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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-04-01

Prominent Naval Officers Sum
moned to Attend Sessions
of the Cabinets , !.
THE TfyAs" D0Ns WAR PAINT

WAsnINGroS, d. c., April 1.--
Captain Crowninshieid, chief of the
navigation bureau, whose duty it is to
order movements of all naval vessels
and keep track of all matters bearing
on our comparative naval strenth, was
summoned to the cabinet meeting.
Assistant Secretary Day, Captain
Clover, chief oftthe naval intelligence
bureau, and Captain Barker, naval aide
and member Of the strategy board,
were also called into consultation.
STRIPPING FOR WORK.
KEY west, Fla, April 1.-The work
of stripping the United States warships
of their woodwork, in order to make
them ready for war service, is being
done.
The gunboat "Castine" and torpedo
The patrol will be continued nigh .tly
THE FIRST MoyE@
FORT MONROE, Va, April / ATne
first move of the flying squadron, under
Commodore Schiey's orders, was made
today when the Massachusetts" came
down to Hampton Roads and anchored
off fortress Monroe. The columbia
after coaling, will join the squadron.
Both Commodore Schley and Captain
Cook, his chief of staff, refuse to dis
cuss events or theorize upon any situa-
tion that might occur.
MONITOR FOR NEW YORK.
New York, April l.-Orders were
received by the commander of the New
York Naval Reserve today to send 100
men to League Island to bring to this
port ole Of the monitors now .heft...-N
INCREASING THE FORCE.
New York, April 1.-The force of.
workmen at the Brooklyn navy yard
was increased today and they will
work day and night until all vessels
available are ready for services. The
"Mosquito fleet is being oyerhauled as
rapidly as possible. The battleship
"Texas'' has donned war paint and from
the water line is dull slate color.
Reports that some of the plates in her
bottom were badly stoyes in, were
grossly exaggerated. Today the
Texas is taking on provisions and
additional ammunition, and Sunday
she will be ready for service.
OFF. FOR HAMPTON ROADS.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 1.-The
United States cruiser "Minneapo,isp'
sailed from the League Island navy
yard this morning, bound for Hampton
Roads, where she will join the flying
squadron.
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HAVANA, April l-Gen. Blanco last
night called the colonies Of volunteer
regiments to the palace and Impressed
upon them the necessity tor greater
union than ever in these times, and
recommended that the highest disci-
piine be maintained and more patriot
lam shown, The officers pledged to
Spain their lives, fortunes and sacred
honor. as
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-04-01

WASHINGTON. April 1.-The Senate
went into executive session on the
motion of Senator Lodge, OF the com,
mittee on Foreign Relations. The
purpose Is to consider the resolution
reported yesterday from the COMMITTEES
on Foreign Relations for the acquisi-
Ition Of the Danish West India Islands.
Thefeason for considering the matter
behind closed doors is the belief that
our relations with Spain Wfll neces.
sarily be discussed, and information
might be diyulged that would be OF
advantage to that country.
WASHINGTON, April lon motion
of Allison, without objection, the Sen
ate agreed, when 1t adjourns today II
will ss until Monday.
Lodge opened proceedings in the secret
session with general statement con-
corning the advantage of controlling
the Danish islands.
/. Cray opposed the purchase basIng his
antagonisln on the ground that it was
contrary to the policy of the II United
States to acquire territory outside oi
its continental lines, and saying the
possession of the islands would inevit-
ably involve us in international entan-
elements.
Frye and Lodge both stated it was
|eyident from the developments so far
made, that Porto Rico rather than
Havana, would be the centre of 0u- war
with Spain, and in that event, the Dan
ish grounds would be of ineetimable
advantage to US. They asserted, that
Sr,ot ", crrnt,Iu M MA a
extremely limited and it could be prac
tically controlled by us if we should
own the Danish possessions.
Cockrell andJPettigrew also opposed
the resolution. Cockrell said that In
case of war with Spain, Porto Rico
could be taken more easily than the
Danish island could be defended.
All the Senators who spoke,incIuding
members of the Committee on Foreign
Relations. looked on war as inevitable,
basing their arguments for and
against the acquisition upon this
theory.
Morgan favored the resolution. He
detailed the destruction of the MAINE"
expressing the opinion 1t was due to
Spanish treachery.
rillman interrupted to say that any
child would know the vessel was blown
up from the outside. What he wanted
to know was, who did it. Ii the COM
mittee knew, the Senate should, he
said, be Informed and the committee
should not pursue its usual course Of
keeping important developments from
the Senate.
Gray, a member of the committee,
demanded that Tillman should give
names when he made charges.
Morgan, who had grown very inns
patient. asserted Ills right to the floor,
coWpn anding TIlman to take his seat.
Pettus supported and Caffery opposed
sheTeSelatIon.
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.yandsi dsirbilt,sProposed Gin

New YoRK, Af6il !. VIM. Van
Iderbils It is .rep@ted, has decided in
the event Of war With Spains to present
/ tBe United States government a war
ship to cost $5 c M0C0. {t r.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-04-01
IN THE HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-Boutelle,
chairman of the naval com mittee,
desired to go ahead with the naval ap-
preparation bill, despite the fact that
under the rules this was private bill
day. He explained briefly the urgent
necessity of getting the bill through at
once.
A significant incident occurred while
an attempt was being made to effect
arrangement to postpone private bill
day until Tuesday. Bromwell, Repub
lican, of Ohio. asKcd,if Tuesday was set
apart for private bills, whether 1t would
interfere with the report of the Foreign
Affairs Committee. 1T certainly
would" replied the Speaker promptly.
"Then l object" shouted BromwelI
subsequently he withdrew the objection
with the understanding that Tuesday
should be private bill day provided the
Foreign Affairs Committee had no
report to make. The naval bill was
then taken up. Cannon, chairman of
the Appropriation Committee, offered
a substitute for paragraph providing
for three Dattleships, six torpedo boats
and six torpedo boat. destroyers- The
substitute provided for one battleship
to cost $3,00O,0O0, exclusive of arainent,
twelve torpedo boat destroyers and
twelve torpedo boats to cost not ex-
ceeding $4 100000.
WAsHTNGToN, April 1.-The House
rejected the Cannon amendment, but
by 1877 to 81 adopted the amendment by
Pearce, Republican, of Missouri, to
increase the number of torpedo boats
and torpedo boat destroyers to twelve
each end increase the appropriation for
them from 81, 300 600 to S4.600,000. 1t
rejected the amendment to add two
afmored cruisers.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-04-01
Metal Market.

New YORK, April Lead, $3.50.
Copper, 111s.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-04-01

WASHINGTON, April LIT can be
reiterated authoritatively that the latest
dispatch from Madrid was thoroughly
unsatisfactory to the administration.
It's dissatisfaction was openly an
nounced during several conferences
that took place during the morning.
The note was received late last night.
After it had been read by the President
and Judge Day, an effort was made to
communicate with several other mem
bers of the cabinet. In view of the
grave significance Of The dispatch, it
was considered deliberately and the
reply of this government deferred until
the President could consult with the
official advisers. The reply to Spain
will not be cabled until after the cabinet
meeting That the President has less
confidence in peaceable ultimate OUT
come, is apparent. The President, it Is
announced, will make public state
ment Immediately after the cabinet
meeting. 1t is stated on high authority
that the reply of Spain does not contain
any proposition which contemplates the
independence of Cuba.
DEMANDS REJECTED.
LONDON, April 1.-'rhe Daily Maips
second edition spys that at the confer
ence in Madrid, Senior Sagasta, premier,
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Iowa Votes $500. 900.

DEs MONIES, Iowa, April 1.-Both
houses of the General Assembly, this
afternoon. passed a bill appropriating
$500,000 to be used in case of war, the
money to be placed at the disposal of
the government.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-04-01

LONDON, April 1.-The Daily Masps
second edition spys that at the confer
ence in Madrid, Senior Sagasta, premier,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-04-01

In sil Its Nunerous and d.
verse branches done - II
should be At THE OPTIC Job
Rooms.
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SILENCE CAUsEs ANXIETY.

MADRID, Aprilf Inquiries made
last evening of Uuifed States Minister
Woodford failed TO secure anything
confirming the OPTIMISTIC impressions
prevailing here. He has So earnestly
been friend of peace throughout, that
his silence now causes much anxiety in
diplomatic cireless
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-05
he DIDN'T GO.
sRobbiSh Ambassador RebuiTcd by
an American Woman.

SnObbish AmbnHsndOr RebuIIcd by
an American Woman.
Therei lisa diplomat in this town of the
very highest rank whose keen percep-
ton of the niceties of official life leads
his friends TO suspect TINT he might, II
put to it, tell camel from clothes line
at a single glance. He recently received
an invitation to dine at private house.
This dinner, he was told, was given in
honor of certain high official of the
United States. He accepted promptly
enough. About "a hours before the
dinner was to come off he must have
been seized with a horrible suspicion
that behind the invitation lurked deep
and wicked plot to compromise his dig.
nifty as representative of hermaie sty,
the queen of Timbuctoo, for forthwith
he sat down and wrote note to inquire
of his prospective hostess whether if he
came he would be accorded precedence
before the United States official re-
ferred to.
The hostess replied, with spirit that
does honor to her as an American and Il
lady, that this dinner was given in hon
or of an American official, was in no
sense official, and she could, under no
circumstances, concede precedence to
the representative of the queen of Tim
buctoo.
"Then I shan't play" replied the Dip
lomat, or words to that effect.
"And little / care" answered the
hostess.
Thus the dinner was eaten, without
the envoy from Tinbuctoo, and if any
indigestion resulted therefrom the
hostess and her American guest of hon
or were not the victims of it.-Washing-
ton Post.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-05
THE NEGRO IN pEMERARA
Sleeps All Day and Dances and sings
All Night.

Sleeps All Day and Dances and slngn
All Might.
The negro has undoubtedly very
strong inclination to sleep in the day
and to spend the night in gossip, dane
Ing or singing. On this account he Is
often nuisance to his neighbors, es-
peclally when he is awake. AS his home
isnothingmore than u single roomabout
eight feet square, the funeral party Is
conducted in the open yard Here con-
gregnte so TO 100 people, who begin tho
entertainment with hymns, going on
after midnight to songs and games and
often winding up toward morning with
free fight, Then there is the cumfoo
dance, one of the finest institutions in
the world for producing nightmare.
Two men beat drums with their hands,
the one instrument producing n tum-
tum and the other rattle-rnttle, nj.
most without intermsson during the
whole night. At intervals OF about a
minute the party uttcrs weird cry in
'NHN NAiiN"h lHilB uubV WHlCH hluTtleA
you as you lie in bed vNinly trying to
sleep, AS hour after hour pnsses your
house appears to vibrate, the bed shakes
and your spine feels as II made of loose
segments How can the drummers
keep this up for ten hours? And the
dancers? With the latter exhaustion
alternates with the renewal of the
orgy; one set falls down and another
takes its place. This and other dances
are connected with obeah, the witch
cult of the African.
Every negro and most of the colored
people have an innate fear OF the obeah
man, however they may deny 1t to the
whites. One of the latest developments
of this superstition was brought to my
notice short time ago in connection
with cricket match. The East Coast
lnvincibles and the Admiral Creolians
were to play match, and from few
words dropped by the captain OF the
latter 1t appears that he was sure of VIC
tory to his side because notable obeah
man had oiled their bat.-Saturday Re-
view.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-05
HE DREW A PRIZE.
And Ho Said That II Was a Lottery. for He
Married n Very Rich
wife.

'He's one of our best citizens and
ablest fnanciers, now,p began the
bright old gentleman who has grown
up with the city, Though the best
of friends, we never recall it now, but
saved him from inevitable exposure
of going wrong, IL not from going to
the penitentiary.
at will serve to call him Tom. His
father had made good deal OF money
in speculative movements during the
war and when things had settled
down, interested some other men Of
means in the establishment OF a bank.
Through the old gentleman's influence,
after little preliminary training, he
was made cashier, His qualifications
were equal to the position and he was
the CHEEKY, genial, tactful fellow to
attract to business.
"Though older than Tom, / was his
friend, and when / discovered that he
was going the pace, took the liberty Of
giving him very plain talk, insisting
that young man could not spend his
nights in riotous living and gambling
without lasting injury to his health
and final unfitness for business. He
took the lecture in good part and ad'
mitted that he was several thousand
dollars short with the bank. prompt
ly offered to make the amount good If
he would take himself in hand, but he
comes of proud stock and would ac-
cept no assistance without seeing his
way clear to repay it. All he asked
was week, promising not to decamp
in the meantime. Within four days
he had made quiet restitution and has
been model business man ever since"
"How did he do itP Cards, horses,
or lottery"
Lottery. He married rich wife"
Detroit Free Press.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-05
Fortune. from GnmbIinr

The reigning grand duke Of Luxem-
burg, admittedly one of the richest
sovereigns in Europe, is indebted for
the major part of his fortune to the
percentage paid to him by the farmers
of the public gambling tables of Wies-
baden, the capital of his former duchy
of Nassau. Whatever fortune mis- sis
ter, the queen of Sweden, possesses has
the same origin. The reigning family
of Baden, too, derive all their great
wealth from the profits which they re-
ceive as landlords and proprietors of
the famous gambling tables of Baden.
Baden.-London Truth.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-05
How's ThisP

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls CatarIh Cure.
+. j. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have known T. j.
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tons and financially able to carry out any
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Waiding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
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Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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ASTHMA'S PROGRESS.
From Cold to Cure.
No relief in other remedies.

There are many medicines that paliinte
asthma, There are few that do more than
relieve for time the oppressed breathing
Of the sufferer. There are few diseases
more troublesome and more irritating
than asthma. II interferes alike with
business and with pleasure, II prevents
enjoyment of the day and makes the night
a terror. remedy for asthma would be
hailed by thousands as the greatest posi-
Bile boon that could be offered them. There
Is remedy for asthma. Or. ]. c, Ayers
Cherry Pectoral has cured hundreds OF
cases OF this disease, aud testimonials TO
Its efficacy from those who have tried the
remedy are multiplying with every year.
The cases presented In the testimonials
that follow, may be taken as exemplliying
the quick and radical action OF this great
remedy.
About year ago, caught bad cold
which resulted In asthma so severe that |
was threatened with suhoeation whenever
] attempted to lie down on my bed, A
friend recommending Ayers Cherry Pee.
toral, began TO take II, and soon obtained
relief, and finally was completely cured,
Since then, have used this medicine In
my family with great success for colds,
coughs, and croup."-S. HuTTRR, Editor
"Rolink " POLISH, Stevens Point, wis.
"whiie on the caseonade River, Ca, I
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-05
Coarse and Brutal.

History states that certain Roman Of
fetal of some Importance was killed one
day by a falling tile while induging in a
parade. A young man of the family of Hur
was charged with his death and brought
into court. The Judge, after hearing the
case, turned to the prisoner and said.
81 sentence You to the mines for life"
TO the mines?" echoed Ben Hur.
Eyes, to the mines" retorted the face
tious! magistrate; there are great mining
find all the oar you want in the galleys."
At this brutal Jest it is said the attorney
for the prosecution laughed long and loud,
but Ben Hur saw no Joke in the galleys-he
was not printer.--Detroit Free Press.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-05
shnke 1ntn Ynnr shoen

Aliens Foot. Ease, powder for the feet
II cures painful, swollen, nervous, smarting
feet and instantly takes the sting out OF
corns and bunons, It's the greatest comfort
discovery of the age, Allen Foot. Ease makes
tight or new shoes feel easy II is certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, ach
ing feet 7fD q today. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores, 95c. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. 0lmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-05
give the ChIldren n DrimIr

called Grain.0. It ia a delicious, appetizing,
nourishing food drink to take the place az
coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked by an
who have used il, because when properly
prepared II tastes like the finest coffee bub,
is free from all its injurious propertiea.
Grain.O aids digestion and strengthens tho.
nerves. II is not stimulant but health,
builder, and children, as well az adults, can,
drink IL with great benefit, Costs about as
mach as coffee Is and 25c.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-05
A Peculiar Keeling.

The sensation Of homesickness has been
variously described, but never more graph
ically than by a little girl, who, miles away
from home and mamma, sat heavy-eyed and
silent at a hotel table.
Aren't you hungry, dearY" asked hOr
aunt, with whom she was travelling.
"No"
Does your head Oche?"
"No"
oWhat is the matter?"
The chid's lip quiyered, and she said in
9 tone to grieve the heart: "1m 80 seasich
for homel"-Albany Argus.
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"Say, Hiram, be you agoin' to town to-
dayI mn
Shod and do some high old shoppin' fer
the wimmen folks besides Can git any
thing fer your"
"Well, yes, you see your Aunt Lucy says
she wants heap of stuff to the store, but
she don't reckon she'd trust me nor no one
else to buy her the new caliker dress she's
bent on havin', so she's got ter go and do
the selectin' of it herself and if you just
give her lift there and back it'll save me
hitchin' up"
"All right, Uncle Bill, I'll be mighty glad
of the opportunity, fer promised Mandy
and all three of the gals ginuine surprise
all around if things PANIED out satisfactory
on the sale of that wheat, which they did,
and now propose to keep my promise in
good shape and Aunt Lucy, she knows just
the very kind of colors the gals like in print
goods and what ter select and how much
fer each dress and want them and Mandy
to have the very best there is; the kind of
dress goods heerd Aunt Lucy say was al
ways marked on the tags with the name of
William Simpson & Sons. She says that's
the kind that always looks bright and wears
well and don't fade tell you what, Uncle
Bill, they amt nobody enjoys seein' we'll
dressed wimmen folks around the house no
better than me and when Aunt Lucy and
get through buyin' print goods and calico to-
day guess William Simpson & Sons II think
this town amt no SLOUGH for well dressed gals
and wimmen."
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In the Arld nintrIot.

Kansas Druggst--I can't sell you whisky
without prescription, stranger.
Col. Dreyer Ia visitor from kentucky
I prepared TO- that, sab, when set out for
this benighted country-I had a prescrp.
ton tattooed on my arm.
That's all right, thenl Come in and III
fill you. Puck.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-05

Motive-Tt is not the motive, properly
speaking, that determines the working of
the will; but it is the will that imparts
strength to the motive. AS Coleridge says
"It is the man that makes the motive, and
not the motive the man" flames McCosh.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-05
Grentnenr Recornired.

Str0nger-What's going on here today
There seems to be celebration of some kind
in progress.
Natiye-Yes; we're givin' Cy Simpson a
little blowout on gittin' back from the city
without buyin' gold brick. He's the first
citizen of this place that ever done it,--Chi.
cago Evening News.
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His Little Game.

AsIlins-How is it that Slicksmith seems
to make an instantaneous hit with every
lady to whom he is introduced?
"miss" and the single ones "Mrs." Judge
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-05

There may be WGrs and rumors Of War, but
our darling little babies may sicken and die
unless we give Dr. M0hetts TEETHINA (qeeth-
ing PotOders) TEETmINA Aids Digestion,
Regulates the Bowels and makes teething
paRV
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-05
A woMAN's BURDEN.

From the Evening News, Detroit, Mich
The women Of to-day are not as strong az
their grandmothers They are bearing o
burden in silence that grows heavier day by
day; that is sapping their vitality and cloud.
ing their happiness,
Mrs Alexander b. Clark, Of All Michigan
Avenue Detroit, is a typical woman of to.
day. A wife with such ambition as only a
loving wife can have. But the Joys of her
life were married by the existence of disease.
Suffering as thousands of her sisters have
suffered, she almost despaired of life and YET
aha tttoa ntapad
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-05

Dropsy treated free by DR.. H. H. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver-
tisement in another column of this paper.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-05

Wheeler-One thing about the bicycle is
that it puts you in touch with the world.
Clumsyton-Yes, but dislike to be touch.
ing it almost exclusively with the top Of my
head.-Truth.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-05-05
A Cumming Examine.

Professor Ito class in philosophy Now
Johnnie, give me examples of the extremdA
Of softness and hardness
Johnnie. Bright--The dude and his diS-
mond stud.--Jeweler's Weekly. tr