Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 28, Number 46, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 14 May 1898 — Page 4

THE MAIL.

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

A. C. DUDDLESTON, editor a ad Proprietor.

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BUNION

IN the paragraphers' rapid fire of puns on Dewey's name some are not so bad and many are so bad.

THE sea serpent this season will be suceeded by the mysterious cruisers and long, low torpedo vessels off the coast. Enough already have been seen to make a strong fleet.

AN English paper speaks of tha "YankoSpanko" war. The term goes, for Brother Jonathan is a full-grown giant and Spain is a vicious little boy that soon will be a yanko-spanko.

COMPANY will belong to the One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Regiment, United States Indiana Volunteers. Regiment Number One was the first to go to Mexico over fifty years ago.

STUDENTS of Spanish tell us to say "Kooba." That may be all right, but Americans are not obliged to take the Spanish language along with the island, and so it is going to be "Kewba."

THE grocer who pours water into the vinegar and sand into the sugar, instead of buying more stock, would be just the financier that would coin the seigniorage and issue paper money and call it adding to the wealth of the country.

IN a mirage one often sees apparently close at hand landscapes that are hundreds of miles off. It must be some kind of an earache which enables reliable fishermen, from Florida to Maine, to hear so much cannonading from ships hundreds of miles away.

THE monitor is the coming naval destroyer. It is said that an eagle so high np that it looks like a fly, can see plainly on the earth a little mouse. Just so with the mouitor, which cau see a cruiser six miles away and is itself invisible beyond two miles. It could sink a cruiser before the lattar knew what was hitting it. v? i-

As ABOUT ninety per cent of the American press has vigorously twisted the British lion's tail for many years, its present delight at the prospect of an Anglo-Amer-ican understanding is either a backdown from its former abuse, or the discovery that the animal instead of being a morose, hungry lion is only "a harmless, necessary cat"—particulary necessary to us just now.

AMOSO the few papers whoso first pages do not look like an art. or artless, poster are the Ituliauapolis Journal and Chicago Record. They have more room for interesting wading. The Journal gave the first report of Dewey's message and the Record published the first authentic and complete account of the battle at Manila directly from the squadron. The other reports professing to come from the bridge of the Olympia appear to have been written partly in Hong Kong and largely in New York,

THE country has enjoyed a delightful season of rejoicing since last Saturday when the full extent of the Manila victory was learned. To Admiral Dewey came an opportunity rarely offered to man and nobly he seized it. A splendid instance has been added to the long roll of heroic deeds. It is not necessary to say as some do that this surpasses all ancient or modern naval events. Already men have risen to such lofty heights of daring, resolution aud success that it is not in the power of mau to surpass them. It is sufficient, glory to enter the galaxy that holds them. Dewey set a fine example of bold initiative, daring strategy and heroic attack and if, as iu the days of wooden walls, the Spaniards had laid along side of him and fought to a finish he would have beat them as they used to be beaten in old times. It is of great interest to run back over the list of naval triumphs to see what splendid deeds moo are capable of. Nelson with oue ship threw himself into the front of a wore of armed Spanish ships, commenced a fight with six of them, was aided then by two consorts and finally captured two vessels larger than hisowu, unaided. There is something of A parallel bet-ween Dewey's battle in behalf of stricken Cuba aud the battle of Navariao, fought for Greece against Turkey, in US7. Over eighty Turkish and Egyptian armed vessels, carrying 2,340 guns, flanked by land batteries, lay in Nnvarino Bay. They were attacked by the combined English, French and Russian fleet of twenty-seven vessels, carrying l.lfcM guns, Iu a few hours every Moslem ship was destroyed or captured and 7,000 men were lost with them. The allies lost no vessels, though three were injured and about 140 men were killed and 400 wounded. This battle was fonght without orders and the British ministry was so much perplexed that it neglected to thank their gallant admiral who led the fight. Dewey has won one of the first lights under the new condition of naval warfare. The first battle between fleets of armor clad ship* was at lJssa in IS&S and it was the first fight between any fleets since Trafalgar, in* 1S0S. The Italian fleet of twelve armored and twenty-two onarmored vessels was attacked by an Austrian form of «even armor-clads and

eighteen unarmored. The Austrian admiral promptly advanced and shouldered his way through the Italians, ronning down their largest vessel and sinking it in thirty-fonr seconds, with 500 men, who went down cheering. Two other large vessels were sunk and the Italians scattered like sheep. The Austrian loss was trifling. The Italian admiral was dismissed from the navy in disgrace, as Montejo doubtless will be, if he lives. This page of the Mail conld be filled with naval fights, each unique, different from all others, and glorions to the victors and often to the vanquished, for defeat is not always disgraceful.

LATE reports indicate that the number of armed insurgents in Cuba is much smaller than has been claimed. This justifies the decision of President McKinley not to recognize the Cuban republic, but it also heightens our respect for the valor and tenacity of the insurgents and deepens the disgrace of the Spanish, who failed to crush an insignificant force. Tnese ragged, undisciplined little bands of rebels have refused bribes, dared death, suffered for want of food, shelter and clothes and showed all the qualities which were lauded in the men of Valley Forge and the followers of Marion and Sumter who lurked in the swamps and woods of the south.

THE war policy of the government has been radically changed in the last fortnight. We can withdraw our counsel to be very patient, as events now will move in rapid march. Our volunteers will not be kept drilling in camp for the next three months nor our ships in dull blockading ivork. Dewey's success, in showing the hollowness of Spanish power, or the benefit of quick action, may have caused this change. The result is so cheering and stimulating that we now ask why was not Porto Rico taken a fortnight ago, or the regulars thrown into Cuba? Probably because the administration has just begun to feel that it has the situation well in hand. It is now able to act in harmony with a military maxim that "naval supremacy must first be obtained before territorial attack is justified."

Her Impressions of Angels. The wife of a well known senator took her little daughter, a 4-year-old damsel, to a matinee once to see "Jack and the Beanstalk." A week or so afterward she was discovered pirouetting and lifting her petticoats before a oheval glass. Her father reproved her and told her it wasn't a pretty way to do. "Why," said the child, "I saw the angels do it." "The angels!" exolaimed her father. "Why, where?" "When mamma and I went to heaven that day," said the child,

The father explained that the fancied heaven was only the theater. The little girl's face fell. "And wasn't they angels?" sheasked. "No," said the father "they were just girls."

The ohild put on an air of intense disgust. "Well," she said, "I fink they ought to be taked home and spanked,, 'cause they wasn't dressed any more than angels. "—Lewiston Journal.

Queen Victoria's Marked Poem. Here is a funny story told of a happening at the English court: Sir Theodore Martin had been requested by Victoria to read aloud from "TheRing and the Book." Sir Theodore was courtier enough to make a cautious study beforehand of the poem, and he placed marginal notes as danger signals against passages of doubtful propriety.

The marked copy chanced to come into the hands of a rather thoughtless court lady. "I have so enjoyed this wonderful work," she said to a friend, "and it has been such an advantage to read it after the queen, for she has placed marks against the most beautiful parts, and, oh, what exquisite taste the dear queen has!" she added, pointing to the danger signals of Sir Theodore Martin.—Quiver.

Novel Mensuration.

One of the difficulties in the way of acquiring exact information in Georgia courts is thus indicated by the Atlanta Constitution: "How far was it," asked the lawyer of the witness, "from your house to the road where the difficulty occurred?" 'Bout a acre en a half, snh." "I mean how many yards?" "Dey wustu't any yards dere at all, sub, exceptin of my yard, en dat wuz 'bout a acre en a half fum de road I"

Flimsy.

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Mudge—Don't they make a miserable quality of paper nowadays?—Cincinnati Enquirer.

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TERBJ5 HATTTB (4ATUEDAY EV.ENING MAIL., MAY 14, 1898.

SUEZ CANAL K0UTE.

ALL WAR VESSELS HAVE FREE ACCESS TO IT.

If Spain Desires to Send More Ship* to Manilla, There Is Nothing to Hinder Her Taking That Route United States

"If Spain desires to send a fleet to the Philippines to attack Admiral Dewey's forces, she is at perfect liberty to send it through the Suez canal," was the statement made to me the other day by a high official of the state department. "Of course," he continued, "the serious question of coal supply would greatly harass her, but if the American ves sels can find dealers willing to take the risk of violating the neutrality laws of the nation in which their coal piles are located they will probably be willing to do the same thing for the Spaniards, provided the latter pay the necessary cash. "I doubt very much if this government would direct Admiral Dewey's force to leave Manilla and proceed to the Mediterranean for the purpose of harassing Spanish commeroe in that sea and of attacking Spanish ports whioh lie upon it, but it would be possible for American men-of-war to reach the Mediterranean through the Suez canal if they were ordered to do so. "There is a great deal of popular ignorance on this point. As a matter of fact, the Suez canal is open to belligerents. "The principle of the neutralization of the Suez canal was applied by the convention of Oct. 29, 1888, which was signed by the six great powers, by Turkey, Spain and the Netherlands. Strictly speaking, their action does not bind the powers that were not parties to the convention but, as none is of any importance except the United States and all have distinctly acquiesced in what was done, the praoitcal result is muoh the same as if the whole body of civilized nations had formally expressed their adhesion to it. "The convention declares that the canal is to be open in time of war as well as in time of peace to all Bhips, whether merchantmen or vessels of war, whether belligerent or neutral, but no acts of hostility are to be committed either in the canal itself or in the sea to a distanoe of three miles from either end of it. "The entrances are not to be blookaded. The stay of belligerent vessels of war or their prizes within the ports at either end is not to exceed 24 hours, and belligerents are not to embark troops or munitions of war within the oanal or its ports. V,J\* "By using the Sneri canal Spain's vessels will be compelled to go only 7,200 miles to reach Manilla.* The steaming radius of the Almirante Oquendo, Vizcaya and Infanta Maria Teresa is 9,700 miles, going at the rate of ten knots, and they therefore could go the entire distance without recoaling. If neoessary, they could take oolliers along. None of Commodore Dewey's vessels has such a great steaming radius, and if they shonld be sent to the Mediterranean they would have to take colliers along and might be caught without coal in that sea."

None of the members of the war board believes for an instant that Spain will attempt to retake the Philippines, notwithstanding the Suez canal is open to her fleets. It was pointed out by an expert with whom I talked that the withdrawal of a sufficient force from the Atlantic to attempt the recapture of the Philippines would place not only Cuba and Puerto Rico, but tho Canaries and Spain itself, at the mercy of the American warships on this ooast.

It was more probable, he said, that the United States would send ships from the Pacific through the Suez canal to the Mediterranean to attack Spain's coast than it would be for the Madrid government to order its ships to retake the Philippines, but either contingency he thought decidedly remote.—New York Telegram. ,*

KEEPING WELL IN CUBA.

Insurgent Veteran's Ten Bales For American Soldiers In the Field.

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1/ Keep the body always clean. 2. Change underclothing as often as possible. 3. Keep in the shade whenever you can. 4. Don't eat fruit that has just been subjeot to the rays of the sun. Let it cool off first. -%,* vp* 5. Don't drink water untir it has been boiled, and then add a few drops of brandy. 6. Don't sleep on the ground. 7. Don't sleep without covering, no matter how warm you may be. The nights in Cuba are chilly. 8. Best in the middle of the day and march early in the morning and after 4 p.m. 9. Take some medicine along that will keep the system clear. 10. Remember it will be a long time before you are thoroughly acclimated. Don't think you have yellow fever every time you have a headache. The radical change in the climate will cause trouble, bat the chances are ten to one if you take care of yourself that it will not amount to more than a short headache or temporary indigestion.—Colonel Peres Cardo in New York World.

of RooMTclt** Riders.

We thud. tbad. thad down the doaky pike. We jingle wcrMs the plain. We cat at^ throat, and welongeandstrilok.

We throttle the sons of Spain I Oar chief has never a tremor shown He's grit cinched np in a belt. Oh, they most be ft* lliebr courage known

Who tide with Booeeveit! We gallop along the gloomy vale. We hurtle a-down the lane. We leap the stream and the toppling rail.

We burst on the men of Spain! It's rattle and clash—the alters Hash, She Spaniard host doth melt. it's bluff at a grit, and it's all things vast

To rids with Booeeveit! -Cbwlnd Plain Dealar.

TELLS OF GOMEZ'S JOY.

Ajnerlean Visitor In Cuba Writes of Scenes at the Camp. The story of the reception by Gomez's army of the news of congress' resolution to expel the Spaniards from Cuba is related in a letter recently received in Chicago from Fred Clarke, a former St, Louis newspaper man. The letter bore the postmark of Kingston, Jamaica. Mr. Clarke has been representing an American sugar house in the Antilles, and boasts of a personal acquaintance with the great leader of the army of liberation.

At the time the communication from the Cuban junta at Key West arrived at Gomez's headquarters, Mr. Clarke says, he was in the camp at Cayaguani, Santa Clara province. Part of the letter is as follows: "It was about 4 o'clock the afternoon of April 22 when a scoot came hurrying in through the camp with dispatches in bis hand. It was the first news the oommander in chief had received from the United States since a brief of McKinley's last message had been forwarded to him. Gomez's eyes fairly blazed with delight. He examined the seals on the dispatohes, perused them again, as if his sense of sight had betrayed him, and then tossed his hat in the air like a 10-year-old boy. The aid-de-camp seized the dispatches and sounded the signal of alarm by striking a huge bell. Instantly the area reserved for the officers was crowded with soldiers. Gomez's aid stood on the log aud shouted out the word that made history. I hastened into the tent of the commander in ohief. Gomez's face was'buried in his hands. He was weeping for joy." Mr. Clarke paid a high tribute to the courage of the Cuban soldier.—Kansas City Times.

WAR BALLOON FOR felJBX.

It Will Be a Means of Keeping a Sharp Lookout Over the Coontrj A big war balloon will accompany the army of invasion of Cuba and provide a means of keeping a sharp lookout over the country within a radius of 40 miles of the armed and intrenohed camp which will be established there. The balloon to be used is the only one possessed by the army, although two others are in the process of manufacture, and they will also be sent to Cuba when they are completed, probably in the course of 20 days. This military balloon was formerly at Denver and was brought east for the defense of New York harbor, where experiments with it under the direction of Lieutenant Maxwell of the signajl corps have been in progress recently.

The comprehensive system of tele phonio and telegraphic communication already established at that harbor ren dered the uses of the balloon superfluous, the range of vision of the signal men utilizing it from the Staten Island station barely exceeding that of the lookouts in the outer range of forts. The excellence of the mosquito fleet system off the harbor also contributed to render balloon wcrk at New York unnecessary, the enemy necessarily advancing from the open sea. In Cuba, however, the conditions will be reversed, the enemy being in possession of the interior of the country and cut off from distant vision by the ranges of bills. With the balloon it will be pos sible to keep a close watch by day as well as by night and thereby minimize the chances of a surprise.—Richard Lee Fearn in Chicago Record.

THE PRESIDENT'S WAR MAP,

ltd Length Is Abont Eighteen Feet and the Width Ton Feet. Not many of the president's visitors are admitted to the war room. Those who are thus favored see somethiap novel in tho way of war planning. A very large map has been prepared and mounted with a wooden back. It shown the Atlantic ocean with the coasts of both sides and the islands between. The map covers-that part cf the ocean from the banks of Newfoundland to the mouth of the Amazon. When the measurements are given, some idea can be formed of the scale. The length of the map is perhaps 18 feet and the width is 10 feet.

Little paper ships have been out with the names plainly printed. These ships, representing the two navies, are fastened in their places on the map with pins, and are moved from day to day to correspond with the movements of the ships. The president, the secretaries ol war and the navy, Lieutenant Genera) Scbofield and members of tho war conn cil and strategy board bave before then the exact positions of the navies up to the latest information as they discuss the plans from day to day. The whole game of war,

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Printed Scotch lawns In a groat variety of choice designs, 10 yards for 25c. Fine American dimities, printed in handsame floral patterns—never before less than 10c a yard, now 5c a yard.

Choice styles in organdies and lawns at and 10c a yard

Lace Curtains

We are not egotistical. There are other good lace curtain stocks in town, and you'll want to look around before you buy. If you do so, we think you'll buy here. We'll be glad to show you, anyway. We have a complete stock of the newest and most desirable styles in lace curtains, curtain nets, draperies, etc:^.Don't take our word for it that we sell them at low prices, but come and see what we can do for you.

Nottingham lace curtains, new designs, at 83c, 81,31.25, $1.35 tyid up to $5. Irish point curtains, beautiful patterns, from S3 to $12 a pair.

Brussels lace curtains in the choicest styles from $4 to $30 a pair. Embroidered Swiss and antique curtains in great variety.

We are prepared to execute orders for shades and draperies of all kinds at lowest prices.

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concerned, with the locadons of the pawns, is before tfcem.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.

Pierre Lotl Offers His Sword to Spain. Lieutenant Viand of the French navy, retired, who under the pseudonym of Pierre Loti has given to the world some cbarnr'ng novels, is in Madrid, where he his offered bis sword to the queen regent. Concerning his journey there Le Figaro says, "This is not only a tribute of sympathy which he will carry to the Spanish nation, but is a truly French act, which will be appreciated by the proud Spanish people." Lieutenant Viand, who is a member of the French academy and a Protestant, was retired from the French navy about a month ago at the robust age of 48 for no other apparent reason than that be wanted to devote his entire time to literature.

It Oar Job Jfow-

The European powers that object to tite possession of the Philippine islands by the United States should bear in mind that if they bad taken Spain up by the neck we should not bave bad to. Had they compelled her to give op her tenuous bold on Cuba the war might bave been averted. They did not take bold, and we did.—Hartford Commit.

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Wash Gbbas

Seasonable wash fabrics in choice and dainty styles at onehalf regular price. This chance will not come again this season.

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OUR money's worth in dry goods and a oil painting for all our customer^ this week.^There is no charge for the painting and special low prices are offered on many line^ of seasonable goods.

Spring Dress Goods

An unheard of opportunity to buy seasonable dress goods in the beginning of the season at half price or less.

Seventy-five pieces of plain and fancy dress goods, comprising some of the spring's best styles. In the lot will be found cheviots, worsted checks, all wool canvas, silk and wool plaids and two-toned jacquards worth up to $1 a yard. They all go at one price, 25c a yard.

Special dress goods values at 39 and 50c a yard. All our fine pattern suits to close out at less than cost.

Hosiery

The dependable kind. Hosiery that looks well, wears well and washes well. Hosiery that is satisfactory in every way. That is the kind we sell. Make this your hosiery store. See these special values.

Children's fas# black ribbed hosiery with double heels and toes 10c a pair. Fine ribbed fast black hose for children, extra good value. 12He a pair.

Extra heavy ribbed hostery for boys—the wear-well kind—doublo heel, toe and knee— 25c value—17c a pair.

Women's fast black hosiery, made from fine Maco yarn—bought to sell at 85c a pairhero 25c a pair.

SATURDAY

Southwest Corner Second and Main Street. BIG LOAVES OF FRESH BREAD-

Eggs, per doz 9c Gold Medal Flour. 25-pound sack.. .90c Fine Potatoes, per bushel 90c Comb Honey, per pound 10c Three cans Polk's Best Tomatoes..85c Bananas, per dozen 10c Fine Sea Mackerel, each 8c Broken Java Coffee, per pound 6c Fine Bulk Cotfee 11c Extra Bulk Coffee l$c Can of Fine Moclia and Java Coffee.20c Arbuckle Coffee 10c Lion Coffee 10c Crystal Coffee 10c

Thpre nre no street cars around our store to scare horses, we will treat you right

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Dauntless Coffee 20c Pie Plant, per bunch lc Itadlshes. per bunch lc Six pounds ltlce ...25c Ten pounds Best Navy Beans.... 25c Fine Table Peaches 10c Twelve bars Old Hickory Soap ... .25c Twelve bars Eranive Soap 25c First-class Broom...... 10c 1 lb. extra Fine Baking Powder... .10c VJ lb extra Fine Baking Powder .... S5 Two sacks Table Salt 5c Can warranted Corn 7c Can of Fine Peas 5c

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