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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-12-09

AT COLUMBIA, IN THE STATE
OF TENNESSEE,
At the Close of Business, Dec LIST, 1893.
RESOURCES.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-25
Goods COntraDand Of War.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-According to
international law the classification of
merchandise to determine whether or
not it is contraband Of war is as follows:
Absolute contraband. This in
cludeseverything Of an essentially war
like character.
2-Occas"nal or conditional contra
band. This class includes provisions
nava! stores, coal, horses, machinery of
certain kinds, iron and steel in such
form that it is evident they are destined
for the use of the enemy.
3-Goods not contraband. In this class
is included every article OF merchandise
not intended for Use in war; Household
wares, mlsicai instruments and church
service are thus classified
mo article of merchandise is contra
band unless transported beyond the ter
ritorial waters and jurisdiction of Il
neutral State, nor unless destined for an
enemy's port, or for an enemys use, or
for an enemy's ship upon the high seas,
which belligerent ships are permitted to
police in search of an encmy's ships and
contraband of war.
5-Each belligelrnt government il
competent to determine what it will
treat as scontraband. Its prescription of
contraband articles is conclusive. If
such prescription should BE- made in out
rageous disregard of International law or
of treaty rights, neutral States affected
may interpOse.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-25
TR|CKSTERS NOT WANTED
At the Encampment Of the N.G.D.
at Middletown.
HIE' I---- Y#t
DISHONESTY B BARRED OUT
The State Militia, Once Corrupt, will
Now Maintain the Honor ofthe
State and People by Hon.
esty and Integrity.
DISHONESTY Is BARRED OUT

Politics and political "tricksters' and
dishonest contractors barred out"
Such will be the edict under which the
National Guard of the State of Delaware
will 60 into camp tomorrow morning at
Middletown.
The encampment will be conducted
under strict military discipline. and be-
sides. no civilians will be permitted to
enter the lines before and after certain
hours.
The present encampment, which NAV
result in the brave boys of Delaware be-
ing sent to fight in the existing war
against Spain, will be conducted with
honesty and integrity.
This will be the first camp that the N.
G. h.. has had for seven long years and
the officers in command are known as
gentlemen OF unquestioned ability who
are not open bribery.
A few years since Delaware was proud
OF her State militia, but this feeling grad
ually subsided through the macRina-
tions of few political "tricksters' and
anything but "honest' contractors.
Seven years ago the farce of annual en-
campnlents was stopped for the reason
that INSCRIPTIONS politicians and con-
tractors held full sway OF officers and
men and reaped money harvest from
the State through the dirty means they
employed in giving out contracts and
pocketing the over paid State bonus.
1t was at this period that the militia
Of the proud State of Delaware fell into
diseLute.
1t was then that the State Legislature
refused to further aid the soldiers who
had brought disgrace to State that had
heretofore been given the right OF way
in any state in the Union.
1t was one year prior to then that the
contractors ieaped harvester from 81, 600
to $1,000 each at every encampment at
the expense of the State and it was then
That politics, as corrupt as hades, held
full sway over the militia of Delaware
and partly tainted her fair name.
Since then, however, the aspect of
things have changed, and now after seven
years the State guard has as fair a name
as the heavens above.
This, however, has only been secured
through the efforts of the officers at the
head OF the militia, everyone of whom
Ire proud to say that they are the sons of
warriors or descendants of soldiers who
ought during the Revolution.
They, are men OF unquestioned honor
md although contracts for supplies, etc,
will be given out for the lIiddletown
amp. every penny will be accounted for
md the militia of the State once more
'njoy the proud distinction that they
o,rmerly held, that OF being uncorrupti-
DE, honest and an honor to the fair
sland of Delaware.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-25
CHALLENGED BY A SPAN|ARD
Lieutenant Carranza Wants to Duel
With Captain Sigsbec the Hero
of the Maine.

Special Dispatch to THE Sun.
PHILADELPHIA. April 24.-.Cap
tain Sigsbee, the hero of the Maine
has been challenged to a duel by a
Spaniard. .... .'
The challenging Spaniard is Lieu.
tenant r. ID. Carranza. former Naval
Attache of the Spanish Legation at
Washington.
The Spaniard is now at Toronto, Can
ada, with former Spanish Minister Polo
y Bernabe and the challenge was issued
from that place.
Lieutenant Carranza when asked in re-
gard to the challenge, condemned both
Captain sigsbee and General Fitzhugh
Lee.
lie takes exception to the testimony
of these two gentlemen, which they gave
to the Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs. Captain Sigs-
bee and General Lee stated that
it was their opinion that the Battleship
Maine was blown up through the
trea,hery of Spanish officers at Havana.
Lieutenant Carranza allows Captain
Sigsbee eight days in which to answer
the challenge. lie says lie will stay
ut Toronto to receive Captain sigsbee's
reply. In the event the American officer
.lnes not send reply the lieutenant
declares he will consider that Sigsbee
loes not want to fight.
Capain Sigsbcc is now in this
'ity with his new command
he auxiliary cruiser st. Paul. In an
Interview tonight he said, 81 do not in
end to accept the challenge but | may
meet the Spaniard ON the deck of some
allant ship"
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-25
Letters Of MarVue not Issued.

MADRID, April PA decree was pub.
lished today stating:
"First, the Government reserves lib
erty as to the question OF coal being con-
traband of war.
Second, Spain will not issue letters
of marque, and will treat all vessels
holding letters of marque issued by Amer
lea as pirates, and not as privateers.
Spain will utilize a numerous mercan-
tile fleet as auxiliary war ships and will
exercies the right of search, both by reg
ular and the auxiliary warships.'
PoRr Au Prince, Hayti, April "a
William F. Powell, the United States
Minister, had two hours conference
yesterday with the Minister for Foreign
Affairs and received the assurance that Il
special order will be issued forbidding
Haytians to supply coal to Spaniarls at
at any OF the ports of the Republic ycs.
terday
ROME, April 24.-In the Chamber of
Deputies the Minister for Foreign Affairs,
the Marquis Visconti-Venosta, said that
Italy had opened communications with
the European powers relative to the steps
to be taken to safeguard neutrals. lie
added that while exchange of views was
proceeding the United States, of it's own
initiative, notified the Government Of
Italy Of the rules the United States
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-25
WILL JOIN THE RANKS.
Says Rev. j. j. Lyons i" Case His Ser
vices are Needed in the Defense
of His Country,

Rev. J. j. Lyons, vicar general of this
diocese, preached short and patriotic
sermon yesterday morning in the Cattle
dral to the members of his congregation.
The services opened at $50 o'clock
with the celebration of mass and at its
CONCLUSION Father Lyons took for his
subject: "Be Upright, Faithful and Hum
blp."
During his remarks Father Lyons
spoke ri the Maine disaster; of the pre-.
sent war between the United States and
Spain and admonisled the entire con.
gregation TO pray for he success of
America in the present crisis, every
morning.
lie also said that in case his services
were required, he would he among the
first to respond to the call of his country
and fight under the stars and stripes as
long as life lasted. l..
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-25
Unknown Man Killed.

An unknown white man was struck
and killed by engine No. l56. at the
Justison street crossing Of the p, W. &
+ R.R., about O'Clock yesterday morn
lrS
lie was young man, about q years
OF age, and OF neat appearance, and was
evidently lame as one leg was shorter
than the other He had twenty cents,
corn cob pipe, some tobacco and a
Salvation Army War Cry in his
pockets.
His right arm was cut completely off,
and from all appearances the wheels OF
the engine had passed over his body.
Coroner Chandler was notified and took
charge OF the body, and will hold All in
quest today.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-25
Rev. Anna H. Shaw at Union.

Great services were held in Union VI.
f.. Church Yesterday and the church was
so crowded that many were compelled to
turn away.
The meeting was conducted by Rev.
Anna IL. Shaw. who preached go( d
sermon. Miss Shaw has been attending
the Woman's Suffrage Convention which
was held IN the New Century Club. and
was known by all as being one of the
leading women in that cause.
Miss Shaw, who has been preaching
for SO ne years, has gained the distinc-
tlon of being one of the greatest women
preachers i'll this country and whenever
her name appears in print crowd gem
erilly goes wherever she is expected to
talk.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-25
Work Nearly Completed.

The paving of Pennsylvania avenue
between Dupont street and Grant avenue
will be completed this week. All of
the gas and water pipes are down and
the proper sewer connections have been
made.
The work was done under the SUPER
vision OF Chief Engineer Wilson of the.
City Surveying Department.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-25
EN-tepresentative Halls Wife Dead.
Special to THE SIN.

SptClaI u THE SIN.
SMYRNA, Del, April 24.-Mrs. Laura
Hall, wife OF Ex-Repesentative William
i. Hall, died suddenly here this after
noon. Death was due to apoplexy
On Friday afternoon Mrs. Hall at
tended meeting OF the Twentieth Cen
tury Club of which she was an active
member. While there she was taken
violently sick and was removed to the
home OF a friend.
She gradually grew worse and the end
came this afternoon. Mrs. Hall was a
member of one of the most prominent
families OF Smyrna. She was 81 years of
age. Three children survive; Mrs. J,
Harry HURT. Jr., OF Philadelphia, Mrs.
William b. Nlegear and Ilervcy 2. Hall,
of this town.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-25

litia was under arms. A coterie of men
were arrested, tried and convicted for
the frauds in this particular case and de-
cldcdly nominal fines were imposed. In
other words. elections in Delaware were
both disgraceful and dishonest
1t is not likely that any office holders
in Delaware during the past 20 years has
had the slightest idea whether he was
honestly elected to the Office he held or
not. .I. a..
That this proud old State, with it's
magnificent institutions, it's glorious
men, and its splendid women should be
thus dragged in the dirt and trod in the
mire by handful of political trickstcrs
was burning shame. 1t has been
winked at, laughed at and overlooked
for so long that the situation is generally
accepted and dismissed with the thought
that it can not be helped. That this
condition exists nobody will pretend to
deny; that this condition must be wiped
out will be admitted. u.H
To the extent that one newspaper and
one man and a modest capital can do it
this will be done by the owner of THE
Sun. Ii in doing this it is necessary to
publish articles that the Honorable
Courts of Delaware shall hold to be
criminal and libelous, then the owner of
THE Sun must abide by the decision of
the eminent Judges and accept the pun.
ishment. If in the wisdom of the Courts
this punishment shall be the payment
OF substantial money damages, the owner
OF THE Sun will pay the assessment if it
takes every penny of a life's savings. Ii
the Courts decide that imprisonment
shall be the penalty, no excuse or COM
plant will be offered.
This is public duty.
Believing himself to be in the right
the owner of TIE Sun takes the respon-
sibility and awaits the issue.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-25

"The Farmers Bank at George
town is holding worthless paper
today given for cash that was
paid out for Democratic votes
during the last ten years. -
Jerome B. Bell, in the Sunday
Star.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-25

II S1eciel Dispatch to THE Sun.
AsHISGrox, April 24.-Great Britain
6Ctlay issued proclamation OF neutrality
xkfng that q State OF war existed be-
4 IN the United States and Spain since
$jDmatic relations between the two
\ ifhtries has been sundered by Spain
Ling passports to General Woodford.
gEt1is will force all other nations to de-
E2Ilfe neutrality and hence the Spanish
B will have to leave Cape Verde
md which are Portuguese possessions.
therwise Portugal will be unfriendly
|3he United States.
eutralty laws permit belffgerent
ps to remain in their ports only
{S$nty-four hours.
jj5jEngland today notified the command
g1s ggSB of the American ship Albany at Fall
l4puth and the american squadron at
Hong Kong to this effect.
% Orders, accordingly, were today sent
Eommodorc Dewey at Hong Kong to at
Rck the Philippine Islands ut once.
II In view of Il is order the first naval
battle of the war will probably be fought
at Manila.
American fleets at Hong Kong consists
of the cruisers Olympia, Baltimore, Bos.
ION and Raleigh, the gunboats Concord,
Petre, revenue cutter Mccullough and
Two supply steamers.
This fleet is much superior to the
Spanish fleet in the Philippine Islands.
'pec;al Dispatch to THE sun,
KEY WEST, April 24.--Another prize
vas brought in here this morning by the
United States grnboat Helena, Com
nander W. T. Swinburne.
She turned out to he the Spanish
teamer Michael Jover, bound from New
orleans for Barcelona, with q cargo
amounting to about 10000 tons of cotton
nd slaves.
The prize is estimated to value $780,
90, her cargo alone being worth $780,
90. She belonged to the Pinillo Line,
Barcelona. IL
The Helena did not sail with the fleet
n Friday morning but remained here ,
ntil yesterday, when she steamed out
nsea.
She was cruising about $50 miles away
Ma southwesterly direction when the
&chael Jover, steering southeasterly
6prse, hove in sight early this morning.
&e Helena fired a blank shot and the +
hniard instantly hove to.
The gunboat then put prize crew of 9
elve marines, an engineer and sixteen |;
He-j jackets on board the prize, under S
command OF Ensign Mcclellan who t
"a with him Ensigns Davis and Nc e
fland. The gunboat conveyed the
He into port. "
The Jovcr was bound from New Or \
ans for Barcelona via Havana. She had ).
crew OF fifty men. According to the g
ureau Veritas, the Miguel Jover, in l
nglish the Michael Jover, Captain Bill, a
a Spanish steamer which sailed from u
ew Orleans on April % for Barcelona. T
She was formerly the Port Denison, is Il
Irk rigged, is OF 2554 tons net register Il
ID was built at New Castle, England, u
|1877. She is 375 feet inches long, n, y,
Is AZ feet 9 inches beam and is 20 feet d
hches deep. II
The Bureau Veritas has il that her - y
|ners are the Empresa Transatlantica
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-25

The quarterly meeting of the Trustees
of the Poor will be held at the almshouse
next Wednesday, when contracts for sup
plies for the succeeding quarter will he
awarded,
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-25
Long Denies RAImored Resignation.
special to THE Sun.

Special to THE Sun.
WASHINGTON, April q. - Secretary
Long today authorized a denial OF any
contemplation on his part of his resign
ing his position as Secretary of the Navy.
Secretary Long believ that the Aineri-
can Navy can successfully cope with
the Spanish warsllips.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-25
EAT BRITAIN ISSUES
4 PROCLAMATION OF NEUTRALITY
B cEV
KAnce Spanish Fleet Will be
Forced to Leave Cape
IA Verde Islands.
NAVAL BATTLE WILL Be FOUGHT At MANILA
bmmodore Dewey Of Pacific
HSquadron Ordered to At
n tack Philippine Islands,
VI at Once.
ELENA CAPTURES A PRIZE
ELENA CAPTURES A PRIZE

"Hijo DeJover Y Serra' OF Barcelona
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-25

Continued on Page Two.
Daily camera., 1898-12-28
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Daily camera., 1898-12-28
Enormous Pension Fieutss

In the year 1879 fourteen years after
the close OF the civil war, the number of
pensioners Oh the pension roll was 242,
75s, and the amount paid them in that
year was little less than S34. .oco 900
Last year-ninetecn years later and
thirty three years after the close of the
war--the number of pensioners was Qo3,
7I4, and the sum paid them was little
less than SI45 100000 The total num-
Der of men furnished to the Union army
BY the states during the entire war was
2,778 3o4. We are, therefore, paying
pensions to an army more than one,
third of the total number OF men under
the flag during the four years of the war
and of these three fourths have be come
pensioners within the last twenty years.
1t is the most amazing record the mod.
ern world has ever seen-New York
Times
Daily camera., 1898-12-28
Astonishing Figures of Prosperity.

The year is so nearly ended that its
statistics can be made up with almost
exact accuracy. Some of them are both
astonishing and picturesque.
I. We have sold to other nations more
of our products than we ever did before,
the figures being SI,23o 10000 this year,
against sI,ooo.7t4.8o7 last cara gain OF
more than 5 10000, 900 in one year, and
gain Of s4o5 900 900 over 1895.
2. We have sold more goods to other
countries this year than has any other
nation in the world, our exports exceed,
ing even those of Great Britain by more
than S6o,ooo,ooo. That is to say, we have
become the greatest exporting nation in
the world.
Z. We are buying less than before Of
other nations, so that our excess of ex
ports over imports is nearly double what
it ever was before. In 1897 it was $751;
900, ooo-the highest figure ever reached.
This year it is about 5000, 100000. And
there has been an excess every year
since 1890.
1t is no wonder that, besides paying off
enormous Indebtedness abroad and buy,
ing enormous amounts Of American Sc.
curities there, we have imported during
the first eleven months of this year about
sI35,ooo,ooo in gold to balance accounts.
New York World.
Daily camera., 1898-12-28
Sherih7s Sale.

By virtue Of An execution and Fec Bill issued
out OF the Clerks o&ce of the District Court Of
Arapahoe County and State Of Colorado, and to
me directe whereby l am commanded TO make
the sum uf three hundred aud si1ty-eight dol
lars, ($SS8 00 and costs Of suit, the amount OF .
certain judgment recently obtained asSinst The
Blair Gold Mining and Milling Company in ia.
yor Of J. Jay Joslin, Augustus B. Ineols, Robert
Jones and John W. Clark IS trustees for tie
stockholders and creditors Of the Merchants
and Miners Tunnel Company formerly a Colo
goods and chattels OF the said The Blair Gold
Mining and Milling Company, have levied On
the following property, to-wit:
One s lghs Edison 1hayy dynS%a and 4. fixtures
shaft and two puleys, ~ electric light globes,
one porcelain bath tub and connections. 5 cop.
per plates on west batteries, Wilhsy tables
No. 1855, one combination wise No. 2, one set
pipe dies, one upright boiler (Fahbsnks- Morss)
80 horse power and al! connections, ono Fair.
ore buckets, one 1Ohbarrel water barrel, two
sets trucks, one Hucket blower No. s, about 800
feet wire cable, one grind stone, one shalt house
sheave and frame ore chute and bin, one galvan-
lied iron water tank. 600 feet binch pipe, 1000
feet mining rail, two ore cars. one pile tim.
bers, q, out 100 feet lumber, one roam horse
branded left shoulder, one brown horse, no
brand, one ~ Olds wagon, one set double hAr.
ness, one SS-inch bellows. one anvil, about 100
lbs. y and Z drill steel, one lSinch Stilson
wrench, one office desk, one lounge, two iron
bedsteads, TWO mattresses, 20 yards ingram car
pet, one dresser, one wash stand, one pair che
nile curtains, window shades, one Silver Oak
heating stove, mo, 49,, one Tally Ho cook stove,
(No. 81, one extension table, one kitchen safe,
one kitchen table, chairs, all At Rowsns, Boul.
der County, Coloi ado, being the sams property
heretofore levied on under writ OF attachment
in the above entitled case.
Therefore, according to said command, l shall
expose for sale at public auction, all the right,
title and interest Of the above named The Blair
Gold Mining and Milling company, in and to the
above described property, on Thursday, the bth
day Of January, 1899, at 10 o'clock. =. M. at the
Little Alice mine and mill in RowenA, Boulder
County, Colorado.
Dated at Boulder. this 2eth day Of December,
1893.
T. ]. THOMPSON,
Sheriff Boulder County.
First pub. Dec. %, '9s. Last Jan. 4, w.
Daily camera., 1898-12-28
The United States government ha

The United States government has
dlsallowed 10000 of Colorado's $4,000
claims for mastering in state troops. The
bill for arms and accoutrements pre-.
viously owned by the state was not allow
ed because original bills from the manu-
facturers were not submitted. Part OF
the pay rolls, bills for. drugs and trans
por,ation we're also disallowed for reas
ons best known to the red tape depart
ment at Washington. 1t is little wonder
that the administration has been able to
conduct the war on so economical plan
as it has reported. Its economy started
with the mastering in of the troops, the
expense of which it proposes to m IKE
the states pay. 1t continued during the
campaign when the soldiers had to sup
DIV necessities of food and clothing from
their own scanty wages 1t concluded
with the windup of the war when return
ed troops had TO depend upon private
charities for medical attention and care
Whenever it was possible to save at the
lexpeHse of the troops, the government
Twas not slow 10 take advantage OF 1t
colorado IS lily able to stand such an
Iexpense however, and it is probable tina,
1 this Indifferent disallowal of claims will
| not be the last the government will heal
| of the matter from this neck of the
woods.