The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 09, 1900, Image 4

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I C6uld not tfot aloiiK without Pho'* Cure for Consumption. It nlwuyn ciir?w. --Mrs. H X5, Mo I.TON, Noylhatii, Muss., Oct. -JJ, ) Hii-t, * KlUcr. uUiUr, ?oeeuia, __ ? anything of mvA by Tottertne. 11 L-tffcd tikft ?kin booomes l?*o? if veil ??tab it of Uatiwoninls can [ 9. T. fthnptrlne, Havan tod 50o. for a box post t doesn't keep it. fffl-r ?-.T' t fins Skat?n of Holland Is nol iwraebaek rider but ,rew ladies are her ixpe. Ah soon a* the hW entourage dl?covei trig iila oo ? on the c.niul* J&SluuJim u ggrdfiB* \> ? t h I tho quocn with a couple of id goutiomcji skato for very Ittcea. You iik pennants with la aiMl fishermen with thclt fastened to woodiMt kIioch ll y ? royal party wltfiour the slight Nvtedgc of who they are, uud ?)icr sweet "CJoe inorgeu, i;a &t the piti'ly. Tlu'fie Mknt lua ?ouaot lines last for several hour* Unsl I'rmrrlplton for ('Mil* ivdr In a l>oltlo of liuovK'H Taktki.pM I'OHIO. It l? hiiui'ly iron ainl <|iimlno 14 'l6?? form. N? till# ? iioj'ity. l'i !???? fiovv. lood Humors Aro Cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla ---vv- Vi> ? ~ ft Purities the Blood. ? Cures All Eruptions. Eradicates Scppfula. "I wn* trouMn<l with i blot <? lion 011 in y I nm\ bwpnn tnlrtTi jf ! HouiI'h Kur.<Mi|iiirtllu. J AH?r taking ono bnttlt ! i whs ontlrHy curml." ! Mihh Ktiicl Mixeh, [ Clm UsburK, Man*. "My brother hail a liuttior In Mm blood which br?>ka out I n frightful Mm boffan taking tlood'H Htimipnrllla and It per Tnnnontlv enroil htm.** II. Ii. Ei.i.ih, Mount Laurel, N. J. "My little boy hft<l n JafKo ffiofula worn on hi* ut?i?k. I piirolmsotl a bottbvof lino. I'm rtiir paparllln ami it ennui, i tako Hoii-I'i iih mf spring tonic." M iih. i Minsik Sim aii, Piu-IhIi? j villi-, N. V Miniatures of their pet dogs is th<ft very latest afltcliun u iimi)K-N v \v Y o rk . women. Dr.BuU's COUCH SYRUP Cures Croup and Whooping-Cough Unexcelled for Consumptives. (Jives quick, mire result*: Kcfuse Milisiihitct. Dr. liull'i Filticuri Jiih'ausHta. TYial, to/or jc. i . -.T ?oTio. .. *> STAMMERING CORRECTED ? ?? **WvwTVVv w WW l^mLKK WOiM?">?n A m??ntt>.i'<- *?>? WW wrlttj hhn for pamphlet and iilm* Degraded Use of a Sarcophagus. Professor .lueob Km II of Vlemm, Egyptologist. in Journeying auoss I Austria on his way Jo the Oriental Congress In Home, vumo across, in Trie. te, an ancient Egyptiau aar- j cophagus of rose granite. It was tll?- ! covered In Egypt sixty yearn ago. The ?hip ?vrhlch wiim to brliig/Tlie\|liHl to^ London hnd to stop at Trieste iW-rf- ' pairs. Asjpecurlty for Vne eofi ??f iv pah'H, $25o\jlie sareofiungus was U* f t held ml and pla'eeiV-tri'tho court yanl of PamliliVi roHidenee, when1 it was ukim! j occnsionnlly as u washing trough. In ItH original home the sareopha pus belonged to Nutlssaeht, one of the foremost dignitaries of Pharaoh'* court. It Im about It.OOO years old. aim- i tria hopes to keep it. Out in the frontier the word gun ?ppl icd almost exclusively to pistols. ?ew ? ... . . ? { Working Women -( mro invitod to write* to ' Mrs. Pinkham for froo mtivioo mbout thair health. Mrs. Pinkham is a wo rn. hmvo painful kmokmohes or serious jwrito to sho has Your irodiy BOERS R&ENFORCED. They are Now Facing Roberts At Osfon c'h OATH! RID ABOUT 5,000 STRONG, ? - ? - ? - And Arc Located Lilgltt Allien l.ast of I'aardeberg Roberts Able to Cope With Them. liondon, by (>able. I.ord Roberta, at ! te/or kel iit six or cig>ht miles eat of ?aitrdeborg, facet* tftio 10- formed Itoer j nriny fnoin 5,000 to t>.uuu strong. This may bo merely a corp s of observation reiuly U> retire on prepared positions. i D(*>btUtts it is receiving acei'dlon* ' ironi tho late beselgrvs (if Ladysm t !i i aiid feotn c&hcr points. WhuLu*. or the j fort e may be, I*>rd Roberta hsu> ample troops lo c:o|>e with It. Tlio Room are temporarily favored by u heavy rain ' falling on (lie veldt an. I making tho < grass Itnprovix l*>;\' Ri???r:e?i Iium aur- j prised observers by lihe gxcellenco of Wh transport during tho llrst advance, and ho in likely to do so again, al- ' though military raou hero think bo must wu It for Homo daya ?Pfore going mueh farther. Tho lloerft, prosunm- ? bly, will use thin delay for nil It In 1 worth, pulling tihei'f reaourcen together. Dr. I?ydM giivea out ilhe opinion that 1 the British entry of Bioemfontoln is dally expected, a* commandants We- , wet and Delarey" hah been Instructed to retard alio advance of l^ord Roberts \ until the concentration, under General Joubort, had been accomplished. No adequate explanation Is yet made of the 6O.UO0 re-luforcemwita that are ! preparing for lx>r?l Roberta. Such ex- j planationa as are advanced tentatively | suggest either that tho Capo Dutch ?have "become more retatlve, or that tho imperial government bis a hint of fojv elgn rflfyggtiftthrtiH a.i to the n future i status of Who allied republics. , Tho War Ofllco baa received the fol lowing from General Duller: ? ' Ladyainhh. Friday. March 2. 0.J0 , p. iu.? 1 ilnd the defe?A of tdi?> Roeis more complete than I had dared lo an ticipate. The Whole district In com pletely clear of them, and except at the top of Van l'eener'H paws, where several j wagona are visible, 1 can llud no truco j of (Diem, Their |;iHt train left Modder- 1 aprUlt station about t o'clock y eater- ' day, and they then blew up the bridge, j They packed their wagons . Mix days j ago. moving them to <he north of La dysmith, so fiat we bad no oliatice of intercepting them; but they licive left vied quantities of ammunition of all aort.G, herds, mans. camp and individu al nec wearied. They huvo got uw.iy with all their gmiM except two.Jl, v' li<;ril 'Roberts wires lo the War Of - _tlce? from Usluntein under date of March 2, 4.15 p. in., as follows: "1 have Jm-it. returned from paying Kimberiey a hurried visit. 1 wits much gratified at OndiiiK ttie enthusiasm among tllie Kimberiey people regarding the care of the sick and wounded. All the houses had been converted inito hot? pliaU and t.he men ha<l been made most coin for table. I wuk nUuck with tho friendly manner in wbllch tho wounded Booths and our men chatted together upon the experiences of tho campaign, it delighted me to see our uoldicr.s tdiaring their rations and bis cuits with the Doer prisoners before they commenced their maroh fur Mod dor river. Some" of Llie pojr fellows were very hungry after having been starved in the laager." Telegraphic Briefs. .Eleven universities, including Jolini Hopkins, have decided to maintain ' uniformity of requirements for gradu , ate degrees. Ixml Roseberyhus severed his connec- ' . lion with the Diberal party In England. It. Is reported in New York that the Leyland Lino has absorbed the At lantic Transport Company, of which Bernard M. Raker. of iialflmore, Is president. I j F. T. F. l/ovejoy. former secretary of i 4 lie Carnegie Steel Company, li.is Joined H. C. Flick HI ills suit against the company. iix-Mayor Hugh Oram has bi.-en ap pointed receiver for the Third Avenue Street Railway of New York city. Argument Begun. Louisville. Ky., Special. ? Argument in the eases Involving the title to the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor was begun before Judxe Fields in the Circuit Court Friday. Counsel for Coventor lieckham, l'resl dent I'ro Tein L. H. Carter and Gen eral John it Castleman. Democrats, Jilcd a demurrer and motion to strike out the answer and reply to W. S. Taylor and John Marshall, the R.>- ' publican incumbents, after which an order for argument wa.-? agroed upon, and Attorney I>avid W. Fairlelgb opened for the Repufoliean* \ - Strike Ordered Chicago, Special. ? The executive of ' ~^ho Tftternalldnal Asaoclalloh of Mx- T ebinlsts has decided to cail a general i strike of machinist* Ih this city, as u result of failure to agree with the Chi cago Association of Machinery manu- ! favturerft. on disputed questions. IVs - ? dent McConnel said tbat it was pos sible thai *be strike would 4?te:id to all the meui working organizations in the country and wo *< ?ir?ct nearly 600,000 men. ? ? ? 2. Am Arctl^xporer niMfag fyondon, By Cable. -Same Anxiety St* boeft leit for the late of the young ZKtk* of A^ruc??. who started last mm mtr 4ft the itMBfr Pohrr ?ar on ?q ?tpedlWWI Tft tM N^tb Pole King Humbert, the uncle of the explorer, j wrote to Nhuea, who h?* replied that I he win take another expedition <o tha f polar regions this oeaaoa and make ti hla l>oalneas to find tha Polar Star. Ha { tea mH the Iea?4 douix of the ?afet> ; md complete cncceca of the ?Ink% ?whose expedtypn wa? atorxt the On pd for fh# wnr* Thar McKINLEV IN JjKW YORt The I'Hnldeitt IS\a\\t}? An Addfess Be fore the Ohio Society. New York, Special. ? The Ohio to oloty of Now York held it* 11th &u- j our blessings rtud our burdens and still j Saturday night. William WcRlnlef, j President of tho United State#, wus Iho guest of honor. More than 400 j cove re wcr? laid. Among those at tho president table I wo to M. 1. Southard, president ,pf tho . Ohio soviet^ of New York; Governor ? Theodoro Roosevelt, Governor Goargo j K. Nash, ox-doy. Levi P. Morlon^vJor- j noliUd N. Uliib. tfouator Mark rfauua. j l, lout. Gov. Timothy 1.. Woodruff, < Judge Addison Hrown. (Ion. Wagnor 1). 8 wayne, lien. M. C- Corbln, II. Olaj : Uvans, CI en. -'Ityomaa H. Hubbard, I Charles Dick. John Barrett, i unia f?. ; Herein and Julian T. Davles. ? The lUt of fcpoakers on thol l^O^'i gram mo wan an follows; Pl'4(sld?ftt j Mol V'oley. (Jov. George KfcsTi of Ohio, Solicitor General of the United States John A. Ill ('hards, Lieut. Oov. Timothy l.? Woodruff and James H. . lloyt. Tharo were no fixed toas'.s, the speakers having subjects allotted to tuom as they were called upon. On tho cover of the menu watt a rep roHontatlou of a bifekoysi Grouped on tho <x>vor were the portraits of .six pros idonis, natives of Ohio? -Win. llonry Harrison, Orant, Gnrllold, Hayes, Hen jamiu Harrison and William Mc Kinlo^.y "a . . , President McKinley "Arose amid ap plause. Ho said In part: ' "Mr. ToaaLiuaittu and fccntleuien: l Appreciate your welooino and thank you for this renewed expression of good will. ? ? ? It has boon some years shucu I was your guest. Much has hap pened in the meantime. Wo have had our blessings and our bunions and Hill have both. We will soon have logis latlve assuranoe of the continuance of the gold Standard with which wo i meaauro our exchanges, and we have the open doer in the far eiu;t through which to market our products. We are neither in alliance nor antagonism nor , entanglement with any foreign power, but on terms -of amity and cordiality with all. We buy from all of them and sell to all of them and our sales exeeeded our putvbases in tho past two years by over one billion dollars. .M.ir KtJts have beea Increasod and mort gage have bcvMi reduced, lntorost^has fallen and wa<iea haa advan-cd. Tho public debt is decreasing. 'I he coun try in well to do. Its people for tho ino.s'i part an happy ami contented. They have good times and <aro on gotrtl terms with the natives of the world. There are unfortunately those among us, few in number. 1 am mire, who Hooin to thrive best under bad times and who when good t liven overtake them in Iho United S<;at<*s. feel con strained to put up on bad terms with j. Kit! rest of mankind. With thorn I ean have no sympathy. 1 would rather give oxpreuslon to what 1 be'leve to bo ! the nobler and almost universal sentl : monl of my countrymen, in the wish not only for our peace and prosperity, but for 'the peace and prosperity of all [ the nations and people oT tho earth. "After .'Kl years of unbroken peace came an unavoidable war. Happily tho conclusion was quickly reached. with . out. a KUK|?l?-l<?ii of unworthy fin?i i v** of practice or purpose on our part and wi-th fadeless honor to our arms. I i cannot forget the quick response ol ' the people to the country's need and I the quarter of a million men who free ly offered t h ? ? I ?* Uves l'? their country's ' service. It was an Impressive spec, taelo of nation, tt svlivng;h. It douion St rated our mighty reserve power and taught us thnit large standing armies are unnecessary when every citizen la a 'minute man.' ready to Join the ranks ! for national defense. { "Out of these recent events hav? I come to (lie United Stater, grave trial* ? and responsibilities. As u. was thena I lIuu'h war, s.> are tin* results the. na ? lion's problem. Its solution rests upon us. It Is too serious to "stifle It ' is too earnest for repose. No phrase ' or catchword can cancel the sacred ot). ligation It Involve*. No use of epi thets, -no aspersion of motives by thosf who differ will eoniirlbute to that so her judgment so essential to rlghr coru elusions. No political outcry can ab rogate our Lroa'ty of peace with Spain or absolve us from Its solemn engage i inent. It Is tho people's quedtlou and ; will be until its determination Is writ* i ten out In "their enlightened verdict. We must choose between manly doing Mud base desertion. It will never ba tho latter. It must t)e soberly settled in justice and good conscience, and it will be. Righteousness-, which exal ted) a nation, must control In its solu I Hon. No great emergency has apseu In XnisNnat ion's history and progress which hvs uot bfon met by th/BOver t?<nn pertjvuJ With his capacity, with ample strength and unflinching Udell ty to e ?-ery honorable obligation.. The L afayette Dollar. Paris, ? By Cable. ? Mr. Robert J. Thomas, secretary' of tbo IjaFayette Monument committee, as special com missioner of tho I nited States repie Foniing President MrKlnley, and in his n.ana presented t^> President Lou bet Saturday morning the ttrst of the La Fayette dollars, wliL-h was cnclos^l in a < askc?. costing >1:000. Tho pre sentation took piare at the Hlvsoo palace. -Mr. Thomas was accompanied by t hi- United States aiubassador, (Ion. Horace Poller, wlu? introduced him to President Ixiubct and the preaenUtion of the dollar was then made by Mr. Thompson in a few appropriate re marks. U.arly War I'rcdictcd. ?liondon, -By? Ge-ble. ? Th*1 ?> Fr??ucU ettufrtnm ts wcomluic trbrton^tr thSttening. despite the imminence of tho oxkibjciou In which tho rencli^ people are taking aurprislugly luke warm interest. Hostility to 'England has readied an intensity which ?3 gravely, perilous. Sir Charles Dilke, who is one of the cooloat and keenest observers, enter-tain-s. M?mllar appre iensions, and prophesies of a war with Cn-Kiand by September are common In JV-Jk. ^ |J I, |Mr ko'>?>.ng the K mball Hoiw", Atlanta, da.. Special.? J. ?. Soock. Jr., an electrical contractor, wan ar leatert liere for robhlm* the Klmtrttl House Friday morning, of abo?rt |1,600 in currency and cheeks, y\J*H arrested be said J?o had been pilfering for four years and that one of his vMfens tast vsaf was a bucket shop Arm* fte? wbicu he secured several hundred dol lars. He waa married one *ear ago and recently returned from a trip v> nria, Stoock was prominent la charch w?k. $ud admitted mat he had been WlBS a- doable life. He says he. was to ftmUtes 4?y sscsHity. m. ? --'a KEQl'IST FOR CtAlMS. l etter of f ederal Government to the <Jcv.srnor. Those who still have outstanding (lalinti against (lift Inderal government on account of tho SpartUh war regl- ? ?iH'it t m gotten up h.v this MtaJo, claim* ; net heretofore 'preaented fn any way to th?? Federal njuthoritie*. will find tyi" i letter reeelvetf. by the governor from 1 Washington cicetdlugly int&re*tlng: ! Sir: Heferrjfng to the claim of th'i State of South' CWollna tor reimburse iufi? t.< of t-x i?> Incurred la raising troops for war with Spain, I have tho Imiior to inform yon th?t it has r*?- i ceutly become tho otiHtom of this oflice , to submit detailed statement* of the ? i claims of the various States to tho commit too on war claims of tho House of Kepioaoutatlvcs for audi action as this committee may deem proper in view of making direct appropriation for such expenses as can not be reim bursed undor the exUtlng arts of Con gress, and yet may Ih* shown to 1>?> necessary and reasonable charges. However, as it is desired t:> mako a complete and, full report to this coro jnlttee it Is necessary f !*>!? this ofllce to Know whether or not the htate intends to tile any further claims for its ex penses in raising troops foi war wlih Spain, if it intends to do so. it Is re hpertfully requested that such claim-; he filed as early as possible cmfwfwy he tiled at a* early a date as possible, that the action contemplated may tin taken. VI Kindly inform this otKi e as soon as possible as to the action\to be taken by the State in this matter. I to -peel tolly. V. 11. MO it 1US. Auditor. 'i'enipe ranee Workers. A: t lie rc/piest of ait offlclal or the Christian Temperance Workers of South Caeolina, the following infornia ti'jti is published about the work of that noble organization: The name of the Christian Temper ance Workers has ' dot|htl< *s become familiar to the friends of temperance throughout the State, but it may not bo a at las to call attention to so ne facts < oneyrning thein and their work. And we '.vould ray jUSt here thai K f3 sTi1H: tv what. i;.< name indicates a Christian temperance society, it is a woman s organisation, but we do not exclude our brethren, but are glad to welcome t hem into our ranks as honorary mem bers and listen to any suggestions for tho better carrying on of our work. !Wo have no woman's suffrage clause in our constitution; but on the contra ry. do most emphatically exclude it therefrom. During the past year the Christian Temperance Workers have been busy ; workers and have been rewarded by ? seeing at least some little result of their labors. Our president. .Mrs. 10. S. Herb! rl. is untiring in her zeal and devotion, ever on the alert fur an op portunity to drop a seed, watering it with prayer and committing it to Him who is able to make it bring forth fruit for 1 1 is glory ami the go j'! ot man. Not living physically rcini-i, she has not liven able to travel much during : he .seven? winter weather, but she expect ?* to l?f? out again soon and will vihit many points in the State (of which notice will be given l it', rl for the purpose, of organizing societies. We hope our friends will give her a warm welcome and hearty support. We are glad to note that the South Carolina annual conference or the M 10. Church, South, at its late sessions gave us recognition and hearty en? ih r-ipment we already feel strong er to do and dare In this gia.it cause. Will not our sisters rally to tii" \vork and Join us in our efforts lo save the hoys and you;h of our In ltd front this terrible evil? Palmetto Note*. f!o\crnor McSweeney lias refused to grant a pardon to Patton Kvan.s, con victed In Abbeville county In 1894 of murder and recommended to mercy, getting' a life sentence. The prisoner ' was 16 years old at the time and shot an antagonist, killing his cousin. So lieitor Ansel declined to endorse the petition, hence the governor's action. A charter has been granted tin* Piedmont Printing and Engraving com pany of Spartanburg, with $.r>,000 capi tal. The officers are U. II. Sweeney, lucsident and treasurer, and Joseph I,. Stoppelbein vice president ami secretary. A~~-?<h.j rt? r has been granted to t:tc Commercial and Savings bank of Flor ence, capitalized at $25,000. The of ficers are W. II. Howe, president and John Kuker, vice president. * One Negro Woman Kills Anot/ier, A Spartanburg special says : ' Mon day night, about 10.30 o't lock.^C oust i hle Zimmerman, of Duncans. broughi t;? the city and lodged In the <ounty Juil Ml-sie liurton, a young inulatt > woman, whe shot and kilh i another ii .'gvo woman named l.uciuda Smith ie tin puldic highway, near the railroad station at Duncans. The* wound was Inflicted with a pistol. ami only ?ne s!m>; was fired. The testimony at the coroner'.-* inquest was to the cffe.it that Mi.-? ie 1 lit rt on - tot laiduda Smith i:i . the lmck. iho ball ranging up from, i near the spinal chord. The wounded woman died almost instantly. It ,ip pear-* that the Hurfon woman's hu.s liand and tlie deceased woman were <ntire]y too intimate to sui: this jeal | ous wife. News Notes. < ThT^rrrrrrarr "Of-sntP li't s~T^7u/rt ""Vf" Commission to Peyre CI. Ilanahan. J. M &> Ross J-fanahHii and George H. MtTffet as corporators of the ^Carolina Port land C- men: company Charlo3ton, which proposes to deaf In lime, cc ineht ami building materials. Tho ...capital stock is to be .$10,000. % Admiral and Mrs. )')ewey arrived at I^akewood. N. J., fitotfi Washington, Saturday afternoon f<\Jv<a week's vifliL '. A OOmm!.-.-Ion lias Mill issued to J. U. McMillan and J. R.Norr.U, both of Warrenvllte, as corporators of the Standard Kaollrf company of Aiken T COifntj*. which proiKwrs to mine fcao I I in in tfcat county. Tbo capital ?to ok Tlte itanhurg iiM (uhuhhmt* it? pro tor 1999 ml 18 jBOO.WQ mark.. ? THE QUAY CAS! . I . . Discussed in the Senate - Sharp Word* In the Mou.se. SENATE. >>jxly-sixth Day.? Mr. Carter, of ! Montana, dealt vigorously with thy Quay caso In the Senate in the coutho of an explanation an to why he wliy vote for the former Senator front lN?i?nf.yJv?nia. Jle voted against tho 1 heating of Mr. ('or belt In the last Con I gross, because, ho said, , JJr. Corbet t was endeavoring to ben^&y n wrong perpetuated upon himself^ He ,de*iarod Mr. Quay was tho vlctlriKoLjr"'dial>oli cal plot" In his own StatHjuch as had no counterpart in American polities! j history. Spe<$h<Vi on the1 financial hill wero made by Mr. Kalrbank*, of Indl i una, and Mr. liutler, of North Carolina. Tho Indiana Senator defended the gold standard and generally applauded t ho I action of tho conference committee, while Mr. Butler attacked tho pending measure, particularly beeauso of the i pflftvpr it conferred on national banks, j Sixty-third Day.? Interest In tho I'orto Hlcan tariff n\easuro now has been transferred from tho House to the Senate. Consideration of tho bill em bodying subMtan&tlally the provisions of the House bill and In addition pro ? vldlng for a temporary form of civil government for t'ho Island of Porto I Itleo, was begun In the Senate. Mr. Teller, of Colorado, .Immediately pro poned an amendment, , establishing a ; temporary government in Porto Rico ! for tin* purpose of enabliug the people of tho island later to establish a per manent republican self-government, the adoption of a constitution and the establishment of a pemanont form of government, not interfering with the sovereignty of the United States over the island or its inhabitants. Sixty-fifth Day. ? The Senate held a< brief session, adjourning early on ac count of the deaith of. Representative Epes of Virginia. During the ses sion Mr. ltoas. of Vermont, spake in opposition to tho seating of lion. M. 8. Quay, and Mr. Teller spoke in criti cism of the conference report upon tho currency bill. A number of private , pent ion bills were passed during the ! day. Sixty-seventh Day.? Not probably in the history of tho Senate was there ever shown so little Interest in the fi nal vole on a great measure as was manifested In the vote on the. confer" J t'uee report of the financial bill. Tho report was before the Senate for nearly . twu weeks, yet only four speeches ? were delivered upon it, Including Mr. Aldrlc.h's explanation of the changes made in the Senate bill l>.v the confer ees. Discussion ceased on the 1*111 1j minutes before ahc time fixed for the v(4e and the Senate actually began tho consideration of minor lulls on the calendar to consume time. The con ference report, was agreed tn by a voto of 44 to 2C. the report thus having a ' majority of IS/' LI OUS E. Sixty-si.\th Day. ? Considerable juis- ! ' eellaneous business was transacted in tho House. Mitch of it was of a minor ? eh 'tract or. Tho tttost Important bills j passed were otto to ratify a treaty with the Comanche, Kiowa an?l Apir.liu In dians and open their lands for settle- i meiit and one to authorize the Secre- j tary of the Interior to negotiate with tho Kiowa and Coimtnebe^ for- a iwu? . tral strip in Oklahoma. During the consideration of a bill to incorporate the Frederick Douglass Memorial Historical Association, pro posing to collect at his late residence in this city a record of the anti-slavery movement, the Speaker and Mr. IJailey, 1 of Texas, formerly floor leader of tho ; Democrats, hall the first sharp parlia mentary light o? the session. Sixty-third Day.? Within two hours ! after tho special message from the President, recommending the immn- j ' diale passage of a bill to pl.ico in his ? hands ail tho moneys collected upon Porto lt.ii o goods since the Spanish ' evacuation of the island, to be used for ? the relief of the Porto Ricans, had been read to the House. the Hoiite had ! passed and sent to tho Senate a bill to., carry out the recommendation. The i message came like a bolt out of a clear, . sky to the minority. They were a; ! first inclined to hall it with delight as a reproof of the majority for the pas sage of the Porto Rieaii tariff bill on : Wednesday. The Republican leaders, ; however, had a bill ready to carry the President's recommendations into ef fect. Mr. Cannon asked Immediate [ consideration for tho Mil. and this w^s ' given. / In the house the desk of Represent i tive Kpcs, of Virginia, who died Friday night, was hung with crop/; ' and*eov-\ eredi with a profusion of cut flowers, N lilies, "roses and carnations. The chap lain in his invocation made a feeling reference to tho death of Mr. ICpes. It had been intended to proceed with the Aldrich-Robbins eontsfed election ease. i hut unanimous consent was given to vacate the order heretofore m ide and postpone the final vote until next Tuesday at 2:30 p. in., the debate con tinning Monday and Tuesday. Sixty-seventh Day. ? - The House j spent the entire day in the confident- ? tion of the Aldrich-Robbins contested election case, from the fourth Ala bama district. Mr. Robhius, the sit ting member, made a speech of an hour in bis own behalf. The other speakers w^-re Mr. Hunrkett, of Nebraska, in Tiohalt of the contestant, .and Messrs. (Jlcnn. of New York^ind "TJeAimord, of Missouri, fcr t U? conies ttc. if 'I <>1<I <?f tli# Suit* it 'a Navy. >\ good ntory is told of a Turkish man-of-war which wa? ordered to Mal : ta. When the captain had cot his ship clear of tho Hosphorus it struck film that It would be as well if ho l<n?tr whore Malta was; for he had not the lng vessel, whose captain offered to 1 point It out on the chart. , Hut the Turkish captain preferred to follow a vessel which he knew w?a about to i nan ror that port. Unfortunately; - a tog came on. and when It cleared oft i the vessel in front waa no longer the ? same, though tj*e eaptatn -ItaeeMt **ot~ For days he fq)|6wed the ship, and a? I last reached porjt, When, addrea?ln#rthe : authorities that came on board. he Mid... "Malta. I preeome?' "Ok. tW reply. "Tbla la 1 Jverpool Btrty Stories.- '? ^af*t It 'not# Ufctau'a !n Al? 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Howlll tell you just tliorifjlit thine to ?lo, unil will nenJ you his hook ou tlio li.tir and Scalp if you request It. Artdross, l>r. J. C. Avi'i!, Unveil, Mmi. PLANT CHERRY TRHKi. The Ahiu^ owona Famous Black Nonrt Cherry I# Mid $e#t For Fruit auU ?h?de. There is no treo on tho market today producing a more beautiful shade thau tho Owrtfus Cheriy. They produoo a, l&e from CO to 80 feot high, with loon spreading branches, making a deo#? growth aiul a beautiful shaped tree, which would bo well worth the planting for ornamental pnrpoeea alone. Thirty eix towns in N. C., H. C. , Va. and (i*., lmvo planted them in quantities on their streets. Tho tree attains it* growth rapidly, soon getting up out of roaoh of stook* aiid require* but little attention, auj it** life is indefinite. Bix trees sen! prepaid (or #1 oanh with order. A<(k dr?f? Tr. liii^ht, care box (107, Char lotto. N. 0. OW TEN DAYS' TRIAXt rtLUMlSUM WOOD CREAM BUTTER SEPARATORS. SEPARATORS g No. I, 2 Cow.-, No. V. 8 Cow*. 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