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The Irish standard., 1900-03-24

The Peoria Journal, which has beer
pro-Britisll during the South African
war, thinks England has made mis-
take in rejecting the overtures for peace
proposed by Presidents Kruger and
Steyn. 1t truly says: "a triumphant
nation can always afford to be gener-
Gus. The time may come, as it has
come to all the nations that have gone
before, when it will be England's place
to ask, and such an act as she is now
refusing will be remembered. Pride
goeth before destruction and naughty
spirit before fall This is as true now
as it was in the days OF the great Ro-
man empire that few years after they
were uttered crumbled into dust. The
refusal to even listen to any terms
short OF unconditional surrender may
make more enemies for Great Britain
than she has made for many years."
The Irish standard., 1900-03-24

A dispatch from Kroonstadt, Orange
Free State, dated March 20, says that
Gen. Olivier, the Boer commander, de-
feated the British troops under Gen.
Gatacre, and repulsed them with heavy
loss, besides capturing many prisoners.
The Irish standard., 1900-03-24

Rudyard Kipling, the poet of imperi-
alism, is in Cape Colony and to jolly
the Irish soldiers in Vic's service he
wrote ditty for ST. Patrick's Day
which was cabled to London.
The Irish standard., 1900-03-24

The Dublin corporation which has
adopted an address Of welcome to Queen
Victoria voted sympathy with the Beers,
by majority of one.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

Complied from Various Sources.
FiFTY-SixTH CONGRESS.

In the senate, on the Sd, during a ses.
sion of little more than an hours dura-
ton, a large number of important bills
were introdut ed, and the hour OF two
O'Clock, or the 4th, was fixed for proceed
ing with the financial bill. Mr.. Hoar
summary disposition of resolutions ask
ing for Information about the conduct or
the war in the Philippines. The tenth in-
slant was named as the day for pronounc-
ing eulogies upon the late Vice-President
Hobart......In the house during ls-n,ln-
ute session, .. resolution introduced by
Mr.. Sulzer On. " asking for Information
concerning the relations of the treasury
department with the National City Bank
OF New York was referred to the commit
tee on ways and means.
In the senate. on the 4th, Senator AID
rich opened the discussion of the financial
bill in speech explaining the senate sub
stitute for the house bill. The Pettigrew
resolution concerning the Philippine war
went over to the Sth, to which date the
senate adjourned. 49,. In the house the
only incident of the brief session was the
unanimous adoption of the Sulzer resolu-
ton of inquiry into the action of secretary
cage In distributing government 1unuS
among certain banks.
In the senate on the Sth, Mr.. Pettigrew
Us. ID, in a speech accused the govern
ment of attacking its allies in the Philip
pines, which was warmly repealed by Mr..
Morgan tdem., Ala) discussed at length
tended the constitutions of Louisiana and
North Carolina. In the house investi-
cations were ordered into the charge that
the president had appointed two polyga-
mists to offices in Utah, and into the con-
duct of Gen. Merriam and other United
States army officers during the Wardner
Udaho) riots and subsequent thereto. Ad-
1ourned to the 10th.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12
TWO MEAN TOWNS.
Stories Told by Travelling Men Abou,
Couple of Decidedly Poor
Places TO Live In.
They were talking about bad towns.

They were talking about bad towns
The meanest place / ever was in % s.a
the man who travels for Chicago house az,
down in Massachusetts. Say, do Won Ino, -
what happened while / was Stopping ths.s
once! a man had fallen through 6oia y
the sidewalk and sustained injuries that ~ -
suited in the loss of his right arm. He snaJ
the city for damages, and the case was tr;sS
before a jury, which, the papers said. wss
composed Of representative citizens. Wal
what do you suppose they did to himl
Brought In a verdict in favor of the citv
holding that inasmuch as he was left.handsi
his injury didn't amount to ANYTHING
YES" the cigar man said, that's a pret.v
mean town, ! admit, but ] know of a wors.
one. This place is in Pennsylvania. An az
quaintanee OF mine down there was ininreS
some time ago IN pretty much the same wa,
the man you mentioned got hurt. He fell an
a bad sidewalk and lost one of his legs H.
sued the city, and didn't get ANYTHING
never heard just why, but probably becsuss
the jurors didn't believe he needed more IMAM
one leg in his business, seeing that he WA
a barber and couldn't hone razor or shaw
a man with his foot anyway. But wait !
haven't come TO the point at which the real
meanness developed. Being a poor man, h,
couldn't afford to buy a cork leg, so he had
10 get along with wooden peg and one day
while he was crossing the principal street
this peg in some way got wedged between
couple of paving stones right in the middle a
the street car track. 1t took them nearly an
hour to get him loose, and what do you SUP.
pose happened then! Blamed if they didn't
60 and fine him ten dollars and costs for
obstructing ratfc!'-Chicago Times Herald.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12
SOCIAL DELIGHTS.
What One Experiences Sometimes
While Engaging in the Game
of Whist.

This is what Detroit whist player il
willing to take oath took place at a party
where he was doing his Level best for 4
prize:
The large lady, his partner, gave the
right sleeve of her shirt waist a hitch. NUT.
tered under her breath and then said to
the other lady: Look at that, now. It's
all askew and so annoying. | don't care who
you 60 to or how much you pay, it's always
the same way. Did you signal for trump,
or was IL the other hand.
That sleeve lost US three tricks" con-
tlnued the complainant. Then the other
chow picklelily or something of that Sort
OF course, my accommodating partner went
right TO Keeling II off, playing king to my
ace when she had three spot, revoked on
another suit, led right into the enemy S
strength, and then had the nerve to ask
me II l saw anywhere that she could have
bettered her play. Say, / wanted to boil
her in OIL
Il tried to keep from turning red, saying
anything sarcastic or swearing little, and
succeeded reasonably well.
Then she went TO telling about new
hat her neighbor had bought. She took
two hve spots at a heavy cost, and then
consoled me with half-screaming explana.
ton that she had been playing pedro the
night before and had lapsed into it again
without thinking. | never behaved better
In my life, feigned sudden illness; got away
and made things blue for two blochs After
was gone she told the opposition that
Press. ''F'0 ea's' ''O'' i'''
The man vino pays cash gets no credit for
it.-Phlladelphla Record
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

ways are the haunts of rats and mice.
The best plan TO follow is shown in the
cut. Lay up two side lines of stone
as high as the sill at the buildings side.
and sloping TO the surface of the
ground at the proper distance from the
building. If fiat stones are to be had,
40 cement is needed. All that remains
to be done is TO fill in the space between
the two lines of stones with earth. Then
one has permanent, inexpensive AID
altogether satisfact Dry entrance dive
way.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12
The Mother of Trusts.

One of the stock arguments in favor
of protection is knocked into smither-
Gems by Commissioner Chamberlain, of
the government navigation bureau. in
his pamphlet favoring subsidies. He
shows conclusively that there is no
good reason why protective tariff
should now be maintained in this coun-
try. In treating of the marked increase
of interest in the establishment of an
American merchant marine, Mr.. Cham
berlaln attests to the necessity for such
marine service 10y stating that it is
demanded for the carrying of American
goods abroad. Our manufactures
have developed so rapidly" he says.
that the place the home market filled
in the political discussions of IS or 20
years ago is now filled by the foreign
markets" This reduces protection
down to what we all know it has de-
scended. 1t has become a factor in
strengthening and fostering the trust
system. Protection il the mother of
trusts. '-Pittsburgh Post.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

A dispatch from London, on the sth,
taid: THE British public is at last
face to face with critical moment in
the campaign. 1t may safely be SAID
that at no previous time have there
been such anxious hours of suspense
rs win be passed through until the ar
rival of further news regarding the fate
of Ladysmith''
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

Az order-in-council was passed by
the Dominion government, on the eth.
renewing the modus vivendi for an
other year with the United States in
regard to the permission for vessels of
this country entering any port on the
Atlantic coast for purchasing bait and
supplies and other purposes.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

The supporters of Mayor Samuel II.
Jones of Toledo. o., in his non-partisan
campaign last fall, are organizing his
strength into party or movement
which has for its object the control of
the congressional districts of Ohio next
fall, and il possible the election of Mr..
Jones to the United States senate in
1902.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

Col. Long. quartermaster at San
Francisco, notified the war depart
ment, on the 4th, that the animal
transports Victoria and Flintshire, on
their way to the Philippines with
horses and mules, had arrived safely
at Honolulu without the loss of sim
gle animal.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

Rev. c. G. Thomas, of Kalamazoo,
Mich, was stricken with apoplexy in
his pulpit on the eth. He had just fin
ished his sermon and raised his hands,
saying, LET us pray" when a panied
expression shot over his face, and he
fell to the floor of the pulpit. His con.
dition was pronounced by the ply
siciaEs as extremely precarious.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

In accordance with the notice previ-
ously given by him, Senator Aldrich,
of Rhode Island, on the 4th, opened
the discussion of the financial bill in
the senate with speech in explana-
ton of the senate substitute for the
house bill. The speech was carefully
prepared, and was read from manu-
script.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

Touro Robertson, vice-president of
the American Bank Note Co., died sud
denly of heart disease at his residence
In New York city on the 5th. The de-
ceased was one of the best-known
printing authorities in the country and
q pioneer in the bank note business.
He invented the first steel plate print.
Ing press ever used.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

The senate committee on Cuba held
Its first meeting on the 4th. No action
was taken, but there was general dis
cussion of the attitude of the United
States toward the island. The pre-
vailing opinion seemed to be favorable
20 Tie Teller amendment promising in
dependence to the Cubans as soon as
pacific conditions should be restored.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

The following dispatch from Cavite,
Luzon, was received by the navy de-
partment, on the 5th, from Admiral
Watson: ION December 81, Wentz-
baugh, commanding the Albay Ga lit
tie gunboaD, hoisted the flag on ST.
butu island. The chief dato provided
and raised the pole. Natives and North
Borneo authorities are pleased"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

The Siamese government has given
another evidence of its friendliness to
the United States by offering to pre-
sent TO this country a part or the
whole of the temple grounds at Bang
kok, on which the United States lega-
ton is located. The property is worth
$4,000, but will involve an outlay of
about $4,000 for improving the prem
Uses.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12
MAKING A DRIVEWAY.
How to Make Permanent and Alto.
gether Satisfactory Entrance
to Farm buildings.

Too many entrances to farm build.
ings are made of planks laid on wooden
sleepers. These soon rot out and break
through. while underneath such drive
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

Gen. White, on the 18th, defended
Ladysmith from a most desperate at
tack from the Beers under Gen. Jou-
bert. The fight lasted all day and the
sssailants were many times in posses
sion of portions of the British works,
but were as often repulsed. The losses
in killed and wounded probably
reached hundreds on both sides.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

Quartermaster-Gene Ludington
has made arrangements for the ship
ment to this country of the remains Of
about 100 soldiers disinteIred at Santi.
ago last spring and detained there un.
Ill this time on accout of sanitary
precautions. Bodies identified and
claimed will be transferred 10 relatives
or friends, and the remainder will be
reinterred in the Arlington national
cemetery.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

on government relief works in India.
The sale of children by starving pa
rents is becoming common. Families
are breaking up, each member for him.
self, searching for food. Abandoned
children are found with frequency. 1t
is famine of water as well as food.
Cattle are dying off by thousands, and
no rain is now expected until June.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

The reports sent out recently that
Rev. John G. Fee, the founder of Berea
Ky.) college. and the noted abolition
sst, was dead, were not correct. DR..
Fee, who was quite ill, is recovering.
Many floral offerings were sent TO
BeIea, thinking the noted divine was
dead
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

Brig.-Gen. Davis, military governor
81 Puerto Rico. arrived in Washington,
on the sth, in response to the sum
mons of the president, who desired to
consult him regarding conditions and
proposed legislation for the island.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

On the 5th Gen. Otis reported TO the
war department the complete success
of the military operations in north
west Luzon, and the rescue of all the
American prisoners which the insur-
gents took with them in their fight.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12
That Mai. Mckinley do

That Maj. Mckinley does not
regard his reelection as an assured
thing may be Judged from the fact
that he has already partially made
arrangements for an across the CONT
nent stamping tour. similar TO the
one he made last fail. He will make
rear platform speeches wherever the
party managers may consider them
necessary. Similar trips are to be
made to the New England states. all
CT which shows that the noble and inn
Perial major isn't expecting the walk
over that less shrewd members of his
party are predicting. - Johnstown
(Pa.) Democrat
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

New Orleans represents more than
the total valuation of the rest of Louis-
lana ana pays M than half the taxes.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

and republican. and drought and not
winds when they voted against Inc repIo,
lican party. Why, my friends IL ma " IA.
ston 70 think for a moment he will know
that the republican party does not control
the rains. because if It did there would
be a monopoly of water and you would nave
to buy every shower. 1t does not give you
larger crops. II cannot give you pet'ei
rrice fnr a farn1er,s crOn.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

The, man vino pays cash gets no credit for
it.-Philadelphia Record.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12
The Gold Standard.

do you know what the gold standard
means?" he asked. why, when the E,ng-
lish armies lost three battles in South Az
RIGA and there was disturbance in London
1t manifested itself in New York and II was
necessary for the great financiers 10 rush
in with $4,000, 900 of gold to bring interest
down from 1856 per cent. and necessary for
the treasury TO step in and help Wall street
out. If a few reverses In a war with a
handful of Beers shakes New York with
the gold standard, where will your gold
standard be If England ever reaches a ma
ton of her size?
They talk about prosperity Yes. there
has been some prosperity. but the larger
portion of prosperity has gone not to the
masses of the people, but to the few who
have been favored simply by republican
legislation. Nearly half of the people of
this country work upon the farm and there
is not a republican policy that can bring
anything of good to the farmer The good
the farmer enjoys must come from one OF
two sources-either from an increased cron
or from increased prices. Can the repuh-
lican party bring an increased crop? You
would suppose from the way republicans
brag about large crops that the republican
party held in its hand the showers and gave
abundant rains when the people were good
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11
TO OUT-wEYLER wEYLER.
dos on the Race Course at johann
nesburg.

johannesburg. December Tn pur-
suance of the reconcentrado policy the
authorities here are preparing n con-
vention on the race course f5r 1000
people from farms in the vicinity OF the
Rand. The burghers will be heTded in
a lager and will be strictly watched.
A notification appears in The Gazette
TO the effect that AL able-hodied Brit
ish subjects are liable to be oonscripted
for service in the Rand rifles.
Cape Town, December lowing To
the attempts of sympathizers TO COM
municate with the Boer prisoners at
Green Point Camp. Maxim guns have
been placed in position on the sur
rounding heights. in readiness for a dis
turbance.
Heidelberg. Transvaal Colony. Tues
day, December 1.-THE Beers are driy-
Ing the Boer women and children noTn
their homes because their kinsTnen re-
fuse to fight any longer. Forty wo-
men and children. ill-clad and hungry.
were brought in by h British to-
day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11
FIGHTING IN LUZON
Renewed Activity Among the Insur.
gents- Several ENGAGEMENTS.

Manila, December 7.-More activity
is shown in the operations in northern
and southern Luzon.
n Funston. with troop A, of the
Fourth cavalry. and a score Of scouts.
last Thursday encountered 100 insur-
the Neh1co river. The Americans
charged across the stream. and the enc
my retreated. firing from cover. They
left four of their number dead ON the
field. A native who was captured re-
ported that Fagin. a deserter from the
Twenty-fourth infantry. who has been
active with the Fflipinos. with a party
of two c~avalrymen. had been wounded.
Lieutenant Morrow. with fifty men
from the Forty-seventh regiment, att
tackled and occupied Bulacan. While
returning, these troops encountered
Colonel Victoria, occupying an en-
| urenched position. with thirty rifles and
800 bolomen Lieutenant Morrow's
| force charged and drove the enemy from,
their position. inf1icting heavy loss upon
them. Preceding the fight h expedi-
ton had captured Major Flores and
several of his followers.
An engagement is reported to have
| occurred near Sam Rogue. in which, &C
| cording to the natives. fifty e We're
| killed Several minor encounters and
| captures are also reported. The Ameri-
| can casualties have been very slight.
The island of Bohul has recently been
| the scene of more activity on the part
| Of the insurgents than formerly. and 3
! has been sent to reinforce the
battalion stationed there.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11

Her Captain and Three of the Crew
Rescued Engineer Drowned.

New York, December THE brig c..
c. Sweeney. Captain Miller. from
Brunswick, November 26th. lumber la
den. arrived today having on board a
ship-wrecked crew. consisting Of Cap
tain Charles Stephens and William Won
Haiten, Reuben Doan and Emanuel
L. Idly. surviving members of the crew
of the tug John S. Deering, Of Beau
fort, S. c., which foundered November
9th. off Care Hatteras. in lattitude
35:43, Longitude 1888 with the loss of
he engineer. D. w. Douglass. The John
S. Deering was bound from Elizabeth,
n. c., homeward. and sailed November
oath.
Shortly after leaving port the wind
set in strong from the south INT in
creased to a gale. The tug weathered
the gale and heavy sea till the next
night Sunday at 8 O'Clock. when she
was struck by a heavy "a, which broke
completely over her and carried away
the pilot house n deckhuose. opened
the seams and started the vessel leak
ing badly. The fires were put out.
rendering the engine useless n the
tug drifted helpleSSly with the gale.
A hands bailed with buckets to pre-
vent her sinking. till Tuesday morning.
the 9th. when the brig c. c. Sweeney
hove in sight and took on board the
exhausted men.
1t is supposed Douglass, the engineer.
was carried off by the giant wave which
wrecked the tug. He was about As
years old and belonged at Charleston,
s. c.. ~:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11

Address on Missions-Bishop Morrison
Speaks on Education-Rapid Work.
Many Changes Expected.
ESPECIAL to the Messenger.l


New Bern, N. c.. December THE
Methodist conference opened promptly
at $3.50 o'clock with a large attendance.
New Bern people are church going
folks.
Rev. J. H. Pritchett. D. D., mission
airy secretary of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, south, was introduced, and
delivered a very fine address on mis-
sions.
He was hen followed by Bishop Nor
rison, in IN able address on the educa-
tional interests of our mission work.
Rev. d. H. Tuttle made a strong
appeal in behalf Of suffering Metho-
dists N Galveston, Texas. Bishop Nor
rlson then ook a collection for them,
which amounted to 1891. so. This amount
will be increased to 81 1000. Truly Meth
odism is n common brotherhood.
The bishops cabinet is not leaking
much, yet the knowing ones say
there will be ar unusually large num-
Der Of changes. Bishop Morrison holds
h reins with a steady hand, and car
ries on the business rapidly.
The committees are har at work,
and tomorrow will be a day of reports.
Educational anniversary will be held
tonight. DR.. J. G. Kilgo will deliver an
address on the Twentieth century Of
fering.
New Bern is doing the big thing in
the entertaining act.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11
500 Reward 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn hat there is at least
n dreaded disease that science has
been able to u r in all it's stages, ano
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to The
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cur is taken internally, acting direct
ly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing its work. The proprietors have SO
much faith in it's curative powers, that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list
Of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & Co., To-
ledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c-
Halls Family Pills are the best.