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The times., 1899-10-29
For Court-MnrtinI Du,y.

The Wax Department has appointed the follow
ing officers to compose general court martial
at Fort Mye1, Va. for the trial OF such persons
ar may come before IT.. Major Henry Jackson
Third Cavalry; Capt Daniel II. Boughton, Third
Cavalry: Capt. John b. Mcdonald, Third Clvalry;
First Lieut. Thomas j. kirkpatrick, ir assistant
surgeon First Lieut. Erwin l.. Phillips Third
Cavalry; Second Lieut.. Robert II. WsllaCh Third
CavaiIy; First Lieut.. Francis J. Koester squadron
sdiutant. Third Cavalry. Judge advocate
The times., 1899-10-29
The mortality RECORD.

The following deaths were reported to the
Healeh officer yesterday; Louis Coins, 40 years;
Thomas f. Mcguire, 90 years; Annie Lamb. 10
wears: John sherman. 81 years, Thomas fiuuyorih,
~ wears; Ellen b. Baylor. Al years; Mary +.
Gallant 30 years; BaHch BuTeA, = years.
Samuel Qualls, Is years; Charles Robinson, D
months and Tmci. O. Wiegmaun- 3 months
The times., 1899-10-29
GnnIshr,s Victim Dead

JEFFERsONvILLE, Ga, Oct. 2S.-J. T.
Robertson, a young man of Dalzell, about
ten miles from here, who was stabbed to
death by the negro Goolsby, whom he
had taken out OF Jail, is dead. Goolsby is
the negro who was taken from his fathers
home early yesterday morning, and hanged
and shot to death by mob Of white men.
The times., 1899-10-29
German Steamers Great Speed.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2s.-The Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse. Of the North German
Lloyds' Line, which arrived today, broke
the record from Cherbourg held by herself,
Of five days, eighteen hours, and fifteen
minutes. She covered the short route OF
3.043 knots in five days, seventeen hours,
and thirty eight minutes, at an hourly
average Of 2114 knots.
The times., 1899-10-29
To the Liquor Dealers

} 10 Tic Liquor OCdIGTS
) OF Washington, D. c.; Alexandria, Va; Nor {
folk, Va; Baltimore, Nd, and all other {
points: s5.4l Z.
We wish notify you that, beginning November 9
1892 Consumers Brewing Co., of Rossyn Va, will
introduce entirely different beers from what they have
D heretofore had the market
TIE product of this Company has had In the the
highest chemical endorsement Nevertheless, we have
sought possible TO still further improve the quality We
enlisted the advice and services OF the
American Brewers Academy of New York the "Firsf
Scientific Station for the Art Brewing York
City and other experienced Chemists and Brewers They
Instructed their heads together and make any
improvement which would guarantee
the public an would unqueson-
ably purity, body strength, and flavor
afore-named authorities selected for US special
q brewer months at plant The pro-
experience viii be introduced TO the
public November 1899 This article like all subsequent
. brews endorsement and approval OF the
sboyenan1ed competent authorities before leaving the
Y brewery
y We have no doubt that public will be more than
pleased this article and solicit trial from
heretofore hOnored with their
assuring they viii be than satisfied
with beers, will also their customers.
We believe that all dealers will appre-
clare efforts and enterprise in this matter and show
by patronage that they rely
especially of the highest authority
United the production and brewing OF beer
We heartily thank customers and patrons for their
past recognition of efforts continuance
their valuable patronage, for which will be most
= grateful
Remember the DATE Monday, November O. and be
tain to order present indf
cations than the usual demand on that
y y day. Respectfully,
= E. L. JORDAN President and General Manager.
ABE KING, Secretary and Treasurer
SAA@&M@AA 100000 N@%%%N&N%X<
The times., 1899-10-29
1T lHE ORDHAY RANGE
Only One More Match in the Guard 5
Autumn Contest Remains.

The District Championship Title Won
by Private Wbitncre-serEeant Ap-
pIeby Gets the Crawford Gold Medal
High Revolver scores made-A
Check for the Morton Cadets.
The times., 1899-10-29
The Magruder Prize.

The Washington match and the gold
medal presented by John H. Magruder. was
captured by Private Albert Whitacre, who
made a total Of 81 out Of a possible SO. The
scores:
Private A. Whitacre, "a, Private J. N.
Pickens, a.: Private b. p. Shields, s2;
Private C. l. Bode. 42 Private r. l.. Pyle,
-; Private McDooIan. 40; Private II. p.
Ro.lineld. 80; Private G. r. Philips. 80;
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09
peTRoLEuM FOR Fukl.
santa Fe and Southern Pacific Try the E,-
pertinent on a Large Scale


Denver, Aug T.-retroleum will soon
supplant coal as fuel ON western rail-
roads. Contracts have just been closed
by the !Atchison. Topeka X Santa Fe
and the Southern Pacific for large
quantities of petroleum To I've used for
experimental purposes, On the South.
ern Pacific la California oil Is already
in use and has been found satisfactory.
G.. w. Reynolds, who Is one of the
heaviest stockholders Ia the Calumet
on Company, Of Fresno county. Cali
fornia, is at the 81 James lie is au-
thority for the statement that oil viii
soon be the fuel used by the railroads
OF the West.
The officials of the Denver & Rio
Grande and she Rio Grande Western
are nov Investigating the claims made
for oil ms fuel on engines and the result
may I've that the engines on these roads
Will be remodeled so that oil can be
used
1t is said that the saving would he
fully 80 per cent. The fact that such
large contracts have heen closed 10y
the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe has
attracted attention OF traffic men all
over the West. The purchase OF the
Southern Pacific amounted TO lo.epp
barrels outright and the Santa Fe has
contracted for 1,Joa barrels daily to
he used on It's line as far east as
Tehachapi. California.
The Calumet oil Company, in which
Mr. Reynolds is interested, owns $50
acres OF land I'm the new oil fields in
Fresno county. with large numbers of
producing wells already In operation
The present production Of the district
is placed at an everagc OF ,asooo har-
rels a month and oili now worth ST. ~
per barrel
Some OF the biggest weels," said
Mr.. Reynolds. yield in the neightor-
hood Of 1000 barrels day. This. you
will see. beats gold mine. In June
the shipments amounted to ,fa.oDo bar.
rels, The Fresno district Il new, ths
first discoveries being made there about
Two years ago. California Is thor,
oughly Interested in the development
of the Iields and II Is oply question
of time until not only the railroads, hut
every large factory will use the oil fol
/ fuel. There is talk OF organizing an
oil exchange in San Francisco. and ihis
win probably be accomplished in the
near future
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09
coiored Mason, I'm session

Cleveland. Ohio. Auc. 6.-The United
Supreme Council. Thirty-third Derre,.
Colored Scottish Rite Masons VIII meet
in their thirteenth annual session to-
morrow. Hon. John Jones. thirty-third
degree, of Chicago. sovereign grand
commander. has arrived and win pre-
side.
Wednesday morning the Imperial
grand council of the Ancient Arabic
Order of Mystic Shriners will assem-
bic. Imperial Grand Potentate John
q. Jones will preside Noble Magnus
l.. Robinson Of Alexandra, Virginia
imperial grand recorder. arrived to.
day. and says this annual session viii,
be the most important in the history of
the order.
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09
p.~ey Pleased win n.s.p,lsu.

London. AuE THE Naples CORR
spondeni OF the Daily Mall telexraphs
the substance OF an Interview he had
with Admiral Dewey. who is represent.
ed as having said:
Il was given 10 understand that the
American victories over Spain had sx
cited i'll feeling ngainst ny in Europe
but so far as ! am concerned the reeep-
tion given me could not have hern
more fiattering
II VIII give me pleasure 10 say This
when ! return to America. and i shall
be happy TO do what can 10 dissi-
pate any American prejudice against
Europe excited hy criticism on Auerf-
can civilization"
Admiral Dewey. according 10 the
Mails correspondent. refused to faIk
OF the Philippines. bur the eorrespon.
dent asserts that he has the best rea-
sons 10 know that admiral Dewey
does not share the pessimistic views
of some Americans about the possibiIi-
ty of subtugating the Insurgents"
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09
spain. General. Are aequl,tea.

Madrid, Aug, THE supreme court
martial before which Generals ToraI
ana Peralja have been on trial
charged with surrendering Santiago to
the American forces without having
exhausted all means of defense, has
acquitted both officers on the ground
that they acted upon the orders of
their superiors and only surrendered
when it was impossible to do other
wise.
The Judgment severely censures
those In high command in the colonies
and In Spain. as well as the govern
ments responsible for the lack OF re-
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

Dispatches from Parkersburg, W.
Va, state that recently a pair of
confidence men who had been operating
among the farmers ard oil-Iand owners
of Calhoun and adjoining counties. met
their match in a 16-year old girl. They
appeared at the house of Isaiah Stud.
a wealthy farmer, and. after closing a
bogus deal for leasing his land for oil
purposes, produced a set of walnut
shells and balls. Stud guessed the To-
cation of the balls several times; then
he was allowed to win a couple of S.
bets. Bigger stakes were proposed. and
Stud went into the house and brought
out $500. telling his daughter Nellie.
who had Just come home from Hunt
ington Seminary for a vacation. Mel
lie was suspicious, and. securing a pis-
tol, followed the men to the barn, She
was just in tine to see the old man
lose his money, which, with $500 of the
sharpers' wealth, was spread ont on
the board. Nellie did not wait for
explanations, but began shooting and
did not stop till both the strangers b,a
got off the farm. She then gatberad
up the $1,000 and took the money N
Glenville and banked it, declaring that
her father was not capable of takina
care of his wealth.
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09
ExcURsIoNIsTs KILLED.
Trolley Car J4np- Tre-tie and Fau. Into
Pond Below. killing Aboat Forty.

bridgeport, Conn Aug NEARLY
forty persons were killed by an aecident
On the Siratfurd extension Of III. Shel
ton Street Hallway Company AT 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. when q
loaded trolley ear went OF tIl,s if,.stl.
over PecS's mill pond al Oronoque,
about six miles north Of bridgeport.
and sank in the fats forty feet is,low.
Thus far thirty-sIS persons are known
10 be dead and several more injured
Only two persons are known 10 have
escaped unharIneti II is believed rha,
there were forty-three passengers on
the car. hut the Indicator was re
moved by conductor % another ear
and spirited away, so that Al present
II Is impossible 10 stale accurately the
number aboard.
The scene OF the arcitienf Is midway
between Shelton and Bridsppor1. Th.
car was northbound. runnl-r toward
Shelton II was In charge OF Couduc.
tor John Carroll OF bridgeport. who
was among the Killed. and MotorInau
Hamilton OF bridgeport who escared
by jumping.
The trpstle Is 40 feet len. made ,,
iron. with stone foundations. and was
not protected by guard rails. South
OF the tresfle is an incline down which
the ear ran at n high rate OF speed.
After 1t ran on the trestle for about
ten feet. the trucks left The rails, then
the car continued on the ties about
seventy-five feet when it .yent on the
trestle and dropped into the pond t.e.
low. overturninG completely and up
ending.
When the car struck. the four-ton-
motor and the heavy trucks crushed
into 1t. Instantly killing many Of the
passengers. Three physicians who
passengers on q ear n short distance
behind, arrived quickly on the scene
and rendered all possible assistance to
the injured.
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

Considerable Indignation was mani
Tested by the New York delegation At
the late Detroit Christian Endeayor
convention over the fact that the
drinking water is supplied in barrels
formerly used by distillery.
You may soak, you may rinse the oid
barrel as you viii,
The scent of that whisky viii cling TO
it still.
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

The colonial legislature of Jamaica
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain to ex-
pedite negotiations for an imperially
subsidized line Of fast steamers be-
tween Jamaica, and England 1t was
urged that 1t is dangerous to depend
much longer on the American market.
and that it is essential that an Eng
lish market for jamaican oranges and
bananas be provided
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

Embalmed or refrigerator beef has
become a staple food for garrisons in
Cuba and Porto Rico. and the people
who championed the article during the
recent controversy are making much
of the fact. There is considerable diff
ference between beef kept in well ap.
pointed icehouses. such as have now
been erected at every garrison. long
after the war is over. and beef dumped
on Cuban wharf in a broiling Cuban
sun
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09
Governor rhwarts a Mob.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. Cit became
known to-day that Governor Gambler
OF this state made a personal trip 10
Newman, town sixty miles south OF
this city. yesterday morning. TO save
the life of the negro rapIsi. John Mnl-
Inns, charged with an assault upon
Mrs. Cook, Wednesday.
Governor Gambler left the legislative
mansion at ! n. m. and arrived a, the
Jail of Coweta county an hour after
daybreak. He took command OF the
Newman guards. company OF the
state militia which had been guarding
the jan during the night from mob
and directed Sheriff Brown TO take his
prisoner AT once 10 Atlanta for safe
keeping. The greatest excitement pre-
vailed in the town during the night
and Sheriff Brown, fearing an attack
from the mob. teIephoned Governor
Gambler several times for instructions
The mob was successfully avoided
and the prisoner lodged in jail here.
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

China has contracted with German
firm for eight warships, and will pay
about s1o.ooo,ooo for the squadron. 1t
would probably have cost the celestials
more money to have eight ships built
in American yards. but the finished
product would have been. worth the
extra dollars. Eight Yankee-built
fighting ships would be powerful ac-
cession to any navy
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

4 New York mob tried to lynch
three negroes, one OF the intended vic
Tins being a woman. The great dsf-
ference between the north and the
sozth is that the latter section has had
more experience and is rnore success
full.
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

Rose Coghlan has been kissed by the
Dorsey Foultz bug and her daughter
has killed a hinge blacksnake. The
theatrical advertising season has open
ed up earlier than usual.
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

The Cuban who wants to be made
King of the island VIII do well to
make study OF the fall of the Samoan
paper collar dynasty,
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

Bygoncs are always bygones. The
world is interested only in the man
that is ahead.
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

Captain Dreyfus is said to have been
tortured during part of his imprison-
ment. VIII France yet write her fate
in letters OF blood against back
ground OF night
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

The Hatfield family has finally made
another addition to the income of the
coroner. The McCoys viii now go 20
the bat for ths last half of the inning.
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

Some people if properly classified
would come under the head of e1pIo-
siyes-
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

II hammers. axes ard lawn-mowers
were used in the practice of law there
would be fewer lawyers.
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

When the society ball season ends
that OF the mothbar bsg,rs.
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

In all stories of the wheel the punet-
uating period brings it TO a full stop.
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

If there is nothing else in name
there is at least one or more letters.
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

Home is usually the ciubman's las,
resort
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-01
Redwood Falls, MINI.

A nine pound baby girl was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A. Turrell
last Friday evening.
Miss L. NJ and Marie I. Brainard
of Blooming Prairie are visiting
with the family of o. L. Dornberg
Capt. w. P. Huntington came up
from St. Paul Saturday and re-
manned in the city with his family
until Monday.
The attendance at the various
churches of the city last Sunday
was very small, owing to the storm,
that was on throughout the day.
In letter from John Frost of
Mantorville, this State, he states
that it has been very cold in that
section of the State-even 43 below.
Advance Agent Ruthledge of the
Bijou Players was in town during
the latter part of last week making
arrangements for the appearance of
his players at the opera house in
this city.
A recent issue of the MankatO.
Free Press reports the marriage of
Miss Lottie Pearson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pearson of
Rapidan, Blue Earth county, to :
Clarence Manning Halves. The
ceremony occurred on Wednesday
of last week, Presiding Elder John
Stafford of that district, officiating.
The newly welded couple are to
make their future home on farm
near this city. The Free Press
says that the house was beautifully
decorated with evergreens and the
ceremony took place under an arch
of evergreens OF which were arts
tically perched two white doves,
both looking one way. The bride
and groom were attended by Miss
Mabel Wood as bridesmaid and Mr..
Pearson, brother of the bride, as
best man. The bride looked charm
ing in a dress of green with
chiffon and white satin trimmings,
and carried bouquet of lilies.
After the ceremony and congratula-
tions a sumptuous wedding dinner
was served. The presents we're
numerous, useful and beautiful,
showing the esteem In which the
couple are held by their many
friends.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-01
THE CITY
SHORT ITEMS CAZETTE0.

John McIlreavie is at work re-
modelling the interior of the store of
Francois & Schmahl, according to
the plans mentioned several weeks
ago.
H. n. Bell and wife have been
visiting friends in Minneapolis and
Hastings during the past week.
Mr.. Bell also attended the embalm-
ers convention in the former city.
B. T. Barnes and family left for
Springfield last Thursday, where
they will reside in the future, Mr..
Barnes having decided to establish
a second newspaper at that point.
On next Saturday afternoon COM
mencing at one o'clock sharp, there
will be auctioned off at Lamberton s
bus barn ten horses, four wagons,
six sets of harness, two sets of sin
gle harness, two scrapers and
quite large quantity of household
goods, as we'll as number of other
useful articles. Bargain seekers
should attend the sale.
The electric lights were turned
on in Masonic hall last Thursday
evening. While the entire system
for the hall is not perfected the
lighting Of Thursday evening
demonstrated that there was plenty
of light in the main hall, and would
be in the adjoining apartments as
soon as the system was connected.
Nearly all Of the lights suspend
from beautiful chandeliers selected
especially for the hall.
Cottonwood Current: Last Tues
day the remaining members of the
family of James Mckay left for their
new home in Manitoba, about 700
miles distant. They are located
four miles from Strathclair, thriv-
ing town Of 300, and 100 miles west
of Winnipeg. The family has re-
sided at Swan Lake nearly twenty
three years, where by industry
and frugality they had acquired a
nice property. They were good
neighbors and kind friends and
were greatly esteemed in the COM
munity. Mrs. Mckay visited sew
seral days among Cottonwood friends
before leaving. Their many friends
in town and county wish them
prosperity.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-01
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE.
BY AIKEN & scHmAHL.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH l, 1899.
Chicago E. Northwestern Railway.

Chicago E. Northwestern Railway.
LOCAL TINE CARD, REDWOOD FALLS.
Subject to change.
DEPARTURES OF TRAINS.
No. 60, daily except Sunday -. 49, 50 p. m.
For Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis, Winona,
and east: also for Tracy, Marshall, Water
to st. Paul and Minneapolis. Sleeper, Man
katO to Chicago
No. 81, daily except Sunday -: ..4:45 p, m:
Connects at Sleepy Eye with trains east and
west between Kasota and Tracy.
ARRIVAL OF TRAINS.
No 81, daily except Sunday ....s:2o a, m
From local points.
Fo 9s cS day
and all points east and west
W. B. KNIsKERN, H. c. GARvIN,
Gen. Pass: and Ticket Agt' Ger; a Agent nn
W. BRxaSnR. Agent Redwood Fails, MINI
MINNEAPOLIS & St. Louis Railway.
Time of arrival and departure OF mail and
express trains from Redwood,
No. 10, daily except Sunday, 11;42 a. m,
for Metropolis and St. Paul, connecting with
through trains for Chicago and the east, st.
Louis, Hot Springs and the south. Des
dining and sleeping cars.
No. IA, daily except Sunday. ....... LAS p m.
For Hanley Falls and Watertown.
FREIGHT TRAINS.
East 5:25 p. M, Mondays, Wednesdays and
West TOO a, m, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays.
GEO.S RICHARDSON. Agent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-03-01

and is still figuring with the Red
wood Falls Improvement Co. and
H. M. Hitchcock for the erection of
the two buildings contemplated by
the company and Mr.. Hitchcock.
Mr.. Polzin was the contractor on
the Episcopal rectory, and has al
ways given satisfaction in connec-
ton with his building enterprises.
Miss Faith Helen Hale, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Hale of this
city, was married to William Nc
Keever of Ballard, Washington, by
the Rev. Mr.. Damon of Seattle,
Washington, in the latter city, on
Feb. Is. The bride is very well
known here, where she practically
resided from infancy up to about a
year ago, when she went to Seattle,
where she has since resided, and
where she met her husband. The
latter is quite an extensive property
owner in Seattle and it's suburbs.
The future home of the couple will
be in Ballard, which is.a town five
miles out from Seattle, and connect
ed with that city by q street car
system. The many Redwood and
Renville county friends Of the bride
will be surprised at the news OF
her marriage, and will wish the
newly welded couple continual hap
piness in their journey s.throngh
life.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-11-30
A Good Rule to Go BY.

"In selecting wife," sad man
whose success In such selection has
been conspicuous, always 60 by the
mother Of the girl It's good rule. and
I've never yet known 1t to fail. There's
Il good long stretch Of future before
most people who make up their minds
to get married. and for considerable
portion Of that stretch the girl
will be much more like her mother
than like herself. It's easy enough to
choose wife so far as the present is
concerned, but If you want to know
something Of your wife for the future
you should take her mother into ac-
count. When you see truly charm
Ing mother you may be pretty sure
that her daughter Is to he depended
upon when she reaches the same age
Long before was more than aware
Of the existence Of my wife thought
her mother was one of the loveliest
women in the world. was only little
chap. and she, brilliant young ma
iron, was, Of course, unaware of my
devotion. but my allegiance never lost
Its hold, and when grew up prompt
ly fell in love with the daughter Of the
woman whom had SO long admired.
have great faith" concluded the man,
''in the doctrine that calls mothers
warnings"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-11-30
Avoid Personalities.

It's bad policy to discuss ones own
private affairs in the public convey.
ance. and 1t Is not always safe to dis.
cuss those of another person, for coin
cidences are eager things; they like to
happen. Recently two women were
overheard conversing on railroad
train. They were talking quite un-
guardedly, because no one knew them.
but the woman in the seat just in front
Of them was cousin or some relation
Of that sort to the discussed individual.
There Is queer fascination about
hearing a familiar name unexpectedly
sounded in strange voices, but imagine
her feelings when she heard her cousin
spoken Of as mother who was getting
very anxious indeed about her daugh-
tiers and matrimony.-New York Sun.