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Uu OF COL. RUIZ
Dhcuised By Army Officers at Wasted
ington
REM RKABLE SITUATION IN UJBA
Like an Opera Bouffte War te American
Military Observers—Uncle Sam’s
Proposed Armor Plate Factory.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—[Special. I—Daringl—Dar
ing tbe . discussion caused ia official and
military circles here by the killing ai Colo
nel Ruiz, the Spanish emissary in the in
surgent camp near Havana, both -views
have been-warmly supported. The weight
of opinion now seems to be that if it is
true Ruiz was acting as an agent of Gen
eral Blanco, carrying authority to offer a
bribe to Nestor Arangueren for leaving
the insurgent army and surrendering to
the Spanish, then the revolutionists are
absolved from blame for taking tbe unfor
tunate man's life. Army officers who have
made a special study of this question say
the insurgents would have been justified,
under the circumstances, in shooting Ruiz
even if he did not carry authority to bribe,
for it is admitted he did not approach the
commanding general uhder a flag of truce
for the purpose of proposing a treaty of
peace or an armistice. If such was his pur
pose, ho had no business with Arangueren,
who was only a subordinate, but the man
he should have approached was General
Gomez, or at the very least the commander
of the Cuban forces in that district, Gen
eral Rodriguez.
Although army officers thus acquit the
-Cubans of blame, especially in view of the
warnings which they had issued as to the
fate of emissaries who should approach
their camps with any other proposals than
■those of independence, many public men
still condemn the insurgents for shooting
:-a man who was .under a flag of truce. The
net effect of the incident appears to lie
some little damage to the cause of Cuba
in.the opinion of public men at this capi
tal.
A Remarkable Situation.
Quo army officer pointed out to me the
remarkable fact that -the insurgents are
.abio.to maintain a camp so near Havana
thatUolonel Ruiz was.able to travel to it
within a few hours. They suggest that
this is, after all, the chief significance of
the Ruiz episode. They marvel that the
Spanish military authorities permit an
army us-the enemy to camp.almost within
sight of .the Cuban capital, which is at all
times -filled with the soldiers of Spain.
To the suggestion that during late re
bellion aiConfederite army <was for a long
time encamped near Washington, the re
ply is made that the cases ace not at all
similar. The Confederacy and the Union
were about .evenly matched in .point of
numbers ,art the outbreak of the war.
Spain, on the .-other hand, has had in Cuba
.-five times as many soldiers as the .insur
gents could place in tbe field, with all the
advantages of .ampio supplies of weapons
.and ammunition- If there was a small
party of rebels -within 100 miles of Wash
ington, they would be wiped out in 2 A
ihours.
A gentleman wSao recently spent much
time in Cuba tells me that ever since the
war started the Cubans have been able to
maintain camps within a short distance
of Havana. Various efforts have been
made by the Spanish authorities to rout
them out, and oiroe -or twice they have
succeeded. But as soon as .the Spanish
approach their position ttejnsurgents run
away. No sooner have the royal troops
won this sort of a “victory” than they
gladly return to town to sit .about the
cases telling of their prowess. Then, of
course, the insurgents come back and
reoccupy their old camp. So it is that to
day one may, if he knows how, start out
of Havana on horseback in tbe morning
and at night be in a camp of tbe insurgent
troops. I notice tbe official dispatches
* sent out by the permission of General
Blanco tell how the insurgents are burn
ing canefields and sugar plantations in
Havana province. It looks like an opera
boufie war to American military officers.
Joke on Charles Page Bryan.
There is a good joke on Colonel Charles
Page Bryan, the Chicago man who wants
to be minister to China and who is likely
to be nominated by the president after the
holiday recess, though his confirmation is
doubtful. Mr. Bryan has been in town
for some time looking after his own inter
ests, and among the many senators upon
whom he called to talk of his case was
Mr. Frye of Maine. In speaking of tbe
matter afterward Mr. Frye naively said:
“It was rather queer, but I was for
Bryan till he called on me and talked with
ec about ten minutes, and then I was
against him', and I' ekpect tube against
him to the end.”
Colonel Bryr.n’s friends insist, however,
that he is well qualified to be minister to
China and that he will be confirmed.
Senator Frye’s experience with the pro
spective minister to China reminds me of a
story of Senator Wolcott. One day a west
ern man with views concerning the way
the government should be run and the
finances in particular called on Wolcott
at the capitol and talked to him for about
an hour. He laid down the law in most
eloquent and insistent style, tbe Colorado
senator all the time doing his best to find
a loophole for escape. Finally he reached
the door and just before disappearing
tqrnetj to his Jong winded .visitor and said;
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In the Light of Existing Fact, Why
Argue?
' The great Munyon system—the school
•Os medicine which -is superseding all
others—lias passed the stage where argu-
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rnc-rrt is necessary. To the whole coun
try has come the satisfying demonstra
tions of its worth and value, and in every
hamlet, town, and city is to be found
those who have tested the Munyon
Remedies, and are ready to go on record
.as witnesses for the truth. , A
John Burns and his sister live at 140
King Street, Charleston, S. C., and both
have been afflicted with Rheumatism for
years, being unable to obtain relief from,
remedies or doctors. Mr. Burns says:
" One bottle of M.unyon’s Rheumatism
Cure made a perfect cure in both our
cases. Its curative effect Is almo'rt
miraculous. A few doses did more for
us than all the doctors and medicines
we have ever tried. I shall always say
a good word for Munyon.”
Mr. John C. Young, 94 Beal Street,
Memphis, Tenn., says: “ For five months
I suffered continually from Rheumatism
in my right shoulder and neck. Some
time ago I got a bottle of Munyon’s
Rheumatism Cure, and after taking the
little sugar-coated pills for four days, I
was completely well. You are at liberty
to use the above testimonial in any shape
you wish, and I will be pleased at any
time to testify as to the great merit of
Munyon’s Rheumatic Cure."
Munyon has a separate remedy for each
disease, and all druggists sell them. Most
ly 25 cents a vial. If in doubt, Professor
Munyon invites you to write to him, at
1,505 Arch Street, Philadelphia, for free
medical advlee.
“Yes. >ny friend.-1 ’agree with you not
withstanding your argument.”
Wolcott and Nansen.
When Dr. Nansen, the famous arctic ex
plorer. was in Washington, a lew promi
nent men -were invited to dine with him
Among them was Senator Wolcott. When
asked afterword what he thought of the
man who had been nearer than any one
else to the north pole, the senator replied:
“ He may -or may not be the gre- test ex
plorer that ever lived, but there is .one
thing I know him to be. Ke is a poet. If
he would give up exploration and turn his
attention to tbe muse, I am satisfied be
would make a great name for himself.”
Uncle Sam talks of establishing a great
armor plate factory of his own. I have
seen tbe official figures of the estimates for
the proposed plant and am surprised to
note that the total estimated cost is nearly
$4,000,000. Armor plate comes high, but
if we are going into the vigorous foreign
policy business we must have it.
Walteb Wellman.
There is more Catarrh in this section
of the ooun’ry than all other diseases
pot together, and nntil the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. For a
great many years de ctors pronounced it
a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failng to
cure with local treatment, pronounced
it incurable Science has proven catarrh
to be a constitutional disease, and there
fore, requires constitutional treatment.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio, is the
only constitu'ional cure on the market.
It is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. Address,
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
(®"Sold by Druggists, 76.
fit lac- /) .
M vrappe*
Tax Notice.
My office will remain open until the
first Monday in January, excepting
Christmas day, when I will accept
payment of all taxes without cost,
destroying the execution against the
party paying. I hope everybody will
take advantage of this opportunity
' that I will not be forced to post their
names In front of the court house
door, and place executions in the
hands of officers. Come one come all,
and take advantage of your last op
portunity.
V. T. Sanfobd
Tax Collector.
Prosperity comes quickest to the
man whose liver is in good condition.
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are fa
mous little pills for constipation, bil
ionsness, indigestion, and all stomach
and liver troubles.—Curry-Arrington
Co. ,
The Early London Omnibus.
When the queen came to the throne,
omnibuses were a new but already pop
ular institution. They were longer, nar
rower and lower than the present ones
and had no seats on the roof. The pas
sengers were carefully shut in by a
door at the end, as if to make quite sure
of them, once they were captured, till
they had paid their farea On a little
round perch behind stood the conductor
or “cad,” hanging on by a leather loop
passed over his arm. Sixpence was the
usual bus fare 60 years ago, whether
you went from beginning to end of the
journey or only a few hundred yards
As there was very little regulation of
the street traffic of London in those
days, if the bus was filled up at start
ing it went like a fire engine in order
to get in an extra journey, but other
wise it crawled and pottered about till
the requisite number was obtained.
Each omnibus was licensed only for
a particular route. It paid the stage
coach duty of £5 when first started and
a shilling a year for keeping the license
in force, besides a mileage duty, varying
with the number of passengers it woukt
hold, but coming to about threepence
per mile on the average.—Gentleman’s
Magazine
THE HOME TBIBUNE. WEDNESDAY. DECKMBEB 29, 1897.
SALVATION XuMY COLONY.
Cominunder Booths l'nok«r Start* For Cal-
If or 11 la to Carry Ont Hl* >oheme.
New York. Dec. 28. Commander
Booth-Tucker has started for California
to complete the work of founding the
first of th.e Salvation Army colonies in
this country at Soledad, near Monterey.
Most of the cotta es have already been
built and the work of cultivation is
well under way. No families have yet
been installed on the farm of 600 acres,
but numerous applicants are ready to
start, the moment Commander Booth-
Tucker reaches San Francisco.
The commander said that there was
no doubt but tbe experiment would
prove a great success. Claus Spreckels,
he said, is erecting a $1,000,000 beet
sugar factory in the immediate neigh
borhood. which will be able to consume
all that this farm can produce and as
many more farms as they care to start
In the neighborhood.
“I shall spend several weeks in the
west and take a look at our Colorado farm
in the Arkansas valley before I return,”
continued Commander Booth-Tucker.
“A delegation of’men connected with a
tinning establishment in Chicago re
cently came to me and asked that I
establish a farm near that city. They
were not out of work, but they said
they would rather go into something
that promised a permanent occupation
than continue where they were.”
dR. samuel Sell is dead.
Was an I&timate Friend of Abraham Lin
co’ii During; (he 1 ivil War.
Santa Rosa, Cal., Dec. 28.—Samuel
Bookstaver Bell is dead, aged 80 years.
He was born in Montgomery, Orange
county, N. Y., on Sept. 17, 1817. In
1845 he married Miss Sophia Walworth,
a member of Chancellor Walworth’s
family. While a young man he took
up the stuuy of law and for a few years
practiced in the courts of his state.
Sabsequentty he studied theology and
was oruained a minister of the Presby
terian church. On coming to Califor
nia tie established a college ir Oak'a” 1
v. hicu became the basis for the luruia
tion of rite Univ-r-dry of California.
Lr xiea served in both branches of
the California leg's:-inira and preside, i
over the first Republican convention in
tins state. He Was a ner-oual and iuti
ini.ta friend of Abe Lincoln uuring the
icivL war.
Uvict Tobacco Suit and Swcka Your Life Away.
If you want to quit tobacco using easily
tel forever, be well, strong, magnetic,
:’>ll of new life nd ■ ir-je. t.iito No-To-Buc,
lx: uuaer-.voriier. tn.i •n: lies weak men
iriitig. Alanv vein ‘.■•u p.■-i’ils in ten days,
iver 4e0,(w0 cured. Buy No-To-Bac of your
irimgmt, under guar .ut.ee to cure, 60c or
.-I ■<!. Booklet >nd sample mailed free. Ad.
dteiauglieme <-> 'J;.. >goorNew York.
N<» Krc-iVnr For <h«« Xuvrell.
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 28.—According
to newspapers received from Juneau,
Alaska, it seems that ini error has been
made in reporting that the Nowell Min
ing company has been placed in the
hands of a receiver. A receiver has
been appointed for the Berner Bay Mm
ing and Milling company, the Northern
Belle Gold Mining company, the Seward
gold Mining company, and the Opmr
old Mining company, which are prac
tically owned by Thomas Nowell and
associates. No reaeiver was appointed
for the Nowell Mining company.
It is easy to catch a cold and just
as easy to get rid of It if you com
mence early to use One Minutes Cough
Cure. It cures coughs, colds, bron
chitis, pneumonia and all throat and
lung troubles. It is pleasant to take
safe to use and sure to take.—Curry-
Arrington Co.
"Allied Xu a Oueer Manner.
Columbia, S. 0., Dec. 28.—Isom
Kirby, a prosperous farmer of Olifton,
Spartanburg county, was driving a cow.
He fastened a rope which was fastened
to the cow’s horns to his wrist. Kirby’s
house is near the Spartanburg and Co
lumbia railroad, and a train dashing by,
the cow became frightened and dashed
across the track. Kirby, unable to ex
tricate his wrist from the rope, was
dragged iu front of the train and in
stantly killed. The cow was uninjured.
Notice
I want every man and woman in the
United States interested in the opium
end whisky habits to have one of my
books of these diseases. Address B. M
Woolly, Atlanta, Ga., Box 362, andone
will be sent you free.
McKhiie.v ReiMtiTe.
Milwaukee, Dec. 27—Mrs. Mary
Barnette, who was connected by mar
riage with the family of President Mc-
Kinley, is dead, aged 89 Mrs. Barnette
was born in D.nv»ck, County Antrim.
Her husband’s mother was n med Mc-
Kinley and her mother vias a Douglas,
a relative of Sir Charles Dougias. Mrs.
Barnette’s husband, who was named
Stewart McKinley Barnette, died many
years ago.
ArtlaCM* Fe»i iTal ftHtponed.
Chicago, Dec. 28.—The artists’ festi
val, which was to have taken place at
the Art institute, Mardi Gras, under the
auspices of the Central Art association,
has been postponed until the first week
in May. at the clone of the fourth annual
congress.
Liver Ills
Like biliousness, dyspepsia, headache, consti
pation, sour stomach, indigestion are promptly
cured by Hood's Pills. They do their work
Hood’s
easily and thoroughly. SBi *ll »
Best after dinner pills. EM*' |8 ■ K
25 cents. AH druggists. H ■■■ Wp
Prepared by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass
The only PiU to take with Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
GENERAL JACKSON’S VALET. |
Uaele Alfred, Ninety-foor Year* Old, Still
Lives at The Hermitage.
Uncle Alfred Jackson, 94 years old,
the'valet of General Andrew Jackson,
still lives at The Hermitage, near Nash- i
ville, the home of Old Hickory, and
acts as guide to visitors.
He has a wonderful memory, explains
in detail the history of every object cf
interest in the building and introduces
personal reminiscences of his old mas
ter He becomes particularly enthused
W ’
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UNCLE ALFRED JACKSON.
when pointing out a picture of the bat
tle of New Orleans and tells with great
gusto of General Jackson’s reply when
he heard General Pakenham’s boast
that he would eat breakfast in New Or
leans the next morning. “If he eats
breakfast at all, he will eat it in hell,”
was Jackson’s comment. And Uncle Alf
adds: “And he sbo’ did. He was killed
I before he eat his breakfast.”
i In his will General Jackson requested
that his faithful valet be given a home
at The Hermitage all his life. Uncle
■ Alf chews, smokes and drinks, and
thinks he is goed for ten years more of
life.
A Clever Trick.
. It certainly looks like it, but there is
really no trick about it. Anybody can
try it who has Lame Back and Weak
Kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles
We mean he can cure himself right
away by taking Electric Bittere. This
medicine tones up the whole system,
acts as a stimulent to the Liver and
Kidneys, is a blood purifier and nerve
tonic It cures Constipation, Headaffi e,
Fainting Spells, Sleeplessness and Mel
ancholy. It is purely vegetable, a mild
laxative, and restores the system to its
natural vigor. Try Electric Bitters and
be convinced that they are a miracle
worker. Everv bottle guaranteed, Only
500 a bottle at Curry-Arrington Com
pany’s Drug Store.
/DoritYoutakei
ißrowns’lron J
MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION.
He Outlines the Limits In Which Fire
Works May I'-e Exploded.
All persons are hereby notified that
the firing of fire crackers, skyrockets
and all other explosions are expressly
forbidden within the following limits;
Beginning at the Oostanaula river on
on the western side of Fourth avenue:
running thence along Fourth avenue
to East Third street; thence along the
northern side of East Third street to
tbe western side of Second avenue
thence along Second avenue to the
Etowah river; thence down the Eto
wah river to the Oostanaula river;
thence up the Oostanaula river to be
ginning point.
The police of the city are instructed
to strictly enforce within said limits,
the ordinances upon the subject of
fireworks. This December 22, 1897.
8. 8. King
Mayor City of Rome.
When bilous or costive, eat a Cascaret
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed, 10, 25c
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A SPECIALTYo p nW?Si
tlary ISLOOD POISON pesnanently
cured in 15 t 035 days. You can be treated at
homeforsame price under same guaran
ty. If you prefer to come here we will con
tract to pay railroad f areand bote I bills,and
no charge, If we fall to cure. If you have taken mer
cury, foulde potash, and still have aches and
pains. Mucous Patches in mouth, Sore Throat,
Pimples, Copper Colored Spots, Ulcers on
any part of the bod y, Hair or Byebrows falling
out, it is this Secondary BLOOD POISON
we guarantee to cure. We solicit the most obsti
nate cases and chaUenge tho world for •
case we cannot cure. This disease has always
baffled th© skill of 1110 most, 0 mtn ent pliysl*
elans. 5500.000 capital behind our uncondl.
tlonal guaranty. Absolute proofs sent sealed on
application. Address COOK REMEDY CO.,
LS»3 MaaonP- "ramie, CHICAGO,
M. A. THEDFORD’S
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dyspepsia / fjc W I Sick on
Inoicestion\ rSrlni'ruF
DDURNESS KMLOSS OF
Stomach Appetite
None Genuine Without The Likeness And
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ROM E. GA .
Doing “stunts.”
That seems to be the case with the
Xjai \ / women who are washing in the old way.
/ You can stand head, for instance.
V—■/x/ Almost everyone could do it, if it were
C / necessary or desirable. But standing on
fit the feet is more natural and more sensible
J| / / —and easier. So with soap and
Pearline. Everyone can. wash with
I \ soap—many do. But washing with
\ \ Pearline is easierand more sensible.
The hard work of soap is neither
necessary nor desirable. Everyone
should give up the use of soap and should use Pearline. 643
T Peddlers and some unscrupulous grocers will tell you, “this is as
good as” or “the same as Pearline.” IT’S FALSE—Pearline is never
i peddled; if your grocer sends you an imitation, be honest— send it back.
JAMES PYLE, New York.
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Retiring from Business or another hind of sales are not
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Suits, Overcoats and Trousers
Choice of any suit in our house- for sl2-50,
.They are worth from sl6 00 to S2O 00.
-150 Good All-Woolen Suits,
new and stylish patterns, for
$6.50, worth $10,00!
Our Entire Line of Trousers
at prices that have never been matched in Rome,'
We don’t intend to carry over any winter clothing and are determined
to make this tbe biggest sale of big bargains ever seen
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New Stock of Short Pant Suits just Received,
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Another route to Klondike!
By having your
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Repair work done promptly. If your horses don’t
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■ armor irrro all the horrors of Impotency. CIIPIDEHE cleanses the U ver, the
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CTTPIDENH strengthens and restores small weak organs.
The reason sufferers are not cured by Doctors Is because ninety per cent are troubled with
Prostatitis. CUPIDEN Eis the only known remedy to cure witbout an operation. WOO testlmoni.
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Tyner’s Dyspepsia Remedy cures Indigestion, Bed
Breath, Sour Stomach, Hiccoughs, -Heart-burn,