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The Portland daily press., 1898-06-14
NOTICE.
Custom HOUSE, PoRr1A,sn. Mn.

CotLECToR,s 0FFfcE I1Ina Il 1909
SUPPLIES FOR REVENUE VESSELS
SEALED PROPOSALS for supplying ship chan
dlefy, ratlons and coal to vessels CT the United
District during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1892 VIII be received at this Oficesuntll o'clock
p M OF tuesday June %, 1898. Bidders will
name the prices both for steanitng and stove
coal, and also their facilities for furnishing the
vessels with fresh water, and their charges
therefor Schedules of ship chffndIery may be
had upon application to this Office.
je14dTu&Th4t
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TfE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS

20 20 uue not only to the originality and
- alinllpliclty of the combination, but also
W Vile care and skill with which it is
inanu1aetured by scientific processes
SHOWN to the CALIFORNIA F1a SYRUP
~ only, and we wish to impress upon
al Inc Importance of purchasing the
erue and original remedy. AS the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
~ ene CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co.
ouiy, a knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
.:o manufactured by other par
Iies. The high standing of the CALI
fohNlA FIG SYRUP Co. with the nedi-
cal profession, and the satisfaction
winch the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
tne name of the Company a guaranty
or the excellence of it's remedy. 1t is
Tar 10 advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not grippe nor
nauseate. In order to get it's beneficial
eHeets, please remember the name Of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. N. Y.
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EASTMAN BROS. 6 BANCROFT.
FRYEBURG ACADEMY.

! Baccalaureate Services of the Graduating
Class.
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THE GEM.

Confusion" was presented by Byron
Douglas and his company last evening in
manner I altogether praiseworthy, the
several characters being in good hands,
as will be seen from the cast:
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Sterling Silver.

We have over 500 pieces
Of Sterling Silver, 925-
1000 fine. We make a
straight % per cent reduc-
ti0n on every article and we
have a splendid stock to
select from.
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Order of Pnblfcnfion.
! WEST VIRGINIA.

STATE OF, WEST VIRGINIA.,
COUNTY OF MASON, S 81
Rules held In the Clerks Office Of the Cir
Monday, April 4tlis 1893, the following order
was enfereds
William H. Naugft. Executor OF the last
VIII and Testament OF j. H MilIers deceased
Annefta Miller. Mary j. Bishop, Virgil
ISishnp. J aEtes H Miller, BeatrIce Miller.
George K Miller, Sallfe v. Couch, Samuel
Couch, Joseph l.. Miller, Stephen K. Mil
Ter, Hattie May Miller, AIbert East ham,
Eastman, Ethel Eastman. Sarah n Long
In her own right. and as ENecutrix OF
the last VIII and testament Of " illiatn A.
Long. deceased, William Mason Long, LIZ
berger, Russell Esoseu berger a lie Ford and
Vernon Ford
In ChnncerT.
The object OF the above entitled suit which
or Mason County, West Vfrglniat Is 70 sub
.5ect certain real estate or 9laiufff teslafor
TO the payment OF his debts to ascertain said
debts and heir prforltiess 70 settle the nc
what partnership estate s. IN the hands OF
the said Executor, jointly belong 70 the9es-
tate OF the said " M A. Long. deceased, and
the estate OF the aid J. H Miller deceased.
and % sell y necessary any OF such par ter-
Itappearing by afIidavit dIed with the pa
TeFs In this suit that Mary J.. EIshcp- Virgil
Bishop. George X Miller Lizzie Spindle
Hunter Spindle, Eva RosenbeEger, Russell
Rosenberger, Allie Ford and vernon Ford
are not residents 81 this States they are here
by required TO appear I'm one month"; art
er due 1Ju LEGATION Of tn - order. and do what
Is necessary 70 protect their Interests IN this
So Teste.-R Z. MITCHELL, clerk.
W r Gum, sol
april 5-1W.
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spain,s Naval strength.

In order that the timid souls
may not be unduly perturbed by
the stories that are printed in the
daily papers concerning the very
powerful ships of the Spanish
navy, it is well perhaps to say that
the Spanish navy is not more than
one-third as powerful as our own,
and is probably not more than one
tenth as effective. The power of
naYies cannot be judged accurately
by comparing lists of ships and
ornaments. The condition of the
ships and guns must be reckoned;
with; and while the American
ships are always in first-class order,
Spanish ships rarely are. There is
the Alfonso XII, for instance,
counted amoung the Spanish feet
of effective vessels. AS matter
of fact, her boilers are in such con-
dition that she can't move. The
relative effectiveness of navies de-
ponds upon officers and crews
upon the human equation-and in
that respect the American navy
is as good as any in the world, and
the Spanish navy is one of the
weakest Harper',s Weekly.
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THE MONTH OF APRIL.
mt is the Fateful Month In Amer
lean History.

II, is the FatefuI Month In Amer
lean History.
In connection with the present
great national crisis, it is9ef inter
est to note that April is the fatal
month in American history. The
war of the Revolution began in
that month, the battle of Licking
ten having been fought April 10.
Washington was inaugurated and
our Constitutional Government
began April 80, 1889. The war of
1872 was declared formally on the
10Th of June, but the first impor-
tant act of our government which
preceded and led to it was the act
passed April 4, laying an embargo
for go days on all British vessels
in American ports. The occupa=
ton of Mexico by this country
began in the fall of 1916, but the
first blood actually shed in the
Mexican War was on April 26,
from which date the military his
tory of the conflict re'.l9y begins
Tho Black Hawk, Cherokee and
Seminole wars were declared in
April. The firing on Fort Sumter,
which ushered in the Civil War.
was on April u, 1861. and Lee
surrendered at Appomattox four
years later, on April 8. Lincoln
was assassinated April Ii. And
now the question of war or peace
with Spain, the greatest issue
since the Civil War, is to be set
tied in April. 1898. The annals
of history present no more stranger
series of coinoidences than these.
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BACK 10 THE SENATE.
Cuban resolution with House Amend
ment Under Discussion.

ment Under Discussion.
washington, April 1S.-B Before the
senate convened groups of senator's
were gathered about the chamber dis
cussing the probable action of the
house upon the Cuban resolutions and
preparing for such action. compaar-
ativeIy few people we're In the galleries.
The Cuban resolution as amended by
the house was received in the senate
at :5S p. m.
Mr.. Chandler suggested the absence
of a quorum in order to secure full
attendance to consider the Cuban reso-
lutions.
Seventy-five senators answered to
their names on the rollcall. On motion
of Mr.. Davis of Minnesota the Cuban
resolution was laid before the senate.
Mr.. Davis urged senate to agree to
house action and avoiod delay.
Mr. Davis said many lives had. passed
away while congress was debating the
question, and that the Maine disaster
still remained unavenged. He thought
there should be no further delay.
Mr.. Davis thought the independence
of Cuba would quickly follow inter
vention.
In order to secure hasty action. s4Ir.
Davis moved concurrence in the house
action.
Mr.. Stewart opposed concurrence.
The motion was antagonized, Stewart
CNey.) opening for the opposition.
Mr.. Stewart yielded the floor for a
vote on suggestion of Mr.. Teller. Yeas
and nays ordered.
AT $40 p. m. the vote was taken on
the Davis motion. The motion was de-
feated and the senate refused to concur.
The vote was 80 yeas to 46 nays Ten
Republicans voted no.
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The SftuatiOn.

United States history has been
making rapidly during the past
week. In that time much has been
published under sensational head
lines that has since turned out to
be hardly worth the ink required.
The news" has been eagerly read,
and the readers are none the better
informed for it. We publish in
other columns documents and dis
patches that will be found to have
a permanent value, as noting the
rapid progress towards the grand
climax which at this writing seems
to be very near indeed.
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Owls Of Political Wisdom Who
Know Nothing About Their
Coz.


Senator Stewart, in an article in
his paper several weeks ago. says:
'sThere is catch phrase declaring
that value cannot be created by
by law. It's true that the value
or price of a commodity cannot be
fixed by Law, because no law can
fix the demand for a mere com
modify. People cannot be forced
give more money for particular
commodity than it can be bought
for IN the market. Nor can poo
PIE be forced to take less for their
property than it will fetch in the
market. But this does not apply
to money. Every sovereign State
has the power TO fix the demand
for money so that everybody viii
know beforehand exactly what that
demand will be. by declaring what
shall be money within the juris=
diction of the country promulg
ting the law, because money is the
medium through which all de-
mands for property are made.
Mere barter is too tTIHIng to be
considered in the great prqmlem Of
exchange. Whoever demands o
commidity must first demand Tie
money with which to buy So
long as that demand exists for
properly, that demand viii fall fTst
on money with which to buy the
property desired The conae-
quence is that the demand for
money to exchange for property
is equal to the demand for all
other things, because when things
are demanded money must first
be demanded before the demand
for commodities can be made:
Consequently government can ore ere
ate an instrument called money
for which there will be univer-
sal. demand at all times and under
all circumstances.
Those who say that legislation
cannot create value oonfound
money with commodities. They
treat money as material and not
as function. The want of capae-
ity to distinguish between com
modities and money accounts for
the fetish whorship of gold by
such owls of political wisdom as
Cleveland, Harrison. and the whole
motley tribe of the modern sphinx
of finance
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IArER
Special to Register, o.. ID. ID

Special to Register, Il. ID.
WAsHIEeToN, D. O., $50. A. M.
The House at 2 o'clock, amend
ed the Foraker resolution in the
first section by striking out the
words ''are freeand independent. :
making thread. The people Of the
Island of Cuba of right ought to be
free and Independent The reso-
luton as amended was passed and
sent to the Senate, and that body
concurred in the amendments and
also passed the resolution.
The Speaker of the House and
President of Senate will sign the
resolution to-day at noon, and send
it to the President for his sigma
ture. 1t is generally believed the
President will approve the resolu-
ton. Upon its approval the Pres
ident will issue call for volun-
teers, and will give Spain 4s hours
to evacuate the Island.
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FOR SALE OR RENT.

mo a good tenant, for cash or grain
rent, my farm in WaggeneF Dis
tricf, near Locust Grove Church and
school within mile. Good neighbor-
hood. Land lays well. is fertile and
well watered References.
C. W. JAMESON, NJ. d.,
6O14 Parkersl3urg, w Va,
or JOHN E. BEBLER, Attorney,
Point Pleasant, w. Va
aIlriI 13-tf
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Bulletin.

WASHINGTON, D. O. April 18th,
1898. The Senate last night at
900 O'Clock passed the Resolutions
as reported by a minority of the
Foreign Rotations COMMITTEES, and
known as the Foraker Resolutions.
by vote of 81 to I'll. The reso-
lutions declare for the recognition
of the existing government sof
Cuba, and directs the President
of the U. S. to use the entire naval
and land forces of the United
States to carry these resolutions
into effect. The House viii con-
slider the resolutions Monday, and
it is generally believed will pass
the Senate resolutions.
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THE ISSUE THAT DIES
BUT CONTINUES To- IIVE.
no Olha p0Heul Issue Evq DIED 50 Omen
and yer ReI1Ined lI'S VlIuIIB GS Does
Inc SILVER question.

We are now witnessing the BIZ
monthly dying out of the silver
question. This wonderful per-
formance, as usual, is taking place
in the editorial rooms of the plu-
tocratic press. It seems, remarks
the Atlanta Constitution, that a
travelling correspondent of one of
these organs met man in heroad
in Illinois and told him .hody. "
The man 'howdief' and suggested
something about the weather. The
correspondent, not being satisfied
with this, asked the man whittier
the road led. From here to the
crossroads, answered the man,
abnt at the crossroads it branches,
and goes each whichaway.
This was more satisfactory, for
the correspondent clapped spurs
to his horse and galloped to the
nearest telegraph station, from
whence he sent thousand word
dispatch announcing that the sill
yer question is dying out in all
parts of the country" AS result
we find it dying out in all the plu-
tocrat organs. This dying out
business is a great deal too nu-
merous to count its anniversaries,
and there is no need to go back to
history to verify dates.
The silver question was dead in
1892. dying out in 1894. dead in
1896, and dying out in 1898. This
being SO, we wonder that the plu-
tocrat press concerns itself SO far
as to keep silver's memory green.
1t is queer that the editors have
never been led to suspect that the
whole financial question, which is
inseperably connected with silver,
gets at Ieest d part of it's vitality
from the conspicuous manner in
which they advertise it.
The fact is, however, that the
talk of war only makes the silver
question more important. OF all
national issues it is the only one
that is sure to be found at the bot
tom of all political discussion. If
the talk is about war you hear the
plutocratic editors ask with shiv-
en-, .sbut won't war involve sus-
pension of gold payments, and
bring us to a silver basis2p Let
the talk be about currency reform,
our old friend, the silver question.
hobs up as clipper. and as ready
for a frolic as a kitten.
Does man want to run for Gov
ernorP Very we'll; the first thing
he must do is to announce where
he stands on the silver question.
Does he want any other important
Office? He must tell the voters
how he feels in regard to the re-
monetization of silver. This of
course does not interfere with the
regular bi-monthly dying OUT of
the silver question in the organs;
but it shows that the people are
neither deadsnor sleeping.
Wars and rumors of wars may
come and go; the honor and the
integrity of the nation may be
talked of by those who would not
know national integrity if they
met it in the road; sound
money may form the subject of
voluminous editorial articles, and
numerous pamphlets, but the sill
yer question continuous to live
among the 100000 who voted for
free coinage. The intelligent
white voters of the land voted to
remonelize- silver by majority OF
more than a million.
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= = -lIIIClI III. Clerk
Notice to Take Dispositions

To. IDA PEHsfteER-
TAKE notice. That on the a0fh dav or
apIlls - D. itz9L between the hours or 8
9,closz 3 a. and o'clock p M, AZ the Law
lLLlce OF L J. 6omerpllle, Ia the town Of
Polnt Pleasant. County or Mason. aud s5f-.fr,
q West Virginia, I VIII take the deposition
OF leo. Henry aud Others, 10 be read In evil
denee In my behalf IN a certain snft In chan
eerys now pending In the Circuit Court or
-1slson county West Virginia, in which
am the rlalutl n and you are the defendanf
1ffrone any cnuse the taking or said depo-
sillons shall not be completed on the dn~
eloresaid, the same shall be continued
from day 10 day, from time 10 time ~.
the same place. d between the same i7orlrr
until the same shall have been mpIeted-
IRA PE11rEGEE.
By Counsel
=. - 7o2t1,1tF 4I.I.E, SOL april Nv.
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ment was manifested on their Lees.
while the countenances of the Repub-
iicans were. correspondingly joyful over
the victory.
The announcement of the vote 1t9
to 156, and the decisive victory was
loudly applauded by the Republicans
Fourteen Republicans voted with the
Democrats and Populists. as follows:
Cromwell, Brown, Colson, Cooper
(Wis.), johnson (Ind) Johnson. On.
Do, Lorimer, Loud, Mahany, Mann,
sulloway, Warner, White (IIls.). One
Populist, Howard (Ala.). voted aye
with the Republicans.
House stands Pat.
At $40 the resolution came back
from the senate. Mr.. Dingley moved
that the house insist on its amend
ments and ask for conference.
Upon that he demanded the previous
question. MIR. BromweH (R.. % moved
to concur in the senate amendment
recognizing Cuban Independence, and
on this motion the yeas and nays were
ordered
Bromwell's motion to concur in the
senate amendment. recognizing Cuban
independence. was defeated on the first
rollcalI by a vote of 139 to 154.
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The boys will soon have an OPP
portunity to show their patriot-
ism by responding to the cali Of
the President for volunteers.
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] PENSIONS.

n GIVE prompt and careful attention
to the prosecution of ali kinds of
PENSION CLAIMS, including claims
OF Soldiers, Widows, Minor Children,
Dependant Relatives, &c., DC. Call on
or address W. NJ DUFFY.
Point Pleasant, West Va
Office with Chas. z. Hogg.
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Everybody is talking war and
nearly everybody is most thorough
ly Disguised with the way things
are being run at Washington.
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Because Senator Foraker dared
to stand up for down trodden Cuba
and in opposition to Senator Han
ma. the Daily Mail-Tribune, of
Charleston, speaks very sneeringly
of Mr.. Foraker's ability, and calls
him ''jaw" and Foraker, the fire.
eater"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-04-20

We are going to have Free Coinz
age and Free Cuba, both, or bust.
And we are not going to bust
Kanawha Gazette.
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From the way General Lee has
been welcomed home from Cuba, it
evidently pays to stand up for your
own America at all times and un-
der all circumstances rather than
to fight for Wall street only.
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Order Of Publication.
STATE or WEST q y.I.K!aIlSIA.

STATE on WEST 3yIRf3INIA.
COUNTY OF MASON. $50
At Rifles held IN the Clerks ONCE Of the
tlretiil Court, OF the said County or Mason,
or Monday, April 4th, 1s18 the foIIo1Eflr7@e
order was eftereds = -
Ira Persinge-
vs..
Ids. Perafneer,
IN Cf1nuceTv.
.IheDDject or the above entitled euff X n
optai 2 decree Of divorce fsn rfncuIo rnafrf-
I1o4lls- ana II appearing from the afIdavft
u Ira ferslnEcrs the piafnfld, fled IN the
Pspsfs 81 said cause that diligence has been
used by and on behalf Of tins enfd pInfnff0
p e, aseertatn ln what county the defendant
4tAa+ ere IS Without effect. II II ordered
that said defendant, Ida Persfnrer DO az
pear here within one month after flie fIrsrf
pnbtleatton hereof aud do what IS necessary
10 protect her Interests.
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If the Republicans in Congress-
keep on fooling around and delay
ing this Cuban matter, in the face
of the present temper of thepeo
pie, there will not be enough Re-
publicans returned to Congress to
"decently fill a Washington Hotel
elevator"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-04-20

There are fourteen women among
the STA prisoners in the State pen
itentiary.
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Tetter. saIt-Rhe1nl ana EEczemia.

letter, saIt-Rheunl aud Eczema
The intense itching and smarting, Incl
lent to these diseases, isfnstantly aliayed
BY applying Ctatnberlain s Eye and
Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases
rave been permanently cured by It. 1t
- equally efficient for itching piles and
favorite remedy for sore nipples,
shapped hands, chilblains, frost bites
md chronic sore eyes % cts. Fer box
DIR. Cady,s Condition Powders, are
Just what q horse needs when in bad
condition Tonic, blood purifier and
germifuge. They are not food hut,
medicine and the best in use to put a
lorse In prime condition. Price %
,e,ets Ila- ,lecIkane
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-04-20

Tea regulates the
cures Constipation
R5c at all druggi5t1.
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Oh yes, it's time to begin to.
talk about who shall be the stand
ard bearers in the coming election
1t won't be long until candidates
will have to- be selected and it is
we'll to be looking about for snitas
bic men. Great care should be
exercised SO that good. strong can
didates shall be placed before the
people. There should be a par
ticular effort made to select clean,
active men, free from entangle-
ments and party prejudices sz
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War.

If the dispatches published this
morning prove to be true. the
country by this time is in tur-
moil of excitement. We have
made every effort TO furnish this
morning the latest dispatches re-
latingsto the Spanish and Cuban
troubles, and give the dispatches
just as they come to us.
Two months since the Maine
was blown up in Havana harbor.
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Many men whom the fires Of pat,
riotism are consuming, will bedel
barred from enlistment in the
country's service by the strict rules
governing the military. Those'
who are drawing pensions from the
Government can not enlist They.
are pensioned for physical disabils
ity and the Government will ne
ceive only able-bodied men,: fret
from all disability, as soldiers.
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The talk abont danger to Amer
loan, commerce from Spanish pri-
vateers that win be fitted out by
speculators is mostly moonshine.
We will lick Spain to a standstill
sooner than any Of these privateers
can be QUILTED for cruise.
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Uncle SANS Now Gum.

The United States Government
is claiming just now the majority
of the biggest things Gin sight"
Among these is the largest gun
ever manufactured by any nation
on earth. It is being constructed
at the Bethlehem (Penn.) Iron
works, and when completed will
weigh one hundred and twenty.
six tons, being six tons heavier than
the monster gun which Krupp, of
Germany, exhibited at the Worlds
Fsir at Chicago, and in length will
be five feet longer. The Krupp gun,
previous to this one, was the great
est in existence. The caliber of
the new gun will be sixteen inches.
its length from breech to muzzle
forty-pine feet and two inches, and
will carry shot of $500 pounds.
or over ton of metal. The pow
der charge will require nearly
1000 pounds, while shot from it
will travel more than sixteen miles.
Our heaviest guns heretofore never
exceeded fifty tons and the bore
twelve inches. The cost of this
gun will be about $4,000, and
the foundation and other attach
ments for it at Romer's Shoals, at
the entrance to New York harbor,
will bring the sum up te 100000.
1t is believed that no modern war
shin cap witl,stand its sbots