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The Lamar register., 1896-05-16
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Many years ago a whaIeshlp. while on a
roynEs to the Pacific ocean met with an ad-
venture which would have proved fatal &c
all hRnda but for the quick stratagem Of the
mate OI one OF the Pelew lslanls, NIL the
boats being after whales. large band of
armed natives suddenly appeared and
swarmed over the buiwnrks
The crew Hell TO the rigging, leaving the
naked. bowling sayages In full command OF
the ship. The mate on coming alongside,
took Ia the situation at u glance and quickly
ordered the men to open arm-chests and
scatter on deck all the taeks they could
md.
IN a moment. says the San Franciseo Ell.
amincr. It fairly ralned lacks upon the naked
savageS The deck was soon covered with
these little nails. They pierced the feet of
the ISLANDERS who danced about with psin,
which increased with every step they took.
until with yelis OF rage they tumhied head
long Into the sea and swan ashore.
The Lamar register., 1896-05-16
r.raln.aa seaam.eh-r r.Il.

Akron. Ohio, May lo-Ferdlnand schu.
uiacirsr. ths well known oatmeal minuflc-
turer. yesterday fled a deed of personal
assignuisn q, to Hugo Schumacher. his sou,
and Attorney !. Arbogasi- The assignment
includes many pleos of valuable real -
iasc around and in Akron. The I.ab.lt.4s
and assets. IA : estimated, viii both ex
coed si.ooo.eo. ard II time = given Ia
convert the property into money the as
sets VIII exceed the Liabilities. Mortgages
to the amount Of $4,000 were filed !r
favor OF various persons
The Lamar register., 1896-05-16

Havana. May 1.-The Spanish govern
mcnt has bssn asked 10 approve the SEN
tones at death passed by a court martial
u,,ou the nssn caInufed on the competiior.
on charge of piracy and rebellion. The
men sentenccd are: Alfredo Ia Borde,
sald to h. the leader Of the party and
calming American citizenship; Elias
gstlaa. al=o claiming American citizen
ship: William Gildes. said to British
subject: John Milton. naiive OF Kansas;
Ts-i0uo Mata
This places the fate OF ;he men In the
hansis Of the authorities at Madrid and In
surss tha, they VIII not be executed with
ou; an order from the Spanish govern,
mcat
u hss bec,,ne known that the British
ponuul has ais, inieryened In the name OF
bis government IN behalf of the conpeu
tor's captivcS sentenced 10 death. lie IN
rskes clerncncy for tlss prisoners-
This aetian o. the British government
IN the case has caused a sensation herc,
and Il has bern the topic Of Comment To-
axy By an CLASSES In the community. II
would b. difheult TO say from any admis-
sons made in aifir!af quarters what effect
this new development viii have In the
eas.. Thera i q marked afs-enee OF irri'
tagion manifested Ia The oommenis On The
snhJee,. and th- action Of the British
ofseial snerns to hare tecn taken In very
god rari.
The Lamar register., 1896-05-16
WHERE IT'S COLD.
country where Lighted Candle FIND.
IL Very Hard to Ksep Warm


rt Very Hard to Ksep warm.
Cold is merely relative term. The
resident of semi-tropicaI countries
shiyers when the thermometer falls to
80 degrees, while the Laplander and
Eskimo think 1t is comfortable at zero.
For real cold and plenty OF it. one
must go to the polar regions. Think
of living where the mercury goes down
TO 35 degrees below zero In the house.
In spite OF the stove OF course. in such
case, fur garments are piled on until
a man looks like a great bundle OF
skins
DR.. Moss, of the polar expedition Of
1906, among other odd things, tells
OF the effect OF cold on a wax candle
which he burned there. The tempera-
ture was IS degrees below zero: and
the doctor must have been consider
ably discouraged when. looking at his
candle, he discovered that the fame
had all it could do to keep warm.
1t was so cold that the fame could
not melt all the wax OF the candle, but
was forced to cut its way down, leav-
ing sort OF skeleton OF the candle
standing.
There was heat enough, however, to
melt oddly shaped holes in the thin
walls of wax, and the result was beau
tifuI lace-like cylinder of white, with
n tongue of yellow fame burning in
side It, and sending out into the dark
ness many streaks OF light.
The Lamar register., 1896-05-16
BoERs HATE THE ENotlsH.
And They ifave several GOOD Reason,
TO DO So.


And They lfave Several Good Reason
10 DO So.
In the earlier encounters between
British and Dutch at the cape, the Brit
ish invariably had the Victory. says the
Nineteenth Century In 1875 and 1906
at the battles Of Nuremberg ant
Blaauwberg. on each OF the occasioni
when the British forces took possession
OF the cape. our troops he'd easily ths
best OF II. II can hardly be said, how
ever. that the back country farmers
had much TO do with these affairs. The
battle OF Blaanwberg, thanks to which
the English became finally masters OF
the cape, was very hot affair The
Dutch fought brayely ana lost 700 men
dead and wounded The British. under
Cen Sir David Baird. suffered to the
extent Of 2i2 dead. wounded and miss
ing. Between 1906 and fS4s there were
various small risings and instructions
In the eastern part OF Cape Colony. in
which, however. the Dutch were in
yariably worsted When we remember
President kruser's eiemency to DR..
Jameson and his followers after the re-
cent raid, We can scarcely plume our
selves on our own deeds In similar
emergencies.
In 1915 a small rising among the
Beers Of the eastern province was pun
ished with extreme severity. Hendrix
Prinsioo. Stephanus Betman. Cornelis
Faber, Thennis de Kierk. Abraham
Botman and j. Kruger. were all sen
fenced to death as ringleaders. Of
these. Kruger. no doubt a distant con-
neetion OF the present TransvaaI presi-
dent, escaped with transportation for
NE. The remaining 1--WE were igno-
miniously hanged in presence of great
eoncourse OF friends and relatives. The
gallows broke down under the weight
OF these unfortunates-they were all
turned OF together-and a long delay
occurred. There was a terrible scene.
which one shudders to think OF even
now. The poor, haif-hanged men. as
they slowly recovered, crawIed TO the
feet of the commanding officer, and
begged Tor mercy. Their prayers were
aided by the bitter cries and tears of
the multitude standing around But
there was no mercy for them. Just be-
fore sunset these unhappy Beers we're
hanged again. this time effectually
enough. The neck between the hills,
where this scene took place. is still
wen known in Cape Colony as "slagh-
ters neck" slaughter neck). and one OF
the biggest grudges that the Beers still
cherish against the British is due TO
the undying memory OF that dreadful
day.
The Lamar register., 1896-05-16
rLscTloN OF BISHOPS NEXT.
Tn. Msthodi., coaf-r-no. H.. Many
Candidates

Candidates
Cleveland. Ohio. May i0.-The dele
gales to the NJ. 4. general conference arr
beginning to discuss the coming election
of bishops. which VIII be the business
next In importance to the disposition Of
the women detEale QUESTION 1t h's
been decided that no nominations VIII be
made. the T.; being open 10 as many
candidates as desire 10 enter. The delN
gates will vote for whonsoevsr they
please. thcse first Receiving majority
being eleeted- Already number Of can.
tiitaies have been announced. Among
them an Rev. DIR. ]. W. Bashford. pres
dent Of the Delaware. Ohio. university:
Or. ]. W. Bowen OF Atlanta, Georgia;
DIR. Earl Crans;on OF Cincinnati; Dr. j.
Il. Day OF syracuse. \. Y; DIR. p, @.
HartEell Of Jou;s,ana. secretary Of the
Frpedmen's Aid society; Dr. ]. NJ. Buck
ley OF New York; Or. @. c. McCabe OF
New York; Dr. s. S. Upham Of Phila-
delpha: DIR. t. b. Neeley of Philadelphia;
Dr. Charles W. smith OF Pittsburg, aud
DIR. George T. Reed OF the New York
Eas, Conference. II has not yet been de-
clded how many bishops VIII be chosen.
but the plan recently proposed by Bishop
Walden = meeting favor. AT present
there are sixteen bishops. Twelve are To-
Gated IN this country; two are missionary
bishops In Africa and India; and two a-s
occupied In missionary work in various
countries.
Bishop Walden suggested that the eNo
missionary bishops be made full fiedged
bishops and given episcopal residences IN
Africa and India, and that 1--WE additional
bishops be created with Episcopal resi-
dences. one to be assigned to india, anoth-
er to China. third to Japan, a fourth to
Europe and the fifth to South America.
He thought twelve bishops would then
be able to perform the work in this coun-
try which IS now done by fourteen men
because they would be relieved of the for
elgn work. II that suggestion Is fol
lowed. five new bishops VIII be elected.
and the total number increased to twenty
one. Already some lively electioneering L
being done and when the voting begins
the contest VIII be spirited
The religious serY!ceE at the armory to
day consisted OF a sermon by Rev. Crav-
ford johnson. fraternal delegate from the
church in Ireland. The visiting ministers
supplied pulptts N nearly all the protest
ant churches N cleveland and many other
su roundin~
The Lamar register., 1896-05-16

Teacher-Now, George Washington
Hackensack. You may describe the bar-
tie of Princeton. G. w. Hackensack--
Twenty t ten-faver NV Yale.-JudgS
The Lamar register., 1896-05-16

Madrid. May li.--These arr eyidencss
of growing popular excitement IN Spain
over The attitude Of the United States guS-
eminent toward ihc question OF the M
busters capsured oa board the Crmpcu-
or The riots and outbreaks Of popular
hatrcd toward the United States at The
tirno of ffa tSSsage through ebngrrss OF
he rs-solufson favosinS the recognition OF
,i.s C,utsaIEs a. fsrillesrents have no, hsaen
la-gosfen. and the sentiments which
eanss.d tiiena are but snnldsrins. The
Spangsh government has on al possible
assaSsons. expressea It's appreciation OF
and satisfaction with the efforts made by
he United States government to prevent.
as far as iay 10 It's power. the giving OF
unlawfni aid 10 the Cuban IfssurEent cltt-
reas Of the unilrd states But the wide
sp-ead syrnIathy felt for the insurgents
n The United states b well reeognized by
the spanish people. and the news OF ex-
peiItl0as from the United States landed
frusn tisne TO rime In Cuba creates Intense
irritation
The news Of the cap;uTc Of the men on
the Competitor WAS received with great
satlsfaciion and rejoicing. II was felt TO
De the first opportunity that had been
offered To make an example OF those en-.
saged In feeding the insurrection- The
popular elamor for the execution is gen
eral. and Is likely to become vociferotis
Little account Is taken OF the refined
questions Of treaty Interpretation Involved
n the protest OF the United States gov
ernment against the execution OF the s'sn-
Stences. The arilon Of the United States IS
resnrded rather as an expression OF SYM
pathy with the insurrection and there VIII
he a strong popular einmor to disregard H.
Tho Epoca. the government organ, In
guarded language. recommends prudence
and deprecaies demonstrations, IL clearly
lntimates that the government VIII make
another effort to cunciliate President
Cleveland by ordering General Weyier &c
sand all the papers bearing upon the case
here for the supreme court 20 pronounce
upon. The execution of the sentences
would thus virtually be shclyed.
The rest OF the Madrid press are unanl
nous In the opinion that America has
taken an ungenerous and unJustifiable ad
vantage Of snaln's difficulties.
The Lamar register., 1896-05-16
rabile Money Gone

Camden. n. j.. May o.-As result OF
The legislative investigation which has
seen in progress In this city nearly
The Lamar register., 1896-05-16
SPAIN is CAUTIOUS.
compETrToR CASES CONSIDER

me Protest Of the usissa stats. Awains'
IN. autary TRIAL wni R-esivs Astsn-
.,an. sgaai.h r.spas siui meter TO-
wards Afnsrie.-
The Lamar register., 1896-05-16

G. W. vALLEnY. General Agent, Denver
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-11
HYPNOTIZED INTO SICKNESS.
Remarkable Little Girl Who Acts Like q
Paralytic at a Word.

Remarkable Little Girl Who Acts Like a
Paralytic at a Word.
The most astounding instance of hyp-
notism by suggestion comes in a report
furnished to the French Society of
Hypnology. and Psychology by M.
Gocfdichze, an expert in mesmerism.
Thh story he has to tell, says the New
York World, is of a little girl of eleven
in one of the French provinces who
used to accompany a cousin, who was
a country doctor, on his rounds, and in
this way got tounderstand a good many
medical expressions.
One day she fell i'll. The illness was
slight and she was on the high road to
recovery, when her cousin, the doctor,
happened to say unthinkingly and
smilingly in her presence: "Oh, good
heavens! She is paralyzedp At once
the child exhibited every symptom of
paralysis. and she remained in that
state at the will of the doctor. After
wards he asked her if she was not be-
coming consumptive, and Immediately
she began to suffer from the dreadful
coughing and blood splitting that con-
sumptive patients have.
She seemed so extraordinarily open
to every sort of mesmeric "suggestion"
that the doctor tried her with half the
diseases known in medical annals, and
one by one she responded to them all.
He needed only to remark that she was
cured to have her perfectly well a mo-
ment later. Perhaps the strangest of
the experiences she went through was
when one of her schoolmates got a
paper pellet in her eye. From pure
sympathy the child imagined that she
had the same trouble too, and she
rubbed her eye to such an extent that
she felt the pain of it for nearly year.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-11
I'm To Date.

A Scottish paper says the natives Of
Skye now use knives to spread their
butter, but that one old lady declines
to go to parties where she is not al
lowed, according to the old habit, to
spread her butter with her thumb.
Another inhabitant of the island was
heard declaring to friend the other
day that having sold his horse he must
now get wife to do the spring tillage.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-11
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-14
Buy Henryellen coal, tele- phone lO36. Joe R. Cook.
Get your travelling suits, la- dies, at Caheens'.
TOO MUCH WHISKY.
Result A Widow and Ten 0rpbans-Fatal Affray Between Farmers in Morgan
 County-PStol and Knife.

Hartselle, June 13.-(Special) )-Today about o'clock a shooting and cutting scrape occurred at Vests saloon, half a mile from town. Ben Segars and Monroe Jackson were intoxicated and got into a quarrel in J. w. Vests saloon He order ed them out, and they commenced to fight. Vest went out to part them, when he became involved in difficulty with Jackson. Vest drew his pistol and Jack son a pocket knife. He cut Vest twice on the right arm and once just above the hip. The wounds are only flesh ones and are not serious.
 Vest shot Jackson three times One ball entered the right side inches below the right nipple, going clear through the body and coming out inches below the left arm pit. The second ball entered just above the right hip and lodged in the bowels He also shot Jackson in the back, 11s inches to the right of the back bone opposite the kidney. The ball went through the body and was cut out 1 inch to the right of the naval. Jackson died almost instantly.
 Vests wounds were dressed and he was carried to his home in the country. Both men were farmers, and leave large families. Jackson leaves wife and ten children, and Vest has a wife and six children.
 Both men are populists and the diff oulty was simply caused by the use of too much liquor.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-14
PLENTY OF ICE WATER.
Chairman Harrity and Committee Arrange to Keep Cool the Democratic Hosts at
 Chicago-0ther Provisions.

Chicago, June 13.-Chairman Harrity, Secretary Sherrin, Architect Canda, Col onel Sherley of Kentucky, Colonel Prath- CT of Missouri, Benjamin T. Cable of Illi- nois, E. c. Wall of Wisconsin ana Col. John L Martin, the sergeant-at-arms, at- tended the meeting of the national demo- cratic subcommittee in charge of the convention arrangements at the Palmer house today. The meeting lasted until evening and at it's conclusion Messrs. Capda, Harrity, Sherley and Sherrin yis- ited the Coliseum to see how 1t looked after the two weeks overhauling and to go over the details of seating, exits, aisles and other minor matters, which have to be perfected with Architects Canda and Beman before the work of preparation of the interior can begin.
 The committee received a visit from Chairman Donnerberger of the local com mttee, who paid over $500 of the s14,000 which remained to be paid toward the convention expenses He assured the committee that the $11,000 would be forthcoming when needed, and when Banker Lyman J. Gage and Ex-Judge Adam A. Goodrich, two of the guaran- teers made similar statements the mat ter was passed as satisfactory until the next meeting.
 The rest of the session was occupied in perfecting details as to where the state delegations are to be seated and such like
Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-14
.CLARKSON JABS M'KINLEY In a Letter to Easy Boss"
 Platt, SOMETHING ON WABBLING Which Hanna's Entry Might Take to Heart. Will the Episte Help Mortons
 Desperate Chance2

St. Louis, June 13.-Ex-Senator Platt has received the following telegram from J. s. Clarkson:
 Spring Lake. N. J., June 13, 5:3O P. M. ITO Hon. Thomas c. Platt:
 q had hoped until today to be able to respond to my irresistible desire to be with you in the fight you are so loyalty and undauntedly making for fair play in the party and fair play for the country, but my trouble obstinately continues, and my physician says it would be foolhardy for me to attempt the journey, so l must abandon the hope.
 T can only express my keen regret for my enforced absence, and send you my thanks and congratulations for the staunch and inspiring leadership you are so opportunely showing in this .ime when the party so greatly needs it's larg- est wisdom in choosing its ticket and its most fearless sense of duty in making it's platform. For is own sake the party should choose at St. Louis the safest and strongest candidate to be found for it's leader regardless of any mans ambition or any factionship programme. For its own and the country's, LOO, 1t should make it's declaration as plain and explicit for the safe standard for money known to the world as for protection to Ameri- can industries and answering loyalty to American ideas. I am with you in these aspirations and so, I believe, are an actual majority of the thinking and une- motional members of the republican par ty A candidate for president weak in any vital part or principle, or platform weak or evasiye on either of the two vi- tai and supreme current issues, would needlessly imperil party success in this otherwise apparently invincibly republi- can year. You and all with you who stand for the safest possible ticket and the soundest possible platform are right in your position. You deserve to win, and hope you may.
 JAMES S. CLARKSON."
Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-14
T WAS THE SISTER OF SLEEP
That Came to Summon MT.
 George Robert Ward IN NIGHTS SILENT WATCH Birmingham Has Lost One of Her Oldest and Most Honored Citizens Arrangements
 for the Funeral Today

Some time during Friday night death visited this city and bore away the spirit of one of Birmnghams oldest and most respected citizens, MT. George Robert Ward
 All of Friday MT. Ward complained of being unwell and about nightfall he had a severe vomiting spell, which complete ly prostrated him for time. His physi4 elan advised him to have some one sleep in his bed room, but he thought 1t un- necessary, and retired to the sleep from which he never awakened
 Yesterday morning he failed to arise at the breakfast hour and on going to his room his body was found cold and stiff in death, the vital spark having gone out some time during the night.
 His family physician decided that his death was the result of heart failure, re- sulting from the severe vomiting spell
 MT. Ward has long been a citizen of Bir- mngham and his friends are legion. He was proprietor of Birmingham's first ho- tel, the Relay house, and was a promi- nent member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having at one time held the office of grand master of the state. Deceased leaves wife and five chill dren, Robert Ward of Topeka, Ks, Mrs. G. W. Proctor of Louisville, Ky, Mrs. ". J. Cameron and Messrs. George B. and Will Ward of this city.
 George Robert Ward was born at Gull pepper Court House. Va, January 27, 1881. He had received the appointment to West Point, but changed his mind, de- ciding that a more quiet life would best suit him, and he entered the mercantile world by accepting a position with dry goods house in Baltimore. In 1853 he moved to Rome, Ga., where for a num- Der of years he engaged in business. Tn February, 1857, he married Miss Margaret Ketchum. In 1872 he removed with his family to this city and with his father- in-law opened the Relay house, at the corner of Nineteenth street and Morris avenue. In later years he embarked in the coal business and was very success ful. His disposition was kindly toward all, and he was greatly beloved by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. He was a devoted husband and loving father, and his death is mourned by all who knew him.
 The funeral takes place this afternoon at o'clock, at the Church of the Advent, of which deceased was a devoted and consistent member. The interment will take place at Oak Hill under the drec- tion of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Grand Master II. l.. Mckee pre- siding.
 The active pail bearers will be selected by the lodges of which he was member and the honorary pall-bearers will be Messrs J. H. VanHoose B. l.. Wyman J. A. Allen, John c. Henley, T. M. Brad ley. w. J. Milner, Maclin Sloss and r. F. Norton.