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The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1896-02-20
LOCAL..

Read our leader Crushed Again.
Dan Fergerson from Whit well was
in town Friday.
Miles Merritt, of Victoria
passed through here Friday.
NJ. H. Henry is moving to the DR.
Thompson place at Victoria.
q. w. Watley was in town Satur-
day from off the mountain.
Mai. Hill, of THE News made a
business trip to Jasper Friday.
Bright eyes Venable attended the
party at Mr.. Grahaln's last week.
Mr.. Newton Fultz, wife and three
children moved into town last We'd
nesday.
The Sequachee Literary Society
is increasing. New members are
coming in.
Watch out for back water this
spring. If all signs don't fail it is
going to be high one.
Mr.. John Byers adds his name to
the Sequachee list this week. He
can't get along without the NEWS.
The Noel Mills were sold last
week for $4,000, at a receivers sale
when the real value was 100000.
Mr.. Chas. Wagner is making a
black board for the Sunday School
at the solicitation of Mr.. VIM. Owen
Mr.. I. N. Knox, of Inman was in
town Friday OH his way to Bethe'
where he holds meetings every month
The principal excitement in Jas.
per Friday was the anxious confer
ences as to who sent the people Val
entines.
Nine convicts escaped recently
from the PIkeville prison, but eigh
were soon recaptured IN close proxim
unity to the prison.
Frida = was Valentines day. w
suppose that every one got one. |
was a great day for horse play, bu
it pleased the recipients.
This office turned out some mic
Job work last week for Whitesid
parties. They know where to go t
get good work done cheap.
Edgar Pryor is now an apprentice t
the ''art preserv alive" at this offic,
He will make good, neat, Carefr
typo, more of which are wanted.
Our friend Miss Hattie Bell afte
brief stay at the residence of Nj
and Mrs. Graham this city, went o
to Bonneville, Miss. Monday, to Wis
her sister, Mrs Dickey, who reside
at that place.
Mr.. Henry Kent carpenter c0r
, tractor and builder arrived here frol
, Dayton, Tenn. Friday evening. II
is now open to all orders and wi
! build you any kind of house yor
wait.
The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1896-02-20


See our Whltwell and Jasper news
this week.
Mr.. Matthew Pryor was in Jasper
Thursday.
Mr.. H. E. Tate went to South
Pittsburg Saturday.
Maj. Thos. H. Hill went to Jasper
on business Saturday.
Mere work and less politics is
what the country needs.
Despite the cold weatLr the school
attendance holds up well.
We have not heard one complain
ing of mosquitoes this week.
The depot at Bridgeport is receiv-
ing fresh coat of pant this week.
Gabel & Brown are now hauling
oak logs from the Valley to their
mill.
Anything tor insertion in this pa
per must reach us by Wednesday
noon.
We don't know where the hogs
are sleeping now, but not under the
| Owen Church.
It is measly thing to talk about,
but we are glad the measles are abat-
ing all around.
AS we said before let us have a
rest from politics until July and then
as little as possible.
We will do anything you want.
Tell us what it is and we will tell
you what it will cost.
Mr.Samuel Burnett of Whitwell
and Mr.. Alb Kilgore of Victoria
were in town Saturday.
If you want letter heads on short
! notice give your order to us, and we
and you will get 'em quick.
Pat Pearson, the dog, has catarrh,
chronic or otherwise, which apprises
us of his presence in advance.
Mr.. Sherman is connecting pipe
with the spring and vineyard to get
water to use for spraying the vines
J later.
Wednesday the wind was blowing
from the south but it must have come
from some stray icebergs, it was so
} chilly.
! Congress is still keeping up its
reputatio as a do nothing Congress.
Why can't they 60 home and let
r business proceed.
, No oil we'll has been discovered in
the Valley this week but the supply
of natural gas is immense around the
stove at the store.
Mark Martin has secnred the con-
4 tract to repair the County Bridge at
6 Little Sequachee river on Maine Av-
| enue. Now If we do not get good
LOB of work done we shall know
who to go for.
The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1896-02-20
Old fashioned Valentines used

OIQ taRnlOneu alenGlles uSe1 10
read this way: "rhe rose is red, the
violet blue, carnations sweet, and 80
are you," but this ia not incisive G.
nough for this generation.
The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1896-02-20

1t seems as though the girls like
school teachers. Boys, don't you all
want to teach school?
The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1896-02-20

Mr.. Geo. Lasater returned from
Arkansas Monday looking we'll.
The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1896-02-20

Mr.. A. X. Pryor of Victoria,
stopped in city Monday, on his way
to SO. Pittsburg
The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1896-02-20

Mrs. P. M. Pryor was visiting
friends and relatives at Jasper Satur-
day and Sunday.
The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1896-02-20

w. c. Hill went to SO. Pittsburg
Tuesday.
The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1896-02-20

Very cold Monday aud Tuesday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-19
COMMERCE. COMMISSION.
Some of the Cases That Will Come Up
for Settlement.

Chicago, Nov. 1T.-An active campaign
for itself seems to have been mapped out
by the interstate commerce commission.
A long line of cases has been prepared
for speedy investigation. Among these
are the Arkansas and Kansas grain rate
cases, which grew out of a complaint OF
minor importance and have developed
into many questions, and various lines in
the west are involved. Different roads
are complained against, it being asserted
that they have issued tariffs on exports
to Liverpool and Other points abroad, in
which the transatlantic part of the rate
was less than that to the seaboard. In
the southwest there are many cases, and
one of which is considered very impor-
tant is that of the Texas common point
rate from various points on the Missis-
sippi and Missouri rivers. 1t involves
rates on car loads and less than car load
lots to distributing points in Texas.
Nearly all of these distributing points in
Texas get the same rates from all points,
but Galveston and other seaboard points
are not generally included. The COM
plant is made by the Business Mems
League of st. Louis, which wants the
rate on less than car loads to local points
outside the distributing centers to be
made the same as on car lots. 1t IS
claimed that by reason of the car load
rate being less than that on broken car
load lots the distributing centers are able
to compete with st. Louis and other
wholesale places.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-19
DEF, VAILE NOTES

Del Vale, Tex, Nov. 14.-Mr. Albert
Dyer and family have moved to town
to live, and the newly-elected constable
for this precinct, Mr.. Fox, has
removed from near Pilot Knob to the resi-
dence formerly occupied by Mr.. Dyer.
The latter's removal from our midst was
the occasion of farewell dance last
Monday night, which was greatly en-
joyed.
Another equally enjoyable and very
largely attended party was given at the
residence of Mr.. ii. Reissig. Quite a
number came out from Austin and were
more than repaid by the delights of dane
ing, which was kept up till a late hour.
The number of bicycles that take adj
vantage of the excellent road between
here and town is constantly increasing.
The distance is just right for good
spin and such visitors are always well
come.
Sheriff Whites deputies have been in
our midst this week, serving witness sub
poenas in the Burt case, and they seem
not to have sighted any one.
1t was just after dusk a few evenings
ago that a colored member of our com
munity happened to be passing along that
portion of the public highway which adj
joins the grounds of our honorcd min
lister to Turkey. He was riding alone in
cart, and the dim landscape, half
lighted by the rays of the new moon, re-
vealed no sign of any other travellers
along the road. He was utterly alone.
At least, so he thought; and herein we
may see how bliss springs from ignorance
while dire disaster follows fast upon the
pathway of reaity-for upon glancing
to the side of the road the lonely man
saw the outline of human form that
moved with singular swiftness and 81
lence through the grass near the fence
1t had evidently been keeping up with
the trotting horse and seemed to be bent
on continuing thus, but the negro, with
firmer purpose, following the ancient ira
ditions of his forefathers, departed from
that place in haste and looked not back
again. There is little else to tell. When
the horse finally came to standstill at
the postofice the driver was speeches.
and the cart which was Il borrowed one,
was almost spokeless, so the details OF
the adventure could not be learned.
1t is said that many years ago, just ut
the point where the unwecome compan-
ion appeared, Il man met with violent
and tragic death; but some declare that
the appariton was the spirit of some foul
w murdered Armenian seeking surcease
of sorrow ut the peaceful home of the
man who. in the midst of massacre and
death, is trying so hard to rescue the
remnant of his brethren in far-away
Turkey.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-19
THE FLOOD HOLDS FULL SWAY.
Railroad Traffic Almost Completely Sus-
pended in Parts of Washington.

Tacoma, Wash, Nov. 17.-This city is
isolated by floods as far as railroad traf
ic is concerned. Up to noon today not
a train had left or arrived. An attempt
to get passengers through to Portland
was abandoned last night when the train
which left Tacoma yesterday returned.
A washout at Winlock prevented even
transfer and other washouts further
down the line do not permit trains from
Portland to reach that point. The White
river bridge on the Seattle branch is down
and no trains are running on that line.
All travel between this city and Seattle
is carried on by Sound steamers. On
the line east several washouts east of
the mountains prevent trains running.
The crews are at work constantly, and
with cooler weather and subsiding floods
the promise is held out that traffic will
be resumed tonight. No eastern mail
has arrived for three days, only letters
coming from local points.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-19
no WORK ABROAD.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 15.-BishopS OF
the Methodist Episcopal church, who are
attending the general missionary, com
mittee meeting, occupied the .pulpits in
most of the large Protestant churches OF
Detroit today and addressed large CON
gregations. This afternoon mass
meeting was held in the Central Meth.
odist church which was in the nature of
farewell to Bishop ThOburn and Bishop
Hartsell.
Bishop Thoburn is about to return to
India, where for thirty-eight years he
has had charge of the Methodist Episco-
pal mission work of that country. Bishop
Hartsell is about to leave for Africa,
having been elected by the general Nj.
Il. conference to the head of that field as
successor to Bishop William Taylor;
Both made inspiring and very hopeful
addresses regarding their work and its
great future prospects. At the close
most of the congregation had an oppor-
tunity of personally saying farewell to
both the departing missionary bishops
and thnir wives
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-19
A BRIGHT FUTURE.
President Rouse of the Katy Thinks the
Country Ought to Boom.

Dallas, Tex, Nov. 11.-(Special.)-
President Henry G. Rouse and party of
Missouri, Kansas and Texas officials ar
rived in Dallas this afternoon from Fort
Worth over the Texas and Pacific. Mr.:
Rouso inquired about the condition OF
things in Dallas, and then added. with
n sigh of relief, well, the election IS
over now. and | hope the people VIII all
be to work and give the railroads some
thing 10 do 20
what do you think VIII be the erect
of the clcctionI'
Mr.. Rouse replied: II believe that we
shall have an era of peace. The rebuke
administered to the agitatOrs can not
fail to inspire confidence all around the
globe. Already values are on the up
grade and factories are opening up. bus,
mess can not go on without money. ana
money is never plentiful when we nave
Il presidential campaign.
''Some time during last summer l TOOK
occasion to call the attention OF laborers,
especially railroad laborers, to what L
considered an economic truth. L remind
ed them that the interests of the EN-
poyer and employe are identical. |
think the last election dcmonstratcI
that the laboring people can be depend
cd on to vote on the right side OF an
questions concerning national honor ana
safety.
.Tbe success of Mckinley on the finan-
ciol question will be felt all over the
couptry II has already been empha-
sized in the manufacturing cities of the
east and central west. and before long
its beneficent and wholesome influence
I'm ha ~ mnrl, in Teyos I do not mean
that ~ hoom is coming, but there will be
nIentv If conitol for Industries now dor
rp,ont and for tho deyelopment of re-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-19
THERE IS NOTHING IN IT.
Archbishop Jansen Interviewed on the
Ireland Rumors.

Dallas, Tex, Nov. 17.-(Special.)-
Archbishop Jansen, the famous Catho-
lie prelate of Louisville, arrived in Dali
las early this morning and is a guest
of Bishop e. ]. Dunno. He was on his
way to attend the ceremonies attendant
upon the silver anniversary of the Bishop
of Guthrie, Oklahoma, and merely
stopped off for a day or two to pay a
visit to his many friends in this city.
He made some comment on the new hos
pital before the reporter interrogated
him with regard to Archbishop Ireland's
letter and the attitude of Pope Leo
anent the same. The latter called his
attention to this subject by saying:
II suppose you have read the news
paper comments with regard to Arch
bishop Ireland's letter, have you not?'
"Oh, yes" but there is nothing what
ever in that These newspapers, you
know, like to stir up something of a SEN
sation every now and then"
"Then there is no basis for the cable
grams which have appeared in the va
rious papers of this country from time
to time with regard to this subject"
"None whatever. so far as / know. In
| fact, l know nothing regarding this mat
ter except the information vouchsafed
| me in reading the daily papers,"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-19
CALLERS AT CANTON.
They Included Hanna, Eddy Green
Gen. Huston and Charles Hedges.

Canton, o., Nov. 1.-The president
elect remained in conference from lunch
time till O'Clock this afternoon with
National Chairman Hanna and Secreta-
ry General William Osborne.
When the trio came down stairs at
the Mckinley home, Mr.. Hanna's face
beamcd with good spirits and the good
health that makes him look younger
than when he entered the presidential
contest as Mr.. McKinley's friend over
year ago.
When reporter asked him if a cabi-
net would be announced soon, he simply
said:
you must ask the major" and the
newspaper man knew that no asking
would get any information, and he drop
ped the matter.
AS Mr.. Hanna was walking to the
carriage for the train. he was asked if
he expected Maj. and Mrs. Mckinley to
go to Thomasvlle to sojour with him at
his winter home. He said he would he
mighty glad if they would do it, but he
referred that subject to Mr.. Mckinley
who said he had heard nothing from
Mr.. Hanna on the matter.
Mr.. Hanna returned to Cleveland by
the o'clock train.
Hon. f. H. r. Green, chairman of the
republican state committee of Texas
State Chairman ]. n. Huston of Indi.
| ana, Charles Hedges of Galveston, Tex
and Hon. II. II. BiXby, chairman of the
republican state committee of Mime.
sofa were among Il score of callers wait
ing an audience with Maj. Mckinley
during his talk with Mr. Hanna.
| The president-elect drove to the station
with Chairman Bixby at o'clock.
Maj. Mckinley took a drive during the
| N1,n ,.lt Ip,t Intn .
great deal towards bringing good health
back to Mrs. Mckinley and she returns
from each of them strengthened and re
| freShennd
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-19
SENATOR VEST TALKS.

Washington, Nov. Ex-senator Vest
of Missouri who arrived here today, ex-
pressed the opinion that it would be
impossible for the republicans to pass
the Dingley or any other tariff bill
through the senate at the coming ses-
sion.
Il have no doubt" he said, that the
republican senator's who voted with the
democrats at the last session against
the Dingley bill, with the possible ex-
ception of Carter, stand with us again,
and if they do there is no possibility of
passing the bill"
Suppose the gold democrats desert
your
The senator feels no apprehensions at
the prospects of his own election, but
says that with Blackburn and voorhees,,
and possibly other democrats practically
beaten no one has any fear of ma
jority in the Fifty-fifth congress for the
gold standard democrats.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-19
JEWISH WOMEN.
Proceedings of the National nv C9uhcll
Greetings From the w. &. L. U.

Now York. Nov. 17.-Promptly at the
amounted hour, the third session OF the
first annual convention OF the Natio,iul
Council of Jewish Women opened TO-DAY
with Mrs. Hannah q. Solomon III lhe
chair and a goodly attendance OF dele
gates and visitors. The session was
given over to three of the more import
ant standing committee reports, which
were read by their chairmen. FIRST was
the report of Miss Julia f. Elsenthal Oh
Chicago, chairman of the committee on
religion. One purpose of the council, the
report said was to arouse the interest,"
of Americans and Jewesses in Judaism,
it's literature history and the Bible.
We have lost, it continued, the rever-
entail spirit that peryaded the every ac-
ton of our ancestors. That spirit can
not be restored, but it may be substi-
tuted by nobler pride.
We believe that the central plan OF
our work must be to strengthen the pivo-
tai point of our religious. activity. to heip
to energize the waning interest in divine
worship. We are endeayoring to change
a dormant spirit of apathy into desire
for knowledge.
The national committee on religious
work. Miss Julia Richmond of New
York, chairman, was the second to sub
NIT its report. :,
~ claim for our committee" said Miss
Richmond, mot only the key to the per
manent usefulness of the National Coun,
Gil of Jewish Women, but the key to the
permanence of all true, earnest, spiritual
Judaism.
Next on the program was the report
of the national committee on philanthro
by, read by the chairman, Mrs. Carrie
Judaism
After considerable discussion OVER til
report Of the committee on religion, /,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-19
MR.. BRYAN UNDER CONTRACT
rO DELIVER A SERIES OF Lee
TURES IN THE SOUTH AND
WEST
He IS BOOKED FOR A TOUR OF Texas
His Salary, 1t Is Said, Will Be Fat.
Eddy Green, Gen. Huston, Charles
Hedges and Mark Hanna Called
on Maj. Mckinley.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. lit has been
definitely arranged that w. j. Bryan is
to take the lecture platform, and his hrst
address will be delivered at Atlanta, ia,
early in the coming year. and he VIII go
to Savannah, Jacksonville, Charleston,
Birmingham and New Orleans. After
leaving the latter city Mr.. Bryan will 20
through Texas, then on to California ana
Oregon, and will not reach the cities of
the east before the latter part of Fcbrl-
airy. The man behind the enterprise is
V. e. McBee of Norfolk, Va. He is II
present the superintendent of the Sen
board Air Line. On election night Mr..
McBee. who has been n iard worker for
the Bryan ticket, wired to this city, offer
ing Mr.. Bryan Il very large amount for Il
series of lectures in case the election
should turn against him. No attention
was paid to the matter at that time by
Mr. Bryan, but after the defeat of the
democratic ticket had been formally. ac-
knowledged by the democratic leaders,
Mr.. McBec once more renewed his offers,
negotiations were begun. and the result
has been that Mr.. Bryan has signed con-
management of Alex Comstock, who is
the representative and associate of Mr..
McBec in the enterprise.
The terms of the agreement from II
financial standpoint have not been made
public. but it is reliably understood that
the remuneration which Mr.. Bryan will
receive will exceed the salary he would
have received as president of the United
States in the event of his election to that
office.
Arrangements are already under way
to have the delivery of Mr.. Bryan's first
lecture in Atlanta made the occasion Of
Il great demonstration. which will be in
the nature of Il monster reception.
The lectures to be delivered by Mr..
Bryan will be non-partisan in their
character and will, for the most part, he
upon governmental and social topics, as
it is expressly stipulated in the contract
that the tour shall have no political as
poet or coloring.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-19
WARD TRIAL WARNING UP.
An Interesting Turn Taken in the Mem
phis Forgery Case.

Memphis, Nov. 1.-THE trial of A.:
X. Ward for forgery took on additional
interest today, when George Peters, for
the defense, having Col. NJ. f. Taylor
on the stand for cross-eXamination,
broke under the crust of the case and
endeavored to give the jury testimony
touching the business relations between
Ward and those persons whose names
he is charged with having used so lb-
orally
Attorney General Pattison attempted
to stem the tide of matter by arguing
that the introduction of other paper al
legged to be forged was inadmissible as
being irrelevant, but the point was over
ruled by the court
Col. Taylor was asked if he had any
interest in the finding of the court. lie
said his name appeared on many pieces
of paper that he diu not put there. 1t
was done by some one without his knowl-
edge or authority. Witness Taylor's at
tention was called to an endorsement on
a $500 note of October II, 1898, which
endorsement Col. Taylor declared for
gerry. Likewise note of $1,000 ON Oc-
tober 10. the endorsement of Col. lay
lor's name on the back was declared a
forgery by the witness. Col. Taylor
said that about $225,OOO or S2o0,OOO OF
paper bearing his forged signature was
atloat.
The witness attention was called to
the $1,000 note, held by w. f. Taylor x
Co. 1t bears the endorsement OF W. T.
Taylor. -,
lis that endorsement genuine:' asked
Gen. Peters.
1T is said Col. Taylor.
And yet" remarked Gen. Peters
here is an indictment against Ward
for forging that very note.
He is not indicted for forging lay
lor's name, but the names of the Other
endorsers," retorted the attorney gen
eral.
Court soon afterwards adjourned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-19
FOX HUNTERS TRIALS.

Bardstown, Ky, Nov. IL The Nation
al Fox Hunters associations third an
nual meet for fox hound trials has
brought together large assemblage of
fox hunters from all parts of the coun-
try. Such southern states as Virginia,
West Virginia, Alabama and Tennessee
are represented. Texas, Ohio and others
have helped to make the meet really ma
tional, while, of course, Kentucky fur
nishes a large percentage of the sports
men and the fox hounds competing. As
result of today's running, only four
hounds were spotted out, which leaves
seventeen in. These are to run again
tomorrow. 1t is not likely that they will
be put into the hunt. The foxes seemed
to avoid the open country, so most of
the running was done in the woods over
very rough country, particularly in the
vicinity of Salt river. The judges labor.
ed increasingly to see as much as posi-
BILE of the running and did some hard
riding. There were. of course, a few &C.
cidents, but nothing serious.