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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-14

An attractive line of GENTS FURNISH
INQS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-14

Silk Veivets in black, blue, red, garnet,
and green at 49c.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-31
|ropositiOn Will Be Made That
vii! BE in Effect an
/ tltimatum.
Eo'lalions Said to Be in q Fair
Way to BE Speedily Ter
minated.

Asl'INGToS, Oct. 31.-Advices from
ar to the effect that there is no
ise IN the peace commission situa'
Inc administration has the same
.al feeling of success that was en-
a'h'd at the cabinet meeting OF FRI
aila the statement is reiterated that
D'la'lons are in a fair way to he
4sht to a speedy termination. The
''oh Of the Philippines has not been
.'lly considered by the peace COM
''liers but there has been some in
'al discussion between the American
spanish representatives with the re-
mat the American commissioners
indicated to the administration
'h' settlement will not be as diffi-
as anticipated some time ago.
Indicated in dispatches from
.!hgton a few days ago, the deter
|"oil Nv, seems to have been reached ny
a"lted States government to retain
l,i The Philippine islands. and the
k,, .''n for controversy will be over the
"oce to Spain for the islands. This
"'oi the case is now being carefully
l"rcd by the administration in
"'hSton and by the American com
(o, ,o''efs IN Paris. In this matter the
"Sions of the United States govern:
Will be based upon what il just
proper, and, as in the case Of the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-31
THE CUBAN ASSEMBLY.
General Garcia Chosen Permanent Chair
man of the Organization.

General Garcia Chosen Permanent Chair
man of the Organization.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Oct. 31.-AccOrd-
ing to reports from the Cuban assembly
at Santa Cruz del Sur. General CaliXto
Garcia has been chosen permanent
chairman Of the organization. 1t ap-
pears that the Cespedes faction believes
it can count upon the help of General
Gomez to break the authority of Gar
cia. The Cespedes faction expects Gen
eral Gomez to appoint courtmartial to
try General Garcia for offenses covering
practically everything from murder te
petty larceny. but the probability is
that General Gomez, recognizing Gar
cia's ascendancy in the assembly, will
not force the issue.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-31

Sensational Rumor a. to Intentions oi
Spanish Peace Commission.
PARIS, Oct. 3l.--A report from Mad
r;a Win n New York newspaper.
reached here Friday to the effect that
the Spanish peace commissioners Will
retire protesting from Paris because the
Americans disregard the Spanish propo-
sit;ons. The correspondent of the Asso-
c;ated Press submitted the report
promptly to member fofsthe spanish
commission, who declarge it "stuff anu
authorized denial.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-31

and the secretary Of the navy desires to
know what chance there is of success
before authorizing the expenditure OF so
large an amount of money. The action
of the department will be based upon
the report of the board of bureau chiefs
after the examination of Naval Con-
structor HObSon
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-31

VICTORIA. BIC. Oct. 3l.-The steamer
Cottage City has arrived from Skaguay
Alaska, with large number of passen-
gers. They report that the Yukon river
is now filled with slush ice, and that
travel to Dawson is suspended. 1t is
also reported that new lake has been
discovered in the Atlin country, 1t is
fully as large as Lake Atlin.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-31

Cuban protocol, the United States prop
os;tion will be in effect an ultimatunl.
If accepted by the Spanish commission
ers, as is believed to he likely. the ue'alls
would then remain to be arranged but
no difficultyi is anticipated after the MAN
question is settled.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-31
Alabama Town scorched.

TUsxEGEE. Ala. Oct. 3l.-Nearly the
entire business portion of this town. IN
Guiding 13 business houses. the telephone
exchange and opera house. We're de-
stroyed by Are. Loss, S6O,OOO; lnsur'
ance only 900.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-31
HOBSON AT WASHSNGTON. ,
Ac,,.ars Before the Board Of Naval C"'e'"
with Hix KecOmln nenalatiOns.

Ao,,.ar. BEFORE the Board Of Naval N"'eA'
with His Recommendations.
WASHINGTON. H't. 81. = Naval Con
strnctor Hobson has arrived in tins city
from Philadelphia. where he took part
IN the peace jubilee. In the afternoon
he appeared before the board OF naval
hnrean chiefs for the purpose OF explain
;n,, the condition of the Spanish ships
wrecked off the coast OF oahtiago
and the progress and prospects
Of the efforts. which are making
far their recovery. 1t IS said
.hat over a million dollars Will
ha reonired to continue the operations
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-31
OeWitt's Witch Haze! Sasve
Cares Piles. Scaics. Burns

The sooner cough or cold is cured
without harm to the sufferer the, better.
Ling sring colds are dangerous. Hack
ing cough is distressing. One Minute
Cough Cure quickly cures it. Why
suffer when such cough cure is within
reach? 1t lie plasant to the taste.
Cook s ODEE.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
FIBROID TUMOR
Expelled by Lydia E. Pinkham's
 Vegetable Compound.

MRS. B. A. LOMBARD, Box n, Vest dale, Mass, writes: "I have reason to think that would not be here now if 1t had not been for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cured me of fibroid tumor in my womb.
 "Doctorscouldd donothing forme, and they could not cure me at the hospital. I will tell you about it:
 "I had been in my usual health, but had worked quite hard. When my monthly period came on, flowed very badly. The doctor gave me medicine, but it did me no good. He said the flow must be stopped if possible, and he must find the cause of my trouble.
 "Upon examination, he found there was a fbroid tumor in my womb, and gave me treatment without any benefit whatever. About that time 8 lady called on me, and recommended Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; said she owed her life to 1t. said I would try it, and did. Soon after the flow became more natural and regular. I still continued taking the Compound for some time. Then the doctor made an examination again, and found every thing all right. The tumor had passed away, and that dull ache was gone. |"
 It can be truthfully stated that ---~h a rAsnlt can be accumulated bv no
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
Illusions of Animals

All animals appear at times to suffer from illusions, birds and horses notably so. A swan on the Thames was recent ly observed fighting his own reflection as seen by him in the window of part ly sunken house-boat, which acted as looking-glass. He had been waging battle some time when he began to have some misgivings as to whether the enemy were real or not, for at intervals he desisted from the attack, and tapped the frame of the window all round with his bill. A bird has been known tC made a nest round a gOlf-ball, under the illusion that it was one of its eggs. Many quadrupeds, such as the horse. brave to face dangers which they cal understand, become a prey to q hun dred terrors of imagination due to flu sions or mistakes as to what they fancy they see. Animals are frequently mis taken in sounds, and are occasionally taken in by the mimicry of a parrot; and a nervous dog, which had special dread of thunder, has been known to go into fit when 1t heard sack of coalS being emptied into the cellar, under tht illusion that 1t was the dreaded thun der.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
The Trans-siberian Railway.

Imperial Railway Commissioner Chil. kOff has made long report to the czar concerning the Trans-Siberian railway. The road will be opened throughout its entire length next summer, and the journey may then be made from St. Petersburg to VladivOstock in ten days American rolling stock and lOcOmO- tiyes will be chiefly employed. The Russian commissioner has obtained an interesting result by calculating the actual running time of the various rail ways and steamship lines east and west around the world, and comes tC the conclusion that the globe may. iu ordinary times and with present facili- ties, be circled in thirty-three days. The itinerary Is as follows: St. Peters burg to VladivOstOck, 10 days; Vladi- vOstock to San Francisco, 10 days; San Francisco to New York, 41a days; New York to Bremen, days; Bremen to St. Petersburg, 11a days. But, by engag- ing special trains and the fastest steamers, the tour may be reduced to twenty eight days, with an allowance of seven hours for delays. This itin- erary is as follows: Moscow to Vladi- vOstOck, 149.1 hours; Vladivostock to San Francisco, 270 hours; San Francis co to New York, 73.1 hours; New York to Plymouth, 1898 hours; Plymouth to London, 3.2 hours; London to Moscow, 36 hours; total, 665.2 hours. It is sug- gested that when the Siberian railway be completed that a commits sion, including Russian, English, Ger man, French and American represen- tatives, under the auspices of the Rus sion government, make the tour of the world, following the second itinerary New York Times.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25

the sight of blood, ao unpleasant cr very powerful Odor, g sudden fright, pain, oppressive heat of the atmosphere, the receipt of bad news, less often a great and sudden joy, and the like.
 Young women, people in delicate health, the nervous and sufferers from heart disease are more prone to syncope than others, yet fainting may occur in the strongest men from the effect of slight causes.
 Were it not so familiar sight per son in faint would fill the bystanders with terror, so closely does the condi- tion simulate death, but fortunately the state is one usually of short duration.
 The patient should be placed fiat on the back, with no pillow or support un der the head. Those not in immediate attendance should keep at a distance, and fresh air should be admitted freely.
 The clothing should be loosened about the neck and the waist, the face should be famed, and respiration should be stimulated by Tipping a few drops of cold water on the face and chest. The bare chest and arms may also be slapped with wet towel. Smelling salts may be held cautiously under the nose or a few grains of pepper blown into the nostrils. Any ordinary swoon should quickly yield to these simple measures. Youths Companion.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
What "Goesr on the Yukon.

In The Century there is an article on "The River Trip to the Klondike, '' written by John Sidney Webb. MT. Webb says:
 Alaska is country of more square miles than square meals, and the legend ary governor of North Carolina would have found little else but muddy Yukon water, assaying go per cent solids to the liquid ton, in which to quench his cele brated thirst. Do as you please" is the motto In civilization coats are worr for various reasons, Ion the Yukon because it blows up cold or rains. Nap, kins, tablecloths, sheets and pillows dC not Ego" On the Yukon. or have n0i heretofore. -.o- .-o -..v..u4Av In44l4uII- aire packs his blankets and takes what he can get.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
Young and Verdant.

A man married recently young wife who takes everything quite literally. He came home and said he would take her to the theater, and presently he found her stuffing all sorts of eatables into couple of black bags. "What are you doing?" he asked, and she replied meekly, Packing provisions. because I have just read in the paper that six weeks will elapse between the first and second acts. '-Rival
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25

A special from Washington says: Major-General Fitzhugh Lee will be the first military governor of Cuba. For the next week he will act as the official adviser of Secretary Alger. He will have a private office and desk near the Secretary's office, and will either remain here or visit the various mobilization points. When Havana is taken, General Lee will be sent to Cuba, and, with headquarters at Ha- vana, will assume the temporary die tatorship of the island until repub- lican and stable form of government is established by the Cubans.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
an oPEn LErrER ro MorHrRs.

HtN 6TEN |Et iEF " NiO " %EH~~" We are asserting iu the courts our right to tho exclusive use of the word "CASTORIA," and KITCHENS SCASTORIA," l" as our Trade Mark. I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher. ofHyannis. Massachusetts, was the originator of |" PITCHERS CASToRIA," the same that has borne and does now bear the facsimile signature of CHAS H. FLETCHER on every wrapper. This is the original " PITCHERS CASTORIA" which has been used In the homes of the mothers of America for over thirty yearA Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it h As kind IoH haUs 0IsOa1y bought and has the signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on ths wrapper. No one has authority from me to use my name except The centaur Company of which Chas H. Fletcher h President.
 Aa,oh S ISo7. sAMURL PITCHER, MD
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
THE DEATH RATE.

While it is quite true that the proportion of deaths from malaria as an immediate cause is propOrtionally small as cited in annual nor tuary statistics, yet physicians are thoroughly convinced that it causes maladies of fatal character, and begets dangerous nervous pros tration. This malady is eradicated and prevent ed by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which also cures billiousness, constipation, rheumatism and dyspepsia
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
Oou't Writel Send a Row

'Tm more thoroughly convinced than ever that 1t Is foolish to write letters.
 Aha! You've been getting into a scrape, have you? I hope it's nothing that will prove to be serious"
 Serious. I should say 1t was serious | wrote to friend of mine asking him to lend me $50 and spelled his name Wrongw
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF ToLELo, ..

LUCAS COUNTY. o'' FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY * Co doing business in the city of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said ii rm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Cntarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
 FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this eth day of December, A. D. 1886.
 A. w. GLEASON, , SEAL Notary Public. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system Send for testimonials, free.
 F.J.CHENEY & CO, Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, Toe
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25

Much suffering might be avoided if people could only be made to realize that cupful of hot water, hot bath or hot applications of any kind are among the most useful forms of medi- cation known to the human family, and if resorted to will almost immediately remove any of the violent symptoms of disease
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
Hot ater.

aire packs his blankets and takes what be can get.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
Ought to Have Known Better.

"Hands upl'' said the villain with the low brow and the bulldog jaw.
 "AlI right; I'll put up my hands, " replied the man with the tall forehead and the pale countenance. "But you have evidently made a mistake I am a newspaper man. ."
 "Here." said the footpad, tears of pity springing into his eyes, "is a quarter. Don't let this ever become known, or the gang'll put me back in tbe amatour class. '-B Boston Journal
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25

"A man Is known by the company he
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
Many Millionaires fin Berlin,

It is an easy thing to be a millionaire in Berlin. A yearly income of over 5000, representing the interest on 100000 marks, is the qualification foI that title, which is enjoyed by 2,O92 Berliners. The richest of the million aires has a capital of about $31 100000
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
Plain Trufh.

Mrs. Stittles-Ten me, Mary, what is your impression after living in so many families?
 Mary-It has always surprised me what curious women men took for wives and what odd creatures women chose for husbands.-Boston Tran ScriDt
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
HearfIess Wretch.

"Oh, dear," sighed the young mother, 'I do wish I knew what to give the baby to keep him quiet"
 "Why don't you try arsenic?" growl- ed her bachelor brother, who was try ing to read the evening paper.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
So They Say,

Miss Adsley-For my part, I can't see why those people up at the Kion- dike should suffer from the cold at all. MT. Dilkers-You know that 1t Is very far north, of course?
 Miss Adsley-Yes, but 1t is generally supposed that everybody up there has money to burn.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
Getting On.

"How about Jeff DyersY asked the man who had returned to the scenes Ot his boyhood after a long absence; "ss he getting on any In the wOrld?"
 Gosh, should say he was," replied Deacon Hayricks; "gits on spree ev' cry chance he has"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
Why It Failed to Appear.

Poet-I sent poem to morning pa per last week, but for some reason it has failed to appear.
 Friend-Did you inclose a stamp? POet-Of course not.
 Friend-Well, there's where you made mistake. Had you done so 1t would no doubt have appeared in the mail next morning.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
COSTLY EXECUTIONS.
Bills For Killing Criminals That Were
 Formerly Paid In Holland.

Bills For Killing Criminals That Were
 Formerly Paid In Holland.
 Edam, in Holland, where the Dutch cheese comes from, has a museum of local antiquities, and among the not least interesting of the exhibits are the accounts of the municipal executioners during the ei6Tteenth century, saws the London Chronicle. One of .uese iuuC- tiOuarIes, by name NOgei, presents a de he sets iOIth @ claim for dOrins for one decapitation and 3 f1orins each for a sword and winding sheet, with florins 1 cents for a coffin for the dccapitated olU. Ills charge for hanging - criminal was also f1Orins, with the further ad- dition of 8 horins for "cutting down and impaling ditto. Breaking a man on the wheel'' was a costlier luxury and ran to f1orins, while for supply ing nine new lashes for scourge" the charge was 27 florins.
 On the whole, however, MT. Vogel was a moderate man ill his charges or the value of human life went up good uChA HI SbO ACAC OO J CoAcB AOA AD GoO AO less circumstantial accounts of Johannes Ka, presented Aug. l, 1764, we have a charge of l2 fiorins for 'going on board the Hans and preparing instruments of torture" with a like charge for "tor- turing one person. But this must have been for the lesser torture only, as on Aug. 30 the same Johannes sends in a bill for torturing three persons at 75 forins a head"-total, 225 forins, while few days later no less than 600 florins is charged for hanging four persons at 15O f1orins each, and for "fogging two persons and burning third" he exacts l50 forins. Clearly considerations of economy, if not of hu- manity, must have tended toward the reform of the criminal code in Holland.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25

afterward made a good sledge dog of him. but he could not stand the severe climate, and although the doctor made a blanket coat for him, the poor old chap died sledging during the first fort. night in spite of it.
 The rest of the pack were hardly less bellicose, but conducted their battles or lines hardly in accordance with civil, ized warfare. With the exception of two or three dogs, always had the en. tire pack chained up, having taken out a large supply of English chains; but 1 found these quite inadequate to re strain these comparatively small dogs. One dog would break loose, and then commence a fight with another. The whole pack would become wildly ex- cited, and all would then fall upon the losing cOmbatant. The result would be another dead dOg.-F. G. Jackson, in the Geographical Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
Conrtinr Tronb1e.

Willison-I hear that Anastasia Hardrocks is engaged to a French count who has fought seven duels.
 Copley-That fellow is evidently de termined to fool around till he gets hurt.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
Song and Talk.

"What is song recital. Uncle Chris topher?"
 "A song recital? Well, somebody sings all afternoon, and an audience of women talk through the whole perform ance "-Detroit Frpe Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
COAL CHALCEOoNY.
Beautiful Fossils Found on the Flor.
 ida Beach.

ida Beach.
 There are many things of interest al and around Tampa, but if the majority of tourists who visit the place only | knew it the most wonderful and most fruitful in returns Is at Ballast Point, small pleasure resort about six miles from the city and on Tampa Bay. On the shores of this point are found in vast numbers a curious and valuaDle form of fossils known as coral chalce donies, the like of which are only found, it is said. on DesOlation Island, in the far North Pacific Ocean.
 These coral chalcedonies were hrst discovered by Philadelphia scientist named T. A. Conrad, about fifty years ago, and were first described by anoth- CT Philadelphian, Prof. Angelo He'll prin. a few years later. The fossils are of both shells and corals, although 1t Is only the latter that possess a marked beauty of coloring. The corals have be- come changed from their original con- position into chalcedOny, through, as Prof. Heilprin believes, ''an infiltration of silica In a heated condition" The fossils nearly all take the form of hol- low geodes or hollow pipe stems, as the term is, and in the former 1t Is on the inside that the chaldecOny is found, and 1t occurs in brilliant, translucent reds. browns whites and blacks. Some gu-- -H--- are =re-..-.~. layers of different cal1ts, ulleh gl.a tae whole au aunaara-e- .f being aTa3p. The most beautiful, however are those which are brilliant red and covered with a peachy bloom.
 The pipe stem forms are usually translucent throughout. In some cases the geodes, although dramatically seal ed by nature, contain water, and from this circumstance are known by the people of Tampa as water stones" These forms containing water, which may be seen through the translucent chalcedOny, are somewhat rare, and the curio dealers in the South ask extor- donate prices for good specimens.
 Many efforts have been made by sci entif1c men to determine the precise method by which the following of these fossil corals was brought about, but none of them have thus far been willing even to hazard a guess which they would like to see in cold print. Sometimes the geodes contain wet sand. and this Is nearly as curious as the water, only in the case of the sand 1t cannot be seen through the chalce- dony.
 These curious and exceedingly beau tiful gem-like chalcedOny corals belong 10 the geological period known as the Lower MiOcene system. It is not re mote period. when the vast age of the earth is considered. but long enough to make ones head ache in trying to figure out the years.-Fiorida letter ir Philadelphia Ledger.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
Beginning of Hostilities.

Mir. Perkley-Oh, If you could only learn to cook as my first wife did!
 Mrs. Perkley-1f you were as smart as my dear first husband was you'd be rich enough to hire the best cook in the land.-Cleveland Leader.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25

soon as it happens, correct, full and reliable, given in our new service of
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
Divorce Has Its Good Side,

Mrs. Fairleigh-Does your husband ever compare your housekeeping to his mOther's?
 Mrs. Warwick-Not now. He used to, though.
 Mrs. Fairleigh-How did you break him of 1t?
 Mrs. Warwick-I compared his be- haviOr to that of my first husband.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-25
His Way.

The Suitor-I love your daughter with all the intensity of my nature, sir.
 Her Father-Yes-same way you smoke cigarettes.
 After that, of course, nothing more could be said