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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23

Waterfront Croton also visited the Viz.
caya. and filed the warship's tanks with
fresh water.
The coal for the Nizcaya came from the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad terminus n,
St. George. IT was loaded I'm the barcea
yesterday under the inspection OF men
from the United States navy. and ,as,
night the barges were watched BY a navy
tug
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23
Adams Monument i. Coming.
dondon Truth.)

IL was Mark Twain. II 7 rememher
rightly, who pointed out the ingratitude
and Inconsistency Of the human race I'm
neglectng. during all these years 10 nut
up memorial 10 Adam. TO whom Under
PROVIDENCE che whole race practically
ments to so many WORTHLESS OF later dafe.
whose services 10 posterity are comparo :
lively insignificant. We are getting on In
that direction. however. King Alfred IS
TO have commem0ration, and q take for
granted) statue. Hengist and Horsa will
no doubt, have their turn next. There is
hope for Adam yet. Everything comes 70
him who can wait
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23
IN HONOR OF WASHINGTON.
Fx-President Harrison Speaks nj
ChIcago-"ObIigntio of Wealth"

CHICAGO. February 22.-Ex-President
Benjamin Harrison spoke to-day at the
Auditorium at the central meeting Of the
annual celebration OF the Union League
Club in honor OF Washington All the
historical and civic societies Of the city
were fully represented
Among the distinguished guests Of the
club were DR.. John H. Finley president
of Knox College; General John NJ. Pal
mer. Major-General John II. Brooke,
former Governor Richard J. Oglesby, and
Charles Emory Smith, of Philadelphia
The Apollo Club, of 400 voices, furnished
the music for the programme.
Ex-President Harrison's subject was
"The Obligations of Wealth"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23

England manufacturers are expected by
tomorrow.
THE collection OF ammunition" said
an ordnance officer, does not mean that
we expect immediate war. These supplies
were ordered some months ago, when
some representative said in Congress that
we had not either powder nor shot
enough 10 last the navy a day Powder
has been arriving for the last six weeks.
More projectiles are expected, and when
they get here we shall have ammunition
enough on hand to last during six months
OF daily fighting"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23
OFFER to DIR. Nelson.

Rev. DR.. James Nelson. president Of the
Woman's College. of this city. has under
consideration a flatterng offer TO take
charge of one Of the largest Baptist col
leges for women in the South.
DR.. Nelson has not yet decided whether
or not he will accept and declines to in
dictate the institution from which the
offer comes
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23

people overlooked the Importance OF per-
manently beneficial effects. and were sat-
isiied with transient action; but now that
II Is generally known that Syrup OF Figs
will permanently overcome habitual con-
stipation. well-infcrmed people Will rot
buy other laxatives. which act for a time
but finally injure the system. Buy the
genuine. made by the California Fig
Syrup Company,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23
MAINE RELIEF BILL.
1t VIII BE Reported to the House
To-day.


To-day.
WASHINGTON, February 22.-Legisla-
tive provision for the relief OF the vic
tins Of the Maine disaster occupied the
House Committee on Naval Affairs all
day. a general measure being agreed on
late this evening. similar 10 the relief
measure that followed the Samoan disas-
ter in 1883. The resolution will be finally
passed on at a special meeting Of the
committee tomorrow morning, and will
be Immediately reported by Chairman
Boutelle. and its passage by the House
is expected.
Any losses sustained by the survivors
will be made good to the extent OF not
exceeding twelve months pay. and pro-
vision IL TO be made for bringing the
remains to this country, at the discretion
of the naval authorities.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23
A Scientific Fake.
Cincinnati Enaulrer. !

81 Sec" said the interviewer that
they are claiming that II was impossible
10 dig a hole In that frozen ground Win
nothing but : bone"
MY dear boy" said the explorer
think a moment. II the GROUND was
made 200 or 800 per cent. harder By the
cold, would not the same thing happen
10 the bone IN proportion?"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23
REPAIRS ON TERROR COMPLETED.
The Monitor 10 Sail This Morning.
other Norfolk Work.

NORFOLK. VA, February 22.-The re-
pairs on the monitor Terror were COM
pleted tonight, and II Is understood she
will sail for New York in the morning.
Repairs on the torpedo-boats Foote and
Winslow are also practically completed.
and they are ready TO leave the dry
dock.
The Puritan will hardly be ready 10
leave the yard under ten days. All OF her
boilers have been repaired.
IL Is said that the gunboat Machias will
be repaired AT this yard, and a reQuisiti0n
for more men has been made. The num-
Der OF men at the yard will probably be
doubled by March LIST.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23

BUTLER. Died. at the residence OF ais
parents. 5ls north Twenty-nlnth street,
February Esd. at 2 A. NJ, ROBERT
LEWIS BUTLER. Jr.. only child OF
Charles Leon and Belle Butler; aged Is
years and mon.As
blessed are the pure In heart, for the
shall see God"
Funeral notice later.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23

There Is nothing in the name of the
Spanish cruiser Vizcaya, except that Il is
taken from province In Spain, Like the
Maine. the Massachusetts, the New York.
and other warships In this country the
name Is only intended as a reminder Of
an important part OF the country, and has
no other significance
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23
ro Cure a cold i'm ono pay.

take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II 1t fails
to cure. 25c. The genuine has l. u. O.
Oh each tablet
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23
TOBACCO GETTING SCARCE.
Revival of Interdict on Expectation
Of Habana Leaf

NEW YORK, February 22.-Accordlrs
to the Commercial Advertiser there has
been a revival Of the Introduction UPON
the expectation OF tobacco from Cuba.
and as a result there is in this country
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23

Precautions Ira Her Behalf by United
stnfes Navy.

NEW YORK. February 22.-Two Lehlgh
Valley coal barges were towed TO the
Vizcaya to-day, and their cargoes trans
ferred 10 the man-of-war. The vessel
needed coal, and Captain Euiate decided
20 take on board supply here. The
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23
PrOjectiIes for Warships.

NEW YORK. February 22-The first
Of the expected projectiles from the Car
penter Steel-Works arrived at the Brook
lyn navy-yard to-day. There were about
200 Of them, for the g.. s., and 10-inch
guns Of the cruisers and battleships.
A number OF torpedo-heads from New
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23
TO RAISE THE MAINE.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PACED

1S-lnch guns. to be used on United States
battleshi9s.
A similar carriage was completed some
time ago, and shipped east, where II met
the approval Of the Navy Department.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23

we nave every incentive 10 cherish
me memory and teachings OF Washing.
Ton His wisdom and foresight nave been
confirmed and yindlcated after more than
a ceHgrsy OF experience. His best suloav
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-14
london Culver.


Until it was discovered that Puerto
Rico possessed great value as a "stra-
tegic center" Of naval operations, the
fair isle slumbered undisturbed, mere
ly link, and no important one, In the
emerald chain that separates the At
lantic and the Caribbean. Suddenly
naval folk became aware of its impor-
lance; they saw that while it borders
on the Caribbean sea, yet it breasts
the rough Atlantic waters; that IL is
equidistant, or about a thousand miles,
from Key West and Colon; from New
York 1900 miles, which is half the dis
lance from Cadiz; 1900 from Newport
News, which is half the distance to the
Canaries. 1t lies, in fact, at the very
point that we should have selected for
O coaling station, had we unrestricted
choice of location. All the arguments
that have been advanced for the acqui-
sition of the island of st. Thomas, &C
niles distant, and for which at one
time we were almost ready to pay ST.
100000, apply with tenfold force tc
Puerto Rico, with its six good harbors
to the one of st. Thomas, and its com
mercial as well as strategical poten
tialities.-Frederick A. ODER, in Cen
/ t,lry.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-14
DEWEY'SLIGHTLIVER
The Hero of Manila Has Only Part
of That Organ.
ne Once Underwent Terrible OPP
GRAFTON for "TrOpic Liver"
and Was Near 20
Deaths Door.


Il There are few officers of the navy
lwho can recall when Rear Admiral
George Dewey once before faced
death, and an occasion when that Off
Icer didn't have half a chance; but it
:,was an occasion that he did not wish
ITO have made public at the time nor for
.some time afterward. Perhaps some
will be prompted. when they meet him
after his return from the Philippines,
Fto say to him: well! you had liyerl"
But that is just what Admiral George
tDewey hasn't, nor has he had one for
lseveral years. Now a good, whole liver
yis regarded as indispensable to keep
a man going, but Dewey has shown to
1.-THE world what he can do with only q
spart of a liver.
IL 1t was when Dewey was captain only
II that he underwent q terrible opera
Hilton under an italian surgeons knife
A.and hazarded a possible chance of life,
and for a long time afterward he suf-
fered intensely from the effects Of the
marvellous excelsior. He was COM
Imanding officer of the sloop-of-war
lPensacola in the European squadron
Sat the time, and he had become des-
,perately i'll from what mariners are
Frequently troubled with, a "tropic
liver" in other words, what is more
Commonly spoken of as baked liver"
Tor tropical liver ailment, which is as
q tmuch more severe than yellow jaun-
: dice, as all tropical diseases are more
& syirulent than the corresponding types
jim temperate zones. On two occasions
N Medical Director Hoeling expressed
alarm as to the result unless some re-
q lief was brought to hand.
Finally, at Malta, a consultation was
i held between Surgeon Hoehling and
81 This assistant and an Italian specialist
q lof southern Italy, who belongs TO the
,class that makes themselves familiar
a with those troubles, because in the
81 .climate of the Mediterranean they are
4 Jan indigenous product. The trouble
q was soon diagnosed, and it was sug
4 lgested that the only relief was to re-
,move that part of the liver that had
become hardened Tt was also recog
snized that the operation would be q
hazardous one. When spoken to about
S. it Capt. Dewey asked what was the
chance of making the operation sue
cessful. The italian expert respond
Jed: There's only one chance in ter
81 lof your living through it," To this the
q officer replied that he would take that
chance and for the surgeons to &c
M to work as soon as they wished. TIL,
IS patient was put under the influence o
anaesthetics, his stomach was cut into
~ and the diseased end of the liver draw
out and inspected and then cut OF
# The remaining part was treated t.
81 prevent hemorrhage and then pu
n back In place. and the lips made by tn
,surgeons knife were sewed up. TIL
y recovery was a slow process, but i
VAl,vas a successful operation, and he i
as able to do duty to-day as If n,
operation had ever been necessary
But his most intimate acquaintance
g SAY that the operation worked
change in his temperament.-N. Y
Tribune.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-14
Cuban Camp FoIIowers.

Our Cuban contingent increases
steadily. Fully eight hundred in
surgents hover about the advance line
Iall the time. AS fast as the outposts
Eare moved forward, the Cubans come
|up and hang their hammocks among
the trees and cook and gossip and
sing, and apparently enjoy themselves
greatly. They are friendly and hos
Epitable, and, of course, extremely pic
Ituresque. They have gathered up an
Immense amount of clothing and blan-
|lkets thrown away by the American
TROOPS on the road. One battalion OF
1.-THE Second Massachusetts, started up
Fthis Cuban road, under the midsummer
heat Of a tropical sun, carrying excel
llent overcoats and knapsacks. Every
|overcoat and knapsaclS was thrown
away before the command reached ST.
honey. Hundreds of soldiers threw
away their wooden blankets; they
frightened themselves of bottles OF
medicine, and even of silver money,
which they threw out beside tie way.
Many soldiers were unable to keep up
, with their regiments, and the path was
lined with stragglers. The clothing
that they thus threw away was
promptly gathered up by the Cubans,
who, though they could find no horses
{ to sell or lease to American officers
found horses on which to pack this
8 material to a safe place. Not one OF
the Cuban insurgents, by the way
looks ill-fed; they seem TO have sbund-
ance to eat. They cook corn meal and
coffee, and have meat of some sort
at least once a day, and great deal oil
fruit, and, on the whole, fare better
s than the American troops do.-San'
VI tiago Letter.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-14
when the House Takes a Hand,

Nhcn the House Iakes u MANU.
Sometimes the criticism of the house
takes the form Of audible remarks adj
dressed by one member OF the audience
TO another. Cole, in his Life of Charles
|Kean," relates that on the first night of
ia new play by Sheridan Knowles, at the
Waterford theater, a heavy explana-
tory scene was dragging its slow
length along, between two still heavier
factors, who had no effects TO produce.
land were unable to elicit them if they
had. The audience were evidently
Tired, though patient from respect TO
their countryman, the author. and now
land then relieved themselves by an ex-
|pressive yawn. There happened to be a
documentary pause, when avoice from the
audience called out, in correct parlia-
mentary cadence: 81 move that this de-
bate be adjourned to this day six
months" This sally woke up the
house, and prepared them to enjoy the
more telling scenes which were about
10 follow-Cornhill Magazine.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-14

"When the bullet struck me I fell,
but our men passed on. The sensation
I felt was different from what / felt
when wounded before. In a few min
utes l fell asleep. had a most pleas
ant dream. What it was I do not
know. but ! know it was pleasant. I
slept for y minutes. Cor. y. Y. Her
aid.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-14

If Aguinaldo wants to become an
American citizen he should get himself
interviewed on the silver question and
incidentally make few remarks about
his war record.-Chicago Record.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-14

The man who comes back from the
Klondike with gold is receiving very
little attention because of the man who
comes back from Santiago with
Wounds.-Detroit Free Press.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-01-08

Kansas dealers In hides have az
length awakened 10 the fact that Jack
rabbit hides. known IN commerce as
American hare pelts. are In great de-
mnnd In the Eastern market. and no
tees similar TO the following are ap-
pearlng In many papers throughout the
State:
I'VE VIII buy nicely handled cased
Jack rabbit skins az cents each; open
ell or damaged. half price; culs and
pieces 3 cents a pound: cottontails n
ia cents a pound. Must be perfectly
dry and free OF meat"
The skins Of the jack rabbits are
used FOR making hats. The best quail
ity OF hats. says the New York Times.
are made from fur. and the fur has
heretofore been obtained from Aus
tralia. where the rabbits are success
fully disputing the possession OF the
country with the human Inhabitants.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-01-08

Spain's mineral wealth Il greater
than that OF aimOst any other karopean
country. eighty per cont. OF her soil -
rsckoned a. productive, aud her varied
climafs u>ak - poseiels = grsAS range
Of agricultural prodacts- There has
bsen no considerable va since The
days Of Napoleon 20 waste her re-
sources, aud her geographical position
has 80 protected her that she has been
spared the great expenditure for fleets
aud standing armies which other Ma
tons have had t0 meet. Bat IA spite
Of all this, says tho Outlook, she is to-
day stricken. bankrupt aud impotent,
with debts which she ,nn never meet,
| with the highest ratio % ilhterecy IN
/ Europe excepting that OF Portugal and
/ the italian islands lin 1899. the latest
/ date for which figures can be found.
+ n. per cent. could neither read nor
writcl. and without even that hope for
tho future wAicha NORMALLY increasing
population would give.
From 1860 20 1877 the annual in
crease Of population was one-third OF
one per cent. aud IN the nextten years
II was one-half Of one per cvat. per
annum. The rate for England for the
period most nearly corresponding d
the last decade was IL. IS. Russii
alone, with her vast stretches OF Arc
tic steppes to be taken into account
has lower average density Of popala
ton than Spain. The latter has bu
I eighty eight inhabitants 20 the squar
mile; the average for England Is 497
I The Spanish fieia= sS-day are vacant
s the towns so strangely empty that the
E seem unreal.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-01-08

The following blunder occurred re-
Gently on q Canadian river steamer:
A lady passenger Was taken III IN
the night; the doctors assistance was
required, but the steamer did not
carry q member OF the profession
The list Of passengers was read
through in order 10 discover whether
there was n medical man among them,
and, sure enough there was the name
OF James Thompson. NJ. ID. The
steward quickly ran to the berth and
aroused the occupant by several Wig
orous blows at the door.
Whats the matter? Is the boat
sinking?" came from within in star
tied tone.
There's & passenger i'll, and We
want your assistance, doctor, replied
the steward
What are You playing at?" growies,
the voice. ''I Amt no doctor"
why, you've got NJ d., after
your nszael"
"well. / can put them letters after
il IL like, can't II" said the NJ. ID.
That's my trade: I'm q mule driver
Detroit Journal.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-01-08

Ksnsee Oaes Inhabited ~ Breed OF
Insects Now ExtkucG
Fifty dollars seems an extravasans
price to pay for one beetle. Yet Kan
sas was once inha bited by such insects.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-01-08

Before John L. Sullivan. the gray
green pigeon, became q member Of the
Hayes household. the old-fAsbioned
home ne No. go Eleventh street vas
infested with rats and mice. MIRA.
Hayes had tried all kinds of novelty
traps: had owned numerous cats and
some few dogs. But somehow tho
number Of mice ras not diminished
aud the rats continued to csvors
around the yard with impudent glee.
When some one gave Mrs Hayes q
squad some months ago she was az q
loss 20 know what 90 do with n. She
couldn't put IL in the yard on account
Of the dog. SO she kept il in the
house and decided 20 have the bird
for pet The pigeon soon showed .
disposition % be aggressive and pug
nacious When he was three months
old he asserted himself First he
drove the dog OF the place; in short
time the cat raa away. The pigeon
has long. sharp beak and he pecks
With ferocity. he il very sdroit a.
darting. and was never worsted In his
encounters with the cat.
After the two domestic animals left.
Mrs. Hayes became mystiaed over the
sudden disappearance Of the rats and
of the number of dead mice she found
in various parts Of the house But
one day itvas all made clear 20 her.
She hastily entered one Of the rooms
aud found the pigeon holding a mouse
In his beak. She watched and saw
the bird shake the life out Of the rO-
dent. Then he Jew over % tho table
perched himself on the edge aud
watched n mouse hole between the
floor and the woodwork. After while
another mouse crept ont. The bird
made dart at il. caught il on the
back with his beak aud Il Jared the
fate Of It's relative.
The pigeon watched the rat holes
F, IN the same way. lie confronted him
self with pecking them and hyine
away. But his method was a success
a Rats as well "a mice are no Longer
y troublesome az the Hayes home.
- Before the bird displayed such
o fghtinr propensitios no was called
u "n. ~. Now he responds 20 th'
p name John l.. Sullivan. He Is bil
;; aud rather handsome. Mrs Hayei
e thinks the name sinyularly suitable
q San Francisco Examiner.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-01-08
APPREc,ATlvE THANK YOU
ft IL the Smallest courtesies That
Mako Life Worth Living.

ION every hand one hears OF the neg
lect 20 say thank yOu.'" writes Ed
ward W. Box on The Saying OF
Thank YOU" IN the Ladies' Home
Journal. Il wonder sometimes II some
people really know how little OF what
comes to them Is their due and right,
and how much OF what comes 20 them
Is by favor and courtesy. The vast
majority OF things which come 70 Is.
come by pure favor. by courtesy. And
we should recognize this. No act OF
kindness, however slight. should so IN
noticed. 4 thank you Is a simple
thing 70 say: IL requires but a few mo-
nents 70 write IL. but II often means
much: IL means everything sometimes
10 the person receiving H. II means a
renewed faith In human nature IN
some cases. A word OF thanks Is never
lost. never wasted. IL II sometimes
seems 20 be lost upon the person 20
whom Il Is directed. It's expression has
not been lost upon some one else who
has heard II. IL Is certainly not lost
upon ourselves. The most OF Us are
quick enough 70 thank some one who
does us great service. But the small
courtesy. just as great "a the large ser
vice in reality. we overlook. II doesn
seem worth while 10 give thanks TO-
small things. And yet what would
we be to-day. and where would som'
OF us be but for the small courtcsies OF
nfe7 They are what make hfe wort!
/ living.
II Is all very well 20 have
tho last Thursday OF each Novembe
set apart as a day Of Thanksgiving
But II would be far better II n grcl
many OF Us carried the spirit OF the da.
into all the other days. Perhaps. II W
did so we might have more merc!es L
be thankful for on Thanksgiving day
Do not let the spirit Of thank
stop with nightfan on Thanksgivia
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-01-08

A friend or the Listener has seen a
funny sight down ia Maine. AT n place
there. which needn't be named. there
lives small boy named Jonathan
Longfellow. who Is n third or fourth
cousin OF the poet; and he IS a great
boy. too. one day this friend OF the
Listener was driving past JOnathan's
house. and saw the boy engaged AZ
uttle distance In sliding downhill. or
slippery crust on something that was
not a sled. What could IL be? Evident
Is the scrutiny OF the passerby was OBJ
served by the boy, for be stopped his
coasting and called out Amiably: I'm
sliding downhill on the Bible" And Il
was the fact, too. lie had got the
smooth. leathef- bound family Bible.
containing the generations OF all the
Longfeliows. and was coasting on II
with magnificent success.-BOston
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