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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-23

Others present on the reviewing stand
were: Representative Alexander of Buff
falo; Controller and Mrs. Dawes, Commits
sioners Wight, Ross and Beach, Assistant
Commissioner Craighead, Judge Hagner,
Judge Bingham, Judge Scott, Judge KIM
ball, Civil Service Commissioners Harlow
Brewer and Proctor, v. Baldwin Johnson,
Mitchell Dyrenforth and E. B. Hoy.
In the diplomatic corps were the Russian
German, French and Mexican ambassadors
with attaches of the embassies.
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TO BE CONTINUED.

How GREAT BRITAIN GOT KIMBER-
LEY.-Kimberley and its diamond
mines are said to supply over 80 per
cent. of all that class of precious stones
in the world, and Mr.. Froude, the emi-
nent English historian, referring to
these mines in lecture at Edinburgh
many years ago, said some things which
cast anything but halo of righteous
ness around the methods and motives
of Great Britain in obtaining posses
sion of the Kimberley fields. By the
treaty of Allwall the territory con-
tanning the mines was acknowledged
to belong to the Orange Free State,
and England solemnly pledged herself
to keep hands off. The ink bad hard
ly dried on the document before the
first diamond discoveries were made at
Kimberley. Then the consciences OF
the English authorities became trou-
bled. They found that the Kimberley
region rightfully belonged to Griqua
chief. So they took it away from the
Dutch to give it to this savage. But
when the time came for delivering the
property, this chief could not be loca'
ted, and so the English felt in duty
bound to keep the mines themselves
handing $3.50, 900 to the defrauded Free
Staters as a sort of consolation purse
Mr.. Froude says of this transaction
"In modern European history no treaty
| has ever been broken with more delib
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THE SAFEST PART OF A TRAIN.-A
party of travellers in train were talk
ing over their travelling experience and
the danger of accidents, and finally
the question arose as to the safest part
of the train. Failing to settle the
question among themselves, they called
on the guard, and one of them said to
him
"Guard, we have been discussing the
matter of the safest part of the train
and want to know your opinion"
"Want to know the safest part, eh ?"
replied the guard.
"Yes, that's it,"
"Well," continued the guard, "rve
been on the line for Is years and have
been turned over embankments, bust
ed up in tunnels, dumped off OF
bridges, telescoped in collisions, blown
off the line by cyclones, run into open
switches and had other pleasant Incl
dental advertisements of kindred
nature, and l should say, gentlemen,
that the safest part of the train was
that part which happened to be in the
works for repairs at the time of the
accident" ."-London Telegraph.
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JACK RABBIT WAS IN HIS Way
A Chicago man who has just returned
from a western trip, tells the Chicago
News the new "jack rabbit" story:
AS everybody knows, a jack rabbit
is a lightning runner, or, as Mark
Twain once said, "goes so fast that all
you see is a crack in the air."
1t seems that certain fat man, we'll
known in Idaho, was out bear hunting
with a party who had been joking him
as to what he would do if bear took
after him, and he always claimed that
he would not run away. On this day
he was poking along in advance of a
wild-looking trail, when he suddenly
ran into real bear. The hunters in
the rear heard shout and yell, and
in a moment the fat man came dashing
down the trail minus his gun, with a
jack rabbit making long leaps in front
of him.
He was so scared, the other hunters
say, that he seemed to be afraid the
"jack" would hinder him in his flight,
for he was shouting:
"Get out of the way, jack rabbit,
and let a man run that has to!"
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who killed Jim Sullivan, colored, may
not be tried at this court as two of his
important witnesses are absent. j. A
Toney will be arranged for killing Lane
at Double Shoals. E. Y. Webb ap
pears for the defendant and Butler Jus
tice has been employed to assist in the
prosecution. Toney was tried before
a magistrate and discharged, it being
clear case of self-defense.
GAST0N-Gatonia Gazette, Octo
Der 26: Mr.. Felix McClaiu and family
of Llncolnton, are visiting relatives ir
town this week. .....'...Workmen are
pushing the work on the Lutheran
church, and when finished, will be one
of Gastonia's prettiest churches. ''''''''
Mrs. w. w. Mclean, at the Modena
fell Sunday morning off her high steps
and broke both bones in her arm. DR.
Reid set the broken limb and she is
now getting along very we'll. ''.''''Mrs
Jane Barnett, of Bethel, S. c., moved
to town last week and will occupy the
Campbell house. Mrs. Barnett, with
her two daughters, will make Gastonis
her home. She is now 50 years old
She is an aunt of Mr.. w. w. Adams
We extend a cordial welcome to Mrs.
Barnett. Mrs. Belinda It. Rutledge
of CASTOR county, died at Davidson
College, at the residence of her daugh'
ter, Mrs. Sarah Withers, October Goth
1899, aged 81 years, month and 4
days. She leaves three children, Mrs
Roxana, wife of A. R. Henderson,
Sarah, wife of w. B. Withers, deceased
and William G.. Rutledge, Esq, and 25
grandchildren, "a great-grandchildren,
and 2 great.great-grandchildren to
mourn her death and absence.
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USE For EMPTY CANs.-George c.
Boniface has an old colored man who
does odd jobs around his summer home.
The aged son of Ham is generally fol-
lowed by a NANCY yellow dog. Boni-
face one day offered to pay dollar for
the animal, just for the fun of the
thing. "Dollah! No, sab !" replied
the old fellow. "Why, dat dog saved
nv life fom drownin'. I never could
sell him fo' er dollah. You kin have
him for er dollah an er qua'tah,
though, Mist Boniface.
Boniface comes from Pittsburg,
where everybody knows him and
speaks to him on the street. Not long
ago he came across a boy who was
wheeling home load of oysters cans
and wine bottles. Boniface knew the
child to be poor street car conductors
son. Curious to know to what use he
could possibly put them, he inquired.
"Going to throw them about the back
ward" answered the lad. "This is the
second load. took one of them home
last night"
"But what do you use them for p
insisted Boniface.
ats trick of the family" grinned
the lad.
"Trick? How ?"
"I'd just as lief tell" continued he
as his hands closed over the handles OF
the barrow. ave are going to have
some relashuns come in from the coun-
try. There won't be much to eat, but
if they see these cans and bottles and
sardine boxes they'll think we've had
all these good things till We got tired
of 'em and are livin' on bread and ia
ters for change"
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Aumurons 1epartmrnt.
OBEDIENCE TO ORDERS.

The following dialogue current at
the time, between one of Stonewall
Jackson's soldiers and the provost
guard, illustrates Jackson's tact at
eluding the enemy, and also the obedi-
ence rendered and the confidence re-
posed in him by his troops:
The orders read on dress parade the
evening before Jackson left the Valley
to take part in the Seven Days Fight
around Richmond were, that in case
the army moved before further orders,
the answer from every soldier to any
and all questions from those not con
nected with the army shall be 81 don't
know" On the march the provost
guard found soldier in cherry tree
helping himself, when the following
took place:
"Who are you?" demanded the
guard. :,
81 don't know ?" replied the soldier" ="
"Where are you going?"
"I don't know" which was no doubt
correct.
"Where have you been been ?"
81 don't know
"Where is your command p
"I don't know"
"To what command do you belong? ?"
"I don't know"
"What are you doing in that cherry
tree?
~ don't know"
care those good cherries you are
eating?"
"I don't know"
"Is there anything you do know P"
eyes"
"What is it ?"
"Well, the last order I had from Old
Stonewall was that I was not to know
anything until further orders, and gen.
tlemen would see you all dead before
I will know anything until Old Stone
wall takes that order off"
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crate shamelessness than the treaty of
Allwall was broken by us when we an
nexed the Kimberley diamond mines. "
This reads as if the historian had said
that one of the main rules in that
country's code of international ethics
is that "whenever Englishmen wish to
take selfish and greedy course they
have way of hypnotizing themselves
into the belief that it is right. st.
Louis Republic.
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MEDICAL ADvIcE.-Patient-Well,
doctor, what do you think about the
swelling on the back of my neck ?
Doctor-I don't like the looks of it,
as it is in a very dangerous place.
My.advice to you is to keep your eye
on it.-Tit-Bits.
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ONLY ONE LEFT. ACT QUICK!

THE undersigned offers for sale for
i CASH ONE NEW 16-1NCH II
DISK CORBIN HARROW for $3.50.
The manufacturers of these Harrows
have given notice to dealers in machinery
that on the lst of January, 1900, there Will
be an advance of 80 on the present prlce,
to $50 at retail. 1t is claimed by farmers
who have used the CORBIN DISK
HARROW, that more wheat and oats
can be seeded down in a day with one of
them, than can be done with one plow
i'm several days. L. M. GRIST.
September 30 saw
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Early Settlements.

Owing to my continued i'll health and
absolute inability to give my business my
personal attention, will take it as a per-
sonal favor if my many friends and Gus.
toners will make EARLY and PROMPT
SETTLEMENTS OF ALL ACCOUNTS
ON MY BOOKS. Trusting that our bu-
sinesss relations Of the past have been
suchIas to warrant you in needing this
request as PROMPTLY as circumstances
will permit, am yours for early settle
ment. J. II. RIDDLE.
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The aJurkrille Gnqairer.
Published Wednesday and Saturday.
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first insertion, and Fifty Cents per square
for each subsequent insertion: A square
consists of the space occupied by ten lines
of this size type.
@- Contracts for advertising, space for
three, six, or twelve months Will De maoe
in all cases be confined to the regular
business of the firm or individual con-
tracing, and the manuscript must a be j., IN
the office by Monday at noon when in
tended for Wednesdays issue, and on
Wednesday when intended for Saturdays
issue.
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Trains Nos. 32 and 33 connect at Blacks
burg with trains on the Gatfney Division.
Train No. 80 connects at Camden with
the Charleston Division of the Southern
Railway for all points South.
Train No. 80 leaving Camden at IL. 40 p.
M, going West, makes connection at Lam
caster, S. c., with the L. Il. c. r. R., at
Catawba Junction with the S. A. L., going
North; at Rock Hill with the Southern
Railway going North.
Train No. II connects at Blacksburg
with the Southern Railway from the
South. At Marion, n. c., with the South
ern Railway going West.
RG- Number 80 will stop at Kershaw for
dinner Trains will stop on signal at Oakhurst,
Elgin, Caskey's, Springfield, Roddy's, Leslie,
Old Point, Newport, Kings Creek. wildwood,
Union Mills, Golden Valley, Vein Mountain.
SAMUEL HUNT, President,
A. TRIPP, Superintendent,
s. B. LUNIPKIN, Gen. F. and p. Agt.
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TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS.

Estate of Thomas Lominack, Dec'ed.
A LII persons indebted to the estate OF
II THOMAS LOMINACK, deceased,
are hereby notified to make, immediate
payment to the undersigned. Persons
having claims against the said estate are
requested to present the same, properly
authenticated, within the time prescrib-
ed by law.
Mrs. MARY E. SHANNON.
Administrative.
October 81 81
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EXTRA CHOICE SEED WHEAT.
r HAVE small quantity of EXTRA
i CHOICE SEED WHEAT, which
will sell. Il. b. McCLAlN:
October s u
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Shingles, Lime,
Cement and LathS,

You can save money by seeing US before
placing an order. We buyin large guam
titles and sell at short profits. 1t will be
your loss if you neglect seeing US.
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r u Going to Build

a house anytime soon? If you are, we
Just want to give little information thai
will prove of value to all who intend tc
uSe
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lust as cheap and most likely little
cheaper than any other dealer in the
county. Come and see us. We say just
exactly what we mean and mean just
exactly what we say.
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j. III. RIDDLE.
YES, SIR,

WE have BAGGING and TIES. We
w have for several years past beer
headquarters for this commodity anc
this year is no exception. We have diff
ferent grades and can sell you your
The Lamar register., 1899-08-02
DUTIES OF TROOPS.
Difference of Opinion Ar Ics mt Cleveland
"A Car Blown Up.


Cleveland. o.. July ga car re-
turning from Euclid Beach park was
blown up by dynamite about IL o'clock
tonight. The explosion took place a
short distance north of the Lake Shore
railroad and was two miles east of the
city limits. There were no passengers
on board and the motorneer and con-
ductor escaped without injury.
Mayor Farley is well pleased with
the situation. but has not relaxed his
vigilance one whit and will not until
the last vestige of disorder Is wiped
away. The mayor and AdJutant Cen
erai Axllne are at present involved in
n controversy over what the troops
shall do and what they shall not do.
The adjutant general is OF the opinion
that the duty of the National Guard
is merely to put down rioting and not
to do police duty.
Whatever the duty of the National
Guard may be. Mayor Farley holds
that the troops are here under his au-
| thority and that they VIII remain here
until he feels that they can be dis
pensed with. The responsibility OF pre-
| serving the order OF the city rests up
on the shoulders OF the mayor and he
purposes TO see that his plans are not
lnterfered with by anyone He de-
clares that he is TO be the Judge as
TO when the troops are not wanted.
The Lamar register., 1899-08-02
NO MORE RINGS lN SAMOA.
Iripartite Commission Recommends an
Entire New Deal

San Francisco. July 3l.-arhe report
OF the tripartife commission sent to
Samoa makes yariors recommendations
regarding the new form OF government
decided upon by them as most suitable
Tor the Islanders. These resolutions
are based upon the best feature,s OF
the proposed new treaty. as amended
and modified by the commissioners.
The official report of the commission
ers, and the draft of the proposed
amended treaty are said TO be now on
the way to the respective governments.
Ihe report OF the commissioners is as
follows:
We have the honor 10 submit here
with 10 the consideration OF our three
governments the enclosed draft of Il
modified ard an ended version of the
act OF Berlin In preparing these mod
lhcatons and amendments, our meth
cd has been TO consider first, what are
the evils which have caused the recent
troubles in Samoa. and the general
condition Of the Islands, and secondly,
which are measures most likely TO
remove or minimize those evils.
The chief evils may be. In our opIn.
Ion, grouped under four heads:
l. Those which appear TO Inevitably
ana his subsequent efforts to exert his
authority.
Those which are due to the rivalry
OF the foreign nationalities between
themselves and to their decision TO
take sides In the naval policies, and
thus Increase the Importance and bit
terness OF the disputes which arise.
j. A third class of evils have their
origin in the fact that for many years
there has been no law or government
In Samoa other than native custom out
side the limits OF the municipality.
Murder and other serious crimes have.
remained unpunished when committed
by persons OF rank. and the supreme
court ana the nominal government at
Aulinuu have been equally powerIess
to exert any force
\. The insufficient enforcement of
the customs regulations has allowed
un-crupulf.us traders TO distribute
large numbers OF arms among n native
population rent by political factions
and ready to fight one another and
Europeans
To meet the first OF these evils. we
have temporarily abolished the king
ship, and recommend that IL be. per
manently abolished The action which
we have taken in the matter does not
Sppear TO have aroused any hostile
feeling among the natives
No doubt many great chiefs regret
that they will no longer have an OPP
portunity OF gratifying their ambitions
aud indnlging that passion OF rank and
ceremony which Is innate in the breast
OF every Samoan. But even the chiefs
have acquiesced In the change Some
Of the most Important have stated
that they think ii Is for the good OF
Samoa, and we believe thar the popu.
lation. unless worked upon by extran-
eous influences (which is, unhappiiy.
not impossiblei. viii assent TO the abo-
lltlon without murmur and without
regret.
The Lamar register., 1899-08-02
A HOME FOR DEWEY.
STATEMENTS sYTHE COMMITTEE
They Would Like More Money, but WIN
Buy Home Anyway.

Washington. July 29.-The secretary
or the Dewey home fund requests the
publication of the following statement:
There can no longer be any doubt
as TO whether a home will be pur-
chased by popular subscription for
Admiral George Dewey. At a meeting
of the National Dewey Home Fund
Committee to-day 1t was found that
the aggregate amount of cash actually
received by Treasurer Roberts is S16.-
200. from IA total of over 23,00O sub
scribers. One hundred and three sub
scribers gave $4,000. The statement
was made that 5000 promised some
time since by the New York Journal
would be Forthcoming shortly, bring
ing the grand aggregate up TO S21, 100
The committee agreed TO close the
subscription list before the arrival Of
Admiral Dewey in New York IN Sep
tember. and then to proceed, after con-
sultation with the admiral as to loca-
tion. etc, TO purchase tine home with
whatever funds they may at that time
have on hand.
I'VE will purchase the home IL not
another dollar is received, so that the
question now is whether the patriotic
and generous people OF the country
VIII permit the purchase of a home Mt
the nations capital for the hero OF
Manila with $4,000 or 100000" says
the committee in making their last ap-
peal. Therefore. those who desire TO
contribute are urged by the committee
TO contribute Mt once. All contribn-
tions should be forwarded to Hon. El-
lis III. Roberts. treasurer. of the Unit
ed States. Washington, ID. c., who will
issue souvenir receipts for the same.
The Lamar register., 1899-08-02
says Bryan Is Sure of winning.

Jackson. Miss, July Nothing
short of death can prevent Bryan from
being the next Democratic nominee,
and nothing but the Intervention of the
Almighty viii Keep him from being
elected" declared Congressman Champ
Clark of Missouri in an interview to-
day.
Democratic chances of success have
been improved fully 80 per cent. in the
past four months and are now brighter
than they have been in any presiden-
tial campaign in the past twenty years.
1t is practically settled what the plat
form win be and may be outlined as
follows: Re-enactment of the Chicago
patform. declaration against expan-
sion, strong plank against trusts and
other forms of oppression, opposition
TO large standing army and advocacy
Of economy in public expenses"
The Lamar register., 1899-08-02
Ynnr BOY Can Work.

Put your boy to work if he is not in
school. II there is nothing else for
him to do, put him to work whitewash-
ing the back fence, keep the lawn
moved and even cut the winters sup
ply of wood. Anything is better than
loafing about town at the rear end OF
a cigarette learning all the evil habits
and contracting all the vices that are
afloat TO catch idlers. No honest labor
viii hurt your boy, but th evil habits
he may contract on the streets may
kill his soul and SO corrupt his moral
nature as 10 make him detriment
TO the community in which he lives
and bow down his gray haired parents
with sorrow. If the fathers and moth
ers of to-day would only learn the inn
portance of training their sons so as
to be Industrious and keep them off
the streets the coming generation
would be inestimably better for it,
Mascoutah Herald.
The Lamar register., 1899-08-02
THE PRESIDENTS HOLIDAY.
He Is Beginninr to Have n Good Time
May Tackle Golf

Plattsburg. y. Y, July 29.--The Pres.
ident was out for a stroll early to-day,
accompanied by his niece, Miss Dun
can. and Private Secretary Cortelyou.
Mrs. Mckinley rested well last night
and to-day felt better than she has for
several days. The President has been
invited to try his hand at golf. and he
may go down TO the golf link, this af.
ternoon and try the game
The annual regatta of the Lake
Cham2lain Yacht Club, which will he
held aere August Z. is expected to ex.
ceed all former regattas Dr. w. Sew.
ard Webb of Shelbourne Farms. ex.
Congressman Wallace II. Foote, Jr.,
Hon. Walter C. Witherbee and Others
have entered their yachts for the diff,
ferent races.
The President Will probably be asked
to otficiate as one of the Judges
The Lamar register., 1899-08-02
TRAIN WRECK ON ERIE ROAD.
Past Express fiunEes Into the Debris of
nen.iIrd Freight and Hak-. Eir.

Port Iervis, y. Y. July 3O.--The ac-
cideut on the Erie railroad growing
out OF the landslide mile east OF
LackawaNen last night was not as ser
Ions as at first reported. Only the fire
man and engineer OF the derailed en-
gine OF the wesfbound Chicago ex-
press, which was turned over on The.
track, were killed. though number
Of passengers ON the express. the YES
tibuie passenger for Buffalo and Cleye-
Land. which left New York at :
o'clock saturday. We're injured.
The killed are:
Stephen Outwater. Port Iervis. en-
Eineer of the Chicago express: Fred
Sells Port Jeryis. fireman OF Chicago
express.
The wreck. which occurred shortly
before midnight. was preceded by a
cloudburst and storm. which LASTED
two hours. A section of the tank fell
on the castbouud track. directly in
front OF a freight train. Several
trees wen; down with the rocks and
earth and the freight ears and engine
were turned over directly across the
westbound tracks OF the Erie road.
sixty freight ears constituted the train.
hut OILY twenty-two were derailed and
the debris was piled up ON the west
bound tracks just as the Chicago ex-
press put in an appearance. running
at the rate of 20 miles an hour.
The engine OF the express train
crashed into the wreck and the bag
gage ear, combination and buffet car.
and two Pullman sleepers We're piled
up on the tracks Immediately in front
OF the wrecked freight ears. The first
sleeper was split into two parts as n
result of the accident. and the passen-
gers were thrown 80 feet down n bank.
Fire at once broke ont and four cars
of the express train and nine OF the
freight cars We're burned.