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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-06-10

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School Conference.
Church and Home. 81
This conference met at Val.
lie Crucis, on Thursday, May
20, 1897. Promptly at 10
n. m., the Conference was
called to order BY the P:esid-
ing Elder and after religious
services and a few words OF
explanation, the Conference
organization was completed
by the election OF H. X. Boy
er as President and E. O.
Musten as Secretary. With
appropriate words of appre-
citation, Mr.. Boyer took the
chair and announced the pro
gra nme OF exercises for the
day.
Rev. H. NJ. Blair moved
that the order OF the morn.
ing hour be suspended, and
that the Conference hear the
addresses of welcome, and
that the President be re.
quested to respond to these
in behalf of the Conference.
This motion prevailed and
the addresses followed.
The first address was by
Miss Emma Baird in behalf
of the Vale Crucis Sunday
School. This was followed
by Prof. w. l.. Nicholson in
behalf of the Vale Crucis Ep,
worth League, and by Rev.
A. &. CAN'T in behalf of the
Watauga Circuit. These ad-
dresses set the time to a high
key and there was never all
ebb IN tho flow, OF enthus.
iasm till the finish. The ad-
dress of Miss Baird was par
ticularly striking and appro-
pirate. In modest, yet beau
tiful expression, she welcom-
ed Us to the hearts and homes
OF the beautiful valley of the
Cross. Her address would
have been creditable to a Ia
dy in any of our metropoll-
tan churches, in both matter
and manner of delivery. The
ad dresses were all in fine
taste and they were respond
I'd to in the same spirit BY
our President, Rev: II. K.
Boyer.
Ten OF the fifteen preachers
of the District were in attend
ence, besides a good delega-
ton. There was enthusiasm
from first to last, and the
finest discussion we haveever
heard in a conference. OF
course, this is saying a great
deal, but the facts warrant
the statement.
The impressions made were
profound and the effects OF
this conference must nnces-
sarily abide IN years to come.
What we have said Of the
discussions, may likewise be
fsaid of the preaching. Our
space forbids details and par
ticulars. Suffice it to sny
lthat there will b g another
lconference next year at Spar
ia in which we confidently be
lieve that the enthusiasm
will bo greater.
| Vale Crucls abounded IN a
hospitality which had no lit.
tie to DO with the great sue
cess of the occasion.
/ We were particularly for
tunate in our officers. Bro.
Boyer makes a model presid-
ling officer, and Mr.. E. 0.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-06-10

Bad company il a CREASED
plank on which many a boy
has made his first slip to a
lew fall. Youths Advocate.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-06-10
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent.

A real investigation of the
sugar scandal-one that
We III 60 to the bottom of
things and not get frighten-
ed offawhen on the track OF
information that would .in-
criminate Senators-w O u,l d
be a good a nd desirable
thing to have, but another
fizzle like tie last one would
be worse than useless, be-
cause it would do t,,ore harm
than good. The people rec
ognize a job ofswhitewash-
ing az quicklyfswhen it is
done by Senators as by hum
bier wieIders OF the brush.
Senator Jones, OF Nevada
who was inferenuinlly charg
ed by Senator Aldrich with
having giving out the sugar
schedule before the tariff bill
was reported to the Senate,
is Chairman of the Commit
tee on Contingent Expenses,
to which Senator Tillman's
resolution for a sugar inves-
tigation by a committee OF
five Senators was referred,
and he says the committee
will report the resolution fav.
orably. That makes it r.as-
onably certain that the reso.
luton will be adopted, be-
cause q number of Senators
who would like to vote a
gainst it will not dare to do
so. 1t will all depend upon
the formation OF the inyesti-
eating committee whether it
will mean business or a farce.
Senator Tillman will be Chair
man of the Committee. Ifhe
be given four colleagues as
fearless as himself, the guilty
Senators, if there b e any
such, will be brought to
hook, and the sugar trust,
the head OF which gotcleared
on that other Indictment will
also be shown up; but if he
be given colleagues who are
afraid OF their shadows, moth
ing will come of the investi.
cation.
The Republican Steering
Committee in the Senate is
slowly but surely undO!ng
the work of the sub-conimit-
tee that prepared theamend-
ment to the Dingley tariff
Mil, and by the time the Ill
gets through the Senate, ,9the
rate Of du5ies imposed there
iA will average almost or
quite as high as the DirgIey
bill. The tax on tea and the
increased tax on beer a re
doomed, and we are likely to
have an internal revenue tax
on bank checks, mortgages,
ETC., in :theirsplaces, unless
the Republicans get frighten-
ed out Of the idea BY pro-
tests.
Mr.. T. G. Pcyton, a we'll
known Virginia gold Demo.
crat, thus sizes up the pres
ent situation: "It seems to
me now that those OF us who
contributed to the success oil
the Republican ticket have
been the victims OF q conf.
derce game. as | view it
now. a very great mistake
was made last November. 1t
would have been much bet.
ter for the country to have
elected Mr.. Bryan. | have
not become q convert to free
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-06-10

There is nothing in nature
more charming than the
beautiful valley OF the Wat
adga, In fact Watauga
county abounds in the most
beautiful and fertile valley,
and her people are as charm
ing as her natural scenery.
The conference was captiyat-
ed. Church apd Home.
To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Caetarets Candy Catbartic l0c or sc,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-06-10

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
l0c, 25c. II c. O. G. fail, druggists refund money
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-06-10

To Cure Constipation Forever.
II c. Z. C-fail 70 cure. druggists refund money.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27
MURDER MOST FOUL.
Terrible OuintupIe Tragedy Enacted NoA
Orrick, Mo-, by Ben Rainwater.

Terrible Ouintuple Tragedy Enacted Near
Orrick, Mo-, by Ben Rainwater.
RICHMOND, No, March ga terri
BILE tragedy was enacted Saturday
evening near the little village of Or
rick in Ray county, Mo. Bee Rain
water, farmer of morose and jealous
disposition. cruelty murdered his wife,
his motker-in-law, one of his wife'S
children by a former marriage and
step-brother and then made a good end
ing of his awful work by blowing out
his own brains.
The Rainwaters and the Artmans
live within a quarter of mile of each
other near the bank of the Missouri
river, about three miles south of Or
rick. Last week Mrs. Artman became
ill and sent for her daughter, Mrs.
Rainwater, to come and stay with her.
Saturday night Rainwater went over
from his place to the Artman house to
visit his wife and children. Rainwater
was annoyed by some dogs barking in
the orchard and said to Thurman:
Johnny, let's kill those dogs"
Thurman took a shotgun and Rain
water a revolver and they left the
house. When they had gone about so
yards Rainwater, without having said
a word, stepped behind Thurman and
placing the revolver to his head sent a
bullet crashing through his brain.
Maddened by this first taste of blood,
Rainwater hurried back to tho house
where his unsuspecting victims were all
in bed Rainwater brought BAG k with
him the gun young Thurman had
taken out, and with it and a revolver
he mercilessly killed his wife and his
mother, and Fanny Gentry, his step
daughter. For some unaccountable
reason he spared Mr.. Artman and
the younger Artman girl. Walking
into the front room of the house
the murderer coolly reloaded both
barrels of his gun and went out in
to the orchard again. Here he met
Thurman, still alive, and crawling to-
ward the house He fired two more
shots into Humans brain, and then
going few feet further, he leaned
leaned against the fence of the orchard
and, placing the muzzle of the gun
against his head, blew out his own
brains.
Rainwater and his wife did not live
happily together, and during their
married life frequent separations had
taken place The murderer was n
man of peculiar temperament and of
few words. He did not get along well
with his neighbors, and to many of
them, with whom he had quarreled, he
had not spoken for years.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27
KANSAS BANKING LAW.

BreidenthaI Issues . Cali FOR q Statement
and Says They Must Toe the Mark.
TOPEKA, Kan, March 19-Bank Com
missioner John w. Breidenthal has is
sued a call for statement of the con-
dition of the 279 state and 100 private
banks in Kansas at the close of bust.
ness on March 9. The call was accom-
panied by a letter calling attention to
the banking law enacted by the legis-
lature this winter. Many changes have
been made in the law and as a result
many bankers will be required to make
changes in their business Banks
whose capital has been impaired must
make the Impairment good, either
by an assessment on their stock, or
by reducing their capital to the extent
of the impairment. Section 81 of the
new law provides that where bank
owns real estate in excess of so per
cent. of its capital, its holdings must
be reduced to so per cent of its capital
within one year. Section IL prohibits
investments III the stock of any cor
poration and provides for the sale
of any goods or chattels that may
come into the banks possession within
six months. Section IS prohibits loans
in excess of IS per cent of the banks
capital. Commissioner Breidenthal
will require that excess loans of long
standing, and where the security is
not such as can be readily converted
into cash, be reduced to the legal
limit By the provisions of section SO
bank officers are made personally bile
for overdrafts allowed bv them. The
attention of bankers is especially
called to section 40, which prohibits
habitual borrowing, and limits the col
lateral that a bank may pledge Sc
curity for borrowing money to 20 per
cent. in excess of the amount borrowed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27
TO AID AGRICULTURE

The Mckinley Administration Will Do All
1t Can to Help Farmers.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-Col. ]. 81.
of agriculture, expressed the opinion
to-day that the agricultural outlook
was very hopeful and that the presi-
dent and congress and the department
would thoroughly cooperate in the
interests of the farmers. He said:
The administration will in every way posi-
BILE encourage the diversification of crops and
make determined effort to secure the growing
in the United States of everything needed here
which it is possible to raise. We now buy
ing large quantities of sugar wool, eggs. hides,
beans, barley, potatoes and other products,
that need for ourselves and should be
grown here. There is too much of overproduc-
ton OF corn and other products If the farmers
enter on this policy of diverSification they will
reduce these Improbable big areas and prod
uctS and avoid surplus to bear down the
market, and then they will get more for their
cereals. etc, than they get now. If this years
crop only one-hah of what it is there
would be much more money for the farmers.
The president will make the agricultural in
terest one of the first things to be considered in
his administration and he will that it is
properly protected and foStered- Whatever
our views are we will not combat congress.
The discovery of new and rare seeds will be
couraged and their efficacy tried in various eli
mates and the farmers properly advised We
will furnish to the people choice and rare seeds
ally is matter for congress to determine, and
do it, and whatever is provided for will be per-
formed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27
AN OFFICE FOR BRISTOW.

The Kansas Man Said to Be Slated for
Fourth Assistant ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
WASHINGTON, March 10. L. Bris-
row, secretary of the republican state
committee of Kansas, is slated for the
position of fourth assistant postmaster
general. This was the information
given out yesterday by person close
to the president. Bristow was backed
by National Committeeman Cy Leland
and the Kansas congressional delega-
ton, and it is suspected that they won
over Senator Hanna to his support. Ex-
Congressman Treloar, of Missouri, is
Bristow's most formidable opponent
for the place as far as is known. Ire
loar has the Endorsement of over half
the republican congressman, and his
backing from his own state is strong.
He has not yet given up hope.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27
DEATH In ITS PATH.
Terrible Devastation Made by a
Cyclone in the South.
Georgia and Alabama Visited by Awful
Storm-Twenty School Children Killed
at Arlington, Ga.-Family of
Eight Drowned

EUFALA, Ala, March 23.-This city
was swept by cyclone yesterday
morning, in which death and disaster
played a dreadful part. Hourly the
record becomes more appalling. Men
were almost caught up from the
streets before they could find shelter.
Shutters, roofs, etc, gave way and for
lation, when the cyclone passed off to
the northwest, coursing along the
Chattahoochie valley.
The reports soon coming in told of
the terrible devastation. The town of
Blakeley, in Georgia, was almost
lifted out of existence, and people
seeking refuge indoors were badly
knocked around by cracking and fall
ing timbers as were those on the out
side, who were unable to dodge fence
rails and other flying missiles. The
most shocking story of all, however,
was that which came from Arlington,
Early county, Ga. An awful cyclone
swept down upou this place and &C
complished work of horror that has
never been paraIleled in this section of
the country. The bodies of eight chill
dren have been taken from the ruins
of the Arlington academy, and about a
dozen others will die. Thirty-five
children and two teachers went down
in the wrec k of the building, and the
work of removing the dead and injured
is not yet completed. The Arlington
academy, a fine structure, lay directly
in the path of the storm 1t was
knocked into a great heap, and the
work of death was done even before
the danger was realized. The structure
was smashed into kindling wood and
the broken timbers and dead bodies
mixed together in sickening con-
fusion. The two teachers, Profs.
Covington and Walker, were re
moved from the ruins and
they were terribly injured Walker,
it is thought, will die. People have
not recovered from the awful horror of
the disaster. Nearly every home in
the community has been blighted by
the storms cruel work.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27
HITS RAILROADS HARD.

Supreme Court Decides That Freight Pool
ing Is in Violation of the Antitrust Law.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-By a ma or-
ity opinion delivered by Justice Peck
ham the supreme court of the United
States yesterday announced its decision
that the agreement in the Transmits
souri, Freight association to maintain
rates within its territory was a viola
ton of the antitrust law of 1890, pro-
hibiting contracts or combinations in
restraint of trade and must be
abandoned. This reversed the decision
of the courts below, which ordered a
dismissal of the governments bill
Justices Field, Gray, Shiras and White
diSSented.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27

The State Press Association at Topeka
Elects Officers and Has Banquet.

The State Press Association at Topeka
Elects Officers and Has a Banquet.
TOPEKA. Kan, March 19.-The Kan
sas Women's Press association held its
convention here yesterday. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, Mrs. Olive /.
Royce, Phillipsburg Dispatch, vice
president, Mrs. Minnie III. Morgan,
Cottonwood Falls Republican,; secre-
tary, Mrs. Belle E. Harbaugh. Erie Rec
ord; treasurer, Mrs May E. Rupe, Clyde
Herald. Papers were read by Mrs
Ella B. Newell of the Atchison Cham
pion, Mrs Harbaugh, Mrs. S. A. Thurs
ton of Topeka, Miss Zu Adams of To
peka and Mrs. Rupe. The convention
concluded its work with banquet at
the Copeland hotel last night. Covers
were laid for so. Mrs. Royce presided.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27
FITZ is CHAMPION.
He Gives Corbett a Heart Blow in
the Fourteenth Round.
The Contest Was q Great One and the B est
Man Won-Corbett Had the Best
of the Fight Until the
Last Round.

CARSON, New, March 1s.-Robert
Fitzsinmons is the champion pugilist
of the world. He has claimed the title
for over a year, but yesterday he
demonstrated his right to it in a
fair fight He met his one great rival,
James J. Corbett, in the squared cir
Gle, and in the 18th round he knocked
him out" 1t was a gallant battle,
and the best man won. The vic
tory was not gained without a strug-
gle. In fact, victory did not seem
possible for Fitzsimmons until the last
moment of the battle Many had
thought he was slowly going to pieces,
but when the opportunity came he had
been watching for the end of the fight
came almost in single blow.
When Corbett finally arose with the
assistance of his attendants and recov-
cred sufficiently from his dazed condi
ton to realize the calamity that had
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27
MR.. GARY'S ASSISTANTS.
The Men Selected Who VIII Have Charge
of Uncle Sans Postal Affairs.

The Men Selected Who VIII Have Charge
of Uncle Sans Postal Affairs.
WASHINGTON, March ga The ap-
pointment of third assistant postmas-
ter-general has been decided upon. 1t
goes to John NJ. Farquhar, of Buffalo,
n. Y. Mr.. Farquhar was in the Fifty
First congress with President McKin-
ley. He is printer by occupation.
This makes the post Office force
complete. Perry S. Heath, the
first assistant postmaster-general.
took charge Saturday. w. 5.
Shellenbarger, of Pennsylvania, is
to be second assistant, J. NJ. Farquhar
third assistant and J. L. Bristow, of
Kansas, fourth assistant.
Mr.. Bristow is about 40 years old,
and newspaper man, who has been
interested in politics most of his life
For number of years he was chair
man of the republican state central
committee of Kansas and was pri-
vate secretary to Gov. Morrill, The
work of appointing postmasters of the
fourth-class will be resumed immedi-
ately upon Mr.. Bristow's assuming Of
fee. Pending the new appointment,
no fourth-class postmasters have been
appointed since the change of admin
fStratiOn.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27
NEWS FROM HAVANA.
Dispatch to a New York Paper Says Cuba
Is Surely Lost to Spain.

Dispatch to a New York Paper Says Cuba
Is Surely Lost to Spain.
NEW YORK, March GA dispatch to
the World from Havana says: Only
few of the more eXcitable Spanish Off
GERS refuse to admit that Cuba is lost
to the Spanish crown. Resident
Spaniards confess they can see no other
outcome. In fact, evidences that Cuba
may in the end be freed by Spanish
residents themselves are many
and strong. The calmest minds
predict the end of Spanish
rule within two years. Some
say not so soon, others say within one
year. The proposition of Cisneros and
Gomez to buy the island is rapidly
growing in popularity here. Its
warmest advocates are Spanish and
residents hitherto loyal to the crown.
They are the active financial and bust
ness men of the island, the owners of
eight-tenths of its wealth and its
sources of wealth.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27
RADICAL KANSAS PoPULISTs
They Start Movement to Control Future
Party Nominations.

Party Nominations.
TOPEKA, Kan, March 1S.-There is a
movement to organize the radical pop
ulists with a view to controlling the
future policy of the nominations of the
party. The radical populists are not
pleased with the work of the legisla-
ture and with many of Leedy's appoint
ments. They consider that there has
been too much surrender of principle to
the conservative element, and that
too many fat offices have been given to
free silver republicans and to demo-
Gratis. The rebellion is headed by
James Butler, of Topeka, who was
steward of the asylum for the insane
at Topeka under the Lewelling admin
istration; r. II. Galloway, of Fort Scott,
who was a Second district congress
sional aspirant year ago; r. S. Pat
tison, of Dickinson county, and a
number of state senators and repre-
sentatives. According to Butler, the
elimination of this movement will be
a state council some time in May, and
an organization of the radical element
to control the party. To this end. he
has issued manifesto, calling upon
the radical reformers to send in their
names.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27
TO TEST THE DOckAGE LAW.
The Kansas City Live Stock Exchange May
Garry the Matter to the Courts.

The Kansas City Live Stock Exchange May
Garry the Matter to the Courts.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 19.-Attor-
torneys for the Kansas City Live Stock
exchange are preparing to begin pro-
ceedings in the courts to test the new
dockage law passed by the Kansas leg
islature. The new rules enacted by
the exchange to conform to the
new law are causing much con-
fusion at the yards, and as their
enforcement has tendency to
hamper the transaction of business,
there is a feeling among all classes OF
people engaged in the business that
the law should be tested, as soon
as practicable. The burden Of the
complaints, It IS said, come from the
shippers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27
to Allow second Homesteads.

WASHINGTON, March D. = Senator
Pettigrew's bill to grant settlers the
right to make second homestead en-
tries is of the greatest Importance to
the west, inasmuch as it will not only
permit those who have forfeited past
entries, but have perfected them by
communication, TO enter any quarter sec
ton precisely as If they had not ex-
hausted their rights.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27
Blockade WIN BE Useless.

CONSTANTINOPLE, March 23.-The
opinion prevails here that the blockade
of the island of Crete by the fleets of
foreign powers which commenced yes
terday, will be a useless proceeding, as
Col. Vassos, commander of the Greek
army of occupation, is well supplied
with provisions. 1t is now thought
the best means to accomplish the with
drawa1 of the Greek troops from Crete
would be to withdraw the Turkish
troops.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27
BRYAN is LIBERAL.
Gives Half the Proceeds from His Book to
the Cause of BimetalIism.

LINCOLN, Neb., March 23.-W. J.
Bryan will give one-half of the royal
ties received from the sale of his book,
1.-The First Battle" to the cause of BIZ
metallism, and has appointed a COM
mittee, whose duty will be to properly
expend the funds reserved for that
purpose. The committee is composed
of Senator James + Jones, of Arkan-
sas; Senator Henry NJ. Teller, Colora-
do; Senator William V. Allen, of Neb-
raska and Hon. A. J. Warner, presi-
dent of the National Bimetallic union.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27

Victor Murdoch, ex-clerk of the
Southwestern division of the appellate
court, has turned over S52S as surplus
fees collected during his term. He is
the only clerk who collected in fees
more than enough to meet his salary.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27

WASHINGTON, March 23.-President
Mckinley yesterday sent to the senate
the name of Bingor Hermann, of Ore
Sgon, to be commissioner of the general
land office vice Lamoreaux, resigned.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-27
Kansas Row Missing.

Will Potter, Marysville young man
who went to Cuba to fight for the in
surgents, was wounded late in Decem-
Der. His parents heard from him in
January, but since then no word has
been received and his friends are I'M
eaSy.