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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-01-22
THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE
Lung Troubles ard Con-
sumption can be Cured.
An Eminent NesC YOrls Chemist
0ssd Scientist Makes "a Free
offer to Our Readers.

The distine New York chemist,
4. A. Slocum, MISUNDERSTANDING his discov-
cry Of reliable and abs ,lute cure for
Consumption pulmonary TuberculOcis)
aud oil bronchial, throat, lung and
chest diseases, stubborn coughs, catarrh-
al affections, general decline and weak
ness, loss OF hesh. and all conditions of
wasting away. viii send THREE FREE
BOTTLES (all differently of his New
Discoveries TO any afflicted reader Of the
Gazette writing for them.
His New Scientific Treatment" has
cured thousands permanently by its
timely use, and he considers ii simple
professional duty 20 suffering humanity
to donate trial o1 his infallible cure.
Science daily develops new wonders
and this great chemist. patiently experi-
menting for years, has produced results
as beneficial 10 humanity as can be
claimed by any modern genius His
assertion that lung troubles and con-
sumption are durable In ar climate Is
proven 10y heartfelt lettors Of grati~
tude,n fled in his Americon and Euro.
pcau labratorics in thousands from
chose cured in all parts of the world
Medical experts o0ucede that bron-
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medicine will be promptly sent. Suffer-
ers should take instant advantage Of bis
generous pro position.
Please tell the Doctor that you saw
his offer ia the Gazette
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-01-22
The vgolcott Commission.

Senator woIcott. OF Colorado, Chairman
ofthe international Bimetallic Commission.
in an address in the United states Senate
on the work of that body, admitted that its
efforts 90 bring about an international
agreement had been fruitless. He expressed
the opinion that such an agreement might
yet be secured, but conceded that the ratio
between gold and silver would have TO be
dxed at somethiDg like 20 TO l.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-01-22
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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-01-22
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-09
A GALLANT OFFICER.

When Admiral CerYera received or
ders to make a sortie along the coast
from Santiago, ne cabled back:
Il will obey, and go to my doom Sun
day morning"
On Sunday morning he made his sor-
tie and on Sunday morning he went to
his doom. He obeyed his orders, but
those orders cost Spain her finest fleet.
Admiral Cervera knew what would be
his fate, but he went forth to meet
it like gallant officer and brave man.
Spain may not be proud of such man,
for his name is forever linked with
disaster in Spanish history, but Spain
should be proud of such man. His
chivalrous conduct in sending word to
Admiral Sampson that Lieutenant
Hobson and his crew were safe after
performing their perilous mission,
placed him high in the estimation of
the American people, almost endeared
him to them. One feels keen sympa-
thy for so brave and generous foe in
the misfortunes that have overtaken
him, even when that foe is fighting
against ones country. Admiral Ger
vera has proven himself a gallant Off
Ger and has won the respect of the
American people. The war ended and
peace re-established, they will be glad
to call him a friend and honor him for
his bravery Would that it could have
been displayed in better cause!
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-09
THE HUMoRs OF WAR.

War has its humorS no less renowned
than peace. No brain could have con-
ceived anything half so humorous as
the taking possession of the Ladrone
islands by General Anderson. The
Charleston sailed into the harbor of
San Luis Dapra and sent a few shots
into the fort that guards the entrance.
The governor, hearing them and sup
posing they were a salute, FASTENED
down TO apologize to the commander
of the Charleston for not returning the
salute. In explanation of such failure
he said he was completely out of pow
der. His apology completed, he was
Informed of the existence Of war be-
tween his own country and the United
States. That he did not appreciate the
humor of the situation was but natural,
but ali others cannot fail to appreciate
it. One can imagine Uncle Toby Of
fering such an apology, but no one else.
The nearest approach, in American
naval annals, to anything like so hu-
morous an incident, occurred during
the war of 1872. 1t is related by Barnes
in his Yankee Ships and Yankee
Sailors"
A fleet of New Bedford whalers that
had been in Arctic waters was return
ing home. 1t had got far into the Pa
cifc when one day a strange craft was
sighted The captain of the Elijah
Mason had come aboard the Blazing
Star, and the captains of both were
wondering what the strange craft was.
Soon they made it out TO be brig of
war. They then saw boat lowered.
which made towards them. AS it APP
preached they saw something glisten.
The brig was becalmed and as her boat
came nearer and nearer to the Blazing
Star the letter stood away a little.
Soon ship ahoy." rang across the
water. "Heave to there; l want to
board you!,'E He was told he could
not Give way" shouted the officer
in the boat. and in a few strokes the
cutter was under the Blazing Stars
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-09
OUR CUBAN ALLIES.

The news from Camp Siboney is any
thing but pleasant, for it shows that
our Cuban allies are behaving in a
manner to disgust the American sol
diers in Cuba, and to disappoint the
American people. General Young has
refused to issue them further rations
until he receives further instructions
from Washington. His reason for such
action is that they refuse to assist in
the hospital and commissary depart
ments, alleging in justification of such
refusal that they are soldiers and not
laborers. 1t was the same answer they
gave General Baker when he called on
them for assistance to open the roads
so as to facilitate the transportation
of supplies to the front. Added to this
is the fact that General Garcia did
nothing to prevent General Pando en-
tering Santiago with soldiers to re-
lieve General Linares.
All this is bad in the extreme. The
American commanders do not have to
be told that the Cuban insurgents, and
Cubans and Spaniards generally, as
for that matter, are not laborers; that
is a historic fact. But when thousands
of American soldiers are in Cuba fight
ing for liberty for Cubans, and not for
themselves, the least Cubans can do
is to render them all possible assist
ance, no matter what the nature of it.
Do our Cuban allies fancy that an
army can pass through a trackless
country, covered with timber and
heavy underbrush, without roads. es-
pecially when it is accompanied by
heavy artillery and supply trains? The
labor of clearing away that under
brush and making roads must fall on
the soldiers composing the army.
Our Cuban allies, according to Gen
eral Young's report. are acting neither
wisely nor generously. The sacrifices
in blood and money that the American
people are making are for their benefit,
and they should show appreciation of
them by their actions. For them to
say they are soldiers and not laborers
is almost tantamount to saying they
are asses. If they continue to say it,
it will bode them no good.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-09
MODERN WARS.

The Boston Herald says the heavy
losses on the American side in the late
battles before Santiago We're no doubt
much more than paralleled by destruc-
ton among the Spaniards, and it all
affords a vivid idea of what modern
war implies. 1t then proceeds to say
that if Americans suffered thus in en-
countering a weak foe, it may well be
! imagined what would be the havoc of
| life wrought in an encounter between
two of the first class powers of the
world. The nina s:1udders at such
contemplation says the Herald. 1.-The
discovery of new engines of war by
| modern civilization goes far to render
war itself impossible. The sacrifice at
tending it must be too great. Thus the
| deadly character that war has assumed
may be the means of bringing it to an
end among all but the more barbarous
nations. 1t had become repellant to
more enlightened ideas previously from
its unreasonableness in their point of
view, and it was in effect agreed that
only dire necessity could justify a re-
sort to it. Now science appears to have
BIOu15-1I lllC VI QCdll " SCCIl
efficiency that its periods of use must
be very short, if they are not aban-
doned altogether in quarters where
their employment is on nearly equal
terms among combatants.'
Our Boston namesake apparently
overlooks the fact that the fighting
around Santiago was so desperate and
the losses so heavy because, in very
large measure, the Americans met a
weak foe; the Spaniards fought with
such desperation because they were, as
nation, fighting against tremendous
odds. The forces of no two powers in
the world could have fought with
greater valor and determination than
did the American and Spanish soldiers
at Santiago; larger numbers, of course,
could have been brought face to face,
but that is all.
Nor does the fighting around Santi-
ago show that the modern guns, small
arms and artillery, are any more de-
structive of life than were those which
they replaced. They enable armies to
begin the battle at a greater distance;
that is their chief superiority.
We wish we could think with the
Herald that 1.-The deadly character that
war has assumed may be the means of
bringing it to an end among all but
the most barbarous nations" In real
ity, the nations that are deemed the
most civilized and the least barbarous
are far more apt to go to war any day
than are the nations that are generally
classed as barbaroUs. Today wars and
rumors of wars receive their greatest
-encourag cement from those nations
claiming to be the most enlightened
and which ardently profess Christi
anitv
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-09

The Ogden Standard. which opposed
all kinds of annexation up to the day
Bryan deprecated a war of conquest,
and then suddenly switched as if a
long looked for excuse had been pre-
scented, promised to reproduce certain
editorial the other day and, naturally.
failed to keep its promise. Now 1t
gloats over The Herald's welcome to
Hawaii. as if this paper had not been
advocating Hawaiian annexation since
the question has been agitated. The
Herald has always been able to draw
the distinction between the annexation
of a willing people. who are both ma
tional ard individual owners of the
land to be annexed, and the forcible
taking of an enemy's possessions, in
the face of declaration not to do so,
and merely because of the power and
the opportunity of doing it. Evidently
the ogden journal-afraid-of-it s-edi-
torials cannot distinguish between
courtship and abduction.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-09
THE SALT LAKE HERALD: SATURDAY. july 9. 1898

There is embraced in the list of anti
imperialists some of the foremost con-
temporary statesmen and nearly all of
the farmers and workingmen of the
country. We could name hundred
men. distinguished in political and pro-
fessional life, who believe that the
United States could make no graver
mistake than to absorb distant terri
tory and American labor is practically
unit against the proposed policy of
territorial acquisition.
The true friends, the really patriotic
citizens of the republic, are those who
insist that we shall faithfully adhere
to the policy which imbued the found
ers of the republic to avoid everything
that MAJ lead us into old world COM
plications and into entanglements
fraught with danger 10 our peace. The
power and The glory that come of con-
quest may be attractive, but let us not
forget that they are also expensive
that they can be maintained only at
great cost and that the conditions
necessary to their maintenance ere not
in harmony with the character and
spirit of our political Institutions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-09
OUR DESPERATE FOE.

Spain is no longer the naval buga-
boo with which the honest, peace-lov-
ing people of the United States were
frightened by the board of strategy
three months ago.
The Asiatic squadron was totally an
initiated in a two hours engagement,
in which the Americans did not lose
a man at the time.
The 'invincible armada" for which
we waited week after week while
scout boats searched the seas, was
bottled without the loss of life and
destroyed as completely, with the loss
of lone killed and two wounded"
The invisible armada is apparently
heading for the upper waters of the
Nile, where shot and shell do not in
trude, and war news is never heard.
Admiral Montejo is probably a D~is-
oner of war at Manila by this time,
but under the ban of his queens dis
prevail Admiral Cervera is a prisoner
of war with Simpsons fleet. where he
will doubtless receive better treatment
than he would in Spain at present.
Admiral Villamil of the dreaded tor
pedo fotilla deliberately took his own
life when he saw a pleasure yacht
blow his alleged destroyers out of the
water. Admiral Camara is still at
large. but enjoys less peace of mind,
perhaps, than any of the others.
Spain has lost enough admirals and
ships to discourage a more rational
power. She may create new admirals
without much trouble, but the con-
struction of war vessels will require
more time and money than Spain has
at her disposal right now.
1t seems that Spain ought to be
able to find an excuse for quitting. Of
course, it may take us longer to starve
or destroy her army than it did to
drown her navy, but the result will be
every bit as disastrous to Spain.
The crazy little power should sue for
peace and the war should be ended by
the middle of next week In the
meantime Commodore Watson will
obey the presidents command: ION
to Cadiz.''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-09
SHE PRESENTS A CHECK.

Cleveland Plain Dealer: Scene: A down
town bank.
viii you cash that. please?'
Certainly, but it requires stamp
"A stamp; bank check stamp. Up here
| in the corner"
Does it?
We'll, why don't you put it on?''
We are not the ones to put it on
| The person who draws the check stamps
it,
Whats it for?"
IT'S q war tax"
How funny Does the government ex-
pect to carry on the war with my poor
( little 2 cents?'
Yes. with yours and others"
But | haven't any stamp. I've been out
of town and didn't know about the law
1T wasn't necessary to know it until
you drew the check"
How ridiculous. And you won't let
me have any money until put stamp in
the corner?"
I'VE are obliged to insist that the tax
''supposing | give you cents?'
That viii do
But l haven't cents
Perhaps you could borrow it of some
body"
Perhaps I corld-of .'ou."
LAS banker l couldn't countenance any
such transaction"
Dear, dear. How ridiculously serious
it is. Here 1 have a car ticket. You take
it sor cents, and give me three cents
change, VIII your
Then sho went away with a bright
smile She had cleared fraction of a
cent b. calling the value of the ticket 5
cents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-09

quarter. The officer was warned to
keep off the side as they did not want
him to board. Damn your insolence,
I'll show ycui" said he. "On board
there, all you mem" AS the Britisher
came up over the ships side he was
kicked back into the water by the cap
tain. a pistol shot from one of the
boats crew just missed the captain A
volley from the whaler was the an
swer and several OF the boats crew
dropped. A spare anchor was heaved
over, striking the cutters bows and
smashing them completely. The crew
were clinging to the gunwales. Soon
one was on the deck, but he was
knocked senseiess. Then the others
were told they could come up, one at a
time. They did, and as they landed
on the deck their hands were tied be-
hind them. The last to come up and
the most reluctant was the lieutenant.
Captain Steele of the Blazing Star
could not make out what it had all
been about; he had taken them for pi-
rates. When told that war had existed
between the two countries for four
months he would not believe it until
the lieutenant produced a New Bed
fcrd paper telling about the capture of
the Guerrero by the Constitution. And
then he knew it was true.
And what was the fate of Lieutenant
Levison of his majesty's brig Badger?
He and his boarding crew who came
to capture were captured. The recall
signal was fired from the Badger, yet
no cutter started back, but when Cap
tain Steele of the Blazing Star arrived
in his home port he turned over to the
United States authorities Lieutenant
Levison and twelve British tars as
prisoners of war.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-09
IMPERIALIsTs ARE HEDGING.

Some of the goldbug imperialists are
beginning to hedge on the question of
Philippine annexation already. The
New York Press, than which no more
obedient slave has Hanna, has shouted
for the retention and annexation of
the Philippines, Ladrones, Carolines,
and every thing in sight and out, but
is beginning to show the symptoms of
reaction. In its issue of Monday it
says:
1.-The widest imperialist in the United
States has never dreamed of the reten-
ton of any part of the archipelago, ex-
cept the island of Luzon.'
Other conquest annexationists should
take heed and trim their sails accord
ingly.
By the way, the Omaha Bee, al
though an administration organ and u
Bryan hater. comes out this week with
the following:
But what of those who oppose the i'm
perialistic idea that has sprung up
within the last two months and threat
ems TO lead the United States into a
policy absolutely contravening the
course OF the nation from the beginning
of it's history? If one should judge
from the comments of the organs of
territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT all the wis
dom and all the patriotism are on their
side We venture to differ We be-
lieve that the best wisdom and the
best patriotism of the American people
today are opposed to rhe proposition
that we shall depart from the tradi-
tional policy of the republic and enter
upon a course which we have been
warned by all the great statesmen of
the past IS pregnant with danger We
believe that the men who are opposing
territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT are the
truest friends of the republic, that they
have the surest idea of patriotic duty.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-09

1t is said Cervera's mistake was in
not going east instead of west, when
he left the harbor 1t is also charged
against him that he made mistake by
going into Santiago. All these are but
secondary mistakes. Cervera's great
mistake was in crossing the Atlantic.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-09
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-09

If Spanish historic memory is good
for anything. it viii remember how
American ships cleared out the Bar
barry pirates in 1S04-5. And American
ships in the Mediterranean in 1898 can
clear out Spanish pirates with the
same ease.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-09
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

Nashville American: 1t is stated in the
disDa tches that this new Philippine re-
public will agree to an American pro
class of politicians in this country who
have begun the cry for territorial ex-
pansion. What they want is colony
United States. They would propose a
government for the Philippines such as
Great Britain gives to Ind,a-a viceroy
with swarms of lesser officers. all white
men backed by soldiers and overriding the
natives. A colony of this character
would make liberal additions to the pie
which a president of the United States
why the scheme Of annexation is so Sc
ductive to the Republican politicians.
New York Tribune: The Klondike
ways are strewn with dead mems bones
like the tracks of the old Soudanese slave
caravans, and those who return from
that pilgrimage of peril bring tales there
of extremely diScouraglng TO new cru
saders. Warren Lee, of Malone, has just
come back from an unsuccessful attempt
to reach the gold fields by the Stickeen
river route, and reports that a great
many lives have been lost in the endeavor
from which he returns worsted but still
a survivor. He does not come back with
fortunate in getting back at all, with
whatsoever loss of prestige and equip
ments.
CINCINNATI Enquirer. IL we take CuDd,
Puerto Rico. the Philippine islands. the
Ladrones, the Garolines. and possibly
the Canaries, what a lot more work it
will make for Mr.. Hanna in the distribu-
ton of offices.
Houston Post: In advocating the new
imperial policy Henry Watterson is frank
enough to say: I'VE risk Caesarism. GER
tainly, but even Caesarism is preferable
TO anarchiSm. The renegadeS from
democracy who aided in placing plutoc-
racy in power now want to take the logi-
cal step and create Caesarism to perma-
nently keep down ''anarchism, as they
are pleased to term democracy. The
Democrats warned the nation in 1896 that
the election of Mckinley was a step to-
ward the destruction of our republican
form of government, and events are be-
ginning to justify tbeaprophecy.
Butte Intermountain: 1t is to be re-
GREETED that no one thought of displaying
a portrait of President Mckinley during
the parade (on the FOURTH. Though he
has done mis- share to cripple the great
silver industry of the west. he is, never
theless, commander-in-chief of the army
and navy of the United States. as well
as its president and on this account as
a matter of respect to the great office
he occupies, his portrait should have been
displayed somewhere in the procession.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-09

American battleships are thrice ar
moFed where Spanish battleships are
only once armored. The explanation
is that American battleships have their
cause just, while Spanish battleships
haven't
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-09

"Nosmos en- la mano de Dios," say
the Madrilenos. Possibly, still they are
being handled very roughly. But then,
we only have the word of the MadriI-
enos that they are zen la mano de
9fGs 9"