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The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
FOUND.A NEW LAKE.
Discoveries Made by the Cavendish
Expedition Also Includes Two
Volcanoes.

London. Oct. H.-There seems to be no
reason to doubt that the Cavendish
sporting expedition. which left Berber,
East Africa, last year. is safe in every
respect. A report reached Rome from
Benardiere on October to the effect that
the expedition. which arrived at Lugh,
Somaliland about the middle of Novem-
Der last and thence proceeded towards
Lake Rudolph. had been attacked by a
band of Amharas, who. it was added
had murdered all the members of the ex-
pedition. consisting of two Englishmen-
Cavendish, who is nephew of the Duke
of Devonshire, and Lieutenant Andrew.
his companion-and ninety Ascaris.
A letter from kfkuyu, British East Af-
rica. received here on October 9, disprov-
ed this report. This letter. which was
written by Frank Hall, the British agent
at Kikuyu, announced that Cavendish
and his party arrived at Kikuyu on Oc-
tober ;, after trip around Lake Rib
dolph, which up to that time had been
unexplored. Mr.. Hall further stated that
the Cavendish Party had started for
Zanzibar on August IS, the route to be
taken being perfectly safe.
The expedition had a little trouble with
the native head men. who melted the As
caris to mutiny, and for time the two
Englishmen were forced to yield to the
demands of the Ascaris. Approaching
Kikuyu, however Cavendish and An
drew seized the two ringleaders, brought
them prisoners TO Kikuyu, from which
point they were subsequently sent to the
coast for trial. AS already cabled, the
expedition discovered a new lake and
two active volcanoes and crossed from
the Gulf of Alden to the Zanzibar coast
by about the same route as previously fol-
lowed by the expedition commanded by
Dr. Donaldson Smith of Philadelphia.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
Paul Adams Disappearance.

Judge F. G. Adams, who left home in
College Hill last Monday, left without
coat or hat and with but a small
amount of money in his pocket. The
family have heard nothing of him and
fears are entertained lest something Sc
rious has happened to him. 1t is said
that his father had given him talk
ing to- and he left at p. m. without
going to the house for either coat or
hat. He was a high school student in
the junior year and was an Industrious
boy. A search has been made for him
both by the family and by the police
but no trace of him has been found.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
STRUCK BY AN ENGINE
Streetcar Full of Passengers Thrown
Into the Air.

Elgin, Ill, Oct11-A well filled street
car on the State street line of the City
railway was hurled from the track by
a Chicago & Northwestern train at 8
o'clock last night. Three people We're
injured as follows:
Henry J. Felix, bad scalp wound.
Frank Fisk, badly bruised and cut.
Mrs. Frank Fisk, cut on the head and
badly bruised; seriously hurt.
The escape of the passengers from
death is miraculous.
The car was lifted bodily and hurled
to one side, landing on it's wheels and
half demolished
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
MRS. M'KINLEY'S NEW RULE
Callers at Her Receptions Must Show
Cards of Invitations.

washington, Oct. 1I-President and
Mrs. Mckinley have adopted their pro-
gramme for the winters entertain
ments at the White House.
Mrs. Mckinley feels so much i'm
proved in health that she will preside
at all of the functions. Her receiving
days will be Saturdays instead of Mon
days, as observed by Mrs. Cleveland.
The most agreeable departure from
custom is a requirement that at the
card reception all shall produce their
invitations. This will reduce the in
discriminate attendance which has
characterized SO many receptions dur
ing past years.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11

ten in English, which it is said, the
missing woman was unable to speak.
II states that the writer is now living
with family at 304 Pa1isade avenue.
Jersey City and that she was doing
chamber work at the MeurOpOle hotel.
The writer fmplored Chief Ripley to
save Luetgert as she said he was innO-
cent of the charge against him. The
letter stated that Mrs. Luetgert would
never return to her husband because
she was afraid he would kill her and
that she was going to Germany as soon
as she could earn money enough to
take her there. Her Whereabouts since
her disappearance since last May are
y Isn o-iNan
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
LILIUOKALANI ILL.
Ex- Queen of Hawaii Suffering From
Pneumonia at Washington.

Washington, DC, Oct. LEX Queen
LilioukaIani of Hawaii is reported as
very i'll at her apartments in the Eb-
bitt house in this city.
The former monarch returned from a
trip to San Francisco about ten days
ago in bad health She had contracted
a heavy cold OR the journey eastward,
and a physician was at once summon
ed. She has since been steadily grow
ing worse, and, while the greatest Sc
crecy is maintained by her secretary
and servants regarding her illness, it
is reported that symptoms Of pneumon-
ia nave developed and that her cOndi-
tiOn is regarded as serious. Today
two physicians were in almost constant
attendance upon her.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
Circus Employe out Too Soon.

An employe of Lemen Bros. circus,
named Bickerfeld, Who was hurt few
days ago at Hutchinson in a wreck on
the Santa Fe, is now at the Salvation
Army hospital having suffered a re-
lapse. When hurt he was removed to
the Santa Fe hospital and kept there
until apparently well, but soon after
leaving the hospital he was taken i'll
and was removed to the charity hospi-
tai. His injuries consisted of several
bruises on his body and a great shock
to his system. He will be able to leave
the hospital in about a week unless
complications set in.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
PRODICIOUS.
Four Hundred Thousand Men
to Quit Work.
Thirty Important Industries of
England to be Paralyzed.
SYMPATHETIC STRIKE.
Every Member of the Federated
Trades Unions
Will Join in Securing the De-
mands of the Engineers.

London, Oct. 1.-THE secretary of the
federated trades, comprising 80 import
ant industries, announces that the ex
ecutive committee has definitely de-
cided to call out all it's members in
sympathy with the struggle of the en-
gineers against their employers on Fri
day next, when it is estimated a total
of 400, 900 men will be out of work on
account of the great labor dispute.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
DEPARTMENT STORE FAILS
Simmons Brothers of Chicago Owe
100000 Which They Can't Pay.

Chicago. Oct 1.-THE department
store of the Simmons company 202 and
204 State street has been closed by
creditors under chattel mOrtgag ges- The
amount of Indebtedness represented in
the failure is estimated in the neigh
borhood of 500, 900 and the assets il is
believed, will aggregate about the same
figure Inability to meet payments
promptly was assigned as the cause.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
TODAY'S APPOINTMENTS.
Edward Goldberg of Wichita Gets an
Indian Agencv.

Washington. Oct 1.-THE president
today mades the following appoint
ments:
H n. McGrew of Phoenix Ariz., to
be register of the land office at Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Fred B. Spriggs of New York to be
agent for the Indians at the Nevada
agency in Nevada.
Edward Goldberg of Wichita, Kan,
to be agent for the Indians of the Qua
paw agency in Indian Territory.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
He Might Have Known 1t

Brennan. Tex, Oct n.-Bob Carter q
negro. killed Charles Birch in a saloon
last night and then went to the Jail to
surrender. Today his body was found
riddled with bullets and buckshot, lying
about 100 yards back of the Jail A mob
of unknown persons had pursued and
killed him.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
MRS. BILL NYE RUINED.
Lost All Her Money in a Wreck
ed AsheVille Bank.

Raleigh, N. c., Oct. lit is learned
that the widow of Bill Nye had $500 in
the wrecked First National bank of Ashe-
vile, of which she will not get a dollar
The sum is almost all she had, save some
mountain land.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
LETTER FROM MRS. LUErGERr
Chief of Police Receives One Dated at
New York

Chicago, Oct; IA letter addressed
to Chief of Police Ripley and p11rnort-
ing to be from Mrs. Louise I,uefger+
was received at police headquarters to-
day. The letter was dated October 9
and was sent from New York citv 7 If
tie if any attention will be paid to it bv
the police. The signature is spelled
''Lutrigart," and this alone they say is
enough to brand the letter as a fraud
The letter is quite long and is writ
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
A Vacant Lot There

New York, Oct. 11-3 p. m.-There is
a vacant lot at 3O4 Palisade avenue,
Jersey City. The janitOr of the apart
ment house at 302 has no knowledge
of the alleged Mrs. Luetgert.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
Nc New Turk .sh Minister.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE state de-
partment has received word that All
Ferouck Bey has been appointed Turk
ish minister to the United States to
succeed Mustapha Bey. The new min
fster studied in Paris for five years
and for two years was secretary Of le-
cation at London.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
To Pay ontario's Floating Debt

Toronto Ont, Oct 1.-THE Bank of
Montreal has invited tenders for S10,-
600. 600 215 per cent inscribed stock at
not less than 81. OF this amount
1000 600 pounds will be applied to pay
ing off the floating debt of the domin-
ion.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
YELLOW JACK MARCHES ON
New Cases Reported at New Orleans
and Mobile

New Orleans. Oct. 11-At l o'clock
this afternoon the board of health
announced IS new cases of yellow fe-
Yer and two deaths.
Mobile, Ala, oct. 11.-There were five
new cases of yellow fever reported this
morning; no deaths.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
To Lsavenworth and Return

For G. A. +. reunion 81 81 by the Union
Pacific. Trains leave for Leavenworth
at 6:S7 a. m. and p. m. Tickets good
until October Is.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
SNOW MICHIGAN.
Fell Steadily for Over an Hour at
Crystal Falls.

Crystal Falls. Mich. Oct. 11.-This
place had it's first snow storm this fall
yesterday. Snow fell steadily for over
an hour
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
Train Robbers Conv.cted.

Portland. Ore, Oct. 11.-George Jack
son and Charles Williams who held up
an Oregon Railway & Navigation com
pany passenger train near this city ?
weeks ago, have been found guilty of
highway robbery. Jackson pleaded
guilty and Williams was found guilty
by a jury. The penalty is from five to
twenty years in the penitentiary
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11

Not how cheap but how good Is the
way we try to do our vSS~k Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West Sth
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-08
The Diiiereiee E.PI1Ilei-
Wilmington Star


We clip the following from "a
gold contemporary:
"The American silver dollar to-
day is worth, in exchange, nearly
two and q half Mexican dollars,
and yet the Mexican dollar con-
tains more pure silver than the
American dollar. In Mexico the
coinage Of silver is unlimited In
the United States it is limited,
and there you have the explana-
ton of the phenomenon
This is an explanation that
doesn't explain. Mexico is a sill
ver-using country, and our silver
passes current there at its face
value, simply because the Mexican
who takes it can buy goods or pay
debts with it on this side of the
line, and therefore it is as good to
him as gold; but when the Amer
lean deals with gold countries
then his silver simply goes at.
bullion value, and therefore the
American does .snot offer to pay
with silver coin. In gold coun-
tries the stamp it bears isn't rec
ognized at all, and it is dumped
i'll simply as SO much bullion.
For this reason Americans who go
abroad on pleasure or business
take letters of credit liz gold and
spend and pay gold, not silver.
In Mexico the silver dollar OF
that country is worth its face value
and will buy as much as it ever
would. 1t is only when it crosses
the border and comes in contact
with the gold standard that ite
value falls and it takes rank al
bullion. Unlimited coinage hal
nothing to do with the case il
that country, nor limited coinag
+ in this.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-08
Fast Presses and Excellent Machinery
0affS on Prisoners.

A new torture-for every ser;-
Gus indignity is torture-has
been invented by the Russell city
administration OF Wilmington.
The public know that the Russell
wing of the Republican party cap
tured the city government in the
last city election. against the bet
ter element of the Republicans
and the Democrats. The gang
has procured a lot of iron or
spurs to put on the city prisoners,
and on Friday last the new scheme
was put into effect. The negroes
of course demonstrated seriously,
but it was ordered by "the pow
ers" to be done, and it was done.
Said one of the prisoners 'tif
we were thieves or criminals, it
would be right, but we are only in
here for being drunk or disor-
derly."
| Capt. Bryant told them it was
none of his doings, as he was act
ing on orders. 81 was opposed to
using these spurs" said he, "and
came very nearly being dis
charged on account of it,
One of the prisoners, with q
voice trembling with emotion,
said: "And this is what we get
for voting the Republican ticket.
HIM fool if ever | do it again. y
City Clerk aud Treasurer f. B.
: Rice, who was looking on, replied
: cit is not the Republican party
that is putting these gaffs on you
but the Russell gang. If | were
, you fellows would refuse to worl
: with those things on"
} The prisoners buckled the gaffi
. on, and with an injured air ODE
= diently got into the carts AM
went out to work on the streets
says the Messenger.
The colored people are highl,
. indignant over the action of th
1 city authorities, and it does Loo
L a little hard that gaffs should b,
! ! put on prisoners guilty of a mis-
= demeanor only, unless they hav
{ shown disposition to escape, o
4 make themselves otherwise trouh
} lesome.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-08
10.
BY MARY BRADFORD WHITING

II don't see much good in it,
said Mrs. Benson. 81 never did
hold to new-fangled ways"
If Mrs. Benson had made this
remark less frequently, it might
have been received with more at
tention by her neighbors; but as
it seemed to be inevitable, no
matter what proposition met her
ear, it had ceased to be much re-
garded.
81 don't see why we should take
in lodgers," said Mrs. Benson, Of
ter Il pause, during which she
threaded her needle and looked
out fresh hole in the sock she
was mending. ''There's no reason
for it, that | can see. We ain d
watering-place."
"There's something in that, ,
said Mrs. Flint thoughtfully:
"but, then, see how we'll Mrs
West did with those artist gentle
men that stopped there last sum
mer.
"Artist gentlemen!" cried Mrs
Benson in great scorn. 81 dom
mean to say rs she didn't; but /
you think that London stree
boys is artist gentlemen, you'll
find yourself pretty we'll mista
4 ken, that's all / can say. JUS
you get one or two Of them littl
ragamufhns playing their antic
round your house, and you'll Sc
as they are rather different fror
gentlemen as goes out early in th
1 morning with a bit of sandwich i
their pockets, and never come
back till it's dark. / haven't ha
three boys Of my own withor
knowing what boys is, and Lor
don boys is worst of all. They
tease the children, and beat II
cat, and pull up every morti
thing as there is in the gardel
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-08
The Croatans Greatly Excited.
Laurin burg ESchanpe


About three miles from Penn
broke, in Robson county, lives
Belle Oxendine with her husband,
Wiley. Until quite recently,
Belle has been in no wise noted,
except for deeply pious and re-
llglous nature. Since Sunday
night, the 10Th inst, though, her
deeds, her sayings and the myste-
rlous power, with which she seems
to be invested, have created the
widest kind of excitement among
the Croatan natives of the commu-
nifty in which she lives. Great
crowds of people are fiocking to
see her, from every direction, and
for miles around the inhabitants
are filled with wonder.
For some time she has been
deeply grieved on account of her
| husbands indifference to religious
/ matters and his perverseness was
a subject of greatest concern to
her. About a week previous to
the 10Th it was noticed that she
was, in some manner, strangely
affected, but not until Sunday
night did she give signs of the
strange and supernatural power
that had come upon her. She
told her husband and family that
E she had just visited both hell and
heaven, in spirit, and that Goo
had bid her do some strange
, things to prove the truth of whar
i, she said. To show her power, sh'
clenched her fists and the strong
p est men We're unable to open them
T nor could they bend her arms
After this she became unusuall,
quiet until Wednesday evening
- when she told her husband tha
God had commanded her to prov
that fire could not burn her
! Building a lightwood fire she stoo,
over it, with both bare feet in til
. blaze, the flames going all owe
and around her without eve
scorching her clothes OF doing he
the least. harm. Then she pulle
9 stick of burning wood from tn
+ fire and lay down, placing he
! head in the flames and, greatl
; to the amaZement of all around
7, her head was not even singeC
Afterwards, she sat on the fiji
with the same remarkable result.
:, The woman's strange action!
her talk about the unknow
- world and the mysterious powt
~, she possesses, is subject Of tt
! greatest wonder and there is n
= end to the CONSERVATION wit
which each person, who hears Il
q strange story is filled. Sewers
:, credible witnesses vouch for tt
&C truth of this statement and tt
no Exchange reporter has it fro
Of the lips of perfectly reliab
70 white man, who has seen this W
10 man of such strange and myst
" rlouS power.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-08

Mr.. James E. Ferrell, of Burnt House,
w. Va, has discarded all other diarrloea
medicines and now handles only Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarri9a
Remedy He has used it in his family
and sold it to his customers for years, and
has no hesitation in saying that it is the
best remedy for Cholic and diarrhra he
he has ever known. 1t not only gives
relief, but effects permanent cure. 1t rs
also pleasant and safe to take making it an
ideal remedy for bowel complaints. For
sale by DIR. ]. d. Mcmillan.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-08

"ouldn t waste our time growing
pertaters, when we can get EN-
quite as we'll in a shop
Mrs. Flint did not feel equal to
arguing the question, she was only
conscious that her head felt "all
in a muddle like and having
put the basket in the house, she
went Off gladly to draw some wa
ter from the we'll at the back.
Her small prosecutor soon fol-
lowed her, however, and looked
on with the utmost interest as she
let the bucket down and brought
it up again filled with clear cold
water.
"Let me do it," he cried ea-
gerly, as soon as she had finished.
"No, no, said Mrs. Flint, ''you
mustn't touch the we'll you don't
know how to manage it, and you'd
fall in"
"Fall IMP" said 10. 81 should
int care if I did! I'd climb up the
rope. Bless you, I can climb
like a eatl'
"But suppose the rope wasn't
DOWN." said Mrs. Flint, with
some acuteness.
| 70 be asked to suppose any
thing would have been altogether
too much for her own children,
but JOS quick mind took in the
case at once. He peered cautious.
ly down the dark old we'll, and
felt that he should indeed be il
an awkward predicament if there
were no friendly hand near by t.
: help him out. He was not going
: to own it, however, and putting
his tiny hands into his pockets h
only remarked with all absurd,
l critical air.
II don't think much of wells
t You'd much better get your wa
ter from the works.
TO BE CONTINUED.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-08
The ROBE S 0 MA N,

published every Wednesday at Lumberton
\ g.. at S2.OOa year aud $i.OO for six months
,ti. read every week by large number of the
,pe-t intelligent people of Robson county and
nm. a general circulation in all the surrounding
,.,uptirs. including Florence, Marion, Marlboro
and Darlington. in South Carolina. THE ROBE
e,vr,x Is now IN It's twenty-cighth year and is
mo- longer an experiment. II never missed an
Issue until the death of its late owner and hopes
IN make ~ good future record. Particular
attention will be given to keeping up the high
standard Of excellence 1t has attained as apur-
N,yor OF local news.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-08
HIS OLD SWEETHEART.

AS one who cons at evening DER an album
all alone,
And muses. on the faces of the friends
that he has known,
So turn the leaves of fancy till, in shad-
owy design,
find the smiling features Of All old
sweetheart of mine.
The lamp1ight seems to giitnmer with
the flicker of surprise
AS turn it low to rest ME of the dazzle
in my eyes,
And light my pipe in silence, save sigh
that seems to yoke
It's fate with my tobacco and to vanish
with the smoke.
'Tis fragrant retrospection--for the lov-
ing thoughts that start
Into being are like perfumes from the
blossom of the heart;
And to dream the old dreams over is a
Injury divine
When my truant fancy wanders with
that old sweetheart of mine.
Though hear, beneath my study, like a
futtering of wings,
The voices of my children, and the mo-
| ther as she sings,
l feel no twinge of conscience to deny
me any theme
When care has cast her anchor in the
harbor of dream.
In fact, to speak in earnest, believe i
adds charm
To spice the good a trihe with littl
dust of harm
For find an extra flavor in memory
mellow wine
That makes me drink the deeper to tha
old sweetheart of mine.
A face of lily-beauty, with form of air
grace,
Floats out of my tobacco as the gen
from the vase;
And thrill beneath the glances of pa
| vi dLulG GN
As glowing as the summer and as tendC
as the skies
l can see the pink sunbonnet and Il
little checkered dress
g She wore when first kissed her and 81
n answered the caress
l. With the written declaration that g
% surely as the vine
Grew 'round the stump" she loved me
< that old sweetheart of mine.
And again feel the pressure of her sic
s. der little hand,
$ As we used to talk together of the futu
~ we had planned
a When I should be poet, with nothil
We else to do
e. But write the tender verses that she S
II the music to.
lie When we should live together in a co
little cot
- Hid in net of roses, with fairy gard
t. spot,
\ w mere the vines were ever I1ulleCl, d
the weather ever fine,
And the birds were ever singing for IL
old sweetheart of mine.
e. When l should be her lover forever a
EN- day,
And she my faithful sweetheart till
golden hair was gray,
n. And we should be SO happy that wi
either's lips were dumb
They would not smile i'll heaven till
others kiss had come.
10 But, ah! MY dream is broken by S
upon the stair,
And the door is softly opened, and
Us. wife is standing there;
Yet with eagerness and rapture all
visions / resign.
To greet the living presence of that
sweetheart of mine.
JAMES wHITcoMB RILEY
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-08

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