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The citizen., 1899-05-05
Baltimore's Great Battle Over
Democracy Victorious T he
Duty of the Hour.

The first municipal contest, under
Bultimore's new charter, has ended
nj "a remarkable victory for the Demo
cratic NOMINEES Seldom has there
ever been more active title tween
the two great parties for supremacy in
the city of Baltimore. In the fight
the Democrats we're most fortunate in
securing the assistance of the conser-
vative press of the city. The key note
OF the b b,ttle was sounded by the Sun
when 1t iusisted that the people de-
naude / that there should be an eud TO
negro rpwdyism in our Monumental
City, aud that there should be greater
Irort cti n given to the white woman
OF that city against the negro classes.
These ISSUES are unfortunate and only
through the misguided judgment Of
Republican politicians were they forced
before the peope. No sane man de-
sires any wrong to b-fdll the negroes
of our state. On the contrary, every
assistance has been extended to them
under pas Democratic administrations.
Their schools have been we'll supplied
with the tax payers money and their
right TO testify IN our courts have been
gwen hy Democratic legislatures The
Republican ward workers unfortu-
nAtely in city and county have de-
ceived these people in the most shame
full manner and IN order 10 keep them
il iue have IN many Instances given
them freedom from arrest and other
wise protected them in the lawless
lite many If them lead in this State.
In" issue had to come and IT is well
that the note Of warning was sounded
b. the conservative press of our great
metropolitan city 1t is no secret that
huldre Is of the most influential Re
publictns OF Baltimore voted the Den.
lie ticket Ia order that an end to
negro Iowdyi-m should be brought
about The victory has been won.
For 20 Id government and an economi-
cal administration of cily atfAits was
the fight likewise made Sc to 1t that
these promises 20 generously made be-
fore the people are faithful ly carried
ou' Baltimore may be and doubtle 5
Is ID mocfatic city, but the condi-
tious must be fair IN order that the
fruits If this great victory extend
throughout the State. Good nomua-
tons by the Democratic party must
follow all over Maryland if We are to
regain the STATE. l. t. of men will no
doubt be Impressed with the idea that
we have wa k-Dver for governor.
Not so by any means. Our walk over
will come if We have an eve to the
best interests OF the people and t. the
welfare OF the Democraticprrty, which
i, OF 81 eater consideration that the self
lsh ambition If any Individual ,r set
o. men. Let us think the matter over,
get rcaiy for the big battle and resolve
to redeem the State 10y selecting our
best men as the worthy representa-
tives of our party.
The citizen., 1899-05-05

IT Is vyry gratifying to know that
the Inscription on the proposed mouu-
meut H. be cr, cted 10 the memory of
the soldiers aud sailors Of the Confrd.
eracY will contain these words:
"Er,c'ed by the Daughters Of the
Confedelacy Of the state Of Maryland" !"
thus making it a State aud not local
affair as At first intended This will
enlist IN the g ,od cause the cooperation
Of the members outside of Baltimo,e e
and that much sooner see the compile
tion of this taIdy recognition of the
brave deeds OF the heroes whose ex-
ample did 50 much to stimulate our
own heroic boys in blue in the late
war.
The citizen., 1899-05-05

eEIDOM have our mechanics been so
much in demand as during the past
two months. The bitter winter
weather prevented much work, which
had been cut out from being started,
and cons, quently every one is now in
search Of the carpenter, the mason AID
the busy man of all trades We have
been informed that at least thirty
houses are under way in our city. Ev-
cry mechanic is at work, and the reason
more do not seek work here is because
the long winter months Of com
parati,e idlene,s stare them in
the face. To-day all hands are busy,
up goes the houses and old Frederick
IS pushing ahead. In the days of pros
perity some who may remember the
privatious of last winter should take
heed
The citizen., 1899-05-05

THE Board Of Charities and ca &c
tions are supposed To have charge Of
che public roads about Montevue.
Their sadly neglected condition do. :
not speak well for the present board.
The attention Of one of the memt ers
Of the board has been called to the dau-
gerous condition of the bridge in front
q the residence of Mr. Lewis Cramer,
on the Shookstown pike A horse
will certainly be crippled or break his
neck or the neck of lis owner aud then Il
nice little bill Of damages will be pre-
santed to the county The attention
Of the County Commissioners is called
to the neglect Of the members of the
Board of Charities and Corrections in
not attending to this dang rous place
at once.
The citizen., 1899-05-05
The Philippines Are Paid For

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May l.
The first Dewey Day was cele.
brated here in notable way,
when shortly before II o'clock NJ.
Cambon, French Ambassador,
Str0lled into the State Depart.
ment, received treasury warrants
for the $40, 900, 900 for Spain, -four
of them for 5000, 600 each), fold
ed them and stuck them in his
card case and thus ended all
Spanish war negotiations. He
then gave receipt in this form:
"Received from the Secretary
of State for the United States
the sum of $40, 1000, 600 in four
drafts upon the Assistant Treas
urer of the United States, at New
York, number 1909, 1910, 4511
and 1912, of date April 80, 1899,
each draft being for $4,000, 600,
the same being in full payment
of the obligation of the govern.
ment of the United States to the
government of Spain as set forth
i'll Article 3 of the treaty of peace
between the United States and
Spain, signed at Paris, France,
on the 10th day of December,
1898, the ratifications of which
were exchanged i'll the city of
Washington on the 11th day of
April, 1899, the payment being
provided for by the act of Con-
gress approved March 3, 1899, en-.
titled an act making an appropria
tion to carry out the obligation
of the treaty between the United
States and Spain, concluded De.
cember 10, 1898.
(Signed) JULES CAMBoN.n
Department of State, May 1, 1899.
The citizen., 1899-05-05
Tropical Heat Did Il!

The Wade Court of Inquiry has dis
covered the guilty party at last-trop-
zeal heat Think of all the expense,
the del1y, the trouble, the anxiety
that would have been saved had this
terrible malefac,or been fvrreted out in
the first instance. Alger has been
tn roughly vindicated. Some of the
witnesses who sided with Miles were
rebuked and the General himself came
for hot shot, the report stating
that his charges were not substantiated
by the evidence. Tropical heat did it
all and this absolves from blame those
who the world knows were responsible
for the disease which carried off hun
dreds of our brave soldier boys at the
front and in camp at home. If this is
the way that Investigating Committees
do their work it We're far better not to
authorize them. The people can be
depended upon generally to give a just
verdict, and this completely upsets the
finding Of the Wade Court. In fact it
reverses it. There is no scruple about
expending the peoples money by this
administration, for when it comes to
whitewashing the records of their
friends and those in the "ring," the
material must be applied, no matter
what the cost. The people are keep
ing tab on their doings and will rise
up some day and smite these betrayers
of their trust.
The citizen., 1899-05-05
FRIDAY, MAY > 1899

THEn,g gro may be useful TO the Re
publicaus on election day, but he is a
heavy load TO carry the balance of the
year. On that issue they will lose
every time. That, more than any
other one cause, contributed TO their
defeat IN Ba timore. which will now
be "A white mans city"
The citizen., 1899-05-05
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The citizen., 1899-05-05

The Secretary of State on Mon.
day last, delivered to the French
Ambassador, who acted as the
representative of the Spanish gov
ernment, treasury warrants for
500, 900, 900, due to Spain in con-
sideration of the cession of the
Philippines to the United States.
The citizen., 1899-05-05

An original pension of sly
lars a month has been gran'esI
Josiah E. Wilhide, of ThurD'l
this county.
The citizen., 1899-05-05
United States And Spain.
Progress of the Peace Condi-
tions Between the Two Ma
tons Echoes of the
Late War.
MONDAY.

The Filipino peace emiSSaries
returned yesterday to their camp,
their conferences with Gen. Otis
having been fruitless.
To-day the Filipino congress
will meet at San Fernando and
further action looking to peace
negotiations may be taken.
Gen. Otis is going ahead with
his warlike moves in the absence
of any agreement for AN armiStice.
Gen. Brooke has taken steps to
begin paying the Cuban army
without more delay.
TUESDAY.
In Philippine territory con
trolled by the United States the
capacity Of the natives for self
government is being tested as an
experiment.
Admiral Dewey cables that ten
of the Yorktown's boat crew are
believed to be prisoners at the
Filipino headquarters.
Capt. Charles NJ. Rockefeller. of
the Ninth Infantry, stationed
near Caloocan, Luzon, is missing
and is believed to have been cap
tured by the Filipinos.
A recent order of General
Wood legalizing the marriage
ceremonies Of all religious Setts
in Santiago Province, Cuba, may
temporarily make polygamy law
full.
General Brooke is unwilling to
begin the payment Of the Cuban
dl H. ulllll Nt1tIdl NOllltI dStpI-
tains more accurately its exact
makeup.
WEDNESDAY.
Major Manuel ArguelleS, the
Filipino peace envoy, has return
ed to Manila with new PROPOSE
ti0nS which differ but little from
those presented last week.
AguinaldO, in a cablegram to
the Filipino junta in London, says
his government has nothing to do
with the present peace negOtia-
tionS at Manila.
The safety of Lieutenant Gil
more and several of his boats
crew from the Yorktown, who
have been captured by the Flip.
mos.
The citizen., 1899-05-05

In the foregoing letter the vet
eran officer Of three wars, again
refers to Gen. Lee as "the best
soldier ever saw in the field.n
A prominent banker of New
York, who was on the most init.
mate terms of friendship with
Gen. Scott, has furnished mum.
Der of incidents concerning Gen.
Scott's high opinion of Gen. Lee.
On one occasion a short time he.
fore the commencement of hostil.
tiles, this gentleman, in the
course OF a confidential conyer.
satlon, addressed to him the fol.
lowing question:
"General, who do you regard
as the greatest living soldierY"
Continued on page ~.
The citizen., 1899-05-05

The minister ask for Q second pieOe |
her pie.-Cbjcapo Daily Newx.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03

ouf h'gHso"g f7e hH0nsO' night, the 9th. Lent
viii soon check the gayety so tardily
set in motion.
There is settled policy in this. So
cial leaders prefer to lessen the Dig
nifty of the New York season and TO
increase the importance of Newport
and Lenox. They like 10 make il hard
en- for folks who have to work to keep
in the swim. The debut of Miss Marion
Fish, for instance, for which gossips
thought the magnificent ballroom in
the new Fish mansion was especially
prepared, will take place in Newport
next summer. This is being more Eng
fish than the English themsPlves.
Country house parties are important
'frivols" in Britain, but the debut of
the Golden Girl of British aristocracy
is reserved for London.
What a magnificent scene for the
revels of Friday night was the Wander
bilt house! Aside from the dreary pal
aces of royalty, there is nothing TO
compare with it in London. 1t spreads
over some 1G city lots. with its gardens
and approaches. For the first lot,
bought over 20 years ago, Mr. Wander
bit paid only $4,000 $4,000 front
foot. What land is worth now on the
-four corners" made monumental by
the Vanderbilt, Whitney and Hunting
ton houses, one is at liberty TO guess.
1t isn't in the market.
The house of Vanderbilt represents
an expenditure of SS,OOO,OO0. Yet it IS
by no means the most beautiful in New
York; and from the happiest, how far
removed!
The very purpose of this ball was to
emphasize the fact that Alfred Van
derbilt is now the heir of the house that
Cornelius, Jr., his elder brother, may
not even enter. Such is the discipline
three years continued. of very or
binary young man for suiting himself
with wife, instead of suiting his
father; such the iron will of the man in
all America who owns the most money
and fewest smiles.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03
A lady's foot should equal in length
one-seventh Of Der height.

A lady's foot should equal in length
one-seventh Of her height
The Arabs show their friendliness
when meeting by shaking hands six
OF eight times. Arabs Of distinction
90 beyond this--thcy embrace each
other several times.
Virgil n Bakiluck, a native Of
Brazza, in the Adriatic, and amember
of San Francisco's police force, is a
good Latin and Greek scholar and
speaks English, Russian, French, Ger
man, Italian and Spanish.
Ofthe 1906 men in the Japanese
navy 5.T3 per cent. are between the
ages Of Is and 20 years, and 1873 per
cent. between the ages of 20 and rs
years. Only Los are over 40 years,
and most of these are officers.
Wonderful Workmanship is dis
played by young man of Austin,
Tex, named Petmecky. One Of his
feats is to toss brick in the air, and
with rifle shot break it in two; then,
before they drop to the ground, he
breaks each of the two pieces in the
same manner.
Ireland's telegraph department re-
Gently proved that it could manage
Gaelic, by taking the speeches de-
liyered at an Irish festival at Litter
kenny, County Donegal, in the native
tongue and receiving them at Dublin,
so that they could be printed in Gaelic
characters in the Freeman's Journal.
Mr.. Alexander Tison writes that,
according to the Resume Statistique
de PEmpire du Japon for 1898, the
national debt in 1897 was $780,
217 silver yen, and to-day it is not
over $250,OOO,O0O in our money, or
between five and six dollars per head
Of the population.
In the Scotch Highlands there used
to prevail a custom of bleeding COWS
for human food. One writer says that
"this immoderate bleeding reduces
the cattle to so low plight that in
the morning they cannot rise from the
ground, and several Of the inhabitants
join together to help each others
cows"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03

about the fact that the soiree given by
Mr. Mccoy and Mr.. Sharkey on the same
evening will attract a larger crowd and
get more space in the papers than her
own. Which is undoubtedly the case.
New York sports have been often dis
appointed in the matter of fighting, but
they have faith in Mccoy and Sharkey
There are rash men willing to bet that
there will be fighting; which seems a
crazy wager, on general principles.
Mccoy is the favorite of the know
ing. They say he can hit the sailor
nearly as he pleases; yes, the sailor is
tough, but no man living can stand it
to be pounded indefinitely.
It's surprising that no one seems aU-
ticipatiEg a foul by Sharkey. From a
rough and tumble fo'cas'le mixer"
ready to hit man when and where he
could, regardless OF rules. Sharkey has
developed into a being amenable to
ring discipline. He has about as much
intellect as an
However. you can teach even an an
thropoid ape a lot of things, If you're
patient
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03
UP THE SKEENA RIVER.
The "water of Terrors" and It's Myth
ical Associations.

Desiring to visit those villages
which are least contaminated by mod
ern influence, we assembled the Skeena
river to the village Of Kitanmaksh or
Hazleton. The Skeena is the historic
river of British Columbia; its name
signifies the Water Of Terrors."
Nearly every rock, every bend, every
canyon is the scene Of some mythical
tale. The scene of the birth of the
Tsimshian nation lies in its valley;
the rock is still revcred upon which
rested the Tsimshian ark after the
flood, and the "Dum-lak-an," "the
new home and place of dispersal" is
still Mecca to which pilprimages are
made In the modern development
of the Omenica and Carigoo gold
fields the Skeena has been the high
way to the sea. For hundreds years
canoes have been padded up and
down its waters; it has been the high
way for internal trade from time i'm
memorial, and when the Hudson Bay
company'S post was established at
Hazleton, and merchandise began to
pour into the upper country in a
steady stream, the Tsimshians with
their canoes enjoyed for long time
monopoly of the carrying trade.
Gradually, as they learned the ways
and methods of the white man, the
price per ton of freight from the coast
to Hazleton began steadily to rise,
until in 1891 the tariff of $50 ton
was declared ruinous by the company,
and they decided to build their own
steamer with which to carry their
freight up the river.-George A. Dor
sey. in Popular Science Monthly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03

and the accounts given by the men,
agree that the higher officers were out
of sight when they were most wanted.
Praise is given to Maj. Keck, private
before the war. who led his battalion
without minutes hesitation, to Capt.
Rafferty,, who led up The first battalion
when his superior officer was missing.
Ito Lieut.. Williams a relative of EXPO
lice Inspector Williams, and TO most
of the captains; but the fact is the
regiment, as a whole, was fumbled
The colonel decently resigned be-
cause of press Of private business,
but the lieutenant coionei and one CD.
ijectionable major had the cffrontery
to seek promotion
Two of the captains united in a pub.
lie statement that their Superior off
GERS were three miles in the rear dur
ing the fight. Thy were court-mar
tailed and pu2lr1 their accusers by
pleading guilty to an iulraction of nil
itary rules in making a pubic state
ment; as much as to says Yes. we
said it; what are you going to do about
ito"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03

went away-to<a photographer. The
camera man took 17pictures with great
care.
These beautiful portraits began to
appear in the newspapers, truthfully
entitled "the New Gibson Girl" They
were fine pictures and don't blame the
newspapers for printing them. In
deed, the only criticism / have heard
of such publication was from a lady.
They don't make 'em big enough, she
said. Gibson is ladies' artist; not one
nan in ten thinks he can draw.
lam wandering from the story, which
warned you in beginning was not inn
portant.
Mr.. Gibson was in a towering rage.
TEe bolted and barred his door against
the lady of the photographs.
He needn't have taken the trouble.
She had no notion Of bothering him
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03

Smith. 1t is almost impossible to iso-
late patients suffering from contagious
troubles when hundreds are together
in those big barns of buildings, The
Vassar patients are cared for by DR.
Thelberg and DR.. Grace Kimball, both
women; the latter is the girl who was
safeguarded from the United States
legation in Constantinople down to
the Galata wharf during the Armenian
riots by the stars and stripes. and who
afterward enormously stated that the
flag was not respected in Turkey.
Personally having seen Armenians
where they grow, look for a decrease
in sympathy for them here, now that
they are coming to, this country in such
numbers.
There was in Providence, r. l., some
years ago, a strike of boys in a fac
tory. Armenians were employed in
their places and have remained there
ever since, earning considerably less
than dollar day and saving money,
with which they embark in the rag
business, yielding their places to new
corners. They are as shrewd in bust
ness as even the Greeks, who now con-
troll half the retail fruit business of
New York, and probably are numerous
in other cities.
But, talking of Vassar: Did you
Know that it was some years ago near
ly killed by newspaper humorists? As
the foremost of its kind it was the butt
of jokes aimed at college girls in gen
eral; and parents read so many of these
witticisms that they actually feared to
send their girls there.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03
A DIABoLICAL INVENTION.
Magnifes Sounds of an Already Too
Noisy World.

Details are given of an invention
which fills us with dismay. Accord
ing to the account furnished by the
inventor, his new Photographic voice
trumpet magnifies musical and vocal
sounds in such volume as to render
them uncomfortable in a room and sat
isfactorily distinct two miles off. In
time he hopes to extend the stentoro-
phonic capacity of this terrible
trumpet to thrice that distance. His
frst idea was to enable ship captains
to converse in heavy sea fog or at
night. Now, however, he has realized
that by the aid of his sound magnifer
telephones can be made which will al
low political speaker OF professional
LSocalist to entertain three or four au-
dences seated in halls wide apart at
one and the same time The power
which is thus placed in the hands of
those who are fond of hearing their
own voices is nothing short Of devas-
tatipg. Imagine, again, the inflam-
matofy effectof a debatein the French
chamber being switched" on to the
working quarters, or of Sir Ellis ASH
mead-Bartlett simultaneously rayish-
ing the ears of the house Of commons
and of demonstration" in Hyde
Erik. Seriously, it is impossible to
2 fofess enthusiasm for an invention
calculated to enhance the donation
of din under which modern dwellers
in cities necessarily groan. London
Spectator
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03
Dangers of the Grip &.

The greatest danger from La
Grippe is of its resulting in pneumo
MIA. If reasonable care is used,
however, and { han berlain's Congh
Remedy taken, all dao9er will be
avoided. Among the tens of thous
ands who h we used this remedy for
la grippe we have yet TO learn of a
81 gle case having resulted in pneu,
monia which shove conc usively that
this remedy is certain preventive OF
that dangerous disease. 1t will cure
| grippe in less time than any other
I eatment. 1t is p peasant and safe to
take. For sale by r g. HARDwICK.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03
THE FIGHTING EDITORS.
An Important Adjunct to Partisan
Newspaper.


II remember calling at the Office of
a great Partisan newspaper with a
friend who wished to have rectifed a
statement published in it concerning
him." writes Paris correspondent to
Parsons Weekly. "When our bust
ness was made known we were ushered
into handsomely furnished room on
the first floor. Seated at desks with
out trace of pens, ink or paper, or of
anything in literary way except some
new novels, together with few pack
ages of cigarettes, were two gentle
men, whose appearance made a con-
siderable impression on me.
'"They we're faultlessly dressed in
deep black-the duelist's color, Each
had the ribbon of the d'honneuri in his
buttonhole, their long jet black mus
taches were waxed out to point as
fine as a needles, and there was in
their whole manner, their voice, their
gestures and the expression Of their
eyes and mouths an indescribable
something that proclaims the man
who at one time or another has worn
a uniform.
"These were the fighting editors,
with whom evidently the pen was not
mightier than the sword. They were
civil, however, and consented TO the
rectification Of the paragraph. As
fighting was their trade they looked at
it in a purely business way, and only
went out when the demands made
we're too unreasonable to be enter
tanned. They sometimes fought in
defense ofarticles they had never even