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His Drafts Not Honored.

New York, Dee. 30 Charles W.
Slater. aged %. Of Slater's Mills, Va,
who claims to be associated with cx-
United States Senator Cali. Of Florida,
in railroad building in Florida, and sim
liar enterprises in China. was today
arraigned in police court on the com
plant of William II. II. Young, cash
Ter of the Murray Hill Hotel, who al
leges that Slater in March and April,
1893, through the Introduction of the
cashier, Of the Grand Union Hotel, got
him to cash two sight drafts amounting
to $1,100. These drafts were drawn
upon Robert Y Slater, of Washington,
ID. C., whom the defendant claimed to
be his brother The drafts were not
honored. The defendant alleges that
he deposited with Mr.. Young $1,000
worth of bonds as security, but these,
Young says, have no value. Slater was
held for examination.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
FAVOR The OPEN DOOR
All the Great Powers But
Italy Heard From.
No Doubt Felt That Her Answer, Too, VIII be
Favorable The importance Of the
Agreem mt.

Washington. Dec. 30.-The negotia.
tons opened by Secretary Hay with
the great powers of Europe and with ia
pan towards securing common under
standing for continued open door pol
icy throughout China, have met with
most gratifying results. The State De
raTtment is unwsl ing at present 10 make
public the nature of the replies received
as this information will be embodied in
a special message 10 Congress. But
in other quarters, thoroughly reliable
and in a position to have trustworthy
and accurate information it is learned
that favorable responses nave been
made by Great BRITAIN Germany,
France, Russia. the Russian commune
eaton coming as late as yesterday, and
Japan There is no Doubt. Il is Thought
here. that ITALY, the remaining country
addressed, will make favorable answer
if indeed it has not already done SO.
The position Of Europe is felt TO be
assured hy the favorable course adopted
by the other four great powers of Eu-
rope.
The Importance of this unanimous yer
dict by all the first class powers of the
world can hardly be overestimatcd, 81
far as it relates to the future of China
and the commerce Of the world in that
empire. The State Department is loath
to discuss the far-reaning results to
lie secured when the agreement advances
to the stage of formal contamination, for
each favorable response is conditional
on the favorable action Of all the other
parties. But while the Department is
silent the details come from sources
believed to he fully conversant with
What has occnrrptl
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
The Roberts Case.

Washington, Dee. 0.--Representatiye
Taylor, of Ohio, chairman of the special
committee investigating the Roberts case,
says that the case will not come UP for
action in the House before the middle of
January. The arguments will begin
January 4th. When they are finished
the committee will form its conclusion.
Then the report must be written. AS ii
will be exhaustive the greatest care will
be required in it's preparation, and Mr..
Taylor does not think the case will reach
the House before the middle of the
month.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
A STRIKE MOVEMENT BEGUN.
May Result in the Calling Out of
$4,000 Coal Miners.

Altoona. Pa, Dec -Bituminous
coal miners in this section met in CON
vention Mt Portage last night and order
ed strike January LIST. About 1000
men at the Portage Puritan and nearby
golfers are involved Sessions We're
also held at Barnesboro and Patton, at
which points the miners also voted a
strike for the increase demanded at the
recent Clearfeld convention. AT these
places, however, the men will await
the action of the United Ainaworkers
now in session at Indianapolis The
action Of tile miners is regarded in this
section as the entering wedge which will
result in the calling out Of nearly 10000
miners
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
Lockett's Brilliant Charge.

Manila, Dee. 1880 "A. m.--Sunday.
Colonel Lockett has had Il second en-
gagenlem with the insurgents north
west Of Montalban. and by a brilliant
charge drove the enemy from their po-
sition.
Only one American officer and five sol
diers were wounded, but the loss of
the insurgents was heavy.
Our troops captured a number Of rifles
and quantity of ammunition and pro
visions
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
American Observer to Study the War

Washington. Dec. 30-Pres;dent Kru
ger has granted a request of this Govern
mcpt, made through Unitel States Com
sui Hollis at Pretoria to allow an Ameri-
can army officer to accompany the Boei
troors as an observer and the War De-
rartment Will hurry to the scene of hos
tilitiCs a suitable man as soon as select
ed. France, Germany and perhaps either
nations have officers in that capacity
there NOW.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
Want Of Watchtufness
Makes the Thief. -

Many cases of poor health
come from qvant Of avatchtnL
ness. But If you keep your
blood pare no thief can steal
yoar health. The one efec-
toe, natural blood purifier is
Hood s SarsaparIla.
Disordered Blood NY ather has
long been trou5IedzOah disordered bloodand
qveak back. HOODS Sarsapar4a maze
him strong and healthy he Uoorks every
day" 4. S. Vykes, S. Easton, pa.
Humor " When Irced a Blood puri-
fer / taAe Hoods Sarsaparilla. II cured
my hnnor and Is excellent as a ncrve
tonic Josie Eaton, Stafford Springs, CT.
J6od3 Sal5qboda
lA.I k:42z q % z
Hoods Pills cuce liver ms; the nonIrritating and
only catharto TO take with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31

J. ]. Berry, Loganton, Pa. wr.:ss, Il
am willing to take my octh that l was
cured of pneumonia ez.ti-e.y by the use
of One Minute Cough Cure after doctors
failed. 1t also cured my children Of
whooping cough. Quic@iy relieves and
cures coughs, colds, Group, grippe and
throat and lung troubles. Children all
like it. Mothers endorse it. Bobbitt Il
Wynne Drug Co, w. II. King, Adams
81 Moye, VIM. Simpson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
Revenue Officer Knocked Stiff.

Pittsboro, \. c., Dee. -(Special)-
Christmas passed off in Pittsboro rather
quietly, only one case Of disorderly con-
duct worth notice taking place THAT
occurred at the distiileiy one mile west
Of Pittsboro, and in the scuffle one Of
Uncle SANS officers had the imprint or
"a wagon standard left on the side of his
head. He was knocked stiff for short
while, but is able to be up today.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31

My son had been troubled for years
with chronic diarrhoea. Sometimes ago
/ persuaded him to take some of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. After using two bottles of the
25-cent size he was cured. | give this
testimonial, hoping some one similarly
afflicted may read it and be benefited.
Thomas G. Bower, Glencoe, o. For
sale everywhere. Bobbitt- Wyhne Drug
Co., and II. L. Hicks, Druggists, Raj
eigh, n. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
Decrease in Value of Silver.

Washington. Dec 30.--The quarterly
statement Of the values of foreign coins
issued by the director of the mint shows
that during the last three months the
value Of silver has decreased OILS cents
per ounce and the value of foreign coins
has decreased accordingly. These fig
ures will be followed in estimating the
values Of all foreign merchandise ex-
ported to the United States on and after
January 1st, 1900.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
Snow in Alabama.

Montgomery, Ala, Dee 30.--Montgom-
cry enjoyed the first snow storm of the
season this afternoon and tonight The
thermometer has been down to % and
80 above for several mornings.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
Thrown Out of Work by Fire.

New York, Dee. 30.-Fire Chief
Croker estimates the loss of last nights
fire, which destroyed the wall paper fac
fory of William Campbell Y Company
at $TJ000O. Between $50 and 400
employees are thrown out of work.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31

WHY AND HOW BECAME 4
drummer and fifty or our adg
envelopes with your business card
printed thereon for 10c; cash or
stamps. Southern Pub. House, Dur
ham, y. c..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
General Woods Cabinet.

Havana, Dee 30-The names of the
members of General Woods Cabinet and
the assignment of portfolios will be is
sued tomorrow. 1t is believed that the
list will be as follows:
Secretary of State and Government
Diego Tamayo.
Secretary OF Justice-LlIis Estevez.
Secretary of EAucation-Juan Bau-
tista Hernandez.
Secretary of Finance Enrique Va
roma.
Secretary of Public Works-Jose Ra-
mon Villalon
Secretary Of Agriculture, Industry and
C0mmerce-Ge Ruiz Rivera.
az am indebted to One Minute Cough
Cure for my health and life 1t cured
me Of lung trouble following grippe.
Thousands owe their lives to the prompt
action Of this never failing remedy. II
cures coughs, colds, Group, bronchitis,
pneumonia, grippe and throat and lung
troubles. Its early use prevents con-
sumption. 1t is the only harmless RENE
dy that gives immediate results. Bobbitt
81 Wynne Drug Co, w. III. hing, Adams
& Moye, VIM. Simpson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31

Ohio has the LATEST man ON record
He is too lazy TO run into debt.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31
Light.

The night has a thousand eyes
And the day but one.
Yet the light of the bright world dies
With the dying sun.
The mind has a thousand eyes
And the heart but one;
Yet the light of whole life dies
When love is done.
-Francis William Bourdillon.
The student who takes up medicine
finds Il far more pleasant than taking
it down.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02

the early part of last week. where she
was called on account of illness.
The Afternoon club, which was very
prettily entertained by Mrs. J. NJ
Sigh at her home on Upper Main street
Thursday, proved as enjoyable as ever
to the members. The first prize was
won by Mrs Charles Fl. Williams and
the second by Mrs. T. d. Fitzgerald.
Charles Lane and DR.. Schultz of Butte
We're in the city Friday and the guests
of l.. G. Smith at dinner at the Mon
tana. They returned to Butte on the
evening train.
On Wednesday evening Mrs. William
NJ. Tuohy entertained six tables of
euchre at her pretty home on the cor
ner of Fifth and Hickory streets. II
was IA delightful informal evening in
every way, most thoroughly enjoyed
by all the ladies present. After playing
cards for some time the prizes were
, awarded Mrs. Edmund s. Maxwell
Mrs. Charles H. Williams and Mrs. NJ
Donahoe. A typical Dutch lunch was
served, which was appetlzing.
w. f. Shandrew of Butte was in the
city during the week on business, and
incidentally, visiting old friends and
acquaintance.
An extremely pretty and enjoyable
party was that given by Mrs. James
NJ. Sigh and Miss Sigh Saturday af-
ternoon at their home on Main street.
1 ne dlleIIlOOn was spent playing
euChre, after which delicious refresh
ments We're served
Miss Agnes Cuddahy attended the
closing exercises at st. Mary's academy
at Deer Lodge last week, and while in
that city was the guest of her friend,
Miss Mcdonald.
c. n. Davidson, son of It. c. David
son of this city, has returned home
from Ann Arbor, Mich, where he
graduated this wear.
Miss Jennie Morgan, who has been
attending the Boston Conservatory of
Music, has returned to her home in this
city for the summer vacation. Her
sister, Miss Minnie Morgan, who has
been attending school at St Mary s
Academy at Deer Lodge, is also home
for the summer months.
Misses Edith and Flora Smith have
gone to Weiser, Idaho, for visit of
several weeks
w. H. Mendell, jr., who has been the
guest of w. NJ. Thornton for a week
or ten days, left Wednesday for Butte.
Miss Mary Mcdonald, daughter of
Charles Mcdonald of Carroll. has re
turned from Deer Lodge, where she has
been attending school the past year.
Miss Emily Douglas, who has been
attending school in the East the past
two years. returned home the past week
and will spend the summer vacation
with her mother and sister, Mrs. A.
Douglas and Miss Virginia Douglas
and her sister, Mrs. Fl. Hixon of Hell
ena.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus DAILY and son,
Mark, and daughter, Harriet, will ar
rive in the city this week for the sum-
mer months. The Misses Daily are with
Mrs. l.. C. Smith in Paris, where they
will remain until August.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. EdgCombe, who
have been in the far West during the
past few months, are expected home
this week, and about the 10th will
leave for a trip through the Yellow
stone park.
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In Deer Lodge.

Deer Lodge, July IA jolly picnic
party composed Of the following ladies
went to Rock Creek lake Thursday and
enjoyed delightful outing: Misses
Kate Hammond of Butte, Elizabe h
Thomson Of Anaconda, Mary Stackpola
Ethel Trippet NOnnie Owings. Alma
Bielenberg, Mollie Wiles, Katherine
kohrs. Mrs. A. D. Hoss, Mrs. H. A.
Mcpherson. The day was perfect and
the time was most pleasantly spent in
boating, fishing, lunching and taking
Kodak pictures of the beautiful scenes
surrounding the lake. The party was
gotten up by Miss Katherine Kohrs in
honor of her guest, Miss Kate Ham
mond, and it will linger long in the
memories Of those participating in its
festivities as one of the happiest pic
mes they ever attended, not the slight
est mitch occurring to mar the pleasure
OF the occasion. The happy party re-
turned late in the evening, feeling that
the day had been well and profitably
spent.
Joseph A. Hyde and wife returned
Thursday from few days visit to rel
atives and friends in Philipsburg.
+. l.. Bonner came in on the Copper
city Limited from Missoula Thursday.
Judge yelling Napton, wife and Jack
and the baby left Thursday morning
for trip to Portland Seattle and Van
couYer. The judge has never seen the
ocean or a man-Of-w war in his life, and
expressed the determination of seeing
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02
In Butte.

The circus, the Columbia Gardens,
the opera, the Union club party. the
HeinZe reception and scores of aft
ernoons" and home parties, together
with Fourth of July anticipation have
combined to make a full hand for So
ciety in this city
Twenty eight ladies and gentlemen
enjoyed the hospitality Cf f. Aug.
Heinze Monday night at the McDer-
mott hotel 1t was a red, white and
blue party-a dinner in the banquet
hall, supplemented by dance in the
dining room, and a very pretty affair
il was indeed. II was in honor of Miss
Lacy of New York, Mr.. Heinzes cou-
sin, The banquet room, imprOvised for
the occasion, occupied the space TO the
left of the hall leading into the dining
room, connected with the main hall
way or corridor by an artificial YES
thule constructed of red, white and
blue bunting. Through this the party
entered and took seats around the
large table on which were stacked in
bounteous profusion the choicest and
rarest cut flowers to be had in the
a poem of novelty. Two ordinary
rooms had been thrown into one by
means Of folding doors. The walls
We're lined with red, white and blue
bunting up to within six feet Of the
ceiling, from which point the cloth
was drawn up to the center of the
ceiling, thus forming an interior sim
lar to that of an a tent. The ridge
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02

The blood is the life,' aye, and also
the death.
Impurities in the blood kill more than
the bloodiest wars, and much of man $
premature mortality is of his own maxi
ing.
Men risk sickness readily and
thoughtlessly and tamper and tenn
porize with their. cure as If it were a
penalty.
Pleasure is costly, before and after,
cure must be at the price of a charity.
Men spend scores and hundreds of dol
lars in folly and travel round with one
or two 5O-cent pieces to get a cure for
folly's effects.
Nervous debility makes many men
feel life is not worth living and blood
disorders causes others to be haunted
with hopelessness
The Drs. Foote and Liebig company
say to such: do you know the value
of life, of health? Do you wish to
know it, to have it? Have you placed
yourself in the hands of men who have
made these diseases the study of a life?
If not, then try them, the only exclu-
sive doctors for men in Montana. Here
first! Here now! Here all the time,
and will be here through all the ages
to come
The Drs. F'oote and Liebig company
have passed thousands of men in the
past rs years on the Pacific coast
through their great offices, made we'll
and whole, and these often the worst
cases of their kind.
Their wide and long experience can
be made yours with the same happy
results. They do not experiment, they
cure.
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Continued on Page NineteenJ
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-19
JUDGE LONGING.

Judge Longino, who will be
Mississippi $ next governor, has
won the good opinion of the peo.
pie all over the state by the dig
nified and manly manner in which
he has conducted his canvas. He
will win the race on a clean and
honorable score, no mud singing.
no corrupt methods will be used
to further his cause. He had
rather meet defeat than stoop to
dishonorable means. People OF
Mississippi, if you would honor
your state stand firmly for Lon
gino and place man at the head
Of our state that is Gods best
gift to earth-a pure and noble
man, whose every effort will be
directed for the interest Of the
state and her people. Haven /
we been in the hands Of scheming
politicians long enough to cry out
for leader who can be trusted
by the people? Three cheers for
Longino. He leads the ra ,e.
He'll gain the victory and Missis /.
sippi will be honored with the best
governor Of any state in the union.
= Greenville Spirit.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-19
RUNNING a NEWSPAPER.

Running a newspaper, says an
exchange, is just like running a
hotel, only it is different. When
a man goes into a hotel and finds
something on the table he don t
like, he Doesn't kick all the fat
into the fire and tell the landlord
to "stop his blamed old hotel. -
He just pushes that dish aside
and wades into some other brand
of eatables. But it is different
with some newspaper readers.
They find an item they don t like
and without stopping to think
that it may please whole lot Of
people, make a grand stand
play of their idiocy and stop their
paper. The paper don't stop,
but that particular gentleman &
copy fails to reach him, but he is
sure to sneak around and borrow
his neighbor's copy, "just to see
if the paper is stilIfpubIished Z"
you know. The press still grinds
on, however, and new subscribers
line up in the place of the dys-
poetic, etc, who stopped his
source Of information because a
small part of it didn't suit him.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-19

society with is mullitudinous
advantages.
Manilestly the remedy for the
evil, and which strikes al its very
root, Is for owners 60 live on and
control their farms, with the III.
Vulnerable advantages to accrue
from this.
( The great question is, how 10
induce this? In the course Of
time it will come about from the
impoverishment OF the coil and
destruction Of improvements to
such an extent as to cause own
ers no longer able to live on the
rents, TO sell their land to those
who will farm il advan.ageously
or to resume control and do this
themselves. The low price Of
cotton and restricted credit, "a n
consequence, have done much
toward the end desired. But
much might be done by judicious
legislation, as very much was by
unwise Legislation contributing
largely 70 present unsatisfactory
conditions.
My conviction is and long has
been, that this country can never
prosper until the wage syetem
for labor on farms shall become
general, superseding the present
unsatisfactory one. The land
owner able to secure the requisite
supply of laborers to cultivate
his farm, TO be paid out Of The
crop. while he would furnish
them homes and subsistence dur
ing its making, would be glad to
live on his farm and direct its
operations He would diversity
and raise abundant supplies for
his laborers, who would have no
concern except to obey reason
able orders. This is the true sys-
tenn which prevails the world
over, except in the South with a
vast population totally untitled
for any other. Everywhere else
the landless class hire themselves
to those who possess land, and
need labor to cultivate it. Here,
in the towns, the laborers hire
for wages, and fare better, in
every way, than their race in the
country, proving the superiority
OF the lwage system. The inde-
pendent or quasi Independent
proprietorship Of the negro farm
ers has brought the country very
low. Its Improvement will date
from the superseding Of this
ruinous system with the natural
and proper one suggested. Ju-
dicious Legislation should REIN
force favorable conditions to fos-
ter and encourage the system so
much of advantage to all, and to
none more than TO the negroes,
who as hirelings would fare bet
ter, and do better, and be better.
The vast majority Of them are fit
for nothing else, and under the
just restraint Of contracts for
their services, would not only be
very useful, but be kept from
much Of evil. Their temptations
and opportunities would be great
ly lessened, and more Of con-
tentment and happiness would
be theirs, with great gain to all.
.P. CAMPBELL.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-19

/ lpN1A W. s0Hs " llie gFaHQGst
pictures ever thrown on wars
magic canvas was seen when
Gen, Lee, seeing his troops
broken in the Wilderness, order
ed forward the Texas brigade 70
retake the lines which had been
lost, saying, Come forward
men II will lead YOU" A private
seized the bride Of General lee's
horse and said with imperative
respect: "You 40 70 the rear,
General Lee, and we will 90 to
the front. General Lee gazed
for a moment--did not show the
least excitement, but with great
determination he finally remark.
ed to the soldier, II will obay
YOU If your brigade will obey
me, I and turned and rode to the
rear. The soldiers conduct was
heroic, patriotic and respectful
Lee 5 was God like. The brig
ade was sent to the front, the los6
position was regained.
1.-THE private soldier, on the
occasion referred to, was Capt.
r. ]. Harding, Of Co. b., First
Texas, and associated with him
in the incident was Lit. White
Randle, of Co. l.. When the cry
went up from the troops, "Lee to
the rear! Lee to the rearl' the
soldiers named seized the bridleI
of the Generals horse, when
Capt. Harding said, eco back,
General Lee, If you'll 60 back
we'll whip the Yankees. 7 Go
forward, then, he replied, and
riding to bthe rear, joined Gen.
eral Longstreet.
We have seen a private letter
from Mr.. L. Il. McCarty, Of En-
mis-, Texas, who was an eye
witness to the foregoing, and
circumstantially confirms it.
Capt. Harding was elected
sheriff in the recent primary 10
Kinds county. He claims no
credit whatever for the part he
took in this incident. He hap
pened to be near General Lee at
the time, and did what many 9th
ers would have done alike. situ-
ated.
The Confederate Reunion all
Tupelo on 14th was an immense
success. There were upwards
o six hundred veterans present,
ami more than six thousand Wis
itors. Col. 4. l., Russell, pres
iGout Of tie Mobile & Ohio Rail
road, and as gallant Confeder.
ate az ever wore a grey jacket,
was orator Of the day, and was
fully equal to the occasion. The
good things provided for the din
ner would have Toasted several
thousand moro Fifteen large
beeves and 149 other carcasses
were items in the bill Of fare.
Great is Tupelo! Other notes Of
this Reunion viii be given later.
Auditor Holder is at the Sani-
tarium, Battle Creek, Michigan,
where it is hoped his health may
be restored. j. l.. z.