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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-20
INQUIRY TO BE SEARCHING.
WHAT THE WAR DEPARTMENT COMMITS
SION MEANS TO DO IN THIS CITY.

THE MEMBERS ESPECIALLY ANXIOUS TO PROBE
CHARGES REGARDING THE SEVENTY FIRST
REGIMENr-pR. VAN DE WATER AMONG
THOSE ASKED TO TESTIFY.
The War Department Investigating Commits
sion resumed It's inquiries in this city yesterday
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Additional requests
were received yesterday from discharged SOL
ciers and civilians Of both sexes for the oppor-
tunity to relate their experiences in the military
camps or 10 state what they know OF matters
relating 10 the conduct Of the war
In consequence of the large number Of people
who have expressed their anxiety TO give evil
dencc General Grenvile NJ. Dodge. the chairman
Of the Commission said yesterday that II would
be necessary TO hold sessions for fully ten DAYS.
In addition to the many people who have voun-
teered 10 give evidence. the Commission VIII
seek 70 examine persons at present In New-York
who are in a position to judge from personal OBJ
servation what were the exact administrative
shortcomings Of the war General Dodge de-
cltned Yesterday 10 give ont in advance the
names Of the witnesses whose testimony will
be OF so much Importance. but IT IS understood
that both Colonel Roosevelt and Colonel Downs
have intmatsd their willingness TO appear be-
fore the Commission. while 1t is known also that
several members or the houen iNloeTs anu oih-
GERS Of the list Regiment have consented to
present themselves for examination next week
The Rev DR.. Van De Water has been asked to
attend one Of the sessions of the Commission
but so far no reply has been received from him
The Commission is particularly DESTROYS OF ex-
aiming as many officers possible Of the list
Regiment. in order 10 probe to the utmost ex-
tent Private David 7 Gosss charge that three
officers Of that regiment used n hospital tent for
their own accommodation while the sick were
in consequence crowded into one other tent.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-18
FREE! FREE!
TO KIDNEY SUFFERERS.
An Opportunity Worthy
of Your Notice.

If you suffer with kidney disease or
any ailment arising from an improper
action of the kidneys or urinary or
CANS, this offer we make to the people
of Honolulu should interest you. In
the advancement of medical science,
the kidneys, being almost the organs
of the greatest Importance to human
health, have not been neglected, and in
placing before you such a cure as DOan's
Backache Kidney Pills, the proprietOrs
recognize how far so many statements
of the makers of similar preparations
have fallen short of their claims, be-
ing convinced that no remedy for kid
new complaints in existence equals
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for such
ailments; strengthened in these con-
victfOns by letters that are daily re-
ceived of the work they are do
ing for mankind's benefit, old backs
and young backs are being constantly
freed from never-ceasing aches, and
many a lame and shattered one stoop-
ed and contracted, is strengthened
invigorated and infused with new life
With such a medicine an offer Of this
kind can be made without hesitancy,
for while we lose the box we give to
YOU, we make friend that assists US
in the sale of many others.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-18
IN THE HONOLULU LIBRARY.

The Following Books Were Re-
Gently Received at the Library:
F'orty-six Years in the Army, by
John NJ. Schofeld.
A History of England in the Eight
zenith Century, by w. E. H. Lec1ey.
Rambles and Studies in Greece, by
J. P. Mahaffy.
Korea and Her Neighbors, by Isa-
bella Bird Bishop.
Impressions of South Africa, by
James Bryce.
The New Zealand Official Year Book
1897, by E. J. Won Dadelszen.
A Year From a Reporters Note
book, by Richard Harding Davis.
The Story of the Cowboy, by E.
Hough.
The Old Santa Fe Trail, by Henry
Inman.
A Norway Summer, by Laura D.
Nichols.
Social Transformations of the Vic
torian Age, by T. H. S. Escott.
Phantasms of the Living, by E. Cur
ney, F. w. H. Myers and F. Podmore.
Menticulture, by Horace Fletcher.
Standardization in English, by George
Herbert Palmer.
Outlines to the History of Dogma,
by Adolf Hannack.
Miscellaneous Writings, by Mrs
Mary Baker G. Eddy.
A Little Sister to the Wilderness, by
| Lillian Bell.
His Grace of Osmonde, by Frances
| Hodgson Burnett.
The Story of an Untold Love, by
/ Paul Leicester Ford.
The Fight for the Grown, by w. E
| Norris.
The Pink Fairy Book, by Andrew
/ Lang.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-18
is OF GRAVE IMPORT.
As a War Measure Annexation
Means Much to America.

f
/ The Washington Stars says: The
military value of Hawaii to the United
/ States was never more plainly appar-
ent than today. when events in the
Pacific have shown how necessary it is
/ for this country TO possess a resting
/ point in that great ocean. Commodore
/ Dewey's victory at Manila has demon
! strated the force of all that has been
theoretically advanced in favor of Ha-
waiian annexation for many years.
! tits now proposed to press the annex
alton project in the House of Repre-
sentatives, where it stands in the form
! of a joint resolution. On such a meas
ure a majority vote suffices to secure
action. The House can logically and
probably speedily pass this resolution
as a war measure, such as it virtually
/ is today under all existing circumstan-
ces. With this start in the lower House
the resolution is expected to receive
prompt Endorsement by the Senate. It
is known that very nearly two-thirds
of the Senate favor annexation.
The President of Hawaii has. it is
said, officially made tender to the Pres
ident of the United States of what
amounts to the military possession of
the Islands Whether this carries with
it the sovereignty over the present Re
public or is intended solely as a tenn
porary expedient in aid of the United
States in it's campaign against Spain is
not at present clear. The proposition
seems most definitely to be that of an
alliance between Hawaii and this
country, giving to the latter access to
the ports of the former for military
purposes.
That sort of annexation will not ac
complish the many purposes of the
union contemplated by the treaty or
the joint resolution. Full and perma-
nent amalgamation is necessary to
solve the many problems of the present
and the future The United States
must assume the four millions of debt.
It must take over all obligations and
responsibilities now borne by Hawaii.
The compact must be forever, not for
the uncertain period of this war. Other
military necessities than those now at
hand may arise in the future, and Ha-
wall must be ours to cope with them
as we'll as with those that now prompt
the President of the Island Republic to
q, 11vopoo I,ic cnporOI1c offer
Therefore annexation becomes war
measure of graver import than though
it related solely to the fight with Spain.
1t must be considered as one of the
broad phases of the Nations develop
ment and treated accordingly. The
matter has been debated fully and is
thoroughly understood by all. Further
argument is unnecessary. The House
can pass the joint resolution within
few days, or even a few hours. The
! Senate should then be sufficiently pa
| triotic to lay aside it's traditions, as it
did on the historic occasion when it
passed the fifty million dollar war fund
! bill unanimously and in silence, and
| quickly pass this joint resolution.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-18
NEEDS 4O,OOOGUNS
With Them Gomez Could
Gust Spaniards.
Question of Food Supplies for For
Ces in Cuba an Import
ant One.

a New York Herald representative
has for more than two months been
with Gomez and other Insurgent
Chiefs. He left Gomez on May 4 and
has arrived in Key West. He is fully
informed of the strength of the Insur-
gent forces in Cuba. He writes Of them
as follows:
.'The insurgents have now about
500 men in the vicinity of Gomez s
camp. that is, within a radius Of 30
miles" said Someford. The best
troops east of Jucaro Moron trOcha are
the division commanded by General
Gonzales. He has 500 infantry, who
are we'll armed and well disciplined.
One company is armed with Mauser
rifles which were captured from the
Spanish For these rifles there is but
a small supply of ammunition. The
other companies are armed with the
long Remington which throws a bull
let of 43 caliber. This is weapon
in common use among the insurgents.
They prefer it to the Mauser in spite
of the latter's repeating property. Co
mez's immediate command consists of
a body guard of $50 cavalry and 70 in
fantry, under command of Major
Joseph Desrampes. Desrampes is an
American from New Orleans and a
good artillerist. This force of $500 is
all that are in fighting shape just at
present, but if there were arms and
equipments it could be swelled to prob
ably 10000. Gomez told me he wanted
100000 guns to equip an army large
enough to drive the Spaniards from the
Island. He wants long RemingtOns or
Springfields for the infantry and car
bines of the same character for the
cavalry.
"Garcia's force in Santiago de Cuba
is all infantry. In reorgS nization they
should be compelled to remain infan-
try. They are drilled as such, and,
never having had horses, are accus-
toned to make long marches on foot.
IknOw Gomez wants to unite Garcia s
forces with his own, although Gomez
did not tell me this himself. I am told
the man never makes his plans known
when he can help it. My information,
however, comes from the inside Co
mez regards artillery as very impOr-
tant, but the Cubans have none. They
have the greatest contempt for the
Spanish artillerymen and assert that
not a Cuban has been injured in the
entire war by the Spanish field pieces.
'"The question of food and supplies is
an important one to be considered in
any plan contemplating the utilizing
of the Cuban forces against Blanco. A
Cuban army of any strength cannot
be modified until after food for it has
been furnished by the United States.
Gomez cannot mobilize even such
forces as he has until food supplies
have been sent into the Island by the
United States to say nothing of an
army of any considerable size mObil-
lied. His army would starve even if
not crushed by BlancO."
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-18
ONEFULL BOX

of DOan's Backache Kidney Pills will
be given away free to every person
suffering with kidney ailments at the
undersigned address. First come, first
served. and only this one chance offer
ed. Remember this is not a sample
hox. but a regular size box of DOan's
Rackache Kidney Pills, which reta1IS
at so cents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-18
Recognized Abroad.

The following is taken from Printers
Ink, "The Little School Master of Ad-
vertising," of May 4, 1898, and speaks
for itself: The Advertiser is the old
est paper in Honolulu, having been es-
tablished in 1856 by H. NJ. Whitney. -
c. Z. Hickok.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-18
HAMAKUA PLANTATION,
PAAUILO, HAWAII, H. |.
Mr.. j. q. SPENCER,
PACIFIC HARDWARE Co.,
Honolulu.

DEAR SIR:-The Secretary Disc Pow pur-
chased from you is giving us satisfaction. We
are using it to plow under crop of lupns. They
are three feet high and very thick. Your p!oW
turns them completely under, at the same time
blowing the land fourteen inches deep.
feel satisfied that with this pIow the draft
for the same quantity and depth of work is as
E to g. That is with the old plow, to do the same
work, it takes good mules; with your poW it
takes only 6, and they are less tired at night.
Please send me another plow by first schooner
leaving for this.
You are at liberty to use this in any way you
may see fit. Yours truly
A. LIDGATE.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-02-26

HOODS PILLS are the best
family cathartic and liver tonic
Gentle, relia BILE, sure.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-02-26
The Coming Woman

Who goes to the club while her
husband tends the baby, as well
as The good old fashioned woman
who looks after her home, will
both at times get run down in
health. They will be troubled
with loss of appetite, headaches,
sleeplessless, fainting or dizzy
spells. The most wonderful
remedy for these women. Female
complaints and nervous troubles
of all kinds are soon relieved by
the use Of Electric Bitters. Deli
cate women should keep this
remedy on hand to build up the
system. Only SOC. per bottle.
z. 6. Alworth & Go.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-02-26

extolling the virtues of their pas
tor and volunteering a ljttle free
advice to me as to how: | ought
to conduct my private business,
they have my full consent to con-
tinue it to their hearts content.
AS editor Of the Baptist stat &c
organ | am supposed to be the
judge Of what ought and what
ought not TO appear in it's col.
umns and | am gratified to know
that my editorial policy has the
unqualified Endorsement Of The
denomination which | have the
honor to represent. With malice
towards none but charity for all,
[ beg to drop the subject.
Very respectfully,
j. G. PORTER.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-02-26
Moody at Tampa

Rev. j. c.. Porter returned
from Tampa today, and in re-
gard to the Moody meetings,
said: "Great crowds throne the
tabernacle day and night 20 hear
the evangelist explain the way
of life to sinners and tell Chris
tians how to live right. The
audience numbers from three to
five thousand every night and
scores of souls are being convert
ed and brought into the kingdom
of God. Mr.. Moody is q master
of assemblies-a born leader Of
men. His sermons are full OF
Bible truth, beautifully iilustra-
ted and driven home to the hearts
of the peopl, with ceathhke
earnestness, almost divine. He
is the best known and most high
ly respected preacher and success
+ full soul-winner of the present
century. He stands prominently
above his brethren in drawing
the masses to hear the simple
story of the gospel and his fame
covers two hemispheres. His
popularity as a preacher, is large
ly due to the fact that he has
had the moral courage TO throw
off the shackels Of Journalism and
rise above the dry and dusty de-
tails of creeds and skeletons and
preach Christ as he lived, as he
taught the multitudes and as he
expired on Calvary, the just for
the unjust, that he might bring
our fallen race back to God. A
dozen such men as d. l.. Moody
would do more to kill anarchy in
thus county and establish the
principles of the universal broth
erhood of men than all the ma
vies and standing armies of the
government. He will remain in
Tampa till Monday week and |
advise all who can to hear him. -
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-02-26
LongfellOW Evening

The LongfelloW evening, a
tastlly arranged and well car
ried out literary program by the
literary members Of the Epworth
League, held in the spacious par
lors Of the Montezuma Hotel last
evening, was attended by about
members of The League
que an1 their friends. The pro-
gram rendered was as follows:
Instrumental music Miss Jessie
Palmer.
Reading from Longfellow-
Mrs. Allan Rodgers.
Male trio, '|Stars of the Sum
mer Night "-Messrs. Sowden,
Gatfney and Blake.
Recitation, "Miles Standish's IS
Courtship''-Miss Sarah Bull.
Vocal solo, "The Bridge"-R.
6. Blake.
Recitation, "Castle Builders
I-Claud Haines.
Reading of the League paper,
the Epworth Sunbeam, with
Longfellow extracts, handsomely
illustrated and ably edited by E.
J. Dozier, read by Captain Ditto.
Vocal solo-Mrs r. 6. Blake.
Instrumental music, mandolin
and guitar,--Messrs. Chaille and
Mundon.
Vocal solo-C. T. Sowden.
Quotations from Longfellow-
The audience.
A very pleasant social evening
was spent. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Little
deserves the credit of the even.
ing, as it was her plan and she
developed and carried it to sue.
ross
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-02-26
The Modern WaY

Commends itself to the well IN
formed, to do pleasantly and eff
fectually what was formerly cone
in the crudest manner anc Gisa-
greeably as well. To clealse the
system and break up colds, head
aches and fevers without unpleas-
ant after effects, use the delight
full liquid laxative remedy, Syrup
of Figs. Manufactured by Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-02-26

Mrs. Mary Bird, Harrisburg,
Pa, says, "My child is worth
millions to me; yet | would have
lost her by Group had [ not in
vested twenty-five cents IN a
bottle Of One Minute Cough
Cure.' 1t cures coughs, colds
and all throat and lung troubles.
Anti-Monopoly A drug store.
For RENT. - The handsome
Offices over Peyser's cigar store,
west of square. Apply to G.
Peyser, Ocala, Fla, 2-4-2w.
Mrs. Stark, Pleasant Ridge
o., says, CATER two doctors
gave up my boy to die, l saved
him from Group by using One
Minute Cough Cure 1t is the
quickest and most certain RENE
dy for coughs, colds and all
throat and lung troubles. Anti
Monopoly drug store.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-02-26
Almost every man in America

Almost every man in America
has some digestive trouble.
When men meet, the greeting
usually is, "Well, how are you:"
That develops health talk. The
man who has no bowel or
stomach trouble is almost a curl
osity. Trouble is men take no
care of themselves. They eat as
though they had copper stomachs
and bowels Of brass. By and by,
overvorked nature rebels. Then
comes headaches, nervousness,
bad blood, liver and kidney
troubles. DR.. Picrcc's Pleasant
Pellets furnish help for constipa-
ton and torpid liver, sick and
bilious headache, dizziness, sour
stomach, loss Of appetite, indi-
geStlOn, or dyspepsia, windy
belching, ''heartburn,' pain and
distress after eating, and kindred
arrangements OF the liver,
stomach and bowels. Accept nc
substitute.
HOODS PILLS are the best
| family cathartic and liver tonic
! Gop%lo ,,oIio l,1a C,,ro
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-02-26

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste. and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habituaI
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeablosubstanc its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in so
cent. bottles by all leading drug
gists. Amy reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA -FIc syrup co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. kY. NEW YORK. MY
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-02-26

Mary Jessie, a colored servant
girl attempted to burn the home
of William Patterson, in Jack
sonville, where she was employed.
This is her second effort. Timely
warning alone saved the build
ing.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-02-26
THAT CHURCH CONTROVERSY
Mr.. Porter Explains his Course i'm Re-
gard TO Pastor R0dger and the
Baptist Congregation


ing the pastor of the Ocala Bap-
tist church, | wish to state briefly
and kindly my reasons for such
action and leave the public to
Judge whether | am right or
wrong. | offered the Bap ist
pastor Of this city, the Rev. j. L.
Rodger, through his board Of
daaco space in the Baptist
Witness to explain his Tampa
trouble. [ told his deacons to
tell him that | wanted him TO
make his own statement of the
unpleasant affair and that |
would gladly publish it Ill the
state paper, thus setting him and
his church right before the de-
nomination. His deacons held a
special meeting and adopted q
resolution requesting him to make
a statement in writing imme-
diate1v for publication, but he
ignored the request and declined
to do so. After waiting on him
d week one Of the deacons pub
lished a card setting forth the
facts in the case without COM
mont.
Finally he prepared paper
purporting to contain an eXpla-
nation of what he said in the
Tampa Convention and had it
read before his church and con-
gregation with the distinct un-
derstanding that it should not be
published in any newspaper,
magazine or book. | was severe
ly censured by a local newspaper.
for publishing the deacon's card
and not publishing the pastors
explanation, when, in fact, the
pastor put an ironclad injunc-
ton on his explanation, prohibit
ing it's publication. Then follow
ed his resignation, which was ac-
cepted by the church and publish
ed in a local newspaper. | was
neither furnished with a copy nor
asked to publish it. The resolu
tions Of commendation Of the
pastor were read and approved at
a special called meeting, but be-
fore they can become the proper
| ty and official act of the church
they must be ratified and con-
firmed at regular business
meeting. 1t Is safe to say that
very respecta ble minority Of the
membership will not endorse them
nor vote to make them part ofthe
permanent record Of the church.
| The brother who seconded
the motion and voted for their
approval IN the called meeting
assured me that he did it SO as
| to be in order to move a recon
sideration at the regular busi-
ness meeting. IF | had been per-
mitted to publish the pastors
statement, together with num-
Der of testimonials, which | have
on hand from leading ministers
who were present and heard all
that was said in the Tampa Con-
vention, / might have acted diff
ferently in regard to the publica-
tion Of the commendatory resolu-
tions from the church. But to
have published one without the
others would have been unjust to
the entire state convention and
misleading to all my readers not
acquainted with the facts in the
case. | have no disposition TO Go
a brother an Injustice or TO
parade his Weaknesses before the
pubic.
l deeply regret the circum-
stances which seem to make it
necessary for me TO publish this
explanation, and | sincerely hope
[ will never have occasion to
refer TO the matter again. If it
IS any gratjfi :3tiOn to the pres
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-02-26
Don't Tobacco Spit and Jmcke YC7r :

Don't Tobacco Spit and ymoke Ye7r 1ife A@ay.
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and forever. be made we'll, strong, 2s= 1euc.
full OF new life aud vigcr, take : 10 Sac,
the wonder-w0rker, that makes weak men
strong. Many gain ten pounds IN n 'aEs.
over 100000 cured. Buy No-To-B. = ~ouc
druggist, under guarantee to cu.ee .|c or
sl.OO. 3 oklet and sample mailed fee. Ad.
sterling Remedy Co., Chicago Or New York,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-02-26
I'd I'D I'D Is the King OF Blood
DlDl Dl Medicines. Take no

Di d. Dl Medicines. Take no
other. The best is the cheapest.
Its use guarantees a quick and
permanent cure Of all blood dis
eases. 81 per large bottle, 3 for
$3.50, at druggists, or sent on
"accipt of price, express paio, by
PLOOD BALM Co., Atlanta, Ga.
AMERICAS GREATEST rledi-
cine is Hoods Sarsaparilla,
which accomplishes wonderful
cures Of blood diseases when all
other medicines fail to 10 any
good whatever.
Our gloves are regular skin
fits. What: We could even
I'itzsimmons. Davidson x Van
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-02-26
THIS LOOKS LIKE WAR
Evidence Almost Conclusive that the
Maine was Destroyed by Treaciery

The latest dispatches leave but
little doubt that the Maine was
blown up by a Spanish mine or
torpedo. The government is
very reticent, but the military
and naval departments are very
busy.