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pointed delegate of the party. and his
faithful friend, Benjamin j. Guerra, was
made treasurer. There was not much
money then in the safes of the afterward
famous Junta and their funds were soon
exhausted by an unsuccessful attempt to
start an expedition from the South. But
Marti had obtained the cooperation of
Gen. Maxine Gomez and Gen. Antonio
Maceo, two veterans of the last war. He
knew that the discomfort against Spain
was deep throughout the island. He had
important connections with conspirators
In all the provinces. He gave without hes
ltation the orders for the uprising and
went TO Santo Domingo to join Gen. Go
mez and take, with him, the field.
At that grave and decisive moment the
total funds of the patriots amounted to
not more than $4,000. 1t is wonderful
that with a sum, comparatively speaking,
so paltry Tor so great a purpose, Il war
should have been raised which cost Spain
up to February, 1S9S, besides the sacrifice
or SO many Of her soldiers, S25O,OOOOoa
aud caused to the United States Il net loss
In trade and business of $3OO.OOO,OOO.
On May 10, 1895, MART was killed in
the engagement at Dos Rios, hut his work
had already been done. He had landed on
AprH II with Gen. Gomez ut Sabana In
MAR, on the southern coast of Cuba, after
Issuing ut Monte CriSti Il evolutionary
manifesto, ana had had time before his
death To convokc the representatives of NIL
the Cuban provinces to a general assem-
Diy 10 elect u provisional government and
frame n constitution. If this was not
done until later, in September of the snmn
year, ut the town of Jimaguayu. il wos
not the less true that from the first dovs
OF the revolution the desire of Marti Ms M
all the patriots, was TO organize a republic
with popular institutions.
Two months before Marti's drotb Co..,
Antonio Macro had landed nj Duayn. nnor
Baraco0, Santiago de Cuba proyircn
WIN Il handful of men and a few rifles
ana cartridges, Il small open boat brought
MIN TO Cuba from Jamaica. But his name
anu his presence We're enough TO mako
Spain trcmhlc. He and his heroic brnth.
or, Jose Macco, We're surrounded hy sill
ptrlor Spanish forces on the day of thrir
landing. They broke through the Spnp.
lSh lines and made their way into the
country. In Il few days, as soon MS Tho
news spread OF their arrival, the proyipro
OF Santiago de Cuba rose In arms ana
Antonio Macco had around him NOR, than
10000 Cuban soldiers.
Inc revolution was saved. The few
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bread was to be given to them. In this
manner, under pretext of a military opera.
ton, half a million people, most of them
women and children, were condemned to
die from hunger.
Wholesale Slaughter.
From the date Of those DEGREES until
November, 1896, 100000 people were MUIR
dered thus in Cuba. Since November, as
a result of Weyler's sanguinary orders,
the number has been increased to 400, 1000.
What monster in history ever did so much
against humanity and civilization? Nero,
Caligula, Tamerlane, Torquemada, Alva,
when compared with Weyler, appear mild
and humane. A poltroon, besides being
an assassin, he never offered battle to the
Cubans or took the field to fight. In his
time Spain sent 100000 soldiers to Cuba.
He kept them inactive guarding the trocha
from Mariel to Majana in Pinar del Rio
province or from Jucaro to Moron in
Puerto Principe. AT other times from his
palace in Havana, following on a map the
imaginary positions of his enemies, he Or
dered his columns to make combined move
ments that always resulted in defeats.
One instance of the stupidity and cow
ardice of Weyler occurred on May 1, 1896.
he ordered one of his favorite combina-
lions Of columns against Maceo at a place
called Cacarajicaru in the province OF
Pinar del Rio. The result was that the
forces of the Spanish Colonies Inclan and
Gelabert were shattered by the Cuban
leader, and the havoc made in the Span
ish lines was so great that the Spanish
soldiers, panic-stricken, threw themselves
into the sea to escape the Cuban machete.
Weyler, as in all other cases, accused his
subordinates of not having obeyed his or
ders exactly.
On Dec. Z, 1896, Maceo, after having
crossed Weyler's famous trocha and en-
tered Havana province, was assassinated
in an ambush neal Punta Bravo. The rev.
olutlon lost in him a great patriot and a
heroic soldier. But Weyler soon under
stood that the murder of Maceo was not
the death of Cuba's cause. In March.
1876, Gen. Calixto Garcia landed in San
tlago de Cuba. He soon replaced Maceo
as a dashing fighter and a brilliant COM
mander. At the same time Gomez in
Clara had won the important battle
of Saratoga and controlled the whole
province. The battle of Juan Criollo in
February, 1897, was another of Gomez's
important victories, and in Santiago de
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on parade, sdfuted the captain and then
made this simple speech, which has
since made his name known from the
Atlantic to the Pacific:
Excuse me, sir, but l have to inform
You that the ship is blown up and sink.
ing"
The captain ordered Anthony to get
out the boats and save his comrades.
The brave fellow was one of the last
to leave the doomed ship and left only
when the water was flowing over the
deck.
"Bill' Anthony, as the cool-headed
marine Is popularity known in the navy,
has spent many years in Uncle Sans
service, a IS soldier and marine. He saw
some hard service in the army, and has
fought Indians in the West. Ten years
ago he enlisted In the navy, and there
he has since remained. Standing six
feet two, built In proportion, and with
handsome features, he is q soldier every
Inch of him and would long ago have
been promoted but for one weakness
love Of the bottle. While he never
drank on duty, and has always been a
model on board ship, his conduct when
on land has kept him below the grade
of a non-commissioned officer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-15
HERO OF THE MAINE
bill" Anthony, Who I~nformodr ,,
Captain the Ship Was Si,kinHH i

bill" Anthony, Who Inforno, p
Captain the Ship Was sirkina nj
On the fateful evening of Foh 81
when the United States cruiser NJ
was lying peacefully at anchor MI
harbor of Havana, William Antbon'
a private of marines, was doing sr,
as sentry on the port deck of the v,,
ship. He passed up and down bafo,
the cabin of Capt. Sigsbee, whose =
derby he was. The captain was ,nsi1
writing a letter to his wife.
Suddenly there came that fearfu, or
plosion, whose echoes will linger lopcl,
the hearts of the American people. Tns
great snip was lifted bodily out of ths
water for a moment. Then as she SAM
the decks were torn open and death ana
destruction scattered all around
Anthony stood at his post, rifle In hand
during the trying ordeal. At the frs,
explosion Capt. Sigsbee rushed ont o
his cabin, and as he did so he WA,
struck in the cheek by a flying missile
He stumbled against Anthony. That
brave marine, as steady as if he wee
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CUBA the latter part of the year was made
conspicuous by the triumph of Gen. Gar
cla at Victoria de las Tunas.
Weyler was recalled in November.
when' after the death of Cannvc and the
ran OF the short-lived AzcarragA cabinet.
senior Sagasta was selected as prime min
lister by the queen regent. 1t is n we'll
known fact that Weyler's recall was i'm
posed upon Spain by this country.
Ten. Don Ramon Blanco. who was n
change the sanguinary methods of war.
rare OF his predecessor, entered Havana
NoV' ~, 1897. Spain granted to Cuba
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a n autonomist system, which has been de-
eiaFed . mockery by all impartial Judges
The Cubans rejected it, and the new
regime i~naugurated in Havana on the first
DAY of this year by Gen. Blanco was as
a complete failure. The patriots declared
the acceptance Of autonomy an act OF
t~reachery to their flag. They hanged as
spies all the Spanish agents sent TO them
TO propose such a scheme. They rejected
with scorn the offers of money made 70
them by Blanco. The death of the Cuban
Zen. Aranguren, near Havana, aid NOT
discourage the patriots in the least Tbev
Kept up the war as enthusiastically "a
ever adopting as their motto %.lndenen.
denee or DEATH peu-
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born IN Cuba, should be held responsible
for the situation. They did not like a
soldier with a gallant career and personal
courage. They wanted an executioner.
Canoyas satisfied them and appointed Don
Valcriano Weyler y Nicolau to succeed
Martinez Campos.
The question may be asked why the pat
riots, after so many victories, did not in
vest the city of Havana and end there
with the Spanish dominion. The answer
is very clear. After the battle of Coliseo
Gen. Gomez reviewed his troops and
found that each soldier had only three
cartridges. The Cubans in the United
States were making vain efforts to send a
big expedition to the patriots. But if the
Spanish army was defeated in the fields of
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patriots routed a Spanish column and en-
tered Pinar del Rio. Gen. Gomez then
withdrew to the east while Maceo proceed
ed to the west. On Jan. II he obtained
another victory nj the very gates of pinar
del Rio city and on Jan. 22 he took the
town of Banes at the western extremity
of the island, three months after his de-
parture from Baragua in Santiago do
Cuba. On Feb. u Maceo returned TO Ho-
vana province. Gen. Weyler publicly do
clared Pinar del Rio pacitied, and the gal
liant Cuban leader returned to that PROV
ince on March 10.
Before this Weyler had already shown
his sanguinary spirit and plans of mur-
der. Prisoners of war and innocent ner.
sons unjustly charged with aiding the re.
helllon were shot every day I'm Havana
The most summary court martial preceded
the executions MS n mere formality. In
other cases the victims were murdered In
cold blood In their dungeons or thrown
alive into the sea during the night Mt the
entrance to the harbor to feed the sharks
The horrors Of the Council of Blood undcr
Ava look pale when compared TO the
crimes of Weyler. In the country his
troops mad orders to kill every non-com.
blatant without regard to age. In tho
cities he appointed as Inspectors Of police
the most Infamous murderers and thieves
from the Spanish penal colonies in Arric,
In a short time more than 100, 600 persons
emiSrated from Cuba panic-stricken.
But Weyler was not satisfied. Ue In
tended to destroy the country and 10 ax.
terminate the natives. Seeing thar tho
executions in the forts were too slow n
method and that the destruction wrourb
by his columns was not enough to ruip the
island, he conceived one Of the most mon.
strous crimes ever committed against I'm.
manity. On Feb. IL, 1896, he issued his
W famous DEGREES Of concentration. Nv
them every human being In the country
districts was compelled to leave his home
after II had been destroyed by the Span''
ish columns, and go to one Of the fortified
towns under the vigilance OF the Snanisb
soldiery. With the homes Of the rctrnn.
centrados their cultivated lands were 70
be devastated and around the towns
where they had to live not a piece on
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o"''allohs of CanariaS and Trevino were
routed ny Maceo at Nal TEMPO, after tho
most gallant charge with machetes Of the
CUBAN cavalry, led by Maceo himself. that
mas ever been seen in the Cuban wars. On
Zee. Il the victory Of El Desuuite cleored
the way for the invaders to the proyinca
of Matanzas. Martinez Cannes tbon
made "A desperate effort TO check rho two
Cuhan leaders. Until that moment he had
been recoiling before the invaders with
his columns, hoping that they would sion
but he saw hat each step of the patriots
TO the west was n decisive triumpb for
their cause. The enthusiasm Of the rovo.
luton was growing day by day throu,b-
out the country. The Cuban ranks wer,
filled 10y volunteers from all the ci,ios onS
towns by which Gomez and Maceo nassnS
Martinez Campos rallied his almns, Jis
pcrsed men and presented battle M HI ~,
liseo on Dec. %.
Inc action was sharp and decisive MAJ
ttnez Campos behaved bravely lnnJin,
one OF his wings in Il charge against d.,
mez, but Macco, falling on the Snorisb
won the day for Cuba and compalln1 Nj
unSA Campos to retire. The captain CON.
erai hurriedly entered Havana. matin,
preparations to defend the city. and be
confessed his defeat to the astonish"S
Spanish volunteers and residents NJ ,Sn
capital. "a uae
Spain Sends wcyler
on the niSht of Dec. - the captoin
general made that ayowal. 4 few DAYS
later the rabid Spaniards Of the civ com.
PEELED him 10 tender his resignation =,
Madrid They demanded from Capoyass
captain general framed In the ola IRON
cast OF the Spanish conqucrors, NOT 10
hSht battles and risk his life on the so,d
out TO eNterminate the native population
IN theiF oehef, women, children, every one
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IN Illinois. Mr.. Calhoun Is about so
years of age and is a native of Pitts
burg. Early in life he was left to shift
FOR himself and as a lad he came into
contact with the Mckinley family, and
especially with the President, when the
latter himself was a rugged youth. At
that time Mr.. Calhoun was a farm
hand in Ohio. Later in life, when the
President returned from the wars, Mr..
Calhoun knew him intimately as a
young lawyer, and the two became
friends. Then the currents of their
lives diverged and Calhoun settled in
Illinois, to follow the profession of law.
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Always in Demand,

Frlend-I've read a number Of your
magazine articles, but l must confess
that have failed to see any merit in
them.
Author-Thanks, old man; I'iD glad to
hear you say so.
Friend-What! Do you mGAn. to tnrL
me you are proud of their lax of merit?
Authorize, not exactly but you see
it's more profitable to caer to the mag
nzine editors than to he public.
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IT. HE story of
Cuba is a
tragedy, a
tragedy so black
that the pages Of
history, not ex-
cepting those up
on which is writ
ten the diabolical
doings of the
Spanish Inquisi-
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patriots who took up arms ON Feb. "a M
Barre and Mauzanillo had -couraseously
resisted under Gen. Bartolome Masn. now
Cuba's president, the attacks of the col.
umns Of the Spanish Gen. Lachambr,. MS
well us the proposals Of peace from the
captain general of the island, Don EmiIIn
Caileja' IN" ENJOYS Of the captain gen.
erai told Msso that the revolution was A
tatnrs' The provinces OF Piuar del Rio
AND Havana were entirely quiet. A few
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Cuba, Spanish diplomacy was triumphant
at Washington. AT Guira de Melena on
Jan. 4, 1896, the patriots had to fight with
their machetes to enter the province Of
Havana. For such a state of affairs Gen.
Gomez considered his best plan to be to
organize armies in all the provinces invad-
ed, so far as his resources permitted him
to do, and try to raise the war in Pinar
del Rio province. At Caro- Jan. s the
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ton, contain no counterpart. 1t is a mar
rative which had its beginning in the dis
covery of America; it was rooted in Span
lsh tyranny, transplanted into centuries
of treachery and oppression, reared in in
ternicine strife, and matured in this re-
voting war and its attendant horrors,
which have wrested from Cuba the proud
title, Pearl of the Antilles" and earned
for her the name of Isle Of Blood"
The revolution was organized by Jose
MART, n Cuban exile in this country and
q man of genius and courage. He organ
lied here what is called the Cuban RevO-
lutiOnary Party, an association of clubs
of Cuban political exiles, for the purpose
of raising money to free their country.
Poor as were the majority of the few Gu
bans who lived in the United States be-
fore the beginning of the revolution, they
listened to the eloquent appeals Of MART
and gave him all they had on earth to lib
crate Cuba from Spain. MART was APP
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WILLIAM j. CALHOUN.

New Interstate Commerce Commits.
sioner Was Once a Farm Hand.
William j. Calhoun, recently appoint
ed lnsterstate Commerce Commissions
er, was n Of the early Mckinley men
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IOUC VIII IucHs
She-What is your idea of happiness?
He-Being "nest" in a crowded bar
Der shop.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-09

TexarkSna, Texas, as its head func-
tionary, standing for a reelection.
When Mayor Hardin entered the
race the first time, he was a new
man offering for the place He was
untried, and the people did not
know what kind of an officer he
would make. He was, however,
successful in the race, putting a
handsome majority to his credit,
thus taking the head of the affairs
of the city. Since that time he has
given perfect satisfaction to the
tax PAYERS, as any one could give
and during his induction into Office,
has not lost strength, but gained
it in every ward of the city. We
believe now he will be returned to
the mayors chair by larger vote
and heavier majority than was ever
given any man, During his admin
istration he has put the public
school in better shape than it ever
was. He has kept up the city prop
erty in good shape, has paid off
many of the old debts of the city
and kept new debts from accumula-
ting; has had put down a sewerage
system; shut off Sunday traffic in
whiskey and worked up other re-
forms too numerous to mention. 1t
is SAID of Mayor Hardin that his
own private business never gets too
pressing but what he will lay it
aside to superintend city work and
see that all money that is spent, IS
well spent, and that no jobbery is
put up to rob the tax payers of the
benefits to be derived by a judicious
expenditure of the funds entrusted
to him. That he has made an ideal
mayor, there are few to dispute,
and we believe the voters will see to
his return.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-09
Her Sixth Birthday.

Yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bark
man gave their little daughter,
Maud, a birthday party, and the
large lawn and house was filed full
of the little masters and misses Of
the city, to wish Miss Maud many
happy returns for each occurring ma
tai day.
Misses Emma Forte and Dot Will
liams were present to look after the
comfort and help entertain the
Youngsters, and those acquaint-
ed with the ladies know that they
succeeded admirably.
A long table with fruit, candy,
nuts and cake was spread and the
little ones did ample Justice to the
bountiful supply they found before
them. Those present we're: Marie
Hooks, Marie Latimer, Emma James
Lucille Sabine, frankie Young, Lar
dy, Vela and Mamie Hughes, Valerie
Reeves, Mills Reeves, Reuben Reeves
Paul and Burr Whitley, Jesse James,
Stella Lumpkins, Marstella Woot-
ten, Clara Graves, Fannie Edwards,
Beulah, Edna and Lett Carpenter,
Linnie Nelson, Roy Anderson, Made
line Barkman, Bertha Graves, Du-
ella Anderson and Maude Barkman.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-09

All kinds Of dental work at reas-
enable prices. Satisfaction guar
anteed. No charge for examina-
ton.
1D"1185 East Broad Street, Tex
arkana, Arkansas.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-09
Total al............... So

A privilege ordinance was placed
on its second reading, licensing
wheelbarrows, and hand-carts and
other light vehicles to do transfer
business in the city.
Aid. Brewer, chairman of the
fire committee, asked permission to
buy 500 feet of fire hose. The re-
quest was granted.
John ODohertv had in a petition
asking permission to build a frame
house in the fire limits on lot l.,
block Y. The matter was referred
back to Mr.. Doherty, asking him to
give the dimension of building as
we'll as file 4 statement from the in
.surance agent, as to whether the
rate of insurance on property in the
immediate neighborhood of the con-
templated building will not be
raised.
The Gas and Electric Light COM
mittee was instructed to place in
candescent lamps in the fire house
instead of gas.
On motion of Alderman Huckins,
the mayor and recorder were in
|structed to call meeting of Sewer
District Nos. l and 2, to meet and
take action as to union of the West
and East Side sewer system.
The council adjourned.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-09
Chicago Dental Rooms,
DR.. H. M. SMITH PrOD'r.

Teeth extracted without pain,
SOC, by his new method. No ohloro-
form, no ether, no bad effects and
\ hcolutelv no dan0er
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-09

The 81 SO and 81 SO sale continue
this week, we have sold about all
that we had selected for this sale,
but as our spring shoes are not in
yet, we will continue the sale this
week, selling the latest and best at
the above prices. 7 will pay you
see us, DELAMAR & O'NEAL.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-09
Brann's Lecture.

Brann, OF the Iconoclast, deliver
ed his new lecture, Rainbow Chas-
ers," at Ghio's opera house last
evening, to a very select audience.
The speaker was at his best and
held his audience spell bound for an
hour aud a halt with his matchless
word painting, brilliant ideas and
stinging satire.
The lecture deals largely with po-
litical, economic and social ques-
tions and conditions. 1t is replete
with wit, wisdom and sentiment;
strikes a terrific blow straight from
the shoulder at fakes and frauds,
fads and faddists.
The speaker does not really get
down to business until he reaches
the Anglo-maniac, then he sheds
his linen ulster, sands his hands and
sails in-and how he does roast the
American sucker who runs around
seeking to get his lower limbs elon-
gated by some "blarsted British
harp,st," doncher know Brann
says when his Baptist friends elect
him President OF the United States
he will afford protection to Ameri-
can citizens all over the majestic
universe. The speaker charmed his
audience and won plaudits from all
present, which intelligence always
accords to genius, although not
always approving or agreeing with
it.
Mr.. Brann and his manager.
Mr.. w. Il. Ward, left on the Texas
& Pacific today Tor Shreveport,
Vicksbdrg, New Orleans and other
points south.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-09

Offices to rent in the Lester Build
.ng, 2lj, East Broad St.
] 30. A. H. SEWER, Agt.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-09
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 tor
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-09
A Privilege Ordinance Intro
troduced, Allowing Hand
Carts and Other Light
Vehicles to do Hauling,
THE MONTHLY BILLS ALLOWED.
A Union of Sewerage Pipes With the
West Side Discussed "A Meeting
to be Called to Carry out
the Project, If Possible.

Mayor Cook presided last night at
the regular council meeting, with
Recorder Murphy, City Attorney
Solinsky and Marshal Crenshaw in
their places, and the following al
dermen present; Huckins, Dunn,
Mullins, Owsley, Brewer Buhrman,
Hudgins and Barrow.
The minutes of previous meetings
were read and approved.
Marshal Crenshaws report show
ed collections for the month of Jan
uary, $38.
The Finance Committee handed
in the following bills, which were
allowed and ordered paid:
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-09
WhatlGy & WakefeId'S
WANT COLUMN.
Wanted to Purchase

A neat three or four room cot
tage house, for cash at once
Must he cheap and in good
nPiuhbOrhOO1
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-02-09

: ouIs Hsilbron,
The Leader.
Fine Wl.-h Rsplirer
,..-,-I m1ll.nca speciality. r.
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