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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17
INVESTIG ALTON
OF That Methodist War Claim New
Phases Which Show 1t Was
Not a -Straight Deal.


The Methodist Publishing House
war claims, which was found some
time ago for about $3.50, 600, is the
cause of a congressional investiga-
ton. Senator Lodge introduced the
following resolution
Resolved, That the committee on
claims be directed to inquire and
report to whom the money was paid
under the claim of the Methodist
Book Concern, South; and also to all
circumstances connected with the
passage of the bill providing for the
payment of said claims, and with
the subsequent payment of the
i money under said act of congress. z
Mr.. President, said Senator
Lodge, in presenting the resolution,
''at the time that that claim was
before the Senate I offered an amend
ment, providing that not more than
$4,000 should be paid out of it to any
agent or attorney. The very idea
of the amendment which / offered
was received with great Indignation
by senator's, and it was intimateo
that it was placing an affront on
honored men. 1t was stated thai
all work connected with the passags
of that claim was labor of love, anC
that the money to be derived from i
was to be devoted exclusively to be
nevolent and charitable objects.
Senator Lodge renewed the mat
ter at some length stating that as
surances had been given that no at
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17
Commission Combine.

The Democratic State convention,
it seems, viii not be without inter
esting features even if there is nc
contest over the gubernatorial can
didates, the nomination being con.
coded to Hon. Benton McMillin. A
special from Nashville under date
of June I'd says:
There are rumors afioat here Of a
Baptist Mckenzie Williams combina-
tion for railroad commissioners. Bap-
fist is here and a number of other
gentlemen who are engineering the
movement have been in Nashville in
the last few days.
The present commissioners are in
the field and on interesting contest
will be the result.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17
COTTON REPORT
For june is Encouraging in the Ex.
treme Acreage Less Than the
Average For Ten Years.

The final reports Of the agricnlt-
ural department on cotton planting
make the area planted q, 4O6 ,334,
against "a 091, 1874 acres last year, a
reduction of /, 631 $50 acres. or 6.s
per cent. The decrease in the diff
ferent States as compared with last
is as follows
Virginia, g per cent. North Car
DINA, Z South Carolina, s; Georgia,
s; Florida, II; Alabama, 4; Missis-
sippi, 4 Louisiana, Z; Texas. 8, Ar
kansas, Z; Tennessee, 10; Missouri.
Is; Oklahoma, 2; Indian Territory,
III.
The average condition on June
was 80, compared with $50 at the
corresponding date last year, and
with an average general condition
for the last ten years of 87.10. The
condition by States is as follows
North Carolina, Sc; South Caro-
lima. So; Georgia SO; Florida, rs;
Alabama, 80; Mississippi, 81; Louis
lana, SO; Texas, SO; Arkansas, SO;
Tennessee, 80; Missouri, 96; Okla
homa, 80, Indian Territory, so.
The condition in Texas. Georgia
Mississippi and Tennessee is three
points above the ten-year average;
in Arkansas 6 points, in North Car
al;na . r,o;,,tc and Il, r xo,lissiana ono
point. In Alabama the average is
exactly the same as the average for
the past ten years, and in South
Carolina there is decline of one
point, as compared with eight Of the
ten years.
There is no State from which the
usual complaints of hail, insects,
poor stand have not been received.
General condition is highly favor
able.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17

fees etc were to be paid
out Of the fund.
He was followed by Senator Bate,
the senior senator of this State, who
stated the authority on which he
had made the statement. Senator
Bate quoted telegram from Barbee
& Smith assuring him that no pay
ment OF any sort was to be made out
of the fund, and is quoted as saying:
II was one of the senators who
induced the Senate to cast their
votes in favor of the bill referred to.
That was not done by me alone, by
amy means, but nearly every South
ern senator favored its passage.
Indeed, Mr. President, | believe
almost the whole church, North and
South, and every single bishop, at
least as far as I can remember, with
one or two exceptions, asked that
the bill be passed by congress.
II undertook. to doA8he best
icould in my proper sphere as a sen
lator, as did many other senators
who were here on this floor, and
who were active friends of this
measure. for the good of the church
and, as was said by the senator from
! Massachusetts, Tor the poor super
numerary, superannuated, broken,
down preachers and their families,
| That was the object Of this fund, as
III understood it. / do not know
whether Barbee & Smith have any
legal or moral right to dispose Of
any part of this fund in the way
I which has been charged. It may be
a waste of the estate, for they seen
to occupy the position of trustees
land as such, therefore, / think they
have violated their trust when they
undertake to expend such an amount
las this for such purpose, and they
fought to be held liable under the
law. I think the matter ought te
be fully investigated by the courts
of the country, and it may yet be s.
Il investigated
Senator Bate also stated thar
| Stahlman had assured him tha'
the work he was doing was purely
a labor of love for the church. Sen
later Paseo of Florida followed in ;
good deal the same strain making
practically the same expressions.
i Mr.. Pasco concluded as follows
according to the special correspon
dent of the Commercial Appeal
1T is no part of my purpose, il
addressing the Senate at the presen
time, to suggest what is the duty o
the Methodist church I draw
very wide distinction between thu
Methodist church and these tw,
book agents and the attorney they
employed in this matter. My judg
ment is that the Methodist church
through its proper officials, wher
all of the facts are presented to then
through their proper channels of in
formation, will know exactly wha
their duty is in the matter, and viii
do and perform it, and it is no par
my of purpose now to make any sug
gestions to them as to what they
should do. -
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17
Trustees Sale.

By virtue of the authority vested in
me by the terms of two trust deeds ex-
ecnted to me by L. T.. Douglas, which
trust deeds are recorded in the regis
ter's Office OF Upton county, Tennes-
see, In Deed Book, 44 page 1928, and in
Deed Book 81, page I06, I will, on
Saturday, June Is, 1898.
sell to the highest bidder for cash at
the courthouse in the town of Coving.
ton, Tennessee, between ] and p. m.
the following described lot of land
with all the houses and improvements
thereon, which is thus known and sit
uated: On east side OF Mountain road
or Sycamore street extended and on
south side OF Kinney street. Il Is q
corner lot and fully described on the
record as given above. The title is
believed to be good, but sell as trus-
tee only. w. N. WHITE.
27m4 Trustee.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17
Obituary.

Thomas Davidson, one of the oldest
citizens of Upton county, was born
December o, 1909. Professed faith in
Christ and joined the Methodist
Church South IN the year 1892, and
was a class leader part of the time in
said church until the year 1886, when
he joined the Missionary Baptist
church. He lived consistent Christ
ian and died in the faith, saying, II
ed this life May 81, 1898. LEAVING
many friends to regret his death. ne
was the father of nineteen children.
eight of whom survive him. His fun
erals was preached by Brother I, j.
Featherston, who spoke many words
of consolation to his friends, children
and grandchildren. *.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17
Nonresident Notice.


In the County Court at Covington.
J.. b. Witherington VS.. William
Aiken, Dora Atwood, - Atwood
ct al.
In this cause it appearing from conn
plainant's bill, which is sworn to, that
William Aiken, Dora Atwood and
Atwood, husbandof said Dora Atwood
defendants, are non-residents Of the
State of Tennessee, said defendants are
therefore hereby required to appear
before the county court at Covington
on or before the first Monday OF July,
1898, and make defense to said bill
within the time prescribed by law. or
The same will be taken for confessed
and the cause set for hearing ex-parte
as to them.
1t Is further ordered that this notice
be published for four consecutive
weeks in The Covington Leader.
This 23d day Of May, 1898.
A true copy. Attest:
d. Ell. PETITE, Clerk.
27m4 w. r.. BRINGLE, ID. q.
Chas. B Simonton a. Son, Soils. for
Complainant.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17

To those troubled with piles, either
itching or bleeding, we particularly
recommend DR.. Sawyer's Arnica and
Witch Hazel salve. II will immedi-
ately relieve and positively cure this
disease. j. 4. MeNeely & Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. II, 1888. |
have Witnessed the effect of DIR. Itch
enor's Antipeptic and know its value,
and therefore recommend it. S. ID.
McEnery, ex-governor and associate
justice supreme court of Louisiana.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17

Nature is forgiying and win restore
your diseased kidneys that will bring
you perfect health by using DIR. Saw
yer's Ukatine. j. L. McNeely & Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17

Hundreds of thousands have been
induced TO try Chamberlain Cough
Remedy by reading what it has done
for others, and having tested its mer-
its for themselves are today its warm
est friends. Sold by McNeely 4 Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17

VIM. Murray, Div. Pass. Ag't., New
Orleans. Jno. A. Scott, Div. Pass.
Ag't., Memphis. A. III. Hanson, G.
z. A., Chicago. w. A. Kellond, a.
G. p. a., Louisville.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17

clothes or sewing Tor others 20 patch ont 4
meagre income. Women who are too
much on their feet, or who are unable %
stand the strain Of 0ver-work and worry,
are peculiarly susceptible to the weak
nesses and Irregularities that are the bane
Of womaukind. The symptoms Of such
arrangements are insufficient or excessive
n1enstruafion, headache, backache, zaeu-
ralgias lencorrh1a displacemenfs and ex-
frerne nervousness amounting In many
cases to hysteria. The use Of morphine "a
dangerous and examinations by male ply
sicians are painful and unpleasant.
Bradheld's Female Regulator, the
standard remedy for quarter of cen.
fury win speedily and permanently cor.
rect the worst disorders Of womeu. Brad.
fields Regulator Ia sold by druggists 81
one dollar bottle. Interesting aud vnlu-
able books for women mailed fxee on
application.
TliR DAADFlELD RMAUkAYnR co.. Atlanta. IN
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17

that 1 Thought would
soon pass away. / was
treated By several able
physicians, but IN spite
Of their efforts the Can
Ger spread until my CON
diti0n demonstrating
After many months 81
treatment and growing
steadily worse. I a e
ci ded 30 try 8. 81 8
which was SO str0nglS
RECON- fnenced. The arsl
bottle 1 produced An Ana
proves ene. ] continued
ms n llfctne, an d in
2onrn ibnths the last lit
tie 5 6ab dropped on,
Ten " have elapsed
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17
"SunSet Limited Annex"

Of the Southern Pacific, giving special
through service to San Francisco.
Particulars of agents of the I. G. r.
r. and connecting lines.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17
tuesday and Friday

of each week between stations Fulton,
KY, to New Orleans via Memphis,
that of Tuesday coming from Chicago
and that of Friday coming from Gin
cinnati. The Limited also connects
at New Orleans daily, with express
train for the Pacific Coast, and on
Tuesdays and Saturdays latter Jan.
4, 1881 with the
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17
Semi-WeekIy
Tourist Sleeping Cars

through to Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco; carried on the Illinois Central
r. r. New Orleans Limited fast vesti-
bule train,
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17
W0MAN's
WORK.

An apt old
adage de-
c1ares that
W o m a NJ s
work is never
done. This
Is true of the
housewife ID
manifold du-
ties and APP
prox1u1atey
true of the
thousa nda
who work eli
day in factor
les and stores
and half the
night in
making and
m c nd / n n
their own
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17

and not sign Of the disease has Ieturned.'
RlF. WILLIAMS.
Gflisburg, Mos.
It Is dangerous to experiment. with
Cancer. The disease is beyond the skill
OF physicians. s. s. s. Nsthe only cure,
because it ID the only remedy which
goes deep enough to reach Cancer.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17
Little
Pirnp1es Turn
to Cancer.

Cancer often results from an irn-
vurity in the blood, inherited from
generations back Few people are en-
tireiy free from some faint in the blood,
and IL is impossible 20 tell when it viii
break out in the form Of dreaded Cam
Ger. What has appeared 20 be d mere
pimple or scratch has developed into
the most malignant Cancer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-18
1dzELY sT. PATRIcK,s DAY.

Halifax, n. S., March fit was
Thoughts that some of the men of the
Leineter regiment might feel inclined
to celebrate st. Patriok's day with too
fisrce enthusiasm, and 8 report got into
circulation that they would invade the
streets and disreputable houses placed
stOut of bounds by the military autho-
rifles. AS o results Con. Montgomery
Moore. commander OF the troops, issued
m order for extra picquets to parade
tho city streets tonight to prevent disor.
Ger, but there WAS no outbreak to war
rant the unusra precausion. ltsswas
probably the e! 'atesd st. Patrick S day
In the history nf N,.lifa3. The Leinstsr
reeilnei to It's -; strength attended
service al ST. Mary q cathedral. marching
through the city with lands playing and
imported shanrooks stuck proudly in
every one the 500 caps worn by the sold
iers. Archbishop y BTien preached the
sermon at the cathedral Another pro-
cession, consisting of tho Charitable Irish
society and St Mary's and ot. Patrick's
societies of young men, went through the
streets and ATTENDED service at St.
Patrick's church.
Tonight the various societies of Irish
men are holding banquets.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-18
DEATH OF BLANCHE K. BRUCE.

Washington, March l7.-Hon. Blanche
K. Bruce, registrar OF the treasury, died
this morning at SIS.
Blanche X. Bruce, was. born in Prince
Edward county. Virginia, March L, 1e4l.
He was born slave and received the
rudiments of education from the tutor
of his masters son. In 1869 he became
a planter in Mississippi. He was
elected sheriff of his county and subse-
quentiy superintendent Of education. In
1873 he was elected United States
Senator as Republican and served until
March 3, 1881.
He was a member of every Republican
national convention held since 1868. In
1881 he was appointed by President Gar
field, registrar of the treasury and later
was appointed recorder of deeds of the
District of Columbia. About six months
ago he was again appointed registrar by
President Mckinley. Alter Fred Duglas
Mr.. Bruce had been long regarded as
perhaps the most conspicuous man Of
his race.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-18
FRosTs IN CALIFORNIA.

San Francisco, March 17.-Despatches
to the Associated Press from all parts OF
the state Indicate that frosts which have
prevailed for the past few mornings nave
done great damage to the more tender
variety of fruit. In many parts of the
state the apricot crop will be almost a
total failure Nectarines and peaches have
also suffered severely. Nearly all the
fruit trees are in blossom or budding and
the cold weather came at most inoppor-
tune time. Late varieties of fruits Will
make fair crops. Prunes, one OF ths
staple products of California have not
been injured to any sppyeciable extent:
Early corn and potatoes have been cut
down. Early almonds will not produce
more than one-third the usual yleid aud
while cherries have been considerably
thinned, trees were In many places over
loaded and the damage will not be exces-
sive.
Grain is looking we'll in nearly all parts
of the state.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-18
FACTS ABOUT LAKE SUPERIOR.
Peculiarities of the Largest Body of Good
Drinking Water in the World.
(From St. Nicholas.

Lake Superior is, to begin with, the
largest body Of fresh water in tho world.
1t is water of wonderful purity, which it
holds, too; and some time, and in the not
very distant future, either, the people
who live in the large cities to the west
and south will come to this lake to get
the water for their homes. 1t will not be
so remarkable an engineering feat to pipe
the water of this-lake, pure and sparkling
and fresh from It's cold depths, to these
cities which are now struggling with the
question of their water supply and meet
ing all sorts OF difficulties in their efforts
to get water fit to drink.
All down through this thousand feet of
blue there is peculiar GOODNESS. AT the
very most the temperature varies through
winter and summer not more than 6 de-
grees. Winter and summer this great lake
never changes to any appreciable extent,
so that if you dip your finger tips in the
blue surface on day in July, or If you
test it some day in the early winter when
YOU have been out on some belated, Ice
mailed fishing smack, or when you have
gone out to watch the fishermen spearing
their supplies through the thick ice in
mid j January, you will find but triflng
stands at nearly 40 degrees Fahrenheit at
the bottom. and varies from 40 degrees to
46 degrees winter and summer, at the
surface. The other lakes, though cold,
are not in this respect like Superior
The whole bottom Of the lake is believed
to DO strong rock basin, though it would
seem that there must be great springs at
the bottom to help keep up the enormous
volume of water. From the north there
is q large amount of water pouring into
the lake year in and year out, the swift
rushing, narrow banked Nipigon and
other streams furnishing no small part of
the supply. These streams in a large
measure make up for the loss from the
surface. One OF the old lake captains, p
bronzed, kindly faced man, who had been
for thirty five years on the lakes and had
faced death many time in the frlghtful
storms which sometimes sweep across
these beautiful bodies of water, told me-
as we were passing along one day near
the north coast of Superior, with the
headlands and inlets and glossy green
DluHS OF tpab luosG picturesque Shore IN
full view, that the theory that the lake
was slowly going down in size was true
He maintained that he could tell from
certain landmarks along the shores, with
which he is as familiar as he would be
with the streets of his old Scottish birth
place, that the lake was slowly-very
slowly-but surely receding. However,
it will be some centuries yet before there
will be any appreciable lessening of the
great lakes, 80 that we need not be con-
oerned.
tides too, well-detined tides, discovered
in 1860. Tt is what is called self-regis-
tering tide, with 3 regular flux and reflux
wave, caused, so the scientific men say,
by the sun and moon. The average rise
and fall every twenty four hours Is
14-l00 of a foot; the maximum tide at
new ana full moon is e 100 Of foot.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-18
ADMIRAL slcARo's CONDITION.
Said To Be Unfit To Have Command of
Fleet,

Boston, March 1.-THE Globes Key
West correspondent says: The manage
ment of affairs here Is fast becoming a
national scandal, and but for the gravity
of the situation and the serious conse-
quences involved, could only be regarded
as farce.
The condition Of Admiral Sicard be-
comes more pitiable every day. He sits
for hours bundled up in heavy overcoat,
and appears as if oblivious to his sur
roundings.
In his occasional lapses into vitality, he
issues orders imposing still greater secrecy
upon his subordinates.
None of them has done any talking,
and with the exception of the members of
the court of inquiry, none OF them could
have anything to say OF any possible in
terest.
Everything going on could be told with
out the slightest injury to the public in
terests, SO Admiral Sicard's repeated or
ders, enJoining secrecy excite derision
mander-in- chief of the squadron is dis
tinctly detrimental to the service and to
the efficiency Of the feet.
To such absurd lengths has the policy
of secrecy been carried that Sicard refused
to say this morning whether or not the
court would hold session today.
He admitted he thought it would, and
then, Immediately added that he knew
very lutte of what was going on.
AS matter of fact, the court is in
session this morning on the battleship
Iowa going over the evidence taken in
Havana and here.
No witnesses have been before the court
today.