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MONDAY, MAY », ISOS. ♦
Significance of the Bread Riots.
• The bread riots of Spain and Italy mea*h
more to the Powers of Europe than that
the rise in the price of wheat is causing
suffering among the poverty stricken por
tion of their populations. They mean that
it would not be advisable for them to
adopt any policy that would cut off their
supply of wheat from the United States.
' Ever since the battle of Manila the dip
lomats of continental Europe have beeri
naylng that France, Germany and Rus
sia will not permit the United States to
retain possession of the Philippines. They
may know what the purposes of their re
spective governments are, but it is more
than probable that no one of the Powers
of Europe will be In haste to Interfere in
our war with Spain, with the view of
assisting Spain, or will dispute our right
to keep the territory we wrest from
• Spain.
•We want, of course, to sell our wheat
and pork to Euroupe, but we are not
bound to do so,and u ould not do so if the
European Powers should undertake to co
erce us into adopting a policy in respect
to the Philippines, or other territory we
may take from Spain, which they may
regard as hostile to their interests. If we
should keep our wheat and provisions at
home it would not be long before the peo
ple of nearly every European country
would lie demanding bread. Europe could
not feed her own people.
It may be said that supplies of wheat
could be obtained from India and the Ar
gentine Republic. They could get some,
of course, from those sources, but not
nearly enough to supply their wants.
Wheat is now about >1.50 per bushel. At
that price we see that two of the coun
tries of Europe are greatly distressed. If
we should shut off the supply which Eu
rope receives from us, there would soon
be starving thousands in every European
c|ty clamoring for bread, and, perhaps,
threatening to inaugurate revolutions. Wo
would have only to remain at home and
defend ourselves against attacks. The
stoppage of their wheat supply would,
very quickly, bring them to our terms.
- Therefore, the talk that Germany. France
and Russia will Interfere to prevent us
from keeping what we took from Spain
has very little In it that is alarming.
We did not take the Philippine Islands
with the expectation of retaining posses.-
sion of them, but having taken them It is
probable that we shall hold on to them
until we can get what we regard as a fair
efiulvgknt for them.
It Is to be hoped that we will not make
this war with Spain a war of conquest.
We hive all the territory we-want now.
Possession* off the coast of China and
la the West Indies would be a source
of constant trouble to us. There
fore. It Is probable that we shall not hold
any of the territory we have taken, or
may take, from Spain, any longer than
Is necessary to enable us to dispone of it
to the best advantage. Still, It cannot
is predicted with any degree of certainty
what the policy of our government in re
spect id conquered territory will be. But
whatever it may be, it can be stated with
n great deal of isrsltiveness that it will
Iv adhered ttx The attitude of the Pow
ers o| Europe in respect to the matter will
not cause us to change it. We shall not
play the part of a bully; neither will we
submit to any dictation front any one of
the Powers, or from nil of them. We do
not need the Powers of Europe to tell us
what our rights are. We know them, and
will have no hesitation in maintaining
them.
We occupy a position superior to that of
any other nation. We cur produce what
we want to live upon and can construct
the ships and guns with which to tight
our enemies. We could take
care of ourttelveei therefore. and
make It extremely unpleasant
for our enemies If the whole of conti
nental Europe should combine against us.
Deprived of a sufficient wheat supply, Eu
rope would soon begin to feel the effect
of high prices for bread. Her people’
would insist upon their respective govern
m« nts selling with us upon our own
terms before they would endure the
|umga of hunger for any great Icsigth of
tunc.
< <imnto<lnrr brney'a ( onk«.
Dewey s cooks should not lie forgotten
white the country l« bestowing a meed of
prffise upon the gallant victors of Manila
b*y. A« half past 8. according to the re.
port th* American fleet retire*) from the
fight tor breakfast. The Men needed break
fast. They had been at general quarters
since 10 o’clock the night before, and had
been fighting hard since daylight. Natur
ally, therefore, they were tired and hun
gry, and were probably growing weak. To
retire for breakfast was one of the very?
best orders the commander could have giv
en. Within a brief space of time, when the
men had eaten and caught their ‘‘second
wind,” Commodore Dewey had a fregh, ea
ger and invincible crew; and they went in
and lambasted the life out of the enemy.
But about the cooks; their labors in pre
paring the breakfast for the men under the
existing circumstances illustrated pure he
roism. The man behind the guns loses the
■ b<
sense of fear when he has got warmed up
to his work and the smell of burning pow
der is strong in h|s nostrils; but there fs 1
nothing about the smells of the cook-room
that is heroic. Imagine, if it is possible,
what it must be to perform the essentially
peaceful duties of a cook in the midst of a
roaring hell of sfiot and shell; to slice and
fry bacon, to whip omelettes, to knead bis
cuit, to draw coffee, and to butter the
toast for the officer's mess, while the guns
on ship and shore were thundering and the
air was full of missiles, some of which
might at any moment invade the galley,'
and cook the goose of the cook. All honor
to Dewey’s cooks! They stood by their
bread pans and ovens like the gallant
Americans that they are, and furnished the
necessary fuel to keep the human fighting,
machines with a plenty of steam. Cheers,
for Dewey’s cooks! Notwithstanding the
battle raged and the shells whistled and
Spanish ships exploded and guns bellowed,
the men of the fleet did not have to wait
for their breakfast; they got it at the or
derly and seasonable hour of half past 8.
Smokers and the War.
There isn’t any necessity for smokers of
Havana cigars to fear that the war will
cut off their supply; that is, provided of
course that the difficulty does not
tinue for a much longer time than any
body at present has any idea that it will.:-
There is said to be at present in the United
States a suppfy of genuine Havana cigars
sufficient to last a year There may be
some advance in the price. Cigar dealers,
like most other people, do not object' to
making a little additional profit from cir- ;
cumstances; but, according to a New York
importer, there is no reason why the per
son who is willing to pay for his imported
cigar should not continue to puff as often
as he pleases.
As a matter of fact, the cigar factories
of Cuba have just closed one of the busiest
years of their existence. Dealers in this
country and others, foreseeing what has
now come to pass, placed large orders
with the Cuban factories, and with the
factories in this country which make a
specialty of working Cuban tobacco. The
Cuban manufacturers at once enlarged
their working forces, lengthened the hours
of labor, and greatly* increased their out
put. Since the repeal of Weyler's edict
against tobacco shipments, manufacturers
in this country have bought all of the de
sirable wrapper and filler tobacco they
could get hold of. and have now consider
able stocks* on hand.
Another consideration which the smoker
can take into account is the fact that
a gnat many limes when he thinks he
is smoking an imi>orted cigar, and is en
joying it as such the truth is that he is
puffing a cigar made in Florida from to
bacco grown in that state. Many deal
ers, according to the importer freferrfcd to
above, have a cute way of dumping Flor
ida cigars into cigar boxes that were im
ported from Havana and selling the Amer
ican goods under the name of the Cuban.
Not one smoker in twenty, taken as they
come, can tell the difference, it is said.
This practice, however, is reported to be
upon the decline. Smokers are learning
that the Florida cigar, sold under its own
name, is very fine. Many dealers, there
fore, are selling them upon their merits
and from their own original packages. Six
years ago this was something uncommon.
As the Cuban stock is sufficient for a year,
nnd the domestic stock is quite full, there
is absolutely no reason why the war
should deprive anybody of the solace of a
cigar. In much less than a year, in all
probability, the trade between the United
States and Cuba will be booming again,
hence the supply of the future does not
at present appear to be at all doubtful.
t'liptiiins nnd Mines.
Some means will have to be found to
prevent ship captains from going outside
of the Indicated channels in entering and
leaving harbors along the Atlantic coast.
There are fields of mines in all the im
portant harbors. The paths through
them, however, are plainly market!. There
are «hip captains who, in their hurry to
get to sea' or to their journey’s end, pay
no attention to the buoys indicating the
channel. They cut through the field of
mines. Naturally they disturb the mines.
Many have been cut from their cables by
propeller blades in New York harbor. In
other harbors—in Savannah harbor for in-
Mane—the same thing has happened.
The captains who disregard the regula
tions for their guidance and protection
will be disciplined in some way, in ad
probability. The government cannot af
ford to have the mines, which have been
planted at such great expense, and which
are absolutely necessary for the protec
tion of the coast citk-s, deliberately de
stroyed by sea, captains. If there is no
law for punishing those who destroy a
city's defenses one ought to be enacted
without delay.
There is danger in sailing through a
field of mines. While a mine Is not ex
pected to explode except when set off by
an electric spark, it is liable to go. off
when struck a heavy blow. It is possible
therefore that there will be a tragedy
or two in our harbors soon if sea cap
tains don't obey the regulations.
\ tirntefnl Letter.
Savannah. Ga.. May 3. ISAS Mrs. w. Q.
Lloyd, residing at SIS Price street,*- this
city, has written a very grateful let
ter to the proprietors of Hood's Sarsapa
rilla. stating that this medicine has com
pletely cured her of a severe case of ca
tarrh. from which she suffered for many
years. Her weight has also increased
while taking this medicine, and her health
is belter tn every respect.-ad. I
THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK) THURSDAY, MAY 12. 1898.
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Goss With Arms and Ammu
nition for Gomel
HOPE TO LAND NEAR HAVANA
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Will Penatrate Into Interior if
Necessary.
EACER TO BEGIN ATTACK.
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flsmembsr the Maine to Be the
Battle Cry of the Troops.
Tampa, Fla., May 9.—The steamer Gus
sie, one of the Mallory Line of boats,
chartered by the government for use as
a transport, will sail for Cuba before
morning, loaded with arms, ammunition
and supplies furnished by the United
States government for use of the Cuban
insurgents.
A company of 100 United States troops
from the First Regiment of Infantry •will
r accompany the expedition and aid in
guarding the landing of the valuable car
go on the coast of Cuba, and will, if
necessary, penetrate into the interior far
enough to place the supplies in the hands
of the insurgents. The expedition will be
in charge of Capt. J. H. Dorst, Gen. Miles’
aide, who has just returned from Cuba.
; The Gussie has on board between 6,000 and
7,000 Springfield rifles, about 200,000 rounds
of ammunition and several hundred boxes
of provisions, consisting principally of
canned meats and hard tack.
The utmost secrecy is maintained re
garding the point of landing, but in view
of Capt. Dorst’s recent landing in Ha
vana, where he communicated with the
insurgent leader, Gen. Delgado, it is be
lieved that the expedition will be headed
for a point not far from Havana.
The Gussie had mounted on her forward
deck to-day a 1-pounder rapid-fire motion
gun for protection. It is understood, how
ever, that she will be met at some point
not far from Key West by a gunboat from
the American blockading squadron and
escorted to the designated landing place.
The Whitney, the sister sfiip to the Gus
sie. which *allted for Dry Tortugas Satur
day, with two companies of the Fifth In
fantry, returned to-day. In is intimated
that she will follow the Gussie to Cuba
as soon as the arms, ammunition and sup
plies can be loaded. Before a week has
passed it is believed that the Insurgent
leaders will have been furnished with
arms enough for at least 15.000 men and
with a base of supplies established on
the coast, a vigorous campaign against
the Spanish forces will be inaugurated.
amounts of powder and projec
tiles for 4he blockading squadron are
now arriving here. On Picnic Island there
are twelve cars loaded with dynamite,
torpedoes, powder and ammunition, which
will soon be shipped to Key West and as
■' many more cars on the wharf tracks. An
extra heavy guard has been placed around
the cars with orders to shoot any one
attempting to tamper with the seals.
Hundreds of carpenters are at work to
•day fitting up the big transports. Hereto
fore the work has been rather slow, ow
ing to lack of material, but it is believed
now that all of the boats here will be in
readiness for loading by Wednesday night.
The engineer corp a to-day were drilled
in the use of the canvass pontoons, which
are a part of their equipment. In the
capacious hold of the -Alamo are stored
enough of these pontoons to form a bridge
Several hundred feet in length. They will
be carried along with the expedition.
Although Tuesday has been repeatedly
referred to during the past week by news
paper correspondents as the day set for
the departure of the Unlfed States atjmy
of invaaiop. there was nothing around
headquarters to-night to indicate that
there would be any move for a day or two
yet* •
The officers were anxiously awaiting
news from Admiral Sampson's squadron
and discussing the relative merits of the
American, and Spanish navies.
The younger officers around headquar
ters are Impatient and anxious for march
t ihg orders. They are willing to take the
chances of yellow fever or any thing else
| so long as lhey get a chance to fight the
i Spaniards.
I. Although the question concerning the
'destruction of the Maine was sidetracked
in the resolutions which caused the begin
■ning of the war. the officers and men of
the army nre determined that it will not
be made a side issue when they once meet
the Spanish.
As a whole, there is very little talk about
establishing the Independence of Cuba, oth
er than a*, one of the results to be achiev
ed by conquering the Spanish forces.
They remembeu the Maine and have de
clared that they will never be satisfied un
til at least 1«> Spaniards have been killed
; for every man murdered on the Maine.
A telegram oC considerable length was
received from Washington to-day by a
/prominent transi»ortaiion official, in which
it was stated that it had been learned
from the best authority possible that tne
' invasion of Cuba by the forces now sta
tioned at Tampa will begin this week. The
i programme is to land 49.000 regulars and
I volunteers as scon as possibk- and compel
the Spanish army in Cuba to tight a de
cisive bottle before the beginning of the
! .tiny season.
The telegram stated furtner, that in or
i dop to land the*»e troops in Cuba with a.«
little delay as possible, the government
| had chartered every available vessel on
tne Atlantic and Gulf coasts and Ordered
the volunteers to mobilize at Tampa and
New Orleans at once. -
The first expedition will consist of the
i regulars and 2.000 Cubans now locat
i ed in Tan pa. end while no day has ye:
been set for their departure as far as
' known. It is now almost a certainty that
they will start within the next few days
unless the American fleet meets with great
, losses In »he encounter with the Spanish.
In the military camp on Tampa Hights
rhe otii-ers are impatient, but they have
decided to make themselves as comforta
ble as pa ssbie while waiting. Yesterday
several of the regimental headquarters
I were provided with board flooring. Here
* *ofopt there t has been no flooring in any
PIMPLES
CURED BY
GUTIGURA SOAP
Before using Cuticuba Soap, my face and
hands were just as rough as could be and my
face was all covered with pimples. I was un
fit to look at, but after using Cuticuba Soap
three weeks, my face was equal to velvet.
Feb. 6,1898. PAUL DUPRE, Chaler, La.
I suffered with blackheads and pimples for
two or three years until it became chronic. I
tried everything imaginable, but it did me no
good. Cuticuba Soap cured tae.
Feb. 20,’98. L. V. GILLIAM, Oak P. O.» Va.
I was troubled for eight years with pimples
on the face. I commenced using Cuticuba
Soap. In a very short time the pimples all
disappeared and my skin is now in a healthy
condition. JAMES FOSTER,
Feb. 17,1898. Dixmont, Allegheny Co.,Ta.
Sold throughout the world. Price, 25c. Potter Dfeno
and Uiikm. Corp.. Sole Props., Boston.
tt3~ " How to Prevent and Cure Pimples." muled free.
of the tents, for when the camp was es
tablished, it was thought that they would
only be here a few days.
The men have settled down to routine
camp life. A smaller number of privates
and non-commissioned officers than usual
were seen down town to-day, but the
streets are still patroled by 200 armed sol
diers to preserve order. T .
At Port Tampa eight transports are ly
ing in the canal in front of the Inn. They
are held with steam up and ready for de
parture at short notice. f
The cavalry and artillery camps are vis
ited dally by large numbers of people. The
First Infantry is camped on Picnic Isl
an(l, the most picturesque of all for a
camp. Two more regiments now camped
in or near the city are to be sent to Port
Tampa to-day, so as to have them as near
the steamship wharf possible when the
order for departure is received.
The Ocala Rifles are expected to go into
camp as a portion of the First Regiment
of Florida state troops to-morrow. This
company will be followed by Tallahassee,
Pensacola, Apalachicola and other com
panies in the southern portion of the state,
who leave their respective homes Wednes
day. Companies from northern and middle
portions of the state, St. Augustine, Jack
sonville, Palatka, etc., must be here by
Thursday to go into camp.
The colonel to command this regiment
has not yet been elected, and if this is not
done before the camp is organized, Maj.
Williams of the Fourth Battalion, Florida
state troops, will be in command until the
proper person is named.
Several in the state, and Jacksonville in
particular, have been trying to knock out
Tampa by saying that it was not healthy,
and that the drinking water is impure.
This has been repudiated by Dr. Weedon,
who has prepared a statement of vital sta
tistics for the past two years of the city,
together with analysis of water. This has
been forward to the proper department.
The statistics show that Tampa nas been
healthier than any city of its size in the
state.
Maj. Gen. James F. Wade is now in
comand of the army of invasion, by his
right as senior officer, displacing Maj.
Gen. W. R. Shafter, heretofore in com
mand. Orders to this effect were received
from Washington to-night.
Their receipt apparently reveals a curi
ous oversight. It is military iaw that when
two brigadier g«hb>ils are made major
generals on the day the one longest
in the service is in command,
regardless of who the ranking briga
dier general.
This fact, however, was apparently lost
sight of, as w’hen Gen. Shafter came to
Tampa from New Orleans, he, as ranking
brigadier general, assumed command of
the army here, Gen. Wade taking the in
fantry division. But when Gens. Shaf
ter and Wade were promoted to major
general last week this change was ordered
in command.
In years of service Gen. Wade ranks
Gen. Shafter. The latter was appointed
lieutenant colonel pf the Forty-first Infan
try July 28, 1866, and was accepted Jan.
26, 1867.
Gen. Wade was appointed first lieuten
ant of the Fourth Cavalry May 14, 1861,
and accepted June 4, 1861.
Gen. Shafter w’as made brigadier gen
eral May 4, 1897, Gen. Wade's promotion
not occurihg until a month later. They
were made major generals on the same
day—May 3, 1898—but apparently not un
til to-day was it discovered that this fact
made Gen. Wade the senior in command.
The following law. article eleven, U. S.
army regulations, sets at rest all the
speculation about the seniority of the ma
jor-generals of volunteers:
“‘Between officers of the same grade and
date of appointment or commission, other
than through promotion by seniority, re
lative rank is determined by length of
service, continuous or other wise, as a
commissibned officer of the United States,
either in the regular army or, since April
19, 1861. in the volunteer forces.”
As all the volunteer major-generals were
appointed and confirmed at the same date,
this law makes Gen. James F. Wade the
ranking major-general after Gen. Gra
ham. The continuous service of the regu
lar brigadiers appointed major-generals ia:
Otis. Sept. 12, 1863; Coppinger, Sept. 30,
1861; Shafter. Aug. 22, 1861; Graham, June
7, 1875; Wade, May 14, 1861; Merriam. Aug.
20. 1862. Gen. Graham, the senior major
general, commands the department of the
South, which leaves Gen. Wade the senior
in the field with the United States troops.
Capt. Dorse, after a long conference with
Gen. Wade to-night, left on a special train
at 11 o'clock for I’oft Tampa, going at
once on board the Gussie.
Tampa, Fla.. May 10; 1:35 a. m.—A tele
phone message from Port Tampa says the
Gussie has not vet sailed, and perhaps will
not go out before morning.
BRUNSWICK RIFLEMEX.
Some Few Failed to Paa* Examina
tion at Albany.
Brunswick, Ga., May 9.—lnformation
reached Brunswick to-night that nine a/
the Brunswick Riflemen had failed to pass
examination at Albany. They were Messrs.
Jasques. Anderson, Berrie, Miller. Russell,
Owen, Kenan. Highsmith and Hardmg.
With these men out the Riflemen still have
thirty-two left, which assures them of be
ing retained as a company, and under their
old officers.
Dock Batchelor, a colored citizen of
Brunswick, has raised a company of sixty
eight men of his race to enlist for war
duty. They met to-night at the Odd FeJ
lows' hall, and deaided to tender their
services to Gov. Atkinson to-morrow.
The torpedo division of the naval re
serves are having a .signal drill every
night. At a meeting yesterday twenty
one out of twenty-five <jf this division vol
unteered for army service.
Mr. Phil Gocdbread, one of the oldest
members of the Brunswick police force,
and a good citizen, died to-day. He was a
faithful officer to the city.
The Oregon at Bahia.
Bahia. Brazil. May 9.—The United States
battleship Oregon has arrived here
HONORS TO MANILA’S HERO.
THANKS, A SWOHD AND REAR AD
MIRALSHII’ FROM CONGRESS.
Bronze Medals for the Officers and
Men of the Squadron—President
Sends a Message to Congress Mak
ing a Suggestion and Senate and
House Take Immediate and Unan
imous Action. >
Washington, May 9.—The President to
day sent the following message to Con
gress:
“To the Congress of the United States:
On the 24th of April I directed the Secreta
ry of the Navy to- telegraph orders to
Commodore George Dewey of the United
States navy, commanding the Asiatic
squadron, then lying in the port of Hong
Kong, to proceed forthwith to the Philip
pine Islands, there to commence operations
and engage the assembled Spanish fleet.
“Promptly obeying that order, the
United States squadron, consisting of the
flagship Olympia, Baltimore, Raleigh,
Boston, Concord and Petrel, with the rev
enue cutter McCulloch as an auxiliary
dispatch boat, entered the harbor of Ma
nila at daybreak on the first of May and
immediately engaged the entire Spanish
fleet of eleven ships, which were under
the protection of the Are of the land
forts.
“After a stubborn fight, in which the en
emy suffered great loss, their vessels were
destroyed />r completely disabled, and the
water battery at Cavite silenced. Os our
brave officers not one was lost and only
eight injured, and those slightly. All of
our ships escaped any serious damage.
‘By the fourth of May Commodore
Dewey had taken possession of the naval
station at Cavite, destroying the fortifica
tions there and at the entrance of the bay,
and patrolling their garrisons. The waters
of the bay are under his complete control.
He has established hospitals within the
American lines, where 250 of the Spanish
sick and wounded are assisted and pr -
tected.
The magnitude of this victory can
hardly be measured by the ordinary stand
ards of naval warfare. Outweighing any
material advantage is the moral effect of
this initial success.
■“At this unsurpassed achievement the
great heart of our nation throbs, not with
boasting or with greed of conquest, but
with deep gratitude that this triumph has
come in a just cause and that by the
grace of God an effective step has thus
been taken toward the attainment of the
wished for peace. To those whose skill,
courage and devotion have won the fight,
to the gallant commander and the brave
officers and men who aided him, our coun
try owes an incalculable debt.
“Feeling as our people feel, and speak
ing in their name, I at once sent a mes
sage to Comodore Dewey thanking him
and his officers and men for their splendid
achievement and overwhelming victory,
and informing him that I had appointed
him an acting rear admiral.
“I now recommend that, following our
national precedents and expressing the fer
vent gratitude of every- patriotic heart,
the thanks of Congress be given Acting
Rear Admiral George Dewey of the United
States navy for highly distinguished con
duct in conflict with the enemy, and to
the officers and men under his command
for their gallantry in the destruction of
the enemy’s fleet and the capture of the
enemy’s fortifications in the bay of Ma
nila- William McKinley.
“Executive Mansion, May 9, 1898.
HOUSE HONORS THE HERO.
Action Tnken to Thank nnd Promote
Commodore Dewey.
Washington. May 9.—The greater part of
the day in the House was consumed by
war measures. The recommendation of
the President that a vote of thanks be ten
dered Admiral Dewey and his associate
officers and men was followed quickly with
a unanimous vote, and with equal concert
the House passed the bill creating an ad
ditional rear admiralship for the hero of
Manila.
The bill providing for the organization
of a volunteer engineer brigade and enlist
ment of 10,000 volunteer troops immune to
tropical diseases was passed after two
hours of debate. The principal ground of
opposition was found in the feature giv
ing to the President the appointment of
all officers.
The Senate bill authorizing the army to
distribute food among the suffering Cu
bans and to arm the Cuban people was
passed.
So soon as the journal had been read
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An Old Man's
Last Hope.
! • ,
Made helpless as a baby by a dreadful nervous dis
ease he read of a case like his own, and had enough
faith to follow, the example it set him. Now he is
himself an example to others who are suffering front
disorders of the nervous system. ,
Sawing wood, working in his garden,
walking three times a day to and from his
place of business—these form part of the
daily routine of Edwin R. Tripp, Post
master of Middlefield Centre, N. Y. He
is past his seventieth birthday.
Nearly fifty years a blacksmith ; thirty
two years Justice of the Peace; three years
town clerk, then postmaster; forty-six years
a resident of the town he now lives in—
these are the bare outlines of a useful life.
Mr. Tripp's career is a type. His story
will be read with heartfelt sympathy by
thousands. His hearty endorsement of Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People will
be echoed by teiis of thousands.
He said:
44 In March, 1892, I was attacked by
what I afterwards learned was locomotor
ataxia.
44 Two skillful doctors did everything
they could for me. I steadily became
worse. Was unable to dress myself.
“Later I could not move even about the
room, but was carried in my chair.
44 1 gave up hope. The doctors gave me *
no encouragement. I did not expect to live
very long. I was more helpless than a
baby. I sank lower and lower.
“In June the tide turned! From the
lowest ebb, it began to set toward health
and vigor.
“The turning point was a newspaper
article.
the (President’s message was presented
and read.
The reading was not interrupted by ap
plause, but at the conclusion a demon
stration on the floor and in the galleries
followed which continued several minutes.
When the. applause ceased Mr. Boutelle
of Maine, chairman of the House commit
tee on naval affairs, offered and asked
immediate consideration of a joint resolu
tion tendering the thanks of Congress in
line with the President’s recommendation.
Upon the suggestion of Mr. Henry of
Mississippi the vote was made a rising
one and it was unanimous.
Mr. Boutelle then introdudefl a bill fix
ing the number of rear admirals in the;
navy at seven in order to provide for the
promotion of Commodore Dewey.
Mr. Boutelle said the committee on naval
affairs presented the bill for the purpose
of carrying out the spirit of the President’s
message and the manifest desire of the
people of the entire country.
Mr. Bailey of Texas said the case was
exceptional and he would not interpose
objection to a proposition so meritorious,
but he merely wanted to suggest that the
action about to be taken was exceptional
and was in no sense indicative of a pur
pose to increase freely during this war
additional high-salaried officers in the
army and navy, and he would certainly
oppose the inauguration of such purposes.
The bill was then passed unanimously.
An additional section tvas added to the
immune bill. It declares specifically that
the provision relative to the appointment
of volunteers to the several states under
call by proclamation and to the appoint
ment of officers, made in the recent act
providing for 125,000 volunteers, shall not
apply to the present act.
A motion to re-commit, offered by Mr.
Cox of Tennessee, was voted down and
the bill as amended was passed.
The House, at 4:50 o’clock, adjourned.
SENATE BACKS THE PRESIDENT.
Expresses Thanks and Creates Rear
Admiralsliip for Dewey.
Washington, May 9.—Fitting tribute was
paid to-day in the Senate to Admiral
Dewey for the magnificent victory he
achieved in the battle of Manila bay. A
message was received from the President
recommending that a vote of thanks be
extended by Congress to Admiral Dewey
and the gallant officers and men of his
command. Without a word of debate and
without a dissenting voice the Senate
agreed to the resolution carrying into ef
fect the recommendation of the President.
The Senate went further even than that.
A bill was presented increasing the num
ber of rear admirals in the navy from six.
to seven in order that the President might
appoint Admiral Dewey to the highest po
sition in the navy within his gift, and that,
too, was passed without dissent.
In addition, a joint resolution was unan
imously agreed to directing the Secretary
of the Navy to present to Admiral Dewey
a sword of honor and to have struck, in
commemoration of the battle of Manila, a
bronze medal for each of the officers and
men who participated in the gallant fight.
The resolution appropriates SIO,OOO to ena
ble the secretary to carry its provisions
into effect. • ........ ,
The bill offered last Friday, authorizinz
the Postmaster General to establish post
offices at military posts and camps in or
der to facilitate the delivery of mail to
soldiers, was reported favorable by the
postoffices and post roads committee and
unanimously passed.
Subsequently an amendment to the post
office appropriation bill was agreed to ap
propriating $50,(00 to carry the bill into
effect. The postofflee appropriation bill
was under discussion during almost the
entire session, the subject of discussion be
ing the proposition to reduce the compen
sation of railroads 20 per cent, for carry
ing the mails. The amendment was de
feated by the decisive vote of 40 to 8.
At a late hour it became evident the bill
could not be disposed of to-day, and it
was unanimously agreed to vote upon it
at 2 o’clock to-morrow.
At 6:55 o’clock the Senate adjourned.
EFFECT OF DEWEY’S VICTORY.
London Paper Says It Vpmetii Equi
librium of Nations.
London, May 10, 5 a. m.—The Daily
Chronicle’s parliamentary report says:
“The full truth about the success of
America in the Philippines has produced
a curious effect in the House of Commons.
It is as if a new world portent had ap
peared, a new force upsetting all previous
calculations as to the equilibrium
of nations. • Members who were
most enthusiastic in the American cause
see that new devolpments are ahead. The
few Spanish sympathizers, on the other
hand, are appalled at the evidence of
Spain’s incompetence, while proud of the
valor displayed by individual Spaniards.
“Others dwell upon the emergence of a
new naval power, whose friendship will be
vital to us in tWe face of European hostil
ity. It is a critical moment.’*
It told how a man, who suffered as I
had suffered, had been cured by Dr. Wil
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44 It gave me faith and hope. I took two
boxes of the pills; then four more boxes.
44 My gain was steady; my return to
health was a source of daily gratification.
44 In all I took eighteen boses of the pills
before I was entirely well. At first I paid
50 cents a box, but afterwards I saved
money by getting six boxes at a time,
paying $2.50.
44 1 owe my cure entirely to Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills for Pale People." Q
To clinch his remarkable story and add
to its helpfulness to others, Mr. Tripp made
affidavit to its truthfulness before Homer
Hanna, a local Notary Public.
From helplessness, suffering and despair
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FEDERATION OF
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
MAKES ITS REPORT.
Report Consists Solely of the Print
ed Minutes of the Joint Session of
the Committee’s on Federation.
Resolutions Adopted l»y the Com
mittee Recommending Co-opera
tion to a Limited Extent in Certain
Fields, But Nothing in the Form of
Consolidation.
Baltimore, Md„ May 9.—Cheerful weath
er and bright skies greeted the members
of the general conference of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, South, this
for the first time since their advent into
this city.
The most important feature of to-day’s
business sessions was the presentation of
the report of the committee appointed on
behalf of this conference to discuss with
a similar committee from the church in
the North the advisability and practica
bility of a federation of the sections.
The report consisted solely of printed
minutes of the joint session of the commit
tees on federation held in Washington on
Jan. 7, at which resolutions were adopted
recommending co-operation to a limited
extent in certain fields, but nothing in the
form of consolidation.
Bishop J. E. Cranbury presented the re
port, the principal recommendations of
which are:
“Appreciating fully the Christian comity
which prevails among our missions in for
eign lands, and having given careful con
sideration to the principle and desirability
of co-operative administration as a means
for lessening the expenditure of funds in
the prosecution of the work; we, therefore,
without attempting to formulate any plan
for such co-operation, commend the sub
ject to- consideration of the two general
conferences.
“We recommend the respective general
conferences to enact provisions to the ef
fect that where either church
is doing the work expected
of Methodism. the other church
shall not organize a society nor erect a
church building until the bishop having
jurisdiction in the case of the work pro
posed shall be consulted and his approval
obtained.
“We have observed with much Interest
the growth of the Epworth League "in our
respective churches, and rejoice in the
spirit of fraternity manifested in their
biennial international conferences and
commend to the several governing bodies
of the churches interested, the question as
to whether official recognition of these
meetings can be given and whether author
itative regulations are required to increase
or promote their efficiency.
“We recommend to our respective gener
al conferences the provision of a plan by
which a traveling preacher of the annual
conference in either church may be receiv
ed into arv annual conference of the other
church, retaining his credentials without
the formality of having his orders recog
nized.’’
Bishop Hargrove called the conference to
order and presided during the session. The
Rev. Dr. W. J. Hinton of Macon, Ga., of
fered the opening prayer.
The West Virginia conference Introduced
a memorial to take a small slice off the
Baltimore conference in West Virginia in
order to make the Alleghany Mountains
ridge the dividing line between Con
ferences. The memorial was referred to
the committee on boundaries.
The committee on Epworth League pre
eented a recommendation that the Ep
worth Era, the official organ of the Ep
worth League, be enlarged to twelve
pages, and as soon as possible to sixteen
pages.
It also recommended the appointment of
an Epworth League editor whose salary
should be fixed by the book committee
and paid by the publishing agents.
A lively discussion arose over the report
of the commission to revise the articles
of religion of the church. Some members
of the conference wanted immediate ac
tion on the report and others wanted to
wait until Wednesday in order to get time
to read the revised articles which had
been submitted in printed form by the
committee. It was finally decided to post'
pone action until Wednesday. The chang
es made in the articles are mostly in cor
rection of typographical errors.
Bishop Charles B. Galloway of Jackson,
Miss., to-night delivered his famous lec
ture, “People Called Methodists,” before
a large audience in the Armory building.
Bishop Cranberry's report was referred
to the committee on fraternal corres
*>ondence.