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THE BANNER, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1902,
AUCTION S
AUCTION SALE!
Gent’s Furnishing Goods and Fixtures.
Moss Building, Clayton Street.
Commencing Wednesday Morning, December 10th at II O’clock,
And again at 7:30 p. m. and continuing through Saturday Might.
Dearing & Co. will offer to the public at their own prices: $1,000 worth of Woolens, consisting of high grade
Imported Suit Patterns, Trouser Patterns, Summer and Winter weight; $100 worth of high class Cravats;
$25 worth of Socks; $100 worth of Underwear, Wilson Bros, best grades; $500 worth of Manhattan, International
and Peyser, Stiff and Negligee Shirts; $150 worth Collars, all sizes, E. & W.; $50 worth of Cuffs, E. & W.;
$10 worth of Jewelry, Cuff Buttons; $1.25 National Cash Register; $37.50 Triplicate Mirror; $15 Wall Mirror;
5 Chairs, one Office Desk Chair; 1 Umbrella Case; 1 Set Window Fixtures; 8 Pieces Glass in Frames 50x40 inches.
All of the Above to be Seen at Moss Building, Clayton St., Next to Orr Drug Co.
The Ladies of the town are cordially invited to also attend these sales, perfect order, seats, etc.
These goods must go by December 15th, and the public can get them at their own prices. A genuine auction.
No bv=bidding. All goods as represented or money refunded.
FRANK H. DEARING, Manager.
Moss Building:.
Clayton Street.
VICTORY FOR BONDS.
Columbus Will Now Operate Its Own
Waterworks.
Columbus. Ga.. December 5.—Colum
bus is happy over the result of the elec
tion for water bonds. The people
voted almost unanimously for the Issu
ance of $250,000 of 4 per cent bonds,
with which the city Is to build a first-
class system of water works. The
vote was as follows: For the bonds.
1.G40; against the bonds. 7. Majority
for bonds. 1,638. Of the seven who
voted against bonds, six wqre whites.
Two hundred and ninety-tw*) negroes
voted, out of a i«glstratlon of 322.
To carry the election 66 2-3' per cent
of the registered vote was required
Ninety four per cent of the vote was
cast for bonds. The registration was
1.766.
The election was on® of the s most
remarkable In the clfy of Columbus
the people "getting together” as*never
before upon a local issue.
This was the third water works’
bond election in the history of the
city. In the previous elections bitter
fiuhts were waged and the bonds.were
defeated.
NEW YORK STATE IN
GRASP OF BLIZZARD
Railroad and Telegraph Ser
vice Greatly Impeded.
HEAVY SNOW AT ALBANY, N. Y.
EX-SPEAKER REED'S ILLNESS. |
DANGER IHnEAfENS
RED RIVER VALLEY
WIFE FOUND DEAD BODY 4 ..
Cedie Whitfield Commits Suicide at
Lavonla, Ga.
Ijavonia. Qa.. I>eo. 5.—Cedie Whit
field. a young man. committed sulci the
yesterday morning by cutting hits
throat.
Whitfield was an operative In the
Shoal Creek mills, had only been mar-
ricnl a short time and there is no
known cause for the act.
He arose, as usual, about 4 o’clock
and stepped out just before break
fast. When the meal was ready his
wife called him, and. getting no re-
Bi>onse, went In search and found him
with his throat cut from ear to ear.
GAMBLING HOUSE ROBBED.
Men
With Lrawn Revolvers Maked
Make Clean Sweep.
Pocatello. Idaho. Doc. 5.—Three
masked men entered the Eagle club
moms last night and. robbed the place
of about $1,000.
Two of the men advanced with
drawn revolvers into the room In
which there were not less than 35
«nen. The third man then marched
Around the games and gathered up the
money. The robbers fired a 'volley In
to the ceiling before they departed.
The police are on their trail.
In New York City Elevated Lines Are
Seriously Interrupted—Gothamites
Experiencing First Roal Incon
venience of Winter.
New York, Dec. 5.—A snow and sleet
storm delayed traffic in New York to
day. Service on the elevated lines
was seriously interfered with and com
munication between uptown and down
town by means of tne surface lint's
was very slow and difficult. Dispatch
from all parts of this state show that
the storm Is prevailing everywhere
with varying severity.
At Alt any the snowfall Is very heavy
and all trains are reported fiom one
to five hours late. Blizzard condi
tions prevail at Schenectady. New
burgh, Saratoga and other places ; n
the east and north part of the state.
From Rochester to Buffalo the storm
Is much milder.
In this city the storm developed into
a blizzard as the day grew. About an
Inch of snow fell during the forenoon.
Sound steamers arrived several hours
late, and their officers reix>rted the
storm very heavy up the sound.
Telegraphic service east of New
York to New England, especially, is
prostrated, and northward through
New York state the service is greatly
impeded hy the wind and snow.
The White Star liner Teutonic,
which reached her dock today complet
ed a trip of seven days and thirteen
hours in almost continuous storms. The
ship met particularly severe weather
| last night approaching port, and an
chored In the lower bay. The last bit
of the voyage up to the dock today
was made in a blizzard. Every day
of the trip the passengers were kept
within storm doors and one of the
crew was nearly washed overboard
Toward noon the storm abated but
the wind continued high.
Physicians Report His Condition Con.
siderably Improved.
Washington. Dec. 5.--The condition
former Speaker Thomas B. Reed,
considerably Improved this morn
ing. according to the bulletin given
out by his physicians after their early
visit. The uraemic symptoms which
last night gave the doctors so much
concern, are abating, and there is an
appreciable reduction In temperature, J Q rea t Damage Is Reported to Proper
oulso and respiration. Dra. Gardner
Land on Both Side? of Stream
Submerged.
WATER 13 STILL RISING RAPIDLY.
.inri MacDonald railed at the hotel
shortly after 7 o’clock and when they
left their patient at 8 o’clock they
gavo out the following-bulletin:
“At 7:47 a. m. we find Mr. Reed
remarkably Unproved. Temperature
30; pulse 8 . respiration 82. Uraemic
symptoms abating; mind clear- re-
tains nourishment. (Signed) F. A.
Gardner, T. L. MacDonald, M. D.”
TREATY MAY BE LOST.
OPERA HOUSE BURNED.
Unexpected Turn In Cuban Negotia
tions at Havana.
Washington, Dec. 8 —The unexpect
ed turn in the Cuban negotiations at
Havana have naturally surprised the
officials here who had every reason
to believe from Minister Souiers’ re
port that the treaty was practically an
eeomplished fact.
Now that It is to be thrown Into
the house of representatives at Ha
vana. with a Nationalist majority sup.
posed to he hostile to the establish
ment of closer relations with the Unit
ed States, it Is feared that the treaty
is almost certain to be amended so
ty and Stock, but No Loss of Life
Yet—Government Sends Snagroat
to Assist If Needed,
Shreveport, La., Dec. 6.—The situa
tion in the Red River valley shows no
Improvement today. The wutc r Is
within a few Inches of the danger
line, and Is rising rapidly. A rise of
4 feet more is predicted in the upper
valley. Lands are submerged on
both sides of the stream, and there has
been great damage to property and
stock. No loss of human life has
been reported.
The government snagboat Howell is
expected here today to assist In re
lieving the distress If any calls for
assistance Is made.
The crevasse In the levee nort i of
here has not been fully repaired and
12 miles of bottom lands have been
inundated.
Stillwater, Minn., Visited by $175,000
Conflagration.
Stillwater, Minn., Dec. 5.—Fire that
broke out under the stage in the
Grand opera house caused a loss of
$175,000. The opera house block was
totally destroyed, with a loss of $75,000
ami insurance of $21,000. Adjoining
property was damaged.
Other losses are S. M. Nolan, grocer,
loss $15,000; Holcomb block, $10,-
000; Dische block, $10,000; Zelglor
Bros., clothing. $40,000, stock badly
damaged by smoke and water; C. K.
Kirk & Co., shoes, stock $12,000. badly
damaged. There were also a number
of smaller losses. The St. Paul Are d
partment sent apparatus, but It arrived
too late.
FINE RESIDENCE DAMAGED.
For Croup use Chenev’s
Expectorant.
A milion Voices
Could hardly express the thanks of
Homer Hall, of West Point. Ia. Listen
why; A severe cold had settled on his
lnngs, causing a most obstinate cough.
Several physicians said he had const mp-
When all
is latnost certain to be amended so tion, but could not help him
as to make It unacceptable to the Unit thought he was doomed he began to
ed States 1186 Dr - Kin K’> Now Discovery for con
sumption and writes; “it completely
cored me and saved my life. I now
weigh 227 lbs.” It is positively goi .ran
teed for Coughs, Colds and Lung iron
bles. Price 50c and |1.00. Trial bottles I
free at W J. Smith & Bro., or EL R.
Palmer & Sons drug stores. 1
Texas Mayor Impeached.
Waco, Tex.. Dec. 5—The city coun
cil, after an all night session In Im
peachment preceding* against Mayor
J. W. Rigclns, charged with Irregular
ities In office, found Riggins guilty
and declared the off ice of mayor va
cant. Riggins will appeal.
The Pride of Heroes.
Many soldiers in the last war wrote to
say that for Scratches, Braises, Cats,
Wounds, Corns, Sore Feet and Stiff
Joints, Backlen’s Arnica Salve is the
best in the world. Same for Barns,
Scalds, Boils. Ulcers, Skin Eruptions
and Piles. It ernes or no pav. Only
25o at W. J. Smith & Bro., and
H R. Palmer & Sons drag store*.
Found Dead In Bed.
San Francisco. Dec. 5.--M. Bellain,
secretary and assistant to his brother,
Bishop Tikhon, the head of the Rus
sian church on this coast, has been
found dead in bed. Death was caused
by paralysis of the heart. Bishop Tik
hon is now in Now York.
Fire Breaks Out—Maidservants Have
Narrow Escapes.
Chicago, Dec. 5.—Franklin Mac
Veagh’s palatial residence at 103 Lake
Shore drive was damaged $10,000 by
fire early this morning. Two maid
servants Jumped from a second story
window, sustaining serious injuries,
and several others, who narrowly es
raped suffocation. were rescued tv
firemen. Only a small portion of thj
residence burned, the chief danger to
occupants being from suffocation from
the dense smoke that filled every por
tion of the structure.
Mr. McVeagh and family were unin
jured. An over heated furnace was
the cause of the fire.
FIREMEN ARE CAUGHT
IN FAUJNG DEBRIS
Wall Tumbles as They Were
Fighting Flames.
ONE KILLED, SEVERAL INJURED.
Rockford, Ills., Has $275,000 Fire.
Rockford, Ill., Dec. 5.—The Mead
building, a 5-story brick structure,
was destroyed by fire last night. It
was occupied by the Wortham Bros.
& Co., department store, and the Rock
ford business college. The loss .8
$275,000; Insurance $250,000.
Accident Occurred at Cleveland, O.,
During Efforts of Engine Company
No. 14 to Subdue Flames In Likely
& Pocket Factory.
Cleveland, O.. Dec. 5.—At 4 o’clock
this morning while members of the flro
department were still fighting the
flames In the ruins of the Likely &
Rocket factory at the corner of Cass
and Hamilton streets, a portion of the
wall fell In upon members of Engine
company No. 14, burying them in the
debris.
Those who were thus caught were
Captain Daniel Flnucca and James L.
Os burger and Arthur Garner, who were
working just outside the wall; Lieu
tenant Robert McKenna. Hosoman
Sam Jorns, Charles Nioding and Pat
rick H. Joyce, who were on the in
side. Ambulances were hurriedly
called and the firemen soon brought
from the ruins, all but Joyce, who iB
still deep under piles of brick with no
hope of him being taken out alive.
The injuries of McKonua, Jones and
Nledlng are serious, while the others
are slightly injured.
Later the dead body of Joyce was
reoovered. Hs had been crushed to
death beneath many tons of brick and
mortar and heavy machinery. Ths
other firemen will recover.
OA.S r rOHIA.
Bean tie _yj Tin Kill You Haw Almw BocgB
Signature
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Italian Divorce Bill.
New York. Dec. 5.—The Italian gov
ernment's divorce and affiliation bill
has met disaster In the committee
stage, according to a Times dispatch
from Rome by way of London. The
verdict Is not necessarily final, but
the bill will probably share the fate of
previous divorce bills In spite «! the
fact that it occupied a prominent place
In the government program and the
king’s speech.
For Whooping Cough
use Chenev’s Expectorant
Cause of Progresso Explosion.
San Francisco, Dec. 5.—Investigation
Into the causes which led to the explo
sion of the steamer Progresso at the
Fulton Iron Works Wednesday by
which 13 men are supposed to have
lost their lives and others badly In
jured, has shown that the quality of
the oil which exploded on the steam
er was poor. The law prescribed
that oil to be used for fuel must not
flash at a temperature of 110 degrees,
while that furnished to the Progresso
flashed at 101 degrees.
A GUARANTEE!* CURB FOR PILES.
Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles
Your druggist will refund your money if PA
SO OrKTM ENT fella to cure you. 60 cents.
FIRE AT PRINCETON COLLEQE.
Students Fight Flames to Save Dick-
I neon Hall.
Princeton, N. J., Doc. 6.—Dickinson
bell, the big recitation building of the
academic department of the university,
narrowly escaped being burned to the
ground today.
Fire broke out in the third story be
tween the hallway and examination
hall at 10 o’clock, while Professor J.
Mark Baldwin's junior class in psy
chology was In session. A bucket bri
gade was formed by the students and
the local fire department was summon
ed. After a hard fight the blaze was
smothered before it reached the main
part of the examination hell.
It is thought that some one dropped
a lighted cigarette in the hallway and
the woodwork took Era. The loss <3
18.000.