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** \% Good Beginnings Make Good Endings." You a:c rr..tkir.g _t good bcginnmg <zvhcn you cor.:mcncc to take Hoods Sarsapar&A for any trouble of your blood, stomach, kidncys or lfc>cr. Pcrsisicntly taken, this great rrxdidnc <"*t'i27 brir.g you the goodend ing of perfeci health, strength and <vicor. AMENDMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA The Belief Prevaiis That it Will be Carried. DISFRANCHISE SOME WHITES. Senator IViichard. Who Lcads lhe J'.clit Ajja'nst ilic Measure. is i-ioj-hctie (.1 Us Defi-at? So i'arit iK..llS-)Ct.ulatii)ii. tttAa-lfllG-i, N. C. i'ch. M.?*Spccial.?Mr. Jcsephus Danlcls. edltor of tbe Ralclgn News and CJbservcr, and a member ol the Nationa] Democratie Committee, says tliat at thc poils ali Democrats, three fourths of the l'opulists. and lu.oOJ Repub llcahs wlli vote for tne amendment. The ReptrbUcajis thai are oppos-cd to thc amendment say the .wn'te voters ln the country thlnk the amendment is to dis tranchisc the -gnorant whites as well as tho tgnorant negroea. "i T WU.I, CAitRV. iLeatllng (Democrats seem to have no Idea than t_ia1 ;hc amendment will be -carr-tad, and -many Kerutiiicans-, even ? juviTimr Russell, th'in-k lhe ?sum'i. "Jlien. on tne other Jiand, Senator JTU--iia'rd. who ls really the -teafl -1 tne Rcpuoilcan party in -North Carolina, leels sure. and s" o***presses himself. that tne amendment will he kiiie'd oumgiit. Noiliing can be settled until after tne election, and a Talr count is requlred to ln- gircn, so. of course, all wrltten on the suh.lecl ls -?:mp!y speculatlon. Col. John S. Cunningham. who will prob? ably be Ihe Democratie nominee for Gov? ernor at the convention ln April. has Bieen here for several days. lle ivallzcs lhat this campalgn, both fbefore nnd arter the convention, will be a warra on?;-. Cl-esccnJ City Baces. NI-:\V ORLEANS. Feb. 1".?Sui-_ma-.es: PJtsI nace?one mlle?Bright Night (5 to 0. and 9 to r,i lirst. Lrucky Mb-rtday (2 -to T luid 4 to .*i) seoond, Walter Crest <G to ?' third. Time. 1 :!G. Seoona s-ice?six furiongs?Diflidence (.lf 1_ 1 -ind 10 'i?i li ii!>-t. Lomand <tl to 5 and ?_? to .".i Pecoitd, Jnlook r(S to 5) third. Time. "1:17 1-4. Third raec?st?crp.e_ha--e. short course? Al Heevos (7 to ;'? and ;; to 5) tirst. Coro naltiis (?; to 1 JUid .1 to 2) second, Jack Jlav.s i7 to 11 third. T'mc 3:41. Fmirth r.'.ee?DoSoto Randicap. seven furl.ni;->?Aaides (3 to 1 feuid C to 5) first, Dr Wtamsley (7 to l and 2 rto 1) second, __v.*i Rlce (13 le To third. Time" 1:30 3-1. I'ift.h race?m-le and' three-elgbths? "Monongah (7 to 1 and 2 to 1> lirst, Kikin (S to 1 -nnd 3 to 1) second. Goose Ijver (7 to 5) Third. Time. 2*26^-4. aiioth i-aice?itMrteen-cd-Jteen-hs of a -ri-de-O-l-t-e 1'iily (3 to 1 and even) first. I'.-l-ve Hcal (1G -,., .", and <; 10 S) second, Grundeur 02 to "D third. Time, 1_25 1-4. Golf six Iticlmiond. Tliicre have been display ed in the cen tre "f Uie Je-Teriron lobby for th-< last few weclos, five beauitifiully carved Bllver cups, ?? '-. ? i are offered liy the hotel to the r.al.i i> of i.lii' best live scores ln the ;jir!n?r pi!f tmirn.i.nvnt. which is now on, conrmi-i-oini* the lirst weelc in this month and e ntlnuing until tihe lirst <if June. The lournam-nl is played over the Jef? ferson Golf Llnlcs, which are by far thc -a-t perfcot In Ihe South. Already the ? ntries ln the tournament are suniclent in number and reputaiion to Bruarantee jrood records and a. good gatne through lhe season. ."?! iniiiit Comjiai:y Orjjaiiizedl. i:!K.MI.WMA.M. ALA., Feb. 17.?A sih cial io :!-,,? Age-Hc-rald from Anniston, 'j1':.- ?"-?edegar Bro-wn Ore and' Mining Company u.;s organized here to-day with (300..00 capital. J. W. Comer. of Sc_v_ui nah, is Iprea-dent and treasi-rcr: II. 11. Comhs. of A-in_ston, Ala., is \-ice-pre_adeiil and general manager. Th.- company has lmrchased extensive iron ore property near Jlacksonville, Ala., and ih-1* mhie and ship ore. The Central Foun-ry Comirany received iin order lo-day from Honolulu for a 1 irgre oiunitity of sanitary initi j>lpe, to bo -OUp.ped as early a.s }K>ss_b*lo. :nw i.rkc-. iiliam 11. Clai-tc Dead. Olt!-:. Feb. 17.?AVilliam H. This out s tl. len i lhe horseman, died to-day. His ids all his entries In the various itakes for the coming season. vi-s his great horse, _5__ia_*ter, .? BrooWya and Suhurhau har.di il a loi of "promising t-wo-year t wore Ixang handl.-d by Ma.tt ill be out of engage_nents for Storm-defier?. Biivdoped in (bis Overcoat and with our Foot I'rott't'tion you may enrounter a blizzard and feel as 'warm as if you were in the Pliilippines. Nowadays \vc- have the knack of makiuii Uiese coats warm without the weight we formerlv had in them. THEVKl-: ALSO LlGHTliR IN PE.CE THIS WEEK ! Rubbers, 75C OvershofS, cloth top*;, "?i.50. You'll ntcd new TR0USERS after this Slowy-20 per cent. all down the line. MRS. PAUL DIES ? IN PETERSBURG The Funeral Will Take Place To-Day at Her Home. TWO MEN ATTACK AN OFFICER They are Sent to .Jail for 30 and OO Days by t ho Major?Mr. i'risby, t lie SupiKised Lost Sailor. Has lle lurncd to His Home, PETERSBURG, A*A., Feb. 17.?Special.? Mrs. Mary A. Paul died at 4:15 o'clock ?this morning at the residence of her son in-luw, Mr. BarUett Roper, on Market street, after being conlined to her room for about two weeks, and suffering from an mffectloii of the heart, ?pcocefully and without o. struggle. She leaves an only cbild, Mrs. Bartlett Roper, wiUi whom .-iie liad lived for many years, since the death of her hus? band, and two sisters, Mrs. Annie M. D. Winglield. wj.iow of the late Bishop J. 11. D. Wingiield. of Bericia, Cal., und Mrs. John A. Brown, of Chicago, 111. Mrs. Paul was at tlie time of her death a imcmber oi the Washington-Streei MoEhodlst Epascopal Church, South, in Petersburg, whSdh she joined in li'j, and COnUnuoutfly ftom that time to the day ot her death s!he took eui active interest in all tlie work of the church, though for many years her heajtli has been feebie. .Mrs. Paul was tiie daughter of the late Pthilip Jtalnoy. ol' Mecklenburg county, Va., and his wife, Annie Matilda Boyd. She was bur'i in Mecklenburg county on Uie Btfi of November, 1S27. und was edu caited al tho Moravian School at Suiem, N. C, where she continued' until she was about eightoen years- of age. ln IS'-ri she m.irriod tho- late Captain D'Arcy AVent wortli Paul, who was umong the first to volunteer iu defence of fliis State in lSGL and was killed while in active service with tlie Twclfth A'irginia Infantry, Ma hone's Brigade, dying near Predcrieks barg. A'a.. shortly after tiie battle at that place ill tlie winter of 1SG2. The name of Paul has long been lion ored in A'irginia Methouism, and D'Arcy Paul. Esql, the father of Cuptaiu D'Aicy W. Paul, by his generous comributions to RandoXim-Maoon College. and tiie mis sionary enterprises of the cliurch, and the establishment of the Petersburg Femaie Orphan Asylum. has croated a monument to his naane, through which, though dead, ho yet speaketh. After tlie death of her husband Mrs. Paul lived for severai years w.IUi her fathor-in-iuiw, and after the .marriage of her only t-iliild to Mr. Bartlett Roper she made her home with her until her death this -morning. Tlie funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock alt tbe home of Mr. Bartlett Ropor.on Market street. and will be eondutied by Rev. B. F. Lipscomb, assisted by Dr! Battle. Mrs. Paui's grand: ln'Mri:: and' nepkews will serve as active ipall-bearers. The honorary pall bears will be: Messra. John AV. Bradbury, L. L. Marks. R. B. Davis, John R. Tv.v ner. R. AV. Collier, .1. E. AA'hiteborne, John McGiil, R. O. Ege'rtbn. AV. R. Mc Kinney, J3. B. Vaughan, AV. AV. Townos, John R. Patterson ,and Major A. L. Iluult, of Richmond. POLICEaBAlN ATTACKED. Pete Conway and Fred Hamlln, two sti'angort. nnadc an alir.ck on Police Olii eor MoGee ab lut :: o'clock this morning. , Ti;o i.w i men had boen drink'ing and were on BoHtagfbrook street creatdng a disturb ance when tihe ofllcer requested them to be quiet. They refused and began to cui-so tho ofllcer and he arrested them. Wihile he was carrylng tiiem to the station HlamJin struck him a severe blow on the head, and before he could recover the men ran off. The sound of Mr. Mc Gee's distxess wbistle brought other olti cers i i his assistanca, and the men were soon reoaptured. They were triod to-day and Conway was sent to jail for thlrty days and Hamlin for sixty days. MR. F-RJSBY SAFE. Mr. I'risby. Uie husband of Mrs. LotUe Frisby. for whose safely the worst had been feared, lias reached Petersburg and is noftv wi-Ji his wife, Who is still criii oally ill. The Daughters of Liberty will g;ve a box and sbadow party at Old-Follows' Hall ncxit Tuesday night. Dr. Battle wiil occupy his pulpit to morrow at Uie morning and evening ser? vice. After Uie morning service deacons will bo eleeted. Among Uie Petersburgers who have been attond'ng tho Thomas lectures being de? livered ait Richmond College by Dr. Ben iamin Idc AVheelor. aro Drs. Battle and Pileher, Prof. -"?? E. Davis and Mr. A\ il liam T. Davis. Mr. Robert Sullivan, of Blackstone. A a., fell off tihe ! laU >rm at the Union station to-ndgthl ar.d broke his right leg just bc low the knee Dr. Burke was summoned at once, and did all that could be done to relievc rhe man's extreme pain. LARGE SAAA'-MILL. J H Boyd and Brothers have estab lisned a large saw-mlll plant la Chester Beia county, near Port Walthail. "Centre Hill." the old home of the P.ol llngs, was offered for sale at public auc? tion yesterday. The property was started at a bid of ?2,100 and was taken in. as the highest bid Was only ."4.100. The property contains over three acres of land and is assessed at Sl"..0iM>. The Methodist SundayJSchools'jwill hold their montlily meeting at Wes">6treet church to-morrow afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lunsford enter taincd Uielr friends last Thursday night at seven-band euchro ln honor of Uieir Cehutante daughter. Miss Grace Luns? ford. Miss Lunsford was assisted in re? ceiving her friends by Miss Lillie Hill, of Richmond. The guests were Misses Knte Pereival, Page, Grace McGiil. Annie AA'ilson. Laura Jones, Nannie Meyers. Nannie Scott. Morton. Luc'e Watson, Liza Bragg, Mary P.oasloy, Helen Leavenworth, Susie Tofts AVhyte, Bolling of Baltimore: May Callborne, Kaie Mann. Maggie F.ridgers. Nannie Maolin. A-irgie Slater. Kate Al? len. Mary aioyler, Lucy Chamherlayno, M. Gilliam. Janett Bcrnard. Mary Meade Bornard. Mary Doarborne, Mary Friend. Lillie Hill of Richmond. 'Bessie Cocke. Lena Noltenius, Grlzelle Mullen, Page Nichols, Eva Graston, Maggie OOlller, Emily Townes, Berta. Gill. Alice Spicer, Martha A'aughan, Mattie Watson, and Brock, with the following gentlemen, re spectively: Messrs. A. Friend. Henry Paiteson, E. G. l"riend. Dr. Meade Oal lender. Oharlos AVitherspoon. George l'lunimer. John Watson, H. L. Plummer, Sa'muel Hurt. Jr.. Robert Morton. Edwin j-;'Otswood. AV. B. Stevens, James Wed? dell, George Soay, AV. AV. Townos. .1. S. Bpes. p.obert <-illiam, Fred. Eokles, Car? ter Meyers. John Friend, W'liliam y.lm mer. Jr.. R. R. Pereival, AA*. S. i'oung, Hill Beasley. Ernest Jones. Dr. H. G. Lcigh, James Dunn Martin. T. S. Beck with, Jr., Dr. AVilliam Shlppen, AA'illiam Cnthbert. Pat. Boothe, llorbert Llght foot, AVilliam Jones. Jr.. Hamilton Sea bury. Ernest Parrock. Camcron Dunlop. Jiuiios Cuthbert. AA". M. Jones, Jr., Dr. J. Osborne, S. AA*. A'enablc, and llowell LlKhti'oot. Arthur Bhlnes, tho negro who broke into rhn house cf Mr. Frszfer. in Cnrsterfleld county. last December. was arrested here to-nigbt by Ofllcer Coleman. - '-?- ,i BUllOp of Suvannali. AVASBTNGTON, Feb. 17.?The Post will say to-morrow that recent advices from Rome to prominent Catbolics in Wasb JHUNYOiYS INHALER CURES CATARRH Colds, Coughs. Hay Fever, Bron chitis, Asthma nd all Diseases O-theThroatand Liings. Clon's of Me-Icated Vapor sre Inhaled throagh t_e E-outh and pmltted from the nos trlls, cl*.-_sl_{- and T_porl_l_**' all tbe tnSamed and -llaeascd parts wblch cannot be reached by. medlciae taken into tbe stomacb. It rrachei thc tore spots?It heals the ravo places?It gocs to the seat of disease?It acts as a Italm and lonic to the whole system??1.00 at ttruggisls orsent bymaiU 1505 Arch St.. 22hila. ington lead to the "nnouncement that there is a strong probaDiUty-^of?%?*??? pointment of Rey. Cornellus F. Thomas. formerly assistant rector of St.;PatrlcKs church here, as Bishop of Savannah. Ga., at an early date. Father Thomas is well known in Washington and Ealt.more was born in the latter city forty-three years ago, and was ordained in 188L HOUSE PROCEEDiNGS. LiCKislative, Judical and. Executive Appropriation Bill Passed. Tv'ASliINGTON, Feh. 17.?"Late this af? ternoon the Jlouse passed the Legislative, Executive and Judicia! Appropriation bill, after having it under consideration four days. A spirited eollonuy between Mr. Sulzer, of Now York. and Mr. Grosvenor, was the feature of the day's session. Fresh from the anti-trust conference in Chica? go, Mr. Sulzer directed the attention or tne House to "The monster monopolies" -which he said were being fostered by the "Republican admlnistratlon. He ad verted in passing to Ohio politics. These uttcrances drew the fire of Gene? ral Grosvenor. -who referred to "The po? litical garbage" which Mr. Sulzer had (brought back to Washington after his "l_ippodroming tour" through the West as "a Vice-'Presidential candidate.*' The Civil Serviee appropriation clause, which was stricken from the Legislative bill inthe Committee of the Whole, was rpsloreH in the House hy a vote of 77 to 123. TOHAVE A JUSTICE JOHN. CliarlotteftvilleCouncil Will Creato tlie Oflice of I'olice Justicc. CIIARLOTTESVILLK, VA.. Feb. 17.? Special.?The City Council upon hearing the report of a special committee appoint? ed by Uie Mayor from tho Council and a slmilar committee from the Chamber of Commerce to revise the city charter, un animously determined that thc city should have a police justice who shall hold his court daily and reeeive no fees for ser? vices. but a componsation to be iixed by the Council. Mr. Warner Wood, a prominent and very weaithy farmer of Albemarle, who has -been suffering for some time from catanact of the eyes, went to Washington a few days u-ro and had a successful operatlon performed. and is doing well. Mr. Joe MeAIexander. a. well known en gineer on thc Gliesai>eake and Ohio rail? way, .;;..-d at Gordonsville this morning nt 11:30 o'clock, in the forty-seventh year of his a-re. ACTIOIM IS ESSENTIAL. Crops in I-orto Kico aro nt Present lm movable. SAK JTJAN. P. lt., Feb. 17.?Several of the largest mcrchaiUs of San Juan, upon being interviewed, unanimously express ed the opinion that immediate congres sional aetion is absolutely essential to the interests of the island. They say that the erous are tmmovable, the- pro? posed duty under the ccr.ditions of the Foraker bill on sugar and tobacco being prohibltive. There are now S,:'0O pounds of tobacco ready for shipment, and by August there will be "-,'100,000 pounds. Ihe local press cxpresses the opinion that the condition of the islands were better during the darkest days of the Spanish regime. A FAMINE FUND. Thc Quecn Opened tlie Iiist With a Contribution ol* 1,000 Pounds. CAILCUTTA, Feb. 17.?Lord Curzon, of Kedleston, viceroy of India, prcsided to dav at a meeting ireaugurating a famine fund,' at which the leading Maharajah and British oiiic-ials were present. The announ-ement that tiiie Queen ha-.l opened the fund with ?1.000 was enthus lastically cheered, whereupon the Maha rajah of Darbhanga contrlbuted ?7,-00; thc British India Company, ?5,v00; Lord Curzon, ?1,000, and ouhur subscription. raiscd the total to _"O,00O. ] ord Curzon, in an eloqucnt address, drew a moving picture of lhe famine. whose magnitude, he said, was an unpre cedented tragedy. GENERAL FRENCH PROiVlOTED. Tlie Queen Makes lliiua "Lieutenant Geiiei-al. I ONDON Feb. 17.?The Queen has pro moted General French to be major ' i-ieutenant-Colonel I'ekewich has been iromoted to colonel for scrvicc at Ma 1 leltin Snow Ten an?i "' Half.lrielics. *** H__M_A_>__Ul-U_lA- Feb. IS.?The heav iost snowstonn since the blizzard of last year. and the lirst ge'nuine fall of^ the season, has been in progress in the State of Pennsylvania since !ast_ night: Throughout the State the fall of snow vaned from 2 to 101-2 inches. At a late hour to-nlgh't the force ol" the storm had been spent. and the ther mometer began to fall. indicatlng a ces ttion hy early morning. Prominent Laivyer Dead. COLUMBI.'S. GA., Feb. 17.?Carey J. Thornton. one of the leading lawyers in Georgia, died here to-day. lio was lifty two years of age. He was formerly a partner of ex-Governor James M. Smith. arid was a prominent iigure in Populist politics having been I-o-utlist candidate fur Congress in lSU-l from the Fourth district. has taught us how to make the best Emulsion in the world; Experience has proved that this Emulsion is worthy of entire confidence. There are many imitations of and all kinds of substitutes for it; but none equal it. lf your doctor recommends you to take Cod-Liver Oil, or you know yourself that you need it, get SCOTT'S EMULSION ; it is the best Cod-Liver Oil in the best form. Ifwebadyour address we-would send you a sample and a parnphkt telling more about it. ?*< <? j SOC ?nd Ji.oo, all dr-fgUts, Kn I SCOIT 4- B0WNE, 415 Pearl St, New York. ) THE NICARAGUA CANAL MEASURE Favorable Report Submitted on the Hepburn Bill. ESTIMATES OF COST VARY. Tbe Kstiinated Heccipts From tho Canal AVouId Amount to at licast ?0,000.000 Ainiiially?Consent ofNicara-riiu and Costa lllca. WASinNGTON, i Feb. , 17.?Chairman Hepburn, of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign. Commeree. to day submitted the report of the commit? tee in favor of the Hepburn bill for con structing the Nicaragua canal. The report says in part: N ?'If the provisions of the bill can be carried out the United States will, within a few years (from six to eight), be in full bw'nership und control of h. watcr way connecting the oceaas; that it can defend and that it can use in the In? terests of its navy and its merchant marine as wisdo'm may dictate. ??There seems to be but little doubt that the States of Nicaragua and Costa Rlca will give their consent tor the constructiori of this great work. After reviewlng the scveral survejs, the report continues: "These reports above referred to, the oplnlons of the engiiieers and sclenUsts, belleved to be enUrely cornpetent lor their work. jiistlfy your committee ln recommending the undertakmg of th. enterprlse as one that is entirely prac tieable, and that can be completed fo. a suin oC money, the expend.ture of which will be wise. ??it is true that the estimates of cost are variable, ranglng as they do from less than $10,000,000 to" a possible JMo. 000,000. It is, however, l,ro^ . ? *'> that the size and character ot the canal csiimated lor is as **&*>*.?*-??-.J?? cost. Fifteen feet depth and MWM width was the size of the f^^0^" Thlrty feet depth ar.d ono 1mm ^d feet width are the dimensions ol the later proposed canal. _ T?? CASlIREMbNERAlIO-N.^ ^ "Your committee ?=*? ownership'o! tbi"1 canal. estimates only C^enUome^L'connected ^.^Tell ?Ti Catlat SC-si^Hon/of r SgTwotud ??t? amount that would pass the TflffnpSton is the toil el^ed^^^^^ ^ica^rca^.^r^^^Honsb, * ----^of^r^aS^ gregate t'im. ul i. is estimated n'trcostoT^tainlnga^opor athig Ihe canal would be one mllllqn dol [ars annually t .hore "Your commltiee ate av" , t0 are a number ol |^" .^ ^en[ nave concesslons trom th^ g or Nicaragua and <^>* t'e ^ ^RUorand'^ke Nicaragua. OMiers clalm to be authorized W.construct =25 ""e 'SSJS&X&ZZ lapsed ot ?n\?\ SpeculaUve pur nave heen ob?.ainea ioi -i ^noukt noses However ihis may hc. lt snouiu be the purpose of tho government tc, deal dJrecily with tbe governments of Niui S and Costa Rica; those |Ove>mment can adjust all questlons ?r?nfh?\? these coneessions much ea^er than tne U^We wanfour share of;tbe worUTs commeree, and to secure it wo mMt-Jhaj al! tho utilities tnat are posstme. "Nor can wo oxpect to get our share without a INTKNSB RIVALRT. "Thore is now the most intense rivairy for fhisoommerco on the part ot commer wal nations, and our rivals will use all political and commercial intluences, and dlplomhcy without its arts and rnenaemg phrases to drive us out of tho neld. "There are persons who say we aro bound Iby treaty stipulations with the government of Great Britain to refrain from carrylng out this great enterprlse. This statement wo do not believe. We reoognizo the fact that "0 years ago tne T'nited Statos and Great Britain entered into an alliance to secure tho building o? tho .Nicaragua Canal. Any person who dispassionately sttirtios carefully thai treaty must come to the conciusion that the primary stipulations ln tho Clayton Bulwer Convention iooked to the lmmo diate building ot a'cahal under the in fluence that might be exorted by the two govornments. rather than a prohibitlon to either to build Lt." After quoting the treaty the report goes on: "Xo one can road that article without coiicluding that the Nicaragua Canal con tomplated was an undertaking early to be completed through the kindly aid ot tho two governments. Great Britain has allowed ."0 years to elapse without any movement on her part to carry out the provisions of that article. It has been a dead letter from the day the treaty was signed to the present time. "Tlie last flfty years has wrought a re markable change in our relation to a waterway crosslng the isthmtis; 1S"j0 was only four years removed from our lirst occupation of California; not more than 10,000 inhabitants were on the Pacilic coast. Our trade coastwise with that coast was Insigniticant ln value and amount. Now we have millions of citi? zens Ilvlng on that coast. AVe have hun? dreds of millions of commeree: we have tens of millions or wealth; wc have nc-' quired Alaska, Hawait. the Phllipplne Islands. There is no comparison between the mengre interests or tlt'ty years ago and the colossal interests of to-day. NDAV CC'.N'DITIONS. "Tho situation has so changed. the in? terests of our people now and then are so diverso. that the nccesslty of respond ing to these changed conditlons are so ovorwholmlng that the more serlous of those who lead in the formation of. tho world's judgment would say that our present action must be in harmony with these new condiuons rather than the old. There Is a law of self-preservation that should control the action or com munitiirs no less than ot' lndividuals. "Irrepealable statutes are not tolerated. Even the most solemniy-enacted leglsla tions must give way to the demands or the later generations when it is found that their provisions are harmrul to the public welfare, and we know of no other form of enactment having sanctity above law and legislation that the overwhelm Ing needs of the people^ may not with consistency and morallty idemand the re? peal of.'' The report quotes Professor Lawrence in "Frindples of Intematlonal Law," where he discusses the extent to which treaties are binding. "It is doubtless true that in 1S50 Great Britain ar.d the Cnitetl States contcm plated the speedy completlon cf the NIcar rngua canal. They proposed to havn joint Interests by joint contributions to lt, but the posslbllitles of a Suez canal that followed years after 1850 dawned upon the anaritlme world changed tho Interests of Great Britain. She no longer desired the .Nicaragua route for her own uses. Bbe dlrected Ixer conduct -SEND T Invention of an Ohioan That Guarantees Perfect Health, Strength and Beauty to Every User, and Cures, Without Drugs. allNervcus Diseases, Rheumatism, La Grippe, Neuralgia, Blood and Kidney Troubles, Weakness, and the ftlost Obstinate Diseases, by Nature's ffiethod of Steaming the Poisons Out of the System. Ministers and Those Who Have Used It Declare lt to Be the Most Remarkable Invigorant Ever Produced. Better Than Any Treatment at Hot Sprinp-s, Sanit3riums or Health Resorts. A genius of the Queen City has placed on the market a Vapor Ba;th Cabinet that has proven a blcssing to every man. -wo? man or chiid who has used it.. . Our recent investigation of tnis re-mari-. able invention -w-u- so very satisfactoi-y w-e have no hes-tancy in endorsing tne same as just what all our readers need It is an air-Ught enclosure, in which one comfortably res-ts on a chair. anel with onlv the head outslde, enjojR al home, and for 3 cen_- each. all tne marvel lous cleans'.ng. ?curaitive and ln--tgoratin* effedts of the famous Turkis-h Baith. Hot Vaper of* "''"dtcated* Bath, witn no poss bilitv of taking cold afterward, or m anj wav" weakening the system. . . _? Hundreds of well-known phyBicians have given up their practice to sell this Cat?l not?such eminent men as Kmcrson Aic Kav, Detroit. who has already sold over 700, :ind John C. Wright. Chicago, who sold over 125 last month. _ Thousand's of remarkable letters have been wrltten the makers from usert, some of which. referrihg to Rheumatism, La Grippe, Kidney Troubles, will be interesting to those who suffer from these dread maladics. \V. i_. Brown, Oxford, O.. writcs: "My father was (.own in bed for months with rheumatism: '??--? Cabinet did him more good than 4.1-) W"11-1 of drugs." G. M. -jafferty. Covington, Kv.. writes: -Was compelled to qu:t busi n-ss a year ago, being prosrrated./with rheumatism and kidney troubles, ^when vour Cabinet came. Two weeks t^e cured me; 1 have never had a t-\m. since.*' Rev. George ii. Hudson, Okemos, Mich.. says: "I gave up my i^torate on account of nervous prosrrat.c-n ana lunk troubles; mv editor so highly recam mended your Cabinet.(I tried it: from that day 1 have steadily grown better: am now well; nervousness gone: luiis strong: a.m a now man." Mrs. Oucr. .>.'>?. 9?H Broad street Columbus, O.. writes: lt is -r.tnd for curing colds, la -grippe, .n flammation, aches, pt'ins: it cured my uncle of neural-ria. and sleeplessness with whloh he had long suffered. A neighbo'r cured herself of la grippe in one night, her liuio girl of measles, her son ot croup. Another neighbor cured eczema ot imainV years" Standing." Hon. A. B. Strickland, of Bioomthigton, .writes that the Cabinet did him more good than two vears' doctoring, entirely cured him of catarrh. {travel. kidney trouble and dropsy, with which he had long been af ihcted. Hundreds of ".iinisters write. praising this Cabinet. Rev. II. C. Roernaos, Kvorett. Kan.. says: "Its a biessing: made me full of life andvigor; should bo In use in every family." Rev. J. C. Rk-hardson. north Fifth street. Rox bury. Mass., was grearly benetitecl by its use and recommends it higbiy, a*" a>so does Professor Ii. K. P. Kline. of Dttalwa University. who says: "l tind it a great benetit. No Christian should be WtthCWI* it." Hon. A". C. Hay. St. Joe. Ma, writes: "Physicians gave me up to die: was per suaded br friends to try this Cabinet. nnu lt cured me. I cannot praUse it enough. Rev. Baker Smith. D. D.. Fairmont. N; J.. says: "Your Cabinet ricls the body o! aches and pa-in. and; as= cleanltness ts next to Gedliness. it merits high recom? mendation." Obngress.7n.-1n John J. Lcntz. Mr-.Ken drloks. Prin. of A'nssar College: Jonn T. Brown. Editor "Christian Guide : Rev. O M. Keitb. EJdStor "Hoiir.oss Advoeatei as well as hundireds of elergymen ba-vk ers. govemors. .physicians nnd Influentlal .peopie recommend it highly. It Prevents Disease, and phvsicians are unanimous in chiim lng tbat oolds, la grippe- fevers. smal. pox. consumntioii. kidney trouble Briteht's dSsease. cancer?In fact. sucn marvellous ellmln.-itive .power h.is tius CaMntt that no disease can gain a root fcold In vour bodv if you take these not Thermal'Baths weekly. Sofentiflc reasons are brought out in a very instructive lit? tle book issued by the makers. To Cure Blooti and Skin Diseases this Cabinet has mirvcHous power. Dr. Shepard*. of- Brooklyn. states that he _has never failed to draw out the deadly poison of snake bites. hvdrophobia. blood poieon, etc bv this Vaipor Bath, proving tnat it is the' most wonderfufl blooti purifler known. *f people. inste.vd ot fifflng; thelB system with more poison by taking drugs ar.d nostrums, would get into a Vaipor Bath Cabinet nnd stea.m out these Ifolsons, and assis-t nature to act. they wouid have pure blood. and a skin as clear and smooth as the most fa.stidious could dcslre. fhe Important Feature of rthis CaWnet is that it gives a hot vaipor bath that bpens the millions of pores all over the body, stimulating the swoat glands. drawlng out all tho impure saits, acids and eft'eto matter. which, if retain od, ovenwork the head. kidneys. lurrgs and cause disoase. debllity and' sluggish ness. Astonishing is the Improvement in health. foeling and complexion. The first bath makes yo.u feel like a new being; 10 years younger. AVith the Cabinet, if desired. Is a Head and Complexion Steamer, in which the iface, head and neck fire given tho same vapor treatment as tho body. producrngr tho mos-t rwonderful re? sults: removes plmples, blackheads, skin eruprJons, cures Catarrh, Asthma and Bronohitis. O. C. Smith. Mount Health-y. O., writes: "Since using this' Cabinet my Catarrh, Asthma ar.d Hay Fever, with which I have been affttcted since childhood, has never returned. Worth Sl-,000 tn mo. I have sold iltundrods oi* these Cablnetsr. Every one wa.s dolighted, Myrfwifo finds st ox.""llent t'or her iils." AA'hatover Will Hesten Perspiration every one knows is ibeneficial. but other methods are crude and' insignincant. when compared to the convenient and maryel lous curattve pow-er of this Cabinet, known as Uie nov.- 1902 style Square Quaker Fcldinn Thermal Bath Cablni t. AA'o find it to be a genume Cabinet. with a real door, opening wide, as shown in cut. When closed it is ai'r tigiu: bandsomely made of best. most durable, water-proof goods, rubber lined. A heavy steel frame supporta tt. making it a strong and' substantial bath-ro?;.i within itself. It has top curtains: in fact. till the latesft Improvement--. The makers furnish an excolle-at stovo with each Cabinet. ttJSO valuable reclpta and formulas for medicated baiths ar.d aiiments, as well -is plain dtrcctions. It folds Bat In 1 Inch 's-.ace. when not in use: easiiy carried: wotghs but 10 "pounds. People don't need bath-rooms. as. thla Cabinet -may be used in any room, and bath tubs have been discarded since this invention, as it gives a far better bath for all e'eanslng purpcses than soap and water. For the sick room its ndv~ant.i-.ri-a are at once apparent. There have be<-u 5o-C_iled Cabinets on the markr-t. but they were unsajtfsfhc tory: inconvenlenc. simply chesup, ttlmsy aff.iirs. After invewtlgation we cin say the Quaker Cabinet made by the Cincinnati lirm is the only .practicn.1 article of ;:._ kind, and will tasrt for years-. It seems to satisfy anj deUgtht every user, aird the !V?akers Guarantee Results. They nssert pasf-hrely, and their state ments are backed by o. vast^_n_ourtt ... testimony froxn .porsons of loBueoce, Ehai this Cabinet -vitl cure Nervous Troubh . DebHity, i-urify the Blood. Bearattfy ? ? Skin and Cure Rheumatism. (They offet $50.00 reward for a case not relievi d > Cures the masit obstinate case-s of Wo? men's Troubl. s. I__ Grippe, Sleeptesshes-r, -Neuralgia. Malaria. Head-aehos, Obe*it\. Gowt, Soiatica., Eczema. Scrofula. | Dro-psy. Blood and Skin Diseases, Liv. - a:.d Kidney 'Troubles. It will Cur. the Worst Cold. w'th one bciith. broaks up all sv-mptnms of I>a Grippe. Fevers. Pneurnonia smntption, Asthma, and is really a h ? . . hold neceslty. Gives the most Cleansing and Ftefreshtng Bath known. and all thc-se enjoying heo.Il should use it at lea_)t once or tv. ? week, fotr Hs great value is its man ious power to uraw out ot the system all imparttfes ithait cause dfeease." and I this reason is truiy a God-send to _ . hu__s_n_ty. HOW TO GET CNE All our readers -who want to enjoy per feot health, prevent disease, or are a tlicted, should have one ot" these r_ markable Cabinets. Tlie price is wonder fully low. Spo.ce yrevents a detalied de scription, but it will bear out tlie ::: st exacting demand for durabilicy a:ai_. ura Uve propertles. Write The World Mfg. Co.. l.'XS7 Wnrd Building, Cincinnati. O.. and a .. : to send you their pamiphii :.. . this invention. Tho price is v. n : n . . low, only S3.00; comptete- with hea'ter ??" rectioris and forn-fulas. Head Actaeh memt, if desired, SLOO extra, and it is ;;; deed difficult to Imagine where one i ii invest that aimount of money in anyti n? else that guara ntees so mu.-k hea i strength and vigor. Write to-diay for full ioformatlon better still. order a Cabinet: you ? ' be disappoinited, as t'n.> nxaJcers gu i every Cabinet. and agree t.i refnnd i money -after "0 days- use if r.ot *>_."( represented. We know them to do ns they agr They are reliatMe and i-S-oonsibie' tal. ?' '??.' ?>..<.. The Ca1 haet Es just as represented, and will be shipped !.r--!y. _-0_ oan s__Tely by express. E> O. rn mt ? bank ilraft, or certified' eheck. Don't fail to send for bookli r. anyw Ihe Cabinet is a Wontferful Seffer. for a-rrnts. and the firm offffrs sp ind ??-:. ?:?-? to both m->n and ?women upon request, and to our knawledge mnh: are making from 510Q and "l.'K; every month and expenses. with refcrenoe to tho now condition, yet j still uses this ghost of a dead treaty fto j frighten tho people of tho United States i from securing the great advantages con tinulng to llow to us from the successful cbmpletion of this great undertaking." GsiTING AGAIN | ON THE TUGELA! (Continued from First Page.) 17.?General Cronje with 10,000 raea is ! in full retreat towards Bloemfontein. General Kelly-Kenny is fighUng a rear- I guard action and hariassing the retreat. The Bi.ers are reported to be leaving Spyfontein, going in a northwesterly j direetlon. ( The Boers capturotl a large convoy aa a result of yesterday's (Thursday's) iighting at Riet river. The British cas- j uaitios - were comparatively slight, i:i j view of tho tremendous bombardment. Less than thirty men were wounded, and but ono killed. General French's division was cnthusl asUcallly weleomcd at Kimberley. The officers dined at the ciub last evening. The news of the entry into Kimberley has greatly cheercd the troops who are working splendid.ly. ^ LONDON. Feb. 17.?A dispatch to tho War Ofiice from Lord Rooerts says that General Keily-Kenny's brigade Friday captured seventy-eight wagons of storo3 and ammunition. belonging to General Cronje. Following is tlie text of Lord Roberts* dispatch: "JACOBSDAL, Fob. l7.-Genora! Keliv Kenny's brigatie canturrd yesterday sev enty-oight wagons laden with stores, two wagons of Muuser riiles, eight boxes of shells, ton barrels of e::ploslves and a. iargo quahtity of stores, all bclonging to General Cronje's laager, which was stil! being shelled ty our artillery when Kitchener disnatehed his messeng?r." ENTRY OI'' JACOBSDAL. JCOBSDAL. Thursday. Feb. 15.?Lord Roberts- troops to-day entered this town, which had been in possossion of the British since yesterday. The utmost or? der prevails. Military po'-ice patrol the streets. but not a sUck of furniture. not even an apple from the t'rees, has been taken. A sentry was pUtced before each store, and the soldeirs are allowed to enter and purchase what they require. Everythlng is so peacet'ul that the inhabi tants* expre?s the utmost surprise. as it had bec-n diiigently reported that the BriUsh occti[>ation means instant looting. Ji'd-'ing from the conversations of the inhabitants. The Free State is weary of war. lt is oponly said that President Steyrie botrayed Uie people. When the latter became satistied there was no truth in the stories of the looting pro clivities of the British. the trawnspeople woleomed tho troops as friends. Since tho battle of the Modder River the town has not been garrisonod. but has been meroly used as a hospital depot, When the Boers lired on the British wounded the towns-peop!e protostod. Al? though the British shelling yesterday considerably frightened tho women. the shells were only dlrected at a ndge be yond the town. 'which was entronched The German hospital romains in beauti? ful order. Tt is clean and sanitary. and the ?wounded of both sides are equally well attended. A correspondent talked with a number THE IircST PRESCKIPTION for chills and fever is a bottle of Grove^s Tasteless Chill Tonic. The tormu a is n-a.n'v urinted on oaoh nackage. It lf> aimply Iron and Qulnlne ln a tasteieaa form ar.d ls compounded ln correct pro portiona. Tho reaaon imltators do not ad vArtlso tho<r formula is becau',e they ?j*""ow you would not buy their medlclr.e If you knew Its ingredients. 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Bioliniond 0ff_Ga,3!0 E.GarySt. of the Boer wounded', and they all ac knowledged that the Bridsh movements "iad nonplussed the burgher command ers. Even now, it ls added, Uiey are under the imipression that the sole objeut was the capture of Jacobsdal. AVhen informed of the relief of Kimberley they were at lirst incredulous, and then as tonished. The Landrost remains in the town. News has reached here that tho Boers are leaving Magersfontein and returning in disorgailzed rnasses to their fnrms. The invasloii of Uie Free State has Jin doubtedly struck a hard blow. whioh may result in the defection of large numbers of the Free Staters. ATTACKING A'AAL KItANTZ. LONDON. Feb. 17.?A dispatch to the Evening News from Lourenzo Marques, dated to-day. says that from Coer sources it is reported that the British are atta.'"-. ing Uie Boer position at A'aal Krantz, and that the Boers are still holding the pesition. This report is probably identical with the bombardmtnt of Biauwkrantz aa nounced yesterday. MONTRHAL, Feb. 17.?A ea"i!e dis? patch to the Star, dated Tacobsdal, feb? ruary 13th. says the Royal Can't-l-an P.eglraent was given a show in the o^era tions -which have Tesulted in the occu;<u tion of Jacobsda! by the British lorvos. The Canadians were in the Ninth Div*"r sion.. and partieinated in an attack on AVaterfaal. In thi; advance from Wiri clraal six Canasians fell out. and are either in the aospUal or eap'ured. NEW YORK. Feb. 17.?A dispatch which Prosldent Krugex is said to have sent to The Hague str.ce the successful movement of General French for the re? lief of Kimbe-rley. reached a former offi? clal of Hblland In this city to-day. The message. which was apparenfly j sent wiBh a view of quleting the appre ihensions of the friends of the Boera. read: "No unc-aslnoss. Fedcral operations wes" fully p'nnned." Tho reeipent of t*?a dispatcn, who con ceals his Identity, received and published a dlspatcb announcing tbe defeat of the British at Spion Kop twenty-fbur fcours before that ~event was made known "throuKh BrttAah source*. LONDON, E*>. i7.-2:S P. aC-* W*CW Get Cne of These New Combination Baking and i-isatingStoves. Patent-d and rrunu factured by Glias. H. Cosby, 423 W. Broad St. RICHMOND,V4. Writ-: lor circular. Richrr.ofid. Va.. Dec. S. lS-5i Mr. Chas. H. Cosb-y: * Dear Sir.?I have been using one of your Air-Tlght Baking and Heathxg Stoves. and find it cooKs nicely and ?_ufck!y*; Bakea biscutts in ten mi:>.ute_. X can re? commend it to any one. Respectfully D. P. POWET.T,. ; 1" south Twelfth street. disroartoh from Sterlaetroom daited to-day, says the Boers with artillery. cornmenced an attack early this morning on Molteno near that place, occupied by troeps com iranded by General Gatacre. '.ONDOX. Feb. 17.?General Roberts re? ports the British cusualties durtn-j the fighting at Jacob*"dal as one killed, faur teen wounded, and three xpisstng. A DRAWN FIGHT. LON'DOX, Feb. 1".?A special dlspatch from Cirds river reports a .Irawn fight between Brabant's horse and tho Jioers at Dordrecht on February P'.th. The en gagements lasted eight hours, until dark ness set in. The British los3 was eight killed and four wounded. The Boer casualties are unknown. The latter nad burn?d the grass around the position. so that the British khaki uniform showed ut> dis tlnctly again:-t the black background. ? 11 ? DBATIIS. SAMANXI.?Died. February IT. at 1:30 P. M.. at his residence. -00 Sprlng street. FRANK SA-dANNI. ln. the alxty-elghth. year of his age. Funeral from Saered Heart church MONDAT "MORNING. <F?b""*q?"-*-jr iDUJ. at 10 o'clock. with renulera uu,