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The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23

Victoria, p. C., May 1.-THE main por-
ton OF the city of Dawson was destroyed
Ig fire on April %, causing loss OF W.
uyyu. In all III buildings, Including the
BANK OF British North America, were
burned. The news was brought down by
; Hume. a son of Mayor Hume, OF Sc
altI,: j. Toklas. and u third party, VINO
left Dawson on April p and made their
way out by canoe 10 Lake Lebarse ana
then over the ice, having most perlIous
tlp
TUklae reports that the fire occurred In
the very heart Of tn business center OF
Tine city, near the opera house on the Wa
Ter front. and, driven by strong north
wind destroyed everything in its way on
that slr--l down to and including Dona-
Au- Il Smiths establishment. The nre
then took in all Of the water 1ront bulld-
.lss abreast OF the same blocks. IL cross
81 The street. burned through and spread
over 10 Second street, converting TO
ashes the principal business portion ol
Dawson
The IRE consumed everything from
Tmmous Royal Cafe down TO opposite
Jae Fairview Hotel. The flames spread
with such rapidity that the citizens ap-
I-arri pduic-syricken and unable TO save
anything in the way ot furniture goods
aLl clothing.
The Principal Sufferers.
Among the most prominent firms burned
out were the Bank OF British North
America. the Canadian Bank OF Com
merce. Mcclellan McFeeley, Of Victoria
Vancouver. and Dawson, the Parsons
Produce Company. OF Winnipeg; the
kugu cafe. Douahue & Smith. the Au-
T,ra saloon. the Bodega, the Madden
House. The Victoria Hotel. the Mcdonald
Biloxi and the California Exchange
The fge came at time when the mills
HuL dealers in building materials had de-
I.s,gL their winter supplies. ana were
waiting the opening OF naVlLruoh 10 Ie-
I,ui-l their stock. The result Is a
famine .u al kinds Of building material
ta- igudrlTe, such as sashes, doors,
locks. HINGES. sc. The Few articles stlll
-.ma.u.ur outside 81 the burned district
Ieve quadrupled In prices. DJrrs are
selling for Sc each. door locks - eacn,
aII every tLHg else IN proportion. No'h-
ias Boz la- way o! rebuilding can be done
uaW the yPeuing Of navigation. several
weeks lrgm now. az there Is nCro over
30 Zee, % lumber IN the place.
Drunken Woman Upset. a Lamp.
The nre was caused by drunken wo-
Hau ursrulug y lamp in notorious
house. Nyur Of the big warehouses Of
the Alaska Commercial Company or the
Norm American Trading and TTansporta-
Ton Company Hd- touched Ly the fire. -
there VIII br HU shortage 0f provisions
even n The lakes should not open before
'h" middle % June. which II now predict
-. ] Ar heaviest losers by The nre are
a.'s-is Mcclellan q McFeelcy, Of this
e.iy and oi Vancouver, Who had an i'm
HtL-e stock Of non ana tiHWarc and
miners supplies taken iu at heavy ex-
L'Ls". aid the Bank OF British North
america. whose rather Iiimsy vault did
no Withstand The heat the papers In IL
ssILE destroyed. The bank also lost
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23
ARCHBISHOP GUEST OF KING.
Social Honors rendered Mgr. ireland at
the Belgian Capital.

Brussels, May 2l.-Last evening Arch
bishop ireland, accompanied by Beliamy
Storer. United States Minister 20 Spain,
and Mrs Storer, dined At the royal pal
ace at Laeken with King Leopold, Queen
Marie Henriette and the other members
Of the royal family. His majesty was
most courteous, showing great interest in
the Archbishop.
Before going 10 the palace Mgr. Ireland
preached in the collegiate church OF ST.
Gudulo the finest in Belgium. before a
distinguished audience. including the
Comtesse de Frandro. mother ef PTincs
Albert Of Belgium, the heir presumptiye.
His subject was, The First Christian
Pentacost," which the Archbishop enti-
tied The birthday OF the church."
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23
REPORT OF NAVAL FIGHT.
Cruiser Detroit and S,esrsEean Cunboat
Said 10 Have ExchanErd Shots

There was a rumor here last night that
there had been d hostile meeting IL Blue
fields between the Nlcaraguan gunboat
San Jacinto and the United States cruiser
Detroit, which is looking after the inter
ests OF Americans in that vicinity.
The report lacks confirmation so far as
official advices are Obtainable. the state
ment being made Ia responsible quarters
that UP 10 II o'clock there had been no
information received In regard 10 IL.
The Detroit left colon for Biuetelds q
few days ago for the purpose OF convey
lus the remains of the late Gen Daniel
Aacauley 10 tae United States.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23

There is money for American SO7-sn
in raising flowers for the extraction Of
their perfumes" said an expert Of the
Department of Agriculture the other Gay.
1T is light and easy work; the apparatus
required is not at all expensive, and the
processes involved are comparatively
simple. The making Of altar Of roses, for
example. is not in the least difficult or
arduous, while there is always market
demand for the article. Indeed, the pure
stuff is almost impossible to get, owing
10 the customary adulteration Of the for
eign product.
Tine women and children Ct many a
family in this country might earn quite
d little harvest OF dollars by the home
manufacture of altar of roses, Of which
the United States imports about $]lD,690
worth annually. There is no great trou-
bic in growing the flowers, inasmuch as
the roses always preferred for this pur-
pose are of common, rather ihan fancy,
varieties, which, while less beautiful, per-
haps than the delicately-bTed hOthOuss
kinds. bloom more freely ana have much
more perfume This means that their
petals contain a greater quantity Of the
essential oil which contributes the deli
cious smell and this oil is the sO-called
altar. formerly priced in Oriental coun-
tries at its weight in diamonds. You may
buy II now at $ an ounce. but 1t is sure
10 be falsifed to q large extent with oil
of geranium.
Origin of the Altar.
You may remember that II was wom-
an. the favorite Of an Eastern harem
who first discovered altar of roses.
Through her garden had been made to
flow an artificial stream OF rose water
and she noticed one day that oily drops
fIoated upon its surface. Through sheer
idIeness she gathered some Of them in her
hand. smelled them, and experienced an
altogether new delight. These drops were
of the OIL, or altar OF rose, and hence
origirated q manufacture which now mas
It's principal center in Bulgaria. region
the climate OF which, on the southern
stones OF the Balkans. is not particularly
dienerent from that Of wide areas In the
United States.
in fact. our climate and soil over ex-
tensive regions appear 10 be eAceAentiy
adapted for rose growing, while, as have
said, the preparation Ot the altar can De
accomplished without great outlay or
much preliminary experience. I ne main
question 10 be settled IN advance Dy TIE
intending grower is whether In a given
place the flowers VIII grow rapidly
enough and be Tich enough in oil to COM
pete wi.h the foreign product. What -
chiefly required Is plenty OF suns heat
and OF tbs there n no lack over a large
Uart OF the United States. The most ia
NOUS rose-flrmiEg districts Of Europe do
not appear to possess any climatic an-
vantage over what We can furnish The
THHH
summer. even as FAR north ar Canada.
For the production o. altar OF roses
hardly any apparatus il required except
a simple still, which costs very little
Probably the most important difficulty in
the way Of the American manufacturer
lies in the wholesale adGlteFatiOn OF The
European altar. which on that account
l. sold 50 low in the market az seriously
TO antagonize competition Nevertheless
yUTe rose altar Is now being made OIL .
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23
CAST AWAY ON UNKNOWN ISLAND.
A Modern Robinson CrusOe Story from the
South Pacific Ocean.

Victoria, p. c., May I.-The schooner
Werfa, which left Dunedin, n. H., last
September on an inter-island trading ex-
pedition, with a party of nineteen, was
wrecked and all but one of those who
started out on her were lost. The news
OF the accident reached Sydney just before
the Miowera sailed. II came in a message
from the only survivor. The message was
i'm a bottle found at Stanwell Park, near
Helensburg, y. s. ", April 3. 1t read:
October &c, lS98-SchOOner Werfa, Capt.
Johnston. from Dunedin. y. T.. wrecked
in about latitude -, longitude AZ. All
hands lost but me. Am on an island
somewhere off the coast Of New South
Wales"
The writer did not sign his name, and
persons who had friends on board imme-
diately joined in sending an expedition TO
eparch for him.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23

statement OF Agent tn OF
h agent and owes ms success
ike Special Heath
were a his good business We dfd
backt
% had used OUR NATIVE been benefited by It, Al st ne
he advertising II
supply
times
OF ourage supply
We
g for
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23
rour PERSON.. KILLED Min- Shaft.

Rossland, b. c, May 2-By the break
ing Of a lever controlling the hosting
machinery in the War Eagle mine q ship
was dropped so feet. resulting in the
death Of H. A. Houeyford. James .. Palm
er. and Thomas A. Neville. who were In
side W. T. Schoneld was 50 badly In
iured that he died soon after being taken
=. tie E8.ltfal
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23
Ex-Congre..man Edwards Dead.

Dunkrk. " Y, May 2l.-FrancIs Smith
Edwards died AZ his home IN this city last
night Of paralysis, aged eighty-tWO years.
he represented this district in Congress
for a number of years. beginning IN lSl
While IN Congress he took Lieut.. William
Y Gushing. OF Albemarle fame. 10 Wash
ipgton. and made him page, and later
on secured his appointment 10 the Naval
Academy al Annapolis,
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The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23
Philippians caoi. serrie. Restored.

New YORK, May I--The Commercial
Gable Company has Issued the following
notice: We are advised that cable con-
municatiOn between Iloilo and BacaiOd-
hillppinr Islands, has been Te-esta6-
lsLe4.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23
FIRE IN DAWSON CITY
Four Million Dollar Loss in
klOndyke Metropolis.
BUSINESS CENTER SWEPT AWAY

Flames Spread with Such Rapidity that
the reople We're Unable to Save Any of
the Contents of the Burning Structure
Caused by IA Drunken Woman-Lack
OF Building MaterialstO Reconstruct the
Burned Dislrict-Prineipal Sufferers
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23
To Those Who Are Not Satisfied

With their sales would remind them
ABOVE If
o Ie the
tnat I'VE HERBS
little the
wantan
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The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23

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The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23

Hoods sorsapaFi.la never dis8ppoin's
II may ~ taken for iIpuTe ana .uipJEsE-
lshed blood aith perfect confidence that
Il viii cure
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23
~ W The Famous
atnVY Dn0N Forage Crop
ItbW FIN and Soil
Wv II L ONSs lmprovers.

WEARE HEADQUARTERS for these and all
Southern specia!lirs. inCludinE SOFA Beans,
Velvet Beans, Pearl or Cat-tail MiIIet, TedsinIe
Bermuda Grass, Ensilage Corn, Spanish Pea
nuts, Chufas, ScrghuHs, etc.
Write FOR prices, and our interesting Catalogue
giving fun information about these crops.
Il. w. WOOD & SONS, Richmond. Va.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23
Three-fourths of Town Burned.

large amount of gold dust. A rough esti-
mate places the loss in gold and paper
money alone at 81, 10000.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23
CULTURE OF THE ROSE
Money to Be Made in Extract
inc the Altar.
PLEASANT WORK FOR WOMEN

Small Outlay and Simple Apparatus Re-
Roses-Other Flower Perfumes of Home
Make that Find a Market-No Special
knowledge Needed, but Only Patient
Cultivation-Commo Roses the Best.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23

in the South of France for the extraction
of their perfume, and sooner or later this
industry is likely to be initiated in the
United States.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23

considerable scale in Saxony, and is hold
ing its own in the market, although that
country is not nearly SO well adapted for
rose culture as the United States. ,Espe-
cially in the Southern States and in Cali
fOrnia, where roses bloom in eXtraoTdi-
nary luxuriance, il may be expected that
the altar which is our principal perfum-
cry import at present, will be produced
before long In great quantities, perhaps
rivaling the foreign article.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-30
I GOOD ANEcpoTn OF DEWEY
tBy One of the returned sanors.)

One OF the brave jackles who was
with Dewey" at the battle of Manila
Bay, tells this new anecdote of the
great Admiral. The teller is Harry
Deghman., sailor OF the cruiser Bos-
ton. and his story is this:
1.-THE most affecting incident which
occurred, and which all of, the sailors
will remember through their lives, was
the action of powder boy. These boys
act as alds TO captains and lieutenants
in carrying messages and doing err
rands. When the order was given to
strip for action, one Of the boys tore
of his coat hurriedly. and it fell from
his hands and went over the rail, down
into the bay. A few moments before
he had been gazing on his mothers
photograph, and just before he took off
his coat he had kissed the picture. and
put ii in his inside pocket. When the
coat fell overheard he turned to the
captain and asked permission to jump
over and get it. Naturally the request
was refused. The boy then went to the
other side of the ship and climbed down
the Ladder. He swan around to the
place where the coat had dropped, and
succeeded In getting 1t. l believe it
was still floating when he got there.
When he came back he was ordered In
chains for disobedience. After the battle
he was tried by n court martial for
disobcdicnce and found guilty. Commo-
dore Dewey became interested in the
case. for he could not understand why
the boy had risked his life and dis
obeyed orders for coat. The lad had
never told what his motives were. But
when the Commodore talked to him in
kind way, and asked him why he had
done such strange things for an old
coat. he broke into tears, and told the
Commodore that his mothers picture
was in The coat Commodore Dewey's
eyes filed with tears as he listened to
tho story. Then he picked the boy up i'm
his arms and embraced him. He ordered
the little fellow to be Instantly released.
and pardoned. Boys who love their
mothers enough to risk their lives for
her picture cannot be kept in irons on
this feet he said.
Jus; before the action the boys all
exchanged keepsaikes and intrusted
numerous packages to each other to
send to their homes in case they were
killed in action. One of the misfortunes
on the Boston was the great scarcity of
tobacco the morning of the battle. AL
~ ost ar the sailors were out of the
"A eed. But one man had over n pound
1Ind he divided it In equal lots among
his companions. keeping only the rcgu-
ar share for himself"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-30
SWEET CHALYBEATE SPRINGS,
ALLEGHANY COUNTY, VA.

This entire property has been purchased
by Mr.. CARTER BRANTON HUNTER
OF West Virginia. who proposes making
many improvements and refurnishhing
the hotel and cottages throughout. The
ucd under Mr.. Il. +. 1AKIE. who has
for the past three years operated it so
successfully.
These charming springs are situated in
n lovely valley. cnsconccd i'm The back
bone of the Allcghanics. at an elevation
of 1900 feet. in the midst of the Springs
Region of Virginia. and only nine miles;
from Allegheny Station-the highest point
on tho Chesap eakc and Ohio railway BY
water in this country; mono better in the
world: elegant bath pools. Beef and NUT
ton supplied from tho finest bluegrass
sod. Vegetables in abundance, grown in
the garden of this noted property. Rates
moderate. For further particulars write
b. l.. EAk LIE. JR..
api-4m Manager.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-30
DOCTORS MAKE REPORTS.

Until within quite n recent period.
physicians as q class were very re-
luctant, If not absolutely unwilling, to
admit that a mineral water could cure
certain grave diseases, such as Bright's
disease. govt, rheumatism, uric acid
poisoning, Inflammation of the bladder.
dyspepsia, nervous disorders, malaria,
diseases of women and many others
but now their position as u class has
changed. Their present attitude hae
been brought about almost altogether
by Buffalo Lithia Water, and the per-
sstence of its proprietor in giving lead
Ing physicians the fullest opportunity
to test for themselves, and by the most
scientific methods known, the operation
and effects of its use.
Buffalo Lithia Water has been sub
mitted TO most thorough tests in actual
practice, and with most satisfactory re-
suits. by such eminent physicians as
DR.. James l.. Cabell. president OF the
National Board of Health; Dr. VIM. a.
Hammond, SUPERINTENDENT (retired),
u. 5. Army; DIR. G. w. Semple, presl-
dent Medical Society OF Virginia; DR..
Geo. Halsted Boyland. member of the
Academy of Medicine Paris: Dr. IIora-
Ito c. Wood. Professor of Materia Med.
lea in the University of Pennsylvania.
and many others. Physicians whose
decisions in matters OF materia medica
are accepted AS authoritative. have rs
the result of such careful experiment,
told the world of case after case in
which these dread diseases have yield
ed to the power of this palatable yet
powerful preparation of nature, until
Us 6iS1t1a4UAcy is now admitted by the
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-30

would surely mlslead the traveller in
determining how far he was from New
York. for seeing marked on the stone
he would conclude that he had still two
miles to traverse ODE at the New York
City Hall.
And thus persons have been in error
on the subject in question. They have
placed l at the birth of Christ. instead
OF placing 1t at the end of year from
his birth, and thus rejected one entire
year out of the series of years COM
posing the Christian era.
Adieu, my beloved child.
Yours, most tenderly.
PHI. SCHUYLER.
To Mrs. Church. New York.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-30
END OF THE CENTURY
The Argument Of General Phi.
Schuyler.
laado Hundred Yours Ago I'm a
LETTER TO His Daughter I'm 1913
lse Discusses tho Question that is
Row In Contravcrsy.
(New York aerald.)

Editor OF the Herald:
The date of the beginning of the
twentieth century having aroused
much discussion, the following elucida-
fion of the problem. written in 1893 by
my grent-grandfather, General Philip
be of interest.
KATHARINE SCHUYLER BANTER.
Oswego, n. Y. Jan. "a 1899.
N Albany, Feb. IL, 1899.
My Beloved Angelica:
Since my letter to you on the con-
froversy relative to the termination of
the present century it has occurred to
me that an investigation of the subject
from mere abstract deductions would
not be comprehended With SO much
facility as when elucidated by dia
gram. in which the sense of sight
might be brought to aid the mental
reasoning. l have projected the en-
thereon and such conclusions as
shall adduce therefrom. have the pre-
sumption to believe will determine the
question and bring the contendng par
ties to coincide In opinion.
Whether Christ was born al the be-
ginning OF the first moment of the first
day of month now by us called jan
uary. or at the beginning of the first
moment of the first day or any other
day of any month, is perfectly imma-
terial in the solution of the question
>ainder consideration. 1t is agreed on
all hands that the Christian era com
mepced with the birth of Him.
shall therefore premise the follow
ing pos.ulata:
First-That the birth OF Christ was
in the beginning of the first moment of
the first day of the month OF January.
Secondhand the Christian era Is
made up of a. continued series of time
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-30
ENTERTAINMENT.

An extensive has been arranged for this season.
We will have the most famous speakers the lecture PLATFORM
Board of Directors have decided that the
free charge We invite all religious bodies to hold all he meetings
offer them the of and Auditorium free of charge
For all information wanted regarding picnic parties
see write to
~ 6
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-30
BE TRUE.


what is it to he true?
That every glance should be
Transparent as the morning dew
That scarlSles on the lea?
What is it to be true?
That in each spoken word
Irhe highest and the lowest, too,
Thy soul should still be heard?
What is it to be true?
That every act of thine
Reflect thy spirit through and through
AS clouds at sunset shine?
Oh. be thou pure in heart,
This is the only clue
To guide thee. whosoe'cr thou art;
This is it to be true!
But what shall make thee pure
And heart and mind renew?
Ask Him whose promises are sure,
And He shall make thee true.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-30
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS,

The Virginia Beach Hotel formerly the
ougy rd and will be under the management Mr. Jas Groves The
will moderate
NAY @ Arrangements can now be made for accommodations The rg
delightfully."- COOL the hotel being situated directly
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-30

zwith the
pr 0, and each
! common diff
j II carried on
I as TO the end
\ year 99.which
fthe beginning
Ie year 100, the
Fears interview
pry completed,
had been con-
? last moment
hate the fifth,
|rst moment of
gS00, years will
4tcen complete
1t every parti-
kthe end OF the
fks the begin
unjust necessa-
! following the
ithe nineteenth
pse. and such
pie of subter-
put words af-
se do still hold,
3 does not ter
foment of the
1.-The next year
p Is, past. and
Jury does not
st moment OF
tsoned thus:
! Christian era
Q, or beginning
,r is centuries,
therefore the
mot commence
january. 1901.
But here thpy
fScomputa;ion,
hst-as the be-
ION a period
.one year old.
time we say
hDuary to the
both inclusive,
put the fact Is
2eriod only 1854
pc first day Of
of December,
u III
~, or 365 days
OR. in other
be of the first
st day OF jan
past particle OF
ecember is one
jas directed to
ttuIiieT OI the
i and to meas
fse 1900 miles,
hns, or a mile.
llcate how far
The northwest
q what mark
10 Surely ne
humber /. II
pr one mile
ther stone.
"A the number
20 set up a
kS0 chains. or
Pan 1890 times
9p g. stone and
pg his face to
4 sam now
ethwest corner
\ York"
one numbered
pr OF the City
he placed at so
sonl the said
ben marked 2.
$500 only 1899
3 But placing
Re said corner
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-30
IMPROVEMENTS.

We are making extensive improvements which will be wide board walk
Princess xviii
Lou
children
be built
bath house pavilion other will
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-30

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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-19
RAILWAY TELEPHONE USES.
How Trains are Moved In and Out of
the Terminal Station.

Of all the uses to which the tele-
phone can be put, that as a life saver
IS probably the most important-and
one cannot regard the employment of
this instrument in the handling of rail-
way trains as anything less than as a
means of saving life and limb. One
of the wonders of great railway sta
ton like the North and South Termi-
nal of Boston is the mysterious move
ment of the trains, a system which
alDcst suggests the supernatural in
the silent perfection Of its operation,
anG yet which is taken by the passen-
ger to be so much a matter Of course
as usually to be wholly unnoticed.
With all the mighty power, which
seems rather that of some magnificent
giant than of a senseless thing OF iron
and steel, the railway locomotive is not
only as dependent as child for care
and guidance, but rarely is its huge
body moved so much as a rod within
the yard limits except by somebody
order. Every locomotive, every cal
and every train has its appointed place
at all hours Of the day and night
whether it be still or moving, and al
times the telephone is the agency that
directs it.
The New York, New Haven and