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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-04-22

II Ia not generally kno.E that the
Princess Mstsernleh has for some time
been engaged In writiag her memoirs.
Needless to say that their most inter
esslnx years ~ill be. or should be. the
zen years frum the Ansiro- Italian war
10 the overthrow Of the second empire
the ten years during which Prince
MsstsrnIeh. tbs suthorsss' husband.
va. Austrian Ambassador at Louis Ma
paIeon's court
4, mar be remembered that II was
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-04-22
TIreaona Caller.

~Oh, Miss Mathilde, greet you once
again. You find me as constant as .
planet, do you not?"
yes. monsieur. That is, to some
extent. You are not like all planets
And wherein do 1 differ?"
"Most planets have irregular orbits
and 1t takes years to cover them. but
Won are around every night. "-Cleve.
land Plain-Dealer.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-04-22

Obi times are hard indeed, of which
I'm the sad recorder;
No business doing everywhere
roam.
I've been out now three weeks and got
but single order,
And that was from the firm to come
straight home.
Judge
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-04-22
Less and Less Pretense.

Sire" said the Pretender's secre-
tary. 81 am afraid we are losing
ground"
Don Carlos frowned and then asked:
What! Has Spain gone and relin-
ouished another batch OF islands!"-
Cleveland Leader.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-04-22
Asked Too Much.

distinguished Tragedian-"You say
that you are universal provider.
Distinguished Tradesman-"Yes, sir.
walk this way.
Distinguished Tragedian-"Then ind
me-er-a properly appreciative au-
dience, and. egad, you shall have ten
per cent of the receipss -Pick-Me-
Up
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-04-22
Pot and Kettle.

Small New Yorker-"Don't them
Western folks talk funny?"
Another One-"Don't they, though!
When they mean 'goyl' they say gal. "
Indianapolis Journal.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-04-22

History tells us Rome was saved by
the cackling of geese. Some of our pol
iticians seem bent on trying to make
history repeat itself.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-04-22

AHssa! Culture teacher once told
Hal tkas grace ~as the result OF
n ssfs and cot a ksst from heaven.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-04-22
Neither In Nor Out.

Jones-"What sort of a man Ii
Spriggins?"
Smith-"Well, you can't get an idea
into his head, and you can't get an
idea out Of his head."-Puck.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-04-22

\ VA saus rung. But vhsn tho
N afpss have been sung. shsu you
al On, all Sour boat Of brilliant,
y Fire shades Of gray seem .
y isai. bat yna can imagine . dress
tHa Gar silA caps OF steel gray
na fss saps has ssry broad lApsls
sas.xs sslaet To- lovely dove COL
~ he caps rIss open sc zee .
II sos srzf asufsi velvet. shies
wr aHA allows the cape TO ~
= . aassY aaya The bat II u The
y 4sstzats aiaminnm. and setting
asa: ass standing hlxh. 50 a. To
= asaasa aaA helkhs. there In .
n afrx steel EfaT ornament The
= ~ he trimming for The cape
~ a~p silver fnr. This may make
pr A1s sts shades OF gray. but.
~ g ell. the toilet va. such q sym.
pm : rfaY that Il vas like q cloud
sesls 10 aIEsFrntiase.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-04-22
why She Resixned.

Mistress ito newly-engaged house
maid)-"Our bulldog has frightfully
dusty coat! Take the carpet-beater
and give him good dusting!-Flie'
gende Blaetter.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-04-22

hsf a as be-
n E.sks prov.
W. statement
Eslnx cot each
= b class OF
- whose evs
rtHFS raa 4
Nnssi Of grace
ss ta, re-
3s he .!saom
ass famous ae-
>. .ho began
Eth a huraau
Ilihsss and
asaraas. aud
III d 1t by
at and con.
~ sspfs.
Msaas attsg-
% the little
= aaii move
~ 3 til. oaly
b ~hieh tn
en- exquisite
s'a They
~ attained by
r'i shoss sup
u tally bread
saser "a veil
Elf the woman
AaIOu, but not
Tie sane ease.
nae Of the In
- Of sur
AIass I'll, q
ii Of ease has
no excuse for
sTseafd. be-
her eompan.
Z Are In the
= 'phsre Of life
asrsslf. The
'las girl Is sur.
.a'sd with PEG
VI no nartir,,te.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-04-22

Punishment can be brought into sery-
Ice by means of diamond trimming.
To make diamond bodice you pro-
coed In the same manner as you would
II you were going TO make an ordinary
waist. with full front When the bod
ice IL finished large diamond OF satin
or silk. OF whatever may be. Ia cut to
.t across the bust The diamond Is
then halsed and set upon the bodice.
with the points fitting each other at
the center front of the yoke. thus ieav-
Ing the broad ends TO be sewed In at
the armholes. IL desired the diamond
trimming can have another trimming
of lace insertion or irrideseent passe-
men,erie upon IT, II is quite good
idea TO fell the trimming TO the waist
from the outside OF the armholes, so
/, can be removed. The sleeves are also
trimmed with the satin and the whole
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-04-22

ia finished with tiny epaulets OF the IN
sertion or passementerie.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-25
ITALIANS KILLED.

New ORLEANS, July 21.-Six Italians
are reported shot to death at Tallutah,
as the result Of the wounding Of DR..
Hodges, a prominent physician of that
section. Dr.. Hodges yesterday be-
came involved in a quarrel with one of
the Italians, who shot the doctor in the
bowels, inficting a fatal wound. AS
soon as the news became known mob
formed and march to the house where
the Italian murderer lived and, meet,
ing with some resistance there, killed
not only him but all the men occu-
pants, making a total Of six.
The grand jury Of Madison has b3en
called on to investigate the killing.
Dispatches (23d) cay the govern
ment of Italy IS looking up the matter
and will demand indemnity
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-25
BATTLE.

MANILA, July 21.-11:15 a. m,-Newe
has been received here from General
Smith, at Iloilo, Island OF Pauay, of a
severe fight on Wednesday at Bobomg,
between Captain Byrne, of the Six
tenth infantry, with seventy men and
a force Of 45O Babaylones, who sur
prised the American troops.
One hundred andfttcan of the enemy
were killed, as is shown by actual
count, many vera wounded and one
was taken prisoner. The American
loss was one man killed and one
wounded.
The fighting was mostly at close
quarters with bayonets and clubbad
guns. A considerable stock of supplies
and arms has been captured by Capt,
Byrne, who is in command Of the bat
talon operating at La Carlotta, in the
district of Negroes.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-25
AN ALTGRLD LOVE FEAST.
The Democrats Hold q Big Silver Meet
Ing in the Auditorium.

The Democrats Hold q Big Silver Meet
Ing in the Auditorium.
CHICAGO, July 2O.-Four thousand
people crowded into the auditorium
tonight, despite the sweltsripg heat, -
attend the political meeting given
under the auspices Of the Chicago plat
form Democrats. It was from first -
last a silver meeti1g, an Altgeld ma 9t
ing, en- antitrust and anti expansion
meeting. All OF the speakers e1ve
ex GOV. Stone, of Missouri, who was
i'll, and talked for lezs than two min
utes, dscle.ed in favor of 16 to 1 end
against the war in the Philippine ISL,
ands. The speech of MI. Bryan evoked
scat enthusiasm among his hearers,
when he declared that the American
government should putJue in LUEon
the same policy es We pursued in
Cuba. HIS audience YES n sympathy
with his suggestions regarding the
Philippines and purctuated bis speech
with cheers. The Meeting was largely
made up Of local adherenFs of the Obi
csgo platform and peTsonRl followers
of ex Gov. Altgeld. The meeting,
therefore, partco ok somewhat Of a per
sonal tribute t0 him.
Senator Tillman, of S0uth Carolina,
spoke and was greeted with great ap
plause. He eaid: 1.-The last time /
had the pleasure of addressing a Chi
cago audience was the night before the
election In 1896, aud they we're just as
well and reared just es loudly as you
do now. But what did you do next
days You surrendered - the dicta4 e
of the men who had you employed, il
any Of you are humble and obscure
enough to be employees. You went TO
the polls and voted for your own
slavery"
Senator Tillman talked at some
length, concluding as follows: I'VE
will fight this battle in 1900, and in
1904, and in 1903, and in the future
simply because we are now industrial
slaves living here year in and year
out, with nothing more than a bare
competence, nothing more than a bare
living, and we have worn by the Al
mighty God that we will fight along
that line unil the men Of the West are
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-25
LEAGUE

WASHINGTON, July 19.-An organi.
cation has been perfected, known as
the American Antitrust League, which
is now represented in every State and
Territory. A meeting Of the executive
committee was held here last evening.
The National officers are: President,
N. L. lockwood, Of Pennsylvania
Vice President, Capt, James Barrett,
Georgia; Treasurer, Cotter T. Bride,
District Of Columbia; Recording Sec
rotary, William e. Ryan, New York;
Secretary Of Board Of Workmen, q. B.
Martin, New York; most of whom
we're present last night. The league il
formed for the purpose Of combating
trusts and public men who favor cor
porations. Reports are to be made on
the organization of new trusts or the
operation Of trusts already in exist
ence, on anti trust laws and on pro ..
posed legislation. These reports will
include a record of the official conduct
of all National, State and municipal
officers, legislative, executive and
judicial, in dealing with trusts.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-25
MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,

The Democratic National Executive
Committee met IN Chicago last week
and the New York World summarizes
results as follows:
1. Mr.. Bryan represents two States,
favors the plan of reorganization and
makes a silver speech at night.
3. The conservative element controls
the committee and suppresses pro-
jected silver and Bryan demonstra-
lions.
8. No issue is favored and Bryan
again indOrses silver, but the way is
partly paved for a reconciliation Of all
factions by the retirement of the most
rabid silver men.
4. William J. Stone is elected Vice.
Chairman and will probably contro!
the committee and conduct of the CAM
paign.
5. P. ]. Devlin is removed from the
Office Of manager of the press bureau
for interfering in the Chicago Mayor.
atty fight against Harrison.
6. New rules r adopted adding q
ways and means committee to stand
ing committees.
2. A resolution is adopted thanking
three bimetallic organizations for their
offers Of co operation.
8 The chairman is authorised to
divide the States into groups for Gam
paign work and to appoint the stand
ing committees
9. Milwaukee, Kansas City and In.
dianapolis demand the convention and
no selection is made.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-25

Eleven leading American newspaper
correspondents in the Philippines have
signed q statement that their dis
patches were "doctored" by command
Of Gen. Otis, and that the situation
there is much worse than the doc
tored" news has led the American peo-
pie to believe. They say: I'VE be-
lieve that owing to official dispatches
from Manila made public in Washing
ton, the people Of the United States
have not received a correct impression
Of the situation in the Philippines, but
that these dispatches have presented
an ultra optimistic view that is not
not shared by the general officers in
the field. We believe the dispatches
incorrectly represent the existing con-
ditions among the Filipinos in respect
to internal dissension and demorali1a
ton resulting from the American cam
paign and to the brigand character Of
their army. We believe the dispatches
err in the declaration that the situa.
ton is we'll in hand and in the assump,
ton that the instruction can be
speedily ended without a greatly in
creased force. We think the tenacity
of the Filipino purpose has been under
estimated, and that the statements are
unfounded that volunteers are willing
to engage in further service"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-25

aroused to their interests and keep the
gold'bugs Of the West and of the East
off their backs. We cannot afford
give up the Chicago platform. II it
was right in 1896, it is right in 1899.
1t will be right next year, and right is
right, and right means might, in the
language Of Abraham Lincoln"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-25
The SOUTHERN EXPOSITION IN
NEW YORK.

Extraordinary preparations are be.
ing made by the promoters Of The
Southern Exposition, which will be
held at the Grand Central Palace in
New York City October 31st to Novem-
Der 25th, 1899.
This, it is said, is the first opportu-
nifty that an exhibition of the pro.
ducts, resources and Industries Of the
South will have been made in the great
Metropolis and money centre Of
America.
In no better way can the advantages
of the South beehown than by an ex-
hibion of this kind It should meet
with the encouragement and co opera
ton of the farmers, mechanics, bankers,
manufacturers, and more especially
the women and young men of every
State in the South.
An organization should be formed
in each State for the purpose Of max
ing an exhibit Of the products and
manufacturing interests, the educa-
tional facilities and to display any fea-
ture which tends to show the develop
ment Of the South, ETC., there will be
any number of novelties on view day
and night during the Exposition.
From the assurances Of support re.
ceived from the Governors, Congress
men and officials Of the various States
as many other leading men of the
South there is every indication Of q
successful Exposition.
Information will be cheerfulIy given
by applying to Col. J. j. Garnett,
Grand Central Palace, New York.
There is evidently considerable dis.
satisfaction among soldier boys in
the Philippines. We have seen a pri-
vate letter from one of them in which
he, speaking of the food, says: "a Fill
Pine who worked for one of our off.
GERS stole $40 from the officer. As q
punishment. the Filipino was compelled
to eat with the privates for fifteen
days, and that was punishment
enough" Still it is undoubtedly true
that many an old Confederate soldier
could convince the writer Of that let
ter he has not yet mastered the A, B, O
Of hardships in the matter Of food sup.
plies.
The times., 1899-11-07
ALEXANDRIA NEWS.

ALEXANDRIA. Nov. 6.-ThOmas McDermott, a
well known citizen, was found dead in his bed at
CITY Hotel shortly after noon today. For some
weeks the deceased had been in i'll health. This
morning il was deemed best TO call in a physi-
clan. and at O'Clock DR.. Puryis responded. On
going to Mr. McDermott's room a second time,
shortly after noon. the aged patient found
dead The deceased was about seventy SIX ye4rs Of
age In early life he conducted a grocery busi-
ness at Royal and Queen Streets, but the latter
part Of his life spent in clerical work tie
leaves two sons
The annual meeting Of the Alexandria Water
Company was held today Hubert snoWdeH, NJ
A. Ahern, George : French, Worth Hulhsh
Beuoni Wheat, E. L. DIingerield- and Walter
Roberts elected directors The directors
met and elected Benoni Wheat President; George
Uhler. Secretary and Treasurer, and James
Eveleth Collector Thomas Power was appointed
superinendeut, and Charles Power, assistant.
All arrangements have now been completed Tor
the election The electoral board on Saturday
night counted and stamped the ballots 70 De
used and appointed X. T.. Grover Republican
Judge in the First ward, O. succeed W. 7.
Graves resigned Frank Coos was appointed
clerk at Friendship precinct. in place OF Avery
Henderson. The election promises 10 be an eX-
cepdiugIv quiet one, the regular Democratic
nominees for the State Senate and House OF Del
egates. Capt ). r. DonOhoe and Hon Frank
Ulme having little or no opposition.
The will Of the late f. 5. Leadbeater was ad
mitted 10 probate in the corporation court today,
Clara l. IRadbeater being appointed eyecutriX.
The entire estate OF DR.. Leadbeater vas be
uueathed to his widow
Mrs Emma RisheiH wife Of Thomas V RisheiIl
died this morning at her residence on lower Duke
Street after an illness Of several weeks. Her
funeral will take place on Wednesday morning.
H. d. Conuor. a well known resident of the
Fourth ward. died yesterday evening az his
home on South Alfred Street, between Duke and
Prince.
The times., 1899-11-07
FRAUD ORDER ISSUED.
Two Alleged SvindIers Forbidden
the Use of the Mails.

Two Alleged SVvindIers Forbidden
the Use of the Mails
Messrs. w. A. Coin and ]. H. Ferguson.
together with the postmaster at Fore S
Store. Va, are made the subject of several
fraud orders issued yesterday from the ofice
of the Assistant Attorney General for the
Postoffice Department Coin conducted the
affairs of THE Coin Drug Company, and
advertised certain valuable articles, such
rs watches, at very low prices.
AS described by the inspector, his depot
of supplies is a most unusual place 4
found w. A Coin in the loft of a one
story log cabin, reads the report his
stock OF drugs consisting of six bottles of
medicine. and six bottles of cough syrup
He also had two second hand watches
really OF no value. and three cards Of cheap
collar buttons. He claims that he has
never sold but one bottle of medicine.
and that he has never received the money
and stamps claimed to have been sent
him by numerous parties all over the
coOuntry. In this imaginary drug store
was a typewriter and a lot of Coin Drug
Company" billheads, which were used in
answering the many letters of enquiry
Those that contained enclosures were never
answered. Probably thousand old letters
we're stacked up on the floor"
Mr.. ferguson = establishment was very
similar, except that his was jewelry
business exclusively.
OF the postmaster, e. P. Fore, the re-
port says; He we'll knew that these men
were swindlers. but he did not want to
break them up, for the fifty or hundred
letters per day mailed at his office paid
him too well to give them away Without
their patronage the cancellation at Fore's s
Store would amount to very little"
Both Coin and Ferguson have been de-
MED the further use of the mails. The
department is considering the charges
against the postmaster.
The times., 1899-11-07
coALINe wARsH1Ps AT SEA.
Rear Admiral Bradford to Test a
New Tramway Method

REAR Admiral Bradford to Test n
New TrRmway Method
Rear Admiral Bradford, Chief OF the
Naval Bureau of Equipment will try
some experiments next week in an effort
to solve the problem of coaling vessels
at sea. The coal capacity Of most of the
warships is too small for long cruises
and if method Of coaling at sea can
be secured 1t will greatly facilitate the
movements of vessels
The collier MarceIlus has been fited up
with special apparatus and next week will
sail from New York with the Massachu-
setts TO test the machinery. The method
involved is the employment OF an over
head cable tramway for carrying coal be-
tween two ships tripod or shears is
to be mounted on the after deck OF the
Massachusetts to carry a heavy wire cable,
which is. in turn, attached to the foremast
of the collier
BY means of this cable, and perhaps one
or more similar cables IL the sea is high,
the battleship will tow the collier, the OBJ
ject being to keep the cables taut and to
utilize the elevated one for carrying 40O,-
pound bags of coal from the collier to the
ship, the bags being hauled by smaller ca
bles operated by hosting engine on the
collier. The tramway cable will be about
loo fathoms long and its ends viii be eIe-
waited about 20 feet above sea level.
1t is asserted by the designer OF the con-
trivance that an average Of forty tons of
coal an hour can be thus transferred, but
it is understood that the Navy is ready to
adopt the apparatus and install 1t on many
of the heavier ships il the rate of fifteen
tons an hour is secured in bad weather and
without reducing the speed of the ships too
much. For it is regarded as of extreme
Importance that a method be secured by
which a fast cruiser or battleship, if or
dered to a distant point in an emergency,
will have her bunkers replenished without
the tedious delay of a stay in port.
Naval officers think that the apparatus
will operate without doubt when the
battleship and collier are going along at
a fye-knot rate, but the system will be OF
great value If the two vessels can con-
tinue on their course at the rate Of ten
knots, and the Massachusetts and the Mar
cellus will make trial at that rate.
Here the question arises as to the extra
amount of coal which a battleship will con-
sumo in towing the collier at reasonable
speed. Up to the highest speed of which
the collier is capable it is thought the bat
| tleship should use little extra coal in keep
ing the cable taut, but if an attempt is
| made 10 maintain excessive speed it is
feared the battleship would burn coal
faster than the apparatus would carry it,
The times., 1899-11-07
NEW HOTEL ASSURED.


Old willard Structure to Be RePIac-
ed by n Modern HosteIry.
The many rumors of the past year and
more that a new Wizards Hotel is to be
built were confirmed definitely yesterday
by positive statement by Joseph Will
lards. The famous Wizards Hotel of two
generations is to be torn down and be re-
placed by an immense structure which, it
Is said, viii cost a million dollars. Mr..
Willard, the owner of the present structure
and of the real estate is to be one of the
chief parties to the new plan. and the syn
dicate owning the Ebbitt and Raleigh
hotels is also understood to be interested
largely.
Joseph Willard made the following state
ment yesterday regarding the new plan
There is 10 be a new Willards Hotel.
! can say nothing regarding the matter as
yet, except that the hotel is TO be built as
soon as practicable. The architect Is now
working on the plans, and we hope to be-
gin construction early in the spring. We
have not yet quite decided how large the
building VIII be, or whether it will take up
tho entire Willard property. or more, in
the block, but 1t has been decided that the
building will be a fine structure in every
way, and second 10 none in the District"
1t was learned that the architect OF the
new structure is w. Bruce Gray. The
statement was made by a friend OF Mr.
Willard that the hotel viii probably occupy
the entire fronts on Pennsylvania Avenue
and Fourteenth and Streets. now filled by
the old structure, and in addition extend
west on F Street so as to include the pres
ent site OF Willard Hall.
company, including Mr. Willard and
E. J. StelIwagen, the real estate broker
was incorporated in Virginia recently to
build and operate the new Willards.
The times., 1899-11-07
NC EpIscopal ConventIon.

The convocation of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church of the Diocese Of Washington
will be held in St. Johns Church, corner
OF o and Thirty second Streets northwest,
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock During
the service the Holy Communion will be
celebrated
The following programme viii be car
ried out after luncheon has been served:
2 p. m, papers on The Place and Work
of the Laity IN the Church" by Hon j.
c. Bancroft Davis and Mr.. A K Paris
Address, E. B. Hay, esq, followed by
free discussion.
Election of officers
Sessions are open TO the public
Each parish, separate congregation or
mission. is entitled TO one lay delegate
The Rev T. s. Childs, d. D.. of this city,
Is the venerable high deacon. and Rev
Charles +. Sontag. rector Of Grace Church,
Ninth and d Stteets southwest, is secre-
tary.