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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-12
situation In philippines


Manila. Feb. Military and civil Of
fieials here IRE eagerly discussing the
question of the praba bic period thai Will
eiapsss before the pacifieation OF the
Philippines can be looked upon . an,
accomplished fact
The average army officer JUG gin g
from his standpoint, places the date Of
ultimate pacificatinn al MOI sooner and
generally much later than one Nesii
hence. The commissioner, placing Fiol'r
faith in the ieaven of local autonomy
and the enlightenment OF progressive
Ecivil government, looks forward TO q n
earlier peace.
The progress toward pacification has
loeriainly been making more rapid
strides during the opening days of the
lsnew year than during any similar per-
Iiod in 1900. Ihe situation has begun .
brighten. NIllisAry men We're far srom
sharing the optimistic viewasof the Phil
lBippine comm sioners, as expressTd III
their report prepared last November,
lhut they did place confidence in th* gem
eral preparations for a more aggressive.
campaign.
The dual task Of establishing clvil
ruiz and putting down the insurrecilen
i ny {, )
I working w.sll
Bits will be advertised forin a few
days for; llaror improvements hers-, for
i which sl.oo0.00o Of insuiar funds liaye
been appropriated, The Improvements,
/ VIII consist chiefly in an extension OF
1.-THE l,rsakwater which the Spaniards
mad nearly completed, and dredging in
sid.. 10 a depttsof thirty feet. Major
4 Graighill is in charge OF the work
planned Ultimately government
/ wharves will eliminate the use of cas-
Goes between The shore and the distant
anchorages of siiips.
Three cases OF plague and seven cases
of smallpox Mere discovered In Manila
last week. The appearance Of these
4 diseases causes no alarm 10 The health
Hoard which is prepared to control their
annual visitation. which is during the
4 hot season.
Capt Bowen, Of the Fifth infantry
i has obtained thru native scouts a con-
4 fession from he insurgent. Calirgas
4 who murdered Private Eugene Lyons q
d that regiment some time ago. Lyons
j Who waa wounded. was left on thu
4 field, as 1t Was thought he was dead HI
vas stripped Of his clothing with the ex.
Il ception Of his trousers. Later on how
ever he revived, and was captured ant
murdered by Galingas.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-12

Baron Kaneko. whom the mikados has
just appointed minister Of justice IN h
Japanese cabinet, - a graduate of Har.
ward, class Of So, and returned to this
country in 1s99to receive his LII. u. d..
gree from that college
New-York tribune., 1901-08-04

in primitive fashion with tiny hammers, from
Rurmah. China, Corea India. japan, Turkey and
other parts Of the world And these are the true
predecessors Of the pianoforte, though they are
Tot classed with the spinets. YirSinals. claNl-
c.-theriums clavchords and harpschorcs OF
arlStocratic lineage. which our Great-grand-
-r,o,rers still played upon after the pianoforte
had been invented. There are models. too OF
,ae action OF these instruments; models which
show how the keys. armed with bits Of brass
..hen pressed down at one end struck the thin
z,i-e strings of The clavichord with the other,
causing them 10 sound and the same time de-
,4rraiaine, the length Of the vibrating segments;
ana ho,y the quilted jacks 50 daintily aposuo-
i.h.z.d by Shakespeare in his sonnet to the dark
lady" snapped the strings OF the spnet, virginia!
and la-psichord.
There are also early panofortes, and among
th,s. one Of the only two instruments Of TINS
kind II existence made by Bartolommeo Cristo-
to,1, the Italian inventor Of the pianoforte 1t
is w:th this instrument that this article is chiefly
concerned but before a description is given and
a comparison with the modern pianoforte made
a brief historical promenade may not be out of
Place
Two hundred years ago the perfection of in
r.,lnents Of the clavier class, that is. instru-
Inen;s in which strings played upon
through the medium Of keys, WAS thought to
ha.e been reached This at least is the recorded
IN grnent Of writers Of that period. Mechanically
some II these instruments were marrels; but as
music became more and more an art which gave
voice II the feelings of the composer and player,
the deficiencies of all these instruments were
forced uuon their attention. Even the most per-
f4ct form of a auied instrument the harpsi-
chofd Mas a soulless thing 1t was impossible
TO vary the quantity Of tone sufficiently TO make
il really expressive instrument; ana IL Is hlsh-
y significant that the greatest musicians or two
centuries ago while they were obliged 10 com
pose for the harpsichord ana obliged TO give IL
their preference as a concert instrument, never
theless as We know from Bach's example, used
the crude and simple clavichord as the medium
of their private communings with the muse The
slagicbord imDerfect as il was. mad yet the ca
New-York tribune., 1901-08-04
TIE PIANOFORTE'S STORY.
ITS PRECURSORS IN THE METROPOLITAN
MUSEUM OF ART-AN INTERESTING;
INSTRUMENT MADE BY CRlSTo
FoRI NEARLY TWO HIN
DRIED YEARS AGO.

In The Crosby Brown cole, ton OF musical in
ftruments beautifully housed and arranged at
TIE Metropolitan Museum Of Art students have
an opportunity 10 study the 9eyeloYrent ot
nearly every modern instrument from lis primal
lofis ana savage prototypes up 20 IS latest evo-
Iullon Especially is this true Of the pianoforte
FROM us origin IA the simple hunting bow of the
S1'a6e through scores Of forms, each illustrating
SleI % progress toward the wonderful nz,ru-
men; which to-day is become ;he musical nsrrl-
meht universal. the story of evolution lies ur-
l"4dea to the eyes Of these who wish l. staay
Aliloae forms show the single string drawn
Tense and the aboriginal gourl soundbcx.
SPECIMEN from Brazil shows The single string
quacr2pled. and the four made capable # doul L.
me number Of tones 10y means Of a dividing
bridge but the gourd i retained. In the Hindoo
fina there has been a multiplication Of strings
and more than ;enfold multiplication of possi-
he tones 10y The addition of a fretted finger
board Bul sun the resorator is a gouId-or
rather, three EourGs. More Interesting TRAN ali
these however is a copy OF an anc3en; Eg:p ptian
harp Of fo2~ strings, in which the box fc:m -
stiii preserved. bur in which the gourd has given
place To wooden soundhox. The civilization
Of more than two thousand years ago worked
out the problem that stiu confronts the degen-
crate savage of to-day.
The primitive methods Of generating tones
from tense strings are also voluminously illus
trated There are guitars without number whose
strings plucked with the bare fingers. or
twanEed with fingers armed with 7lek;ra Of all
kinds, instruments OF the vio ;ribe whose
strings are rubbed with bows; strange fddles
with outlandish bodies Of nut shells and snake
SKIN. Also dulciners whose strings are struck
New-York tribune., 1901-08-04
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-02
THE CHINESE INDEMNITY
When Interest and Principal Due and
How to be Paid

Washington, July 29.-Dispatches re-
ceived by cable from MI. Rockhill, the
United States special commissioner at
Pekin, set out some of the details Of the
financial arrangement respecting the
indemnity not heretofore disclosed. He
reports hat the interest on the indem-
nifty began TO run on LIST of July Of this
year and the payments will become due
semi-annually, the first to be met jan
uary LIST next China will be allowed
three years before making the first pay
ment on account Of the principal OF the
indemnity. The moneys 10Th on ac-
count of the principal and interest, will
be received by a financial committee
located at Shanghai, to be known as
the committee of encashment." This
Will be composed of the heads of foreign
banks at Shanghai. slected by the gov
ernments interested in the payments.
The committee is to distribute the funds
turned in by the Chinese government
among the various powers in proportion
to the interest payments due them.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-02
TO FIGHT TRUSTS WITH TRUSTS
A Plan to Organize a $4,000, 900
Cotton Producers Trust

Boston, July 30.-George F. Wash
burn. of this city, president of the Com
monwealth Club, of Massachus etts,
sailed for Europe today on a mission
to inquire into the cooperative meth
DDS of varicns bodies in England. Bel
GUM and Switzerland, with a view to
the formation OF a $50, O00, 900 cotton
combination in this country.
According to an interview Mr.. Wash
burn has worked out a plan to unite
the cotton producers of the south into
one great cooperative trust, with head
quarters at St. Louis and central ware
houses in Memphis. He said he had
been selected for this mission because
of. the special study he had made OF
cooperation from a business mans
standpoint; and that in his judgment
the only way to meet the capitalistiC
cotton and wheat trusts was to organ
iZe better and bigger ones in the inter
ests of the producer.
Mr.. WaShburn said that the appli-
cation of the idea to the cotton indus.
| try was made because the planters, be-
ing men of means, can united in a CO.
operative business movement and effect
a tremendous saving to themselves.
Mr.. Washburn, who, in two nationa
campaigns was a national executive
committeeman Of the peoples party
was asked if his plan had any politica
significance and he said only in SO IA
as it was successful and in that cas-
it would have a far-reaching effec
along political lines in the west an
south.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-02

London Daily Declared Guilty, but
Government Unwilling to Stir the
Matter

London, July 30.-The printer and
publisher of The Daily Mail Of his city
had a narrow escape today from being
ordered to appear at the bar of the
house of commons on Thursday next,
as the result of observations made in
connection with the war secretary's
Mr.. Brodrick's) boycott of that news
paper on account Of it's South African
disclosures. The Daily Mail this morn
ing characterized as "baseless and
mean Mr.. Brodrick's assertion in the
house of commons yesterday that the
paper had a habit of surreptitiously
buying secret war office information,
adding that if Mr.. Brodrick ventured
to repeat outside the house that the
paper had stolen official documents it
would prosecute him for libel.
In the house of this after
noon Swift MacNeill, Irish nationalist,
made a motion to the effect thai The
Daily Mails challenge was a breach of
the privilege OF the house. The gov
eminent leader. Mr.. Balfour aSsented;
but, apparently, not desiring to stir the
matter up, he said he thought it was
not necessary to press the motion.
Mr.. MacNeill, however. insisted, and
the motion was carried without a divi-
sion.
Mr.. MacNeill then moved that the
printer and publisher be ordered to ap-
e at the bar of the house tomorrow,
The motion was defeated by 2SS to 12s
votes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-02
wORTH'S DEED IN TRUST
He Conveys All His Property to Max
Good Martins Stealings
Especial to the Messenger.)

Raleigh, N. c., July 30.-Secretary
Bruner returned from a trip ITO the
coast TO get specimens and photographs
for the Charleston exposition. He says
he found that the catch Of menhaden or
fatbacks this season the largest on re-
cord. This fish is exceptionally rich in
oil Prices of Oil are high.
James II. Pou, e~x-treasurer Worth's
attorney. says a against the Bal
timore bonding company in which ex-
Clerk Martin gave bond will be begun
in september. Even the as canno
be cleared through the superior and
supreme court before next spring;
therefore all OF Mr.. Worth's property,
which has been formally turned over
to his bondsmen, he having today made
a formal deed in trust. will be sold and
Mr.. Worth will recover later, IL he can.
from the bonding company.
State Auditor Dixon leave for Wind
Scr tomorrow to make an address at a
confederate reunion.
II is expected that the taking OF coal
from Cumnock mine will be resumed In
thirty days.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-02

with a spell that lasted for seven years.
For days at a time he would be speech
less: then, again, sunk in melancholy,
changing TO violent mania, when he
would rush forth into the stormy night,
running until he fell from exhaustion.
On such occasions as the Roam Noun
tain Witch chooses to make visits she
lives on the cream of the land. No
body would dare refuse her hospitality.
The terrified people bow down obse-
quiously before her when she m TO
their houses. and set out their best
food, together with presents TO propi-
tiate her. This is the procedure when
she comes on any day of the week ex-
cept Friday. But if she appears on
that day of ill-omen the people fly to
the woods and mountains, for then
she is filled with all purposes Of evil,
and will blast with madness or de-
formity any on whom she sets eyes.
Her advent on a Friday las summer
turned a country picnic into a rout
even the horses, it is said, stampeded.
But the mountaineers are not left en-
tirely defenceleSs to the wiles of the
witches. There lives among them a
witch doctor, an old, keen-eyed, bent
man., who. for a consideration, will re-
move any curse that a witch may cast.
First, he must catch his witch. a feat
which neceSsitates his travelling long
distances afoot. for most OF the hays
live in the most inaccessible places
they IA find. BY spells of his own he
defends himself from the black art OF
the witch while he draws her picture
on a paper pad. which he always takes
with him.. With his prize he returns &c
the person bewitched, who is otter
taken with spasms at the sight of the
picture. This is proof that the right
witch has been found. The witch doc
tor pins the picture TO a tree and
shoots it with a silver bullet, thereb!
dispelling the curse.
1t is stated that once a travelling pho.
tographer encountered one of these
witches and, against her remor
stances, took her picture. This thu
witch doctor subsequently saw anC
bought. Shortly after he was called
upon to remove a spell cast by this
witch and produced the photograph
to the great marvel of all those pres.
ent who lac gathered to see the shoot
ing. His shot crumpled the counterfeit
presentment up. striking fairly in the
middle On the following day some
berry pickers found the witch lying
dead outside her charlottesville Cou'
rier-Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-02
THE OKLAHOMA LAND DRAWING
aOne Thousand of the Thirteen Thou
sand Lots Drawn Yesterday

Ell Reno, O.. T., July 29.-Oklahoma,s
great land lottery was begun here in
earnest today and when the commits
sloners appointed by the federal gov
eminent adjourned the drawing for the
day Of 1000 of the choice of the IL ooo
16o-acre claims in the Komanche coun-
try had been awarded.
The first name drawn from he wheels
was that of stephen A. Holcomb OF
Pauls Valley, 1. T, Cor a homestead in
the FL Reno district. and the second
Lamb, of q T.
1hese Two men select the two choice
CLAIMS in this district. The capital
prize winners proved 10 be James r.
WOOD OF Weatherford, o.. T. whose
udIne was the first to come from
the LaWton district Wheel, and Miss
Matte II. Beal. of Wichita, Kas., who
dreW the second number in that dis
Irlct They will have the privilege OF
making the first filings in the Lawton
district and undoubtedly will choose
the " quarter sections adjoining that
town. These are considered the most
valuable in the territory and are, it is
estimated, worth from $20,O00 to $40, 900
C
The day was one of keen excitement.
-replete with interesting scenes. 1t is
estimated that fully $4,000 persons wit
messed the drawing. The immense
throng was wrought up to the highest
pitch. The drawing Of the first names
was followed by a mighty shout. The
announcement Of each succeeding
winning for a time was received with
shouts Of applause and merriment.
Every man who did not draw a prize
from the wheels today and steadfast
faith that tomorrow or the next day
will surely see him the possessor of d
slip reading him a title clear to 100
acres of Oklahoma land.
When the close of the drawing for
the day was announced at 6 o'clock
hundreds who had neither eaten nor
ground where they stood. from sheer
fatigue, or went wearily to find places
for rest or to refreshment booths up
town. The day was remarkably free
from quarrels and general satisfaction
with the governments method of dis
posing of the land vas felt
1t has been found that many hundred
applicants nave repeated and that
others have applications so ineligible
that they will be thrown out. Over
this much diScOrd has resulted and the
outcome may be an appeal to the
courts.
When the second ticket in the Law
ton wheel was drawn and Colonel
Dyer cried out: ''Ihave the pleasure
to the name of the first wo-
man to draw a prize, Matte H. Beal,
of Whitchita. Kas." Then Colonel
Dyer gave her description as % years
old and 5 feet. 8 inches in height, just
the heigh of Wood. Instantly the
crowd caught the humOr of the sltua-
ton. and thousands Of threats sent w
the shout: They must get married.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-02
A Vanderbilt on the Turf

The turf is growing " e the acquisi-
ton of William K. Vanderbilt. Nc
family occupies more space in h pa
pers this year than the Vanderbilts
Reginald has been too busy with his
young wife to show his bent, Willie K
Jr., is champion automobilist Of Amer
lea. Cornelius is an improver of loco,
motives and will soon be a soldier
Willie K. ST., head of the house, is ref
cree in the most stupendous railroad
controversy the world ever dreamed of
On the turf he will make things hum
AS a ''piker' he was the envy of the
quarterstretch. The bookmakers. as
special courtesy always doubled thu
odds when he bet his little $50, anC
whenever a long shot Mr.. Wander
bilt cashed in. In nj meeting a
Sheepshead Bay he won $50, 900 playing
despised outsiders with pocket change
1t is said that he is not a heavy spec
ulator. BAIL Not man. years ago h
got mad and, rushing into Wall street
cleaned up" $1,000, 900 in ten days. A
poker he knows not the meaning o
limit" At Mont Carlo he amazet
the sp%endthrifts of the continent.-Nev
York Pos
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-02
FROM THE PHILIPPINES
More Observation-Disclosures as to uni
forms to be Worn

Manila. July 29.-Major Henry Allen
of the Fortv-third volunteers. who was
some time since appointed governor OF
the island of Leyte, has been chosen
chief of the insular constabulary and
will proceed with the organization Of
tina force.
Captain Spellman, OF the Forty-third
has been sentenced to two years IN
prison for encouraging trading at the
closed ports.
General Chaffee has issued an order
that the troops shall wear their coats,
outside of barracks. Inc order dispen-
ses with the use of flannel shirts which
have heretofore been the customary
outer garments. Officers are ordered
to wear khaki for all duty and swords
always when actively commanding
White or dress suits are permitted t.
be worn on social occasions.
Upon visiting the posts unexpectedly
General Chaffee found an astonishing
variety in the uniforms and Il great
laxness regarding the clothing OF the
troops
Two native policemen have beer
killed in the suburbs of Cebu. Firing
upon the town continues. Provost
Davis is conducting an Investigation
The detectives employed in investi-
eating the Santa Cruz robbery have
found no definite clue nor nave they
learned the mount the thieves secured
1t appears that the sergeant of thu
guard was intoxicated and that one
sentry was detailed to guard the I'VE
entrances to the guard house
An investigation is pending in tn:
case of Lieutenant McCarty, OF tn
Thirty-fifth regiment. because of tn
loss OF $1,000 public money while being
conveyed from APART to Manila.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-02
What :. q. =. Does
for Children

Children are constantly exposed to all sorts OF dis
eases. The air they breathe is filled with germs, sewer
gas and dust from the filthy streets are inhaled into the
lungs and taken into the blood. At the crowded school
rooms and other public places they come in contact
almost daily with others recovering from or in the first
stages of contagious diseases. You can't quarantine
against the balance Of the world, and the best you can
do is to keep their blood in good condition. and thus
prevent or at least mitigate the disease. You have
perhaps learned from observation or experience that
healthy, robust children land this means, of course.
children whose blood is pure) are not nearly so liable to
contract diseases peculiar to them. and when they do II
is generally in a mild form. On the other hand, weak,
emaciated and sickly ones seem to catch every disease
that comes along. This is because their blood is lack
ing in all the elements necessary to sustain and build
up the body. Poisons of every description accumulate
in the system, because the polluted and sluggish blood
is unable to perform its proper functions.
Such children need a blood purifier and tonic to give
strength and vitality to their blood. and S. s. S. being a
purely vegetable remedy, makes il the safest and best for
the delicate constitutions Of children. S. S. S. IS not only
a perfect blood medicine, but is prominently the tonic
for children; it increases their appetites and strengthens
the digestion and assimilation of food. If your child
rem have any hereditary or acquired faint in their blood.
give them S. S. S. and write to our physicians for any
information or advice wanted; this will cost you moth
ing, and will start the little weaklings on the road to
recovery. Book on Blood and Skin Diseases free.
81 cyxyprr cnr~rrrc ~ =. N.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-02
EFFECT OF THE DROUGHT
Great Advance in Price of Fruits
and Vegetables

Chicago, July 30.-Though the drouth
has been broken, says The Post today
the awful effect of the agricultural sit
uation is now being brought home to
Chicago and other cities as well.
Prices of vegetables average double
what they were a year ago and to
make both ends meet boarding house
keepers n restaurants have been
compelled either to raise their prices
or to curtail the quantity served
Eggs, poultry and veal show an exces-
sfve percentage of loss. The fruit crop
has suffered so seriously that for AN
ming purposes prices are almost pro-
hibitive. and California fruits are now
bringing almost as much as they did al
the beginning of the season.
Potatoes, which last summer SOLD
from so to 40 cents per bushel are now
moved at s1.25 to s1.30. During the pas
few days dry peas and beans have ad-
vanced % cents a bushel owing to the
demand from the drouth stricken dis
tricts. Even at this advance dealer;
are unable to fill all their orders
Prices quoted are wholesale.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-02
Heartburn

When the quantity of food taken is
too large or the quality too rich, heart.
burn is likely to follow, and especial!
SO if the digestion has been weakened
by constipation. Eat slowly and not
too freely of easily digested food.
Masticate the food thoroughly. Let
six hours elapse between meals and
when you feel a fullness and weight in
the region of the stomach after eating,
indicating that you have eaten toe
much. take of Chamberlain's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets and the heart
burn may be avoided. For sale by r
r. Rellamy. druggist.