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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-11
III UDSON CARY

has removed his law office from Room
80 80 Room 4. Chamber OF Commerce
Building. Jnt-tu.th,su,tu
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MEETINGS.

m HE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING
OF the STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK OF
RICHMOND will be held at their banking
house on TUESDAY, January II, iess' a.
l. o'clock VI. JNO. r rLhN y,
de1s-cOd NaShlcA'
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- AVE YOUR MONEY BY BUYING
- OF g. ULLMANS SONS.

| BOOTON HILL OFFERS HIS SIT
~ VICES as SPECIAL ACCOUNTANT
10 make of balance sheets. examine ~
ances, make special statements. open an1
close books All work confidential Nni
give satisfactory references. charges rs"-
sOnable. Address q north Ientn Sttcc,'
WANTED 4 FIRST-CLASS coon.
washer and ironcr. Must be single ana
come we'll recommended none othen
need apply Apply at rear gate OF lVo'
West avenue. between the hours ~
1O A. NJ and 90 y. NJ. la'--"t
WANTED. by \ SINGLE MAN. ROOM
with or without board. iu a private
family Address. with terms and loct-
ton. NJ D.. TimGs office. Jall--i
WANTED BOARDERS TO OCCUPY
two delightful rooms az SlI east Mar
shall street Richmond Va lall-ll
a ~.
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FINANCIAL>.
Money Loaned & Hsr sEAl
H. A. MCCURDY.
I North Tenth Street.
OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COM
~ PAN1.

~ PAN1.
DAILY SERVICE
Steamers leave Norfolk
Va. DAILY, at i. VI.
~ for New York direct Pas
sengers leave Richmon|
Csh> Via T.. and y. railway $50
~aaA.ToN& A. NJ, or Il. and l.. rail-
road (N. and W. route). 9
A. NJ. TO connect with
steamer az Norfolk.
r1RFCT STEAMERS leave Richmond
o. IN YORK. via James river every
sNTatraev tpassengers and freight. and
iiertIav tfroilht and steerase passeu-
~. 80 oynl,1 at , Z. Il Additional steamer
81, ny caves Richmond Tor Norfolk
0t,tSrSS Wednesday . T.. NJ. connecting
800 main line steamer for New York
- DAILY. EXCEPT SUNDAY, for
49, ISsl tv,,ond Via OLD Point or Norfolk
- i1SiIPECT STEAMERS via James river
IT. leave every saturday passengers
~ freiehO and Monday freight only.
e,fiinr from company's pier. % North
ri,,er 2 = NJ Saturdays. p NJ.
-or mn information apply TO
JOHN +. MAYER. Agent.
1919 east Main street.
Richmond. Va.
W T. Guillauceu. Nice-President and
TIC PIC Manager. New York.
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|TCTION SALTs Future DAYS.
BY j. j.. Carneal
Real Estate Agent and Aucuoneei'
liOG east Main street

A UCTION SALE
y or
a DELIGHTFUL DETACHED DIV ELL
- iNG ON EAST CLAY STREET
BETWEEN ....,.-.
SECOND AND THIRD SIkELI0'
BEING so. Dos.
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.1s1I1TI- COTTON MILLS.

ARSITAII. COTTON MILLS,
vi At Richmond. Va. oo.,.
tsaS - noon. For details address T. II.
DASKERVILL. or y. w. BOW =. h!Ch'
mOnd. Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-11
BY D. Thompson Brown a. Coz
lib Main street
TWO CENTRALLY LOCATED
SMALL. DWELLINGS.
NJ. zoo AND 7Ogis NORTH FOURTH
STREET.
ON extra EASY TERMS

By request Of the owner a. aon-res,i.--
dent, who is determined TO sell, We VIII
sell al public auction. ON the pre- misses
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 18TH,
at 4.3O =. NJ, the above property bo,,,,ME
TWO TWO-STORN AND BASEMbNI j
FRAME DWELLINGS. of three rooms
each Citv water. gas and cuyert ON the
lots Being near the city centre. and ne
low price az which they Will sell. should
command the attendance of prospective
buvcrs. 4 bargain awaits ONE one. Come
and secure h.
TERMS. only S1JO cash ON each house,
Balance long and easy payments. 10 De
announced at sale.
j. THOMPSON Drown e. CO.
asst AuCtiOneers
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ORsE CLlPPING.-THE LEONARD
III Horse Clipper Is now running. Have
your horse clipped. Price SlO0 horse.
Leave orders at stable. 80 north Ninth
esst Main street n. LEONARD.
ocl2-d3m
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-11

NJ HE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING
| of the STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK OF
RICHMOND will be held at their banking
house on TUESDAY, January ~; isss' a.
de1s.cod Cashier
Planters National Bank
Richmond, Va. Dec ~ ,.! dsg,; =
THE REGuhA AM Al 4Sin ME- ~ NE he
i or the STOCKHOLDERS or TINS
bank will be held at its buildlh;, on
TUESDAY. January II. ls9s' az -. - NJ
O'Clock. RICHARD II. SMITH,
Cashier.
Richmond. Va, IAN. l. lsys:
~, r4E, prf;TfI.AR ANNUAL MEETING
l. OF the stockholders OF IN, hiei,t y. ,h,
Telephone Company Will be held at w
company ofnce. Times Ralldi ~. i'S-
DAY. January Il. 1888. q l. NJ.
RICHARD y SN.Iil
in2-td Secretary aud Treas.
Office Guarantee
building Loan and Trust Co,
Times Building,
Richmond Va. Dec. ~ ISL.
IN HE ANNUAL, MEETING OF THE
Il Stockholders Of THIS '.omp1nH VII
=. held at their office. No. north Ienlh
street. TUESDAY. January H. ISIS. al
-" ''o'e GEORGE C.. JEFFERSON
jn4-eodjn11 secretary.
The state Bank Of virginia,
Richmond. Va. Dec. ~. 81.
~ HE REGI-I,AR ANNUAL MEETING
| Of the Stockholders of this Bank VIII
be- held in their Banking House ON ~
NESDAY. January T., lSS AZ - o'clock
n WM. NJ HILL.
de23-td Cashier'
l1cfronoIitan Rank of Richmond. Va.
December 20. lNi
rr,uc Rtf;t-L,AR ANNUAL MEEl lNG
OF the stockholders OF tHl7 ""l ,
VIII be held al its banking mouse on
.r,esdav January n. lSls. 20 II o clock NJ.
Cashier
richmond. Va. Dec. ~ l'''.
-,tr. ANSr-AI. MEETING or me
| efockholdcrs OF the hanaNna 'oai
COMPANY will Doe held at the Once on Tu
gene G. Massie Esq. IN TINS cry on
Thursday. 18th day or January l'''' az
- r. T.. BROONE.
Secretary and Treasurer.
,rHE ANNUAL MEErING or Ihh
| stockholders Of the German-AmeIl-
can Banking and Building Company VIII
he neld at Inc COMPANY S once on wed
nesday January II. lheo, az CLOCK -
NJ.
IfiAS. Is. ~ ILLS.
Secretary ana treasurer.
de29-l2t
Richmond. Va. Jan. ?. ls1s
~ HE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING
of the Stockholders of this company
will be held az their factory Twenty
fourth and Cary street. WEDNESDAY,,
January 49, 1895 al noon.
THOS. T.. SCOTT
jn4-15td secretary
j. Wright Company
Security Bank of Richmond.
Richmond Va. Jan. q. ISIS.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
| STOCKHOLDERS of this bank VIII
be held ON THURSDAY. January 18th. 40
their hanking-house. l1O1 east Main
street. az . o'clock +. VI.
A. +. BLAIR.
ia7--td Cashier
old Dominion Building and Loan. Asso-
citation
Richmond. Va. Jan. l0. ISIS.
THE EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING OF
the STOCKHOLDERS of the OLD DO
NINION BUILDING AND LOAN As
ISOLATION viii ha held in The ball or
the Chamber of Commerce. Richmond.
Va. on TUESDAY. January -. lSYN an
II o'clock \. NJ j.. a. BARRIER.
ia11-td Secretary.
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~ r0TU07T 0f M" UWTTT VIZ ~
,t n,[Iort - NJ. on the premises. offer
for sale bv public auction Che DWELL
I%G mentioned above. The lot fronts "'
feet ON the north line of Clay street. De-,
ginning ga feet 3 inches west OF hiL9
Street and runs back between paIaii'l
lIn.s t-0 feet TO 13-toot alley rms
uropertv is wcll-located in every parucu-
i.r and tine lot is the most beautiful ON
Clav street The dwelling has seven
rooms. and two in the kitchen. no better
propcrtv can he found as home. OF Do
v.iU nav well 10 rent. ass 10 is meyer vacant
and I'm good repair The opportunity does
MOI often present itself 90 purchase such
pr0portv. So attend this sale 10 YOU want
"a bargain.
TERMS. Liberal and viii Dee announced
at Said. j. ID. CARNEAl.
faQ Aucf.Oncrr.
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Richmond Va. Jan. .. 1893
~ HE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING
/ Of the Stockholders Of this company
will be held az their factory. Twenty
fourth and Cary street. WEDNESDAY,,
January 10. ls9S. at noon.
THOS. II. SCOTT
fn4-f5td Secretary.
J. Wright Company.
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OId Dominion Binding and Loan A--O-
citation.
Richmond. Va. Jan lu. ISIS.
THE EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING OF
the STOCKHOLDERS of the OLD DO
AHNION BUILDING AND LOAN As
ISOLATION viii hn held in the hall OF
the CHAMBER of Commerce. Richmond.
Va. on TUESDAY. January -. lS.N. az
II o'clock A. NJ j.. a. BARRIER.
i411-td secretary
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,r,HE ANIMAL MEETING or Iltr
/ stockholders OF the German-Amer-
can Banking and Building Company VIII
be- neld at the company s. once on Weu-
nesday January II. 1855 az ] CLOCK r.
NJ.
tHAS Is. WILLIS.
Secretary ana treasurer.
fruu-rUf
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By c. l.. and III. l.. Denoon'
Real Estate Agents and AuctlonetIs,
81 Main street
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Rev Ur d. r. Th1mhu preached 10 "a
large and attentive congregation sun
lar.a and attentive coneregatlou yesicr-
church
During the services Dr Thorhill read
"a COPY OF tine letter Doe had forwarded To
judge Cole of Marion. Va.
ut stated that he mad received an ur-
gent can from the Baptist church OF mat
place. but after carefully considering lne
matter hr had concluded Goo remain WA"
thc people of Manchester 3D..
dr. Ihoruhll Will mold services at h'7
church every night thl- week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07

IN. dcliy.ry-G.sl is AT the west end Of the
rcadiug-rnom ian what would be- tn, choir If the
cathedral. which opens directly into IN" stack
rooms. The latter having capacity ol over iou'
hundred thousand volumes. The division OF
fhc-, stacks into the TWO WirEs at night angles
Win each other AIDS greatly in placing tn"
books near m. point of delivery, So that tn"
most distant nook is hpt l2O feet from tn" ccnir"
Of an, d.litcr} -d'sk Thc library uses the
dictionary ,atd catal"pu" exclusively. except
that there aro printed catalogues ~ some Of
th' special collections. Tn card ,as's are IN
front Il and near IA, d.lyory-d"sk.
From the upper part 81 the entrance hall
stair as,. leads To- the President White liistori-
cal Library. which occupies a larg" room 90 10y.
>, feet directly over the ,ata"guo-loom. and
extending through TWO stories to tn" roof. with
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cIoskrooms on The right. and az the further "nd
a large open fireplace. with r"ccss's Tor sea
in which visitors may conN"rs" without dlS'ur'-
ms, readers IN the library room. on tho "It "
short night 60 step. leads NJ t. an Hn''
entrance hall upon which open tho r'"''"e
room for periodicals. tho general reading room.
ID. librarians rooms and The cat1.orI"-r"''1
The reading room Tor periodicals 's - JOS i
feet. is lighted from the north and east Us hirH
sid windows. hcnca.h which az" wall book
cases f.r c1.p volume. Tn main reading
room Adioiriu is - b, 80 feet. and provides
seats and desk room for 80 readers. II '-
lighted hy high side iieht and .ler'stoi} windows
So disposed ihat thc light falls chiefly IRON.
ahov, and Over he left shoulder Abound ih'
sides Of this room ARE bookcase for Ten thou
sand rrf.r.Ic, yo,um,. al 10 reach 90 readers
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angle lends dignity and imIrcssiN 'ucs, 10 The
structure.
opinions differ among Librarians a to The Wis
dom ~ admitting readers to the book STACKS
and allowing them 10 select books for them
selves. The plan has many advocates. It has
It's advantages and also it's disadvantages. ma
large library it would be- imTracticablc because
OF the great expense of maintaining suthclen
corps Of assistants to put back the misplace
books. Cornell has found its solution Of ths
difficulty by providing a large reading-room ID
which are placed within reach Of the readu
the best general works on all subjects thus d.
lowing him to help himself to such books as ne
may wish without being obliged % handle muH
material Of use to a specialist only.
These reference books at prescn, number owe
seven thousand volumes. and are arranged
cases around the sides of the room. II mA'
be of interest to note the order in when 'n'
are arranged. viz. First. phloogl. heglnh"'
with general philoloGy and literature ana CON-
tinuing with the language and literature oil u.
various countries. beginning with Greece ""'
Rome. and ending with America. Next COM"
the scientific block. then the fine arts phllosv
ply and religion pedagogy, history ana "'E
the strictly reference works. as tN'iVP'"V
biographical dictionaries and the like. "a
Another innovation in library methods WIZ
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CCENELL'S GREAT LIBRARY
ITS EQUIPMENT AND WORKINGS DE
SCE!BED RY 4 VISITOR

PROVISIONS MADE FOR SEMINARY sTrDY-WEIL-
PLANNED ALPHABETICALLY SOME RE
MhEkAPLE COLLECTIONS.
Ithaca Aug i.-Exporicnced librarians at pres
60 hold two opposing opinions as 20 IN" best
principle II ARA lGcm"nt which should he APP
nj G. IL the management OF libraries poe party
advocates the centralized system. which brings
together all the books in one mass from when
portions may be temporarily remo'ed to other
rooms or buildings for special use; the other
break, up the collection into special libraries, IL
remain thus separated for all time. Prominent
examples OF the latter are the Ncwherry
Library. Of Chicago. and the Johns Hopkins
Library. Of Baltimore. while Cornell University
Library is an equally well-knoWn example of the
,o~mer Certainly one cannot study the library
a Cornell without being struck 10y its complete
ness simplicity Of arrangement and general
efficiency.
H. the first place, il possesses an admirable
building. This stands At the southwest corner
az the quadranGl,-as yet unfnshcd-formed
j. the main University buildings and on the
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present capacity Of forty thousand volumes
which can be- increased 10 fifty thousand.
Adjoining the White Library are our large
seminary rooms. and in ih" basement. reached
10y stairway from the eutranc" hal. are three
more. together with a large lecture-room cap
able Of seating nine hundred persons 4 de-
tachod camranilc sptingins from The sou,heas
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brow oC the hill overlooking Ithaca ana The long.
shining rcaohce Of Cayuga Lake.
Tho general plan 81 the building is that 81 4
Roman cross. or Gothic cathedral tho TWO short
arms or choir being occupied by thu stacks ami
IL, long arm or nave 10y thu main roading-r""n
Ii. dimensions arr l13 10y l'i feet. II is built II
ohio sandstone. hrcproof throughout. hrhi"d h>
electricity ana heated 10y steam.
From the main cutranc" in tn northeast
auclc Vcs;ihul' opens into larger hall with
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pRoyIsIoNs MADE FOR SEMINARY sTrDY-wEII
PLANNED ALPHABETICALLY SOME RE
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-07
When Cuba Is Free.

New York, June 3.-The visit of DR..
Capote, vice president of the Cuban re-
public, to the United States is said to
be for the purpose Of comforting with
Mr.. Palma and other members of the
junta concerning the future of their
government. The failure of congress
to recognize it's independence and the
policy of President Mckinley to carry
on the war without reference to the
insurgents caused alarm among the
leaders of the movement in Cuba, and
it was considered best for Mr.. Capote.
who is recognized as the ablest lawyer
among them, to some personally to
Washington and reach an understand
ing with President Mckinley regard
ing the present status and the pros
poets of the insurgents. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Rubens, the at
torney of the junta in New York, when
the matter was pending in congress,
declared that the insurgents would
fight the United States if we attempt
ed to interfere without recognizing
their independence. This, at the time,
expressed the spirit Of General Gomez
and other insurgent leaders, who in
CAhN\" NAA"N viz VI oopo LIZ
be intrusted to their hands.
President McKinley's plan Of or
ganizing a republican form of gov
eminent in Cuba that shall represent
all classes and factions, the rich and
poor, the sugar planters, the tobacco
manufacturers, the merchants, the
professional men, and all concerned,
| with a Legislature elected by the peo-
pie to make the laws and a judiciary
and executive chosen in the same
| manner to enforce them, is not ap-
| proved by all of the insurgents. Co
| mez, Masso, and other leaders are
said to dissent very emphatically from
sue q proposition, and insist hat ev-
cry man in Cuba, who has been loyal
to the Spanish government during the
revolution or has not shown active
sympathy for the insurgents shall be
| permanently disfranchised and for
| ever prohibited from holding office I'm.
der the new government. They de-
clare that all the friends Of Cuba Libre
are known and can be easily identi.
fed when they come into their king.
dom. They LAY suffered for theil
love of liberty; they have fought tt
drive the Spanish flag from the Yves
Indies, and are entitled to the fruit:
of their victory.
Haven't we been fighting and suf.
fering in order to drive out the Span.
iards, and are we not entitled to rur
the government when they go? Are
the men who have assisted Weyle1
and Blanco to destroy us to share il
the honors and e~moluments? No
much. They a go back to Spain
with the army, or we will make then
very unhappy" Thus spoke one Of tn
most prominent and influential of tn
junta after coming directly from
conference with Capote.
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nr. kitson's Achievement.
Post.)

Mr.. Thomas Kitson. proprietor OF
~Stroudsburg Mills, Pa, was not born
great, nor has greatness been thrust
upon him, but he has achieved great
ness. He did it in six hours and four
minutes While some of his neighbors
were painting for martial glory ana
rushing to the recruiting Office to en-
list, or writing to their congressman
to get them commissions. Mr.. kitson
stole a march OF them by a nice bit
of strategy. Their names are not
in the public eye, and their fame Is yet
to be won. But his name and the story
Of his achievement are in all n "a
pers and will be handed down the
corridors Of time long after de has
ceased to take part in life's activities.
Prior TO the 25th ultimo no man or
combination Of men had ever succeed
ed in converting wool on "A Sleeps
back into clothes on a mans person in
less than eight hours. On that day
Mr.. kitson, of Stroudsburg Mills,
brought the record down to six hours
and o minutes, a reduction OF one
hour and fifty-six minutes. Mr.. Kit
son had his sheep on hand and the
shearing began at $50 o'clock in the
morning. The wool was then sorted.
secured. dried. carded. spun, woven
into cloth, and the cloth was given to
the tailors and made up into a suit OF
clothes. which were given to Mr.. Kit
son and put on by him by 1924 o'clock
p. m.
Although a suit Of clothes thus rush
ed. from sheep to wearer, costs ten
times as much. and is not half 30 good
as a suit from the same grade OF wool
made in the regular routine way. IL is
a great satisfaction TO know that the
thing can be done Not that 1t ever
need be done-that ~ a matter Of no
m~oment-but simply that II can be
| done.
This exploit recalls an incident In the
wooden usine connected with the
first worlds air in London. almost
| half a century ago. a little wooden
mill in a small New England village
manufactured a piece OF broadcloth
which took the first prize at that great
exhibition. 1t was the first piece OF
fine goods ever made in that mill. n
il was. also. the last: for. like Kitscn's
suit OF clothes. IL cost ten times as
much as IL could have been sold for.
But IL proved. as kitson has done.
that a free American citizen can
waste money in beating records with
a grace ~unequaled by any other man.
1t would be a terrible state Of af-
fairs that would necessitate such work
on a large scale as that performed az
Stroudsburg on the 25th OF May. Think
Of a people so hard-pushed for clothes
as to stand in line in front OF a min
waiting their turn TO get a suit. I'M
agine the sheep and the shearers on
one side Of the machinery ana inc
tailors on the other, and the shivertns
crowd waiting for shearers, sor,ers'
scourers driars. carders, ~spinners
u-aavers fullars, cutters. sewers. press
ers etc To turn out their suits in 81,
hours and four minutes. Still, as W.
have remarked, ii Is powerfully salts
fying TO know that the thing Is pos
sible.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-07
LabOrin the South.
(Memphis Comercla1-Appeal.)

(MemphlS COmercTal-AppeaI.)
New England being relatively crowd
ed and the south being sparsely settled,
ground rents are higher in New Eng
land and the products issuing from the
ground are higher. Land is so plenti-
full in the south that mill operatives
own their own houses and raise their
own gardens. The necessities of life,
food and clothing. are cheaper. opera
tives can live cheaper, because the
money they receive for their labor pur-
chases more than the larger sums re-
ceived by the New England laborers
can purchase. Southern labor is more
intelligent. 1t is native born, energetic
anu, skilled. New England labor is
chiefly French-Canadian, migratory,
unsettled, careless of results so long as
the wage is obtained. 1t is suspicious
and jealous of capital, while southern
labor is independent and holds itself to
be quite as good as capital, votes with
capital, goes to the same church with
capital. The south is destined to be-
come the cotton manufacturing center
of the country because the mills can be
erected ON the plantations, where they
will escape high ground rents and mu-
nicipal taxes. New England Is too
much crowded for this.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-07
a Terrific Hail Storm.
Correspondence OF The Messenger.(
Burgaw, N. c., June 4.

NIOI4S SpoliA6uCc o1 1u| 11ESSEu6-IJ
Burgaw, N. c., June 4.
On Thursday the End instant, about
3 o'clock p. m, n OF h most de-
structive hail storms visited the Long
Creek section of this county about half
way between Burgaw and Long Creek,
that has ever been witnessed by the
Oldest inhabitants of that section. It's
duration was short n extent Of area
small, but its destruction and desola-
lion to crops and vegetation was be-
yond conn ahension and no one could
realize the lamage without visiting the
h scene. This I did with one OF our
citizens Of Burgaw, On the plantation
Of Mr. A. II. McLendon. Before reach
ing his house we found the road and
woods covered with green caves and
tWigs with nothing left on the trees but
he limbs and stubs. OF about five
acres of corn, which was from two feet
to waist high, there was not a blade left
and nothing but the stocks beat and
torn into ribbon. In a cotton patch Of
two or three acres there was not a leaf
TO be seen and the stems were often
beaten off. The potatoes and straw
berries were In the same fix stripped to
the stem. The grund in the field re-
sembled a place where sheep or hogs
had been penned and was pitted in
holes from one half to an inch deep.
The rails around the field showed the
marks of the all. Window panes were
broken out and shingles torn from the
house tops.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-07
Spaniards Exulting Over Their
Victory.

Madrid. June 4.-Great enthusiasm pre-
walls in this city over the Spanish reports
of the engagement at Santiago de Cuba.
Sagasta and Captain Aunon, the minis
ter Of marine. upon leaving the palace al
ter informing the queen regent of the
affair, tod the reporters of the newspa-
perS here that the object of the Ameri-
cans was not to force. but to block the
entrance Of the channel. Admiral Ger
vera. they alleged. was aware OF the IN
tentions of the Americans. and "ordere
part OF his squadron outside to deiend
the entrance"
The official dispatch from Santiago de
Cuba also said that when the Merrimac
sank Admiral Cervera, who was on BOARD
of a Spanish warship near by. entered a
small boat and personally saved the sur
yiyors who were swimming in the water.
The peop,e of Madrid consider SANTA
go de cuba i~mpregnab,e. basing their be
lief on r34 fact that the defences OF that
place were constructed by the celeorat-
al artillery expert. OrdoneZ.