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The leader., 1898-09-07
THANKSGIVING SERVICES.
Held In Amsterdam on the Occasion
Of Queen wiIheImins Attain
ing Her Majority.

Amsterdam, Sept. /. - Solemn
thanksgiving services were held here
Wednesday in all the churches, as
well as in the churches throughout
Holland, upon the occasion of Queen
Wilhslmina attaining her majority.
Queen Wilhelmina, accompanied by
the queen mother, attended divine
service in the Great church here in the
morning. The grand duke of Sake
Weimar, the grand duchess of Meek
linburg, the prince and princess of
Waid, the diplomatic corps, the civic
and military authorities, and 1000
other persons were present.
The papal nuncio, Mgr. Taranassi,
and the ministers from Catholic coun-
tries attended divine services in the
Catholic church.
Upon the occasion of her birthday
and the attainment of her majority,
Queen Wilhelmina Helen Pauline
Maria issued a proclamation to the
people of the Netherlands. 1t was
wordcd as follows:
ION this day. so important to you and
me- | desire before all else to say word of
warm gratitude From my tenderest years
you have surrounded me with your love.
From all parts of the kingdom, from all
classes of society, young and old, have
always received striking proofs of at
tachment. After the death OF my veneer
ated father, all your attachment to the
dynasty was transferred to me. On this
day | am ready to accept the splendid
though weighty task whereto | shall be
called, and feel myself supported by your
fidelity Receive my thanks. My eX-
perience hitherto has left ineffaceable i'm
pressions and is an earnest of the future.
The leader., 1898-09-07

Altoona, Pa, Aug. 3l.-Soldiers pass
ing through Altoona tell strange
story regarding the death of Quarter
master George >. Franks of company
G, Twelfth New York regiment. The
regiment is encaml ed at Chattanooga.
Because of the death CT three hospital
patients after drinking milk sold by
negroes living in the neighborhood
the quartermaster of company u
would not allow the negroes to sell
anything to his company. Friday
night gang of negroes caught Franks
outside of the camp grounds, and after
beating him nearly to death threw him
under a passing railroad train. Since
then the guards have been ordered to
shoot any negro who attempts to pass
the camp lines.
The leader., 1898-09-07
Bradstreet on Trade.

New York, Sept. 3.-Bradstreets says;
THE advent of September finds fall trade
apparently in full swing a the west and
northwest, and more reported doing at
southern Mississippi valley points and In
the east, but the volume OF business In
wool and dry goods In the latter section Is
rather smaller than expected. Early re-
ports OF large business during August are
confirmed by aggregates OF monthly BANK
clearings, which show unprecedentedly
large totals for that month. little below,
indeed, the immense monthly aggregates
of last winter. Reports from the iron and
steel trade are In a high degree favorable.
the tonnage movement being unprecedent-
eddy large and the tone OF prices hrm at
the advance recently scored. Business In
steel is exceptionally large, and In the west
particularly the output Is limited only by
the ability of the mills to keep up with or
ders The western crop situation remains
practically unchanged. cash wheat being
lower on rather larger movement OF
spring wheat. but an active demand tor
export has furnished sustaining power.
Corn has been ruled by the weather In sur
plus producing states, which Is dry ana
hot. with a steadyng effect on prices.
'Distributive trade Is active in the west
and northwest. with dry goods. boots and
shoes, hats and caps. millinery, clothing
and hardware in most active distribution
bv jobbers, and with iron and steel and
most of its products in active demand and
consumption by manufacturers. An In
creased business Is reported in the south
ern Mississippi valley. New Orleans telling
of increased activity in general trade nd
larger receipts of new crop cotton and
rice
The leader., 1898-09-07
THE SOUTHERN STORM.
Further Reports OF Great Damage
Coast Islands suffer
severely.

Savannah, Ca. Sept. 3.-While Savan-
nah suffered heavily from the cyclone
which swept over this section of the
coast Wednesday morning, the dam
age on the coast islands aud In the in
terror as far as the storm reached is
probably greater. The flooded condi-
ton Of the country renders communi-
cation difficult and in many sections 1T
is entirely cut off and no news has been
received to indicate what the condi-
tlous are. The first news from the
Carolina sea islands which were the
scene of the great tidal storm of 1893
in which thousands of persons per-
ished was received Friday. While the
storm was nothing like that7of five
years ago the loss is heavy. The
beaches north of Tybee are lined with
| wrecks of small craft and at Button
aud the other small settlements near
| ~ all the houses were unroofed and
| many were destroyed.
The loss 10 the rice crop on the
| Savannah river alone is estimated at
$500, 900 to S250,O00. Three-fourths OF
| the crop has been destroyed. The loss
| to planters between Savannah and Au-
| gusta will run into the hundreds OF
thousands. a heavy flood is reported
in the upper Savannah river and mes
sengers were sent out from here to
warn planters of its approach. The
cotton crop in the counties adjoining
| Savannah is practically ruined.
| The switch WAS Open.
Syracuse. n. u, Sept. "A special
TO the Herald from Fulton says:
The leader., 1898-09-07
GOLD FROM THE KlONDIKE
steamer Roanoke brings to seattle
About sI,00O,Ooo - Many Geld
Hunters Disappointed.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 3l.-The steam
err Roanoke arrived here Tuesday frtoA
ST. Mi~hael. Alaska, with 459 passen
gers and gold dust which a conserva-
tive estimate places at S4,OO0,OO0. The
bulk of it was the property of the Can
adian bank of commerce and the North
American Trading & Transportation
company. The amount consigned to
the Canadian bank of commerce is
5000, 900. A majority of the passengers
were men who went to Dawson in last
years rush. They have no gold but
lots of experience. The fortunate pas
sengers numbered about as. OF these
probably 25 had over $4,000 each. The
amounts held by the remaining so
range from $lO0 TO $4,000. The fol-
lowing is list of the richest ones and
the amounts they brought back:
NJ. w jenkins. $4,000; Theodore Ander-
son, $4,000; George Carmack, $4,000;
stick JIM" $4,000: "Tasish Charley"
Sc, 100; Ike Powers, $4,000; Ii. Doane, sl5,-
~: r. kenaud. $4,000.
These men were among the first who
went into the Klondike. George Car
mack was the diScoverer of the klon-
dixie. lie located the first claim on
Bonanza creek. stick Jim" and
"Tagish Charley" are fullbooded In.
dams.
The leader., 1898-09-07
Anylo-German Alliance.

London, Sept. 3. = A report was cur
rent here Friday that treaty alli-
ance between Great Britain and Ger
many, on the lines of the speech Of Mr..
Chamberlain. the secretary of state
for the colonies. was actually com
pleted Thursday. This probably is n
amplification of the gossip relative to
the daily visits Of Coun, Won Hatzfeldt-
Weidenburg, the German ambassador,
10 the British foreign office during the
past fortnight. which have been at
tributed to desire on the part OF
Germany and Great Britain to formu-
late common policy in regard to Rus
STA and China.
1t is said that as qoIid pro quo for
Germany's support In Egypt Great
Britain will 'ecognize Germany's
claims to utilize Syria as an outlet for
her surplus popu !ation.
The leader., 1898-09-07
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
Some short Sentences which Cont.,,
Truths uttered in Humor-
Gus Ways.

The man who is welded to art should b,r.
a model wife. "a'e
Money often wins the first battle. bu, -,
dom the secoIfd. SCI
Some girls change color because the sr..
box is unsatisfactory. "'s'
Usually the more a man is wrapped I'M :,
himself the colder he is W III
It's wise philosopher that knows wh,,
there is a brick under the hat. "Heh
Poor is the minister whose voice Gil. II.
church and empties the pews '''e
A woman's idea of strategy is TO snend =,
dime In an effort 20 save a nickel
All geniuses are more or less eccentr;o .
few have even been known to paw tbs;,
debts. '"eir
Eve had her faults, but she never won,
through Adams pockets while he was asIeen
Love blinds some men, and it makes lois ~
Others too nearsighted for military service
A chainless wheel renders trouser gpard.
unnecessary, but it's different with a cba;u'
less dog. ''''''
When man IS continually talking abou,
his troubles, his neiglbors never tr0ubIs
very much about his talk.
The intense love of an old topper for liouor
goes to prove that familiarity doesn' ALWAYS
breed absolute contempt.
Many a man who doesn't know enouob N
go in when it rains knows enough to raise tbe
best umbrella he can get his hands on
Chicago Evening News.
The leader., 1898-09-07
FROM WASHINGTON.

The statement of the public debt
issued on the 1st shows that the debt
decreased $34, 7S9, III during the month
of August. The cash balance in tn !
treasury was $927,144,64O. The total
debt, less the cash balance in the treas
ury, amounts to 81 ,012, S70,717.
The annual report of the commits
sioner of pensions will show that the
number Of pensioners on the rolls June
30, 1898, was 993,714 and the amount
paid for pensions during the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1898, was $144.651 $40.
On August 81 the total circulation OF
national bank notes was $3.50, sos, 524
being an increase of $4S1,745 for the
month and a decrease of $500, 909
compared with the same date last
year.
The government receipts in August
were $41,7S2 ,707, an increase of $22,
1865 over August, 1897.
The leader., 1898-09-07

Washington, Sept. 3.-Having ar
ranged for the release and return TO
Spain of the Spanish sailors captured
after the destruction of Cervera's
fleet, the Spanish government is now
seeking to secure the release Of the
Spanish soldiers who are still held cap
tves in this country. There are a few
If these confined at Fort Mcpherson
and our government is entirely willing
TO be rid of them. Our government
having finally CONSENTED to release the
sailors upon the sole condition that
the Spanish government would trans
port them home n. Thiebau acting in
the interest of the spanish govern
ment, has just made application t o the
state department for similar treat
ment in the case Of the Spanish SOL
Giers. The request is now under con-
sideration and doubtless will be
oropte1
The leader., 1898-09-07
Fleet Reaches Boston.

Boston, Sept. 3. - Amid the greatest
enthusiasm from thousands both atloat
and ashore, a fleet of nine warships,
fresh from hard fighting in Cuba,
headed by the stately Massachusetts,
sailed up the harbor Friday afternoon
and quietly dropped anchor off the
wharves, salutes only being fired in
honor of Commodore IIowison, of the
navy yard, and as Gov. Wolcott left for
the shore. At night the officers, in their
best uniforms, came ashore, and with
Gov. Wolcott and Mayor Quincy held a
we'll attended reception in historic
Faneuil nall, While the fleet, with the
assistance of lively thunderstorm,
lighted up the harbor with their search
lights
The leader., 1898-09-07
TIE EAST.

1t was reported that John Gibson,
cashier of the poolroom privilege at
the Rigby race track near Portland
Me-. was missing with 1000.
In Boston Eddie McDufiie went ten
miles on bicycle in 20:46 As. breaking
the worlds record.
The New Hampshire democrats nom
mated Charles +, Stone, of Concord
for governor.
In Buffalo, y. Y, fire and water
ruined 100000 worth of flour in the
New York Central freight house.
Near Syracuse, \. Y, tramps
wrecked a train and Engineer B. c.
Dowd, Fireman William Hall and
Brakeman A. L. Osborne were killed
and nine other persons were injured.
The Army of the Potomac held its
twenty-ninth annual reunion at Mag
ara Falls, n. Y.
The leader., 1898-09-07
WEST AND SOUTH.

In Chicago Albert Dukat. a Bohe
milan recluse more than 100 years old,
ended his life by hanging himself.
With 459 passengers and $1,500,000 in
gold dust the steamer Roanoke arrived
in Seattle, Wash, from ST. Michaefs,
Alaska.
Gen. f. S. Bragg was reelected pres
ident at the annual reunion in Milwau-
kee of the famous Iron brigade.
At Nashville. Tenn, fire destroyed
the hardware establishment of the
Phillips-Buthoff company and other
property, the loss being 100000.
Annie Dillnar, aged IS, and Halvor
Floren, aged %, were drowned while
boating on Diamond lake at Grove
City, MINI.
At Powell's Valley, Tenn, Walter
Burrows, a prosperous farmer, killed
his wife and then himself.
At Annville Judge Levin johnson, of
the Jackson county (Ky.) court, muir
dered his wife and then committed
suicide.
The Wisconsin democrats in conven-
ton at Milwaukee nominated Hiram
A. Sawyer, of Waukesha, for governor.
The platform declares firm devotion 10
the democratic principles as enunci-
ated in the Chicago platform of 1896.
John and Richard McGriff, the oldest
twins in the United States, cele brated
their ninety-fourth birthday at Port
land. Ind.
In Omaha robbers secured $4,000 in
cash from a wagon of the Pacific Ex-
press company.
A law taxing travelling statesmen has
been declared invalid by the state SUI
preme court of South Dakota.
Ex-Gov. Claude Matthews funeral
took place at Clinton, Ind. Is
The territory within a radius ~ 80
miles of Savannah, Ca, was swept<g
a cyclone that did immense damage.
The death of Michael Schien oc-
CURED in Pontiac. Mich. at the age of
100 years.
Nancy slayton died at lincoln. Ill.
aged lo3 years
The leader., 1898-09-07
McKipIey Among Old Friends.

Canton, o, Sept, "A grand demon
stration occurred here at noon
Wednesday in honor of President Nc
Kinley and Secretary of State Day.
Out of respect for the presidents eX-
pressed wish that his present visit be
informal the affair was to n consider
able extent unorganized and partook
largely of the nature of spontaneous
outburst of enthusiasm. The people
of the community turned out en- masse
and from the depot to the Barber resi-
dence, where the McKinley's were the
guests of Mrs. McKinley's sister, the
streets were bright and cheerful with
flags and other displays of the nation
oil co1nrS
The leader., 1898-09-07
MeXIer'S Policy.

London, Aug 3l.--Gen. Weyler, ac-
cording to special dispatch from
Madrid, has outlined Ills future policy.
He proposes, it appears, TO be indie
pendent both of the government and
of the opposition always aiming to
preserve the country and to reorgan-
ize the army" He expresses the be-
lief that the Carlists have plenty of
money, some of which, he alleges,
comes from France. He says the
united republicans have no personal
animus against the queen. their only
object being to adopt firm, interna-
tional stand, one result of which would
be to check in some measure England's
ambition"
The leader., 1898-09-07

Savannah, Ga, Sept. 1.-The annual
fail storm came Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning, and left its usual
trail of destruction. All the naphtha
launches and small boats in the river
were destroyed, a small river steamer
was capszed after being blown away
from the dock. a bark was also
wrecked and there was extensive dam
age to property inthe city. In 80
hours $40 inches of rain fell. a con-
sentative estimate of the damage is
$25O,O0o. Three companies of the Sec
ond North Carolina regiment were sta
toned at Tybee. Their tents and
clothes all blew away and they quar-
tered themselves in any place they
could find.
The leader., 1898-09-07
Victims of Dynamite.

indianapolis, IND, Sept ga special
to the Sentinel frcm Bloomington
Ind, says: A horrible accident oc'
Cured at Stinesville Friday afternoon
in which four zen were instantly
killed by a dynamite explosion and
many others seriously injured. The
men were blasting rock for new pike
when a terrific explosion of dynamite
occurred. instantly killing the follow
ing: John w. Williams John Grubb
Buck Wampler aid Edward Watts
These were fatal, injured: Ben Fyffe
Milton Hike, Willie Liford.
The leader., 1898-09-07
AMSTERDAM HOLLAND


one of the two acquired from Brazil
just prior to the outbreak of the war
Acting Secretary Allen has ordered
Passed Assistant Engineer Norton
who has been ot the greatest service
in the engineering bureau during the
war and for many months preceding
when war preparations were making,
to proceed at once to Newcastle-on-
Tyne, England, to supervise and in
spect the completion of the machinery
of the Albany. 1t is expected that the
ship can be completed in about four
months, when she will be brought
across the Atlantic by an American
crew.
The leader., 1898-09-07

The war department has decided that
in the future all of our armored cruis-
ers and battleships, and possibly all of
our cruisers. win have TO be fitted with
.fre-proof' wood. This fire-proof
wood is a new thing. but ii has been
demonstrated TO be practical The
process of fire-proofing consists in elm
iuation of the volatile and fermentable
constituents of the wood. and the sub
1titution therefor Of fire and heat re-
tlsting ingredients which are forced in
20 the pores of the wood. Wood treated
~ this process. a secret one, Is free
from ttoility Of either wet Or dry rot.
The leader., 1898-09-07

The Daughters of the American Rev
olution feel that they share in the dis
tinction accorded to DR.. Anita MCGEE,
whose appointment to the army med
ical staff, with rank of lieutenant,
marks the first woman who has ever
held such a position in the American
military. She was regularly sworn in
as assistant surgeon, and by order of
the secretary of war is entitled TO wear
the uniform of n second lieutenant
il she choose. The war department
gave her charge of the selection of
women nurses, and she placed 700 of
them In the field.
The leader., 1898-09-07

1t is sad story which western
editor tells in mourning the loss of
two subscribers. One wanted to know
how TO rear his twins safely. while the
other wanted to know how to rid his
orchard of grasshoppers. The an
swers went forward by mail. but an ac-
cident transposed the envelopes, so
that the man with the twins received
this answer: Cover them over with
straw and set fire to them, and the lit
tie pests will speedily settle, while the
man plagued with grasshoppera was
told to give castor oil and rub their
gums with bone.
The leader., 1898-09-07
The Gold ReserYe.

Washington, Sept. 3. - The gold re-
serve in the United States treasury
reached the highest point in its his
tory Friday, with total reserve of
s219,32o,372. TINS highest previous
amount was S21sOOO,O 900. which was
recorded in March. 1883. The reserve
was established in 1879 with $Ii6.Co0,-
600. 1t first reached 5000, 100000 in Oc-
tober, 1887, when the figures were
S., 900 900 above that mark. The lowest
point reached was $44,0O0,000 in Jan
uary, 1895. In June, 1897, there was
$140,O0O,OO and one year later the
amount was $167, O00,000
The leader., 1898-09-07

John Burns, of Boston, has returned
from a visit to Juan Fernandez, the ia
nous island home of Robinson Crusoe.
He visited the large cave where Rob-
inson Crusoe made himself safe from
savage barbarians, as he supposed,
when he discovered the footprints of
Friday in the sands. The cave runs
hack in the mountains for at least so
feet. 1t does not start from the water,
but has its mouth somewhat inland.
1t is largely grown over with bright
green leaves and is attractive. even to
this daY
The leader., 1898-09-07

The newspapers of Spain, in discuss
ing the probable terms of peace to be
arranged by the commissioners who
meet in Paris. make but one demand,
and that is that the remains of Chris
TOPPER Columbus be returned to Spain.
The remains are now in the cathedral
at Havana. Columbus died in 1906 at
Seville. and was buried there, although
In his will he asked that he be buried
on the island of San Domingo. Thirty
years later his son was able to carry
out bis fathers wish and the discov-
erer of American was laid to rest in
the cathedral Of San Domingo.
The leader., 1898-09-07
Tragedy I'm Kentucky.

Versailles, Ky, Sept. ANDREW f.
Steele, a prominent business man of
Versailles and eX-councilman and a
very prominent factor in politics, aged
about so years, was shot and killed
Wednesday afternoon 10y Merritt j.
Hughes, also a prominent business
man of this place. The shooting took
place on Main street. Bad blood had
existed between the two men for over
a year. Politics was at the bottom.
The leader., 1898-09-07
Gland of the Sky"

In Western North Carolina, between tho
Blue Ridge on the east and the Alleghanies
on the west, in the beautiful valley of the
French Broad, two thousand feet above the
Sc, lies Asheville, beautiful, picturesque and
world famed as one of the most pleasant re
sorts in America. 1t is a land of bright skies
and Incompatible climate, whose praises have
been sung by poets, and whose beauties Of
stream. valley and mountain height have fur.
nished subject and inspiration for the paint
er's brush. This Is truly the Land of the
Sky" and there is, perhaps, no more beauti-
full region on the continent to attract pleas.
ure tourists or health seekers. Convenient
schedules and very low rates to Asheville
via Southern Railway
The leader., 1898-09-07
.DOINGS OF A WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days in This
and all Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
WAR NEW =,

The Spanish officers who have re-
turned 10 Madrid from Santiago are
unanimous in their praise of the
treatment which they received from
the Americans after the surrender.
Gen. Shaf:er says the receipts of
the custom house at Santiago for the
first 90 days of August amounted to
S102 ,0OO.
Leading commercial men in Manila
have urged Lord Salisbury TO use his
influence to prevent the Spaniards
from gaining supremacy in the Philip
pines.
The secretary of war declares that
he will not investigate the charges OF
mismanagement against his depart
ment.
Gen. Gomez has relieved Gen. Garcia
Of his command in Cuba owing 20 dis
approval of his action during the Shat
ter incident.
Gen. Merritt and staff left Manila
for Paris. where he will take part in
the Spanish American peace confer
ence. Mai. Gen. Otis is acting gov
ernor of Manila.
The outskirts OF Manila are in a
state of anarchy. The insurgents are
hunting and pillaging the Spaniards.
while the natives are sacking villages.
With the cruiser New York as flag
ship Commodore J. W. Philip, of the
battleship Texas, has been placed in
command of the second Squadron of
| the North Atlantic fleet.
Francisco Dominique Y Roldau has
announced himself as the Cuban civil
governor of Havana.
The cruiser New Orleans arrived at
San Juan, where she will remain until
the evacuation of Puerto Rico by the
Spanish is completed.
The president sent orders to An
napolis, Md, directing Admiral Ger
vera to make arrangements 20 proceed
with his officers and men back to
Spain Immediately.
Gen. William w. Gordon and Admiral
W. S. Schley, United States commits
sioners to settle the conditions for the
| Spanish evacuation of Puerto Rico,
sailed from New York for San Juan.
In jacksonville, Fla, the Seventh
army corps, composed of over 10000
men, paraded the streets and were re-
viewed by Gen. Fitzhugh Lee.
In Fernandina. Fla, the hospital
ship Olivette, which had been lying
near the quarantine station, sunk
through some mysterious agency. All
on board were saved.
In the transport Mexico Gen. Shat
ter and his staff arrived in New York
from Cuba.
On the transport OLDHAM Maj. Gen
Miles, accompanied by his staff and
family, sailed from Ponce for New
York.
With all well on board the transport
ST. Paul arrived at Manila.