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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-11
WILL PROTECT LouBET.
AT THE RACES TO-DAY-DREY.
FUS SAILS FOR HOME.
(By Telegraph to virginianpilot3

(By Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot)
Paris, June 10.-The prefecture of po-
lice has isseud an announcement that
SIX thousand police. twenty squadrons
or cavalry and a brigade of infantry
VIII he stationed tomorrow between
the Eiysee Palace and the paddock at
bongchamps. upon the occasion OF
PRESIDENT I'oubets visit at the race
course in order to witness the race for
the Grand Prix de Paris
numerous detachments of police. cav
AIRY and Infantry will also be distri-
outed NJ certain points in Paris. where
BILE.
DREYFUS EN- ROUTE HOME.
Cayenne. French Guiana, June TO-
me French cruiser Sfax left the ISL
ands at 6:20 this morning with Dreyfus
on board. The later embarked on the
warship at o'clock yesterday morning.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-11

tby Telegraph to NirGinian- Pilot)
Madrid. June 10.-A tornado yester-
day swept over San Pedro and Alarse.
in the province OF Valladolid. About
$50 houses were DESTROYED and there
was great loss of life. Ten bodies have
already been recovered from the ruins.
Toledo has been visited by Il great
storm which has done considerabl
damage. The lower portions OF the city
are flooded.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-11
AN APPEAL.
TO SOUTHERN GOVERNORS. LEG
ISLATORS AND JUDICIAL
OFFICERS.

(By Telegraph to virgrnian-Plot,

(By Telegraph to Yirgtnian- PJiotl
Washington. June 10.-The Afro
American Council of the United States
has issued an appeal to the Governors,
Legislatures and judicial officers of the
Southern States ito prevent lawlessness
and to secure to all citizens the pro-
lection to which they are entitled I'M
der the laws" After reference to the
burning of Sam Hose. the lynching of
Lige Strickland and the political riots
in South Carolina and North aCrolina,
the appeal says:
THE APPEAL.
''Since the first day of January there
have been twenty eight cases of lynch
ing in the South, and every one of them
colored men. This is not only an I'M
warranted outrage upon them, but de-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-11

royal procession up the course each
day. The Prince of Wales and the
other royalties will drive 10 the course
privately. the Queen having prohibited
the procession in order to mark the
family mourning for Prince Alfred of
Saxo- Coburg and Gotha and the Queen
OF Denmark.
MAVERICK CASE.
"The Maybrick case is one of the
planks of our Society'S platform, and
now that Sir Matthew White Bridley
(Secretary of State TO the Home De-
partmenD, is reviving the case by
Lord Salisbury's direction and through
the pressure of the American Govern
ment. exerted through their excellent
Ambassador. it will only be 81 matter
of a very short time. in my opinion, be-
fore her unconditional release.
Until then this strong society will
never cease to back up all efforts in
that direction"
Mr.. Joseph Choate, the United States
Ambassador, and Mrs. Choate and Mr..
Henry White. Secretary of tibet United
States Embassy, and Mrs. White and
Mr. James r. Carter. Second Secretary
of the United State Embassy, and Mrs.
Carter. attended the reception and
dance given by the Marquis of Lans-
downe, the Secretary of War, on We'd
nesday, which was one of the most brill
liant events of the season.
NO jokes PRINTED.
Mr.. Choate has had an exceedingly
busy week, with the Alaskan negotia-
tons. Medically a publisher. named
Sands. announced his intention to col
lect and publish Mr. Choates bon mots
and anecdotes as "Choate's Jest Book"
But Mr.. Choate eXpostulated with the
result that the book was suppressed.
KICKED THE CLERK.
The Hon. Rupert Cecil Craven has
been fined in the NIarylebone Police
Court for kicking lawyers clerk out
of his house. Bingham Lodge. where he
served the petition of Craven's wife.
against whom charges are made, pend
ing divorce suit. Craven allowed the
clerk TO serve the petition and then
kicked him out of the door. Craven
is n brother-in-law of the Countess of
Craven and he was his brothers best
man at the wedding.
HORSE NOTES. =
Mr. Richard Croker made his first
appearance on a race course since his
recent arrival in England, to witness
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-11
Victim OF n sun stroke.

(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.)
Washington, June 10.-A cablegram
was received at the Navy Department
to-day from Captain Barker, the naval
officer in command at Manila, announc-
ing the sudden death of Captain Henry
Nichols from sunstroke. Captain
Nichols was the commander of. the
monitor Monadnock.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-11
DALY'S REMAINS.
ON THE STEAMER NEW YORK FOR
THIS COUNTRY.
By Telegraph to Virglnian-Pilot.)

(By Telegraph 10 VlrSihlah-PlIot.)
Southampton, June 10.-The remains
of Augustin Daily, who died in Paris
on Wednesday. arrived here to-day
from Havre
The casket was quietly removed from
the steamer and placed in a railroad
vehicle. which transferred il to the EN-
press dock for shipment to the United
States by the American Line steamer
New York. which sails to-day.
Mrs. DAILY will be d passenger on the
same steamer.
Only the Hon. Mrs. Eric Earring
ton, friend of the family. accompany
the remains from Paris.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-11

Lunatic was n leading feature of the
Belle OF New York" has purchased
the English rights of John Doris play,
breaking ii or"
George Alexander has sold the Amer
lean rights OF The Ambassador" to
Daniel Frohman.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-11
AdmirnI KANT HonoIuiu,
(By Telegraph to V!rgInlan-Pnot.

Washington. d. c.. June lo--A tele-
gram received at the Navy Department
from Admiral Kautz at Honolulu, via
San Francisco, states that he arrived
at Honolulu June /. He was to leave
on June 10 and arrive at San Francisco
on the 22d,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-11
PAYING CUBAN SOLDIERS.

Advices from Sasuay say that Cap
tain rafferty, is paying the soldiers
amid great enthusiasm Many of the
troops are anxious 10 receive the
money. as they are suffering for lack
of implements TO begin the cultivation
of land and earn sufficient money to
purchase necessities.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-11
HEARTH REPORT.

The army health report for the city
of Havana is very gratifying to Gene
raj Ludlow. or the 1000 men less than
9er cent. are sick.
The ordinary health of the city re-
mains good. one supposed case of
yellow fever is reported on board the
steamer Ardanmohr. from Carthagena
Some OF the army doctors say the pa
tent Is suffering from yellow fever.
but DR.. w. L. Drummer. chief quaran-
tine officer. declares that he is not
The ship has been quarantined and the
man removed To the hospital
SPANISH GUERILLAS CAPTURED.
Jose Maria Gomez. governor of Santa
Clara. telegraphs To Senior Domingo
Mendez Capote. secretary OF Governor
General Brooke's advisory cabinet,
that the rural guard ut Yaguaiay have
captured three Spanish guerilias-Sa-
lima Sanchez, Leon perea and Juan
Prado-who have terrorzed the inhabi-
tants of that vicinity of late. threat
cninS fOHu- travellers and taking or
horses. oxen and money. They re-
Gently took n horse from a Cuban. Civ
ing him an order on the mayor of
iaguajay for payment. they saving
that the war OF independence has
hopnD
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marks yearly and no German exports
have been sold there for some time.
THE CRITICISMS SEVERE.


After listening to the statements of
the Minister OF Foreign Affairs. Baron
Won Buclow, in the Reichstag. the
criticism became severe.
The Frankfort Zeitung says:
"The text of the agreement shows
the Spaniards retain all the advantages
of ownership. retain full liberty for the
clerical orders, nave II coalnG station in
each group OF the islands and are put
commercially, on the same footing as
the Germans, While Spain merely cedcs
to Germany the onus of the costs of
the administrations and receives an ex-
orbitant price which probably no other
power would have paid"
APPROPRIATION EXPECTED.
A foreign Office official who was en-
powered TO speak for the Minister of
Foreign Affairs. Baron NonBuelow, said
to the correspondent here of the AS
ISOLATED Press that he fully expects to
see the ReichStag pass the appropria-
ton of the purchase money by a large
majority adding that the Freisinniges
and Socialists will be the only parties
to vote against 1t. though the Centre
might make its approval conditional.
The bill for the appropriation will
provide for the administration OF the
new possessions and 1t is said the tariff
understanding With Spain is only of a
general nature. Germany and Spain ad-
hitting each other among the favored
nation clauses.
CoALING STATION OFFERED US.
The news in the Morning Post and
other London papers to the effect that
Germany offered the United States a
cable station in the Caroline islands
confirms what the Associated Press
correspondent cabled some time ago.
but no such offer has been renewed re.
Gently. 1t is fact we'll known to the
German and American governments
that Spain, at the beginning of the war,
offered to sell to Germany all her pos.
sessions in the Far East. including the
Philippine islands Germany then re-
piled substantially that she could not
accept the offer. as Spain no longer had
the islands to give away. but adding
that Germany would agree to take all
Spain's possessions in the South Sea.
which the United States left her. of
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-11
THE LEADER ARRESTED.

The leader of the mob. Vicente Nor
erftt, attacked zStiUZI and was assisted
by his companions Atiezn was rough
ly handled, and received number of
severe bruises. The police interfereG
ana arrested Morente. but sent the re-
mainder of the party on board ship.
The cab strike is sui on. Private sta
bles are rcapng Il harvest. they charg-
Ing for conveyances ut the rate of 81
In gold per hour, and all their vehicles
are engaged.
SOLDIERS LIVING IN TENTS.
The soldiers at Camp Columbia are
still living in tents. the barracks for
their accommodation not having been
finished. The daily heavy rains are
causing great annoyance. Ali the tents
are of new brown hospital canvass.
which was thought to be the best OBJ
tainable for the climate but has proved
utterly unfit. The chemicals used in
the dye eat the fibre and make the
tents leak after a week of exposure
The daily rains soak quickly through
and drench the men, who are disgust
cd. All the tents have wooden floors
and cots, but unless the barracks are
soon completed, sickness will probably
develop, although under the present
conditions. the health of the soldiers is
remarkable
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Err. WHOSE GIGANTIC TRUSTS ARE AT WAR.

commission inv ahmroJ d b HTk d Henri o.
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The Drill For Spring Grain.

a drill cannot be run among corn
stalks for putting in spring grain. a
drill is SO constructed that it will not
do the best work unless the ground Is
free from trash of all kinds, says the
Iowa Homestead. We have tried the
drill for putting in oats in the spring
of the year, but it was when the crop
was universally good, and we could not
note the advantage. The ground has to
be plowed, narrowed and put in good
tilth before drilling. There are seeders
with spring tooth attachment that
will put in oats fairly well only. As q
rule, oats should be in the ground be-
fore it is sufficiently dry to make pre-
parations for the drill, and any imple-
ment like the disk that will thoroughly
stir the surface soil will be good for
putting in the oats crop. There may be
one advantage in employing the drill in
putting in oats It is where clover Is to
be sown in the field. Then the ground
should be well plowed, reduced and the
oats drilled in and the clover seed at
the same operation. Drill ~ bushels
Of oats per acre This gives the very
best kind Of seed bed for clover seed
and rarely fails.
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One OF The Mourners.

The pastor Of wealthy old church
in wealthy old town was under a
cloud.
A secret investigation conducted by
a committee Of preachers was in pro-
gress. The city editor sent me to get
the "story." I was working for an
afternoon paper says, ]. w. Mccain
mon, In the st. Louis Post Dispatch
and my "copy'' was wanted by twelve
O'Clock. I had at least balf dozen
places to 60 for the several ends Of the
''story." Eleven O'Clock came and I
had every thing except a statement
from the leading member Of the inVes-
tigating committee. must see him.
I located him in a suburban church,
where he was holding revival meet
ing. The usher told me to take seat
in the church and wait. / sat near the
rear and waited impatiently. Minutes
seemed like hours to me. The big
clock in the dome strnck the half hour.
I had thirty minutes.
7 left my seat and pressed forward
aiming for the preacher, who saw
was disengaged.'
Just then a good man exhorting in
the pulpit said:
"Let all who are penitent come for
ward and kneel at the alteT.'
It was in the midst Of throng all
but myself bent for the mourneIs
bench. / tried to retreat. There was
no way. The aisle behind and in front
of me was crowded with mourners.
had to drift along with the crowd.
As reached the mourners' bench a
good old brother grasped me by the
hand / tried to explain to him that I
wanted to see the preacher.
II am reporter and I-n
The sentence was cut short by the
good brother.
sit makes no difference. Worse
men than you have been saved"
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Agricultural A RrcYitieR.

Prize Taker pea, Early Michigan and
Sir Walter Raleigh potatoes, Early
Giant corn, Moore's Triumph and Duke
Of York tomatoes and st. Joseph and
Perpetual strawberries received favor
able mention as new varieties at the
January meeting Of the New Jersey
State Horticultural society.
According to Professor B. D. Halsted,
experiments show that sulphur is the
most effective Of all substances for
checking soil rot in sweet potatoes
The Rural New Yorker continues to
speak very good words for cowpeas and
crimson clover in the north.
It is proposed to coat fertilizer bags
with paraffin by machinery for the
purpose Of preventing odors and retain
ing the strength Of the fertilizer.
There are few locations where straw
berries are not each year more or less
injured by lack of moisture in the soil,
and where water can be readily secured
for irrigating purposes the expense Of
applying it will be well repaid. Often
times single application made when
the fruit is about half grown will double
the yield, and occasionally crop will
be saved which would otherwise be lost.
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lettered thus: A, 2 by 4; B, 81 feet
long; G, 3s rod hinge; D, . by A; e, /
by 4; F, 2 by 4.
"My marker marks five rows. The
runners are 315 feet long, made Of 2 by
8 plank, with by crosspieces, notch
ed in runners and spiked. The hinges
are made by boring hole through the
by crosspieces and then putting a
three-eighths rod through them. The
tongue pieces can be put on to suit, for
sleigh or wagon tongue. IF the out
side runners do not make plain mark.
I spike block Of wood on them for q
weight. Farmers should make these
things when they can get time, and not
wait till spring work il rushing them. 2
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same height. After this it made Q
growth Of, perhaps, six inches when
frost occurred. The tassels began to
shed their pollen upon the silks Of three
sets, the uppermost of which was 10 feet
above the soil. The lowest set was eight
feet above the soil. There were nine
whorls of aerial roots, eight of which
are shown in the cut, the highest being
four feet above the soil The longest
leaves were five feet in length and four
inches in width.
We have raised this variety Of corn
for three seasons, and while all other
kinds were more or less lodged by high
winds not plant of the Mexican June
was broken or bent from perpendicu-
lar position This is readily accounted
for by its wonderful root system and
the elasticity and toughness Of the
stalks, which resemble SO many bamboo
fishing rods. Following are some notes
with which some of our readers have
favored us, which will show how the
Mexican June corn conducted itself
with them:
Charles Macon of Ingleside, N. O.,
writes under date Of Sept. %: 81 have
two rows of Mexican June corn. The
stalks will average 16 feet in height
some of them IS feet. They have fair
sized ears that I think will mature
they are about half matured now.
Mr.. Benjamin Buckman of Farming
dale, Ills, as early as Sept. 10 wrote:
"The tallest stalks Of the Mexican June
corn have reached the height Of 14feet,
and if we have two weeks of warm
weather the ears now showing will
produce seeds that will grow"
The lower whorls of aerial stems send
out as many fibrous roots as does the
main stem itself, and these unquestion-
ably absorb nutriment from the soil
Hence it is fair to suppose that the
Mexican June corn will thrive in poorer
soils and during severer droughts than
4 other varieties
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POTATO GROWING.
a Few Conclusions From ExpeFa-
ments at the Cornell Station.

A Few Conclusions From Expera-
ments at the Cornell Station.
The Cornell station Of the great po-
tato growing state of New York has
been for some years conducting expert
ments looking toward improved methods
In the culture Of this tuber. From
third report on their operations BY Pro-
fessors Roberts and Clinton, few items
are noted:
Early in the growth of the potatoes
spraying became necessary. In add1-
ton to the Colorado potato beetle. the
leaf flea beetle early began its depreda-
tions. Bordeaux mixture and Paris
green used freely served to check both
insects. Several farmers have informed
us that bordeaux mixture has failed
with them to check the work of the leaf
flea beatle, but with us, for three years
in succession, it has proved effective IN
checking, although it has not entirely
driven them away.
During July there prevailed most
severe drought. The amount of mois-
ture on some of the experimental plats
was reduced to 4 per cent as deter
mined by samples taken one foot deep.
This condition threatened to seriously
iniure the crop and no doubt did affect
it to some extent. The soil having been
thoroughly prepared, and the potatoes
covered deeply, and the surface kept
loose, the plants were able to survive
and produce very satisfactory crop.
The frequency Of droughts enforces
the importance Of having a soil well
supplied with humus, early plowing,
deep planting of the potatoes, especially
on porous, leachy soils, and frequent
tillage.
Seed should not be cut for any con-
siderable period before planting. If il
becomes necessary to delay planting for
some considerable time after potatoes
are cut, the cut pieces should be busted
with plaster and spread out in moder-
ately moist, cool place. At least they
should not be allowed to heat, neither
must they be allowed to become dry.
If planting is done very early in the
spring, the ridges may be permitted tt
remain for ten days to two weeks be
fore narrowing down. If planting il
done somewhat late, the ridges should
be narrowed within one week aftel
planting. In the case of the early plant
ing there is usually enough moisture
present so that the ridging may tenn
porarily prove benefit by enabling th'
soil to become warm. In the case o
late planting all the moisture should b
conserved, and this is best done by lev
cling the ridges Where the soil is nat
urally too wet the ridges may be bene
fetal in that they hasten evaporation
and the consequent drying Of the soil.
Middletown transcript., 1899-03-11
What Is a Sleeper.

Here is definition which is as diff
cult to 1efd rapidly as "Peter Piper
picked peck of pickeled peppers" and
yet is more sensible. In fact, it is an
actual statement Of facts. as you will
find il you read it slowly.
A sleeper is one who sleeps. A Sleep
er is that in which sleeper sleeps. "A
sleeper Is that on which the sleeper
runs while the sleeper sleeps. There
fore, while the sleeper sleeps in the
sleeper, the sleeper carries the Sleep
er over the sleeper under the sleeper
until the sleeper which carries the
sleeper jumps the sleeper and wakes
the sleeper in the sleeper by striking
the sleeper under the sleeper, and there
is no longer any sleeper sleeping in the
sleeper on the sleeper.
Middletown transcript., 1899-03-11
HRanEaGhR
ONE GLASS OF VINE

A Belief That It Changed the History
ofIhls Country.
It is said that single glass OF wine
probably wrecked the Democratic party
in 1860. The story is worth telling.
After the breaking up of the national
Democratic convention at Charleston
the party in Georgia held o state con-
vention. Great excitement prevailed.
The leaders Of the party could not
agree. It was critical period.
The majority report indorsed the Sc
ceders or boilers at Charleston. while
the minority report opposed their ac-
tion. The leading champion Of the
minority was Herschel v. Johnson,
and his followers were confident that
his eloquence and logic would carry
the day.
It is quite likely that such would
have been the case but for an unfortun-
ate mishap. Ex-Governor johnson be-
gan his speech before the noon adjourn
ment on the second day and concluded
after dinner.
Old men who remember that speech
say that it was powerful argument,
and the impression gained ground that
after the noon recess the speaker would
demolish his opponents with few
Esledee-hammer blows.
But the overconfdent friends of the
minority report were doomed to disap-
pointment. johnson felt the strain Of
the morning session SO much that he
was unable to eat anything, and he
took glass of wine upon an empty
stomach to strengthen himself. This
was fatal mistake. That one glass of
i wine perhaps changed the destiny of
the nation.
The great orator resumed bis speech
but the wine had nauseated him. He
was hazy, verbose and unintelligible at
times. His style and argument lacked
vigor, consistency and positiveness'
His friends looked at one another in
despair. The men on the other side
, were exultant. It was evident that
, the speaker had damaged his owr
cause.
Then Howell Cobb and Henry R
jackson followed each other for th'
majority report. They spoke with al
J air of expectant triumph and captured
the convention.
The majority report was adopted. 1
is unnecessary to follow the history o
the neSt'few weeks. The national De
; mocracy was completely disrupted
T and put two tickets in the field. Lin
3 coin was elected and the country wa
? plunged into civil war. Had John
! son succeeded in inducing the Georgi
! convention to adopt his conservativ
t ideas, it is safe to say that other south
8 ern states would have fallen into lin
with our commonwealth, and the nal
ional Democratic party would have re
mained united.
This is the story of what little glas
9 Of wine did. It ruined great party
caused disastrous war, and beside
the loss Of life cost the south over 81
600, 100000. Perhaps this is rathe
speculative, but there are many VIII
believed it a generation ago.-Atlant
Constitution.
Middletown transcript., 1899-03-11
The tailor's business is entirely suitable.
TO FIRST VOTERS.

There is a constitutional pro-
vision which will become opera
tive before the next general cleo
tion is held, of which the general
public maynot be aware, although
it has been published in connec-
ton with the Constitutional Con-
vention. It is an educational
test. It is ''that no person who
becomes of age or who is natura-
lized after January 1st, 1900, shall
be permitted to vote who shall
not be able to read the Constitu-
ton IN English, and be capable Of
writing his name.
Middletown transcript., 1899-03-11

ho1orr, +ho r,-;,.o TEMPORARY FASTENING
close enough to- Roh "ihhs
gether SO the wire will pass through be-
tween them and at right angle from
the manner they are driven when across
the wire.
Pass the wire between the two staples
and pass nail through the staples over
the wire, as will be seen by the Illus
tration. When it is necessary to pass
through, all that will be necessary to
do will be to remove the nails and lay
the wires down. They are easily re-
placed also, when through with them.