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FOR BRYAN AND FREE SILVER.
VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS REAFFIRM
CHICAGO PLATFORM.
The ra n for a Conalltutlonal Con
vention Made a Party Affair—Sena
tor Daniel and Martin, Gov. Tyler
nn<l Congrestnum Jones Clionen
Delegate* From the State at Urjse.
I lllnon Re-elected State Chairman.
Senator Daniel’s Speech.
Norfolk, Va., May 2.-The Democratic
crate Convention adjourned at midnight
fter reaffirming the Chicago platform of
® B96i indorsing William J. Bryan for re
romination for the presidency, making the
jl f or the Constitutional Convention a
arty affair and indorsing the proposition
, 0 guhmit the revised constitution to the
people for ratification or rejection.
Hon. John L. Jeffers and Judge Will
jam H. Mann were selected as electors
at large, and Senators Daniel and Martin,
Gov. Tyler and Congressman Jones dele-
Ka( ,s at large to the National Conven
tion.
The district electors are: First, Thomas
j. Downing; Second, John Whitehead;
Third, Samuel L. Kelly; Fourth, Robert
Turnbull; Fifth, Eugene F. Withers;
Sixth, Graham Clayton; Seventh; R. S.
Dark?; Eighth, L. H. Machen; Ninth, R.
L Irvine; Tenth, Pembroke Petit.
The delegates to Kansas City are:
R. L. Rilesworth, Walker Croft, Col. W.
■\V. Sale. E. E. Montague, C. C. Man
ning. Jr., H. G. Buchanan, J. M. Carter,
j. y. West, Pannill Rucker, R. T. Temp
le,ns. Col. R. H. .Logan, Sydney Shelton,
}\ H. O'Bannon, L. M. Johnson, Robert
H. Hayes, Judge C. N. White, B. F.
Buchanan, J. H. McGarrock, Bland Mas
sif and Benjamin Hayden.
j. Taylor Ellison was re-elected state
chairman by acclamation, and Congress
man Peter J. Otey national committee
man.
Disputes are hereafter to be referred to
county committees with the right to ap
peal to the State Committee.
Senator Daniel made a powerful speech
In support of a revtsion of the state con
stitution. He indorsed Bryan warmly and
favored holding the Philippines for the
present, but denounced imperialism and
militarism.
The convention was enthusiastic for
Bryan and free silver.
REPUBLICANS OF NEBRASKA.
Ticket oi\ Which They Hope to Win
Tliim Year’s Election.
Lincoln, Neb., May 2.—Everybody was
vindicated to-day in the Republican Slate
Convention. With two exceptions the
state ticket was nominated by acclama
tion.
The contest over delegates at large, cen
tering in the fight made on Senator Thurs
ton, caused intense excitement while the
roll Jail was being made. But when the
result of the balloting showed that both
the Senator and Editor Rosewater, who
headed the anti-Thurston movement, had
been elected, the convention gave itself
up to the wildest of cheering.
The convention assembled at 2:30 p. m.,
end shortly before 7 o’clock had finished
its business and adjourned sine die.
The ticket nominated is as follows:
For Governor—Charles H. Dietrich of
Heatings. -
Lieutenant Governor—E. P. Savage of
Custer.
Secretary of State—George W. Marsh
of Falls City.
Treasurer—William Sueffer of Cum
mings.
Auditor—Charles Weston of Sheridan.
Attorney General—P. N..Prout of Gage.
Land Commissioner—George D. Fulmner
of Nuckolls.
Superintendent of Public Instruction—
lTof. W. K. Fowler of Falls City.
Delegates at large to the National Con
vention—Edward Rosewater, Senator John
M Thurston, J. M. Clay, J. A. Bhr
hardt.
Alternates at Large—Norris Brown, Mr.
Snodgrass, H. C. Baird, Charles Kaley.
Presidential Electors—J. F. Nesbitt, R.
D. W'indom, E. Boyce, L. W. Haig, S.
P. Davidson, J. L. Jacobson, John L.
Kennedy, John L. Dander.
The roll call for delegates at large was
followed with breathless silence by the
1."33 delegatee and 3,000 spectators pres
ent. The result was in doubt until the
last moment, when, the convention broke
loose and cheered.
Selection of alternates at large and
presidential electors was made by accla
mation. Mr. Dietrich, president of the
German National Bank of Hastings, the
only name presented, was nominated for
Governor by acclamation. Mr. Dietrich
accepted In a brief speech, In which he
predicted a reclamation of Nebraska by
the Republicans in November.
The platform adopted eulogizes the
present prosperous condition of the na
tion, indorses the McKinley administra
tion and indorses the gold standard leg
islation.
It approves of the government’s insular
policy and the trust plank follows:
“The Republican party recognizes that
legitimate business, fairly capitalized and
honestly managed, has built up our in
dustries at home, given the largest em
ployrrjent to labor at highest wage, and
n ihled us successfully to compete with
for* ign countries in the markets of the
world. Rut the Republican party now, as
always, is unalterably opposed to all
trusts and combinations having for their
purpose the stifling of competition and ar
b trarily controlling productions or fixing
prices.”
VIM MS NAMED FOR GOVERNOR.
Rcpultlicn, ,m of North Carolina Put
Out Full State Ticket.
Raleigh, N. C., May 2.—The Republican
State Convention held to-day nominated
•he following ticket:
Governor—Spenser B. Adams of Guil
ford county. ,
Lieutenant Governor—Claudius Dockery
Richmond.
State Treasurer—D. L. Jenkins of Gas
ton.
Secretary of State—J. F. Parrott of
noir.
State Auditor—Thomas S. Rollins of
Madison.
Attorney General—Z. V. Walser, of Da
vidson.
Superintendent of Public Instruction—N.
Lnirlish of Randolph.
'airman, of Corporation Commission—
• A Reynolds of Forsyth.
1 "i’poration Commissioner—J. A.
11 JJ neks of Swain.
■mmlwioner of Agriculture—Abner
■Alexander.
mlmesloner of Labor—Thomas S. Mal
°ry of Rockingham.
t lectors—A. H. Price at Rowan and J.
r ■' ' ' Tary of Davidson.
Senator 1. C. Pritchard. James E.
" ”Vd, E. C. Duncan and Charles McNa
mee.
/I he platform adopted reaffirms the na-,
lf>n ;'l platform of 1896, indorses the ad
<n,etration of President McKinley and
Bussell and denounces the proposed
* mmdment to the constitution of the eate
. it Is proposed to eliminate the
v°r? nt nf> K r( > vote.
trusti° W * n ® * S anlt * n re £ ar< * to
ar * opposed to combinations of cap-
ital whenever they become destructive of
the rights of individual cd and such
combinations should be suppressed by ade
quate statutes enacted by the Legislature
of the several states or by Congress if the
resulting evils are beyond the power and
Jurisdiction of the states.’’
The convention indorsed Vithout con
dition and with enthusiasm the adminis
tration of President McKinley, and in
structed its delegatee to vote for his re
nomination. Also tho delegates are in
structed to vote for Senator Pritchard for
Vice President.
There being no contests except for the
places og electors and delegates to the
National Convention, all nominations were
mode by acclamation.
LESS THAN FORTY DELEGATES.
Slim Attendance on Alalinma t’opu
11st Convention.
Birmingham, Ala., May 2.—Less than
forty delegates, representing six of the
sixty-six counties of Alabama, assembled
in this city to-day in response to the call
of Chairman G. B. Crowe, for a state con
vention of the Populist party.
On account of the small attendance no
nominations for state officers were made.
Eleven delegates to the National Con
vention In Cincinnati were elected. They
wore instructed to vote only for known
middle-of-the-road Populists.
For llrynn and Tovme.
Minneapolis. Minn., May 2.—The Populist
State Convention to-day Instructed for
Bryan and C. A. Towne for President and
Vice President.
NEGRO SHOT BY A PREACHER*
The Culprit Had Drawn Ills Pistol
and Fired First.
Darien, Ga., May 2.—Quite a lively scene
was enacted at St. Andrew’s rectory, in
this city last night. Between 9 and 10
o’clock the rector, Rev. J. Herbert Wood
ward, heard a noise in the back yard and
he and his brother went out to investi
gate it. They discovered tjvree men hang
ing about the house and accosted them.
The men immediately ran. Two of them
escaped, but the third, who proved to be
a negro, was caught and brought back
into the yard.
The rector stood guard over the prisoner
while his brother went for an officer.
When left alone wtyh the rector, the ne
gro tried to get his pistol from him, but
did not succeed. He then stepped back
a few paces, pulled a pistol from his own
pocket and fired at Mr. Woodward, just
missing his head. Quick as a flash the
shot was returned by the plucky preach
er, and for a few minutes there was a
lively fusilade, both men firing rapidly.
When the smoke had cleared away the
negro had disappeared and Mr. Woodward
supposed he had made good his escape.
An hour or two later, however, the rector
was informed that he had hit his man and
that the latter was then lying at a house
near by, dangerously wounded. Physi
cians were sent for and an examination
showed that the negro had been shot in
the abdomen. He has been closely attend
ed by Drs. Kenan and Clark, and he may
recover, but there is little hope for it, ow
ing to the nature of the wound.
Whatever the outcome, there is general
admiration for the cool nerve and bravery
of the rector.
GERMANY’S NEW MEAT RILL.
Features of the Compromise Form
That Will He Adopted.
Berlin, May 2.—The Schlesische Zeitung
publishes to-day the terms of the meat
inspection bill in the compromise form.
Canned meats and sausages are pro
hibited entrance immediately. Until the
end of 1903 fresh meats are permitted to
enter only in whole carcasses or halves,
including the lungs, heart, kidneys and.
in, case of cows, the udder attached. The
Bundesrath can require other organs.
. Prepared meats are allowed to enter
only when the manner of preparation ex
cludes the possibility of danger to the
health or when examination is still possi
ble upon importation. Pieces smaller
than eight pounds are not admitted, ex
cepting hams, bacon and entrails.
What will happen after 1903 Is left open;
but if the Reichstag fails to regulate the
matter anew' until then, the foregoing
provisions will continue in force.
The Lokal Anzeiger says it understands
that a considerable majority for the com
promise is assured in the Reichstag and
the Bundesrath.
PRESIDENT PARDONS WARD.
Was Convicted In United State*
Court in Macon.
Washington, May 2—The President has
pardoned J. H. Ward, who was convicted
in July, 1899, in Bibb county, Ga., of vio
lations of the postal laws and sentenced
to the penitentiary for a year and a day.
The prisoner has served all but about two
months of his term and the pardon Is in
consideration for the suffering condition
of his wife and children.
Ward received and signed for a money
order addressed to his name, but intended
for another J. H. Ward.
Ilnx Hoard Mills to Slint Down.
Buffalo, N. Y., May 2.—At a meeting of
the paper box board manufacturers held
here this afternoon it was decided to or
der a week’s shut down of all the mills
in the country. Straw beard was advanc
ed $2 per ton.
COULDN’T KEEP IT.
Kept It Hill From the Ch'.iu-rn.
"We eon not keep Grape-Nuts food In
the house. It goes so fast I have to hide
it, because the children love It so. It Is
just the food I have been looking for. ever
so long; something that I do not have to
stop to prepare, and still Is nourishing.
Wishing you all the success you deserve,"
Mary Y. Margeson, 80 Lincoln street, Win
chester, Mass.
Grape-Nuts is the most scientifically
made food on the market. It is perfectly
and completely cooked at the factory and
can be served at an Instant's notice, either
with rich cold cream, or with hot milk. If
a hot dish Is desired. When milk or water
are used, a little sugar should be added,
hut when cold cream Is used alone the
natural grape sugar, which can be seen
glistening on the granules, is sufTlolentlj
sweet to satisfy the palate. This grape su
gar Is not poured over the granules, as
some people think, but exudes from the
granules In the pro’ess of manufacture,
when the starch of the grains Is changed
from starch to grape sugar by the pro
cess of manufacture. This, in effect, Is
the first act of digestion; therefore, Grape-
Nuts Food Is pre-digested and Is most
jierfeotly assimilated by the very weakest
stomach.
Made at the pure food factories of the
Postum Cereal Cos., Ltd., Battle Creek,
Mich
THE MOKKJHG NEWS: THURSDAY', MAY 3. 1900,
Twenty Years’
use has proven what
Warner’s Safe Cure WILL DO
to save the Kidneys
and Invigorate the Liver.
Don’t Argue With Liver Disease.
USE warner’s Safe Cure
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL IS READY.
LARGIIST ITEM IS FOR HIVF.II AND
H ARDOR IM PROVE RENTS.
Suvannnh I. Given Only SGI.(MN) fop
the Continuation of the Work
Here Appropriation, for South
Carolina nn<l Florida Harbor*—The
Amount Given for the Census I*
st>,ooo,o4o—Total Amount Carried
I* $01,580,715.
Washington, May 2.—The sundry civil
appropriation hill, the most important of
the general supply bills and the last on
the list, was completed by the Committee
on Appropriations to-dhy, and reported
by Chairman Cannon to the House.
It carries $61,586,715, being $8,485,992 lees
than the estimates, and $9,709,146 more
than the appropriations for the current
fiscal year. In addition to the amounts
carried by the bill, contracts are author
ized, amounting to $4,437,500, including $3,-
275,000 for public buildings.
The largest item is for improvements of
rivers and harbors, under contract author
izations contained in the river and harbor
acts of 1892, 1896 and 1899. It Is $12,200,605,
being an increase of $3,282,408.
The next largest item, is $9,000,000 for the
twelfth census, making with past appro
priations, $10,000,000.
Following are some of the items carried
by the bill, besides the regular annual
appropriations:
Chickamagua and Chattanooga Park,
$60,000; prevention of epidemic diseases,
$500,000; homes for soldiers in states, $950,-
000; homes for disabled volunteer soldiers,
$3,089,700; international union of American
republics, $25,000; enlargement of mili
tary posts, $1,090,200; Mississippi river jet
ties, $500,000; Shiloh Military Park, $50,0d0;
Vicksburg National Military Park (in
cluding $65,000 in special act for 1900), $65,-
000.
The public building items over $50,000
include Tampa, Fla., $100,000; Newport
News. Va., $65,000; Baltimore Custom
House. $150,000.
For River* anil Harbors. 5
River and harbor items over $50,000 in
clude Charleston, $175,000; Winyah bay,
South Carolina, $285,000; Black Warrior
river, Alabama. $86,825; Mobile, Ala., har
bor, $500,000; Congaree river, South Caro
lina, $100,000; waterway from Norfolk, Va.,
to sounds of North Carolina, $200,000; Sa
vannah river, Georgia, $64,000; Tampa bay,
Florida, $135,000; Warrior and Tombigbee
rivers, Alabama and Mississippi, $200,000.
General authority is given the Secre
tary of War for the construction of build
ings. barracks, etc., in connection with
the new sea coast defenses, up to $1,000,-
000, with the proviso “that for the erec
tion of barracks and quarters for artil
lery in connection with the project adopt
ed for sea coast defenses there shall not
hereafter be expended at any one point
more than SIOO,OOO for a one-battery post
and $50,000 additional for each battery
from any appropriation made by Congress
unless special authority of Congress be
granted for a greater expenditure.”
The amounts for military posts, marine
hospitals, fish stations, lighthouse dis
tricts, etc., are for their usual mainte
nance with some additions for special pur
poses. National quarantine stations are
established at Fleming Key and Mullet
Key, Florida, In place of Tortuga* sta
tion, to cost $125,000. Quarantine estab
lishments, wharves, etc., are provided and
extended at Savannah, $30,000; Brunswick,
$20,000.
DEMOCRATIC GATHERING.
Entliusinniii Ron High at Moliawk
Club's Dinner.
Detroit, Mich., May 2.—At the Darned
Street Auditorium to-ntght a banquet
which far eclipsed In point of numbers
present any similar event hitherto held
In Michigan, was driven by the Mohawk
Democratic Club. William J. Bryan’s
name was cheered as often as It was men
tioned.
Hon. Thbmas E. Barkworth of Jackson
was the toastmaster and Detroit's Demo
cratic Mayor, Hon. William C. Maybury,
welcomed the Mohawks.
Congressman William Sulxer of New
York responded to “Imperative Issues."
"Democracy,” was the topic spoken to
by Col. Bryan, and the greeting he re
ceived seemed almost boundless in en-.
thusiasm.
TO m Y THE DAVIS HOME.
Alabama Daughters of the Confeder
acy So Voted.
Opelika, Ala., May 2.—The State Con
vention of the Daughters of the Confed
eracy to-day voted to buy the old Jeffer
son Davis home at Montgomery. This
was the While House of the Confederacy.
Mrs. John A. Kirkpatrick of Montgomery
was elected president.
Killed by an Electric Car.
Norfolk, Va„ May 2.—R. T. Bass, a
prominent citizen of Danville, was killed
in dismounting from an electric car In
Atlantic Ciiy ward to-day. He was struck
by o car going In the opposite direction,
and lived but a short time. He was a re
tired business man and was here ylsltlng
his sister, Mrs. W. W. Vicar. No ar
rangements have been made for the fun
eral.
Postmaster at Miami, Ela.
Washington, May 2.—The President to
day nominated Harry C. Budget to be
postmaster at Miami, Fla.
LAYMEN TO HAVE A VOICE.
Given Representation in the Metho
dist Conference.
Chicago, May 2.—The pulpit and the
pew share equally In the highest govern
mental body of the 'Metfftdtet Church.
Without a dissenting vote’ the General
Conference at the auditorium to-day rati
fied the action of the annual conferences,
extending equal representation to the
laity. The provisional delegates were ad
mitted without a contest.
Mrs. M. Y. McMahan withdrew her
claim to a seat In the conference, rather
than jeopardize the status of her maje
colleagues.
The step taken makes the Methodist
Church n democratic body; the rule of
the preacher passes with the century. The
episcopacy in the church long since has
been restricted to a superintendence with
out any authority beyond the placing of
ministers and suggestions to the general
and annual conferences. The ministers
were more enthusiastic over the loss of
their power than the laymen over their
additional power. There were 157 provis
ional delegates to fill up the disparity in
their proportional representation. Only
eighty-five however, responded to the roll
call following their admission. The limit
ed lay representation gave the pews 215
votes.
Four ministerial delegates were absent.
As the roll was made up to-day there are
3.16 preachers and 236 laymen on the regu
lar list. At least fifty reserve laymen
will close some of the breaches in the del
egation.
The conference opened to-day the twen
<y-*ninth general meeting of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. It will last a month.
Dr. David S. Monroe of Central, Pa., was
elected secretary. The visitors were given
a reception to-night.
The book of discipline in reference to
representation at conferences was chang
ed to read thus:
“The lay delegation shall consist of one
layman for each annual conference,, ex
cept such conferences as have more than
one ministerial delegate which conferences
shall each be entitled to as many lay
delegates as ministerial delegates.
“The general conference shall not allow
that more than one lay representative for
every fourteen members of annual con
ference, nor less than one for every forty
five, nor more lay delegate© from any an
nual conference than there are ministerial
delegates from such an annual conference,
provided, nevertheless. that there shall
be in any annual conference a fractional
of two-thirds the number which shall bo
fixed by the ratio of representation; such
annual conference shall be entitled to an
additional delegate for such fraction; and
provided, also, that no conference shall be
denied the privilege of one ministerial del
egate and one lay delegate.”
MANY STRIKES IN GEORGIA.
Union Laborers Making Demand* for
n Eight-llonr Day.
Atlanta, May 2.—A strike, involving
many and widely diversified branches of
organized labor, is on in Atlanta and sur
rounding towns.
The soft stone cutters of Atlanta, who
number less than 100, quit work last
night. They want an eight-hour day at
40 cents, and the contractors are willing
to* give 35 cents. The matter has been
placed in the hands of Charles A. Col
lier, ex-Mayor, for settlement by arbitra
tion.
Granite cutters of Atlanta, Redan, Ll
thonia and Stone Mountain went out yes
terday on orders from Baltimore. They
demand eight hours and a sliding scale.
All tho large quarries at these places are
affected. ,
The garment makers of Atlanta were or
dered out to-night on telegraphic Instruc
tions from Baltimore. They want a ro % -
ognition of their organization. Fifty girls
wore discharged from one factory yester
day because they were members of tho
union.
Fifteen hundred carpenters met Sun
day and decided to quit work June 1 un
less their demands are acceded to. At
present they receive 20 cents per hour for
a day of ten hours. They want an eight
hour day at 25 cents. The carpenters sub
mitted their demands yesterday and de
cided to give the contractors one month
for deliberation.
The workingmen c'aim that the contrac
tors in the new federal prison, a sky
scraper and other buildings now being
erected, did not object to paying the in
crease asked for in the prices of ail kinds
of building material, but that the de
mands of labor were Ignored. The carpen
ters ask to share in the general pros*>er
ity now spreading over the South.
MEETING OF METHODISTS.
Good Showing Made by the Epwortlt
League Secretary.
Nashville, Tenn., May 2.—Three Meth
odist meetings were held here to-day. They
were the Book Committee, the board of
managers of the Kp worth League and the
Board of Education.
Bishop (Windier presided over the
League managers’ meeting. The secre
tary's report shows the membership to
be 250,000, with 600,000 aflllliaUM member
ship.
The board decided to call a conference
->f Southern League nu mbers to mtabk
during the last week in July. A commit
tee was named to fix the time and place
and arrange programmes. The gathering
will be held in Memphis or Atlanta. The
conference, It Is said. Is meant to in no
way interfere with , the Internationa)
League Conference in San Francisco in
1901.
The Book Committee and the Board of
Education transacted routine business.
Tho Sunday School board meets Sunday.
TREATMENT OF VOLUNTEERS.
SHARI* DERATE ON THAT SUBJECT
IN THE SENATE.
Effort to Glve*Them Travel Pay Fail
ed—l nan 1 111 oils Report lit the Clark
Un*e Will He Warmly Contested,
ltneon Joined In the Colloquy—Hill
Passed to Establish Memorial Park
of Fredericksburg and Adjacent
Battlefields.
Washington, May 2.—Consideration of
the army appropriation bill in the Sen
ate to-day developed a debate on the treat
ment of the volunteer soldiers sent to the
Philippines that at times was very bit
ter.
Mr. Mason of Illinois delivered a speech
on the investigation made by the Com
mitted on Manufactures of the adulteration
of food. He strongly urged that Congress
should take immediate action to remedy
existing evils looking to marking ingredi
ents of all foods exposed for sale, and pro
hibiting all deleterious articles.
Just before adjournment a sharp col
loquy occurred over the proposed consid
eration of the resolution to unseat Mr.
Clark of Montana, which indicated that
the unanimous recommendation of the
Committee, on Privileges and Elections will
be sharply contested.
A bill was passed to establish the Fred
ericksburg and adjacent national battle
fields as Memorial Pork in- Virginia. The
bill has for its chief purpose the preserva
tion and suitable marking for historical
nn<l professional military atudy the. fam
ous battlefields in Spottsylvania county,
Virginia, known ns Fredericksburg, Salem
Church, ChanceUorsville, the Wilderness,
and Spottsylvania Court House, nil of
them within- n radius of eight miles, and
on which limited territory the late distin
guished Union Gen. John C. Newton, after
careful investigation, declared that more
great battles were fought, more men en
gaged, and more execution done than on
any other spot of similar area in the
world.
In Behalf of Volunteer*.
Consideration of the army appropriation
bill was then resumed. In offering nil
amendment providing that the volunteer
soldiers in the Philippines who had i©-
mnined there and performed willing ser
vice long after they were entitled to dis
charge, should receive travel pay and com
mutation of subsistence, lesw the actual
cost of their transportation to the United
States. Mr. Tftrn-er of Washington made
on extended statement. The amendment,
he said, applied to about 10,000 officers and
men scattered all over the country. He
declared that returning volunteers had
been “packed like swine into dark, dirty,
filthy, rotten and antiquated vessels.” At
the reception at San Francisco to the re
turning Washington Regiment he had gone
into the hold of the transport, “where
the soldiers’ quarters,” he said, “were not
fit for animals.” The government ought
to have paid these volunteers double pay
for packing them like sardines into these
miserable holes.
The amendment was killed on a point of
order.
Mr. Pettigrew bitterly the
government for keeping the volunteers in
service after their lime had expired.
Mr. Pettigrew said that hundreds of the
soldiers who had served in the Philippines
were now inmates of St. Elizabeth's In
sane Asylum at Washington. At least
200. he declared, had committed suicide.
Mr. Pettigrew had a letter read, which
he wrote to the President, in which he
used most violent and abusive language
against the chief executive.
Mr. Tillman offered a resolution calling
upon the Secretary of War for information
of the amount and character of claims
filed with the war department for damages
done by the United States soldiers in and
near camps for the troops established in
this country during the war with Spain
and directing him to report what amount
in his opinion was justly and equitably
due to claimants. The resolution was
passed.
Case of dark of Montana.
Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts then gave
notice that to-morrow he would move to
proceed to the consideration of the reso
lution declaring Mr. Clark of Montana not
entitled to his seat in the Senate.
Mr. Chandler said that reasonable time
would be given, but no unreasonable de
lay.
Mr. Bacon of Georgia said that there
might be a difference of opinion as to
what constituted reasonable delay.
“The Senator.” said he, “evidently de
sires to rush this question to a vote, but
it is too important a matter for* hurried
action. I shall net consent to fix a time
for consideration until I have hod time to
examine the testimony.”
Mr. Chandler said he had heard there
was a purpose of which he entirely ac
quitted any senator, to delay the consid
eration of the Clark resolution 1n order
to prevent the Governor of Montana from
appointing a senator to succeed Mr. Clark
in case he should be unseated. He had
hoard that it was Intended lo attempt to
postpone the case until next winter in or
der that Mr. Clark might be in bettor po
sition to prosecute his claims for re-oloc
tion before the Legislature of Montana.
These were rumors, he supposed, but he
gave notice that he would demand a yc**
and nay vote on the proposition of consid
eration and definite action if such tactics
were resorted to.
After a brief executive session the Sen
ate at 6:20 p. m. adjourned.
—“Robinson Crusoe must have felt a
certain thrill of delight when he found he
had an island all to himself,” remarked
the man who likes to revert to chlldhobd
fiction. ,
“Yes,” answered Senator Sorghum; ”1
can understand It. When I think of what
me and the sugar trust are going to do
with Porto Rico. I must say I feel kind
of thrilled myself.”—Washington Star.
—Comparatively Easy.—The genius of
the Anglo-Saxon race laughed lightly as
it encountered the barbed-wire fortifica
tions.
“They are nothing compared to red
tape!” sneered the virile entity, stalking
steadfastly forward. An for the Boer, ho
could only tremble at this demonstration
of his foeman’s preparedness.—Detroit
Journal.
A True Woman
l°°k* forward to mother
► hood with more pleasure
“S than dread. at the
** \l* £ , % sametime, there is
L !^(* VJ nlwuy* a little fear. This
jrjs JLr '-/t should not be. It in not
7 where the expectant
V -v. mother know# about
y J II Mother’* friend. Hut some
<1; Rftv do not, for the world fa
large, and it ia thoae wo
Y wwy wish to reach. Mother’s
voT Friend it an external
liniment. It doe* away
~~ with the danger and pain
K "%\litHßl of childbirth. Theaeare
I, V vSHSSmE* not idle word*. They
ll Y\ are true, and proved by
/ \ rhe teatfmony of many
happy mother*.
Oct Mother'* Friend at
the dtwg store. $i per
W The Bradfield Regulator Cos.,
ATLANTA, OA.
f? Writ* fbr our taw*, “ Before JUbr la Brn. •'
Just in Touch
WITH THE HEATED TERM
Half the Dread of Summer Taken Away.
FRENCH PRINTED CAMBRICS.
A grand lot of these dsslrablo fabrics for Dresses and Shirt Waists,
In light and tinted grounds, will be offered to-day at a real sacrifice.
For half their value Is substantially a sacrifice, and they cannot bo
bought elsewhere for less than 200. But TO-DAY we throw thea
on the counter for
10c yard
Ladles. think of the sweltering mid-summer and anticipate whal
you know will bo necessities
—j
The Leader of Low Prices.
PHILIPPINE COTTON.
A SAMI'LE SENT BY A SAVAXKAII
IAN.
Some Impreulnn, of the Filipino*.
Experience* of Soldier* In the
Philippine*—lleNcrlptlon of Some
of the Native*—Other Stutter* of
Interest.
Sla. Marla of Panla, Province of Bull
can, Isle of Luzon, P. I„ March 29, 1900; I
send you by this mall a sample of Fili
pino cotton, which grows here on trees
and as thick as apples. I have just re
turned from a trip up the mountains. It
was quite an Interesting trip. At the time
of setting out on a march the order
"route —step” Is given, and then every
man, previously so correct and stiff, Is
allowed to pack his gun as he pleases,
provided the barrel Is not turned down,
and adopt the gait that suits most his
convenience. If he so wills It he Is at lib
erty to smoke or chew, and, of course,
sll< nee Is no longer enforced.
Tho soldiers are as a rule, on starting
out, full of animal spirits, voicing camp
ditties and cracking Jokes and chaffing
one another all along tho line. Towards
the wind up a good many of them feel
snappy and short tempered, and as with
shaky knees and drooping heads they
plod along many a covetous look Is bes
towed on the colonel’s, or major’s steed
as he goes prancing by.
We had "hyked,” as route-mayehing tn
the Philippines Is called by us, about ten
or twelve miles, when a halt was ordered
for dinner on the summit of one of the
largest mountains, and which overlooked
the towns of Angot, Norzagaray, Ban
RaHel and Ban Miguel (where. In tho
month of December, In the latter town,
our regiment had an engagement with
the enemy, capturing the town, and driv
ing them out and Into the hills). In fact,
we could see In the distance tho bay of
Manila.
Up to now we had seem nothing of the
enemy, and but few of the natives, and
those we had seen wqre too badly scared
to wait on our approach. Presently, after
our halt, a few of them blossomed forth.
It seemed as though all the able-bodied
had absconded from the mountains, leav
ing only the old, the Infirm, the lame, and
the blind. One withered old crone dangled
a child, or rather the skeleton of one, on
her hip In native fashion, and Its abnor
mally large feet hung down from Its hid
eously long legs ’till they almost trailed
on the ground An old man turned his
only eye In our direction, the other being
dulled forever by a cataract. Quite a good
locking young woman *vas shaking like
o leaf from calentura, the name which
the natives give to ague, and a very pre
valent disease amongst them. Altogether
they l>oro the marks of the hard life
meted out to them by the insurreetos, who
were perfectly at liberty to lay violent
bands on anything they felt the want of,
under plea that It was a help to the
cause.
It was pitiful to hear and see them as
they doffed their sombreros (which are
ns big as a washtub) waved their white
flags and piped their "Viva Americanos"
In feeble shrill tones. What a subject for
the picture of a painter of the grotesque
It would have made.
Let me show you. Here we have the
soldiers grouped around In picturesque at
titude. One Is lying on his back smoking
a pipe. Another I* tightening up the hook
straps of a bunkie’s canteen. In the midst
of a small crowd a private Is (what la call
ed In soldier's parlancA) "shooting off his
mouth,” whilst a tall sergeant Is talking
to the captain, who Is digging his sword
Into the loose sand. At the side of tho
road. In the foreground of the picture, Is
a nipa shack. Several dUßky Filipino dam
sels are engaged In dipping out luke warm
water to the already tired soldiers from
cocoanut shells. Maybe a few generously
Scotch and Irish Whiskies.
We are agents for the most celebrated Scotch and
Irish whiskies, imported direct from the distilleries of
Scotland and Ireland.
These Scotch whiskies are the blend of the finest
Highland whiskey matured many years in wood before
bottled. The expert Analyist describes this Scotch whis
key as the perfection of Highland whiskey, and is special
O. V. H., selected Old VaJtted Highland whiskey from
Glasgow, Scotland. The latest novelty in Scotch whiskey
is distilled by Rutherford of Leith, Scotland, and is called
Scotch Cherry Whiskey, and very palatable indeed. We
are also agets for the famous old Irish whiskey, imported
bv us from Wheeler, Belfast. Ireland.
LIPPMAN BROS.,
i Agents for Scotch and Irish Distilleries.
proffer a large Chinese orange or two,
that Is priceless, with rather a bitter flav
or. Don’t forget your blue sky and bam
boo groves, and throw In palm trees ad
libitum.
When they found out that we did not
wish to put them to the Are and sword,
only desired of them to fetch us some
wood and water, they all set to work with
a will, still carrying their white flags
underneath their arms, nor could they be
persuaded to relinquish them.
Maybe you are thinking that I am sac
rificing truth for narrative effect, but those
who were present will vouch for what I
say. One "muchaoho” excitedly drew my
attention to "U. H.” that he had Inked
upon a linen flour sack. He stated very
confidently that It was an American flag
In fact It is ray llrm belief that the ma-
Jorlty thought no otherwise than that the
wniu- Hag thoy wore waving was the
American flag. I tried to explain to one
ho nature or Old Glory, but I could plain
ly Win that he only pretended to believe
me, because he was too badly frightened
to enter into a discussion. What was It
o them who or what rule was paramount
In these Islands, as long as supper time
brought them a bite to f at.
The Filipinos are a source of constant
amusement to us from the States Thev
are slight In stature, the women being es
pecially Shriveled up In appearance. The
latter do all of (be work, the men simply
11 ' 1 ln a shirt and hat
and all moocha amigo.” They are all
profuse In their assertion of
Hitenas dlas senior,” and smile all
sorts of smiles. The children are dressed
similarly, with the exception of the shirt
and hat with the addition of an Immense
cigar. I hey live In bamboo huts. These
huts are put together by joints of bam
boo, not a nail being used In their con
“ ‘ on ;. VPn their bridges here are
Duiit in tne same manner.
We are quartered hero’ In our slhely
k n o de of _ a bt * wallp(1 nunnery, all
the buildings having been destroyed by
Aguinaldos forces. The heat Is terrific
At mid-day It U too ho for us to stay
under tents. We have to get our nnd
seek some shady spot underneath n lltile
grove of mango trees.
Uncle Sam is good to hla soldiers. Wo
have a great plenty of everything to eat
and by exchanging with the natives ot>:
tain a variety, such a* chickens, eggs
and fruits. We get fresh meat once now
and then, but have plenty of the salt ar
ticle. These with an Inexhaustible sup
ply of boiled water, make up our bill of
fare. We are making terrific attempts
to learn the "talk" here. You can hard
ly coll It a language, for the Filipinos
are somewhat like our Indians—divided
Into tribes, and each tribe has a “lingo"
of Its own. However, Spanish Is uni
versal, and we are astonishingly expert
at picking up that.
As for the enemy, many of the regular
army are here who have never caught a
glimpse of him. As to the future, no one
knows.
I nm one of ten sosts of Capt. W. L.
Walthour, who was cuptuln of the Lib
erty Independent Troop during the Civil
War. He died ln Savannah at the St.
Joseph Infirmary In 1887. I was Ihen a
small boy, living with my uncle ln Flor
ida, one of my mother’s brothers. My
mother married again, her husband being
A. M. Hall, a wealthy grain merchant of
New York city. She has a good home.
I enlisted In New York as a private In
the Thirty-flfth Infantry, Company G, U.
S. V. C. Tattnall Walthour.
Manila, P. I.
Thirty-fifth Infantry, Company G, TJ.
8. V.
Transfer of Dry Tortngai.
Washington, May 2.—An order was Is
sued by Maj. Gen. Miles to-day formally
announcing the transfer of the military
reservation at Dry Tortugos, Fla., Includ
ing FVrrt Jefferson, to the navy depart
ment for naval purpose#.
Atlantic Craat Line Limited.
Leave Savannah 12:40 railroad time, 1:40
p. m. Savannah cl4y time. Arrives New
York next day ot 1:03 p. m.; vestlbuled
train. (.5111 at ticket offices, Plant Sys
tem.—ad.
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