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The times., 1898-04-12
MOVEMENTS OF WAR VESSELS

Battleships Iowa and Indiana. cruisers
New York. Detroit and Cincinnati gun
boats Nashville. Wilmington. Castine,
Newport and Helena, monitors Terror.
Puritan and Amphitrite. torpedo-boats
Dupont. Gushing. Ericsson. FoOte. Wins
low and Porter. forming the fighting feet
under command OF Capt Sampson. are
still at Key West.
Cruisers San Francisco and New Or
leans were sighted southeast of New
foundland banks by steamship Aller.
They are due at New York Wednesday
Battleships Massachusetts and Texas,
cruisers Brooklyn, Minneapolis and Co
lunnbia. forming the flying squadron under
Commodore Schley. remain at Hampton
Roads, waiting orders.
Ram Katahdin is at Hampton Roads
awaiting orders. She is not attached to
the flying squadron.
Dynamite gunboat Vesuvius and cruisers
Newark and Montgomery are being re-
paired at Norfolk. Va. navy yard.
Battleship Olympia, cruisers Concord.
Raleigh, Boston, Monocacy gunboat Pc
trel. forming the Asiatic Squadron are at
Hong Kong waiting orders
Cruiser Topeka and torpedo-boat SOM
ers, which sailed from Weymouth, Eng
land. for New York. put into Portland.
England, disabled Some of the crew re-
fused to continue the voyage.
Dispatch gunboat Dolphin arrived at
Hampton Roads.
Auxiliary cruiser Yosemite has arrived
at Newport News to be remodeIed and
fitted out as a warship.
Cruisers Chicago and Atlanta are at the
Brooklyn navy yard being remodeled-
Monitor Miantonomoh is at League ISL
and navy yard for repairs
Gun0oat Annapolis is at the Brooklyn
navy yard for repairs.
Gunboat Bancroft is being repaired at
ChaTlestoWn navy yard.
Receiving ship Lancaster is at Charles
town navy yard. 1t will be used as .
hospital ship.
The times., 1898-04-12
Gen. Lee is coming with the truth
Remember that Americans!
STARS AND STRIPES STONED.
Spanish Mob Surrounded the AmerI.
can Consulate.

Kingston, Jamaica. April lit was
stated today that a few nights before
United States Consul Hyatt left Santiago
de Cuba for Port Antonio. Spanish mob
made a demonstration before the consul
late and threw eggs and stones at the
Stars and Stripes floating over the con-
sulate.
The mob had just left a theater where
a performance had been given for the
purpose of raising money to increase the
Spanish naval strength. The crowd sur
rounded the consulate crying Long live
Spain.' Death to Americans" and in
so doing pelted the flag vigorously. They
were dispersed by the police.
1t developed today that DR.. Caminero
of the United States Marine Hospital at
Lantiago de Cuba was visited by the To-
cal Spanish committee, who asked him
TO purchase tickets for the benefit of the
Spanish navy. The doctor in very forci-
Bile language told the Spanish committee
to "go to hell
The times., 1898-04-12
Won by Rendy Wit.

(From the Detroit Free Press
Ready wit can get a man out of al
most any kind of hole" said the vis-
iting Westerner 10 some of the boys at
the club.
Jim Poverty was Il strapping young
lawyer when / first went 10 Breakup
county. He was jOvial, big-hearted. al
ways Ready with a joke and very liable
TO turn the tables on any one who tackled
him along this line. We knew that he
was not specially scrupulous. but des-
pite his shortcomings, he was favorite.
One fall ne secured the nomination for
prosecuting attorney. and pitted against
him was the only other lawyer in our
village, a conscientious man. without
any sense of humor and always in deadly
earnest OF course they had joint meet
ings, for Westerners insist upon these
political tournaments.
''At one of these Jim's opponent was
nagged into anger. and wound UP his
speech by saying that he might not be
as brilliant as the opposing candidate, but
he was honest with his clients, and had
never taken a fee on both sides OF q
case, as Mr.. Poverty had done.
lit was expected that q charge so
grave would call down a storm of defiant
abuse but Jim came up smiling and told
funny story just 10 relieve the tension
of the crowd. Then he said: Fellow
citizens. I agree in condemnins this
practice of taking fee from both par
ties to lawsuit. Something should be
done. l have often wished that 1 was
not the only lawyer in our town. but
as long as / am no man shall apply for
my legal assistance in VAIN Here the
other candidate shouted that he was in
the same town, but this only added 20
the fun, and the incident, as il flew
through the county, assured Jim of q
rousing majority"
The times., 1898-04-12
NINETY TONS OF GOLD.
The Present Import Movement OF
Enormous Proportions.

New York, April 1.-THE steamship
Etruria brought S2.111OI5 in gold today.
The actual arrivals in the present import
movement from Europe are now S34552,-
17S and the total engagements siS.127.OOO,
or nearly ninety tons.
The banking firm of Muller. Scall & Co.
today received 100000 in gold which ar
rived from Havana on the steamer ORR
zaba. 1t was sent here for safe keeping,
and makes Sl,0O0.00O of gold thus received
by the firm Gold, however, is not the
only thing being sent from Cuba TO get
it away from danger from the destruc-
ton by bOmbardment and piIlage in case
of war.
Every steamer from Cuba has lately
been bringing boxes containing valuables.
including heirlOoms and paintings and
these have gone to safe deposit vaults fog
safe keeping.
The times., 1898-04-12
paws of Grace for GodIsin,
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.)

(FrOm Inc II''I'IIINIFI
When war breaks out, ii it does break out,
it is apparent that Editor Godkin, the for
eigner who makes the New York Evening Post
the organ of everything anti American, will have
to modify his tone The Post said the other day
that Weyler's methods in Cuba were no more
brutal that were Sheridan's methods in the Shen-
andoalr Valley or Sherman's ON the march TO the
sea.
1t was discovered the other day that there
was no aagpole attached to the office of the
Evening Post In the event of war. Godkln VIII.
of course, display a United States flag. Should
he refuse to do so, he and his newspaper office
would run the risk of being subjected to the
same kind OF treatment that was accorded TO
which. during the civil war, opposed the Gov
crnment.
The Presidents delay in sending his message
to Congress viii give Godkin the needed time
to buy fagpole.
The times., 1898-04-12

The people look with a watchful eye
Of half confidence and half suspicion
toward Congress. They demand war
in retribution for the massacre of the
Maine. Not next month, or next week,
but now. They viii not consent to the
remotest suggestion that Congress shall
surrender or delegate its war power to
the Executive. ThaySsdemand the i'm
mediate punishment of Spain. They
demand that the Spaniards shall be
driven from the hemisphere without
more delay or talk
Remember the Maine,
The times., 1898-04-12

FitZhugh Lee is coming to Washington,
filled with patriotism and facts. 1t need
not be mentioned that both are uncom-
Portable considerations for the Spanish
bond conspiracy. How will the conspira-
tors meet the situation? Nobody knows;
but how they will try to meet it devel-
oped last night. There was d hurried
consultation at the Arlington, and it was
decided to offer Gen. Lee a sinecure posi-
tion in a great corporation at a large
salary, in the hope of putting muzzle
upon his mouth. He is not the same Fitz
Lee that he used to be If anything of
that kind can affect MIN. Virginias
favorite son is above purchase. Mark
that, Mr.. Hannai Remember the Maine,
The times., 1898-04-12
THE AMERIGo VEsPUcCI.
Italian Sailors See the Sights of the
Capital City.

number OF sailors from the Amerigo
Vespucci, the Italian cadet ship. which is
anchored off Alexandria. were granted
''shore leave yesterday afternoon, and
they saw the sights of the city. in COM
pany with some friends they made dur
ing their short stay. They were the cyno-
sure of all eyes in their natty uniforms,
and they displayed all the characteristics
of the typical Jack tar" in their rolling
gait and sea-wise swagger- Nearly all OF
them carried small American flags
There was no falling of in the number
of visitors to the vessel during the day,
and in the afternoon there were even
more launches, rowboats and sailing
craft about her than on the day before.
The commander of the vessel met all
comers with courtesy. /.
The times., 1898-04-12
The National Disgrace.

The American people are breathless
something more than that. They are
mad to the marrow. They see that they
are being tricked and lied to, and that
Congress. which ought to stand be-
tween them and disgrace or treason, is
suffering either from senility and pare
sis or else is dying of decomposition,
the result Of stock ticker corruption.
As the heroes of the Maine are eaten
by the sharks Of Havana harbor. so
the honor Of the nation is being bitten,
gnawed and torn by the more miserable
sharks who own and control the Hanna
Administration.
The inconceivably atrocious but ex-
pected thing has happened. Spain
wants more time, and Mr.. Mckinley
thinks it should be granted. In the
name Of the God Of Justice, for what? ?
Nominally that Spain may treat with
the Cuban patriots on the basis of Of
fering them what they have sworn ev-
cry day they would die to the last man
rather than accept.
The goodness of the Pope and the
clemency Of Queen Christina, not to
mention the diplomacy Of Mgr. Ireland,
Mr. McKinley's ambassador extraor-
binary to the Vatican, all affects our
pious Executive to tears-tears that
have forgotten to flow for the victims
Of the Maine massacrei Tears Of joy
for the resurrected hopes Of the Span
ish bond conspirators!
Why these crystal drops Of holy hap
piness and sympathy? They trickle
down the SNUG and smiling visage of
greatness because their fountain-head
has been able to make his Easter" di-
rectIy with the head of Catholic Chris
tendon, and because Blanco has been
ordered to suspend" the hostilities
which he is no longer able to prosecute.
OF course, as the official organ in
Madrid cynicaIly says, -Blanco viii con-
tinue to act in a military manner if
attacked. The suspension Of hostiIi-
ties" is not TO affect him, but only Mr..
Mckinley. Congress and the stock mar
ket Who could have the heart to
withhold from the noble White House
man the few weeks or months Of delay
he would like TO secure, under such pa
thetic circumstances? Oh. precious
peacei Oh, glorious gush,
Distracted Spain must be nursed and
coddled. and the horrors Of Spanish
cruelty rapine and butchery must be
helped along a little while longer that
Cuba may be worried and coerced into
taking on the load Of the filthy Span
ish debt And one thing more, that
Mr.. Mckinley and the Pope jointly may
have the renown in history Of saving
the Spanish throne and its late posses
sions intact for the degenerate scion Of
a rotten and infamous dynasty at the
expense Of human liberty in the An
titles and Of American honor
This is the humanitarianism Of the
President and Of his ambassador ex-
traordinary to the Vatican! Mgr. Ire
land declares he is an American and
that he has no thought but the good
and glory of his country. Then His
Grace the Archbishop Of ST. Paul hath
a patriotic vision as distorted as that
Of the Advance Agent Of Autonomy!
What has America to do with Spanish
Rrmistices or Hanna subterfuges, while
The times., 1898-04-12

Sagasta says: I'VE yield to the Pope
what we would refuse to the United
States" Thanks, o, Sagasta, America is
not in the solicitation businessi Traffic
with you has been taken out of the hands
of the solicitor with whom you have
been having so much cheap fun. The
transactions will now be conducted by
people who know something of the art,
and within day or so, by the Army and
Navy of a great nation. What you
may refuse to the United States in fu-
ture will not amount to enough to put
in the bill. Remember the Maine,
The times., 1898-04-12
DUEL RESULTS IN DEATH.
Two Men Killed in Desperate
Pistol Fight.

Dallas, Tex, April IA desperate duel
was fought this morning in Fannin. lit
tie town in Golaid County. As result
Postmaster Goffe. a highly respected resi-
dent, and Edwin Pitts. 4 young merchant,
are dead
Pitts had been for nearly a year pay
ing his respects 10 one OF GOffe's daugh-
ters. to which Goffe objected. a few
days ago GOffe forbade Pitts coming TO
his house. Pitts went this morning TO
Goffe's store. which is also the postofice
and said that he was ready TO settle their
difficulty.
The lighting with pistols then began.
Eight or ten shots were fired One only
from each weapon took effect.
The times., 1898-04-12

When American senator's used to plead
hopelessly for the cause of Cuban liberty,
the Spanish contingent on the floor was
wont to sulk and snarl and call the citi-
zens in the galleries mob" because
they applauded. There was no occa-
sion to find that kind of fault when the
message was read yesterday. Galleries
and floor were as silent as the President
was on the subject of retribution for the
massacre in Havana harbor. Remem-
ber the Maine!
The times., 1898-04-12

Mr.. Hanna may be to precipitate the for
eign armed Intervention for which the
Administration has been diplomatizing for
month. That would be a burning out
rage upon the nation; but extreme ac-
ton sometimes must be resorted to when
a four r-hundred-mi -milliondollar bond deal is
involved. Remember the Maine!
The times., 1898-04-12

True to its traditions of hypocrisy and
double dealing, the Administration leaves
Gen. Lees consular staff at Key West,
waiting ORDERS in order to create the
impression that the consulate general at
Havana is shortly to be reopened. Well,
If it is, it will be with American guns
and, after that, it ought to be a lega-
ton, and not a consulate, at the capital
of the Cuban Republic.
The times., 1898-04-12

The New York Sun is happy in the re-
mark that not long ago Fitzhugh Lee
was the favorite son of Old Virginia;
now he is the favorite son of Old Glory"
Never was truer word said; but the un-
happy implication is that, thereby, he is
not the favorite son of old Hanna. 1t is
a bad thing for any man in these Ad
ministration days to become either pa
triotfc or popular See what will
be done to Fitzhugh Lee at the first OPP
portuntty! Remember the Mainel
The times., 1898-04-12

While the Tories connected with the
Administration continue to plot against
Cuban liberty, the armies of the Cuban
Republic are gathering for descent upon
Havana, to cooperate with the forces of
Uncle Sam. They have just finished off
Pando in the east, and have surrounded
the remnant of his command, which they
expect TO capture within a few days. Are
these heroes not entitled to belligerent
rights? Remember the Maine!
The times., 1898-04-12
MuniGcence of Spanish Nobility.

(FrOm the Now IOTk IIIOuHe.J
The Duke OF Veragua presents one of his
bulls to the Spanish patriotic fund, and the
first bull-fghter in the kingdom offers TO turn
in his fee for killing it to the same account.
Against the financial resources OF the United
States the joint contribution may not go far,
but is shows that the hearts OF duke and mata-
dor beat high for their native land, the senti-
ments OF the bull meanwhile not entering into
the consideration.
The times., 1898-04-12

Spain whines to the Pope and the rest
Of Europe for peace. At the same time
she sends six thousand fresh troops to
Cuba, and re-enforces her fleet. Congress
has not much time in which to undo the
damage wrought by the Presidents vacil-
lation and determination to hamper
effective preparations. If 1t does not
think so, let its military committee sum-
mon some high Army and Navy officials.
1t is time to act. Remember the Mainei
The times., 1898-04-12
From Alpha to Omega.
From the New York Tribune.)

(From the New YORK Trlbune.J
The first Spaniard who landed in Cuba declared
it to be the fairest land the eye OF man had
ever SEEN The last Spaniard who leaves it, after
400 years will leave it the most distresSful
country on the globe.
The times., 1898-04-12

The London Times yesterday morning
was apprehensive that President Mct<in-
ley's message would be so patriotic that
it would fire the heart Of America, and
make all further thought of peace as for
egn as Afghanistan. The London Times
is reassured by this time. The message
was a lump of ice down the national
back, and it is being resented as such.
Remember the Maine!
The times., 1898-04-12

Where is the Evening Stars Pepper?
Has he been left by Gen. Lee TO roll back
the lurid cloud of war? When may We ex-
pect a cable and an extra about him?
The times., 1898-04-12

The Mckinley message has made Con-
gress and the people very mad. So mad
that the next and only step possible to
The times., 1898-04-12
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Readers of The Times who may at any time
be unable to procure copies Of it ar any news
rtznd railroad station railroad trains, will
confer favor upon the management by sending
70 this Office information Of the fact.
Communications intended for publication in
The Times should be teTsely and plainly written.
and must in all cases be accompanied b. the
and address of the writer. Rejected com
uunicstions viii not be preserved, and only man
uscripts OF obvious importance will be returned
20 their authors.
The times., 1898-04-12

1t must be thoroughly understood
that a blockade is not necessarily con-
fined to a single seaport. but may ex-
tend along the whole coast line. 1t re-
senlbles a siege on land, with this diff
ference. that there is no intention on
the part of the blockading power to Sc
cure possession of the blockaded place,
but merely to prevent anyone from
securing egress or ingress. Neutrals
are under obligation not to interfere
with the plans of the blockading power,
and it must be borne in mind that the
blockade extends beyond the so-called
three-mile limit from the coast and
onto the high seas.
| The various treaties and conventions
dealing with this subject Especially
with the rights and obligations of neu-
trails in time of war) have invariably
] decided that blockades must be ef-
The times., 1898-04-12

TUESDAY. APRIL Z, 1895.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-02-05
More Poetry.

Attached to Il reproduction of a
!'companion piece to one of Mrs.
Wilcox X'spoems, recently produced
i1.tHe Democrat, some one using
The stationery of the Honorable
Senate of Mississippi sends Mr..
Chas. Scott the following verse
"Tho Bolivar County Democrat Is not
ostensibIy edited by Hon. Chss. Scott. But
fits brilhancy, at times, suggests that name
Were 1 a McLaurin, Scott, ant you were a
Say what I'd then do, will you2 3,
Ifmy guwwould 50 OF, and Thad any luck, &,
would Kill YOU, kill you XIII yoU. -
We feel battered, of course, that
the products of our pen SHOULD be
to such a distinguished
source and thank our jackson
reader forthe compliment implied;
but Mr.. Scott, having reached the
prime of life, when the naptha
FIRE of youth has ceased to burn,
knows enough to steer clean .oJ
damboyant poetry of the ardent
Wilcox type. He declines then
TO father the poem Under The
circumstances, calling as it may
be, the Democrats eiitor cannot
do less than confess himself the
culprit.- Bolivar Democrat.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-02-05
COM MUNlCATi0N.

Gladstone, Miss, Jan, 25th, '9S.
Editor Bolivar County Democrat,
| understand, in the council of
our levee authorities, the question
Is seriously considered of abandon
ing the idea of completing the main
line Of leyee at the Stop Landing
break during the present season,
have today made a personal
inspection of the work at that
point (besides two or three others
previously made) and I find no
good reason for abandonment OF
closing the gaps of incompletad
line Immediately.
Mr.. Kerr, the intelligent al,
energrtie engineer in charge, IL
view Of the recent rains and rapi
rise in the river, put all the avail
able force to- work in building
protection evee on the river bank,
which is very high, with the eX-
ception of two or three low places
This Ioyee Of some mfIe and
half in length viii, he thinks, ia
two or three daya be. sti.ona
enough to withstand any water in
sight, or say within seven feet OF
last years food mark; but capable
if the emergency arises of being
still further raisedand strengthen
ed, which will, -howeyor be a diff
ficult task with water against it.
If he carries out his plan Of front
revetment, as protection agalnt
wave-wash, and increases slope on
Landslide it should withstand an
an ordinary high water,
This expedient was absolutely
necessary under the conditions
presented. Of course, there was
a great laundering somewhere for
the existence of these conditions.
To say that the t. S. Government
with its ample appropriation foe
the purpose and an Organize
Levee Board, representing direct
the interests behind the levees
no work of its own going ON Al
with ready resources were IN
able, with proper management, to
effect Ilte, q!osare .-pf the tire
breaks on our front, during
period of ideal weather for levee
work from August to the mlddie
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-02-05
ENvLE WASHINGTON COUNTY MISS SATURDAY FEBRUARY s. 1885,

which heavy taxation for le,cc
purposes is submitted to. The
District has already eHpend
millions. It is burdencd with D.
levec debt of more than % million.
The cost of maintaining its de-
fences increases yearly, and tlo
logical conclusion is bankruptcy
and confscation. In no case las
this tremendous expenditure been
of any avail to protect, save in
1923.
The rule has been that if the
river rose beyond a certain point
the country was flooded. During
the week just passed, a height of
forty feet recorded on the gage at
Greenyille brought dismay ard
paralysis of business to the entire
district. The result is that the
Board and our present system has
come to be regarded by many rs
both expensive and Intellectual. Ia
addition to this the Board is re-
preached with corruption and tie
charge of being a political ma
chine instead of an organization
for the public welfare. Into the
justice of these charges it is not
the province Of this article to in
qnire They are made irrespee-
tive Of factiopaL. G,aRFltFT;a! -fifffIe7 -ffIe7
lnect, however, coupled with tie
repeated catastrophes from which
the district has suffered, is o
bring the Board into such popular
disfayor that its continued sup
port and effective working power
can not be expected. In this con-
dition the bill comes like a ray Of
hope. It's passage means immeas-
urable benefit, and possibly actual
existence to the leyee districts.
Should it fail many millions of
dollars worth of property must be
practically abandoned, while its
would mean the apprecia-
ton in value of all that great eX-
panse of country between the Mis-
sissippi and Yazoo rivers until
every acre would be placed under
cultivation and would command in
market the price to which it is
Justly entitled. With assured
protection from overflow the
country would, in "A few years
TEEN with population and abouno
with wealth. Capital would seeI T
il without reserve, and its village
would be hives of busy industry
rhe immediate success Of the bill.
S too much to hope for, but the {
eventual adoption of this or Il t
similar measure is demanded no {
only for the sake of the lower +
Valley, but for that
If the credit and economy of the
whole n9tia9iiar-'' l9at.isa9ir. {