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■ [AST WAR WITH MEXICO How It Started, How It Was Fought; What It Cost in Lives and Money and What We Gained By It. (By Rev. THOMAS B. GREGORY) (This concise history will be completed in six instalments, to be published con secutively.) CHAPTER 11. In ttit* chapter I will ■ t forth the causes, occult and otherwise, that led up to the Mexican War of 1846-47. Like everything else that happens In the world, that momentous struggle on me about because of certain other thing* that had happened before it, and with out which it. would never have taken place. In the enumeration of the propelling causes of the war muni <*>me, first of all. the fact of the difference of race, the Irresponsible opposition of breed, the uncompromising friction that baa al ways and everywhere existed between the independent, progressive, self-reliant Saxon and the docile, reactionary Latin. Occupying tie 'iin I - continent, with nothing hut an Imaginary line, or a nar row stream, between them, it was in evitable ih >t there should he misunder standings. disagreements, clashing con victions in a word, all sorts of trouble. ller*- then. in this basic fact of BRKISD, we have the primary on use of the Melxcnn War. It made trouble Rom the start, it is making trouble today, and It will keep on making trouble until, in the "struggle for life'' the "(ilteSl holds the helm andy guides the ship. .lust now It was Intimated that among the other differences between the Huxon and the Latin was the MORAL one. and it was in this difference that we are to find another of the causes that brought on our armed conflict with Mexico A Wicked, Unjust Neighbor, The population of Mexico in 1846 was, approximately 8,000,000, and of the 8,000.- eo<* nt least R. r * per cent, were peons and half-breeds of various descriptions, without social standing or political in fluence. mere human nondescripts leav ing the government and its policies to he shaped by the million or *o of pure La tins. and what those policies were is well-known to all men. Mexico had from the beginning proven Itself to b an unjust and neigh bor. .It was such under the Imp.-iTtl government of the Mather Country! It was even worse under its own so-called ftepubliCHn rule Aiwa \ s fighting among themselves, they were always improved, and they did not hesitate to replenish their ever-de pleted treasury by plundering Ames*lean vessels in the Oulf of Mexico or wherever else they could find them, and by confiscating the property of Am erican merchant* wit bln Its borders Robberies were frequent. Brigandage was of common occiirr'ncr The mur der of American cHlsens living In the country, or of Americans journeying through it. were a matter that provok ed s'lght comment by the authorities or the people The United States government remon strated. hut remonstrated in vain. The robbery, murder and confiscation went right on regardless of the protest* of our government. In 188 f a treaty was mole between the two countries, and promises of redress were given, hut the pledged faith of Mexico was never ful filled. Bv 1845 the aggregate value of prop erty belonging to Americans that had hern appropriated by the Mexican* amounted to over seven millions of dni- This claim was still unsatisfied when the annexation of Texas took place lit Ihe above-menipned year. Texas In: Melxco Frantic. The annexation of Texas! Here wo have one of the ldg causes of the war with our Southern neighbor. When Texas Joined the Union. Mexico became frantic. It I* true Texas, driven to des peration by Mexican atrocities and Mex ican misrule in general, h*d appealed to the arbitrament of arms, and in a fair Disputing Over Attendance Figures at Opening Games; Mike Donovan’s Pension Nsw York. OrganlsM ba*chitll tiow comes atonic unit attempt* to present facts, or near-facts, to show that the attendance figures at the opening khmich of Hie Fwleral league club* are greatly exagaerated. "The Federal* claimed an attendance of 21,000 In Pittsburg,%ut t »i«* actual attendance wm leas than lit. 000," any the O. H. persona. Wonder If they were around counting none*. Despite what the o. It. persona aay thin fact remain* that at the openinK Federal Dengue mimes the stand* were packed to the limit and every bit of possible Maudlin; room on the field wan taken, and thousand* of fan* were turned away. It does'nt matter so much in one sense how many people the Fed* played to. The main fact is that they jammed their park* and more could they have wanted, or In what way could the fan* have shown better that they are with the Feds? There’s a movement afoot to pen sion off Mike Donovan, now a god ft 6. who was one of the greatest middle weld h fid liters In the game's history some 35 years ago, ami who has been acting a* Instructor In boxing at the New York Athletic Flub Mike, although pretty along In years, still seems to the skill and the power of 35. and there are mighty few of the husky youths who are mem bers of the club, who can beat him in an exchange of wallops Mike isn't keen about the pension idea "My work has become part of my life, and 1 don’t know what I’d do without it." Mkl Mike But the New York A. C. people not sally do plan to give him a pension practically equal to hi* salary, but It's possible that they also will send Mike for s tour around the world. They will let him do a* much work as he feels like around the gymnasium upon hi* return from hi* trip He can drop around any time that he wants NEW YORK BROADWAY AT OM STREET A high-grade hotel con ducted on the European phut at moderate prices. Subway at the hotel en trance Broadway sarfsce cart and Fifth Avenue but paw the door. WOOLLEY A t.LRKANV *. H wwuai. M|>. JHte fwFMvaeo /^Y.? Mom noooot!. »•*.» a.r. H fight had won lie*. Independence, and along with it the right to remain Inde pendent or cast her lot with the sister hood <-f American States; hut Mexico did not seem to re.-dlze the fact; and her action was like that of a very had and vers foolish child. of course, events moved on quite re gardlrss of the Mexican quibbling, and the Rio Grande and not the Nueces was decided to he the Lone .Star States western boundary. Ktlil, like the bad. foolish child that ahe was. Mexico refused to recognize cither the independence of Texas or its annexation to the United fiUates; and to make matters still worse offered a di rect affront to our government by refus ing to receive the envoy. Mr. Hlldep. Ar riving in the G’ty of Mexico on the 6th of I'ccemher, 184. r », Hlldell wrote the usual formal note to the Mexican min ister of foreign relations, enclosing a copy of iris credentials, and asking that a date might he fixed at which he might he received by the President. To this very proper action on the part of Slidell the sequel carne in the shape of a letter from the minister wh‘ch void as follows: "'l"he supreme government in advised that the agreement which It entered into to admit a plenipotentiary of the United States with special powers 10 treat of the affairs of Texas does not compel it to receive an envoy extraordi nary arid minister plenipotentiary to re side near the government, In which character Mr. Hlldell comes according to Ids credentials.’* A*ked for His Passports. The action of L« Mexican government in refusing to receive the American minister ended, of course, all further discussion; and. as there was nothing else for Slidell to do, he risked for his pHHsoprtH. and returned home, to report to the President the supreme indignity that bad he. n offered Ids nation. The foregoing facts are sufficient of themselves to explain the reason of our war with Mexico in 1846-47. Blit there Is another fact to lie taken into consideration the fact to which we have very properly given Iho name of "MANIITHT DUSTINY.” That self-preservation is the first law of life holds for nations even to a great er extent than it does for Individuals. Now, in 1846. this nation needed to ex pand. A law rigid as gravity and high above all the considerations of what may well he called the minor moralities, was urging the American people to grow. To (he west of them and to the southwest lay a mighty region that was almost wholly given up to silence and solitude, the inaction and unproductivtty of the primeval wilderness. A few small tribes of wild men. a few missions, here and there a scant settlement of Mexicans, made up the human content of g splen did region almost a third the size of Ku rope Why should it not he turned to the service of man? Why should it not he made the instrument of human civiliza tion and progress? The government un der whose sovereignty It had been for generations and ages was making no use of it why not let those have it who would make use of it? Not only so, hut the future the twen tieth century, the twenty-fifth century - j was calling to ns to provide for the PHYSICAL SOLIDARITY of the nation, to make Its boundary line coincide with the dictates of reason amt necessity, as well as of the unmistakable hints of na iUl • It And so. tin* flat went forth, and the deed was done That It was a wicked deed, a deed that clashed with the larger moralities, vemalns to be proven. The third chapter, which will appear tomorrow will deal with the opening of hostilities between the United States and Mexico. to and depart when lie feel* like It. It’’* a fine tribute to Mike, but it"* nothing more than those name old, fighters, and gentlemen deserve. He was a credit to the ring, he has been a credit to hi* club, and a credit to hi* family. He’s a man, Mike Is — every inch of him. K LEAGUES' “STICK” WORK Lcudine Batters in Major and Big Minor Leagues Hit Ball at Rate of Bettor Than .500. Chicago.—trailing batters in the major and big minor leagues bit (be ball at the rate of better than ,500, according to average* published here today. Including the game* played up to yesterday. The leading hitters in elude in most case*, the men famous for their stick work, but some of the regular star* are far behind others not heretofore especially noted for llieir bitting ability. Detroit 1* lend ing *h,. American t.aegue in hitting with a club percentage of 272, and New York la next with 209 Craw ford la doing the best work Tor lie trolt with an average of .500 while Cobb |k bitting at .321 and ranks tenth. Sherwood Magee, of Philadelphia, lead* the National la-ague and hi* percentage of .570 la keeping the Philadelphia team in front with an average of .316, Brooklyn being next with .395. Vincent Campbell, IndnnnpnlU, la ahead In the Federal t.caguc, with .613. five hita lu one day helping hi* average The St, Louis team la leading the league In club percentage with .391 laird, of Mobile, la leading In the Southern League with .167. TODAY’S BASEBALL WEATHER American League. Chicago at Cleveland; cloudy. Detroit at St I<oul*. cloudy New York at Philadelphia; cloudy. Boat on at Washington; cloudy National League Cincinnati at Chicago; .dear Si tavula at Pittsburg; rain. Philadelphia at New York, cloudy. Brooklyn at Boston; cloudy Federal League. Kamova City at Chicago; clo.*r St lavula at Indtanupolla. cloudy. Buffalo at Baltimore, rain Broohjgp at Pittsburg; rain. JAYS WIN FROM COLUMBUS TEAM Jacksonville Took a Feature less Slugging Battle From Columbus By Score of 7 to 6. Columbus, Ga.—JackHonvllie took a fcaturelens mugging battle from Co lumbus yesterday. Burnings wild lies* caused him to be taken out ot the box in tile fifth, Pearson taking his place. Williamson pitching Tor Columbus allowed nine hits, but tne tallies were mostly secured through errors. The game was called in the eighth on account of darkness. Box score; Jacksonville. Ab. R. 11. Po A. E Carroll, cf 3 2 I 1 0 1 Starr, 3b 1 2 0 1 2 1 Melchoir, lh 4 0 1 7 2 0 Hoffman, rs ; 4 0 X 2 2 0 Callahan, 2b 5 0 1 1 3 0 Pawnali, If 4 12 0 0 0 Crowder, ss 2 1 1 1 2 0 Krebs, c 4 0 110 I I Doming, p .. .. ..*2 1112 0 Pearson, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 7 9 24 14 3 Columbus. Ah. It. H. Po. A. E Payntar, 3b 4 1 1 0 2 1 Bowdoin, ss ....4 2 1 0 3 0 Kolmar, cf 3 1 2 4 0 0 Thompson, c 3 1 2 7 0 2 Moore, 2b 3 1 1 0 3 0 Thornton, rs 4 0 1 1 0 0 Gallagher, If 4 0 1 1 0 0 Fox. lb 3 0 111 1 0 Williamson, ji .. . 2 0 0 0 4 0 xKiin ball 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 « 10 24 13 3 Score by innings: It Jacksonville 111 202 00—7 Columbus 200 010 00—(i Summary Two-base hit, Thornton; three-base hits, Gallagher, Thompson; hits, off Durntng 8; sacrifice hits, Starr, Melchoir, Crowder Thompson, Carroll, Hoffman, Pawnali (2), Payn tar (2). Moore, Fox; double plays, Hoffman to Krebs; left on bases, Jacksonville 10, Columbus 7; bases on balls, off Williamson G, off Burn ing 4; hit by pitcher, Starr. Hoffman, Fox; struck out, by Williamson 4, Burning 3, Pearson I ; balk, William son Time, 2:05. Umpire, Gauzon. TODAY’S GAMES South Atlantic League. Augusta in Columbia. Charleston in Savannah. Macon In Albany. Jacksonville In Columbus. Southern League. Atlanta in Chattanooga. Nashville In Memphis. Montgomery In Birmingham. New Orleans in Mobile. American League. Detroit in St. Louis Chicago in Cleveland. Boston in Washington. New York in Philadelphia. National League. Brooklyn In Boston. Philadelphia In New York. SI. Louis in Pittsburg. Cincinnati In Chicago. Kansas City in Chicago. St. Louis in Indianapolis. Brooklyn In Pittsburg. Buffalo In Baltimore. Federal League. Georgia State League. Americas Tn Brunswick Waycross in ThomasvlUe. Cordele In Valdosta. College Game*. Alabama vs. Tech, at Tuscaloosa. North Carolina vs. Virginia at Char lottesville. Harvard vs. Columbia at New York Wnke Forest vs. Davidson, at Dav idson Mercer vs. Auburn at Macon (21. V. P. 1. vs. Guilford at Blacksburg. Trinity vs Washington and Lee a’ Lexington. Georgia vs. Navy in Annapolis. L S. It. vs. Southwestern at George town. Kentucky State vs. Manual High at Irvington Texas A. and M. vs. Austin at Sherman Citadel vs. Charleston a* Charles ton. K M. A. vs. Richmond at Gaines ville. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION At Indianapolis 4; lxvulsville 5. At Columbus 0; Cleveland 4. At Mlnneapolls-Kansas City, rain. At St. Paul-Milwaukee, rain. GEORGIA LEAGUE Amrricus 6; Brunswick 4. At Brunswick— furore by Innings: R. H. K. Amorlcus .. .. 014 000 010 — 6 8 0 Brunswick .. .. 300 001 000—4 11 3 llattsrlw -Orssry and Manchester; Richards, Wood. Hartner, Shuman land Pierce. Time, : 110. Umpires. McNamara and Dugglcby. Cordele 2; Valdosta 1, At Cordele— Score by Innings: R H. K. Cordele .. .. 010 000 000 01—2 4 2 Valdosta .000 000 100 00—l 3 4 Batteries - Kllllgem and Kuhanks; Bankston Wlnges and Puesse. I’m plre, McKee Wayeross 7; Thomasvllle 2. At Wayeross— Score by innings: R. H R Wayeross .. .. 000 010 301—7 7 o Thomasvllle . 200 000 000--2 3 5 Batteries McKarlan and Covenej; Mabry and I'udloy. Cltarg Complexion—Removes Skin Blemishes Why go through life embarrasses and disfigured with pltnrles, eruption*, blackheads, red rough skin, or suffer ing the tortures of Kctema. Itch, tet ter. ssltrheum. Just ask your Drug gist for Dr. Hobson's Ecioma Oint ment. Follow the simple suggestions and your skin worries are over. Mild, seething, effective. Exeetlent for ba bies and delicate, tender akin. Stops chapping Always helps. Relief or money back. tOc, at your Druggist. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. NECKWEAR NEWNESS A man can't slight his neckwear without dimming the lustre of his whole appearance. Many, men have tried to do it and failed. It is the keynote of good dressing. Our efforts to please men of discriminating tastes are responsible for the most elaborate —and best—showing for spring since we first started out to special ize in medium priced neckwear. At 50 and 75 cents there is a re markable broadness of spring patterns and colorings to select from, McCreary & Co. “Home of Good Clothes.’’ Standing of Clubs South Atlantic League. Clubs. Won. Lost. P. Ct. Jacksonville 12 3 .800 Savannah 10 7 .588 Columbia 10 7 .588 Macon 9 9 .500 Charleston 8 8 .500 Albany 6 10 .375 Columbus 6 11 .353 Augusta 5 11 .312 Southern League. Clubs. Won. Lost. P. Ct. New Orleans 8 2 .800 Atlanta 6 4 .600 Chattanooga 6 4 .600 Nashville 6 5 .454 Montgomery 5 6 .455 Mobile . . 4 6 400 Birmingham 4 7 , .364 Memphis 3 8 .273 American League. Clubs. Won. Lost. P. Ct. Chicago 7 2 .889 Detroit G 3 .667 New York 4 3 .571 Washington 4 4 .500 Boston 4 4 .500 St. l-ouis 4 6 .444 Philadelphia 3 4 .429 Cleveland 1 8 .111 National League. Clubs. Won l«ost. P. Ct. Pittsburg .. 7 2 .778 Philadelphia 5 2 .714 Brooklyn ” 4 2 .667 Chicago 4 4 .500 St I antis 4 5 .444 New York 2 4 .333 Boston 2 5 .286 Cincinnati 2 6 .260 Federal League. Clubs. Won. Lost. P. CL St. Louis 7 0 1,000 Baltimore 5 2 .714 Buffalo 3 3 .500 Chicago 3 4 .429 Pittsburg 2 3 .400 Indianapolis 3 5 .375 Kansas City 3 5 .375 Brooklyn 2 4 .333 Georgia State League. Clu’s. Won. Lost P. C. Waycross 6 2 .750 Thomasvllle 5 2 .714 Americas 5 3 .625 Valdosta 4 4 .500 Cordele 2 6 .250 Brunswick 1 6 .143 SOUTHERN LEAGUE Chat, and Crackers Tie Up. At Chattanooga— Score by Innings: R. H. E. Atlanta .. .. D*o Old 000 00—2 10 1 Chattanooga -001 too 000 00 —2 6 5 (Called end eleventh, darknessl. Kissinger and Reynolds; Fox anl Graham. New Orleans 4; Mobile 3. At Mobile— Score by innings: R. H E Mobile 001 200 000—3 10 5 New Orleans . . 000 011 200—4 5 2 Williams, llogg and Schmidt; Styles, Wilson. Bagby and Higgins Billies 4; Barons 3. At Birmingham— Score by innings; R. H. E. Birmingham .. 000 mo 000—3 5 1 Montgomery .. 100 030 00*1—4 7 0 Harbin and Tragessor; Black and Grlbbins. Turtles 3; Vol* 0. At Memphis— Score by innings: R H E Memphis .. ~ 010 010 Olx—3 4 1 Nashville . . ~ 000 000 000—0 8 2 Steele and Schlei; Berger and Smith. MORPHINE Liquor and Tobacco Addictions Cured Within Ten Lays by Our New Painless Method. Only Sanitarium In the World Giving Unconditional Guarantee. Our guarantee means something Not one dollar need be paid until a satisfac tory cure has been effec-ed. We con trol completed the usual withdrawal symptoms No ext-eme nervousness aching of limbs, or tost of sleep. Patients unable to visit sanitarium ran t>e treat ed privately st home. References Pn ton Rink A Trust Co., The American National Bank, or any other Citlsen of Lebanon. Write for BYce Booklet No. 47. Address CUMBERLAND SANITARIUM r. J. SANDERS, Mgr, Lebanon, Term. "Skimming through the air like a swallow flew the air ship, the rapid vibrations of the engine beating a tattoo on the heart of the excited girl, who was urging the aviator to increased speed—a speed which had already almost at tained the danger point. Out over the waters of the blue Pacific they shot, the excited girl always pointing in the di rection of the volume of smoke, marking the passage of the fast out-going liner carrying with it the secret that would clear up the mystery, restore a lover to his rank and remove the stain from the character of a de voted father.” Extract from the fint i net all • SSR I \ meat of **Lucille Lovo. m /b\. M M IBf / \ / sill i .HhJwmn _ Umf/ Al /\ • I \ UC \mi Rk.l'W \ a 1 ■ / u l a t \\ * m BM||| I\ f\/ \ V j \ I f rn i f I x \*-| \ j la i\ I / dlf The Serial Story. Sensation of the Age “Lucille Love, The Girl of Mystery” By “THE MASTER REN" A Soul Stirring Romance Depicting a Daughter’s Loyalty and a Lover’s Devotion This wonderful production has been drama tized by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company and will be exhibited at all leading Motion Picture Theaters in the city and vicinity supplied with its service. You can therefore read the exciting adventures of "Lucille Love, The Girl of Mystery,” in this paper and see each great situation reproduced on the screen at your favorite moving picture theater. Don’t Fail to Get Next Sunday’s AUGUSTA HERALD and Read “Lucille Love, the Girl of Mystery” lUfl L—i SATURDAY. APRIL 25. Lucille hat persuaded Harley, the Govern ment aviator, to take her in the airthip in pursuit of the Pacifta Liner Emprete tailing away with Hugo Los beque, the arch-zpy, in whose hands are the stats papert which she must re cover in order to save her lover's honor .