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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
MIR. WILSON'S LETTER.

Morgan's Grove, W. Va, Sept. s..
Following is n portion of the letter of
Hon. w. l.. Wilson, read before the
Democratic meeting here to-day:
1.-THE condition of my health Is, I re-
greet to say, such as to make even
journey to Jefferson unadvisable, and
public speaking beyond my physical
capacity. Long before 1t became an
issue dividing political parties took
strong grounds in addresses before
students of this university and in a set
speech before the Legislature of Geor-
gia against any colonial or imperial
policy on the part of the government
as n result of our war with SPAIN My
views are stronger than ever against
such policies. and, did opportunity per-
nit. should be glad to express those
views on the platform at Morgans
-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06

family homestead. He was succeeded
in business by Clark & Sewall. These
two earlier firms built twenty-nine
wooden vessels between 1928 and 1854.
solved in 1879 by the death of Edward
Sewall. This firm. in its twenty-four
years OF existence, had built forty-six
wooden vessels. In 1879 Arthur Sewall,
his son, William d. Sewall, and his
nephew, Samuel s. Sewall, son of
the late Edward Sewall. formed the
firm of Arthur Sewall e. Co., which is
still in existence.
Mr. Sewall was for many years
prominent as a railroad man. He be-
came q director of the Maine Central
Railroad Company in 1875, and in 1884
was elected president, serving in that
capacity until the election of Mr.. VIII
son several years ago. During this
time Mr.. Sewall was also president of
the Portland, Mount Desert and Ma
chias Steamboat Company. Mr.. Sewall
has been Il director of some of the
branch lines OF the Atchison. Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad, a director of
the Mexican Central Railway I'm 1884,
1885 and 1886. He was also president
of the Bath National Bank.
Mr. Sewall came out for free coinage
of silver in June, 1854 fact which
contributed Co the refusal of his fell
low delegates to Chicago to continue
him on the National committee MIR.
Sewall was the Democratic candidate
for United States Senator at the ses
sion of the Maine Legislature In 1893.
Mr.. Sewall always made his home in
Bath Ho married Emma Croker. of
Bath, daughter of the late Charles
Croker, who was also long and ac-
lively identified with shipbuilding at
Bath. on the goth OF March, 1859, and
has three sons-Horold NJ, who achiey-
ed distinction III the diplomatic SER
vice in Samoa during the first Cieye-
land Administration, and who has since
Joined the Republican party; William
D.. member of the firm of Arthur
Sewall & Company; and Drummer, who
died in infancy.
In 1896 Mr.. Sewall was the running
mate Of Hon. William J. Bryan.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
Continued on Page 6.
OTHER TELEGRAPH PAGE 8
f. CLASSIFICATION OF NEWS.
BY DEPARTMENTS

Telegraph News-Page I g, II.
Local Nsws-Pages 2, j,s
Editorial-Plge 4,
Virginia News--Pags s.
North C1rolina News Pays 2.
Portsmouth News-Pages 10
BsrsIey News rags IL.
Shipping -Page'i2, AZ
Real Estats---Plgs IL
Mafkets--Page. IL
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
Powers Sentenced for Life.
(Ey Telegraph 70 virginian-P Pilot.

icy Te'eBrdbH 70 Vlrglnian-PlIot
Georgetown, Ky, Sept. 5.-Judge Can
trill to-day overruled the bill of ex-
ceptions in the case of ex-secretary of
State Caleb Powers. convicted as Access
sorry before the fact to the assassina-
ton of William Goebel, and sentenced
the prisoner for life. Judge Cantrill
made an order suspending execution of
the sentence sixty days In order to
enable the defendant to procure a
transcript of the record to be filed in
the Court of Appeals, and an appeal
was allowed.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
Large Sale of Coal.
(By telegraph 70 virginian-Pi

(By Telegraph TO Virginian-P ilot)
birmingham, Ala. Sept. 5.-one hun
dred and eighty thousand tons of coal
We're sold yesterday to New Orleans
agencies to supply the demand in that
city. which has heretofore been sup
piled by the Pennsylvania product.
Thirty thousand tons go to a Penn
sylvania company which is unable to
get sufficient coal from It's own mines.
That will be delivered by the Southern
railway and its barge lines from Green
Vile Miss.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
Connecticut Republican TIokos.
(Ry TeIeEraph to YIrglnian- Pilot.l

(By Telegraph to Virginian-P iiot.)
New Haven, Conn. Sept. 5,--The
State Republican Convention to-day
nominated State ticket. headed by
George P. Mclean, OF simsbury. for
Governor; Treasurer, II. n, Gallup,
Norwich; Comptroller. Abram Cham
ber!ain. Meriden; Secretary of State,
Charles G.. r. Vinal, Middletown. The
platform endorses President McKin-
ley's administration and his course in
foreign afrairs. and condemns trusts
which raise prices OF necessaries or de-
creases wages,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
Strike Agalne, Lower Wages.

(By Telegraph to yirglnian- Pilot.)
southington, Conn, Sept. 5.-one
hundred and fifty men employed by the
Aetna Nut Company are out on strikes
as a result of a 8 per cent reduction
In their wages.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
DEATH OF HON.
ARTHUR SEWALL.
Mr.. Bryan'sFormer Running Mate
Succumbs to Apoplexy.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
MS Health Had Been impaired for SOME
Time, Although Ho Was Not Considered
to BIO Seriously Il-The Stroke which
Ended In Death Enrly Yesterday Morn
Ing Was Sustained Last sunday-A Prom
inent shlpbuildcr, Railroad Man and
Politician Leaves Two Sons.
tBy Telegraph to virginian-pilot,

(By Telegraph to yirginian- Pilot)
Bath Maine, Sept. 5.-Hon. Arthur
Sewall died at $3.50 a. IN. to-day at his
summer home. Small Point. about 10
miles from this city, of apoplexy, the
stroke having been sustained last Sun
day. He was sixty-four years of age.
Mr.. Sewall had not been in good
health for some time, although he was
not considered to be seriously i'll. He
had been advised by his physician to
rest, as early as last June, and he at
tended the Democratic National Con-
vention in July against the advice of
his doctor He appeared to have suf-
fered no Ill effects from the journey,
however, and was passing the summer
at Small Point, when the fatal stroke
seized him. The unconsciousness
which followed the attack continued
until death came.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
SKETCH OF HIS LIFD.

Arthur Sewall was born In Bath
Maine, on November 25th, 1895. He
was the third son of the late William
ID. Sewall. He was educated at the
public schools of Bath, and after an
apprenticeship under his father, form
ed in 1854 with his brother, Edward,
the firm of e. & A. Sewall, shipbuiId-
ers and commission agents. The Bath
Sewalls have been closely identified
with Baths chief industry, shipbuild-
ing. since 1923, when William d. Sew.
all opened the small shipyard on the
banks of the Kennebec, next to the
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
|BRYAN'S SECOND DAY
In WEST VIRGINIA.
He Begins by Addressing Great
Crowd at Morgan's Grove.
SEVERAL sURP RISES SPRUNG.

introduced by Hon. George r. wondling,
and a Letter Read From Hon. VIM. L.
Wilson. Both of whom opposed Mr..
Bryan In 1soo-A Plain and Practical
Talk to Farmers About Crops, tho Finan-
oial Question and other Matters vital
to His Fellow Countrymen.
The daily news., 1900-03-26
Wages Will Be Raised.

KNOXVILLE, March 24-Local Goa
operators announce that a conference
will be held next September with rep
resentatives Of the miners union. Thii
conference will determine the wage
scale to be paid miners in Coal Creek
Jellico. Middlesboro and Oliver Springs
coal districts for the year l900-l90l
Operators here seem willing to make
whatever concessions are necessary to
place the Eastern Tennessee coal field
scale in accord with the IA per cent in.
crease recently made by operators in
northern atates
The daily news., 1900-03-26
Shattered Diamonds.

"Cnder certain conditions, which are
very rare and remarkable" said an old
jeweler, n diamond may be shattered
TO atoms by smart. sudden blow. The
stone seems to diSiHtegrate and fly
apart, as nearly as l can express it,
and when the Kimberley gems first
came into the market the Brazilian
brokers claimed that they were espe-
cially subject to that kind of accident.
For the time being the story had its
effect on trade. but it was proved to be
untrue. and the incident is now forgot
ten. In the course Of an experience of
nearly 40 years l have known of only
two cases of diamonds being broken.
zone occurred many years ago. when
was working in a shop in the old
Reid House in Chattanooga. y lady
customer dropped a cluster brooch
from the counter to the tiled floor.
distance of about 3l5 feet. 1t struck
squarely on the center stone. which
was broken into n number Of small, ir
regular fragments. The diamond had
weighed about two carats.
1Hc OOhtI IISldllCc tVOh pA-Cc HIle
in New Orleans about six years ago.
A st. Louis travelling man named
Crawford had q solitaire weighing H.
carats set in a ring. He was standing
in the store and while cOnversing about
something made a sudden gesture and
struck the stone against a metal fix
turc. 1t was split into small. jagged
splinterS. a number of which we found
on top Of the showcase. The drummer
himself was the most astonished man
ever saw. He had supposed dia-
monds were indesuuctible simply be-
cause hey were hard."-New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The daily news., 1900-03-26
THE CENSOR.

A South Carolina man left all his mon.
ey TO a girl who had rejected him. What
q touching mark of gratitude.-Denver
Post
Who says the year 1900 isn't a jubilee
year! Ii is now announced that Easter
bonnets this spring will be cheaper than
ever before.-St. Louis Republic.
The British authorities are throwing
some pretty large and elegant bouquets
Ht the troops from Canada and the other
colonies. Foxy Britons,-BOston Herald.
One Of the London wecklies calls the
United States "Doilaropolis." and the
term is rather pat too. But 5000
100000 country doesn't mind being called
names by her enviouS siStcrs.-New York
Mail and Express.
The captain Of the Yale football team
has warned all aspirantS 10 attend 10
their regular work If they expect 10 do
well IN athletics. II this sort of thing
goes on. Il place On one OF the teams Will
mean as much a. the possession OF de
gree.-New York sun.
Americans may not now be called doc
tors" In Prussia without 4 special permit
from the PruSsian government. II Teu-
tons visiting this country were prohibited
from styling themselves counts the re-
taliation would be a fearful and far
reaching gone.-PhilIdelphia Ledger.
That Brooklyn financier who agreed TO
pay interest al the rate Of go per cent a
yeaI admits that he had the names Of
1900 depcSitorS on his books when he
T'uI UP the shutters. Centuries come and
go. but human credulity maintains a
steady average.-St. Louis GlobeDemo-
f-raf
The daily news., 1900-03-26
PERT PERSONALS.

An cEterprising reporter has hunted M
Mr.. Carrie ". Gait. He has done moth
ing 20 deserve it.-Minneapolis Journal.
SOrrOxful Johnson is the name Of a
citizen OF north Georgia county. That
name will keep him from running any
political riSks.-Atlanta Constitution.
Nine. Patti displayed $3.50. 900 worth
OF diamonds at n reception the other
evening. How many fond farewells that
collection Of carbon represented!-Min-
neopOlis Times.
The kaiser's play, in the opinion OF its
Berlin audience, too palpaby glOrifes
q Hohenzollern. William slops over fam
York Press.
General Butler must not take 10 him
self too much credit for the relief of La
dysmith. He had Richard Harding Da-
Wis with him when the tide Of British for
tune turned.-Troy Record.
Poor "Ruddy" kipling. 50 fcrociouSly
attacked by Marie COrelli. doubtless be-
heYes more firmly than ever that 'thc
Law that swayS my ladys ways is mys-
teriOus 20 me."-St. Louis Republic.
Hero Bin Anthony is to get granite
monument after failing to find an Oppor-
tunity 10 make n living. He is not the
first hero who has asked for bread and
received a stone.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
Count Boni Gould Castellane's fine self
restraint in preparing 10 begin a libel suit
instead Of destroying De RodayS at once
as be seemed about TO do. was perhaps
not unexpected 10y the Parisians. - 81.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
The daily news., 1900-03-26
EVERY DROP

of medicine that goes in a
prescription filled in this store is
perfectly pure. Pure drugs mean a
speedy recovery. Poor drugs mean
a relapse. You want the best. Let
US fill your prescription. and supply
other medicines, ". Z. Green IL Co.
The Prescription Druggist" 81 ;.
PalafoX street. Phone 800.
The daily news., 1900-03-26
ROck=a=Bye Baby

These are sweet words. but hSw much
pain and suffering they used to mean. li's
different now. Since Mothers Friend has
become known expectant mothers have
been spared much of the anguish of child
birth. Mothers friend is linment TO be
applied externally. It is rubbed thoroughly
into the muscles of the abdomen. 1t gives
elasticity and strength, and when the final
great strain comes they respond quickly and
easily without pain. Mothers Friend is
never taken internally. Internal remedies
al this time do more harm than good. If a
The daily news., 1900-03-26
A ..
Fuel Gas
Alphabet!
aD@SQS

was an ANCIENT who used
to burn wood.
ia for BILLS that he paid
when he could.
was the COAL that he after
wards bought.
is the DIRT and DUST that it
brought.
is the EVIL these things
brought to pass.
was his FOLLY in not using
gas.
is the GAS George used in his
stove.
is the HEIGHT of JOY gas
brought to his home.
is the INDIAN; he doesn't
use GAS.
cannot use it, for is the
JACKASS.
is the KITCHEN where GAS
is the fuel.
is the LAUNDRY, they'er
both of 'em cool.
is the MONEY, saved By a
Gas Range.
is for NOW, the best time for
change.
is the OFFER the Company
makes.
is the PROFIT, don't make a
mistake.
is for QUESTION; no ques-
tiOn at all.
is the RANGE you should
buy before Fall.
is the SAVING yoa make, If
you do.
is the TIME and TROUBLE
saved, too.
is the UNION of Comfort
and thrift.
is VEXATION, now cut it
adrift.
? il WISDOM in having in
change
plus Three Dollars to buy a
Gas Range.
is for YOU, please observe as
you pass.
is our ZEAL to supply you
with GAS.
The daily news., 1900-03-26
A STARTLING DISCOVERY.
Victim of Horrible MIstake Died In
Terrible Agony.

PHILADELPHIA, March 24-At Null
hca Hill. n. J.. near here. the startling
discovery has been made that a boy had
been buried alive.
An undertaken WIS exhrming the
boiies Of the members Of the Smitzer
family, who lived at Mullica Hill about
20 years ago, for final burial in this
city. One coffin contained the skeleton
of a boy and its condition bore evi-
dences of awful struggle after the So p
possibly dead body had been buried.
The bones OF the legs were drawn up
and the arms were extended across the
face. The glass of the casket which
had been above the boys head was
broken. The position of the body and
the condition of the coffin indicated
that the victim Of q horrible mistake
had died in terrible agony.
The daily news., 1900-03-26
The Chop md the Cherry Tree.

The Chop md the Cherry Tree.
"Popkin loves to be historically cor
rect"
What's his latest?"
He had an English chop for break
fast on WashinGton's birthday. ay."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
4 Consistent Profession.
II has often been said Of the medical tribe
That they seldom will swallow the stuff they pre-
scribe;
Yet. though they may not think their jllap is
nice,
They will profit derive from their own good sd-
vice.
Chicago Record.
The daily news., 1900-03-26
Coffee, Coffee,

Wie call the attention Of
the general public to The
fact that UCe hare one Of
the best eqUipDed ROGSterS
in the South, and that ICe
can furnish this delicious
6eUerGSe az prices that
defy competition. We also
ICGSh to remind you that our
COfeeS are GLJcGyS fresh
from the Rooster. While
Others are old and hare lost
their aroma, ours is fresh
and delicious.
.Ne1C Orleans Grocery Co.,
jas. MHUGH,
Phone 105. Proprietor
The daily news., 1900-03-26
A CALL
For Democratic Primaries and Con
ronyfnu

For Democratic Primaries and Con-
VenTiOn.
Resolved, That convention Of the Dem
ocratic party of Escambia county shall he
held at POwelton at y O'Clock noon on the
l4th day of April, 10 q. for the purpose OF
selecting twelve (2) persons TO represent
Escambia county at the District Conven-
tion to nominate candidate for Congress
and FOR the purpose of selecting twelve tl2)
persons to represent Escambia county at
the State Convention at such time ana
place As may be fixed by the state and Con-
gressiOnal Democratic Committees and Tor
The purpose Of selecting County EXecu-
tive Committee to hold until their success
sOrs shall be selected in 1902.
The precincts are and shall be entitled 10
the following representation at said Coun-
tyCOnVentlOn:
The daily news., 1900-03-26
STEEL TRUST CHARTERED.
II Has Been Incorporated Under the
Laws If New J-r~.y

Laws of New J-r~'y.
TRENTON, n. J., March 24-The Car
negle company. tine formation of which
has resulted from the conference o:
Andrew Carnegie and IL Q. Frick to
settle the business differences between
them. has been reported here with a
capital of 500 OOU. .O0Q Tne stock is
already subscribed. Tne principal sub
scribers and the number OF shares ars
Andrew Carnegie. S6. $40 schares; Henry
Phipps. II. 226; H q. Frick, 10, Asa;
Charles NJ. Schwab. 1899, and others
with smaller holdings.
The par value of each share of capital
stock is 81. oOO.
The state receives S32, 900 for filing
the incor portion and the annual fran
cnise tax will be ell, 750.
The daily news., 1900-03-26
He WAS m HOxer

''Please play for me your fayorite now!"
lie pleadingly besought his Rosa.
"Of course" said she. IN play you now
A nocturne by a great composer"
He smiled, and then as readily
A playful little glance he throws her.
He interposed in tone Of glee,
"a knock turn is a great composer"
Richmond Dispatch.
The daily news., 1900-03-26

Sandy Pikes-What did yer feel like
when de farmer pulled yer out Of de
well?
Billy Coalgate-I felt like I wuz
brought up on n farm.-ChiCaCO News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-04-19
Vortex Motion in Atmosnhere.

Vortex motion In the atmosphere,
though seldom obtruslyely patent In
England, must certainly be reckoned
with, and all ascending currents, from
whatever cause, appear of this nature.
says the National Review. Dust whrls
In spring, and twisting columns of dry
leaves or hay In summer and autumn
upward currents. But the aeronaut
can detect them on larger scale and
penetrating sometimes far aloft. This
is only what might be expected from
statistics relating to such phenomena
where they occur In greater earnest In
other parts of the globe.
1t Is classical history how dust show
ers have arisen In the west coast of
Africa and descended again on vessels
far out on the Atlantic; how Scotland
has been visited by storm Of pumlce
debris which was supposed to have
had its origin In Vesuvlus; how show
ers Of fish or of frogs have descended
from the sky, having been swept Into
lofty regions entangled In the bosom
of wlndwhirl sufficient to bear them
whittier 1t listed. The dust of Kraka-
tao, committed to the lofty winds by
the force OF Its own eruption In 1888.
travelled over the globe In outward
courses almost without limit before
settling to earth weeks or months or
possibly years afterward.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-04-19
Horse Racing on the stage.

In racing scenes the horses do run at
full speed. They run, however. not on
the fixed stage, but on what may be
called treadmills, which keep the horses
In front OF the house for longer or
shorter periods, according as they are
moved quickly or slowly. A picket
fence, placed between the audience and
the course, not only makes the scene
more realistic; 1t also hides the mechan-
ism of the treadmills. This fence has
contributed In another way to add to
the effect by being moved in opposition
to the direction of the horses and so
lending to their apparent speed.
AS to the sounds made by the foot
falls of horses to be heard as though
passing outside an interior scene, they
are reproduced by the dried hoofs of
dead horses or wooden limitations
mounted on handles and hammered
against surfaces of stone, gravel, sod
or whatever the occasion may demand.
They are also more deliberately manu-
featured by revolving a cylinder with
pins protrudlng from the surface.
These pins are arranged, like the spurs
on a hand organ roller. to initiate trot-
ting, galloping or walking when struck
against other substances. If the sound
of a carriage is to be added to the
tramplng of horses, wheels are run on
sand.-CasselPs Magazine.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-04-19

One day young Swede, a student
at the University of Berlin, received a
letter from his uncle saying that his
daughter. the young mans cousin,
would stop In Berlin for few days on
her way TO Ems and would he kindly
meet her and show her the city. The
mail coach arrived and with II the
young lady, who found a fine looking
young fellow with a vivid boutonniere
awaiting her arrival He accompanied
her to the hotel. The following morn
ing he called and took her driving In
an elegant brougham. These atten-
tions continued during the three days
of her visit. The lady appeared over
joyed at the gallantry of this cousin,
whom she had never met before.
On the day of her departure. while
assisting her into the mail coach, the
young man said. 81 cannot let you de-
part without making a confession"
The lady blushed and dropped her
eyes. 81 must tell you that am not
your cousin. Your cousin is friend of
mine. He had no time to accompany
you. having to cram for his examina-
tons, so he bade me take his place"
"In heavens name, who are you.
Them cried the lady.
The young man handed her his card.
The position blew his trumpet, the
mail coach rolled away. as the young
lady read this name on the card; otto
Won Bismarck. "-CurTent Literature.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-04-19
PERSIAN RUGS OF IRISH MAKE.
Deft Weavers of the Old Sod Turn On
Perfect Imitation.

= AhttatlOus
Just year ago some manufacturers
of artistic textiles touring in Donegal
resolved on establishing place for the
making of hand-tufted carpets of the
description generally known as Turk
ish" or Persian" The popularity OF
this fabric is that from its nature it
must be hand production. The tufts
are tied by the fingers In knots In longi-
tudinal warps, which are stretched be-
tween two long parallel beams. The
carpets are made to the size and shape
of any room. The design Is placed in
front, and the girls, from three to a
dozen, according to the size of the car
pet, select the colors indicated row by
row, which are tied, then bound down
by Shoots" of wooden weft drawn
across the entire width and beaten firm
by small iron-toothed hammers. There
is interesting variety and pleasure in
the work, and 1t is such that individual
skill and workmanship come largely
into play. Altogether, 1t is Just such an
industry as Is suited to the rural dis
tricts Of Ireland. No steam power is
required, and there is therefore no han
dlcap on the commercial side by the
absence of coal.
The first years experiment with the
Irish girls has proved that they are adj
mlrably adapted for the work. The
girls show nlmbleness of fingers and
sharpness of eye for color and form
that have quite astonished their teach
ers and they take to the work with a
spirit and cheerfulness quite refresh
ing. So convinced are the promoters
of its ultimate success that they have
planned out broad scheme that will
espread the work all over the west of
Ireland and give employment to many
hundreds Of girls and boys.-London
Furniture Record