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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-26

volunteers had no political power and
were at the mercy Of the captains gen.
eral, who could organize or dissolve the
force without fear of exposing them
selves to trouble of any kind But cir
cumstances changed and the volunteers
became the real masters Of Cuba. The
first step in this direction was taken by
Captain General Roncali, who, iii Au-
gust, lS49, asked the Madrid govern
ment for authority "to arm 30, 600
peninsular volunteers, peninsulars only,
because, he explained, II have not
enough confidence in the natives of this
island to trust them with arms " Ron'
calls petition was granted, and since
then the volunteers have received such
accessions of power that they practically
dictate the policy Of the home govern
ment in Cuba. They have compelled
the recall of many governors.
In order to encourage Spaniards to go
to Cuba and to keep them loyal special
privileges were given them. A volun-
teer is relieved of all other military
duty and is only liable for service in
his own city. IT he is arrested OH any
charge, grave or trifing. he is not sent
to the ordinary prison, but Is turned
over to the military authorities, his
own friends. Almost every Spaniard is
volunteer, and all the judges are
Spaniards and volunteers. So the volun
teer is tried before one Of his brothers
in arms. If the case be one between
Cuban and volunteer, the volunteer al
ways wins.
During the war the volunteers have
| been allowed TO go out into the country
and find" all the cattle and other
property which was necessarily left be-
| hind by the reconcentrados when they
were driven into the cities. The volun-
teers are made up of the dock .aborers,
transfers, clerks, small retailers and
those who live by their wits. The OIL
GERS are wealthy Spaniards. as it costs
money to be an officer. The volunteers
receive no pay, and the expense OF
maintaining the organization is met by
contributions of the officers
The volunteers have often refused to
| obey orders from Madrid. They perpe-
trated the massacres in the Teatro de
| Villanueva and FL Louvre in 1870.
They rebelled against Captain General
Dulce and shipped him to Spain because
he was too lenient with the insurgents.
They compelled Captain General Prem
dergast to expel from Cuba Autonomist
Deputy Portuondo, colonel in the
Spanish regular army, because he was Q
native Cuban, and they rebelled in Il II
and compelled the exile of Ceprada g.
cause he endeavored to establish auto 10
INV. O. j. BowDEN.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-26

Mr.. John Harting, 63S
Main St., Cincinnati, O.,
my wife and
myself took your Pc
h ru-na for chronic diar.
rhea and it cured US.
No doctor or medicine
= we tried before helped
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-26

TYPICAL CUBAN HOME, SANTIAGO PROVINCE.
than in the eastern end of Santiago
The rich alluvial soil has made it tho
chief sugar producing center in Cuba
The black soil has a varying depth OF
from IL to l6 feet. Sugar cane has been
growing there without replanting from
10 to 20 years and two yearly crops OF
fine cane are raised with minimum OF
labor and expense. Coffee does very
we'll. A plantation natures in six years.
Once producing, it is small gold mine
to it's owner. Cattle do well and have
proved very profitable.
The many possibilities with such
soil and climate do not need descrip-
ton. The province needs intelligent en-
terprise and push, and 1t will blossom
with crops and prove one OF the richest
and most productive spots on earth-a
new Klondike.
The forests of eastern Cuba are al
most unexplored. They cover its noun
tain sides and abound in the choicest OK
tropical mahogany, hard cedar, lignum
vitae and dyewoods.
The city of Santiago during the rains
is almost cut off from the interior, save
by short and unimportant section OF
railway. 1t communicates by sea with
neighboring ports on the island and
ships to the world without sugar, cof-
fee, dye and other woods, iron ore,
manganese and fruits, To that outer
world she looks for her daily bread, her
foodstuffs, canned goods and the arti-
Giles of everyday life and commerce.
They come to her by water and have 80
come for nearly four centuries. Until
railways develop the interior and COM
municate with other ports the high
way to Santiago will still be by the
| open sea. -,
AS to business enterprises on small
scale, there are innumerable openings
in Cuba for men with little money,
but plenty of good judgment and en-
ergy. A few acres in market gardening,
for example, with continuous crops from
year to year, would perhaps yield the
| quickest and largest returns for the
smallest amount invested. Chicken rails
ing, too, has always been strangely
neglected industry in the West Indies
| Fowls and eggs inquire consplcuousiy eN-
cry day in the Spanish American menu,
yet nobody in Cuba has ever gone into
"the chicken business" with brooeers
and incubators, as so many do with
profit in the United States.
The possibilities of mining in San
tiago province cannot yet be accurately
computed Several large and wealthy
companies have been operating to some
extent in iron and copper and report
that the mines are practically exhaust.
less.
The labor market which will be open
ed up by the development of the sur
rendered territory will necessarily be
limited, but skilled mechanics of GER
tain classes will be in demand. Machin
lists, electricians and engineers will fine
it O rich field. On the big sugar planta
lions much machinery is used, and more
will be installed as soon as American
push gets chance. Yes, Santiago II
bound to come to the front.
ANDREW DOWNS.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-26
The Calligraphy of the Dumas.


Both the Dumas hands are those OF
busy men, but the elder Dumas could
90 on forever He never stopped to
punctuate One of his literary canons
was that clear style punctuates itself.
There is good deal i'll this. The son
never missed comma, semicolon, colon
OF full stop. He had not the fathers ia
cility, which resembled tropical veg
starion at the end of the rainy season.
The younger Dumas beat his brains
terribly and forced them to bring forth
plays. But his letters were jeux
desprit He ought to have been a
preaching monk or an advocate. He
liked TO preach and point morals and to
kick his fair penitents to give them real
cause TO cry. But he was not the brute
he liked to pass for being. Nothing can
be more refined than his handwriting
The original manuscripts of his plays
are scarcely legible, the corrections and
erasures are so numerous. But he did
not let the copyist or indeed any stran-
ger see them but rewrote and added
pungent and pregnant sentences as he
did So The first thoughts of some au-
thors are the best; they were the worst
of Dumas fills unless when he was an
swering letter. Answering, mind. 1t
was then a case of steel responding to
flint. Sparks flew. If there was an ex-
plosive about, it went otf.--London
| Truth.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-26
Foy and the Lunatic.

Eddie Foy, the comedian, spent
summer vacation at his old home III
central New York. One day as he was
strolling past the large insane asylum
that stands on the outskirts Of the town
he was startled by low "HistP' and
on looking up saw one OF the worst
heads that ever came under his gaze
peering over the wall. Eddie was not
frightened, for he did not think the
maniac could scale the wall, but he
quickened his pace He had proceeded
but short distance when he heard a
scrambling, and on looking saw that
the mailman had climbed over the wall
and was following him. Eddie walked
fast, but the maniac, who was an i'm
mense fellow, with a face that wore
demoniac look, walked faster. Foy trot-
ted q little, and the mailman trotted
after him. Eddie finally broke into a
run and was Mortified to see that his
pursuer was not only running also, but
was gaining steadily. Eddie is not much
of Splinter but on this occasion he
made remarkable time, but soon Foy
could hear the labored breathing Of bis
pursuer and felt that he could make nc
further effort. Just as he was about to
faint from exhaustion the maniac
reached forward, touched him gently on
the shoulder and said: "Tagl You're
IL ,,-San Francisco arocrnrt
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-26

Mr.. Edward Wormack
Ledbetter, Tex, writes
" Pe-ru-na for bowe
troubles is unequalled
by anything in my ex-
perience. I owe my
life to Pe-ru-na, and
shall always recon-
mend It to those suffer-
x--a
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-26
Two Energetic Girls.

The following experiment has been
tried with success by two Philadelphia
girls, students at college Of elocution,
this fall: They were sisters, and they
went to olive out" as housemaid and
cook with two other sisters, maiden
ladies' This is the way it worked The
college duties took from $3.50 to IL IN.
Rising at o'clock, one sister made the
fire and prepared the simple breakfast
of oatmeal, eggs and coffee, sometimes
adding fresh hot bread. Meanwhile the
other young woman brushed and busted
the dining room and drawing room be-
fore the breakfast hour, which was usu.
ally at z 80.
The meal completed, the maids occu'
! pied only few minutes in piling the
dishes neatly together, covering them
with cloth and putting the food away.
A few minutes more sufficed for quick
change from tidy print working gowns
into street costume, and $3.50 o'clock
found them at the college, ready for
recitations.
Neither sister had any recitation be-.
tween ID and 3, so that it was not diff
cult for them to hurry home, where one
prepared luncheon while the other
washed the breakfast dishes
At o'clock the last school duties
were over, and Emma and Ada once
more assumed their Cinderella roles.
washing luncheon dishes and preparing
dinner. The lady proprietors dined at
$50, Emma and Ada joining them, ex-
cept when there were guests, on which
occasions Ada, the younger, donned q
fresh white apron and pretty cap, max,
ing a most picturesque waiting maid,
while Emma remained in the kitchen
to prepare the SimpA but sufficient
courses.
After dinner, when the table was
cleared and dining room and kitchen
were restored to immaculate neatness,
the country maids took their books &c
the dining room and studied until bed
time. -Philadelphi Presa
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-26
THEY RULE HAVANA.
THE SPANISH VOLUNTEERS AND
THEIR PECULIAR WAYS.

They Are Known as weyler's Pets and
For Many Years Have Exerted n Pow
erful Influence In the Capital of Cuba.
Some of Their Pleasantries.
1t is generally supposed that the
Spanish volunteers in Cuba are the
most loyal supporters of Spanish au-
thority in the island of Cuba. That
their loyalty is not disinterested any
person familiar with the history of the
force can never doubt for a moment.
They do not even regard the regular
Spanish troops with favor, only in so
far as these further their own selfish
ends and contribute to their personal
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and they have frequent
~ resisted the supreme Spanish author
ity in the island when his policy was
not in accordance with their wishes.
Knowing all this, it will not surprise
any one to hear that General Blanco,
the Spanish captain general of Cuba,
had narrow escape from death recently
at the hands of a member Of the volun-
teer force. General Blanco cannot be
credited with leniency in dealing with
the insurrectionists, but harsh as his
treatment of them has been it was not
sufficiently so to suit the volunteers
They have been known in this country
as "Weyler's pets" His regime OF
blood was in their estimation an ideal
administration, and they long for him,
or one equally tyrannical and cruel,
aoai,, a the head Of affairs
The reported attempt to assassinate
General Blanco and a threatened mas
sacre of the Cubans by the volunteers
call attention to this peculiar body, OF
whom so much is heard, but so little
known. Many people, on reading OF the
threat of the volunteers, would suppose
that it was aimed at the reconcentrados.
A better knowledge of the volunteers
will indicate that their wrath is more
| likely to be directed against the Cuban
born autonomists. These have been 10y
al to the Spanish government, but are
suspected of not being strongly opposed
| to the formation of republic, in which
they would WELD strong influence. Il
is also evident that the autonomist'
would benefit greatly if the island were
captured and retained by the United
States, and they are suspected OF being
more than willing to see such cours'
| taken.
| The volunteer force as it is now i
not q very old institution. The origina
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-26
A Few Requisites.

The hired girl out Of job cast her
eagle eye over the want notices OF the
newspaper. Wanted, Wanted, Want
ed" she read in one or two line ads
straight down the column, shaking her
head at intervals as if disappointed in
her search. Finally her face lightened
as she saw loaded notice in another
column of more pretensions than its fell
lows.
She turned to it and read eagerly.
Then she threw the paper from her.
whats the natter" asked the girl
with her.
"Read that" And she gathered up
the sheet and handed it over TO the 9TH
or one, who read this notice:
"Wanted-A young and strong wom-
an of good disposition and habits, obe-
dent and knowing her place, willing
and ready, active and efficient, to cook,
wash and iron, do general homework
and take care of children. Evenings
and afternoons off when possible. APP
ply, with references, etc..
"Well?" said the reader.
"Its not we'll at all, " responded the
one looking for work. THAT man, who
ever he is, is advertising for wife, |
should say from the advertisement, and
I'm not looking for that kind of job.
Just plain hired girls place is good
enough for me. Washington Star.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-26
The Artistic High Light.

The "high light, so much admired
BY artists, is shortly to glorify even the
drawing room, as witness the universal
use of the sash curtain. When the shade
Is drawn to the top of the window and
the lower part is draped, as is done
these days, we have this light to perfec.
ton. Now that we are growing to APP
preciate this and to revel in it, we are
told that some day women will be will
ing to give up window drapery as surely
as they have banished hangings from
the BEDS That day has not dawned yet,
but there are hints Of its approach in
the fact that plush, rep and all heavy
hangings, when not eaten by moths,
have been put to other uses. The shops
are full of dainty drapery that Is not
even scorned for studio windows. For
gold and white drawing rooms the in.
expensive pole of wood, decorated In
white and gold still holds it's own.
Japanese stores show silky material in
yellow and white or in rich but deli.
cate oriental coloring that varies in
price to suit all purses. 1t is cut in
lengths to suit the windows and are
draped as fancy dictates High drapery
is in favor just now, adapted, however.
to fall lower If desired.
Some of the finest weaves OF silk OF
silk and wool tapestry mentioned above
will suit some windows admirably. Fol-
very cold weather, when wintry blasts
are to be shut out, heavy tapestry, We
lours and fancy materials are shown
The weaves must be close to keep out
drafts. They should always be arranged
| to drape back readily in the daytime
and need not in any way interfere with
the high drapery, which should always
! be chosen for it's color effect and must
be in unison with the tone of the room
Ruskin's pointed windows are said tt
be coming in, and they admit Of very
little drapery, but the women who low
draperies and the coy effect they Civ
can always arrange on any window
enough hangings to do away with al
appearance Of baroness. St Loui
Globe Democrat.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-26
CUBA'S GARDEN SPOT.
SANTIAGO PROVINCE OFFERS MUCH
TO ENERGETIC AMERICANS.

In the Captured Territory an Enterpris-
Ing Yankee Stands q Good Chance Of
Making q Fortune-some Of the Ave-
nues to Wealth.
Santiago province, large slice Of
which is now held by Uncle Sam, Is
one of the garden spots Of Cuba. The
district over which General Shafter
holds sway as military governor com
prises the eastern tip end Of the island
and it is probably, with the single ex-
ception of the famous tobacco raising
region of Vuelta Abajo, the richest and
most fertile section of Cuba.
Something like %, 900 young Amer
leans have seen a good deal Of Santiago
province Of late. They have viewed 1t
under somewhat distracting circum-
stances, it is true, but without doubt
many Of those young volunteer soldiers
have had their eyes open and have not
ed the business and commercial posi-
bilities of the province. That some Of
them will eventually find their way
back there is foregone conclusion.
Many will 60 with capital for invest
ment and it is entirely probable that
within the next few years the CONNER.
cial ties between this end Of the Pearl
of the Antilles and the United States
will be many and firmly knit.
Level headed young men who have
fought the Spaniards and who are still
wearing army uniforms may in the
course Of few years be the owners OF
plantations, managers Of factories or
heads Of big business concerns with
offices in the city which they helped to
capture. Many northern soldiers who
fought in the Union army during the
civil war settled in the south after
peace was declared, and there is no rea.
son why many American soldiers should
not return to Cuba when the row is all
over.
Nowhere on the island could an en-
terprising Yankee find better openings
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-26
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full OF life nerve and vigor, take No-To'
Bac. the wonderworler that makes weak men
strong All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
NOT MCCORMICK.
Likely That Some One Else Will Get
the Populist Nomination.

''I do not know who will be the lucky
man, but [ believe some one will be
nominated in place of Congressman Nc
Cormick in the Sixth district,| said
Representative F. H. Smith of Sherman
county today. Il can not say that the
Democrats will ask for the congress-
man, although there has been some talk
of that kind in different parts of the
district he continued.
Mr.. Mccormick has disappointed his
most Sanguine friends in his congress
siOnal career. He was nominated as an
accident in the convention, through a
misunderstanding of the manner in
which certain delegations were to cast
their votes, after he had abandoned
hope of capturing the convention. He
has not taken the interest in his work
that was expected and the Populists
are dissatisfied with him"
DR.. Smith is a member of the legis-
lature and years ago was a Democrat.
He has not altogether forgotten the
bourbon principles which were instilled
into his youthful mind by Democratic
ancestors. but of late years he has
been identified with the PopuIists and
was elected on a fusion ticket.
IT think the indications point to a
denomination of Governor Leedy and
the Populist ticket and L believe the
Democrats will support him. think
there will be no demand for recogni-
ton" he said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
FIGHT ON PINGREE BILL.
Federal Collectors Rich and Avery
Are on Hand to Marshal the
Opposition Forces.

Lansing, Mich, April THE oppo-
nents of the Pingree taxation BILL which
passed the house last week, will make
a last ditch fight in the senate. Col
lectors Rich and Avery of the ports of
Detroit and Port Huron respectively
arrived last night to marshal the op-
position forces. The contest promises
to be exceedingly bitter, with prospects
of deadlock between the two houses.
The Rich-Avery combine will endeav-
or to have the senate sidetrack the
Pingree bill and pass bills increasing
the specific tax paid by railroads, and
creating a tax commission to report
next winter. This commission will be
empowered to negotiate with the Michi-
gan Central Railroad company for the
surrender of it's special charter. the
company to be compensated by the
state for the loss sustained as provided
an the charter
The indications are that this pro-
gramme may be carried out, but if it is
the senate bills will be rejected by the
house, and the rest of the time allotted
to e special session be frittered away.
In this event another session will at
once be called.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
oUEsADA IS CALLED.
Before the House Committee on For
eign Relations.

Washington, April THE house COM
mittee foreign affairs had Mr.. Quesa-
da of the Cuban junta before them for
an hour today. Mr.. Quesada said when
he came out that the committee had en-
Joined secrecy upon him.
Mr.. Quesada was asked as to the gov
eminent of the republic of Cuba, which
the United States is asked to recOg-
nize, and members say he gave a full
and satisfactory statement. He de-
scribed the territory in possession of
the insurgents, the government in
Puerto Principe and Santiago provinces.
In the former province, he said, there
were ESQ, 900 people who acknowledged
allegiance to the Cuban government.
Four hundred thousand dollars, he said,
had been collected in taxes.
The capital of the republic, he said,
had been twice diSlodged but it was in
working order. He explained the func-
tiOnS of the government. If the United
States should intervene without recog-
nizing the independence of the repub-
lie he said, it would be virtual dec
laration of war against the insurgents,
as we'll as the SpaniardS-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
JOHN SEATON HUsTLING.
Judge Picker Says He is Doing More
Active Work in the Sixth Than
Any Other Candidate.

John Seaton is doing more active
work than any other candidate for gov
ernor in our section of the state,' said
Judge r. M. Picker of Smith Center,
today.
Mr.. Seaton and his friends are very
active, continued Mr.. Picker, but at this
time it is impossible to foretell the re-
suit The other candidates have many
friends Major Hood and Mr.. Coburn
have friends in all parts of the Sixth
district, but 1 have heard little talk
about Mr.. Hessin in Smith county, al
though he has warm friends in other
parts of the district
AS to congressional candidates the
situation is unsettled. We have a can
didate in our county, w. H. Haskell,
whom regard as one of the most avail
able men in the district. He is man
of commanding presence, a good talker
and a splendid fellow. His nomination
would be an excellent one and would
greatly increase the strength of the Re-
publican ticket. L would not venture a
guess as to the outcome of the conven-
ton, as there will be a number of can
didates yet am inclined to think, with
out being egotistical," he said with a
smile, that Mr.. Haskell of Smith coun-
ty, is the best man for the place."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-07
EUROPE INTERVIEWS.
Proposition of the Concert is
Submitted at Washington.

Washington, April 1T was stated in
a high diplomatic quarter today that
the action of the representatives of the
great powers of Europe framed at the
British embassy Tuesday night and ex-
clusively announced through the AS
ISOLATED Press yesterday was commu-
nicated to the United States govern
ment last evening. 1t is stated also by
equally high diplomatic authority-one
of the ministers of a European power
under permission, from an ambassador
of one of the first continental powers of
Europe, that Russia, through her rep
resentatives at Washington joins with
the other five great powers, namely,
Great Britain, France, Germany, Aus
tria and Italy.
While it is impossible to secure an
official admission that the result was
communicated to the United States
government, the information that it has
been, is from one in position to know
and it is understood that Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the British ambassador
was the medium of communication
Furthermore, it is stated by a high dip
lomatic official that while secrecy is inn
peratiVe for the moment the entire
matter probably will be made known in
an official and complete form within a
few hours.