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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-02-05
Washington Letter.
(FRoh OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
Monday, February 2, l9o3'

(FRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
Monday, February 2, 1908.
Political attention during the past
week has been centred on the Statehood
fight in the Senate in which Senator
Quay scored several points IN the way
of legislative jockeying and gained an
advantage which seems to pre'age an
extra session of Congress. By one OF
those subtle moves for which the Penn
sylyania senator is famous, he secured
the introduction and reference to his
own committee Of the Statehood bill as
an amendment to the Agricultural and
Sundry Civil appropriation bills. On
Saturday he secured the adoption OF the
measure by the committee as an amend
ment to the Agricultural bill and In
that form will be able to secure vote
in the Senate, unless the appropriation
bill is permitted to fail, which failure
would mean an extra session.
Washington Correspondence
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-02-05
It ia regarded as significant fact that

It lis regarded as significant fact thai
tho estimated expenses Of the White
House for the next fiscal year are placed
at $llO. 254 as against $4,000 last year
It is claimed chat tie renovated man
sion will prove more expensive TO keep
up, 40 result Of polished Aoors, silver
trimmings, etc., ard even the laundry
expenses are largely increased by the
extensive hospitality OF the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt.
- Washington Correspondence.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-02-05

Official announcement has been made OF
the extension of the Jurisdiction of the fol-
lowing officials of the Western Maryland
Railroad Company over the West Virginia
Central and P.ttsburg Railway: B. Ii. Girls.
void, general traffic manager; Robert Casson
general auditor; T. D. Woodrow, auditor;
l.. F. Zimmerman, secretary; j. 7. N. Barnes,
assistant secretary and treasurer, and FL b..
Henson, comptroller, This is part of the
plan of merging the two roads, both of which
are owned by the Gould Interests, and con-
centrates the departments OF the West Vir-
glna Central IN Baltimore.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-02-05

The House during the past week has
devoted itself assiduously to the passage
of regular appropriation bills and has
sent to the Senate the Agricultural and
Indian bills. Today it will take up the
Sundry Civil bill and will probably
spend large portion Of the week in its
consideration. Later in the week it
will pass the Littlefeld anti trust bill.
Washington Correspondence.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-02-05

Washington is enjoying enc of the
most brilliant seasons il its history
The White House hospitality is on a
large and elaborate scale and senators
and members, diplomats and Justices as
we'll as the large acd wealthy, but un-
official contingent in Washington soci-
ETY. are outlying each ether in TIE mum.
Der and extent of their entertainments.
- WaShinqtOn Correspondence.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-02-05

Carroll county national bank stock
is commanding handsome Tremiums.-
At public sale on Monday last, sev-
eral lots, representing WestmInster's
three banks sold at premiums ranging
between l0l and ll2 per cent.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-02-05

The United States has this week been
invited by Mexico and China to partic'
ipate in what, on the surface, appears
to be a most important negotiation look
ing to an international agreement to es-
tablish silver standard on a basis of
80 to l. The proposals of China and
Mexico come in the form Of diplomatic
notes which the President has forward
ed to Congress with the recommended
ton that he be authorized to appoint
three commissioners to meet with COM
missioners of ether nations. The Uni.
ted States is also urged to enlist the
sympathy of France and Great Britain,
the welfare of whose colonies will int
crest them in the proposition.
The plan proposed and the ratio sng.
gesied is in accordance with the Philip.
pine coinage bill now before the Senae
and which is expected to pass at this
session. This system was recommend
ed for the Philippines by Mr.. Conan,
the expert employed by the War De-
rartmeat to investigate the coinage Of
the islands, and Secretary Root says Of
it that ut would prevent the further
depreciation and iluotuation of silver
and prevent the serious losses OCCASION
ed the silver using countries thereby"
- WASHINGTON Correspondence.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-02-05
MysteriOus Circumstance.

One was pale and sallow and the
other fresh and rosy. Whence the diff
ference? She who is blushing with
health uses DR.. Kings New Life Pills
to maintain it. By gently arousing the
lazy organs they compel good digestl IN
and head off constipation. Try them.
ONLY Is cents at Waters Pharmacy.
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Nearly FOrfeits His Life.

A runaway almost ending fatally,
started a horrible ulcer on the leg of ].
B.Orner. Franklin Grove, III. For four
years it defed all doctors and all rem
edies. But Bucklen's Arnica Salve had
no trouble to cure him. Equally good
for Burns, Bruises, Skin Eruptions and
Piles. Csc at Waters Drug Store.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-02-05

On Monday last New York observed the
25Oth anniversary Of the granting of NUM-
cipa powers to that city. On February 2,
1868, the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce
and the West Indian Company decided that
New Amsterdam should be permitted to
elect its own magistrates, whtreupon Thos.
de laval was elected its 6rst mayor.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-02-05

Minister Bowen refused proposition
by the allies 10 allot ten per cent of the
customs receipts at La Guayra and Pu-
erto Cabello to the claimant powers not
engaged in blockading Venezuela.
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Through the employment of private
mail carrier by the white people of In
dianola. Mississippi, the negroes are
without mail facilities.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-02-05

A movement is On foot among South
ern negroes to call congress and de-
clare the Southern whites are the ne
groes beat friends.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-02-05

Rural free delivery has been estab-
lished in Caroline county, three routes
centering at Denton.
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sleep ueN enough at night,
And tie Mamedesf appetite
Ezey mortal man Possessed"

Riley's farmer is the very picture Of
man advanced In years, yet in the enjoy
ment of perfect health. A good appe-
tite, good digestion and sound sleep, are
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The French army will hereafter be
supplied with improved rations, includ'
ing wine.
additional Locals,

Reuben Wilhide, of near town, having
been feeling well, and ate hearty dinner on
Tuesday, was suddenly attacked with acute
indigestion and hear, failure, dying at ) pm.
The funeral services were preached at his
late home, on Friday morning at 10 O'clock
and lntelment at the Stone church grave
yard, near town, Aged 81 years and 20 days
D p. Creek Letter in Carroll Record.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-02-05

John johnson, a young colored man en-
ployed by Mr.. James Houck, residing few
miles north of Frederick, is the inventor OF
an electrical appliance for use on railroads.
the adoption of which he believes, would
greatly lessen the danger Of collisions. The
appliance is called by the inventor an auto
matte railroad signal. 1t is designed to be
attached to The railroad tracks to signal trains
when two are on the same track. The ap-
pliance can be adjusted for any distance aud
by means of an Indicator in the engine OF n
train will notify the engineer of the presence
of another train upon the track and how lar
distant 1t is. 1t has been tested by making
an attachment to the Northern Central track
al Harmony Grove, by which 1t was possible
at distance of three miles, to tell the exact
time q train left the station at that point.
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The southern sentinel., 1903-11-06
THE SNAKE EATER.
Probably Ate His Last Snake
Lunch.

Lake Charles, La. Oct. 2S.-
Esau, the snake eater, while Civ
ing one of his exhibitions in this
city yesterday. was badly bitten
on the tongue by a poisonous
rusty-head moccasin. The snake
was caught ou the banks of the
lake and sold to Esau, whose
proper name is John Rufe. Of
Newark, N. j. In his exhibition
he picked up the snake and put
his head into his mouth and bit it
off. The snake in the meantime
had sunk its poisonous fangs into
his tongue, and the boy is lying
at the point of death. His tongue
is swollen so badly that he is grad
ually choking to death, and his
body is gradually turning dark
brown as the poison spreads
through his system. There is
little hope of his recovery.
The southern sentinel., 1903-11-06
Price 5 cents.
FOR ASSESSOR.
James T. Durham is a New Rich
nond IN the Field.

In this paper will be found the
announcement Of James T. Dur
ham as candidate for the office
of Assessor OF this parish, his
candidacy sbujeet to the Demo
cratic primary election. Mr..
Durham is 4 man we'll known to
the people of the parish. lie
was born and reared here ~. !. ha.
been more or less before the peo-
pie in public capacity during
the past few years. lie has been
parish treasurer now for three
years and has flied that office
with credit to himself ans @itis-
faction to the people who
have had business with the Office.
lie is n self-made man and is
counted among our very best cit
izens. He comes of a eocd fam
lily of people and will be accorded
the support of numerous friends
who have urged him to offer him
self for this position. lie knows
the duties of the office and if elec-
ted will fill il with the same ability
he which has characterized him as
a good treasurer since he assumed
that Office. The many warm per-
sonal friends who have SO urged
Mr.. Durham to make the race for
the endorsement as Assessor will
leave nothing undone to secure
for him the endorsement.
The southern sentinel., 1903-11-06
NEGRO VS.. NEGRO.
Mob of Negroes Lynch a Black
Fiend.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Yesterdays Shreveport Tines
contains report ofa most dia-
bolical crime in Bossier parish on
Sunday:
.'Bossier parish was the scene
Sunday of one of the blootlicst
crimes ever committed. two
negroes being killed, ore fatally
wounded and another badly cut
in the arm, the prepetrator of the
awful series of crimes being af-
forwards captured and hanged for
the diabolical crime. The mIr-
ders were committed by vicious
black, named Joseph Craddock.
a cotton picker on the S. }.
Smith plantation, the victims all
being cotton pickers. The kill
lings were unprovoked, the muir
derer using an ax as weapon.
After the fiend committed the
atrocious crimes he cody walked
away and joined crowd of ne
groes in Il game of craps, where
he was arrested by posse under
the leadership of Mr.. s.Will Mer-
Ger. The negro admitted the
crime and defantIy shook his
finger in the face of Mr.. Mercer,
telling him it was a good thing he
was not armed, otherwise he
would share the same fate as the
negroes. A large crowd of hiS
own race clamored wildly for his
blood and the black was turned
over to them. He was led to a
spot about mile away and after
being gwen time to pray was
drawn up with a rope and hanged
to tree Until he was dead.
1.-The execution was conducted
in a quiet and orderly manner.
the negroes in the mob, number
| ing three hundred, going quietly
| to their homes after the hanging"
The southern sentinel., 1903-11-06
KalaSki-B i-Bernstein.

Mr.. Marcus KalasE of this city
and Miss Bertha Bernstein of
Winfield were united in marriage
in the parlor of the Hotel Caddo
in Shreveport yesterday afternoon
at 2::3O o'clock, Rabi Jacobs Off
ciating. Only relatives and a few
intimate friends were present.
Mrs. Frank Caspari of this city,
sister of the groom, attended.
Mr.. Kalaski is a son of Hon. j.
L. Kalaski of this city and a
prominent and successful young
business man, being one of our
leading jewellers. He is a mem
Der of the parish school board.
The bride is the daughter OF
Mr.. Philip Bernstein of Winn-
field and a sister of Mr.. Henry
Bernstein, a leading member Of
the Monroe bar. She is an ac-
complished young lady and fol
two or three years was one of the
most popular teachers in the
Monroe High School.-Monroe
Daily Star of Thursday.
The southern sentinel., 1903-11-06
Not a Sick Day Since.

II was taken severely sick With
kidney trouble. I tried all sorts
of medicines, none of which re-
lieved me. One day saw an ad.
of your Electric Bitters and de-
termined to try that. After TAX
ing q few doses / felt relieved.
and soon thereafter was entirely
cured, and have not been sick =
day since. Neighbors of mine
have been cured of Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Liver and Kidney
troubles and General Debility.
This Is what B. F. Bass, Of Ere
mont, N. g. writes. Only Zoe,
|at Gfi1loR Drug "a.
The southern sentinel., 1903-11-06
TEAGLE TO BUILD.
VIII Erect A Handsome Brick
Store House.

Brick are now being placed on
the ground for the erection OF g
handsome brick store house for
our progressive merchant, Mr.. }.
G. Teagle, whose house vas de-
stroyed BY the recent fire. a
contract was made several days
ago for the building and the ma
terial is now coming il and being
placed on the ground. It IS
thought the house can and will
be completed BY the middle Of
December, but at any rate It will
be completed as soon as men can
do the work. It will be q one
story building to cover the lot on
which the wooden structure was
destroyed and will have : glass
front, and with al the needed
fixtures to make it . first class
house 10 every way. A contract
for the Grisham drug building
has not been made s jet, but 4
s probable That the company vii
h6;l5 son. nteetof 9wlnn.
= 8 a. u5iI ! = ZI & = IA
The southern sentinel., 1903-11-06
WHY THEY OUARRELED.
Jastremsli and Blanchard Explain Why They Did as
They Did at Ponchatou!a.

one of them. It would have beer
cowardly for him to name some
one who was absent, and, as he
was put in a position where. if he
backed down. it would injure hi,
standing before the people, he
could do nothing else than name
Judge Blanchard. He said that
he believed that the people were
with him In the issue that he had
made, and that he would win on it.
JUDGE BLANCHARD
said, after the meeting, that he
regretted the affair very much.
He believed he was right in in
sisting on General Jastremski
naming the trickstcrs that he was
talking about, and when he ten
dered him a gratuitious insult by
naming him, he thought he was
right in calling him liar. He
said that he did not believe that
anyone had ever thought he was
a trickster, and that there had
never been any such charge
against him.
The southern sentinel., 1903-11-06
DEMOCRATS VICTORIOUS,
Carried New York City By TO-
600 Majority.

From Wednesdays Daily.
In the elections yesterday the
Democrats were victorious in
New York City, Mcclellan, the
democratic candidate for mayor
of Greater New York, defeating
Low, the fusionist candidate and
present incumbent, with 10000
majority. Kentucky and Rhode
Island are conceded to the Dem
ocrats. while in Maryland large
gains have been made, if the
State has not given the Demo-
Gratis a majority.
The southern sentinel., 1903-11-06
The Baptist Orphanage.

The Baptist Orphanage.
The Lake Charles Press reports
the arrival there Of Mrs. Haw-
kins and eighteen orphans from
Keachi, they having moved to the
new Baptist Orphanage just COM
pleted 1T Lake Charles. The
children and the lnatron are all
healthy and happy, and are proud
Of their new home. Several
Winfield people are interested
in the Orphanage and will be
pleased to know that it has been
completed, with the exception of
q fence around the premises
which contain sixteen acres, and
that the little orphans are being
we'll cared for.
The southern sentinel., 1903-11-06

At a public speaking at Pom
chatoula Thursday morning Judge
Blanchard and Gen. Jastrimski
came to blows over tiff during
the speechmaking. Judge Blan-
chard had begun his speech and
was replying to the Generals
speech in which he had said that
the state is controlled by a lot of
tricksters. Judge Blanchard
asked the General to name one
trickster and the General replied
"you are one. To this the
Judge replied: "Then you are a
liar." The General made an eff
fort to strike the Judge, but
friends interferred and stopped
hostilities. Thus came to an end
the first fight in a high and dig
nified State campaign, the result
of a primary election.
GENERAL JAsTREMSKI
said that he was attacking the
bosses and tricksters as a body,
and that Judge Blanchard had no
right to force him to name any
The southern sentinel., 1903-11-06
WINFIELD, 4. FRIDAY MORNING NOVEMBER g.,
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
cases Disposed OF at Yester-
days Session of Court.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
CIVIL DOCKET.
Mayfield WOODEN Mills VS., Ell
Shaw, Liquidator. judgement b,
default.
}. }. Dickerson VS.. Heirs of
Frank Kelly, Deceased. Judge.
ment for plaintiff reinstatine
title.
T. B. Wright vs.. J. B. Milan.
dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
j. B. Milan vs.. c. FL. Nixon,
Judgement proven up in open
court pursuant to confession.
D. 3. Milan VS.. J. W. Buchans.
Judgement proven up in open
court pursuant to confession.
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
State of Louisiana VS.. MIN Nc
Csrty. assault and battery, plead
guilty, fined $3.50 and costs.
State VS.. Tom GUN, selling
liquor without license. nolle pros.
entered.
State VS.. Oscar Brown and
John Strlnger. purloining water
melons. plead guilty, fined 81
and costs.
State VS.. w. r. Brown, cursing
near private house, plead guilty,
fined $3.50 and costs.
State VS.. D. Smith, selling
liquor without license, nolle pros.
entered
State rs. Bob Machen. manning
a horse, plead guilty, fined SIS
and costs.
The southern sentinel., 1903-11-06

referring to the past political
history Of the State and how it
has been purged of carpetbag
rule and in most pleasing man.
ner referred to the part taken In
this work by Newton G.. Blanch-
ard. The talk was we'll received
and every reference to Judge
Blanchard brought forth ap-
plause.
The programme committee then
reported and the ward candidates
were the first on deck. Only two
candidates for ward offices, w.
A. Jones fo- justice of the peace
and Geo. A. Kelly for police
member, responded. They made
very brief talks. The candidates
for Representatives were the next
speakers and they made short
talks setting forth their plat
forms. They both oppose the ap-
pointive power of the governor
and Mr.. Gamble stated that he
would not only support 4 measure
for the purpose of curtailing this
power, but would, if elected, in
troduce and work for the adop-
ton of such a law.
The candidates for sheriff were
then called on and Mr.. j B. Milan
responded by saying that he had
not come out to make a speech.
but to listen to speeches. After
stating that he was candidate
and would appreciate the support
of the majority of the voters, he
gave way to Mr.. /. A. Peters, who
stated that he is entitled to cleo
ton on general principles, age
and good looks.
The next speakers were Mr.. j.
II. Crawford, N. NJ. Hyde, and
C. H. Elliott, all candidates for
the Assessors Office. They each
made good talks setting forth
what they propose to do if elec-
ted, and what they thought
should be done in this important
branch of our government.
The candidates for district at
torney were present and were
called on to make talk. MIR.
Hundley responded by saying that
he would probably be candidate
when the time comes and expec-
ted to let the people hear from
him then. Mr.. Wallace said he
wants Old Winn to remember
the name" when the prop er time
comes.
Judge Sam Barksdale was then
called on and he sald . few words
| in regard the candidacy of Judge
Allen Barksdale for Lieutenant
Governor. He said that no com
binat;ons have been made by the
Judge with any other candidates,
This brought the meeting 70 I
The southern sentinel., 1903-11-06
Is Not in 1t.
From Tuesdays Daily.

Our friend j. w. Hughes, of
the fifth ward, spent last night in
the city, having come up on busi-
ness. He was asked concerning
the placing of his name on the
roll as . committeeman by the
Republican organization here last
Saturday. He said that his name
WAS used without permission and
that be would not serve as . COM
mitteeman. He said that he is
not in politics at all now and de
|sires il thoroughly understood
|that he y not il Republican poll
|ties b any means.
The southern sentinel., 1903-11-06
RUNAWAY TEAM.
81 Of Horses Took a Race
Through Town.
- Saturdays Daily.

som Saturdays Daily.
a about 8 o'clock this morn
tbe team of j. w. Dickerson,
Iched to q wagon which he was
oot to load with freight at the
Irksnsas Southern depot, be-
ne frightened at something and
lied out up Main street at a
Sely gait. Everybodyalong the
oet tried to stop them, but
- surrounded everything and
on, At the corner of Main
Jones streets they struck a
5pore pole and left a greater
Of the wagon. They ran out
ri i mile west of town before
ling to a halt. The horses
- not injured beyond all tile
13o being torn from the hind
caused by the hounds and
ubIe-tree dropping down after
:, xagon struck the telephone
The wagon has the appear
= Of having been Carrie Ma
sed and has not all been col
"a up ~ yet. It's not known
- caused them to run.