in command
of the Spanish squadron at Manila, he
would have been the victor just the
same, for all the world knows that in
craftsmanship nothing ever could
equal our boys" This was the remark
of an officer at the Brooklyn navy
yard. He was referring especially to
that superb shot from the cruiser Ra-
leigh that struck the magazine of the
Don Juan de Austria and blew the
Spanish warship into splinters.
The naval powers Of the earth are
standing aghast at the havoc wrought
at Manila by the men at our guns. 1t
has placed US at one stride in the front
rank of naval powers, demonstrating
that with the total transformation in
methods ushered in with the birth Of
ironclads the American navy of 1898
has solved the problem with superior
gunnery, just as it solved the problem
of our success in our earlier wars,
when the graphing iron and the hand
to-hand combat on deck called for su-
perior courage and endurance. No
matter what the test, the sailors OF
Uncle Sam are up to date.
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Attitude of the Powers To ward the
War.

London. May 23.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of The Daily Telegraph says:
One point of interest in the reconstruc-
tion of the cabinet lies in the obstinate
refusal of Senor Leon Castillo, the
Spanish ambassador to France, to accept
the foreign secretaryship. 1 am enabled
to state that the ambassadors motive for
refusal was the following:
Senior SagaSta's cabinet is by its own
formal declarations determined to carry
on the war with all possible vigor:
whereas Senor Leon Y Castillo is aware
that Spain's friends among the powers,
France in particular. are resolved to in
sist upon her suing for peace at thu first
favora BILE moment. France possesses
cluded-fnancial and political. The for
mer would be severely damaged if Spain
were utterly ruined and the latter would
suffer if the United States retained pos
session of the Philippines.
The leading idea which actuateS the
statesmen responsible for the political
scheme favored by Senior Leon Castillo
is that as Spain must be wOrSted in the
long run. it is advisable to save much
as possible from destruction and that the
sooner peace is concluded the more toer-
the United States. The most important
of these terms. in the eyes of Spain 5
friends and protectors. is the possession
of the Philippines, which can be utiliZ-
gu iOT
later on.
To become a member of a war cabinet
therefore, at the very moment when the
friendly powers are resolved to press
upon Spain speedy peace, appears i'm
prudent to Senior Leon y Castillo who is
in possession of all the threads of the
negotiations. Spain's Importance as a
political factor in the far east is now
thoroughly understood and everything
possible will be done to gain time and
profit by it. The first and most impor-
tags step at present. therefore, is to util-
ize the most propitious moment for con-
cludfng peace on the basis of Spain's re-
terrtion OF the Philippines. When that
time has come-and it is believed to be
very near, TOW that the Spanish squad
ron is at Sssltiago-Spain will be asked
to propose p0t,r parlers and friendly ef-
forts will be made to induce the United
states to rest sstisfied with Cuba'G inde-
rendence or with annexation ard to
ABANDON the schsme Of running perma-
neatly or occupying temporarily the Phil
i.ppsnes. These are the grave considera-
tiors which determine Senior Leon y Cas-
tillo, 1ho is a party politician and usu-
ally submissive 10 the head OF his party,
to ins.ist upon remaining as AMBASSADOR
at Paris
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Big Shells for the Navy.

Reading, Pa, May 22.-On a rush
telegram from Washington the Carpen-
ter steel works late last night sent $50
13-inch projectiles destined for Samp-
sons fleet. These weigh 1,2OO pounds
each and will go through anything
Spanish afioat. Other eight hundred
projectiles of somewhat smaller size
are on hand and they go tomorrow TO
San Francisco for Dewey at Manila.
The 13-inch projectiles are popularity
known here as 'McKinley's peace-mak-
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American Women Boycot FreneSs
Goods

st. Joseph, Mo. May 22.-Seventy-
five women, all OF prominent fasnEfzzs
here, met this afternoon at the Cogrs-
try Club, where the freely voiced hors-
tility of France to the United StzrS,S
in the Spanish-American trouble v=EsS
discussed. The up-shot OF the discsrs-
sion was that the women resolved rCs
neither buy nor wear French -nsD~
goods and to discourage the merchants
whom they patronize from handing
French products.
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No NAVAL BATTLE.
Official Denial of the Report Of a Battle Off
the Haytian Coast.
A BUSY DAY IN WASHINGTON

Work Going at the Bureau
dat the Cut
weston Cabe-Recruts Arriving Fort
waian Annexation Reso he Senate to Get
Through With the War Revenue Bill This
Week.-Callers a he White
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This is the almost universal expert
ence. Diminished perspiration during
winter, rich foods and close confine I
ment indoors are some of the causes
A good Spring Medicine. like Hoods
Sarsaparilla, is absolutely necessary TO
purify the blood and put the system
in q healthy condition at this season.
Hoods Pills are the best family ca
thartic and liver tonic. Gentle, relid-
bic, sure.
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OPPOSING FLEETS
No Definite Information Obtainable as TO
Their Location.
THE SECOND SPANISH SQUADRON

is
North the
o the Bomb tent OF Cardeas...Spanish War;
o at
in Manila Urge
No Quarter to he Amc
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them during the recent insurrection,
and were in return promised regular
pay and that their families in their
absence should be cared for. They
will also be exempted from tribute.
After seven months absence during
which they received no pay, they re-
turned home to find their families
starving and to be called upon for
tribute. They have risen against
Spain"
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Spain"
THE MON~SERRAT'S RETURN
Madrid, May p. p. m.-Captain
Deschamps. OF the Spanish auxiliary
cruiser Montserrat, which arrived un-
expectedly at Corunna Friday evening
from Cienfuegos, having escaped the
American blockading ships, reached
Madrid this afternoon. Immense
crowds awaited his coming in the ap-
proaches to the railway station. The
station, the palace and the prominent
places were cordoned by police.
Captain Deschamps handed TO Lieu
tenant General Correa, minister of
war, dispatches from General Blanco.
The minister of finance, has submit
ted to the chamber a bill temporarily
reducing the import duty on coal to one
peseta per ton. The conservative
press criticises the measure as calcu-
lated to injure the native coal indus
try.
Senior Leon Castillo will OIL arriv-
ing at Paris continue his negotiations
with Senior Betances, the Cuban rep
resentative, for the submission of the
Insurgents.
AMERICAN WARSHIPS DRIVEN
OFF.
Madrid, May 22-An official dispatch
from Havana says: Two American
warships attempted to force an en-
trance at Isabella Sagua near the mouth
Of the Sagua river, Santa Clara prov
ince, on the north coast. The troops
were nnassed upon the shore and COM
PEELED the American to retire.
ALL QUIET ON THE BLOCKADE.
On Board the Associated Press Dis
patch Boat Dauntless off Havana,
May d, 10 p. m. (via Key West.-At
this hour everything is quiet on the
blockade line.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-18
DR. WURTH'S OPINION
OF THE NEW Discovery III MEDICINE,
Automatically succes,fal Remedy for Dys
pepsia, Indigestion aud stomach Trou

Automatically successfal Remedy for Dys
pepsla, Indigestion aud stomach Trou
bIea.
DR.. Wurth, In commenting on recent
discoveries in medicine. said: There
is none which Is certain to be so val
liable and f%ar-reachins in benefit as
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, the new
stomach remedy; I say far reaching,
because people little realize how i'm
portant a sound stomach and vigorous
digestion is to every man, woman and
child.
Indigestion Is the starting point Of
consumption, heart disease. BriShts
disease, diabetes, nervous p~rost-ation,
liver troubles; why Is this so? Simply
because every nerve, muscle and tissue
In our bodies Is created and nourished
from the food We eat. II that food Is.
by reason of n weak stomach, compell-
ed to lie for hours. q sour, ferment!ng
mass OF half digested food. 1t poisoas
the blood and nervous system. creates
gas which d!sterds the stomach and
bowels, causing pressure on h heart.
lungs and other organs and seriously
Impeding their action.
He says further. the point 70 direct
attention is not the nerves, nor heart.
nor lungs. nor kidneys. but the stom-
ach, the first cause of oil the mischief.
The remedy TO use for Indigestion and
weak stomechs is not some cathartic,
but a remedy which will digest the
food. increase the flow OF gastric juice.
absorb the gases, and Stuart's Dvspep-
sla Tablets win accomplish exactly this
result in any case of stomach trouble.
because these tablets are composed Of
the digestive acids. aseptlc pepsin, Col
den Seal and Bismuth. pleasant to
taste, and not being q patent medicine,
can be used by anyone with perfect
safety. ! believe stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets will cure any form OF indiges-
t!on and stomach trouble except ice
Of stomach.
Full size packages OF Stuart's Dys-
pepsIa Tablets are sold by druggists at
so cents. A book on stomach diseases,
together with thousands OF tcstlmor-
lals, will be sent by addressing Stuart
Co, Marshall. Mich.
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MARTINS FERRY.
liaps mud allshnps In the Thriving City
Across tho River.

lIsps and allshnps In the Thriving City
Across the River.
Samuel Westwood and j. B. Mont
Eomery are no longer In the race for
mayor on the Republican ticket. They
withdrew yesterday, in favor OF ex-
Mayor Theodore Keller and their with
drawal has caused n sensation: every
body was talking about It yesterday
afternoon. The fight was becoming
warm. and Messrs. Montgomery and
Westwood and many OF their friends
feared that the nomination of either
might cause q breach in the party and
possibly defeat on election day, and In
the Interest OF harmony and the success
OF the party. tho two candidates named
withdrew their names and issued the
following statement 10 the public: Be
lieVin5 that personal preferences should
be subordlnated to the good OF the ma
jor!tR and realizing that a contest at
this time might be dangerous to the
success OF u party. we do each OF US
hereby withdrew from the contest for
nomination for mayor. In favor OF that
stalW"art, loyal. aggressive Republican,
Theodore Keller. and we do each OF us
hereby sincerely pledge him our earnest
support, both for the nomination and
election. We believe that every true
Republican will endorse our efforts to
promote peace and harmony and that
they will sustain and approve our mu-
tual personal sacrifices, by giving Mr..
keller q vigorous and united support.
SAMUEL WEsTWOOD,
]. B. MONTGOMERY.
Martins Ferry. O., Feb. II, 1898.
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BASE BALL.

Though Manager Torreyson failed to
reach Wheeling this week, SO far, as
expected. there is consolation for the
lsAs IN q statement made yesterday by
secretary Shirley. Of the. Wheeling
Railway Company. who is certainly in
4 position to know r'hereo, no speaks.
no save 1t ont that Wheeling will have
IN interstate team this season, nni
aas the grounds question would be ad-
'usted in du. .!mr.
There Isn't much to say abou. titus.
no"' he said, but Wheeling need not
;sas that It will be minus a club In the
In'e',s:ate. The team viii have Grounds
wen located, and the whole matter VIM
least doubt"
MI. shisley's words relieve what was
neconnlns en- almost unbearable sus-
pe'se; and until there is good reasons
70 believe otherwise, local cranks will
oack on their oars, and wait for the
sh7!ll song. p
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IN THE OIL FIELDS.

The late wells In the Elk Fork pool
R'e very small producers as compared
WIN me former record OF the wells in
o.4e development The Eastern OIL
eOn0any's No. l on the Dcvaul farm,
inc north end OF the pool, Is only a
."en'y-oarEel producer. The same,
e'"panv's No. 2. u. a. Gorrcll, in the
Same part Of the pool, is good for n
hundred barrels a day.
and tne Paoya OH company'n Nos. 8, 10
a. j. K. Hill, are good for forty,
n.ty-ive and scventy-hve barrels re-.
bsio'n All three OF these wells are
co,, w., .he average OF the first wells
=, .psssea on that farm. some OF which
''Tr.eo at twenty-five barrels an hour.
ne FISHER OIL Company's Nos. 8 and
Alehthorne. In the southwest exten.
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Along thu landing.

The river vas IA feet 7 niche, and fall
ing at 0 p. m. yesterday. The towboats
continue to pass down with good tows
OF coal. and the empties are beginning
to pass up. The tows down yesterday
were the Cruiser and Geo. Sh!ras at 2
p. m. and Sam Clark at 3 D. m. The
Enterprise passed up with empties at II
a. IT.
The through packets were three or
four hours late yesterday owing partly
to the heavy wind and partly 10 extra
good business. The Lorena, due at 4
q. m. did not leave until 1880 o'clock.
and the Bedford. due at $50 a. M, did
not arrive until . o'clock.
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HERE wo arc again. sCHMULBACH
BREWING CO.'S BOOK BEER,
THE RIVER.
YESTERDAYS DEPARTURES.

Pittsbu-gh...H X. BEDFORD. Up. IN.
Cincinnati. QUEEN CITY, s 9. m.
Pnrkersburg. ARGAcTD. Il a. n.
Matamoras.. LEXINGTON II O. m.
SlstersYille... RUTH. $50 p. N.
Characterization, $50 .. m.
SteubenYille.. T. N. BAYEE. go p. m.
Observation-Disclosures n:S0 u. m.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Pittsburgh. VIRGINIA, 3 a. m.
Parkersburg BEN HUR, II a. n.
Slstersville.. truth. $3.50 p. m.
Clarington....LEROY, $3.50 p. m.
Steuhenville. 7. NJ. BAYNE. $50 p. m.
Charleston. .URAN1A, 600 a. NJ.
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
Charleston...H X. BEDFORD, $50 a. n
II q. II.
Matcmoras... LEXINGTON, IL a m.
Slstersyille. RUTH, $3.50 p. N.
Clarington....LEROY. $50 p. m.
Steubenville..T d. BAYNE, go D.. II.
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sion, arc making seventy and eighty
barrels respectively. and the Cobb &
Glenn No. 2, nurris. Is good for but
seventy barrels a day instead OF one
hundred barrels, as at first reported.
On the Hughes river, Grant district,
Richie county, Bettnan & Watson'e
No. I, on the ". H. Hardness tract Is
making ten barrels a day and has a
Swisher & Company are drilling a test
at HOO feet.
The Clark OIL Company Is down 100
feet. on the Cumminss-Lee estate, on
Wildcat Run, In the same district.
On the North Fork OF Hughes river.
Major A. C. Hawkins Is drilling at
four hundred feet at No. Q. on the Nc
Gresor estate. The Independence OIL
Company Is drilling at the same depth
at Low Gap, on the Edward Wells farm
and has the RIG building for another
test on the same farm.
Apple & Elya have a rlg up for 4
test on the Jacob HUFF farm on Sugar
Camp Run. Grant district.
Barnsdall & Richards are drilling at
1850 feet on the Rutherford farm at
Devil Hole.
Higgins & Marshall's well on the W.
H. Moore farm in the same locality is
making forty barrels a day from the
salt sand.
On the Little Kanawiia river. In CAL
houn county, Kelley &c Company's test
well on the N. Hartman farm, in Cen
ter district. is making less than ten
barrels a day. The same company has
q rig up on the j. Hardman farm, loca-
ted one and a quarter miles east OF the
last named wildcat.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-18

The township Republican committee
man could not be present at the meet
ing ut Tweedy's Office on Tuesday
night and yesterday reported the names
&c. w. Curtis. for assessor In the
Bridgeport precinct. and ". W. Taylor,
assessor for the Martins Ferry pre-
cinct.
Yesterday the North American set
tied the Insurance on the Martins Ferry
Laundry. and the work OF moving the
machinery will be commenced to-day,
preparatory to tearing down the build
Ing 70 make room for the new one to be
erected as soon as possible.
Constable T. II. Stanton yesterday
served notice on fifteen truant children
OF Glenn's Run. R. ]. Lewis. the city
truaEt officer, serves from two to ten
notices daily. During the month OF
January he served s!Xty-fiye notices.
Yesterday morning at 1880 o'clock, a
small fire occurred at the residence OF
Mrs. r. Gautchie, on Center street, near
Main. There was much smoke, but
very little damage, only q portion OF
the mantel being burned.
Martins Ferry people are reading
with much interest the newspaper ac-
counts Of the destruction Of the United
States battleship Maine. Very little wild
wa: talk Is heard here.
The seven months old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Harris, residing
on Third street, died yesterday. The
funeral will probably take place Sun
day.
Yesterday afternoon was pleasantly
cNnrt. Ix- H. rIt,@IIAH D. -. - 49,
Of Mrs. ]. E.. Blackford, on Fourth
street. Choice Refreshments were serv-
ed.
Harry Joy, who leaves McKeesport,
Pa, next Wednesday. for the Klond!kc,
will spend Sunday with his parents Mr..
and Mrs. William JOY, on Broadway.
Thoburn Post. No. 70, G. A. R., will
give a beam supper mex Tuesday even
Ing and cordially extends an invitation
to the public.
The United Presbyterian congregation
has decided TO extend to Rev. j. 3,
Ricketts,, Of Belmont, q call to become
its pastor.
Richard Evans and son. Victor, who
have been working at New Philadel-
phia, for a few weeks. returned home
yesterday.
Miss Bertha Griffith will return to
Pittsburgh this morning. after a four
months visit with her cousin. Miss Bess
Griffith.
Joseph Clifford, OF Martins Ferry, will
take charge OF q shiftcr on the Cleve-
land G. Pittsburgh railroad at Bcllaire.
James r. Shroedes was taken very
sick on Wednesday night. He was bet
ter yesterday.
Last evening Mrs. Kenworthy Hose
entertained n number OF friends at a q
O'Clock dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Muegge enter
tanned q party of friends on Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Henry Summerhill, OF Cannous-
burg. Pa, Is visiting her mother. Mrs.
Stead.
Miss Ellen Gray Is sick at her home
on North Fourth street.
The bicycle dealers are already dis
playing new wheels.
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AxToN G son GEr IT.

Captain Charles Mengee, the well
known coal and steamboat man. re-
ceived word yesterday that Axiom 6
Son, Brownsville. Pa, have Just been
awarded the contract to build a steam
boat for the Memphis and Arkansas
Packet Company. The new boat will be
10 feet in length, So feet wide and 4 feet
deep. It Is likely that the machinery
will also be built at Brownsville. Axiom
& Son Is one OF the Oldest and most
widely known firms OF steamboat build
ers in the country, and has turned out
ON Of the finest boats ever built.
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Tonight Defenders ard Ideals.

Secretary William Fete, OF the Wheel
inS League, yesterday received word
from k%upp!nger, the famous roller, that
Cincinnati would accept Wheellng's
Challenge for match games. The condi-
ions were previously published IN the
ln!cliiscnccr. tu. The Ohio fellows want
% play five instead Of six men, and one
nisat at klusner's. the other night at
B.unan's, when the return matches are
!il!ed. These conditions are agreeable
10 Fe:;e's aggregation. The frs: scries
% SI games will be rolled at Fette's
alleys. april % and &c. Colonel Feste
hasn't picked his men yet. but among
tne material he has his eye on 50 far are:
He:veJ'. Stevenson. HaIdlal. Campbell,
Nsrsehrer. Fetie. Ennis and RAIDER.
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OIL CITY-Riyer 4 feet 4 iucics and
falling. Clear and cold.
WARREN-Rlver 4 feet 5 inches.
Clear and cold.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 8 feet s Inches
and falling. Fair and warmer.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 0 feet and
stationary. Clear and warm.
BROWNsV1LLE-River Z feet and
falling. Cloudy.
PTTTSBURGH-River 9.8 feet and
falling at the dam. Clear and cold.
Observation-Disclosures 10 feet 10
inches and falling. Clear and cold.
PARKERSBURG-Ohlo river 10 feet
8 inches and falling. Cloudy, with
mercury at 90.
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The Ohio River Railroad will sell ex
curslon tickets to New Orleans and re-
turn, account Of Mardi Gras, at rate of
s2S for the round trip from Wheeling,
Tickets on sale February 1G. II. Is, 10.
20 and q. with return limit March s.
Double berth In sleeper from Cincinnati
10 New Orleans and return. $40.