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The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16

gold fields are on the Alaska side, Tn United States territory. The rush to the KlondilSe continues to grow III spite of the advices of reliable author ities as to the bad conditions
 The Veendam, Dutch steamer with 2I2 people aboard, was in sinking condition in mid ocean, when the American liner St Louis saw signals of distress and succeeded in resculng all the passengers and crew just before the former vessel went down.
 Mir. and Mrs. Cornelius Lang, aged 75 and ST years, died of starvation Tn Chicago recently. Lang was tailor, lost his job, and when found was lying near the door of his house, where he had fallen from weakness when attempting to go for food for his wife. They had had no fire for week.
 Word comes from Shanghai that youths attached to the Chinese lega- ton in England have been marrying English girls, treating them as play things for the hour and as soon as they got their wives to China sold them. If the girls rebelled their hus- bands locked them up in empty houses without even clothes on theT backs, where they were left until their screams brought help. It is said to nave been fad for English girls to teach the Celestials their language and then marry them.
 President Barrlos of Gautemala was assassinated last week. Reports of a revolution have been proven ground less, and Vice President Cabrers has succeeded Barrios. The life of the dead president has been one largely oi turmoil and strife, he twice being compelled to flee to the United State s for safety, each time returning with greater power During his first exile he married Miss Algeria de Reynas Benton, beautiful girl of eighteen. a native of New Orleans She after wards returned to thls country, 1t is said beeaus of being very unpopular and thereby injuring the fortunes oi her husband.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16
CURRENT EVENTS IN BRIEF.

Adam and George Behient, German farmers of Payne county, Okla, were pardoned by acting Governor Jenkins last week, after serving six mon ths In jail for selling hogs infected with cholera
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16
Vs VI . IIIUWINss H. N. DAGG, Committees A. J. FOSTER,
 ". A. GATLIN, J. T. MILLER,

A. F Alexander moved a substitute for the fifth section, emitting the name of Attorney Norwood, but af ter due consideration it was lost and the res olutions as read were adopted.
 Themeeting then took up the matter of organization under the name of the Polk County Anti License Association. Dr. R. D. c. Dodd was elected presi- dent of the association and proceeded to briefly outline the plan of future action.
 Resolutions thanking newspapers for their past kindness and asking their assistan ce and cooperation in the future was carried, after which meeting was dismissed.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16
The Temperance Mass Meeting.

According to published call meet was held at the NJ. F. church in Mena on Friday February II, 1898, conven- ing at 10 a. m Meeting called to or der by Dr. Dodd who gave short .alk on object and purposes. Dr Dodd elected chairman and Frank $. Foster secretary. Prayer by Rev. C. J. Green and an earnest talk was gwen by Dr. H. Nj. Dagg urging prompt action in regard to obvious disregard of law with relation to liquor selling, also by J. c. Hudgins.
 On motion a committee of five to draft preamble and resolutions con corning the present disregard of law. app ointed as fellows: J c Hudgins Dr. II. M Dagg. Rev. T Miller. A. J Foster and " A. Gatlin, and meet ing adjourned to meet at ? p. m
 At the afternoon session the commit- tee reported the following:
 WHEREAS, We, law abiding citizens of Polk county, assembled in mass meeting at the M
 
 criminal law of our county on the liquor aues- tion and other points has been and is still be ing violated, and those having the enforce ment of the law in their hands are not able to . or do not try to enforce it.
 RESOLVED, lst, That we law abiding citizens Of Mena and Polk county do emphaticaliy con demn the course that has been pursued bv those whose duty it is to look after such things in the county, and we demand of our officers the enforcement of the law to the end that society and the best interest of the people of Polk county may be protected and the fair name of our young city of Mena be relieved of the dark blot resting upon her. namely the blind tigers gambling dens and houses of prostitution that are running every day in the week.
 RESOLVED, 2nd, That we do censure the ens toms of fining jaw vioiators when brought he fore the courts of both town and county with such low fines instead of giving them the full force of the law.
 RESOLVED, 3rd, That we are in favor of wao- ing fierce war against the granting of liquor licenses in this county
 RESOLVED, 4th, That we do look with disfa- vor upon every form of violation of law and urge that only such persons who we believe will enforce the law be elected to office in either city or county.
 RESOLVED, 5th, The it has been currently re- ported and we partly believe that Mr. Nor wood, the present prosecuting attorney has entered into league with the liquor men of Mena; that for certain consideration they shall be protected from prosecutions that for such acts we do ask our courts to investigate and meet out justice to whom it may be due
 (J. c. HuDGINs,
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16

President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of labor is agita- ting the matter of demanding an eight hour work day on May According to present plans the movement will involve fully million men, and great strikes are expected to result before the battle likely to follow is decided.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16

A reunion of the ex-cadets of old St Johns college will be held m Lit tie Rock on February 23. at which time all former student of the historie old college are requested to lay aside the cares of business and come togeth. CT in a grand and happy meeting ! Magnolia Journal
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16

Senor De Lome, Spanish minister to this country, wrote letter to a friend, containing insulting language about President Mckinley The let ter was secured by Cuban sympathize rs and given publicity in this country, causing De Lome to hurriedly resign his post nd return to Spain, with his prospects badly blighted by his indis- cretion. Senor Louis Polo Bernabe. son of a former minister at Washing ton. will be his successor.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16

Captain P. H. Ray, of the United
 States army, sent to Alaska to report on the conditions in the mining coun- try, has sent out lengthy report to the government He says affairs are at desperate pass, the lawless ele- ment being in control and the food situation serious, and the miners are wholly at the mercy of the transpor- tation companies, which refuse to bring in supplies aside from their own. which they sell at such prices as they see fit Captain Ray believes the best
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16

The anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln was celebrated in most of the big cities of the Union. Among the most prominent speakers were ex-President Harrison, ". J. Bryan, Secretary of the Treasury Gage and Justice Brewer In St. Louis the Blue and the Gray gave banquet in honor of the occasion.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16

William Bell, of Hagerstown, Ind, is helpless invalid, and his wife was quarrelsome and ill-tempered, often tantalizing him by threatening to hang herself The other day she was especially ugly, and was demonstrate ing how she would hang herself with rope, when she slipped and strangled and in spite of her frantic efforts to release herself and the screams of her husband for help, she was choked so that she died in horrible convulsions.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16

Missouri will have q very creditable exhibit at the Omaha exposition. Ar. kansas should have one there, too
 Nothing would please Arkansans more than to have their state s display placed beside that of MIssourrs Arkansas would be benefited by the opportunity afforded for comparisor of the exhibits = Little Rock Gazette
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16

gold fields are on the Alaska side ln United States territory. The rush to the Klondil1e continues to grow Ill spite of the advices of reliable author ities as to the bad conditions
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16

A cotton mill has just been complet ed at Birmingham, Ala. representing an investment of $500. 900 The min is the largest in that state, containing 5o,000 spindles and 10000 looms witt an annual consumption of l0.no0 bale of cotton The mill is owned hv Bos ton capitalists and the output for sey eral years ahead has been sold il China Pine Bluff Graphic
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-11-25
THE CHINESE BRIGADE"

the organization was sufficiently well
drilled to give public parade in honor
of the victory over the Spanish at San
tiago. The entire thirty-seven men,
bers turned out and the reception was
such as to do honor TO an organization
of more pretentious character. What
battered it if. after marching for two
solid hours, some of the younger men,
bers of the organization We're picked up
by carriages? They deserved as much
credit as though the entire brigade had
been able to march for three hours and
then back to the armory from which
they started. 1t showed that the spirit
of Americanism and of freedom was
just as strong II not stronger, than in
any corresponding number of white
Americans in Portland or in Chicago or
San Francisco on that day.
II tell you what" remarked A. d.
Charlton, lit was as inspiring to see the
American-born Chinese brigade march
up Morrison street TO the people of Port.
land as the return of the rough riders
was to the residents of New York"
In military training and instruction
Captain Jones found the boys charac-
teristically apt, and it was but a short
time after the organization before they
were able to make credltable public
appearance. In comparison to the same
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-11-25

ne world has not produced a more
heroic character than Rev. Calvin Fair
pahk, who died recently at his home in
Angelica, \. y, aged 81 years He was
one OF the most noted of the famous
aoohtlonists who conducted the ''un-
foreground railroad" before the war,
put' unlike his associates, he suffered
with the slaves and knew what it was
10 leel the lash. During his lifetime
Mr' Fairbank aided forty-seven slaves
10 escape from Virginia and Kentucky.
not one of whom was ever recaptured.
ror this he was twice imprisoned in
kentucky, in all seventeen years and
TOUR months. He was frequently beat
en- by the prison overseers, and during
eight years of his last term, from March
lAol, to March l. 1862. he received
o9'loo stripes from a leather strap tif-
teen to eighteen inches long and one
ana half inches wide and from one
quarter To three-eighths of an inch
thick.
This was during the period when
Iebulon Ward and ]. w. South were in
charge, and the whipping grew out Of
the inability of Mr.. Fairbank to per-
form the task assigned him. His daily
task. timed by the hour was 2OS yards
OF sacking, or 81 .440 shots of the shuttle
by hand. He could never weave more
than lG5 yards. The result was that he
was whipped every day except Sunday
and the Fourth of July. He was never
whipped less than twice a day. and in
most cases four times. The number or
stripes ranged from 90 to 10S, according
to the within of the overseer. Some
times so terrible were the decorations
of the cuts on his bare body that the
walls of the prison were spattered with
flesh and blood
Mr.. Fairbank was born in the woods
of Wyoming County. New York. Nov.
3, 1916. He united with the Methodist
Episcopal church in boyhood, and in
1874, the year that the church divided
on the question of slavery, he became a
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-11-25

The suffix la whenever it occurs in n
geographical sense, expresses the Celtic
'"r land or territory. Hence, Persia siy.
niles the territory of the Arabs, 'men of
the deserts" Abyssinia that of the Abas-
sins, or mixed races" Kaffraria. that of
the kaflirs. or 'unbelievers," and ETH.
opia the land of the blacks" aceordin.
to the two Greek words aithein. to burn.
and ops, the face. Indus. or rather the
Hindu, which is Persicized form OF the
Sanskrit Sindhu, lis great river" rem
dered Hindus in the Greek. The Persian
stan is synonymous with the Celtic suf
fix ia referred to above; consequent,
Hindustan signifies the territory traverse
by the river Hindu and peopled by thu
Hindus; Turkestan, the country of thu
Turks; Afghanistan, that of the AfghansI
Baluchistan, that of the Beluches, ana
Kurdestan, properly Kurdistan. that o.
the kurd.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-11-25

Methodist preacher. He was radical
abolitionist. His attitude on slavery
was largely Influenced, he said. by an
incident which occurred when he was
a boy. He went with his father and
mother on one occasion to attend a
quarterly meeting, and with them was
assigned to the good. clean house Of a
pair of escaped slaves. One night after
service he sat on the hearthstone be-
fore the fire and listened to the freed
woman's story of sorrow. 1t covered
thirty years. She had been sold from
home. separated from husband and
family, and all ties of affection We're
broken. Fairbanks young heart wepr,
his anger was kindled, and antagoniSm
to slavery was fixed upon him. Faith
err" he said, on going to his room,
when | get bigger they shall not do
that" And that resolution he put into
action whenever he had an opportunity.
He was utterly fearless, and often
risked his life where others would have
hesitated. He not only never refused
to heed the cry of the slave himself, but
he sought opportunities to aid those
who had no thought of the possibility
of escape. Once he paid $1,4S5 for a
beautiful and accomplished girl who
was only one-sixty-fourth African, and
who was being sold at public auction
with appeals to the basest passions Of
possible purchasers. The girls father
who had educated her as one of his own
family and sold her because of his
financial embarraSsments, gave Fair
bank 500 toward her purchase.
Fairbank was first arrested in Octo-
Der, 1914. for assisting a colored family
named Hayden, of Lexington, KY, to
escape. He was sentenced to fifteen
years in the penitentiary, and served
nearly five years. when he was par
doned Aug. %, 1S49, by Gov. John J.
Crittenden. In November, 1851. after
assisting a slave woman named Lamar
to escape from Louisville to Indiana.
Mr.. Fairbank was kidnapped and car
ried to Kentucky, where he was tried,
convicted and in March, 1852, was sem
fenced to fifteen years in the penitep.
tiary at hard labor. His fame became
widespread. He was the best known
prisoner of his day, and he was often
urged to speak in public, even by his
keepers. He finally consented. and on
Feb. IA. 1853. addressed a gathering
composed of the elite of Kentucky, in
GLIDING the Governor. State officers,
members of both houses of the Leglsla-
ture and eminent citizens, who packed
the Jail yard. He was introduced by
Mr.. Whiteside, who said: Your excel
lency. ladies and gentlemen: This is
our distinguished prisoner, Mr.. Fair
bank. You will hear him."
Mr.. Fairbank began his address.
which held his audience for an hour,
with these remarkable words: Gov
srnor. ladies and gentlemen: A war u
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-11-25
CHINESE TROOPS IN PORTLAND
Oregon City Has a "Brixadev Com.
posed of American Born Celestia,s.

oregon City Has a "Brigade" Com.
posed of American Born Celestiais,
Portland, Ore, boasts the only organ.
lied military organization in the coun-
try composed exclusively of American
born Chinese. 1t is called the "Chinese
brigade" although 1t has but thirty
seven members. 1t is as patriotic as
any other military company, is well
drilled, bears arms as national guards
men do, and altogether is one of the
singular warlike bodies of the land. 1t
is the direct outgrowth of the war with
Spain. The members include young
men of 81 years and several boys of I.
Yet all are eager to learn the white
mans method of making war, and the
company is looked upon with great ia
vor by the citizens Of Portland.
The brigade was organized in June,
while the war clouds We're most Omin-
Gus. by Captain Seid Back. Jr., with
Captain Il. +. Jones Of the Oregon Ma
tional Guard rs drill master. On July
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-11-25

inevitable, and let it come. I repeat II,
let 1t comet And Kentucky will be the
theater; and you'll fight horse-brdle
deep in blood. and slavery will melt
away like a hoar frost; and out of 1t
will spring a government of all the peo-
pie. by all the people, for all the peo-
pie" Gov. Morehead congratulated Mr..
Fairbank on his speechs but said:
"Fairbank, you are crazy. The Yam
KEGS won't fight" well. Governor.
you'll see" replied Mr. Fairbank And
he did see. This speech, delivered three
years before the war. was reported in
the papers and made deep impression.
Mr.. Fairbank had few friends and
sympathtzers among prominent men in
Kentucky One of these was Lieut..
Gov. John j. Jacob. son-in-law Of
United States Senator Thomas II. Ben
ton. of Missouri. Gov. Bramlette was
called by President Lincoln to Wash
ington in April 1864. to answer
charges, and during his absence jacob,
as acting Governor. pardoned Mr. Fair
bank, who went at once to Ohio. where
he stopped for some time with Levi
Coffin and other friends In June he
was married TO Miss Tileston, a New
England girl. to whom he had been en-
gagged during all the years of his i'm
prisonment, and who had done much to
provide for his comfort and to secure
his release. His wife died in 1876. For
some years Mr.. Fairbank made his
home at Angelica n Y where be diaa
His name, work and the story of his
suffering for humanity will long have
place in American history
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-11-25
A sand storm.

In crossing that part of Arabia
known as Yemen, an English traveller
few years ago encountered storm of
sand. He describes the unpleasant in.
cident in vivid manner.
The singing sensation as the sand
struck ones hands and face was most
painful. Calling halt. we crawled un,
der some thick bushes, the men hur-
riedly arranging a strip Of canvas sc
as to gain the most protection from It's
scanty folds. We were just in time, for
the wind increased in strength and be.
came a gale. The sand. which till now
had been but thin, commenced whirllng
in clouds until the air was dark with 1t.
Huddling together, we tied our turbans
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-11-25
HEY WANT TO TELL
(ese Grateful Women Who Have
Been Helped by Mrs. Pinkham.

Women who have suffered severely
d been relieved of their ills by Mrs.
bkham's advice and medicine are
bstantly urging publication of their
Elements for the benefit of other wo-
in, Here are two such letters:
Mrs. LIZZIE BEVERLY. 25s Merrimac
Lowell, Mass. writes:
1t affords me great pleasure to tell
suffering women of the benefit have
eived from taking Lydia E Pink.
n's Vegetable Compound lean hard
ind words to express my gratitude for
at she has done for me My trouble
5 liberation of the womb Twas I'M
the doctors care. Upon examina-
p he found fifteen very large ulcers.
he failed to do me good. Itook sew
bottleso Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
PIE Compound, also used the Sanative
Ash, and am cured. Mrs. Pinkham's
dicine saved my life, and ] would
ommend it to all suffering women /"
Yrs AMOS TRoMBLEAY. Ellenburgh
h, N. ". writes:
i took cold at the time my baby
Is born, causing me to have milk
rs, and was sick in bed for eight
eeks. Doctors did me no good. l
rely thought would die. ] was al
Troubled with falling of the womb.
puld not eat, had faint spells as
en as ten times a day, One day a
" came to see me and told me of the
hefit she had derived from taking
dia E. Pinkham's medicine, and adj
I'D me to try it. ] did so, and had
fen only half a bottle before ! was
e to sit in a chair. After taking
lee bottles could do my own work.
IN now in perfect health"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-11-25

over our mouths and waited for a ces-
sation.
The desert wind was intensely hot.
and the burning, gritty grains of sand
found their way under ones clothing
and Into ones ears and eyes until life
became almost uncomfortable. | had
seen sand-storm or two before. but
none like this. The poor, grumbling
camels lay down and wagged their
necks slowly from side to side. So
strong was the sand'laden wind that IL
was impossible for the men to go even
as far as the river 20 get water, and our
threats were parched with thirst. ..o.
Happily this was the only sand storm
we experienced on the whole journey.
and hope may never see another.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-11-25
HOW,s THys,

We offer One Hundred Dollars Revara 10,
any case OF Catarrh that can not be cured ~
Halls Catarrh Cure
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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-11-25
AIN GOES WITH THE YEAR
ports About the CubaMs-Ins,r
gent Storing Arms,

ew York, Nov. lS.-A dispatch to the
Id from Havana says:
he American and Spanish commits.
in agreeing upon January / as the
of Spanish evacuation of Cuba. tool,
precedent the treaty OF peace en-,
d into SO years ago between Mexico
the United States when an agree.
It was made for the occupation to
lie. Then. as now. it was known thar
the troops could not be embarked bv
date agreed upon.
theoretically the Spanish occupation
cease by Jan. l, though it is believed
$4,000 Spanish troops will still re.
n in Cuba. These men will continue
becupy their barracks until they leave
the peninsula.
was agreed that all arms save those
POSITION shall be returned to Spain.
ire is yet to be settled the right of
In to sell the bronze cannon and to
L pay for the public buildings within
islands.
General Greene expects the first troops
reach Havana about November IS.
bnel Hecker, who has hitherto counsel,
elay, now thinks the time has arriv.
pr vigorous action. The weather be-
Bottled, he would bring the troops
~ once.
les are current here in Spanish cir
=. the Cubans at Marianao, in
UeI Rio. and at other camps are
b lg arms and ammunition for the
Jose of preparing for possible difference
with the Americans. 1t is stated that
csc arms are being stored in secret
ding places until definite policy is
ade public by the American govern
emit. The Cubans strongly deny the
III of these rumors and of course they
mot be confirmed.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-11-25

number of American boys they learned
much more quickly, for to them 1t was
strictly business. They were not away
from their books and other duties TO
play. They We're there to learn, and
learn they did. They seemed to fully
understand what was expected Of them
and they acted accordingly.
The captain and originator OF the
brigade Is Sed Back. Jr., the only son
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-11-25

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 22.--She gran.
jury yesterday presented to the county
court true bills of indictment against SEN.
ator Quay, his son Richard S. Quay and
ex-State Treasurer Benjamin j. Haywood,
charged with conspiracy to unlawfu lily
use the public money in private enter
prises.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-11-25

and successful merchants on the Pacific
coast. He is well educated in English,
writes it well and speaks II fiuently. He
volunteered in the engineer corps, but
was rejected on account of poor eye
sight. When he found that he could not
serve Uncle Sam In the engineering
corps he conceived the plan Of organic
ing an American born Chinese brigade.