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until the old line was abandoned and
the new line in use and as o o as this
piece Of work is done the old part OF
the main line will be Joined in at Hut
ton junction and this piece of track
ready for use in an emergency.
On the new cutoff line is a cut over
half a mile in length, fifty feet wide
and with perpendicular walls averag-
ing over thirty feet in height, mo of
the distance. This cut extends north
east and southwest and it is believed
by the locating engineers that it will
not fill up with snow Their theory is
that the cut lying as it does nearly due
north and south will be swept clear by
the blasts from the north, owing to the
great depth and having straight in
stead of sloping sides, this depth be-
ing sufficient to give direction to the
wind and sweep the snow out of the cut
and onto the open prairie away from
the railroad.
At the east end of the cut there is
lulIC a ICdNs Ill, lht tOullly ulOp~
ping away to the west so there is plen,
ty Of room for the snow which sweeps
through the cut to drop into great
drifts entirely IL of the way. This ex-
pertinent will be watched with inter-
est by Union Pacific officials, engineers,
contractors and railroad men and the
demonstration Of the truth of the
theory which is believed to be very
reasonable will be watched with the
closest interest.
Long lines of snow fences will be
erected or the hills on either side of
the cut so as to take every precaution
to avoid a snow blockade. Railroad
men say that If this cut should fill up
it would be "all up with the Union Pa
citic to use this cutoff line for the rest
Of the winter, but they will have the
old line which is three miles longer
than the new route, until the suns rays
melted the snow in the spring"
II this cut were filled with snow it
would be a task for the rotary snow
pillow to clear it. for the snow bank
would be t~hirty-ive feet high and the
rotary snow annihilator cannot be very
effective in cuts over thirteen feet
high, as it would be like running a
fence pole into a snow bank and try
ing to n"'h the snow out the other end
for tn airy to tackle such a job.
Lutl Fillmore, a veteran railroad
er Of n>-rly fifty years of active and
continuous railroad service, having
been a contractor and held nearly ev-
cry position in this work, is greatly in
terested in this experiment in modern
railroad construction, since he was
superintendent Of the Wyoming livis-
ion nearly twenty years g and he is
inclined to think a snow storm might
come up and unless the wind was just
right this cut would fill up. Mr.. FILL
more made a number Of trips out to this
cut during the summer and took deep
interest in the work.
A statement appeared in a contem-
porary that during a recent storm in
October, before the cut was finished
that 1t cost the contractors, Grant
Smith & Company, $1,000 to clean out
the snow. The engineers say that this
, 1899-12-14
A FINE LINE FOR CHRISTMAS.
Just Received by G. N. Settele, the
Druggist.

c. N. Settele, the druggist. has just
received and is displaying a fine line
of goods for the holiday trade.
These goods are all the most suit
able that could be purchased for Christ
mas presents and he proposes to sell
them at reasonable prices.
There are kodaks of all kinds for all
purposes, perfumery, fine albums, vases,
cut glassware, dainty and useful
silver toilet articles, bon-bon dishes,
shaving and manicure sets, ornamented
china shaving mugs, fine metal and or
namental lamps for library, parlor or
dining tables, choice writing paper in
fancy boxes. collar and cuff sets, all
kinds Of fine leather purses, brushes of
all kinds.
Come and see these goods for your
self before purchasing elsewhere and
be convinced.
, 1899-12-14

is not a fact although the delay caused
by the storm was some expense to the
contractors having so much machinery,
ETC., idle for several days.
, 1899-12-14

Remember the Episcopal fair at
Maennerchor hall next week, Tuesday
and Wednesday, the 10Th and Goth.
, 1899-12-14
THAT DEEP GUT
UNION PACIFIC PREPARING FOR
SNOW BLOCKADES THIS
WINTER.
Thirty Foot Cut on Howell to Hutton
Cut-Of Line an Interesting Expert
ment-Engineers Believe Wind
Will Keep 1t Clear of Snow-Old
Line to Be Ready for Use.

Contractor Leonard with a force Of
men and teams is at work reducing and
leveling the grade at Hutton Junction
on the north end of the new cutoff line
and expects to complete the work early
next week.
There is a piece OF track about 1,500
feet long which could not be finished
, 1899-12-14

Grasp All and lose ALL" Many are
SO intent on "grasping all that they
lose their health. Hoods Sa~rsaparilla
has helped many a business man on
the road to success by making and
keeping him healthy.
, 1899-12-14

Hoods Pills = gentle. yet effective;
Is cents.
, 1899-12-14

Members of Custer Post No. 1, G. A.
R., are requested to meet at G. A. r.
hall Friday, Dec. 10, at 8 a. M, to at
tend the funeral of our late comrade,
Matthew Degnon. BY order Of
S. A. CRAWFORD,
j. A. Cokefair, Adjt. Post Com.
, 1899-12-14

Furnished rooms, and rooms fortlight
housekeeping for rent, 400 University Az.
, 1899-12-14
WHO DOES THE
PRESCRIPTION


We are kept busy filling prescrip-
tions at our pharmacy.
The reason we do more prescription
business than any other drug store Ia
because our prices are right, low; our
goods are right-absolutely pure and
fresh-and u service is right, unsur-
passed by anybody anywhere.
Your prescriptions are In
safe hands when you leave
them with US.
Frank 4. Bgsl@ton,
" ed St.. Phone IA. : PMARMAo,sT
, 1899-12-14

FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RnseT.
Without board. Apply q. this oA9s.
, 1899-12-14

Daily Republican only Soc . month.
, 1899-12-14

Daily Republican O. - neskl.
The morning news., 1899-12-04
ELECTION All AMEuIcUs.
Emigrnnt Agent Arrested-COtton
Crop Is Quite short

Americus, Ga, Dec 3-The primary
election next Wednesday for members Of
the City Council is a matter of much o,al
interest There are only three vacancies
to be hned and already six candidates
have offered for the places. The prohibi-
ton element here win, to great extent,
vote together for three of the candidates,
though the prohibition question is not a
feature in the campaign.
Two of the candidates, Messrs. Sher-
lock and Mitchell are members of the
present Council, their terms expiring
shortly. The other candidates are Messrs.
J. 5. Bolton, c. c. Hawkins, q. H. Whit
aker and William NJ. Tullis.
o, NJ. Trimble, the white man run over
and killed by a Central Railroad passen-
ger train near Fort Valley yesterday, was
an expert cyclist and had ridden in the
races here on Thanksgiving day. He was
riding to Macon or Atlanta from this city,
following the railroad line, when run over
and killed. 1t is said that Trimble was
both dear and dumb.
A negro emigrant agent was arrested
near Americus yesterday and jailed here.
The agent was working among the ne
groes on plantations below the city. en-
deaVoring TO carry them to Mississippi.
He will also be prosecuted for carrying
concealed weapons, the sheriff finding a
pistol in his pocket.
The new furniture, lock boxes etc, for
the postoffice here has been placed in po-
sition, and the building presents quite a
metropolitan appearance.
As the holiday season comes on the
farmers are disposing of the small rem>
nant of the cotton crop held for higher
prices, in order to close up the years ac-
counts. The warehouses in Americus have
received about 10000 bales to date, though
receipts are far short of this date last
year. The total shortage here for the sea-
son will be at least 5000 bales, due to poor
crops this year.
The morning news., 1899-12-04
Tallahassee News Notes.

Tallahassee, Fla, Dec. 3.--Judge Charles
Swayne Of the United States Court will
be here tomorrow to hear two important
cases. An application for injunction and
receiver for the Kimball Lumber Com
pany at Apalachicola and a case IN bank
ruptcy The C. B. Rogers Co. of Jack
sonville VS.. the Red Grocery Co. Of this
city.
Hon. Henry f. Day, president OF the
Railroad Commission, left yesterday for
New Orleans where the Louisville and
Nashville injunction against the Florida
Railroad Commission, et al, is set for a
hearing before the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals.
Jack Mitchell was convicted Of larceny
In the Circuit Court and fined $50, in de-
fault OF which he will serve six months
IN jail.
The grand jury has returned twelve true
bills
The marriage record OF Leon county for
November was three white and eighteen
colored
Capt. r. Gent OF Carrabelle ls entitled
to the blue ribbon for the largest potato
grown IN Middle Florida This season. II
royidence variety and weighs
23h pounds.
The morning news., 1899-12-04
HOME FOR CUBAN ORPHANS.
1t viii Be Dedicated to Senator
ThurstOn's First Wife.

New York. Dec. 3.-A movement for the
raising of funds for a memorial orphan
asylum for Cuban children, which shall
bear the name of Mrs. Thurston. the first
wife of Senator John NJ Thurston, and
who died shortly after a visit she made to
Cuba, was started tonight in the Madison
Avenue Presbyterian Church under the
auspices of the Thurston Memorial Asso-
citation.
The name of the proposed home is to oe
The Thurston Home for Orphans ana
Homeless Children in Cuba" and Gen.
Nandervoort of Nebraska, one of the man.
ayers OF the Cuban Mail Steamship Com
pany, has offered a tract of ground for
the Institution. Gen. Nandervoort and
Mrs. G. f. Andrews of Echo Lake, n. j.,
were the speakers at the meeting tonight.
Gen. Nandervoort told of the large num-
Der of orphans in Cuba and of the need
OF some institution TO care for them. The
home is to be an industrial school, he said,
as we'll as a mission.
1t is especially fitting, he thought, that
this work be started as a memorial to
Mrs Thurston, whose death, her friends
believed, was caused by a broken heart
the result of her visit TO Cuba and see ng
with her own eyes the conditions there
The collection tonight was devoted to
the fund and contribution slips were hand
ed around upon which a large number of
the members of the church pledged them
selves TO Lar ger amounts.
The morning news., 1899-12-04
DEATH OF WASHINGTON.
Hundredth Anniversary to Be CeIe-
brated on Dec. ii.

Washington, Dec. Arrangements are
about completed for the Masonic celebra-
ton of the centennial death of Worshipful
Master George Washington on Dec. IA.
Large numbers of Masons from all over
the United States and from Canada are
expected to attend.
Col. Robert White of Wheeling, w Va,
was appointed by the Grand Lodge of Vir-
ginia as chief marshal, and his staff will
have full charge of the procession and all
matters connected with the celebration
aside from the regular Masonic rites.
The principal ceremonies will be at
Mount Vernon and will include an ad-
dress at the Old tomb by the grand mas
ter of Masons in Colorado Masonic rites
a the new tomb, and addresses at the
mansion by President Mckinley and R. T.
w. Duke grand master of Masons in Vir-
gnia. At night reception will be held
at Wizards Hotel in this city. President
Mckinley and his entire cabinet are ex-
pected to come.
The morning news., 1899-12-04
THE SITUATION IN HAVANA.
crBAN LEAGUE MEETINGS WE'RE
POORLY ATTENDED.

There Has Been Trouble in Getting
business Transacted-Other Prov
tnees Are Waiting to Hear From
,bc delegates From HaVana--Nue-
vo Pals sees Nothing New in Sec
retary Roots RepOrt-COmmerciaI
company Is Seeking Protection.
Havana. Dec. Sowing to the poor at
tendance the meetings of the Cuban
T.ague and National party delegates,
Great difficulty is experienced in getting
business done. Out of a possible 1870 it is
not often that more than eighty or ninety
are present, and it has been found neces-
sary TO accept one-thir9 of the total num-
her as constituting a quorum.
The other provinces are waiting to see
what the Havana delegates wiz do, and
tbs fact that at a recent meeting it was
decided that the national assembly should
have provincial representation as a unit,
each province being equally represented,
has caused many delegates to fear that,
owing to the enormous inequality of the
nroyincial populations, the national as
sembIy will be accepted by President Nc
hiuley as larry IepIeSeHtAHS NubaH oP4H-
ion.
The Patria, discussing the references to
Cuba in Secretary Roots report. pro-
nounces these very satisfactory" and
saws that independence is safe"
The Neuvo Pals says:
I'VE can see nothing in the declarations
of Secretary Root that can be called new
The Americans evidently still believe that
The Cubans are not fit to govern them
selves, owing to their lack of education;
and they still intend to educate us until
we are fit for self-government Mr.. Root
does not discuss the question Of independ-
ence. leaving it where it was on Jan. l."
Company Wants Protection.
The Havana Commercial Company is
placing armed guards on its plantations
In the province of Pinar del Rio and will
e,ply to Gov. Gen. Brooke for an inf ntry
contingent. Mr.. Morrylees, the manager,
says
''rne company would not go to the eX-
pense of arming a number of men unless
this was thought nece sary for the protec-
ton Of its interests. We do not believe
there is any immediate cause for ALARM
but we do consider that the spirit of dis
affection is spreading and is liable, sooner
or later to burst into flame whenever the
United States government does, or re-
framing from doing, something which the
Cuban leaders oppC Sc or desire"
The widow of Gen. Ant -nio Maceo arrlv-
ed here to-day from Santiago de Cuba.
She was received at the ra lway stat on by
la ge crowd and was escorted 10 the
house of Gen. Gomez by Gen. Lacreg, Gen.
Rabi and other Cuban officers.
The morning news., 1899-12-04
COLORED LIFE IN NEW YORK.
Less Fortunate Woman Was Wei
come to "SecOnd Hand Niger"


From the New York Tribune.
Sarah Ann Haley TO the bar" called
out the clerk of one of the uptown police
courts.
What is the charge. ofacer?" asked the
magistrate.
'What have you to say to the charge
MADAME" continued the magistrate TO a
buXom colored woman
Il dun 'sault an batter nobody, jedge
l may be black, but Use er lady, l is"
"The complainant charges that you tore
her clothing, knocked her down, blacken-
ed her eyes, called her names and did her
other grievous bodily injury" resumed
his honor
"Lemme tell yer jedge bout dis yer wo-
man. She wanted to go ter der fancy ball
an she doan hab no hat ter wear Cause
she wus er fren' OBJ mine 1 dun loan her
my hat. Yo dun see fer yoself dat she am
bout der Wurst looking spec men OBJ half
black white trash dat Gums from Twen-
ty-seven street When / was er waiting on
der co'ner fer my man ter take me ter de
ball, who should come long but him an
dis var disrep'ble piece OBJ goods. Use er
lady, jedge, but der perfiderness of dis
var woman obercome me, and says: Glib
me dat hat, yo' baggage yo'. "Wid dat
der was tangle up, an 'clar ter good
ness when l look agin she wus a-lying
on der gutter an dat Niger oh mine was
a-runnin' down der street like a scared
rabbit. My hat was a-lyih' thar 'pletely
torn ter pieces. Use .willin' dat she go
free if she pay fer dat hat'. orftf
Il will fine you each $3 for disturbing
the public peace" declared his honor.
Just then a dandyfec ccolored man walk
ed jauntily up to the bar and said:
''Yo' honor, I'll pay de fine of dis lady,
meaning the plaintiff.
ffNO UO' HOaO't va nioper xyn VOsH
pay my fine dat's what yo'll do" de-
clared the defendant 'tfstt
Both these women are fined 50 each"
said the Judge.
The colored man fshed through his
clothing, but when he had counted all his
change he had only money. enough to
pay the fine of one of the women. He
looked from one to the other, and was evil
IDENTIFY badly puzzled as 10 what he should
do. Finally he asked permission to whis-
per to the magistrate, and after that he
had a conference with the two women.
The result was that he paid the fine of
the defendant.
AS he was counting out the money the
defendant said:
''Yo' honor, dis yer man had paid my
fine, an 1 linquish all claims what de
legallyities glib me ober him. If dat var
woman wants er secon' hand niger she
am welcome ter him Use dun wild him,
1 is" slf
The colored man did not appear to ap-
preciate the way the woman spoke of
him, and he looked as if he repented OF
his bargain.
IF it please dis var co'rt," he exclaim-
ed Use changed my mind an Use gwine
ter pay der fine OBJ der odder LADY,"
It's too late now to make any change"
spoke up the clerk. you have paid the
fine of the other woman and It is so re-
corded"
BY this time the woman who had so
roundly abused the man had got badly
frightened, and she made for the door.
Just before reaching 1t, however, she
turned round and shouted:
81 doan't care, yo' honor, If he nebber
comes back l. doant."
The morning news., 1899-12-04

plis Of the jungle, without restriction and
9rtthout res possibility. He began on them,
ana soon had them in American CLONES
thorouehiv cleaned, barbered 20 finish,
ana Installed into regular duties. lie jolt
I'd into their stolid pates straight-from-
the-shoulder proposition that IL they did
moi work they should not eat When an
Indian attempted TO test this law by lay
ing off for a day and waiting for food
70 come to him the food failed 10 come.
The experimenter got hungry and went
10 the food-and the way OF his going lay
through weary toll, made doubly arduous
as punishment for his previous idleness.
Educating the Children.
Lieut.. Stottler determined at the outset
that the children OF the tribe should go
to school and be educated into men and
women with minds OF their own and with
the right to choose rneir own husbands
and wives well developed In their minds
He caused The school at Mescalero 90 be
The morning news., 1899-12-04

raised to a plane Of usefulness and filed
1t with the Indian young. To-day these
Indian young are becoming Respectable
citizens of the country, educated and civ
ilized with never trace left of the shool-
ing deprayity which the whole tribe was
in no later than 1894.
The haircut order was Introduced first
with brlbe Five dollars was given to
the brave who started the shearfng. He
went home sheared and his squaw lau.xh-
ed at him. Mortified beyond words. the
brave stalked forth In silent misery thar
yearned for company. He coaxed an
other 60 follow his. example, and tfe two
coaxed two more. Finally all the police
men were shingled and uniformed Then
came the task of rounding up the others
They were run down one by one. thrown
TO the ground and tieeced, their hair COM
ing off in notches and slashes as though
it were cut win Scythe. To-day there
isn't long-haired Indian in the tribe.
nor Is there an uncivilized one.
The morning news., 1899-12-04
THE BUBoNIC PLAGUE.
Women and Children More Liable to
the Disease THAI Men.
From the New York journal.

the Disease THAI Men.
From the New York journal
Bubonic plague is an extremely fatal
disease, the mortality being from 70 to 80
per cent. Women are more prone to It
than men, and children its most frequent
victims. From ten to twenty are the most
susceptible years. susceptibility gradually
diminishing up to fifty, after which 1t Is
rare.
Decaylng vegetable matter and other
filth supply whatever is necessary for the
poisonous element to which plague Is due
II is highly contagious, portable, and dan
gerous whenever and wherever found
The germs of this disease may be carried
by clothing or merchandise, and are re-
markable for their vitality and virulence
In 1347 the Black Death carried off twen-
ty-hve million persons in Europe. The cpl
demic of 1899 IL the same disease, modified
to certain degree by modern sanitation
and watchfulness.
Quarantine a.one can prevent the impor-
tation Of bubonic plague by a1resging con-
munication with countries where II exists
Complete isolation of cases Will prevent It's
spread The epidemic IN Astrakhan was
eliminated by rigid quaTantine and sanl-
tary regulations. Three military cOrions
we're established around each village so
that no one could pass In or out until forty
days after the last case Of disease. A sec
ond military force was placed around the
entire group OF infected villages, and
a third Gordon surrounded the whole prov
ince.
A vessel from Syria. where bubonic
plague then existed. with a few cases on
board, about two hundred years ago, In
troduced this special filth disease into Mar
seilles, with the result that 1t devastated
the south Of France. The plague to-day
So In NaF ar Nc
ing 10 do with Il? Do the city and state
want bubonic plague as a Christmas pres
ent? They can certainly have It. Fortu-
nately, there are wise men Ia authority
who VIII see thar this frghtful menace 20
publlc health Is speedily removed.
The morning news., 1899-12-04
wEAvERs WANT AN INCREASE.
They Have Adopted a New Scale
Which They Will Demand.

Philadelphia, Dec. Slight delegates,
representing nearly 5000 cloth weavers in
forty mills in this city, met to-day and
adopted a new and increased scale of
wages, which they win insist upon being
adopted by their employers. The demand
will be made after next Sunday. The
scale will come before the weavers' labor
organization next Sunday, after which il
will be presented to the employers for
agreement.
The weavers declare that they expect
their new scale to be granted without se>
rious difficulty, as some of the mills are
using 1t already, and the high price paid
for cloth puts all mills in a position 10
adopt it. If the new scale is refused by
the mills the weavers declare they will
strike and close every establishment not
accepting it.
The morning news., 1899-12-04
COLUMBUS STREET RAILROADS.
So-CaIIed BrIce Syndicate Ready to
Buy All Franchises.

Columbus, o., Dec. S.-The so-called
Brice syndicate, representing the interests
formerly controlled by the late Calvin S.
Brice, has made a proposition to the city
of Columbus to take all the street railway
franchises which the city may have to dis
pose of.
They will make a Scent fare, giving the
city officials the privilege of increasing the
fare to cents and taking the 2 cents il
they see fit. They offer to give a bond
of 100000 for the faithful performance of
their contract.
This proposition is the result of the City
Council having declared certain franchises
held by the Columbus Street. Railway
Company void.
The morning news., 1899-12-04
More Wages for COO PeonIe

,, " eoster, Mass, Dec. 3.-Eben s. Stew
s, iAs posted notices In his woolen mills
g |unnebaug, Conn, announcing a gen
~ Increase of 10 per cent. in the wages 5
~ employees, the new scale of prices
w. 60 Into effect the present week. me
'N-Iease will benefit 600 people.
The morning news., 1899-12-04
The EIks in Cincinnati.

cincinnati Dec. 3.-The memorial exer-
o oiies OF the Cincinnati Eks were unusu-
crowded to hear Exalted Ruler 3. NJ. Al
sl OF birmingham and Rev H. G. Isen-
o.f and Hon. NJ. I. Corcoran. Besides
t.lt.neni soloists, the musical programme
IN. S i'ed the full Cincinnati Orchestra. Of
~. lN''es, and the Cambrian Club, of over
The morning news., 1899-12-04
RECORD SALE OF WOOL.
1t Will Require Sixty Cars tO/Haul 1t
to the East.

St. Louis, Dec. S.-A syndicate of East
ern mills has consummated a deal here for
10000 pounds Of wool. The terms of the
sale were private, but It is stated the deal
amounted to more than $780, 900. All of
this wool is what is known to the trade
as territory wool" Sixty cars will be
required to transport it to it's destination
in the East This is the largest sale OF
wool ever made in the West.
The morning news., 1899-12-04
They want a Curfew Ordinance.

Toledo, o., Dec. 3.-Members of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
clergymen and other church workers,
have called meeting for Thursday after
noon at one of the local churches to mem-
orialize the Common Council 10 pass a
curfew ordinance. Nine o'clock is agreed
as the time limit for minors to be on the
sfraetS a night.
The morning news., 1899-12-04
Ex-Mnvor of 81. Louis Dead.

st Louis. Dec 3-Zeph Brown, ex-Mayor
Of 81. Louis, died here to-day of a com
nlieation of diseases. aged 66 years. Be
fore he entered politics he was probably
the most prominent steamboat man on
Western waters.
The morning news., 1899-12-04

a." York, Dec. 3.-Frank Erne of Buff
dg9, ena Jack 0'Brien Of this city will
cFsr,,loeS-m oe-morrow night for the lightweight
pa,. ''oHsnip OF the world before the Co
s,,, ',e in the ,betlog. and both men are
4" " trained TO the hour