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Imperial press., 1901-05-18

We are in receipt of Vol. 1, No. 2, of the IMPERIAL PRESS, published at Inn perial, Cal, by Henry c. Reed, an old Stonewall boy. It is a very creditable publication and we gladly X.-Asper- mont (Texas) Star.
Imperial press., 1901-05-18

IMPERIAL PRRss-$l.5O a year.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10
TOBACCO TAX DECISION.
But IL Discount of Twenty Per
Cent. After July 1.

Washington, May commissioner
of Interna! Revenue YeTkes has de-
cided that as the rate of tax on tobac-
co and snuff will rot be changed by
the act Of March ?, 1901, no new
stamps for tobacco and snuff will be
issued. The stamps now in use will
be sold by collectors on and after
July at a discount of 20 per cent. As
tobacco and snuff stamps in the hands
of manufacturers June 30 may not be
redeemed, for the purpose of allow
ing the discount, manufacturers can
secure the rebate on such stamps
only by af1Xing them to packages of
tobacco or snuff prior to July and
including such packages in their
claims for rebate. Otherwise such
stamps must be used without benefit
of discount or rebate.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10
A BIG FORTUNE UNCOVERED
Frederick HutchinsOn,a Pioneer Yu-
kOn Miner, Left an Estate
valued at %2OO,OOO.

Seattle, Wash, May 7.-Joseph Col
Inns, of Seattle, who was appointed
administrator of the estate of Fred
erick Hutchinson, one OF the pioneer
miners of the Yukon, who died re-
Gently in Philadelphia, has discovered
that he is in control of IN estate
worth 100000. When he opened
Hutchinson's box in the safe deposit
vaults, he discovered sacks of gold
nuggets and securities valued at near
ly the sum lamed. This fortune will
go to Herbert Hutchinson, of Phila-
delphia, brother of the dead Klon-
dixie miner, and two sisters who live
in England.
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PROMPTLY ANSWERED.
The GrOceryman Gave Advice In a
Few Words.

The GrOcerymnn Gave Advice In a
Few Words.
'Do you think" said the old man as
he halted at the corner grocery and
toyed with a basket of clothespins,
that any person in this town has my
happiness at hearth"
mo, sir" promptly replied the gro
GER
DO you think that a cock eyed man
who never saw me till yesterday can
be unselfishly interested in my future?'
Not by joyful"
"ln offering to introduce me to a
widow and try to bring about mar
riage he would probably be guided by
sordid motives, you Think
Certainly do
Having secured my $50, he wouldn't
care whether my future years were full
of bliss or wretchedness, would he?"
mot by burned sight"
Grocer, thank you." feelingly ex-
claimed the old man as he turned from
the clothespins to cranberries and let a
handful dribble through his fingers
While am stranger to you. Won
seem to have my welfare at heart"
Yes, have. I'd like to sell you a
box of wagon grease for a quarter"
But what use could make of it,"
use it to soak your head in"
NJ. QUAD.
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The Masculine Memory.

Binks-What's wrong?
Jinks-My wife gave me letter to
mail this morning.
And you forgot it, Ell? Well. it isn't
too late"
mo. but ! mailed it. | kept it in my
hand and fixed my mind right on it I'M
til | got to box. and then dropped it
in. | was bound she shouldn't have
anything to complain of this time"
Then what's the matterT
1T has just occurred to me that for
got to put stamp on it."-Exchange.
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mayor u1 81. Augustine, rendering
the use of the barracks at Fort Bar
rancas (St. Augustine) for the ref
ugees, The offer was in turn trans
mitted to Jacksonville. st. Augustine
offers also to take care of 1000 ref
ugecs with its own funds.
Before the fire reached the county
Jail, Sheriff Price assembled all his
prisoners, 35 in number, and sum
moning all his deputies and prison
guards, marched the men to River
side. Here they were kept under
guard all night, and this morning
were removed to Glencoe and st. Au
gustine.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10
CUT RATES TO PARADISE.
But tahe OFange PeddIer Wouldn'G
Take Advantage of Them.

bus Nfhe OEanGe Teuuier "OutunE
Take Advantage of Them.
Tie man was driving about with a
load of oranges, lemons and bananas
and crying his wares when an old col
ored man stopped him to ask.
kin hev one of dem oranges fur
cents, boss"
mo, sir. The price is s."
Oats de price fur well folks.
wants an orange fur my leetle gal Fan
ny, who's sick abed an may die"
Five cents is the price, SIR
what is yo name, sahY'
Carr is my name. Who takes the
next sweet orange for 5 centsT
'Waal, Mistah Cab, | want an or
ange fur cents. When | git home
wild it, | shall say to my leetle gal:
'Heah, Fanny, see what magniferous
orange l has dun brought yo' home!
got it from white gemlan named Mis-
tab Cab. an he dun <9lit cents off de
| price kase yO' was sick In bed. Pray
fur dat Mistah Cab, Fanny-pray dat
he dun go straight to paradise when he
dies"
go on and don't bother mer replied
the orange man.
1.-TWO cents fur an Granger"
"No-5."
''Not fur Fanny?"
mo, sir"
"All right, sah-all right, Mistah
Cab! If yo' doan dun want to go to
paradise fur 3 cents. den yo kin stay
out, an be hanged to yo', but de price
won't nebber be no cheaper. an yo'
kin beta hat on dat. Good day, sab
good day, Mistah Cahw NJ. QUAD.
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We offer one hundred dollars reward for
any case of Catarrh that can not be cured
by Hairs Catarrh Cure,
f. j. CHENEY & CO., Props. Toledo. o.
We the undersigned, have known +. j
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions. and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West Il TruaX Wholesale Druggist, To-
ledO, Ono.
Walding. Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
citing directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price IS cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimo-
n ais free. Halls Family Pills are the best
jana. lv.lm
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10

A PENNSYLVANIA TRAGEDY.
a Bride of Two Months FATALLY
Wounded by Her Husband,
Who Committed Suicide

Bellefonte, Pa, May Jesse R.
King, living near AIillheim, shot and
fatally wounded his bride of two
months and shot himself through the
heart, dying almost instantly
The couple quarreled considerably
during their brief married life. Mrs
King had decided to leave her hus.
band. Unable to persuade her to re-
main, King shot her and killed him
self. Mrs. King is still living, but the
doctors say she can not recover.
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His First Sirhf

An untrav"led man once treated him
self to ter to the city. There, for
the first time in his life. he saw a
schoolgirl go through her gymnastic
exercises for the amusement of the lit
tie ones at home. After gazing at her
with looks of interest and compassion
for some time he asked a boy near If
she had fits
No. replied the boy. "Them's gym
nastics."
"Ah, how sad said the man. How
longs she had Exchange.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10
A Helpmate In Truth.

Marjorie The new rector's wife is so
worldly | don't think she can be of
much assistance to him.
Madge-Why. my dear. she couldn't
do more. Only for her they could new
er have planned the trip abroad next
summer. She brought about no less
than six Easter weddings i'm his co,.-
gregation.-I .eslie's Weekly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10

10: The loss on this building is $175,-
900. Among the buildings destroyed
are: The Emery auditorium, Board of
Trade, st. James hotel, Windsor no.
tel, the Seminole club, the Daily Me-
tropolis, the city hall and market, the
Gardiner building (the largest Office
bu lding in the city,, the Hubbard
building.
Death and Madness.
Mr.. w. w. Cleveland, in whose
premises the fire oringinated, and who
was one of the heaviest losers,
dropped dead from excitement. A
stalwart negro, bringing a trunk on
his head from a burning building,
went crazy from the horror of the
ST. uation. He ran around in a circle
wi i the trunk on his head until he
sank exhausted and died. Women
ran through the streets, tearing their
hair and clothes, and in several in
stances had almost denuded them.
selves when they were caught by
friends and led to places of safety.
Horses hitched to trucks could not be
cut loose quickly enough, and many
of them ran wild through the demor-
allied throng. At night the military
was ordered out to guard the house
hold goods piled high in vacant lots.
Firemen Used Dynamite.
AT ] a. IN. Saturday the fire was
still burning fiercelr in many sections
of the ruins, and the exhausted fire.
men. giving up the fight Tor the time
being. sought rest, leaving the fire 20
burn itself out. The heat from the
fire vas intense. The fire department.
used dynamite to blow up the houses
u block from the fire.
A Fathers Albright search.
DR.. K. II. Dean, prominent physi-
clan, reported the loss of his two
children, Helen and Francis, to the
police. DR.. Dean thinks the elder OF
the two, Helen, will be found, but be
lieves Francis burned to death in his
office. where they sought safety. DR.
Dean collapsed Oh the street after al
all-night search, and in falling was
seriously injured.
w. h. Barnett, president of the
First national bank tainted during
the progress of the fire. He fell into
some smoudering ruins, and was
burned before he was rescued.
Fire Chief Became Insane.
Fire Chief Haney, who became in
sane during the height of the fire, il
somewhat improved. He was brought
down town during the day, in care o.
two or three firemen, to view tn,
ruins.
To Care for the Refugees.
Secretary of War Root wired tn,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10

JscEzonvlllc, fla, May 5.-Mdyor
RoHen said Ia u reporter:
SAY to the world. please, that the loss
t. Jackson. vile is greater than ever leg
foe mGicted by fire upon city II III.
south. but her best wealth survives III
her pcarle. l estimate our property loss
al s,5.,tyUU.
'1hr.e Is l.ot hint Of lawlessness; odl
psoi .e uf sNeIy race and condition have
srcWE tie most helpful spirit to each
other, a:d = can not rnd words of com
nendatiol suUEg enough 70 express my
Admiration vi ;he work done.
''lLe 2vogr as of the Ere was so rapid,
and the heat 80 aerSc. that II was only
thn h.l.u!nsss ana Ob1ience shown that
prevented a terrible loss Of life. 1 have
no doubt that the relief meeting called b.
muaicipal authorities and board Of trade
will be largely attended. and steps will be
taLea to deal with tie situation In the
most eHsStiye way
Jacksonville, Fla, May 5.-The hot
NAV sou rose smoke enshrOunded over
the devastated city. The fire, which
broke out kTidUy at noon, and aided
in its work by a southwest gale, spent
its force by nine O'Clock Friday night.
The damage = enormous. One Gun-
dred and tOuty-s.ght blocks were
swcpt in the DANES. and as FAR a.
known. seven VsIsOus lost their lives.
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OF ~ persons, uI)NeH 10 Iue uoChS
along lie st. Johns river, were forced
into the water, all attempts at rescue
by boats being futile. The river is De
ing searched.
Militia ON Duty.
All the local companies of the state
militia have been on duty since mid
night, and on order of Gov. Jennings,
the military companies from four
cities are speeding to Jacksonville by
SPECIAL trains. Many extra police have
been sworn in, and every able-bodied
man not doing duty in some capacity
in the fire-swept district is impressed
into the service. The negroes are
hnddled in groups in different parts OF
the city, and the fear of all attempt
at lawlessness by them, although not
openly expressed by the whites, was
the reason for tie large military
force ordered here.
The Path of the Flames.
The fire companies from Savannah,
Fernandina, Ocala and other cities
worked the entire night on the fire,
but a soaking rain will be necessary
to effectually quench the flames. The
path of the flames was ID blocks wide
and nearly two miles long. Practical
! ly all old Jacksonville has been de-
stroyed, nothing being left but few
suburbs and Riverside, the most fash
ionable part of the city.
1t was "a Great ConnaGratiOp,
| 1t is believed the fire is the largest
In proportion to the size of the place
that has ever visited any city. Many
families lost libraries, pianos and
household goods after they had been
moved to a supposed place of Cafety.
The street car service has been at II
complete standstill since Friday after
noon. Jhe electric light circuits were
interrupted, and the gas plant de-
stroyed, and at night the city is in
darkness. q conservative estimate
places the number of homeless people
in the city at 10000. Most of these
spent the night IN the parks. on the
docks, on harges, and some slept on
what few belongings they managed to
save from the general wreck.
Appeal for Aid MnS he Issued.
The board of trade and other com
mercial bodies held meetings 10 take
action looking TO the alienation of
the suffering. 1t is expected that an
appeal of the people of the United
States, calling for aid, will be issued
Leading business men and insurance
agents estimate the total loss of prop
erty at from ten to fifteen million
dollars.
Some of the Buildings Destroyed.
The St. James hotel which was de-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10
They Work While You Sleep.

While your mind and body rest Cas-
carets Candy Cathartic repair your
digestion, your liver, your bowels,
put them in perfect order. Genuine
tablets stamped c. c. {. Never sold
in bulk. All druggists, Ioc.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10

Chicago, May Mrs. ]. Young
Scammon, widow of one of Chicago )
pioneer lawyers, died at her home
here, Sunday night, of heart disease.
She was in her seventv-secoul wear
and had lived in Chicago over hall a
century.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10
S~,i,us Accident On the BurIInrton.

Ottumwa, Ia, May 7.-Passengcr
train No. on the Burlington road
struck construction train at Thayer,
this afternoon, while running at full
speed. Five persons are reported to
have been killed and about thirty in-
rcd
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Her Observing Eye.

Il could follow your footsteps all my
life long, dearest"
"Oh, yes; you say that But when
we are married no doubt you'll always
walk about ten feet ahead of me, just
like all other husbands. Chicago Rec
ord Herald
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ord Herald

Pirate Chief-What. no. slaves! Arm
yourselves to the teeth and call forth
the full strength of our valiant band,
Lieutenant Chief What bloody work
do we prepare for now. noble chief?
Pirate Chief We are going to fire
that blooming cook New York Even.
ing Journal
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10
Kansas Wheat ProsDects

Topeka, Kas.. May Experts esti.
mate that the Kansas Wheat crop will
yield about sO,OO0,OOO bushels. Hail
storms have damaged many fields.
Ravages of the Hessian fly and the
wheat louise have been checked by
rain.
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JACKSONVILLE BIG FIRE.
One Hundred and Forty Eight Blocks
Swept by the Flames,
Aided by Gale.
LOSS FROM TEN TO FIFTEEN MILLIONS.
Seven Lives known to Have been
Loaf, aad There are Rumors That
Others Were Driven Into the Wa
der and DrOwned-The Militia
Guarding the Burned city.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, May 4, | a. m.-
The most disastrous fire in the history
of this city began yesterday shortly after
noon in a small factory from a defective
wire, according to the best belief, and
burned for nearly ten hours. In that
time property damage estimated from
$10,000,000 to $15,000,000 was effected.
According to the city map, 1870 blocks
were burned, many of them in the heart
of the business and residence section
The estimate of houses to the block is
ten, hence 1900 of them went up in
smoke. Many of the finest public and
private buildings were destroyed, in,
GLIDING hotels, theaters, churches and
residences.
The casualties cannot be accurately
estimated tonight. That there were
several seems to be we'll authen ticated
Among them was that to the fire chief,
who sustained bad fall.
The Mayor ordered all saloons closed
and has impressed help to clear the
wreckage.
The Mayor at late hour stated that
he estimated the loss at Sl5,000,000 anC
that 10000 to $1,000 people were home
less.
Among the buildings destroyed were
The city building, the fire de-
partment, the armory, the county court
house, the clerk Office with the county
records, the criminal courthouse, the
city Jail and the graded schools and the
Catholic Church and orphanage. st
Johns Episcopal Church and the con
vent. The entire city of magnificen
buildings, all burned up in less thar
four hours. The scene was one tina
beggars description.
Among the prominent hotels burned
were the st. James, the United States
the Placide and the Windsor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10
In the Pen.

JimSon-Thrre'S a man who has made
great deal "f money in his life.
Jester Broker?
Jimson-No: counterfeiter.-Phila
nhia Press.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10

st. Louis, May THE plant OF
the Ferris Stove and Manufacturing
Co. was completely Quilted by fire
early Sunday morning, entailing a
loss estimated at 100000. Only the
bare walls of the building were left
standing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10

"Ma." said Tommy. what is a fnan-
cierF"
"A financier, Tommy" said his moth
er, lis the exact opposite of your IA
ther. "-Somerville Journal.
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Washington, May THE comptrol-
Ter of the currency has issued a call
for a statement Of the condition of
national banks at the close of bust
ness on Wednesday, April "a.
San Francisco, May Ut has been
decided that Mrs. Mckinley is to have
the honor of launching the battleship
ONO, by pressing the button that will
cause the severance of the last rope
Miss Helen Deshler, of Columbus, O.,
will do the christening.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10
Start in Time

and buy Philadelphia Lawn
Mower from us and keep the
grass in your lawn or ward
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a report IS III circu!aJlon tnaJ party
of 20 persons, driven to the docks
along :Le st. Johns river, were forced
into the water, all attempts at rescue
by bost Is being futile. The river is De-
ing searched.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
the Has5lsa{.

men where they could
best handle the excited crowd, the no.
lice cleared passageway to one of the
doors for the bearing away of the pres
ident, and on the stretcher of an am
bulance which had come Changing to
the door he was tenderly carried from
the building and borne in the ambu
lance to the emergency hospital, near
the service building, within the expo-
sition grounds.
Though this takes long in the telling
probably it was not more than five
minutes from the time the shots were
fired until the president was in the
hospital, and hasty examination was
begun by the surgeons. They discoy-
cred that one bullet had entered the
breast almost directly in the center or
on the median line, but whether or not
it had passed into the lungs could not
be determined except by probing. The
other had struck in the abdomen five
inches below the left nipple and one
and half inches % the left of tho
median line. Immediately under that
spot is the stomach, and the graves+
fears were entertained regarding the
consequences of that shot.
The president was subsequently re-
moved to the house of President Mil
burn, where the best medical aid was
at hand.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
How scotchmen Marry.

In Scotland the path to matrimony
is broader and smoother than in Eng
land. The great holiday time in Glas-
gov is the fair week. All the ship
yards are closed and man has time to
marry. But many shirk the tollgates
OF the high road. Seventy irregular
marriages took place this fair in Glas-
gaw. The method is simple and mex
pensive. The couple take each other
for man and wife before witnesses, and
then they go to the sheriff and ask for
warrant to register. There is an alb
sence of fuss and wedding cake which
appeals to the modest and economical
mind. Besides miners, laborers, engi-
neers and shipyard workers generally,
the seventy numbered ventriloquist,
physician, valet, a school board
officer, a hotel-keeper, coachman.
soldier, a sea captain, lapidary and
motor car driver.-London Chronicle.
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g
SORROW IN FOREIGN LANDS.

Department of State Receives MANY
Condolences.
The department of state at Wash
ington has made public some of the
messages that have been received,
abandoning the idea of holding them
in hand until the list was complete.
These messages came from crowned
heads, from foreign ministers. from
resident ministers of foreign countries
in the United States and from indi-
viduals of distinction. Some of them
follow:
Kaiser and Wife Join.
From the German emperor and EN-.
press to Mrs. Mckinley:
"Koenigsberg.- emperor and |.
Mortified at the attempt planned
against your husband, express our
deep-felt sympathy, hoping that God
may restore to health Mr. Mckinley.
WILLIAM, 1. R.
VICTORIA, I. R."
Estrada Wires Mrs. McKinley,
"Guatemala.-My government and l
most beautifully lament the unhappy
event. Be pleased to receive our pro-
found sorrow
IN. ESTRADA. c."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

horse was shot under him. On March
IA, 1865, he received his commission
as major by brevet 'for gallant and
meritorious services at the battles of
Opequan, Cedar Creek and Fishers
Hill.
Elected Governor in 1891.
In 1891 he was elected Governor of
ONO by a majority of a.out 21,OOO
over Ex-Governor James E. Campbell,
Democrat
Election to the Presidency.
In the November election following
the total popular vote was IL 1880, 942,
of which the Mckinley electors re-
ceived 7,1O4,779, being a plurality of
601,S54 over those cast for William
Jennings Bryan of Nebraska, and a
majority over all candidates of 311,742.
The vote in the electoral college was
27l for Mckinley and 176 for Bryan.
The issues on which the campaign was
fought were chiefly on the free cdn-
age Of silver and the restoration
protective tariff.
He was nominated for Presided q
second time at st. Louis in 1900. here
being no other candidate. and was
reelected in the following MOI mber.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

came President of the United States in
1870, General e. P. Scammon, General
James M. Comley and many other we'll
known men. The regiment saw active
service throughout almost the entire
war. Mckinley served on tho stats of
hayes, Crook and Hancock.
The four years Of army life proved
beneficial to the young soldier, who
was much stronger physically at the
close of the war than sat it's beginning.
OF his military record it has been stat
ed that Mckinley both as private and
officer, in The commissary department.
was courageous, clear-headed and self
possessed. For services rendered in the
winter camp at Fayetteville he re-
ceived his first promotion, becoming
a commissary sergeant, April Is, 1862.
On the Field of Battle.
Feb. Z, 1863, while at Camp Piatt, he
was promoted to first lieutenant, and
July rs of the following year, when
he was 81 years of age. he was made
captain. Previous to this his regiment
had taken part in engagements at
Cloyd's Mountain, New River Bridge.
lexington, Buffalo Gap. Buchanan, OF
er Creed Lynchburg and Bufford's
zap; At Berryville. Sept. 8. 1854. his