davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-17
ENGLISH WOOL.

LONDON, JAN l6.-The first series OF
the wool auction sales for The year. OPEN
ed today with large attendance Competi-
zion at the opening was rather quiet but
improved later ia the session. especially
so with continental buyers, who secured
the bulk OF greasy. The bidding on
scourds was not so good, owing to the
inactivity Of the home buyers There was
a larger representation of American buy
ers than and operated In crossbreds quite
freely paying December rates for all
grades suttaHe for their requirements.
The home trade absorbed the bulk OF
greasy and slipes ruled in buyers favor
with lower qualities occasionally selling
at FIVE per cent decline. Cape Of Good
Hope and Natal greasy was In light sup
ply, and showed a decline OF ave per
cent, although most Of this class was
Withdrawn. The prices realized for
secured, showed little changes. The num-
Der Of bales offered today was 9O925. The
foreign sales In detail: New south wales
loo bales; secured g; greasy 10 d. a.;
Queensland LOO bales. Casey. 11K. Vic
tora COO bales, secured. fOh j. a. greasy.
7hda14kd; SO. Australia, 100 bales;
secured Is SikdG1ld; greasy 7lkd West
Australia, 1,1OO bales secured. Is 100:
greasy. SdGris %. New Zealand. 900
bales; secured, ca a; greasy. 6Ad a I'D
Cape OF Good Hope and Natal. !. 300 bales.
secured -O1Mls; greasy, Slad@ds. Buenos
Ayres, 300 bales; greasy. 5,4-t,lld. The
sale Is scheduled 20 close Januarya27
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-17

wAsHINGTON. JAN. l6-The monthly
statement Of the imports and expor's
of The I'm ted states for December shrow:
Merchandise imports f7l.54727 OF which
s31 1ss 81 was free OF duty Total increase
as compared with December 1898, $1,000 r.
900. Exports N22, ,2S5168 decrease sn0lt.-
00O
Gold imports W4s0.2i6. decrease 1890
GOO. Eports so lslIui increase $4,000 o13
silver imports s2.a272n decrease fl722o
Exports S.723W7 decrease SlN,ooo
FOR the twelve months OF the calen ar
year the exports ana imports were as
follows. Merchardise-lm Imports N@bA.-
coo. of which gg5l sfoM was free OF dutr
Ia 1898 me rotal imports were S6A.9if i'
Of VIII ch sos. 2stl73 was free 10 duty EH-
ports 81 275. .4s60Al:o last year 8 ,225 5i6 2a5.
Gold-Imports S5i.1sls4Gi last year iits
l63.s52 Exourts W5.37efll; last year Ee
lg4.g54 Silycr-Imports $40 s4f.sSl lae.
year 29l3l $50 Exports t5s,4si.6s0; las,
year $50. .7e7. .l0i
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-17
As no FREE momrs
Ard the Thoughts Of Delegate FIynn Re-
garding the Matter

A d the Thoughts of Delegate FLYNN Ro-
garding the Matter
A Washington special says: Dele
gate Dennis T. Flynn said be conf
IDENTITY expected congress- TO pass free
homes bill at this session Mr.. Flynn
has been hard at work for the free
homes project since congress con
vened, and he says he has found that
the opposition which has heretofore
prevailed is gradually dying out. To
day Lally, chairman of the committee
on public lands, which has charge OF
the free homes measures Gamble OF
South Dakota, Eddy of Minnesota and
Flynn, mem bers Of that eou mlttee.
had conference az discussed the
free homes project in astatl, their OBJ
lect being TO agree upon bill that
will be generally satisfactory. and, Il
possible, 10 get Chairman Laily 20 in
tr1duce IT, The latter insisted that IL
g general bill were agreed npon IL
should be known hs the rFlynn bin. !"
Flynn protested Ho said " wAs re.
suits and not credit he was after.
The probabilities are that Mr.. Daily
viii bnoTtly introduce Dill that all
the free homes supporters will be
satisfied TO SUPPORT. The bill will
provide for general free homes on all
lands exceot military rcservations and
lands on which the government has
expended money, such as iIriRntinR
canals, etc II will fully protect the
agricultural colleges.
The committee consisting OF Curtis.
Stephens and Flynn, 10 charge of the
Kicwa az q Comancbe treaty, met this
afternoon and agreed 20 report favor
ably the Flynn bill opening the Kio-
WA ana ComAnche reservation 10 set
tlement IL contains an amendment
compelling the opening OF the land
within Fix months after the allot-
ments are made, and IL also compels
their allotment wi h TIVE We months
after the passage OF the bill Presi-
dent Cable and General Solicitor
Mather. OF the Chicago, Rock Ialand 81
Pacific railroad, appeared before the
subcommittee and made statements ts
In favor Of H. The sub committee
will endeAvor O attach the bill as an
amendment 20 the Iadian psopria-
ton BILL which will be reported 10
the hou,e next week
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-17
nnnkIen.. ArnIea salre

as world wide fame for marveions
cures. II surpas'es any other salve.
lotion, ointment or balm for cuts corng
burns, boils. sores felons. ulcars te'
ter. salt rheum. fever sores, chap ed
hands, skin eruptions, iDfallib FOR
piles. Crre guaranteed Only csc a.
q, r. Renfro'k drug store
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-17

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full OF life. nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac, the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaraR-
teed Booklet and sample free Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-17

want TO lrt the people who suffer
from rheumatism and scia'ica know
that Cham berlain's Pain Balm relieved
me after mum her of other medicines
and a doctor bad failed. Itisthe best
inlment have ever known of. - A
Dodgcn. Alpharetta. Ga. Thrnsands
have been cured of rheuuatism b.,
his remedy re application relieve
the pain. For sale by q r. Rrnfro.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-17

Biggle Berry hook, No 2 OF The
Biggle Books l. all about berries. A
whole encyclopedia Cf berry lore, boil
ed down after the manner OF Farm
Journal Tells Ab ut varieties, about
planting, growing, mulching. eultivat-
irR. picking and marketing. II givea
praclical pointers from the pens OF
scores Of leading berry growers from
all parts OF the country who have con-
tributed 20 It's eolums, ID has ColOred
epresentatsons Of berry true 70 size
and color, thinty-three portraits OF
practical berry men, and thirty-five
other illustrations, handsomely bound
ia cloth. The price 10 so cents, free
by maili address the 7nbiIshers, wis
mer AtkipsoD Co.. Ph. sdeiphiA,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-17

Observation sleepers daily bet~gen ST.
l.oui. and San Antonio, adding an
other unrivRled feature 20 southwest
travel via the Frisco line,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-17

Farm Journal for the balance Of 1899
and all Of 1900 1901, 1902 and 1900
nearly five years, 70 every subscriber
who wlll pay one year Ia advance for
Journal. This offer 10 only made To
limited hum berthe frst who come
forward
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-17

The temperapce ccmmittee Of The
general assembly OF the Prosby tef IAN
church has petitloned the pres dent
agAnst the sale of intoxieaDt, Ia the
Ulited States terFil ries.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-17

The workt after effects of Influenza
arise from deranRed functions OF the
liver Clear the blood at once with
HERBlNE, for II will strengthen the
liver 20 withdraw from circulation the
hillary posons. Price 80 cents. Sold
by r. B. Lille a Co. aud Wheeler a.
Son
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-13
THE kISE IN

1t is perhaps unfortunate that when
passed out of he hands OF the plant
Iers that the price advanced to s cents.
1t comes just in time to cause the
planters TO pitch a crop far greater
perhaps than any that has preceded,
and if this is realized, it is not i'm
probable that the price may again fall
to D cents. Now certain brokers and
Spectators are telling the farmers who
still hold cotton not to sell at s cents.
Why? Because it is believed that the
crop is smaller really than it has ever
been reported, and, therefore, there Is
may continue TO advance. If it goes to
10 cents, but a small part of the farm
Iers will be benefited. If the farmers
ARE as shrewd and calculating as the
and advisers, they will not
lose their heads at the tail end of the
crop and plunge in to make the great
est possible crop. The south under
proper stimulus and with good sea-
sons can produce a huge crop-from
10, 900, 600 and upwards. Beware of the
.hasty advice that comes from the
The Houston Post, published in
the great cotton state, says there is but
cotton in the hands of the farm
.ers, and adds:
THE conditions that are now so ap-.
parent to every one were known by the
months ago, but spectators and
..spinners refused to believe the short
crop stories hat were told. Those
manufacturers who are without an adj
.equate supply of the staple have had
a rude awakening and are paying dear
ly for their reliance upon Mr.. Neil and
kind. The farmer has won the vic
tory this year, and Neilism is doubtless
at an end"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-13
MUCH AMENDMENT READING.

As was said recently in the Messen-
ger the political n legal matter bear
ing pon the suffrage amendment is al
ready immense. He would be an in
dustriouS reader who would attempt
to read all that appears. We have
found Mr.. George Rountree's clear-cut
and forceful legal argument in favor
of the amendment both instructive
and helpful. 1t preceded all the others
that have been published, we think,
and was published more than ten
months ago, if we remember Correctly.
1t is an. excellent campaign document
and should be freely circulated. 1t is
the production of a student, of a thor
oughly informed lawyer who has given
the subject close and prolonged atten-
ton. We expect to read it again and
with profit. We read also, and lately,
with marked interest the able. vigor-
Gus. we'll pointed speeches of Senators
McEnery, of Louisiana, and enator
Money, of Mississippi. The latter is a
grandson of North Carolina. They are
highly interesting and important con-
tributions. We lost our copy of Sena-
tor Morgan's superior speech upon
Pritchard's unwise and demagogic
movement in the senate against the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-13

forgotten until another presidential
year rolls around. Now in the senate
they declare again for the same ar
rangement. They are insincere, and
have how that they were opposed to
bimetsllism, and that the international
arrangement is only a dodge, an at
tempt to gain votes and placate honest
silver men. They declared against
trusts, and then adopted the highest
robber tariff tax ever known by which
TO foster trusts. There is nothing gen.
uine or sincere in republican promises
and platform resolutions. They mean
only TO silence and 10 deceive. They
are as ready in 1900 for villainous Force
bills for control of elections in the
south as they were years ago when Nc
Kinley was so hot in his advocacy OF
them and voted for them every time
an opportunity was presented for his
doing so. 1t is a party of pretenders,
and hypocrites, against the people and
for the vas dominating moneyed pow
er. That's republicanism in the past,
ii is jus hat it is now. The man who
rusts hat party leans upon 4 broken
reed that Will break and pierce his
hands. Republicanism never changes
for the better and is never honest and
sincere.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-13

locrats in 1896, had been animated and
controlled BY a moiety Of the hostile
aid lawIess spirit Of Taylor and his
Ia conflict that would have shaken the
continent and destroyed the govern
lment that had grown so corrupt. They
Iforebore to strike when the republicans
deliberately stole the Presidency. Nh.
ITiIden had no heart for a tremendous
conflict and he yielded to the republi-
Ican tricksters and scoundrels who stole
the presidency from him and put in
Rutherford Hayes, who was plant
enough to be a tool in the hands of rob-
.bers and corruptionists. General Grant
was bent on preventing Tilden to be
He had gathered troops and
of war at Washington. Dem
members Of the congress in
1877, Will tell you that they expected
to be arrested and imprisoned any lay.
The Kentucky affair, bad as it is, is not
the first time or first example Of
fraud and violence to cheat democrats
and install their own men in office.
William Goebel was clearly elected to
the seat after the legislature so de-
cIared. Taylor then resisted, resorted
to methods of violence, was possibly a
party even to assassination Of his rival
and the present alarming condition of
chaos n violence must be placed upo
that great, wilful sinner n revolu-
zionist.
Let US add, that Goebel is a very diff
of violence hat republican newspapers
and some so-called democratic allies
tried to max it appear.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-13
STILL

Since the scoundrel Manly fled the
state after so foully attempting to be-
the characters of the white Wo-
men of North Carolina, the negro
George White, a disgrace to the state
land to the seat he old in the federal
house, is probably the meanest negro
left in North Carolina. He does not
emulate the desperate example of the
Itrifiing fellow Manly by splitting venom
upon the good name of the white wo-
men, but he vilely attacks the charac-
ter of the white men, and seemingly
Ijustifies or paIliates the assaults of the
NEGRO brutes who rape white women
because p~erforce white men, as he says,
make assaults upon negro women This
is foolishness and mendacity run mad.
mo negro women are raped by white
men and he knows it. The subject is
too vile to handle, but an unconsciona-
BILE liar and slanderer can not be allow
ed to pass undenounced by the demo-
l~ocratic press. We have not seen the re-
port Of his second attack, but judge
from what is said of it, it is more false
land slanderous if possible han his first
slanderous attack. The Raleigh Post
has seen what the ranter and falsifier
said, and we copy as follows from its
editorial e~xcoriating the black inc tan
wretch:
In the speech of yesterday White
but emphasizes what he said the other
day, practically justifying violent as
Isaults upon decent white women as re-
ltaliation for the voluntary Self-degra-
Idation of negro Certain color
led women consent to make m~erchan-
disc of themselves, hence the brutes OF
his race must use force to degrade
white women, and thus, if possible,
bring the white Women-thus assaulted
upon the level of those of his own race
who of their own Volition enter upon
Lives of shame. AS infamous as was
the SANDER of the negro Manly, for
(which he was made or rather allowed
Ito leave the state, it was nc worse than
the statement now mad by the negro
congressman. White refuses to draw
la distinction between willing debauch-
Iery on the side and brutal violence
the other. and implies strongly by
his argument hat the latter is but the
Arrangement of h other"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-13

white ace in North Carolina We had
read but a part. but enough to see its
merit n value as an educating docu-
Imenf in the present campaign. 1t is
for every voter to try to- I'M
'derstand the full merits. and 20 see II
conscientious men who are not enemies
of the negroes as a race may support
il. According to Senator PnSchard
so. 900 negroes can read, and will con-
.tinue to vote under the amendment.
Others will be added yearly for the
white democrats are contributing lib
orally. kindly to help To educate the
children Of negroes. and in this way
they may become voters as they attain
to their manhood. IT is not as enemies
of the negro race hat the proposed
amendment is urged for adoption by
the best and truest whites in North
Carolina. 1t is not that. Ii is because
of the most lamentable and disastrous
results that have resulted from the
widely extended negro electorate in
North Carolina. II is because they
followed the very lowest and
worst leadership from the day they cast
first vote until now. \ change is
imperiatively needed for the state and
both races. There can be no pros
der, without the -enthronement OF law
and the perpetuity of good govern
ment.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-13

Mr.. Jas. A. Holloman, the excellent
Washington correspondent of the At
Ilanta Journal, paid General w. r.. Cox
ia fine compliment upon the conclusion
of his long service as a secretary of the
limited States senate, beginning in 1898.
He wrote:
General Cox was one of the most
distinguished looking gentlemen around
the senate end of the capitol, and, as
an officer of the senate, he gave salts
faction always.
General Cox was born in Halifax
county, North Carolina, March, 1892.
iHe was educated for the law, and was
admitted to the bar in 1858. He began
the practice in Raleigh, the capital, and
was married there to a daughter of
James s. Battle. In 1861 he joined the
confederate army as major of the
Second North Carolina infantry, and
commanded the regiment at the battle
of Antietam. He was severely wound
ed at Charlottesville, took part in the
battle of SpottSylvania and was pro-
Emoted brigadier general and assigned
to Ewell's corps. He was engaged I'M
der Early in his famous valley cam
IpaignS, and rejoined General Lees
command in front of Richmond. He
received the thanks of the commander
AS IN SA1OoI AAOAi ooa . III
lAppomattoX for mastery g~eneralship
and a display of heroism that in a large
measure lessened the depression of the
At the close of the war General Cox
assumed the practice of law in Raleigh,
and was elected solicitor for the dis
Itrict as a democrat, although the state
was in the hands of the republican
party. In 1876 Governor Vance appoin-
ted him circuit judge of his district.
He was elected TO the 47th, 18th and
l49th congresses. At the close of the
I49th he retired to private life and en-
in farming. He was elected sec
of the United States ena at
the special session of March 4th, 1893,
he being the ninth to occupy the posi-
Ition since the formation Of the govern
lment. He is a trustee of theUniyersi-
lty OF the south and a member of the
North Carolina State Agricultural So
Such, in brief, is the story of the dis
Itinguished southerner who now retires
to be succeeded by a republican.
General Cox is a gentleman, a gall
liant solder, a faithful democrat.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-13
RENITIES

One of the notable, mastery speeches
cons speech on the Mckinley foreign
policy. It should be read.
Mckinley true to his character and
antecedents a backed again in his
free trade policy His party is down
on it and he has backed at once. The
little jumper.
Mr. Bryan says that he believes that
the three great issues of 1900 will be
money, trusts, Imperialism.
One Ed. Haron, out in Michigan,
writes a scrawl to the Atlanta Journal
~denouncing Robert E. Lee calling him
that arch TRAITOR" He is a good spell
Ter. The fellow is not worth noticing.
He is hopelessly mean and low. The
Journal we'll says:
"A man who is such a brute as not to
be able to comprehend the beauty and
the majesty of Robert E. Lee has no
fit place in Atlanta or Georgia, or any
where else on this EARTH"
Thomas Jefferson, villiied by a par
son in this state, was the greatest po-
litical genius of America. He was a
genuinely wise man and looked ahead.
He aid
Il am for responsibilities at short
periods, seeing neither reason nor safe
ty in making public f~unctionaries in
dependent Of the nation for life, or wen
for long terms of years."
General Wolseley is not to blame for
the miscarriages in the African war.
The committee of national defence set
at naught Lord WolseleY's advice and
did as they chose.
st. Louis had a big fire-loss~ over
ST. 900, 900. One fireman, Charles Mappes.
killed and eight injured, one fatally
perhaps.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-13
AFTER THE RELIGIOUS

The university of Virginia is more
largely attended now than since the
ifties. 1t has 647 and more expected.
1t is now and long has been, a very
important seat of learning for the
lsouth. 1t is some quarter of a century
younger than our own excellent univer-
lsity of North Carolina. 1t has been at
no time Indifferent to Christian influ-
iences, if the monster JefferSon-in
fact the greatest political genius of our
country and no infidel as charged by
ignorance-was the founder. AS early
as 1888, services were conducted weekly
by ministers of the Presbyterian and
Episcopal churches. In 1929 the first
chaplain was appointed. We learn
from the Alumni Bulletin that from
1883 the members. of the faculty elected
chaplains alternately from the four
Observation-Disclosures, Episcopal,
Baptist, and Presbyterian-to serve for
one year. From 1S4S their term was
heightened to two years. These -four de-
nominations were selected because they
were more largely represented among
the student and faculty of that time.
From these early days the chapel
services and vigorous Bible work was
done by representative professors. In
1858, a Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton was formed, and has prosecuted its
work from that time. Last year it a
200 members among the students. For
a long time visiting ministers of emil
hence are engaged to preach every
Sunday in the chapel. Now it has q
regularly installed pastor. His duties
are the general oversight of the stu
dents work. the daily prayer service,
and the individual work mong the
men. = : which will of necessity al
ways be the most important work in a
university where there is no class sys-
tenn and individualism is the natural
tendency"
This speaks we'll for this distinguish
ed southern university. 1t shows that
the religious interests Of the students
are not neglected. 1t shows that it re-
CARDS the necessities of proper Chris
|tian education. 1t sets q good example.
is a highly important Del centage
of religious professors, but we do not
recall them. Some yea or so g it
was more than fifty per cent. Literary
and scientific institutions very wisely
give consideration to the religious in
I~terests Of their students. The univer-
Isity of North Carolina is not neglectful
here. No doubt more can be done in all
than is done. But this will also apply
to UNCONVENTIONAL colleges.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-13

1t is perhaps just to a that the
responsibility OF the present most sim
gular and most critical situation in
Kentucky rests upon Taylor and his
gang. They have acted most unwisely,
most illegally, most desperately, most
fanatically. Even leading republican
all about the north CEN
sure TayIor's high-handed, revolution
airy action. The situation is of eX-
tremest peril, and unless Taylor
changes there is nothing can come but
anarchy and blood shed. Assassination
and armed soldiery cannot establish
Law and order in a state so filled with
fighting men as Kentucky. If the dem