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The Sickest Man is Not Always in Bed. The meanest kind of sickness is just to be able to attend to duties and yet not feel equal to the task. The eternal grind keeps many in the traces who ought to be in bed. A thorough course of Johnson’s Chill and Fever Tonic would give a new lease on life to such people. It tones up the the whole digestive apparatus.- Puts the Liver in the best condition possible. Gives a splendid appetite. Renews strength and restores vitality. VENEZUELAN REBELS RfGAINjNG_GOURAGE They Plan" March on City nt* Caracas! ) -cas-trce situation perilous. Attacked Jay Foreigners and His Own Countrymen President of Venezuela Can, with Dufflculty, Resist the Shocks. Office of J. R. LASSITER. Hendsonville, S. C , Sept. 2, 1896. Me. A. B. Girardeau, Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir:—Some years ago I operated a float ing saw-mill on the Savannah River. My base of operations was being constantly changed, and my hands were always exposed to the worst malarial influences. I employed over one hundred hands, and the work was conducted as much in water as out of it For this reason, in August and Septem ber there was great loss of time and business, on account of sickness among the workers. My attention was then called to Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic, and I determined to give the medicine a triaL I procured it, and those who were Bick were put on this treatment, and those who were feeling badly were at once given the Tonic. In a short time every one of the one hundred hands was well and reported for duty; and from that time on I used nothing else but Johnson’s Tonic, and never had another case of fever. Yours very truly, J. R. LASSITER. For X ios Shoppers. This store has giveiVSpeciaj atten tion to the purchasejoLa^Beautiful and useful line of goods suitable for HOLIDAY GIFTS to Hen. Our line of Smoking^Jack- ets at $7.50, $$.50 and $10.00, and Bath Robes at $3.50' to $10.00 are very desirable. Our line of Suits and Overcoats are well tailored and shapely, and the •‘Swell Young Fellows” are very par tial to’them, They have a distinc tiveness al! their own, that'you do not see in Clothing bought from other stores. Our line of Linen |and .^Silk Handkerchiefs and Yluffers are beautiful in pattern and rich in design. Don’t make your Holiday purchases until you have visited Willemstad, Island of Curacao, Dec. W. (By Boat from J-aGuayra).—The revolutionists, strengthened by the Im possibility of the government’s sup pressing the smuggling of arms and ammunition into the country and by the fact that it haa no longer any fleet at Its disposal, have made'an- ewer to President Castro's proposition that they turn their arms against the foreigners who have attacked Venezue la by referring him to General Matos, their only ohlef capable ef dealing with the matter. The rebels have' regain ed courage. The government which' signed with them an armistice of ten <l4ye, which ends tomorrow, has 3,600 men at Barquistlmoto and 2,000 near ■Caracas, but all others who had en rolled) themselves te fight against ithe foreigners have retreated. « The revolutionists have planned a inarch on 'Caracas by three roads, the leaden, Ramos, Antonio 'Guevata, Ur- haneta and PenaJoia, with 3,500 men, twill march via Quadra; Antonio Fer- mnd«. Oseo and Crespo Torrei, with •2,500 more, bav» l«ft Casianagua and General Rolando with i;60O troops will go from Alta Qrecla. Ammunition is •expected to arrive every day Bear Tuc- cacus. The situation for President Castro is considered to be again perilous. At tacked by foreigners and hisvrwn coun trymen. he can, with dlffledlty, resist the shocks, ea the government’s re sources hare vanished. The presi- denfs departure for LaVictoria is for the purpose of trying to cheek the near advanceto the capital of the rev- olutionists. General Matos will leave Curacac shortly. PREFERENCE GIVEN TO THE PRESIDENT Powers Await His Decision as Arbitrator. KEEN INTEREST IS 8HOWN, English Press Receives President oi United States as Arbitrator of Ven ezuela Trouble With Choroui of Ac- elamatioiV—As to Monroe Doctrine.. W. D. BAILEY, Tjhe 9?fen’s Outfitter, Allen House Corner, Americus, Ga, CARS AR ETELESCOPED. One Train Crashes Into Another In Heavy Snowstorm. Grand Rapids, .Mich., Dee. 24.—Dur ing a heavy snowstorm at 7:33 this morning the Detroit trdan, No. 2, on the Pore Mantiette road, crashed Into th* rear end of Saginaw train No. 32 at McCords, a flag station 15 miles east of here. The engineer of No. 2 did not see the rear light of the Sag- lnaw train unto too late to stop No cars were telescoped, although the force of the collision smashed plat forms and threw the passengers and train crew from their seats. The fol- -towing were Injured; Bis. M. J. Kltoy, of Grand Rapids. L. E. Cook, seriously. James Scoville, of Cbrekesvilte. Express Messenger Griffith. E. A. Wood, baggageman. Depression In Spinning Industry. Ijondon, Dec. 24.—The depression fln the British cotton spinning Indus- try la -evidenced by the fact that 85 Joint stock companies to Lancashire with an aggregate capital of $25,176,- 000 and having 6,667,000 spindles, re card a mat loro of 17,150 for this year. New York, Dec. 24.—‘The decision of President Roosevelt respecting the Venezuelan arbitration has been await ed with keen Interest In England, says a dispatch from London to The Tri bune. • The cogency of the objections urged by the leading American Journals Is net denied, but there haa been a sin cere preference for Mr. Roosevelt as the arbitrator. •The old Tory Morning Post pro Iposed the president's name In ad- >0000 of erven the quick-witted Ger man emperor, end the suggestion -has been recelvedi with a chorus of accla mation toy the English press There are no ulterior motives. This Eng lish preference is based open respect for the president's character and rec ognition of hie unique fitness for the ddtles of an arbitrator in a case where a guarantee, for payment oT an award la urgently needed, hut may be die paneed with, If he consents to act. The English press Is regaining Its sobriety ef judgment respecting Ger many- Hr. Kipling’s outbreak to gen erally condemned, and the German em peror to beginning to have something like Justice for hie evident desire to malntlaa the friendliest possible rela tions with the United States. The British solicitude for the maintenance arid preservation of the Monroe doc trine -seems overwrought when the powerful European governments have virtually recognized It and deliberate ly nominated the American president as arbitrator. VENEZUELAN TROUBLE PASSES ITS ZENITH Present Situaticn 1.Jicates Speedy Settlement.., COMPLICATIONS MAY YET ARI8E But Representative Men of All Nations Feel that an Amicable Settlement la Practically Assured In Near Fu ture. ENGAGES. Marriage as very largely an accident In few cases do men or women set up a standard of manly or womanly excellence and chooee by it In most cases people become engaged as the result of pro pinquity rather than because of any deep rooted preference. And co it often happens that the wife enters upon the obligations of maternity just as thoughtlessly as she entered on tile marriage relation, because no one has warned her of the dangers she faces. Thousands of women become invalids for lack of knowledge of themselves. It is to this large body of women that Dr. Pierce's Favorite rescription comes as a priceless boon, because it cures womanly ilia "Favorite Prescription" establishes regularity, dries weakening drains, heals inflammation and ulceration and cures female weakness. It makes weak women strong, sick women well. _ •After my first child was bom." writes Mrs, Jordan Stout, of Pawccttffap, Frederick'Co., Va.. "ray health wa$ very poor for a long: time, and a»t winter I wai so bad with pain down in bock . could hardly move without great suffering. My nmlmnd got me a Kittle of Dr. Pierce’s Fa* vorite Prescription and a vial of bin * PJeuaanj' Pellets.’ which I 5***1 n$ directed. In four day* I wan greatly relieved, and now. after using the medicine three months. I seem to be entirely well. I can’t ace v/hy it f* that there are «<y many suffering women when there in *uc!i an ea>y way to be cured. I know your medicines are the best in the work}." Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets the fa vorite family laxative. One ‘Pellet’ a laxative, two * Pellets * a cathartic dose President's Decision Unknown. Washington, Dec. 24.—The propo- ito of Great Britain and Germany thi^t President Roosevelt 'arbitrate the Vetrezuelan dispute have , reached Washington. They are iu such form that th e- president can accept or re ject the proposition outright. So fat the messages having been received ♦idle flic president was -absent from ttfa White House, he has had no op portunity to consider them, and until he does so, his decision cannot be known. for the same reason nothing can be gathered here ae te the details of the proposals, and although great interest Is felt ae to the extent of the limita tions which the allies will ask to be placed- on the arbitration, curiosity on that point must remain unsattafled qn- til the president has finally made up Wa mind What he shall do. it to known that'ho to disposed to act with All speed In this matter for berehllzei that the conditions on the blockade are such that almost any moment an unpleasant incident may occur through the obstinacy of some skip per or from a genuine misunderstand ing as to the terms of the blockade that may diminish the chances of a pesoeful settlement of the Venezuelan question. NEW STEAMER LINE. Vessels Will Ply Between New Or leans and Mahogany Porto. Loulavilla, Dec. 24.—A line of steam ere for the Central American and Af rican mahogany trade is to be eatab le* by the C. O. Mangel. Jr.. & Bro company, of Louisville, to ply between Mew Orleans and the mahogany ports A deal will soon be closed for a twin screw steamer to cost about *750,000 and others have been offered the com- pany which, considering the advlea bllity of purchasing several at this time. The company intends to own ito own at earners and transport Its own togs. The Menget concern has large cots iracto for logs and extensive timber toaase on British Honduras and Gusto mala, and also buys a considerable percentage of the mahogany logs at fee port of Lagoa, on the western coast of Africa. Famous Horseman Killed. New York, Dec. 24.—Horoemen In terested In harness racing were shock ed to learn that the unidentified body of a man killed accidently by a horse while crossing Broadway at Spring street on Monday evening was E. C. Walker, a trainer, driver, starting Judge and writer, who was known to followers of trotting all over the Unit- ed State* Mrs. Walker recognized th* description of the dead man pub- Msttsd In the newspapers and went at one® to the morgue, where -her feats confirmed. Mr. Vanderbilt Better. New York. Dec. 24.—Tho following bulletin was Issued at the Vande:bl!l residence at 9:S0 o’clock: "Mr Van derbllt passed a, slightly better nlgnl His temperature is a little lower and general condition fa also slightly toproved. (Slgflad) Flint Jtaewav." Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 23.—The Red "D" line steamer Caracas, Cap tain Wood-rick, from New York, Dec. 13, via San Juan, Perto Rico and Wll lemstadt, Curacoa, ia expected this morulas from Curacao, and will be al lowed free entrance by the blockading vessels. This decision, however, as briefly cabled last night, was not ar rived at without some difficulty, due, it to claimed here; to the lack of unity of action on the part of the allies. The commander of the British cruiser Tribune yesterday notified Mr. Bchuck, the consul of Great Britain, that the Caracas could enter the port of La- Ouayra today. The Tribune then sailed from LaGuayra leaving the Ital ian cruiser Giovanni Baueaa In charge of the blockade. The Arat act of the commander of the Bauson woe to no tify the agents of the Red “D” line that the Caracas would not be allowed to land bar pone enters, mall or freight. The commander of the United States gunboat Marietta, Lieutenant Com mander Diehl, the commander of the French cruiser Troudo and the United States consul were Immediately In formed of the stand taken by the Ital ian commander, whose decision was regarded as vtolatlng the terms of the decrees establishing the- blockade which allowed all steamers coming from the United States ten days' grace from the date of the establish ment ef the blockade, Dec. 20, in which to reach Venezuelan ports. Mr. Boulton, oi the Boulton company, the agents of the Une, and all the foreign •merchant* entered protests against the Rallnn commander's decision, and the commander of the Marietta and the United States consul cabled to Wash ington for Instructions. Meanwhile lieutenant Commander Diehl, after an hour's .conference with the Italian commander, succeeded In convincing him that ho was wrong In hia Interpre tation of tho blockade decrees, and finally the captain of, the Gloyanol Bauaan assured- lieutenant Command er Diehl that the Caracas would be allowed to enter the port of LaGuayra without hindrance. Mr. Boulton then was notified that the Caracas would have free entry and he cabled to Wll- lemstadt. where she was awaiting or ders, instructing Captain Wood rick to proceed to LaGuayra. The German warship, which passed LaGuayra Sunday tewing two large schooners, was the Panther. She cap tured the vessels near Maracaibo. The German cruiser Gazette arrived at La- Ouayra yesterday morning and sailed again at noon. The Bauran and the Tribune captured the following prizes yesterday; The schooner Castor, load ed with salt from Araya, the schoon er Maria Louisa, with a cargo of co coa from Caronero; the sloop Jos edits Carman de Vega, loaded with a gen eral cargo from Carnero; the sloop Cornelia from Ouantana. Cardinal 8ends Greetings. Baltimore, Dec. 24.—Cardinal Gib bons. In accordance with Us annual custom, haa seat letters of greeting appropriate to the occasion of Christ- mra to the pope and each of the car dinals, numbering over 50. throughout the world. Hts eminence has like wise sent a totter to each of the Catho lie crowned heede, Including the em peror of Austria, the klngfof Spain, the queen of Portugal, the king of the Belgians, the king of Saxony and the prince regent of Bavaria. Tho car dlnal sends these Christmas letters te tho monarcbe every, year, In accor- danco with etiquette, as be himeelf It a prince of the C&thcllc church. Be ing an American, however, the title is merely one of form In his case PkUhtSSOR FORNEY ACCIDENTALLY KILLED Was Prominent Educator of Alabama. KILLED WITH PARLOR RIFLE. Was Scooting English 8p*rrowa When Gun Was Accidentally Discharged. Resulting In Hit Death—8on of Late Mayor General Forney. Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 24.—A spe cial to The Birmingham News from Springfield, 'Ala., says that this morn ing while Professor Jacob Forney was out In bis garden shooting sparrows with a parlor rifle tho weapon was accidentally discharged, killing him in stantly. Professor Forney < had rest ed the gull by a seat in the garden and was about to sit down to load it when it fell and was discharged. The bullet entered his mouth and ranged upward through the broth. Professor Forney was professor of petfegogy in the state university at Tuscaloosa and was one of tho best known educators in the south. He'was a son of the late Major General John H. Forney, of the confederate army. He was 35 years old and leaves a wid ow and two children. ♦, Killed 6itting at Table. Bollne, Ala., Dec. 24.—About * ’clock yesterday afternoon, while' alt ting at the table eating supper at the hotel of T. J. Hoeley, some one Shot through the window, killing A. M. Bess, foreman of the coal chutes ol the Mobile and Ohio railroad, and wounding J. F. Jones, agent of the Mobile and Ohio. hpre. There Is no clew to tho perpetrators. Mgr. Falcenlo In Savannah, Savannah, Oa„ Dec. 24.—Monsignor Diomede Falconio, apostolic delegate, reached the city^thl* morning from Washington to spend the Christmas holidays with RL Rev. Bishop Kciley. He will say mans at the cathedral ol St John (he Baptist tomorrow morn ing. His reception here was marked aiyl very pretty. WANT BETTER ACCOMMODATION. Agitation In New York Against Sur face and Elevated Roads. Near York, Dec. 24.—in connection with the agitation on the part of tho people of Now Ylork to compel tho elevated and surface .railroads to fur nish better acbommodMions, Mayor Low has written a letter to the prcsN dent of the eurltaca car companies, lq which he asks nhy it Is not practice ble to run at all (hours of the day and evening ae many cars as are now op erated during the sush hours and why during tho crowded hours two conduc tors should not ho placed on every car, one of whom should be fcquired to remain always on the rear platform. Th« mayor alee suggests the vestl- bating of the cars for the protection of the driver from too weather, in a letter to the manager of an elevated road.tho mayor says It does not admit of doubt that the service Is open to serious criticism sod declares he thinks the trains ought to bo run as the public convenience cter-ar.Js. 8EN8ATIONAL CASE. Chicago Policeman Alleged to Have" Watched While Store Was 1 ooted. Chicago. Doc. 24.-Pollceman Pat- rtek Mahoney as found guilty and Daniel Curran, -co-defendant, not gull- ty of burglary by . jury which return-'' ed tie verdict of a locally sensational r *®5 in Judge McEwen’s court today. The burglary of Hagamann’s Jew elry store, with which the defendants were charged, netted tho robbers $10,- 000, of which *7,000 was recovered by the police. James Clark and an ac- complice were convicted and served term* in the penitential, upon h!i relearo Cla.k told a story to the state s attorney which resulted In the aireet of Curran, a saloon keeper, and Mahoney, n policeman weliknown and respected among his fellows. Clark tratlflel that Mahoney in full uniform stood guard whllo the Jewelry store was being looted. ' TRAINS COLLIDE. Freight and Passenger .Come Togeth er Near Wllliamstown, O. Marietta. O..Dec. 24,-The northbound Ohio River railroad passenger train leaving Wllliamstown, o., opposite this city at »:30 collided with , freight one mile south of WkTerlv w Vo., at 9:60 o’clock. * The freight was taking rights al- towed the pasoenger train. Details are meager. Both engines and trains nro demolished, and It is reported that many are Injured and possibly some killed. A. J. Queen, of Marietta, Is among the seriously Injured. Physicians from Marietta have been despatched to the scene, 8 miles from Marietta. » Strike Declared OfT. i Chicago, Dec. 24.—A special to The Chronicle from New Orleans edys that the strike of the Illloola Central ran. road freight handlers was declared off Jest night and the men will m hack to. work today on tho old conS tions, but without discrimination. They 11 centm «»w to ft 10-hour day, andi 25 cento for all over-time. They struck to 20 cento an hour for a 10-hour day, SO over-time and 40 cento an hourto Sundays and holidays. i„ the com tract signed the otrikera agree md to bring up the qscetion of wage* for at least one year. Ask your doctor about Ayer^Cherry Pectoral for colds, coughs, croup, asthma, bronchitis, consumption. He knows.££iri££