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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-27

MAGNIFICENT SHOW WIN
DOW-Mr. Geo. Watt has again
demonstrated his ability as a win
dow trimmer. The large south win
dow of the Boston Store displays
great taste and the work of an artist.
The scene represents a little girl en-
tering the cemetery on the morning
of May 30th, carrying a basket of
flowers, while inside the enclosure
are the graves of the soldiers decor
ated with beautiful flowers. The,
background is large painting rep
resenting the Goddess of Liberty
mourning over the graves of un-
known soldiers. Everybody who
it convenient ought to see
this grand display.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-27
An Excellent Orchestra.

The celebrated DuQuesne orchestra
of Pittsburg, Pa, will make its first
appearance at Randolph park to-
morrow, Sunday, May 2S. A fine
sacred concert will be given, weather
permitting, from 2:30 to pm. A
splendid program has been selected
Tor the occasion and it will be one of
the musical events of the season.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-27
At the Gorge.

The Gorge will open on Decoration
Day. The handsome new pavilion
will be in fine condition for dancing
and Sid Morey's orchestra of seven
pieces will furnish music. Mr.
Morey will also have charge of the
dancing.
Commencing Sunday, June t., a
band of 15 pieces will discourse
sacred music at the Gorge.
E. L. Alling of Akron, has obtain
ed the refreshment privileges.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-27
Shoe Stores Will Close.

Through misrepresentation of the
Clerks union we will close our store
at $50 Monday evening, and not be
open as previously announced.
THE AKRON SHOE Co.
AfFboOt and shoe stores will close
at the usual hour Monday dight.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-09-30
Nothing Seems Able to Check Up.
ward Course of Cotton.

New York, September 27.-
The bull contingent in the local
cotton market continues to score
unparalleled successes. Including
today's phenomenal rise the total
advance within the last 10 days
has been nearly 100 points. Time
after time, on the rise, holders of
cotton have sold for profits on the
old idea that the market, under
the ordinary order of things, must
necessarily suffer reaction. De-
velopments regularly proved that
the previous customs counted for
naught in this particular instance.
The investment public entered
into speculation With vim seldom
equaIled and seemed to have the
utmost confidence in the market.
After somewhat irregular
opening the course of prices was
steadily upward. Shortly after
midday January touched 6.S3,
this being a net gain of 21 points.
Commission houses, Europe, the
south, shorts and the bull faction
all bought freely. Taken as a
whole, the day here witnessed one
of the most excited sessions re.
corded in over a wear.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-09-30

aldo in attempting to enforce
good government, after the Am,
erican fashion, ordered his soldiers
to suppress band of robbers,
three of whom were executed at
Mariquita. He has also prohibit
ed gambling in the villages under
his control.
Palermo, the president of the
so called Filipino cabinet, has fal
len into diSfavor among the Fills
plnos on account of his peace pro-
cllvities. They suspect him of
planning to repeat his treachery
OF the former insurrection, when
he went over to the Spaniards and
they may expel him.
Aguinaldo has issued a decree
inviting Filipino deserters to re
turn within a month, in which
case they will be pardoned.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-09-30
COL. MEALS CASE.
Says he Will Settle up Saturday
or Monday.
Columbia Record, 26th.

Attorney General Bellinger re.
ceived a letter from Colonel Meal
this morning. In it he says that
be will be in Columbia Saturday
or Monday prepared to settle his
Indebtedness to the state. He
doesn't say whether he intends to
settle for the So, 800 he acknowl>
edges is due or the $11, 900 that
is charged against him.
He asks that this time be ex-
tended him and requests that his
bondsmen be not pushed further
until he can settle.
Mr.. Bellingcr says he will be
here at the time mentioned to re-
ceive settlement, but in the
meantime his action against bonds.
men will remain in statu quo.
The bOndSmen have been reuuest-
ed to settle, but as this has not
been done, the proposed suit
against them which is to come at
the October term of court will
not be dropped unless in the
meantime the settlement is made.
Even if all the money is paid,
it Is not likely that the criminal
action against Colonel Neal will
be dropped. But he would stand
a much better chance of acqultt.l
if he does pay up.
The last time Colonel Neal was
in the city it was generally ex-
pected that he was ready to settle.
But his attorneys said they knew
nothing of such intention. In
their consultation with the attor-
ney general nothing was accom-
plished and the amount he will be
held for remained the same as be-
fore.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-09-30
COL. JONES SETTLES.
Pays His Share of the Shortape
of Col. Meals.
Columbia Record.

Columbia Record.
Following is u letter received
by the attorney general from
Colonel Willie Jones:
Columbia, S. c., Sept. 20, 1899.
Hon. q Duncan Bellinger, Atty
Gen of S. &. Columbia; S. G.
Dear Sir: In compliance with
your demand upon the bondsmen
Of w. A. Neal, late superintend
ent of the South Carolina peniten
tiary, l herewith enclose nv
check on Carolina National Bank
for S937.47, this being one third
of the amount of the shortage of
Colonel Neal.
The shortage being represented
by the following items:
amount collected Of S.
Fowler. December, 1895 S 500 90
Amount collected Of w ..
Hammond, Nov 1895 800 90
Amount collected OF Fowler
Il Hammond and kept
Feb. 1897 $40 u5
Amount co lected OF w. r.
McGilI, brick sold at De
SaussuTe farm 80 90
5 book cases AT SIP each 60 90
] hatrack 10 %
8 small tables at So each II 90
b. dstead 10 90
Panting furniture at home 10 90
700 bushels cotton seel AL -
cents per huIhei. los 90
Commissary account for i
years G3S 20
Collected Of J J. Ercrwell
or oats, April, 1888 3s7 l.
Total S2,Sl2 Al
Please allow me to thank you
for your uniform courtesy and
fairness in all my dealings with
you in this matter, and commend
you for your great zeal in looking
after the interests of the state.
have the honor to remain
very respectfully, your obedicnt
servant,
Willie Jones.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-09-30
SIX WERE KILLED.
Cadet Wood and Five Men Slain
on Ardaneta.

Manila, Sept. %, 8 "a. MT
is reported by pei son who has
just arrived from Turdac that
Naval Cadet Welborn &. Woods,
who was in command Of the Uni
ted States gunboat Urdaneta re-
Gently captured and destroyed by
the insurgents in the Orani river,
on the northwest side of Manila
bay, where she was patrolling,
and five of the nine enlisted men
forming the crew, were killed
during the fighting previous to
the destruction of the vessel.
The four other men and the
captured cannon-a one FOUNDER,
a rapld-fre gun, a Colt machine
gun and a Nordenfeldt 25>milli-
metre gun were conveyed to Ma.
lac.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-09-30
MILLIONS GIVEN AWAY

1t is certainly gratifying to the
public to know of one concern in
the land who are not afraid to be
generous to the needy and suffer
ing. The proprietors of DIR Kings
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, have given
over ten million trial bottles of
this great medicine; and have the
satisfaction of knowing it has
absolutely cured thousands of
hopeless cases. Asthma, Bron>
chitis, Hoarseness and all diseases
of the Throat, Chest and Lungs
are surely cured by it. Call on
Crawford Bros Druggist, and
get a free trial bottle. Regular
size SOC. and 81. Every bottle
guaranteed, or price refunded.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-09-30
MEXICO TO GROW COTTON.
Will he Independent of the United
States and Becomea a Competitor.

City Of Mexico, Sept 2S-The
English line of steamers to ply
between Chilean ports, touching
at Callao and GuayaquilI, and
Central American and Mexican
west coast ports, will begin voy>
ages January l, and it is believed
here that Mexico will greatly in
crease It's trade to the Southern
American Pacific ports. Before
the determination was entered up.
on to put on these steamers, the
merchants here were consulted.
and it is believed that AS soon as
Mexico produces her own cotton
in sufficient quantities for her
mills she will be able to sell cot
ton in South America in competi
tion with the United States, Eng
land and other countries on a GOLD
basis.
American capital is going into
the development of lands appro-
pirate to cotton culture along the
Balsas river, near the Pacific coast .
and New York capitalists now
here behind the movement are
confident that enough cotton will
be produced to emancipate Mexi
co entirely from the American
supply. Every year the amount
OF domestic cotton increases, and
fully one.half the amount used
here is native product. Mexico's $
policy is to remain on the silver
basis, and after supplying the
home markets with manufactures
invade South America.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-09-30
Three Charleston Fertilizer Fac.
tories Bring S6S1, 900.
Special to The State.

Charleston, Sept. 26. The
deal which has been pending for
several weeks between the Vir-
ginia-Carolina company and the
Standard and the Imperial Fertil>
lzer companies for the purchase of
the latter by the former was def
nlteIy concluded last evening, and
this morning the money was paid
over and the stock delivered.
The Oakland Mining company,
which has a lease on the St. An
drew S property on Stono river.
was also included in the deal and
was sold along with the manufac>
turing companies to the VIRGINIA.
Carolina company.
The Standard brought $195 per
share, making in round numbers
n purchase price of S4O0, 600 for
the company.
The Imperial brought $40 per
share, or S245, 900 total.
The Oakland, with capital
stock of SIC, 900, was bought for
S3G, 900.
The companies were bought
outright, except the Oakland, the
profits of which up to date are re-
tanned by the old owners. The
stock, plans, products, assets and
good will of the Standard and the
Imperial pass into the possession
of the Virginia. Carolina Chemi-
cal company.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-09-30
Three Murder Cases Tried at
Union Court.
Special to The State.

Union, Sept 25-Court is ia
session now, Judge r Z Watts
presiding. This has been a very
busy court, as there were three
mul der cases besides many other
important trials.
b West, who killed his wife
last year, was found guilty of
manslaughter and sentenced to
seven years in the State reni-
tentiary. This is the third time
West has been tried, but there
WAS mistrial each time until the
verdict was found at this court.
West was thought to he a good
citizen and comes from good
family.
Sheriff j G Long was acquitted
for killing his deputy, Joe Gall
man.
John Inm,n, well thought
of young man from the county,
was found guilty of forgery and
sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary. Mr. lnman ran for
county superintendent of educa>
tiOn at the last election.
The boy from Lockhart who
was tried for killing his playmate
was acquitted. They were plying
ball and he had been teased so
much by his playmate that he
struck him IN the head, killing
him instantly.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-09-30

Ihe matter of Otis feelings will
not enter into the subject, al
though to relieve him of the cons
mand would be blow to his
pride, and would imply lack of
confidence by the government in
his military ability. There is not
likely to be any change before
November, however.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-09-30
RED HOT FROM THE
GIN

Was the ball that hit & Is
Steadmen of Newark, Mich, in
the Civil War. 1t caused hor-
ribls Ulcers that no treatment
helped for 20 years. Then Buck
lens Arnica Salve cured him.
Cures Cuts, Bruises, Boils, Felons,
Corns, Skin Eruptions. Best Pile
cure on earth. 25 cts. box.
Cure guaranteed.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-09-30
DEWEY ARRIVES HOME.
He Got in Unexpectedly Two
Days Ahead of Time.

New York, September 26-The
Olympia, with Admiral George
Dewey aboard, arrived this mora
ing, two days ahead of schedule
time. The Olympia was sighted
southeast of Sandy Hook light
ship at $40 and dropped anchor
in the lower bay at 7:15.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-09-30

The city of Columbia has sold
its old city hall property to the
Carolina National bank, for $26, 4.
100. The city has bought another
lot for $14,00 lower down on
Main street.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-09-30
MORE TALK OF REMOVING
OTIS.
President Said to be Nearly Per
suaded to Caange.-More
Active Man Needed.

has been a revival recently of re-
ports, traceable to moro reliable
sources than heretofore, that Gen.
Otis will be relieved as director
of military operations in the Phil
ippines and some active and de.
termiued .officer placed in cons
mand.
War Department officials deny
that there is any dissatisfaction
with Gen. Otis or his methods of
fighting the Filipinos. These of
fcials state that Gen. Otis will
conduct the entire military opera,
tions when the campaign opens,
aud they now insist there is no
purpose to disturb his present
status as governor general and
commander of the army in the
Philippines.
AS governor general Otis has
given satisfaction, but as soldier
directing military operations there
is a wide difference of opinion as
to his efficiency. 1t is alleged
that he devotes more attention to-
civil affairs than to the army, and
that he lacks that attrib lte so de-
sirable in successful officer, te-
nacity Of purpose. His vacillat-
ing methods during the campaign
last spring are now s,id to have
resulted in more failure to follow
up advantages secured after hard
and persistent fighting than the
administration has knowledge of.
Only his chief COMMUNICATIVE
Arthur and Lawton-know all
the facts in connection with sew
eral expeditions which were ex-
plotted over the cables as decisive
victories.
The President has learned from
several sources, however, the gen.
eraldissatisfac,ion felt by military
men, both Mt Manila and ut home,
Mt the report that Gen Otis will
soon be retained in command of
the immense army that will soon
be in the Philippines. Gen. Otis
it is alleged by his critics, could
not successfully handle $4,000
men, the number he had last
spring. With O,OOO men on
the firing line, it is declared he
would be even more incompetent
to deal with the problem of the
subjugation of the Filipinos. The
President has been told, so it is
reliably stated, by Mr.. Schurman
of the Philippine commission, that
both he and his colleagues we're
satisfied that the interests of the
army and the government require
some more active and alert com.
mander at the head of the troops
someone, it is said, like Gens
Lawton.
Gen. Miles is ready to assume
command in the field, and is anx-
ious for the detail, and now that
his relations with the War Depart-
ment are more amicable, it is not
improbable that, when the troops
have been landed and the cam>
paign is ready to open, he NAV
be ordered to Manila. The sub
jugation of the Filipinos by next
spring at the latest is of vital DO
htical importance to the admins
tration. Failure to end the war
by that time would evoke the SO v L.
crest structures on the administra.
tion, and on Gen. Otis if he is
retained.
These considerations have not
been overlooked by the admins.
tration, which will not hesitate to
depose Otis II it believes another
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-09-30
News and Rumors From the
Philippines.

Inc American authorities have
declined the request of General
Jaramillo, the Spanish officer who
is settling SPANS military affairs
in the Philippine islands, to send
vessel under the Spanish flag to
collect the Spanish prisoners at
insurgent ports, as stipulated by
the tI'ipinoS, on the ground that
the ports are closed, that such a
step, therefore, would be unlaw>
ful, and bcause they declined to
accept the Fllipino's dictation.
The authorities are ready to send
an American vessel. The Spanish
commission, therefore, will re-
turn to effect an arrangement for
the delivery of the prisoners on
board an American vessel.
Aguinaldo has issued state>
ment saying the warlike activity
OF the Americans has prevented
the concentration of the prisoners,
as Intended, but they will be de-
livered Oct. 19.
The Tagals of the island of
Mindano have expressed their
readiness to accept American
sovereignty in exchange for pro-
lection against the harrassing q
Moros.
A native officer has offered Mai
Gen OTIS 1000 Macabebee tribes
men to fight the Tagals of the
Laguna de Bay district.
The troops engaged in the fight
ing in Cebu belonged to the Nine.
teen:h infantry, Sixth infantry,
Tweuty-third infantry and Sixth
artillery.
The insurgents are trying to
incite the natives of Malabon, a
city of 10000 inhabitants, five
miles from Manila, to rise against
the American garrison. Capt.
Allen has been holding the place
with two companies of the Six
teenth infantry, but, on account
of the need of all the available
men at the front, his force has
been reduced TO 70 men. They
now remain near the big church
where they ale quartered, being
too few In number to attempt to
patrol the town. Armed, uni
formed parties of the insurgents
recently disembarked from Cas-
Goes during the night, collected
money for the insurrection and
preached revolt. Two mayors
have been elected but both of
them have declined to serve.
Malabon has been ma le the
shipping point whence provisions
and other stuff are brought from
Manila by trains and shipped into
the hostile territory. The insur>
gents seemed to be trying to make
their good treatment of the Ameri.
can prisoners card by which to
gain outside sympathy. Two
Engllshmen who have arrived
here from Tarlac report that the
Americans are treated more like
guests than prisoners. They are
fed on the best that the country
affords and everything is done
to gain their favor. A Filipi-
no paper says that on the
occason of a recent fete at
Nittoria, in celebration of mythi-
cal Filipino victory, the Ameri-
can prisoners were given the
freedom of the town and FIVE
pesos each with which to celebrate
the victory"
The Englishmen also say the
Filipinos have offered all the Am
ericans commissions in their army
and that three of them have ac-
cepted. This ia not hal;axad
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-09-30

S- Have you forgotten to
pay your subscription to Ledger 2
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-09-30

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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-10-19

President Kruger quotes the Bible
as bearing upon the Transvaal crisis.
and the cable announces the fact te
the world. He remarked that he con-
sidered the Boer position best defined
by a certain chapter OF scripture, and
forthwith more people than III any av-
,erage twenty-four hours read the
psalm beginning, Keep not thou 81
lence, o Cod Since Cromwell's day.
when hearty praying and hard fight
ing went hand in hand,rulers and com
manders who get inspiration from the
Bible are said to be twice armed. NC
marching orders of Boer general
could so fire the courage OF his SOL
diers as will the words of the psalm,
which have stirred and strengthened
the hearts OF myriads of men for many
generations.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-10-19
NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION.
Fargo Mans Awful Experiencc-Fel
into Well Which Was. n Mass Of
Flame 1880 VI

Fargo. n. D.-Supt. Moore, of the
county hospital had Il thrilling fight for
NE tuesday. The water at the hos.
pltal is pumped with small gasoline
engine. Which sets in the we'll house on
practically alright cover, through
winch there is trap door to the plat
form below. on which the pump rests.
MI Moore went through the trap door
TO one second platform to see If the
pump was in good shape. After en-
aiming 1T he struck Il match to see
now much water was in the we'll. In
stall1ly the whole we'll was Il solid
mass or flame. Moore dropped fifteen
leet INTO the water. and. by repeatedly
diving. managed to eXtinguish the fire
on his clothing. He had sutti Gent pres
ence OF mind to keep his mouth shut
and did not inhale any flames. and. by
keeping his cyelids closed, his sight
was preserved.
When the flames reached the top of
me we'll there was Il terrific explosion.
me heavy roof of the well house was
blown thirty feet in the air and the
house shattered. Part of the debris
filled the trap door. and it was several
minutes before the hospital attendants
Could open the place and rescue Mr..
Moore. He was sorry spectacle. All
the skin was burned off his face and
hands. His injuries are serious. but he
owes his life to his remarkable pres
ence of mind.
one peculiar incident was that the
door OF the we'll house was blown into
thousands of splinters. some of which
We're carried 300 feet While the panes
in
The explosion was due to an accumu-
lation of natural gas, which had been
held i'll the we'll by the tight covers
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-10-19

The influx of American commercial
men is a constant surprise to English
men, who are just beginning to realize
what American business rivalry means.
Entire sections of streets here are now
lined with the signs of American firms
in every line of trade. A prominent
Manchester iron man said to corre-
spondent of the Associated Press: The
main significance of this importing OF
manufacturing firms is that the Amer
leans are now not only underselling us
here, but they are making their agen-
cies bases from which they are grad
ually reaching out into every country
in Europe. know OF an immense
Cleveland firm which established an
agent here who for year did not I'M
dertake an English order, wholly con-
ftning himself to Germany, France and
Russia. Now the concern has more Or
ders from England alone than it can
supply H.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-10-19
yERuoxrs HEARTY WELCOME.
Native State Takes Him In

Dewey's Native State Takes Him I'M
Hand.
Montpelier, Vt. Oct. 14.-Ihe state
,f Vermont gave welcome to Admlfai
Dewey Yesterday With parade an GA
reception at the state house. Inc
weather was perfect and 3o,OoV VIZ
tors Joined with the heros toWhslnen
IL the celebration. Never before mas
here been such Il massing OF people
and so elaborate a demonstration Ill
The history of Vermont. The town was
handsomely decorated. Admiral Dew
" spent the night on board the Sleep
ny car Genesta. anu the car and rail-.
.oad yard were picketed by natlonal
gnartlsmen. Early yesterday morning
IN a train from Norwich came the bat
.alion CT cadets from Norwich unlVef-
sity. the military school which Admiral
Dewey attended while a youth. Inc
CADETS brought two field pieces to be
Used in firing salutes. The admiral was
I'D betimes. although only few persons
saw him until shortly after 8 o'clock.
when he left his car. walked to the OIL
ice of his brother Charles. He spent
a few minutes there and then returned
TO the car. Old friends and nelghbors
were received by him during the fore
noon. \ delegation OF Kings Daugh.
ters brought him large bouquet or
"oses. Shortly before noon he Went to
he residence of his brother Edward.
where a family gathering was held ana
luncheon served The occasion was 4
most happy one. as there were quite a
number of the admirafs relatives
lraSpOt