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The western recorder., 1898-02-17
A CUBAN EXPEDITION.
It Leaves Tampa Under the Nose OF Span
ish Detectives.


ish Detectives.
Jacksonville, Fla, Feb 13.-A spe-
cial TO the Times Union and Citizen
from Tampa says.
Almost under the nose of Edward
Gaylor. superintendent OF Pinkerton
and Spanish spies. large Cuban expe-
dition left Tampa last night and to-
night, sailing from II point ON Pease
river.
The men, nbout seventy In number,
walked through the streets of Tampa
about o'clock this morning and board
ed n special train which quickly bore
them to "a point near where they were
to embark, and there they remained in
hiding until the night. when tug took
them out to the steamer which bore
them away to Cuba, Colonel Emilio
Nunez being In charge of the steamer.
1t is said General Snnguilly is the
real commander, and color Is given
this rumor by the fact that when the
men left here they were in charge of
Colonel Lechuga. who was first heu-
tenant of the personal staff selected by
Sangullly when he failed to get away
from Jacksonville. Superintendent
Gaylor. his son and another Pinkerton
man. have been here looking for San
gully, they believing he was some
where near here. II is alleged that the
Cubans have sent Sanguilly away on
his trip to get rid of him in the United
States The detectives are totally ig-
norant of the departure of this expe-
dition.
II is understood that 5000 rifles. g.
600 pounds of dynamite, 200,OO0 rounds
of cartridges and large lot of supplies
made up the cargo.
The western recorder., 1898-02-17

The Kentucky Court OF Appeals held
in the case of Waugh vs.. Dignan. thai
where the parties to an agreement
have made mistake in reducing theii
contract to writing. either through .
mistake which is mutual. or through
the mistake of one party. or through
the mistake of one party which has
been produced by the other, courts OF
equity win. correct the writing to con.
form to the manifest intention of the
parties; that parol evidence is compe.
tent to establish the terms OF the ori-
ginaI agreement and to show fraud OF
mistake in the execution Of the In;
strument, and that one who prevents
a happening or performance. of con
dition precedent. upon which his liabil-
ity by the terms Of the contact Is
made to depend, can not avail himself
Of his own wrong to relieve himself OF
responsibility to the. obligee or be per
mitted to avoid his liability for the
non-performance Of such condition
precedent which he himself has occa-
stoned.
The western recorder., 1898-02-17
SPANISH ro~oE-,nAcrlvE-
.a.-,t DO Anything Now for Lack of
q Supplies.

....,t DO Anything Now for Lack of
q Supplies.
Havana, Feb. 15.-SIiss Clara Barton
has given contract TO n large bakery
here to make crackers for the recon-
centrados.
General Castellano is mt Puerto Prin-
cipc. General Luque remains at Hol-
guin. News is awaited of nn engage
ment that occurred yesterday in that
section. 1t Is believed in Spanish mill
tary circles that the lnsurgent general,
Claxio Garcia, has fallen back to the
camp Mt Jesus Rabi.
Additional supplies are greatly need
ed by the Spanish, particularly for
use at the hospitals, and the chiefs
commanding the battnllons lack the
force necessary for, operations and to
replace their losses. Moreover the
guerillas are very; much discon-
tented. There is n. great need, of
horses for the calvary. At Mayard the
supplies have failed. 't-f
Sol. Ordonez, while accommodating
with 700 men near the insurgent camp
at Capiro met the insurgents in strong
force and lost several killed and
wounded.
The western recorder., 1898-02-17

A class in economics in western
university has Just been struggling
with the problem, How would you
spend ten thousand dollars? There
are twenty five men and eleven women
in the class. and they named fourteen
different objects OF expenditure. Edu-
cation was declared to be the first
purpose of the majority. Real estate
was the most favored Investment
Twelve !, students wanted to travel
seven proposed TO spend some money
for books. the same number made an
appropriation for pleasure" and foul
were willing to devote share 'te
Charity" So far as 1t went, 1t wal
an instructive exhibition, and the only
thing needed to complete the revela'
tion OF their characters and training
is that the same students should an
swer the correlative question. How
would you prefer to earn ten thousand
dollars?
The western recorder., 1898-02-17
Naive Parental orrhorraphy.

English board school teachers can an
produce charming examples Oh naiVe
parental orthography. Here are TWO
scraps from the correspondence oil Ger
tain Australian mothers. The nrst Is
an excuse: "Plese. sur. mi kids Kant
go to skule, as there close is wore hou''
an they kant git. more till the wnee'S
sould." The next refers to clothing'
Dear Mr.. -: Please SEND one par
of soks to fit boy of 10 years OLD one
par to fit one years Old one par 10 n.
one years l want the three pars all
cast iron okings."-London Globe.
The western recorder., 1898-02-17

Worry wrecks. more lives than work.
An outgrowth of one OF the psychology
cal whims OF the time is claim OF
Don't Worry" clubs. Without sub
scribing to all the tenets OF these or
ganizations. almost every individual
could better his condition by adopting
and trying to live up TO their motto.
The substance OF their belief is beyond
dispute, and may be summarized in few
words: Worry never yet bettered the
condition of any Individual; 1t never
yet failed to make worse the condition
of the person given to worrying. There
ought not to be need of anti-worry so
cieties. The instinct for self-preser-
vation should array humanity In op-
position to the adversary. worry.
The western recorder., 1898-02-17
A.tor.. r.. !. ou, Down.

New York, Feb. 14.-John Jacob As
tor called on the tax department io-da,
and had his assessment on persona
property reduced from S2,000.000 y
$3.50, 1000. For several years Mr.. Ast
has paid taxes OH an assessment
S250,000 on personal property. La
year Mayor Sirong's tax commissid
ers put his assessment up TO $4,000
the same amount that is laid upon
The western recorder., 1898-02-17

The sufferings of the worthless re-
corded in the eleventh chapter of the
Epistle to the Hebrews included wan
derings I'm deserts and in mountains,
and in dens and caves of the earth"
A recent traveller in Syria and south
eastern Asia Minor found that Chris
tian Greeks and Armenians have. in
repeated instances, retreated to almost
inaccessible caves where their lives
have some shelter from the storm OF
Turkish persecution. Endurance OF
privation and pain for the sake OF the
faith is not an extinct form Of human
experience.
The western recorder., 1898-02-17

All. II more Americans could learn
how to fool-to fool wisely-that is,
hiiariously. Then fewer of them would
need to get drunk and smash plate
glass windows. A lively caper In the
home is an electric wire that carries OIL
no end of care, depression or Ill tenn
per. For. depend upon It, every nature
will have its fling. and must have II.
The only question is of what kind OF a
fling. There is the fling into bitterness
of speech. into despondency. into sui
eide, and there is the fling into merri-
ment and emancipation from the strait
Jacket of Mrs. Grundy and all her
works.
The western recorder., 1898-02-17
Had to nurn Them.

Edinburgh, Scotland. Feb. 12.-Jo-
seph Slattery and his wife. the lectur.
ing ex-priest and former Sister of
Charity, who were mobbed mt Savan-
nah and other American cities. We're
charged at police court here to-day
with selling indecent books, purportins
to be AN Exposure of Catholicism
The court was crowded with Catholics
and Protestants. Slattery promised 10
destroy the books, and the case was ad-
journed In order TO enable him TO full
fill his promise.
The western recorder., 1898-02-17
VII, Have War Anyhow.

New York. Feb 1i.-Advices from
the Herald's correspondent at points in
Nicaragua and Costa Rico indicate that
should President Zalaya of Nicaragua
finally succeed in suppressing the re-
bellious spirit at home, there is no room
to doubt that It will be followed by
serious International complications pos
sibly involving war between Nicaragua
and Costa Rica.
The western recorder., 1898-02-17

II the tramp is to be cradlcated he
nus. be compelled to work winter and
surasner until he is willing to seek and
ccn.inne to work on his own account
ana railing this. he should be kept at
wo.t for the public indefinitely In
nrd.;s to compel him to work he mss'
be .r:scn something 10 do. and the IN
dus.ss that is capable of readiest adap-
tatk.f. to the solving OF the tramp pnsp-
len. To that of road making. The tramp
shcaIi work the roads. not tramp them
ut Eli own will.
The western recorder., 1898-02-17

Is 1850 the south had one-fifteenth oil
the spindles OF the country; today she
has nearly one-fourth of the whole
number. The south has become Sc
r-ious competitor in cotton manufactur-
ing. With the ever-increasing invest
ment of New England as well as south
ern capital. and with the tendencyrto TO
improve continually on merhods OF
manufacture which She has recently
shown in a marked degree, II is difiicuit
to assign limit to the expansion OF the
cotton industry of the south.
The western recorder., 1898-02-17

A telephone operator In place near
New York city was at Christmas the
recipient of checks for five. ten and a
hundred dollars, a diamond pin,
dress pattern and eight boxes OF can
dy, although she was known to the
donors only by her gentle. respectful
voice. her readiness to accommodate.
and her operative number. When Dr.
Holmes gave one of his heroines the
sole title OF Number Five and sketch
ed her ir rose color. he, too. proclaimed
that character is independent OF name
or position. and has its sure reward.
The western recorder., 1898-02-17
aate Or bis cousin. wIIIIan

a Astor made an affidavit that his
satIre personal property january LIST
wns only s1.O2c. 900 md that lie owed
at the time S7S5,O0O on the Astorin ho-
ici. This reduced his personal estate
clear Of debt TO $235, 900. but he con
senfed.to pay iaxcs upon nu nssessment
of S219,D0O. The reduction Of $1.TJO,-
O0O is tile largest ever made on an In
dIyi.lual personal assessment.
The western recorder., 1898-02-17
~, n n nrovn propped.

Chicago. Feb. 15.ARev. g. o. Brown
wns to-day formally dropped from the
membership of the Chicago Congregai
tionnl association. A special meeting
was called for the purpose OF taking
action on his letter of resignation sent
from San Francisco some time ago.
and w-hiclr also contained n request Tor
NJ special meeting to hear him. Dr.
Browns letter. admitting his guilt and
uslSing to be retired, was, read. Then
Dr., Brown. who. was accompanied by
his wife. was given an opportunity TO
be heard, hut Was cut short when ne
requested that he be allowed TO with
draw his letter or resignation. and n
committee. consisting OF Revs j, a.
Adams, Il. +. Williams and j. c. Arm
strong. appointed to report on the nd-
visibility of accepting DIR. Browns
resignation as n member of the asso-
citation. The committee subsequently,
reported in favor of acceptance. and
this report was adopted by "A vote, of
nearly 3 to 1.
sheriff Martin Trial.
wilkesbarrc. Pa, Feb 1J.-This was
the fourteenth day of the trial of Sher-
iff. Martin and his deputies, charged
with tile killing OF strikers nt Latti-
mer. 'ie x go
Marcy C;uncade' testified that he was
marching with the strikers. at West
I IIazelton when. the sheriff seized him
He begged tui be let 20; whereupon the
. sheriff. said; rYpn seem good fellow
you, had, better get. away. from this
there is going TO, be. trouble"
George Roscter., in a long story of the
shooting. brought out the fact. not
given before that at the firing of the
first shot the flag bearer Mt the head
OF the column of the strikers fell dend
The witness did not know the man'f
name.
The western recorder., 1898-02-17

Internal Rcyenue Agents Robert
Towne AMI J. b.. Mccoy 1iave returned
from southwestern Utah. where they
went to arrest man for manufactur-
Ing "nioonshine" whisky, or white
eye whisky. ms the natives In that sec
tion OF the country call II. Stocks. the
man arrested. wns convicted and his
still destroyed,
The western recorder., 1898-02-17
. r.uaa,rnt.

Ekxey-Did you send the Borems a
card-ro your musicale? Mrs Foxey-
Yes; how could get out of it? Foxey
Well, I'll tell Borem that. smith Is
going to come Borem owes him
money.-Philadelph Record. ,s..
The western recorder., 1898-02-17

A Tennessee man reported that he
had seen ghost with horns and green
eyes. and the news wasn't twenty -four
hours old before a government revenue
officer was sneaking-around in that To-
cality looking for ndonshine distli-
Iery s-
The western recorder., 1898-02-17

The charivari is called skimmington
in Sullivan county, N. Y. 1t is. as
deadly under one name as the other.
however; and II might be proved by
the evidence of one OF a recent skirt
mington party If he might be brought
back to life for twenty minutes.
The western recorder., 1898-02-17

There are 124 bridges in the city
OF Boston. The city owns and main
tains sixty-four of this number. The
raiignads support. thirty three. Be-
sides these there are also eighteen
bridges which begin in Boston but
end In some other city bys town. ~
The western recorder., 1898-02-17

We must have great army and a
greater navy SO as to stop filibustering
and escape war with Spain. The cost
VIII be something. but how much great
er would be the cost of whipping at
the hands OF our dreadful Spanish enc
mn.
The western recorder., 1898-02-17
Five-Fiager Exercise.

A word which in the Estey
Organ construction means
experience, best material.
deft fingers and improved
machinery, All this ac-
counts for the marvellous
way the "Estey"w will stand
in tune and resist bad
climate. Many an."Estey,
twenty-five years old, is
as good as new. -..,,,
Our five-pointcd discourse
le 7ea complete with catalogue
sent to all who desire it.
,,... .Estey Organ Co.,
'7 Brdk2e6oyo, w. -
The western recorder., 1898-02-17

Tho best thing champion prize
lighter ever said; Il have nothing to
ray"
The western recorder., 1898-02-17

You shall be rich and famous snId N,
..,h iorhtunciteller. '.Alasi" cried The sitter n'
:, anen ,d,i'. ! am nndoie; for my dream was I,
American, "ueiphla Nortl
The western recorder., 1898-02-17
AN OPEN LerreR 70 Mo,u-,,

,aiv nHstrtlngeiu the courts our rlph, 70 ~.
PITCHERS S CASToRIA. = as our Trads, ,tsi,. an
l. Dr. Samuel Pitcher, Of Hyannis. Mas.,c,,
setts, was the oriyinatoro OF ..PIrcHER,s css
ioRiA," the same that has borne and does nov
bear the fac-simile signature OF cHAs ~
FLETCHER on every wrapper. This Is ~.
original PITCHERS cAsToRIA,. which ~ ~
been used in the homes Of the mother, =,
America for over thirty years Look ear.,.,,' ~
at the wrapper and sec that II is ''the kins w.
have always bought" and has the slgns,u,. !,
CHAs. H. FLETCHER on the wrapper y,
one has authority from me to use my nam,
except Tho Centaur Company OF which caas
II. Fletcher is President
March 8. 1897 SAMUEL PITCHER. Nm
apo YOU think the modern girl med.
chaperonr' MOT always: but think m,
chaperon generally needs modern gIrl
along. "-Kansas city Times.
How'S Thisi
We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls. Caiarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. have known y.
]. Cheney for the last Is years. and beiievs
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
West e Truax, Wholesale Druggists
Toledo. o.: walding. Kinnan & Marvin
who,ssals Drnggsis,s Toledo s:n 2; ,n,.-,.u.
acting directly upon the blood and mu.
cous Burfaces OF the system. Testino.
malls sent free, Price 75c per bottle. Sold
by all druggists.
Hairs Family Pills are the b-st.
Boston girls have such welI.store,
minds" "Yes-cold storage"
The western recorder., 1898-02-17

"why do snme women talk so much more
than 0thcrsf" perhaps they have sus.
pcon that they don't say as much"
The western recorder., 1898-02-17

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong blood pure 5Oc. si. All druggists
The western recorder., 1898-02-17
How. Thisi
pills are the b~t.
So-ro-bao for FIfty Cents.

.'Boston girls have such well.stor
minds" "Yes-cold storage"
The western recorder., 1898-02-17

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The western recorder., 1898-02-17

apo you think the modern girl needs ,
chaperonT' Not always: but I think m,
chnneron generally needs n modern gir
along. .''-Kansas city Times
The western recorder., 1898-02-17

Gently received from pensioner in
San Antonio, Texas, AN express order
for $50. 1t was money which the send
er believed he had not properly re-
ceived and. animated by this feeling.
he Ind returned II TO the government.
Mr.. Evans had nm Investigation made
of the case and ascertained that the
pensioner WIS honestly entitled To the
money he was receiving. viz: Sl2 per
month for deafness, and directed tho
entire amount returned TO him.
Governor McCord and other officials
of Arizona. after returning from Yu-
ma, where they inspected the work he
ing done by 100 con,icts. lately leased
to the canal company. declared the
experiment an emphatic success. a
novel feature determined upon by the
board of control during the visit is to
plant nj once 1000 acres In cottonwood
trees 10 provide future wood supply
for the prison. The land TO be used
belongs to tile prison, and lies IN the
bottoms OF the Colorado river
There is In the lava beds in Owyhee
county, Idaho, u band OF about 700
wild burros, tire descendants of pack
train OF some twenty of those little
animals turned out by Henry Dorsey
in the early COS. They have Increased
rapidly in numbers. and are ms wild
as deer Last summer nn attempt was
made TO capture n couple OF hundred
of them for shipment Ia Japan. but
they proved too wild to he caught. II
is now proposed to Try TO corral 20C
OF the wild burros for ihc Alnskn mar.
ket. and II band of twelve cowboys
has gone to the range TO run down the
donkeys. At this season the animals
are poor nni weak. and II Is thought
they can he captured without much
trouble.
Evening star., 1898-04-23
ADVERSE ACTION,
Conn mfssfOners Oppose Bill Amending
Charter of Railway Company.

COmmissfOners Oppose Bill Amending
Charter of Il Railway Company.
An adverse report was made today by the
District Commissioners upon the amend
ment intended to be proposed by Senator
Pritchard to House bill GAS, to amend the
charter of the lexington and Soldiers
Home Railway Company. The amendment
proposes to authorize any railroad company
duly empowered to use an underground
electric system to lay conduits, etc.
The Commissioners state that it Is under
stood the Senate committee on appropria-
tions Is opposed to general legislation of
this character, and to the authorization for
the construction of any conduits for cleo
trio light and power purposes except in
specific cases. AS the general trend of
legislation with regard to construction of
conduits for such purposes has say the
Commissioners, been toward a close limita-
ton Of such construction under special au-
thority granted in each case it does not
seem desirable to the Commissioners to
open up the question by permitting any
particular railway company to construct
conduits in such streets of the city as it
may desire. and as may meet the approval
Of the Commissioners.
Evening star., 1898-04-23
Oppose strinsinx of Wires.

The District Commissioners today in
formed Mr.. LIE Droiet Barber that they are
without authority of law to grant a permit
to the Mutual District Messenger Company
to string electric wires to his house.
The Commissioners also informed the
president of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company that they do not deem
1t advisable to issue any more permits for
Stringing wires on the streets until Con-
gress has acted in the matter. The COM
pany had asked for permit to string two
wires on 18th street between and T
streets. and that locality. the Commission
ers explain is within the area in which
Congress is desirous Of placing all tele-
phone wires underground.
Evening star., 1898-04-23
CONDENSED LOCALS.

The District Commissioners have ap-
pointed John McAuliffe an additional pri-
vate on the police force for three years, for
duty at the Georgetown University.
David Ayers was today fined $50 by
Judge Kimball for assaulting Richard IL.
Hood, and also held in bail in $500 to keep
the peace toward the latter for the ensu-
irg six months.
A colored cyclist fell from his bicycle last
night near Vermont avenue and l. street
and was painfully injured. He was taken
to the Emergency Hospital for treatment
An alarm was turned in this morning
about o'clock from box "a for fire in the
house of James Williamson, No. 400 NJ
street northwest Damage to the extent
of about $50 was done. The property Is
fully insured.
For carrying a razor concealed on his
person, William Ellis, colored, was today
sent to Jail by Judge Kimball for three
months.
A small boy named Weaver. who lives
from a fence on Rhode Island avenue yes
terday and received painful cut in his
leg. After receiving medical attention he
was taken home in the ambulance.
w. w. Tippett and John w. Beal have
been granted, by the District Commission
ers. steam engineers licenses of the third
class.
The annual May ball of Miss Virgie
Lucketts dancing class takes place at Co
lumbia Theater, May g. at 8 pm. Among
the many unique dances is the statue dance
by Miss Luckett, which has never been be-
fore the public; also the colonial minuet by
little tots Of four years.
Orders were issued today directing that
the chain gang clean the driveway at the
northwest corner of the Eastern market
and level the adjoining ground.
Mary G. Kelly applied today in the Su-
preme Court of the District for letters Of
administration on the estate Of the late
Hannah Kelly.
Evening star., 1898-04-23
Exempted From Taxation.

The District Commissioners today d.
rected that the land occupied by the East
Washington Heights Baptist Church he ex-
empt from taxation from July l, 1895, and
SO long thereafter as it is used for its pres
ent religious purposes. The tract is known
as part of >Iaylor Farm, and contains g.
100 Of an acre.
Evening star., 1898-04-23
Prefer to Postpone Action.

Mr. TEeo A. Harding several days ago
requested that plank walk be laid on the
north side Of Columbia road from 14th
street. The District Commissioners today
wrote Mr.. Harding that they consider it
advisable to defer action for a few months,
pepding the decision of Congress concern
ing street extension matters.
There is every reason to believe, the Com
missioners state, that the question will be
settled at an early date, and that the in
terests OF all persons concerned can best be
served by waiting to ascertain the action
of Congress.