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The age-herald., 1898-12-06
naltimors and Richmona Capital

Then men behind the enterprise are said to have organized corporation within the neighborhood of $4,000,000 capital. It is said that some of the largest trust concerns and banking houses in Baltimore and Richmond behind the enterprise. They are rep resented here by Thomas P. Grasty, one of the owners of the Baltimore Manufactur- CTS Record, and N. S. Hill, who is an ex- pert hydraulic engineer. Mir. Hill and MT. Grasty were here several weeks ago look ing over the field. At that time it is said that they obtained deeds in escrow to 1,S00 acres of land about Gate City.
 Last week the contract for boring well was awarded to Messrs. Canfield and IT, win, of St. Louis. Their machinery arrived on Friday and work on boring the well was commenced yesterday.
 The success of the entire enterprise, which has been formulated in paper, de- bends upon the success of this artesian well. It is estimated that not less than a flow of 100000 gallons per day would be 1 required for the purposes the company has mapped out. Unless they get a flow that large it is said that the enterprise will be abandoned However, they have already spent considerable money and will spend considerable more in making the tests mapped out.
 MT. Hill, the hydraulic engineer, has ex- pressed the opinion that the boring of a number of wells would bring a permanent flow of 100000 gallons, or over, per day.
 Representatives Won't Talk
 Both MT. Grasty and MT. Hill were seen by Age-Herald reporters, but both of them refused to make any public statement. MT. Hill said that he was simply sent here to make certain tests and certain practical ex- aminations of the property. Further than to do what he has been employed to do, he doesn't know anything about the matter
 MT. Grasty is one of the promoters of the organization, but in reply to a question as to details, he said that he could not afford to be quoted at present, as everything pro- posed depended upon the quantity of water found. He seems confident, however, that there will be a sufficient supply, and he is enthusiastic on the subject of the purity of the water and of the developments which will come from the work already begun.
 It is learned from authority which seems to be thoroughly reliable, that in the event sufficient supply of water is found the city council will be asked for a charter for water works company, and that such will be built at an early date.
 The plan of these Baltimore and Rich mond people seems to be an immense one. It may mean much for Birmingham. It all depends, however, upon the flow of water found when these wells are sunk
 Present Wells Stopped Up
 An examination of the present wells by the expert engineers of this new concern developed the fact that steel rails, slag and quantities of rock have been thrown into them When asked how it was possible for steel rails to get into the large flowing well, MT Hill, the engineer, replied: "There are three rails in this well. Of course I have no idea how they got in it. presume however that there Is so much iron in this district that they must have grown in it."
The age-herald., 1898-12-06

Representative Davidson was in town yesterday
 Sheriff O'Bren and E. K. Campbell went to Montgomery yesterday afternoon.
Evening star., 1898-05-10

direction. Whatever Of value there is in
this effort to instruct women IN the best
means and methods of child-caring must
come from actual contact of the women
in the communities with the enlightenment
Of advanced thought and systematized sug-
gestions. The convention serves admirably
as stimulus to the enthusiasm of those
chiefly engaged. 1t permits an exchange
of views and the general consolidation Of
theories into working facts. But the con-
vention itself will not accomplish what it
Ia desired should be wrought with the wo-
men of America. These most in need Of the
elevating influences of broader ideas, the
poor and needless, especially of the great
cities, are beyond the range of radiation
from the conventional gathering. The actual
work must be done in the community, in
small groups of a dozen. a score, hundred
The women who attended the conventions
will then carry back to their groups the in
spirations of suggestion they have there re-
ceived and eventually, through a process
OF filtration and direct application, these
inspirations will doubtless reach the point
where the greatest need of reformatory
work exists. The appearance at the Sec
ond session OF delegates from actual organ
izations. therefore. shows that this scheme
OF organization and direct work among the
people Is now under way, and 1t Is fair to
premise that the movement, thus started.
Is sure to succeed in accomplishing great
good.
Evening star., 1898-05-10
FIRST Regiment, ID. G. ".

All doubts that may have clung to the
proposition that the District would be rep
resented in the volunteer army by a full
regiment have now been cleared away by
the issuance of the formal order for that
purpose. There has been much maneuver-
ing against the best interests of the guard
in some quarters, but the guard itself and
its officers have stood the test of uncertain
ty admirably. The actual orders having
now been issued no time will be lost in put
ting them into effect. The field from which
to pick a regiment of twelve companies. in
Guiding 800 men. is wide enough to insure
splendid organization. well Differed and
exceptionally well trained in the duties OF
soldiery as result of the systematic drill
ing and the experiences in camp life which
the local force has enjoyed.
Evening star., 1898-05-10
Hig hyvay LegisIatiOa.

The bill repeating the highway act. pass
ed by the House yesterday. serves an ex-
cellent purpose in clearing the ground
Evidently Congress Will relieve the District
from the evils imposed and threatened by
the act of 1893. including those involved in
the fifteenth section 1t also seems clear
that Congress will not at this time make
any appropriation or authorize any bond
issue for the rectifcation of msft subdivis-
Ions or the extension OF Washington's street
plan ON the basis of the repeating legisla-
tion passed by the House and in conformity
with the two conditions already suggested,
1t should be possible for the Senate and the
conference committee to build up an amend
ed law concerning suburban street plans
which viii preserve much that is worth
preserving IN the old highway act. while
destroying utterly that which is Injurious.
Evening star., 1898-05-10
Didn't Think 1t Was Loaded.

Spain now cOnfeSSeS her unpreparedneSS
Cor war. out pleads i'll excuse that she was
taken by surprise; that not until the last
moment did she realize that war was in
evitabla- Senior Sagasta. in an interview
printed in the London Morning Post, p
newspaper of strong Spanish sympathies
In this struggle, puts it in this way:
God is my witness. that l did not wish
q rupture with the United States. / realized
perfectly that We were exhausted by the
war which we have been waging so long
and needed rest. On the contrary. 1 de-
sired peaceful solution. which would have
protected cur interests and honor. cur
rights and sovereignty The government
did everything to avoid a conflict, more
even than it should have done. Then our
adversary began to treat us with contempt
and war became inevitable
In other words. Spain did not believe that
the United states was in earnest. Guiding
somewhat. perhaps. by the small peace
at-anyPrice. this-is-only a-political-dodge
contingent in this country, she overplayed
her hand Instead of facing the situation
fairly and squareiy from the very outset,
she embarked upon 4 series of falsehoods
and false moves which, in the presence Of
a strong government with a distinct pur-
pose in view. must inevitably lead to dis
aster.
But for that matter, disaster was in
eYitable on either hand. 1t was never pos
sible for Spain to properly equip herself for
war with the United States. Her credit
was gone long ago. Her resources have
been limited for quite as long a time. Her
failure in both Cuba and the Philippines
has been due to her inability to strike with
sufficient force there. How could she have
hoped. how can she hope now. to cope with
the United States? If little colonies like
those are able TO fight her to standstill,
what is there before her in this contest
with a giant?
Sencr Sagasta says he desired a peaceful
solution. which would have protected our
interests and honor. our f&ghts and SOW
sreisnty-" The United States desired a
peaceful solution of the question. too. But
not on the basis of continued Spanish SOW
ereignty in Cuba. There was never a
thought of that Negotiations on our part
never had that object in view From the
day Spain's inability to put down the re-
bellion in Cuba became manifest Spain's
withdrawal from Cuba became a necessity.
Senior Sagasta, therefore, wasted all the
time he spent rigging up one bunco propo-
siton after another in an effort to change
the American purpose and to mislead the
powers of Europe
Spain is fighting in a spirit of folly end
desperation She expects to lose and de-
serves TO lose. and her loss will be hu-
manity's gain.
Evening star., 1898-05-10

rimony. No heir was born until 1880. when
his fourth wife. Christina, gave birth to
Maria Isabella. For more than a century
the law of Spain had been that woman
should never reign. This, the Salic law
was regarded as fundamental, having been
introduced by Philip v In 1I13 1t was abb
rogated. however, by Ferdinand four
months after his fourth marriage, at the
ir.s.stent suggestion of his ambitious wife
Don Carlos, whose chances were lessened
by this abrogation and the subsequent
birth of a daughter to the king his brother,
Immediately claimed that the abrogation
was Illegal and therefore null and that the
Salic law remained the basis OF govern
ment. This Is the foundation of the long
continued fight for the crown. Ferdinand
died in 1893 and his infant daughter was
Immediately proclaimed queen. with her
mother as regent. Isabella was dethroned
in 1865 and now lives in exile in Paris. The
CsrIists commenced an active campaign
but were sui dued in 1889. Five years later
Don Carlos abdicated his visionary rights
in favor of his eldest son, dying eleven
years later in retirement. The second Don
Carlos, Count de Montemolin, born I'm 1918,
attempted in 1S49 to pass in disguise
through France into Spain but was pre-
vented. In 1860 he made an unsuccessful
attempt to arouse revolutionary enterprises
in Valencia. He and his brother Ferdinand
were arrested and released only upon their
signing a formal renunciation of their
claims to the Spanish throne. The Count
OF Montemolin died in 1851 and his brother.
Juan, succeeded to his claims. but re-
nc unced them in 1863 in favor of his son,
the present Don Carlos nephew of the sec
ond and grandson Of the first Don Carlos.
He has been very active in his own behalf,
though an exile most of his life. Uprisings in
his favor in 1852 1870 and 1872 were speedily
suppressed. In 1878, however. he inaugu-
rated formidable campaign after the alb
dication of King Amadeus, which kept the
Basque provinces. where lay his main
strength. in confusion for three years. The
irsurrection was finally put down and the
Rasques were stripped of many of their
privileges. This war failed because the
leaders were sadly lacking in ability. After
this failure Don Carlos fled to France. His
tendency to mix up with royalty caused
him to espouse the cause of the legitimists,
opposed to the Orleanists, and, as their
principal exponent, he being a claimant to
the throne of France well as to that of
Spain, he was expelled from France and
fled to London. He has since been per-
mitted to return to France. which he has
made his headquarters. He is known as
the Duke of Madrid and is of command
ing figure. kingly parsonage in appear
ance, though not a strikingly able man.
His recent activity has aroused his par
tlsans thro ugh Spain and talk of Carlst
uprisings is again heard. OF late years the
Carlsts have assumed a definite place in
Spanish politics and openly advocate the
claims of the leader. Carlist newspapers
are freely published but the Duke of Mad
rid is still an exile.
Evening star., 1898-05-10

In the midst of the chorus of praise for
Admiral Deweys great victory at Manila
are now to be heard a few feeble voices
raised in protest against his continuation
of the fire upon the Spanish forces after he
had them clearly beaten. These voices are
heard rather in insinuation than in direct
criticism. Some tendency in this direction
is observable in England where suggestive
questions have lately been put by inter
viewers to naval experts and public men.
apparently in the hope that Dewey might
come in for a scoring for his persistent
pounding of a weak foe. But these emf
nent authorities have refused to be led into
such narrow ways of captiousness Ad-
| mil al Dewey was under specific orders to
capture or destroy the Spanish feet That
| fleet took refuge beneath the guns of a
strong fort The enemy's position was
such that hard fighting was probably
| necessary to carry it. The American COM
| mander could not Iely upon the inefficiency
of the foe, the weakness of the ships the
lack of skill among the gunners. His duty
was to rate his antagonist as capable of
quite as good work as himself. Dewey did
not make the mistake of Understanding
lis enemy. He may have been conscious
of a suspicion that he was going up against
good thing His knowledge of naval ira
dftionS and the Spanish character MAJ
have given him confidence in his ability TO
win even with the odds against him. But
he could not take chances on such indc-
| firable elements. He must capture or de-
stroy' the Spanish fleet. He went at his
work methodically. After his first period
of firing he saw his way clear to victory,
and withdrew to give his men rest and
| refreshment. If the foe had desired quar-
ter then was the time to plead for it.
Dewey gave the Spaniards every oppor-
tunity to sue for cessation of hostili-
ties. But the stubborn fellows, with a
blindness characteristic of their national
leaders, refused to see that they were al
ready whipped, treated his withdrawal as
retreat and invited further attack
There was nothing to be done but to con-
tinue until every ship had been sunk and
the white flag fioated on Cayite. The total
demolition of the fleet at Manila has doubt
less made for a shortening of the period of
hostllities between the two countries and
thus the Spanish lives there sacrificed NAV
| in the end be found to have saved other
| lives in the proportion of hundred to one.
Evening star., 1898-05-10
SHOULD KEEP THE ISLANDS.
Hawaii and the Philippines Tw,
Magnificent Bases.

HaWah ana the philippines Two
Magnificent Bases.
From the New York World.
LONDON, May 9.-Sir Charles Dixie was
asked today by the World correspondent
whether any question of international law
or practice affected the United States right
to retain the Philippines. He said:
None whatever. The states will hold the
Philippines by the right Of conquest. No
power powers will have the slightest
title to interfere"
do you consider that the United States
should retain possession of the Philip
pines?"
Certainly, 1 do. The only alternatives
are some kind OF autonomous republican
governm mt, which would need so much
American protection that the United States
might well hold the islands themselves.
Then there Is handing them over to japan:
but that would excite the opposition of pub
lie sentiment in the United States, Japan
being pagan nation. Another alternativ
Is returning them to Spain. But that, too,
would excite serious opposition in the Unit
ed States, and may be dismissed as out of
the question"
Sir Henry Howarth. MP, a leading au-
thOrity on foreign politics and International
law, said:
United States have a perfect right to keep
the Philippines. and, under the circum-
stances, ii would be both wise and proper
for the United States to keep them. There
is not a consideration of international law
that could in any way fetter the United
States in it's absolute discretion in the mat
ter. There is no third party involved The
islands were discovered by Spain, and her
sovereignty has never been in dispute. BY
the right of conquest, therefore, America s
position is indisputable, and all the men,
bers of Parliament who are authorities to
whom have cpoken agree that the United
States should rot give them up. Spain found
1t impossible to government them in the
Iast, and would find the difficulty still
greater in the future. If they were handed
over to England it would provoke a multi
tude of difficult questions. If Japan got
them it would also provoke great jealousias
Should the United States annex Hawaii to-
constitute two magnificent bases, giving the
United States immense power in the Pa
cific, which I always hoped they would
achieve in the interests of civilization and
commerce"
Evening star., 1898-05-10
An Expanding National Policy.

History is making very rapidly these
days The way is clearing to the attain
ment of the essentials of immediate urg-
ency in our foreign policy. Cure of Cuban
conditions. control of the approaches to a
workable and working canal across the
Isthmas. construction and control of the
canal itself, and ownership of the island
halfway house between the Pacific end of
the canal and Asia-these things are all
coming. or promising to come, our way.
The movement for the acquisition of the
Hawaiian Islands was inaugurated several
years before the Cuban war began. and be-
fore there was any thought of a clash with
Spain The developments of the war en-
phasize their Importance to US. Control of
them would throw back to Asia the coaling
base of an attacking ravy in the Pacific,
and they would most materially assist in
the development of Our policy for the ex-
tension of Eastern trade, and give US the
necessary resting place in the long journey
between San Francisco and Asia, and our
prospective ooaling station in the Philip
pines.
In our general policy of wise expansion
on American lines must be included the
Nicaragua CanaHan enterprise certain to
be undertaken at no distant day, and when
completed certain to be under American
control Then trade with the far East will
develop with wonderful strides, and mako
the new route one of extraordinary conse-
quence and profit. And with Cuba In
friendly hands at the one end, and Hawaii
as the nearest land at the Pacific end in our
own hands, we shall occupy a position of
the first Importance in the worlds affairs
The United States has turned corner,
and magnificent vista appears to every
eye. And. that way Ii. duty and progress.
No backward step should be taken.
Evening star., 1898-05-10

Don Carlos, just row 4 center of some at
tention IN connection with the waning for
tunes Of the present Spanish dynasty. is
the fourth cf Ere Of pretenders 10 the
throne There has been such Il parsonage
ior nearly a century. Latterly Spain has
been divided in allegiance between the
reigning line ard the CarIist claims with
the prepcnderarce heavily in favor of the
former. Yet had it not been for incom-
petent leadership 1t is altogether probable
that the throne would long ago have passed
to the pcssession of oae or another of the
four pretenders who have followed each
other IN this vain chase after the crown.
The Carlist claim is based upon a techni-
cality- The original pretender, Don Carlos
OF Bourbon. born in 17Ss. was second son
or Charles Nv of Spain, upon whose death
the eldest son. Ferdinand. reigned as sew
enth CT that name. Ferdinand was unfor-
turate in the matter OF posterity and mat
Evening star., 1898-05-10
The Convention of Mothers.

One of the most gratifying features of
the second annual meeting of the National
Mothers Congress, which closed Saturday.
was the presence of delegates in attend
ance from various small organizations in
different parts of the country. Last year.
when the movement was in its inception.
the convention was necessarily composed
of those most interested as individuals.
without regard for sny general scheme of
organization. The conventicli was. there
fore, the nucleus rather than the result of
local endeavor. From 1t has grown In the
past year much Of enterprise in the riRht
Evening star., 1898-05-10
"Manana,"

Sunny Spain is a state where the question
of date
Is one that seems strangely erratic.
There they talk of the future with conf
dence great,
But 1t ever lemains problematic.
They gave us assurances gaily and off:
Their fair words were wondrously many
Each protest they'd answer with promises
soft.
But, somehow, they never kept any.
And even their threats, so revengefully
rude.
Recoil. unfulflled. to their sorrow
From which circumstances were forced to
conclude
It's mighty long time till tomorrow"
Evening star., 1898-05-10
Safe Audacity.
From the Albany Argus.

Mines and torpedoes are terrible things
when exploded at just the right moment,
but there are always chances that they
will not be, and IL was these chances that
Commodore Dewey boldly took when he
forced his way into the Bay of Manila
through a narrow channel by night to at
tack the Spanish feet protected by the
guns of the inner forts. In the darkness
the electricians could not see when to fire
the mines. The boidness of the movement
was justified by Its complete success In
war the greatest audacity is often the
safest course.
Evening star., 1898-05-10

General Blanco is doubtless regretting
that some of the vigorous fighting material
that is coming to the front In Spanish riots
could not have been utilized in his cam
paign in Cuba.
Evening star., 1898-05-10
. .

In a spirit of kindly warning The Star
desires TO admonish the poetic patriots who
are favoring it with outbursts of rhythm
that the word ''Philippines'' does not
rhyme with lines" mines" designs,
Confines etc.
Evening star., 1898-05-10

The German emperor does not go SO far
in his professions Of friendship to in
innate that his government will not dis
criminate against imports of fruit or meat
from the Philippine Islands.
Evening star., 1898-05-10

IN order to avoid the contempt and hu-
initiation attending temporary surren-
GERS SPANS war department ought to Sc,
10 II that all her soldiers wear colored
Shirts and carry bandana handkerchiefs.
Evening star., 1898-05-10

"Oh. is it inspiration, pray,
This strange ecstatic thrill?
Or am l getting under way
To have another chill?'
Evening star., 1898-05-10
A Deliberate Purpose

Rafferty," said Mr.. Dolan, "Orm sorry
to hear ye've beer foightin'. But as long
as ye was in it why didn't yez ind it sooner
be httin' i'm on the solar plexus"
'Oi fought iv it. But OF preferred ty
spar fur is head. Oh wanted ty~ lave the
mark where is friends could see it."
Evening star., 1898-05-10

Mr.. Letter is evidently not discouraged
by the fact that In the present era of
achievement the Napoleon of Finance is
not regarded with the interest which he
once claimed,
Evening star., 1898-05-10
SHOOTING STARS,
A Fear.

L hate to think of havin' to buy bread
fur our summer boarders,. said Mrs. Corn
tossel. Il never expected to see the day
when wheat was up to $40"
III be thankful" replied her husband
gloomily. "ef we don't live to see the day
when We look back with regret to the time
when wheat was 81 bushel.'
Evening star., 1898-05-10
Cool.

This is the fourth time you have asked
me to marry you," said Miss Cayenne,
rather impatiently. How often do you
wish me to refuse you?"
Well, replied Willie Washington, 81
think three times quite sufficient"
Evening star., 1898-05-10

Don Carlos refrains from doing anything
of real significance. His efforts are con-
fired to his department of publicity and
promotion.
Evening star., 1898-05-10

Any effort to locate American ships over
explosives in Manila bay was doomed to
failure. 1t is too old a specimen of treach-
cry.
Evening star., 1898-05-10

The riots in Milan are a reminder to
Spain that the sympathy of Italy could not
amount to much more than sentimental
assurance.
Evening star., 1898-05-10
A Pertinent Query,

L understand" said the young woman,
that you speak Spanish like a native of
Spain"
The linguist drew himself up haughtily
and inquired:
Am 1 to understand that you desire to
impugn my character for veracity?"
Evening star., 1898-05-10

France should take pains to avoid any
international additions to her recent mis-
understandings.