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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-25
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Situation Critical.

We published yesterday an ex- eerpt from the Commercial Appea7 stating that eff the office of Lieu tenant. t.General is to be revived it ought to go to Gen. Shafter, the man who is doing the actual fight ing around Santiago. TO this, our readers will remember. the GRAPHIC made protest, stating that Gen. Snafter has yet done nothing around Santiago to distinguish him self, and that the actual fighting was being done by Jce Wheeler, Gen. Lawton and others.
 h support of our contention we desire to cite so emi. nent an authority IS Richard Harding Davis, the famous war cor respondent, who, writing from the army under date of July 6, says
 "I have been writing about this camp ever since itopened and eer- tainly have not been an alarmist. Mistakes have been made, yet the present does not seem the time to comment upon them and thus cause needless anxiety The situation here is now eritical-aiarming-and 1t would be but false to make it out otherwise. The troops should never have been sent here without the en- tire force of artillery at Tampa, and until it arrives they can neither ad- vance nor retreat. They can only lie on their faces, or be shot at if they rise. TEey have been in the most crue heat and wet with ire quent showers for the past tn, ee
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PATRIOTISM OF THE RUSSIAN JEW


 Nothing could please us as we'll, as does the outburst of patriotic en- thusiam among the Russian Jews at this trying moment of our country's affairs. Here they are volunteering into the army and navy in large numbers on the one hand, and on the other hand establishing the Patriotic American League of Rus sian lows ty f-iae the funds for the purchase of warship for our gov ernmeht, and they do it with an ad- mirable vim. Their newspapers are aglow with patriotism. The1r poets sing Maceabean war songs. Their Rabbis compose Hebrew prayers for the success of our country, aud the congregations utter them devoutlv. It is general uprising among them for our God and our country, as it was when Joab made that proclaim ation to the host of Davids war riors: Be strong, be invigorated ln behalf of our people and the cities of our God This is an i'm pressive lesson to those quasi pa triots who called those Russians an undesirable element as immigrants. It shames Russia to the core for driving out Of that country so loy- al ard useful population. It stuns all those self-constituted re- deemers who Of late attem pted to make the world believe that those Jews want a nationality, a country and a government ot their own, want to cut loose from the civilized world and make for themselves a little world of their own. Well done, my beloved sons, we say American Israeltte.
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TIE Commercial Appeal Of We'd nesday is severe in it's strietures on Admiral Sampson. It censures him for his failure to mention Cemmo. dore Schley in his official report to Washington for the brilliant part the Commodore took in destroying the Spanish fleet when it attempted to escape from Santiago, and also says that Admiral Sam 2son has so far been a failure. We cannot agree with the Commercial Appeal in it's criticisms, which in a large measure are unjust and unwarranted It is true that it would have appeared more generous if the Admiral had made special meE tion of the Commo- dore in his brief report, but probably this special mention will be forth coming in larger and more detailed report of the battle. It was not Simpsons fault that he was not there to conduct the fight against Cevera when the latter made his brilliant dash for liberty; it was Sampson's misfortune. He had gone to Aguadoles to reconnoiter with q view of lending material aid 10 the land forces in m attack at that point. This was in the line Of his official duty and there was 10 one to do 1t but Sampson. He could not anticipate that Cevera would attempt to run the blockade during his absence. As soon as in formed of tbe action of the Spanish fleet the Admiral rushed to the scene of battle with his flagship, and arrived just in time 10 fire two shots at the dostroyers, which were then being held at bay by the G.ouehester alone Perhaps no one regrets his absence more than Ad- miral Sampson himself, for it was the opportunity he had been seeking, but his duties as commander of the blockading heetca,led him elsewhere and it was not his fault that he was not at the mouth of the barbor when the dash was made.
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THE Chicago daily papers were issued last Wednesday for the first time since June the 30th, owing to a strike on the part of the Stereo- typers' Union. The union demand ed m advance from $3. 9 a day, eight hours labor and 50c per hour for extra time, to $4 a day, seven hours labor and 75e per hour for extra
 tine. The publishers immediately organized to meet the demands of the Stereotypers' Union. To the unions demand the publishers re- piled that in consequence of the war, print paper and telegraph tolls had advanced to such an ex- tent that the net increase from tLe sale of papers was not proPortionate to the increased cost, and that they were therefore unable to meet the stereotypers demah6s, but offered 10 submit the matter to arbitration. The stereotypers declined to arbi- trate it, and said the publishers must either comply with their de- mands at once or there would be no newspaper printed in Chicago the next morning. The publishers then made common cause, and again declined to accede to the stereo- typers' demands, and suspended publication until other arrange. ments could be made. Hence the Chicagoaus were without news
 papers, morning or evening, until last Wednesday when all the daily papers were issued on the baif- shell. There was not therefore paper in Chicago 10 chronicle the victory of the American fleet at Santiago, and the Chicagonese were forced to rely solely on outside and delayed newspapers for their war news. There were neither news papers nor bulletins in Chicago during that exciting :eriod. Just how the Chicago daily papers are being issued now they do not say, but for the present the usually twelve page paper is reduced to four. And in the meaa time the Chicagonese are short on war news. It is remarkable condition for as wonderful a city as Chicago,
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A Glorious Defeat.
Commercial Appeal

Commercial Appeal
 Admiral Cerera's ships are de. stroyed or sunken and he is a pris- oner of war, but it must be said for him that he has added another name to the list of world heroes. and that name is his own. There is nothing in the records of naval war fare to equal in skill, in courage; in brillianey, in dash and daring, Ger yeras attempted escape from San tiago harbor. He suffered defeat and disaster, but his defeat and dis aster was more glorious than many Q splendid victory. With his four o" five shlps he challenged the Am. erican navy, and while fighting against unequal odds, he made a run of some sixty miles and was compelled to surrender only when oYerpowered and exhausted Com mander Wainright, who met the captive admiral at the gangway us he was being taken aboardship, acted the part of a brave man and a generous American by taking the hand oi his defeated enemy and com. plimenting him on the gallantry which he displayed in the fateful en- gagement. Such acts as these pro- duce lasting and beneficient indu- 'ence on humanity. They are object lessons in hero,sm and manhood that are no soon forgotten. Ad- miral Cervera has redeemed the Spanish name, and while his coun trymen may eensure him, as they probably will-the defeated are al- ways censured more or less the world will recognize in him hero. Cervera has given a meaning and a
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0Af E. lucy NAS AA1lC " Nt~ v about They are under an unceas- iug fire. Even the strongest and the bravest cannot stand such a strain long Lack of speech, of ex. ercise, of food aud of tobacco, and the incessant fire of bullets and shrapnel will destroy any constitu- tion.
 Truthfully the expedition was pre- pared in ignorance and conducted in a series of blunders. It's com handing general has not get even been within two miles of the scene of operation. That officer rode to a hill two miles from San Juan the day before the battle. He was overcome by heat and has been lY- ing on his back the greater part of the time ever since. Gen. Wheeler, who refused to remain in bed with his fever, is here beside me, asleep on Q poneho, with bullets passing over him. There are Gens. Sumner, Kent, Lawton, and Chaffee, and Col ] Wood n97er before have so many commanding officers lived so con tantly on Ibe firing liue, yet the man who is supposed to direct the entire expedition is in a tent at the rear. II he is i'll he should be re- lieyed; if not, the presence of some man with absolute authority is ne cessary at the front. am quoting what brigade commanders demand. The commanding generals orders are disobeyed without moments hesitation. l have heard them eountermanded in my presence by colonels.
 From this 1t will be seen that Gen. Shafter is not the blooming success that has been claimed for him. Richard Harding Davis says of the Santiago situation that "we are in the face of possible disaster. Nothing has been done by the ex- petition beyond proving the he roic courage of the American sol diers. And this letter was written since the destruction of the Spanish fleet last Sunday.
 It is therefore obvious that our situation at Santiago is critical. The condition is not as roseate as has been pictured by General shaf- ter in his official reports to Wash ington.
 We are in the face of a possible disaster, and if the condition of our troops is as related by cores pondent Davis, an awful calamity may yet overcome our brave sol diers at Santiago.
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TuE Hawaiian Islands are now a part of She United States, the reso- lution annexing them having passed Congress last Tuesday. There has been many war fought for a less prize than the Hawaiian Islands, which came to this coun- try by their voluntary act. In view of our interests in the Phillip pines, the aquisition of the Ha- waiian Islands is especially valuable at this time and they will be of i'm mense advantage 10 our fleets in the future.
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IF THE Mccoy forces think they can win by resorting to such schemes as that set in motion in Talladega township on the 4th inst, they will in the end find themselves mistaken. Members of the central committee are not to be intimidated in any such a manner, for it is known that such meetings are got ten up by Mccoy partisans for a special purpose.
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There is more Catarrh in this section of inc country than all other diseases put together and until the lastfeW years was supposed to be lncurable, For great many years doc tors pronounced it a local disease. and pre- scribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment. pro- nOunced it iueurable, Science has proven catarrh to be constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by I. J. Cheney x Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is the only con stitutiOnal cure on the market It is taken internallyi in doses from 10 drops to a tea sp0Onfull 1t acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails 10 cure. Send for circulars and testimonials.
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TIE administration is hoping that the Christobal Colon, Admiral Ger yera's flagship, can be saved aud made an American cruiser, but latest advices are to the effect that the ship will be almost a total loss. Out of the entire Spanish fleet which attempted to escape from Santiago, it IS not believed now that any one of the vessels can be saved
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The Little Rock Democrat says:
 In 1900 the various counties of this state will be left to choose their own method of expressing a choice as between Democratic candidates for state and county offices. 1t is to be hoped that every county will hold to the primary system and en- force the law with such fairness aud 'npastiality that frauds will be m
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Gov. Johnson, of Alabama, re fused to declare Joe Wheeler's seat in congress vacant. That's right; there is more brains in Joes yacan | seat than in many whose owners have not donned the uniform - Helena HorR
 Very correct. And Speaker Tom Reed did the sensible thing when he declared that the Congress man seat was not vacant, but that be was merely off on a furlough.
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1T the office of Gen eral is to be revived, we believe with the Dallas News that it ought to go to Shafter, the man who is doing the actual fighting around Santiago. Commerctal-Appeal.
 We don't. The honor should go to Fighting Joe Wheeler If Shaf- ter has done any of the actual fight ing himself We have laiIe4 to hear of it.
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Notice to Contra ctors

Sealed proposals will be received at the County Clerks office of Dallas county, Ark, until the 30rh day of July, 1898, by the com missioner for the building of brick jail in the town of Princeton, county Of Dallas and State of Arkansas, according to the plans and specifications now on file in the county clerks office. The contractor or builder will be required to move the cells out of the old Jail into the new one. The right reserved to reject any and all bids.
 Juno 28, 1898. N. A. CLARK
 W3W Commissioner.
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SAMPSON has so far been unfor- tunate, but if the war lasts long enough, we hazard the prediction that he will yet cover his name with some brilliant achievement. The Admiral is ] eeognized as one of the best posted men and strategists in our navy.
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TIE victory at Santiago is due to Commodore SehIey, who was second in command of the blockadlng squadron, Admiral Sampson being absent, IC is fitting and appropri- ate that Congress should take official recognition of his brilliant services on that occasion.
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IT was a fortunate hour for Com modore Schley when Admiral Samp son sailed away with his flagship to Aquandores. It gave the Commo- dore an opportunity to show his fighting qualities. And he took ad- vantage of the opportunity to brilliantly distinguish himself
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TuE electric street railway and light plant is again trembling in the balance. It is a great pity that Pine Bluff cannot offer sufficient in. ducements to secure this much needed enterprise.
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TnEY don't know over in Madrid yet that Cervera's feet has been destroyed and that the Admiral is aprisoner of war. But they will iind,it out after q while Due al- lowance must be made for the slow ness and obtusity of the Spanish nature
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possible. The Democracy of the state should take no back ward step ia those matters. Tbere are i'm proyements that could be made, but certainly there would be no ad- yaneement in returning to the old methods.
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A cERyERA naval engagement than that at Santiago we never heard of. But the Americans were Sehley and won the victory.
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ruth to tae hitch laughed at e1 preasion of the Spanish governor who described the battle of Manila as sad but glorious day. for Spain. Ceryera's defeat was surely glorious.
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THEBE IS quite q difference be tween the official reports that reach Washington aud Madrid.
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Inn Camden Beacon has entered upon it's 27th year We wish it many more years of usefulness and prosperity.
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THE GRAPHIC was the first news paper to report Hobson's exchange. Even the big daily papers did not report it until Thursday.
The evening times., 1898-07-09
Result. of Delay mt Manila.

The actual conditions at Manila may
not be as bad as the news would sem
to indicate, but there is little doubt
that criminal delay in starting troops to
re-enforce Dewey has led to compli-
cations the seriousness of which are yet
problematical. If the Government had
realized the gravity of the situation
when first it heard of the victory at Ca
vite. and had rushed troops to San
Francisco. impressed transports and
acted generally with the celerity and
stern vigor appropriate to state of
war, Manila would have been surren-
dered and the native leaders preserved
from the satanic influence of inimicai
foreign interests opposed to ours.
Moreover. very serious international
question. which may now be impend-
ing. would have been avoided.
1t would be improper to assume in
terms that the reported unfriendliness
of Aguinaldo to American possession
of the Philippines is the result of Ger
man representa- ons. or that the same
influence has been eXerted to dissuade
the Spanish commander in Manila from
surrendering. as he had made up his
mind to do. These are not times when
it is safe to jump to conclusions or to
indulge in passion in advance of full
and official information. At the same
time, it must be said that the conduct
of the German officers connected with
the Kaiser's naval demonstration in
the Bay of Manila has not seemed ex-
actly consistent with declarations of
strict and friendly neutrality by the
government at Berlin.
The salute of the German warships
to the flag of Spain. as one after an
other they entered the harbor. deliber-
ately and Intentionally ignored cur oc-
cupation. and if the slight had been
aimed at a power like Great Britain or
Russia would have been accepted as a
national insult, calling for apology or
war. The ostentatious fraternizat' on
of the German with the Spanish officers
ashore which followed. and the confer
ences which the former held with the
Philippine insurgent leaders. were not
calculated to improve our relations with
the empire. ..
1t is far from our desire to create
alarm or to excite feelings of prejudice
against a nation with whose people We
have many and close ties of trade.
amity and kinship; but there are
some things of which we shall have to
take notice. Without pursuing the
subject further at this moment. we
earnestly caution Mr.. Mckinley against
the bad advice of certain commercial
interests now pressing him to destroy
the torpedo defenses of our coast and
rivers. The country must be kept in
state of readiness for any and every
emergency.
The United States is neither China
nor Greece, to be made a football CT
by foreign powers.
The evening times., 1898-07-09

proceeding which. in itself. required
no little tact and patience. They min
istered to the sick, and introduced vac
cination as preventive of smallpox.
which had almost dscinated the ISL
and not long before. Gradually, by self
forgetful kindness and gentleness, they
won the hearts of the simple people.
and the mission increased in numbers
and influence. In 1885 Germany .espied
the islands. and concluded to occupy
them for her own use and benefit.
whercupon Spain set up r.va! ella m,
and the dispute was finally settled by
Pope Leo Mi, who dec ded in favor of
Spain. The Spanish government prom
ised several times in succession tka.
American citizens should be protected,
and its first act of protection was to
appropriate lands which the m ssion
had purchased from native chiefs. On
these lands they proceeded to erect bar
racks. Mr.. Doane. the head of the mis-
sion, who had been for more than thirty
years at work in the islands. and was
then nearly seventy years of aga. FRO
tested against this performance On the
part of the Spanish officials, which he
called arbitrary. He was seized. i'm
prisoned on a transport for s-veral
weeks. and then taken to Mapila to be
tried for using the word arbitrary" in
this connection.
The next thing that happened in the
island was a rebellion among the ma
tives, who made it evident to the Span
iards that if they continued tier rule
they would have a serious race queS-
ton on their hands. The oniy thing
which saved the Europeans was the ar
rival of some Spanish warships. which
threw shells into the native villages.
Then, complaining that the missionaries
had melted the natives to rebellion. the
officials and soldiers on the islands
made things SO hot for the Americans
that the latter were finally forced to
abandon Ponape. Considering the fact
that for more than thirty years this
little colony of Americans resided en-
the islands without being moiested. and
are responsible for practically all the
civilization that can be found among
the natives. it really seems as If Spain's
right to the Carolines. moral or legal.
is too small to be discovered with
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