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The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11

Richardson, Pringle, Roscoe &
Hollands Big Four minstrels passed
through here yesterday enroute
to Paris, Texas, This troupe
travels in its own sleeper with din.
ing and baggage car attachments
this season, and, though made of
cOlored people entirely, they show
to crowded houses wherever they
go. We shall miss them this sea-
son on account of not having our
new opera house ready. We may,
however, catch them as they GO
out of Texas, before the season is
over.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11
Low Rates to Texas Points.

The Texarkana h Fort Smith Ry
will sell tickets to the following
Texas points via either Beaumont
or Shreveport, on any day with a
limit of thirty days from date of
sale.
To Portland, Rockport, Arkansas
Pass and Corpus Christi, $21. .45
Port Arthur and Galveston, $13.45.
Marlin, $lZ85.
LaPorte, $12.45.
Seabrook, $l2.65:
j. B, SAINT, Ticket Agent.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11

The street car track which has
been torn up for two or three DAYS
has been laid again, but the work.
men putting in a storm sewer at
the corner of Elm and Broad streets
have removed a rail and travel yes
terday was abandoned on Walnut
and that part of Broad from Wal,
nut to State Line Avenue. The
regular runs will be Strengthened
out in a day or two, however.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11

Business has commenced looming
up. Nothing strange about this.
Tis September l, and the opening
up of the new season is marked by
business activity, cotton rolling into
town, progress and thrift visible in
all quarters, and a heathful, cheer
full look seen on the faces of all our
people.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11
S12 35 To Galveston and Return.

Commencing Saturday September
10th, The Texarkana and Fort
Smith Ry, will sell round trip tick.
cts Texarkana to Galveston, every
Saturday at rate of $123 for the
round trip, tickets limited for the
return trip until the Tuesday i'm
mediately following,
j. B, SAINT,
Ticket Agent.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11

There is not a business house in
Texarkana that cannot be helped
by advertising. There is also a
profitable way of advertising their
business.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11
Excursion Rate to Boston,

S3S.0o for the round trip, On Sept. is,
10, and y the |. n. & S. Ry. will sell tick.
cts to Boston and return, on account of
Sovereign Grand Lodge !. o. o. F., final
limit for return passage leaving Boston
not later than Sept. goth.
j. T, FERGUSON, Ticket Agent.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11
Excursion Rate to st. Louis Exposition

Reduced rates to the st. Louis EXPOSE
tion, via |. M. & s. Ry, On Sept. 10, IS,
20, 71d, AZ and 20 the !. M. & s. Ry. will
sell tickets st, Louis and return at the
rate OF one and one-thlrd fare, limit for
return passage to five days from date OF
sale, j. I, FEROUSON, TICKET AGENT
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11

Remember that Il. T. Schuster
has the finest line OF sterling silver
novelties ever shown In the city, at
hard times prices, Call early and
secure some Of hls bargains, 1914
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11

Patronlze push and enterprise.
Huddleston Bros, always keep the
best Of fresh meats, etc, and
promptly deliver the same delivered
to all parts of theclty.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11

Will you give up all that health
means to Yon? If not, look out for
impure blood. Cure boils, pimples;
humors and all scrotulous tenden-
cies by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11

Remember the TEXARKANIAN Job
Office can supply your every want
the very best class of work at bot
tom prices.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11
AGENTS WANTED

Wherever there is roof In oil America
at least one copy of Con Lees book can
be sold beneath II. Many agents average
over 20 orders per day, Most liberal
terms. 20 days credit, Prices low,
Freight paid. Send for terms and torrl'
L. Il. SMITH & CO., ~, Louis
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable
and do not purge, pain or grippe, All
druggists. 3
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11
Save Your Money.

One box of TUFTS Pills will save
many dollars in doctors bills
Theywillsurely all diseases
ofthe stomach, liver or bowels.
No Reckless Assertion
For sick headache, dyspepsia,
malaria, constipation and bilio-
usness, million people endorse
TUFTS Liver PILLS
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11
nnonrsion Rate 10 St. Louis Ear.

Reduced rates TO the ST. Louis Fair, via
Iron Mountain Route, $I4 80 for. the round
trip. From Oct, I'D TO 9TH, inclusive, the
|, N, & s, Ry. viii sell tickets to ST. Louis
and return AZ rate Of one fare for round
j. T. FERGUSON, Ticket Agent.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11
GEN. FITz HUGH LEES
GREAT BOOK ON CUBA.

The whole truth by the one man who
can tell II all. No other book ever sold SO
rapidly. Oyer 500 pages, Magnificent
new Illustrations
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11

Following the total vote cast the amendment license and
questions For Amendment No 6 against Amendment No 1856
For Amendment No 48 against Amendment No @ for license
against license @ for the of wne 6 against the of
wne 2O We omit few scattering votes they being unmportant
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11

on Sept, l3th, the T. & p, viii sell round
trlp tickets TO Tyler at the rate Of one
fare for the round trip, good returning
sept Is, on account Of beglnnnlng OF
Savers campaign. ]. T. FERGUSON,
Ticket Agent.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-11
DR.. W. G. SPEARMAN
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON,
TEXARK ANA, ARKANSAS.
Chicago Dental Rooms,
Dr.. H, N. SMITH PPOD'r.

Teeth extracted without pam,
SOC, by his new method. No chloro-
form, no ether, no bad effects and
absolutely no danger.
Best Set of Teeth ... $500
Gold Crown ..... ..... 300
All kinds of dental work at reas
enable prices. Satisfaction guar
anteed. No charge for eXamina-
ton.
BB~l18l East Broad Street, Tex
arkaua Arkansas
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Storm on the Carolina and
Georgia Coast.

Savannah. Sept 2.-While Sava0
nah suffered heavily from the cyclone
which swept over the so miles Of coast
country Wednesday morning, the dam
age ou the coast islands and in the inte-
rior as far as the storm reached is prob
ably greater.
The flooded condition of the country
repdere Communication difficult, and
many sections it is entirely cut off and
30 news has been received to indicate
what the conditions are.
The first news from the Carolina sea
islands which were the scene of the
great tidal storm Of 1898, io which
thousands of people perisbed, was re-
ceived today. While the storm was
nothing like that of five years ago the
loss is heavy. The beaches north Of
Tybee are lined with wrecks of small
craft and at Blufson and the small set.
lemeDts nearly all the bouses were 10 :
rooted any macy we're destroyed.
The Norwegian bark Ragna, which
want ashore on Gaskin bank, is to-
tai wreck to-day The captain and
crew we're saved.
The bark Noe. 10 attempting to re-
scue the crew, of which Lieut.. Morgan
and Que Of bis companions lost their
lives, nas about disappeared.
Small steamers have patrolled Gala
bogue souod all day searching for the
bodies Of the heroic rescuers, but they
have not been recovered The loss to
the rice crop ou the Savannah river
alone is estimated at 5000, 900 Three
fourtts of the crop has been destroyed.
The loss to planters between Savannah
and Augusta will run up into the hum
dreds of thousands
A heavy food is reported 10 the up
per Savannah river. aud messengers
we're sent out from here tonight to
warn planters of its approach.
The cotton crop 10 the counties ad
Joining Savannah was practically
! ruined.
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Masters Sale.
State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
Mention this paper.

In THE Court OF COMMON PLEAS.
Mary " Bland, Plaintiff against Rachel NJ.
Hozleman, heir at lo,c Of Hiram Holteman,
deceased, D:jendant.
DY VIRTUE of Decretal Order made in
- the above stated case and dated March
l6, 1898, vii! sell at public auction 10 front
of the Court House in the City of Sumter, ia
said State, on Monday, October Sd 1883,
being Salesday, between toe hours Of IL
o clock in the forenoon and O'Clock 10 the
afterooou, the following premises, to wit:
All that loi or parcel of land, situate, lying
aud being in the Town of Mayesville, County
and State aforesaid, and on the Northwest
side of the Wilmington, Columbia and Au-
gusta Railroad, containing ore acre aod
,hirtr-four perches, and bounded on the
Northwest, North and Northeast by lard OF
T. D. Foxworth, on the S. East oy land OF
J. F. Atkins and on the Southeast BY the saio
Railrosd right of way.
Terms Of Sale: Purchaser to pay one-thlrd
cash on dag of sale, balance 10 one and tive
EQUAL annual installuen,s, secured oy bond
aud mortgage of the purchaser on said prem
ises. bearing interest at seven per cent. from
the day of sale payable annually.
Purchaser to pay for papers and recording.
W. II. INGRAM:
Master for Sumter Coun.y.
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THE YELLOW FEVER.

Memphis, Tenn Sept 4.-Tbe
Memphis board Of health to day estab,
lisbed rigid quarantine against the
entire country No one will be allowed
to enter the city from any direction
This action was taken on account OF
prevalence OF yellow fever 10 Mis-
sissippi.
Jackson, Miss, Sept 4 -Inspec.
tors GRAFT aod Harralsou filed the
following report from Tay'or's Station
to plight "Three new cases at Or
wood Charter aud Grant out there
since yesterday Physician in charge
at Orwood is sick /; send another one"
Jackson. Mis- Sept 4-The board
of health passed the following ordinance:
Whereas it has been officially re-
ported to the Mississippi State board
of health that there are two suspicious
cases of fever 10 New Orleans. there
fore, be it,
Ordered by the executive committee
of the Mississippi board Of health that
Mississippi1s is hereby quarau tined against
the city of New Orleans, pending 10
vestigaton, end 40 passengers, bag
gage, freight or express will be allowed
to be brought iuso the State Of Mis-
sissippi until the disease is iaves;;ga:.
ii J,
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The attention Of Mr. J. N. Knight, secre-
tary of the Executive Committee ha wing beeo
called to the point mete uy Mr.. Smith. be
has revised the calculation aud says the cor
rec; totals shocld be: Smith ss3, Net,les
9s2. He also states that the totals as print
ed 10 the table we're made bg the committee
spcolntsd by the Executive Committee 10
make the tabula,ioo, and that the secretary
,s not responsible fos .he 6guree printed in
The ,ahuie,ion. Tie totals CT the tabulator
as printed in tbis paper were obtained from
:he Sec.etary of the Committee, and are tb'
6cu.es uDop. which the result was declared
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Oswego Scrlbbiings.

Mr Edi,or:-No douo, you have beard Of
the little rains we have had on our yerdant
fields, exceot some cotton fields that have
rrsted, where only grass. sheep burrs and
some cracked pods are 10 5e seen see in
nv preamauIstious great usuy acres that
will not glut the market aud crowd the mills
srd raise the usual cry (lie) Of over produc-
Ion. We hear OF the middle men making
toe most money out Of our cotton, bat that is
mistaken idea, for We 6nd this season that
We are the middle men in the cotton business
Why? Because the negroes E1 the price Of
picking and the exchsnge 6xes the selling
price, get some folks think we are the most
Independent peoplelviug Ifsome good talker
would convince me of that am cure would
be happy.
All our crops are better than the cotton
inst COW, and We won't starve if the feecy
staple goes down to Is cents day.
This scribe enjoyed pleasant week with
he S,ackbouses and Thompsous, Of Marion, {,
sod Coving,on, CT Marlborough. and surely
tbs. is a farming couatry. i saw Bundle
Bee cotton, and on up 10 what will make
from three to four thousand pounds per acre.
Mr.. f. NJ. jenkins and Mccoy, a, ST. Charles
have cotton that will make two thousand
poonis or more, and Dr.. e. T. Abbott has
6aer cotton than any SAW or ever have seen
10 any country The only difference see is
.ne7 .ve auch finer patches tia we do.
ar. Phil Booth has put up nice ginnery
at Miss Sue B:own's. so has Mr. Willie
Mcleod a, Gswego. hope both will have
good luck.
Oar large schoo!house is going uO at
Osxego aod Prof r Cook Coviogton viii;
soon be amongst Us again aud the young
folks are making big preparations for play
and cream festival on the 23rd of September
"a, which they viii guarantee ali the laugh
YOU wao, and plenty to eat cheap and free
drinks
Can you write with mosquitoes biting yon :?
cant. A.J Nd.
osvego, Sept.
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returns as tabulated, subject to any
coolest Of protest that may be FLED
within the time prescribed by the con-
ssitutiou aud rules of toe democratic
party. Adopted
"WYL1E JONES,
Chairman.
"W. W. BRUCE.
Acting Secretary
THE TOTALS.
The following arethe official totals
for each candidate:
Governor-Archer, 1898; Ellerbe,
80 ,lOl; Featherstone. II, ,SS2; Schum-
pert. SIT; Tillman, -, ,389; Watson,
1873; Whitman, 367.
Lieotenau: Governor -McSweeney,
II, ,4o3
Secretary Of state-Cooper, 27,.
3O7; Tompkins, 2S,26l; Bradam, 2l,,
491.
Comptroller. General-Derham. 58..
733; Epton, 81, ,8O9.
orney.General- Bellinger, 49,.
240; Mower, 1886
Adjutant Generai-Blythe, 81 ,5l1:
Floyd, 33,O85; Watts, 1851.
State Observation-Disclosures, H.
357.
Railroad Commissioner = Berry
1867; Garris, 1926; Evans, 8,549
Gray, 6,172; Sigh. 9,298; Thomas
1927; Stanseli, S,568.
Superintendent of Education
Brown, 20,316; May6eld, l9,961; Nc
Mahan, 1882; Rice, 13,62l.
Congress, First Dlstrict-Elliott
3l.059
Second-Talbert, 9,733
Third-Latimer, 1856; Boggs
2,2l0; Johnstone, 1921
Fourth-Donaldson, 872; Wilson
$3.50; johnson 1899
Fifth-Strait, 2.2l0; Henry. 793
Barber, 2,741; Finley, 4,O72; Kenne
dy, GIG; Pollock, S81
Sixth-Norton, $40; Ellerbe
5,353
seventh-stokes, 8,s42; Brantley
1881
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Report Of Meeting Of Ex-
ecutiye Committee. :
CONTINUED FROM SECOND PAGE.

really the choice CT the peopls for Senator
was to return it to the people for settlement
at the polls. BE himself bad suffered the
stings Of Injustice in a case similar 10 this,
and ecouid not aud would rot give his vote
to apply ;h., sting to soothsr. The melton
received no second.
An Are aud Nay vote vas called for on
u. Daebs' motion The roll of clubs was
called and The vote stood: Ayes Is; Nays
s. The vote IN detail wac as follows:
kye-J E DuPre, ] N Brogdon, " Din
kris, C L Williamson. G McKagep, R
Manning, " D Rhodes, J S Dwight, J 3
Rsmsld, A K Sanders. E " Dabbs, W J
Kee.s, W J R.es, Frean Melle,t, N N
Wilder.
Nsy-R P Stackhouse. S D Richardson r
v Chandler, W D Scarborough, Marion
Noise. " s.Dinkios.
NJ Dipkins stated in explanation OF mis-
vote that the refusal of the committee to take
up and count the challenged ballots now in
sssled envelopes in the boxes mace it impos-
siele for hin to approve Of the action pro-
posed and be therefore votes No.
The result as taba.sted and ss given in
the tabular statement was then declared,
ead the following were declared to be the
nominees:
Sena,or-RI Manning.
seutatives-W A Nettles, E D Smith,
q Wilson, D Young.
T,easurer-H l. Scarborough.
Judge of Probate-T Y Walsh.
AUDITOR Diggs Wilder.
Magistra,es-HL B Wells, Richard Folk,
LR Jennings, R W Hudson and B Kelly.
For Supervisor, Marion Dorm and " d
Scale will be the candidates in the second
primary. For County Superintendent OF
Education, W J Dnrant and Edwin Rem
bert; and for Magistrate in the I'd District,
IA Hodge and Ingram will be in the
second primary.
Mr. Dabbs moved that hereafter candidates
in the primary be not allowed to use private
tickets and that only ofScia: ballots pro-
yided by the committee oe used.
The rough minutes were read and approved
as correct and the committee adjourned.
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carried to State Committee.

Mr. Altamont Moses has served notice OF
appeal from the action Of the County Execu-
tive Committee 10 declaring Mr. R. l. Man
ning the nominee for Senator, and his appeal
was 6ied with the State Executive Committee
at its meetiog Friday night.
The State committee entertained the ap.
peal and 6xed the hearing for September II.
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An Error Of the Committee.
Lysczsuse, S. c., Sept 3, lss

LYScHsUse. S. c., Sept 3, 1898.
a. G Os,een, ESQ.,,
Dear Sir: There is mistake in the totals
of miss and Nettles' vote. Will you please
make recount and correcs error Please
thank the boys whom you may meet for the
handsome vote given ME. Sincerely,
~ Us ED. SMITH
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HOLIDAY NOTICE.

The a,ore of ]. R5steaoerg & Sons will be
closed 90 Saturday. Sept, 18th aod Monday,
Sep. 2s,h, 90 accoun,of holidays
J. RYrTEsBsRG 4 Sous
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Jackson, Miss, September 5 Three
uew cases of yellow fever, two serious
ly i'll, are reported to the State board
of health from Orwood One suspl
cious case has been discovered al
Watervalley The board has establish
ed 40 absolute quarantine against three
coast towns, Bay St Louis, Wa7eland
and Pass Christian.
Jacksonville. September "a
good deal of surprise has been felt
6y officers aud civilians alike at the
action of the war department in or
dering away half of the 7th corps,
after having spent the summer here,
and all preparations made for send.
ing the troops to Cuba. While Gen.
Lee is reticent On the subject. and
as a soldier cannot speak, yet it is
known that he feels both Inundated
and indignant that such should be
done after the most positive assu-
RANGES were given him at Washing
ton that the corps would go to Cuba,
In the case of the I'd Virginia, which
has been mustered out, it is said
that this action was taken without
the knowledge of the Governor of Vlr-
ginia, and, as matter of fact, that
the I'd desired 70 stay in, while 1T
was the 4th Virginia that was most
anxious TO be mustered out
II can only say" said Gen Lee to-
day when approached on the SUBJECT
that there are some matters that are
as inexplicable to me as the ordering
home of the I'd Virginia
If you want good, honest sewing machine
trade, see Randle.
The "Wbte' ruus light The "White"
sews right.
To gee is to try, to try is to by the
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aud inspector general having received
a majority of the votes cast, second
primary for this Office will also be
ordered ou The same day as the above,
aud the candidates will be J ". Floyd
aud E. NJ Blythe.
mo candidate for railroad commits
siooer having received majority of
the votes cast, second primary is or
dered in this case. on same day as
above, and the candidates will be G..
w. Gar7is and H R. Thomas
William Elliott for the First con-
gressioual district, w. J. Talbert for
the Second congressional district. A G..
Lstimer for the Third congressional
district, Stauyarne Wilson for the
Fourth COZ oogressional district, and j..
w. Stokes for the Seventh congression
81 district, having received majority
Of votes cast in their respective dis
tric:s are hereby declared the nominees
OF the Democratic party. "No candl-
date ia the Fifth congressional district
having received majority Of the votes
cast: second primary is hereby order
ed to take place 10 that district ou the
13;b day of Sc ptemb Der. 1898, aod the
candidates 10 .dis district will be d. f
Finley aod W. A. Barber
'.Oa motion the following resolution
was adopted:
"Reso;ved, That the result Of the
elections be declared 90 the face Of the
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April s..
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-09-24
HEBREw HOLIDAY SEASON.

The beginning Of the new Jewish year
$3.50 in the month Tishree, important o.
in the New Year celebration, Its signif-
Dance is not 70 be compared with that OF
Yom Kippur, which falls on Monday, Sep
tember 26. This 10 the Day Of Atonement,
the day Of all days, and Sabbath OF all
Ssbbsths with the Jew. II is 9 day OF alb
solute fasting. From sundown on Sunday
10 shutdown on Monday the Jew may not
even psrtske OF water. The observance Of
the custom 10 universal.
The Isrselitish tenet holds that on that
day the trsnssressions Of the year are
weighed by the Omnipotent Being. and to
sppease deity the day is spent in fasting
and prayer and In incesssns religious core
mony. The day will be rigidly observed
In Eureka. and on Q very extensive scale In
San Francisco and other large cities,
where there are synsgogues and rabbis.
A great occasion in places where jews
are numerous and their religious rites ex-
tensively observed is the period Of sucot,
which comes six weeks after Yom Kippur
and iasts eight days. The people congre-
gate, Is the term implies. pass the days 10
tents. II 10 . time Of great feasting and
rejoicing.
On the 9th OF October falls Simhstorrah,
which commemorate the saving Of the
Jews by Queen Esther in the time Of King
Ahasuerus, from slaughter under an edics
procured by the vengeful Hsman.