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FRANCE HAS LOST A FRIEND. DEATH OF COUNT MURAVIEFF IS GREATLY DEPLORED. He Mould Have Aided France in Any Struggle Against England—He AYa a Close Friend of >l. Delcasse the French Foreign Minister—Ex position Saitl to Be Finally Com pleted— Americans Add Much Gal ety to Parisian Life. {Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press.) Paris, June 23.—The sudden death of Count Muravieff, Russian minister of for eign affairs, the strong bulwark of the Franco-Russian alliance, has caused deep concern among the members of the French official and political world. Count Muravieff was a bitter antagonist of England and in him France felt that she had an influential friend in the event of difflcuties with Great Britain. The cordial relations of the foreign office of Russia and France, moreover, have not rested on a purely political basis. A great element of strength was found in the per sonal friendship existing between M. Del casse, French minister of foreign affairs, and Count Muravieff, and to the former the loss of his friend came as a severe blow. The removal of Count Muravieff from the council of the Czar is gravely com mented upon by the French press, and in the hopes expressed that the policy of Russia wlil not be affected thereby, one discerns apprehensions lest the founda tions of the Franco-Russian alliance should be rudely shaken by the lopping off of one of its strongest roots. M. Delcasse, himself talking with a friend on the subject, set aside these fears, laying stress on the fact that while <he personal feelings of Muravieff were of great value in cementing sym pathetic accord between the two nations, yet the real foreign miniser was the Czar, end he has given repeated tokens of sin cere friendship for France. Therefore, according to M. Delcasse. Frenchmen could regard the political future with per fect serenity. At the Exposition. The exposition may now' be described as finally completed. Everything is quite reedy, and the exhibits are all installed. The Jurors are hard at work in oil of the sections with the usual amount of rum bling and discontent on the part of those not receiving prizes. The insurance poli cies on the official exhibits against lire and robbery, reach in value over $40,000,- 000. The largest portion is naturally ab sorbed by the fine arts section. Many Americans of wealth and social prominence are now in Paris, and the re sults are a continuous succession of social functions, so many In fact, that the dates conflict. At present, life in the American colony, as augmented by the visitors to the expo aition, is exceedingly gay. ENCAMPMENT OF GRAND ARMY'. Chicago Making Preparations for Many Visitors. Chicago, June 23.—This city is prepar ing for the greatest Grand Army encamp ment ever held in the history of this veteran organization. It will be the thir ty-fourth, and in all probability, the last really great and notable one. One of the great features of the en campment will be a magnificent court of honor, to be erected along Michigan ave nue, from Van Buren to Twelfth street a distance of nearly a mile. This is to have great arches at either end; and the whole will cost in the neighborhood of $25,000. Each of the various parades will pass through this court of honor, at a certain point of which President McKin ley and other distinguished guests will review the march of the heroes. There will be free band concerts in the various parks of the city, and fireworks display at night. There will be camp tires, dog watches, regimental reunions, and other patriotic meetings, for which halls have already been secured, and to which organ izations are being assigned upon applica tion to John C. Bonneli. The Committee on Invitations, of which Gen. John C. Black is chairman, is now sending out 6,000 requests for prominent men and organizations from nil parts of the United States to attend. President McKinley has already accepted. TOYVNE WOULD AVITUDRAW. Says He Would Not Stnud in he Way of Democratic Success. Dallas, Tex., June 23.—A special to the News from Austin, Tex., says: Charles A. Towne, the Populist nominee for Vice President, has written a letter to a friend here, in w r hlch he gives the Inference that if he Is not the choice of the Democratic party for Vice President, he will withdraw. Mr. Towne, in his letter, save: "My friends know that no personal con siderations would influence me to stand In the way of the success of the party for which we are contending," The letter was written to Maj. George A. Walter of the Department of Agricul ture. Maj. Walter wrote Mr. Towne con gratulating him upon his nomination for the vice presidency, and in the letter took occasion to suggest to him, in the interest of the great principles for which he stood, that in accepting the nomination it would be wise to indicate clearly that his can didacy would depend upon the action of the Democratic Convention at Kansas City. COXGU MISSIONARY BOAT. Large Crowd Witnessed the launch ing at Richmond. Richmond, Va., June 23.—A large crowd witnessed the dedication of the Congo river missionary boat "Samuel N. Lapts ley," at the Trigg ship yards here to-day. Rev. S. H. Chester, secretary of the For eign Mission Board of the Southern Pres byterian Church, under the auspices of which body the boat is to be operated, made the chief address of the occasion, and was responded to by William H. Trigg, president of the shltrttuilding com pany. The boat is to be taken to pieces here, and put together again when launch ed in Afrioa. ROOSEVELT IS SECLUDED. He Is Receiving No One Except by Appointment. New Tork, June 23.—Gov. Roosevelt is keeping himself secluded in his home at Core Neck, near Oyster Bay, L. I. He refuses to see callers. He is overwhelm ed with telegrams congratulating him on his nomination to the vice presidency. All persons who wish to see him during the next few days will have to make ap pointments In advance. Want a fily Public School. Thomasville, Ga., June 23—The city public school question is being again agi tated here, Judge J. S. Montgomery Is pushing the mailer and he says he has found ho one yet opposed to the movement, although he has spoken to a great many citizens abouf it. This question was voted on here some years ogo and the free school aide was defeated. Under the law another election can be held this fall and it is the rurpose of those favoring free schools to have another election over the question. Classification Committee. Atlanta, June 23 Chairman McGovern of the Southern Classification Committee announced to-day that the meeting called for Chicago, June 27, has been postponed to July 10. The Conference Committee of the Southern Freight Association will meet in tths city June 27. VICEROYS GIVE ASSURANCE Continued from First Page. and who govern the five great provinces in the \ank-tse-Kian.g region, have as sured this government that thev are de termined and perfectly able to preserve order in their jurisdi lions and protect the lives and property of foreigners. In the reply they have been assured that, so long as they are able to maintain order and protect life and property in the provinces under their control the government of the Lnited States will send no troops Into that region, and will use its influerifce with the other Powers in the same direction. Another communication of great import ance was received from Li Hung Chang, the Viceroy of Canton, who gives his per sonal assurance that the firing upon the foreign fleets at Taku was not authorized by the Chinese government. He desires the authority of the Powers to proceed <o Pekin for the purpose of putting an end to the disturbances there, a purpose in which his great influence, both with the court and with the people, gives a certain promise of success. The United States, and it is believed the other Pow ers, have assented to this proposition of Li Hung Chang, and he is suposed to have started for Pekin. WILL PROTECT AMERICANS. No Loan of Life of American Mission aries Reported. New York, June 23.—Rev. Arthur J. Biown, secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, re ceived a letter to-day from David J. Hill, assistant secretary of state at Washing ton, which reads as follows: “I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th instant, in rela tion to the protection of ‘American mis sionaries in China. In reply, I have to say that while the situation in China Is very serious, the department has not yet been informed of any loss of life among the American missionaries. Every possi ble protection has been extended, and will continue to be extended to them by this government. All information received by the department concerning the condition of American citizens in China, will be promptly given to the press.” MORE HORRIBLE MIRDEES. Seme Atrocious Crimes Attributed to the Boxers. Victoria, B. C., June 23.—The steamer Tartar brings Oriental advices of atrocious murders of Revs. N. V. Norman and C. Robertson of Yun Ching by BoxerF. who tortured and finally disembowelled them. The village of Lia Shung had been wip ed out by the Boxers in June. Seventy three Roman Catholic residents were massacr and with shocking brutality. The American. Brtish and Belgian party fought 'Lheir way through the Boxers near Pao Ting. Fifteen were killed. The trouble was caused between Japan and Korea by he horrible torture and mur der of Korean refugees, who were pro t ges of Jap n and returned to Korea with a premise of safe conduct. Three hundred boats engaged in coast fishing off Murotcsaki were lost at sea in a storm June 3. PEKIN REPORTED IX PERIL. Missionaries Have Been Ordered to Leave Tlieir Posts. New' York, June 23.—1n response to a cabled inquiry as to whether their mis sionaries in Pekin and Shan Tung were safe* the Presbyterian board of foreign missions in this city to-day received the following reply from the Presbyterian mis ion treasurer. Elterlchs, at Che Foo: “Che Foo, June 22.—Pekin in peril. Shan Tung o de • and to poit. ’ As in erpruted by the secretary of the Pr-sbjteran Board of Foreign Missions, Charis W. Hand, the dispatch means that all missionaries in the province of S u an Tu g have be n ordered by the Uni ed States consul to leave their mis sion posts and proceed in haste to some port where 4'tiey can be tinder the pro tection of a United States gunboat. Remey Wantn More Officers. Washington, June 23.—Admiral Remey at Cavite, has cabled the navy department an urgent request for more officers. He wants three commanders, four lieutenat commanders, ten lieutenants, twenty ca dets and a fleet paymaster. FOR CHEAPER CABLEGRAMS. Heaton Relieves Price Should Be Greatly Reduced. London, June 24. In the Sunday special, John Henniker Heaton, Conservative member of Farliament for Canterbury, devotes a long article to the advocacy of cheaper postal and cable communica tions between Great Britain and the Uni ted States. Starting with the statement. that the British and “our trusty, well beloved cousins,” apparently are destined together to shape the future of mankind and con trol the Atlantic ocean, he urges a re duction of trans-Atiantic postage to a pen tv and a corresponding reduction in ca ble charges. He argues that the war for American independence was due to mis understandings, and that misunderstand ings must occasionally crop up between the two branches of the Angio-tSaxon race, unless reforms allowing of an interchange of thought at a minimum rate, are car ried into effect. Mr. lleuton insists that the present methods of electrical communication be tween Europe and the American continent are a mockery to all but the wealthy, though electrical transmission should be cheaper than postal rates. He adds that two cables can practically do the work of transmitting 20,000,9C0 words annually, but ten cables are kept idle while the pub lic is paying $1,000,000 annually. He thinks that the two governments, Great Britain and the United States, could lay the cables and do the work, charging the public 1130,000 annually with a profit of £50,000 on the investment in the cables. If these two governments hang back he trusts and believes thot the genius of Marconi will yet succeed In getting penny telegrams to America. GREAT DAMAGE TO COTTON. Heavy Rnlns Are Reported AH Over Miaelselppi. Vicksburg, Mis*., June 23—W. O. Den deau. a planter whose home is fifteen miles south of here on the and Mississippi Valley Railroad, arrived here to-day and reports unprecedented rains between Vicksburg and Port Gibson. He says that 2,000 acres of cotton are under water at present ll) th * district named, and that the farmers there have given up hope of raising even half a crop. From all over Big Black swamps the report of heavy rainstorms Is corrobor ated and it is said that thousands of dol lars’ worth of damage will be the result to crops. It is claimed that on one pan. tation 300 acres of fine cotton was swept away by the roots. RIVER BOAT WEST DOtH, v- Spectators Assert That Three Elves Were Lost. Cincinnati, 0.. June 23,-The Little River passenger packet Dick Brfwn, that makes dally trps between Cincinnati and Vevay, Ind., sprang a leak ar.d sank near the shore at the foot of Mount Echo, near Sedamsville, C n her trip to-night. All the pfis'-cng'Ts and crew, sixty In number, ar- reported saved without njury. The cargo was lion, and salt, destined for Frankfort, Ky. Overloading caused her to sink. Th boat offl ers say no lives we-e lost, bu: spectators on shore say Ahree people were drowned THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, JUNE 24. 1900, PERM CURES CATARRH OF MEYS EVERT TIME. wi (u Dangerous Kidney Diseases Cureu Peruna Creating a National Sensation In the C- IP&Hir MU" Cure of Chronic Ailments of the Kidneys. j* Mr. John "Vance, members of Company $$ 1 I, Seventh-first Ohio Infantry. First Brl- 'fflMw II r—^ gade, Second Division, Fourth Army Corps, who lives at Hartford City, Ind.. In a letter dated June 7, 1599, says: "My .\s(} .... kidney trouble is much better. I have rj| !,'f§pV\ • improved so much that everybody wants . cPSIS i' \ to know what medicine lam using. I |Wl\\Vs^ recommend Peruna to everybody and -7"" lr. 1 i ” some have commenced to use. it. The !I; wl \\visss folks nil say that if Dr. Hartman's med- JlfAu \YI _~~C icine cures me it must be great.” In a i wM y\ *— later letter he says: "I am still improv- f Ing in health; people Call me well now. ~*— Hftulv I I am still using your medicine. People want to know w hat has done me so much good and I can easily tell them.” J Mr. John 'Vance, members of Company I, Seventh-first Ohio Infantry. First Bri gade, Second Division, Fourth Army Corps, who lives at Hartford City, Ind., in a letter dated June 7, 1599, says: "My kidney trouble is much better. I have improved so much that everybody wants to know what medicine lam using. I recommend Peruna to everybody and some have commenced to use it. The folks all say that if Dr. Hartman's med icine cures me it must be great.” In a later letter he says: "I am still improv ing in health; people call me well now. I am still using your medicine. People want to know w hat has done me so much good and I can easily tell them.” Mr. J. Brake of Petrolea, Ontario. Canada, writes: "Four yenrs ago I lintl a severe attack of Bright's dis ease, which brought me so low the doctor said uothing more could he done for me. I began to take Pernnn and Mnnulln. nnd In three months 1 was a well man, and have continued so ever since.** The kidneys separate from the blood a peculiar salt known as urea. If this salt is allowed to accumulate in the hlood it quickly produces blood poison, (urae mia.) But, if at the same time the kid neys allow the serum of the blood to es cape, it forms a fatal drain to the sys tem. (a.lbuminuria.) Catarrh of the kid neys will so derange them as to produce both of these disastrous results, for not only will the kidneys fail to excrete the urea from the blood but will allow the se rum of the blood to escape with the urine. If the kidneys are healthy they will ex crete the poison from the blood. The renal veins return the purified blood from the kidneys to the general circulation. At the appearance of the first symp tom of kidney trouble, Peruna should be taken. This remedy strikes at once the M’GOVERN WHIPPED DIXON. TERRY HELD OX TO HIS FEATHER WEIGHT REFUTATION. Colored Man Stood Xo Show Before the Famous Little Fighter—Knock ed the Ex-Cbamplen Out In Six Rounds—Had Hint Dodging Pun ishment Early In the Game—The Fight Described os Fast and Fu rious. Chicago, June 23.—At Tattersall's to night Terry McGovern upheld his repu tation as king of all featherweights by defeating George Dixon, the ex-champion, in six rounds. Dixon, although not knocked out, was in distress and holding on for dear life as the bout ended. The fight was fast and furious from be ginning to end, with Terry on top of his man all the time. Dixon tried in every conceivable manner to get the advantage, out his blows did not have the steam be hind them that his younger opponent was dealing out. McGovern took matters rather easy Curing <he first two rounds and the col ored boy landed repea tediy, and near the end of the second round staggered Mc- Goverrt with a vicious blow on the jaw. McGovern recovered quickly, however, and was forcing matters when the round ended. McGovern woke up In the third, and put in some of his famous short arm Jolts to his adversary's stomach. Dixon clinch ed repeatedly to avoid punishment, bu* McGovern kept after the colored boy con stantly and Dixon looked troubled as the round closed. Dixon did some good work in the next two rounds, but McGovern was too strong for him, and made the veteran break ground several timet. The last tound was all McGovern’r. He went af ter Dixon with both hands, but Dixon dodged the issue, and grabbed Terry around the neck at every opportunity to escape punishment. McGovern worked hard to make Dixon keep away and fight, but the latter would no sooner step back that! be w r onld come in again and hold McGovern for dear life. Even in this manner Dixon received a severe beating and was very weak at the end of the bout, TO FOUND LABOR COLLEGE. Two Englishmen Come Orrr With Money for That Purpose. New York, June 2*.-To make return to America for the gift made by Ameri. cans to England when Ruekin Hall, the labor college at Oxford was founded. Is the purpose of C. W. Bowerroan, secre tary of the London Society of Composi tors and James Sexton, eeoretery of the National Union of Dock Laborer* of Great Britain and Ireland, who arrived here to-night on the St. Paul. They coma with $20,000 subscribed by the working men of England, to found a labor college in St Louis, the home of Walter Vroo man the young American, through whose efforts Ruskln Hall In London was estab- Ushed. | , Waycrou Mew* Wtycrosi, Ga., June 23. —Bishop H. M- Turner has signified his intention of vis iting Way dross the second Sunday in July. It will be the occasion of a blr rally day among the colored people in the city. Mr M. Griffin of Mudge, in Pierce coun ty report* the corn crop in his locality seriously damaged by the drill worms. "Many In my section will hardly realize .‘half crop," Said Mr. Griffin, “as a re suit of those Insecta." gome of the finest peaches shown In tht Wayeross market are from Chariton coun ty. It is pretty well settled that the Popu lists of Ware county will have no ticket In the field this year Many of them have returned to the Democratic party. One hundred and seventy-five dog badge* have been Issued by the clerk of the Ci'V Council. At their meeting last night the City Council decided t* change the name of Pond street to Brewer, acting upon the pettt'on of a number of property owners a I ng the street.- Sues s on the population of Wgycroaa range from- 5,836 to 9,20 G very root of the disease. it at once re lieves the catarrhal kidneys of the stag nant blood, preventing the escape of se rum from the blood. Peruna stimulates the kidneys to excrete from th*> blood the accumulating poison, and thus prevents the convulsions which are sure to follow if the poisons are allowed to remain. It gives great vigor to the heart’s action and digestive system, both of which are apt to fail rapidily in this disease. Catarrh of the kidney* quickly leads to chronic Bright’s disease. lVrnna should be taken at the ap pearance of the tirst symptom. If taken In the early stages of tlic dis et ase, Peruna is sure to cure every cise. Pernnn enres catarrh of the kidneys simply because it cures ca tarrh vrherever located. No other systemic catarrh remedy has as yet been devised. Insist upon hmlog Peruna. There are no medicines that can be substituted. A book on catarrh, written Hart man, will be sent free to any address by the Peruna Medicine Company, Colum bus, O. ITALY’S ATTITUDE ON CHINA. Continued from First Page. an admiral is now en route and three others In the course of ;.re a a t,.n The Powers Are in complete accord, he said. Those in a position to march troops simply obeyed urgent necessity in the presence of immediate dangers. So far as the Italian government is concern ed in the situation, its object is to aid the Powers in the interest of civilization ami common security. An official note an nounces that Signor Saracco will to-mor row submit to the King anew list of ministers. The proposed list as as fol lows: President of the Council and Minister of the Interior, Signor Saracco: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marquis Viscount! Ve nosta; Minister of Justice, Signor Gian turgo; Treasury, with interim Finance. Signor Jules Rublni; Minister of Public Works, Signor Branca; Minister of Ed ucation, Signor Gallo; Minister of W r ar Signor Bisan-Martino; Minister of the Navy, Vice Admiral Morin; Minister of Agriculture, Signor Cartano; Minister of Posts and Telegraph, Signor Pascolato. The chamber will reassemble next Thursday. BRITISH VESSELS SAIL. Foreign War Ship* Are on the Move In Chinese Waters. Hong Kong, June 23.—The British trans port, Halloong, with twelve sappers and a thousand tons of stores and ammunition, leaves here this morning for Taku. The British cruiser Pique and the torpedo boat destroyer Hart sail for Shanghai Wed nesday. The British gunboat Red Pole has sailed suddenly for Canton. 1 he steamer \ alette has been detained by the British naval authorities. She was taking arms north. THE ILTIS FOUGHT WELL. Her Upper Works and Small Guns Severely Damaged. Berlin, June 23 —The report of the com mander of the German squadron at Taku has at length arrived. It says: “The commander of the title was the soul of the engagement. He fought con spicuously and brilliantly. The machln ery, boilers, hull and eighteen centimeter guns of the litis were ms damaged, bu: the 3.7 guns and upper work* were se verely damaged. The conduct of the crew was splendid.” Can Carry Telegram*. London, June 23—The British govern ment has given permission to ail British warships between Taku and Che Foo to carry telegrams. A Fine Tobuuuo Crop. Tallahassee, Fla., June 23,-Tobaceo growers in Middle Florida commenced cut ting their crops the past week. On the Santa Marla tobacco farm of the Gads den County Syndicate. R. J. Bannermau manager, cut a single stalk frem u six act e field, grown under cheesecloth irri gated, on which no fertilizer was ued which measured eight feet in length and contained thirty-two leaves, in which no. a single bug hole appeared. Their Sumatra tobacco was set out April 20 and cut June 20, and is a fair sample of the entire field experts estimate that the crop will yield 1.500 pounds per acre, and It is said that the land would not produce eight bushels of corn to the acre. A Fourth of July excursion will be run over the Carrabelle, Taliahasree and Georgia Raldroad to Carrabelle. Cheap round-trip tickets will be on eale. Douglas Normal Institute. Douglas, Ga., June 23.—Among the not ed arrivals In Douglas to-day are Dr. Frank Folks and Mr. Ed Crawley of Wayeross and I’rof. J. M. aullliams of Chattanooga. Tenn. The latter will at once commence perfecting arrangements to make the Douglas NormrU Institute a success. The Institute will be regularly chartered by act of the next general as sembly and empowered to issue diplomas and confer degrees. Rain continues to fall dayly. The farm ers complain that It is damaging cotton and that late fruit will be damaged if be rain* continue much longer. To Add to the Crowning Glory OF OUR MAGNIFICENT Dissolution Sale! We have arranged for several Special Department events for the closing days of this month of Unparalelled Bargain Oppor tunities. MONDAY. TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY. TABLE NO. 1. Contains fifty dozen full size BATH TOWELS, worth on regular sale 25c. j The selling prices last for three daysj Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, each 14° Bargain Table Is Western Section, Flrot Floor. JACKSON. METZGER & CO. TABLE NO. 4. A stupendous offering Is our Ladles Muslin Underwear Department. Table No. 4 contains an assorted lot of Ladles' Muslin Gowns, Skirts and Drawers; gar- I mints that are worth from 75c to 89c, on sale Monday at choice 50< Bargain Table Second Floor Jackson, Metzger & Cos., CORNER BROUGHTON AND WHITAKER STS. RESULT OF BULGARIAN niOTS. Ninety Persons Have Been Killed and 372 Womnded. Sofia, Bulgaria, June 23,-It transpires that ninety persons were killed and 372 wounded in the recent conflict between the troops and peasants in the Varna district. A state of siege has been proclaimed in the districts of Varna, Shumla, Tir nova, Rasgrad. Rullchuk and Rlsiovatz. The government is anxlouß to limit the number of new*papens, and has issued stringent regulations as to tlons which must editois. BRONZED LIKE ax INDIAN. Hryan’a Plana Are Not to Attend the Convention. Chicago. June 23—William J. Bryan, bri-nzed like an Indian from his two weeks outside work tn Wisconsin, arrived In Chicago to-day and left for his home in Lnccln, Ntb., to-n g t. He will rem-in in Lincoln for an indefinl.e period. And unless he changes h s present plans will no: attend the Kansas City Conven tion Col. Bryn to-day held a conference wi h ex- ov. Altgel '. ex-Oongrejsman H i iciisen and otter I aders of the pa. ty in Illinois, dur ng which the poll.tea! out lock was discussed in a general way. MANY REPORTED MURDERED. Semi-Official Report About Metho dist Missionaries. Delaware, 0.. June 23.—Rev. Leonard of this city, secretary of the Foreign Mis sionary Society of the Methodist Episco pal Church, has Just received semi-offi cial news from Tien Tsln that the Meth odist missionaries, Rev. Dr. Pyke and wife and Rev. Norman Hayner and wife, all formerly of Delaware, 0., have been murdered by Chinese Boxers. FAVORS CARTER HARRISON. Armstrong’* Choice for Vice Presi dential Candidate. Little Rock. Ark.. June 23.—Chairman Carroll Armstrong, of the Democratic State Central Committee, was to-night asked who, in ills opinon, was the strong est man to place on the ticket with !lo an He replied by saying that Mayor carter Harrison of Chicago, was by long Odds the one to nominate for Vice Pres ident. .Man and Wife Found Dead. Poeeyvllle, Ind., June 23.—John White head, a farmer, and his wife, were found dead at their homes to-day seven miles southeast of this place. The woman was lying In an outbuilding, while the man lay in the parlor with the top of his head blown off. It Is thought Whitehead killed his wife and then himself. Death of Rev. W. 11. Slradtey. Atlanta, June 24.—A dispatch to the Con stitution at 2:15 this (Bunday) morning from Hlawasaee. Tcnn., report* the death of Rav. W. B. Slradley, pastor of Trin ity Methodist Church In Atlanta, of paralysis. Bilge Water. From Chambers’ Journal. I am quite well aware that there are objections to hospital ships In the tropics. When they are moored there Is the burn ing question <sf bilge water. 1 will not discourse on the subject of bilge water, as inexperience thereof might make the explanation wearisome. Any one acquaint ed with the bilge water question khows It I* of engrossing interest. Bilge Is a prince among smells, and if you have ever fallen und<r Hi power you will always think that every terrific thing in smells Is a manifes tation of bilge water. I remember on one occasion when on board a moored hulk —not a hospital ship smelling in tne evening something that called for mention, so I mentioned it. "Oh " said my companions, more under the sway of bilge belief than 1 was, from their greater knowledge, of it* power, “It’s only our bilge water." In the morning we found it was the rotting carcass of an elephant that had floated down the river and now hung tn the mooring chain. Af ter a considerable time was spent tn get ting rid of the carcass, I nald: "For good ness sake, gentlemen, stir up your bilge water and let the smells fight It out to gether while we go ashore for a spell." "No," said my companions, rerror-sirick en ut the. suggestion, "you do not know our Wigs water when Its hack's up. It would stretch you If you were half way a tiros s Africa. This elephant Is mere lav. ender water to It." This was a more dreadful bilge water than a hospital ship would have. Still, though bad, bilge wa ter Is not necessarily fatal, under proper management. TABLE NO. 2. | The*** lots arc merely introductions of Ithe values to be found throughout tin double-stores, including special prices in Basement. Table No. 2 contains ten pieces Carlisle Sheetings; 10-4 in width, worth to-day 20c., wales price. 12 1*2 C Table No. 2. Floor, Western Section. DISSOLUTION SALE. TABLE NO. 5. For this special three days’ > selling, in fact if is doubtful if this assortment will' last longer than Tue day noon. However, we quoto these prices and lot for Monday Tuesday and Wednesday: 50 dozen Men’s Negligee Shirts, worth $l.OO, on sale 76 c Bargain Table Western Section, First Floor. WOMEN IN GERMANY. Women IVkc Earner* Hn* limtohv iI Over One Million In 13 lean. Germany, the most industrial country of the old world, leader Europe to-day In the progressive movement among the feminine portion of Its population. Ac cording to the latest complete statistics now available there are 26,361,126 women and 25,409,159 men in all the German fckn pire. Of these 70.9 per cent, are depend ent upon males for their support, having no special pursuits by which to earn a livelihood. Almost 30 per cent, of the German women are therefore independent and self-supporting. Bui 4.3 per cent, are possessed of wealth, a rather small num l>er, when It is remembered that the riches of the nobility have been accu mulating for centuries. The number of NO.. ' 'VtfuM IlllsSlllllllEffi 70,9% Industrial „ Women with no Special, Non-PROfcutowu Pursuits-- “ .Pursuit' Aoucultue ( ' ' S^S. Domestics t 22^11118 [ pRoFfSi, ° NAL Providing TEXTILE “ ! l foo ANO iNDUMRItS AMUSEMENT ~ Table Showing Indusirial Progress Among the Women of Germany. domestic servants, 4.9 per cent., is only slightly more than that of independent wealthy. Those who earn their living by Industrial pursuits make up 19.9 per cent, of all the women. Diagram No 1 Illustrates this division of the feminine population of Germany into wngc earners end those dependent upon main relatives. Diagram No, 2 shows the detailed proportloria of the va rious pursuits followed by our German sister*. By far the largest number en-, i gaged In any one kind of work are thos- 1 following agriculture for a living, forming 41.5 per cent, of the whole number of 800.000 wage earning women. Next In or der corns she domestic servants, 20 per cent of this number, while those engaged tn the work of administration and clean ing of public buildings ihd offices, farm 10 3 per cent. The, textile Industries em ploy 437,901, or 6.6 per cent. Tn trade, 299*39. or 4 6 per cent., found a livelihood, and almost as many, 4 per cent., were employed In Inns and beer or wine room* The number of professional women reach ed 176,448, or 2.0 per cent., and those en gaged In providing food and amusement were almost as many, 2.1 per cent. Quit* a large number (7.9 per cent.) were divid ed among various other pursuits, such us metal workers, wood carving, etc. When compared with the statistics of I*B2, 13 years before. It Is notable that the number of women wage earners has increased by 1,005,30#, but the number of servants and dependent women has de creased proportionately. The greatest Increase in these thirteen years was tn professional women, the number rising from 115,272 to 176.648, or 5.3 per cent, n la plain from these figure® that woman In Germany is peeping pace with the lead ers In this movement the world over. CRONJE AT ST. HELENA. . The Taciturn Roer Prisoner In Exile AVith HU AVUe. St, Helena correspondence of the London Chronicle. Kent Cottage, where is the present hems of Cronj* and his small retinue. la pleas antly situated, though the approach ia by no means enticing. You may make your choice of two routes. There is the short er way. up Jacob’s Ladder, with its seven hundred steps save one— straight course up the face of an almost perpendicular ro-k—or there Is the zigzag carriage road. When the top of the hill is reached the road branches off in another direction, but ever on the rise, and bordered on etfher side by thickets of prickly pear cactus. The road is ted rock, and tlia shimmering heat makes even the green of the cactus a refreshment to the eye. ■At length, just below the extrema head TABLE NO. 3. Every day you will find Bargain Coun ters laden with goods at prices that will compel your attention. For to-morrow Ta ble No. i, in western section, 20 pieces Cut tain Scrim, 3S Inches wide, worth 10c., on sals at 6 I*4° JACKSON. METZGER & CO. TABLE NO. 6. On sale Monday Morning several hun dred Remnants of Black Goods, an accu mulation of Short Lengths left during DISSOLUTION SALE; not a damaged piece in the lot; finest qualities of Hen rietta. Cashmeres, Batiste; nothing the matter with the lot; only ehort length* HALF PRICE. of a valley which drops to the right and rune down to the set*, there comee into vl-w Cronje’s new home. The cacti hava vanished, and for once you catch a gltmpsa of real tree* and cultivated land, while a delightful breeze comee down from the hills yet further up. It is Just such a . ottage aa may be seen on the outskirts of many an English vil lage. Imagine an unpretentious two at<* rled dwelling with slate roof, and yellow washed walla, etandlng out clearly from a background of green hillside, The win dow frames end shutters are painted the same shade of green that you may see uny day at a Dutch farmhouse m the Pearl District of the Cepe Colony. In from runs n veranda, and there la a slightly raised “etoep." There Is also some pretense at a flower garden, but It U sadly neglected. The garden la In closed by a blade wooden palttjg, and still further in front Is a little more culti vated land, with bananas and. a few other trees. The scene is simplicity It self, but for the bell tent In the right hand front corner of the garden, and ths steady tramp of khaki clad sentries, east, west, north and south. On the Stoop and beneath the veranda for the bert pari of the day site Gen. Cronje, dark of vi-are wmewhit iO"g bearded, and with hair turning gray’. His t aka id i .re 1 Ice, and bis demeanor is one of extreme reserve. Piet Cronje can speak English ae wall as > 'lianevaa.tr of Dutch ext acton, but ou ri-ay ply him In vain with question* in English. He positively refuses to speak inyttiing but his native ••taaV and even then his replies are little more than mono syllables. He has little to say about any. tib'K. and is dimoult to draw. Of course, he feels his position. You may see that written large upon hla face; but, contrary to what so many -people think, he appear* to be very grateful for any kindness that is shown him, and fully appreciates the efforts that ore made to secure his cone fort. Beyond this he is as the Sphinx. It Is a strange character, thi* of Fiat Oronje. Charges of terrible cruelty have been laid at hi* door, end somehow when you carefully regard hia face, you feel sure that the man 1* capable of violating the terms of an armistice or firing on tha women and children's '.aager. Yet them are 9 r,, redeeming fea'urre, as, for ex ample.when the fire of patriotism Igbts hia eye. and more particularly in the homage [>ald to his wife. All day long .\fr. Cm if in rustv black dress and black Bcgr "kappte,” Is the defeated General's close' companion. Others who ere blood tl*- tion* may emergw from the house and re main for a brief wh !e beneath the ve randa. but there is about them the rest lessness and impetuoairy of the younger Boer when under restraint. . When for instance I was at Kent Cottage there came within a hundred and fifty yard* Just outside the cordon of sentries, two young subalterns with field glasses and snapshot cameras. Of course they were inquisitive. The General and hia wife were screened by the closed end of the ve randa, but a younger relative was ex tremely annoyed. He wta a fins, tall young fellow in shirtsleeves and the In evitable slouch hat. As he caught sight of the officers he gesticulated violently flung hia*hrtje> about and muttered its Dutch, Then he hurriedly entered the house, but only to emerge a minute later If anything more restless then ever. Cron je. however, and his wife have acquired the art of sitting still. Hts attachment to her is very great. Talk to htnvon any subject, and he will Immediately make reference to her views and acts Cronje the devoted husband and Cronje of Poteh efsiroom, of Mafeklng end of KJmbertoy! You come away feeling that the conjunc tion is Incongruous, 9