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The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-05-20
Absolute Quiet Prevails.

Key West, May 20.-Morro light
is still burning at night and abso-
lutte quiet prevails along the Cuban
coast. The rumors of heavy fir
ing off Cardeuas on Monday had
their origin in the target practice
of some of the gunboats on the
bulk Of a sunken schooner between
Cardenas and Mantanzas.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-05-20
A Strict Censorship.

Tampa, May 19.-The strictest
kind of censorship has been estab-
lished here, and absolutely nothing
pertaining to naval or military af-
fairs at this port will be permitted
to be sent from this time on. An
official bulletin of such news as the
army officials consider advisable
will be provided for at once. 1t is
intimated that this censorship will
continue until after the final move
ment of troups to Cuba has taken
place, it being the purpose of the
government to keep the Spanish in
ignorance so far as possible of our
plans for the invasion of Cuba.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-05-20
An English Cabinet Members Pre-
diction.

London, May 19.-As an instance
of the extraordinary diversity of
opinions existing here as to the
probable duration of the Spanish
American war, a member of the
cabinet told a friend last night at
dinner, that he fully expected the
war to last from two to three years.
"But," he added, ''it may not be
exclusively a Spanlsh-American
war"
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-05-20
CITY OF TEXARKANA ENJOINED

In the suit of the City of Texar-
kama, Texas, VS. Texarkana, Ark,
pending in the United States court,
Texarkana division, Judge ]. H..
Rodgers granted an injunction
against the use of the sewerage
systems of the two improvement
districts after July lst, on condition
that the City of Texarkana, Texas,
procure right of way at its own ex-
pense for a connecting sewer be-
tween the main sewer on the Ar
kansas side to the main sewer on
the Texas side, distance of about
2200 feet, and that such connect
ing sewer be built by the citizens of
Texarkana, Arkansas, or said i'm
provement districts, and by the de-
cree the right of connection with
the Texas sewer is given upon pay
ment to Texarkana, Texas, of an
equitable sum for the connection,
to be agreed upon; and if an agree
ment cannot be effected, the Judge
Of said court will determine how
much should be paid.
There is no time to lose in useless
quibbles. The citizens of the i'm
provement districts or their COM
missioners, should meet the condi
tions, on business principles, and
build the connecting sewer and con-
form to the requirements of the de-
cree.
BY Joining the Texas sewer, the
nuisance now complained of, will be
abated, and the sewerage of both
cities carried a distance of one and
one -fonrth miles south of Texarka
ma. The necessity of complying
with the order of the court is appa-
rent to any reasonable man, and
the nuisance that would be created
and the dangers resulting th ere
from by closing the sewers would
result in untold consequences.
Texarkana, Arkansas, and it's citi-
zens cannot afford to allow this i'm
portant matter to be neglected,
and be compelled to close their
sewers. The sewers are not com
plete without an outfall at a safe
distance, and it is a matter of con
graduation that the diaiculties
heretofore existing to procure an
outlet have been solved on an equit-
able basis by the court.
Some question has been made as
the authority of the commissioners
to make the necessary expenditure
for the extension. The commits
sioners are the trustees of the dis
trict and ought not to be required
to assume a personal liability in the
necessary and reasonable expeDdi-
ture to meet the requirements OF
convenience and safety, and the
district and the people therein,
should give the necessary assur-
ance to empower the commissioners
to complete the sewers. A move is
now on foot to adjust the amount
which should be paid the City OF
Texarkana, Texas, and it is to be
hoped that citizens for whose bene-
fit the sewers we're constructed will
aid the commissioners and not re.
tard this necessary movement.
The result of failure would be the
loss of the large amount of money
expended in building the sewers in
addition to the loss of the conven
fences and incurring dangers which
city like ours is able to avoid.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-05-20
Nine War Shlps Sighted.

Halifax, N. S., May 20.--A re
port just received from Getson
Cave, western shore of this prov
ince, says nine war ships we're
sighted off Indian Island, near Cape
Lahave, this morning heading in a
direction.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-05-20
Want our Customers

To know that we have the best
exchange and real estate con-
nection of any concern in the
southern states, receiving and
sending out more mail than
any similar concern south of
the Ohio river. Consign your
stuff to us if you want it sold,
and we will realize on same for
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-05-20
neighbOrhOOd
Want Everybody

Towait for ourSaturday auction
sales. Those that need household
or kitchen furniture, stock or
anything else that we may han
die.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-05-20
Whatley 4 WakefeId'S
WANT COLUMN.
Wanted to Purchase

A neat three or four room cot
tage house, for cash at once
Must be cheap and in good
neiphbOrhOOd
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-05-20

New handsome Cut Glass aud
Sterling Silver will be shown at
Hei.bron's this week. Beautiful
Wedding and Birthday presents.
New styles Of PLAIN Gold Rings will
be shown.
HEILBRON, The Jeweler.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-04
-4rfHFrFf fTTf " RI 81
BRIGHT BITS.

II won't submit to being turned away"
said the disappointed arrival at the hotel
"See here. I'm flush, and ne displayed a
roll of bills. uo
81 know" responded the clerk; "but I've
got a full house. philadelphia North
American x"taa
-"They have some queer advertisements
in those English papers, said the eldest
boarder ST read one the other day where
a man offers himself as a listener to peo-
pies troubles. Clergyman, 1 presume"
"Or an ex-policeman." suggested As
bury Peppers. Enquirer.
-Editor-''Your story seems to be fairly
good, but I'm afraid we can't use it, be-
cause as an author you are unknown; you
have no name, as it were"
lAuthor-'sThe name affixed to the story
is a nom de plume. My real name is quite
well known-in fact, it is a household word
wherever the English language is spoken
Editor-"Indeed! And what is it, pray?'
Author-"John Smith.'-Chicago News.
Not Yet Sentenced-"I thought the YER
dict of the jury in his case was guilty "
at was" "Then why hasn't he been
sentenced?" "Oh, that was because the
Judge asked him if there was anything he
wished to say before sentence was pass
ed upon him. "Well, that's customary,
isn't it?" "Oh, yes, it's customary; but
you see he is a Populist and consequently
he is talking yet"-Chicago Evening
Post.
My dear friend said the Ordinary
Man, 81 read your screed against the the
aters with much sorrow and some amuse-
ment when l considered the fact that you
had never been inside a thearer. If you
were to go to a dramatic performance, you
would find it far different from your idea
of it," 4lf tef
THAT is the very reason / don't CO."
candidly admitted the Professionally Pious
Man. 81 don't want my ideals shatter-
ed."-Indianapolis Journal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-04
Personal.

The School of Oriental Languages In
Paris has recently. added to its faculty a
new professor, Oda Yorodzou, who VIII
occupy a chair of Japanese. His entrance
into the school makes the number of native
professors there five. The others are
Mahmoud About Nasr, professor of vulgar
Arabic; Kalpakjan. Of Turkish; Ramsiray,
of Malagache, and Lien Young of Chinese.
Prof. Charles Eliot Norton win retire
from the chair of modern languages at
Harvard this year. AS the successor of
Longfellow and Lowell and head of the
fine arts department Prof. Norton has
strenuously fought and worked for the
highest ideals in art and In citizenship. As
the literary executor of Lowell and the
translator of Dante Prof. Norton is well
known wherever there are intelligent read
ers of the English language
AN unusual special pension claim is
about to be paid by the government. 1t
is for the widowlof Lieut.. Michael Moore
who died in Brooklyn last year at the age
of SO. He had served continuously in the
United States army for eighty-five years,
and is believed to have broken worlds
record in this particular. He enlisted in
the regular army as a drummer boy at
ow writes that she is not the young wife
of an old soldier, but is 50 years old, and
when her husband died they had been mar
ried sixty-three years.
An English paper says that the other
day, when Queen Victoria was seated in
her drawing-room, with several of her
household in attendance, the lamp placed
close beside her began to smoke. To the
horror and astonishment of the company
the Queen promptly raised her august
hand and turned down the flame. Your
Majesty said the lady-n-waiting, in awe
struck tones, why did you trouble to do
that yourself?" Because" said the
Queen, ''if ]. had called out this lamp is
smolingp d4e of you ladies would have
said to the equerry. See! the lamp Is
smokingn and the equerry would have
called out to the nearest servant, herel
the Queens lamp is smokingr and that
servant would have called to a footman
to attend to it, and all the time the lamp
would have gone on smoking; so prefer
red to turn it down myself" -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-04
An UnusuaI Pension Case.

VIII Congress grant a pension of $50 a
month 90 Hon. John A. Bingham of Ohio?
He is asking for pension of that amount
He is over 50 years of age and Is compar~
etively poor having an income of only
about $500 year.
But why should Mr.. Bingham be put on
the pension roll? He has been an office
holder pretty nearly his whole life. He
has never been in the army or the navy
He was elected 20 Congress forty-three
years ago, and remained member of the
House for eight years, and then, having
been beaten for a reelection, he was
made a solicitor of the Court of Claims
He was again elected to Congress in 1866
and served for eight years. From 1873 10
an office holder at big salary for nearly
thirty years, and now asks the govern
ment to pension him at $50 a month.
Mr. Bingham, as far as the world knows.
was a faithful and competent pub
lie official. but unless the govern
ment intends TO- pension WORKOUT
politicians, what excuse is there
for pensioning him? To give him PEN
sion would make, a precedent of which
other politicians. now poor. would take
advantage.
The people are now bitterly complaining
of the immense pension burden which the
politicians have saddled upon them. A
large part of that burden represents
money voted to control the soldier vote.
Do the politicians now intend to begin
pensioning those of their number who are
poor and too old TO earn living? II Mr..
Bingham should have a pension then there
are tens of thousands of people who ought
TO be taken care of at the expense of the
public treasury
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-04
He Was a Reminder.

The drummer Who was talking had a
jerky style of speech as if he We're af-
lieted with ST. Vitus' dance of the vocal
chords or some similar difficulty, says
the Washington Star. Had a blamed
funny experience once" he said. Had
plenty, l suppose, bun this was different
1t was out on the Southern Pacific. Don't
know what town it was. Don't know
what state. Perhaps It was a territory
AS many territories along that road as
there are states. That's all right. At the
town I'm talking about a pretty woman
about 25 got aboard. Pretty women
scarce as hens teeth in that country.
Hadn't seen one for a month. Couldn't
keep my eyes off of her. At last couldn't
stand it any longer, Got up and went
over TO her. Asked her if I couldn't raise
the window for her. She said / couldn't
Takes a strong man to raise a car win
dow sometimes. Asked her if 1 couldn't
let her have a paper or a book She said
l couldn't Tried her again on buying
something from the train butcher
Wouldn't have il. offered to get her
glass of water. Wasn't dry. Tried every
thing l knew. Got turned down every
time. The last time 1 tried was with
game of whist. Whist was all the rage
IN the East L told her. She said she
couldn't play. Then she looked at me for
a minute-maybe it was longer. Then she
spoke.
DO you know who you remind me
OFF, says she, looking at me admiringly.
No says l. Is it some dear friend
of yours? said I, tryingfto do the funny
act.
Not exactly said she laughing. Not
exactly, but of one that will be dead in
about seven seconds after my husband
sets eyes on him at the next station
What's the name of it, madame ?"
says l, making believe was ready.
Morseville,' yelled the brakeman.
" That's it, says she, laughing more
than ever, and 1 fell over myself trying
to make connection with the sleeper at
tire far end of the train"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-04
The Noise in the Gallery.

Discussion is now going on in a small
but rather rigid Presbyterian Church as
to the propriety of interruption in prayer.
says the New York Sun. The
pastor of the church gave rise to this
discussion on recent warm Sunday even
ing. 1t is his custom to deliver a. long
prayer at the evening services, and he
had reached a pitch of considerable fer
vor when tapping, batting noise was
heard from one of the galleries. Those
OF the congregation who had their heads
raised sew the minister's brow contract
and wrinkles appear between his closed
eyes, but he went on. There was a lulI in
the objectionable noise; but presently 1t
began again. This time the minister stop
ped snort, opened his eyes, looked severe
~ toward that part of the gallery whence
the interruption came, and said:
i wish that whoever is responsible for
that noise would stop 1t. 1t is extremely
annoying
Many of the congregation looked up in
the gallery and saw, at the point where
the pastors glance rested, a very much
embarrassed man fdgeting in his seat.
The minister proceeded with his prayer,
but in two minute the Tapping began
with even more vigor than before Again
the minister opened his eyes, turned them
on the man in The gallery. and said en-
phatcally:
81 insist that this shall stop. 1t is i'm
possible for me to continue unless ii does. -
UP jumped the man and addressed the
minister.
Mr.. - it is bat" he said.
"A what?' asked the minister
"A bat, sir" said the man, and getting
confused in his perturbation at having to
speak out in meeting he added: "It's flew
in at the window and can't flew out
again."
I'm that case" said the pastor az beg
your pardon
Then he proceeded with his prayer: but
the conservative members of his congre-
cation are criticising him for permitting
anything to interrupt his prayer. They
also consider that it would have been well
for him to omit in the reading of the hymn
which followed the incident the stanza
beginning: Though powers of darkness
me alright
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-04
A KIondike Rate war.

The rate war between the Canadian Pa
cifc Railway and the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern railways, has assumed in
teresting proportions. The Canadians
seem to think that because the Klondike
mines are in Canada their railroad, the
Canadian Pacific, should have a monopoly
of the business of transporting gold seek
ers from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific
coast ports, and also of the supplies sent
from the Atlantic coast cities to the Klon-
dixie region. Not being hampered by inter
state commerce regulations, and having
the privilege of sending bonded goods into
American territory, the Canadian Pacific
was rapidly getting control of this bust
ness. which is now large, and promises
to Increase to much greater proportions.
The American roads appealed to the Inter
state Commerce Commission to release
them from its regulations. This appeal
was granted, and at once the American
roads made big cut In rates. The Ca
madam Pacific will now have an opportu-
ing features of a great rate war. That
road will find that it will not be permitted
to monopolize the Klondike transportation
business, and also that there is no profit
in doing that business at cut rates. If it
had been content to do the part of the
business which legitimately belongs TO it,
both it and the American roads would
have done a good Klondike business at
profitable rates The Canadian road, how
ever, wanted to do all the business. 1t
over-reached itself. 1t thought the Amer
lean roads would not be permitted to cut
rates, and therefore, it could play the
grab game with entire safety. 1t cut
rates heavily. 1t is probable that it row
wishes it had taken the sober second
thought.
The Canadian farmers were told that the
food supplies for the Klondike miners
would be obtain from them, and to the
Canadian manufacturers fine promises
were made. The Canadians thought they
had everything arranged so that they
would be greatly benefited by the opening
of the Kiondike gold region. Having els
covered their mistake. it is probable that
they will not lose much time in trying to
get back to the old rates. The American
roads can stand cut rate war just as
long as the Canadian Pacific can.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-04
The Administrators Cuban Policy.

The ADMINISTRATIONS Cuban Policy.
No one seems TO know what the Cuban
policy of the administration is. 1t is evil
dent that it is the administrations purpose
not to. seek war with Spain. Unofficially
the Secretary of the Navy has expressed
the opinion that the destruction of the
Maine was not due to Spanish treachery.
That, doubtless. is the opinion of the
other members Of the cabinet. The admin
istration. however, has no more informal
ton as to the cause of the Maine disaster
than the public has.
But assuming that the report of the
board of inquiry will not be a cause for
war, II would be interesting to know what
course the administration is going to pur-
going to intervene to put stop to the
war in the near future. or is it going TO
continue to maintain the attitude of a
watcher of events in Cuba?
Il seems to be agreed that autonomy Is
a failure. The Cubans have rejected it
and Spain seems to be powerless TO enforce
it. In the meantime the condition of af-
fairs Is steadily becoming worse. The
plantations are being destroyed, trade is
being ruined and the people are dying from
starvation. The commerce of the United
States with Cuba is but a small part Of
what it was before the instruction be-
gan.
The loss of Cuban trade and the wretch
ed condition of the Cuban people are
causes of great dissatisfaction in this
country. Will this dissatisfaction manifest
itself sufficiently TO influence the admins
traton to intervene to stop the war? Is it
not probable that Congress will become
FESTIVE under the peace policy programme
and take steps TO force Spain to make a
more vigorous effort TO bring the war to
a close? These are questions which are
being asked, but to which, as yet, there is
no satisfactory answer.
1t may not be difficult 10 answer them
after the board of inquiry has made iis
report upon the Maine disaster. II that
board should report that the Maine was
destroyed by design. the pressure in be-
half of lending a helping hand to the Gu
bans would be so great that It would be
difficult for Congress to resist st, even If
there were moral certainty that Spain
had no part in the Maine tragedy A
change in the Cuban policy of the admins
traton. therefore. need not be expected
until after the board of inquiry has made
its report, and II is not certain that there
will be a change even then.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-04
rhe Annoying pauntless.

The tug Dauntless is a source of annoy
ance to this country and to Spain, but she
gives vast amount of satisfaction to the
Cuban insurgents If the reports of her
doings are correct. She appears to be here
and there and elsewhere, but she is never
in sight wheh' the United States revenue
cutters or Spanish gunboats want her.
Now and then she comes into this port,
or goes into Jacksonville and she Is Just
as innocent appearing as if she had only
been lying of Tybee for couple of weeks
waiting for tow. She never has anything
suspicious aboard. and as far as the aver
age citizen and custom house officer
knows, she hasn't done anything of which
the United States or Spain has a right to
complain. The treasury department and
the state department hardly know what
to say in answer to the complaints made
against her. They can't get evidence upon
which to base a libel. II looks, therefore.
as if they would have to let her roam the
sea in accordance with her own free will
and wait for chance to catch her in the
very act Of carrying filibustering expedi-
ton to Cuba. 1t may be that much that
is said of her doings has no basis of truth.
sun, her mysterious movements mean
that she isn't DESTROYS of having her deeds
exposed to the light of day. She may be
laying the foundation on which Spain will
base big bill for damages against the
United States.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-04
Excursion to Jamoic0
The sunIand of the World.

The Plant Line steamship Mascotte op
the Plant Steamship Line, will sail fron,
Port Tampa, on March 5, 1895, for an ex
eursion to the Island of Jamaica.
The ship will touch at Key West On
evening of March g.
Landing at Jamaica will be made AT port
Antonio, from which point rail can be
taken to Spanish Town, Kingston ana 9th
er Southside ports.
Departure will be made from Montepo
Bay, which is reached by rail. The trim nv
rail from Port Antonio TO Montego Raw
covers almost the entire length of the is
land, and is through the most beautifu,
tropical scenery of the world.
Four days will be allowed on the island
RATES:
Port Tampa to Port Antonio $40 m
Port Tampa to Kingston .. a. 50
Port Tampa to Kingston and re-
turn. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. TX m
Montego Bay to Port Tampa 40 40
The one-way rate to Kingston includs.
rail transportation from Port Antonio 10
Kingston. The round-trip rate to Kings
ton includes rail transportation from Port
Antonio to Kingston and Kingston to Nom
tego Bay.
For reservations apply to
c. H. MILLS, Ticket Agent.
Tampa Bay Hotel, Tampa, Fla.
b. w. WRENN,
Passenger Traffic Manager.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-04
Ex-senator Ransom,s Abstraction

ex-senator HansOm's Abstraction
Former Minister to Mexico Ransom was
at the House a few days ago talking
about his experiences In Mexico, says the
Washington Times. After the minister
left the cloakroom one of the members
said
did you ever talk to the minister when
his mind has been occupied with busi-
ness?" and without waiting for reply
the member continued: II did. 1 met him
soon after his return from Mexico. and
after We shook hands he said
How is your sister, Frank?'
" She is WE'LL replied.
1.-THE minister's mind then returned 10
some business for five minutes and then
he said:
9 How is your sister. Frank?' and. as
before, / replied that she was well. Five
minutes later he raised his eyes from
some papers and remarked:
" Oh, Frank, how is your sister?" 7
thought the conversation was becoming
rather monotonous, and to change it 1 an
swered that she was very ILL.,
" Bless me, you don't say so. am sor-
ry to hear it, Frank
He turned to his papers again for an
other five minutes, and, hang me If he
didn't turn around and say:
Z" Frank, how is your sister?, Az frst
| thought he was guying me, but looking
at him sharply, l realized he had forgot
ten the conversation. and answered sad
ly She is dead
Why. man, you don't mean itp he ex-
claimed, jumping from his seat and ex-
tending his hand in a most sympathetic
manner adding. That is dreadful When
did it happen? Tell me all about it,
Why l replied, I killed her lust now
When came in your Office told YOU shei
was well twice: then 1 told you she was
very i'll, and that didn't impress you. So
for your benefit I have just killed her
THE old man looked at me for a mo-
ment and then replied
You must pardon me, Frank, 1 was
thinking about these papers,"