The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, November 30, 1899, Image 1
THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL
VOL Q.---NO. 45. PICKENS S. C., THURSDAY,, NOVEMBER 30, 1899. ONE DOLLAR A YE
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REPUBLICANS WILL' (JOlTR1OLi
The United States Senate Will Now
Pass Under the Control of the Re
Republiean Part-.
At the beginning of the approach
ing ses3ion of Congruz - l: t- will hi
almost a complete roorganlzadton of
the United States Senate, as that body
for the first time in many years will
pass under the complete control of the
Republicans. The majority of the Re
publicans will be not less than sixteen,
and in the event of the death of Sena
tor daywood, of Nebraska, it will not
fall below fourteen. At present, under
a compromise effected during the last
Congress, when neither the Republi
cans nor Democrats had a clear ma
jority, but the Populists and skiver Re
publicans holding the balance of pow
er, the Republicars were given the
Presidency pro tempore of the Senate,
while the Democrats were given thpe
minor officials, such as secretary, ser
geant-at-arms, postmaster and chap
lain. The present chairmen of the
Senate committees are divided among
the various parties, the Republicans
having all the Important chairman
ships. When the new Senate convenes
by the retirement of several Senators
who failed of re-election, there will be
much shifting about in the Senate as
signments. The selection of Senate
committees is not done in the manner
established by the House of R.-presen
tatives, where the Speaker appoints
all of the members of the committees,
both for the majority and minority,
but in the Senate the members of the
committees for the majority and
minority are chosen by the caucus of
the respective parties.
As to the organization of the Senate
there is no doubt but Senator Fryo, of
Maine, will be chosen again to be Pre
sident pro temoors. Secretary Cox,
who comes from North Carolisa, will
be replaced by a Republican official,
and it is likely that a Republican ser
geant-at-arms will be chosen to suc
ceed Col. Bright, of Indiana. Col.
Bright, however, is very popular both
with the Republicans and Democrats,
and his long service in the Senate
chamber has rondered him a most
efi3ient officer. There will doubtless
be a strong effort made to retain him
in the office of the sergeant-at arms,
and he is likely to have the support of
some of the Republican Senators.
After all the organization of the
Senate is not so much along political
lines as in the House. No matter
which pa'ty is in control of the Senate
there are always to be found upon the
rolls the names of Democrats and Re
publicans. The Senate recognizes
efficiency of service to a much greater
extent than does the lower House,
where politics always reigns supreme.
Postmaster James A. Crystal of the
Senate is another popular official, but
it is said on good authority that when
the reorganization of the Senato takes
place that he will probably De obliged
to step down and out. There will pro
bably be no change in the ofllce of
chaplain. The present chaplain of
the Senato is Dr. Milburn, tho vener
able blind divine, and ho Is well known
to members of both the Senate ahid
House. He served for three terms as
chaplain of the House of RWpresenta
tives, being chosen first by a Demo
cratic Congress to succeed Rev. Dr.
Powers, who was President Garfield's
pastor. When the House passed under
the control of the Republicans an
effort was made by the Republicans to
oust him from the chaplaincy of the
House, but when the vote was taken
enough Republicans voted for Mvil
burn to re-elect him by a large ma
jority. Later he was chosen chaplain
of the Senate and he was succeeded in
the House by Rev. Henry N. Couden,
who is also blin~d. Unless Chaplain
Milburn decides to voluntarily with
draw there is not much doubt but thai
he will again be chosen chaplain of thc
Senate.
It is not likely that the organiza
tion of the Senate will take place foi
some time after the assembling of tht
body.
-By the falling of an aerolito sever
miles south of Crescent City, Ill., th4
residence of John Meyers was partiali
wrecked and the neighborhood wai
panic stricken. The'moteor came fron
a point in tbe sky a little east of soutl
and struck the north end of the houihe
tearing away a part of the upper story
The aerolte buried itself in the grount
about three feet from the foundation o
the house.
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THE LATE VICE PRESIDENT.
During a Brief Official Career H(
Became Quite Popular With th
Senators.
The death of Garrett A. Hobart, vice
president of the United.States, whict
occurred at his home in Paterson, N
J., on the 21st inst., was not entirely
unexpected, but there was genera
sorrow throughout the country wher
the announcement was made, as Mr
Hobart had won the respect of al
sections in a brief oflicial career.
Garrett A. Hobart was born at LonC
Branch, N. J., on June 3, 1844. As i
child he attended. the common school
making rapid headway in his studies
At 12 years of age he had finished th<
village school and-was sent to a neigh
buring classical school to prepare foi
college. In 1859 he was ready to ente1
the sophomore class of Rutgers Col
loge, where it had been determined t(
send him. He etntered Rutgers i
1860, and graduated in 1863, at the ag(
of 19, taking a high etand in all hi:
studier. Shortly afterward he begar
school teaching at Marlboro. H4
went to Paterson in 1863, and begai
the atudy of law with Socrates Tuttle
a leading lawyer of the town and ai
oi4l frlend of his father.
in 1q11, WitLl 4 aterson in the contro
of the Democrats, Socrates Tuttle wai
olected Mayor of the city, and Mr. Ho
bart was chosen as clerk of the Cit
Council. He gave such satisfactioi
there that In 1871 he was elected coun
sol for the board of freeholders. Ii
the fall of the same year he was select
ed as one of the most available men fi
his party as a candidate for the lowe
house of the State Legislature. H,
was clected hy the largest majorit;
ever given a Republican candidate
He took a loading part in that body
In 1873 he was ra-elected, and whei
the Legislature met in 1874 he wa
elected Speaker. In 1876 the Republi
cans put him up as their candidate fo
the State Senate, and he was elected
He was re-electo-d in 1879, and in 188
was elected president of the Senate
and re-elepted in 1882. His decisioni
while in thech'air were seldom quee
tioned and were never reversed. He ac
complished much in the way of legisla
tion -for his coistituents, and provei
onn of the most popu-lar presding ofl0
cersand logislators the State ever had
SMr. Hobart five times declined nomi
nations to 'Coingress. 'An attempt wa
made to secure his -nomination fo
Governor in 1892, but :this also failed
Ho also doclined In 1893, and did every
thing he coold for his friend and neigia
bor, John W. Griggs, the present A1
toey General of the United States
In 1870 Mr. Hobart was a delegate-al
large from his State to the R3epublica
national convention. In 1880 he wa
again a d elegate to the national cor
vention, from the beginning of his ci
roer being an ardent supporterc
James G. liaine. In 1884, as a del<
gate at large, he had the satisfaction
seeing his friend nominated for thi
Presidency. That was the year he be
came a member of thme national con
mittee that he might give his time an
money to the election of Bllaine. Hi
was a delegate at all later national col
ventions.
Mr. Hobart's work as chairman<
the Republican State committee
the election of Go,. Griggs, won it
him such unstinted braise that the Ri
p~ublicans of the State at once begant
agitate his name as a Vice Presidentil
candidate. The Republican State col
vention of A pril, 1896, unanimously di
clared for Hobart for a place on ti
national ticket.
As Vice President Mr. Hobart pri
sided over the Senate with great di,
nity and to the hIghest satisfactiol
Hie madc-a place,for bimself in Was]
ington such as few Vice Presiden
have held, being admitted to the clo
councils of the Presidnet and taking
prominent part in all the admlnistri
tion's affairs. In society he has bot
especIally prominent and has relieve
tl'e President in many public function
-An exchange says a gentleman 1:
vited some friends to dinner, and
the colored servant entered the roo
he accidentally dropped a platt
which held a turkey. " My friends
said' the gentleman, " never in n
life have I witnessed an event so fraugl
with disaster to the various natious
e globe. In this calamity we see tI
downfall of Turkey, the upsetting
Grecce, the destructiton of China, ati
the humiliation of A frica."
--Moses Thatcher, the Salt Lal
City millionaire, who has started a 1
000-acre cattle ranch in Chihuahu
Mexico, though a man of good faml
and education, began life se a ran
hand and at one time wae consider
the best cattle expert In the West.
The best household remedy for all pal
wvill convince the most scepdia that i
just, the rub they have wanted, it's olo
and not genay nod everywher.
7 PLAYING FOR THE DRINKS.
ON A MISSISSIPPI STICAMlt.
A Story of'the Gambling Days Before
the War-How a Game of Euchre
Led to Draw Poker.
On a bright October morning in the
fifties the good and new steamer Bello
Key left her wharf at Louisville on
her maiden trip to Now Orleans.
Nothing particularly interosting or re
markablo transpired until Cairo, Ill.,
was reached, where there were added
to the passenger list four names
George Bennett and Cyrus Poultney,
of England, largo cotton buyers in the
South; Mark Townsend and "Old Bob"
Lockard, two of the most famous short
card professional gamblers that in
fosted the river craft in thoso days.
The steamer like all those of the Louis
ville and New Orleans Packet line,
carried a piano and a string band, coin
pos5ed of negroes and music, and danc
ing prevailed every evening till eleven
o'clock, when the card tables were
shunted into the foyer, between the
ladies' cabin and the gentlemen's pro
monado.
The great American game of poker
had not yet opened up on the new r oat
and it was a question of some import
who should start the first game. Town
send and Lockhard had followed the
river for years, and were well known
genorally by travelers southward by
the water route, and poker was not
mentioned specifically by those pre
sent for the reason, probably, that in
the opening game one or both of the
professionals might want to play.
From their manner and mancurings
they were evidently anxious for a
game, but not scoing the opportunity
Townsend suggested to Bennett and
Poultnoy that they make up a game of
euchre "only for the drinks." Bennett
assented, but Poultney declined for
the reason that he was not versed in
the game. Townsend, Lockhard and
Bennett were three. Who would take
the fourth hand ?
" Will you play a game of euchre ?"
asked Townsend of a well dressed, thin
visaged, callow looking youth of about
eighteen, who in course of conversa
tion gave his name as Leslie Brown, of
Lexington, Ky.
"I doo't object, but I am not an
export player, and I have not yet
learned to gamble," answercd. Mr.
Brown.
" You are all right," returned Town
sond. "the game in only for the drink,
you know, ~and gentlemen do not re
gard that as gambling."
Towneend and Bennett and Lockard
and Brawn respectively being cast for
partners the game began. About the
fifth deal of the cards Mr. Bennett
said he had what might be regarded
as a good poker hand in ordinary play
of that game.
"Do you ever play the game?" asked
Townsend.
" I have played occasionally at my
clubs in E1ngland and with friends else
where. Lshould not care to play promis
cuously with strangers while travell
r ing, especially in America."
"Certainly not," observed Townsend,
casting a furtive glance at Lockard.
" Well, sir, what you bet on your
hand as against my hand ?" asked
Brown.
"I will lay you ten shillings-twc
. dollars and a half of your coin of the
r realm," putting down a half soverigi
(gold).
1 Along toward the last hand of th<
third game of the rubber the young
Kentuckian remarked that he had i
botter poker hand than the previout
one, on which ho bet $2 50, and pro
posed to wager $5 that it was the bos
hand out.
" Now, partner," he said to Brown
"there is the best trump card in th<
. deck, and he ought to win for us
e Don't let him get away from you if yot
r cNoi instructive remarks, please,'
said Townsend.
Thfts little diversion was doubtlesi
~projected for a purpose, which how.
ever, was not understood by Bennett
.If it was intended to convey any in
formatiou or instruction to Brown h<
s~ did appear to notice it.
.Looking over his hand Bennett smil
.- ed, saying, " I have here a poker han(
on which I might wager a small
~. amount.
f"Well, you have taken me into camj
Stwice," said Brown, " but I will tackl<
,. you again. The third time is the luci
. charm, as they say in old Kentucky
d What do you propose to bet til
e imo ?"
." Oh, anything ; ten pounds if yoi
like, I am net particular."
if " I will see your fifty dollars and gi
a you two hundred and fifty better," re
r torted Brown.
."COomo, come, now," broke in Town
Ssend, " I and the gentleman from In
1 diana on my left, are still In the gamo
~. but we can't keep still under the cir
~. oumstances of the occasion, I may sa;
e I have decidedly a good poker hand.
hanker after a little of the chickei
e- pie, and as all appear to be In a sport
,. lye mood and want to bat, no doubt,
; will have to raise the bet $500 !"'
'."See here, gentle-men," piped in olm
ts Lockard, who had a peculiar manne
me of accentuating the ends of his word
a of three or more syllables, " don't b
~. too precipi-tato. If we are going t
mn have a quiet little game for amuse
Smont, I too, will signi-fy. I won a po
'of money once from a member of Corn
gress on a hand like this one, and
after 'seeing' the other bets, I wil
n- elevate tihe pot one thousand good sin
e5 olo-ons, and here they are. D~on'
m bother about 'calling,' gentlemnle
3r there is no limit to my pletho-ric pure
"in the consider ate treatment of ti
13 favor-ito hard."
It was now Bennett's say. Hie muse
ffor a moment, looked is hand ove
0carefully, put h1is cards on the tabli
one by one, drew from his breast pooh
id et a roll of Bank of England noter
figured the amount duo the pot fc
go bo0is to that point, covered in the sam<
),- saying, "1I bet 303 pounds ($1,504
a, more."~
ly " it is up to you, my young frien
ahj from Lexington," interjected old Locl
od ard, looking at Brown with a grin.
" Jehosephat!" exclaimed the callo
young scion of Kentucky sportin
15blood. "I wish my old governlor WJ
nel here to play my hand. Wonder if
is can handle it asi he would. Say, go'
anl tlemen, give me this card in the pla<n
of one in my hand and I will chip i
with you and try to make the gat
interesting "-picking up the jact
spades, the trump card of the ouch
deal.
"I have no objections," said Bonne
calmly.
"You can hav3 it for all I care," ad
ed Townsend.
" Appropri-ato it by all meant
drawled old Lockhard.
"1 oo I am in for It, so here goo
said Brown. "I will go broke a
just finish the busirless by 'soeing' yo
bete and a raise of $5,000. There it
the last of an illepont fortune, and
am not yet twenty-one." Taking ui
wad of bills from his lap recent
placod there by a fifth party.
"I pass. I am out-'way out," 13a
Townsend. " I was only bluftling ai
got pinched. I crawfl-sh-lively, tot
" Gentle-men," began old Lockhar
"I believe I have had a little amu
mont, and the substitu-tion of the ja
of spados for another card In his hai
by my docile young partner from Lo
ington I shall never be able to compr
hond. It disturbed the temper al
tenor of my play entirely. Gentlo-me
I am somewhat declined in the vale
years. As Byron said, 'the fruits ai
flowers of love are gono,' I may as w<
add, so are my one thousand got
simolo-ons, as my hand Is not worth
sou, markoo as a poker investmer
Like Othello in the finale of his clice
cred career, old 'Bob' cries 'peccav
and retires."
It was now time for the Englishmi
to seriously consider the turn allai
had takon. Manifestly he was not I
cinud to bet more, and he could n
withdraw without considerable lot
He felt absolutely certain that he hr
the best hand,.especially since Tow
send and Loekhard, whose motho
and manner he did not understan
and for whose conversation and inte
larded remarks he had no liking, hi
dropped out.
rio turned and whispered to N
Paulton, who sat near watching ti
game. His friend whispered som
thing in reply, when he again drew b
roll, took out a thousand pound not
threw it Into the pot, and, lookii
Brown in the eye said :
"My young American you are
plucky fellow, and I don't like to w
your money, but all is fair in play as
war. I suppose I have the beat ban
sure. Soo, four kings and a queen."
"Not worth a continental. I ha,
four aces and a jack."
" A knave, an arrant knave," said
bv standnr: and swooping the moni
from the table into his hat, Brov
started to move away.
The Englishman in constornatii
and amazOment, jumped from h
chair, and in a smothered tone aske
" What in she name of all the devi
in bados did you want with th
knave ?" Brown did not, reply, b
walked out through the throng to L
stateroom.
The oxctomont was intense, al
scores of non had boen watohing ti
game all along with the keenest I
tcrost. The ladies also came out
their cabin to the verge of the foy
to look on the animated scone. Wh
they learned that " the young mat
had achieved some sort of a victo
over the older men they clapped the
hands in approbation, although th
know nothing of the game.
An hour later, after the game h
boon thoroughly discussed in all
bearings, Bennett wen, to the clerk
the boat, John Woolfolk, and co
plained that he had been robb<
"How so ?" asked Woolfolk. " Y
played and bet to win, of course.
i did your opponent. Naturally, it i
- pears that he played best and won.
you had any doubts about the standi
of the parties of any suspicion of 1
fairness or foul play, as you admit,
should not have continued In the gat
These are matters that the ofhleers
the boat cannot possibly control.
" You may assume that the part
are known to us..What then ? It Is
our provlnce to advise you or any p
a songer as to card playing on a pub
-water way. You should have oxercht
your own judgment. As to the you
man that won your money, we kn,
Snothing about him. No one connect
with this boat ever saw or heard
him before he came on board at Lotu
I yileo. It is a fact that the other p
ties are notorious all over the WI
and South. They are unquestional
dangerous characters and their f ratl
nity ramify all the navigable wati
:from Wheeling, W. Va., to the Bell:
. ad an onficer or employe of this b<
interfered in the slightest with ti
game, involving as it did, thousands
dollars, he would very likely have be
marked for assassination the first
por tunity. Therefore we cannot aifr
to take such chances.
" There is no such thing as exc
- sivenoss In steamboat travel.
- necessarily have to cater to all clas
,of white people, and it is not our pol
to discriminate in our passenger 1
If we did we would be comnpolled to
I out of butsinoss. We regret thtat
I lost your money-not an uncommon
- currence, by any means, on steambo
I -but we can do nothing to help yeu
recover it, if such a thing were poi
I ble. Thte parties engage'.I in the ga
r with you will probably leave the bj
5 at the next landing, althouagh two ha
3 paid their passage to New Orleans
3 one to0 Natchez, Miss.''
- To those acqutainted with the gat
t of poker and considering the Inclo'
connected with this game, it is 1)1
,that it was a well planned schema
I Townsend and Lockhard to enti
the 10nglishman and secure his mnon
t no matter by what game or means
play. Having loarned at Carlo t
0 they were cotton buyers, the infore
5 was that, they had plenty of man
and they resolved to follow th
ti After gotting on the boat they thoui
r perhaps that Bonnett and I'oul
t, wore too high toned to play poker o
-crowded steamb~oat and the game
a, euchre was suggested.
r Neither Townsend nor Lockha
, had any considerable amount of morm
)) Certainly not enough for the purpt
of the game as played. It was belie
d that Brown had not more than $11
<- $20. Luckily for the projectors of
game they encountered a man ,
w cash galore, who came on board
g boat at Columbus, Ky., a "gonticr
aR gambler,'' " Colonel Tont" Claibol
II a wealthy planter of Mississippi. U
1- an understanding by him of the schi
me he agrecod to furnish the funds n'e
in sary. It. was he who ilanel the ro
no Brown's lap with the writing attached'
of -" Be careful and don't bot more than
ro $5,000 at a time.
Tho strangest part of this affair i8
tt, that neither Townsend nor Lockhard
ever saw young Brown before the
d- gamO of ouchro was made up, and
,, there could not possibly have boon any
1i collusivo arrangement or understand
,, ing betwoon them. Believing that
i, Brown might be a pliant tool for their
)d purposo, they usd him. How readily
ur h caught on and took the measuro of
is. the game has been shown.-Now York
I Ilerald,
1
lI'E SAW TIlHE FALIANO Si'AlS
Id
id lie Was F'ox Hunting at the Ti me
I." Haln For Shelter in Great Flear.
d,
A correspondent of the lRichmond
,k l)ispatch says that ex-mayor John W.
id ilaughawout, o! Lexington, Va., who
X. colebrated his 85th anniversary on
. Thursday, November 2,1809, was a wit
id noss of the groat meteoric shower
n which took place in 1833. He is the
of' oldest native born inhabitant of Lox
id iugton, and is a vigorous man yet, and
fll is to be soon daily on the streets on
)d gaged in conversatiou or groeting his
a numerous friende. He has a vivid re
collection of the " falling of the stars,"
k- as the old people called the meteoric
storm of that timc, which happened on
the morning of Nov. 11, 1833. le takes
i great delight in telling his "1 great
rs fright " on that occasion, and says he
certainly wanted to see the dieplay
LAwhich is predicted to take place either
today or within the next few days. On
d the day preceding the " failing of the
stars " " Old Huck" bad made arrange
ments with a boon companion of his by
the namo of Tidd, an old field school
r' mate for a fox huntand chase the next
d norning. "Old Huck " is even now
known as the mighty hunter of Rock
r bridge County, and possibly with the
SxcCptioln of the iast two years has
never failed to take his annual doer
' hunt,
is In order to get an early start, which
0' was at 3 o'clock in the morning, " Old
Ig Huck " spent the night with Tidd, but
a on arising found that Tidd could not
a go, as he was sick. He would not miss
In the sport of running the fox, and went
n alone, but first woko the echoes with
d his horn, which brought forth his pack
of fourteen well-trained hounds. .N ith
ve the hounds he struck for the Brushy
Hills, about two miles away. Th woods
a then extended to witthin a short dis
y tance of Lexington. Near where the
a present roservoir stands he loosed his
hounds, and their music soon rang out
n in the morning air as they struck the
A trail. He followed, crossing hill and
d* dale, until the summit was reached,
J8 where he sat down to rest and listen
at to the hounds an they ran around first
ut one hill and then another, back and
is forth.
The night was porfectly clear, and
id the heavens were bedecked with stars,
'10 which twinkled and sparkled. "Old
n- Huck ' mused and finally looked up at
of the heavene, when suddenly a star al
0 poared to leave its position and fly
Dn across the heavens, leaving a streak
like a rocket, then disappear in the
ry west. This did not disconcert him ic
>Ir the least. Another star, much mor(
cy brilliant than its predecessor, sho
eastward. Then several chased across
ad Matters were now getting interesting,
Its but not exactly pleaFtant, tAeveral more
of took " a shoot," and this brought "Old
"l Huck " to his feet with great sudden.
3d noes. He no longer heard his hounds
ou he was all eyos. Could there be any
So thing wrona ? le had never seen st
I many "failing stars" at once. Th
stars now began to move in droves, ani
ng those chills which many a one has ox
in- p)rionced when frightened began ti
0ou run races up) and down Ils 51pinal col
no. umn The stars now began to fall ti
of the treetops, and the chills increased.
inlproportion, perspiration beaded lhh
los forehead. The stars next bogan to fal
lOt at his feet, and now his hat rested no
11on his head but upon his hair, whicl
lie stood straight up. The trees stood fort
ed like gigantic devils, and evorything
ng was stars, stars, stars, stars. .U Is past
Ewd life moved befor-o him like a rapidly
,d moving panorama. Theoreason for thui
of leaves not taking fire was that thos
.is- were yet damp with dow. Thus he r-ea.
a~r soned until a star struck him on hi
1st arm. Lie smelled to see i h. could do
)y toot the sulphur. There was nothing
er to indlicato it. By now tihe stars weort
irs falling like the flakes of a terrific snow~
(0. storm. Tihen he thought that, judg
>at mont day had come. Down the moun
mt' tain-side he rushed headlohg, ovet
of logs, rook s, and brush. Through bien
ion lhe dashed ; nothing stoppoed him in hih
~P- mad Ilight. Thus for a mile or mor<
rd he raced along until the reservoir hil
was rcached, and then he turned anc
1u- expected to see the everlasting hillh
Mo in full blaze. lie saw their outlines
se but no fire, ieaiping with its all-devour
icy lng tongues. Nothing but the " rail
ist- of stars " not abated in the least. H1
go again turned his face towards Lexing
mou ton and pressed on with greater vigo:
ac- -thlin king that to be with his friend
ats was bettor than to be alone. Lexing
to ton's outlines appeared, and again n
3si' conflagration was going on-nothin
"me but the storm of " falling stars " an
oat the brilliant glare. On he pressed, a
ive streaks of dawn, heralds of approach
ad lng day, appeared in the east. Througl
Wood's creek he dashed and upl th
"me hill ho pressedl. Lexington was reach
nts ed, and the houses stood intact, an'
ain the storm was abating. As he reache
I of the main street the stars had disal:
'&l) peared, and the day was breaking. A
cy, old resident hailed him from acrom
of the street and asked him where he ha
bat boon at such an early hour. lie r<
flco plied that he had been to a neig hbor
ey, to get his gun. Tihis was passinlgl
n'strange, for from the d istant hills cam
themsic of the hounds, and tho ol
ton man remarked upon it, an dsaid that h
n a feared that " Old hiuck " had been
of hunting, and that the " falling stars
had chased him home in his frigh
rdt This eventful chase nerved as a joki
ey- for years to come with the 01(1 peopi
sod5 --nevertheless, the " stars foil."
> r
the -" The lies the blamed newspape'
rith publish, about us'" said one politicia
the to another, " is lonough to dlrive a ma
nan to drink." " Yes, that's so," r'eplie
ne, the other ; " but still we have no caum
pen for complait." " Why not ?" aske
11m1 the first, in surprise. " Well, it migl
ces- be much worse," was the rc ply, " thi
[1 in might publish the tru."
TillE DEWEY i(jMl.MUDDLIE.
Advmiral Dewey Ila" Fallen Undi
ontleinationx of His Urlends
Protests Against tho Treatmnt It
celved tromi the Publio.
The transfer of the gift house
Washington from Admiral Dewey
his wife caused a great deal of indi
nation, which was not allayed the no
day when Mrs. Dewey made a deod
gift to the son, George G. Dowey. T
rosentment of the contributors w
general, and attacks upon the Admir
in the Washington and Now Yoi
papers wore acrimonious and seat
Ing. A protest in the Wash ington Sti
said that the contributors had reast
to think that the home would go to ti
Admiral's son, George Dewey, and ni
to a brand now wife taken in his o
ago. But they wore not appeast
when the now wife made the transf<
to his son, and many odd and sons
tional rumore were hlying about tl
city.
Ono report had it that the transk
was made to preserve the house, 1
Admiral Dowey feared a Buit f(
breach of promise will he institutc
against him by a lady employed in tU
bureau of equipment, of which the A4
miral was the head beforo ho was -A
signed to the charge of the Asiat
e(uadron in 1897. It was stated upc
what appeared to be reliable authorit
that an ongagement of marriago e:
isted between the two at the timo 4
the Admiral's departure from th
country more than two years ag
There is doop regret mingled with tI
indignation, but no one felt called u
on to defend his causeo, and even h
bst friends admitted that he h
shown bad taste In the matter, to si
the least.
In a desperato effort to stop criticis
of his action Admiral Dewey caused
statement to be made that he intend(
to transfer his home to his son, Georg
but in order to avoid any legal campi
cations it was first necessary to gii
the home to his wife and then for h
to transfor it to the son. Unfortunate
the idea got in the minds of the pe
plo that the transfor was with the ul
dortanding that Mrs. Dewey woui
in time, give the house to the lomt
Catholic church, which has been an
ious for some time to acquire the pr
porty as a parsonage. She is a Cath
lie convert, which magnified the pa
she might have played in the transf,
and to accentuate the feeling again
her.
Mrs. Mildred Dowey, the Admira
wife, signed the papers transferril
the property to the Admiral's son, a
the home passed into tho legal c(
trol of the young man. It Is said ti
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey will contin
to occupy it for a time, but that th
will eventally movo out and take
thcir residence in the elogant mansi
of Mrs. Dowey, which is located in
more fashionablo section of the ell
Mrs. lewey is immensely wealthy, aL
in add ition to a magnificent city hot
she owns a beautiful country plat
where the Doweys will no doubt 11
during the summor months.
Admiral Dewey felt compolled
come out in an interview in which
makes complaint against what
claims to be the unjust and unpard<
able condemnation of his course
transferring his house to his wifo, w
subsequently transforrod the propeo
to the Admiral's son, George. T
Ariral d~ y~drf tm
in his condemnation of the newspal
and the public for criticising his act
and declare that he would not h
accepted the house had he underst
that a string was attached to it.
claims the right to dispose of it accc
ing to his own ideas, and he belie
ho was doing an act which viould m
universal approval by giving the ho
to his wife so she might have the plc
ur3 of boestowing it upon his son.
'rThe Admiral Is reported to ha
made the following remarkable sti
mont:
"While 1 was a hero two men
ago I am now reduced to such a pl
tion that certain peoplo1 cannot
things too villiano0us, too scurrill
about me ; and no one defends me.
I was so much of a here then and1
American people thought well enou
of me to give me this house, why
not seine of those p)eople defend
now ?
" if I had known how much troul
how much villanous abuse was to co
upon mne as the result of accept)
this house I would never have takr
at'tho hands of the American p)ooj
When I sailed into Manila Bay os
dangerous grounds, with death
even worse in front of us, J. lit
thought that in such a brief period
time af ter I returned to my native Ii
theo Amnerican people would count
anee such monstrous atttacks upon
because I wats doing what I considoe
to be the most gracious thing I co
do, to present my home to my bride
"1 (10 not intend to arraign the ont
'Americani people for the acts of a fi
-but I ant hurt, I am cut to the qui
SI never felt, so badly in all rny life,
want the American people to know
I want them to know that if I coul
a would return to the contributors to
-fund the house purchased with it.
would never in the world have acoc
o ed it if I had known what it would
men i I should feel to-morrow a
Ifeel to-night, 1 would cut it all, thr
up everything, go on the retired
and go abroad. In fact I feol so
couraged, so worn out to-night the
Sscarcely knowr what I will do. I har
Sfoel like living in a country wher
cr-n be attacked in such an outrage
mn-mnnor without, being defended by,
Yone."
d
e -Siberia, long looked upon
b. frozen waste, is becoming a veriti
" Mecca forimmigrants. Their nun
5. last year was 400,000 and with inor
e lng facIlities of travel the moven
o thither is likely to become of a voli
comparable to the flow of popula
toward the United States at its h
ecit. The attractions are fertilit
'8 soil and mIneral wealth. Boety
n Tromsk and Kooznesk lie 23,1(17 sqi
n miles of coal lands, while the existi
d of iron ore yielding as high as 60
0 cent. in close proximity to coal in
d Amur territory, gives promise of
t industrial future. Wheat ripen,
y the region of Irkutsk within 107
and the cold season lasts only 97
in
to IS A STORE
11ofBf;
Full of Bargains I
al Like the New Store is turning
,k loose in this section. Every day is
r a busy one at this store. The crowds
)n
to that visit this store daily, and the
d piles of dry goods and shoes they
(I take away with them fully demon
strates our policy "The best goods
for the money, the same goods for
)r
less money." All who have done
business with us or know us will
agree with us in the assertion that
i- since our opening this new store,
no March 14th, last, we have turne,
. loose more good, round, plump value,
? than any other store that has e*&.
L. done business in this city.
I Our Big 5c. and 4c. Counter.
1000 yards 10c. Satine in colors
a only, 5c.
cr2000 yards 12jc. Worsted, all
I- colors, only 5c.
3r 2500 yards good Fleeced Outing,
ly only 4c.
a- I lot Ladies' Ribbed Vests, c-ily 9c.
6 1 lot Ladies' Hloavy Ribbed Vests
K only 15c.
o
U- 1 lot Ladies' Dongola $1 2 shoes
rtonly $1.
At 1 lot Men's $2.25 Box Calf shoes
L's only $1.69.
I Big values in Dress Goods, Wraps.
Ia Lowest prices on Domestics, Jeans,
u3 Flannels. Ontings, Calicoesetc.
ey
up
,, MAHON & ARNOLD,
y.
nd NO. 2xx UPPIUR MAIN STRZET,
so
'" J. II. MouoA N & BRO.'s OLD SrAND.
ve
to Agents for McCall Bazar Patterns.
he
he
m- -At present the two greatest rail
In way tunnels of the world are those
ho percing the 11t. Gothard &a 3Most
'tY Conis. It will not now be many years
he before that other groat mountain of
>or the Alpino range, the implon, will
1dor g2sbe pierced, so that men may pass
[on, to an'i"otp? tra'ns beneath its mighty
ave summit. ioi it is true, are
od progressing slowly, G dily, and
0 surel.- More than 2,600 en
r d' a work Ehe length of the cutting a
ed the north end is now about 1,500 yards,
uset that at the south end only about 800
UCyards. The work Is now progresek.g
a- at the rate of five yards a day at each
end. It is impossible to foretell the
IVO probable date of completioa, owing to
o-the changing nature of the strata ; but
the when the two gangs of workmen meet
in the middle they will have completed
1the longest tunnel in the world, for
uay they will haveocut through thirteen
If5 miles of mountain.
'he --According to an official report of the
gh1 United Statoeconsul general at Stock
do holm, the government of Sweden owns
oand operates 2 284 mIles of railway
nothe rolling stock: of which conmuste of
1l0, 52locomotives, 428 ba..rgage cars, 892
me passenger coaches, 3 dining cars, 45
agpostal wagons, 6 combined coaohes and
Lig baggage, 21 prison Vans, 216 st care
1.and 12,161 freig~h t carl. The anual
ro prollts during the forty-three year. of
und government ownership of the railway.
,lie havo averaged more than one and one
of hidmillion dollars in American
bnd money, besides the accumulation of a
on- fund o f $2,282,104 for pensioning em
me ployes retired on account of age er in
ed Jury, and a fund of *2,079,2i9 for the
drelief of widows and children of de
ceased employee.
ire -There are few people who can.
>w, claim to have heard their ewn funeral
ok. sermon. Rev. E. R. Johnson, of Mul
I berry, Indiana, once Passed.uthrough
it. this unique experience. While suffer
d I ing from an attack of catalepsy Mr.
bho Johnson was declared dead, and as be
I was lying in his coffin he hearcT his fun
pt- oral sermon preached by a brother
ost minister. H~e was eomscious of what
s I was taking place about him,, heard
ow the physician p renounce him dead,
list and witnessed the preparatlops made
lie- for his burial. The spell was broken
,t I just after the eulogy had been pro
dl y nounced and histrestoration to health
e I :followed.
ous -The Senate has always been oon-*
any trolled by lawyers, and klaine was at
a disadvantage because he did not be
long to the profession. The law-lords
is a were disposed to disparage and lout
ible him, but he was disrespeotful to the
ber verge of irreverence. " Doth the Sen
eas- ator from Maine think I am an idjit
ont (idiot, ?" roared Thurman, in reply to
imo an interrogatory Blaine put to him one
onday intePcferirad debate,
ig"Well," bellowed Blaine, "that depends
y of entirely on the answer you make to
!reonj my <question in
tare ---There is a sinc and lead mine in Da
mo vidtson County, North Oarolina, which
per is in the control of en English syndi
the cate, which is doing well, This mine
an carries copper in its ore, while 'the
v in other zinc and lead mine in the sae
lays county which is down 000f f~
ays, similar ore, but without a~