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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
DIR. KiIgo Chairman.

Rev. DR.. John G. Kilgo is the chair
man OF the delegation from the North
Carolina Methodist conference to the
general conference, because he had
the largest vote on the first ballot.
Members OF the conference say they
regard this as an endorsement OF his
position on the educational question.
They also say that it is a marked COM
pliment, as generally only old mem
bers are sent and practically as chair
man Of delegation.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
She Wants Female Policemen.

New York Tribune.
The Rev. Anna Shaw, of Chicago,
hopes soon to be appointed a police
man. 81 would rather be police
man than be President" she says.
"The one crying reform that is now
needed in New York and Chicago is
200 uniformed women policemen to
walk the streets. If Mr.. VanWyck or
Mayor Harrison had the knowledge
of existing sociological conditions
which they ought to have, and which
I hope their successors will have,
woman should be an active officer"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16

COMMENTING upon McKinley's re-
marks in favor of an economical
administration of public affairs, the
Asheville Citizen, with sarcasm, says:
"This must be why he advises the
building of three dry docks, the pur-
chase of munitions of war, an in
crease In the number of enlisted men,
a liberal appropriation for the Paris
exhibition, the building of a BATTLE
ship or two and of several torpedo
boats" The Citizen might have in
cluded the farcical international
blmetallic junketing tour, to which
the President still claims to pin faith
and hope.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
BILL DAY CARRIED TO RALEIGH
The Negro Who Killed Laura Ellis
Promises Good Behavior

The Negro Who Killed Laura Ellis
Promises Good Behavior.
Jailer Davis carried Bill Day, the
negro who killed Laura Ellis, to
Raleigh Tuesday morning.
Day gets years in the penitentiary.
Very few knew that he was going
away, hence the crowd at the depot
was not as large as it otherwise would
nave been,
Bill told Officer Allen that he pro-
posed to behave himself and be obedi-
emit; that If the penitentiary officials
made 'trusty" of him he would not
attempt to escape.
Jailer Dayis says Day was one of
the best prisoners he has had since he
| took charge of the Jail.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16

THE Republican members of Con-
gress from this State do not relish
the civil service paragraph of the
Presidents message, whatever they
may think of the rest of it. A special
to the Charlotte Observer says cit is
agreed among the Republican MEM
bers of the delegation that if Con-
gress carries out the Presidents civil
service policy, outlined in his mes
sage, that North Carolina will not
elect a Republican to the next Con-
gress," which is equivalent to an
acknowledgement of the fact that a
large proportion of the North Caro-
lima Republican heelers are moved
by what they expect to get at the
pie counter.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16

THE CincinnatiC Commercial Tribune
remarks that "the first four months
the Dingley law, which have just
ended, are extremely gratifying to
it's friends" That's fact, although
the Tribune did not intend to convey
the exact situation. The trusts are
the friends of the Dingley law and
there is no doubt that the opera
tions of the Dingley law are extreme
ly gratifying to the trusts. What
about the people? Well, they are
not in it when the Republicans frame
q tariff bill.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
Go FOR 1T.

We fail to see what civil service has
to do with pension appropriations,
but, anyhow, the Bull of the
Brushes" who has blood in Ills eye
for the civil service system, took
occasion to gore it savagely, yester-
day, during the discussion of the
annual pension appropriation bill.
He reared and cavorted and made
the dust fly and, the dispatches tell
us, "set the galleries in roar" He
jumped clear off the Republican plat
form and got entirely out of tune
with the Presidents policy.
To be candid, we think Mr.. Linney
is might near right in declaring that
he believed the spoils belonged to the
victors. A man should be qualified
for position which he seeks at the
hands of the government and, if
necessary, should demonstrate his
qualification by practical tests, but
further than this we take but little
stock in the civil service.
So, go for it, Mr.. Linney, every
chanse you have, whether they are
talking about the pensions, the
Pacific railroad, or what not. The
Democrats are going in next time
and we want the ship manned by
Democrats from one end to the
other.
Mr.. Linney used Tammany as an
example of sticking to political
friends. "Look at this PICTURE he
shouted, "The Tiger surrounded by
myriads of little tigers. How would
the Tiger look surrounded by
monkeys and mice?" A groteeque
comparison, but one that hits the
nail right on the head.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
AuToCRACY.

The zone man power" is nearer
exempli6cation in the Speaker of the |
House of Representatives than in
any other official parsonage in this
country. The opportunities for the
use of this power are greater and it
goes without saying that no man
who has ever occupied the position
has used this power more freely than
the present incumbent, Thomas b.
Reed, Of Maine, who is very justly
dubbed "The Gar"
The following from the Boston
Herald will convey to the uniformed
an idea of the absolute dictation and
authority lodged in this one man:
cit is perfectly plain that there is
an inherent right in the members of
the House to direct their own bust
ness. This is really what govern
ment by the people means. The peo-
pie of the United States do not elect
Thomas B Reed to be Speaker OF the
national House of Representatives;
Mr.. Reed has had the votes only of
! those among them who constitute
, majority of the voters of the Port
land district in the State of Maine
| Yet, under present arrangements,
| these voters from the Portland dis
| tr;ct of Maine control the entire vote
| of the people of the United States
outside their limits. Not a Repre-
sentative of any district outside this
| Maine district has right even to be
heard on the floor of the House IN
less this member from the Maine
district permits it. This is not a
nominal authority in the Maine
member: it is an absolute one,
actually in exercise, and controlled
by the will of the Maine member.
The members elected from other
constituents; they are not permitted
to do SO. The whole public business
of the nation is to be transacted, Oh
not to be transacted, as this Maine
member shall dictate"
In view of (which, it is high time
that some reforms were being in
stituted by this law-making body
and that some limit was placed upor
the power of the Speaker. The pres
emit plan is altogether unjust and
moreover, it is exceedingly danger
GUS to the best interests of a republic
to place absolute authority in TIT
hands of one individual, and tn
more so when that individual hap
pens to be the autocratic type o
Thomas B. Reed.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
Cure for Elondicitis.

Says an exchange: A sure cure for
Klondike gold fever has been discov-
cred by an American who recently re-
turned from Alaska. 'Pick out a
morning next winter" he says,
"when the mercury is below zero,
shoulder a pick, and go into the
woods before breakfast; dig a hole
sixteen feet deep; come back to the
house at night and eat small piece
of stewed buffalo robe, and sleep in
the wood shed. Repeat the dose as
often as necessary"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
To the Rescue, White Men.

Rockingham Rocket.
The present administration is
worse than q failure, and the desire
that white people alone shall rule
our State was never stronger and
more general. Never in the annals
of North Carolina history have our
good people been more united in
effort to bring about the needed re-
form. They see the dangers which
now beset US on every hand, and
view in the distance the immense
whirlpool into which we are rapidly
drifting. There is but one remedy,
and that is in the triumph of the
good old Democratic party. This,
and this alone, will bring the creak-
ing, battered ship safely into port.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
The Suit Compromised. IN =

The Fayetteville Observer says:
THE suit OF Underwood and Mcneil
VS.. the Drummond Tobacco Company
for $50, 900 aud interest, balance due
on purchase money for the Underw God
cigarette machine and which was to
have been tried in st. Louis on the
Goth inst, has been compromised. We
have authority for stating that the
sum received by MeSsrs Underwood
and Mcneil is more than Sl2, 900 land
less than $40 600
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
Smallpox Threatens a College,

COLUMBIA. S. c., Dec. 13.-The
breaking out OF smallpox at Rockhill,
the seat of Winthrop College, where
there are upward OF five hundred
young women, has created great I'M
easiness. The disease was brought
there from Atlanta. Every doctor in
town is vaccinating the inhabitants
day and night. The Governor has ap-
pointed commission to visit the town
and investigate its condition,
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
Assignment at Danville.

DANvILLE, Va, Dec. IA. Sums
merfeld, proprietor. of the "Boston
Shoe House," made an assignment
to M. I. Hessburg this afternoon for
the benefit of creditors. Liabilities
SIS, 900, about two>thirds of which
amount is due Danville banks and
secured by good endorsers. The
balance Is due to Northern sEoe
houses, mainly IN Boston. Assets
are believed to be nearly sufficient
to pay out,
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
BRITAIN AGREES TO 1T.
Has no Objection to German Grab OF
KiaO-Chau.

Has no Objection to German Grab OF
Kiao-Chau.
LONDON, Dec. 13-The Berlin cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says he
hears that Great Britain agrees not
to oppose Germany's occupation of
Kiao Chau in return for Germany's
promise not to interfere in the Egyp>
tan question.
According to dispatch from
Shanghai to the same paper, the
Germans are extending the area of
occupation of KiaosChau, and now
central 400 square miles. They have
arranged German administration
and are already collecting duties.
The Tsung>Y amen, says the dis
patch, has appointed Prince to
negotiate settlement with the Ger
mans.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16

WITH how much authority did
Spain's Premier speak in reference to
McKinley's Cuban expressions !?
Sagasta is reported to have said
that he thinks the message is salts
factory "because the threat to inter
vene in Cuba was merely to give
satisfaction to portion of the
American opinion, without the inten-
ton of executing it,"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16

The cotton operatives at Fall
River, Massachusetts, will experience
a slice of Mckinley -Dingley prosperi-
ty the first of the new year. All
wages in the mills there are to be re-
duced at that time and it is init
mated the cut will be not less than
ten per cent. Twenty-eight thous-
and working people will be affected
thereby.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
A Mean Insinuatfon.

Cincinnati CONGRATULATIONS.
81 wonder who eyer thought of
making cake knife with scalloped
edge like that?" remarked Mrs. New
wed, holding up her late purchase for
her husband to see.
cit was one of those accidental in
ventions," replied Mr.. Newwed,
meanly. 1.-THE fellow who made it
used an ordinary knife to cut some
of his wife's first pound cake. When
he got through it looked like that"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
It's No Use.
Charlotte Observe

Charlotte Observer.
Referring to the report that the
chignon is to be revived, the Green's
boro Telegram suggests that the
ladies who adopt it might secure a
very striking effect by Simultaneous
ly going in for a kaffir ring in the
nose" It's no use, bud. Flattery,
threats, ridicule, nothing, will keep
the women from wearing what they
please and wearing it as they please.
When they get ready to go back to
a fashion Of thirty years ago, and
wear chignons, they are going to
wear them; and then when they get
ready to wear rings in their noses,
they are going to wear rings
in their noses. And the strange part
of it all is that no matter how
ridiculously they rig themselves up,
we all get use to it after awhile.
just as we'll let them alone.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
se,fGovernment Destroyed.
Wilmington Messenger.

Wilmington Messenger.
The Republican party stands for
governmental usurpation, for the
violation of home rule, for a gradual
strengthening of the stakes of the
federal government. 1t shows it's
abuses in North Carolina in many
places-even in this city, where for
years local self government has been
destroyed The strange thing is the
people remain passive under acts
that would have precipitated war
the first quarter OF century after
government was established.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
Warehouses to close ON 22d Inst.

The city was full Of tobacco today.
The indications are that double sales
will block. There will be no sales at
the warehouses after the 221 inst. un-
til Monday, January 81. II breaks
continue large until Thursday OF next
week, Winston will have sold nearly
eight million pounds OF this years
crop OF the weed. This, it is esti-
mated, will be about half Of the
amount raised in the Piedmont Sec
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
A Great Group of Sun Spots.

GENEVA, N. Y, Dec. 13.-Profes-
sor w liam r. Brooks, of Smith OBJ
servatory, reports the observation of
sunspots approaching the centre of
the SUMS disc. The group is visible
to the naked eye through smoked
glass and may be well defined with
small telescopes. Measurements made
by Professor Brooks show this vast
solar disturbance to be 500, 900 miles
in length.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
Society Reporting in Kansas.
Courier-Journal

new feature of society journal
ism" in Kansas is the publication,
along with list of wedding presents,
of a list of the young men who have
been refused by the bride. This
is probably done on the theory that
in such affairs list of the saved as
well as of the fatalities is legitimate
news.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
Says Buffers Row Is Rum


hOcklnSnaIn index.
The Laurinburg Exchange, al
though it neglects to give his name,
tie Is in graphic and tragic manner of
the departure of a prominent Popu-
list from the ranks of his party now,
henceforth and forever. He speaks
OF Senator Butler as an "unprin
cipled trickster' and says CHS row is
rum"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16

Now it is said that the Spanish
Premier has changed front and is
opposed to the much-talked of
autonomy for Cuba, which goes to
show that the Cubans are right when
they decline to place confidence in
any promises made by the Spanish
government-prom that are
simply Spanish spider webs con-
structed to ensnare Cuban flies.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
A BIG STRIKE OF OIL.
No Tanks Were Ready and a Great
Quantity Was Wasted.


FISDLAY, o Dec. ia big strike
of oil was made yesterday on the
farm of Moses McAnnelly, in Big
Lick township, by the Standard Oil
Company. The well was drilled 100
feet into oil bearing rock, being much
deeper that any other we'll drilled in
this field. At that depth there was
no sign Of oil, but a large charge of
nitro glycerine was exploded at the
we'll aud the last effort was rewarded
by big flow of oil.
Owing to the poor prospects no
tanks had been set up, and the oil
poured out upon the ground all
night, and today there is a verita
BILE sea of oil around the we'll for
several hundred feet. This morning
the pipes were connected, and the oil
is now being run into the company's
line.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16

THE six day bicycle race is over
and those who are opposed to cruel
ty to animals are glad it is so.
Patience and fortitude and self
denial are admirable qualities when
necessitated by the exigencies Of
some noble and worthy cause, but
when a lot of men tax brain and
muscle to the exhausted point for the
sake of dollars and notoriety the
need of guardianship becomes ap-
parent, as we'll as the truth of the
Exclamation. "What fools these NOR
tails bel" The winner of the race was
off the track only ten hours out of
the one hundred and forty-two, and
slept only four hours curing the six
days and night. II you talk about
stopping such foolishness by law
there are a lot of folks ready to
throw up their hands in horror and
Justify protest against abridging the
rights of an American citizen.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
Difference of Opinion.

The Presidents objection to ex-
tending to the Cuban insurgents the
rights of belligerents, that it "would
weigh heavily in SPANS behalf"
does not agree with the opposition
of Spain to our recognition of the
Cubans. Spain has even intimated
that cause for war might lie in such
recognition by us.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16

meeting OF tbs conference. Pearson,
OF North Carolina, was named as one
of the seven mem hers of the commit
tee. The North Carolina members
present at the conference were Pear
son. White and Linney.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
To Suppress Newspapers.

PARIS, Dec 1.-THE Government
contemplates the suppression of the
newspapers which are alleged to be
Systematically inYenting Dreyfuss
stories
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
Brought Gold and silver.

NEW YORK, Dec l3.-The steam
ship Advance, from Central American
ports, brought over seventy-one thou
sand dollars in gold and silver which
was consigned To various firms.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
Attempted to Break Jail.

Six prisoners In the Guilford county
Jail made an attempt Sunday night to
break out, but their plans were inter.
fered with by Jailer Scott, who heard
them trying to cut through the wall.
He chained the men to the floor.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
Awond.rfnI n,.cov.rv.

The last quarter of century records
many wonderful discoveries in medicine,
but none that have accomplished more for
humanity than that sterling old household
remedy, Browns Iron Bitters. 1t seems to
and neither man, woman or child can take
It without deriving the greatest benefit.
Browns Iron BitteEs Is sold by all dealers.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16

REGARDLESS of politics, American
citizens admired the devotion of the
President to his good mother and
sympathize with him now in the loss
which he has sustained. The Wash
ington Post says of Mrs. Mckinley ::
"She was frugal, Industrious, and
pious, and her children not only had
her good precepts and example, but
her incessant efforts to give them
educational advantages and fit them
for good work in the world"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
Nav TRY WeNler.

MADRID, Dec. 4.-Newspapers here
are saying that the Cuban reformists,
at the reopening OF COrUez, will try
Weyler He received leaders OF the
Conservatives and several Generals
Yesterday,
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16

The advance agents continue to
keep long way ahead of the show.
MIR. Dingley now fixes next June as
the time when his tariff law will bring
in more than the expenditures of the
government. This is one matter in
which seeing will be necessary to
believing.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
Not His Fault.

Philadelphia North American.
"That dog knows as much as
do"
ssWell, of course, We can't expect oil
dogs to be highly intelligent
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
Next Session at GreenviIIe.

The Baptist State Convention ad-
journed Monday to meet in Green
vile next year. Rev. w. S. Penrick,
of Elizabeth City, was selected to
preach the Introductory sermon.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16

A LOT of Republican Congressman
would leave q hole in their national
platform by pulling out the civil
service plank. But this would not
be circumstance compared with the
holes that will be in it after the next
elections, after the people have in
spected the structure and condemned
the rotten timber used therein.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
The week before Christmas.

OPPRESSION of the poor and special
privileges for the rich is the kind of
prosperity the Dingley tariff pro-
duces.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16
Was Used To It.

Yonkers Statesman.
Does my whistling disturb your"
hearing men whistle. I'm collector
for a millinery house."
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16

RESOLVE that you will contribute
to the happiness of some poor home
at Christmas Such acts of kindness
will make your own Christmas
brighter and happier.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-16

Hoods Sarsaperilla is prepared by expe-
nature and quality of all ingredients used.
The oasis., 1897-03-27
Fresh Fish
 And Oysters

RECEIVED DAILY Orders Promptly File for any Point inArizoua or Sonora ar~uUY Fine Yaqui River Oysters, Spanish Muckerel. Rock Cod. Tom Cod smelts. Green Turtles. etc, etc Fine Cigars Cigarettes, and Llqn- ofs of all kinds.-tfesh ranch but ter and eggs daily. All kinds of fruit In season. Fancy and staple groceries. Guadalajara ware,
 FRHNco BROTHERS.
 Nosales. Sonora.
The oasis., 1897-03-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
r..l. !. Yonr opnertunIty.

T.iis Is Your Opportunity.
 On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps generous sample will be mailed of the most popular Catarrh md Hay Fever Cure Elys Cieam Balm sufficient 10 demon- strato tho great merits of tho remedy.
 ELY BROTHERS,
 56 Warren Et., New York City. Rev. John Reid IT.. cf Great Falls, Mont, recommended Ely's Cream Balm 10 mo. l can emphasize his statement, It is n posi- two crrc for catarrh if used ns directed. "- Rev. Francis W Poole. Pastor Central Pres. Church, Helena, Mont.
 Ely's Cream Balm is tho acknowledged curc for caiarrh and contains no mercury nor any injurious drug. Price, 90 cents.
The oasis., 1897-03-27

Orders Promptly File for any Point inArizoua or Sonora ~r~UUY