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The Penn's Grove record., 1899-03-17
ITALY'S ACTION IN CHINA.
Minister Canevaro States That Violence
Might Injure Great Britain.

Minister CanevarO States That Violence
Might Injure Great britain.
ROME, Italy (By Cable}.-In the Chamber
of Deputies on Tuesday Admiral Cauevaro,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, made a com.
prehensive statement regarding Italy's ac-
ton In China. He confirmed the reported
recall of Signor Martino, Ealian Minister
at Picking, and announced chat Italy had
obtained the approval Of Great Britain and
Japan before demanding the concession al
San. Nun.
Great Britain, however. had requested,
he said, that force should not be employed
and had promised in return to give her
diplomatic support to Italy at the Court Of
Pekin.
Other friendly powers, the Minister con-
tinued, were then notified and indicated
their acauiescence.
He expressed confidence 10 the ultimate
success of Italy's policy, and reminded the
Chamber that Italy's duty was to refrain
from force as far as possible, since she
had gone to China without any pre-
vious provocative incident, or violated
rights to justify a resort to violence,
which might, If adopted, disturb the
international equilibrium in the Far East
and exercise a fatal reflex action in Eu.
ope besides iniuring Great Britain, who
had proved herself Italy's cordial friend,
and exposing to conflict other Powers that
had shown themselves the well-wishers o.
Italy.
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TEN Ships LOST At SEA-
Owners Have Gwen Up All Hopes For
Their Safe Arrival 10 Port.
OVER THREE HUNDRED ABOARD.

The Value NJ the Steamers and Their
Cargoes aced at 81, 800, OOO-AH OF
Them Freight B~oats-They Carried
No Passengers-supposed TO Hav'
Perished in the Recent storms.
New YoRK CRY HfSpeeiall OF the many
steamers reported overdue after the severe
storms OF early February, ten have not
since been reported, and are now given up
as lost. They add ten to the record of ves-
sells never heard from" They are In adj
dition to those wrecked on lee shores or
abandoned at sea, the crews Of which have
been taken off and brought to port. In the
case OF these ten there is little hope that
any Of their men will ever again be seen,
though there is Of course always a chance
of a missing seaman turning up after many
weeks aboard some slow-going ship ar
irving at n port on the other side of the
globe. None of these vessels carried pas.
sengers. The list follows
Aroma, British, 340U tons, Captain j. P.
Baxter, Thompson Line: timber laden,
from Portland, Me-, January 81, for Lon.
don.
Croft, British, 27OO tons, Captain Land,
Arrow Line; laden with grain and general
merchandise, from New York, January 26,
for Leith.
Port Melbourne, British, 5000 tons, Cap
tain Smith, under charter to the Atlantic
Transport Line; laden with grain and
general cargo. from New York, January
81, for London.
Laughton, British, $500 tons. Captain
Hodgson; laden with grain and cotton,
from Norfolk January %, for Copen-
hagen.
Picton, British, 2400 tons, Captain @. J..
Payne; laden with grain and cotton, from
Norfolk January 20, for Sligo.
Minister Maybach, German, $500 tons,
Captain P%relle; laden with oil in bulk,
from New York January %, for Hamburg.
Allegheny, American, 5000 tons, Cap
tain McGillivary, owned by l.. Lucken-
bach; laden with oil i'll bulk, from New
York, January Is, via Halifax January rs.
for Dover.
City of Wakefield, British, 5000 tons,
Captain Townsend; laden with grain and
general merchandise, from Norwalk, an.
uary "a, for Rotterdam.
Dora Forster, British, 24OO tons, Captain
]. B. Wooley; laden with cotton, from
Savannah, January %. for Liverpool.
Oberon, British, 25O0 tons, Captain Lesly;
laden with grain, from Baltimore, January
26, for Antwerp.
The value placed by shipping men on
these vessels and their cargoes is 50, $780,
900, of which three-ffths represents that OF
the vessels and twO-hfths that Of the car
goes. The crews aggregate bet ween SOC
and 400 men.
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CUBAN ASSEMBLY MUST co.
War Department Announces That it VIII
BE Dispersed.

WASHINGTON, D. C: (Special). The au-
nouncement was made on Tuesday by the
War Department that the Cuban Assembly
wa to be dispersed by General Brooke, and
that the military authority of the United
States would be asserted until otherwise
ordered. This move, made upon the heels
of a popular demonstration In Havana
against the Assembly, and in favor OF Gen.
eral Gomez, indicates the opinion OF the
Administration that the Cuban Assembly is
a body calculated to provoke n Increase
disorder.
The opinion of the War Department
seems to be tina the Cuban Assembly is a
body of adventures, usurping authority
with the hope OF being able to extort from
the Treasury OF the United states larger
sums OF money han General Gomez has
intimated would be acceptable as c npen-
sation for the Cuban army that he is about
to disband. The Assembly is not regarded
as at all representative, and its authority
is practically nothing.
General Brooke has not been definitely
instructed as to how he shall get rid OF the
Cuban Assembly. The manner OF the dis.
persal is left to his discrctiOn.
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NATIVE TROOPS TO BE ENLISTED.
Administration Decides to Try the Ex-
pertinent in Cuba and the Philippines.

WASHINGTON, d. G, (speciaD.- A au ex-
pertinent the Administration has decided
to enlist soma native troops in Cuba AMI
the Philippines, aud perhaps In Porto
Rico. To ascertain how native troops will
conform to the restrictions OF an American
soldiers life, Secretary Alger has author
ICED General Otis at Manila and General
Brooke at Havana to each organize a bat
~tallion, one of Cubans and the other OF
Filipinos. He has sent also 4 Telegram to
General Henry, commanding the Depart
ment of Porto Rico, requesting his views
on the subject of enlisting natives OF thai
island. His reply was favorable.
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TROOPS TO RESCUE A TRAIN.
Colored Heroes of San Juan to Dig Gu
~Snowbound Passengers In the West.

Colored Heroes of San Juan to Dig Out
Snowbound Passengers In the West.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (special).-The colorel
troops at Fort Russell, four companies OF
the Twenty-four Infantry, volunteered on
Saturday to 60 out as shovellers In the at
tempt to bring the Cheyenne and Northern
train, which, with torty-two passengers,
has been snowboupd at Iron Mountain,
fifty miles from here, for two weeks. One
hundred were accepted, and formed a re-
lief party under Mayor Schnitger and At
torney Breckons, aud took out a train
loaded with provisions.
The snow-bound passengers have bee1
living the past week on a steer killed Sun
day by Superintendent Rasbach, who Is In
charge OF the train. Two relief trains
which have gone olt are In the
drifts, between here and Iron Mountain, "a
fierce blizzard OF snow and wind which
prevailed fer twelvs hours a few days ago
having showed them in. The troops going
out are the ones who first cached the crest
of San Juan Hill last July. and it believed
they will break the blockade,
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TO MOVE OUT OF DEBT.
A Kansas Town Will Shift Its Building
to a New Site.

new way of paying old debts has been
discovered BY Ness City, which Is the county
seat at Ness County, Kansas. The place
was started as a boom town, and the new
comers placed heavy mortgages on theiI
land. improvements, however, were not
Included in the mortgages. The town debt
grew enormously, andthe population could
not meet the interest payments.
One mortgage holder ioreclosed, and the
debtor moved his house and belongings to
another plot of ground. This gave the
anew town site three miles from the present
one, ana are preparing to move lighthouses
and buildings to the new site, leaving their
lands in the old one to the mortgage hold
ers.
The new location has been plated and
surveyed, and the buildings viii be placed
relatively In the same position as they are
now. Acomplete change, however, is to
town will change its name, and Will be, in
fact, an entirely new W
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-03-17
GEN. GOMEZ IMPEACHED..
Removed From His Command by the
Cuban Military Assembly.
HIS STATEMENT TO THE PEOPLE.
The Deposed Leader Accused of Being a
Traitor-ss.O 900, 900 Appropriation Not
Standardization of the Assembly Con.
dernned In Havana-GoInez Says He is
Glad to Be Free-Retires Contented.

G1ad 10 BE free-lfetires tOntented.
HAVANA, Cuba (By Cable).-The Cuban
Military Assembly in public session satur-
day afternoon impeached General Maxine
Gomez, and removed him from his COM
mand as General-In-C Chief OF the Cuban
Army, the first ballot taken resulting in
twenty-six votes being cast In support of
the motion to impeach and remove General
Gomez against four in opposition.
General Gomez's only supporters were
General Cespedes aud General NCEe5. The
original motion, which was introduced by
Manuel Sanguily, provided for the aboli-
ton of the grade of General-in-C hlet, but
an amendment was offered to this by Senior
Aguerro which read ITO abolish the grade
of General-in-C Chief and to remove General
Gomez for failure in his military duties
and disobedience to the Assembly" Senior
Aguerro declared that Gomez was insub-
ordinate and should be punished, and
was a traitor to Cuba.
Much passion was evident in the
speeches, In some of which Gomez was de-
clared to a been delinquent In his
duties and disobedient because he had &C.
cepted the proposition Of Robert p. Porter,
President McKinley's special emlssary,
without consulting the Assembly; because
he had taken upon himself the arrange
men.s for the payment and disarming of
the Cuban troops independent OF the AS
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Cycling Notes.

The French Touring Club, after indulg,
ing in II little arithmetic, counts ca having
something like $50, 900 in the bank ut the
end OF 1899.
The two weeks cycle racing tournament,
which included a six-day and a twenty
four-hour affair, at San Francisco, resulted
in a loss OF severalthousand dollars to its
promoters.
A kind Of race that is not entirely new
but which Is and never has
been tried out TO discover whether or not
1t is a successful attraction, is the sweep.
stake bicycle race. The promoters this
year propose to run a number OF events OF
this character during tina summer.
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A TEMPERANCE COLUMN,
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

Join the Bsnd-NO Matter How Much
Glamour is Thrown Around Wine 1t is
the Same Deadly I%rritant Poison
Wine Blbbing Leads to Disaster.
Drink reigns almost supreme,
How Potent Is Its sway,
1t prostrates high and low,
1t wrecks both grave and gay.
Then shun the ~treach'rous drink
And boldly take your stand,
Amongst the brave and free
The growing Temperance band.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-03-17

A strip OF country three miles wide and
-four miles long, just north OF Darlington
Indian Agency, near Ell Reno, Ind. Teri,
has been devastated by a prairie fire. Many
head OF cattle belonging to the Indian
farmers were burned and much damage to
property was done. A squaw and three
Indian children were burned to death.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-03-17

A CLAUSE in the sundry Civil bill passed.
by Congress permits Secretary Gage, ofthe
Treasury Department, Washington, to use
$50. 600, 900 of Central Pacific notes to make
up this years deficit.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-03-17
OTIS TELLS SPAIN TO STOP.
He Forbids the oner of Money For tn
Release of Spanish Prisoners.

MANILA, Philippine Islands (By Cable),--
General Otis has forbidden the continuance
of the negotiations between the Spanish
Commissioners and the Filipinos for the
release OF the Spanish prisoners held by the
natives.
His object in doing this is presumably to
prevent the FIliptnos from obtaining tho
Immense indemnity which they demand
for freeing the prisoners, rs the money
native cause.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-03-17

ship of the White Squadron. under com
mand of Rear-Admiral Walker. She was
one of the first vessels of the new navy, but
was net fitted for modern sea service, and
for several years past has been undergoing
repairs which have practically made her s
new ship,
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II Pennsylvania Troops Mustered Out
The Thirteenth Pennsylvania was mus
tered out at Augusta Ga, a few days ago.
The men were paid of in companies, and
nearly the entire regiment Immediately left
for home. -
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-03-17
Four Killed In Collision,

In the midst Of a binding snow storm
making 1t impossible to see Atty feet
ahead, two Burlington engines collided
head-on between Lincoln and West Lin.
coin, Neb., q few days ago. Four were
killed, their names being Hicks, DoraD
Hartquist and Dubois.
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Naval Enlistment Lengthened.

The term of enlistment for general ser.
vice in the United States Navy has been in
creased from three. to four years. Orders
fro n the Navy Department, Washington, to
this effect have been received at the Navy
Yard, Boston.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-03-17

The following statement has been issued,
| showing the total num Der OF deaths report
ed to the Adjutant-GeneraIs once, Wash
al 1899: Killed in action, 32s; died OF
wounds, 1875; died Of disease, S,2f7; total.
573I.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-03-17
DR.. TALMAGES SERMON.
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE BY THE NOTED
DIVINE.

Subject. %"Briniant Bitterness''-Attiia the
Hun Used as a Horrible E~xanple-Is
He n Type of the Norwood Mem
tionPd In Revelation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16
Saw IL Devil Fish Leap.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
When youngster 1 was homeward-
bound from Santa Anna with a cargo of
mahogany, and when off Cape Campeche
was one calm afternoon leaning over the
tatfrail. looking down into the blue pro-
found, on the watch for fish, writes a
over the bright water, and up rose fear
some monster, some eighteen feet across
and in general outline more like skate or
ray than anything else, all except the head
There, what appeared to be two curling
horns. about three feet apart rose one on
each side of the most horrible pair of eyes
imaginable A sharks eyes as he turns
sideways under your vessels counter, and
looks up to see If any one is coming. are
CHASTITY, green and cruel; but this things
eyes were all this and much more I felt
that the Book of Revelations was incom-
plete without him, and his gaze haunts me
yet.
Although quite sick and giddy at the
sight of such a DOGGY, l could not move
until the awful thing. suddenly waving
what seemed like mighty wings, scared up
out of the water soundlessly to height of
about six feet, falling again with thun-
derous splash that might have been heard
for miles. 1 must have tainted with fright.
for the next thing l was conscious Of was
awakening under the rough doctoring of
my Shipmates.
Since then 1 have never seen one lean
upward in the daytime. At night when
there Is no wind. the sonorous splash is
constantly to be heard, although why they
make that bat-like leap out of their proper
element Is not easy to understand 1t does
not seem possible to believe such awe-in-
spring horrors capable of playful gam
boiling.
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G "a EE FOUND IN THE
&: !! !: !: =
BY Ger. Chas.Kieg,
COPYRIGHT 1883 az E.TennrsoN NEEIIe

wore in brighter days the badge of the
same society that was yours at the unver-
sity. Three of the fraternity in my
company-one is on guard and he urged
me to write at once to you. They know
me to be Brother Delt, even though 1
dare not tell my real name. What l have
to say is that the charge against me is ut
terly false as l can convince you, but
could not convince a court. l am confined
at the moment of all others in my life when
1t is most vitality important that l should
be free Grant me ten minutes interview
this afternoon and If l do not prove myself
guiltless l will ask no favor-but when 1
do convince you. do you would be done
by. Yours, fraternally,
GEORGE NORTON"
''Well, I'll be blessed,'' said Mr. Gray, as
ne rolled out of his gray blanket. Here's
state of things, Listen to this. captain
he called to his company commander in the
adjoining tent Here's Morton. back from
forty-eight hours absence without leave,
brought back by armed guard after sharp
resistance, charged with Lord knows what
all; wants to tell me his story and prove
his innocence"
You let him alone" growIed his senior.
Remember what Canker said, or you'll go
in arrest What call has Morton on YOU
I'd like to know"
The lad flushed. Fraternity was a very
sacred thing in the Alpha Delta Chi. 1t was
the most exclusive crowd at the varsity
Its membership was pledged to one another
by unusual ties. 1t was the hardest society
for a fellow to get into in any one of the
seven colleges whereat 1t f1ourished, and it's
mystic bonds were not shaken off with the
silken gown and mortar board of under
graduate days. but followed it's member
ship through many maturer year. 1t was
a society most college men might ask to
join in vain. Money, social station inf1u-
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self, would take every bit of sunshine
from his life.
All this detail or much of 1t, he had
learned from the fair lirs of Miss Lawrence
herself, for Mr.. Prime and his daughter
seemed to shrink from speaking % the
matter. From the first Miss Amy had had
to take the young gentleman under her
personal wing, as it We're. In her desire to
aid her uncle and cousin in every way, and
knowing them to be strangers to the entire
camp, she had eagerly sent for him as the
first familiar friendly object she saw.
and proved to possess little interest to the
careworn man and his anxious and devoted
child, it devolved upon Miss Lawrence to
make much of Billy in proportion as they
made little of him, and for three days or
so the blithe young fellow seemed fairly
to walk on air. Moreover, she had taken
him into the family condolences in telling
both her uncle and cousin, she said were
so sensitive about it they could not talk
to any one except when actually reces-
sary. They had leaned, as 1T werc on the
general and on Colonel Armstrong for a
day, and then seemed to draw away from
both. They even seemed to take II much
amiss that her father had to be absent
word, until too late, Of their coming. He
was on his return, might arrive any hour.
but so might they go. Now if Billy could
only discover that missing SON
Then came an inspirations! Penciling a
brief note he gave it to soldier of his
company and babe him take it to the guard
tents. 1t told Morton of the coloners or
ders. issued that very day, and babe him
be patient-he hoped and believed oppor-
tunity would be afforded for an interview
that evening. Then he hunted up a subal-
tern OF his own grade whom he knew would
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| had not been at the Preside a week, and
yet she pervaded it. She had rever
thought of such thing as the Red Cross
until she found it the center of the social
| armament after her arrival at San Fran
cisco, and here she was, the last conner
the foremost ('most forward" tlllnk
some one described tO, In their circle at
one of the most prominent tables, absorb
ing much of the attention. most of the
glory. and none of the fatigue that should
nave been equally shared by all.
Adios!' she gayly cried as the assem-
ply rang out, loud and clear, and waving
their hands and raising their caps, the off,
GERS FASTENED to join their commands.
Ad1os, till we meet in Manila"
DO you really think of going to the
Philippines, Mrs. Carlson" queried a
much older-looking. yet younger woman.
why, we were told the general said that
none of his staff would be allowed to take
their wives
Yet there are others! laughed Mrs
Iarrison, waving a dainty handkerchief
column Of twos and slowly climbing the
stage. Who would want to go with that
blessed old undertaken? Good bye-t on
voyage; Geordie, she cried, blowing a kiss
TO the lieutenant at the head of the second
troop youth who blushed and looked con-
fused at the attention thereby conferred
upon hlm and who would fain have shaken
ms INST, rather than waved the one unoccu-
pied hand in perfunctory reply. when 1
go ii choose ship with band and br ad
oec KS not any such cramped old canal boat
On! thought perhaps your husband
began the lady obviously, but with a sig
nillcant glance at the silent faces about
her.
Who? Frank Garrison? Heavens, T
h known what it was to have hus-
band-slnce that poor dear boy went on
stan duty, promptly answered the diminu-
tive center of attraction. a merry peal of
laughter ringing under the dingy archway
OF the long, long roof. why, the Portland
mas only one state room in 1t big enough
ior bandbox, and, of course, the general
mas to have that. and there isn't a deck
where one couple could turn slow waltz
No no, indeed! wait for the flotilla, when our
1eiioWs go, bands and all. Then wen see.'
tho But M surely, Mrs. Garrison, we are told
tne war Department has positively for
hidden officers wives from going on the
!. n;speerts-again began her interrogator,
a a, wlstful look in her tired eyes 81 know
q c give anything to join Mr.. Dutton.''
me war Department has to take orders
quite as often as it gives them, Mrs. Dut-
Ton. The thing is to know how to be of the
oraef giving side. Oh, joy!" she suddenly
cried. Here are the Primes and ANY
Lawrehce-then the regiments must be COM
ing! And there's Stanley Armstrong;"
(IO be continued
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A Volunteers Appetite,
rom the Omaha World Herald.


A Nebraska soldier who served faithfully
IN the Philippine campaign, never missing
a scrap his regiment was engaged In, writes
home to his wife:
I see they are preparing to give us
grand banquet when we return to Omaha
That's all right. but I want something 10
eat before the banquet comes off, And :
want it at home. I want it on the table
when get home, too. What do l want4
Well. here's the list:
''Srloin steak, rare.
Hot biscuit and plenty of them, made by
you.
quarts.
Mashed potatoes.
Apple sauce.
Corn on the cob, eleven cara
String beans.
''Macaroh and cheese.
Peaches and cream.
''Ice cream.
II want you to get all these things ready.
We have had plenty to eat since reaching
San Francisco. but when things are camp
cooked they all taste alike Cook 'em your,
self. and don't think because I've been
away over year you can ring in any
hired-gsri cooking on me- When eeS
through with this bill of fare Pu be ready
to tackle the banquet"