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AN OPEN SECRET.
The Index-Appeal in oommentinfr on the
action of the Norfolk convention says:
As to the platform, it Is simply a verbal
quibble to say that there is in l-t any
modification or evasion of the 'Chicajro
platform. Seme stress is laid upon the
fa?; that the Norfolk platform docs not
1n terms reaffirm the C'iicai^o x?laiform.
Of course it does not That would have
lier-n n usurp?t ion of the rights and
powers of -the Kansas City convention.
The Norfolk ?convention did all it ?xiuld
-when it endorsed ttQio principles of D?3tmo
cracy as enunciated by the Chicago ?plat?
form, rand voted down Ihn minority re
P'-rt declaring against the free coinage of
sl?vor os an obsolete and dead issue..
onn of the mosfl distinguished members
?of the ?Norfolk convention, a man who
Blanda hieb in the party. w!io has always
been a strlot party man ami who was one
of ?Mr. Bryan's most, loyal supporters In
jci?r>, say.? th.at the convention was by
a large majority in favor of adopting the
?minority report ns presented by "Mr. Mun?
ford. Indeed, it is his opinion that the
Munford sulbstlttite was adopted by the
<? ??'.vrnt.ion. and that if the rec-ordod vote
had l.ccn taken a majority would have
been registered in its behalf. He says
that if ?Mr. Munford had made a short
? ?,, ,-.-U. <-ont eluding simply that as pros
perSty had come there was no ?occasion
for exploiting free silver ?n the ?carmrpaign
Of 1800. and that the tubing for the Demo?
cratic party iq do was to make the cam?
paign upon 'living Issues, his resolution
would have gone through without any
rrr-.ii Oprpos?taon. or as 'he expressed it,
?Alike a Basai.*?
We have it from the best authority that
Mi. 'Mass, of Lynchburg-, who was a
member of ttie platform oommitfee in tho
?Chicago convention of 1S3G, had consented
t.i make a speech in behalf of'Mr. Mun
ford's substitute, ?and there is good ground
fur b?-!ie-, ing that Senator Daniel at least
would not have opposed it. It is only a
tittle while ago that Senator Daniel said
su a public interview that he wanted to
see the ?Democratic party -make its fight
this Time on "living issu?as."
But Mr. Munfor.i in his zeal made such
a strong speech aga5nst free silver and
against the position taken by the Demo?
cratic party in 1896 that Senator Daniel,
Mr. Glass and others concluded that for
the convention to adopt his resolution
would put it in the attitude -of sanction?
ing Mr. Munford's speech and so of re?
canting.
Therefore, Mr. G?as.?*? did ??? make the
speech which, we are informed, he would
otherwise have made, and so Senator
Daniel when he <-ame on to speak, con?
tend? d that tho Democratic party was
right in the position that it assumed in
ls-? in liiis?lhat it had declared that, there
could be no prosperity without an in?
crease in the volunn- of money, and that
thai Increase was to be obtained by open,
lug the rr?ms of the country to the free
coinage of sib er at a fix?>d ratio. ?Senator
Dani?8 pointed out that the volume of
money ha-.i l>? ? u largely increased, not by
the free coinage of silver, to be sure, but
by Other iii?-a;i> than that this increase
lu the money supply was responsible for
the prosperity which the country is now
enjoying. That is what Senator Daniel
meant by saying that the silver Question
was still a very live Question.
It was a question oi Judgment for Mr.
Munford, whether he should state as
strongly ? he did the position of those
De>mocral3 who refuee?d to vote for free
BUv?er In JSf?, but whose allegiance ?to the
: u ?.iiiH-ntai ttmets of the party has
never faitered, or whether he should pur?
sue a more conciliatory cwurse and. by
assumine*? its grant?2d, the logical d??duc
?on from the events, apply Siimself chiefly
to tbe proposition of present harmony.
The cuurtie that was followed, as a mat?
ter of fact, ?ert the convention the al
ttntulvt o? adortir.g the majority report
.??. * epeeah that, in the opinion of the
?'???.ctfcte*?. stated too strongly the exist?
ence *n<! cause of the break between the
tsvo wing? of the Democratic party.
??? would not hav# it ?appear ?that we
are In any sense criticising Mr. Munford.
31c made an able and courageous speech
and he spoke the sentiments of Tho
Times. But it is interesting, and it Ss a
fact that should he proclaimed, that the
convention wis wilting to adopt Mr. Jlun
ford's resolution, but not his speech. As
it could not adopt the one -without appear?
ing to approve the other, it rejected both.
The Virginia Democracy is quite willing
to lay free silver on the f-helf and make
the -light on the living issues of the day,
hut it is not ready to "confess public! y
that its convention in 1896 was wrongs A
political party will usually try to correct
a political blunder, but when it comes to
confessing the same, that Is another ques?
tion.
THE PEOPI.E AKOTJSED.
The observer of political conditions in
Virginia must have noticed' that during
the past several years -the people of
this State have taken little Interest la
politics. This apathy of the people in
respect to their public matters is a. most
distressing circumstance. The people that
takes no interest in Its public affairs
is at the apex of the hill, and its next
step will be a downward one upon the
other side. There ore no truer lines
than those of Goldsmith:
"111 fares the larjd to hastening ill? a
prey,
Where wealth accumulates and men de?
cay.
Princes and lords may flourish or may
fail; ' |i!
A breath can make them as a breath
has made; ?
But a "bold -peasantry, their county's
pride.
When once destroyed, can never be sup?
plied." ? ? *
The decay which malees a land a prey
to hastening ills need not proceed' from
a?umulating wealth, and decay which
proceeds from -the cause now operating
in Virginia may be just as fatal as the
other.
One reason for this apathy on the part
of the people is that there is no opposi
| tion party, and another, we believe, is
| that public affairs have fallen into the
? hands of a clique, and the clique has such
. a strong organization that the people
j have felt it was useless for them to con
? tend against it. It is a notorious fact
that when a. man makes up his mind to
offer for an office in the gift of the people
of Virginia, lie goes flrst of all, not to
the people, but to the clique, and having.
made his peace rwith his clique, having
been endorsed by the machine, he feels
that his election is sure.
But we are encouraged to believe that
the people are -waking up and arousing
themselves ?? the necessity of taking a
livelier interest in public affairs. There
is throughout the length and breadth
of the State a demand for a Constitu?
tional Convention, and we belive that the
demand proceeds largely from that class
of ?people who would shake off their
political bondage. We do not mean by.
that to say that there is a large ele?
ment in Virginia ?\??? are disposed to
quit ?the Democratic party. But the
white men of the State feel that they
must stand together -whether or not, so
long ?as there is a danger of negro rule,
and they know that so long as the
present order of things continues it is
impossible to fight the political machine
with a well organized independent
movement. But with the negro vote
well out of the way and with the menace
of negro rule out of the way the white
people of Virginia will take hold of their
own affairs and manage them according
to their will and not the will of the
political machine.
In other words, this demand for a
Constitutional Convention to qualify the
suffrage is a demand for a now declara?
tion of ind?pendance in Virginia, and un?
less ??? totally mistake the temper of
tho people that declaration will soon be
forthcoming.
VIRGINIA GETTING RIGHT OX
TRUSTS.
That bright and observing correspond?
ent of the Washington "Post, II. L. AV.,
who attended tho Norfolk Convention,
telegraphing his paper tho result of his
observations, said that when Mr. Flood,
in talcing the place of the temporary
chairman of the convention, declared
?strongly in his speech ?against expansion
there was vigorous and earnest ?applause
from a gieat number of tiie body. But
in marked contrast to this was the re?
ception which his denunciation of
"trusts" received. This part of his sub?
ject was treated with entire indifference.
Such being the case, one might have con?
jectured "What would be the nature of the
?platform to toe adopted upon this sub?
ject. It is not surprising, therefore, that
when the platform came to deal with
"trusts" It should h-vye been confined to
the "glittering generalities" that we find
in it. It'confines Itself to a denunciation
of "criminal trusts" and "unlawful com?
binations of capital." There is no one
who will not Join most heartily in this
condemnation of trusts. Havemeyer, the
?head of the American Sugar Trust; Duke,
the head of the American Tobacco Trust,
and Rockefeller, the head of the Standard
OH Trust, if these are trusts, will all
agree that criminal trusts should be ex?
terminated and that unlawful combina?
tions of capital should be suppressed.
The Democratic pl?tTorm, there fore, in
dealing with trusts has simply said noth?
ing, and The' Times notes the Xact with
much interest.
?Several years ago. /when we began to
discuss this question, the temper of the.
people was different. We recall with
what horror was received the contention
of The Times that there was a good side
as well as a bad side to the trust. The
anti-trust people insisted that the trust
was a combination of wickedness and al?
together evil. They thought that The
Times had gone mad. But The Times
replied that -it was tho duty of a public
journal to search for the truth, and hav?
ing found it to proclaim -the same. And
so The Times continued to tell the truth
about trusts, and it is interesting and
gratifying that those who were so vio?
lently opposed to The Times' view a few
years ago are now agreed with us that
there is such a ithing as a good trust,
and that only "criminal trusts" should be
throttled.
Since we have taken this subject In
hand we cannot drop it without a re?
mark or two upon some of the elemen?
tary principles connected with it, and we
call upon every citisen whose mind is yet
infested by the bugaboo of "trust" to
demand of every one whom he hears de?
nouncing trusts that he should state to
him what a trust Is. "We have never
yet seen one of the blatant orators on
this subject fall to stumble when asked
this question. The fact is that well-nigh
every organization In' the United States
which is denounced as a trust is nothing
whatever but an ordinary corporation
with very great, resources and with a
wide-spreading business. Now, if -there
be any difference in principle between
such a corporation and a corporation
with a capital of 53.000 engaged in -the
business of quarrying granite on the
James River, we are utterly unable to
perceive that difference, and we have
never seen any one else who was abie to
perceive it Every intelligent man, there?
fore, must see that when he wages war
upon a great corporation with a great
capital he ds simply waging war upon the
principle of doing business through cor?
porations, and what would be the state
of this country's development if we had
no industrial corporations? What would
be its future progress if we should piant
ourselves upon the position that there
should be no more industrial corpora?
tions? America would still be the wilds
of the West that she was 300 years ago
if we had had no corporations, and her
astounding progress and progressiveness
would come to an immediate end if we
should have no more corporations in the
future.
CURRENT TOPICS.
In yesterday's issue of The Times was
an editorial headed "A Cowardly Plea,"
. ., in which it was contended
A Newspaper ? ?
? . . G that ?f tne Democratic
Coincidence. , , ,, .
party was only he-id to?
gether by the fear of negro rule and not
for the sake of principle, it did not de?
serve to stand.
We are interested to note that the
Danville :B??e of Thursday afternoon con?
tains an article headed "Political Coward?
ice," making exactly the same point. The
Bee's article is as follows:
"Some curious reasoning was indulged
in hy certain Democrats at Norfolk in
arguing against any interference with
negro suffrage by the revision of the
State Constitution. They say that if the
negro vote was eliminated, and the fear
of negro rule -removed, the ?Democratic
party would lose a great many votes, and
their supremacy dn the fitate would toe
endangered.
"We do not propose to Tliscuss here "the
merits of negro disfranchisement; it may
be better that the matter remain as it Is,
?but we do say that such an argument as
the above is cowardly, and utterly un?
worthy of any great political organiza?
tion.
"A party that has so little confidence in
its own principles as to fear the un tram?
meled judgment of intelligent people, and
needs the assistance of such a bugbear as
negro rule to hold its following in line,
is weak indeed, and toy such appeals as
the above publishes its weakness to the
world.
"Wo rather think that these arguments
were used by men of calibre so small
that they utterly fail to grasp any broad
principles, and whose prominence is due
?to local manipulation and intrigue. We
would be loath to toolievp that, in any
sense, they speak for the grand old party
of Thomas Jefferson, which ?for a hundred
years or more has boasted of its close
touch with the people, and has never
?heretofore hesitated to appeal boldly to
public reason, regardless of public preju?
dice."
This is an interesting coincidence. The
writer of the article in The Times and
the writer of the article in the Bee doubt
"less wrote at about the same hour, and
the articles would not have been more
nearly in line had they been written as
the result of a conference between tho
two editors.
"There was a lime when Newport News
was destined to become the greatest city
Newport News in Vil"iili;1?" ??> a hotel
, ....,- .. guest the other day to a
Is All Right. ? ?., _
reporter .of the Washing?
ton Post, "but 1 am afraid that the time
is past." By way of explanation he said:
"The' Pennsylvania Railroad will be re?
sponsible for the decline. They contem?
plate making Xew York their terminal "for
all export goods, thus discriminating
against Newport News. If this is done
it is the death of that city. Newport
News is one of the finest shipping ports
in the country. It is this fact that has
made the little city what it is. Take that
away and there will be nothing left. We
trust the company will reconsider Its
determination. There are some business
men, however, who fear nothing can be
done to offset the damage to our trade."
Nonsense. Railroads are powerful or?
ganizations, but there are some things
which even railroads cannot do. New?
port News has the natural advantages,
and its "business will continue to grow
in spite of all efforts of the Pennsylvania
Railroad to the contrary, even granting
that the Pennsylvania road would at?
tempt to divert trade from Newport News,
which we do not believe.
AFTERMATH.
The feeling between John D. Rockefeller
and his brother Prank is so bit:er"~that the
latter has resigned all connection with the
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church, of Cleve?
land, Ohio, in which the two men held
their membership.
? ?
Miss Billian C. Morris, of New Haven,
Conn., has received damages Irom the
Winchester ?Repeating Arms Company for
injuries resulting in the loss of the second
and third lingers of her left hand. The
cartridge machine on which she w-orked
was responsible for the action. Miss Mor?
ris was a skillful pianist and her lawyer
contended that she could not play, now
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that she had lost her fingers and that her
Chances for marriage were hampered by
the injury and by the consequent inability
to exercise her power as a musician. The
jury gave her a verdict for $1,600.
CLUB CUP TOURNAMENT
To be Commenced at Lakeside Club
. To-Day.
The spring Golf Tourrame-nt for the
club cup will be commenced to-day at
Lakeside over the club links. Much in?
terest is being taken in the event. On
last Saturday the qualifying rounds -were
played and resulted in the following pairs
and classes:
Class A. Sera tch?Cadot and Burnett,
Ellyson and Palmer, Tower and Joynes,
Harrison and Broome.
'Class B?Jones handicap. 2: Williams,
scratch; Warwick, scratch: Paul Orgain,
handicap 4: McCarthy, handicap 1: Wort
ham, handicap 1: Curd, handicap 2; Ruth
erfoord, handicap 3.
Class C?Win go, scratch: W. D. Duke,
scratch: Bosher. scratch: F. W. Duke,
handicap 2; McGuire, handicap 4: J.' B.
Orgain. handicap 3; Biuford, handicap:
Hill, scratch.
FORMALLY OPENED
The New Philologian Hall at Rich?
mond College.
The Philoiogian Literary .Society Hall
was formally opened last light. The
splendid programme arra.nged for the
evening was carried out, after which a
reception was held and delightful refresh?
ments were served. The exercises were
opened "with prayer by "Prof. 'S. C. Miten?
e-li. 'The address of welcome was delivered
by Mr. J. W. Shepherd, president of the
?Society.
Other addresses were made by Prof.
faoatwiight, Prof. Mitchell, Prof. Rufus
Hunter, and Dr. C. It. Ragland, who was
one of the founders ot" the Society at the
'college.
Miss Bell entertained the audience with
a well chosen recitation. The music was
furnished by the College String Quartette.
The hall has been recently repaired, at
the expenditure of several tonndred dol?
lars, and now presents >a most artistic
appearance.
PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION
Senator Foraker to Make ? ho Speech
Nomi nati n g McKinley.
NEW TORK, May 4.-Joseph H. 'Man
ley, of Maine, v.-as at the Fifth-Avenuo
Hotel to-day. Some of the local leaders,
who talked with ?Mr. Manley said that
it had' been practically settled by the?
national Republican managers that Sen
ator Wolcott, of Colorado, would he tem?
porary chairman of the convention, and
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, per?
manent chairman.
Tt has also been settled that Senator
Foraker, of Ohio, should make the'
speech, renomlnating Mr. McKinley. Mr.
H?nna's plan was to bring Governor
Roosevelt forward to second the nomina?
tion, tout the Governor has not yet con?
sented to "making the seconding speech.
Racing ?il Louisville.
I.OU31SVILLE, KY., May 4.?Slnfi. with
? o well up, won the Debutante stake for
two-year-olds in the fast time of 4S sec?
onds, and led throughout; value of tho
race, ?1,300. Two favorites, one second
choice and three outsiders, finished first.
Summaries:
First race?seven furlongs?Foneda (3 to
2) (first, Scarlet Lily (6 to 1 and 2 to 1)
second, Anthracite (15 to 1) third. Time,
1:26.
Second race?half mile?Cluster (G to d)
first?The Auditor (3 to 1 and even) second,
Knuckle Down (? to 1) third. Time, .49.
Third race?mile, selling?Talma (8 to 1)
first, Little ?Billy (8 to 1 and 3 to 1) second,
Possum (6 to 1) third. Time. 1:41 3-4.
Fourth race?Debutante stakes, half
mile?Sinfl (d to 2) first, Bab (10 to 1 and
2 to 1) second, Bonnie Lissak (10 to 1)
third. Time, .48.
Fifth race?six furlongs?Alcedo (S to
1) first, Seelmet (S to 1 and ? to 2) F?cond,
Praterian (1d to 1) third. Time. 1:14 3-4.
Sixth race?mile, selling?Samovar (G to
1) lirst. Lennep (S to 1 and 7 to 1) second,
Clara Header (1-0 to 1) third. Time, 1:42'.:,.
REPORT FROM OTIS
Gives ?lie Losses or Ofiicers and Men
During April.
WASHINGTON?", May 4.?The War De?
partment to-day received the following
report from General Otis:
"MANILA, May 4.?April captures
from enemy, thirty pieces artillery, 1,209
rifles, considerable amunition ai>d large?'
stores property. During early portion of
the month the enemy was active in ex- .
treme northern/and southern Luzon, and
some Visayan islands. Our reported loss?
es for the month are thirteen enlisted
?men killed, 'three officers, twenty-four
enlisted men wounded; rumored
recent loss in Samar of 19 killed,
?and number wounded not yet re?
ported. This is due to smaU..detachments
scouting in mountains in the interior of
the island. The enemy's losses, officially
reported, were 1,721 killed, wounded and
captured. Leading Filipinos express con?
fidence in the early pacification of the
islands. They say th? war has termi?
nated; leading insurgents are surrender?
ing.
(Signed) "OTTS."
iCxteiidotl to Naval Warfare?
WASHINGTON, May 4.?The Senate in
executive session to-day ratified a treaty
negotiated with all the maritime nations
of the world applying the Geneva Cross
regulations to naval warfare. These
regulations have long been applied' to war
on land, and under the treaty hospital
warships will be under the same protec?
tion as hospital buildings on land.
-__-.
Small Fire Last N.ghi.
Fire was caused at No. 2202 East Mar?
shall Street, at S o'clock last night, by a
lamp being knocked from a table. The
house was occupied by Sergeant J. T.
Hail and owned by Dr. Shields. The dam?
age was very small.
Dr. McGuire AY?aker.
The condition of Dr. Hunter McGuire
was not so favorable yesterday. He was
somewhat weaker.
obit u Any
M?ryR. McDaniei.
Mary Robins McDaniei, only daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. 11. C. McDaniei. No. 321
Randolph Street, died at S:15 o"ciock
Thursday night, aged one year and elevin
?months.
The funeral will take place from the
residence this afternoon at 5:30 o'clock.
Rev. Mr. Minnick, pastor of Marshall
Street Christian Church, will officiate.
Mrs. M. H. Fitzpatiiek.
GRAPE LAWN, YA., May 2.-Special.?
Mrs. Moses H. Fitzpatrick died at her
home, near Adial, on yesterday about 3
o'clock P. M., after an illness of several
months.
Mrs? Fitzpatrick was eighty-one- ye-tr.*
of R?*e, and be'or.sefi to one ?? the most
prominent farni?fs o? Neisar., hel;-??* a
sister-in-law of Hon. A. B. Fitzpatrick
and the widow of the iate M. H. Fitz
"Patrick.
The, funeral will take place to-morrSw
at 11 o'clock at Adial Church, of -which
she had long been a faithful member.
FRESH GOSSIP
A Man Who Preferred Death to Pro?
motion.
OLD CHINESE VASES SEIZED
Henry M. Plagler and His Wife.
A Suit for Divorce, a Fight
and Then a Recon
cilationl
NEW YORK, May 4-Speclal.-Joseph
Brecht was confronted with the question
of death or promotion, and so he hung
himself yesterday morning at his home,
No. 105 IMontrose Avenue, WiUiamsburg.
?He took his own life rather than be a
foreman in the big Havemeyer sugar
refinery.
Twelve dollars and fifty cents a week
and no responsibility were more to him
than higher wages with constant
thought and -worry. The foreman had
left, and the superintendent found oaly
Brecht, with his sixteen years' expe?
rience, the only one to whom he could
confide the job. Brecht took the news
with a long face.
When he went back next day Brecht
told the superintendent that he would
like a few days to think it over, and
then he was given another week to think
it over. On Wednesday he said he didn't
want the job, and was told he would be
discharged unless be accepted.
Brecht grew violent that night and
wanted to quarrel -with everybody.
Finally he went to sleep on a lounge,
where Mrs. Brecht went at 6 A. M. to
call him. She found him hanging by
his neck from the transom between the
two rooms.
At the factory it was said Brecht was
one of the most valuable workmen em?
ployed there. Everybody was glad at
his promotion except himself, and no ono
could understand his reluctance to ac?
cept.
WANT TAXES REPEALED.
Five representatives of the Association
of Proprietary Manufacturers of the
United States, which closed its sess:on In
this city yesterday, left at once for Wash?
ington to confer with the President and
urge him to recommend to Congress the
necessity of repealing the war revenue
tax on medicinal commodities.
Two Chinese vases, ?aid to be worth
$40,000, were seized yesterday at the
French line pier for alleged evasion of
the custom laws. The vases are superb
specimens of the work of ancient China. "
They are finished' in gold leaf, and it
is claimed that they were made in the
year 1000. The importer said that ha
thought the vases were exempt from
duty as antiquities, but the authorities
insisted that they are subject to duty
of 60 per cent, plus the usual penalty for
attempted evasion of the duty.
FIGHT REUNITED THEM.
In January, 1S00. George fM. McCarthy,
?president of tho Jersey City Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
married an actress. Recently she in?
stituted' 'proceedings for separation on
the ground of cruelty. On Sunday Mrs.
McCarthy wps -with her mother and
lawyer. George Robinson, when McCarthy
and his brother called at the house.
There was a fight, in which pistols were
drawn, the result of which was that
husband and wife are reunited'. The
husband was taken to the Jefferson
Market Police Court, charged with as?
sault, and -Mrs. McCarthy entered a plea
in his behalf that he be released. The
magistrate paroled the prisoner long
enough for him to become reconciled to
his wife. . "???^
ME; FLAGLER'S REQUEST.
Henry M. Plagier, the Standard Oil
magnate, has asked the court to relieve
him ns committee of the person and es?
tate of his wife. Mrs. Ida. A. Plagier,
who was adjudged last summer a lunatic,
and incapable of taking care of herself
or managing her estate. Mr. Flagler
has taken up his permanent residence
In Florida, and' says that he has not
the opportunity to look after his wife's
business affairs. His request was sub?
mitted yesterday to Judge Preedman, of
the Supreme Court, and Nathaniel
?Myers was apointed referee to take t.-.--ti
mony with reference to the accounts In
the case. Mr. Flagler wants Dr. C. F.
McDonald, a medical expert, -who has
been his wife's medical attendant, ap?
pointed as committee of the person of
his wife, and Eugene M. Ashley appoint?
ed committee of her estate.
James Brown Potter refuses to either
affirm or deny the report that he has
begun* suit against his wife for divorce.
When a reporter called his secretary
said: "(Mr. Potier begs to be excused
from discussing the question in any way
whatever."
?.- .
IETHODIST CONFERENCE
Amusement Question Brought to the
Front.
IOHTCAGO, May 4.-Vigorous debate, es?
pecially regarding expense accounts of
bishops in connection with dedicatory and
other services, marked to-day's session
of the Methodist Conference.
Dr. Henry Brown. Columbia River Con?
ference, brought the amusement question
to the fore by offering a resolution,
which, in substance, was that the Church
had not changed front on the amusement
question.
A sharp debate followed, with the re?
sult that the resolution was referrtxl to
the Committee on the State of the Church.
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Shoes.
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311 Broad St.,
834 Main St.
bas been used over half a century. So much for its merit
freshing and invigorating when used in the toilet or after
shaving, and, as a remedy, it controls all pain, bl???rding and
?inflammation. May be f re?dy
USED INTERNALLY ana EXTERNALLY
CA UTION.? Witch Hazel is NOT Pond's Extract. and
cannot be used for it. Ordinary Witch Hazel is sold in
bulk, diluted, easily turns sour and generally contains
" ^wood alcohol," ^vbich is an irritant externally. and.
taken internally, is ? deadly poison. Pond's Extract is
soldONL Yin SEALED bottles,enclosed in buff wrapper.
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Pond's Extract O?n?nim/cures ltclainsor Bleeding Piles.however severe.
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Pond's Extract Special Display at Owens & .Minor Dru?* Co
BRITISH ADVANCE
IS UNDER WAY
(Continued from First Page.).
nek, in which case ?the latter would be
forced to move far to the eastward, in
which direction their mobility would prob?
ably enable them to reach the Bethlehem
and Harrismith line of safety.
The only opposition which the British
encountered at Brs-ndfort seems to havo
come from the Irish-American command.
The central British army is now in line
with the exitrome leift at Boshof under
I^ord Methuen, and the extreme right at
Efl?ndsiaagte under Generiti Buller, so
that movements of these wings in co?
operation with the army may shortly bo
expected.
HOLD STRONG POSITION
Brabant's Forco Twenty Miles from
Wepener.
BRABANT'S CAMP. Tuesday. May 4 -
(By runner to Mafeking)?-Brabant's di?
vision now occupies a strong position on
a rango of hills on the L?dybrand road,
about twenty miles from W epener. T?ie
troops are confronted by a large fore
of Boers who recently occupied W ieJ er,
and who have now been located in the
"mountain known in the Free State as
Zwartlapberg.
This morning the Borderers, horse, un?
der Colonel Maxwell, came in contact
with tho Boer outposts, but returned to
camp after locating the enemy. Later a
group of five hundred Boers was discov?
ered marching post the Boer position,
?but tho British were unable to tell
whether they were friend or enemy un?
til they had disappeared in a hollcrw a
few miles a/way. when they proved Co be
a ???-r commando.
PASSAGE OF THEVAAL
Carried by Hunter at Whulsorton
"Without Opposition.
DON?DON". May 4.-11:10 P. M.?The War
Office this evening issued the following
from Lord Roberts, dated Brandfort. Fri?
day, May 4th:
"Tho mounted infantry have gone on
to tho Yet River. Tho rest of the force
will march there to-morrow. The railway
?has been repaired to Brandfort
"Runter reports very satisfactory
new:--?that the passage of the Vaal has
been parr-iet? at Windsorton without op?
position."
WERE SEIZED WITH PANIC
Disaster ro the Suffolk Regiment Ex?
plained.
?LONDON, May 4.?The Gazette, tms
evening contains Generai French'?; report
of the disaster to the Suffolk "Regiment
January 5th, which he attributes entlri
to the fact -that a majority of the four
[companies of the regiment engaged were
seized with panic and retired. ?He pays
high tribute to the ottice'rs of the regtment
?and tha mon who remained with them.
SMITHFIELD OCCUPIED
Twenty-Five Boers Captured in tho
Town.
ALIWAL-NOR.TH. CAPE COLONY.
May 4.?Smithtield was occupied yester?
day by General Hart's brigade. Out of
tho ISO Boers in the town, twenty-five
were captured, and the rest decamped.
Ladybrand was recently full of Bner
-wounded, who have now ?been removed
to Ficksburg.
Boer Guns Disabled.
WAKBBNTGN*. C.\PB .COLONY. May
??.?? British six-inch wire gun operit-d
unexpectedly on the Boer laager yester?
day at a distance of seven and a half
miles, throwing hundred pound shells with
wonderful accuracy and causing a hasty
retreat of the burghers. The bombard?
ment continued to-day at ail .points by
howitzers and field guns, supported by two
companies of the ?Munster ReiJiment, the
Boers being driven from shelter and their
guns being put out of action.
[??vacuate Thaba X'Chu.
THABA N'OHI", May 3.?The Boers
have evacuated Thaba N'Chu hill, and are
believed to be still trekking, though one
gun ?has shelled the camp indiscriminate?
ly. Scouts report that some of the Boers
retired toward Wepener. They believe the
Boers evacuated the position during the
night, trekking northwardly, in three di?
rections. General French left to-day. Gen?
eral P?undle is in command here. It is
expected that General Brabant will effect
a junction at any moment.
NEW LODGE IS INSTALLED
It Has the Largest Membership of
Any Lodge of the Kind
The installation exercises of Abu Ben
A.lhem Lodge. No. 210, I. O. O. F., took
place last night at Sm-ithdeal's Hall, with,
the largest charter membership of any
lodge of its kind in the world. The cere?
monies began at S:::0 o'clock, when about ?
rive t-.undred members were present.
The written and unwritten work of the
order was exemplified by degree staff ;
composed of representatives from. Rich?
mond Lodge. No. 1: Schiller, No. 130; Au?
rora, No. 116, and Fitzhugh. No. 83. Sev?
eral Grand Lodge ofiicers were also pres?
ent. For the benetit of those who could
not enroll their names on the charter list
of this ?odgf. Past-Grand G. B. Jones will
organize a sjjeeial cla.-s.
The following officers were elected: No?
ble Grand, Henry Flegen'r.eimer: Vice
G?and, T. L. Gr-'ggs: Recording Secretary,
J. W. Ea?i: Financial Secretary, H. A.
Hawkins; Treasurer, C. ? Ammons.
The lodge was -installed by P.'st, Grand
Patriarch G. B. Jones, of Richmond Lodge,
No. 1, assisted by Grand Masters W. ?H.
Batly, Thomas N. Kendler, Hill Montague;
Past Grand Patriarchs George B. Davis,
?. B. Ramos, and M. R. Mason, of Maine,
to?ether w :h Grand Secretary T. Wiley
Davis, ?^r th!? elly, and Pa?? Gvund Tuute,
it Maine. Tas following gentlemen as?
sisted -n the installation exsre:sea: Messrs.
Waiter Green. [Walter Duke, W. T. Rich?
ardson, Aibert B. Cohen, and J. T.
Haynes.
The following subordinate officers were
elected; Conductor, R. ii. Pileher; War
den, M. F. Ri.!?!: k;
porter. Dr. F- M. Hi
Supporter. J. C. Liebe
O. J. Sam!-; J>i": Sup
bury; Ir.siUe -Sentinel,
sice Sentinel. C- ?
Left Supporters -t' V ?
gan and ?. ?. Xorv
Centre S'.ip
?eeor.d Centro
??. tv. West
Martin; Out
l; R:>rtu and
-i, J. E. llor
THE PRIZE WINNERS
Awards Made to Those Whose Worlc
Excellai.
The Comn:;?:--.' of Award met a: the
exiii:??:i?jn-r>.?ijnis ot t..-? Art Club ?? l
V?
reco
Drawing iron
Bruce.
Fleet; I norable me:
C. Patterson.
Oil paini ng.
P. II. Bruce.
( lii painting fi ? ?
life prize, SK>?3J
W tter-color paintln
$10 -Miss Elizabeth 1
W itei paint!]
?O
?ti! I
A. Willia
?^ tin
life clas
1 ' - ign
Pattersoi
award ?"?? ? pr zes of each
dep irtment in the
Cast-drawing {i ught ? Mr, V Val?
entine) prize, s.? Mi-.- [rby Edwards.
Designing?pri/.e?. $5??. X Williamson.
Water-color?prize, .??'? Mrs. James
Lyons.
In Mr. Kaufm m's cl?a -? ?;-. ? ria sa for
? .?. . ? -?.? -.? id
?'. if. Bruce. ? - - ment in
?painting. Mi : B? .?.;??. honor
?ajble mention I Hi lalvern C Patter?
son. E)aci%jaTiz>
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS
Commonwealth's Oiitin;; at Old Pc
Comfort- ? ?tliiM- Items.
ihe event wl clP
tend
A
tunning, wiH l.-;i
this afternoon!
Mr. G. W. 1't
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Mr. II W I
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vis have beei
mai r
Trunk Systi
len, general
Mr. W. i'. Emm'
general It ? I
Co i' an .?'?'-.?
nd pas
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city, r
Publishing C
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Tri ? Atlanti
one of th" ?
market, aud
Informi: ,
ternal revenu
?!?.?-? ?'. -
by th? "
b-? ?; issa id.
Of Mr. S. P. :
.' .e a 11 ?
Preat
: ?? ? i"-;nse?
- Savannali
M
? Brilliant Pianist.
The Ladles' Matin? t 11
city, has been fort
geioC. FT ?:..:...
ington ;?; . ?"" taaai
griven at tho Jefferson to-day*.
nani was heard in m
musichile given I?:?' M G
vens. Although ' '?"?' -"
entirely original ?.-.?? mmseu ?>.?~? ,-?.?.-.
delightful, while his prodigious attaqu?.
and the abandon with wh ? ? pert irma
feats of sonority and ex ! in '????? '.--.'
h!y compels the unst..' : : Imiratlon ar-A
praise of his listeners.
Music lovers of this c ty ???? '? have an
opportunity o? h'?ar!r..ic Mr. Fronanl I .
a s a ilotst and accompanist at the La.?... -
Matinee Mosteale. H?> wti.1 accompany or?
this occasion Miss Floren?*? T?..: ir ', R?<-*h
mottd'a popular and talented young vio?
linist, who will also participate 'in tho
programme of the evening.
A Specialty.
Primary. Secondary or Tertiary Syphil
Iis permanently cured in 13 to 30 days.
You can be treated at home for the sama
price undfiT same guaranty. If you prafer
to come here we will contract to pay rail?
road fare and hotel bills, and no charge if
we fall to cure. If you have taken Mer?
cury, Iodide Potash, and still have aches
and pains. Mucous Patches in mouth. Bore
Throat. Pimples. Copper-Colored Spota,
C?cers on any part of the body, hair or
evebrows failing out, it is thii Syphil?t'c
BLOOD POISON" that ws guarantee to
cure. Wfl ? ??U the most cantinate cases
and chalii.:??; the world ?or a case we
cannot cure. Thia disease has alwavs
baffled the sxill of the most eminent
physicians. S?W.0OO capital behind oar un?
conditional guaranty. Absolute proof?
sent sealed or. application. COOK REM?
EDY CO.. No- 311 ilasoal?; Temple ?fcj,
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