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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-16
THE CURSE OF GREAT WEALTH.

Four churches in New York
City stand upon ground
which is worth twelve million
dollars. Thirteen o t h e T.
churches rest upon real es
tate valued ut seven million
dollars, or more than a hall
million each ,and these church
ps are all protestant and
nominally evangelical. Trim
ity Church alone represents
an investment OF s., 900, 900.
We are by no means envious
Of these mos. Christian con
gregations, but for a long
time we have been trying to
estimate how many years 1t
would advance the kingdom
of God in it's coming if these
churches would distribute
nine-tenths of their hoard
ings among home and for
eign people who are sitting
in chains and awaiting His
appearing. Will a man who
has five talents and wraps
four of them in a napkin still
be called a Christian?
How about a Church,
Rams Horn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-16
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.

This remedy is intended es-
peciaIly for coughs, colds,
Group, whooping cough and
influenza. 1t has become ia
nous for it's cures of these dis
eases over a large part ufthe
civilized world. The most fiat
tering testimonials have been
received, giving accounts OF
it's good work; of the aggra-
waiting and persistant coughs
it has cured; of severe colds
that have yielded promptly
to its soothing effects. and of
the dangerous attacks of the
Group it has cured, often sa.
wing the life of the child. The
extensive use of 1t for whoOp
ing cough has shown that it
robs that disease of all dan.
gerOus consequences. Sold by
M. b. Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-16
ter with 10000 men leaves
Kew West.

Key West.
June 14,15-Marines a t
Guantanamo fight with the
Spaniards and the forts at
CaiInanera are bombarded
by United States ships.
June 15-Adiniral Camara's
fleet sails from Cadiz for Ma
Mia Via Suez canal.
June 20.22-American ar.
my under General Shafter
lands at Baiquiri; one killed;
four wounded.
June 21-American war
ship captures the Ladrone
islands in the Pacific.
June 24-Capture of Jara-
qua. Rough Riders and reg.
uIar troops defeat the Span
iards at Las Guasimas.
July 1.2-BattIes Of Ell
Caney and San Juan, in which
the Spanish positions arecar
ried by II brilliant assault.
July 3-Destruction of Ad-
miral Cervera's feetwhile try
ing to escape from Santiago.
Surrender of Santiago is de.
mHnded.
July S-Admlral Camara's
fleet returns through t h g
Supz canal to Spain.
July 1O-Bombardmpnt of
Santiago by the American
fleet.
July 17-U'nconditional sur
render of Santiago.
July 25-Gen. Miles, with
an army. arrives at Guaniro.
Porto RlcO, tfectlng its sur,
render. Surrender of Ponce
three days later.
July 26-M. Cambon, the
French ambassador, acting
for Spain, asks for terms OF
peace.
July 3O-,Presidpnt McKin- l.
ley gives the American terms
of peace.
Aug. 9-Spain accepts Pres
ident's terms of peace.
Aug. Designing Ola peace
protocol.
Aug. 13-Surrender of Ma
Mia.
Sept. 9-Appointment Of
United States peace Commits
sion.
Sept. 1S-Spain appoints
peace commission.
Oct. 1S-The American flag
is raised on the island of Por
to Rico, at San Juan.
Dec. 1O-The treaty of
peace Is signed at Paris at
S:45 O'Clock p. m.
Feb. 5-Ba1tle in the sub
urbs of Manila between Agui-
naldo's forces and Gen. Otis
and Admiral Dewey.
Feb. Gu. 5. Senate rati.
fled peace treaty.
FEB. 15-Anniversary o {
the destruction of the Maine.
Laying of tie keel of the new
Maine at Philadelphia.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-16

New York letter in Baltimore
Sun, Feb. %: A verdict for S123,-
600 was returned in an action
brought by VIM. d. Judkins a.
gainst Julian s. Carr to recover
commission on the sale of the
Blackwell Durham company's
stock. Judkins claimed that he
acted for Carr and secured the
sale oil the stock, of which Carr
was the owner, for $2.4SS,90l.
and that he was entitled under
his agreement with Carr to 5 per
cent. commission on the purchase
prize.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-16

Courier: The following fig
ures show the amounts re
ceived and disbursed by the
big revival at Chattanooga:
Total collections, $2,0O1, 81;
expenses, .$271.49; amount
paid Rev. Sam Jones for sew
enteen days, 1868 40; "A
mount paid Rev. Stlart for
the same time, $4S1.SO. The
balance was distributed "A
mong the singers and Inusi
clans.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-16

The Western North Carolina
Methodist conference has pur-
chased the large hotel at Besse
mer City, owned by Mr.. John A.
Smith and will, it is understood,
establish there an Industrial
school for girls.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-16

| $3.50 wv Sf9NA w s"N ss>'
tion Of Congress and the
coun try. appropriations
have been made which in ma.
ny cases have not been war.
ranted by the interests Ofthe
public service, or which, II
proper in themselves, should
have been postponed until
the national income should
be- ample to meet all its lia-
bilities without the necessity
of bond issues.
"The appropriations Of the
original billion dollar Con-
gress' amounted to 81, ,035,-
S0,1O9.94. The appropria.
tions of the Congress just
ended reach the mighty ag-
greeate of 81 ,566, 800, 0,016.-
%. 1t is fail to deduct from,
this total $4S2,562, ,OS34 At,
made necessary to meet the
liabilities of the Spanish war.
So if we deduct from the
grand total the liabilities on
account of the war with
Spain, it appears that the
appropriations for the ordi-
nary expense of the govern
ment are$1 ,0S4 1927, ,932.S1.
rhe e\appropriation o { the
Congress just ended to meet
the ordinary governmental
expenses exceed those of the
preceding Fifty-fourth Con.
gress by $39,H7,65 94.
Not only this, but the con
tract liabilities authorized
by the Congress just expired
for new ships and their arma
ment, public buildings, rivers
and harbOrs, and miscpllan-
eOus items amount to $7O,-
602, ,524. If, therefore, to the
ordinary appropriations is
added the liabilities on ac-
count Of these authorized
contracts, we ascertain that
the appropriations and coll
tract liabilities amount to
the tremendous total Of ST.
154,930,4 0,456.S1.
"These increased appropri
atiOns have gone for French
spoliation claims, pu b ic
buildings, rivers. harbors,
Bowman acts claims, and
hundreds of other projects,
some me.itorions, many Of
them not entitled to recogni,
tion by the national govern
ment. In neary every branch
of the civil service of the gov
ernment there has been an
increase of appropriations.
1.-The time has come to re-
form the scale of nationalex
penditures. The reckless i'm
providence of the outgoing
Congress will at least serve
the good purpose of arous-
ling the people and cleansing
them to send representatives
to the national capital who
will reduce the burden impOs-
ed by riotous apprOpria-
tons"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-16
SOME ASTOUNDING FIGURES.
The Billion Dollar Congress an Eco
n0mical Affair.

uOntCuA nHohs
A Washington dispatch of
the 9Th says Mr.. Docery, of
Missouri, the ranking Demo
cratic member of the House
appropriation com mittee,
makes the following state,
inert of the expenditures
made by the Fifty Fifth Con
gress which adjourned Sat
urday, the 4th:
This Congress easily sur
passed it's predecessors in the
stuprn1ous aggregate of its
appropriations. 1t W IS
thought that the Fifty-First
Congress. commonly known
as the billion dollar Con-
gress,' had-in point OF ex-
travagance Of appropria.
tions touched a limit which
would not be reached, or, at
least, surpassed, by any OF
It's successors.
"This Congress, however,
has far exceeded the apDall
ing total of appropriations
then made, and it will be re-
membered that the billion
dollar Congress- was follow
ed by overwhelming disaster
to the Republican party at
the ensuing election.
"COnfronted with a war
with Spain, requiring the i'm
position of additional taxa
ton, it is obvious that rigid
economy should have Ueen
applied to all other directions
II the expenditure of public
money. The people were will
ing to meet all the demands
upon the national treasury
made necessary by the Span
lsh war, bnt it IS fair to pre-
sumo that they expected their
representatives, in view of
the cheerful disposition man
Tested to meet these added
burdens, to limit the ordi-
nary appropriations to the
necessities of a wise and eco
no,nical administration.
"These expectations have
not been realized.
"The result is an actual de-
ficieDcy in current revenue a.
mounting. on the first OF this
month, to $99,109,554.5O.
This deficiency, as shown by
a recent conservative esti-
mate by Chairman Cannon,
Of the Appropriation COM
mittee, will probably reach
$159,OOO,O 900 on the 3Oth of
June next.
"It is impossible to esti-
mate with absolute accuracy
the treasury deficiency for the
coming fiscal year. The Sec.
retary of the Treasury, in his
annual report, made in De.
cember last, estimated it at
about $31 900, 900; but it is
now apparent that it will
not be less than $1OO,00O,-
900. 1t is almost certain,
therefore, that the govern.
ment will be compelled dur
ing the calendar year 1900
to face All actual treasury de
ficiency. This $462, 100000
of income arising from the
sale of bonds under this ad.
ministration and that the
President Cleveland will then
have been exhausted, and the
treasury will pass from the
condition of a borrowed sur
plus % an actual deficit.
Such a condition must he
met, either by increased tax
l: ~ Al. . e A
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-16
THE HISTORY OF A YEAR.
What Has Happened Since the Maine
Was Blown Up.
The Events That Will Marx the
Year 1898 as One Of the
Most Remarkable In
the History Of the
u. s. to Date.

the History OF the
U. S. to Date.
Cincinnati Post.
The story of the past year
has been one of the deepest
interest to every American.
Wednesday, Feb. 18th, was
the anniversary of the blow.
ing up of the Maine. The
years important even t 4
were:
Feb. 15-Battleship Maine
was blown up; 266 Ameri-
can sailors lost.
Feb. 17-Appointlnentofa of a
naval court of inquiry into
the cause OF the destruction
of the Maine.
Feb. 1S-Arrival of tn q
Spanish cruiser Viscaya in
New York harbor.
March IA bill appropri-
ating $50, 10000 for the
national defense is introduc-
ed in the House.
March Rehabilitation of
the United States army be-
gins.
March 12-Rattleship Ore.
gon sails from San Francis
co.
March 14-SpanIsh fl e e t
leaves Cadiz.
March 19-The court ofin-
quiry completes its labors
and makes report to the
President March 26.
March 25-COmm m odore
Schley takes command of the
flying squadron.
April 2-The Spanish fleet
arrives at Cape de Verde is
Ian is.
April 9-Consul Gen. Lee
leaves Havana.
April 19-C'Ongress adopts
resolutions declaring Cuba in
dependent and directing the
President to use the United
States army and navy to put
an end to Spanish rule in
Cuba.
April 20-An uItimatum to
Spain is sent to Minister
Woodford at Madrid.
April 21-Spain give s
Woodford his passports.
April 22-Sampson's fleet
sails from Key West to block
ade Cuba. Gunboat Nash
vile captures the Spanish
ship Buena Ventura. Presi-
dents proclamation to neu-
tral powers, announcing that
war has been declared.
April 23-President McKin
lev calls for 1850 volun-
teerS.
April 27-Bombardm nnt of
Mantanzas by Admiral Samp
son.
May 1-Commodore Dew
ey's fleet destroys the Span
ish squadron at Manila.
Spanish loss killed and wound
ed very heavy; six Americans
slightly wounded.
May 11-Congress makes
Dewey a Rear Admiral, En-
sign Bagley and four men on
torpedo boat Winslow killed
at Cardenas. A ttack on
Cienfnegos.
May 12-Admiral Samp-
son bombards San Juan,
Porto Rico.
May 13-Departure of the
Flying Squadron from Hamp
ton Roads.
May 19-Admiral Cervera's
fleet arrives in the harbor OF
Santiago de Cuba.
May 25-President McKin.
ley calls for rs, 900 more vol.
untters.
May 30-Admiral Samp-
sons fleet arrives off Santi-
ago.
May 31--Bombardment of
the forts at the entrance of
Santiago harbOr
June 3-Lieutenant Hob
son sinks the Merrimac at
the mouth OF Santiago har-
Dor.
June 6-The Reina Merce-
des issunk by American shells
| 4, So,,f,,D0
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-16
PROFESSIONAL.

W. B. COUNCILL, NJ. D.
Boone, N. c.
Resident Physician Office
on King Street north ofPost
Office.
The evening times., 1899-05-22
Killed mt a Railway Crossing.

Lynchburg, Va. May 22.-William Hen
ry Rucker, the most prominent colored
man of his age in the city. was killed yes
terday morning at Hanson's Crossing, In
South Lynchburg. by a special train on
the Southern Railway. The train was
north bound, carrying horses and Govern
ment equipments from Augusta, Ga, to
Fort Myer Rucker was in a vehicle, in
company with Paul Taylor, another colored
man. and attempted to cross the track as
the train came by. Rucker was instantly
killed and Taylor had leg broken, and
received other injuries. Rucker was only
twenty-three years old. was master of Ro-
man Eagle Lodge No. u, colored Masons.
and was district deputy grand master. He
was also member of the True Reformers
and a steward in Jackson Street A. VI. E.
Church. The thirty-second degree OF Ma
sonry was conferred on him last Thursday
evening.
The evening times., 1899-05-22
An Even Break mt st. Louis.


The St. Louis-New York games at the
former place yesterday resulted in stand
off between the two teams. The Giants
won the first by the score of to 4. and
the Indians captured the second, 3 to 5.
The pitching of Seymour in the first game
was the cause of New York's success. Te-
beau's men occurring only three hits of
his delivery. In the second Doheny was
very wild and sent eight men to first on
balls in the five innings played. The New
York twirler was also hit hard, the St
Louisans getting ten of his balls to safe
territory. The second game was called at
the end of the fifth on account Of dark
ness. The scores:
RH.E.
New York 40 . l 0 0-s . /
st. Louis ......O 0 0 0 Il 3
Home runs-Wallace, Grady. Two-base hit
Stencil Three-base hit-O'Connor. Sacrifice hit
Seymour Bases on balls-of Seymour, o; off
Young, l. Double play-Davis and Wilson. Struck
out-By Seymour. 4; by Young, 2. Bak-Sey-
. hours.
Second game:
New York .............. o 3-5 q 3
Home run-0'Brien. Two-hase hit-Stenzel
Bases on balls-of Doheny, S; off Powell, 1.
BY Powell, .. Stolen hases-Nan Ilaltren, o'Brien.
Wild pitch-Doheny. Umpires-Smith and Burns.
Attendance-l.,OOO Time of game-l hour and IS
minutes
The evening times., 1899-05-22
The Colonies. Lose to Cleveland.

Only one game was played at Louisville
yesterday, the first being postponed on ac
count of rain. The Colonels We're defeated
by the Clevelands. Wagner's poor base
running being responsible for the Louis
yilles' failure 10 tie or win In the ninth in
ming With man on third and one out
Wagner allowed himself TO be caught off
second on an infield fly and double play
resulted. The score:
r He.
Cleveland ...... . o . o Of 10 8
Louisville ...... o 0 0-3 10 4
First base on errors-Louisvilie. .; Cleveland 3.
Lett on baseS-LOuisville, IL; Cleveland. .. First
base on bails-Of Phi!lippi, /; off Hughey, 8.
Struck out-Ry Philpp /; by Hughey .. Hit
by ptcher-Hoy. Phillippi. Sacrifice hits-Clarke,
Hartzell, Harley. Ritchcy. Two-hase hit-Quinn.
Home run-Wsgner. Double plays-WagneT, Kilt
ridge and Decker; Quinn Lockhead, and Tucker;
McAlister and Sugden; Phiipp. Ritchey, and
Decker; Lockhead and Quinn. Umpires-Hun;
and Connolly. Atteudancc-2,O00 Time o. game
. hours.
The evening times., 1899-05-22
REMEDY FOR INSOMNIA.
Sound and Refre.h,ng sleep Follow.

Sound and RefreshinE Sleep Follows
the Use of q simple Remedy.
OF all the Ills to which human flesh Is
heir, perhaps the most wearing and mis-
cradle is that inability to sleep. which
doctors call insomnia. Sleep is more
necessary than food. A man would per-
ish from want of sleep sooner than from
lack Of food.
1t becomes, then, a matter OF the deep
est Importance to know OF some simple
remedy which will seal our eyes In sweet
forgetfulness Such an agent has been
discovered. 1t is needless to reproduce
the letters, letters which come in hun
dreds, but we may mention the case OF
lady in Massachusetts,, who for six long
years suffered from nervous prostration
and from insomnia.
The most famous doctors tried, and
tried in vain, to bring refreshing sleep to
her tired faculties until at last, under the
advice of her physician, for she was
strict temperance woman, she tried
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, and now she
sleeps as calmly and as soundly as little
child.
The letter ends with the following:
while Mrs. Chase has always been
stanch in her temperance principles and
consistent in practice, she has no hes
itation in recommending to invalids, who
need a gentle stimulant. Duffy's Pure
Malt Whiskey."
The evening times., 1899-05-22
4 Fatal Cutting ARRAY.

Danville. Va. May 22.-At Statesville q
small country village in this county, about
twenty-five miles from here. cutting
affair occurred last Sunday which has ter
minated fatally. lamp Crowdor and John
Mock, two colored men who lived on the
farm of Charles G. Freeman, had an al
tercation, both being on spree. Crowdor
plunged a knife into the abdomen Of Mock
and then made his escape. Since then
Mock has died and Danville officers have
been notified to look out for Crodwor. who
it is supposed came to this city, his for
mer home.
The evening times., 1899-05-22
Chicgno Defeats baltimore.


The Chicagos got revenge on the Orioles
yesterday and defeated the McGraw- Robin
son aggregation before $4,000 Windy City
fans. katoll pitched for the home team
and the hard-hitting Batimoreans were
able to get only four hits. McGinnity
pitched for the visitors and did well, but
the team behind him could neither hit nor
field. Crisham made three OF the Orioles
five errors. The score:
RH.E.
Chicago .....4 l o x-6 0 l
Baltimore ......1 0 0 o OIL 1 5
First base errors-Chicago. ]: baltimore.
!. Left On iascs-Chicago. 4; Baltimore. 5. First
base hals-of Katoll. !; off NcGinnity. 9
Struck out-By McGinnity. 2. Two-base hits
DeMontrevile, Sheckard. Sacrifice hits-McCor-
mick. Holmes. KeiSer. Stolen bases-Everett,
LanGc, DonOhue. Hit by pitcher-By McGinnity,
. lmpres-Enslie and Mcdonald. Time Of
game-l holrr and 20 minutes
The evening times., 1899-05-22
BOY DROWNED IN A VAT.
Blacksmith's Six-Year-OId Son KILL
ed In a Dislllery.

Middletown, Nd. May 22.-Charles, the
skye old son of Mr. Tracey, the black
smith at Ahalt's distillery, about mile
south of Burkittsville, went into the dis
tillery on Friday and fell through an open
trapdoor into vat, full of mash, where he
was smothered to death. The vat was
about seven feet deep.
One of the employees of the distillery. in
passing the vat, saw the lads straw hat
floating on top OF the mash. and on in
vestigating found the body. The child had
not been in the distillery over ten minutes.
The father Of the unfortunate child for
merly resided at Sharpsburg, Washington
counfy
The evening times., 1899-05-22

Filed May 20. 1ss9-J. r. YOUNG, Clerk.
N THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA.-AGNES NJ. RILEY VS..
JEROME RILEY Equity No 2fr26s.
Process having been duly issued and returned
Not to he found il is, motion of Ralston
& siddcns plaintiffs solicitors, this 20th day o.
May. A. D., 1899,
ordered, That the defendant cause his appear
ance to be entered herein before the first
rule day occurring forty days after this day;
otherwise the cause will he proceeded with as in
of default. The object Of this suit is to
procure divorce the ground Of deSertion for
the full and uninterrupted period OF more than
two years
A copy Of this order shall he published in the
Washington Times and the Washington Law Re
porter once week for three successive weeks be-
fore the said rule day
(Seal) CHAS. c. COLE, Asso. Justice.
A True Copy.-Te-t:
J. r. YOUNG, Clerk.
By VI. A. Clancy, Assistant Clerk.
nlN22 90 les
The evening times., 1899-05-22
Movements of Naval Vessels.

Newport News, Va, May 22.-The Vixen
Is now on her way from Hampton Roads
to New York. 1t is stated that she will
receive her navigating tools and compasses
at New York. The gunboat Peoria, which
arrived Friday at Old Point Comfort will
sail Tuesday for the navy yard at Boston,
where she will be entirely refitted for
trip to the Philippines. The United States
training ship Alliance has been ordered
to sail on June 16 from Hampton Roads
for a cruise to European waters. She will
be away between six and nine months.
The evening times., 1899-05-22
To BuiId More Coke ovens.

Radford, Va, May 22-The Virginia
Coal and Coke Company is beginning the
foundations for 25O new coke ovens at
Toms Creek, in Wise county. 1t has al
ready received several carloads Of steel
rails, which will be used at once for build
ing tracks for this extensive plant. Up
to the present the company has had 215
ovens in constant use, which do not begin
to supply the demand for the high grade
of coke. They have already this year
shipped 1000 cars of coke.
The evening times., 1899-05-22
LEGAL NOTICES.

Filed MAY l6. 1881 r. YOUNG, Clerk.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLI1MBIA.-IN RE PETITION OF
JACOB ID. GOLDSMITH To CHANGE HIS
NAME. In eq. No. 20i03.
A petition having been filed in this court by
Jacob d. Goldsmith, OF Frank Z. and Bertha
Goldsmith. all Of the city of Washington, District
of Columbia, wherein he prays that his name may
be changed to Jacob ID. Liberty; il is this 18th
day OF May, A. d. 1899, ordered that public notice
be given TO all concerned TO appear in this court
JUNE l5 A. ID. 1899. AT 10 O'CLOCK A. NJ, to
show if any they have why the PRAYER in
said petition should not be granted; and that a
copy of this order be published in the Washing
ton Law Reporter and the Washington Times
once week for three successive weeks before
said date.
(Seal) CHAS C. COLE, Associate Justice
A True Copy.-Test:
j. r. YOUNG, Clerk.
BY II. r. galley. Assistant Clerk.
JAMES b. GREEN, Attorney.
aa,
The evening times., 1899-05-22
Second game
brooklyn Bent. Cincinnati.

Brooklyn took the third game Of the
series from the Reds at Cincinnati. yes
terday. by score of TO 2. Hughes ex-
cellent pitching was the cause of the Su-
perbas' victory, and his team fielded
splsndidly behind him. The second was
the only inning in which the Reds could
find his delivery. The score:
RH.E
Brooklyn .......O 3 3 o x-6 5 !
Cincinnati 80 2 0 0 o o % 8 .
Two-base hits -Sclbach. Miller. Farrell. Ander-
son. Sacrifice hi;-Bcckley. Double plays-Sel-
bach and Beckley; Dshlen and McGann; Stein
feldt Cogcoran. and Beckley. Bases on balls-Of
Hahn s. off Hughes, 3: of Phillips. l. Struck
oui-By Hughes, 3; by Hahn, l. Hit by pitcher
Hahn. /; Phillips, J. Passed ball-farrell
Wild pitch-iiurhes. Left on haseS-Cincinnati,
5: Brooklyn, /. First base on errors-Brocklyn.
!. umpires-Swartwood and Warner. Time of
game-l hour and IS minutes.