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THE SEMI-WEEKLY MESSENGER. TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 18r,3 NORTH CAROLINA Fayetteville Observer: The little son of John Jones, a colore! porter on the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley, was shot In the abdomen Sunday afternoon by a pistol falling' from a mantlepiece and exploding-. The little boy Js dangerously hurt. Clinton democrat: Uriah Westbrook, of Sampson county, lost her life In a horrible manner a few days ago. She was subject to epilepsy and during an at tack of this trouble fell into the fire at her home and was fearfully burned. Only three smajl- children were near at the time, Tier 'husband being- away at work. She made her way after the accident to Mr. Obid Tart's, near by, where she died the next day. Mr. Ed. Britt, a promi nent citizen of Sampson county, is in a critical condition from a peculiar trou ble. Some weeks ago in a difficulty which he had with Mr. Geo. E. Strick land over the settlement of an account owed him by Strickland, his left thumb was badly bitten by the latter, the bone being crushed. Later it became necessa ry to amputate the thumb. His hand is in such a condition that its amputation i.s now being considered. Bucklen's Arnica Salve The "best salve In the world for Cuts, Tyruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, lfeer Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Corns, and all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refund ed. Price 25 cents per box. For al "by H. R. Bellamy. Cuba's Population Editors Messenger: Everybody is interested in knowing the truth about Cuba, and hence 1 write to suggest that there is an error in the arti cle you copied yesterday, the 12th, from the Atlanta Constitution about the maps of Cuba in the Atlanta schools. It says "only 2." per cent of the population are negroes." This does not agree with the recognized authorities. In LIppencott's Gazetteer (H) the population hi given from IeHov Review, "on the authority of Ion Jose 'M. do la Torre, member of the Real Sociedad Economica of Ha vana." In 1G3 there were r10,9S8 whites and .7)7,072 blacks. And in Alden's Cyclo pedia (1SSS) the population is given as follows: In 1S72. 730,7.7) whites, 6C5.401 blacks, 34,000 Chinese and Hindoo coolies, and in isxo, 764. 1G0 whites, 572,302 blacks, and lx.-(222 Chinese. SUBSCRIBER. 3 is a liniment for expectant mothers to use externally. It softens the muscles and causes them to expand without dis comfort. If used during most of the period of pregnancy there will be no morning sickness, no rising breasts, no headache. When baby is born there will be little pain, no danger, and labor will be short and easy. $1 a bottle at druggists. Send for a Free copy of our illustrated book about Mother's Friend. The Bradfietd Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga. CARTERS OVER PILLS t SIGK HEADACHE Positively cured by tlieso Idttlo Pills. 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Send y name and address. liaU& GRIFFITH & TURNER CO. 205 to 213 N. Paca Street w Baltimore, Md. g 1-- ff:- : imL w J ' Tj ZJ LJ P- DIVERGENT OPMOHS 11 THE SENATE As to the Form of Cuban Resolu tion to be Adopted HOUSE PROPOSITIOI LIKELY TO WM. Senators in Conference Notices of Twenty Speeches to be Made Are Already Given General Lee Declines a Public Reception His Testimony Before the Senate Committee Corroborative Evidence as to Genuineness of the Weylcr Letter. Spanish Responsibility for Wreck of the Maine Opinions of Torpedo Experts. ("Washington, April 14. Interest in the Cuban quet3n centred at the senate wing of the ca patrol today, where the resolutions reported yesterday by the senate committee on foreign relations were under consideration. The most significant event of the day was an at tempt to fix'the toe for a vote, and the failure to do so on account of the desire of many senators to deba-te Che resolution at consideralble length. All day long- conferences of senators were held, looking to a possible agree ment upon the form of resolution to be sent to the president. Great efforts were made for the house resolution, which was known to "be satisfactory to the president and which was support ed by the conservative senators. It is not believed that the house resolutions can pass the senate, and the prospects are that the committee resolution will have an amendment .recognizing the republic o'f Cuba before it is passed, the friends of recosrnitiofn. claiming a clear majority for it. rrhe conservative senators believe the house- proposition will twin in conference, the impression ! being that the house will refuse to yield, and in order to prevent delay the friends of Cuba in 'the senate will ac cept the house proposition. DE'L'AY IN THE SENATE. When the senate adjourned tonight, Senator Davis, in charge of the reso lution, repeated his intention to ask the senate to sit continuously after the be gin ning of the sess ion tomorrow, un less an agreement to fix a time for a vote can be secured. "I see no other way of (bringing the matter to an is sue," he said. "1, of course, do not en joy ni'g'ht sessions any more than other senators, but I appreciate the impor tance of getting the speeches off and of securing1 a vote at the earliest possible hour." 'Anxious as Senator Davis and others of his mind are for a speedy ote, the indications are for considerable defray. The vice president already has received requests from about twenty senators for recognition to speak and others are expected to make similar application. All these insist -that they have no in tention of speaking foa the purpose of causing delay, but, nevertheless, they will consume many ihours of .time., It would seem now that even in case of a continuous session a vote would not be prcfoable before Saturday. The list of those who have expressed a desire to speak includes the following-: Senators Cullom, Daniel, Frye, Tillmlan, iWolcott, Spooner Chilton, Piatt, of Connecticut; Cannon, Petti grew. Proctor, Burrows, Bacon, Wel lington, Stewart, Caffery, Hawiey, White and Rawlins. CONSUL GNERAT, LEE DECLINES A REICE1PTION. . General Fitzhugh Lee today declined the honor of the reception tendered him. When the committee waited upon him today to receive his final de cision he started his speech of declina tion in a characteristic manner. "Look here, iboys," he said in a matter of fact tone, "I have not done c thing that either one of you, or any American cit izen 'would not have done, I don't see why there should be any fuss made about it. Now, I don't want you to think I'm ungrateful, for I am not, (but I have studied over the matter and I feel satisfied that it would Ibe better not to have the receptiion. I don't for an instant want anybody to think that I wish to put myself forward, and I must decline your most kind offer." One of General Lee's moat intimate friends said that one reason for his not wanting the reception wc that 'he ; recognized the fact that he occupied an official position and felt a hesitancy in accepting any formal demonstration on this account. LEE'S TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SENATE XMMITTEE. The testimony taken before !the sen ate committee on foreign relations in connection .With tihe linvestigaition into the relations between ttttie United States and Cirba was made public today. The (statement which contains the greatest current interest is thoit made by Con sijl General Lee on the 12th tos'ta'nlt, in which he salid that he was informed on very good authority that the Span iards had placed two rows of torpedoes just at 'the mouth of Havana harbor, by IMorro castle, within, the past two months or subsequent to the Maine disaster and that the switchboard is In a room in the castle. He said, however, that he Wad no information of the plac ing of any torpedoes before the Maine was destroyed and none in regard to the purchase abroad by the Spanish au thorities. He also stated that he h!ad no reason to suspect that the harbor was mined before the 'blowing up of the "Maine. General Lee stated that (he thought the Weyler tetter (the Laine letter) was a correct copy of the gH" u!ine letter. He had iriJormiation of a ' telegram from General Weyler to Eva ' Canal, a noted Spanish woman ani gjn admirer of Weyler's, and also Sensor Guzman, which reUld; "Orave circum stances cause one itoo you to de stroy the 'last letter c February 18th," General Lee said ;cnia:tj .tjhla telegram had never befre 1been published and he found ir rt 9ilKmsg oohflrmatory evl xdenice -genuineness of (the Weyier lett wth reference ito the responisi 'Ulity for the dtrtfotlion of the Maine, General Lee said he was satisfied! that the explosion was (from the outside and that it was caused hy some of the officers who hall charge of the mines iand eleatrical wires and torpedoes in the varsenall. He did not think General JJlanco had anything to do With fiL General Lee said that he had seen a oopy of a telegram Trota lAdmiral (Man- terolla, dated in Havana prior to the explosion, of the Maine, to the Spanish commission tn London, asking .the com mission to hurry up the electrical ca bles. "Whether that referred to wire for submarine mines or torpedoes, I , do not know." He continued: "I tried to ascertain if any of the wire or elec trical cables had arrived there, "but they came on Spanish ships, and I oould not find out." General Lee said that this testimony in regard to 'Manterolla, and also that with reference to the Weyier telegram, had 'been furmshed to the court of in quiry iwfhich investigated" the Maine disaster, but had not 'been sent to con gress nor published because of a re quest of his made to the state depart ment not to make them public, "as I was afraid the Spanish papers there would republish it and they would probably kill the man that gave it to me." Continuing -his testimony General Lee said he had made inquiries and as certained that none of the electric lights of the city went out at the time of the explosion. He had also heard that some of the Span'ish officers cele brated the blowing up of the battleship by drinking champagne. In reply to a question from Senator Gray, the general stated that the Span ish population is not especially hostile toward the United States. He said that the condition of the reconcentra does was just as bad now as dn Gen- ! erial Weyler's day. In regard to the cessation of hostili ties, General Lee thought the armistice amount ed to practically nothing. He did not think the insurgents would pay any attention to it. He stated that provisions were scarce In Havana and he though that in case of a block ade, the town would surrender in a short whlile. The insurgents also were living from hand to mouth. He said that he had expended all .but about $5,000 of the $50,000 appropriated for the relief of American citizens in Cuba. He described the condition of the Span ish soldiers in the island as being very bad and said that if Spain had really appropriated $600,000 for the sustenance of the reconcentradoes, those people would get hut very little of it, but he did not believe they had appropriated anything of the kind. He did not think that there was the slightest possibility of SpaCn conquering the insurgents and restoring peace in the island. A number of American citizen are still there, for Whom active steps will have to be taken as they are suffering and sitarving. He said that the same con ditions of things existed when Presi dent Cleveland first sent hiimi to Ha vana and that he had' so reported. Continuing he said: "If I had to write that report over I would not dot an T or cross a 'T, although I have been there two years since then." Concerning' the ' insurgent govern ment, General Lee said he had never though that .the insurgents had any thing except the skeleton form of a government a moving capital. General Lee said 'that when he left Havana the (Spanish tropp3 had not been paid for about nine months, nor had the Spanish officers for about four months- He thought that an America army of occupation could go dnto the island with safety now. iNAVAL OFFICERS TESTIFY.' Admiral John Irwin, a torpedo ex pert, appeared before the committee on the 2nd instant. He is familiar wCth Havana harbor and said, in effect, the fact that there were ino dead fish the day after the explosion was not sur prising, as there were no fish there. Captain Sigsbee, the commander of the Maine, was examined March 31st. He repeated his opinion that the 'Maine was destroyed by a m'ine, either tem porary or permanent. In reply to a question, Captain Sigs bee said he thought it possible that the explosion could 'have occurred with out the knowledge of the higr offi cials. He said that the examination made by the Spanish board was absurd, as compared with that of the American board. Commander Bradford, torpedo ex pert, sttationed at "New Port, was before the committee on (March 30th and wa3 asked to state the danger from the Spanish flotilla of torpedo boats and torpedo 'boat destroyers. He said he was not impressed as- many naval offi cers with the dangerous character of of these boats. In hisu opinion their chief value 3s in preventing ibloekade3, if in ports where such attempts are being made. Commander Bradford, in answer to a question, said it would be an impor tant advantage in case of .war to dis pose of the flotilla 'before it reached Havana. The farmer, the mechanic and the bip.vcle rider are liable to unexpected cuts and bruises. TeWltts Witch Hazel Salve is the best thing to keep on hand. It heals quickly, and. 3 a well known cure for piles. R. B. Bel lamy. Jadleal Conventiou to Sleet at Hocking hatq The democratic executive committee ot the Seventh judicial district, met at Ham let last night, Mr. J. C. Black, chairman. Mr. J. A. Brown, of Columbus county, was in attendance. A special dispatch to The Messenger from Hamlet last night states that the committee called the Judicial convention of the district to meet at Rockingham on Thursday, May 19th. The convention will nominate candi dates for judge and solicitor. A little boy asked for a bottle of "get up ha the morning as fast as you can." the druggist recognized a household name for "DeWitfs Little Early Risers," and gave him a bottle of those famous little pills for constipation, sick headache, liver ajxd stomach troubles. SPANISH INDIGNATION Aroused 0r tb Aetl of Cobt Sit nation aa Tlwe t by Karop London. April 14. Tbe 3Xadrid cor respondent of The Standard, telegraph ing' Thursday night, says: 'The dis- ; - r.T iupa u ap om ana passed try xne nwuss vi rejjrtwrii ratives, faused more rndignatkm and displeasure in Madrid than even the presidential message. 'Not a single pa- per admits the mippoitlon that such pretensions could be tolerated by any Spanish government desirous of keep ing in harmony with the unanimous feelings of the nation." The Berlin correspond eit Of The Times oxys: 'The vote In the Ameri can house of representatives is uni versally regarded here as rendering war Inevitable. It is Asserted on good authority that the European powders have no inter? tion of making any fur ther attempts ast Joint mediation. The Krupps will arm the Columbia and the Normania. It 5s reported at Kiel that negotiation are afoot between the United States and Japan, Chile, Ar gentina; arid the Netherlands for the purchase of cuiseTS." The Vienna correspondent of The Daily Hail says: "Several European powers, including Austria, are reported to have advised Spain to declare war, because further deJay or concessions would "be likely to provoke a revolu tion." The Madr3J wrrespoaderft of The lorning Post, telegraphing by way of 3iarritz, says: 'The queen-regenst has informed the mem!bera of her court that dt is her intention to abdicate Im mediately if the cabinet takes any action derogatory to Spain's honor and dignity." The morning papers are filled with dispatches from the continent, nearly an of the same tenor. The helief that war is inevitable is universal, as well as the feeling of hof tility to the United Srates. The papers conrain also num-er-our articles speculating upon the effect of war upon securities, the markets arid other interests. The Times says editorially: "Spain's note to the pow ers can have no effect except, perhaps, to delay the issue. The powers certain ly will not intervene, while, if they do, neither the United States nor Spain would listen. It is doubtful whether, even If President McKinley regained his authority over the situation, he could now stem the tide of popular seritiiment 1n America for war." ' 1 don't know, there may be others," he said, "but I have used 'Parker's Tolu Cough Syrup' in my family for years and would not be without it." He knew better than to buy the in ferior preparation that was being urged upon him." Parker's Tolu Cough Syrup" has no equal. It will immedi ately relieve any Cough or Cold, Whooping Cough, Sore Throat, Hoarse ness, Croup, Bronchitis and kindred ail ments. Contains no Injurious ingredi ents, is pleasant to take and a safe remedy for children. For sale by J. C. Shetard, J. H. Har-n. and H. L. Fen tress. The Situation at Ky West Key West. Fla.. April II. While no de tail of labor or expense Is being spared in rushing the navy to the greatest possible fitness for agressive and defensive oper ations, there is a strong feeling here that the army branch is being neglected so far as this place is concerned. The army officials at the barracks here, where two batteries of artillery are sta tioned, complain that they are being han dicapped by somebody's lack of wisdom Captain 'Morrill, who commands the post, being short of men for police and manuel duty, made a requisition for more, and in rfnwiiiin- t. .: of the Twenty-fifth infantry have been oraered nere from Fort Missoula. Mon tana. With them will come Lieutenant Colonel Daggett, of the infantry, who, by virtue of rank, will supersede Captain 'Morrill as commander. The latter has wired to Washington protesting against this as unwise and unjust. The work of .fortifying Key West is progressing without interruption. A number of Nordenfeldt rapid fire guns, bought by the government in Europe, and of twelve-inch mortars are expected here daily. The carriages for the lat ter have already arrived. The situation of the fleet is marked by the same monotony and routine as for days past. Consul General Lee's staff, who came with him from Havana, Sun day have orders to go to Washington and will leave by tonight's stearher. The Ward 'Line Seguranca, from Tam pico, with nineteen passengers and about five hundred tons of freight, arrived here today and received orders from the com pany to proceed to Havana; but she had not left at nightfall. It Is a great leap from the old fash ioned doses of blue-mass and nauseous physios to the pleasant little pills known at IXeWitt's LAttle Early RLsens. They cure constipation, sick headache and biliousness. R. R. Bellamy. Twenty-fifth Regiment at Chattanooga Chattanooga. Tenn., April 14. The Twenty-fifth infantry arrived here this afternoon and with the exception of two companies, which left for Key West In the early part of the evening, it is quar tered In. the cars until tomorrow morn ing, when they will go into camp at Chickamauga park. The nearer to Key West the regiment gets, the more full of fight do the soldiers become. Thirty-five years make a. generation. That Is how long Adolph Fisher, of Zanesville, O., suffered from the piles. He was cured by using three boxes of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. R. R. Bellamy. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. The watchmaker's advertisement is a timely announcement. No man is quite as good as he thinks his son-in-law should be. It's "Shut the door" in winter and "What's the score in summer?" A man who can play the fiddle but don't is always a desirable neighbor. "The half has not been told" fre quently applies to a man and his bet ter half. The wings that makes riches fly are ! those on your wife's Easter bonnet. Small favors are always thankfully received but often unthankfully re membered; All man's best deeds and all ms j worst can be attributed to woman. No wonder the stars are so bright when the astronomers are, continually scouring the heayea. A Philosophers take things as they come, but ragpickers and pickpockets take them as they go. The grocer, it is said, wants but little here below little drops of water and little grains of sand. The odes of some poets are rather odious. The wedding tour is often the calm before the storm. A, Four c as well The Bl? rbt lacb Gaaaod Carriage Will & Taken. Dowi lkUMrn!at-4Uta CarIoU ttfltock forth Fartir rail. Tb Frt trf llara Telegraph ud Tala phooa Coaaectlaa. Tire gwernooetit dredge kVjax me up from nn Wednesday fvenisijr trans- i ferrcVl the fcSg e!gtt Inch disap pearing- gun and carriage to Mr. Louis II. Skinner's barge "Louis II." yester day.. The work was easily and suc cessfully accomplished by the uredge powerful derrick. After the gun and carriage were loaded, the barge was towed at 2 p. tn. to he C. F. U Y. V. depot on Point Peter, and tixteen car loads of crushed granite which arrived from Elt.)Mry for the work on the fort! ficar.kns, were Waded into the hoio. Th barge finished loading last night and the gun and carriage and the rock will be towed down to Fort Caswell this morning. When this gun is put up. Fort Cas well will be equipped with four eight Inch disappearing guns, and we learn that a battery of mortars is also to be added to the line of defense. The American schooner City of Ral ttmore, Captain Tower, from -N'ew York, consigned to Mesisrs. George Ilarriss, Sv-n & Co., arrived at Fort Cas.wll yesterday with 3,000 ..barrels of cement for the fortifications now being com pleted, with the addition of the em placement for the fourth disappearing gun. AT THE FORT. The Southport Standard of yester day says: The unusual activity with the work on the fortification has progressed and continues with undiminished vigor, and even now it is safe to ay tbnt the port is well protected, which will he per fect ed and added to as time paj!sv urvCil this port the key to the state if fortified agalnat any enemy 'by land or by sea. A corps of engineers reached here last week and have 'bo"en pushing the Work of placing torpedoes and con necting the same by cable to the sta tion in the old fort. The dredge Ajax, attended by the tug Cinthia, which does work on the river opposite Fort Anderson, was down this week, dredging a cable way from the channel to high water mark from where the cable will be extended to the station (in a concrete passage way. The emplacement for the new 10-inch diisapp earing gun, which I3 expected soon, is not completed, but the work is progressing rapidly and in case of necessity the gun may be mounted temporarily upon the structure in short time. The two government boats, Kaston and Gene rail Thorn, aro-very actively engaged in, 'trans port In g supplies and material to the fort. BnOugh force to operate the work has leen secured by the government, and the 300 men, together, wlith, the battery o'f soldiers, who are by tnO means idle, make old Fort Caswell one of the busiest places In 'America at the present time. "'The telegraph line from Snrthport to Fort Caswell iwas co'm'plet'ed yester day afternoon, operatioms over the line beginning at 5 o'clock. The distance to the fort in a direct line d plight ly over two miles, but the distance around hy the wire is about three miles. The messages to distant points from the fort, are transmitted here by (Mr. V. R. Stevens, the 'well known operator, over the Southport and Wilmington line. '"The (government is canistrucfcing a telephone line from the fort to Captain Craighilrs office, on the Reservation, which work will be completed by the last of the week, the 'phone is to extend Standard : over the telegraph poles. A isoldier writes as follows to The Standard: The arrival of fifteen recruits has swelled our number to about its full 'ize, thirteen Of them are f rom Cod am bus, Ohio, and two from Atlanta. Ga. fWhat a glorious time we are hav ing slinging sand and sod. Some of the recruits are hot 'feeling very well, owing to vaccination, 1m t 'the careful attention they are receiving from- Dr. Wll'son, will soon put them in condi tion for their share of the work that is keeping us'buisy tto make camp life a pleasure, if such Is possible. Seven m-emhers of the engineer corps, one sergeant, one corporal and five privates are camped ha the old fort, and have fbeen very busy laying cables for the' torpedoes that are to protect the river. "A word to the wise is sufficient" and a word from the wise should be suf ficient, but you ask, who are the wise? Those who know. The oft repeated experience of trustworthy persons may be taken for knowledge. Mr. W. M. Terry says Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy gives better satisfaction than any other in the market. He has been In the drujrbusiness at Elkton, Ky., for twelve years; has sold hundreds of bot tles of this remedy and nearly ajl other cough medicines manufactured, which shows conclusively that Chamberlaln'a is the most satisfactory to the people, and is the best. For sale by R. R. Bel lamy. Married Yesterday Nomina; In Norfolk There was a happy wedding celebra tion yestesrday morning at 7 o'clock ha Norfolk, Va,, when Mr. Warren G. Elliott, Jr., led Mlsa Kate Hawthom, of Montreal, Canada, to the altar. The groom Is a son of air. Warren G. Elliott, president of the Wilmington and WeMon, and Wilmington, Colum tbia and AoajJa. ralrroods, and was formerly of this city. He now holdd U responsible position with the Mer chants' and (Miners Transportation 1 Company. Strawberries Moving Strawberries' are now moving from points along: the Wilmington and Wel don railroad. Yesterday the Southern Express Company took up 2& crates for the northern markets. Wilmington ship ped fifty crates, of which forty-five were from Mr. G. W. Westbrook's place. Rocky Point headed the list with 118 crates. Eurgaw shipped 23 crates. Wal lace 23 crates, and the others were pick ed up at different points along the road. Berries were selling in New York at 3) cents per quart at the close "of the mar ket yesterday. , AuM Lang Sjmo Should auld acquaintance to forced. Tho they return with hcat? Th- are the noble hero'a lot. Obtained m clorlou wars ; Welcome, my Varo. to my hreaat. Thy arms about me twine. And make me once again aa blest, 'Aa I was iang fjne. 1 Methir.k around us on each bonjriC A thousand Cunld play. WhHut thro the rrore 1 walk wftli Kach object roakp me gay: Since your return the tun and now With t richer beam do hlne Streams mormcr oft notes while Qag run. Aa thy did lang ne. IVjpijie the court a.ml din of 5tate. Iai thnt to their state fJL Who ran e5tem uch lavry great. While bournlM like a ball: Hut unk tn love, upon my arm. l.et your brave hed recMne. Well p!eae ourselvea with mtrfBrfr charms. As we did lanir fyne. O'er moor ar.d dale, with yoiw ay frlrcA. You may pursue the rh.w, And. after a blyth bottle, end All cares In my enVbrace; And in a vwvmt rainy day You shall be wholly mine: We'll make the hours run smooth mwtm And laugh at tang syne. The hero, pleas'd with the sweet ir. And ics of sren'roiw love. Which had been uttrr'd by the farr. Xlow'd to the powers above: Noxt day. with consent and clad twuCt. Th aprroachHl the sacred shrine: Where the irood priest the couple rrfcsX,. And put them out of pine. Hobert nuntM. Wedding flelU Norfolk. Va., April It-Mr. Hirlow Hl Hljrglr.botham. son of II. N IitxidnU tham. president of the World' CTwium blan exposition at t'hlcaco. and I It Annie Sinjileton Smith, of thU city, daughter of F. H. Smith, of Waxhlnjctnn, I). . were marru-d at 6: o'clock ttOar evening at the residence of Mr. Kvrr-tt St. John, vice president and Reneral man ager of the Seaboard Air Une. The Maine was blown up by external agency In the harbor of a nation wltM which the United States Is at teace. tfetp pose It Is granted that the Spanish ,-.ov ernment was not lmplleitl in t? at atro cious crime, what is to lx said tf it rot ernment under which such a crime roulrl be committed? Albany (X. Y.J Journal (Hep.) Hiving used three bottle v,f P. 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