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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-25

- UTHRIE Lodge No. l, A. o. U. W., meets
u Thursday evenings of each week at 1880
IN Victor block corner First and Harrison
Visiting Workmen always welcome.
j. Il. BRICkNER, NJ. w.
In HUMSHER, Recorder.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-25

AHUTUAL BENEFIT TO LADIES. I'VE
Nl furnish employment, procure helps buy,
sell or exchange fancy articles, novelty
goods, periodicals, etc.
WOAEN'S INFORMATION BUREAU,
Room 20LyOn Block,
Cor. Harrison and Division
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-17
The Lower House Has Much
3 Work Mapped Out.
bND NOT YET IN SIGHT.

The body has been in session now
fors6ve weeks and to-day enters upon
it's sixth weeks work. And to quote
several who are interested it may be
said the body seems to be further eff
from final adjournment than ever.
The general laws disposed of up to
date are but very few. Nearly all
the important matters are yet open.
The appropriation bill has not been
touched yet though it is on the CAL
endar. The several dispensary meas.
ures are open, and the administration
revenue measures-the income tax
and insurance and license bills
have not yet been even introduced.
There are two fertilizer tax reduction
bills still standing on the calendar,
the public printing bill has not yet
been finally disposed of in the house,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-17
The Worlds Costliest
Book.
Uncle Sans Official History
Of the Civil War.

The most expensive book ever pub
lished in the world is the official history
of the WAR of the Rebellion, /" which is
DOW being issued by the government Of
the Uoited States at cost up to date
of $2.334,328. OF this amount ST.
1921 has been paid for printing
and binding. The remainder was ex-
pended for salaries. rent. stationery
and other contingent aod miscellaneous
expenses. and for the purchase Of
records from private individuals. 1t
will require at least three years longer
and 40 appropriation Of perhaps $500.
900 to complete the work so that the
total cost will uudou btedly reach nearly
S3, 100000 It will consist Of ll2
volumes, including ao index, and an
atlas which contains 178 plates and
maps illustrating the important battles
of var, campaigns, routes of march.
plans of forts and photographs of 10
terestiog scenes, places aud persons.
Most ofthese pictures are taken from pho
tographs made by the late NJ. B. 5rady.
of Washington Several years ago the
government purchased his stock o
negatives for large SUN Of moRey.
Each volume will. therefore. cost an
average about S2S,7S5, which probably
exceeds that of auy book that was ever
issued. Copies are sent free to public
libraries; and 1,347,999 have been SO
distributed The atlas costs S22 aud
the remainder of the edition is cold at
prices ranging from so cents to 80
cepts a volume.
There does not seem to be a large
popular demand. for only 51.194 copies
have been sold for S10.l54. Thus it
will be seen that the entlre proceeds
received from sales s.aus far but slight
Iy exceed the acreage cost Of each OF
the 112 volumes. Toe books can be
obtained by addressing the secretary Of
var
::'hs material u>ed iu the preparation
of these histcries is taken from both tie
Federal and Confederate archives, and
is purely official. The reports Of coa'
mandess Of armies, corps, brIga6es
regiments, etc are carefully ed'teo
and arraosed SO as to give cousecu
tive account of ali engagements with
as little duplication aud unnecessary
material as possible, and as the writer'
represent both sides of the struggle i
may be regarded as impartial. -Cbicagt
Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-17
AW0KE THE ECHOES
Of Thirty.Odd Years Ago in
Old Charleston.

Charleston, Feb. 15-rhe feature Of
the day 10 the blockadiug Of the port
Of Charleston by Admiral Bance's feet
consisted iu some heavy gun practice
BY the entire squadron. Shortly after
/ o'clock the ships moved 10 their
blockading positions aud putting out
aoatiog targets at distances ranging
from 400 to 1000 yards began to get
her main batteries into action. The
lire Of action was the sane as that
which the feet has observed during
other blockade work, the Massacbu-
setts to the oortb aud then the Maine.
Amphi,rite, New York. Indiana and
Columbia running away to the south
ard a, distances of 5000 yards The
targets used we're the ordinary floating
triaogles of seven feet to the side.
The practice began at l Is IN the
afternoon and continued without inter-
ruptiou uotil $50
The main batteries of the ships are
Massachusetts, four l3-:uch, eight
8-;uch and four 6-iuch guns; the
Maiue four 10 ipch and six 6inch
guns; the Amphitrite. four 10 iucb
aud two 4.luch rapid fire guns the
New York, six S-ioch and twelve
4-inch rapid Ere guns; the Indiana
four 13 inch, eight 8-incb aud four
6 zach guos, and the Columbia one
8 inch. two 6 iuch and eight 4-incb
rapid fire guns TIE guns on the lndi-
vidual ships were 10 action one at a
time and while the ships we're anchored.
Once the Massachusetts fred her 49,
inch guns at intervals OF two minutes
and at one time the battlesbip Maine
got under way aud fired several shots
at her target. The guns were loaded
With service charges and shells were
the uaiu projec:iies used. The boom
ing of the great guns reverbera1ed for
miles alocg the coast and ia tue city
the concussiou could rot be heard but
felt distinctly:
The shooting vas nearly all line
shooting aod while the range of the
targets were DOT gotten with accuracy,
the practice was apparently successful.
Many of the projecties struck short Of
the targets and pluuging into the ocean
ricocbeted some times for mile before
making the second plunge.
The Vesuvius left the harbor this
morning at 10 u and rejoiued the
feet. Later in the day she returned
to port again and remained for few
bours. The Marblehead sailed for
Mayport on the Florida coast shortly
before o'clock this afternoon. The
Terror, Puritan aud other ships posi-.
bly, are expected to join the feet to.
night or tomorrow night Thursday
the Maine will 60 tePors Royal to be
coaled.
The feet remained quietly at anchor
tonight 10 the positions occupied dur
ing gun practice No mauoeuvres Of
any kind we're attempted. 1t was a
night of after the lively work of the
men 10 the turrets.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-17
Economy the Cry, Approprla-
tons Cut on Ali Sides.

Columbia, Feb. Is The house
spen. the .moroiog in disposiog of a
few third reading bills and considering
the appropriation bill.
The appropriation bill was hrs'
amended by the committee iosert'ne
SS.456 for the Winthrop College schol
arsbips, and reducing the appropriation
for the per diem aud mileage of the
regents Of the Hospital for the Insane
from $1,000 to $1,000.
The appropriation for the S G. Col
lege was reduced from $25. 900 to $21,
900 after a protracted debate An
attempt to cut it to SIT 900 failed.
Every appropriation possible was cut
down, bot there seemed to be DO dispo-
sision to cripple any Of the departments
or Institutions. The consideration o
the bill was oos completed at the nigh
session.
When the Senate was ready for busi-
ness this morning the following third
reading bills passed without debate
TO ameod 40 Act to provide foF the
election Of public cotton Yelghers
To provide the pupils attending 'hs
free public schools with school tex
books at actual cost
To provide for the transportation, by
common carriers, of bicycles.
Prohibiting the carrying Of conceal
ed weapons.
To authorize deposit of money ii
proceedings in the Courts Of this STATE
as security in lieu of bonds aud uader
'akings.
The concealed weapons bill was theI
taken cp, and en- amendment of MIR
Loves to provide for the payment o
$40 Of the 6oe collected to the infor
mer: rejected on motion of Mr. Mowe
An ameudendmens offered by Mr.
Love, to provide for bard labos being
required Of prisoners imprisoned fo
carrying concealed weapons, was adopt
ed. The bill then went through. an(
was returned to the Housewitb amend
menss.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-17

Mr.. j. A Tobin of Barnwell has
been appointed temporary receiver of
the assets in South Carolina of the
Atlanta Southern Building and Loan
Association.
Topeka, Kas, February IA bill
was to day introduced in the Senate to
repal the prohibitory law and establish
system of State dispensaries for the
control of the liquor traffic.
Cant ), Ohio. FEBRUARY Is Major
Mex y was unable to receive any
of the numerous politicians WHO were
on hand early this morning He is
suffering with a mild attack of in
Auenza and was confined to his bed
until this evening, when the family
physician permitted him to sit up
for time. Dr.. Phillips the attend
ing physician, says Mr.. Mckinley
will he unable to receive any one for
several days and must be permitted
to reserve all his strength for the
inaugural ceremonies
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-17
Judge AJdrich Dead.
EXPIRES QUIETLY OF
HEART FAILURE WHILE
ASLEEP.

Special to The State
BarnwelI, Feb IL --Ex-Judge A.
P. Aldrich died of heart failure at
The Oaks" his home here, this af-
teruoon at 2 o'clock. He was o3
years old and died while asleep
Judge Aldrich was born in
Charleston and after his admission to
the bar he moved to Barnwell to
practice law and has since made his
home here. His public career began
some years before the war, when he
was elected commissioner in equity
for Ba,nwell county. After holding
this position several terms he was
elected to the Legislature, and in 1862
elected speaker of that body. Again
in 1865 he was similarly honored.
During part of the war he served as
an aide on the staff of Gen. Bonham
and also on the staff of Gen. Gregg
In 1865 he vas elected judge, but
soon after was removed by Gen.
Candy for refusing to enforce law
which he thought violated the Consti.
tuition of the State He remained in
retirement until after the State was
freed from Republican rule, when he
was again placed on the bench This
position Judge Aldrich filed with
honor and dignity until he voluntarily
retired.
Judge Aldrich was married to Miss
Martha Aver and from this union six
children were born-Mrs Hal Rich
ardson of Columbia, Mrs Milledge
Bonham Of Anderson, Mrs. William
Duncan of Barnwell, Mrs Rose AID
rich of Barnwell, Col. Robert AID
rich and Mr.. Alfred Aldricb, both of
BarnwelI. All of his children sur
vive him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-17
Imported Stock.

q. G. Oseen l. Co. received this week a
full assortment Of, the lstes, and pret,iest de-
signs in renoison's Imported Crepe and Tis'
sue Paper for making lamp shades, flowers
and all sorts OF fancy work. This is guaran-
teed to be the genuine imported paper and
far superior to any and all limitations. We
sell at New York prices, as We buy direct
from the importers The stationery stock is
comp;ete and up to date.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-17
WILL ATTACK CANEA.

Londoo. Feb. Is "A dispatch from
Cous'antioop'e says that 5000 Crctan
Insurgents are known to be concen-
;ratea 10 the vicinity oF Canea await
ing the arrival OF a7n.s. ammuultion
ard equipmeo's from Sphaica oc the
south coast rear the western extremity y
of the island of Crete. where they
have, been landed by expeditions from
Greece When these supplies are re-
celved. the dispatch says, It is the Ia
tentioo Of the insurgents to make an
attack upon Canea
The dispatch adds that the Turkish
authorities are now convinced that the
paci6cation of the island can only be
Elected BY European occupation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-17

The bill to require all railroad
trains to stop at stations has passed
the house, but in such way that 1t
can not seriously. interfere with In
terstate business even if it passed the
senate. The alien ownership Of land
bill has been killed in the house.
Several fish bills killed much time in
the house during the week just ended,
but they have about all been disposed
of now.-The State
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-17
A Familiar Figure Passes.

Surday afternoon, a well known figure
around South Caroiica College passed from
this TRANSIENT stage Of life to be seen no
more
For eishtee" years Nj Isaiah Mitchell had
been janitor at the college, and was universal
ly respected both by faculty and students.
Els death occurred at his home on the cor
ner of Blossom and Marion streets, and his
foneral was held yesterday afternoon Mr..
Mitchell was in his ffty.fourth year.-Colum-
bia Register, Feb. l6.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-17

less push the matter in view of the
important bills to be considered and
acted upon
For to morrow at noon the special
order is Mr. Williams bill providing
for the forfeiture to the State Of
abandoned railroad property. The
judiciary committees substitute bill
TO require the rate Of interest upon
any contract arising IN this State for
the hiring, lending or use of money
or other commodity is the special
order for p N tomorrow.
It will thus be seen that the house
has heavy work ahead Off during it's
five working days this week.
On Thursday the members of both
houses will go to Charleston to accept
Of the hospitality of the city by the sea
and see the North Atlantic squadron
in action. 1t is trip to which all
members are looking forward with
the greatest jegree of interest. The
offer of the Atlantic Coast Line has
been much appreciated.
THE sENATE's WORK.
In the senate as stated all the
LIQUOR bills are to be considered this
week and .he administration revenue
measures will doubtless be railroaded
as they are deemed of the utmost
Importance in view of Governor El
lerbe's recent message. The senate
will have to act upon the anti ci
garette bill which has passed the
house and the Jim Grow car bill
which went through the lower branch
also during the past week. 1t is
thought that the senate will kill both
these measures
The bicycle baggage bill passed
during the past week as also did the
anti trust law. Both will adorn the
statute books. The house has pas
sed one of the bicycle baggage bills
and the senate the other. The diff
ferences will be adjusted all right.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-17
Three New Bills to Prevent
a Deficiency.

It was learned yesterday from re-
liable source that the administration
would try to make up the deficiency
in the funds for running the govern
ment by the enactment of an income
tax bill, license bill and an insur
ance bill fixing a graduated license
on the gross premiums earned by
companies. By these bills no pro-
fession, trade or industry will be
spared All will have to bear their
part of the burden
These measures have been men,
toned before as means of making
up the deficiency. and they have evi-
dently found favor in the sight of a
good many. The three measures
proposed were briefly outlined yes
terday by gentleman to a reporter
of the State.
The license bill, as explained, is a
graduated one. imposing small
license upon all professions, trades
and industries. The cotton mills by
this bill are taxed so cents upon
every $4,000 of capital
Bagging factories and smaller in
dustries including banks are taxed in
the same way. A lawyer or any
other professional man, whose pro-
fession nets him $1,000. say, would
baye to pay about Sc; the clerk who
gets a salary of $1,000 would pay
S3 This estimate for professional
and business men applies to only
those whose income or salaries ia
1000 or more, on which one fourth
of one per cent. will be levied.
This bill alone is expected to raise
about $4,000 or $50, 900 per annum.
The graduated income bill begins
with an income of $4,000 and i'm
poses tax of l per cent; on 3d.
600. l IL per cent; on $500, 2
per cent on $4,000, 2 IL per
cent ; on $4,000 and upwards, 3
per cent This is intended to reach
the man who has an income but no
visible property. Property holders
whose incomes reach any of the
above figures will come within the
provisions of the act also. 1t is
hoped that from this source $4,000
or $500 will be derived
AN INSURANCE BILL.
An insurance bill fixing gradu-
ated license on the gross premiums
earned by the companies is the third
measure. Az the law now stands
insurance companies make their re-
turns of gross earnings to the county
auditors of the State, and the gross
earnings are taxed as the other prop
erty in the various counties. The
new law will require the insurance
companies to make returns OF the
amount Of business done in each
county to the comptroller general
who will certify the matter 70 the
county auditors, and the companies
will pay graduated license fee upor
the gross earnings to the State III ad
dition 10 the taxes now paid Ibt
entire taxes " on the gross earnings
will be about per cent. This is ex
pected to raise an dditional $4,000
From the three above sources it j:
thought that from $l25, ,00o to $3.50,
900 per annum can be raised.-Tht
Ctoto Fob ID
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-01-16
BETTER THAN STEAM PIPES.
The Transmission of Power by Electricity
on Naval Vessels.

There can be no question that cleo
trio transmission of power will in the
near future largely dispace the objec-
tionable steampiping, of which such
great amount is now necessary in our
modern naval vessels in order to supply
steam to much of the auxiliary ma
chinery. 1t is easy to see that such pip
ing is Objectionable to many ways. 1t
is bulky and takes up valuable space
when protected, as it must be, from nom
conducting covering. The covering is
subject to more or less deterioration
with the vibration of the ship and the
machinery. The heat from the pipes is
Objectionable in every closed space,
while the necessity Of providing for the
exhaust and of keeping the pipes
drained Of water of condensation is
constant source Of trouble. More
serious still is the danger which such
steampipes threaten in time of action,
since the cutting of any one of them by
a projectle would result in severe in
jury to all within reach. To meet these
objections suggestions have been made
advocating the substitution of hydraulic
power, while others again point to the
advantages which compressed air pos
sesses under these particular condi-
lions. AS to what can be done in the
latter direction is shown by the very
complete installation with which the
United States monitor Terror has been
equipper. On this vessel compressed
air is used for performing all the various
mechanical operations on board, from
moving the rudder to hosting ammuni-
ton. This is far superior to II system OF
steampipe distribution or to the scat
tering of donkey boilers over various
parts of the vessel, and, as we have said,
the only system that promises even bet
ter results is electrical power distrbu-
ton. 1t would appear that compressed
air would be superior to this in sim
plicity for direct hosting, while where
a rotary motion is required the electric
motor would have the advantage. So
far as injury during action is concerned,
it is, however, clear that the electrical
system has the advantage, since injury
10 the air pipes might easily occur,
while il would be far more difficult to
make them good than would be the case
with an electric cable.-Mechanical
World.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-01-16
CLEARING OUT THE ROOkERiES.
The Work That Has Been Dono In New
York Under the Tenement Lawa.

The Work That Has Been Done In New
York Under the Tenement Laws.
The Mott Street barracks are on their
last legs. The rear houses were cleared
by order of the board of health last
June, and even the saloon keeper who
collected the rents admitted to me,
when it was we'll over, that it was
good thing. These tenements were
among the first to be seized under the
sanitary appropriation law. They were
nearly the worst in the city, and hope
less from structural defects. The rift
between the front and rear buildings
it hardly deserves the name of gap
is just six feet ten inches wide.
Through it came whatever of sunlight
and air reached the rear houses, for
they backed up against the rear tene-
ments on Elizabeth street, so that one
could put his hand through the dark
little windows on the stairs, and touch
tie wall of the neighbours house, hard
ly foot away. The rent rose as one
went up, instead of the reserve, for the
good reason that there was some air
at the top, while down at the bottom
there was none, nor light either
In this roolery lived 800 tenants, all
Italians except two families, when the
police census of 1855 was taken. Forty
of them were babies. The infant death
rate of the barracks that year was 1925
per thousand; that is to say, nearly one
third of the 40 babies died. The gen.
eral infant death rate for the whole
tenement house population that year
was ss,3s. BY 1891, by persistent nag
cling, the number of tenants had been
reduced to 23S-the barracks were di-
rectly under the windows of the health
board, and gave the officials much con-
Germ by their open defiance of
health lawsuit there were more
babies than ever. That year the infant
death rate in the barracks was 1063S;
in the whole tenement population, s6.67.
In the interval of four years, bl
funerals had gone out from the bar
racks, 35 of them With white hearses.
The old houses had been touched up
with much paint and whitewash and
gorgeous tin cornice with the year 1890
in raised letters foot long and had
changed owners; but it was all of no
avail. The same summer that saw q
conference of experts and philanthropy
lists gathered in New York to discuss
better means of housing the property
less masses, and saw plans evolved that
look toward graphing with the whole
problem in a humane and liberal spirit,
witnessed also the seizure OF the bar
racks as typical of the worst devised by
needless past. 1t was as it should be.
The tenant was having his innings at
last. The undertaken had had his, and
made the most of it.--Jaeob A. Riis, in
Century,