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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-25
RepubIIean congresslonaI convenllon

Claremore. l. T.. April 30, 1900
l7or the above The Frisco will sell
tickets. Vlnita 10 Claremore and re-
turn for sl.55. Tickets on sale Aprii
q aud 81, 1eh forreturu Mas md. -
%. BE. Walker. Agt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-20
MANAGER ALEX DRYBuRcH.

The Chicago Hotel World. one of the leading hotel journals h this country. published the following in a recent issue:
 About Sept. 10. MT. Alex Dry burgh, manager of the Hotel Trn- lock, Pine Bluff, and formerly pro- prietor the Arlington. that city. and the 0uachita, Camden. Ark. will open the fine new hotel at Monroe, La. Mr. Dryburgh. who was for merly a northern hotel man, leased the new house, named The Monroe. some time ago for a term of five years, esfth a renewal option at saHf F. for five years more. The nf.W f.e is a fine three-story slrae1. af pressed brick. well built, and k 6ting well furnished hy Mr. Drybureh. It has eighty-fve rooms, fifteen with private baths. is heated by perfect hot water system, and has electric lights throughout. The owner is E. Fadickar, owner oi the ice factory of that city, of much other property and a wealthy eiti= zen who has made bis fortune ln that city. Mr. Dryburgh purchased lis outfit in St. Louis, the Kitchen equipment coming from the Wrought Iron Range Co. With him will be Mir. John ". Tanner, chief Clerk, late Of the TruIock. D. o. Jackson, of Camden, Chef A. Gordon, of the same hotel, formerly of St. Louis.
 Monroe is one Of tue best towns in that section. abeet twelve hours from New Orleans, located on nav igable waters of the OHaehita river, and reached by tue Icon Mountain route and the Vieksburg, Shrevt- port Pacific. Travel will be heavy, and the house will do we'll Outside of New Orleans. tue Monroe will he the most complete hotel in the state. Mir. Drybsrgh was in Chicago this week on business. He has been in Arkansas for five years. and has made an excellent record" Mr. Wi Wright will go to the Haekens House at Texarkana.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-20
Long Delayed Letter Appear..

The long arm of coincidence and the delays Of the postefilce are euriously illustrated by the following story A family took house one autumn at the seashofe. The husband went down first Of all to see that all was well. His wife wrote to him. That letter did not arrive. It never transpired why Per haps the missive hitched on to ledge inside wallbox, as has been known to occur, and remained there till the box was cleaned or itself was knocked off by other letters. The next year the game family took the same house for the same time. Before they had been there a week the missing letter ar- rived. It bore the postmark of the day before. and there was no explana-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-20
.oh. Dat Mathematician, :,

A solicitor in a Georgia court relates that he once overheard q conversation between his cook and nurse, who were discussing a recent funeral of q member of their race, at which there had been a great profusion of flowers. The nurse said: When I die don't plant no flowers on my grave, but plant good old watermelon vine, and when it gets ripe you come dar and don't you eat it, but jes' bus it on de grave and let dat good old juice dribble down through de ground
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-20
ELECTRICAL RESEARCH.
some Things That Have Not Yst Bsea
 Found Out.

Prof. McAdie says that before lesa Iassience will succeed in measuring flle
 energy of a lightning flash, and also ln
 demonstrating the nature of the au-
 rora. That the aurora is an electrical phenomenon has long been recognized An intimate relation seems to exist be-
 tween the aurora and sun spots. Tn
 1882 the astronomer at Greenwich sent
 out notification of the appearance Of
 an enormous sun spot on Nov. lg Of
 that year. For three hours on the morning of that day not wire of the
 Western Union Telegraph company could be used, and not even the mar
 ket quotations could be distributed. At
 night there was q brilliant auroraI
 display and all telegraph service was
 again interrupted. Cables to Europe and wires to Chicago were alike un-
 workable; but some messages were
 sent as far as TOO miles by cutting off the batteries and utilizing the atmos- pheric electricity Over half Of North America, across the Atlantic and over northern Europe it seemed as if le- gions Of ethereal demons were busy melting electric and magnetic appara- tus to strange and misehievous antics. The artificial production of an electric
 fire-ball by Prof. Riehmann is unique,
 though electricity i'll this form is not unfamiliar. Sometimes such balls are seen to rua along the surface of the sea, and when they appear on land
 they usually burst with a loud noise, often with disastrous effects. Nobody
 has yet been able to explain these
 balls, which appear to be very con- centrated form of electricity. When
 the experts say, as most of them do,
 that electricity is merely form of mo-
 tion, the explanation is more or less unsatisfactory, but how is one to ac-
 count for the presentation of a form of
 a motion in the shape Of luminous
 sphere ?-Boston Transcript.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-20
The Great Event for tbe Next [ Days.

Today ushers another sale of pricecung For dollar bring to BEN F. ALTHEMER& & BRO now you get to and often times its value. Summer goods go they will if sacrifice prices will You afford to miss this great sacrifice goods and the prices offered will surely see you here buying
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-20
Whale 8 DlsturBer.

Last year the sardine fishery on the Biseayan coasts was a good deal spoiIt by the presence of a large whale. which seemed to have got itself cor nered" in the wedge of the bay of which the Bidassoa,s estuary makes the apex. All the sea here. for some thing like 200 miles out, is shallow, so one can imagine the commotion that a rather badly fustered whale would make on finding himself threat ened by stranding among the sardine population. Naturally enough the fishery did not prosper with such a large disturbing influence about. But it is not little singular that this year again, so far as the season has gone, little has been doing. and surely this cannot be occasioned by fear of last years whale. But whatever the reason, the fact is too true that the sound of the lookout mans horn has been seldom heard (they post a man on watch for sardines in the bay whose duty it is to sound his horn on their appearance, to summon the fish ermen to the boats), even though the ceremony of the "fInterlo de los sar- dinos' has taken place, with all it's childish pageantry, in all the Biscayan villages that the sardine fishery con cerns. Luckily the Basques are not wholly dependent upon their fisher- ies; but, of course, their degree of sue. cess makes a difference to them Chicago News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-20
Smoke Shells Suggested.

The great loss of life incurred by the English troops is mainly attributable to the charges they have had to make across open spaces in order to dislodge the enemy from the sheltering kopje In order to minimize the death roll it has been suggested that just before a charge takes place smoke shells should be fired, which would temporarily hide the English soldiers
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-20

Dining-Room Necessities
 are here in great variety. We have fine stock of tables, chairs and sideboards. We are making special prices upon quartered oak sideboard, bevel- ed glass mirrors By examining our sldeboards you will see the bargain we are offering.
 Bluff City Furniture Go.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-10-06
SPECIAL NOTICE.

Those interested in Chau-
tauqua matters are requested
to meet at Kings Daughters
hall next Friday the 10Th.
DR., w. L. Davidson. who is
to arrange the program for
our forthcoming Chautauqua
Assembly, will be with us
and will tell us just how to
60 about making a success
of such matters at Southern
The Doctor is one of the
best platform speakers of the
present day, and will enter,
tain you every moment OF
the time you are present. lie
Is known north and south as
a great worker in Chautau-
qua matters in Connecticut,
Maryland, Kentucky and
Florida, and the people OF
Southern Pines will be glad
OF an opportunity to add him
to the long list Of those will
ing and able to say something
good for the town of South
ern Pines.
Be sure that you come out
and hear him.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-10-06

DR.. w. H. Lewis, Lawrenceville, Va
Cure in my practice among severe cases
of indigestion and find it an admirable
remedy Many hundreds CT physicians
depend upon tee use of Kodol Eyspep-
STA Cure in stomach troubles. 1t digests
what you eat, and allows you to eat all
the good food you nsed, providing you
do not OVERLOAD your stomach. Gives
instant relief and permanent cure.
Johnnons Pharmacy
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-10-06
A thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture of Annie p.
Springer, of Philadelphia, when DR.. Kings
Tew Discovery cured her of hacking
cough that for many years had made life a
burden, She says. After all other rene,
lies and doctors failed it soon removed
t le pain in my chest and l can now sleep
,oundly, something can scarcely remem-
ser doing before. feel like sounding It's
raises throughout the Universe, Or.
,jngs New Discovery is guaranteed to
9 ire all troubles of the Throat, Chest or
lungs. Price SOC and one dollar 1rlal
)ottIes free at all drug stores.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-10-06
Job Couldn't Have Stood It.

IF he had had Itching Piles: Ihey. re
5.ribly annoying; but Buoklenss Arnlca
I've will cure the worst case OF LIES on
nth. 1t has cured thousands, For n
lies, Pains or Bodily Eruptlons IL Cne
It salve in the world: Price zoe. poN'
,re guaranteed. Sold by all druggist.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-10-06
Leon
Steam Laundry Co,
CHARLOTTE, N. G,

No pains or cost has been spared
to have this laundry one Of the
best equipped in the South. Our
machinery is the newest and best
that can be had, and we employ
skillee white people only. We
have been in operation long
enough to turn out work that is
FINISHED AS NEAR PERFECT
as it is possible to make it. White
people object when they learn
that their washing is mixed, as is
usual with other laundries, SO
We do not take Nego Laundry.
We ask you to give us a trial,
through our agent, and feel SUE
you will be well pleased. If you
are in our city come to see us and
we will be glad to show you
through.
A. H. ROOT, Agent.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-10-06
LETTER FROM w. e.
MURCHISON.
Jonesboro, N. c., Oct. 2. 1900.
DR.. Edwin Gladmon, Mayor,
Snut horn Dinoc NJ @

Southern Pines, N. G.
Dear Sir'-My attention has
been called to a letter from Mr..
j. Men. johnson to Fl. G. Parker,
Clerk, published in the FRBE PRESS
OF your town, and Mr.. johnson
requests me to give you my opin-
ion as to the correctness of his
legal views as expressed therein.
He is undoubtedly right in his
conclusions The provision Of the
Constitution, regulating the equa-
ton of taxation is plain and I'M
mistakable, and our Supreme
Court has repeatedly decided that
the Constitutional equation must
be observed in all tax levies, and
that any act Of the Legislature dis
regarding such equation, is null
and Of no effect. The Poll tax
must equal the tax levied upon
Three Hundred Dollars Of property
A collecting officer is not pre-
sumed to have more sense than the
combined wisdom of a majority of
the Legislators wauld furnish, yet
he is expected to observe the de-
cisions of our Courts. and it would
be unwise and risky for him to
ignore those decisions, and act
counter to the advice Of the Towns
counsel.
With personal regards,
Yours Truly,
w. E. MURcHIsoN.
In reference to the above Mayor
FGladmop says:
81 hope this opinion of Mr..
Murchison corroborating that of
Mr.. johnson will settle the ques
ton of the legality Of this years
poll tax.
The tax levy last year was one
dollar, and the poll tax one dollar.
AS it is unconstitutional to levy d
town tax exceeding one third Of
the poll tax, it follows that two
thirds OF the money collected last
wear was collected illegally, and
could be reclaimed by suit.
But assume that all the cit
zens of the town have it's best in
,erests at heart and that such suits
will not be instituted"
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-10-06
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DAILY ANDSUNDAY,
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The next few months will cover the
Presidential and Congressional Campaigns
and few additional months will include
the Inaugural Of the President and the
close of the second session Of the Fifty
Sixth Congress.
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to cover the entire field with it's full AS
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Special Correspondents throughout the
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occurs, and the man who reads THE
TIMES gets all news all the time, truth
fully reported and unbiased in any par
ticular.
THE TIMES, first of all, is newspaper,
and it's facilities for gathering and print
ing the news are unsurpassed in the
South THE TIMES does not attempt
to agree with it's subscribers on all ques-
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The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-10-06

A worlds peace congress, which
i to meet in Paris will have no
,ck Of subjects to talk about
{ hicago Record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-28
ADJUSTMENTS.

WESLEYAN GLEE AND MANDOLIN
CLUBS.-Mrs. Lyman J. Gage, Mrs. J. B.
Foraker, Mrs. c. W. Fairbanks, Mrs John
A. Logan Mrs. H. M Teller, Mrs ]. p.
Dolliver, Mrs. ]. K. Showalter. Mrs. T. L.
Tullock and Mrs. F. NJ. Bristol will be pa
uonesses tomorrow evening for the concert
OF the Wesleyan Glee and Mandolin Clubs
at the Metropolitan NJ. E. Church. The COL
lege boys will arrive here tomorrow morn
ing, and will remain In Washington over
Sunday and Monday. when they will re-
sumo the annual holiday tour through the
middle states. On Monday afternoon the
clubs will give a concert for the President
and Mrs. Mckinley in the east room at the
White House. Many of the Mildletown
colleges alumni residents Of Washing
ton, and the members of the musical clubs
will be variously entertained while here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-28
FOR A REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
Movement to Eject Organization and
Secure Club House.

The movement 10 organize in this city a
republican league on the lines of the Union
League Club of New York. the New York
Democratic Club and other similar organi-
cations. has made such progress that
meeting of those interested has been called
for this evening at the Riggs House. The
purpose is to effect at that time perma-
nent organization
1t Is proposed to secure club house, and
in time. 1t Is hoped, to have home which
Will be looked upon the great inter
state headquarters of the republican party.
Robert E. Dean Of this city is chair
man Of the committee on organization.
Among those who have SO far signed the
membership rol; are Gen. Thomas H. An
derson. United States district attorney for
the District Of Columbia; Charles J. Bell
Joseph H. Brigham, assistant secretary of
agriculture: Henry A. Castle, auditor for
the Post Office Department.: Thomas W.
Cridler assistant secretary Of state; District
Commissioner H. B. F. mcfarland. NJ. NJ
Parker, H. H. Darnelle, assessor for the
District of Columbia: W. w. Dudley of In
diana, Frank A. Vanderbilt. assistant Sec
rotary Of the treasury; H. Clay Evans.
commissioner Of PENSIONS Binger Hermann
commissioner of the general land office:
Theodore W. Noyes, Thomas c. Moves, DIR.
Robert Reyburn, NJ. G. Seckendorff B. H.
Warner, A. s. Worthington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-28
BALTIMORE AND OHIO n p

II.
Leave Washington. New Jersey and O ct.
Chicago and nortL vest. 1880 a and 'sOo
pm.
Cincinnati. St Louis and indianapolis. 1000
rittsbure and Cleveland. 1000 a m. $40 pm.
and 81 90 night.
Columbus G aid Wheeling. sos pm;
MincLester ts:S' am. fa:4a and 1870 Pm
Annapolis. ITO IS 80. ts35 an. t1215. AsS
Frederick IS IS, 50 90 1850 am. N:ls. 1880,
HaEarstowr +1o.oa an. and IS 80 pm.
Boyd and way points. tS:35. $500 am. 11:l0,
f4:30. IS 30 Il Us nm
Gaithershurg AID way points. tS:35. $500 m,
t125o. SID Sc co. 1870, 800. 1880 '7O6.
90 Washinston Jnn.tio and way points. 1885,
Baltimore week days, 12,35. 800 $50. 1705,
17:l0. 1880. s35 Aa 30. 1000 am. x12:1O M.
1915. Il:l0 rs 90. II 90 x+:s0 4:s5. 1905, 1910,
p m sundays, 1886. Il o5. 10. $50, 1900
a M, x12:lO II 10. I:15 a3 90 1890, 81 Is 06.
1910. $50. ts:vo 10000, XII 30. Iii s5 pm.
ROYAL. Blue LINE.
All trains Illuminated with Pintsch light.
the eaas DINER 0F tsse 0S's1 a ap
5000 tDiner,. tln:O DINER am. '12l0 Dinerl.
pm Sleeping Ca open at 10 90 O'clock.
ParlOI Car- on all day trains.
t1:1O and 70 90
'Daily tE.cept Sunday. tsundny only.
IEKpress trains.
Baggage called ior and chez ked from hotels and
residences by Union Transfer Co orders left at
ticket Offices 6l9 PENNSYLVANIA avenue northwest.
New York a ID Fifteenth street and at de-
pot. Telephone ticket offices for b. and o. Elec-
tr.c AutomorH. Cabs
y. D UNDERWOOD. D. n. MARTIN.
and Gen Manager. no20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-28
CITY AND DISTRICT
sunday school Visited by Santa Claus.

The Irightwuod Park NJ. E. Church Sun
ment last evening. The music was in
charge of Prof. VIII Chase and Samuel
Scrivener acted as ST. Nicholas. A greatly
enjoyed feature Of the entertainment was
the vie" of pretty house, covered with
snow. In which two small children We're
sleeping. Santie visited the home and
filed The stockings, after which the whole
front OF the house was removed. The chill
well-filled stockings, hanging by the fire.
place. and Chamber into bed. Two men, Mr..
Detwiler and Mr.. Mummaw, acting as lit
tie children, spoke piece. greatly to the
amusement Of the young people. Mrs. Met
calf sang d solo. Two quartets, composed
of Messrs. Croft. Chase and Misses Richie
and Cooke, and four small boys of Mrs.
MummaWs class rendered musical selec-
lions. The program was participated In by
Misses 1ettmuller, sisters: Geneva Num-
nav, Addle Caffery, Florence Baker Lille
Angel Helen Wallsmith, Mary Clifford, Ma
RE Glst, Myrtle Devers, Jane Angel Mar
France, Edna Richie. Lizzie Ritchie and
Lottie Harding and Messrs Earl Angel
Ameil krouse and Eddie DetwiIer Mr.
Chester Croft presided at the piano. Pres
ents were made to pastor, superintendent,
teachers and children.
Kris called up the school by telephone
several times. announcing that he was ap-
preaching nearer and nearer at the time of
sending each message.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-28
WASHINGTON HARVARD CLUB.
Annual Business Meeting Held at tn
Sh0rehRm Hotel.

Annual Business Meeting Held Mt the
ShOreham Hotel.
The Washington Harvard Club held its
annual business meeting in the parlors OF
the Shoreham Wednesday afternoon. Prest-
dent Lander Of the class Of 1885 presided.
Arrangements were made to have the an
nual banquet Thursday, February T. Mr.
H. Randall Webb, Mr.. Walter Dorsey Da-
vidge jr., and Mr.. G. r. Wilson were elect
ed as dinner committee, and Mr.. Charles
Moore, Mr. c. r. Wilson, Mr.. John w. Hol-
comb and J. Macbride Sterrett We're ap-
pointed the committee to nominate officers
for the ensuing year
Mr.. Edward Lander, Mr.. Frank W. Hack
EFT and Mr.. J. Macbride Sterrett were ap-
pointed a committee to draft resolutions on
the death of Mr.. John A. King of the class
of 1885.
The following new members were elected:
Mr.. L. L. Hooper, Mr.. W. w. Gale. Mr..
Allan Abbott, Mr. Fritz Won Bresen, Mr.
F. Oden Horstman, Mr.. b. F. Lake. Mr.
Foster R. Green, Mr.. G. A. Page. Mr.. L.
w. Page, Mr.. Henry James, 3D. Mr. j.
NJ. Boutwell,, Mr.. Joseph Warren, Mr.. c.
H. Lincoln, Mr.. F. Steward Davidge
A large attendance Is expected at the
annual banquet, the club numbering over
200 members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-28
ORIGINAL LAND HOLDERS,
story of George Walker as Told b
His Grandniece.

His Grandniece.
A recent publication in The Star in re-
gard TO the homesteads of some of the
original proprietors of the land now within
the limits of the city has elected from Mrs.
Kate kearney Henry an interesting &C.
count of her great uncle. George Walker.
who was spoken Of in the publication re-
ferred to las an old Scotch gentleman who
carried on farming operations at his resi-
dence then the entire square &c.," Mrs.
Henry writes:
George Walker first settled in Philadel-
phia a merchant After the selection of
the site for the federal city he removed
here and purchased from William Bayiy
400 acres of land called the Hop yard. This
he laid out in squares and lots, Offering
them for sale TO the public. On December
16, 1874, then about forty years of age, he
was married in Upper Marlboro. Prince
TO Martha Craufurd. aged eighteen years
the daughter Of David Craufurd (of Scotch
descenO, sister Of my grandmother, Mrs.
Richard Forrest, who was already living in
Washington city. Mr.. Walker brought his
young bride to his residence referred TO
above, and being man of wealth he sur
rounded her with every luxury that wealth
and affection could bestow. Mrs. Walker
only lived two years after her marriage,
and her remains, with those of her twin
children, were buried in the family grave
yard at Upper Marlboro, and today can
be seen the marble shaft erected to her
memory by her affectionate husband Ii
bears Inscription in Latin and English
too long to be transcribed here.
George Walker became involved in end
less litigation with the Commissioners Of
the city. He called them everything but
honest men. He was particularly angered
at the treatment he received in reference
to square 1865 He accused the Commits
soners of giving his connection and their
friend, Gen. Uriah Forrest, deed for
lot to which they knew the public had no
right or title Finally, seeing his hopes van
ished. his affections blasted. his ambition
disappointed he returned to Scotland. his
native land, where he died some years af
te1ward
Thus It Will be seen there was no use
made of his family graveyard. l may say
that Upper Marlboro. the county seat Of
Prince Georges. was laid out in 1908. and
Daniel Carroll of that place was one Of the
commissioners appointed for that purpose.
His residence, Mlwood near the town, Is
still standing in a good state of preserva-
ton. 1t was there that John Carroll was
born in 1885 the first Roman Catholic arch
bishop Of the United States"