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The Monte Vista journal., 1898-11-12
ushARP WARNING TO CUeANS.
General Feres IL Ordered Not to Execute
Insurgents Accused Of Dsssssing.

Santiago de Cuba. Nov. g. An In
cident has taken place here. which is
causing much talk among the Cuban-
and may create iil-feellng.
The Cuban general. Perez. who has
half dozen times announced his in.
tention to disband the troops under
his command. but has not yet done 30.
recently ordered the trial by court
martial Of one Of his men on charge
Of deserving from the army In time OF
war. The prisoner was condemned To
death, but before the sentence wns
executed notification was sent to Colo
mel Ray OF the Third immune regiment
who laid the latter before General
Wood. commander OF the military de
pnrtmcnt OF Santiago.
General Perez was nt once Informed
thnt II the man was executed he AMI
the firing party would he hanged as
soon as the courts could legally sen
tcnce them. lie wns Instructed that
IL man committed n crime punish
able under the clvil law he should be
turned Oveo to the proper authorities.
who would look into the case, but was
told that under no circumstances
would tribunals like those OF the pres.
ent insurEent army be allowed to try
cases and sentence prisoners TO death.
or even TO Imprisonment.
Furthermore. Perez was notified tina I
the man now under sentence OF dent th
must be turned over to the America I,
authorities II there was u charge
against him. or tr released.
Captain Chester OF the United States
cruiser Cincinnati, and u board OF Of
iiccrH, yesterday visited the wreck of
the Spanish cruiser. Cristobnl Colon,
and finally decided that work on the
sunkcn wnrshlp should hc abandoned.
as In their opinion there liz no possible
chance OF raising her.
The men Of the wrcckIng company
who have been nt work on the Spnnisi,
vessels have been ordered to proceed
TO Santiago hnrhor. there TO raise III.
Itelna Mercedes and blow up the Mcr-
rimnc so as TO clear the channel.
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MARIA TERESA LOST,
Escoasssss . Asosm "~ shs Way To Nor
sSIk AID Sinks.

sOIk AID sinLs.
Charleston. Nov. 5.--Thc HpnnIsl,
cruiser Mnrin Teresa was lost Ia n gal.
on the hnhnma islands November LIST.
The crew were rescued and arrived.
here this morning on the steamer Vui.
can.
The quarantine officials reported III.
sinking Of the Spanish cruiser first. the
crew OF the vessel now being ut quar-.
untlnc.
The vessel was on the way under her
own steam and In tow Of the tug Mcr.
r!tt from Santiago 10 Norfolk, where
she was to be dockcd for repairs. The
tug Merritt arrived mt noon and he:
captain reports that the cruiser sank
ON the morning Of November LIST on
tho Bahama group. The crew was
taken on board the convoy vessel vui.
can. all lcInI snvcd. Nothing could tc
done TO keep the vessel from sinking
The Ter,rn WIS commanded by Lieu
tenant Commander Ira Harris Of the
United states navy mud carried q crew
numbering hfty.clght men.
Washington. Nov. 5.-Thc Navy De.
pnrtincnt received 4 dispatch this
morning from the commanding officer
of the spanish cruiser Infmuta Marin
Teresa stating that tho ship had been
abandoned near Wnttiing's Island.
The message was brief and merely
stated tho fact of the lOas Of tho shin,
Later reports state TINT the shin
fo,indercd nftcr n hard hght Of thu.
crow against n severe storm.
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He Goes to School,

"Our boy was absolutely helpless. His
lower limbs were paralyzsd, and when We
used electricity he could not feel it below
hi. hips. Finally We let the doctor go as he
did not seem to holp our son and we nearly
gave up hope. Finally my mother who
lives In Canada wrote, advising the use Of
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People,
and bought some
This was when our boy had been on the
stretcher Tor an entire year and helpless
for nine months. In six weeks after taking
the pills we noticed signs OF vitality in his
legs, and in four months he was able to go
to school
at is two years since he took the first of
the pills and he is at school now Just MS
happy and well ns any OF tho other child
ren. 1t was nothing else in the world that
,nyed the boy than DR.. Williams rin-
Pills for Pale People"
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A NEW SOCIETY.
Veterans Of tn. spanish War Form, - Or.
gnasAltoa.


ssnisAttos.
Lexington, Ky. Nov. 5.--I.ast night
there was organized In this city SO
who enlisted for the Spanish American
war what the Grand Army Of the lie.
public hns been to the fcucrnl army Of
the Civil war.
'''rhe Service Men of the Spanish
War" is the title OF the new society.
and the plan OF organization was con-
ccivch by Captain Wilson ]. Dnvcnny.
commissnry Of subsistence Of the First
brigade, Second division, Fifth army
corps.
Commander. Colonel Leonard: vice
commander. Lieutenant Colonel Banks
mdjutnnt and chief Of stan. Captain
Dnvcnny: treasurer. Colonel Gundcr. \
ritual mud regulations VIII liz drafted.
Tho plan Of organization provides
that the parent organization, Henry
Clay camp No. !. shall bc supreme IN
all matters pertaining to the ritual nnd
regulations, organization Of new camps
and the general government Of the NO.
ciety until n national camp IN organ
ICED.
The units Of the organization shall IN.
tho local cninps. ench 10 In named
after some deceased American soldier.
sailor or stntesinnii. nnd numbered In
the order OF their formation.
Each local emp shall elect two rep.
reHrntxtivcs 10 state emp. md one
of these representatives shnli bc dcslg.
mated 20 attend II national camp.
ChartesS for local camps shall lA. Is.
sued by the commander and ndjutnnt
OF the parent camp until n national On.
rnmpment In fully organized and pro.
vSded with headquarters for lts ON.
GERS.
The charter fec at tho outsct In hxcti
at 80 for local camps. The funds &C.
1ru!nk to the parent organization or to
the national camp NJ Its success from,
charter fees, etc. shall tc used "a de.
fray the expenses IT the Rdministrn.
tiou. Local camps nre permitted Ia
provide for benefits for needs Of
worthy members. n v In deemed sd.
visab!e.
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Make Fun of Volunteer.

The Grand Army OF the Republic
has done more than any other agency
to silence and counterac. the complaints
that have been made by the volunteers
concerning their hardships and their
treatment during the late war The vet
Grams of lS61-G5 have made the tender
feet OF '9S ridiculous through the entire
country by comparing experiences.
They claim that If they could have had
one half the comforts and supplies and
convenienccs which We're enjoyed by
the volunteers of the late war they
would have considered themselves in
Darauisp
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NEWS FROM EUROPE.
Francs Must Fight or Make Further Con
csssions--GePinany'a Position on the
Philippines.


London. Nov. 6.-The military nu-
thOritics ut DcvonpOrt. the site OF the
largest naval arsenal In Great Britain,
received orders to-day for the immedi-
ate mobilization OF all the troops in the
western district.
The defense committee will meet to.
morrow.
The Daily Chronicle this morning
processes to have important military
news which it would not be advisable
to publish without the sanction OF the
war Office"
The English papers point out that
the evacuation Of Fashoda IL only All
instalment Of the satisfaction expected
by Great Britain, and that France has
yet to swallow the pill Of withdrawing
from the Bahr- Ell -Ghazal region. I'm
der these circumstances the debate In
the French Chamber Of Deputies on
Fnshoda next week Is eagerly awaited
as the French government il then eX.
pected TO explain its intentions regard
ing the remainder Of the French posts
in Nile, already established by Major
Marchand.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Standard says:
"The semi-ofiicial papers have receiv.
ed hint to stop their attacks upon
America ! have good reason to he.
lievc, however, that Germany will doif
her reserve so soon as other powers
seek share in the spoils of the Phil,
ippincs."
The Madrid correspondent of the
Daily Mail says: Spain will sign the
peace treaty under protest"
The Vienna correspondent of the
Times, commenting upon the irritation
of the German press over the attitude
of the United States towards the Phil.
inpinc question, says:
at has but little Importance. and is
only likely to excite The scorn and de
fance of the Americans and tend To
confirm them in their determination 10
keep the Philippines, The Frcmdenlu,t
in temperate artAlc that gives the
German papers nm example of Impair,
TALLY, recognizes that it is purely n
question FOR the Americans to decide
for themselves"
The Berlin correspondent of the
Times. after giving extracts from an
other long and violent article in the
Kolnische Zc!tung. declares that the
fate OF the Philippines cannot be II
matter Of indifference in Germany and
expresses the opinion that such utter.
ances will only "stifYen the attitude OF
the United States"
Paris. Nov. 6.-The MntIn to-day con.
firms the report that the government
will instruct Major Marchand to re.
turn TO France with his expedition
from Fashoda by way Of Jibutil. on
the Gulf Of Alden. "thc only route con.
sistent with French dignity"
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rh. K~.u,, In l,,,,.l.,

Chicago. Nov. S.--Flvc and probably
six congressman have been gained IN
Illinois by the Democrats. aud the next
congressional delegation from this
state is likely tn b" evenly divided. cirv.
cn Democrats nnd eleven Republicans.
II In possible for the Republicans Ia
have twelve Of the twenty-five con.
nrcssin"n. as MI III" returns arc no, II,
yet. Int the Indications arr FOR mn even
spill, on the delegation.
TIL" rntir" Republican state Ticket Ii
elected by nbou, :W.rD plurality.
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E.,,, r Ho-... ."a bog. 4" Germany.

The Inadequate m.a, supply OF Ger.
many owing TO the barriers erected
against foreign cattle. hogs and meat.
continues. From Austria, solely. some
100 head OF cattle hav. been admitted
and Russia supplied about 5000 pigs,
These imports are Insufficient to cope with
n. requirements which the hom. supply
fails To meet. Prices have risen steadily
fur months past, nnd they ar" now TWEEN
ty per cent above those OF lsg1
The Strengthening OF horses Tor food has
greatly Increased, especially I'm the large
cities, and dog L.sh II openly advertised,
In the chcmtlts S"uste NnChrlChtuu Fat
young dogs forms standing advertise
mont
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STORIES OF RELIEF.
Two Lottars to Mrs. Pinkham.
Mrs. JOHN WILLIAMS, Englishtown,

Mrs. JOHN WILLIAMS, Englishtown,
N. j., writes:
DEAR Mrs. PrNKHAM:-I cannot be-
gin to tell you how l suffered before
taking your remedies. was so weak
that could hardly walk across the floor
without falling. had womb trouble
and such bearing down feeling also
suffered with my back and limbs, pain
in womb, Inflammation Of the bladder,
piles and indigestion. Before / had
taken one bottle of Lydia Il. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound felt u great deal
better, and after taking two and one
half bottles and half box OF your
Liver Pills was cured. If more would
take your medicine they would not
have TO suffer so much"
Mrs. JOSEPH PETERSON, 513 East St.,
Warren, Pa, writes:
'"DEAR Mrs. PISKHAM:-I have suf-
fered with womb trouble over fifteen
years. ! had Inflammation, enlarge
mcnt and displacement of the womb.
l had the bacliache constantly, also
headache. and was SO dizzy. | had
heart trouble, it seemed as though my
heart was in ray throat at times chok-
ing me. ! could not walk around and
l could not lie down, for then my heart
would beat so fast | would feel Us
though | was snothering. | had to
sit up in bed nights in order to breathe.
! was SO weak | conld not do any
thing.
IL have now taken several bot
ties of Lydia L, piulShain's Vegetable
Compound, aad used three pack
ages OF Sana live Wash, and can say
l am perfectly cured. ! do not think
| could have lived long If Mrs, Pink
hams medicine had not helped me"
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CAUSE OF M,sMANAoEMENr.
s.,a,,r, |. the Civ,, War suffered Because
- Vmnnu,nAtAMk O0coFs,

s.,aisrn n the Stvii War suffered because
ss Ineompsts~s Oacsss.
There II not an old soldier Of tht
civil war who was In the row from thu
beginning who does not know exactly
where the blame for mismanagemen'
In our late Cuban campaign rests. W.
AZ saw some Of 1t in 1861 and 1862
thouxh the bad We saw was not eQua
to what our army suffered In Cuba
The business ofices Of an army whicl
provide for and distribute the food
clothing, ordnance and medicines are
the commissarles, Quartermasters, ord
nance and medical officers. They ar.
ill star officers. The staff is the bust
ness end Of an army. When 1t is wei
selected the business is well done
When It II poorly selected 1t is poorly
done. The inspectors department, too
In all important. 1t Is an inspectors
duty to overlook every department.
and report to the ofiicer above him any
neglect of duty or lack Of ability. and
II becomes the duty of the commanding
cdicer to correct the existing evil. by
removal of Incompetent officers and
appointment Of others, II necessary.
An inspector. as much as any man In
the army, should have a technical
knowledge of every army department.
Many Of these stan positions were
filled with sons Of their fathers or po-
litical favorltes or wealthy men who
wanted to zee the war, but none of
them were fitted by experience to per-
form the duties they We're appointed to
do. IL 1t any wonder that there was
neglect and suffering? DE we have to
look far for the source of the wrong: ::
At the beginning of the civil war there
were round pegs in square holes in
many Of these stnn departments. Me
Clellan, Buell.. Hnlleck and Grant, all
commanders early in the war. saw the
trouble and made very near clean
sweep of the incompetents in the staff
positions. and appointed regular army
officers Of experience to the positions.
As time went on civilians became com
petent through experience and made
good records. When this war broke
out the country was full Of men who
had proven their ability in staff posi-
tiOns, and We're willing to again as
sumo them. So far as we know. not
one was appointed. When General
Merritt went to San Francisco to as
sumo command of the Philippine cx-
pcdition, several sons of their fathers
We're sent to him rs staff officers and
he refused TO accept one of them. He
selected hts own. and we have heard
of no complaints from his army. Gen
eral Miles also selected his own stan
and they are all competent. Does II
need an investigating committee to tell
who is to blame:-Aiining Reporter.
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Tn. l,.t-...,.. Treasure.

a shepherd In Highland Inn was once
ro,ogntinT to a companion his experiences
with one of those mad Englirhmrp" "
who proved to be u celebrated professor
,h.n collecting specimens In the n-ighbor-
hood,
''Th.r. was on" Of them" he said.
"whn asked me TO carry Ills bn. by n
ne went by the road. when he was OUT OF
sirht I stopped to look into Il, Tor I,
was unco heavy ana would YOU believe
n, man, u was full OF Eton,s--noihinR but
rtonrr'
"sioncn," repeated his companion.
"ston.tI Aud did you carry th"trf'
"So, /. / just cmptied The bag there.
and nilc1 II NJ from tn" cAirn near III.
Inn; aud gnv" him good menHur. for his
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K-run lean. Car, N.~ I.r..,.

Trenton. \. j.. Nov s.-Sow Jersey
hns been carried by the Republicans
and Foster NJ. Voorhees,. the Nrpuhl.
can candidate. is elected governor by
nboui l..ooD plurality. Essex county.
which wns conceded as the fighting.
ground Of both parties, Inns gone Re.
publican by about n,un. and both
houses OF the legislature win hr Re.
publican. This win insure the -lcc.
,ion Of n Republican 10 succeed james
Smith. .ir.. Democratic, In the United
States Senate.
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Sons of Th~lr Fathers.

Captain Lee, the British military Mt
tache who was with the army constant
ly from the time 1t was organized Mt
Tampa until after the peace protocol
was announced In Porto Rico. says that
Captain Fred Alger. the sOn Of the sec-
retary OF war, impressed him more
than any other young man among the
volunteers as fine type Of the soldier.
II speaks In high terms OF several 9TH
er sons Of prominent fathers who
served at Santiago. but thinks that none
Of them surpass the son Of the secre-
tary OF war In efficiency, endurance
and other qualities which are essential
to q successful military man.
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Carry alhlo.

Columbus. Ohio. Nov. Sat mid.
night Chairman Blackcr OF the Demo
cratic state committee comedies the
state TO the Republicans by over 40
NO plurality. and Chairman Daughcr.
~ OF the Republican state committee
claimed about GO.Dvr.
The Ohio congressional delegation re.
mains the same MS at present. fifteen
To six. cnch party carrying precisely
III" sam. districts as ut the prcsidcn.
tial election two years ago.
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Republican. Gain California,

san Francisco. Nov. SO n. NIT
WIS apparent that Gage. Republican.
has been elected governor by u plural.
iiy not less than 5000.
The Republican state central com
mite" claims all seven congressman
and also the Legislature. hut II Is prob.
able TINT III" Democrats viii srcur,.
congressman from the Second and
Fourth districts.
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what Cnbs'. Lo~. Mean. to Spain.

The loss Of Cuba means to Spnin the
loss OF the very suStenancc Of the ma
ton. In the same way the loss OF your
appetite means starvation to your body.
If any reader Of this notice wants to
fully enjoy hearty meals, we can rec
Ommend Hostc,tcr's Stomach RitterS
1t cures indigestion, dyspepsia and con
stlpation.
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noH.s Thlsi

We otter One Hundred Dollars reward for m ,
Ease of Cntarrh that cannot be cured by Hall
CHlarrh Cure.
T. J. CHENEY 4 co, Toledo. q
We, the undersigned, have known II j,
Cheney for tho last 10 years and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any oblA.a.
lionn made by their iir7n
wcAt L Truax, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo
O. waldinr. klnnsn & Marvin, wholesaI,
Druggists 4 o.cfp. Ohio
Hall \ niarTa turr IL taken Internally, act
Ing directly upon tho blood md mucous surfaces
D: the system Testimonials sent FREQ Price
f.c pef bottle. Sold by all druggists
Eali's Family Pms are tho bost
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AMli AHlsr lie khsiifs.

Cairo. Nov. s.-Khniifa AlniulImh,
the dctcntcd Dcrvish lender. In hnrd
pressed on the frontier VI kurdofnn
southwest OF khnriouih. 10y natives
friendly to the Anglo. Egyptian cx,m.
dition. nni II Ii believed that his cap.
turc u imminent.
All Si,"rccf. his son.in.lnw. In airrniy
n prisoner and In bclnx brought 10
khartOum.
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Al FATHERS STORY.

From the EventnV Crescent, appleton, Tts.
A remarkable cure for disease which
has generally wreck oil the lives Of child ,n,
and loft them in = condition to which death
itself would be preferred, has attracted .
great amount Of attention among the res
!dentn Of the west end Of Appleton.
The case Is that Of little Willard Creech,
son of Richard D. Creech, . well known
smploye of one of the large paper mills in
the Fox River Valley. The lad was attack I'd
by spinal disease aud his parents had given
ap all hope OF his ever boing we'll again
when. ~ by miracle, no was healed and 10
now In school as happy as any Of his mates.
Mr.. Creech. tho father Of tho boy, who
resides At 100! Second Street, Appleton,
Wisconsin, told the following story:
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-11-12
s,~s ssswdss., ME "a sh,..

Malaga. Spain. Nov. B.-The trans.
port steamer Gran Antilla. Captain
Bayona. from Havana. on October 10,
via Porto Rico. with rcpatriated Span.
iah troops on board. has arrived here
and reports that thste were 100 Deaths
among the soldiers during the veyase
aefeo0 ~ AtlAotIe.
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on December ., 1887. He served IN
that capacity until 1880 in place of
Captain Robbins. He was made major
on January II. 1880. After retaining
that office few years he resigned. His
advancement was the first notice OF
his Remittance into military service.
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J. ". n.sx s,.s a l,.ass.a,...

Denver. Nov. G-J. W. Browning In
now hrlsadlcr general Of the Colorado
militia.
Oovssuoe Adams eave Browning bis
appointment yesterday aftsrnoon. 0en.
efal DsowelaS was appelnted captain
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-11-12

Nothing il known a, the Indian oll!cs
of the Newspaper report that the Della
wares are preparing TO migrate In q body
to Mexico because of their diHxatisfac-
say the story II absurd. because II IL
not likely that they will desert their
lands In the Indian territory. There has
been . food deal Of talk Of cmiGrat ation
among the Indiana for several years. and
commle.ions have been sent to Mexico
but nothing has ever come Of II.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-11-12

The Kind l.ady-So you are q hero OF
the tented fcldH Weary Watkins Yes
sum. ! was one OF the best In the circus
1T ono linn
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In the Asylum.-Nisitor: whats the
matter With that one?" Attendant: He
persists In cheering for Alger."
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-11-12

JudFc-You say the defendant turned
! and whlstlod to I'll. dog. What followed
| Intelligent WitncsH-The dog.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-11-12

what does the man n-xi door moan by
hhlooiny all IA" timer That's his busi.
ness h. inyonis college y.lla..
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FITS permanently ,utp.i. -fuut- u 'uusnr.s attc
first uiS ur" oi nr hhnn : ttrat Arrsc Er-tuTtr.
s"u4 Tor El,f:E %s.nn 'r,ai hp'-an art Tsrlusc
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doing k.st ~ W~ssS

Then take III. Union Pacific. ou,okr 4
time, nncst .au,pm-nt Pullman palace
ni.upers. frr. reclining chair ears. dining
rnrr, bunoi smoking and library cars In
Denver to-day, In Omaha. knn1n. city.
Halt Lake Tomorrow, Al latest Improve.
mun,p Ticket office. pii i,th street
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Is the Union Pacific. Quickest time
finest equipment. Pullman palace sleep.
street,
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You don't seem ia syupr'h hlsc witt
your hu5hnud.s 'maumulu." NO, he ho
the EUnlluE Kind"
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-11-12

Mrs. WinsIow', Soothing syrup
For 'hildrcn tecthins soften. the fam
ma ,alLtys cures wind colo. 20
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-11-12

"itow much OF n r,qrding army have
We, papar' Very small. my boy mos,