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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-02
DESIRES SPEEDY SETTLEMENT


London. July 2S.-A special dispatch
from Madrid. says:
The government does not conceal tina
II heSitatcd for some days to 20 beyond
an unofficial exploration 1t Washington
because the diplomatic agents employed
TO make the SoundingS gave conflicting
accounts Of President MckinleyS dl>po-
sition. One represented him as eager to
terminate the war on moderate condi-
tons: the other. that the most oncrouS
conditions would be imposed, 50 much s.
that the Madrid government thought !
useless to sue officially.
.'Whcn. however. it was seen that The
American war preparations continued
Duke Almodovar de Rio. Minister OF
Foreign Affairs. was instructed to SEM
the note. The Cabinet met "Wednesday
evening 10 deliberate as to the best mean
and channel Of negotiation. Paris ano
London were both discussed. No deci
sion was arrived at, but Il majority IA
voretl sending Senior Moret. Former
Minister Of the Colonies. on Il specia.
mission to London to negotiate the
treaty Of peace with Ambassador Hay.
Official feeling favorS direct negotia
tons. without interference from out
SiutIS- even Win regard 10 int L imp
pines. There is little doubt that i
President McKinlcy's reply proves Al
acceptable basis. the negotiations vii
not be protracted: since Spain. fol
many reasons. is DESTROYS of Il speedy
settlement. and not least so because a
the present moment public opinion j:
calm.
After to-day's Cabinet council. Senol
Sagasta. the Premier. said he haC
grounds for hoping that IN understand
ING might be arrived at. but he coulC
say nothing definite. Duke .Almodova
de Rio said that the European Cabine
should be informed of the step Spain
has taken. but not the text of the note
sent to President Mckinley. The Cabi
net council will not meet again until Fri
day evening. by which time Presiden
McKinley's reply is expected.
The Ministerial Ell Correo. says tn,
government communicated to the Queer
Regent III council 4 dispatch intimatin:
that President Mckinley. in principle
assented to the opening Of negotiations
Ell impartial says that the Carlist agita
ton which at first appeared to be tram
pied out. has recommended in the Prov
ince Of Cuenca. and in parts Of Navarro
| \. CarliSt bricklayer has been ARRESTED
for trying to enlist adherents. IL
fought on the CarliSt side in the las
civil war. Probably he Will be cour
martialed.'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-02

After spending three months with the
American army under General Shafter.
as the representative of the Atlanta
Journal. | find myself once more at home,
having left the army at the conclusion
of the Santiago campaign. some days
ago.
To no one does the news that SPAN
has tired Of war and IS suing for peace
seem 50 welcome as to the man VINO
has gone through the Santiago campaign
with the American soldiers. To no other
would a cessation Of hostilities bring
more satisfaction. For the man VINO
went with Shafter and his men to Cuba.
who marched with them from Balqliiri
to Santiago. who shared with them the
hardships of life in the field. and who
saw the battle of Santiago. III when
nearly 1900 American soldiers 1eH,
knows what war III all It's horror 49,
Such a man wants no more of war.
Many facts regarding the condition OF
the American army i'll Cuba have never
been printed. AT every cable station IS
q censor representing the government,
and nothing prejudicial 10 the interests
of the. army is permitted to 20 by wire.
As for the mails. they are uncertain ana
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-02
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER

Atlanta Constitution.
The venerable William L. Stone, who
for long years vas the editor of the New
York Journal of Commerce. and who
gave to that paper its greatest influence.
writes Il communication to the New
YORK Sun IN which he protests against
applying the term "Old Glory to the
stars and stripes.
Colonel Stone is under the impression
that his protest will be pronounced old
fogyish; but we think not. There is no
man III the country, no matter what his
age. III whom the spirit Of democracy.
Amerlcanism and patriotism. CLOVIS with
such perennial youth. He shows that the
term old Glory" has been imported
from England by the tribe which turns
up It's pantaloons because London is
foggy.
For two hundred years the British flag
has been known by those who serve m
der it as "Old Glory and though we
nave taken the starch out Of the term
on land and sea on various occasions
there is no reason why we should take
1t over and apply it to the stars and
strlpes-the emblem of human freedom
anu the brotherhood of man. AS late as
ten years ago our flag was known nv M
Htch name Our forefathers. who fash
loned II. and who made if stand foI
everything 1t has ever come TO represent,
called It the stars and stripes, and the
star-Spangled banner: but. as Colonn'
stone says. about ten years ago. some
OF the cockneys of tory descent who were
Matched in the metropolis. 6lched thc
term from Great Britain and forthwith
bestowed IT on our own flag.
ms proceeding was. of course dis.
honest Inc indecent. to say nothino OF
It's BAD taste. and the protest of III,
venerable eNjournalist will be indorsef
pS everybody except the apes who have
no higher destiny than TO initiate En~
ilsh manners and methods. This cid
OF 1aWnmg. the American poonle arc a.
ready TO admire things ENGLISH ne tbay
coold We'll be. They subscribe heartily
TO old Commodore Tatnalrs declar,tinr
mat blood is thicker than water. tho,
recognize all the claims of kindred an.
ueSceht: things potentially English ara !.
part OF the heritage; they hail with )
uetp satisfaction every evidence Of J.
"ticr understanding and more cordi,
reiatlonS between the two countries. ~
II IS impossible for any sensible nerso,
- 20 perceive that the essence y
uihlsS American is entirely differen
lish. 5o VA are Eng
! htre1ore' the application to our fiji.
u ternl Which has been applied to FL,
ni,tiSh nag for two hundred wears is No
onis ahected; it is both insoleEuf an,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-02

wounded had been transferred TO hospi-
toI ships. while the fever cases had heen
r.,noyrd to the fever hospital III the
hills.
There is a type Of malarial fever 70
which foreigners are subjected in tuha
that * said by the natives to be wen
worse. If possible. than yellow fever. inns
disease. once it gets a hold on a mans
system. never leaves him and its victims
arc held in its grasp for life. Many or
tho American soldiers. 50 | was m
formed hy intelligent Cubans. have been
seized with this type Of fever ana u
LARGE percentage of them are expected to
die Of ii.
OF the ordinary type Of malarial fever
there Is an abundance. Almost every
man with the army has more or less OF
his malarial trouble. Men who are as
strong and healthy now aS when they
left home are few and far betWcen In
fact. barring the negro soldiers. VINO
seem to be happy and healthy. our troops
are all worse off for their experience.
Every man Of them has lost considerable
flesh and the longer they stay the more
they Will lose.
MORTON SMITH.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-02

The Spanish force in this town was at
tucked by the ~1hirty-Third Michigan reg
iment under General Duffield. on Friday
morning, July |. at the same time the at
tack was made on Santiago by the main
body Of the Americans. Gen. Duflield's
regiment was repulSed with heavy loss.
Two days later one of his men was
stricken with yellow fever. and several
other cases We're soon found in the
same regiment.
Among the newspaper men with the
Thirty-1hird Michigan that day was
Burr Mcintosh. representing Leslie's
Weekly. Mcintosh was seized with the
fever two days later and was carried
away To the yellow fever hospital in the
hills. He had recovered sufficiently to
walk and managed to get aboard the
Seneca the day she sailed from Siboney
The captain of the steamer. however. on
learning that Mcintosh had been Il vic
tim Of fever. made him leave the boat.
The big fellow left with tears streaming
down his cheeks so great was his disap
pointment at being left behind. He has
lived through the most dangerous period
however. and will soon be permitted TO
return home.
On the day we sailed from Siboney. one
ntinlfed ana thirty new cases of yellow
fever developed. DR.. w. E. Parker. an
expert who lives in New Orleans. in
! formed me that two-thirds Of these cases
had been brought in from the front. DR.
! A.. Monae Lesser, 4 famous expert. and
his Wife. who was 4 Red Cross nurse,
were both stricken with the fever on
the day we left. DR.. Lesser had told
me only the day before that he had a
certain powder which was a preventive
and had given me some of it. Wheth-
er he had taken his own medicine / dc
not know.
About 4 o'clock in the afternoon on
July 1St, | rode into Siboney from the
front in 4 terrific rain storm. / found
the village in flames. the torch having
been applied by the hospital authorities
Every shack IN the town. including tho
| EostoffiCe and the one in which | had beer
living was burning. The rain falling OF
! the wood from which the flames were
shooting made a steam that b"listerel
everyone near. Frightened horses ant
mules were making narrowing noises il
I Ilelr fright. At one end Of Sib0ne1
: me white tents Of the hospital stood Xix,
! sentlncls guarding the fire. The hospita
u by tins time was practically empty. Tn,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-02

the problem of living is so great that
few Of the newspaper correspondents
have the time or the opportunity to
write letters OF any length.
The American army has undergone
hardships that seem almost incredible
in this Santiago campaign. The men
have been on half rations ever since they
landed. The order for half rati0ns was
promulgated on the day the army be
gan landing and that order was never
revoked.
The reason for this was not a lack Of
supplies, but the lack of transportation
facilities with which to move them.
From Siboney, the base of supplies,
where the commiSsary department was
located it was l. miles to the front,
where 10000 men We're campcd 10
reach the front it was necessary 10 ira
verse II narrow winding road on which
the mud was often knee-deep. Pack
mules and wagon trains We're used for
carrying provisions to the front. but
there was not half enough to properly
supply the army.
To make matters worse, sometimes
two wagon trains would meet where
there was no room to pass. Then a
long argument. almost ending in blows
often, would ensue before either would
back his team to Il place where Il pas
sage could be effected. A wagon train
carrying supplies would thus often be
delayed an hour or even more on it's way
to the camps.
Army ~rations consist of 16 pieces of
bareback daily. together with some ba
con and canned vegetables. such as to
matoeS, beans. peas, etc. The half ri.
tons consisted of eight pieces of hard
tack and Il small bit Of bacon daily
The canned vegetables were not obtain
bic for many days after the men went
into camp.
Every regiment was supposed to keel
three days rations ahead. Not one eve
got more than one and Il half days
ahead.
The soldiers were thoroughly Soakc,
with water the second day after Il land
ing was effected, and it is doubtful i
some of them have ever been entirel
dry since. Rain falls III torrents ever
afternoon for several hours. and every
thing would be so wet after the rain tn;
it would be impossible to build 4 fire
So the clothing would remain wet 4
night. The ext morning the dew woul
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-02
SHELBY DISTRICT CONFERENCE

Iincolnton. \. C., July 3O-The 81
ny District Conference convened he.
Yesterday morning at 9 o'clock. Rev. W
i. Ware. presiding elder. i'm the chal0
Key. i. VI. DoWnum. Of Bclwood HI.
school, was chosen secretary. Vest
days sessions were given to the cou-iu
Grafton Of the spiritual condition Of tI
church. and the reports were fair.
encouraging. To-day's sessions warr 90
voted to routine brS.poss. There w.
invitations from four places 10 entcrta.
III" next District Conference. Rce~ruI.
City was selected. The following del
gates N.'rc elected to the annual corf.r
cne". = !. Sheriff.. Of Lincolnt3n. A.
W y. ''o"de, Of Wacp: s i. Durham e.
caste X. i. Miller. OF Shelby
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-02

passed, hut there IS many ID a.-
mother now weeping for hop
whose shallow grave is ira "a
The tears Of these moth,-s
4 thousand victories. Be- rH.
crs pcrplex me. Most 50. rH..
The war 70 90 ON until w.
ain the islands Of the sea au..
missionaries there. One ur
NV friend. the kingdom eff
Ierrth violence and tho y.ul,Ht ..
force" Int | never heard ue#.r.
meant guns and caHnuUS aHst
| fear that the zeal of moss. .
preachers is inspired by th..r
the Roman Catholic religion.
have a horror OF that religion ms.
| had read EaN'S book nf H1ar...
imagined the Spanish inQu.-..
about To lo revived. but Time .u#
ton have removed my prejudice
made me Tolerant Of all the u
Observation and experience have
me that there are good people .#
churches. both Jew and GrHf.n. ..
WAS far away from home gu#
treSS Il Sister Of Charity weU'| ,.
he NY first visitor. They InuE.
mother when her parents died ar
in Charleston aud they tooE the f.
less orphan to their hearts and c..
her; and | have no patience wiz. .
preachers. 50 called. who Islander t..
their church.
Put my good old friend Simon F
Richardson is nothing il not origin.
is Il strong man every way ana our ..
here like him and love him for d..
est sincerity. He preached here -.
wears and was 4 man of conviction
is rightly named ana would have u.
the other ear Of MalchuS If he hal
thCrc. He belongs to the church mi.
and | would he willing to take his d..
cs for the church triumphant. IT,.
telling me once about n great rey.r
attended over on the redcc river
when | asked him how many con
they took in he said: Mary one.
one. my friend; but we turned sew.
ont and purgcd the church. The r..
was altogether sanitary
w" had n great treat Mt orr town
morning. Colonel William j. Bryan
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-02

slayiSh. As Colonel Stone suggests, the
names bestowed on the flag by our fath-
ers-the Stars and Stripes anu the STAR
S~pangled Banner-are certainly sh1iclehl
to ~individualize ii.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-02
LIZ ROCRGOGNE DISASTER
Officers Of Cromartvshire Exonerat,
From All Blame.

Halifax. \. S. July 2S.-The decision
Of the Court of Inquiry given here to
day. eXonerates Captain Henderson and
the officers Of the ship Cromartysbire
from all blame in the matter of the IA
b~ourGo@ne disaster. The court finds
that La B~ourgogne was out of tbe
regular steamship line course. and nj
the time Of the disaster was running At
unusual speed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-02
InCr0dibl8 Hard8hip8
Undergone al Santiago
American Troops Unable to Keep Dry and forced to tx's'
on Half Rations-YeI|ow Fever and Other Diseases
Strike Down the Men.

be rs heavy as an ordinary American
rain. and would 50 dalHpen the blahketS
and clothing that they would not g't
dry before the rain would fan AGAIN
There are thousands Of soldiers ~ san
tiago who Will tell you they have never
been thoroughly dry since they landed
on the island.
Every one who goes 10 Cuba IS eau
toned to drink only boiled water. and to
keep Thoroughly clean. il is not posi-
lie to do either. The wood is always 50
wet that it is almost Impossible 10 make
fires 10 boil water. BESIDES. one is gen
orally 50 thirsty that he is unwilling T.
wait to have water boiled.
Cleanliness is out Of the question for
the man who remains 1T the front.
Strong guards are placed over all
streams and kept there to prevent the
pollution Of the water. which must bc
used for drinking and cooking purposes.
No one is permitted to even wash his
hands in a stream. Wash basins are
not ohtainable for owe or money IT the
front. Consequently. the only chance
for a bath is III the rain.
With such conditions existing it is no
wonder that yellow fever has seized the
soldiers. The wonder is that the dread
disease did not attack our army sooner.
1t is thought that the first yellow fever
came from A~guadores, a little town on
the coast between Siboney and Santiago.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-02

North Carolina Soldier Dies at the :.
vannah Hospital.

Savannah. Ca. July 2S.-Privar.
Henry a. Taylor. Company y. Sec"1.
regiment. North Carolina volunteer.
died today ut the Savannah hospital Sd.
typhoid fever. His company is sta
toned 1t Tybee.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-01-02


Colorado has passed California IN
the production Of gold and now takes
its place at tho haad OF the gold pro-
ducing States. a Denver dispatch
OF the 2Stli says:
Tho books Of the United States
branch mint for tho year 1897 are
now closed. Tho deposits Of gold are
the largest ever received. Tho total
will exceed Sl2,2OO,OOO. and an esti-
mate made by tho mint officials place
the entire output OF Colorado Mt SOL.
100000 in round figures.
1t is claimed here that Colorado
will go far ahead Of California, rs il
is said to 10 doubtful IL CALIFORNIA;
output will touch the slS, 900
mark. Last year. COlorLdu's output
was slG,500,OD0 and that OF California
was sl7,0O0,000, while the total pro.
duction OF tho country waH 20 .7l7,.
G2G. The great increase in the Col.
orado output this year will send the
total for the United States up TO the
100000 mark.
a special TO tho Times from Wash.
iuRton, D. g., says: Director OF the
Mint Preston said to tho Times cor.
responder this afternoon that from
hia estimates Of gold production COM
piled so far he wns perfectly satisfied
that Colorado would tako first place
this year in production Of tho yellow
metal, ranking considerably ahead Of
California, which Inns heretofore led.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-01-02
REISiIoI.D SADLEE,
Governor OF Nevada
THE SEwSPA LAW.
All Subscribers Should Read IA
Following Law aud Avoid Trouble.

All Subscribers Should Read the
Following Law aud Avoid Trouble.
/. All subscribers who do not
give express notice TO the contrary
are considered wishing to continue
their subscription.
>. II subscribers order the discon-
t%inunncc Of their periodical the pub
Usher may continue to send il until
all nTr,arages are paid.
3. If subscribers refuse or neglect
to take their periodicals. from the
Office to winch they are directed, they
are responsible until they have set
tied their bills aud ordered them dis.
continued.
!. Subscribers moving to other
places without informing the pub.
Usher, and the papers are sent to the
former address. they are hell re-
sponsihle.
.. The courts have decided that
refusing to take periodicals from the
Office or removing and leaving them
uncallcd for, is prima fdcie evidence
OF intended fraud.
6. IL subscribers pay in advance
they are bound to give notice ut the
end Of the time they do not wish to
continue taking it, and the subscriber
will be responsible until m express
notice with all arrearages are sent to
the publisher.
7. The latest postal laws are such
that newspaper publishers can arrest
anyone for fraud who take II paper
and refuses to pay for it.
Under the law the nan who allows
his subscription to run along some
time unpaid. aud then orders the
postmaster to mark it refused" and
have a postal card sent notifying the
publisher, leaves himself liable to mr.,
rest and fine, the same as for theft.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-01-02

The installation Of the officers OF
Elko Lodge No. Is, F.& A. NJ, Tor
the ensuing Masonic year took place
at their hall Monday night in the
presence OF the members OF the lodge
aud their families and a few invited
guests. At the appointed hour John
Henderson, the retiring Master OF the
lodge, called tho nssemblage tn order
and extended u hearty welcome to all.
He then called upon Past Master j,
L. Keyser 10 install the newly elected
officers into their respective offices.
On assuming the chair Mr.. Keyser
proceeded with the work in hand by
appointing Mr.. Fisher Of wells rs
Marshal. The following officers were
then escorted in front OF the Install
ing officers chair by the Marshal
where the charges OF their respective
offices were delivered in an impress,
slve manuer:
JIM. Morrow, W. NJ; q. II. Hale
s. w; D. Casper, j. W; John Hen
derson. Treasurer; j. F. Triplett, Sec
rotary; J. W. Puett, S. d., G. w. Lit
ton, j. D.; Q. Il. Welshon and r. E
Keyser, Stewards; James Russell
Tyler.
The installation over Judge Massey
was called upon and delivered a very
instructive address on the principle,
underlying Free Masonry. Tho
Judge seemed to be in his element
and was warmly n~pplnuded Mt the
close OF his remarks.
At the conclusion OF his remarks
the announcement was made that re
freshments were waiting at the Com
mercial Hotel. The audience filed
out Of the hall and proceeded to the
hotel where mino host Harris hni n
sumptuous repast waiting for all
The Masons and their guests fell t.
at once and in a short time the groan'
ing tables that once were were re
lieved Of II vast amount OF toothsomt
edibles. When all had eaten to thtiI
hearts content, they arose and sung
@Praise God From Whom All Bless
lnRs Flow" This concluded the in
s~tallation exercises and this scribe
though not q Mason, vOtod the even
ing's entertainment u grand success
During the exercises in the hal
Messrs. Engler, Wintermantel, Lor
ing and Eggers end Mrs. Brush dis
coursed sweet music.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-01-02
Governor sudier ON Nevada.


The Carson Appeal says that Gov
error Sadler recently received a let
ter from G. X. Reifsnider. editor OF
Farm-Machlnery, n st. Louis publi-
cation which is tho representative
journal Of over 1000 implement and
| vehicle manufacturers and G0,000 re-
tail dealers in agricultural machin
| cry, asking for an article descriptive
| Of the agri cultural Of Ne
vada to appear in Il special edition OF
one million copies to be issued on the
| first Of the'ycar. The Governor re
piled ms follows:
CARSON CITY, New, Dec. 81, 1897.
c. X. Reitsmider. DEAR SIR:-Ne-
vada has an area OF 10000 square
miles and Il great diversity Of climate.
In the northern counties adjoining
Oregon and Idaho the extremes OF
temperature are rs great as in the
upper Mississippi valley.
In the Southern part Of the State
which is bounded by the Colorado
river, the climate is semi.tropical,
oranges, figs, cotton and other pro-
ducts Of southern climes flourish and
mature, bnnntiful crops resulting.
In the valley OF the Humboldt the
wheat crop averages over 45 bushels
to the acre. Here may be seen the
most improved farm machinery. Gang
plows drawn by twenty animals, and
combined ~harvesters and threshers,
which reap twenty or thirty acres of
grain u day and deliver it in bags
ready for the market. The dry eli
mate peculiar TO this country in the
harvest season enables the farmer I,
cut and thresh his grain ut the same
time.
We have abundance ~ rich soil,
capable Of producing all kinds OF
grain, fruits and vegetables peculiar
to the temperate zone. but water is
scarce, though there is sufficient, il
stored, to irrigatc millions OF acres,
Those who made millions from the
great gold and silver bonanzas have
invested it elsewhere, and rs Con.
gress will make no appropriation to
get land and water together and our
home resources are limited, we have
to wait until Eastern capital realizes
the advantages for investment afford
ed by Nevada, when our State will be
among the most prosperous in the
Union. We have the most ~saluLrious
climate and more sunshine to the
square mile than any other known
place in North America. Very re
specially,
REINHoL.D SADLEE,
Governor OF Nevada.