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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
SILVER eoLLAR esrs INTO COURT
Case That y to To-, the Legality Of the
Hand Allison Law.

Detroit. Feb. IA friendly suit In
.chsnccIy was begun yesterday in the
circuit court at Pontiac to determine
TIE cuastitutlonality of the Bland-Aln-
son ssysr act - ISIS. S<epken baldwin,
q Detroit CAPITALIST. purchased some
lard upon which r4crc Is a mortgage
held ~ FrsG :. Baker. chairman II
tie Democrstis state central committee.
Baldwin tsn-i-red 55i silver dollars in
payment 20 the amount due on the
mortgage. Baker declined To- ACCEPT
silver Sullsrs unless enough Of them
were rendered O. equal. at the present
huliien value - silver. ssi gild dol
lars. Accordingly the suit was begun
10 obtain a decreS compelling Chairman
Baker o. capc.l ~ gortGagc and a.
.cept the tender made.
Ex-Espr sentative Tarsncy is the
somrlinant's attorney and all tile par
tics ar r-omiHsat silver men AMI will
carry thr -s.. o. the United States su-
rseme court IN any event. Chairman
Baker SAYS. I VII contend before the
Courts that the Biaud-AIlison act Is
urcosstituil,nal. because II did not pro-
vide Tor fire coinage. IL provided only
that tns royernmest should buy sill
yer AZ its dsptec.a'ed price in gold an I
pocket the seiguicrage. Yes. lcgelize
the stealing - N seicniorage."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
Rus.is, rrssps w.vv.

Shanghai. Feb. several ihous-
and Russian troops. which had beea
guarding ,he trans-Siberian railroad.
entered Manchurt, with the consent
oi the Pekiu authorities.
resin, Feb. I -Germany has de.
msndcd further concessions in the
shape ~ railroads on the shsntung
pcninsula asa compensation Tor the
mntdsr OF the sailor, Sehube. by the
Chinese mob.
Nes York. Feb. The Herald
learns through It's ST. Petersburg cor.
respondent that Russia, Germany
ant Fraace intead 10 control matters
In the ias ess., also that Russia IL
preparing 10 invade northern India.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
The Nssisasi Law Msasrs.

Washington, Feb. LIN the house
the military academy appropriation
bill was repoftei. The secretary %
the treasury Il authorized to provide
. vessel for n revenue cutter on the
Yukon river. The senate resolution
for the relief oi ex-senator Call. OF
Florida was adopted. The house
then west into committee OF the
whole on the District OF Columbia
appropriation bill.
In the senate Clark. OF Wyoming.
ss q matter ot personal privilege eS-
planned that be voted Cor the Teller
resolution as protes; against gold
monopolism. Alter adopting Nor
gsn's resolution and asking the ptesi.
dcut for Information relative 10 the
arbitration of the British seisure
claims, the senate went iato eSecu.
tive session At the request % the
foreign relations con mittee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
RAISER PARDo>s An EDITOR
He Had Printed Cartoon Making Fun of
an Imperial speech.

Berlin. Feb. l.-Emperor William, it
is reporsed. has pardoned Herr Trojan.
editor of The klasderadats tsch. who was
sentenced i few days ago to two
months imprisonment iR a fortress for
l,se majestic in cartooning the emperor.
The cartoon. which appeared in The
Kladderadatsch last December. repre-
sented Frederick the Great, Napoleon.
Alexander The Great and Leonidas read
ing Emperor Williams speech delivered
on Nov. Is at the ceremony of swear
ing in the guards recruits. when his
majesty remarked that in order to be
a good soldier ii was necessary to be
good Christian. The sentence upon
Herr Trojan. which was said to have
been directly due to the emperor's in
flnence. was pronounced atrocious even
by the conservative newspapers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
STORM RAGING EAST.
New York and Eastern Massa.
ehuss,ts Practically Snow.
Bound.
BOSTON Is ENTIRELY OUT OFF.

Has'nss' In sm, ~ es' rr.siiesrs sa.-
sidss- beversm mt 20 msss Assshss
pe1sst en- spsit-r rhe Russisss Move
ssss rsssps-wr cell ,nsoas Ssvs es The
sftsssos,.
Worcester. Mass, Feb. The
worst storm since the blizxsrd in 'ss
has completely snowbound this Sec
uon. There IL two fee, on the level,
bat drifts are 10 and rs feet high.
No communication of any sort 10 had
with Boston. There Is no telling
when u viii be resumed. Business
Is practically suspended. IL is
thought the storm was more severe
east % here
Albany. ". Y. Feb. There are
three and halt feet oi snow on the
level Dfiits are 10 aui ~ feet high.
IL Is still showing.
Ssrstogs, Feb Two feet Of
snow has fallen since last evening.
VITA no signs % abating.
New York, Feb Five inches o.!
snow has fallen. with indications Of
zero weather. Wire communication
with Boston Is entirely cut %.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01

Springfield. Feb. In the senate.
government aid for the construction
Of the Nicaragua canal was endorsed.
In the house, the revenue bill vas
taken uP on the third reading. aud
recalled to the second reading for
amendment.
The S,oskopi resolution was
stricken out and the bill advanced to
third reading
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01

Chicago. Feb THE arguments In
the LUetgert case are sCheduled to be-
Gin this afternoon. and will occupy a
week. Attorney Harmon will talk three
~ fsur dsys in behalf of Luccrert.
The case viii 60 10 the jury sonse tim.
next week Last nisht Attorney Har-
mon announced that he would pat
I.uetgert on the stand this mrning.
Yesterday dozen witnesses were
called by the defense 90 testify as 10
the good character of Luetgerts part
rer. william Ckariss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
Wa. ,nIa-rs,ei Family.

Niles, Mich. Feb. 1.-The family Of
Mrs. Maria Schiiling. Of Decatur. who
died saturday. was peculiarly Inflated.
The husband. Peter Schi'ling, Joined the
Union army and died IN an Ohio hos
pital. \ daughter. Mira. died in a
county house. Mrs. Eames. another
daughter. wife Of l.. W. Eames, inven-
tor of the air brake. vas murdered
\ son, William, a naval cadet. was
killed 10y lightning on board a United
States war vessel. and Mrs. Jennie Glib
son. the only remaining daughter. went
Insane and died in a Struggle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
Western Ease Ball Association.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-Omaha has been se-
lected as the eighth member of the
Western Base Bail association, the
franchise for the club having been pur-
chased by II. J. ShuInan and w. J.
O'Brien, Of Chicago. The manager of
the club will he George Cusick. Among
the players already secured are Tucker,
of the National League, for first base.
and Cancel, at one time pitcher for the
RocfpnS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
Wants to Make the Edi,or Paw.

Peru, Ills, Feb. /. - Rev. Thomas
Wadleich, Of New Bedford, has Brought
suit against the Peru News-Herald for
$1,000 damages for libel. on an article
published during the recent strike of
the coal miners, charging him with ap-
propriating to his own use money which
he had collected in Chicago by repre-
ssnting that it was to be USED for the
relief Of the strikers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
II Was the BODY of Ruiz.

Havana. Feb. 1.-The body of Lieu
tenant Colonel Joaquin Ruiz, the aide
de-camp OF Captain General Blanco, who
was executed by order Of the late Gem
eral Nestor Araneuren for visiting an
insurgent camp with proposals looking
TO the surrender of the insurgent chief.
after having been found vas identified
and brought To- Campo Florido. where
IL was received with military honors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
Another Dsmsnd on Spain.

New York. Feb. The Herald's
Washington special says that the
government Is formulating another
demand on Spain for the payment Of
els. 900 indemnity to the widow Of
DR.. Ruiz. for the murder OF her hus-
band In the Guanabs-ea jsil.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
CfanUst uureu.

Plymouth, Eng. Feb I. II, IL
reported that the stesmer. Chanel
Queen, was wrecked OF the island Of
Guernsey. Thirty are supposed to
b. drowned.
Later advices are tbs, AZ lives are
lost cut ot 65 on board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01

Tangier, Feb. 1.-The British steamer
Tourmalin. 1t is officially announced.
while attempting to land arms and
stores on the Sus coast OF Morocco, was
Intercepted by the silcrifian steamer
Hassanl, whereupon she opened fire. The
Hassani -eciprocated and captured one
Of the ships boats with three English
men. The Moorish troops then demol-
ished the villages favorable 10 the for
eiSners, killing numbers of the inhabi-
tants. The difficulty appears to Rave
arisen from the operations Of a British
mining company. the Globe Venture. a
syndicate acting under treaty where
by the Sus chiefs granted n vadinC and
mining monopoly over 10000 square
miles Of the Sds district.
London. Feb. IA dispatch to The
Daily Mail from MOga.,or. SfcruccC. says
that an expedition having ocC,;pied
ErkzCs tprC sGRably on the Sus COAST,
with the assistance ef rebel tribesmen.
the sultsn's troops attacked ard de-
ftated IL after severe fighting. capturing
four EEc.ishmcn.
European Concert Out of Tune.
New YORK, Feb. IA dispatch TO The
Commercial Advertiser from London
says: There Is an impression here that
ihs sultan y the end will be compelled
To- accept Prince George as rCVcruGr of
Crete. 1t is strong CROUCH t. provoke
discussion of the consequences. namely
that th. Turks. already disturbed and
4. l.
tioH For Grr.Ce's yir;ual gain - Crete
The European concert. as 60 he near
east. j. temporarily dissolved. with
Germany and Austria on one side and
the ether powers On the 'theE but il
is rot beyond rc-cstGI'isEncnt. The
Greeks are lil.el- 20 be oelmer and more
content with the dynasty. but there are
fesrs ~ worse than tn, existing anarchy
for time IN Greece. with the Turks
clustered about Canea ana Jealous ere
tan clan chiefs ready to provoke sisor-
der"
Thter >~cIa> to Have t:ccn vt Work.
London. Feb. lit is announced On
the best authority that the talk Gf az
AnCl"-Japanesc plan Sf campaign in
certain cventualities is unfuun1ed. No
such matter LAS occspied the attention
of the statesmen of the two countries.
and no agreement exists between Eng
land ard japan except the common de-
sire TO secure the free development of
trade In China. As regards Port Ar
thur. the Russian fleet according 10 the
same authority is only there for win
ter quarters. and the statements as to
Russian occupation are unfounded.
China is willing that the English war
ships should anchor there If required.
The Shanghai correspondent Of The
Daily Nail says a dispatch has been re-
ccivcd there from Port Arthur. assert
ing that no British vessels remain in
the harbor and that the Iphigenia and
the Daphne left a week ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
Lueky 1ssd fee Kiyndiker,.

Regina, n. W. T., Feb. lit Is re-
ported that the FIRST party bound for
Klondike by the Prince Albert route
has found large quantities Of gold in
the rivers running into the Great
Slave lake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
That Awful Child.

The Dear Child-Oh, Mrs. Beck,
when did you get back?
Mrs Peek-Bless you, dear, l was
not away anywhere What made you
think so?
The Dear Child thought you were.
+ heard my mamma say that you were
at loggerheads with your husband for
over a week. London It'll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
short u.r~. I. $50, C,,,,..,

Spgingasii. lis. Feb. lin tn. senate
yesterday. there was no quorum and
u adjourned without transaeting ans
business in the house the senate
primary election hill and Harnsber.
gsr's primary eiection bill were al.
vancei to second reading.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01

er brother at the palace. Mouzaffer Ed
Din, the shah Of Persia. has six youngsE.
brothers, Of whom the eldest is MassouW
Mira. born in 1850. and the second is
Eamran Mira. born in 1856
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
Zig Paper Combine Iucorporated.

Albany, n Y, Feb. 1.-Tha mterna-
tional PAPER company, of Corinth, Sar-
atoga county, y. Y. a combination of
all the big firms in the country. filed
articles of incorporation yesterday with
a capital ef Si5 O1O 600
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
er. sssd the crew. s,ying: "You are
charged with . mission Of peace
Cheers greeted the words.
Loss Of L.fe IN Q Hotel.

Gloversville, n. T., Feb. 1.-The
Alvord house Was burned this morn.
ing with q loss OF 100000. Five
lives were lost as follows: &. C.
Kimball. wife and daughter, OF In.
diaaspoli.; Henry c. Day. and bell
boy named Rupert.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
Nssro as.-.s,n uvuessts.

Brsmwell, W. Va. Feb. i.-inun.
known negro prevented from walk
Ing through "a, ror o K d weste' q
tunnel, shot and Killed Hsrr,
Draper. the ws,chmsn. The n,gro
WAS arrested 8, midnight and tsken
from the Jail by Q mob aud iynehei.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
Engineer and rir,man Killed.

Msvsukse. Feb. Ia special from
Buriington. Wis. SAYS that EnSneer
Patrick walsh vas killei and Fireman
George Mccarthy probably fstally in
JuJcd IN a freight wreck at Gray's Lake
On the Wisconsin Central railroad yes
fertlay
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
viii Not Pay the springfield Scale.

Springfield, Ills, Feb. 1.-The opera
tors of the Hillsboro mine have ordered
the miners to quit work and take out
their tools because the local miners
union demanded the Springfield scale,
which the operators refused to pay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
our suanish Relations Are Good.

Madrid. Feb. 1.-At the cabinet coun
ell yesterday Senor Cullen, the foreign
minister, announced that the relations
of Spain with the United States We're
good and he expressed a hope that a
commercial understanding woHld soon
be arranged
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
Cnnspiracy at Tcheran. Pcrsia.

Berlin. Feb. 1.-The Post says learns
from Russian sourcesof the discovery Of
n conspiracy at Teheran, Persia. TO
murder the shah ard 20 install a vouns-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01

Santa Eiss, Cal. Feb. i.-rhomas
L. Thompson, es-minister TO Brazil,
saieided this morniug on account Of
dependency.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
Loetwrt Testimony Closed.

Chicsgo, Feb. l.-Tsking Of testi-
mony In the Lue,gert trial closed to.
day, aud the arguments Of the coun.
sci began.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01

Berlin. Feb. 1.-The health of Prince
Bismarck is improving. There has been
a marked diminution in his pain and
his insomnia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01

Catt,geua. Feb. i-Prior TO the
sailing % the cruiser. viscsys. Tor
the United States. the admiral I'D.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01

Pure blood is absolutely necessary
for perfect health. Hoods Sarss-
psrills 10 the one true blood puri.
fer. and great health givsr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01

Arnold's Brono Celery cures head
scAes; 10. Is and 50 csats. Rsiss'
drug store
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-01
WAR WITH THE MOOR
Seems No End of Trouble in This
World For Our Good Friend
John Bul!
sEA FIGHT STORY FROM MOROCCO.

Worst Of n l. That the Other Fellows Were
the Viciors-Turther Story Tint They
Proceeded to Kill the People in Villages
Friendly TO Foreigners-ouarrel Over n
Concession Cause. the Trouble-China
Comyf!ications Not Acute.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-05-27
ACCIDENT TO
N. G. TROOPS,
In a Railroad Wreck
while going to
Tampa
a Durham Soldier is Killed.
Another Wounded.

Savannah, Ca, May q. Early
this morning the fourth section
of the Florida Central train, en-
route to Tampa, with the First
North Carolina Regiment, COL
lided with the northbound
freight, instantly killing private
W. N. Barbee, of Company |,
Durham, his head being crushed
between two cars, and fatally
injuring Private J. M. McCul,
ough, Of the same Company
and place. He is so badly iniur>
ed that there is no hope OF his
recovery. The collision was
mainly caused by the freight
train not being provided with
air brakes and could not be stop
ped IN time to avoid collision
when it came apparent.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-05-27
TT SEEMS To BE

The prevailing idea at this time to make big prom
ises in order to draw trade but Abraham Lincoln
said, you can fool some of the people all the time
cant fool all the people all the time. We consider
the pest advertisement we put before the peo-
pie IS the most fashionable and best goods for the
money on the market; which we are doing and al
ways hope to- the truth of which is evidenced in
increasing trade, to whom return our
most gratefel thanks and them will be our
constant aim to give them the best values for the
money.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-05-27
SPANS Report.

NJ. drid, May "a. Official
dispatcher from Havana assert
that Admiral Cervera and his
fleet are still at Santiago. 1t is
the general belief that the Gov
er::ment is Withholding in =
portant news from Cuba.
LATER-The Government has
important news from Havana,
and from the fact it is not given
out, it is believed to be unfa-
vorable. Some anxiety IS felt
as to whether the entire squad
ron under Admiral Cervera eff
fected ajlInctlon i'll Cuban wat
erS.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-05-27
FayOrs Tax on Banks.

Washington, May "a. In the
Sanate today, Daniel, of Vir.
ginia, favored tax on Savings
Banks. He said it was Just and
should be imposed. Senator
Frye of Maine said there was
not a single Southern Senator
who knew what New England
Savings Bank was, explaining
how the workingmen saved their
money and built their homes.
There was no opposition to the
proposed tax, and it was said
that Their, was a small State tax
on such institutions now in
Ia -.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-05-27
From The Tree To The News
paper.

The time necessary for the
conversion of a forest tree, or a
part of it, into a printed paper
in a recent test made in Germa~
ny was two hours and twenty
five minutes. In this time, the
trunks of newly felied trees were
cut into small pieces by citcu-
lar saw; the bark was then re-
moved by machinery: the pieces
split by machinery, etc, untill
the wood was ready for the pa.
per making machine. The props
er chemicals were then introdu~
ced in the mass and the paper
machine began to operate. Res
fore two hours had elapsed per
feet sheet of paper had been pro-
duced. which was taken to a
printing Office within easy reach
and printed, the whole process
having consumed but two hours
and twenty five minutes.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-05-27
England and Japan.

London, May %. Vienna
correspondents to the Daily Tel
egrarn says that confirmation is
given IN we'll inform ed quarters
that the friendly advances Of
England to Japan has already
achieved a tangible result, and
it is believed that an Anglo-Jap
anese understanding has been
reached comprehending the con
sequence Of the American Spans
ish war i'll establishing a power
in the Orient.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-05-27
COMPREHENSIVE
In the recent address at We'll
don, N. c., General M.
/. Ransom said:

There are twenty-five States
on the other side. I looked at
the census of 1860 last night,
and studied it we'll, and here is
what find in the seventh cen
sus: 3L,785,ooo in the whole I'm
tied States, white, colored and
all. This is history and by
these lines you shall bejudged. OF
this number p, 900, 900 and eight
hundred and odd thousands
were north of Mason and Dixon 5
line. The South had only 5000
900. The North had nearly e.
100000. OF our 5000 900 near
1000. 900 were blacks. and they
did not enter our army. So
that gives US a little over $780,
900 against their $4,000, 900, and
with our slaves in sympathy
with their side. They recruit
ed 100000 men in foreign coun>
tries and put 10000 negroes
in their army. They recruited
35I, 900 from the States of Ma
ryland, West Virginia and Ken>
lucky. and they recruited $780,
900 from the Southern States.
Now, my eountrymen, these
were the forces with which you
entered the fight. They had the
whole world to recruit from. yet
the war lasted four years. No!
other people bit tie Southern
people could have stood four
years against such odds and
against such destructive agents
OF modern warfare But against
all these wonderful appliances
Of modern destruction our brave
men stood for four stood
against rifles that shot for miles
and many of them sixteen re-
peateis. Our men poorly arm
ed, half clothed aud cut from all
the outside world, nobly main>
tanned the struggle tour years.
land how many men were
there in the Southern army?
But 600, 900 against 2,85o,I43 of
the splendidly equipped army of
the North, paid and receiving
$285 900, 900 in bounties. My
countrmen don t blush for the
Southern men; always love the
South with your hearts and
souls. We were never conquer
ed, never overcome, but exhaust
ed. Every foot OF the Southern
soil was overrun by Northern
in leu, with the exception of a !
small strip of country between
here and Raleigh. The North~
ern army covered the eleven
states; like a great rise
of water they covered the land.
When everything was exhausted
we were forced to surrender at
Appomattox. This is the truth.
| have thought of it for thirty |
years. We are great people,
and every veteran and sons of
veterans should thank God for
such people. That is the rec
ord, and the Southern people
should be proud OF it,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-05-27
CERVERA AND THE MAIDEN
A Washington Girl who Kissed
the Spanish Officer Some
Fifteen Years Ago.

Washington, May 23.-It is
not generally known that Ad
niral Cervera, the commander
of the Spanish fleet, was former
ly naval attache in Washing>
ton. He represented the Govern
ment of Spain in this city about
fifteen years ago. He resided in
a boarding house on Thirteenth
street, and the landlady of the
establishment now has good
pitutre, taken of the Lieutenant
when stationed here.
Lieutenant Cervera was uni>
versally liked, and was close
student of naval matters. He was
recognized then as an unusual
capable fellow. The woman with
whom he boarded told me an
amusing incident of Cervera,
The latter had a white monkey.
which he kept as pet. A young
women who boarded at the same
house took a great fondness to
the animal, and asked the Lieu
tenant if he would part with it.
Cervera replied in a laughing
manner:
II will give you the monkey
if you will kiss me to morrow
in the breakfast room
before all the boarders. -
He r4ho1gnt roth1ng further
of the matter, but the young
woman was not easily put off.
When Lieutenant Cervera APP
peared at breakfast the follow
ing morning, he was astouuded
by having a pair of arms thrown
around his neck and receiving a
hearty kiss on his cheek. The
young woman had taken him at
his word, and carried out her
part of the com pact, and Lieuten-
and CerVera promptly turned
over to her the pet white mons
kew
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-05-27
Cables Cut.

St. Thomas. May "a. All ca
bles between Cuba and Madrid
have been disconnected. The st.
Louis and Wampatuck on the
18th inst. cut the cables between
Santiago and Guarantamo under
terrific fire. One of a sailors
fingers was broken from a frag-
ment of a shell is the only dam
age reported.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-05-27
Buoys Removed and Lights
distinguished.

Madrid. May 23.~Bueys ii
Cadfz harbor have been removed
and all lights extinguished. No
vessels are allowed to move iii
or ont dur ing the night
KcT West, May p. The
scarce Ii at on Moro Castle was
not burning Saturday night. Ma
val officers are being lnystified
by Spanish tactics.
q heavy gale was blowing in
the Gulf yesterday which sent
craft of all descriptions scudding
before the wind, or hugging the
Cuban coast for shelter. No
casualties have been reported.