davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14
SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC
.AFFLICTS MONTANA

Butte, Mont, March 12-In an inter-
view in the Intermountain this even
ing A. A. Campbell cf Pryor, who Is
in charge of the Pryor Creek sub
agency on the Grow reservation, states
that there are 600 cases of smallpox
in the vicinity of Pryor and that siren
uous efforts are being made to stamp
the disease out. He asserts that Bill
ings has forty cases of the disease
and that with its own cases and the
reservation cases the retention hos
pital has become so overcrowded that
hundreds of cases are being cared for
privately. The epidemic has reached n
point where the county commissioners
have decided to erect a pest house near
Pryor. A singular fact in this connec-
ton is that up to date not a single In
dian has contracted the disease.
"On Pryor creek and the Grow reser-
vation about 600 persons are quaran-
tined" said Mr.. Campbell.
THE first case broke out in Timo-
thy's Camp two months ago. Then the
disease extended to McShane's Camp,
and soon afterwards to O'Connor's. AS
yet every case has been of mild
character. Everything possible is be-
ing done to keep the men from leav-
ing work and scattering smallpox
throughout the state. The Indians
were all taken up Pryor creek when
the disease first broke out, but now
they will have to be moved, as small
pox has made its appearance on the
upper part of the reservation"
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14

Jersey City, n. j., March 12.-In
chancery chambers yesterday Vice
Chancellor Stevens denied the applica-
ton to make permanent the injunction
restraining the stockholders Of the
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany from increasing the capital stock
of that company from S65,OOO,OOO to
500, 100000 and restraining the direc-
tors from purchasing the plant of Nj.
Guggenheim Sons in Mexico.
The chancellor in his opinion said the
courts could act only where there was
Il question of fraud.
The vice chancellor read his decision.
The main point discussed by him was
whether the Guggenheim property was
worth the price it was proposed to pay
for it. The vice chancellor concluded
that nothing had been shown that
would warrant the issue of perma-
nent injunction restraining the Ameri-
can Smelling and Refining Company
from purchasing the property. He said
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14
coNFEpERATE REUNION,

Memphis, Tenn. March 10.-At n re-
cent meeting of the general executive
committee OF the Confederate reunion
for 1901 n committee was appointed to
join with the several commercial
bodies of Memphis to visit Washing
ton and invite President Mckinley to
be the guest of the city of Memphis on
the occasion OF the reunion in May
next. The committee will leave for the
national capital in few days.
AS the time for holding the reunion
approaches the several committees are
becoming more active. The city is be-
ing canvassed by the committee on ho-
tells and accommodations and every
available room is being registered. A.
ID. Langstaff. secretary OF the commits
sary committee. reorganization Of
the general committee in charge of
Confederate reunion arrangements. has
been very active in the past week or
so in the discharge of the duties as
signed to him. He Is engaged in plan
ming ways and means for caring for
the Confederate veterans when they
come to the reunion. Many OF tho
commands will very likely blvouack in
order to observe strict army regula-
tions and If this should prove true they
will have to be cared for the same as IL
they were in actual service again, but
with more care for their comfort. The
commissary committee is to look after
these matters. Mr.. Langstaff announces
that 1t is the purpose of the commit
tee to have the means of caring for
every Confederate veteran whether he
Is able to pay his own way or not,
and they will do so II 1t Is possible.
They want It understood that the COM
missary committee is not organized to
look only after those who are able to
pay their own way, but to look after
the rest as well
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14
Harrison Still in Danger.

indianapolis, March 1O.-General
Harrison's illness. although not criti-
cal at this time, is so serious that his
physician, DR.. Henry Jameson, has
called into consultation DR.. Even Had
ley. DR.. Frank Dorsey has also for
several days been in constant attend
ance on the eX-President.
DR.. Jameson has been in consulta-
ton on the patient, and with DR.. Had
ley has alternated in n close watch
for the slightest sign of improvement
or relapse.
Last night DR.. Jameson gave out this
statement:
General Harrison's condition is un-
changed. His strength is keeping up
and his pulse is strong.
The Inflammation of his left lung
has not spread any and there is no
danger to be apprehended unless the
Inflammation spreads. The talk about
n crisis in General Harrison's condi-
ton is absurd. There will be no crisis.
He will either gradually grow better
or he will grow worse gradually, and
will in the same way grow weaker. He
is perfectly conscious at this hour, and
resting easily"
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14
NOW A TRADE WAR.
THE WEST AND SOUTH REBEL
AGAINST THE EAST.

"If the United States were n huge
funnel, with the smaller end at New
York, so that all things from all sec
tions could scramble in at one end and
land with certainty at the other, the
business men of New York might not
be engaged, as they are at present in
what threatens to be n last struggle
to prevent the general trade of Ameri-
Gu from eloping to the interior of the
continent.
twenty or more years ago nearly
everything gravitated toward New
York, Boston, Philadelphia and other
cities of the North Atlantic section.
The raw products of every portion of
the West, from Utica to Denver,
tumbled over themselves to reach the
manufactures of the East. The retail
ers Of the West, from the Mononga-
hela to the North Platt and the Sacra-
mento, sent their orders for pots, pans,
hoe-handleS and groceries to the job
bers of the Harlem and the Schuykill.
The farmers of the West shipped their
wheat and corn from the Mississippi
valley to the shores of the Hudson and
the Narragansett to purchase their
plows and their hay-rakes. But in the
latter portion of the seventies the pro-
cess began 10 stop, and it has been
stopping ever since. The food stuff
and the raw material of the West have
found that home Is II good place to
stay. Grocers and furniture dealers
and clothiers and shoemakers think
that freight charges saved are better
than trademarks Of old firms on the
Atlantic.
woods grown in the forests of the
Northwest and South are turned into
harvesters and wagons and office
desks in the vicinity of their birth.
The man in the West does his bust
ness in the West. The man in the
South does his business in the South.
New York is simply submitting to n
law of geography. There are noun
tains and rivers between the West
and South and the North and East,
and commodities of trade, like human
beings, climb or swim only for neces-
sity or for sport. Grain refuses to go
up the Blue Ridge in order to get
down to the Atlantic, because it can
reach the ocean at the Gulf or the
Great Lakes with half the effort Or
ders for metal or cloth ballx at the
mountains and the distance to the
East and North, because they have
found that they can get what they
want in the nearer fields of Birming-
ham and Superior and North Carolina.
AS Colonel j. NJ. Lowe of Kansas
City put the tning rather aptly some
years ago in speech made in reply to
n declaration by railroad managers
that the diversion of traffic to the Gulf
was to be checked:
It's no use. The fat has gone forth
and all the managers in creation can
not stop it. Western grain will not
submit to climb the mountains and be
hauled 1900 miles down to n seaport
when it can reached deep water on a
down grade in half the distance For
quarter of n century the West, like
gigantic Alderney cow, has been
standing, stretched across the CONT
nent with her hind feet in the East,
and we are getting tired of all this
and propose to change ends."-Arthur
l.. Street, in Ainslee's Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14
Islood-Rcd Rain in italy.

Palermo, Sicily, March 11.-Ever
since Saturday night heavy red cloud
has hung over the city, the sky being
n deep red. The rain now falling re-
sembles drops of blood.
The phenomenon, called "blood rain"
is attributed to dust from the African
deserts, transported by the heavy
south wind now blowing.
Rome, March 1O.-The phenomenon
now to be seen at Sicily extends over
southern Italy. AT Rome the sky is
yellow, and at Naples Il rain of sand
has fallen, the heavens being dark
ened.
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14
ENGLAND Rejects
AMENDED TREATY

Washington, March 12.-The long
expected answer from the British gov
ernment to the State Departments
communication reciting the action of
the Senate upon the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty, was returned yesterday. Lord
Pauncefotc, the British ambassador,
had already acquainted Secretary Hay
with the fact that lie had received Il
communication from his government
on the subject and it had been in his
possession for several days. Secretary
Has has acquired n general knowl-
edge of the character of the British re-
sponse.
The British answer Is long, rs such
documents go, and would make about
two newspaper columns. The tone
OF the reply Is distinctly friendly
throughout, particularly so In the CON
cluding assurances of good VIII and Il
desire to cooperate in the realization
of the undertaking. Although the
text is withheld 1t is understood that
the answer takes up the three amend
ments made by the Senate and pre-
scnts the difficulties in the way of as
senting to them. AS to the amend
ment which struck out all that clause
of the treaty inviting other maritime
nations to concur In the neutrallZing
of the canal. the British view is that
while the United States and Great
Britain can bind themselves by treaty
to neutralizc the canal, they cannot
make this action binding on all other
governments, unless these govern
mcnts agree.
AS to the entire abrogatlon OF the
Clayton -Bulwor treaty as provided by
one of the Senate amendments 1t ap-
pears to be the British view that such
n step Is too far-reachlng to be taken
until each side Of the case Is pre-
sentcd.
The so-cnllcd Davis fertilization
amendment appears, however, to be
the chief obstacle In the way of an
agreement, and while the British an
swer makes no suggestion OF any fur
ther negotiations IL seems to- be n fair
Inference from It's general tenor that
If n modification Of this amendment
could be secured there could probably
be nm adjustment upon the other
points of difference A reading of the
answer makes plain that while 1t does
not make counter propositions, or pro-
pose further action, yet 1t does not
prusl1de srch action by laying down n
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14

Salt Lake, Utah, March 12-Yester-
day, three days before the Legislature
comes to close, the House, by n vote
of 25 to II. and after an exciting de-
bate in which more than a dozen men,
bers participated, passed the Evans
Senate bill, amending that portion of
the revised statutes of Utah, relating
to prosecutions for adultery. Having
passed the Senate last week by vote
Of IL to I, the document now goes to
the governor for his signature.
The bill, which was introduced by
Senator a. j. Evans of Juab county,
has caused more discussion and more
Keeling than any measure introduced at
the present session of the Legislature.
Its text is as follows:
Every person who has reason to be-
lieve that a crime or public offense has
been committed, may make complaint
against such person before some mag
istrate having authority to make in
quiry of same; provided that no prose-
cution for adultery shall be commenced
except on complaint of the husband or
wife or relative of the accused within
the first degree of consanguinity. or of
the person with whom the unlawful
act is alleged to have been committed,
or of the father or mother of said per-
son, and no prosecution for unlawful
cohabitation shall be commenced eX-
cept on complaint of the wife or alleg-
ed plural wife of the accused; that this
proviso shall not apply to prosecutions
under section 420S of the revised stat
utes, 1898, defining and Furnishing
polygamous marriages"
In answer to a request for state
ment as to the object of the bill, Sena-
tor Evans, its author furnished the As
sociated Press the following:
MY object in presenting this bill
was two-fOld. In the first place it was
intended to keep down public agitation
by taking away from certain agitators
the opportunity to arouse periodic fu-
rors against MOrmons, directly and in
directly against Utah, and for that rea-
son its primary purpose was for the
general good of the state. l believe
that n general law upon our statute
books, in conformity with the laws of
Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Oregon
and North Dakota, and even more lib
eral laws. would create much less agi-
tation throughout the country than the
practice which has heretofore been re-
sorted of arresting every few weeks
some Mormon on charge of unlawful
cohabitation and having the arrest an
nounced in glowing headlines by all
those newspapers throughout the coun-
try which can be induced to take up
an ti-Mormon crusade. Everybody
knows that these arrests have been
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14
Unbreaknble Glass.

For years the Pilkington glass works
In Lancashire. England, have been
conducting experiments designed to
produce fireproof and burglar proof
glass, and recently these experiments
were crowned with success. To the
molten glass n wire netting was added.
and the composition resulting resisted
all inroads of fire or other violent agen-
cies. Doors of this material have
proved unbreakable, and even when
subjected to $500 degrees Fahrenheit
remained unaffected, while ordinary
doors grew red hot. The new compost
tion is expected to be n great CONNER
cial success.
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14
Senator. call ON tn. rr.sldcnt

Washington. March 12.-Westcrn
senators are urging President Mcl<in-
ley to visit the Pacific coast during the
coming spring and To stop n short time
at the various cities of the Rocky
mountain region on his journey. Sonn-
tors Teller and Patterson, who called
upon the President saturday, invited
him to visit Colorado should he go
West and to-day senator Kcnrns ex-
tended an invitation to visit Salt Lake
City.
Senator Teller will leave for Colora.
do Wednesday. He will stop on route
In Illinois to visit his mother. senator
Patterson will also leave Wednesday
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14
Soldiers Coming Home.

Washington, March 12.-The quar-
termaster general is informed that the
transport Logan left Nagasaki Thurs
day for San Francisco, with Major
General Young and the Thirty-third
and Thirty-fourth volunteer regiments.
General Young on his arrival at San
Francisco will relieve General Shafter
of the command of the Department of
California and the latter will be re-
tired as Il major general.
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14

course which will be adhered to with
out the slightest deviation. On the
contrary the answer takes the form Of
an argument tending to show that the
amendments proposed by the Senate
do not fairly consider the various
British interests involved and that for
that reason they cannot be accepted
in the form presented. There Is moth
ing peremptory in the tone of the an
swer.
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14
COnger Leaves pekin,

Pekin, March 12.-United States Min
lister Conger left yesterday. All the
foreign ministers bade him farewell at
the railway station.
Besides the foreign representatives,
large crowd gathered at the station
to bid the minister and his family fare
well.
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14

A Nevada man who started out to
look for n bear found him in time for
dnner-the bears dinner.
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14

what an outspoken girl Miss Powser
Isl Yes; she's already asked our new
clergyman IL she can't be his second
wife"
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14
Don't Dot rootsorei Get Foor-EAsE.

A certain cure for Swollen, Smart
ing. Burning. Sweating Feet. Corns
and Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder. Cures Frost-bites and
Chilblains. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores. 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted. IeRoy N. Y.
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14

To have your lace curtains white skirts.
and shirt waists n dainty snow white. use
Russ Bleaching Blue the modern bag blue.
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14

Buy Russ Bleaching Blue. the modern
bag blue. makes clothes from to
shades whittier than any other blue.
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14

"rimmins writes good deal of dialect
poetry. does he not2" yep: but he
doesn't always know IT,"
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14

Fruit is q necessary article Of diet. Its
prime essences are In Primlsy's California
Fruit Gum
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14

Probably II some of those Chinese lead
ers condemned to suicide have their
choice they will decide to die OF old age
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-29
ThOmaSYille.

June %, 1901.
Editor st. Tammany Farmer:
The crops in this section are SUI
fering for rain and will soon be
ruined.
The Charlton is spreading over
the Fifth ward. Ills killing horses
and cattle. The people are turn
ing out their milk cows.
There was fishing party las,
week, but they had little success,
owing to the muddy water of Pearl
River.
MIR. and Mrs. Whitney and Mrs.
Daniels are visiting relatives here.
Misses Alice and Lou Cochran
are the guests of their uncles,
s. r. Cowart and L. IL. Kahl.
Mr.. Dan Kahl is visitor here.
A. SHORT BEGINNING.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-29
Jubilee Devotion.

Very Rev. Father Luke, q. ). b.
will begin a devotion of three days
in st. Francis Church, Madison
vile, next Thursday evening, July
1, at 1880 o'clock. This is a pre-
paration to gain the public indul-
gence granted by the holy Father
to all the children Of the churches
throughout the world for the time
being. till the middle Of August,
under the conditions to pray with
devotion and to receive worthily
the holy sacraments. There will
be sermons Thursday. Friday and
Saturday evening, and Friday and
Saturday morning at \. NJ, holy
mass and exhortatlon. Sunday,
July I, at s A. NJ, solemn con-
cluslon ut holy mass and holy COM
munion and the same dav ut 5 r. ",
the termination of the iridium or
three days devotion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-29
Vaudeville Items.

Mr.. aud Mrs. Facio are oyer for the
summer.
Miss alice Holenburg has returned
home after spending week in New Or
leans.
Miss Katie Vending. popular
young lady of Vaudeville, leaves at an
early date for New Orleans.
Mr.. j. ID. Cornibe, an Orleanian, is
home again after an absence OF three
years in Mexico. Mr.. Cornibe is ac-
companied by his wife. They are now
in Vaudeville where they have rented
Mr.. Cornibe's pretty little cotttge.
General and Mrs. Souer have arrived
aud are at their lovely home, LaFe
Lawn.
Mrs. +. &. Bautovick and children
aud her charming sister, Miss Theresa
fons, are over for y few weeks. They
are tue guests of their cousin, Mrs. A.
Cvrnibe.
Mrs. John Hawkins aud family are
pleasantly located at Anchorage.
Mr.. Il. Rowley aud MIR. Hughes spent
dell ghtful day fu Vaudeville Sunday.
Miss Irene Wood, known Us the Third
District Deiie, is over on visit 10 her
aunt, Mrs. Cornibe.
Mrs. t. Artus is over visiting rela-
lives.
Mr.. Paul Mueuier was the guest Of
Miss Vending Sunday.
The soiree dausante given ut Library
Hall, by the Vaudeville base bali club
last Friday was quite y success.
Ar. George White, . popular Young
student Of New Orleans, is over for the
summer, He is the yaest of DIR. faine.
Mrs. DIR. Paine and little daughter
returned to their home in Vaudeville
alter spending month in Natchez
Fishin. picnlcs on the DREAMY lake
Pontchartraln are the order Of the day.
Respectfully,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-29
Flag Day at Salmen
School.
Slidell, La, June "a, 1901.

Slidell, La, June "a, 1901.
Editor st. Tammany FARMER.
June the fourteenth is known all
over the United States, as Flag
Day. as our flag was adopted on
June II, l777.
Flag Day was closing day at the
Salmen School, and an interesting
program was prepared and enjoyed.
The teacher, as we'll as the scholars,
found the heat too oppressive TO
continue the term the fourth month,
as at first intended.
The following composition was
written by Miss Cora May Won
Deusen, although not a pupil of
the school:
FLAG DAY.
Flag Day all over the United
States is June IA. The first United
States flag was adopted by Con-
gress, June IA, III. 1t had the
stars. and stripes, and was made,
it is said, out of a soldiers white
shirt. an old blue armg overcoat,
and a red flannel pcttlcoat. ltwas
raised by the United States army
at Fort Stanwix, (near Rome New
York, during Burgoyne's cam
paign, in l777.
Paul Jones probably first raised
this flag on the sea.
The flag Washington raised at
Cambridge when he took command
of the army was the English flag,
with thirteen red and white stripes
annexed.
In the flag adopted by Congress
the stars represent all the States,
and the stripes the original thir-
teen States. We now (the year
1901 have forty-tive stars, repre-
senting the present forty-tve
States. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-29

Coving,on II. New Orleans -.
Tile following letter vas received
last Monday by Nj. A. X. Smith,
from Mr.. ii. J. Willis, the we'll
known and popular Pearl River
merchant, which fully explains
itself, aud shows his keen appre-
cation Of the Covington Club and
its successful efforts on the dla-
mOnd:
Pearl River, La, JuEe %, 1901.
Mr.. A. X. Smith, Captain Of the Gov
ington Base Ball Club:
Dear Sir-Enclosed find the sum
Of S. 90, which please accept from
me, rs a token of appreciation Of
the manner Your club won the
base ball game from the .'would-
be celebrated Columbia club of
the city Of New Orleans. Believe
me. l am always an ardent adj
mlrer Of the CovIngton base ball
club. This amount to 80 towards
defrayny incidentals, etc.
Yours sincerely,
IL. J. WILLIS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-29
WEATHER REPORT.
Concerning Dogs.

Considering the fact that the
town authorities contemplate TAX
ing some action in regard to regu-
latlng the dog question, it is we'll
to heed the sentiment III other
places.
The Jackson, Miss. correspon-
dent Of the New Orleans Plcaynne
says:
The deadly work of the mad
dog is reported from day to day in
the press dispatches and special
correspondence. A mad dog IS
liable to bite any number of people,
including helpless children, not to
mention other dogs, as we'll as
COWS and horses, and thus keep a
whole community in apprehension
for weeks, months and years.
There are hundreds OF worthless,
proving, noisy dogs here at the
state capital, and the best way to
protect the people against them is
tax. The better cared for ones
the ones of some value-wlll be
paid for; the worthless hundreds,
half-starved and uncared for, will
not be paid for, and the dog
catcher will be thus authorized to
Aill them and rid the community
of the menace that threatens it by
day and night. Aside from rid
ding the city of a menace and a
nuisance, a dog ordinance, strictly
enforced. would put money in the
city treasury.