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PATRIOTISM RUNS WILUINJONDDN Volunteers Are Carried Upon Shoulders of Enthusias tic Admirers. RECRUITING GOING ON Buller’s Telegram Announcing a Movement Has Turned the Eyes of All England Upon the Front In South Africa. I. ndoa. January 11. 4 a. «n - -Remarka b*e scenes of patriotism were Witnessed In I»nd->n last eveninc after a short service held for the volunteers In Bt. Paul’s cathedral. The vast audience was slow to disperse. Indies stood upon the chairs-beck*<nln r and calling to brothers, sons and friends tn the ranks, the latter s'enailng back. A scene of great ani mation ensued. The organist Introduced a few bars of the national anthem In ncludlng the voluntary- The effect -f this was mach'at First the vo’.un teers and then the congregation took up the strains and the vast cathedral w IS filled with enthusiastic song. These .1 monstrations were renewed by immense .--n is outside. St. Paul’s churchyard a d lauign e Hill were black with people, and !• was Impossible for the volunteers t march. Individual members were p led out of the ranks by their friends and admirers, who raised them on their »*, • ilders and thus carried them down Fleet street to the temple. Those who escaped hoisting proceeded slowly, sur rounded by dining women. Afterwards at the various theaters w’lere the men were entertained and yet later on returning to the barracks, these > • , n* k s were renewed ar.d the streetji were M .| until mi.ftilght with cheering P«o --pie. . Mr Reginald Wynne, chief of the yeo nv.nry recruiting office, says he has r* ■ d numerous offers made by Am**rl . ,ns for service. Only British subjects ate allowed to Join. Consequently he *ays -he report that several American R • :gh Riders have enlisted In the yeo marrv Is Incorrect. Some Britishers, h wever. who are alleged to have seen servi.-e in the American army In Cuba have been accepted. F e duke f Marlborough has been ac . ,r office for service in the 'o mnnry. Mr Chamberlain has Issued telegrams from Coy n -howlng that the legislative .t. •;l f th- colony has voted to send . . I .**, Africa. A V , :.'r.rt . well Informed correspondent <.< T! e M •mine Post __ • Tne B«-er strength, originally Kl.nO) . .i-. > augmented by Capo . . - and the enemy*’ fighting forces l . . B re nrt < ®»- I t ■ guard their communications. . . .* . i« rood. the crops are grovz- I. ‘ vegetables. cattle and sheep are n.n’v ami game Is abundant.” <• . * tn. r.t: -ccht words •. .tights forward movement of T is interpreted as meaning that h- has passed anunl the western end o' the IV r lines at Colenso and Is now w-ver.il miles behind them and within General M hl'.e’s out , .. at Uidysm'.th. The Boers, a few dr. .<_■ • had forces with guns at Spring field. where General Buller dates his dis- I at- h. These commands have been nb .. • dis -Iced, either by fighdlng or by , ir.euvers. the Boers retiring across the TUcela as General Buller advanced. Fr. rn General Buller’s dispatch, coupled wi h th- fact that un filial Intelligence from th- seat of war has virtually ceased -ince Monday, the deduction Is drawn that important operations are tn progress, a he cannot move tar without going nga.nst the Boer intrenchments. The d r ath 1 sts from en'erlc fever and dysen n. averaging from • ght t. ten dallv. are considered more serious than the 433 casualties of Saturday s 5: ht. as they Indicate the frightfully un - *:it.iry condition vs the beleaguered t *n A letter from Ladysmith dated ■ . ... says that even then ninety •vt fcf 54» msn of the bataltlon had dysen ._ .. r . ratb-f-ver.and according to a dls- h to The Daily Chronlcl® dated Jan u ry 'th. the patients end attendants In T ’ I camp, where the hospl’al is, then n .mbered BULLER ADVANCES ON TUGELA. ie-mi.-n. January I—. —The war office tills t:.i: rx (ved the following d’.spuCch It m General Buller, dated Springfield, f urs-lay. January 11th. at >53 P- m : "I coupled the OOOth tank of the T ge a river at I%r.tgteters drift this ;> -rning and seized Pont. The river is u. flood. The enemy Is strongly intrench ed about four and a half miles to the n -rth.” Tim war office announces that the Brit p-h »nsualthw at Ladysmith January 6th. . mong the rank and tile, were 135 killed ■it wounded. Anon* ti.e here were 13 killed and X wounded. WILL USE DUM-DUM BULLET. le»ndon. Jxtiuarr 12.—4 a. m —Lre-Met ford cartridges are running short in the British magazines. and. anrordfng to a semiofficial report, the war ofii. e pur <■> f, || tack temporarily u|>on MW.- SENT FREE TO MEN A Most Remarkable Remedy Ttat Quickly Restores Lost Vigor To Men. A Free Trial Package Sent By Mail Tc All Who Write. 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Ind., stating that you desire on. of their free trial packages will t. e « .mpU«d with promptly. The institute is of reaching that great class of men who are unable to leave home to l>e treat ! and the free sample will enable them to see how easy It is to be cured of sexual weakness when the proper r» m edies are employed. The Institute makes no restrictions. Any man who writes will sent a free sample, carefully sealed tn a plain package so that its recipient need have no fear of embarrassment or publicity. Readers are requested to write without delay. ; <wi.nnn " Mark IV” expanding bullets, most ! of which are already In storage In South Africa. The war office however, has Issued a i strict order to the volunteers that the i fifty rounds of “Mark IV” given them 1 must be used In practice at home, none ■ being taken to South Africa. I After the public announcement that no I such bullet would be used In this war, I its employment. The Dally Chronicle j thinks, would be a serious breach of faith, ■ especially as the British commanders have complained that the Boers occasionally use such projectiles. The newspapers w<ie reconciled during the early days of the war to cable cen sorship. taking W for granted that full narratives sent by mail would supply all deficiencies. For some weeks, how ever. even the mat! correspondence that has arrived in Ixtndon has shown signs of habitual scissoring bv the censor. Pages are renumbered without chronologl ' cal or logical connection, leaving the hap penings desdrbed quite unintelligible in many cases. The editors acting possi | bly In concert are laying these facts be fore the nubile and Insisting that they ■ lie permitted to know and to print the facts. The Dallv Mall formally accuses the war office of "doctoring” In editing offi cial dispatches before their Issuance, and cites pirtlculars. The Dally Chronicle avers that there se-ms to be an official conspiracy against letting the truth be known. Although the number of deaths from djsenterv and enteric at Ladysmith have been published by the war office since Saturday’s fight, nothing has been given out regarding the losses in the engage ment The war office asserts that it has nothing to give out. Arm chair critics who. in the absence of reportorlal or official descriptions from the seat of war. pour forth pages of | conjecture and opinion, conclude that not much is to be expected of the British bests in South Africa until i«ord Roberts shall have had plenty of time to think and fresh levies shall have arrived. Time is working now for the Boers. Each day maki-s more difficult the three heleaguerd positions. Although th« war office declines to confirm the report that lx>rd Methuen has been recalled to England, inquiries made bv a correspondent at Methuen’s home tn Wiltshire have elicited the in formation that when he received his wound his horse threw him heavily and spinal and other injuries supervened. The theory is now advanced that the S. Zi:r«s of the G.-rman BUdl steamers Herzog and General, since released, were made on purposely misleading informa tion supidied to llrltlsh agents, the design being to embroil Great Britain and Ger many in a quarrel. Rations Plentiful at Ladysmith. Ix>ndon. January 12.—A dispatch to The Dally Mall from Pietermaritzburg, dated January Sth. says: ’’Private advices from I*i<lvsmlth. dated January 2d. say that rations of bread and meat are plentiful and tiie garrKon had not then •ouche.l the ’bully' beef and biscuit supplies. Luxuries are scarce in Ixulysmlth. but the hospitals aro well supplied with milk, and the horses are in good condition. German Cruisers for Cope Town. Berlin, January 11.—It is asserted that the German cruisers Schwalbe and Con dor, which were ordered to Delagoa Hay, have heen Instructed to proceed to graphing Mor day. says: "The vanguard of the Sixth division Is awaiting at Table Bay until the arrival of laird Roberts Her majesty's steamer Fearless seized the bark Marla L. which arrived at Port Elizabeth Saturday from the Ar gentine wl'h sulphur." VOLUNTEERS START FOR FRONT Thousands Witness the Departure of Troops for South Africa. Tzrndon. January 13.—Though many stirring scenes have marked the depart ure of the British troops for the front , dnrlnr recent months today’s outburst of I patriotism, on the occasion of the start ' Ing of the Ixindon volunteers, was quite I unprecedented since the jubilee. It Is the first time In the history of the movement that British volunteers have been per mitted to serve side by side with the reg ulars In real warfare and the people turned out In hundreds of thousands to fittingly celebrate It. The crowds throng i ed the route In such proportions that a detachment of the lx>rd M iyor'a Own were engulfed at various stages of the i march. ! Finally the column reached Nine Elms station, bearing numberless traces of the difficulties of the march. The public was excluded, the final leave taking being held outside, and the volunteers entrained • and departed, amdist a commingling ot band music and cheering and the singing of "Au.d Syne,” "Rule Britantila” and "God Save the Queen.” The lord mayor, sheriffs and coun cillors. in their state robes, accompanied by many ladles, took another special train for Southampton to bid farewell to the volunteers on board the transport Briton. The latter arrived soon after the lord mayor's party and were saluted with ringing cheers from a huge assemblage on the quays as they boarded the liner. METHUEN ENTERS FREE STATE Roberts Informs War Office of the Situation from Cape Town. London, January 15.—The war office Is sued at midnight a dispatch from Field Marshal Roberts, dated Cape Town, Sun day. January 14th, 8:30 p. m.. saying: "There is no change In the situation today.” The war office simultaneously Issued the following from Lord Roberts, dated Cape Town, January 13th. 3:3) p. m.: "Methuen's cavalry reconnaissance re turred <»n January Jlth. Went twenty three miles Into Fre? State. Country clear of enemy excej< patrols. All quiet at oloed< r river. French reconnoitered around the enemy's left Mank on January l«th. Advanced from Sliutnger's farm, on Janonry lith, with «av.<lry and horse ar i t.llery to l»oml>urd Boer laager east of Colesberg Junction, but was unable to «utrtnnk the enemy. Rcconnnl.oinco of cavalry and mounted Intan'ry pushei north of Bastard's nek and examined country north of ridge. Gatacre reports no change. All well on December 2btli al Mafeklng.” —" a- - STEAMER IS RELEASED. Suspicion of the General Proves To Be Unfounded. Aden. January S.— The Imperial Ger man mall steamer General. d«-taln>-d hero by the Bri'ish authorities since January 4th on suspicion of having contraband of war on board, has teen released. After her cargo had been examined jt was found that she only had a few chemicals and axle trees on board. Nothing else was dtsclosisl. A quantity of Trieste flour brought, by a I Joy,|« steamer and supposed to be «H»und for the Transvaal, has beep held |>ending the decision of a prize court. German Steamer in Prize Court. ' Durban. January S.—The seized Ger ' man steamer Herzog has been handed over to the prize court. The Portuguese governor of Zamia sa was among her passengers. The British naval auth .ri ties have ~ir. r« d him chip io « onv< y him to Delagoa bay. The sl<am<-r Bundes ra’h Js discharging. 01-EN SUSPICION OF RUSSIA. Encroachment in Persia Commented on by Press. , London. January 11.—The Calcutta cor . respondent of The Daily .Mail ..ays: Indian gov.r urn-ii' ha >. .. i disquiet- ing information n g irding Russian move ments in the direction of Pemia. Russia is taking advantage of the Transvaal trouble io strengthen her armament ana to push forward her outposts along the Persian frontier, with a view of ultimate annexation, a design in which Germany would probably acquiesce in considera | tlon of receiving railway concessions.” THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1900. WATCH YOUR KIDNEYS. The Most Important Organs in the Human Body—They Throw Out All Disease. Swamp-Root Cures Weak Kiifneys Does your back ache? Do you have pains acrois your kid neys? is vour complexion chalky, gray, White? . .. . is your skin dry or feverish? Are there puffy bags beneath your eye’? Aro your eyes dull, listless and dead- Arc you Irritable and hard to plea.se? Do you feel as though you have heart I trouble? Do you have to urinate several ’lp ll ’ fin the night? Is there ever a scalding, burning sensation there? !)■> vou feel the desire Immediately to urinate again, with no result? Is your urine clouded, thick or ’nilkj . Is "there any sediment or do part.eles 1 - <» Don't neglect these conditions, and ir they or any part of them sre yours, Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy, will be found just the medicine you need. Here's a simple test for the kidneys, just as certain as though a physician were In personal attendance on your r ase. Four some, of your “morning” urine In a glass or bottle anil allow It to stand twentv-four hours. Then hold it up to the light, and If vou find any settlings or sediment, or if It Is thick or milky, nr if small particles float about In It, d n't hesitate for a moment, hut wilte at ..nee to Dr. Kilmer * Co., mentl in The Atlanta Weekly Constitution, and Imme- . n using the sample of Swamp- K at whl h you will receive at once, absolutely free by mall. The resal s rill surprise you. „ Sw imn Boot Is purely vpgetable, pleas ant to take rind le for sale by druggists .•vervwhero hi bottles of two sizes ftrd •wo prices 50 cents and sl. Bear .n mind the name. Swami' Root, and the address, niton. , ENGLAND SENDS ANSWER. DETAINED AMERICAN FLOUR IS SOON TO BE RELEASED. Shipments Not Made to the Boers Are Not To Be Considered Contraband. Washington, January 11.—The answer of the British government to Mr. Choate’s representations respecting the seizures of American flour and other goods on the three vessels. Beatrice, Mashona and Marla, has been received. Just as the officials of the state department expected, it amounted to a partial answer, very sat isfactory. as far as it goes, disposing of the character of some of the goods selt ) ed, but not finally decided broadly whetn , r or not foodstuffs are to be regarded as contraband. The British government adopted precisely the point of view re garding the seized goods that was as .-iiiiied by the state department and em bodied by Mr. Choate in hls note on the subject addressed to the British foreign office. In brief. Mr. Choate reports ns fol low,: That the answer Is highly satisfactory; that It Is broad and liberal In terms. The position assumed by the British govern ment is that foodstuffs In transit to a hostile destination can l-e regarded an contraband of war only when they ore I supplies for the enemy's forces, it is not sufficient that they uro capable of being | used fc tho fen. iit of the enemy, it must be shown that they are so in fact through I . . - ■ ■■ ini.- . Ihe uro. The Brlt'sh government does not claim that any ot the American goods on the German bark Maria, and the British bark Mashona were contraband of war. The British government Is investi gating the facts in connection with the goods seized tn th, third vessel, the Beat rice. Mr. Choate's message embodied suc cinctly the authorities relied upon by the British government to sustain its posi tion. a position already assumed by this government. Ja>rd Pauncefote, the British an abssador, wits with the secretary shortly after ho received his message and botit appeared gratified at the progress toward a settlement ot' the cases. Though : not mentioned by Mr. Choate, it Is infer red here that the seized goods either will, or have been already, released. Any pos sible question as to compensation to the owners can be adjusted iater on. it Is j»robabie, how* ver, that the British gov ernment will voluntarily make such amende ;is seems to be fair. it is believed that the uncertainty as to the character ot the Beatrice's cargo is bas* d ujfon an lmj>erfecl knowledge or the ownership of the goods. The Amerl <an consignors, however, evidently ap prehending that doubt might exist on that |H>>nt, liaic c *nio forward with the posi tive statement that they have not been paid for the goods shipped, and that the drafts drawn by the consignees in South Africa were not collectable until the goode were safely delivered at their desti nation. Tho two governments will now *>vek to establish the character of the goods, latter in the day the following otll iai statement was given out by the state tlepar ment; "A Ku grain has been received from Am i ,I'ior Choate reporting an interview h <>■ A '• ■■ tho marqul* of BaUsbUry on the afternoon of the loth Instant in regard to tho American shipments of Hour and provision* on tho detained British sic. Hint's Beatrice and Mashona and the Du h steamer Maria. Th.. British posi tion as to loodstulls and hostile destina tion is that they can only be considered contraband ot war if supplied lor the « n.my s forces, it not being sufficient that tin) are lapaoie of thing so used, but it niu-t be shown that this was their desti -I.at.mi at the time of seizure. Tills quali n ition virtually concedes the American contention, that the goods were not sub j. t to seizure and practically disavows tile seizure. It not being claimed that tii. ro is any evidence ot hostile destina ' lion. May Not Be Accepted. Ixmdon, January 12.—The Standard, In . an editorial upon the government's reply j to Mr. Choate and Count von Buelow, We shall be much surplrsed If 'he Br tish government's detlnitton of Int *r natfonal law as applied to the carriage of loo,lst uIT tails to find acceptance at Washington and Berlin.” —" ~ ♦— ■ ■ ■ Men ran t>e cured privately and posi tively at home of nil weakness and dls e.se. Write for new free book. Dr. J. N Hathaway, 22’j K South Broad street, Atlanta, Ga. SAILORS KILLED AND EATEN. Crew of British Schooner Meets a Terrible Fate. London. January IL— Mall advices from N*’W Britain report the massacre ot the cap ain and <-rew of fifteen men belonging to the British s.hooner Nukumanla, ot South Wales, while trading among the Admiralty islands. Only three boys <s . i|H'.i, Th.* natives after murdering the sailors Inaiiguraie.l a feast ashore and ate their victims. Smallpox on the Decrease. I Chatiano-'j.i, T. tin., January 12.—zSpe • itl.l Sp' lais from Attalla, Ga.l.uen 1 and Alahami City. Ala., state that the smallpox sit ntion in those towns Is im proving. Very few cases have appeared ,'t cither Gadsden or Attalla and there have only been eight deaths In Alabama <’ity since the epidemic broke out there. The disease continues to be of a mlid t\l><* and the authorities believe that the werst is over. HALE DEMANDS THE TACTS OF SEIZURE Senator from Maine Throws a Bomb Shell Into the Senate Chamber HE WILL PUSH MATTER Investigation Called for in Hale Res olutions Will Not Be Stopped by the Action of British Gov ernment in Releasing the Goods. By Jos: Ohl. Washington, January 10.—(Special.)— Senator Hale, of Maine, threw a bomb into the senate chamber today in the shape of a resolution of Inquiry concern ing he British seizure of American food stuffs in Delagoa Bay. It was not the usual mush and milk resolution of in quiry, couched in terms to offend nobody, tut there was vitriol in the wording of it that caused the administration senators to jump to their feet and inquire what It all meant. As plainly as It could be insinuated there was the suggestion that the exec utive branch of the government may have been derelict In its duty to uphold the dignity of the government and the rights of American commerce. And this coming from the senator from Maine, the chairman of ths naval committee, and the man who was most conservative of all senators In the days before the cutbreak of the war with Spain, caused his republican colleagues to wonder It there had rot been a mistake and if the resolutions had not been drawn by the fiery Tillman, who was sltdng by Sena tor Hale at the time the resolutions were sent to the clerk's desk. The portion of tho resolutions which especially attracted attention was the Inquiry "whether cr not the department has informed the proper British author ities that If said detention is persisted In, such act will be considered as without warrant and offensive to the govern ment and people of th a United States.” Senator Hale showed no disposition to become flurried or to modify his resolu tion in any material way. Under the rules. It went over until tomorrow, I understand that the majority will eend It to *he committee on foreign relations and have It modified Into a mild inquiry, when they will allow its passage. Mr. Hsle's resolution follows: Whereas, property of citizens ot the United States, not contraband ot war, has been late ly seized by tho military authorities ot Great Britain near I»**l.woa bay. South Africa, with out good reason for aro’* and contrary to the accepted principles ot International law; and Whereas, Said poverty Is now unjustly de tailed by the military authorities of Great Britain In disregard of the rights ot the own ers of the same; therefore, be It Resolved by the sena* f the United States, That the tec rotary of nt; le le horeby requsted to r. nd to the senate ;'ll Information In pos eesslon of the state dtp rment relating to said rrlxure ini det-milon. a.d also io tnforn the senate what st ps have ~.en taken In request ing the rest. iiitl. n of p ' -perty taken an t de tained «‘i ufot said s d wli. th-r or net the d* 1.11-tinent ba- Inter I the proper British authorities that If <ald detention Is persisted In, such act will be considered as without war rant and offensive to the government and the people of the United States. The fact of Great Britain's release of the food stuff will not stop ti e investiga tion which the Maine senator has start ed. There is a disposition here to be lieve that the state department has been winking at the British seizures and Is in every way possible playing into the hands of the British government. Senator Clay and Congressman Living ston will have a conference with the com missioner of Internal revenue tomorrow relative to matters of Interest to certain wholesale grocers of Atlanta, who are in trouble with the department growing cut of the sale without revenue license of cider. This Is not alt* get her new, but the grocers are seeking relief from some burdens placed upon them and it is pos sible that some legislation in their inter ests may be necessary. A bill of great Interest to Alabama was Introduced in the house today by Mr. Underwood. It provides for the Improve ment of the Warrior river from lock 4 to the mouth of the Valley river, and of the Valley river to McAdory. Tho first part of the Improvement Is scheduled to cost 31,700,000 and the second part 34.500,- 000. It Is not expected, cf course, to se cure anything I'ko this amount of money in the first appropriation, but It is ex pected to get these works under the con tinuing contract system, which will pro vide for payment as th A work progresses. AMERICAN FLOUR RELEASED. Salisbury Yields to Position, of Am bassador Choate. T,ondon. January 10.—The American flour seized off Delagoa bay has been re leased. United States Ambassador Choate had an Interview with the Marquis of Salis bury this afternoon and received a verbal reply to the representations of the Wash ington government. The British note on this subject was sent later to the United States embassy. The gist of It was cabled to Washington. In brief, food stuffs are not considered contraband of war unless Intended for the enemy. Tho foreign office only asrlved at a de cision today and It was not until after Mr. Choate's Interview with tho Marquis of Salisbury that a note embodying the provisions were drawn up. Several of the government’s advisers wanted to make a regulation regarding ’canned goods, but this was decided to be im practicable. Tho decision to make flour and grain 1n transit to the enemy contraband is evi dently hedged In by many difficulties of executions, but the foreign office be lieves that Investigation will determine whether the grain Is really meant for consumption at Lorenzo Marques or In the Transvaal. Mr Choate cabled T-iord Salisbury s note to the state department at Washington tonight and Colonel Hay Is expected to reply accepting the terms. The latter step was not taken by Mr. Choate, as he )ia<l first to receive authority from th* state department to do so. 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But, hearing of Peruna as a good remedy, I gave it a fair trial and soon, began to improve. Its ef fects were distinctly beneficial, re moving the annoying symptoms, and was particularly good as a tonic. “I take pleasure in recommending your great national catarrh cure, Pe runa, as the best I have ever tried.” W. V. Sullivan. TTon. Philip B. Thompson, Jr , member of congress from Kentucky, in a recent GAGE SENDS HIS ANSWER. SAYS HE IS ONLY FOLLOWING A PRECEDENT OF YEARS. / Nattonal City Bank Selected for the Reason That It Alone Could Meet Bcnc’ Deposit. Washington. January 10.—Secretary Gage >today sent to congress his replies to 'he resolutions recently Introduced In tho senate by Mr. Allen, of Nebraska, and In the house by Mr. Sulzer, of New York. Tha text of hts reply, which Is an exhaustive exposition of the man agement of that branch of the treasury finances under his admlnlstra’lon relat ing to national depositories, contains about 9,0<i0 words, which Is supplemented by special reports from department of ficials relative <to special Inquiries in tho resolutions. Including copies of over l.OH) letters on the subject under considera tion. In summing tip his reply to the Inqui ries, the secretary says: I. That the reason for utilizing national banks ns depositories (or public moneys as au thorized by law. when the receipts of the treasury were exceeding expenditures, has been to avoid the ilsturbance to business which the withdrawal of large sums of money from active circulation to the treasury vaults must ln.vltal.lv cause. The policy thus pursued by tne has been the established policy of the gov ernment for many years, and a departure from It under similar conditions would certainly catfte disastrous results. 2 The reason for directing the interna! rev enue receipts into depository banka at this time Is that the revenues are now largely ex ceedln* dlsbnrßewzezrt’ from month to month, •nd set m likely to do ao for ah indefinite time. This condition w0..1d be a menace to the bnsl p.ss world If assurance were not given that tills surplus would be diverted from the treas ury vaults to public depositories, where.w hlle secure to the government. It would remain available to business uses. 3 Tho reason for selecting ths National City hank as such distributing agent was that at the time the order was Issued It was one of but two banks which had offered bond, suf ficient to cover the amount of the dally deposit. Its bond deposit was $4,000,000 an I that of the Hanover National bank $1,910,500. The National <’lty hank was therefore tho one most naturally chosen. Os the sixty-olght banks nm.lvlng for a share of the deposits, the Na tional city bank, the Hanover National bank and'three others, applicants for over SBOO.OO each arc the only ones out ot the stxty-elght. constituting group one. which have ”'>» been supplied the full amount for which they had offer.sl security. Tho secretary says his principle of action has been to so manage the re ceipts and expenditures as to produce the least disturbance In that part of tha money supply which must be at the service of cotnmercl il and Industrial use . and submits tables to show this equilibrium was maintained Since Juno 1, 1!W. thf* receipts of the treasury have amounted to eleven hundred million. By tho aid of depositories, the amount In the 'treasury at the close of any quar terly period during -that time never rose more than 329.500.000 above tho average for the whole period. The history of the government s con nection with the Hanover National and the National Citv bank specifically In quired into by 'the resolution is then taken up in detail. Will Call Up Gage's Answer. Washington. January 11.—Representa tive Sulzer, of New York, announced to day that he would call UP in the house tomorrow the answer of Secretary Gage to his resolution calling for Information respecting the deposit of government funds in national banks. He condemned ■the course of the treasury department, •but said that he could not say at this time what action he would ask the house to take on th" s'"' l ’ Ir ' XW This Is • TERRACING LEVEL, 1 k **Not n Make.hift.” J % Bostrom’s Improved Farm < \ lx>v<*l is the very best one male, ) \ .11.1 we have hundreds of 1n- t % dorsementa to prove It. Price > \ 95.00 each. Send for deecrip- K \ five circular. J. M. Ai.kxanper I . > \ A Co., 3-4 a Broad St„ Atlant*, ill V ] letter has tho following to say of the • national catarrh remedy, Beruna. The 1 letter was written at Washington, D. C.. • and reads as follows: "My friends have used your remedy, reruna, and 1 take pleasure in testifying ! to the merits of your medicine. Besides • being one of the very best tonics, it is I a good substantial catarrh remedy." Miss Irene Cooper assistant saperin ! tendent of the Old People's home Chi cago, 111., also has a good word to say j for Peruna. In a | letter written from j 3933 Prairie avenue, j Chicago. 111., sho i says: j "in these days of all kinds of medi cine it Is a comfort to know of a reme i dy which may be ' used with unqne.s- I Honed beneficial re ' suits. I gladly rec : ommend Peruna as 1 a safe, reliable rem-Miss Irene Cooper. I edy In cases of ca- DEWEY CLAIMS PRIZE MONEY. Contention of Admiral Contested in Court of Claims. , Washington, January 9.—The claim of ! Admiral Dewey and Hie officers and men of his squadron for the "head money” arising out of the destruction of Monte- 1 Jo’s fleet In Manila bay, was argued before court of claims today. The contention of the claimants was that tho force of the enemy was superior at Manila bay, also that tho land batteries and submarine mines should be considered In defining the . question. 1 Assistant Attorney General Pradt ar gued against the claim for S2O), “head money,” taking the ground that the stat , ute expressly stipulated "vessels" and contained nothing as to "land batteries Mr. King, who opened for the claimants, first explained how tho amount of the bounty upon the eight destroyed vessels wero calculated. The report of Admiral Montejo showed that when he went to j Sublg bay. Just prior to the battle, he had i aboard five ships 1,875 men. whose reg ular complement was by the official rec ords 1*39. , I He then quoted Admiral Dewey's opln-- i lon that the force of the enemy In tho engagement was superior. There were four elements—the torpedo boats, the warships, tlie shore batteries and the submarine I mires. Each of these elements was a i menace to the success of Dewey's fleet and ■ as such should be counted In passing on the rights of the claimants. Assistant Attorney General Pradt. in his 1 argument for the government, based It entirely on th* ground that the statute expressly stipulated "vessels" am! con tained nothing as to "land batteries In offering bounties to our navy for destruc tion of the enemy In battle. To Our Patrons. We take pleasure In referring our patrons who plant seeds, and wish some of the highest quality and true to name, to tho Alexander Feed Co., Augusta, <’.a They have Just issued a handsome Illus trated catalogue, which they will send free to those wishing It. If you plant seeds drop them a card today, and men tion that you saw their name In The • Constitution. Opium, Morphine, Whisky habits cured at home painlessly In short ; time. Dr. Tucker. Broad street, Atlanta, HEMP MARKETS BEING OPENED Otis Wires That All Available Ves sels Are Being Used. Washington. January 10.—The follow ing cablegram from General Otis received at the war department today tn answer I to an Inquiry from Adjutant General Cor | bln says of the prospects of re-open!ng the hemp ports In the Philippines. ! "Obliged to use all available coasting I vessels In supplying troops in various islands. Am unable to move troops to hemp districts as soon as anticipated. Am now collecting vessels here for that purpose. The United States transports aro of too great draft. Have opened Rornlilon and Capiz and some hemp Is coming In. Will open hemp district as soon as possible, some time this month, "Bates has about cleared up province of Cavite, making large captures.” ALBANY READY FOR HER CREW Two Hundred Men Will Be Sent To Bring the Cruiser Home. Washington, January 12.—Naval Con- . structor Gilmore, who is at Newcastle on-Tyne inspecting the new cruiser Al bany, has informed the navy depart- . ment' that the vessel will be ready to 1 receive her crew within two weeks. The ' department will semi out a complement ' of about 2<x) men on the I’rairie, when she i makes her next trip to Europe, to form ; the crew of the Albany and bring, her to | the United States. The reports indicate ihat the cruiser is very similar in speed and other qualities to her sister ship, the New Orleans. x General Wool, nt Havana, has notified tho ; war department of tho death on the lOth in- i stant, at Guanajay. ot Private Albert E. | Russell, company L. First infantry, of yellow (ever. 1 tarrh of th® stomach, helpful In bujd i Ing up the system worn out with over work or age. "Several of my friends who have used Peruna have spoken of It In the highest terms, and I congratulate you on its ■ merits.” Mrs. W. E. Grissom. Henry, Ellis Co., ' Texas, writes: “1 took Peruna faithfully over two months, and the result Is a thoroughly renovated system and a strong, buoyant feeling, to say nothing of a cure of tha . chronic catarrh. Therefore I shall avail mys*-lf of every opportunity _ to speak of Peruna as a catarrh cure.” Mr. Harry M. Stevens. Midland Beach, L. L, New York, proprietor of “The Richmond" hotel, says of Peruna: "It gives me pleasure to testify to thq WiL Hon. Harry M. Stevens. value of Peruna. I have used ft for ' years and have found it to be a most I excellent family remedy. For colds, ca tarrh and similar ills. :t |s unsurpassed. Cordially and gratefully. "Harry M. Stevens. Catarrh Is a systemic disease, curable only by systemic treatment. A remedy •hat cures catarrh must alm directly a. the depressed nerve centers. Tills Is what Peruna does. Peruna immediate.y nvigorates the nerve centers which give vitality to the mucous membranes. Then catarrh disappears. Then catarrh Is per manently cured. Peruna cures catarrh wherever located. 1 Peruna Is not a guess nor an experiment I -It Is an absolute scientific certainty. ■ Penina has no substitutes—no rlva s. i Insist upon having Peruna. A free book ! written by Dr. Hartman, on the subject I of catarrh In Its different phases and I stages, will be sent free to any addrr-4 by The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio. „ „ Ask your druggist for a free Peruna Almanac for 1900. I DEATH OF GENERAL MAURY. COMMANDED A CONFEDERATE MILITARY DEPARTMENT. Served with Distinction in the Mexi can and Civil Wars—Will B® Buried at Fredericksburg. Richmond. Va . January 11—(Special.!— i General Dabnex’ H- ’.Taury. w o sot \ 1 with distinction and signal gallantry In : both the Mexican and civil wars, and ' spent some years fighting the Indians. • died today at the home of his son at Peoria. 81. He had a severe spell of ■ illness here last summer and though he rallied somewhat he never regained h s i health. . General Maury was one of tho most I chivalrous of the south’s soldiers and bore t.n important part in the war between the states. He was a native of Fred ericksburg and was soventv-e-Ight years ' old. IB* was a son of John Minor Maury, ' and nephew of Mathew Fontaine Maur), j "tlie pathfinder of the sea." Though pre pared for law. young Maury's tastes were i for military life and upon graduating from the University of Virginia he entered West Point. Among his classmates • >e-e I were Grant. McClelland. Burnside. Be». l A. P. Hill and Stonewall Jackson. Ho went t.. Mexico in P4l with the Mount■ f Rifles and served with distinction ai i won promotion, lie vis ordered to West Point as assistant professor of ethic at I ! taught for four years. After four years’ ! service in Texas lie was sent to Carlisle j barracks as post commander and su perintendent of cavalry instructions During his service there he P" ! lied ' a new system of tactics wht h were is. 1 |by both the northern and soutla ’ arn.: ‘ and is still embodied in the Unit- S:.t s regular army tactics. When \ir ir.la •e --ceded. Genera! Maury resigned as a Iju tant general of the department In New Maxlco and entered the confed- :ate ser vice as colonel tn the Army of Virginia- No braver man server in the confederate j army. His service was chiefly in the west. In 1563 he was placed in command of Hie department of east Tennessee, and . at the close of the war was at the head , of the department of the gulf. General Maury bad not been in busi ness in recent years. Some ten years ago he was offered a lucrative position at | the head of the Louisiana state lottery, but. though poor, declined to embark in such business, lie took a deep interest in the Spanish-American war and alni"St daily visited Governor Tyler and offer-d his services. General Jlaury was minls i ter to Colombia under Cleveland, and was at one time a member of the execu tive committee of the National Guards’ Association. He is survived by two sons ami a daughter. His wife was named Rose Mason, of King George county. The remains will be brought to Freder icksburg. Va.. for interment. BOTTLE OF J. M. Warren, Ordinary Wilcox Co.. Abbeville Ha. Fays: I daily one bottle morphine and quart of whisky 7 year* ago, l»r. Sjm* cured me !n H days without hminc a night's sleep or suttering a finish* day. and I have n» ver wanted any mor phine or whisky Rin«>*. Will answer any questions Patients giv4Ui a written guarantee. No muttering ©r l«»s* ot Habit cured in 2i» days; no pay ’till atrwdutely cured. For ternin, etc., write I»r. B. A SY Ms. *,!, Williams st . Atlanta, <Ja WHAT rtf a wagon wears out ’he whei’ls of course, not buy wheels that ear out? a man buys the ELECTRIC WHEELS ,ys has go<»d wheels cn on. can't Kot. or bec4>mr Loo<e; no ig of tires, they fit any We also makewheeW vthlng wearing wheeM r circulars and prt ?es. Electric Wheel Co. ix Qulaey, Ills. 3
