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Indian Uprising Ended.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-Adjutant Cen
eral Corbin late last night received thu
following dispatch from General Bacon,
indicating that the Indian uprising in
Minnesota is practically at an end:
AT the council with hostile Indians
today the latter said they wanted no
more fighting with the United States
soldiers. and agreed to come in and
surrender on Wednesday. This is the
result of their defeat when engaged
with me on the 5th. Commissioner of
Indian Affairs Jones has been shown
this telegram, and concurs in the en-
tire foregoing statement"
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Natural Irritation.

Charlie-May I hold your hand?
Lucy-Yes, if you like (short pause.
Charlie-May have kiss?
Lucy-It strikes me that you live
from hand to mouth.-Town Topics.
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WE'LL,
We Are Here Again

and our purpose is that you shall
hear something TO your interest AS
we'll as ours, which we Will readily
prove to you whenever you make q
purchaIe.
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NOTICE To CREDITORS.
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
ACcoMAC G. H., VA. Z
September 26, 1898.

SeplCA UCi 81, 4O"O'
To the Creditors of George L. Hong,
deceased, and all others concerne q:
You are hereby notified that,
at the request of the personal
representative of the said dece-
dent, have appointed the Oath
day of October next, at my SAID
office, for receiving proofs OF all
debts and demands against the
said decedent or his estate at
which time and place you are
required to attend and prove
your claims.
Given under my hand the day
and year first above written.
JOHN s. PARSONS,
Commissioner Of Accounts of
Accomack County Court.
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STEAMER POCOMOKE.

and Fridays for @risdeld,
Tangier Island, Finney's, Oman
cock, Shelltown, Pitts Wharf, Ce-
dar Hall, Rehoboih, Powell's, POGO
moke City. Mattapoui. and Snow
Hill. observation-disclosures and
Thursdays. leave Snow Bis, Ga. NJ,
Mattaponi $50. Pocolnoke City 8,
Poweli's $50, Rehoboth O., Cedar
Hall 9:30, Pitts wharf 10, Sbelltown,
1915. Onancock $50 q. H.. einney's
2 Tangier Island 4:3O. Crisfield &.
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GENERAL GARCIA'S DENIAL.
lie Is Not Receiving Pay From the
United States Government.

He Is Not ecelvin% Pay From the
United States Government.
Santiago. Oct. 17.-General Calixto
Garcia desires to contradict the state
ment made by several newspapers that
he is receiving pay from the United
States government for his assistance
in disbanding the Cuban troops. lie
declares that he is patriot, and is not
in need Of money.
General Garcia had a long interview
with General Wood yesterday. request
ing transportation to. Santa Cruz del
Sur. He told General Wood it was i'm
portant for him to be there in order
ito PROSTATE the plot to overthrow the
supremacy of those who had fought
for Cuba for three years and to put in
their places non-combatants and i'm
migrants" General Wood agreed to
provide him with transportation by the
Bessie on her next trip to Manzanillo.
General Wood has received orders
from Washington to secure information
as to such places in the province of
Santiago as the Spaniards are evacu-
ating and to send troops tnther inn
mediately. as we'll to to take over the
civil government. He is still waiting
news from Holguin before sending the
second immune regiment there.
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War Investigators Inspecting Camps

War estigators Inspecting Camps.
Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 1S.-The war
investigating commission spent yester-
day afternoon inspecting the camps
in the immediate vicinity of Jackson
vile. A heavy rain was falling during
a part of the tour. but the commits
sioners- performed their self appointed
task of going through the camp from
one end to the other in a very pains
taking manner While here the men,
bers of the commission made a call
upon Colonel William J. Bryan, who
Is personally acquainted with most of
them. They found him almost COM
pltely recovered from his recent ill
ness. but very much occupied in ar
ranging for the mastering out of the
men in his regiment relieved by the
order of the war department reducing
the size of the companies of his regi-
ment to the minimum of so men. He
said he was making an especial effort
20 relieve men with families.
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Small profits and quick sales is our
motto.-and the values belong to you.
Increase of business makes il incum-
bent upon us to carry finer and
better line than ever before and you
can come to orr store and procure
the finest meats, vegetables, ETC., 10
be had at lowest prices.
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NEW YORK, PHILA. & NOEFO ok R.2

Time Table in Effect Nov. 80, 1897.
Quickest and only daily line between
Boston, New York, Phila., Nor
folk aud Old Point Comfort.
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Great bargains
syEEURIlRY
/, ApEa,ST &s;s.
Esnanccck, va.

Practical MATCHMAKER q JeWcIfr.
1 carry a large and select line
of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry,
Spectacles and Silverware of all
kinds-prices reduced very low.
Special attention paid to repair
work on fine Watches, Clocks,
and Jewelry at bed
rock prices. All work guaran-
tee,l to be frst-class. Highest
prices paid for old gold and sill
yer.
Will be at Accomac G. H.,
every court-day for repairing
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.lppuns 4dsoxe '6IvGa 'Ioqonpuoo o.
1yu5Is 10 sIsJusssBd IoI sdo4s .sJn
R b Cooke. R. q. Nicholas,
Gen1 Freight s. Supt.
Pass. Agent. Cape Charles, Va.
Norfolk. Va.
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STEAMER EASTERN Score.

Wednesdays and Sundays for Girls
field, Barborton, Evans, boggs,
Cedar View. Nandua, Eoncord,
Reds, Davis. Shields AID Rue's
RETURNING leaves Rue'S
Tuesdays and Fridays s, Shields
s:aO, Davis 1000, Reads 1920, Con-
cord II, Nandua 1890, Ceoar V lew
12.45, Boggs PAS, EvaDs 3, Harbor-
tnn a.11 Eristieid &.
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Mrs sherman Much Better.

Washington, Oct. 17.-Mrs. John Sher-
mans condition shows some improve
ment. and her family and friends hope
for her early recovery. She is unable
to speak yet, but throughout the day
she has appeared brighter than at any
time since she was stricken.
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ocnrnUlE OF rHH--='''
Baltimore, Chesapeake { Atlaati'
Railway Gnalnanv.

Until further notice, will run their
steamers as follows. (weatber per.
mitting,) leaving South St. Wharf at
500 O'Clock D. IA
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Domestic Groceries, Fine Groceries.
Canned Goods, Tobacco's, Cigars,
Confectioneries, Qneensware, Glass
ware, Tinware, Hardware, Cutlery,
Woodenware. Ice Cream Freezers.
Ha1nmocks, Notions, Drugs, Patent
Medicines, Seeds, Soaps. Perfumes.
Paints, Oil and Brushes, sc at prices
that will surprise you. In addition
to all this we handle Hay. Corn. Oats.
Bran, Feed Meal. Table Meal. &c a!
ROCK BOTTOM PRICES.
Come and see us and realize the facts
in the case.
Respectfully yours,
w. T. W | N D E r,
East Main ST., Onancock, Va.
Opposite ruDgoteague Road.
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First White Woman In the Klondike
Seattle. Wash. Oct. 17.--Viola Orig
non, wife OF Ned Grignon. a wealthy
Yukoner, died in this city yesterday.
Mrs. Grignon was the first white wo-
man in the Elondike.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-25
Iron and Steel Industry.
Editor

The production of the year is without pre-
cedent, and the activity In demand in Its
closing days is equally unprecedented. Nu-
merous orders were placed last week. The
tonnage placed for delivery in 1899, says the
Iron Age, Is immense, and 1t has been
placed at low prices-so low that the south
ern furnaces are refusing to accept such
business for delivery after July 1. The Chi
cago Tribune puts the business of the last
ten days, In that city, at 125OOO tons, chiefly
in small lots ranging from 200 to 1000 tons.
Every branch of the giant industry seems
to be expanding, and orders are accumulat-
ing. Every indication seems to justify the
prediction of great year at the end of
a developing century-an unprecedented
year, so far the production of iron and
steel are concerned. An output OF 100000
tons of iron in 1899 cannot be considered
wild estimate in view of the developing
strength of the markets.
An output of Is, OOO,O 900 tons would call for
a production in this district of 100000 tons,
as this district has for several years pro-
duced 10 per cent of the country's output.
This amount can be produced in this dis
trict, and 1t certainly will be turned out If
prices are advanced another notch, and
give promise of staying up to that notch. 1t
is not so much matter of stocks or raw
material as of prices and markets. We
have raw material to burn and stacks to
burn it in, If the outside world will furnish
the markets and satisfactory prices.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-25

The late John T. Miner. who died the
man of most property in Alabama, and who
surveyed the South and North railroad
that mighty link in the great Louisville and
Nashville system that unites Birmingham
with Montgomery, was here, along with
his cousin, John A Miner, the NOV
ing spirit in mapping out the line of
the. proposed railroad from the Tennessee
to the gulf seven years ago. That survey
was made by direction of the legislature,
and something under $4,000 was appro-
priated for the work. There were the Mil
ners, Barker, o. Brien, Ben F. Roden, James
A Allen, and others here with the Duke
of Birmingham and a merry Christmas
they had. They took their "tipple" and
were jolly.
There were no paved streets then-only
rivers of mud. All that space between
Nineteenth and Twenty-first streets and
south of First avenue was a park. Tho
park had been plotted and planted. There
was no union passenger station. There was
the crossing of the railroads, and near that
crossing was the Relay house, the only ho-
tel of Birmingham, kept by an honored citi-
zen whose worthy son now keeps the re-
freshment room at the union station, which
at the time of its building more than ten
years ago, was the finest railroad station
in the south.
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year of Christs birth at about B. c. In
other words, that a mistake of four years
was made in computing the beginning of
the Christian era, and that this, instead of
being the eighteen hundred and ninety
eighth is the nineteen hundred and second
anniversary of Jesus birth.
The beginning of the Christian era was
fixed about $50 A. D. by Scythian named
Dionysus Exiguus, an abbott of Rome,
and, as has been stated all now admit that
he made a mistake of about four years.
That this is true, has been determined
upon by a comparison of several facts of
sacred and profane history.
In the first place, we know that Christ
was born before Herod the Great died;
this we learn from the Bible Then we
know from astronomy and from profane
history that there was an eclipse of the
moon on March II, B. c., at which time
Herod ordered some jewish rabbis burned
for urging their pupils to destroy his golden
eagle, and we further know that he was
dead before the passover, which took place
on April IL of the same year. 1t Is ar
gued therefore, that Chist must have been
born before February, B. c. This is only
one of the several ingenious methods by
which this year of the Savior's birth has
been determined.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-25
OUR NEW ARMY

From the Chicago Chronicle.
Proper legislation to reorganize the army
SO that in future campaigns the subsist-
ence, supplies, transportation and medical
departments would not be in the hands of
youthful unframed inexperienced and in
competent gilded or fortunate youths ap-
pointed not for merit, but through family
influence and political favor-to provide an
educated, trained and competent corps for
commissary, Quartermaster and hospital
duty is required to fit our forces for any
war, great or small, in the future. There is
no trouble as to its fighting qualities nor
as to the skill and valor of its commanders
If the soldiers are fed well, are treated
well medically, they will fight well. If they
are not they should not be commanded to
fight.
1t is equally essential that man shall be
at the head of the war department who is
fit for the place, who is not under a cloud
as discredited officer in a former war:
who will not conduct the war as he would
a political caucus; statesman and a pa
triot That Is the only cure for the evil
and scandal known in this war as Algerism
with all that implies. 81
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-25
Their
YEARS i'm BIRMINGHAM

"what did you do on Christmas day in
Birmingham long agof' an Age-Herald
reporter demanded OF Mr.. o'Brien.
HAD fun just like men have fun now,"
he answered "The principal saloon was
In Second avenue, between Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets, and We villagers gath
cred there and made merry In perfectly
staid and respectable way. There were
perhaps three or four hundred people here,
outside of Elyton, and we made the best
fun we could. There were no polieeI We
had a town marshal, whose only duty IL
was to arrest an occasional tramp. There
was no riotousness, and no lawlessness OF
any sort We were family of villagers
and nothing more. The first Christmas of
BirminghanSs history was very quiet
enc, but very happy. We all met and all
had a friendly glass together We were
villagers, and enjoyed the simple pleas
ures of the village. 1t remained for the
years to build our big city of today and to
people Jones valley with its great popula-
ton. You know, we had the cholera IN
1873"
eyes; but, as Kipling says, that's an
other story"
$50 sou exclaimed the sheriff. we
are discussing Christmas. GOOD Cnrlsl>
mas to all of you, and God bless your
And so went home last night this YOUTH
full ancient of Birmingham, the high sher-
iff of Jefferson. l.. ). w.
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TRIUMPH OF OUR LOCOMOTIVES

From the Philadelphia North American.
The placing of an order for twenty freight
locomotives with two well-known American
firms by the Great Midland Railway, of
England, one of the biggest railway cor
porations in the world, comes as a capstone
to the achievements of American manufac-
turers during 1898. All the world but Eng
land had recognized the fine points of the
American locomotive, and now England
bows to our skill and ingenuity in this line.
A variety of Circumstances has brought about
this happy oonsummation-namely, the con-
dition of the English building trade, the in
creasing friendliness between England and
the United States and lastly, and perhaps
more than anything else, the enviable repu-
tation for merit which our locomotives have
made in every quarter of the globe. This
order, half of which comes to Philadelphia
is but the beginning, we believe. Our loco
motives have never been used anywhere
without the creation of a demand for more
of the same kind, and with the types which
we shall send them in filling the first order
in successful operation, there can be little
doubt that the American locomotive will
so fix itself in the favor of British railroad
officials that further orders will be forth
coming in due time
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HISTORICAL FACTS OF THE DAY ME CELEBRATE.

Not only the year, but also the date OF
the nativity has been declared to be in-
correct. In the first place, 1t Is argued
that December is in the height of the rainy
season in Judea. when neither the nocks
nor the shepherds could have been in the
fields of Bethlehem at night
In the early church. Christmas was ono
of the most movable of all the church fes-
rivals, and its institution is attributed to
Pope Telesphorus, who died 1873 A. D.
Later Christmas came to % celebrated
conformity with the old heather festival or
the Saturnalia. This was also known as
the Feast of the Epiphany, and took place
on January g. In the fourth century, 1t Is
sa--- that st. Cyril, of Jerusalem, urged
Pope julius 1. to investigate and fix the
date of the Savior's birth, and as result Of
a conference held for the purpose, In which
all the great theologians of the east and
west took part, December % was the date
agreed upon. Their information was de-
rived mostly from the tables of the censors
in the archives of Rome.
But no matter whether the date of the
celebration is correct or not, December the
twenty-fifth has been sanctioned by time
and usage as Christmas all these centur-
les, and that day it shall remain all down
the ages while Christianity is a religion.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-25
uoBsON OPPOSED TO KISSING.
He Says He Has Not Kissed Half
Dozen Girls.

Denver December 24.-Lieutenant Hob
son left here tonight for the Pacific coast
after an enjoyable day. He was rendered
a private reception by the Daughters of the
Revolution and invited guests. A public re-
ception was also held at which thousands
streamed past to greet the Merrimac hero.
He was driven about the city. O'Clock
he lectured to an immense audience for the
benefit of families of Colorado soldiers in
Manila. Hobson made very good impress
sion here. At neither of his receptions was
there any attempt at kissing either by Hob
son or his admirers.
About the only time his face assumed
serious cast while in Denver was when he
was asked to state for the World his posi-
ton on the kissing episodes, whether he
approved of the practice and If he intended
to keep it up. Hobson said:
''The newspaper accounts of the kissing
at various places are an exaggeration, to
say the least have not kissed half doz-
en- girls since 1 felt Washington.
''I am opposed to it, and have repeatedly
avoided such scenes in public" he contln-
used emphaticaly. ~ want it understood,
however, that am alone to blame for any
thing of the kind that has taken place. L
should not have permitted It,
''I would like to state through the World
to the country that the editors of papers
who permitted such misleading reports to
circulate have done a great injustice.
81 think also that people are lacking in
patriotism who criticise the spontaneous
and harmless acts of three or four school,
girls, prompted unquestionably by patriotic
motives"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-25
LOGICAL BUT NOT POLITIC
, the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The "epoch making declaration of
President Mckinley at Atlanta concerning
the national care for the graves of the con-
federate as well as the union dead, prefaced
as it was by approval by the policy OF a
country caring for its disabled soldiers, has
had just the effect that might have been
expected. The logical consequence of the
presidents position would be a proposition
for the care of the disabled confederate and
union veterans in the national soldiers
homes and from this it would not be diff
cult to proceed to a position that the PEN
sion roll should be thrown open to all
American soldiers, without regard to which
flag they fought under in the civil strife.
While the south was ringing with ap-
plause at the presidents generous declara-
ton at Atlanta southern member of con-
gress, Rixey of Virginia. introduced bill
in the house for the admission to the ma
tional soldiers homes of disabled and i'm
poverished veterans of the civil war with
out distinction between the union and con-
federate. 1t was not in good taste or good
policy for a southern representative to in
troduce such a bill at the time, and the
Plain Dealer so declared.
At Macon the president went further in
his graciousness and his disposition to OBJ
literate all sectional prejudces. Although
at first reluctant, he consented to wear the
badge of a confederate veterans associa-
ton and proudly displayed it through the
days proceedings and on his return jour-
ney. Quick upon that act, Senator Butler
of North Carolina gave notice that he
would offer an amendment to the pension
appropriation bill admitting confederates
and union soldiers upon an equality to the
pension roll.
1t is not to be expected that either the
proposition of Representative Rixey or that
of Senator Butler will succeed and it Is
more than probable that the Introduction of
those measures will seriously embarrass
whatever effort may have been planned to
carry into effect the presidents suggestion
about the care of the confederate cemeter-
les by the government. The failure of all
the propositions will give opportunity for
the enemies of the president to say he was
merely talking for effect.
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CHIMES {

- HIS is the Christmas day In Birming-
ham, and to few inhabitants of the
town it recalls other Christmases in
other days long gone by; days when
Birmingham was a struggling village in this
glorious Jones valley at the crossing of
roads,
The oldest citizen of Birmingham is
William p. Barker, civil engineer, who
laid off Birmngham-that is, he
planned Birmingham as George Wash
ington and the French major did the pres
ent capital of the United States The other
Oldest citizens In point of precedence are.
respectively: Willis J. Miner. James A. AL
len, John A. Miner, and Frank O'Brien.
They are here today.
Frank O'Brien came here in 1871 with Jas.
r. Rowell, who became famous as the
Duke of Birmingham" and afterward was
murdered in Mississippi
THE Duke was a brave and strong man,
and perhaps did more for Birmingham than
any other man who could be named. He
spent Christmas here twenty-seven years
ago. He was a choice spirit, like Frank
O'Brien, and some few others who builded
the new Birmingham. O'Brien had more
common sense, perhaps, than most of them.
O'Brien was that rare combination, a poet,
an artist, a dreamer and a practical man
of affairs. He remains that.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-25
MiIitarism a Great Issue.

The fight against militarism has been
begun, and the lines of the battle have been
drawn. The Hull bill and the Hawley bill
alike demand an army of 100000 men-an
army that can jam injunctions down the
threats of all who offend the corporations
and millionaires-an army that will domi-
nate the land, and, If the powers that be so
will 1t, the ballot boxes themselves. To
pretend that such a large standing army
has in a few short months become neces-
sary, is simply to distort known facts. Such
an army is only needed for two purposes.
The first Is of a temporary nature for It
in civil life--a thousand or more life places
that the republican party proposes to place
where they will do the most good to the
party and the inside members thereof. The
other relates to the needs. wholly imagin-
airy, of capitalism. Not thing else calls
for a standing army of 100000 men.
The Brittle should be fought out ON the
lines of the minority report of the house
committee on military aaffirs. The minority
offer substitute providing for a standing
army of $4,000 men, and for two-year vol
unteer force of $1,000 men. By this substi-
tute the democracy should stand like a