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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-25

Lot 3, Waists worth sl.75, 81, 81 .25 eR|
and 81 80. at 'OO
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-25
Wash Goods

Ten pieces Challie, fast black colors; all
this Springs patterns, would be "A Or
cheap at ~ cents, this sale at Tl-HV
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-25

One lot of Corset Covers embroidery
trimmed, lace insertion and tuckings, Or
worth 81 so at the bargain price of VOI
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-25

Cambria Drawers-One lot of Louise Full
Ter Drawers, ruffies and lace, IS cent 1Qc
values, price, per pair TOY
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-25

One lot of muslin Drawers will sell 1Qc
at the low price of, per pair 1O%
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05
THE wArCHMAN AND soUTHRoN, SEPTEMBER 5, 1900

are not isolated episodes, but the
ordinary practices of Russian meth
DDS Of warfare.
The Russians on the walls ol Pekin
would apparently shoot every China
man Within range outside a CORES
pondent cf the Associated Press
found many newly killed in the fields
outside of the Russian section of the
wall Some of the bodies were those
Of women, aud none seemed to be
the bodies of combatants. Coolies
were killed while trottipg along the
roads with their loads, and farmers
when trying to gather in their grain
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05
HOPE ENTERTAINED IN
WASHINGTON.

Washington, Sept 3-A dispatch
from Minister Conger was received
by the state department today 1t
was chiefly interesting from being
the first word from him since his dis
patch of about the 9th ult referring
to the proposed parade of troops
through the imperial palace in PekiD.
Like that dispatch, this is dateless as
to Pekin. The contents were not
made public, but it was stated that it
contained nothing materially chang
ing the situation
The other dispatches received to
day from China referred to the state
of health of the troops, which gener
ally is satisfactory 1t cauot be learn.
ed that there has been any marked
advancement of the negotiations be.
tween the powers touching the with
drawaI of the international forces
from Pekin The plain indication is
that the powers are acting upon the
hint conveyed in the last note of the
state department and are bringing
all their influences to bear upon
Russia to induce her to change her
mind as to Withdrawing her troops
For some reason the authorities here
appear to feel growing confidence
that this effect will be successful 1t
is noted as fact of great significance
that the proposition is being ad
vanced to have Prince Ching return
to Pekin as the acting head of the
Chinese government.
DR. Hill, the first assistant secretary
of state, returned to Washington to.
day and assumed the duties of acting
head of the state department, reliev.
ing MIR Adee. who performed these
duties during the perplexipg diploma.
tic exchanges of recent date Soon
after arriving be went to the White
House and spent half hour with
the president, going over the
present status of the Chinese nego
tiations
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05
CHUNG Ii ARRESTED.

Peklu, Sept 2 -Cbuog Ii. mem
Der of the ,sung Ii yameu and prefecto
of the police. visited the Austriso
representative yesterday. who arrested
him because of the Chinese officials
completely in the attacks ou the !ega
tions.
Sir Robert Hart. the director Of the
Chinese imperial maritime customs. has
resumed charge Of the customs and has
reopeued the imperial posts.
Chung. Ii. who was arrested oy the
Austriana at Pekin vas military gov.
ernor of Pekin. The Aussro-Huuea eariap
contingent is quartered 10 Cbuoe LIE
palace. After his arrest he was turned
over to the japanese.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05

The bIiod tigers 10 Columbia aud
Charleston are said to have been unaol-
nous for the governor, aud so far as |
know nos man who is dealing 10
liquor, either legally or otherwise. cast
his ballot 10 my favor. What became
Of the .unholy alliance % The fusion
of liquor interests has been obvious to
aoy nan who has watched the progress
of events, and the roundup" of Sena'
tor Tillmau has been so far satisfactory
to the contracting parties, whatever
may be the 6oal verdict upon this new
alignment.
s.Io ar address just issued the
governor has much to say about the
bosicess features of bis administration.
All Of US are quite familiar With this
claim on bis part. but it does Dot seem
to dawn upon him that other men have
business qualifications as wel las himself
aud his appeal for support 90 this
ground IS hardly applicable just now.
"This era of good feeling 10 the
State is not attributed to the present
administration. 1t was some years ago.
aud 10 large measure the people
we're acquiesoiog in the submergiog of
factional differences. bue the recent
campaign has witnessed adrols aud
frequent allusions to the past, which
we're Intended to revive copteutious and
chickering's 80 as to divide the forces ioto
hostile camps. Gov McSweepey has
been the legatee of such work, whether
or DOT be approve, Of It, and 20 doubt be
will enjoy the results Of such appeals
to factiooal spirit 10 the second primary,
if they can be made effective.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05
There Were no Importan,
News or Developments.

Washington. Sept $50 far ss
can be ascertained there were no i'm
portant developments In the Chinese
situation here today The officials
maintain unusual re,icence They
say they have no Information to make
public regarding the replies to the
American Russian propositions re
garding the withdrawal of the mill
,ary forces of the powers from Pekiu
Mr. Adee, the acting secretary of
state has decided for the present not
to make aoy statement as to the
names of the powers which have
answered or to indicate whether the
replies are Of an affirmative or negative
character on the ground that pubics
ton of the attitude of the powers
might embarrass the negotiations 8:
this time. 1t is, therefore. lmpossi
BILE to learn definitely to what ex,ent
answers have been received
The opinion prevails, however,
that none OF conclusive character
have as yet come to hand such
communications as have been receiv
ed being merely of a preliminary
character In diplomatic circles the
opinion prevails that none of the
great powers have as yet reached q
final determination as to the course
they will pursue.
An interesting bit of information
regarding the Empires. Dewsger came
to Washington in roundabout way
today 1t was to the effect that the
empress was going from Tyan Fu in
the province of Shapsi to which
place she had ftd after her escape
from Pekin, Hsinsn Fu. indicating
that she is moving still further away
from the Chinese capital The re
port says nothing of the empeEor's
movements
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05
Thirteen Killed and Thirty
Others Injured

Philadelphia, Sept. Z-Ihlfteeo
persons killed apd over SO others in
jured is the appalling record of rear
end collision between an excursion train
and milk train on the Bethlehem
brauoh of the Philadelphia and Read
Jog railway this moraiug at Hatfield,
Pa ,27 miles north of this city.
The wrecked train consisted of 10
day coaches. and was the first section
of large excursion made up Of people
from Bethlehem. Allentown and sur
rounding towns to Atlantic City. 1t
left the union depot ip Bethlehem at
6:O5 q. N +, exactly 35 inmates bebiod
the milk train. The latter train coo-
sisted OF two milk cars AID TWO pas
seuger coaches and had stopped at
every station on the road fron Be.ble-
hem en- route to Philadelphia. At
6:54 the milk train drew up at the
milk platform at Hatfield and 10 less
than two minutes the special excursion
train, running at the rate of IS miles
an hour. crashed into the rear of the
milk train The locomotive plougbed
through the two passenger coaches aud
crushed them as if they we're eggshells.
The milk car Immediately in front Was
siso badly wrecked -Four persons, 90
the passenger car Of the milk train,
we're almost instantly killed. Fortu-
ossely there we're very few persons 90
this trsio.
The excursion train was picture OF
indescribable horror The locomotive
was mass of bent aod broken iron aud
frmly held the bodies Of its engineer
aod 6remeu beneath its greas weight
Behiod the engine elk of the ten cars
we're also a mass Of wreckage The
6est car was brokes in twain aud the
other Eve care we're thrown on their
sides completely demolished. Nine
persons were killed in the first swo cars
aud the others in these coaches were
badly MANNED.
The seoood section Of the excursion
made up Of persons from towns other
than Bethlehem and A!leotowo, left
5000 after the FIRST section. but sas
tagged down befors it reached Hat
field As it could not get through on
account of the blocked tracks, it was
returned to Bethlehem and there was
great rejoicing at the narrow escape Of
it's occupants from the catastrophe.
There are conflicting stories as to
responsibility for the accident. One
version is that the eugiceer of the
excursion train had been warced at Sou.
derton, the station above Hatfield. that
a milk train was few minutes ahead
of bin. Another story is that the train
dispstcber's Office in Philadelphia was
at fault The traiomen refused TO talk
of the accident.
Fifseen hundred tickets bad been sod
for the excursion to the seashore, aud
it was to have beeo the last Of the sea-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05
An Ocean Greyhound.

New York. Sep 1.-The Deutsch-
land arrived this morning breaking
the transatlantic record. 1t
made the trip from Cherbourgh
in days IL hours and 20
minutes, this being reduction Of
three hours in the record made by
the Kaiser Wilhelm de Crosse
The average run was % 02 knots
per hour The best days run
was 5S4 knots. The highest ever
made.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05
Joke Causes a Young Moth
er's Death.

Mrs Lillian Ely, No S02 Sixty.
ninth street died, the victim OF
practical joke
The death was enormously report.
ed among those due to heat. 1t de.
veIops, however, that large dol;-
recumbent with it's mechanical eyee
closed, and it's waxen cheeks, the
counterfeit of death was handed te
Mrs Eby in place of her own baby.
When she caught sight of its closed
eyes she fell in swoom, ard the
next day died as direct result CT
fright.
In this way three families have
been thrown into mourning as the
outcome of what had been intended
for little fun at the young wife's
expense.
Mrs Eby was but twenty-five years
old, and it was ber first child She
and her husband John A Eby have
been living for three years in Engle.
wood. Three months ago daughte1
was born to them,
Mr. Eby's sister Mrs Ralph Perry.
lives at Thirty ninth street and 1nd;-
an avenue, and Mrs Eby took the baby
there one afternoon early last week
for visit.
She was accompanied by her moth.
er-in.law and her sister, Mrs MsrtiE
Eby. Mrs Perry lives on the second
floor below.
The women were together. hover
ing over the baby in the parlo1
Suddenly. IN a spirit of fun and being
anxious to show the baby to her
relative below, Mrs Perry took the
child from the lap of its mother and
went down stairs. There she found
little girl playing with large doll.
Il guess we'll trade your doll for 8
real little baby said the childs moth-
er. caller.
Then it was suggested, ";ust to see
what Mrs Eby would say" that they
take the doll back to her in place Of
the baby. A handkerchief was
thrown over it's face and Mrs Perry
carried it up stairs Mrs Eby had
grown impatient at being separe:eG
from her baby so long and ran across,
the room to take it in her arms The
first view che caught as she drew
back the cloth was the dolls closed
es ySbee sank to the floor with 8
moan.
"My, how you frightened me she
said, reaIyzing it was a joke. But
she was seized with convulsiors
which lasted half an hour.
Dr. Thomas j Jackson was calico
and Mrs Ebby was sent to her home
in an ambulance.
During the night Mrs Eby had fre.
quent convuIsions and her husband
and mother sat up with her constantly
They called in another physician. Dr.
Norton, but be was not alarmed about
the case The next day at noon Mrs
Eby was seized with more violent
convulsion and died. In the varioue
attacks che had complained that she
was being pursued through the var
ious places with which she was
familiar by doll With closed eyes.
Mrs Perry was distracted when
che found the result of the joke had
been 80 serious She has continued
to upbraid herself until at one time it
was feared she might lose her rea-
son.
The case has attracted atten.
ton from the physicians. who
say it is an extremely singular one
Dr. Norton pronounced death due tc
neuralgia Of the heart Mrs Ely
had had fainting spells at times be-
fore this, and it is believed the rewas
some trouble with her heart
Hearst's Chicago American
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05
SEEKING TO NEGOTIATE

Tieo TsiD. Tuesday, Aug 2S-
Three members of the tsuog Ii yameo.
Ma Tang, Ching Hs,u aud Chung Ii.
it is aonouoced here. are seeking to
negotiate With the allies through Sit
Robert Hart. the director OF the
Chinese imperial maritime customs.
There are four trains daily from
Tong Ku to Yang Tsuo.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05
NEW-


NEW COXB HONEY in pound sections
l5c per section sections 81.
EXTRACTED HONEY Ter strained as
some prefer to call :t) of this seasons make
gov ready Vessels seos to nv residence viii
be filed at 2sc ner quart.
May 8 n. 4. OSFEEN.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05
LADYBRAND INVESTED.

Mazeru, Bssu.olaod. Sept 3 Com.
mandoes uuder Fouril. Grobelaar. Ben
mer ADD Hassebroch. together with 200
of Tberon's scouts. are investing the
British garrison q. Ladybraod.
It is reported that the troops have
already burned their stores and i; is
feared that .bey will be compelled to
surrender.
Gen Hootes is fastening to their re-
lief
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05
Dr.. C.dy's Condition Powders

re just what horse needs when in bad coz
dition. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuga
They are not food but Medicine, and the bes:
to use to put horse in prime condition. Pries
rs cents per package. For sale by DR. A. J
China. Dsc 38-o
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05

"Copid's Victory, 90 Word
BY ". Lionel h"ise; music BY Nay qoire-
Wil!.ams-for sale By q. G. Ostesn / Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05

n. G. Osteen l. Co. have received the fash
loo books for September.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05

sDaily tDaily excep. Sunday.
Trains 80 and IS carry through Pullman
Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars between New
York and hacoa via Augusta.
TN EMERSON, HA EMERSON,
Traffic Manager. Gen'i Pass. Ags
jR KBNLY. Gea'l Manager
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05

Ladies' Home Journal, Metropolitan asd
Prapk Leslie, for September, st q. G. ostesn
+ Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05

soon as Hanna heard about it, be
denied that any such promise had
been made sno succeeded in com
peIlipg Mr. Mckinley to allow that
denial to stick, even If it did put
Elkins in the attitude of having made
an announcement that was not true.
Hanna had sense enough to see that
it would cost Mckinley thousands of
votes if he 80 far forgot the dignity
belonging to the president of the
United States as to 60 on the stump.
When it comes to banner raising,
the Washington democrats are long
ways ahead of the republicans -Four
large and handsome Bryan and Stew
enson banners swing over Washing
ton streets, but no Mckinley and
Roosevelt banner has yet made it's
appearance
The star route SPECTATORS must
have been refusing TO contribute to
Hsnns's campaign fund, as it is au
nouuced that at the coming letting
of contracts for more than six thou
ssud star routes, no bid will be
accepted by the postoffice depart
ment unless the bidder lives near
enough to the route to personally
superintepd the work The specula
tors have heretofore almost mopopo-
llzed these contracts. subletting them
to locsl mon who did the work It
remains TO be ascertsined whether
the proposed change is intended for
q bluff or for . real reform.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05


. low ebb when its officials canuot be
provided with tho necessary backing
to os.ry oas very ordinary pfovisioa
of the Law. It lie gitiable confession
90 the part Of the governor. but not
more 30 than bis frequent admissions in
the canpaigo that the dispeossry Law
osouo. be- enforced 10 Charleston. whils
in almost the same breath te asserted
-roaudly the Law was better enforced
under hie administration than at any
time since it has been on the statute
books. The people can take their
choice Of these declarations while they
are considering the election returns 10
Charleston.
"a great deal bas been said 10 the
sampaigo about the support which
would be- given me by the liquor
interest. sod the public will recall .
famous declaration at Beneetssville that
".be preachers aud the whiskey men
we're 10 40 uoholy alliance. led by Col
Hoys." What are the facts The
constitute the chief liquor
interest 10 South Carolina, and their
support certainly did not come to me
No one o.o produce dispsnsary con
sable Who voted or worked sor me
The shiskey di..illers in the mountain
eooe.ies wore cestsinly against me. and
il 10 freely asserted that their liquor
xsa sasd in hshal( Of QeI MeSxsensI:
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-08-09
NOTED HISTORIAN DEAD.
John Clark Ridpath Passes Away MT
New York After a Long Illness
p His Career.

New York, Aug.1.--John Clark Rid
path, the historian, died in the Presby-
terrain hospital at $50 o'clock Tuesday
evening from a complication of dis
eases. He had been a patient in the
hospital since April 20.
John Clark Ridpath, LII. d., was born In
Putnam county, Ind, in April, 1S41. He
was graduated from Asbury (now De
Pauw) university in 1863, taking first hon
ors. After serving as principal of an
academy at Thorntown, Ind, and as SUI
perintendent of public schools at Law
renceburg, he was called in 1865. to the chair
of English literature at De Paw. He was
transferred later to the chair of history
and political philosophy. In 1875 he pub
lihsed his first book, ar Academic His
tory of the United States" In 1876 he pub
lished his Popular History Of the United
States" and afterwards The Life and
Work of Garfield" His encyclopaedia of
Universal History" was published in 1885.
In 1885 he resigned his professorship in De
Paw, and the vice presidency of the uni
versity, in order that he might devote his
whole time to writing. In 1893 he published
his Life and Work of James G. Blaine,'
and in 1894, his Great Races of Mankind.''
He was engaged for ten years in prepar-
ing the material, and four years in writ
ing the work. In 1898 he published his Life
and Times of Gladstone" and a supplement
to the History of All Nations" He was
for a time editor of the Arena Magazine,
of Boston. In 1896 he ran for congress on
the democratic ticket in his home district
In Indiana and was defeated by a small
majority. In recent years he has been en-
gagged In the preparation of a complete and
elaborate history of the United States.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-08-09

OF Inflammation of this delicate pink
membrane.
The system is weakened in win
ter. The delicate lining is more
susceptibleto irritation or infamma-
ton, and thus we have pneumonia,
grip, colds, coughs, fevers, etc, ali
catarrhal conditions which may
easily be checked by one catarrh
cure-Pe-ru-na.
That's the only way out of it.
You may dose forever--you will
not be well until you try the true
cure and that is Pe-ru-na. You
may think your trouble is some
other disease and not catarrh. Cali
it what you will, one thing is sure,
your system is affected and must be
treated, and Pe-ru-na is the only
remedy which reaches the right
place and does cure.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-08-09
THE EAST.

In the National league the percent
ages of the baseball clubs for the week
ended on the 3Oth were: Brooklyn,
.636; Philadelphia, .551; Pittsburgh,
.532; Chicago, .513; Boston, .481; Gin
%cinnati, 1856; St. Louis, .44O; New York,
1892. &
Kid Mccoy and James J. Corbett
have been matched to fight rs rounds
in New York in the last week of Au-
gust.
W. D. DAILY, member of congress
from the Seventh New Jersey district.
died at Far Rockaway, L. l., of apo,
plexy. ~
Virginia and Elsie Lowe, of Ger.
mantown, Pa, and Jennie and BERTHE
Lonsdale, of Windmere, Pa, young
girls, were drowned at Ocean City, N,
j., while bathing.
Col. Il. c. Cochrane, commandant OF
the marine barracks at Boston, has
been ordered to China to take COM
mand of the marine forces in that
country.
The eminent American historian,
John Clark Ridpath, died in the Pres
byterian hospital in New York, aged
60 years.
In Boston Johnny Nelson, a Chicago
cyclist, defeated Jimmy Michael in a
2o-mile race by five yards. Time,
33.O3 is.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-08-09

Peoria, Ill, Aug. 2.-The democrats
opened the state campaign in this city
Wednesday. The county convention
nominated a ticket in the afternoon.
In the evening a parade marched
through the city to the Tabernacle,
where an immense crowd was ad-
dressed by state democratic candidates.
George Parsons, candidate for state
auditor, made the first speech. He de-
voted himself almost exclusively to the
issue of Imperialism. James Todd,
candidate for attorney general, made
trusts the subject of a stirring address.
Samuel Alschuler, when presented to
the audience, was received with great
enthusiasm.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-08-09
RATHBoNE UNDER ARREST.
Late Director General of Posts in
Cubn Charged with Misappro-
printiOn Uf Funds.

Havana, July 30.-Mr. Estes G. Rath-
bone, recently director general of
posts in Cuba. was arrested Saturday
at II o'clock on four charges. These
allege the unlawful drawing of two or
ders for $500 each, paying his private
coachman and gar~dener1rom me postal
funds, and drawing per diem allowance
when not entitled to do so. Mr.. Rath-
bone was held in bonds of $25, 1000.
Havana, July 31.-Estes g.. Rath-
bone, former director of posts, now
under arrest on a charge of fraud,
furnished bail Monday evening, Senior
Lopez, a wealthy Spaniard, going on
his bond. Several Spanish merchants
came forward and offered to provide
the necessary security.