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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-06-21
HAVE FINISHED THE WORK
Philippine Commission Completes
the Task of Establishing Pro-
vincial Governments.
HAVE ORGANIZED EIGHTEEN PROVINCES.

Gen. Mnctrthur VIII Leave for the
United states July 1-Caiiles, the
Filipino Chief, Intimntes " Hing
ness to surrendcr-Battie Bcgun
by Americans.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-06-21

Beware Df the friend that advises
you TO 20 10 war or get married.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-06-21
Surprised I'm Camp.

London, June 17.-Lord Kitchener
has cabled from Pretoria, under sun
day's date. as follows:
Near Welmausrust 20 miles south OF
N4Gllenurg go Victorian mounted rides
from Gen. Beastor column were sur
pris,d i'm camp az SteaEkoolepruit by SUI
rerior force of Beers AZ 7:3o p. m. June y.
The enemy crcpt up 10 within short range
and poured a deadly fire into the camp.
killing two officers and 16 men, and wound
ing four officers and IS men, OF whom y
were slightly wounded. only two officers
and so men escaped to Gen. Beaston' camp.
The remainder were taken prisoners and
released. Two pompoms were captured by
the enemy Full details have not yet been
received.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-06-21
Want American Language Used.

Manila, june n. = The United
States Philippine commission began
the consideration Of the code Of civil
procedure. The American lawyers
argued against the provision making
Spanish the court language.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-06-21

A great mind is always a generous
one.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-06-21
More surrcndcrs.

Manila. June 15.--CoL Eolanos. with
five officers and A rifles, has surren-
dered at Lipa, Bataugas province.
The recent battle with the insur-
gents az Lipa, i'm which Lieut. SPRING
er was killed and Capt Wilhelm and
Lieut.. Lee we're mortality wounded,
was begun by the Americans. The
disproportionate number of officers
lit is said to be chargeable to the fact
that there were several dcsertcrs
from The American army with The
rnhels
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-06-21

More or less fauciful accounts are
published ou the continent OF alleged
peace negotiations, but there is moth
ing i'm them, and nothing has come cf
the interview between Mrs. Hotha and
Mr.. Kruger beyond revealing the fact
chat Mr. Kruger will listen 90 no pro-
posals unless they are accompanied
with a guarantee of the independence
Of the republics.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-06-21
War VIII Drag On.

There are at this moment 10000
male Beers in prison camps in Africa,
India, ST. Helena and Ceylon. Until
October the war will drag on. After
October when the grass grows there
will be a renewal Of active fighting.
The Beers scout the idea that they
are running short of forces and am
munition and maintain that they viii
have ample store Of mealics 10 keep
them going for an indefinite time.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-06-21
No Danger OF Starving.

This indeed, it is obvious, must be
the case, if only because the zeal OF
war aft present supports 100000 ma
tiycs. each with a healthy appetite
while the fighting Beers i'm the field
can hardly number more than 1900
or $1,000 men. with arms in their
hand in The midst of black popula-
ton Of 100000 who have enough to
eat Thus they can hardly Starve.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-06-21
MURDER CHARGED.

Executive Mansion. Washington, Jul
1901 "
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-25

Sum curious phrase u ON omdal
document This BOND De- afterwards
art up among the other claimants
The following are tho revenues set
aside fur enc payment cot the bond
.Th. balance or the revenues of the
Imperial Maritime customs after pay
mont of the interest and amortization
lot preceding loans secured ON these
revenues plus the proceeds of the rails
ing To- Eve percent effective Of the pres
ent tarin ON maritime imports. includ-
ing articles until now on the free list.
but cxempung foreign rice, cereals,
and Hour gold and silver bullion and
coin.
THE revenues Of the Native Gus
toms, administered in the open ports
by the Imperial Maritime Customs;
THE total revenues of the salt ga
belle, exclusive of the fraction previ-
ously set aside for other foreign loans
The most practical provision in the
whole document outside of the money
clause above quoted, is the improve
ment of the beds OF Peiho and Whang-
poo rivers. The military operations of
the last campaign showed how utterly
Inadequate these rivers were as a
waterway, ana we now thoroughly un-
derstand how rivers can be made effec
tive If the Chinese court remains in
Peking the Western Powers want to
be able to get at it, and waterway
is the best means by which it can be
reached, supposing the railway should
be wrecked, as it was in the last
emeute.
The protocol is certainly a curious
document and will go into history as
an odd mixture Of modern thought,
and oriental phrase. II is a bridging
over something which probably cannot
be bridged, an attempt to mingle oil
and water.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-25

The Oceanic Steamship Company, Of
San Francisco, has entered into a con-
tract with the Tahitian government for
the construction of a wharf at Papeete,
The government is to pay, upon COM
pletion of the wharf, the sum of $4,000
francs ($4,2l6). The Oceanic Steam
ship Company is to have the exclusive
right to the wharf at all times, free of
charge, for four years. Tahiti is way
behind Honolulu in it's shipping facili-
ties. But then the Hawaiian Islands
have had the advantage of the Anglo
Saxon vim and force, which unfortun-
ately has not been the fate of the So
ciety Islands.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-25

The all night system at the post office
has come to an end. 1t wasineyer nee
essary, but the federal postal authori-
ties have to learn by practical expert
ence 1t takes time and experience to
understand the peculiar insular condi-
tons of this Territory. New brooms
come down and think they know it all,
after a time they begin to appreciate
that others of ripper experience know
a great deal more,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-25

Admiral Schley is a serious sufferer
through the inquiry that was demand
ed. He has spent the whole of his
savings, and should he die suddenly
would leave his wife practically desti-
tute. Congress will probably consider
the case. There is little doubt that
Admiral Schley was the victim of Off
cial persecution. He would never bow
the pregnant knee" and has had to
suffer for it by the sacrifice of his little
fortune
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-25

Captain Tilley seems likely to be
eXonerated, if it be so, an enormous
amount of expense has been incurred
to find out a mares nest, and the gem
tlenen who made the charges should
be held responsible to some extent. AS
far as one can learn, it has been a
"hearsay" charge, a story which has
passed from mouth to mouth and
grown as il passed.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-25

There is the celebrated story Of the
Kilkenny cats, who only left their tails
as a record of their fight, but a python
in the Managine of Central Park, New
York, has done nearly as well for it
swallowed an alligator alive. The re-
port does not say how the alligator got
along in his new home
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-25

Canal and cable bills are to have ac-
tive work done upon them as soon as
Congress meets. We are intimately in
terested in each. The cable will link
us to the outer world and annihilate
time and distance. The canal will give
us the commanding position in the Pa
cific which is geographically ours. Both
bills are vital to our future welfare
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-25

The Chinatown fire commissioners
their sessions, but one of the most
startling was that goods were shipped
here from the Orient, prossly under
valued, for the sake of escaping the
duty. What the appraiser of that pc
riod was doing one cannot say, but it
is safe to conclude that he must have
gone to sleep.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-25

The birth record is now in excess of
the death record, this only shows what
can be done if the officials of the Board
long struggle it has been to get the
machinery for statistical work to move
Even now the wheels groan and creak
very uneasily. l will come out all
right in time, however.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-25

There was a little rumpus over the
color line the other evening. We have
not had anything of the kind here be-
fore, and it is to be hoped that we
shall have no more of it. Hawaii has
been blessedly exempt from the sort
of thing and should keep so.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-25

1t must be rather awkward to make
an anti-Chinese gallery play, and then
find that the cabinet officers of the
United States are not with you. That
anti-Chinese utterance was Just TWEEN
ty-four hours a head of time. Pity the
reporters happened to be around.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-25
Be Thankful

We all have something TO be
thankful for
DO you ever stop TO think how
much better of you are than
the average person in any other
part Of the world
Abe there many Of us hungry
and begging for employment?
DO we have to look forward
with dread 70 the cold winter,
which takes all we have saved
in the summer, to keep us from
freezing?
How about the neat little
home you occupy, with the
beautiful open-air life?
Some of us may feel blue this
year because we foolishly
speculated, but do not let that
discourage you. 1t was an ex-
pensive lession, but you will be
more careful in the future.
with your family and friends
around you next Thursday you
will require a few more articles
for your table, such as Meat
Dishes, Plates, Cups and Sau-
GERS, Tumblers. Beer and Wine
Glasses, Carvers, Knives and
J Forks, Spoons. etc.
Whether you are rich or poor,
we can supply your wants to
your entire satisfaction.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-02

DUTCH TURKEYs.-The goose holds
the same place in Germany that the
turkey does in this country. 1t Is the
standard of luxury Of the German peo-
pie and during nine months of the year
is the principal dish at festive as we'll
as everyday entertainments. Every
German village has its flocks Of geese
and numbers are bred on farms, river
banks. ponds, and yet the homegrown
supply is short Of the demand, which
has to be filled by large importations,
mainly from Russia. The season Is at
its height in October. The receipt Of
Russian geese in Berlin during this
time, averages about $1,000 daily. A
special goose train Of IS cars on ordi-
nary days and 35 to 40 cars on Mon
days, brings the birds from the Rus
sian frontier. The cars are especially
built for the service and each carries
about 1900 geese. On arrival a train
is Immediately inspected. The fat
geese are distributed to the dealers,
while those not in condition, which are
generally in the majority, are sent to
be fattened at farms and feeding estab-
lishments. The inspection Is rigid. II
a single goose dies or is found with a
contagious disease, the whole carload
Is placed in quarantine for eiEht days.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-02
Straps ri gpeat History
"REMINISCENCES OF YORK.
Valuable Bits Of Local History Pre-
served by a Septuagenarian.
Dr. Maurice Moore in The Enquirer of 1870

DR.. Maurice Moore in The Enquirer of 1870.
INTRODUCTION.
| Dear to my heart are the scenes o
my childhood" and amid the distrac
tions of civil war, political strife, AM
Negro supremacy, I find incalculabl
pleasure in going back to early year.
spent in York, in which district wa!
born and lived the earliest and bes
part Of my life; and though many years
have rolled over my head since fount
home out Of her bounds, the "olC
stamping ground" is very pleasant ant
goodly still to me; and many localities
families and anecdotes, belonging tt
them, which illustrate the first settle
ments and settlers Of the district, are
fast fading from the knowledge Of the
living, as a new generation arises; an6
though of interest as landmarks to al
who claim to be Of York, will be buried
in oblivion (as much belonging to hel
history has already, If someone does
not stoop and rescue the bits not Jet
engulphed entirely by the passage OF
time and string them together Shall
this be?
When I think of her de1otion to Lib
erty in the Revolution; even her abo-
rigines-the Catawbas-true Wings;
the good and distinguished sons of her
soil-men claiming her ever lovingly
and proudly as their mother, though
often far removed from her limits; and
lastly the hong list in the roll of Con-
federate dead, I am moved to step for
ward with the little remaining strength
of three-score- ten four) down Lethe,
as far as am able, and take upon my
self, according to my mean ability, the
task Of chronicling THE PAST OF YORK.
I do not intend to attempt history
with precise dates and all things
in order-such an undertaking belongs
to a younger son-rather record OF
individuals, manners, customs-remi-
niscences of an old man who recalls the
day when there was but one glazed
house outside the county-town limits;
young ladies played on spinning wheels
instead of pianos; many people believed
in witches, and corn-shuckings were
fashionable instead Of tournaments.
York was mostly settled by Scotch
Irish from Pennsylvania, who first
found a resting place there from the
old country; but after a few years
came farther south for a permanent
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-02
CHAPTER XIX.
A SYMPATHETIC FRIEND.

The next day was the day Of Agar
tha's funeral.
She was to be buried in Porchester,
BY the side Of her six children. and. as
the day was fine. the whole town, as
by common consent, assembled IN the
road along which the humble cortege
was to make its way to the spot indi-
Gated.
From the windows Of farmhouses,
from between the trees or the few
scattered thickets along the way, sad
dened and curious faces looked forth.
till Sweetwater, who walked as near
as be dared to the immediate friends
of the deceased, felt the impoSsibility
Of remembering them all and gave up
the task in despair.
Before one house. about mile out
of town. the procession paused, and at
q gesture from the minister every one
within sight took off their hats. amid a
hush which made almost painfully ap-
parent the twitterng Of birds and the
other sounds Of animate and inani-
mate nature which are inseparable
from country road. They had reach
ed Widow Jones cottage. in which
Philemon was then staying.
The front door was closed and so
were the lower windows. but In one OF
the upper easements movement was
percpptible. and in another instant
there came into view woman and
man, supporting between them the In
passible form of Agntha's husband
NHelding him up in plain sight Of the
almost breathess throng below, th.
Woman pointed to where his darlint
laly aud appeared to say something II
him
Then there was to be seen strange
sight. The old man, with his thin
white locks huttering In the breeze,
leaned forward. with u smile, and,
holding out his arms. cried in faint
but ioyful tone. Agatha" Then, as if
realizin. for the first time that it was
death he looked upon and that the
crowd below was funeral procession,
his face altered. and he fell back. With
low. ne1iCDTOhtll lii'"!i, ''''" Wv - his'
of those who supported him.
AS his white head disappeared rom
sight the procession moved on and
from only one pair of lips went up hat
proan of sorrow with which every
heart seerned surcharged-one gran.
From whose lips did it come: SWEET
water cndravorrd to lind out hut eas
not able. nor could any one inform
him unless it was Mr.. Sutherlad.
WHOM he dared not approach.
This gentleman was on toot IKE Ne
rest. with his arm fast linked III int
If his son Frederick. He had meat
to ride. for the distance was long fr|
men past GO: but. finding the latter I.
solved to walk. he had consented TO 81
tbe same rather than he separate
from his son.
He had fears for Frederltk-he con
hardly have told why and AS the ce
emony proceeded and Agatha was SO
EMMY laid away in the place PREPARED
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-02
THE MYSTERY OF
AGATHA WEBB.
Bv ANNA KATHARINE GREENE,
Author of Tbe 1eavenworth Case "Lost Mans Lane and
Ring Ec., Etc
Copyright, 1900. by Anna Katharine Gren
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
In order that new readers of The EN-
oU1RER may begin with the FOLLOWING
installment of this story, and under
stand 1t just the same as though neJ
had read it all from the beginning, We
here give synopsis of that portion OF
which has already been published:
The story opens with the close q q
ball after daylight in the morning
While the guests are leaving the h0se
Frederick Sutherland daShes out frsn-
tically and disappears in the woodson
the other side Of the road. Agana
Webb Is found up stairs murdeHd:
The body Of Batsy, the cook, Is fomo
hanging from q window. Phlenpn
Webb, Agatha's husband, is discovend
sitting before q dining table aslep,
with a smear Of blood on his cot
sleeve. Philemon being charged Win
the murder, his mind, alrady fee9e
gives way completely. All Agaua
Webb's money has been taken. MSS
Page, standing on the lawn, points toa
spot Of blood on the grass. FrederlM
Sutherland, who has been wild fa-
low, promises mis- father to reform; alp
to give up Amabel Page, whom ne nS
been expecting to marry. Miss Pae
tells Frederick that she followed mn
on the night of the murder and sS
him secrete $1,000 in a hollow tree. Sc
declares that he shall either marry T
or she will proclaim him a murder.
She is about to leave him and the ton
when she is held as witness. re
past life Of Agatha Webb. Six childrn
have been born to her and all died n
infancy. It is learned that the moW
taken from Agatha Webb was all n
new bills. A storekeeper produces e
of them that strange man wilma
flowing beard gave him the night OF e
murder. The problem now Is to M
the man with the long beard. Susp-
ion falls on the label brothers. FRI
erick visits the hollow tree and ms
the money gone. Wattles a gambf
from Boston, demands $3.50 of Fred
ick in payment Of gambling DE.
Frederick secures check for e
amount from his father, pays the DIT
and is about to leave home when hes
stopped by Miss Page. Knapp, dete
tive, and Abel, with the coroner, VI
the label brothers. They are obliE
to break into the house, and find DO
brothers dead. A spot Of blood 3
found -on the clothing Of one Of e
brothers, and a miniature of Agah
Webb when a young girl Is lying
James Zabers breast. The party Wit
the hollow tEee. .~and SweetWatsr: R
has oined them, digs under 1t aid nfls
$3.50. The finder declares that Amaa
Page buried the money. He also d
clares that he followed Amabel Paa
when she left the house on the nigf
of the murder and saw her bury tn
money. He accuses her oftrying I
throwsuspicion on one of the Zebt
brothers with one Of the bills. Mis-
Page is examined with reference to ne
conduct on the night Of the murde
and proves a very willy witness.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-02

his benevolent but searching regard.
DO you know" he whispered In
what he endeavored to make a banter
Ing tone. how very few days it Is
since that unhappy boy yonder con-
fessed his love for young lady whose
name cannot bring myself to utter In
your presence?
The intent was kind. but the effect
was unexpectedly cruel. With droop
Of her head and hurried gasp which
conveyed mixture of entreaty and
reproach Agnes drew back In vague
endeavor to hide her sudden uneasi.
ness. He saw his mistake and let bis
hands drop.
Don't. my DEAR" be whispered. Il
had no idea 1t would hurt you to hear
this. You have always seemed indif-
ferent. hard even. toward my scape-
grace son. And this was right. for
for What could he say. how express
oae-tenth of that with which bis breast
was laboring? He could not. be dared
not. SO ended. as we have intimated. by
confused stammering.
Agnes. who had never before seen
this object IF her lifelong admiration
under any seraus emotion. felt an i'm.
pulse Of remorse. as If she herself had
been guilty Of occasioning him embar.
rassment. Pluckine> up her courage,
she wistfully eyed him..
did you imagine" she murmured.
that needed any warning against
Frederick. who has never honored me
with his regard. as he has the young
lady you cannot mention? I'm afraid
you don't know ME, Mr.. Sutherland.
notwithstanding have sat on your
knee and sometimes plucked at your
beard In my infantile inslstence upon
attention"
II am afraid don't know you," he
answered. II feel that know nobody
now. not even my son."
He had hoped she would look up at
this. but she did not.
Twill my little girl think me very Gu
rious and very impertinent If ask her
what my son Frederick was saying to
her when came into the room"
She looked up now and with visible
candor answered him Immediately and
to the point
"Frederick is in trouble. Mr.. Suther-
land. He has felt the need Of friend
who could appreciate this. and he has
asked me to be that friend. Besides,
be brought me packet of letters
which he entreated me to keep for him.
took them. Mr. Sutherland. and |
will keep them. as he asked me to do.
safe from every ybody's inspection, even
my own"
Oh. why had he questioned her? He
did not want to know of these letters;
he did want to know that Frederick
possessed anything which he was
afraid to retain In his own possession.
My son did wrong" said he. ito con-
nde anything to your care whtch-h he did
not desire to retain In his own home
l feel that | ought to see these letters.
for If my son Is In trouble. as you say.
l.. his father. ought to know It"
81 am not sure about that" she
smiled His trouble may be Of diff
ferent nature from what you imagine
Frederick has led a life that he regrets.
think his chief source Of suffering lies
In the fact that It Is so hard for him
to make others believe that be means
to do differently in the future"
"Does he mean to do differently"
She flushed. ''He says so. Mr.. Suth.
erland. And l, for one. cannot help be-
lieving him. Don't you see that he be-
gins to look like another man."
TO BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-02

TO BE CONTINUED.
The age-herald., 1901-07-27
WORLDS TRoTTINe RECORD.
creseeus, the King of staIIIons, the
 Peer Of All Trotters.

Cleveland, O., July 26.-Amid the enthu- siastic cheers of nearly 10000 people Cres- GUS the worlds champion trotting stall lion, again demonstrated he is the peer of all trotters by trottlng mile this aft ernoon over the Glenville track in 2:O2st. This establishes new worlds trotting record for both sexes, beating the former worlds record of 2:0SA, held by the Ab- bolt. The track was not in the best of condition owing to the heavy conditions of last night. The chestnut stallion as a pace-maker made the quarter in 30 sec onds. In the backstretch he was joined by second runner and reached the half In :01. The three-quarters was reached in 1:3l4, and as the great stallion. trot- ted into the stretch a runner on either side, his fr1ctionless, npachine-like stride was fairly eating up the distance. Never once faitering, not touched once by the whip, his sole urging being the drivers voice and the hoof beats of the accompa- nying runners, he reached the wire in 2:02%, and the immense crowd realized that new worlds record had been es- tablished. Thousands of enthusiastic peo- pie got out on the track and the driver was lifted from his sulky and carried to the grandstand on the shoulders of ad- mirers. Cheer after cheer rent the air and the name of Crescus was upon the lips of every person present