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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-29
CUBA AND PORTO RICO.
Interesting Information Drawn from
Consular Reports.
washington Starr

w dSLlHBlOn SLdF.)
In response to the demand for inforpa-
ton In regard to Cuba and Porto Rico,
the bureau Of foreign commerce, Depart
ment Of State. has issued bulletin con-
tanning much interesting information.
drawn from consular reports and other
oHlclal data, concerning the geography
products. commerce, railways debt ca
bies, &c, OF these islands. It includes
also, detailed descriptions Of all the large
cities. 1t IS pointed out that il all the
land suitable to the growth Of sugar
cane was devoted to that industry Cuba
might supply the entire western herni-
sphere with sugar. The island already
has produced In a single year for export
100000 tons, and its capabilities have
been only in the experimental stage AL
though settled more than fifty years be-
fore the United States, Cuba still has 49,
OOO,OOO acres OF primeval forests, inclu-
ding mahogany, redwood, ebony, and
many other valuable woods.
In report from Consul Hyatt. the
richness OF the mineral deposits about
Santiago de Cuba is pointed out. Ameri-
can companies. with a combined capital
OF over 100000, now operate mines in
this vicinity and employ from 500 10 l. 400
30, 900 to 5000 tons of iron ore per month,
most of il going to Bethlehem, Steelton,
Sparrow's Point. and Pittsburg. These
iron ores are said to be among the richest
Mr.. Hyatt believes that the old copper
mines in the same vicinity. which used to
turn out 50. 100000 worth Of copper ore an
rually for use in the United States could
be worked with profit
The extent of the tobacco and sugar in
dustries is given in detail. although these
have suffered seriously as a result OF the
last three years OF warfare About 1900
of the inhabitants are ordinarily engaged
I'm the cultivation of tobacco. The Cuban
debt is placed at 1895. 900, or about 1919
per inhabitant.
The description OF Porto Rico IS espe-
cially interesting in the account OF San
Juan harbor IL states that the entrance
20 the harbor Is one OF difficulty and dan
ger particularly when norther is blow
ing. The "boca." or entrance 10 the har-
Dor, Is a mass OF seethlng, foaming water.
and presents an imposing spectacle. TO
see steamers OF from rs 20 is feet draft
enter through this seethlng "boca" is a
sight 10 he remembered, as the great
waves lift them up and seem about 10
hurl them forward TO destruction. San
Juan IS described as perfect specimen
OF a walled town. with moat. gates. and
battlements.
The description Of the various cities.
both in Cuba and Porto Rico. shows that
yellow-fever and smallpox are every
where prevalent: that the streets reek
with Nth. that the water supply is poor
and usually polluted, and that modern
sanitary msthods are unknown.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-29

me all the time I needed, and when L
showed him the finished result he took
pains to point out a number OF little
changes that he thought would improve
the picture, as for instance change IN
the arrangement of the hair, which he
said he had not worn in his usual man.
ner when the sketch was made.
TON Reed is one of the most disagree
able men to the newspaper artist that
have met. He has a discourteous and
CALLING way Of addressing uncomplimen-
tary remarks to any one who may be
present at the sitting, of which remarks
the artist is the butt The latter is, OF
course, compelled to sit and listen to the
criticism of himself without retaliating.
UNVARYING COURTESY.
president Mckinley General Alger,
apd the majority Of the present Cabinet
ministers have treated me with unvary-
ing courtesy. l have had the honor TO
draw the present Cabinet from life seve-
raj times, and have made it my aim to
get the portraits as accurate character
work as possible.
Literary men, especially those coming
from England, among whom might be
mentioned Marion Crawford and Anthony
Hope, assume a bored air when asked TO
pose for a sketch but in spite Of this as
sumption of indifference 1 have never
known one Of them TO fail to call atten-
ton to the least little point in the sketch
that is displeasing to the original.
LAS to women in public life, 1 would
prefer not to .criticise them, beyond say
ing that they have the weakness Of the
sex for never finding a picture quite 10
their liking, and firmly believing that 1t
falls far short Of doing justice TO their
real self"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-29
THE SPANISH ARMY.
Active and Reserve Forces-The
Training OF Spanish officers, Etc.
Gondon Morning Post)


Training OF Spanish officers, Etc.
Qondon Morning Post)
Consumption is enforced in Spain. Every
Spaniard is liable TO be called to military
service on attaining 20 years Of age.
About a hundred thousand men come
within the provisions Of the laws which
govern the system Of universal service an
nually. This number does not include
that proportion Of the population physl-
cally or medically unfit to serve in the
army or navy, nor yet those engaged in
the few professions or pursuits in which
special exemptions are made in favor Of
those following them. The ordinary re-
quirements Of the country are not such
as to necessitate that the whole OF these
hundred thousand men should take their
places in the ranks For some time the
number who have actually been drawn
has averaged between seyenty-five thou
sand and eighty thousand annually.
Voluntary service in the Spanish army
is accepted at Is years OF age, but the
number of young men, except those who
have been trained for the commissioned
ranks, who choose the military profess
sion as calling, is remarkably small In
addition TO the standing army, there is a
reserve; IL is of two grades-the active
and the inactive, or sedentary A man
serves three years in the standing army.
He Is then passed on to the active re-
serve list, on which he remains for three
more years. This active reserve is occa-
sionally called out for training, and
would be the first TO be required to rejoin
the standing army on the forces being
mcblized. The first reserve was called out
last year for manoeuvres. Service in the
ina
years, so that Spaniard is free of his
military responsibilities at the age of 30.
The latest returns show that the peace
strength OF the army is 12s l53. This num-
Der includes about $4,000 men who are
employed as gendarmerie and In the Gus
toms service. The war strength OF the
army is 1898. but this total by no
means exhausts the resources Of the
country, which IL is calculated are POSI-
BILE OF producing close on a million OF
men capable of bearing arms. Indeed.
arrangements are now I'm progress 20
complete an organization whereby should
1t be necessary at any time TO raise so
large force, the War Department will
be able 10 do so.
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE
FORCES.
The head OF the army is the Minister
for War. He Is always a soldier, but the
appointment is a political one and II
ceases on the resignation or downfall
OF the government by which It may have
been made. The peace organization OF the
army is OF eight army corps. each
provided with a large and elaborate stan,
at the head OF which there is lieuten-
ant-general. The Peninsula is grouped
into eight military districts, each con-
slstings OF a number OF provinces. The
basis of the system is that OF population
rather than area Recruits Join, and in
normal times perform their military SER
vice. In the districts 10 which they be-
long. While serving the Spanish soldier
is not overturned with cash. He receives
peseta day and free bread ration
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-29

The word yellow" has a new mean
ing ascribed to 1t by the New York die
tionaries. 1t is now used to designate
the fiamboyant, meretricious, and rashly-
sensational newspapers OF the day. To
such a hysterical stage have these news
papers arrived in their efforts to- Guido
each other in mendacity that decency is
more than sacrificed. There was time
in the history Of New York journalism
when the profession held position of
honor, and a journalist was regarded as
a credit to the community. To-day,
however, owing to the growth OF the
yellow" journals, a newspaper-man is
regarded in many cases as a rseddling
and prying interloper, no sanctity being
considered in his rapacious search for
sensation.
The leading yellow journals of New
York city at the present time look more
like circus bills than newspapers because
OF the huge type used. The war with the
SpaniaTds is their latest excuse for hys-
terra OF all imaginable kinds, particular
ly black type Of enormous proportions.
1t is not an uncommon sight 20 see one
nouncement in flaming type. something
like this:
Terrible battle in Cuba!
Under this statement Of fact will be
printed in small type:
This battle may occur tomorrow"
RAPIDLY DEGENERATING.
Such exhibitions as these show that
metropolitan journalism is rapidly de-
generating into a sort of literary cpl
lepsy, and it's managers are speedily
nearing the sanitarium stage of an edi-
tors existence. The death of a soldier
from natural causes is sufficient excuse for
the issuing Of an extra, while It is always
possible TO buy on the street a O'clock
extra at 3 o'clock. Not content with
these evidences OF insanity. the yellow
journals are filed with fulsorhe eulogies
OF themselves and childlike boasts of
their superiority over their rivals.
Driven to extremes by rivalry they have
brass bands TO play in front OF their re-
spective Offices. blocking the streets with
ignorant gaping crowds. With lack OF
business sense. which is almost suicidal
In its stupidity, they erect large scaffold-
ings front of their buildings. from which
bulletins can be read. consisting Of d.
gest OF the latest news-giving away
facts which Ii has cost them thousands OF
dollars to learn. Many OF the devices re-
sorted to in the maddening desire for no.
toriety are so painfully ludicrous that
even the employees OF the papers them
selves consider their employers legitimate
objects of ridicule. and It is frequently |
remarked that the exchange editor Is the |
man to be envied. as he handles only out
of-town papers.
AN OBJECT LESSON.
To the sane journalist in the suburban |
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-29

Use Elostic STARCH Tiat-.ron trade
mark.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-29
WHERE WILL 1T END?
ERNEST JARROLD CRITICISES
"YELLOw JOURNALISM"
WILL FILL OUR Warehouses;.
The Present War Has Intensified the
Craze for wild and WOOlly Sensa-
tionalism-It is without Rhyme or
Reason.
For the Dispatch.)
Reason.

Ernest Jarrold, better known as
mickey Finn" on account or
the character immortalized by
him in his literary productions,
predicts that the ceaseless efforts =
of those journals in New York
with yellow regulations TO live
up TO will lead TO a rapid in
crease in the number Of those
whose minds have collapsed UNI
der an overwhelming strain. The
war excitement has driven GER
tain "yellow" papers Of the me-
tropolis TO a frenzied competition
that would be ludicrous were 1t
not so painful to think Of the
consequences. With so we'll =
known a New York writer as Mr..
. Jarrold sounding a warning note,
d. it is time those responsible for
yellow" journalism had pity on
their myrmidons, and called off .
the unwholesome competition.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-29
Saved by n Bible.
CNew York Press.l

A little while age an ex-Confederate SOL
der came here 10 have mimic ball taken
out Of his groin. and under the X-rays
the operation was successfully perform
Ell. The bullet had been there. encysted
for thirty-four years. When this victim
kissed his old motheu ood-by to go TO
the war she gave him a small Bible.
Mother, i don't need It," he said. at
will be In the way" But mother, as usual
In such cases, prevailed. and into the
boys hip pocket the little volume was
slipped and there II remained until one
day a Yankee bullet came along. made
hole through the centre and lodged In
the youngsters body. But for the Bible.
etc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-29
Fruit. to Eat and Those to Avoid.
(Mrs. S. T. Rorer in the June Ladies
Home Journal)


Home Journal)
Fruits as foods. are. then. peaches'
apricots. nectarines: ripe. mellow apples
dates, figs, fresh and dried; prunes Win
out skins: persimmons. pawpaws; very
ripe or cooked bananas; guavas without
seeds. fresh or canned without sugar pine
apples. grated or finely picked, never CUT,
mangoes, grapes; sweet plums withou,
skins, sugar cherries. and an occasional
cooked pear Bartlets are excellent wheh
canned without sugar.
The fruits which must be used most
sparlngly are lemons. oranges. sheddoekS
curranfs, barberries. cranoerries. anu
strawberries. This applies most emphau,
cally to those persons who are inehneu
to uric acid conditions. The rheumauo
and equity should also most rigidly ao-
stain. The tender lining OF ths childs slo-
mach cannot. certainly, bear such fruits
any length OF time; serious results must
follow. The ripe. mellow peHeh Is really
tho child's fruit.
II was In Cuba that Adel!na Patti SANG
for the frst time In public when she vs
IL years old. IL was az concert, ano
her success was complete.
Elastic starch makes ironing AN.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-29

Elastic starch makes ironing sasv.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-05
TOLD BY FIGURES.


Careful measurements provo that the
average curvature of the earth Is 600
inches to the statute mile.
The wonderful part OF the Maxim gun
is that It has only one barrel, and yet
It can discharge GOO shots In one min
ute.
It Is estimated that the amount OF
water preclpitated on this globe IN
nualle in the form OF rain. snow. ETC..
Is $4,000 cubic miles. y
The largest waves are seer of Cape
Horn. rising to, 46 feet In height and 765
feet long from crest to crest. Waves In
the North Atlantic have been known to
rise 40 feet In height. In the German
ocean the height does not exceed 1914
feet, and In the Mediterranean 14h feet.
One fourth OF the people on the earth
die before the age Of six, one-half be-
fore the age OF sixteen, and only one
person In each one hundred born lives
to the age OF slxty-fve. The deaths
arc estimated at G. a minute. 9 1870 a
day. S35,6S9.S35 a year: and the births
at 70 q minute, 10000 a day, 49, 92. 900 a
year. The worlds populations. there
fore, gains about 100, 900 a year.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-05

IHwU..A HNNFsM No. HnFaHgnL ENfEnNI
tiyes OF the United States IN the Cuban
matter. It refers 10 our attitude al .ex-
cited jingotsnf' and the "coarsest utill-
tarianism." The Revue des Deux
Mondes calls for intervention on the part
OF Europe TO check '.the threatening ad.
vance 'ot the Ansio-saron NORTH
while the Petite Journal says the AmerI-
can people have neither manners nor
morals" In other French journals Spain
Is held up as a martyr. The Journal DIES
Debats says u protested Interference
for Cuba IN the name OF humanity Ia
pure "sophlsm," and thus they 90 on.
nearly all Of them In this strain. I'm
splred by the fear OF the loss which the
depreciation OF Spanish securities Will
entail upon France. y
England is noting this exhibition OF
the antagonlsm OF France with no little
interest. She sees In the trend OF French
opinion a Strengthening Of her, ambition
to form an Anglo-saxon commercial al
lance In the orient, hoping that the cf-
feet upon the United States will ,be to
make this country more favorable to the
move. The outcome OF the war is likely
to promote other moves than the mere
freedom OF Cuba, and England's friend
iiiess to this country In the present
crisis Is the more sure with the attitude
assumed by the French people.
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PASSING ~PLEAsANTRIEs.

NHH.H# -|FH##EL
Ethics Of Frlendship-"How sweet to
have q friend whom you can trust"
Yes, especially II he doesn't ask you to
trust him."-Chlcago Record.
Observation-Disclosures Is the difference
between an optimlst and a pesslmlst?"
IAN optimis.. believes in mascots and
a pessimist believes in hoodoos."-In-
d%lanapolis Journal.
II thought she was a dream before l
married her" he said. "And now?''
queried his friend. well, L am con-
WINGED that dreams go by c%ontraries."
Brooklyn Life.
what are you going to be when You
grow up, Tommy" asked the visitor.
II think" said Tommy, thoughtfully,
that I shall be somebody's ancestor
-Harper's Bazaar.
Evincing Interest-"Darling, do yor
think your father is %reconciled to OUT
engagement" YES, Arthur; he asked
me last night what your name was
Chicago Record.
II was surprised to see that Zola's
conviction was reversed" THAT was
not so strange. In nearly all French
ltICeS IIldllelS 1--WE sllulS ultiSd Odl al
the last act."-Puck.
"Doctsr,' said MI. Spudds, my in
somnla Is much worse now than Il ever
was before" Indeed" replied DR..
Paresis. Yes, sir, It Is. Why. I can't
even sleep when It is time to get up"
Tit. Bits.
A Summer Trip-"Where are you 90.
ing to spend your vacation" "Oh,
take In the war departments person.
ally conducted war tourn OF Cuba
Philadelphia North-American.
A Better ofer-"I see that a clergy.
man In Dawson City gave up q salary
Of $40, 900 "a year. How do you account
for that?n His Pensioners agreed to
board h~im."-Detriot Free Press.
The Correct Thing to Do-Keedick-
Young Brown added e. to his name af-
ter he. inherited his uncle's big fortune.
FosdIck That's quite right. Rich peo-
pie are entitled TO more ease than poor
people."-Harlem Life.
In Love and Observation-Disclosures was
dreadfully slow about this Cuban war,
don't you think? But that's the way
with men," He-How 500" Shelf
takes them ever so long TO come TO q
Observation-Disclosures Record.
"A Better Demonstration Newton
discovered the law of Gravitation by
noticing an apple fell from a tree, didn't
hep" YES. II he hadn't been so pre-
vious somebody might have discovered
1t by seeing a beginner fall from a blcy-
cle."-Chicago News.
His Claim to Distinction There
goes the most remarkable man in this
town" whats remarkable about
him?"' Hes the only; successful mer-
chant we have who doesn't claim to be
a self-made a He says he got rich
through the faithfulness of the men
that work for him."-Chicago Tribune.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-05
THE INTELLlGENCER.
WHEELING. MAY 5. 1903.
The Coming Great Naval Ba,,le.

The Coming Great Naval Battle.
Tho anxiety and impatlence OF this
country over the delay In receiving off,
cial Information from Commodore
Dewey concerning his operations at. Ma
Mia, after the victory over the Spanish
feet, have been intense, and while this
waiting continued yesterday, there was
little thought given to the important
crisis that Is taking place in Spain, and
the movements which indicate a coming
naval contest between the Spanish Cape
Verde squadron and Captain Simpsons
feet which has been engaged in the Gu
ban blockade. Although the govern
ment has carefully, withheld the nature
OF the orders to the American fleet, there
seems to be a settled conviction that a
conflict between the two forces will
occur before many days. This will be
the second blow, IL not the last, which
Spain win receive from our navy.
II the Cape Verde fleet is making for
the BRAZILIAN coast to intercept the Ore
gon and the vessels accompanying her,
1t is not likely that the mission will be
successful. Every p%recaution has been
taken by the naval forces OF the United
States to prevent II. and in all likelihood
a naval battle will be the result OF the
watchfulness that Is being kept up for
the first appearance Of the Spanish yes
sells. Havana, 1t is understood, will not
be captured until the Spanish fleet is
either annihllated or defeated ,decislvely
in such an engagement. Much that is
being published concerning these move
raents in southern waters is merely sur
mise.
1t Is not expected that when the for
midable Spanish fleet arrives on this
side OF the Atlantic it will be in good
fighting condition, and IL the efforts TO
ascertain its destination succeed, 1t will
be promptly met and disposed Of. This
naturally would be the decisive blow OF
the war. The taking Of Havana and the
beginning of the work OF making Cuba
free will require a comparatively short
time.
The interest which Is being taken In
Europe and America lin the probable de-
velopments in southern waters as soon
as the Spanish fleet puts in an appear
ance Is as intense as that with which the
operations at the Philippines have e1-
cited. for there is a feeling that on what
then occurs will depend the result OF the
war In a great measure, and the dura-
ton OF hostilities. Spain Is playing her
last card. and taking a desperate chance,
not only to a V herself from complete
humiliation on the seas. but to save
the dynasty at home, which now seems
TO be inevitably doomed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-05

"-.--.. ..H. =H.ENa.- 49,
THERE is more Catarrh in this sec
tom Of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many gears doctors pro-
nounced It a local disease. and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly falling to cure with local. treat
ment, pronounced 1t incurable. Science
has proven catarrh to be a constitution
oil disease, and therefore requires con-
s%titutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by f. J.. Cheney &
Co.. Toledo. Ohio. Is the only constitu-
tional cure OF the market. It is taken
internally in doses from ten drops to a
t%easpoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case 1t falls to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials Address
F. ]. CHENEY eco, Toledo, o.
Sold br Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Many Willing Ones.

Reports from Charleston to the effect
that enllstments for the volunteers SER
vice are not coming In rapidly as was
expected are somewhat surprislng. in
view OF the general enthusiasm that a
few days since prevailed generally yer
the state. Private information. now
ever. seems not to altogether agree with
some OF that which some newspapers are
receiving. A letter from Adjutant Cen
eral w: NJ. Appleton, dated ut Charles
ton. on Monday, received by a gentle
man OF this city, contains the following:
"You cannot conceive of the enormous
pressure to which our governor Is sub,
jected. 1 should Judge that 10000 men
are already offered by letter. Letters
are answered and the situation explain
ed courteously, and the letters filed and
indexed for reference and consideration,
In cas- advantage car be taken OF the.
offers. We do not object to getting up
companies OF volunteers, but we can do
nothing for them In the way OF equip
ment. or make them any promises"
This would indicate that there arc
thousands in this state willing and an
xious to enlist for the war, and that
there is no discount to be made of West
Virginia patriotism. OF course there are
many things to be considered in enlist
~
Ing men who may be obliged to go to
Cuba, and all who ofre- cannot in the
nature Of things be accepted. The num-
Der required from this state is SO small,
however, that there should be no diff
Guilty in selecting the full quota in a
very short time.
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Evil Effects or Rheumatism.

NEW YORK. May 3.-Jacob Gramm,
a small shop keeper, fifty years old, llv-
Ing on Morton street. to-day murdered
two OF his children, MORALLY wounded a
third and inflicted fatal wounds on him
self. The children are ELL, five years;
John, seven years, and a baby, Frank.
one and one-half years OF age. Ella and
Frank are dead. The father and the
lad John, are in the New York hospital.
Those knowing Gramm state that he
was temporarily deranged by intense
suffering from rheumatism.