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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-07-14

The people who think they suffer most
generally manage To have pretty good
time. Washington Democrat.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-07-14

Husband (groaning) rheumatism
IN my leg is coming again" Wife with
sympathy)--"Oh. am sorry, john
wanted to do some shopping to day, and that
IL sure sign of rain. TIT Bits.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-07-14

a physician who has much practice never
signs ms naue doctor. Washington Dem
| OCrat.
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Tne EIas u tIsE.fac. ,lnn.


y curious story reaches us from Cey-
Ion in connection with the king Of ST.
ans recent visit. HE majesty. with all
The devotion of pious Buddhist. ex-
pressed % desire 90 see the tooth-rclic
in The Dciada MaliRawa temple. in
kanda. a royal reception was ac-
corded him. The king said his pray
FRS, and the priests went into ecstacies
over his presents Of robes and Jewels.
Everything went we'll until his majesty
asked 10 be- allowed 10 handle the
.recious relic. This the high priest DO
Hiciy but firmly declined. ROYALTY
might look. but royalty mightn't touch.
Royalty thereupon returned 20 his car
-iaRe iu huf, and his presents with
1im. 20 the no little confusion Of the
Dver-zcalous Unnanse Considering
that the sacred tooth was taken 20 Ccy-
Ion in a lady's hair. surely king might
ouch it,. Westminster Gazette.
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WILL POWER.
Causes This Peculiar Machine to Vi
brntc and ItrNoIVe.

DR.. Nooght Ditcham is AN American
dentist who has attained fame and for
| tune by the practice Of his profession
in London. but il is not as dentist that
he is at present attracting the attention
of those who are interested in oc-
cultism. Or. Ditcham has invented.
and. indeed patented an apparatus
which he describes 49, one of the mar
wells Of the age. II consists Of metallic
needle suspended 10y a SILK thread over
e metallic ring. the Hat surface Of which
rs divided into compartments by en-
yraved lines. The whole apparatus is
Enclosed under a glass shade Hc calls
the arrangement a "divinomcter." and
claims that if IL is looked AT stcadfastIv
lbs amy person starding within three
feet or so Of IL IL will begin 20 vibrate i'm
accordance with the strength Of fhc viii
power Of the individual that is 10 say.
If the persons will is weak the rcodIc
viii revoive but slightly; If. On the CON
irarN, the person willing 10 has great
"Dn"cutratiNc force. 10 will rcyolvc al
most entirely round the metallic cir
Gle. ] am bound 90 confess chat after
% practical experience Or. Ditcham's
claims TO bc well founded The needle
certainly rcyolyod Don n different man
Ter accordingly as IL was approached
Us different people when was present
while to strong magnet i' u4s alb
soiutcly iuseusible. Whether. however.
It's motions are due. as DR. Dftcham
AYERS. tp The cuauatiuu OF psychic force
i'm the subject is another matter entire
~. Up 20 the present 10 has oUIy been
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
Female Gold Hunter.

Pauline Kellogg, the daughter
of Judge Kellogg, an old miner of
Colorado, who now lives in Chicago,
is about to start for the Klondike to
engage in mining on her own account.
She was born at Breckenridge, COL,
and lived all during her youth ia an
atmosphere of mining speculation.
Although young and delicate, she is
determined to brave the hardships OF
camp life on the Yukon, and is only
waiting till she can start in the com.
pany Of some friends. She says: II
am not going to look on there. l
shall take up a claim, hire help, and
superintend the work myself. OF
course, I know it is a life of hardship.
I can rememember some of the things
we used to 90 through in the cabin at
Breckenridge when the country was
new. There is an element Of danger
in it, but 1 feel able to take care of
myself. Ihave known of women in
Colorado, who did just this thing, and
grew rich. My expectations Are mod
crate, but I do not see why I could not
do the same"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
Tobacco Mon Mad.

The Dingley law has caused Q panic
among importers of tobacco, who de.
clare that one short paragraph In the
new law means a loss to them OF
thousands of dollars every year. The:
paragraph is a part of section 80 OF the
act, which compels importers to pay
duty on tobacco at the weight 1t goea
into the bonded warehouse. This,
takes from the tobacco men q pr1yu.
eye that has for many years been &C.
corded to them by the tariff Laws.
Under the Wilson act and previous
laws, importers have had their tobacs
co reweighed at the time of ia with
drawal from bond warehouses and
one weights duties were collected.
The weights of tobacco is greatly fe.
duced during the bonded period by
evaporation. When tobacco arrived
from a long voyage it is frequently
insuficiently cured and has absorbed
a large percentage of moisture. This
moisture evaporates in the warehouse.
Experts estimate that the importers
save $25 to $40 a bale on Sumatra, and
sometimes as high as $40 q bale on;
Havana leaf by paying on the dried
out tobacco. Importers will now gain;
nothing by delay, but must pay du.
ties at $1.S per pound of the weighe
on tobacco at the time OF its arrival,
They estimate that the loss to import
ers in New York alone will be $780,
600 8 wear.
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covering as near this so pounds as
possible, and whenever you fail to do
so, you rob yourself. Use only heavy
Tagging and standard ties, this pats
l,our cotton in marketable shape I
think the THANKS OF the Altar &c ~.
ganization Of the State are due Messrs
Washburn & Moen Manufacturing
company of Worcester, Mass, for
their action iu aiding US in our fight
on the cotton tie trust, ard we earn
estly urge our members TO make use
Of the products Of their manufactures
whenever they meet them in the mar
ket.
In conclusion, we will report what
we have urged upon the members OF
the organization. in season and cut of
season, that in this aga of combiDa.
TORS that you should stand by your
crganization.
We have 60 fight to make on any
trade. profession, or business interest,
simply to look after your own sHairs;
try to impose on m one and don't al
low yourself robbed.
Consolidate your orders for your
fertilizers, machinery, your ag1icultu-
raj imple ments through your exchange
and deal directly for these things
through i. with the manufacturers.
The CASH business done for the nast
year amounted to 500, 1894. Al. This
was done at an expense CT less than 5
PER cent. for all current expenses All
of which is Respectfully subritted
D. 2. Duncan, Manager.
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100000 Fire.

Fire at Yopkers. N. Y, Tuesday af-
ternoon destroyed two factory build
ings occupied by W. A. Reed &Co, hat
manufacturers, Rouland Bros, hat
manufacturers, Pass Brothers, silk
manufacturers, and the 4onkers
Silk company. The loss will
probably reach halt a million dollars
aid 800 people are thrown out of en-
ployment. There were no casualties,
though the buildings were crowded
with employees when the fire was dis
covered. The fire originated in the
blowing room Of the hat factory of
William Reed & Co., on the lower
floor OF the Shelhard building. Two
large gas meters exploded Immediate
ly after the flames burst forth, and the
escaping gas helped to feed the flames.
Within a few minutes the fire was
breaking through the windows of the
first and second stories.
There were 600 men and girls in the
building, the third, fourth and fifth
floors of which were occupied by the
silk factories. Intense excitement
prevailed while the employees left the
buildings by the fire escapfs, the girls
being taken out first, all losing their
street clothes, so little time was given.
The fire soon ate out the heart of the
building and then portions OF the walls
fed with the wind, carried the flames
to the building occupied by Rowland
Bros. hat factory, and the interior of
this structure was destroyed.
Just across the street from the build.
ing in which the fire started are the
big works of Alexander Smith e Sons,
the largest carpet manufacturers in
the United States. For some time 1t
looked as though these would go. Two
thousand persons were at work in the
carpet factories when the fire broke
out, They were dismissed and the
works closed. The lowest estimate Of
the losses is $500. 900, and others u
as high as $3.50, 900. Reed Il Co.,
place their loss roughly at $50, 900;
Rowland Brcs., Pass Bros and the
Yonkers Silk company are set down
for $50, 900 each. The loss on the two
buildings totally destroyed is estimat
ed at S24O, 600. The insurance will
probably nearly cover the loss.
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a MoonshinerS Suicides.

News of a remarkable case of suicide
reached Columbia, Tuesday. Frank.
lin Lynch, a noted moonshiner, living
ten miles above Pickens O. e., inthe
mountains, took his life Sunday morn.
ing at 6 o'clock by shooting himself
through the head with a Colts revolt
YER. Lynch's still had been raided BY
revenue officers and destroyed. For
a week he had been drunk, and on
the watch for revenue raiders. It is
stated that he had determined to kill
any revenue officer on sight: 1t is
also reported that he had family trou-
bles. 1t is supposed that his dissp.
pointment in not being able to get
vengeance on the revenue officers,
added to his family troubles, led to,
the suicide. His wife claims that the
shooting was accidental. His little
daughter was the only Witness to the
shooting. He lived six hours after
the shot, but never recovered consci-
o,,cnocc ~
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FILED a PROTEST..
The First Regiments Recent Election for
Colonel.

The matter Of the election of q colo.
mel of the First regiment is exciting
considerable public interest in view
OF Gen. Watts action in disbanding
the Edeefeld Rifles. Gen. Watts
said Wednesday that he had told Ma
jor Newman that the company bad
been d;sbanded and mn to send an
election order to it. He said further
that he had not notified the company
that il bad been disbsnded. Mejor
Newman says that so far al the dec.
laration of the election upon a plural
ity vote is concerned he asked the as
sis;ant attorney general for an opinion
on that and was advised that simply a
plurality vote was necessary. The fol
lowing protest was Wednesday sent
General Richbourg by officers and
members of the first regiment:
Brig. Gen. r. N. Richbuurg, care AID
jutant Charles Nswnham, Colum.
via, S. @.
We hereby give notice OF protest in
election of colonel First regiment of
infantry, held on the 23d inst, on
these grounds:
First That by unlawful assumption
of authority Adjutant General Watts
threw out the vote of the Edeefeld
Rifles. which should have been count.
ed for Tillman.
Second. That the vote of the Saluda
Rifles vas not counted for Gilman,
although they had passed inspection
and properly belonged and were yer
| balJy ASSIGNED to the First regiment.
Third. That the vote of IS as return
ed ny the Richardson Guards for
Gle fly were not in fact cast, but to the
contrary seven men were present and
the full company roll was voted un-
der misrepresentation by said company.
That the sentiment Of the same is
overwhelmingly for Tillman.
Fourth. Forty votes counted each
by The Tillman Volunteers and the
Edisto Rifles for Clstfy we're not in
fact cast.
Fifth. That throwing Out all alleged
illegal votes cast for Tillman, Clsffy
never received a majority OF the SO
called legal votes of the regiment. al
though be has been commissioned as
colonel. Tn all military elections here
tofore held q majority vote has heen
re quired to elect and we resp c;fnIlY
| cite the election of Col Hall. the for
mer colonel Of the First re ~:inrHDt,
who did not receive n majority in the
first race and a second eltc.ion was
ordered.
Sixth. That Adjutant and Inspector
General Watts, in participating in the
rsce in the manner he did wss guilty
of conduct unbscoming an officer of
his rank.
This was signed by A. Oils Sally,
msjor First regiment; Havelock
Eavss, captain of the Ranberg Guards;
the Edgeield Rifles, the Capers Light
Infantry. B. r. Carroll, captain Gov
%ernor's Volunteers; by all of the
Richardson Guards except four; by
six officers and nine privates cut of II
, in the camp of the Palmetto Rifles.
and s E. Brodie, orderly sergeant of
Gary Evans Volunteers
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4 Sensational story,

A special to the st. Louis Globs.Ds
mocrat from Los Angeles, Cal, says:
A letter written by 8 japanese official
in Japan to a former Japanese officer
living in this city conveys the iafor.
nation that the Japanese government
will forward to Honolulu, in the lat
ter part of July, 1900 Japanese immi'
grants. These individuals are now III
the garrison at Neegat, being aoldlers
ia the japanese service, and will go
on shore in Honolulu as simple citizens
but drilled and ready formilitary duty
at onco. The steamers which are to
convey the men have been chartered
oy the Japanese government, and Will
carry, in addition 10 the 1, 500 passen-
gers, arms, ammunition aud military
stores Of sufficient quantity to make
it interesting for any party trying to
prevent their landing. In addition,
three large men of-war are already
prepared 10 leave Yokohama, to ar.
rive at Honolulu at about the same
time as the Landing of the so-called inn
migrants will take place.
Tie correspondent, who has been
educated in the United States, used
the expression, no doubt acquired
whea fere: We will get there, aud
don't you forget it," and remarked
further: Il cannot write this in my
own language, but you understand
English"
Predictions conveyed in previous
letters from this official were verified.
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G,adstone's Wedding Anniversary.

MIR. and Mrs. Gladstone Monday
celebrated the 5Sth anniversary of
their wedding. Many visitors joined
in the family rejoicing at Hawarden,
and scores of the towns-people saluted
the venerable couple while on their
way to church. Both are in excellent
health, Mr.. Gladstone walking off
with as much vigor IS at any time in
the last ten years, shaking hands ener.
gatically and ~conversing with great
animation.
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Bloody Deeds In Alabama.


Jack Knight, the negro who shot
and killed Jack Dantzler Wednesday
night near Mobile, Ala, and shot and
probably fatally wounded Policeman
Joseph Tucker in attempting to escape,
was captured at Hurrican Bayou, on
the Louisville railroad, by the section
foreman, and was brought to the city
by tive deputy sheriffs and lodged ia
jail Thursday afternoon. There was
10 demonstration. Tmo murders and
possibly three, were committed there
"Wednesday night, but no lynchings
are probable. The victims were Tnom.
as Jones, a Confederate veteran, Jack
S. DAn,zler, colored, and Policeman
Tucker.
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Hanged In PhiladelPhlaa

Pasquelle Dadrio was hanged in the
county Jail at Philadelphia Wednesday
morning. The drop fell at 1905 !
o'clock. The physicians stated that
Dadrio's neck was broken in the fall
and that death was instantaneous.
The execution was successful in every
detail and wholly devoid of unusual.
incidents. The crime for which Dad
rio forfeited his life was a particularly
brutal one. On January %, 1897, he
committed assault upon 3year old
Modestino MOTTO and then strangled
him. All the PARTIES involved were
Italians.
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Tho President Vacation.

President Mckinley left Washing
ton Wednesday for d vacation that
may keep him away from the city for
six weeks. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Mckinley, Secretary and Mrs.
Aleer, M Proctor, Assistant Private
Secretary Pruden and Elk cutive clerk
Co~rtelvon. The Whits House stew.
ard and g maid servant also we're in
the party. Mrs Porter. with her
children will join them atJersey City.
They will 60 direct from Washington
to Lake Champlain.
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A Consul Commits Suicide,

United States Minister Baker has ca
bled the state department that United
States Consul Otto Munchmeyer at
SanSalvador committed suicide there
Tuesday night. MI. Baker says that
he will appoint a vice consul to take
charge of the office. Muncbmeyer was
appointed from West Virginia in
1895, first to the vice consulate at
Acaiular and later in the same year
to SanSalvador to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of his father. A
few days ago MI. Jenkins of Nebraska
was nominated for the place held by
Munchmeyer.
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Dsmand for Gold Dust Bags.

A local firm of Middletown, N. Y,
who are engaged in manufacturing
gold dust bags from sheepskin for
California customers are working with
double force on account Of Geographic
orders received since the Klondy Ike
discovery.
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Shot Ella Wife and Her P.ramour.

Near Clarendon, Ark, Thursday,
Houston Wilson, on returning home
found John Calvin with his wife.
Houston fired load of bucksho! into
his wife's side ,inaicting fatal wounds,
and then shot Calvin, killing him in.
stantly. Houston was arrested.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
Worlds Escord Brok an.

In tho free for all pace at the Driv-
ing park st Ottawa, Ill. Thursday,
three worlds records we're broken. be.
ing the fastest three. four and FIVE
heats ever paced on a half mile track.
Pearl c., by Roy Wilkes, took the
two first, and Coleridge, by G. f.
Clay, the three last heats. Time-2:10 +
2:1O, 200 /, 2:O9 {, 2:1O Z.
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GUILTY OF

The TRIAL of Captain Boitcbef, at
PhiIipopoliS, eX. aide dC.campo IF Prince
Ferdinand Of Bulgaria and project Of
police Novelties, with Wahilief, q
.gendarme, on the charge OF numbering
Anna Simon, a beautiful singer of
Budapest and the mistress Of BciTchetf,
which began on July 21st, vas con-
cluded Thursday. The court found
Boitchef and Novelties guilty of MUIR
der and WahilieH of being accessory
to the crime.
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CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Important Amendments to Rules Promu

important Amendments to Rules Promul
gated.
President Mckinley mas proDu!gat-
ed the following important amend
ment to civil service rule 3:
No removal shall be made from
any position subject to competive ex.
animation EXCEPT for just u and
upon written charges filed with the
head of the department or other ap-
pointing officer, and of which the
accused shall have full notice ard an
opportunity to make defense"
He also amended rule 8 so as to in
clude within the classified service the
employees of all custom house officers,
with 90 regard 10 number Of EN-
ployes. Hitherto the classification
embraced custom officers where the
number of employees was five oFmore.
This order brings into the classified
service siXty.fve hitherto unclasslded
customs officers.
The president has also amended rule
6 making exceptions to examinations,
so as to read as follows:
"Customhouse service-One cashier
in each customs district, one chief or
principal DEP uty n assistant collector
Ia each customs district, one principal
deputy collector at each sub post or
station.
Internal revenue service-Ona en-
ploye in each internal revenue dis
trict, who shall act as cashier, or
chief, deputy, or assistant collector, as
may be determined by the treasury
department.: Il deputy collector in
each internal revenue district where
the number of employees in the office
of the collector exceeds four; one
deputy collector in each stamp Tor
brsncb) office.
"Appointnen's to the positions
named in this rule in the customhouse
service and internal revenue service
shall be subject to an examination, to
he prescribed by the secretary of the
treasury, nor disapproved by the com.
mission, equal to the examination held
by the commission for positionsof like
grade. Such examinations shall be
conducted by the commission in &C.
cordance with its regulations
The plan of the extension which
YVES formulated by Secretary Gage
and Assistant Secretary Vanderbilt has
the unqualified and hearty endorse
ment of the the civil service commits
sion. who earnestly recommend to the
president its approval. In speaking
of the amendment, President Proctor
of the commission said that friends of
civil service reform everywhere con.
graduate themselves on this advance
of the cause. The commission in its
last annual report had said that gov
eminent officers should have the pow
er of removal for the proper reasons.
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"ANERICANS will form their own
opinion as to why the ssnat3 backed
down before the brewers and dealt
firmly with the brokers'" says the
Boston Transcript.
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THE STATE EXCHANGE
ANNUAL REPORT OF MANAGER DUN
CAN, OF THE EXCHANGE.

The Farmers Alliance Exchange q as Dom
Good business -.Facts OF Interest to
AIliancemen-The Past Yesr's Business
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Typical Texas Tragedy.

Typical Tt xas Tragedy.
In the stock brokerage Cti:e OF G..
E. Trice 6 Co., of Ksco, Texas. We'd
nesday, B. T. Kivett and w. w. Xiv.
EFT were shot and killed by W. Lam
den, a member of the firm. Bad feel
ing has existed between the Kivett
brothers and Lamden for some time,
growing out of charges made by the
relatives of Lamden and a sister of
the Kivetts. The shooting between the
brothers aud Lamden occurred during
the busiest part OF the day, when the
Office was crowded, and it caused in.
tense excitement. Two more of the
Two more of the Kivett brothers arm
ed themselves and proceeded to the
scene of the shooting, threatening to
kill Lamden. but they were not allow
ed TO enter. The killing is universally
looked upon As iustifab!e. About a
month ago the Kivetts attempted to
kill Lamden, inlic!ing a knife wound
on him, and they had frequently
threatened to kill him since then.
This morning they appeared in the
doorway of Irice & Co.. 8 Office. Lam
den was infcrmeo Of their coming.
As they appeared in the door they
drew their pistols, but Lamden fred
with q shotgun before they ronmenc.
ed to shoot. killino B. +. Klvett in
stantly. W. w. Kivett rushed on
Lamden with his revolver and then
grabbed it. The men wrestled over
the weapon, which Kivett succeeded
in firing several times without result.
Lamden finally succeeded in drawing
his revolver and shooting Kivett three
times. Lamden was uninjured.
The nloaa Gun.
A shocking tragedy occurred on Mr..
j. B. Oates place five miles south Of
Columbia Sunday. While Sam Will
lisms, a colored tenant, and his family
were away from home Thomas How
ard, his little stepson, nine years old,
shot and n2ortally wounded Wllians'
little girl, Josie, who was just three
years old. The children were alone
in the house, when Thomas, seeing a
shotgun on the shelf, took it down.
Observing that there were not caps on
the tubes, pointed it at his little step
sister and cried "Lcok cut" Instant
ly there was a loud report and the III
nocent little girl fell back ward, her
forehead perforated with shot, which
penetrated the brain and caused death
after six hours of suffering.
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Ths Pr. siGenL Jump the Editor of tho
Cotton Plart and Says the Alliance Or
gan Has Bsen Prosecuted Into p Parti-
san gan.