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The Springdale news., 1899-02-24
GREENLAND.

It Is thought the peach trees are all killed.
 Chas. Parrot and Will Clay pool have resumed business here.
 Hrs Dr Uptown has been dangerously sick, but is much better HOW.
 Mack Walker and wife, of Rieffs Chapel, visited Mrs. Barnett last Wednesday
 Thomas 4. Combs, of Lexing ton, Ky was here last week visiting his aunt, Bettie Bar nett
 Most everyone around here lost their potatoes and canned fruit during the recent cold snap.
 Rev. NJ. NJ. Combs wife of Mountain Gap. is spending a few days with friends and rela- tiyes here.
 We are glad 10 see a few more warm days. We have been listening for the whip poorwill's song.
 At the regular meeting of the strawberry association last Saturday night the following commission men were present: A s. Wallace, representing D. E. Ryan X Co of Minneapolis, Minn.; ]. II. Lane, representing 4. B. Williams X Co.,, of Cleveland, Ohio and George Howell, representing some house Ill Chicago. Their houses were all adopted. Feb. 2l, 9a. SUNSHINE.
 ELM SPRINGS.
 James Fenable is visiting at the Academy now. , Jack Yell and Il. Phillips, of Robinson, were in town Friday
 Dr Clemmer and vile. of Springtown, We're visiting at his place Friday.
 Lafayette Sherman and wife, II Wagner, l. T., are visiting elafivss here at present. Mr. Brock, the music man,
The Springdale news., 1899-02-24

Strong, steady nerves Are needed for success Everywhere. Nerves Depend simply, solely,
 Upon the blood. Pure, rich, nourishing Blood feeds the nerves And makes them strong. The great nerve tonic IS Hoods Sarsaparilla, Because 1t makes The blood rich and Pure, giving 1t power To feed the nerves.
 Hoods Sarsaparilla Cures nervousness, Dyspepsia, rheumatism, Catarrh, serofula,
 And all forms of
 Impure blood.
The Springdale news., 1899-02-24

te Soil, Resources and Opportunities promptly and ac
The Springdale news., 1899-02-24
Cbe Country Round About


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The Springdale news., 1899-02-24

R. II. Stokenberry, of Elkins, came out to the mill last Fri day.
The Springdale news., 1899-02-24
GLANDS FERRY

Feb 2I 99.
The Springdale news., 1899-02-24
o,oohean Brogdon Spr1ngdale

,.....We buy, sell and trade in all kinds erty to sell or trade in several different
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
THREE CENT FARES.
Plan to Gain Adhcrcnts to Pingree's
Scheme of Municipal Ownership
of DctrOit's street Cars.

Detroit, Mich, July 15.-""rhrec-cent
fares" are announced on the fronts of
Detroit street cars in the places where
amusement advertising signs are usu-
ally carried. This sudden voluntary
reduction is the result of decision of
Gov. Pingrcc and Tom l.. johnson to
give the people an object lesson upon
what they may look forward to, if pres
ent plans for the sale of all the Detroit
street railways to the Detroit Munic-
ipal Railway company" in behalf of the
city win out. The three-ccnt tickets
sold Friday at five for IS cents are so
wordcd that their use in full payment
of fare can be withdrawn at any time.
The city is in furore over the pres
ent situation. All newspapers and
nearly all the more prominent citizens
are opposing the Pingree plan, and it is
now claimed that the majority of cit
liens oppose it, on the ground that
tilree-cent fares and quasi municipal
ownership will fail to pay the expenses
and the $17,000,000 proposed to be paid
for the roads; and that they will, if
purchased, revert to the present OWL
ers
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
Killed by His Playmates.

indianapolis, Ind, July 1s.-Ralph
Schclly, eight years old, lies dead in his
home at Montpelier as the result of
vicious attack on him by four play
mates. The boys were all playing to-
gether, when some difficulty arose over
q trifling matter and the four combined
to thrash him. The boys implicated in
the murder are Cliff Haskins, Ora and
Dock Borman and Herman Payne.
Two of them held Ralph Schelly while
the others kicked him and pounded
him on the neck, head and back with
stones. Lockjaw followed and then
death.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22

For some distance on the left of the
travellers extended perpendicular cliff
fully a hundred feet high and accessible
only TO the birds. On the right the
ascent was more gradual, but the trees
were very dense until the snow line was
reached.
Tarbox led the way among the bowl
ders at the foot of the cliff until he
came to an open spot. Then he dis
mounted and said:
1--WE are here. Now for fire."
Tom was about to go for fuel, when
he saw Tarbox reach behind rock and
bring out handful of dry twigs and
moss, which he soon ignited. When the
blaze shot up he covered it with damp
moss, and the result was adense column
of smoke which went curling up the
face of the cliff until it showed distinct
ly against the sky above.
The other men busted themselves with
the usual routine work of camping, but
Tarbox stood by the fire in silence for
fully ten minutes. An anxious look be-
gan to appear on his face, but suddenly
NC SuNS q l1Gtlc SAClduudtlOu Oh relleI as
apebble. struck him on the shoulder and
rebounded to the ground.
"I'll be back in minute" he called
to Avery's daughter, who was nearest
to him. Then he disappeared behind
one of the rocks.
Like shadow he glided along in the
gathering darkness, twisting and turn
ing without hesitation until he stopped
at spot where the base of the cliff
was covered with scrub and moss. With
hasty glance about him, as if to be
certain no one was watching him, he
stopped and pulled aside mass of
clinging creepers from the rock, reveal
ing narrow opening some three feet
wide and extending upwards to an I'M
known height.
"All right, Dick" he whispered, softly,
and then came rustling noise as a
man appeared from the dark cavity
and grasped his hand warmly.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
warrant. for E.ecutioncr..

Antlers, 1. H., July l5.-Deputy Mar
shall Bert Brown and posse left Ant
lers Friday afternoon for Alikchi, with
warrants for the arrest of 81 persons
for contempt in refusing to grant a
stay of execution on n writ of heabeas
corpus issued by Judge Thomas
Wednesday, in the case of William
Goings, better known as Walla Tonka,
who was shot Thursday, under sem
tence of the Choctaw court, for the
murder of his uncle some time ago.
The warrants are for the sheriff of
Wolf county, the district attorney of
the Third Choctaw district, the Judge,
clerk and n number of deputies.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
ENTER A PROTEST.
War Correspondents at Manila Obiec
to the Rigid Press Gem
sOrship.

Manila, July II, via Hong-Kong, July
1s.-The constantly increasing strict
ness of the censorship of press dis
patches from Manila, which has pre-
vented the cabling to the United States
of anything that did not reflect Off
cial views of important events and
conditions, has resulted in united
effort on the part of correspondents
here to secure an abatement of the
rigor of the censorship. The initiative
in this direction was taken month
ago and resulted in the framing of
statement which was presented on Sun
day, July 0, to Maj. Gen. Otis, command
ing the military forces of the United
States in the Philippine islands. with
a request for permission to telegraph
it to the United States. The CORE
spondents also asked that they be al
lowed to cable to their respective pa
pers all facts and the different phases
of events as they transpired here. The
correspondents had two long inter-
views with Gen. Otis, in the course of
which they complained that the evil
dent purpose of the censorship was
not to keep information from the en-
envy. but to keep from the public
knowledge of the real condition of at
fairs here. 1t was also asserted by the
correspondents that newspapers print
ed in Manila, which reach the enemy
quickly. are permitted to publish state
ments similar to those which CORE
spondents are forbidden to cable. 1t
was made clear to Gen. Otis that the
objection was to the system and not
to the censor.
Washington, July 1s.-The publica-
ton of the war correspondents formal
indictment of Gen. Otis management
of the Philippine campaign caused
sensation in the departments here.
Secretary Hay had received advices as
late as Monday from civil as we'll as
military sources in the Philippines
which led him to declare that the sit
uation there was certinly improved
materially, and the prospects for the
future had frightened very much.
With these advices, the secretary said,
Gen. Otis had had nothing to do, and
they were from disintcrested persons
whose opinions must carry weight.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
Another Defeat for pinxree

Detroit, Mich, July 17.-Gov. Pingree
sustained another defeat Saturday. His
opponents have put up such stiff fight
against the purchase of the street rail-
way system that Tom Johnson, principal
owner of the street car system, Satur-
day withdrew from the city and de-
clared the deal off. He, through the
Metropolitan railway, which operates
all the lines, sent a letter to II. S. Pin
gree, president of the Detroit Municipal
railway, in which it was said that the
company was satisfied it was not feas-
ible to make the transfer under the con-
ditions existing.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
A Great Contract,

Pittsburgh, Pa, July 1o.-The largest
order for material ever given in this
country by one firm to another was
consummated here Tuesday when the
Pressed Steel Car company made con-
tract with the Carnegie Steel company
for the delivery to the car company OF
1000 tons of steel plates per day for tel.
years., commencing August l. This
means in the neighborhood of ST., OOO,-
900 per year, or $150,oo0,O0O as the
money value of the contract for the ten
wears
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22

Modern surgery is carrying antisep-
sis to such point of refinement that
the Medical Press and Circular, pub
lished in London, now says that an OPP
Grating surgeon not only should be
clean shaver, lest dust from the mus
tache (why not hair y should infect the
patient, but should use a mask, operate
in rubber gloves and be clad from head
to foot in a dustproof overall.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
FAMILY DROWNED.
An EmiRrnnt, His Wife and Eight
Children Perish in a Cloud
burst In Iowa.

Omaha, Neb., July ia special to
the Bee from Tekarah, Neb., says:
Word was received here Tuesday of the
drowning in northwestern Iowa, near
the Minnesota line, Monday night of
a. w. Blades, his vile and eight chill
dren while en- route to Minnesota in an
emigrant wagon. Tie family was en-
camped for the night on creek when
a cloudburst raised The creek IL or IS
feet, and the family. team and wagon
were swept away. No trace of them
has been found save larts of the wagon
which were found in reetops some dis
lance down the crecE. Mr.. Blades had
resided in this county for 90 years.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
CHAPTER TX.
JOINING FORCES,

Tom and his party camped the first
night about 30. miles from Dyea. The
next morning they were early astir and
continued their Journey. The young
girl was too full of life and spirits to
ride quietly at her fathers side, and
Tom had several long chats with her
as they wound their way along the
faintly-marked trail.
She confided to him that she did not
remember her mother, who died when
she was very young. She had always
lived in Wisconsin with her father, and
was an only child. She refused to be
left behind on the present occasion, she
said. and it was very apparent she
ruled her father in most things.
In return Tom described his life at
home, and the young girl listened with
voyage and his adventure at San Fran
cisco.
She was riding by his side late in the
afternoon when suddenly she pointed
to the summit of a hill not far ahead,
and exclaimed:
"See! There's man coming this
way!"
She had scarcely spoken when the
second mate announced the same fact.
As for Tom, he would not have seen an
army just at that time, for candor COM
pels the statament that he was already
hopelessly in love with his fair COM
panion, and paid but little attention to
other things.
Five minutes later Joe Tarbox had
met them, and Tom accosted him at
once with:
How are you! Bound for Dyea?"
That's just it," was the response as
:, the man ran his eyes rapidly over the
liberal outfit with an appreciative
glance. where might you be head
ing?"
"We're going toward Fort Selkirk,' s.
said Tom.
"Going down the river to Dawson ~
'It's hard to tell where we'll fetch
up" replied the young man evasively.
Ibid you meet anyone on this trail
lately?" asked Avery, pushing forward.
The man hesitated moment, and
then said:
swell, yes, I did meet two men yes
terday. Friends of yours?"
what were they likeP" asked Tom.
"One was tall chap that I think I've
seen at the river stations, and the other
was sailor. He said he was, and he
: looked it. He was stout built. with a
nose that looked as il it was broken
some time. He"
"Obed Rider!" -
cts the mattel"
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
Damare by a Strange Bug.

Minneapolis. Mimi, July ia
Sioux Falls Is. d. special to the Times
says: Patrick Carney, Clark county
farmer, reports that strange insect
is doing some damage to wheat in his
locality. He had 10 acres entirely de-
stroyed, while few other farmers also
suffered losses. The insect seems to
sap the life from the plant, causing it
to fall over and wilt. No one seems to
know the name of the pest, which has
thus far confined itself to a limited
area
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22

The EXPLANATIONS broke simultane-
ously from Tom and Green, while the
stranger looked at them in surprise,
and added:
"That wasn't the name he gave me-
He said his name was Tom Scott"
"By thunder! We're on the right
course" shouted Green, while Tom
could only gasp:
"Tom Scott! That's my name!"
The man looked at them a moment
in blank establishment, and then light
evidently seemed to break on his mind
for he turned and looked sharply al
Avery and asked:
"Will you tell me your name?"
certainly. My name is William
Avery"
The other man stepped up to him at
once and extended one of his hands
palm downward, on the middle finger OF
which was heavy gold ring with Gu.
rious device in the back.
"If that is your name, you can tell
me the history of this ring" he said
looking Avery full in the face.
SoASAy ouSAe " OS dOAS w. Wds
the reply, while the others looked on in
surprise at the little scene being en-
acted so unexpectedly before them
II gave it to Dick Taylor in California
a good many years ago. You must be
the man he mentioned in his letter to
me. You are Joe Tarbox, or you
wouldn't have that ring"
Right you are" was the hearty re.
Spouse, "and I'm mighty glad to see
you. Can you vouch for these two
men? Is this really the Scott your
brother mentioned in his will?"
"What do you know about his will?'
demanded Tom, blankly.
because I've seen it,"
"Seen it! was robbed of it in 'Fris.
CO.
"The mate must have shown it to
him!" broke in Green. 81 knew I was
right all the time!"
The questions now flew thick and
fast and soon Tarbox was made aware
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
Three Killed in a wreck.

Portsmouth, o., July 19.-Three men
were killed and two injured in head
end collision on the Norfolk & West
ern railroad TUESDAY morning be.
tween through freight No. 80 and pas
senger train No. 3. The wreck was
caused by the crew of the freight train
having gone to sleep on the siding at
Haverhill, where they had been ordered
to let No. 3 pass. The passage of q
freight awakened the crew, which, hav-
ing no time, supposed it to be No. 3, and
at once pulled out. The freight had
not gone a mile before the collision oc-
Cured
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
Cant, Andrews Fails.

Liverpool, July H. The British
steamer Holbein, Capt. Sherlock, from
New York July for Manchester, which
arrived here Sunday, picked up Capt.
William A. Andrews, known as the
Lone Navigator" who left Atlantic
City on June 10 in little craft named
"The Doree," barely IL feet in length,
to attempt to cross the Atlantic. Capt.
Andrews was found exhausted on July
IL about 700 miles from the Irish coast.
His boat was left adrift:
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
Adopted Franchise Bill.

Pretoria, July 19.-The volksraad,
in secret session, adopted the seven
years. franchise proposition.
London, July 1.-THE Times says:
The government attaches the highest
importance to the Volksraad's seven
year proposal, which is regarded as
practically ending the crisis.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
Hearing Of Evidence Begun,

Bowling Green, o., July 10. - A jury
has been secured in the Zeltner murder
case and the hearing of evidence COM
menced. Paul Zcltner, who, with John,
now on trial, did the shooting, was
brought here from the pen to testify in
the case. Paul Zcltner is serving life
sentence for the crime,
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
Twelve Dead in Alaska.

Seattle, WASH, July 19.-The loss of
IL members of the steamer Elk expedi-
tion to Kotzebue sound is reported from
St. Michael by the steamer Roanoke.
Twelve men persisted at various points
along the trail between the Selawicli
and Koyukuk rivers. Scurvy fell frs,
upon them, then starvation and frost.
Mrs. w. H. Bens, of Bay City, Mich,
was the only survivor.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
CHAPTER VIII.-CoNrrNuEp,
Copyright. 1898. by S. S. Meclure.l

Bowers face showed his approval Of
the mates efforts and Tarbox was ap-
parently convinced, for he shook hands
warmly with the speaker and ex-
claimed:
tits lucky thing met you. Dick
told me he had written to both the
Averys. They were old friends of his.
He told me to look out for them in
Dyea. Have you got the papers with
you?"
THAT'S what have. Here they are,
all shipshape and above board" replied
Rider as he proceeded to extract them
from his belt.
'That's Dick Taylor's fist the world
over" assented Tarbox as he examined
the letter. II remember the day he
wrote that in our tent. We had just
found the first big mug"
He coughed to hide his confusion and
then added:
cts all right, of course, but man
has to be careful. Once let the mob
know where we are and what we've
found and we'd be overrun in no time.'
As luck would have it Hank Bowers
chose this instant, when Tarbox was
examining the papers, to throw look
of ferocious triumph on the mate. AL
though neither of them noticed the fact,
Joe Tarbox raised his eyes just then,
and to a man of his training nothing
more was needed to put him on his
guard.
He cast keen look at Bowers, and as
if his scrutiny had been satisfactory, he
dropped his eyes again, but there was a
little hardening of the muscles about
his jaw, and with careless twist of his
body he brought his weapon nearer his
hand.
He was too old hand, however, to
make any outward sign of alarm, and
said, coolly:
"It's pity you didn't pick up the 9TH
er Avery at Dyea. He ought to be there
by this time"
"And how can we find your pardner?''
asked Bowers.
"Do just as the letter says" replied
Tarbox. Build fire and he'll see the
smoke and come. The route is too
crooked to describe"
How long afore you'll be back with
the grub? We've got good lot here,
but you can't hev too much"
It'll take me three days to get in
and two or three more to get what
want. If can't find horses shall
have to go to Skaguay. 1 shan't be
back under fortnight or three weeks
at the best"
After finishing his pipe, Tarbox plead
ed fatigue, and rolled himself up in his
blanket. But there was no sleep for
him that night, The sinister look on
Bowers face had given him the clew he
wanted, and as he waited patiently for
daylight he muttered to himself:
"That was close shave! There is
something wrong about that sailor, if
/, his company is anything to go by. If
this Bowers isn't the man saw driven
out of Joe Ladue's station for stealing,
then I'm mistaken. Dick will be all
right. They may make all the fires
they want to, and that's all the good
it'll do them. I'll just bring back two
or three men of the right sort with me.
There's no other way"
At the first sign of daylight he was
astir. A hasty meal was soon eaten,
and, shaking hands cordially with both
men, he said:
Tell Dick I'll be back as soon as
can. You can't miss the trail"
Then he struck out manfully on the
back track to Dyea, leaving the plotters
standing in front of their tent, exult-
ing.
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Made Payable in Gold.

Washington, July 19.-Thc Domini-
can congress has passed an act maxi
ing the import duties payable in United
States gold or in the current money
of the republic at the rate of six for
one dollar in gold. Formerly the rate
was two for one
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
Postponed TIL October.

Cincinnati, July 19.-The third an
nual convention of the Priests Euchar-
istic league, which was to have taken
place this summer, has been postponed
to October 10 and 10 next and will be
held at Philadelphia, Pa
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
Given SIX Year,.

New York, July 19.-George M. Val
entine, cashier of the suspended Mid
dlesex County bank at Perth Amboy,
N. j., was sentenced in Middlesex coun.
ty court to six years in the New Jersey
state penitentiary at Trenton. Valen-
tine pleaded non vult to the charge of
larceny in connection with his misap-
preparation of about $4,000 from the
bank.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
Thinks IL Change Advisable.

Thinks II Change Advisable.
New York. July 10. A special to the
World from Washington says: Senator
Knute Nelson, of Minnesota, in an inter
view, said:
"There seems to be strong feeling
among the people that Mai Gen. Otis has
not pushed the campaign in the Philippines
as vigorously as he should. and ii might be
we'll for the president to put another gen
eral In authority.
II believe the people would like to see
Gen. Miles sent to the Philippines and
placed in command There is a general
campaigner.
II do not think the president or the war
department has been to blame. Otis should
have asked for moro men and should have
seen to it that when he took an insurgent
village or stronghold he had strength
enough to hold it."
Floods Mt MANILA.
Manila, July 19.-Thc Spanish COM
mission charged with negotiating for
the release of the Spanish prisoners
held by the Filipinos expect to return
to Tarlac soon with full authority to
secure the release Of all the prisoners.
The commissioners hope to be able to
make arrangements under which the
money to be paid for the ransom of
Spanish captives will be deposited in
the bank to be drawn by the Filipinos
at future date so that the money can
not be used to carry on the war against
the United States.
The Filipinos have refused to allow
civilian prisoners to embark on board
ship leaving Aparr, although they
had passports signed by Aguinaldo.
There have been terrific rains here
during the last two days. In consc
quence it has been necessary to use
boats in moving about the streets of
Manila, and the whole country is flood
ed. The total precipitation thus far i'll
July has been IS inches and in the last
80 hours IL inches of rain have fallen.
Insurgents concealed ON the bank of
the Rio Grande Wednesday fired on the
gunboat Laguna de Bay, killing one SOL
der and wounding two. The gunboat
trained a gatling gun upon the shore
and quickly dispersed the insurgents.
Having Hard Time of 1t.
Washington. July ia private let
ter was received at the navy depart
ment from an officer on board the
cruiser Petrol, stating that she is cruis-
ing about Lingayan bay, about 200
miles from Manila. The writer says the
work is excessively tedious, as those on
board "are not on speaking terms with
the natives" AS result the ships
crew is unable to get any fresh food or
fruit from shore and is compelled to
subsist on the regular ships rations.
List of Colonies Completed.
Washington, July 19.-Capt. William
E. Barkheimer, Third artillery, and
Capt. Lyman w. B. Kcnnon, Sixth in
fantry, have been named colonies OF
volunteers. This completes the list of
volunteer colonels.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
Hot Day in FARGO,

Fargo, N. D., July 19.-Tuesday was
the hottest day of the year. Street
thermometers registered 10s in the
shade In the afternoon.
..Ss-s.yeS- -yss-...a;E
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
story Writer Dead

Natick, Mass, July 19.-Horatio AL
ger, the writer of boys stories, died at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Amos
Cheney. here.
The Irish standard., 1899-07-22
Cargo Of R3.tpIlI, 900 in Gold.

Victoria, 3. C., July l9.-The steam-
err Garonne passed up the straits Tues
day, took on n pilot and continued to
Vancouver. The purscr says there are
600 passengers on board and $3,OOO,OOO
in gold.