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The state herald., 1898-03-04
HAD Hard Coal Ai,o,rd

Washington Feb a1.-Thc fact has
been mndc public that the bunkcrs NJ
the Maine were illcd with Reading mn.
thrncitc conl, which according To the
opinion or the experts IN the navy de.
pnrimcnt dlscrcdlia the theory ~ apon.
inncous combustion. This fnci hns not
been mndc known before. The ON.
cinlH Of the burcnu of equipment nnd
supplies NJ the navy department IN
searching for the fncia discover TINT
captain Slgshrc mn,lr n special request
for hard conl un the ground that II was
barely possible Tint he might llnvc a
brush with n Spanish nnn'Of war. aud
that soft Conl mndc such smoke that
his presence could hr detected long h..
FOR" the enemy could become visible
even 10 his telescope. His request wns
therefore granted, aud conitnry to cus.
tom the bunkora of the Maine were
loaded With anthracite
The state herald., 1898-03-04
SPANISH ELECTION lMPENr,No.
Success of the Conservative weylerites
Would Likely Make War Probable.


Washington. March 1.-The State
Department received the following
dispatch from Minister Woodford at
Madrid:
Decree dlssolving Spanish Cortes
February 20. New Cortes will meet
April 26.''
The dissolution of the COrtes had
been expected, and 1t may be attend
ed with important results. The Two
parties, Liberal and Conservative. VIII
now appeal to the country. and on the
result will depend the next ministry.
The Sagasta ministry now in power Is
Liberal. Ii was on the advent OF the
Sngasta regime that General Weyler
was recalled. the concentrate DEGREES
We're annulled and the present plan of
autonomy put In force. The policy
now being pursued by General Blanco
In Cuba Is an entire reversal of that
under the regime of CanOvas and his
successor and II Is felt that the cOntin-
uance of this policy Is no less at stake
than the ministry itself In the out
come of the present election.
All parties OF late have given loyal
aid to the Liberal ministry aud its
policy toward Cuba, and TIE present
time is regarded by Senior Du Bose,
the Spanish charge here, as auspicious
for II calm campaign. which. he as
serts, will continue the present au-
thorities in power. He says there is
10 significance In the dissolution at
mis time.
In other quarters 1t is felt that the
Conservatives may take this oppOr-
tunity to regain the reins of govern
ment by making Il campaign against
the Cuban policy of the Sagasta re-
gime. The Weyler element is anoth
er growing element in Spanish affairs,
and II Is expected that the Weylerites
either will cast their influence with
the Conservatives. who sent General
Weyler to Havana, or else make their
appearance as distinct political Or
ganization, representative of the army
and navy and the martial spirit in
general. To considerable extent the
contest will be between the war clc-
ment and the peace element, and. as
the Liberal programme thus far has
been most pacific in character. 1t is
anticipated that the Liberals will gain
the peace vote.
The state herald., 1898-03-04
FEDERAL OFFICERS SHUT OUT.
Cannot File on Public Lands In Advance
of Private Citizens.

of Private Cltlxens.
Washington, March 2.-The United
States Supreme Court has decided that
n United States official could take no
advantage of his office to secure ad-
vantage over others In the location Of
government land. The opinion was
rendered by Justice White. and was
given In the case of Ransom Payne,
who was deputy United States mar
shal In Oklahoma, and on the ground
when the lands of that territory We're
thrown open for settlement. He took
advantage Of this opportunity to To-
cate Il tract of land. The secretary of
the interior refused to issue II patent.
on the ground that Mr.. Payne could
not with propriety take advantage Of
his official position TO make Il location.
and that. therefore. his location was H.
legally made.
"Mnnifestly," said Justice White. in
deciding the ease. Congress did not
intend that one authorized To enter
the territory In advance of the gcner-
nj public. solely for the purpose of per.
forming official duties should he mt lib-
erty Immediately upon his arrival To
assume tile status of a private indiyid.
ual and actual settler and make selec.
iion of II homestead, thus clearly Sc
curing an advantage over those who
remained outside Of the territory until
the arrival Of the time when they
might lawfully enter"
The state herald., 1898-03-04
Tho NnxrInr Woman.

A celebrated physician writes the
following on nagglng women:
mine times out of ten the woman
who nags is tired. One time out Of ten
she is hateful. The cases that come
under the physicians eye are those of
the women who are tired, and who have
been tired so long that they are suf-
ferlng from some form Of nervous dis
case. They may think they are only
tired, but in fact they are III, and it
is that sort of illness in which the will
is weakened, and the patients give way
to annoyances that they would ignore
II in healthy condition. In such
cases the woman often suffers more
from her nagging than the husband or
the children with whom she finds
fault. She knows she does It. She
does not intend to do It, She suffers
in her own self-respect when she does
1t, and, in the depths of her soul, longs
for something to stop 1t. The condi-
tion is usually brought on by broken
sleep, improper food, want OF some
other exercise than housekeeping, and
OF enough out-of-door air and practical
objective thinking. 1t Is often the
most unselflsh and most affectionate
of women who fall into this state. They
are too much devoted to their familiel
The state herald., 1898-03-04

While the war pension OF this coun-
try has reached an enormous figure, 1t
would be interesting to compare with
1t the casualty pension. generally pre-
ventable and always inglorious. One
OF the noble six hundred" the only
American survivor of the Light Bril-
gade which charged at Balaklava. lives
In Chicago. Not long ago he won a
verdict of a thousand dollars from the
city for injuries due to defective
sidewalk. Granted that 1t is more
glorious TO fall on the field of battle;
the defective sidewalk or the unguard-
ed Embarrassing offers greater re-
muneratIon.
The state herald., 1898-03-04
'rnc Lattincr Trial.

Wilkesbarrc, Pa. March 1.-The
trial Of Sheriff Martin and his depu-
Ties for the shooting Of the strikers mt
Laiiimer was resumed this morning.
Stephen Guttenmiller gave the first
evidence to snbsiantiate the assertion
of the defense that n man stood be-
hind the line of deputies and urged
the strikers on.
George Name OF Ilazclton said that
he was with the sheriff at Crystal
Ridge n few days before the shooting
and saw the shcriif dispcrsc n number
Of strikers. As they went away one
cried: We'll come back to burn the
breaker"
William j. Evans. n reporter, tcsti-
fled that he went with the deputies To
Lattlmcr and saw The shooting which
he described. lie picked up n revolv.
er which was lying by the hand of one
of the dead men and kept until the In.
quest. The coroner produced the
weapon.
The state herald., 1898-03-04

DIVER ON THE WRECKED MAINE.
to give themselves a bicycle for in
stance. or enough Of any healthy exer-
else and diversion. enough OF afternoon
maps, perhaps. In such cases the hus-
band is often to blame. because he
gives nag for nag instead of looking
straight for the fundamental cause OF
the trouble. There are many cases
where such woman begins by show
ing a longing for a little more atten-
tion, a little more tenderness. an in
vitation to a concert, or cosy little din
ner out with her husband. The man
who does not take that as a sign is
responsible for pretty much all thl,
follows, and sometimes 1t amounts to
something very like criminal responEi.
bllity."
The state herald., 1898-03-04
A riRgus nt skaguay.

Nanaimo, II. g., March 1.-The
steamer Oregon arrived here this af.
iernoon from Sknguny aud Dyca,
Alaska. She had n number OF passen.
gers who nre returning home disgust.
ed with Alaska. Before the Oregon
left Skagray seventeen deaths from
ccrebro spinal meningitis were report.
cd In tweniy-four hours. Among the
dond The only names nsccrinincd
Were:
u. Ausirander, Portland. Oregon: n
man named Montcllo of Dcs Molnes.
Iowa; Jones IInwbachcr of Astoria,
Oregon. George Baker Of Everett,
Wnshingion. n child named Atkins of
Albany aud boy named Anderson.
Dr. u. II. Estes OF Astorin. who was
u passenger on the Oregon. predicts
that the number OF deaths VIII soon
run Into the hundreds.
The state herald., 1898-03-04
rrca.ur, WIN Recclyr nnld.

Washington. March lon account
OF Increased revenues and the supply
Of paper currency being sufficient for
nll apparent needs, NJ lcnsi for the
present, the order stopping the receipt
of gold NJ the sub.ircnsury offices hns
been "a modified M to allow the assist.
nni treasurer NJ New York Ia receive
gold ~ exchange for pnp"r currency
Ia u" shipped from III" treasury IN
Washington. The shipments Of eur.
rrncy win lie made nj the cost Of the
consign"c. TO bc deducted from the ~.
mlitnncc.
New York, Feb. ~. i.ndonburg.
Tbnlmnn n Go. announced TINT they
hnr" engaged $1,000 IN gold for I'M.
porinilon to this country. This IL IN
addition To the engagements of 50.
?Oo,oW announced Inst week.
The state herald., 1898-03-04
HERO OF MAINE DISASTER.

Brave "Bill" Anthony, marine order
ly of the ill-fated battleshlp Maine, has
n record to be proud OF. Amidst the
shrieks of wounded sailors and the rush
of flames, with the great steel ship
settling to It's grave and the dead lying
thick upon its shattered decks, brave
Anthony made his report to Captain
Sigsbee.
That reEort-the essence OF courage
and discipline--s should live in Amerl-
can history.
Sir" said the gallant orderly, stand
ing at salute. 81 have to inform you
that the ship has been blown up and is
sinking"
"Bill' Anthony has carried rifle in
Uncle Sans service since he WAS II
years old. His father was boss
truckman in New York in the old days
when Fifty-ninth street was out in the
suburbs, and "BIlr' was born within
stones throw of the battery. He was
natural born soldier. six feet two
inches tall, broad-shouldered. narrow
hipped, slender-llmbed, and stout
hearted.
The family moved to New Jersey just
about the time "Rlll" completed n rath-
er turbulen careerin the public schools
and one morning he vanished. "Bill''
had enlisted. That happened twenty
eight years ago, and from that moment
Anthony has never ceased to wear the
uniform.
| His first active service carried him
to the Carollnas. where the Ku Klux
were busily engaged in their deviltries.
There he laid the foundation for his
soldierly reputation. His commanding
officer in those early days was Major
Steward, long since retired, but still
living.
Years later young man drifted into
the marine corps as volunteer. a
slender. soft-handed fellow, who was
the butt Of the company until "Blll''
Anthony, the pride of the barracks,
called n halt. The recruit proved to
be the vayward son of Anthony's old
The state herald., 1898-03-04

Men who have had the widest ex-
perienee In war are just those who
utter the strongest peace sentiments.
Lieut.-Gen. Schofeld in his Forty
Six Years In the Army" dlssents from
the opinion that occasional wars are
necessary to keep up the fires OF pa
triotism." True patriotism is like a
fire on the family hearth. giving light
and warmth TO the domestic circle.
Spurious patriotism blazes up like a
bonfire. n center OF temporary excite
ment. but II soon dies out. The steady
flame OF real devotion to country burns
In peace no less than in war. Were
there to be no more sound OF battle, or
sight OF garments rolled In blood. dis
interested and enduring affection for
the land of ones birth or adoption
would do its perfec, work.
The state herald., 1898-03-04
SPAIN WILL STAND ALONE.
Can Expect No support From England
Against This Country

London. March 2.-Thc Daily News.
commenting cdliorlally this morning
an the relations between the United
States and Spain, says;
spain cnn expect no support. mornl
or otherwise. from England against
the United States. She Inns ruined
cuba as she hns ruined or lost every
colony, by the grosscst corruption. rr,i.
city and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. md sh.
must bc left 10 settle the account for
" With those whom II may concern,
without nny aid or sympathy On our
part"
TIL" Standard. In mn editorial on the
rnmr general topic. highly praises
President Mcl<lnlcy's sinicsmnnlii.r
moderation. nnd recognizes lhnt 1T
would br only human mature iint
proof OF the Mnlnc's having been
blown M from the outside should On.
gender n dangerous war feeling In
America"
Sir Edward james Reed. the eml.
ncnt nnvnl expert. writes Ia the Times
Tins morning expressing the opinion
tint The Maine could bc rcnonicd for
n title Of her cost.
The state herald., 1898-03-04
wheeimcn In Training.

An experienced trainer asked TO con
dense the best Information he could
give new racing man. answered as
follows: Eat almost everything cx-
cept green stun potatoes and turnlps.
Make beef. dry toast M 4 weak tea the
principle articles OF food. Do not be
afraid OF Ice cream and ripe fruit ut
your meals. ne In bed at o'clock each
night and up NJ In the morning. Take
cool spray balh ON rising. Do not
use tobacco or drink any kind OF II.
Gusr. For rubbing mixtures SO dear to
all racing men use witch hazel mixed
with very little peppermint oil. Mls
In the proportion OF one pint OF witch
hazel TO Ave cents worth OF oil. Do
nc depend so much on the mixture MS
on thc rubbing. Have the body we'll
rubbed over, kncad every muscle
End by brlskly rubbing In order to
bring blood TO the surface nieciy.-Ex.
change.
The state herald., 1898-03-04

Many young persons are apt to re-
gard clergymen as serious and
solemn class. and to infer therefrom
that religion must be gloomy mat
ter. Thousands OF young readers of
Alice in Wonderland" never suspect
cd that Lewis Carroll" the writer OF
that book of wholesome fun. was the
Rev. Charles L. Dodgson. a clergy
man of the Church of England, whose
death was recently announced. Is 1;
not true that, to the fun afforded by
his inimitable works. there would have
been added lesson in the cheerfulness
OF religion. II they had gone out un-
der his own name as the recreation OF
n cheerful-minded preacher"
The state herald., 1898-03-04
Dance In Tights In Court.

Boston. Nlnss.. Feb. -. .-Lnbellc
frlodn nnd i'hIl ilnmbcrg. dancers.
were before Judge Ely IN the court
house lobby today On complaint Of the
Watch nnd Ward Society. Counsel for
the dancers lnilmnird TINT his defense
would u" n correct exhibition of the
dance 10y the defendants Judge Ely
nSscntcd. mud frlcdn retired Ia mn nj.
Joining room nnd Put on her tights.
Then she cninr out and danced. Then
the innn danced When the show wns
over Judge Ely. nf,cr u few rcmnrka
on dancing generally. said he did not
see anything wrong with tie dance M
eNcmpllficd 10y Lnbclic fiipdn. lie OF.
drrcd The glrl nnd her companion dis.
charged.
The state herald., 1898-03-04

The shadow OF accountability follows
us all. but II is clcarost under the cal
clum light OF social emlnencc. A con-
flrmed drunkard recently recounted
the circumstances OF his first glass
When youth he was invited TO joln
an excursion party down the Potomac,
and during the day was asked by n
distinguished woman to bring her a
glass Of wine. He did so. but was rallied
upon bringing none for himself. II
have never tasted wine" was his
confused reply. But surely you Will
not refuse to drink with the PresI-
dents wife1" He did not. Happily
in recent administrations n wiser pol.
Icy prevails. why pretend TO be old
topers, Just because we are herc?" was
the humorous query OF one gracious
mis,reas OF the white house: at would
be afecta,ion."
The state herald., 1898-03-04

Cisneros is larger and the quality Of
the plates has Improved, and We main
tain hopes that the sister ship in Bill
bao will have even stronger reslstlve
power. The defensive power OF the
whole has also Increased not little,
for they have the exceptional adyan-
tage OF the installation Of battery Of
lien. quick firing guns,
Compared with Our ships.
1T seems. In our opinion. well to
form comparative data with other ma
yIes as the best means OF approciatlns
the relative value OF the national forces
and with that object In view we present
TO our readers Cor reference and anal
ogy the three most powerful, armored
cruisers flying the United States nag,
which serve today as the sword Of Da-
mocles to our SPANISH pesslmlsts.
"The four fundamental properties OF
this class OF ship. power defensive and
offensive speed and radius OF action.
can be easily appreciated by the data
which follows:
The state herald., 1898-03-04

Half n million grains Of quinine
were recently consigned to Consul
General Lee as part of relief supplies
to Cuba. The effect of this store of
tonic on the consumers will be less
than would be the result to the ner-
vous systems of Spain and the United
States. were a single grain of gum
powder to be burned with hostile in
tent, kindling the awful fires of war
between these powers.
The state herald., 1898-03-04

The Spanish government Is doing all
within its power TO augment the
s,rength of her navy, and with that end
IN view. orders have been given to push
forward the three new armored cru!-
sers, the Cardinal Cisneros, Princesa
de Austurlas and Catalina. which this
country is building, and which are de-
scrlbed in the following articles, taken
from that excellent weekly naval IL
Illustrated paper, I'll Mundo Naval, writ
ten by Lieutenant of the Navy Mario
Rubio Mrnez:
"The navy Is anxiously awaiting the
happy completion of the three armored
cruisers which are being built in the
arsenals of Ferrol, Carraca and Carta-
gena. The general description given
In brief in previous number. when
we described to our readers the cruis-
ers lnfanta Maria Teresa, Vizcaya and
OQnendo, are repeated in reference to
their sister ships in all that relates to
the generic type; but there will be q
large number of new details which
augment their fighting value in the
Sai iihNt'i ut fNoiui
.hs and Catalina.
Armament to De Heavier.
apart from the small variations of
external appearance, the differences to
which We allude are for the main part
introduced in the armament Of the new
cruisers, which is to be heavier and at
the same time more complete.
"The characteristics of these cruisers
are the following: Length, log metres;
breadth; Ism. Sem; draught, Gm. Gem;
displacement. 1000 tons; engines, 15,-
600 horse power. and speed 20 knots.
Armor: Belt, 31cm.; deck, 5cm.; gun po-
sitiou, 27cm., and coming tower, 31cm.
Armament: Hontoria system, 24cm., .;
1icm. quick firing, 10; small calibre,
20; torpedo tubes, s.
"If our readers will take the pains
to compare these official figures with
those of the Infanta Maria Teresa, Viz
caya and Oquendo they will find in the
newly built cruisers an increase Of
1000 horse power in the engines, which
OF course will give large increase o.
speed. In addition to this there is the
finer model which will add still fur
ther speed. The armored belt which de-
tends the vital parts Of the Cardinal
The state herald., 1898-03-04

The proposition of the governor OF
Maryland that damages for lynching
be paid for in cash may lessen the num-
ber of murders of that kind. Men who
are Indifferent to bloodshed are gener-
ally notorious for their timidity against
attacks on their pocketbooks; and II
they have to pay for the Indignation
which leads them to kill they may con-
olude not to indulge in 1t.
The state herald., 1898-03-04

At Japancrc launching the spcc,a.
tors sec. as the veHfcl In named, not
nylng bits OF glass from broken bot
tie Of vino, but the fght Of white
pigeon released at that moment. Tho
picturesque custom Of the yankees OF
the east" might well take the place OF
tpattcring champagne over the YES
sells bow. to which many people have
a wcll.groundcd objection.
The state herald., 1898-03-04

The story from Hinsdalc, ILL.,, to the
cffe.i that farmer has been attacked
by rabbits. fairly routed and forced to
take shelter In his barn. and there was
boHloged for ak or eight hours. Is most
rcassuring 10 those of us who have un.
dcrstood that all the really able liars OF
this country had left for the klondIko
The state herald., 1898-03-04

Paper horseshoes are said to last
longer than those made of metal.
Why not paper harness? Horses
wearing paper collars may yet orna-
ment our streets.
The state herald., 1898-03-04
A misunderstanding.

American Tourlse--"i understand.
Marquis. that sou fell In love with O
distinguished American lady on nc
count OF her pretty foot9" Marquis
"Dat Is Il. he pretty vny she foon dc
blllr".-Now York Weekly.
The state herald., 1898-03-04

Lue,gcrt wants another trial. on tho
theory that Mrs. Luc,gcr. Ia stili alive.
II Mrs. Luc,gcr, appears. however. no
difficulty Will be experience In gott,rg
her husbands release. without a new
trial,
The state herald., 1898-03-04

DR.. Nansen says he found lecturing
in the United States harder work than
hunting for the north pole, And it
may be noted that he failed in both un-
dertakings.
The state herald., 1898-03-04

"The time is at hand for the great
American play said Chicago paper
In its dramatic review. 1t probably
means that the baseball season is not
far off.
The state herald., 1898-03-04

1t is said that the grain elevator
recently built at Buffalo is the largest
in the world, but Chicago will prob
ably deny it.
The state herald., 1898-03-04

Home. home, sweet sweet home;
There's no place like home. De LONE.
The state herald., 1898-03-04

A riot between the classes Of a Bap.
list college In Indiana would seem 10
indicate that the boys have omitted
the solemn duty Of taking water.
The state herald., 1898-03-04

daring are the arguments of those who
seek to show that efficiency is want
Ing"
The state herald., 1898-03-04

Chicago incllnos to the belief that
Promoter CRADLES punishment is am
pie. He Is stranded in St. Louis.
The state herald., 1898-03-04
pednc,lon PROM rIgurc.l.

Deduction From rigurr.
Direct deduction from the preceding
figures enoblos us without any strain
Ing OF onf conscience TO call CUR three
national crulBoga superlorcB In absolu.
TO over their foreign antagonists. but.
neyerihelcrs. the clopuoncc Of those
figures should be Su:icien, 10 inspire In
tho pcsslmisls and incrcdulour the ne
eoHsnry .oace Of mind. 10 clsc tho
mouths Of those who nrc constantly
f,h ing that the Spanish forces are do.
fcclivc and thoro who 70 freely crItI.
else the naval profession In our coun-
Try
Recent experiences OF fuch Import
hneo rs that Of the battle Of tho Yalu,
In the chino-JannncHc war. have dem.
onh,rntcd the supremacy of quick nr.
ing ordnance. and the former custom
OF trusting 10 guns Of immense cali
brc has gone out Of date. while to-day
tho g"7at aim OF constructors IN mid.
die sscd guns we'll protected. with
that idea ~ mind the new cruiBera
have been equipped. for the rapid lrlng
guns arc perfc> ly protected by armor.
and with special provision for a sopnr-
nio rupply cf shell.
The state herald., 1898-03-04
Hoods DilIc act harmoniOnsly with
llOON . iiio Hoods Sarsaparilla- 25c.

The "Estey" tone is pro-
verbal. rich. deep, pure
and full, and it ought to
be. Fifty years expert.
ence in tone production is
to be found in every Es-
tey Organ sent from the
factory.
Our fvc-pointed discourse com.
pletc with catalogue sent free.
Estcy Organ Co.,
Brataeboro, VI.
The state herald., 1898-03-04

4 cynical bachelor says that a wldo,
should be either married. buried. or
shut M In n convent.
The state herald., 1898-03-04
did you cure your husband OF
swearing by swearing whenever he
did?"
"Yes, but / ruined my parrot"
New. for tho wheelmon.

news Tor thS Wheeimeh'
The l.. A. w. numbers nearly 2,OOe
below the 100000 mark within the last
few weeks. In spite Of this startling
diminution, the maximum Of health
may be attained by those who use the
comforting tonic Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which promotes digestion and
regularity of the bowels.
"Another Alaskan steamer has sunk
"Yes: they act as II they were battleships."