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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-12-01

Mr.. Arthur Sewall of Bath. Me-. does
not agree with his former running
mate. Mr. Bryan, as to the results OF
the late election. Mr.. Sewall inter-
prets then as an emphatic indorse-
ment OF the policy Of the Mckinley ad-
ministration." That is the way they
look to the casual man but 1t Is rather
unexpected to hear Mr.. Sewall say so.
Evidently he has concluded not to run
again.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-12-01

The Spanish charts of the Philip
pine group did more harm to the Am
erican Navy when they led the Char
lesion into a trap than the whole Span
ish fleet was able TO do IN war time,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-12-01
NEW GUINEA WAR

Tho Natives Turn out 10 XIII Each
Other,
LONDON, Nov, sO,--A dispatch 10
the Daily Mail from sydney, n, \, W.,
says that disastrous civil war has
broken out IN tbs British possession NJ
New Guinea, eleven villages having
been obli,eraiei, with q heavy ssssgN.
lsr u the inhabitants
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-12-01

Tho thlng that slrikes returning old
iim'rs first 10 The busy look Of Homo
luins streets Tho day has passtd
When iinss browne could sey chat h,
only found one man doing anything IN
Hawaii aud DO was falling on house
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-12-01

Even the exiled Armenians had NO
fault to find with turkey yesterday
unless the fowl had been embalmed
and refrigerated.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-12-01
LiVerWs

Hoods Pills are the only pills to take
with Hoods Sarsaparilla. Sold by all
druggists. DC. Sent by mail on receipt
Of price, by Q I.oood q Co.. Lowell, MAJ
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-12-01

from the many and dangerous evils Of o
clogged corporal drainage.
Hoods Pills CURE Liver Ills, sick head
ache, biliousness, constipation, without
purging, without pain, without violence.
The Delta independent., 1899-12-01

Perhaps no other man exercised 80
great an influence in the development
Of Nebraska as did the late Alvin
Saunders. One of the states early set
tiers. he was always prominent In Its
political and business life. As gov
ernor. as senator. and as one OF the
commissioners who organized the
Union Pacific railway. he accomplished
things Of great value to the state. and
even in old age he had his eyes open to
all that could be beneficial to the In
terests Of his neighbors. One OF the
last public enterprises In which he
took part was the ans-Mississippi ex-
The Delta independent., 1899-12-01
SMALLEST WATCH IN WORLD.
II Is vsissA ~ Its German Owner ~

II L. v.isea ~ Its German Ovssr ~
0i.sA&sa
There Is in Berlin a man who Ii ths
proud possessor Of a timepiece which
is considered to be the most marvellous
piece of mechanism that human skill
ever put together. Ingenuity and
human skill have been brought into
operation. with the result that
watch has been constructed whicb
measures less than one-Quarter Of an
inch in diameter. or one with faes
of about the size of the head of large
sized tack or nail. The case il made Of
the very finest of gold. and the whois
watch weighs less than two grains
troy. IN troy weight 1t takes $50 grains
to make an ounce, and IL ounces con-
stitute a pound. or $3.50 grains are con-
tained in . pound. This wondertos
piece Of mechanism weighs only cas
2.ss0th part of q pound. So greas
curiosity was this midget considered
that its owner paid 31.946.60 for 1t. ana
would not sell 1t for twice that amount
The numerals on the face are IN
Arabic. and II the hands were put end
to end they would not measure nvs
twenty-fourths o: an inch In length.
the large one being less than one
eighth and the small one less than
one-twelfth of an inch long. 1t has be-
sides. just an ordinary watch or clock.
a second indicator, which is about a.
large in diameter as the small hand
is long, and the hand of this second
Indicator is less than one-sixteenth OF
an inch in length. The numerals here
are also in Arabic. but are engraved
In red. to be more easily discernibie.
The works and hands are made OF tne
finest tempered steel and are SET
throughout In diamond chips. 1t u
constructed ON the most improved
plan. being wound by the stem ana
set by pulling the stem out short
distance.-New York Herald.
The Delta independent., 1899-12-01
TO TAM o'sHANrER.

0reat-GFAaddaaghter of Hoisert Burns
stln Lavisg.
Relatives Of great men still crop up
out of the silence of neglect. A great
granddaughter of the immortal Scotch
bard, Robert Burns. 10 q resident OF
Nevada City. She is Mrs. Susan FL
eanor Andrews. the wife Of Samuel
Andrews, an old Californian, hailing
from Londonderry. Ireland. Mrs. An
drews IL the daughter Of Robert Burns.
one of the two sons Of the poet. Robert
Burns. the younger. had nve children.
four daughters and son. named re-
spectively In the order Of their senior
ity, Mary. Susan. Elisabeth or Betty.
Prudence and John. Betty married .
Scotchman named Lamon and emil
grated with him to America In 1885.
Mrs.. Andrews 10 one Of the issues OF
that marriage. She was born at
Nssqushoning. Pa. In 1s44. John
Burns remained with his father until
the time OF his death. in 1S4o. and after
the death OF his wife. in 1870. he like
wiss crossed the Atlantic 70 Join His
sister. He died four years ago. lsav-
ing four daughtsrs. two In America
and two in Ireland. Nrs. IAmon died
In 1853. and four children survive her.
"AN that remain Of the Burns family"
writes Mrs Andrews. ARE my two
brothers, one sister and myself. and
four Of Uncle Johns children" Mrs.
Andrews takes great pride in her fela-
tionship to Bobbie Burns. from whom
she has inherited talent for verse
writing.
The Delta independent., 1899-12-01

position in Omaha. and for the success
Of that undertaking he was In great
-easure responsible.
Gov. Saunders was born in Fleming
county, Kentucky. but when he was II
years old his father took him to IL
linois. He worked ON . farm and
showed his mettle by managing to Sc
cure a good education in his leisure Pc
RODS. In 1886 young Saunders moved
into Iowa, settling at Mount Pleasant
He was soon made postmaster there.
and he held the once seven years. He
studied Law. but never practiced. pre-
ferring to engage in business ~ .
merchant and banker. At the age OF
20 his merits were 80 we'll recognised
by the people that he was made mem
Der Of the convention that framed the
irst constitution Of the state, and aftsf
that for eight years he served in tAs
state senate. In the national republican
convention which nominated Abraham
Lincoln for the presidency. Saundsrs
had q seat, and the following year -
was msde goveFnor oe the territos5 u
Nebraska, an once he held until 1851.
W0S0 N0Obu8R8 W. nso0D = osos& ~
the beginning Of the war Nebrasks AsA
. population Of oniy $1,000. bot un6sf
Gov. ssunders' Leadership Il furnishsd
5000 men for the national armies. IT
the same time carrying on succsssfal
operations against hostile Indiana.
Al commissioner TO organise the Pa
cinc railway. the governor vas instru-
mental In causing the Unioa Paci1c
to cross the Missouri river At Omaha
instead Of at point lower down the
stream, and all during the time Of
construction Of the road he interested
himself In its progress. In 1853 hs
was again . member Of . republican
national convention. From 1915 he
served in the United States senate.
One Of his greatest accomplishments
while holding this once was the read
5ustment Of the northern boundary :iae
cf the state. whereby 1000 acres were
added to the states territory. In late
years Mr.. Saunders had lived . auis:
:ite. except when some matter Of pub
lie Importance appealed to his interest.
The Delta independent., 1899-12-01
fsa-Dri.kisg ia B1ssia.


The Russians drink enormous guam
titles Of tea, suflcient to frighten any
Enslishman or American. The poor
people-and the Russian people are
the poorest in existence-use the So
called brick" tea. This il the cheap
est sort. being mixed with stems. and
compressed by some adhesive gum into
dry cakes Of various sizes. resembling
in its appearance plug" tobacco. This
tea. which would probably prove pois-
onous to any one else. IL consumed BY
the Russian workingman At the aver
age rate Of about twenty stakans Tor
,umblers) . day. the Russian stakan
being quite equal to i've Of the little
thimbles Of cups used in America At
afternoon teas. Taking into consfdera-
ton that black, sour or bitter. brick
like bread, raw onions. garlic, dried
leather-fish and strongly salted herr
Ings are usually the chief articles OF
food OF the people at large. one must
not wonder at the enormous quantity
CT hot tea needed to Quench . Rus
slams thirst and help on his digestion.
The Delta independent., 1899-12-01

what the rr.ssv.si win Have % psv.
In spite of reverses the English
papers are beginning to figure on the
amount Of indemnity the South African
republic will be forced to pay when
the Beers are finally conquered. In
this connection It is pointed out that
.hc nnancial condition of the republic
is excellent. For the year 1897 the
total revenue Of the Transvaal amount
ed to "a. 100 900. while the total sx-
renditures were 81 SOC. 900. From an
English standpoint there will be room
in the future for large reductions in
expenditures. % that Q big balance
will be left which may be applied to
the payDent Of interest On . Ioan
suincient to ray the Indemnity which
the British ere to demand. At present
the total state debt Of the South
African republic = less than S1Aye1o.-
on9.
The Delta independent., 1899-12-01
l.sssss r.sss.ssr ss.ss.. .. r.s-,~

Waterloo station. London, now he's ten
platforms. with twenty sidetracks, A. =
four OF nve miles. But even this sccG0-
modatlon has proved far too small . Sake
care q tie psssenger travel. and tAe 60
~ on extending the area Of the GlSeS00
and buildings. In doing 10 u WSa SaVs
nre engine station and . nU0SR n
svSos.5Sn. dvsliinss. The Iattse ~,
Sie than evsryth7nG else. since ~ ~ n.
guIreo that tie company shan 6u6l1 ~
nceees o eYnaI accommodatt0a ao0 6Qvu
80 scsesI.G ? isseE d sAs g.
e Ss9sSsss1 whe. eSs ~ vss6
~ eatlso Dare.a al Win - ~ iIfIiGe
pooDe0D94 0eoe1oo h HuPUoS
The Delta independent., 1899-12-01

d. FHED MUEL
Denver. Colorado.
EXAMINATION.
The Delta independent., 1899-12-01
A BeSAee.Fsrrboat

In the "transbordeur'' which spans the
Seine at Rouen engineers have sought aas
found a practical method of getting ne.
destrians and vehicles across large
stream without interfering with the use
Of oa the M stream by shipping; shipping; The struc,
ferry boat. has on either bank q steei
tower z5 feet high. These towers are vel
cables. The latter carry a horizontal track
10 feet above the waters surface-high
enough to permit the passage Of the larg.
est ships. A truck with sixty wheels runs
on the track. and from this truck hang
thirty cables. which partly support . plat.
on several tram cars. Power Tor propuI.
sion In applied to the upper car: the 6oW.
er one slips over the water without ~
or vibration. and the trip over . streas3
1oS feet vide occupied only n minute or 80
Bestdeg Rouen. Biserta and Bilbao have
tried the arrangement. which they have
found thoroughly practical.
The Delta independent., 1899-12-01

to Archduke Diedo Rudolf. son Of En-
peror Francis Joseph. and heir to the
imperial throne. When her husband
died. in January. 1889. the chance Of
the archduchess to be empress passed
away, and she has lived In quiet ever
since. Her sister Louise. who mar
ried Prince Philip Of Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha, il noted for the extravasancs II
not the insanity Of her character. BE-
ing a. Wild in her ways ~ Stephanie
is the reverse. The future wife Of
Count Lonyay il IS years old and quits
pretty. Her hance has adopted the
Roman Catholic faith.
The Delta independent., 1899-12-01
0ss.s.y's Nov Ais ssse.sase

The German government has now
under construction at one Of it, navy
yards q curious vessel. On which IL IL
expected that e3soyooo will Be spent.
II ID built Of steel. the fraDsw0rk be-
ing supported BY Q number Of ballooas
which make II lighter thaa air. The
driving power II TO - supplied By
stssn ensines. which. II II estimated.
will send the ship through tie air at
the rate Of twssty-two miles ~ hoss.
Failins. st present. 70 rival 1ngianl
o. the go, the German enDsfoS - ~
parestly preparisg - become tAs rulss
Of the air.
The Delta independent., 1899-12-01
kiNo LEoPoLD's DAUGHTER.

Princess Stephanie Of Belgium. whose
marriage to Count Lonyay Of Austria
Hungary has recently been announced.
Is the second daughter OF King Leo
pold II. Of Belgium. and her dowC
will prove quite an important accom-
paniment to the hand with which she
will honor her future husband. Prin-
cess Stephanie vas born May 81. 1855.
and on May 10. 1881. she was married
The Delta independent., 1899-12-01
C.C.C. LINE NOW OPEN!
Completed and Opened
to the Public.
0rsoeest J0pesvs0sos - the Age =
Anyeos Cas RiAe Over 10 - Health
asA Hsppaoses.

Chicago. 1.-The new G. c. G
line H. now open to the public. and At oace
geined an enormous patronage on account
OF the meritoFious service II performs.
The line In built on solid merit. and 1eads
By the straightest and shortest route tc
Health. Everybody II delighted. and
thoGs Who thought they would nsves
reach Health and Happiness again have
found this an easy and sure way Of get
Ninety per cent Of the Ills of humanit,
are caused by lasy livefs. chronic consti
patton and their consequence. impure
blood and 2 poisoning Of the whole sys-
tenn. what's the use OF stumbling along
the roadway. sick and weary. when you
can quickly ride to hsalth-by taking Cas-
carets. Buy and try Cascarets Candy
C.thartic to-day. You VIII ind that e..
what they do. not what we say they'll
DO. that win please you. Sold by drug
gists generally, l0c, nc or Soc per box,
or BY mail for price. Send for booklet
and free sample. Address. Sterling Rem
edy Co., Chicago: Montreal. Can; New
This II the CAsCARET tab
let. Every tablet Of the only
RRR l genuine Cascarets bearp the
! magic letters &C G c." Look
At tho tablet before you buy,
and beware of frauds, i01ta-
tions and substitutes.
The Delta independent., 1899-12-01
GOV. ALVIN SAUNDERS
STORY OF A LIFE RECENTLY
CLOSED.

Was Geveraor of the Territory Of
Nebrask. and . Man Of Basinsss and
PolitIcs-Menbse the Conssntion That
Nominated Lincoln-
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-23
II Y~2sCAGoULA.

hEMAN
Mrs. L. NcaVvdreturned to Lampasss
Sunday.
Mr.. Tarver wadaell returned to Helena
Sunday. .for
Mrs. II. +. II. Dberts and son Melchoir
and Mr.. TatesN. Robertson returned to
Little Rock Thursday.
Capt. F. w. Ames, wife and daughters,
Misses Josephine and Melvin are expect.
ed this week from New Orleans
Mr. st. John, wife and three children,
Fred, Irene and 81 John, Jr., from Mem
phis, are guests ~ shell-by-the-sea.
A triangularsgaHe Of chess between
Pascsgoula, Scranton and Mobile by
wire and mail has been arranged
and will beginn next week.
Mr.. A. f. Roberts and wife, Of Crowley,
la, are s~ojourning' here, the guests Of
MI. B. p. OAtis and family. Nra Robert,
returning Monday and NJ; Roberts re
maining for the benefit Of his health.
Cottsge.byTshe-Ssa hotel arrivals; A
8 Bonn and. Wifi W. =. berjeant and
wife, 4iss Weber, Mobile; Christian
'schopp, John Aullsr;s' Arthur Holman,
New OrlesnA.a. .,tSt fs u.
,si sundS Mr. h D. Dem, 81 New
Orleans, surpTiSta{er many Pascasouis
and scranton fristsds by.Ap unexpected
appearance snoag them, increasing
9oneeal lustre o. The daysby the liGkt I
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-23

the overthrow of his aspira-
tons in that direction will
not only mean his own polit-
ical death, but that of all OF
the name in this State.
While his acts in ignoring
the will of the people in
making appointments may
fall upon them as acts of deep
ingratitude, it is the best
thing that can befall the pub
lie and the Herald hopes he
will continue his present
course until the end of his
gubernatorial term.
The Herald is not a pro-
phet, neither does it claim
prophetic powers, but Anse
McLaurin is sustaining, by
his every act, the Herald's oft
repeated declaration that he
possessed no qualification of
the statesman, but was adem-
agogue pure and simple.
That our free silver contem-
poraries are beginning to rec
ognize this fact doest the Her
aid proud.-Biloxi Herald.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-23

Congressman John Sharp Williams
has made the mistake of his life in
coming out for the United States
Senate at this1iate day. He evident.
ly thought that John Allen had about
done up Anse!rand by his coming To
the front at this time, he might posi-.
bly, beat Allen or cause a deadlock ia
the legislature But we do not be.
lieve that Williams will hurt Allen
or create Il ~deadElock. Aliens friends
will stand BY him to the end, regard.
less Of othersaew candidates. W.
feel more Confident than ever tina,
JOHN Allen wBi go sin easy, havind
left McEAurin 40 far behind he vii
p, never eet 's:,4R1il Of the coyeted
QFlZGs ? e., ,t~ucto Z, 49,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-23

Letter Of Encouragement.

Biloxi Review. "a
The following letter is one Of many
that have been received by Mr.. J. ID.
McKie, candidarc for Floater Repre-
sentative fropi. Harrison and Jackson
counties. It's seif-explanatory:
Ak Scranton, Miss, June l3.
Mr.. j.. D.sMcKje, Biloxi, Miss.
DearSir:. BY way of renewing my
fidelity and good will, wishes and
hopes fpr. four success, l: drop you a
line. lido not ask or expect an an.
swer. but just want to say | am for
you first. lastland forever. J.. d. Nc.
kie f0ught'the accursed and Internal
quarantine side by side with me-, and
I cannot and, will not forget how no
bly, he helped us to put down this
curse. ! am doing all l Can for you
and am proud to show y0u my graft.
tnde. Trusting, hoping and believing
you will make the landing. ! AM,
yours sincerely, G. II. ALLEY.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-23
shevIn's Sale.
No. gTT.l VS..
MEs. N. NJ. Wolfe.

Mrs M, VI. WOLFF.
iJudgment u, 100 and cos,s.J
!, the undersigned, sheriff Of Jackson coun.
~, Mississippi, will, on
Monday, the Sd day Of july, H. 1899.
between the hours Of II O'Clock a. M. and 1
o'clock .. NJ, sell At auction TO the highest
bidder or bidders. for cash. at the from,
door Of the courthouse OF said county In
the town Of Scranton, the following described
property. or SO much thereof as may DO nee.
essary TO satisfy the hereinafter mentioned
writ and all costs, to-wit.
The undivided hall interest Of said de-.
PENDANT, Mrs. Mn. Wolfe, in the following
described tract or parcel Of land. situated
In section 13. township s south, range 6 west.
~ jackson county, Mississippi, tO-wit: BE-.
ginning. ut the northwest corner Of lot Nos
OF the Dean & Wolfe tract Of land, as pc,
map or plot thereof made by Z. N. Ramsay.
surveyor OF said county. on the 9Th day Of
May, 1880. and recorded On page l65 OF Book
No. II. Record OF Deeds OF said county, and
running from thence north along the western
line Of the old hotel property 10 the section
line dividing sections IL and - OF said town.
ship and range; thence cast along said sec:
tiOn line u distance OF seven hundred and
seventy-6ve ,715) feet; thence south along
the EAST line Of said old hotel property TO
he northeast corner Of lot Number one u OF
said Dean g. Wolfe tract: thence west along
the north lines OF lots I, 2, 3, 1 and and 9 Of
said tract to the place of beginning, being
the I, tract or parcel Of land that Is des'
ignated as lot No. Z Of said Dean & Wolfe
tract. and also being a portion Of the tractor
parcel Of land conveyed by Mary G. Golsoh,
ct. al, to Gus Wolfe and Il. y. Dean By. deco
and dated March s, 1887. and recorded ~
pages 100 and i04 OF Book 10, Record Of Ieeds
OF said county, in Jackson county, Mlsls'
sippi, said property having been levied Oh
by me on the 18th dry Of April A. j. l@A n
the property Of Mrs. NJ. N. Wolfe, by viftee
Of a writ Of venditloni exponas issued 10 the
above styled case by II. u. Lewis. CLERK on
the ed day Of May. A. d. 1897.
Witness my. Signature this, the 18th oay OF
May, A, ID. le0.
June 2, 1900. Mt
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-06-23
LATEST NEWS BOILED DOWN.

Rear Admiral Watson has raised
his flag or the cruiser Baltimore,
Manila Bay, and has taken command
OF the Asiatie squadron.
The Bermuda reciprocity commits
sioners have reached New York en-
route to Washington.
Gen. Wheaton has occupied Perez
das Marinas. Gen. Otis telegraphs
that "Wheaton's capacity for bold and
successful attack is unsurpassed"
The steamer Wearmouth has been
badly damaged in collision with the
ship Port Elgin off the English coast.
The fate of the Elgin is not known.
-Four transports will leave San
Francisco within a week, three of
which will carry troops.
Gen. Miles will not discuss the
Philippine situation beyond saying
the situation there is very serious.
Negotiations for the consolidation
of all the street railroads OF St. Louis
are about completed. The deal In.
wolves $1,000 600 Of capital. .
/ The'British Admiralty denies that
warships have been sent to New
foundland to quell trouble on the
French coast.
1t is believed that the net result OF
the Peace Congress will be an arbitra-
ton measure so narrow in its scope
that arbitration will be merely nemi.
nal. ~'
Louis Guidry, a negro criminal In
Jail at Franklin, La, was shot and
m0rtally wounded by M. McIIugh,
who gotinto the jail by deception.
Two boys, absolutely nude, fought
a due! with pistols heal Pulaski, Va,
resulting in the death of both.
The feet of the fish oil mills at Port
Arthur, Tex, are catching over 1000
barrels OF fish a day, a single ship
securing from 100000 to 500, 900
pounds.
Moses Fowler, a youth OF twenty.
one, has been abducted FROM a Detroit
hotel by his aunt. The boy is
wealthy, and his property goes to the
aunt at his death.