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The San Francisco call., 1899-12-06

$50 pairs LADIES' FRENCH KID GLOVES in tans brovns
and blacks. fine quality, regular sI25, sale at go
cents per pair.
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THE FRENCH
SITUATION
Continued from LIST page.)


comparatively colorless candidate. which
it perhaps in his favor. He has managed
cleverly to conceal his opinions complete
ly on the Dreyfus affair. Since his min
istry was overturned on the Panama af-
fair he has not been prominently before
the public; and the impartiality require
ed for the presidency of the Senate
seems to be regarded as one of his best
qualifications for the first magistracy
NJ. Louhet's chances depend largely
upan whether the Dreyfus affair is to in
huence the election. If it does. he will
probably be defeated; because the anti
Revisionists oppose, and the revisionists
support him.
kilograms from Turin. where the Due
D'Orleans Is staying, and from Brussels.
the headquarters of Prince Victor Napo-
leon, report considerable activity on the
part of the adhepents of the pretend
ers. This. however is not likely to de-
velop anything beyond manifcstos; and
altogether, the indications are against
any abnormal developments in the situa-
ton
The Due D'Orleans, addressing the
Royalists at Turin toda., delivered a
violent speech, expressing his hope to
he able to re-establish the monarchy.
The Echo de Paris tomorrow morning
Saturday will contain an article by
NJ. Quesmay de Beaurepaire. violently
attacking NJ. Loubet and accusing him
of equivocal conduct in the Panama af.
fair.
Paris, Feb. 1.-THE Premier. NJ
Dupuy, has fixed the meeting of the
National Assembly. or Congress, il
which the Senators and Deputies unite
in voting for a President of France. for
one O'Clock tomorrow afternoon at Yer
sailles.
At meeting of the Leftist Senators to
day NJ. Loubet, the President of the Sen
ate and former Premier, was unanimous
ly nominated for the Presidency o
France, III succession to the late Presi
dent Faure. The Senators consider VI.
Loubet's election assured.
At a meeting OF eighty Progressist
Republicans today, the candidature of NJ
Meline, the former Premier, as a success
sor of the late President Faure was
adopted.
Late in the day it was announced that
NJ. Meline, in spite of the objections Of
his supporters, has withdrawn his can
didature for the Presidency in favor of
NJ. Loubet.
M. Dupuy decline TO enter the political
contest against NJ. Loubet.
In view Of the apparently united sup
port of the Senate and NJ. Meline's with
drawal in his favor, it was generally
thought this afternoon that NJ. LOubet's
election is almost assured.
The funeral of the dead President will
take place next Thursday in the Cath
edral of Notre Dame and the interment
will occur in the cemetery of Pere La
chaise. The Senate and the Chamber OF
Deputies adjourned today as a mark of
mourning.
NJ Emile Loubet who is about 81 years
of age, was born in the Department of
the Drome and began his political career
in 1876. In 1892 he formed a ministry.
became minister of the Interior but was
overthrown on account of the Panama
revelations. He was reelected Presi-
dent of the Senate on January 2nd last.
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worthy of the name. who did not aspire
to be the father and the grandfather of
healthy. capable children to hand down
his name and the fortune accumulated by
the sweat of his brow, from generation to
generation There never was wife fit to
bear that noble title, who did not wish tc,
wear womanhood's most glorious crown,
the sceptre of motherhood. Thousands
of welded couples, otherwise happy, fall
short of wedlock's greatest happiness be-
cause they are childless In the majority
of cases, this is because the wife, through
ignorance or neglect, suffers from weak
ness and disease of the organs distinctly
feminine. For women who suffer III this
way there is one great medicine that does
not fail to accomplish its purpose. 1t IS
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. II acts
directly on the delicate organs concerned
and makes them strong, healthy, vigorous,
virile and elastic. 1t allays Inflammation,
heals liberation soothes pain and tones
the shattered nerves 1t fits for wifehood
and motherhood II quickens and vitalizes
the distinctly feminine organism 1t ban
ishes the maladies of the expectant months
and makes baby's introduction to the world
easy and almost painless. II ENSURES the
little new comer's health and nourishment
in plenty 1t is the best supportive tonic
for nursing mothers.
Mrs Jennie Parks, of Marshall, Spokane Co,
Wash. writes: II am glad to tell Of the good
results of your great medicine, DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. was benefited by your
medicine In confinement. II gives ME strength
i have no tired feeling and my baby is the
picture Of health feel better than have in
ten years.
In cases of constipation DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets should be used as an
adjunct TO the "Favorite Prescription. y
they are extremely simple, perfectly natural
and insure promp. and permanent relief.
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late in adopting. books--the final contract
not being closed until about the first of
September-aft securing the adoptions
for that State we were able to command
facilities within the city of Richmond
TO supply promptly the demands for all
the Readers, Histories, Writing-Books,
Spelling Blanks, and numerous high
school books which we publish. We
kept six and seven printing offices and
bindefies running night and day a part
of the time, and frequently turned ont
from five to seven thousand books per
day. We have now improved our facili-
ties and those who assist ms are putting
in additional machinery and we are in
position to print, bind and publish from
twenty to twenty-five or thirty thousand
books day. In fact our work is SO well
organized and arranged that our capacity
for supplying textbooks is simply unlim-
tied. AS evidence of the ability of tho
people | represent to comply with what
we agree, | beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing certificate:
ITO whom it may Concern: We, the
undersigned. bankers and business men
OF Richmond, certify that we are person
ally acquainted with r. \. Cary. j. y.
Crump, Il. A. Hoen, S. w. Trayers and
II. #. Johnson, Directors of the Il. +.
johnson Publishing Company, and we
consider them responsible for any con
tract that they may make
Very respectfully,
JOHN Il. PURCELL Nice-p President
First National Bank.
MANN s. QUARLES, Weep President
Virginia Trust Co.
JAS. \. BOYD, President Planters
National Bank.
GEO. l.. CHRISTIAN. President Ma
tional Bank of Virginia.
THOS. n. CARTER, President Metro
politan Bank.
JOHN S. Elicit President State
Bank of Virginia.
VIM. II. PALMER, President City
Bank of Richmond.
As evidence Of the excellent satisfac-
ton that our books are giving | beg
leave to submit the following letters from
County Superintendent in Virginia
whore our books were adopted for ex-
elusive use in the public schools:
Williamsburg. Va. Feb. II. 1899
Il. L. johnson Publishing Company.
Richmond, Va:
Gentlemen: Replying to your letter of
'he III INST, VIII say tuat, as IoupefiH-
tendent of Public Schools of the County
of Matthews, Virginia, have had excel
lent opportunities of judging of the mer-
its of the various books submitted for
examination and adoption by the School
Boards of said county, and it affords me
pleasure to state that your Readers, His
tories, etc, have given entire satisfac-
ton. both from their smooth, well con-
structed English. and the mechanical
makeup of the books.
Respectfully.
T.. S. FOSTER.
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WASHINGTON IN DANGER.

Washington, Feb. 17.-There is {
strong apprehension to-day of a disas
trous flood in the lower section Of The
city. The indications are favorable tC
it. AT Great Falls, 16 miles up the Pc
tomac the river has risen ~ inches
The coating of ice on the Potomac her,
is about 10 inches; below and to the
mouth of the river it is from II to l.
inches, and the upper Potomac averages
about 10 inches of ice. Added to this
are the great snow masses that bank nj
the entire Potomac. Property owners
and residents in the threatened districts
have made preparations for instant re
moval, and it has been even urged tt
blow up the historic long bridge. which
spans the Potomac at this point, anC
is used by four trunk lines of railroads
This always has been a menace to low
err Washington, as it would act as &
dam for an ice gorge.
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DAVID WORTH
BAGLEY A CADEI
The House Yesterday Passed
A Bill That Gives Him
CadetshiL.
THE CHAIR SUSTAINED
THE CHAIR SUSTAINED
THE LAST HOPE GONE FOR
NICARAGUA CANAL.
BIGGEST NAVAL APPROPRIATION PAssEi
Last Night the House Ground Out The Usual
Number Of Private PEN
sion Bills.

Washington, Feb. lin the house
today bill was passed authorizing the
President to appoint five additional ca.
diets at large to the Naval Acad-
envy.
During the course of the brief debate
upon the bin it developed that one of
these cadetships was TO go to a son
of Captain Gridley, who commanded
Admiral Dewey's flagship at the bat
tie of Manila and another to a brother
of Ensign Worth Bagley, of North
Carolina, the hero of the torpedo boat
Winslow's encounter with the masked
batteries in Cardenas harbor, Cuba.
The regular order was then de-
handed. This was the vote upon the
motion made just prior to adjournment
yesterday to lay upon the table the
appeal from the decision of the chair
wherein the Speaker ruled that Mr..
Hepburn's motion to recommit the Sun
dry Civil bill with instructions to incor-
porate it in the Nicaragua Canal Bill
amendment was not in order. No
quorum having developed upon the mo-
tion yesterday the vote was again TAX
en- by ayes and noes.
The chair was sustained and the APP
peal laid upon the table, 155 to 90.
The Sundry Civil Bill was then
passed.
The House then went into committee
and took up the Naval Appropriation
Bill.
The bill as reported carried S44. 1885,
COS. exceeding by $S,4S5,546, the larg-
est bill ever reported by the naval COM
rnittee, but being S3,765,300 less than
the estimates. No general debate was
demanded upon the bill and its reading
for amendment under the five minute
rule was Immediately commenced.
An attempt to defeat the provision
for joint arrangement between the
Government and the Fitchburg Rail-
road Company at the Boston Naval
Yard failed. A point of order against
the provision in the bill relative to the
Encouragement and reconstruction Of
the buildings at the Naval Academy
went over until tomorrow.
At o'clock the House took recess
until 8 p. M, the evening session be-
ing devoted to private pension legisla-
ton.
Washington, Feb. 17.--At the night
session of the House, 81 private pension
bills were passed, none of special impor-
tance. At 1870 p. m. the House adj
journed. E4aA
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THE ADAMS POISON CASE.


New York, Feb. 17.-Without making
very great progress toward the solution
of the mysterious Adams poisoning case,
the coroner's inquest adjourned over till
Monday. The most important develop
ments connected with tO-day's session
We're the testimony Of John ID. Adams,
the Secretary of the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club who went upon the wit
ness stand and told how he happened TO
mention Roland B. Molineux in connec-
tion with the sending of the bromo self
ger to Cornish by recognizing a similari-
ty in handwriting of Molineux and the
person who sent the bottle containing the
potash to Cornish; the request of Cor
nsh to again go upon the stand, and the
statement Of DIR. Hitchcock that if he
We're again put upon the stand he could
clear up the mystery of the two glasses.
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in the court house since Sunday morn
ing for the benefit of the needy.
Mr.. Isaac kronheimer, n native OF
Germany, but for many years one OF
the most successful merchants Of this
place, died Monday night. His re-
mains were taken to Petersburg yes
terday to be inferred in the Hebrew
cemetery. He leaves a wife and large
family of children.
Mr.. r. s. Williams, one of the lead
ing warehousemen of this place, is
critically i'll at the home of Mr.. Atti-
Gus Morris, who lives near Wilton.
G. w. Bryan, representative from
Granville, was on our streets yesterday.
He was caught at home in the big
snow" and has been unable to return
to Raleigh until today.
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AMERICAN SYMPATHY.

Extended to France on the Death OF
Her President.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE following
was cabled at midnight last night:
Department of State,
Washington. Feb. 16.
To Porter, Ambassador, Paris:
The President of the United States
desires you to convey to the family OF
of the late President of the French
Republic the expression of Ills heart-
felt sympathy in their irreparable he
reavement. The whole world NOUNS
hte loss of one of its greatest states
men, and this country has an especial
share in the sorrow of her sister re-
public. (Signed)
JOHN HAY.
The Secretary of State also indited
personal letter to M. Thiebaut,
Charge of the French Embassy here,
expressive of his sentiments.
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POLICY In PHILIPPINES.
The United States Will Rapidly FIX
tend Its Jurisdiction.

Washington, Feb. 17.--The admins
fration has determined to rapidly ex,
tend the jurisdiction of the United
States over the whole of the Philippine
group. This decision involves the ne.
cessity of a naval campaign, and this
will be instituted as soon as Admiral
Dewey receives the reinforcements in
the shape of gunboats now on the way
to Manila.
1t is not anticipated that there will
be a necessity for any formidable dem
onstrations. Owing to the vast num-
Der of the Philippine Islands large
number of gunboats would be required
to visit them simultaneously so the
programme will be to have the vessels
visit in order the principal towns oua-
side of Manila. 1t is understood that
there will be no attempt made at this
time TO displaee any of the existing
municipal governments except where
they offer resistance. A policy of con-
citation will be followed in the treat
ment Of the natives.
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LITTLE:
THE PEOPLE OF SCOTLAND COUNTY ri
I0IcE AT VICTORY.
they Send Messages Of Gratitude to the Gen
eral Assembly. Always True to De
mocracy and White Supremacy

Laurinburg, n. c., Feb. 17.-tSpecial.,
Yell after yell mingled with the warn
ing of little Zeb, with the air of oul
quiet little village this morning when
the news was received that Scotland
county bill had passed its final reading
Every heart was made TO rejoice over
our great victory won by hard fighting
and we shall ever feel grateful to the
honorable body which gave us our Scot
land, and we will ever strive to be loya
to Democracy and white supremacy.
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The smallest things may exert the
greatest influence. De Wits Little
Ea'!y Riserq are uneouqled for over
coming constitution and liver troubles
Small pill, best pill, safe pill. j. Hal
Robbitt and Henry T. Hicks.
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Buena Vista. Va. Feb. s. /

3. Il. Johnson Publishing Company
Gentlemen; We are using in our
schools your Readers. Lees Histories.
Smithdears Slant CopyBooks. published
by you, and it gives me great pleasure
to say we find these books very satisfac-
tory and fully up-to-date. So far as /
know, this is the first attempt made by
Southern House to supply the Public
Schools of our Southland with such
books as we all desire that they should
study: and the result is highly encourag-
ing. [ only regret that the other books
published by you were a little too late
for our adoption.
Yours very truly.
J. p. M'CLUER,
Superintendent Schools,
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BANK CLEARINGS.

New York, Feb. 17.-The total bank
clearings in the United States for the
week were 81, 1893 621 ,O01: per cent. in
crease 2.5.
Exclusive of New York S535.3394, O31 !:
per cent. increase 40.
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TESTING BEEF.

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. IT,. Samples of the
canned beef American soldiers in Porto
Rico and Cuba said was unfit for food
have been tested chemically and anal
yzed with respect TO fitness for food by
expert chemists employed by the Chicago
Tribune. The result of these analysis
shows that in the cans submitted there
was no trace of either boric or saicyclic
acid, or any other chemical preservative
in the meat, aside from salt and that the
high temperatures of the Cuban climate
in all probability accounted for its ap-
parent unfitness for food when opened
by the soldiers.
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The Amen !!
. -

The Amen !!
of marriage is
always a baby.
With ont it,
wedlock is a
summer field
I Il a I ne yer
bi o Q m S, a
fl 0 w er t h at
never buds, a
night without
stars, a sermon
without a ben
ediction, a
prayer without
an Amen.
There never
xx-nc a 1,,,ctAar.1
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NO COAL FAMINE IN OXFORD.

Death of Mr.. Isaac Kronheimer-
Fires in the Court Honse--Person-
ais. 4 sgAiHI
Oxford, N. c., Feb. 16.-tSpecial.)-
The snow fell here to the depth OF Is
inches on an average. Tuesday morning
the thermometer registered degrees
below zero The Oxford and Hender-
son train arrived last night for the
first time since Sunday. No fuel fam
inc exists in Oxford, as reported. While
the demands on the, coal and wood
dealers have been very heavy, every
one has been scantils supplied and
no case of suffering has been reported
for lack of fuel. Fires have been kept
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David Getaz & Co.,
ARCHITECTS
G. BUILDERS
OWN YOUR HUME.

The Mechanics and Investors Union
are prepared to make ON eight years
time to acceptable persons, ON real es.
tate security, for the purchase or cree
ton of homes, in progressive cities or
ing plan: An advance of 5000, with q
further payment of 5000 at maturity, will
be made. for a monthly payment of
S13.65, for a period of one hundred
months, at which time the mortgage will
be cancelled, and the final payment of
5000 will be made. Other amounts in
same proportion. Equitable arrange
ments, to prevent loss of property in case
of death. For full particulars address
GEORGE ALLEN,
Secretary.
Pullen Building, Raleigh, N. c.
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Washington. Feb. 17.-Representativ
Crawford of Texas is very i'll at the Pro
violence Hospital in this city He is not
expected to recover.
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6. r. HUFFORD,
Supt. Schools,
Wythe county. Virginia.

Wythe county, Virginia.
Mr.. Hufford refers especially to our
liberal methods in dealing with mer-
chants, and we offer the same liberal
terms to merchants of North Carolina.
We will make them our friends by pro-
noting their best interests. We will.
should you permit us. make every educa-
tor, every teacher, every child in this
State our friends by supplying them
with the most interesting, teachable. and
satisfactory books they have ever had the
privilege of using.
In the State of Virginia textbooks are
adopted by the State Board, generally
two books of series are placed on the
State List from which the counties are
required to adopt. Recently in conversa-
ton with the Secretary of the Board
of Education Of Virginia. Mr.. Frank p.
Brent, he stated that he believed that Va
saving could he effected by single list.
and in further evidence of this fact
submit herewith a letter addressed to
Mr.. e. A. Hoen, Vice-President of our
Company:
Richmond, Feb. Is, 1899.
Mr.. T.. A. Hoen, Richmond, Va:
Mr.. Dear Sir: From what / know
about the matter concerning which you
ask my opinion, | am inclined to believe
that where a State adopts a single list
for exclusive use in all its public schools
that saving to the pupils in cost of com
mon school books is from 20 per cent.
to % per cent.
Very truly yours,
FRANK u. BRENT.
The Governor of Virginia, j. Hoge
Tyler, has all along been heartily in ia
vor of single list for State adoption
and State uniformity. In evidence of
this fact / submit herewith a letter adj
dressed also to Mr. r. A. Hoen, Vice
President of our Company:
Richmond, Va, Feb. ID, 1890.
Mr.. Il. A. Roen, Richmond, Va:
Dear Sir: | do not hesitate to say that
il j had to vote on the subject again |
would favor the single book list entirely
1t would free the county boards from dis
agreeable contests, prevent temptations
to use improper methods. and would
necessarily be n great saving of money
to the school patrons.
Respectfully.
]. HOGE TYLER.
Governor.
The Governor is also chairman OF the
State Board of Education
II
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superintendent SCHOOLS
Buena Vista City, Virginia.
Wytheyille. Va. Feb. Q. 1890.

Wytheville, Va, Feb. 8. 1899.
To Il. +. johnson Publishing Company,
Richmond, Va:
Dear Sirs: In reply to Your inquiry
of recent date. take pleasure in stating
that in so far as | have been able to
get an expression from our teachers, the
universal verdict is favorable TO your
Readers, Histories, and your pHblica-
tions generally.
Our dealers are extravagant in their
praises on account of the liberality shown
them by your house. We are all salts
fed that yon not only carry out the "let-
ter" of your contract with the State
Board, but also the spirit of that con
tract.
/ wish you abundant success in your
enterprise, and hope to see a liberal pa
tronage extended you by our Southland
particularly.
Respectfully.
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RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.

On to 1t.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Senate
Committee on Commerce today COM
pleted its consideration of the River
and Harbor Bill, the last act uf the
committee being the addition OF the
provision for the construction of the
Nicaragua Canal. The bin has not been
printed as completed, and will not be
in shape to be reported until tomor-
row.
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]. HOGE TYLER.
Governor

1.-THE Governor is also chairman Of the
State Board of Education.l
In conclusion there are several points
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-11-13
BIRD SISTER OF CHARITY.
Anection Manifested by a Java Spar
row When It's Companion Was
MOrtally Wounded,

Milne-Edwards, director of the Jar
din des Plantes in Paris. relates the fol-
lowing story of two Java sparrows:
"They were both hens ard in the same
.aviary with parrot, which took a dis
like to one of them. One day the parrot
picked a quarrel with one Of the spar
rows. tore out its feathers and finally
broke its leg with a blow of its beak.
The poor little thing could no longer
stay on perch. 1t lay shivering on the
ground. to the evident grief of the COM
panlon bird. She went about the aviary
picking up straws, feathers and leaves
to make bed for the invalid She ac-
complished wonders of deXterous man
agement in lifting up the featherless
sufferer and placing it on the couch.
But the weather was cold at night. The
charitable bird placed itself beside the
one with the broken leg, aad extended
a wing over it to keepit warm. The DO
sltion must have been uncomfortable,
not to say painful, but NJ. Milne-Ed-
wards never came at night to see how
this feathered sister of charity" was
behaving without finding it with it's
wing lovingly extended. The invalid
died. The other bird began to nope.
lost appetite, withdrew into corner,
dropped and died also. Was it instinct
that prompted it to make bed and
keep the other bird warm? No. it was
sentiment, and charitable sentiment,
guided by reason. That bird was not
only charitable. but virtuous, and really
deserved the Montyon prize.