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_*"_"-?- RI-PUI-LIC.-XS AN*I> 1'AXKS.
?Reprc-entative Payne. of New York. the
?Republican loader on tho floor of the
SIouhc, -recently introduced a rcsolutSon;
?which was adopted. requcsting the Secre
lary ot Sho __rea_?ury to infonn the House
whether or not, in his opiirion, thc prcs
<cnt laws for ralslng revenue are creating,
and will continue to crcale. a surplus in
?the Treasury over aml above thc needs
of .the gnvornmonl. Mr. Payne explalncd
that the ol.cct of the resolution Was to
get information that would cn-Vble lhe
Committee on "Ways and Means to deter
raino whether or not it was safe lo re
fluco taxes. ,
This 'is the. question tliat is now agl
"lating tlie Hepublican leaders. They know
lhat the government is collccting more
revenue tlian it cai. spend, and, without
any sort of neco.s-.ty for it, is withdraw
ing money that nuprht to he flowin-*; in thc
channcls or trade. and so causing a slrin
tgency in thc money market. They know,
ulso, that ill would be a popular thln.
lor the Republican party to reduce taxes,
but the llepublicans love a eoinfortable
iiHOtne so well lhat they cannot make
ti]) their minds to stop robbing thc tax
puyers.
ln reviewing ihe linanccs of govorn
Bnent, the New York Jntirnal of Commerce
says:
The surplus of receipts over expendi
tur.s for the lirst six months of the year
was only "f-lll'',!?!'?, 1-nt this has been in
?creased more. th.in ?st.'i.non.iKXl within the
ipast three months. and thc surplus -
Saturday stond at "?*5.4.457,ir.<>. The surplus
?for tho month of March will bc more than
Slfi.rnW.OOO. Those JigureS are subject to
some d.'diu t:!ons l'or the recent payments
?of premiums on the bonds rcfumled, but
?this elemejit dors not promise to keep the
surplus permanoivtly within manageable
iimits. The settlcment of the premiums
jinid during Alarch will leave the surplus
for the month at about "T.'KKCOOO. and wil!
-n.*duce tlie present cash balance-on Satur?
day of $1fi_.47*i.!):*S to about JiriT.OOn.lKiO.
From present appearances. however. the
nmount called for in thc settlcment of dif
ferences between the par value and pres
?nt worth of the .-onds, which will be
-presented lor T0*fuivdin**, will not execed
*$_r.,000.'X>n. Taking the cash bah-nce of
$l__,_9*>.4*i?. on January _d. as a nornial
and desirable limit. thc excess of receipts
over ordinary e>_pen_it'_res has already
raised this amount Sns.OCO.WO. and slniilar
receipts for the six months endlng with
September 80th next would add another
tsum of $C-*000."000 to the amount. or a
'total excess to bo disposed of of nearly
l.o.O.OOO.t'OO. 1_ 'the premiums upon the
honds called for j::,r..<KH).(iOO of this there
-will still rcm.iin an excess eif *fr.r?,O00.''0O on
September 3(>th, and the cash balance at
?that time. cxelusive of the reserve fund.
?will t-tand at JlfiS.OOfl.OOO. lt has a"r<adv
bpon decided by Secretary Cage not to
call upon the national banks for tho sur
a-endcr of tlTc^publlc money which they
hold. and this item stood on Saturday at
5110.3Sr..*.T.S. Tho Treasury does not need
anore than J'W.OOO.'HXl in excess of the bank
-loldlngs, and would have on hand nearly
5GO.OiXi.000 more than . was required. in
?spKe of tho amount already uepositod in
ithe ba*iks in order to iviieve eongestion
Sn tho Treasury and Btringency in thc
open market.
The surplus of rooeipts over __rpe'ndl
?tures is now sonielhlng iike Jl0.000.(KWi,,
yet the Republicans .uc a.raSd tliat this
will nbt hold out, and if they reduce
tases it will not i>" to any appreciable ex
tcnt. The Journal of Commerce says that
ttJiore are several of the stamp taxes whl_h
^re very annoylng - :o the public, but
nvhieh do not y'okl much revenue. and
Ihut these taxes will probably be repealed.
lt thinks tliat (hero will also be some
concessions to ihe brewlng 'interests.
nvhieh are powerlul factors in pnlitics,
but ithe gencri-J public wil! get no reiief.
"What lhe Rfpublicans should do ls to
reduce tho tariff an\i make trade between
tho I'nited Slates and the nations o* the
?arth as free as posslbly. llut so far
trom this the Senate has just passed the
3*orto Rican tarllf bill as if to enrphasize
gnd e>y>lolt the proteolion princ-Jple.
Oh, the humhuggery of politics!
>"IC\V lMI'KliS.
"Wc havo roocived the Newport Ne\vs
Hornlng Hcnaia, a new daily paper. of
w-_Uclh Mr. _*rank S. Woodson ls cditor.
f-ic coimpany -which publishes the Herald
' MgU ___no 'publlsii an ariemooii edition to
be known as The Times. Tho Herald ls
a firnt-rate newspaper, and would do credit
to any Virginia city. In appearancc, ln
news. ln arrangemeni and dlsplay, ln edi
torlal com-nent. It ls a llrst-class paper,
and snow* that It Js conducted by a man
who .knows what he ls about.
Mr. Woorlson is well reencmbered as edi?
tor or the Danville Register. which he con?
ducted with credit to h'msclf. for many
years. He is a compctcnt. industrious and
conscicntious newspaper wan, and hc will
ghc the people of Newport .News just such
a ipaper.as they need In the upbullding of
cheir wonderful city.
THIS KCCKXIRIC MR. WEBSTER
DAVIS.
Wc look upon Mr. Webster Davis'
reslgnation as Assistant Seeretary of the
Interior, that he may stump the United
States in behalf of the Boers, as a case
in 'which he either made a bargain with
Presidcnt Krugcr while at Pretoria that
he would do the thing for so 'much
a stump speech. or as one of those
grand-stand plays to the galleries that
weak-minded people think will add very
much to their consequence and import
ance. lf H be "the lirst, then Jilr. Web?
ster Davis has operated a very clever
l)it pl business that may make him
quite' comfortable for the rest of liis,
life. lf it be the latter, then (Mr. Web?
ster Davis is one of those impressionabls
individuals of whom we find a very;
charming specimen in the veraelous
chonicles of Don Quixote.
Mr. Webster 'Davis may mal'*7
his speech from every stump ln tbe
?United States, and it will have about
as much inlluence upon Great Britain
as ono drop of rain bas upon the tallest
peak ln the Himalayas.
The epeches -of 'M!r. Wlebstcr Davis
from American stumps, notwithstandlng,
Great "Britain will go right along in the
vigorous prosecution of the war until
the Boers have made absolute submission
or until the dogged obstinacy and good
marlcmanship of the Boers have made
such l-.avoc in tho ranks of her soldiers
that Great Britain conrludes the game
is not ?worth the candle and abandons
tho strugglc. But either event. which
cver lt may be, will bc arrived at with?
out the smallest regard to Mr. Webster
Davis' stump speeches, though he should
mako two when he only conlemplates
making one now; and if Mr. Wc-bslcr
Davis has not sense enough to know tliis.
then we seriousiy question the wisdom
of his (friends in allowing him to go
from stump to stump without a guardian
in charge of him.
Upon the. other hand. if Mr. Webster
Davis thinks (hc is going to stir up such
a ruction in 'this country as will cause
it lo intcrvene and fight out the foalUe
of the Boers with the British the caso
becomes still clcarer as one for a
guardian. and in that event ordinary
prudence would suggest two guardians
at least
Mr. Webster Davis will very probably
have the male and female old 'women
who attend his stump speeches dls
tiolving in tcars at the pictures bc IwllI
painU and the small boys will yell when
Jic tells of the real gallantry and marks
manship of the Boers. But there is
about as much probabllity that he will
get the American people lo ?" :nand of
this government that it shall a.bandon
neutrality und light out the Boers'
quarrcl for Uiem as there ls that Web?
ster Davis will be made 'President of the
Unitcfl States and immediately there
aftcr Czar of" Russia.
ITnon the whole. then. what con be at
tbe bottom of this most eeccntric action
of Mr. Webster Davis?
We are absolutcly at a loss to account
f,,r it unless it be a fact that it was
al! arranged between him and President,
Krugcr at Pretoria for a consideration.
OUR AOMIKAl. IX POLJTICS.
ln yesterday's paper we .printed a tcle
gr;:ni from New York. in which it was
said that Admiral Dewey had authorlz-d
the New York World io nnoounee to ihe
Amciican people that "after maturc rc
Ilection and in responsc to earncst en
tre3:ips from all parts of the countiy, his
former decision not lo run for the Presi?
dency was rescinded." Admiral Dc-wcy
laid:
'] realize that the time has arrived
When 1 must definitely deitinc my posi?
tion. ? When 1 arrived on this country last
Scpte-mher 1 said then that nothing would
inciee me to be a candidate for the Presi?
dency. Since then, however, 1 have had
the ieisure and inclination lo study the
matter, and have reached a different con
clusion, inasmuch as so many assuranees
have come to me from any countrymen
tbat I would be aecvptable as a candidate
lor this great ollice. lf the American
people want me for this high office 1 shall
be only too willing to serve them.
"lt ls the. hishest honor in the gift of
this nation- What citizen would refuss
it? Since suidying Ihis subject 1 am con?
vinced that the ollice of Presldent i? not
stch a very diflleult one to till, his duties
being malnly to execute the laws of Con?
gress.
"Should 1 be chosen for this exaltcd
pcsttlon 1 would execute the laws ot
Congress as f.iithfully as I have always
executed the orders of my superiors."
We have little faith in any item of news
that we see in the New York World, und
we could not but think when tliis remark
able. interview appeared that it was a
fake. but Admiral Dewey has told the As?
sociated Press that the interview is au
thentlc, and so the statement stands. The
Admiral does not say on which ticket he
will run. He does not take Uie American
people into coniidenee and tell them
whether he is a Democrat, a Repubiican,
or a PopulisL or a Socialist. but he seems
to say that be will accept the nomination
from any party that wil offer it to him,
and make his politics fit the emergency.
it is hard to believe that the man who
fought the battie of Manlla was capable of
makir.g such a weak, and we had almost
said contempiib'e, declaraticn as that
which we have quoted above, and the de
.?laratlon is sufuclent in itself to show
ib-ut Admiral Dewey is not a tlt person to
be President of the United Stai.es.
CURIU-NT TOPIC-n
The Chicago TImes-H-:raId, a Repubii?
can newspai>cr, is greatly ineensc-,1 at tne.
passage of the Porto Rican tariff bill.
and declares that never
-jcripture and m ^J.istory of military
lcirilt. .. _ ,
and political warfure has
there been such an instance of bonighied
and foolhardy lcadershlp.
What do the American people care, it
adds. aboilT the" "ttthe of mtnt and enise
ind cummln" paid by the- "*2,000,C*00 relief
"bill Into the desolate is"and. while this
nation ls arralg-ned at the toar of its own
ctfnscience for having . "omlltcd- th?
wclghtler -natters ot the law, judgment,
mercy and faith?"
That seenrs to us to, be. a very strong
and a very just sum-up of tho situation.
Tlie Macon correspondent of the At-.
Uanta Constitution i's rcsponsible for the
following: "It was learned in the city
to-day that a revival
The Modern meeting has been ln pro
Pulpitier. sr{>ss at Knoxvine f0r *.nc
past few dayp, and that last night there
was a sensatlonal occurrence at the close
of the cvenlng's service in the Methodist
Church. Mr. Morrill. of Cartersville, who
had been conducting the services there
for the past week. clostd his sermon by
washing his hands in the pulpit and
throwing the water from them over the
congrogatioit. saying at the same time
that be washed his hands of the people
of that town; that he would have no
more to do with them; that he would
never preach another sermon there, and
that he would go his way in the' world
and allow them to go tbelrs. He then
picked up his hat and coat and walked
out, slamming the door. This .was during
'the midst of the service."
The reason assigned for the conduct of
tbe evangelist was that the congregation
"had refused to respond to' one of his
propositions."
The more we see and hear of tbe evan?
gelist movement. the more we are per
suaded that the cause of religlon has
been more hfndered than helped thereby.
lt ls impossible that religlon can be ex?
altcd by either clo*.vn? or blackguards,
and the modern evangelist is too ire
quently one or the other. or both.
SOUTHERX NOTES.
Col. Chas. G. Johnson, a Georgia drum?
mer. has sold nearly S150.000 worth or
shoes during the past twelve months.
* *
Plncfcney 'Sizemore. whose "burial was
stopped by the police at Greenville. S. C,
because there were signs of life, was in?
terred Monday morning, the spark ot lite
having vanished. As already told in Tne
Times, the death of the man was sensa
tlonal. He had been arrested, charged
with s=- !ing a watch. When taken into
the magistratc's office hc denied his gullt.
When searclud the watch was found on
his person. W'hen asked tn cxplaln his
conduct Sizemore turned white and fell
to tbc lloor.
* . ?
The Atlanta Evangelical Ministcrs' As?
sociation has decided to rencw the attack
on "Sappho" and other alleged immoral
books. The plan of the ministcrs is to
make a personal canvass of all the book
shops in Atlanta. and take a pcep be?
tween the covers of all the books said
to -be hurtful to the m.nds of the young
and old readers. Such books as they
consider immoral will be made the pbjects
of a strong condemnation to tho dcalers,
and the miinisters will beg the deal'ers
to supprcss further sales of them. A
committee was appointed to carry on the
crusade against the hurtful literature
now on sale.
He Got. All HisCIniiii-e.
"1 never felt so cheap in all my life,"
sa.'kl Short, "as 1 did one day in a depart?
ment store. 1 bought a book for ,01) cents
and while I was waitlng for it a young
woman. whose good opinion I valued,
ccme up and wc besan to talk. The book
was wrapped up and handed to me by
the girl at the counter. and after a rihort
While the young woman asked:
"_,'Are you waitlng for your change?'
"I replied that 1 was. but in fact I
hadn't been thinking of it. I wanted to
talk to her and made that nn excuse for
stayling. After the usual long delay, when
it had passeil entirely out of my mind, tho
girl at the book counter stepped up and
said:
" 'Here's your change, sir."
"And she hc-ld a bright new cent ln her
open hand so tbat the other girl saw it.
I felt a chill at once and just because it
Bippeared lo the younj? woman that l
had been waitlng all that time for a cent.
1 got a reputat.ion for close-tistedness ,that
is still sticking to me."?Pittsburg News.
A REPUBLICAN SPLIL
One Convention Held in Nottoivny and
Another to Ho Called.
OR-DWE, VA., April ?!.?Special.?John
H. Boswell. county chairman of the lle
publican party. bas issued a call for a
mass-meeting of Republicans at Notto
way Courthouse next Saturday. April 7th,
to elect two delegates to the District
'Convention at Petersburg on April 11th,
and two delegates lo the State Conven?
tion at Norfolk on April 10th. They will
also elect a member ot' the Congressional
Obmmittee, county chairman, and the
Oountty Committee.
There is a sipllt in the party in this
county. and a 'few bolters. pursuant to a
call issued by II. L. Jackson. of Black?
stone, one of the negro leaders, met at
Nottoway Courthouse Monday and eleeted
deflcgates as follows: __.. G. Kc-Iley, of
Crewe, and IT. L. Jackson (colored). of
Blackstone, as delegates to the State
Convention, with II. H. Dyson as alter?
nate: G. E. Oliver (colored), H. L. Jack?
son (colored), and C. C. Miller (colored).
as delegates to the District Convention.
with L. G. Kcllcy and H. H. Dyson as
alternates.
Resolutions were passed endorsing the
administratlon of Presldent McKinley and
the course pursued by State Repubiican
Chairman Asnmv. Kesolutions express
ing regret at the death of William It.
Flanagan were passed, and also resolu?
tions condemning the course pursued by
Uie regular Repubiican party of the
county.
lt is thousiht that the meeting of the
regular party on Saturday will be largely
attended.
MR. MOORMAN'S ENEMIES
They Visit a Series of Misfortmies on
Him and His Family.
LYXCHBUTtG. VA., April 4.-^Special.?
Tlie dwellins-house of Jlr. L. G. Moor
man, near Uellevuc. was destroyed by Iire
yesterday. A few weeks ago his son was
knocked down and remained out of doors
unconscious all night. A week ago his
baru was set on (ire and was destroyed.
and now his home is lost lt js thousSit
that parties hnstile to Mr. Jloornwn u-e
'.hc perpctrators of the deed.
RECEIVERS NAMED
For Southern Building and lioan As
sooiation.
ATLANTA, GA.. April 1.?Judge Don
A. Pardee, of the United States Circuit
Court. has appointed Judge J. T. Pe'ndle
tou and William T. Henderson receivers
of the Southern Bulld'.ng and Loan As?
sociation, of Atlanta.
The compuinants in the bill for a re
cciver are Messrs. M. C. Alcxandor. a
resldent of Tennessee; AV. S. Bradley, of
Yirginia, and A. T. Spalding, ot. Texas.
The proceedings were ? taken by mutuai
consent, and lt ls said the receivers will
close up the affairs of the" concern at
once.
The amount involved ls belleved "to be
in the neighborhood of $1,000,000. It ls
likely that the court will enpolnt co-re
ccivors for .each of the States where the
corporation has assets.
The principal cause of the liquHiation
ls the excesslve tax, 'State, county and
Jnunicipal. wbich, acec-rdlng .to recent
Suprerne Court deeis'lons, have been as?
sessed against the company.
Mr, Paxton, a missionary from China,
will address the Ladies' Missionary
Society of the First Baptist Church.
Twelfth and Broad Streets, this after?
noon at 4:30 o'clock. Mr. Paxton is a
very interesting speaker, and the ladies
hope that many will hear him.
WEDDINGSATTHE
WHITE HOUSE
That of Miss McKinley and Mr. Baer
Will be the Tenth,
CLEVELAND-S MARRIAGE.
I'lio First "Was That of a Kclativo of
President James Madison's *Wifo
and Congrcssman Jackson,
ol'.VirsiViia.
The marriage of Miss Mabel McKinley, ?
niece of the President, to Mr. Hermanus*
Baer, of Philadelphia, during the .late
spring or. early summer, will be the
tenth wedding celebrated in the "White
House. lt will be the first since Presi?
dent Groyer Cleveland was married in
the spring of 1SS6.
Old servants of the White House, who
have held their positions since the time
of Lincoln, rem.mber vividly the *mar
riages which have taken place in the
Executive Mansion since the war. , From
the riles of the old National Intelligencer,
and from other records in the National
Lfbrary of Congress, as well as by care
ful inquiry and' research at the "White
House, with ithe assistance of Colonel
Eingham, Superintendent of Public
Buildings and Grounds, facts have been
?gathered concerning the "White House
marriages of the past.
According to the authorities consulted,
only ninc weddings have o.curred in the
Presidents" Washington house. President
Tyler-was married in New York city in
June. 1S44. The flrst marriage in the
Executive ."Mansion was ihat of a Mis*-[
Todd, of philadelphia. a rolative of Presi?
dent Madison"s wife, and ivas solemnized",
in the East Room in 1_*L The bridc
groom was Edward' B. Jackson, a Reprc
sentative in Congress from Virginia, and
a great-unele of Stonewall Jackson. This
Mr. Jackson, while in Congress, fought
a duel with Mr. "Eppes. another Virginia
Cnngressman. A chiid. bom of this first
AVhito House marriage was named
James Madison Jackson. and a dozen
years ago, there were many old citizens
of Washington iwho renu mbcred him.
The next marrlage in thc same build?
ing was that of President Monroe's
daughter, Maria, thc bridegroom being
her lirst cousin on her rnother's side,
Mr. Samuel L. Gouverncur, at one time
postmaster of New York. This wedding
occurred in March, 1S20, and was a very
brilliant entertainment, though but a
limited number of guests were invited to
it. including only the att.ondant*-, rola
tions and a few old friends. The late
IMj". Samuel Gouvorneur, of this city,
was born in the "White House of this
marriage. and died in Washington not
very many years ago. His widow and
daughters still live here.
The noxt couplc wed ded in tho White
House were also cousins. This marriage
occurred in the Blue Parlor ih 1S26, John
Quincy Adams being President. and the
coup]*" united were his son and private
secretary. John Adams-. nnd Miss Helen,
a niece of Mrs. Adams. The wedding
took place in thc evening in 'thc pres
enco of a very distiriguished company.
Thc late Columbus Monroe, of "Wash?
ington; and thc late General Rainsay.
at one time Chief of Ordnance, and Miss
Monroe and Miss Ramsay?the latter sub
sequently the wife of Colonel Tttrn
bull, U. S. A.?were among the attend
ants at the wedding, all of whom are
now dead. lt is said that this malch
was not iwhOolly agreeablo to President
Adams and his family; "but, if so, no
?men tion of it is mado in his d'iary.
Nothing was left undonc to mako the
occasion a merry one. and President
Adams so far relaxed liis usual dignity
as to be the best lalker at. tho table at
a series of grand dinner parties which
were given at thc Executive Mansion
during thc week following the nuptials
of his son.
IN JACKSON'S TERM.
Two 'weddings took place at the "Whito
House while Jackson was president.
First was that oO Miss Mary 'Lewis, thc
daughter of Major Lewis, General Jack
UICHES HAVE AV1XGS.
Keeping rich is frequently harder than
getting rich. lf the people of the South
insist on senriing away millions every
year for life insurance premiums. whieh
"might as safely and advantagequsly be"
placed with a strong south.-rn company.
they must cxpect to get left in the race
for* commereial suprcmaoy. The Snuth
Atlantic Life Insurance Company is
strong and up to date. Have you taken
a policy yet?
The Southern Bell Telephone and Tele?
graph Company announces that tele
phonlc communication can be had over
its lines with Lynchburg, Va.; Danville,
Va.- Roanoke. Va.; Wakel*lic?ld, Va.; Ap
poniattox. Va.; Farmville, Va.; Crewe,
Va.; Salem, Va.: Redford City, Va.; Reids
vi'lle, N. C.j Charlotte, N. C; Columbia,
S. C. *
For further particulars enquire at the
Public Pay Stations and at Manager's
ollico, 1214 East Main Street.
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND
TELEGKAPH COMPANY.
To my friends and follow citizens:
I desire to announce myself a candi?
date for City Sergeant, and earnestly
solicit your support and iniluence, hav?
ing been a tax-paycr to thc city of Rich?
mond for thirty-flve years. and T am a
believer in a little rotation in oflice, and
no one family should receive all.
JAMES C. SMITH.
SPRIXG HAS COMI.
and with it the usual lassitude, languor,
and inertia. The manner in which
you drag your weary limbs around and
lhe differoncc which you show to pass
ing events, indicates the sluggishness of
your blood. Disease is largely in evi?
dence. and if you do not take a Blood
PuriSier at once the coiisequences may
be more serious than you think.
As a tor.ic Alterative Dr. David's lodo
Ferrated Sarsaparilla has no superior.
For Eczema, Itch, 'Boils. Pimples.
Scrofula, Old' Sores. Catarrh and all
Skin and Blood Diseases Dr. David's
lodo-Ferrated Sarsaparilla is the cure
you need.
lt cures where others fail. It will give
you health and' strength by making pure
blood, thus eliminating all taint and disr
?case from the system. Don't be led to
take some much advertised nostrum, but
insist uipon lhaving t the genuine Dr.
David's ledo-Ferratcd Sarsaparilla.
Read what Dr. J. W. Smith says of It:
Reidsville.N.C ., Oct. 17, 1S9X
Owens & Minor Drug Company, Rich?
mond, Va.:
Dear Sirs,?Please send me three dozen
Dr. David's lodo-Ferrated Sarsaparilla.
I have entirely sold out the last lot I
regard your Dr. David's lodo-Ferrated
Sarsaparilla as the best alterative prepa
ration that I have ever come in con
tct with during a period of many years
in the drug business and in the practice
of medicine. lt sells better than any
other article that X haudle, and I fre?
quently prescribe It in cases where indi
cated*. ana always with the best results.
Yours truly, J. "W. SMITH, M. D.,
Physician and Driiggist.
Tf you cannot procure It of your drug
gist or merchant write to us. Price $1 a
bottle;-six bottles'for $3,
OWENS & MINOR DRUG CO..
Richmond. Va.
!JM_f
I trtll go-u-antee
that my Kidney Cur.
itrlll caro 90 per cent
of all forms of kldn-y
oomplalnt -. and ln
many ln-taac.s. the
most serious form. of
Bright'' disease. If
the disease Is cons
pllcated send a four
ounce Tlal of urlne.
We will analrie lt
and adrlse you free
what to do.
-lUNTON*.
At ?n -r___*lt?. 20o. a r\H. Qol-e to Heaitl
?B_ mdlt.nl a.-rlc. .r.o. 1505 Areb nt.. P*"i*l*
son's intimate tfriend and companion in
arms. Miss Lewis married M. Alphonse
Joseph Yver Pageot. a native of Marti
nique, who was Secretary of the French
Legation in this city in 1S36 and ISiO, and
was Minister from France to this country
from 1S43 to 1S.S. The gossips said that
Louis phiiippe appointed him Minister
that he might look after his wife's prop?
erty in Tennessee. There are still some
old "Washingtonians who remember Mme.
Pageot. She died over thirty years ago
at Montpelier in (France. She made a
lovely bride. it is recaUed, and President
Jackson gave her away.
The other marriage while he lived in
tho Executive Mansion was that of Miss
?Easten, of Tennessee, his niece, and Mr.
?Polk, of the same State. a kinsman of
President Polk. Old residents recall that
Miss Easten was to have married Lieu?
tenant -Bolton Finch, of the navy, an
EngMshman by birth. who in 1-33 had
his name changed by Congress to Bolton.
and died in 1849 as Commodore William
Compton Bolton. He was one of "he beaux
of tho time, and had been reported en?
gaged to several others before he was
accepted by Miss Easten, who jilted him
at the last moment, though the day for
the wedding was tixed and the guests
invited. Mr. Polk had hurriod from Ten
nesseo in his coach and ifour to make
last appeal. Traditiion says General Jack?
son advised the ehango, saying to his
niece in his emphatic way: "Take care,
my dear: with love marriage is heaven;
without it hell."
A wedding reception took place in the
White House also in Jackson's adminis
tration, when his adopted son, Andrew
Jackson, Jr., brought his bride, who was
Miss Yorko. of Philadelphia. daughter of
Peter Yorke. of that city. whom he had
married in her 'father's house there, to
visit President Jackson in Washington.
The next wedding ir. the Executive
Mansion was on January 31, 1SI-. when
President Tyler'- daughter, Elizabeth,
was married to Mr. William Waller, of
Williamsburg, Va. Mrs. Robert Tyler
wrote of it: "Lizzie looked surpassingly
lovely in her wedding dress and long
lace veil, her face literally covered with
blushes and dimples."
President Tyler was married in ."scen
sion Church, in New York, but had his
wedding reception in the East Room of
tho White House in the latter part of
June, 1_4_. having begun his courtship of
Miss Julia Gardinor. a beautiful ycung
girl of not more than twenty, in that
room in tho preceding February at an
evoning reception on Washington's birth?
day. His wife had died in tlie "White
House soon after their daughter was
married. At the wedding reception, when
all their Washington friends wore present
to tender their congratulations. Senator
John C. CalhOun eseorted tho bride to the
supper table and cut the wedding cake
for her.
No one remembers a wedding or a wed?
ding reception in the Executive Mansion
between this time and the wedding
ithe East Room on May 21. ISTt. of Miss
Ncllio Grant aud Mr. Algernon Charies
?Fr'ederick Sartoris, which was by far the
most elaborate entertainment of the "Kind
ever held in the White House.
The following autumn Colonel Fredcriek
Grant, who was married in Chicago
Miss Ida Honoc, brought his bride
Washington. and his parents, President
anel Mrs. Grant. gave an evening recep?
tion in the White House in their horor.
Four years later there was anotner
White liouse wedding. when Miss Emily
Platt, the niece of Mr. 'Hayes. was mar?
ried to Gen. Russell IHastiiigs, formcrly
Lieittcnant-Colonel of t'he Twerity-Third
Regime-nt of Ohio Volunteers, of which
'MrT .Hayes had been Colonel. The wed?
ding took place in the Blue Parlor,
June 19th, ISTS. This wedding, in defcr
ence to the wis'hes of both bride and
groom. was as quiet a one as possible.
Miss Platt had h?en to Mr. and Mrs.
Hayes like a daughter, and her own
mother bc-ing dc-ad, had long be.ti a
member o? their family. 'She llved with
them in tho "White House from the time
they moved there until her marriage.
Few persons have forgotten th. brilhant
marriage ceremony of Pr-sident Grover
Clevetand and Miss Frances Foisoni,
the spring of lSSt*. It was the lirst time
?that a President had been married in the
White House, and it was also- the most
brilliant ceremony which was ever per?
formed in the Executive Mansion.
PRESIDENT'S NIECE.
There has been no wedding since that
time. Miss McKinley, who is at presen:
living with the President and his wife a;
the Executive Mansion, has spent most
of the past three years here. in Washing
ton, and has always been known as the
Fresideni's fa'yorite niece. She is the
daughter of Mr. Abncr (McKinley, and Is
not yet 21 years of age. Mr. Hermanus
Baer is at present studymg medicine at
the Jefferson Medical Coilege, Philadel?
phia, and the ceremony, it is expe-.ted,
will take place in June, at thc- latest.
The President has already given his con
sent to have the marriag;- performed in
thc- White House.
In the past thirty years two Presidents
of the United States have ceiebrat.d their
silver weddings. These were Grant and
'Hayes. The twenty-fifth; .anniversary
of th? marriage of the former was cele?
brated at their cottage at Long Branch
on August 22d; IS**:;. On Decemher "11st,
1STT,-Mr. and Mrs. Hayes celebrated their
silver wedding in the White House by an
'evening reception for a iimited nurr.ber
cf invited guests. Their actua! wedding
day was t'he 30th of December, but
tho day fell on Sunday in ISTT, the fol?
lowing evening was celebrated. On Sun?
day. however, there was a quiet celebra
tion of a reiigious character, when the
marriage ceremony was performed in the
Blue Parlor by the Rev. L. D. McCabe.
who had married Lucy Webb and Ruth
ttford B. Hayes in Cincinnati, on Decem?
ber 30th, 1S52. On the same day there.
was a chr'stening and a christening
feast. Thc* tbaptlsm occurred in the H'.uc
Parlor. The children baptized wer? the
youngest of the family of Mr. and Mrs,
Hayes?Fannie and Scott?and the infant
of Mr. and Mrs. Herron, of Cincinnati,'
?who was then named Lucy lHayes.
Polk and Filmore were tbe only other
Presidents whose silver weddings- were
celebrated while they filled oflies'. The
two Adamses, John and John Quincy, are
the only two Presidents who *had golden
weddings of fifty years of married life,
but thr'se anniversaxies; fell after their
terms expirea. . John and A'bigail Adams
lived together sixty-two years, and John
Quincy Adams and his wife nearly ttity
_ne years. The next longest periods of weri
<ded life enjoyed by any oi the Preside-nt?
were by "William .Henry Harrison ar>.;
Andrew Johnson. each of whom had beer
married. forty-six years when he died,
Madison was married forty-two years be
for. his death, Monroe forty-one years
before his wife died. and Washington
forty years before he died. Jackson and
his wife had been married thlrty-seven
years whgn his death oocurred. Tyler
and his tirst wife, and"'Pierce anel his
wife, were eachi -married --twenty-nlne
ycar3 when death in each case r**_noved
the wife. Tyier, F.ln.o.e and Benjam'n
'Harrison are the only chief magistrates
bf this nation who have had two wives.
'.?*?"'
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
A Great Coal Combine Taiked of in
Wali Street.
A, C'HAT WITH DR. HILLiS.
A Catholic Lad Gives Up HSs Cber
islied Desire of Euleriug the
Priesthood to Marry the
Girl of His Choice,
NEW YORK, April 4.?Special.?There U
renawed talk in Wall Street of a Vander
bllt-Morgan coal combine. which will in
clude both the anthracite and bituminous
companies and bind them together ln a pow
erful trust that will have absolute control
ot the American coal trade. It ls said that
the ftnat step towards the cooipietion of
this project was the acquisltlon by the
Pennsvlvania Railroad ot suttleient Nor?
folk and Western stock to give it a voice
in the .management of the Virginia com?
pany. The Herald, in spe-akh_s ot this,
says:
Until within a year the bltirmmous trade
was admirtedly in a bad shape. and the
failure of the anthracite interests to get
it well in hand was always a menaee
to the existence of their comblnation, but
during the last few months the various
changes of control that have been an?
nounced have shown a new state of af?
fairs. and with the ucquisi'tion of the Nor?
folk and Western by the Pennsylvanla
the entire coal situation is so bottled up
that it can be controlled by three men?
XV: K. Vanderbilt, J. P. Morgan and A.
J. Cassatf.
In the hands of the Vanderbiit-Cassatt
interests is lodged practieal control of the
New York Central. Delaware and Hudson.
Pennsylvanla, Norfolk and Western. Bal?
timore and Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio and
Big Four. .Mr. Morgan has the Reading,
Lehigh Valley. Erie. Ontario and West?
ern, and enough of an interest in the small
soft coal roads to make cornpetitior: prac?
tically impossible. Worklng with Mr.
Morgan is the "First -S'atiomal Bank
crowd." that controls the Jersey Central
system. with Its auxiliary, the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal Company.
This is the combination which. it is said,
is now perfected. Mr. Morgan is now
on his way to ILondoh, where he will ar?
rive to-day or to-morrow. and where he
will meet W. K. .Vanderb.lt. The object of
this meeting is believed to be the settle
mont of the details of the new coal deal.
DR. HILLIS TALKS.
Rev. Dr. HlIIls, of Pl.1mou.th Church.
says hat his decision to leave the Preby
terian denomination ts unalterable. He
has not yet decided .whether or not he
?will join the Congrog.-tionalists. "I have
ceased. evidently. to be a Calvinist," he
sa?d to-day, "and 1 have nothing to with
draw, modify or retraet as to my views
>upon the love of God and His government
asparental rather than judicial. And I can?
not ask a letter or receive one when it
involves an -acceptance of whole chapters
in the confession that l deny. Certalnly,
there may be some Calyinists in the Con
gregational Association, but I hope that
they will see their way clear to accept my
statement of faith."
? ALL FOR LOVE.
Eusene F. Lovett. a student in the graii
itating class of St. Francis Navier's Col?
lege. has given up his cherfshed desire of
enterin? the priesthood for the sake of tho
girl whom ihe loved. The girl is only sev
enteen years of age and Lovett is nine
teen. They fell in love with each other,
and were secrctly married on February
11th by a Methodist minister, the girl be?
ionging to tbat denomination. A second
eeremony was performed on February 14th
at the Paulist Cliurch.
George RIchards, a well-known banker.
raiIro;ul president. mlne owner and manu
faoturer. of New Jersey. died yesterday Ln
the city of Now Orleans. He went to the
Hot Springs in February, and was on hia
way home to Dover. X. J.. when death
overtook him. He was sUiffering from a
com.plication or diseases.
There was a scene in the Red Room of
the Waldorf-Astoria yesterday. caused by
a leak in the bath tub overhead. During
the tea hour the ceiling besan to rain b\s
drops. The water fell on the immaculate
shirt^ fronts of the men and on the new
spring bon nets of the women, mueih to the
disgust of all.
A FAMOUS COOK.
John Jcremiah, sixjty-four years of -age.
was taken from a cheap Iedging-heuse on
the Bowery last night. to one of the*city
hospitals, sick and in a destitute eonrUtion.
Before he was finally assigned to his
ward, hc told the story of his life.
"My father," he said, "was Adolpheus.
the farnous cook of Kaiser Wilhetm I. I
came to tliis country forty-three years ago
and beeame so weil known that l was the
White House cook when Abrahtfm Lincoln
was President. After his assassination. f
made the acquaintance of Com-modore
Vanderbilt, and he placed me in charge of
a number of resCiurants on the line of
the New York Central Railroad. Later
on, l was coolc at the Continental Hotel.
in Washington. when Grant was President.
He always said that I was his favorite
cook. I have been chef in a great many
farnous hotels. and a number of years atto
f had saved enough money and I retired.
Then I got to sneculating and I lost all
my money. By that time I was forgotten.
and was too old and feebie to make a new
name for myself. so I have been penniloss
and Iiving in cheap lodgiug-houses."
Exports of merchandise from the port
of New York for the week omling yester?
day were the heavicst on. record, araoirat
ing in value to .Ij.372,731.
SLOSS EARNINGS.
The Tribune of this morning prttus tho
foliowing in its tinanci.il coUtmn.--:
The Sioss Iror*. and Steel Company. which
is now one of the constituent companies of
the Sloss-Sheftie'd Iron and Steel Co.m
pany, shows that. after eha.rg:r-g off al!
depreciation and renewal fur.d charges.
the earnings in the last year were .&__.GS*r,
Deductlng taxes and interest on bonds.
amounting to $220..*fi3, there is a ne: bal?
ance for the year of J5S2.104. This u.nwmt
is more than sufficient to pay the entire
dividend for the year on the preferred
stock of. the Sloss-Sheffield Company.
These earnings were mr.Je on the sale and
delivery of iron at the lower pri.es prior
to ninety days age.
Dearh of* r. University Student. .
CHARLOTTl-Svii-LE. VA.. April ?'.?
Speeial.?Mr. Albert Ti-sker, of Atianta.
Ga., a student in the acaderr.ir depart?
ment, died at the University this morn?
ing, at. !):.'!0 o'clock, from hemorrhage of
the stomach.
Lectures will be suspc-nded to-morrow
on account of death.
A Specia-iy.
Primary, Secondary or Terttary Syphjl
Iis permanently cured ln 15 to 30 da>s.
You can be treated at home for tbe same
price under same guaranty. lf you prerer
to come here we will contract to pay rail?
road fare and hotel bllls, and no charge lr
we fall to cure. If you have taken Mer
cury. Iodlde Potash. and still have aches
??nd pains, Mucous Patches in mouth. Sore
Throat, Pimples. Ccnper-Colored Spots,
? Ucers on any part of the body. hair or
f-.-ebrowsfalllng out. lt ls this Syphlilitlc
BLOOD POISON that we guarantce to
cure. We solicit the most obstlnate cases
and chaltenge the world for a case we
cannot cure. This disease has always
"caffled the sklll of the most emlnent
physlcians. .*5<K>,00O capital behind our un
eonditlonal guaranty. Absolute proofs
-sent sealed on application. COOK REM?
EDY CO.. No. 311 Masonlc Temple. Chl
cazo. IH
Positively cured fry these ?
-Little Pilis.
Th.7 also re'ievc BL"trcss from Dyspepsia,
[ndigcstton and Too Hearty Eating. A per?
fect remedy for Dizziness, Katisea, Drowst
ncss, Bad Taste ia thc Jfouth, Coated Tor.guc
Pain in thc Side, TORPID LIVER. They
Rcgulatc thc Bcv/cls.' Pui-ly Vegetable.
?Small PIflo Snr.ali Dosa.
''OPEN YOUH fjIGUTH |
AND SHUT YOUR EYES." J;
That's a 'good rule in sonio drug "-*
stores. but ia others you'hiv-* to T
keep your eyes wide open. This ^.
is a store in which you may buy A
blindfolded. Every quality is right. -f
ar.d we give you wli.it. you ask for T
without argu-n**nt. You're as safe* A
with us as you are with your doe- *
tor. Ask him; he knows us. V
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Prescr!**tion Druggists., *}""
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the Perfect Mouth Wask,
Price, 25c.
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Branch Lindar J.fferson Hotel.
for your oooking stove or ran?*'.
when you car- buy direct from tin*
faetory and save one-third ot the
cost -
Write for cataioj-ue and full par?
ticulars.
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?Phones-Old, -+?; New. S2&.
Prompt delhrery smaran-ee-U
A perfect mouth w_sh. A targe bot?
tle, a small price. 25c
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