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RESULT TO DATE. Incidents of the War With Spain So for The United States has capturad Spanish vessels as follows: Name. Value, Buena $150,000 Miguel 400,000 3. Pedro 140,000 4.. Mathilde 200,000 30,000 5.

Catalina 6. Sofia 15,000 7. Candida 10,000 8. Saturnina. Unknown ..9.

Antonio 25,000 10. Bolivar American vessels captured by Spain: None. Havana is blockaded by the United States squadron, but some Spanish vessels have succeded in running tho blockado. A United States representative. has gone to Garcia's camp, to arrange for the landing of United States troops in Cuba.

Tlie Asiatic Squadron has left Hong Kong presumably to attack Manilla, the cupital of the Philippines, und the Spanish fleet hus sailed to meet it, and a naval battle is expected not latter than Saturday. MANTANZAS BOMBARDED. The following dispatches were received hore last night: Mantanzas bombarded by the Newport, Cincinnati and Puritan. Fort completely wrecked. One hundred killed.

No Amorican vessel was touched. The bombardment lasted half aN hour. The Terror captures the SpanI ish steamer Guida, loaded with provisions for Havanna. Several shots were fired and the vessel considerably damaged and several sailors wounded. I Fifty-thousand rifles sont.

to the insurgents. Five thousand soldiers to be landed in Cuba not latter than Saturday. The following was- recoivod this morning: New Orleans, April Spanish spy was captured, court martialed and will be shot. Photographs of United States Forts were found in his, possession. LATEST, Spanish fleet captured in Asiatic waters by Commodore Dewey's squadron.

"A SINNER" REVIEWED. We were rather pleased with tho "Sinner" article. He must be a good natured, clever sinner. Ho socms to bo in favor of holiness; and all other sinners hare some respect for pure, clean, boly Christfans. Ilis orthography.

grammar and rhotoric are very good. IIig article sounds like the dischargo a woll loaded Christmas gun, which is more dangerous bohind than in front. Literary skill and logical thinkdo not belong alone to, the loquacious of either pulpit, forum or press; and if tho "Sinner" had been to all the Crusado micetings in the church and on the streots, and had hoard tho pooplo prais-' ing the' Lord for' sending the Crusaders here, and had soon tho large, responsiyo crowds in the vory last sorvices, ho would bayo thought that the young man, iv. A. Thompson, used his prose in one of (ho best causes that over produced offects in Tahloquah.

All that talk about.a joint moet-. ing, tair play, courtesy, ness, honesty, inveighing, resalts from a It was Dover a joint nor school of otiquotto. There WAR novor any consultation among the preachers and Crusaders about 8 joint moeting, nor. about how to run the meeting. 'Tho Crusaders run their own moetings 1p their own ways; but never run union or joint meetings.

They call on whom they "pleaso to take the Biblo lesson or conduct the tastimony sorvice without consulting anybody else. I do not that auy of the preachors knew when they were going to be called on; and we know' nothing about when another was going to preach, and nothing about what ho W248 going to suy. But Some of us knew before the Crusaders came here: bat they woro Holiness peo. ple; -and We oxpected them to preach tho doctrino beforo the raceting closed. On the night betoro sanctificatiph began to be pa cached definite: ly Sistor Alice: McLean stated that she did not think many more sinners would be converted until the i Christians got more 'power; and 80 she appointed 3 p.

m'. next day n8 a time for the, Christians' 10 come together and pray for power. In the service we talked about the "baptism of the Holy Ghost," "the promise of the Father," and "tho enduemont of power;" and some of us stated that this Wiis. 1 second work, of grace, obtained by entire consecration and faith to take Jesus 88 our This is one of their inost important doctrines, the meeting was theirs, and had wo said you canpot preach that doctrine in our church, they would have quietly and courteously removed to some other place in town, and there preached it. On Sunday night aftor there had been some discourteous remarks in pruyers, and otherwise about their preaching, Sister Captain Captain Smith courtoougly told them all to come co and work in he meetings if they could work without contradiction; but some were coming for more than their health; and at different times they got up and discourtoously contradicted, and theatrically applauded by tho clapping of bunds and the stamping of feet.

Of course the congregations wore largor at first; but the curiLous wore then coming, the hop ale joints had not opened up to demand attention, the other preachwere not then tolling the momers bers of the church and the sinners to stay away from the meeting. The same amount of opposition would have killed. any other mooting. Yes, a great many professed conversion aud a groat many testified; but we hoar of so. many playing cards, playing marbles for keopa, and visitimg the hop.

ale joints, that we have concluded there waS' something shallow somewhoro. Many of those that camo right on were saved and sanctified; and most of them are standing firm. There is danger of their falling. Tho discord spoken of is the kind that Christ sends. See Matthew, 10: 34-36.

A good many prominent church members bore never did tako any stock in the meeting. Paul in I Corinthians, 8: 1-2 doos not condemn the course of tho Crusadors: but ho condemns thoso Corinthians because they had not gone on any higher; and ho preaches holinosa to them from the first to the last of that apistlo. Soo Ilobrewa, 6:1. leaving the principles of tho dec trine of Christ, let 113 go ou perfection; not laying again the tbe foundation of repontanco from dead works, and of faith toward God," As to the folly and impiety of teaching the young convert the way of holiness, and quitting sin, getting cleaned up and cleaned out gradually -this all sounds liko a sinner. Sinners think that by thoir reformation, and that takes placo gradually, they justified, and.

then by and by sanctitiod. But God's way is transformation. Seo Rom. 12:2, "And be not conformed to this world; but be yo transformeb by the ronewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and" accoptable and pertect will of God." I Thes. 1:3.

"For this 18 the will of God eyen your sanctification, that yo, should abstain from fornication." I Thes. "And the very God of Peace sunctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preseryed unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." 12:14. "Follow peace with all mon, and holiness, without which no man shall 800 tho Lord." We can neither save nor sanctify ourselves; but being convicted of our need by ance and faith adjusted to God's will for pardon, and receivo it; and by consocration and faith we are adjustod to God's will for: sauctification and receive it. See. Rom.

12:1. besoach you foro, brothron, by the mercios of God, that yo prosent your bodros a living sacrifico holy acceptable God, which is your reasonable service." Acts put no difference, between them andus, purifying their hearts by faith." Christianity is tirst: an experionce, a birth, a being, a cleansing, a purging, a puritying, and. thon a doing, a living, a corving. Sve Acts 27:28. Whoso' I am and whom I serve." But man in an unsa vou condition gets this backwards.

does not take God a lifo time to save or to sanctify a I soul. See Gal: 8:3. "Are ye so foolish? ing begun in the spirit, are ye DOW made perfect by the flesh?" II Cor. 6:2. "Behold now is the accepted time; behold now is tho day of Reading all the connection, we see.

this refers 10 'full salvation, sanctification. Wo are to' clear our skirts as Paul did, Sec Acts, 20:26, 27.. "Whereforo I tako you to record this duy, that I am pure from. tho blood of all men. For I 'have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God." It any important Bible' doctrine is neglected, by others, that is one strong reason why I should particularly stress But' -if Sam Jones shonld chanco to hear that the "Sinner" says he never undertook to preach holiness ho perhaps would say: Sammie, what fulsehoods hare been committed in my name! "This Sinner" has surely never heard Sum Jones more than.

two O1 three times, nor has he carefully read any book of his sermons through. While Sam Jones is quotable and and his sayings current with many, I like the sayings of Potor, James, John, Judo, Timothy, Paul and Christ much botter. Sec Peter, 16, James 1:4,5, I John 4:17, Judo 21, 22, IT Tim'. 2:21, Eph, 5:25, 27. Hob.

18:12, St. John 17:17. Yes, I Bay: "Poor peoplo, poor congregation," and poor preacher, too; but I believe they are better off than the people who never; to church, for they, get to 600 tho big monkey dressed up and hear him recite some of Sam Jonos' rude suyings; and that 16 about as good as going to the theater, or the hop alo joint, for the people have on their best clothes, sing somo good songs and some of God's Word is read, and they are not nearly so apt to get "spiked" themsolves. Now as to the statement that Bro. Pitchford made his remarks at church under the strongost prov.

ocations, that will not stand the tost; tor up to the" time that Sister Smith took the floor, there had beec only a vory plain Bible talk, with ysual pruyors and singing. Sister Smith started off saying: "We are going to have a regular old timo Mothedist class meeting. We uro going to call on everybody. It any will not talk, we will put them down aa old maids." She strrted with those on the front seats and interrogated them one after another. After awhile she came to one man wlio would not testify.

She looked at and said: "Thero is one old maid." When she got to Bro. Pitchford, he said; "I rockon you wilt have to put. me down aS another old minid." But sho says: "Are you all right spiritually?" I think he said: "I am not," and got right up to giving the Crusaders his advice about how to run their next meeting; and he claims to hare done it all with the best motivo. Now as to the "Sinner's" ridiculo of Bro. Thompson's logic, that is "quaint." Bro.

Thompson does not expoct you to bolicve in sauctification because you have not experioncod it. But this forciblo and logical syllogism is. easy to be seen: I believe in a great many. things that I bavo not experienced my' self on the grounds of competent testimony from competent witnesses. There is much competent testimony to sanctification a second work of grace, an experience and a lifo, and from competent.

witnesses. 'Thereforo I bolievo. in sanctifcation. Here is the "Sinner's fallacy that he would haye the unsuapecting to laugh with him over, plainly to be seen: We ought not to bolieve in any thing that we have not seen or actuaily experionced. Many of u8 baro not seen our back-bones or exporiencod sanctification, therefore we ought not to believo we bave -bones nor that any body else bus sanctification, nor that there is such a thing.

Dear "Sinner," if you had eXamined your lexicon you would have found that thero 8 differ. ence between beltet and knowlerge. What. ice actually exporience wo know; and what we learn from othor compotent witnesses wo believe. There is good logio in saying, I believe a thing because I know it, and I.

know a thing be: cause I believe it. This is a versal of the way logical minds investigate truth As to the rest of our "Sinner's" article, wo will be charitable enough to let the grand old Book it; and perhaps he will be' led to see why ho does not under. stand sonre things better. Sco I Cor. "For Christ sont me not to baptize but to preach tho gospel; not with wisdom of words, lest the (r088 of should be made of: none 'For the preaching of tho crass ig -to them that porish.

but unto us which aro saved it is tho power of God. For it is written' I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing tho understanding of tho prudent. Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Whore is tho disputes of this world? hath not God made foolish tho wisdom of this world? 'For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by tho foolishness of preaching to save them them that believe. For tho Jews require a sign and tho Greeks seek after wisdom. But: we preach.

Christ crucified, unto tho Jews a stumbling block, and unto tho Greeks foolishness; but unto them which are called, both. Jews and Greeks, Christ the pow. er of God, and the "Wisdom of God. Becauso tho' fookishness of God is wiser than men. For yo seo your calling brethren, "how that not many wise mon after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble aro called.

But God hath chosen the foolish things of tho world to confound ilio wise, and God bath chosen the weak things 'of tho world to confound. the mighty; and base things which aro despised hath God chosen, yea and things which are not to bring to nought things that are; that no flesh should glory in his presence. But of him are yo in Christ Jesus, who of God is mado unto 11s wisdom and righteousnesa and fication and redomption; that according ag.it is written, 'IIe that glorioth let him glory in the Lord." Now these Chriatian Crusaders have never gone to college; and they follow not us; but God has used them as instruments in his. hands of casting out devils; and wo are ready to receive those verted in their meetings into our churches. Sco Mark 9:38, 39.

"And John answored saying, Master wo saw one casting out devils in thy. name, and he followoth not us; and we forbado him, becauso ho followeth not us, but Jesus said forbid him not." Z. WHITEHURST. NOTES ON WAR. Article one, seciion cight of the constitution of tho' United States provides that "congress shall have power to declare war, grant leftors of marque and reprisal, and make rulos concerning captures on land and wator." However, a formal declaration is not, necossary for the existonco of war.

Hostilitiesbetween the United States and Spain began as soon as the president isauod his proclamation declaring a blockade of Caban ports. War may be conditioned, upon. the refusal of an ultimatum as in the case of Spain giving passports to. General Woodford when congress passed resolutions empowering the president to uso the -army and navy of the United States to, stop tho confliot between the Cubans and Spaniards. "Hostilities between nations may bo limited as to.

places, persons, and things. Such hostilities are termed imperfect war, because not solemn, and becauso. thoso who are nuthorized to commit hostilities act under special authority, and can go no farther than warranted by their Therefore, we may have limited (Bas v. Tingy, 4 37.) A declaration of war may be formally, necessary to notify the difforont powers of tho world that one nation is at war with another for tne purpose of preventing sistanco from countries not intorested, for the purpose of enforoing neutrality, and reducing complications which might othorwise arise. Rondering aid to oither of the bolligerents would a casus belli in favor of the nation against which such aid is rendered.

A formal doclaration of war is. 'not essentially necassary as is phown by Jeferson'a first annual mesango in 1801. He said: the loust considerable of the Barbary States, had colue forward with the demands unfounded either in right'or in compact and had permitted itself to denounce war on our failure to comply on a certain day. The style of demand ladmitted but one course. I sent small squadron of frigates into the Mediterranean with orders to protect our.

commorce aguinat the threatened attack. The Bey had already declared war. His cruisers were out: Two had arrived at Gibraltar. Our commerce in Mediterrancan was blockaded and that of the Atlantic was in peril. "The arrival of our.

squadron dispelled the dangor." The daily papers hare been filled with referonco to the treaty of Paris, made in April, 1856, but the terms are not generally known to people who have not access Briefly, the declaration Faris provides as follows: 1. Privateering is and remains abolished. 2. The neutral flags coyers enemy's goods, except contrabund of war. 3.

Neutral goods, oxcept truband of war, are not liable confiscation undor hostile flags. 4. 'Blockados to bo binding, must bo effective. (Twis, Law Nations, part 2, 8. 86.

The United States, Spain, and Mexico are not signatory powers to the declaration of Paris and aro not bound by it. Tho United States, however, has, within tire last week, declared its intention adhering to the troaty. This move on the part of our country was for the purpose of gaining the good will of European powers. "Everything is fair in love and war," said some epigrammatic person, but times have chunged and even he who fights his enemy must naw observe the ethics of civilized warfare, and for that reason, privalcering is forbiddon. Vessels aro no longer permitted to owned by one or moro private dividuals armed or equiped at or.

their exponso for the purpose of preying upon the morchant ships owned by tho enemy and approprinting tho prizes they bappon capture. Neutral powers are bound to sorye a strict and' honest impartinlity between two contesting na lions, preventing their citizens from showing fayor to either side, and restricting their trade to usual course. If howorer, any articlo of commerco is declared bo contraband of war, it must not be tarnished to one of the combatants by a not involved: Tho prosident has declared coal tobo contraband of war, any nation which furnishes the Spaniards with that very necossary commodity will bo deemed unfriendly to the people of tho United States, and the ships carrying the saine will'be subject to capture. by tho war vessels of this country. Blockades' of ports are resorted to in almost all intornational conflicts and is one of the most apeedy ways of reducing a country loss of life in line of battle.

There are three essentials to closing or invosting a port by moans of a blockade: Tho blockade must be duly instituted, neutrals must be notified; it must be effective. If any of those are wanting, the pretended blockade will bo ouly an encroachment upod the rights of neutral nations. They aro not necessarily effected by means war ships alone, obstructions may as effectively close the port: but such obstructions must bo placed in the channols ouly temporarily. JOHN WM. JONES.

Mrs. Cleveland in. Pioture and Story Tho Indies' Home Journal nounces that in alt early issuo will -prosont an anecdotal biograpby of Mrs. Grover Clevoland, and illustrate the article with portraits of Mrs. Cleveland and riows of her Princeton home.

The anecdotes bave been contributed to the Journal by Mrs. Cloyeland's closost frionds, Each one reveals some charactoristic trait of the former mistress of the White House, Tho photographs. will. publicly shown in the Journal the first time. They aro tho first pictures made of Mr8, Clovoland sinco.

her retiremont from the White Hongo. This unique form of biography' adopted by tho Jour. pal has proven exceodingly! popular and satisfactory. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder Work's Fair tighest Award.

Local and Personal. Fred Koch has been fishing this week. a Mra. John Price, went to Grand river Tuesday. The fence around the capitol has been repaired.

James T. Rich la the- successful-f erman of the town." Ezekiel Proctor WAS about town few day's the past week. Mr. and Mrs. C.

D. Markum visited Wagoner this week. Cherokee Orphan asylum closes the 12th of next month. Prof. Mitchell, of the Orphan Asylum, was in town last Saturday.

Dr. Bryant, of Claremore, has been pin the city the week past. Willie Cunningham has moved his office into the King building: Mra. J. F.

Thompson returnod to tho to Orphan aaylum last Monday. of (Hardens and many potatoes in this vicinity had to be planted over, H. C. Crittenden, of Goingsnago. district, wag in town last Saturday.

John F. Wilson of the Phoenix stables made a trip to Muskogee thie weak. Mr. D. E.

Ward is working in the interest of a K. P. insurance company. Lawyer Buines contemplates going to to Claremore in the wear future to locate. The Tahlequah.

boys were the' winners in tho corn-stalk shooting, last Saturof day. 'The wife of Joe Welsh Keener of Fourteon Milo creek, died last Monday niglit: The advent of summer days is. proclaimed by the presence of a stroet sprinkler. Mra. S.

M. Crocker of Wilkerson City of is visiting her father's family at Stil-. well, 1. DETECTIVES WANTED -Particulars free. Cottrell's 1'.

D. A. of Waco, Texas. The court has ordered the Brown of drugs to be sold the 12th -of next month. The government purveyors were registered at the National hotel this week for several days.

Mry R. K. McCullum, who has been sick for the last two months, is yet in 8 very critical condition. Sam Stratton was over in. Muskogco bo this week and took in the Odd Fellows' in- picnic on the way.

his Subscribe for the Great Somi-Relig. ions weekly of the Indian Territory-The Indian Sentinel. C. J. Harris, W.

If. Mayes and W. W. Hastings, attended court in Delato ware district this week. Sec'y.

R. B. Ross has gone to Ft. bi- Gibson and oider points in the interest of the treasury department. Prof.

W. B. Wyly, of Greenleat public school, Mingled with friouds about town last Saturday and Sunday. The old butcher, John Carding has the retired from the business, and will probably deal in ice this summer. to Dr.

Fife who has been in attendance on Mrs. E. M. Landrum announces that. she is on the rapid road to recovery.

Rush Wilson represented the Tablequali lodgo of I. 0. 0. F. at South Me-: Alcater, at its meeting some time ago.

Councillor Parris of this" district is one ofour most prosperous farmers, having finished planting corn two weeks ago; Mrs. Robert Hamilton, after a few day's visit to her brother at. this place returned to her home at Muskogee, Monday. The regular annual picnic of the anniversary of the Male: and Female' seminaries has been arranged for the 13th of May. Dr.

Glaze attended the picnic at the mouth of Grand river Tuesday, given by the Odd Fellows of. Wagoner and Muskogee. D. W. Yancey, U.

S. commissioner at this place, but now of Claremore, Nowata and Tulsa, was here last Saturday. Jack Jennings and family have moved from the Stapler cottage in West Tallleguah to the D. W. Wilson cottage in the eastern part of town.

of' Seven accessiong were made to the M. K. church south, last Sunday, and all. were baptised, one by sprinkling and six by eunersion. M.

R. Brown has been to Ft. Gibson. Tim- Robins, living out near the Moody springs, is confined to his with cousumption, an- Miss Lizzie Blair have moved it their millinery good's down on the west side of Main street in the Stapler building just opposite the store of J. A.

Lawrence. It now appears that we will have apples, cherries, all kinds of berrios and some peaches in this country; notwithstanding the cold spell and sleet the first of the month. Hou. Pliny L. Sopor, prosecuting attorney for the Northern District of.

the Indian Torritory, is spending a few weeks in Hot Springs, Ark. Ho will be return in a few days. for Mira. D. W.

Bushyhond, of thia place left for Oklahoma last Monday, where sho goes to. attend to the disposal of some of the property and other intereats of her late husband. It is agrocable to our souse of propriety to notice the absonce of. horses. mules, hogs -cattle from the Capi: tul aquare, and it 1: to.

be tioped that nu wore such tresspassing will be allowed: Liz the closet. The largest suit Gled in. the Federat court at this place is that of W. P. Bout dinot et al, against Addie Boudinot: which, involves the' title to property.

and securities amounting to about $12,000 or $14,000. Fishing and cornstalk shooting seem te.be the chief pastimes with 'the l'alilequal sporting fraternity at present. It seeina, however, in the matter shooting cornstalkta that Baron Fork shootera are very expert. The streets will offer the next. city organization plenty of room for industry.

It has Nicen a long time since the town has been in 'such a delapidated condition, which will produce sickness when the weather grows warmer. The wife. John II. Abbott, who lives two miles west of here died very suddenly Inst Mrs. Abbott was the daughtor of Judgo R.

W. Walker now lying at the point of death cancor, at his son's in Flint dirtrict. Some Uncle Sain flaga are displayed about town at ball mast. That will not do, without those who are displaying them aro Spanish sympathizere. but if they mean to stand up for the country, run them clear up to the top.

Every Saturday afternoon for the past three months the Crusaders have conducted religious service on the streets, which is: largrly attended by people from the surrounding country. They preached their last sermon here last Sunday night, We are pleased to state that Mira. A. E. Ivey is on the rapid way to recovery.

Colonel Ivey will roturn to Washington during the inonth of May to attend to the wants of several of the western tribes before the departmonts, he being their attorney. Col. Joe Heinrichs is now a member of Marshal: Bennett's field marshal. force at this place. We have been in need of another field deputy for a long time and Mr.

Heinrichs will do much toward increasing the docket when the June term of court convenes. The weather in this vicinity seems to be ordered by good old farmer. A light shower has fallen most every: night for some weeks and 'each day bright and sunshiny, making the best and finest farming and growing weather there hus been for many seasons. war bulletins furnished by ager Hicks of the Hicks Telephone keep a crowd constantly in front of the City Drug Store. This kindness is certainly appreciated by the people of.

Tablequah who receive the daily papers twenty-four hours publication. John, Parris of this place was struck by lightning Wednes lay morning while" plowing on Jobn' Price's placo beyond Fourteen Mile creek. 'Ile was unconscious. for somo time, but is better now, though it is thought he cannot recoyer: One of the mules which lie was driving was killed outright. Triplett, the popular S.

K. pants man, accompanied, by Mra, Triplett, will end a mouth in Tahlequah, staying with Mrs. J. M. Tliompson.

The Episcopal Guild gave an enter. tainment at the relidence of Mr. and Mra. I1. W.

C. Shelton Tuesday. evening. Chief Mayes returned to his home near Pryor Creek, lust Saturday morning. The students of the Mule' seminary will give an entertaiument this evening.

The Indian base ball team, made up partly of Tallequah boys, is doing excellent work. Andrew Jackson of Wagoner was in the city the first of the weak. The General Insurance Ageut. John Dannenberg will you in Fire and Lightning, Tornado and Wind-: storm, Plate Glass, Burglary, and Accident insusance. Resolutions, of Sympathy.

Ata meeting of the Local Im-: MRS. ROGERS, MRS. JOHNSTON, MRS. WILSON. provement Society, held April 21, a committee of four was ap-, pointed to draft resolutions to express the sympathy of the society with the bereaved family.

and relatives of Mrs. James Stapler, and also to express the high esteem in which the life and services of the deceased are held by the society. The following resolutions were adopted: There are times when a whole community feels itself bereaved in the removal of one of its most highly respected residents, the ruthless hand of death; thatsuch a time has come to Tahlequah and this society, by the death of Mrs. Stupler, 'who has been an active and faithful memof the- Local Improvement Society since its organization in 1887, Resolved, That we, the' members of the Local Improvement Society, deeply sympathize with the family and relatives of the deceased in their bereavement, and express our sorrow for her departure. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished to each of the journals.

published in the town with the request to publish, MIS. BUSHYHEAD, GOLDEN RULE SHOE STORE, ACENTS FOR W.L.DOUGLAS SHOES BEST IN THE WORLD.