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$1 A YEAR CASH IK ADYAHCE. - - . - : , TV h l Vs ii r TC T-o-n . - V': -7TT . AiA(miPJ(vMM4 "LET ALL THE EHD3 THOD AIMS!' AT BE THY COUNTRY'S, THY GOD'S AND TRUTHS." - "T ' 1 '. : . ; ' " BEST ADVERTISING HEDIOH. VOLUME XXyiL WILSOlSr, 1ST. C., OCTOBER 7, 1897. ' i - i . i : : : i i : 1)1 RECTORY. Calendar of Sales AT TOBACCO WAREHOUSES: NEXT WEEK. OCTOBER. . Moiui.iv ii .Tue vUv 12.--.:.... Vt ;!u suay 13. . . . . ... rhu.vil.iy 14 FtiJ.iv-. J5 ..... S.,tu:il-i' 10 .... . 2 1 Q w u 55 5 H O 't H a. o isjw 4 5 13 2 3 4 5 2 1 2 3 4' 1 5 i 2 3 5 4 5 1 2 4 3 4 5 13 2 f i rAUUriJKOl'TKAINS. LOCAL VRAINS: X. Hound. S. Pound. Ik tvt4-n Florence and VVeldon. s , No. 23 ;es Wilson) 2:05 P. M. Ik tvt4-n Flon No. ;S. L . i:42! r. .M. Leavt IVtwt en, Wilmington and Norfolk No jS. No. 49. 1:14s I'. M. Leaves Wilson, 2:12 I M. r.etwot-n Goldsboro and Norfolk. No. 102. No. 103. 5:41 AM- Leaves Wilson 7:17 PM. "Shoo Flv" Wilmington to Rocky Mt: N 41. ' ' No- 41. 1". M. Leaves Wilson, 6:15 A.M. THROUGH TRAINS. IVtween Florence and Weldon: N-. ;2. No. 35. 12 22 A. M. Leaves Wilson. 11:18 P.. M , cntx rv OFFICERS. hoard or commissioners: K. S. Clark, Chairman. Shadk Felton, I- H. Newsom . C. Hadlev.' Isaac Felton. W.J. Cherry, Sheriff, -). 1). i')AkDL', Clerk of Superior Court I II. Griffin, Register of Deeds, S. II. Tyson, Treasurer, YVm. Harriss, Coroner, J. T. Revel, Surveyor. TOWN OFFItERS. aldermen: " J. D. Lee, 1st Ward. I, A. Clark, 2nd " V. II. Cozart, 3rd " Geo. Hackney, 4th " J. T. Ellis. 5th T. B. Deans, Mayor; Jno. R. Moore, Town Clerk; W. E. Deans, Collector. police: W. P. Sxak.exp.erg, Chief. Erii ri am Harrell, Fkank Felton James Marsiibourne. I). P. Christman, St. Commissioner, c nritt iiKs. St. Timothy's Episcopal church. Rev. F. C. Baviiss, Priest-in-charge. Services: Sundays at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. 111., Sunday School at 3 p. m., U eek-'-Jays Wednesdays and Fridays at 4 P ,m. Holy days at 10 a.m. Celebra tion of Holy Communion on 1st Sun d.u in. each month at 11 a. m., other Sujul.iys at 7:45 a. m. .Methodist Church, Rev. J. 15. Hurley Pastor; services t n a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday School, 5 p. m., J. F llriiton. Supt. Prayer meeting Wed nesday night at 7:30. Ihsripies Church. Rev. D. W. Davis, . Pastor; services every Sunday, 11 a m, 7:v i 111. Prayer meeting Wednesday 'night. Sunday School at 3 o'clock, p. 111., Geo. Hackney, Supt. Presbvterian Church, Rev. James Thomas, Pastor; services on the First, I bird and tourth Sunday in every month and at Louisburg Second Sun day. Services at 11 a. m. and 8:30 p. in. Sunday School at 5 o'clock, p. tn Hai-Hist Church, service as follows: Preaching Sunday morning at n:co o'clock and 8 p. m. Rev. W. H. Redisb Pastor. - Prayer meeting eunehu.ty evening at 8 o'clock. Sunday School at 5 p. m., D. S. P.oykin Supt. Primitive Baptist Church, preaching T on 2 d Sunday b F'.der las. Bass; on 3rd Sunday by FJder las S. Woodard; on the 4th Sunday and Saturday before by the pastor, F.lder P. D. Gold. Ser- vict s begin at 11 a. m. - 1.0 uii .Regular meetings of Mt. Lebanon Lod -c No. ixT A. F. & A. M. are held i i their hall, corner of Nash and Golds boro streets on the 1st and 3rd Monday 'nlglus at 7:3oo'clock p. m. each month. C. E. Moore, W. M. !..., ,,1.,- . f ebanon Cliasner No 27 are held in the Masonic . Hah every ."2nd Monday night at 7:3 o'clock p. m. each month. , W. H. Applewhite. JlL P. Regular meetings of Mt. Lebanon Commandery No. " 7 are held in the Masonic hall every 4th Monday night at 7:30' o'clock each month. R. S. Barnes. E. C. Regular meetings of Wilson Lodge R. of H. No. 1694 are held in their hall n-tr the 1st National Bank every 1st Thursday evening at 3:30 o'clock, p. m. B. F. Briggs, Director. Regular meetingsv of Contentnea Lodged No. S7.JK. of P., are held in Odd Fellows' Hall every' Thursday "'giit. 'Visiting 'members always wel come... Regular meetings of Enterprise Lodge, No. 44. are held every Frday nigl.t in Odd Fellows' Hall. NTJMBER39. No Compromise With Spain Exc8pt iiDsoiute independence. WILLING TO PAT AN INDEMNITY: Meantime Sertor Sagasta, tlie New l remler, ls Completing Hl9 Cabr-net-Weyler May lie Recalled and May Refuse to Obey the Summons. New York, Oct? 4.-The Herald prints number of intervi Cubans here on the situation in the island. The Cubans ai autonomy for the Islands is out of the uuesuon, Dut most of them are in fa vor of paying Spain a reasonable in demnity, providing she evacuates the lsiano. at once. T. Estrada Palma. rpnrPspntafiTm the Cuban T) 1"AV 1 Clan 1 1 , . x .""'vum guvci uiiieni, said: "To the Cuban qc i little difference whether a. Conservative ministry " directs affairs in s?pam. A change in government in Spain does not alter the ease' of the Cubans. They are now more firmly determined than ever to push.the fight until the absolute independence of Cuba acknowledged. I believe the Cubans are willing to pay a reasonable in demnity to Spain provided she - with draws her troops from Cuba before the island is completely ruined." Enrique J. De Varona said: "I be lieve autonomy would comnlicate. far from solving, the Cuban situation. Ab- POST OFFICE HOURS. Office opens 8 a.m. and closes at sunset. lay mails close for North at I p. m. ' " West " i p. m. '; ' " " South "1.30p.m. Night mails for all points close at 9 p.m. the" premier, maintain absolute reserve on tne question of American relations to Spain. Leading Liberals, however, declare that Spain can never officially epL American mediation in Cuban flairs. SEXOR SAG ASTA. . solute independence is the aspiration of the immense majority of the Cuban people. Cuba needs a definite political regime. Spanish autonomy would not give it to the island. The only prac tical solution of the Cuban problem is absolute independence." Dr. Henry Lincoln De Zayas said. "The Cubans are and have always been, ready to treat with Spain with a view to, cessation of hostilities provided the first condition be that Spain should ac knowledge Cuba's independence." Colonel F. Lopez de Queratite, for merly of the United States army, and a veteran cf the ten years war in Cuba, said: "I would like to see Cuba freed by force of arms. But to avoid further shedding of blood of innocent people I would, though painfully, sign and give my consent to a compensition to Spain for the sake of getting rid oZ the Span ish." E. TrujillG, editor of El Porvenir said: "Cubans are fighting for absolute inde pendence and will accept no other so lution." Brigadier Eugcnio Sanchez' Agra monte, cujgeon general of the Cuban army, said: "Cubans are firmly de termined to fight until absolute inde pendence is accomplished. But a few million, more or less, provided the sum is reasonable, will be paid by them to Spain, in order to avoid a prolonga tion of the struggle." Regarding the plan for the purchase of Cuba from the Spanish government General Emelio Nunez, who for the past ten days has been in consultation with the junta, leaders in New York, said: "I cannot see how the plans for the freedom of Cuba on the basis of a guarantee to Spain by the United States of an indemnity of $200,000,000 in cash can be displeasing to any of the parties, ex cept -that the amount is greatly in ex cess of the true values of the relics left by Weyler. The United States could affort to back up the proposition, be cause it would have the revenue of Cuba to guarantee reimbursement, and j would gain immediate improvements of its trade relations." I'REMKU SAGASTA'S TASK. General VVeyler M Itrht Refuse to Obey Orders If Recalled. Madrid, Oct. 4. Senor Sagasta, the Liberal leader, has been entrusted by the queen regent with the task of form ing a new cabinet, in succession to the Azcarraga ministry. It is expected that the Sagasta cabinet will be completed and announced today. General Correa has accepted the portfolio of minister of war, and Admiral Bennejo becomes minister of marine. ' - It is perfectly understood in Madrid that General Weyler is the cause of the ministerial crisis. The queen as well as Azcarraga object to his continuation in Cuba. But a strong military party, mostly composed cf officers who have obtained promotions and decorations from General WeyleY during his pre vious military campaign, support him in Madrid. They have become insistent, now that the question arises of recall ing him. Another strong military party in CubU, composed of the same sort of men, threaten hostile demonstrations in case General Weyler is not recalled. Weyler is entirely capable of disobey ing orders if recalled. As captain gen eral of the Canary Islands, on a pre vious occasion, he refused to obey orders of recall, and the government had to resort to energetic measures, to compel his obediance. Weyler now de clares that he has a contract with the Spanish government, and that by that contract he is given two years for end ing the war in Cuba, and that the term has not expired. 1 The ministerial changes will not af fect the instructions which United States Minister Woodford originally re ceived from President McKinley. Both General Woodford and Senor Sagasta, "For several months, I was troubled with a persistent humor on my head which gave me considerable annoyance until it occurred to me to try Aver's Hair Vigor. Before using one bottle, the humor was healed." T T. Adams, General Merchant, Turbeville, Va. npirp mum WML A WEEPS NEWS CONDENSED. Tuesday, Sept 28. " George M." Robeson, ex-secretarv of tbe navy, died at Trenton, N. J., yester day, aged 69. The coroner's Jury in the recent shooting at Lattimer, Pa., declares' the killing wanton and unjustifiable. John Boecker, a prosperous farmer near Carroll, -la., killed his wife and five young children and fatally wound ed his son Henry and himself. The three men in jail at Billlings have been identified as the robbers who stole several thousand dollars from the Butte County bank in June last. Wednesday, Sept 29. Near Rendham, Pa., five men were killed by black damp while fighting a mine fire. Masked1 highwaymen robbed a stage near Ukiah, Cal., and killed J. R. Bar nett, a passenger. Massachusetts Democrats nominated George Fred Williams for governor on a strong free silver platform. Isaac Monroe and John Hanlon, fire men, were killed at a fire in Utica, N. Y. Hanlon had a record as a life saver. Edward Williams. 19 years old, killed his wife, Virginia, aged 22, on a New York street last night. Both were col ored. Thursday, Sept." SO. President McKinJey has returned to Washington from his Massachusetts visit. So many children run about Wash ington at night that a curfew regula tion is talked of. Massachusetts Republicans renomi nated Governor Wolcott and all the present state officers. Fire in Washington last night de stroyed the Traction company's big power house and other property. Loss $750,000. Deputy Attorney General Reeder says commissioners must enforce the Penn sylvania alien tax law until the highest court declares it unconstitutional. Friday, Oct. 1. The Boston Baseball club has won the championship for 1SS8, with Baltimore a very close second. ' I'eter Champion, a tramp pauper in St. Louis, has been informed that he is an heir to a large estate in Germany. A Chicago syndicate will erect a mammoth hotel in Dawson City upon a plot of ground donated by Joseph La due. Ex-Congressman Townsend, of Colo rado, is said to have been appointed United States judge in the Indian Ter ritory, succeeding Judge. Kilgore, de ceased. Premier Ralli and the Greek min istry has resigned. M. Zalmis,, a former. , adherent, of DelyannisrJias .farmea-a new ministry. He h oppose'! by Del- ! yannis and supported by Ralli. rtur!ay, Oct. 2. Joseph Proctor, the veteran actor, is dead in Boston, aged .81. The total coinage by the United States mintfc during September amount ed to $10,044,449. Star Pointer, the famous pacer, cov ered the third mile heat of his race with Joe Fatchen, at Springfield, Ills., in 2.00, a new world's record. George and William Cody, brothers, under sentence of death in North Caro lina for burglary, i and who escaped from jail, have been recaptured in Mon tana. A band cf Benton, county (Mo.) farm ers demolished the printing office from which is issued the organ of a religious sect known as the Brethren of the Church of Christ in Love and Union. Monday, Oct. 4. The orange crop of Florida promises to'yield for the year about 500,000 boxes. Nothing has been heard for nearly a year of the British ship Lord Dufferin, which sailed from New York from Mon tevideo. A census shows there are 10,855 for eign residents in the treaty ports of China. There was also an increase t?f 63 business houses. On a charge of stealing $2.50 Rev. Robert McCarty, colored, has had Rev. George McMullen, co!. red, of Harris burg, Pa., thrown into jail at Lebanon. Tired of dodging detectives, John F. Rinker, a long missing tax collector, has returned to Stroudsburg, Pa., and 'surrendered, 'fn hope of effecting a set tlement. ; ; - Why not profit by experience of oth ers. Thousand of grateful men and women have been 'rendered healthy and hapny. by the use c f FebriCu-ra (-nveet Chill Tonic with Iron), a skill combination of the most approved rem edies, which will promptly cure any case of Chills and Fever. It is sold bv reputable dealers, who will not ask you to try inferior articles for the sake ot extra profit, Guaranteed to cure or money refunded. NEW YORK'S MAYORALTY. Two RepiibHenns and Two Democrats to Contest For the. Honor. New York, Sept. 29. The first Repub lican conventic.n for the greater New York municipality last "night nominated the following ticket: For mayor, Ben jamin F. Tracy; comptroller, Ashbel P. Fitch; president of the council, R. Ross Appleton. Mr. Fitch is a gold Demo crat, and his nomination was urged in a speech by Chauncey M. Depew. 'A union of anti-Tammany forces is now unlikely, as Seth Low refuses to with draw and Tracy declares he will re main in the fight unless Low retires. New "Sork. Sept. 23. The most im portant development in the greater New York political situation yesterday was the unanimous nomination of Henry George for mayor by the united Democracy, composed of numerous free silver and Bryan Clubs which were ac tive in the campaign of last fall. Mr. George once polled 6S.00O votes as a labor candidate for mayor of New York. The convention nominated John G. Boyd for comptroller and W. S. Overton for president of the council. New York, Oct. 1. The Democratic city convention last night nominated these candidates for officers of greater New York: . For mayor, Robert A. Van Wyck of Manhattan; Comptroller, Bird S. Coler of Brooklyn; president of the council, Jacob Ruppert, Jr., of Man hattan. The ticket had been agreed upon by the Tammany executive com mittee before the convention met, and the delegates simply ratified the choice of the leaders. The platform makes no references to the Chicago platform, William J. Bryan or free silver. Terrible Expsrience of a Wrecked Grew Off Atlantic City. OLTJNG TO A CAPSIZED VESSEL. Heroic lint Futile Efforts of Life Savers to Reach the Imperilled Men During tlio - Storm Rescued After tho Storm Abated. . . Atlantic City,-Oct. 4. The crew of the schooner wrecked off Longport Satur dayihyer..t!S..cnecl . yesterday and landed Crroiie beach at Ocean City. The luckless-craft was the Henry May, Captain W. O. , Perry, from Portland, Me'., with a. Cargo of railroad ties. . For nearly 24 hours the captain and his five men faced death. That they did not meet it is little less than a miracle. The ftory of their dread ex perience was told by Captain. Perry, after food and warmth had restored him. The vessel ran into the violent northeast gale which raged along the coast Friday night when off Barnegat. She was headed for Delaware break water, but the storm grew in fury and she sprung a leak. All hands were called to the ) pumps, but they were feeble against the roaring waters. Head on the weakening vessel v drove crazily before 'the storm, when a crash sounded above the screaming of wave and wind, and the panting mariners knew that the sails had gone. A. mo ment later lhe ship swirled in a tre mendous sea and capsized. This was oft" Longport. ' Meanwhile the schooner was sighted from shore, but the task of. rescue then was hopeless. It was clear that no boat could brave the sea for more than a few minutes. The Ocean City life crew determined to try, and Peck's Beach crew turned in to help. The lifeboat was launched, and almost im mediately a huge wave broke' over her and flung her angrily back upon the sands. Again and again was the at tempt made, only to meet with the same rebuff. Eventually the futility of the work was recognized, and the would-be res cuers were despairingly compelled to abandon it. The. news of the wreck had spread and the beach was thronged with persons, helplessly gazing at the tossing hull. She drifted slowly down the coast, her anchor chains dragging and wave after wave breaking over her. When ehe capsized a thrill of horror went over the onlookers, but a moment later the forms of the sailors were seen clinging to the plunging hull. . Captain Perry tried to give sbme no tion of what they felt as they watched the failingattempts at rescue. Death loomed before them, but they, prayed that it might' be bajked. Night fell )ke,.avdeaiHU.'VwhtheJfcold be numbing their faculties, and exhaus tion creeping over them, they clung to the spars -with the desperate love of life known only to those who have faced death. Thus the awful night passed. With the welcome sunlight came a lull in the storm, and they .knew their prayers had been heard. At the first streak of light the weary watchers cn shore put out a boat, sa,fely reached the wreck, and carried the weakened seamen back to earth. There was. a burst of joy that is akin to tears when the gallant boat crunch ed against the sands and the storm bound sailors were lifted out. Women hugged life savers, men danced madly about, and a cheer went up louder than the breaking waves. Captain Perry says this is his last sea trip. He thinks the hull of the schooner is worth saving. She was owned by the Berlin Mills company, of Portland. BIG IRON SAILING SniP LOST. 'Her Crew of Forty-five or Fifty Men Evidently Drowned. Halifax. N. S., Oct. 4. The British barkentine St. Peter, before reported having passed at sea and making for Halifax in distress, arrived here yes terdaj'w She was partially dismasted in a hurricane that struck her on the night of Sept. 8, compelling her to put about for Halifax in order to repair the damage. Captain Skaling brings the startling report that the storm through ' which his vessel passed was the cause of sending to the bottom a four masted iron sailing ship, which must have car ried a crew of at least 45 or 50 men. The St. Peter and the other vessel, had been sailing within sight of each other all dav on the 8th, but never came within hailing distance. When evening closed in the big ship could -be plainly seen from the deck of the St. Peter. Her lights were in sight for some time after dark. Then the hurricane swept over the ocean, and the crew of the St. Peter had all they could do to keep their vessel afloat. She was thrown on her beam ends, and remained in that position for ten hours, during which the crew were lashed to various parts of the deck work. Spars and sails were carried away, as well as the deck lead, and nearly all the water casks. When the St. Peter righted herself on the Sth nothing was torbe seen of ' the fcur mas! ed ship sighted the day j before,' but shortly after the barken- I tire pasred ine floating wreck of ... a j ship's deck and deck house, which the crew idcntinea as reiongmg to tneir sailing companion of the previous day. GENERAL SOUTHERN I NEWS. Lynchburg. Va., Sept, 30. Plans have been prepared for the building of a large addition to the factory of ' the Lynchburg Pants company. The num ber of operatives will be nearly doubled. The i company was organized a short time ago and is Lynchburg's latest enterprise. Piedmont, W. Va., Sept. 30. The American Steam Laundry, recently completed and in operation but a few weeks, Was almost totally destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning, together with nearly all the machinery and a quantity of laundry. The laun- .dry-was built by A. A.. Duty and "J. Ed Cole, but Mr. Cole had purchased Mr. Duty's interest the first of the week. There was $500 insurance on the building, which was a new one; $1,500 on the machinery, and $300 on the laun dry. , Americus, Ga., Oct. 1. The ,flrst cyl indrical cotton bale from the large press just erected at De Soto, near Americus, was sent here yesterday af-J ternoon, and was regarded with considV erable interest by cotton warehousemen and dealers. The bale is four feet in length and eighteen inches in diam eter, weighing 384 pounds. A light cloth covering was stitched about the bale. No ties or heavy bagging is used, the heavy steel rollers pressing the cotton so compactly as to render this old method of binding wholly unnecesary. The new press on the De Soto planta tion is the first cylindrical press ever" erected in Georgia, and if it proves the success its inventors claim it will bring about a revolution in the handling and compressing of cotton, and the many costly presses now operated throughout the south w-ill to a great extent remain idle. It is claimed that 200 bales from a cylinder press can be loaded upon a car, as against 65 as now compressed. Charlotte, N. C, Oct. 1. Mr. E. Cald well, a good farmer of hay, has brought 200 bales to this, city this season and has a large crop remaining. He has not brought a bale of cotton to the marr ket, and isn't bothered about what cot-' ton is bringing. The Wilmington Star says: "Mr. Caldwell, may sympathize with his brother farmers who pinned their faith cn cotton, for which they are now . offered five cents a pound, barely the cost of production. He has hay, which isn't the sport of speculato-s. and for which he finds a good steady market at home at prices which evi dently satisfy him. Mr. Caldwell does not work half as hard as his brother farmers, who raise cotton and don't raise hay, but buy it out of the "pro ceeds of low priced cotton. And with all this Mr. Caldwrell Is making his land richer instead of poorer, so that he can raise large crops of wheat, corn, oats or cotton, if he should conclude to plant any of that, and will in a few years, if he has not already, a farm that he can sell for twice or three times as much as those farmers who stick to cotton could get for theirs if they wanted to sell."; Newport News, Va., Sept. 30. Miss Cora Kotchenrenther, who came to this city from Baltimore only a few weeks ago, committed suicide last night by taking a drug, the nature of which is not known. The unfortunate girl is ftM to have respectable parents in Bal timore. Acording to her story they live v. est. Auk berry street. Cora; it is said, came to this city to visit friends, but commenced to lead a reckless life shortly after her arrival here. In fact, her rash act of last night which re sulted in her death was committed in a house kept by Mabel Lester, on Twenty-third street. The girl, it was said, was very morose, and engaged appar ently in deep thought during the entire day. She frequently spoke of the shameful life she was leading, and ex pressed a desire to reform. About 10 o'clock last night she threatened to commit suiside and went to her room. She wrote the address of her father on an envelope, and handing it to a small colored girl who was in the room, she hurriedly mixed a liquid concoction in a cup and swallowed it. The drug caused her to scream from pain. Some time elapsed before a physician could be found, and in the meantime the girl sank rapidly and expired at 12:30 in the Horning. She was about 18 years old. Amliaau'dr aterotres Successor. Paris, Sept. 2D. M. Jules Cambon," rnvprror general of Algeria, it is an nounced; will succeed M. Jules Pate nntre as French ambassador at Wash ington, and M. Patenotre will go to Madrid. The announcement that M. v'atpnntre had been transferred to Mad rid was firts made by The Temps of VflTis. on Scot. 16 last, when it was added that Count Montholon, the French minister at Brussels, was to succeed him at Washington. Tolmeoo Mairnate GInter Dead. Richmond, Va.,. Oct. 4. Major Lewis nirster. a millionaire cigarette manufac turer, died Saturday night at West- his country home, near this city. nt-iVit's-disease was the cause of his death. He was 73 years old .and a vet eran of the Confederate army. . . PRAIRIE FIRES' VICTIMS. Terrible Scenes in the Track of the Manitoba Conflagration. , SEYEN PERISH IN THEIR HOME. The Fires Came Upon Tliem in Two Directions, Cutting Off the Escape of Two Women aud Jive Children. Many Families Homeless. Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 4. The prairie fire which raged all over the country on Saturday, being fanned and driven by a gale of wind, died out during the night and yesterday morning's sun dawned upon a terrible scene of death and devastation. Farm houses, imple ments, crops and live stock Were every where consumed, and many farmers lost their all. A most lamentable story comes from Beausejour, 40 miles east of this city, where two women and five children named Moreski were burned to death. Fire came upon their house, which was in the woods, from two directions sim ultaneously, and shut off all means of escape. Only a few charred remains were found. There were many narrow escapes. Carcasses of horses, cattle and sheep are lying all over the district and a number of families of . foreigners are homeless and utterly destitute; At Bagot, 70 miles west, the Cana dian Pacific railroad station and seven cars, the Dominion Grain company's elevator with 20,000 bushels of wheat, Lawrie's store, Hlgginbotham's, Bu ckanan's and Link's stables, a cold storage warehouse and Farmer Wal dron's farm buildings and crops were totally destroyed. The little town . was practically wiped out of existence.' At Stony mountain fire ran up to the Canadian Pacific railroad platform, where by desperate efforts, its progress was stayed. Much hay and grain was consumed in this district. In ghe Lake Francis district, north west of the city, there was also im mense destruction of crops.--" A young farmer named Markham was terribly burned while trying to save his prop erty. At Oakland, on the Portage branch of the Northern Pacific railroad, several hundred cords of wood and thousands .of tons of hay were licked up. Just southwest of this city there is a' large hay marsh, and fire was driven over this in a terrible manner, consuming everything in its course. Nearly every farmer lost his hay and their grain and implements. There were large herds of cattle pas turing on the marsh, and today the charred carcasses of the animals dot the ground every few paces. Jack rab bits and prairie chickens were also an nihilated. The people in this city were anxious for some hours, as it was fear ed that the fire would come into the suburbs, where many valuable resi dences are located. A timely change of the. wind averted this threatened danger. If j our child is puny, fretful, troubled with plandular swellings, inflam d eyes, or sores on the head, face, or body, a course of Ayers Sarsaparilla is 1 the srrofnlous humors from the blood. The sooner you begin to give this medicine me ueuer- DEATH OF NE.AL DOW. . For Seventy Years He Was a Leader In Temperance Work. Portland. Me.. Oct. 4. Neal Dow, the veteran Prohibitionist, died at 3:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. It was on the 20th of last March that the whole temperance world celebrated the 93d birthday of General Neal Dow. For half a century previous he had held a unique place in the public eye, and for 70 years of his long life he had, been a loader in temperance work. His first movement in this direction was when he induced the town authorities of Portland, Me., where he was born, to abstain from ringing the old town bell at 11 and 4 o'clock for the citizens to take a drink. He has ever been the implacable foe of drink, and though he naturally incurred the enmity of all connected with the liquor traffic, honors have been bestowed thickly on him. In .1851 the Maine legislature, after years of bow's bombardment, passed the famous prohibition law. The biography of Neal Dow deals with , what may be large v figures. At 60 vears of age he raised the Thirteenth Maine, and led it to the front, was shot four times, and landed in Libby prison. At an age when most men are dead he lectured all over the earth on temper ance. Sixtv-seven years ago he was married, and in 1880 he was a candidate for -president cn the Prohibition ticket. War Te-neis Grounded, Three Kilted. Plvmouth. England, Sept. 30. The tornpdo boat destroyers Lynx and Thrasher grounded yesterday during a fog on Dodman's Point. The Thrasher broke in two, and it is expected the Lynx will do the same. Three stokers ivere killed and two stokers injured by the bursting of a steam pipe on board ;he Thrasher shortly after she ground ed. The crews of both vessels were taken off. It is a mistaken idea that a coueh ac- nuired during the warm season need not be regarded seriously. hacts prove the contrary. Do not neglect vrvii-self. A simple and effective rem edy is at your hand. Parker's Tolu Cough syrup is a quick ana agreeaoie remedv lor Cousn or cold. Hoarseness. Whonninor Couffh. or anv affection of the Throat or Lungs. Pleasant to take Children like it. ' Ohio's Fierce Prairie Fire. Columbus, O., Oct. 4. A special from Chicago Junction says: The prarie fire is still raging here. The flames have reached the gardens and village of the Hollander's Celery company, and hun dreds of men are fighting to keep the flames from entering the "village. Over 3,000 acres of farm land lie in waste, and many families have deserted their homes, leaving, crops and stock, to per ish in the flames. The damage already done amounts to thousands of dollars. Put Poison in the Coffee. Schuyler. Neb., Oct. 4. During the forenoon Frank Steinad came hastily in from Shell Creek precinct, nine miles northwest, to summon a physician to the home of Frank Davis, where he said the whole family had been poi soned. Dr. Sixta hastened out and found four of the seven children in the family and their mother dead, a fifth child in a dying condition and a sixth victim sick. The mother had put strychnine in the coffee. Train Holdup in Indian Territory. Chickasaw, I. T., Oct. 2. Rock Isl and passenger train No. 3, southbound, was held up yesterday at Siding No. 1, ten miles north of this place, by five masked robbers. They made two at tempts to blow up the express safe. but were not successful. The robbers made the passengers get out and line up, and secured about $200 or $300, be sides the registered mail. The United States marshal, with four deputies, is in hot pursuit. Many of our neonle are suffering from nervous troubles, Scrofula, Sores. Kheumatism, Dyspepsia, Catarrh, and other diseases who cm promptly be and permanently cured by that sterling remedy . "Parker's Sarsaparilka Tin: King of Bkood Purifier." It has been used by thousands and never known to fail. Only the finest selected purifying tonic herbs and roots are used in its manufacture. It Ins all the good qualities of other remedies, with none of the bad. A Chapter &r Suicides.' New York,- Oct. 2. Mrs., Rivinius, wife of Robert Ri-inius, an enlisted man in the United States army at West Point, commuted suicide by asphyxia tion at a. hotel in his city, and mur dered her four children at the same time. All were . found dead in their room. The children were girls of 15 and 4 and boys of 13 and 7. The hus band has been in the army 30 years, and is a printer in the administrative building. No cause is. known for the crime. , Dr. R. N. Flagg, a prominent physician of Yonkers; who was married Thursday night, killed himself by jumping from a hotel window yester day ,while temporarily insane. There were ten other suicides in this vicinity yesterday. Rheumatism, Oh the Pain! The aches and pains of Rheumatism become a constant companion to all who arc victims of this disabling disease. Much suffering" could be avoided if the first warning pains of Rheumati&m were heeded and the proper treatment at once taken. But the people generally are not acquainted with th cause of the disease, though thousands know its tor tures. Those who use liniments and ointmen's cannot understand why they grow worse each winter, and find them selves gradually becoming unable to get around as they once could; yet they know that their trouble came on at .first as little aches and pains, which hardly attracted their attention.? Everybody should know more about rheumatism; they should know that it is a peculiar condition of the blood upon which all the liniments in the world can have no effect whatever. The best blood remedy is needed one which is, abler to go to the very seat of the disease,and force it oat. Swiit's Specific (S S-3.) is the right remedy for Rheu matism, because it is the only blood remedy free from mercury, potash and other minerals which iutensify the dis ease, causing stiffness of tue joints and aching ol the bones. Decreased Oleomarprarlue Production Washington, Oct. 1. The production of oleomargarine in the United States during the last fiscal year amounted to 45,531.207 pounds, being over -5,000,000 pounds less than in 1896 and a decrease of over 24,000,000 pounds since 1894. The decrease is attributed to hostile state legislation. The number of manufac tories decreased from 22 in 1896 to" 16 in 1897, the number of wholesale estab lishments from 157 to 103, and the num ber of retail houses from 4,380 to 3,539. The quantity exported during the year amounted to 3,148,407 pounds, which ls a slight increase over 1896. w Swift's Specific being a real blood rem edy never fail3 to cure Rheumatism. It reaches even the worst cases where the doctors Jiave made cripples with their prescriptions of potash,and mercury. Mr. D. R. Johnson, an extensive lum ber dealer of Blackshear, Ga., writes: ' My wife was for years a sufferer from Rheumatism, and was treated constant ly, but could obtain no relief. The pain was first felt in her left shoulder, and extended in all-directions, increasing in severity. The doctors said the dis ease was liable to strike the heatt at any time, in which event death would be inevitable. ' "Every kind of treatment recommend ed for Rheumatism wlj given .her, including many blood remedies, but none did he r any good. She was grow ing worse all the while, and was reduced to a mere shadow of her foimer self. "It was at this critical pet iod that Swift's Specific was given her; the med icine seemed - to reach the disease promptly, and she at once began to im prove. One dozen bottles effected a complete cure, and she has had no touch of the disease since." I Ev ry one afflicted with Rheumatism should take a remedy which can reach their trouble. S.S.S. will cure the most aggravated case of Rhenmatism,Catarrh, Cancer, Contagious Blood Poison, Scrof ula, Eczema, or any other blood disease. It is guaranteed Purely Vegetable Rook3 mailed free to anv address trr the Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga MRS. ATKINSON'S ORDEAL Forgery Charjrc. Aeralnst the Wife of West Virginia's Governor, Wheeling'. W. Va.. Oct. 2. The case of Mrs. 1 Myra Atkinson, wife of Gov ernor Atkinson, on the ..charge of for gery. In the, circuit court of Gilmer county, was begun yesterday. The case t grows out of a long standing dispute over the largeestate of her first hus- " band. Judge G. D. Camden. On his death the will, which left the estate to his wife, was contested by the judge's grandchildren. The charge was then made that she had forged the will, but the courts sustained the will. Mrs. Camden, how ever, agreed to a compromise, by which, the contestants were granted a por tion of the estate. The dispute; how-T ever, has been kept up, and a few weeks ago a Gilmer county man, to whom Mrs. Camden gave receipts for pay ments in a business matter, indicted her lef forging the name of her hus band to .the receipts. This Indict-: ment was ! brought shoiily before Mrs. Camden's marriage to Governor At kinson, almost on the eve of the wed ding. . Her claim is that the papers alleged to be forgeries are not such; that she at the time was managing her in valid husband's business, and that all receipts and other papers were fjgned for him by her, she signing: his name f'per Mrs. C." She also alleges that the present prosecution is a part of the" effort of other claimants to the estate to humiliate "and persecute her. - Mrs. Atkinson, who has been under bond, appeared in the court,-accompanied by the governor and her at torney, Judge John Brannoru . Judge . Brannon entered a general demurrer -to the indictment, which was at once set for argument, and Judge Brannon opened for the defense. Last evening R. G. Lynn argued for the prosecu tion against the demurrer. The decision of Judge Blizzard was rendered today. By the decision Mrs. Atkinson must stand trial. In the event of her conviction she relies upon the governor to grant her absolute pardon. lM.t of the Troops Leave Ilazleton. Haz'.eton, Pa., Oct. 4. The battalion of troop3 still fcfationed here vt.s with Srav. n today: All the militia have now (eft. The miners are nearly all at work, and affairs have again resumed their normal cenditjon. . mom ECONOMY in taking Hood's Sar-. gaparilhi, because " 100 doses one dollar" is peculiar to-and true only ot the One True BLOOD Purifier.