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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16
BLOCKADE OF CUBA.
How the War with Spain Would Be Sue
ceSSful in a Short Time.

not keep a large stock of provisions.
If the imports are stopped the entire
supply of food in Havana will be ex-
hausted by the 100000 inhabitants Of
the city in less than week. Suppose
now that war is declared one of these
days. The United States in that case
has only to blockade the seaports Of
Cuba to starve out the whole Spanish
army, and that without landing sin
gle man on the island. The Spaniards
will simply be compelled to surrender
because of the lack of food.
Many Ports DefenseIess.
To prevent the possibility that they
might make desperate effort inland
to overpower the insurgents and get
their vegetables and other provisions,
something might be done easily, quick
ly, and at once. There are many sea-
ports of some Importance in Cuba alb
solutely defenseless from the sea side.
Cardenas, for instance, in the province
of Matanzas, on the northern coast, is
one OF them. Cardenas was taken in
1849 by the insurgent Narciso Lopez
with handful of Americans on board
a small merchant vessel. Since then
no fort capable of resisting a cannon
shot has been built there. The Ameri-
cans can hold Cardenas and from there
communicate with the insurgents In
the country. In short time the whole
Cuban army may be we'll armed by
them and secure some cannon to attack
the inland towns. If without such
munitions and with the immense risk
and difficulties they incur in securing
scanty supplies from the feeble fill
clustering expeditions they not only
hold their own against Spain but &C
tually imprison the Spaniards in their
forts and cities, it is obvious that pos
sessing war appliances which will place
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16
The Very sword.

A Scotsman, on recent visit to Dub
lin, went to see private museum,
which was advertised to contain the
oldest and queerest antiquities in the
world
The Irish Snowman brought out a
large sword and said
This is the sword that BALKAN slew
his ass with
The Scotsman, being well up in Bible
history, here interrupted and said:
BALKAN did not STAY his ass; he only
wished for sword to Stay it."
"Ohv returned Pat, then this is the
very sword he wished for"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16
American Export Trade.

For the better part of this century
England has been the worlds work.
shop. Indications are not wanting that
the day of her supremacy is past, says.
the Engineering News. The colonies
she has planted would be false to the
spirit of enterprise and Independence
that has brought England herself to-
her present proud position if they were,
content to sit down and live by agri-
culture and mining and depend on.
other countries for manufactured goods.
The nations of Europe all strive so to
shape their legislation as to keep the,
home market for themselves and at the
same time capture as much as possible
Of the export trade. 1t is true that the
exhaustion of her mines of Bessemer
ore, the increased depth OF her coal
mines and the fact that lumber and
many other raw materials must all be
imported have much to do in handi-
Gaping England in competing for the
restrictions imposed by labor unions
and factory legislation probably oper-
ate to some extent at least as an addi-
tional handicap. But, besides these
causes, there is also the ambition Of
other nations to develop their own re-
sources and supply their own needs
to achieve commercial as well as po-
litical independence. In the movement
now under way for the development Of
American export trade it is well to
bear these facts in mind. We need not
expect to permanently supply Euro
pean nations with all goods which their
own natural resources will permit them
to make. Our automatic tools may for
a time enable us to win trade in GER
tain lines, but European manufacture
ers will eventually buy the tools that
will enable them to make the machines
or products themselves. In the coun-
tries of South America, Asia and At
RIGA, however, the building up of
manufacturing industries will be a
slower and longer task and such Of
their trade as we may secure we may
reasonably expect to hold for many
years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16
CURRENT EVENTS

Something like intelligence is often
exhibited by plants. If, during dry
season, bucket of water be placed
near a growing pumpkin or melon vine
in the course of few days the vine VIII
turn from its course and get at least
one of its leaves in the water.
A marriage by telephone was recent
ly witnessed in Missouri, The bride
was at Humansville, and the groom at
Bolivar. A minister and several wit
nesses were at each end Of the wire.
The bride was Miss Flora Linke, and
the groom ]. F. Hull, superintendent OF
the Polk county telephone line.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16

dy triumph. The question to be put
today is not how long the Cuban re-
public will last, but how long Spain
can continue her costly efforts to sup
press it.
The first year of the struggle was the
most critical. The appeal of the revo-
lutionary party, headed by the lament
ed Jose Marti, was welcomed in sew
eral of the provinces, to which war ma
terial had been successfully carried,
but the Spanish authorities got wind
of the contemplated risings, and in
Puerto Principe seized arms and am
munition. A few days after the IA
nous Feb "a Captain General Calleja
declared the provinces of Matanzas and
Santiago to be in state of siege. The
movement spread. Maxine Gomez, by
the vote of the leading officers of the
former revolutionary war, was chosen
commander-in-chief. Bartolome Mas
so, Rabi, and other well-known citi-
zens cast in their lots with the patriot
cause, while the two Maceos and other
veteran leaders landed in Santiago,
where the people flocked to their stan
dards.
Changing Oficers.
Spain quickly rose to the emergency,
and within two months after Feb. "a
Calleja was succeeded as captain gene
raj by the renowned Martinez Campos,
who professed his ability to end the
rebellion before the end Of the autumn.
The fights of Los Negros, Ell Guanaba-
no, Jarahuca, Juraguanas, Ell Cacao.
and Ell Jobito taught him that his task
was no trifiing one, while in July, when
commanding in person, he was defeat
ed by Maceo and Rabi at Bayamo.
Meanwhile Gomez and Marti had set
out for Puerto Principe, and in their
first severe conflict the heroic Marti
was killed. Gomez pressed on, and in
the province of Puerto Principe was
Joined by Salvador Cisneros Betan-
court. Next Gomez, marching into the
provinces of Santa Clara and Matanzas,
carried out his policy Of destroying the
sugar crop, and thereby stopping the
revenue which Spain derived from 1t.
Other battles and skirmishes followed,
and before the first year was over
Spain recognized that she had to deal
with a most formidable revolt. Mar
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16

yFloated Thursday from the dry dock
in League Island navy yard, near
PHILADELPHIA
vegetables and store their cattle, but
they do not divide their provisions
with the non-combatants, nor do they
allow vegetables to be raised or cattle
kept by any but themselves, because it
Is their policy to prevent the Spanish
hrmy from obtaining any kind of re-
sources in the country.
Spanish Depend Upon Imports.
The Spanish army. therefore. exclus-
lively depends upon the provisions i'm
ported from abroad. Rice, beans, and
flour they receive from Spain. Meat
for the inhabitants Of the seaports they
obtain from Mexico and Florida. The
A50 900 Spaniards under arms exclusive
ly depend upon steamers loaded with
provisions from abroad that enter the
Cuban ports. Not potato comes into
the City of Havana from the country.
The milk Is almost all condensed and
imported from the United States. Eggs
and vegetables are from Florida. And
what is still more important, on &C
count OF the great financial distress in
Havana. the importing merchants do
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16
BATTLESHIP KEARsARGE.

BATTLESHIP KEARSARGE.
(This warship, companion vessel to-
the Kentucky, will be launched at
the navy yard of the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock company;
March "a; the wife of Lieut.. Wins
low, U. S. N, acting as sponsor)
for Cuba? We cannot say how many
men Spain has had under arms in the
island, but probably quarter of mills
lion would not be too high an esti7
mate; and yet against this tremendous
force the Cubans have made head. The
burning question is not how long they
can endure, but how long Spain will
find it possible to stand the strain.
The Climax Near.
Cuba's third anniversary, too, found
her nearer that recognition by our own
country which has always been one OF
her aims. Events have of late become
urgent in that direction. And we do
not now refer to the recent calamity in
Havana harbor, whose grave results
cannot yet be forecast, but to those
events which are steadily and swiftly
bringing near the time when, as Prosi7
dent Mckinley has said, we must ini-
peratively call on Spain to make peals.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16
Surface of the Sea.

The surface OF the sea is estimated
at l50,000,000 square miles, taking the
whole surface OF the globe at 1877 ,000,-
600, and its greatest depth supposedly
equals the height of the highest noun
tain, four miles. The Pacific ocean
covers 100000 square miles, the At
lantic 100000 and the Mediterranean
100000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16
Sound Money Discussions,

Between now and next presidential
election there will be hosts of discus
sions of ''sound money" and silver.
However opinions may be divided on
these points, there is but one universal
opinion regarding the merits of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters as remedy
for malaria and liver trouble.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16
Absorbing.

II hope you found that book l gave
you of absorbing interest" said Willie
Washington.
IT did," replied Miss Cayenne. "1t
was very fortunate that you had it
printed on that very expensive soft pa
per. keep it on my writing table all
the time. Whenever need Lloiter
tear out a leaf.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16

BATTLESHIP KENTUCKY.
(This vessel will be launched March "a,
at Newport News shipyard; Miss
Christine Bradley, daughter Of Gov.
Bradley Of Kentucky, acting as spon-
sor.)
dashing leaders, repeatedly raided into
the environs of Havana. The west,
the center, and the east of the island
witnessed Cuban prowess against an
enormous disparity OF force, and while
the east was the most quiet it was
largely in patriot hands.
Advance OF Insurgent Cause.
The second anniversary of the revo-
luton found it even more hopeful than
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16
THIRD YEAR OF STRUGGLE.

Cuba Began Her Present Effort for In
dependence Feb. "a, 1895.
Feb. "a was the third anniversary Of
Cuba's struggle for independence. 1t
found the patriot cause, in spite not
only of SPANS predictions but of her
prodigious efforts, strong and buoyant
with O L-founded confidence Of spec
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16
Beauty Is fslood Deep.

Clean blood makes a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets Candy Cathar-
tic cleans your blood and keeps it clean, by
stirring upthe lazy liver and driving all inn
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10, 20, 5Oc.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16
Ask for Aliens Foot Ease,

A powder to shake into your shoes.
1t cures Corns and Bunions, Chilblains,
Swollen, Nervous, Damp, Sweating,
Smarting and Callous Feet. At all
Druggists and Shoe Stores, csc. Sam
pie FREE. Address Allen S. Olmstcd,
Leroy. n. Y.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16

Think of it! A woman acting as
engineer of a trolly carl Mrs. Mabel
Briefly, of Matamoras, Pa, has just
been appointed substitute ''motorman"
on trolly line in Middletown, n. Y.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16
crescent Hotel. Eures. snr,nrs. Ark.

OTtsCeHU IIOIti, E@UIVF7F 7TV'''''EN v IfTN's
Opens March 1St. In hea. ak Noun
tains, climate mild and bracing, scenery
wild and beautiful. Unequalled medicinal
waters. Excursion rates, through sleep
ers, via Frisco Line. Address Manager
Crescent, Eureka Springs, or Geo. L. Mich
olson, G. p. A, Frisco Line, st. Louis, Mo.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16
A sensible law prevails in Denmark

towns in regard to topers. When a
man is found helpless from intoxica-
ton, he is whirled to the police station
in cab, and there receives medical at
tention. The doctors fee and the car
riage fare are made out in the form of
a bill, and it must be paid by the keep
err of the dram-shop where the topper
took his last drink.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16
Distinguished.

Mamma-That's a nice little boy you
play marbles with Bobby.
Bobby-You becher. An he's had
tn measles four times.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16

In the various departments of the
postal service at Washington 1870 wo-
men are employed
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-16

When home is slave pen 1t is not
home.
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-11-26
PLAN FOR HAW All.

is expected that the report of the Hawaiian commission will
he submitted to the President in time for him it
/ Congress week from next Monday.
The legislation recommended by the commission be
included in bill, which, to all nteuts and PURPOSES will
enabling very much like the bills providing
mission States into the Union the important
detail it provides for the admission of Territory not
The bill has been drawn up but probably will be
ed somewhat in detail
What the recommendation of the commission will
course that body, but the general drift speculation
Organized territorial form of government with
appointed by the President delegate in the House
Of the United States and Legislature elected by
people The bill will be introduced in the House probably
ny Representative Hit chairman Of the Committee Foreign
ami member of the commission The bill will the
Territories and plan is understood already
agreed upon have it reported from that body early possible
1t all probable that Speaker Reed who opposed
annexation Hawaii will nterpose any objection
consideration of legislation to the government
the possessions that they have been xel report
probably he made from the Committee Rules
fixing for debate of the territorial bill providing
The members Of the commission very hopefni
action this session. that in the Congress
gate Territory of Hawaii will probably have
The Hawaii planters now starting in to make serious
attempt introduce white laborers Some have already
brought in from California and it is believed the experiment
succeed The notion to prevail in quarters that white
work in the topics 1t must he remembered
differences in tropical countries Hawaii
edge of the tropics Furthermore the islands
which reduces the temperature degrees
other countries in the latitude pro-
portion of the coffee lands located in temperate
zone"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-11-26
National Hffairs.

IN discussion the
the present tariff law lends especial interest series
tables just issued by the Treasury Bureau Statistics
showing the receipts from various sources by months
during long term of year.
An examination OF these figures show that the receipts
of the Treasury Department amount onehalf the
ordinary expenditures of the Government which about the
proportion allotted to that branch of the
The ordinary expenditures OF the Government aside
from those the Post Office Department. which practically
sustaining usually calculated about per day.
and during the 1894 and 1897 $780, per
annum and about the rate in 1898 emitting the
Railroad and extraordinary expenditures.
The general plans of those charged with the duty providing
the Government have contemplated produc
neha the necessary expenditures from and
the remaining half from internal and miscellaneous
sources in other words, 100000 day from
$500 600 day from internal and miscellaneous.
is interesting therefore, to examine the detailed figures
the receipts the during the time which the pre-
law has operated under normal conditions
whether it supplying its assigned proportion
normal expenditures The daily receipts
expenditures issued by the Treasury Department that
November H. the hundred and orteth day
fiscal year. the customs receipts had during these 14O DAYS.
amounted to $73, $40, 429
OF this sum the duty placed
upon the that fully $2 100000
$ received in these 40 days the legitimate normal
from levied by enacted in July
1897 little than the promised rate Of half million
dollars day from customs under that act.
receipts from during the past years have
averaged per month This Ioysas
operations tariff and is therefore, interesting to
the operations the law its stages with
general average during Oyears which
operations OF four tariff acts
it expected that the law would in its first
few months operate normally in its production of
revenue owing the excessive importation just prior
men it improper show first the receipts during
the months ots operation included the calendar year
1897 consider separately the last four
operation dating from the beginning Of the fiscal year.
Receipts from Customs Monthly Average.
Ten years, 1S89-98. SIS, 1876, 900
August to December, 1897 1927, 900
January 1 to November l, 1898 1901, 900
July to November l, 1898 1888 900
Note-Tne receipts from tea from July /, November l.
1885, $685. 05 leaving the monthly that pro-
duced by the customs act Of 1897, $15, 693, 900
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-11-26
ENCOURAGING RECORDS.

NDER the stimulus of the healthy competition which
always follows the intelligent application of the protect
principles the manufacturers Of the United States are
making splendid record of progress. In addition to
supplying larger extent than before the needs of their
home market they successfully invading the worlds
markets OF million dollars day for every business
day the year. The remarkable growth of foreign
products American manufacturing industries is shown the
statistics the Treasury Department for the nine months ending
September 80 1898
The exports Of manufactures during the nine months ending
September 30 have amounted to 1927 045 These figures
dictate that the Of manufactures for the full calendar
Will Tor the first time in history reach the $500 line
Toe exports Of agricultural implements which
1887 were $S4592 in the corresponding months the
present Sc 1874 33 Carriages and bicycles which
exported in the nine months Of 1896
the months of the present year Exports of
cotton cloths increased from 2 months
OF 1897 to 24 09 yards the corresponding
and other manufactures of cotton from 1897 to
O66S2 in 1888 Manufactures Of fbes grasses
creased from 81 1907 in the nine months 1897 to
in the corresponding months Of the year. Exports OF bar
iron increased in the nine months Just ended from 500
pounds to $40 pounds those OF sheets and pates
from @ 10 pounds the nine months 1897 to As O43 967
pounds in the corresponding months Of 1893 wire from
1856 1926 pounds in the nine months Of to 2 OO4 1856
pounds in 1899 locomotives from 1913 in months OF
Lastly 81 603 in nine months the present year wire
hs from 71O9 s4 pounds in nine months OF last year TO H.
s7e pounds in the nine months OF the present year EXPORTS
months Oh last year to SIG 1872 G6 in $685. refined mineral oils
from ~ gallons in nine months Of last yeir to 664 s31
Wv gaohs ID 'H nre months 1t ts year. seed oil from
2l,oolS gallons lat the present year:
parahe anu parane wax from 81 42S 782 pounds
20 pounue ana manufactures ." ~" rom STA 1877 So53
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-11-26
BE YE UP AND DOING.

n GORGE MACDONALD tells of a castle in which lived
old man and his Although they owned the
castle they poor they could scarcely bread
to keep from starving Yet there concealed
within thu CASTLE by ancestors for future necessity
costly jewels While abundance they starving
concition because they did not know OF their wealth
Although above extreme and possibly little
wide its application there nevertheless many people
Ekton and throughout Cecil County who bndy standing
back taking advantage of the opportunities their
offer They don't ahead because Of lack OF push and enterprise
ignorant OF the fact that they the midst
business internal wealth which they could acquire
and husng They to oroak what they claim
hard the duness of their neighborhood
their enterprsng neighbos complaining forging
ahead through industry.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-11-26
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

IT HE opinion is gaining ground that the Spaniards will
accept the proposals made by the American Peace
missioners although the day has yet been fix d,
upon which they will submit their final answer
The propositions presented the Spanads
in bref as follows:
The United States must have all the Philippine Islands, and
a treaty ceson of them offers Spain $?0,000,000
The Philippines to be maintained 'open door, for
the worlds and for term OF Spain shall have
the commercial privileges there America maintains
There is to be mutual relnquishment OF all claims in.
demnty subsequent the outbreak the last Cuban
The United States commissioners the hope that they
may receive from the Spanish commissioners before
Monday November definite the above proposals.
Notice given the to treat as
10 the following subjects:
Religious freedom OF the Caroline Islands
political prisoners held by Spain
instructions in Cuba and the Philippines.
island in the Carolines for teegraphc
naval station
station rights other points Spain Jurisdiction
treaties previously in force which have apsed
account Of the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-11-26
ANTl-ANARCHIS CONFERENCE.

MERICA but view with hearty approval the
~ in which all Europe is interested, looking
toward the crushing of anarchists who's. murderous
hands already shed their victims blool upon our
soil The conference convened in Rome Thursday
andat which all the opean ,tions represented.
calling the conference Italy submitted the following pro-
posals:
a. Anarchists should be considered denquents
law political criminals; crimes committed by them
should he Judged according to law
So Exadition which is at present refused because anar
chss considered political refugees should be established
80 Ways and should be organized prevent and
repress anarchist propaganda by the press
"a The organization of international police service
should be formed by the police the European
countries