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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30
Soldiers Captured Miss Stone.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oot % 1t is re-
ported that Madame Tsika, the
companion OF Miss Ellen NJ Stone,
the American missionary captured
by hrigands, died recently in capti-
witty.
VIENNA, Oct. % -"Mits Stone was
captured" says the correspondent
OF the Neueste Wiener Journal,
mot by brigands, but by detach-
ment of Turkish cavalry, at the
instig ationof the Sultsn."
CoNsTANTINop1E, Oct. % Should
no news be received during the next
forty-eight hours from the mission
aries who are seeking the captors of
Miss Ellen Stone and her COM
panion, Madame Tsilka, more mis-
aioDaries will be sent to assist in
locating the brigand band. 1t ia
Understood that the missionaries
have been waiting at places in the
vicinity OF where the prisands are
supposed to be, expecting to receive
a communication from them. 1t is
proposed now that a search party
shall be organized to penetrate to
the brigands' retreat.
LONDON, Oct. 23.-"It is reported
from Sofia" Gays the Vienna cores.
poncent OF the Daily Mail, that
United States Consul General
Dickinson received intelligence from
shepherds that Miss Stone was eeen
at Jakoouds, on Turkish territory,
about two hours journey from the
Bulgarian frontier"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30
The Philippine " ar.

WAsHIN GToN, Oct. % Secretary
Root returned to his Gesk in III
War Department this morning, aud
his first Important fficial decision
was not to increase General Chat
fees command beyond it's present
strength of 4200O men. This deci-
sion is in accordance wilhthe views
OF Lieutenant General Miles, Ad-
jutant Genera Corbin and Major
General Arthur Macarthur, unit
recently Governor General OF the
Philippines.
General Miles said today that
while the situation was serious, in
his OPP inion it could be met with the
forces now at General Chaffee's
disposal.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30
New Officials.

Mr.. A. B. Ingalls,, Mr.. w. d. Alex
ander, sx-surveyor general OF Hawaii,
who is now in Washington, and q. L.
Bant have been designated as mem
beers of the board of Civil Service
Examiners at Honolulu and j. O.
Kidgewsy and Z. g.. Moses as mem
bsrs at Hilo.
The Comptroller Of the Currency
has approved of the application OF
Charles M. Cooke, president, and q.
d. Luikiu, cashier, to orgapize The
First National Bank Of Wailuku,
Island of Maui, with a capital OF
$25, 600 and to begin business. Other
incorporators are Cecil Brown, j. b
Anterior and Henry Waterhouse.
Mr.. Charles HI. Raven has been
appointed Deputy Night Inspector
and II. W. Bowers and George w
Bowers as night inspectors OF custom
at Honolulu.
Vetls A. Vetleson has been APP
pointed postmaster at Wailuku. The
salary 10 8, 900 . year
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30
A Train Held Up.

PORTLAND, Or, Oct. 2S.-The
northbound overland express train
on the Southern Pacific was held up
by two masked men fifteen miles
south OF Eugene at 3 o'clock this
morning. The robbers blew open
the express car with dynamite, but
obtainsd no booty, having been
driven off by the express messenger.
All they got was one registered
mail pouch,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30
"Ned" Macfarlane Will Describe.
hemia.

SAN Francisco, OCT. "a Friends
in this city of E iward @. NJ acfar-
lane of Honolulu, will be surprised
tolhear of his engagement to Miss
Florence l. Ballinger, which was
made public yesterday at tea CIV
en- by Mrs. Robert Watson, mother
of the bride.elect.
"Ned" Macfarlane until few
years ago was one of the best known
social and club boys in San Francis
GO, where he then resided. About
ten years ago he went back to his
old home in the Hawaiian Islands,
where the members of his family
have very large interests. He has
made several visits to San Francisco
and his old friends at the Bohemian
Club always had warm welcome
for'him. He was looked upon as a
confirmed bachelor, but it was
noticed that on the last few trips he
did not seek his old haunts as much
as usual, which the announcement
made yesterday explains.
Miss Ballinger is daughter OF
the late Frank j. Bsllinger, at one
time a highly respected and talent
ed journalist OF this city. No date
has been set for the wedding.-Ex.
aminer.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30
Is Dewet Dead.

BuRBAN, Natal, Oct. 19-General
Dswet's recent inactivity has pro-
duced the impression among mill
tary men that he is either dead or
incapacita, ed through illness or
wounds. According to letter from
Pretoria a prominent Boer recently
wrote friend there relating the
terrible hardships suff rid by the
Beers in the field, especially from a
lack of surgeons.
"Dewet for example," wrote this
Boer, suffered the most terrible
agony before he died. He was
wounded in the shoulder by q
splinter from a shell, and the wound
gangrened in consequence of its be-
ing dressed with dirty rags.
"Five Beers captur-d at different
places recently said Dewet was dead,
but gave a diff rent version of his
death. Against these reports is a
statement of Pet Devillers, the field
cornet recently taken prisoner 10
the northeastern part of the Orange
River Colony, who said that on the
morning of his capture he took
breakfast with General Dswet"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30
Russia and Japan.

ST. PETERSBURG, October % The
Government of Corea has raised a
loan for year from the First Jap
anese Bank CT 100000 at 10 per
cent. One of the conditions is that
a portion of the loan will be- spent
on rifles and guns purchased in
japan,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30
The Republican Couldn't Do It.

"The story ia all right" said the
editor, "but why did you not bring a
portrait of the criminal Mr.. Faber7'
ellis face was unfit for publica.
ton, sir" replied the reporter, who
was man OF ra discrimination.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30

Governor Dole received a cal yes
terday from Rear Admiral Rooley
Evans, U. S. N. A regulation salute
was fred by the naval battery in
honor Of the admiral.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30
Like a Beeve.

Colby-"I wonder why the China.
man keeps his pigtail on in sum-
mer?"
Bowlby-"To switch flies off
with"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30

Judge Wilcox had an unusual
small calendar to deal with, this
morn ing. People are getting good
or the Police tired.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30

Marshal Hendry received his com
mission yesterday, and duly quail
fed, was sworn in by Judge Estee.
The commission bore the signature
of Theodore Roosevelt.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30

Captain Merry, U. s. NJ, lie enter.
tanning Rear Admiral Evans during
his stay in port. Captain Merry
leaves on the S lace for Pago Page.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30

Two important Public Land no.
tees appear in this issue.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30
LOCAL AND GEN EaAL NEWS

The INDEPENDENT 80 cents per
month.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30

To Let-A furnished room at No
8 Garden Lane. Mrs. Mcconnell.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30

The mater plumbers will have to
pay about 81, 200 to the journey
according to a decision in the q. S.
District Court rendered this morn
ing.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30

Lewis & Co. Ltd, call special at.
tentiou to their invoice Of goods,
received by the Sonoma today.
There are in the invoice thu best
goods in the market, satisfactory to
every gourmet. Have you ever tried
q caulid ,wer salad with celery chips
and creamery butter, with spoon
full OF madeira7 Ii not cali at Lewis
g. Co, aud buy the stuff; the recipe
will be furnished on application.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30

There was no truth in the report
of yesterday that the yacht Sham
rock iii. would escort La Paloma
on her trip to tow in the Sonoma
with Commodore Clarence w. Mac.
farlane on board. The Commodore
has got all the Shamrock be wants
for the lpresent.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-30
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

Robertson 81 Wilder have moved
their law offices to the Stangenwald
building, Merchant street, rooms
l0206, 2G7, second aoc l6'lw
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-07-10
RHEUMATISM and CATARRH CURED
.. BY
JOhnStOn's
Sarsaparilla
QUART BOTTLES.
IN The SHADOW OF DEATH.
A Whole Family Cured.

Mrs. G. H. Kingsbury, who keeps q
millinery and fancy goods store at St.
LOUIS, dratiot Co., Mich, and who is
says: 'S'
was badly troubled with rheuma,
Ii, ISiism, catarrh and neuralgia. I had
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Wen womanj that I should have to
set; settle down into u chronic Invalid, and
I'VE in the shadow Of death. had
JoHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA REQ.
BoTTLEs AND IT CURED REDH ME- ESoUa ana
thpt cured my family both. am very glad
that l heard Of it. 1 would oheerfnliu
recommend 1t to every one. I have
Iaken many other kinds of medicine.
prefer JOHNSTON'S to all of them,
MICHIGAN DRUG CO.. Detroit, Mich.
For Sale by the Lsurens Drug Com.
pahy, Laurcns, S. G..
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NO. 40.


prove himself most useful to his people
aud community.
The Congressional Record SAYS !:
"hcpresentativc j. William Stokes. of
Orangcburg, was brought up TO farm
NE, attending the ordinary schools of
MS county and town until he was nine
teen years of age graduated from
Washington and Lee University, Vir-
gina, iii 1876, and taught school
Twelve years, graduating meantime in
medicine from Vanderbilt University.
tennessee. In 1889 he returned TO
me farm, assisted in organizing the
farmers and was president of the State
Farmers Alliance two terms was
elected to the State Senate in 1890
was delegate at large to the National
democratic Convention at Chicago in
lS92 and was Presidential clcctor ON
me Democratic ticket the same year
was elected to the 9th and J5th Con-
yrcoseS, and reelected to the 56lh
Congress.
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INDUSTRIAL AND GENERAL.

once every year the British shin
wye makes trip to the Island of AS.
ccnsion and returns with n CARGO ~
lur,les, from Which royalty is supplied
with soup.
III is estimated that there are 6 600
ooo peach trees in Georgia bearing this
year, and that the crop. notwlthstond.
J ing drawbacks, will amount to 4 600
900 crates, worth 100000. This
does not include the amount consumed
at home.
Frank Stcltzmlllcr, the driver of an
express wagon in Denver. beuan ,br
practice about two years auo of nl,cinu
'iia's uhder the feet of his horses where
.h.y stood. lie was actuatcd by a feel.
,hS Ol klnuncss to the ANIMALS, but it
has brought him considerable business
and there is talk of the local express.
men union asking all members to
ADOPT the practice.
oeVcral methods of preserving the
natural color of pressed flowers have
oeeh Suggested, but the best, it is said.
is that used in the New York botanical
garden. After the specimens have
Deen under pressure for day or two.
they are laid in papers heated in the
sun, and this is repeated until The drv-
''iS Is complete. This preserves the
colors perfectly.
"hiIc John Rcgan, of Abilene, Kan,
was out giving his hounds exercise the
other day the dogs started n rabbit and
gave chase. Bunny ran straight for
tennis court, lodged beneath a wire
screen with which the ground is sur
founded and got away. The dogs dbl
not see the screen and crashed into il
one anlma! worth $3.50 being killed
and several injured.
Judge lindlcy, of the ST. Louis cir
cunt court, is fond of Qulet Joke. A
raw German, summoned for jurv duty.
desired to be relieved. "Schudc G." Le
SAD, 81 can ncht understand English
Soot. Looking over the crowded bar
ms eye filled with humor, the Judge re-
piled "Oh, you can serve You
won I nave to understand good Eng
ii9h' 1ou won't hear any here"
The board of health of the CITY of
''a'Ncst"n is arranging for a large SUP
ply 81 OH from the Beaumont wells, TO
be used III lighting mosquitoes. The
oil will be distributed in all the stag
hant pools in the cltyy sprlnklcd on the
surface of water in the gutter and dis
,rlouied free to the owners of op"n cis-
'eri'9 ior use III destroying mosquitoes
ana me fcver-brccding germs which
collect in the ponds.
There ls prospect, it seems, that
Maryland and Virginia may be able TO
'rld oranges to their annual crops. The
department. of agriculture is maxine
experiments that promise well for these
rive years ago the first cxpcr-
mehls were begun with The Japancsc
orange, which is extensively used for
ncus's. Later the sweet orange was
grated upon this harder stock, and
trees representing the cross are grow
ING Vigorously in the department
grounds in Washington and are now
covered with blossoms
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-07-10

me inauguration Of new era f tho
journalists of South Carolina, com sting
thcm under bonds which mover ris'rG
p'"re and which grow more ii -irus
ana valuable as the years 60 hy
me uutimcly end of our brothrr and
fellow worker need not b" cnl rgod
upon at this time 1t Is worthy ~ nos,
ana neXprcssibly sad that his if was
summarlly ended by leans wpi b We
nag oGcn foremost in condcmrHL lie
had plead ably and forcib!y for r, 4r.,,t
and obedience to the law. an MA
ikhlghtly career was closed hv tic ru.h-
less hand OF another while he ", ) Io
against the dishnno! Of a
woman under his protection.
Gods ways are the best,
ou have poured out your lite where
twas needed
AND lie will take care OF the rest
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a SHOWING WILL BE MADE
Mayor Smyth, of Charleston, is at
work on statement Ia be submitted to
the State board of dispcnsary contro!
on July 10th, which is expected to
show why the dispcnsary law has not
been more properly enforced in his
city. The board has required the
mayor and the chief Of police to show
cause why the dispensary profits accru-
ing to the city should not be withheld
because of the open violation OF the
law. The situation has become so
tlagrant in Charleston that the state
authorities are determined to drive out
the blind tigers az the city has not
been able to do il. There are said to
be five hundred tigers in the city. At
the last term of court the police made
out cases against nearly one hundred
dealers in liquor, but The grand jury
refused to return true bills. This az
gravatcd the situation, aud now there
Is sensational turn expected.
Mayor Smy,h will not give any init
mntiCn Of what he will have TO say 20
the State board when he goes to an-
oNS tllC ~ 10 clultNt, HOWtNt1, =,
that he is gathering much Information
which may be IN the nature of bomb
shell and the chances alc that he will
place the blame where it belongs.
The blind tigers have grown 50 bold
in their operations that the better clc-
mcnt here is demanding an improve
mcnt. The fact cannot be denied that
the dispcnsary law is unpopular, and
the prejudice is SO strong that 1t is inn
possible to convict the tiger dealers.
Still, the better element wants ~
change, but in the drawing of ju'ics
men have been secured who seem to be
in sympathy with the blind tigers, or at
least they are so prcjudiced that th"y
refuse to convict,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-07-10

DEATH OF GREAT SCJENTIsr
l'roi. Joseph Lccontc, of the Univcr-
slty OF California, died ON the 9Th inst
III the cscmlc Valley, where he had
gone for Il brief outing. Prof. Icconto
was one OF The oldest instructors i'm the
University, and had national rcputa-
li"n as an instructor in philosophy, his
tory and sciences.
l'roi. Lccont1 became connected with
me California state University i'm 1869.
lie was born in Liberty County, Geor-
Gla, In 1922. HIS elementary cduca.
tlon was received in neighborhood
school and one of his teachers was
Alexander ii. Stephens. In lS4l he
graduated from Franklin College, Geor.
ga. lie received Il medical education
at the College of Physicians and Sur
Scons, IT. New York, taking the decree
Of doctor of medicine i'm 1915. He
practiccd medicine at Macon, Ga. until
lo'o, ana then went TO Cambridge to
study under Agassz.
In lSol Prot. lccOntc went back TO
Georgia and was elected TO the chair
d natural sciences at Oglcthorpe Uni
VcrsitJ lie remained there only q
year, ana for the next four years he
served as professor of geology in the
South Carolina College. He was en-
pIoycd by the Confederate government
lS chemist during the war, and il
1869 he went to California.
DIR. lccontc's father, Louis Lcconte
was scientific man and particularl
:. devoted to chemistry and botany. III
d had magnificent floral and botanica
/ garden IN Liberty County, Ga, whic
+ was visited by all scientific men an
2, botaniats who came South from IL
l North or from abroad.
DR.. and Mrs. Lccontc were in Geo
cs gla last winter visiting their dauphto
a Mrs. Furman, of Scottsboro, and The
ne granddaughter, Mrs. j. N. Talley,
Id ! Vineville.
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HE MAY HAVE SUGGESTED TT
McLaurin's Latest Interview Has
Caused Considerable Speculation

Nauseo NonSldefaDle Speculation
, The Washington correspondent o
the Atlanta Constitution says:
In the interview with Scnat,r Nc
i-aurin, given ont while here day @,
two ago, there was one sentence that
attl acted considerable attention here
and Is likely TO excite comment in
South Carolina. That was a reference
to the Charleston Exposition bin and
It's failure to pass the House of Repre-
scntatives. The Senator was asked
the question whether it was true that
he had used his influence with Speaker
| Henderson TO have the appropriation
Killed by the House, and he entered
an indignant denial. South Caiolinians
mere say there is something back of
mat question. Some of them believe
that the suggestion that il should be
asked cmanuted from Senator Tilman,
and that Tillman has something up his
sleeve against McI.aurin with reference
To this episode. None OF those who
throw out insinuations 20 80 far os to
give particulars, but thoy dc say they
expect this matter to enter into Nc
l.aurln's fight iol reelection.
The appointment Of Jcli Richardson
as postmaster at Glcenville does not
sit well with the straight Republican
politicians, who fear that Mci.aurin
Will yet be able to get the scalp of Col |
!, ctor Webster, the leader of the Re
publican machine. McLaurlu IS after |
webster, for he wants the place for |
some one of his auhcrcnts. We'll in
formed South Carolnians say that it Is
unqucstlonaly true that however len
lent the party authorities may be in
letting Mcl.aulin into the primaries, a
llne Will certainly be drawn against
gentlemen holding Federal offices
under the administration who still clam
10 be Democrats and who expect to
nSure IN the Democratic primaries.
lhcy argue that no party discipline
;onld exist If these men are allowed TO
hold Office under the Republican adj
and at the same time claim
he right OF controlling or attempting
o control the Democratic primaries.
Senator McLaurin is undoubtedly
seeking to use the machinery Of the
TO further his efforts to
,ulld up party representing his ideas.
While here this week he was in confcl-
nee with Senator IIanna's private
ecretary, who came on from Clcvc-
and to look after some political mat
'rs. He has also been in conference
Vlth the private detective of the Re
'ubllcan national committee, who has
'ecn in South Carolina looking over
he held for the administration pohu.
ians who arc doing all in their power
o help along the McLpuri&. movcmcn..
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In the agricultural department Of
Minnesota they are propagatng new
varieties OF wheat by selecting and ar
titicial pollcnization. Some of the va.
rietics produced are far ahead of the
best varieties previously cultivated. 1t
is estimated that they have added S22,-
600 900 to the value of the Western
wheat crop.
Mrs. w. III. Burnett, of Jasper, Tenn.
wife of the head miller Of the Jasper
Tenn, Touring mills, has just given
birth to four children all of whom arc
doing well. Previous to the advent o
these babies Mrs. Burnett gave brit
to trirlcts, and then twins. The coupl
has been married five years and tc,
children now adorn their home.
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LIFE AND TIMES OF FRANCIS W. DAWSON
The editor, ,he Soldier and the Patriot

THE following life and Francis w.
Charleston
the held
members &c toni
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THE DEATH OF
CONGRESSMAN STOKES
4 Creditable representative And
Faithful Worker for His Con
Stituents


s N""''cs'oh News and Courier.
The death of CONGRESSMAN / WI
liam Stokes, at his home in or,n,,
burg, removes from the ,ron, ana
the public men who has held , CONT,
place since about $3.50 Thorn !,
- great deal ,h,t minht ho ,n;L
congressman stokes, of his life and {
; HIS pol''cal ups aud downs, but owe
ana above II ali must be said that II
was S1"d citizen and eXcccdnyl
popular am"rg his own people, which
"itor ali, Is about the best test OF
man worth and character.
Congressman stokes was never of
pushing or ostenlatious disposition
He did not DO much odvrrtisiny -
himself or bis work, and that no doub
accounts for The SIN II credit he has re
ccivcd for Il great deal he really accom-
! pllshcd. For instance, IT was he wh,
lirst pressed the free rural deliver,
| ld"a ard ham ncrcd away at il lone he.
tore Congress ever established the sys-
tenn III tins State. Congressman Stokes
was one of The fathers of the State
FARMERS Alliance, aud it was largely
through this agency that he took such
very active Part i'm State pnlit,rs
which led to his election TO CONGRESS-
lie was a valuable member of the con-
sttuIlonal convention and did a great
deal of work while in that BODY, and
had charge of the committee on finances
and taxation.
For scvero; mnntbs n,,t M S,,,.o,
has been confined nj his home ,hn,,,
three miles from Oranrcburg. ma his
friends have felt much concern on no
count of his condition Before thc nd
iournmcnt OF Conr,css DR. aStokcs h,d
to leave WASHINGTON because of his
health and he has snnnt his ,,n,o sirnn
surrounded with every comfort nj bis
elegant home. DR.. Stokes suffered
from some stomach trouble. the or"ons
not performing their functions sunici-
entity for his food to assimilatc, He
gradually sank to Il mere skeleton and
while at times he would rally, still ere
would come backsct that would pros
lratc hlm again. For some time il has
oeen desired 10 take him to some sani-
lailum Tor trcatmcntbv specialists with
lhe nope that some 70, d might be don.
Tor nm, but his condition has nOl b ,n
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1t wou d be profitable to enter into
details Of tho splendid work which
earned for Capt. Dawson high reputa.
tion as a Journalist, for it was merit not
fortune that placed him easily in the
front rank Of men who knew how to
enrich a newspaper with thought and
information, but the limits Of this sketch
are already reached and only glimpse
may be given of tho twenty years work
which followed his connection with the
Charleston News. The collapse OF the
Mercury and the Consolidation of the
News and the Courier made an important
and prolific field in which to labor, an(
looking back to those days 1t Ia easy t
sec that Capt. Dawson was ready to TAX,
advantage Of his opportunities, whicl
led to prominence and influence In tn
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the Richmond newspapers. lie went tc
Petersburg when ~bie 10 travel, and
thence TO hospitablc home IN the
country, where he rcCrperatCu foy
several weeks.