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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-24
Earthquakes Shock
Mexican Republic.
Caused Panic aud Loss of
Life and Limb in City of
COlima,

City of Mexico. Jan 81 News is
arriving from the interior points
affected by the earthquake Friday
night and Saturday morning Much
damage was done to property in
Guadalajara, and the city of Colima,
capital of the State of the same
name, was the scene Of terrifying
experiences. accompanied with loss
of life The City of Mexico came
off comparatively unscathed, little
damage occurring, although some
adobe huts in the suburbs fell in and
one bridge was partly wrecked. The
church Of the Three Kings at ATE
chatzalco. in the suburbs, was crack.
ed and will be closed for repairs
Scientists are studying the earth
quake from data now being received
from interior points
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-24
Will be Editor For a Week.

Topeka. Kas. Jsn 2l.-The Rev
Charles M. Sheldon. author OF IN
His Steps" is to be given an opportuo-
lty to edit a daily newspaper as be
'hiuks Christian daily should he
cdi'ed For the week beginping March
l3 Go will have absolute contro! OF
every department. Of the Topeka Gapi
tsl-news, editorial and advertising.
At the Detroit convection of TIE
Christian EnaeaVor Society. MIR Shel.
don asked what "phi!anthropic gentle
men 10 !bis age of muoice q,
eudowments to education institutions
would give 81 OO0.O tor the creation
of great Cnrls,ian daily"
The phIlanthropic gentleman has no,
appeared with the money; bu, 10 response
TO the appeals of the leading ci'iz,os OF
Topeka. Mr. SheIdoh's home towo, Mr.
Dell Keyser, the president OF tie
Topeka Capital Company, offered TO
give the paper to Mr. Sh Idon for one
week. aud sae offer has been accepted
Ii Is understood tia; able writer's are 20
ass'st hir Sheldon. and that statesmen.
prominent citizens aud editors Of some
Of the dsilies Of New York, Chicago
and ii Lrrl- will help hlm by sugees
tioue. Mr Sbeldoon has rot yet given
aoy intma:ion OF hls pans.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-24
The WAR in AFRICA.
Fighting Around Ladysmlth
Has Begun.

L,adoo. jan % The Tims, hes
eAs following. dated Sunday evening
Item 6psasuso's camp:
"AW yesterday and today Geo Var.
req he's been ssssokiOg tho Beers.
Thsis position 10 . long ridge four miles
northwest Of Triohards' drift, ascend.
ias from shs river. Al dawn yestor.
day (Sssssdsy) our guns occupied a
kepje on she sast Of the range.
"Ths sasmy's dsfsnsss were chiefly
sloss ssegsrs ex,sodiog forward snI
siehs slosg the spur. mstioe the posi-
tiea ssui eireulsr. A, IL o'clock
Gee Hsss's briesds advanced 90 the
1sh. sloas . rocky. unsvsr .pur, into
shs'sssi.sirols, under heavy Gre from
sAsss directions. Taking advantage OF
oil possibls cover. che troops advanced
- . poiss within 500 yards Of the
sssoy's right viog. bat they did no,
edvsass beyond The edge Of ,bs cover
xesss they fsusiosd aotil dark snd
bivesssksd. 'h
''fs sddiios to Maxim Nordsufsld,s
Ne enemy 6sed sbrsposl captured at
Oelssso. Tosir Ore wss ioseru,it,ens,
ssd vss slso temporarily silsnced BY
ssr ossksd batteries. Al pigbt the
sssey's right vios svaooa,sd it's posi-
eiee."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-24
LONG RANGE FIRING WAS
GENERAL

Durham. Jan 2l The Natal Ad
vertiser has the following from Spear
msn's Camp. dated yesterday:
"Gen Warren's column attacked a
lengthy Boer position on the
northern ridge of Spion Kop A
heavy bombsrdment by field battery
preceded the advance. The Boers
eventually replied with two guns.
several machine guns and rifles The
British responded similarly aud long
range firing became general. lasting
until dark.
"Gen Hildysrd drew the Boers
from . splendid position simutan-
eeusly by Q dsmonstrstion on their
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-24
NO HOT BREAKFAST.

Spssrsss's Camp. Jsn 81. 10. 20 D
.a.-Alsss seo hours Of continuous aod
sssribls drs yesterday Gsos Hsr, aud
OIoy advanced 1000 yards. The
Besss maintained 90 irregular Gre
durisg The eight. bu, the British out
posss did oos reply This morning at
dsybrssk she Beers opened . stiff 6re
The Bsisish stood TO ,bs suus who're
shsy slsps. sod 90 engagement, was
ressvsd vigorously. Tho 6sid artillery
poured strapped io.o the euewy's
1.euehss.
A suuor that Lsdysui,b bad bseu
relieved solivened the British, who
ssst up ringing cheer. This vas
taken Tor 90 advance The 6rst kopie
uas carried st The point Of the bss one,.
and sbs Beers rssrss,sd TO ,bs next
kopjs. vhieh. like most others. vas
sssswa vish immense boulders, sur
ooue,sd By mounds on the summi.
The BrisisL sdvspesd steadily sod
shs Bosrs relaxed slightly. The Iat,r
did sos chow much tsosci,y % previous
y. Their Nordsufsldts 6red ct long
isssrvals. spd their cannon fred bat
ssldes. Apparently ths Beers were
shors Of big smmuuitioo.
All dsy the rosr Of muskstry con
sieusd. The British took three Bocr
positions on the mountain, and found
shelter behind tho boulders.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-24
A Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture of Annie E.
Springer, Of 1925 Howard It, rhiladelb ha
Pa, when she found that Or. Kings New ID. .
covory for Consumption had completely cured
her Of hack,ug cough that for many ycnrs
had made life a burden. All othor remedies
and doctors could give her no hep but She
says Of this Royal Cure-'it soon removed
the pain in my chest and | can now sleep
soundIy, something 1 can scarcely remember
doing before. | feel like sounding its praises
Throughout the Universe" SO will every one
who tries DR.. Kings New Discovery tor any
trouble of tho Throat, Chest "r lungs. Price
SOC and 81. Trial bottles free at J. + W.
DeLorme's Drug Store every bottle qua. 40
teed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-24

frontal position, drawing, q feeble
fire from their Nordenfeld,s and rifles
The British naval guns and Howitzers
shelled the trenches with excellent
effeck and many Beers were observ.
ed boiling The British artillery
completely silenoed the Boer fire. and
ut nightsall the British infantry
occupied an excellent advance posi-.
tion F"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-24

Charleston. Jan II To-Day. Young
Ma,del PDistOn met Duucau McDutiie
on the road. near Bsnueusv,lle, this
State, and was accused of assisting 10
'he runaway marriage OF his McDuf
6e's) daughter PoIston denied the
charge. a quarrel eosued. resulting 10
the killing of McDufis. Poiston is
uow 10 Jail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-24
SOy.re Dig Salaries.

Speaking Of big salaries. the biggest
on record was paid to George Gould.
For ten years work his father gave
him S5.000.000. The account went down
as FOR services rendered" That was
ut the rate of SJ00Q00 4 year.
The highest salary ever paid a rail
road president was the $4,000 n year
that went to Sir William c. Van Horn
when he was president Of the Cana
dian paciic.-Npw York Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-24

l. Travis, agent Southern u r,
Seins, Ga writes, 81 can not say TOO much
10 praise Of One Minute Cough Cure la my
case IL worked like charm - The only
harmless remedy that gives lmm ediate results.
Cures coughs. colds, Group. bronchius, and
all throat and lung troubles y. s. Hughson
B Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-24
FACTS IN A FEW LINES.

At least 10 American lawyers are en-
deavorinS to earn Il living in Manila.
English dictionaries are in greater
1emand than any other commodity in
Porto Rico.
There are o42 German Baptist
churches ia the United States, with
f2,OOO members.
The minneapolis mills make 14,0O0,-
700 barrels of flour a year and consume
SO,O00,0O0 bushels of wheat
The capital Of Herzegovina has a
man named Gjugja who is 100 years
old and boasts of 13G descendants.
The production of wire rods increas-
ed in the United States from 279,169
tons in 1889 to 1,O71, ,GS3 tons in 1898
Plans are being made for the project
ed canal between Berlin and Stettin,
by which vessels Of heavy tonnage will
be able to reach Berlin
The Buddhists of Burma have sub.
scribed and paid $4,000 for the mate
rials and fashioning of a golden casket
In which theirmOst sacred relic, q tooth
Of Buddha is TO repose.
The churches Of the United States
claim 26,OOO,000 communicates, being
about One-third Of the entire popula-
ton. During 1897 the growth in
church membership was G31, 1000.
Two Virginians have patented cigar
in which a leaf stem is inserted IN the
center to impart it's fragrance to the
filler, the stem being withdrawn when
the cigar is lighted, thus forming
passage for the smoke.
A German railroad now building in
eastern Africa, where the climate is
most dangerous to white men, recently
offered positions to civil engineers at
Sl,12o per annum, station masters ST.
0UO and locomotive drivers 5000.
A correspondent Of the London Acad-
emy writes that a bookseller in n large
provincial city discovered an assistant
arranging four new copies of Walt
Whitman's Leaves of Grass" on the
shelves devoted to books on garden
ing.
The horticultural world is exercised
by the mysterious transformations in
color which the Japanese are able to
effect in roses. By some unknown out
natural process che flower changes
from red in the sunlight 20 white in the
shade or in darkness.
In Toledo, n city OF nearly 10000
Inhabitants, the death rate last year.
according to the report of DR.. ]. I.
Woods. health officer. was only 1913.
In Erie. Pa, during the past three
years the rate has varied from 1883
TO 1904.
After many years of public discus
sion St. Petersburg has at last estab-
Gshed a fixed tariff for cabs. These
cabs are much used, as the street car
system is little developed. but they are
small and uncomfortable There are
about 10000 in use.
In the north of Brazil, in the dis.
tricts in the vicinity of the Amazon.
are the forests containing the rubber
trees. the amount of this product ex.
ported last year being valued at S50,-
OO0.0o0 and the supply as yet showing
no signs Of exhaustion.
SOrie Dig Salaries.
Speaking Of big salaries. the biggest
on record was paid to George Gould.
For ten years work his father gave
him SJ.O00.000. The account went down
as FOR services rendered" That was
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-24
But 1t Is Believed to Have
Been More Serious Than
on Previous Days.

Butler has reported nothing of his
operations on Monday and official
and press intelligence leaves the
British bivoaacked Sunday night on
the ground they had won after two
days fighting The war Office turn
ed everybody out Of the Hobbies at
midnight Apparently Lord Lsns
dOwne was 90 much without news all
yesterday as other persons were
Military men assume that fighting
must have taken place aud that it
was probably more severe than on
the preceding dsys Gen Butler
would not be likely to give the Beers
leisure to add to the elaborate in
trenchmeDts. TO arrange their artiI.
lery end to concentrate their forces
The special correspondents Sunday
night we're allowed TO send the an
nouncement that the battle would be
almost certainly resumed the follow
ing day, and hence official and popu
lar anxiety is at high tension The
British military experts all share the
hopes of their leaders. and. as Spen
ser Wilkinson points out, they hesi
tate to cay word that might be
interpreted as unfavorable Mr. Viii
kinson refers to the "cooI judgment
Of German and Austrian critics."
which means that some of the best
judges look upon Gen Buffers enter
prise as forlorn hope. as merely q
continual strain of fighting. which
may prove too much for the physical
energy of the troops engaged
The Daily Chronicles military ex.
pert says:
Even when q battle is won 10 a
single day, az q rule pursuit is only
possible when fresh troops are avail
able Blu: 10 this instance it is not
a question of mere pursuit, but of
renewing an attack upon intrenched
positions, after q days hard fight
ing and night Of lying on the bat
tlefield
Reenforcements sggrega,ing 5000
or more have reached Capetown
du'ing the last three days 1t ia un
certain how these have been dis
posed Of but probably most of them
have been sent 10 Natal. where it is
believed Geu Butler needs them
The British in other districts in
South Africa continue inactive
Lord Methuen's $4,000 men re
main behind their works Gen
French's 1000 at Rensburg were
reused OF Sunday by a general alarm
that the Beers were attacking, but it
turned out that there was no basis
for this Gen Gatacre 10 quiescent
at Colesburg
The discomfort of the colonial off
GERS aud their disagreements with
the regulars are being inquired i.to
by Lord Roberts who asserts that
he will give the Cape Colonists equal
opportunities
AT Ladysmih the deaths from en-
teTic fever and dysentery average ten
day Some fears are expressed
that the garrison may be worn by
pr'vation aud disease az to bo unable
TO do much IN the way of helping
Gen Butler
The war Office has decided not to
send the Seventeenth Lancers Eighth
Hussars and seventh Dragoon Guards
to south AFRICA. although mobiized
Ii il understood that Lord Roberts
does no, see way to get fodder for
the English chargers More than tina,
the English cavalry are 100 heavy for
work on the veldt, and Lord Roberts
expects to use colonial cVaIry in
stead
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-24

Vera Cruz. Mex, Jan 81 The
earthquake travelled across the coun
try, reaching here just after midnight
Saturday morning The shocks we're
comparatively light here
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-24
~ EiS Word.

CUstomPr-YOu sell cracked eggs at
half price. do you not?
C!crk-Ges'm. We always make so
per cent reduction on cracked goods
Anything else today?
CUStomPr-Ies: you may give me q
dollars worth Of cracked wheat. Here's
80 cents.-Columbus (OD State Journal.
This old world at best is cnly an an
vii ana life n sort Of Plutonian black
smith. that. with varying blows.
strikes us into form. The blow that
aurts us most may shape us best
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15
BURLINGTON ROUTE.
New Train Service.

1.-THE Burlington Northern
Pacific Express'-No. Al, after
April Goth, from st. Louis in
the morning, and midday from
Eastern Missouri, arriving st.
Joseph, 6:20 p. m, Kansas City
ZOO p. ma through train for
Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana,
Washington, Puget Sound cities
and Portland, via Billings,
Montana. All classes of through
equipment to the Northwest.
The short line, the time. saver.
Another New Train-H. & st.
j., No. 3-the early morning
express from the Mississippi
River for Kansas City, st.
Joseph, connecting with after
noon and evening trains for all
points beyond.
No. 5, Nebraska Colorado
Express" one night to Denver
for Nebraska, Colorado,
Utah, Pacific Coast. From
Eastern Missouri before sunset.
Also ST. L., X. g. N. w. fast
express for st. Paul, Minneapo-
lis and the North.
Number Is, from st. Louis,
Number So, from Chicago
night trains for Kansas City,
st. Joseph, Nebraska, Colorado
Utah, the entire Pacific Coast.
Wide vestibuled, Pintsch
lighted. best standard equip
ment.
All ticket agents have tick
cts reading via the Burlington
Route and Burlington Folders
with the large map.
HOWARD ELTING wv. wAKELEY
General Agent Gen'l Passenger Agent
Hannibal, Mo. St. Louis, Mo.
HOWARD ELLIOTT. Gen'l Manager,
St. Louis, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15
Monroe History.

In 1864 the Iron Glad oath
played the duce with the Demo-
crat vote in "Old" Missouri.
At that time there was no
Monroe precinct and the iphab,
itants of the village of Monroe
City had TO go to Indian. Creek
or as then called Swinkey to
vote. Then there was only two
Democrat votes cast at that
point.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15
Bohemia.

Where is Bohemia? Any
where, everywhere, nowhere.
1t exists in the hearts of its
denizens, in the lives of those
who love it; it's the land of
staunch comradship, of kindly
sympathy, of kindred intellect;
where hearts beat high and
hands grasp firm, where power
ty is no disgrace, where charity
does not chill; the land where
the primitive virtues have fled
for refuge from the shams of
society and where MIS-. Grundy
holds no sway. Where is it?
Under forest arches where birds
sing in the green'twilight, and
the wild creatures revel in their
birthright of uutrammelled free.
dom; under sapphire skies where
water paves the wondrous ways
and laps the walls of palaces
whose beauty not all the cen
turtles have oimmed, in crowded
cities where leagues of brick
and mortar blot out natures
handiwork and foul the air with
reek and smoke and stencil, IN
clubs where wit and good fell
lowship hold high revelry of
fragrant weed and flowing bowl,
in Cheerless streets where the
worn out hack lies with the old
chum beside him striving with
gentle hand to Tighten the last
of the weary way, very close
to the confines of Bohemia that
last, Hamish, bordering, We'll
hope, on the Better Land).
Where is 1t? Where is it not:
Where heart has never leaped
at tale of love or chivalry or
mirth, where art has never
touched with hand divine the
blind brute eyes and bade the
soul to see. where music has
never winged to teach the voice
a carol and the feet measure
where mind remembers not tc
soar and hand forgets it's Gun
ming, there draw the line, fol
there Bohemia stops! All! hap
lpy realm! thou art the tru,
land of freedom, let Others
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15
The National ResuI t.

Great Caesars ghost!
Say, contidentially, between you and
me and the gatepost,
Did you think there were that many
Republicans in our midst?
Or that they were going to do us up
the way they didst?
Suffering land!
This trick of surprising an enemy
beats the band!
It's wrong, it's sinful, it oughtn't to
be allowed
aging low and then jumping on fell
low with all your crowd!
Lay on, Macduff!
Nobody on earth ever heard Demo-
crat cry Enough"
Come one, come all, as James Fitz-
James was wont to sing,
We may be bit disfgured, but we're
still in the ring
Just wait awhile,
And you'll see the toe the mark with
the gamests sort of smile;
And when four years roll round and
the fight is on anew
Say, Republicans, we won't do a
thing to you!
--RJ.wy' n. SACN0ETS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15

A man went into a store and
asded iif he could rest for few
hours. The proprietor who
had just removed a nest of new
born mice from coffee grinder,
told him he could, and then
asked him why he didn't go to
Il hotel. The man replied: Il
am suffering from nervous
prostratiou, and the doctor said
to get quite place to rest and
as I see you do not advertise, 1
knew that 1 could not find a
quieter place" And with that
he settled back in his chair and
watched the swallows build
their nests in the cheese case. -
GAINESVILLE Herald.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15
Slissour's Record.

In the national elections
of 1900 the great Common.
wealth of Missouri, the fifth
State in Importance among
the forty five, splendidly main
tanned it's rightful claim to be
considered as the leading Demo
cratic State and the faithful
aud unconquerable stronghold
of American Democracy.
This achievement was scored
by Missouri in the face of a
tremendous assault organized
ard made for the purpose OF
breaking her record as a Demo =
cratic State. The National
Republican Committee lent
itself 10 the futherance of
this effort, and lavishly assist
ed Missouri Republicans in
their recent campaign. Money
for campaign purposes was
amply supplied from national
headquarters Vice President
elect Roosevelt was sent into
Missouri To make campaign
speeches Nothing was left
undone that promised the win.
ming of Missouri to the cause
of Republicanism. The strenu
Gus attempt utterly tailed, how
ever, thanks to the superb
loyalty of Missourians to the
Democratic faith. Nowhere
along the Democratic line O
battle in the great conflict OF
1900 was there a bra vel or fierc
er fight waged than that o
Missouri. Nowhere in all the
line is there anything like SO
gratifying final result. The
State has elected Governor
Dockery by big majority. IT.
chief city, Republican for years
has overcome a big Repnb lical
ma jority and elected the entire
democratic local tickle t. Mis-
souri, must now, without quest
ion, take her place as the ban
ner Democratic State in tn,
Union. Republic.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15
The Kid.

j. w. HUT the grocer of N.
Main st. is not only happy
but more so if such a thing
could be possible Last week
the Democrat was in error. 1t
reported j. w. as being the
proud papa of an II pound girl.
Holy Moses Mr.. HUT was an
old bachelor and the bright
bouncing kid was not only a
Republican but an II pound
boy. He did not yell for Nc
Kinley but for breakfast.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15

boast as they will, free thought,
speech, action, and unfettered
soul, parents of noble aims and
worthy deeds, we say them all
when we breathe thy name,
Bohemia !-Harvest
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15
From The Ruins of Nippur.

Prof. Hilprecht's discovery
OF ancient manuscripts or more
properly tablets containing the
records of civiliza ton dating
5000 years before Christ is an
important event in history and
perhaps in religion.
The tablets are said to be
dictionaries, grammars, con-
tracts, bills of sale, histories,
chronological lists, etc.-in
short, everything needed to
throw. light on the social and
political conditions of those
times. The most important
and interesting fact is that the
tablets supply many gaps in tn e
record of Genesis and corrobor
ate the biblical ma ira tive.
When all these records are
translated and published they
will probably be found invalu-
able to historical and biblical
students and absorbingly inter
esting to the general reader.
Abraham fourished about 1900
B. c., or 3400 years ago, but
the civilization which had its
seat in the mountains of Nippur
dates as far from Abraham as
that patriarch is from us, and
there is every reason to believe
that the state of culture was
very high aud refined Post
Dispatch.
st. Louis is working for a
deep water channel from the
lakes to the Gulf. This would
be a great benefit not only tC
st. Louis but to the entire Mis-
sissippi valley. 1t would be
much more common sense fol-
the United States government
to spend it's money in improv
ing the river than to spend il
TO- nur 'cring Fiiipino"s.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15

Fred Wood one of the old and
best known as well as one of
the most popular young men
of Monroe was in the city Fri
day with old friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15

No danger of getting an in
ferior grade of Perfumes. We
only handle the celebrated
Scion Palmers finest made.
RANEY & SAUNDERS
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15

Cash on the nail. IT you owe
it to us come in and settle up.
SHARP & DONLEY.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15
A newspaper man was asked

A newspaper man was asked
to publish an article roasting
a citizen. Certainly" he said
to the caller, "what shall l
say?" He was furnished with
an outline of what he wanted
and wrote an article that was
a scorcher. That's splendid, "
exclaimed the friend when the
article was read to him: that
is right and it'll make his old
hair crinkle." "All right, -
said the editor, "let me see,
what are your initials?" Good
Heavens" said the citizen
you are not going to sign my
name to THAR "Why not?"
asked the editor. Il would't
have anyone know I had any
thing to do with that for the
world. 1 can't afford to get
into a scrap with my neigh,
bors." The editor smiled benev.
olently and said: "Why should
I mix up in scrap that doe
not concern me? Why should
I assume the blame for the
publication of an article to
which you are afraid to sign
YOUR name?" The man stopped
his paper and went away mad.
Spectator.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15

John Hardwick, of near Hun.
newell, was a business visitor
in the city Saturday.