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New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
AN ENCLISHNAN IN CUBA.
AND HOW HE CHANGED HIS MIND.


THE London Spectator" prints an extract
from the letter dated November l., 1898, Of an
English traveller in Cuba-a traveller whose
sympathies before leaving England were de-
cidedly with the Spanards He has now
changed his mind:
The Journey from here (Havana) to the town
OF Matanzas was through very pretty. hily
country. most OF the land quite Wild and un-
cultivated. We passed several large sugar mls,
but they were in ruins. having been burned by
the Spanish soldiers because the owners were
Cubans or sympathizers with their cause. Many
OF the villages had also been destroyed in the
same way. and their inhabitants killed or driven
into the towns of Havana Matanzas by order
OF General Weyler during the war a few haa
returned and rebuilt their houses but not as
they were before the war being now only nuts
Of wood framework. lined with palm leaves ana
rooted with the same material AS the tram
stopped at the small stations. or. rather, rousn
platforms (the soldiers having burned all the
stations) some dozens of the poor people came
to the carriages TO beg for food or money, ana
a terrible sight il 10 see these poor creat'
ures in rags and thin shadows. many so weak
that they could with difficulty drag themselves
TO the carriages one girl OF fourteen or fifteeh
fell twice in walking a few yards. This Is inc
work Of the Spaniards. and the same thing mas
been repeated all over the island The town Oh
Havana is full Of these homeless people lying
or sitting about in the open squares and streeth
| think the Americans did not come day zoo
soon seeing that II Is the only way the aDoV"
mentioned horrors could be put an end TO-
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
WEST VIRGINIA SITUATION.
LITTLE CHANGE REPORTED - DEMOCRATS
SEEM TO BE LOSING CONFIDENCE.

LITTLE CHANGE REPORTED - DEMOCRATS
SEEM TO BE LOSING CONFIDENCE.
Charleston. W. Va Jan. II (SpeciaD.-There Is
little change In the Senate situation to-day except
that the Democrats seem to be losing confidence In
their chances to elect a candidate. They stll say,
however that they viii be able to dictate who shall
be elected by the Republicans.
ON the Republican side nothing has been done.
They are awaiting the next Democratic move on the
checkerboard. Democratic efforts have been di-
rected all day toward bringing the two recalcitrant
members who voted yesterday against unseating
Via into line. George !. Neal, ex-candidate for Con-
gress In the IVth District, and other prominent
Democrats OF Huntington came up tonight to use
their influence with DR.. Taylor, the delegate from
their county. ], is believed their efforts Will be
successful. but the Democrats admit that there Is
some doubt 10 their ability to handle Hayes OF
Calhoun The Republicans appear 10 be settling
their differences but the opinion is freely expressed
that there will be election Of Senator when the
first ballot is taken In Joint assembly next week.
Governor Atkinson says that he is gaining ground,
but many express the opinion that neither ne nor
Commissioner Scott will be the fortunate man, and
talk about Judge Gof in this connection Is increas-
ing.
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
SEEN THROrGH COLORED CLASSES
A CURIOUS TOY, WITH BLURRED AND
TINTED PHOTOGRAPHS

Chauncey NJ Depew. his secretary. and the
visitors to the popular Office in the Grand Cen.
tral Station were much interested in a New
Years present received by Mr.. Depew from
Michigan. The present was in the form OF
pair of spectacles. Of which the right glass was
green and he other red
Everybody took his turn specializing as to
what the glasses were good for, why they had
been sent. and OF what they could be to
man who was equally interested in railroads
End politics There was no letter with the gin,
and after Mr.. Du Val had tried them on and
found that they were not loaded, the glasses
were allowed 10 remain on a table In Mr.. De-
pew's inner Office, where hundreds o. people
specuated as to the reason for their existence.
Some railroad men figured out the facts that
green stood for caution and red for danger. and
they thought that Mr. Depew had better have
both in sight in his Journey to the United states
Senate. The guessing vas at its height when
the solution OF the problem came in the form OF
box full Of pictures. which looked like ordi'
nary photographs, over which lines Of red and
green had been passed. regardless OF the effect
The pictures look DotChy and blurred. but
when one sees them through the spectacles
with the green and red glasses the perspective
becomes improved to such extent that fg.
ures appear 20 stand out in bold relief from the
surface. and the higl tints are lost. The red
and green tints disappear, and the color Of the
picture is like that OF the ordinary photograph
The combination Of spectacle and prepared
pictures makes an amusing toy. and many Of
the people who specuated as to the Use Of the
peculiar spectacles ere now engaged In the study
Of optics. with a view to finding reasons for
the changed appearance of the pictures.
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
WAR ACADEMY VACANCIES.
MANY APPLICATIONS MADE FOR AP-
POINTMENTS
PLACES TO BE FILLED IN THE PRESENT
AND FOLLOWING YEARS-DATE OF
EXAMINATIONS CHANGED.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.


TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNEl
Washington Jan 15-The war with Spain has
fired the ambition OF tho youth of America to adopt
a military or n naval clreer. and from the appI-
cations which have been pouring into the War and
Navy departments In the last six months from
Young men bent upon entering West Point OF
Annapolis those institutions would have 10 DE-
enlarge thousand-fold to provide bare standihs
room for the would-be cadets who are bringing
influence to bear I'm a determined effort to secure
appointments TT law limiting the NUMBER ol
students a. each OF these National schools now
ever is inhexibe. and although the sweeping
Increase In the Army and Navy incident to aug
mented responsibilities must eventually result IN
proportonate enlargement OF both the Military ana
Naval Academy under the statutes as they now
exist each Congress district ard Territory as well
as the District Of Columbia ia entitled to repre-
sentation in each school by n single student anu
I'm addition ten cadets at West Point and ten at
Annapolis are appointed at large BY the Presi-
dent.
Just at present there is n number Of vacancies
at the Military Academy which members OF tha
present Congress are entitled to f. Among these
are the Id lid Xth XIth and XXIst districts
OF Illinois, the Xth Iowa, the XIth Michigan. the
IXth Wisconsin the Ist Oregon and the XXlld
New-York Il being the understanding that COM
petltive examination OF candidates has already been
arranged in the lost-named district. These va
cancies belong 10 the class which will enter the
Academy next June and II they not filled be-
fore the present Congress expires they VIII revert
to members whose terms of office begin March !
next.
ther vacancies at West Point until June. 1900
when upon the graduation of what Is now the
second class there will be flftyeight places TO be
filed these being distributed as follows:
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
OUTLOOK IN NEBRASKA.

Lincoln, Neb. Jan. 15.-Interest In the Nebraska
Senator contest not allowed to lag to-day.
despite the absence of many members OF the
Legislature For the next six days. unless an cleo
ton comes sooner than expected. all matters Of
legislation will be secondary TO the main contest
BY common consent Judge NJ l. Hayward VIII
have first place in the initial ballot Tuesday noon
His following is placed at from twenty-three TO
thirty votesprobably double that of any other Re
publican candidate. The total Republican vote Is
seyenty-three, against sixty Fusonists. The best
estimates give D. f. Thompson second place. fo-
lowed according to the strength by John J.. Web
ster. Allen w. Field @. w. Lambertson and ex-
CONGRESSMAN Hainer.
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
TFTERAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.

Philadelphia Jan. l5.-John J. Kellogg, OF Wash
ington Iowa a veteran OF the Civil War. attempt
ed suicide in Fairmount Park to-day by shooting
himself In the head. He taken TO the German
Hospital IN a critical condition. Dependency
caused by ill-health IL said to have prompted his
act In the Civil War Kellogg was a captain OF
volunteers and served under General Grant. The
spot he selected for his attempt at suicide was
alongside the historic Grant log cabin letter OF
recommendation. signed by Senator Gear of Iowa
and papers showing him to be a lecturer for the
Washington Lyceum bureau Of Washington Iowa
were found on him. He is reported 10 have been
ment Of estate
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16

COURSE OF COUNT -HOHENsrr,..
Facts have come to the knowledge 0, the Co.
ment showing that the Austrian Premier 'A-
Thun- Hohenstein. for a number of nonihs 'un'
ing his attack on the German G0vernmen, =. .a'
Reichsrath systematically accumulated we
shred Of evidence tending to demonstrate TIA. TT
many had exceeded treaty powers In expeIl,nr .''
trian subjects.
decree requesting all frontier officials "a 49,
and report such issued by the Au.,.a
authorities early as September and rho ,e, ,a aa
collected were used by the Premier mos r,d1es
cally The German Foreign Office s OF tho tsll-
that this alone shows that Count Thun- -EIohspsion
sought to pick quarrel with Austria's ally lona sa
and demonstrates that he is proper nersaa,so so
be al the helm of Austria II the alliance "a 10 rs,
more than empty words s'a
Won WALDERSEE SILVER WEDDING
Count and Countess Won Waldersee (he latter v.
formerly Miss Lee, Of New-YorL) Will celebr.,.
their silver wedding on April n. II Is unders,o,I
the Emperor Is planning to mark the event bv |.
special distinction.
ILLNESS OF PRINCE MAX OF sAXoNy
Prince Max OF Saxony. who renounced his chanc..
TO the throne In order 10 become a poor pries, b.
fallen dangerously III Of typhoid fever at Dresds.
while visiting relatives
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
ALLEGED DERVISH SUCCESS

ANGLO-EGYPTIAN FORCE SAID TO HAVE
BEEN ROUTED ON THE BLUE NILE
London. Jan. 1.-THE Morning Leader
publishes the following dispatch from Cairo:
"Rumors are in circulation here that on pA.
cember % the Dervshes under Emir Fedn. On
the Blue Nile. defeated the Egyptian force,
the 10th Soudanese Battalion being entirely
destroyed. II is reported that reinforcenens
are being hurried up to the scene, ard that an.
other battle is imminent"
According to dispatch from Cairo on January
Colonel Lewis. with a Soudanese regiment and A
detachment OF irregular troops. attacked Fedn tho
last remaining formida Bile Dervlsh chief, while hs
was crossing the Blue Nile. on December B at ths
cataract south Of Roserox, storming the Island Oh
which Fedil took up his position and capturing
1900 Dervishes Fedil however, escaped with 81
followers
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
FASTER TINE TO HAVANA.

The Pennsylvania Railroad will to-day begin a
train service that is intended 10 cut down by three
hours the time Of the Journey to Havana from
New-York by way Of Tampa. The train will leave
Jersey City at noon. instead Of at o'clock In the
morning as heretofore. and will catch the same
boat the earlier train used 10 catch. The new SER
vice has already attracted attention, and all the
accommodations on the first train have been Sc
cured
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
SPEAKER WRIGHT'S LOAN.

OBTAINED 1850 FROM THE MANAGER OF
GRANTS CANVASS AT SACRAMENTO.
Sacramento. Cal. Jan. - (speciaD.-There was
no change IN the Senatorial situation to-day
The main topic Of conversation was the expos
ure OF Howard Wright, Speaker OF the Assembly,
who admits that he secured loan Of 81 $50 from
Grants manager He says this was not to bind
him to vote but says he will refund the money
as he cannot vote for Grant Wright first
pledged himself TO Bua. and then deserted to
Burns
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
LOTING-CCP FOR G. l. BURDETT

Hartford. Conn. June l5.-Colonel g. l.. Burdett.
Of this city. received handsome solid silver loving
cup yesterday from the League Of American Wheel
men, the gift being in recognition Of his service.
while first vice-presdent and president OF the
league, from 1891 10 1880. The cup Is suitably in.
seribed and Is mounted on an ebony bsAa
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16

the taxation laws than they have been ior
several years Mr.. Roberts in his report MAKES
1t clear why the farmers suffer from any IN
creased vigilance in the collection of the per-
sonal tax;
Comparison of the percentage that personal prop o
erty bears to the total assessed valuation IN me
several counties OF the State is far rom suSsvsd
OF any equitable distribution OF the TAX uuuVr VI
For the year 1898 this percentage III Nv ~ =.
County 1875: in Genesee. lSS; IN ononuae" - IN
In Richmond So: in oneida. I9: in queens sS' III IL,
Greene, l55 in Kings, 81; In i.N,nn,es.ot' Si, i,
Erie SO: in WASHINGTON. l6: In Monroe, o., ~ ~
Westchester 1856; IN Oswego, lSZ anu III - 70 real
When the percentage OF personal properly 10 , 10
estate In the rural counties OF the Statc ,t,ng
pared with this percentage IN counuss onrcTsonal
large and prosperous cities. IL SHOWS tnae - Sii,,
assessed than in the latter. This is h0S t,rner
Nearly all OF the personal properly OF a te hv mo
is tangible open to view and easily reacueu - 90
assessor and Ia small communities ,he Icano is
much more difficult In the cities tne cohpi, ali
vastly different There personality rs heailE E,s %.,
intaneibe and The very knowledge OF ts S s
is generally confined TO its pe0 no Class in the
community does the tax On personal ~ ~ - mon
now administered bear more ineaui'aoN ''"' f
the farmer.
UNJUST ASSESSMENTS.
I. is possible that the Legislature may a'so
turn its attention to the unjusuiaoie ac's o'
assessors Mr. Rockefeller is contesting what
ne considers al inequitabe assessment OF MS
nronertv IN wcstchester County. arguing tha'
his property was assessed far above its Vaiue
end that neighboring property was not assesSe"
anywhere near its value.
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
STEWART WINS IN CAUCUS.
THE NEVADA SILVER SENATOR NEEDS
.-..r. .-o,r1- ,,o, 1,r. III, LII rc1.rr1,ra

THE NEVADA SILVER SENATOR NEEDS
ONLY ONE VOTE TO BE REELECTED.
Carson, New, Jan. II tSpeciaD.-Senator
Stewart to-day secured the organization OF both
houses, which is big advantage In his Sena-
,orial fight He accomplished this without call
ing In Republicans or Democrats The Silver
party caucus was held this evening. and the
various Legislature officers named. The Legis-
Iature stands as follows: Silver party. d. Re
publicans. IA; Democrats. 4; Independents, ..
Stewart has the solid Silver party strength, so
he needs only one vote. which he says he has
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
CHANGE IN EXAMINATIONS.

The present class on account of the urgent need
for IT'S men m service at the present time will be
graduated February lj. The regulation examina-
tions OF candidates to fiji the vacancies would ordi-
narily occur before boards OF Army officers at the
prlncipal military posts throughout the country on
March l. but this year the exigences OF the ser
vice precludng the appointment Of such boards, on
account OF the practical abandonment OF posts due
20 the dispatch of regiments to the West Indies
and the Philippines has caused the War Depart
ment 10 order all the accredited candidates 10 re-
port at West Point for examination early in June
Although vacancies will occur among the
cadets at large at West Point next year, 1t VIII
any applications for them. he has already made
promises for every appointment that he will be en-
titled TO thr9ughout me renahGer OF IN ms term as
followed almost invariably by his predecessors OF
his SsTy r. 99n anG sSe w
this restriction. he has not had available one-tenth
ods OF ae deaer%nG Who
they wish 10 follow the profession in which their
ancestors acquired distinction.
NAVAL ACADEMY VACANCIES.
At the Naval Academy there VIII be eighteen
cancies on March s. and forty-hve June 90.
Those that become available in March already ex-
ist but cannot be filled by the members OF the
present House OF Representatives. by. whom these
The Existing vacancies belong to the following dis
trcts: LIST and With Alabama, XVIII Illinois,
IVth Mississippi, lid Nebraska, XILIth. XXINth.
XXVth and X&VIth New-York; With and XXth
Ohio XXVIIIth Pennsylvania, lst Tennessee anu
With Texas
Secretary Long will notify the Congressman from
these districts March /. that they will have four
months to make the appointments from among
young men between the ages Of fifteen and twenty,
who shall be actually residents of the district from
which they nominated. At the same time ana
gress of the following districts Viii be informed
that they may make appointments for the va
cances that occur at the end of June. namely:
Third and With Alabama. lid Arkansa s, Arizona
IIId and vth California. X{h and XIth Georgia ieorga'
Hid VII. With and Nth Iowa, with Kansas Isl.
VItn. With and XIth Michigan. lNth minnesota;
I'D Mississippi. INth and Win Nebraska. lNth and
XXITd New-York North Dakota. VlIth. Xth and
XIIth Ohio. XIIth. XIXth XNlst XNIld and-at-
large Pennsylvania. IIId South Carolina. South
Dakota, With Texas, Ist Virginia. Washington.
LIST. IXth and Xth Wisconsin. and one from the
District OF Columbia. the latter to be designated
by the President.
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG BETTER.
GENERAL sTANToS's SYMPTOMS ALSO MORE
FAVORABLE

Washington. Jan. l5.-The condition OF John Rus-
sell Young Librarian Of Congress to-day is about
the same as that OF yesterday. The nature OF his
Illness is such that recovery is necessarily slow and
tedious
Paymaster- General Stanton Of the Army was
better to-day. the symptoms being regarded
more favorable.
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16

secured from the Independents. The vote VIII
not he taken for a week
Newlands despite the caucus victory OF stew
art still asserts confidence OF victory.
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
IMPORTS INTO JARAN.

Value Of imports. % 900 100 247 900
This publication be obtained free of charge
on application the Bureau Of Statistics, Treasury
Denartment.
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16
IMPORTS INTO CHINA.
Value of total imports. s.......l 1859, $4,000

The following table shows the value OF principal
articles imported into Japan in 1885 and 1896 stated
In the yen the value Of which in 1886 was 81 cents
and In 1896. 50 cents:
New-York tribune., 1899-01-16

mean while there Is no need to hasten so...
loans and there Is no reason why the rs,"om u
terest should oe raised above the present "a.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-05-13
At His Old Tricks

We refer to Chas. A. Merritt,
who, several years ago, was the
unparalleled hustler for the
Tines u Mon and Citizens great
and good Florida trade editions,
then in charge of the Florida
East Coast, limited, commissary
trains, but within a week Is
the new proprietor Of the PIacide
Hotel of Jacksonville. But then
the hotel business is Merritt's
forte, in which, among a number
Of the feadlng hotels, he made an
enviable reputation several years
ago, and he will. enlarge it at the
Placide. There is magic in Mer-
ritt's touch of the hand. Call on
him.
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Volcanic Eruption

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions
rob life of Joy. Bucklen's Arnica
Salvc, cures them, also Old, Run
ming and Fever Sores, Ulcers,
Boils, Frlons, Burns, Warts,
Cuts, BRUISES, Burns, ScaIds,
Cha pped Hands, Chllblains. Best
Pile cnre on earth. Drives out
Pains and Aches. Only 20 cents
q box. Cure guaranteed. Sold
by Garrett & Gerig, Druggist.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-05-13
Art Pupils, Take Notice

Prof. Charles LeGrace, the or
iginator Of the celebrated French
system Of painting portraits Cor
the so-called chemical oil paint
ing), will be in the city for one
week only, and while here will be
pleased to have any one inter-
ested in this line Of work to call
and see him. While here he will
give one lesson absolutely Free to
any one who will take up this
work. Studio over the Alliance
store.
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A Suggestion to the Ladies

We have charge Of the. funds
for buying books, ETC., for the
Ocala Rifles armory. Would it
not be we'll to get a catalogue
from some good book company
and select therefrom the lives of
soldiers and statesmen, viz: A
life of Bonaparte. Grant, Lee,
jackson, Hannibal Caesar; some
works on ancient and modern
warfare; good history of the
United States of America; a good
history Of the Civil War, of the
Revolutionary War, of England,
Of Rome and Greece.
Through the pages of, history
the art Of war is learned. We
want, intelligent soldiers, not
mere machines. ~
A letter to the War Depart
ment would probably bring us
some of, the recent. publications.
gotten out bY that department.
Some thought should be exer-
cised in the selection Of books.
They should be somet hing that
bears directly on the organlza-
ton for which they are bought.
Soldiers should know something
Of the great sold irrs
A letter written to some large
second hand book company would
bring catalogue Of books that
might be selected from; the fact
of their beng second hand books.
does not hurt them in the least,
and then they are much cheaper,
and we can get more books for
the money than if they were
bought new. Loudermik, Wash
inston, d. G., could furnish q
number of the books at a very
little cost: We also want some
of the publications Of the War
Department, (these won't cost
anything,) also Of the Depart
,ment of the 1nterio., in relation
to our new possessions.
Thanking everyone for the in
terest displayed in the company,
we are, MILITEs.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-05-13
. : sEsI He ScOOped the Stock

4 F. "a
Albert Hurst, sickly, puny
white boy, twenty years of age,
semi pauper, living in Marti
( City, secured an entrance into
Phil Shafer's little grocery in the
Frank Lyons store, near Eau
sett's, and packed off nearly the
entire stock before he was DIS
covered. fHeastoie part of every
line of the stock and all the cash,
$3.50. VI e. .
When Mr.. SLafer returned, a
search was instituted and most
I sof the goods were recovered. !.
The boy will be given a hearing
before DR.. Crawford as soon fas
: he. can be arrested. |
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Will Experiment

The board of public works of
Jacksonville will experiment with
100 barrels Of road bed oil, to
cost $3.50 per barrel, and to cover
treatment for a mile, and which
will last at least six months.
The agent said that the oil had
been tried in other states and had
given general satisfaction. The
oil will also be tried on the clay
roads of Orange county and on
the coral roads of Miami.
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~ The Tennessee Cream.

&C. Il. Dame, the cream man, Is
, having. an increased demand on
. him for the ice cream made from
that pure cream which comes on
ice by express direct from the
Franklin Creamery at Franklin,
Tenn. This firm ships 500 gal
Ions daily to all parts Of the
United States and fully guaran-
tees the cream to be pure and
fresh.
Mr.. Dame has found cream
made from this article to be big
= drawing card and has new orders
each day for the cream for culi-
nary purposes. =
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j. ID. Bridge, editor and pro
prietor of the Democrat, LancaS-
ter, N. H, says: 81 would not be
without One Minute Cough Cure
for my boy, when troubled with
cough or cold. 1t IS the best
remedy tor Group | ever used. .
Anti-Monopoly Drugstore, Ocala,
Fla.
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Fire Wood Cheap

A big load of stove wood, cut
any length and delivered to your
house for rs cents. a cord, cut
any length and delivered fo1
1915. A two-horse load feet
long, delivered for IS cents.
Give me your orders. l am well
equipped to fill them.
}. G. HAGOOD.
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Carpenter Shop

d. j. Burnett, practical car
penter. Shop at }. l.. Smoak's
wagon factory. All jobs closely
estimated ana neatly executed.
Contract work speciality.