Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, July 16, 1898, Image 2
LANCASTER ENTERPRISE
Published Every Wednesday and Saturday
i: Y
Hie Enterpri^ - t'iiclisMn,4 - Company
A. J. CLARK, K-litor,
One Year $ I .00
Six Months 50 cts
Three Months 25 cts
In Advance.
Saturday, duly 1(1, ISDN.
Undo Sam sotuls (ho Spanish
fqrees home at his expense, but
when ho begins to figure up the
war indemnity the bill wiil be
presented to the Spanish.
The city of Santiago is reeking
with yellow lover and in a
short time the nmttality among
our soldiers from thai will be
greater than it has yet been from
Spanish bullets.
The territory surrendered I v
Gen. Toral makes about .Vino
square miles and the Spani-h,
soldiers to be sent to Spain nuin I
ber about I 0,000.
The Columbia Kegister lias
been discontinued as a morning
paper, but will be issued as an
evening paper. The paper was
established in Is7.">.
If the history of eampaigningj
i 11 111e t ro 11 ii ^ vi'111 111 . i. i v I I > i 111< . ^
a guide to the future, wo in iy e.vj
poet very soon to hoar of groat i
mortality anion.' our ><>Mio:s in
tlie West Indies.
The eondition report of thoj
bureau <1 agriculture up to July
1st places eotton at '.U.J lor the
country at large. Tlu? condition
for South Carolina and several,
other states is ;>o.
(Jen. Miles is now to move
against I'orto iiico with sullicient
soldiers ahd navy to capture it in
short oiMor. His form will prob-1
ahly hi- about lia.tnm strong. |
though if ho wishes, it will he j
stronger.
Admiral ('ervera's conduc
since his gallant light to >avc hitleet
has won the respect and ad
miration of all men. He is a no
hie character and his name will
down in history as 011c of tin*
world's greatest horny.1;.
Judge (iage recently granted a
new trial in a case tried at the
Juno term oi the Kicliland court,
upon the ground that one of the
jurors who sat on the'case wa>
over 05 years of age. heyond the
constitutional limit of "hotween
'21 and 05."
0. I*. liarrett, the notorious
post office del'rauder of Spartan
burg, who several years ago w.(~
sentenced to IS months in tin*
r. S. prison at t'olumhns. < >hi<>.
was taken from < 'harleston Mon
11:1 \* on li- '' I.. it.
* righteous st*nf?-n< .
I li?' rentiers ?il in.' I >ai!\
Reconl must In.; growii j. Iir< . ?t
' the persistent "heelinu" ti i- !
ine Cur ('< ;. W itson, ?*i.?1 < ! v' .
, rm^reinir ??!" <i'?vernor I.'1 /
Huth are . <! : -. en, i? 11 I /
written law ui' pre-'otleiUr
Kllerhe im li rm 1/ he
not j^t it, we i I pro / v have
a belter govt rn??r !5u? / it - n e
lit there in clorn i f inlii
no nTiCK hvmilifttinJ the other!
/
'
BEGINNING OF THE END.
Tho beginning of the end has
come?the Spanish have surren
; tiered Santiago to our forces. 11
I was done at tho last moment o!
! tho armistice extending to noon
I Thursday wit it Gen. Shat ter's
' demand 1'i.r surrender, accompanied
by the threat that it' they
did not. siiiTi'inl.T. lie would be
! gin bombard i eg > ho eitv with
every gun lie had, assisted by
i the big gui s ol the navy, (len1
eral Toral -ho.vod good sense in
I sii r rend * 'ring, and our people
! acted lmnianely in agreeing to
sen 1 t liein to Spain in our vessel|
as parol prisoners.
lYmtKSTlNH I'A< TS.
The Si/e. the Population and
Jtiie rroihudsni the Hawaiian
1 viands.
From New York 'fine's.
(Jeogr.i'ihers i?.*el\oli !iu- .'iiei
Ix-r ul islands of 11io 1 Iawaiin
^?\)i:pall t!ii* way I'roni I 'M lo
lilleeii. alihnuuh two arc little
more than ' arron rocl.Tlioy
arc divided ironi each olher Ity
I!;c * Kiuht Hawaiian Seas." which
are in reality narrow channels,
although a! times widening to t ii.
e\letil c>i" live miles. The ureal
e>! expanse < > I Wat or hot ween v.n
Mauds is twenty live miles. T!;?
i-!at s have a < ..? .? I'm? of nhoii'
*iM> miles am! a total -a >>1
0. In s piara miies.
\i: 1: \ oi a in; mi. was
< >a11u. t ho j i iticipal i Ian i. a I
though not (he largest. n.- an
area el'Hon Mjwaro miles ::i 1
populal em o| jo.'jiI.*). l ie <:
jot the other islands are : Haw , i,
1.-Jlo s?j11.i' miles ; Maiii. Ton :
Kauai, a'.M) ; 1? i<?K:11. tii'i ; |.a
Mill. I ?" Z . N 111: < 11. i . .'I II'I Iviiiool!
:i \Vt', l?;?. < ?:i ' >ailU Is 11 i ll< ?l 1111.
tin- -cm; of irovoninionl. ;.ml tin
! homo n| lllo-l (?! tin' WnaltliY
[?!:iliti ] > Mini nioivhallt s. I li<'
hitrho- ol lloiiolulil K tin* -only
olio in tho irroup whom vc?-o!
hi iio s.ifoly :it i wharf ami ?Ii
cliiir^i' lhoir t ;irirof> without tin
ai l ol li^litfi-. I'on rl I'iwr liar,
hor. fflftl -OIIU' YOMIS apo MS .j
coaling -tm1 ion, ii"> a low miloI
Wfst o| i 11 > I to 1111II.
1'ossil.lv 1111? islainl' which i
host known to the i ivili/.otl worhi
jtliroii^li rottiMiioo ami history i
1 MoloUai. which contains 1 lm l? j?< ]
sott lenient of ahont 1,'JOtt siill'o r
I its from the ilrrml ili-soa-a*. Marl
Twain, in Followirijr tin* K<|il?\t or.*
I write- o| the lepers ami imvs ;
inna >|ii I i ril hi t<* to I at lie r 1 tain ion
who lai'l > 1 ow11 In- 1 iI? lor tlmm
j|'o>i(li > I ho lo|?or>. Molokai ha- ;
populat ion of ahout 2,o07. tno-t 1;
i nativo.
i\aiiai ha- a lariie niimhor o
itierinaii- in il- i i(;-el? nt>
11mi-1 o| win m aro onjrauo'l ii
i -iiLrar cultivation.
Maui,w hoi ( . i-:-pr<wkio-. t in
t 'ai ilornia Mi^a i kini;, has his o\
I t o 11 - i v o j 11. i n'' 11. i r, .contain- I < ,
7J11 .-onIs.
II tvv:iii it ell ha- a populat ioi
^ 100 |{o\ra> <1 Tltitt.
, 1 , 1 n I
- . 44 ?? I'll ,1 ?
?.. , I I, 4< Mil A . II
4 f 'it ? 1 ( .t I ;ii I . n ? I ' i.1 0i.
* 1 I ?
' 'li t il I'll ii 1 it ii . ill)
i?? -ill . 111 i; ii. n
11 . i . i C' - . ki ii ii i?i i.? . v i i
i
'it til,it Kivilt'' I'll- li41 i-M
I i I 1 I - I. ' 'II mi
ins; in work 't f.ri
'.'Hi in (tiT Onu llumlrrii u . ;.i:t
| of ( Si lllliit'
.
i<ni. ? i 4 Itt !(
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c
of 33,295. The government 01
s the islands and the conduct of .affairs
are practically in the hands
t of some 3,200 Americans. By c
[ the last census there were among s
i the whole 109,020 of the popula- t
; tion of the islands, 3,030 of (
American hirth. There were j;
! 2.250 British, 1.132 (Jermans and ! r
I ahoul 100 others from Northern s
Europe. Besides these there are 41
] !S,0(JO Portuguese atid a few linn- j
j dred French, who only need edit- j
cation h> take a nselul p irt in t he j
*
j a Hairs of the land of their adop-l j
tion. The Asiatic population ini
(dudes 21.107 Japanese and ahout ^
21.010 Chinese. The strictIv
I . ' 1
i native population numbers 39.
15t11. This is a very slight in- i
I crease over the few preceding
'years. ; I'bniigh there is a general
belief that the natives are de
I - . ........ :I
creasing. < apt. < oof:, in ! (
j est i ma ted their number to beL
HMUHH). | (
Tin1 I i.i\v;iii:111 Islands are < ! i |
: eoral si in 1 vulcanic format ion. Ac- v
ti I
: cnrdinir to I lie 1 one mis ol t ho poo I |
pi" t'noro have been no voloanoos |
active for aires, exoopl on Hawaii. ,,
whore Kiliiica keeps up its (ires,
and at eertnin times Manna Kea. j
Manna 11 ualalai and Manna I,on.
i he mighty crater of Ilaleakala (
on t'.ie island of Maui lias slept in
ace for untold aires. ,
Mill. WnMUtol SI.Y I'KK'I 11.1'). 1
The v,ul that lu> been t<?rinin::
for centuries on these volcanic
i..oillids an l coral reefs is very
lick ; in many cases there are live *
< u ua lee; ol pi.i e loain. 1 lie
\ uejaiion i- luxuriant. There
u" litmj11 ?11* sliowers. ami on the
I ieVel the thermometer r.llijl S j
I rein t'a i t o !M) deirrees. At upper j1
levels, about e.OOO leet. the 11*111 1
perat lire lluetuates between I'M
1 and 7<i. ' 1
I'robably ' *<? per'.cent ot tlie|(
jvonetabre product of the islands
' i> sunai, alt lioiiiili l lie ci'iltivufion 1
' <?i nee. eoilee and tobacco is not ^
IK'glcCtcil. _ .
Sunnr cane is grown from tlie* '
>ea level-to high elevat ions. Forty ' '
wears a no the production of sonar'
was less than VO.obtl -.tons. Iiij'
ij 1 sst) it was dii.OOO Ions : in ISsa.l*
j >."?.<)0l? ; in 1 >00, 2-7,000. :iH? 1 iii
j 1 >07. nearly hall a million ions. '
4 The increase is principally ?im* 1
U to American machinery ami to
i the* reciprocity treaty of 1 >7 ?. |
i' which jjfiVo new life to the imttn ''
try. ' ?
; : 1
,j t.\KtH-.NIN'(i V KK\ I'll' | IT A m,|;.
t (lanleninfr is carrieil on in thy i
j islamls lor the henolit of tlie : <
' steamship lines whose vessel-Ji
( pass on their way t<i Australia.;,
t'hina ami Japan. Nearly all
the I'rnits ami vegetables grown']
in ill-* I'niteil State's "row' there*'
f|?l . *
to enormous siz;v I lie kitchen
gardening is <lone hy t hinamen
i ami I'orhiguese, who make large J
proliu.
1 he toha "o crop a ^ S Jo \y , i
iv 1
,',t).uoo ponmls. ate! lew \*>?ars ,
latter it wji- OO.OOO ]. can Is. \' s t .
o mint it ie *?t t he lent are con
- n ill' ' J i >v i in* ii;il l \ r.s.
i
hols i?tv "rim \\otitis.'
Mi: Kill pot :?I lie health ?>l tliist'ctn?ii
is <_">inl. \\ o havo ftrc i' ii
irui twice .1 montli Ity Kev. .1. :
< roxton. Antiooh is dm ; hnor.i. '
We have a nice Alliance at .\ i?:?
" fu ll < )sir fcchbnl will -for! July '<
, ..\*>th, with Prof. A. (P >\\ II as' i
tpa?'h? l". Wo have pit :ify < ! i n
anil crops a VP ?OOtl kmI a i: iy j.
School that i, ?*? Id do;. - in 1
i the covinty. I'im v Wdo:^,- j<
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Facts About Our Navy.
When the civil war broke oui
mr navy was comparatively
mall, but the (iovenwnent im
uediatcly devoted its energies t<
he building of new ships and i:
oil'1 years there were on the nuva
v.,-is!er more than one thousam
liips of all kinds. At the close
if the war our navy was mor<
mwerful than that of Kngland
The light between the Monito
nd Merrimac, however, had ren
lerod wooden ships obsolete, am
vliile nothing was done for man;
ears towards creating a navy o
ron or steel ships by this count ry
II of the Kuropcan countriei
milt them in great numbers am
>ur navy from being (he mos
.ovverful in the world became ii
. tew years one of I In' weakest.
In ISn'5 I'oiijjress aii(hori/e(
lie construction of the lirsi
nodorn steel cruiser and whet
lie Maine was blown up in I la
ana harbor the "Now Navy*
tad about one hundred ships
uilt or buildinsr. including al
:rades from the monster henvib
rmored battle ship. which couh
l ive ?unl; the entire navy of tin
ivil war. down to the lon^ shar|
orejni boat.
During the !ir-1 six months o
h?' present year 11 ?< navy ha
lad another sudden growth b;
iie creation of what has beei
hlled t lie "auxiliary navy." 'I hi
iow comprises 1 | | ships, nearb
ill of which have been etjuippci
is t?i:i?fin.ir vessels. In the aux
liary navy are included the 1
es-els of the revenue service,
inht lions.' tenders. "J tish com
ni?>ion*boat> and hospital boat:
\ 11 the extra boats acquired ex
ejitinj; the f??ur nia^nilicenl At
antie Liners have lieen purchase
>ut right.
Mi t he list ol I he .-hips <>l ill
eirular Navy are, ! I hr-t elas<
IS second rlas~. Id third ela-s,
bnrlli class warships, ami .'> "? tot
aedoes hnals in addition t<> tug:
reeei\ ing ships, sailing ships, et<
There are ni)A' building or ati
horized hy < 'ongress warship
unl about as many torpedo boat:
The largest battle ships ar
lamed from the States, th
Miiisers Ironi the cities, ami th
torpedo boats Iroin naval heroes
Iii the auxiliary navy ? it ii
lasses of ships are named aflc
Indian t r i 1 >?-h and others a 11 * r I li
stinging insects.
The Sumecn ram. the llollan
submarine boat and thedynamit
rniser Vesuvius are hni<|ue I
tur navy, no other countrv havin
dmilar instruments of war. Ih
Vesuvius has been looked ujio
liV naval experts ol ail nations a
?: | loul.tlul utility . hut wit 11 i
he 1 ;t-1 month she ha> with lie
long "blow |dpes'" or pneumati
uhes ureessiully thrown sum
weuty s11e11 oaeh charged wit
Vom .. > to 500 pounds of dyna
\\ llf'll I llt'SC -iin-1 Is t'\
; ' <!? < 1 !In- jx'opli' 1 ivin;; in* ^nt
, 111roc <-r four !Mi!o?< :i\n n\
limy w.-rc having a
*\! Im111mk?*. The \ aiikoo ii
: i!1D* !ia-> 11 t lien 1 I < i lit
I<1 ; in- 111?i;rl.nl, i lie I iii r< 11
hit nr, I ho inline liii'lfi". ! Ii
: i ''ii .?? i , iir.. i union, t In- ,i'
ninnli.' u I; i?* 11 i 11 < * irnn. ? n? -ul
. lli.' a'111i:nyi?ii< I n
in. I !?r jiiMMiin.it it (|y u.i'iiit
xiiii, 11 .irvovized ahifor plat*
uiioko' i jiowijor ami in in
her ton Inn : ol innil n war lit r?
Story That Never Tires.
s Concluded from (irst page.
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wounded.
The Colon went ashore at the
placo where the VirginiuB ex- ^
pedition tried to land and was
captured years ago. The chase .
had lasted four hours, and the $
i Brooklyn, Oregon, Texas and
I Gloucester had saved tho United
j States Hoot from tho stain of al;
lowing the Spanish vessels to esI
cape?tho Oregon and Brooklyn, w
by their splendid chase and great '
j gunnery, tho Texas by ber determined
work on the tirst two
ships and the Gloucester by her
marvelous attack on tho destroyers.
Tho Almirante Oquendo, at "w
10 :.'}() o'clock in tho evening, turn
011 over on her sido and is now
being beaten to pieces by tho
waves. Her crew scuttled her boi
fore hauling down her llag. The
paymaster divided up the money
on board, and all the Spanish
sailors were well supplied.
THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE. *
I !
. M M; TKOU1ILKN AM) CON'
SUMPTION CAN HE CURED.
i; ^
' Aii Eniiiit'iil Now York Cliomist> Q
,J and Scientist Makes a Free
Oiler to Our Headers
C j The distinguished Ni'w York ollemi.-t
T. A. Sloeuin, demonstrating his
s discovery of a r*?lint?l<* ami absolute
tonre for Consumption (J'liltnotiary
Tuberc u losis] ami all bronchial,
ii throat, lung and chest diseases, stubhorn
con^hs,catarrhal affections, gen- ^
s cral ih'clinc ami weakness, loss of
.. Ilcsh, ami all conditions of wasting
away, will send Til UKK FliKK UOT1
ITI.KS (all dilfereiif) of bis New discovery
to any atllictcd reader of the
Ks ik lie it i hi- writing for 'Item.
His " Xew Scientilic Treatinent" has
cured thousands permanently by its
1 timely u-e, and lie consiib'rs it a simple
professional duty to suffering
j humanity to donate a trial of hi- iiij.
j fallitile cure.
Science daily develops new won'
der-. and this great chemist, pat ient ly pP
fx perinient ing for years, has produced
results as beneficial to humanity as
il fan be cKitned by any modern genius.
1 11 is assert ion t hat lung troubles anil
I eoiisiimpt ion are curable in any cliI
mate i-proven by "heartfelt letters of
grat it mic," tiled in his American and
r.nriiitp'iti l'ilir?il??pinw i ?* ll?n?iciii..l?
I* | from thost* cured in all parts of the
1 world.
Medical experts concede that bronchial.
chest and limn troubles lead to ^
* Consumption, which, uninterrupted, ^
. j means speedy and certain death.
Simply write to T. A. Slocuin, M. 0.,
I - Us I'ine street. New York, giving
postollice and express address, and the
' free medicine will tie promptly sent.
SuH'erers should take instant advantage
of his generous proposition. W
' 1 Mease tell the I lector that you saw
his oiler in the Kntkkcuisk.
e
lloiler Explosion.
n| Buffalo, N. .Inly 14.?By the
>r| explosion of a boiler in the NiJanata
Starch works today the
j building was wrecked, six perI
sons kiIlt*il and lib injured. Two
others are missing, who are supposed
to have perished. Most of
" the injured persons were persons
'-'outside of the works. Scarcely a
*' i houso within 1;000 feet of tho
'i factory escaped being hit with
is | brigks, twisted irons or heavy flk
n irons."
r
, Our SitliT lit* 1>? it continually
[troubled tfilli ??lic and cholera in1
fant u in sina?* his birth, and all lluit
i.i
ii | w ?- I'liiiM 11< |<ir him <11a| ri*t ?i?otn to
(. >{i\ in*! t li.iii t*111 ft irirt r?licr, mil iI
\\ f ' r e* < itabvrlain'a < w I it*. < J n'or.i
ninl l? ?rrlitM-:t Ifamadf. ,'ivui^
1 I l.rit r?!n?il\ h? ha* aot It*#* irmi'. ?il. ?
, \Vi* w j iit tai if iv?* ton 1111 ? i?~t inia'tiial
^ a* an w\ ii!?!:i % *f our t *' n
thai inn l,a#4 il IO * Vl? " I
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fliulll 'llililri'lt wo llllli il* a> OPoiVj H
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