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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-06-22
THE LATEST
WAR PLANS
TO Carry Operations to the
Shores Of Spain.
THE FREEDOM OF CUBA.
Is an Unalterable Condition of
Peace, and Actual Possession
of the Island is Not Neces-
sary to Enforce Their Con-
cessions Invasion Will
Be Delayed, and War
Will BE Carried In
to Enemy's Wa
terS.

Washington, June 1S.-Tbp
return of General Miles to Wash
mgton and the ordering of adj,
dltional troops to join the San
Tag" expedition are in line with
the policy of delaying the attack
upon Havana until the fall and
meanwhile bringing the war oper-
atIons closer home to Spain. The
determination to delay the oen-
eral INVASION of Cuba makes it
possible to spare additional troops
Tor Santiago, and some of those
already sent to that point NAV be
available later for Porto Rico
The Porto Rican expedition fits in
well with that aimed Mt Santiago.
and when the two have been
brought to successful termina
ton, the further operations wi |
be directed toward the Spanish
coast.
According to the present in
tention the Canaries will be at
tackled, Spanish commerce near at
home menaced and demonstration
be made against the ports of
Spain. Plans are maturing in
that direction. The first re en-
forcements for the PHILIPPINES are
expected t. arrive at Manila with |
In the next "a hours. The e1.
pedltlon to Santiago is expected
to arrive at that point tomorrow,
and the expedition against Porto
hlco will be started as soon as its
hitting out can be completed and
he vessels can be spared from
santiago to participate in 1t. The
lrst information from the trans
ports to Santiago is expected to
'ome from Jamaica and from this
would appear that the fleet had
aiIed by the lower course.
TO THREATEN SPAIN. 1
AS soon as formal possession t
ms been taken of the Philipine |
stands, Santiago reduced and
'orto Rico captured this govern {
1ent will be ready for a speedy {
ormination of the war, and the f
'ar policy to be pursued is in d
ended to be such as will compel y
pam to sue for peace. 1t is Il
eaI'zed that Spain is no mood to
the war indefinitely, as
ing as it is not brought to her :,
oors and so threaten her integ- !,
ty at home. 1t is not believed O
lat even the fall of Havana would Ii
ring peace at once, nor is 1t con- o
dered essential that Havana ~ =,
lould be invested before peace is v,
btained. ~
The independence of the island h'
Cuba is the issue of the war, y, u
Id this government will not have -
be actually in possession of the f,
land t. insure its freedom being bl
ciuded in the terms of peace. q
orto Rico and the PHILIPPINES, 9
hich it is the intention to hold, =,
'wever, must be in our possess
n at the close of the war, in
der to establish our right in in. D
irrational law to hold then,. AT :"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01

vapidity of Washington society and en-
gagged in business in his native place.
Joseph was we'll received by his old
friends. He dabbled little in stocks
and grain, looked after the Letter real
estate interests and became an orna-
mental colonel on the staff of his ex-
cellency, the governor of Illinois. But
quiet life like this did not suit the
young man. He wanted to be a power
in the world of trade and felt con-
cinced in his own mind that destiny
had called him to control the price
of wheat in all the world. He entered
into gigantic struggle with Philip
D. Armour, the king and vete ran of
the Chicago board of trade and one
of the cleverest manipulators of mar
kets. in the United States. At the start
everything seemed to go Jose ph's way,
but later the gas escaped from the
over-inhated wheat balloon, and there
was drop that was heard and felt
from Greenland's icy mountains to In
dia's coral strand. The whilom Napo-
leon of the grain trade found him
self loser to the extent of $1,000, 1000
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01

and took himself and his defeat to Eu-
rope.
! The old man Letter, so all Chicago
calls him, showed that be had the true
stuff in him. Instead of discovering his
hopeful and. enterprising descendant.
he came to his Waterloo and began
the settling-up process. He sold the
most valuable parcel of real estate he
had. at the southeast corner of State
and Madison streets, to his former
partner and later enemy. Marshall
Field, for something over $2,000,000,
and mortgaged other holdings for 3d.
100000 to a Milwaukee life insurance
company. He may have thought a
great deal. some things not fit for pub
LEGATION, but the public never heard
him grumble or complain. He knew
his duty and did it. The Letters had
been squeezed, and, as their head, he
paid the penalty. s@s G..,. (.
q loss Of $1,000, 900 would cripple most
of us financially, but the Letter pos
sessions, it'll rank among the most val
liable in Chicago and yield such a
large income that afew years hence
they will again be free from all incum-
brances. Letter never was q popular
man. but hisipromptness ii settling up
Joseph's wheat deal made him thou
sands OF friends among those who had
formerly looked upon him with cold
Suipicion. a.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
THE EFT 3 r & AMILY..
Its History Makes Good and Enter
tanning Reading. 3.
Papa Letter A. ! Money-niai<er and
Gracious Parent-Kts Daughters
Mary to he Sylcerelne
# Of India.
Especial Chicago letter.

The other day ] had chat with an
English gentleman who ought to
know considerable about the social
life in the United Kingdom. From
him | learned that next to Chaun-
cey N. Depew the best known.
American name in the British
metropolis is that of Leiter-but
whether the public mind dwells on Levi
T., the founder of the house, or his
hopeful son Joseph, who has just spent
seven millions or more in futile ct
fort to corner the wheat market, my
informant could not specify. -;
Old Levi Z. Letter is wonderful man
"a TYPICAL Chicagoan, although he
now resides at Washington. He came
to the charming trade center at the
foot of Lake Michigan before organ
lied capital and Experimentation had
made financial progress difficult. Be-
ing thrifty by nature and training, he
managed to make a few dollars go a
long way. Instead of throwing away
his money in billiard halls and beer en-
poriums he put it in merchandise
and real estate; and before he knew
it evolved into what an admiring mul-
titude is pleased to call merchant
prince. He became a partner of Mar
shall Field, the great dry goods mer-
chant; obtained a controlling inter
est in several Chicago transportation
companies, and added quite literally
to his real estate holdings. Everything
he touched turned into gold, and fna'-
ly he became so rich that the west
was no longer good enough for the la
dies of the family, who yearned for a
stately mansion in the national cap
ital.
Being a model husband and father,
as we'll as giant among money
makers. Mr.. Letter yielded and shook
the dust of Chicago from his feet, re-
tanning, however, a fat rent roll in
the city which had made his fortune.
When his son Joseph reached mans
estate he forsook the temptations and
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
md then looked up with d shade Of

and then looked up with q shade OF
defiance in her eyes.
s.!Sell, I reckon you can guess" she
said, grimly. I've got tired hearing
that everlasting grumbling and ours
ing of Bcnjamin's. j must say | like to
listen to something half way pleasant
once in awhile =
Martha sighed again. ~ on see, !" she
began, with an apologize air, "Ben's
had hard luck this year. There amt
thing gone right from the cranberry
bog to the potato field. And he amt
been able to get anything to do this
fall. And a man don't feel like smiling
much when things are bad"
"Humph," retorted Jane, "this amt
the first time I've been to.your house
since the five years you've been mar
ried. I must say he's worse'n ever,
but didn't ever think that Benjamin's
amiability would Guido the suns shin
ing. His lowering looks in the house
was enough to cover up any shining
the sun might be doing outside. For
my part I praise the day I gave Jim
Dutton the mitten. He seemed like
decent enough fellow, but land! I'm
mighty glad didn't run the risk. I'D
ra Their tie tags all the rest of my days.
On the whole faint so tiresome or
so backachey as to hear nothing but
snarling from morning till night"
Martha's pinched face grew more
pinched and strained as Jane let her
rough words have full swing. Sudden
Wv IN To- IN
her face with her hands and began to
sob violently.
''For the land!" muttered Jane. She
took the reins into her own hands and
turned a distressed look upon her Sis
ter. ''Now, Marthy, I'd ought to be
ashamed of myself. Twas all uncalled
for, my talk, and I guess amt much
pleasanter than other folks" She pat
ted Martha's shoulder with what was
meant to be comforting touch.
But Martha only sobbed on, while
Jane sat dismayed, alternately slapping
the reins over Nick's back, and patting
her sisters arm and saying, in sub
dued tone: "Now, Marthy, now, Mar
thy, don't. didn't mean to hurt you.
I'm q grabbed old maid, that's what 1
am. Don't, Marthy."
Finally, after the violence of her grief
had spent itself, Martha spoke; at first
brokenly, and then more connectedly:
No, no, Jane. faint your fault. I
don't blame you for saying what you
did. It's been hard enough for me not
to say the same things for going on
five years. I've kept hoping things
would be better. And," with a sob,
''they get worse, steady. Seems if I'd
stood about all a woman could. And
yet, Ben amt ever done what lots of
men do. He amt ever had anything
to do with any other woman, and he
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
Falls That Shake Two Cities.

The Lewiston falls have reached
the flutter point. When the day is
done and darkness falls from the wings
of night, and far and wide over the city
falls the hush of sleeping thousands,
then the falls gets in it's work. Men
awake with start to find that all
things are a-trembling. The old win
dow sashes that have shook to the
angry bowls of hundred northeasters
now tremble and futter when no
breath of air is moving. Men who are
nervous reach spasmodically under
their pillows to see if the revolver is
there, and women awake and demand
that the cat be let out. If you happen
to know what it is that makes the
noise, it isn't SO bad-but there are
many who do not know, and "speerits'''
and gnomes and shadowy ghosts are
suggested. Every year when the falls
reaches a certain indefinite point on
the ledge the two cities are set a-shak-
ing like aspen leaves. Then 1t is that
we rise in the night and stick burned
mat ches into the jamb Of the window
and push the door latch back, so that
!, we can sleep. LeWiston lMe.) Jour
nal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
The Eternal Feminine
By Mary knight Potter.
Copyright. 1893

tN'LONG, Nick, g'long. Seems if
II Nick showed his age worse than
ever to-day. Well never get home less
he starts his legs Eastern this"
And Martha Crocker leaned over and
slapped the reins vigorously. The old
horse jerked forward, sending the
wheels of the rickety express wagon
into hole and out of it, with bounce
that almost shook Martha and her sis
ter Jane off the seat.
'Tain't MORN half-past three" said
Jane, sharply, as she Strengthened her
self. IF we're there by half-past four
'twon't be dark. And guess that'll be
soon enough to hear Benjamin's
growlin'."
Martha only sighed and slapped the
reins again, for Nick's spasmodic ex-
ertions had subsidized into walk slow
er than before.
The day was unusually raw even for
New England November, and the wind
stung the women's faces till their sal
low cheeks were fecked with crimson.
Scarcely middle-aged, their faces were
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
a LITTLE NONSENSE

kr. Spouter q An heirloom, Johnny,
Is s',met thing that's handed down from
!, father to son." Little Johnny HUH
That's Q funny name for pants" =
Judge.
The Judge (sternly)- The next per-
son who interrupts the proceedings
will be expelled from the courtroom"
The Prisoner enthusiastically
"Hooray!"'- Puck.
Fixing the sDate.-Little Elmer
"Pa, when is a man really old?" Prof.
Broadhe ad,'Wheneye he reaches
the point where his ideal womanis one
who is a good nurse."-Puck.
Admitted by Jimmy -"Yes, SIR"
said the man in cell I'll, time was
when was admitted to the very best
houses" And what brought you
here?" .'They caught me coming out"
-Pearson's. ~. 4 a. .
Results of the First Battle.-Tom-
my's Mother-"You naughty boy?
You've sent Sammy Swackhammer
home. crying!" Tommy" bet!
We was playin' war an he was the
spaniard!"-- Chicago Tribune.
Satisfied with Results.-Mrs. Browne
-"Are you satisfied with the results of
your daughters course at college?"
Mrs. Whyte-"Quite so; she is going
to marry one of the professors
Somerville (Mass.) Journal.
In New Chamberlain Citizen
t'This war business is good thing for
the newspaper men," Distinguished
Editor-"More than you imagine. The
people who used to run our papers for
us are now busy telling how to conduct
military operations. "-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Wide Range of Scenery.-Stage
Manager Ito proprietor of the the
ater)-"Our scene shifter wants holi-
day. He says he hasn't been away for
five years." Proprietor-'Well, tell
change Of scenery enough for any,
BODY
Naval ManeuvTing.-The Father
THAT young man who used to call on
you and stay so, late is in the navy
now, I understands The Daughter
"Yes, papa; and think of it! His boat
has been disabled! The last time I
saw him he was being towed in"
swell, don't let me see him around
here at all hours of the night or you
will see him toed out -Yonkers
Statesman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Letters pet child 10
their daugh liter Mary Victoria, who, In
1898, married Ri. Hon. George II. Cur
zon,5 member OF one Of the oldest
and noblest families OF Europe. Cur
zon was a smart fellow. Of progresses
ing appearance and every inch gem
tleman. But he was poor as lazarus.
When the engagementsof MarysLeiter
was announced in the newspapers the
gossips wagged their heads and said
something about another American
heiress selling herself for a title. But
what the old women of both sexes said
made no difference to the Letters, who
liked their prospective son-in-law and
his social prominence, and could af-
ford to give the young couple star:
in life. Mary Letter always was pref
ty girl. Her educa ton was of the best.
and the man of her choice was at
tracted by her mental charms quite
as much as by her physical beauty. Be-
ing public man, he was compelled by
circumstances to select bride who
would reflect1credit on his position and
the country which he represented. He
knew that Mary Letter could do this
and more, for she was not only an &C.
complished musician but also perfect
inguist, speaking English, German
and French with equal fuency. And
to all these considerations has to be
added a still more important fact:
Curzon really loved the girl, and the
girl returned his affection. And, bet
ter yet, the couple are still lovers and
admirers of each others accomplish
ments and successes.
Prior to his marriage Curzon, who
is the son of Lord Nathaniel Curzon,
was under secretary for India. havin 2
made his own way through parliament.
He had been great traveller, especial
ly in India, and was even then regarded
as promising student of oriental af-
fairs. He received the medal of the
Royal Geogra phical society, and was
the author of number of prize es-
says, including one on Russia in Gen.
trail Asia," another on PERSIA and the
Persian Question" and a third on the
"Problems of the Far East" When
Salisbury returned to power a few
years ago he was made parliamentary
secretary for the foreign Office, po.
sition of vast responsibility ant trust.
The political successes of Curzon
pleased the Letters, of course. Their
money had contributed not little to
his progress, and that probably pleased
them still NJ ore. Moreover their daugh-
ter was happy, and that pleased them
most of all. And just when Joseph's
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01

1.-THE MEN BEHIND THE GUNS


The cool head and the steady hand,
The foot that never runs, 49,
The eye that guides the ave-mile shot:
The men behind the guns.
Here's to them, in the battles rage,
When shells fall hailstone fast,
And men fall faster; not a one
Who fears to be the last;
Loyal to the Stars and Stripes that glorify
the mast.
Here's to them, as in whitening heat,
Stripped to the waist, they stand,
Serving the monster death machines -
With sure and fearless hand.
Often they least are heralded who best
have served their land.
Here's to them. when the victory's won,
The foeman's flag floats white.
All honor tosthe officers
Who've led their men Alright;
But honor, too, be given them whose work
has won the fight.
The cool head and the steady hand,
The foot that never runs,
The eye that guides the flve-mile shot;
The men behind the guns.
Robert James, in N. Y. Sun.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
PERSONAL AND IMPERSON Az

Covent garden has been In the pos.
session Of the Bedford family for 300
years.
The daughter Of Jacob Coxey, Of
Ohio, Miss Jessie Coxey, is travelling
with circus in the west.
Prince Bismarck's son-in-law has
been fined for display Of surliness to
newspaper correspondent who in
quired after the ex-chancellor's
health. ~,
Miss Elizabeth Ashe, of San Fran
cisco, VINO named the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Farragut, is descended from
long line of soldiers, and is related to
the Farragut family. ... ii.
A little girl in Boston paused beside
an ice wagon, and the driver let cake
of ice drop on her foot, crushing that
member. Suit was brought against the
company, and the court awarded the
sufferer . verdict of $4,000.
An applicant for pension fortified
his case by the presentation of the
following certificate from an Iowa
doctor: ''Sur-I surtify treted the
sed sojer fun 1S8Ss to Date-foarmer-
ly his stumik tub was jined to his nerv-
ious sistem, but now it air rotted off
cosing CRATE expectoration and hard
of breth."
Though Dom Paul Kruger lives sim
ply, he is without doubt wealthy
man. He has fully $5,OO0,O00 invested,
and in addition he receives in all about
$4,000 year for his services to the
state. A curious allowance to the
president of the Transvaal republic,
which Kruger receives, is $4,000 year
for Coffee the national drink of the
Beers.
Prof. William r. Brooks, director of
the Smith observatory at Geneva, N.
Y, has had conferred upon him by
Hamilton college the honorary degree
of doctor of science, in recognition of
his numerous astronomical discov-
cries. DR.. Brooks has made a great
number of cometary discoveries, many
of which are of the highest scientific
interest.
The late Sir Edward Burne-Jones did
this country indirectly one great ar
tistic service. It was through talk
with him, after, in fact, taking issue
with him on some points regarding the
use of stained glass, that John La
Fargo came to think of doing win
dows; Americas one unquestioned ar
tistic prominence was won by that in
spiration, and won soon.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
The Centenarians of servia.

Now comes forward Servia claiming
that it has one distinction which no
other country can rival. It claims to
have. not the most eccentric of de-
posed monarchs, not the smallest num-
Der of emigrants Qess than 900 persons
left Servia last year for other coun-
tries). not the smallest number of nav
igab!e rivers within a separate govern
ment Of Europe, but the most CEN
tenarians. In Servia, which has fewer
than 100000 inhabitants, there are
now SIS persons whose age exceeds 100
years. Servia is an agricultural coun-
try. and by the last census taken IS
per cent. of the heads of Servia house
holds were landed proprietors, having
agricultural holdings varying from
ten to thirty acres each.-N. Y. Sun.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-01
MAUD ECHO HAWK.
Is Engaged in the Education
of Her People.

The noble red man is no longer
problem. He has been solved. In 20 or
80 years he has climbed from savagery
to place so near the summit of civil
cation that he wears patent leather
shoes and carries life insurance pol
icy. All this has been brought about
through the persistent efforts of the
white teachers and missionaries.
The further refining and polishing of
poor Lo is what the national Indian
school service institute has under con-
sideration. Some 500 superintendent,
teachers and other employees of the In
gagged in the work. Among them are
few Indians who have taken up the
work of civilizing their race.
One of these native teachers is Maud
Echo Hawk, a beautiful Pawnee girl,
who displays gold filing in her teeth
when she smiles.
Picture a slim, graceful figure at
tired in dainty blue check Bingham
dress trimmed with white lace, small
feet shod in pointed kid shoes tipped
with patent leather, an oval distinc-
lively Indian face, tinted, coppery
complexion, brownish black eyes that
express fathomless depth of tender
ness. This is Maud Echo Hawk, an up
to-date Indian maiden who makes her
own clothes and knows how to concoct
cream tarts, mince pies, and ever so
many other civilized things to ruin
the digestion of her future husband.
Shehas such sweet romantic name,
suggestive CT caverns and mountain
crags and cataracts, that it seems
shame to civilize her. In her the I'M
tanned blood of her forefathers has not
been entirely subdued in spite of the
civilizing process she has been put
through since she was taken away
from her fathers wigwam as little
girl and placed in the Carlisle Indian
school.
Miss Echo Hawk is now 90 years old,
and she has had many advantages, but
she says that she sometimes longs to
go back to her people. When asked if
she would ever go back to her nation
cheeks deepened and she smiled bash
fully. The question confused her, and
she said in her quantity accented Eng
fish that she did not know, but she
dropped her eyes and a dreamy look
came into them as she played with a
little ring on the third finger of her
left hand.
This young girl is the head seam
stress in charge of the sewing depart
ment of the Hope Indian school at
Springfield, S. D. After a course at
Carlisle she was transferred to the
Lincoln institute at Philadelphia,
where she graduated. She has paid
a few brief visits to her father, who is
a chief among the Pawnees in Okla
homa.t Her people treat her respect
fully, but the women turned up their
noses at her broad sleeves the last
time she was there, and she was criti-
cised good deal because she could not
split wood. AS teacher she.earns $3j
a month, and boards herself.-Denver
Republican.