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The Lamar register., 1898-06-15


An interesting investigation has
been made recently in one of our cities
as to the reasons why children Of
equally good capacity should rank SO
unevenly in their studies in the
schools. Pains were taken to learn
from one class of fifty-fve pupils
enough about their habits out Of school
to enable judgments TO be made. The
investigation showed that thirteen
boys were permitted to be on the
streets at night as late as haif-past
nine O'Clock. Not one of them ranked
as high as thirtieth in the class. An
other grade class OF fifty-fve was tried
in the same manner; eight. boys were
habitually on the streets in the even
ines. Not one of them ranked as
high as fortieth in the class. Another
class of thirty-five investigated show
ed that six were allowed the freedom
of the streets at night, and every one
OF them had spent two or three years
passing the fourth and fifth grades.
one hoy of fifteen years of age had
spent nine years in getting four and a
half years Of schooling. Investigation
also showed that in these classes ex-
amined. eighty-fve per cent of the
girls remain at home and read good
hooks. and about one-third only of the
boys ever read at all.
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The Lamar register., 1898-06-15

The vicissitndes OF artistic li.e are
given vivid and pathetic illustration
in the impending separation OF
the stage careers OF Sir Henry
Irving and Miss Ellen Terry.
These two artists have been so long as
sociated in modern stage productions
that the theater-goiug public OF two
continents has come 10 consider the
successes OF one the success of both
We now hear disquieting rumors Of the
detection of Irving's public from the
former master and idol and in his loos-
ening grip there arises the opportunity
for successful rival TO WOO the gifted
Terry from her allegiance of life
d-e- With the parting of Irving and
Terry we will receive fresh demon
stration Of the fekleness of Dame For
tunes fayors. Not even the heights Of
Parnassus are secure from the corrod-
ing touch of a waning popularity.
The Lamar register., 1898-06-15

A street railway company In cincin-
natl forbids any empioye going on duty
within twenty-four hours after eAt;rs
onions In any form. This is a eour-
tesy TO the travelling public that ought
to have been adopted long ago. when
one thinks OF IT the wonder grows that
there should have been this long de-
lay. Some day. bsaring in mind. fer
instance. the ordinance forbiddins spit
ting In public conveyaRees, We may be
come half-civilized and somewhat hap
py.
The Lamar register., 1898-06-15

A North Carolina hilltop on which
fine house had been built, proved 10
have such an attraction for lightning
that the owner. in fear for his life.
moved out al last and let the place
go to ruin. a Pittsburg mRE read the
newspaper stories OF the lightning
haunted hill. meditated while. m
ally bought the place for little or moth
ing. and in less than six weeks located
an almost ineHaaustihie iron mine.
For twelve years it has annually yield
ed iron enough to pay for the whole
plant four times which the pur-
chaser probably considers only rea-
sonabIe reward for the exercise Of the
gift which Yankees call ''gumptson.
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IN. second E,peaitlon.

San Francisco. june 12-The second
expedition to the Philippines is almost
ready to sail. The field guns, ammuni-
tion aud camp equipments of the Utah
battery We're to-day put on board the
Zealandia. the resi- of their supplies
were loaded on the China and Colon
and these latter were being coaled from
both sides. The Morgan City may
have to 90 on the dry dock In that
event she VIII not go with the Zea-
Iandia. senator. China and Colon. but
viii be added to the fleet composed OF
the Ohio. Indiana, City of Para and
City OF puebla. The Chinn, Colon and
Zealandla VIII probably receive their
quota of ammunition tomorrow. and
with these the Senator viii sail ON
Wednesday or Thursday.
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Instead Of prosecuting the Salvation
Army Lieutenant who mutilated those
nude statues in the Omaha exposition
grounds the exposition managers ought
TO pay her regular advertising rates
The Lamar register., 1898-06-15

Sccratary Long says the Baltimore Is
AL right" which 10 the Dams means
all wrong.
The Lamar register., 1898-06-15

CosNo BUTrEGMIi.E rUurI
makes The skin s4ft, white asi y
Sold ersry where
The Lamar register., 1898-06-15

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The Lamar register., 1898-06-15
FIGHT ON CUBAN SOIL
MARINES LANDED, ArouANrAN-
AMO.
Right Hnnhrea Men Drive on she sr~n-
i.ris and Plant the stars aud stripss.
riut Aftsrwara Hav- a Iios r.ms-roar
Nsrtne~ KILLED.

Denver. June I2.--A New York spe-
cial to the Republican says
A cable to the Herald from oI board
the Herald dispatch boat on Gnantan-
amo, via Mole 81. Nicholas, Hayti,
says:
After brief engagement IN whirh \
regiment of Spanish infantry WIS
driven hsndlong from it, position, 80
American marines were landed on the
eastern side of the harl,or OF ,;nan-
tanam0 yesterday afternoon. The
landing was made under shs protection
Of the guns Of the Oregon, the Marble
head and the Yosemite.
by this stroke the American for,rS
gained most desirable hase. They
viii now b. ahie to seize the raIlruad
which runs from Guantanamo 10 Cab
manera, and they can takss without
trouble. several spanish ships loadssi
with Cuai now iylng in the haFbor
whenever the coal Is nctcdsSt for the
American fleet.
This nr$t landing ia the vicinity Of
Guantanamo wss accomplished tn
broad daylight. Tir si,antafds made
feeble attempt ~ resistance, bus
they were fnrrssl tu nsse and4r the
heavy fiu. Of fhs- American se-ssls. SO
hasty was their departure that. when
the Americans landed their tirst duty
was 60 haul dawn the spanish fiaS
left by the enemy. In its pisss was
raised the stars and strit-ss. n the
sight OF which tbs marines b-scanle
Wildly enthusiastic
Captain f;co,ir5l. with stxty marines
from the orrgon. landed ~ - O'Clock
10 select \ camping place crr-t
Heights. post overlooking the haricr
and the town Of tsnantana1i", was
chosen and made ready fer the
marines who uere couling on the Pan
Their This Is a finc xiie. the rlsmattc
conditions heing favorable. aud tss,
point being iniprrEnatilr against at
iack By the enemy
Before Captain sscosirrli and his men
had finished their work. the iur.uiiic
and the Panther api.rarti on the
coast. IL was then I o'clock Ia the
afternoon. Awaiting The fs7s>eis frop
Santiago. besides the Oregon and the
Marbiehead ver. the Dolphin. the Ntx-
en- and two eoliIers. thr sterling aiad
Kingston. The work of landing the
men from th.. Panther hes.nn at once.
In whalcbosts. lowed by launches. the
entire forre OF so fnrn was quickly
prr asliors. They foruas-i under eotii-
Inand % Lieutenant solourl Hunting
ton. and went up to Crest Heights
The landing wns effected ln an hour.
without accidens. IL was known that
300 Spaniards were a~Senhicsi with
In five miles of creNt Heights. snd the
work Of fortifyins the haSe was begun
forthwith
The spirits OF the Amsrieans were
high. and the work Of mounting the
guns went forward 80 rapidly that by
half-rast three o'clock the camp OF The
Americans was capable Of resisting
any force the spsniar,is would BE- aels-
to send against IL.
The Lamar register., 1898-06-15

1t is stated that the cruiser Charles
ton is TO stop and seize the Ladrone
Islands ON her way TO the Philippines.
The Lamar register., 1898-06-15

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The Lamar register., 1898-06-15


on Board the Associated Press Dis
match boaf naunsiesS. OF Guan,nnainc.
SUNDAY, June IL. via Mele 81. Nicholas.
June ia--f4euteuani Colonel H. W.
Huutington's battalion Of marines.
which landed from the transport Fan
ther on Friday and encamprd on the
Hill guarding the abandoned cable saa-
fiou at the entrance 10 the outer hAr-
lpor of guantanamo. has been engaged
in heading OF rush RtiaCk by Span
ish gusrriilas and regulars since ,
O'Clock saturday afternoon The Eight
ing was almost continuous for thirteen
hours. until O'Clock this morning,
when relnforccmeutS were landed from
the NarbIeh.ad -Four OF our men
were killed and one wounded. The ad-
vance pickcts. under LieIicnauts Nc
VILE and shaw. are unnccuunted for.
Among the killed Is Assistant Sur
gcon John Blair Gibbs. son Of Major
Gibbs OF the regular army. who fell In
the Custer massacre, His home was a {
Richmond, virginia. but lac has been
practicing In New York and entered
the service since the war began. He
was a very popular officer. The others
killed are Sergeant Charles ii. Smith
OF Smallwood. Private William Dun
phy OF Gloucester. Massachusetts. and
Private James McColgan OF Stoneliatn,
Massachusetts
Corporal Glass was accidentally
wounded in the head.
The Spanish loss is unknown, but Il
Is was probably considerable The
splashes Of blood found az daylight at
The positions the Spauiaris occupied
Indicate fatalities. but their comrndes
carried on the killed and wounded
The engagement began with desul-
tory firing at the pickeis a thousand
yards inland from the camp. Captain
Spicef's company was doing guard
duty and was driven in, finally rally
ing ON the camp and repulslng the cne-
my NY ) O'clock The bodies Of Pri-
Yates MeColgau and Dunphy were
found, both shot In the head The
large cavities made Icy the bullets
which. inside a range OF 800 yards.
have rotary motion. indicated that
;; the victims were Killed at close range,
The bodies wei'e stripped of shoes. hats
| and cartridge belts and horribly mutI-
lated with machetes.
When they We're brought in the
whole battalion formed three sides of
a hollow square about the camp ON the
/ hilltop. Below in the bay the war
ships were Mt anchor Inland from the
camp Is deep ravine and beyond this
are high hills. The adjacent country
IL heavy with thicket growth
The sky was blanketed with clouds,
and when the sun set gale was blow
The Lamar register., 1898-06-15
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The herald., 1898-01-28

the private ownership of the canal by
any corporation; the government was
in the best position to build and operate
the canal. Senator Frye said that th'.
value of the Hawaiian islands was
$50, 100000, and that Americans owned
them American ships carried the COM
merce, valued at $2S, 900, 900. He said that
if the treaty were not ratified in less than
one year the islands would be under the
protection of Great Britain.
This was met with cries of mol"
Much confusion followed. He asked the
guests to exercise their influence with
the senate to have the treaty ratified
There were. cheers and cries of No
Much confusion followed. He asked the
guests to exercise their influence with
the senate to have the treaty ratified.
There were cheers and cries of NO" as
well.
Senator Frye said the Nicaraguan ca
nal would not be worth a cent with the
Hawaiian islands in the hands of an
enemy.
This was received with applause
Then Senator Frye changed his subject
to that of the necessity for increasing
the merchant marine. He said in con-
clusion that if he were a dictator he
would build the Nicaraguan canal, take
Hawaii, build a railroad from Terra
del Fuego and subsidize the merchant
marine of the country. During all his
references to Hawaii there were several
Nos" yelled out when he referred to
the treaty. He closed amid great ap-
plause.
Charles Emory Smith spoke at length
on the commercial destiny of the United
States, which he predicted would in the
incoming century peacefully dominate
the markets of the world.
Henry F. Rowland spoke next on the
-endency of legislation to meddle with
private affairs.
After midnight President Mckinley
leld a reception, leaving the hotel at l
L. m. for the Windsor.
The herald., 1898-01-28

the people to project and carry them on.
If these policies stimulate industrial de-
velopment and energy, the people can
be safely trusted to do the rest.
The government, however, is restricted
in it's power to promote industry. 1t
can aid commerce, but not create it. 1t
can widen and deepen its rivers, improve
it's harbors and develop its great ma
tional waterways, but the ships to sail
and the traffic to carry the people must
supply. The government can raise rev.
enues by taxation in such a way as will
discriminate in favor of domestic enter
prses, but it can not establish them. II
can make commercial treaties, opening
to our manufacturers and agriculturists
the ports of other nations. 1t can enter
into reciprocal arrangements to eX-
change our products with those of other
countries. 1t can aid our merchant ma
rine by encouraging our people to build
ships of commerce.
1t can assist in every lawful manner
private enterprise to unite the two
oceans with the great canal. 1t can do
all these things and ought to do them
but with all this accomplished the re-
suit will still be Intellectual unless sup
plemented by energy, enterprise and in
dustry of the people. 1t is they that
must build and operate the factories,
furnish ships and cargoes for the canal
and the rivers and the seas. 1t is they
who must find the consumers and obtain
trade by going forth to win it. Much
profitable trade is still unenjoyed by our
people because of their present
insufficient facilities for reach
ing desirable markets. Much of it is
lost because of a lack of information
and ignorance of the conditions and
needs of other nations. We must know
just what other people want before we
can supply their wants. We must un-
derstand exactly how to reach them with
the least expense if we would enter into
the most advantageous business rela-
tions with them. The ship requires
shippers, but the shipper must have as
sured promise that his goods will have
sale when they reach their destina-
tion. 1t is a good rule, if buyers will not
come to US to go to them. 1t is our duty
to make American enterprise and in
duStrial ambition, as We'll as achieve
ment, terms of respect and praise. not
only at home, but among the family of
nations the world over
There is another duty resting upon
the national governm ent-to coin money
and regulate the value thereof. This
The herald., 1898-01-28
VISITING MEXICO
Mrs. Hearst Is Given a Very Cordial
Welcome

CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 27-Mrs
Hearst widow of Senator Hearst, of
California, has arrived here and been
Federal District sending one of the finest
bands to serenade her. Senator Hearst
was a warm friend of Mexico, and at the
time of the Cutting incident displayed
his sympathy with this country and
aided in resisting the pressure for war,
supporting President Cleveland in his
pacific attitude, hence the grateful re-
gard in which the memory of the Cali
fornia Senator is held in Mexico.
The Department of Encouragement
has received petition asking for a
concession for a tunnel twenty miles
long, in the State of Guanajuato, the
object being to drain some valuable
mines. The work will cost many mil
lion dollars and it is believed by COM
petent engineers will be entirely prac-
ticable. and result in a large profit to
the promoters.
John Fade, one of the prisoners ar
rested in connection with the operations
of the gang of American operators, has
after the examination. been held for
trial.
President Diaz is expected to arrive
here today, and will be received by a
division of the army, consisting of two
brigades, and the Jockey Club will give
him banquet of welcome. 1t is the
first considerable trip the President has
taken into the interior for some years
and the popular manifestation of re-
joicing all along the route has been
greatly gratifying to him. People have
turned out in crowds everywhere and
many incidents show that the popular
enthusiasm has been recorded by the
press.
The herald., 1898-01-28

duty requires that our government shall
regulate the value of its money by the
highest standards Of commercial honesty
and national honor. The money of the
United States is and must forever be
unquestiOned and unassailable If
doubts remain they must be removed.
If weak places are discovered they must
be strengthened. Nothing should ever
tempt us-nothing will ever tempt us
to scale down the sacred debt of the
nation through a legal technicality.
Whatever may be the language of the
contract, the United States will dis
charge all its obligations in the cur
rency recognized as the best throughout
the civilized world at the time of the
payment. Nor will we ever consent that
the wages of labor or its frugal savings
be scaled down by permitting payment
in dollars of less value than the dol
lars accepted as the best in every en-
lightened nation of the earth.
Under existing conditions our citi-
zens cannot be excused if they do not
redouble their efforts to secure such
financial legislation as win place their
honorable intentions beyound dispute. All
those who represent, as you do the great
conservative and progressive business
interests of the country, owe it not only
to themselves, but to the people to in
sist upon the settlement of this great
question now, or else face the alterna-
tive that it must be again submitted
The herald., 1898-01-28

be maintained at parity with gold and
we favor all measures designed to
maintain inviolably the obligations of
the United States and all our money,
whether coin or paper, at the present
standard. the standard of the enlight
ened nations of the earth.
This is in reality a command from the
people who gave the administration to
the party now in power and who are
still anxiously waiting for the eXecu-
ton of their free and omnipotent will by
those of us who hold commissions from
that supreme tribunal.
l have tonight spoken in a somewhat
serious strain because | believe it is due,
both to the membership of the associa-
ton and to the conditions under which
this assemblage has met. The confer
ences and systematic efforts of such a
body of men as this are capable of inf
mite good to the respective communities
in which the members live and to the
nation at large.
The country is now emerging from
trying conditions. 1t is only just be-
ginning to recover from the depression
in certain lines of business long con-
tinued and altogether unparalleled Pro-
eress. therefore, will naturally be slow,
but let us not be impatient. Rather let
us exercise a just patience and one
which in time will surely bring its own
high reward.
l have no fear for the future of our
beloved country. While l discern in its
present condition the necessity that al
ways exists for the faithful devotion of
it's citizens, the history of it's past is
assurance to me that it's course will be,
as it has always been true of every
struggle and emergency, still onward
and upward. 1t has never suffered from
any trial or been unequal to any task
Founded upon right principles, we have
nothing to fear from the vicissitudes
which may lie across our pathway. The
nation, founded by the fathers upon
principles of virtue, education, freedom
and human rights, moulded by the great
discussions which established it's SOW
ereignty, tried in the crucible of civil
war, with a union stronger and better
than ever before stands today, not upon
shifting sands, but upon immovable
foundations. Let us resolve by our laws
and by our administration of them tC
maintain the rights of the citizen, tC
cement lne Union Dy sun closer DondS
to eXalt the standards of American civ
ilization, encourage the promotion of
thrift, industry and economy and the
homely virtues which have ennobled our
people, uphold the stability of our cur
rency and credit, and illustrate the pur-
ity of our national and municipal gov
ernment, and though the rain descend
and the floods come and the winds blow,
the nation will stand, for it is founded
upon rock.
Senator William p. Frey of Maine,
who was introduced as one of the great
est friends of the merchant marine
made a brief address.
In speaking Of the Nicaragua canal
he declared that the United States
should build it. He did not approve of
The herald., 1898-01-28

of authority and influence of party was
seized by that picturesque character
that has appeared among US from the
far distant coast of Washington Gewis).
(Laughter)
"The next day the gentleman from
Tennessee was fighting to see who
should have the leadership Of the Demo-
cratic party, while in the background,
always melodious and ready with his
advice and ready to seize the falling
sceptre of his friend, was the gentle-
man from Missouri (De Armond), who
has just taken his seat, and who in that
congress and in this has delivered more
speeches with more ease and less effect
than any man that has appeared in the
deliberations of congress for the ten
years that have had the honor to serve
on this floor" (Great laughter and ap-
plause on the Republican side.)
Without further amendment the COM
mittee rose and the Indian bill was
passed.
The house then Immediately went back
into committee, and took up the District
of Columbia appropriation bill. The
general debate drifted quickly into the
question as to whether prosperity had
come with the Dingley law.
Mr. Greene, Populist, of Nebraska,
said that not a single farm product ex-
cept wheat and wool was higher this
year than a year ago.
Mr.. Grosvenor, Republican, of Ohio, as
the latest evidence of prosperity, called
attention to the 10 cents per ton advance
in the wages Of coal miners agreed upon
at Chicago yesterday. That increase,
he said, affected zoe, 900 miners.
Mr. Swanson, Democrat, of Virginia,
submitted some remarks on the situa-
ton from the cotton industry in the
south, attributing the depression in the
north to the excessively high tariff du-
tiese.
At sos p. m. the house adjourned.