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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-10-30
NEW BOATS
FOR NOM {

The Seattle Yukon Transportation
a Trading company has chartered
two additional vessels Tor the Cape
Nome and Yukon business nest year.
The boats are tho steam schooner
Lhkmv. and the santa Ana. a new
steamship from san Francisco. OF
goa tons freight and rs passenger
capacity.
Charles Lane. of the Seattle steam
ship line who Recently itrt Nemr,
where he has ycf3 extensive mining
Interests. hes some E4at 81 purchase
a uH8 snip also s. q simpson. an
other large stuckhnlder ia the same
eouphnYs b. reported aa looking for
a steamship on the pBeihc eaant o.
take the piaee ~ the tHuraaa. re-
gently wrecked On - deofKe'a lei.
and. 90 G. ria lea connection with the
latter. ia ease rhe can be- fluatrd and
made available again.
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THE FUTURE
OF SAMOA

WASHINGTON. n. G. oct ~ -
The German Ambassador. Mr. Von
Mumm and Mr. Eliot. the British
member Of the Samoan comm ission.
called a. the state department today
and had separate Interviews with
Secretary Hay. Il 10 undcrHtooa that
the future - the Samoan Islands was
the principal subject discussed, Il
developed that the negotiations re-
speeding the future IT the samoan
Islands. which, u IL admitted In adj
minlHtration circles. will probably
result in their partition between this
country. Great britain and Ger
many. are receiving serious cnuTid-
GRAFTON by this government The adj
ministratlon Is deeply interested In
the negotiations which nrc going OF
at London. and has carefully watch
cd every detail In their progress. II
is Understood the views of President
Mckinley are favorable 20 n division
OF the Islands.
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IT extra. ons-inch hnish. sigGis: al
vertical grain. " Per VI extra. fioos-
ing. dreHsri and matched. ti7Qai,
stock boards. s-inch. i2Gis, ie-inch-
50 so0s. t2-inch. tisGi9. fencing. No
I or s-inch nrish. fs. No. ?. g.. V OF
channel rustic Of drop siding, weight
, 600 lbs. iiigi.. fr t.r1ocr. iuis's and
scantlinss. rough. - teais. l , +,
ts.S5sfiS. 3 =. ylQI.l be- boards.
iz-i--a and %. Is
Washington Red Cedar lumber
Rough. 80. beve. adiuK. weight 700
lbs silUiB 80. ceiii-.. weights. Nos
q. 9. and :. s-s-inch, 1900 lbH. Nos.
y. . and ;. Ts-inch. 200 lbs. sia9aI.
wainacoting. Iiouii: rustic. $3.50 -
-. shingles. 81 %. standard shin
Kies. siip. l-inch anish. Il. IL and Il
feet. s2sG3s. thick nnish. asa g. ce-
dar squares. :. s. and 10 feet. E2ia
80 picketa. sts.
Kiln dried. 81 in advance OF green,
drayaEe. toc.
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TROUBLE ON
GUAM ISLAND

WASHINGTON. n. G.. oct -
The natives 4 Guam. that interest
ing ISLAND In the Ladronrs. whaeh BE-
came the property - th~ United
States by the terms 81 the Spanish
American treaty n isas are CAUSING
trouble 70 the American authorities
there. Capt Richard y. f.eary. L.
:. n. the governor 90 che island. has
sent an urErat request fnr reinforce
rnents, and the nayy department and
the brieadier general commanding
the marine corps to-day issued orders
for uugmertinE tire tsu- ~ rsrr san
~ a battalion q marines. TIE sew
erRl sections % this saaIti1u f1la-
Of 80 men IN all. viii .eava ihair
various stations for Sau Francisco as
soon as possible. They vii sal
thence for Guam on army transports.
Information ~ 70 the details ~ tie
trouble IN Guam il not ohtnluahie.
but u r. understood that the danEsr
- not grave. and tina, there IL 30 fear
that the force az Gov. Leans dis
posal will Be ovcFpawercd.
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JobeinK Quotations.

The iobbinE quotations today were
aa follows.
Sugar COLLABORATION e. IN bhls.
1856. extra G. 90 hbls. Si75. powder
ed, ISIS. dry graduated. 49, cube.
. spot cash prices.
Flour. etc. 0ohhingl-Patcnt TX
ceiicnt g 20. Novelty 4. $40; star
thakcrHD. &1.s6. Centennial. $3.50; Gold
Rock. 93t5i California brands. N.s5.
corn meal. yellow. IS per 100 lbs IN
lQ-lb sacks. u55 hhi bQ-lb sacks:
corn mcai. white. 81 60 per 100 lbs in
i0-lb sacks. s. 90 Dbl in 5o-ib sacks
buckwhcnt -four. pure. $3.50 per
wheat. 1925 per 100 lbs in 10
10 sacks. fsrIno. Is5 per 100
uaunIa In io-lh sacks. 5-lb sacks. $500
per cWt, steel cut oatmeal. $50 per
i0a lbs IN t0-lh sacks. graham Hour.
81 - per lee lbs In i0-lh sacks, whole
wheat -four. St.s5 per loo lhs IN 10Th
naeka: rye meal. $40 per 100 lbs in
lob sacks: rye -four, S2.25 per 100 lbs
in lob snal;r, split peas ioo-lb sacks,
$500: split pcaH. $500 per 100 lbs IN
gs-lb boxea mixed peas. $3.50. in
sacks: pearl barley. $500 per TOO his
In shck. Sc 80 per cwt in 2b-lb boxes,
rolled barley, t2i.00;, wheat flakes
5s-tb boxes. ~ S., wheat flakes. 81 20
per cnae ~ % 2-lh pigs. IN bhis 81 30
lse lhs net. fancy rolled oats. ESQ
yellow. &a9o per Dbl in 50=lb sacks:
corn meal. white s. 90 per Dbl In 30
lb sacka. buekwhcat -four, pure. 81
20 nor Dbl in 50-lh sacks, cracked
wheat. 81 per Dbl in 50-lh sacks.
steel cut oatmeal. s8.50 per Dbl in So
Ib sacks: graham flour. $3.50 per Dbl
In bO-lb sacks; whole wheat four. s.
par bhl IN 6o-lb sacks; rye meal. 81 q
per bbi In 50-lh sacks. rye -four, 81
per bhl. fancy rolled oats, 80 lbs net
In bbta. t4a5. fancy rolled oats. aO-Ib
,aeka. Si1u. fancy rolled oats. nor
Go g go. chop, 90-lh sacks. 5000
AIRY cow hop. S0-lb sacks. $1,000.
coffee 0obhingl-Graen = Mocha.
per lb. 2o03ic; Java, per ID, 2iQ2Sc
Costa Rlca. choice. per 10. lou Zoe f.
Ronsted -ArbuciSie's In lo0slb cases,
Der 100 lbs. sI225: cob cases, per 100
lbs. SEES. 3G-lb cases. per 100 ib..
SEAS: Java, 50-lb tins, per ID. Sc
saelt sac: Alden Mocha, Thc. Cars
cola. 32c; Guatemala, 2lc. sround
coffee. 10000. Lion. lQ0.. GAIA. &C.
1885. 36c. sisS.
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ALL SORTS"

We make ito0o.o0o pounds Of snun
annually.
Panama canal constructions EN-
pioys over s.ooo men.
Locomotive whiHtilnE IL forbidden
IN Toronto on Sunday.
Operators u elevators IN Chicago
must be licensed hereafter.
a baltimore coachman WaA aned
SO for delaying a street car
Tfsonaas a. Edison claims that FIJI
day is his iuekiest day in the week
In Iceland ponies are fed Ia winter
on fsh heads.
Russia has $780, princes and other
hereditary mobiles.
Russia could put In the field iss.0o0
cavalry 70 the ii2.ooo Of Germany
and Austria Hungary combined.
Bear fighting IL one q the latest
fads adopted b. the young arista-
oracy u Italy.
Exclusive % the Trial hsids. there
are ISL places In Siberia whore gold
II found.
Switzerland has nt present 32s CO.
operative assaclatious for buying
food. with iof.sz0 members
Hes vegetarian. Is he7'' "Oh'
the strictsst kind. lie won't even
eat oyster plant"
View York City has IS members Of
congress. Chicago has seven. Phil
adelpiia Eve. and Boston four
The tendency In British cities IL 10
lower prices instead OF making mum
icipni industries a source ~ profits
csr.iHlc's Indian school l. twenty
years old. n has musicians. blcy
cliEts. blacksmiths. tailors. carpen-
tiers and football players.
Prusslan manufacturers have
sionated over $3.50. 600 for the bencnt
OF the archaeological Institute IN Ber-
lin
Sebastian. big black cat owned
BY a Cumberland (Md) woman,
wears a diamond earring In each
ear.
While In Washington women are In
dlsfavor as government employees.
they are increasing IN numbers In
the British civil service.
There are two hospitals for iepera
in this country. one In New Orleans
and one In San Francisco. Each
contains about % patients.
Mrs Keyboard Why do you al
ways sit az the hotel piano7 You
c&nt play a note. Old Stokes Nor
can any one else while I am here.
Blobbs-I heard a lecturer last
week who gets $500 a niRht. slobbs -
That ao7 What VAS his subject?
Blobba-Free speech.
II thought you said, Grumpy, that
you would never allow your wife to
ride bicyclei" 80 7 did. but she
happened to hear 81 It."
n 10 is really a disgrace 10 die rich
we begin 10 understand why u is that
wicked little boys 50 often live to
grow up and succeed IN business.
In the olden time letters were re-
oelved at the sea 81 OkOtsk twelve
months after they were mailed ut
Moscow. The Siberian railway VIII
deliver them In four days.
Sunday School Teacher telling Of
de,ugeI-And then II rnined for forty
days and forty nights. Johnny Up
date-W Were the farmers satisfied
even them
Choiiy--I shall never marry q
~rong minded woman. never. Min
ssvs-Eo. OF cosr.., YOU soe't. TIA
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TO REV. HALL
The Choice Has Narrowed
Down TO Two Men.

NEW York. oct 90 Ne docislon
has yet boon reached boy the eonFros
Kation Of tho Fifth Avenue preHbys
terian church ga Ia the successor of
the late Rev John uall
Tho - dice " the congregation rs
narrowed down % two men the Rev.
Mt Sueed 81 ~ Louis. and the Rev.
Or \ Audiry Ross. of Newcastle
GA Tyne. England.
Mr snrcd made a most favorable
Impression when he preached in the
Ffth Avenue church fcV weeks
ago. aud Or. Ross. who preached
twice recently. has many friends.
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MOVE To
HELP SEATTLE

President I'M. Of the Great North
ern is going to have the largest
steamers ahoat between this city
ard the orient Tho original plan
contemplated was for boats having
"a capacity Of 10000 tons. This wus
not sufficient to suit Mr. Hul lie
now Intends to have two steamers
20 feet long. With a capacity Of 20.
600 tons each. The Oceanic. the big
Atlantic liner. Is y feet shorter than
either 81 these monsters Of the deep.
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A TRUST
IN STOVES
This Will be the Next Com.
bination to be Effected.

NEW YORK. oct. st-rhe homely
hut industrious stove Ia growing rod
hot VITA Indignation over the rise
IN price ~ pix iron
For twelve months past pig iron
has been going az and w. until It ln
now more than twice as costly as "a
was a Year aEe, Although the poor
stove has been in run pursuit. on all
-FOUR legs, with the damper wide open
81 has been able 60 dispose OF itself
20 the kouaewife At an advance OF
only i1 per cent.
THIS IL why the stove man begins
Go pun ana smoke and feel like 90
cents"
The stove, range aud furnace man
ufacturera held meeting la On, As-
tor house several dRYa as0 and tried
to induce ore another g. foriu a stevc
trust, hut Some of the largest found
crs, Il Is said. lacked back bone ana
the project Is still hanging Ere.
A stove trust. however. In now
looked upon by the whole trade ns
the inevitable consequence " the
tremendous advance IN the price ot
old Grades Of plF Iron. and tsere are
daily conferences ia this ans other
large cities with the single purpose
Of setting up trust
There are 800 stove works in the
United states. but there are less
than thirty large manufacturer. The
Bis concerns are quite evenly dis
tributei over the entire country.
there being three or four here three
og faur IN Philadelphia. and two az
least In every city ~ nrst rank.
The stove manufacturer OF each
state are already organized. but the
state combinations we're made Tor
Ire sole intention % eomhattinF the
labor unions, ard have been q iitile
advantage In bringing che general
trade Into trust. There has bren
some talk " a capitalization - ST..
ese go 70 ss1e coo.
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SHE PAYS FOR
HER PRACTICE

Word has been received In this
city 20 the effect that Or Helie
Howard. ~ Peoria. IN. has been
found suiliy - performing Grimm
al operation on Hurhettr ulnkieY.
and sentenced g. seven years In the
penifeutiary. Tn young woman
aict AZ result 81 she operation ur
hriie Howard vas captured near
Tacoma - sheriff Van Dc VaHtrr.
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GOES TO JAPAN.

Prof Kent \. Lawson. q the de-
rartmsut ~ agriculture. e. In the
eitY 81 route 20 Japan. lie IL going
there az an assistant IN charge ~
enc - size branches % agriculture
thr japanese government has es;ah4
ilshed.
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BED or SIS.

=. A Ryan complained e. the pp-
lleu last Might that he had bees rob-
bed - So In trnArriusn saloon
James COLLINS ana = II Mrcauniaud
have been arrested a. suspects.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS

Monday Morning. - As ~ usual
Mt the beginning Of the week. mar
kets opened this morning with light
business. Prices are substantially
the snmc as those Of Saturday.
Fruits and vegetables are on the
market in good quantities. Pump
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HOME TO OPEN

The new Crltienton home, near
Dunlap. VIII be formally opened next
Wednesday night n was formerly
used aa Baptist college. II was
purchased for 4.i00. The managers
have put In now brick foundation.
and repaired the roof
There are 20 rooms. i've II which
have been furnished b. societies In
terested Ia the work. Mrs. Harriet
Parkhurst, president n the society.
has charge of the home NJ present.
Miss Dodd, Of Washington, an cx-
perieneed nurse, viii he matron.
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Observation-Disclosures BANK o,
litsisrss oifASoIs

AZ the Calumet Mine has passed the
doubtful point % being a mine. now
~ the time to buy. before the price
advances, We are now Offering
the treasury stock al 10 a sha re.
only "A limited amount at that
price. For further Information
coeerning samples and assays.
call Or write TO the Office. GOO First
avenue. Phone Main SIS. open
evenings until y. m.
n. A CORUTTT.
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rnE FHsr HtIIogAL BANK OF

t|fff ? tHfss
faid np cepitai. :. =. ..... fis0.Ooo
fafrss - fi4Re. 1F-..4........ President
hHafife s. Afrtsn# -. -... Vice Pfssidsut
lsHHsF Tuner #.... ....-.......... Caahlar
u. ,. FafhhufHt .s--..ss Assistant cskhis"
hiahi en1 tsieEraphlc exchange payabls
~ Ell TIE principal cittss Il tbs United
1'utsa anf EafHie
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fruits

Green Fruit OobbinF, MACK nrs.
za.ib boxes. 81 70. epcnanuta. So per
der. lemons. - soas -. sweet apple
elder. 2ec pcr gallon peaches. orange
eilnra. spe 81 % a box. native plumH.
sau for. nutmeg melons. 81 90. Italian
pfuueF, 81. California grapes. white
and black e0G7se. California mus
cat. s4a iac. quinees. tt.iH4laa per
baN. erahberries. ts55. white cartoon
hFs. 10 pkg boz. t1gs. German
prunss, 10. crab applies. enr. eanfa.
iapes. COS Do. pinsappler. isoo per
daE.
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,. .. 'AHHyLi4 iHa3gf ur0ftas tn sfml'
ta4f tHi taIeiiuf oiiHttufi Fe1n 7s.7B
ilfuUtiHT tiaeE
fifAH - EN0H. rooms 4.fH HALTER hIHK.
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nANas

nI~fNI,s CULLESEs
WHOM hudnast College. fcl Main a.
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D. ~ HouGHroN. "a. SO. SIC. az
collins block
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,NrEp.

IF Yot' WANT 90 be- suited, call on
Kelly, underwear dealer. Ills LIST
avenue. Say YOU saw il In the Star,
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Bridge BUILDERS ,s0 CONTRACTORS.

hEATTlE BRIDGE co.-B.iiasrs 81 tIt6s-
e. shhffea. eaai bunkefs. etc. Pile dTfy-
inK Hnd fuunastlons. dealers IN piles. logs
And flafa
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iHtNsE rIEMlsIt 2 co. ire. tha %
aEl fsIhbit atsff4st company. satabiifh.
81 lFf3 We afa nov nintIaE abatfaets %
mining claims fis cHtrfB street.
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kiua and squash are found In great
abundance. Tomatoes ATE very poor
sellers. The overatack Of grapes 10
pretty well CLEANED up
Poultry iH eth coming la out Of
proportion "a the demand 4 large
number ~ chickens are being carried
ia cold storage.
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OF kNERY description mfg and repairing
furnaces and steel stoves; tin roofing, TT
clark 10 ". Madison 81 .fh0ne Main AL
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Potatoes OohblnE)-Sauvs pota.
toes. Tte@ti.o9. Yakima potatoes
IS coz. 20 %. bests. 30 per sack. car
fnis. pcr sack. kac. corn. s1f 80 Per
sack peas. 291ct eucambera. s8u 7s.z 4.
tomatoes. at@sie. California sse at
Potatoes. 81 sasf 2 - pei loo lbs. bell
peppers. tt01Htzs. ghui peppers.
81 aezHi 81. native anluus nfzmi =.
CLnfarna onions. tiftWfss. Ha-ile.
q a.. rauilnaasrs. 71o peg dog. let.
taoe. co. ror bau % Z DR.. tBruips
CSC per saet ra1ishen. l0c pumpkins.
e per %. squash. g.
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Buy acreE. Moore Invest, Co.
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\ FULL LINE OF Heaters, cook
stoves and furniture Of every de-
sCrIptiou az +. Chapin's, 9Th & Pike
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Butter. Cheese. Eggs and PouIt,,

Hay Onhbiug)-PuKet sound. per
ton. g. 00aio00. Eastern Washington
timothy. fiin0. alfalfa, s. On
oats OebblnE) ton. &c.
Hnriey--stcam rolled. SEQ. whole.
iia
corn-whole. t270ot cracked. tea
feed meal. per ton. t2t 90
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-06-28
! Insurance Organization.

Last night about fifty insurance
men Of the state met in the rooms ot
ths Merchsnts and Manufacturers
club. The object of the meeting was
perfect an organization for mutual
protection in the business, to keep it
up TO its present high standard and
to prevent as far as possible the
operation of wild Cat concerns The
meeting had nothing to do with a
combinatioE to evade the insurance
law passed last winter.
The following officers were elect
ed President, j. B. Reeves, vice
president, Allan Jones, Columbia,
secretary, A FL Walker
Tie following constitute the exc.
zcutiye committee j. B. Reeves,
Allan Jones, a 81 Walker. v. Nj !.
Propet. Yo,kville, Jas Cofeld, Spar
tanbarg, Sanhorn Chase, Florerce,
and B. A Rawls, Columbia -CoIum.
bia Record, June %
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Railroad Building for Year.

New York, June 22.-The Rail
road Gazette TOMORROW will give the
preliminary figures Of new building
for the first six months Of 1899
They show total of 1,i8145 miles.
This is an advance of some 80 miles
over the preliminary figures of last
year
Pennsylvania takes the lead for
the six months. with total mileage
Of JOG. Then follows Mississippi
85; Arkansas S3; Oklahoma Is !;
Louisiana 62 5; Ohio 81 Florida so !;
Utah So aud South Carolina SO miles
The railroad which takes the lead in
mileage completed. is the Illinois
Central, which with it's new lines. in
Mississippi and other States, has q
Total of 81 miles
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Nerveless Drinkers.

II take dripk while [ feel like it.
said Canal street business man." aud
can't see that it has ever done ne any
harm, bat I s;iuessed little episode
this moraiog that has bauuted me
ever since. aca has forced me to do a
whole lot OF thinking.
II k.d stepped iato bar very early
TO get cooktail, aud while it was being
compounded middle aged gentleman
came and asked one OF The attendants
to ponr him out little plain wbiskey
He was carefully dressed. aud had ali
the marks of refinement and good
breeding, and his request was so
uousual that turned involuntarily to
look at bim. The bartender exhibited
no surprise, and placed half a small
glassful Of whiskey at his elbow. but
the instant he stretched out bis hand
| saw that the man was on the verge OF
nervous collapse. Es shook like an
aspen, and when be finally managed to
seiss the tumbler, it's contents few IN
every direction. Let me assist you,
colonel said the bartender quietly,
and, pouring out another driak. be
leaned over and held it TO his lips.
The man said nothing, bu: give him a
haggard look that went toto my heart
like knife. My God what look
Shame, humiliation and abject terror.
Il started the sweat on me like water.
Well, he drank bis vb;skey. stood still
for a minute as if gathering binsell
together, and sauntered out as cool as
ever.
81 asked the bartender if be had
uaDy such customers, and he laughed
Lots Of 'em.' he said There isn't a
fret-ciass bar in town. he went on,
that don't patch up a few old boys Ike
that almost every morniog. They're
not drunkards, bat they have been at ii
so many years that their nerves are gone,
and. although they don't know it, they
are working on absolutely nothing but
whiskey. Asaoon as they get a little fresh
fuel in the morning they are all right.
but they come in scared aod ous OF
wits and thinking they're going to drop
dead every minute. I'll bet that gen
tlemeD you saw can sign bis name uoW
without a culver walked out
rea,c,ing New Orleans Times-Dem
ocrasic
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Big Contract For Automo.
blieS.

S.ude baker Brothers Mar ufacsur;rg 8
Ccnpaoy. Of South Bsud. Iod 90
May 29:b closed contracts for tee
construction cs aa;onobiles age7esa:ine
in the neigh5o,hoo'i of Sl0oo.o00
New York and Bos.oo parties a.c tee
capitalists interested 10 tie deal. IL
order to supply tb:s 7ea demand "a
meDse additions to the already man :
moth wagon restitution will be erected
The cost Of the new departments Hi!i
be $40. .OOO.-American Trade.
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Raleigh. N. G., June PA spe
cial to the News and Observer from
Washington, n. c., says !: This
morning, just before the morning
train left for Parmele. considerable
commotion occurred in the neighbor-
hood of the depot, caused by !he
horsewhipping of, J. F. Woodward,
who has been in this city buying and
soliciting shipments of potatoes to
G NJ. Snyder & Go of New York
city. The facts in the case that cul
minated in the whipping are about
as follows: /: Yesterday young lady
of this city was passing down the
street, when she was overtaken by
Woodward, who made repeated i'm
proper proposals to her. On the
young lady arriyinging at home she
reported the facts in her family
This morning on it's being learned
that Woodward would leave on the
train party of gentlemen repaired
to the depot armed with a couple of
whips and proceeded-so administer
the horse whipping, after which he
was ordered to board the train and
never return
Atlanta, Ga June 81 The splen.
did home of Gen John B. Gordan at
Kirkwood, suburb of Atlanta, was
completely destroyed by fire this
evening. Mrs Gordon, her daughter.
Caroline, and Hugh and Frank. the
two sons of the general, were at
home when the FIRE was discovered
With the assistance of the family
servants and neighbors the generals
books, pictures and war relics were
saved but everything above the first
floor was burned. The generals
residence was a typical southern
home of 20 rooms and was built in
1869. Gen. Gordon is on mis- plan
tation near Reynolds, Ga, and the
members of his family are unable to
estimate the loss
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-06-28
Kautz Won't Talk.

san Francisco, June % Rear
Admiral Kautz, who returned yesssr
day 90 the Philadelphia from Honolulu,
refuse to be inte7viesed and issued
strict orders forbiddiog cfi,ers to
discuss matters. Capt White, CON-
mand;ng the Philadelphia, would say
pothing CT ag,,5a in Samoa, excspss5a;
the German and Aaericao forces have
been 90 the most friendly terms all
along ADD there have been not the
sligbtes. sign Ct friction between them.