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MISSOURI DEMOCRATS.
State Convention Convenes at Spring?
field.
(By Telegraph.)
SPRINGFIELD. MO.. Aug. 10.? |
Baldwin's theatre was crowded when
Chairman S. B. Cook, of the stute com?
mittee, called the state Democrat
convention to order today. Congrest
man Bland was introduced as tempi
rary chairman, and was received wit
great applause. He made a speech in
which he referred to the financial p"ank
of the Chicago platform, and said that
issue must remain paramount until it |
was settled and settled right.
"We propose." he continued. "to
make the campaign on that issue."
He said the sentiments expressed in
the declaration of war were unparitl
lelled in the history of the world in its
justice and love of humanity, and no
partv ought to survive which would un?
dertake to hov. r that standard of uni?
versal freedom <>f manhood.
Mr. Bland said he did not want to |
see the convention declare itself in fa- |
vor of annexing Cuba, or Porto Rico
the Philippines. At the same time
did not want it to declare In favor
closing the doors to any honorable :
nexation with which Ho- United States
might he confronted.
At the conclusion of Chairman
Eland's address, committees were ap
poii.ted and a recess was taken.
When the convention reassembled,
Former Governor Stone responded to
calls for a speech.*in which he declar?
ed himself ,,r territorial annexation.
At I he conclusion or his address.
Congressman M. E. Beulen was elected
permanent chairman.
Late tonight He- committ.n reso?
lutions agreed to a platform which
remdorses the Chicago |datfornK*fn
sisis on the strict maintenance of the
Monroe Doctrine; opposes acquisition
of the Philippines er other territory in
the eastern hemisphere. approves the
construction of- the Nicaraguan canal,
which should be controlled by the Uni?
ted States: declares thai our navy
should be kept equal to any emergency:
demands that Porto Rico and all Span?
ish territory in the West Indies exrepl
Cuba shall I?. taken and held by the
United Slates. Cuba lo be allowed
establish its own government and to
be annexed only at the desire of He.
people of tile island.
PURSTTHD BY TROOP C.
Spanish Engineers Chased by New
York Cavalry.
(Copyright. 1898. by Associated Press.)
CHAMO, PORTO RICO, Aug. 10,
noon, via Ponce. -Troop <". of New
York, pursued the party of lleelng
Spanish engineers after the capture of
Coamo yesterday a distance of four
miles along the road t" Aibonito. The
Americans w(.rc cheeked ai the Ctiyon
river, where the Spaniards had blown
up Ho- bridge, and were shelled from a
Spanish battery .m the crest ol Asonltc
mountain. The dismounted cavalry re?
turned the lire, receiving no damage
and holding the position. A battalion
of the Third Wisconsin volunteers came
to their support.
Today General Wilson's column is
resting, repairing lie- bridge and recon
noiiorlng tl.nemy's position. There
are formidable gorges .ither side
and the Spanish works are on the crests
of mountains commanding the road.
Tie- Spaniards have several gons
mounted, among them two machine
guns s'-ni back Into the country from
the torpedo boat destroyer Terror at
San Juan. These positions will be dlfli
cult io flank. All Hi.- men wounded In
yesterday's lighting will recover.
TROOPS AT MONTAIIK POINT.
(By Telegraph.)
PERNANDINA, Aug. lo. Tic small
detachment of seventeen na n from tin
Seventy-first New York regi.nl have
received orders to move al once n.
Moutauk Point, there i" rejoin their]
regiment when ii arrives from ? uli i.
.lohn Wllkos. Company M. Pi nit
Florida, from Waldo, died this .ing.
He was ill Mill! me.isles and w.i- at?
tacked with a violent coughing spell, j
during which he ruptured a blood ves?
sel, causing deal h.
General Carpenter today issued an or?
der directing thai no drilling be don
between the llOtll'S of S A. M. Illld I P
M.
Governor Shaw and parly arrived to?
day. Tiny dined with General I. mo n
al his heudqunrt' rs. but Were prevented
irk and Third
Ohio regiments were both paid off to?
day.
HANKERS IN SESSION.
(By Telegraph.1
CHARLOTTE. N. O. Aug. 10 The
North Carolina Bankers' Association ii
holding ils second convention here to?
day'. Prominent bonkers are here from
till over the state.
Tlie morning session was opened by a
cordial address of welcome by James A.
Bell, of this city, which was responded
to by James G. Brown, president of
the Citizen's National Rank of Raleigh.
Thomas H. Battle, president or the
Bank of Rock Mount, made his annual
address as president of the association.
At the afternoon session. .1. W. Nor?
wood, president of the Atlantic Nation?
al Bank, of Wilmington, read a paper
on the subject: "Why Should the
North Carolina Banking Association
be Maintained?"
William A. Blair, vice-president or
the People's National Bank, of Win?
ston, discussed "Banks of Issue." "t'nl
formity in Collection of charges and
How it May Be Accomplished." was the
theme of the paper presented bv John
M. Miller. Jr.. cashier of the Merchants
and Farmers National Rank, of char?
lotte.
"What Banking Legislation is Need?
ed by Us." was discussed by Thomas A.
Green, president r.f I he Citizens Bank,
of Newborn.
ZOLA'S CASE GOES BY DEFAULT.
PARIS. Aug. 10.?The strength ..f the
anti-Zola prejudice prevailing here was
again illustrated today. When the ap?
peal of M. Zola iii the |ii,e| sail brought
against him by the hand writing ex?
perts. MM. Relhomme Varlnard aid
Couard, was called up in the court of
appeals M. Zola was not represented
and permitted the ras. I. g, by de
fault. The court then took the unusual
tip n M. / 1 ' . 1 ? rrn:;' i i in. g i f
tin' Aurore, from 5,000 francs to 10.000
francs for each of the three plaintiffs.
TRI >< ?PS ST( >P I.I (A I >L\i I.
(By Telegraph.)
TAMPA. FLA.. Aug. 10. Ordi rs were
received here this afternno.he ef?
fect that no more troops were n.led
ai Porto Rico and none were to be sent
from here. The Fifth infantry was al?
ready on board Do- Santiago ready to
sail and had to be unloaded. Thev'will
remain here until further orders. Tins
also slops the trip contemplated bv
- . Copping.., :,::d bis staff, as they wore to
go on this ship. Two batteiies of
heavy artillery were al, . being loaded
for the nip an.] operations Were stop?
ped.
ANOTHER PRIZE.
(By Teh graph.)
KEY WEST. FLA., Aue. 10.?The
auxiliary gunboat Hornel arrived here
this afternoon with tic- Spanish I wo
masted schooner Silva Maria, captured
while running from Hainham, !? the
? Isle .,f Pines for rVmrt. The Silva Mir.a
?varri ? I n'x m p.y , .,--.
? lease the steamer Tasbnnqueno, captur?
ed by the gunboat Hawk whip- making
for Sagua la Grande under I he French
tag.
, Her case fall.- in the same cftfegi
as the Bergen Aladdin and Franlin n
der the contention that Sagua'
Grande Is not a blockaded port!
L. A. W. MEET.
i-ly ::'??.) Wheelmen Attend lh<. S s
slon ut 'OS.
(By Telegraph.)
'DIANAPOLIS. IND.. Aug. 10.?
attetulam e at the 'OS i.. A. VV.
i is hot laige. ton those here 0:0
ving themselves. Up to 0 o'eloch
vciilnir -.?il'.' league 1000 had 10.4 s
d al
-1 1 ulid 1
Taylor. I.:ald.
.1 by . ighl s.?1:
lie and half-mil
aniuietirs both
in the Interest b
dieap. in which 0
i teams arid Ihre
.ted.
Reciter. Marlin,
lutii ;?. si hitch I;
aiid .loiihsoh. T
00,1 mid Row lei*.' 2
PEATTI I:. WASH., Aug. 10.?Details
tale thai there were eighteen peisonj.
n the liver steamer Jessie. .?! ti"' Ou>
mbian Kxploration Company, which
.Hindered in the Kuskowini r.ver. Ahis
..mi in? .. severe storm July 2S. II
s thoughl all were lost. The steamer
es> i, at the time of tin- disaster, had
,1 tow Hie burgo Mhe 1 va I -tided with
applies.
Tin; party .isisleil ??( the following
I-;. S. Limes. Se.-ulb--. A. C. Stston, Sc?
ull.-: V. J. Murphy. Bowling Green.
-v. leihe] i P. li'iici son. Gallatin
renn.: S. H.~Miteheii. C.allalin, Tenn.:
II. 1'. 1 'lilYord I tut-.-, ' '..ill.11 in. Tenn .
l-int-ln. .1- Kenslock, Milwaukee:
:?iallhouse, Louisville. Ky.: B. ICnud
1 ;,-i,i ssee. Idaho: Ilm r;. S. 1-liul
i-i-.-n Seattle: Rev. It. Woh,.r. Moravian
missionary, wife anil child, ami tw 1 In?
dian gUllleS.
Captain Murphv. of Rowling Green
Kv.; who eo.iini.-.iided the .le.ssio. K?t his
license, after.ling here, and It 1.
~.iid. never navigated 11 steamer before.
JARS TILL AID INSURGENTS.
llty Telegraph.)
LONDON. Ann'. It. The Hong Kong
eorresi.lent of the Daily Mail says:
"A delegation from the Philippine
lunt.-i. has Infor.il Hulled States C011
? 11 Wllilman here of certain nlllcers of
the Japanese cruisers Matsuhnsi and
Takasaga. which have since gone from
Manila, ha.I a . onrcrei. with He
la last Saturday, in lie- course of
Ich 1 hey asserted thai they were au
rlzed by lb.- Jiipaiiese governinenl
ilTer to supply General Aguinaldo
ii arms and amniunitinn gratis. In
evenl of America abandoning the
Philippines and the insurgents wishing
In ll.gli: for independence. The junla
.lei nol reply to the offer, and the
Japanese will repeal il to General
Aguinaldo on their arrival at Manila.
GENERAL GARCIA'S ACTIVITY.
(Copyright. ISliS. by Associated Press.)
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Aug. 10.?10
P. M. Lieutenant Colonel Jane, of
General Cnlixlo Garcia's staff, has jus:
arrived from the front with dispatch?
es ami.ing the occupation of C.i
bara, on the north coast of Hie province
ut' Santiago de Cuba, by General Gor?
illas troops.
Glh.-irn was evacuated by the Span?
iards. Ti?.y I,.,, a thousand sick and
wounded, ? ho are being taken car..- of
li.v the i'ubaii .nmander.
, 'cn-.al (ia.-cla. with S..1 I ropy*, is
hesi.-ging llolgiiin, now- occtiviieil by the
Spanish general, l.ugtie. whos.- surren?
der has 1.11 demanded.
A SPANISH Itlil'i HIT.
MADRID, Aug-, pi. An ollieial .Us?
ual,am., attacked Hie heights of G?
nani, A guerilla rnree. under Major
ervora. kepi up a . .0,1 liiu.-us tire for
1 hour and held the position, the en. -
iy's ut.U being ultimately repulsed.
"e suffered HO loss. Th.iciny's I BSCS
re mil known.
"Th, village of Gamao has been at '
irked by a largely superior force and
ad to I..- a band med. 1 Mir ti.ps are
(Signed) "MAOIAS."
SOU' 11 >NEI! SWA M RED.
I Rv Telegraph.)
II ATTERAS. N. C. Aug. 10. The
ehooner S. G. Hurt. Captain Sawver.
mm Rnllinioie to Fern-indina. u Ith a
argo ..f coal, stranded at Little Kinee
??? t. twenty miles north of Hail,-ras
t - o'clock this morning, during a
envy squall. I: had a crew of eiglu
ion. All were saved bv Ca).tain Ho ip
r. of Little Kinnekeet life saving sta
tal loss. ? ig an .1 t 1
;s LONDON COMMENT.
1 By Telegraph.>
LONDON, An-: 01. The nft, r.,
iewsp;i|.er comm.hi upon tie- haul.- . !'
Malaie as being a ,-epetili.f the HO?
fa miliar story "the Spaniards, brave
I incompetent, lirir.i; uldlv and at?
tacking t..o into mid th,- Americans
.rat,-, col and skilful. 1101 withstand
ag their operations, were conducted hi
he midst of a t ropical ihouso.in."
The pap.-rs al.? . refer 1,. tie- "ominous
i.-utraliiy of Hie Filipinos" us being ev
ilenee of irouble 111 store for the Amer
eans.
?'II INA CONSENTS.
(By Telegraph.)
LONDON. Aug. 11..-The Rekln cor
respondent of the Times savs:
'?The Ts.no; 1,1 V..11 (Chinese for
eign ollice) has give,, form il nssenl to
all the conditions Imposed by the Cos
sian charge d'affaires, M. Pavloff, r. -
guiding the lontract for the \'iU
Chwang railway exl.-nsloii I an. The
conditions are in direct conflict with the
terms of the signed contract and ar,
d.-sigue.l i., block th.- completion of the
final cont met."
NEW DEPARTMENT ESTABLISH IT
NEW DEPARTMENT.
(Ity Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON, An;;, in. -A depait
mi'iil of ihe army to he known as the
Department of Santiago was establish?
ed tonight. Major General Lawt. n is
assign,-,! to its command Rrigadlei
General Wood will coniiime in on.
riiand of Sahiiag... city. General Shaft
er returns t.. this , ounlt-y with th,
Fifth Army Corps. He will be In com?
mand until he departs.
RUSSIA STRENGTHENS FORTS.
(Ry Telegraph.)
COPENHAGEN, Aug 10.?A sensa?
tion has been caused by Ho- sudden
:l?- s.-a forts of Copenhagen in a state
.1' military eflicieiicy. 11 is supposed
that these measures are due to fears of
.1 coiiflicl beuv. -n fin at Britain and
Russia.
The official organ announces that the
government ,f Denmark has expended
r,00,000 kroner in ammunition and
awaits an additional gr.mt he parlla.
meiit.
ON THE DIAMOND.
Results of Yesterday's Games in the
National and Atlantic Leagues.
(By Telegraph.)
CINCINNATI LOSES TWO GAMES.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 10.?The Beds j
lost two games to the Champions t
day. Two misjudged Hi. s by Steinfehlt I
p.st the lirst one. Tiie second game !
was a bard one to lose. With a man]
oiil in the eighth. McPhee and Corco- ,
ran made thn.rrors on easy plays.
This was follow ed by two singles and
a triple, winning the game. Atten
a nee. r..uoO. Se..r?:
First gam. B.H.E.
i -ineinnati .2 a o 1 n o o i n??4 |0 1
Huston.0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0? 7 11
Batteries? Hill and Peitz. Lewis and
Hergen. empires-Gaffney and Brown.
Time- 1
Second game-- B.H.E.
Cincinnati 0 0 ':. 0 I 1 a 0 0? r. 10 4
Boston.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 X? 6 8 4
Batteries?Dwyer and Peitz. Willis]
Nichols ami Bergen. Umpires?Brown
and Gnffey. Time?1:40.
ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
PATERSON. N. J.. Aug. 10.?Pater
son-Alloritown game postponed: rain.
At Norfolk B.H.E.
Norfolk. . . JMI10 1 ii 0 0 0? 2 ? 4
Hartford. . .. 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X? 3 8 4
Balteries?Pfanmiller and Fox. Kotall
md Hooch.
Ai Richmond B.H.E.
Richmond. - -2 o o o o 1 o o 0? :: 7 l
Reading. . . .40 0 a 0 0 0 1 x? r, 7 1
Itatlories?Leever, Chesbro. Vigneaux
ind ib-ss. Fertsch and Heyden.
DIVINE ON TRIAL.
Ipiseopal Clergyman Charged With
Immoral Behavior,
i Hv Teleirraph.i
LYNCMRT'RG, VA.. Aug. 10?The
Eeelnnstical Court of the Southern Dlo
. of Virginia. Protestant Episcopal
r,h. 111 fry Rev. Dr. A. Jaeger, su?
perintendent of the colored orphan asy
his noo ning. The court is .nposed of
Rev. Mercer 1'. Logan, of Wytheville.
who was made its president; Rev. C. Tt.
Ilaines anil Rev. 11. S. Hunting, of Pe
sburg: Rev. It. Kuyk. of Notloway.
d R. v. John S. Alfriend, of I'ulaskl.
1. Randolph Henry, of this city was
made clerk and stenographer. Robert
Seotl. of Roanoke. a member of the
original investigating committee, is
conducting the prosecution, and Dt.
Jaeger conducts his own defense.
A motion for a continuance in order
I., summon two witnesses from a'dls
lanee was made by Dr. Jaeger and
overrule,I. the prosecution holding that
Dr. Jaeger had had plenty of lime to
get (horn here. The indictment con?
tains several counts, among which are
the use of drugs, improper and Immor?
al behavior, falsely accusing teachers
associated with accused. and with
-ending a telegram with the purpose of
deceiving. To all of these Dr. Jaeger
?dead "not guilty." Only three witnes?
ses were examined I."lay. A former
clerk in a drug store here testified lo
selling Or. Jaeger dings mentioned in
'he Indictment. Another witness, ti
resident of ibis county, testified lo Dr.
Jaeger's good character for truthful?
ness, charity and morality.
A RM Y MOV EM ENTS.
Several Divisions Ordered to New
Camps. List of the Troops,
i By Teh graph.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.?The Sec
retary of War litis ordered one division
of the Urs I army corps from Chatta?
nooga to Knoxville, Tonn., and another
division of the sam.-ps from Ohlok
iimaugn lo Lexington. Ky. A division
of the fourth corps, now at Tarn pit.
has I.n ordered to Huntsville. Ala.
The second division (General Davis), of
I he s.eon,1 army corps, now at Ma?
ntissas, Va.. has 1.n ordered to Mid
dletown. Pa. The advisability of
mar, hing the troops from Cbickamauga
lo Knoxville and Lexington, is under
ooiisitTeYa t ion.
The division ordered from Chatta?
nooga to Knoxville is the second, and
consists of the following regiments;
Thirty-firsl Michigan. First Georgia'".
Sixth Ohio, lfiSth Indiana. First West
Virginia. Second Ohio. First Pennsyl?
vania and Fourteenth Minnesola.
The third division, ordered to Lexing?
ton, consists of the Twelfth Minnesota.
Fifth Pennsylvania. Eighth Mississip?
pi!, Tw.-iity-first Kansas. Twelfth New
York. Ninth Pennsylvania, Second M;s
sonri and First New Hampshire.
Tie- Hoops ,,f tin- fourth corps, or?
iole,I rrotn Tampa to Huntsville. Ala.,
?ire (ho Third Pennsylvania. ir.7th In
liana. First Ohio. Fifth Ohio. Second
Now York. Thirtv-s.mil Michigan.
Sixty-ninth New York, and Third Ohio.
The troops of the second corps, or?
der,,! from Mantissas lo Middletown.
Pa., are t he 1511th Indiana. Thirtieth
Kansas. Third New York. Sixth Penn
Ivania. Fourth Missouri. Second T.n
ssee. Seventh Illinois. First Rhode 1s
o.l tin.i Third Missouri.
Tic First Ohio and Fifth United
tab's cnvalry are ordered from Tam?
il to Mnntauk Point.
Tie- Fourth Kentuckv. Colonel Colson
i command, has been ordered from
.exingtou io Jacksonville and attaeh
,1 lo the seventh corps. The movement
f th.se troops is in accordance with
In- plans of Hie War Department to
? renk up the large camps and spread
lie troops about the country.
n.VOlTION OF Till': COTTON CROP
i Bv Tolograpn.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.?The cot
ui crop report of the Department of
.griculture issued today, says:
Taking (he entire coton producing re
ion as a. unit, the condition of the
top on August 1 was exactly the same
? "ii July I. namely. 01.2. This Is 4.3
"in s higher than on August 1 IS97:
1. points higher than on August 1.
Silt'., and ?.S points higher than the
August average for the last ten years.
I oiring July there was an improve.
lent of on,, point in Georgia, three
"hits in North Carolina, four points In
Alabama, live points In Tennessee and
Indian Territory, ami six points in Ok
>mn. on the other hand, there was
'dine of one point in Texas and
South Carolina, and of six points In
lississippl, the decline in the last nam
i .-dale being the result of excessive
tins. In the condition figured for
ouisiana and Arkansas, there has b en
o change.
The acorage for the states are as fol
Virginbi. 34: North Carolina, 00;
otttn Carolina, SO: Louisiana, 00
exas. 01; Arkansas. 93; Georgia. 01;
''lot-Ida. ST; Alabama. 0.1: .Mississippi'
S: Tennessee. OT: Missouri. 00; Oklaho?
ma. OS; Indian Territory. 94.
DEATHS AT FORT McPIIEBSON.
ATLANTA.
( By Telegraph.)
pi I
?ales, all volume, rs. ,li,-,| tod.-i
'hoid leer in the general hospital al
?'on McPherSon. Their names are:
Charles W. Allen. Company M Sec
mil New York.
Elmer Ohilders, Company M Second
Kentucky.
Charb's W. Bak.-r. Company C Sec
? od New Veil;
Charles Morrison, Company I> Sec
?nil New York.
Benjamin,- Bourne. Company A.Ti ird
?hin.
There are now its 1 patient.* in lb.- b g
hospital here, of these 100 are suffer
ng from typhoid fever. Tampa Lay
stem 2.-.H typhoid patients, IF.S from
shlckamauga and 100 from Fernandina.
TU'o STEAMERS RELEASED.
(By Telegraph.i
KEY WEST. FLA.. Aug. 10.?Acting
nder orders from Washington, Com?
modore Remey has released the Nor
igian steamers Aladdin and Bergen,
?ently captured by the gunboats
I Hawk and Viking, respectively, while
j bound from Tampioo and Vera Cruz.
Mexico, for Sagun le Grande, Cuba.
The ground for their release is that
Sagun is not a blockaded port. Both
steamers left here for their original
destinn I ion.
A like disposition will doubtless be'
made .if I be case of the Norwegian
steamer Franklin, ceptured by the
Hawk, while bound for Sagua.
SOME ARIZONA STORIES.
\inceining Snakes. Harmful und Help?
ful, a Gala Monster und Some Ti-ads.
Ti.,- mining camp of Kinghain was re
?enlly invaded by a host of rattle
makes, creating great consternation
inmng the people. Snakes were discov?
ered in beds and made desperate fights
vhen tackled by the owners. Peop'e
leeping outdoors narrowly missed a
lolent death from the poisonous fangs
,- tin- serpents. The snakes wiggled
hrough t.?revices of tight board
'. noes, and were caught while endeav
iiing to enter the houses. People have
al;,-n in sleeping up stairs, and a band
-land and pavlll .n are crowded every
night by sleepers who dare not risk
deeping on the bare ground. A spell of
unusually warm weather is thought to
I,.- the cutis,? of the snakes leaving
their rocky fastnesses for a cooler
?tbode in the settlement.
A man at -Mesa City has a. pet gila
monster, lie let it go about six weeks
ig. in order that it might-shed its sk'n.
as is its annual custom. The other day
it returned to its usual haunts, looking
ihoi.Highly rcjuvernated. Its owner
gav.- ii a bath, after which it mad,- a
break for its feed box. where it has
1.ii in the hal.it of eating eggs and
other luxuries.
Toads grow- to an abnormal size in
southern Arizona and often exhibit a
pr, u-rnatural intelligence. Recently
?ire lights w-eie started at Mesa City
and myralds of bugs are in consequence
attracted at night by the grlare. The,
toads have discovered this new source I
of supply and eat the bugs that fall to
tin- ground as rapidly as they come]
within reach. It is supposed that the
neu- diet lias created an unnatural
thirst, and in looking around for a
source from which to din-nch it they
discovered the troughs that receive the
drippings from the beer faucets in the
saloons. They now intrude in the sa?
loons and line up to tin- troughs ami
drink until they are thoroughly Intoxi?
cated, many falling to the floor as
though .lead, while others unsteadily
hop to lie- sidewalk and resume their
feasting.
.laue s Thomas, a ranchman living on
th,- Velde River in Vavapai county, has
discovered a scheme that threatens to
revolutionize existing irrigating meth?
ods. While walking along th- canal
bank the other day lo- observed an
.-1101-100,is bull snake stretched al
length, with its head in the. water ami
its body pulsating like a steam pump.
Observing the reptile still in.-re closely,
j he was amazed to seen slit-am of watet
Mowing from its tail. It was actually
pumping- water. The bull snake is a
harmless creature, and Mr. Thomas,
sei-/.,-.I with an id.-:,, also seized the
snake. How to make it throw a larg.r
.stream of water was the question, .in.,
after .-. nsiderable inought lie tried the
experiment of cutting off a portion of
ill,- tail. By this means the snake was
Induced to throw- a full head of water
at a minimum exertion ami seemed to
enjoy the job. Mr. Thomas captured
many other bull snakes, which, by as?
sociation with the real pumper, soon
became adepts at the new system of
irrigating. Then their mils were re
moved, ami for clays the side of the
ranch next th.- river was lined with
snakes engaged in throwing up streams
of water from an inch to an inch ami
a half in diameter. A mining man
came along a few- days apro and was
struck with the novelty of tin. irrigat?
ing methoil adopted. He thought that
the snakes might b. use.l in hydrauli.
mining, and a number of them wer,
coupled together like a garden h s..
Tie- experiment, however, was not ? n
tirely successful, several ..r the snakes
bursting through unovenness of pres?
sure.
LEMONS AS MEDICINE.
Coughs and Other Ailments are Re?
lieved by Them.
Lemon juice sweetened with loaf or
crushed sugar will relieve a cough.
For feverlshness and unnatural thirst
soften a lem. n by r illing- on a hard
surface. , ut off the top. add sugar and
work it down into the lemon with a
fork, then suck slow ly.
I'iiring tin- warm months a s.-nse of
coin.---, comfort and invigorali in car.
he produced by the freeuse of lemonade.
For six large glasses of It-monude use
-=ix large juicy lemons, roll on a hard
surface, so that the juice can lie easily
extracted. Peel and sl'i,v. Add sulli
ciein sugar to sweeten, tui-l stir it weh
into th,. juice before adding the water.
1 lot lemonade will break up a cold if
taken at the start. Makeit th.-same as
cold lemonade, only use boiling watei
instead of cold water, und use ahoui
one half as much sugar.
A piece of lemon or stale bread mo's
lened with lemon juice, bound on i'
.?.on. will cure it. Renew night and
morning. The first application will pro?
duce soreness, but if tin' treatment is
persisted in u reasonable length of lime
a cure v\ ill he effected.
The discomf .ii caused by sore ar.d
tender feet may be lessened, if not en?
tirely cured, by applying slices of lem?
on on th.- feet.
To . in ,- chilblains take u piece of lem?
on, sprinkle line salt over it and rub
the feet well. Repeat if necessary.
Lemon juice will relieve roughness
ami vegetable stains on Hie hands. Af?
ter having the hands in hot soap suds
rub them with a piece of lemon. This
will prevent chapping and make the
ha mis soft and white.
POVERTY DID IT.
Story of the Way Perry's Ink Barre'
Was Invented.
'?Hunger is the teacher of the arts
an.I ib.- hestower of Invention." said a
Latin poet, and the story of the inven?
tion of tin- revolving inkstand illus
irate- tlo- proverb.
Cain, a i.i- Scotch shident at Aber?
deen whs desperately pinched for cash.
.One night he sat down, determined to
invent suniething before he went to bed
thai would bring him money. Hav.ng
io tilt his inkstand to get sufficient ink
the thought of a barrel inkstand that
would tilt its.-lf struck him. He made
she patterns", and went with them-the
ii. si morning lo a manufacturer named
Perry, who gave him ten pounds f >
the invention, with a promise of mor.
should it suoc.1. He put it on the
market as Perry's Barrel, and it sold
so successful that he sent Bain, snbse
jiieiitly. .me hundred pound's.
"VETS" TAKE IN THE TOWN.
(By Telegraph.)
PHILADELPHIA, Auif. 10.?The sur?
vivors of the famous Piekett division
..f Confederate veterans, who are here
attending a reunion with their former
enemy-in-arms. the Philadelphia bri?
gade, spent all of today in sight-seeing.
Mrs. Pir-k.-ti and several others left for
their homes, being unable to remain
away any longer. The remaining vis?
itors and the Union veterans visited
Cramps shipyard, the Piston Saw
Works. League Island navy yard and
Fort Millin. The remainder of the day
was spent at the camp grounds.
GENERAL Sil A FTER'S REPORT,
i Bv Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10.?The War
Department tonight made public th,
following from General Shafter:
Sanitary report for August i): Total
number of si.-k. :!,s:;i>; total number fe?
ver cases, L'.ni::. total number of new
eases. 233: total number of fever cases
returned to duty, ::27; deaths August 8.
4; August 0. 10.
WHEELER HAS NO HI-POSITION.
11 ly Telegraph.)
MONTGOMERY*. ALA.. Aug. 10.?
.ludge Richards >n has withdrawn from
the race for Congress against General
Wheeler In the Eighth district.
The Fourth district congressional
convention, which has lieen deadlocked
for two days, today adjourned to meet
In Anniston on the 2f.th. There were
2?? '--.Uota without a choice.
AUING THE WATER" FRON"!
ITEMS OK BSTKKKST ?ATJI1SUEW
AUOUT TUM PlKItS.
Entrance* iiud Clearances nt the Cagtom
II" se. List of Vessels Now In J'ort.
Otlier Murine Items.
CALENDAR FOR THIS DAY.
Sun rises . .".:D
Sun sets. 7:01 ,
High water 4:2.". A. M. und 4:;"3 1". M
Low water 10:13 A. M. und 11:30 P. M. 1
Weather Forecast
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10.?Forecast I
for Virginia, for Thursday: Threaten?
ing weather preceded by showers in the |
early morning in eastern portion: call?
able winds.
AKII1VALS ASl) IlKl'AKTltKHS.
Wssels Arrived Yestcnitty.
SHOTPPING ? ARRIVED .
Steamship Incharren (l!r.) .lines
New Orleans.
Steamship Kuril New Orleans.
Steamship Chieltahominy (Dr.), Fur
neaux. London.
P.urge Monarch. Rosien.
Karge Delaware, Rosten.
Vessels Suited Vesteriiny.
Steamship Alamo (Ant.), Mix. Port!
Steamship Incharren (Dr.), Jones
Hamburg.
large Dave I. Torney, New York.
OVERHEARD AT THE MA T.
Th,. Bowery Tar's Explanation m" I low
He Got Int.. Trouble.
(Collier's Weekly.)
On board .n-o'-war all lenders
against the rigid discipline of I i" navy
ar^ "brought to the mast. " 'I ii r.-. in
the presence of the nlticor of t!i. deck,
the captain hears complaints and
awards punishments. Tic following
amusing incident is related by a naval
officer as having ttetually .tirred on
one of the cruisers n w off Havana:
"Jos' like dis. oap'n." said th- f. .wety
recruit who had 1.n brought I i i he
mast for fighting, "as I trows me divan
de dHell I pipes .!?- spud p. el. r plant
in' Id's feelers on me swash can. and J
"Hold oh!?wlial's that'.'" said lite
Captain.
"He means to say. Captain," said Ho
oflleer of the dock, "thai as he was
slowing hammocks in the nettings, he
saw the cook trying to steal his water
bucket."
"lie hangs de bluff agin me dat it Is
his'n." continued the seaman, "but I
digs de packin' out "' my i.pets arid
goes to squeeze bone."
"Which is equivalent to saying." satd
the otlicer of the deck, "thai th.k
would have him believe that th ? bucket
was his own. but the sramoti. refusing
to be ho .twiuU-d. start, d t,. re, ever his
property."
"I dies him in de stoop w;d no siilt
and plants me squeezers In bis liekleis.
tj but de guy starts de kl-yi. wie n i jolts
'lim in de mask."
"That is to say." said the ollic, r of
he deck, "that lie gave the cook a kick.
in,i commenced t,, pull Ins whiskers,
vhen the latter started to yell, where?
upon (h. seaman hit him in the face."
"I breaks a brace "f tombstones, and
lets de greezor fie.?when be plant - a
-tali agin me wind, ami start- do lizz at
?nc sniffer, and ?" ?;
"Stop! slop!" st.-rti the Captain.
"1 lak. it." said tic ollicer of th ?
l.-ek "that be knocked two of the
-,?,k's le.-th out. and then let him g"'.
but the cook, net being satisfied, com?
menced t , choke the seaman, and gave
him a blow which caused his nose to
bleed."
"Well. now. my man." said the Cap
lain, "if I bear any more Choctaw spiel
like this I'll caress the stomach ,.f
your Jeans in a way that will remind
you ..f a Hindoo skate on the Midway;
and in the meantime I'll give you a
I.bi.e~w.uch. with bracelets, in the re?
frigerator; for a seven spot."
??Which means." observed the officer
of the d. ok to the seaman, "that any
more mutilation "t" tic English lan?
guage by you will cause tic Captain to
kick the'siulliing out of you. and mean?
while yoi get a week in tic brig with
handcuffs and shackle."
FIRE FROM WARSHIPS.
Knack of Seeking out the Weak Spots
of the Enemy.
H 'assier's Magazine.)
Attack bv light sind or shell upon a
.thick armor belt would be ineffectual,
however well directed; and again,
heavy shot or shell fired from the main
armament of a battleship would not be
properly employed as a rule in attack?
ing unarmored positions. The only
reason for putting guns of different
calibre upon a ship is that the target
presented to them by an enemy's vessel
is not a homogeneous body. If it were,
it would much simplify matters to have
all guns alike. The big guns are for
the hard places and the small guns for
the soft ones.
There is a proper target upon every
enemy's ship for each of the different
calibres of guns carried, anil these tar?
gets will vary accordingly lo the type
of ship attacked. So much will depend
upon the first few minutes of a close
action that if a commander could give
his instructions to his different gun de?
tachments tiefore coming within close
range as to the part of the ship upon
which they should direct their lire, it
might be of immense advantage to him.
Before he can do ibis he must recog?
nize his enemy, and every means would
no doubt tie taken to discover the iden?
tity of an opponent at the earliest pos?
sible moment.
Let us suppose the enemy's ship, or
at any rate, the class to which she be?
longs, is known. Then if the captain
could turn to his notebook and find a
prearranged plan of attack, suited to
her construction, he could at once tell
the guns' crews what their targets
was to lie.
It may be that duels between ships
will tie of rare occurrence. . and that
such actions as that at the Yalu will
be the most frequent, where fleets will
pass each other rapidly and where such
rules as I propose for discriminating at?
tack could not be put in practice But
is there not still the chance that indi?
vidual ships may he pitted against
each other, when it will be worth while
to "light witli the head?"
Till-: LARGEST LOCOMOTIVE.
A Freight Engine That is a Mammoth
of Its Kind.
Th,- Brooks Locomotive Works at
Dunkirk. N. Y., celebrated the comple?
tion of the tioimth locomotive built by it
last month.
The 3000th locomotive was worth at?
tention in itself, aside from it.-: number,
?lays the Buffalo Experss. It was a
giant among locomotives. Last Desem
her the "largest locomotive in the
world'' was turned out at the Brooks
Works for the Great Northern Rail?
road, and this 3000th engine is a mate
lo that. Hence, if the claim be true, it
has no superior in size in the world. It
is of the twelve-wheeled mastodon typo,
with cylinders 2) by 34 inches, drivel's
.">"> Inches, boiler 78 inches in diameter.
Its total weight is 212.7.70 pounds, and
the total weight of engine and tender
30R.750 pounds. It is for heavy freight
service on the Montana division of the
Great Northern Railroad. and will
weigh, in running condition, over IOC
tons. The length of the engine, over all
is 41 feet 4 inches, and the distance
from the rail to the top of the smoke?
stack is 15 1-2 feet or 2 1-2 times the
height of a tall man.
NEW YORK. Aug. 10.?The trans?
port-Chester, with the First Regiment
Volunteer Engineers, sailed for Porto
Rica this morning.
m.
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B for $5.
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15 Children's '52
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Shirts ?
39 Cents
? If you want a building lot
?X Buy it of the
I Old Dominion Land Company
Lola for rhI? on ouhv lern?.- in nil sections of the
k " city.
I ?/ Finely local*-?] hufsiitena lots on Washington ave.
i? arms {>;r nale or rent in xb!i%abetb C?ty, War?
wick :-???<? York Counties.
ROOM ^O. 11.
FIRST NATIONAL SANK BUILDSftG.
OFFICE OPEN or; TIL 8 P. M.
Kew Summer Resort.
. HE BULK HOE BEACH HOttl
s situated on Hampton ttoads in
tight of Fort Monroe, where electric
ars meet Incoming and outgoing
.learners. This delightful summer re?
port will bo
OPENED MAY 2. 1SS8.
T!te hotel has been enlarged. . Per
'eet sanitary condition und plumbing.
Halbing is unexcelled. Fishing unit
mining unrivalled. No malaria. The
:oo! breezes of the Atlantic. Electric
?itrs every lf> minutes for Fort Monroe.
Hamilton and Newport News. No liq
.ir.rs sold or gambling permitted. Pic
lie parties allowed the use of the
mammoth pavillion during the day
litsie every night except Sunday.
For terms apply to
CHARLES 11. 11 IRWINS, Maiuiger.
Buck Koe I teach Motel.
Hampton, Va.
mm m& ,4k
It's Breed, Not War
the Spaniard Wants.
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Mews also who can't get bread to suit
their faste because they don't know
that we make the purest and most de
licious bread stuffs in Newport News
We also make the richest and finest
pastry, fancy cakes. wedding cakes;
loaf cakes and maccamons lo be found
jtinywbere. We cater to the most fas?
tidious palat ? and never fail to pleasi
our patrons.
A. P>. WILHINK,
217 Twenty-seventh street, near Wash
tngton Avenue.
Like Fuiiiiio a Tooth
to get some men to insure
P.u( when they do ^??>-urt- a policy they
feel as much relieved as a patient who
has departed with a diseased molar.
Don't prolong the worry. Get a pol?
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Room No. 1. Braxton Building.
-IGHT AND GRACEFUL
Bicycles, that are safe und
strong ami durable, aren't any too easy
to find.
The Eclipse comes ns near perfection
in thai respect as any wheel we know
of. We believe it will run easier and
last longer, with less repairing, than
any other wheel on the market. Let u>
slew i; to you bet?re you buy.
Newport News Gysis Gu
Vretl e*. Kipper, Manager, So.e
Agent for Southeastern Virginia, 2sl
Twenty-si venth st reet.
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The iSem.Kr.owB Saloon Han
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Comfortable Pool and Billiard
Parlors Adjoining Caie.
R. J. MAC KEY,
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Seven room dwelling near West ave?
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Nice bouse an Eorty-llfth street SI,
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Six room dwelling on three lots, in
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Modern dwelling, all improvements,
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M.000.00.
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chases on It which yield a large per?
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Insurance Agents,
2Sth Street and Washington ivenue.
