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PRICE and that for CASH. When the aoove Tacxs are iaKen into consideration your oetxer judgment win ten you that there is
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115. Suits Clay Worsted, all wool guaranteed, tested by acids, 20 Oz., all sizes and styles,
$10.
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SAIiFiSMEN : Will H. Matthews. Chas. W. Lindsay, Ohas. U. Brower, Harry Sergeant.
MEN HALF STARVED.
A Spaniard Tells of Gilmoro
and His Comrades. 1
"Boston, Mass., Sept. 22 A naval
officer on one of the ships at Cavite
says in a private letter written to rela
tives here under date of August 19th :
"I to-day made a trip to Manila pur
posely to see and interview' a Spaniard
who claims to have seen Lieut. Gil
more and his men. The Spaniard ar
rived in Manila on the 12th, coming
through the outposts at San Fernando
de la Pampanga. His name is Felipa
Galza, and he is a planter by occupa
tion. On the first of February last he
was on his plantation when he was
surrounded by a deputation of natives,
who made him a prisoner. He was
forced to follow the movements made
by the so-called Filipino republic and
tramp through mud and water and
over mountains in their wanderings!
Two weeks before the arrival at Ma
nila he saw at Bigan Lreut. Comman
der Gilmore and bis fourteen fellow
prisoners. "From his report it is judged that
they have fared badly at the hands cf
their captors, and, although their cour
age was uodaunusd, they were in a bad
shape physically, in reality being half
starved. Gilmore himself, he said, was
in better health than some of the oth
ers, being a man of strong physique
and strong determination. The whole
party was entirely destitute of clothes
and all the necessities of life. The
failure of the United States to ransom
them as expected had so enraged the
insurgents that their treatment, which
for some - time had been mo3t kind,
had since become the reverse. The
members of the party, however, were
Dot discouraged and fully expected to
return to their friends. Galza thought
that with proper measures employed
by the United States government there
would be no trouble in effectiog-the
epeedy release of .Gilmore and -the
Yorktown's men."
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BEG FOR WATER AND FO
Seven Hundred Sufferers by
Fire Wind and. Flood.
Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 23. Ply.
mouth, capital of 'the Island of Mont
serrat, reports the destruction by fire
of many buildings which had escaped
the recent hurricane and most of the
remaining ruins, greatly intensifying
the distress of the populace which is
growing demoralized over the tardy
and inadequate relief. The laborers
refuse to unload the relief cargoes un
less paid double.
At Anguilla 700 inhabitants are
wildly appealing for immediate sup
plies of water and food, the recent
hurricane having destroyed all the
provisions and wrecked the shops and
habitations and the sea having washed
into the wells and rain cisterns.
The bubonio plague has broken
out again at Alexandria, Egypt,
The Rebellious Traveler.
f A FABLE.
A Clergyman and an Editor were
walking together, when they espied
the Mayor of their Village, sitting
on a Fence ana holding an evil
looking Club ; while in the Distance
a Traveler approached.'
"My journalistic Instinct tells
me," said the Editor, "that Man on
the Fence is contemplating a crim
inal Aggression upon yonder Trav
eler." 'In that Case," replied the
Clergyman, "it is my Duty as a
Teacher of Morality to persuade
our Brother from his evil Inten
tion." "Yes," said the Editor, "and as I
also am a Conserver of Morals I
will aid you in your Task."
So they reasoned with their Fellow-Villager
on the Sinfulness' of
acquiring Property by forcible An
nexat ion, urging him to refrain from
any violent Act. The Man on the
Fence spoke, them fair; neverthe
less, when the Stranger came up,
the Man on the , Fence rushed at
him and knocked him down.
The Traveler offered a stubborn
Resistance, and the Clergyman and
the Editor watched the Combat.
The Editor was the first to speak.
"Clearly," said he, "it was our Duty
to reason with the Mayor so long
as he only contemplated the Bob
bery. But now that he is attacked,
we cannot permit the Traveler to
escape. In the eyes of the World
the defeat of our Mayor would dis
honor us."
"The Lord be with us in our pa
triotic Efforts," said the , Man of
God. "Let us first sustain our Vil
lage Honor,and after the Rebellious
Traveler has been Subdued,- we
may arrange about -the Disposition
of his Effects."
"Thereforewith one Accord, the
Guardians of Morality rushed into
the Fray, and eat on the Traveler
while the Mayor' benevolently as
similated his Purse. When last
seen the Clergyman was opening a
little Bible, to convert the Traveler
before the latter died of his wounds ;
while the Editor dictated a Scare
Head for a special Edition ; and
the Mayor paraded the Flag of the
Free. New York Evening Post.
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By reason of the , recent failure
of the municipal ownership scheme
and three-cent fares for street rail
ways in Detroit, Governor Pingree
has abandoned the whole plan.
The restored five-cent fares have
increased the. price asked for the
city'e railways from $15,000,000 to
$17,000,000.
THE SCHOOL CENSUS.
And its Relation to the $100,-
OOO Appropriation for Pub
lic Schools. .
The Superintendent of Public In
struction has issued the following Jet
ter to the County Superintendents of
Schools :
1 1 Dear Sir: I have had some enqui
ries as to wheiber a delay in sending
the census reports to this office in Oc
tober would affect the apportionment
to the counties of the $100,000 appro
priation.
I First, I will say the census that is
now being taken is not to be reported
to this office until July, 1900, when
your regular annual report is made.
t This census you are now taking is
for the scholastic year 1899 and 1900,
which began July 1st, 1899; and will
end June 30th, 1900.
You will see on page 45, Pamphlet
of School Law that in January, 1900,
we will use as the? basis of appointment
at this time "the school census of the
previous scholastic year." -
i Therefore the school census of the
scholastic year 1898 and 1899 will be
used. This census is included in the
last annual reports sent to this office
in July of the present year.
; ! The census should, however, be com
pleted promptly by October 1st, as re
quired by law so the County Boatds
may know now to apportion the
school fund.
Speaking, approximately, will say
that you may expect about 16 cents
per capita lor your school population
from the $100,000 appropriation.
1 1 Yours truly,
C. H. Mebane, .
Superintendent Public Instruction.
ASTROLOGER CARRIED OFF.
He Left Us on a Schedule that
He Had Previously Agreed
x 'Upon.
New York, Sept. 23 Dr. Luke
B rough ton, president of the Astrologi
cal Society of America, died to-day.
He cast bis horoscope many years ago
and predicted that the critical periods
of his life were the 15th, 16th and 21st
days of the present "month, and pres
ent year. His death, he predicted,
would occur on September 22.
Dr. Broughton was born at 10 a. m.
April 20r 1828, in Leeds, Yorkshire,
England. He came from a family of
astrologers and early began the study
of astrology. In 1859 he settled in
Philadelphia, where he studied medi
cine. In 1863 he came to New York,
where he began the practice of medi
cine. Dr. Broughton has made many suc
cessful predictions. On his advice, his
eldest son did not marry as his father
had predicted the exact time of his
death in 1885. Mrs. Broughton also
died as predicted in 1891. He wrote
many pamphlets and one book on as
trology.
A Scarcity of Silver.
Washington, D. C, Sept. 26.
The treasury of the' United States
presents the unusual condition of
a surfeit of gold and a famine of
silver. The department has be
come very much concerned about
the situation, and appreciates now
that there is a demand for silver
in commerce as well as for j gold;
At all the nine sub-treasuries the
banking houses haye been begging
for silver, so that their depositors
could be supplied with it, and they
have been refused. In fact, the
treasurer sent a formal order to
these sub-treasurers not to pay out
silver in exchange for gold, but
only to those who presented silver
certificates. This looks remarka
ble when we remember the efforts
made some .six years ago to raid
the t gold in the treasury.! Today
if a man presents to the treasury
here a gold certificate for $20, or
any amount, be must take gold for
it. In nearly every case there is a
protest. The man wants money of
smaller denominations than can be
had in gold, for the purpose of
making change in business, but hie
cannot get it. The rule is manda
tory, and will be adhered to until
the treasury is better supplied with
the white metal.. Last Monday
there was-but $90,000 in silver not
covered by certificates outstanding
in the treasury here and hardly
four millions in all the sub-treas
uries combined. The amount was
increased slightly after the order
indicated, but now stands at barely
$300,000.
Warrants for Cannibals.
Charleston, S. C, Sept. 23.-
Warrants were sworn out to-day
by Vice-Consul Whittee, acting for
the government of Norway against
Anderson and Thomas, the Norwe
gians from the bark Drot, who ac
cording to their own story, killed
and ate a companion while drift
ing in mid-ocean on a raft. ;
The men are still very sick and
the warrants were not served, but
a guard was placed over them.
They will be sent to Norway as
soon as able to travel, j
DON'T WORRY ABOUT SALARIES.
What Another Person May Get
- Signifies Nothing to You.
"What salaries are paid in different
business callings is a question often
asked by young men. and one which
seems to enter into their deliberations
as a qualifying factor as to whether
they shall enter certain trades of pro-,
fessions," writes Edward Bok in The
September Ladies' Home Journal. "I
never could quite see the point of
this, nor the reason for it. What are
the salaries which are paid to others, to
you or to me? They signify nothing.
If the highest salary paid to the fore
most man in a certain profession is $10,
000 a year, what does it prove or sig
nify? There is no obstacle to some
one else going into that name profes
sion and earning 125.000. The first
step in going into business is to find
out not which spcial line is most profit
able, but which line you are most in
terested in and are best fitted for.
Then drive ahead, and-the salary will
take care of Itself. When a young
man thinks too much of his salary it
is pretty good proof that he Is not of
very superior make. Ability com
mands income. But you must elart
with ability, not with salary."
YELLOW FEVER REPORT.
Miss Sigsbee, daughter of Cap
tain Sigsbee. late of the ill-fated
battleship Maine and now j com
mander of the Texas, died of heart
failure Monday at Rehobetb,: Del.
Her remains were sent to Wash
ington for interment yesterday.
The Kind Yoa Hate Atyars Baugfct
Twenty-ElRht New Cases at
Key West-Two Deaths
in New Orleans.
Washington, Sept. 23 Surgeon
General Wyman to-day received a tele
gram from Assistant 8urgeon McAdam,
at Key West, announcing 28 new cases
of yellow fever there and 5 deaths. A
telegram from Sargeon Carter, at New
Orleans, states that no new cases ap
peared there yesterday but that there
had been two deaths. There were five
other cases under treatment. Dr. Car
ter wired that the weather was cool
and favorable.
. FORTY NEW CASES
Key West, Fla., Sept. 23 New cases
of yellow fever number 40 and-deaths
number 3. The weather continues
rainy and favorable for the spread of
the fever. - .
ONE NEW CASE IN NEW ORLEANS.
- New Orleans, 8ept. 23 The board
of health announced one new case of
yellow fever to-day. There were no
dfaaths. -
The owners of the copper mine
at Gold Hill, Bowan county, think
they will soon be forced to import
labor from the Northern states.
Negro labor has been found to be
unreliable and the farmers of the
vicinity are willing only to work
between crops. The number of
employes at the last monthly pay
day was 686 and the pay-roll
amounted to $25,400.
The Earthquake in Alaih.
Port Townsend, Wash LSept.il
f!nnornincr the recent tirl
quake along the coast of Aiith
Her. bheldon Jackeon, eacn::c:i
agent for Alaska, writel at folioi
from Yakutat, under date oli
tember 17: ?
"The first ahock wasxperW
on Sunday, September 3, iratbtiq
aliaht. ah HPfl no a'arm. I)' '4
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the following fife houri there ten
52iatinct shocki, culmint::i:
3 pTm. in a-shock io eetere tit
people at Yakutat were Burlaw
lently across their rooms, or, if
outside, they were tnrown w
nr,r1 PlVtlirPH fell ffOS -U
. i . ...Vi
walls, dishes aaa crocKwj
nn thA ahalrna and hoUief tX
and swayed and whirled, is
mission bell rang vioieouj -shaking
church tower.
"Panic-stricken the inhabit
regained their feet and attes?
to flee to the hills only to
and again thrown to the
Gaining the hills and lookis.J
warcj they were transfixed
horror as they saw.appro-j
with the speed of a i race torw
great tidal wave, aPParent7,V
of water that would engoUJ-;
J oonawrartheir D--'
Before the shore was reactea
t ft A fl I k'
earth
harbor
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saved the Tlllag
Prices Raised.
PniLADELniiAi Sept.(
Cotton Sp.nner, A.
which ba Deen nui -inga.incel.u
Friday.
Two-ply .warpt: S-3, 1- . j y
12 eenti; 10.3. .'" Al
centa; 14-2, 13J cenU.J ,;i
cant.; 20 2. 15 een .
cente;-24-2, 1: nti. - ;1
cents 30 2, IS cents;
from 1 cent to Jj cea 1
this icale; twp-plr "j,v
less than tbis ;.e e: -
I cent Ie.9 thn ihw f 'l
The aesociatio" fif!S
resolution that "as '1,3
of cotton y.;rcDB, B.s
a position to ai u b dJ
,0 decline all orJ"" 'c ict,
conform to the Kle r ,
forth herein." , j,; f
from Ko'ihruaJ
gtated that Ne DL,jt''
f.cturers-oulJal'' p:1
scale; and that 5,r,t
could I -be -obtain.
would close ao- ;
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