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ASSAY OFFICE FOR JUNEAU.
Memorial From the Alaskan Town
to House Coinage Committee.

WASHINGTON, Feb. pa me-
mortal sent by a committee appointed
at mass meeting of citizens of Juneau,
Alsaka to Chairman G. w. Stone of the
House Committee on Coinage, Weights
and Measures, Advocating the estab-
| lishnent Of a United States assay Of
| flee at Juneau, instead of at Seattle or
Portland, has reached here. 1t makes
some important statements about the
Alaskan situation, saying among other
| things:
"A conservative estimate of the pres
ent annual bullion output of Juneau
| from it's quartz mines alone is about
$3,WOC10. produced from approximate
| ly 600 stamps. Within twelve months
the number of stamps in operation in
lands tributary to Juneau will exceed
| 100, and the annual bullion product ex-
coed 5000 GEO. During the last twelve
. months more than 10000 of gold
dust produced from the Canadian
Northwest Territory has been brought
through here, and there is now on hand
at Dawson City approximately $1,000
600 to which will be added from this
springs cleanup an additional 5000
Goa.
Two companies have constructed
fleets of lake and river steamers to OPP
crate between the head of the lakes
and Five Finger Rapids, on the Yukon
River, where tram portage has been
established. connecting with fleets OF
river boats running through to Dawson
City. and assurance is given that during
six to eight months in the year
round trip can be made from Juneau
to Dawson City in less than twenty
days. In less than twenty years we
believe Southern Alaska will be the
greatest permanent bullion producer in
! the world"
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Grandl Yes, indeed it is! You can easily what
Hudyan has done if will call the Institute
and ask Tor free circulars and testimonials telling all
about It. And You medical advice-the very best
the whole Unionall YOU have do ask for and
yours free The Institute has private consulting and
you treated with all courtesy be YOU rich poor "ud
yam does its work promptly and surely that will
onh YOU Drains stop in week, and YOU altered
being a month That feeling OF strength is worth the
having. and be grand again YOU will but
try 1t IS surely worth Your while for happiness
now where there only despair Instead OF being object
OF scorn you will be admired by
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fered by Burton R) of Ohio. was

offered by Burton (R.) of Ohio. was
adopted.
| Lewis CD of Washington created
something of a sensation by Offering the
| following resolution as an amendment.
Resolved, That Congress disapproves
of Minister Woodford rendering a ban
quet to the Spanish Cabinet in behalf of
the United States, and expressing the
sense that the relations between Spain
ard the United States should. until the
inquiry as to the cause of the Maine
disaster be determined, remain only in
the formal and official way demanded
by the needs of the respective nations !"
Lewis was proceeding to remark upon
the ''ghoulish spectacle of Minister
Woodford banqueting the Spanish Cab
met, While the country was mourning
the loss of 250 brave sailors, who were
the victims of Spanish hate, when Can
non interposed a point of order against
the amendment, and was sustained by
the Chair.
Lewis attempted to debate the point
of order. saying that the amendment
was certainly pertinent to the para
graph under consideration-which hap
pened to relate to national cemeteries.
/ ain OpDCSGu, lie Sdlu, " our pSopiC
burying their dead, while our official
representative abroad is feasting their
murderers.'
At this point Lewis was cut off, and
the incident closed.
An amendment offered by Moody
! (R.) of Massachusetts,. and warmly sup
ported by Fitzgerald CD of Massachu-
sets. to increase the appropriation for
Boston Harbor from 100000 to $780,
600, was adopted.
An amendment offered by Grosvenor
(R) of Ohio, appropriatng S2S, $50 for
the continuation of the publication of
the records of the rebellion, was
adopted.
| At 5:15 p. IN. the COMMITTEE of the
Whole rose, without having completed
the consideration of the bill.
/ McLeary (R) of Missouri was recog-
niZed by the Speaker on a question of
personal privilege. He said that pur-
ported interview with him was pub
lished this morning relative to the dis
aster to the Maine. In justice to him.
self. he said that the interview was en-
tirely unwarranted and unauthorized.
1t did not in any correct manner repre-
sent his views on the question.
The House, at 500 D. m, adjourned
until Monday.
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A Negro Centre in Virginia.

Prince Edward County is a small, ir-
regular quadrangle of about 300 square
! miles, situated in the middle country
| of Virginia, between the Piedmont re-
| sion and the tide water about fifty
seven mileI southwest of Richmond,
and midway between Petersburg and
Lynchburg. This county is thus near
the geographical center of the State.
and is also in the center of a district
that produces seven-eighths of the to-
bacco crop of Virginia. The county
seat is Farmville, market town of
900 inhabitants. situated on the upper
waters of the AppomattoX. So writes
w. z. Burghardt du Bots in the Bui-
letin of the Department of Labor.
This county has had an interesting
history as regards its population. A
century ago it had a population OF
5000, evenly divided between whites
and blacks; to-day it has a population
of over 1900 but the increase is al
most entirely among the blacks, the
number OF whites still remaining I'M
der 5000
A study OF a community like Farm
VILE brings to light facts favorable and
unfavorable, and conditions good, bad.
and Indifferent. Just how the whole
should be interpreted is perhaps doubt
full. One thing. however, is clear. and
that is the growing differentiation OF
classes among negroes. even in small
communities This most natural
and encouraging result of thirty years
development has not yet been sufficient
~ impressed upon general students of
the subject, and leads to endless con-
tradiction and confusion. For instance,
visitor might tell US that the negroes
OF Farmvile are idle. unreliable. care
less with their earnings, and lewd; an
other visitor. a month later. might say
that Farmville negroes are Industrious.
owners of property. and slowly but
steadily advancing in education ana
morals. These apparently contradic-
tory statements made continually of ne
gro groups all over the land are both
true to a degree. and become mischiev-
Gus and misleading only when stated
without reservation as true of a whole
community. when they are in reality
true only of certain classes in the COM
munity. The question then becomes,
not whether the negro is lazy and Grim
iral. or industrious and ambitious, but
rather what. in given community is
/
pers to property holders. and what is
the tendency of development in these
classes. Bearing in mind, it seems fair
to conclude. after an impartial study
of Farmville conditions. that the in
dustrious and property-accumulat
class of the negro citizens best repre-
sents, on the whole. the general tend
encies of the group. AT the same time,
| the mass of sloth and immortality is
still large and threatening.
| How far Farmville conditions are
true elsewhere in Virginia the present
| Investigator has no means of determin-
| ing. He sought by inquiry and gener-
| al study TO choose a town which should
| in a large degree typify the condition
of the Virginia negro to-day. How FAR
Farmville fuifills this wish can only
be determined by further study.
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marriage. Madame Patti, howe

marriage. Madame Patti, however,
has renowned the legacy.
The Queen seems to be enjoying Won
derfully good health. She walks better
than she did at the time of her Jubilee.
The American Society held a Wash
ington's Birthday reception at the Graf
ton galleries on Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry White, in the absence of Colonel
John Hay. the United States Embas-
sador, and Mrs. Hay. received. and
many prominent people We're in attend
ance.
The change of weather to cold and
raw, with snow. etc. has not checked
the epidemic of measles, which has
mainly attacked grown-up people. Dur
ing the past week over twenty balls
and receptions have been postponed III
consequence Of the epidemic, and sew
eral schools have been closed for the
same reason.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-During the
greater part of the Senate's session 20
day the right of Henry w. Corbett 10
q seat in the Senate from Oregon Was
under discussion ThurSton of Nebras-
ka, IN an extended speech, opposed me
admission of Mr.. Corbett, while MesSrs
Foraker, Kyle and Mantle supported
Mr. Corbett's claim The vote on the
case, it has been agreed, will be taken
next Monday at 3 p. IN. The pension
calendar was cleared by the passage CT
several private pension bills. A few
bills of a general character We're also
passed.
The Chaplain in his prayer at ms
opening of the Senate to-day referred
to the present serious situation III the
following language:
.Oh, Lord, we pray that by Thy in
spiration our rulers and all in author
ity over us may do what they ought
to do. and with Thy blessing perform
the same
A bill to authorize the President TO
appoint as a First Lieutenant of lnfan-
try he Director of Swordsmanship and
Gymnastics at the West Point Acad-
envy was passed.
Hansbrough of North Dakota secured
the adoption of a resolution calling upon
the Secretary of the Navy for the rea-
son why he shipped certain freight over
the Canadian Pacific to Mare lslanu,
Cal, ard asking whether the freish at
was offered to railroads running entire
ly within the United States.
Gallinger of New Hampshire intro
duced end had adopted a resolution re-
guessing the President, ii not incoin-
patible with public interests, to SEND
to the Senate copies of all reports and
communications received by the State
Department since the 24th of Fepru-
airy. 1873 from Tomas Estrada Palma,
or any agent of the Cuban insurgents
which relate to the state of war in the
Island of Cuba, or such parts of said
documents as it is deemed advisable
and proper TO Communicate.
Hoar called up the Corbett case. and
Kyle of South Dakota addressed the
Senate briefly in support of Mr.. Cor
belts claim to- a seat in the Senate.
Thurston of Nebraska regretted that
his views of the case would force him
TO vote against the admission of sIr.
Corbest. He apprehended grave danger
to the republic if applicants for admls-
sion We're either seated or turned away
by a mere partisan vote. but he be-
ieved that the vote on this case would
not only not be a partisan vote, but j:
would be so decisive as to determine
all similar cases in the future.
AT the conclusion of Thurston's
speech thirteen private pension bills
We're passed by unanimous consent.
Foraker of Ohio, in addressing the
Senate on the Corbett case said he did
not propose to follow the precedent IS
tablished by the Mantle case, as he re-
garded the decision in that case as er-
roneous. and it was generally SO re-
garded by the legal profession through
out the country. 1T was generally IN
derstood,' said Foraker. that the sill
Yer question had more to do with the
reaching of decision than the appiica.
ton of the principles of law"
Gallinger of New Hampshire entered
an instant disclaimer to the application
of Foraker's statement to him. Il want
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Strange Money in the Mountains

THE strangest money l ever saw.
said a drummer for a Main-street
house the other evening, was in the
mountain districts of Kentucky and
West Virginia. Last summer | was
making my semiannual tour through
this district and / stopped one day at
a little grocery and saloon. not to sell
goods, but to get drink of the noun
ain dew. While l was pouring out my
drink a big husky mountaineer enter
ed the place and called for drink. AS
he finished gulping it down he reached
into big bulky pocket and drew forth
what looked to be coonskin. He laid
the skin on the counter the barkeeper
took the skin. and opening drawer.
hauled out rabbit skin, which | sup
pose vas the change. The mountain
eer picked up the rabbit skin and start
ed to the front part of the grocery. He
there bought a twist of tobacco and
rendered the rabbit skin in payment.
He received a big twist of long green,
and l was surprised to see the store
keeper reach and tender him squirrel
skin. The mountaineer tucked the
squirrel skin in his pocket, walked out.
unhitched his horse and rode away.
Il became interested and engaged the
proprietor in conversation He toio
me that sometimes he would go months
without seeing any real money, and
that the mountaineers used the skins in
all kinds of trades. such as buying
horses, etc. He said that four times a
year a hide buyer from Lexington or
Cincinnati visited the country and
bought up all the skins, which were
generally concentrated in the few stores
in the misunderstanding Dispatch.
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Men who only weaklings afraid sometimes to
ask for advice That is foolish They think night
punipess, and trembling limbs will pass
day. They get day after day These things
brought by indgences and ndscretions But the
readily cured if the proper taken Even
suned growth is recfied The Hudsonian doctors have
discovered '.Hudyan, which has saved 10000 men
from despair 1t has made them strong healthy and ygor
and full OF life and FIRE No lack of confidence now
sleep and of strength Perfect digestion,
weak back and sound mind sound body What is life
worth when YOU weakling2 To feel that you
once more is indeed
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The Deer Turned Hunter.

DR.. r. PetZold, a German doctor ana
farmer. who lives within six miles of
Uvalde, near the Nueces River, related
1 the following exciting affair. which took
place on the night of the 26th instant.
The doctor is we'll and favorably known.
/ his character is good, his standing for
! truth and veracity is unimDeached. In
company with a friend of mine, Mr..
Herman" began the doctor. I'VE went
out quailhunting. and had nothing but
a shotgun and a butcher knife along for
| shooting and protection. AS it hap
pened, night overlook US when we were
near the Cato. creek running through
our county, so we decided to camp out
! for the night.
after our Scanty supper we smoked
our pipes and spent the time telling
stories, etc. Finally We prepared our
beds, fell asleep and dreamed of the
middle of-the-roaders and the future
success of the erstwhile i6-to-1 silver
party. All went on nicely, when sud-
denly l was aroused by some kind of
strange noise, and thinking an old COW
or a SO yearling was after US for at
| least some pieces of harness or an old
! pair of pants to chew, watched, and
intended to run off the object.
| "The night being quite dark. I could
not fully and to my satisfaction dis
tinguish the beast in question. Now,
! then as long as it takes to tell this, sud-
denly and without warning a great big
I buck deer was attacking me. l held
on TO his horns for dear life, and called
| on my friend for assistance The buck
in the mean time kept on pushing me
fa1 al
tinuing to go for me with all his force
and rage. For once tried one hand on
his mouth; this. however, being full OF
foam and Very slippery, / let go and
again took hold of his horns.
I'm the meantime my companion was
up and about. He had his gun ready,
and was going to shoot at something.
perhaps me. when l called out not to
shoot, for Gods sake! but come, and
come D. d. O., too, else l was about to
lose my strength and give up my hold
of the bucks horns.
With one great effort and push my
| friend flew up in the air. and, coming
down on terra firma, halloed out pain
| full shrieks for life. Again, without any
special desire, / had to take hold of the
| bucks horns, and now, thinking of my
| butchers knife, which l carried in my
! leather belt, / once more made a deter
mined effort and got a sort of twist on
| the bucks neck; out came the big knife,
and cut away at his neck at a fearful
rate, until the brute tumbled over, a
| lifeless form. Being dressed in light at
| tire, l was black and blue all over my
body, besides being covered with blood.
4 honestly do believe that had 1t not
been for the timely assistance of my
friend my life would have been in inn
minent danger. My friend says he VIII
not go hunting with me another time. =
San Antonio Express.
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styles, which are more popular
than ever. 81 yard.
Fancy Striped TaHetas in all
the pretty new colors imagin-
able for spring wear, and many
of these are in such shadiugs
and styles as will be desirable
for entire dresses as well as
fancy waists. 81 to 81 so a
yard.
Many new and handsome pat
terms in Black Brocaded Satin,
Duchess Poplins and Gros
Grains with novelty figures,
also in Bayedere Stripes, for
separate skirts or entire dresses,
from 81 to So so a yard.
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All Outside.

Gertie-Pa's awfully cross with me for
coming in this dress.
Bertie-Is he. really p don't see much
III it-er-to object to.
Gertie-Neither could he That's why
he's SO angry.-Pick-Me-U
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Wanted to Know,

There's man laughing at us. over
there" said the bride to her mate;
while on the wedding jornay.
Were you ever engaged to him,
dear?" asked the groom, refectively.-
YonkeTs Statesman.
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Let Us Hone So.

Bighead-Have you noticed that the
trend of the modern novel is to exploit
Christianity?
Cynicus-Yes 1 shouldn't be sur
prised if religion became a fad with
society people this winter-Judge
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WEST AFRICAN WAR
SCARE CRUMbLES.
Hardly an Echo Of What Was Ex-
peeted TO Create a Collision
Between the Fighting Forces Of France and
Great Britain.

It Has Been the Means, However,
Of Creating a Little Friction in
the British Ministry-Americnn
and British Railways the Sub
ject of Criticism by a London
Journal, Unstinted Praise Be-
ing Bestowed Upon the Equip
ment and Punctunlity of Roads
in This Country as Contrast
to Those in England.
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Dress Goods Attractions
Csc Yard,
Black BrOCade rIOhair.

We have just received and
viii place ON our counters a line
Of Is pieces 44-inch Black Mo-
hair Brccades. These are ex-
ceptional values and comprise
the most desirable patterns for
full suits or separate skirts
that will be shown this season.
A regular 81 value.
See display of New Spring
Dress Goods in our large show
windows.
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Cloak Department
Attractions.

SIG will buy you one OF the
newest, nobbiest Spring Co.'S
tumes-hy front coat of the lat
est cut, full silk lined and trim
med with piping of black satin
to initiate Eton effect. This
satin piping is run through
pearl rings and with smoke
pearl button fastenings, and
pockets with flap on the side,
makes q very attractive suit.
combined with a seven gored
skirt, full rustic lined, bound
bottom, graceful In hang. They
come in two shades of blue
navy, marine and black.
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soc Yard,
Plaid SuitingS.

P1aids have been pronounced
the correct thing for separate
skirts and waists for spring
wear. We are showing some
very new and pretty designs In
spring stufFs in plaided and
checked effects. Bright, pretty
shadings in those popular blues,
greens, modes, grays and OK
bloods are to be seen among the
array of beauties. Come and see
for yourself the new spring
styles that can be had at soc q
yard.
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,a!z6y6uxzZ'

You'll lind the following lines extremely interesting the
special prices that have been put them They all
OF them before displayed but the
not actually tor all classes of Spring Goods make prices
mark the medium by which they're inoducton
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Separate Skirts.

At 81 65 we have that unus-
ually special vAiue HI Figured
MOhair Skirts, neat in pattern,
rich in luster, and seven gored
style - full lined, velveteen
bound bottom and perfect in
hang at this unusual price,
81 IS.
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MOhair Skirts.

At Sc so. SO rs, 81, 81 25
and IS we have the grandest
line Of richly illuminated Mo-
hair Skirts ever shown on the
Pacific Coast. So handsome are
the patterns and SO similar TO
silk that they vie with the silk
themselves, but then, what a
difference in price, and again
what a difference between these
prices and the prices usually
placed on such values.
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CONGRESSIONAL
PROCEEDINGS.
Debate on Corbett Case Occupies
Greater Part of Time.
An Agreement Reached to Vote on the
Question Tomorrow.

Lewis Of Washington Creates
Sensation in the House by OI-
fering a Resolution Disap-
proving of Minister Woodforo
rendering Banquet to the
Spanish Cabinet in behaif OF
the United States.
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75c Yard,
Real Irish POpIins.

We have just received a line
of these new and popular IA
brics, 40 inches wide and al
most all the new shades for
spring such as bluett, olive,
Bavarian blue, sage, new navy
and others; for a real up-to-
date suit there Is nothing pref
tier than a poplin.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-25

That ael Of concerts ere being
e.FW ar th wed
That gha British merchaut sHip t
lauta loade3 ajsh wheat and bound fur
South Africa WIS wrecked Off Alsea Bay
On Eyv r.
Thai ont Of crew Of n men only
2 escaped with their lives.
Tint 8ir W q George, yice-presidgnt
of tha Mis- sippi Cotton Growers Un-
ion, has called meeting OF chat body
rs be held Ii Vicksb burg on Thursday.
Dee. i
That tho meeting IS called for The
purpose Of perfeeting an organize.
uon
Ihat an agricultural associations.
mayors q towns ana cities and presi-
dents Or boards oi supervisors are re-
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a r
rs.s n.ea tns rssgb.,e av. va,.e
ti..0, ,.,.iosf t,s i5aa
.,1,if...f i..s AZ a,a baa.1F i
tbe Protestant orphan asymms Of the
siata
rb.t. co,,,,.ny M basr orgapizsd
u.t,;os5,,+g For fbe nrrnasa of
...,-,f.a4,,,,.,.r sga,.g,5,iro ,aads N s9rt
h..s ,.,a5 MAN pioo I{ros ss,nana
rn a.. a.,-;t,1 sto.t wbi.b il r,y,
tGooo aHl y incrassed Il s55 ooo.
rhat !, .,o,,l ~ tbe oa,.bines ara n ,w
On the grounds, and others enronte.
That Rev f.. i. wesson, pastor Of
NJ water valley Baptist church las
lecliued to accept another can from
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Thal 9e MaIhollow Of Brandon.
inst aaoHt
8l ps violating Qala1iaa
ai Ho h Gst Vie Aea
hclude ags 5s high and low degree.
That tba Oxford Graded School
opened Ngv 23 with an enrolment of
4''' ''"" 'o' ''a''a
That tba southern railway has am
aounced that dining cars VIII be trans
oried On IDS " $. fast mail trains
@ly the yelr round commencing the
rbs+tsi t .o,,r,o+a tba amino
servios az tbs e,nfba,p n Florida
A'an.s aha ~ pQints soa1a allu aou'h
That The editor Of the Indianola Toe.
,.s es. y a,s4hs
,a @ ' g - n,itb /
s1 osiS.r, l,s4 thas II d,roll II nm
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j. KANTROV[TZ,
Merchant Tailor,
Greenwood, Miss.

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Clay WOrsted, Ready.made Suits, which
cannot be bought anywhere else for less
than $1,000, we sell at S4.75
First Glass Pants, we'll made, 81 and up.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-27
EVERGREEN EVENTS.
Much Sickness Prevailing in the City
at the Present Time.

Evergreen, Ala, November 26.-(special.)
There is a great deal of sickness in Ever
green at this time. Scarlet fever prevailed
here for a long time, but 1t has given place
to la grippe, which is in nearly every fam
lily.
]. w. Clarke, whose assassination was
attempted by w. d. Stallworth last Friday
evening. is better, but not yet out of dam
ger. He was struck by sixty-four shot,
which entered his back, head and neck.
1t was an unprovoked and wholly unex-
pected attack. and Clarke was standing I'M
armed and making no demonstration what
ever, with his back to his assailant when
the shot was fired.
Rev. N. s. Jones and his wife nee
Taliaferro), of Tarboro, N. c., have
come to Evergreen to make this their
future home.
The conference of the African M. E.