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VQLl}^ NO. 77. NEWPQTONEWSTvg TUESDAY, APRIL .^1898. PRICE'o^I^eT^?^^
lim FOR ACTION
Fi/niture . and Persona! Ef?
fects Sent Ashore,
WAR WILL NOT LAST LONG
TWo Officers In th? Flying' Squadron Ki
prf-ftn Opluious iiiiii Iloth Thtuk tlio
Morro Castle Will Be the First,
l'laco Attacked.
IWt?r fever wtu? mot quite ?> high in
1'tiie ciiuy yesterday. Hi dropped a few
mooches, as there n-as very lliilfotl'e stairt
Ktiig mews iftwm Waislh'iingtoin. iPresLdeint
IMjttK'in'ley's message to Con-greet. 5? amx
toustly awaited, for on it hinges tine
result to -ai large degree, amid utntiil uhe
ooouimwnt is metiv putoTdic t'he question of
?wtax or peace wtoi remain tun unis?lved
problem. The giwemaU opinion ?b. how?
ever, .that there wifl be \rar. ?fciil'l luhere
ar? people win, entertain the toe-Hef that
alt *hie lagt urootiwinit Spaliti wMI back
dawn, but unllest- Sjwiiin "scrawlis" there
wiiH toe ? "saralp."
CNo <K?pUiu.*i (has bv-iiW re<s-1ired
ifnotm ?Was'hiin'gtoni ordtinforg the llyiing
squadron, to put to sola, but Comwno
dore Sclvley ttiuw 'his fleet in retuiinfetss.
FIClHT TO A IFPNISH.
One UhSing 5s ceritaOn. Wur with Spalim
5s CimmEmeint. Thier ife tud'mitued by O-m
tnoaore Schley and the ownmu'ride-.s of
SS? .tHovi'?iiag fort'ressets. Ait amy fnonvemt
adHspaiteh is expected from WashihtsiKm
oitiertog .the (Seat to pun to stia. with all
possible speed, said tor fhialt iretason thi
flra mrier t'he 'boiifeirs have been kept
toiaisi'ivg. Said ain o'ffleer 4m?duac-usr.s;in.s
tune sStTTaitio-n-:
"We must fight. I can s*ie tio other
omrste. It -will be W fight to u. fimiiuh.
The Stiars and Stripes must be plamited
ait .Mii-d'iv i or the iSpr??yh Hag muse be
cairrfed into \V\ai3hJjnsiton. . In -my opin?
ion war well 'fast rive or six months, as
?it wMl require about tthalt lying, for us to
?whip SpaSn. The ?reit emgtagymenit will
pnotoaibly be opened1 at Key Went by
the North AtT-iintic squadron, whtoh wid'l
she?l tMou-ro Casule. The Flying Squad?
ron wilt limtercept the Stpam'??ih ll?ti'bla.
'"Thiait fleet of b?latts is direaded m.irfc
th'am- S?ll of Spurn's other warships, but
Ws 'have the guns Wan wm ?aemnl the 4a
tternbl 'little boalas to the iboitttoim of tlhe
eea. After itKuf the're wiiU be simc ficht
ii'.n^ anound Cuba aind up itihe Avltiintic
Oieac. 'Spalji may nila'ke an- ait'tempt to
enlter tftic CbJesaipeiaike bay, but her 'boats
?wCTl 'be ihieiadVid off n't 'the by s.ub
maiAne mines and Hand ssond'iens. After
danqueriMR Spate on Uhfis side we -will
erOisK the A'tllamulc awd mUifce for Oadfrz.
Thiare we w.Ml 'itund troon? ansl move on
to iMuxlirid. I-rore 'the war w?ll otnd."
CLiEA'RING THE SHIPS.
Sunday irasasj? day aw the offtoers.
The order came to dleiair the ships fo^r
lactioin- Thlis mear.i-- 'that the offlcers
imust pack, thet'r p?naoinlail' effect? oaid
send itlhlem aettiore. Bvers"ihi!ng jntiBit (be
ItBiken off, levers tCie phoitosraphs of
mothers, stoteru, sweet'he'at'ts asnd wives.
Thiose ofificeirs Who hive firiendt? h?re
s?eat .tlheir beSsmgitags.. to ttoem -wa'th a
TiLtte askiin-g ?bhoit 'Uliey be iorwajdied itii
Whielir 'homies.
AM x'he woodwork aind fuii-nijt'ure cure
ito be sent aeSuore, amd alreliidy a iiiuini
iber of mfflieer* have stnt t'h'j?rr persomal
effects to latntl 'for slh?ptnanilt no friends
?aid relaifives. All 'day Sunday and yi-s
ttoirday the tmani 'Uotits of tlhe worslhiips
?were damryVnig irru-nfcd and- furaiii?ure
(from the Vessels' to shoie. AV-i'tihta
t'wiarJLy^four ho^u.rs fexSl ithe woodwork en
the s'hips \\IM have tow=in removed ex?
cepting, peinhap^, 'the p'Um'I-'houses. iEv
enythiing Ss to ivttdine.^; to pulil uhesie.
d?>wn. but it wffi-l tvot to? done u.ntiM the
sihCips have pun to stu. Glass, valuables,
land, -to faot, everyUhi'ns not poeiittveSy
?mooeasBiry for use wiM be Semit ai-lhore.
PACK.WE TOR THE lX>M M O DO HE.
Commodore Sdhltey hate received aa
irmipcntanit palckaige by ntafi'l trtwn Wst-'h
togtoji. Its con'tsnts ti'i"-e uttlcnown, but
Sit is beHieved to ttomitiaim ordea'S. it is
bellwed thlat Commwd?;iiV S<h?ey h is
releelived .mil'itary ehiaints of Cuba and
';nlhe AUani?c ooafet.
COIiXJMlBIA SAILS.
At 6:30 o'elot-k yes-terda'y moiraiiinet
itihe iproteeted c-itiiser Columbia weighed
alndhor and' steainvcAl down Hampton
tEtoadls to O'd PoOnt, where She joint-".!
her siisitex shiip, the aanineapoS?s. There
no sii'sn?-ficaincie laiytuched to :uhe Co
aumlbiia'e leavinlg these waters.
eVfAJY CO TO 'SEA.
It was expected that the flagship
Brooklyn would accompany itihe Colum
iWa to Old Potmit, but subsequent oixlers
beld the former and she is stSfl-l 'lytog off
Thnrtv-fourth street.
ri'he" Brookilyn may go. to -siQ, for 'the
pui-pose of l?eistiin'g hier turrets wihiiu h .r.ave
recenuly ibeen repaired amid e'trengiuhened
toy expert mecfhamScs- fiom tlhe shiip>~i'rd.
The .prlmeipail epprehemsiion emterttuiined
by the officers with regard .to the
smooUh ocliion. of 'the 'turrets is S-n ccn
neot?on. with the 'ne%v edevatiims gear,
Wh'i?h irepiaced tihe old' tininiproved pat
itteim.
The riigh'thause itender Jesisamiine
tocnougtht over a conisii'gjnimeji t for the
IMiai laaxihuset'te Sunday Tn?irnin?. lit -is
tyeiMeved tiliat her cargo consiisited o? tor?
pedoes.
THREE 'BALLS OVIDR SPAIN.
!"^We've goit to whCp Spaim.'' saSd a
petty offlceir of the Massachusetts to a
IDaijly Hress reporter lest night. "That
country h?s been imsulitiin'g Uncle Sum
ever stinbe the Vi-rg?maus affair, whet?
,.Bflie-slhat down Aimeriiaains like doge on
5 jtihe pretext thiat they were spies TJmt'U
' (tlhe 'presewt we have nut had suffieaent
cause <tx> itiunn loose the dogs of wair on
iBhiait iHaltlioin of t'l-eacherous people, anid
wow it looks as if we -were Jumping on
a icWjpjple, 'but she's- got to be taught
a. d'essom apidi mow fis 'the ttiime -to do dit.
SPaiwn-bnokers own Spalim. Thc-y have
gWt t!h!e ithree balHs- hainsri'ns over her.
amxl ?it anay toe tha't toter creidii tors- waSd oot
allow hen- go to ?war.
"'The mavy wCC? do all the ftghitiimig.
. We wom't have to Vl'riive nhe Spanish
Elhfcpa auit of tlhe "Havana ihalrtoar, for
l?hielBr comimamders- haive too ?much semse
ito etlay Im thtere, as the c-hanneil leadiimig
dlnito Ithie! ihor-bor is very narrow, amid
they couJdi :be cu't off. We'll have to
flghlb them 1m tihe open sea. I don't be
d?ieve we wifol have to dlaind. a m? an
Oubat U.H1 we've g*A 'to do is to send
ithe iiini&uirg'eniiis plentty of lawns and aim
?muni'tiooi' bwcI they wKH do the reat.
(Morroi Caetle wiM be Mown to h?J. The
Nortih Alcla.ntiic Squadron wii'Il Shell ?but
pClace itfOgelth?- with Havania, whMe'tihe
ilyCinig gquaidrom ?mittercepts the tioripedo
flotilla. Alfter we 'do up' 'the fiotiilMa
?we/Jl cnoes ove^r ahld thfeaiten, OaldJz and
Ba-roeSonla- The -war wfiilil tost three
imonitns. [Keep your eye on (the Masea
chuse'tibsi, Bhe"^ the best shirp itihat fl'oaitis.
Amid tlhe Texas?well, she's a Jonlaih,
thfe hoo?oo oif the navy."
A double force of 'dli vans are at 'work
Bcraiplmig the botitom of the Mass'ach'u
eelt'tis. amiii it to expected' that the work
IW?31 be campleteld in a few days.
\ NAVAL CADETS ATtiRIVE.
fj^esltieiridajy imoamln'g the governimenit
gjteBijnfeir Sltamkiislh1 (broniEhit thS-ntiy-flve
tim'gn?i(<itBa)tedi caidets- ?Promt tihe Umilited
Staltie? 'Ntatvaa Acaidietny alt AmmiaipolSs,
who ir^celveld-ctrders to report ito Oorni
sM?|dior^-Sic(bJle!y, -?tf the flylwg squialdmooi,?
for ca^rt?. r?ite carets lairriiveid Sxpxa
OIvl Point wind were afcsii'gned to ttw
itiflfw-nit t'hdp.s. SigriCfloaaiice is attached
?tt> thiis' as liit 4? ?uiri'pr'eceik-inted for ?
cutklc u? g?> (into i-v'rvice >m a. waiv.V
befoire 'he has gvadiiiaiietf fnoim the Nave
Academy.. 'Phe yvuulsr mein htitl on fulil
d'reias unrjfpi-.ms and culnrded th<
swords alt their sides.
NOTES.
Fifty--men- are working overtime at |
the Juil'ilain Creek magazine hiding pow?
der da.ns and doadimg projectiles ifo>r
Fortress Monroe, 'war^iMips Bind ftvonuc
cutters.
The repoSms to t<he -Rogers "have been
completed and she widd now go into
ooHnmisstori. Her auffing orders a?re ex- '
jyicited tj?duiy.
?A rutnn>r emamSiitding frwm the New
fork Jo'umall, to the effect that the
quarte-rmajfter of the cruiser 'Brooklyn
was in double 'irons and eHo.se confine
menu 'in the brig of the gunboat Vdeks
bursfor m ikintg treasonable utterances,
is denied by n'ava'l officers. It is a fact,
however,'.ithat the quartet-master \\
ssnt laiwlay from the :BrooWyn to 'the j
Franifclyn. sonne time ago for indiscreet
utterances.
There aire five Tevenne cutters now
t'he navy yard, t'he Hamilton, Windom, j
Manning, Woodbury and Mw-relt. The
tajkeittt'iio-ntss and armament are ordered
to be completed within twelve daiys.
When ftm'.-.hcd the enitii're upper works I
of the gunboats win be covered with an |
ainmior oif steel plates. One four-dncb,
four six-pound, and four Codt's oiuto
in-a.t'ic guns v.-*l be mounted on deck. I
These wiliil be protected by steel shields |
placed in fr?nt of them. The crews
vim be Increased by a draft of tuldfitfcon
a't men from tihe reteeiviins shep Frank! in.
The other cuttere which are to be trams
tirmcd Into dligh't armotred cruisers at
the y.'i-il aire expected tu be armed and
o.i?i.?v.l 'in about 'the sarnie manner as
those no w here.
OUTPUT Of COAL UOUHL.KIJ.
Hereafter 4.000.000 Ton, of Mineral
? III Be uu,??rd Aunu.tlly
ri 10'^-'.-uiaT output excess
^-"sissr SS*
^ew^rt News easily the d^est
?.V-rdiiiT. Wad-, is " ""ivf^-"""-' omiy to
oif th? wurid. ^ ffie awnus
Ponj 'is organ'.zed under the lawn o^
have been t^?Jsy*
nel-T0lCS a'nd h'ave Purchased and are
barge lleets in thte wcrld
The stockholder and' d?rectore are
among the moe.t ?prominent and weoil
thi-est 'ftnandiors in the east
;Genena;l Ed'wiaird P. 'Meany, 'the long
dssta.ni=e te!ej)5ione magnate, a.nd ex
Gov?rnor W. A. JlcCorkle. of West
Vurgnnia, a.re perhaips fhe moat acttve
ckf the ca'piitaiUsts interested Sm. .tsi"?- eruc
resa of the naw venture. They hold itflie
offlccts, Pespe-eit'i'?r:y of pres?deinit oiad
vice preslident of ?he comipumy.
The ecal which the Chesapeake &
Ohio will dump here under the terms
i-f the contract wines Crom the New
River and Kanawhtt. min'ing distrlicis in
West Virgin'ia. New Rii\-er coal is the
most desirable on the market and rhe
Cheraipeake & Ohio has a monopoly on
Us disposition, as on the Kanawhia coail.
It will not be niecewarsy for the C. &
O. to purchase any new coad gondodas
;o fi'lll ibh'is order. a? it now 'has an olbun
danee of cairs and plenty of track space.
The Atlantic Trannsiwrtation Company
hiais mow 'live s>tec:ll teaim tugs a-nd
twentyTsix large coad barges. It is un
d^ ratood that tdie concern wdM make an
effont to obtain a- .mcmopwly of the coad
tiaffic b>Jt\v-cen this and northern and
southern ports, where fuel is handled
i'li 1'arge quantities.
The flrut barge was loaoed from the
Oheraipeaike & Ohio piers dost Friday,
Apr.il 1.
iMr. Besse, the secretory of the ?com?
pany, is now in the city looking after
tihe company's interests.
Work on tho' H rcrk.
The work of removing the wn-^ck of
the sunken Old -DoimCnilon steamship
Wyonoke from the bed of the river off
the Oassino is being carried forwiard
with all! possible dispatch.
Up t.o tih'is time a'bou.t two hundred
tons of the wreckage, which was scat?
tered soimie weeks ago by the heavy dy
noim'ite blasts s-et off, have been mai'sed I
by the Government force wiith the aid of
th derrick iportsnnouth. The . derrick
hais been lahchoired o'ver the -wtrcck for |
[he [vast siix weeks.
Giovernimenit Insipector 'Moore, -R-ho re?
presents tihe Government at .tihe wreck,
stated yesterday than the last \iestdige
iii 'the odd wreck wiil be i-dmoved from
?.he nivetr by June 1. The eor.itiraiat makes
conTpudsory that the chonmlei sihodd be
?itiiredy clear by that time. At the
present rate o'f progress the terms of
the conWact 'Widd be fulfHled.
Last Plates to be Tested.
iHairveyized ammor-pdate of sevomteen
inches lihicknesis, tapering to nine in?
ches at its lower ed'ge, and representing
the last installment of side armor_for
Ohe .bantdeihips- Kearsarge and Ken
fucky, is to be tested1 at the Indian
Head proving grounds, on the Potomac
Rliver, some time 'nhis week.
The armor wild be attacked by a 10
i,m.?h gun and widd be given a thorough
test.
This constitutes the last batch or ar?
mor now under contrac't for the Gov
erniment, amd the two great Betb'lehem
plants 'Widd be idde dn the armor deptlirt
meratis untid Congiress authorizes the
Navy (Depa'rtiment to enter into con?
tracts for the vast quantf.'ty needed for
the b&ttle?hi'p? Id'linois, Wisconsin and
Adabama, the hudis of those vesseds now
b?.,mg ready to a-ecerve itlnir side protec?
tion.
Police Court.
The foi?owjm'g icali'es were disposed of j
in thte police court yestttpBtoy xrt&artne
i\dex 'MioDoiniaaa, John Fairrar, Pan-l ,
Brandon P. ?. -B.>yc-e, Charlte Perkins.
George Dint, dirumk; each fined $2.00 and
Neiilie Thomas (doCared), M ike Coimi'.n
d-*trt!erly conduct; each lined $3 and
MGeorse 'Hidd (cc^red). petty da.rceny.
lihliinty days in jaid; subu-eciueiriiUiy re
'Iclda?m Hubbs, (ooloced), dusoiderly
fined $6 and costs. _U
Emma Duke (codotvd). not of good
flume ?disimissed with reprimand. v
X'W. M, riding bicyiele wtlthlouit
ii,?ihit fined $2 and couits.
P c Poiliaid, addowing cow to tm an
d?lxty days in jad'U
Mos Edna Holmes, of
TO OUK It KADI) RS
Owing to an accident in the me?
chanical department of the Daily
Press much important newsMs neces?
sarily omitted from this issue. The
difficulty will be removed today, if
possible, anp tlie full Associated
Press report will be printed tomor?
row as usual.
llltlEr" ITEMS.
There will be a meethvg of the First
Ward Democratic Club tonlgilK.
i-Mrs. Green field has returned from a
visit to relatives i-n Hanover county.
IMo'S. Sarah Hentley, of Culpe-per
eo'umty, is t?he guest of iher siisiter, Mrs.
.J. H. Baxter.
iMr. Jluihn V. Tenttint -has returned
fiM'm a visit to relalt'iveb in King Wd'l
...im cotwwy
Mr. W. J. Payne, president of tihe
Newport Newts Gas Company, was in
t'he city yesterday.
I.Mr, and Mrs. Walter EMtS?sch-irKuren. of
Washington, are visiting Mr. and 'Mrs.
Benjamin AsteM, to tlhe East End.
Mr. W. G. Bui-g-el-s, proprietor of the
Warwick Pharmacy, left last evening
..in a tousimiess 'tirtp to BalMl'moire and
Philadelphia.
'Mrs. J. C. Creesap arrived here Sun?
day to visit her husband, Lieutenant.
.1. C. Cressap, attached to the 'Massa?
chusetts.
iMirs. J. L. Fi-ftzier amid her dauighter
.Miss Ira, wlho have been the guests of
iMrs. B. D. Chandler, were cfctH'led .to
Spoilisiylvawiia. court) 'house yesterday
'?yy ithe illness of a relative.
Mir. Som-mers N. Smith, the former
genterail superintendent of the snipyard,
Jefit for iPhi'liadeilpihiia Suind'av night on
business. IMr. Smith is expected to re?
turn tlhe totter part of tihe week, when
'he .willl move hfis family to the Quaker
City.
LMt. TV". P. TVaiker. generali traffic
'manager of the Chei=aii>eake & Ohio
raiJlfoaid, is confined to Ms rovam at the
Warwick Hotel. Some time since .Mr.
Walker suffered a stroke oif paralysis
while in CSmctonatif. and came to the
sea slide ;in the hope Of recuperating
his heaith. 'He spent i--everaii weeks an
Norfolk and then caime to Newport
?Newis. LHe was taken suddenly worse
late Sunday night, and there 'has been
?very Kittle change In his condition.
?Mrs/ Wallker is tut her husband's bed?
side.
ELOPED TO NORTH CAROLINA.
A Young Couple Goi<8 to the Tar Heel Suite
to Wed.
air. J. 'It. B. Meeh'am, of Lowell, Mass.,
and Miss Saillie Ruah HamisSbrd, oiT this
city, eloped to North Ooirolitaa Saturday
morn:.-:..g and were married ait South
!MK!!s. in 'the Tar Hee? State, t'he same
evening.
rrhiM was a caice o'f "love at first
sight," the couple havin'g known each,
oibar but a few weeks. They wi?t prob?
ably make their home 'iti Newport
?News.
DROWNED IN A KLOOU.
Alinnst Two Score Bodies Found at Slinw
RIDGWAT, ILL., April 4.?Tonight
almost two score bodies of victims of
the Shawneetown flood have been re
covered and hundreds of homeless
people are dependent upon cliaritv
for footl and shelter. The death list
is likely to be largely increased when
definite information from the netrro
quarter, which suffered most, is se?
cured. Tiie Hood burst upon these
people without warning and owing
to the weak construction of their
shanties they toppled over in the
nub of water, leaving their inmates
no means of escape. Hundreds of
people who lived farther from the
river frout sought safety on roofs
and in upper stories or rmade a re?
treat to the hills at the west. These
are being removed as rapidly as pos?
sible to places where they can be
given proper care.
No effort has yet been made to
search for bodies, the attention of
the relief parties being directed al
most entirely to prjviding supplies
and making the homeless as comfort?
able as possible. The relief work is
well organized and the tents, blank?
ets and foods sent by the governor
today will be promptly distributed.
Those who escaped lost everything
and their homes are in ruin.
Will signal "Central."
The Southern Bill Telephone Compa?
ny expects to have ata new supervisory
svviitchiboatd and a.utomaliik; siiiginialll i'mg
d'evfrees, -with 'long distance equipment,
inwtailted -uhia week. The onank, mag?
neto devices, which 'involve ridging up
"loentlilall" toy turning a onamBc and das
coniniec&ig by similar action, are toeing
discarded 4a all exchanges of t'he South?
ern 'Betl Company as fast as passible,
.?jnd rhe apparatus now berrag ineuailled
at Newport News in t'he very latest.
.Under the new system of rimigilnig a
belli to idaiU up "cenitiral" the mam at
the 'phone, as soon as he lifts the re?
ceiver ?rom the .pocket to place it .to
ihi's eur, wM'l cause a bright light to
Hare up in the central office.
Uncle 8am rtuys the Saturn.
?The Wig*iron st'euimer Sat'um, Captaim
Lewis, has been purchased by the gov?
ernment amU will -be used as a ooai!
call'ier for the warships.
The Saitunn wals owned toy ithe Bos?
ton, Tugboat Company, and has 'been
ii. regular .trader here for the Hast three
i-oars, .making regular tiri'ps between
Newport News and! Boston. She has a
'^apacilty oif 3,000 tons.
Twenty dollars for one. 'Call om
Perkins, ??EWukxwi & Co. 'Now .is the
time to Invest. apr-5-2w
Notice to Telephone Users.
The Southern Bell Telephone and Tel?
egraph Company announce the follow- j
inc rates Dor telephone service after
March 1, 1898:
Business 'Phones.S2.60 pet< month
ftesidenice 'Phones.$2.00 per moath ]
FRED W. WALTER
Manager.
mito 26-lw. .
Twenty dollar for one. Call on
?e-rkins, Duncan & Co. Now 'is tihe
ime to invest. apr-5-2w
A Happy Woman
la tile housekeeper who buys her coal
and wood from the W^rwfck Coal aavd
Wood Ca/ttwieHftjj^^th street, JftU-t?
European Mediation Takes
Active Form.
IT WILL AVAIL NOTHING
ii Fine Freight and I'Hsaencer m camers
Koiight by Hie Karat Auxiliary
Uo'trd. McKinley to Deal
Vigorously With
Spain.
WASHINGTON. Aprfl 4.?The two
fcircmclst branches of the Cuban ques
itliicirt in Washington today were the
Pret?lidenit's messaige awd European
medixton whlloh h*i, niken an aktive
form in the courts off Europe, ocooird
tfn.iT *o aavToew received alt foreign em
baesles here, though no proffer has been
??made to the United StaiSes. iRegard
ir.'.g tihe first it can he s'talted that it is
fully expected by 't'he admi'.niistrat.ion
that the .mesi-age ?Viw be sent to Con?
gress on Wednesday in all probahiility
and certainly by Thursday. Meimbens
?of Mr. MeKindey's cibin'dt and his
friends in Congress seated definitely
today that it widl dead vigorousdy with
the question. w.Jid include the Maine
Incident and wi'il make definite rec
O'ntmendaltioni? 'to Com.gresls, one of
wihl??h will be the recognition of Cuban
ihdepcinidehce. |As to the mediation of
Europe or .t'he Pope, they decf.a:re that
'these material and nioratl powers must
exercise 'their suasion on 'Spain flor this
'government wM insist on Independence
of Cuba and am ultimate s?ne qua o<m
unles? the insurgents'themselves should
wnsent :to Uesls, and this they have
, il'alaly refusal 'to Jo. Speaiking on .this
p.Jjnt one of the cabinet officers today
said:
"Yon can say for me that alii the
powers of Europe ind idle heads of alii
the chuirchee may propose mediation to
Spain if they desire, but tihe United
?Stbtets will! posiuiveTy nttt 'listen to me?
dia'! ton of any kind that does not dead
t-.i tihe aceepia.nce' of our' condition,
which is the indeperidene of Cuba.
'Not withstanding the many reports of
European medi'aitdon they ahasumed their
lirst tangible 'fonm this aXtemoion, when
at 'leant two of the foredgii establish?
ments in Washington recei'.,. il *be4or
?m"ad?''inforimai!.'i->a?-':*|Kii^"wr, c.-fonuii-ge ui'
iholtieis between the greait powers was
now in progress with a view to arriving
at a basis on which they could make a
joint proposed 8o>r mediation.
"Wait for Wednesday," was the word
passed about the caipittol today, and a
general understanding to that effect was
?reached. The Republicans will .not ini?
tiate and the Democrats wiUl not try no
force any action iwru/l "Wednesday when
the President's message wid! be receiv?
ed. With 'that un d-ersitanding the Sen
are foreign red at ions com'mdttee dCd not
report and the House foreign affains
committee -nook no aiation. It is known
that the Senate committee has agreed
upon a resolution, 'praetfoaddy the For
aiker resolution, deodaring independence
?amid itaitervemitdbn, wi'tlh an amendmenit
fixing the respoinBdhSd'itjy for the destruc?
tion of the Maine upon Spain either by
design or criminal! negligence. The
House foreign affairs committee will re?
port, if poeisibie, a resolution dm line
with the President's i-eccomimenlda,tions,
and it is known 'that efforts aire being
made to have the reeolu'tioins of both
committees agree with :tihe President'a
wishes.
The Navy Department wais fimformed
late 'this afternoon of the arrival; of the
dynamite cruiser Vesuvius at No.nfolk
Tit om Washington.
The Navy Department today tele?
graphed orders to the auxiliary boaird
ait iNcw York to 'purchase iunmediiaitialy
ten vessels for t'he auxiliary navy.
These boats are to 'be between 2,000 and
111,000 tons burden and the Ibooird is di?
rected to conclude the purchases as
swoto as possible.
?NAMES OF THE SHIPS.
INEW YORK, Aiprill 4.?-Upon receiv?
ing an order from WosdiSngtan to buy
the vessels, 'the naval auxiliary -boaird
purohiBed the following for amxiiiliairy
'crui??rs: Caracas and Venezuela, of
the 'Red Dine; Kansas City, Yonkitowm,
Jamestown and Princess Ann, of tdie
Old Domlnvon Dine; El Soil and thinee
ixthers of (the Morgan Dine.
THE 'REPORT DENIED.
WASHINGON, ? April 14.?The an?
nouncement that the United Stentes has
aiLceptled tdie nied.ation of the Pope is
entirely -wluhout foundation. Assistant
Secretary of State frvaJy made am officiiad
deniad of itdiite today and the Pireslidenit
stated that the Pope wound molt Inter?
fere.
IReiMVsenlaH'ive for Oubam Junta. Que
sada, solid today: "The Cubans will nev?
er consent to an ao-m'il:tice mnJUi'l their
jndoipend'ence is recognized, and wild not
cease fighting fidd then. When, inde?
pendence is recogndzed Cuibta willd con?
sent to an armistice for the settililement
of itlhe affalius on the island."
ARMY REORGANIZATION.
WASHINGTON, Aprid 4.?The ammy
re.argainiza.tion bill has been miade. a
special order in tdit house, for Wednes?
day, iiiramiedliiaitely after the readiimg -of
'the Jouirmtll, so as not 'tb interfere With
?tdie President's md-sage or the ireipoct
?ot the .foreign aff-.lirs eomvmi't.tee.
CU'BAiN TROUBLE IN CONC'RESS,
?Senutiors Bolddy Charge Splainii?h OfH
ciads WiUh Mu'rder.
(By Telegraph.)
WA.S'HIN'GTO'N, Aipril 4.?It was
?ilaiafk?yi tix.H' op>em'.'y charged in t'he
Sonlait'e 'txVdiy by Mr. Perklms. of Coil
Hfo'rnCa, in. a set speech, that Spann, .was
l? ip-msibCe fcr the Ma.ime disaster, as
'it had b-vn brought about by Spanish
.m'-w'anru.iii ina and Spanish tireaChery.
T,to epiet-h of Mr. Pe'rkims was omdy
lomle of Tour .prepared addirekses upon
the Cuban question deltv&red in the
Sen'eii'e today. After the Cuban speechies
hod been delivered, the St.nate re
sumie.1 com-iderarili'ii of t'he sundry civil
bi'ffl and finished 'thifty-three .pages be?
fore laid'joiuinnmen't. ?
Mr Pottigrew, of South Dakota., pfe
Sfmrjed. a telegram signed by more.it.hiam
a hnndired of his cons'tiifuents, re?dung:
"Add pafties here want Spanash tor
tk*'.o ftat?Ma. turned baick or destroyed,
p. r i.-dx-e exhausted."
^^rJ Turn'er, of Wat?hiington, sit
tivJduoeid a ireuolutdon which he ?fked
=?hK?udd go over untd'l lomorrtow; if in
?the meanisimVe no-tlhimg had been none
In tihe maititer." The neeolutivm d?msts
the comtrJiititiae 'foreign retoitdowa to
report at the earliest imomem.t "v*littih??ut
vvalltiimg -for ithe oo.ncura-enee or advice
of oiny depairt'ment- oif itlhe government
Whau. action Hf any, hi view of the Maiime
?L^^r. and of .five *?tauM? condii
tiuni oil Cuban abates, sshouiw be token
to piM-ervo .the honor amd dignity ? f
nhii's country." J
When tilie .resolution offered last Fri?
day oy Me, OhtuMter. oif New Harn?,
siui-o. request).'ng tlhe seervitury of ?tau?
to send to nilie Senate the Cuban com.
feuctar^con-espondenoe was ,huw before
the Senary. Mr. .Davis, dhatamain of
utie loreign relations eoniiniiiit,tee. ai-iked
that, the .I'dso'Lution go over until Wed?
nesday, no lUhiis Mr. Chandler asseinte>d
?Quito uinexpeeted'ly a. diiseussiom of
,??? Cu'lKul question wias priwMitaiieid.
uMr. clay, of Georgia, bailed his re?
marks, >he sUd. ujHm the resolution
submitted by .Mr. Forake-r, of Ohio, a
neso.tu?vvn im favor of iindepeinikinpe
ti.n.d i;f necessary 'armed intervention.
While- he was fully prepated to sup?
port the administraitSo'n im action upon
the Cuban matter he was desirous that
war should be averted if it could 'be.
by any possibility. Mr. Cluy fallt it'hait
Wire ad nvilniii trait ion ought to- .be af?
forded every opportunity to toning about
a diploma tie solution of ithe peimd?ng
trouble, auid lie felt certain .that so long
as itlhe executive branch of itlhe goverm'
rni-emll tos assured illhait utie -Pix-sid'eimt
was aicling with judgment and patriot?
ism .iit Would wait upon 'his recoiiiniein
ojaJu.on-rf. 'Mr. Clay said he wies tau.s
fied that no permanent peoice could be
had in Cuba that did not include tlhe
independence of the Cubans. With them
it is Bbenty or death. Tlhe remedy to
toe applied to the situation in Cuba, was,
in Mr. Clay's opinion, atosotuite inde
pemidleince, as it was evid'enlt that peace
on the isi'and could mo longer be mad
under Spainiisih sovereignty.
By bei^seif recognizing the independ?
ence of Cuba and withdrawing her
troops from the island Spalin was ar
foirded (the opportunity to make Cuba
?her 'Criiend. 'Unless she embraced .ahiis
opportunity Spain could not support her
rule upon the isiland' Tor five times
as much als tlhe island was worth to
her. 'Mr. Clay fully realized, he said,
that iin the even t of w i.r the South
would l>e a greater sufferer than amy
oUher pant otf the country. Her seta
cGUisit ciibies would be open to a.btack
by the enemy, her people would be
fi'n?t calll't<d upon to defend their homes
from iinvaslem and her commence would
be most seriously crippled. He -would
not vote for war umlest;; every effort
to bring iaty>ut a peaceful solution of
?'.'lie presieint difficulty was tlrs'l exhaus?
ted.
If, however, the matter could not
toe settled diplomatically, in ciomsoiniamiee
wilth the honor and dignity of the
country, (he would favor drastic action.
"I believe." solid he, "in the imdepend
timce o:f Cuba, ami if Spata will not
agree to that peacefully tlhe Untied
States must enforce it with all .the
power of her land and naval forces.
The people oif mhe South believe im the
peaceful solution of the question if pos?
sible, but ?cr& wilKng 'to employ force
if necessary."
.This fact ought, ill' the opinion of
Mr. Cl'ay, to be dli?ti'nidtlly commumiicaited
tu Spain. 'She ought to toe to'H that
the A-mericain people albso?uteJy da
niand the freedom of 'the Cubans. Then
if she does mot accede to the demiard
e.KT irauius -wcu-m w vn. nrer own ITia'lC
Sr.g. In 'the aiecompliishment of Cu?
ba's independence, Georgia, the em?
pire state of the South, Mr. Clay said,
iin conclusion, would do lits full shore.
'In! opening a set i-peeoh upon the
Cu'blaln question, Mr. Perkins, of Oaili
(faitnla. eulogized the conduct of tlhe
President for the calm, dignified a.m.1
tomservattive manner in wthioh he had
handled the grave problem presented
for his solution. 'Mr. Pe'rkims referred
bni'enly to tlhe scheme Ins'tliltuibeid by
Wey'ler to starve moire than a million
of Spanish subjects into sutomOssiom,
?ain'd declared that nothing in all history
eompu-ed with the atrocity and o-ru
ita'iity that Weyler haid exerctsed against
the Cubans. The time for action had, ,
in hi's opinion, arrived.
I iMr. Perkinis. who has had a hretime
of expenience in the handling of great
vessels, discussed the destruction of
itlhe 'Maline from the view point of am
expert. ;He declaired that our sailors
and officers liad been beguiled toy the
deception of the SpainCards to a place
in. a iflriendily hiairtoor and there, tviithouit
a im.iniute'k wairnimg, 'bee'n Wlown into
eternity.
iFor 'forty days amd mlights the people
?hod susjienld'ed- judgmemit, but now that
the facts, had' been laid before *hem,
the verdict, h'e said, is unanimous that
the greiat battleship was blo'W-n up n?nt
only from the outside, but with ithe
cognizaince of the 'Spanisih offlciails, for
whiote acts .'the 'Spum?sh govenniment
was 'fully responsable. The expiosiives,
whether ithey were in a mine or nm. a
torpedo, were rilaiced umlder the Maiime
by offiicials of the Spanish governimemd.
The people believe thlait they were ex
Plod?d toy desiign and he was one .who
held to tShialt belief.
Qit womild' have toeem impossltole. Mr.
Perkinis said, for any main or iset oif
m'en, to .place tin the harbor of Havana
mines or torpedoes without tlhe knowl?
edge of iihle govejn.m?nit officials. 1M0
impartiaB judge would .fail, afiter con
'siderinig tlhe ?facts presented, to place
the resporusiitoi'lity for the crime upon
?the Spanish govern'menit ?through its
authorized' officiate.
"Tbite most h'Pdeioti's cnime of the nine?
teenth century," declared Mr. Perki'ns,
"wats am aiet of war, and I believe ?/hat
lit- Is so 'regarded toy the motions at the
wonld."
iNo offer of reparation could wipe
out the feeling of the people oif ajhis
cou.n.tr>' upon the matter, and intensity
had been added to that feeiing toy the
ifni'voious jnlaaMner in Watch the disaster
lhad been itrelaited toy Spain.
The only honorable alction for tihis
icouiritiry mow to take wais 'U> intervene
land free Cu'bai from the yoke oif Spain.
'Mr. Mainltte, oif MoWtana, follilowed
wi'th an extensive Bipeedh ui>om the aib
sorbing topic of Cu'ta, in which he de?
clared that he favored the indepemdi
?eince of the Cuban people, who for
years had toeem- struggling for their
freedom. "I would," said he. "give my
unqualified einidorsemK-tit and vote in
favor otf directing the Prefelidemit to use
the armed' forces, tooth land and naval,
to suppress .the savagery that is now
rampant upon that fair .island"
The 'time for action had arrived amd
the sooner It was taken the better it
would be for all concerned.
Mr. RawBlns, of Utlah, said the cose
.between Spain amd the United Staiiiee
??Q3 made up. 'It was no longer for flue
executive to decide what course to pur
sale, rwit'h Oomgresi? rested ithe respom
sitoitity oif declaring war, and as this
wats the pressing duty the President
was no longer the party to be ariiu
dized Of any one was to toe. Congress
Can, if 'it will, he eaid, decide to have
peace -with HmcidenituS outtage and
clatnidestiiae murder. As for himself,
he saiid he did not choose to accept
peace under such conditions. Mr. Ranv
li'nis opposed further delay. The dies
?truation of the -Maine and the clandes?
tine murder of 266 of our saOiors had
ocouTeid 4S days since; but ithiis .was
?mut Wl'l. CFor three yearns the Spanish
autlhtoirTtiies had to'een ?imiprlision'lng amd
murderiimg American citizens. Of these
fiaiats ithe executive doubtless toad been
fully advised toy 'the oomsuter reporto,
?but 'ttoese reports had toeen.. witlhibeltS
Jem tlhe pdea. thjait 4t wotiM endangex tthfe
?'//.' -\C.,' ? ' '
aaifaby off our officious in Cuba to give
them out.
It this was time 'i't revealed a wretch
til sila!? ot atffaiiirs. Conitdiniulnig Mr.
Raw-tins said delay had .been sought
Hakst werft 'by tihe fniemdl? of tihe Presu
d'fnlt ran; uhe plea, that a message was
soon to be sent In from tihe President
wihiioh would .meet all'l 'tihe demands of
it'he country. At the same bimie the
private and cotafideinoiall B?eretairy of the
President was sending messages to Ids
friends urging them to tihe utmost ex
ertion to bring pressure tiu 'bean- no se?
cure peace.
HOUSE OF KBPRESBNTATIVKS.
WASHINXiTON. April 4.?While theire
was no attempt to force consideration
for a resolution regarding the Cuban
situation ill the House today there was
brief ou'tbreaik, Un the course of which
ic wair like temper of the crowded
galleries was so manifest that Speaker
d thireotened to clear them if it was
repeated. The outbreak occurred over
lotion by 'Mr. Cannon to pass the
ite resotoulon to authorize the Pres
it to erect temporary Xortiitca't ions
l?se of emergency. u.|Mi Jand when
the written consent olf the owners was
htaiined without awaiting the long pro?
cess Of legail condemnation. This Jed
vo a deirruamd' by Mr.- Bailey, the I>em
ocraitic teaid'or, for Information au to
the ifuicts which warranted alii thtese
war measures. The 'pau'ticuilair state?
ment which aroused t'he gaiilerivs was
to t'he effect thait wht'le the Demooraits
were willing to watt any real-ionable
time for the President to transmit his
message that would meet the approval
of tihe American people 'they would not
wall t '? imlhiluite for him 'to comtiiniue nego?
tiations with 'the "butchers of Spain."
When the demonstrations in the gail
lerivs were rebuked by t'he Speaker
he declaired that the galilerieS were the
American people in iminiilature. iMt.
Cannon accused Mr. 'BaiUey of "postur?
ing" aimd plavinig to the 'gaiMeriieu.
IMir. Lenz, of Ohio, said he thought
ah amendment he desired 'to offer to
lecogn.lze the Independence of Cuba
Elhould. be aitlUched to Ihe bllll. Spain
hald recognlized the Conifcdk^racy within
t'hi'inty days after Sum'ter Was tired on.
Why shoiiid we hesitate? .
Mr WK'ilaims (Democrat), of ?tissns
?i'tpipiP a meumtoer of the foreign affaiirs
committee, at thills juncture made am
imrportamlt sUla'tement considering tihe
fact that the committee had adjourned
wil"hCrC an hour and Chat some dlscios
?iires had been 'made 'WhiCh seated uhe
Ivrts of aiB the members of the com
mriatee 'Republicans and Democrats
alike He saiid the -proposed amend
nrenlt alt fh'll" time was inopportune. ' I
ibe".Oev? " sail5 he. "that ufhen we move
we should move in phalanx and im line.
On Shis si'de. our position is known and
? prij ir-'-ci 'd bv ''he country. To enjpha
' ' . it" now n-."StJt do more harm .than
? V 'ii ?emerrcacy war measure he
? ?j" r >?> "lid." ?iifiport '-'his 'bWl.
??- Va'VVx (Democrat), of Georgia,
lic'r"- Control >= and uhe country
I ..i-ou'-'j' be fiSy informed of ai'l .the feats
r?-e-"di'mg the crisis so that members
ioiuiid .proceed w*ih delibetatliom. It there
was to be war it would be the woir of
peoirAe of the United States and
of any .pa'rty. 'But there should be
., hasty, impetuous ptunge Inibo war.
j T-r^ nwmbers of the Congress, of 1883..
5 saiid,^ Pto^g ??J^jrwSy ^u'Sgf
. "nb-piOK-fs'-amd alll'owed others to do
the fighting. (He thought every mem
bri- should be willing to fight before he
asked oiheirs to fight. (Applause.)
The MM wan passed and 'lit was ar?
ranged that the a'rmy reoirganuzaiiion
.btl'l fchouTd be taken u.p on Wedinesdiay
unlleis a reiooir.t was made from the coim
iittee on foreign relations. The re
ImnSind'er of the day passed without in?
cident in' the tinamsaction of Disitrlnct
of Columbia, business. At 5:10 P. iM.
1 'tihe iHouse adjourned.
"Clara," said William Wharton, as
he placed his arms around his wife
and looked down into her eyes, "I have
a confession to make to you, and I
want you to promise me, before I be?
gin it, that you will forgive me."
A wild fear took possession of her.
She placed a little white hand upon
her heart and would have fallen if her
husband had not held her up. Her
face became livid, and she could only
gasp: ?
'[Teil me?tell me what it is!"
"I cheated a man out of $250 to-day,"
he said. "Can you, darling?can you
forgive me?"
The color came back into her cheeks,
her lips parted in a glad, sweet smile,
she rested her head against his breast
and, looking fondly up into his eyes,
said:?
"Oh, Will dear, how you frightened
me! I thought you were gfiing to tell
me that you had kissed the typewri?
ter."
The Vow of a Hoy Ncmenln,
Bring to me my large revolver and
my keen Damascus blade, and the rub?
ber boots I'm used to when in gore I
freely wade; Hither bring my trusty
sandbag, bring the snickersnee, I say;
for my day has come for murder, and
I'm going forth to slay. I shall go
forth to the slaughter like a bride?
groom to his joys, and I'll fill the near?
est graveyard with a string of gifted
boys. I shall brain the boy attorney
with a spasm of delight; and the boy
who preaches Sundays, he shall fall
before my might. On the trail of boy
physicians gayly, gladly shall I camp;
let the boy pianists tremble when they
hear my roaring tramp. When I strike
the boyish statesman he must say his
prayers and die; when the boy reporter
meets me, mark ye how the fur shall
fly. For I'm weary and disgusted and
my mind has lost its poise, I have read
such beastly twaddle treating of the
eifted boys.
The following a'aiilitiionajl contracts
I have been takon by the Southern Beil
Teteipiiione and Telegraph Company,
ahd will be connected at 'the earliest
posi libie moment:
I Caft'ey & 'Son, Thompson. Chaipmam
Co., M. & M. T. Co. (pier). M. 'Mitchell,
I Jas. J. Ward, 'Booker Porch Co., Hoteu
, Wairw-.iick (.public Station), Virginia
Supply Co.. Enterprise Grocery Co.,
I. Pitman. W. >B Baker, Phillip Brown,
Dr. G. '.Burton iPearson, A. T. FuiLiaim,
P. Moritz, M. Gordon, Holian &
\Vard, J. W. Burcher, K. Chappal.
? Off with the old, on with the new;
suits will be sold, so cheap to you.
I Wood wird & Womble. Ap-2-tf
, Wood deHvered In any part of the
city. M. S. WARTtBN. ' 446 Twemty
I ninth street, Phon? MIS. teb*-Bm
Twenty dolTalrs for one. Call om
Perkins, Duncatn & Co. Now is the
I time to Invest. apr-5-2w
ITwenty dbiHalra Tot one. OaM on
Perkins, 'Duuieam & Co.' Now Is -tihe
ttoe to invest, apr-5-2w
UNDER M_ SPIRES
Abstracts of Sermons Preach?
ed in the City Sunday.
MARCH TO JERUSALEM
K?v. J. F. Ri??lB Discount on Chrtof,
Triumphal Knlry lulu .ho Holy
City. Connolailou o?
the Uoapel.
In church liturgy Jaat Sunday was
Palm Sunday, and services appropriate
to the occasion were maid at St Paul's
lOlxscKvpaJ church and St. Vincent's
Catholic church. o
At ithe first named church tfhe rector.
; Zr i:T ?,amoiB ,BSll>H*. "ook as tm
u , -., ' L,lft 'U'P your heads, O ye za/tn*
and be IIMled up ye evetilaslta? loors'
xx-n ? '? And when- he ??
Mr. (Rlitoble saffld. in part:
As we look upon jtlnis march infto
Jerusalem it looks as th'oughfct were
~.'med Instead of 7,^!
phafl march' it looks as though It were
a march to defeat and to d^th! 'Fol
we next behold Itthe plotting. ,uhe toeltray
a . the agony in GeUhsemane, itihe igao
milmtious dtath upon tlhe crovas
"Bun no; this was only tthe road to
triumph, for not only was it a triumph
unto deatlh. and as we shall see on next
ounday rnorning. ?t was a. triumna
over death. It was not .tlhe desttroioUon
?f the kingdom, but the beginning of
-it. And though it was taken front the
Jews it was given to those brfmglmg
Ilonth tine fruits of righteousness.
"Ainxl so for the past 1900 years inhere
Mas .been a constant march up thia taiiltla
of Zliom. And as the multitudes toiaive
neared the gates of tlhe .golden city
?lit has ever been as the firs; maron
?of David, and with David's song.
"For nearly 1900 years in our churdi
we have celebrated ?bte triumphal
?manch of Ohrist into the holy city; we
iilave worn, the little piece of ever?
green; we have carried palms fin our
hands: we have sung praiibes t? our
Mi ng, tlosanma to the King of David!
ble/ssed is he who comeuh to tibie name
?of the Lord.'
"This morning as we have asaemibiled
lim this pnei=enee, my brethren, do you
wear the badge of tru- discipleship or
is it thle badge of deceit? Is the praise
a lip service or of the heart? Will we
this day cry Hosanna to the King of
'Darvfid, and on- another crucify him
aiflresh, and prociali.m by our outward
actions we will not have itfhls man rote
over us-?'
'"O, let us be as David's hosts thait
first .Hot towed .the ark to itthe holy city.
?Lieit us hiaive clean hamids taind pure
hearts. Det us cry. This 'Is the gene
roltiion <l<hb.t seek him, tihlalt seek Thy lice
O God of Jacob.' "
At the Second Baptist church Sun
diaiy evening Rev. Thos. J. MaoKary,
'.'he pastor, took as his subject "A Goe
pel of Consolation." He e&td, in. part:
"I aim delight'ed. that ithe gospel of
Jesus Ohlrast Is a gospel of consolation,
and is dot.'ely associated with the ilfe
of mian. There Is no isout lin ?tlhis house
f God that does not need this gospel
of consolation. 'Man is born to sorrow
as '(he sparks fly upward, and every
home nietds the tear wdpe'r of the uni?
verse, the gospel, as a balm, to heal
the sorrow's of man. Ta3te it .to the
?iL-umkard's wife as she looks at 'the
prostrate form of the one wiho promised
?jo love, 'honor and protect her. TelB
?h'er as the tears now that -God shall
wijpe ail tears.
"I .remember in one of my former
charges entering into the home of a
?iady. Placed on a chair beside her was
her wedding dress and in her hand was
h'er wedding ring. There she sat, weep
?ng because of the umfaiithfulness of
her husband. I placed ray hand cm her
?siitouilder and repeated 'the words of my
texit: And God EihalM wipe ail tears
from their eyes.' May we gather the
weeping and disappointed of earth and
vapply the text. This gospel has for Its
center of .force a Christ of sympathy.
What a gospel of comfort and comsola.
tilotri. Christ knows every palm. Hie wast
a mlaai of sorrow and aequadW'jed with
grief The commCssiOn Is to every
creature and rio one is so low In the
social scale but may be ?reached by this
spel of consolation.
?"Is it possible for us to understand
?tlhe city of God? No graves, no sorrow,
no weeping, no fareweills there, but all
joy. No more weeping Marys no more
I*iaa.ro'Jh's ait the rich man's gate, and
?there shailJ be no more 'weeping Marys
at the tomb of a departed brother, and
tlhe moither shall not weep because of
to er waywaird ton who was brought;
honte in on unconscious comdlitiiom. O.
??.bang God for a got-pel of consolation.'
Twenty-five persons we're received in?
to the membership of the ?Second Bap?
tist church Sunday morning and two
were baptized in the evening.
DR. NOURSE'S ADDRESS.
iDr Robert Nourse, the famous lec?
turer of Washington. D. C, addressed
the men's meeting at the Y. M. C. A.,
which was held at Washington Avenue
Methodist church at 4 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. ?, ,?
"Why I am not am Infidel'' was the
speaker's subject, and for over an hour
he held tlhiet closeslt aiuteniulon
of his large audience while he dis?
coursed on the topic. InfideOi.y, the
speaker said, was unscientific, umphilo
sophical and unreasonable.
At night Dr. Nourse pixaaohed ait the
first Presbyterian church to a large
congregation,
OTH0R CHURCHES.
Xiarge. congregations attended' the
services held at the votnious churches.
?cihu.piafin Isaacs, of tlhe battleship
Miassachnsetits conducted the services
at Washington Avenue Methodist
church Sunday evening. The speaker
referred to the Impending crisis in
which he airaigned' the jingoes, declar?
ing that ithe .people who are crying for
war would be tlhe last 'to go to tlhe
fnomtt. _
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this week the 'largest stock of table
glassware they have ever shown.
The lame of tumblers, tooth blown and
pressed. Is particularly good. "Bar glasa
of every descrtptibn. Price lower than
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