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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-08-08

A gentleman recently cured ~of
dyspepsia gives the following appro-
pirate rendering of Burns famous
blessing: ''Some have meat and
cannot eat, and some have ncns that
want It; but we have meat and We
can at,-Kodol Dyspepsia Cure be
thanked" This preparation will di-
sess what you eat. 1t instantly re-
heyes and radically cures indiges-
tion and all stomach disorders. City
Drug Store. w. B. Frame.
When big woman hates little
woman she refers to her no THAT In
significant thing
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-08-08

ONCE hours 10 to II a. m, 2 to D. N. Res
idence phone l, Once phone 4.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
WALLCOTT GIVES UP THE FIGHT
With Tommy West Although He Was
Getting the Best of it-Foul PLAY
Charged

New York, August 27.-The fight be-
tween Tommy West and Joe Wallcott,
which was the main attraction at the
Twentieth Century Club in Madison
Square Garden ended in a most pecu-
liar tonight. The bout had
gone eleven rounds. very much in
Wallcott's favor. as he had punished
West very badly about the body and
had him in a very weakened condition.
When the bell rams for the twelfth
round, to the surprise of everybody,
Walcott refused to &c on, claiming
hat he had injured his left arm. Ref
cree Charley White, suspecting crook
ednesS, insisted on W~allcutt's ON
tinuing, but the negro refused to re-
sumo.
This left White no other alternative
than to declare West the winner.
There was quite a large sum of money
wagered with West the ~favorite, and
the referee was OutSpoken in reference
to Wallcott's peculiar actions: Whit
said:
"Wallcott was not injured; he quit
deliberately and 1t was my candid.
confirmed opinion hat he was actuated
in quitting by some dishonest motive.
I believe hat Wallcott was encouraged
to act as he did by some person closely
connected with him. That he should
act thus is no surprise to me, as he
established a precedent for similar
work in San Francisco not so very long
ago; and I thing it was a scheme to
hurt the management Of the Twentieth
Century Club. which has all along act
ed in good faith"
Manager Kennedy. on behalf Of the
club, announced that Wallcott's share
Of the money would not be given to
him, but would be donated to some
charitable institution. AS betting in
New York was illegal. he was sorry
that the club could take no c~ognizance
Of wagerS made.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
THIS IN OHIO
Negro Boy Driven Out of Town
He Is "a Negro.

A negro boy named Walter Bryant.
who drifted into the rockbound demo-
cratic suburb of Reading. Ohio, a few
days ago, was given the most violent
scare Of his life Thursday night, Au-
gust 23rd. when a crowd of abou forty
seized him and. after convincing him
that he would be 1ynched if he ever
returned to town. chased him out on
the double quick. Reading citizens do
not lie negroes in their town.
1t was about s o'clock when he saw
the mob at his door and heard cries Of
Hang him!" String him up"
Several men rushed in. seized him.
slipped his head int a moose and he
was dragged outside. He escaped and
jumped into an apple barrel.R He was
caught again and tied to a tree. He
cried, prayed and Historically begged
to be spared.
The crowd finally escorted him to
the town limits and gave him a warn
ing not TO show his face in Reading
again. He ran down the road like a
deer.-New York World.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
Severe Defeat for the Beers.

London, August 27.-The war office
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts dated Belfast to-
day:
The Beers have been beaten back
by Bruce Hamilton at Winberg. Gen
eral Oliver has been captured"
The text of Lord Roberts dispatch
shows that three of divers IONS were
also captured in the attack which the
Beers made from three sides on Win
berg. Lore Roberts adds that Gener-
al Oliver, was 1.-The moving spirit
among the Beers in the southeastern
portion of the Orange colony during
the war"
Gelum'S Farm, August 21.-General
Pole Carew came into touch with the
Beers al their main position at Del
manutha -on Saturday and shelled a
plantation east of Belfast. The Beers
replied with long range guns.
General French, on General Buffers
flank, exchanged shots with the Beers,
but no damage was done. An artillery
duel occurred on the British front from,
the 12-pounders bombarding the
Beers position, and the latter display
ing great enterprise in handling their
guns, which were placed in a strong
position.
The enemy evidently intends to con
test ~stubbornly the ground between
here and MachadOdOrp.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31

got. ever can forget, that poor fellow?
No they say; 1T was through his
sacrifice that ! got ashore" The time
came hen our whole ace must die
unless some one should endure torture
and sorrow and shame. Who shall
come to the rescue? Shall Il be one OF
the searphim? Not one. Shall / he
one OF the cherubim? Mo- one Shall
il be an inhabinant of soma pure and
unfallen world? Not one. Then Christ
said, "Lo / come 10 do thy will. o
God" and h went DOWN the dark
stairs Of our sin and w~retchedness and
misery and woe. and he stopped the
peril, and he died that you and / might
be free. Oh. the love: on, the endur-
ance; oh, the horrors of the sacrificei
Shall To- u souls 20 out toward him.
saying: Lord Jesus Christ, take my
soul. Tsou Az worthy 10 have IL.
Thou hast died TO save ii?
God help you rightly TO cipher out
his sum IN gospel arithmetic: What
shall it profit a nan If he shall gain
the whole world and lose his w
soul?"
Copyright, 1900, by Louis Klopsch.)
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
A Big Mechanics Lien Filed

Norfolk, Va, August PA mechan-
les lien for $3.50, 1876. 16 las been filed in
the office of the clerk of h court by
the Tennis Construction Company
against h Sanford & Brooks Compa-
ny, of Baltimore, and the Norfolk n
Atlantic Terminal Company, the same
being the balance u on the Tennis
Construction Company's contract with
the Sanford & Brooks Company, gen.
II contractors, for work done and
maternal furnished in the construction
of the new electric line to SeaweH'S
Point. The papers filed in the case
show the contract price for h new
road to have been 1928, 3O2.4 As and $751;
907.29 to have been paid the Tennis
Construction Company on account.
This electric line runs from Norfolk
to Seawells Point and from there a
ferry is to operate to Old POint Com
fort. The ferry steamer is expected to
reach here tonight from Woodal & Cos
yard, Baltimoret This new line has
had an unusual amount of legal COM
plications and is now defendant in
an injunction suit brought by a real
estate owner who Restraints it from OPP
Grating its cars overN its viaduct in the
suburbs where the line crosses the
Norfolk n Western railroad tracks.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS
Or the Cotton states to in
Second annual Session I'm Raleigh
Today Important Questions Before
Them
tspecial to the Messenger.l

Raleigh, August e7.-DeIegates TO the
second annual convention OF the Gotten
states commissioners OF agriculture.
which meets tomorrow. began TO ar
rive this afternoon The first to arrive
were Commissioners .. B. Stevens, %
Georgia. president. and originator OF
the association. and John A. Redhead-
OF Mississippi. This evening Commits
sioners J. W. Lee. OF Georgia. ani
Fraak Hill, Of Arkansas. arrived. Sec
rotary Daniel. OF the association. is
present and he says that. owing 10 po-
litical campaigns in other
commissioners may not be present, but
that all h cotton states will be repre-
scented by assistant commissioners or
state chemists or by both.
The programme for tomorrow wa.
arranged tonight. The exercises will
be held in h lecture hall OF the agri-
tural building at noon. when Rev. DR..
Marshall. rector OF Christ's church,
will offer prayer.
Addresss%of welcome will be deliv-
cred by Governor Russell for the state;
r. y. Simms. for Raleigh. and John
s. Cunningham for the board Of agri-
culture.
The responses will be by Professor
II -. white, OF iHt University OF
Georgia.
President Stevens will deliver the
annual address. and Secretary Daniels
and all standing committees will make
reports.
In the evening the United States
secretary of agriculture. Hon. James
H. Wilson. will delived an address. His
theme will be Relation of the National
Agricultural Department and the State
Departments Suggestions to Improve
Them"
Among h chief work of the assc-
citation at his meeting will be the es-
innate of the present cotton crop. to-
gether with a perfection of tn plan
outlined at the New Orleans meeting
last January as TO the proper way TO
estimate the crop in the future. The
plan is to have the various legislatures
give authority to tax assessors so that
the latter shall, when listing taxes, ask
each farmer his acreage in cotton. the
probable yield and the condition of the
crop, nswer to be under oath. tax az
SCISSORS to report to the commissioners
of agriculture and the latter u COM
pile the information and give Il 10 the
public.
Another matter to be specially dis
cuSSed will be uniformity of fertilizer
tax tags and standards. Much atten-
ton will be paid to entomology.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31

San Francisco, August PA Sc
attle, Wash, special to The Bulletin
says:
A terrific storm ragged at Nome Au-
gust 7th. There was a heavy loss of
life. The water front is lined with
wreckage and stranded vessels Of all
descriptions.
Out Of sixey-eight launches, it is re-
ported only five remained afioat. and
of seventy-tWo, all but seven drifred
ashore.
Twenty lead bodies were washed
ashore and taken to the morgue for
Identification. Five dead bodies were
washed ashore at Topkuk, three miles
north Of Nome, the mouth Of Nome
river; eight in front Of Nome camp;
three twelve miles below Bluff city
and two below Topkuk.
The pest house was destroyed by fire
on August 9Th. Three patients were
removed safely.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
South Carolina Primary Election

Cons derable interest Is eelt here in
the CT mocratic state primary election
which takes pace in South Carolina
today. The election is for the nomi-
nation of governor and other state Off
GERS. a United States senator to Sue
coed Senator Tillman, and to nominate
congressman n county officers.
Senator Tillman will succeed him.
self. Another candidate was out for
the honor, but he has withdrawn from
the contest.
Only seven ambitious South Caro-
linians are running for the nomina-
ton for governor. 1t is aid that Gov
ernor Miles b. McSweeney will be re-
nominated.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
The SchIey Silver Service

Work has begun In Baltimore on
the silver service for Rear Admiral
Winfield Scott Schley to be made from
the silver coin captured on the Spanish
cruiser Cristobal Colon. The service
will consist Of Is dinner plates, one
gravy boat and ladle. fou vegetable
dishes, one game platter. one fish plat
ter, n entree platter and one soup
tureen. The total weight Of h silver
is 1000 ounces. and the cost when COM
pleted will be between $1,000 and So
900.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
oNarrow Escape From Lynching

Canton, Pa, August A.-William
Leonard, a farmer employed near here
narrowly escaped 1%ynching on Wednes-
day night at the hands Of a crowd Of
masked men. Leonard was suspected
Of having robbed Mrs. William Spen-
Ger, a widow, OF $135. and after a rope
had zen >tied around his neck and
thrown over the limb Of a tree and he
had been jerked into the air four times
in an effort to extort a confession from
him, he was notified to leave the state.
and was told if he was ever found in
Bradford county again he would be
killed. The robbery was committed
two weeks ago.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31

The Scharn Inquest to be Held rid
New York. August z7.-Arrangements
were perfected today for the inquest
on Friday next into the murder OF
Katherine Scharn. Frederick Scharn,
the brother Of the murdered girl, In
still in the Tornbs. The police made
10 progress during the day in locating
the stranger Of Katie Scharn, exam
lining over 100 witnesses. without gain
ing a clue.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
by Price,, Mccormick q Co

New York, August 27.-The Metro
politan Trust Company began paying a
dividend Of so per ent in cash today
on behalf Of the readiustment commit
tee to all creditors Of Price, McCor-
mick & Co. who have filed their
claims. The first dividend to be paid
by the rus company will be in excess
Of 81, 900, 900.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
BaItfmore,s Population.

.ation of Baltimore, just given out bv
the census bureau. is sos, s5T. against
434,43s in 1890. This is an incr-ase OF
74.51S, or 17.15 per cent.
Denver's population is 13s. $50. an in
crease Of 2I,14e or 25.44 per cent over
1890.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
Southern Protests Against the Akron
Riot.

Sherman, Texas. August pat a
public meeting of citizens presided
over by Judge r. r. Haselwood last
night. resoiutions We're passed protest
ing against "unciviiiZed conduct on
the part OF our sister state of Ohio"
and admonishing them "of the perni-
cious example thus displayed in set
ting the laws of the land at defiance
In this age Of civilization and and Of
Christianity.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31
Bubontc Plague at Glasgow

persons, father. mother and child who
have certified to be suffering from bu-
bonic plague. have been placed under
the care Of the medical authorities
here.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31

TWO steamers arrive from Alaska
bringing s2.o4o.too in gold and AS pas
sengers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31

BaNlmores population is 1857.
against 434,439 ten years ago.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-20

Ira d. Sankey, the evangelist after
taking part at the reopening of the
Spurgeon Metropolitan Temple in Lon
don next September, will visit Turkey as
the guest of several Christian missions
in that country.
Mrs. Mary Church Terri1l of Washing
ton occupies to the educated, intel ligent
colored women of this country the rela-
ton in which Booker Washington stands
to the African race, She is an acknoWl-
edg ed leader, a woman of exceptional
natural ability, developed by years of
continental travel and study of the Ian
guages in Paris, Berlin, La usanne and
Florence. A graduate of Oberlin, she is
the first cOlUred woman in the United
States to receive an offer to serve on the
faculty Of a college of Oberl1n' standing.
She was also the first cOlOred woman to
be made trustee of the public schools Of
Washington. After returning from
abroad she taught in the high school of
Washington for some time previous to her
marriage to Mr. r. II. Terrill, District
lawyer. 1T was because of her approach
ing marriage that she refused the offe red
reglstrarship of Oberlin College. Her
time is largely devoted to work for the
colored pe0pe as she is president of the
Bethel Literary and Historical Society,
chairman of the educational committee,
COlOred Woman's League, and leader Of o
class in English literatU re made up large
ly of her intihate friends.
Regarding the persistent reports that
Capt, Mark L. Hersey of the 18th infan-
try, is in China with the Ninth, and that
he took part in the lien Tsin fight, the
Bangor Commercial makes a positive
denial, together with the statement that
Capt. Hersey is still on duty at Fort
Slocum, New York, where he was seen a
few days ago by a Bangor friend. Capt
Hersey's name has in | some way been
printed as being attached to the roster of
the Ninth infantry. He is still in the
Twelfth and as yet is under no orders to
leave the United States.
A Bulgarian journalist named Saugoff
recently wrote an article in a Sofia paper
on the subject of the relation of the nose
to character. After discussing the various
shapes he came to the conclusion that
persons with long noses are often bad
characters. The public prosecutor regard.
ed this as case of lese majestic, because
Prince Ferdinand has a long nose.
SaugoH was arrested, tried and sentenced
to three days Imprisonment.
Baron Hayashi, the new Japanese min
lister to she court of st. James, is regard
ed as one of the ablest among Japanese
junior statesmen. The early part of his
official career was passed in the depart
ment of public works, but he was subse
quently transferred to the foreign office,
where he rose to the rank of vice-minis-
ter. He held that position throughout
the war with China and received a patent
of nobility for distinguished services
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-20

tends that seizures shall be made for the
purpose of breaking up the liquor bust
ness. 1t intends that when a sheriff or
his deputy goes to liquor shop to make
a seizure he shall seize all he can find on
the premises, and not be content with a
bottle of whiskey and a sprinkler of beer.
But the intent of the law is seldom if
ever regarded. Liquors are seized purely
for the sake of the fines and the fees
without, in most cases, the slightest ex-
pectation or intention of breaking up the
establishment. Indeed, liquor selling
has become a recognized business in
which men engage simply for the money
there is in it, and in order not to spoil
the business they must not spoil the
liquor shop. The rumshop is the goose
that lays for them golden eggs, and
naturally they want it to keep on laying.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-20

The announcement that Germany and
Russia have declared war upon China
may be premature, but such declaration
is practically certain to come. For vari-
Gus reasons the powers have been trying
to treat the outbreak in China as the
rising of a mere mob, and their own in
yasion as merely for the purpose of pro-
tecting their own subjects domiciled In
the empire But it is evident that both
the outbreak and the invasion have tran
scended the bounds within which it was
possible to treat them in this way. If the
outbreak originated in q mob the mob
has become SO great and powerful that it
has taken possession of and is running
the government. Admiral Seymour in
his attempted march to Pekin met disci-
plined troops as we'll as mobs, and the
defence of Tientsin shows that the mill
tary forces of the empire are in the en-
ploy of the revolutionists. 10 treat this
widespread and organized movement
longer as a mere mob uprising trenches
upon absurdity. China has begun war
upon ali foreigners in the empire, and
which they are the subjects. The only
possible answer to this is a war upon
China. That answer began to be made
when the forts at Taku were bombarded
and was continued when Tientsin was
assaulted and taken. AS matter of fact
there has been actual war in China since
the first event. A declaration by the
powers will be but formal recognition
Of fact, but it will enable them to
resort to measures which would not be
open to them without it. Of course, If
one power issues a formal declara-
ton, and thus openly acknowledges that
It's invasion is an act of war, the others
will have to follow suit or withdraw al
together. The powers can hardly work
together except upon a common under :
standing and agreement as to what they
are doing. If Germany and Russia de-
clare war upon China it would seem that
England and France and the United
States would have to do the same if they
are to allow their troops to remain there.
Without declaration these powers, If
they permitted their troops to remain in
the Empire, would put themselves prac-
tically in the position of assisting Ger
many and Russia to make war upon
China, and this of course they cannot do.
For the United States to declare war
an extra session of Congress will be neces-
sary, for that body under the constitu-
ton alone has the power to take that
step. Undoubtedly our administration
would have preferred that the fiction that
war is not being made against China
should have been kept up awhile longer
at least, but if one of the powers aban-
dons it we do not see but all the others,
including the United States, viii have
to abandon it also.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-20

Mr.. Bryan is taking pains to impress
upon the voters the ia ct that the Kansas
City convention declared that the para
mount issue of the campaign was imper-
ialism, thereby RELOCATING silver to a
minor place. This would seem TO indi-
cate that at last a suspicion had got into
his head that standing by silver was a
mistake. 1t is too late to correct
the mistake now, however, even
if Mr. Bryan recognizes it. The
convention is on record as in favor
of an attempt to float an unlimited
quantity Of silver at the ratio OF 16 to
one. TO undertake to say that the con-
vention did not lay so much stress upon
this purpose as upon some other Will do
no good. 1t is the stress the voters, and
not the convention, puts upon Issues
that decides which is paramount, and
evidence is abundant that great many
voters, especially those Of foreign birth,
whom the Kansas City convention sought
to catch by the anti-imper1alistic resolu-
tions were rendered uncatchable by the
silver resolution.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-20
ME FEE sYs,rEnI-a

One of the declarations of the platform
put forth by the Democratic party which
should meet with a hearty response by
every voter is that demanding the repeal
of all laws granting fees and the substi-
tuition OF liked salaries. If there is any
one place where, with no injury to the
rendered, the state and counties should
be the recipient of thousands upon thous-
ands of dollars yearly, it is in this matter
Of fees. The state pays liberal salary
but it is nothing compared with the fees,
and for these WOuld-be candidates make
desperate struggle and put out large
sums to secure an election Every county
in Maine containing a city Of any size
would save several thousands of dollars
yearly il the county officers were paid
liberal salaries and the surplus turned
into the treasures Beyond the money
saved there is the demoraliZing influence
of the present policy which tends to make
public trusts simply a bargain to be Sc
cured at heavy cost. The people of Maine
may well Investigate this question of fees,
and lind how great is the drain upon the
revenues of the counties and the State
Maine Farmer.
This from paper of which, as is
pointed out by the Pennington Chronicle,
the Hon. Joseph H. ManIeyeis a director.
is significant and hopeful. 1t shows that
the men who are accustomed to keep their
ears to the ground have heard the COM
plants that are made against this in
iquitous fee system and are preparing
to heed them. The Farmers arraignment
Of the system is none too strong. The
workings of the system are especially
ubiquitous as regards the liquor law. 1t
holds out temptation in the shape of large
rewards, not for shutting the liquor
shops up, but for keeping them open. 1t
promotes and encourages the miserable
liquor Selling farce which is in vogue in
all the cities Of this State. The law in