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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-23
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grain. as 10 more than compensate the
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profit or prosperity for the community
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ing another portion; or where part
thrivos upon the misfortunes of others.
or the rest. In such cases. if the spec
ulators can corner or mOnopolize the
market. they may pile up vast sums by
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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-23
U. S. SENATORS.

Federal Senators (two from every
State OF the Union, without regard to
it's size, population, or wealthy consti-
tute the upper branch of Congress; and
besides their legislative functions. they
form HE constitutional council OF the
Prosident.-the so-called Presidential
Cabinet being something wholly I'M
known to the constitution, consisting of
the chief or head clerks or Secretaries.
SC. Of the various divisions or depart
men,s in the Executive Department, d.
rectly amcnable to and under the di-
rect control of the President. The con-
stitutlon. however. provides that the
President may require the opinion, in
writing. of the principal officer in each
Of The executive departments. upon any
subject relating to the duties of their
respective Offices" ana out of this ma
turally grew the personal consulta ton
with each Of these officers and finally
the conference with all Of them to-
sether, as a body.
Bui the L. 5. Senator'S, as a body, are
no- only the only constitutional ad-
visers OF the President, bur it is only
wiih their consent, a.s well a,s advice,
ihat he can make treaties with other
governments, appoint ambassadors,
ministers and consus to them, and
Judges OF the supreme Court. and all
other officers of the United States not
Otherwise provided for by Law. u. 5.
Senator's are elected for terms OF six
years, one-third of the body being
chosen every two years by the legis-
latures Of the States To which they are
respectively assigned by their appor-
iionncnt into three classes. The Senate
is Invested wiki the exclusive power to
try all impeachnen;s but when the
President is on trial the Chief Justice
Of the L. s. must preside. All legis-
iative powers "sranted' to the United
states and particularly note the word
granted for IL is the constitutional
word are vested in the Senators thus
chosen by the state legislatures Owo
oniy--no more nor less-from every
StatO and the members of the House
OF Representatives,. each elected by the
direct votes of the people of each State,
respectively. 10 which they are appor-
toned in accordance with population
not more than one FOR every 10000 in
habltants though every State shall
have at least one Representative in The
louse-the members whereof are elect
cd every two years.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17
Henderson,.

The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Hale, Jr., died of bronchitis at their home
in Rush township, on Monday afternoon.
The funeral was held at the home at eleven
o'clock Wednesday, Rev. w. T. Wallace
officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. Hale have the
sympathy of host of friends--Bepjamin
Hook is very low with pneumonia. DR..
Hume is caring for him--The home of
w. w. Palmer was gladdened Wednesday
by the arrival of new boy. 1t is needless
to say that Will is extremely happy
Fred Rowley Is laid off from his work by
the popular disease, grip. Fred Is strong
enough 80 that he ought to grip 1t hard
Fred Smith Is laid up with pneumonia
@. ID. Kirby is reported better---lra
Johnston and wife, of Brant, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. 8. Noonan--The play
which was presented by the Home Talent
Club on Monday evening was pronounced
a success by all who witnessed 1t. About
$40 were taken In for the benefit Of the
K o. T. M. There is some talk of repro
ducIng 1t In the near future.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17
New L.othrop.

Mr.. s. d. Wilson Is on the sick list
Wesley England aud Mrs. Enoch Munson
are both reported Understandable. Damn
is down with the grip-Mrs. Harry Sny-
der and daughter, Gladys, and Mrs. G. s.
French visited Flushing friends couple of
days last week j. Brown has pur-
chased the farm of Andrew Kribs just west
of town Reg ular quarterly meeting at
the M. p. church next Saturday and Sun
day. Rev. England will be assisted by
Rev. G. II. Burts, of Saginaw Irving
Smith was in Flushing on business last
week Thursday--The water pipes which
supply the boiler at the mill froze up dur.
ing the cold snap last week and Mr.. French
has been unable to thaw them out, so the
mill runs only part of the time, as the
water supply Is very limted---The funeral
Of the five weeks old baby of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pulaski Cooper, Jr., was held at the M. p.
church last Friday--Arthur Odell has re-
covered from an attack of grip and is again
able to run the engine at the Mill Mrs.
Geo. Bullock and son, Herald, visited
friends in Taymouth part of last week.
Mrs ID. Kribbs Is on the sick list--Peter
Pearsall was in Flushing on Monday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17
Durand.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Budd are visiting
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Moss,
In HazeltOn this week--The special SER
vices still continue at the Baptist church.
The Willing Workers will give a
George Washington social Feb. 22. at the
home of Mrs. Van Vleet, on Mercer street.
Miss Mae DOwney, of Capac, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. ID. Martin, has
returned home school teachers at
tended the institute at Bancroft last Satur-
day-Mrs. X. b. Bronson attended the
funeral of her son and was taken sick and
was buried last Tuesday. While her
funeral was 10 progress her grandson.
BERTHE Bronson. died. thus making three
deaths In the family within week. Mrs.
Bronson was the mother of nine sons, and
this was the first death In her family.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17
Ovid.

Mrs. Amy Frsbie is seriously ill
Florence Bowen still continues very ill
Miss Bessie Clark returned home Monday.
j. p. Carr living south of Ovid is very
ill-A. s. Berry was in st. Clair over
Sunday-Mrs. f. A. Conant has returned
from Eaton Rapids Smith wa,
home over Sunday from st. Johns-Miss
Jessie Eastman is visiting Mrs. Frank Hoyt
in MasOn-Mrs. Frisbie Walsh, of De
trOit is guest of Ovid reatives-Mrs.
Elizabeth Eaton visited Mrs. b. v. Soule in
st. Johns Tuesday and Wednesday-Sam
Ferguson went to Detroit Wednesday,
where he has position in carriage
factory-Mr. and Mrs, w. III. Hathaway
are the happy possessors of an eight ponnd
boy who arrived last Friday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17
Bancroft.

Bancroft was visited by a serious fire on
Friday last and the only thing which saved
the entire business portion of the town from
being destroyed was the stubborn fight
made by the plucky citizens of the place.
The fire broke out at noon In the Odd Eel.
lows hall, over the store occupied by j.
HOwey Hutching's, drugs and living rooms,
and spread to w. K. Aliens harness store
and chop, also b. d. Blacks store, occupied
by DR.. Y0emans and Fred Rohrabacher,
who had just moved his household goods
and a bazaar stock into the st0reroom
preparatory to opening up his store
the week to the trade. The bucket brigade
and citizens saved the store buildings of @.
II. Kent, s. J. Gurney, Mrs. DR.. j. 8.
Wheelock. The fire-proof walls OF r.
Sherman g. Sons large double store saved
them the building. 1t was with great diff
Guilty that the large plate glass fronts of the
stores of Mrs. Helen p. Case, Watson Bros.
& Martin and @. K Godfrey were saved
across the street from the fire. Losses as
follows: j. II. Hutchings, on stock and
household goods, $1,000; insured for 81, 700;
w. e. Allen, on bnilding and stock, 81, 900;
insured for $3.50; b. ID. Black, loss on build
ing. $1,000; insured, $500; Mrs. L. b.
Harvey, loss on the Hutchings store, $500;
insured, $3.50; @. II. Kent, building dam
age, $1,000; insured, $500; Mrs. s. j.
Banks, millinery, damage, Sl00; insured,
$500; X. Sherman & Son, damage to their
store building, $500; loss on household
goods of Fred Rohrabacher, $50; no in
surance. The stores will be rebuilt in the
near future.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17
County Convention.

The Prohibitionists Of Shiawassee county
will hold a convention at the Court House,
Corunna, Thursday, at 3 p. M, Feb 2Srd,
for the purpose Of electing delegates to the
state convention to be held In Jackson
March 1, 1899; and to transact such other
business as may properly come before the
meeting. j. @. CURTIS. Chairman.
THos. M. Mort, Secretary.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17

Ann Arbor Ry. Shops, and Personal Items.
Mike Purcell, of Toledo. was In the city
Wednesday.
Jas. Dean is now back at work after two
weeks sickness.
-Four cars of live stock were shipped
from the OwOssO yards Wednesday.
Engine No. Is was In Tuesday and part
of Wednesday to have its tank repaired.
Master Mechanic R. Tawse was In
Toledo Wednesday on company business.
General Manager II. w. Ashley was In
the city Monday and Tuesday going on to
Frankfort
The baggage and waiting rooms have
been ove rhauled this week and fitted out
with new floor.
Engine No. 8 was taken out Wednesday
by Engineer VIM. Purcell. 1t has been In
the shops over month.
Joe Sharp, one of the carpenters en-
plOyed about the yards froze his nose quite
badly during the severe weather.
The Wolverine, the Ashleys' private car,
Is being repainted preparatory, 1t is said, to
making an extensive southern trip.
Lou Gilbert, one of the car repairers. late
of Co. g, Is still on the sick list and ex-
poets to go to Detroit for treatment.
Warren Beckwith, who has been assist.
ing at the master mechanics Office during
the inventory. finished his work Tuesday.
Engine No. 10, which has been used in
Cadillac for switching, was drawn into the
shops early in the week for an Overhauling.
Mat Wixom's two large railway circus
cars are In the shops for repairs. They
will be fitted up in good shape bet -e the
coming season.
II. j. Williams, another Co. G boy, who
has been assisting In the blacksmith shop,
is suffering from malaria and has gone to
his home near Flushing.
I'll. 8. Powers, Thos Markham, Harry
Noble, Donald Ferguson, Fred Townsend,
and ALI. Fillmore are among the number
who are still kept from work by the grip.
One of the longest trains ever sent
through OwOsso went north Tuesday even
ing. 1t consisted of eighty-eig cars,
nearly all of which, however, were
''emptes."
Stationary Engineer A. l.. Goddard Is
| still quite sick with the grip. He has been
having a hard seige with the disease, having
been laid up for considerably more than
month.
Coach No. 13 is receiving new head
Innings. Combination coach No. 105
which was badly burned In Ann Arbor Is
nearly repaired again. No. Is is ready for
use once more.
Engineer O'Brien and his assistants are
helping rebuild the steam shovel. As soon
as the weather and the frost subside the
shovel will be used on the north part OF the
road to level down hills.
The Ann Arbor ferries reached Frank.
fort Tuesday after being frozen up In the
ice for several days. The No. was first
stuck ten miles out but finally reached the
No. 8 which was frozen in near the Ella
Stafford about three fourths of mile out.
The lake is frozen its entire width, the first
time such q condition has been known for
twenty-six years. The No. which,
though not the largest boat, is the best Ice
crusher, was expected to start out again
Wednesday. This boat can make five
miles an hour running through eighteen
inches of ice, condition 1t has to face
nearly or quite all the way across.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17
A Long Life.

For sixty-nine years Downs Elixir has
kept on curing coughs, colds, Group, con-
sumption aud all throat and lung troubles.
Some people think 1t good only for
lung troubles, but the fact is that 1t Is
the best remedy known for cold In the
head, or cold settled in the joints or bowels,
as it acts upon the whole system and speed
lily eradicates cold where ever found. We
sell 1t and guarantee so cent bottle to cure
any cold or money refunded. SPRAGUE Il
Co. COLLINS q. Co. PARKILL IL Son.,
l.. NJ. Wa TsoN, j. g. JOHNSON, j. s.
HAGaART.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17
To Cure a Cold IN One Day.

Take Laxative Bronis Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund money IL 1t fails to
cure. 25c The genuine has l.. B. Q. on
each tablet.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17

For SALE-Thorughbred Fox Hound 1S
months old. Spread of ears "a inches.
Il. j. MCDANIEL, Owosso, Mich.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-13

Eastward ships are bringing a horde OF
the little brown men from the land Of the
chrysanthemunl Said prominent Chi
nese merchant of Washington street yes
terday:
lone time Ave Chinese restaurants in Sc
attic; not any now. Plenty Jap restau-
rants. give 10 cent meals. Cinnamon charg-
ed 25 cents for meals. all same white res
taurants Jap man too cheap. Chinaman
have to quit. Some man say Chinese cheap
labor Chinaman never cheap, Won't
work unless get biggest wages. Heap hard
to get Cinnamon now IN salmon canner'es
Give em $50 mont, pay fare all way from
San Francisco, Good plenty cannefyman
good, work two three days then quit Bime-
BY, Cinnamon all gone-maybe ten year
maybe twel' year. No more Chinaman
here"
cate that the exodus OF Chinese of late is
the greatest ever known during any pc
Rod The reasons for this are numerous
the chief one being that the past year has
been an exceptionally prosperous one for
the Chinese, as well as others in this coun-
try. The abundance of the sort OF work
for which they are peculiarly adapted and
the consequent good wages has made the
Chinese laborers men of means large
enough to make possible life Of ease on
the old sod. Merchants, laundrymen lot
terry dealers. market gardeners and all
other classes OF Chinese have been similar
" benefited by the good times. Then, TOO,
the difficulties and expense with which
legislation has surrounded the movements
OF Chinese has had the effect Of causing
large numbers OF them to delay their re-
turn to China until having made enough
TO STAY there, This year witnesses the de-
par,ure of many OF these.
o o 9
~HINESE homeward travel is always
greatest about this time of the year
because of the desire TO be home for
the great New Year celebration Very few
Chinese can be found on outward bourid
vessels until after September 1. from about
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-13
What Caused Him to Give Up His
Judicial Position.
TO JOIN LARGE LAW FIRM.
Will Enter . Partnership with
judge Kenneth M. Jackson and
N. r. n. Hatch Mt Cape Nome. and
believes He VIII Enjoy . Lucra-
tive Practice-Much Gossip I'm
Alaska ~ to HIS Successor.

SKAGwAY, Alaska, Dec. 6.-Charles 8.
Johnson's resignation as Judge OF the Uni
ted States district court for the district OF
Alaska Is made to take place February
next 1t is now positively known that the
Judge Is going to Cape Nome, and that no
will be a partner in the law firm OF jack
son & Hatch. How 1t came about that
Judge johnson so suddtnly resigned IL
new story, substantially as follows:
Kenneth M. Jackson's career to date Is
an example Of how rapidly man may
rise in the West, assisted. in this instance,
by discoveries OF gold About hve years
ago jackson appeared In Juneau. He ac-
ccpted any kind of work that he could Sc
cure. He studied law and was appointed
United States commissioner at Wrangel.
a place which then commanded salary or
81 600 and fees Jackson resigned about
a year ago. went to Seattle and remained
q while, and from there he went to Cape
Nome with the first rush and got In on
the ground floor. He Is said to be worth
q sack" OF money today. All the lawyers
who were among the early ones at Cape
Nome have done WELL Among them are
ex-Deputy collector of Customs G. H. Han
mum. OF Juneau lawyer who. previous to
the first rush to Nome, was working at the
handle end Of windlass at a Klondike
mine.
jackson q Hatch were retained At Nome
by several big corporations In number
of important cases. Now, though Judge
jackson has a vast amount OF self-assur-
ance and IL said to be naturally shrewd. no
felt the need Of an older head more famil-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-13

day your money. here cost - or s. So
100000 Cinnamon could be worked for
same money us 5000 or 10000 men In this
country. When the railroads are built,
plenty other business come IN. All kinds
OF mines and timber in China to make ev-
erything. In ten years China could have
1000 ships In navy with great army OF
trained men. IS
''Chnaman very brave. Look how they
fought In that big battle with Japan ships.
Only now Chinaman don't know how. I
laugh when hear about England, Russia,
Germany going to divide China all up.
Pretty soon you see China all same as
Japan. Everything wake up--then Japan
better look out, and England and Russia,
too. We can get 100OO0.000 good fighting
men. You say white man bigger and
stronger. Well, we give you three men to
your one. all get killed. plenty Cinnamon
still left"
This was evidently Gee Hees hobby.
so the reporter excused himself and sought
gossips further along the street.
A noticeable thing In all Chinese stores
and tea houses was the considerable num-
her OF Orientals in American attire with
hair cut, and even mustaches cultivated.
Whether or not the example of the large
number OF Japanese who are the closest
commercial and industrial rivals OF the
Chinese, has anything to do with this,
would be hard to say. Wa Hing. an intelli-
gent merchant and employment agent, re-
inforced the statements Of the others as
to the exodus Of the Chinese. He, too. Is
full of progressive ideas. and predicts the
early rejuvenation Of China. He spoke
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-13

which time to about January il the IA
vorite period. Though the ''heathen Chinee''
is said to be peculiar for ways that are
dark and tricks that are vain, not even
the freshman Is more attached to the
Emerald Isle than Is the despised Mon
goiian to the home OF his ancestors and his
ancient gods. Even his bones must be car.
ried back, or his soul knows no peace for
ever.
Most OF the Chinese 60 home by way Of
because the late unpleasantness with Japan
disposes them to avoid patronage Of the
Japanese line OF steamers Is not certain,
though most people would not be disposed
to credit the phlegmatic Chinese with so
much patriotic prejudice. 1t Is said that
San Francisco Chinese avoid patronizing
Japanese boats from that port. But II ID
fact that returning Chinese to Puget
Sound arrive in large numbers by the jap
anese line; in fact half the passenger traf-
nc OF the Nippon Yusen Kaisha is said to
be Chinese.
Gee Hee, the venerable merchant and
canneryman, whose headquarters are on
washington street In this city. Is one OF
the most progressive Chinese on the coast.
He Is full of up-to-date ideas. and is a
man OF large means and is much respected
by his countrymen. He dresses like a
white man, and long ago discarded the
queue. He speaks good English and keeps
informed of the important news Of the
day. Speaking of the Chinese problem last
evening he remarked:
..Chinamen are going back to China very
fast. Ten years more and there will be no
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-13

soldiers. Two wars are now going %
for which the supplies OF canned goods
come principally from the American mar
kets. Every day or two large orders
placed with American houses by England
for the soldiers in the Transvaal are re-
Ion. the armies OF the world were never
better fed than they are now. They
have canned fruits, vegetables ana meats
in abundance. and Of the best quality
II do not think, however. that there
will be a serious shortage next year.
Prices will rise. but after. they. pass 9
stun will drop OF SO much that we will
have enough to supply ordinary needs.
In former years we could get enough to
supply the market from Oregon and Cali
fornia. This year, since the practical
failure OF the crops in these states, We
are compelled to draw from the East.
We have large orders placed in New
ware. Ohio and Tennessee. The Caiifor-
MIA pack this year. with the. exception
of prunes. was light. have heard that
San Francisco merchants are importing
large quantities of apricots from the Ar
gentine republic in their effort to NIL their
orders. / cannot vouch for the truth
of this statement. however: ....
this season? Well, small fruits are just
as good as last year. Peaches, apricotS
and particularly pears are not nearly uD
to the standard. Washington and Ore
gon prunes are failure. but California
prunes are plentiful and will help out the
market to q great extent The quality
of all canned meats is better this year
the best product and win take nothing
else"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-13
CAPE NOME IN THE EAST.
Many Fasteners VIII Join in the
Great Rush.

f. w. McGinnis, general freight and
passenger agent of the British American
line, has returned from hurried busi-
ness trip to New York. "In the big city,"
he said. referring to his journey. II
didn't hear so much about Cape Nome,
though in Chicago, Minneapolis and ST.
Paul, and from those cities west one
finds great deal being said about the
new district.
lines told me they were selling surpris-
ingly large number of tickets to persons
whose ultimate destination Is Cape Nome.
The same conditions exist N minneapolis
and st. Paul ard In many mining dis
tricts west of St Paul, clear to the Cas-
cades, I'm told there is much excitement
over the Nome diggings."
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-13
SCARCITY OF CANNED GOODS.
Seattle Merchants Anticipate n Good
Trade-OrieDtal Orders.

1.-THE present season will be a rather re-
markabie one In canned goods said a
well known wholesale man yesterday.
The crop generally has been exceedingly
light and the pack still lighter. The
fruit crop of Washington. Oregon and
California were light, and since the de-
mand has grown so much we are even
now at a loss sometimes to fill our or
ders. The Alaska market has opened
great possibilities for the merchants OF
Seattle. Since the beginning of the Alas
ka excitement our trade in canned goods
of all kinds has increased greatly. Next
sprink think may safely predict, from
what already know, that we will have
a greater demand for these goods than
we have ever had There are already
large orders from the north placed with
the different houses here for goods to be
delivered next April.
Another great market which has been
opened to us recently is Manila, and the
Philippines In general. Large shipments
have already been sent and more will
follow. Our trade with the Orient Is
broadening Japan and China are among
our bAst buyera Then there are the