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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-02-11

The Asheville Citizen ex.
pects to put type-setting
machines in it's Office. This
is. we believe, tie fifth news
paper Office in North Carroll
ma to determine to use the
wonderful machines. LAND
mark.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-02-11

Mckinley will be the third
Methodist Presient Of the
United States. Of the Others,
eight have been Episcopa-
lians, six Presbyterians. two
Unitarians, one Christian AM
one Free Thinker. Tunes
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-02-11

A Roston authority on lingual
matters says the name of Maceo
should be pronounced as if writ
ten Me- thay-o with the accent on
the second syllable, B 0 g t o n
Globe.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-02-11

came here after o long term
OF service. on the Supreme
Court of hisSta.e. What was
the record OF that court? Ask
any one OF the shareholders
of the Central railroad of Yer
mont, who were robbed hy.
the decrees Of thatcourt, and
then let the gentleman talk
to me 0f Mass. wrecking rail
roads," Attempts were made
to stop Mr.. Barrett on a
point Of order. but Speaker
Reed over-ruled the point
with a grim smile.
According to republican q gos
zip, one Of the surest waystn
get an aspirant for Cabinet
honors turned down by Nc
Kinle.y. is to get him endors-
ed by Senator Chandlar. 1t
ia said that Mckinley breads
nothing 40 much as that he
may by accident DO some
thing that Chandlar warts
him to do, or appoint some
oody whom Chandlar wants
appointed.
Senator Allen took occa-
sion 10 reply to the various
rumors saying that he would
vote for therepuhlican tariff
bill, by saying: 81 have said
that l believe the proposed
tariff measure Of the republi.
cans ought to be permitted
to pass, if it has sufficient
votes, after q reasonable de-
bate. This does not mean,
however. that l will vote for
the republican tariff bill. On
the contrary, I shall vote a
galhst it." In other words,
Senator Allen occupies the
same position towards the
tariff bill that S-nator J ones
and other prominent demo
Gratis do - that on fillibus-
tering shall be indulged in to
prevent its coming to a vote
1t was just the sa, me with the
Monetary Conference bill
which was passed last week
Although it was considered
a anatter ofdoubt, the republi
can managers had hopes that
some OF the silver republican
Senator'S might be persua1e 1ed
to vote with their old party
when the new tariff bill comes
up for action at theextra ses-
sion of Congress. They no
longer indulge such hopes.
They know that not only
will the silver republicans not
vote for the tariff bill, but
that they will vote againstit
il they can defeat it. This
has been fully determined
upon since the republicans
resorted to such extraordin-
ary tactics to defeat Senator
Dubois, OF fldaho, as a punish
mrnt for wing followed his
convictions and the wishes
Of his constituents by virg
supported Bryan and silver
in the late campaign.
lGENTS WANTED-For Warm
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WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
II there is anything in the
old superstition, McKinley's
ears must have been burning
ever since it was annouced
that he had chosen Lyman
]. Gage. of Chicago, a man
who voted for Cleveland, sign
ed the petition upon which
Coy. Altgeld pardoned t h e
Chicago anarchists, and who
has for years been known as
almost a free trader in h | g
tariff views, for his Secretary
ofthe Treasury. 1t il Il great
effort for the republicans in
Congress to keep from ex.
pressing publicly the disgust
then feel for this break of
McKirley's, but in view of
the official pie that Mckinley
will soon begin tO distribute,
they are making the effort.
After all that has b q e n
said and done about the in.
tention of the republicans OF
the Honse Ways and Means
Committee to give US a new
and thoroughly conservative
tariff bill, they are proceed
ing to give us the same old
Mckinley bill, having alrea-
DIV ADOPTED several entire Nc
Kinley schedules.
The arbitration treaty has
been amended and favorahlv
reported to the Senate, al
though every silver man IN
the Committee voted against
it.
5 Although it ia the policy Of
the republican lea dersin both
House and Senate to keep
the Cuban question in t he
background, there are some
men who refuse to be gagged.
One cf these is Representa-
tive Hardy, OF indiana, who
got the floor to speak on the
Agricultural appropriation
hill, and proceeded to make
a red hot i've minute speech
for Cnba, which he would
have continued had not his
request for unanimous con-
sent for an extention OF time
been refused. He made a d.
rect attack upon the admin
istra+ion, andIthose Represen
tatlves who, he said, were
dining with the Spanish min
lister too often to be able to
hear the appeals of che peo.
pie struggling for liberty.
1t WINS brought out during
a debate IN the House which
resulted in the rejection of
the Conference report on the
bill to confer the rights and
franchises Of the Atlantic and
Pacific railroads upon b e
purchasers under the mort
gage foreclosure, that a t
least two of the New Eng
land republicans in House do
net entertain exalted opin
ions Of each other. They are
MIR. Powers, Of Vermont, who
as chairman OF the Pacific R.
r. committee, had charge of
the report, and Mr.. Barrett,
OF Mass, who opposed t b e
report as a stOck-iobbing
scheme. M. Powers started
byfpoking fun at the dudish
dress of Mr.. Barrett a n d
wound up by slurriug a. the
whole Mass dplpo atiOn and
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DIR. J. NJ. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist,
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satisfaction euarantecd.l
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"More than . year ago, my hair
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Together With the Safe, Containing
$4,000 in Gold Bars.
Directors of the Southern Pacific
Company Contemplating the Build
ing of an Electric Line From San
Place of the Trains Now in Use on
That Division.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.-The lost
mol have been found by A. E. Pryor of
the Piper, Alden, Goodall Company,
who has been. searching at convenient
times for the past three days.
After the wreck Whitelaw was en-
gagged at $3.50 a day to search for the
sunken treasure. He hunted ten days
for it unsuccessfully. Pryor became
displeased at Whitelaw, and deter
mined to manage the search himself.
He started out Friday, using the tug
Millie and four schooner yawls with
two men in each. They commenced
dragging, and in two hours found bars
of lead and silver bullion, iron pipe and
agricultural implements.
Pryor was elated as he knew that the
safe with it's $4,000 in gold bars could
not be far off. He secured the services
of Diver Dolph, in whom he had the ut
most confidence. On account of the
current in the bay it was not possible
to work more than two or three hours
at time, and then at high tide only.
This afternoon Dolph came up and re-
safe twenty feet from the pile of bull
lion.
All of the cargo of the Sunol which
did not float away has now been found,
and it is only a question of time to get
up the gold bars, lead and silver bars
iron pipe, agricultural and other ma
chinery which were sunk in sixty-five
feet of water
The record-union., 1897-04-06
FINIGAN IN CONTEMPT.
Refused to Pay His Wife Alimony
Pending Her Divorce Suit.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.-The case
of Emily B. VS.. P. A. Finigan, the we'll
known horseman, came up for hearing
again to-day before Judge Angelotti at
San Rafael on a question of contempt.
In February last an order of court
was made under which defendant Fin
igan was to pay $500 before March
18th and 500 a month thereafter for
the support of plaintiff during the pro-
ceeding of suit, with $3.50 additional
for counsel fees and 500 costs
Upon this the defendant refused to
pay, and was ordered to show cause
why he should not be adjudged guilty
of contempt. His counsel made the
best argument in his power to-day, but
could not purge his client of the charge,
the court finding him guilty and order
ing him into the custody of the Sheriff,
who will constitute himself the guardi-
an of Mr.. Finigan until he concludes to
settle the several sums named above.
A writ of habeas corpus was sued out
at once in the Supreme Court
The record-union., 1897-04-06
DISAPPEARANCE OF KEEFER.
Story That His Body Has Been Found
in Mining Shaft DiScredited.

MILTON (Cal), April 5.-There was
much excitement in this town last
night at the report that the dead body
of Windsor Keefer, a wealthy mining
operator, whose mysterious disappear
ance has caused much conjecture, had
been found at the foot of a mining
shaft at Altaville, the body giving evil
dence of murder.
The report was said to have been
brought here by teamsters. Investiga-
ton this morning leads to the belief
that the rumor is not authentic The
Associated Press correspondent has
personally talked with all the team
sters who came in last night from
Altaville
All disclaim positive knowledge of
the finding of the body, and none be-
lieve the story, which seems to have
been an exaggerated statement based
upon a suggestion advanced to account
for Keefer's disappearance, without
any actual knowledge. The alleged
finding of the body is discredited here,
even among the teamsters who were
the reputed authors of the story.
The record-union., 1897-04-06
FLAGSHIP PHILADELPHIA.
Will Sail for Honolulu on Thursday
Afternoon.

SAN DIEGO, April Sit is now
stated that the flagship Philadelphia
with Admiral Beardslee will leave for
Hawaii on Thursday afternoon.
1t is current rumor here that she is
now waiting for the arrival of a Com
missioner whom President Mckinley
is reported to have appointed to go to
the islands. Who this Commissioner
may be, and what he is expected to do,
are not mentioned. But the story that
there is such a parsonage, and that the
cruiser is waiting for him, finds many
believers. In any event, it appears to
be about the only explanation that has
yet been given of the delay in the
Philadelphia S departure
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FAIR WILL CASE.
Step Taken in Its Adjustment by
Superior Judge Slack.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.-One step
was taken to-day in the adjustment OF
the Fair will case by the decision OF
Superior Judge Slack on the question
of trial procedure. The court reserved
to itself the right to have the assist
ance of a jury to advise him on ques-
tions of fact should he so elect. Ger
tain equitable issues having arisen in
the suit brought by the administrators
of the Fair estate against Mrs. Nettle
r. Craven to quiet title to the pieces
of property claimed by her under what
are known as the Craven deeds, Mrs.
Craven may have a jury to decide the
legal isues involved in her case, but as
to the equitable issues, practically in
volving the whole matter of the case.
the court alone has power to give
judgment.
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BANK FAILURE.
The Globe Savings of Chicago Makes
an Assignment.

CHICAGO, April 5.-The Globe Saw
ings Bank, organized in 1891 with East
ern capital, assigned this morning to
the Chicago Title and Trust Company.
Ex-Governor John p. Altgeld assisted
in it's organization and was the first
Vice-President.
The last statement, published Febru-
airy 18th showed a capital of 5000, 900,
and surplus of $4,000. with deposits of
S142, 600 and savings of $4,000.
The Globe Savings Bank had no con-
nection with the Globe National Bank
and cleared through the Northwestern
National Bank. which gave notice to
other clearing house banks this morn
ing that they would not clear the checks
of the Globe Savings Bank.
The stock of the Globe Savings Bank
was held entirely in the East. An as
sessment of 80 per cent. was recently
made upon the stockholders, and they
are fighting it.
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W. P. HUMPHREYS DEAD.
Was at One Time a rlember of the
Board of Railroad Commits siOners.

SAN FRANCISCO, April civilian
p. Humphreys, Assistant City and
County Surveyor, died to-day at the
Lane Hospital of brain fever.
A successful operation for cancer of
the throat was performed at the hos
pital a few days ago, but hemorrhages
and brain fever followed.
William p. Humphreys was born in
Pennsylvania in 1929, and educated at
Carlisle College in that State. He en-
tered the United States navy as mid
shipman and was in service in Brazil
for some years. In 1919 he was sent to
this coast and employed by the Govern
ment in coast survey work. A few years
later he was elected City and County
Surveyor, an office that he held for
many years. Afterward he served a
term as Railroad Commissioner, and
then went to the City of Mexico, where
The record-union., 1897-04-06
ELECTRIC LINE TO SAN JOSE.
One of the Improvements Contem-
plated by the Southern Pacific.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.-One of
the possibilities in the near future in
connection with the extension and i'm
provement of the coast division of the
Southern Pacific Company is the con-
struction of an electric line to San Jose.
President Huntington says the Dl-
rectors of the company have the propo-
sition under consideration, and that 1t
may follow the completion of the new
coast line to Santa Barbara.
The plan contemplates the handling OF
all local traffic between San Francisco
and San Jose on the electric line, and If
the project is carried out the local
trains now running to Palo Alto and San
Jose will give way to half hourly trains
between here and the Garden City.
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TO AID AMERICAN SHIPS.
SENATOR ELKINS FAVORS A BILL
TO ALLOW REBATES.
Says the United States Should be the
Leading Commercial and Mari
time Power of the World.

WASHINGTON, April 5.--To-day in
the Senate ElkinS of West Virginia
spoke in favor of the bill to allow re-
bates of ~ per cent. on the import do
ties of goods imported on United States
vessels. Mr.. Elkins said:
Mr.. President, under a proper policy
of encoura cement to American shipping
the United States, with it's 5000 miles
of seacoast, its navigable. rivers and
lake coast, fine harbors variety of eli
mate, productive capacity, rapidly in
creasing population, its position on the
glObe-Asia on one side, with 600, 900
600, and Europe on the other with
4OOOOO,OOO of people-should be. the
leading commercial and maritime pow
err of the world
This would be the proud position of
the United States to-day had protec-
ton to American interests on the sea
granted by the founders of the Govern
ment in the early legislation of Con-
gresS been continued.
Our progress on land in a century
is unsurpassed in the history of mater
ial development while our progress in
shipping has languished under the pol
flag is unknown on many seas, and
with some nations has almost become
a myth.
mo nation has ever been truly great
nor an important factor in the affairs
of the world unless it has been great
on the sea. The United States cannot
reach its full growth and measure of
progress until its shipping and COM
merce is relatively equal to it's indus
tries on land
During the last thirty years the
people of the United States have been
so occupied with internal development,
exploring and exploiting the far West,
building railroads, opening mines, es-
tablishng manufactures that they
have not given that attention to ship
ping it deserves. The time is at hand,
however, when the opportunities on
land have so diminished that business
men seeking careers and fortunes in the
commercial world must turn to the
seas.
The advice of Horace Greeley, good
at it's time, Go West, young man, and
grow up with the country has ceased
to be good advice now. The West has
been seized, occupied and the opportu-
mites for making money are no greater
there than in the East; so that advice
to young men Of the country should be
to return to the pursuits, practices and
customs of their fathers, go to the seas
for a career and gather wealth from
shipping and trade with foreign lands.
THE United States pays $500, 00C
every day, or nearly So per capita per
annum, to foreign ship-owners for car
rying what it's people sell and buy. This
enormous sum, or most of it, should be
saved to the people and the country
and would be under a proper policy OF
aid to shipping
The record-union., 1897-04-06
GRAND LARCENY.
Charged Against Resident of Peta-
luna at Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, April J.-Nicholas
Ortiz resident of Petaluma, was
brought here to-day by a Deputy Sher-
if and arraigned on a charge of grand
larceny. The complaining witness is
Mrs. Magdalena Peckelhoff of Petaluma.
She says Orth stole a $500 note, a ring
and a shotgun of her. Orth, who says
he has a wife and four children in Pet
aluma, says Mrs. Peckelhoff invited him
to leave with her, and that after they
had visited San Francisco and San
Diego and arrived here her money gave
out and she gave him the note and other
articles to raise more on. He went to
Petaluma, where he was arrested. The
trial will take place tomorrow.
The record-union., 1897-04-06
Latter.DaV Saints.

SALT LAKE, April 5.-The sixth an
nual conference of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints closed to-
day. The city has been crowded for
the past three days with members OF
the church from Utah and the adjoining
States. President Woodruff was unable
to attend on account of i'll health. The
principal addresses were delivered by
President George Q. Cannon, Joseph F.
Smith and Elder Lorenzo Snow. The
general priesthood meeting was held
this evening.
The record-union., 1897-04-06
Another Chinese War Threatened.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.-The To-
cal Chinese quarter is threatened with
another war. This time the See Yups
are arrayed against themselves, the
merchant element on one side and the
highbinders on the other. The trouble
is over the refusal of the merchants
to pay an alleged assessment of $15,-
600 levied by the highbinders. A re-
newal of the acts of personal violence
is anticipated by the police.
The record-union., 1897-04-06
Will Lose One of His Limbs.

RIVERSIDE, April 5.-Jack O'Day, a
thirteen-year-old tramp who claims
San Diego as his home, slipped and fell
under a TT ain here this morning, and as
a result will probably lose his right leg.
The lad attempted to board this morn
ing's passenger train, and stumbled as
he jumped for the brakebeam, the cars
passing over his right foot.
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Sentenced to be Hanged.

SAN BERNARDINO, April 5.-LouiS
]. Searcy, convicted of the murder of
Joseph OFT, was to-day denied a new
trial by Judge Oster of the Superior
Court, and was sentenced to be hanged
at San Quentin on June 10Th next.
Searcy. who is a negro, killed OFT for
few dollars in money while both were
tramping across the Colorado Desert.
The record-union., 1897-04-06
Caught the Official Mapping.

VALLEJO, April o.-Captain McCalla
has been busy all day Investigating two
fal se fire alarms on Saturday night at
the navy yard. which caught the Off
Gals mapping. There is a mystery as
to who turned them in, and the sentry,
who ought to know, was jailed for the
night. a high official who was not at
his place was arrested and locked up.
1t is thought that Captain McCalla
had the alarms made for the purpose
of catching those in charge, but he de-
MES il
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San Diego City Election.

SAN DIEGO. April o.-The city cleo
ton takes place tomorrow. The chief
interests centers in the Mayorality con-
test There are five candidates in
the field for that office. These are G. f.
Holland CD, D. c. Reed (RD, A. c.
Mouser Pop), Henry Sweeney Qnd.)
and w H. Carlson Qnd). Members OF
the CITY Council are also to be chosen.
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Sharkey at Salt Lake.

SALT LAKE, April 5.-Tom Sharkey
of San Francisco and Jim Williams,
champion of Utah, boxed eight rounds
before a large crowd tonight. No de-
cision was given, it being a friendly
bout Sharkey goes East tomorrow,
where he is matched to fight Peter
Maher on Nav 31St
The record-union., 1897-04-06
Ten Years in the Penitentiary

OGDEN (Utah), April civilian Ed
son. who attempted to kill Lily OFT in
this city last summer was to day SEN
fenced to ten years in the penitentiary.
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Bow Drowned.

SANTA ANA, April 5.-The two
year-old son Of j. +. Mueller, prom
inent rancher near Orange, fell in an
irrigating canal yesterday and was
drowned.
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Fatally Burned.

GILA BEND (Ariz.), April &c. H.
Light was fatally burned to-day while
attempting tosave personal effects from
his burning farmhouse.
The record-union., 1897-04-06

he planned the sewer system. For the
last two years he has been employed in
the office of City and County Surveyor
TiltOn
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Separate
Silk Skirts.

Rustling beauties every one,
new patterns, the most stylish
cut, rustic lined. bound bottom.
An elegant accessory to the pop
ular shirt matchmaking Il styl-
ish, dressy suit. This skirt,
S. %.
The record-union., 1897-04-06
Easter CapeS.

There is a charm in buying our
wraps, when you know you are
becoming the pOssessor of an eX-
elusive style, and that is just
why we have them one of kind,
in the variety we show. Our
Easter Wraps opened to the air
of California to-day, and the
daintiest of them exclusive styles
masterpiece creations from the
best designers.
They are dainty, fluffy cOmbi-
nations of chiffon, silk, lace and
ribbon: and of silks, plain or
brOcaded, .jetted and lined with
pretty changeable silks, trimmed
with chiffon lace ribbon. Very
rich garments.
The record-union., 1897-04-06
Tan
Spring Jackets.

Nothing looks more becoming
and refreshing on any lady, or is
more comfortable during these
balmy spring days or for morn
ing and evening wear during
the later season than one of
these Jaunty, Perfect-titting,
Rich Cream Tan Jackets, finished
with dark velvet collar and full
silk lined throughout with rich
changeable tatfeta. They are
perfectly tailored and priced at
$40, SIP so and SIS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-29

Judge Tuthill, who presided at the trial
of Adolph Luetgert in Chicago, graduated
from Middlebury college in 1868.
Contracts have been signed for the open
ing of the electric railroad connecting
st. Johnsbury and Lyndonville by July
10, $685.
d. H. McKinnon of Bennington, charged
with burglary at the house of Mrs. Louise
Warner and an assault upon Mrs. Warner,
was held in $1,000 Friday to appear before
the grand jury. In default Of bail he was
taken to Jail.
Congressman Grout notified S. ]. Wilson
of Lyndonville recently that he had been
unanimously recommended for postmaster
and his friends gave him a serenade Two
days later the post-office department an
nounced the appointment of John P. Web
ster to be postmaster at Lyndonville. Gen.
Circuit says some mistake has been made
and assures Mr., Wilson that he will re-
ceive the appointment in the end.
The wrecked home of Mrs. Horatio g.
Lane of Burlington is the result of the du-
plicity of a faithless husband and the
fckleness of a 15-year-old maiden. Mr..
Lane left home last week and eloped with
Martha Maynard of Underhill. Before
going away he borrowed 5000 from a
Cambridge man, mortgaging his furniture
for security. The furniture has since been
claimed and Mrs Lane and her 10 year
old son have gone to Colchester to live
with Mrs. Lanes sister