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TO THE VOTERS OF THE COUNTY
OF AUGUSTA.

respectfully announce myself candi-
date for reelection to the office of CoMMIs-
sIoNER OF THE REVENUE for North River
District, subject to the decision of the Dem.
ocratlc Primary to be held on April s, 1899
Thanking my friends for past favors and
soliciting their support in the future, and
promising if elected to discharge the duties
Ut the office as | have endeavored to do
heretofore-faithfully and impartially to
the best of my ability.
Respectfully,
f-2s tdp. q. W. SWINK.
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SrAUNTON, VA, Mar, 8, 1899
Corrected By J. A. Fauver & Co., the White
Star Mills. and E. S. s. F. L. Sublett.
Country Produce.
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1900 yards Dress Goods. all colors. at
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We are now selling off our stock of
Clothing at big sacrifice in order to make
| room for large spring stock.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09

MOVES UPON
THE REBELS
Special Dispatch to The Call.

MANILA, April 9, 9:35 a. m-A+
nlghttall last night Generals Lawton
ana King launched an expedition of
three gunboats with 1900 picked mon
IN canoes. in tow of the gunboats. The
object of the expedition is to cross tho
lake, capture Santa Cruz and swenn
the country to the south.
The expedition, which embarked "a
san PEDRO Matcate, consists of eight
companies of the Fourteenth Infantry
three companies of the Fourth Cavairy
tour companies of the North Dakota
volunteers, four companies of the
ldaho volunteers, two mountain e,1ns
and 200 sharpshooters of the Fonr1
teenth Infantry. The expedition 40
gregates 1909 men, under command Of
General Lawton. -
AT the mouth of the Pasig River tho
men will be transferred from tbe
canoes to the three gunboats Taenno
de Bal, Oesto and Napidan.
Santa Cruz, the objective point of
the expedition, is at the extreme end
of the lake Gnu
Much secrecy has surrounded this
new move and nothing as to what is
expected to be accomplished by the ex-
pedition has been allowed to leak from
headquarters. The men taken are all
tried fighters and compose the flower
OF the army. They have participated
in nearly every engagement since hos
tllities began and are very eager for
the fight which they hope to get on
this trip.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09

out shooting, the Kaiser is fond of a
couple of yolks of egg mixed with
sherry.
His Majesty's illness affected the
young Princes, who yesterday returned
to their studies in Plon. People who see
the Kaiser and his sons might imagine
him the severest of parents. In pub
lie he exacts the utmost etiquette of
rank from his sons That is thoroughly
understood by them; but the moment
they are in private the whole scene
changes. The Kaiser is almost as great
a boy as any of them, and loves to
watch them play.
This time, however, the Kaiser was
i'll, and the Princes were very much lost
and looked more than ordinarily seri-
Gus when taking their daily drives in
company with their tutor. This ap-
pearance was accentuated by the black
suits and dark yachting caps which
they wear when they get away from
Plon. It is a great delight to the
Princes to get out of their uniforms.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09

the recklessness with which he handled
the dynamite it is supposed that he
was partly under the influence Of
liquor The explosion was probably
caused by the concussion produced by
the exploding of one of the sticks which
he had set off. 1t is possible that after
igniting the fuse attached to the stick
which he held in his hand he failed to
throw it away soon enough and the
dynamite exploded in his hand, causing
the explosion of that in the can on
which he was sitting.
Merrill was we'll known both in Ma
dera and Fresno. He had a wife and
three children. AT the time of his death
he was working in MADEIRA
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
THE BRITISH MEMBER OF
THE SAMOAN COMMISSION

WASHIN 81 ON, April 8.-The British
Government has selected G.. n. O. Eliot,
C. B., as the British member of the
joint high commission for the settle
ment of the Samoan question. The
British Embassador Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, called at the State Department to-
day and advised Secretary Hay of Mr.
Eliot's selection Mr. Eliot is a mem
Der of the Embassy staff, and during
his brief service here has made many
frien Is. Mr.. Eliot has the reputation
of being one of the brightest lights
among that school of young English
men who have attached themselves to
British foreign service during the last
decade. He is an Oricntalist of high
repute. and has in brief space of time
acquired an exp -rience in dealing with
the half-civilized races that will with
out doubt mako his services of value to
the Samoan commission.
Mr. Eliot was born in 1864, being the
son of Rev. E. c. Eliot of Millbrooke
Jersey. was educated first at Chel-
tenham and was elected a scholar Of
Balliol College, Oxford. in 1879 and a.
fellow of Trinity College in 1884 His
diplomatic services began July "A, 1885,
when he was nominated to be an at
tache He passed a general competitive
examination September "a, 1888, and an
other in public law in June, 1887. He
had distinguished himself during his
collegiate career. having taken the
Syrac prize and the Derby scholarship.
He was appointed to the Embassy at
st. Petersburg, June 90. 1887, and was
promptly granted an allowance for his
knowledge of Russian. September %.
1888, he was appointed to be third sec
retary of the Embassy. He was trans
ferred temporarily to Tangier, Morocco.
July 81 1892. Here he was granted an
allowance for a knowledge of Arabic.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
STEPS FROM THE REAR
PLATFORM OF A TRAIN
Woman Passenger on the Santa Fe
Meets Death While Walking
in Her Sleep.

LOS ANGELES. April S.-Mrs. Henri
eta W, Van Wyck of Newburg, N v
a passenger on the eastbound Santa Fe
train, met a horrible death near GaIIun,
N. Mex, last night. She occupied a seat
IN the chair car. Either she fell asleen
and started to leave the car while in y
somnambulistic state or she believed
there there was another car in the rear to to
which she desired to go. Mrs. Van WICK
darkness stepped from the rear platforn1 rrre
The second section of the train. following
a short distance behind the first ran
head and both lers were severed from the
trunk 1t is presumed she was stunned
by the fall from the moving train and
was unconscious when the second section
unfortunate woman was learned from
papers found upon her person. Train Off
ciais are Of the opinion that she was
from the car
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
THE KAISER
IS SUFFERING
FROM LUMBACO
Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted. 1899 by James Cor
don Bennett

Herald Copyrighted. 1899. by James Cor
don Bennett.
BERLIN, April S-The Kaiser has
been one Of the victims of the treacher-
GUS weather. For three days he has
kept TO his bed by order of his favorite
physician, DR.. Van LeutheroId. The
kaisers trouble was lumbago. form
Of illness to which he is subject, and
against which, when shooting, he takes
all possible precaution.
This heXenschuss, as lunbago is
called in Germany, takes a severer form
IN the case of the Kaiser than is usual.
The aggravation is caused. the doctor
tells me, by the large appetite Of his
Majesty and the consequent growing
weight Of his body, which comes as a
strain on the muscles Of his back. This
ability as trencherman he inherits
from his mothers family, for his father
and grandfather We're frugal eaters
His meals consist of a petit deieuner at
a very early hour, which includes hot
dishes and meat; at midday very
serious dinner, with the most substan-
tial dishes known to the heavy German
cuisine. light French dishes being ia
booed, and then, keeping the German
habit another meal at $50 so as to give
time before going to the play, which. in
Berlin, begins at or 7:30 o'clock.
When he rises early, or when he goes
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09

Herald. Copyrighted. 1899. by James Cor
don Bennett.
ROME. April S.-The Pope has athe-
romatous patches on his aorta. His
danger lies in periods of debility which
may result in syncope with an inability
to rally. His Holiness continues to i'm
prove. He has a good appetite, sleeps
well and takes indoor exercise, only
awaiting till the weather allows him to
resume his visits to the garden He
now wants several official audiences
daily
Further particulars regarding the
farewell audience accorded Archbishop
Ireland by the Pope on Wednesday
last shows that it lasted half an hour
and was of a most cordial nature
throughout. The Pontiff strove to
prove his great esteem of the Arch
bishop and the friendly feeling he had
for him. He congratulated the Arch
bishop upon having been chosen by the
French epiccopate to preach the pane
gyric of Joan of Arc on May and said,
smiling sadly:
Il hope to see you again, but if Cod
takes me before your return remem Der
have always felt a fatherly love and
interest in yourself and all American
Catholics, to whom I send my bless
ing"
Both the Pope and Archbishop Ire
land were greatly affected.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
ENGLISH VERSION OF
GERMANY'S OBSTINbCY

Copyrighted. 1899. by the Associated Press.
LONDON. April S.-The unraveling OF
the Samoan ENHANCEMENT is followed with
keen interest here, especially in colonial
circles. Germany's obstinancy. as her at
titude is termed here, from the beginning
of the troubles is regarded as ''incom-
prehensble,' and is said to be only ex-
pIained by a desire to get the upper hand
in the islands This. view is expressed
by a colonial expert, who, writing to the
Morning Post, says:
For some reason never yet explained
Germany regards Samoa as an important
link in her foreign policy Rather than
give up Samoa the Germans would go to
war. No doubt Germany has not for
gotten what prize Heligoland has
proved, and the German Chancellor pos
sibly anticipates a more important deal
if he can only get possession of Samoa.
Importance of Samoa to New Zealand and
the significance of the latters offer to
send volunteers to Samoa
The alleged interview with United
States ambassador White published in
the Munich Allegemaine Zeitung (cabled
to the Associated Press on Friday after
noon) has attracted attention, but the
utterances attributed to Mr. White are
not generally credited. The Morning
POST editoriallv SAYS: "The sentiments
by the prevailing tone of dissatisfaction
with Great Britain existing in Germany
on the subject. w cannot De mlSled by
the complexion of the interview into be-
iieving that Mr.. White has discovered in
fiuences in England which tend against
his ideal of the fraternization of Great
Britain. America and Germany, which
we frankly adopt.
The Morning. Post concludes: No
United States diplomatist could have dis
covered the circumstance in the tone al
legged by the Munich Allegemaine Zeitung
of Mr.. White"
nosterons Importance" has been given the
Whole affair. says: Great Britain only
needs a coaIing station, if she needs that.
But we must vigorously support Ameri-
din11s and eXnenSiVe.'
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
POPE LEO'S LIFE
SLOWLY EBBING AWAY

LONDON, April 9.-The Rome CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail saws:
while the Pope's health has improved,
rev deny that his life is slowly ebbing
away. Cardinal Parocchi, Bishop Of
Porto and Santa Rufina and vicar gen
eral CT his Holiness, in an interview.
says that in spite of the advice of his
physicians the Pope, if his strength will
permit. will receive the Sacred College
on tuesday and receive the congratula
tons of that body upon the anniver
sary or his coronation. He even intends
to attend the service in ST. Peters (,n
Friday"
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
CARDINAL VAUGHAN
Is NOT A CANDIDATE

LONDON, April S.-The secretary of
Cardinal Vaughan describes the report
published in the Paris .Matin that the
Cardinal was a candidate for success
sion to the Papacy as a piece of i'm
pertinence and denounces the journal
that gave it birth.
If any Cardinal should suggest him
self as candidate" the secretary said
to-day, he would be despised by all
Catholics. and his pride visited by Gods
.damnation. We do not live in the mid
die ages, when worldly ambitions
reigned and plots and conspiracies
could be carried on. The voting is now
done conscientiously and at Gods in
stigation. No one can tell beforehand
who will be Gods anointed to fill the
highest position in the world"
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
HUBER SCORES THE
DAN BURNS MACHINE

slaught upon the State Republican ma
chine made by Assemblyman Huber at
a banquet given in his honor at Azusa
last night has created much comment -,
political circles. Huber, as one of thoea
who favored a Senator from the South
turned ms attention to the management
and inveighed in strongest terms against
those who dominated the party' and
charged them with responsibility for the the
failure to elect United States Sanae
tor. lie referred to the State CenfraI
Committee. as "a gang of pothouse noiii a.
tticiansD who pursued rule-or-ruin Dol
ty, which now finds itself face to fece
with a serious contingency Aaee
Major Mclaughlin came in for severe
the address, and none who were az III
prominent in the councils of the ring tbat
managed the machine politics at Sacrat
mento were spared censure and rebnlse
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09

Rosenthal & Co. He was sitting on
thirty fve-pound can of the deadly ex-
plosive and touching off one stick at a
time. Suddenly terrific report was
heard, and a crowd gathered around
the place where Merrill had last been
seen.
Pieces of the dead mans body were
found scattered within radius of $50
yards of the place where the explosion
occurred. He had been literally blown
to pieces, and perhaps the greater por-
ton of the body will never be found.
No one has yet been found who saw
the explosion, though a number saw
Merrill just before the accident. From
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
DYNAMITE BLOWS
A MAN TO ATOMS

TRESNO, April s.--A frightful acci-
n dent occurred at MADEIRA shortly
| after 9 o'clock tonight. R. Merrill
a bricklayer, was blown to atoms
by the explosion of a thirty -five-pound
can of dynamite. The citizens of Ma
dera were celebrating the transfer of
the MADEIRA Flume and Irrigation Com
pany's property to new corporation,
which has announced it's intention of
making a series. of extensive improve
ments in the town. Dynamite was
among the explosives used in the dem
onstration.
Merrill was in the northwestern part
Of the town, near the warehouse Of
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
Copyrighted. 1899, by the Associated

H ERLIN, April S.-The Samoan
question continues to hold the
attention of the public, the news
papers being full of dispatches
and comment on the subject.
The Emperor has devoted much time
to the, matter and has conferred sew
eral times on the subject with the Min
lister of Foreign Affairs. Baron Won
Bulow
It is interesting to note that Ger
man distrust and dissatisfaction at the
latest events are almost entirely aimed
at Great Britain, whose attitude is de-
scribed even in official circles as being
dictated by. duplicitly and unfriendl-
ness The press faithfully portrays
this feeling. The delay of Great Brit
ain in accepting the proposals for
settlement of the difficulty, which the
United States ambassador, Andrew D.
White, attributed mainly to the alb
sence of the Marquis of Salisbury from
London, is generally interpreted in
Germany as showing distinctly un-
friendly motives upon the part of
Great Britain.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press has had an interview on the sub
ject with a high officer. who said: 1T
has been source of regret and aston
ishment that Great Britain. unlike the
United States, has not expressed regret
at the latest turn of affairs in Samoa.
while the acceptance of our peaceful
settlement has so far been coupled with
unacceptable conditions containing the
seed of new troubles and manifestly
unfair. We could not accept conditions
enabling the American and British
commissioners at any time to override
German rights, thus perpetuating the
unpleasant state of affairs in the
islanLs.'"
The press comment is in the same
key, but naturally it is more outspoken.
In a lengthy article the Kreuz Zeitung
in the whole matter, alleging that she
is trying for her own selfish purposes
to entangle the United States in hos
tilt with all the Continental powers
and at the same time drag her into
a policy of e: 2ansicn. The article
concludes:
1--WE say all this regretfully. An
honest entente with Great Britain
would be an undeniable advantage.
but, perhaps, it is well thus early to be
effectually undeceived, as it may spare
us later more ~ainful surprises"
The Boersen Courier says the reason
of Great Britains delay in asserting to
c nany's proposal was founded on
her desire to continue with the aid of
the United States the policy of "spiting
Germany" and claims to fin1 proof of
this attitude in the London press.
which it accuses of resuming its old
tactics of 'slandering Germany and
breeding trouble between Germany and
the United States"
The Tageblatt takes Great Britain to
task for not expressing regret at the
unexpected policy of repression in
Samo and regards her attitude
toward Germany as insincere.
The Cologne Volks itung saws:
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09

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I\ALL HEADQUARTERS WELLINGTON HOTEL
! S
i'm o r1i unit dayT
a w ago which became ompica
ynnonine
a might
hi8de
che etred dromth
nendsbu
he of OF
h chad
hongert thanC
him hlonep
tha OF ft1e first Chic Jutce
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
CZAR'S AID DE CAMP
STABBED BY A SERVANT
Attempt Made to Assassinate General
Mauzoy, but He Is Not Seriously
Wounded.

MOSCOW, April SAN attempt has
been made to assassinate the Cars aid
de camp, General Mauzoy. He was
stabbed in the throat by a servant, but
the would-be assassin was overpowered.
The generals wounds are not serious.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
BLUEJACKETS ON GUARD AT APIA.


BERLIN, April 8.-An
official telegram from the
German Consul at Apia, Sa-
moa, dated March "a, says
minor collisions are daily
occurring, and that the bonn
bardment continues intermit-
tentIy. The dispatch adds;
'"Tanu yesterday was ap-
pointed King at Mulinuu by
the other Consuls and COM
manders. Business is at
standstill. All the shops have
been closed since March 15."
The situation created by
the foreign warships cannot
prejudice the decision to send
a commission to Samoa. The
latest declarations of the
American and British Gov
ernments leave no doubt that
they will stand by the exist
ing treaties.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
MEANS CLOSER RELATIONS.

snec,a1 Gable. to The Call and the New York
Herald Copyrighted. 1899. by James Cor
don Bennett
BERLIN, April S.-Embassador Whites
long audience with the Kaiser on Friday
and his Majesty's marked cordiality are
mich commented on in diplomatic cir
cIes 1t is generally accepted as leading
to much closer relations between the two
countries.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09

in 1892, during which year he acted as
Charge d d'Affaires at Tangier. He was
transferred to the British Embassy at
Constantinople in September. 1898. and
mere again he was granted an allow
ance for knowledge of Turkish and was
promoted to be second secretary of En-
bassy June l. 1894
Mr.. Eliot was placed in charge of the
British agency at Sofia, July 21 1895,
and remained there until October g. He
was sent to the legation at Belgrave
in 1897 and remained there for two
months. on May q, 1898, the young
diplomat was made a Commander Of
the Bath, an order which, it is said, is
rarely bestowed except in cases of very
conspicuous service TO the crown Mr.
Eliot was transferred to Washington
from Constantinople November / last.
and in the absence of Mr. Tower has
taken leading part in the manage
ment of the affairs of the Embassy.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
Hooley Not to Be Prosecuted

NEW YORK, April S.-A London gable
to the Sun says: The People learns thai
the treasury has decided that evidence
In the case of Ernest T. Hooley, the
moter, does not justify his prosecution for
fraud. No-
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
Against Paper Money.

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted 1892 by James Cor
don Bennett.
BUENOS AYERS. April S.-President
Roca has declared that the Government
will never consent to a new issue of pa
per money,
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09

Great Britain behavior in this mat
ter is symptomatic and opens an un-
favorable vista for other pending ne
sntiationS"
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
But Danger Lies in Periods
Of Debility Which May
Cause Syncope.
THE AORTA AFFECTED
Touching Farewell Audience Grant
ed by His Holiness to Arch
bishop Ireland.

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted. 1899. by James Cor
don Bennett
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09

~ ERLIN, April S.-The Samoan
J question continues to hold the +
, attention of the public, the news /
papers being full of dispatches
c11hinct |