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4 nt: V 'i. CHARLOTTE NEWS, JANUARY 20, 1903. " ."v p. w; , 4 'GERMAN WARSHIPS FIREDH A FORT An Attack on Fort San Carlos at the Entrance of Lake Maracaibo, Meats a Spirited Reply Caracas. Jan. 19. Once more has the German navy begun open hostili ties against the Venezuelans, an.l this .time, officials here say. to its sorrow. Apparently without provocation the German gunboat Panther opened fire yesterday on Fort San Carlos, which commands the entrance to the inner bay. on which Maracaibo lies, Tl miles away. Much to the surprise of 'Captain Eckerman and everybody aboard the gunboat the fort replied 'vigorously. Soon afterward two ex ' plosions were heard on the Panthei, . and these seemed to disable her, for slowly and seemingly with difficulty she withdrew. It is reported that two of the men on the Panther were killed. That this action will have a disai trous influence on the negotiations for peace is admitted generally here, the more so as it is said that the attack ' on the fort was premeditated a week ago. In proof of this a leading official . of the Caracas government showed your'" correspondent a letter sent to President Castro from "Curacao under , date of January 11. informing him that about a week later German vessel.? would open fne on Fort San Carlos. Orders to do this, the letter said, had been received from Berlin, with in structions to make the attack before the arrival of United States Minister Bowen in Washington. The first news of the bombardment was received here at noon today from the governor of Maracaibo. He stated that from Fort San Carlos about noon Saturday a gunboat flying the German flag was seen steaming along the coast. It turned into the channel which the fort guards and then, with out any signal of warning, when in range of the fort opened fire with all its batteries. But General Bello, in command or the fort, was in readiness for the ne my. He had at least two mod era guns and he at once returned the fire. For some time the guns of the Panther did not respond and it was noticed with joy by those in the fort that, al though she was doing her best to force the entrance to the channel, it was so narrow and shallow that she could not be handled to the best advantage. But she vas soon in a position where he: guns could be used again, and agani they spoke to the fort, whose four guns gave answer in kind. Then an explosion was heard on the Panther and from the fort it teemed that her men were in confusion for a few mo ments. But al! was discipline after that and the bombardment was re newed. For a:i hour the marksmanship of the Germans was so poor that the fort suffered little damage. This cheered the men in the fort, and again and again they shouted defiance at the crew of the gunboat. ; Then another explosion on the Pan ther was heard and Venezuelans say she seemed to be crippled badly. She withdrew slowly the guns of the fort firing on her until she was out of Tjange. No response came from her, and once out of the entrance to the rnined bay she steamed off along tne . oat. , These official advices were backed by private dispatches which were re ceived by merchants here and whih said that Fort San Carlos suffred lit tie damage, while two men on the . Panther reported killed and several wounded. . i At 12:30 p. m. Fort San Carlos was ', attacked and shelled without any pro vocation on our part, without previous notification or the delivering of an ul timatum by the Panther, which tried to force the entrance. After a fight lasting an hour the Panther was obliged to abandon the contest and re treated. The fort has suffered no dam age and only three men were wound ed." There have been popular demonstra- The Cause of Many : Sudden Deaths. - .There is a disease prevailing in this Country most dangerous because so decen- tive. Many sudden deaths are caused by it heart disease, pneumonia, heart failure or apoplexy are often the result of kidney disease. If kidney trouble is al lowed to advance ihe kidney-poisoned blood will attack the ij?e- organs or inp. kidneys themselves break down and waste away cell by cell. Bladder troubles most always result from a derangement of the kidneys and a cure is Obtained quickest by a proper treatment of the kidneys. If you are feeling badly you can make no mistake by taking Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, iiver and bladder remedy. It corrects inability to hold urine ind scald ing pain in passing it, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its won derful cures of the most distressing cases. Swamp-Root istpleasant to take and sold . by all druggists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sized bottles. You may ftr-ft have a sample bottle of this wonderful new dis covery and a book that tSlIS all abOUt It, OOm Home of Swamp-Root. sent free by mail. Address-Dr. Kilmer & Co. Binghamton, N. Y. When vriting mention reading this generous offer in this paper. Don't make any mistake, But re nember the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad dress, Binghamtonj N. Y., on every bottle. v - 1 li I II I I'M Yf. Why 5yrjpof ran the- test It is pure. It is gentle. It is pleasant. It is efficacious. It is not expensive. -It is good for children. It is excellent for ladies. It is convenient for business men. It is perfectly safe under all circumstances. , It is used by millions of families the world over. It stands highest, as a laxative, with physicians. If you use it you have the best laxative the world produces. tions on the streets of Maracaibo as result of the shelling of the fort. When the news of the engagement with the reported defeat of ihe Ger mans was made known here there was the wildest rejoicing. The streets were thronged all day by crowds of cheering, singing Venezuelans. Bal timore Sun. raws TO DINEWITH HI Retired Banker Howlett Looks Forward to His Eighty Second Birthday With Much Pleasure and Gratitude I Syracuse Jan. 18: There are few more interesting characters than Al fred A. Howlett, of this city, who has announced his intention of giving a party to over 100 widows in celebration of his eighty-second birthday anniver sary on February 17. The guests will be the widows of men with whom Mr. Howlett was personally acquainted, many of them living in other cities. In accordance with his idea "not to have a man around" the house," Mr. Howlett has engaged an orchestra of women and waitresses. The invita tions have not been sent, for Howlett is waiting until he can think of all those he wishes to invite. He started with a list of 75, but this soon got up to 100, and then 125, and today Mr. Howlett said he dal thought of several more. For fifty yea s Mr. Hewlett was President of th' Salt Springs National Bank and direr4 id its affairs with great ability, resigning only two years ago on account of his age. He was formerly resident of the Syracuse and Chenan go Valley Railroad and President of the Syracuse Savings Bank. His name is connected with a score of enter prises. He was one ot the first sait manufacturers of the city. He onc ran a packing house in Geddes and lat er drove cattle on the Wabash River. He has made and lost millions. His health is excellent and his eyes are bright. They twinkle when the widows' p? -v is mentioned. One of his friends ..a i. -Hi a i.- i-, tt Th a party will lengthen his lif-. 1 will gp more enjoyment out of it t'nn the wir'ws themselves." Mr. H-.wlPtt lias always been ready for a joke, practical or otherwise, and his friends arc racking their brains to get some good ne on him on the day of the party, which will last from 4 o'clock in the afternoon until 8 o'clock in the evening. "BEST PEOPLE IN TOWN." T The World correspondent who inquired about the dinner Mr. Howlett said: "Boy, I want you to understand that the widows are the best people in this town. I don't propose to tell whom I invite. Widows are good company. I shouldn't wonder if they would all come. I have engaged an orchestra and the dinner will be good. What more can they ask, eh? "People don't seem to remember that widows are most always left out of society altogether, and I want to give them a good time. "Some of the men are jealous. They are trying to have fun with me, but if I live until the 17th of February that party .will come off. My sen has got to get out. and I am going to do the en tertaining all alone. Any man that comes prowling around will get kicked out." Two years ago. to celebrate his birthday, Mr .Howlett asked in ten widows whom he knew well. They had such a good time and told their friends so much about it that he has been busy since explaining to other widows why he did not invite them. Finally he de termined to invite every widow he knew. He' was surprised that the pa pers should make a fuss about a man dining with 125 widows if he wanted to. ' His idea was simply to amuse his friends and himself. HOW HE CHOSE THIS CHURCH. Mr. Howlett has bepn a trustee of Syracuse university iui ocvi,i j - He is also a prominent member of the S nqs - family laxative First Prssbyterian Church. He tells this stcrv of how he eanve to be a resbyterian: '"When I was mariied I said to my wife: 'Minerva, where are we going to church?' She replied that she was a Methodist. I proposed that we go to the Unitarian Church. My wife wouldn't h?ar to that and finally I sug gested as a compromis-3 that we go to the Presbyterian Church, as I consider ed that about between the Methodists and the Unitarians." Five years ago he was at. death's door and a New York specialist was sent for. It was not thought that he would live more than ' a few hours. Wishing to find out if he had much fever, the specialist asked: "Does he crave water?" "Crave water?" shouted Mr. Howlett, rising in his bed. "I stopped drinking water in the 60's. Give me some whiskey!" The specialist dvopped the case right there aud laughed all the way back to New York. New York World. TRIED TO CONCEAL IT. It's the old story of "murder will out," only m this case there s no crime. A woman feels run down, has back- ache or "dyspepsia and thinks it's nothing and tries to hide it until she finally breaks down. Don't deceive yourself. Take Electric Bitters at once. It has a reputation for curing Stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles and will revivify your whole 1 system. The worst forms of those maladie.3 will quickly yield to the curative power of Electric Bitters. Only 50c. and guaranteed by Burwell & Dunn Co. Nell So many Christmas presents are quite silly and useless. Belle But they are never so useless that you can't give them to someone else next vear. NOT DUE TO CLIMATE. Catarrh Is Found Everywhere. Cata- h is at home anywhere and every w-i2re. While more common in cold, changeable climates, it is by no means confined to them, but is pre valent in every state and territory n the union. The common definition of catarrh is a chronic cold in the head, which if long neglected often destroys the sense of smell and hearing; but there are many other forms of the disease, even more obstinate and dangerous. Catarrh of the throat and bronchiai tubes as well as catarrh of the stoir. ifb nnd liver are almost as common nasal catarrh and generally more -:-.,.i cult to cure Catarrh is undoubtedly a blood dis ease and can only be successfully eradicated by an internal treatment. Sprays, washes and powders are use less as far as reaching the real seat of the disease is concerned. Dr. Mclverney adcises catarrh suf ferers to" use a new preparation, sold by druggists, called Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, because actual analysis has shown these tables to contain certain anti-septic qualities of the highest values and being an internal remedy, pleasant to the taste, convenient and harmless, can be used as freely as re quired, as well for children as for adults. An attorney and public speaker, who had been a catarrh ''sufferer for years says : "Every fall I would catch a cold which would settle in my head and throat and hang on all winter long and every winter it seemed to get a little worse. I was continually clear ing my throat and my voice became effected to such an extent as to in terfere with my public speaking. "I tried troches and cheap cough cures and sometmes got relief, but only for a short time, until this winter when I learned of the new catarrh cure, Stuart's Catarrh, Tablets, through a newspaper advertisement. Two fifty cent boxes which I bought at my druggist's, cleared my head ana throat in fine shape and to guard against a return of my old trouble I keep a box of the tablets on hand and whenever I catch a little cold I take a tablet or two and ward off any seri ous developments." Stuart's Catarrh Tablets deserves to head the list as a househould rem edy, to check and break up coughs and colds, because unlike many other catarrh and cough cures these tablets contain no opiate, cocaine or any m- i inrinnc rtrn- Jus arua. Because Its component parts are all wholesome. It acts gently without unpleasant after-effects. It is wholly free from objectionable substances. It contains the laxative principles of plants. It contains the carminative principles of plants. It contains wholesome aromatic liquids which are agreeable and refreshing to the taste. All are pure. All are delicately blended. All are skillfully and scientifically compounded. Its value is due to our method of manufacture and to the originality and simplicity of the combination. To get its beneficial effects buy Manufactured by (aufqrnia Rg San Francisco, Cal. Louisville, Ky. FOH SALE BY ALL LEADIXG c-jeviaim ;?T..iiywijiefwMpJ?ra Tommy Pop. were there any young women in the Middle Ages? 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