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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-26
HAWAII COMMISSION.
THE BODY TO REPORT ON LAWS
FOR NEW TERRITORY QUALITIES.
WILL VISIT VARIOUS ISLANDS.
Hearings VIII BE Granted to All
Having Reasonable CIaimx-No
Radical Change in Existing Sys-
tenn COnte mpIated.
tenn Contemplated.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 25.-The
steamship Moana arrived here to-day
from Australian ports. via Honolulu. An
Associated Press correspondent writes
from Honolulu, under late of August 18th,
as follows:
The members OF the congressional COM
mittee to report on a form of govern
ment for the Territory Of Hawaii arrived
August 18th, on the Mariposa- To-day the
commission met at the home of Justice
Frear to qualify as members by taking an
oath. AS soon as the members we're regu-
larly indicted into Office the commission
proceeded to elect a secretary, stenogra-
pher. and sergeant-at-arms. Senator
Cullom is chairman. The men for the
clerical positions and the sergeant-at-
arms have been brought from Washing
ton.
AS soon as the formalities at the resi-
dence Of Justice Frear were finished, the
four other members of the commission
adjourned to the hall of the House, the
old throne-room in the Executive Build
ing, and there held the opening business
session. This week the commission will
visit the Island of Hawaii. They will be
on the big island six or seven days. The
commission will later make trips to
Kauai, and may also visit Molokai.
SESSIONS TO BE PRIVATE.
Senator Cullom said that the sessions OF
the commission would be private, except
ing when there were hearings The Sena-
tor gave the impression that hearings
would be granted TO all having reasonable
claims The work of the commission vii
not be Of a secret nature, but 1t is felt
that business can be transacted more eX'
peditiously and better in every way by
having closed doors.
1t is likely. according to Senator Cul'
lom, that there viii be prepared by the
commission one organic act, correspond
ing to the constitution Of State, de'
scribng the territory, and the manner
method, and limitation Of legislation. TINS
act will be supplemented by many con
eressional laws, bearing upon customs
land. taxation, the Judiciary, &c. 1t is
by no means contemplated that there
shall be any radical changes IN the sys
tenn here.
The steamer I.akme arrived to-day
bringing Major Langfitz, Third Battalion
of the Second Regiment, United States
Volunteers.
INTER-IsLAND CABLE.
There is soon to be Geographic commu
nication between the islands of TINS
group. a cable connecting the Islands
with one another is to be laid almost I'M
mediately. One Of the duties of the En-
gineer Corps that is now here, the THIRD
Battalion, of the Second Regiment, United
States Volunteer Engineers, will be the
construction of an inter-island cable sys
TEN.
The fact that the government intends
to proceed at once with the work Is pretty
conclusive evidence that the franchise FOR
a cable from the coast to Honolulu viii
not be delayed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-26
FREAKS OF THE LIGHTNING.
1t Strikes Arthur Roberts's House Mt
East acknowledgements.

EAST RADFORD, VA, August 25.-
Special -During a heavy thunder
storm late yesterday afternoon, lightning
struck the house of Arthur Roberts, and
after tearing Off the chimney, passed
down the studding, along the floor and
then along the ceiling Of the dining
room and pantry, and finally out through
the side Of the pantry. The bolt filled
the house full of smoke and shocked the
inmates, but no marks of fire can be
seen where it passed along. Things We're
scattered around prOmiscuously The
family were near the chimney but be-
yond q severe fright there were no Sc
rious results.
The School Board Of Radford selected
their school books yesterday. They place
on the list Johnson's Primer, John
sons Readers, Merrilps Speller. GLASS;
Old Dominion Spelling Blank, Colburn's
Intellectual Arithmetic, Whites Arith-
metic, Hyde's Grammars. Whitney &
LockwoOd's Grammar, Maury's Geogra-
phies, Frye's Complete Geography,
Smitheys History OF Virginia, Lees Pri-
mary History Lees Brief History,
Jones's History, Natural System Of Yer
teal Writing, Smithdears Slant, Cutters
Physiologes. Webster's Dictionaries,
thompson Drawing, silver " buIuell
Readers as supplementary readers. The
High School books will be adopted as
soon as the official list is sent out.
Hal Tyler's condition remains about the
same, but his physician says ne Is DONG
well
Surgeon A. j. Black, Of Camp COrbin
is at home on a furlOugh.
Private Shelburne, Of the blues" IS
here on furlough from Jacksonville.
He was called home on account Of the
serious Illness Of his mother.
As large number of Radford boys are
in Company II (Salem), Of the Second
Virginia Regiment, their friends are glad
to see that the members Of this organi-
cation are the champion marksmen Of
the camp.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-26
Ak INJURED SOLDIER.
Owed I'm Shallow Water After
Roy Apparently In Danger.

ALEXANDRIA, VA, August &.-(Spe-
cial)-John ID. Cronin. a sixth Pennsiy~
vania soldier is on the stocks at the IN
Urinary here badly strained about the
head and shoulders. Cronin, with several
other lively Philadelphians, has been IN
this neighborhood for several days ana
,ast NIGHT he was taken to the police
station as ono paralyzed, His comrades
cav that early the other morning Cronin
saw small boy struggling In the river
az prince street and dived from the stone
emhankment believing that the lad was
drowning. The water being but two feet
deep. Cronin went head and shoulders
800 the mud. but was pulled out APP
nerentlv unhurt. DR.. Howard says ne
will recover.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-26
TopPEDO-B0ATs IN STORM.
cxvyn Makes southport Harbor-
Rogers still mt Sea.

WILMINGTON. n. c., August 2.-The
,oruedo-boat Gwypn. Lieutenant Will
Noms from Key West for Hampton
pods arrived at Southport this after
noon at o'clock. she left charleston
,his morning, and made Southport har-
nor on account Of stormy weather. The
,oroedo-boat Rogers was IN company
with the Gwynn this afternoon. but did
no. lived at 9 o'clock tonight
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-26
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Figs made by the California Fig-syrup
Campany.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-26

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news to be transmitted which is in favor of the United States arms. In order that Commodore Dewey may off eially notify his government of the re suit of the engagementlt will be neees- sary for him to send his dispatches to Hong Kong, which k 600 miles distant from the present position of hls fleet.
 The deductions which have been drawn from the dispatches as sent by the Spaniards from Manila are that the Spanish fleet was annihifated The theory that their ships were destroyed, as set forth above, is founded upon the manner in which the press censor sent the news from Madrid after t had been transmitted in form satisfactory to the officials at Manila That the de feat Of the spauiaras was a serious one seems certain from the fact that the Spanish officials admit the loss of three of thcir best war ships, and while making this state ment fail to sax that an American yes sel was destroyed Had one of Com modore Deweg.s ships gone down as the result of the engagement, spain would have resounded with the news, and the fact would have been tele-
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Soon afterward fire reached her maga- zines and she,was blown to pieces.
 Meanwhile the shore batteris exc cuted some good firing, and the Ameri- can fleet drew off, only toreturn to the attack immediately. The Reina Chris tina was soon on fire, and the cruiser Don Antonio de Ulloa and the gunboat Mindano were damaged beyond all use fitness.
 At midnight it was gwen out that s.the Americans remain in the harbor, but the forts and what remains of the Spanish fleet are keeping up a resist ance. Spanish officials, however, still claim victory, inasmnch as the enemy has not yet taken Ma nila. The Olympia and the Maria Christina were the first vessels en- gagged, but the 5atter was soon crippled by the olympias guns, and fire soon finished the flagship of the Spanish squadron.
 The Spanish admiral's transfer of the flag to the Isla De Cuba was an act of great daring The Spanish report con tinued to the fleet that the Baltimore, Olympia. Concord and Boston crippled the Spanish ships in the second attack.
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harbor. The time is said to have been about q. m.
 The news of the engagement which has reached here came via Madrid, and reached that place from Manila. As the Spaniards at Manila had the con trol of the cable an attempt was made to color the dispatches, but it is known that the result of the battle was as above set forth.
 It is reported that the Spanish ship Don Juan de Austria was blown mp and all on board were killed. It is also stated that the Spanish ship Reina Christina was completely wrecked and her commander killed.
 Admiral Dewey at once, upon arrival in the harbor, opened fire on the Span ish craft and forts, and it is said that the Spaniards served their guns with great precision.
 The Spanish report says that five of their ships were badly damaged and the American fleet was compelled to retire
 Further adviees of a Spanish nature regarding the battle say that the Cas- tilla was burned to the waters edge and the Spanish vessels able to get away sought refuge under the guns of Cavite forts.
 Several of the Spanish fleet were sunk to prevent them falling into the hands of Admiral Dewey.
 Further reports from Madrid admit that Admiral Dewey landed his men under a strong guard after the first en- gagement was fought, preparatory to making combined land and naval at tack on the forts.
 It is admitted by the Spaniards that the American ships are now anchored together inside the bay, and that, all though some ofthem are damaged, none of them is disabled.
 No details of the fight between tie American and Spanish fleets are ex- pected to be received here for several days which have not first passed through the hands of the Spanish cen sors. The cable from Manila is, or was controlled by the Spaniards, and it is not likely that they will allow any
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of victory for the squadron of Admiral Dewey and the interest grew into tre. mendous excitement.
 Ordinarily Washington is the quiet. est of cities on Sunday, but as but letin after bulletin was posted in front of the newspaper offices, each success sively conveying information more gratifying than it's predecessor, the crowds in the streets became uproar- ious. Good as well as bad news spreads rapidly, and by ten o'clock the streets were crowded with people, all discuss ing the one exciting topic of the hour. JHundreds gathered in front of the bulletin boards, and every scintilla of news-and it was all glorious-was re- ceived with enthusiastic cheers. While victory had been expected, the news of it-coming as it did from Spanish sources-gaye vent to the patriotism of the people which has been pent up for days. It was a spontaneous outburst of patriotic feeling that scarcely knew bounds. Commodore Dewev's name was on every lip, and his praises were sung in the rejoieings of the people.
The Monticellonian., 1898-05-06
ARKANSAS STATE NENS.
Volunteers to Fight the Dons Must Pass a Strict Medical
 Examination.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH WITHOUT FUNDS.
failure of the Legislature to Make An Ap propriation Leaves the Board Powar- less -Epitome of the Weeks Happen ings Throughout the state.
Arkansas Troops.

The two regiments of ,000 men each to compose Arkansas quota in the call of President Mckinley for 125, ,000 vol unteers are being mustered in at Little Rock by the proper officers. Each ap- plieant is subjected to rigid examina- tion, and only those between IS and 45 years of age are accepted except as commissioned officers. Lieut.. Perry E. Trippe, t. $ A. is at Little Rock mus tering in the volunteers. The regular army physician is assisted in examining recruits by Dr. J. NJ. Keller, of Hot Springs, and Dr. G. NJ. Cantrell, the two latter appointed by Gov. Jones by order of the war department. Lieut. Ghand- Ter, |. $. A, who will command the first regiment, and Col V. Y. Cook, A. x. C., to command the second regiment, are in Little Rock aiding in the work of organizing the troops. It is expected the two regiments will receive orders about May 20 to move to some point near the gulf, where they will go into camp and await further orders As far as practica ble, the national guard and state militia are being given the prefer ence in enIisting The work of recruit
 ing will be completed about May i2.
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Knights TempIar.

At the grand eonelave of the Grand Commandery, Knights Templar of Ar. kansas, held at Fayetteville, the fol- lowing grand officers were elected: Sir Jesse NJ. Dill, Little Rock, grand commander; Sir David L Mills, Pine Bluff, deputy grand commander; Sir Robert NJ. Smith, Hot Springs, grand generalissimo; Sir Thomas C. Davis, Fort Smith, grand captain. general; Sir and Rev. J. J. Vaulx, Fayetteville, grand prelate; Sir E. A. MeCulloeh, Marianna, grand senior warden; Sir Frank Hil1 Fayetteville. grand junior warden; Sir John Brod;e, Little Rock, grand treasurer; Sir James A. Henry, Little Rock, grand recorder; Sir Gay lord J. klocl, Eureka Springs, grand standard bearer; Sir J. II. Avery, Hst Springs, grand sword bearer; Sir Allan Kennedy, Fort Smith, grand warden; Sir Edmund Metcalf, Little Rock, grand captain of the guard.
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No Funds Available.

Dr II. (. Dunavant, president Of the state board of health, has issued the following letter in answer to numerous inquiries and appeals made to him:
 Having received numerous applications for assistance to enable certain infected points in the state to control tho red pest, wish to notify the people throughout the state that the state board of health has not q dollar on hand 10 work with The last legislature was kept so busy drawing per diem and intro ducine bills to cut down the salaries of the cooks. =Washerwomea and attendants on lur state charitable institutions that they had no time to lock after such small things as the health of the state.
 So. if you have small pox in your vicinity or should you get yellow fever next sumner remember your honorable representative says il k d very small affair
 "Oiher states give large appropriations for such small afars as public health Mississippi gives S50 ug0) but Arkansas is so far ahead Of other states that she has discovered that such appropriations are unnecessary. She has gone into the Christian science business If anyone tells you that you have the small poN or yellow fever you just tell them that they are mistaken that yeur representatives say that there is no such diseases. and even if you have il it is too small an affair to notice. Just think you are well and go on about your business
 But if you have sick horse, COW, hog or mule, or even sick chicken. just let the next legislature know at once and il will receive at tention There is nothing like the broad minded statesmanship that Arkansas has been blessed with in the past
 II. C. DUNAvANT.
The Monticellonian., 1898-05-06
State Exhibit Abandoned.

The proposition to erect building and make separate exhibit of Arkan sas' resources at the Omaha exhibition has been abandoned by the board of commissioners Mr Matthews, secre- tary of the board, states thatt the action of the managers of the exposition in de- manding pay for grounds, and their re- fusal to permit an exhibit of the kind contemplated, are the principal reasons for abandoning the scheme. This de- cision on the part of the state eommis- sioners will have no effect whatever on the exhibit to be made by the Cotton Belt railway, who will receive all ex- hibits from the territory contiguous to its lines and give proper credit to both communities and individuals rendering the exhibits
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President State Board of |
Knlrhts of the Grin.

At the seventh annual meeting of Ar kansas Division, Travellers Protective Association. held in Little Rock, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, R. C. Thomp son. Pine Bluff; first vice president, sam c. Scull, Little Rock; second vice-presi- dent, II. C. Wood, Van Buren; third vice president, F. B. Robins, Texark- ana; fourth vice president, Renton Tun- nah, Little Rock; fifth vice-president. D. J. Michaels, Little Rock; secretary and treasurer, W H. Bass, Little Rock. An invitation was extended and ae- cepted to hold the next annual conven tion in Pine Bluff
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LONDON, May I.-Ihe greatest naval battle of modern times has been fought off the Philippines, and the squadron under Commodore Dewey, of the United States navy has won glorious victory.
 According to the latest reports, which the Spaniards don't attempt to deny, there have been destroyed two ships at least of the Spanish navy and the loss of many men killed upon the Spanish side
 It is reported that Dewey's squadron entered Gavite under cover of darkness, and when day broke arrived off the
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Another Blow for the spanish ships in
 American Waters.

ST JOINS, N. F., May 2.-The gov ernor, Sir Herbert Murray, issued a royal gazette extraordinary Saturday night, containing the following proc lamation, received from Rt. Hon. Jo- seph Chamberlain, imperial secretary of state for the colonies:
 No coal shall be supplied to any bel Igerent ships except for the specific purpose of enabling them to proceed direct to their own country, or to some other named neutral destination, with reference to which the supply of coal is given.
 Goal should not be supplied at all if there are reasonable grounds for sup posing that it is, in fact, to be used for another purpose.
 The proclamation is regarded as pre- venting the spanish fleet from seem- ing coal here for an attack on Amer . ican coast cities
The Monticellonian., 1898-05-06
S01E ES.

Gov. Jones announces that under the present call for 9,000 volunteers from this state no colored troops will be ae- cepted.
 Ben Tappan, q nephew of Gen. Tap pan of Helena, was with Admiral Dewey's fleet in the recent lombard ment of Manila.
 Lieut. Joseph Frazier, of the Ninth Infantry, U. $. A. has been detailed to serve as quartermaster and eommis- sary to Capt. Trippe.
 The three banks at Helena rendered Gov Jones $500 each todefray expenses of mobilizing the state troops, the funds to be returned when received from the war department
 A number of leading Little Rock business men have agreed to reinstate any employe desiring to enlist in the volunteer service of the United States when mustered out
 Gov Jones has been notified by the war department that the expense of organizing and mohilizing the two Ar kansas regiments will be born by the general government
 General Manager Doddridge, of the Iron Mountain railroad, notified Gov. Jones that all employes of the Missouri Pacific system volunteering would be reinstated after being mustered out.
 A Washington dispatch says: The first ofIiceholder to throw up his posi- tion and go to the front is E. E. White. of Arkansas. chief of the Indian divis- ion of the interior department. Capt White is the commander of a company of the national guard He rendered his resignation and went into the office of Secretary Bliss to take his leave. The secretary congratulated him and told him to come back when the war was over and resume his duties Capt. White is democrat. and was appointed during President cleveland's admins frnfinn
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Dispatch from Manila to the Liberal at
 Madrid.

Madrid.
 MADRID, May IA dispath to the Liberal from Manila says that the American squadron arrived in sight of Snbig bay at four o'clock Saturday af- ternoon A reconnaissance was made of the bay, after which the vessels inn 1nediately left in the direction of Ma nila.
 Several private telegrams now con firm the reports of battle at Manila. They all concur in stating that the Spanish losses were very heavy
 Commodore Dewey made his way in to the bay with the Olympia, Raleigh and two other vessels, despite the sub marine defenses placed in the channels to the right and left of Corregidor is land, where there was also a battery.
 The Spanish squadron, though mark edly inferior in guns and armament to the American vessels, attacked the lat ter with great gallantry, and, accord ing to these telegrams, compelled them to withdraw.
 The governor of the Philippines has telegraphed that the Manila squadron is in good strategic position off Ca vite. He added that the arminQ of the volunteers continues and that the Spaniards are ready to resist any at tempt to land and to defend the integ- rity of the country.
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OLYMPIA LED THE WAY.
Guns of Dewey's Fiagship Worked Ter.
 rihle Destruction.

MADRID, via Biarritz, May L Ae- eording to Spanish reports here. Com modore Dewey led the way into Manila harbor with the flagship Olympia. The forts of Cayite at once opened fire, and the engagement soon became general. The American vessels avoided the har- bor mines and directed deadly fire against the Don Juan of Austria 1t was not long before sue was badly damaged and her commander killed.
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sentenced to Be Hanged.

Lee Mills was convicted of the maf
 der of Hugh $. Patterson. near Clinton and sentenced to hang June r. The trial occurred at Hebcr Gtebnrne eouH
 ty, on change of venue and consumed l9 days Mills and an aeeolapiee #eHf to the Patterson home about siN moutHe ago. it is supposed for the purpose of robbery The Pattersons resisted aLG a desperate fight followed in which oId man Patterson was killed and his two sons seriously wounded The two men were captured and identified the day after the murder Mills aeeoapliee turned states evidence and will proba
 bly be given e years in the penitentiary
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thusiastic rejoicing. For days they, in common with the people throughout the country. have been awaiting news from the Philippine islands. as every thing pointed to I battle at Manila that might he a decisive conflict of the war. When the news came indicating great victory for the American squad ron the enthusiasm of the people was let loose and the streets of the city rang with cheers throughout the night.
 The first news of the battle received in Washington came in brief cable. gram from Madrid about eight o'clock last evening. As the night wore on the cable continued to sing the news
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To Improve Our High schools

The committe appointed by the state teachers association on correlation eff high school studies in the state met at Little Rock and prepared report out lining a systematic course of high school study, which will be presented before the State Teachers association when it meets in June. The members of the committee present were Profs. Doyne, Cook, snodgrass, Purdue and Mclean
The Monticellonian., 1898-05-06
BRIEF MENTION.

Major. A. S Cabel, an old citizen of Charleston, is dead.
 The Witt hotel, Conway was totally destroyed by fire No insurance.
 seventy-two out of the B counties in the state will hold democratic prima- ries May '
 John Phillips, young man residing near Huntsville, was killed by run away team
 The annual conelave of the Knights of Pythias will be held at Eureka Springs May