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'ruB 'fRANSTAAL SNARl,.
The British Argument in the Long
Drawn Out Controversy.
SOME QUESTIONS OF vGRAoITY.

Joseph Chamberlain Charges Trans
vaal Representatives With False
hood-Orange Free state Will sup
port the Transvaal.
London. Sept 26.-The officials OF
the foreign office last evening gave out
the text OF the letter OF the secretary
OF state for the colonies. Mr.. Cham
berlain. to the British high commits
Sioner. Sir Alfred Alilrer. dated Sept.
-. The British reply expresses re-
greet that her majeSty'S offer No. y.
Of Sept. s. had been refused and says;
The object her majesty'S govern
ment had in view in the recent uesotla-
lions has been stated in manner
which cannot admit OF miSapprehen-
sion, viz, TO obtain such substantial
and immediate representation for the
outlanderS rs will enable them TO Sc
cure for themselves that fair and Just
treatment which WAS formally prom
Used them in 1881. and which her ma
jesty intended TO secure for them when
she granted privileges OF self govern
ment to the TranSvaal. No conditions
less comprehensive than those con-
tanned in the telegram of Sept. can
be relied on TO effect this object. The
refusal of the South African govern
ment to entertain the offer thus made,
coming as it does after four months
of protracted negotiations. themselves
the climax of FIVE years or extended
agitation. makes it useless to further
10 tho 1inas
hitherto followed"
In late: communication, dated
Sept. 30. the imperial government
takes up the charge of breach of faith
insinuated by Secretary Of State Reitz,
Sept. 16. which we cannot pass over
in silence" Mr. Chamberlain then
says: The proposals made by the
South African republic in its letters
OF Aug. IS and 20 were not induced by
suggestions givcn by the British agent
from the state attorney, as claimed.
"On the contrary. the state attorney
sounded the British agent. both in
writing and in conversation. as to the
conditions on which the imperial gov
erument would waive the invitation to
a joint inquiry. and the result OF these
communications was the proposals
made by the South African govern
ment in these letters. 1t is impossible
that the South African government
could have had any doubt as to the
imperial governments answer to the
conditions named"
The imperial government also de-
MES that its telegram OF Sept. sub
stituted an entirely new proposal for
the invitation to the joint commission
OF inquiry"
The imperial government then
quotes the dispatch from South Africa
OF Aug. 70 containing an alternative
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Dewey Home Fund Increasing.

Washington, Sept. 26.-The Dewey
home fund was increased yesterday by
1855. This advance is in response
to the recent statement of the ma
tional Dewey committee. Over hun
dred subscribers sent in their money
by mail or wire from all parts of the
country. While the committee is much
encouraged by these liberal gifts. it is
desired to add not less than $4,000
to the amount received, which is now
s32,768. 1t is assured that Admiral
Dewey will accept the gift.
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Veterans viii Not Parade.

New York, Sept. 23-At yesterdays
meeting of the plan and scope COM
mittee of the Dewey celebration Gen.
eral Roe, himself member of the G..
A. r., made long statement giving
his reasons for refusing to permit the
Grand Army of the Republic to head
the land parade. General Roe says
he has taken the position from the be-
ginning that the day was emphatically
a navy day, and that Admiral Dewey
and the sailors of the Olympia should
be in the lead, with nothing whatever
to detract The committee unanimous
ly decided to approve the action of
General Roe. The Grand Army veter-
ans, therefore. will not take part in
the narade
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Martial Law In n spanish City.

Ferrol, Spain, Sept. 25.-Serious dis
orders took place here Saturday even
ing. A mob of 5000 stoned the prin-
cipal Catholic club and the town hall,
smashing the windows in both build
ings. The municipal guards charged
the rioters, but we're repulsed, II
guards being injured, as well as many
civilians. Finally squad of mount
cd gendarmes dispersed the rioters.
The authorities have proclaimed the
city under martial law.
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WESLEYAN Professors SuIcIae.

Boston, Sept 26.-Dr Herman W.
HALEY, 95 years old, instructor Of
Latin in Wesleyan university, and a
member of the faculty, was found
dead in his room in the United States
hotel yesterday with his throat cut
He had committed suicide. He was
one of the finest classical scholars in
the country. Lately he had been
haunted by a fear of losing his mind.
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steamer Adula wrecked, Five Los

StenmOr AuuIn NNrcckeu, tIVe LOSC.
Kingston, JAM, Sept. 26.-The At
las Steamship company's steamer
Adula, Captain McAuley, from Kings
ton for Baltimore, foundered yester-
day afternoon off Port Morant, on the
south coast of Jamaica. Five lives
were lost, including Mr.. Percy, the
first officer. Inc Adula, which was
built in Belfast in 1889, was of 1852
tons burden. She was PIP feet long,
2a1 broad and II feet deep.
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porto RIco,s Storm Victims.

Washington. Sept. 26-Luis Caos
Soto, of Arecibo, Porto Rico, saw Sec
rotary Root yesterday, and today had
an interview with Assistant Secretary
Meiklejohn regarding the condition of
the storm sufferers in his municipality,
which suffered more severely than any
other section Three hundred families
are now without shelter. and his OBJ
ject is to procure from the relief fund
an allowance to build homes for these
people. Heretofore all funds raised
have been expended for food supplies.
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Six Prisoners Break jail,

Norfolk, Sept. 26.-There was a jail
delivery in Portsmouth at 2 o'clock
Sunday morning The bars of cell
were cut and William Bailey, Eddie
Fisher, George Williams, Jim Tucker
and Willie Parker escaped. The latter
was awaiting trial for larceny, Will
Jams is wanted in Henry county for
murder, and the others were serving
terms for petty crimes.
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Koarsarre,s successful Trial Trip.

kcNIsNrEe'S SUcCU's1Hr II TIT
Boston, Sept 26.-The battleship
Kearsarge, on her official speed trial
over the Cape Ann course yesterday,
averaged 1854 knots per hour. On the
outward run of SO knots she averaged
1882 knots with smooth Sea and wind
abeam. On the return she averaged
1851 knots against head wind. The
contract requirement was 16 knots.
The trial was successful in every par
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situation In Venezuela Critical

Fonce,~ Porto Rico. Sept. 26.-Advices
received here from Caracas describe
the situation in Venezuela as critical.
The revolutionists are approaching
Victoria, where the next battle will be
fought. People desiring to proceed
to Puerto Cabello, on the Gulf of
Triste, are not allowed to depart. The
government is very unpopular and
vary cuSDiciOuS
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sI Exploding Boiler Kills Three.
Pottsboro, Tex, Sept. 26.-The boiler
at Henderson G Mangus gin blew up
Yesterday, de1olishing the building
End killing Engineer Grant Condor,
Pressman Mum Steele and a boy
lamed Jones'
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ST" stops for passengers on signal
to conductor. 2Daily, except Sunday.
R. B. Cooke. r. a. Nicholas,
Gen'l. Freight 81 Supt.
Pass. Agent, Cape Charles, Va
Norfolk, w.
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DEATH OF CupthIn SIgsDce-S DaUgHtef
Lewes, Del, Sept. 26.-Miss Sigsbee.
daughter of Captain Sigsbee, late OF
the i'll fated battleship Maine and now
commander of the Texas, died yester-
day of heart failure at the cottage of
Mrs. Rittenhouse, Rehoboth, Del,
where she had been spending the sum-
mer. Her remains were sent to Wash
ington for burial this morning.
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Venerable Naval Captain Dead.

New York, Sept. 26.-Captain Fran
els A. Hagarty, U. S. N, retired, died
yesterday aged 80 years. His first
service was on the schooner Expert
ment at Charleston, S. c., during the
notification excitement of 1888. AS a
lieutenant he went with Commodore
Perry on the Japan expedition of 1852
So. He commanded the sloop of war
Vandalia in the attack on Port Royal
Nov. 7, 1861, taking an active part in
silencing the enemy's fire and subse-
quently in blockading the mouth of
the Savannah river. Commander
Hagerty received the thanks of con-
gress for meritorious service and con-
duct. He was in charge of ironclads at
New Orleans during lS67-69.
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SlI.ENCED A REBEL GUN.
Our warships lombard the Filipino
lawn of c; In rnnnn

Our WarShlpS BcmDnru tne Filipino
Town ofGlnngapo.
Manila, Sept 25.-The United States
cruiser Charleston, the monitor Monte
rey and the gunboats Concord and
Zafro, with marines and bluejackets
from the cruiser Baltimore. left Ca
vite Sept. Is and proceeded to Subig
bay to destroy an insurgent cannon
there.
Owing to the bad weather the oper
ations was postponed until Saturday,
when the warships for three hours
bombarded the town of Olangapo and
the entertainments where the gun was
situated.
Men from the Charleston, Concord
and Zafiro were then landed under a
heavy insurgent fire, proceeding to the
cannon, which was utterly destroyed
by gun cotton, and then returned to
the warships. The Americans had one
man wounded during the engagement
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NEW YORK, PHILA. & NORFOLK R.R.

Time Table in Effect Nov. 80, 1897.
Quickest and only daily line between
Boston, New York, Phila., Nor
folk and Old Point Comfort.
NORTHWARD
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Corne,ins yonaerbiit a Fat

New York, Sept. pa daughter was
born at midnight to the wife of Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, Jr. Mrs. Wander
bilt arrived from Newport yesterday.
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,,ore, rroons or For AIonila.

San Francisco, Sept. 26.-The Twen-
ty-sixth regiment, U. S. ", sailed yes
terday for Manila on the transport
Grant. IN addition to the Twenty
sixth, the Grant carried $50 recruits
of various regiments, together with
nurses and hospital corps men preyi-
ously assigned to the relief boat Relief,
which will sail within the next few
DAYS for Guam and Manila.
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Mr. n F. Swift, the we'll known representative
~ I N Murdoch. Wholesale Druggist. OF
Petersburg W. Va. szys:
~ was completely laid up with Cholera Nor
bus. Bought bottle OF kermott's EFT. BACK
berry and was completely cured with one oose.
Would not be without itif itcoSt me . w 20.
t,a and heartily recommend kermottS EXt.
RiacSberry as the best remedy on the market
Tor Summer Complaint, Oiarrhea. Gholera
Morbus, Etc d. q. - AP -
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AIistook Gnsoline Eor kerosene.

Boston, Sept. 26.-Nine people were
badly burned, one probably fatally, alta
fire in lodging house in the south
end last night The following are in
the City hospital: Mrs. Rena Butler,
who is on the danger list; Mrs. Sarah
B. Lovelace, Miss Lillian Tyrrell,
Hewitt Lovelace, Waverley Greene and
Chesterfield Stewart Others burned
are Miss Anna Tyrrell, Robert Love-
lace and Andrew Lovelace. The fire
was due to the explosion of gasoline,
with which Mrs. Butler was filling a
lamp. installing it for kerosene oil.
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Joseph Chamberlain Charges Trans
vaal Representatives With False
hood-OranSc Free State Will sup
MORT tho TrnnSNnnl.
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A young man giving the name of
Walter Lawton attacked j. Hilbert,
aged cashier of Palatine (Ills.) bank.
Hilbert was critically wounded and
Lawton died from pistol wound re-
ceived while struggling with u res
cuer
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-21
selling Mealeine Te.timoniaI..

From TIE Medical Journal
An interesting sidelight was recently
thrown upon the methods OF auacks ana
patent medicine vendors By tho privi-
lege % OF perusIng a letter from an lBdi-
Yidual In an Eastern country town 10 A
firm OF manufacturing chemists, Offering.
for consideration Of 500 down and 81
for every letter Of Inquiry answered. u
write ringing Enforcement OF the mar
yelous beneficial effects upon his mucn-
diseased % body OF remedy offered FOR
sale by the firm. This sharper naiveiy
wrote that he aad charged nls last eusto-
ner, weil-adyertised quacl,, $50 for a
letter detailing long list Of ailments OF
which he therein asserted the aforesaid
Quack had cured him. This letter was
widely published In the daily papers BY
fits purchaser. and many inquiries poured
In to It's writer. who, for the further con-
sideration of s. per letter. answers escn
With a circumstantial description Of the
great benefits he had received from the
chsrlatan's treatment Heretofore II has
been assumed that II was the ever-pres-
ent fools who furnished the Elysian feed
ing ground FOR quackeTy. but II seems the
clever hnavs has pT0ftabiy pFe-enpfed the
FOOLS occupation and thereby ADDED ma
'teflaly u the accuracy and certainty Of
th~ EetSIhs from aNack advertising. a
more complete reduction % afsurdity OF
the value 0f the 'testimoniaF' could not
well BE- found 80 which 20 direct ne a.
tentiOn Of the feW who shink that phyal-
clans. because they DO nof advertise. are
much behind the times How Completely
guiied = the public By ccmmeudafory let
ters from persons who. ike enough, never
AdH the man or article they laId 80 hlgh-
lyl Until the method ~ widely exposed in
the public prints fat the millennium , II
furnishes q lucrative Geld for the indoient
INDECENT residents Of obscure localities
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-21

buried In thA grass beside that still form
Hes dead. boys Deaa-and ] had
hoped to make q son OF him Some Of
you come with me-"
He went up into the kIoOf al the base
OF the preeipice, and half way up he
found a white girl sittif.g at the foot OF
a huge yellow wood. her dress ali torn
and her hands cut
Her dark eyes swept over them with an
eager look.
He has ezcapedT' she asked.
The eommaadant took her by the hand
and led her out of the dark wood. while
his troopers wondered among themselves
what had happened.
Outside the wood she told her story
how she had found trooper, and how
he had saved her life.
Then take ne to him tsat may thank
him"
The commandant looked at her, and
then ne looked away over the hills.
/ cannot take you to him." he an
sWered presently in a grave voice, SO
grave and sorrowful that sne knew It all.
'he has gone" and he pointed to the
sky. Would you like to see MIN now?''
She nodded her head, and they went
and stood round the body
The commandant lifted his hat. Men.
he gave his life for another We have
lost eonrade, but the angels have TAX
en- to themselves a brother. Amenp'
"Amenr' they echoed Then they wrap
ped him in a blanket. strapped him 20 a
horse, and sent him back with six men,
Gre OF them carrying On the saddle be-
fore him a girl whose black eyes were
wide open and fixed.
Prepare 10 mount; mount; walk; troll"
The troop swept along the road. and soon
was in the thick of a hot engagement.
holding the Kafirs till the main body
arrived
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-21
Victims of Christian Science.

From tie Medical Journal
The Philadelphia Times of November 4
publishes a list, giving full names and
dates. of those who have died without
medical attendance under the ministra-
ton of 'divine healers," or who have
been made insane by the craze, and have
been sent to asylums. The list is Of
course very incomplete, the difficulties of
securing Information on the subject being
necessarily great. There are few things
more disheartening to the believer in the
progress of civilization and the evolution
OF Intellect than this and many similar
instances. in which a large number of
people. presumably civilized, revert TO
states of mind preceding even barbarism.
Even the savage has a medicine-man.
who generally does something more than
nray. How long will it take the people
10 get disgusted with such criminal nom
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-21
TOLD BY A RETIRED BURGLAR.
Driven Away from a House, and that Very
EasiIy,;by Small Boy.


From the New York sun.
II never was more completely routed In
my life." said the retired burglar than 7
was once by a very small boy: though he
did have to help him a large tin horn
Pretty nice sort of house il was and.
mussin' around, / got into this small boys
room. don't know whteher he heard me In
the hall-though don't believe he did. be-
cause I'm not ordinarily a noisy man
around the house, that is, around other
peoples houses, any way-or whether he
saw the one beam OF light / threw into
the room for a second from my lamp, but
l guess it was the light
Anyhow, before I'd taken two steps in
that room / heard the tee-rifiCest blast on
a tin horn / ever heard; and IL seemed as
though II was right within foot Of my
head. | turned my lamp TO where IL came
from, and there, sitting up IN bed. and
blowing loud enough for fog horn, was a
small boy, ten years, maybe. with his hair
standing on end. II any human beings
ever did, but blowing this norm good and
hearty. | suppose the yOungster must
have been nervous or wakeful over some
celebration that had come off or that was
coming, that they blew horns in and he
had his horn under his pillow, and was
lying there awake. He'd read literature
enough to know what a light from
bulPs-eye meant in a house at that hour
in the night and when he saw my lieht
creeping over the carpet, he reached under
his pillow and got that horn. and began
10 blow il; scared half TO death, but never
finching, and blowing all the better on
that account.
Wei, you know, courage and nerve
and all that are very necessary parts OF a
mans outfit II he calculates 20 amount to
anything; but there ere times when. no
matter how much a mans got OF 'em he
doesn't want TO unpack 'em at all; but
just wants to light out as fast as he can.
and this seemed very clearly 20 be one OF
those occasions, because Il wouldn't be
two minutes before the whole neighbor
hood would be around the house. and I
started right away, hearing the folks or
that floor slamming doors open and max
ing grand rush for the small boys room
as / went down the front stairs His eX-
element kept him a-blOwing q second or
two after they came. and that time was a
great help, and then, OF course Il took
him a little time 20 tell hts story. and
that gave me more time; enough TO get
away in.
But II I did get away 7 suppose they
must have looked on little Willie as \
hero, and I think myself that Willie was
pretty slick"
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-21
The Gentle Filipino.

a. THE SERGEANT SEES HIM.
On. I've chased the sweet Apache through his God
And I've tracked the darlin' hoss.thlet where his
tootsies marked The sand.
.And I've summered with the dago down at "caney
But the gentle FfIiplnO-say he beats 'em all fer
ne!
He beats EN- all fer ne. son. the whole immortal
In his squshy. mzshy country. where the climates
Oh, I've tackled red and yansr and I've tackled
But the seattle Filipino be 1. high, low, Jack. =.d
game
With his timid little manner and his sweet and
lovely smile
And his easy say Of sEsarin' that he's loved yer
ali the while.
And h1s IittIs rise reaay fer ter pIunk yer By
and BY
Ter plHnk yer By and By. son, ter s'sOOt yer
through the back.
and SKIP away as lively as sprinter Gown the
track;
Ter ocoy round vhsn hes plant yer les; ter erss
his ltttle tear.
Fer the gentle Filipino is a tenaer-hsarted dear
He's as playful as kitten. and Lis pss,ine. as
rule
Is ter shoot the aag-er-traee nea as so-t er
Apfii-lSQis
And e be eaa fad tfes-toP and sit up there wi.a
his gan
And PICK OF the chaps that's xoun8ed. then Se
knows he EGvin' frn-
He knows he's Aavis sga. boy srssa sod ting
all round
They look 50 awkward tuHbHs' from ths strsteher
Ter she Er5Rnd:
It's such JOKE ;sr Epos EN- sai ter XII en- where
they lzy.
Fer the EsHtie Filipino loves hi. pretty. eA!ldish
play
Cause know that he's Sngsl. pure aad White As
ocean foam.
Gauss I read il IN tie pamphlets tkst tAey sens us
here tran hore.
Ana I knoE that Tn butcher" cause the
pamphlets say ! an.
But rgess ~ keep oa hghtin' iest the name fer
Uh.ie San-
Tie SAINT Ter UEcls SAN son. fsr-jess bear this in
Elad-
The WHlcA-dog's better thzn the ears ths, sneak
and snarl tshlnd;
I'll Try % besr up somehow underneath nv
'.1nrd Fsr's tatni I"
Fer the gentle Filipino ls 8 blame queer Kind Or
saint
-Jss Lincoln. In Lssils's Weekly.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-21
Answered Promptly.
H. - fIr.l i..s- So, soelsty Of splrt.u.l,.,. o,

M faf LI1fs VIE7T3FFl
The First Society Of sDlrttualists %
Syracuse held a meeting a. Empire TTau.
In thar city, on Sunday evening. Among
others present We're Mrs Maggie Wait. a
test medium from Detroit She took a
number Of questions from the audience
and answered them
''wii ny wife recover from her severe
iiinrss?' Was one question
'As you have no gife. she viii not Pc
cover" MAS the reply
Another question was. What Is the
matter With ny wife the last few daysy..
Jeasousy. vas the rspiy sand nof
Without cause. as she followed you last
THURSDAY night"
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-21
Prison Wrecks Coed Health.

The general health % the criminal T.
good Up to twenty-five years OF age he
y as hardy and vigorous az the average
person Although he comes from the
sluns. he gets. somehow. a very fair con.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-21
TRAMP WITH TRAMPS
Ten Years i'm HobOland by
Student cf Sociology.
WANTED TO STUDY THE SPECIES

Josiah FIynt Voluntarily Became n knight
of the Dusty Read in Order 10 FrnIernize
with and study the Riaraa Of Human
ity = Results Of His Researches En-
bodied in His New Book, 'sTramping with
Tramps--City and Country Buns.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-29
CANNERY COMBINE RUMoRs.
Story That New Concern Will Start
in Oakland Denied, but Other
Reports Are Afioat.

There was story in circulation on the
street yesterday that Frederick Tilmann
Jr. was about to build a new cannery in
Oakland. The basis of this story was that
Mr.. Tillmann has purchased land on the
Oakland water front bounded by Wood
and Willow and Twentieth and Twenty
second streets Mr.. Tillmann is a director
in the canneries combine. and this gave
color to the rumor, for with II travelled
gossip that the move indicated a break in
the combine. Mr. Tillmann denied that
there was anything in the story; so did
Mr. Fontana, the manager OF the COM
bined companies. The latter said he had
understood that the land was purchased
by Mr.. Tillmann some time ago. but the
transaction had only Just been put on
record Mr.. Tillmann formerly might
have had an intention OF building an inde-
pendent cannery, but he was not going TO
People interested in the canneries had
another piece Of news yesterday to talk
about. Frank Johnson has concluded his
business in the East and started yester-
day for the coast, but he will stop one day
at Chicago and may not be home before
next Wednesday. What truth there is In
the stories concerning the large condi-
tional deal he has made for the purchase
and consolidation Of canneries outside of
the combine will then be made known
Letters have been received this week in
which the positive assertion was made
that the deal was ready IL the terms to be
proposed were satisfactory to the own
ers of the outside concerns.