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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-21
CITY AND DISTRICT


Pythagoras Lodge. No. 8, F. A. A. NJ,
held its annual election at Masonic Temple,
9th and Virginia avenue, December Is. The
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year; Henry P. Cheatham, worship
full master: Henry Y. Arnett, senior war
den; w T. S. Jackson, junior warden; Nell
son +. NetheTless, senior deacon; Edward
I, Burell, senior steward; William Howard,
junior steward; f. Tignor, treasurer: James
q. Bampfield, secretary The junior deacon
was not appointed. All Of the officers were
unanimously elected. The installation was
conducted by Deputy Grand Master James
J.. johns on. Past Grand Master Hamilton 5.
Smith, Past Masters George w Pitts,
Thornton \. Jackson, DIR. W. A TanceI,
James T. BeeSon and l. W. Scott. William
L. T.gnor the retiring master. was present.
Ell with handsome past masters jewel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-21

DON z BRAND HAMS
are sold in all markets and the noted stores
in the District d. 0. V. Z. branded on
skin.
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25c. for best light and dark Fruit Cake
Pound Cake, 20c. per lb. German Spring
lers. 2Jc. per ID. At Reisngers, Sd & G NV
One pound Kid-finish Note Paper. lac.
FRED. b. NICHOLS & co, 913 st.
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Go to the Old Colony Co., 1903 H st., fol
bargains in antique furniture, odd bric-a
brac. plate. curios. ETC. Prices marked IL
plain figures-Adyt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-21

Gas Radiators. 50 up; Oil Heaters, s1.25 to
s.. A. Eberly's Sons. rs 9TH st. NV.
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Try Reisinger's Ice Cream. 81 gal; soc. !!
gal. Wedding Cakes. Phone 245S-3. 235 G st
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Pepsin can testify 10 its wonderful efficacy
In headaches. indigestion, insomnia and
mental fatigue. Bromo-Pepsu not only re-
lieves at once. but cures, and it is absolute
~ harmless Physicians prescribe it All
druggists. Zoe, 2Jc. and SOC. bot.-AdVt
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Notices &c. a doz. and up to the finest
containing toys jewelry or musical instru
ments, al F'ussell's 1927 n. Y. ave.
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100000 articles for Children's Christmas
Gould S.-Advt.
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Choice plants for Xmas Gifts at Studer's
new store, IA 18th st. NV.
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SHEETZ, F AND 10TH.
For Saturday and Monday we will have
all size boxes carefully packed. Come
early and avoid the rush
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-05
MISCHIEvOUS.
Monkeys in Their Temple at Benares
Have l. cts of Fun.

"o"NeyS III iHeir IemPle at 6enareS
Have Lets of Fun.
1T Benares, India there is temple
belonging to the monkeys who are
held sacred by the people and a party
Of Americans visited this temple not
long since.
We had provided ourselves with
popcorn and goodies, writes one OF
the party, which We intended to offer
the monkeys, but they did not give
lis chance to give them the dainties.
They snatched them from our hands,
ind when our supplies were gone they
Unused themselves by mocking us.
One of our party, who had a bad
cold, blew his nose very loudly.
Scarcely had he replaced his handker.
chief in his pocket when a monkey
seized the end pulled it out, and gave
o. fine imitation of the act. Then, of
course, some Of us had kodaks, and
after we had taken several pictures
'nother little imp picked up a little
block of wood which lay upon the
ground, and with it took several snap
shots at u.s. A third mischievous ST.
mian "a vain mother monkey, who de.
serted her infant for the purpose)
grabbed from my shoulders red
scarf, and in few flying leaps carried
1t to lofty minaret There she put it
On, and seemed to be quite proud Of
her looks. But she was not allowed to
keep her prize. In about three minutes
Mt least 40 monkeys had bit a piece
Of my precious scarf. Then our native
Euide informed me that the monkeys
were very fond of scarfs, and that
they captured great many on the
'tone "ghats" near the temple while
their owners were bathing in the riv.
-.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-05
500 Reward 100.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages, and
that is Catarrh Halls Catarrh cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity Catarrh being
constitutional disease, requires CON
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
cure is taken internally, acting direct
upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation oil the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up
the constit, ton and assisting nature
in doing its work. The proprietors
have SO much faith in its curative
powers, that they offer One Hundred
dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address, F. ]. Cheney & Co. To-
ledo, o. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall Family Pills are the best.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-05
A CARD.
EDITOR FREE PRESS:

EDITOR FREE PRESS:
l would like to preface this commu.
nication by saying that the authorship
OF several anonymous articles have
been ascr1bed to me, in the FREE
Press. | never wrote or inspired the
writing OF any article to which nv
name was not attached.
In reference to the mayoralty cam
paign now pending, I appreciate the
confidence reposed in me by the eau
Gus OF town citizens, but 1 did not
want the nomination before the caucus
ana | do not want it now. After be-
ing declared the unanimous choice of
the caucus / do not see how can
honorably decline the nomination, but
If ain not elected it will not only not
be a disappointment to me but mat
ter of congratulations
understand Mayor Brown is can
dlate Tor reelection on an independent
ticket. Il am glad to call him friend,
and if he is reelected will pledge him
my earnest support. For myself if
elected l have no axe to grind, no
hobby to ride, no friends to reward,
no enemies t. punish, am not inter
ested in one section Of the town more
than anO her.
Clam the right of voting for those
| think best fitted for the offices.
yield to everyone else the same privi-
lege. The future of our town depends
on our putting aside personal preju-
d1ces, and all working together for
the common welfare.
Whatever may be the result of the
eletl on let us realize that in union
there is strength, and all work togeth-
er to hasten the coming glory of the
Queen of Southland" Southern
Pines, EDWIN GLADMON.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-05
NOTICE.,

For sixty days we have made an Of
fer of IS months subscription to the
FREE PRESS for $1.oo. This is viz
tually giving you 6 months subscrip-
ton and is done in order to induce
you to invest little in your town pa
per; we do not do so because we intend
to give you poorer paper or because
we feel that the paper is worth less
than usual, but we want to have every
one read what we have to say through
the summer.
The paper will be alive and up to-
date, giving you notes on our coming
Big fruit crop, our berry interests,
fruit farming, Chautauqua Assembly,
hotel interests, climate and local news
in general. Plans are being made for
the erection of six new residences, |
and as the next season approaches we
expect to be able to note the erection
OF other buildings, among them being
casino building and a co1nmodious
town hall.
Let us have your subscription now
as this offer is good only to July st.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24
KILL MORE
AMERICANS.

Manila. Oot, via Hong Kong, Oct
16:-A desachmeuut of 20 men Of the
Twenty fourth regiment while engaged
10 repairing telegraph wires Oct 10, at
q point near San Jose, Nuevo Eoi;a
province. Lusou, we're set upon by 200
rebels and were overpowered and scat
tered. Seven of the Americans reached d
San ) ose, but it is probable that the
remainder were captured. The enemy
surprised q party of scouts of the 43rd
infantry at point three miles from
Takloban. Lsyte island. killing three of
the Americans at the fret volley. Two
escaped and gave the alarm, but the
enemy succeeded 10 evadiug their pur-
suers. The native police Of Taklobsu
bad oonspired to surprise the Aueri
cans. The bodies of the dead soldiers
were badly multilated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24
The Times Comments on
Cotton.

London. Oct 18.-Disoussing the
cotton situation this morning The
Times says:
Lancashire is nearing the end of her
trouble. Supplies from the United
States are coming with all speed. and
already more mills are working in the
southern spinning towns Of the couu-
try
So far the quality is au average one,
although interested authorities are
spreading reports that the Texas grades
are dcteriorsting. Manchester is rather
upset by the rapid decline 10 values iu
Liverpool. buyers of piece goods abroad
having Withdrawn their old offers.
Bombay and Calcutta dealers are dis.
posed to look on and await a eettleme ut
of prices. China is the ouly black
cloud aud there is 40 absence Of orders
FROM Shanghai. A short Egyptian
crop is generally expected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24

On August 2 last, says the Chicago
Record. that paper published a cable.
gram from DR. Robert Coltman, Jr, its
staff correspondent at Pekiu, this beiue
the fret dispatch sent out to auy news.
paper from the beseiged foreigners 10
that city. The Record now publishes
the following letter from Dr. Col.man
telling how the message was sent
"When / got of the message the
Russo.Chinese bank was Offering 81, 900
for man to try to 60 to Tien Tsiu, bu,
the investment of our lines was toe
tight. For native to 60 out and try
to sneak through At night mean,
almost certain capture and death with
torture. I agreed to pay $500 if the
message got through, to a clever boy OF
10, and it was be who got through
The message was written on q piece OF
thin paper, aud written so 6ne ss to
only cover q email visiting cards spaoe.
This vas rolled ap aud put under some
spoiled rice iu a beggsr's broken bowl.
and the boy. person atiog q beggar lad
got safely through. He was captured
twice and searched. but they never
thought Of emptyiog out bis stale rice
bowl and looking through it for the bit
of oiled paper that wrapped ur the
precious message" The Record proudly
comments that this is "probably the
most remarkable Instance on record of
forwarding q oewspaper dispatch under
seemingly insuperabIe difficulties" The
Record gives the deed scant praise,
being an excessively modest Journal
But it is also the most enterprisiug
newspaper 10 the couutry-thst is,
enterprising without being sensstiopal q !
and unreliable-aud witbsl one of the
best and most readable -State
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24
WILLIAM l.. WILSON
DIED WEDNESDAY

Lexington. Va. O,t II Hon viii.
liam l. Wilson. president of Wash.
ingtou aud Lac university and ex.poss.
msster general, died suddenly at 9 90
O'Clock this moruiog of con gestion of
the lungs. He had been falling ever
since his return from Arizona. His 500
Dr. Arthur Wilson. of Lyuohburp
visited him Sunday and left Monday.
then came the suddeo change.
M Wilson's attendant oh hysicisu did
not give up hope of bis rsliyiue until
late lest night. He Was confined to the
house from Tuesday q week ago.
bat vas thought to be improving when
bis sou left him. He vas conscious
uotil The last. By bis bedside we're his
wife. bis daughters. Misses Mary and
Bette Wilson, aud one son, Wm. H.
Wilson.
Mr. Wilson's funeral will OCCUR At
Charleston Jefferson county. W. Va,
Friday at 10 o'clock. The remains
will leave Lexington 10 the morning
over she Baltimore aud Ohio, accom-.
panied BY the family.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24

Leaveu worth, Kas. Got ia
babeas corpus suit TO release Oberlin
M. Carter. ex-captaiu Of engineers from
the federal Peuitentiary at Fort Leaveu.
worth, was filed 10 the United States
circuit court this afternoon. The suit
was filed with Stanton Carter, a brother
OF the prisoner, as the petitioner and
was made out re'urusbe against War
den McClaughey, If The federal peni.
tootiary. Frank =. Blair, Of Chicago,
appeared ss the attorney for Carter.
Judge Hook set Oot 26 a. the date for
bearing on the application and sunouoo
cd that Judge Thayer, Of St Louis,
would probably be here TO sit with him. :.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24
Died on the Train.

Aiken, 8. c., October 16.-Mr.
Frank P. Beard, editor and proprietor
of the Grauiteville News, died very
suddenly this morning while on the
Charleston train en- route from
Augusta to Graniteville or Aiken.
He boarded the train while it was
crossing Broad street. in Augusta,
and took q seat and shortly afterward
expired so suddenly that passenger
seated 10 the same seat with him. it
was said. did not know it The con.
ductor discovered that Nh. Beard
was dead when he called on him for
bis ticket The body was taken Of,
the train at Warreuville and Coroner
Lee was notified Mr. Beard was in
Aiken yesterday and appeared in bis
usual health He returned to
Augusta on the 9.20 p. N train
No further particulars are obtainabIe
here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24
Census Enumeration Com
pleted.

Washington, Oc. 1.-THE enumers,
ton of the twelfth census is completed
and the enumerators are practically all
paid. There were 43 900 eumenrators
and 297 supervisors. The cost of tho
enumeration will be about 81, zoo, 600.
The whole force of the census bureau
is being concentrated on the work of
tabulsting the statistics already gath
cred The report of the census bureau
wheo completed will occupy volumes
of 1000 pages. The work of the
present census is heavier by several
million inhabitants than ever before but
Director Merriam thinks it will be
ready for the public six weeks earlier
than heretofore.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24

Washington. October l6 -Tbomas
F Lane. 500. .in.law of Ex-senator
Blackburn. committed suicide at bis
home here last oight. Mr.. Lane enter.
ed the house about IL o. N sud shot
himself 10 the presence of bis little
daughter while bis wife was resting on
couch 10 40 adjoining room. Death
was almost instantaneous. Mr.. Lane
was the American representative of the
London ordnance 6rm of Viokers' Sons
b Maxim. He was well.to do, promi.
nently connected and . familiar 6gure
10 Washington society. It is said that
be was driven to the act by brooding
over bis ill.hesltb. He was told some
time ago that be had Bright's disease
and he allowed the matter to prey upon
his mind.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24
The Youtsey Trial.

Georgetown, Ky. Dot The
defeose 10 the Youtsey trial closed i.s
case late this afternoon aud the com.
monwealth began it's rebuttal testimony y .
which will likely be concluded at noon
tomorrow.
Youssey's condition was materially
improved todsy. though be still re emaius
10 stupor most of the time. The
feature of the day was the testimony of
Col Nelson. one Of Youtsey's orueys,
Who denied that be had told Arthur
Goebel sod Col Campbell that "Yous.
sey koew enough to hang Gov Taylor ;"
but be admitted that be did say bis
olieot (Youtsey) knew "some.hiog that
would be very beneficial to the common.
wealth 10 it's prosecution OF Taylor"
The defense got 10 some strong testi.
mony today. squareIy cootradicting the
States Witnesses.
George Howard testified that be was
the same Howard who was recently
tried and convicted for the murder Of
william Goebel that be never saw
Youtsey in bis life to know him never
bad aoy talk at any time with him. nor
did he accompany him to any place or
room anywhere at aoy time /; that be
was not 10 Caleb Powers Office on the
morning of January 80. or iu any
other room in that building on that
morning
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24
Bryan Meets Roosevelt.
Springfield Republican.

Springfield Republican.
The country has clearly entered tho
period Of stuf and yell which iuvaria
oily brings one Of our great presiden .ial
campaigns to close. This appears in
the sweeping claims made by the can
paigo managers, 10 their awful charge
against each others Infections, in the
cries OF corruption on one side aud
anarchy 90 the other. and 10 the gen.
ersl blare and blather from one ocean
to tho other. At this interesting s,sge
the spectacle Of 40 American president. {.
'si oampsigo rsmiuds one Of nothing
quite 90 much IS rival gaogs Of COW.
boys trying to stampede huge herd Of
cattle 10 opposite directions. The DO.
hsicsl managers make . treme nd Gus
amount Of noise. and they generally
succeed 10 exciting Q good macy vosers
hall way TO the verge of maduess. It
10 alwsys we'll at about this time, there
fore. to remember that the noise ia
really nethiug more alarming than
stage thunder, aod that the men who
are making it are simply stage hands,
who hurl tbuoderbolts for the same
reason that they turn the calcium light
on the hero. or cheer Mark Antony's
oras'on-becsuse it is oil 10 the plsy.
Ihe ri'sl candidates do not bate each
other nearly so much as might be sup.
posed 1t is even possible that MI
nsnna would consent to dine With MI
bryan-behind the scenes. Gov
Roosevelt charges the Dem ocrats with
inolsiog riot. while Mr. Bryan speaks
so bluntly about plutocraoy's sius tha.
be 10 charged With appealing to class
hatred Yet, even these two men seem
to be on friendly terms when they
chance to meet, ,-and that fact TENDS
TO keep your choler down. Several
varying aocouots came from East 8,
Louis regarding the passing of the
Bryan and Roosevelt trains at Alton,
III. but the truth seems we'll stated in
shis report:
Their private cars came along gside 10
the yards. Each stepped upon the
platform and recognised the other Q,
ooce
"Hello." said Roosevelt. thrustioe
forth bic hand.
"Hello." quoth Bryan. grssping the
extended hand. "How ;s your voice p
"lrs rough as the populist platform
How is yours. Col Brysu ?" laughed
Roosevelt.
mine is as broken ss Republican
promises" retorted the Nebraskau
laughing, too.
Then everybody laughed aud cheer.
cd, the Democrats With Bryso shouting
"Hurrsh" for him, and Roose velt's
followers yelling for Mckinley. The
meeting came wholly by chance aud
VAS as cheerful as it was picturesque.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24
SUMTER S. c.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER a. 1900

At 10 o'clock Col Bryan arrived at
Cooper Union. His appearance on the
platform was the signal for one OF the
most enthusiastic greetings ever given
to aoy one msu 10 Copper Union. It
VAS fully I've minutes before the
eothusissm subsided aud the audience
resumed is uornsl .quiesude. Then
John De Witt Warner. ohsirmau Of
the meeting, introduced Col Bryan,
who spoke 10 par, % follows:
"This 10 the fourth meeting for to
oisht that have spoken ct Il oou.
oludes the ratification held uoder the
auspices Of the Dsuocrstic party 10
this city and eoanty snd I am prepared
TO cay that great 10 Tammsoy aud
Croker % its prophet. rejoice that
I have lived 10 the lsad where The peo.
pie eso choose . mao for their leader
aud usks u bim their servant, and
when they do that be becomes the
greatest aso ID the world. Yet We
ese never forget that be 10 their servant,
sosiog for them - their representative.
He 10 the iossrumsns BY which they
sscoaPlish their sovereign will I"
Col Bryan then brancbed Of on 10
she ssbjeos Of ''impsrislism" aud vent
ioso is thoroughly. He wound up BY
sayioe:
I'VE have no money With which 20
boy votes. 90 trust msgoates to
iutimidsts. We leave the result to you
sod appeal to the soo6denoc of the
people. II every oi,issn will vote ss be
would have 90 doubt as to tho result.
The ~sjority 10 this city and State snd
ostioo will bs 90 large as to demon.
ssrste the fact that 20 money Gao
corrupt. 90 force can defeat. .be peo.
ple's will. which will restore this Gov
eromeas to the fouodasions laid by the
fsthers. No individual gets 60 low. 90
stroog or 90 rich that be can get beyond
the Tep Commsndsnts want this
ostioo TO stand before tho world as ,he
great moral factor 10 the worlds pro.
Rrese."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24
THE EDICT FORGED.

Pskio. Monday. Oct Is 1T is now
regarded as certain that the alleged i'm
pseisl ediot ordering tho punishment oI
high officials was forged and wss con.
cooted With the object of preventing
the advance Of the allies on Pao Ting
Flu. Both Prince Ching aud Ii Huug
Chang deny Its authority.
Count Won Waldersee is expected to
arrivc here OCT II.
Small msraudiug bands have become
troublesome 10 the vicinity OF the sum
mer palace. aod a punitive expedition
is being organized to proceed against
them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24
The Airshlp Sails.

Friedrichsbafen. Oct l7.-Couut
Heppelin's airsbip asoended this after.
noon. was steered against the wind aud
put successfully through various tacks
aud manouvres. 1t was then sailed iu
the direction of Immeustadt.
The air ship after q short Hght to.
wards Immenstadt. remained poised in
the for 40 minutes st q height of 600
metres. and then safely deceuded to the
lake
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24
Russia Paramount in China.
Serves Notice that She is Dis.
posed to 60 it Alone.

st Petersburg. OCT l6.-The Russian
government permits it to become
known that its attitude 10 China will be
increasing independence of the con cert
OF the powers. Russia. it is explain ed.
is disposed to attach less value to
joint action since her interests have
been fully secured by the successful
campaign ia Mauchuris. Moreover,
Russia is not willing to "follow the ,r.
recoo cisble policy of some of the pow.
ers."
Ihe expectation. tho publication
adds. is that the Chinese goveru meu. is
about to utilize all it's resources of
duplicity to keep the powers occupied
With vaio negotiations aud proposals
aud the dispatohiog of notes 10 order
to gain time until the winter, counting
on the rigor OF the climate to prevent
military operations and allow China to
gather her resources for spring cam.
paige.
Washington, OCT 16.-Tbe cable dis.
patch from St Petersburg, iudictinx 2
that Russia's attitude 10 China will be
independent of the concert of the DOW.
ers, caused no surprise among officials
here. who have been looking forward
tor some time to just saoh lioe of ao.
ton. 1t was noted when the aggressive
military movement was ioaugurated BY
Germany, and the expedition against
Pso Ting Fu started that Russia was
among the powers which did not ioio
10 the movement. As the bulk of the
American troops had withdrawo from
China. leaving Gen Chaffee only a le.
CATION guard at Pekin. the America o
forces also refraiued from partic, patiog
The Japanese forces participated 10 q
very limited degree, by continuing the
defenses of Pekiu during the absen ce
OF the other allies. The dispatch from
st Peterburg is looked upon as merely
another step similar to that taken wbe a
Russia withheld from the Pao Ting Flu
expedition and other aggressive mill.
tary moves. Moreover. it is regarded
as quite in consouanoe with the pacific
ten denotes Of this government, which
have been directed ell along to securing
a. settlement by diplomatic means,
rather than by the sword. The Rus
sian purpose of pursuing indepeudeu,
action has not made itself evident 10
any official or formal way thus far,
either to the state department. or to the
Russian embassy here.