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The Delta independent., 1899-10-20
Raised Rls Rank.

An engaging manner is useful every
where. This axiom is amusingly Illus
trated by . story which Justin McCar-
thy tells. soon after the civil war.
he says. Il happened TO be standing on
q bridge In New York, amusing my
self by studying the crowd, when a
shrin. youthful voice aeeosted me with
Cam, shine yer boots The chance
distribution OF military titles was
ready and liberal at the time, when so
many soldiers were returning to civil
ian life. and I paid no attention to the
Invitation. Just then q rival boot
black passed. and, imagining where the
cause Of my indifference lay. he ad-
vaneed. and. pushing past the unsuc-
cessful claimant. he gave me a military
salute and appealed to me with the
captivating words: 'Brigadier-general'
shine yer boots had my boots
shined ON the spot"-Youth's Com
DnuiOn.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20
SOLDIERS AND INDIANS FIGHT.
SERIOUS Race Fead At Pima, Arizona. Il
Reported

Reported
FL PaSo. Tex. Oct. 1G-A special to
the Herald from Pima, Arizona, via
Bowie. says:
Last night at midnight a band Of
colored soldiers of Company c, Twen-
ty-fifth infantry. now stationed at San
Carlos reservation. disguised them
selves as Indians and, slipping upon a
band of Apaches, camped near the
post. attacked them with clubs and
bayonets, precipitating pitched bat
tie
The Indians thus suddenly aroused,
made a brave resistance, but were lit
orally beaten down with clubs until
many were seriously injured and a
later dispatch says that four are dead.
The survivors fed TO the mountains.
An alarm was sounded at the post,
but the majority of the soldiers es-
capped without detection. Strenuous ef-
forts are being made by the authorities
To find the assailants. The garrison is
under arms. The attack was caused
by the increasing intimacy Of some OF
the negroes with Apache women, with
whom they have become infatuated
and attempted TO abduct two.
The Indians retaliated by mutilating
negro soldier in peculiarly
atrocious Indian style, and the attack
followed.
The situation is grave. as the Indians
are aroused TO frenzy and are gather
ing. A general uprising is threatened
and the agents fear trouble. Ii is
feared that the rites AT the burial OF
the dead will incite the survivors to
attack the whites. A detachment OF
the Twenty-fifth infantry, stationed
here. is ready TO be sent TO the aid of
the san Carlos garrison is necessary.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20
GIVES JEwELRv rorHE CHURCH
Intease Enthusiasm st Meeting In CLrne-
gle Hall of Missionary Alliance

gle Hall of Missionary Alliance.
New York. Oct. l6.-Sixty-eight
thousand dollars was raised in Carne-
gle hall yesterday for the heathen- II
was obtained by the Rev. A. b. Ssnp-
son and his associates in the Christian
Missionary Alliance. amid the tumult
OF religious enthusiasm which prevails
when the alliance takes up its annual
collection. Women tore OF their jew
els and men their coats and vests.
throwing them 10 the collectors and
shouting GLORY TO God" and Halle
lujah." as they contributed all to the
fund by which the alliance will keep
its missionaries abroad for the year.
While two meetings We're to have
taken place and d!d take place in the
hall. one in the afternoon and one in the
morning. they We're so close together
that there was scarcely any intermis-
sion. and IL was as though there had
been one continuous session of more
than seven hours.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20
A,,.r IN. lis. .s e...,.i s,.,...

Porto riata. San Domingo. Oct. Is.
Several persons were arrested In the
capital on suspicion of Implication in
the rcccntiy discovered plot to murder
General Jiminex-
-Four men entered the house Of Fs,-
dro Tcpin. former governor Of Santi
ago recensly and firssi upon him. hut
did not hit him. The men escaped.
Former Governor repin and Gcneral
Richar,io. vov~rnorf Of Monte Christi.
wrrc notineyi hy the government that
Il could not guarantee their safety II
they rc'aainssl In Santiago. Both
pruinptly left the city and have ar
rived h-rr to embark for rcrto Rico
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20
VIVA p~sr D~voar Crep&

Middietown IN. " special New
York Journal: Lew Boyd. who lives
near the town Of Deer Park. reported
here that one day las, week when he
went to drive home his cows. he saw
no lesa than seven deer feeding on his
prenises. Mr. Boyd says tha, he suf-
fer. cpnsiderabie ioes through the
6eprpdSlious Of deer. which have de-
voursA his aSpies and crops. He darcs
not shoot them. because they are pro
teeted By Law until 1901. He thinks
,Aa, II the state protects deer ., ousa:
also to protect him assirs; being eater
ou. a his farm by them
E~S>s.~-s EW-'~yes-
These ase Lee persons upon t.
SSyusn supcrpr's Asf OF em. loyes
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20
ma s-s css.~ssv rr.,ssp~

Scarcity Of workmen and h:sh Driees
for common labor now characterize
the Industrial situation throuehoa, the
Northwest. Such conditions are nos
conducive to the agitation Of calamity
theories. Prosperity is si'enciae many
poyltieal dsmagoGD<s. = Minneapolis
(Ainn.D Pr,eresa.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20
West Indian Hurricane

Recently Travelled up the coast at will,
and acted in an entirely different man
ner from any other storm. Sometimes
dyspepsia acts in the same way. 1t re-
fuses 10 yield to treatment which has
cured similar cases. Then Hostetter $
Stomach Bitters should be taken 1t
has cured stomach trouble for half a
century.
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20

How can a man perpetuate his memory
most easily?" BY dying in debt"
The Delta independent., 1899-10-20
GERMANY is ANXIOUS
WORRIED BECAUSE or AMERI-
CAN TRADE RIVALRY.

Grsd~al Loss Of ths Big Unitsd States
AssAst ssd Oar sseessss.i Co.psss-
ties b the Asrksts OF the WeriA Bs-
gia - Attract Atssation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-22

apple bearing" states. According to
this catalogue. the country is divided
into districts. No. 1 includes Maine.
New Hampshire, Vermont and New
York north of latitude of Al degrees.
part OF Ontario, Quebec. New Bruins
wick and Prince Edward Island, most
of .Eia region lying along the ST. Law
renee valley. where many OF the har
der fruits flourish. The third district,
which includes New Jersey. Maryland,
Delaware aud Virginia, is the region of
luscious small fruits and the peach.
District No. includes Florida and sew
erai southern and southwestern states,
where more tender varieties and spe-
cies are produced as we'll as tropical
fruits. IL No. Ia, which includes Cali
fornia, almost all kinds of fruits, from
the tropical TO the most hardy. find
congenial home.
These facts, set forth in a simple and
attractive manner at the Paris exposi-
ton through the photographs and writ
ten data. cannot fail TO be of great in
terest TO European herticulturists and
pomologistS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-22
KINDNESS OF Beers.
Bravery of One of the British Re-
servists In BEACON Hill Fight.

Bravery of One of the British Re-
servists In Beacon Hill Fight.
The London Daily Telegraph's CORE
spondent at Estcourt. telegraphing I'M
der date of Sunday, Nov. 90. says that
Major Jennings of the medical corps.
who brought the wounded from the
Beacon hill fight, cbatted with Beers,
who expressed doubts of their ultimate
victory. although they were sure God
was with them.
The correspondent adds: cit was in
consequence of Il letter from General
to allow us to remove our dead that
Major Jennings went with the am
bulance. General Joubert asked him
to surrender the Boer dead and wound
ed. but we had none. The Boer doc
tors would not allow the ambulance
to approach until dark, when the
wounded were carried down the hill to
the wagons. The enemy then babe
the British to retire smartly lest they
be fired upon accidentally.
The enemy excused themselves for
firing on the ambulance during the ac-
ton on the ground that an officer was
seeking shelter there. Our wounded
say they were we'll and promptly treat
ed. Major Jennings confirms a report
that one of the reservists. n Eondan
grocer who had leg shattered during
the fight, got A comrade to pull the
limb straight and turned him on his
stomach. when he fired % shots at the
advancing Beers. He did not finch
despite his sufferings."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-22
TO SHOW WARS HORROR.
Jean de Bloch VIII Give n Practical
Exhibit of His Views at Paris.

Jean de Bloch VIII Give n Practical
Exhibit of His Views at Paris.
NJ. Jean de Bloch, whose work on
war is generally supposed to be part
ly responsible for the holding of the
conference at The Hague, is making
arrangements TO give practical expo
sition of his views on the subject of
war at the Paris exhibition next year.
From the discussion which took
place at the peace conference it ap-
pears" says the brochure in which he
announces his programme. that there
is no hope of regulating all conflicts
between nations by pacific means. Ar
bitration and mediation have acquired
a recognized position in international
law. but as the Importance of every
dispute can ct any time become eX-
aggerated and as ornaments increase
without cessation there is always
danger of war breaking out in the near
future"
NJ. de Bloch's aim, according to ST.
Petersburg dispatch to the New York
Journal, is to bring before the public
and also before soldiers. diplomatists
and politicians a clear idea of the ter
rible consequences which will be en-
tailed by the next war between two
great European nations. He proposes,
SO far as the space likely to be availa-
BILE at the Paris exhibition will permit,
to show by models. drawings and pho
tographs, accompanied by explanatory
lectures and placards bearing quota
lions from the works of the greatest
military authorities. how the condi-
lions of warfare have changed and are
likely TO be changed and what havoc
must be wrought by the terrible en-
gines Of destruction now in use; to
trace the course and results of inva-
sions and sieges and to indicate the
probable effects both of war and the
prevailing state OF armed peace on the
economic and social conditions of the
nations.
The possible combinations of the Eu-
ropean powers and the results of Brit
ish Intervention in a continental strug-
gle will also be treated. NJ. de Bloch's
intention. in short, is not to appeal to
the sentiment. but rather to the intelli-
gence of his public and. so far as posi-
bic. 10 demonstrate the sterility of the
victories to be gained and the truth of
the saying of the German general Won
der Goltz that Il war between two
great European nations can hardly be
terminated otherwise than by the COM
plete destruction of one or the utter
exhaustion of both.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-22
"HEAVEN" IN TEXAS.
Tenets of n Religious Sect Become
known Through n Lawsuit.


known Through n Lawsuit.
Mrs. Sarah j. Shinabarger has begun
action against her husband, Ephraim
Shinabarger of Cygnet, near Toledo,
o., for a division of one of the finest
oil farms in Wood county. Mrs. Shina-
barger is in Texas with peculiar re-
ligious sect known as the Roll Fliers,"
the members of which, IA in number,
went to Texas some time ago under the
direction of an alleged roll and chart
sent to them from heaven, telling them
to go at once to secluded spot in a
wilderness in Texas, says the Chicago
Record. There they have reared a rude
pine temple and are preparing for the
destruction of all the world except
about 200 acres, which is to be the flu
ture heaven.
The attorney, n. J. Harrington, who
has returned to Bowling Green, says
there is at present a spirit of unrest
pervading the colony; they fear they
have not selected the exact spot delin-
Gated in this mysterious chart. One of
the number not long ago urged that the
chart Indicated a place in Arizona, and
he was promptly cast out of the colony.
Now they begin to think perhaps he
was right. The heaven in Texas is sa-
cred to the colony, and Harrington,
who went there to get the dispositions
Of Mrs. Shinabarger and her son, il
said to have been the first person who
nas been admitted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-22
Rice Culture In Texas.

Colorado county Is to be made the
banner rice county of Texas. Arrange
ments are now being made. according
to n Fort Worth dispatch to the Chlca-
go Inter Ocean. by which $500 acres OF
land are to be planted in rice near
Eagle Lake next year. Another tract
of 1.JoO acres is to be planted in rice
also and will be watered by a canal
from the Colorado river. Captain Du-
novant viii plant 1000 acres Farmers
in Colorado county are becoming inter
ested in the rice business. and land
which heretofore has been considered
fit only for grazing purposes is rapidly
going up in price. and it is predicted
that ere long the prairie land around
Eagle Lake will be worth $40 per acre.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-22
Made Denr by an Initiation Prank

There is n big muss at the Eastern
Indiana Normal university, in Muncie
The other night Clarence Deaton was
initiated into the mysteries of a class
society. Axle grease was smeared all
over his body after his clothes had
been torn on in shreds, and an electric
battery was applied, says the Cincin-
natl Commercial Tribune. The shock
was so great that his sense of hearing
has been destroyed. and the young
mans condition is dangerous.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-22
Written In Blood.

Secretary Chamberlain says that
when the war in South Africa is over
the British will have a clean sheet on
which to write as they please. Per-
haps the English will, as he says, be
able TO write what they please, says
the Baltimore American, but the writ
ing will be done with some OF Eng
lands best blood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-22
PHOTOS FOR PARIS FAIR
American Fruits and Farm Prod
ucts to Be Portrayed.
EXHIBIT NOW BEING ARRANGED.

Professor W. II. Raglan Is Compiling.
With the Aid of the Department of
Agriculture. n Very Interesting Ex-
hibIt For the Big Expositfon-sO-
cfaI Settlement Photograph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-22
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND PACIFIC
- Railway-TickeJs can be purchased or
baggage checL ed at K L s. p. Twenties street
depot. C.. r 1 & p depot, corner Fifth ave-
nue. and Thirty-nrst street Frank II Plum
mer, agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-22
One War song of the Boer..

General Joubert's favoFite song IS
said to be Then. Yule. Remember Me-"
Omaha WorId-HeraId.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-02-15
UD-To-Date Iieography.

"Johnie Jones!" called out the
teacher of the geography class,
"give the boundries of the United
States"
"The United States,' ratified off
the prizo pupil, sis bounded on the
east by Mark Hanna, Pierpont
Morgan, Tom Plat and the Penn
sylvania Railroad; on the west by
Coils p. Huntington and the
Southern Pacific Railroad; on the
north by the Astors and Wander
bilts; on the south by the Sugar
Trust, the Cigarette Trust, and
Flagler, who owns the Florida
hotels; on the over and under by
the Standard Oil Trust"
"Correct!" said the teacher. 600
to the head of the class. IN. Y.
Journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-02-15


fee, 40 pounds; and 60 cans of to-
matoes. Now someone good in
mathematics can soon see what a
soldier has to subsist on each day.
Some of the boys took dipnet at
dinner yesterday to find the beans
in what was called soup, and fished
out by actual count in one pan 16,
another 20 and another IL, so you
see they got plenty, ("nit")
We always had plenty heretofore
to eat and drew the same rations
we get ut present, but by an order
issued the Quartermaster Sergeant
is not allowed to trade the excess of
any particular article for something
else, and it is working hardship
upon the men in the different com
panies. We get more coffee than
we use and could trade it for more
beans, but no, orders must be
obeyed, even if the boys starve or
go hungry. 1 do not know who
issued the order that no more trad
ing should be done, but it is cut
ting our rations short. Our break.
fast this (Sunday) morning con
sisted of rice, bacon, coffee and
bread, and it is lucky some of us
have few pennies to buy sand
wich now and then.
Some of the boys say that as
soon as they are mustered out OF
this regiment that they will join
the regular army, but you can
count on at least 80 per cent, of
every company going home just
as soon as the pressure" or "vail'
is lifted. OF course they cannot
hurry matters, but on all sides can
be heard 81 want to go home"
These words only come from the
private, Che gets $l560) and en-.
joys the duties of guard, cleaning
up the camp, working roads, dig
cling bitches in all kinds of weather
and many other duties that / shall
not mention.
John Matter, of the 2O3 New
York, who killed Frank Mugridge,
was acquitted. L would like to
write up the sentiment expressed
in our company, in regard TO this
matter, but fears of the "bull ring"
keeps me silent.
Regards to all in the Office and
friends in general.
Yours truly, ID.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-02-15
New Council Instituted.

Past Councillor, w. ID. Holmes
and Councillor j. M Fadley, with
their Initiatory Team, returned
from Glenwood yesterday, where
they instituted a Council of the
Jr. o. U. a NJ, with 35 charter
members. They report a most en-
joy"ble time, having been royalty
entertained with a midnight ban
quet, after which they resumed
their work until six o'clock in the
morning. The members of Glen
wood Council, No. 204, unanimous
ly rendered them a vote of thanks
and highly commended them for
their efficient work.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-02-15
Swccpings.
Never sigh, but send.

Never sigh, but send.
There is 7 inches of snow here.
A small pack becomes small
peddler.
The worst spoke in cart breaks
first.
Sorrow and an evil life, lnaketh
soon an old wife.
Who doth sing so merry note
as he that cannot change a groat?
Who more ready to call her
neighbor scold, than the arrantest
scold in the parish?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-02-15
INentX YEAR PROOF.

AsNGnIy YSAES FEOOAo
TUFTS Liver Pills keep the bow
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS cleanse
the system of allimpurities An
absolute cure for sick headache,
dyspepsia, sour stomach, con-
stipation and kindred diseases.
"Can't do without them"
r.. p. Smith, Chilesburg, Va.
writes 1 don'tknowhow l could
do without them. l have had
Liver disease for over twenty
years. Am now entirely cured.
TUFTS Liver Pills
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-02-15

Brides Father Ito his pros
pective son-in. law, young law
er.)-Pm not going to give my
daughter cash dowry, but / have
some doubtful claims for $4,000
that L will make over to you, and
you can sue on them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-02-15
What Dreams Signify.

People whose dreams are few
and far between seldom escape
some vision or other on Christmas
night, and, alas, they are always
pleasant. OF course, there is a
reason for this, but we will leave
the explanation of the mystery to
the doctors and provision dealers.
To dream of sudden riches is a
bad sign.
To dream of rainbow devotes
coming changes.
To dream of an anchor is sign
of hope.
To dream of banquets is favor
able sign.
To dream of birds denotes law
suit.
To dream of marriage denotes
danger.
To dream of riding in coach
signifies pride.
To dream of death signifies a
wedding,
To dream of music indicates that
good news is coming.
To dream of seeing play de-
notes good fortune.
To dream of ants denotes a
grasping disposition.
To dream of a boat on clear
water or of playing at cards is sign
of coming good fortune.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-02-15

what is the brink of war, pap
"The brink of war? Well, it is the
feeling which seems to exist all the
time between Bridget and your
mother"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-02-15
An Engines Bad Behavior.

An Engines Bad Behavior.
The new railroad editor was de-
scribing a wreck, and said: 1.-THE
engineer perceived the other train
coming about 20 yards distant and
Immediately reversed his injector
and slapped the damper over the
top of the smoke stack, but the
force of the smoke and steam COM
ing out SO fast pushed the engine
ahead. When the two big engines
hit they made a great racket. In
the passenger engines boiler the
kerAumix was twisted and damned
into the kerhibber, SO that the
spiral spring that kept the boiler
stiff let go with an awful whang
and smashed the klamfoadle, and
the engineer in jumping was hit
by the prison valve, which had be-
como tangled in the hand of the
eccentric spout, and his right leg
was broken above the left knee.
The fireman jumped over the sand
squirter on the left side and fell
violently on his kidneys, but es-
capped with serious injury. The
other engine got her front end bat
tered in, but as all the smoke and
steam got out when the front damp
or back of the number plate was
bursted she could not blow up, but
her pumps kept on going and she
coughed out great deal of fire and
red hot cinders through the safety
valves, until the fire became
wasted, and she got cold. Both
the engineer and fireman jumped,
after throwing out the oil can, coal
shovel and big monkey wrench,
and their prompt action saved the
the company great loss in engine
implements, as the oil can and
monkey wrench would have been
smashed to smithereens."
Business Chances in the Phil
ippincs.
Manila is always interesting, the
Manila of the old days especially
so, one of the most romantic, rich
est and fairest cities of the sleepy
East. Warmed by the tropical sun,
cooled by the breezes of the Pacific,
it was blessed with features of eli
mate and commerce which permit
ted men to grow rich while at the
same time they lived lazy and con-
tented. 1t was the ideal home for
the Spanish official or adventurer
who wished to seek his fortune in
distant colonies, and yet enjoy n
life which forever reminded him of
sunny Spain.
The Spaniards did indeed become
rich, but only through their cruel
oppression of the natives, and dur
ing their rule, lasting almost four
hundred years, the islands remained
practically undeveloped. Apart
from beautiful Manila, with its
Spanish buildings, it's delicate
Spanish architecture, bit of which
is shown in our illustration, taken
from the current issue of Harper's
Weekly, the towns are and have
been mere collections of straw huts,
and the natives of the archipelago
for the most part as barbarous as
when Magellan met his fate on the
island of Cebu.
A considerable number of coal