davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-19
Aid FOR PORTO RICO
Secretary Root Appeals 20
Governors For Help.
SwETSTEAHERS TO CARRY SUPPLIES
Ex-seerctsvy AlEer CONTRIBUTES Ltb-
~raii1--The Transports MeFhe~,en
Leaves view York. Laden with
Food and CLOTHING.

WASHINGTON. Aug. i5.-The secre-
tary of war has issued the following ap-
peal 20 governors OF states for aid fos the
storm snnerlrs 10 Porto REQ:
Sir IN ose herewith copies of two
telegraphic Ispatchcs received from the
governor 50 fral of Porto Rico. by which
IL appears Xat the devastation wrought
by the reed hurricane In that island Is
even greater than was at FIRST supposed.
IL is evident that great multitude OF
people. rendered utterly destitute by this
awful calamity. must be fed and cared
for during a considerable period nntu
they can have the opportunity 20 produSs
food for themselves. Enormous cuanti-
ties Of supplies of the kinds indicated by
the governor general must De procured.
The magnitude OF the work 20 be ac-
complished leads this department 60 sup
plenicnt the appeal already made O. the
mayors 81 the principal cities of the
country by a more general appeal. and l
beg ycu O. ask the people of your state
10 coutribute generously 20 the relief II
the people Of Porto Rico.
Swift steamers have been provided O.
leave the port of New York % carry the
supplies dirNctly 20 Porto Ris-o az rapidly
as they can be- collected.
Contributions should - either In sup
plies OF the character Indicated or In
money IN order that the supplies can be-
purchased. The supplies should be- sent
20 Colonel +. u. jones. Army building,
foot OF Whitehall street. New York city,
ia packages plainly marked Porto Rican
relief. and he should be consulted a. a.
time Of shipment. Money should TOO sent
70 the National Bank ~ North America
New York city which has been designat
cd as a depository for the relief fund"
Acting Secretary OF the Navy Allen
has written Secretary Root that the
navy desired 20 cooperate IN every way
N could in rendering assistance 20 tbs
storm stricken people OF Porto Rico ans
rendering a warship 20 b. placed az th'
disposal OF the war department II 4
was desired % coavey supplies 20 th'
lslaua. The offer doubtless will b. ac
cepted. as every aVailsbie means II oeinl
adopted 20 hurry along the great stoSl
OF supplies which Is imperativciy need
ed. Mr. Alien Is in telegraphiG con
municnsson with several naval stSts0n
with view 70 having a ship ready a
soon a. the war department wants II.
Secretary Root received the foliOw
: Ing dispatch from Secretary Alser q
, Grand Mere. Quebec:
. Il forward you today 800 for Port
, Rico reiief fund
Secretary Root replied:
Thanks for your generous contrib'
: tion Porto Rican relief. l trust you al
I rapidly regaining your health"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-19

NEW YORK. Aug. 15-The trans
port McPherson. with its cargo OF sup
plies for the Hood sufferers Of Porto
Rico. left her pier at the foot " Pacific
street. bcrouwh OF Brooklyn. at 4.3O
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. About two
thirds OF the original cargo of army sup
plies were left behind Co make room Zoe
the quantities or rice. beans. grain,
clothing. lumber etc. required foe the
immediate necessity ~ the sufferers.
Up 20 within a quarter OF An hour 81
sailing voluntary donations kept pilina
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-19

WASHINGTON. Aug Is. - The
mcnthly stategncnt of the imports and
cxpogts or the United States issaet by
sar treasury bureau of statistics shows
that during the month % July ths Inn
ports ot merchandise Amounted 90 xfo.-
H3T. HIS. OF which nearly 81. G.oOsliSlo wss
free of duty. The Increase a. compared
with Sulv. lS9r. WAS about 5000 OO0.
The exports of domestic msrcha ndise
durina July amounted a. is2.oeA, 40s. an
increase 90 oves f20.OOO.OU0 DuP,nz ths
seven months 20 the last caicudsF year
the dutiahlc imports of merchandise ex-
cccdcd those Of the corresponding pa-
riod la lSas by nearly S3s. 900 900, and
the domestic exports were nearly 5000
ruO r,ss than for thu corresponding
months ia iSiAS
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-19

NEW YORK, Aug. lS.-ludge A. \.
Scueu. who was recrntly appointed 90
tbs. supreme court from Delaware county.
visited Governor Roo-evclt at Oyster
Bar. on Long fs,and. yesterday. This
was practically the isst day the govsrn-
or VIII spend az Oyster Hay fOr sornr
time. TFr lsave-. with Mira. Roosevelt. On
the ii.15 train to-day and viii 80 % the
borough - Manhattan. lie VIII lunch At
tho Inion icaSuc club. Af7rrwari be
wiz take tho 81 train for Nonk-rs. aad
90 arriving there VII address The Are
mems convention. Re viii then return 60
New NogA and remain in Manhattan over
rirtt. tomorrow Riornlng hc VIII a. 60
Ogcott. Niagara county. % address the
county fair there For Thursday IN
plans ar unfinished. Ga Fri&ay he VIII
bc at SILVER Lake ss the guest % Ssnator
Humphrey While there he wiz make
m address before ths SBvs< Lake ASSEM-
hiv saturday a. win ~ as ChantanQaa
and from there so viii go 60 Plattshurg
lie b. cKpccted to spcnd two OF pcrhA "
thlpe days there. Meanwhile b. VIII sd
dress the Catholic Summer schsol. Which
is not Gar from the hotct grounds al
which President Mckinley u staying
F Mrs. Roosevelt wall accompany her hus
f hand Ou AL ~. tour except ths trip q
Xnut.ra
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-19

PLATTSBURS. y. 4. AUG f1-A
COMMITTEES. consisting ef John - Wiss.
chairman: George ". Brush. Augh Bon-
ner. Charles W. Dayton aud Eenry
CievS. have arrived herr 20 invite Prcss-
deut Mckinley snfe Vice President Ho-
hart 90 attend the reception 60 Atntrsi
George Dewey Ia New IoTk seous Oct- I.
The president and Mrs. Mcksnley.
Vice President and Mrs hobart. Private
Secretary Cortelyoo, Chlef Clerk Foster
and others ieft Blu6 roins wharf ye~ter-
DAY morning az II O'Clock cn the Elfrids.
They t.t not return o. the hotsi Cham
plain until go last evVnins. III parry
had luncheon on board the yacht. and ss
the dsy was charniing Que the iong
ride GA the lake was nauch enjoyed.
This morning the presidenS visited the
summer school grounds. and ma the wve0-
INK Secretary ~ Stat Hay VIII arrive
here for a conference with tho president
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-19

book that coats I've dollars He eays.
II wish could have that information.
I wish could raise Eve dollars Tor that
eostly and beautiful book" A few
months pas On, and be gets the value
OF that book for 2s cents In o pamphlet.
There never was such day for the
workingmen of America As this day and
the day that IL coming.
also congratulate you because your
work is only predatory and introduc-
tory. Youswant the grace Of Jesus
Christ. the Carpenter of Nazareth. lie
toiied Himself, and He knows how 60
sympAthize with all who toll. Get His
grace in your heart, and you can sing
ON che seaffoldipg amid the storm. In
the Ahop showing the plane. In the mine
plunging the crowbar. on shipboard
climbing the ratlines- He will make
the drops OF sweat on your brow glit-
tering pearls for the eternal corone,
Are you tired? He will rest you. Are
yeu sick7 He will give you help. Are
you cold? he will wrap you In the
mantle Of His love- Who are they be-
fore the throne? "Ah." you say. their
hands were never eallonsed with toili-
Yes. they were. You say; Their feet
were never blistered with the long jour
ney." Yes. they were. but Christ raised
them 70 that high em;nencs. Who are
thessf "Thsss Are sAey thar came out
Of great tribalstion and had tAsis
robos washed and made white in she
blood Of the Lamb" That for every
CaristtaA woYkingmaa and tor every
cop3s(iaA wsrhiag we0Aa VII - Ne
heUi1olne ets>enal AeaeAGs
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-19

SANTIAGO. Cuba. Aug. l5.-The anil
ttary authorities hcVc have aimest posi-
tive evidence that the Sant0 Domingo
revoiutionists. through their agents. arc
organizing expeditions in this province.
some expeditions, it h conhdently 40
serted have already left with a larg~
amount OF military supplies. General
Ma~inso Gomez - reported - ~ direct
ing the organization 90 the hlibusters.
Representatives "a General Juan isidrc
Iimencz arc now La the HOlxuin distr1ct.
vheFe be- - understood to ba recruiting
men. General Leonard Wood. the milf
tary governor. has sent the gunboat Bar-
acoa. ruru1erty Spani.h. aud an armed
TUG % pntrOi the North eoasf
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-19

WASHINGTON. Aug. lo.-Mr. Il.
=. Hoimes. Jr.. an expert Of The stats
teal bureau Of the department 0f sgFi-
culture, has Just completed q report "a
Chief Statistician HYDE of that depart
msnt. smoodyiag ths resalts Of Q tour OF
the Hood devastated REGION &C Texas and
making . careful estimate NJ the dana
ase dsne. the aggregate % whiah BE-
places az S7.4ti. 100.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-19
ou.sr.i w.ys~r's P.-is,oa.

MADRID. Aus t3.-Gecerai weyiu
has seHisd the report that be is q rs-
publican. bnt be thinks federalism 10 the
oretieaily acceptable. he also says pc
would be an sbsolatist " a kins wsrthy
OF the name existed. Premier silvsla an
nounces that assures tor she ,iberstiOs
OF TIE Spanish prisoeers io the Philip
pines are Proceeding. th0agh ~ result
has been obtained
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-19

WASHINGTON. Aug. i5.--Ons Of the
oldest churches ara shss section Is being
demolished o. make room for a new efi-
hce. Ii Is kRov as the Old Meshodlss
church OF Oxen Hni sitaatesf few miles
from this city iu Prince GeoFEe COUNTY.
Ma. and has been regarded as q lard
mafk for more than century. u was
constructed of eTssk brought iron Eng
land fhroagh the efforts OF ure planters
OF that section. In ante beiiem days q
portion OF the church vas sst aside for
slaves.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-19

CHICAGO. Ar3 l6--Pr~.4deas Per
firio Diax win be guest % Chicago dur
Ing the fall festival and the exercises at
tending the laying Of the corners,one of
the new FEDERAL bailGins Oct. a THIS lu-
formation was conveyed 60 Richard =.
Lyon. prcssdsns cf tho beard OF trade. IN
a letter reeotys,l from the Msxhsa eapl-
txi yesterday
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-19

DssA sasess - = szAnpss - samo
sssAsss assss-c cAssass osilv uswA
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-19

WASHINGTON. Aug. i5.-The secre
tary Of war has issued the following ap
peal 20 governors OF states for aid for tbs
storm sufferers 10 Porto REQ.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-27
Saved by the Gas Trust.
Chicago Evening Post.

II see.'' said an Englewood householder,
that some one is going TO attack the gas
trust. Well. I'm opposed to that actioh.
Let me tell you. When / moved down INTO
this house. five years ago, / put UP a oeposIt
of So and the gas was turned on. NOW
when you give up money to a corporation
you don't count that as an asset any more
do you? No. 1 thought not. And you Tor
get 1t, don't you? Yes. So did /.
-Four years went by, as the stories say,
and one morning / found on my desk an III
vitation to the wedding Orwell, she Is a
nice girl. and l used to go with her; and she
and my wife are not Just what. you wouIo
call friendly. I wanted to send her a pres
ent. but simply couldn't spare the money.
For months We had been going over imam
clal affairs at home, and when you calculate
that way you don't give wedding. presents 10
former sweethearts, do you? ] thought not.
But 1 did puzzle over that. wanted to
buy-something. anything; yet there WASH
a place left to economize on. say, at tne
noon delivery of mail 1 received a ietfes
from the gas trust, calling attention 10 the
fact tina my deposit was subject to my
order any time; that I had always paid my
bills. and it's purpose as a guaranty hao
been served. and thanking me-and so on.
Say. I went down there at l O'Clock and
collected that money. AT 2 O'Clock l bougnt
a 81 travelling bag-was 81: sent 1t to her al
8. and at s / went home smoking a cigar.
And / had money left. How did / account
for the cigar. Why, g man may give you
one on the train. Ell? / tell You. I'm for the
gas trust"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-27
THE NEW DEFENDER.
Yacht Columbia Turned Over to the
orgun-Iselfn Syndicate.

M~orsan-Iselin Syndicate.
BRISTOL, r. l.. June 2s.-After a. con-
ference a meeting Of tn owners q the
new cup defender, Columbia, Colonel Oliver
Iselin. the managing owner. notified the
Herreshon Company this afternoon that the
yacht would be accepted without a further
builders trial. The owners expressed them
selves more than satisfied with the per-
formance Of the yacht In yesterdays trial.
The formal transfer was made this after
noon TO Mr.. lselin, as managing owner OK
the M~organ-Iselin syndicate.
Mr.. Iselin. in announcing the decision OF
the owners, made the following statement:
The Columbia was transferred. to me as
acting manager for the M~organ-Iseiin syn
dlcate.. Commodore Morgan, who witnessed
me trial yesterday. expressed himself as
VIII leave at 5 o'clock tonight for New
port, probably being towed part Of the way
down by the St Micheal's and tomorrow
will go out for her first trial In deep water.
the Columbia tomorrow. but there will be-
no regular race between the yachts. On
Wednesday the Columbia will leave for
New London and a number OF us will wit
ness the Harvard Yale boat race on Thurs
day: On Friday the Columbia Will be taken
to New Rochelle, y. Y. after which her
movements will be subject 10 the wishes
OF the New York Yacht Club. She will enter
the race against the Defender 10 be sailed
off Sandy Hook July 3. The boat is finished.
both inside and out. During the trial YES.
terday her bowsprit started q few inches
and the boat was brought back TO Newport
last night for the necessary repairs. This
WORK was done this morning and the boat
The Columbia left for New York tonight
In tow or the st. Michaels.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-27

1t In Very Useful Whe Supported by
Presence Of Mind and Courage.

w. E.. Curtis. In Chicago Record.
One of the slickest things ! ever saw In
my life" said a veteran army oficer the
other day, was a cowboy stopping a cattie
stampede. A herd Of about 600 or 500 had
got frightened at something and broke away
pellmell with their tails in the air and the
bulls at the head Of the procession. But
Mr.. Cowboy didn't get. excited at all when ne
saw the herd was going straight for a hig
blun. where they would certainly tumble
down into the canyon and be killed. You
know that when a herd like that gets 10
going 1t can't stop, no matter whether the
cattle rush TO death or not. Those In the
rear crowd those ahead, and away they go.
that herd, but the cowboy spurred up ms
mustang. made a little detour, came in right
In front Of the herd, cut across their pain
at a right angle and then galloped lelsureIy
around at that wild mass of beef coming
right toward him.. He was as cool as a Gu
cumber. thought I expected to see him killed,
and was so excited / could not speak.
well. sir, when the leaders had got with
In about a quarter of a mile of him / saw
them try to slack UP, though they could NOT
dc It very quickly. But the whole hero
seemed to want TO stop, and when the cows
and steers in the rear got about where the
cowboy had cut across their path / was sur
prised to see them stop and N 10
nibble at the grass. Then the whole nero
stopped. wheeled, struggled back and went
TO fighting for a chance to eat where the
rear guard was.
You see. that cowboy had opened a big
bag of salt he had brought out from the
RANCH to give the cattle, gai, , 2 Ia across c Eve snS
critter shifted that line OF salt: and OF
course. that broke up the stampede. But l
tell you 1t was a queer sight TO see that mar
out there on the edge of that bluff quietly
be lying under 200 tons of beef In about a
minute and a half"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-27
REVISION OF THE FEE AND SALARY
LAW.

A session of the Legislature Is far distant,
but a commission to make recommends
tons to the next Legislature regarding fees
and salaries is collecting information. The
Supreme Court has decided that the princi-
pie involved in the present fee and salary
law, which the County Officers Association
has tried twice to overthrow, is constitu-
tional. 1t is not assuming too much to say
that whatever the commission to consider
fees and salaries may recommend. it will
not favor a return TO the fee system as 1t
prevailed in the State down to 1896. County
officers must now understand the situation.
and they will doubtless abandon the
fight to break down a system Of compensa-
ton which does not give them all the fees.
They must understand that taxpayers very
generally are opposed to that system. else
in session since the passage of the present
law would have repealed or modified 1t.
Men of experience in both parties. those
who have held county Offices, and who are
not now in favor of the old fee system. ex-
press the opinion that the compensation of
county officers by salaries, based upon pop
~ulation, is not a just method. For instance,
one OF the counties which touches Marion
has three times as much business in it's
courts as another joining it. 1t Is not the
fault of the county clerk and the sheriff
that the county in which they hold Office
has twice as much court business as an
other of the same population, yet the clerk
racafx-oe No mara copnnenSoffon for ro,,ol
more labor. In some counties the auditor
has to make assessments for miles Of gravel
roads and public bitches, while other coun-
ties with the same population have no such
work to do. yet both. under the present law.
have the same compensation. If. in such
cases, the officers in one county are paid
enough. those receiving the same compensa-
too little.
1t is suggested by those who note these
inequalities that the compensation can be
equalized by a provision which will give
officers who collect fees a percentage of
them. 1t is claimed that such a provision
will not only equalize the compensation of
officers In the different counties. but that
1t will be an incentive to them to be more
strenuous In looking after collection of fees.
At any rate, there is enough In the sugges-
ton to cause 1T to receive serious attention.
If county officers should unite upon a fair
proposition in that line and be represented
before the commission by more discreet
men than those who sent out circulars in
the name of the County Officers Assoc;a-
ton during the last session of the Legisla-
ture, they may secure a fair measure and
settle once for all an annoying controversy,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-27


moment that the majority of the Democrats
OF my district had not sent me here nom
estly and fairly.
Evidently the Democrats who love hon.
esty and fairness were not in attendance.
since the man who took such an oath with
his delegation was kicked out. Before he
was kicked out an enemy. one Judge Tar
win, who imagines that he is a candidate
on the Bryan ticket. paid his respects to the
congressman as follows:
L say to you. gentlemen. that the very fact
that the interests Of these gentlemen from
Campbell are represented by Albert s.
Berry Is enough 20 damn their cause in any
Democratic assemblage. i can say hat
when Albert s. Berry talks about anything
being honest and fair it makes us in the
this hall to-day, even from the city OF
Louisville. any nan more thoroughly a
Republican and a goldbug than Albert ,.
Berry, and he ought not 10 be allowed TO
interfere in the proceedings of this con-
vention.
This Is not quite fair to Berry. Like
thousands on thousands of Democrats he
was opposed to 16 to / in 1896, but that Dem
ocratic indiscretion should have been for
gotten because there has been no more We
hement Bryanite since the Chicago conven-
ton than Mr.. Berry. Mr.. Berry, however.
gave the following parting shot:
But I want to say further that Tarvin
has done more to disrupt the Democratic
party in Kenton county than any other man
that i know of. Every word that he has
said about me is absolutely false. and he
knew 1t when he spoke. ] have never been
false to the party of my choice: l cast my
first Democratic vote in 1860 for John c.
BreckirUidge. and / wear a button in my
coat which shows that / followed the starry
flag of the South for four long years. l
have never deserted that party and l am
now as devoted TO its principles as any
man living, In spite of the action of this
miserable combine which is trying to throw
u3 out.
But following the starry flag of the South
four long years did not save Mr.. Berry.
"the miserable combine threw him out.
A column OF bombast and invectives such
as the paragraphs quoted contain might be
taken from one days speeches. Indeed. 1t
seemed to be the only. brand Of oratory
in demand In that remarkable convention.
1t is a ,amentab,e fact that 1t Is so. since
men who are pleased with such drivel are
unable to bring to the consideration of
important questions the quality Of common
sense intelligence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-27
Unique Question in Court.


An unusual case was presented to a New
Orleans court last week for adjudication.
Among those who went down in the French
steamer La Bourgogne last year were Mrs.
j. j. Langles and her daughter Angelo. A
short time before leaving New Orleans for
Europe the mother made a will giving every
thing 10 her daughter. and at the same time
the daughter made a will giving all TO her
mother. In each case elaborate provisions
were made for the disposition of the prop
erty in case Of the death of the general
legatee. Both women were drowned, and
as there was no way of securing informal
ton as to which died first the case was car
ried TO the courts for the Interpretation OF
the wills. II seems that there Is a law on
the statute books of Louisiana providing for
cases of this sort, which declares that the
mother must have died first. being less
vigorous than the child. But IL was argued
tina as Mrs. Langles was robust and the
daughter was an invalid the law could not
apply in this case. The matter was
thoroughly argued before a jury. but after
a long discussion that body was unable to
reach a satisfactory result. and the case
was delivered into the hands of the judge
Of the civil court. who. after having con-
sidered II for several months. has decided
that the law Of the State must stand. since