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PORTSMOUTH ADVERTISEMENTS, AND TELEGRAPH CONTINUED?BERKLEY NEWS. JOHNSON'S litfrvfc-y ?uAwrrsic\ I^IbLJLS THEY CURE! NOT SIMPLY RELIEVE. ??,;?;??;? oh, what a bunting your Kidney Pill? h(iT? been to me. I could not lUrnlRtaten up for - v?ar, und -Talking nearly killed nie. Now I could" run a foot-r*ce. and when I see a mas humping nlong, I tell hltn to fret a box or John ton's Kidney J 111? and get weil." J.1U J0NB8 VIST pockct Site. Cantou.Ohl* 25 PILLS 10 CENTS. Superior to any high-priced remedy. By malt ob receipt of five 2-ccat stam?s. Santos' Drug Store. N. K. cor. Bank and Covo streets: Martin's Pharmacy. 22 Main street; Burrow, Martin & Co., 29t; Main street; Virginia Pharmacy, ?N0 Cliurca street; Bobert F. Holme? & Co 1% Main etreet; Spelling's Pharmacy. 5.0 Chural atreet: Wallace & Mooro. cor. Grunby and Charlotte streets; J. M. i.e. Trotter, ats Main street: Wallace & Co., Berkley av enuo and Chestnut street Berkley; Je romo P. Carr, Court and County exi-fets, Portsmouth: J. W. S. Butt A Co.. 51S Middle street^ Portsmouth; J. H. Slew, art, Kuffoli-e j6 coodiqs. The following can be had fresh from us: Paney Wufereties lu chocolate, vanilla, ginger, pineapple, lemon, orange. Plain and Fancy Cakes. 6lich as midgets, vanilla wafers, lemon snaps, ice creams fruit, trllbys, klondyke. stars and stripes, plain cake, fruit cake. Jelly roll, pound cake, cup cakes, spice, frosted eoiToe. marshmallow lingers, rosebuds, cream puffs, doughnuts, pies, etc. Prices as low as can be had. R. El. KING, 200 COURT STREET. OLD PHONE. Wood and CoaL The very best grades of clean, free burning Stove. Nut and Thack'.-r Lump Coal and Dry Pino Wood. Bell Phone, 2113. Southern States. 131?. H. B. W6LK.NS. FOR RENT. No. 403 D!nwl<!tll(> street. 7 rooms and 7-story kitchen; bath. sewerage, etc. Reut. 1210 per annum. Immcdiato posses ?loa. JIMO. L. WATSON, SENATE RESOLUTIONS INVESTIGATION OF FINANCIAL ' RECEIPTS AND EXPENDI? TURES IN CUBA. (By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot) Washington, May 11.?Senator Bacon] to-day introduced the following resolu- | tlon: "Besolved by the Senate, That the | Committee on Relations With Cuba Is hereby directed to Investigate and re? port to the Senate as early as practi? cable regarding the monies recclvt and expended in the island of Cuba by, through and under the officials and re? presentatives of the I'uited States, both civil and military, from the date of oc? cupation of Cuba by the military forces of the United states until and Including the :t0lh day of April. l'JOi). Said com? mittee shall Investigate and report as] 1o receipts as follows: From cuseoms, | from postal service, from Internal rev? enue, from all other sources, specify-j ing the details as far a.s practicable and particularly the places where and dates within which said amounts were collected or received and the officer or officers collecting and receiving the same, as well as the law or authority under which said amounts were In each | Instance so collected or received. "Said committee shall Investigate and report as to the expenditures of the said amounts so received, the necessity and propriety thereof, specifying in classes and in detail so far as practi? cable said expenditures, and particu? larly the work, services or property for ?which said expenditures were made and | the value thereof: also the law or au? thority under which each of said ex? penditures was made, the officer, civil] or military, by whom said expenditures was made, and the particular fund i from which the money was taken for] said expenditure: EXPENDED FOB PUBLIC WORKS. "Said committee shall also report a statement of all public works of every kind, including buildings, wnarves. railroads and all other structures built or constructed, improved, repaired or decorated by or under the authority of any such ollleer, civil or .military; and , in each instance the cost, value, neces? sity and propriety of the same, and the uses to which said buildings or struc? tures have been put. Where said 'buildings and works were constructed, or Improvements were made, by con? tract, or where the material used in the same was furnished by contract, the committee shall report copies of each of said contracts and the names of all parties Interested in each of the .same. "Said comtmlbtee shall also report a statement of the personal property ?which wns purchased or procured and entrusted to any officer, civil or mili? tary, in Cuba wlfthln said time, the cnsl and value of the same, and the uses to ?which said property has been put and the disposition which has been made thereof." At Mr. Bacon's request the resolu? tion was laid on the table. TO REIMBURSE CUBAN FUNDS. Washington, May 11.?Representative Bromwell. of Ohio, to-day introduced a resolution directing the Secretary of War to ascertain the amount. If any. of monies or other property belonging to the postal revenue of the island of Cuba-, which have, since the ratifica? tion of the treaty with Spain. been wrongfully misappropriated and taken to his own use by any official or offi? cials of the United Stntes.and to ?rtlfy the nmmtnt to the Secretary of the Treasury who is directed to transfer the amount so certified to the Secre? tary of War, who shall rein-burse the 6ald postal Tevenue fund .f the amount wrongfully misappropriated therefrom. Distressing Stomach Dlsenso. Permanently cured by the masterly power of South American Nervine Tonic. In? valids need suffer no longer, breause thl great remedy can cure thrm all. It Is a cure for the whole world of stomach weakness and Indigestion. The cure be? gins with the first dose. The relief It br'ngs Is marvellous and surprising. It makes no failure; never disappoints. No matter how long you have suffered, your cure Is certain under the use of this great health-giving force. Pleasant and always safe. Sold by Walke. Martin ?: Gray. Druggists, Norfolk. Va. " OASTOT5.1.la., Bears the 1 ?* Kind You Haw Always Bought Signatare at wonnoTEs, too mat batb killed aodwalco. GENERAL Oils, THE EETDOTO GOVERNOR, AND GENERAL MACARTHUR IHe" TEOTO^ I RARI GOVERNOR OF THE PHILIPPINES THE TEMI0- ! r"1^???S!^;^ ??'!*? ? or .h, ?,?,,.! LORD ROBERTS PUSHES ON. But Is Steadily Opposed On His Way To Kroonstad. NATIVES THREATEN BRITISH. Aslinntls Ami Right Other Tribes Sittel Tu Be Co-operating To Throw Ott' British Yoke Those Tribes Have AO,OOO War? riors-Free. Staters Said To Ho Siek (>r The IVar. (By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.) London, May 12, (4:30 a. m.,)?A Bri? tish column, U.OO? strong, has arrived at Vry.burg, 100 miles from Mafeking. It reached there Thursday; and, though harrassed by the Boer's, is pushing swiftly forward. Fifty miles youth of Yrylmrg at Tatings, is General Hunt? er's main body, moving slowly and con? tending with considerable forces. The Dick of his mounted men are the 3,000, who are going wothout wheel? ed transport and at a rate thatt may possibly bring them to Mafeking on Monday or Tuesday next. Lord Roberts narrative closes with Thursday evening; but he continued his march yesterday toward Kronstad, twenty miles distant, and by this time, he must know whether the Boor's In? tend to fight there. Mr. Winston Churchill says there Were orly ".000 Boer's who opposed the British at /.and river. Another v-sti.mate Is tha/t ?5.000 Boer's with six guns made a rear guard action, while many other thousands, with convoys, retired with? out dring a shot. President Steyn and a council of the leaders nf several thousand Free Sta? ters In the Ladybrand and Flcksburg district determined !?> submit to the men the question of continuing the war or not at a great open air meeting. The lighting men decided to tifiht on. Steyn, who appears to be in active command, began to advance toward the British, and came Into contact on Thursday with Campbell's Brigade and Brabant's Horse twenty miles northeast of Tha banehu. A smart engagement ensued, with no positive successes on either side, except thai the Boer advance was slopped. General Bundle has disposed 10.000 infantry along a twenty-mile front In such a way as to bar a Boer advance toward Lord Roberts' communications, with the exception of Brabant's Colo nials, General Bundle has no horsemen. The cavalry arc all with Lord Roberts' advance. According to a Pretoria telegram. General Rulier is moving from Elands Kaate in the direction of Melpmaakar, and the British vanguard engaged a Boer patrol of Italians on Thursday. Twelve Italians are described as rout? ing fifty British. ._ The dispatch also says that British reconnoiterlng parties have Invaded the Transvaal near Fourteen Streams, ntid that the scouts on both sides meet frequently with varying results." I>ondon. May 11.-10:50 a. m.?Lord Roberts telegraphs to the War otllce from Kietsr>rult, under date of May 10. evening, as follows: "We have had a successful day and have driven the enemy from point to point. French, with Porter's and Dick Itison's brigades of cavalry and Hut ton's mounted infantry, crossed the Zand at Vermente's Kraal, and then worked round In a northeasterly direc? tion to Maatsohaphy, being opposed continuously by the enemy. Pole Cnrew's division and Gordon's cavalry brigade, augmented by "J" Battery of the Royal Horse Arlillcxy and both Henry's and Ross' mounted infantry, crossed the river by a drift near tlie railway bridge. My headquarters ac? companied this force. With the infan? try portion we are eight miles north of the river. The cavalry and mounted in? fantry ate at Ventcrsburg road stall n and Tucker's division Is at Dee! Fon telnnord. Ian Hamilton's force nnd Broad wood Cavalry Brigade was mak? ing for the cross roads near Venters burg when I last heard from them. Hamilton's column met with stubborn resistance and Smlth-Dorlen's brigade was engaged for some hours in pro? tecting the rear and Hank of his force. "The drifts arc extremely difficult and much baggage has still to come up We shall, however, march nt daybreak and rush on as far as possible in u Kroonstad direction. "The only casualties reported at pres? ent are: Killed, rank and lile, four; wounded, five. No returns yet from the cavalry nor Hamilton's force." BOKES ABE FIGHTING. Cape Town, May 11.?Lord Roberts wires that he is at Ventersburg; that he is continuously opposed, but that ? Accra, Gold Coast, May 11.?Serious reports are current that the Ashantls are determined to throw off the British yoke; that they have secured the co? operation of eight other tribes, and that they are now able to raise 50,000 war? riors. Cape Town, May 11.?At the closing of the Volksraad, Monday, May 7, Pres? ident Kruger cried out: "God of the Volksraad, shall this be the final act? No, it shall not! God i will be merciful and strengthen the right! Our? Is the right!" The President added that he had doc? umentary proofs of a "devellsh con? spiracy to annihilate the Republics." FREE STATERS SIOK OF WAR. Riet Spruit. Thursday Morning. May 10.?The Boers opposed the British ad? vance, holding positions north of Zand Drift back along the whole line, from General Hamilton on the East and Gen? eral Hutton on the West. Chiefly artil? lery was engaged. The Sussex regi? ment charged a kopje at the point of the bayonet and the Fact Lancashire^ captured another. The British loss Is insignificant. General Hutton had a series of nr tillery duels with the Boers, the Boern always retiring. Twenty Boers wert? tnken prisoners. The advance con? tinues. The Boers are lighting half? heartedly. The Free Statere are sick of the war. CROSSING OF THE ZAND. London. May 11.?The Pally Fnpic^s lit its second edition to-day publishes a dispatch dated Rift S.pruit. May 10. morning, describing the crossing of the Zand river by the British. It says: "The rear guard of the Boers, with their guns, resisted the advance. The mounted Infantry, two batteries and pompoms cleared the way and Third cavalry brigade acted as a ?ereen be? fore the main column. General French SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES Allen'? Foot-Easa. a pow<jer ror me feet. It cures painful, swollen, smarting, nervous fee: nnd Instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions It's the great? est comfort discovery of the age. Allen's Foot-Ease makes tight or new shoe.l feel easy. It is a certain cure for sweating, callous and hot. tired, aching feet. Trv It to-day. Sold bv all dmeglsts and sj-.oe stores By mall for 2.V. in stamps. Trm: packaje free Address, ALLEN S. OLM? STED. Le Roy. N. Y. hi? .h makiiitr pTBfffe7>5 was on the left and General Hamilton on the right. The Boers had destroyed j all the bridges during their retreat. it is Impossible to ascertain the Uoer losses, but they are thought to be heavy. Those of the Hrltlsh. consider? ing the important advance made, are considered light. TIGHT AT RIET SPRUIT. London, May 11,?A special dispatch from Riet Spruit dated May 10. de? scribing more fully yesterday's success? ful operations says: "General Hamilton's scout had on two previous days ascertained the Boer's position and strength. On Wed? nesday night the Cheslrc regiment crossed the rlver.entrenched themselves and prepared to hold the passage for the regiments following them. "At day break on Thursday the ?main body crossed at two or three points. The mounted infantry were then in ac? tion driving off the advance of the Boers preparatory to a general forward movement. The Boer right tlrst gave way, but Tucker and Hamilton hud a rougher task on the loft. The Roers had six guns and served them well, work? ing with great determination; but the British worked up closer and closer, their guns meantime firing incessantly. "The East Lancashire and Sussex re? giments by eleven o'clock had worked well to the front. The. order was given and like a flash the two rcir;memg sprang t.irward simultaneously and la a few moments had secured two com? manding ridges. "The advanced line was now within 1.200 yards of the Boer's main trench a.nd the latter were already losing heart front the demonstration on their flank but they kept up a rapid though wild fir-?. "At this moment the final charge was ordered and away went the Laneashl res and the Sussex regiment again but the Boer's could not stand and they fairly bolted and the rout of the Boers a'ong the whole line was then com? plete." STEYN ENCOURAGES FBEE STATERS. Maseru, Bnsutcland, May 10.?Th> Free staters are concentrating strongly in good position on the Korannaberg : bids, lying eastward of the direct line fr un Thabo N'ChU to Wlnburg. Presi? dent Steyn was with them yesterday, but Is believed to have gone northward after Inspiring the burghers with pre? dictions cd' approaching Hoer successes through the assistance of thousands of foreigners who. he said, were pouring into Delagoa Bay. General Bundle's dlvlalon camped last evening on the banks of the Little Lcuw river, between Thaba N'Chu and Ladybrnnd. ATTEMPTED ESCAPE AT ST. HELENA Jamestown. St. Helena, May 11.? Tuesday night one of the guards sh >t n Boer prisoner us hr> wasfattempting to escape over the boundary fence. The sentry < hallt nged thrice, but received no reply and then fired. The matter Is being investigated by a court-martial. UNITED STATES CLAIMS SUITS TO BE BROUGHT AGAINST SEVERAL. OF THE SOUTHERN STATES. (By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.) Washington, May IL?Solicitor-Gen? eral Richards, on the opening of the Supreme court next Monday, will take Initiatory steps In notions against the s-tates of North Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina to> re? cover the following sums alleged to be due the United States from these Steiles, respectively ?146,140; J26'J,025; ?54.220 and ?248.750. These actions are instituted by the BERKLEY NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENTS WORK HAS BEGUN. Preliminary To Building The N. & W. Qepot. WIU U? A Boon To Berkley Merchants - Committee Fulls To Agree On Claim Of Contractor Butt - Republican* To Meet - A Hebrew I'olltii'ul Club To Be Organ. lzcd-Urlcf Mention. The new freight and passenger de? pot to be erected in South Norfolk on the Norfolk and Western railroad according to the plans which appeared in the Virglnlan-Pllot a few days ago seems to bo more of a reality than some of the citizens thought. The section ' master of that division with a force of men began building a switch bed yes? terday on which to extend their track to the site. The work of building the otllce will soon begin. The proposed station will greatly facilitate the ship? ping business In that immediate sec? tion. This ie an addition that the peo? ple on this side of the river have for a long time sought. Previous to n few months ago the business men of Berk? ley and South Norfolk were compelled for lack of facilities to receive all freight front Norfolk nnd have It dray ed to their respective places at a great cost to them. CONTRACTOR'S CLAIM. The special committee from the Town Council met la?t night at the Town Hall to adjust the claim of Contractor Butt for work done In grading the ave nuc.i in the cemetery, which he claims was in excess of his contract. The same matter was before a committee some time ago, but it was unable to reach n 'ioc-i^lon. REPUBLICANS r<> MEET. G. ArDnwney, the leader of the Row denltes will hold a meeting at Good Templar's Hall on "Walker avenue. In the Third Ward, next Monday night, to perfect plans to effectually carry out the advice of Park Agnow, chairman of the Republican State Executive Com? mittee to fight the Constitutional Con? vention. NEW HEBREW CLUB. A goodly numiber of citizens of the Third Ward met at Zlon Hall ?->n Li? berty trtreeit near Eighth strcnt Thurs? day evening and organised a club to be known as "The Berkley Hebrew Inde? pendent Political Club." with the fol? lowing officers: President. M. Saulsbtrry; VIce-Presi? dent, H. Goodman: Secretary. H. Hult zel. Executive committee: Messrs. H. Polan, R. Salsbury and J. Lagum. The ?club at present has Ji3 members. Their i bject is justice to all and a good muni? cipal government. The club will meet ngaln soon at which time notice will !>?> given. BRIEF MENTION. The young ladies of the Pandasla Social Club wish to extend thanks to the young gentlemen 'for their pleasure outing at Lake Drummond Thursday. O. W. Blunt through an ad in th1a Issue calls your attention to his f al? lure business on Liberty streeL See notice of B. rkley wuiter takers, calling In the pa.j ments of rents be? fore the 13th instirt to save a 5 per cent, penalty. Mr. James Cunningham who has been on a several days visit to hia sister, Mrs. J. T. Scarborough, loft yesterday for his home In New York. Herkley Avenue Baptist Church, T. Clagett Skinner, minister.?Divine wor? ship Ha. m.. and S p. m. Morning sub? ject: "The First Hrothers." Evening Blfbjeot: "The Advantage of Disadvant? ages." Sunday school 9:30 a. m. Mid? week prayer meeting Wednesday 8 p. m. n. Y. P. 17., Friday S p. m. BERKLEY ADVTS^_ HAVING OPENED AN IN8TALL ment furniture house between Tenth anil Eleventh streets. 1 will appreciate tha patronage of my friends. Respectfully, It G. \V. BLUNT. Notice to Berkley Water Takers. Water rents are now due and nnyabls at the Company's Office, No. 1 Chestnut street, on or before the 15th Instant; 6 per cent, penalty added after the 15th. GEO. it BI.1VEN. mal2-3t Superiutondont. KKGIS T E R 1 REGISTER:?ALL young men. or new residents of Berkloy. who may wise, to exercise their right of suffrage at the coming election, remember, thnt 8AT1JRDAY, THE ETH Instant. Is the last day that you can reg? ister or secure u transfer from one ward , to another. Register, or you can't vote. By order of the DEMOCRATIC EXECU , TIVE COMMITTEE. mall-2t NOTICE ! State licenses for IWO are now due. Parties who are doing n business without license are required to 'ke out the samo without further notlci or they will be dealt with according to law. I can bo found at the Town Hull In Berkley every Saturday. L. M. NICHOLAS. Commis? sioner of Revenue. MaS 2w J. R. WILLIAMS, Funeral Director and Embalmer 67 CHESTNUT STREET. Office 1217 TELEPHONE CALL Resldonce.1220 BANK OF BERKLEY.?COUNTRY trade a specialty Convenient hours, interest on deposits. fell-tf Attorney-General at the request of tlie .Secretary of the Treasury, in execu? tion of the requirement of the fourth section of theact of Congress approved March 3. 1S9S, entitled: "An act t,. amend an act to reimburse the Gover? nors of the states and territories for expenses incurred by them in aiding th--> United States to raise and organize and supply and equip the volunteer army of the United States In the exist? ing war with Spain," and authorizing the bringing of suits to collect claims agalnn: stich states as are Indebted to the Government. The storks and bonds which form the foundation of these proceedings are those which were ori? ginally held by the Secretary of the In? terior as trustee for the benefit of cer? tain Indinn tribes, commonly known as the "Indian trust fund," the purchase whereof had been authorized by vari? ous acts of Congress under various treaties had with various Indinn tribes These stocks and bonds not having been paid at the respective dates of their maturity, and the interest thereon not havlntT'been paid, the I'nltod States redeem, d the sn.me by paying to the Indian tribes the value thereof and Mi'.ungiUPrt Itself to the rights rrf the Indians nnd by the Indian appropria? tion act of August 15, 1S04, these bonds became the absolute property of the I'nltod States. It Is to enforce the pay? ment of principal and Interest duo up? on these stocks and bonds that these suits have been Instituted In tlto ori? ginal Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United States, that bclncr. tinder the constitution of th^ 1'nite.l States, the .only forum In which the federal government can su? a state. 17 'All tired out. Can't hardlytatic another step. Den't seem to hr.ve any ambition. Can't do half my regular work, weak, nervous, depressed, discour? sed." Is that your story? If so, you tell it well, for it's the story of im blood. There's only one remedy that will make you change this story What a record it has I SO years of cures I It can't be said of any other Sarsaparille. UM ? bottle. All Jrctilm. Take Ayer's Pills with Ayer's Sarsaparilla. " After an attack of tho grip my wbolo system was run down Terr low. I thought I would try jour Sar? par ilia, and am fUdtosaylt did me more good than all he doctors' medicine j.ut together or any medicine 1 liad ever taken. any medicine Feb. 1,1890 Mrs. K. K. K.^o, Coo;>erstown, N. Y. Tirii* th? Doctor ? If you htv? any com? plaint whatever, writ* til ?!l nbout It. You wilt Mceive tli* twit raedlrsl advice free. Addreu, Or. J. C. AY Kit. Lowell, Mass TRIAL OF FRANK J. RHODES. BELIEVED THAT HR WILL HE AC QI' ITTED?COITRT-KOOM CROW D. (Special to Virginian-Pilot.) Richmond, Va., May 1L?The trial of Frank J. Rhodes for the killing of Mr. Krank Barnett January 29th. shooting him down in the street, came up for trial to-day In the Hustings Court. Much of the evidence wan taken and the Jury reviewed the soone of the tragedy at the corner of Twenty-second street and Church Hill avenue. Rhodes is (itilte young. He married a woman some years older than him? self. He and Barnett worked in the Mareuse Hasker Manufacturing Com? pany, makers of tobacco tags and boxes and similar goods Rhodes claimed that Barnett wronged his wife ami tried to use his home for Immoral purposes. Rhodes went to Cuba with the Virginia troops with an unhappy suspicion In his mind, and when he returned his sus? picions were seemingly confirmed. He threatened to kill Barnett on sight and Harnett went to the country and stayed several months, his friends said on tie count of his health. When he re? turned Rhodes met him on the street and shot him- Barnett lived several days with the ball In his neck. When the doctor went to dress the wound an Injured artery broke and he died In a few minutes. The most sensational evidence was given by Rhodes' wife. She confirmed the charge that Harnett brought a girl to her house f< ? Immoral purposes, which attempt vas resented. She stated further that Harnett entered her apartments during the absence of her husband from the city and used force to make her submit. This matter she did not tell her husband until the day of the shootins-, being- afraid to do so. Mrs. Rhodes worked In the Mareuse Hacker establishment in a department over which Harnett had charge. The belief prevails to-night that Rhodes will be cleared. Much Interest is taken In the case and the court-room was crowded all day. The March to Pretoria Seems to be on the Installment plan; first one batch of prisoners und then an? other. It's not exactly what Lord Rob? ert's expected. We do not know what you expect from us In the way of bargains, but we know you II not bo dlsapoiuted In our Coals. Geo. W. Taylor & Co., 6t Granbv St., Norfolk, Va.