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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-15
DEATH OF CAPT. NELSON
SERVED THIRTY YEARS AS
CLERK IN WAR DEPARTMENT.
Held High Rank in Several Fraternal
Organizations, Which Will Have
Charge of the Funeral.

Captain Halvor Nelson. died at 10 o'clock
last evening at his residence, 1915 9Th street
northwest. He had been in falling health
for a number of years, but his death was
unexpected He was in his sixty-fourth
year, and native of Norway. He emf
grated to this country before the civil war,
in which he served as an officer Of Michi-
gan volunteers.
After the war he settled in this city, and
was for nearly thirty years a valued
clerk in the War Department. He always
took keen interest in fraternal organiza-
tions, and attained high rank in several
of the most prominent ones. He was an
honorary member of the thirtythird de-
gree, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
Masonry, and had filled many important
positions in the Masonic fraternity.
He was a Knight Of Pythias for more
than thirty-f1ve years, and in 1878 was
grand chancellor Of that order He was
afterward elected supreme representative
from the grand domain of the District of
Columbia and served four years as rep
resentative in the supreme governing body
of knights of Pythias.
AT the time of his death he was a grand
representative from Superior Lodge, No.
q, and had been from the time of the in
stitution of that lodge. He also held MEM
bershps in the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. He rendered excellent services to
all the various orders with which he was
affiliated. and was highly regarded by their
membership.
The several organizations will participate
in the services at his funeral, the details of
which have not yet been arranged.
Captain Nelson was an efficient and hon
est public official, and a popular and ex-
emplary citizen He leaves a widow and
children, and a wide circle OF friends and
acquaintance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-15
Liberty Satin.
Mr.. smith said in part:

"Our government. responding to the sem
tirneat of our people, has reafflrmed the
Monroe doctrine with renewed emphasis
That doctrine is far more an American ne
cessity today than It was eighty years ago
when 1t was proclaimed What was then
only a vague idsa has become living and
potent measure of national security, Eighty
years ago the powers of Europe had not
entered upon their colonial expansion, but
now they are engaged in q rivalry of AK
earth yet unproportiened among the great
powers is South America. If it were open
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-15
THE BULWARK OF AMERICA.
Charles Emory Smith 30 Characterizes
the Monroe Doctrine,

A dispatch from New York last night
says; Members of the Albany Society and
their guests to the number of 200 attended
the eighth annual banquet Of the society at
Delmonicss tonight. Louis Stern, presi-
dent of the society, presided, and among
those present were Bishop w. Q. Doane
former Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith and Major General Chaffee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-15
Wide
Embroidery.
FrmitOf tfpeLOOrm

Best yard-wide cotton;
known as a 1Oc. quail
ty cut from the piece,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-15

The boards of supervisors of Louisiana
parishes. abutting on the Mississippi have
passed ordinances against killing alligators.
The saurians eat the musk rats which de-
stroy the ievees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-15

to their grasp, how eagerly the powers Of
stand face to face with ths extension Of the
European powers on this continent, The
Monroe doctrine Ia the one barrier Never
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-15

United States to shield improvident
debtors? No: but she defines the line ond
1t must not be passed. We have sister re-
publics in South America, and the security
for the future is closer trade relations with
u.s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-15

erected. 1t saved America for America,
and saves 1t with peace.
"If Europe cannot save herself by ter
ritorial acquisition. how can she trade with
South America? She knows the conditions
and must proceed at her own risk. Is the
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-10-22
NEEDMORE, ALA.
Special to the News.

Special to the News.
Building houses is the order of the
day.
The blacklegs don't get no cars to
load but N. & c. Guess the Union is
the cause of it. The blacklegs are
afraid they will have to fight. Guess
they had better get in line and be on
the right side. We will tell who they
are soon, but want to give them a good
chance to join the union.
There is going to be big show at
Bridgeport on the 23rd.
Wonder If Tom Smith will take his
girl to the Show. Guess Frank Thorn
ason will take his best girl, too.
Tom Smith is going to build him a
new house, don't know when MOI
where.
We want the union men to see piece
from Needmore every week as long as
we remain idle, as it does them good
to read it,
A word about getting heat Will
Brown did not get as mad as though
for be is all right yet. Will have Il
give him his part next time to keel
him from telling on me.
into their new house sooon.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-10-22
THANS.
Special to the News.

Special to the News.
My dear readers, will try to give you
few items this week again, but news
is scarce.
Mrs. Mary Deakins of Chattanooga, is
visiting her many friends in the valley.
She called on US at Thans and we we're
all glad to see her.
1t is sad to pen the death of old Mrs.
Cope, of Dunlap, and we truly sympa-
thize with her bereaved friends. She
wys buried at the Dunlap Cemetery.
Geo. S. Smith called at Thans Friday
with load of wheat he was taking to
mill.
N. Deakins has finished making sor-
ghum and is digging potatoes.
w. L. and Lafayette Smith have just
finished putting in large field Of wheat
and the work was done In good shape.
The school at the hall is progressing
finely. 1t will continue three weeks
| longer.
Ge writer spent Thursday night very
pleasantly with friends in Dunlap. Ev'
erything there is progressing finely
and it seems that times are very good.
S. A. Rigsby and wife are visiting
friends at Pikeville.
Visiting seems to be the order of tbs
day now. Ye writer intends to visi
her many friends at Jasper Sunday i
she can get of. She has relatives al
the way from here to Jasper, and sh'
will call on them as sue goes.
NJ. T. g.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-10-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Blunt Smith will move
When the union met last you ought
to have seen the men eating acorns.
Guess the hogs didn't like that.
Arch Smith moved to Bridgeport
Monday to the house with John Nc
Williams. Guess they will have a big
time down there.
Oscar Ridley and his pa were seen
going down the road to-day Wonder
where they went,
We think when the blacklegs get
their eyes open and see which is the
big side OF the world they will repent
and be baptized. They will cry out,
enough" Old Ned.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-10-22
Gained Forty Pounds in thirty Days.
Co. "B", 23rd Infantry

For several months our younger bro
ther bad been troubled with Indigestion
He tried several remedies but got no
benefit from them. We purchased some
OF Chamberlain's stomach and Liver
Tablets and be commenced taking them
and inside of thirty days he bad gained
forty pounds In flesh. He is now fully
recovered. We have q good trade in
the Tablets. -HoILSY Bros Mer-
chants, Long Branch, Mo.
For sale by Coldwell & Chaudoin, and
Whitwell Drug Co.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-10-22
Cures ChlIls and Fever.

g. w. WRIT NaeOgodohes, Texas,
says: Ellis daughter had ohills and few
er for three years; he could not find any
thing that would help her till be used
Herbine. His wife will not keep house
without 1t, and cannot say too much for
it. SOC.
For sale by Sequatchie Supply Store
and Whitwell Drug Co.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-10-22
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Experiences Of a Sequachee
Valley Boy.
PASSAGE OF LAKE LANSEO
Treacherous Natives, Boiled
Water and Barrack Build
ing the Attractions.
PASSAGE OF LAKE LANSEO
Camp Wears, Mindanao, P. l
Aug. Is, 1903

Aug. 10, 1903
To the News:
l do not wish to disturb your
peaceful sumbers this summer
Sunday morning, but will try to
give you a sketch Of our home and
surroundings as well as my journ
ey across land and sea.
We left Plattsburg, N Y, April
Goth mid a cheering thousand or
more. Our train consisted of 18
sleepers and nine baggage cars.
The journey was made without in
cident reaching San Francisco,
April, 2S
On reaching San Francisco ye
writer was taken to the hospital
and could not accompany his COM
pany any farther The command
sailed May l and | followed a
month or two later by the U. S. A.
T. Logan which carried the 4th In
fantry and squadron of the 18th
Cavalry.
My stay in San Francisco was
not very pleasant, but the old say
ing "out of the frying pan into the
fire" seems to be my situation at
present.
We dropped anchor in Manila
bay without incident. 1t was then
that | learned the whereabouts of
my company, | went ashore
three days later to await the sail
ing of the U. S. A. T. "Liscum",
June Ind. While in Manila l Wis
tied all points of interest including
the old walled city which is being
torn down by couvicts. This was
the first walled city that We writer
had ever seen and tits all that |
ever care to see OF the famous city
again.
Our voyage from Manila to Mails
abang, (the nearest point to this
station) was the worst part of the
journey. Our accommodations
were Of the worst kind, sleeping on
decks or any old place you could
find and living on scant ratlons.
We arrived in Malabang on the 7th
glad to behold familiar faces again.
Four companies Of the 23rd Infan~
try are stationed at this point.
After days layover we started
for this place, on foot, which is %
miles of continued climbing among
mountains. We arrived here the
following day at the height of 1901
feet above the sea,
This place is we'll named for il
was a camp and nothing more
when we came here. 1t was named
in honor of Lieut.. Wears who was
killed in an attack not two hundred
yards away. The climate is very
pleasant, never verv hot, warm e.
nongh during the day and far cool
er at night than YOU now enjoy, il
fact. an 0vercoat would not go baC
il you had one.
We are building barracks all the
time now. Ny company moved in
TO theirs Sunday morning; in an
other month all troops will be un
der cover, and then we hope to ge
breathing spell, but heaven ONLY
knows whether we will get it o
not.
The natives here are suppose,
to be friendly but you cannot g
on what they Stem for they are
very treacherous race Of people
We are on the lookout all the time
have six out post aud four interio
post besides a company guard q
three men each night for ever
company here. We only get thre
nights from guard and work ever
day so we find but littls time
ourselves.
The rainy season is on now an
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-10-22
BLANKETS and
COMFORTS.

The time will soon be here when
you will need some of these goods.
Come and see us, we have them at
the right price.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-10-22

how to reconcile these things. l
feel like exclaiming with one OF
old, "Oh! consistency, thou art a
jewel"
PETER HAUNCH.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-10-22
LOW CLUBBING OFFER.

For 30 cents additional to the regular
subscription price of the News, to all
subscribers paying up all arrears and
one year in advance, we will send the
Louisville Home and Farm, a No. /
good agricultural paper, one year.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-10-22

hardly day passes but what we
have down pour.
Last Monday a detachment Of
fifteen men Gncluding myself and
three officers were sent out 10 cross
the lake for the purpose of escort,
ing Gen. Wood and staff to this
post, it is about three miles to the
lake from here On our arriyaI at
the lake we embarked in three ma
tive boats, manned by three natives
each. In about two hours these
men, if you can call them such
had done their best Seeing that
we were doomed for the night in
the boat unless We did some row.
ing ourselves we went at it With
good will and landed on the op-
poSite side at s p. m, having been
on the bosom OF the peaceful Lake
Lanao for niIe long hours On
our landing we had to march two
miles to the camp of the 28tN In~
tantry who ore building a road
from the. other side Of the island to
the lake front. The distance trav>
eled that day was thirty miles.
The lake is in the heart of the Mo
ro country and we could see pen
ly of Muro's forts and block houses
and were often close enough to be
fired upon, but nothing of the kind
happened AS we neared one tribe
they hoisted a white flag to show
that they were friendly but we did
stop to see ds we did not care
whether the, were friendly or not;
if we had been heading for their
place 1t would have made no differ
ence to us. We stayed over the
next day to rest and returned the
following day by the same route
and same means with The General
and staff, They left today at noon
for Malabang, having finished their
inspection hcle during the early
morning.
Our trip across the lake
was the first ever made by A.
mericans. While over there ye
writer helped himself to all kinds
of fruit the first had eaten since
coming here as we are not permit
ed to eat such here but over there
they can eat any thing they like
and nothing is said. Here if you
are caught eating any thing o! the
kind you will be tried by court
martial. All such things have to
be cooked and the drinking water
boiled. | am in the best of health
and so are nearly all troops in
these parts.
Our mails are very Irregular and
only two per month. The last
mail we had was 81 days old, so
you see we are behind you at least
two months, but some day we hone
to be with you again and enjoy
the hospitality of old Sequatchie
Valley once more.
When'I was with you a little
over a year ago | did not think ]
should this day be over ten thou
sand miles away looking a treach
erous Moro in the face, but such Is
soldiers life and we cannot COM
plain.
| have tried TO write this as best
| could per request of friends ant
hope it will be of some interest tt
them as well as all readers of tn,
News,
Oh say, by the way, will some o
you send me the picture Of AN A
merican woman so may not for
get low they look. | have no
seen one since | left Manila, in fac
| have only seen one of any kind
With best wishes and kindes
regards l will bid you all good
night and chat with you sometim
in the near future if agreeable.
remain as ever,
Yours respectfully,
G. S. P,
Co. "B", 23rd Infantry
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-10-22
CLOTHING.

Now all | ask is for you to come
and let me show and price them to
you. am satisfied ] can save you
money.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-10-22
NOTICE.

l will be at Sequachee on Friday
of each week, and can be found at Ho-
tel Marion. Those desiring first-ciass
dental work. should wait for me-
N. b. MOORE, d. ID. s.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-10-22
7 N showing you our entire line, whether
- you want to buy only little or none
at ALL Wealways strive to please ::
SHOES.

Now remember this is one of the
most important items in buying your
winter outfit.
| claim and will back up every
thing say, and that is | carry the
best and most complete line of Shoes
you will find near here.
When you want to buy shoes for
yourself and family let us show you
what | have.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-10-22
MILLINERY.

We have already bought twice
this season, and will make another
order soon, and the reason we are
selling so many hats is because the
styles are correct and our prices are
the lowest.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-04

when the engagement reaches it's stip-
ulated finish.
E. S. Willard has closed his very
successful season at the Garden thea
ter and gone uptown to Harlem for
a week, after which he will not be
seen again in New York for at least
year and half. In the early spring
he is to proceed to London, where he
will spend the summer in recreation
and in making ready for his fall en-
gagement at the ST. James theater.
He is to continue in England until the
following September, when he pro-
poses to renew his American tours
with quantity of fresh dramatic ma
terial, Meanwhile he will probably or
ganize a special company to interpret
La Chatelaine' in America after the
present season. c. A. More, his bust
ness representative. who, by the way.
has been with Willard for about elev-
en- years. conveys the information that
for this newly purchased French drama
an entirely new equipment of scenery,
costumes and properties is being pre-
pared.
In about three weeks now Richard
Mansfield's run will come to an end
at the Herald Square theater, and De
Wolf Hopper and his company will
step in With their production of "Mr.
Pickwick,' the musical comedy in
which they have apparently been CIV
ing the keenest of delight to large
audiences all along the line. This
event is looked upon in New York
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-04
RerIin,s Noted ReautIes-

Berlin has it's noted court beauties.
The sisters OF the Kaiser are fair tyDes
OF the Teuton beauty. The Arch Princes
SIN OF Saxon Meiningen and Princessin
Frledrlch Karl Won Hessen, both sisters
OF the kaiser, are among the favorites at
court. One of the most brilliant women
OF the Prussian courts is Princess Fried
rich Leopold, of Prussia, who is a sister
to the kaiserin, and comes from the old
feudal Schleswig- HolStein house. Among
other celebrities are Princess Karl Won
Hohenzollern, born in Belgium who lives
serin's suite. Among the younger set is
the pretty, bright Princessin Pauline of
Wurttenberg. daughter of the king of
Wurttenberg, and arch princess of WED.
who also resides near the royal palace
in PotSdana.
The Berlin court also has its skeleton
closet, Its bitter family feuds and griefs
which are kept sealed from the profane
public eye. But the kaiser is no friend
of secret court tntrigues or scandals and
makes short work of such domestic diff
f1culties. Frequently it is asserted that
there is a GOODNESS between the kaiser
and his elder brother, Prince Henry and
sea duty so that he may be kept distant.
This is untrue, as the strongest brotherIy
affection exists between the two The
kaiser rules over family affairs as over
the empire, with an iron will. Under Bis
marck the various widely spread
branches of the Hohenzollern family and
reigning Prussian princes were rent with
prestige and incomes. But the kaiser has
swept aside these cobwebs, and there is
perhaps no European court where the
whole family is more harmonious and
free from the customary ills Of nobility
than the German court.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-04

flow, some were found in white sand
and a number in limestone. The deep
est well of all went through a strata
of white sand. red slate, again white
sand, and finally struck water in red
shale.
Together with the wells which fur
nish a public supply, there are a num-
Der of large wells, artesian and COM
mon, which furnish large Office build
ings, factories and mills, with neces-
sary supply.
The Hamm, Schmidt, Emmert and
Yoerg- breweries draw the vast
amount of water used by them in their
manufacturing business from private
wells located in or near their breWeries
Both the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific railway general offices are sup
piled from Artesian wells. The Far
we'll, Ozmun, Kirk & Co. building draws
its supply from well, as does the
Lowry and Endicott Arcades. The
Ryan hotel has a well, the Portland
flats, the Court block, the Metropolitan
opera house. the Davidson block, the
Germania Life building, the Ernst
building, in which T G b is
located, the Norman block also have
private sources of supply. Both the
Edison and st. Paul Gas company's
plants on Cedar street receive their
supply from artesian wells. The Min
nesota Soap company's factory has a
flowing well, as has the Eagle street
power house Of the gas company.
The amount Of water taken from prf-
vate wells yearly runs far up into the
hundred millions of gallons.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-04
BY HUBERT M. SKINNER.

Perhaps there is no other city of it's
size in America which lays claim to
so many noted men as are boosted by
BroOkville, Ind, though it has a
formidable rival in New Harmony,
across the state to the west. The lit
tie city of about 5000 people is near
the southeast corner of the state, about
forty miles from Cincinnati. It is
shaped somewhat like f1atiron, being
included within the two forks of the
Whitewater river, which come together
at the point. Precipitous hills form its
northern boundary. 1t is built on the
crest of ridge, and descends the
slopes on either side to the waters
edge. Its long, well built and well
paved principal street. which runs
along the crest from north to south.
gives it the appearance of a much
larger place than it really is.
Brookville is full of memories of gen
erations gone. Probably this New
Year is the centennial of it's first set
tlement though the date is a little
obscure. Certain it is that when Amos
Butler came to the site in 1904, it was
occupied by two French traders, who
had made it a permanent post for
traffic with the Indians. It's growth in
the first decade of the last century was
rapid and ambitious; and while this
was checked for a time by the war Of
1917 the close OF IndJ CONNECT marked
the beginning of an astonishing growth
and enterprise. Saw mills, grist
mills, carding machines, rope works,
fulling mills, tanneries, pottery works,
a saddlery, tailor shops, a hat factory,
a bank, and numerous stores were in
active operation, and blacksmiths,
wagonmakers, cabinetmakers and 9TH
er craftsmen were kept busy. The
rivers were /navigated and cargoes
were sent by water to New Orleans
OF the canal, with its fine locks, it's
walled passages and aqueducts, which
cost over a million dollars, the old
water works, etc., it is not necessary to
speak, for other towns may have had
these, even in the twentieties and thir-
ties, but of the men who made Brook
vile famous, some mention must be
made.
Gen. Lew Wallace was born in
Brookville. His father, Gov. David
Wallace, passed his youth in the same
town. The grandfather kept hotel
there. David Wallace, when congress-
man, championed the appropriation
which made success of Morse's tele-
graph, and he endured much obloquy
at the time as an absurdly visionary
man. Jesse Thomas, of Illinois, who
was the author of the Missouri COM
promise bill so strangely accredited to
Henry Clay despite Clay's demurrer),
was another early citizen of the place.
Maurice Thompson was a native