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FAILURE OF GRANTS
)| OK* SHOW A VKB V > rttA\OK
STATU Or ATT A IKS.
erasures have been made.
\tn IT H t I. lIMKO THCnftS W Aft MO
OFF AM \TIOM.
fr'irni dimply W oltr I p to lh* Part
That There Ht No Money In the
i unit Drawer—Nta'i feternrttlea
\%err bold aal When tie Aiked for
Them New One* Were Houglil for
lllm.
New York. Nov. 14 —The principal de
velopment In the failure of Grant Broth
tt v io-<lay aaa a statement by Frank
Bergen of Elizabeth. N. J.. attorney for
John K VanSi kle. one ot the partners
of the Arm Mr. Bergen* statement wa;
It is very doubtful If any one can tell
w it caused the wreck of Grant Broth
( * 1 do not think, honestly, that even
t*< nxmbers of the Arm ckn tell stat
brought the crash. and It la
doubtful if the cause will ever be knowT-
The truth of the ma'irt- seems to be that
(.rant Brother* have been Insolvent for
♦ vral years without knowing It. The
are in frightful shape, the expert
u H.nt.ints *a>, and have not been kept
propertly for year* back Since my oil
er/ |'H nw a number of the Arm they
had not been balanced, and they may
I * to be rewritten before head or tall
can be made out of tliem— If, indeed, they
r.m ever be clear*-*! up.
T r ver a week liefore the assignee
toek barge of the l*K>ks 1 had an expttt
arc untaiit examining them He foun*!
n inmruua erasures, both with knife and
m ; i As fnr as the expert went, he found
no les* than nineteen I r rag u lari t Isa Oik*
transaction. 1 know, showed die Arm had
void Sl4o.ouu worth of a certain security
txn£ to a man who had no idea the
parsers were being disposed of He called
upon the Arm shortly afterwards for the
se ini tie*. Thes*- were then bought In
open market, an*) restored to the owner
• is It certain that no trusted clerk or
otter employe defaulted?**
,4o far as tie knows, there was no dis
honesty on the part of anyone. The Arm
ftlmidy awk* to the fact one morning
that no more money was there and that It
ws* ruined. The rumor of . defalcation,
however. Is traceable A Unit a
year ago the Arm had a clerk
whom It accused of emiiezzltng. A
lawyer was called in and the man was
charged with the theft. simply put
his pen down on his desk, sat down and
said:
'* 'lf you think so. send for the police.
1 will si here ami wait for them.'
•'The police were not rent for. That
story leak**! Into Weil street and there
fore the rumors."
GRANT BROS. ALIGNMENT.
fttata* of Firin'* \ffnir Is Not Net
lleft ni te| y Known.
New York. Nov 14.—E ti. Bltdmin, as
signee of the Arm of Grunt Brothers,
stock brokers, gave out the following
statement to-day ■;
"The irnMint of the assets and liabilities
of the Arm cannot be stated until I have
had opoprturlty to examine Into the af
fairs nd schedules and Inventory have
been prepared; nor can 1 state the cause
of the assignment to me beyond the fact
• list the Arm was Indebted to an amount
treater than It had the means to pay and
i .iat the reason. therefore, appear* (o be
ie re ent discovery that its resource* had
*n depleted in some way. ihe particu
an* of which may l>e and Anilely known
•ally from thorough examination of the
Arm * books."
From ore who Is close to the members
of the Arm and who** authority is un
quest'oned. It was learned to-day that the
shortage n the Arm'* account would be
about fl3o.fr*>. This person said:
"When it became evident that some
member of the Arm waa responsible for
•his sum. Frederick and Charles F.
Oram made th;s assignment to protect the
creditor* of the Arm. John K. Van
Side’s name was no' attached to the
papers of the Arm and the assignee, Mr.
P ted man. will have thirty days to render
ht* accounting nd inventory. Then the
- realtors ran take what action they deem
best to recover the money that is miss
ing.**
lIIIUIMA 4 OI.LKCE BIHIKD.
I tiling l/Rdlfi Ifiitl In Earape In Light
Bedroom I (lltunic.
Roanoke, Va. Nov. ll.—Virginia Col
lf|l, an lnstPutton for young ladle*. situ
ated Just outside the oily limits of
Roanoke, was totally destroyed by Are at
an <arly hour thin mxrnlng.
It was a short while after the ”rMng
bell" bad been rung, when It was discov
ered the hallways of the hlg building were
filed with smoke The young ladles were
notified to loee no dime In getting out
of the building: to s'Op for nothing The
word was quickly passed around and the
>'< ung ladles, 150 In number, made their
way out. many of thetn thinly clad, hard
ly any with anything more than the
nlpl'-at costumes of the l*edroum. There
v as little confusion, no great excitement
Aj soon os men reached the scene they
cheerfully loaned their overcoats to the
girls In light costumes. Some of the
riighhors in the meanwhile brought
blankets, anil the girls wlio had the least
cl"i hlng went Into n*ar-by houses.
The nrr start'd In the holler room, ex
actly how la not known It made quick
work and In less than two hours the
buildings were entirely destroyed The
desks from the business office and a few
entries of furniture were about all that
was saved. The hulldtng was of hrlck
and fitted with all modern conveniences
The |„t, R is |7", Oflri. with about 125.000 in
surance. The building belonged to M's#
II trria and Mrs Boatwright.
The students will he kept together In
R tnoke for a few days until P I* decided
where the school will resume.
ItGADV Foil TUB lIEAHIdO.
hot. Roosevelt Mill Tnke I |> the Ice
Trust I sse.
Albany. N. Y.. Nov M.—Relative tha
' ‘urges preferred against Mayor Van-
W’yck to the elfetg that he M a stock
holder In the American Ice Company,
r ’ 0 v Roosevelt said to-night he had gone
• srefuily over the history af the case with
Attorney General Davlew and was perfect
• prepared for the hearing, which will
' given to-morrow In the executive cham
ber,
I Noble Hayes, counsel for the World.
1 ' notified the Governor that ho will be
it. sent with hla partner. Wheeler H.
■ khott. The hearing will be public.
EAT-WELL
Salad Dressing
IS WITHOUT AN EQUAL
(All First-class Orocera.)
WrODED AT Tlir, WALDORF.
(irorgls and California Furnished
the ( Antraeting Parties.
New York, Nov. 14.—Mr Telamon
Cuyler Rmith. of Atlanta, Oa.. and Mis*
Grace Barton of tfan Francisco. Cat-, were
married at tha Waidorf-Astorin to-day.
Miss Graca Barton Is the only da ugh
ter of the late Mr. John Bart on. of San
Francisco, California He wa-* a pioneer
merchant manufacturer and million* r*
M as Barton is a brunette, with grt*>
eyes and abundant black hair. She has
been carefully educated and has traveled
both In Europe and AmerUa
Mr. Telamon Cuyler Strath Is the or.l
son of Mr and Mts Henry Hunter
Smith. He was lorn tn Home. Gu„ anl
educated In the public schools of the
county, attended the Cnlverslty of the
South, at Bewanee. and later graduate I
in the Law Class, of 11*1 of the University
of Georgia
Since graduating he has been engage.)
In the pract.ee of law in Atlanta, and
has of late been interested In the exten
sion of cotton spinning in the Southern
States.
The wedding took place In the little
room ofT the large reception room The
bndal couple stood under a large can
opoy of wh*te chrysantlu mum* with bow*
of white gxuxe rlblxxis at the corners. The
cornices were wreath*-*! in smtlax Th**
largo reception room wss decorated in
palms and ferns The whole suite of
rooms In trouts XV was in green and
white The d'.ntng room was a vision of
beauty in yellow brocade, the windows,
chandeliers and cornice* being wreathed
In smllax. The bride’s gown was im
ported from Bar Is and was of a soft sil
very fabric, trimmed with floun* es of
round point lace and orange blossom?- The
pearls worn hy the bride are an heirloom
In the groom’s family and were worn In
the olden days by the beautiful Ann's
Duer Cuyler :n picturesque Savannah. Oa.
The brides bouquet wan n shower bou
quet of Llitca of the Valley and w hite or
childa. Mis* Blair, the maid of honor
carried bouqent of pmk roe*'* and L lie#
of the Volley The guest* drank the
toast to the bride and groom In Madeira
of the vintage of 1830. which was sent
from the South for the occasion
The heat man. Mr Hnrold Van Hens
*etaer. Is a son of Mr. snd Mrs John
King Van Henselser of New York city.
NATIONAL Git A NOB MBBTB.
It Is Claimed Farmer* Mast Fay Ton
Much for Wliut They Nerd.
Washington. Nov. 14 —The thirty-fourth
annual session of the National Orange.
Patrons of Husbandry, began here to-d. y
with a good attendance ami will continue
for a w***k or more The chief feature
of Interest to-day was the annual address
of Worthy Master Aaron Jones of Indi
ana, who said that while ngrlculturai
condition* are somewhat improved they
are not what they should he. The price
of what furmers had to buy h** raid, are
httrh compared with what they had
to'sell and such renv-dlal action should t*e
had as would cause an equitable adjust
ment of prices In all the lending staples
He urged opposition to the ship subsidy
bill and spoke of the growth of the indus
trial combinations, "until the entire
country l* Justly alarmed " He urged n
amendment to the constitution char and
expressive In Its terms, empowering Con
gress with the right and authority to reg
ulate cori>orntlons. The Interstate com
merce law. the Grand Master argued,
should be amended so that all sections
of the country could secure fair and
equitable freight rites.
CONFERRED AFTF.It HWEATBOX.
\* arro Admitted the Harder of a 11-
Yenr-Old-Glrl.
Denver. oV>l. Nov 14.—A pair of overalls
and a shirt stained with blood were found
In the baggag** of the three negroe-
Prsston Porter anl his two a*>n. who r
*fetalned In the city prison here on ac
count of suspicion tha* John Porter, one
of the boys was the murderer of Louise
Frost. They had their baggage shipped
to Lawrence. Knn., but It was returned
to Denver unopened- After withstanding
the pressure of the sw* eat box at the olt\
jitil for four days. John Porter, who l 1
years old, to-nJght broke down and con
fessed every detail of the klMng of the
11-year-old girl.
The little girl was the daughter of a
ranchman living four ml!e from IJmon,
who attended school In town On Wed
nesday last, while on her way home *he
was waylaid, assaulted snd murdered,
her body showing no less than fourteen
knife wounds
The police department sent two men to
Limon to-night to verify some of Porter’s
statements. They with to he absolutely
sure of his guilt before turning him over
to the authorities at Limon. owing to a
strong belief that he will be lynched on
his arrival at that place.
IMWTWKATW U BUR FOCttl).
nhorre Mill Operators to Aastver to
necorder Goff.
New York. Nov. H.—The grand Jury re.
turned indictments to-day to Recorder
Goff In the Criminal Court against Henry
Zclmer and Frank Wilson, the alleged
operators of the divorce mill recently dis
posed by the district attorney and others.
The defendants are charged with per
lury and subordination of perjury. There
are two Indictments against Mntson. (wo
Indictments against Zalmer, one Indict
ment against Wilson and one Indictment
against each of the women. Mrs. Herrick
and Miss Thompklns.
Ito Til % MAY M Hit B Mint.
Has Kent a Statement of His Terms
to Gett. Roberta.
London. Nov 15 —Commandant Octi.
Rotha. according to a dispatch to tho
Hally Mall, front Pretoria, has sent to
Lord Roberts a statement of the terms
on which he will surrender
KHIGBH IV IBrUTIIM.
Has Reached Inn on Hutch Cruiser
Grlderland-
Sueg. Nov H.—The Hutch cruiser Oel
derland, with ex-Pre*blent Kruger on
board, has arrived here. Mr Kruger re
main* secluded In his cahln. Hie health
Is good.
A delegate of the Marseilles Reception
Committee hoarded the Getderland here,
hut tha eventual destination of the war
ship will be unknown until she arrives at
Port Said, where she will coal
Mr Kruger received an ovation al he
German port of Har-es-Salaam
Roberta Veeils Hie Troops.
I.ondon. Nov 15.—" We under-tand,"
aays the Dally News, “that Lord Rob
erta has intimated that It I* Impossible
to withdraw more iroops from South Af
rica.” _
Slayer Was Bsonerotctl.
Tacoma Wash. Nov H Former Dep
uty -Rherlfr Richard Adams shot and in
stantly killed Daniel Kild.e an t William
Kennedy at Oeni. Idaho. to-.lay. lo"i
men were union miners and t. ok pr nil
nent parts In the Coeur and Alene st ike
two years sgo. At that time Ad in
served warrants on ihem an.! Inner, and
their deadly enmity. Adame w- mat and
ss a hero and to-da>'s cotonrr's Jury ex
onerated him on the ground of ealf-dt
(ena*. f •
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 15. 1900.
GUAM SHOULD BE NAVAL BASE
ADMIMAI ftti ADFOHD THUS OF
ll.%Nl>* I M PIHITAht ‘K.
Font I.tat Avar tost the Nitty Nrarlt
S* a Ton More Than In IM>H~-tltr
-*•••• Statens I* llrriimmi-aUrS—A*r
\r% of I'Nflfit* l nltlr 14ouir-ttwr.nu
In IC*-ml> • I n* lli* 4 able—Work of
l*nrtlen Sst Out to Mnd% the
E*ll |e.
\S ijhlngion. N<v. 14—The report of Ad
miral Bradford, chief of the naval bureau
of equipment, sets forth the desirability
of a navid -ta .on at Gunm. emphasisiug
(he Imtortance of the island a* a naval
lss*\ B be.iig the only l nte*| Stnies port
beiwaen Hawaii and the Philippines
The umou .t of coal b*4ng co-**unud b>*
the navy |* increasing y ax h> year, axil
its cost last year averaged nearly %2 a
ton more than during the fiscal year of
IfeSw Admiral Bradford igntn renew# bis
rrcovnmeralatlons for new naval al de
iHits. and dwell# upon the great necessity
of m.nmalfiliig an efficient coal supply
wherever naval operation* might he look
ed for
The bureau re xnmrnds the Installation
of the Ms PC*uii system of wireless teleg
raphy on board of several ships of the
mv* provid'd It -*an be done at a reas
onable cost.
The Irri a! states Ihat the survey by
th** Ur.lted f*t.itee ship Nero for a trans-
Pacitic suhmaritie tel-graph otS‘e he* ween
Honolulu snd th*- Phl lp*in- Isatd* wa*
mwl : ees*fully accomplished. a4l tbit
c?lf .*tor> route for in all Amerlcm
cable t> . onr * • ih** Parlfl c a*t with the
outlying obnlil possess :o no of the
l’n!te*| Ht.t*s In the Pac*flc a* *1 with
China and Japan, ha - f*#en dsc vered
thorough y explored, surveyed a and mp
l*ed The bureau Is now ready to lay the
cable ai any tlm*-.
Two parties were sent Into the ft. Id hy
tl • aval *>b;.-rvwtor\ to wltn*s the tot ,|
11 ***• of Ihe -tin r May 24, 1901* The re
*ui:. snys Admiral Bradford was a- a
whale, successful there U-lns. however,
sum*- failures with miner Instrument*.
Attention 1 called to :he fa**t that an
other ftvi.il e l.pse of the sun wl l o- ur
May 17, PI. wnich will be remsikthl- ©i
a* -ount of the long dunitk'n cf the iota t
ty nnl of the hlsh attitude of the sun.
An estimate to enahh the observatory to
set and an expedition to ad Inass this ec’.lp e
will h>e submit ted.
TWO I. Alton < oN\ ENTIONN.
lot Inn* of the l*nr*on ond llsyet
Mt-rlingn In lllrtntnalinm.
ft'rtnb xhatn. Ala. No\. 14-The
and Hayes factions of the Knights
of lothor are *sil| holding their separate
inl distinct 'nnv*ntlons without Interfer
ence with ore another. Both are awaiting
•he ulttmnte decision to he reached In the
courts.
At the Mwston* to-day routine business
was transacted and strong reoolutlon*
were adopted
The psrsone <*>nventlon. In It* resolu
tion. de non no* and Htmofi Burn Pittsburg.
1 mom bee of thr executive t*ard of the
Haye# fa tlon for adv* sting for non
union m* n to take Ihe place of men who
were on a s’tikent the lime; removrdythe
disabilities placed on former Grand %•
t*r Workman T V Powderljr hy the
Hay* h convention and ln*ton*d the
• f Ihe genera! cffi ers elected by the Bos
ton convention In their <fTrts to secure
ontrol of the property of the organisa
tion.
Th* Hayes Convention adopted a resolu
tion concletnnlng the Industrial Commis
sion. denouncing --ontract labor and the
onvtct system In the South, and pro
testing against nnv Increase In the
standing army of the United States
Both conventions adjourned until to
morrow.
wedding tv u urvTA.
Voptlnls of Mr. William Alexander
him! Mi.v %<!•* In Il•* Hiiiin*.
Ausuila, Nov. 14—Th vn.irrlaft# of Mr
Willl.tm Al*'x.n!r aihl Mlp* Adelaide
Moure, with Mr Leopold Alexander of
Savannah n le*t man. kid a popular ao
eleiy event tQrday. The ceremony w*i
performs) by Dr Plunkei of the FI ret
Presbyterian Church. It *.u* a beautiful
home wet!* liner, .arijely attended. The
brldn’x younger eleter. Mlm Mary Wilxon
M* •>!-. kii- maid of honor, ami her fwo
brother*. Mevsr*. Frank and J. W. IKwre.
Jr . were ueher- Aft**r the ceremony a
leliirtitfni lun-I'heon wan aerved. Mr and
Mm. Alexan.l.-r left on an extended North
ern trip Gen. E IV Alexander was
among ih* guests from a distance.
IMAM TO IIKFKMI TUB CVV .
Vonno: lllnoit I'rrdomlnslcß In the
>pw M%nll*atr.
New Tiwk. Nov. 14 —The World *a^
Nat and John H llerreahoff mme to
New York y#f#rda>' and were |>r#*ent a*,
a meetlnir of a symilcate formed for the
defense of the Amerl< a s cup.
Young blood | redornlnates In the ayn
<ll wte. which l> compoeetl of Cornel ud
Vanderbilt. Herman I) Duryta Harry
Payne Whitney, and the old guird I* iet*-
res*ntd by J ri*rpont Mmgun I* wn
learned th.it the plana shown to the syndi
cate were approved.
l
% HI lll’ltl*F. Hill BG.
t nilrrn Cnrncale Will Bstnbltah a
I'f'lytcrtinlc School.
Pittsburg. N v It —Andrew Carnegie, It
Is stated on unquestionable authority, has
unckhcr surprise for Pittsburg and In Its
accomplishment Is willing, as usual, to
spend several million of and" lar. 11l- pur
pose Is raid to be the establishment of a
polytechnic school for the Instruction of
practical mechanics and the Industrial
science* The amourc of money which
It Is said will he spent by Mr. Camcglo
In founding and endowing the school 1*
12.tK0.00D. Deoils of the proposition ate
exiwted to be ma le known to-morrow
IUGFII) TO BBC It'll: DEMOCRATS.
Vo Future Hrfore the Sliver Repub
lican Party.
Minneapolis. Minn.. Nov H - Members
of the Silver KepubHcan Notional Com
mittee have been In conference here over
the question of the party’s future. Among
those participating wera Charles A.
Towne. chairman of the committee;
George II Hhlhley of Illinois, and E 8,
Corsvr of this city, treasurer of the com
mlttoe. It la understood that they havs
d* Ided to Issue an <Mre* In which thtjr
will express the belief that the time has
cork for the [lying up of the party or
g,.t 'xntlon. All Silver and Llntom Re
publican# will be urge I, It Is understood,
to beaome Demo- rats.
TUB V tTF. IV DELAWARE.
McKinley’s f’larallts in the Little
stale la ll.OOt.
Wilmington. Del., Nov H-The complete
official vote of Delaware for President f:
McKltJey r:.ST; Brian IMM; McKinley’s
plurality I,SOI.
Four years ago the plurality for Mr-
Ktnlt y was 8.710. Tha I’rohlMtton ticket
received 587 votes, and the Social Demo
ciatlc ticket 57. Total vote, U^K.
WOMEN MUST SLEEP.
A void Nervous Prostration.
If Mg ar** dan(r'*ro*ly *it( what is
th<* drat duty of your phygioian ? H<"
aui<*t th* norvoua lOU’iu. hr dMilrgi
ir pain, and you lirep well
Frieuda ask", “what is th.* enusr?”
and tho answer c<mix's in pitying
tonra. nrr*ou prostratmu. It i - an*
upon you ao quirtly in th.' b‘irionin(r.
that you were not alarmed, and when
lleep deserted you nipht aft.'r nipht
until your eyes fairly burned in the
darkneaa, then you tiwaed m ucrvoua
agony praying for ilevp.
Mm A. Haktliy
You oufrht to have known that
wheu vou ceaaed to l>e ropular in your
courne*. and you ffrew irritable mtli
out oauar, that there wm nerions
trouble mmewhere.
You ou>,'ht to know that indigestion,
ex haunt ion, woiul> ilinplaeeiuentn.
fainting, ditr.ines.s, headiudu*. and
baokaciio aeod the nervex wild with
affriifht. and you cannot sleep.
Mm Hartley, of Wl W. ('ouirreiw St..
Chieajfo. 111., who-* portrait we pul>
linh. Buffered all these lupin ten. aud
wan entirely cured by Lydia E. Piek
ham'a Vegetable Compound : her cm*
ahould lie a warning to ottiern, and
her cun* carry conviction t.i the iniuda
of every nufferintr woman of the un
failing efficiency of Lydia E Pinkiuun'a
Vet’etable Compound.
THEY WANT IHUITH VTIOV.
National Civic lVderntlon Will 111 l
n ronfermrr,
Chi- am Nov. 14. The National Otvlr
F*derail<n h* iiwu*l the following iin
nouno*ni-nt n n.m-n al conference
to consider fhe b-*t rn hih to pri iire ron
dilation and arbitration In the sdlle
men! of induatrlol dispute?'
“No phiiee of our m*N|crn Industrial <le
vdopmnu la mart* inters iki* than the
eturly and observation of the method* of
conciliation m*l arhitf.itton :i(>pl|eil dur
ing recent y**am to tin.' of
difficult?** .rxl grlev in. * * that ron.xiant
ly a rim* txd ween labor ofld capital.
• Btrlke* and lockout* r **rh in!- a
greater waete nf human energy. atvl r*
Nponathl* f*r a trea'tt r k*** of we.ilth t*
nociety a* a whole, than any other ol>-
Ptrueflve factor connected wlfb tno<lem
Induet rialiam
“I’uhllc opinion lt>-elf hue been Indif
ferent and unlnf<rmeti • to the re*nire
mer.te of thlt* w ng* with it." rapid and
w<*nlerful de%*elopment In every de|art
ment of our Imluntrlal llf Hec*gnl*lna
the new cl'lm- arising frmn mwkrn lo
• 1 nutria! condition*, the National t-lvk-
Felerwtlon will hold a national confer**nee
In Chicago on I*••- 1" and IH. to eonal'ler
In all It a* Ikeailiu: the principle* of con
dilation a ltd arhllrathm
“It l? thD object of the National Civic
Federation to moke tin* com n* conference
a** practical at j*ODrlhh by bringing to
gather both the lubor l-.*der> and ap
talna of indusiry who are the m<M*t ll
r*ctly conccrnenl ami without w‘h>ee goo-l
will no py?tein can Ihp lmpe'el.
“Tho exj*eiience of the pstet will h
drawn upon and a pracii* .1 cxamliiietlon
of ail methoda f*r . '*m illation and r 1
tratlon at pr* -vi k In vogue will lm nm*l
IMPOKTAKT I %fB I>K< IIIBD.
Fidelity and I’aawnltf Company Mitmt
|*ny n Homl.
Richmond. Va . Nov. 14.—An intereetlng
cMse decided by th** l*nltel t lr
c ult Court of A|*fe ila to-day wan that of
the Fidelity and Caeuulty Company of
New' York ngatnM the Ht Matthew B.iv-
Inga Hank of Charlaoton. C. Judge
Paul wrote the opinion.
J. W. Zimmer, cashier of the hank. *ev
eral year* ago became a defaulter. The
Fidelity and Casualty Company wn* se
curity on hie bond for the gum of tIO.OOO
The company r<fu*el to pay on the
ground that the preaident und director*
of the bank hod not exercleed ltl
lgcn*'e in *u|Hrvialng the work of the
cashier. Suit wu* brought an'l a
maeter waa apio4nted m Invei-
Mr-ate the ca* t * and H
re<onimeii-le.l that h ghen <n
favor of the hank for <h *um -f 17.0*7A
and Interest from September
Judge Slmonton who the a*e In
the Inked States Circuit <*oirt. gave
jinlgm* nt for *um. Th** Fidelity and
Casualty Company apfHMle'l. and the
opinion of the lower conn wa* unani
mously affirmed with o?*la to the |> aln
tlff.
irillllltl IDOPT I’ll ICE*.
Worm Fight Precipitated tmona
lout hern Moelery Hen.
Charlotte. N C,. Nov. 14—A meeting of
tha Southern Hosiery Yarn Spinners’ As
sociation was held here 10-day, the ob
ject being lo fix a schedule of price. The
Committee on Prices reported In favor of
the adoption of the Atlantic schedule The
majority of the members appeared tn be
In favor of higher price* and n watm tight
was precipitated The amended Atlanta
schedule wa* finally adopted a- a mini
mum. The price wa" therefore ttx. and at 17
cent* for 10s. a rise of %c a number up to
and including 22t>. Above 22* a rise of lie
a number,
POkTOFFICK 11’PflOHH 11TIOA.
Poalmaafer General Smith 11 111 Ask
for About * I'd 1.000.000.
Washington. Nov. H Postni later Gen
eral Emory Smith has framed his eatl
matra to l>e submHt* I to Congress ami
will ask an aggregate of atiout 1121,000,100
as the aprpoprtutlon for the entire service
for the tlscol y*ar ending Jun- > 1802
This Include* an estimate of 12 Jio.fltvj for
the rural free delivery servlee. Ry the
close of the ocl year ljut rural free de
livery routes throughout ih" Drilled
grates will hnve been etbl!*hed and the
general ext* nslon contemplate.! for next
year will involve about 4.500 addition il
routes.
Hal- C. A. Rootk I* Dead.
I-oulsvllle. Ky . Nov. 14MaJ Charles
Alfred Booth. C 8 A., quartermaster tn
charge of the t otted States arsenal at
Bt. Loul". died here *o-ljy from pneu
monia at 'he home of l.ts father-in-law.
ex-ieov John Young Brown (tn .Satur
day MaJ. Booth arrived here with hla
wife, to visit the latter * parents. He wa*
then only slightly Indiepo-ci. but aOoti
afterward pneumonia developed.
COLORED ELEMENT OPPOSED.
DOF.NNT U %N r TO I4IK KRDK9UI*
PATRON AGE IN HOI TH.
TH**;* Do Not 41* la r Klnillt to ih** Frp
-l it** 1 || Is IlNir t* II*• 11<1 I |
U lilts tt*|n I*l lent* Party In thr
ftntfh*rtt ftiatrs—Jti4si Iqon*
t* >s Gang Mr* of thr south 4 nu
ll ot ||- lotiurarrd by Giving Tlrin
Public Office.
W iihlrftcn Nov. 14.—Colored Tlcpubll
cf\s 1o take klmlly 10 lh sugges
tion 11. i; ihr time Is rijM* ftr Prceulcnt
M* Kitil* \ to try to hull*! up a substantial
whit* He lit ,I* an pirt> In thr Scut hrrr*
stalrj* *>> a more Jul!ctai dlstr I button f
fclrrsl |Ki!fonagc ihsn htrttoforv. Ju-l
--* *n Ly>nv. register of thr tirasury. onr
of thr r* i'Ognlitil Iratkrrs of thr race from
Gtsargla, **a\s th* qurstion of patronagr
wili ut no figure In any effort that ma>
!>• tna*l* to Indite* a Jilt* mm of thr South
40 (Iftlllstr With thr Uf'publican imttv
’ The white men of thr Booth," ail Ly
ons. ’ who v**uM la* of material at<! to ih*
parts . dnno! hr loflurmfel by puNlc of
tl < The\ arr way bcyoml that. Thr
nun of the South who arc seriously con
tcmplsUm; an op*n announccmrtit of (heir
Mingo of political faith, arr principally
pr*f‘|*rr**ii.** rn*n who have tast*l
ol th* fruits of llrpuhllc.in progr* ss and
11 1 prWc an*! arr anxious to keep step
with the Improved conditions which have
recemh oprtisd up to man of that •M*etion
under th* prs*cni adinlnHtration In thr
r. •nt * I met many prominent
hiMtn mill tn Atlanta snd aK> In Ma
.•on who told me that thoy could nm vote
for Bryan and thay favored thr rv elc*v
tlon of MrKink). but th*-v could not
‘rlug themselves to \*>tr the HtßUblkatl
tl k t for far of the social ostracism
s ?ii*h thry knew wontd flk>w. Notanth-
Kiaiuktig the larg* It rrws*. In tlvorgls s
P*>l i Alton, as hown by th.* latest ernwus,
•hr returns show t’-.st Ge.*rgls polled thr
lightest vote last Tuesday that ha* be* n
r< ordod In that state for the putt twenty
flvc years."
Vn **rsl Mode.
Lyons says Severn’ unsuccessful efforts
have Iren ms da to build up s white Its*
publicsn |>nrtv In the Houth ty former ad
mlntstrafona. b> the use t Federal |*at
r >nage. Urn M 1-iw-, rrpiesenttng .ne
of tfir* N'lKiif fnmllles In Georgia, was
appointed to a big office by I’resident
Haves, but the General could not even
Influ* nee m* miters f tils own family to
endure the socl.il ran racism w hi-h It. the
- *nst.nt threat hrkl over the hca.ls of
whit*- rnen lit the Houth
Ly*n# concede* that there Is an excel
lent opportunity presented now- to recruit
the Itepubilcnn party In several of the
Southern State* and hr siys the present
lenders of the |uirty tn that section will
extend a corMm welcome to all n w con
vrria. and give them * high s*t In the
syn *g**gur. They cannot, he says, be In
fluei.ctd ly promts* of public office, but
It I* ptolmldr that their |rospe*ts of sur
cwjs In bu sin see muy supply thr com age
.. rsar>* fop them to tnk* the leap which
will land them In the middle of the Re
publican fold.
>!*K inlcy’a ( shlnrt,
President McKinley has put out of hus-
Inc** a larg** ntunlx-r of self-constltoted
4blnet-maker by his fortnal Invitation for
*li th m niH*rs *>f his official family to
rrnalr with tdm -luring his next adminis
tration. It I. understood that the presi
dent was induced to Kike this step not
on’.y i** mus- h.- sin* *rtl> d*elrea sll thr
present mrmbn of the I'dbinet to nnuiln
with him. If they can • onvenlcntly do so,
but . the same time hr desired to relieve
th.m from the emhariosemeat and the In
convenience whiv’h g.Hsl p l<jut cab
in* ( changes o**^iiNknecl.
N.twithstanding the President's frank
and manly talk with his cabinet yester
•lmv It i* quite likely that asveral changes
will tMYur S’Mlt the advent >f thr second
M Klnlry n-lrnlulstretlon Absolut*- har
mony prevails In thr <*shlnet at preat-nt
nn! there is not the slbrhiest (rkt on on
tiy public r>ro|*osltlon. There are. tuwr
cver. at lest two niemlrerw of th* rM
r‘t who may consult 4/ieir IndivUlual in
terests tied |N-reonal cfgivenlen**es ani ask
to be refiwved fpitn further cabinet duly
h* the *tose of the pree. ut Administration
Hecretary liay and Attorney General
Griggs ar** the officials named for re*ire*
men! by the* In a po*itton to know
whereof they speak.
the ow m;ii or TIKHIK JKWKUI,
widow iy* They Sever llelonge4 td
t.intr*n ( arlotta.
<*lty of Mexico, Nov. 14.—The widow of
tho late Peier Gay, the proprietor of
eeveml etnhllj>hm<-tita here, t* the real
owner of the dl imorvle eeherd by the
Fnlted State** ciMfom** offit inh In New
York She gave them Into the hanW of
nor Prega for a|e m the I'nlUvl S*aee
and ckdm he never meditated fraud
against the American ruatom regulation)*
The total value of the Jewe!* Jn naid to
he not over nnd they never belonged
to Kmraror MaxlmdlAn or Empren* Car
lot ?n Th# ewee has excited much Interest
here.
'I n 11n hit *e>nt \ntea.
Tillahflwief*, Fla . Nov, 14. —PeniMicol •
ha m new * orjoratlon. the W A I>ijnhm
Company, for Which letter* pitiftt were
iMtued to-day The oompany hae a capi
ta! of lio.flui). will deal |n general merchan
dise mi.l c onduct a ship < handiary bu#4-
nss
Fir-t E eutcnan* W H (*• .eta of the Gov
ernors Guard*, having accepted * gy
ernment at Key W’ett, ham re
el curd, nnd W. A Trurey nnd W. N
Hhetts. Jr having left the state, have ap
plied for discharge*
Official returns on the* anitul removal
question have been received here am fol
low*
Wanh.ngton county—^Tallahassee 4‘.
Jacksonville. 111. St Auguatlne 7. Ocalt 1.
Citrus county—OraH. .*>ll7. Tilahm-ee.
$), Ja< kaonvllle 21. H* Auguatlne. 2. For
constitutional convantloti. !3H, against, 2*6.
licur t <m|nny Or|Nnle<|.
Wayrroam, Ga.. Nov. 14 —The Gustoso
Cigar Company has oeen organised snd
granted a charter by the Superior Court
Officer* will he ele.ied nt the next meet-
Ing, probably a* follow*: J S. Bailey,
president; W It Folks, secretary. J K
Wadley, treasurer J. Ipe s Cuban,
hat* tiken forty share* of ssoclt. and Jos#
Ang'lo ad Manuel Blanco, two other Cu
bans. eight shares each These men will
move here at once from Tampa. Fla . snd
Havana, Cuba Mr Ipe* wi I travel for
the company In the New England state*
Mr Tom Fain will probably take the road
for the company In Georgia and Florida
A HAHD WORKER.
Hup of 111- ”Kli>rs” of Ihr I oait.
Mr*. L. 8 Kins nt Connjrd. Cal, ta
•tale nrsanla-r nn.l t-clurer for lh W
C. T r. of Californio Rh had lir—n csr
rvli s on hr work without u*ln* proi—r
tiO'l to sustain h-r Indy, tind "ays: ”Rs
fore I fottml Or|H>-Nuis local I was auf
fsrtng sprlou Iv wliti tnllx-ail<>n aivl my
mtfl'l hail tw'coma atuxxls t and dull, Ihr
m-mory br'nu vwry much lmiilrp.l.
■'Hwartna of Grapp-Nuls si a food for
r-l.uikilnq and sir.nxihmlor ihw Lraln
and nrrv* crnlsrs I twaar Us uw In I*o
months I have xln—l four pounds In
wstirhl. nrvpr twit brttvr In tnv life, nnd
find a most rnmarkah!* tmprovsm-nt In
my mptnory and m-nial nrllvtty I nvr
stood Ihn failxun and |.r- sur* of work as
well a*. I do miw A shori limn amt I
went to nnw >x>uniy. workn.l twnnty-two
day*, almost day and nlxlit. without rnst,
and cam# horn* fnotlnn Ann. You may h*
sura t takn llrapn Nuts food with na so
that I mtiy dnpood upon having It.”
BUFFALO LITHIA WATER
The folia w Ing rut hnss Ihe cal | 11 1 A 'J R' il * A i
- In UflC Acid UiatfiesiS, bOUljf
Rheumatic Conditions,
it* Albuminuria of
os •• • Bright’s Disease
* * # and Pregnancy-
Solvent and Eliminator
°f Renal Calculi.
• ’ Dr- Thos. P. M.ithews
Ilf VUn.-h-irr Va of h- Roar*
.\tl2p- of Vlikori. M-l- 1,1 of Virginia:
A •'! am Miliflnt fr>m my own • atul
• ™ . fiom rnuHs In m.uiy cw In my pra'-
A Vw " ' ' hßt
a ® Buffalo lithia water
. w- ga— I, a wond-rfilly pmtni fartor In I’RIC
p W w arm UIATIIVXIM an.l in OOITY
, 0 - . V RHFFMAI
• . n a A l-OWKUn'L 1.1 THK DIBIN
# Y? W TEOHATION AND BF.MOVAL <>K RB
•9® A Oft • K.it, PAL/MM.I I iwti.l you a lampta of
4 lIKNAL I'Al.rri.l by myMlf liiir
• 0 me and afior h<- gw ol
0 & m Buffalo Lithia Water
ASk -- Xo !. ah- mof of th— panmt to
"Ns i.K *— • A Augint an,t rtoplrmhvr. !•>* two
, _ a w P month,' uiw of th, wal.r 1 ho.l no fur
#a • A * thrr Irouhlr of tnla ,ori until Jum-. I*W.
” 0 XT 0t wh,n I nauln viafrad th, ,prln, ,n<l un
j, -ft .hr tha nw of thr water |*l th,
0 |fh g rmalln 1 notloa THAT AF-
Ol 1 aMK TKK I HUNK INIS THE WATER A
a f W WIIIU. THK cawtij ahk nmiKKN
™ ri* AM' PA* VKKT SMALL AND A
RANK 1 hav. .1 .. ha.l VERY F!NE KKACI.TS FB-'M THIA ' ATER
IhltlE AF.VKIiW f'AAKS OF AI.IH'MINURIA IN nRIOHTR PIIEAM anA THK
ALIITMINI MU OF FRKUNANI'Y."
HulTa .i IJthta \\ t>olh bprma, 1 ,o'l * •** POK TOtn'I.LT NI-JRY B
TONI- - .111.1 HKAT-iIIATIVF. No I |, al~> a POTFJNT TONIC at:A l *
omnlv of KXTRAOHIHNAIIV 1-OTKNCV In NBRVIII'R INPIHKHTION. WITH
ITS Tl! UN OF I'ISTIIKSSINO RYMITOMR ami IN Al.l. f'AHK* whw* th,r* la
roVKRTY or I>KKI< 'IKNI*Y of THE BLOOP or IVIIEHB N'F.HVOt H lK-
I'RKSSIoN or KXHAI'STION la a promlnanl ymptom. No. 1 la to ba praftrrwl.
In tha ahaam-a of aha Imlt aliona hara at'vn. No J la to b prafarrarl
Buffalo lithia water Ororara and Prinjglat* aanarally.
Ttallanonlali>. which dafv all Impulallon or quaailon. aaair u> any aAfrva,
PROPRIETOR, BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINGS, VIRGINIA.
LOOK FOR IT TO MORROIA/.
STHE / ”1'
ARTyxr
December
<UJ
ALL TIM. HEW) IT All HUM.
aI. Jan|,l.’a Aid Snoloty— l'..a vli-llona
in Ihn I uurla.
Woyrroaa. (la , Nov. II Thw annual
mnnilnx *>f tit l ' 8* Joanph AM B'M-lnly.
a iolor.<l bnnnvolenl ordnr. l bnlnK livid
In this city, at th* A. M. K. Church. Thu
order waa or*nltnd nt Jackaonvllln.
Fla., in IY7. and suln/nlinwtn lodge* have
b.nn orgnnlxcd Ihrouirhoul Georgia. Flor-
Mn, Alabama, MDslsslpid and I tin Caro
llnas Thnrn nr" about 10. US) mnmbvrs
In Ihn order. Nearly NO d-lngatn* am
linrv now and X*) am expected by to nw.r
n.w night. Tim mneilng will bln ana
ai n Ihr"* dns
c H. I’alrtn of Valdoata | the Grand
i htnf nml Dr. T I). Tyson of W.iycrua*
Is m-or Mary Them am 2S# of the sub
ordinate lodge* in Goorirlii
Information rnceivpsl Imre to
day announcing the denlh of
Charles D Hm'.th. l—tiwr known
ns "Funk” Smith, which
currnd at Jasper, Fla , ycslenlay. He w>
at 1h" house of hi" broth, r. Ilev c \V
Hnilth The funeral or. u-red this afler
nooli at Jasper. Hmdh wis the youngest
l.roiher of Mrs. John 8 Knight, of iht*
city lie WS" aluiut thirty years of ag*.
Judge J VV ll.noe! ,enl*ned R H
Fisher, eonvl—d of *hool!ng at another,
not In hi* own defenae. to |y a fin* of
|l5O m*l coats to-day.
Oscar Holmes, white, was tried In War*
Superior Court on th* charge of selling
whisky without a license, and the Jury
rendered a ver.Hct of "not guilty.” Sev
eral other rase* of a similar nutufe are
transferred lo the City Court.
The case of the state vs J H Ryan
larceny after trust. haa oreupted
the attention of Ih* court part
of the time to-day Ryan
was an agent of the lowa Idle Insurance
Company under F A Fox A Cos b agrn y
In Atlanta, and while ao eng igcd h came
lo Waycrosa, where he wr>de conslderalde
hualnes* for hi* company. He drove a span
of One horses and ma.F a dnahlng appear
ance.
It seems, aecontlng to the charge of the
general agents of Ih* company, that he
failed lo turn tn lo the company money
which he collected, and they hml him ar
rested under a charge of larceny after
trust The rase waa nailed lasi year, but
ftyan wa* not present.
The aiieeltlc charge wa* hi* fallur* lo
turn In 84110 paid him on a pot-
Icy Issued lo Solicitor Rennet!
The Jury returned a verdict of
guilty, hue sentence has not been passed
yel
The grand jury completed Its labors this
afternoon and was .Uncharged The court
will adjourn to-morrow
lion John W Bennett was so far re
.overed from hla recent Illness that he
waa able to attend court to-d-iy.
TWO COAL tIAHUICS BBT.
They Probably Heat Dawn With All
c,n Hoard.
Philadelphia. Nov M.-F W Munn. of
this city, to-day received a dispatch from
Capt. Haley of the tug Teaaer. at Provi
dence. K. I to th* effect that he coal
barge* Hudson and Robert Ingle Carter
had been lost. The barges tn tow of the
Teaser, left here a week ago for Provi
dent*.
According to the dispatches, the barges
became separated from the tug off
Monlauk Point Thursday night during
the Jitght of the gale. It la hel’eved they
have foundered aral all on hoard lost On
hoard the Hudson were Capt LeFester
11'etjater of 11 akehibl Maas,, ht* brother
John, anel an nssistant. Capt L. F
Bartlett and thiee aa,l>tants were on th
Carter when she heenme lost.
PaelAe Hall lleeting Goes Over.
New York. Nov ll.—The meeting of (he
Pacific Mali director*, nt which a presi
dent waa 10 be elected, this afternoon
has been postponed, this ttms without
date.
Funeral of llrnrr YIIInrH.
New York. Nov 14—The funeral ser
vice* of Henry Vlilard were he'd at his
late residence. Thornwood, Dobbs Ferry,
at 3:15 o'ckKik thl afternoon Th* itev
Theodore C. William* of ilackiey Hall.
, Tarrylown, oftt.sated
Some ol
the Cootribatora:
I'aroUn.- K Duar
K-larar Fa**atl
Kara ilartarwri
Itt■■ w Carman
Oartruda A-harton
Miriam Mlohalwm
Mr, l-onMnay Plxalora
<*llnm Arollarri
Joha, IWol Booook
A Capital Story la
the Ori(lnal French.
RUTH KILLBO IBSTIRTLY.
Two Floridians 11 ho Pnagllt IS Dart
Over a Homan.
Bartow. Fla,, Nov. ll.—John Cartar
amt Oliver Moody, two turpentine men.
became Involved at their rump, near here,
over a woman to whom both were pay
ing a Urn lion.
They agreed to fight K out with guns
and. deliberately planning for the dual,
fired simultaneously. When the amok*
cleared It waa found that file atm of
both men had been true and that both
•were killed Instantly. Officer* were sent
for. but there I* no evidence that there
were any other parties to the affair be
fore or during the shooting.
Cotton Rill Strike tn Sell**.
Puebla. M.i., Nov H.—Owing to a re
doetlon In wages In the rottun mill* 2.000
oimrailvei. have atnj.-k aiul the authorl
* lee have taken measures to prevent
trouble which I* threatened Home of
the rotlon ml It owner* are not sorry to
have a reason for closing th-tr mills un
til they can dispose of their surplus
stock Some of the mills had already
shut down or were running on half time.
Seat 11 111 He Contested,
Memphis, Tent*.. Nov U - Congressman,
elact H M I’uttersun of the Tenth dis
trict haa been served with notice by
Zachary Taylor, hla Republican opfionent,
In the rec-nt election, that hla seat In tha
next House will be contested, but no no
lle# was given upon whet grounds th#
contest will he made.
t üban torn ml tie* Coiled.
Washington. Nov H.-B*mitor Platt of
Connecticut, chairman of th* Commit tea
on Relations with Cuba, haa called a
meeting of that committee for next Fri
da y under the resolution of th* loot sea
sk>n of Congress authorising an Inveoll*
gallon of affair* In Cuba In connection
with the developments In the Nealy eas*.
Kealucky lo Go to Aaplea.
Algiers. Nov II - The I’nlted Mates
battleship Kentucky. C*pt (-irnter com
manding. will leav# this port to-morrow
for Naples, where she will await orders.
81-RE S A Cl RE FOR MALARIA.
Gef a Mongnoe* From the Philip,
pines and
From the New York Mm
Boston, Nov 8 —Thera Is g LIU* Ani
mal on lowrd the ship Ktlen A. Head,
which arrived here on 8-iturMy frrni
Manila, aftar a five-months voyage, that
could not he lought lor ronilderabl*
money .although there was a tiai- wbs.i
part of th* eraw would hava eontrlbutei
half their wages to get rid of tt.
When the ship a arted from Manila,
dysentery ar.d malaria had taken hold of
every white number of the crear. and
th# cattam. C. F. Cann of Yarmouth,
died. Then the sailors began to Irok
alut for th* Jonah and fixed upon a lit
tle mongoose. Btx sailors, with Rons heat
ed In the galley stove, attempted on tho
evening o' June Bt> to drive the animal
into the sea Every one of the six waa
bitten, and then the mongcoee csv-aped.
From the moment they were bitten the
Bailors began to Improve In health and
soon they were entirely well. Later they
learned from two Filipino* on hoard that
the mongoose Inhibit# marshy ground
and la proof agalnat malaria and swamp
fevers. Its bite. In torn, they were In
formed. bad Inoculated the sailor* and
had overcome the dysentery and ague In
the.r system*. Mongoose oil Is Ai'ghly
valued In the PhtHpidnes ga • cure for
swamp rheumatism.
Bride Aged II Hist, Dlvnrs*.
From Ihe Philadelphia Record.
Braden Ky.. Nov. I.—Although
only 11 years of age. Mrs. Minnie Gill la
a grata widow She has brought suit for
dtvorcr against har husband. Harry Gilt.
She drclarrs that her husband la mis
treating her, and that, too, after a mar
ried Ilf* extending over a period of only
two week* Minnie Is a.til childish in
her way*, and only recently put away her
dolls.
The trouble with her husband became
known when she went to her ni. thsr *
and said: “I am not going lo tp *k to
Harry any more. 1 won’t even play with
him.”
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