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The Coconino sun., 1898-08-06

Canyon. Those shells they sent us had mournful sound. One of them killed Chapman, who came from Flag" He was as fine lad as l ever knew. At the start of the fight, just when we started on the skirmish line, and men were falling on all sides, our captain, Buckley O'Neill, fell. John, he was as brave man as ever lived. He was too bold. We all miss him. He was well liked by everybody. After our captain fell the boys got mad, and you ought to have seen us go against those trenches. We drove the enemy from two lines of trenches and would have sent them into the bay if we had had any support to our rear at all, but we had none and had to stop in rife shot of the town. We built trenches of our own that night. The Spaniards tried to come out one night but they did not near all get back. They have been mighty tame ever since until yesterday when they surrendered.
 don't know what our next move will be. The Cubans are no use to us for any purpose but to eat, and grub has been scarce thing for some time. I think square meal would kill any of us now.
 This is all the paper l can rustic. Good bye. Your friend,
 D. s. HOGAN, Troop A, Roosevelt's Rough Riders,
 Santiago de Cuba.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06
LAME ARGUMENT.

Tho Richmond Times Is prodding the
G a. O. about that rev depot so long
promised. The c. & o. will promise TINS
depot again if it becomes a necessary
ingredient in another gold robber cam
paign.-Staunton Spectator and Nindica-
tor.
our free silver contemporary Will not DO
itself or its cause any good by making
such statements as that. 1t will not
make any fair-minded man believe that
the c. & o.. improvements here were
promised for political purposes. Presi-
dent ingalls, said during the campaign
Of 1896 that IL the free silver party won
the improvements in Richmond could not
be made for the simple reason that the
company would not be able In that event,
10 raise the necessary money That was
the literal truth and had free silver car
ried. we should have heard no more Of
the new depot and the elevated tracks.
As Il is, the improvements will be made
as soon as practicable and the promise
OF Mr. Ingalls, will be fulfilled. Our
stanton contemporary VIII not make any
political capital out Of this incident nor
does the work which Mr.. Ingalls, has
done for Virginia deserve the sheer of any
one who has her welfare al heart.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06
DEWEY TO HAVE MORE SHIPS.
He May Get One More Cruiser ana
Two Battleships.

WASHINGTON, August 4.-On account
Of their protracted stay in equatorial
waters some OF the ships or Admiral
Dewey's command need overhauling, and
before long they must be cleaned and
otherwise put in order. IN view OF this
prospective contingency the Navy De
partment il considering the question oil
withdrawing some OF Dewey's vessels 10
Mare Island and Porto orchard on the
Pacific coast for dry-docking and assign
other vessels 10 take their places Inc
probabilities are that the Asiatic squad
ron viii be greatly Increased In the num-
Der and character OF ships. When, the
Spanish government has complied with
the terms Of the United States concern
ing the evacuation of Cuba and Porto
Rico there will be no necessity OF Keep
ing a large feet In West Indian waters;
I'm fact many officers believe that the oe-
caefon for the presence in the West IN
dies OF so many battleships and other
big vessels does not now exist. inc
sending Of reinforcements 10 Admiral
Dewey may begin as soon as vessels haVe
been cleaned and overhauled at New
York. Norfolk and Port Royal. IL IS the
general understanding that he will get
battleship or two. and as there are no
vessels OF that type on the Pacifec coast
the North Atlantic squadron must be
drawn on. The ships selected Will pro-
coed. Of course. by tho Suez Canal route
while those detached from Manila for
repairs an home will sail across the Pa
ciac TO California and washington naval
stations.
Admiral Deweys squadron has already
assumed formidable proportions with
two monitors, i've cruisers and two gun
boats under his command an increase OF
three over the number engaged In the
battle OF May lst, emitting the revenue
cutter McCulloch. While no authorize
tive statement on the subject can be-ob-
tanned. the probabilities are that the end
ing OF The war will witness the departure
from the United States OF some % the
vessels assigned 90 the Eastern squadron
and SIN officially under Commodore Wat
sons command The cruiser Newark and
the baGieships Massachusetts and oregon
are likely 70 Be the selections for service
on tho Asiastic station. forming. With the
vessels now az Manila. a powerful feet
OF four armorclads and sovon other Night
ing ships. not including supply and des-
patch boats and the Spanish gunboats
picked mp by Admiral Dewey in the Phil
inpines.-New York Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06
HE HAS CERVERA'S TABLESlLVER
\ Rattlesnake Bites Boy and Then
Sounds His Rattle.

EARRISONUBRG, VA Ausus~ =
speclal-Dr. II. n Haas assislai. sur
eeon on the battleship Texas ls speiul,ls
n week al his home here. lie brought
with him as "A souvenir or the palue a,
Santiago. twenty-One pieces or Auhiiral
Cervera's table silver. Dr. he"s piuls-
Captain Philip very highly Tor ine par
the Texas played In the great battle lie
thinks the glory OF the victory Is 'he
property Of no one man. 80.
Rawley Springs Is now cro"ueu WI"
guests.
II IS under the management THIS year
OF Mr.. Parker. OF Richmond. Among me
Richmond people now here are D's ~
Penlck, wife and daughter huli'st ~
CURE. W. 3. Watkins. Mrs j. IL. Da ,,ei,
port and family: Mrs. Charles u. WI,
liams and family. Mrs. Edward Me Gun,
and son. Misses Jennie ana LlI.io - ~
Miss Mary Howard Misses Molll1,l g
Misses Rutherford Miss Fanny McGulre'
sirs John Blair, Mrs. Fitz ana cni'ui ~
Miss Constable. Miss Burial, MIS- !;
b. Hughs and daughter ana Hlcnalu
Boyd. Among the other guests are ~
Or. Minnegerold and wife OF LouiSy VIZ
Ky: Judge Grattan and family OF has
rlsorhurg. Va: 6. p. Kemper ana VIZ
Of Nicksburg Miss; Captain TeoIse
Thompson and Misses Thompson, OF ~.
-aeaA<- Va. Ay. and Ars. Il. "a Aao'aas'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06
Oh I5..;.:..5SiS..5:::; & g:

splondid essays TO show why men ~
taste are $50 generally opposed TO evans
gelical religion: and it is now IN ofdes
Tor some critic of the Wellhausen schooi
to write an essay 20 show why God cares
nothing for "barbarians." Paul EVIDENT
~ ana not think that uncultlvated peoplS
wore outside OF the pale Of Gods SYM
pathv or OF Gospel work. lie was debtor
both TO Greeks and barbarians, 20 mo
wise ana The unW5e. The regions De-
vondr were the regions that especially
ared his ambition and kindled his seas
nor aid he ask whether these regions
were inhabited by philosophers or W
barbarians. He was always anxious 70
20 10 some place where Christ had never
been preached and he did not ask Whe-
fher the place was cultivated, nor
whether the people were civilized.
Let. any pastor ask himself inc Qnea.
zion "Aro my most cultivated people my
beet poople2' one OF the very besg
members OF any church L ever served
could barely spell hs way with many
blundars. through "a chapter In tao bi-
ble. and some of the most troubleeom1
church-members 1 have ever known were
bioblv educated. The Gospel is expanf
ave II IS addressed 20 people OF All
grades of culture, and OF no culture
Greeks and barbarians are all to be won
bv Christ. and TO be ono IN Christ
j. G.. HIDDEN.
Richmond. Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06

one of the largest merchants OF Havana
who arrived here on Monday from Sabua,
spoke thus OF the trade conditions ana
prospects in cuba:
cuba Is an out-and-out agricultural
country and American enterprises can
only succeed when recognizing the fact |
think however. that one OF the hrst
things needed throughout Cuba Will b
electric railroads. After this the next inn
portant item OF shipment should be lum-
bor and other building materials. Real
estate in Havana is selling az next 10 no.
rhiug. 10 las not been possible 20 collecl
mortgages or get judgment against any
property during the last year. Building
optratl0ns with strong government.
therefore should l think have a consid-
cradle boom. 1 should also imagine thai
n number OF large sugar rehnerles In
cuba would be a. profitable investment.
I'm addition. public schools, roads and
road implements and mining machinery
are needed There are many opportuni-
ties I think. for large hotcis."-Ncw YORK.
Journal OF Commerce.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06
THE sorrHs GOOD CREDIT.

Some Of our Southern exchanges are
calling attention to the improved credit
of the Southern states. They note that
state and city bonds bearing a low rate
az interest are now readily taken at
good premium. Louisiana bonds bearing
four per cent were recently sofa ABOVE
mar and Governor Atkinson, OF Georgia.
recently borrowed at the North Tor the
states account 10000 at IL per cent
interest.
On virginia's behalf we may say that
her centuries which were selling IN
August 1896. at 90, are now selling Tor
p 1-2. and there has been an advance Tor
the same period Of more than ten points
in her SO.
There has been corresponding advance
in virginia railroad securities. In August
1896 Chesapeake and Ohio stock sold Tor
u r was quoted yesterday at .. We call
tho attention Of the Staunton Spectator
and Vindlcator TO that fact. In August
1896 Norfolk and Western preferred stock
was quoted at IL; yesterday II sold for
a ga. On the same date Southern Rail-
wav preferred stock was quoted at Is IL
and the per cent. bonds at 81 "a. Now
the stock IS worth 90 and the bonds 81 IL
In August 1896, Petersburg Railroad stock
sold for Sill. To-day It held at $50. What
does all this mean? Why this difference
between prices in 1896 and 1898? The an
swer is simple. Two years ago the coun-
try was threatened with free silver ana
no man knew what state securities ana
railroad would be worth, IL free silver
should carry. But with confidence restor-
cd and prosperity coming, investors feel
sure that the states Of the South VIII re-
deem their bonds in the best money Of the
world. In spite Of the fact that the
Southern states are all declaring for free
silver. fnanciers know that the people OF
this country will not be so reckless as to
destroy the excellent credit-which the
country now enjoys. by declaring that all
securities shall be paid in deprecated sill
yer. As for the railroads. with prosper
ity returning their earning capacity rs
constantly increasing and as matter Of
course their securities enhance in value.
But does any man believe that the
south's credit would have been so good,
had the free silver party won in 1896?
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06
WILL SWELL UNCLE SANS HEAD
In Ponce All Hats Arc Removed When
THE Star Spangled Banner" is Played

A special in yesterdays New York
sun from Ponce says The reception OF
the american army I'm Porto Rico con-
tnues I'm an ooh. DE ioyfuw way From
Guayama. q town where the Spanish
wero said 10 be gathering and entrench-
ing. the people sent word 10 Ponce that
.I me suaniards had gone and the popn
lace were waiting 10 receive the Ameri-
cans. one company Of troops was sent
there and had a big reception The
American flag had already been hoisted
and everybody gathered around IT, When
the soldiers came the people sang the
"star-spangled Banner" i'm mixture OF
Spanish and English.
At Ponce every timo the band plays
the "Star-Spangled Banner the police
run about and make evrybody remove MS
hat. =. 81 .
From ten miles IN the interior II was
reported that a large spanish force had
yathored. General Ernst sent two com
NAMES Of soldiers TO SEQ. They met a
Marty Of Spanish soldiers on the out
skirts OF the town loaded down with
ouns and swords When the Spaniards
caught sight OF our men they yelled
.Dont shO0tw and ran TOWARD inc
Americans. They said they were coming
an 10 surrender and give up their arms.
The party was small but they had arms
enough for a regiment. our soldiers sent
them on TO Ponce with instructions TO
report 70 General Wilson and give up
their arms. They obeyed and signed a
patOle.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06
BEOFORO'S GHOST.
Mysterious Happenings Around Mont
yale-Hidden Treasure.

Hniq-Iiiuden treasure.
The weird and mysterious happenings
I'm and around Montvale are attracting
general attention a short time ago mo
whole community was thrown into de-
ltoious state OF excitement over "A
ehostly visitor that haunted the presence
~ Young lady OF that village. Iho
"Somethine" would show itself in vnri-
ous shapes. talk in a variety OF voices.
and make many other manifestations or
its rresouce Tho young lady LETT the
noichborhood. but the something fol-
lowed her. so she returned. Recently
She had revealed 10 her in dream that
81 900 was buried under the chimney. ana
as there are many who believe IN the
supernatural surroundings or tne YOUNG
l9dv digging was inaugurated. and last
accounts were that forty feet below tho
ground was reached but so far no treas
ure was found. A slanting hole was
made under the chimney which was said
10 be in a precarlOus condition, OWING
TO the undermining Bedford Democrat.
The story OF the Montvale girls dream
about big treasure being buried In the
vicinity Of Montvale, published in last
weeks Democrat. recalls another Bed
ford treasure story. a number or years
ago gentleman Of Campbell county had
printed a book from manuscript alleged
10 have been lett by some mysterious
individual in regard 10 treasure beng
buried near Montvale in this county. The
book gave a chart by which the treasure
could be located and treasure-huntcrs
were soon I'm search Of o.. The chart.
however. was not complete. and the
treasure was never found Tho Roanoke
World SAYS one OF these books IS In the
hands on a clerk In a Norfolk and West
orn Office and that there is possibihty
that a company will be organized 70
make another search for the alleged
treasure. Bedford Bulletin.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06
Mckinley 10 Miles.

SEE Mckinley to Miles. SEE he
Here's n job shure tnats cut out LOT
you. - klls
There's a cross-grained ould don
In the town OF San Juan
That 1 want y to so an | no.
Sec he. .,
SEE Mckinley, SEE he. to Niles
SEE Mckinley 10 Miles. seq he.
IN ak you TO do tn thins quick
An ven not a bit vex us
Tf Won push in his plexus.
Shure. y know how 10 do thot same
thrick,
SEE he, an,
seq Mckinley TO Miles. seq he
Give him wan on the Joog-u-iar Vein'
An "A couple o swats
In tn thin o Stats
n. IN way O. remlmoerin' tn Maine,
SEE he.
sez Mckinley. seq he, TO Miles.
SAG AsKipley 10 Miles. sex Ia
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06
TVS A BAD CASE.

The Norfolk Virginian and Pilot. in It's
endeavor to justify mob law, refuses 10
draw the distinction between killing a
man 20 prevent him from committing
murder or committing assault upon
woman and killing him by mob after
the crime has been committed.
We sincerely regret that our Norfolk
contemporary has proclaimed itself to
be the champion Of mob law The posi-
ton Of the Virginian and Pilot is that
Of character and influence, and all such
papers in Virginia should be at all times
and under all circumstances the cham
pions Of law and order.
The public press is. or ought TO be,
moulder of public opinion, and If the pub
lie press does not uphold the law OF the
land who will? We believe that mob law
IS not only vicious and demoralizlng' but
that Il never acts as n deterrent Of
crime Does any brutal negro who has
it I'm his heart to commit criminal as
sault ever stop to think that If he car
ries out his purpose he may be lynched?
We doubt II. Mob law cannot be as ef-
fective as the law OF the land, because
there is no certainty that the mob win
act. II may or it may not be called to-
gether. according TO the caprice of those
who believe in IT, But IL IT is not al
ready apparent. we are making ii so That
in Virginia the man who attempts 10 COM
NIT such o crime, whether he succeed OF
not is sure by due proceedings under the
law 20 end his life on the gallows.
Let us all bend our efforts towards es-
tabushing that fact. and we shall accom-
,,ish an hundredfold more for the good
of society than by upholding the mob in
its acts of lawlessness.
The Norfolk Virginian and Pilot Is an
intelligent newspaper, and-barring free
silver-it always argues with force, but
our contemporary has a weak case and
with all its adroitness, 1t has not succeed
ed in presenting one single argument in
favor OF lynch law as opposed TO the law
Of the land. The fact IS. mob law is ut
terlv without reason and argument does
not belong to It.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06

The tax rate in Nansemond IS very
much lower than Ia many counties OF tho
Commonwealth. and our people, VINO are
prosperous. and who. a. a rule. give IN
very low valuation w personal property,
have little cause 20 complain or taxes.
Tho tax rate Tor the several funds IN the
county aggregates eighty-elght cents on
the one hundred dollars valuation as
follows. State AK, ~ cents Tor county
pur,oses 20 cents. schools, 10 cents pa
rish and district. cents roads. 10 cents.
la the town OF Suffolk the rate Is only
ara on the hundred dollars which IN
Guides a municipal tax OF Sil2 and state
and county tax OF g conts Few towns
with the expensive improvements and
conveulences which We are blessed with
have SO low a rate, and u IS doubtful II
a county IN the state has lower rate
than Nansem0nd. suffolk Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06
AGUlNALDO COMES DOWN.
lie Asks Permission TO March His
Troops Through Manila.

The New York Suns special correspon-
dent sends his paper the following;
CAYITE July 80 VIA HONG KONG,
Aug At is believed that the course that
Is being followed by General Merritt, the
commander Of the American military
forces here will avert the threatened
trouble with the insurgents. lie Is tax
Ing a very firm attitude toward the In
surgents. with the result that there Is a
very material change In the situation.
Aguinaldo. the insurgent leader. is dis
mounting from his high horse. and In
stead OF acting as he did FOR a time, as
though he was master OF the situation.
h. now adopting a FAR more concillatory
attitude. He does not talk in such a
graadiose manner OF what the Fiiipinos
intend 10 do when Manila has fallen. On
the contrary. he has asked permission OF
General Merritt TO march his troops
through the city after the Americans
nave captured It.
lie has also suggested 10 General Mer-
ritt the formation OF native regiments 20
be commanded by American officers II
is very evident that great light has
dawned on Agunsldo ana that he real-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06

catch Populist a. well as free silver no
ruhl,ean and the lawiess vote, and II It's
provisions DO carried out to the letter.
the Popullsis will indeed get practically
all that they have been contending Tor
IN, when such n confession is made by a
paper ike the Birmingham Age-Herald'
which is a representative party organ
is Il not time for all true Democrats to
asI, themselves whittier they are drift
ing? The Democratic party cannot stand
by the principles Of Jefferson and yet
give the Popullsts all that they want.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06
AFTERMATH.
Russell Sage has just celebrated his
eighty-second birthday.

Russell Sage has just celebrated his
eighty-second birthday.
Lawson y. Fullers famous trotting
stallion Dexter is dead, aged eighteen
years. His owner is quite broken hearted
at the loss OF his pet He declares that
Dexter never in his life did a wrong act
sss
Secretary Long has become entangled
IN the links OF the endless chain ana is
trying to get out. Somebody started out
10 secure enough money by private SUBJ
scriptlon 10 build a battleship 20 take the
place OF the Maine through the endless
chain system. Each person involved was
asked 20 write letters 10 four other per-
sons and TO send 10 cents TO the Secretary
of the Navy for the battleship fund. The
dimes have been pouring in. and MT.
Long has been getting more ana more
embarrassed and annoyed To-day he
prepared a circular letter telling the hui
man links OF the endless chain that he
had no authority to receive money for
such a purpose. would not receive II. and
that the fund was unnecessary. as Con-
gress had provided for tho construction
Of a battleship 10 be called the Maine.
The dimes will be returned TO their DO
nOrs.
There have been many new little Amer
leans named after Dewey, schley and
Hobson. but the latter IS the FIRST hero
OF the war 10 have a camp christened in
his honor. Camp Hobson' IS I'm Georgia.
and the title was suggested by Major
Bubb. the commander Of Fort Mcpherson,
/ Georgia.
The Prince OF Wales IS credited with
having a lively objection to the practice
OF docking horses tails. and as the GUS
tom is largely maintained by that contin-
gent OF tho fashionable world that fol-
lows the Prince rather closely 81 looks
as though the tails might now be allow
| ed TO grow.
The biography OF Robert Louis Steven
son upon which Sidney Calvin is engaged
will be published next year, the life to
consist OF 10000 words. and the letters Of
| 10000 series OF letters - 10 be pub
! llshed in Scrbners Magazine before they
appear IN book form. Tie house al Sa-
| noa in which Stevenson lived and died
| IS for sale.
General Booth Tucker. commander OF
| the Salvation Army. has purchased a
! house in New York from Henry schlai-
| ter. The price OF this house was $1,000
| OF which 5000 was left on mortgage.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06

business. declaring that the political con-
d,t,on OF the negroes is not such as that
they can make demands. That is good
advice. The less obtrusive the negro Is
IN politics, tho less he presses his
claims tho better II will be for him.
HE condition would be far better to-day
had ne eechewed politics from the be-
ginning. The worst thing that the
North could have done for him after his
emancipation was to put an unlimited
ballot into his hands and 70 force the
whole adult male negro population to the
front as q political football TO be
kicked about from every quarter
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06
ceorrin the Land Of peaches

The liberia peach crop around Corr
delo this year IS far larger than the de-
mand Thousands OF as fine fruit a.
ever grew in Georgia are rotting In tho
orchards. Tw0-h0rse wagon loads are
hauled out and Jed % hogs. The Very
choicest fruit can DO bought here for %
cents per bushel
At the farm Of Mr. Charles Sreen,
about three miles from Cordele, he has a
twonfv-acre field with not a single miss
ms, tree loaded with peaches which are
now TOO rlpe % bear shipping. Wagon
loads are brought % the city and carried
hack and fed 10 hogs, there being no
aale for them. On account Of being un-
able 10 secure crates, Mr.. Green could
NOT ship his peaches 10 n northern mar
ket Never before has this county had
such a large peach crop-Cordeie senti-
mel
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06

Of Smithheld. Va: Mrs. Fred Grey and
child. Of Washington. D. c.: Mr.. and
Mrs. w. s. Teel and Miss Blanch Teel
and Miss Sousa, Of Washington city;
Miss Hoge. Of Wheeling w. Va; and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Murdoch. Colonel Mar
shall Smith and daughter, OF New
Orleans. m srss,ny
A day or two ago boy named Willie
Plaughcr while picking huckleJerries on
Flag Mountain near Rawley was bitten
by a rattle snake. Or. Newton was
summoned from Rawley and gave the
necessary treatment The boy is thought
TO be recovering. A singular incident IN
connection with the accident was that
the snake. contrary TO the custom OF rat
tiers, first bit and then ratified.