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The Advocate and news., 1898-03-02
1.-THE SCRIP SYSTEM.

A book might be written about the system
which the coal operators have Of paying their
employees In scrip; 1t would merely be an elab-
GRATED definition Of one word 49, robbery. The
company stores have absolutely no tenable ex-
cuse behind them. Through them the operators
coerce their miners into condition that isworse
than slavery, and their balefu influence extends
TO the entire communityin which the stores are
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-02

the average miner uses six kegs a
month. The other stores do not
keep powder, but they stand ready
to do so for sale at $1.25 a keg when
the miners will guarantee that the
powder will be purchased. The
men do not make this guarantee
for the reason that If they did so
they would not be needing powder.
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-02

salt meat at IL to IA cents; at the cash
stores 1t costs 61s or cents. If you buy
quarters worth of soap at cash store
you will have eleven bars to take home;
the company stores will let you off with
six or seven bars of the same kind for
the same money. The company stores
sell powder to the men at 81 a keg and
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-02

situated The miner in southeastern Kansas Osnsy paid monthly or
the month
the fifteenth Of the preceding month
his family alive while wait
usually office
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-02

pair OF scis-
sors which |
might have
purchased in
Topeka for
S5 cents, is
sold for rs
cents. Per,
haps he does
not find this
out, but he
soon ascer-
tains enough
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-02
MT. CARMEL COAL co.
GOOD FOR 5 LBS. POWDER.

No powder will be- issued to miners OK.
capt upon presentation Of this ticket.
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Hotel Reception Manageress.

A reception OF 1.-THE hotel
circulars are authority for the title) Is the
latest addition 10 the forces of the swell
London hotels. She must be a woman OF
refinement and charming and
must be able to converse huently I'm at
least four or five languages. When for
eign women are guests at the hotel the
reception manageress places herself at
their disposal. attends to all their wants.
initiates them into all English customs.
IL ready with advice upon every subject.
from cab fares to court etiquette; tells
them where TO buy whatever they happen
to want and goes with them whenever
they need her services. She has proved n
valuable innovation and has added to the
continental popularity of the hotels hat
employ her.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

While the Duchess OF Newcastle delights
I'm gigantic wolf hounds. Lady Bressey in
clines TO pugs and Countess de Grey dotes
on bulldogs.
ID. W. Powers. who died In Rochester.
y. ". M other day. Is said to nave been
the owner OF the best private gallery of
modern art in this country.
Edmund Parker. the only surviving
slave of the Washington family. and since
the civil war guardian OF washington's
tomb. IL dying ut al advanced age.
Miss Estelle Peel. as Wyoming's super
intendent OF public instruction. has charge
OF all the buying and selling of school
lands and has increased I'm this line the
states income from 500 to 1000 a week.
IL Is said that Meissonier. the artist. had
such a delicate sense of touch that he
could. with eyes shut. lay on the exact
amount of color he wanted on a given
spot II some one placed the point OF the
brush upon IL.
Sir Charles Burrell sat s. years in the
English house of and In hat
period made but one speech h wao in
favor of a bill providing hat housemaids
should not be compelled to clean windows
from the outside.
The car OF Russia probably owns q
greater quantity OF china than any other
person in the world. He has the china be-
longing to all the Russian rulers a. far
back as Catherine the Great. II II stored
in an immense closet in the Winter palace
at ST. Petersburg.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06
$40 sets teeth, $40. DR.. wix.
ROMANCE OF COON HOLLOW"
A Clever Pastoral Drama of Tennessee
Life.

A Clever Pastoral Drama of Tennessee
Life.
A Romance Of Coon Hollow a pas
toral drama of Tennessee life. will be
at Maguire's opera house next Thurs
day for an engagement OF three nights.
II is a story of love. passion m hate.
told in a graceful way. and given real
ism by pictures and stage effects that
are scenes OF every day life in the
South. Among the cen are a cotton
press in operation, as seen on a South
ern plantation: a moonlight picture OF
Coon Hollow with electric and lime
light effects. In this scene the firebugs
fit through the trees and the night
birds sing among the branches with a
realism hat takes one way from the
stage and it's acting. Another with a
historical flavor Is the great boat race
between the Mississippi river steam
boats Robert +. Lee and hatcher, Civ
en- at twilight. the steamers being bril-
llantly lighted and under fun steam.
On the levee at the old river wood land
ing a bevy OF darkey boys and girls
troop down to see the great boats pass,
and indulge in all of the revelry that
have made the darkey a picturesque
character. Songs. tubilees. buck and
wing dancing are features of the troupe.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06
Week in the
Women Clubs

The Household Economical club met
in the art room OF the library on
Wednesday. During the business ses-
sion. the club flower and colors were
adopted. after which the programme
was X up. A very interesting paper
on Fires. Light and Things to Work
With" was read by Mrs. Vogul. fol-
lowed by a very article on
Food in Relation to Health" by the
president. Mrs. Martins.
on Oct. 81 the Homer club met at
the usual time and place. The first
half hour was devoted To magazine re-
views by Mrs. Dawson and Mrs. Buzz
20. Mrs, Welcome reviewed the Cad
Fly" A very comprehensive paper
was then read by Mrs. Moore on Art
In Our Public Schools" Mrs. Ham
mond gave an excellent paper on Our
New Islands,"
The Atlas club met Friday afternoon
In the art room OF the library. The
first paper of the afternoon was read
by Mrs. Holmes: the subject was The
Norman Conquest" IL was carefully
prepared and well delivered. English
Newspapers" was the next paper. read
by Mrs. knight. This paper was writ
ten by Mrs. w. j. Christie. state chair
Iltu OI DITttDOfutItt IL was ~ WY
able production. showing much thought
and research. The subject for current
events was What Do You Consider
the Greatest Invention" Miss Reznor,
the leader. said she was unable to de-
cid between the uses OF steam and
electricity. Various opinions were adj
vanced. some of the ladies giving pref
erence TO printing. others TO the tele-
phone. the telegraph. the X-rays. one
laIU Gn00aatfn0 thai the nae Of Res
semer steel was N OF the great
achievements Of the present day. but
the first opinion arrived at was that
the different applications of electricity
we're most wonderful and. perhaps. in
deed, the greatest good to mankind af-
ter all. After roll call. which was an
swered to by quotations. the club ad-
journed.
Members OF the Butte branch. Needle
Work guild. are requested To send the
two new garments promised to their
special directors before the 18th inst.
Any articles OF wearing apparel for
men. boys. women. girls or infants.
such as night shirts and W. stock
Ings and socks. underwear of all kinds.
shoes and o~vershoes. wrappers and
dresses, cloaks, coats. hats, caps.
shawls. aprons. trousers and overalls.
etc, etc, are solicited. The warm un-
derWear will be especially acceptable
II given in pairs of a size. as two vests.
two drawers etc. Miscellaneous arti-
eles like. blankets. comforts. table lin
en-. sheets and pillow slips towels. bed
clothes. etc. are also very desirable.
The directors will meet on Thursday
next at $3.50. in the rooms OF the Asso-
ciated Charities, to complete range
ments for the distribution and exhi-
bition Of all articles contributed.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06

undergoing their contractors trials on the
Clyde, exceeded a mean speed of 20 knots
on a continuous run of three hours. the
engines In each case working at COCO
horsepower. Since they have been at
Davenport completing for sea they ave
been subjected to nc work whatever. yet
on a two hours trial. with the engines
working at an even greater rate than
when on the Clyde. they barely exceeded
&c knots. Such n great reduction of speed
In new vessels il regarded as surprising.
and even alarming. and II is likely 10 form
the subject of close inquiry.
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ed me terribly. i could not sleep for
the pain. Plasters would help for a
while. but as soon as taken of, the pain
would be just rs bad as ever. Doctors
prescribed medicine, but it gave me no
relief.
"Now I feel so well and strong,
have no more headaches, and no
pain in side, and 1t is all owing to
your Compound. 1 cannot praise it
enough. 1t is q wonderful medicine.
i recommend IL 10 every woman !
know"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06
De.troyers Fail In speed.

From the London Daily News.
Tho failure OF some of the new torpedo
boat d~estroyers TO attain anything like the
speed recorded Of them while on their
contractors trials IL engaging the serious
attention Of the admiralty and Of naval
engineers. The difficulty has existed ever
since the adoption OF the O-knot destroy
ers. but IL has been especially noticeable
On the cases OF the Earnest and the Grif-
ION, which only q few months ago. while
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06

her testimony was unimportant. The
lady We lunteered a great deal more in
fcrma lion than she was required to i'm
part. The case was closed at $3.50
o'clock and tomorrow the jury will
render a verdict. II Il does not hang.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06
TO MRS. PINKHAM
From Mrs. Walter e. Budd, Of Pat
chogue, New York.

Mrs. BuDD, in the following letter,
tells a familiar story of weakness and
suffering, and thanks Mrs. Pinkham
for complete relief:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I think II ia
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06

" duty to write
you and tenyou
what Lydia
Z.
4 Vegetable
2 Compound
has done for
me. / feel like
woman.
had such dread
full headaches
through my
q temples and
y on top of my
r head, that I
! nearly went
crazy;wasalso
troubled with
| chills very
| weak; my left
1 side from my
} shoulders to
nv waist pain
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06

Every yard Of silk on sale at o. X.
Lewis & Cos never saw Butte light
before. Every one new. Sale price half
regular prices.
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True.

From Pick-Me-Up.
81 wish I was a girl" said Bobbie.
"why do you wish that?" asked his
father.
"Oh. then I wouldn't have to bother
about thinking h III DO when I am a
man."
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06

Free silver souvenirs with every pur-
chase in our children's department,
from Il or up. at Cans x klein's.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06

Hundreds in Butte have been entire
ly relieved Of headache and nervous
ness by Dr. Dodd. eye specialist, rooms
: and s, Owsley.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06
Our Ceuntry,s WiANh.

To n correspondent who wants to know
what Is the greatest width of the United
States. the Galveston News replies that
the distance from Porto Rico to Manila
il about 1900 miles.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06

SIS reward to any one proving that
z. r. Mayer. 20 West Park. does not
put in the best handspring made for 81.
Watch cleaning. $50.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06

50 shoes. good calf. for si.s5 at Cans
& Klein's.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06

$50 sets teeth. SO. DIR. wix.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06

Marie Murphy was yesterday granted
a divorce by Judge Clancy from Dan
Murphy. TO whom h was married in
Butte on the 25th OF April, 1896. Mrs.
that the defendant deserted the plaintiff
In January. 1897. since which time he
has not been heard from and has con-
tributed nothing to her support.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06

Blue or brown Chinchilla. deep Collars,
storm pockets. heavy winter cold re- 4
sisters-Compare favorably with COM \
petitors' $500 offerings-Red Letter 4
odit s"sss 80 ss..s.... .........-... !
Brown, black or blue Refers for boys
from 3 to Is years old: plush lined 4
storm pockets. ulster collars, plain or 4
fancy lining-Compare with our COM \
petitors' $500 offerings-Red Letter r
sale ........ ...... ........ ........... =
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06

no Mems Overcoats, well made. full
cut; Germania Beavers in black. blue
and brown, double warp serge lin
ings, all this seasons make-Compare
our competitors $500 offerings-Red
Letter sale ..... -. ......... ........
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-07-07

been healed every Populist should 70
20 work Ia earnest and see that his
neigbbos 10 converted 10 orr psip-
cipies.-
The CAucAsIAs most heartily con-
ours 10 the above sentiments.
The editor OF the Peoples Cause,
another middIe-of-the- rosder, who vss
1t Omaha, in bi, report Of the meeting
and comments on the action Of the
boilers headed by Barker. Par . and
Vandervoors, ssys:
Our impression 10 that IL will be the
better policy for the people to stand BY
the ac:ion Of the constituted authori.
tier, while pursuing . manly and con-
sist.nt course, than TO undertake TO
organize . new party with a'i its At
tendant difficulties.
This is gratifying. 1t shows that
many good men and true Populists
have been 70 Iled BY the disorganizers,
but will follow them no longer.
The Peoples Party is now in better
shape than ever, and Is to be congrstu-
lated upon getting rid Of the radical
element OF disorg1nizers. The honest
middle. of-the- readers have had their
eyes opened. They will not follow
further Mark Hannas agents 10 their
efforts to disorgsnize the Peoples
Party.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-07-07
The Omaha Meeting.
Winston Republican,

winston Republican,.
The National Executive Committee
of the Peoples Party met 1T Omaha
Nebraska, on June the 18th. 1t is un-
derstood that the meeting WAS not
called for the purpose of transacting
any pressing business but it was to
give the "middle-of.th e-roaders" an op-
p0rtunity to tell of their grievances
and to devise plans to harmonic the
leaders of the party. Practically
nothing, however, was accomplished
The Committee after remaining 10
session all day and the following night
until five o'clock in the morning rea-
lied that their efforts were in vain, it
being found that some of the middle.
of-the-r0aders," headed by Wharton
Barker, Milton Park, w. s. Morgan and
o hers had bolted the action of the
u mnittee, and ut the same time bolt
ed the national party organization.
II e majority of the committeeman,
however, sustained Butler in his posi-
ton with reference to the war which
is being waged in the ranks of the
Populist party, and it was decide
that no national nominating c0nven-
ton Of the Populist party should b.
called until 1900; and with reference
to the cooperation questions, it was
decided that each State should decide
for itself what action it should take in
the matter. 1t is said that the bOIters'
faction will arrange for q national
convention to be held in the fall of
this year.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-07-07
RAILROAD COMMISSION.

The Natter OF Passenger Rate Reduction
Deferred Until Jaly 12th-0ov. Russsll
Asks for Increased Assessment Of Rail.
road Property.
At the recent session of the Rail-
road Commission was the petition of
citizens Of Mt. Airy, asking that the
Western Union Telegraph Office be
compelled to move their Office M
town. It is now situated at the de-.
pot, threefourths of mile from the
business center of the town. The
Commission ordered that the relief
asked for IN the petition be granted.
and that the company comply with
the order by August LIST.
Petition of citizens of Lexington
for an up town express Office was read
and the relief asked for was granted
by the Commission.
In the matter of extension of time
to the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad
to file their answer Why passenger
rates should not be reduced, the road
was given further time to file their
answer aud exceptions.
Chairman Caldwell gave notice
that he expected to dispose of tho
matter of reduction Of passenger
faresuin North Carolina at that meet
ing, and no further time or exten-
sion would be granted. The annual
assessment of the railway was taken
up Colonel Hinsdale appeared %
counsel for Governor Russell for
the purpose of getting assessed val
ne OF railways increased, which he
claimed WAS much too low. The A.
sessed valuation Of the roads viii
hardly be given out before the next
meeting Of the Commission.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-07-07
WILL STAND BY raE ORGANIZATION

WILL STAND BY T8E ORGANIZATION
One Of the prominent Texas editors
of Peoples Party paper is Mr.. o. p.
Pyle, of MineOla Courier. He is Presi-
dent Of the Reform Press of Texas,
He held proxy and had q seat ia the
meeting of the National Committee At
Omaha. While he voted all the way
through with the minority element of
the middle-Of-the-roaders who were
fighting the national organization of
the party, yet We were much pleased
with his manly bearing. When the
extreme middle 0f-the-road element
bolted the action of the committee, after
everything possible had been done BY
the majority for harmony, he refused
to bolt with them. In the last issue
Of his paper, commenting on the meet
ing of the committee and the action of
the boilers, he says:
The Courier will support the nation
al organization of the party headed nv
Senator Butler snd we believe everv
POpulist paper in Texas will do it.
As We view it, the Peoples party of
the nation is In better shape now than
1t has ever been before. There will
now be harmony and We will present
. solid front to the enemy. There me
now no middle of the readers, or fusion
Populists. We are oil POpulists. .
united party that will march on to
victory. 1t was we'll for US to meet
from all parts of the nation and talk
near together and learned much of the
peculiar conditions of the various
sections Of the United States
Nov, that the party differences have
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-07-07

II all his property, excessive Of
what he has disposel Of o. coeeealeA
20 defvau1 HE csedisoes. at fair vale.
alton, 10 equal 10 his deeea. We DO Dos
make IL the cSitesioo that Q maa cas
not pay bis debss. He may be In -
fault On his NOES and HE co0meecisl
paper, or his q her dues. stiil IL be can
come into court and show that his BRO
perty st s'tair VALUATION, exclusive Of
what be has attempted TO dispose Of 20
defrsud his CREDITOR. 10 equal IN value
10 his debts. then be 10 not insolvent
and cannot be pus into bankruptcy,
But on account Of adopting this nev
rule Of Insolvency We have IN COO nee.
ton With il from the uecessity Of the
case, adopted different order OF proof.
We require the alleged bankrupt to
assume the burden Of proving bis sol
veney. Under the old rule and de6ui.
ton Of Insolvency il Vas very easy for
the creditor TO show that the bank rupt
had not paid bis paper when Il Vas
due. Ii was . simple thing, and hence
it vas fair TO charge him with the
duty OF proving such Insolvency. But
under this new rule Of insOlve ncy it 10
more difficult, and the matter 10 to Q
large extent within the peculiar and
special knowledge Of the alleged bank
Fupt.
(CONCLUDxD MKT WIKI
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-07-07

sible TO carry IL BY ssosm with my pres
ent force. Our losses up to date will
aggregate . thousand. but list has NOS
yet been made. But little sickness out
sid. Of exhaustion from intense heat
and exhaustion 81 the battle day be.
fore yesterday. and the almost con.
slant fire which - kept up on the
trenches. wagon road TO rear 10 kept
open with som. difficulty on account
Of rains, but will be able TO use il
for the present. General Wheeler IL
seriously III, and will probably have
to 60 To the rear dsy. General
Young also very i'll; confined TO bis
bed. General Hawkins Vas slightly
wounded in the foot during sortie Of
enemy made last night. which was
ba ndsom~ly repulsed. The behavior Of
fbe troops was magnificent. General
Garcia reported he holds the railroad
from Santiago to san Luis. and has
burned a bridge and removed some
rails also that General PandO has ar
rived At Palma, and that the French
Consul, with about four hundred
French citizens, came into his line
yesterday from Santiago. Have d.
rrcird him to treat them with every
courte-y possible.
SMARTER, MAJOR GENERAL.
General Shafter on Monday de.
manded the surrender Of Santiago and
that unless his demand WAS complied
with he would lombard the city,
awaiting until noon Tuesday to en-
able the women and children and also
the citizens OF foreign countries to
move to place Of safety.
The Spanish Commander refused to
accede to the demand. However, a de.
sire to observe prudence in the cam.
paige against Santiago led the Pres.
dent and his advisers Tuesday to suG.
gest to General Shafter the postpone
ment Of an assault until the arrival Of
reinfOrcements.
Skaters belief, expressed in hil
message Sunday that he could not take
the city without reinfOrcements is be.
lieved to hold good now, despite Ger.
yera's destruction. A more potent fac
tor in arriving at q decision to post.
pOne the bOmbardment was the inf0r.
nation from Shafter today that Pandt
had joined the Spaniards in Santiago
bringing the total force in the city uE
to 1900.
1t 10 regretted somewhat that ShafteI
sent an ultimatum for surrender under
penalty Of bOmbardment at noon TO-
day, although the arrival Of the en-.
emy's reinfOrcements excuses him from
fulfilling the threat.
The government is now more than
ever resolved to lose no time in send.
ing reinfOrcements, and it is expected
that additional troops will have left
the camps tonight and embark Wed.
nesdAy or Thursday.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-07-07
PusLlc 0Piniox.

Thinking aud Acting A. Ia. lid uaIs.
Our HOme.l
We have always been . lover and
sdmirer Of Independence. Without
indept ndent thought til. 70 can be
no pre- gress. Our friends Of the De-
mocracy who are loyal to the prin
ciples that Bryan advocates and
who are talking independently. are
getting in . position to think and
act for themselves. A mau can I
learn much as long as he is blinded
by pre- JUDGE. blinded by "loyalty,'
to the machine. When . man closes
his eyes and stops his ears to every
thing that does not have . certain
label on it, he is not . progressive
man. A voter that swallows every
thing that is given him with . Ger
tain label on it, is An impediment to
political progress and is not q Dem
ocrat in the tue meaning of the
word. We hope to see more indie
pendence and less party slavery in
politics and the signs Of the times
indicate that We will see it.