The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-02-11

In an address before the Montauk
Club at Brooklyn, New York, Sec
rotary oil the Navy Long gave to
Admiral Sampson the entire credit
for winning the Santiago naval
victory. Admiral SchIey's friends
are indignant.
Judge Hughes, of the Adrian Co.,
(Mo) Circuit Court, has decided it
was either not the intention of Con-
gress TO require stamp on certifi-
Gates Of judicial character, or, If
it were so intended, the law is UNI
constitutional.
At Havana last Sunday a tablet
to the memory of Jose Marti, the
Cuban patriot and first President of
the Cuban revolutionary govern
ment, WAS unveiled. Four thOus-
and Cubans stood in Paula square
in driving rain and listened to
eulogies.
Jacob Beard, 81 years old, walked
from Columbia City to Princeton,
Indiana, II distance of twelve miles
He is hale and hearty and walks
from three to eight miles every
day when the weather is not too
stormy.
At recent exhibition in Liver
pool, Sand0w, the strong man,
while performing his feat of hold
ing up piano with the pianist
playing, the instrument slipped,
the result being the smashing of
the piano, a week in bed for the
pianist, but no harm to Sandow
himself.
Gen. George r., Smith Post, g A
r., and its auxiliary, the w Il. c.,
have arranged to give three days,
exhibition of relics of the war OF
the rebellion at Sedalia, Mo-, begin
ming February 81. G A. r. posts
from all parts of the state have
promised to send delegations.
Recent observations among In.
dams show that in South America
as well as in North America, the
woman lives longer than the man
But the averag duration of life i:
only seventeen years for both sexes
in the South and % per cent of the
Indians die during he first year o
life.
For years near Malvane, Kansa,
there used to be large tract o.
"smoking paririe." 1t was good
grazing ground, but during and
after rain it smoked, and no one
knew the cause until a stranger
quietly bought the tract. It is {
vast bed Unnatural cement whicf
lies close to the surface and il
worth $40 barrel.
Michael Petit, Of Mathematician
ia q vetrau of the Mexican and tn,
civil wars. During the Mexican
war his car was clipped by bullet
he was shot in the neck at Vicks
burg, and In The foot at Richmond
just before Lees surrender. HI
was also wounded in the leg earle
in the war. at Island No. 10. MI
Petit is rs years old, and still hal
and hearty.
George Galloway, of Covingtor
Indiana, applied to the Pension
Department for a reissue and in
crease Of pension, dating back t
1885, aud last week arrearage
were allowed to Mr.. Galloway, cal
ing for $4,000, with $l7 monthly pay
ments. Meanwhile, however, NJ
Galloway had been removed to tn
Soldiers Home at Lafayette, wher
his death occurred on the evenin
the notice was received.
Gen. Gomoz agrees to disband hi
army after receiving and distribu
ing 100000 among his soldier
His attitude is one of hearty c,
operation
The transport Roumania hi
sailed from New York for Cub
and Porto Rico to bring home tn
bodies of United States soldier
buried there.
Admiral Dewey has refused 10 r,
turn the launches belonging to tn
Filipinos which he seized. The il
surgent telegraph Office at Manil
has been closed.
Many towns in Colorado hav
been cut off from outside commun