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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
BRYAN Invited to Little Rock.

Little Rock, Ark, March 10.-William
]. Bryan has accepted an invitation to
visit Little Rock and address the Ar
kansas legislature. A resolution was
adopted in the house this morning ten
dering him the invitation and Mr.. Bryan
was notified by telegraph
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
STILL BUYING LAND.
MIR. Cornish Purchases 100000
Acres in Wyoming.

Cheyenne Wyo., March FISHERMAN E.
Day, a special master, has sold under
foreclosure at auction all the lands grant
ed the Union Pacific Railroad company in
Wyoming. Judge w. D. Cornish. for the
Union Pacific, bought in all the land ex-
cept the coal lands. the sale of which is
postponed until Monday, March 13. Nearly
100000 acres of land were sold. the bids
by counties being as follows: Albany coun-
ty lands, $2000O0: Carbon, S145, 900; Lara
mic, $204. 600; Sweetwater, $434, 922; Uintah,
$272 600; total, 81 .255. 922-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10

Horton, March 10.-Two gangs of stone
masOns are ready to leave Horton as
soon as the weather permits, to start
on the building of % new concrete
bridges on the northwest line of the
Rock Island. The company will great
ly improve their roadbed in Kansas
and Nebraska this season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
Temperance Evangelist pisappeare.

Vincennes, Ind, March 10.-Rev. T. H
Darney, a temperance evangelist, has
is suspected. Until last Friday he had
been conducting services at Becker and
Saturday he failed to appear at the
appointed time and has not been heard
Of since
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
Grants Man Goes Free.

Sacramento, Cal, March 10.-The as
sembIy has dismissed the contempt
proceedings against Milton ]. Green, U.
s. Grants political manager. who re-
fused to testify as to whom Of the leg
isIative candidates he had assisted with
Grants money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
Diver Donaldson Is Dead.

New York, March 1o.-Thomas P.
Donaldson the diver who fractured his
skull while plunging into a tank at
Madison Square garden on Wednesday.
died at the New York hospital early to-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
PINGREE SUSTAINED.
His Railway Taxation Scheme Put
Into Law

Lansing, Mich, March 1O-The house
has concurred in all the amendments made
by the senate to the Atkinson railway tax
alton bill. The action was unanimous
The bill goes to Governor Pingree,
who will sign It as finally passed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
MICHIGAN BEATS KANSAS
In Making the State Printing Office
q State Institution.

Lansing, Mich, March 10.-A joint
resolution providing for the establish
ment Of a state printing plant passed
the house this afternoon by a vote of
20 to 9. 1t had already passed the SEN
ate and will be signed by Governor Pin
gree.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
Mora Rock Island Cars.

Horton, March 10.-Superintendent
Fitzgibbon has just received orders to
construct at once in the Horton shops,
so more 34-foot bOxcars and rs addi-
tional double-deck palace stock cars.
Stock men claim that the palace cars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
Baccalaureate Address.

Lawrence, Kan, March 1O-Dr w
N. Boyd of st. Louis has been selected
to deliver the baccalaureate address at
the state university in June.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
Rufflings.

One lot of rufflings and one
lot of pIeatings to be closed out
at the Lace Counter, each line
comes IN a good assortment of
co1ors, sold at 25c, for 15c Yd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
FOR STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Amount of Appropriations Made For
the Ensuing Two Years.

The legislature made the following
appropriations for the state institutions
for each of the ensuing fiscal years:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10
10 Innroua Rock IaIand Rrideaa.

constructed in the Horton shops are tn
finest they ever used.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-10

COLLAR. SUPPORTERS.
We are showing at the Ribbon
Counter, little Celluloid plate to
support the ribbon collars. The
saleslady will show you how to use
them. Price each, Toe.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-20
{. E. CONVENTION
Will BE Held in July i'm Detroit,
rlichigan.

The 18th international! Christian En-
dclvor Convention Will bc held this year
in Detroit, Mich beginning ON Wed
ncsday morning, July 9TH, when the
business meeting will take place at the
Hotel Cadillac At this meeting the
annual reports of the executive officers
and business agents will he received aud
acted upon. The election of officers
and trustees will follow In the after.
noon the annual meeting Of the board
of trustees will take place.
The convention Will continue until
the evening of Monday, July 10. and
there will hc services and meetings of
various sorts every day. Denomina-
tional conferences will he held on
Thursday afternoon On Saturday
afternoon there will bc an excursion tn
Belle Isle. and on Sunday there will he
81 simultaneous conservation meetings
i'll Vi churches
The railroad associations of the United
States and Canada have granted a uni.
form rate Of one fare for The round trip.
The tickets are good going the usual
number Of days before the opening of
the convention. So that delegates may
arrive in Detroit on time The return
tickets are good until July -. Special
excursions are being arranged from
every State.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-20
LaSSOing Caused HiSDeath

The skill Of / ycaroid Frank Beau
mont i'll throwing a lassn in Chester one
day last week resulted in his death
Since a Wild West show exhibited IN
Chester recently thu boys of that city
have been practicing with lasSo"s.
Young Beaumont, tired Of la>soing
boys Of his own age looked for bigger
game. He stationed himself alon. the
Reading railway. ucar his home NJ. ~
Front street. and prepared t. la~so The
engineer of freight tram M - The
end of the lasso was tied about his waist
As the engineer came swiftly up the
grade with whoop j, sent the loop
whistling through the air
The engineer was leaning out If the
cab window. unconscious Of the boy ~
the side Of the track, and was startled
10 suddenly find his arms pInioned 10
his sides. The loop If tine lasso had
fallen with great precision. and a. the
train moved forward the rope was
jerked tight rendering the engineer
helpless The fireman was Oh the other
side Of the cab ond knew nothing Of the
tragedy being enacted
Young Beaumont, thrown off his feet
when the jerk came, and unabl" To- unite
the rope around his waist. was dragged
for square, the roar Of the train drown
ing his shrieks He was finally drawn
under the ear wheels The engineer
succeeded in freeing his arms and stop
ped the train, but when the boy was
picked up il was found that he was dead
The wheels had torn the scalp from his
head and mangled him terribly.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-20
GOVERNOR L0WNDES
Talks Plainly To a Colored Con-
ference.

The Annual Session Of the Baltimore
Conference of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church met in Annapolis last
week The Conference is composed of
100 ministers. Mayor Steele in an adj
dress welcomed the conference as fellow
citizens and coworkcrs in the Church
and government. Gov. Lowndcs also
addressed the Conference. and after
many words of welcome and telling Of
talented colored men Maryland had
produced. even in slavery, struck ont
boldly into the bad conduct of the col
orcd youths He said with one ninth of
tine population 81 per cent Of the muir
dcrs were committed by the colored
people. He referred openly to the Cum
herland outrage and shooting case, and
gave Judge Sloan's opinion without
disapproval. and with high compliment
Ia the Judge He said that the crimes
of the colorcd race We're committed by
the colorcd men that had been born
since 1850, aud he asked the preachers
who came in contact with the colored
people what they were going 10 do
about il Much of the viciouSncss of
the colorcd youth he Thought came from
the fact that worthless colured men let
their wives 20 out Ia support them. and
then let their children run the streets
without proper training. There was a
sentiment growing i'll the State which
took law III their hands to punishment.
The Governor speech fell deep upon
the conference.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-20
LEPROSY VIRUS.
Is Alleged 10 Have Been Injected
Into American Soldiers.

MILWAUKEE. Wis. May Ia Fred W
Schneider. late of the Isl South Dakota
infantry, has just arrived here. He tells
u remarkable story about the manner in
which the insurgents inoculate the
American soldiers who are taken prison
crs with the virus of leproSv.
1T is well known to every soldier in
the Philippines. : he said, who is en-
listed i'll the service of the United States
that insurgents when they catch an
American inoculat" him with the virus
of lcpruSv 1t is definitely known that a
member Of LIST California regiment. and
another one who was attached Ia
another regiment were taken prisoners
about Feb , or q outside the walls of
Manila and while they were in cap
tivity l"prosy seeds were pumped into
them TIN inoculatcd men were turned
loose and allowed IL rcjoin our forces.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-20
BOX IRON.

Our farmers are busily engaged
shipping their berries
A great many of our neighbors are
spending greater part of the their time
in Snow Hill this week attending Court
The cases being very interesting.
Mr. and Mrs ID. W. Hayman of
of Onancock who have been spending a
the past week with parents returned
home Monday last They report very
pleasant day Sunday. all the family
being present.
The young people of this place will
spend Whit Monday on the Beach We
hope the day will be pleasant one and
the sail enjoyed by all present.
Mr. and Mrs Edw Brimer spent
last week with friends near Berlin.
Mr. John Carey of Berlin spent Mon.
day evening in our midst.
Mr.. S. T. Riley left Monday last for
Conn. where he has accepted position.
We wish him much success.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-20
STOCKTON.

Four weeks have passed since you
have heard from this place. This is the
most quiet and independent little town
ON the shore. The people don't like
newsy personals. nor the girls won't
get married We have over thirty young
ladies ON Bay and Virginia Avenues,
although there are plenty of beaux visit
and reside here. lawyers. doctors, mer-
chants and preachers. professors thrown
I'M. But they don't seem to make any
impression on our girls and I can't re-
port any marriages.
We have four physicians and with
that number l am happy to say no deaths
have occurred in our town this year
We are having very instructive ser
mons from the three ministers. Mr..
North, Mr. Hastings and Mr.. johnson.
All the churches are well filled each
Sunday
Mr. Loire Wilson of Snow Hill. is do
ing some of his fine painting on the
NJ. p Church at Porterville.
Capt. Snow Parsons is now at the
Stockton House. since his return from
Philadelphia. where he was carried after
his wreck ON the Jersey coast
Mrs. John Pruitt came home from
Philadelphia Saturday. She has been
there some weeks i'll the hospital. We
are all glad TO hear she is much i'm
proved.
DIR. l.. III. Collins is visiting Philadel-
phia this week, he went to attend the
commencement at the Medical. Uniyer-
sity. his daughter is one of the gradu-
ates.
Capt. AL Sharpley is home from a
long trip ON his vessel He sailed last
February.
The oystermen are still shipping oys-
tiers and CLANS and are planting thous-
ands of bushels in our bay. and this
gives employment TO large number of
men
The colored woman have gone straw
berrying and servants are very scarce
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-20
MARYLAND NEWS.

The Crawford Bicycle Works at Hag-
erStown have been absorbed by the
Bicycle Trust.
Fifteen dozen stock cartridges. re-
ceived from Kansas. were liberated in
Kent by local sportsmen
Two hundred men of Western Mary
land have been enlisted in the regular
army within the last two months
Engravcrs are working hard ON the
new Antietam monument. The designer
took lot of photographs at Norfolk of
old cannon to aid the eugravers
Manufacturers of peach baskets and
berry crates on the Peninsula intend
forming trust. TO be known as the Pen
insula Berry and Peach Carrier Com
pany
ChcStertown commissioners are using
crushed Port Deposit granite for max
ing walks in public squares. One hun
bred and fifty tons of the material have
just been delivered
The James Breathed Campof Confed-
crate veterans have accepted an invita-
ton from Tyler Post, No. ), G.. A. r..
of Cumberland. to participate in Memo
rial Day exercises there.
Mr. n j. p. Tull, of Marion, expects
To ship this season ut least 5000 crates
r T. - ~E
largest growers in Somerset county. and
says that all indications point to large
crop.
Under a recent law of the General
Assembly of Delaware gypsies cannot
camp i'll the state and carry on their
business of fortune telling and horse
trading without a special license of $50
a year to the state.
The largest block Of marble ever car
ricd over the rail in Prince Georges
county went through Bowie last We'd
nesday Ii weighed $3.50 pounds. aud
bank. in Detroit. Mich.
a vigorous protest has been raised
along the mail route between Milling
ton. Crumpton. McGinnis and Catlin.
because Joseph Blackiston. the mail
driver, concluded that he had hid too
low and threw up the job. thus cutting
off all communications by this route.
The department has been notified
The town commissioners of Perry
vile are having extensive drainage made
in that town by request of the County
Board of Health \ large part of the
sickness in that town last year was
caused by there being no drainage To
carry off water in the lower part of the
town
William v Wolf. of Frederick coun-
". who has an orchard of over 1000
peach trees. says he expects to have
about one fourth of crop this season,
and perhaps better yield, as the buds
are more promising than he had ex
pected. He says New York firm has
already offered him 2s5 per bushel for
his entire crop.
The Jacob Tome Institute. at Port
Deposit. has purchased more than one
hundred acres of land from Lewis Abra-
hams, on the bluff overlooking the Sus-
quehanna River II is the intention of
the board Of managers to erect several
large buildings ON this piece of land. to
be used in connection with the institute.
Besides. several handsome buildings
will be erected for the teachers and
cottages for boarding purposes.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-20
BERLIN.

Miss Louisa Davis left last Wednes-
day morning for Baltimore where she
expects 10 enter the Maryland Homeo-
pathetic training school for nurses.
Prof lee Carey spent few days this
week in Berlin with his parents.
Mrs. Robley ID. Jones and little
daughter. are spending the week with
her mother. Mrs Sarah Franklin
DR. Ebe Holland took Mrs. James
Ellis to Baltimore last "Wednesday To
the hospital
Rev. IT. G. Budd and sister Mary are
up to Philadelphia this week attending
the wedding of their brother
Miss Mary Herman is visiting her
aunt Lily Matthews at Chincoteague
Providence permitting there will be
preaching at the Presbyterian church
tomorrow morning and at Libertytown
i'll the afternoon.
The lecture ON witchcraft last Friday
evening by the Rev H. c. Budd was
well attended and quite interesting.
The Young Peoples Meeting Sunday.
Tomorrow EVENING" at quarter of seven.
Try and come out ON time. do not keep
the meeting waiting. Mr.. Robert
Massey. leader.
Mr.. Harry Burkolder. of Baltimore.
spent last Sunday and Monday with his
friend. Miss Louise Holloway.
We had one of the most severe
thunder storms here last Tuesday night
that has occurred for long time. Mr.
p. G. Squires lost both of his horses and
Mr.. Cyrus Warren's house was nearly
ruined the lightning struck the Chin
ney and ran down into the room tearing
the walls and floor up hadl; and break
ing some of the furniture to splinters.
MIR. and Mrs. Morgan Warren left
last Tuesday morning for Wyalusing.
Pennsylvania. to visit their daughter.
Mrs Edith Armentrout.
Several of our country schools closed
last Monday. Among those that have
closed are those of Miss India Scott.
Miss Louisa Davis. Miss Daisey Rayne
and Miss Louise Holloway.
Mr. Howard Jarman ard wife went
up TO Philadelphia last Thursday ON n
business trip.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-20

The weather for Light Weight
Clothing for Men and Boys has brought
out all that : newest aud brightest in the
enormous stock of Oehm's Acme Hall.
Baltimore and Charles streets. Btlti-
more, Md. The new spring styles III
Suits, the new shapes in Shoes and Hats.
the latest ideas in Underwear. Hosiery
Ncckwcar. etc, and the most fashion
able designs in Fancy Colorcd Bosom
and Ncgligce Shirts arr all depicted ut
this, the largest Men $ aud Boys Apparel
Outtitters in the South And one point
about Oehm's Acme Halls way Of doing
business is that if what you buy ism
perfectly satisfactory. you need but 10
call their attention to the wrong 10 have
il righted. and that at once
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-20
REV. JAS. CONWAY DEAD
Thrown From His Buggy While
Returning From Church.

Rev. James Conway, who was til,
pastor Of the Snow Hill Presbyterian
church for a number of years, and who
was very active III the work Of building
the present beautiful cdiice. was acct
dentallv killed while riding home from
a country church last Sunday week
Mr. Conway has been in Pcnnsyl.
vania ever since he left Snow Hill in
1883. and AT the time of his death was
living at Mount joy. PA. He was an
able, thrifty man. and left an estate
valued at S200o0 To 5000
The .Ntor and Mars of Mount Joy
gives the following account of the acct
dent which caused Mr. Conway death
and a sketch Of his life:
ION Sunday morning while Rev David
Conway was returning from Donegal
Presbyterian church, where he holds
services the first Sunday of each month.
h. met with a sad accident which re-
suited i'll his death. He had completed
the morning services at the church and
was driving ON the Donegal road toward
Mount joy. accompanied by Miss Clara
Kicker, organist of the church, and
when some distance from the borough.
the horse he was driving became un-
manageable and started on wild ca
rccr down the road toward Mount joy
Mis- RI..ir..,. h,,.
and escaped with few slight bruises
Rev. Conway chung IT, the reius until
the horse ran against telegraph pole.
tearing off a wheel and the horse free
ing himself from the buggy Friends
were notified of the accident and the
reverend gentleman was removed Ia the
residence of \. X. Mtnning of this
borough. where he was tcndcrly cared
for. and Miss Kicker Ia her home
In the afternoon Rev. Conway was
taken to the General Hospital at Ian
caster He had lcg broken. which il is
thought was done by kick from the
horse. He also received injuries on the
breast On Tuesday afternoon. he spit
great deal If blood. which proved that
he had received severe internal injuries
From that time on he sank rapidly until
s o'clock that evening, when his suffer
ings ended in death.
The funeral took place this afternoon.
ut 80 o'clock with services in the
Presbyterian church. by Rev. Laury. d.
d. of Bcllcfonte and DIR. James Con
way, cousin of the deceased. The in
tcrmcnt was made III the Mount Joy
cemetery The deceased was born at
Cav. Ireland Coming to this country
\. b. at the University of the City of
New York in 1869. He graduated from
the Princeton Theological Seminary in
1861. being licensed the same year by
the Prcsbytcry of n. J. 10 preach In
1871 h. was ordained at Newton. n !.
His first charge was at Andovcr. and
then H. went to Asburv Park. ~ j..
remaining there until 1876. He was in
charge of IA congregation at Grovelani.
n. y. a short time in 1871 and pastor
at Snow Hill. Maryland. from 1877 to
1889. From that year until 1889 he was
pastor at Williamsburg. Pa. and i'll 1889
he went to Mt. joy and has been there
ever since
Rev. Conway was a writer of some
note and At all of the meetings Of the
church bodies which he attended he was
IA prominent figure He was man of
great force of character. and had a
most attractive personality, his engaging
manners winning friends for him
wherever he went
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-20

There is more Catarrh in this section
Of the country than all other diseases put
together. and until the last few years
was supposed 10 hc incurcable For Il
great many years doctors pronounced it
a local disease and prescribed local
remedies aud hy constantly failing Ia
cure with local treatment. pronounced
il incurablc. Science has proven catarrh
Ia hc constitutional disease, and there
fore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured by
+. J. Cheney 4 Co. Toledo, Ohio, is
the only constitutional cure on the mar
kot II is taken internally in doses from
10 drops Tablespoonful II acts directly
on the blnod aud mucous surfaces If the
system They offer one hundred dollars
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