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The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-15

Mr. Alonzo Sebastian died Saturday
morning, March i0lh, of pneumonia,
at his home IN Pennington, aged &c
wears. He leaves n wife, four children
and large number Of relatives to
mourn bis death, who have the sympa.
thy oi many friends in their sore be-
teayrmcnt
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-20

provenient. the close being firm at 1sa14c
net higher. Foreign houses sold July
wheat early, but did little for export
Bullish French cables and crop news also
helped the local afternoon market; March
closed 1859; May closed 743sc; july closed
7412c.
Corn-Spot strong; No. 2, 4394c; options,
market opened easy, with wheat, but sub
sequently developed activity aud positive
strength on a scare of shorts due TO lighi
speculative offerings and small country &C
ceptances; closed strong at 14Q@sc net adj
vance; May closed 411sc.
Oats-Spot steady; No. 2. 29Ac; options
quiet.
Beef steady. Cut meats steady
Lard firm; Western steamed, Sc 32i2;
February. $6.S21zc nominal; refined steady.
Pork firm.
Butter steady at the decline; Western
creamery, 2Cu24c; state dairy, 1Sn25c.
Cheese firm; fall made, fancy large, 1874
@13c; do small, 13c.
Eggs firm; state and Pennsylvania at
mark, l514@l594c; Southern, 14l3Q15c, al
mark
Potatoes steady; New Jersey, 81. 251162la;
New York, Sl.5Od1 81; Long Island 81 50a
200; New Jersey sweets, 81 25q2.75
Tallow firm
Petroleum firm.
Rosin steady; strained common to good,
sl.75.
Turpentine steady.
Rice firm.
Cabbage steady.
Cotton, by steam, to Liverpool 33c.
New York, Feb. 19.-Cotton seed oil
market was quite featureless apart from
its stability. and showed no change IN
prices from last week. Prime crude bar
rels, 34c; prime summer yellow, 3sa3S12c;
off summer yellow, nominal. butter
grades. 3S@39c. nominal. prime winter yell
low S9G40c: prime white, S9Q40c; prime
meal, So. So
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CoTFEE AND SUGAR.

New York, Feb. 19.-The market for COT
fee futures opened steady, with prices 5
10 10 points higher, and further improved
points on local covering, following bet
ter cables than expected and increased
tirmness in the spot department The
market ruled quiet in the absence of out
side speculation. closing quiet at net I'M
changed prices, to 10 points lower; sales
We're 16, $50 bags. including March at 72Oc;
May at 7.25@7. soc; July at 1850; spot Rio
firm; No. invoice, sac; No. jobbing,
9l4c mild. steady; Cordova, 10d1312c.
Sugar raw, steady; fair refining, &c; CEN
rifugal 96 test, 7-16c; molasses sugar,
l3-16e refined quiet and steadY
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Shipping Memoranda

Carrabelle, Fla, Feb. 19.-Cleared,
schooner Wentworth (BD, Gibson. ST.
John, New Brunswick.
Key West Fla, Feb 19.-Arrived. steam
ers Mascotte, Miner Havana, and sailed
for Port Tampa; Arkansas, Hopner. New
Orleans and sailed for Havana; battleship
Texas, Gibson, San Juan; schooner A. f.
Merrill. Lowe, Jacksonville.
Charleston S. c., Feb. 19-Arrived,
schooner Percy and Lille, Anderson. New
York. steam yacht Ida Bell Lowndes.
Madge, Georgetown.
Pensacola, Fla, Feb. 19-Arrived. steam
ship Pearenth CBD. Mackenzie, Charles
Bermuda.
Sailed, steamship Santandisino (sp).
Equinola. which put in for coal; bark AS
Gallon (NoD, Culbrandsen, West Hartle-
pool.
Cleared, steamships Torino Br). Pen
well, Havana; Marie Ger, Schroeder
Caen, France; Pensacola, Simmons, Gal
weston.
Jacksonville, Fla, Feb 19-Entered.
schooners Ella l.. Davenport, Bath, Me.
jeremiah Smith, Providence. r. T.; steam
ships Ce)rge w. Clyde, Chichester Bos-
ton; Comanche, Pennington. New York
Fernandina, Fla, Feb. 19.-Arrived, bark
Celina Haskell, Dumoule, Guadaloupe.
| French West Indies.
Nash, New York.
Sailed, schooner st. Croix, Torrey,
Saint Kits.
Brunswick. Ga. Feb. 17.-Arrived, bark
Chill (Sw), Fennell, East LOndon; schr
Waltham, Barter Noank.
Cleared. nth steamer Incemore (Br).
Walker Liverpool
Sailed 17Jh steamer Carib, Ingram Bos-
ton, via Charleston banks Albert Ehrens-
ward (Sw), Borelon, Corunna; Annie Reed
Norton, New York; schrs Warren b. Pot
ter, Miller, New London; The,ma, Leo.
Boston.
Liverpool, Feb. 19.-Arrived, steamer
Ailswald Savannah.
Genoa, FEB. 9.-Sailed. - Barry, Sa-
vannah.
New York, Feb. 19.-Sailed, steamer
Tergaste, Savannah.
Antwerp, Feb. 19.-Arrived. steamer
Camrose. Pensacola, via St. Michaels.
villa Real, Feb 4.--Saied, steamer
Blakemore, Charleston.
Baltimore, Feb. l9.-Sailed. steamer S.
b. Harris, Charleston.
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MERCHANTS AND MINERS
TRANSPORTATION co.
STEAMSHIP LINES
SAVANNAH TO BALTIMORE.

SAVANNAH TO BALTIMORE.
Tickets on sale at companys offices to
the following points at very low rates:
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.
BALTIMORE, MD. BUFFALO, N. Y.
BOSTON, MASS.
CHICAGO, ILL. CLEVELAND, O.
ERIE, PA.
HAGERSTOWN. HARRISBURG, PA.
HALIFAX, N. S.
NIAGARA FALLS. NEW YORK.
PHILADELPHIA.
PITTsBURG. PROVIDENCE
ROCHESTER.
TRENTON WILMINGTON
WASHINGTON.
First-class tickets include meals and
state room berth, Savannah to Baltimore
Accommodations ana cuisine unequaled.
Freight capacity unlimited; careful ham
ding and quick dispatch.
The steamships of this company are APP
pointed to sail from Savannah to Balti-
more as follows STANDARD time):
D. Fl. MILLER. Capt. Peters. TUESDAY,
Feb 20, at 1000 a. m.
ITASCA, Capt Digs, THURSDAY, Feb
%, at HOO a. M
ESSEX, Capt. Dzer, SATURDAY. Feb.
"a, at 200 p. m.
TEXAS, Capt. Foster, TUESDAY, Feb
81. at 400 p M
d. H. MILLER Capt. Peters, THURS
DAY, March /, 500 p. m.
ITASCA, Capt. Diggs, SATURDAY,
March 3, 700 p. m.
And from Baltimore Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays. at 400 p. m.
Ticket Office 80 Bull street.
NEWCOMB COHEN, Trav. Agent
j. j. CAROLAN, Agent,
Savannah Ga.
w. p. TURNER, G. P. A.
A. ID. STEBBINS, A. T. NJ.
]. c. WHITNEY. Traffic Manager
General Offices, Baltimore, Nd.
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Per British steamship Talbot for Man
chester-75O barrels rosn, s.. lS6; 1906
square bales sea island cotton, a52 962;
5.947 square bales upland cotton, $242, 6S2.-
Cargo various.
Per British steamship Dora for Bremen
i ,5S7 tons Florida phosphate rock, $3.50;
4,9l5 bales upland cotton. $2Ol ,931; 10000
feet pitch pine timber, $15OO.-Cargo va
riOus.
Per Italian steamship Rosalba for
Odessa and Taggarag-For odessa, 1906
barrels rosin, $129l5. $50 barrels rosn for
Taggarag, 19,519.-Cargo S. p. Shotter Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-20
COOL SPOTS FOR HOT DAYS.

BANFF. Canadian National Park. an IN.
comparable pleasure and health re ort IN the
Canadian Rockies the "a Eed Lakes In the
Clouds lovely waters at high elevations and
the Great Glacier OF the Selkirks, a marvellous
frozen Niagara the most attractive spots In
all America for restseekers AMI sight seers
reached only by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Unrivalled transcontinental railway service
and modern hotels. Only 30 hours from Wash.
iugton. For particulars apply 10 w. w. Mer.
kle, 1929 Pennsylvania Az. Washington, ID
G.. c. G. Osborn, l29 +. Baltimore 81. Balti.
more, Md II McMurtrie, 629 Chestnut ST.,
Philadelphia. Pa
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Vessels Cleared Yesterdov

Steamship Rosalba QtaD. Osazzol,
Odessa and Taggarag.- & GO
steamship Dora (B), Mitchell. Bremen -
A. +. Churchill
Steamship Talbot Br), Winter. Man
chester-A. F. Churchill
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Ship Maren CNor). HaIvorsen. Pensacola
for Antwerp, pd Dungeness. 18th.
Steamship Apex (Br), Cole, from Pensa-
cola, ar Genoa, 18th.
Bark India CNor), Jensen, Madeira for
Pensacola, cid 10Th
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-20
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

Mr.. John Dialogue, of Camden, N. J''
Visitor Among Local ShiDpinE x
Men--He Is building The New Tug
Minis. and Says She VIII BE Turn
ed out within Two MOnths-Nacht
Sachem 10 lie Distinguished for
Services on Tybee-Matters of In
terest 10 shippers and Mariners.
MIR. John Dialogue of the shipbuilding
firm of John Dialogue & Son of Camden,
n. J.. is in the city on a business trip. Mr..
Dialogue called yesterday on number of
prominent shipping men, with whom he
has business relations, and was q. welcome
visitor among them.
John Dialogue G. Son is the firm respon-
sible for the fine fleet of tugs in Savannah
harbor The VIM. f. McCauley, Jacob
Paulsen, H. NJ. c. Smith, Regis and 9TH
ers are from the Camden shipyard of this
firm. The latest efforts of the firm in a
boat for Savannah is in the building of
the Abram Minis. which was launched
some time ago. and which it is expected TO
turn out within the next two months.
In referring to The progress which is be-
ing made in building the Minis Mr. Dia-
logue said il was fully up to expectations,
and that he felt assured she would be
turned out in about the time it was eX-
pected she would. Work is now moving
along satisfactorily on the boilers and ma
chinery. II is expected the tug VIII
make good record in her speed This
will be one of the tests to which she will
be subjected before acceptance by the
Propeller Towboat Company.
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JOHN c. BUTLER,

-DEALEk IN
Paints, Oils and Glass, Sash, Doore, Blinds.
and Builders Supplies Plain and Decora.
tive Wall Paper, Foreign and Domestic
Clements Lame. Plaster and Hair Sole
Agent for Abestlne Cold Water Paint
sp Congress street west. and 10 st. Julian
street. west.
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e nis, j. c. Warner 3. II. Bilisano C. f.
Slattery. J. b. Moore. Rev Georoa n ~,
lin. Rev. D. p. Flynn. Miss Lannon Nfre
honeymoon, G. A. Soulas. r. II. Garrabn,
Mr. Luding, j. d. Moore. Mr.. and Mrs. /,
Smth, Il. Cameron. George w Rrnrn
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Frederick T. Adams,

Services Rendered by His Naphtha
Launch Sachem TO the S. S. Ponce, While
in Distress Off Tybee, Ga, Oct &C. 1899
1t will be remembered the Ponce put in
to Savannah, and remained here until a
new propeller was shipped. Referring to
the crisis when the Sachem was brought
into action the New York Herald says
an this emergency the Captain went 70
Commodore Adams al l O'Clock in the
morning of Oct &C. The Commodore was
in his stateroom. The object of the visit
was quickly explained. Capt. Dyer wanted
to borrow the Commodore launch, that
was still dashed TO the deck.
- For what purposes? was asked Co
ing 10 try and make the land and get help
was the answer.
e" In this gale and sea?'
Yes, it's our only hope
"'The launch was loaned. and the launch
man volunteered his services. Capt.
Dyer. the Ponce's third officer, and The
boatswain. a passenger, whose name was
not learned. and f. r. RohL secretary Of
the company owning the steamer was the
Sachems partv-sX in all
They succeeded. The launch rode the
seas in safety. the machinery was not for
a moment troublesome and Tybee Island,
Ga, was made between 9 and 10 O'Clock in
the morning, matter of little more than
seven hours"
The schooner S. P. Hitchcock, which put
into Savannah leaking on Sunday. is at
the Gordon wharf, where she will remain
until her owners in New York direct what
shall be done with her. 1t is expected
OF course. that repairs win be ordered
Nothing had been heard from the owners
yesterday, however.
Passengers by steamship City of Angus
Ia. New York for Savannah, Feb. NV.
w Farchild, w. F, Israel A G. Haines,
r f. Campbell, w. Wilowdrew, p. Van
SAINT r Meyer r. L. Pemberton. f. A.
Ford. W L. Visscher. Miss A. l. Carin,
NJ Blumenthal, +, T. Bundage and wife.
+. A. Lohmeyer. w. II. Hickman, j II.
Brown, c. Elmore, c. NJ. Heddon and wife,
Mrs. J. L. Wright Miss II. Jackson, Mrs.
Hunt. Miss A. t. Sammas, N. Cantawlo.
Passengers Of the steamship D. II. Mil
Ter, Baltimore 10 Savannah, Feb 15-Mss
L. Walls. C. Il. Narrower Mrs. c. NJ
Smith, Miss c. NJ. Smith W. II Wood
ward, c. r. Dreck, T. w. Trainer, Mrs.
Riley, Miss Riley, II. Langfe.d, Miss T.
Barnes r. Fahm.
Passengers by steamship Kansas City
for New York-Mrs a. c. Bennett Miss
L. d DesbouNlon. Miss Julia Marshalk.
George l. Sevy, f. DuViner, f Graves
and wife c. c. Munroe c. l.. Dick on. NJ
" 3 Davis, George Grococh, d, I Jack
SON Mrs. c. A. Musgrove A. Leroy, 5
Cohn. Mr.. Greene and party of seven r
A. Harrington, If A. Parsons, d, A. Har-
Tis, b. 3. HUI. w. G. French. Mr.. and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-20
Nnticc 10 .Mnrinern.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation VIII be furnished masters of YES
sells free of charge in United States ny
geographic office in Custom House. Cap
tains are requested 20 call al the office.
Reports Of wrecks and dereicts received
for transmission % the navy department.
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of mile northwestery from Huntingfield
Point, has been destroyed by the ice, and
the fixed white light will be discontinued
until further notice. The beacon will be
rebuilt as soon as practca bic, and due no
tice given of the re-establishment of the
light
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Arrived Mt Tvhee

Bark Charlotte Ger. Heuberg. St. Ma
zaire lat anchor). ~"
Lighthouse tender Pharos, arrived and
sailed. "4iN
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CHICAGO MARIE Ts.

Chicago. Feb l9-Corn sold to a stand
still without weakening reacted on COW
ering by shorts to-day, and closed strong,
May 34c over Saturday. Wheat was easy
early, but reacted with corn and unfavor-
able weather in France May closing firm
Nc up Wheat closed a shade and provis-
ions 2l3c to nc better.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Lowest Closing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-20

Steamship Kansas City, Fisher, New
York.
Bark Cimbria (Swed), Jansson. Danzig
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-20

ROTUhIH CURED WITH DIR.
IN lHWu FITS ASTHMA.
nU ililfIll LENE. 1t never fails.
Trial bottle free at
X. J. DUKES, READ d CO,
BRYAN & WEST, Druggists.
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Baltimore, Md, Feb. 16.-Notice is given
by the Lighthouse Board that the front
beacon light No /. IN nine feet of water.
on the easterly edge of the cut leading in
to RockhaD Creek, Maryland, about 7-l6
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-20
Yacht sachem TO Re Decorated.

The naphtha launch Sachem, owned by
Commodore Frederick T. Adams Of the
New York Yacht Club, viii be decorated
with a silver plate. which is inscribed:
Presented by the Underwriters and the
New York and Porto Rico S. S. Co.
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Connections made at terminal points
with all trains Northwest, West and
Southwest.
Sleeping cars on night trains between
Savannah and Augusta, Macon, Atlanta
and Birmingham
Parlor cars on day trains between
Savannah, Macon and Atlanta
For complete information, schedules,
rates and connections apply to
w. G. BREWER. City Ticket and Pas
enger Agent, 107 Bull street.
W. r. MCINTYRE, Depot Ticket Agent.
]. c. HALLE, General Passenger Agent.
f. H. HINTON. Traffic Manager
THEO. ID. KLINE, Gen. Superint endent
JOHN M. EGAN, Vice President
Savannah, Ga.
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Arrived From Savannah


Bark Catharina NoD, samuelsen. ar
Hamburg 18th.
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Schooner Isaac Campbell, Stevens, cid
Boston, 18th,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-20

Philadelphia, Feb 17.-Captain of steam
er Norman reports the buoy at the lower
end of Goose Island Flats gone from its
pOstiOn.
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

vessels Arrived Yesterday.
Schooner Willie L. Maxwell. Tinker
Baltimore.-Howard & Co.
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Savannah Almanac.

Sun rises at 6:37 a. M and sets at SIS,
p. m. 500
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Passenger Fares from Savannah.

IaooCnSol FdltS HUH NdVduIldl.
TO NEW YORk-Cabin. 500: excursion.
SS2. intermediate. sl5: excursion, s2A
Steersge, $40
TO BOSToN-Cabin. So; excursion, ssa
intermediate, 81. excursion, y2S. Steer
age, S11.75.
The express steamships OF this line are
appointed to sail from Savannah, Central
(SOth) meridian time, as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW york.
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. Daggett,
THURSDAY. Feb. q, 1000 a. m.
NACOOCHEE, Capt Smith. SATURDAY.
Feb. "a, 1900 noon.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt, Adkins. NOM
DAY, Feb 26, 200 o. M
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM Capt Burg,
TUESDAY, Feb. q, 800 p. M
SAVANNAH TO BOSTON.
CITY OF MACON. Capt Savage. TUES
DAY. Feb. 20, 500 a. M
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt Lewis. FRI
DAY, Feb. %, IL 90 a m.
This company reserves the right to
change its sailings without notice and
without liza bility or accountability there
for.
Steamers will leave New York for Sa-
vannah at p. m. daily. except Sunday
Monday and Friday. And will leave Bos-
ton for Savannah direct Saturday, Feb
"a. 3 p. m. and for Savannah via New
York, Wednesday, Feb. 2S at u noon.
W. G. BREWER. City Ticket and Pass
enger Agent, lO7 Bull street, Savannah,
Ga
f. w. SMITH, Contracting Freight
r. G. IRRELEVANT. Agent. Savannah.
Ca.
f II. HINTON. Traffic Manager
JOHN M. EGAN. Vice President.
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TIE BROCK HOUSE,

ENTERPRISE, FLA.
on the st. Johns river and Lake Mon
roe in che Land of Flowers" Location
unsurpassed. Hotel modern in all its APP
pointments, broad verandas and spacious
grounds, open grates fires, gas, electric
bells, sulphur baths and telegraph office.
Splehdid bass fishing good duck English
snipe and quail shooting. Railroad and
steamboat connections. Rates moderate
Descriptive pamphlet
H. F. INGLEHART & SONS. Props.
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High water at Tybee to-day at 1910 \
IN. ana IL 40 p. m, High water at savan.
nah one hour later.
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Ocean Steamship Go.
-FoRr
Network. Boston
AND
THE EAST.

Unsurpassed cabin accommodations. All
the comforts of a modern hotel. Electric
nights. Unexcelled table. Tickets include
meals and berths aboard ship.
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TRAINS NEW
70
and Chariot NofoIk
$
o
/ one o world
ompete ,applyto
C. P.and A. street.
No Al Bulls
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THE MORNING NEWS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 1905

Central or gotta Meridian Time
Me- TABLE EFFECTIVE JAN 2S, 1900.
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Passengers of the steamship D. II. Mil
Ter, Baltimore 10 Savannah, Feb. 15-Miss
L. Walls. C. II. Narrower. Mrs. c. NJ
Smith, Miss c. NJ. Smith. W. II Wood
ward c. r. Dreck, T. w Trainer, Mrs.
Riley, Miss RILEY, II. Langfe.d, Miss T.
Barnes +. Fahm
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-15
A0mum1emf '2aS Cherokee.


bark stripped from poplar trees. AS each
character was finished he would sit down
and teach Oo-he-chae, who had grown
to the age Of perhaps fifteen years. how
to pronounce it. When eighty seven
characters had been cut out of as many
pieces of bark, Se-qua-yah declared his
work finished, and told Oo-he-chae that
they would talk with mouth OPEN
''It was not long before the two could
put words and sentences together by
cutting the characters on bark and
then Se-qua-yah told his people what he
could do. This, of course, was doubted,
but he proved 1t by sitting on large
rock many miles away from his daugh-
ter, and sending and receiving messages.
For many moons hundreds of Indians
gathered to see the wonderful Indian
and his work, and at first both father
and daughter were regarded as evil spir
its. Eventually other Indians were
came common his people realized that
he was indeed a great man. Se-qua-yah
conceived the idea of publishing a news
paper and many years afterwards carried
his plans into effect, the first paper be-
ing called the Cherokee Phoenix. After
the Cherokees were tramped over the
dirt road to their present home the pa
per was revived and Is now published.
1t is called the Cherokee Advocate, which
was at first printed only in Cherokee,
but is now Issued in both Cherokee and
English. The paper has been a great
educator and is now often called Sc
qua-yah's paper. Now. these are
facts and cannot be disputed for there
are hundreds of Cherokees now living
who remember the old man Se-qua-yah,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-15

ton of North Carolina, Georgia and Ten
nessee, there was in the tribe one buck
who was regarded as especially dull ana
lazy. This was Se-qua-yah. He took no
pleasure in the chase for game, seldom
had the bow and arrow, and the war
whooP had no fascination for him. IN
dances which filled the hearts OF Inc
braves he took no part, but he was COOL
natured and kind. although he had the
appearance of being burdened with scme
deep and hidden sorrow. His peculiar ac-
tons could not be understood by his fell
lows, and when not assisting his squaw
around the wigwam he was in the woods
alone. In other words, the buck was re-
Garded as of unS5und mind-aS an Indian
would say. head heap go round Ry
and by there came to Se-qua-yah's fome
a little baby girl. and there shone Few
light in the queer Indians eyes upon her
advent. The little one was named Oo-he-
chae, which means has arrived, or been
given. AS the child advanced in years
the father became more and more de-
voted, and would spend hours with her
in the woods. returning to the wlgwam
only when the face of the Great Sp!lit-
the sun-had gone down behind the noun
tainS now called the Blue Ridge. qua
yah was not idle while spending his TIM
in the woods. While listening to the pratt
tie Of his child. the notes Of the feathered
songsters and the barking of the sculr-
rels, the mind of the Indian was sowing
a problem which none of his people had
ever been able to solve, ard which was to
lift them from ignorance to Intelligence
and Christianity Years rolled by and
still the Indian was in the woods, Gu ting
queer-iooking characters on pieces of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-15

WASHINGTON, April 14-(Speclal) 1t
to erect a splendid monument over the
grave OF Se-qua-yah, the Cherokee who
invented the alphabet of that nation, AMI
the Cherokee delegation now IN Wash
ington say they will experience little
trouble In raising a large sum for this
purpose. Already subscriptions have
been opened and are coming In rapidly.
not alone from the Indians of that ma
ton or tribe. but from the people gen.
orally of the Indian territory who are to
some extent familiar with the work of thu
great Se-qua-yah.
Perhaps the most authentic and inter-
esting account of the invention of the
nished by Mr.. w. I. Whitaker, presl-
dent of the Whitaker Orphan home,
Pryor Greek. I. t., who is in Washing
ton Mr.. Whitaker is himself Cher
okee. and gives this statement:
'Of the 756 different languages or dia-
lects by as many different tribes or ma
lions of Indians from the time when there
was not white man on the American
continent until the present, only one ma
tion-that of the Cherokees-have a wit
ten or printed language. 1T requires
twenty-siX letters to write or express the
English Language. while that of the Cher
okees runs to eighty-seyen. many OF them
being formed exactly like ours, or, I
should say the English. 1t Is known that
when the Cherokees occupied a large pr