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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-08-31
OUR PRISONERS OF WAR.
Humane Treatment Ths Has Opened the Eyes of
the captund sSuaniards
ApM1RAL cERERA.s BILLET,
Observation-Disclosures

Some of the men passive
lysobject to being clean, but they can
put up with, cleanliness if only they
get: plenty of tobacco.
Colonel Forney has in the barracks
the Navy Yard and on duty at the
Eaockade about two hundred men, but
lSurgeon Parsons says that if the
| fpaniards only understood that they
Here to have their three square meals
EH day a marine guard would be re-
Euired, not to keep them on the island
Int to drive them away from it.
IE{Two Spanish chaplains, two sur
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-08-31

ness was, did not die, and six months
later Hillchester was the scene OF o
greater rejoicing than had been known
for many long year, while the WON
derful arches with their iarious de-
vices, the glad faces of the people,
the children with flower laden baskets
and the church bells ringing out their
sweet messages far and wide. all COM
.bined to show the love and respect
which their vicar and his bride had
so deservedly gained tn the hearts of
their people. e.-Ethel Beatrice Wadlow
in Madame.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-08-31
Attaoked br Her Pet Rooster.

A woman residing near Springtown,
Bucks County, Penn, has mammoth
rooster which has become great PEI:
The fowl is SO big that he can stand
on the floor and pick crumbs off the
table, and he usually dimes with his
mistress. One evening recently she
took from him some article he had
picked off the table and he resented
the act by attacking her. The rooster
pecked the woman's face and hands
aud discolored both her eyes by the
terrific blows of his wings.-Philadel
phia Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-08-31
ma. =, ov,te, sb,ll, in Manila.

A unique feature Of nearly all homes
and Offices in. Manila is the uso OF tiny
square 'panes Of translucent oyster
shells instead OF glass. The:wlndoWs
measure on the average six feet long
and four feet wide and contain 26O OF
these oyster shell .panes, which tenn
per the fierce glare of the sun IN the
building. In country where many
people go blind from the constant sun
shine this precaution very necessary
to be taken,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-08-31
IoHNNYs LAMENT.

oh, everything about the house
Is stilIer than little mouse;
An sister mopes fr'mmorn till night,
Her nose Is rod, an she's sight.
2 ' = : :. s,f.t-lss.;. 1-s.i = ~
Shc goes around so softly like,
Theys dust an cobwebs on her bike;
Whenever git In her way.
Obi but she makes me sashay!
An when I give her any gaf
About q worn -outphotograpb,
She says, "You just trot o. hereW
An swats me one upon the ear!
Pa winks at me an me at pa, ~ .
An then welaugbs an up bobs ma, ~.
Neither OF you has no heart!
An you"-to me-ssI'll make you smartI"
oh, things Is mighty slow, vow,
don't git any quarters now;
Nothin' seems to come my way,
An nary a ticket for the play. u
Nothin' put the postman's call, I:
An sister blubberin' In the hall. =
Life amt worth the livin', Lor, =
Since Sisters feller went to war! e. 4
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-08-31
How Havana Volunteers Arc Inspected.

How Havana Volunteers Are Inspected
A reader of Harper's Weekly who
was in Havana in 1889 tells of being O
spectator at the morning inspections
of the Havana Volunteers. He says,
''The first morning. I noticed that at.
ter the officers had inspected the front
of one company and had gone on to the
next, good many Of the men who had
first been inspected changed places
with their mates in the rear rank, and
we're inspected again on the return Of
the officers by the rear. I found this
shifting of places happened every morn
ing, and the conclusion was unayoida-
BILE that the most presentable Vo.un.
teers always lined up first in the front
rank, and then swapped places with
companions of the rear who were less
st to bear scrutiny"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-08-31
A Natural Sun Dial.

An immense sun dial, certainly the
largest in the world, is at Hayon
Horoo, o large promontory extending
5000 feet above the Aegean Sea. AS
the sun swings around the shadow OF
this mountain it touches, one by one,
circle of islands, which act as hour
marks,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-08-31
A Queens Doll Show.

In the Queen of Roumania's great
doll show at Neuwied there were about
a thousand dolls of all sizes, mostly
representing the costumes of the diff
ferent centuries and countries-from
the transparently clad Egyptian Of the
fourth century B. @. to the smart and
dashing cyclist of 1898.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-08-31
pTTH AND POINT

She (indiguantly)-"He didn't say
thanks even: .sss aHe That's odd. =
Harvard Lampoon.
Ethel-ftoh, that Chol1 y is merely
cipher" Grace-.Yes, anybody
can see through him. "-Pu uck.
"Do you know how to manage
! woman?" "Why, of course not. I'm
married. ."-Chicago Evening Post
"What long neck that Giraffe has?"
eyes; it would take him J; tiT..G-
to swallow his pride" Oh .oia
Record.
Passenger-"ts this J. -. 49, 30
stop Off" Conductor 81.
it won't be good to gil .,a.-
New York Weekly.
els the colonel in 'c
business yet?' "I 81.
heard that he was in t. ~
slide."'-Atlanta Consti;,
Oh, youth on schemes fnaG,
Be sure you know just W.
The higher up most things
The worst the breakage
Wa
"What news have j, n
your wife since she left = -
''Not letter in all this : ,.
yes; two week, hut n
Bits.
She-'T never saw laga D'
Everything seems nike :ss--
"Perhaps the cook is g. r5.e
hash for dinner. "-Yoe. KS, :.
man.
Dorothy Seeing Is .lo,3 tsgI
was very much freckled) Shouldn't
you think 'twould have hurt your
mamma to have her face tattooed soa"
Puck.
Johnny-"Pa, what's the difference
between puncture and punctuationPo
Pa-"Not great deal, my son. They
both cause one to stop. Boston
Transcript.
"You wouldn't. do for cable-car
conductor said the water-pipe to the
gas-meter. Why" asked the gas
meter. You register too much: -
.tlset tst - ~ y X M
That's a wa 4 u,
! if ,,.s-,s s. :
North Americ ~
Little Ethel W..
mamma before ssssl sa
Visitor-tsAh Ali, indeed Little Ethel
Eyes, she hasn't time to look Like
that Detroit Journal.
Framme-'"There is always the
stamp of originality about everything
Shortly does" Pierry-"Yes; they
are the only stamps he ever has about
him. '-Philadelphia North American.
Little Jack Scorcher
Sat on porch a.
Railing at his punctured tire;
Then he put In plug -
Snug's bug in rug,
And once more the road set on fire.
Young Miss-'I don't want any
man to ask me all of sudden to
marry him." Old Miss-"Neither do
I; still, I'd try to offset it by accept
ing him as suddenly. indianapolis
Journal.
First Little Girl-"I heard that
your papa is senator. Is that so?"
Second Little Girl (who stuttersl-.
"Why, ye-ye-yes. First Little Girl
-"Oh, you needn't be afraid to speak
up. I won't tell. Good News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-08-31
rho nIean,nc Of Costa Rica,

Costa Rica means the rich coast, and
in most respects it is rich, particularly
in the snake family, the most deadly
of which is the terrible culebrs de san
gre, or blood snake.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-08-31

The magnetic clock was invented
by DR.. Locke, Of Cincinnati, in
1s47-Ae,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-30
M DUTY on MILITARY SUPPLIES.
The senate Quickly Passes the joint
Resolution.

WASHINGTON. March 2a.-Morrin OF
Vermont from the senate finance commit
tee. today reported a joint resolution pro-
viding for the impor, ation. free OF duty.
of military supplies secured abroad into
the United States and asked for It's in
mediate consideration. u was passed.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-30
JOHN ADDISON PORTER
SAYS CRISIS Is AT HAND.

7 CHICAGO, March 2s.-k Washing
). ton special to the News says:
I There is only one chance in hun
!. lred that war will be averted.'
i Such was the remark this after
!. noon o. one Of the MOS, prominent
/ members of the cabinet who has
!. been conspicuous as a peace MEM
:. ber''
? Private Secretary 10 the President
:. Porter said this afternoon that the
|. president had determined 10 settle
: the issue this week. and message is
!. looked for tomorrow
|. .'The president" said Mr.. Porter.
!. 'is tired of the criticisms OF congress.
7 He will ask congress 10 do one of two
|. things: Eeither TO take the question
and settle IL in its own way, or TO
|. leave the executive free and untram-
I meled. The president feels he can
. not be blamed and criticised.
! Congress blames him for not act
|. ing and in6ulges in war talk. when
!. he il dom. his best TO avoid war.
: The talk in congress interferes with
|. negotiations looking 10 peace"
|. There Is scarcely a doubt that con-
!. gress in its present temper will de-
I clare war II IL expected that to-
!. morrow will see the president unload
/ upon congress the entire situation.
|. and without making a recommends
j ticn leave the legislative branch OF
: the government 10 work out the
!. problem in its own way.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-30

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-30
Mason Denounces the Sentiment Peace at Any
Price" and Raises His Voice for War.

Illinois entered the senate chamber "
.scogn.zsd FOR the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-30

view OF the other proposed. he would pre-
sent the one he had prepared II is as foi-
lows:
Whereas. The war which has been waged
IN the Island of Cuba for the pas, four
years has been conducted by the Spanish gov
eminent in violation of the rules Of civil
lied warfare, said government having driven
the unarmed and peaceable inhabitants from
their homes and forced them within armed
camps. where II has permitted hundreds OF
Thousands OF men. women and children to
die OF starvation. and as a result OF this sys-
tenn OF inhuman warfare tens OF thousands
Of helpless people are now dying for wan, Of
food: and
Whereas. the war has paraIyzsf and al.
mcst destroyed the large commercial rela-
tions which have heretofore existed between
the United States and Cuba, and has rem
dersd useless and brought TO ruin the many
millions OF dollars of property OF American
citizens Invested In the islands: ard
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-09
Representation in congress for the
citizens Of Alaska is trongly urged.
YEARS WORK IN MINING.

Representation in congress for the
citizens of Alaska is trongly urged.
YEARS WORK IN MINING.
The past year has been one of great
progress in mining operations. There
has been great development in quartz
mining in Southeast Alaska and along
the coast as far as Unalaska. Coal has
been discovered near the Upper Yukon,
the Tanana and on Prince William
sound.
1t is recommended that congress APP
propriate $110,0 600 for the erection of a
penitentiary and other buildings. An
appropriation of $50, 900 for the educa-
ton of children in Alaska is earnestly
recommended.
Attention is called to the fact that the
rapid increase of the number of YES
sells plying Alaskan waters necessitates
the erection Of many lighthouses. Other
recommendations include a monthly
mail service between Sitka and Unalas-
ka, cable connection between the Unit
ed States and Alaska, enlargement of
administrative authority and extension
of the land laws at least to the settled
portions. The territorial reports all
claim material progress and urge i'm
mediate recognition as states.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Webster Davis, in his annual report,
says the 1851 appeals from the pen
sion bureau and 626 motions for re-
consideration filed during the year
make up a number unprecedented in
any n year or two years named in
the history of the board of pension
appeals. The proportionate increase
still continues, and on October l last
there were 1880 such appeals and mo-
tons pending, and Secretary Bliss con-
curse in Assistant Secretary Davis rec
additional members of h board; for
additional legislation amending the
act Of August z, 1882, relating to mar
riages; legislation regulating the pay
ment of pensions to soldiers who de-
prive their families of the use thereof
because Of immoral habits and in
competency; and a legislative amend
ment in behalf of widows whose hus-
bands died while in the service, death
not being the result of any rule Of mill
tary or naval service, death under such
conditions to be held to be equivalent
to an honorable discharge, as now re-
Quired.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-09
Celebrate in Havana.

Havana, Cuba.-(Special.)-Thanks
giving was celebrated by all the Amer
leans in Havana in real New Englnd
style. The largest congregation OF
English-speaking people ever gathered
in his city assembled in the Jane the
alter at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and
listened to a sermon by the Rev. Mr..
Carlisle. Bishop Chanler was present,
though owing to his recent arrival in
Havana he took 10 part in the services.
Admiral Sampson and many attaches
of the commission were present.
in the evening about banquet tables In
the great dining room of the Passage,
where American cooks had prepared a
New England Thanksgiving dinner.
Fifteen turkeys, properly roasted and
garnished, were brought into the BAN
quet room on the heads Of four ne
groes. All the courses were in like
manner brought before the b~anqueters.
The tables were draped Inc arranged
to represent the stripes Of the Amer
lean flag. n table, covered with
white flowers set in a blue field, formed
the stars, completing the idea Of Old
Glory.
The American commissioners, having
accepted earlier invitations, were not
present, General Green being the guest
Of honor. A Cuban orchestra supplied
American airs. There was no speech
making. but a few toasts were offered
and drunk with enthusiasm. Acting
British Consul jerome proposed the
health Of President Mckinley and Gen.
eral Green responded with "Her Majes-
ty, Queen Victoria" These -toasts were
both drunk standing, and brought
forth many rounds Of applause. Other
toasts that were received with much
enthusiasm were "Our Army and
Navy" Cuba, Always the Pearl of the
Antilles" and ENGLAND and America"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-09
ENABLING ACT FOR HAWAII.
Bill is Ready to Submit to Congress
For Passage,

Washington, D. C.-(Special. 1.-THE
commission appointed by the presi-
lent to recommend a form of govern
ment for the Hawaiian islands as a part
Of the United States, met in Senator
Cullom's committee room at the cap
itol today, for the first time since leav-
ing Honolulu. Senators Cullom and
Morgan, Representative Hit and Judge
Frear being present.
The meeting vas devoted to discuss
ing details of the bill and reports which
the commission will present to congress,
which had not been fully decided upon
at the last meeting.
The legislation which will be recon-
mended by the commission will be in
cluded in a bill, which to all intents and
purposes will be an enabling act and
much like the bills providing for the
admission of new states into the union,
except in the n important detail that
it provides for the admission Of a ter
ritory and not a state.
The bill has been completed, but will
probably be amended somewhat in de-
tail. The report has not been complet-
ed, but the commission has decided
upon it's important features.
One Of these is a recommendation
hat a system of importing laborers
under contracts shall be discontinued.
The commissioners have concluded that
as the system is contrary to the laws
applying to this country as a whole,
temporarily in Hawaii. 1t is understood
that a majority Of the members of the
commission do not accept the theory
hat Americans and Cubans cannot do
manual labor in the islands.
The commission will recommend a
regular territorial form Of government,
with a governor, a delegate in con
gress and a legislature. The legislature
will be elected by the qualified voters
Of the islands, but there will be prop
erty and educational qualifications i'm
posed upon those who vote for MEM
bers Of the upper house. .G@'*' :
The franchise will not be extended to
he Japanese, in the islands, but the
Portuguese who become citizens will
not be excluded. The commission will
present full details Of the value Of the
property acquired and other important
facts. at ~ -
They estimate the property secured to
the United States will amount to more
than $10,o o0, 900. The public lands alone
are believed to be worth IS, 900, 900. The
report will be presented to congress
soon after it ~conVenes.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-09

Sioux City, Observation-Disclosures
joking cost the life of a young man at
Sioux City Monday. During the biz
zard a. strange youth was posted on the
for quail. Two hours later the jokers
tried to find him, but failed. He has
not yet been located. and undoubtedly
stepped off the dam into the water or
froze to death while trying to find his
way to town.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-09
CHEAP RATE S
Chains Of Soldier Buttons.

From present indications the soldiers
will soon be a b%uttonless brigade, for
the brass buttons have caught the
feminine fancy M every young wo-
man ant a collection Of these glitter
ing trophies.
In the days Of our grandmothers
Zach little girl had a long string Of but
tons Of every description, called a
memory string" 1t was the dearest
treasure Of the little maid, and she
went over the Kaleidoscope collection
of bone, glass, steel and pearl, saying:
"Auntie gave me this one" and "Cous-
in Mamie sent me this" and so on
through the chain, touching each but
ton as fondly as a nun telling the beads
Of her rosary.
Now it is the big girls who get up
memory strings, and they call them
the souvenir chain" The modern maid
only wants buttons from soldiers uni
forms, however, for her memory string.
These bits of brass she first strings on
a long ribbon, n then adds an extra
bow of narrow ribbon-red, white and
blu in turns-to each button. Upon
this bow is written the giver's NAME,
and company, the date, and OCCASION
ally a line that says, Worn in the
charge at San JUAN" or Worn at the
battle of Manila" or merely the word
Santiago"
A button from the uniform of a Span
ish soldier is absolutely necessary 20
complete the memory chain" The eff
feet Of this patriotic souvenir, with it's
innumerable bows of red. white and
blue showing between the rows OF
cleaning brass, is very pretty when
hung around the mirror in the girls
dainty boudoir, and is likewise the en-
w Of all her less favored friends.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-09
WAR AMONG SOLDIERS.
Anniston. Ala. the Scene Of Riot
and B~loOdshed.

Admission. Ala. the Scene Of Riot
and B~loodshed.
Admission, Observation-Disclosures
Of the Third Alabama, the negro reg
caused the greatest excitement tonight
that this town has ever known.
Shortly after dark Private Gildhart of
company B, Second Arkansas, while
returning to camp from town, was shot
in the head by a negro soldier, who
also stabbed him in the back. Gildhart
was taken to the regimental hospital.
A little later a member OF the
Fourth Kentucky is represented to
have been shot on Walnut street by ne
gro soldiers who lay in a gully shoot
ing at the white men who passed.
Firing was heard in Liberia, the ne
gro quarter of the city, which is not
far from Walnut street, and a squad
Of the provost guard went to investi-
gate.
As it turne the corner Of Fifteenth
and Pine streets a large crowd of ne
gro soldiers without warning opened
fire pom the guard with Springfields,
the gun in use by the regiment. The
guard returned the fire, but had few
cartridges and soon had to retreat.
When reinforcements and ammunition
were secured the negroes had disap-
peared.
In the engagement George Dodson,
Third Tennessee. was shot in the arm
and Private Graham, Third Tennessee,
in the stomach. If any of the negroes
We're shot it is not known, as no dead
or wounded a been found. Two
members of the provost guard are miss
ing.
When news of the trouble became
known, white soldiers who were in the
city gathered around the provost guard
headquarters n begged for guns and
ammunition, but We're refused.
Citizens armed themselves and re-
paired to the scene of the battle. Mayor
Hight a the saloons closed.
Several negro soldiers, one with a
Springfield, which had just been fired,
were arrested in various parts Of the
city and locked up, though it was with
difficulty that the Infatuated white SOL
diers and citizens were prevented from
them.
Armories Of the two local military
companies were broken into and every
gun and cartridge appropriated by un-
known parties.
General Frank, who is in command
Of the troops here, came out and was
on the streets until a late hour.
Colonel Colby, commanding the Sec
ond brigade, brought in two companies
each of the Third Tennessee and Sec
n Arkansas. They secured the city
and carried all soldiers not on duty
back to camp.
A member of the Fourth Wisconsin
is said to a been shot, but the re-
port cannot be verified. One negro SOL
der, while under arrest, was shot in
the arm by a citizen.
After the engagement at Fifteenth
and Pine streets, very few negroes,
either soldiers or civilians, were to be
found on the streets, but firing was
heard at intervals in various parts OF
the city.
A negro soldier was dangerously
beaten up by some white soldiers on
Tenth street in the afternoon, and his
incident is supposed to have caused
the riotous action on the part of the
negroes, who are said to have slipped
out of the camp through the guard line.
Later-One negro soldier has been
brought in dead and another fatally
injured.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1898-06-03
The Omaha Exposition Of s9>.

Beats the Centennial Exposition
which occurred in Philadelphia in
1876 away out of sight and is
next to the World $ Fair at Chi
cago in Importance to the whole
country All Of the States in the
Trans Mississippi region are in
terested, and a visit to Omaha
during the Exposition, from June
to October, inclusive, is recon-
mended to all
Buy your excursion tickets
over the Chicago, Milwaukee 4
ST. Paul R,y An Illustrated fol
der descriptive of the Exposition
will be sent YOU on receipt Of ,
cent stamp for postage. Address
Geo. II. Heatford, General Pas
senger Agent, Chicago, Iii.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1898-06-03
Old settlers Meeting.

The executive committee Of
the Old Settlers Society and
the Grant County Historical As
sociation are planning for a big
rally on Tuesday, June II, in
this city. A picnic dinner will
be served in the court house at
noon, followed by exercises in
the grove. Everybody is cor
daily invited to come and bring
such supplies for dinner as they
conveniently can, especially
roast chickens. Dinner will be
served free to all who come.
The program will consist Of vo-
cal and instrumental music, an
address by some popular speak
er, followed by short remarks
from old settlers and others.
Now pass the word around
everywhere and let there be a
rousing turnout and genuine
good old fashioned time for all.