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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-10
vANDERBILTs AUTO TRIP.
View York to minneapolis In Fifteen
Days for $4,000.

DuyS LOT F1O,OOo.
NEW YORK, Oct. st is reported in
automobile circles that William X. VAN
derblt, jr., will start Thursday in his
racing automobile in an attempt to make
the run between New York and Mime
apolis in fifteen days. Mr.. Vanderbilt
was considerably disappointed at the re-
suit of his trip from Newport to New
York on Saturday and Sunday, September
80 and October l. That was very hard
trip, because the roads were muddy and
there were several breakdowns. AS a
record breaking trip it was a failure.
Mr.. Vanderbilt still believes that he
has the fastest road machine in the
country and to some of his acQuain-
tances declared that he would yet make
the New York-Newport trip in time
that would prove this. Soon after this
attempt. according to Waldorf-Astoria
report. Mr.. Vanderbilt was at dinner
with Wall Street friend at that hotel.
when the subject of the trip came up.
Mr.. Vanderbilt strongly championed the
white Ghost as he calls his racing
machine. and declared that he had figured
it out that ne could make the run to
Minneapolis in fifteen days. There was
more talk. and a wager of $4,000 is re-
ported to have been made, Sidney J.
Smith being the one said to have bet
against the success of the undertaking.
The machine in which Mr.. Vanderbilt
will start is one OF French manufacture
with gasoline motor of high horsepower
A French expert will accompany Vander-
bilt on the trip. The start is set for p.
IN. from the Thirty-fourth Street entrance
of the Automobile Club. The route will be
generally along the line of the Lake Shore
road as far as Chicago, and Mr.. Vander-
bilt says that he has studied the roads
and they are not as bad for motor We
hicles as is commonly supposed. Besides
the expert mechanic. a valet will accom-
pany Mr.. Vanderbilt en- the machine.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-10
TWO CONVENTIONS MEET.
Passenger Agents and Paint Mnnu-
facturer. mt Old Point.

NEWPORT NEWS, Oct. 9.-Hundreds
Of delegates are assembled at Old Point
Comfort today to take part in the two
important conventions that are in sss-
sion here. The American Association OF
Travelling Passenger Agents is assembled
in the banquet hall of the Hyseia. snl
the National Paint, Oil. and Varnish AS
sociation is in session in the ballroom OF
the Chamberlin. Numerous excursions
nave been arranged, and Newport News
will be visited.
The Aiy;rican Association CT travelling
Passenger Agents was called to order
this morning promptly at 10 oeicck oy
President l. W. Laudman. John Wey-
mouth, of Hampton. was intr~ d ED. AMI
delivered the address CT welcome. AL the
conclusion of Mr.. Weymouth's speech.
President Laudman responded en- behalf
of the convention. C. S. Crane. general
passenger agent of the Wabash Railway.
was then introduced. Mr.. Crane spoke
en- the object of the association. and
especially of the convention. AT the con-
clusion the convention took up routine
business.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-10
The British Napoleon.

WrOm The Springfield KtpubIiclh.J
Mr. Chamberlain now threatens to be a bigger
man than Lord Salisbury in the tnioni-t party.
50 many of his foes have been defeated in the
khaki elections that he coufd say with the old
French marshal who being asked ON his death
bed il lie forgaye his enemies. rerisd Il
haven't any. | have killed them all II Britain
is to hc strongly impsrialistc she might well
play, the game for what it is worth, and Cham
herlain is her natural leader under such eondi-
tons He is able. Napo!eonic in his vigor and
unscrupulo,sness, aud his enemies mostly
dead. politically speaking. The next few wears
will b., extremely interesting. with the Chamber
lain party growing so powerful in British politics.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-10

Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn declares,
in letter to Mr.. Bryan. that Mr.. McKin-
ley assured the Sultan of Jolo that the
Bates treaty was not to be deemed in any
way to authorize or give the consent of
the United States to the existence of slav-
cry in the Sulu Archipelago" Then Mr..
Mckinley proceeded to approve the treaty.
which in its tenth article provides that
ANY slave in the archipelago shall have
the right to purchase freedom by paying
to the master the usual market value"
Water on both shoulders. as usual! The
treaty also guarantees the Moros in the
exercise of their religion which is Moham-
medan, and in the enjoyment of their re-
ligious customs. one Of which is polygamy
We are afraid that Mr.. Mckinley approved
of that treaty without first getting an
opinion from Magoon.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-10

(From the Kansas City Starr
If William J. Bryan shall I've elected President
OF the United States in November it will not be
because the people afraid OF mitarisIn, or
imperialism, or for the that they desire a
ideas of the Chicago platform. II will be because
the country realizes the menace OF the enormous
and unreasonable accumulation oil wealth in the
hands Of the few, and regards it necessary to fx
.metcs ard bounds to the rapacty of the rich hog.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-10

Republican talent for settling strikes
until after election will have an exhil-
arating chance to work out in Indiana,
where in Terre Haute the entire force en-
ployed ON the street railways and in the
city's lighting and power plant are on
strike for more pay and better labor condi-
tons Things of that kind in a close State,
are net likely to make votes for Trust
Mckinley" as Hanna calls him.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-10

Four Coal Trust guards are under arrest
at Pittston, Pa, for the murder of a
striker. This crime, it is to be feared,
will produce bad blood and perhaps disor-
der in the immediate locality of the oc-
currence. But, at large, the miners are
singularly self-possessed and peaceably be-
kaved. They fee that they have both
right and the public on their side and be-
lieve that they will win on the merits of
their cause.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-10
MIR. Nuunmul>~r's Opju;ou.

Fron the PHILADELPHIA. North Amercan)
Senator Hanna and senator Scwell are sadly IN
error. The trust question in politics. and which
ever party carries the November election will
have 10 meet it couiagcou.s. Any failure to do
so will he charged /" that party, account and
will he included in the next settlement at the
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-10
New York and Indiana.
(From the Wheeling Registcr.)

This year it is the turn for both New York and
Indiana to go Democratic. New York has alter
mated between the parties for thirty-six years,
and Indiana for twenty-four. Mckinley carried
both States four years ago. and now the swing is
the other way, in accordance with the penchaht
history has for repeating ITSELF
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-10

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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-10

THE TINES, in all its editions. Morning, Even
ing, and SUNDAY, will be sent to one address
for FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
as often as desired.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-11
"Brownies in EairyIand"

will be here Wednesday, Dec. IL,
at the opera house. There are
over seventy children in the com
pany, ranging from to 13 years
of age, and they are without a
doubt the most talented that have
ever appeared on the American
stage. To the adult this play is a
revelation, unique, sweet and pure
in character, to the child it is the
realization of its dreams about
fairies, brownies, etc. There are
over twenty specialties, and the
grace and abandon with which
these little artists enter into their
work is nothing short of marvel
GUS
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-11
Funeral of Alfred Randall.

The body of Alfred Randall will
be laid to rest Thursday afternoonl
Services will be held at the home
of his parents, East Third street,
Rev. Gum officiating. The mem
bers of the Florence high school
will escort the body to the ceme-
terry. The pail bearers will be
Frank Carmody, Marshall Eakin,
Dan Denton, Harry Snyder, Fred
Nicholas and Blake Rogers.
The high school will furnish the
floral designs.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-11
Interest Manifested.

If possible, more interest will be
taken in the shoot next Thursday
than any the Gun club has had for
some time, it being the last con-
test in the Ou. Door Life tourna-
ment. 1t is evident now that the
local club will come out ictorious
as it has two men who have made
straights. They are Miller and
Harmes.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-11
Williams & SWANS Report

The above real estate agency
reports the following sales and
transfers in West End subdivision
Lots 6 and Z, block E, to j. P.
Ford; lots 10, IL and ~, block A,
to ii. F. Tampe; lot IL, block E,
to d. E. Williams; lot 10, block e,
to John Schlatter, and lot 8, block
F, to w. j. Foster. Messrs. Ford
and Tampe will build Immediately.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-11

Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Harris last
night gave farewell reception to
to Mr.. and Mrs. Van Nest, who
leave tomorrow for California.
Everyone present had a splendid
evening.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-11

A new telephone was installed
today in the Office of Williams &
Swan.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-11

Come in and see our line of
beautiful and useful Xmas pres
ents. Geo. NJ Deibert. "a lO3
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-11

Grand mask ball on the evening
of the 24th in McCandless hall by
the Drum corps. IS
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-11

All our ladies' and misses trim
med hats, ranging in price from
$500 to $1,000 will be closed out
before Christmas at SOC on the
dollar. Golden Rule. S4S6
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-11

The Edwards Drum corps meet
the Ladies and knights of the
Maccabees that will arrive from
Pueblo this evening. The drum
corps will escort them to their
respective halls.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-11
Silks

Black and Coored Taffeta worth
Soc, 75c, 65c, special 6Oc, 45c, 43c
Satin Duchess, worth 81 so % LOO
Special 925c, 66hc. CSC
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-11

Yesterday the Morrisey Bros
blacksmith shop was sold to Os-
born q PELLET, who will occupy it
as carpenter shop and will take
possession about the first of the
year, or after the present occu-
pants have moved into their new
quarters.
Koloop,;n;n,, N, Io,ca,i,
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-11

Kalsomining n, .Jansen's.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-12
Tho Twentieth Century Baby.

Most important Is the baby's food. This
should be given with absolute regularity.
Because the baby is asleep do not neg
lect his stomach and let him go for hours
without anything in 1T Then. again. do
not, because of this long fast and the
fact that he is somewhat fretful, feed
him every half-hour or so; If this is done
you are surely sowing the seeds not only
of trouble, but of serious indigestion and
much suffering on the part Of the infant
later.
If regular feeding hours are established
and adhered to, such little creatures of
habit are babies, that when the clock
strikes the feeding hour, Just so surely
will they make their wants known, and
often few minutes in advance of time.
1t will not be necessary to awaken baby:
he will wake himself without fail. A child
thus regularly fed seldom suffers from in
digestion, although this, of course, de-
pends somewhat upon the kind of food
given. A well and regularly fed baby Is
invariably good sleeper, and healthy
baby will sleep a good part of the time.
1t will not be necessary to coax sleep:
take 1t as a matter of fact, and SO will
the baby.-Harper's Bazaar
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-12
Tip for Potato Growers.

A simple method of preventing rot
and other diseased conditions of win
ter seed potatoes Is in use by the peas
ants of Thuringia. according to Consui
Hughes at Coburg. These potatoes
that rot easily in the cellar in winter
are made better able to resist disease
conditions and cold by being laid in q
sunny place, as far apart from each
ether us possible. They are turned
over morning and night until they be-
come thoroughly green, and are then
placed in the cellar for the winter.
Potatoes treated in this manner do not
rot and can Withstand a great amount
of cold without freezing. Early pota-
toes thus treated do not sprout in the
cellar. and SO retail in their full strength.
In February the potatoes are taken
from the cellar and put in a partially
warmed room until planting time.
When planted they will sprout strong
er and quicker than potatoes not SO
treated. and the crop will be larger and
better.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-12
THE ENGAGED COUPLE.
How ssciety Treats It-Invitations
to Dinner Notes of C0nKratula-

no" society
to Dinner Notes of Congratulate
tion.
During a long engagement 1t is not
possible. even IL an engaged couple re-
side in the same neighborhood, to in
variably invite them together. The
friends of the man may be but slightly
acquainted with the girl he Is engaged
to. and her friends may be In the same
position toward him; or neither side
may be inclined to patronize a long
engagement, as prudent people shake
their heads oftener than not over
those protracted events. The rule Of
sending an aff1anced couple In to din
ner together holds good, whether the
engagement is n long or a short one,
and this is perhaps another reason
why 1t Is not always convenient to in
vite them together, as they take the
place Of married couple without add
ing to the sociability of the gathering.
as married couple invariably does.
1t is now usual for engaged people to
allude to each other as "Mr. Blank" or
Miss Dash" the term fance being
considered out of date and somewhat
second-ratc, Is, therefore, seldom made
use of.
Wien an engagement Is a short one,
as soon as 1t Is announced notes of
congratulations are written to the bride
and the bride groom elect by the sever
al friends of both. and opportunities
are generally made for introducing the
engaged couple to the relatives on eth
er side with whom they are unac-
1uainted. 1t rests with the brides pa
rents to do this. and a dinner party Is
given. or an afternoon party, to which
the bridegroom and his nearest rela-
tives are invited: besides which the en-
gagged couple call together on the
friends of both families for the pur-
pose of being introduced; but during a
long engagement these introductions
are only gradually made, and often de-
ferred until the date Of the marriage
is fixed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-12
"Deceivers Ever.o

The Liverpool Post says that a firm
In Liverpool, being delighted at ehe idea
to join the reserves, at once volunteered
to pay half his wages to his wife in his
absence. AT the end of the month the
woman appeared and the moiety was
at once given to her.
"What?' she said, -four pounds?'
Yes" replied the senior partner.
that is exactly nalf; sorry you are
not satisfied"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-12
Isn,t II stranxe.

That women are not at ease unless
they do carry a pocketbook1
That women can tell the smallest
detail of other women's dress?
That women learn n foreign Ian
guage SO much more readily than q
man?
That women are SO much more con-
stant in their affections than men?
That women can smile SO serenely
when knocking ten years off their age?
That wemen insist upon the foot at
ting the shoe, instead of the shoe fit
ting the foot?-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-12
A Crushing Retort.

Foote, the great actor. was the guest
Of a wealthy banker at his country
house At dinner a dispute arose be-
tween the actor and q young nobleman
who sought to disparage Foote by ask
ing who his fathe" was.
"A tradesman," said Foote.
Then, sir, it's pity he didn't make
you one
"And pray, what was your father,
my lord?'
my father, Mr.. Foote, was gentle.
man."
Then, my lord, it's pity he didn't
make you one."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-12
Jnpanese FashiOn,

81 understand that the crown prince
of Japan is coming over to this coun-
try on Dutch treat bridal tour"
what do you mean by thatT
"He's coming alone"
Plain Dealer. ,,,v- -str
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-12

Stage comedians find that the stale
witticisms do not always pass as cap.
ital jokes in Washington.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-12
SENATOR RlCH'S
FARO GAME.

CAME here with tho nrst
AHSI/ senator from Minnesota after
~ the Territory was admitted
~ as state" said Col. Cole
IL Martin to a group OF listen
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15
New Blood in the Erie.

The Chicago Chronicle says this morning:
1.-THE selection of Norman 3. Ream and
James ]. Hill as directors of the Erie COM
pany means that the Ream-Armour-F Field
syndicate. which a comparatively short
time ago acquired a controlling interest in
the Baltimore & Ohio road, has secured
a strong grip on the extensive Erie system.
1t is not known to what extent the other
members of the Chicago syndicate have
invested in the Erie, but il is the pre-
vailing opinion that they have bought
equally as heavily as they did in the Bal
timOre & Ohio, and that Messrs. Ream and
Hill were selected to represent the syndi-
cate. The deal is but another step in the
big plan to consolidate and amalgamate
under one or more combinations much of
the railway mileage of the country as pos
sible. The scheme OF bringing the rail-
roads together was begun something more
than year ago, and SO systematically has
1t been executed that now, in the terri
tory east of the Mississippi river, there is
not road of any Importance that is not
either owned outright by the same men
or by syndicates with which they are al
lied
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15
LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE
PRESENT INTERCHANGEABLE MILE
AGE VERY SATISFACTORY.
Speculation as to the Future of the
Erie-The Southern Roads VIII
Encourage Immigration.

The general passenger representatives of
the Western lines have been unable to
agree on the interchangeable mileage ques-
ton. and there is but little prospect that
the minimum mileage 10 be sold viii be
raised above 1000 miles. a shrewd CON-
mercial traveller said yesterday: THE gen
eral passenger agents did not know when
they had a good thing, and every few
months they are holding meetings and
pickering about changing the interchange
able mileage book. 1t was two years after
its adoption before the commercial trav-
elers ceased protesting against its sale,
but after a few notifications suggested by
them 10 make the book more convenient
the commercial men are now satisfied with
the book il is. 1t is now good on near
ly fifty roads. interchangeable mileage is
now so protected that the ticket scalper
gets but little benefit from 1t, and it is be-
coming popular with other classes OF tray-
el who do a good deal of local travelling
in year on a 2-cents-a-mile rate, and in
the end the railways do not suffer. Some
roads complain that it cuts into their rev.
enue, but / am satisfied there are no
grounds for such complaints. The revenue
derived from passengers carried under
present rules Is handsomely in excess Of
when tickets were handled promiscuous-
""
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15

C. +. DAILY. general passenger agent of
the Lake Erie & Western, will return from
New York to-day.
The negotiations are completed through
which the Toledo K Ohio Central absorbs
the Columbus & Northwestern.
combination in which the Pennsylvania is
interested. This week blocks of 20000, AS,
900, $4,000 and 10000 shares We're sold.
The large sales of stock of the Erie Rail-
way has done much TO confirm the report
that the Erie is 10 become part of a strong
The Hooking Valley earned in the first
week OF December sl0S,6602 49, an increase
over the corresponding week of 1899 of
$9.727.39. 81
The two paycars of the Big Four are on
their monthly rounds a little earlier than
usual, that the employees may have money
for the holidays.
Martin whalen. for thirty years an engi-
neer on the Bee-line division of the Big
Four, has been promoted to foreman of
engines on that division
j. b. Barnes. superintendent of motive
cover of the Wabash lines. has devised
a stay bolt which is said 10 be practical
~ indestructible and unbreakable.
Superintendent Parker. of the Monon,
Trainmaster Quimby and Chief Train Dis
patcher Wagner are in the city making an
investigation of the recent accident.
Nal. James Converse. widely known I'm
railroad circles, died on Wednesday at
Nthelone. Tex. aged seventy-one. He built
the Southern Pacific road through Texas.
w F. Reisner will to-day succeed Harry
Alexander, who comes into the Union Sta
ton ticket office ticket agent, as chief
clerk of ]. .. Hicks. at the Belt road office.
A l.. Williams. general attorney for the
Union Pacihc Is seriously III at his home
In Topeka. Surgeons have removed por-
ton of his jaw bone. hoping TO improve his
condition.
c. r. Schan. general manager of the Big
Four lines was IN the city last evening,
and will to-day, with ]. Q. Van Wrinkle.
general superintendent. make trip over
the Cairo division.
A. M. Mendenhall. freight trainmaster of
the Panhandle lines. and ~. G. Dean, spe-
cfai coal agent, will IL is said, be promoted
when the official changes on lines west OF
Pittsburg are made known.
Harry Drew, promoter OF the Chicago.
Indiana Il Eastern road, says the track
LAYERS will reach Muncie within week.
The company is experiencing some trouble
in locating a passenger station centrally al
Muncie.
With the object of promoting immigra-
ton into Georgia and Alabama the South
eastern Passenger Association has agreed
upon one-way settlers rates from impor-
tant Ohio and Mississippi river points of :
cents per mile
Engine IL of the Monon. just out OF the
| shops OF the company at Lafayette, re-
| built is equipped with new design of cab
| more roomy than the ordinary cab and
provided with new style Of window which
| attracts attention
| Prominent business men of Montreal wil
| give Charles NJ. lays. the retiring genera
banquet next Monday. on the eve OF hi:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15

Attorney General w. l.. Taylor, when in
Fort Wayne a day or two ago, was seen
by reporter of the Fort Wayne Gazette
in regard to the Eel River road. which is
soon to- be sold at foreclosure sale to the
highest bidder. Mr.. Taylor is quoted as
saying that the general opinion prevails
that the Wabash Company cannot bid at
this sale. One railroad in Indiana cannot
buy another railroad. 1.-The Wabash Com
pany. however, can bid at foreclosure sale
for the Eel River road rails, ties and real
estate. The Eel River Company owns no
rolling stock, not even a hand car, and is
In consequence not railroad company in
the legal sense. My opinion is that there
may be several bidders, but If the Wabash
Company wants to buy ii ii can do SO
Anyone can bid for the property at the
coming foreclosure sale. The Eel River
Company has no outside debts and has
money in the bank. The property is all
owned by the stockholders. 1t is in good
condition.