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Iron County register., 1899-11-09
THE EXPRESS BUSINESS.
COmDrehensiveness of the Busines,
Undertakings of the Various
Express Companies.

The business of the ',xDress conlpa.
nies is now so comprehensive that, in
trying to describe it, one is left in
doubt whether it would be easier &c
tell what they do or what they dc
not do. The underlying principle oi
these enterprises is to give patrons 3
personal agent at a minimum cost. IL
are prepared to execute all Legitimate
commissions, and where and at any
time, and man can not discover whai
they do not do without iirst makina
an application. In order to test their
capacity in this respect, the writer re
marked to the manager OF one OF thu
big companies:
81 understand that in several Eu.
ropean countries it sometimes happens
that a man can not get away 10 attend
his own wedding. lie then marries bV
proxy, and his wife brought 10 him. Ii
man came to you asking that youl
company perform such Il service fol-
him, would you undertake the com
mission?"
Well he replied, ''the order would
be unusual, but / think we could at.
made the necessary deposit to cover
expenses, we wc7lld instruct our cor.
respondent nearest to the home of tho
bride to go through the ceremony al
the law of the country required, anG
then see the bride safely started OF
her lonely honeymoon trip. Our agent:
would meet her wherever She had te
change steamers or cars, and finally
deliver her safely to her husband. The
fact is that would only be going
step farther than we went Jew year.
ago for man who lived in California
Before leaving Germany he had be,
come engaged to a girl, an6 when ne
was finally in a position to start
housekeeping he found it would be i'm
possible for him to go to the father
land fro his bride. He applies to oul
agent in San Francisco and made the
necessary deposit. He also furnished
description of the girl, and our cor
respondent in Germany was instructed
to purchase tickets and send her tc
America. Our agent at New York mel
her at the steamer with railroad tick
cts and started her westward across
the continent. Wherever she had tc
change cars our agents met her and
sent her forward until she was dc.
livered TO the prospective bride.
groom. Peter Macarthur, in Ainslce'i
Iron County register., 1899-11-09
Costly Mining in the K1ondike.

The engineer, with his ocean steam
ers, wharves, railroads, aerial cable
ways, riverboats, ETC., has converted
what was once an expedition of ex
treme physical danger and hardship
and what next became journey of ex
tremc pecuniary danger and expense
into a rapid, safe, convenient, and also
cheap trip to the Arctic circle. 1t is
this .cheapness that above all else viii!
develop the resources of those far-ofl
regions, making profitable great mum
bers of mines to-day unworkable.
In California, gravels containing a.
little as five cents of gold to the cubic
yard are washed at a profit, but in tbs
Kiondile region all gravel that yields
less than SIS per cubic yard is mintec
at loss. 1t is too much to expect thai
far northern gravels can never be
worked as cheaply as In California, but
it is too much to expect that with
cheaper labor, cheaper supplies, ano
above all, better appliances, SIS gravel.
will in time have value.-Harringto gtor
Emerson, in The Engineering Maga
zine.
Iron County register., 1899-11-09
TWO MAPS OF GREAT VALUE.
Showing the Fields of Military Ac-
tivity in South Africa and
the Philippines.

Washington, Nov. 6.-Mai. w. Simp
son, chief of the military information
bureau of the war department, has
compiled large map showing the the
ater of military operations between the
British and Beers in South Africa.
The map is from the latest and most
authentic data, and besides being tech
nically exact, it gives at a glance the
entire sweep of country in which the
fighting is going on.
Ladysmith and it's environments is
shown, with the nearby points, and the
mountain passes through which the
Beers have assembled in the Natal
country.
The map is primarily for the use of
the war department, but in view of the
widespread public interest in the South
African struggle limited number are
being supplied to libraries and newspa-
pers for ready reference during the
progress of hostilities.
Mai. Simpson also has completed a
second edition of the map showing the
field of military operations in the Phil.
ippines. 1t carries the scope of the
map down to the coast on the south,
as recent operations in that quarter
indicated that considerable activity
was to be expected south of Manila as
well as in the north.
Iron County register., 1899-11-09
|. You Can Catch HE
Wind in z Net. =
winter in the south.

The season approaches when ones
thoughts turn toward place where the in
conveniences of Northern winter may be
escaped. No section of this country offers
such ideal spots as the Gulf Coast on the
line of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad
between Mobile and New Orleans II pos
sesses a mild climate, pure air, even temper
ature and facilities for hunting and fishing
enjoyed by no other section. Aeeommoda-
tions for visitors are first-class, and can be
secured at moderate prices. The l.. q A.
reached in through cars from Northern
cities. Through car schedules to all points
in Florida by this line are also perfect.
Write for folders, etc., to Geo. Is. Horner,
u p ST Louis Mo.
Iron County register., 1899-11-09
Under Two FIngs.

"What grand picture it must have been,
remarked the boarder who had seen Dewey,
'to have seen the Olympia steaming home,
the stars and stripes on one mast and the
homeward pennant on the other"
Magnificent" echoed the man in black
suspenders, ''but think what picture it
would have been to have seen the stars and
stripes on one mast and the baseball pennant
on the her."-Chicago Evening News.
Iron County register., 1899-11-09
Dismissed for Cause.

Washington, Nov. Secretary
Hitchcock, of the interior department,
has issued instructions for the dismis-
sal of Supt. Davis, who has for a long
time had charge of the Fiandreau In
dian school at Flandreau, S. ID.
Charges have been pending against
Davis for some time affecting his
moral fitness.
Iron County register., 1899-11-09
vice-pre.iaent Hebart No Better.

Paterson, N. j., Nov. 5.-There was
no improvement in the condition of
Vice-President Hobart to-day. Mes
sages of sympathy were received from
President Mckinley, Secretary of State
Hay and Mrs. Hay, and Gen. Wesley
Merritt. Among the callers at the Ho-
bart residence was Att'y.-Gen. Griggs.
Iron County register., 1899-11-09
A Good Memorr.

Excuse me, sir, but haven't we met
before /? Your face is strangely famil.
lar.
"Yes, madame, our host introduced
us to each other just before dinner"
"Ah, / was positive l had seen you
somewhere. L never forget face."--
Harlem Lie.
Iron County register., 1899-11-09
B.sutos Rise Against the Beers.

London, Nov. 6.-According to spe-
cial dispatch from Cape Town, it is re-
ported there that the Barutos have
risen against the Orange Free State
Beers. The government has received
no information on this point.
Iron County register., 1899-11-09
Puerso Cabello surrenaer..

Caracas, Nov. 6.-After blockade OF
two days Puerto Cabello yesterday sur
rendered to Gen. Castro and the otya-
cials of the defacto government.
Iron County register., 1899-11-09
The Beers to Employ Privateers.

Paris, Nov. 6.-The Temps corrobor-
ates the statement of the Eclair that
the Beers have decided to employ priv
ateers, and says:
There is an immense fleet of trans
ports now at sea carrying troops. The
Transyaal government can not seri-
ously threaten these, but there is no
doubt that it has issued letters of
marque in Europe and the United
States and British commerce may suf-
fer, even if the transports do not"
Iron County register., 1899-11-09

Madrid, Nov. Ga dispatch from the
Cararies says that a British war ship
is exercising a close surveillance of
shipping, being presumably on the out
look for privateers.
The captain of merchant vessel re-
ports from Vigo, Spain, that British
squadron of six large vessels was seen
off Vigo harbor on the night of No
vember 8, that one vesselreconnoitered
the harbor, and that the squadron
sailed in the direction of Gibraltar.
Iron County register., 1899-11-09

A thoroughgoing egotist is usually devoid
of the sense of humor.-Chicago Daily
News
Iron County register., 1899-11-09
Cotton nnd Wnrehnune Rurned.

jackson, Miss, Nov 6-The large
cotton warehouse at Crystal Springs
burned yesterday with 700 bales of cot
ton; loss, 100000.
Iron County register., 1899-11-09

For Whooping Cough, -Piso's Cure is a
successful remedy:-M. T; Dieter q Throop
Ave-, Brooklyn, n. Y, Nov. IA, '94.
Iron County register., 1899-11-09
Reported Capture of Ladysmith.

Brussels, Nov. 6.-The Belgian news
papers continue to publish kilograms
from Amsterdam and Berlin report
ing the capture of Ladysmith, but no
such information has been received at
the official residence of DR.. Leyds.
The members of the Transvaal iunta
declare that the only knowledge they
have on the subject is derived from the
newspapers. They decline to divulgo
the whereabouts of DR.. Leyds, but say
he is neither in Brussels or Berlin.
Iron County register., 1899-11-09

Ignorance is more powerful in the hands
of some people than wledge.-Chicago
Daily News
Iron County register., 1899-11-09

The Rest Prescription for Chills
and Fever is q bottle of GRovE's TAsTELEss
CHILL Tonic tits simply iron and quininein
atasteless form. No cure no pay Price, soc.
Iron County register., 1899-11-09

Don't put in too much time standing on
dignity or riding a hobby.-Chicago Daily
News.
Iron County register., 1899-11-09

To Cure n Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund money iii fails to cure. 25c.
Iron County register., 1899-11-09
The nombardment of Ladysmith.

Estcourt, Nov. 3, Noon.-(D Delayed In
transmission The Beers continue TO
shell Ladysmith, but are doing little
damage. The naval gunners from the
Powerful have finally succeeded in dis
mantlfng the 40-pounder posted ON
Hepworth's hill
Iron County register., 1899-11-09
Report. that white Ha. Capitulatea.

Lisbon, Nov. 6.-Persistant reports
are in circulation here that Gen. Sir
George Stewart White, British cam
mander in Natal, hascapitulated to the
Beers.
Iron County register., 1899-11-09
Magnitude of the work.

A vague idea of the magnitude of the
signal corps work under Maj. Thomp-
sons supervision in the Philippines
may be conveyed by the statement that
over the telegraph system alone more
than 100000 messages, many long, and
all on public business, were transmit
ted in the ten months ending June 81
and over $4,000 in May alone.
Iron County register., 1899-11-09
American Sovereignty a Boon.

The report shows that their inability for
self-goVernment is due to the old Spanish
regime, which gave the fiiipinos little or
no part in governing themselves After
rev iewing this Spanish system, the COM
mission sums UP this point:
This is all the training in self-govern-
meHt which the inhabitants of the Phil
ippine islands have enjoyed. Their lack
of education and political experience, COM
bined with their racial and linguistic di-
verSitieS, disqualify them, IL spite of their
mental gifts and domestic views, TO un-
dertake the task of governing; the archi-
pelago at the present time. The most that
can be expected of them is to cooperate
with the Americans in the administration
OF general affairs from Manila as a center,
and to undertake, subject to American
control or guidance as may be found nee
essary, the administration of provincial
and municipal affairs. Fortunately there
are educated Filipinos. though they do not
constitute q large proportion of the en-
tire population, and their support and
services will be of incalculable value in
inaugrating and maintaining the new gov
ercment.
"As education advances and experience
ripens, the natives may be intrusted with
larger and more Independent share of
government; self-government, as the
American ideal, being constantly kept In
view as the goal In this way American
sovereignty over the archipelago will
prove a great political boon to the reo-
pie.
FiIipinos Can't stand Alone.
"Should our power by any fatality be
withdrawn. the commission believe that
Iron County register., 1899-11-09

ccrdingly decided to allow Aguinaldo 10
come 10 Cavite on board the McCulIoch.
H. arrived with thirteen of his staff on
May Is. and Immediately came on board
the Olympia to call on the commander
in-chief, after which he was allowed 10
land at Cavite and organize army.
This was done with the purpose of
strengthening the United States forces
and weakening those of the enemy. No
alliance of any kind was entered into
with Aguinaldo, nor was any promise of
independence made to him, then or at any
other time
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-07
a spLENplp CONCERT.
Distinguished Talent From Abroad

Distinguished Talent From Abroad to
take Prominent Parts.
Tho people Of Portsmouth. vino are
always ready 10 respond To Il deserving
cause. will have an opportunity on the
18th of The present month 10 again
show their appreciation of the efforts
being made by cur noble ladies to cs-
tab.ish u hospital in our city.
The following committee of ladies of
the Kings Daughters OF this city, of
which Mrs. DR. Charles l.. Culpcpper is
chairman: NIT. G.. Ovens, Mrs. Yates
NicAIpine Wilson. Mrs. d. y. $. Hope.
Mrs. Edward BARLOW. Miss Beatrice
Far1uhar. Miss Lilly McC,alla and Miss
Mamie Butt. have taken upon them
selves the ardous Dor and heavy re-
sponsibilty of giving 10 our citizens on
the night mentioned. vocal and in
strumc entail concert OF the very high
est order, and to that crd have secured
some of the most distinguished talent
TO ala them in their laudable under
tniiug.
Among those who gre well known as
singers of exceptional and signal ab;l
lily, whose services nave been secured
by the ladies'. may be mentioned Cap
tain Frank Cunningham. the sweet
singer" Of Rich'nord, AIR. and AIrs.
Eugene Cloves, Miss Nsllic Lyons Mr..
I1hnan the ferrous ''bnasp:" Mr..
Sherhrrd Webb Mrs.. Il. II. 1lnrwooI.
ef Richmond. and Miss Niles Of Wash
ington, y. c.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-07

"sponger'' to his club Ills fat players
demand this OF him. The game for the
Norfolk monument takes place We'd
nesGay.
MISS Pauline Joyncr. of Seaboard, n.
c.. Is visiting the family of MIR. Samuel
Story on County street.
Circle No. /, of Owens Memorial NJ.
i. Church, will furnish the banquet
for the Chambers Fire Company next
FRIDAY night.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-07
TAKE CffApr.r rO-DAy.

At $50 o'c,eck this afternoon the
ceremony Of formally opening the new
Park View Baptist Church in Park
View will taha p,cce. The Rev J. J.
Hali OF Norfolk will deliver the prir-
cipnl address. There viii be preaching
81 II a. IN. n the afternoon deaicatory
services will take place VIXEN the va
riots Baptist ministers a. the city ana
y.cinity VIII be present aud take part
n the PROCEEDINGS which will be quite
Interesting and !mprc:sive.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-07

IL OR sALE-A KIND, GENTLE
II PONY, and double scat Cart. Apply
5S5 Harrison street, South Portsmouth.
ryI-3t'
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OTHER PORTSMOUTH To-
CAL Orr PAGE 16.
EpII;i,.

II OR SALE.-ABOrT ONE AND ONE
L. half lot on desirable corner at Pin
ntws Point. cen be Dough; cheap Address
c.. care V-rgin.an-Pi.ot, Portsmouth office
my7-3t
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-07

IL OR RENr-A DESIvAHf.n HOUSE
\ for family or boarding. cn!ncr South
and Chestnut. Apply 10 y. :. HODGES.
aps1-if
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-07

az OR RE.NT.-TWO 'FRONT.' ROOMS
4! and use OF bathroom; with or with
out board, fog Eight npusei;scnirg, II de-
sired. APPLY 10 Crawford street.. 1t
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-07

We keep every shape Of collars Let
us sell you your collars. Chas. r. Wei
ton s: Co.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-07

u OR SALE.--TyvO DESIRABLE LoTS
north SIDE s.Dr,,cT street. each 3nx
llS feet. Will IL sold q; once for highest
offer privatal5'. Apply to {. ~. BUt'r
care Virgin as-liiot. Pol;snoMtm. iny2-lw
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-07

An lNDUsTniOUS YOUNG; MAN
n with vim and rUsa. IS wanted in mer-
camille business. .aGdrcss In own hand
writing: state axe and salary expected.
INDUSTRIOUS. Virgin an-Ii.ct office.
my7-tf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-29
Carpenters, Bricklayers, Masons and
Hodcarriers All Forced to Quit
InvoIuntarily.
STILL DYNAMITING THE CARS
ONE RETURNING FROM EUCLID
BEACH BLOWN UP LAST NIGHT.
CIeveland's Mayor Has a Dispute with
Adjutant General Over Dispos-
~ al of Troops.

CHICAGO, July 2s-Ten thousand men
were thrown out of employment and work
was stopped on two hundred buildings In
course OF erection in Chicago during the
second day Of the strike Of the union brick
makers of Cook county. The tie-up came
first on the smaller jobs, where the con-
tractors had not taken the precaution 10
increase their supply of bricks in anticipa-
ton OF the strike. The bricklayers and hod
carriers were forced to quit for want Of
material and following them the carpenters
were compelled to lay down their tools. An
effort will be made for an amicable ADJUST
ment OF the controversy between the strik-
ers and the North Side manufacturers at a
conference which has been called by the
Chicago Masons' and Builders Association
for 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. All the
interests directly involved will be repre-
scented.
Unless one side or the other recedes from
the position held thus far little will be ac-
complished at the conference. The strikers
still assert that they will stand firm until
all the North Side manufacturers sign the
union agreement and the manufacturers say
that they will stick 1t out If their yards
are closed all season.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-29
The Dewey Home Fund.

WASHINGTON, July 2s.-The secretary
of the Dewey home fund requests the pub
LEGATION of the following statement: There
can no longer be any doubt as to whether
home will be purchased by popular SUBJ
scription for Admiral George Dewey. At a
meeting of the national Dewey home fund
committee to-day it was found the aggre-
gate amount of cash. actually received by
Treasurer Roberts is $1,000. from total of
over $1,000 subscribers. One hundred and
three subscribers gave $4,000. The state
ment was made that the 5000 promised
some time since by the New York Journal
would be forthcoming shortly. bringing the
grand aggregate up to $2l, 700. The committee
agreed to close the subscriptions before the
arrival Of Admiral Dewey in New York In
September and then proceed, after consulta-
ton with the admiral as to location, ETC., to
purchase the home with whatever funds
they may at that time have in hand.
I'VE will purchase the home If not an
other dollar is received so the question now
is whether the patriotic and generous peo-
pie of the country will permit the purchase
of home at the Nations capital for the
hero of Manila with $4,000 or with $50 CO.,"
say the committee in making their last ap-
peal. Therefore, those who desire to con-
tributa re urged by the committee to con-
tribute at once. All contributions should be
forwarded to Hon. Ellis H. Roberts, treas
urer of the United States. Washington, who
will issue souvenir receipts for the same.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-29
IMPROVEMENT In ROHDS.
New Modes of LOcomotion Make Good
Roads National Necessity.

NEW YORK, July 2S-Gen. Roy Stone,
director of road inquiry of the Department
of Agriculture, at Washington, who is in
New York, says that more activity is being
displayed in road improvement than has
been shown for years, not only in the con-
struction of new roads. but in the general
agitation for their construction.
'.All the road-machine manufacturers"
he says ARE driven with orders, and the
office of road inquiry is overrun with appli-
cations for advice on road legislation and
assistance in TO id construction. There are,
perhaps. forty road conventions slated for
this aurumn-mostly in the Northwest-un-
der the auspices of the Interstate-road I'm
provement Association. Object lesson roads
are TO be built at a number OF agricultural
colleges in the West and South. For this
purpose machinery is loaned by the manu-
facturers through the Office OF road inquiry.
The use OF convict labor on road improve
ment is spreading rapidly through the
Southern States. In one locality near
Charlotte. n. c.. seventy miles of good
stone roads have been built In this manner
/ hope to interest the great concerns manu-
featuring automobiles in the Improvement
of highways. The misfortunes of the party
now making the automobile trip across the
country shows the necessity for better
roads for this class OF vehicles. The League
OF American Wheelmen has been a potent
Gle trust should be able TO do even more in
this direction
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-29

negro around the polls and drink whisky
with him. He is forgotten after election.
and, like spoiled child. becomes resentful
and vindictive. This brings clashes with
the whites"
In speaking Of the remedy Governor Can
der said: In Georgia for q generation
there has been scarcely a negro between six
and twelve years of age who has not had
access to free school AS a consequence,
illiteracy has decreased among them from S.
per cent. in 1870 10 40 per cent. in 1922 and
yet ii is a startling fact that crime among
them has increased IN about the same pro-
portion that illiteracy has decreased. There
is, however another sort Of education which
can in time greatly relieve the situation.
This is moral education, which must be
quired at the family hearthstone and in
the churches and Sunday schools and by the
daily contact of the inferior race with the
superior for years and even for generations.
The greatest crime ever pcrpetrated, not
only against Amrican ideas and institutions
and human liberty. but against the South
ern negro was when. without preparation,
he was clothed with all the rights and priv
ileges and responsibilities of citizenship.
I'VE need a remedy, immediate in its
effects. and this remedy can only be found
in a qualified suffrage. The ballot must
only be intrusted to the virtuous and INTEL
ligent. Now many men vote who are in
telligent, but not virtuous, and many more
vote who are virtuous and not intelligent.
Restrict the suffrage to those having both
these qualities and one OF the greatest
causes of irritation will be removed, race
prejudice, at least in politics. will be elimi-
mated and the happiness and the material
and moral condition of the Southern negro
will be greatly enhanced"