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log?l news continue!) from page five?telegraph continued ~FjyiDM pMeTISHeT PEOPLES' FORUM. ' NOTE.?The People's Forum being freely open to nil parties, classes, per? sons, views and capabilities, the Vir glnlun-Pllot Is responsible for none of the statements nor opinions ex? pressed therein, nor for the style In which they are set forth. The Ignorant and uneducated shall be heard here equally with the learned. Stroot Fair Endorsed. Editor of Vlrgnlan-Pilot: Sir,?Your editorial on street fairs, in your Issue of March the Kith, seems, to an outsider, to very nearly hit the right spot. There Is not a city of the size of Norfolk in the Southern country that is not this spring giving street festi? vals and carnivals to advertise their cities. I spenlt advisedly. This fact can be established by correspondence with Tampa, Fla., Savannah, Ga., Ma con, Ga., Birmingham, Ala., Chatta? nooga, Tenn., Mobile, and, of course, it is not necessary to mention New Orleans. I may add Texurkana, Waco, Texas, Fort Worth. Texas, San Anto? nio and other cities that I cannot at this time recall to mind, and would be pleased to furnish you a full and com? plete list. Mr. George D. Benson, the greatest street fair promoter in Amer? ica, at this writing is In Richmond, and paid a visit to Portsmouth and this 'deinity this week. The people of Portsmouth seem to be alive to the great benefits to be derived from giving ?i street fair and carnival, and have alreudy consulted with Mr. Benson. I have been for years furnishing animals for street fairs and carnivals. All of mine, at the present time, are leased, and, therefore, I have no "ax to grind." But I wish to assure you that your views, as expressed in vor editorial, do not state the case as strongly us it should be put before the people. "With a very little outlay of money I -would conservatively say that one hundred thousand strangers could be drawn to this city during a week's carnival. Considering youg magnificent railroad accommodation, coupled with lite case of uccess by water transportation, there is no city In America that could hope to draw larger crowds. A little outlay of money, coupled with energy and hard work, will bring stub im? mense returns as cnnimt be imagined by any one who has never tit tended a street fair and carnival. Norfolk has already secured the Slate Democratic Convention, and there is no reason why she should not properly advertise her? self; show her splendid hotel accommo? dations and her hoBptallty?to the peo? ple of this and adjoining Slates, and become a convention city in fact as well us in name. If street fairs and carnivals were not good for the cities, they, would not be as universally given as they are this spring. 1 have men? tioned only the Southern cities in this article, but could cite a host of North? ern and Eastern cities that are follow? ing in the footsteps of the South. Y. M. C. A. Notes. Dr. J. J. Hall will deliver his fourth consecutive address in Association Hall at 4 p. m. to-morrow. Subject, "The Crash ol' Empires." There will be special music by members of the Park Avenue Baptist Church. A telegram was received last evening from the Topeka Capital. Sheldon's special, stating that the papers were on the way, but there bus been a delay in the mnll. Subscribers will be notified immediately upon lliclr arrival. Boys' Bible class this morning at 9 o'clock. Boys' gymnasium class at. 10 a. m. Business men's gymnasium class and educational class at R:l? o'clock. The Best Prescription for Chills and Fever is a bottle of OROVE'3 TASTELESS CHILE TONIC. The form? ula Is plainly printed on each package. It is s'.mply Iron and Quinine In u tasteless form and Is compounded In correct pro? portions. The reason imitators do not ad? vertise their formula is because they know you would not buy their medlclno If you know Its ingredients. Grove's !s the original, nnd Is the only chill and fe? ver remedy sold throughout the entlro malarial section of the United States. No cure, no pay. Price Mo. A Mammoth Cotton Mill. (By Telegraph to Virglnlnn-Pllot.) Gainesville. Ga., March 16.?The Puco let Manufacturing Company, of Paco let. S. C, to-day bought a tract, of SilQ acres of I nnd two miles from this'city, on which will be erected a $1,000,000 cotton mill. The mill will operate f>0, 000 spindles and make standard sheet? ing for export only. Thirty thousand bales of cotton a year will bo consumed and 1.400 hands will be employed. Bos? ton architects will prepare plans next week and the construction will be begun at once. The mill is to be In full operation inside of a year. V. M. Montgomery, of Spartansburg, will be manuger. OASTORIA. Bears tho The Kind You Have Always Bought s,g,r <Z^fg& A Week's Bank Cloarlngs. (By Telegraph to Virglnlan-Pilqt.) New York, March 16.?Total bank clearings at the principal cities of the. United States for the week ending March 16 were $1,611,020,617, a decrease of 12 per cent. Outside of New York, $600,301,S52 a decrease of 2.0 per cent. Are you nervous, restless, pale and easily tired? Per? haps the scales can tell you why. If your weight is below your average, that explains it. Scott's Emulsion is a fat producing food. You soon begin to gain and you keep on gaining long after you stop taking it. For all wasting diseases, in both young and old, it is the one standard remedy. 50c. and $1.00, all druggists. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists; New York. PORTO RICAN RbW BIU Continued from Page 1. "From and aller the passage of this act no duty shall be collected on ar? ticles coming Into Porto Klco from other parts of the United States, or on goods coming from Porto Rico Into other parts of the* United States." Air. Pettus (Alabama) declared his opposition to the bill, holding such ap? propriations -were dangerous as prece? dents, and they ought to be abandoned. Replying to an Inquiry from Mr. Wol cott, Mr. Pettus denied that the ap? propriations made for the relief of the Mississippi river sufferers at various times were in terms more; liberal than the present measure. The former had been specified appropriations for a spe? cific purpose. MR. TILUMANS POSITION. Mr. Tillman said there was evidently so much division among ihe Republi? cans that it appeared doubtful to him whether they would be uble to enact any Porto Klean legislation at all. lie said it looked as if the Republican party had reached the end of the rope, and that its last hope now was to con? tend that Congress was without limita? tions In government of. or in legislat? ing Tor, acquired territory. Referring to the difference between the government's treatment of Hawaii und Porto Rico, as to the admission of their respective products, Mr. Tillman said: ""Senators owed it to themselves not to show such discrimination on the one hand and such outrage on the other." lie wjis trolng to vote for Ihe pending bill, he snld, because the enactment of the measure into law was the only 'vvay to restore lt> the people of Porto Rico taxes taken from them wrongfully and unconstitutionally. "The United States has not given the people of Porto Rico a cent and it is high time," said he, "that we give back to them the money we have stolen from them." Mr. Tillman declared that the govern? ment established now In Porto Rico was worse than that forced unon the people by Spain, particularly as to the Island's fiscal affairs, as, under Spanish rule, the Porto Ricans had at least a free market in Spain for their goods. This assertion Mr. Gallinger disputed, calling Mr. Tillman's attention to tho fact that Spain levied a duty upon Porto Rican products, especially coffee, which constituted four-fifths of the ex? port product of the island. ADJUSTMENT CERTAIN. Mr. Tillman read extracts from Gen. Davis' report, stopping in the midst of the reading to exclaim: "Let's cast this legislation like honest white men; let's not have any mamby-pambyism and hypocrltienl philanthropy about it. That Is all I am trying to get Senators to agree to now. There will 'be no trouble about the main question. That will either be adjusted by Congress be? fore adjournment, or it will be adjusted by the people next November, and don't you forget It." He thought the way to help the peo? ple of Torto Rico to get on their feet was to give them a market through the means or free trade with the United States. If ii public Bouphouse was started, men who might earn their liv? ing with a hoe or an axe would sit down and wait for the soup to he hand? ed around. The result would be to cut off the very labor necessary to re? habilitate the island as It should be rehabilitated. A SENSELESS ROBBERY. Mr. Tillman favored a civil govern? ment for the Island nnd criticised tho. expenditures under the present military system as expensive. "Thero Is no sense, no Justi-ce and no honesty," he said, "in having those poor devils robbed simply because they have come under our dominion." He thought the Republican party was In a dilemma, ?but thought it would come out all right. "You are tho best organized party I ever saw," he said, "and no matter how you talk I've no doubt you'll all round up on the vote." Mr. Tillman referred to what he said would -be the monumental salaries of ihe officials of the Insular possessions, particularly noting the members of the Philippine commission. Mr. Foraker informed Mr. Tillman that he had been told thnt the highest salary of any member of tho commis? sion would be $10 000 a year. "Thnt may be disappointing to the Senator," suggested Mr. Foraker. M'KINLEY'S RAD PARTNERS. "No." replied Mr. Tillman. "I'm gratified. I'm always willing to trust William McKinley, hut it's his bad nnd wicked partners that I'm afraid of. He is a patriotic and noble man, al? though Just now* he may be carried off Iiis feet by the dream of appearing in history alongside of Jefferson und others who added largely to our ter? ritory." In conclusion, he besought Congress to take its hands from the throat of the Porto Ricans and give them a chance to govern themselves, even if we had to guide them a little at first. Mr, Allison then asked for a. vole upon the hill and amendments, and the request was acceded to. Mr. Tillman urged Mr. Jones and Mr. Pettus to withdraw amendments which they had offered In order that the measure might be passed without delay and just, as it came from the Senate committee. Mr. Jones withdrew his amendment, but Air. Pettus Insisted upon n volo on his amendments, which, in effect, were the making of a direct, appropriation for the relief of the Porto Ricans with out any reference lo the tariff or cus? toms tines collected. The amendments were defeated. PASSED WITHOUT DIVISION. The bill as reported by the Senate committee was then passed without division, only a few scattering "noes" being heard against it This disposed of, Mr. Mason entered a motion that Ihe Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration of Iiis resolution ex? pressing sympenthy for the Boers. Under the rule the motion went over nnd at 4:40 p. m. the Scnnte adjourned until Monday. Clovolond Coos Fl9hln? (By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.) Miami, Fla., March 10.?Ex-Presi deht Cleveland, Dr. Brynnt nnd ex Sceretary Damont came down from Palm Beach last night. This morning they started for a day's fishing In Bay Biscayne, accompanied by ex-Senator Cnmden, of West Virginia. They returned this evening with a lnrge catch, Including some tremendous king fish. Mr. Cleveland and party returned to Palm Beach lo-night. TMi ADVANCE ON PRETORIA Continued from Page I. plucky fight was appreciated at home. General Roberts reports that he found seven British officers and forty-three men wounded in the hospital at Bloem fontein, anil that they had 'been well cared for. lie adds: BOERS REJOICED. "I rejoiced the wounded Boers by tolling them they will be allowed to proceed to their homes, instead of be? ing made prisoners, as soon as they can leave the hospital." SAILED FOR ENGLAND. Capo Town, Thursday, March 16.? The British first-class cruiser Power? ful, with the naval brigade which has been operating against the Boers in South Africa, sailed 'for England to? day. BRITISH GENERAL HAMPERED. Jamestown, Cape Colony, March 15.? There was much enthusiasm at Aliwal North when General Brabant's troops occupied that place. Commandant Oliver, the Boer commander, apologized for the action of the Boers during the last days of the occupation, saying he could not control his men. The British are now entrenched on the Orange Free State side of the Orange river, with the Boors holding an advantageous hill in front of them. General Brabant is greatly hampered, owing to the lack of artillery, having only two 15-poundcrs. CASUALTIES. London, March 10.?It Is ofTicially an? nounced to-day that the British casu? alties at Dreifonteln, March 10th, were 02 men killed and 321 wounded. ORANGE FREE STATE ANNEXED. Bethuelie, Orange Free State, Thurs? day, March 15.?General Gatacre, on ar? riving here, found that all the Boers had lied. The town was nearly desert? ed, the Dutch having trekked on bear? ing of the occupation of Blocmfontcln. It is believed that the Boers retired in the direction of Dewet's Dorp. The telegraph is open to Sprlngfontcln. It is understood here that President Kr?ger two days ago annexed the Orange Free State to the South African Republic. GENERAD BULLER CRITICISED. London, March 17.?The Daily Mall publishes an interview this morning with Mr. Cecil Rhodes, secured by Mr. Julian Ralph, in the course of which, complaining of the "bungling of the home authorities," he f-ald: "General Butler's extraordinary or? ders to Lord Methuen were to relieve Klmberley, to take all the people away and to fall back to Orange river. You people in England have such wonder? ful ideas about General Buller's gen? eralship; but such a retreat would have been monstrous." STRENGTH OF THE BOERS. Mr. Rhodes declared that there had only been thirty thousand Boers in the field altogether, and that the foreign mercenaries wore only about fifteen thousand. The numbers of the Boers, he said, had boon exaggerated in or? der to explain the British reverses. RUMORED DISSENSIONS OF BOERS London. March 17.?The Dally Mail has the following dispatch from Lou renzo Marques, dated Friday, March 10th: "Entrenching Is provcedlng on the Vaal river at Vereeynig . "Late arrivals from Pretoria say that the Boers themselves now admit that their cause is hopeless. General Lucas Mayer refuses to fight again and has returned to his farm. General Schalk buirger has also returned and the Burghers are going home by hun? dreds." ROER PRISONERS. London, March 17.?The Cape Town correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says: "The Boer prisoners, T learn, will be detained indefinitely on board the transports, and the Free Staters will, perhaps, be spared the trip to St. He? lena. . PORTUGUESE TROOPS. London. March 17.?The Lisbon cor? respondent of the Standard says: "A military force of seventy ofiicers and 712 men will sail for Lourcnzo Marques Tuesday next. This will In? clude a battery of artillery and it squad Mill ?f cavalry." Amarican Missionaries Threatened. (By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.) "Washington, March 16.?Secretary Long has cabled instructions to Admi? ral Watson, at Cavlto, to send a war? ship to Taint, China, at the mouth of the Tioho river, to look after Ameri? can missionary interests that are threatened. He has left the selection of the ship to Admiral "Watson. Docs your hair split at the end? Can you pull out a handful hy running your fingers through it? Docs it seem dry and lifeless? Give your hair a chance. Feed it. The roots arc not dead ; they are weak because they arc starved ? that's all. The best hair food is ? I f y o u don't want your hair to die, use Aycr's Hair Vigor once a day. Itmakes the hair grow, stops falling, and cures dandruff. It always restores color to gray or faded hair. $1.03 a bottle. Alt drunUt?. "One bottle of Aycr's Hair Vigor Mopped my hair from fulling out, and started it to grow again nicely"' Joliijs Witt, March 28,1800. tanova, S. Dak. " Ayer'a Hair Vigor completely cured nin from dandruff, with which I was greatly aiBieted. The growth of my hair Mine its uso bus been something wonder? ful." LENA O. (cUF.BNB, April 13,1800. Now York, N. Y. If yon do not obtain all tho benefit* you cxnrrieil from the me of the Hair YlRor, write the Doctor ?beut tt. Addrrsa, DR. J. 0. AYKIt, Lowell. Maes. A MAN CREMATED. THE HORRIBLE RESULTS OF AN ACCIDENT. (By Telegraph to Vlrglnlan-Pllot.) Plttsburg, Pal, March 16.?By the fall of a "hang" at the Monongahela Fur? nace Company, at McKeesport to-day, ono man was cremated, two fatally burned, and two others badly Injured. George Martin Is the cremated man. George Curven and Sydney Jackson were so badly burned that their re? covery is Impossible. Stephen Stobos wich and John Borcnc'ck were badly burned, but will recover. Explosions of this character are fre? quent In this section, but the absolute disappearance of Martin lends an air of myestery to the affair that makes It unique. Three hundred tons of mol? ten ore, coke and minerals used In the production of pig iron became fast in the furnace, and Martin and Curven, as top lifters, tried to dislodge it. Sud? denly the entire mass fell, compressing the gas below and causing a terrific explosion. Not a trace of Martin's body cnn.be found. Curven. when discovered, was In horrible shape, and can hardly live until morning. The other men who were at the bottom of the furnace fared some better, but Jackson is so badly burned that his recovery Is next to Im? possible. Anti-Trust Enterprise EmbarasBod (By Telegraph to Virginlan-Pllot.) Atlanta, Ca., March 1G.?The Marietta Paper MIUs, located at Marietta, Ga., one of the largest concerns In the Scuth, and one of those which Is said not to be in the paper trust, was placed in the hands of Moultric M. Sessions as temporary receiver1 yesterday by Judge Newman, of the United States Court. The cause of the receivership was the failure of the company to pay interest on an issue of $75,000 of bonds for which D. Robinson Is trustee. Attor? neys for the trustees say the company will be reorganized, and lhal all debts will be paid. The amount of lite Indebt? edness Is not known. The bondholders are mostly Western people. Are among the most profitable sources of revenue on tie firm. You cannot expect them, however, if your hens are always in a weak, sickly condition.' The most dreaded diseases with which the farmer has In contend are CHOLERA and O APliS. They destroy 'more chickens than everything else combined. Unless their appearance is prevented, poultry railing is a signal fail? ure. If your fowls ore attacked with either, the timely use of POLK MILLER'S VICTORY POULTRY FOOD will apeedily restore them to health and vigor again. It is not merely a food, but a medicine, scientifically compounded. A small quantity, mixed with the usual amount of food every other day, pi events diseases, and ?lliliii Price, 25c. per pkge. ; by mail, 35a. For sale by all Drug and Country Stores. If your merchant doesn't keep it, ask him to get It for you. POLK MILLER DRUG CO., Manufacturers. Richmond. V?. Rupture Cured in ten days. No knife, no danger, no detention from bust ness. The best refer? ences given of cures made in Richmond. Consultation Exami? nations and booklets free. RUPTURE INSTITUTE, 905 Bank Street, RICHMOND, VA. i&J2-ly GAMflGk & WALLER 12-18 PLUME ST. Fine Front and ornamental PRESSED BRICKS in popular shades, in slock, undercover. -RED, GRAY, mrFF and TERRA COTTA. Pccora, Excelsior. Colorific. Mortar Stains in Standard Colors. John L. Roper. President. Tazewell Thompson. Treasurer. Louis T .Doble. Secretary. THE 211 MAIN STREET. Transacts a general Insurance business through ltn agency department. AJAX TABLETS POSITIVELY CORE A I.r, Nervous JDlttaccs?Fulling Maxt? or*. Impotency, Hloeplessnosi, etc, cauiad by Abuse or othor Ujcoisca and Indis? cretions, Thev quickly antt curd,, i-ostoro JLCflt Vitality in old or youna. and ?. flto rana foratudy, business or marriage. *TS*i=^3M'revoDt Inscnlty and Consumption it tukon in ttmo. Tliolr u?o shotts Iromodlnte improve? ment nnd etlocta a CORK whore all othor full In? sist upon having fbe genuine Ajax Tablet*. The; have cured thousandaond wtllonro yon. lyeatwiapos itlvo written coarantoo toaOact neuro CARTC ln each case or rotund th? money. PrioeOW P.?r packneoj or sil pkfss (fall UeotmonP for $2.60. Hy TTAli.In plain wrnppor. upon rocelptof rrtco. Cl~lUr *?? AJAX REMEDY CO., ^?TK^ FOR BALE IN NORFOLK, VA., by Burrow, Martin & Co, and R. F. Holmes & Co. Druggists. Pennyroyal pills Oriarlaal an* Only Seamlae. * ? tri. ilw>,i rntiaMi. taa>ll? ?>* -VaranJ In Re* aa? CM SSaJaUU', _as, a?!ed ?Ith Dia? rtblwn. Take iuo athrr. WfAm rfana.r.ui ????'??? V '?SM unit Iraiurion?. At Draf |llti. ???? ??. i ,im-.-.? M cartleulirl. fmmor.lili tat, ?Kallef far I.adtea,"(?>'?""?? ?J ????? V Mall. 10,4*0 T?atl?saWi. Xaasa .Ta^ar. " 0 k 1 ?? . t e r OBMBlcal e?.M*4ltM Ma iff, >0i4h/aHUcalI)iu(?tit*. ,_ rJUItkuAi f A> Housework is Hard Work Without it. i 'Open To night Till M P.'M. t 374 MAIN STREET. This Is the store you'll notice with a Hub over the door Preliminary Exhibition of juvenile clothes for the spring of 1900?a-n assortment drawn only from the absolutely re? liable makers of Amcr ica?u tterly devoid of department store melange and inferior mer? chandise?all fresh, bright, new, attractive styles at special low prices ?the very lowest?con? sistent with quality. s' Spring Suits and Blouses. The suits for boys from 3 to 17 ?small sizes in sailor, vestee and blouse and larger sizes in plain double-breasted styles?considered bargains elsewhere at $6 and $6.50. The vestee lor little boys from 2)\ to 9?in red, blue, brown, tan and Oxford shades?of all-wool serges, coverts and cheviots?the same as those sold throughout the city at $6 and S7?your choice ot little suits or blouses Exceptionally handsome line of Boys' Spring | Hats and Caps now on display. $ t FRANK Successors to COOK, CLARK & CO. Sash, Doors and Blinds, Fine BuiEders' Hardware, Cabinet SViantels, Tiles, Grates, Window and Door Screens. Plate ami Sheet Glass, Mirrors and Decorative Class. 84 COMMERCIAL PLACE. WOOD'S HIGH GRADE Our business in Farm Seeds is to-dtiy one of the largest in thiB Country. A result duo to tho fact that quality has always been our first consideration. We supply all Seeds required for tho Farm. GRASS & CLOVER SEEDS, Cow Peas, Cotton Seed, Seed Oats, Seed Corn, Soja, Navy & Velvet Beans, Sorghums, Broom Corn, Kaffir Corn, Peanuts, Millet Seed, Rape, etc. Wood's Descriptive Catalogue gives tho fullest Information about these and all other Seeds; best methods of culture, soil best adapted for differ erent crops and praottcal hints as to what aro likely to prove jnostprofitabio to grow. Catalogue mailed free upon request. T. I SEEl SEEDSMEN, i SONS, Richmond, Va, Dixie Remedy Co. Aiinilll l Ol Primary, secondary or SYPHILIS? lerl:ary SypWU? Per! Oil illUIWi manentlv cured in li (o S5 days You ?an be treated at homo for tho same price under aamo Guaranty. If vou prefer to com? nore wo will con? tract to pay railroad fare and hotel bills, and no chargo if wo ?all to euro. It you havo taken mercury, iodide potash, and still havo aches and pains. Mucous Patches In mouth, sore throat, pimples, copper colored spots, ulcers on any part of the body, hair or eyebrows fallln? out It is this syphilitic BLOOD POISON that we guarantee to cure. W? solicit tho most obstinate cases and challenge the world for a caso we cannot cure. This disease has always baffled the skill of the most eminent physicians. Absoluta proof,* sent aealcd on application. Also l>ost Manhood cured, and mako you feel like a boy. Also Gonorrhoea. Oleet, Sperma? torrhoea, Whites, unnatural discharges, or any lnllammatlon or ulceratlon of mucous morbranes cured. Wo guarantee to cure or money refunded. Wrlto for blanks anil booklets on these dlaoases. Address THE DIXIE KEMEDV CO.. P. O. Box 623. Norfolk. Va. Dry and Green Oak Wood. Dry Pine Wood. COAL OF ALL KINDS. Prompt Delivery. CHftS. E. SCOTT & CO., 200 LOVITT AVENUE, Old rhonc, 231. Now Phon?, ua