' “LLKLY NORWALK GAAE
.1 men MAN’S-VIEWS.
MiLLIONAIR E TELLS HOW HE EARN-
ED 350 A MONTH AND SAVED.
Says the Poorestan in the World To-
Day Is the One who has Nothing but
Money, Duty to Earn all Possible. But
it must be Obtained Honestly.
“Who is the poorest man. in the
world to-day? The poorest man I know
is the man who has nothing but mon-
tBBL—nothing else in the world but
money—only money.”
It was a man with iron gray hair
and an iron gray mustache who spoke
the words, and he repeated the last
ones with emotion.
The man-who spoke has endowed the
University of Chicago with millions
upopinillions of dollars. He is John D.
Rockefeller, who in the parlors of the
New York Fifth ~Avenue Baptist
Church. addressed the young men‘s
Bible class.
Mr. Rockefeller held in his hands a
cheap looking little yellow backed ac«
count book.
"This is my ledger,” he said. “My
first business training was in keeping
a longer. It was at the time when I
began to spend my first earnings in my
first struggle to get a footing.
“It was a very hard struggle. When
I put my head on my pillow the con-
tents of this little ledger then kept
running in my mind until I awakened
the next mxorninv.
‘ “Besides the accounts I kept in this
book there were memoranda of oc-
currences. In forty—two years I‘found
it.
ago. In deciphering some writing on
the back of here, I see that I called it'
'Ledgcr A.’ I place great value upon
this little book.”
Mr. I'lockefeller’s hands trembled as
he turned the pages of the little vol«
111110 which he had taken from a big
envelope in his inside pocket.
“It was important to me to be par-
ticular zit that time about items of re-
ceipts and disbursements,” he contin—
ued. “I hope you young men are all
careful. I believe it is a religious duty
to pet tall the money you can. "ct it
1':1i11_1. 1e1igiously and honestly—and
give away all you can.
“I would not dare to let you read this
book. My children read it, and said
slat I didn‘t spell toothbrush correct<
I haven't seen this book for twen~
‘v-five years. You couldn‘t get it from
1120 for all the modern ledgers in New
York and what they all would bring in.
"it reports what I received and paid
not 1. r several years, . Here is an item:
income from December 26, 1855,
to January 26, 1856 ..... . . $50
“And I lived within my income. Out
of that I paid my washerwoman, the
iady with whom I boarded, and I
saved a little and put it away.
"I see that I paid in the Sunday
school every Sunday one cent. It was
111 I had to give. I had a large increase
in revenue the next year. It was in
ereased $25 a month.
“I was as independent in those days
is M1. Astor. But when I got that in-
crease I felt guilty. I felt like a
criminal—like a capitalist. We had no
trusts or capitalists in those days.
“I remember the clothes I bought.
i didn’t patronize a fashionable tailor.
i bought my clothes from a. cheap
L-lothier. The clothes were good and
such as I could pay for. Let me give
you all a word of advicez—‘Live within
vour means.’ ”
Curiosity prompted Mr. Rockefeller
here to ask all "those to raise their
hands who hall come to New York
from the country. Nine-tenths of the
voung men raised their hands, to the
:vident pleasure of the speaker.
“City men haven’t had the struggles
we had who came from the country,”
he said. “Two days ago I had a talk
with a carpenter who was going to
make a building comfortable where
help was going to sleep. There were
5W0 big spaces he closed with mineral
wool, so the damp wouldn’t come in.
he said. Then on the next floor he
showed me two spaces he was also
going to close with wool ‘so that.’ as
he expressed it, “the sleeper there. a
aouseman, would not have to hear the
rain drops fall upon the roof.’ ”
This seemed to afford Mr. Bockefel~
or infinite amusement. .
“Why," he said, “the carpenter’s sug-
gestion made me think of my wn ex-
periences when sleepingunder “he roof,
I know that I heard the rain fall, and
when I looked up I could see the shin-
gles, and in one place. a. big, crack
through which the sky was visible. It
was pretty hot there in summer, but I
preferred summer on the whole.
“I think I was better for that sort. of
experience, and my head is full of sad-
ness as I contemplate the condition of
a number of 'young fellows that I
“(now in this city. Their fathers have
olenty of money, but the boys have not
the ghost of a chance in competing
with you who came from the country.
l‘hey’ 11 go down and you 11 take their
olaces. ’
“What is success? Is it to get mon-
ey? Well, is that success? The poor-
2st man I know is the man who has
nothing but money. If I had my choice
today, 1'] be a man with little or noth-
ing but a purpose in life.
“It’s not the money itself that is so
miserable. Money is good if you know
how to use it. Let me give you a little
word of counsel. Know just what ybu
receive and how you spend it. Write
in...-
down just what you do with it and ,
don't be ashamed to let your fathers
and mothers see what you have writ-
ten down.
“In a year or two I managed to save
nearly $1,000. Here is an item as to
clothes. My clothing from November,
1855, to November, 1856, cost me just
$9.09. Here is one bit of extravagance
which had quite escaped my memory,
pairof fur gloves, $2! Here are oth-
:i'item81— 1 . . 1 " 2- , , , 1'
, | . .
11.1.1.1“... .Jvu'..!: ... .1
I kept it more than forty-two years
1
L
Mittens....................3 shillings
Given away. . . . . . . . . ............ $5.58
Missionary cause, November 25. . .15
Ministerial student. . . ..... . . . . . . .10
Night Society. .75
Sabbath School... . . . . . .. .05
Present to Sabbath School Super-
intendent ...... . .25
“I was living in Cleveland then, and
I must have felt s01ry for New York.
Here is an itemz—Five Points Mission,
12 cents.
“We had a little paper published by
the Sunday school called the Macedon-
ian. I subscribed to that. There was
a venerable teacher of my class, a
Scotchman, and a great Bible student.
He is down 'for twenty-five cents.
“All these little things helped me to
come into sympathy with many under
takings, both religious and philan-
thropic. My opinion is that no man
can trust himself to wait until he has
accumulated a great fortune before 1113
is charitable. He must give away some
money continually.”
LINCOLN iN THE FIELD.
His First Visit to General Grant and His
Horse-back Ride.
One Tuesday a. White river steamer
arrived at the wharf, bringing Presi-
flent Lincoln, who had embraced this
opportunity to visit for the first time
.11e armies under General Grant’s im-
mediate command. As the boat neared
the shore, the General and several of
us who were with him at the time
walked down to the wharf, in order
that the General-in-Cihief might meet
his distinguished visitor and ”extend a
greeting to him as soon as the boat
made a. landing. As our party stepped
aboard, the President came down from
Ike upper 1deck, where he had been
itanding, to the after—gangway, and
reaching out this long, angular arm, he
wrung General Grant’s hand vigorous-
ly, and held it in his for some time,
while he uttered in rapid words his
iongratulations and expressions of ap-
preciation of the great task which had
38911 accomplished since he and the
General had parted in Washington.
the group then went into the after—
:rabni. General Grant said: “I hope
,.)11 1.18 ve. well, Mr. President.” “Yes,
. 5.211 5:. very good health,” Mr. Lincoln
-, "but I don’t feel very comfor-
“:2- for my rip last night on the
A": rough, and I was consid-
-'=‘:‘. ' l—ren up. My stomach has not
vered from the effects.”
" ‘2 or of the party now saw that an
_ ~' .=_ int}: std arisen to make this
no. 3 the supieme moment of his life,
g-..r_g hin a chance to soothe the
rive o;;;:-...s 0f the Chief Magis-
3 the nation. He said: “Try a
$7.17, of champagne, 'Mr. President.
l‘lt:t is always a certain cure for sea-
Mr. Lincoln looked at him
:or a moment, his face lighting up with
1 smile, and then remarked: “No, my
friend; I have seen too many fellows
seasick ashore from drinking that
stuff.“
)flicer, and in the laugh at his expense
ilr. Lincoln and the General both
ioined heartily,
General Grant now said: “I know it
would be a great satisfaction for the
:roops to have an opportunity of seeing
{011, Mr. President; and I am sure your
presence among them would have a
very gratifying. effect. I can furnish
rou a good horse and will be most hap—
)y to escort you to points of interest
ilong the line.” Mr. Lincoln replied:
,‘Why, yes; I had fully intended to go
wt and take a. look at the brave fel-
ows who have fought their way down
.0 Petersburg in this wonderful cam-
paign. and I am ready to start at any
.fl..l
”.5 i.
car, can? :3 reco
h,- o.
.5o..s. u
.,
3'01; peas ”
. :ime.”
General Grant presented to Mr. Lin—
:oln the officers of the staff who were
)resent, and he had for each one a. cor-
lial greeting and a. pleasant word.
I‘here was a. kindliness in his tone and
i. hearty manner of expression which
event far to captivate all who met him.
[‘he President soon stepped ashore,
ind after sitting awhile at headquar-
:ers mounted the large bay horse “Cin-
:irnaiti,” while the General rode with
aim 011 “Jeff Davis.” Three of 11s of
.he staff accompanied them, and the
rooms encountered in visiting both
Butler’s and Meade’s commands were
most interesting. Mr. Lincoln wore a.-
rery high black silk hat and back trou-
sers and frock coat. Like most men
arought up in the West, he had good
mmmand of a. horse, but it must be ac-
rnowledged that in appearance he was
101'. a. very dashing rider. On this occa-
aion, by the time 'he had reached the
troops he was completely covered With
lust, and the black color of his clothes
mad changed to Confederate gray. As
me had no straps, his trousers gradual-
{y worked up above his ankles, and
gave him the appearance of a country
farmer riding into town wearing his
Sunday clotlhes. A citizen on horse
sack is,allways an odd sight in like
midst of 'a uniformed army, and the
licture presented by tlhe President bor-
iered upon tihe grotesque—General
Horace Porter in Century Magazine. .
MEN’S WAYS.
'Say, Chimmie. how do fishes drink? You
oughter know. Ma says your dad drinks
s like or fish."
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This was a. knockdown for the .
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Ingenious Teaching.
' A mother, who could hear in the
next room every morning her small
son of nine talking to himself as he
spelled out the words and added the
figures, crosswise, up and down, and
in every possible way, of a. large cal-
endar which hung directly in front of
his bed, bethought' herself of furnish-
ing him better occupation. She took
down the calendar and put in its place
a good print of Raphael’s “Madonna
della Seggiola,” this with no word to
him of the change. The next morn-
ing the little one’s voice was stilled,
but a noiseless peep into the room
showed his eyes glued rapturously to
the picture, while about his lips the
hint of a smile betrayed that his ab-
sorbing interest was a pleased one.
Since then at intervals his morning
picture is changed, not too frequently,
for a, child demands reiteration, until
the boy has become a small connois-
seur in famous paintings, and his oc-
casional short visits to an art gallery
are a great delight to him because.of
his matin studies. The first ten min-
utes of a child’s day are a most valu-
able receptive period. The young
brain is refreshed by sleep, unexcited
by any of the day’s occupations, eager
for impressions and peculiarly re-
sponsive to their influence.
A writer on child-study \eonsiders
that equally important with the first
waking hours should be the last of the
day. The mother who sits at her lit-
tle one’s bed as the tired, small frame
is settling into repose will almost in-
variably find that the mind just be.-
fore sleep works with unusual, if
brief, clearness; she will be wise to let
this last, strongly imprinted impres-
sion be a. soothing one. A gentle
voice, a short, easily comp1ehende<01
tale with no sadness, no tragedy,n
sharp elements of any sort, will send
the temporarily keen but fast suc»
cum‘bing faculties elf into slumber-
iand under the best and most health
ful auspices. Too many mothers leave
to servants these significant moments
of their children’s lives. lovely to the
mothers if they will e1 ‘0 r them, and
priceless to the giowing character cf
their receptive powers if taken advan-
tage of.-—New York Evening Post.
A Curious “fill.
The will of Mme. Brasseux, an cc-
:entric Freuchwoman who recently
died in Paris, might furnish food for
thought for some of our American mil-
lionaires. She was very rich, and had
been a hopeless invalid for many
years, but she succeeded in extracting
a great deal of pleasure from life. She
filled her house with pretty young
girls, and once a week for their enter-
tainment gave a. large ball, to which
she invited any one and every one who
pleased her, irrespective of social stat
me. At. each of these entertainments
the hostess sat in her invalid chair,
near the musicians, watching her
guests dance and enjoy themselves.
When she died, her will was found
to be as eccentric as her life had been
She had ie t the whole of her vast for-
tune to individuals of all sorts and
conditions, selected from time to time
it these entertainments. Two thou-
sand francs were left to a. young man
who danced unusually well; three
thousand to a girl with a musical
Laugh; five hundred to a young woman
with beautiful hair, and, so on. All
the bequests were small, but all were
made for some definite reason, in re-
turn for some definite pleasure given
by the legatee to the eccentric old lady.
The Puritan.
Patti's Fondness for Linen.
Mme. Patti, who is a. wonderful
housewife, has a perfect passion for
linen. Her cupboards are among the
wonders of Craig-y-nos. With inno-
:e11t coquetry Caroline, her faithful
sci-vitrcss for thirty years standing,
mas tied up the. beautiful sets of
sheets and pillow cases and towels and
tablecloths and napkins in pink and
alue ribbon, with little upstanding
bows. so the cupboard, when opened,
resembles a flower garden. Patti
might well make the same reply that
Mme. Roland made when one of her
friends said, wonderingly, “How your
servants love you 1” She answered,
‘Aud how I love them!” Mme. Patti,
endeed, is literally adored by. her serv-
Lnts, and is even a. heroine to her
maid—New York Journal.
The New
It is the man who marries the new
woman who is going to get the most
mt of this life, for even in living there
.3 everything in knowing how. And,
far from leaving man out of her prob~
'em of life. her philosophy is teaching
her to look for his possibilities with
the same anxiety that she employs in
;tudying her own; that to adopt her»
self t0'his individuality need not nec-
assarily imperil her own; that the first
element in the forming of this perfect
home, which it is her ambition to es-
tablish. is perfect congeniality of spir-
it between herself and her husband.—
Woman’s Home Companion.
Woman as a \Vil‘e.
The Kitchen Apron.
lake your Chen aprons with a full
ruffle acioss tlc bottom. This will
gtand out ficin your dress skirt and
rateh whatever you may drop or spill,
:hus proter .-.r the dress skirt. The
front of a ' res s skirt is often soiled
round the bottom because the apron
ices not quite cover it, or is drawn too
1;;htly across it, but this ruffle will
affiectu ally [:1 .vent any soiling of the
gross.
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Greece Will Wait Before Re-
questing Intervention.
SKOULOUDIS’ BRAVE TALK.
Grecian Minister Says That the Situa-
tion Is Improving.
\
Stern Facts, However, Which Seem to
Show That He Is Romancing—The Bat-
tle of Pentepigodia—The Hellenes Fled
Like Scared Rabbits Before the Advance
of the Moslems—The Opinion Prevails In
Constantinople That the End of the War
Is Near at Hand—Edhem Pasha Sends a
Flag of Truce to Request a Cessation of
Hostilities For a Few Days—Cretan 1n-
surgents Refuse to Accept Autonomy.
Athens, May 4.—The diplomatic sit-
»uation may be summed up as follows:
No request for mediation has been or
will be addressed by Greece to the pow-
ers until the ministers of war and ma-
rine report upon the state of the Greek
forces at Pharsalos and elsewhere.
The powers have not offered media—
tion, although they do not conceal the
fact that a request for intervention
would be highly acceptable to them.
The minister for foreign affairs, M.
Skouloudis, says the military situation
ha‘s greatly improved in both Epirus
and Thessaly and that the victory of
the Greeks over the Turks at Velestino
was brilliant.
Advices from Arta say that the chief
local authorities and about 100 inhab-
itants of that place have returned
there. Panic, however, still prevails
at Arta. All the stores are closed and
the military authorities are' said to be
contemplating further withdrawal of
Greek troops from that. vicinity.
In the direction of Filippiada flames
are visible.
An armed Greek priest has been 'at-.
tempting to restore the morale of the
troops at Arta by preaching a. crusade
against the Turks in the public square.
The ministers of war and marine
have left Pharsalos for Athens, after a.
long conference with Prince Constan-
tine and the headquarters staff.
A dispatch from Arta says that the
Turks have occupied the bridge at
Louros.
It is probable that no minister ever
better deserved humiliation and dis-
missal than M. Delyarmis. the former
premier. -A little more than three weeks
ago he declared everything was pre-
pared for war. but until
ing of the fighting no preparations were
made to resist a possible invasion of
Thessaly. A few trenches were dug in
front of Larissa. and one or two earth—
works were erected, but ten days ago
(the date the dispatch left Athens is
not given) not a spade had been used
to erect batteries or earthworks to cle—
fend the exits of the half dozen passes
. leading to the Thessalian plains.
llalli's Plans.
Rome, May 4,—Ofiicial dispatches
from Athens received here today say
that the Greek premier M. Ralli. con—
tinues negotiations with the view of
securing the intervention of France
Russia and Great Britain in favor of
an armistice.
“Change of Air" For George.
Paris, May 4.—-An Athens dispatch to
Le Figaro asserts that King George is
suffering from cardiacal spasms and
that his physician insists that a. change
of air to the island of Milo or to the is-
land of Syra is necessary.
Concessions Tender-ed Cretans.
Candia, Island of Crete, May 4.——The
admirals commanding the fleets of the'
foreign powers in Cretan waters had a.
conference with the insurgent leaders
at Paleokastro and promised the latter
complete autonomy, including that the
nomination 'of their ruler should be
subject to the rati’ication' of the Cretan
assembly. The insurgent lea Mclers how~
ever, cut the discussion short and reit-
erated that their motto remained. "An-
nexation to Greece or death.”
“’81- Nearly Over.
Constantinople, May 4.—-In some of
the influential Turkish circles the opin-
ion is expressed that the war with
Greece will soon terminate. They point
out that, while Turkey was forced into
the war by Greek aggression and the
counsels of certain of the powers, Tur—
key will not gain any advantage by
crushing Greece for the benefit of the
Slav element in the Balkans. and it is
thought that the successes attained by
the Turkish troops in Greece-are all the
Turkish government could desire. Fi-
nally, it is said that, unda r the circum-
stances, Europe might intervene.
It is officially reiterated that the re-
ported Turkish reverses at Velestino
‘ are unfounded.
-forces at Janina, Epirus,
of the Turkish
telegraphs
that the Turks have recaptured and oc-
cupied Louros.
In spite of the talk of peace, the prep-
arations for war show no signs of 0:515-
ing. The whole of the landsturm, or
mustahfuz (second reserve), belonging
to the Third army corps, stationed in
the Salonika district, has been called
out. .
The commander
Edhem ‘Vants arr Armistice.
London, May 4.——A spegial dispatch
from Athens announces that Edhem
Pasha has sent an officer with a. flag of
truce to the Greek headquarters, asking
for an armistice of five days.
Another dispatch from Athens says
that it is again reported that Bulgarian
irregulars to the number of about 200
men have crossed the frontier into
Macedonia.
To Protect German Interests.
Berlin, May -4.—-A dispatch from
Rome says the Italian government has
instructed the commander of an Italian
warship at Patras, west coast of Greece,
to protect German interests there.
The Battle of Pentepigadia.
London, May 4.——A dispatch to The
Daily News from Patras, en the west
coast of Greece and not far from Arts,
dated Sunday, gives a. most graphic
account .of the battle between the
Greeks and the Turks at Pentepigadia,
Epirus, and of the retreat of the former,
from that place. It shows that the rout
has
the begin- ,
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a
r
and panic of the Greeks at Pentepiga.
dia. was as complete as the stampede
which followed the fighting at Tymavo
and the retreat on Larissa. and Phar-
salos, in Thessaly. The Daily News
correspondent says:
“The .net effect of the Greek retreat
to Arta is that each army is now in the
position which it occupied before war
was declared, but with all,prestige
gone from the Greeks. The latter had
held the hill near Pentepigadia on
Wednesday evening against fierce
Turkish attacks. The Greeks obviously
needed to be re-enforced, but, although
considerable forces were near, no help
was sent. On Thursday morning the
Turkish fire was brisker and our guns
on" the crest of the bill for some reason
were silent. The fury of the fire culs
minated at 3:30 p. m. The Turks’ fire
was easily distinguishable by reason of
the sharper crack of the martini'rifie,
and it developed in the space of a.
quarter of an hour into the most ter-
rific roar ever heard in any battle,
withering down to a fusillade in three—
quarter 5 of an hour."
The Turks Massiug.
“The Turks in the meanwhile were
massing upon the slopes on our right
front, preparatory to rushng the hill.
Yet our guns on the central hill were
silent after L0 minutes and were with-
drawn.
“I asked a sei‘geant where the guns
were going, and he replied, ‘To a better
position.’ -
“As a matter of fact they were being
romped back to Hanopoulo as last as
the mules could take them.
“The evzones 011 the czest of the hill
made a. gallant reply to the murderous
fire and held out manfully, losing -00
men, till 5 o’clock, when cheers began
to mingle with the roar of the martinis.
A moment later the evzones tumbled
oveI the crest, firing as they came, and
the Turks following and firing inces-
santly as the kilted men ran down the
hillsides. It only remained to make
good our retieat.
‘ The Turks continued to pour a smart
fire at the evzones, the latter eagerly
responding.
“Then some one gave an order, and
the evzones, with a groan of disgust,
left their position and moved sullenly.
though in perfect order.’
The correspondent of The Daily Nens
then described the flight‘ of the Greeks
before the Turks, numbering about 6, 000
men, who scaled the mountain, covered
by bushes and rocks, firing continu-
ously and rapidly and driving the ev-
zones and inhabitants before them, the
latter carrying off their portable prop-
erty. He then says:
“When I left Arta on Friday morning,
the Greeks-had not a man left on the
Turkish side of the river Arakphos. I
have never seen men so demoralized for
so small a cause. Indeed, it was a case
of almost no cause whatever. They had
neither seen the enemy nor felt his fire,
yet 11,000 men and 40 guns melted
away. Had the Turks pursued the fu-
gitives much farther, accompanied, as
they were, by the peasantry, women
and children and 30.000 sheep, besides
cattle, the massacre would have been
awful.”
Greeks and the Relief Fund.
New York, May 4.—-The metropolitan
- of Athens cabled today to Ralli Bros.
to know if $3,000 collected by the New
York chamber of commerce could be
used otherwise than for Cretan refu-
gees, as the families of the Greek sol-
diers sent to the front Were in urgent
need. Mr. Woodworth, treasurer of
the chamber of commerce relief com-
mittee, cabled in reply that the fund
could not be diverted from its original
purpose. In view of this state of things
the Greek ladies’ committee appeal ur-
gently for more funds. They cabled
today $500 for general relief of Greeks
and $500 for Red Cross work.
JOHN V. CRUM DEAD.
The Famous Runner a Victim of Dread
Appendicitis.
Des Moines, May 4.——John V. Crum,
the celebrated runner, died today of
appendicitis.
John V. Crum was one of the'best
known amateur athletes in this coun-
try. In the past few years he has sev-
eral times competed in the east.
In the international games in New
York in September, 1895, between athe
JOHN V. CRUM.
crack athletes of the English and
American colleges, he competed in-the
220 yards dash, when the intercollegiate
record of 0:21 4-5 was broken by him
and by Wefers, who now holds the in-
tercollegiate record. Crum ran second
in 0:21 3-5. Crum had a record better
than 10 seconds for 100 yards. He was
23 years of age.
Receivers For the Atlantic Company.
Newcastle, Pa., May 4.—Upon appli-
cation'of the Croion Limestone com-
pany Judge Wallace appointed Edwin
N. Ohl and William Reis of this city
receivers of the big Atlantic Iron and
Steel company, which has the Atlantic
Furnaces and Rolling mill in this city
and leased works in Sharon and Green-
ville.
Congressman Showalter Sworn In.
IVashington, May 4..—In the house
today Joseph B. Showalter, who was
recently elected to repreSent the Twen-
ty-fifth Pennsylvania district at a spe-
cial election. to fill the place of James
J. Davidson, deceased, took the oath of
office. '-‘
Deboe’ 5 Arrival Delayed.
Washington, May 4.—Kentucky men
about the capitol have been. informed
that Senator-elect Deboe Will not ar- .
rive in ‘v‘v'a._-.ington until the day after
tomorrow.
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Situation In the Island as'Viewed by
an American Visitor.
WAR NOT NEAR THE END YET
Many Rebel Bands xist Which the Span-
1511 Either Cannot or Do Not Care
to Reach—Hostilities May Be
Continued Inde finitely.
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Washington, May L—A traveler who
has just. returned from a. several
months’ stay in Cuba, where his op-
portunities for judging the conflict have
been exceedingly good, gives the follow—
ing account of the situation to your
correspondent: ‘tThe Cuban war will
last until Spain's resources give out or
until the United States 6r some other
country interferes. Neither side can
win a straight out contest such as has
now been going on for three years.
VVeyler has not pacified Pinar del Rio
in any true sense, although that prov-
lnc< is loaded with his troops. Every
railroad car is accompanied by a. de-
tachment of soldiers, every railroad
station is a guardhouse, every curve in
the track is covered by Spanish sol-
diery, and the poor natives from the
country districts have been driven
within the fortified tovvns. The result
is that there is no general insurrection
in the lowlands of the province, but
the Cubans still hold the mountainous
portions, from which they sally forth
to plunder and destroy as opportunity
affords. Weyler is doing nothing to
abolish this kind of warfare, and the
Cubans do not care to fight in any
other way. They have no men to lose,
their ammunition and equipments are
slender, they hold a good part of the
food producing section of the island
and are living very comfortably in the
present state of the conflict.
“The Spanish generals and captains
are in no great haste to put down the
insurrection, even if they could. They
have adopted a. system of levying trib—
uteupon all the plantations and trans-
portation companies owned by for-
eigners. and in a word every single ln~
terest which can afford to pay tribute
for protection is compelled to do so.
Profit In the Rebellion.
“This makes the continuance of the
rebellion a source of great profit to the
Spanish leaders, and they are really 111.:-
no haste to make an end of it. Whether
the Spanish soldiery could entirely
subdue the island if they were led by
incorruptible and capable generals is
another question. They could undoubt—
edly give the rebels a good deal of
trouble, but the natural fastnesses of
the mountains, the lack of roads and.
the heavy undergrowth give the 11;;
tives a decided advantage.
“The people who really deserve our
.pity, and in Whose behalf the United
States might perhaps do something, are
the poor peasants who have been driven‘
into the fortified towns by ‘Weyler and
there compelled to starve. If they were
over with the rebels, they would at
least get their living, but crowded to-
gether in the cities, with no chance to
cultivate the soil, their lot is a. hard
one. They and their families are the
real sufferers from the continuance of
the war, while neither the Spanish sol-
diers nor the mountaineer rebels call
for especial sympathy. The great thing
that impresses an American who goes
over the island is the difference be-
tween the Cubans and our own people.
For the most part the men carrying on
the present rebellion are incapable of
self government, and it is very doubt--
ful if, in case the Spaniards were driven
from the island, things would be in
much better shape than they were of
old. A few educated Cubans who have
traveled in the United States assert
that in case the insurgent cause is suc-
cessful they would have no trouble in
assuming political control. Perhaps
this is true, but there is no way of be-
ing sure of it. I predict a 20 years‘ war
on the island unless Spain’s resources
are so badly sapped that she is obliged
to withdraw her troops."
A Cuban Victory.
Havana, May 4.—A very ‘serious en-
gagement took place near Palacios,
Pinar del Rio, recently. Colonel A.
Nunez, in charge of the insurgents, at-
tacked a. large Spanish force on the
military road near there, and after a.
half day’s fight forced them to retire
with a. loss of several hundred. A de-
tachment on the military road ten
miles south of Artemisa. was ambushed
by insurgents. A dynamite mine in the
road over which they were passing was
fired and caused the death of 25 men.
All the main roads in that part, as well
as the railroads, are kept constantly
patroled by Spaniards, but they are so
afraid of marching over them that in
several instances they have compelled
large bands of pacificos or refugees to
march in front of the columns to pro-
tect them from dynamite explosions.
The Cubans, however, fire the mines
by electricity as the Spaniards are di-
rectly over them.
Levee. In Bad Condition.
Memphis, May 4.—The flood condition
in this section is practically unchanged.
For the first time in about 15 weeks
land can be seen in Arkansas from the
Memphis bluffs. The levees at Cowpen
and Vidalia, near Natchez, Miss. are
in a. most dangerous condition. They
are being closely watched by a. large
force of government engineers. The
water is trickling through them in
many places. .
The Belwood Hotel Suicide.
Moodus, Conn" May 4.——The body of
Mrs. Grace C. Carter, the young woman
who committed suicide in the Belwood
hotel, New Ymk. Friday. was brought
to Moodus teday. Silas Cook. the wo-
man’s father. accompanied by U’nder-
taker Bride, went to New York by boat
Saturday night and identified the re-
mainsas those of his daughter.
Davidson to Challenge Michael.
Toronto, May 4. —I—Iarley Davidson,
the well known Canadian bicycle rider,
will challenge Michael, the diminutive
Englishman, for a series of races of
one and five miles, and a third dis-
tance-to be decided by the toss of a.
coin.
Osenton Resigns.
Washington, May 4.——C W. Osenton
of New Hampshire, a chief of division
in the office of the auditor £0. the war
department, has resigned. 3 7. 3 _ ;
Norwalk Chronicler