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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-23
END OF THE
FERRIS WHEEL

CHICAGO. III. May s1.-Ferris
wheel. the giant merry go-round'
that has been one Of ChicaEo's won
ders ever since the Worlds Fair. will
do it, next turn IN St Louis or New
York The big revolver has whiried
through Chicago air for the las, sea
son. as negotiations for It's transfer
to one Of the cities named are now in
process OF conclusion. st. Louis de-
sirca Il as an attraction for the Lou
iElnna purchase centennial IN 1904
but n New York amusement firm has
filed a counter proposition for Its re-
moval 20 a location In the vicinity
Of Manhattan island.
Manager l.. V. Rice. Of Ferrfs Park
said last night that the wheels des-
tinatlon was not yet determined. but
ita Chicago career was almost at an
0nd
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PLANNING MILLS
SHUT DOWN

MrNCiE. Ind. May 7a.-State Ia
Dor Commissioners schmsd ani Nc
Cormsck have been here for the past
day or two endcavorfng TO settle the
difficulty between the planning mill
owners and the builders. the result %
which trouble had closed every plan
ing mill in the city. Their mission
gives no Indication Of success as yet.
The carpenters. against whom lies
tho chief grievance Of the planning
mill men. have suffered no lnconvcn-
fence. Since che shut down Of the
Local planning mills the carpenters
have been obtaining their supplies
FROM Indianapolis mills and from To-
cal lumber yards The mill men say
they cannot operate unless the car
pcuterp agree o. purchase the sup
plies. mostly frames. from them
alone. The carpenters heretofore
purchased Frames at the lumber
yards. and occasionally have made
them. To acccde to the request OF
the min owners would be to dis-
criminase against union contractors.
union Iumbermcn and union planning
mills Ia other cities
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SILVER Is TO
BE RELOCATED

WASHINGTON. y. g. May "a
II IL becoming apparent c. politicians
here that free silver Will not be a
prominent plank IA the next pelnos
cratic platform. The party viii not
forEake the doctrine. but vii make
it a secondary issue, giving prom
inence as the principal issue to orpo-
sltion to the trusts or anti Asaperiai-
Ism. according to circumstances Il
II pointed ont that It would be abb
surd for the Democrats 90 SO before
the country at the next presidential
election with free silver as tho main
issue. should their candidate BE-
elected on such platform he would
be helpless to influence free silver
Legislation. for the reason that the
senate for the next ak years il over
w'heimlugiy in favor Of the gold
standard
should the situation In the Philip
pines and Porto Rico warrant. anti
imperialism will be the battle cry,
with frrv silver and opposition 60 the
trusts as running mates e. keep the
silver men and fepuiists In line. II
II said that contsat on such an Is
sue would be pleasing to the Demo-
cratic leaders. FOR the reason that
with free silver In the background
they may Increase their campaign
funds Andrew Carnegie and other
wealthy opponents - the present
foreign policy 81 the administration
would be liberal contributors % an
anti-impefiaiissfe platforms.
n che situation IN the new posses
sions improves during the next year
To the extent Of adding strength 10
The expansion policy OF the aiminis-
traitor. opposition % the trusts viii
be starred for frrt position on the
macratie programme aud auii-eS-
pan@on and free silver will be fele'
gated % second and third places. At
any rate. st 10 declared by many that
all signs point 60 the abandonment -
FRYE silver as the cardinal principle
% Democracy.
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COMBINE OF
TUG LINES

CHICAGO. May za.-Tugs are IN a
trust. The saucy smoke beieherr
that churn up river water and emit
car-splltiing whistles Will soon be
taking tows IN the name u an up
to-date combination of New Jersey
manufacture. Backed by the mil
lions Of the Rockefeliers and allied
interests In the allied iron trade. ne
gOtiatlons are on foot for tho abb
sorption Of all the important towing
companies on the great lakes.
Among the properties 10 be merged
are the Durham Towing and Wreck
ing company and Barry Bros. hide
pendent Tug line Of Chicago and the
contamination 81 the plans will mark
the retirement from marine affairs
OF Cart J. =. Durham. who has been
n dominant figure in river and hsr-
Dor affairs In the west for over 90
years.
W. a. Collier, president ~ the YES
sci Owners Towing company. of
Cleveland. has been the prime NOV
er Of the launching of the tug com
bine. He has secured options on ev-
cry line 81 consequence at the prin-
cipal ports on the lakes. The options
will expire June 1. Nothing definite
has yet been decided upon. either az
to capital. TITLE or officers OF the new
company. though the amount inyolv-
ed in the purchase OF the component
piants Is I'm excess Of $1,000 900 cash.
The tug line owners win receive spot
cash for their holdings. Pickands,
Brown A. Co. the Cleveland iron
founders. aud the Rockefellers are
credited vath financial sponsorship
OF the deal
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WHIPPED BY CITIZENS
Scorchers Struck an Aged
Woman and Are Drubbed.

CHICAGO. May 29-Three seorch-
era were In imminent danger OF los
ing thcsr lives at the hands of an in
dignant crowd at the oak and or
leans streeia last evening. one Of
the trio had coiided with an aged
woman. Mrs. J. Wisman. causing in-
Juries that may result in her death.
For more than ten minutes the
wheelmen were kicked and beaten
numerically. A man I'm a buggy fin
ally rescued one Of them. The other
two took advantage OF the diversion
caused by the newcomers interpo-
s.tlon. jumped on their wheels and
rode away. Later the three wheel
men were arrested. one OF them.
George Bennett, admitted he had hit
Mrs. Wisman. lie claimed that no
was unable 90 avoid the collision.
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H@=assasas=r
Nose Cart coiiIdss With Car

TSptASAPofLs. Ind. May 81
An cteetrse car. running - miies an
hour, calliaed With hD@e waGoa
kuiuE 60 a IRE to-day. ana two men
may die aH the result Of the acel.
dent. Prank owens. the driver u
fhe hose wagon. AMI James Frnner-
an. the moserman u The car, were
cauEh, under the wreekhkr and bad
~ crushed. BENJAMIN f'oxiow. who
was riding beside The driver on the
hose wagon. vas also badly injured.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

- Bachelors Honeymoon" which
opened at the Seattle thester last
night for three performances IL a
very funny AMI cleverly written
farce The many series Of highly
amusing complications and situa-
tiona present n rare novelty Walter
Walker ana Mics Stacey, who appear
IN the lead. are exceptionally well
cast. and the supporting company is
strong in every part. Tonight and
tomorrow the experiences Of "a
BACHELORS Honeymoon VIII be re-
psated. and no doubt good houses
viii greet this funny farce and the
efceilent company
At the Third avenue thcater, The
Three uuardamen" has started for a
epod weeks business Last night the
theatcr was well hlled. and the
r,mantic drama interpreted by a
strong company WIS creditahly Civ
On. Mr. Scott as ID. Artagnan ia
splendid and his support is good.
CLAY Clement VIII give "a South
ern Gentleman" at the Seattle thea
ter Thursday evening to be followed
by "a New Dominion" Friday even
ing. Mr. Clement needs no intro
duotion 10 a Seattle audience. and
no doubt but that his old friends and
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CHICAGO. May IA, a meeting
of the Federal COMMITTEES on foreign
guests az the unen League eiub
yesterday. Col W. u. Roberts. Who
was cent 20 Mexico. reported that be
had No doubt that senior Diar Will
be IN chlcaKo durfng the exercises
q October > The committee. %
which r u. Bryan. r. chairman. con-
sidsred plans for formally inviting
the presddsnt Of Mexico. ard a aub-
committee. consisting of SIR. Bryan
ant Postmaster c. 4. Gordon. werp
directed to prepare the Invitation.
The committee Wiil also invite the
governor general % Canada. pr. r.
Cameron VIII visit OTTAWA and eS-
tend she invitation.
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MORE FREEDOM.
FOR FILIPIN0S
The Scheme Is Presented at
an opportune Time.

MANILA. May st--peace Commits
siouer Schurmsn said to-day that the
scheme 81 koveFnment authorized BY
President Mckinley had been pres
eni~t to the Fshpines az an oppor.
tune time The scheme" he added
should satisfy che legitimate ssplrz-
tons Of the Ftliplnps for parsieipa-
ton in their own government, IL
gives the Insurgents q god oppor-
tunfiy TO lay down their arms. Tn
der e they will po-es~a more frcs-
dom than under the Aalolos govern.
meat. even though the latter de-
elarer them 10 be independent and
sovereign
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NO DIVIDED DUTIES
Deputy Collectors Must Have
No Outside Work.

WASHINGTON. u. c. May - -
The commissioner 81 Internal rev
enue today issued an ariet directing
that the deputy collectors ef tnisr,
nal revenue shall Eivc their undi-
vided time and attention % the gov
ernment. The action IL based upon
reports that deputies have been en-
gagged IN other businesses and have
performed services not required by
the collectors % internal revenue.
Commissioned Wilson takes the view
,aat the deputies. ~ they wish 10
engage IN outside work. should nv
axn their government positions.
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Reunion Of Rough Riders

ALBUQUERQUE. y. NJ. May 2s.
The city 81 Albuquerque has re-
rnaulshed tie effort 60 secure the re-
union o. Roosevelt's Rough Riders
In New Mexico June ~. Is, 20 and
n. This action was taken IN favor
81 Las Vegas. where some 1000 has
been raised for the purpose. Gov.
Roosevelt has Informed the members
in the southwest ~ his intention to
be present. and the whole territory
IL preparing 20 attend the meeting.
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Druggists to Combine.

NEW YORK. May 7a-The istes,
consolidation 81 business interests TO
be announced f. that of the whole
sale drug houses The promoters call
u an amaIEamaton. They emphatl-
caliy declare that Il Il not n trust
Ninety -one jobberr In the drgE trade
east 81 the Rocky mountains and
north 81 and Including Memphis and
Richmond. whose invested interests
are estimated AZ 81. 0oo. 600. and an
nual sales aggregate ie0. 00o. 600. have
been invited 10 join. The amaigam-
ators expec; that before tho FIRST ~
June % per cent. Of the trade viii
have been brought within the organ.
ixatlon,
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The question Is frequently asked
by persons who de not Sc the first
issue % the star sAatainlng lee plat
form o. pr.Helpl.s. as 90 what the
politics % this paper may b.. Brief.
~. then. the answer Il that the star
has rot At present. nor will IL have
IN TIE future. any political bias. It
will not ea the organ u any political
party. The star - published Tor the
sole purpose cg stVius the people the
news In a truthful. straightforward
fashion. such - the true mission II
all Americas newspapers. but most
OF them have strayet far from she
mark and are now fstscning at the
corn cribs o. political parties. They
tell the truth pnly - Tar a. policy"
dictates aud use great diligence in
suppressing news unfsvofahis 90 the
parties from whleh they draw a
gocdly portion % their susteaance.
As result. these pspsFs are not
news diseeminaters 10 the true sense
OF tho word. They are biased Ia
statement. ant therefore. unreliable.
The publishers q the star believe
that a strictly non-pargi-an newspa-
per has ned In this or any other
intelligent cemsnuptty where people
wan, to know rhe truth and the
whole truth abou, everythlng.
There are some people who are 80
biased and prvjadioed by political
rsneor tina, they vii not. n they can
help Il. read anything - a political
nature appearing in print. except u
h. the production Of some writer II
their own particular way Of thinking.
They patrouias oniy hideeound par.
ts-an organs. Knowing that no dan
Esrous hersese- viii BE- printed. Their
horizon Is narrow and they refuse
absolutely 10. krow anythine about
the broad sweep Of modern political
thought. a. exemplined BY the an
taxonlstie beliefs and policies Il all
Of the ecatendinE parties
These people. fortunately for the
star. are comparatively few In num-
Der. TIE large majority Of Amsri-
can citizens arr anxious 20 get n the
truth Of all matters and to form
their own Judgments On unbiased
lines. Thcy look with a pardopahie
suspicion upon the statements ap-
pearing In partisan organs. aad are
always on rhe lookout for tgurnai
that has the courage to tell the
truth. and the whole Of lt. To this
large and growing class the star
looks for i,s support. ny consistent
adherence TO the simple principles
enunciatei. 81 expects IN time to con-
uand tina; pubttc CONFIDENCE which y
the only true foundation upon which
to build a successful newspaper.
The star is not q large nswspsp per,
but IL contains all Of the news II
cndeavorr TO avoid exagEerations q
statement IN It's columns. and will
not descend TO the level % vltupera-
ton or personal abuse.
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No Kept Mis- Vow.

GAINESVILLE. o. May p COL
urnbua BrumaRe. 81. was buried at
Roseviile yesterday He had lived
within half n mile OF Roscvilie all his
life, but had not been inside the
corporate hines 81 Roseville for 30
years. In 1859 BrumREe. who had
a series Of alterations with Rose
willie people, was arrested ana fined.
and when the fine wac imposed ne
vowed he would never again enter
the town. lie kept his vow. and not
until his body was taken 70 the vii
lage cemetery yesterday was he seen
IN the place since the trial Of 10
years ago. Brumage was a baehc-
lor
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CAFFORD is CONVICTED
He Killed =. B. Lloyd q News
paper Writer.

GREENVILIsE. Ala. May "a
After being out since 100 o'clock last
night. the jury in the case Of John A.
Gafrord returned a verdict at i;30 p.
m. today. finding the defendant gull
~ of murder in the first degree, and
liking punishment at life In the peni-
Tertiary. Gafford killed r. II. Lloyd.
a member Of the legislature from
Butler county, and well-known
newspaper writer. in August. 1897.
He alleged that Lloyd had been
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HELD THE MAIL TRAIN
Kansas Farmer In tho Hands
Of Uncle Samuel.

FORT SCOTT. Kan. May st-t.
Pearson. weakly farmer. was ar
rested ami placed in taii here to-
day by United States officers charK
ed with obstra@sinE the malls A few
weeks ago Mr. Pearson drove % star
vita a had OF corn. He started "a
cross the Santa Fe track. bat was
Hfopp~i By a frrikh; train on a aide
track while waiting Tor the freight
train 80 puil out ne maintained his
position on the main track. and de-
spite the threats 81 the oficlais. Oh.
strncsed thr track and delayed the
fast mail train twenty minutes.
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his many new oas= wiH EiVc him q
royal welcome at both performances.
a must extraordinary engagement
II that which wfll be- at the Seattle
thcater for three nights beginning
Sunday night. Manager Howe has
secured Melbourne Mcdowell and
blanche Walsh. who viii appear In
La Tusca" and @Fedore."
The Alice Gertrude will make two
trips 20 Victoria carrying excursion
let's for the queens celebration. The
first trip will be run tonight. leaving
the city dock at midnight and arriv-
ing at Victoria tomorrow morning.
She VIII then leave here Thursday
morning AZ go o'clock. returning
that night by leaving Victoria at 10
4. m.
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whipped In the Street.

PARAuouLp. Arg. May sf-Dr.
". 1. Hedges. a prominent physician
was publicly whlpped az cardweil.
Mo. today by Mrs John KING. the
wtfe of \ saioonkerp@r
Mrws King vas with her husband
when sire met the psay-nlriau. King
grabbed Dr. Hodge. and held him
while the woman pii~d the iaah.
The physician 80 accused by Mrs.
King % sp~aksng m an uucOmpll-
rueutary manner Of her sister. Mr..
Miller. with whom Or. Hodges
boarded,
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vIRTUE-wARNER LAND COMPANY, go, New York Block

criminaily intimate with his widowed
sister. At ssanord's first trial he
was sentenced to hang. but the SUI
premv court reversed the decision.
All were prominent The trial had
been on since last Thursday. In her
testimony. Mrs. Miller. sister Of CAT
ford. admitted that improper reIa-
tons existed between her and Lloyd.
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STATIONS FOR
SAVING LIFE

WASHINGTON. n. c. May "a
Information has been received here
from Mexico and Japan TO the effect
that both governments propose to
establish iifs-savinK and signal sys-
tens along their coasts and employ
Cosfon night signals.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-23
Coffin Trust Dead.

RICHMOND. Ind. May IA re-
preventative Of the local casket COM
pany Monday gave out the Informal
tlon that all attempts TO form a cof-
IN trust were a failure. The options
given on the local plant were with
drawn.
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a m arvelous Escape.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. May e..
Waiter Frost. a young white boy.
feil 100 feet from a rocky blum into
the Tennessee river this afternoon
and was not drowned. lie was bare
" scratched. and was rescued by a
boatmnn near by. Frost. with some
companions. was playing on the
blum. when he got too near the edge,
lost his footing and fell over. a
number Of deaths have occurred on
the same spot, and no one was ever
known to have been rescued alive
before
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Bryan's Eagle Missing.

COLUMBUS. Ind. May 2a.--Dr. J,
w Horncr, who served in the Sew
enth army corps, came into posses
sion Of the eagle which was carried
by Col Bryan's Nebraska regiment,
and he presented the bird to DR. w.
H. Butler, of this city. The night
before last the eagle was either stol-
en- or escaped from It's cage at DR..
Buffers home.
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No Carpet Trust

HARTFORD. Gem. May s1-G
n bsr<.. treasurer Of the Hartford
CARPET company. says ! do not
think the sso.ooa. GO earp~, trus, is
practices BILE. One Nar tried sone
years axo and failed. There are too
many OF un.''
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-23

The Presbyterian general assembly.
now IN session at Minneapolis. has
arranged. az n special order Of busi-
ness for next THURSDAY. to consider
the case Of Prof, a. T. McGlffert. Of
Union Theological Seminary. who Is
accused Of uporthodox teachings in
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-23
At Mis- Mothers Feet.

SOUTH MCALESTER, I. T., May
2S.--At wllburton today, John Dem
eefe. section foreman for the Choc-
taw railway. dropped dead as he was
about to embrace his mother. Heart
disease was the cause.
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The efforts Of the War department
to ascertain whether or not the First
washington volunteers can b.
brought direct from Manila Go So
attic 10 oe mustered out. will prob
ably result in an early order 20 carry
the project into effect. There e. no
reason whatever why the soldiers
should not be mustered out at this
point. The secretary Of war has viz
suaily promised that tho troops shall
be broush, to the sotind instead Of
San Francisco. II no serious impedi-
merits are discovered in the way Of
poor camping grounds and the like.
The camping facilities are excellent.
supplies are plentiful and the sum
rner climate salubrfou~ and delight
full. The logical sequence OF tho
eecretsry's promise u that he will
order the troops to be brought direc;
to Seattle. The statements teie-
Fraphed from san Francisco 70 the
effect that the military authorities a.,
the Preside have been ordered to
place the camplng grounds there IN
readiness for the reception Of return
ing volunteers en- route home from
the Philippines. does not necessarily
concern any Of the regiments belong
ing to the northern tier OF states
San Francisco - the natural point o.
debarkatiop for the regiments en-
route 20 Kansas and Nebraska. mas
much as those states lies directly to
the eastward. but Seattle IL the gate
way through which all troops travel
ing TO Washington. Montana. Idaho
and the Dakotas VIII and the most
convenient and desirable route home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-23

Modern conditions OF warfare are
quite dis-iniiar from the conditions
which existed n century ago. In
Manila the spectacle IL presented to-
day Of an insurgent commission
holding amacable sessions with the
American peace commission and dis
cussing a liberal form Of government
for the Philippines. while a few miles
away the American and lnaurgent
armies are engaged IN a fierce strug-
gle with the usual fatalities.
Such things would have been i'm
possible even few years sRo The
old spirit that thirsted for fierce re-
venge upon a conquered enemy seems
TO be giving way 20 Humanitarian i'm
pulses that presage a better condi-
ton Of things I'm the near future,
Perhaps the Cars International
peace conference a. not such a prem
allure affair after all.
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Korn Drug CO., Fifth and Pike.
Prescription specialists Phone fike Is
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-09
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
old Dominion Steamship CO.. Lines
:
HSSS senser ships are appointed
HfSSN 10 sail from Norfolk daily
AS, RSSA ct 600 p. m.
lf<SSSS:M FROM NEW yORK-on
: Monday. Tuesday. Wednes-
III y day. Thursday and Friday
at 800 p. M. Saturdays at
!; PASSENGER ACCOMMODATIONS
UNSURPASSED.

Fare; Including meals and stateroom, -
Round trip dimiscd to 50 days)...:... 1890
rooms. apply at ticket office, l99 Main
'strSet. or al general OFFICE. at wharf
TIME sciiEDuLE OF STEAMERS
Hampton Roads. Mobjack. Lura%,, Acco-
mac and Virginia Dare. sailing daily lex
eept Sunday from Company's wharf.
FOR OLD PONTIAC $50 aud Has a.
m. and AIS p. m: Portsmouth, GAS and
wharf, Norfolk. at and 1850 u. M and
! FOR plIAAlpToN-At HIS q. m; and d; AIS
m: Bay Line wharf ut 1850 a. m. and 1850
:, FOR NEWPORT NEWS AND SMITH
FlEl.D-At go y. H.; Portsmouth, 2:4o p.
FOR wARf; AND EAST REVERSAL
G:So a: M: Portsmouth. 6:45 a. M; Bay
FOR .NoR'rH RlvER-on Monday.
Wednesday and Friday at $50 Al. m.
Portsmouth. Gas a. M; Bay Line. 700
FOR, SEVERN RIvER-on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday at G:30 a. M.
Portsmouth. Gas a. m: Bay Line 200
p E FOE, BACK, PoouoslN AND YORK
ON Monday; Wednesday and Friday ut
w =" ~ fortsmouth. 0:So AM, Say
Llne e:ie n. m. Returning following day.
FOR N.NNSEMOND RIVER AND
SuFFOLN-At 500 p. M; Portsmouth.
S:l0 ?; m Connecting at Suffolk with
Suifoik and Carolina railroad.
FREIGHT for Ware East, North. Severn.
Back. Poquosin, York and Nansenond
River Landings must be prepaid.
All schedules subject 10 change without
notice.
Freight for Washington and Newhernc.
n. e., received at and delivered from
Norioik and Southern railroad depot.
Freight received daily Except Sunday
until p. In.
NJ. B. CROMWELL.
General Agent.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-09

Gladstone signed n treaty of peace re-
coginizing the independence of the
Transvaal