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2 MORE FLAGS _ RAISED The Cuban Skies Flecked With Old Giorv. IMPRESSIVE CEREM3HIES No Yellow Fever or Typhoid in the Province of Puerto Principe- Dangerous Plants. By Associated Press. New JFork. Dec. 27 —A correspondent at Neuvitas, Cuba, writing to the New York Times says: The last of the Spanish forces in this, •the province .of Puerto Principe .have left and the Fifteenth United States infantry has arrived. Our flag has been raised with much ceremony by two daughters of the Alcalde, a Cuban formerly of the tuton omtet government who was appointed by General Caipenter, governor of the prov- I Ince. Yellow' fever and typhoid are said not to exist here, though severe malaria prevails. • The soldiers are provided with large hos pital tents ami cots. The tents are being floored. The extremely dense, impenetra ble undergrowth on the hill where the ramp is situated was cut down by ex f’uban soldiers with their machetes, the great qualities of Guao, a poisonous plant closely resembling in appearance the holly, rendering it dangerous for our men to do the work. The Cubans, however, are fear less, although showing the effects in ter rible sores on hands and legs. A plant usually found growing near the Guao is claimed to be an antidote for this j •poison. Several of the men have been bit- j ten by scorpions, but the Insects here do I not seem to be as dangerous as elsewhere. 1 A few drops of ammunition applied to the | stings remove further trouble. This province is especially valuable -as pasturage land for cattle. Most of the ani mals were killed oh' during the war. There are many large sugar plantations •sadly injured by hostilities. The owners however, are now rebuilding and planting the rich soil. With American money, farm I implements and industry it will very soon < show the richest sort of country. Lands I < are cheap, $35 being the price for thirty- i three acre lots but experience is necessary 1 to cultivate them and the ways of the • country must be learned. The town of Nuevitas is old and quaint < and dirty, the Spanish garrison giving no : attention to sanitation or. indeed, any cleaning of the streets or barracks. This will be attended to hereafter by the army officers m co-operation with the alcade. SI,OOO in gold from customs receipts hav- I ing been allotted by General Carpenter i lor the needed work. As the American ! dollar is worth thirty-five to forty-five per | cent premium on Spanish silver and labor is obtainable at $1 per day in the latter < urrenoy much may be accomplished when there is no waste allowed. Living expenses are high. Eggs cost five to ten cents each; meat, principally goat, thirty cents per pound; kerosene oil $2 a gallon, rum twen- , ty-five cents a quart. Oranges and limes are cheap and bananas very cheap, but dangerous to our people. 1 The only style of carriage in town is the 1 ox cart and a bicycle could not be ridden j ten feet. j There is very much suffering among the ■ j people, of the province from want of food, i M e are completely cut off from commu nication with the United States. There is ( no regular mail and the soldiers have re- ’ ceived no letters since leaving Savannah, December 7. There is no telegraph except to Puerto Principe, forty-five miles dis- ' tant. . , Chamberlain’s Colic. Cholera and Oiar- < rhoea Remedy can always be depended , upon and is pleasant and safe to take Sold by H. J. Lamar A- Sons. CONTRACTOR CONVICTED, Chilian Government Puts a Swindler In : e , Prison. By Associated Press. New 5 ork. Dec. 27 —A dispatch to the Herald from Valparaiso says: Enrique Willishaw. head of the Com mercial house of Willishaw and Her manns, who have been purveyors to the navy tor a score of years, has been sent ■to prison in connection with the arsenal * frauds. OVATIONTO - OUR SHIPS • Cubans at Callao Preset t Gold Plates to the lowa and Oregon. By Associated Press. New A ork. Dec. 27 —The Herald's cor responded in Callao telegraphs that the arrival of the battleships Oregon and lowa ■ at that port has caused the greatest ex citement and enthusiasm. They entered the harbor at ' o'clock in the morning and great crowds went to see them. Dele- ; gallons, representing the Cuban residents | of Peru, went to Callao to meet the war ships. They presented, to each a gold plate. With the' name changed each bore the in- i script ion: * “All honor to the commander, the of- , fivers and the crew of the United States ; warship Oregon, victorious in the naval ] combat of Santiago de Cuba on the third ! day of July. IM'S. This plate is given as a testimony of the patriotic gratitude of all Cuban citizens of Peru.” Bears the Kind You Have Always Bought ■ “T* : ’99 Itauibtsrs. #*O. Typewriters. $15.00 up: fresh stock car tun and ribbons. J.*W. Shiuholser. OUR GREAT PROSPERITY. Despite the War, This Year Breaks All Records. The condition of the trade in the United Stattv fcr the year that is closing is with out a parallel in t£e history of the country. A.t the close of 1892 business men looked back upon a year whose prosperity had been greater than the country had ever known, but it is now declared that 1898 surpasses 1892 as greatly as the latter <qir passed its predecessors. Referring to this, Huh's review for December hats the fol lowing: “It is a year beyond parallel and goes ■to its close with the biggest volume of business ever seen. Enormous trausac; tion« at the Stock Exchange make some difference and heavy railroad earnings, b’lt when all the transporting and speculative interests are eliminated there is still a much larger business than in any other month of any year. Last year the exports were in volume greater than in any pre vious month in the history of the country, but thin year the three weeks’ report shows an im-rcase of 25 per cent against 9 per cent in imports, which would indicate much more* Than $78,000,000 excess of ex ports this month. The payments through clearing houses, -have been for the week 26.5 per cent greater than last year and 12.4 per cent greater than in 1892 and for the month 17.8 per cent larger than in 1892.” Bradstret-' says: ‘‘Probably never before at this date wa- the course of general bus iness so animated as it is at present. Spec ulative activity i no longer confined to rhe stock market, but it had widened 'to in ' elude wheat and corn among the cereals and copper among the metals, while the rush of business in iron and steel seems liittle, if any. abated, and seme lies, notably cotton goods,and raw wool, are displaying an activity and strength which would have been welcomed at any time for a year past. Trices of sccuritiese and of staples alike furnish examples of aggressive trength.” 'So far as stocks are concerned, it is stated thait the average of railway stocks has risen from $65.51 a share 'to $66.10. while the average of trusts has risen from s7l to $72.70. In many lines the country’s production of manufactured products has been heavily sold ahead and there appears every reason to believe that present val ue«e will be maintained or increased. Bradstreet’s says that the bark clearings for the week aggregate $1,673,000,000. a gain of 25 per cent over this week a year ago. cf 53 per cent over 1896. of 45 per cent over 1895. very nearly twice as large as 1894 and 1893 and 10 per cent larger t han in this week of 1892, which up to .this year was the heaviest week on record. Dun's review makes ibis observation in closing its review for December and for the year: “How Europe will be able to pay more ti an $75,000,000 due on merchan dise account for rhe month of December and previous months, is a question which rhe country can afford 'to consider at its leisure apd with comfort.” cASTonxA.. Bears the Kir 'd avß Aiwavs Bought Signature .// NEW WAR MATERIAL Chicago Ironmasters Enter the Field For Government Work, By Associated Frees. Chicago, Dec. 27 —The Record says: Two new steel plants, one at South Chicago for the manufacture of steel shells and pro jectiles by a new process and the other at Kensington for the production of patent hollow steel car axles will shortly be built by a syndicate of citizens represented by Carl and Adolph Mannesman, in conjunc tion with the Federal Steel Company at South Chicago and the Pullman Company at Kensington. It is announced positively that arrange ments between the Titan Steel Company represented by the Mannesman, and back ed by four strong concerns in Europe— one of which is in Berlin, another in Sxyanseo and Wales, one in Austria and one in Laly—and rhe Federal Company of which rhe Illinois Steel Company is the main factor, have been perfected and that a tract of laud has been purchased at South Chicago where the two concerns will unite on a gigantic scale to produce the armor plate and shells under the secret process of rhe Mannesmans. It is announced also that $3,000,000 worth of projectiles for the federal government will be manufactured by the .Mannesmans and rhe Federal Steel Company jointly. The Federal Steel Company in addition to its Chicago plant at South Chicago, has plants ar Joliet and Milwaukee. Armor nlate will constitute one of the main pro ducts of the combine at South Chicago. CASTomA.. Bears the Kind You Have Aiwavs Beught Big T e COPPER IN DEMAND. Every Mine In the Lake District Very Busy. < . By Associated Press. Milwaukee, Wis.. Dec. 27—A special from Houghton. Miss., says: Practically every mine in rhe lake cop per district is shipping copper by rail- Tais has been none because since .the French syndicate contermanded copper orders there is an indication for a phenom inal demand for the metal at home and abroad. A CARD OF THANKS. Editor The News—Allow me through the medium cf your paper to return our sin cere thanks to all those kind friends who have so generously remembered the Apple ton Church Home by numerous gifts, both substantial ones, which have replenished our larder, and <tho.se of a lighter nature, which made glad the hear s of the little ones. It would be hard to say which were more highly apre-ciated. though could any one have seen the bright and happx faces of the children as they marceed aroua 1 the table and each one received her sha-e of the pretty things, I fear they won! I think those produced most pleasure, but we of : graver years rppreciate those more sub sra’.iila. Th. refore. there has been 11. p pv ccmLimW.un of the useful as w-dl as the Lnciful. Sister Kath.- n-. MACON NEWS TUESDAY EVENTWO, DECEMBER »7 1898. DEWEY WANTS MEN I i Urges That the Buffalo Be Hur ' ried to Manila. ■""" ■ ENLISTMENTS EXPIRING j Does Not Wish to Come Home Himself— Philippine Conditions Improved. By Associated Press. * , New York, Dtc. 27. —A special to the Tribune ‘from Washington says: Admiral Dewey cabled to the navy de- I prartment asking when 'he might expect the i Buffalo ito arrive at .Manila and requ sting ‘ that ehe might be hurried as much as ' possible. The BuiTilo is carrying 500 men 1 to the Asiatic Squadron to take t'he places of these whose terms of ntrvice have ex pired and who are now exceedingly anx ious 'to return to the United States. .Many ! of these men would ordinarily have come ■ borne on the flagship Olympia, which was < on the point of starting for San Francisco when the 'Maine was blown up. but were retained by Admiral Dewey on a cable warning from Acting Secretary 'Roosevelt. The admiral has now informed the navy department that 'the conditions in t'he Philippines have so materially improved I that he will send a few officers and men j to San (FranciJsco on the next 'transport ! which leaves IManila. He is not yet will ing, however, to recommend any reduction j of tt'he fleet, and notwithstanding the re- I ports to the contrary, he has never intima ted any desire to come home himself, but has, in fact, refused to take advantage of the permission extended to him of tempo rarily leaving the ea«t and visiting Paris when the peace commission was there. r " 1 State of Ohio, City of Toledo. Lucas County. Frank J. Cheney makes oalh that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the city of Toledo, county and state aforesaid and that said firm will pay the sum o* one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my ; reseuce this 6th day of December, A.. 7 . 7898. A. W. Glea«an, (SEaL.! a Notary Public. HaE<s Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testi monials, free. F. J. 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