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WOULD MEAN INDEPENDENCE.
A Declaration of War Sure to Free
Cuba.

The existing conditions in Cuba are such
that mere declaration of war between
the United States and Spain would prae-
tically confer independence upon the
struggling natives.
The Spanish control only the seacoast
the balance of Cuba from end 10 end is
in control of the Cubans. Thus. IN the
event of q blockade of the seaports by
the American navy the spaniards would
be left totally without food supply. The
eastern part of the island. including San
tiago de Cuba and Puerto Principe. is held
by the Cuban Gems. Calixto Garcia, Jesus
Rabi and Lope Recio Loynaz.
The central part OF the island, that is to
say, the province of Santa Clara. is con-
trolled by Gen. Maxine Gomez. The Gu
ban commander-in-chief has al least TO-
900 men under his orders, with Gems Car
rllo, Monteagu Alverez and several
others as subordinate commanders. There
are about 500 insurgents in the provinces
of Aiatanzas and Havana. This is where
the Cubans are weakest, the Spanish for
titled towns being nearer to one another
and the Spanish army more numerous.
Pinar del Rio province, the western ex-
tremity, is Cuban stronghold. The Gu
bans there are as strong as in Santa Cla-
IA. and hold the long and impregnable
chain of mountains extending through the
province. They do not allow the Span
iards to get out of their zones. Gen. Del
gadO and Gen. Ducasi are the principal
Cuban leaders in that province.
To prevent the possibility that the
Spaniards might make a desperate effort
inland to overpower the insurgents and
get their vegetables and other provisions.
something might be done easily. quickly
and at once. There are many seaports
of some Importance in Cuba absolutely
defenseless from the sea side. Cardenas,
for instance, in the province of Matanzas.
on the northern coast. is one of them.
Cardenas was taken in 1Si9 by the insur-
gent Narcisco Lopez with a handful of
Americans on board a small merchant
vessel Since then no fort capable of re-
sisting cannon shot has been built
there. The Americans can hold Carde
mas, and from there communicate with
the insurgents in the country. In short
time the whole Cuban army may be well
armed by them and secure some cannon
to attack the inland towns.
If, without such munitions and with the
immense risk and difficulties they incur
in securing scanty supplies from the fee
bic filibustering expeditions, they not on
ly hold their own against Spain, but act
ually imprison the Spaniards in their
forts and cities, il is obvious that pos
sessing war appliances which will place
The times., 1898-02-27
BURNED UP A FAMILY.
A West Virginia Convict Con fesseS
a Horrible Crime.

Columbus Ohio Feb. 2s.-on New
Years night in 1896 the residence Of ]. n.
Hibbard. secretary of the Central Ohio
Natural Gas and Fuel Company burned.
and in the ruins were found the remains
of Hibbard his wife, two children. and
two relatives from GAINESVILLE, who were
visiting there Only two children, aged
nine and eleven, escaped. 1t was believed
that the family was axphyxiated by the
natural gas. and that 4 subsequent explo-
sion set the house on fire.
The other day, however. Wiley Lewis,
one of the most dangerous Southern
crooks, who is serving life sentence in
the Moundsville CIV. Va.) prison, confess
ed that he killed the Hibbards and fired
the house, for the purpose of robbery.
Assistant Prosecutor Howard is in West
Virginia working up a case against the
convict. Lewis made a confession to Mar
shall Ash. of Charleston. Ash says he
knows where Lewis disposed OF two
watches which he stole from the Hibbard
residence. Lewis is now being punished
for killing Marshal Mccormick. of
Charleston. He struck the marshal and
held his head under water until he was
drowned
The times., 1898-02-27
THE MONEY ORDER FRAUDS.
Several Suspected Persons Are Kept
Under Surveillance.

Despite all the safeguards of the sys-
fem of auditing the accounts in the money
order branch of the Postoffce Depart
ment, it is alleged that new system of
purloining money from the Government
has been discovered in the case of James
w Jones, the clerk in the auditors Of
flee of the PostofTice Department, who
was arrested on Friday on the charge OF
issuing forged money orders.
The swindle, it is alleged, was worked
through a combination of clerks inside
the department. with one confederate
probably on the outside.
The postmasters throughout the coun-
try return to the department all money
orders and corresponding advices that
have been spoiled, misdated or defaced.
and these are recorded in the auditor s
office and afterwards destroyed. Some of
these orders are only slightly defaced and
can easily be filled out, and have the ap-
pearance of the genuine money order.
Postmasters are instructed 10 mark
these defaced orders void across the
face, but with the large number of money
order offices these instructions cannot be
strictly enforced. and a number of orders
a few pen strokes. where the postmasters
started TO write the date wrong With
an eraser the order can easily be restored
10 its original form, and then filled out
properly. Such orders were surreptitious-
ly extracted from the number turned over
10 the clerks to be audited, together with
the letter Of advice accompanying them.
With the aid Of specially constructed rub
Der stamps these orders and letters of
advice were properly filled in and stamp
ed across the back, Identification waiv-
ed" and the letter of advice forwarded
TO the postmaster at some city, where the
order was presented by a member of the
gang and promptly cashed-
So far five forged orders have been dis
covered-one at Harper's Ferry, w. Va. /:
one at Philadelphia, one at Havre-de-
Grace, Md; one at Wilmington. Del, and
one at Baltimore, the full amount of the
orders aggregating $3.50.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Nanderlip said yesterday that he believed
this was the full extent of the operations,
but that there might possibly be another
order, but that could only add 500 TO the
amount.
An order can only be issued for $780, and
those thus far discovered are each Slight
ly within the maximum amount
If there is another fraudulent order out
1t viii probably be found at some first
class postofiice in the neighborhood of
Washington. The fact of the operations
being confined to a small radius leads
the department officials to believe that
the number OF eonfederates IS small.
No further arrests have been made up
10 the present time. but the persons under
suspicion are closely watched, and any
attempt on their part TO escape will lead
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A FIGHTING PARSON.
He Enlists in the Regular Army
and VIII Go to War

New York, Feb. 26.-As q significant il
lustration of the war spirit that has
taken hold of the people everywhere. the
enlistment of Rev. I. II. Derrick as pri-
vate at Fort Slocum, Davids Island, on
Thursday, is worthy of mention.
He was ordained as a minister in the
Universalist Church at Syracuse three
years ago. But the patriotic young cler-
gyman has given up his profession to en-
ter the army. He is so thoroughly in ear
nest that he has not offered his services
merely as volunteer, but has enlisted as
a modest private in the regular army of
the United States.
II have talked with q great many of
the officers he said yesterday, "and they
all agree that the disaster to the Maine
could not possibly have been the result
of an accident. They are all convinced
that the battleshiD was blown up by
Sp1niards.
from what I read in the papers I am
convinced of the same thing. l came to
New York from Rochester a few weeks
ago to visit friends, and now / Shall not
go hack. I am convinced that war is In
evitable, and l want to do my share
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Tre first warlike broadside to be fired
against Spain from the floor of the
House was discharged yesterday by Mr..
Lewis of Washington. The members
had been busy over the sundry civil bill
all the afternoon, while Mr.. Lewis had
patiently waited for chance to attack
the enemy. When the time arrived he
submitted an amendment to an appro-
priation item, but declining to send the
amendment to the desk, read it himself.
1t was as follows:
That Congress disapproyes OF Minister
Woodford rendering to the Spanish cabi-
net a banuuet in behalf of the United
States. and expresses the sense that until
the inquiry as to the cause of the explo-
sion of the Maine be determined the re-
lations of the United States shall con-
tinue only in such formal and official way
as the public demands of the respective
countries will justify.
The scathing language was listened
to intently by the members. Mr.. Can
non of Illinois, apparently fearing that
it would provoke discussion, hastily
made a point of order that it was not
germane. He added in a sneering man
ner:
THE gentleman knows how much IL
pains me to make a point Of order
against this amendment"
Mr. Payne of New York in the chair
sustained the point of order, but Mr.
Lewis insisted upon being heard. He
said he could not understand what had
come over the members of the House
that they should not protest against
the action of Minister Woodford He
denounced the banquet as a '-revel OF
delight at the bier of a nations dead.
and added that he condemned the Civ
ing of feast TO the slayers of this ma
tions children The banquet was a
gathering of ghouls celebrating q ma
tons calamity
While Mr.. Lewis was uttering these
strong sentiments the chairman kept
frantically pounding on the desk with
his gavel, and Mr.. Cannon continued
to insist on his point of order.
Mr.. Lewis declared that under the
rules governing the Committee of the
Whole he had right TO discuss the
amendment or TO talk upon any sub
ject He referred as precedents TO the
speech of an hours duration delivered
early in the week by Mr. Johnson OF
Indiana. on Hawaii. and TO the pros
perity and the currency speeches that
crop out every day or so, and asserted
that if such speeches could be made he
was entitled to the same privilege.
Chairman Payne did not care to hear
the Spanish question and announced
that he would not by declaring MI.
Lewis out of order, and directing that
the regular order of business proceed.
Being in this way prevented from say
ing more. Mr.. Lewis resumed his seat.
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Ex-SAILORs WANT TO FIGHT.
Many Persons Anxious to Enlist
in the Navy.

The Bureau of Navigation of the Navy
Department is receiving many letters
from all sections of the country written
by men anxious to enlist in Uncle sam s
sea service.
'"This thing certainly has aroused the
patriotism of every man that was ever
in the service" said Commander Eawley
yesterday. I'VE are receiving hundreds
of letters from eX-saiiors vino want to
re-enlist This is especially true of the
vast number of apprentices who had serv-
ed short time in the service and then
betook themselves to other vocations. a
million men would answer the first call
for volunteers.
The times., 1898-02-27

TO an immediate arrest. The officials will
not state how many they suspect We're
in the gang, but three outside of the one
already arrested is an outside estimate
When such proof necessary for convic-
tion has been collected arrests will fol-
low
This is the first time in the history of
the department that such sWindle has
been perpetrated on the Government, and
the instructions issued to the auditors
office and put in immediate operation re-
quire that in the future the entire order
shall be audited instead of the stub, or
coupon, as in the past.
The times., 1898-02-27
A BIG RAILWAY DEAL.
Rumors of Scheme for ConsoIidR
tiOn in Chicago.

of Importance in the city Of Chicago viii
be consolidated in a short time. the re-
port row circulated in financial and mu-
nicipal circles is 10 be believed.
1t is denied officially that there is any
idea Of consolidating. but there is IN
doubtedly a Lig upkeavai in street rail-
way affairs now in progress. and evi-
dence is not wanting to point to cOlos-
sal scheme OF CCHsolid@ ton
The times., 1898-02-27
FELL DYING AS SHE DANCED.
A New York Bail Is StOTEod by
Tra9ic Incident


New York. Feb. 26.-The festivities at
tendant upon the annual ball of the Scot
tish-American Football Club in Newark
last night were brought to a sad and sud-
den end by the illness and subsequent
death of Miss Mary Myer, of No. 152
Hamburg place.
She was attacked apparently by a spell
of dizziness and friends assisted her TO
the cioakroom. and thence to the house
of friend near by.
A physician was summoned. but the girl
had grown rapidly worse. and his efforts
were unavailing. Miss Myers dying within
half an hour.
Heart disease, it is thought. was the
cause.
Miss Myers was thirty-fOur years old.
She had been dancing almost constantly
since early in the evening. and il is sup
posed that the excitement caused hex
collapse.
The times., 1898-02-27

them in this respect on the same footing
as the Spaniards themselves, they will ex-
terminate all the Spanish columns daring
TO leave their forts. and eventually invest
them in-the principal cities
In war between Spain and the United
States il is beyond doubt that the whole
Cuban army would be on the American
side. There is 70 doubt either. that we
would give them all the rifles. cartridges
and cannon they need. They would then
take care Of the land operations We
would only need to blockade the Span
iards by sea and let them staTve.
The times., 1898-02-27
THEY HAVE KLoNDICITIs.
A New Disease Makes Its Appea r.
ancc Among Miners.

Seattle. Feb. "a deadly, nerve-killing
plague has ma6e its appearance among
the 1000 gold hunters on the Dyea and
ska3uay trails, Deaths 10 the number
Of 200 have been traced to the disease. and
new cases are reported daily
The patient is afflicted with a nuubinC
sensation at the base of the brain. This
gradually extends down the spine, fol-
lowed by terrible pains In the region OF
the kidneys. Twenty-four hours after the
patient is assaiied by the disease he is
comatose. and another day usually sees
the end.
The times., 1898-02-27
A Southern soldier Dead

New York, Feb. 26-Thomas p. Dock
cry, who has been lodger for the past
six weeks at MiIls's Hotel, No. /, on
Bleecker street. was found dead in bed to-
day. Letters found in his pocket indi-
Gated that he had been Is Confederate
general in the civil war and had formerly
lived in Arkansas. Two daughters living
in the South survive him.
The times., 1898-02-27
HUNGRY MEN cLAMoR FOR WORK
Parades and Riots in the Streets
of Salamanca.

Salamanca. Spain. Feb. ga crowd of
three thousand workmen, together with
women. carrying flags. paraded the
streets today, shouting for bread and
work. Houses were stoned and railroad
stations foraged. Wheat was carried out
of box cars by the bushel. Pandemoniim
reigned throughoue the city. The out
break was only quieted by a dispatch
from the authorities who promised work
for the hungry multitude.
The times., 1898-02-27
Offers From Pvtbiau Knights

Portsmouth. y. II. Feb. 26.-Gen. G. p.
Hoyt. of the New Hampshire brigade of
the knights OF Pythias sent telegram
TO President Mckinley yesterday Offering
their services to the Government in case
of trouble. The brigade consists of two
regiments with seventeen full companies.
about 1.000 men in all.
The times., 1898-02-27
Dynamite used TO Steal Cent

Danbury, Conn, Feb. 26-The Bethel
postoffice, two miles south of this city,
was robbed this morning. Two men blew
off the door of the safe with dyna mite.
They were seen and pursued by citizens,
who were awakened by the explosion
Several shots were fired after them, but
they escaped. They stole 12 cents.
The times., 1898-02-27
For Free Kindergartens.

The District Commissioners recommend
ed to Senator Mcmillan yesterday a IA
vorsble action upon the amendment to be
proposed by Senator Mitchell to House
bill No. 6S97, TO establish and maintain
public school free kindergartens.
The times., 1898-02-27
Convicted of Murder,

Philadelphia. Feb. 26.-Alexander Chur-
koff. the self-confessed murderer of
George f. Haas, was today convicted of
murder in the first degree.
The times., 1898-02-27
A BR0AOs|E At SPAIN
House Republicans Apply the
Gag When 1t Is Fired.
MIR. LEWIs'S AMENDMENT

He Wanted Congress to Disapprove
of Mr.. Wo0dfOrd's Dinner to the
But Not Until the Member TX
presses Patriotic Sentiments.
The times., 1898-02-27

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by no shoes sold in America at $500
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The times., 1898-02-27

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they are better Shoes in every way
than have ever before been offered
to you az $500.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-07

federate army. He did not desire to see
the Union divided-was not secession
list; but when the Confederacy was
formed he felt that it was his duty
to go with his State and stand by our
flag. AS one after another of his sons
went down in battle and he heard the
sad news, he bore it like the philosopher
and Christian that he was, and all he
said was: We'll. l suppose God gave
me sons that ! might have sons TO give
to my country
Il thank God that. if the conflict had
to come. it came i'll our day and not in
the days of our children; that it is
passed and we are reunited again. L
join you in Fluctuations over our re-
stored Union and the greatness of our
country and the prospects for free gov
eminent in the future. One country one
people, one flag, with no more cause for
division Thank God the war did not
end until African slavery was abolished
and the great problem was solved and the
sword cut the Gordan knot which
we were puzzzling to see now to unite
before the war began, and could not
see.
zone more word. Sad as war is. L
deem it a happy circumstance that the
war which is now going on has at least
done one good thing. 1t has shown the
people of the United States that they
are truly reunited; that they are all
brothers again, and the old flag is the
flag of us ALL One reason why | was
in favor of this war was because the
Spaniards were so cruelty treating the
women and children. If they had con
fined their oppression to men we might
have stood it. but when we heard of
their penning up and starving hundreds
of thousands of helpless women and
children. our manhood and our chival-
ry rebelled against the horror. and we
listened to what seemed like the voice
of heaven saying to us that we are our
brothers keeper and that we should
fly to the rescue of these. our helpless;
neighbors. We will drive from the hemis-
phere the SpaniardS, who, for 400 years
have shown only tyranny, cruelty and
rapacity here. The one good thing that
she has done. at the last unwittingly. is
to show us that we are brothers again.
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MOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR

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Cured me of n case of heart disease and
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tried dozen different medicines. None
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Savannah, Ga.
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/ fully endorse it for nervous headache,
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MOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR

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AMERICAN RAILWAY In CHINA
New Line Will Be Constructed Through the Heart of the
Empire

While the whole civilized world has
been discussing the diplomatic conten-
tons of England and Russia for a
toothold in China, American capital-
lists have been working quietly and
have succeeded in securing a railroad
franchise in the F'lowery Kingdom.
which promises to give that country
the biggest boom it has had in centur-
les. The publication in Pekin of the
documents of the imperial franchise
awakened the financial world to the
tact that the entering wedge of a gil
gantlc scheme of development has been
lnserted-a scheme which in its incep-
ton at least is quite as vast as Cecil
6hooeS "Capetown to Cairo" project.
This first great Chinese railroad will
extend from Han Kow to Hongkong,
Wlndlng on its way through the popu-
lous and fertile provinces in the valley
OF the Yang Use Kiang and opening up
thousands of miles of territory which
nave remained almost as primitive as
they were in the days of Confucius.
An American surveying party, work
ing under the protection of the i'm
peri al government, is now in China
map ping out a route for this railroad.
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