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WEDNE3DAY EVENING. JAN. 3, 1000
The Pnilippine war i? practically
Over, according to General Otis, but
for all tbat, tbe death rate in hia army
U fear/u), that is, if the reporta of hi*
own aurgeona cao be credited. Men
C-annot herd together witbout dauger
even iu cold and wholeaomeclimatea to
which they are accuatomed, but to do
bo iu hot and inaalubrioua couotries to
which they are not acclimated, in ex
ceedingly daogeroua and invariably re
sulta in large death lists, eveo in
peace, let alone during active boetili
tiea, and wben an Amerioan oan not
expoae himeelf for a moment away
from hiri camp witbout becoming a coc
apicuous target for tbe aharpebooters ol
the people wboae country he haa in
vaded. .^____________??
"Bygones are bygonep." Wny cer
tainly?tbat It, to Boutbern gushere;
but that they are aoy tbing else to
Northern reuublicans, ia raade plain by
the fact tbat the moat popular Northern
republican journala, iocluding tbo89 ol
Boeton, advocate the paeaage of Con
greaamao Crumpacker'a bill to reduce
Boutbern coDgreaaional repreaentation.
Experience provea that Boutbern tu-h
eraare uaually inepired by aelfiah mo
tivea. But it ia impoeaible for tbem to
deceive many people, ae loog aa Nortb
ern newapapera ahall oontinue to ex
preas the real aentiments of tbeir
readere. _______^_^__
Bome of tbe delegatea to tbe recent
intematiooal peace conference are now
talkirjg about iDauguratiog peaceful
meaaorea for bringing to a clo.se tbe
war Oreat Britaio ia wsging agaiost
the Tranavaal Republic. Oreat Brif
ain waa represented in tbe confer?
ence referred to and bad a great deal
to do witb ita action, but it ia bardly
poesible tbat ahe would look upon aoy
euch interference as a friendly act, nor
is it at all likely tbat any otber nation
will 8Uggest it to her?that ia at prts.
eui; tbat Mr. McKinley would do auch
a tbing ia inconceivable.
Mr. Qrout, a repreBentative from
Vermont, bas iotroduced a bill in Cjc
greaa So penaion all tbe Unio 1 aoldier?,
in the war of tbe "rebellion", wbo were
priaonera during that war. If Mr.
Orout were more familiar with federal
prtaonera tban he ia, be would koow
that many of them became auch volun
tarily, and during eogagemeDta Jay
down and waited until tbe Confeder
atea came up and took tbem in charge.
To pension euch men would detrar
Badly from the fame of brave and
wortby penaionere.
Evkkv true democrat in all partp o;
tbe country in gratified at tbe fact that
hia party in Keotuoky has come to it.
own agairj, haa dinencumbered iteelf of
tbe men wbo deserted it in its time of
trial, and han sent back to the Seoafe
a true and tried democratic 8enator,
and promisea to expel from tbe guber
natorial cbair of tbat State tbe republi
can to wbom it waa reoently accorded
by illegal measures aod unjuetifiablr
meann. ________________
News from tbe seat ol war in Boutb
Africa in far from reliable. Yesterday
aod tbe day before it waa to tbe eflect
that the British bad woo great and ini
portaot victorie?, bat today dispatcbta
from Boer beadquartere etate that if
any viotoriea bave been gaioed, tbe
Boera wod them. War reporta are
alwayx colored at their sourcee.
THEWARINAFRICA.
A dispatcb from Pretoria puta a dif
ferent aspect oo Geoeral J. D. P,
French'rt figbt at Cjleeberg, from tbe
one preaeuted in (he Britiah cablegramo.
Tbe Boer diapatch Baya tbe burgbers
held tbeir own and forced the Britiab,
uoder Ueneral -French, to retreat. It
alao aaya the Bntiab attacked and tried
to atorm tbe Boer poaitioo, but failtd.
Compiete viotory for General French
waa olaimed in tQe Britiah cablegram^
of Motiday.
The colonial troops t-erving io Ibe
Britisb army bave bad tbeir tirat fight.
Oolonel Pilcber, coromaodiog tbe Cil
adiaoe aud Au-traliann, with aome
regulars, made a raid and captured b
laager at 8unoyside, 30 mile9 oorth
weat of Belmoot, Cape (Jolooy, taking
40 Boera as prieooera. Ue loat two meu
kilied, and one wdunded. Tbe Boer.
who were captured belonged to one oi
the partiea that have beeo tbreatening
General Metbuen's line of communica
tlOD.
Altbough tbe coottouance of miaor
tmcoesse* gratifiee tbe Britiah public, it
ia not lorgotteti in London that tue
larger aapeote of tbe oampaign are un
changed.
.Tne recent increaao io the Duinber of
Brtliac troopa ordered to South Afric-i
will give General L ird Roberta a total
foroeof 200,000 meu.
Leabning from the Confedebacy.
_>'_>e Loodoo Daily Newaaeea great aig
nificauT* in tbe fact that Lord R jberta
baa appoi.'^ad oo bia atafi Lieur. Col.
Heoderaoo, _uthor of the life of Gen.
Stooewall Jackdon, tbe Coofederatc
leader, aod a man wbo haa oloeely etud
iod tbe biatory of tbe civil war. It ia re
gardad by tbe Daily Newa as proviug
Lord Roberte'belief that what ia waoteo
io tbe war io tioutb Africa ia a atr.'ct ap
plication of tStooewall J_ckaou'a princi
plea. It alao counecta the appoiotmeut
with the rumor tbat Geo. Joubert aerv
tuX under Geo Jackaoo.
FROM WASHINGTON.
[Correepondence of the Alexandria Gaaette.]
Waahineton, January 3.
The Preaident today aent in the fol
lowing nominationa to the Benate:
War Departmeot?Brigadier Oeneral
John 0. Batea, U. 8. V., to be Major
OeDeral of volunteerr; Brig. Qen. Lloyd
Wbeaton, U. 8. V , to be Major Oeneral
of voluoteera by brevet; Col. Bamuel
B. M. Young, 3rd U. 8. C, to be Briga
dier Oeneral; Lieut. Col. Artbur Mac
Arthur, U. S. A., to be Brigadier Oen?
eral; Lieu . (Jol. William Ludlow, U. 8.
A , to be Brigadier Oeneral. Alao a
oumber of appointment8 and promt
tiona iu the reuuiar and volunteer army.
To be connuls of the United Statea:
Thomas T. Prentisa, of MaaeacbusettB,
at Bouen; Oeorge L. Datt, of Pennayl
vania, at Martiuique, to be traneferred
to Patraa, Oreect; Alonzo 0. Yatea, of
Virginia, at Patraa, to be traoalerred to
Martioique, W. I Tbomaa U Callan,
of tbe Diatrictof Columbia, to be a Jue
tice of tbe Peace.
The Houae committee on naval af
(aira received eucouragiog newa regard
iDg Cnairmao Bjutelle'a condition and
exoect bia ultimate recovery.
Judge Strother, of Oilea county, Va.,
wbo ia now bere, aaya tbough be ia a
prouounced republican, be haa come
on for tbe purpoee of telling tbe rt
publican memoerit of tbe Hous i elee
tiona committee, to which tbe caee of
VValker vh. Rbea, from bia, the 9.h dW
irict, haa been reterred, that thecontest
ant waa not e'.ecled, but that the conten
<ee wua. Ue aaya be fioda tbat some of
tbe republicau membera of tbe Houae
wbo doo't know anythmg about the
caBe are favorable to VValker becauae
they reaily believe that aa attempt waa
made to aafca-^inate bim.
Tbe followingcnangea in tbe fourth
claaa poBtofiicea of Virginia were made
roday: Powbatan, Powbatan county,
Mra. KateB. Flanagan, appointed poat
iiiis er, vice W'iii B. Boatwrigbt, re
moved; Bpeedwell, Wytbe couDty,
OharltaB. Carrico, vice Jaa. M. Jamea,
reaigned.
Well-iiiformed Virginia democrata
riere today t>ay the report tbat a elate
haa already heeu made for the new of
tii i il-i of that Btate are utterly witbout
louodation, but tbat from wbattbey eee
*nd bear among their neigbbnrs they
helieve that Mr. BwaoBon, tbe Con
greesman from (be Danville districr, baa
the beat cbance for tbe gubernatoiial
uomioation.
In the Houae today Mr. Hay of Vir?
ginia introduced a bill to pay bia col
league, Mr. Bwanson, tbe dillerence bt
tween tbe $2,000 ailowed him and the
amount of bia ac'.ual expenaes in tbe
contested election caae of Brown va.
Bwanaon, in tbe laet C'angreap,
Tbe republican memhera of tbe 8en
ate finance commiUee Datt tbis moruiog
and agreed to UBMd the currency.bill
by providiog for the refunding of tbe
tive per ceuta, tbe foura of nioeteen
'iiindred and Bevsn and ih < three per
cent bonda payable after Ibirty yeara
Tbe outstandiug bonda may b < received
in excbange for the twoa at a rate not
greater than their preaeot worth to
yield an income of two aud and quarter
per cept. per anum.
Max'Kreb", wbo was arrested here on
' h irtniHS irgbi chxrged with havicg cut tbe
drc88 of Mr-. M. O. < hance wbile sho was
boardiug a sirjet car and wli m the police b(
lii ve is tbe ui m wbo ba< cut a number of
women's r)re??e? here during the p?8t month,
waa thie innridng ihntified by hli Dictuie
-nd ni'H-un m i :- h- tbe HMii arn-ted in
New Vork city a year ago tor a similar of
ft-Ti-o. A bcariug in bis c-o has not yet
been b d. Kri06 wa^ out on bail but was
surrendered by his bondsmeu last night when
they heard trsat ho resembled the iiuu in
New York.
It ia stated h<re tbia moning tbat the
Preaident has chn-en Generals MacArthur
ind Young for j romotion to the grade of
brigadier peneral iu the reuular army and
tbat General Bates will vet tho place of m?jor
Keneial of voluntteia, m-tdo v.tcant by the
death of General i awtor. Ad three offlcets
are eerving iu the Philini ines. The nom.na
tion*, it is belkved, will go to the Seuato to
dav.
Mr. Forakcr introdu'-ad in theSennte today
I b II fi r the new goverumo>.t of Porto Kico.
111 the Houee today Mr. Bixoy of Virginia
introduccd the fo lowing billa: To pay Mra
Anna Ba*aett, no? of th a city, but fo.moily
of Alexandria, $3,188 aa Jongevity nuney
for her ate husband, Lieutenant ('onuit tu>!er
J. W. Binsett, and to refer to the Court of
C airrn t'.i- i- mi. of tho Alexandria and
Waaliingtou K i h ? I agdutst the government
for s-.'i v:<???-, duritig tho war I etween the
statea; alao a bill for tho reliefof ths exocti
tor ot Mra. Mary Chichester of Leeaburg,
Virginia.
It i8 undorstood that tho bi.l to allow a
Itrge ahare of the /rliugton reaervstion to be
used aa an agricultural experimental atation
will be reported fxvorably by the Uouae mi -
ittry committee Io which it haa been reler
iwL
Siir.-oon (I ncnl Wymau haa receivada dif.
patch from Dr. Catmicbaoi, the Marine Ho?
pital eurgeou 11 Honolulu, announcing tho
death of a white giil ou becimber 22 from
the bubonic p?_ ue ag well aa tba*. of two
Cbinainen on C!bii8tniH. ')*y.
The .-tockfio'dura of be Nationsl Hotel
lompany mct bero tcd*y and declared a ten
p r cent div'dond oo their ttock. Tbe hotel
now renta for tb rty tbou?and dollari a year
Freduricksburg people Ia i i today aay an
effort ia being im.de <> o-t*' liah a second ua
tional latik in that town. A bill to tbat ef
fect waa >utroduced iu the Houae today by
Mr. Jot kina. republican from Wiaconein.
In the Sentit ? today Mr. Martin introduccd
jiveral bills t'tat camo ovcr from laal year,
tn'.ong them one for tho relief of Ricrmond
<\IU ge and one for the extonaion of the Goa
pott navy yard.
McKinley Wants Hanna.?Ac
cording to the O'eveland, Ohio, Leader,
informatioo received by if, from a
aource aecond only to Preaident Mc
Kinlev aod Stnator Hanna, is to tbe
etlect tbat not only will Benator Hanna
be tbe chairman of the next republican
aational committee, but will be both
tmpotary aod permaoeot chairmao of
he republican uation_l- couvention.
Thia stattment may perhapa be ex
plaioed upoo the hypotheaia that aucb
ih tbe expressed wiab of Preaideot Uc
rvitilcy and tbat, the Preaideot beiog
be only oandidate before tbe cooveo
tioo for the offlce he boida, tbe dele
gatea will cbeerfully acquieace.
A Gusher on FiRE.?The big Paiot
cr gaa well belonging to the Mouotaio
ciiate Gaa C>mt>aoy, of Parkereburg,
VV. Va? located in Ritchie couoty, ac
cideotally caught tire Mouday night,
aod all eflortH to ex inguish tbe l9amea
bave beeo futile. M)lliou8upoo milliona
of feet of gaa ia goiog to waate, aod the
tiuancial Iobb will be eoorrooua. The
roar from the burning gaa cao be beard
twelve milea, aod the tire illumioa ea
the wboleeurroundlng country.
Peiry Belmoot and hia wi'e had to l?v?ve
their rcom in the:: bome on west 57th atreef,
New York. early this morning becauae of a
fire wbich tbroatened the entire houae. Mr.
and Mia Bolmott baattly drcaeed and aooght
aafety in an outaide vaatibule doar wherc
they atood shivering until all danger waa
paat, The nre waa quickly extinguiahed by
fi'emen. The damage waa amall.
The Sultan of lurk -y haa abandoned the
project of baving moie w_rships buitt by the
' ifttnps, aa be haa agreed with Emptror Wil
li__ not to enlarge hia navy.
NKWS OF THE DAY.
Tbe annual diatribution of aeed by
tbe Agricultural Department will 1.0
madeabonly. The coat to the goverL
ment ia $130,000.
In Baltiroore yesterday wheat cloeed
steady at 71*71} centa and corn cloeed
firm at 37a37J centa. Wheat tbis time
last year sola al 76a76$ cents, and corn
at 41a4U cenis.
All the Bpanish prieata wbo have been
io Ouaia bave been ordered deported
by Oovt-roor Leary for reasona which
be conaidera autficient but wbicb be haa
not made public.
Tbe notice of oonteet by Benator Ooe
bel and J. C. W. Beckbam against
Qovernor Taylor and Lieutenant Oc
vernor Maraball of Kentucky waa
Berved yeaterday evening.
Ambaasador Choate haa been instruc
ted by tbe State Department to inform
tbe. Britiah government tbat the Uoited
Btatea will not admit the right of aeiz
ure of Amerioan gooda on merchant
veaaele.
Mr. Joel Adama, a member of Lee
Camp, laat uight entertained the mem
bera of tbe Woman'a Auxiliary aud
otbera in Lee C*mp Hall in an address
in which he gave aninterestingaccount
of tbe battleaof Ball's BlutI and Oetiyt
burg.
Captaio (jncaa, Admiral Cervera'a
cbief of t-tafl, haa written hia opiniona
concerniug tbe naval battle oll Saoti
ago. He lakea occaaion to roundly
acore hia critica in Bpain. Incidentally,
be pointa out a few of Admiral Samp
rton'a alleued miestatementa.
J. C. 8. Blackburn waa nominated by
acclamation by the Kentucky demc
cratio caucua laat nigbt for Uoited
Btatea Benator toaucceed William Liod
aay. Blackburn received eighly votea,
only two democrata, Haya and Alexac
der, refuaing to go into the caucua.
Arlbur Lyle', a young colored boy of
Cbarlotte, N. Q , ia at the police atation
with lioth feet badly froatbitlen,
which occurred wbile be was on
bia way bome from Baltimore. Dr.
Jidian T. Miller attended the boy last
nigbt. It is expected tbat be will be
able to leave tomorrow.
A New Year'a entertainment waa
given laat nigbt by tbe Young Woman'a
Cbriatian Temperance Union in tbeir
rooma, corner of Duke and Royal
atreeta. An elaborate programme of
vocal and instrumental music and reci
tations waa rendered. During the even?
ing a collation was eerved.
Tbe Maryland legislature began ita
aesaiou at Annapolia yesterday. The
democratio caucua of tbe Houae of Dele
gatea laat night aelected Lloyd Wilkin
aon, of Worceater county, as tbe demo
crUic candidate for apeaker by a vote
of 43 to 20 for F. C. Litrobe and today
be waa elected. In tbe Benate Jobn
Hubner, tbe democratio nominee, waa
eleoted preaident.
The price of oyaters haa advanced in
?< al'imore about 15 centa a busbel aince
Ciiriatmaa. An oyster dealer said yes?
terday tbat oyatera now bring from 90
centa to $1.10 per busbel, according to
tbe quality. Tbia advance be attribu -
ed to the cold weather, buteaid tbat no
one expecta a furtber advance, nor any
tbing iike an oyeter famine, unless
tbere ahould be a bl'zzard.
Snprerno Justice Gummer, of New Jerse*,
in an opiniou b mu wotks ano aaid tbat an it -
fant's hfc was worth only jl .00, and ordered
tho railroad cempany wlnhocrri killed the
cbild to pay that snni. The case was appealed
ai d a jury bas dccldod that $10,000 is noai
er the c, rrect fluure which thu railroad ccm
pany is ordered to i ay.
Major General Z<t a-i B. Blis>, of Bbode
Island, diel >t Providence boipital, Wash
ingtou, l&fet night.
njteiNiAflKws.
Misa Gwyooe Tyler died at ber bome
io Warrentoo on Mouday.
Iotelligence has been received in
Richmond that it wan not Capt. Frank
Imbodeo wbo wa? killed in Honduras,
about the middle of Docember, bb the
preas diapatches aaid it way.
From iotelligence received at Rich?
mond it ia believed tbat Mra. T. P
Yeager, tbe Rockingham woman wbo
ha-t been miaoing tbree weeka, baa got e
o ('aaada. It in ooderatood tbat tbe
-iarch for her will be abandoned.
It is claimtd by the friends of Dr. A.
Nauh Johoaoo, of Natural Bridge, R)ck -
bridge county, tbat he will be nominat
ad on tbe firat baltot at tbe conveniion
l) be held today at I'lifton Forge to
nominate a aucceasor to the late fciena
tor diarles E. McCorkle.
Misa Janie Pollock Aahby, daugbter
of Mra 8arah E. Ashby, of Fredericka
hurg, and Mr. Henry B. Cogbili. of
Kit.g Qeorge couuty, will be marri*d at
tbe utmaol the bridt-elect on the moro
ing of Tburaday, January 18. They
will re8ide at "Ljlbian," the Coghill
bomestead, io Kiug George.
Mrs. Fitzhugh, of Caicago, who re
ceivea half a millioo dollara uoder the
terma of tbe will of her late grandfatb
er, John I. Blair, of New Jer8ey, ia the
wife of Mr. Carter H. Fitzbugb, a na
tiveaod long reaideot of Frederickt
burg, who i-i now viaitiog his mother
and aiatera at tbeir home there.
The Princet-a Anne county graod jury
ye8terday lound a true bill agaioat Juc
(tce Oacar I FlemiDg for tbe murder of
youDg Ciareoce JSyoder, of Norfolk.
Judge Woite required an iocreaeed
uinil of t ,ii' accuaed, carrying it up from
$1,000 to $10,000. It was given, and
tbe trial of tbe caae waa fixed for tbe
firat Monday in February.
Failure to place $200,000 wortb of
bonda to cover the capital stock, ha*
caused tbe P.ice Pork Packing Compa
ny, of Rtcbmond, to euspend operatioua.
J. B. Pace, formerly preaident of tbe
Plantera' Natiooal Bank, organized tbe
compaoy, wbicb bad nearly completed
their large plant. Mr. Pace says when
tbe money market is easier, and tbe
bonda can be placed, tbe compaoy will
reeume operattona,
Tbe tirat of a series of five stained
elaaa widows for All Bainte' Epiacopal
Cnurch, of Richmond, haa been eketch
ed fjr Tiffany & Co., New York, by
Joeepb Lauber. Tbe subject to be
illuatrated h "Te Deum" groupa of fig
uree on the windows repreaenting 'Tbe
GloriouB Camoany of tbe Apostles,"
"The Goodly Fellowehipof the Propb
ets," "The Noble Army of Martyrs"
and other aimilar themes.
In tbe Oorporation Court of Lynch
bnrg yesterday a nolleprosfqui waa en
tered in tbe oase of Artbur N. Derr,
charged with the embezz'.einent of
$35,000. In the trial Derr was oonvici
ed and aentenced to tbree years' im
prisonmeot, but a new trial waagran
ed oo tbe grounds of newly-diacovered
evidence. Tbe two other indictments
for embezzlement restiog against Derr
bave baen removed to RoaDoke.
Privers of Chicago coal wagons have won
their flght for higher wagea and rex*niti:>n
of the uoion and the threavtened local freeze
npiaoft
FIFTY-SIXTfl_CONGRESS.
Waahington, Jan. 3
BKNATH.
Mr. P.-nrose iotroduced a bill for tbe
erection of a public building at Alleo
towo, Pa. Duriog tbe Fiftieth Coc
greaa Mr. Howden repreaeoted io the
Houae tbe district io which Alleotowo
is located. He aucceeded in baving
paeatd a public building bill for Allen
towo, tbeplaoeof hiareaideoce. Io tbat
Cjogreaa tbe Milla taritl bill waa op
poaed by Mr. Sowdeo aa be traioed
witb tbe Randall protectioo democrata.
Preaideot Cleveland vetoed tbe bill aod
the Cleveland low tanil advocatee ii
tbe oampaigo adopted aa one of their
warcriea "Ao Alleotown for every Sow?
deo."
Suuator Chaodler oflered tbe follow
iog ameodmeot to tbe linancial bill,
tbe euVct beiog to add two new sec
tiona:
rjectioo 9? That io accordaooe with
tbe act of November first, 1893, whicb
repeala a part of the act of July four
teeotb, 1890, it ia bereby reafflrmed aod
declared to be tbe exiatiog pollcyof tbe
Uuited Statea to cootioue tbe uae of
botb goid aod ailver aa atandard mooey
and to ooio botb gold aod ailver ioto
mooey of equal iotrinaic aod excbange
able value; sucb equality to be aeoured
througb ioternatiooal agreemeota or by
duch safeguarda of legislation aa will in
Hure the maintenance of the parity in
value of tbe coina of the two metaln,
and the equal power of every dollar at
all timea io tbe marketa aod io tbe pay
meot of debte; aod it ia bereby furtber
declared tbat tbe eflorta of tbe govero
meot abould be ateadily directed to the
eatabliabmeot of euch a eafe ayatem of
bi-metalliam aa will maiolaio at all
timea tbe equal power of every dollar
coined or i-.-ued Dy tbe United Stalee.
io tbe marketa aod the paymeot of
debte.
SectiOD 10. Tbat the proviaiooaof the
act of March 3, 1897, autboriziog the
Preaideot to appoiut commiaaioneta to
any ioternatiooal confereuce called by
tbe Uoited ritates or auy other couotry
with a view to eecuring by iuternatiOL
al agreemeot a fixity of relative value
betweeo gold aod eilver aa mooey, by
meanB of a common ratio betweeo tbeae
metals, with free miotage at auch ratio,
be aod tbe aama are bereby re-eoacted
and continued in force.
Mr. Aldricb gave notice that he
would call up tbe fioancial bill after
the cloae of moroiog biHineaa tomor
row.
Mr. Hoar remarked that he for one
would object. He complained that
wben 8eoatora refuaed to permit the
adoptioo of Mr. PettigrewV reaolutioD
calliog oo the War Departmeot for [_?
formatioo regardiog tbe ongio of the
war goiog oo io tbe Philippioea and
wbetner or not an alleged inteiview
General 0:is had witb Filipino General
Torrey waa true he (Hoar) wai dis
poaed tc atrike back wheo tbrottled,
-veD if lie bad to delay conaideratioo of
ihe fioaocial bill.
"I am number 2 oo tbe 11st of objec
tiouH," exclaimed Mr. Cockrell.
Oeoeral Hawley criticiaed Mr. Hoar
for aaying auy Beoator bad been
"tbrottled."
Mr. Hoar jii.-titied tbat expreasion.
Mr. Chandler an io'hera ioaiated tbat
"nder the rulee the renolution of Mr.
Pettigrew would have togo over.
Peace on the republicao aide waa
;ben reatored, aod tbe Beoate weot into
execuiive aeasioo, aod ahortly tbere
itfier adjourned uutil tomorrow.
HOUSK.
Mr, Gainea rieing to a question of
[teraooal privilege, bad read a -taiemeni
publiebed in a New York paper with
regard to biaattitude toward tbe Rob
erte caae. The publicatioo atated tbat
Oainea had announced hia iutention to
admit Roberta on hia credentiala and
uiri belief that after ati inveati^atioo be
would be expelled. It then went on to
Mf tbat he voted against Boberta and
explained his reason by saying tbat sell
l>reservation waa the firat law of nature.
Mr. Oainea denounced this publication
aa entirely falae and a "foul aat-ault"
upoa him and declared ihat hi- people
knew be would never take a cowardly
noaitioti on any quesiioo.
Mr. Bu!zar tben ofJered as privileged
matter a resolution directing tbe Becre
tary of tbeTreasury to furnisb tbe Houae
with all lettera, agreementa, etc, that
bave passed between tbe Treaaury De
oartment and tbe National City and
Hauover National Baoks of New York
aince March 4, 1897, relating to the d. -
posil of public fuuds in tbose institu
tions. Also tbe amouot of such money
depoaited, ior wbat lengtb of time, for
wbat parpoae and wbetber any iutereat
ia being paid by the banka on tbeae de
posits.
Tbe Bpeaker ruled tbat tbe resolution
waa not privileged and tbat it would
bave to be referred to thecommitteeon
rulea. Bulzer made an attempt to get
unanimous conaent for tbe immediate
consideration of tbe resolution hut tbe
republican floor leader, Mr. Payne, ob
j cted. The Houae tben adjourned
uotil tomorrow.
TELEtfBArHIC BREVITIES.
Mr?. Elizibetb Dibble, aged 74, waa
suflocated in a fire at ber bome iu New
York today. 8he waa a cripple and
was found sitting dead in her arm chair
wben tbe fire was put out.
In Detroit, Micb., this morning fire
burned out Miliigan, Puhl & Morris,
regalia manufaoturers, and W. T. FiBke,
ahoe aupply manufacturer and badly
damaged tbe Parisian steam laundry
Lose $60,000.
Tbe inquest into the death of pretty
18 year old Lizzie Kiab, wbo was found
dead in her home in Pbiladelpbia, un
der somewbatsuspicious circumatancea,
was beld thia afternooo. It was shown
by tbe testimony of phyeiciens tbat tbe
girl's death wah caused by congeation
of the kidneye. The four men wbo
have been beld since tbe girl's death
were accordingly released.
One jf the wortt stoirm for m?ny yeaia
JweptoverHan Francisco and northern Caii
ornla Mo.day night and Tuosday About
50 feet of sea wall at the Mare IsUnd navy
$7^000 into th? oaj. ??-init a damage of
Daniel Pheedy and his three danghtera are
in a critical condition in New Ycrk to'ay
from trichinosis, the resnlt of eatiog bad
porg. It is believed that one of the daughters
cancot retover.
A regiment of roogh riders fron Nebtaek.
ili being recruited to rtght for the Boer* Ail
of the recruiU are said to he dead shots.
Hanged for Murder.
JUuhUIL fr?*M M?I Creesinger
, w tDg$> b1ec?notod,y for ,he ">"<*? on
???10; H5* of *?* *S a iti.
year-oldg.,l bhe waa waylaid and crimi
nally' aaaauitod nesr the farm of ber tarents,
her? thtoat cnu Creaa.nger, who *a< 8uspo, t
ed of the cr.me. wa? t.k,n into custodvanl
narrowly escaped being lynched. Four d.ys
MftlSSai tf Cresdnger eonfeS
T0-DAF8 TELEGRAPHIC NEW8.
FromSouth AfVica.
Reoaberg, C?pe Olooy, Jao. 2.?
Gaoeral French haa uot yet occupied
Coleaberg. Flgbttog betweeo hia force
aod tbe Boera haa beeo goiog oo aM
day, the Boera having returoed to many
of tbeir poaitiuo aod opeoed artillery
fire. The Britiah, however, are bold
ing tbeir positiOD. A eupply train ^hd
dowo the tracka today ioto the Boer
lioea. The atartiog of tbe traio ia aue
pected to be due to treacbery, aod one
arreat has beeo made. Wueo it wa<
Been the train could not ba recovered,
the Britiah artillery opeoed fire oo i'.
One abell derailed tbe firat car, wreck
ing tbe whoje train. Freoch's addition
al caaualtiea are three killed and nioe
teeo wouoded.
DurbaD, Jbd. 3.?The Boera are ec
treocbin^ fartber to t ie weatward and
are alao maintaining their poaition
aoutb of the Tugela. Their trencbe^
now extend for eigbteen milea along
tbe nortb bank of the river. General
Bulier iri preparing toadvance.
London, Jan. 3.?An ofhcial diepatcb
trom General French aaya that witb
amall r<-enforcementa he could dif
lodge the Boera at Coleaberg. The
war office feara tbat French may have
to retire from tbe poaition begained by
bia flanking movemeot aince be ba*
not been able to follow up bia firat a< -
vantage. General Frencb saya tbat he
ia now manoeuuering about Coleaber?.\
General Gatacre reporta from Bterk
atroom thateeven of tbe mouoted pc
lice engaged nortb of Dordrechtoo Fri
day are atill m.H-inp.
London, Jan. 3?There iacooaidera
ble uocertaioty bere aa to wbat Fiencb
ia accomoliahiog at Coleaberg. Tbe
fear ia expreased at the war office tbat
French might have to retire ia aomt
what contradicttd by a diapatch from
Naauwpor?, on theGrange river, which
aaya tbat tbe Boer8 who returoed to
their positiona yeaterday are today
again retreating before the Britisb, al
tbough putting up a atubborn figbt.
AccordiDg to tbe diapatcb tbe Briu-h
occupy a poaition to the eaat of tbe
town.
Capetowo, Jan 3.?Col Pilcher, who
defeated tbe Boera at Suunyaide Mon
day and later occupied Douglaa, north
weat of Belmont, ia now eupported by
Gen. Methuen'a cavulry brigade under
Gen. Babbington, Tbe inhanitauta of
Douglaa gave Pilcher a bearty welcom<.
Bterkatroom, Ctpe Cdony, Jan. 3.,
9:10 a. m.?TDe Boera attacked Mc
lento, 20 mil.'rt oorth of Bterkatroom,
early today. Tbeaution ia now proceed
'Dg._
Two Woinen Trippecl liini Up.
Norri-uown, Pa., Jan. 3.?Two worr
eo wbo put tbeir heada together neatlj
trappeii Norman McConnell at tbe
Opera Hoti-o here Mouday nigbt. O .
waa hia wife of a year, who aaya he de
aerted her aeveral weeka ago, and the
other a reaident of thia town, to whom
he has been piyiDg atteotion. Mra.
.Mit'jnneil catne here from Pniladel
phia H< nday to look up her miariiot
uuaband and cbaDced to meet tbe Nor
ristowu woman. Bbe told her atory
acd the latter exp'aiued how McCon
uell had made an t n ?agement to take
her to the Opera Hou^e, Bbe aaid be
had reprereuted that he waa a divorced
man. Tbeo it \va agreed that the en
gagement abould be kept. Tbe Nor
riatowo went with -JcConnell to tbe
tbeatre, and tbere IffT. MtCoooell war
awaiung them. Tne buabaod w?
called out aod plactd uuder arreat.
Hia only excuae for letviug home wea
that he couldn't support a wife ou $6 a
week. He waa bouud over for court.
The Bubonic Plague.
Honolulu, Dec. 29, via Ban Francia
co, Jan. 3.?The aunouncement waa
mada Chria,_U8 that there had beeD
three more deatha from bubonic plague.
Tbe reataioa io ali tbeae casea bave
beeo cremated. Thefact that bodiea of
plague victima are beirjg cremated haa
atlded anotber difficulty io the way of
tha board of health, aa all oativea aod
Cbineae, eppecially, dow conceal their
jick, f-ariug tbat the bodiea will be
cremated.
Manila, Jan. 3 ? A caee of wbat &\ -
peara to be well authenticated bubonic
plague baa been diacovend iu tbe city.
Tne victim ia a nati\e aud was found in
a houae wbere two deatha which exci.
ed tbe au^piciona of beallh autboritiea
have already occurred. The plague
caae baa Inen iao!ated and rigorous
mea-turea to pteveut confagion bave
been takeo.
fcaved by Masons' uistresa Cry.
Kanaaa City, Mo., January 3.?
Joho B. Rjbinaon gave notice
yesterday tbat be proposes to
Hue the town of Libertv, Mo ,
for $100,000 damages. He was mana
ger of the Arthur House, the priocipsl
hotel there, and was taken out and
whipped by maskel men on November,
7. Robioaon states that all tbat aaved
oim from death was the fact that he was
a Mason. While tbe crowd waa beating
him he gave the Maaons' distreas cry
and was answered by two men. The
torture was tben stopped. Robinaon
waa accuaed of runnmg a disorderly
houae, but be baa a paper eigned by
nearly two huudred persons who say
hia hou.se waa respectable.
Gov. Roosevelt's Meesage
Albany, N. Y. ,Jao. 3.?Oovernor
Rooaevek'a anuual ineasai^e was read
in tbe legislature today at its opening
aeasion. Much space ia given to a dis
cusaion of the trust question The gov
ernor tays that publicity ia the one and
8ure remedy we should invoke in re
gard to tbe investigation of officiol
abusep. The governor strikes a
blow at tbe boxing game by
recommending a repeal of the Horton
boxiog law. Tbe law, tbe govercor
says, aacoustrued by tbe police, pei
mits priz- figbting and this renders tbe
Horton law objectionable.
Temple of Libcrty.
New York, Jan. 3 ?A'. the monthly
meeiiogof the architeciural league last
evening, the project was discuased of
building a temple ia one of the public
^quares of the city in which thousanda
might aasemble and be taughtthe ideaa
ofcivillife, Themoat favored design
repreaents a buge circular building
atandmg upon a p atform shaped like
a maltese croaa, baving four entrances
leading tiaceotral domed ball Sur
mounilng the siruciure isa buge etatue
of liberty and b low the ceotral ball is
tobeacryptio contain tbe bodies of
distinguisbed Americanp.
Gaa Explosioii.
AIbinyIIrd.,J*n. 3.-A natoM gas ex
ploeion in the basement of the Bartlett Hc t I
list night blewup the office J^hn Birtlett,
owner of the property, ? eo0 of the r>rJPrie'or,
and Mr*. Allev, a guet, were hurled to tbe
ceniDgaud si.gbtiy bjnud. Kifieen oihci
occopantaoftheroom eacaped injory, bting i
aeited aboat the walls. The building waa j
badly damaged by fire. J
Foreisn Newa.
Berlir, Jan. 3.?Tbe government did
not reoeive England'e anawer toits note
relativeto tbe Buodearath incident till
noon today. Tbe exact nature of the
correepoodence betweeo Berlin aod
London io tfais matter iaoot knowu but
the Germao officiala say tbey are con
viooed of Eugland'a good will. Tbe
Germao roteurged tbat Eogland rcake
a prompt aettlement of tbe affair. Tbe
preaa and publio contioue bigbly ir
cenaed over tbe aeizure of tbe Buodea?
rath acd aoti-Britiah feeliogia iocreat
ing.
Bruaaels, Jan. 3.?Ooeof tbe clerka at
the Traoavaal legation here baa been
diamiased oo auapicioo of beiog a Brit?
iah apy.
Bsrue, 8witzerlaod, Jan. 3.?The ar
bitratora io the Delagoa Bay case bave
reached a deciaioo and tbe award ia be
Ing drawo op. It will be ready for an
oouocemeot by tbeeod of tbe montb.
London, Jan. 3.?Tbe Eightb Huaeara
have beeo ordered to Alderabot to form
tbe nucleua of aootber cavalry brigade.
Borlin, Jan. 3.?The Volka Zoitung today
s?va the Emperor William will proceed with
four warahira to liavre in the rpring and
make a visit to Paria.
? i
The Marketa.
Georgetown. Jan 3?Wheat 65a72.
Ho Only Repeata What Has Been Said
AroundThe World.
It baa been demooatrated repeated
ly in every B'ate in tbe Union aod io
many foreign countries tbat Cbamber
lain'a CoUgb li-m-dy ia a certain pre
ventive aod cure for croup. It baa be
ri m- ihe utiiver-al remedy for tbat die
eaae. M. V. Fiaher, of Liberty, W. Va..
only repeata what haa beeo oaid around
the giobe iwhen be writea: ''I have
nH'd Cbamberlain'a Cough Remedy in
my family lor aeveral yeBra and always
witb perfect eucceaa. We believe tbat
it ia not only the bt at cough remedy,
but that itia a mrw cure for croup. li
haa aaved the livea of our cbildreo a
pumber of timea." Thla remedy ia for
ale by all driugiats
Lewia Dennla, Salem, Ind., siya "Kodol
l)y-p jhih Cure did nio more good than any
thing 1 ever tootr," Jtdigeeta what you eat
?nd can not help bt t cu e dyapepaia and
itomacb troubles.
Denuty Is Dlood Deep.
Clcan blood neaaa a dcaa akin. X<
beauty without it. Cascarets, L'andy Cathar
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, b>
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im
ourities from the bodv. Begin to-day to
banish pimples, boils, l>lotchea, blackheads,
and that sickly bilioua complexion by taking
Cascarets,?beauty for ten centa. All drug
giata, aatisl'action guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 60c.
J I. Btvry. l.ogatitown, Pa., writer, "I am
willing to take my oatb th?t I waa cured of
pneumonia entirely by the usa of One Mitiutt
<'ough Cure after doctora failed. It alaocu
-1 my childreu of wbooping cougb." Quick
ly relieves and cures coughi, colda, grippe and
throat and lurg troublea. (.hildren all like
it. Motbera eudorae it
IIow Are Your Kldoeya f
Dr. Ilobbs' Sparagua Pllls cure all ktdoer Hia.
lr>'r-? A'lil virlim? lU-uiedv^o-Ciicaww
IIONETABI AND OOMMEWJIAI
New York, Jan. 3.?8t-cka were alightly
lowtr Ht the optning t;d*y in reiponte to tbe
h-avmeas in Loodm tbia morning The de
prsnon did not laet long, a nuaiber of ad
vaBres taking place. Atter tbe firat thirt)
m iintes genertl reactions took place under
faliing saies.
VVMOLBHALE PBIOES IN ALBXANDBI/
Flour Extra. 175 a 3 15
Famiiy. 3 50 ? 3 90
Fancy brande. 4 00 a 4 50
Wheat, longberry. 0 68 a 0 72
Mixed. 0 66 a 0 70
Fulta._ 0 67 a 0 72
Dampandtough. 0 55 a 0 60
orn. white . 0 38 a 0 40
Yellow. 0 37 a 0 39
U>rn Meal.. 0 40 a 0 41
Bye. 0 43 a o *s
?ata, mixed. 0 28 a 0 30
Whito. 0 30 a 0 32
Butter, Virginia, packed. 0 16 a 0 18
Choice Virginia. 0 22 a 0 25
Common to middling... 012 a 0 14
Bgge. 0 20 a 0 21
Boef, hind quarten. 0 71, ? 1108
Forequartera. 0 4 a 0 6
_iveChic_oi_(he_e). 0 1% a 0 8
Spring do. 0 7^ a 0 8
Hogs, dresaed, large. 0 4>_ a 0 5
'? " amall. 0 5 a 0 5>_
Turkeys, live.?. 0 8 a 0 C9
" nndrawn. 0 10 a 0 11
" dtawn.. 0 11 a 012
3
6*4
6
6
61*
Potatoee. Va., bush.,. 0 50
*woet Potatoea, bbl. 1 50
Onions, per bushel. 0 GO
Oried Poachei, peeled.... 0 7ffe
Dnpeoled. 0 6
Dried Cherries. 0 0
Drifld Applea. 0 4
Raoon, country hams. 0 11^
Beataugar-cored hami. ti 10^,
Butcbera' hama. 0 10^
Breakfast Facon. 0 8^
Sngar-cured abonlderi. 0 ~
Bnlk ahouldera. 0
Dry Saltsidoa. 0
Fat backs. 0
Bellies. 0
Smoked shoulders. 0
Smoked sides. 0
I*rd. 0
Smoked Beef. 0 14
Baga/s? Brown. 4
Otf A. 0 4%
Conf.standard A. 4 88
Granulatod.... 0 5
Ooffeea?Bio. 0 8\
LnGauyra. 0 14
Java. 0 16
MolaaheaB. S. 0 0
01. 017
New Orleana. 0 20
Porto BJco. 018
3ugar Syrnps.?..' o 16
Herring. Eastern per bbl 6 00
Potomac No. 1. 2 75
Potomactamiiyroe. 4(0
Do. half barrel. 2 00
Potomac Shad. 9 00
Mackerel, small, per bbl.. 15 00
No 3 medium. 22 00
No. 2.24 00
Plaator. gronnd, pei ton.. 4 50
Ground in bags. 5 00
Lump. 3 60
Clover Seed. 4 25
Timothy. 130
Old procoas Linseed Moal 31 00
Saltr-O. A. 0 65
F'no. 0 00
Turk's Island. 100
Wool?long, unwashed... 0 18
Waahed. 0 24
Morino,unwaihed., 014
Do. waahed. 0 20
Cottonaeed Moal.'20 00
Hulla. 6 50
Oottou Seed Mixed Feed. 12 00
Huinac. 0 70
Hay. J5 00
Cut do.13 00
Wheat Bran per ton.14 50
Brown Middlings.15 00
White Middlings.16 00
Alexandria Bfarket. Jan. 8.
The marktt contiones firm but quiet with
light offtringa and few sales, whila quotations
are onchaogel. Country produce conti-.ues
in fair icquiry.
i AFETY BAZOB, once naed tod -'U nevsr
t do withoat it For aalt
HENBY V?. . -DT,
106 W *?? ?? *r..l
s
UGAB LOWEB.?Beat Fine Grain Granu
lated fcugar for sale at 5^0 by
J (J MILBDBN.
D
E
OOB MATP, good quality, for asle cheap
at_J.C. MIt.BUBN'8.
LGIN BDTTEB and FBE8H EGG8 juit j
laceivadhj J. 0. U1LBVB&.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Laat night waa clear and cold. Tbere
were fourteeo lodgera and one priaoner
at the statioo hoose.
Tbe only case before the Mayor this
morning was tbat of Henry Jenkios,
colored, arrested for diaorderly conduci;
he wa< dismissed.
Marriage licenaes were issued in
Waehiugton yeeterday to Florence R.
Whettoo and Mary I. Scbnof, both of
Bicbmond, and to Oeorge W. Duff and
Pearl Douglasa, both ol Oreene county.
Rusaell R. Wdliams, the Baltimore
youtb wbo eodeavored to take hia lile
by firing a bullet into bia obeet about
two weeka ago in tbe Capitol grounda,
Washington, was diacbarged from the
Emergenoy Hospital jestetday.
A meeting of the Agr culural and Ic
dustrial Fair iuorlailiia of Nortbern
Virginia will be b? 1.1 iu tbe rooms of
the Buaineaa Men'a League, corner if
King and Waabington atreete, Friday
afterooon at 2:30 o'clock. At tbis
meeting it wiil probably be decided as
to where the propoeed fair grounda will
be located. It is reported tbat 8t.
Asapb will be seltcted.
William Allen, wbo lives on BOinh
Fairfax street, was yes'erday an
judged iosaoe t.y a commibsion cerr
poeed of Dre. W. R Fuivia aud Tbte.
Qibeon and Juaticee of the P. ?ce C. O.
dipple, Joeepb 8. Beoch acd Juliua 1V1
too. Allen will be eent to ibe Biale
boapital at Btaunton aa soon as posri
ble. A tirailar ccmmiseion waa beld
tbis afterooon upoo Mr. John Btepher -
800.
The board of directora of the German Co
operative Bnilding A?ooitt on No 5 of A'ex
andria bave dcclared dividends on tbe rir.-t
*eriea of $8.25. second seriea $4 and on tbe
3d serita 60c per sbare.
lhetoaidof directora of tbe Alexandria
Kiadergarten Aasociation nut last t.uht but
a quorum not being preseut the maetii g,
without traasacting any businesg, aiijoui i cd.
When Vt. Thomas Perry wet-t to his storc,
on lower King Ureet tbis morning he foiml
that a ben which had been abont tbe place fcr
aome time bad batcbed firo chickenc
Mr 8. H. I unt baa aold for the heirs of tbe
late Wm Aratli thestore on the nortb side
of King street, two doors east cf Boysl, to
Mrs. B. T. Chewning
At a meeting of Oeorge Mspoo Goanci',
Boyal Arcanum, last night, tbeofflcer* rececl
ly elei t3d were inttal.'ed.
DBY GOODS.
.
10th, 11th aod F Sts.. N. W.
Until Further Notice Store Will Cloae
at 5:30 p. m.
FIBST SHOWINO OF ADVANCE IMPOB
TATION8 OF 8PBINO OF 1900
Cotton Dress Fabrics,
Gomprising Fmbroidered Mousaellne de Soie,
Poult de Sole, Mousseline a Poia, D.mitie
Satin Baye, BatUte Brilliante, &c
AlsoI8pringImpoitatlonsof Pilnted French
Challis and tilk-stripe Bayadere.
Alao 6pring ImpcrtUiors of French Nain
?ook, Cambrio and Swiss Embroideries, Edg
logs, and Inaertions to matcb, and All-OTera
Flouncing?, and Bobes.
We alao inrite attention t) our
January Special Sale of
HOUSEKEEPING SLTPUES
Eroeptioaal values are being orfered in tb
best grades of Table Cloths, Table Dama*k
Napkins, Tray and Car?iog Clotbi, Towe
Towelingj. Ltuen and Cotton r-hetti and P
low Slips, Bed Spieads, Blanketi, and Co
foitabies.
AlaoSpecisl Attra<tion8 in lace and Linort
Hemstitched and Embroidered Tea < l< ? h
Center Piece?, 8c?rf?. Tr?y Cloths, and Doy
lies.
Importlngdirect and l<rge bujinggive U4
agrest adrantage, acd er-able ns to quo'o
pricea that would other wise be imr>ost>ihle.
We hare now rcady for aelling the follon
ing excellent:
John S. Brown & Son's Table Linens
At 25 Per Cant.
J
Below tbe Uauai Pricea.
Zl specul purchaw of John ?, Brown A
8 ju'b famoua iriah Damaak Tablo < lotha ai d
Napkina, conaiating of beaut ful Damaik Pat
teru Oothsaud Napkine, in very atttaxtvo
pattern*. Clotba in the moat deair.ble sizei
2x2, 2x2% 2x3, 2"_x2?_, and 2>_x3 yard,
Napkina in both % and \ aiz_. Wo i.ir-r
them at 25par ceut. ljaatban thaotoal pricea.
8econd floor.
-?:
We Alao Annouuce Anothe i
50Pieces French Opera Flaanels.
Now ao popu'ar for bhirt *a;ata. Uui.tin ?
ton pitik, grays, bluer, caator-, cardiual, aa
tomobile, oeriae, and all other dealrablo p'.ain .*
abadea; alao embroidered and printed polka
?pot and flgured effect*, in pleaalng variety.
Theae are alao extenair dy uaed feg Dreatitg
Sicquea, Tea Qowua, Matinees and cb l'r i,'s
wear.
Plain, 60c;
Printed, 76c; Embroidered, $1.
Second floor.
JB-QOODS DELIVRRED IN ALEXAS
DRIA.
Woodward & _jOt_urop,|
ioth, i ith & F Sts., n. w.,
Washington, D C.
CHOICE VIBOINIA PaCKED BUTTEB
28c, juat received by
_X C. MILBUBN.
C0FFEE8 hkve advanced, but we are atl I
eeliing them at old pricea.
J C. MILPITPN
F
C
BE&H BOLLED OATU for aale in pack
agea and by the pound at
_ J. <1 MILBPRN
OX A QOBDON'8 MI880UBI HAMSJ
fineat quality, for aale by
J. C. MILR17RN
GINOEB ALE-loported and .Americaal
Oinger Alejaat received by
_J 0 IfM P1TRM -
R'LVTON BB-AKFA6T FOOD j.i t rel
oeived by
_J.C.MILBUBV.
ROY-L SUOAH BEET8, very fine ai i[
tender, in 3-lb caua, Juat received by
_J.C. MILBVKir. -
ATMOBE_ MINCE _EAT rnd I'MM
PUDDING juat received by
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