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xi, NO. JR. 'FREE CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1900. A Self-Evident Truth We are showing not only, the largest stock of warm goods, but at prices that make all satisfied purchasers. If you expect come here and find cheap quality-you wilbbe disappointed.

We only sell' goods, goods that draw customers to our store, not drive them Ladies'' heavy fleeced 25, and 5 Ladies' heavy fleeced' union suits, 25 "50 Ladies' nniou suits, every tkrcud wool, Good cotton sisc. oc Pff a Blankets of every cotton to pau'- I'lilACK NKOOTIAT10N8 Wii'll APPAIl- KNT MINOR POWERS SET UP A Pro- Belgium. DBumark, HollanJ mind To Let In On Ally Dteiiiont Which grinofthi JnUrniiional 8hftn hal, Nov. 14. It that the downger lias appointed Sir Robert Hart, director ot Chinese Imperial arrange, the indemnity- question' with the powers.

An Imperial edict appoints Li Hung Chang to replace Yuus LU.JIS generalissimo northern army: TicnKin, Nov. Serious has caused In the pence; negotiations i'n PHciii by Belgium, Denmark. Holland and Spain clamoring to have locus si and! in any important, decisions, liussla and France, have supported thcii; claims, which are opposed by the powers. Belgium la especially importunate 'and intensely pro-Russia n. I'roffrews of Negotiations.

Berlin, Nov. The following Is the full toxl of the "statement, evidently in the Cologne COTTON FEINNELS A nice qnalitv at 51- per faro 1 A very food quality at to Sftc per yard. very-best quality at and Hardly anv one but fhat knows-thfjineof Dix-: ic as can be found for the money. A complete the all cotton, all wool or hcaw fleeced. If you would buv-yow-poyhos-; iery that will wear you wiltgw- our an inspection.

You mio-ht do as weir what's the use taking the chance? Come to us and yoii will be convinced that we.can.do you good.and..save;| you money. F. Prwkett, Pres. £. £.

Mitchell, Cashier. W. A. Schwartz, P. First National' Bank of Garbondale, III Capital, Surplus and Profit.

S62.300. DIHBGTORS-O. A. HAKKER, J. C.

HUNDLEY, M. DILLINGJ5R, A. PEIOKBTT, B. B. MITCH ELL, J.

PETERS, W. A. SCHWARTZ. Opera House Building, Baet and Main Streets. ideal Ladies' Shoes For this fall and winter are made of fine upper stock with medium heavy soles.

They are perfect fitting and good wearing shoes and 3 Cost Only $3.00 Per Pair. Keep your -feet warm winter in home life by wearing of Fur-Trimmed Slippers. Our stock is complete in all sizes and the latest and neatest' designs. Barth Shoe Co. ALWAYS CHEAPEST.

Saturday, as lo the understanding reached by the representatives of the powers in'pekin regurdlng the Chinese settlement: 'Tom-purlers between the In PeUiri for the purpose of agreeing upon the fundamentals for-peace negptia- tioris with the Chinese plenipotentiftr- proceed favorably In the whole series oMmiwrtnnt points, 's'An agreement has reached between the powers, particularly regard- lug the punishment, of the main culprits, the Mandarins and princes; also regardintf of execution of. Kuch 1 ntatlvcV ojXthe 1 1 ing- tiie of pa.v»l..... to the scyeriil or the China by priynte and also reKurdlnk inaiient stat.ioniUB of sntticlenl; i for the Pekin legations; aU ly. regarding tliii? innlnteniince of ctire and regular communication between Peklu aiuUhe nenshore. "About a iiumber of other demaiulg, put forth by separate powers, negotiations are sHl! pending." DETAILS Further Deol' ilie.AK'itMMiient;.

1C, as reported in the On yie'tte. the powers have reached a definite understand in regard to China, its terms, as stated by that newspaper, omits several features which -have '-been a source of discussion aiiionjr them. Probably 'the most important, of is the proposition to abolish the' cumbersome office oil the IVimn 1 Li Yamen, or board of foreign' affairs. This has been urgently desired by our government nnd is believed to Hud a hearty second among all. the 'powers.

Officials profess an unwillingness to discuss with any detail the existing, state of the negotiations- now in' progress nnd the Impression prevails that if an agreement' has been- reached it is Incomplete, only partial. Minister Wu says ho lias not. any Information bearing on the movements of the Imperial 'family. -He was not- disposed' 1:6. -credit, tlie.stn.temont.s "that the court intended to province further the-, west- whore'lt.

Is unless to do as a -result: ol! the -'military -oper- tions of -the allies. has known as the in and will mate his fatdre home in that city. C. W. Jerome, for many-years prdi essor of Latin and Greek: im the Soiilhern Normal, and now a-resident of Atlanta, underwent tiorl' for appendicitis at.a/sanitarium;" in lat city on Monday of.

last week. was successful; and it fo tlioliyht that he will fully recover, Southern Illinois school coun- jeets at the university in this city Saturday of this week. -A' organization is composed the county superintendents, superintendents', and principals aoidl. the leading, ediifiators of Southern Illinois. A special program will be rendered.

ftfk and Mrs. Win. Smith are rejpic- inff.overan eleven pound, boy that arrived in their household' Monday afternoon. Bill is proud of-his young- sterf'and says it looks just like its dad. Among the many names suggested for ft Bill prefers the following, 1 Wil- liani'Jennings Bryan Samuel AAschul- er Smith.

The house and barn on the farm of George Farmer, six miles northeast of the city, were destroyed by fire Monday night. The family who occupied the 1 house were moving out'and no one was present when the fire started. Soine household goods burned with the house and considerable property in the way of feed, impliments, went with the barn. The loss is estimated at Henry F. Beggs, station; agent at Anna; died at his home'in that city Monday noon at the age of 32.

Mr. Beggs was formerly cashier at the I. CVfreight oflice in this city, was well liked ahd'had many 'friends here. He a. prominent K.

ofP. and held a pblicy for in the Endowment rank of that order. Sixteen members 'pf Jackson lodge attended the funeral at Anna Wednesday. NOTES. Mrs.

Erwin, of Marion, was a visit- nor. Monday. 1 of new-; Itus iri'this Veek." Tuesciay State Superintendent Bay- rliss waslat the normalv Mr. Poole, vr: '6r was a visitor Wednesday. Monday Mrs.

Ogtfetf and her sister, Mrs. Elletj. of Kansas, were at the normal. The children in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades visited the museum the seventh hour Wednesday. Prof.

Allen's lecture last Friday was listened to with much pleasure by the students and a number of visitdrs. His theme was Something for Nothing. The room in the third floor of the science building has been turned into a regular greenhouse, in which are several thousand slips of plants growing. It expectation to have the grounds look better next summer than they did last. Thursday Prof read a paper before the Southern Illinois association -on "Epelepsy and Some other Intestinal Parasites." He.

has now the details of five cases where epilepsy was without doubt caused by intestinal parasites. the JOnv'oys Wmit. tloclaros' the demanded shall'jerect hmnu nicnt.to pnrpn on the site whore ho AVJIS murdered send nu Imperial prince to Germany to convey on apology. She shall inflict the death 'penalty on 11-princes anck officials already named. In future all officials' falling to prevent anti-foreign outrages shall be dismissed nnd Provision Is also 1 'iniule' for The importation of-war material prohibited and legation guards are provided.

CUBA'S CONVENTION Much Interest Bftlii'B Taken In the lion tine proceedings. Havana, INov. Cuban constitutional convention met at 2 o'clock yesterday' after adjournment from-the second, In -'the" Marti theater. Seats for the had- been arranged in a smaller the curtain of the stage had been lowered and Die. windows hung with heavy shutting out the noise of the street and making it possible for the clelegales to speak in ordinary voJce.

Subscribe for the FREE-PRESS: NOTES. T. W. Thompson and son, Ralph, were visitors 1 in Murphysboi'b Tuesday- Editor Burt R. Burr, of the Era, was a visitor in the city Monday.

Oapt. J. C. Scptt, of East St. Louis, spent Tuesday in Ca bondale.

R. Adcox, a citizen of Metropolis, spent Sunday and Monday in the'city. Mrs. Ed Millerreturned home Monday after, a six months' visit with friends in New York state. Mrs.

Mary English, of Cairo, Mrs. Jasper N. San Francisco, are the guests of Mrs. Bert Toler. Dr.

R. R. Lacy arrived in this city Fridjiy and will remain for some time. Lacy hae been in Colorado for the past six months. Prof.

T. C. Clendenin, superintendent of tne city schools, spent several hours in the city Tuesday en- route to MeOlure where he is the program of the Farmers Institute in session there. Smoke Beaucoup, Brown's Peach and Brown's Choice, manufactured by Brown, righfhere at home. i STATE DISPATCHES.

retrmoni' aimili, d'tuighter aftei Biorfv fur separation jliat: occurred, ftc this etty- Thomas Murphy nwu: -Meiiard Is- tbfe aged life daughter Mrs T.T>I. (his ywarw ago. a it estiuHge- nient occurredi Vwtweon: phytrnd Ills wife tlm old homestead at KelbouiTio, e- wife, took wit her the only- a. daughter, then insert! 7 that, 'time the father. spent many weary yearK' for "ills but teya-rru- A few days ago from is t-Fl-y.

xvlilie; visiting; friends at. Kilbourne, met the "aged geritleinan, now 'nearly, throe-score and ten. and he told her The story, sta.ting,,that he I Vy rn a ll" 7naii'nn i.nkenship ami was'in Spriiigneld. The lady did' not know the parties, but investigated upon her and loca.ted -the lost The old father wa.s notified came to this Hry at once to meet liis child. a Avho is.

now and -a Mr. Blankensliip is a promi- Hent laliju; orker andi the minii-stiT' leaving 'Dii's "city la.st' week I'cv Raccoon, linh. to lirst: charge' Avltli. the. Church of at that The- old- fatlier to.

Kilhourno. The mother has been dead several years. Whole Number 537. Engineer Holmes of the cago mi AIton lost! his life. Bryant's- friends were.attempt linvc Ilin and the papers had been.

signcdT got ready for. presentation, tothe hoard of pardons when the was received. He died oC consumption, and remains sen -from the itent la ry 1: Chester where he died, to his father, Samuel IX Bryant, Bnrnside, Ky. He A Trail. Alton, Nov.

John has, been arrested for stealing from John Feltman, near West Alton, ami was given a In St Charles county- The 'wheat, was traced to bout- occupied by Johnson, who la a fisher man, by a trail, of wheat that leaked, from a. hole In the sack. Another 'lot of 'which Feltman charges Johnson with having- taken was "-I'onnd in the "willows" oil tin sandbar at A Successful Pic-ao rate. Bloominglon, Nov. Rev.

J. H. Gilllland, pastor of the First. Christian church-. -of Bloomington has announced to' his congregation that his work as pn star would close Feb.

1, and, asks the to, govern itselt Mr. ttilliiand: lias been church 1S8S, his ministry has' boon remarkably sue- t.cessfu). in -all respects. The eougrega- Vioii ''during lii-s pastorate has grown from 30010 Di-owniiia; Wa.ukegaii; Nov. lVmders 4 formerly; of this, city who removed to Sandoval, to work in a xJnc factory, was re- jwr.ted drowned in the Mississippi riy- or, near -'St.

LoiiJs. 'with another ma.n. Jsewspajiers- 1 contained- scnsa.tipual, re ports of the affair, Mrs. Ponders, believing herself a widow, returned here 1 to live. A local paper has just, received letter from Kva'ns of Sandoval Haying the report of Ponders' death was false, a.s he was still working there.

Bvftns writes 'that the men did not drown, but swam ashore. Ponders Inis not yet heard frbin her husband. vii. Nov. retler-'' Ick Wueschei 1 a car inspector on the IVnrlington aiiid Qulucy railroad' dend under a yards.

He had been working on the couplers of a loaded car and had neglected to place danger on -the track. A switch engine kicked several down toward t.he one on which he wax workiiiff. and the impact -when they struck knocked him Tlown with his head the mil. Foil heels passed over him, severing 1 the head from the TTe employed on the l'or many years. Novel Election Bet.

Eftlngham. Nov. novel election bet was paid in this city at the Illinois College of Miss Nettle Darlington of wagered'with John Kashinck of Chicago, thai, if Bryan was elected she would lia.nl him'in a wheelbarrow from the college to-the courthouse and if McKinley. was elected Mr. Rashinck was do 1 he ha ul ins'.

r. Rashi nek carted the fair miss in a. wheelbarrow followed by- all the students of the- photography In procession-. Looked Kor Toul)le. Cairo.

Nov. neftw-ronst- iibou.t got. into a quarrel with the mate, Billy Beck, on the (Jeorgla Lee and him through the" left shoulder. 'The' negro demanded his money and paid off. The next, morning 'he returned to the boat: looking for trouble.

When he wa.s ordered off the boat by the. mate, lie drew a revolver and' fired', the ball passing through. Beck's left shoulder. GUI Hotel Keeper Insane. Tuscola.

Nov. F. Klssell. for many years proprietor, of the '1-ieach- House, has been declared of unsound'mind, and removed to the hospital at Kanknkee. He has large business interests here and few knew Df his trouble, His Is-almost completed.

His wife brought suit for divorce only a. few weeks ago. Pleasant Reunion of Survivors. Sparta, Nov. survivors- of" the battle of Belmont yvere present: at their annual reunion field in this city.

A reception and 'entertainment were tendered' the veterans jt the Auditorium in evening. Caldwell elected president; lames McAfee, vice president, Presbyterian Church Dedicated Carthage, new this place, which cost $1.5.000, has been dedicated. Dr. W. Craig of Cliicago preached sermon.

assisted by Rev. Dr. Hyde of PraJrie City; Rev, Dr. (S. II.

Williams' of Lewiston, Ills. Heavy Damage Demanded. Taylorville, Nov. Five 'suits for each have been 1 trough against Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway company. The plaintiffs are Mrs.

O. Dcu- ton and her four children. The plaintiffs wore crossing the defendant's tracks in a buggy and the vehicle wan run into by, a hajid All the plaintiffs were by collision. A Monument. Vor Peorla, The Soldiers' jind Sailors' monument here, one of thi finest marble shafts in the country, ereeti-d alwiit a year ago at a cost ot almost dedicated by dent McKinley.

may be sold because ot the "'inability of the' committee Im charge to raise $13,000 due on A proposition to pay the debt out of the county fund was voted down at election Tuesday. Qnincy, Nov. er, an employe- of the Geiii' City mill, aged, 32 years, while- Su; ft fit ot despondency, nttemjtted: to commit suicide by taking a dose- of nitidknun. His life was savwl' by the-pfompt mt; tentioii of of- Drill For Gold Alton. Tlie (Trst petitive drill for the- goM! inedftl fered by the Alton division of inllitlsf will be- hel'tt 1 tomorrow evening, and the members-: of the division hart been themsetYes for cont.er.tv CJiwrch Declared Illsj Nov.

Co- yenan.t:e>- chweh at Oakdale. which was built Ity Rev. A. ('. Todd.

will taken do wit, as it is considered nasafe. have been subscribed foe new church Imilding which will be- eree-ted to. the near future. Scalded to Death. Hillsboro.

Nov. son of Robert: L. Smith of this city- was scalded To death at. the coal rnino air shaft: while playing near the shaft He fell into a barrel water which. was hot from escaping steam.

Died In the Penitentiary. Carlinville. Nov. has been received in this cHy of 1he death of Ebb the youngest of the tluWmen'who attempted to rob Ihe Palace express on the Chicago and Alton near this place'otrMay 2, J1895, and the State. Marlinsville.

Nov. new church of God building, recently erected in this city at a cost. of. has been dedicated by Rev. Yates of Philadelphia.

This is probably the largest ciiiirch of that denomination in Will Succeed Gen. McCiernaitd. Springlield. Nov. Tanner has appointed Sheldon C.

Ayres of Galesburg. commissiouer. to mark positions of the Illinois troops at Shi- lok -bnttlerteld, succeed Gen. A. deceased.

Jail For Schuyler County. Rushvillc. Nov. proposition to build a new jail in this city mis submitted to voters of Sclmyler jonh't'y last and carried by. 174 majority.

Petty JJurlary; Quincy. Nov. ered the shoe store of'. HaiTy L. Paul iiad stole two pairs of uliees ami Tcrcoats.

beauty! what a powerful weapon thqu art. The bravest men fall at thy feet. No wonder women take Rocky Mountain Tea to prolong that. -Joyous speU. Ask your druggist.

For all fresh cute or wounds, either on the-human subject or on animals, "Ballard's Snow Liniment is excellent; while for cornhuskers' sprained wrists barbed wire cuts and sores on. working horses it cannot be, too commended. Price 25 and 50c. Prickett Porter,.