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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-09

Tnr arbitration between Portugal
Great Britain and the United states
relative 10 the forfeiture of the Dciagoa
railway concession will commence az
Berne early in January before com
mission Of three Swiss jurists-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-09

RonERr JAIN, = New York dealer in
diamonds and jcwelry. disappeared on
Christmas Day. When his big safe was
opened BY creditors, on the 18th, in
stead Of the SO. 900 worth of stock II
was supposed 70 contain only one cop
per penny and lot Of pool tickets on
the Guttenburg races were found.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-09

Consul TwrrcnEl.La al Kingston. Ont,
sar. he has been approached BY q Cana
dian exporter in regard to defranding
the United States revenue. with view
to inducing him to enter into the prac-
tice. Mr.. Twitchell furthermore says
he believes consular frauds have been
practiccd 10 the extent reported.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-09

ScHrKiok JrGIGo. the japanese sailor
who i awaiting death in New York by
electricity for the murder Of ship
mate. was visited. on the slsf, ~ wv"
Buddhist priests. Jugigo is a BUDDHIST
hut since his conviction has shown some
desire to become Christian
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-09

An enteric fever. having most ~ the
symptoms Of typhoid. i raging az Am
stcr,am. n. Y.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-09

NEW law against the Jews VIII be
promulgated in Russia with the open
inc ~ the new year. II forbids selling
leasing or mortgaging 70 jew any e.
tate within the empire. All privileges
heretofore granted 10 certain jewish
merchants as to the ownership 81 real
estate are cancelled
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-09

LAVE advic2 from Peru say that on
the afternoon ~ December ,, several
Of Picrola's chosen followers obtained
admission 70 Fort Santa Catalina with
about eighty Of their men. a prcar-
ranged signal was given and the insur-
rectionists suddenly took possession Of
the fort. The government troops were
called out, and for two hours a fierce
fight was wagcd. which ended In the
defeat Of the rcvolutionists.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-09

DIR. Milan BAKER. brother-in-law Of
Congrcssman-elect D. ~ Lockwood.
died az his home in Buffalo. y T., on
the 30th. aged sixty-two years. lie
was 4 member Of the original commits
sion which located the state asylums
for the insane. and at the time Of his
death was one If the managers Of the
State Insane Hospital in Buffalo
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-09

Two THOUSAND people principally
school teachers from New York. der
sew city and the New England States
on an excursion to Washington, at
tended the Presidents reception on the
3ist. The President shook cach visit.
ors hand. Secretary Tracy received
the teachers from brooklyn in his pri-
vate Office az the Navy Department.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-09

CArrAfS GEORGE w. WALLACE and
several men 81 the seventh Cavalry were
killed and Lieutenant Darlington was
wounded in fight twenty miles east 81
Pine Ridge Agency, - ID, on the 10Th,
with Zig Foot's band. The battle grew
out ~ an attempt 10 disarm the Indians,
who had just come in from the Bad
Lands One report said that fifty Of the
soldiers had been killed or wounded.
and that the Indians. numbering $50
braves and 80 women and children, had
been practically cxtcrminated.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-09

During the mysterious absence for
nearly two months ~ III. II. Madison,
editor of.thc Fargo IN. ID Daily sun.
hiS daughter BELLE took charge 81 the
paper. which did not fail for single
day 10 make its appearance. On the
2s;h his family received q letter from
the wandcrcr. in which he says lie
remembers starting down the street
after supper % the night following the
November election. but knows nothing
further regarding his actions until ~
found himself IN salem. Ore, IN half
falnishcd condition.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-12
A RObber Robbed.

PoCAHoNTAs, March 3.-Satur.
day Nogrady Bella broke open a
trunk belonging to Johu Kereks
and robbed it of $3.50 and escap-
ed. Soon after the theft was dis
,coveced q crowd of Hungarians
started in pursuit, but Bella had
q good start and nothing was
heard Of him till Sunday morn.
ing.
A freight train was coming in
to the Flat Top yard about four
miles from here, when one of the
crew noticed q man hanging to
tree. Upon investigation it was
found to be Bella. Some one hai
strsngled him and then hung
him by the strap he wore around
his waist, having first robbed
him Of everything he had. Their
is no clue as to who did the deed
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-12

tressed at not being able to get
1T, but was obliged to go home
with his owner, who thought no
more about the matter. Two
months afterwards, when the ice
had gone, the dog passed by the
same place. The dog paused op-
posite the place where the snuff
box had disappeared, seemed to
think intently for a few minutes,
bounced around considerably az
if.whetting hiscouragefor a great
feat Of prowess then plunged in,
dived to the bottom, and return.
ed with thesnuffbOxi IN his mouth.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-12
A Dogs Memory.

The following story was told
by the owner of an Irish water
spaniel, the only dog who would
perform tricks and was good to
shoot over at the same time. His
master was out walking with
him at the beginning of the long
frost in 1856, which set in about
the middle Of January. He went
on q frozen milldam where the
water was. of course, very deed,
and accidently let tall his snuff
box through q small hole In thu
ice. The dog was dreadfully dis
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-12
A True Hero Il Plumb.

The face Of Preston B.
Plumb, Of Kansas, not hand.
some at best, is pitted by
small pox. Said a man the
other day who knows him:
each of these small pox pits
on Plumb's face is a medal
of. honor. In the early days
Of Kansas Emporia was a
booming town and Mr..
Plumb was an impecunious
printer. He gathered money
enongh together, however,
to start a little weekly news
paper in the town and was
doing fairly well with it and
almost paid up his debts.
There run q rumor through
the new town one day that a
stranger tramp had been
suddenly slnitten with small
pox and that the epidemic
was in danger of spreading.
The rumor meant ruin to
the embryo Municipality,
and so the friendless and
stricken man was hurried
out on the prairies, far from
the city, and left there in a
log cabin to do the best he
could for himself. There was
no one to care for him, and.
of course, it was a wrestlt
with death. In his dingy
one room editorial and print
ing office, Preston B. Plume
heard the story. He closeC
the place, started out to th'
log house where the sick mar
lay, and for weeks nnrset
him and cared for him unit
he was saved from death
Then he lay down himself
stricken by the fell disease
, but hearts had grown ten
derer in that Kansas tow
and kindly hands minister's
to him until he, too, wa
saved" ."-[Kansas City Times
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-12

kers were Evan Shelby and
John Sewer. Robertson con-
tinued to be the nominal head
of the new settlement, but the
moment Sewer set foot on
the Watauga he became the
soul and moving spirit ofthe
infant commonwealth. Shell
by was a horn diplomatist,
but Sewer was soldier. dipIo.
matist and soldier COM
bined. On these three men
hangs the whole early histo-
ry Of the Southwest. When
the battle of Lexington and
Concord were fought the shot
which was heard around the
world echoed in that sec1u-
ded valley Of the Watauga.
AS it sounded through those
grand old woods every back.
woods-man sprang to his feet,
grasped his rifle and asked
to be enrolled for the defense
of his country. Under John
Sewer they began a caree,
for which, l think, there is nc
parallel In the history of oul
country. His military geni
US made him a turning-point
in the most critical period O
our nations history. ."-Bal
tinOrp Sun.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-12
SUTHERLAND SEMINARY.
MISS EMMA WINN,
Graduate Greensboro Female College
PRLlNCIPAL.,-

This Institution Of learning is
situated in one ofthe most pictur
esque and hospitable sections OF
the State, and rare opportunities
are here offered for a practical,
and cheap education. The school
now has an enrolment Of over
100 pupils. Latin, French, and
all the English branches taught.
For ullyuarticulars address the
Principal at
SUTHERLAND, N. G.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-12
Money to loan.

Persons wishing to hor-
row money, who can secure
it by mortgage on good real
estate, can be accommodated
by applying to
J.F. Speinhour, Boone N. G.
or A. j. Critcher, HortonN.C'
4. "a.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-12
NOTICE

l am Just receiving q new
stock 0f goods bought for
cash down and will sell for
strickly pay down, at prices
(. to live and let live. You will
do we'll to call and examine
my goods consistingof boots,
shoes, dry goods, notions,
&c. Yours truly,
r. A. CRITCHER,
Bamboo. n. G.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-12
Notice..

For sale. 900 acres OF land,
on Rich Mountain, Wataug,l
County. on whichisa asbestos,
and fine land forshpepranch..
Sales private. T.. D. Lowe 4
j. r. Furgerson, EX'trs. OF
Mrs. A. p. Galloway, deed,
Banner Elk, Nov. II 90
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-12
entirely unsuite,l for the pur-
pose. Malone, through his
NnardN Sonator Camornn


pose. Malone, through his
"pard', Senator Cameron,
the man who coulden't see
any harm in speculating in
silver while a bill affecting
it's value was pending in the
Senate, set to work 10 pre-
vent the site recommended
by the committee being pur-
chased by the present Con-
gress. The scheme was well
worked. Waiting until the
closing rush OF the session
began, when members are
glad to postpone anything.
q resolution was offered to
lay the whole matter aside
u til next December, and it
was adopted. This is all
right for Malone, but it's
ther tough on the more
than two thousand men and
women who sacrifice their
health and endnnger their
lives in the old building. The
question naturally arises: do
these democratic Senator's
propose trying to help Ma
hor.e sell his ground to Uncle
Sam through the democratic
Congress? | cannot believeit.
Mr.. Harrison now has q
whack at the Direct tax bill
that Mr.. Cleveland vetoed,
the Senate having agreed to
the House amendment. 1t il
safe to-day that he will not
follow the example of Mr.,
Cleveland in that respect.
A bill allowing an annual
pension OF $4,000 to the
widow Of Admiral Porter ii
|also in Mi. Harrison's hands
| Once more U. s. Treasurer
Huston has resigned, anC
this time it is for keeps. HI
refuses to be interviewed, but
his close personal friends dc
not hesitate to say that it il
Mr.. Huston's intention to re
turn to Indiana and put il
the biggest licks in his politi
cal blacksmith shop agains
Mr.. Benjamin Harrison, who
by refusing to make him Sec
retary of the Treasury, furn
ished the last straw whicl
broke the camel's back
which had been for some tim
strained to it's utmost he
cause Of social sights. Mr.
Harrison figures now o1
; counteracting Mr.. Huston
opposition by the support q
, Mr.. j. A. Lemcke, ex.Stat
Treasurer of Indiana Ca GlesI
, am man) who will be his SUI
cessor as Treasurer.
SenatOr-elect Kyle, ofSOut
J Dakota, is a daily visitor a
! the Capitol. He says tina
. ON questions of tariff an
finance he will act with tn
democrats; but that doe
not prevent the republican
trying to win him over b
t attentions and "taffy." Tim
: only will tell what sort OF
, man he is.
!. Senator Hearst, after
long illness, died Saturda
! night,
A ROhher RObhad.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-12
????? ?????

Do you see that lecherous,
lying libertine, orthat highly
perfumed, grining, sin STAIN
ed soul prancing along the
street Do you know their
true character? Do you
know that they make no at.
tempt at reform? Ia there q
place on earth where you
meet such indcency OH a COM
mon level? If so how much
better are you than they? If
one is known by the compa-
ny one keeps, what kind of
company do you keep? If a
man commit a theft and you
help to conceal the booty are
you not an accOmplice in
crime? If likewise one COM
nit all outrage against de-
cent society and you conceal
or help to conceal or protect
such hum an things from the
righteous indignation and
chastisement of honor. chas-
tity and veracity, are you
not an accomplice in d crime
80 low anG mean that a cur
would blush to look upon?
know my friendly reader
that the abo>e e is strong lam
guage, but is it not true? 1
know it is rasping and "con-
temptuous'' to some, but
does itrasp you? Come, wake
|up ye drowsy, dreamy theo.
rists; quit your theorizing a.
bout how to make the world
better; come out into the
sunshine OF real active life;
leave the dark and musty
walls curtained by the cob
webs of sentimen .alism;
shake the society blood-suck-
ing ticks off OF your list OF
associates; drink in the pure
air Of self respect and by and
by the impure. fermenting,
fetid stuff in human form will
slough off, and then we may
all realize tho benefits of or.
, ganized and stringent efforts
Of respectable men and wo
men to discourage wrong
and help the right. Tuck.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-12

4 Sgpsdds pos
sAy1 pn sseAyt Gok easop pok ex1e IA q
'sEEF1.zE@p "a .f|T'pys x15T 9s'3diE { a 4 4 4SS
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-12

The Republicans are not
making much out Of their
late job of Senate packing,
and Senator Hoar must won
der whether life is worth liv-
ing. On the force bill Mr..
Hoar got little help from the
men he had worked into the
Senate. On the silver question
the Senator's from the new
States divided. On the Nc
Kinley bill one of the South
Dacota Senators voted a.
gainst his party. The other
voted with his party and has
been defeated for reelection
and succeeded by a low tariff
man if not a free trader. The
two North Dacota Senator's
voted for the bill and one Of
them has been beaten by q
low tariff man. The G. O. P.
is not gettingmuch reinforce
ment out Of the new States.
National Democrat.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

from our Regular correspondent
Senator 1ugalls is making
the effort of his life to get Mr.. /
Harrison snubbed bv the re-
publican Senate, and to get
even with an old personal
enemy at the same time, by
getting the nomination of
Representative Anderson, of
Kansas, to be Consul -Gener-
al to Egypt, which Mr.. Har-
rison sent to the Senate with
that of Senator Blair to be
minister to China, rejected,
or chung up'', which would
keep Anderson out of the Of
flee until next December.
If an extra session is to be
avoided Congress will have
to crowd more business into
these three last days than it
has ever done before, for
everything is in a very much
mixed and backward condi-
tion at this writing, and it
would certainly cause noIsW.
prise here should several Of
the regular appropriation
bills fail to get through.
There would have been no
probability Of failing to pass
the appropriation bills if the
republicans in the House had
not voted to spend two days
on the Shipping bills, and il
they were not constantly
trying to Leave the appropli.
alton bills for the purpose ol
pushing through something
to help the decrepit old re-
publican party. Representa-,
! tive Cannon had thu sublime
impuderce to make the thpnt
that unless the democratic
would votefor the Suspension
Of the rules so az to allow the
minority to pass such ltgis
lation as it might see fit, thu
majority would lay aside th'
appropriation bills and pro
ceed under the rules to dis
pose'of such business rs i
might believe ought to b.
passed.
The shipping bill in whicl
the lobby was mostly inter
:. ested, the one granting
tonnage subsidy to all Amer
. lean vessels engaged in trad
with foreign countries, WA
defeated in the House, an
the least Objectionable bill
, that authorizing the gran
! ting oi subsidies to stean
| vessels, in the guise Of pay
nents for carrying Unite
!. States mail, was passed, wit
= an amendment reducing tn
amount to be so paid. l
principle One of these bills
' just asUbjectionable as tn
r other, but | call the one tina
r passed the least objections
s BILE, because it will require
i great deal less money-n(
: body could tell how muc
! the other one would hay
taken had it become a law.
Through tho machination
2 OF that enterprisinglob lobtyis'
ex-senator Malone, all pre-
ent hope Of a new Cover
ment printing office in plat
OF the tunsbledown structul
B now used as such, has gor
glimmering, and it is muc
to be regretted TINT two sac
i eminent democrats as Sen,
lr torJ German ard Butl'
Of should have allowed ther
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-12
BOONE, ROBERTSON, SEWER
How the First Settlement Beyond thu
Alleghanies Was Made

more gave the first of n series
of lectures at the Peabody In
stitute last night. Prof. Gill
more is widely known by his
pen name of Edmund Kirke,'
under which many of his ear.
|y novels were written, the
popular being his tale
of Southern life "Among the
Pines" He ia the author of
a large number of other works
and is now engaged in edit
ing a national encyclopedia
o. An erican biography.
Prof. Gilmore's subject for
his first lecture was "The
First Settlement Beyond the
Alleghanies." He said dinpart:
"Daniel Boone had visited
this region as early as 1760,
but he was by no means the
first explorer, nor was he in
any sense, as he is SO often
styled, the founder of Ken
lucky. At first he was q mere
hunter, then the agent OF a
company ofland spectators.
But he had the good fortune
to be the first to set in mo-
ton the stream of Western
colonization. and 40 hisname
has become indissolubly con.
nected with Western history.
"To Boone this virgin coun
try was a new world, and he
told wonderful stories of it's
resources when he returned
from Lis hunting trips to his
home, ON the banks OF the
Yadkin. But his tales fell on
iucredulous ears. 1.-The failed
to arouse a passion for i'm.
migration among the farm.
ers, he did excite a spirit o1
speculation among the veal
thier classes, which led to the
formation OF Il company tc
buy from the Indians all the
land lying between the Ohio
the Kentucky and the Cum
berland rivers. The news o
this intended exploration in
duced the farmers of the Vac
kin district to depute one {
their number, James Robert
son. to accompany Boone OF
his third visit in 1853.
"To Robertson, and not tt
Boone, SHOULD he accorded
the honor of having been tn
pioneer OF Western civiliza
ton. Robertson was no
long in deciding upon a righ
location for a settlement, AM
while Boone and hiscompan
ions went on to Kentucky
he remained behind to max
preparations for the comin'
coming colony. In the fo'
lowing spring he led sixtee
families, Numbering, all tolc
eighty souls, to the beautifr
valley h g had discovered
Trees were fe.led, and in a su
prisingly short time all tn
, families were domiciled in col
. Portable abodes. The setel'
: ment bore no striking resen
: blence to a modern New Ell
> gland village, but civilize
man was there He had con
s to stay, and had brought a
: possibilities Of civilizotio
with him. And the men we
!. a manly race-a grand RAJ
of men who had their HON,
: > in their saddles and their
: braries in the crowns Of the
d hats. No better materi
9 could have been brought t
i Unthpr RI how o,1t a mt
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-12
]. F. Morphnw. f. 8. Blackburn
Marion, N. G. Je er on, NC.
MORPHEW < BLACKBURN
ATTToRNEYs 4 AT LAW.

Will practice in the courts
Of Ashe, Wataugn and Mitch
ell counties. also in the Fed
pral courts Of the Dist. and
Supreme Court of the State.
C0llection OF claims solicited,
April, 10.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-25

early colonial style, situated in spacious
grounds surrounded by magnificent elmS and
pines planted by his father, with an outlook on
the Charles river. Lowell entered Harvard IN
his sixteenth year and was graduated In 1885,
His first published literary production. unless
probably some poems of "Harvardina," which
he edited in 1873, was his noted class poem
composed under peculiar circumstances.
In the law school OF Harvard, Lowell received
the degree of L. L. ID. and was admitted to the
bar in 184O The only record of the practice OF
his profession is found in story entitled my
First Client" published in the Boston Miscel-
lany Henceforth he gave himself entirely to
literature. In 1871 volume OF poems written
under the influence of affection for woman OF
genius who became his wife, was published I'M
der the title of "A Years Life"
Lowell and his wife were regular contributors
to the Liberty Bell. and his name appeared In
1912 In the Anti-Slavery Standard as CORES,
ponding editor. In this paper from 1913 TO 1910
his poems during that period m silly appeared
Later the Boston Courier was the vehicle 81
his productions, and in its columns the nrst
series of the "Biglow" was given to the pubic,
beginning in the issue Tor June, lo4i, anu ohu
ing in 1913, nj,
In 1913 he undertook the editing Of the Pho
neer a literary and critical magazine. Only
three numbers were published, the venture iail-
ing through financial disaster to the puDnsher.
In this magazine he was begun series OF es-
saws on the poets and dramatisis, which after
ward formed the material for Conyersatlons
With Some of the Old Poets, In 1884 came a
volume OF verse containing "a Legend OF
Brittany" with thirty-three miscellaneous po-
ems and thirty seven sonnets: These were fol-
lowed 1S45 by THE Vision of Sir Launfal,
In January, 1855 Lowell was appointed pro-
lessor OF modern languages and bellies lettres
in Harvard university.
In 1888 Lowell was deputed as minister 70
England, and until recalled by President
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-25
WHAT HIGGINS MEANT.
Views of the Secretary of State on the Pro-
hibtion Question.

VioWS Ol TIC secretary Oh SC8C0 Oh Cn0 frO-
hibition Question.
Topeka, Kan, Aug 18.-Secretary
OF State Higgins has received from the
voice. of New York, the well known
organ OF prohibition, the following tel
Iegram relative to his letter upon pro-
hibition in politics:
SIN your recent comments upon the
prohibition question in Kansas did you
imply that prohibition as policy
should be abandoned and repealed, or
did you mean simply that prohibition
is settled policy in Kansas, and on
that account should be agitated no long,
err"
In reply to the inquiry of the Voice,
Secretary Higgins sent by wire the fol-
lowing expression of his views and
sentiments:
''My position is that prohibition, be-
ing an accomplished fact, never will
and never should be abandoned in Kan
sas, but being firmly engrafted into the
constitution and the laws for its en-
forcement having been placed upon the
statute books with an overwhelming
majority against their repeal the ques-
ton should now be removed from poll
tics and placed in the hands of the peo-
pie, who will then. irrespective OF
party, insist upon the election of those