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Evening star., 1900-01-20
IN BOERLtND.
Interesting Account From a Woman
Who Travelled in the TransvaaI

From the Chicago News.
This amusing account of her experiences
was written by woman who was travel
ing in the Transvaal a short time before
the war broke out. She says: LAS We drew
up an enormous woman came to the door
filling the aperture wholly up; a stiff white
cappie covered her head, from under which
peeped a jolly face and twinkiing eyes
Her dress consisted Of a different color
print skirt and bodice, utterly devoid of
waistband waist. Round her hips was
tied tightly cord which punched her dress
up in bundle and shortened it nearly to
her knees, in approved Dutch fashion for
working hourS-and dodge taken from the
ordinary Kaffir In her hand she held
big breakfast cup of black coffee, which
she was vigorously stirring with the
broken handle of a knife. She welcomed
us warmly, and patted me fanilarly On
the back with a heavy fat hand and
beamed all over with delight and good
temper,
THE front entrance led straight into the
fOne-kamer or sitting room, which was
low. square room with wooden ceiling.
small old-fashioned cottage windows, four
or five doors leading to the different parts
of the house. and a smooth mud floor. The
walls Were lined with prints and photo
graphs of all descriptions; tables with
every inch covered with small ornaments,
glass images and wax flowers. most of
which were tied up in different colored
muslins and finished off with ribbons. What
amused me most was an old piano, which
stood before the fireplace, as much en-
veloped in its coverings of blankets as was
possible, its legs being carefully drawn into
a large pair Of old white and black striped
stockings with the feet cut off, and long
pale pink ribbons tied into a careful bow
at the top to keep them up. Do what L
would, l could not help smiling at the CONT
cal expression it lent to the little WORKOUT
instrument.
I'm the corner of the room. sitting in an
enormous wooden kitchen chair, was an old
woman, who / was introduced to as Dom
ma or lady of the house. and grandmother
to first friend. Her head was tightly
incased in small black cappe. which came
close down over her old shriveled, wrinkled
brown face, showing no hair at all. Beside
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her chair stood a small deal table. and on
it a large old fashioned tea caddy ana thrr,.
or four pipes. On nail just above her
head hung a heavy punch of keys which
We're evidently in her charge. and a long
piece Of biltOng Cdricd veuison. and on A
nook at her SIDE thick stick and roomy
black shawl.
Her footstooi attracted my attention at
once. Cude; n@r feet was a square wooden
box about foot in height. covered with tin
the box under: cath. stood an iron shovel If
glowing smoldering wood. Ina giuc this On
a day when the sun WAS 50 fierce that on
resting my hand on the walls uf the kraalS
they hurnei my fingers so that I had 10
draw them away They gave US seats. and
Tante tAunta) Johannah, the Younger
woman, brought us coffee and We began to
talk
Evening star., 1900-01-20
Vim MARIANI

Mariaui Wine--World Famous Tonic
Mast effective, agreeable and reIi
able Tonic Stimuiant for BODY. Brain
Rnd Nerves. Try it when fatiyucd or
pserworked from any cause
Vim Mariani-Mariani Winc-mDin
1ain> it's reputation.
sold by All Druggists. Refus. sub
htitutes.
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'' = = 7 -

SIX PELLETS OF III, EVERY THIRTY MIN
ute1 will break up a, fresh Sold touch of
the Grip in twenty -foar hours,
SIX PELLETS OF -. EVERY HOUR WILL
break up hard stubborn Cold that hangs on
and knock out the Grip with all its pains and
soreness in the head chest aud back, Catarrh and
Sore Throat.
HOW: By restoring the checked circulation (indi-
Gated by a chill shiverl. starting the blood
coursins through the veins and so break up the
Cold.
Ask your druggist send for DR.. Humphreys Man.
ua free-telis about the care and treatment of
the sick in ali ailments
Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co., Cor. Will
lam and John sts.. \. Y
Evening star., 1900-01-20
CATARRH To CONSUMPTION
Deafness and Bronchitis.
This the Season of Greatest Danger to the Lungs
Age No Barrier Against the Good Effects of the
Treatment That Cures-Free Trial-Low Fees.
NO HIGH FEES.
A FREE TRIAL.

he doctors of this institution they always have
cofda and kindly
receive trial treatment absolutely without without
out expectation to All those people who have slight ng
ents purely catarrhal easily capable speedy under
e new methods will be charged only trg while
obstinate serious diseases requiring special and ongo-
ued care and attention will be charged
care and attention they Under
eNorbiant
Evening star., 1900-01-20
BOer Exhibits Mt the Paris Exposition

From the Scientific American
At the Paris exposition 10000 square feet
have been allotted to the Beers. Their pas
toral life will be shown by Boer farm,
portraying vividly the life of the first col
onists Of the Transvaal. The national pavil-
ion of the Transvaal. built in the Dutch
style. will display geogra phical documents.
mineral specimens and exhibits showing the
methods of Instruction in the schools. In
the Boer farm will be exhibited the wild
animals of the Transvaal The means and
methods of transporta tiOn used will also be
portrayed. The mining industry will be
shown by fve-stamp battery.
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about it of FIVE other ecclesiastical and edu-
cational institutions Equal ardof and fore
sight belong to those who. under Protest
ant inspiration, seek to build a university
that shall embOdy and cry stallize the faith
that has given us the freedom of our re-
public
Evening star., 1900-01-20
They won't Get Him.

""fI
From the Indianapolis Journal, .
The kind of drummer 8e want is con-
vincing talker who has "a large circle of
friends
you'll not find him.
why not?'
Convincing takers never have a large
circle of friends" '9h- 81
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Catarrh of Head
and Throat.

dIfN UITUaU.
The head and throat become dis
eased from neglected colds, causing
Catarrh when the condition oi the
blood predisposes to this disease.
Evening star., 1900-01-20

Edward II. Cooney, member of the
Montana legislature from Cascade county,
told of the efforts that We're made to se-
cure his vote for Mr.. Clark. The entire
Cascade delegation had he said been
elected with the understanding that they
should support Mr. Conrad. All had ad-
hered to this intention until toward the
close of the balloting when two of its
members-.MeSsrS Gillette and Flynn-had
changed to Clark. Relating his experience
he said that about January 10 one f, c.
Butter. who had at one time been con-
nected with newspaper in which Marcus
DAILY was interested came to him with a
proposition to vote for Mr. Clark, saying
that If ne would do Mr. Clark would
rehabilitate the Butte Miner giving him
and Mr. Butler practical charge of it at
$2,.dm year each for five years. Butler
had. he said, told him that he was foolish
if he did not get into the bandwagon
Later Mr.. Butler had urged him to go
with him to Charley Clark and fix. the
matter up. He had not accepted, but had
voted for Conrad to the finish. He also
said that another member of the legisia-
ture VINO had afterWard changed his vote
from Conrad to Clark had told him that
he had understood that the Clark people
Were putting money in the hands of third
parties to be paid for votes; that such
should find Il letter in room with a large
sum of money it would be hard to get
away from
Mr.. Butler testified. when called, TO the
conversation which Mr. Cooney had re-
lated, SAYING that he had taken the mat
ter up with Mr.. Cooney in connection with
d proposition he had received from Ross
Clark, brother of the senator, to take
the business mana cement of the Miner
He said he had seen Mr.. Cooney at the
request of Charley Clark. the senator's
son. but that Mr.. Cooney had declined to
enter into the negotiation.
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Catarrh of Bron=

NIIlAl ADES.
This condition often results from
catarrh extending from the head and
throat Ii LETT unchecked. il extends
down the windpipe into the bronchial
tubes, and in time attacks the lungs.
Evening star., 1900-01-20
A LIVELY SESSION
Testimony Before the Clark Inves-
tigation Committee.
STORY OF A MONTANA LEGISLATOR
Attorney Cason Admits Writing a
Letter of Falsehoods,
DEFENDED HIS ACTION


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tn, s.,r.~ ra,>a,t e,s.al, o,.ar7a,
n, oroes-ay,,,;,.ti,, NJ U-arra,, tho
,,;t,,ass 49,, t,,o sto,a ,,bo,, ,rha s,or.s no
,ort o,oso, .o..tieoa .h,t 30 hoa ras;,,,,o -,
his ,,i,,istr, - ~ ,att,e,,,s+ Ct,',ro,, 80
s,i,.;r,g h,s, .a.+3u,,,. 80, ~ ,a4'.,,,a
-. -.
opi e'iie e'uf' peeause VI NUMEROUS stah-
dalous reports that were put In circulation
about him. He said in reply to questions
that prior to going to Helena he had had n
difficulty q, S,.oat c.,oss a, ,,.r o,,1aa
~
me pdu name he sdld ana knocked
him down and gave him a thrashing.
Relating the circumstances connected
with bis r.tirar,o,+ +rr, th. 1IaIa,.
.,,,,, ti. . 80. 1910 ~ no
church ana the ministry he said thae many
of his church members were supporters of
Mr.. Clark and had been much incensed at
his coursa They had also fa;,ad to nav
his salary
..Tsn't il a fact :. asked Mr. E,a,,rlsnsr
bIunrI,, ..tba+ T,o1, x,,ere cbare.d ht- ~ -
members of voI,r conpragation viii am.
hezzieman+ ana fornicafiono. -,
Mr. Warren ranIiad in tba nera+ive CIV
ing there had boon no ofticial cbargas Ha
nroceeaed bnu.o,.ar 70 ,a, ,bat rbo Stori.s
circu1ated after he had pi,,an his tastimonv
Evening star., 1900-01-20
Testimony of 4. r. Cason.

The next witness, Il. 7. Cason, an at
torney at Butte told an interesting story
not only of his participation in the cleo
ton of Mr.. Clark but his wanderings
since.
He first told how he had been sent for
to go TO Helena to use his influence with
Representative Marcyes of Custer county,
and that when he went there he saw Sena-
tor Clark who told him he would like to
have him see Marcyes and talk with him
and that MarcyeS had not been approached: :
that service being left to him (Casom as
he could handle him better.
He authorized me to say to him that
he would pay him sl9,oo0 for his vote for
him Clark for the United States Senate
said the witness, adding: He also said
to me that Mr.. Welcome was handling
his funds and would supply me with ex-
pcnse money.
Mr.. Clark also said" the witness went
on. ''since Whiteside has betrayed US l
have very little confidence in any one and
would like to have you handle him very
carefully"
Continuing, Mr. Cason said he had seen
Mr. Welcome. who had given him $50 for
expenses, and that afterward he had seen
Mr. Marcyes several times, and after salts
flying himself that Marcyes would vote for
Clark. he had so reported to him. He had
not, however. made any suggestion of
money consideration to Mr.. Marcyes.
Af;erward Marcyes had voted for Clark,
and on February he had received a letter
from Mr. clark, lnclGSlnS a Cneck Tor 5000
for professional services
This letter was produced and identified,
and Mr.. Cas0n said that the only services
he had rendered Mr.. Clark were in connec-
tion with the senatorial race.
Wanted to Avoid Coming.
Mr.. Cason's further statement related to
his actions since the adjournment of the
Legislature and his wanderings since early
in January last. He had testified before
the grand jury in the Welcome disbarment
the part he had taken in that case. feeling
ton 10 testify against Mr.. Clark who had
done him favors. His state of mind had
been communicated to ]. B. Root, a law
partner of MI ~Wellcome: who had sent for
him and askedShim to Avoid a subpoena to
Washington. He (Cason) had replied that
he would be glad to do so, and that he
would give any assurance of his good faith
provided no use was made of the document
except to show it to Mr.. Clark.
He then told of how Mr.. Root had pre-
pared a letter which he (the witness) had
copied and signed, in which he had said
there was no truth in anything he had tes-
titled to in the Welcome case. This was
put in strong language and in the letter
he was made to dwell upon the disgrace
he had brought upon himself by the part
he had taken i'll the matter.
Paid for the Statement.
In return for this letter Root had given
him 81 500 with which to get out of the
country, Mr.. Root promising to hold the
letter as sacred and only to make it public
in case he tCason) should come to WASH
ington. He had then gone TO Baker City,
Ore, corresponding from there with Mr..
Root under the name Of G. z. Taylor. He
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-31
BANKRUPTCY CASE.
First Petition Under New Laws Filed
by j. A. Butterfield.

A petition in bankruptcy, the first of
the kind under the new laws, was filed
Saturday morning in the United States
District Court by j. A Butterfeld and
the usual course has been taken But
terfeld is a builder and the petition
has come about on account of certain
blind mortgages on Pupahou The pe-
titioner was the victim of a bigamist
ana swindler who came through here
some years ago. disappearing afterward
in the direction of Australia Butter
field CHANGED all his fortunes upon
scme property which was found To he
entangled in the meshes of mortgage
The pressing of the claims of mort
cages and the, cloud on the title of
the property rendered the cottages
above Punahou practically valueless.
and Butterfield found himself seriousIv
up against it."
The matter was first AIKEN I'm in the
Territorial courts and n sale was or
dered on foreclosure of the MORTGAGES
Deputy Sheriff ChillinEwo-th posted
the notices of the sale about town hut
when the petition of Butterfield was
filed Saturday the sale was knocked
out. The holders of the mortgages will
have to seek such recompense as tho
Ia" allows at the hands of the United
States Court
Inc list of liabilities as given by the
peutloner amounts to s10,2e5.21. and his
assets are $3.50. The value of the
mortgaeed property is deprecated by
tne ooiigations of the absconder. which
0ut,erheld was compelled to assume
Judge Estee signed an order re ferrjnp
,he matter to Frank d. Thompson. who
was sworn in as referee and master in
cnancery IT is not generally known
here that the bankruptcy law is a ma
tlonai one. Such matters can no LONGER
come haforp the Tar-.ito-..t
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-31

Smooth al oil. exquIsItely navored:
aosoiutely pure; never . headache In
It; equally valuable as beverage or a
medicfne-such 10 the famous old
jesse Moore "AA" whist>y.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-31

Children have the fin est chance to secure.
the latest in Ready Made Suits in this city.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-31
YEARS GOODS

We nave ever shown. II looking SEASON
sNviCHAbLn GIFTS, you be satisfied our store
Igw On display fine line Of silver NOVELTIES GOLD
y6wELhY CLOCKS. LADIES' WATCHES etc also new de-
,[LElS WAIST SETS SASH CLASPS, MANICURE SETS
.IChEIS CHAINS. and many other SUITABLE LINES
tnese goods at price that will YOU to buv
poe Tor All every customer treated alike In and look
S WI" De pleased to show them you buy or
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-09

ed by his opponents, President McKin-
ley managed to get the Porto Rican
tariff bill to vote without letting any
one know how he really stood on the
subject. AS a result, his friends are now
claiming that things turned out just as
he wanted them to. At the very last
moment, he attempted miserable
evasion, authorizing an anonymous
member of the cabinet" to state that
the provision in the bill which stipulated
that all the revenues collected on Porto
Rican goods, and goods imported from
theUnited States and elsewhere, should
be expended in the island for the bene-
fit of its people, had reconciled him to
its passage. With this provision in the
bill, he considered that the net result
would be, in measure, the same as
free trade, which he had recommended
to congress in his last message. In
this Mr.. Mckinley certainly displayed
his usual political "shrewdness." Had
thebill failed he could have said that
he had recommended free trade with
Porto Rico and refrained fro minter-
fering with the matter after the bill
was introduced simply because he did
not wish to appear as attempting to
dominate congress. On the other hand.
hecan now accept it as a party measure,
sign it and throw the responsibility on
congress. 1t remains to be seen whether
Mr.. Mckinley can succeed in negativing
Lincoln's famous remark about the i'm
possibility Of fooling "all the people all
| the time"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-09

ed at its own pleasure" and that such
power would be inconsistent with its
own existence in its present form"
Men who hold to such ancient and
outworn heresies as these have no place
in the Republican party today. That
party by the mouth of Mr.. Payne's in
fallible committee, has solemnly de-
clared; "That the term United States
in that provision of the constitution
which declares that all duties, iinposts
and excises shall be uniform throughout
the United States means and is con-
fined to the states that constitute the
federal union. and does not cover also
the territory belonging to the United
States"
For all the purposes of the Republican
party and imperialism that settles it.
Whoever refuses to be bound by that
dictum is a traitor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-09

The W. G. T. u. through its president
has requested the city council to use
the hose house bells as curfew bells. We
hope the council will not do this. The
hose house bells have their own, distinct
use and should not be made to serve any
other purpose. Children know the hour
of the curfew, and If they do not observe
1t now, the ringing of dozen bells,
each night, will not accomplish the OBJ
ject for which the w. c. T. u. is praying
Besides, the noise occasioned by the
ringing of the bells cannot help but have
bad effect on the condition of our un-
fortunate sick. Better do away with
the ringing of bells altogether rather
than add to these unnecessary noises
that should have no place in civilized
communities. Again, we say, don't ring
the bells.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-09
A VEHICLE TAX.

Representative Metzgar of Stark, has
introduced a bill which provides that
city councils shall be empowered to pro-
vide, by ordinance, for the taxing Of We
hicles of all kinds. This is an excellent
bill and should become a law.
We do not believe that any owner of
carriage, wagon, dray or bicycle will
object to measure that has for its OBJ
ject the improvement of our streets and
that is the purpose Of the bill. The tax
collected from the owners of vehicles,
will be, under the provisions of Mr..
Metzgar's bill, paid into street fund,
said fund to be used for no other pur-
pose but the improvement of our streets.
This will give the city council and the
street commissioner an adequate fund
with which not only to pave the streets,
as they should be, but to keep them in
the cleanly condition which sanitary
and business interests of the city de-
mand. We hope that the citizens of
Canton will give Mr.. Metzgar and his
associate members from Stark county
the encouragement in support of the bill
which it deserves.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-09

1t is said that the president has, at
last, become awakened to Otis's ina
bility, and that within few weeks an
order will be issued depriving him Of
his command in the Philippines. This
is gratifying news, If true. There has
been great dissatisfaction among Ameri-
can people with Gen. otis's methods.
With an army as large as that of Great
Britain in South Africa, he has for
months failed to report a single victory.
Nothing but long lists of dead and
wounded. The neglect and incompe-
tency which have characterized the
operations in the Philippines since
Otis has assumed command must be
painfully apparent to every American
who has watched the course Of events
in our so-called new possessions" The
president has ben appealed to, time and
time again, to relieve Otis of his COM
mand, but in vain. Will he act now?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-09

AS usual. the Republicans have been
misrepresenting the position of influen-
tial Democrats. The latest case is that
of Arthur Sewall, who was the Demo-
cratic ce-presidential candidate, in
1896. Mr.. Sewall denies positively re-
cent interview in which he was quoted
as forecasting the defeat of the Demo-
cratic party this year. II did not say
anything of that kind" Mr.. Sewall says.
II believe in expansion in a certain way.
I believe in keeping Porto Rico and
Hawaii and extending to them every
law Of the United States. Make them
territory of this country without dis
elimination as to tariff or other laws.
also want to keep the Philippines, but
think we should ultimately establish
a republic there with our protection ex-
tended over it," Mr.. Sewall was asked
how much he differed from Mr.. Bryan
on this subject. I'VE are not very far
apart" he replied.
In another case, Democratic utteran-
ces have been even more grossly mis-
represented. 1t has been charged that
Mr.. Lentz, of Ohio, in his speech before
the Democratic National committee,
made the assertion that the German
press could be bought. AS a matter of
fact, he said nothing which could be
twisted into such a declaration. Mr..
Lentz made very earnest appeal for
Milwaukee and argued forcibly that the
convention in that city would favorably
influence many German Republican
votes toward the Democracy. He also
dwelt with emphasis upon the great
influence on the best German thought
of the country that is welded by the
German press Of Milwaukee, but he
did not advise or intimate that the press
referred to should or could be bought.
The significance of the interest with
which Mr.. Lentz and every other person
who addressed the committee in the
name of the German-Americans was
listened to. is that Democratic man
ayers undoubtedly are impressed with
the belief that that element Of voters
will play bigger part in deciding the
presidential contest this year than eveI
before. In view of this belief 1t is con.
sidered not impossible that the second
place on the ticket will be given to a