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The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
RETURNED FROM CUBA.
Dr. c. N. Thomas Gives His In1-
 pressions of the Struggle.
THE WAR WILL LAST 4 LONG TIME YETs
The Cubana WaI Not Accept Home Rule, Neither Will the Spanish Grant It as We Understand the Term
 Awful Suffering.

CLEVELAND. O.. Feb s-Dr C. N. Thomas. of Illinois who has just re. turned from Cuba where he has beer studying the existing conditions on the island for several months past. is HOW ih Cleveland. and in speaking of the war said
 From the present indications the War in Cuba will continue fer q long time to come. The spanish will never grant the Cubans their liberty as long as they can possibly help it. The span ish are not only proud, but very patriotic people. They realize that four centuries ago they were the great. est and most powerful nation. and ruled one-tenth of the land on the globe.
 treaty between the Gubans and Spanish is afsoout of theqHestien The hatred between them was strong before the war. and such terrible suffering a4 both sides have endured since the war commenced has intensified this feeling. The talk of Gubans accepting home rule is simply ridiculous Equally ab- surd is the idea of spain granting eu- bans home rule as We Americans uns derstand home rule.
 s.The policy of Gubans k not to fight important battles They justly say vel low fever is destroying the Spanish army fast enough Their plan is to wear out spain financially, and the spanish nation is 50 weak financially that she finds fl impossible to raise the necessary S56gao aea annually to carry on the Cuban war and an additional s25.ooo.o oQo each year to pay the interest on her great lett
 zsfhe reports about the awful suffer- ing among Cuban women and children were, to some extent. correct In the large cities the suffering is not near so great as in the interior of Cuba In some towns that visited the suffer- ing is beyond description, and awful enough ta make strong mans heart ache and the longer the war continues the greater is the suffering.
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11

1 cut of he emptiness of tie stomach he thought Httereth itself.
 T know I've been what people eail a born feol, but sad l would talls the ! ! risk. If die, Eben Will never Know wE4. He may come back some day. and 1 drop q few tears on my grave. and per haps remember the pleasant hours We had before the trouble came between as. tHd how the nephbors will eX- clam. when they find have withdrawn my bank deposit! They will search every hoie and corner for my Hidden cash. and then bury me al town expense. WeIh shall never know fl .
 But Doris did not die She lived a day and q half without eating. because she was too proud to run in 10 any of her neighbors' houses, socially, for a cup of tea.
 Toward the end of tHe second day Mrs Gillespie opened the Kitchen door and found Doris weak and shivering in her little downstairs bedroom. de- batting within herself whether she should make a friendly visit 10 Ann FinneX her next neiehhor, where she would be sure of hearty welcome, warmth and supper
 Why, Doris Ililburn. your fire is as dead as Iuiius Caesar. and you look as if you were going to have fever. Whatever in this world possesses you 10 keep 50 at homc9 l meant to send sarah Jane down to ask you to spend tomorrow with us, but on second thoughts decided to come myself"
 Doris tried to smile welcome, and rose feebly to start a fire with the next days share of shingles.
 "F'm not quite chipper 10 day" she said, drawing forth her little rocking chair for he visitor T guess I'll be alt right ta=1uur-' she staggered and felt forward into Mrs Gillespe's arms
 That good !ady put her back 10 bsd. watched her sHreWalE as she feeaihf1 her consciousness. then sad "Now, lie still, Doris and I'll light Your fire for you"
 The little drcssmaker murmured something about ordering coal soon, She meant to be truthful But Mrs. Gillespie was already outi the kitchen, lifting the stove lids. her suspicious aroused
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
OTHERWISE UNN0TICED.

Prof James CampbeIl, viee-president of the state normal at AarrenshurE. Mo. died sunday
 meeting Of Turner societies for the central district of Illinois is to be held in Moline in May
 speaker Reed is now in favor of the annexation of Hawaii and he wants it accomplished quickly.
 The business men If East ~t Louis, ILL. have formed am organization known as the EgFPtiaHelHb
 dozen arrests have been made in connection with the recent burning of two Indians in the Seminole country
 Mrs Edward Par1e Deacon has re. turned to France. and says that she has not been reeoaciled to Mr Deacon mat rimonially.
 The West Virginia miners are taking steps 10 withdraw from the Mine Work CTS association and organize an inde- pendent order
 TheeS-eadetsa and alumni efthe TeNas agricultural and mechanical college are preparing to build d monument to the late Gov. Ross
 It now develops that young Joseph Letter fn his hig wheat drai carried d number of his friends with him many of whom have made fortunes.
 The port of New York which short time ago controlled 73 per cent. of the total exports of the nation now com mands but T per cent. of them
 President Dole and his party ceased to be the guests of the nation sunday night when he started for B8ffaIa and thus began his return trip to Hawaii.
 Great uneasiness regarding the rela- tiuns with the Hited States exists in Madrid Nobody can explain what has happened. but something k the matter.
 Nine of the crew or thc American bark Hcrene. which was wrecked De eember 3l last. were brought into New York by Che Portuguese steamer Ceve- HaHe
 praiect k on foot tooPea tefeaapa- | communication with the KlandiEe country bg utilizing thc old Siberian line. which was partially built into Alaska 5a Eeafs asa.
 fhe Hawaiian saear crop which has heretofore been shipped by sailing 1es- seis to New York eitF.Wifi in future be landed at San Francisco and be shipped across the country by rail.
 congressman fowHe af NjHHe48= ta has been superseded oH the work of preparing aH aaiafe-~ te the people for the independent silver forces ny Con sfessman Hartman. ef Montana 
 h respanss ta q telegram from eSs senafor Black bnrn Dr J D Neet. their fanilt physician has gone from Versailles kx. to Washington to atz lend N1r. E4ae WGats aet expected to recover.
 XII Inc ereat European n3Wers are seeking to ascertain fae attitude aI t6e l nited States on the great eastern problem and until that isdone there will be no move on the international chcsSboard
 \ discussion of the Kentucky legisla- ture cal for senator Lindsay resigna tion develops the fact that many sella- tors hold ihe view that legislatures have Ho authority to instruct senators in theil aetS.
 The Highland Park-hotel at Aiken. s. C., was destroyed hH ire. The flames started somewhere in the laundry room. and gradually picked their way over the building The loss is < te.d8g5 with 9s.000 insurance
 Canadian officers have taken posses sion of Lake Bennett and are compelI- ing kIoudikefs to give mp heavy GUS toms te pay e2erbitant licenses for boat-buiIdiHg and are dealing out law on all subjects in dispute
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
BLUE LAWS ENFORCED.
NewsboSs and MHk Wagons stopped and
 Concert Manager Arrested.

TolEpo. O. Feb s=About the only thing ToIedoaH could do with his small change sunday was to huX a neal thcater ticket or prescription or place ii .on the contribution plate of church. Every news stand and cigar stand was closed, and the boys were stopped from selling the papers on the street Even the milk wagons were warned off their routes After mati- nee concert b7 the Toledo Marine band al the Valentine, the manager of the band was arrested and the manager of the Peoples tbcatcr expected to be ar rrsfel
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
FRANK BELGEWs CRIME.
He Eeiterates His Confession of the Mur-
 der or II. Brother and sister.


 SrI5ry. Cal. Feb. s-frans BelleW has epaated to the district attorney his confession 9f the murder of his brof her and sister He has made oniv q few new statements lie safd that before he Jeff the ranch oH the afternoon of the day he Put the poison in the kettle. lte enPtie.i the powder out of it. orig iHat package and folded ii in a ucwspa- Ptr throwing away the box in front of the ranch honse He thinks he burned Ems paper He has also said: .s}Nhen held Susies hand while eae was dying. 1 did not give her water or broth to drink. or anything else All that gave her was some ice Il is not truc that my brother Tom knew anything of the poisoning, either before or after ii happened He is entirely innocent. am sorry for Tom and Arthur, but l do not see why they want to worry.4
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
ROUNDED UP BY FARMERS.
Burelarious rramps Brought to Time b, .s
 Load of Buckshot.

GREENtP. llL. Feb. s. Five tramps. who broke into the farm home of James Phillippi. east of GreenHp, while he and his family were at church. sunday. were caught by a possee of farmers armed with shot4uns after a chase of two miles aerass the country. oneshat was fired before the tramps halted. several bueilehot lodged in the bodies of two of them They were marched 10 this city and turned over to the author itics, when they waived examination and were bound over to the tnmbcr- iaud grand jury.
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
LAST SEASONS COTTON CROP.
some Interesting Figures Published by the
 Department Of Agricnltnre.

Department of Agriculture.
 H8smSGfaN Feb s.-A circular is- saed bt statistietan Hyde of the agri- cultural department gives considerable information concerning the cotton crop of ls96 95. is value. the amount pur- chased by mills and the acreage planted IL shows that the total cotton crop of lsad = amount ed in commercial haIGei to s.532.- 115. made up hX the following states: Alabama, s53.7sa; Arkansas. 665,643; Florida. 4s.ri4s Georgia i2g9.348: In- dian territory, s7zs05; kansas 6l; Ken tueky. Ill; Louisiana. 567.251; Missis- stppi. l.gu1 oU0 Missouri, a4I1g; North Carolina. 5sf.795: Oklahoma. 35. 25t; south Carolina 936.4G3: Tennessee, 236.- 1sI. Texas 2.f2ss.70l; Utah. l23; Nir- giuia, lisa
 II is stated that the large and increas- ing amount of raw cotton taken direct lv from the current crop by mill from the eotton-growiug states is more than eyer an important factor in estimating the annual production Fen years ago only six per cent. of crop of 6,5o0,000 bales was used by those states, while during the wear lsaG-a1 they used over II per cent of crop of over 8,500.0oo bales. The number of mills in opera ton during the year was 40a the num- Der of spindles 3,3ff.3e7 and the num- Der of bales bought 9s1,9al.
 The total value of the upland crop Was S4s5.si0.66f, which gave an average price of 6.65 cents per pound of that sold and the total value of the Sea Island crop SG.ooo.95s, an average price of l6.5s cents per pound. The total acreage during lsa6 97 was e3.973 e0a, the number of bales raised. s.532 7os- an aereage-of E bales per acre.
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11

SiX months after. when Eben Doollt- tie came hack n second time from Chi .cago. this time to attend his own we'd ding. he told Mrs. Gillespie, in q glow of loyelelille confidence what his bride had once done for him. and the good lady smiled and clapped her plump hands in approval.
 Now l know" she said to herself why Doris Hi1bHfa's battery shelves were bare and her kitchen fire out that cold March day Helen T. Clarke, in Housewife.
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
A DANGEROUS WEAPON.
N. |. p. stokes Has XII of Wm. M Tweed,s Private Papers \ Real Interesting Con feSsion Among Them.

NEW YoRK. Feb. There is at least one man Iu Greater New York who holds the happiness, honor anG fortune ef great many people in the hollow of his hands. This man is " E D. Stokes. Alr Stokes came into possession of all the private papers of Vim. M Tweed several Teats ago.
 According to his story. more than sIE@00a4Was paid oHf by the Boss for bribes and buying mp individuals that other people to this day know nothing about The evidences of these payments are still in existence. with the Inducements of the parties direct ly concerned
 Mir Stokes says there is a real con fession of Tweed in existence which is likely 10 be published. and which is hound to create the iiveliest kind of a stir He says Tweed's diary is the most interesting of all the papers Il con tains references to everyone that called ou him and his business. showing that nearly everyone could be treated with on 4 cash basis.
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11

slowly near the old brown house that had attracted her the evening before.
 aI wonder if it's dark enough yet, . she said as she fingered in She shadow of all old elm close by the sidewalk The house seemed gloomy aud silent as on the preceding night
 It won't get any darker if wait til midnight, for the moon will be up soon. must do t now or never
 These mysterious words implied TO scheme Of burglary or arson, though the dress makers actions verged ou breaking and entering. She glidea 10 the deor and tried il softly Wi:b the usual depravity of inaaimate ob- ieets, fl gave ueaeherous squeak as Doris turned the knob, and she fled swiftly. but not until she had dropped far inside the hallway d small, fat white envelope, directed in a big. spraWIinw style to
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11

There's some mystery here,' she confided to the poker. as she cleaned out q few wood ashes. There hasa [ been a coal fire in this stove for n9a days. Doris looks piuehed with Hau. ger. and that faiuting uas a had Piee4 of business"
 She took ar old friends privilege of softly opening the @bHttcry door and glancipg along the shelves.
 Not a crumb of anything that a baby Gg eoad make meal on Doris is either out of her mind, and growing miserly, or else she has put ter say ings into some humbug concern that don't pay any dividends except to the men that run it. .
 She lighted the fire. then stepped to the bedroom door
 Doris, as soon as you get warmed up bit. you might put your night gown into your little satehel bag and come right back with me tonight. Sarah Jane thinks some of pulling mos lasses candy after supper and maybe the Simpson girls will be over You used t0 be more sociabtee
 She smiled and gave Doris q mother ly pat on the shoulder
 What eodsendt" thought Doris. never dreaming that her old friend had discovered the true state of affairs.
 Itwas heavenly change when. after letting the shnole fire down and fas- tening the doors and windows. Doris with her "satchc bag" on her left arm accompanied her good friend 10 the home eyefAaWiHg with plenty.
 The merrimeut after supper was at its height when there vas knock at the side door
 Eben Deolittlei
 Mrs. Gillespie and the girls crowded around him with q hearty welcome. hut Doris sat white and trembling Why had he come back SO soone Had his last venture failea2
 He gave her penetrating lock as he came Hp and took her hand. then safa.
 | called at your house. baF-Ahss IIibara. aud suspected xaH 8Fre here. I wanted to see 4aaZoa hHsiaass
 Her heart Has HHifiiHe. and her Faie cheeks were growing hot Ta relieve her confusion. Fben began 10 i6fe With Sarah Jane and the Simpson girls about the candy pa2line.
 After iatf1, pop corn, games and rid- dies, she and Fhen uaea alaHe for minute CT two. while Mrs. Gillespie and sarah Jane received tAe laHp=dEa5ea lease=taking of the Simpson e.H1s at ahe side door
 Eben came close ta Doris
 ..I have eHlF lFa minute speak. and I suppose I am aaeaff8i#f t8 fHe Simpson girls. bat-Daris. 3e xaa thialz didn't know who put that blessed money in my hall ihat aieht2 I san Eaa. Doris. from the shadow Of the window where I WaS standing. lere'1 and weak. and dfsp5fitea Nhea picked ap fha' ea= tel8He and SEW is contents. HHaer- stoaa the innocent ittle forgery. and I knew that you must still care feeme" oh, how Doris was trembling naWl l= T took that money. yaWiuo that would make ft increase and multiply for Noa Il is well invested iH GHeaaa. and l have the promise of . good poe sitiou there, hut c1ulf not settle down 10 fl till I had made this f4ing visit back 10 you. and tried to put mat ters oH the old footing II is hot loo late dear. is t? Shall We not cast the old burden of arrangement aWaY for eyer. and''-fhe side door closed at 1aSt. and the steps of their hostess and her daughter were heard coming along the entry.
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
Glazed Kid Works Dcstroyc,l.

NEW YORK, Feb. $. Fire gutted spellman X Co.'S glazed kid Works. in Williamsburg entaitihR loss ai eia-z 904 The factory ~a9 owned h4 Jacob Lemhardt a stone=deaier of Manhat- tan Nearly l6o men were employed in Inc fani nL,t-
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
BY WAY OF PRECAuTloN.
pr. samson Taken to Jail at Logan. O.. to
 Avoid LYnehers-

COLUMBUS. os Feb. s Dr $ II. sam son was. on sunday. at 4 P. m. removed from the village jail at Eaurelville, Hooking county to the Hooking coun- tv jaii ri Logan as preeaution against lFnching, pending the coroners inves- tigatiou of the death of Bessie Nef, found dead in the doctor office.
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
| fn,r,ft,r1ahln Mln.IfnlI.

FoRr MoRIH Tex Feb. Mrs Jane Chapman formerly Fort Worth woman but whose home is now in south Texas, recently received word that she mad fallen heir 10 portion af an estate valued al si6.doQ.o ood. she re ceiying one=fourth. This estate is to- cated in Holland coming from d grand- lnnthnr
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
Flectrfe-Liclu Plant Burned.

MONTREAL. Can. Feb N The trans forming house of the Citizens Power and Light Co. situated at Cote St Panl. Ire sunday night; loss, sIoo.u0o The company derived it's power from the Eaehine rapids
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
CAPT. SPENCER J. V. BALL.
Death of a wcll-Knoun River Man of old
 Age at Fort Madison, Ia.

ST Lotus, Feb Word reached st. Louis Sunday of the death at Fort Madison, la of Capt spencer I. \. Ball. one of the pioneer river men of this section or the country. and for many years resident of this city. Death was due to old ace. deceased be- ing s3 years old His demise oeeHrfed at the residence af his daughter. The body has been shipped 10 st Louis for interment.
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
Rc.umea with Non-t nion Men.

BAY Cua Mich teb The Wheeler x Co. shiP-Yard which had been shut down for two weeks on ae= count of strike of riveters. has rc. stunned operations. X few n0n-unioH riveterS were put to work
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
neath .Iueencnt Confirmed

PHHApttrm Feb x. The state .a- premc court con frmcd the finding at the Montgomery county court con aemniBg F. death ehafles e Kai>er for the murder ol lis wife 1t Norristovu, October 2u lSg6
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
The Pennland tloated.

PuIApElrmA Feb. s.-The steamer Pennland. Philadelphia for Liverpool which grounded on Chester bar. in the Delaware river. Saturday. was hoated at high tide Ut l q. Ill. having appag- sntY sustaped 10 damage
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
Mrs. Lane Somewhat Inpro,45

HAsHINeroN. Feb. s The goUd @0 of Mrs. Lane. the dahghteref cN @s tor Blackburn s reported ta hen proved to-day. She had rest. and is taking uaH#Ht freely
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
Great Conilagration at Manila.

MADRID. Feb. s-B Dispatches just re ceived from Manila. capital of the Phil ippiae islands, announce that 30o buildings some of them of importance, Aa4a been destroyed by fire
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11

Then Doris, with rather grim smile, sat before her kitchen fire with bit of memorandum book on her knee, and a pencil in her left hand. Slowly and clpmsiiy she iottcd down some items, and gazed al them,
 "One-fourth of a sack of flour enough for three bakines. if l can man age to work fbe dough with my left hand
 "TWo quarts of beans, half paper of ea meal and ten pint milk tickets.
 ..5iN quarts of potatoes, d stump of dried beef, sugar bowl nearly full, and ] four or i7edfa"iHes of tea,
 One barrel of coal-euough 10 last ten day and old shingles enough in the back yard to keep me from freez- ing when the coaI's gene.
 No rent to pay. and C cents coming to me from Ann Finney.
 "Not such a desperate showing, after al. Maybe my arm will be well before every scrap is eaten.9
 Then sae laughed til the tears came.
 .IzAef4 body Will say: How lucky that Doris has money in the savings bank! She can live on the interest while her arm is nselesst'
 In fact, that is what every body did say; and Doris smiled her little grim smile, and measured her four and pc tatoes for each day. doIed out her coal -=so much for the morning so much for Hight-aHd was ready, for very joy, to clap her hands if one had not been help less. Eben Doolittle. prosperous. had almost passed out ef her life, ef late years except as pensive memory Eben Doolttie, sick. forlorH and in debt called out all the old affection, re- enforced by a maternal pity and teara- ing.
 And. day by day. the potatoes dWiHaiad and the four grew less. while The crippled hand became nc better. N last the final morsel of food had dis appeared and Doris seraped the coal barrel with her left hand
 T have the shingles ta fall bae} on. :. she said. "Itas lucky dried good pile Of them ia tAe oven while tbe eaaI fire lasted
 THe da4 after she had eaten her last saucer af oatmeal, salted instead of sWeeteHed. SEe did not feel % brisk and so independent of physical Limitations. If@eHtof theabanaanee of the heart the mouth speaketh,. f is 10 less true that
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
One of Six Heirs to sa5. 100000.

GtrHRfE Okla. Feb Marie Hook. living near Perkins. Payne county is one of the six heirs of the S25 GOO. GOO es- tate left by Thomas Clark the Colorado miner who recently died
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
Hee. saea. gaa.aaat L----.------

AfBAN4. \ N Ecb ht H4 Beet suear eo-. ot Brant Eae gamt has been incorporated .ith capital stock of aGaaeaa in shares of saea ta= manufacture and refine beet sugar
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
nc 1IN Nnlentine.

love you, my charming maiden mine; I pray you be my valentine. I've lowed you lone, I love you well: l love you more than l can tell. Others may say they love you. too Their love is not mine so true. They love you fer Soar face go sweet, Yaar lustrous eyes, your dalnty feet. l love you for yourself alone HI love you when your beauty flown. When fae5 is wfiHlded batr grown gray. When haterins friends have dropped away. Then pray. be kind fair maiden mine. Be kind. and bc my valentine William Anwyl Jones. In Chicago Inter
 Ocean.
 The eight great water companies of London now supply nearly 6o90.0o0 people with about tsfoo0ooG eallors ef water day.
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.ts $. GIEIaEsSSRI
 IIEfA ItH Il tltI#fI i5gI conc Fl En fhe haHg6n and Doris H5burH was, t lie press Sed 5t. worked
 that Ire could not
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11
EBEN IOOLlTTLE'. From a Friend and Brother.

Luckily no one was stirring on that quiet street, and when Doris was far enough from tie brown house she re- sumed her ordinary gait. But there was a turmoil under her little black jacket. She had burned her ships be hind her-and for what?
 To gratify sentimental fancy and to prepare for herself still longer years of toll and self-denial Yet how she exnlted in the thought: He will get on his feet again and prosper-and he will owe | all to me, and never know"
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11

And lit the light of days long dead2 Twas one that he had sent to her
 The year before they were wed Twas full of young loves fondest terms Without regard 10 rhyme or sense Possession duled. and planted germs Of mild indifference He listened to the words he heard
 While shame surprised him with it's dart, Twas long since he had breathed a word of love to that lone heart Then noiselessly he stepped behind Her chair, and heard q sob of pain His heart cried out; T have been blindi" And love aWoke again. He drew her gently To his breast
 Hekissed and called her Heart of Mine" And all the love once more confessed Told in that valentine
 George Birdseye. in Boston Globe.
The Monticellonian., 1898-02-11

Well said the artist, sharply. to the tramp who had entered, what do you want here? Hurry with what YOU have to say"
 Sir" replied the tramp. with inhorn dignity. "I did not come here to be in- suited. ] merely thought to step in and inquire if you had any model for your valentine eupids If not, desire to ap, ply for the position. \. Y. Times.