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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-09-28

Bernard Porter went to Shell.
mound Sunday.
Mrs, Ramsay, who has been
quite sick is better,
Mrs J. w. Morrison is recover
ing from the fever
Lee Hooper moved to Chalta-
nooga last Sunday.
Or. J. II, Gilbreath is building a
new house on Main st.
J. II. Barker, of the 3rd district
was in town Monday
W. c. Adams has moved into
the G. f. Kelley property,
Miss Kate Ford, of South Pitts,
burg, has been visiting here,
John and Linus Dixon, of In
man, were in own Thursday.
Rev r. J, Moore attended Pres
bytery at Cleveland last week.
Dr. John Burnett, Of l linois, has
been visiting ia town for several
days.
VIM Tbatch, Of Jasper, visited
his daughter, Mrs Mart Creek, last
week
Dr. ]. r. Payne, Of Jasper, was
in town few days the FIST OF the
week.
Three car loads of fine beef cat
tie passed down the road Saturday
morning.
f Rev, A. D. Stewart preached his
farewell sermon Sunday evening at
the Hall,
Charlie Davidson and Alfred
Haynes, Of Sequachee. were in
, town Friday
, Miss Addie ArIedge returned
from her visit to Chattanooga
Thursday evening.
q Sam Martin, our onliest fisher
. man, who has been visiting at Jas
per, returned Friday.
Two hundred and forty,two tick,
cts We're sold at this railroad Office
for the Convention.
Chas. Quinn, Of Trotter Bros,
/ wholesale merchants, Chattanooga,
r was in town last week.
a Deputy Sheriff Layne is slowly
recovering from the fever and the
}. people are glad to see him better.
= Mrs. Elizabeth Miller who has
d been visiting her son, Henry Mil,
e Ter, returned to her home at Vic
toria Thursday.
= John Byers has recovered from
e his sickness and can serve you
# with as good a lunch at any time
as can be got in the cry.
Sam Stewart, of the hustling
firm of Stewart & Alley, has re,
a tuan from Cincinnati where he hal
It been purchasing fall stock.
S John Station has had severa
n parties arrested for cutting timbe
on his land. The cases We're t.
a have been tried last Saturday.
Quality undoubted. This APP
d plies to our stock OF Mems anC
If Bows Hats and Caps, which is tn,
d most complete and most yariec
e, assortment ever shown in thi
II place. Come and seq them.
e. Stewart & Alley
G w. Coburn, Esq, has bough
Is the family grocery store of VIM
Il Houts and will continue the bust
d ness at the same place assisted b.
RS p. II. Jackson, Jr.
The texture of our textiles W,
d ask you to test. We offer you th
It .argpst line Of dry goods ever land
d ed in the Sequachee Valley Gu
n first consignment consisting o
/, eleven mammoth cases arrived las
Friday and there are more to com,
and all contain unprecedented bar
IS gains for all who come.
Of Stewart & Alley.
is Wayman Wood, of Jasper, wa
g in town the first of the week assist
.e ing in Simpson, Havron & CO..
store. He as well as Mr.. Porte
81 want the young ladies to call at th
- store.
n We aim to hold the trade Of thos
J, who deal with us for the first time
Al r
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-09-28

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honest persont TO represent as as Man
ayers in this and close by counties Sal
airy 5000 year and expenses, Straight,
bona-fde, no more, no less salary. Pos
iuon permanen5. Cur references, any
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work conducted at homo Reference.
Enclose selr-addressod stamped onvol-
ope. TuE DoNuoIoN COMPANY, Dept 5,
Chicago.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-09-28
WHIpWELL DEPARTMENT.
GEO, w. LEWIS, Agent.

was it, town Saturday.
Franz Simnson went 10 Cha,ta.
goopa last Wednesday,
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was III ''"' " a'"5s''5 '"'' wee"
Rev, A. ". NhIte went TO Chat,
tanooga Saturday to hold a meet
ing
Misses Cable Thompson and I'll
lie Kilgorc, Of Victoria, were in
town last Sa urday.
U.G Harris. Of Caroline's Chap
el, aud NJ. f. Harris, of Springdale,
were in town Saturday.
Capt. John Fratcr, Of Victoria.
and Mr.. James Rogers, Of Dunlap,
were in town Wednesday of last
week
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-09-28

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-01
Foreign News.

Berlin, Dec. German political cir.
cles are rather aghast at MIR. Joseph
C~oamberlain's talk about an Anglo
German-American alliance yesterday.
Germany, situated as she is, with jeal
ous powers on her borders, is not in a
position to clasp hands with England
and America iD as open a fashion as
Chamberlain would have it. Politl-
clans here say that Germany will never
conclude an alliance with England aud
the United States, as at present the
Dreibund is sufficient.
BsrliD, Dec. lit is asserted that the
Emperor, while at Flushing Wednes-
day, found Queen Wilhelmina favor
able to the idea of marrying some Ger
a prince. 1t Was reported before
her coronation that WIlhelmina was
betrothed to Prince Wilhelm Won Weidt.
London, Dec. The coast defenses
of Great Britain are about to undergo a
thorough ov%erhauling. A complete re-
armament with powerful modern guns
will be carried out as speedily as pos
sible.
Paris, Dec. LIT is reported that Sir Ed
mund Munson, the British ambassador, is
c.ncelling all social engagements, and tina!
he will apply for a long leave Of absence as
protest against French newspaper attacks on
Queen Victoria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-01
Determined Woman.

London, Dec. 1.-When the Beers
entered Ladygrey, the chief town of
the native reserve on the Free State
border, they went to the ~postofice with
the intention of taking possession of it.
They we're met at the door by the post
mistress, an English woman, who not
only declined to turn over the building
to them but Indignantly ordered them
of the premises. She dared any one
from commander to private to inter-
fere with colonial property. The Beers
respected The woman's position, and re-
tired a short distance. Then they raised
the Free State flag on the flagstaff just
outside the postofice. The postmistress
rushed out, pulled it down, and raised
the Union Jack 10 its stead. The Beers
concluded to let her have her way, but
went around to the back ofthe postof-
fee aud stuck up a proclamation on the
the side of the building, announcing the
annexation of the district. The post.
mistress investigated, saw what it was,
then torn it down and put up the gov.
ernment's proclamation against treason.
The Beers then gave up in despair and
retired all together. At last accounts
the postofice at Ltdygrey still remains
loyal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-01
Pastor Under Hot Fire.

Chester, Pa, Dec. AT special
meeting, which was called yesterday
" the members of the Methodist Pre-
lestaut Church Of this city, it was de-
cided to les the charges perlerred against
the pastor, Rev. Charles Mitchell, go
before the next conference for decision.
Pastor Mitchell is charged with paying
attentions 10 a young woman OF his
i1ck while be has a wife who lives in
Camden, N. J.. The pastor denies the
latter charge, but admits the former.
He says he is trying to procure a divorce
from his former wife, as they could
never agree. The pastor, it is also said,
has enjoyed bugs and kisses with young
;,arisbiouers, who supposad him to be a
single man, Wnen these charges were
first made q committee of church off,
Gals were sent 10 his former home to
investigate, and upon their return to
this city they reported in his favor. Mr..
Mitchell alleges that two members who
were expelled from his church for i'm
proper conduct are responsible for the
whole trouble. and he proposes to fight
the matter to a finish.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-01
b WAR IN AFRICA.

Reports of British losses at the battle
OF Modder river, Cape Colony, which
occurred last Tuesday were being re,
ceived in London yesterday. The num-
Der of killed and wounded has not yet
been made public, but it is officially
announced that General Lord Paul
Methuen, the British commander, has
been wounded. A bullet passed through
the feshy part of his leg. Major Count
Gleichen, a relative of Queen Victoria,
was wounded.
General Methuen has not yet been
able to cross the river on his way to
relieve the Kimberley garrison. The
Beers have wrecked the bridge. and
the British must cross on pontoons,
which will be a slow process.
disbursements and ammunition are
being sent to Gen. Methuen from Cape
town, and it is believed that he will halt
until he receives them. The Beers in
front of him, it is likely, will also be re-
inforced, and another bloody battle lie
expected.
General MethueD, in the speech to
his troops after the battle of Gras Pan,
full reports of which have just been re-
ceived in London, said that the Beers
tactics had been excellent and that be
recognized aud admired their courage.
He declared that he preferred to fight
a foe worthy of his steel rather than
savages, whose sole recommendation
was bravery.
Kimberley was still holding out at
last advices. The garrison was greatly
cheered by the news of the relief ex'
pedition. Colonel Baden-Powell, tele-
graphing from M~afeking, reports ell
we'll in that besieged town and that he
is pushing out the British advance
work with good effect.
News OF a battle at the Tugela river,
Natal, between an army of about TO-.
600 Beers and the British relief expedi-
ton for Ladysmith, under General
Clery or General Butler, is momentari
Iy expected. The British will probably
be able to put at least 8 5000 men in &C.
ton.
The British war Office gave out q
statement that they had received moth
ing to indicate that the garrison OF
Ladysmith had surrendered. Advices
from Kimberley reported all we'll to
November %,
General Joubert is reported, through
British sources, to have retreated to
Colenso, AS he was travelling in an
ambulance, it is rumored that he is
either sick or wounded,
Lord Wolseley confirms the an
nouncement that another division of
the Second army corps will be called
out.
The Twelfth Lanoers are reported to
have inflicted great loss on the Beers in
an engagement at Weenep.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-01
T%ELEGRAIHls' 81 aYITIES.

Minnie Eyzley, a young woman. EN-.
ployed a a domestic in the family Of
William White, st Yardville, near
Trenton, N. j., was murdered some
time yesterday or last night, her BODY
not being discovered until today. when
she was found lying in the barn near the
entrance with her skull crushed and q
bloody post driver close by. Her an.
pearance also indicated that she had
been outraged before she was murder.
ed. A negro who was temporarily en-.
ployed to take care of the stock duri.p
the family's absence, and who went
away yesterday to spend Thanksgiving.
is suspected.
R. w. Wallace, q deputy cumtoms collector.
was hurrying q Mexican smugg.cl to the
town Of Preside, Tex, yester lay. when he
was waylaid by a party Of Meyicsns vino ,bo,
him dead and escaped with the smuggler INTO
Mexico.
Princess Agnes salm- aim, now in London.
is anxious 10 60 as a nur:e to South africa
rbe Princess, who is American born married
a russian officer who served under Genera
Grant as a biigadier genera in the civil W
Kentucky republicans will probably honor
Governor Bradley with the vote OF the STATE
for the Presidential nomination in 1890. A
Msson and Dixon Line ticket to be ccm2osel
of Mckinley and Bradley is talked OF.
The dwelling house Of George Stanbs. Of
Pipertown. w. Va, caught fire yesterday at.
ternoon and was burned to the ground with
its contents. Mrs. Staubs, who was parslyzi
and unable to escape, was burned 10 death.
The wholesale grocery house of Gcges,
Cooper & 70 at st Paul, MINI. thu largest
house OF the kind in the State, was burned
to the ground list night. The los; is est
mated at 5000 600.
1t is stated by Mr.. Hanns's most intimate
friends that he has no desire to mansga at.
other campaign and will, III all probab lily
decline to do so.
Miss Minnie Nickelbank, a patient in 3
New York hospital, jumped from 40 upper
story window while delilious this morning
aud was killed.
A Santa Fe express was wrecked some
miles west of Albuquerque, N. NJ, late last
night. 1t is reported several lives We're lot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-01
The Late Vice Presidents Will

Patterson, NJ Dec. 1.-The will Of Gar
ret A. Hobart, late Vice President Of ,be
United States. was FLEE for prob tie today.
The executors named are Mrs. Hobart al
Wm. Barbour, G. L. Bell and A.. A. Wilcor
The e:tste is valued at between S2.5OO06G
and $3,000.O 900. Mrs. Hobart and her .oU
get the bulk Of the estate-$1 100000 =.
left to Mrs. Hobart outright and the residue
of the estate, after deducting $4,000 in be-
quests to relatives and charitable institprions
is left to Mrs. Hobart for the son, Garrett A
Hobart. The two hospitals, two orphan ssv.
lums and tho children's nursery in Pster.on
get $4,000 each. David Hobart, brother Of
deceased, is bequeathed $4,000, and hls two
children each get $40 600. Hobart A. Tpt.
tie, brother of Mrs. Hobart, is boquestbed
$4,000, and a similar amount is lett to A
a. Wilcox. Young Garrett A. Hobart ia ~
get the bulk of the estate when he reaches
the age OF thirty years. The will also set.
aside $4,000 for servants who have bee,'
in the family for yeare.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-01
FROM MANILA.


a. L. ~Sonnenshein, an escaped pris-
oner, furnished the landing party at the
town of Vigan, province of South locus,
with the first authentic account of the
experience of Lieutenant Gilmore, of
the gunboat Yorktown, who. with q
party, was captured by the insurgents
last April, Aguinaldo having prevent
ed the execution of the lieutenant.
Aguinaldo's mother has arrived at
Manila, and has been giving shelter by
Senior Legarde, a prominent amigo,
who vas secretary OF the treasury be-
fore the outbreak, and who resigned
when it anne 1t seems that Buen-
camino's party took refuge in q bandit
village, which had offered Aguinaldo
an asylum, intending to sell him to the
Americans. The bandits assassinated
half of Buencamine's guard, and pro-
posed to keep Aguinaldo's mother for
ransom.
General Macarthur is now in Bay.
ambang, preparing to sweep the country
on both sides of the Manila agupan
Railroad. General Wheaton is at San
Fabian and General Lswton at Tayug.
The Gordon from San Fabian to San
Isidro covers all the roads and occupies
all the towns on the line. The Ameri-
can policy is to prevent any more Fill
pinos escaping to the north and to force
them toward the country west of the
railroad. General Lawton is negotiat.
ing for the surrender of the Filipinos in
his neighborhood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-01
Striking Miners.

Plttsburg, Kansas, Dec. 1.-Strikiug
miners last evening burned in efigy
Judge John A. Williams. of the federal
court of Arkansas, who sentenced John
B. Reese, a member of the national ex-
ecutive board of the United Nine
Workers OF America,to three months in
Jail for contempt by violation of a strike
order. They also decided on a strike
which is to continue until Reese is set
free. The strikers marched through
the town shouting epithets of derision
and protests against the court. The
procession stopped on one of the town
streets and then burned a coffin con-
tanning q large portrait of the judge,
amid curses and wild protests against
federal courte.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-01
THANKSGIVING.

To the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
Well, MI. Editor, this is the day, |
believe, appointed by the President Of
the United States for giving thanks for
national prosperity. With an unnec.
cessary var going on, costing many
valuable lives and mill ons of money,
which will be wrung OF the labor
ing classes mainly, 1 am in the pos
ton of poor Simon Segs when he was
called on to give thanks
'Give thanks for what" says simion segs,
The freshet's carried off my legs,
Drowned fifteen sheep and seven hogs.
My wheat's been eaten by the fly,
The winters killed out sll my rye.
Give thanks for what? I'd lke to know
The preacher answered soft and low,
"Kneel %stysightwsy down in all the muss
And thank the Lord it aint 10 wuss.'
And on that principle alone Mr.. Me-
Kinley must have issued his Thanks
giving proclamation. l think the poor
woman who is called on to pay 30cen!s
for q 15-cent broom in order that a
bloated trust moDger may put some So
or 100 per cent. in his bursting pocket,
would give thanks rather unwilingly.
However, it is a dark night that has DO
dawn, and 1900 will soon be here, and
then under the leadership of our glorl-
Gus captain
We will march hand and hand
Through this trust-ridden lard,
And strike slsvery's shackles
From the laboring man.
Waterfall, Va, Nov. 30. B.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-01

AFTER THE PREsIDENT.-In the mail
of every Senator and Representative
has been received circulars indicating
opposition to the denomination of Pres.
ident Mckinley and the election of Mr.
Henderson for the Speakership of the
House. These circulars are supposed
to emanate from the A. P. A. They all
bear on the question of religion. The
protest against Mr.. Henderson states:
"We, as republicans. protest against
the selection of D. B. Henderson as
Speaker of the House of Representa-.
tiyes, and we demand that our Con-
gressmen select an American of intelli-
gence and integrity. This Henderson
ohampioned in Congress every attempt
of the Roman Catholic lobby to get
money from the United States treasury
for sectarian purposes" The circulars
also denounce the President for con-
sulting Archbishop Ireland, and charge
him with appointing Catholics to Office
and granting many favors to the church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-01
Death Rather than Marriage.

Belleville, ILL.,, Dec. Fired Vogel,
of this place, who was to have married
Mrp. Emma Ferrenbach Wednesday,
attempted to commit suicide early in
the morning. He was found with q
bullet in his head and cannot recover,
VOCAL was first engaged to his intended
bride twelve years ago. On the day
they set for the wedding he disappear.
ed and was not seen here for several
years. Meanwhile his sweetheart had
married, blu. on Vogel's return she Sc
cured q divorce from her husband.
Vogel Wednesday night wrote this
note "If I am not on hand to be mar
ried tomorrow you will find me dead
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-01
Story of a Slave.

To be bound hand and foot by the
chains of disease is the worst form OF
slavery. George D Williams, OF Man
chester, Mich, tells how such a slnve
was made free. He says: My wife
has been go helpless for FIVE years that
she could not turn over in bed alone.
After using two bottles OF Electric BIZ
tiers, she is wonderfully improved and
able to do her own work" This su-
preme remedy for female diseases quick
ly cures nervousness, sleeplessness mel
ancholy, headache, backache, fainil6g
and dizzy spells. This miracle worklug
medicine is a eodsend to weak, slckiy,
run down people. Every bottle eu6r'
anteed. Only so cents. Sold by h. .
Leadheater & Sons, Druggist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-01
TO-DAY's TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Imnortant from the Philip pines.

important from the Philip pines.
Manila, Dec. 1-Rrpor,s from Gen.
Lawton, who is ut Bonbong, announce
that he is in communication with
the Filipino leaders in that section
and they talk of surrenderiDg. General
Lawton has made certain propositions
to them looking to their surrender to
the Americans which are being con-
sldered.
London, Dec. IA dispatch from
Hong Kong alleges that Asuin aldo has
asked the Junts there whether
he would be protected if he
sought refuge there or whether the
Hong Kong British authorities would
turn him over to the United States.
Washington, D. c., Dec. IA dig
patch from General Otis, at Manila, re-
ceived here this morning, is as follows:
Hughes reports that IIlilo province,
cne-tnird OF the island, is cleared of in
surgente. By forced marches Obliged
the enemyto fight at Passi on the rs b
Instant and drove him with loss to tue
mountains in detached bodies, captur-
ing ten fald pieces, also nine rifles aud
| several Thousand rounds of small am
munition. Hughes casualties were
Captain Warwick and private Hum
phreys, of the 18Th, Infantry, killed.
| He reports his troops to be in excellent
health. He 10 now using pack trans
| portation for the purpose of entering the
| mountaips. 1t is exp. cted that he will
pass on TO Capiz, northern coast island.
| Dispatches from Lawtou indicate that
Baynbong was captured on the rs n,
instant /; both trails over mountains are
impractical for wheel transportation OF
any kind; troops have subsisted on rice
and a scant supply of shat. MacAr-
| thurs troops have had several minor
engagements, capturing men and
rifles. Bsll's capture in the mountains
Included fourteen modern guns, all in
good condition. Over fifty pieces Of
| artillery have been captured by The
troops in the last three weeks. The
Oregon brought in LOG Spanish prison
ers from Vigan yesterday "a we're re-
ceivsd by rail previous evening.
Young with three troops OF cavalry and
a battalion of the T%hirty-third Infantry
should have reached Vigan yesterday
Manila, Dec. 1.-General Hughes re-
ports from Iloilo that the province has
oeen cleared Of insurgents who were
scattered at Passi where they made 8
last stand The Americans captured
ten cannon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-01
AN interrupted Honeymoon.

New York, Dc. John L Black
ford, q railroad detective, who bad just
been married to Miss Alice Morgan, Of
West6eld, N. J., was arrested at the
Marlborough Hotel at 4 o'clock this
morning on the charge of bigamy'
Blackford claims he secured a Dakota
divorce from wife No. l, whom he mar
ried in Piainfeld, some years ago. The
first wife says the divorce story is un-
true. She, with a brother-iD-law Of
wife No 2, and several detectives, in.
terrupted the SAUNDERS OF the newly
welded pair at the Marlborough Hotel
and caused Blackford to be arrested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-01
FRIDAY EVENING, DEC. 1. 1899

Now THAT Thanksgiving Day Is over
and gone, those who failed to derive
apy more pleasure from it thar
thew do from any other day 10
the year, take some store OF COM
fort from the fact that the par
ticular observance of Thanksgiving Day
il a p%uritanical custom, imported from
New England along with some others
that might we'll have been left at home.
1t was commenced with the intention
of doing away with and preventlng
the worldwide, older and more appro-
priate observance of Christmas, against
which special laws we're enacted, and
that object was accomplished and re-
manned in effect in that section until a
comparatively recent date. Public ma
tional thanksgivings for what were, al
the time, considered special blessings,
such as the achievement of the lnde-
pendence of the country, gained solely
by V~irginia's son, General Washington
and the establishment of the govern
meut by a constitutional charter, were
observed, as they should have been, but
the issuance of q regular annual ma
tional thanksgiving proclamation, near
the end of November, is one OF the Sc
uuela of the wal between the States,
and Why Virginia governors should prac-
tice it, they can tell better than any
body else. President Mckinley ate his
hot, tweuty-seven pound, turkey yes
terday; the people of Virginia will eat
theirs at Christmas, and derive more
true and unalloyed pleasure from it, by
reason of their clear consciences.