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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1899-01-21

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len unb Robren.
alamo Sron Worts.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1899-01-21

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pen unb R6breu.
alamo ssron Worts.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16
ROthert&CO.
18th and Broad Streets.
One Price. Easy Payments. Weekly or MONTHLY.

were seized with enteric-ieVer. Inc CIT
cumstances were carefully inquired 1910
by the Medical Department, and II N
stated that. i'm view Of all the facts IL
seems hardly possible to doubt that III
these cases Infection had been conveyed
by Briehtlngsea oysters. II happens mat
the danger had been pointed out ny
Dr. Bustrode in 1895, after surveying the
creek. In addition 10 these cases, reports
by medical officers and others have put on
record a number of instances along tne
coast Of England and Wales where CO.
incidence has been found between tho
date upon which the infection OF enteric-
fever was presumably contracted ana tho
date upon which uncOoked oysters had
been consumed by the sufferers. In GER
tain Of these instances, where no other
source of infection than oysters could De
heard Of. the oysters implicated were
traceable 10 layings or places OF storage
known 10 be exposed 20 pollution by
sewage. Although this was reasonable
exclamation Of the several attacks, lts
probability was not capable OF exact de-
termination But the investigation con-
Quoted by Or. Buchanan, In respect TO
Drlghtlingsea. may be considered 10 nave
afforded every reasonable proof OF the
operating cause.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16
The Gift Of the sea.


And the widow watched beside;
And her mother slept and the Channel
swept
The gale I'm the teeth OF the tide.
But the widow laughed az all.
II have lost my man IN the sea,
And the child is dead. Be STILL she SAID,
what can ye do TO meY
And the widow watched the dead,
And the candle fluttered low,
And she tried % sing the Passing Song
That bids the poor soul 90.
And MARY, take you now" she sang.
THAT lay against my heart
And MARY. smooth your crib tonight
But she could not say Depart
Then came a cry from the sea,
But the sea-rme blinded the glass,
Aud Heard ye nothing, motherY' shs
"'Tis the child that waits to pass"
And the nodding mother sighed.
"fTis "A Landing eve I'm the WIN,
For why should the chrlstened soul cry
out.
That never knew OF sin?"
"Oh. feet / have held In my hand. iI
on. hands az my heart 20 catch;
How should they know the road TO go, r
anu now shyuiu th'y iAN t'S '"~A"'
They laid a sheet TO the door.
with the little quit atop,
That il might not hurt from the cold or
But the crying would not stop. 600 e-,
The widow lifted the latch
And strained her eyes 10 see,
And opened the door on the bitter shore
TO let the soul 90 free.
There was neither glimmer nor ghost: ~
There was neither spirit nor spark, :
And Heard Sc nothing, mother" shs
said,
ITS crying for me in the dark"
And the nodding mother sighed.
TITS sorrow makes ye dun.
Have We yet TO learn the cry OF the tern.
Or the wall OF the wind-blown guliy'~
"The terms are blown inland,
The gray gull follows the pl0w.
Twas never "A bird the voice heard.
on, mother. hear II now"'
LIE stiu dear lamb. lie STILL
The child is passing from harm;
IT'S the ache Of your breast that broke
And the feel OF an empty arm" -lf
She put her mother aside. g.
I'm Mary's name, Jet De- 70
For the space OF my soul must 60" she
said.
And she went to the calling sea.
I'm the heel OF the wlnd-bit pier
Where the twisted weed was piled.
She came to the lie she had missed by an
hour.
For she came 10 a little child.
She laid Il into her breast.
And back 10 her home she came.
But il would not feed, and II would not
heed -.
Though she gave IL her own chid's
name.
And the dead child drlpped on her breast.
And her own I'm the shrOud lay stark.
And God forgive us, mother!' she said;.,
I'VE let IL die In the DARK t.e.f
-RUDYARD KIPLIN0.
Book aud Job Printing neatly executed
at the Dispatch Printing, House. a.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16
prouerty Transfers.

Richmond: Michael Dolan and wife to
II. L. Grimmell, y % feet on Belvidere
street. southeast corner Maiden Lane $50.
lanes Patterson's heirs 10 Henry f..
Grjmmell. 321-3 feet on east side Belvi-
dere street, p 2-3 feet south of Maiden
Lane, $500.
George Schoen and wife to Jacob Ebel.
GO feet on south side Main street 80 feet
west Of Linden. $3.50.
Mary 5. Studdiford to Mollie T., wife Of
Alexander Harris 10 II feet on east side
Laurel street. 1l9 l-2-l2 feet south or Al
bemarle, $1,000.
James Il. Taylor's EXecutrix and de-
visees to George Schoen, 30 feet on south
side Main street, 80 feet west or CuiNert'
rerecorded. $50.
r. b. Walton and wife TO Sallie b., wife
of l.. s. Whitmore, 10 l-3 feet on east SIDE
Randolph street, 81 l-3 feet south OF Chai-
lin. $l.7O0. .
Henrico: Pearl b. Akers to c. w. Tan
nor lot A i'm block ], North avenue, sub
division. subject 10 two deeds OF trust,
$3.50.
John Il. Grimes 10 r.. r. Chidress,
,5q 50 1-2-1Oo acres on Old Williamsburg
stage road, $500
Charles w. Tanner and wife TO Minnie
I Johnson. lots 4 and in block !, North
avenue. subdivision -.
John Il. Tolers and Raymond Coles
trustee 10 Alice w Strickland. lots TO
% inclusive. in block f., Leonard
Heights, $lCO.
I g Williams and wife 10 Henry s.
Wallerstein. % feet on east side Twenty
first street 100 feet south of T. i'm con-
sheraton of cancellation OF deed of trust
for 81 2l047, s..
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16
Passing of the Nightcap.
(Chicago Inter-Ocean)

ilUlcdSO lultl-ONth4isJ
"If the American people would only put
on nightcaps when they 90 10 bed there
would not be near so many cases OF ca
tarrhal trouble as there are now, siud q
Chicago physician. He continued: 1t Is
well known that as nation the percent
age Of catarrhal complaints Is greater
among us than in any other nation III
the world. and that there are more cases
among men than among women. me
reason for this disprOpOrtiOn Is the alb
sence of nightcaps and the haDlt OF
smoking in the open air. women, II they
smoke at all. do not do 50 IN tne open
air and II they do not wear nghtcaps,
they are in measure protected by their
heavier heads of hair. Men, on the con-
trary. habitually wear their halr crosse
cut are careless about the temperature
of tho rooms in which they sleep, anu
while all the rest of the body Is carefully
protected. the head may be exposed all
night 10 a zero temperature, ana that ~
the very time when nature IS at us low
cat ebb and can do the least TO protect
itself If we would begin by nightcapplnS
all our children, and induce them 10 Keep
I'D the habit In later years. within gen.
GRAFTON or two catarrh would be- COM
paratively rare disease in the United
States
"Englishmen and the people Of the Con-
tinent know an American by two things
his liberality with money and his habit OF
hawking and splitting They cannot under
stand the latter az catarrh Is an unusual
complaint abroad. But nightcaps are not.
They are a recognized part OF the iils NJ ~
toilet throughout Europe, and TO this is
due the freedom of the people there from
distressing complaint.
"Who ever sees a nightcap in this coun-
try? But I'm England 1t IS 50 much mat
Ter of course that it's great writer. Dick
ems. frequently mentioned it in order 10
give the proper touch OF realism TO ms
creations
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16

OF our own welfare az a nation. An In
dividual may. and often does. sacrifice
an advantage from motives OF generosi-
W; a government entrusted with the d.
rection OF the nations affairs, has no
sutn right. but must ever act In good
faith with an eye single 10 the best inte-
rests OF Its own people. regardless or
whom else II may affect.
Were II not for England II have naught
TO say against her policy: II is generally
wiser. who has seen III TO encourage us
IN our new aspirations IL i very likely
mat we would not have been permitted
10 acquire these islands. What Will nap
pen II at any time she withdraws that
support. or ranges herself against US!
And in accepting this support. do we not
In measure relinquish our independence
and become morally obligated 10 render
her that assistance, In case OF need, when
Is doubtless the objective point Of her
policy. ! do not wish 10 appeal 20 our
fears Of bodily harm. which Is unworthy
OF this great nation. but / do say that
the position Of Uncle Sam I'm the Philip
pines Is such that. under the circum-
stances which might easily arise. he would
either have TO crawl away Inundated or
fight as he never fought before against
hopeless odds. j. s. PATTERSON.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16
The Dancing Lights.

John White Chadwick. in Harper's Mag
aZine for April)
From out the country spaces cool and
clear
We flash into the maze OF city streets.
What pageant this that straightway doth
appear?
What land of faery that our vision
greets?
A feast Of lights And as we roll along,
As if each one some lovely dancer held.
They Intervene as 10 some ChOric song
Which from the dark mysteriously
welled;
To whose soft tune the dancers round and
round
Move in a rapture tremulous and in
tense,
With languorous PAGES that make faintest
sound
And ever duller and more drowsy sense.
The dancing lights! Too lingeringly l
On their warm motions til, as one who
reels
When by some beauteous, binding vision
daZed,
And then, back TO himself returning,
feels
Right glad OF heart; so. then. it was with
As. looking up. l saw the Heavens calm
Shedding the light OF stars 50 silently
That on my heart that stiffness fell like
balm.
Far off and cool, each in his perfect
slhere
Held. as if motionless his awful way;
Star unto star dscOursing crystal clear
As when they sang creations primal
lay.
All. me! would that when the dancing
lights
OF wayward passion seek my soul to
sway
With their wild motion, from those
meaner sights
might be strong 10 turn my eyes away
To where tn eternal stars so purely
Truth, Beauty. Good--and by that vision
blest-
lifting my heart to make It's clearness
Taste. then. earth-bound, the eyerlast-
ing rest.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16
Admiral Dewey's Son.
ALBANY Argus.)

Among the committee OF one hundred
nrominent citizens appointed by Mayor
Van Wyck 10 receive the cruiser Raleigh
the Mayor named George Goodwin
nsvey-the only son OF the Admiral-whO
is a clerk in a dry-goods store. But Mr..
Dewey has declined the honor. Il think
| ought to keep quiet" says he, "as
have done nothing for the country"
Evidentlv the sound cOmmon-sense
which is so distinguishing trait in the
character Of the hero of Manila has been
preserved and reproduced in his son.
Young Deweys modesty is the more
noteworthy in that II has not been the
rule with sons and other near nelatiyes
of greatness. Unjustly 70 some of them
II has come TO be almost taken for grant
ed that the sons Of heroes and great men
will be snobs or nObodies. Admiral
Dewey is fortunate In the dignity. mod
esty, and cOmmon-sense Of this young
man. who truly appreciates his fathers
fame and will evidently do nothing TO de-
tract therefrom.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16
THE COURSE OF OUR GOVERNMENT
Its Inconsistent Position i'm the Phil
ippine Matter.

AN IN.N
surely no one VINO Has gwen inc sO-
called Philippine question any thought
Whatever may be his opinions as to the
,r.rits of the case. VIII deny that il is
80 ,.r..,.l. i,,,,.,.r.o,,. and i,,ir,.,.l,,
,t, 60. ,,...i,,,. 80 ann. ,..,
,.. -rb. f,., soc,9e to IN. tbat tbis ma
.- ,,ro.a e,ie,enco beeon With a lorc
s.r.,.rle for liberty whose nolitical in-
rriration has ever been the Declaration
of Independenco and whose aim is the
a.v,lopmcrt of fine Grand idea of self
rovarnmert has reached a point i'm its
l.~..r whore ~ finds tself suddenly
f..i,,. . crucial t,st If fts urincinlos A.
pbusdelnbia am the ann dav of Julv 177e
a.. cor,,r..s of tho ori@fral thirteen
s.4.ss n( this I.rio1 tb@n colonies If
Grea, Eritain adopted and nrornulo.t,d
NJ cgrtsfn d.rl,ratid,. IN, ,rbich tb.,. ,,,I
,..,,,,.,5 ,t,,,..i,..'. ~, ,l,.. ,.r,d ... f...
..l i,5.,,,.I.,t st,to. 60 80 ..t.
.....- 49,. 500 g., a. .-
,I-. .,......'.. ''' '
.... VI
.... va ""~ ~ '"' f'''l"l
,, V''., oi ''i' oi'.ilI''ilaI
anu ~ was proclaimed ln tdch
'''. "''ou o.'',9 an" "l tue Atad OF
'i-O "4' All 'l''' o'vl"i"lIoh' Mhlch was
''tt- ''"o
'NC'lu one occurs iAc following remark
able language.
we hoid intse truths to be self-evi-
"'"'' 4""l All men aIe created equal;
''"t 'Ney are endowed hy their Creator
WAL" certain una.i0r1\ rights; that
among tHtse are lite. liberty, and the
l'ia"Il OF hdipine.s inat. 90 secure these
.-"ls governments are Instituted among
I.tN. deriving their just powers from the
consent Of the governed; that whenever
y form of government becomes de-
t.lctiye of those ends il is the right of
Oh. people 10 alter or abolish il. and to
Institute new government. LAYING It's
iH.ttiou on such principles and Or
tDrg its powers I'm such form ms To
'..m shan seem most likely 10 effect their
s...'y and happiness"
.H- foregoing are therefore Soma Of
o.. principles upon which tbis oover,-
r..f was founded-the r1ison d'etre 80
t.- greatest government tba y,orfI b.s
D.r RECOMMENDATION have plorio,,.I,. en-
..r.. up to this time. That the,. ara now
rle violated however. bv our govern
r.nt think does not admit of question
And f would seem the only idea 10 he
couiatcI 100 opposing the course Of our
government in this crisis. would be-. that
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16
COLONEL w. II. FRY HERE.
He Was an Ante-BeIIum Captain OF
the *. l.. !. Blues.

Colonel William II. Fry. Of Coyner's
Springs. Is at the jefferson. visiting his
son. Mr. y. NJ. Fry. Colonel Fry was for
many years a resident OF Richmond, and
has many friends here. who will be glad
TO welcome him back again. He was an
ante-bellum captain Of the Richmond
Light-Infantry Blues and though I'm his
18th year now IS as active as man forty
years his Junior. and says he could march
with the boys just as nimbly as he did in
days gone by. He fought throughout the
war between the States, and was colonei
Of the First Virginia Regiment. He was
wounded while leading this regiment in
a charge and remained in a hospital for
some months. When able TO leave the
hospital ne applied for a command, ana
was put I'm charge Of Camp Lee where ne
remained until the close Of the war He
was for many years in business in this
city. but has resided at Coyner's for
some time
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16
IN NAVY.
.,,,rvtru. or RICHMOND RE
,rs srcu APPOINTMENT.
GIFTS FOR FEDERAL BUILDINGS.
Those o0crcd At Newport news ""'
r,.cvhcrc-rcrso""| ro''"'' IN"
, >otcs Of Iutcrcst-North Car
ofinn Items.
OHM Items

..,,,>.,~,N D. c.. April l5.-(Spe-
-. rassel the required ex-
s.,r,non ST. Grey s"ipwiih' OF Rich
80 t.. ben appointed assistant pay
'.,. ., .te uaty his commission TO
'. @., Arrl 18Th. No orders have
cav ...,,l 60 him. hut in all prob
l..r.n to assigned 10 a receiving
.. order that he may further
lacar.so himself with the duties Of his
position
-... portion of the sentences Of a
.-,,- o. soldiers now in confinement
Francis barracks. Florida, have
l... emitted in the list are the names
.tr.om.s j. Sncad. Company +. Fourth
1t.eaa. Charles f. Carter. Company c,
third North Carolina, and James Hassett,
company O.. Fourth Immunes.
FEDERAL BUILDING SITES.
Oa,rs oC sites for the new public build
.. .t Newport News with the bids were
.,.a,d at the Treasury Department to-
. The following were offered:
Hg T. f. Finch, % lot at the corner Of
Washington avenue and Thirty-second
street., $1,000.
1857 J. r.. Finch. lot at the corner Of
lafayette avenue and Thirty-frst street
$4,000.
b.. the old Dominion Land Company
8 I circuit. president. a lot at the south
cast corner OF West avenue and Twenty
sixth street. S32.7J0.
All three lots are $50 by $50 feet.
An agent Of the department viii inspec'
the sites before decision IS reached as
90 which. il any, of them shan DE Sc
lectcd.
Bids on the Winston O.. O. site VIII DC
opened next Wednesday. ,..,,t
After some delay. the SupeIFlsins 80 ll'l-
tect has decided that the act cedins Jul -
dicfion over the size for the Llzapeth
civ ~. O. building is adequate ana
site was advertised for To-Day
POSTAL NOTES.
1oso,biro II. Lacy was to-day appoint
80 postmaster at Dickens, Goochland
county. Va. and Robert L. Funk was APP
poiuted postmaster az Seven Fountains
Fhenludoah county.
A new uost-once has been established
at Carroll. Duplin county, y. c., with
III. VI. Register as postmaster.
LIGHTHOUSE CLERK
Frank e.. Nccdler has been appointed
clerk iu the office Of the Inspector of the
Fourth Lighthouse District. which en-
braces a portion OF the Virginia coast.
NAVAL ITEMS
Commander q. w. Pigman, who was at
ON. time in charge of the monitors below
Richmond and who is now stationed at
Newport News. has been promoted to
tapfaucy.
Commander r. j. Rearick, at Newport
Nevs. has also been promoted TO captain.
AT THE HOTELS.
Nrroroltan-H l.. Baylor. Essex. Va;
w II Martini Durham. y. c.; W. j.
rrkIr. Charlottesville. Va; George Is.
GOODYEAR. j.. j.. Parish, and j. NJ. Berry,
Virginia.
st hmcs-L u. Vollers. Wilmington,
n g.. o.. Mccartney. Wilmington. y.
e.. p. D. uty. Lewiston, y. c.; Rev. job
Turner stanton. Va; Miss VI. McElrath,
IaOhm1ud. \a.
Howard U.l-e-L. Dowell and wife,
Grr5nralU. Na.. j. y. Turner. Frede-
rI.hshalr Na, j.. r.. Morgan and wife
~..I. s. g.. a. H. GOodloe. Culpopcr
Ia.. NI-s Kate Lggett Harrisonburg,
\a.
Hon C0nually +. and Mrs. Tngg left
i,r their home at Abingdon, Va, this
evening
Mr j. II. Anderson. Of Richmond. is at
the Shorcham.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16
THE TRIAL OF MRS. GEORGE.
Red-Letter Day for statc-Eye-Wit-
nesscs fo shots the Woman Fired.

CANTON, o., April 15.-Attorneys for
the State regard this as their red-letter
day in the trial Of Mrs. George. They
produced two eyewitness to the firing
of two shots which took effect in Saxton'
body. one Of which claimed to have iden-
tilted Mrs. George positively as having
fired the shots, and the other as positively
that the woman she saw doing the shoot
ing closely resembled Mrs. George. The
State also qualified witness Of hand
writing. to identify a letter written by
Mrs. George.
They also had n witness in police
officer, who found revolver, although
he was not allowed 10 tell how he found
it to the full extent Of the details asked
OF him.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS.
This VIII lie Possible when Siberian
Railway il Completed.

LONDON, April l5.-The Russian MIN
lister Of Railroads, it is announced in a
special dispatch from St. Petersburg,
says that when the Trans-Siberian rail-
road is completed it will be possible %
go around the world in thirty-three days,
az follows: Bremen to St. Petersburg,
~ days; st. Petersburg 10 Vladivostock'
10 DAYS: Vladvostock to San Francisco
by steamer, 10 days; san Francisco 20
New York, AZ days; New York to Bre-
mon daNs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16

About S45 o'clock last night while
making an uptown trip Street-car No. CS
ran into a hack at the corner OF Main
and Laurel streets and knocked the
driver almos, senseless cutting him
about the face and bruising him some
what. The matter was not reported 10
the police.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16
p;.;uy trouuJ Manila.

MADRID. April 5.-General Rios. the
nrincipal Spanish commander In the Phil
ippines has telegraphed 10 the War Office
n dispatch confirming the report that
rising had occurred among the insurgents
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16

And if YOU want one that is easy to keep clean and
sweet economical and durable that's the KIND we
have Some with porcelain coolers, single or double
doors. Ice-Chests all sizes and prices. s-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16

Ours is a home store-where you will feel free to
run in any time and get what you need. Whateve'
you buy here will be of reliable quality-and salts.
factory in every respect.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16

Book aud Job Printing neatly executed
at the Dispatch Prlnting,House.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16
THE DOLLAR DINNER,
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE)

to arbitration as a means of settling
those differences.
THE Chicago platform favored arbltra-
ton. Democrats that stood upon it then
favor It now.
GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION.
THAT platform declared against gov
eminent by injunction. and since the cleo
ton we have had object lessons which
We did not have before. Thomas Jener-
son believed in trial by jury. and govern
ment by Injunction is merely a disguised
method by which a man charged with
crime shall be denied the right Of trial
by jury. loud cheers and applause
That plank is stronger than 1t was be-
fore
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-16

doing it-you had better join us. because
IL anybody suffers. It will be you-not us
uong-continued laughter and applause.)
Now, my friends. an argument like that
would have some effect.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-04-06
SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED
During March 3, 900 TrOOps We're Brought
BACK from Cuba and All Baggage
Was Diainfected

Washington, April $50 far dur.
ing the month of March $4,000 troops
have been landed in the United States
from Cuba This work has required
especial expeditionary measures on the
part of the quarantine service but so
far all the requirements made upon
the service have been met The war
department has exercised unusual
haste, because of the desire to avoid
the necessity Of compliance with the
order of the treasury department re-
quiring the disinfection of all the bag
gage of returning troops and their
equipment prior to entry. This has
been successfully accomplished by
the cooperation of the marine hospital
service and the quartermaster gener-
ais Office without an exception, The
arrival OF transports at southern ports
has been so arranged as to permit the
disinfecton Of baggage without eaus-
ing undue detention OF troops. The
marine hospital service also has fur.
nished additional disinfecting machin-
cry for the work ALI told, about 1000
tons Of baggage has been disinfected
during the month and no baggage was
allowed to evade that duty, although
some efforts were made in that direc.
tion.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-04-06
BIRTH OF A NEW PARTY.
Porto Ricans Form an Organization Which
II Pronounced to lie Faultless In
Ita AmerIc Aniam.

San Juan, Porto Rico, April IA
new political party has been born
"the republican party of Port Rico"
Though the party was organized by
the radicals, under the leadership of
Manuel Rossy, it has for its object the
association of all political elements
on this island, and they have agreed
upon platform which is pronounced
to be faultless in its Amerlcanism
The platform. in part, is as follows:
That it Is the highest duty Of every citizen to
uphold the integrity of the country and the
laws Of the land That we pledge ourselves as
men, animated by common cause aiming at
common object, to do oil in our power for our
government We pledge our falthfuness to
adhere to the new principles OF our new coun-
try and have for our aim harmony, unity and
good government relying with confidence upon
the hope Of speedy settlement OF our national
affairs
We declare our sincere loyalty to the Ameri-
can flag nnd American IDEAS and hereby pledge
ourselves to strive 10 become worthy OF the
great nation Of which we are now a part We
hail with pride our annexation to the United
States
Succeeding panks declare in favor Of univer-
sal SUFFRAGE oppose the Introduction into the
island Of foreign labor express devotion to lib
erty q thought, conscience and speech includ-
Ing the freedom OF the press, and deprecate any
union Of church and state Free schools and
the tparhinv of EnOlIs are demanded change