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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-06-11
Porto Rico TO bn Part of The United
States.

The statement made some time ago
in the Post to the effect that the
United States would not accept any
negotiations for peace which ana nof
include the entire surrender OF Porto
Rico and Cuba to the United States
can now be positively confirmed.
II is the purpose of the Admins
tration. it can be authorirively sta
ted, to hold the Island OF Porto kico
for indemnity for the expenses OF
war. Whether the PHILIPPINES VIII
be permanently retained is question
which is said to be yet undetermined,
Notwithstanding the statements
made in Secretary Ayers letter TO
Speaker Reed. The islands will, OF
course, be kept until the close
of the war. and it is not likely
that they will, under any clrcum'
stances. be returned to Spain, which
cor many years has misgoverned
them and paralyzed their capacity
for production. 1t is certain that no
treaty of peace could be ratified by
the Senate which proposed to deliver
them back to Spain. The united
States, however, may not desire to
retain more than coaling and sup
ply station there, in which case some
method will be found for their trans
fer TO some other nation. Porto
Rico, however, will be part OF the
permanent possessions OF TINS coun,
try. On this point there does not
seem to be any doubt whatever.
With Hayti and Cuba as lndepen-
dent republics, with Great Britain
controlling Bermuda and Jamaica.
and with the United States owning
Porto Rico, the entire West indies
with the exception Of few smaller
islands. would be in safe hands, and
the gateway to the Gulf would be
we'll guarded. This view of the situ-
alton has been thoroughly discussed
in Administration circles, and meets
with favor. Whether it is necessary
to actually occupy Porto Rico in or
der to secure its possession is another
Question that has been conslderd.
1t is generally understood, however,
that this would not be absolutely
essential. The surrender of Porto
Rico to the United States could be
made one of the terms OF peace with
out actual occupation, but 1t IS pc
lieved that Spain will not regard the
war as over until Porto Rico has
been wrested from her control; SO
that the military operation against
the island is probably a necessity.
In view of the fact that Porto Rico
will eventually become a part OF the
United States, in payment of indem-
nity, it is interesting to know that
the commerce of The island amounts
to about 100000 year. The cot
fee trade alone reaches $S.000,0 600.
With these resources under Spanish
rule, it is expected that Porto Rico
will easily pay with few years the
entire cost of the war.-Washlngloh
Post Sd.
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A Beautiful Thought.

"It is in the desert where virtue
trelubles to tread, where hope alters
and where faith is crucified.. the lnfl-
del dreams. To him all there is OF
heaven is boul ded by this little span
of IF" life; ali there is of intelligence
and wisdom is the human brain:
I'll there is of mystery and
ipfinity is fatholned by human
reason; and all there is OF virtue IS
measured by the relations of man and
man. To him all must end in the
roneueless silence of the dreamless
dust and all that lies beyond the grave
is a voiceless shore and starless sky. TO
him there are no prints of deathless
feet in echoless sand. no thrill of i'm
mortal music 10 its joyless air. He has
lost his God and like some fallen seral b
flying in rayless night. he gropes his
way on tagging pinions searching
for light where darkness relgns.for
life where death is king Governor
Bob Taylor.
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Ceryera. The Spanish Admiral.

Admiral Cervera, whose name has
been appearing daily for weeks past
in every newspaper in the United
States, is G5 years of age. His father
was nobleman, possessing large es
tates, and was one of the richest wine
merchants in Spain. His mother was
remotely connected with the roya!
family. 80,
He graduated from the Naval Acad.
emv at San Fernando in 1854 In 1859
he participated in the expedition
against Morocco, next he served IN
Chinese and Peruvian waters, and
was sent to Cuba when the ten-year's
war began. Shortly after the war he
was recalled to Madrid and entered
Spanish Cabinet as Secretary OF the
The Pelayo, the first and only first
class battleship in the Spanish navy,
was contracted under his supervision.
ard he assumed command of her as
Admiral. He has been adjutant to
the Queen Regent, and was the head
of the Spanish naval commission sent
70 London He has fifteen medals OF
honor and is accounted the foremost
naval officer in Spain. His ability is
unouestioned, but he is insolent and
oyerbearing. hard and cruel TO his
men and much disliked by them
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-06-11
MORO as Il Forts Name.

Tile word Moro, as applied to the
forts in Cuba, has confused many
persons who were surprised TO learn
Of the existence of several OF them
with this name. The word is one llt
tie used BY Cubans. Its use on the
fle island is cor fined almost exclu-
sivelv to the SpaniardS. In the die
tlonarv "inorro" is defined as any
thing thai is round, or "a prominent
overhanging lip" The Spaniards
always describe a negro mouth AS
.,norro.n from the projecting lips
The word is also applied TO a Cat but
ia this sense it is taken TO refer TO tAe
purring Of the animal.
When applied to the castles or Tor
tresses in Cuba the word Is TO pe
taken in the same significance It
possesses when applied to IA negro 5
mouth These dcfences are usually
perched on heights, over which they
project Just us protrudins lips do
Tie word is always spelled with two
RS. The word moro is said to NEAR,
moorish. belonging 70 the Moors.
In Il iocular style it is applied to WIN
mol mixed with water. 1t also means
rs a noun Moor or native OF Africa.
1t is also used in Cuba to designate d
particular kind of horse collar.
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An Extensive Battery.

The new model American mortar
battery, as now installed at Sandy
Hook, presents many novelties, we
might say. in the art of ordnance
hitherto as yet Impractical
When the sixty mortars are fired
at once, as is the design, Sandy Hook
will be new rival to Vesuvius. And
as each shot is twelve inches in di-
ameter and weighs half ton one
can see what an annoying thing 1T
would be for an enemy's fleet to en-
counter our mortars on & Summers
day. These "barkers' are to be put
in one circuit and fired from armored
turrets placed in out-of-the- way
localities that command a full view
of the approaches to New York har-
Dor from the sea-. And as the chan
nels are spaced off into imaginary
squares, the officer, with his planes
tables and range-tinder, simply fol
lows the enemy's boats with his tele-
scope. When the instrument locates
the fleet on certain square the tele-
phone connects circuit that fires
pit previously ranged on that certain
square. AS these pits are deep in
sand, surrounded by natural scenery
it is hard even for a Sandy Hook
officer to go off shore and locate
one. The only weak spot is the At
lantic Highlands, from which if an
enemy should capture it, the Smelling
OF The Hook" could be done. But
% take the Highlands would be very
.iitliicult.
II is intended that the mortar
shells shall be fired in the air at such
an angle that they will drop upon
the enemy's decks. No ship has yet
been built that can resist such an
attack.
Curiously enough after they have
been fired, you suddenly see them at
a great height sailing along together
like a flock of wild geese. They as
suddenly disappear in midair and
strike at your feet at almost the
same time. AS each discharge costs
about 1000 for the entire sixty
pieces, an hours active work foots
up Il cost of 100000 or for days
work, $40. 100000 One can therefore
see that Uncle Sam has money to
burn.-Leslie's Weekly.
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SUBMARINE CABLES.
Over 800 Ocean Telegraphs of Various
Lengths In Existence.


Tho submarine cable is now one OF
tho leading features in international
communication. At It's inception it mot
with failures, commercial and other
wise, but as methods of construction
and laying improved its earlier risks
were largely avorted. 1t now trails
along the mud and sand of the seas,
bangles its huge loops on submarine
precipices and across their dark chaslns
aud along tho gloomieSt caverns OF ev-
ery ocean the silent messages of COM
nerce, friendship, diplomacy and OF
governments make their lightning race
around the plane.
The LAYING of the first Atlantic cable
was the initial of 81 supreme effort to
unite the family of nations. Itwas cost
" and in commercial sense up to
certain date Il failure, but as q triumph
of engineering science 1T marked an
eOoch in international communication.
Other cables had somewhat of dismal
beginning. but enterprises did notsstop
mt disasters. nor ulU lilt SHSAiiSSA iA''A'
At what. after all, was but temporary
obstruction. The good work continued
and has reached such massive proper
lions that 4 navy of II telegraph ships
fully equipped and manned is distribut-
cd over the oceans OF the world, repre-
senting II gross tonnage OF 100000
The manufacture of cables represents
huge Investments Of capital and an army
of workers. Great Britain has so far
led in the way of this modern industry
and was for Il time rs supreme at the
bottom rs at the top of the sea. Tho
honors are now being divided by France
Italy and Germany. Manufacture is 10
longer an exclusive monopoly. New ca
bles will continue to be laid, and as
time, corrosion, accidents, submarine
commissions and the encroachmentS OF
marine shclltish and monsters cause
breakage and loss the supervision OF re-
pairs will be Il permanent occupation
both TO experts and seamen.
The following table shows the mile
,c-, ODD n,,Ober Of rnbleS now i'll use:
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-06-11

During the last 100 years the popu-
lation has increased at the rate of near
~ 100000 annually
The,weight of the Greenland whale
is 100 tons, which is equal to that of So
elephants, or 40 bears.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-06-11

The expenditure of money in the lay
ing and manufacture of these submarine
lines has been roughly estimated ut
$500, 600, 900. These are big figures but
they will be larger as the network OF
wire spreads on ocean bottoms.-
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-06-11

I.cnrppln CO rHa--iz=' -
Baltimore, Chesapeake {, AtIaafi9
galway Com9aGy.
Until farther notice, will run their
steamers as follows. (weather pr
mitting,) leaving South ST. Wharf at
300 O'clock p. N.
STEAMER POCOM0kE.
Capt. Reward.
Tuesdays aud Fridays fer GrisGeId,
I'angier Island, Finrey's. O"ai'-
cock, s5heiItuwu, Pits Wharf, &c
d;lr HAIL Reho6oth, Powell's, POGO
nioke City, Mattaponi. and Snow
Sill. Observation-Disclosures and
Thursdays, leave Snow .i'il'. d a. hi
B!attapcni $50, Pocomoke City $,
poweli's $50, Rehoborh 8, Cedar
Hall $3.50. Pitts; wharf 10, Shelltowp.
1915, Onapcock 2:30 D. NJ, Einney's
3, 'Tanyier Island 4:30, Ci'isfield q.
STEAMER EASTERN SHORE.
Capt. ii. Fl. Raynor.
Wednesdays ard Sundays for Girls
field, Barhorton, Evans. Bcggs,
Cedar View. NancuA. Concord,
Reads. Davis. Shields and Rue
RETURNING leaves kne,s
Tuesdays nnd Fridays 8, Shields
$40, Davis 1000. Reads 1920, Con-
cord II, Nandua 1890, Cedar View
1a.45, Eogy> 2.45. Evans 3, Harbor-
ton 3:15, Crisleld &.
STEAMER TANGlER.
Mondays and Thursdays for Fords,
Cristield, Finney's. Onancock,
Coulbourns, Hunting Creek and Mes
songo. RETURN1NG-ieave Wed
nesdays and Saturdays, Messongo Il.
Hunting Creek. $3.50, Onancock, 2:30,
Finney's, 3, Crisfeld, 6, Ford's 7.5O.
All Steamers leave Crislield for Balti
more OH arrival OF last down train.
Freight and passengers received
for all points on the n. \, Phila. and
Norfolk. Wicoinico and Poeoinoke Il.
r. daily, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia Railroads.
Positively no freight received after
100 p. III. and must be prepaid to all
points, except on the y. \.
Phila. and Norfolk Railroad.
Willard Thompson, T; Murdoch,
Gen'l. Manager. Gen'l Pass. AG't.
j. Sawyer Wilson, Jr.,
Gen'l. Freight Agent.
III i. Baltimore ST.
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sew YORK, PHILA. & N0RF ok R.R

Time Table in Effect Nov. 30, 1897.
Quickest and only daily line between
Boston, New York, Phila., Nor
folk aud Old Point Comfort.
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WAR WITH SPAIN Has DISTILLED

true patriotism every Amercan and prices have got
articles in the provision line but has
prices every description of wearing apparel and we seeing
condition of affairs made trip the North End just loaded
with LARGEST line
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-06-11
ValuabI6
Real Estate
FOR SALE
&c Private Gent acG


l offer for sale by private con-
tract, that valuable tract Of
land, situated near Belle Haven,
Accomack County, and very
near Exmore Station. known as
Mooreland," containing $50
acres, more of less, and bounded
as follows: on the south west,
by the lands of f. e. Kellam
and the heirs of GUSTS M. Will
lis, deceased; on the south east,
by branch of Machapungo
Creek; on the north west, by the
lands of Asa Sample; and on the
north east, by the lands of John
Pitts heirs and the road leading
to Bells Neck.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-06-11

.sfn stops for passengers on signal
to conductor. SDaily, except Sunday.
e b. Cooke. R. Fl. Nicholas,
Geul Freight u supp;
PISS. A@enr. Cape Charles, Va.
Norfolk, Va.
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Until farther notice, will run their
steamers as follows. (weather p r
nitting,) leaving South St. Wharf ar
300 O'clock p. N.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-14
RECORDS OF LAUREL GROVE.
Comparatively Little Ground Left
for Funeral Purposes

for Funeral Purposes
The report of Keeper James V. Ken
nickel of Laurel Grove Cemetery for 1897
to Chairman Stone of the park and tree
commission gives the record of interments
for the last year as we'll as other mat
ters of interest in connection with the
cemetery.
The total number of intermeuts was
1,216, of which 319 were whites and s97
colored. The interments of whites were
264 from deaths in the city, % still born
and SO other interments; coored. 712, who
died in the city, III still born and GA other
interments. There were AZ free burials of
whites and 1919 of colored.
The fees for burials amounted to &. 40. 20.
receipts from sale of lots, in white nor
ton, 1865; in colored portion, $172, making
the total receipts from the cemetery for
the year $2,05S.5O.
During the year about $500 feet of wa
ter pipe, l4OO of which was paid for out
OF the cemetery fund, were laid and seven
new hydfants were put in a rake house
was built, the keepers residence and the
outbu1ldlngs painted, a wire fence placed
near the entrance the battery south of
the Hebrew burial ground Ieveied so as
10 De USED as an addition to that portion
OF the cemetery, a house built at the en-
trance to the colored cemetery for use as
ONCE and waiting room, and various other
improvements made.
Mr.. Kennickell notes that the western,
portion of the cemetery is in a very bad
state. as regards new lots. There can
PROBABLY be found, he states. ground for
about three new lots in the Christian
seven in the Hebrew and barely anv in
the colored portion that can be made MS.
OF without trouble with surface water.
II appears to me- he states. chat y
RECOMMENDATION for new site would NOT
pe out OF place, as even with drainage
the ground within the inclosure wonla
last, according to past years. only about
Twelve years longer. While the cemetery
VIII probably be of service some thirty
or forty years, there will be no ground
lor available lots. A canal dug upon tha
plantation just Immediately west of tbe
cemetery much deeper than the bitches
Whlch are now used. would perhaps ba
OF more value than cemetery drainage !"
The Kings Daughters and other chari,.
able institutions, received eightv-fiva
loads OF wood and thirty loads of hav
from the cemetery during the year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-14
WILL TRY 1T ONCE MORE.
Dull Street Paving Ordinance to
Come Up Again.

Come Up Again.
The Bull street Improvement will not
down. The people out in the southern
section are anxious to see the improvement
made and numbers of them were after Al
derman Davis who has twice fathered the
unsuccessful ordinance, and other MEM
bers of the board, to know why 1t was
that Council could not pass a simple paw
ing ordinance when the need of the i'm
provement was practically agreed to by
the entire board.
The demand for the improvement is such
that Alderman Davis felt called upon to
change the position assumed by him after
the second defeat of the ordinance, to the
effect that he would have nothing more to
do with the matter.
The ordinance will be introduced at the
made to pass it. Another member of the
board will introduce the ordinance, but it
is hardly necessary to state that the meas
ure will have Alderman Davis hearty sup
port.
The difference which caused the defeat
of the ordinance is not on the question of
whether the work shall be done by the
Commissioner of Public Works or whether
the street shall be paved by contract. AL
derman Guckenheimer end those who
voted with him hold that the work
can be done at less cost to the city by
contract as the Commissioner of Public
Works employs only white labor for this
class of work at minimum rate of $1.50
per day.
Alderman Davis, who is chairman of
the street and lane committee, holds on
the other hand that the commissioner is
the proper person to do this work; that
the city can secure the material as cheap
as any contractor and is well supplied
with implements for the work; that the
commissioner is expert in this work and
has experienced men at his command for
this sort of work.
Alderman Davis holds that the commits
sioner is right in not paying less than $50
a day for labor. 1t is true that a con-
tractor would probably get his labor at
Sl.00 a day, but with the advantages mar
rated above Alderman Davis thinks that
the work would cost the city little, if any
more, if done by the commissioner that
all the money paid for the work, with the
exception of the cost of material. would
be spent here and the city would probably
get better job. The question will doubt
less be fought out at the next meeting OF
Council
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-14
BETHEsDA's ORPHAN BOYS.
The Largest Number the Society Has
Had i'm a Century.

The end of the mid-wnter holidays
brought ali the boys who had been giveH
permission to visit relatives and friends
back to Bethesda.
A number of new boys have been adj
mtted since the holidays, making the
total number now in the orphan house
1OS the largest number of beneflciaries
that the Union Society has had at one
time during this century. Out of this
number 104 are in the school. the other
four boys being too small to study.
The bethesda School has only two teach
ers winch is not enough to give the boys
proper attention. and It is proposed to
add another teacher. 1t is proposed 10
turn all of the machinery building or
the chronological department into a school
house. so as to provide room for the
new classes. Supt. Ashmore by request
of Col. Estii, president of the Bethesda
Orphan House, viii give his personal at
tantion TO the reorganization of the Be
thesda School, as soon as the additiona,
teacher is appointed, and will make it
first-class country school.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-14
AT REST IN BoNAvENruRE.
Impressive 0bseduies of Judge Will
linn ID. Harden.

The funeral of the late Judge William
bearing Harden took place yesterday
morning at Il clock from the family res
idence, No. 223 Gwinuett street, east.
The funeral was an unusual one in the
attendance of various organizations.
Many friends gathered to pay their trl-
butte and formed part of the lengthy cor
tege that followed the body to it's last
resting place in Bonaventure. Five or
CARNATIONS were present and in re-
spect to the memory of the
dead, the institutions under the conduct
of the Georgia Historical Society of
which Judge Harden was vice president,
were closed for the day.
In attendance were the members of the
Georgia Historical Society, the Savannah
bar, the Confederate Veterans Associa-
ton, the Sons of the Revolution and the
Chatham Artillery, of all of which Judge
Harden was a member. A military band
accompanied the Chatham Artillery
to the residence, and the cortege
thence to the cemetery. The Confeder-
ate Veterans. under command of Gen p
McGlashan, marched with the Chathanis
from the Savannah Volunteer Guards
armory, where they had assembled Both
the Veterans and the Chathams. and also
the other organizations. were well repre-
sented. The members of the bar, of the
Historical Society, the Veterans Associa-
ton and the Chathams stood in line IN
the street, while the service in the resi-
dence was being conducted by the rector
OF ST. Johns Church, Rev. Charles H.
Strong. Mr. Strong read the seventeenth
chapter of Corinthians and offered IL
prayer Music was furnished by the Sa-
vannah Music Club. The quartette at the
residence was comprised OF Mrs Finnie.
Mrs. w. p. Hunter Mr.. T. Lloyd Owens
and Mr.. A. Meyer. Lead, Kindly Light"
and Abide With Me- were sung, while
the Lords Prayer was chanted.
There were fourteen pall-bearers, six
active and the others honorary. The
active pall-bearers were Messrs Oils
Ashmore, f. f. Jones. Fred Myers, Jr.,
A. r. Lawton, John Sullivan Schley and
U. II. McL4aws. Messrs Moses d. Co
burn. George Appleton. John Screven, ROB-
ert Fa.ligant, George A. Mercer, C. c.
Schley and William Neyle Habersham
were the honorary pall-bearers.
A salute was fired over the grave after
the religious service and the singing of
the quartette, consisting of Mrs. Wicken-
burg, Mrs. w. p. Bailey. Mr.. F. e. Re-
barer and Mr. George Beckett. "Oh, Par
adise, Oh, Paradise" and Nearer My
God, TO Thee" we're sung. One of the
guns of the Chatham Artillery was thrice
fired, after which Mr.. Kayton trumpeter
of the Georgia Hussars, blew taps