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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-12
Spaniard8 FLU
From B0&f6ri88
To Captain Clark and the Batteshp Oregon Belong the
Honor of Conducting the First Successful LandingO of
the War--Th First Boat Load of Marines Had
Scarcely Landed When the Miserable
Little Village Crouching on the
Beach Burst into Flames

cable ship, Adria, cut the cable at Sam
tiago on Monday and that the same day
the st. Louis cut the cable running from
Guantanamo to the Mole st. Nicholas,
Hayti. She was interrupted in the work
by shells from the shore, but the Marble
head sent several shells at the soldiers
and scattered them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-12
THE SPANISH SIDE.
they Say Our Ships Did no Damage in
Firing at Santiago.

Ihey Say Our SHIPS DID no damage in
Firing at Santiago.
Madrid, June 11.-12 M.-An official
dispatch received here from Havana,
dated yesterday, Friday, June 10, says:
This morning eight of Admiral Samp-
sons ships recommended the lombard.
ment of Santiago de Cuba. AT the same
time a number Of boats, towed by a
steamer, approached and attempted to
make a landing. The cannonade lasted
three hours. The Spaniards. skillfully
posted, repulsed the attempted landing
and the Americans drew off.
mo damage was caused by the shells
from the ships which kept distant, evil
IDENTIFY afraid to venture within range
of the guns of the forts"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-12
THE WAR REvENUE BILL.
Will Not Become a Law Before Next
Monday.

Washington, June 1.-THE War Reve-
nue. hill will not become a law until next
Monday. Owing to a rule adhered to
in both Houses that the presiding off
GERS shall not sign such measures save
when the respective houses are in ses-
sion the bill still lacks the signatures.
necessary before the President affixes
his approval While the House was in
session to-day the Senate was not and it
was thought best to attend to these de-
tails together.
Accordingly when the two Houses
meet next Monday the bin will be
promptly pushed through for the sigma
lures Of Vice-President Hobart and
Speaker Reed and the necessary enroll
ment details and sent to the President.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-12
THE TRANSPORTS.

Regarding the feet of transports no
statement is obtainable at the War De-
partment and it is believed that the sit
uation is as it stood yesterday with re-
spect to the starting Of the expedition.
HOBSON'S GLORIOUS FEAT.
A subject for an official bulletin to-day
ut the Navy Department was Hobson's
glorious feat in bOttling up the Spanish
squadron with the hull of the Merrimac.
With the franiness and candOr peculiar
to the man Admiral Sampson withheld
no credit from Hobson for either the exc
cution or projection of well worked out
scheme to which the constructor was en-
titled and he has cleared away at once
the small cloud of dissatisfaction that
had shown itself among few of the line
officers because of the selection of a
staff officer in the person Of Hobson TO
conduct the desperate enterprise.
LONGS INSPIRING LETTER.
Reference was made in Simpsons
statement to the inspiring letter" Of Sec
retary Long as "A basis for the request
for Hobson's promotion. With the CON
sent Of Secretary Long the particular
passage in the letter to which Admiral
Sampson referred is now made public.
1t reads:
Each man engaged in the work of the
inshore squadron should have in him the
stuff out Of which to make a possible
Gushing, and if the man wins, the recog-
milton shall be as great as that
given to Gushing, so far as the depart
ment can bring this about"
(Signed) JOHN ID. LONG,
Secretary"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

ont governor who have been declared BY
their henchmen to be In harmony with the
gold wing q the party and In league with
the corporations OF the STATE To an IN
formed man this Is uhe contamination OF
ropuiist ignorance and audacity. The DEM
cratic nominees for the various State Cd
fices all indorse the National democratic
platinum Of 1896 and voted and worked for
the party nominees Ia the election OF
that year II any pDpnEst can show when
and where either OF the aforesaid gentle
men ever fused with the republicans ior
the purpose of electng republican pres-
Dental electors. then and not until then
will we recognize their Right 10 call In
question tho sincerity OF the den,ocracy's
position on the money problem.
At the conclusion OF their arrangement
our popuifst friends extend the following
pressing Invitation 10 the voters OF Texas:
TO fhe end THAT Texas may escape the
evils herein enumerated. we appeal 70 all
GOOD citizens TO unto with us In the Great
struggle we are now making for State re-
forms. which Il Is possible TO secure In tho
near future" What State feformsy Do
popultsts really imagine that the people
win take their pledges seriously? Twenty
distinct populist platform promises havs
been made Ia Texas during the last eax
years end tho records DO ma show me
aighpsst legislative sSQgt - rsese4 Az
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

one a them. Qsss ccrnmuntcn1lca -
Houston Post. August 81. 1882 A oom-
parison Of their platforms of 1892. 1904.
1896 and 1898 will present = conglomera-
ton Of political ideas beyond the compee.
hension OF an ordinary IMAM. Born IN
sub treasury, popuikm haa hong since for-
gotten tho place OF its birth and Wet
Nurse Macune rs without honor even Il
his own country. During migratory ca
reer. II has cherished for a time many u
lusicns and reyeied continuously "a Hvh-
ions and Dreams" The sum OF Its woe y
now complete since the chosen prophet"
has burlesqued the source Of his present
political being and turned jester to the
car. Nothing satisfactory can b found
in their record in Texas. II re shall
know them by their frutts'' In Kansas.
Colorado and North Carolina, thea the vot :
ers Of Texas will answer In no uncertain
language for In each Of the Aforesaid
States Increased appropriations, increased
tanst Ion. increased offices and boundless
corruption have been The result q tern-
porary populfxt supremacy. what would
be the result 10 our own empire StAte u -
Farley were permitted to issue (1,50o.0oo -
interest-besrtng bonds ~ the purpoae q
experimenting with box cArs and ktaneo
engines end Barney 0rhho wMo Allowed r
subvert The fundamentat pr1nclp1Ga = z
representative govegoueqk " ~ ssonil
~ ssfusueun ~ tnoegq1ivo -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

by
White
he
kick them but
OF
still anxiety
present Ys,
1 really :"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02


solutely necessary for the welfare Of the
country. The Endorsements received ~
hlger are. therefore, much appreciated
by the president. ! have indorsed Aiger.
Sternberg has Endorsed Alger. Shafter has
Endorsed Alger. GrIggs has Endorsed AL
ger. Miles has not yet bndoured AlEV.
but wave OF Endorsement such "a
mention la extremely gratifying TO the
president. II Is also gratifying to mo.
and on my tour among the protected
manufacturers OF New England, which
am about TO undertake In the Interest,"
Of the best administration the country
has seen since that of Washington. the
Mckinley Of hIe time. shall exhibit
newspaper clippings showing these In
domemcnts They will be read with In
terest, as they have been by all privi-
legged to see them. Alger IL our trump
card. Since We stand by him Il ought to
lie self-evident to every. inuending con-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

sraaps the democracy has failed in the
sement Of the penitentisri,s and that
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-30
ABOUT SOME NEW APPLES.

Beach is the name gwen by The Ar
kansas Horticulture. society TO the va
iety called by some Apple Of Com
mercc." as the latter Is contrary to
pomological rules. Ii originated in Ar
kansas. % far as has been learned. and
may psoye valuable FOR winter market
Olive Is the true name for The apple
called Senator. as Il its first name
with the addition OF the pcsSessive and
The word Red-Oiiver's Red. II has
been so called for % years past in Ar
kansas.where i is thought TO have come
from seed on The old Oliver farm in
Benton county. II is a large and prom
ising winter variety.
Collins is the adopted name Of the va
riety which was first called Collins Red
then Champion Red. Champion. etc. IL
originated about IS years ago in Ar
kansas. and a local nursery mar by the
name Of George Collins brought II 10
the notice Of the public. In 1923 ii was
named Collins by the iutroducer OF the
trees 10 the public. Mr.. G. W vincen-
heller. OF sp~ringdale. Ark. II isa prom
Using red winter apple.
Reagan Is sal. 10 be the correct name
Of the apple which is called "BlacS Ben
Davis" by some. Their Is a possibility
that il may prove TO he Gano. The early
history OF the variety j. ciouded with
uncertainty. at least. and the name
BLACK Ben Davis il ~ variance with
all the rules Of nomenclature. The tire.
j Just like hat OF Ben Davi-thrifty
and round headed. The fruit Is about
the same size. fiavc-. etc. Of Zen Davis:
but the color j. almost a solid dark red.
: American Gardening.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-30
A CONFUSION OF M
Ii Resulted in Profit To the Book
Agent and Loss TO Up-to-
Date Man.

He was looking Tank and lean: he wore
a threadbare SUIT OF black. and under one
arm he carried a volume. under the other
there was an umbrella which had seen better
days. lie entered 50 quietly that Dotssn,
who was busy az MS desk. did not hear him
Il have here he began. softly.
Dodson wheeled in his chair and took in
tie s.fuation. Il don't care what YOU
have,r he roa-cd. Don't you see that
sign, 'Peddlers and Book Agents Not
Wanted, or are You blind
The lite OF Samson continued the
agent. with an a~polC-etic smile.
Why didn't you say 50 before: said Dod-
son, subsiding.
In one volume, price $780," continued
the long. thin man IN black.
~Ih take i" said Dodson, shortly. Good
DAY, SIR
4 few minutes later a friend Of Dodson's
happened IN and picked up the volume.
"Helio, old mani" said he, as be looked il
over. Il didn't know you went in for Bib
lical subjects"
Il don't see the joke" answered. Dodson,
testify. Il believe that in times Ike these
every patriotic American citizen should IA
miliarize himself with the lives Of our prom
inent men who are az the front making his
tory for this glorious country. We neglect
these things too long ! propose to keep up
with the times"
You VIII have 70 hurry IL you do" an
swered his friend, dryly. This particular
Samson without the p has been dead for
5000 years."-Detroit Free Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-30

Had to Do Something 10
Hold HIS Job.

A certain policeman who patrols a beat
near IAlumet avenue and IWenty-third
street bad not made sn arrest in three
years. IL = A quiet neighborhood, and really
totalng u a riot0us kind happens there.
Nike, said the captain one morning
80 week, "youv e got 10 get 10 work. II YOU
'-unt Mak some arrests pretty soon III
turn ou OF the force
Aisc left the station desperate and fully
'eierlAined on arrestlng the hrst man be
met. lie overlook a very mild and unas.
slmilg gentleman who was walking from
the illinois Central train. Nike placed him
uncrr arrest. The man. IL turned out, slut.
tered dreadtully and was not able 20 make
l'uch protest. Nike really knows 50 little
aro.t the law that he imagined hewas with
II ms rights in running anybody in. The
next morning the pedestrian was brought
~ az the station.
hats your name;' rOared Justice
White. who had an attack OF dyspepsia that
morning.
=. =" spuiiered the frightened little
What's your namey" demanded the Jus.
tree, sal more severely; don't you trihe
with this court, sirl'
"ss-s-tt-t," suffered the helpless man
again.
Officer. what's this man charged WITH
said the Judge, IN d -gust. turning to Nike.
IL don't know. your honor STAN
merei Nike. soda water, / uess."-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-30

special care in construction, the clay
being well rammed in about drain TO
keep out air.
IN construction the walls consisting
o. by 6 inch set on mud stills 4 by S
inches are boarded up inside and our
with common lumber set close. The
sToce between is packed full of saw
dust. tnbark or sand. Outside clay -
rammed down tight against the walls
for thickness OF rs TO 20 inches. The
floor Is sloped a little toward the CEN
ter and loose boards are laid on the
ground with ends pointing to center.
One inch spaces are left between
boards 70 form channels to conduct
waste water 10 drain at center. The
roof may have gable ends or be hippec.
Raiters are ceiled up below with
matched boards. making a tight con-
rection with inside sheathing Of side
walls. At peak OF roof a trap door l.
formed. arranged to be opened ard
closed from without: over this trap
door is built the small ventilator with
oblique Stats 10 freely admit air. but
keep y rain and sun.
Entrance TO ice chamber Is through
q trap door in roof: II vestibule Is built
over entrance ii adds 10 efficiency OF
ice-house. Eaves are wide and fur
with CUTTERS 70 carry rain water
some distance clear Of the luildin-.
Before filing with ice. place six inches
OF straw over floor under ice. cover ice
over on top after hoHsc Is full with %
inches or straw. In damp weather and
NJ night close trap door IN ventila.or:
curing dry DAYS open sufficiently 20
Keep space above ice free from yapor.
: 1e of Ice chamber depends upon GUAM
'ity OF Ice required; 80 cubic foot srace
N ice chamber hacked with ice repre-
.rnfs p toni. L. lilies. IN Farm and
Home.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-30

Inc seed potatoes should not pe al
lowed to sprout and should be kept In n
cool place One reason why seed DO
,a'oes from New England are preferred
= that they are not allowed to sprout.
the climate being favorable in that re-
spcct. III kept in a pit outside the no.
'atocs keep well for seed. and II stored
In a cellar the temperature should be
even and as near 40 degrees as posi-
bic, while dampness should be avoided.
seed for early potatoes. just before
planting in the spring. Ray be spread
out, and the sprouts be allowed TO start
out the seed should 20 in the grouns
Immediately.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-30

We aim 70 have the butter entirely
free Of buttermilk.
No material change occurs in the com
position Of the corn-cobs during the
several stages Of ~riPenirg.
We know Of no business where III.
careful attention to details counts far
as much as in the dairy business.
We know Of nothing on the farm that
VII give as steady an income as the
making and selling Of good butter.
IL we fail on a batch Of butter our req.
mar customers never see il: it Is nut
N a tub and sen where il is unknown
Running the churn just n minute
100 long will often do for butter what
the most expert butter makers cannot
undo.
After the stover has reached the hes,
condition for cutting there is n rand
oecline in both yield and feeding yaJue.
Western rlowman.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-30

The resiers of tins paper viii be plea.ec
&c learn tiat there Is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure H.
al its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrn Cure Is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease. requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls 1at1rrh
Cure y taken internally, acting directly
Iron the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
rroprletors have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
dollars Tor any case that l. fails to cure.
Send Tor list ~ testimonials.
Address r. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo. O.
Sold hy Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the hes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-30
THE COST OF WAR.

The destruction OF stores and cloth
ing by both armies during The civil war
exceeded slOO.OcOCoo.
In time Of war France puts $40 out
Of every 1000 Of her population in The
field; Germany. $40; Russia. 30.
During the last few months Of the
civil war the expenses OF the govern
meni exceeded 5000 900 a day
The cost OF cur navy during the civil
war was: 1s62. Sac 100000: 1868. s63.-
10000; 1854. ss5.ooo.Oc0: 1855. sI22.-
100000.
Over 100000 French women were
made widows and 100000 French chill
dren fatherle~ by NapoIeon's am
paignS
The expense OF the war department:
in ls62 was S3g4.O00. 600: in 1868. 500
100000; in 1864. 5000. 10000. and in 1863
1901. O0O. 600.
In times Of war the armies of Euro
pean nations can be raised TO e.365.00C
men. and the daily expense will be
nearly s2o.OOo.OC
During the civil war the confederate
cruisers captured or destroyed so ships
46 brigs- CT schooners and eight other
vessels dying the American flag.
in proportion TO the numbers en-
gagged. Waterloo was the bloodiest bat
tie Of modern times Over IS per cent.
of the men engaged were killed or
wounded.
During the most peaceful years the
world has 3.700.O0O soldiers. The pay.
equipments. food and clothing Of these
men cost the worlds taxpayers nearly
ss.OOo.Ooo day.
IL is estimated that since the Chris
fian era began over 1000. OOO. 900 human
beings have persisted in war. The cost
Of the worlds wars since the Crimean
var has been si3.205.CoOOoO.
In 1851 English ships brought 10 the
bone factories Of England 10000 skele-
tons % Turkish ard Russian soldiers
who had persisted in the Cnmean war.
They were 20 be utilized a fertiiizing
material after being ground 10 powder
in the mills.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-30
COMBINATION OF HEALTH AND
WEALTH.
New Districts In Western Canada
Adapted to launching and
Mixed Farming.

Calgary. Alberta. Nov. 4. lses.
To the Editor Of M. Duluth Evening Her
aid. Duluth. Nina
Dear Sir-.s 20 many replies 20 TIE
home-seeker III Minnesota. l can chetnu.ly
say that his country Is better for 4 poor
man than Minnesota. II he wants % farm
AM raise stock. / have spent one winter
and two summer which ! find more pleas
ant than ans winter 1 have seen III Minncs0.
"a for eight years. The seasons are short,
d. the elect 81 lonE days Of bright sun
him produces a very rapid growth Of veg
etat.on. Their. j. good money IN raising
coarse grams and feeding TO hogs and cattle,
for pork and beef always bring a good price
here Hogs are worth from 500 10 $3.50
live weight per cwt-. and hecf about the
same. There u plenty Of railroad land 10
be had very cheap and on longtime pay
ments. 4 man does not want % think he
can pick up money on the ground here, but
there : lots Of Il in the ground and labor
will take il out.
There Is a vast scope 81 country north Of
Edmonton. Alberta, which can he settled,
and a large scope Of country west Of Edm0n
ton adapted 10 rancLing and mixed farming.
This country j. the best place ! have ever
seen for the cure Of consumption. could
refer YOU TO different people here who were
IN the last stages OF consumption, who are
sow N perfect health and abe to do any
kind ~ hard work and are very prosperous.
Helping this may benefit home seekers
who are willing TO work for al Honest llv-
lL-. j remain. yours very truly.
lSgncdl CHARLES NJ SCOTT.
ANY agent a the Canadian Government
VIII gladly give Information as 70 settlement,
terms and rates.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-30
PAVED WITH DIAMONDS.
Highways Made of Earso
Contafnfng Vast Fortunes tn
Precious

II Is not often that II is given 10 man
outside Of the favored gentlemen who
6gure1 In the stirring story OF Aladdin
aud his wonderful lamp and Kindred
prod uctions Of rich oriental imagina-
ton. 10 travel daily on a highroad lit
orally grooming with diamonds. When
such an unusual privilege is ~yonchsafed
1t would appear 10 be the proper thing
20 admit that one might love the
| ground he walked on. Until a few years
ago there was such a road, and il was
neither a vision Of the pipe ncr the
press agent. II was located in the Kim
berley district in South Africa. and
when a man walked over il he walked
over millions Of dollars Worth Of the
precious stones.
Five thousand dollars q sarc was the
record Of some parts OF the road. The
diamonds are not there now. SO IL will
do the gentle reader 40 good TO take a
ticket for Kimberley and seek to find
q fortune in the street. IL seems that
when the diamond mining industry was
some years younger than il is to-day
there was a yexing scarcity Of water
In the Kimberley country. so whena
miner couldn't get a supply Of water 10
help him in his search he had 10 do
the best he could and hustle around
with his tools in the dry earth. He
would spade here and there until he
struck a lump Of earth which held the
eagerly sought prize Then he would
abandon the little mound Of earth his
spade had overturned and seek for dia-
monds in another place. After awhile.
several years. in fact. these mounds
amounted TO a considerable obstruction
10 travel and further digging. The
loose earth was in the way. but no one
would volunteer to cart ii away. Final
ly the Kimberley municipal courcil Of
fered TO use the dirt in matchmaking
the roads around the city. which was
branching ont and reaching qaite re-
spectacle proportions. The orer was
gladly accepted by the mine owners
and the mounds were cleared away.
Nearly a score of years later there
was a drop in the diamond market. The
price of the stones fell, and in order 10
bring about d return OF high figures
the mine -wners decided TO restrict
their output. This necessitaiec d big
cut in the pay roll. and as a result the
Kimberley district was soon overrun
with unemployed miners. Then some
Of the wise men in the land came TO the
conclusion that they might pick up a
few overlooked gems from the highroad
II they could get municipal permission
and a plentiful supply Of water. They
got both. for each year a portion o.
the road which had been strengthened
by the mound dirt was turned over 10
the men, and they worked on !, with
astounding results. Diamonds 10 the
valre Of $4,000 were recovered yearly
for several years. From one little piece
OF road no bigger than the floor Of a
Harlem drawing-room there was taken
500. 900 worth Of diamonds-N. y. Her.
,lJ
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-30

That coal ashes are beneficial when
spread on the surface Of apple or.
ehards IN grass cannot be disputed. Bu,
'hey contain scarcely any mineral fer.
uilzer' md are, Of course. having passed
through fire, destitute of any other
Undoubtedly they benefit by setting 4,
= mulch. and where they cover gras,
causing il TO die out and -or. In thi,
way they supply considerable fertility
snd moisture indirectly. whereve,
coa ashes have long lain under firm,
.reea there will be an abundance i,
sree roots just under the ashes wb.r.
As grsss has been killed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-30
&@-Akh
THE FARM ICE CROP.
Now 10 Locate aud u Mod
erateiy Priced Underground
lee House.

In locating an underground Ice
house, select a knoll in a dry place
which rises higher above the surround
Ing surface than the ice chamber Is
deep. so that the bottom of ice ham
Der will be above the base of the hill.
This arrangement is shown by a sec
tional view in the cut herewith in which
IS the hill. b ice-house, c drain, q
rentilator and e trap.
II is necessary TO maintain an lee
house as dry as practicable and TO ex-
clude all air currents from the ice. For
these ends the drain c is placed in the
bottom 10 convey away the drip and
the ventiator q ~ the top TO carry of
npor and damp air. The trap e in
drain prevents the entrance Of AIR
through bottom of house. II is given