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ing shipped almost every month 10 Eng
land and to the continent. One day
about three years ago n BOSTON manu-
facturer told me THAI he had received
an orIcr for n mangIc 10 be shipped TO
Pretoria, then an unknown village in
the Transvaal. ! understand that since
chen dozens Of American laundry ma
chimes have been shipped TO South
Africa, to southern Europe and even to
China.
IN this connection II might men
ton the many profound problems
which the simple process of washing
clothes has developed. For instance,
the study of chemistry has aided great.
~ in making combinations Of starchcs,
aud to-day the American laundry
starches also are sent 10 all quarters Of
the globe, TO some extent our laun.
dry soaps are also in foreign demand.
Just now the study Of disinfectants is
occupying attention, and the board Of
health in different parts of the country
are planning 10 force all laundry estab-
lishments 10 adopt safeguards against
the spread Of disease through infected
linen. T.. r. GUNDLACH
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-02
u AT A DANCE.


LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. "a special
from Whitesburg tells of a free fight
near Pounds Gap, in which one person
was killed and several were injured.
The trouble occurred during a dance at
the home of Bill Mullins, a Virginia
moonshincr. Pistols and knives were
used in the scrimmage. which lasted
until the place had been cleared Of all
but the wounded. John Newberry
was shot and died within two hours.
Ed N%ewberry, his brother, was fatally
wounded. Luella, the daughter OF
Mullins, was stabbed three times with a
dirk and cannot recover. Mrs. Mullins
was severely bruised and a man named
Keller, of Dickinson county, was shot
in the knee. Mullins has beeh arrested
and taken to the county Jail at Clint
wood, where he is under a heavy guard
to prevent a lynching, which has been
threatened by friends of the Newberry
brothers. Pounds Gap was the scene
of the murder Of the three Crafts
brothers in December last.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-02
LEG BREAKING PROFESSION,


"Dnc Of the ~Strangrst characters |
ever met in my life died lately at a little
health resort in West Virginia" said u
prominent lawyer of this city the 9th.
or day. "Hc was a professional leg.
breaker, and to the best Of my knowl.
cGgr and belief earned a living for near.
~ 60 years by following that vocation.
His scheme, briefly told, was to go to Il
strange city, break his leg. or pretend
TO break his leg, by falling on some bad
pavement and then sue the municipality
for damages. He usually got cornpro.
misses ranging all the way from 81. 200 tc
$4,000, The way ! became acquainted
with the man and his methods wal
rather peculiar. He came TO me in the
winter Of 1890 and engaged me to bring
suit against one Of the most promi.
ncni merchants of this city on two notes
a~ggrcgating $4,000, which. he claimed,
had been given him IN connection with
a patent for refining raw sugar by o
new process.
"Tbc merchant admitted the genuine.
ness u lif NIp1hlNGf, Dl1 hHiU Int pa PEI
had been procured by fraud. and init.
mated that he would spring a big sen.
satiOu on trial, I had confidence in nv
Silent, who, let me say right here, was
one Of the most plausible and fascinat.
ing men that ever lived, and ! was pre-.
pairing for q rcd-hot legal battle, when
one day ! received a letter from his di.
vorccd wife, living in Sioux City. la. She
gave ne in detail the history Of the
mans life. cited fourteen or fifteen leg.
breaking exploits, giving names. dates
and full particulars IN each case, and
wound up by saying she had mailed
information TO the lawyer on
the other side. ! was thunderstrnck
and sent for my client. and as soon
he saw the letter ] knew by his face
il was all true. He made a clustering
promised to return next day
with proof and left town that night.
tnow positively that he swindled dir.
cities OF this country out Of over
$4,000. His wife claimed that he never
really broke a Limb in any instance.
II il lucky for New Orleans he didn't
try the scheme here. This city offered
exceptional facilities for a leg breaker"
q. Iimes-DemOrrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-02
Ten Degrees Below Zero.

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.--The coolest wealth
err Of the year WIS experienced in Chi
cago tonight. Before midnight the
mercury, which began dropping in the
afternoon after having risen : degrees
since daylight, fell to 10 below zero,
and this low temperature was accom-.
panied by a brisk northeast wind that
served to increase the hardships Of
those who were in the streets. While
the wind was keenly felt even in the
sheltered down town section, it was in
the suburban districts that the cold
was hardest to endure.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-02
MRS. FIELDS SAD FATE.
Died In the indianapolis Union station
While Conveying Her Children to
Her Old Home.

INDIASApoLls, Ind, Feb. 25.-Mrs.
Geo. i. Fields, travelling from Donald
son, Ark, to %Fairhaven, Vt, died this
afternoon in the union station, sur
rounded by her three small children.
She and her husband lived nine miles
from Hartford, Conn, until seven years
ago, when Mrs. Fields health failed
and they sold their farm and left for
Florida. They subsequently went to
Tennessee, and last November located
in Arkansas. All they had left was a
team. Mr.. Fields took sick the first
day he got work and three weeks after
Consumption was making rapid progress
with Mrs. Fields, and her ~l5-year-old
daughter took charge OF their affairs.
She sold the team and household effects
and started with her mother and two
small sisters for the old home in YER
mont, that her mother might die among
relatives. They arrived here this after
noon. with Mrs. Fields unconscious.
Ten minutes later she died. Mrs.
Fields was hoping to reach her brother,
Frank l.. Brown, who lives near Bran
don. Vt. He has considerable property,
the little girl says, and an effort was
made to reach him by wire, but without
The coroner took charge OF
the body, and the children are being
cared for by strangers here. The scene
in the union station this afternoon
brought tears to the eyes Of hundreds
of npnnlA.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-02
NEED OF A NAVY.
9nphAsised by Capt. Mahan. ana Aften-
tlon Called to Great BritAiE's
PROPOSALS.

New YORK, Feb. 25.-At the ANNA!
dinner of the Associated Alumni of the
College of the City of New York tonigbt
at the Savoy, Capt. A. T. Mahan made
Q reference 10 the war in South Afrira
but said a public discussion OF that
question would be inappropriate to the
occasion.
IL want to call your attention, how
ever" he said, to the fact that the
power Of the immediate future will be
the sea power. We ourselves have had
two wars and "A sandwich. The sand
witch was the peace conference at The
Hague and one of the wars is now going
on. The United States was pitched-
forked into the Philippines against
their will and as look upon the Panama
canal ! see that the United States
would be rushed into becoming a sea
power that was not foreseen some years
ago.
Take the other war-the Boer war,
Whatever may be the issue it will cause
Great Britain, already the greatest
power on the sea, to become a power
even greater than it is today. by the
sea, armies will be transported to any
part Of the world. The and forces will
depend almost entirely upon the power
of the sea.
Take the war in the Philippines
and | don't believe that il Mr.. Bryan
should be elected next fall he would
be able to withdraw from the Philip
pines. This war itself will have the
effect of forcing the United States to
become a tremendous sea power. There
is no taking the back track now. If |
read the signs of the times Alright we
will be compelled to become what Great
Britain has become by reason of this
war.
I'VE want a navy. There is a grave
necessity for it. We must have a stand.
ing navy. Our naval force today il
about Is. 900. The one most essential
thing to a navy is men, not ships, but
men trained and habituated To ships
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-02

Reduction Of Army In (uba.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2j.- II is under
stood to be the purpose Of the war de.
partment in carrying out the announced
policy OF reducing the force of Amer
lean troops in Cuba to begin within six
weeks the reduction Of the present
force of 5000 TO about 5000. which
limit will be reached by the beginning
Of summer. The proposition is under
consideration to organize three COM
plete Cuban regiments with Cuban
officers to replace the United States
troops in garrison and 10 form the nu.
cleus Of the Cuban army.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-02
r
Taken Against he Possible ntroductiou
and Spread of Yellow Fever
M snntInUN

-
Taken Against the Possible IntroductIos
and Spread Of Yellow Fever
ut santiago.
SANTIAGO. Cuba. Feb. aJ.-Gov.- zen.
Woods recent visit to Santiago has re-
suited in several important changes in
the military affairs Of the province in
order to prepare for extension of Cuban
control.
The order for the sQsJtruc,ion o.
large barraaASat Ms been coun.
buildings have
been aTreaA.SS completed sufficient to
ACCOMMODATE 400 soldiers.
11 soldiers stationed on the various
POSTS real Santiago will be practically
Guaranteed on April l. The Marine
Hospital service intends to take ex-
IRENE precautions against the possible
introduction and spread of yellow
fever. and will formulate eyacting
regulations for the detention of all per.
sons arriving and leaving here. The
regulations will go into effect in April.
Army men with families and business
men of Santiago are much disturbed
by these proposed restrictions. The
Chamber of Commerce made yesterday
a formal protest against what they
term IAN unnecessary and disastrous
imposition"
Gen. Wood also stopped the sale OF
ice by the government plant. Local
manufacturers were finding difficulty
in competing with the prices Offered by
the commissary manager of the gov.
eminent plant, who had carts and
a solicitor out. One manufacturer built
a plant and was forced to close it until
Gen. Wood changed the condition OF
affairs.
Maj. J. NJ. Barbour, sanitary com
missioner. has resigned. The depart.
ment has been placed in the temporary
charge of Maj. S. C. Carr, former health
inspector. The department will soon
be under the direction of Civil Gov.
Castillo. Inspectors only are appointed
from the army.
Gen. Woods brother Jacob is visiting
Santiago, He will make u tour CT the
island.
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ANNEXATION OF CUBA.
Favored by the Merchants Generally
Throughout the Island. says the
French ~tice-COnsuI.

NEW YonK, Feb. 25.-Georges Won
Henri. the French vice-consul at Ha-
vana, is in the city, IN route to France
for a brief stay. When seen today he
said:
Business conditions in Havana are
very satisfactory. The merchants gen
orally throughout the island are
heartily in favor Of annexation with
such a step will best assure them a
stable misunderstanding very
necessary for the welfare of the popu-
lation Of Cuba. The colored people are
opposed to annextion and want indie
p]endence, because they believe that
will give them office at good salaries.
The form of government for Cuba
should be settled rs soon as possible,
because doubts as to the methods of
administration to be followed are ar
resting commercial progress. There
can be no great march forward until
this question is disposed of.
Gen. Leonard Wood has made such
vast improvements and has handled
matters SO diplomatically that the an
neXationists are greatly encouraged
and rapidly growing in numbers.
There is much sickness on the
island, and this in the main is caused
by the excavations made necessary by
improvements under way. When these
are completed the sanitary condition Of
Cuba will be excellent. The work must
that the refuse of centuries has to he
displaced to permit Of improved condi-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-02

Wreck on the J.. 4 y.

MosrGoMEay, Ala. Feb. 2j.-Passen.
yer train No. 2 Of the Louisville &
Nashville north-bound train was de
laved several hours at 4 o'clock this
morning by running into an open switch
at Escambia creek, twelves miles north
Of Flomaton, on the Epton branch,
turning over the two double.header en-.
zines and derailing baggage and postal
car, slightly scalding Engineer Coins
and his fireman. Engineer Copeley es-
caped. but his fireman was killed. The
accident caused no interruption OF the
largest Mardi Gras travel on record.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-02
A MODERN LAUNDRY.
Conducted Like Any Other Great
Manufacturing Plant.
Thousands OF Dollars Invested In
Costly Machinery - How Soiicd
Clothes Are Disinfertrd,
Washed and Ironca.

Especial New York Ls'tyrl
s6N TlCkEE, no Wa>hre, say
N John chtaomon.
The customer begins 10
ats. e, butheofthe pigtail never argues.
and the customer decides 10 call on his
best girl wearing a >oilcd collar ana no
cuffs al all,
NO tickrc, no washce" is the sum
and suhstaRce of John Chiuamau'S
philosophy, II is the secret of his sue.
ec>s j" the laundry business. tonsjd-
cred from a Caucasian point of view his
trade is OF the simplest character.
Have you ever been on the inside Of a
great american steam laundry, n
that turns out, say, 5000 or 10000 shirts
every week, one with monster maug'">.
gigantic i]rouerS, Washers, belts, ma
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-02
Old Canned o

A bill has been introduced into the
New York legislature with the object
Of preventing the sale Of old canned
goods. 1t provides that the manu-
facturer of a shall imprint upon the
bottom and sides of the cans the year
in which the cans are made, a penalty
OF 10 cents a can being imposed upon
every person exposing for sale or sell
ing cans not bearing an imprint.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-02
REWARD or 100000.
Bill to Ferret Out GObel's Assassin Before
the Kentucky Legislature.

FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 25-The special
committee having in charge the bill APP.
propriating 500, 900 as a reward for the
apprehension of the murdcrers Of the
late Gov. Gobel, will report the bill to
the house with an expression Of opinion
that it should pass. The fight win be
made to Immediately advance the bill
to its second reading, and the measure
will probably come to a vote on its final
passage either Wednesday or Thurs
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-02

Sunday School Teacher-When the
bad children called the old man bald
head" the bears came out Of the woods
and ate them up! What does that teach
us?
Scholar--To always climb . tree be-
fore ealing naines-Puck.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-02

Smith-What's wrong, old man? You
look worried.
Jones--I am. You know l had my
life insured last week.
Smith--Yes; but what has that got to
do with it?
nes-W Well, the very next day my
wife bought a new cook book. Possibly
it's all right, but it looks suspicious
Chicago News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-02

Mrs. Cumso-Your husband dresses
very quietly.
Mrs. Cawker-Does be? You ought
TO hear him when he breaks a shoe
string or steps on q safety-pin.-Detroit
Free Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-02

"Ah." said the Italian, "Ii Capitano
Price hasa lost his-his Influenza
1t was good Italian for influence"
but his tcnderloin friend took it for q
joke.
-Ha-ha-ha," he laughed. Hes lost
his grip, ch? Ha-ha. His grippe. eh?"
N. Y. Commercials Advertiser,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-02

"They say he is a very careful, con.
scienticus husband"
"He is. Whenever he is going to be
home to dinner he always lets his
wife know beforchand."--Puck.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-02

She-You are the very incest fellow
on earth.
He-BCt ! am not on the earth.
She--No?
lIe--No; because your admiration
lifts me quite to the stars. don't you
Detroit Free Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-02

There seems to be a general impress.
sion that fat men are always content.
ed"
ut cant be true. Some fat mep
are married. Cleveland Plain Dealer
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03
THANKSGIVING Proclamation.

Washington, Oct. 30-The state de-
partment has issued the following:
BY the President of the United States OF
America.-A Proclamation:
1t has pleased Almighty God to bring
our nation in safety and honor through
another year.
The works of religion and charity have
everywhere been manifest.
Our country through all its extent has
been blessed with abundant harvests.
Labor and the great industries of the
people have prospered beyond all prece,
dent.
Our commerce has spread over the world.
Our power and influence in the cause of
freedom and enlightenment have extended
over distant seas and lands.
The lives of our official representatives
and many of our people in China have
been marvelously preserved.
We have been generally exempt from
pestilence and other great calamities, and
even the tragic visitation which over
whelmed the city of Galveston made evil
dent the sentiments of sympathy and
Christian charity by virtue of which we
are one united people.
Now, therefore, l, William Mckinley.
president of the United States, do hereby
appoint and set apart Thursday, the goth
of November next, to be observed by all
the people of the United States at home
and abroad as day of thanksgiving and
praise to Him who holds the nation in the
hollow Of His hand.
l recommend that they gather in their
several places of worship and devoutly
give Him thanks for the prosperity where.
with lie has endowed us, for seed time
and harvest, for the valor, devotion and
humanity of our armies and nayies. and
for all His benefits to us as individuals
and as a nation; and that they humblv
pray for the continuance of His divine
favor, for concord and amity with other
nations and for righteousness and peace
in all our ways.
In witness whereof have hereunto SET
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03

Seattle. Oct. 29.-Torrey Carr, a son
of B. o. Carr and brother of General
E. M. Carr of this city, and Clark G.
Carr, son of General Clark E. Carr of
Galesburg, ILL.,, were drowned in Lake
Washington early Sunday morning
while duck-shooting from canoe. The
bodies have not been recovered. Gen.
eral e. M. Carr as lawyer and Gen.
eral c. e. Carr is campaign speaker
sent out from Illinois by the repub.
lican national committee. He was an
intimate friend of President Lincoln
and ten years ago was minister to Den
mark. The young men left the city
early in the morning, and about
O'Clock were heard shouting for help
by other hunters. A few hours later
the fog lifted and their canoe was
found floating bottom up. Two steam
ers. chartered by friends. searched all
day for the bodies.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03
Floods in Great britain.

London, Oct. 2S-Violent gales, accom-
panied by snow and rain have swept over
parts of the country causing floods. The
northern districts of lowlands are flooded
some OF the railroads are entirely impassa-
BILE, and others have water up to the floors
of the cars. At New Castle, Harle Pool,
Stockton, Southshields and elsewhere, peo-
pie have been compelled to seek refuge in
the upper stories Of their houses, and traf-
fic is carried on by means of boats.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03

New York, Oct. 2S.-William j. Bry-
ans second coming to this city was the
occasion Saturday of one of the greatest
political demonstrations Of the campaign.
Fourteen thousand people cheered the
democratic candidate at Madison Square
Garden.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03
Hooo1's Sas.sapas-ILxa
En,bc.xler Afford Caught.

Boston, Oct. 30.-Cornelius J. Alvord,
Jr., the embezzling note teller Of the First
National bank, New York, was arrested at
the South End today. Alvord took his ar
rest quietly.
He arrived in Boston last week and went
to the Hotel Touraine, but did not regis
ter. On Wednesday he engaged back
room on the second floor of a lodging
house on Huntington avenue near West
Newton street, where he went under the
name of Mr.. Smith OF New York.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03
re.t,monx wa. False,

Louisville, KY, Oct. 3l.-The Louisville
Evening Post prints an affidavit of Finley
Anderson, the telegraph operator upon
whose testimony Caleb Powers was con-
victed Of completely in the murder Of
Governor Goebel, in which Anderson
swears his story told on the stand at
Georgetown was perjured.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03
nenuh,,c.p p.r.ae In Ch,caeo

Chicago, Oct. 2s.-For six hours and
half Saturday workingmen from every
branch of industry in Chicago-lawyers
merchants, railroad men and financiers-
marched through the downtown streets Of
the city in the parade of republican voters,
which was planned as the elimination Of
the national campaign in Chicago.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03
TOTAL POPULATION N U. 5.
GAINED THIRTEEN MILLIONS.
Seventy-Six Million Two Hundred
Nipety-Five Thousand People i'm
This COuntry-Twenty-On Per
Cent Increase In Past Ten Years.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The official an.
nouncement Of the total population of the
United States for 1900 is 1925, 22O, Of
which 74,627 ,9O7 are contained in the As
states, representing approximately the
population to be used for apportionment
purposes.
There is total Of l34,l5S Indians not
taxed.
The total population in 1890, with
which the aggregate population of the
present census should be compared, was
SO, 069,756.
Taking the 1890 population as basis,
there has been gain in population of 49,
225, AGA during the last 10 years, represent
ing an increase Of nearly 81 per cent.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03
800 REWARD sroo

learn t usaeet tse Of this paper will pleased
ease that science has been able 10 dreaded dis,
tarrh a cure ana d., that is catarrh Hairs an
the medical fr sae only positive known t.
s reatnt disease. requires consf,ts,., con,
tsrnsy acting s sr catsrrh nne Cure %
nr yhs the foundation Of the disease er sn de-
sutonp ans strength by building up the s
Inc proprietors have SO much fa aping Its work
lars Por that they offer One Hundrs s c1r IRA
Tor list Of ny Ease that it falls to cure seod
so,a -, J. CHENEY & CO ro,a,o
H f1,n oy Druggists, 75c. W. ioiedo' o.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03
Storm, at Winona, MINI.

Winona. Mimi, Oct. 29.-This city
and vicinity were visited by the worst
storm in many years at this season OF
the year. Lightning did considerable
damage. The Chicago & Northwestern
had q thousand feet Of track washed
out near Rockland, Wis. and q thou
sand feet near West Salem, Wis. The
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road
had two washouts. All passenger trains
on the river division Of The Milwaukee
are abandoned.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03
DON'f GET FoOTsORE GEE FOOT.
EASE.

4 powder. At this season your feet feel
swollen, nervous and uncomfortable. II
Ieu have smarting feet or tight shoes, try
makes walking easy. Cures swollen and
Qweating feet, blisters and callous spots.
Relieves corns and bunions Of all pain and
10 certain cure for Chilblains, Sweating,
Damp or Frosted Feet. We have over co..
20 Testimonials. Don't get footsors get
(Oot-Ease. Try 1t today. Sold By all
druggists and shoe store1 for $50. Trial
package FREE. Address. Allen 9. Olu-
stsd, lie Roy, N. Y
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03
Uncle Sam Object.

tha new w :. York, Oct. 3o.-Any ATTEMPT on
!ne part of Germany to establish > ~ "oa on
hv t h.a. 1G: IN Venezuela will be opposed
py the United States, says a Wasb fpou
s r. 10 the Herald. Such action would
Monroe doctrine. p'es u the