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Look at me. said Rockingham; I'm
q self-mads man. / amt fever had 70
help from nobody
4 believe you.s said the young naan
who was applyin for job. You have
even gone 40 far, apparently, a. to make
yqnf OWL EnE.iaf ~. Y. Nor.a.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-02-10
Better
Than Ever
To Omaha
And Kansas City

The old established aud we'll travelled lin . IL
via Sioux city and nv IL You Will BnA all the
must modern equipment, YeHtihund trains gas
lighted. atram heated, with the best Pullman
AieepsFs un night trains, and Obs6Ftatian Far
lur Cars with cafe service nn day trains Ia
fact all the little things that go To- make travel
comfortable arc found on trains Of the North.
Western Line from Minneapolis and ~ Paul.
either TO Sioux Ctty and Omaha ~ 10 chicago
Nv the North Western Line timn aud distance
II also shortened TO ueAdWood ard The BLACK
HiiA en- uutrv
For Time Table folders. giving Information
IN detail or for descriptive circulars, address
T w TEASnALE, 0enl Passenger Agent,
~ Paul
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-02-10
TrInrI,IR and CABIN,

Write TO J. c, Tucker. q. n. Agent. Big
-Four Route. "a Clark 81, Chicago, HIS, for
full information o. "a Low Rate EXcufuoh
tickets 70 an Winter Resorts ia the South
east. via Cincinnati, Louihylle, Ashcviiie,
Atlanta, Jacksonville aud East and West
coasts Of Fonda. az mas be desired.
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Fatal Drawbacks.

You say ron won't marry me be-
cause / an bald and because I make
puns -
'.fes; II you we're bald and didat
make puns or If you made puns and
were not bald IL would be different;
bun the fact that you are bald su6
sfiil make pana con1inces me that y9E
are too old to reform "-chieago Zee
ord.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-02-10

"Bridget," said tho mistress to her sick
servant, would you take htue incidence
Path. ma am" said she. I'D take any.
Thing 10 make me well. sveu II knew
twould kali me Philadelphia Record.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-02-10

The baker grts crusty hsinself when his
bread doesn't pan out wcii.-Golden Days.
have found Piso's Cure for Consumption
an uufHilinR medicine p II. LotE, l305
Scott 81, Covington, Ky, Oct. !, 1854.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-02-10

Railroads as Plant distributors.
IT has been noticed that many plants.
not natives of the locality, are to be
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-02-10

Pretoria. Transvhal. South Africa,
nnn Z laNnl

dec. I, 1871,
Messrs. Swanson Rheumatic Cure Com
pnny. Chicago, ILL.,, L. s. A: Gentlemen
Your last shipment and communication re.
cclyed, ! am very much pleased with the
information that you have 40 kindly gwen
me.
Please find enclosed bank draft 10 the
amount of ftl2 los. for which send me
twenty five (25l gross of Swausens 70
DROPS Ship same as before IN order
that there may he no delay, as this medl-
cine will be greatly needed before il reaches
us. The last shipment Is almost disposed Of
~ the medical department OF our army uses
large quantities. This order il entirely for
use ~ the army.
| have been told that our success on the
battlefield Is due 70 q certain extent To the
use pt . DROPS" Rheumatic Cure which
has relieved and prevented q great deal Of
suffering among our men from rheumatism.
Neuralgia and other acute pains caused by
exposure. Your IS DROPS" ia az good as
Irarsyaal sodierl In one of the battle
small quantity of - DROPS" together
with other medicines, was captured ~ the
English. which vas a great loss to our men.
The Rulnecka won't do 1t again am, re.
Spectiully you're,
PETER HAAS,
IS DROPS" IL the most powerful specific
known. Free from opiates and perfectly
harmless. 1t IA perfect cure for Hheu-
matism, Sciatica, Neuralgia, Dyspepsia.
RackaChe. Asthma. LatarIh, la Grippe,
keuralRc Headache, etc Large sized bot
ties 600 dospsl, 81 90, or three 90 bottles
for $3.50. Sample bottles 20 cents
SWANSON RHEUMATIC CURE co,
100 To 1914 T. Lake St FbiCnpo III
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The OLDEST Man IN AMERICA
Tells How He Escaped the Terrors of Many
Winters by Using Peruna.

isssc Brock. u CITIZEN Of McLcHnanl
County. Texas. has lived III years
lie now lives with his son-In.iaw I'd.
Valley Mills, Texas.
In speaking OF his good health aUL
extreme old age. Mr. Brock says:
AFTER n man has lived In tho
world as long as have. he ougtt
10 have found our n great many
things by experience.
Zone of fhe things l have found
our 10 my entire satisfaction Is fhe
proper remedy for ailments that
are due directly 10 the effects OF
the climate.
During my long life have
known a greaf many remedies for
coughs. colds. catarrh and diar-,
ritGa. had always supposed
these affections 10 be different
diseases. bur In reading DR.. Harf-
mans books Ihave found our that
these affections are fhe same and
that they are properly called ca
farrh.
~ had several long SieRes with
the grip. AZ first did NOT know
that PcTuna was n remedy for this
disease. When I heard that In
grippe was epidemic oafarrh, I
tried Peruna for Ia grippe and
found II 10 be Just the thing.
"As for Or. Harfnan'S remedy,
PcFuna, I have found II 10 be tho
bcSf. n nor the only, reliable REM
cdy for these affections. IL has
been my standby for many years,
and attribute my good health snd
extreme old SRs 10 this remedy.
"Vcry truly yours,
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strikers Hannra.

Strikers were hasg ed in Eugland less
Than Ig5 yearB ago.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-02-10

Lydi. c. piukh.m', Vegetable COMPOUND
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Nervous
Women

are aUl1g wO0soc. Whom
% woman has some tomato
trouble sks0 Is Oos'fain 20
be nervous and wrofOEsod.
with many women fisO
monthly s1fforing IL so
great that flsOy arc for
days positively Insane,
and tho most rfSiiDoBf Of
forts Of ordinary froaf-
mont ara unavafIiEg.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-06
A WOMAN ASSAULTED.

Negro Accused of Attempting to Commit
Rape on Mrs. Ezekiel Barlow of State
a Road.
y Detective McVey returned Monday
Afternoon from the lower part of the
county, where he had been searching
for John Goidshoro, coored, who is
suspected of having committed an
assault with intent to commit rape
,upon Mrs. Ezekiel Barlow of State
Road last Wednesday evening. The
negro was not located.
On Saturday night Mr.. Barlow,
husband Of the woman, came to this
city and had a confer ence with De-
tective Witsil regarding the matter
He said on Wednesday evening, while
his wife was driving along the road
near their residence the horse became
sick and a negr',, who was nearby,
assisted her 10 treat the horse. After
she had driven oil the negro. who had
followed, jumped In tine wagon and
ATTEMPTED to assault her, but was
frightened off before he had time to
accomplish his purpose. Mrs. BARLOW
drove home and told her husband, who
had the warrant sworn out. On Friday
Goldsboro was arrested by Constable
Porter on suspicion of being the man
who attacked Mrs Barlow and held for
a preliminary hearing before Magis-
trSte Smalley Of Christiana at 3 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. According to Mr.
Barlow, his wife was sick and unable
to appear until half an hour after the
time appointed for the hearing and the
magistrate discharged the prisoner on
account of the absence OF the witness
AZ the appointed time. The accused
has not been rearrested.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-06
HOME LIFE INSURANCE co.
Difference of Opinion Between 1t and
Insurance Commissioner Fowler.

Difference of Opinion Between 1t and
Insurance Commissioner Fowler.
State Insurance Commissioners Ed
ward Fowler has reported to Attorney
General Robert @. White that the
Home Life Insurance Co. of this city
is illegally doing business, Mr.. Fowler
claiming that the capital stock of the
company Is impaired. W
At the Office Of the company, it was
said Tuesday the company is in good
condition and has done nothing in yio
lation of the law. 1t was Incorporated
at Dover last December, and it is held
that it is not required to make re-
PORT to the insurance commissioner
until the end of year. The company
understands that Mr.. Fowler's charge
that the capital stock is impaired upon
the fact that the company used carital
in buying furniture. Attorney General
Robert @. White, who was in town Mon
day is understood to agree with the
company that the law has not been vio-
lated. He said he would confer with
Commissioner Fowler,
W. S. Hoffman, manager for the
company, says it has 5000 policy hold
ers. Paul Bright islthe president, and
Mr.. Hoffman and Samuel Speakrnan
are vice presidents; CHARLES Fehren-
bach ls secretary and Martin Beaden-
koEf, treasurer. Jesse X. Raylis is
ahditor, Peter L. Cooper, Jr., attorney
and B. l.. Spence, general superintend-
ent of agents.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-06
CHANCERY COURT.
Causes on the List for Argument and for
.s8 IH DscisiOu,'

Causes on the List for Argument and for
as& Decision.
Register in Chancery Colen Ferguson
has issued the list of cases argued,
pending and for hearing in the State
Court OF Chancery IN and for New
Castle county for tho SeEtember term,
commencing next Monday. On the
main list are 30 cases. Among them
are the long standing Conrow cass,
William II. Lee vs.. Patrick Fahey,
Maggie M. Jamison vs.. James II. S.
Gam, Maria Newell vs.. the Hartmann
a. Fehreubach Brewing Co., Margaretta
M. May VS.. George W. May. the Mayor
and Council of Wilmington VS.. the
Wilmington City Railway Co., the
Wilmington City Railway 60. VS..
Peoples Railway Co., Samuel d.
Forbes vs.. Sallie A. Smith, ct all, and
John G. Mahoney vs.. the Delaware
Construction Co., ct al.
4 Six cases have been argued: William
fB. Robinson VS.. James b. Newlin,
ct al, the Mayor and Council of Will
mington vs.. j. Edward Addicks, ct al. !;
Bepj. II. Carver VS.. John @. f. Carver,
Henry B. Hartford vs. Waiter s. Wood,
ct al, the Wilmington City Railway
Go VS.. the Wilmington & Brandywine
Springs Railway Co., and William q.
Whiteley VS.. the Kent Iron and Hard
ware Co., ct al.
Eight Partition causes are on the list
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-06
ENGLAND UNWILLING
TO COMMIT ITSELF
Until Sir Claude Macdonald Has Fully
Reported on the Situation.
DIFFICULTY OF COMMUNICATION
Delays Promulgationof OF British
Views.
A HEATED CAMPAIGN IN THE PRESS

London, Eng, Sert. 3.--The Diff
Guilty OF communicating with the Brit,
ish minister at Pekin, Sir Claude Mao
Donald, delays the promulgation of the
views Of the British government in re-
gard to its future steps in China, the
government being unwilling to commit
fitself publicly TO definite decision
until Sir Claude Macdonald has fully
reported on the situation.
In the meanwhile, heated anti
evacuation campaign continues in the
press, but the trend Of official opinion
apparently continues favorable to the
principle of the suggested withdrawal
from PelSin to Tientsin, but not the
evacuation of China. as many Russo.
phobes. who desire to confuse the issue,
pretend is the proposal under considera-
tioD. Nothing ia yet forthcoming to
indicate what notifications or pfoviso,
il any, Lord Salisbury may have sug-
gested or contemplated, as is thought
probable in soma quarters.
The statement that Gen. GaseIee,
commander OF the British troops in
China, has stopped British reinforce
ments arriving at Hongkong from pro-
eeeding further north is taken as an i1-
dication that the British government
anticipates that the dipiomatists will
very shortly take the place now occu-
pied by the military,
1t is reported at Hongkong that the
French gunhoat Comele recently fired
on some Chinese farmers on the banks
OF the Sankiang, killing three and
wounding others. The incident, it is
added, is regarded as liable to provoke
reprisals.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-06
FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.


Annual Meeting to be Held in Grace
Church Next Month";.
communicated. .M
The annual meeting of the Philadel-
;phia branch of the Woman's Foreign
/. missionary Society, of which the Will
siniugton Conference Society il part,
will he held in G,ace Church, this
lofty, the first weeL li October, Sd, 4th
and 9th. Mrs. Foss, wife of the resi-.
dent bishop in Philadelphia, will pre-
side, assisted by noble band OF
workers, Mrs Sarah l.. Keen, Mrs.
Josephine Darlington, Mrs. Wakelin
and Mrs. Wilson,
The delegates will come from all
parts Of Pennsylvania and Delaware,
each auxiliary being entitled to one
delegate. These will number at least
200, including officers and oilicial visi-
tors. There are about nine auxiliaries
in Wilmington and the delegates will
be apportioned among the respective
churches. Miss Mcleod, No. 500 West
street, is chairman of the entertain-
menG committee. Preparatory to this
branch meeting, the fourth quarterly
or annual meeting of the city auxiliaries
will be held in Union Church, Fifth
md Washington streets, Thursday,
|6eptember 9th, at 2.30 p. M, Mrs.
Annie Irwin presiding. All moneys
nust be in the hands Of tbe quarterly
Feasurer by the l4th of Septem ber, as
he conference treasurer must close her
4poks by the 18th of September. Those
DO meet late in the month should
n Ike noIice and not accordingly. Grace
nd st. paul's auxiliaries will meet
3 tuesday, September 4th, ut B p, m,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-06
THE LEVY COURT.
Boyd Bill Did Not Come. ZIP TUESDAY y-Ta,
Collections for Aur1st.saT

boyd Bill Did Not Come IIp, ,Tuesday--Tax
Collections for August. ~
The Levy Court had. little business
before it Tuesday morning, although all
the members were in their places. The
consideration of hills occupied some of
the time. Printers are sending in their
charges for printing the lists of regis
tered voters When Clerk Janvier read
the minutes of the last meeting, it was
noticed that no reference was made TO
the resolution offered by Commissioner
White at the previous meeting in favor
of paying Mayor Evan q. Boyd of New
Castle his bill Of about 81, 500 for com.
mitments. The resolution had been
blocked by the withdrawal OF President
Scott from the meeting room and was
withdrawn by Mr.. White, For that
reason, it did not figure on the
minutes. 1t was not offered again Tues
day morning.
An application from the Peter Miller
estate Tor the return of overpaid taxes
was referred to the committee on that
subject.
These county tax collections are re-
ported for August: New Castle, Hayes,
s345. A5; McGrory, 81, 967. 30; Pencader,
S542. 36; Blackbird, s491. Brandy
wine, S566. 81; Christiana, 81, 1888. II T;
APPOINTMENTS, s747.62; ST. Georges,
sas. %: Wilmington, 1899, $500; 1900,
ES 951 2i
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-06
STATUS OF POWERS
CONCERNING CHINA
Lack Of Authentic Information Regard
Ing Their Ultimate Attitude.
SALISBURY TRYING TO CONFORM
The Proposals Made by Russia
More Closely
TO THE WASHINGTON SUGGESTIONS

London, Eng, Sept. 4.--The absence
of news regarding the actual situation
of affairs at Pekin CONTINUES as COM
plete as the lack of authentic informa-
tion regarding the ultimate attitude of
the Powers towards the proposals now
before the concert.
Shanghai reports that an imperial
ediot issued at Taiyuanfu appoints Lii
Hung Chang, Yung Lu, Hsu Tung
tutor of the heir apparently and Prince
Ching commissioners to negotiate
peace T ~ iqIs{I,s
-Four German warships arrived at
Woosung yesterday. s84 48
The unmistakable condemnation Of
the proposal to Immediately withdraw
from Pekin, which is voiced in all the
foreign colonies in the far East. is
taken IN some quarters as forecnst of
the opinion which may be. expected
from the ministers when their views are
obtainaple.
As already suggested, the Russian
proposals are capable of modification,
and it is thought in welkinformed
circles that Lord Salisbury is striving
to, conform them more closely to the
terms formulated by the government at
Washington.
According to special dispatch from
St. Petersburg, dealing with the ques-
tion of Manchuria, the Russian officials
repudiate any intention to permanently
occupy or annex Manchuria. The dis
patch adds that Russia will claim no
Janitorial concessions, provided the
other Powers refrain from so doing,
ard expresses the hope that the ques-
tion of indemnities can be settled by
the co-opeiation of the allied Powers
EVERYTHING DEPENDS on RUSSIA.
Washington, Sept. 4, 1t is stated
that up to the present less thar ma
jority of the Powers interested in the
Chinese question have responded to 1.-THE
Russian proposals, go far as our govern
ment is advised, and our officfsls here
agree with the general tenor Of the
European dispatches this morning in
the conclusion that final actien On the
part of all the Powers may not be had
for several days at least
Everything now depends on the action
Of Russia, the attitude of the other
nations being negative; and it she does
mol. t.hasten to carry out her announced
purpose to withdraw the troops, the
other governments probably viii be
content, ohefishing the hope that in
the meantime some kind of Chinese
government can be re-established in
Pekin with which the Powers may
negotiate for final settlement.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-06
TWO POLICEMEN KILLED, ......
ELEVEN OFFICERS HURT.

ST. Louis. Mo-, Sept. 4.-Two police
men have been killed by electric shocks
sustained while they were using the
polioe telephone, and II other officers
have been injured in the same manner.
The dead are Nicholas Beckman and
John p. Looney. They had gone to
patrol boxes on their beats to call up
headquarters. When they touched the
receivers to place them TO their ears,
they were knocked a distance OF 10
feet. falling limp TO the ground. Both
died half an hour after being conveyed
to hospital.
The other II patrolmen had their
hands burned and suffered from shock,
but none was seriously injured.
The crossing Of an electric light wire
with the telephone circuit caused the
catastrophe
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-06
CITY ELECTIONS.

Row Under Consideration by the City
,,s Charter Committee.
The city charter committee of the
Board Of Trade resumd its work Monday
eveningsand considered the provisions
OF the bill relating to city elections
A separate bill regulating tho holding
Of these elections, prepared, by J
Harvey Whiteman, attorney fol the
committee, was submitted and will be
taken up for consideration at the next
meeting OF the committee. II this bill
should be adopted, MS is quite prob
able, the charter bill will be shortened
by striking out all the election pro-
visions. The opinion has Eeen ad-
vanced by members of the committee.
that the subject of elections can be
best dealt with by the General Assem-
bly, in a separate bill. The committee
has not yet decided upon the method
to be followed in the election of mem
bers of Council. This feature of the
bill remains to be settled and it is
likely that at an early date Clinton
Rogers Woodruff of Philadelphia,
secretary of the National Municipal
League, viii appear before the COM
mittee and present his views on this
SUBJECT.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-06
NEITHER HAS FRANCE
REPLIED TO RUSSIA.

Paris, France, Sept 8. France has
mot yet replied to Russia's note regard
|ing the withdrawal of troops from
Pekin.
M. Delcasse, Minister of Foreign
Affairs, and the Russian Ambassador,
Prince Ouroussow, went to Rambouillet
To-day to confer upon President Loubet
fthe decoration of the Russian Order Of
}6t. Andrew, recently aocorded him by
Sthe Czar, and to present to M. Loubot
Sthe autograph letter accompanying the
1deeoiation 1t Is believed that this
Twill give opportunity for an exchange
tof views which will have effect upon tho
ministerial. meeting TO be held here
Tomorrow. t'5.
France regards peace as tho first
requisite of the situation, but is not en-
.tirely certain that the withdrawal Of
Troops from Pekin is the surest and
.quickest method to attain this end.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-06
RESCUED FROM DROWNING.
wilmingtonians Have an Exciting Time
5r Near pcnn's Grove.

Near Pcnn's Grove.
An exciting rescue Of TWO Whining
tonians took place on Sunday afternoon
off Penn's Grove, N. j. The men are
members of the Del Thuraious Club.
which has headquarters near Holly
Oak. The party Of eight men left the
boathouse in the eight oar barge Fall
con, in charge OF Coysaain Hairy
Thomas, for,Penn's Grove, where they
were to inspect small sail boat. They
located the boat and the owner, and in
some manner while the men were in-
specting the boat the painter was cast
loose and the boat started to drift out
into the Delaware River.
A member OF the club, John Erd-
mann, started to wade out to the boat,
which was fast reaching with the wind
into deeper water. but had not gore
far when he stepped into deeper water
than he had anticipated and the result
was a houndering in the waters, as
he was unable to swim With his heavy
woollen sweater and shoes on. He man.
aged to keep afloat for short time and
called for help. Fred Green, another
member Of the club, at once started for
the drifting boat and had reached the
side and was about to enter when it
capsized He was also becoming ex-
hausted and yelled for help.
"A boat with two men, one of whom
was Frederick @. Mammele, started to
ths rescue of Erdmannl and on coming
near the man and seeing him disappear,
Mr.. Mammele quickly sprahg into the
waters and caught him by the back of
the neck, and, assisted by his COM
pHnion, soon had him in the boat with
water gushing from his mouth and
nose. His life was saved by prompt and
timely action In getting him ashore
and rolling the water out of him. Green
'wa5,pulled out OF the water by another
BOATS. Grew and taken ashore, where be
soog recovered frcm his bath.