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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-02-28
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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-02-28
Gold Production.

Australia and California have each
averaged a production Of $4,000, 600
worth of gold a year, and the max
imum production - $G5OOO,OOO- has
also been the same. Each country
also has almost exactly the same num-
Der of mines.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26
AUSTRALIANS MISF0RTUNES.
CattIe-PeOpIc Dropping Dead
From the Heat.

Vancouver Jan. 25-The destruction by
bush fires in Australia, according to
mail advices by the steamship Aorangi,
have been appalling. Many people are
dropping dead from heat, the thermometer
running up to lis and l2O in the shade.
Hundreds of the families have been burn
ed out. One man in farmers
wagon, drove 100 persons from the
fire circles and sure death
three mics to q river, where they all
remained immersed with their mouths
and noses above water only. until the
fire passed over them. Many miles of
grain and great droves of sheep and cat
tie have been destroyed.
The Sydney Telegraph's correspondent
at New Hebrides fears that the French
will drive the English from the New
Hehrides. They are condonng the murder
of the Englishman. Capt Cass by natives
Prominent FIenchman openly declare
that England is much involved and now
is Frances chance to hoist the French
flag in the islands.
A terrible hurricane has spread death
and destruction in New Britain.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26
PIE AND HADES.
Change of Food Brings Health and
Brilliant Complexion.

When the human BODY Is furnished
with food which satisfies it's demands, the
desire for unnatural food such as an ex-
cess of sweets, pie, cake, and all sorts o.
unwise acknowledgements Cali
fornia woman's experience on food is
valuable.
She saws: Il have for years been ad-
dicted to meat particularly pork, pie, hoi
biscuits. griddle-cakes. etc. Have been
n il-health for the past IL years and un-
der the treatment of number of doctors,
Very serious kidney and bladder troubles
set in; finally liver and stomach trouble
appeared.
INV liver was so swollen it was impos-
sible to lie on my right side, and every
hing [ ate soured and distressed me be-
yond the power of words to express. |
was irritab G as a tafantula and weary all
The time. brain so dull that 1t was almost
impossible TO pull myself together enough
10 dress.
II finally tried a watering place, but
that did no good. While there / was at
tracted to Grape-Nuts breakfast food.
At that time / just barely tipped the
scales at 100 pounds and looked like
wreck and was one. | found that the
Grene-Nuts food did not distress my
stomach and ! followed the directions
month, eating it regularly
INV appt tite increased and Nature
6na w began to come around. noticed
/ los, nv taste for meat, also for pie ana
,aetries NV stomach DIVER, and kid
news noticeably improving, until now, az
This writing, | am thoroughly well and
can stand a smart bow on the small OF
,,,, hack or on the stomach, which would
have nearly or quite killed me year
ago. ,,,.-
and Thoroughly enjoy my food, Grape
Nuts at bt eakfast, with 10 of berries and
cher fruit. My brain is clear and bright;
am no, irritable and do not know that ]
have either stomach or nerves. The
world seems like a picnic. My flesh f.
0rrn and white and my complexion looks
like had been through course of
beauty doctcrinf. New blood, you see.
and plenty OF II.
II vas weighed last week on the same
scales and tipped the beam at 1891
nounds nearly 40 pounds gain. / do not
q aim that Grape-Nuts cured my taste for
tho norIx and the other indigestible foods.
S,,t do know that Grape-Nuts filed
a,,orv requirement of Nature to rebuild
,,bere have been so long tearing down,
md the body. being satisfied with the
nerfect nourishmcnt, did not demand the
soods I had eaten. which destroyed In
stsad cf building up. Consequently the
,aste for them naturally dropped out, one
-. ono s, gradually that 7 myself scaceiy
r,ted The difference Ny case IL welt
Known and can be verified by hundreds
- neoole. DO not publish my name"
h,t any one Interested can obtain ~ By
,yriting 20 the Postum Cereal Co, Ltd,
Battle Creek, Mich.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26
gRADSTREET'S REVIEW.
ABE FAIRLY GOOD For THIS
TIME OF YEAR.

uenorts From the South and
,n,,vest when Spring Demand
=. opening up BirminSham's
s,,nmcnt of 5000 Tons of Steel
,,,Iets TO Glasgow the Largest of
- Kind Ever Sent From the
.b--Orders Placed for 100000
ron. of Besscmer Pig.
"a, York, Jan. 25.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say: -
nssnite some irregularities, trade as a
, 49,, &c of satisfactory volume for this
.. of year Relatively the best re-
..e oon,e from the Pacific Coast, the
,..,,b and the Southwest, where spring
,su,ond is opening up well. Special actlv-
-. has been noted in some branches of
49,. iron trade. The quieting down of
s.,slness abroad naturally points to some
,,r,inution of our export trade in the
-.,,aer forms OF iron and steel, copper
and oDlber but for finished products of
.A.so and other staples the outlook is
tered 10 be still satisfactory. Specu-
,t,n is limited in nearly all lines of
,roduce and in stocks. Prices show few
,,,nortant changes, the cereals being
.vgbtlv higher, while hog products and
.o4ea are lower, with dairy products
weak. The general range of other values
Is on the whole, steady.
The placing of orders for 100000 tons of
Bessemer pig at equivalent to $1S.2j at
pittsbilrg has stead.ed the market gener-
ouv except for foundry graIes, which
are weak. S me heavy buying is also re-
norted at Birm ngham, but other markets
show little actiVi.y in this line. The ship
ments this week of 5000 tons steel bilets
- GLASGOW from Birmingham forms the
largest shipment of this material ever
sent abroad from the South. Heavy
ouanities of ra lway material to replace
that destroyed in China may be placed
in this country.
Copper is weak and fractionally lower
in sympathy with a break In prices
abroad but tin is higher on news of eX-
cited markets and higher prices in Lon
don.
There is apparently, less public specu-
lative interest in the grain markets. and
long liquidation on the late decline has
helped to partially offset the later de-
veopments of smaller receipts at the
Northwest, decrease IN the vas Die supp Y
and the continued good export demand
ruling Wheat is, however, slightly h gh-
err. and corn is stronger in sympathy
Talk of a coming big deal in May wheat
at Chicago has revived again.
Wheat, including flour. shipments for
the week aggregate 4S3S,e7S bushels
against $780, last week. 5S1 1877 in the
corresponding week of 1900, 4997, 522 in 1879.
and 5G26024 in 1898. From July to date
this season wheat exports are 112 201 5S}
bushels against 1884, 99S last season and
IA 232 241 in 189S-99. Corn exports for the
week aggregate 1872 152 bushels. agains;
5,14,550 last week; 3,525 1894 in this week a
year ago; 36957S3 in 1899 and 4.962, $50 in
1895 From July l to date this season
corn exports are 112,764,737 bushels, against
l25 SIG 9O3 last season.
Business failures 10 the United States
for the week numbe: 81, against 29O Ia t
week 252 in this week a year ago, 246 in
1889, 2sS in 1898 and 926 in 1897.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26
RECEIVED ON JEKYL.
Continued from First Page)

Eufaula, Ala.-A. H. Morrel.
Terrell, Cal. r. Mercer.
Coosa-J. T. Cason.
Clay-M. W. Wadley.
Randoph-R. L. Moye.
Pierce-C. NJ. Ledbetter.
Shelby-H, c. Reynolds.
Montgomery, Ala.-L. L. Gilbert.
Committee on Observation-Disclosures /:
John T. King
Harris-L. e. Floyd.
Troup-S. A. Atkinson.
Macon, Ala.-C. w. Thompson Of Tus-
kegee
Macon, Ga.-Jule FELTON,.
Bessemer, Ala.-AIayor Huey.
Brunswick-Edwin Brobston.
Columbus-L. ii. Chappell.
The members of the permanent execu-
tive committee as named by various dele
cations and handed in to President
Brobston of the Brunswick and Birming-
ham Railroad Convention are as follows:
From Georgia-W A. Hawkins, Syca-
more, Worth county Ga; w E. Steed.
Butler, Taylor county, Ca; Allen Fort.
Americus Sumter County, Ga; L. e.
Floyd, Chipley, Harris county, Ca; T. P.
Hoyt. Macon county, Ga; b F. Nc
Laughlin, Greenvile, Meriwether coun-
ty Ca; j. G. Truitt, La Grange, Troup
county, Ga; S. A. Way, Hawkinsville,
Pulaski county, Ga.
From Alabama-John T. Carson. Rock
ford, Coosa county; c. W. Thompson.
Tuskeegee, Macon county; H. C. Rey-
nolds, Monticello. Shelby county; j. A.
Power, Talladega, Talladega county.
BY resolution President Brobston was
authorized to name one member from
each county represented by a delegation
in the convention The committee will
be filled out in time
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26
ROOM At THE TOP.
Expert SteeDIe Climber Talks Inter-
estingIy About His Profession.

From the Cleveland Leader.
Climbing tall church steeples Is an easy,
heabhful and pleasant way of making
living, according to Joseph b. Perry, the
man who recently repaired and painted
the spire that towers skyward high above
the roof of st. Johns Cathedral at Erie
and Superior streets. lie has been long
at the business and has made enough
money 20 retire In a year or so and spend
the remainder of his life comfortable
on the ground at his farm near Athena,
Mich. Perry is getting toward forty-nine
years now and he says that when a man
is fifty years old he is old enough to
give up the steepe jack business, lie IS
one of the most famous steeple climbers
I'm the country, ar althc ugh he has ken
all kinds Of chances I'm his work he has
never been hurt. In repairing the steeple
Of ST. Johns Cathedral in this city he
took about as dangerous chance as has
fallen to the lot of any one.
lie came here the day after the wind
storm that seemed to be blowing the splre
over almost, and, although the wind was
about as high that dny. he ascended the
steeple and tied a rope around 1t. He
went up inside the steepie 10 the highest
point where there was a chance 20 get
out. and from there threw small rope
around the base of the cross at the top.
With this he pulled a heavier rope into
pace and was ready for work. He put
strong rope around the steeple where it
was beginning 90 crack Open attached
block and tackle to this and frightened the
rope until the steeple was squeezed to-
aether again and the crack closed. This
out an end to the danger OF the steepe
blowing apart fSr the time being. and ar
ter the wind moderated he climbed the
gteeple again and repaired 1t thoroughly
This took a week. For this work, al
though he could not work all the time
on account Of the wind ana rain, Mr.
Perry got 1928. When he was through he
made a contract to paint the portions Of
the splre that needed repainting. Next
spring ne will gid the great twelve-foot
cross that surmounts the steeple. The
gliding cannot be done In winter. because
The gold leaf cannot be made 90 stick in
cold weather.
Mr. Perry Is well known all over the
United states and Canada, being, perhaps
the best known stecple climber IN the
country. All the summer he has been IN
New York repairing one and another OF
the tan steeples there. II Is interesting
10 hear the steeple climber talk Of the
things he has done high above the heads
OF the people IN the streets.
~ made $40 before breakfast ono
morning" he said to a reporter. at was
az ms home in Alpcna. The wind had
blown the cross from the top OF the spire
OF one OF the churches The stoeple o.
gOl feet high. and The new cross thai was
60 be- put on WAS sixteen feet "a aud ten
Acct across. There were some little win
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26
THE "INvINCIBLE THIEVES"
Illinois Band Engaged in Black
mailing Farmers.

Alton, H., Jan. 25.-The "Invincible
Thieves" who attempted to extort with
threats large sums Of money from the
East Alton farmers. have at last shown
their hand.
They attempted tonight to assassinate
George Schillineer one Of the farmers
who refused to pay them. schillinger,
fearing the blackmaEers would dynamite
his home, as they had threatened, moved
to Choteau Island, in the Mississippi
river. To-day he moved back to his farm
house. About O'Clock tonight schillln-
ger saw a stranger step to a window and
point a pistol at him. The window pane
was shattered and hired man who sat
near Schillnger received the 3S-cahber
bullet in his arm.
Sheriff Ho on the scene with depu-
ties. He says he Is now confident a gang
of desperacoes is att mp,ilg to extort
money from wea thy farmers.
The sheriff off r. a reward OF $1,000 and
the farmers SEQ for the capture Of the
"Invincibles" dead or alive.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26
WAYCR0SS NEWS NOTES.
Negro Thieves Captured-Lady Gets
a Fright From Bad NegrO-Fire
Department to ReOrpanize

Waycross, Ga, Jan. 25.-Five negroes
were arrested yesterday, suspected of be-
ing implicated in recent burglarles in
Waycross One of them, John oldham,
confessed to having watched on the out
side while some of the others went in to
do the stealing He implicated Henry
Jones. Cornell us Mitchell, John Green and
Sim Mitchell. All of the negroes are boys
about 10 to 20 years of age. Sim Mitchell
was arrested in Blackshear
Dr. j. H Latmer returned to-day from
a trip to Elsie and BOlen in Ware coun'
ty, where he went a the instance of the
County Commissioners to investigate some
smallpox rumors. He reports few cases
among the negroes, all of which have been
carefully isolated.
1t seems that a negro minister is worse
off than any of the others, and there is
some doubt as to the outcome of the dis
ease in his case.
He went out Sunday to fill his appoint
ment, and preached morning and
night to his people While
preaching il afterward developed
that he had fever from the
dreaded smallpox.
A few evenings ago Mrs w w. Beach
received a fright which she will not soon
forget. Her son, FRANK, ndd gone UP
town, and there was no one at home but
herself and the smaller chi drep I he
young folks were playing some game,
when she noticed the window blinds were
turned. Later she discovered the blinds
were wide open. In a few moments
the font door was opened, and
calling one of the children 90 go with her,
she started to investigate. AS she APP
preached the door a negroes head APP
peared. Jumping back in the room she
called to some OF the children to hand
her revolver The negro one of the ug
Hest, most ferocious specimens she ever
saw. came on boldly into the hall. Mrs
Black and all the children began scream
ing. and the noise finally frightened the
intruder away.
The flremen of Waycross are making
strong effort to reorganize the depart
ment, equipping it in tirst-class style and
purchasing a team. 1t is thought the
County Commissioners, as well as the City
Council. will make liberal donations for
this purpose. A eli liens list will also be
circulated. This has been headed by J. A
Jones, treasurer of Ware county and
councilman from the Second ward, with
subscription of 800.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26
A CESSATION IN CHINA.
OF Negotiations Because of Death of
Queen Victoria.

Pekin. Jan. 25.-Owing to Queen Victo-
ria's death there has been temporary
cessation of the negotiations. The various
nations to-day fired minute guns in hon
or of Her Majesty
The request of Prince Ching and Ii
Hung Chang for the transfer of the For
hidden City to the Chinese in order that
Preparations may be made for the En-
perors return has been referred by the
generals to the ministers who have re-
piled that they saw no reason to alter
the previous determination that the Chi
rese must show deeds proving their de-
sire to comply with the demands of the
Joint note before any concessions would
be granted.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26
\ POPULAR RAILROAD MAN.

Supt. DOdson of Southern Railway
Bandueted in ChattnDOOgn.
Chattanooga. Tenn. Jan. PSI. A. Dod-
SON. superintendent of the Southern Rail
way. with headquarters in this city, was
banquetted tonight by the shippers of
this city and section. In the course of
the speechmaking. Mr.. Dodson congratu-
lated the Southern people, merchants and
manufacturers, especially, on the unpar-
alleled prosperity they are now enjoying
as shown by the business being done by
his road. He said that while Chattanooga
was enjoying a great industrial boom,
other cities along the line of the Southern
were prospering in other ways He be-
heYed that an era of even greater devel-
opment for the South was just ahead.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26

hold Attempt to Bleed Indiana Bust
ness Man.

hold Attempt to Bleed indiana Busi-
ness Man.
Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. Pa special to
the Sentinel froma Mishawka, Ind, says:
One of Mishakwas wealthiest business
men to-day received a letter written in
red ink decorated with a skull and cross
bones. demanding 5000 in gold be deposit
ed on the banks of the st. Joseph river.
The letter concludes:
Refusal means death. We will blow
up your house with dynamite while
you and your family are in it. Do as
Cudahy did, we mean business"
Two suspects are under surveillance to-
night. A prominent Mishawka man and
his wife We're swndlcd out of similar
sum on Christmas evening by the same
blackmaiers
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26
RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
May Collide Unless Russia Evacu-
atcs Manchuria

Yokohama. Jan. 25.-There is reason 10
fear that unless Russia fu'hls IN letter
and spirit her announced purpose Of evac-
uating Manchuria, a collision can hardly
be avoided between Russia and Japan.
OF course Japan's actual possession Of the
superb navy VIII oh has 50 long been a
national hope, has much to do with the
stimulation of the war spirit and there
seems to be at present no possible antag-
onist in the field except the enrcoachlng
power In the north.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26
JAMAICA WILL NOT JOIN.
VIII Look out for Herself In Brit
ish Markets.

Kingston Jamaica, Jan. 25.-At a meet
ing Of merchants held here to-day res
olution was adopted, declining to join the
Planters Association Of Southern India
in movement 10 secure preferential
treatment for British goods aud Brf'sh
colonial produce in each others market
in consequence Of the Increased French
duties.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26
HARDLY SEEMS POSSIBLE.
New York County Omcinl TO Give
Away His Fees.

New York, Jan. 25-James R. Howe,
register of Kings county, who some
time ago declared that the fees to which
me incumbent of his office is by law en-
utled We're excessive, and said that he
would not apply them to his own use, to-
gay issued a programme outlining his in
,ehtlcns relative to the disposition of
nose fees. His proposition is to erect in
BROOKLYN ioi statue of George Washington
ne entire cost Of the statue will be de-
lrayed by Mr. Howe.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26

Chicago, Jan. 26.-Fire broke out after
midnight in the wholesale glassware and
crockery store of Pltkn & Brooks, Lake
and State streets. The damage at $50
O'clock a. m. with the fire not yet under
control. was estimated at from 100000 to
100000
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26

AZ" orleans, Jan. % The steamer El
I,. from New York reports that on
p ,l a. az p. m, twenty miles off South
H. southeast by east. she passed a
me- Suomerged wreck just awash, APP
5a,n'Iy long time in the water and
-""serous TO navigation.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26
MRS. NATIONS AssAILANTs.
med 81 Each and the Saloons Re
Opencd.

Ao"ene, Kan, Jan. 25.--All Mrs. Ma
'0' assailants AT Enterprise were tried
~, y-'''' found guilty and fined 81 each.
r aue saloons reopened and did a big bust
at.s. Injunction suits were begun against
~ saloon men of the county to close
t+,' places. The owners of the build
vs. arc Included In the acfion.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26

Franklin, La, Jan. 25.-Arthur Pierre,
a negro, was hanged here to-day for the
murder of Henry Neil, white.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26
National Prohibition conference.

...,. i,''aso. Jan. ga cal has been Is
M, ny oliver w. stewart. chairman OF
.nro, 'tsatloual Committee. for national
t sio ~ conference, TO be held at Buf-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26

would get a fall some time. ] made up
my mind to stop, and | have not used a
speck of tobacco since"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26
ST. LOUIS TO ISSUE BONDS.
10 Provide S5,OCO.oOO for the Big
Exposition.

81 Louis, Jan. 25.-An ordinance pro-
"uhs for the issuance of bonds to the
amount Of 5000 600 for the Louisiana Pur-
0'aSe Exposition, was given its.hrst read
''s to-day in the City Council The Coun-
ron. unanimously voted to convene to-mor-
Nv evening, to give the bill its second
lung all and a special meeting will be
"eo Monday TO adopt 1t.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-26
verdi. the Composer, Dead.

Rome, Jan. pa special dispatch to
the Patria announces that Verdi, the COM
poser is dead.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-08
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New-York. MAY = 1901.
BEEVES-Receipts were 10 2O2 head including
s!aughterers and cars for the market No
sales reported on live weight Dressed beef Guet at
steady prices. Liverpool London cables quoted hve
cattle steady; refrigerator beef higher at SaHS per
The Csvc took 40j cattle and = 100 seep lor
j. Shamberg Son. 4O5 cattle for Schwarzschld q SuIz-
berger and 1850 quarters Of beef estimated tor or
aIpton l9O beef SchwarZschild & Sulz-
berger and the Germanc Liverpool about lSOO quar-
tiers or beef for other shippers.
CALN ES-Receipts IL head and with the stale
PIIees easier with prime stock offered The were
.eas Medium 10 fair veas sod 81 I00Si 90 100
dressed yeals easy at 532QSizc n: country
Sales-S. veaIs N q %
per loo M 9l DO. 12l n. at 81 20.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts were 5 cars or COS
HeaC lnc!udlng l for butcher the
HlafAet Eoth sheep and lambs fairly steady and
cholce clipped sheep sold So so per 70 no wooled
sneep offered good prime clipped sold at IS 5q
- 40 prime wooled lambs Sc: Southern spring
lambs at 81 70 head. Dressed mutton steady at IA
$5as5 sou a' S-aS0 per carcass city dressed at
sales-Kerns Commission Company "a clipped Western
lambs. 50 10 average IS 40 per ~ los Ohio DO az
rb. at IS % clipped Ohio sheep 95 rO at S4 so 49,
Newton 81 clipped Virginia sheen n,
81 121z; no Virginia spring lambs 81 T5 each
u Harrington: 2lO Western lambs. 81 So 21O do
50 NJ Sc. 49,
HOGS-Receipts II 1852 head all for city
slaughterers Nomnaly steady for all grades Country
dressed steady at 6d9c per n.
sales-J H. Hume & Bros Gate yesterday} 10 State
hogs 1S7 N average at So Is leo NJ 40 DO 1e5
stag. $40 n. at IS so.
Newton & Co. uate yesterday) Virginia hogs I46 10
Tobia shannon date yesterdays 10 state hogs 2sl
10, a SO 10