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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-03-15

Mrs. X. II. Williams and two
sons, left Friday for a visit to
aesico and other points in Audrain
County.
rs. Lucy Kidwell Is spending
the week In st. Louis the guest Of
her son, c. g. Kidwell and his
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-03-15

Claude Leach, who has been
confined In his room with pncumo-
nia for the past three months In
now reported to be able to walk
about the house. His many friends
will be glad to learn of his
~.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22
FIGURES FOR sTATUARY HALL.
Models of Carroll and Hanson Ex-
hIbIted In baltimore.


BALTIMORE, Jan. 22--Sketch models in
plaster Of the bronze statues of Charles
Carroll of CarroIIfon ana John Hanson.
President of the Continental Congress.
which are to BE placed in statuary Hall,
in Washington. by the State of Maryland
were put on exhibition yesterday at the
Peabody Institute.
The models were sent to the State Com
mission by Richard Edwin Brooks, the
sculptor who will make the statues. They
show on a reduced scale the design adopt
ed by the sculptor and approved by the
State Commission. The models are about
three and a half feet high. including the
pedestal. The face of the statue Of
Charles Carroll has a resolute expression.
In his right hand is quill, and, carrying
out the suggestion that he has Just signed
the Declaration Of Independence, he holds
that document in his left hand. The fig
ure Is erect. the head uncovered, and the
three cornered hat which was worn in
those days is held under the left Grm-
The model of John Hanson depic 5 The
President of the Continental Congress in
an attitude Of serious thought His head
is bent slightly forward, while the face
has an expression rejecting searching
consideration OF the problem which IS on
/ left hand is held a document. which is
evidently the cause of his deep study. The
right hand grasps one of those long sticks
which were affected in the early days of
the Republic, and the fingers hold pair
of spectacIes. The head is covered and
the shading from the peak OF the hat &C
centuates the thoughtful pose in which
the sculptor has pitched the figure.
In the style of the models the sculptor
has dexterously avoided sameness- That
| of Charles Carroll shows a young man
while that of John Hanson presents a man
OF years.
The State Commission. which is com
| poses of Messrs. Thomas J. Shryock John
Lee Carroll Fabian Franklin Richard K
Cross, and Douglas H Thomas. having ac-
cepted these sketches. the next step viii
be for the sculptor to produce the figures
in clay, and from these clay models they
Will be cast N bronze. All this work Will
be done in Paris. where the studio OF Nj
( Brooks is located. The bronze figures viii
be seven feet high. and when placed n he
positions to be assigned 10 them Wash
ington each Will rest on pedestal which
will bear the Maryland coat of arms and
the title of the figure
Three years are allowed under he con-
tract made By the commission with Mir
Brooks for the completion of the staues
OF this time about one year has elapsed
and il is now expected that the statues
can be finished and delivered within the
next year.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22
French DueIs.

". Gautret. Deputy from La Vendee. uas
laid before the French Chamber OF Deprt-
ties a law aimed al decreasing the nun
Der of duets It appears from the provi :
ions OF this law that its constructor IN
derstands the nature of his countrymen
quite we'll
II is simple in the extreme-the Jaw, not
the nature of the French people 1t mere
" provides that no publicity whatever
shall be given to dnels. They are not to
be advertised, or reported in the papers,
or otherwise Haunted before the eyes of a
curiosity-loYing public They are to he
reduced to the level of strictly private az
fairs. and any editor who deyotes The
smallest space 10 repsrt or advertise
meut Of one shall be liable TO fine or I'M
prisonment.
Taere is beautiful completeness about
this thing which cannot fail 20 command
the admiration of the observer Of human
character, especially character of The
GaIlie variety Il has been obvious TO
the most casual student OF current events
during the last twenty years that The
whole French dueling system is as de-
pendent upon advertising as IS a bargain
sale. without tie aoloriety given the
duel By q public which likes meIOdramat
amateur acting, the institution would be
as fiat as stale soda water. The absolute
prohibition OF this notoriety viii be yir-
tually prohibition OF the duel, Tor no
t8o Frenehmen are going to sttitudiaize.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22
The Mar in NenezueIa.

Our latest reports from the Republic Of
Venezuela serve TO show tat the rebel
lion in the asphalt region is spreading
and that the Government OF the state sus-
poets the Asphalt Trust Of being at the
bottom Of it. II appears that all traffic
On the Orinoco River has been stopped
and that an armed conflict may be looked
fo- - lake Felicidad at any moment.
During the past two days it has been
announced in behalf OF the Administration
that its course IN connection with The
Venezuelan embroglio is misunderstood
We are told that the President has not
taken sides in the quarrel between the
trust and the ether American claimant
but has only urged upon Venezuela the
propriety OF letting the courts settle the
difference. If that represents the extent
OF executive action ia the premises, Mr.
Mckinley might nave saved himself the
trouble OF bothering about the affair at
all
The facts. as We understand them, are
that the two American parties 20 the
contrary agreed tc and did arbitrate their
claims. and that the decision was against
the Asphalt Trust, Yhieh ;hen refused to
abide By it, but showed determination
to held Lake Felicidad by an armed force,
although urged By the Caracas Govern
meat 10 carry the matter peaceably ineo
the courts on appeal Our information is
that II vas due TO the refusal Of the
trust either TO submit 10 the decision OF
the arbitrators and Facate, or 10 Iitigate.
that led the national authorities TO con
template a resort 10 the police remedy.
II the history OF the affair is as repre-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22
GOLD REVEALED IN a DREAM.
4 Pennsylvania Mans Lucky Strike
in the kiondike.


SHARON. Pa. Jan. 22.-Even those who
are answering in their disbelief OF the
theory that events are foretoId in dreams
must give some slight consideration to the
remarkable story told by Milton Nc
Combs. of this city. who has returned
from the Klondike with his pockets filed
almost to overlooking with the wealth he
secured in that region, and which, he in
sists, came to him through thoughts and
fantasies that ran through his mind while
he lay On his couch asleep. weary. and dis
consulate.
IF anyone had told me there was any
thing in dreams year ago I would have
laughed at them" said McCombs. But
now l am a confirmed believer in them
Il was all through q dream that / located
my pay claim in the hIondike a few
months ago. I had endured the severest
kinds OF hardships and was almost reduc-
ed to starvation. when one night, as I lay
in my bunk. | dreamed that near pre-
vi0us claim 1 had staked of was lots of
gold. | was taking out hundreds of mug
gets with every shovelfuI.
When l awobe I was the most disap-
pointed man in that forsaken country. But
the next morning l set cut to look up my
dream claim. / sunk a shaft and struck
it rich. 1 sold out for S25. Geo and returned
TO the States. l wouldn't return to that
country, however, for thrse such claims
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22

then the President would hardly seem 10
have any occasion for interference In
stead of bringing pressure to induce Ven
ezuela to open her courts to the trust. he
might better advise the latter 10 avail it
self of the courts rather than of an idea
with its army and navy the claims of
American trusts in all corners of the
earth. with much, if any, reference to
their merits.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22
MINERS CLASH WITH A POSSE.
Two Rioters Killed in a Fight in the
Kentucky Coal Fields.

Two Rioters Killed in a Fight i'm the
Kentucky Coal Fields.
DARLINGTON. KY Jan. PA clash
occurred yesterday between two deputy
sheriffs with a posse of three men ard
one hundred and fifty union miners. who
were marching in the highway toward and
near the Carbonate mines. A meeting
was held at Boxtown. the headquarters of
the organized miners IN this end OF the
county, who have been for some time
threatening to stop the operation of the
coal mines of Hopkins County. all Of which
are being operated by non union men. N
the clash q great many shots We're eX-
changed and two of the marching miners
were killed.
Deputy Sheriffs J. B. Indie and Lucien
Bassett. on duty at St Charles and IisIey,
with a posse of three men from St
Charles. overlook the marching miners
about $50 strong on the highway between
Boxtown and Grabtree and Carbonate
mines. The sheriffs and posse preceded
the party, and when the marchers came
up halted them and read the sherin's
proclamation prohibiting the assembly
and movement of such bodies of men
through the county. The sheriff called
on them TO obey the proclamation. which
they failed to do. and he then told them
to consider themselves under arrest
His answer was pistol shot from Bill
Cook. The bullet missed Indies face,
but his face was powder burned by the
shot. A fusillade followed. in which most
of the marchers are reported to have
taken part, running as they fired The
sherin's posse stood their ground and re-
turned the fire. None of the officers WAS
wounded.
The names of the men who are dead
are Bill Cook, of this county, and John
Henry Taylor, of Central City. The latter
has been in the county for some time as
organizer
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22
There VIII Be No Change.


ttTom the Chicago ChTOlHcie-)
Lei one believe tina; the death OF Queen
AlctCTIa " II mean the establishment OF the Brit
l-h republie. In many things Great Britain is
IaOre Democratic than our own country but the
British Ieople-or. at least the English people
aye a. sincere wOrshiDers Of rOy4isy today IS
they were IN the days Of the lfidors. Albert
Edward with his rather modifying record will
receive The adniiring homage Of Great Britain a.
though he were a wise. vIrtuoHs, and honorable
prince Your true Englishnan loves 10 PROSTATE
Himsei: before the throne
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22
A Bold Professor.


-hivLi' tue iAil4leil'ills- ililts-)
ln his lecture at Princeton President HadIey of
Yale sad that too great an extension of Govern
neut machinery would be a danger and threat
50 democracy SO Tar As this is Z warning
against the pafernaI government ideals OF So
gialisn il may be safe enough but IN these DAYS
oi iuperialistic expansion and with the examples
Of several discharged professors a., the STANFORD
University, Ia san Francisco. il looks u though
the president Of Yale treading dangerous
grounds
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22
An Unchanged Ephruim

=
Certain Republican papers have been honest
enough TO cry a warning. to the party couuSeling a
change IN the tariff policy 10 C0IaporU With The
changed condition Of the manufacturing interests
and the commercial ambitions Of the nation But
the leaders seem more intent on the accomplish
meUt Of personal schemes than upon the broader
measures u national policy
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22
IDENTITY OF mURRAY HALL.
An Old Nurse Declares That Her
Name Was Mary Anderson.


Name Was Mary Anderson
NEW YORK. Jan. 22,-Mrs Canning. an
old nurse. Tor many years connected with
the Edinburgh Hospital. in Scotland and
now living at SO jefferson Street. Brook
Iyn. declares that Murray Hall, the wom-
an who died last week after living in the
guise of a man for over thirty years. was
really Mary Anderson.
According to Mrs. Canning Mary An
derson adopted The name of John Ander-
son in Scotland when she was fourteen
years old Afterward during a smallpox
plague, she became a nurse in Murray
Hall. of the Edinburgh Hospital. It is
from there she got the name she came TO
this country under
Mrs. CanDing's story is very well told.
and she offers proof to substantiate~ it.
Coroner yucca viii ask her TO testify at
the official inquest next Monday
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22
Why Not the Rotundm.
.From he Philadelphia Time.

To make The President deliver his address on
the portic0 O. the Capitol Is silly. because the
place AMI the time are inappropriate. and IL Is
worse than silly when 1t subjects the President 10
serious risk The uld-iaslioned simplicity was
rIucI more dignihsd.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22
Suggesting a Big Contract.
(From the Pittsburg Dispatch. J

1t might be good lesson in geography-or il
might be lesson IN something else-to have a
lot Of bright school children undertake TO locate
ali the rivers and ports mentioned in the River
and iIarbor BILL
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22
How 1t Goes i'm New Orleans.

During the present cold and grip season twenty
Ave Thousand and thirly-twO boxes of Laxative
Broino- 9uiniue have been purchased by the fol-
lowing wholesale drug houses Of New Orleans:
l. J. Lyons q Co. Finlay, Dicks * Co. and
1. y Brttnsyig & Co.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22
How IT Goes in Detroit.

During the present cold and grip season thirty
seven thousand and eight hundred boxes OF I-aNn-
tive Bronlo-Q uinine have been purchased by the
following wholesale drug houses Of Detroit:
Michigan Drug Co. and FsTraHd, Williams &
Clark
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22

By constant research you viii not find 4
beer rs pure and Wholesome Is Heurleh's Aaes-
zen Senate or Lager These high-grade beE-
eFages are the best thst can be brewed Of malt
and hops. Phone 63I. Arlington Bottllng Co,
for a case
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22

From the tone of speeches in the
French chambers it is evident that should
the Government carry its bill TO suppress
the religious Congregations, there will be
open war with the Vatican. which has a
vast and well-organized body of adher-
ents, clerical and lay. in France. NJ.
Waldeck- Rousseau appears to have ma
jority with him for the measure. It's
passage. it is understood. viii lead to the
immediate suspension CT diplomatic rela-
tions with the PaPal Court. and probably
cause a GOODNESS with Austria and Spain.
the two remaining States of Europe de-
yotealy attached to the church
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22
Wen Named.

tFram the Philadelphia BuIletinD
= wonder why the composer called this q
cradle sony
PROBABLY because It has rocky tune"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22

AMI issue declarations of war, and use
rhetoric. and take leave in an emotional
manner of all their friends and rela-
tives. unless people are likely to know
about if. This cunningly devised law IS
aimed straight at the histrionie faculty
of the race. and may, if it is passed, re
suit in the RELOCATION of tragic acting to
the stage, where il belongs.
There was time when dueling was
common in this country. and its preva-
lence was owing largely TO this same his
LFionic tendency to assume the appear
a1ce of physical courage whether the re-
&iity existed or not. When the Code
first came to be honored IL was argued
in defence of dueling that it was in some
soft 4 restraint on homicides, particularly
in What was then the frontier region of
Kentucky and Tennessee. The argument
was % far as it went. good and sound
The population of great part of the Uni
ted States was then more or less turbu-
lent and unruiy. and when all men went
armed murders and free fights were fire.
quent By the introduction of the duel.
however. the parties in any quarrel were
obliged to wait twenty-four hours. choose
seconds. etc, and by the time all these
preliminaries were concluded the quarrel
could sometimes be patched up without
any killing
But gradually. as the country became
more law-abiding, the duel became not
only unnecessary but more or less farci-
cal. and 4 truculent bully could some
times override the sentiment OF a whole
community by backing up mrs assertions
with his reputation as a murderer \
man may not hesitate 10 face death in its
most horrible form if the cause be worthy,
and yet not care to oner himself as a tar
get to the pistol of an adversary, in the
pursuit of some trivial controversy There
IS no sense IN sucn q SYSTEMS and after
awhile the public began to see it Men
nowadays may differ and even differ radi-
caIly. on important matters. without be-
ing required TO shoot or be shot for the
sake OF their opinions. Dueiing in the
! United States was finally laughed out Of
existence, and it is possible that that
same thing may happen in France At
any rate, the Trainer of this law seems 10
have some regard for his eountrys repu-
tation.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22

a despatch from Cape Town asserts
that a prominent leader Of the Afrikander
Bond has been sent by a majority Of its
members TO Europe to advise Mr. Kruger
TO accept terms from England other than
independence. 1t is understood that the
intelligent Cape and Orange Colony Afri-
kanders now realize the ho2elessness of
the struggle, and are satisfied that a
long period of Crown Government is in
store for them unless the Beers generally
make early submission. On the other
hand, they believe that a full surrender
could be arranged on the basis Of local
self government. and hope that Dom
Paul. may see the advantage Of taking
the best he can get in the circumstances
There is not the least ground for OBJ
lection to the appointment OF Mr.. James
s Harlan as Attorney General of Porto
Rico. which was confirmed by the Senate
yesterday, except the indelicacy of the
nomination in view of surrounding cir
cumstances. But for this consideration
the confirmation would have been unan-
imous- Senators who voted against it did
so without the least desire to reflect
upon the aDpoin,ss. but as matter of
principle.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22

Hay auncefote rumors continue 10 float
around: but they can hardly have much
foundation for present purposes. 1t is al
together unlikely that the British Gov
eminent would at the present time. or for
days TO come. take any action OF ea i'm
portant International character. not abso-
luteIy imperative
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22

The flying Grove. alleged abductor of
the Cudahy boy. IS reported TO have land
ed at Liverpool on a cattle boat. II is
said that the authorities had notice of
his arrival, bat that he managed to elude
them. II there be any truth in this story
we shall begin to consider that the sensa-
ton at large is getting fshy. It is pos
sibie that Mr.. Grove IL only wanted for
public consumption There are hints Of
that sort which are beginning 20 reach
he efiete East from The wilds of Omaha.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22

The Blush Government IS said to con-
slider itself only in the light of looker-on
in Venezuela. The two steamers seized by
the local authorities, though flying the
British flag, were owned by Americans
hence the Foreign Office did not think II
worth while TO become excited. Now,
however. We hear that the crew of a Ven
ezuelan gunboat has seized ana burned a
sIoop belonging to an Englistman That
may result in more than looking On
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-08
Executors Sale.

As Executor of John W, Reed
decd, | will sell at pnblic auction.
At his late residence, on Jacksons
river, in Highland county. Va, on
THURSDAY THE l4rH DAY OF MARCH
1901, the following personal prop
erty:
horse, hog. ] wagon. l OK
cart. buggy, l surry. l moving
machine and rake, Bradley pillow,
/ harrow, 4 prs. wagon harness, z
prs. single and 2 prs. double buggy
harness, | iron kettle, 2 saddles, l
cider mill, lot Of hoes. forks. rakes
&c. 2 guns. heating stove, 4 stacks
of hay, / straw rick.
Terms,-A credit ofeight months
will be given on all sums of 500
and uaward, purchaser executing
negotiable note well endorsed
Sums under IS 90 cash will be re.
ouired. J. A. Jones, Exor. OF
John W. Reed decd.
Feb. %. 1901.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-08

"Tuba fiends" declare it is super
iof to Mumms Extra Dry" The
taste for it like the taste for olives
must be acquired.
For media pesetra" (equal in
value to an American tive cent
plece) you can get five glasses.
which makes q nice sociable jag,
and causes you to talk of the big
hike" when We marched from
Iloile to the sea. For una peseta
the average soldier acquires Il great
biz, glorious drunk and twenty
days in the guard house. Such is
the condition Of this dirty place
where Americans ere dying every
bay to save sugar for the trusts
You may not regard this AZ u good
account Of the place, but 1t IS true.
Hoping that sometime in the
distant future | may once more
cross the broad Pacific to "God's
Country" l will close with best
wishes for the Recorder aud its
readers.
Very Respectfully
Chas. A. Bussar,l.
Co. "a" 10th Infantry.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-08
STAMP Take Abolished i.

The new revenue bill which pass
cd both branches Of Congress on
March 1st will make Total reduc'
ton of revenues of $42.OOO,OW, u
year.
After July 1st, you won't have
t, pay 2 cents on your checks, am
when you give n promisory note
no war tax. goes in. The 2
cents per 800, will be off of e'-
press receipts. and telephone mes
sages. Eight cents on each SloO'
Of life insurance comes Oh: 70 cen 8
to $l.O0 on leases, and for mort
cages the g cents for each 81 ,OCO
is taken oil. Proprietary medi-
cincs will 90 exempt, So will chew
ing gnm.
A reduction was made in beer e,
tobacco, cigars, cigarettes &c.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-08
As flattering calls to announce
himsalf a candidate for the cOnSti-

As flattering calls to announce
himself a candidate for the consti-
tutional convention haye been
made to Hon. Chas. p Jones, by
citizens of Highland, and reports
coming from other sections OF the
district. show that his candidacy is
looked upon with favor, We believe
that he will. in the near future,
publicly declare his intentions in
regard to the matter. OF one thing
we are assured. thar Dir. Jones be-
lieves that in this case the office
should seek the man and when 1T
is clear that he stands in this rela-
ton he will be at your service
We will leave it to our readers to
Judge whether or not this is cor
rect view to take of the situation,
and whether or mt our interests
would b. safe in the hands OF ole
guided BY such views